In front of Qingxi Bookstore, Third Brother is thinking.
What he just said to the fifth elder brother was not all rejection. He was indeed focused on Jiu Gege's dowry list.
There are quite a few princesses in the palace, all ranked seventeenth, but not many princesses have truly grown up.
So far, there are only four titled princesses, including their adopted sister Princess Chunxi.
Among the remaining princesses, Jiu Gege, like his sister Princess Rongxian, was born of the concubine, and is the most noble among the princesses.
Not to mention, Jiu Gege is still raised by the Queen Mother.
Having taken care of the nine-square-meter dowry list is a great achievement.
He was filial to the Queen Mother, showed his kindness to Concubine De, mother and son, and sold them to the Tong family.
The third elder brother weighed the pros and cons and asked the eunuch at the door to send a message.
In Qingxi Bookstore, Kangxi was talking to Ma Qi.
What the monarch and his ministers discuss is the matter of idle officials in each province.
Among these officials, the highest is a Taoist priest of the fourth rank, and the lowest is a warehouse ambassador of the ninth rank.
Except for Zhili North Road, which does not need to be laid off, the other 335 officials will be laid off and will be replaced by the Ministry of Personnel according to their grades.
Liang Jiugong stood beside him, his eyes looking at his nose, and his nose looking at his mouth.
You must know that Ma Qi is a bachelor who supervises the Ministry of Household Affairs, and is also the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Minister of the Lifanyuan. However, the emperor now asks him to be the counselor of the Ministry of Personnel.
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He doesn't have the title of chief assistant, but he gradually becomes the chief assistant.
After a while, Ma Qi retreated.
The eunuch who was delivering the message at the door also came in and whispered to Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong took two steps closer and said, "Your Majesty, Sanbeile would like to see you."
Kangxi frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Today is already the sixth day of May, and the Dragon Boat Festival has passed.
He had heard from others that there was a lot of traffic in Sanbeile Mansion in the past few days, and they were all officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who came to greet and give gifts.
They also include people from the Wuya family, Zhang family and Wei family.
They were quite quick to get into camp.
He remembered what someone said about the ninth elder brother at the end of February, saying that the ninth elder brother was holding back the promotion of his relatives because they did not give them enough annual gifts.
Kangxi felt a little complicated. Before, the ninth elder brother always thought about giving gifts to his amma, but now that it was the third elder brother's turn, he didn't think of this at all.
"pass……"
Kangxi said.
Liang Jiugong responded.
At the door of the study, the third elder brother was looking at Ma Qi's back.
I forgot about this one. In name, he is the prince's master, and he also has a son who works as a guard in Laojiu Mansion.
The ninth chicken thief!
"Third Master, where is the emperor's biography..."
Liang Jiugong said.
The third elder brother nodded and said: "Excuse me, Mr. Liang..."
With that said, he generously handed over his purse.
As soon as Liang Jiugong got it, he felt something different and said with a smile: "Thank you Third Master for the reward..."
It was a bit heavy. Previously, a pair of silver coins cost eight coins or one tael, but this time it cost two taels.
It seems that this man has really become rich, and the reward has begun to double.
The third elder brother waved his hand and said: "Mr. Liang is very polite..."
But if the money is scattered, we still have to find a way to earn it back.
The third elder brother's eyes were bright, and he remembered one more thing, which was the matter of adding a new left collar.
That is a fourth-grade official position that can be passed down to future generations.
In that case, how much money does a secular minister need to move around?
The annual salary of the fourth grade is one hundred and fifty taels and one hundred and five dendrobium of rice.
The rice given was Guancang white rice, which was fifty-two stones and five buckets, and it cost more than forty taels of silver.
This worldly position is worth thirty years' salary in exchange for, that is more than four thousand taels of silver?
The population calculated this time can be divided into more than thirty new left leaders.
The third elder brother was a little excited when he thought of this, and his face was flushed.
Kangxi looked at the third elder brother and really didn't understand why he was so excited.
The third elder brother came to his senses and said: "Khan Ama, my son accepted the general affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few days ago, and found that there are a few things that have not been taken care of clearly, so I came here to report to you..."
The movements of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were right under Kangxi's nose. Besides accepting gifts and meeting guests, what else did the third elder brother do?
Yes, because he was worried that the yamen outside would not know that the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had been replaced, Third Elder Brother also sent official letters to several manufacturing yamen in Jiangnan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Shengjing, and various palace offices to inform them. The affairs of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The little thought behind this is obvious.
Kangxi was also speechless and said: "Tell me..."
The third elder brother thought about it for a moment, then mentioned Jiu Gege's matter first, and said: "Perhaps the ninth elder brother was busy with other things before, and the dowry list at Jiu Gege was not fully prepared. At present, there is only a list made by the in-house manufacturer. It’s decided, the other dowry preparations haven’t started yet.”
Kangxi glanced at the third elder brother and said: "Then prepare early. It is best to draw up a preliminary list and submit it to the Queen Mother before the end of the month. If there are any incomplete parts, you can add them..."
The third elder brother hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you preparing according to Aunt Gongci's rules?"
Princess Heshuo Gongci, the biological daughter of Emperor Shizu, and the half-sister of Kangxi.
In the sixth year of Kangxi's reign, he married the nephew of Obai, one of the four ministers, who was a princess who stayed in the capital during the Shunzhi Dynasty.
Later, when Aobai was questioned, her relatives were also implicated, and Princess Gongci returned to Shengjing with her husband-in-law.
Although the prince-in-law later recovered, he died young, and the eldest princess also died of illness within a few years.
