Chapter 410 Pointing in the East and Hitting in the West
The imperial court issued an edict, appointing Yuzhu as the principal imperial envoy and Bo Qi as the deputy imperial envoy to go to Huguang to investigate and deal with the loss of money in the vassal treasury.
In the early Qing Dynasty, the casual rank ministers did not hold a false position, but were actual officials in the palace guard department. Their power and status were lower than those of the ministers in charge of the guards and the internal ministers, but higher than those of the first-class guards.
In the guard office, there are two ministers in charge of the bodyguards of the upper three banners, two from each banner, a total of six. There are six ministers from each banner, a total of eighteen.
There is no quota limit for ministers of casual rank. As long as the emperor is willing, he can increase or decrease the number anytime and anywhere.
However, Bo Qi's minister of casual rank was a little embarrassed because, although he was a second-rank general, he only received the salary of a third-rank official and had no title.
Yuzhu, as the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, served as the imperial minister, and as usual he was expected to ride in the eight-carriage sedan chair.
As for Bo Qi, he actually wanted to ride in a sedan. However, the court had rules that civil servants rode in sedans and generals rode horses.
That's all.
After leaving the capital, Yuzhu followed the regulations and put on the full set of ceremonial guards of a second-class marquis.
At this moment, Bo Qi, who was at the back of the big team, was completely suppressed just from his style, and he immediately took on the role of follower.
In order to deceive others, there was nothing about Lao Shisan in the official edict.
However, Old Thirteen was sitting cross-legged in Yuzhu's Marquis carriage.
Yuzhu took a sip of tea and sighed: "It's nice to be at home for a thousand days, but it's hard to go out." He looked like he couldn't bear to part with the colorful world in the capital.
Lao Shisan laughed softly and said, "Fourth brother said that it was all your fault that I came out this time, but he could only stare."
When Yuzhu heard this, he said, well, the fourth child is indeed a smart man. Paper cannot cover such a big matter.
Instead of hiding it, the fourth child might as well just point it out and tell the thirteenth child.
In any case, it was the Fourth Brother who sent the message and released the Thirteenth Brother. This favor is still very important.
Since the death of Concubine Min, Lao Shisan has become a wild child with no one to care about him.
Kangxi ignored him, the Empress Dowager was too lazy to care about him, the third child had a grudge against him, the eldest brother wanted to defeat the second child, the fifth and seventh children only swept the snow in front of their own house, and the eighth child had not yet become a big deal at that time.
However, Lao Thirteen was lucky enough to be raised by Concubine De for a period of time, and became close friends with Lao Si, who was extremely difficult to get along with.
When the fourth child chose to join the Prince's party, the thirteenth child naturally followed suit and became the Yinfeng party.
"Thirteenth Master, in fact, it is the Emperor who misses you. I just found a suitable opportunity to strike up a conversation, how dare I take credit?" Never take credit, this has always been Yuzhu's motto, and he has never forgotten it.
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Lao Shisan shook his head, sighed softly, and said, "I'm not stupid. Don't you know who is good and who is bad?"
Yuzhu smacked his lips, and there was a hint of resentment towards Kangxi hidden in Lao Shisan's words.
Also, after Lao Shisan has been imprisoned for so long, no matter how deep the relationship between father and son is, it will fade away.
After boarding the ship from Tongzhou, Yuzhu led the team and headed south along the Grand Canal.
Because the Yellow River took over the Huaihe River, it invaded the old route of the Huaihe River between Xuzhou and Huai'an, and entered the sea from the "Big Yujian" in Funing County.
Therefore, Yuzhu must rush to the Yellow River breach in Kaifeng Prefecture and Yucheng County in Guide Prefecture.
We just happened to take a boat via the Grand Canal to Huai'an Prefecture, then transfer to the official boat on the Yellow River, and then go west on the Shuo River.
From Dangshan County in Xuzhou Prefecture to Yucheng County in Henan Province, traveling against the Yellow River can take as slow as two days or as fast as one day.
