My father-in-law is Kangxi

The Thirteenth Brother nodded and said: "There is indeed an inside story, but it is just a matter of quarreling and criticizing. However, the Ministry of Punishment has hired people and found out the case. Several military attachés involved in the case have been dismissed from their posts. The governor and governor have been exempted from punishment... "

  Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "They are all dismissed? That's not He Xini! Since the untruth has been found out, why can't the defense be preserved?"

  The fourth elder brother explained: "Yungui is different in that there are many native people. The officials used to criticize each other, which hurt the court's dignity and needs to be severely punished."

  The thirteenth elder brother also said: "It's not unfair, the court has laws and regulations, and no official is allowed to marry in this place..."

  The seventh-rank official complained to the fifth-rank official about "forcibly marrying his father's concubine" instead of "forcibly accepting her", so he knew there was something fishy in this.

  It was probably calculated.

  Brother Jiu said: "It's just idle. There has been no war for many years. The local green camp is working hard to support me, but I am fighting among myself..."

  The fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother did not speak.

  They have seen more than Jiu Age, and know that sometimes officialdom conflicts cannot be taken at face value.

  On the surface, this lawsuit is between a seventh-rank official and a fifth-rank official, but in fact there is something else behind it.

  Otherwise, small cases would not directly alert the Ministry of War and would be transferred to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial.

  It's just a fight for power.

  The main people hide behind the scenes.

  There is no need to elaborate on this with Brother Jiu.

  Brother Thirteen came over, he was talking about cement. Seeing Chen Zheng, he finished talking and went back to the Criminal Department.

  Brother Ninth did not take the initiative to take any errands, and continued to look at the documents of the Eight Banners Department, especially those of the Three Banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

  To put it bluntly, after reading these documents, the wealth of each family is laid out in front of my eyes.

  Brother Jiu chose to watch the ones he knew, and the Gao family first.

  The Gao family has fallen into trouble. A few years ago, there really wasn't any red deed property to their name.

  In the past few years, because I had saved some money, I built a few shops in Nancheng, but they were quickly transferred out.

  It was not transferred to anyone else, but to Gao Yanzhong's three married daughters.

  This is also a kind father's heart to make up for his daughter's dowry.

  Brother Jiu was not surprised by this.

  Of the three sons of the Gao family, except for the younger one, who is still studying in a government school, the remaining two have obtained official status. The three daughters, on the other hand, are the oldest. The family was not married when they got married, and they married into ordinary families. At this time Subsidies for one or two are also based on family ties.

  Then, he looked at Cao Yin's family.

  A place in the inner city was given by the palace, between Chaoyang Gate and Chongwen Gate.

  The one in Nancheng was purchased later.

  Looking at Li Xu's family, there are many houses under his name.

  There are two in the inner city, one in Nancheng and one in Tongzhou.

  What about the Sun family...

  He lives in an official residence in the imperial city and does not have a private residence.

  Three major weavings and three styles.

  Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows. He didn't like Li Xu, but he didn't like Sun Wencheng very much either.

  This is too hopeless. There have been no private homes for generations.

  But this is also the norm for coating.

  Banner people don't like to save money very much. Most of their hard-core crops are spent regardless of the salary.

  He went to visit Dong Dianbang's house again.

  After all, he has a title and his children follow him to fight. It seems that his private property is much richer than ordinary ones.

  He looked at it with gusto, and it showed on his face.

  The fourth elder brother happened to finish processing the official documents, and his neck was sore. He got up and walked around, and found that the expression on the ninth elder brother's face was wrong.

  He knew that Brother Jiu was looking at the red deed document of the Eight Banners Division, so he was a little curious. He walked closer and said, "But what's wrong?"

  Brother Jiu handed him the document in his hand and said: "I just feel that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No wonder the bannermen love to be soldiers, and they still have good fortune in war!"

  The Dong family's properties were mainly acquired in the years after the San Francisco Rebellion was settled.

  In those years, some of their children followed him to fight in Yunnan.

  The fourth elder brother took it over and looked at it. When he saw that it belonged to the Dong family, he said: "This is an old man from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the early years, the Empress Dowager trusted their family the most..."

  Otherwise, he would not have chosen a princess from their family to be a concubine.

  Brother Jiu said: "Look at the Li family and the Cao family. Both of their fathers were second-grade people. Why are there such big differences in family wealth? Is the Cao family hiding their private property, or is it really clean and honest?"

  He had a good impression of Cao Yin, but the two generations of father and son weaving did not save any private wealth?
  The Jin family's father and son are also two generations apart, and a lot of things were confiscated from their homes. The fourth elder brother knew more about the two families and said: "It's different. Cao Yin's father has always been an official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The title of second-grade minister is a bonus, not a real lack. Li Xu's father has always been running the place, from auxiliary officer to auxiliary officer. Magistrate, chief envoy, official to governor..."

