Chapter 1393: Interception (wowling for monthly votes)
There are many people watching the fun.
At the beginning, many people wondered whether this was an ordinary impeachment.
In officialdom, it is inevitable to deal with the censor, it just depends on how often.
It may not be a good thing if no one really cares about it.
Not talking about others, just look at the academicians and the six ministers. It is common for them to be impeached three or five times a year. If no one really thinks about it for a year, it will be a shame.
If someone is impeached eight or ten times, he will be designated as a popular person in front of the imperial court. Those who are capable will work harder, and the more people will pick on them.
As a result, the Jin family's lawsuit was like a snowball, and the noise became bigger and bigger.
First, Jin Yiren himself was detained by the Department of Criminal Justice pending investigation, and then several brothers from the Jin family were suspended pending investigation. However, within three days, all the charges for which Jin Yiren was impeached were verified.
Anyone who is well-informed knows that the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been completely lost.
Why did Jin Yiren fail to live up to his expectations? The emperor specially brought him up. He was so shabby in his work, and even the emperor was embarrassed.
It's just that the emperor is nostalgic and has not yet given an order on how to deal with Jin Yiren.
Here at Ninth Brother, Cao Shun has been on duty for the past two days.
Cao Shun is hiding from his father, Cao Quan.
Cao Quan was a little stupid. When his in-laws were in trouble in the future, what he wanted to do was not to seek good luck and avoid disaster, but to provide help in times of need.
But he was a third-class bodyguard and had no other place to ask for help. He just wanted his son to intercede with Brother Jiu.
Cao Shun had mentioned it to Cao Quan before, telling him not to get involved in the Jin family's affairs and to wait for the emperor's decision.
Cao Quan felt that it would be too late and refused to give up.
He was self-aware and did not rely on others. He put together the four antiques given by the Jin family a while ago, the four pieces he collected himself, and the banknotes of 5,000 taels of live silver that he could spend on his account. He put together a gift list and went directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Yamen blocked Cao Shun's arrival.
Brother Jiu looked at the helpless Cao Shun and said, "Go and try to persuade him. Don't bother your uncle by struggling here."
Cao Shun was ashamed and said, "My father is a foolish man. I will persuade him now."
Cao Shun went to see his father outside the Yamen and was very upset.
The Jin family is prosperous, and Jin Yiren not only has many brothers, but also many sisters.
None of the serious in-laws of the Jin family have moved. The Cao family is jumping up and down here, which is really uninteresting.
Cao Quan stood at the door of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, still wearing the uniform of a guard. Looking at it like this, he either just got off an errand or was about to go on an errand.
Although the eldest son is already twenty-four, and Cao Quan himself is in his forties, he looks like someone in his thirties, a wealthy and idle person.
There are many guards in the palace like this.
"Dad, what do you want to do? Don't want your uncle's future, or your son's future?"
Cao Shun lowered his voice and got straight to the point.
Cao Quan was not happy either.
How to speak?
Who is the father?!
But this was in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not his own yard, so he endured his anger and said: "The Emperor hasn't dealt with the Jin family yet. Looking at it from above, we are old relatives with them, and the older generations of the two families are working together in Jiangnan.
After decades of friendship, wouldn’t it be too snobbish to ignore it? Even if your uncle were here, he would still ask a few questions. Your uncle has always been kind and righteous."
Cao Shun took a breath and said: "Okay, then you will intervene now. Can you please stop?"
Cao Quan handed him the gift list and said, "Look at this..."
Cao Shun took it over and looked at it. The things Jin Yiren gave him seemed to suit his liking. They were several antique calligraphy and paintings.
He was in a slightly complicated mood. If he hadn't given these gifts to him, his father would not have met Jin Yiren's eyes all of a sudden and happily married his children.
This time I was willing to take it all out.
Looking at the four calligraphy and paintings at the back, they are worth almost a thousand pieces of gold together. They are among the best things in the family collection.
In addition to the 5,000 taels of banknotes at the end, this gift list will look decent wherever you get it.
The intention to help is genuine and not a pretentious act.
Cao Shun looked at his father, but he had no choice but to say: "Father, you are embarrassing your son. My son does not have the dignity to speak in front of Master Jiu."
Cao Quan took the prayer and said: "I know the rules and don't ask for help from anyone else. I just ask Master Jiu to say something in front of the emperor. If Jin Yiren can't be saved, Jin Yiyao can be saved. This will save your uncle from having to worry about it later.
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Jin Yiyao is Cao Yin's brother-in-law.
Cao Shun was surprised, looked at his father and said, "The fault now is all Jin Yiren's, not necessarily Uncle Jin's. Maybe I'm overthinking."
Cao Quan said: "Just in case, the premonition is not good anyway. The families that have had trouble with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the past few years, the Guo Luoluo family, the Fucha family, and the Ma family are almost all family members. It would be good if they were expelled."
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Cao Shun shut up and did not return the gift slip to Cao Quan.
If he continues to run around like this, the emperor will follow to investigate the Cao family.
He said: "My son will pay attention to the punishment department, and dad, you can live in peace..."
Cao Quan wanted to say more, but He Yuzhu came out and looked at Cao Shun and said: "Guard Cao, just now the chief Ren came back from the Shenxing Department. The Jin family found out the tribute. The servants of the Jin family came forward to accuse Jin Yiren of weaving Ren in Hangzhou.
Come and intercept the tribute."
This director, the one who was ordered by Brother Jiu a few days ago, now goes to the Shenxing Department once a day to ask for the latest news.
Cao Shun looked heavy.
Cao Quan was not very courageous and his face turned pale.
