The Fujin Code of Qing Dynasty

Time flies, since the fourteenth elder brother went to the fourth elder brother's house to play for a while, the two of them have become closer and closer, and the relationship with Honglin is even better, not like an uncle or nephew, but more like a brother.

Above the court, Emperor Kangxi was becoming more and more strict with the prince, and everyone felt this different severity keenly, without the fatherly attitude of the past.

At first, Emperor Kangxi wanted the elder brother to be the whetstone for the prince to hone the prince, but now he is promoting the elder brother as a check and balance for the prince.

The prince has been the prince for so many years, so it is naturally impossible not to know the changes in the emperor's father's feelings, so he has become more and more irritable, and he is confident when he is favored. In the past, he could act like a son in front of the emperor.

Now he is becoming more and more like the one he despised when he was young. He will be trembling when facing Kangxi, and he will recall a sentence many times in his heart before he can say it after confirming that it is correct.

The relationship between father and son has begun to collapse, and the two people who have had a huge gap can never return to the harmonious and intimate relationship they used to have.

During this process, the thirteenth elder brother suddenly emerged and was favored by the emperor. As a very favored little elder brother, he stood unequivocally behind the prince, just to protect his two younger sisters after the death of his mother and concubine. .

The fourth elder brother is full of disappointment when he mentions this matter, because he can more and more feel that the prince's ship is about to break, and the thirteenth brother is chivalrous, and it is very likely that he will die on this broken ship with the prince in the river.

The fourth elder brother naturally wants to help the thirteenth elder brother, but unfortunately, even the prince whom he loved when he was young is full of suspicion in Kangxi now, let alone the fourth elder brother and the others, the aging Kangxi has lost the ambition of his youth , he began to gain a good reputation.

The treasury became increasingly empty, because the debts of the ministers were about to empty the treasury. At first, Kangxi only wanted those officials with poor families to borrow some money from the treasury for turnover.

But in the end, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were all there to turn around, and everyone had to borrow money no matter what they had to do, otherwise you would be out of gregariousness, and the fate of being out of gregariousness in a large group would be too ugly. Gradually It becomes the default state.

Everyone does not use the money in the treasury as money, so how can the treasury persist?After a catastrophe, Kangxi wanted to allocate money to relieve the victims, but the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs said that he had no more money.

Only then did Kangxi realize the seriousness of the whole matter, but now he no longer has the courage to ask for the money back, because now he pays too much attention to reputation, just like every old emperor, he pays attention to Sitting on the dragon chair, he paid attention to his own reputation.

Kangxi looked at the elder princes who were all low and silent there, and after looking at them one by one, he set his sights on the fourth elder brother.

The other elder brothers also looked at the fourth elder brother. Hearing about debt collection will offend Manchao civil and military. After all, the money has already been swallowed by others, and you let them spit it out again, let alone this matter No matter how difficult things are, I'm afraid that all civil and military officials in the court will have to bear a grudge against him.

The eighth elder brother unconsciously exhaled lightly. He relied on his reputation as a corporal and slick, to get the name of the eight sage kings. Can it be based on this matter?

If the fourth brother, an upright person, asks for debts, I am afraid that the ministers will have to find a way to pay back the money, and he has the money bag of the ninth brother, so he can win over some officials in the process.

The eighth elder brother thought like this but looked at the fourth elder brother casually. As soon as the fourth elder brother saw their expressions, he knew that this matter must not be good. He knew that this errand was a big pit, but the fourth elder brother Had to jump down.

One thing Huang Ama has appointed him, why not stand up and make a statement first, and get some praise from Huang Ama and a little bit of guilt. If Huang Ama called him out, I am afraid it would be justified up.

The second reason is that the fourth master is too public-minded. He is not ignorant of the sufferings of the people in the world. It is precisely because of his sympathy for the people that his life becomes more and more difficult. He cannot sit idly by. , otherwise, if the disaster relief funds cannot be allocated, what should the disaster victims do?

After the disaster victims couldn't survive, they would naturally abandon everything and become a group of rogues, but facing the serious Qing army, those rogues who were originally peasants were no opponents at all, and in the end they just became another record.

Fourth master thought of this and stepped forward gently, taking this extremely thankless job.

Brother Thirteen wanted to help when he saw this, but he was still thinking about it. After all, he now knew that the court was becoming more and more muddy, so he had to think carefully about every move he made.