  As soon as he said this, Brother Jiu understood.

  All the way through the prefecture, chief envoy, and governor, they are all chief officials. If you don't get greedy, you will have a lot left in the officialdom just by "three festivals and two longevity".

  Among the weavers, there were not many subordinates under their jurisdiction, and they had to pay filial piety to the superior officials in the capital.

  Brother Jiu said: "It's not easy for Cao Yin. No wonder their old lady doesn't stay with her son and insists on living in Jiangning..."

  The big houses with four or five entrances in Jiangning Zhizao Mansion are the small houses with two or three entrances in the capital.

  Seeing that the ninth elder brother was paying attention to people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the fourth elder brother said: "Since they have come out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is no need to pay attention to them anymore. They are Khan Ama's trustworthy personnel..."

  Having said this, he paused and thought of Cao Shun.

  With Cao Shun as a bond, the Ninth Prince's Mansion cannot break off its relationship with Cao Yin.

  It's nothing at the moment, but it may be a hidden danger later.

  But Cao Shun's ordering of Brother Nine was also an arrangement by the emperor.

  It's hard for the fourth elder brother to say anything, otherwise it would be like instigating his younger brother to be wary of the emperor's father.

  Brother Jiu said: "Isn't this the example of the Jin family? I'm afraid that their family will also become greedy. Throughout the year, the money allocated to the three major weaving companies is not much, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but if they Using the imperial sign to make money for oneself, the emperor is far away and it is difficult to check..."

  Brother Si said: "Whatever you can think of, Khan Amma will also think of it and arrange for people to control it."

  Brother Jiu thought about it and stopped worrying. He just said, "Just don't implicate Cao Shun. Cao Shun is easy to use. My brother wants to use it for a few more years."

  The fourth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother.

  Foreign hands believe it when they say it.

  No defense at all.

  But considering the emperor's father's behavior in recent years, it might be just right to be so frank.

  *
  Two days before the Longevity Festival, Brother Jiu arranged for Cao Shun to go to Changchun Garden to deliver the birthday gift in private.

  Since Cao Shun's status was here, he was naturally not qualified to directly meet with the emperor, so he listened to Brother Jiu's instructions and invited Liang Jiugong to come out.

  Please ask Liang Jiugong to convey this birthday gift.

  Liang Jiugong thought that the emperor was not feeling happy these days, so he asked Cao Shun to wait at the small east gate while he went back to Qingxi Bookstore to report.

  Kangxi was a little surprised when he heard that the ninth elder brother's birthday gift had arrived, and said: "Didn't the prince's birthday gifts be put into the treasury a while ago?"

  He couldn't help but wonder if he was really old, and he couldn't remember clearly what happened in the past few days.

  Although this year is not a full birthday, it is also "Mingjiu".

  According to folk wisdom, it is also a violation of Tai Sui, which is unlucky.

  Kangxi also felt that he was heavy this year, and he was suffocating in the palace. Even after a trip to Mount Wutai, his heart was not much brighter.

  Liang Jiugong said: "Your Majesty, this is the second gift from Master Jiu, given annually..."

  With that said, he presented the gift list.

  Kangxi raised his eyebrows and opened it to take a look.

  A pair of golden crane incense burners, one hundred and ninety-nine taels of gold.

  A pair of golden peaches, ninety-nine taels of gold.

  Six sets of clothes.

  Eight kinds of antique treasures.

  Kangxi couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's almost the same as in previous years, except that I'm working hard for the gold..."

  Liang Jiugong smiled, took the purse and said: "I have benefited from this, and I have also been rewarded by Master Jiu..."

  Kangxi said: "What is it?"

  Liang Jiugong took it out and found a small golden turtle one inch square.

  Kangxi hummed and said: "I have already left the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but I still prepare these and specify that they will be made from his Fujin Silver Building. It's a shame..."

  Liang Jiugong said: "Husband and wife are one body, and being able to honor the emperor is also the blessing of Jiufujin."

  How can you not be happy when you receive a gift?

  Especially since this was an unexpected surprise.

  According to what Ninth Brother said before, filial piety was an official rule before. Now that he has left the Ministry of Internal Affairs, why is there still such a rule?
  Kangxi said: "Who sent it? Why didn't Brother Jiu come?"

  If Brother Jiu comes, he will go to Qingxi Bookstore to meet him.

  Liang Jiugong said: "It was sent by the guard Cao Shun. The servant asked about it and said that he was studying errands at the Ministry of Household Affairs and worked all day every day. He was afraid of delaying it, so he sent someone to deliver it first...