Jiugege stayed in Beijing to open his mansion, and it is indeed impossible to follow the example of Princess Fumeng.
Kangxi couldn't help but frown after hearing this, feeling that it was unlucky.
Princess Gongci was the daughter of a concubine, but at that time, her marriage to the Gualjia family was intended to be a marriage, and the dowry was quite generous.
The third elder brother mentioned that it was also a rule to prepare a dowry for Jiu Gege according to her dowry.
This is the case in itself. For errands in the yamen, you must first look for examples, and then ask for favors if there are no examples.
Kangxi considered it and said: "The Queen Mother has given instructions before that there should not be too many items for furniture and furnishings, and there should not be too many materials for jewelry and clothing. There can be more places in the imperial palace and rent-collecting shops and houses..."
After hearing this, the third elder brother nodded and said: "My son understands that the Imperial Grandmother is really kind. This kind of living money flowing in a steady stream is indeed better than using up useless dead objects."
Kangxi narrowed his eyes and his face became a little heavy.
Perhaps it was because of his illness last month that he felt harsh listening to these stories about life and death.
The third elder brother was so excited that he didn't realize it. He suppressed his excitement and said: "Khan Ama, there is also the matter of new population growth in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A total of thirty-seven new left leaders have been divided. Who should be selected for this left leader?"
Kangxi thought of Gao Yanzhong and wondered whether the third elder brother would remove this already chosen candidate.
However, he thought of Brother Ninth and felt a little headache. If the third brother really dismissed Gao Yanzhong's new left leader, he might be in trouble again.
That's all. Who told me to answer the golden words?
Kangxi said: "The ceremony of Gao Yanzhong, the ninth elder brother's house, has made great contributions to the Xiaotangshan palace affairs. He will be rewarded with a left collar. For other candidates, you can draw up the candidates and submit them!"
The third elder brother was a little surprised and bowed in agreement.
As for Gao Yanzhong's left collar, he didn't expect to change it, but he didn't expect that this name would actually be mentioned in front of the emperor.
Immediately, he thought of Gao Yanzhong's identity. He was under the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was previously a doctor in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
A doctor of the fifth rank should accept the ceremony of the fifth rank? !
It's not Laojiu's clad population.
It turns out that this is Khan Amma’s person!
The third elder brother was alert, less proud, and retreated from the imperial court.
Do you have any royal ears and eyes in your house?
The third elder brother was shocked and confused.
It was as if a basin of cold water was poured on his head, and he immediately became more awake. Thinking of the reception and delivery at Baylor Mansion in the past few days, he felt something bad.
After leaving Changchun Garden, Third Brother strode towards Beiliu Suo.
In Beitou Suo, in the main room, Sanfujin was holding his breath.
Not only was she hurt by Brother Jiu, but she also found out that Wang Gege was pregnant.
Last winter, the fifth elder brother gave various Guanyin bamboo pots to various families. The third elder brother gave the two pots of Sanbeile Mansion to Tian Gege and Wang Gege.
Later, San Fujin made a fuss and took back the bamboo from Wang Gege's place; when he went to Tian Gege's place again, he was bumped into by Brother San, and the matter was settled.
The third elder brother went to comfort Wang Gege several times, but he got pregnant and is now two months pregnant.
Whether the bamboo is a dead thing or not depends on the living person, Third Brother.
If a living person like Third Brother doesn't stay overnight, where can he raise his children?
The third elder brother strode in and said, "Where are the gift lists from each family? Do you keep them all?"
Sanfujin said in surprise: "What are you looking for?"
"Stop being verbose, I want to take a look..."
Third Brother said impatiently.
Sanfujin said, "Whoever takes that with them when they go out? Keep it in the standing cabinet in the second room of the main room."
The third elder brother turned around and walked out.
San Fujin hurriedly caught up and said, "Do you want money?"
Although she kept the gift list, most of the things and money went into the warehouse in the front yard.
The only person who came to visit was a female member of the Qi family, so Sanfujin took the things and the money.
San Fujin regarded it as his own, and he didn't want San Age to take it back.
The third brother was anxious and had already strode out.
Sanfujin couldn't help but feel depressed and said, "What's the matter? I'm so worried..."
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North Wusuo, front yard.
The fifth elder brother was talking to the ninth elder brother and said: "The third elder brother was coming just now, so I blocked him. Stay away from him. He looks like he is going to be unlucky!"
Brother Jiu was drinking tea and almost choked when he heard this. He said funnyly: "What kind of books have you been reading recently? How come you can read fortune tellers?"
The fifth elder brother waved his hand and said: "You don't need to read a book to know this. Is the Yushi Yamen established for nothing? They impeached you to gain a foothold and to test the emperor's reaction. Now that the third brother is accepting gifts like this, Can they let the third child go? This is because I have only been on duty for a few days, and I haven't caught the pigtails yet. If anything goes wrong, will the impeachment be reduced?"
The ninth elder brother looked at the fifth elder brother and couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said: "Fifth elder brother, you have good eyesight. My younger brother will be in trouble if he looks at the third elder brother!"
The fifth elder brother said proudly: "Stay far away from the eighth elder brother, he looks like he is unlucky..."
Brother Jiu asked curiously: "What do you see in this? He is walking in the Ministry of Punishment and seems to be free now. What else can he do wrong?"
The fifth elder brother curled his lips and said: "The Han people say, 'If a family is in harmony, everything will prosper.' If a family is not in harmony, it will definitely not be prosperous..."
If not, why are you fawning over your eldest brother now?
In the past, I prided myself on being a noble person and was not willing to be a follower behind my eldest brother...
