My father-in-law is Kangxi

Five Baylor Mansion, main house.

The fifth elder brother came back from outside, wearing plain clothes. Today he went to express his condolences at the mansion of Zhen Guogong Suerfa.

Surfa is a branch of Prince Xinjun's palace and his cousin.

Surfa's father was adopted by Dorgon as his heir, and later returned to the clan. Like Duoduo's other grandchildren, they were all in Zhenglan Banner.

The fifth elder brother is now the lord of Xiangbai Banner, and he is involved with the Surfa family for other reasons.

Sulfa's eldest son Sailer was once the seventh prince's companion.

So today besides him, Seventh Prince also went to express his condolences.

Thinking that the seventh elder brother had taken Fujin with him, the fifth elder brother knew that his relationship with Seile was closer than it seemed.

Thinking that Sulfa was ten years younger than the emperor's father, he was already dead, and he felt strange.

Among the elders of the clan, few live long.

The fifth elder brother said to Wu Fujin: "In the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, move around more. You don't care about the face of others, but also the face of Lao Qi. At this time, give me as much help as you can."

There are so many princes in the clan, but this one is different.

Emperor Shizu except Lord Dorgon, but everyone with knowledge of the Eight Banners knew that Dorgon had made great contributions to the country.

There is also Duduo, even if Xinjunwang's branch has been silent in recent years, if we really want to talk about it, he should be the first to contribute to the founding of the country.

However, because Surfa Taama was the heir of Dorgon, the clan also kept a distance from their family.

After hearing this, Wu Fujin said with some annoyance: "Should I not go to the garden today? Should I go to the garden to express my condolences with you?"

The fifth elder brother shook his head and said: "It won't be until this day. If anything happens in the houfu, just remember to send a message over there."

Sulfa is the elder, and Seile is the brother of the same generation.

Wufujin hesitated for a moment and said, "What about the Xin County Prince's Mansion?"

The fifth elder brother said: "It's just like the first one, except for big events like weddings and funerals, you don't have to move around on weekdays!"

It doesn’t matter if Prince Xin is the banner owner, the Eight Banners are different now from the early years.

They dare to bully their younger brothers, and they want to be close to them. What's the point?

Wufujin nodded, remembering the previous grudges...

*
Qianqing Palace Square, South Study Room.

The third elder brother rubbed his eyes, then got up from the kang and stretched his waist.

I never expected that the memorial that I needed to see on this day was three or four feet high.

Most of these excerpts are local excerpts, some of which were drafted by local generals, governors, governors, admirals, academic administrators, salt administrators, etc. They are divided into inscriptions and memorials.

These records were first inherited from the cabinet and drafted by the university's scholars. They were then sent to the Nan Study Room to prioritize and submit them. After the emperor's approval, they were then issued to the six subjects and executed by the relevant ministries and yamen.

As for the records of the Six Ministries and Jiuqing Yamen, some were approved by the cabinet, and some were directly submitted to the emperor for personal approval by the imperial pen.

In recent years, memorials from local generals, governors, and governors began to be delivered directly to the imperial court in secret boxes without going through the cabinet.

Today, the third elder brother and the eighth elder brother are scheduled to be on duty in the palace.

It was different from what the two of them had imagined.

What they can do is choose which pieces of information to send to the Ministry of War's Chariot and Horse Division, and which pieces of information can be postponed without being sent to the front of the defense.

For everything else, they are responsible for every aspect, and they don’t need to intervene at all.

What's urgent?

The question books that can be handed over to the emperor are all government affairs waiting to be dealt with.

The two brothers were also afraid of omissions. They finally selected [-]% of the three-and-a-half-foot-tall folds. They felt that it was not good to delay and had to deal with it as soon as possible.

This part will be taken away by the people from the Guards Office and the Ministry of War, and will be quickly sent to the imperial court today.

The third elder brother looked at the eighth elder brother and saw that his eyes were also red, so he knew that he had worked hard.

He looked at the remaining one-and-a-half-foot fold and sighed: "I can't imagine that Khan Amma has to deal with such old government affairs every day in the palace."

The eighth elder brother was also a little worried.

In addition to handling memorials, he also had to listen to political affairs.

Khan Amma has been so diligent since she can remember.

The third elder brother is a little worried about tomorrow.

When those excerpts reached the cabinet, some Chinese and Manchu texts were abbreviated before the Grand Councilor vote was drawn up.

