The people in the room were all elders of the Cao family. Yuzhu had to give way three times before he reluctantly sat on the brocade stool.
After all, Cao Chun was the daughter of the Cao family. Her grandmother, father and aunt were all sitting there, so she naturally stood behind Yuzhu.
Mrs. Sun said to Yuzhu in a pleasant manner: "Son-in-law, you must have heard that our Cao family is discussing marriage with the Ma family."
Yuzhu nodded and said with a smile: "To be fair to you, old lady, I have heard Zhuo Jing talk about this before, but I don't know the details."
If Cao Chun did not discuss the marriage proposal with Yu Zhu at all, it would have publicly exposed the truth about the relationship between brother and sister.
On the scene, both of them wanted to show respect, and Yuzhu's words were also very tactful.
He not only admitted to knowing the matter, but also left room for evasion.
Cao Chuncai ignored what the Cao family said. All her attention was focused on the man.
Seeing the man take the initiative to help her out, Cao Chun couldn't help but feel sweet. A reliable man is a real man.
Like my cousin Mr. Di, who went around messing around with women and looking for prostitutes in the family, he really ruined the Cao family's face.
Cao Chun knew better than anyone that after she replaced a large number of personal maids, she specially bought two pretty beauties, intending to use them as dowry companions.
However, Yuzhu didn't even pay attention to the two of them so far, and Cao Chun understood: her man has a very high vision of women!
Mrs. Sun added: "Now, the Ma family has replied to the letter, saying yes, as long as the palace puts down its name, the two families will be allowed to get married."
Yuzhu understood it as soon as he heard it, and he was in trouble!
When he was in Jiangning, because Cao Yin shouldered the heavy responsibility of the emperor's spy, everyone in Jiangnan's officialdom respected the Cao family out of the logic of officials protecting each other.
Now, in this capital city where Manchuria is full of powerful people, the Cao family's brand is no longer loud.
The conditions proposed by Masangge, the Minister of Civil Affairs, are actually reasonable.
Even though Masange was already the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, because he was born in the Han army under the Zhengbai Banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, his youngest daughter had to participate in the annual palace election.
Regardless of whether it is a small selection or a draft, don't try to bypass Yuzhu.
Because Kangxi ordered Yuzhu to preside over the minor selections and drafts in the past year or so.
"Well, old lady, to tell you the truth, this is quite difficult to handle." There is no way that Yuzhu will gain nothing and his efforts for the Cao family will be in vain.
Why?
To put it bluntly, if Kangxi hadn't messed up the mandarin duck chart and just married Cao Chun.
With the strong strength of Longkodo and Qingtai, and the unparalleled talent of Yuzhu, who was the number one scholar in Manchuria, it would be easy for him to find a powerful father-in-law.
However, after getting married, Cao Chun not only entered the hall, but also entered the bridal chamber, and was very obedient, so Yuzhu deliberately ignored the flaws in her family background.
However, just because he doesn't mention it at ordinary times does not mean that Yuzhu will give the Cao family face and work for them in vain.
After all, when the Cao family returned to Beijing, they brought dozens of large ships' worth of things with them.
As early as a few years ago, Cao Yin was severely ripped off by Yuzhu. He had some understanding of Yuzhu's temper, so he smiled and said: "Xian son-in-law, if this can be accomplished, I can barely do it."
Come up with one hundred thousand taels of silver."
It’s not like Yuzhu has never seen the owner of big money. Does he need to be blind to money?
"Father-in-law, you should know that now, the Eighth Master will also be in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The risk of doing things secretly under the Eighth Master's nose is really alarming." Yuzhu kept denying it, not wanting to worry about Cao Cao.
The marriage between the Ma family and the Ma family.
Cao Yin was a little jealous of the large amount of money, so he was a little hesitant.
Cao Yong and Mrs. Sun are not related by blood at all, so it is naturally impossible for Mrs. Sun to spend a lot of money to supplement Cao Yong.
Cao Yin's stepwife, Mrs. Li, was really anxious when she saw Yuzhu resisting and refusing to help.
After all, Cao Yong is Li's biological son.
If Cao Yong marries the youngest daughter of Masangge, the Minister of Civil Affairs, in the future, even if Yuzhu refuses to help, there will always be a bright future with Masange's support, right?
"Xian son-in-law, there are still some valuable things in my dowry. I will ask Chun'er to take a look in my treasury later. Whatever is valuable, I will take it." Mrs. Li gritted her silver teeth. For the sake of her son's future, she also really worked hard.
He risked his life.
Yuzhu didn't know the Li family's background, but Cao Chun knew it.
Li's direct grandfather was very kind to Li Xu's biological father.
Moreover, Mrs. Li was married to Cao Yin. Before she got married, Li Xu secretly provided at least 300,000 taels of silver as the minimum deposit for her marriage.
Li took the initiative to stuff money, but Yuzhu was not willing to take it.
Yuzhu knew very well that as long as Masange's youngest daughter was selected into the palace, she would definitely not be able to leave the palace under the age of thirty.
In other words, after passing this village, this store will disappear.
Could it be that Cao Yong was asked to wait until Ma was over thirty years old and left the palace before getting married?
What if Kangxi, who liked to mess around with mandarin duck records, pointed Ma family to a certain prince's family as a concubine, wouldn't it mean that the wait was in vain?
