The Jin family initially disapproved of this ninth elder brother.
In the past two years, Ninth Prince's reputation was not very good, and he was suspected of extorting officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
I heard that just because the annual gifts of several relatives were not generous, the ninth elder brother directly blocked the promotion of several children.
Based on the idea that doing more is worse than doing less, the Jin family prepares generous gifts for three birthdays and two birthdays every year, but they are all within the rules.
After that heavy gift in the 38th year, the Prince's Mansion returned some gifts in return.
The Jin family knew this well. This man did not care about the Jin family's filial piety and had no intention of helping the Jin family.
You know, what the Jin family was previously worried about was the location of Seventeenth Brother’s Haha Pearl.
The Seventeenth Prince is the adopted son of Concubine Yi, and his Haha Pearl is just a matter of words for the Ninth Prince.
As a result, Brother Jiu rejected such a simple request without hesitation.
The Jin family was also a little angry at the time, so they didn't add any more fuss.
During the half month since he returned to Beijing, Jin Yiren inquired about Brother Jiu carefully and found out that this man had always been willful and the censor was focused on impeachment.
He didn't mean to do that to the Jin family at that time.
The ninth elder brother had been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for four years, and he had no personal contacts with anyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He only promoted one person, and he was a shabby person.
What's more, this guy is not short of money. He has earned millions of taels of silver from Xiaotangshan.
The annual salary of a Heshuo prince is only ten thousand taels.
Ninth Prince, a bald prince, can earn back the salary of a prince in two lifetimes.
Jin Yiren understood why the ninth elder brother was not interested in the job of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It’s just that there is a twelfth brother next to him...
Even though this prince's elder brother was born from a concubine, it was not something they could directly confront as a slave.
Jin Yiren was very humble and said: "Master Ninth, did you send the document to the wrong person? I heard that it was Master Twelve who handled this before. Why don't you let me help Master Twelve in the future?"
Brother Ninth shook his head and said: "No need, I have other errands for Brother Twelve to run. I have long thought that the daily affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are cumbersome and cumbersome. It is great that Mr. Jin has taken office. We can also free up our hands to do it." others."
Jin Yiren glanced at the twelfth elder brother, wanting to pay attention to his reaction.
Brother Twelve did not respond.
Jin Yiren didn't quite believe what Brother Jiu said.
When people outside talk about Brother Jiu, they can't do without the word "greed for money".
Just like the land in Xiaotangshan, the price of the land has increased because of the construction of the emperor's hot spring palace. It can obviously be owned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but what's the result?
Even the palace was not paid for by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and became the filial piety of the princes.
The business in Xiaotangshan has become the business of Brother Jiu alone.
It can be seen that Brother Jiu has a clear distinction between public and private affairs.
Then the words that made the twelfth prince run errands are a bit false.
It should be that the ninth elder brother was scolded for being lazy and took over the job himself. He was worried that the twelfth elder brother would come from behind, so he found an excuse to exempt the twelfth elder brother from doing the job.
There is no difference between the royal family and ordinary people.
Brothers should pay their own dues. When walking in a yamen, they must be on guard and suppress themselves from screaming.
Jin Yiren didn't say much and said, "I haven't been in the capital for a long time, and I am not familiar with the errands of our yamen. I will have to ask Master Jiu for more advice in the future."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "I don't care about this. I turned around and accidentally ignored it. The censor stared at me again. Since Mr. Jin has become the head of the House of Internal Affairs, let me not worry about it. By the way, I am the chief of the Yamen here." There is still a shortage, if Mr. Jin has someone he sees as useful, he can recommend talents without avoiding relatives!"
After hearing this, Jin Yiren felt more at ease.
He moved his family to Beijing and thought about his sons' future.
Long before the children had grown up, he had donated his family background and gained the title of superintendent of students.
In this way, here in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, vacancies can be filled directly without going through a written examination.
Jin Yiren said with gratitude: "Thank you for your trust, Mr. Jiu. I can't thank you enough."
The foot-high official documents he had over there were all to be processed today. He came over to pay homage to the dock and went back to work after getting rid of any troubles.
The twelfth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Ninth elder brother, then I will go to Tongzhou tomorrow?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "What's the rush? It's still cold now. Let's wait until February. Then go over and take a look. Don't let these officials bully the technicians from Jiangning. That's what I asked Master Cao. For those who have been asking for it several times, their monthly salary must be doubled, and they must be fully paid, and no one is allowed to exploit them. Apprentices must also choose those who can be used. If they are just cheating, they will be singled out and told to get out. If there is any nepotism in management, they will be kicked out together. These days , the most indispensable thing for the Ministry of Internal Affairs is people."
While the two brothers were talking, Gao Yanzhong arrived.
He is the doctor in charge of the court, and he is directly subordinate to the chief minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Now, Jin Yiren has become his immediate boss.
It was Gao Yanzhong's job to verify the accounts of the three major weaving companies last year.
Less than half a year later, the Jin family was transferred.
Jin Renyi was also suspicious and tested Gao Yanzhong.
"Master Jiu, I have something to report..."
Gao Yanzhongdao.
The twelfth elder brother listened and looked at the ninth elder brother, waiting to avoid him.
Brother Jiu said: "Is it related to the Jin family? Just tell me directly!"
Gao Yanzhong said: "A few days ago, Lord Jin asked about my servant's youngest son..."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "It's either a wife with a daughter, or a wife with a niece, nothing else!"