Otherwise, just read the excerpts, which are a bit long and difficult to understand.

Even so, just reading these abbreviations and thinking about the meaning made him and Ba Age dizzy.

What should the fifth elder brother do?

I'm not worried about Brother Seventh, but if I can watch it alone, can I finish all the excerpts that day and allocate them?
It doesn’t mean that the division of classes means that the responsibilities are really divided.

If there really was any oversight, he, the leading prince, would not be able to escape the involvement.

Their eyes were tired, but their hearts were not tired. On the contrary, they were faintly more excited.

What the third elder brother thinks is that the prince can do these trivial tasks, but the eldest elder brother cannot.

The boss has shortcomings.

After Mongolia was stabilized, the Eight Banners no longer had to send troops for the time being, which would give the boss one less advantage.

This time we really have to arrange for the boss to be in the south study room. Can he handle this well?
I'm afraid it won't be handled well.

Is it possible for me, the third elder brother, to catch up from behind?

The eighth prince thought about the proportion of memorials that had not been approved by the cabinet.

In the past, only governors and governors had this grace, but now academic administration and salt administration also have this qualification.

This is a warning to local governors not to try to cover the sky with one hand.

In addition to Ke Dao Yushi, there were others staring at them.

When the emperor gets the news, will the channel of this news alert these officials?

Anyone can file a complaint except yourself.

The eighth prince was very impressed, this is the emperor's mind...

*
The next day, the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother took turns.

The two brothers also performed well. Chen Chu met at the palace gate and entered the palace together.

The fifth elder brother was still in the mood to chat, and whispered: "Sulfa built a tomb and set up a monument twice to offer sacrifices. This is the treatment of the banner owner. Will Khan Amma restore the title of Prince Rui?"

The Seventh Prince shook his head and said: "No, there are too many idle clans. We will control them..." Those who have been demoted will not be given a title, and those who have been demoted cannot be promoted unless they have merit.

Except for the princes who own the banners, the other clans will almost all be attacked in the future.

This is still the case after Prince Gong, not to mention such favored princes as Prince Yu and Prince Gong.

The fifth elder brother was a little disappointed after hearing this, and said: "Then Xiao Fusong probably won't be able to restore his clan status."

Fusong is the chief of ceremonies of the Ninth Prince's Mansion. He has only appeared on behalf of the Ninth Prince's Mansion in the past few years. He has outstanding abilities and is still a relative. The fifth elder brother hopes that he will be rewarded as soon as possible and restore his clan status to avoid embarrassment in his status.

Seventh Prince said: "This precedent should not be set."

The Eight Banners' military merit is the most important, and the others are second-rate.

Unless he has outstanding military achievements, Fusong will restore his clan membership, otherwise he will easily open his mouth, as will those relatives who have had their clan membership removed.

In the past few decades, the Eight Banners, in addition to external campaigns, was also a mess internally, with many clans involved.

However, the surname of the country is the surname of the country, which shows the blood of the ancestors. The emperor should also think of ways to give them grace and not let them become ordinary bannermen and let others bully and trample them.

The two of them talked and arrived at the south study room.

But he was completely bored. When Chen Zheng came, the cabinet changes were reversed. The seventh elder brother was calm and the fifth elder brother was already touching his temples.

He read two question books and didn't want to read anymore.

Headache.

How do you prioritize this?
He looked serious and anxious...

There is no need to do anything, just send them all to the emperor.

He couldn't sit still and was sweating all over.

The so-called South Study is a row of rooms to the west of Qianqing Gate. It is an inverted room with average ventilation but a bit stuffy.

But now is not the time to supply ice.

The fifth elder brother felt uncomfortable and stood up and said: "I'm going to change clothes..."

Brother Seven looked at the two question books he put down, feeling helpless and nodded.

The fifth elder brother left in a hurry.

He didn't go to the clean room, but he couldn't sit still anymore, so he went directly out of Qianqing Gate and went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

He knew that the ninth elder brother was not here and planned to have tea with the twelfth elder brother.

This little brother has been in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a year and a half and is obedient and sensible.

Coincidentally.

Zhang Baozhu came back from Hangzhou. He stayed in Tongzhou where he arrived last night. He returned to the city early in the morning and went directly to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

As a result, the ninth elder brother was not there, so it was all in vain.

