Chapter 1102: It’s hard to be a minister

After entering the forest and avoiding everyone's sight, Cao Yong's hand was put down from his stomach.

Seeing this, Li Wei smiled and said, "It seems that the lord is the same as me, and I am impatient to kneel down to Nian Gengyao and have a peeing escape."

The two of them are familiar with each other, and there is no outsider at the moment. Cao Yong didn't hide anything and said, "Okay, why did you get into trouble again? I've added a kneeling to welcome this?"

"The lord was not here just now, so I didn't hear gossip. I heard that Nian Gengyao came out like this three days ago, asking the officials from the suburbs to kneel down to welcome him. Perhaps the emperor wanted him to be decent and made this arrangement in the capital." Li Wei said.

Cao Yong was speechless when he heard this.

Nian Gengyao's arrogance and strength in the northwest was seen with his own eyes, and the rumors in the capital were also varied, but after all, it was in the northwest, where the sky was high and the emperor was far away.

Now that I have entered Zhili, Nian Gengyao has come here at the foot of the emperor, and it can only be said that he is seeking death by himself.

The two of them deliberately dragged over the "kneeling" point and wanted to watch the play, so they walked along the foot of the mountain and halfway up.

It was late autumn, and the forest was already dyed with autumn colors, adding a bit of bleakness.

Cao Yong and Li Wei walked for a long time, and stood under a tree with a wide view.

"It is really not easy to be a minister. Until today, Li Weifang understands why he has been hiding his shortcomings over the years and does not seek high positions like others." Looking at the princes and ministers who were taking over the official road at the foot of the mountain, Li Wei sighed and said: "It is easy to succeed and fame, but it is difficult to start and end well."

Seeing that Li Wei was deeply touched, Cao Yong turned his head and looked at him and said, "You are also in a position to be beautiful. The achievements of the past may not be inferior to Nian Gengyao. You should also remember this scene today, and use this as a reference."

Li Wei looked a little surprised and murmured, "Why wouldn't it be better to leave three points of room for this? Today, he will give Nian Gengyao half his life. No matter how unruly he is, the imperial rank is true, the imperial rank is true, the ease of Sichuan is true, and the rebellion against the northwest is true. Even if he has done so, even if his merits and demerits cannot be offset, he will not die."

Although two years of hard work led him to be promoted from a fifth-rank doctor to a second-rank governor, Li Wei was able to rise to the top, not because of his mastery of the court and his understanding of the emperor's heart, but because of his diligence.

Regarding the storm of the court and the emperor's power and conspiracy, he looked at the fog and saw flowers in the fog. Just like today, he didn't know why the emperor chose to "praise and kill" a hero.

Although he was a little Li Wei, who was not the same as the powerful general, he still felt that he was hurting himself, which made people feel panic.

Nian Gengyao was the emperor's servant, and Li Wei was also the emperor's servant. Nian Gengyao was relied on as his confidant, and Li Wei was also regarded as a "private minister" by the emperor.

"Nian Gengyao Governor Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, and General Fuyuan also restrained military affairs in Yunnan and Guizhou. This was the place of the five provinces. In addition, Nian Gengyao sent people to the officialdom of Jiangnan and Zhili. If he did not die, how could the emperor feel at ease?" Cao Yong said lightly.

Li Wei has been in Yunnan in the past two years. He knew Nian Gengyao's influence on the southwest, but he still frowned and said, "Isn't the emperor's order to control the troops of Yunnan and Guizhou? It's just for the Qinghai affairs, so that the troops and logistics are delayed and the war is delayed, so it is up to Nian Gengyao to control it... There are indeed many northwest officials in the officialdom of Zhili and Jiangnan. Even if there are people recommended by Nian Gengyao, it is not the emperor's final decision... If the emperor is unwilling, it would be better if he doesn't hold Nian Gengyao like this at the beginning. What should he do if he goes around like this?"

When Cao Yong heard this, he felt like he was enlightened, and his mind suddenly became clear.

Because later generations talked about Yongzheng, they said it was "moody" and "few mercies and harshness". Although there was slander by the scholars who were infringed on their interests, it was not groundless.

This made Cao Yong more careful since he first met Yongzheng. Even though he knew that he would become a treasure, he did not make do with it, just because he was afraid of his "moody".

But if he was really a casual person who was "moody and impermanent", how could he become a treasure after many princes of the Kangxi Dynasty competed?

In my early years, I felt that Yongzheng's favor to Nian Gengyao was not right, and it had surpassed the relationship between the king and the ministers. Even if there were relatives, I still felt that it was a bit too far.

Now that Cao Yong heard what Li Wei said, he realized.

Since the beginning of the throne, Yongzheng has been kind to Nian Gengyao step by step. In the eyes of others, Nian Gengyao's power is getting bigger and bigger. In fact, when everyone is staring at Nian Gengyao's power is overwhelming, the emperor has sorted out the northwest and southwest, and then in the name of promoting Nian Gengyao's old subordinates, he sorted out the officialdoms in Jiangnan and Zhili.

It seems that Nian Gengyao's power has affected nine provinces of the thirteen provinces of the Qing Dynasty. In fact, the new emperor used thunder to replace most of the officials in the nine provinces.

Even if local officials are dissatisfied with the mobilization, most of them grew up reading books of sages, and with the fig leaf of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism", few of them will directly resent Yongzheng. In the case of anger, all the resentment will naturally point to Nian Gengyao.

Then, Yongzheng dealt with Nian Gengyao again, which not only shocked the world, but also relieved the resentment of all officials and made them return to their hearts...

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves had already been heard in the distance, and smoke and dust were raised.

