The Sixteenth Prince broke in without asking anyone to report it.

What I saw was the scene of Cao Yong sitting on the kang, staring at the window in a daze.

In short, he had been sick for more than half a month. Cao Yong's body was already thin, but now he was getting clearer and clearer. His eyes were sunken and his face was very dark.

The 16th Prince's anger was inexplicably extinguished, slowed down, followed Cao Yong's gaze and came out of the frosty glass window, but he didn't see anything, wondering: "What are you looking at? I didn't even notice it when I came in?"

When Cao Yong heard the sound, he turned his head and the sixteenth prince had already walked to the side of the kang and sat down.

Seeing this, Cao Yong couldn't help but frown and said hurriedly: "Sixteenth Master, stay away quickly, be careful of being sick."

The sixteenth prince snorted coldly and said, "Don't worry about you, I'm not as afraid of death as you do. It's just a minor illness, and I'll end up making trouble. I know that you can't make any more progress by scolding your wife and children?"

Cao Yong rubbed his face hard and said, "I didn't scold them, I just wanted to be quiet."

Although his expression remained unchanged, the Sixteenth Prince still heard the fatigue in his words.

The sixteenth prince pondered for a moment and asked, "I know you are a person who cherishes your life, but I didn't expect you to be so timid? If it were other old and weak, you might have to worry about your current illness. You are in your prime, so you can't get over it once you're over. Or... you can't bear to leave the Ministry of War's lack..."

After hearing the previous words, Cao Yong didn't care; when he heard them, he frowned and felt that he was wronged.

The Sixteenth Prince said nothing about this: "If it were someone else, if you were unwilling to give up, you would be able to move one or two more times in the future, but Lao Yi is the brother-in-law of the Thirteenth Brother. He is not as experienced as you, and he has been a minister of the Ministry of War, which is more suitable than you... It turned out that you were generous, but I didn't expect you to be so petty. The news in Beijing is not hidden. Even if Lao Yi doesn't know now, he will get news after returning to Beijing. Just because he occupied the position of Minister of War, he annoyed you like this. I don't know what he would think about..."

No matter how good Cao Yong has a good temper, he really can't listen.

The Sixteenth Prince said that the others were fine, but Yiduli had been in love with Cao Yong for many years. If this was spread to the outside world in half, the two would have a rift.

"Okay, Master Sixteenth, let me spare me. Where is this? I feel a little depressed because of my illness." Cao Yong interrupted Prince Sixteenth and said.

The sixteenth prince snorted and looked at Cao Yong and said, "I admit it now, it's because I'm cherishing my life!"

Cao Yong hoped that he would stop mentioning Yiduli's topic, and nodded quickly and said, "Agree, who can't be afraid of death? Typhoid fever is not a disease, so I don't have life when I get sick. I am only in my early thirties, so I cherish my life very much."

After being interrupted by the Sixteenth Prince, the dull atmosphere in the room dissipated a lot.

The sixteenth prince looked at Cao Yong with a squinted eyes, shook his head, and his tone was full of regret: "Look at your little promising? You have to marry a daughter-in-law and hold a grandson. You have to be ill and harsh. You have to coax this and persuade you. It's just that the wind and heat inflict the lungs. You can take medicine and rest for a while. You are really going back as you grow longer."

Cao Yong was also a little embarrassed because he was hurt by the Sixteenth Prince. It seemed that he was really making a big deal.

How can birth, old age, sickness and death be reversed by human power?

I regret this and worry about that, which is really boring.

He smiled and said, "I am a little anxious these days, and I am tired of Master Sixteen to worry."

Seeing that his mood was no longer as lifeless as before, the sixteenth prince was in a mood and said, "Didn't you always say that foreigners' medicines are good? The governor of Guangdong submitted a memorial, saying that Franjiguo sent an envoy to the court, and the people had arrived in Macau, and the emperor had already allowed them to go to Beijing after the New Year. At that time, they must bring some Western things over. Maybe they will have the Western medicine you want."

"Folangji Kingdom?" Cao Yong was curious after hearing this: "Portugal with the Folangji cannon? They are so good, why do they think of sending envoys over?"

From the monarch and ministers to the common people, although they claimed to be the superior state of the Celestial Empire, their diplomacy was not developed in fact and were mostly affiliated countries around them.

In Europe, even if there are occasional people coming, they are mostly civil merchants and missionaries.

"What else can I do? It's probably because of the ban on churches in Guangdong." The Sixteenth Prince replied casually: "It can be seen that Europa is thousands of miles away from the Qing Dynasty. The order to ban churches in the first year of Yongzheng was issued, and it took several years for their people to come."

Speaking of this, he remembered the foreign trade merchant ship of the Ministry of Revenue and said, "We don't have to go back and forth in four or five years, right?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "Where did you use it for so long? The sea lines to Europe are used to walking in Guangzhou. They only took three years to go back the year after. The envoys from Portugal probably heard the emperor allow the Russians to spread Orthodox religion in the Qing Dynasty."

The sixteenth prince heard this and said, "Who knows what these foreigners are thinking? I have also seen the Orthodox teaching plan of the Orthodox religion. It is the same origin as the Catholic religion, but it is spread in two ways. It is contrary to our etiquette, and it is just a fool to spread it in the Qing Dynasty. For some reason, the emperor would compromise. If everyone believed in God, and had no father or king, wouldn't the Qing Dynasty be in chaos?"

