The Ministry of Punishment Yamen is on duty. The eighth prince rubbed his eyebrows, his face looked a little tired and his eyes were a little blurry.
In the early days, he had good popularity in the Ministry of Punishment. Although almost all the princes have visited the Ministry of Punishment, they act individually.
The Eighth Prince treats people with warmth, and these officials are willing to sell him well and get close to him. But after returning from the northern tour, things became quiet around Eighth Prince.
Everyone respected this eighth master very much. this
"White duck slaughter" has been around since ancient times, and this dynasty is no exception. It's fine if you can't dig it out, but as long as you dig it out, it won't just involve the local officials, but a whole series of officials, governors, and counties, all of whom will be responsible.
This is using everyone’s support in exchange for credit! Everyone raised their eyebrows and gritted their teeth. Who wouldn't be afraid of pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud?
When Eighth Prince didn't come back, everyone had given him a nickname behind his back.
"Eight Wise Kings". Beizi is dissatisfied with his support, and is rushing to become the king. He and his third elder brother share the same blood, they are both evil-hearted.
In May, less than half a year had passed since the Ministry of Internal Affairs raided homes and destroyed families. Everyone’s memory is still fresh. Who is not afraid?
When the eighth prince came back, everyone stayed away from him. The eighth prince noticed that everyone's attitude was wrong, so he asked someone to inquire quietly. He found out about the nickname and was very embarrassed.
Over the past few days, he has also been suffering, and his expression is much colder and more serious. The ninth elder brother strode in. Seeing the eighth elder brother's expression, he thought he was in the wrong place.
He took a few steps back and looked at the yard. Everyone was bitter and a little gloomy, which was different from the busy people in the household department.
There is no doubt that this is the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice. The eighth elder brother heard the noise, looked up and saw the ninth elder brother walking into the house and retreating.
His mind was already a little confused, and he thought he was in a trance and was wrong. At this time, the ninth elder brother had already come in. Looking at the eighth elder brother, he wanted to ask what he was worried about. When the words reached his lips, he swallowed them and said: "What are you talking about? I heard that Yun Chuanzong What happened?"
"Yun Chuanzong?" The eighth elder brother heard the name was unfamiliar and said, "Yun? A relative of Grandma Yun?" The ninth elder brother shook his head and said, "It's Yaqibu's concubine." At that time, Grandma Yun led When I took my daughter and went to Tongzhou to arrest her, it was my eighth prince who accompanied her.
Later, Yaqib and his wife had a quarrel, both of them were injured, and they were delayed in Tongzhou for a while.
In the end, the girl of the two became the Eighth Prince's princess, Yaqibu also took a step back and agreed to sell his wife's wife, and Aunt Yun agreed to raise her husband's wife's wife.
As a result, both husband and wife were living in Hu Nong, and the outer concubine changed their residence. Grandma Yun did not take the outer concubine back to Beijing, but still stayed in Tongzhou.
Only then did the mother and son defect to their mother's family. The eighth prince looked a little ugly after hearing this.
"He is a sinner, and he must be careful not to enter the palace and cause mischief; but if he is allowed to be taken back by his uncle, the end will not be good. How do you think about the arrangement, Bage?" asked the ninth elder brother.
Yaqibu and his wife were married under the name of the eighth prince, and the Yun Chuan sect was the breeding ground for the population, so they could also be regarded as people under the name of the eighth prince.
It is also the duty of a master to raise and support orphans and widows. The eighth elder brother sighed and said: "I understand, I will ask someone to deal with the matter." This is what the ninth elder brother came over to say.
Who said this was my brother? He had to show it to Khan Amma. Otherwise, if there is something going on at Yuqing Palace, I can go there myself; if there is something going on here, Ba Age, I can send someone over by myself. In comparison, I will look snobbish.
Now that the words have been brought to him, he will not keep them. We have to go to Yuqing Palace. The sixteen thousand five hundred taels of silver still have to be collected.
The eighth elder brother was not in the mood to stay and talk to anyone. He wished that the ninth elder brother would leave quickly to avoid finding himself in the predicament of the Ministry of Punishment.
Brother Jiu entered the palace and went directly to Yuqing Palace. The prince's information is quite well informed. As early as the tenth day of September, the Holy Master stayed in Tangshan and took the princes to visit Tangquan Palace. Yuqing Palace got the news that the construction cost of Tangquan Palace was not paid by the inner treasury, but by the princes.
"Filial piety". Not to mention that the prince felt like being struck by lightning, that's pretty much it. He asked people to inquire privately in the past few days, and finally understood the reason, and made a mental note to Brother Jiu.
Even if Brother Jiu doesn't come over these two days, the prince plans to ask him to come over. Whether it is congratulations on the 40th anniversary of the imperial father Yu Yu, or on the Longevity Festival, among these princes, doesn’t he, the prince, think that he is among them, and is the leader?
If there was no prince like him among the princes, it would be a big joke. Therefore, when the prince heard that Brother Jiu was coming, the prince breathed a sigh of relief.
Brother Ninth had already been warned by Shu Shu, and he knew that there were no secrets in this palace, especially in Yuqing Palace, which must have the eyes and ears of the emperor.
His attitude was very respectful, and he apologized when he came up, saying: "My brother was negligent. When the palace construction started in March, I should have come to greet you and mentioned this matter. As a result, my brother Fujin gave birth at that time, and the family was in chaos. My brother still The successive groundings turned out to be an oversight. When I arrived at the palace a few days ago, I heard the construction department say that there was not enough money, and then I remembered this..." As he said that, he took out a folded leaf from his sleeve and held it with both hands. He sent it to him and said: "Last October, my brother borrowed money, firstly to buy land, and secondly, to build a palace with his brothers. It was because my brother did not think carefully and made his own decision without consulting you or other brothers. "It's..." This document contains the construction costs of various palaces in the palace, and the dedicators are also marked at the back.