All in all, in short, Yuzhu nailed a key point: if you miss it for a moment, you may miss it for the rest of your life.
It's a rip-off, it's just asking for a high price and paying back on the spot.
If you don't want to bleed, don't expect Yuzhu to nod and agree to help.
Moreover, this matter requires Yuzhu’s nod!
After all, they are all people with status, and Li is the aunt, so it is not convenient for them to bargain in public.
Therefore, Mistress Di played the role of go-between. She took Cao Chun and discussed it several times in private.
In the end, Li Shi endured great resentment and agreed to pay 200,000 taels of blood, and Yuzhu reluctantly agreed to help.
However, Yuzhu, who is a veteran, still did not say anything even after Cao Chun took the two hundred thousand silver notes.
"As long as Master Ba doesn't get in the way, things will be easy to handle." Yuzhu's statement is completely in line with the logic and principles of officialdom.
In the officialdom, even if it was something that Yuzhu could do with a nod, he had to pretend to be embarrassed.
Yuzhu opened his mouth and settled the matter. The Cao family, who had paid such a large sum of money, would inevitably hate Yuzhu.
Why bother?
Therefore, Yuzhu repeatedly emphasized the difficulties and repeatedly used Lao Ba as an excuse.
Yuzhu also made sense, and Cao Yin also knew that Lao Ba would probably take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
As expected, in the early morning of the next day, when Yuzhu went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for his shift, Lao Ba came to take office.
The prince's brother in charge of the department is still a full-fledged Lord Baylor, which is equivalent to the arrival of the supreme steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Under the leadership of Yuzhu, the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were arranged on both sides of the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to their official duties, and spread out in the shape of wild geese.
As soon as Lao Ba showed up, Yuzhu led all the officials to bow down and salute.
"The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the humble Yuzhu, pays homage to Lord Baylor."
Yuzhu is a serious Manchu noble under the banner of Xianghuang. He is neither a servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs nor a slave of Lao Ba. He just bows to the ground.
Lao Ba stared at Yuzhu with an extremely complicated expression for about dozens of breaths. Then he waved his hand and said gently: "Comrades, please get up."
Yuzhu was the first to register for the ceremony, but Lao Ba asked everyone to stand up. This was obviously ignoring Yuzhu.
Also, the hatred between Yuzhu and the Baye Party is so deep that it cannot be resolved!
Starting from Lao Ba himself, Lao Ninth, Lao Ten and Lao Fourteen, who has not suffered the overt and covert losses of Yuzhu?
After deposing the crown prince, the officials fell into Kangxi's trap and naively recommended Lao Ba as the crown prince.
That time, it was not Yuzhu who completely messed up the situation, but who was it?
The resentment was so deep that even Lao Ba, who was as gentle as a true gentleman, could only make it clear in public that he had completely given up on winning over Yu Zhu!
However, when Lao Ba did this, Yuzhu's situation in the Ministry of Internal Affairs became very embarrassing.
The Supreme Chief Supervisor, who is above the general manager, has publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with Yuzhu. What will these people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs think of Yuzhu?
It must be admitted that the trick used by Lao Ba is not new, but it is very effective and vicious.
After all, behind Lao Ba is the huge Ba Ye Party.
Besides Yuzhu, who dares to publicly offend the Eighth Ye Party?
Don't you want to die?
However, Yuzhu, who had been ignored, was not only not afraid, but felt that Lao Ba was too emotional.
After Lao Ba entered the mansion and took his seat, his attitude of neglecting Yu Zhu became more and more obvious.
Lao Ba directly crossed the jade pillar and first asked the doctor of the Guangchu Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how much money was left in the department?
Then, Lao Ba asked all the doctors, but he never paid any attention to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu stood upright like a normal person, just like the tall and handsome green pine on the lonely cliff!
It was almost noon, and Kangxi sent someone to call Yuzhu to serve the meal.
Yuzhu took the silver kuaizi and the jade plate, and most of the dishes he put on the plate were the ones that Kangxi didn't like very much.
Serving food to the emperor is actually a profound academic subject.
The emperor likes to eat whatever he likes, and if the jade pillars are all right, by the time the old emperor comes to understand, he will have completely fallen out of favor.
As long as it was the food served by Yuzhu, Kangxi ate it silently and was not picky about food at all.
After the meal, when Yuzhu was walking a hundred steps with Kangxi after the meal, Kangxi suddenly stopped, turned around and stared at Yuzhu's face, and said with a gloomy expression: "If I reward you now, I will reward you with the 'Si Bilong Sword'
, I’m afraid it’s inappropriate. When you lead the troops to the northwest in the future, eh.”
"Your Majesty, a humble minister has not made any merit, so why should he be rewarded with this royal sword?" Yuzhu quickly knelt down and declined.
Seeing that Yuzhu did not dare to ask for it, Kangxi said firmly: "You have no joke. When the time comes, I will reward you."
After Kangxi captured Obei, he backhandedly sent one of the four ministers, Yi Bilong, who was riding on the wall, into a prison.
This Ji Bilong waist knife is a symbol of Kangxi's pro-government, and its significance is particularly unusual!
Obviously, Yuzhu had been greatly wronged, and the old emperor felt uncomfortable and tried every means to compensate him!