Gao Yanzhong said: "Yes, it's just a pity that the third child of the slave family has already made an appointment with the niece of the Zhong family."
Brother Jiu glanced at Gao Yanzhong and said, "You are willing to do it."
The third son of Gao Yanzhong's family once went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion with Gao Bin to pay New Year's greetings. He is a smart boy. He heard from Gao Bin that his homework is better, and he is now studying at Jingshan Official School.
At the age of ten, he was already eating royal food. He was given one tael of silver every month and two stones and six liters of rice every quarter.
Gao Yanzhong said: "The two families made an agreement last year and found a matchmaker."
Brother Jiu said, "Then just tell Lord Jin the truth."
Baby kissing is not popular in the Eight Banners.
Brother Ninth felt that Gao Yanzhong was trying to guard against others by arranging an engagement for his youngest son.
It is not only Jin Yiren who is on guard, but also other wealthy families who cannot afford to offend.
This can be regarded as directly avoiding future troubles.
Otherwise, if you refuse directly, you will offend others, and if you don't refuse, your family will be easily implicated.
Because he was promoted by Brother Ninth himself, Gao Yanzhong can be regarded as a little celebrity in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Gao Yanzhong smiled bitterly and said: "Master Jin asked the servant's eldest grandson again..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "What do you want to do?"
Gao Yanzhong said: "Marriage matters are all ordered by my parents. As a grandfather, it is not easy for me to go beyond my parents to provide for my grandson. Besides, the family has been separated."
Brother Jiu had a good impression of Jin Yiren just now. He thought he was a personable person and his words were nice.
But I didn't expect there to be this side.
Like a crab, how many families are involved?
We are still close to the Cao family, but have nothing to do with the Gao family.
Brother Jiu looked at Gao Yanzhong and said, "If it doesn't work, just do it."
Gao Yanzhong said: "I declined, for fear of offending Master Jin."
The ninth elder brother said: "Then you will follow the twelfth elder brother in the past few months, help the twelfth elder brother, make room for him, and hide first to save him from resorting to any tricks."
Gao Yanzhong went to Jiangnan to find out about the Jin family, and he also knew that the Jin family could not grow like a rabbit's tail.
It just seemed that the emperor wanted to avoid Jiangnan and punish the Jin family on a different crime, so there was still a buffer of three to five months.
Gao Yanzhong also felt that he could temporarily avoid the sharp edge and avoid becoming the chicken that kills chickens and scares monkeys.
With Brother Jiu's arrangement, Gao Yanzhong felt relieved and said to Brother Nine, "Thank you, Master Jiu, for your consideration..."
Then, he clasped his fists at the twelfth elder brother and said, "Then this slave will obey the orders of the twelfth elder brother."
Brother Twelve nodded.
Gao Yanzhong retreated.
The twelfth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and realized something was wrong.
Under normal circumstances, a third-grade official would marry a fifth-grade official. Isn't this a good thing?
Gao Yanzhong meant to avoid it.
The ninth elder brother looked at the twelfth elder brother and said: "The Eight Banners attach great importance to foreign relatives, and this is the in-laws. You can choose carefully. The same is true for you here. If you can restrain the maternal family, you must also restrain the wife's family in the future, so that they don't rely on you. They bully men and women and amass money wantonly..."
The twelfth prince's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Khan Amma would not choose Prince Fujin from such a family."
Brother Jiu also thinks about it.
He said: "Don't you have a list of beautiful girls with a sign in your hand? These people will stay in the palace for inspection in February. Among them are you and Thirteenth Brother's Fu Jin, but I can't guess Khan. What does Ma Hui mean..."
The twelfth elder brother didn’t want to hear this, so he asked, “How many days will I stay in Tongzhou?”
Brother Jiu also returned to the business and said: "Three or five days, let's show some seriousness, otherwise the people below will be fooled by just looking at the flowers. Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I just want to relax. Gao Yanzhong Follow him, he is a safe person, there is nothing to worry about."
The twelfth elder brother nodded, a little uneasy.
I haven’t been to Tongzhou yet.
He has only been to Haidian, and once to Changping at the beginning of last year...
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Qiandongtousuo, the main room.
The Fourteenth Brother looked at the eunuch who came back alone and couldn't help but get angry and said: "Why did you come back alone? Where is the Thirteenth Brother?"
The eunuch bent his body like a shrimp and said: "Sir, the Thirteenth Master is not at my brother's place. He has gone to the Household Department. From today on, the Thirteenth Master will be walking in the Household Department."
Brother Fourteen couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this.
He had known for a long time that Brother Thirteen would start working as an errand this year, but he still couldn't help but feel sour when he heard the news.
"Have you ever asked, how many days do you have a day off?" Brother Fourteen asked in a muffled voice.
The eunuch said: "There is one day off every ten days, but on the first day of February, the Thirteenth Master will leave the capital with his retinue, so he will not be able to rest for ten and a half days..."
Brother Fourteen is getting more and more upset, but he is also uneasy thinking about the news revealed by Brother Thirteen yesterday.
He looked at the eunuch for a while and said, "If you have any news about Yuqing Palace, remember to inquire about it and report it to us."
Aktun did not return to the palace...
There is only one kind of person who does not need to return to the palace.
That means you are dying, and you can only wait for death outside the palace. You are not allowed to return to the palace, which ruins the feng shui of the Forbidden City...
The shadow of Aktun appeared in front of Brother Fourteen's eyes, and he couldn't help but shudder...