The prince didn't move. He motioned to the little eunuch beside him to take it and handed it over. He looked at Brother Ninth and looked at him a little.
Did you really forget to mention this to him, or did you hold a grudge? He always followed his heart and asked directly what came to his mind, saying: "Did you really forget? Didn't you mean it? If Khan Ama hadn't gone to the palace, wouldn't he still be unable to remember this?" Brother Jiu immediately said: " How can you think like this? My brother is wronged. You will know as soon as you open this folding page. It was planned long ago when the construction was about to start in the spring. One person will be in one place. The one you are building is the main hall!" The prince snorted and opened the folding page. Page.
The writing on it is indeed old, and the origami is also somewhat worn, so it is not new. When you see the first row clearly, it is the main hall costing 16,500 taels, the next row is the East Second Hall costing 10,000 taels, the next row is the cost of 10,000 taels, the last is several thousand taels, and the following is The names of the three younger brothers.
The prince's eyes paused at the words eldest brother, and his expression softened slightly. This is only right. The eldest brother and other adult princes should be treated the same.
Looking at this folded page, he somewhat believed that Brother Jiu might have been negligent. After all, everyone knows that the ninth elder brother is lazy and not a long-term person. It is normal to throw away the idea as soon as it comes up. Otherwise, the credit for the corn and potatoes will not go to the fourth elder brother in vain.
He closed the folded page, looked at Brother Ninth and said, "I understand, I will send someone to deliver the banknote later." Brother Ninth was afraid that the prince would take advantage of him, so he only took his name and refused to pay for it, so he reminded: "Then You have to remember this. The main hall has not been built yet. If the money is not paid, the work on the other side will be stopped. It is the face of the palace, so there is no time to delay!" The prince frowned and said, "I will still rely on you. Isn’t this silver enough?” Brother Ninth asked hurriedly: “I’m just afraid that the slaves down below will go back and make two forks here, which will delay my time.” Seeing that Brother Ninth was afraid that Yuqing Palace would default on the debt, the prince changed from a seven-point letter to a new one. I became very convinced.
He looked at Brother Ninth and said very seriously: "Khan Ama asked you to be the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not just to let you have your own whims and take care of everything when you have nothing to do. I won't do it again!" Building the palace can also be regarded as the errand of the Construction Department. It's not too biased, but Brother Jiu shouldn't be the leader.
No matter whether you are from a noble family or from a senior position, the ninth elder brother in the middle cannot be chosen. Brother Ninth was a bit chatty and told the truth: "At that time, all I could think about was hoarding land and selling it for money, so I didn't think so carefully." The prince: "..." He remembered the fifty thousand taels last year!
If He Yi hadn't been so troublesome, the number that would have come back this year would have been 100,000 taels! If he had not taken out the money and asked people to buy land in Baoding, based on his behavior, knowing that the eldest brother had borrowed 100,000 taels of silver, he would have definitely outdone the eldest brother and paid out at least 120,000 taels.
In that case, you will get two hundred and twenty thousand taels! The prince is also short of money! Although he won't feel heartache like the third elder brother, he still regrets that he didn't get a piece of the pie.
However, in this way, it can be proved that Brother Jiu is indeed treating everyone equally. Everyone has a share among the brothers, and this proves that the ninth elder brother is not secretly leaning towards the boss.
But with such a huge windfall, Yuqing Palace didn't share the profits. It's because Brother Jiu was ignorant. Although they are all brothers, he is the prince and treats everyone equally, so it would be disrespectful to him.
He was no longer interested in talking to Brother Jiu, so he raised his tea cup and served tea to see the guests off. Brother Jiu came out of Yuqing Palace still respectful.
Anyway, he is an honest man. Once you have the proper attitude, this matter will be over. As for whether the prince felt comfortable or not, he didn't worry.
At noon, Shu Shu sent someone to deliver a food box. There is a small hot pot with a charcoal stove, which contains chicken meatballs stewed in bone soup, two stir-fry dishes heated by a hot water base, a side dish platter, a soup, red beans and rice, and a pot of red dates and chrysanthemum tea.
It's for two people, and I brought the twelfth brother's share. The ninth elder brother is used together with the twelfth elder brother. In the afternoon, the people from the service room came over to report, and Yun Chuanzong asked the people around the eighth elder brother to pick him up.
This is strange. When he returned home in the afternoon, Brother Jiu talked about this matter with Shu Shu.
"Really speaking, Yaqib's bad deeds came from greed. He was thinking about having a son, so he took the money and left the family. Then after he had a son, he wanted more. The result was good. He After his death, this single seedling almost became a rootless person..." No wonder Fujin talked about cause and effect before and was afraid of cause and effect.
There is a divine punishment in this world. Shu Shu asked curiously: "Does that child want to join the flag?" Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be possible. Yaqibu is already registered and there is no household registration for him to settle down. He will most likely be sent to Zhuangzi and go to Zhuangzi. Later, they became Zhuang Ding and so on." The people of the Qing Dynasty were divided into banner people and people. In addition to the two, there was another type of people called banner people.
The people who followed the banner were mainly Huangzhuang Zhuangtou, one type was the old circle Zhuangtou who entered the pass from the dragon, and the other type was the new Zhuangtou who came from the Han people to join the Eight Banners enclosure.
These people are originally under the jurisdiction of the Accounting Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If the prince opens the government and allocates them, they will be under the name of the prince. They will be treated as if they are paid, and they can also choose armor, but they are not considered to be full-fledged bannermen.
Shu Shu nodded and said, "That's fine." For this child, being sent to Zhuangzi outside might be a blessing.
Otherwise, if we look closely, there is still a murderer between him and his family...