The princes and ministers who were waiting for the suburbs also saw people coming from afar, moving in line, accompanied by rituals and music.

"Here..." Li Wei whispered.

Cao Yong did not respond, but just squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. He had made up his mind and wanted to see Yongqing, and he would keep him in the capital no matter what, and get out of the muddy waters in the northwest as soon as possible.

Hundreds of soldiers all rode on horseback and looked quite imposing.

As these people gradually moved from far to near, the suburbs had already divided into two groups, and the royal princes and princes dismounted and stood in front of the crowd; civil and military ministers lined up behind the princes and princes.

Although they were far apart, Cao Yong and Li Wei could still see clearly.

More than ten feet away from the princes and ministers, the soldiers stopped, and then the leaders rode their horses slowly to the suburbs to welcome everyone.

The civil and military ministers who were originally standing behind the princes and princes were halfway through. It seems that the person riding a horse was Nian Gengyao, the main master who was greeted by the suburbs this time.

At this time, Nian Gengyao was dismounted, and in addition to facing the palace city to thank the emperor for his kindness, he also had to pretend to be humble.

But Nian Gengyao had no intention of dismounting, and still rode on the horse and stopped in front of everyone. As for whether to speak or not, Cao Yong and Li Wei were far apart, so it is unknown.

In a moment, Nian Gengyao turned the reins of the horse and returned to the soldiers.

Then, when he rode his horse out, there were more than a dozen soldiers behind him. The remaining soldiers were unable to enter the city according to the rules and could only be placed in Fengtai Camp or Nanyuan Camp.

After watching this "Suburban Welcoming" scene drama, the little sympathy that Cao Yong and Li Wei had earlier for Nian Gengyao disappeared.

"This is too crazy. I will not be told about the courtesy of all officials immediately, but I will still not get off the horse when I see these princes." Li Wei said in a daze.

Cao Yong thought for a while and said, "Maybe it was intentional. At this point, if he was too respectful to the royal family, he might not be able to fall well."

The show ended. When the two of them came down from the mountainside and walked out of the forest, the princes and ministers, Nian Gengyao and others were already distant.

Li Wei and Cao Yong's servant were holding horses and waiting by the official road, with an anxious look on his face. There were Yiduli and his entourage beside him.

Seeing them coming out, everyone came forward to welcome them.

Yiduli's eyes twitched several times on Cao Yong. He was sure that he was still in a hurry and was not short of it. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I have been there for so long, I am so frightening. If I don't come out again, I will go in and Xunfuruo."

Seeing that he was worried, Cao Yong felt a little embarrassed and said, "I took a few more steps toward the forest and turned a little, which delayed my efforts."

Yiduli did not doubt that he was there and said, "Just come out, so many people kneel down, and there is no shortage of one or two."

After the errands in Jiaoying were finished, Cao Yong and Yiduli had to go back to the Ministry of Revenue to be on duty, but Li Wei was on vacation waiting for news from the Ministry of Personnel. Therefore, after entering the city, Li Wei went home first, and the remaining two people went to the six ministries.

When he returned to the Ministry of Revenue, Cao Yong saw the two ministers who had just been greeted by the suburbs to get off the carriage.

Because there were too many officials attending the suburbs, the two of them didn't notice that Cao Yong had disappeared for a while, said hello, and entered the Ministry of Revenue.

Cao Yong took a slow step and ordered Zhang Yi, who was accompanying him to walk to Yongqing's house.

If Yongqing Bi comes home directly after seeing him, Cao Yong will go there; if Yongqing Bi meets him and leaves the city and returns to the army, he will ask him to have time to go to Cao's mansion in the future.

When it was about to fall, Zhang Yi came back to report his orders. Yongqing had already come out of the palace and was waiting for Cao Yong to pass by at home.

After hearing this, Cao Yong took a little anxious, gave the errand at hand, and left the yamen to go to Yongqing's house.

Qijin, the housekeeper of Yongqing's family, saw Cao Yong coming, and hurriedly came to the yard: "Our grandfather asked someone to ask me, and Mr. Cao arrived by chance. Our grandfather went to see the old lady first, and the second grandfather followed him and was talking to our grandfather in the hall."

Yongqing has not been here in recent years, and the Cao family has taken good care of the house here. During the holidays, Chu Yu sends people to give gifts, and occasionally takes Qingda's grandmother and son to the house as guests.

Qijin also often goes to Cao's mansion. Thanks to Cao Yong's care for his master, he has become more enthusiastic.

Turning over the screen wall, I heard the laughter of the Yongqing brothers coming from the living room.

Cao Yong went to the northwest to work in a job last year and met Yongqing; but Yongsheng hadn't seen him for several years.

Cao Yong was a little hesitant. He was too impatient. Even if he wanted to persuade Yongqing, he would not be able to do so for a long time.

"Master, Second Master, Master Cao is here..." Qi Jin's voice was filled with joy.

Yongqing and Yongsheng were talking about their farewell relationship. When they heard the movement, they all came out of the hall.

"Furuo..." Yongqing had seen him with a smile.

Yongsheng also saw Cao Yong and saw the beeswax beads on Cao Yong's chest. He couldn't help but look at him: "Brother Cao is also here? I asked my elder brother just now, but he said he didn't see Brother Cao."

After hearing this, Yongqing also looked at Cao Yong.

Cao Yong smiled and said, "There are three urgent things for people. Just that time I went to the forest..."

In the Hall of Yangxin, Yongzheng sat behind the dragon's desk, his face turned pale and said hatefully: "I have really experienced it. In front of me, Dalala took her seat. Do you still have the emperor in my eyes?"
Chapter completed!