You must know that accepting some bribes when serving as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a small mistake, but withholding tribute is "disrespectful" and will not end well.
Sweat broke out on Cao Quan's forehead.
He Yuzhu left.
Cao Shun asked Cao Quan in a low voice: "Is dad still planning to make money for the Jin family?"
Cao Quan hurriedly shook his head and said: "Forget it, forget it. At this point, it can't be done with help. You are so confused. Why are you so brave?"
Among the three weaving departments, Hangzhou Weaving and Hangzhou Customs were also responsible for arranging ships and manpower to send envoys from the southeastern and southwest foreign vassals to Beijing.
Therefore, since they have something to do with the tributes, this accusation should not be unfounded.
Cao Quan drooped and left without even thinking about the gift list.
Cao Shun breathed a sigh of relief, it was time to be honest this time.
When he returned to the Yamen, Cao Shun said to Brother Jiu: "Thank you Lord Jiu for your help, otherwise my father would not stop."
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "You are a fifth-grade bodyguard. Why is he making things difficult for you? Why not force you to talk to me? He really doesn't care about your future at all."
Cao Shun did not defend his father. He only took out the gift list and said: "I still have the spirit of being a scholar, but I didn't want to just talk."
Brother Jiu is a good knack for things. He took the gift list and looked at it. He mentally estimated the price of the first eight antique calligraphy and paintings and said, "This adds up to more than 10,000 taels of silver. Adding those banknotes, it will cost 20,000.
Your father is quite wealthy..."
Cao Shun said truthfully: "It's also a waste of money."
Brother Jiu said: "Li Xu's family has not been divided. Has your family been divided?"
It is a Man-Mongolian rule that when brothers start a family, they do not mix in the same pot, they all live in separate households.
But here in the Han army, the rules of the Han family are still the same. Parents are present and there is no separation of families.
Both the wives of the two families are still alive, and the eldest son of the concubine has become the head of the family. It is also true that they do not separate the families in order to show their benevolence and righteousness to others.
Cao Shun shook his head and said: "In the early years when my grandfather was here, we were separated, but later they were confused and reunited again."
Brother Ninth knew that Cao Shun had an awkward status in the Cao family and had been Cao Yin's heir for many years. As a result, Cao Yin got another biological son.
Children are difficult to raise.
After Cao Shun returned to the clan, he was still raised in Cao Yin's family in the south of the Yangtze River. When he got married for the first time, Cao Yin and his wife took care of it.
Now that he is back in Beijing, he is not very close to his second brother's family. He has three younger brothers, and his parents are more fond of their son.
Brother Jiu was moved when he took the gift list and said to Cao Shun: "Go home this afternoon and collect these things."
Cao Shun disapproved and said, "Master Jiu, it's not for you to interfere in this matter."
Brother Jiu said: "Who said I want to intervene? I just plan to go to the imperial court in two days to ask the result. Since Jin Yiyao is involved in the Cao and Li families, if there is no big mistake, there is nothing wrong with my help."
Cao Shun said no more.
It would be best if we could keep Jin Yiyao.
When Cao Shun was growing up, he was raised and cared for by his aunt Li.
At noon, after escorting the ninth elder brother back to the prince's mansion, Cao Shun went back to the Cao family's old house.
Cao Quan was not stingy. His things had been packed in boxes and banknotes were prepared. He looked at Cao Shun and said, "No matter whether I can save it or not, after doing this, my father will feel at ease. There is no need to worry about Brother Shuo's marriage."
Please mention it, otherwise I will feel uneasy. According to the rules, I should have taken over the Jin family and the Gege family to raise me. I have already changed it to the Geng family, and she is considered to be our Cao family..."
At the end of the sentence, he said with shame, "No wonder the world thinks that benevolence and righteousness are precious and difficult for ordinary people to achieve. They all have selfish motives. I can't bear to give up your brother's future."
When he said this, Cao Shun could understand it to a certain extent, but he also felt sad in his heart.
The father cared about Cao Shuo's future and worried that his son would be blamed for regretting the marriage, but he did not worry about whether he would offend the ninth elder brother and ruin his future.
He lowered his eyes.
What else do you look forward to year after year?
He is no longer a child.
When the things were brought to the prince's residence, Brother Jiu directly asked him to take them to the upper room to unpack them.
Shu Shu was also there and was quite interested in these antique calligraphy and paintings.
Brother Jiu asked Cao Shun to open the box and opened it one by one.
The couple tasted it.
Shu Shu is not very eye-catching.
She was not familiar with these, and all she could remember were the calligraphy and paintings handed down from the palace, which made her feel ordinary.
Brother Jiu doesn't like these either. They are not easy to preserve and look boring. They are not as good as gold and jade utensils.
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "Take it, the smell of peppercorns is very choking."
Cao Shun has been with Cao Yin since he was a child. Cao Yin also loved calligraphy and painting, so he kept it in a decent way.
Brother Jiu picked up the gift list and said, "I've accepted this gift list and rewarded you!"
Along with the box containing the banker's tickets, Brother Ninth also gave it to Cao Shun.
Cao Shun hurriedly said: "No reward for no merit, no slave."
Brother Jiu said: "If it wasn't to reward you, why would I accept this? Just keep it and keep it for your daughter as a dowry, so as not to go back and ask for it from your family..."
He was afraid that Cao Shun would not rely on both sides and would suffer losses if the family was divided in the future, so he thought of retaining this and passing it directly to Cao Shun.
Cao Shun wanted to refuse again, so Shu Shu said: "Just keep it, don't let Master Jiu worry about it for nothing..."