Only the twelfth elder brother is here at the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Although the twelfth elder brother was not the general manager, as a prince, Zhang Baozhuo also regarded him as his superior and talked about what he had experienced during his six months in the south.

There are only three months in Hangzhou, and the remaining three months are on the road.

"Master Sun arrived half a month after receiving Master Jiu's letter. It only took him 35 days to get from the capital to Hangzhou. The slave went north, but it was not faster than Master Sun. It took him forty days..."

The twelfth elder brother has only been to Tongzhou as far as possible, and asked curiously: "How many miles is the waterway through the canal?"

Zhang Baozhu said: "More than two thousand two hundred miles..."

The twelfth elder brother said: "So far? That's seventy or eighty miles per day. It's faster by boat than by horseback."

Zhang Baozhu shook his head and said: "If it were a civilian ship, it would probably take two months. The slave is taking a tribute ship from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The checkpoints along the way are smooth, so the speed will be faster..."

The fifth elder brother strolled over and saw Zhang Bao there. He hurriedly said with some respect: "Father-in-law."

Zhang Baozhu hurriedly bowed in return: "I've met the Fifth Master."

He is almost [-] years old, and he is not an ordinary person. He is a bit thin, and now he looks even thinner.

However, people raised in the soil and water of Jiangnan look much fairer.

The fifth elder brother also knew that he was on a long business trip and said, "You seem to be working so hard, so you should take a good rest."

Zhang Baozhu said: "I want to ask for leave after returning to work with Master Jiu."

As a result, Brother Jiu is not here, so why not go to Haidian?
Zhang Baozhu was still hesitating.

Brother Twelve said: "Brother Ninth said that you don't need to go to Haidian when you come back. He will come here every two days. Just see you then."

Before Zhang Baozhuo set off, he wrote a letter to Brother Jiu, mentioning the date of boarding.

The ninth elder brother estimated that he would arrive before the Dragon Boat Festival, so he told the twelfth elder brother to save Zhang Baozhuo from having to go to Haidian.

Before Zhang Baozhu came out of Hangzhou, Jin Yiren had not yet questioned him.

The news about the Ministry of Internal Affairs that he heard from Sun Wencheng was that Jin Yiren was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and had a firm foothold.

After listening to the words of the twelfth elder brother, Zhang Baozhu said: "Where is Manager Jin? Don't you need to see him?"

Elder Brother Twelve: "..."

"March [-]th" has passed, there should be no place to meet.

He was still thinking about what to say, but the fifth elder brother had already said: "The execution has been carried out, and all brothers, nephews, and those with Dingdai will also be fired. The crime of embezzlement of ink and tribute is a crime of great disrespect, and the Jin family has also copied it."

Zhang Baoshuo was shocked when he heard this.

The fifth elder brother remembered that when Zhang Baozhuo went south, he and his family arranged for a clansman's nephew to follow him, and he was a little worried.

In the prosperous place of Hangzhou, if Zhang Bao really wanted to make money in Zhizao Mansion, he would not only lose his own face, but he would also be unable to withstand the advice of the ninth elder brother, so I mentioned the fate of the Jin family as a reminder.

He had no ill feelings toward Zhang Baozhu, his father-in-law, but he didn't like his cowardly mother-in-law, and his bluff uncle-in-law and uncle-in-law.

After hearing this, Zhang Baozou felt alarmed. He took out a thick folded leaf from his sleeve, handed it to the twelfth elder brother and said, "Since the ninth master has ordered not to let the servants pass, why bother the twelfth master to send someone to forward it?" What did Master Jiu give you?"

Although he was appointed to Hangzhou Weaving, his status was clearly displayed here. He had a minister, Ama, and a son-in-law of the prince. Hangzhou was the provincial capital.

There was another Chinese New Year in the middle, so many people gave New Year gifts.

Zhang Baozhu couldn't refuse, and he didn't dare to accept it, so he registered it and decided to let Brother Jiu make his decision.

When I came back from Tongzhou this time, I didn't go home, so I came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, just for those few cars of things.

Afraid of being dragged home, my mother, sister-in-law and others put the five carts of property into the public account, and I won’t be able to tell when the time comes...

*
It's the end of the month, and this month has been so disappointing. I think about it three times a day, spend a lot of time every day, and burst into tears.

The next update will be around 8 noon on July 29