In this era, when imperial envoys were conducting investigations, the imperial court often adopted the strategy of pointing to the east to attack the west and pointing to the north to confuse the corrupt officials who were waiting to be investigated.
Yuzhu's trip south to investigate is a typical example.
On the surface, he was going to Huguang to check for eucalyptus. In fact, when Yuzhu arrived at Dangshan County in Xuzhou Prefecture, and then suddenly diverted into Henan, he could reach it in one day.
As a result, officials in Henan Province must have been caught off guard.
In the past, Yuzhu and Lao Shisan had no chance to be alone for such a long time.
This time, it was different. Since boarding the ship, Yuzhu stayed with Lao Shisan all day long.
Lao Shisan knew better than anyone else that if Yuzhu had not taken the huge risk and took the initiative to speak for him, he would have been imprisoned for a few more years before he could come out.
Along the way, Lao Shisan's food and daily life were carefully arranged by Yuzhu, without any flaw.
The fourth child loves the thirteenth child, mainly spiritually and in important matters.
Yuzhu, on the other hand, focuses on small things.
After Lao Shisan boarded the ship, the dishes served every day were never the same.
Moreover, one of Lao Shisan's favorite concubines was also disguised as the eldest daughter of his eldest daughter, and was waiting in his room.
The human heart is made of flesh.
When Lao Shisan looked at Yuzhu again, his eyes were much softer than before.
On the bank of the Grand Canal, the barely clothed trackers, who had been forcibly recruited by the government, shouted heavy chants and dragged heavy cables as they trudged forward.
Yuzhu stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his hands, but his mood was extremely heavy.
It is only natural for the government to impose free corvées and force the common people to help pull fibers from passing official ships.
Alas, he is temporarily unable to change anything in this cannibalistic society.
He can only wait until the future, when all the power of the imperial court is in his hands, to completely overthrow him.
When you are temporarily unable to change, you can only integrate it first and then try to change. This is what a wise person should do.
"They are all ant people, not worthy of pity!" Lao Shisan walked behind Yuzhu, sighed softly, and expressed his inner thoughts.
Although Lao Shisan is known as the King of Chivalry, he is still Tianhuang Guwei.
It is said that the butt determines the head. From the class standpoint of Lao Shisan, it is definitely impossible to have the idea of equal rights for the trillions of ants in the world.
Yuzhu is very realistic, but he is still a good man with feelings!
The old story of Xiaozhan is easier said than done, almost dead!
In the early Qing Dynasty, the power of the imperial court was entirely in the hands of the bannermen, which was by no means comparable to the late Qing Dynasty when the Qing Dynasty was defeated by foreign powers.
If Yuzhu wants to take advantage of the army's self-respect and finally change the world, it is not only extremely risky, but the road is still long.
It is no exaggeration to say that if you are not careful, what awaits Yuzhu is the abyss of death and destruction.
However, although there are thousands of people, I am going, Yuzhu has made up his mind.
There are so many beauties in the country, which attract countless heroes to bow their waists. They are all gone, and there are many romantic figures, but we still have to look at the present.
When Yuzhu and Lao Shisan were playing chess in the cabin, Zhou Quan suddenly came to report that Bo Qi, the deputy imperial envoy, had secretly collected two Yangzhou thin horses and was living happily on his official ship.
Lao Shisan opened his mouth and wanted to say something. The words came to his lips, but because Bo Qi was Lao Si's biological uncle, he finally swallowed them back.
It has always been Yuzhu's basic rule as an official to not judge other people's rights and wrongs in front of others.
Zhou Quan actually said this on purpose, with one purpose: to ruin Bo Qi's image in Lao Shisan's mind.
The fourth child's family affairs are not complicated.
Due to Empress Dowager De's partiality and short-sightedness, almost no one in Lao Si's mother clan supported Lao Si, and all of them sided with Lao Si.
Yuzhu smiled. Although he didn't say anything, he knew quite a bit.
Historically, after the fourth son ascended the throne, his elders from his mother's clan and his peers were basically given a title and left to die, but no one had any real power in the court.
(ps: I’m late, so I’ll take a look first, there will be more in the early morning.)