1228 Determined plan

After hearing Wei Ren's words, Cao Yong couldn't help frowning.

He went to Jiangning to "visit" the so-called investment business of the Ministry of Revenue was all named. Why did he interfere in local affairs in many things?

It is a taboo in the officialdom to conduct imperial envoys and interfere in local areas.

But with Wei Wenying here, how could Cao Yong stand by and watch?

In fact, with the friendship between the Wei family and the older generation of the Cao family, Wei Ren could still seek love even if there was no Wenying. However, because his wife was not treated with her nephew, he felt guilty and did not have the face to show a "family friendship" in front of the Cao family.

This is another "kidnapping" and another "brethren". It also mentioned Pangjia Village. Wei Hei and Cao Jia looked at Wei Ren with some bad eyes.

The former knew that Cao Yong and Wei Xin had a relationship. He was very dissatisfied with Wei Ren, an unqualified uncle, who could not even see his nephew and cause trouble for Cao Yong; the latter's eyes were a bit complicated...

Although Cao Yong did not accept anything to Wei Ren, he was so concerned that he no longer had the interest to wander around. After coming out of "Yao Ji", he returned to the General's Mansion.

Cao Song and Li Wei were both here. What is rare is that both of them were wearing official uniforms and came out of the General's Mansion. Li Wei's pockish face added a bit of solemnity, while Cao Song's face was a bit of excitement.

Seeing Cao Yong come back, both of them stop.

"Is this going to the governor's yamen?" Cao Yong asked when he saw that both of them were wearing refurbishment clothes.

In Jiangning City, few people could make Li Wei and Cao Song take the initiative to visit, and Zhang Kai, the newly appointed governor of Jiangsu, was the only one.

He Tianpei, the former governor of Jiangsu, was a military general. In the past two years since the Jiangsu governor was vacant, he was transferred from the position of General Jingkou. The former governor of Liangjiang, Bina, was transferred back to Beijing and was the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The newly-located governor of Liangjiang was still an acquaintance that Cao Yong knew, which was Fan Shiyi, the former general of Malan Town, Zhili.

Although the new governor was appointed, he returned to Beijing after his term and had not yet taken office in Jiangning. Zhang Kai was promoted from the Jiangxi governor and went directly from Jiangxi to Jiangning, and the man came first.

On the other hand, Li Wei was promoted to the Governor of Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang.

On the ground in Jiangnan, they are second only to the Governor of Liangjiang, and they are not controlled by each other. In addition to being in court, they are also in equal power.

"That is, with the intention of 'strike', I have to discuss with Lord Zhang." Li Wei replied.

It was not his own responsibility, and Cao Yong didn't have much inquiries. He originally wanted to mention Li Wei and the other two about the robbery of the gentry's children. When he saw that they were anxious to go out, he suppressed them first and thought about waiting for them to come back.

Cao Song was a little excited and said, "Brother, the emperor ordered Lord Li to be in charge of theft cases in the seven prefectures and five prefectures in Jiangnan, and the generals and officials obey the rules."

Cao Yong was surprised when he heard this.

Even so, Li Wei's transfer of troops was cheaper, but he divided the power of the Governor of Liangjiang, and the identity of the new Governor became embarrassing.

"It should have been like this long ago, otherwise it would have been so hard to transfer a few people." Cao Song still said to himself.

When Li Wei heard this, he smiled bitterly.

Cao Yong could only say "congratulations". The door was not the area where he spoke. Li Wei and Cao Song hurried to the governor's yamen.

Cao Yong was free when these two people were not there. He didn't like to go out, so he went to Cao Song's study, took the recent imperial court newspaper, and had tea to read the newspaper.

Although he was in his younger brother's mansion, Cao Yong was still a little concerned about the capital.

When he left Beijing, he visited Li's house once and visited Gao Taijun. The old lady was still hanging like that, whether it was good or bad. It would be fine if she could last until after the New Year, but before the New Year, it would have been these few days...

When he came out, he took on an errand for the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, even if it was harder and he would be better off returning to Beijing, he would be better than here.

Cao Yong held the teacup and was a little lost.

I heard someone outside the door say, "Master, the villain has something to report!"

It's Zhang Yi's voice.

Cao Yong put down the teacup and said, "Come in!"

Zhang Yi came in with a thick stack of greetings in his hand: "Master, the masters from several yamen in the city, and the old family with the great master, I have sent more visitings."

Upon hearing this, Cao Yong raised his eyebrows.

He arrived yesterday, and after he arrived, he went directly to the General's Office. He had not started a visit in the officialdom yet, and the news in the officialdom spread too quickly.

If an ordinary imperial envoy arrived at the place, he would have sent news from the capital, and the officialdom would have prepared a lot. This time, Cao Yong came out for family affairs temporarily under the guise of official business, and rushed forward all the way. The news at the post station was not so fast.

The problem appears in this General's Mansion.

"You have met with several managers here in the past two days. What is the situation in the mansion here? Is there any difficulty in the second master and the second wife?" Cao Yong thought for a while and asked.

Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's nothing, but the officialdom in Jiangnan is different from the capital. He said that the official exchanges are often sent to the public. The second master went to the countryside and followed the customs, which has added a lot of people." He said, "Fortunately, the second wife is virtuous and can control her, but there is no trouble. The second master has long had something to explain, and the lowly maid can be accepted, but the common girl dare not accept it. For this, some people are jealous of the second wife, and somehow find out the affairs of the second wife's family, and they chewed her tongue seriously."