Cao Yong nodded, but admired the vision of the Sixteenth Prince.

Catholicism and Orthodox Church have been suppressed by the court, but they have not spread far in China. However, after the Opium War, the national strength declined and the court's control over the local area weakened, the *** Church was in the local dialect, and it did not create a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but became the death pill of the Qing Dynasty.

"If it weren't for the Portuguese government, but only a missionary, we should carefully distinguish it. If we have the strengths, we can stay in the capital and follow the education." Cao Yong said unkindly.

At this time, most of the missionaries in Europe were educated and had a skill. It would be even better if one or two of them were engaged in medical science.

When the sixteenth prince heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "It's just for foreign medicine, even people are thinking about it. Why don't you recommend you to the Ministry of Rites? As long as you think of the explanation, you can keep people right."

The Sixteenth Prince was just talking casually, but Cao Yong was in love.

Although pneumonia is not scary, it has good resistance and can improve after using good medicine for a period of time. However, this disease is very likely to recur, especially during the seasons of autumn and winter.

However, the change of autumn and winter seasons has always been the busiest time for the Ministry of Revenue’s official business.

Now that the Minister of War is hopeless, he would rather stay in the Ministry of Revenue and fight Zhang Tingyu, he would rather go to the Ministry of Rites.

Although there seem to be many things that require the Ministry of Rites to prepare for fabrics throughout the year, fortunately, there are rules everywhere. Just respect the previous examples, and it is the most worry-free yamen among the six ministries.

Although there is an old saying in the officialdom that a Jinshi would not be allowed to enter the Hanlin, a Hanlin would not be allowed to serve as the Minister of Rites, and a minister of Rites would not be allowed to enter the cabinet, the Qing Dynasty should pay attention to rule by man and not the rule of law. The so-called Jinshi origin can only be solved once the grace is reached.

"If this is the case, then I have to thank Master Shiliu again!" Cao Yong pondered for a moment and said seriously.

When the sixteenth prince heard this, he was stunned.

He stood up, looked at Cao Yong, and looked surprised: "Furuo, are you telling the truth?"

Cao Yong nodded, and his face also added a solemn expression: "It really can't be true anymore. Even if this lung disease is cured, it will easily recur, especially when the autumn and winter are alternating every year. The Ministry of Revenue was the busiest at that time. Lord Zhang now has the Ministry of Personnel, and the energy assigned to the Ministry of Revenue is limited. If it is because of my reasons, I delay the chores in the government office, wouldn't it be my fault?"

The sixteenth prince looked at Cao Yong and frowned and said, "Since you said this, the master believed it, but others can believe it? Although the Ministry of Rites is noble, it is a nursing home, so how can it be compared with the Ministry of Revenue? But the Minister of Rites is a necessity that must be filled before entering the cabinet. If it were other old ministers, if you want to go to the Ministry of Rites, others could still treat it as a nursing home. You are in your prime, who would believe you to go to the nursing home? I am afraid that you would suspect that you have the intention to enter the cabinet?"

Cao Yong raised his eyebrows and said, "Does the emperor think so?"

The sixteenth prince thought about it, shook his head, and said, "The emperor is wise, maybe he can understand your difficulties, but people are so terrifying. If you are young, don't you want to go further in the officialdom?"

The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War are different from the parts that are prone to achievements. The Ministry of Rites is really too law-abiding, but it is the part of the six departments that is not prone to achievements.

Even if a Grand Secretary wants to serve as the Minister of Rites before entering the cabinet, he will most likely work part-time, and other government agencies have the experience and achievements.

Speaking of which, the Ministry of Rites is more like a place for retirement.

When Cao Yin returned to Beijing, the emperor arranged for him the position of Minister of Rites, and his life was very leisurely.

Recalling his father's leisurely days in his later years, Cao Yong felt that he was stupid a few days ago, and he was really obsessed with wanting to enter the Ministry of War.

The war in the northwest was not a year or two, and it was not peaceful until Yongzheng passed away and Qianlong ascended the throne. Is it really necessary to go to the Ministry of War to work hard?

Lai Du, the Minister of Rites, was 60 years old, and was considered young among the six ministers, and could not move in a position for a while. However, Chen Yuanlong, the Minister of Rites, was over 70 years old, and might be vacant at any time. He said hello to the Sixteenth Prince in advance, and said a few words to the Thirteenth Prince another day, and it would be impossible to follow the wishes at any time.

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "With my resume, I have been the first-class official position, and I dare not ask for anything else. The Sixteenth Master knows my temper and is the most lazy. He has been trembling over the years and dared not slack off in official affairs. He is just trying to support him and does not want to let down the grace of the holy people. If you change to a leisurely yamen, you will be able to stand up for a few years. When Tianyou is a few years older, I can retreat."

The sixteenth prince looked at Cao Yong with a strange expression: "Did you get the news long ago and just wait for me here?"

This time it was Cao Yong's turn to wonder: "What news?"

The sixteenth prince looked at Cao Yong carefully and saw that he looked like he was fake. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately you really don't know, otherwise you would have such a plan during the illness, which would scare the master."

Cao Yong became more and more confused when he heard this, and looked at the Sixteenth Prince in confusion.

The sixteenth prince smiled and said, "Lai Du handed over a memorial to beg for bones yesterday!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes: "How could it be? Lai Shangshu has always been healthy. He is still in charge of the governor of the government, why did he beg for bones..."

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