In the officialdom, wine, sex, money and money have always been good things that can bribe and be polite. Cao Song can't make a big mistake. In the eyes of the world, a lowly woman is nothing.

But if you are a good person and give him a concubine, you will have many troubles.

At that time, Wu'er's mother was a prostitute and was possessed by Shangguan's relatives and entered the Cao family. Even the legitimate wife of the official wife had to give in to her.

In addition, the court has a law that local officials cannot take local women as concubines, otherwise they will be guilty of being sued.

Cao Song did not stop the officialdom without being sociable, and he was also clear-headed. He remembered the lessons of the past, and Cao Yong felt quite relieved.

In this way, Jinghui was a little pitiful.

In fact, her biological uncle fell down at the Governor General of Liangjiang. The Dong E family confiscated the family and destroyed the clan, leaving only her orphan. It is not uncommon for the officialdom in Jiangnan to remember this matter; but for example, it is a bit too much.

Cao Yong snorted coldly, and his "sympathy" towards his cousin suddenly turned into nothing.

When Jinghui encounters such difficulties, it is the fault of her husband Cao Song. As a man, she cannot shelter from the wind and rain, and makes her wife suffer from grievances, which is really a lack of repair.

This time, I saw Jinghui being steady and quiet, and thought she was the leader of her husband outside and had mature experience, but she didn't expect to be so wronged.

Cao Yong has always protected his shortcomings, but he has no good impression of the officials and gentry in Jiangning City.

"You are very careful. See who is at work. The Cao family has just left Jiangning for a few years, and they are becoming local snakes?" Cao Yong narrowed his eyes and said.

Zhang Yi responded, pointed out two of the greetings from the posts and said, "In addition to the visitings, these two families also presented gift lists. Because they were given the gifts with the things from the Second Master's mansion under the guise of the New Year gift, they were sent together with the things from the Second Master's mansion. They could not be pushed for a while, and they were all placed in the front yard."

Cao Yong took the gift list and looked at it. It was just an antique inkstone, but it was not eye-catching.

"Be careful and don't put anything else on it." Cao Yong said.

If you are in Zhili, you will receive the filial piety from the lower level for three festivals and two years of life, which is a custom in the officialdom and is not a mistake. If you make a deal and take over gold, silver and other things, you will be suspected of "bribery".

"I looked at it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it... If the master is worried, is it better to seal the box and enter the warehouse..." Zhang Yi asked.

Cao Yong waved his hand and said, "No need to be so troublesome. Register the gift list and make the items directly to someone to take to the second wife. Who would expect to bring these things back to Beijing?"

The master and servant talked for a while, and Cao Yong asked him to spend more money on the account here, which was considered to be a expense for everyone. During the New Year, more than ten people were added to the second wife, which also made the second wife worry; the other part was used as a reward for everyone during the New Year.

I was just out, and in order to make people go out and cause trouble, I only gave half of the rewards and returned to Beijing to make up for the rest; otherwise, everyone would not be afraid of eating and drinking, but if they started to gamble and make up for it, they would be a sin to work hard.

The Governor's Office is not far from the General Office. After Cao Yong finished explaining this, Cao Song and Li Wei had already returned from the Governor's Office.

Before Cao Yong asked, Cao Song said as if he had already poured beans on his bamboo tube: "Zhang Kai is inauthentic and has no responsibility at all. He has been nagging when he sees Lord Li. I don't believe it anymore. Pangjia Village really can't move, and he has involved so many officials and gentry members at once. Before the governor arrived in Jiangnan, he is a governor, who dares to make things difficult for him?"

Li Wei's face was gloomy, and it seemed that he was also holding his breath.

Cao Yong sighed in his heart and told what Wei Ren said.

After hearing this, Li Wei stood up with a "live" sound and said angrily: "What a bold thief, how dare you cover up the place and threaten the government?"

If Li Wei was not in charge of Jiangnan's banditry affairs, then the other party's move would really be effective.

There is an old saying, "The strong dragon does not suppress the local tyrants. Which official is an enemy of all local officials and gentry? Even if Li Wei is like this, the backer is directly the emperor. If he offended all local officials and gentry, he will be difficult to go forward.

During the past two years in Jiangnan, Cao Song had good relationships with Li Wei, but his relationship was deeper than in the capital.

Seeing that Li Wei was annoyed, Cao Song hurriedly advised: "It's just a trick, why should you take it to your heart? I'll deal with the two families and tell you about the troubled things that the bandits in Pangjia Village have done. Who dares to do it?"

To put it simply, Jiangnan needs to be pacified. Pangjia Village can be convicted of "bandits", but it should not be made public. Otherwise, those who are dissatisfied with the court will not know how to play their roles...

Capital City, Prince Zhuang’s Mansion.

Looking at the two maids on the ground, the sixteenth prince couldn't help but frown.

The Sixteenth Concubine waved her hand and sent the two of them down, and said, "I think it's inappropriate, so change the two?"

The sixteenth prince frowned and said, "Hengsheng is alone in the Prince's Mansion, and He Rui didn't arrange this for him. We just gave it to others. What's the matter..."
Chapter completed!