Over the years, Elder Brother Thirteen has been tied to the waistband of Emperor Kangxi. He takes it with him wherever he goes, and the excessive favor of the emperor has attracted more attention to him, so he needs to be more careful.

The fourteenth elder brother didn't have so many thoughts, and he stood up directly with a trace of naivete and recklessness. Lang Sheng and the fourth elder brother took up the task together.

The thirteenth elder brother looked at the young and energetic face of the fourteenth elder brother, lowered his eyes slightly, covering up the envy in his eyes, and stood up, willing to give the fourth elder brother a helping hand.

The two younger brothers both stood up. It can be said that this is good news that the fourth elder brother heard. Looking at the fourteenth brother standing there in high spirits, the fourth elder brother was a little dazed. He couldn't remember the fourteenth elder brother when he was young. How alienated from myself.

Emperor Kangxi looked at the two young elder brothers who stood up, and nodded. One said that standing out at this time meant that the two younger elder brothers were brothers and sisters, and the other was that the two younger elder brothers, especially It is the thirteenth elder brother. In recent years, a little elder brother who has been very favored can show his wishes by helping the fourth elder brother.

Emperor Kangxi didn't intend to ask a few people to collect debts directly at the beginning, because in the situation he envisioned, he would lend the money himself, and the courtiers would return the money, which not only saved each other's dignity, but also left a good relationship between the monarch and his ministers. good talk.

It's a pity that Emperor Kangxi forgot how greedy human nature is. In the eyes of those people, the money has long been theirs, and they never thought about paying it back, so how could they return it?

After all, they have borrowed and borrowed over the years, and they have used the national treasury as a private treasury. Although they can pay back the money, they will have to work hard. Naturally, they don't want to. They just want to delay it for a while.

Kangxi took the prince and elder brother and ran away, saying that he was going to inspect, but in fact he was waiting for everyone to pay back the money. Everyone naturally saw what Kangxi meant, but wanted them to take out the money that was already in their pockets , That was a dream, everyone pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Faced with such a situation, Kangxi couldn't help but feel a little angry. He was able to lend money to those slaves because of the kindness of his sacred heart, not because of the shame of those slaves.

Kangxi, who has become more benevolent over the years, has also made some courtiers forget how decisive an emperor he was when he was young.

Seeing that everyone was so ignorant, Kangxi didn't bother to say anything more to them. Of course, he didn't plan to end it himself. Instead, he signaled the fourth elder brother and the others to start collecting debts.

The fourth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother intend to act on the prince's side first. Only the top elder brothers have all paid back the money, and the servants at the bottom know their determination.

As long as one or two prudent families repay the money, the rest of them can be broken down one by one, because everyone is paying back the money, and there is no law to blame the public.

It's just that after the debt collection is over, I'm afraid several people will become hated characters.

Fourth master was thinking about what to do, sitting in the study and worrying about it, after all, we are all brothers, nothing should be taken lightly or seriously, but he has such an errand on his body.

Li Shuran saw fourth master thinking hard there, knocked lightly on the door and walked in.

The fourth master saw Li Shuran walking in with a small box, and asked full of doubts: "Shu Ran, what are you carrying?"

Li Shuran put the small box on the desk in front of Fourth Master, opened the small box, and there were bank notes inside.

The fourth master took it out and took a look, counting it was exactly 15 taels of silver bills, and asked with some doubts: "Why did you suddenly think of taking out the silver bills?"

Li Shuran went forward, gently kneaded the hard muscles of the fourth master, and said softly: "The matter of the fourth master's order to collect debts has spread throughout the government and the public, and I have also heard some news. After checking the accounts It was later discovered that the Sibeile Mansion also owed money to the treasury.

So I thought about taking out the money and returning it to the treasury first, and then the concubine had already made an agreement with Ama, and the Li family would also return the money owed to the treasury as a leader. "

Now whoever is the first to pay back the money will probably be hated by the other honorable families, after all, it was that person who paid back the money first and broke the deadlock.

Li Shuran's natal family was willing to help the fourth master in this way, and it was only for Li Shuran. It is conceivable how much effort Li Shuran spent in this, so that they were willing to take the opportunity of being rejected by others and make a first step. gesture.

The fourth master held Li Shuran's hand full of gratitude, and said with some emotion: "You have worked hard these days."

Li Shuran shook her head, the Li family lord put her first, so she persuaded the Li family lord to be fine.

And she did this not only for the fourth elder brother, but also because she knew that in the later years of Kangxi, the entire court would be very dark. It represents the courtiers they win over to attack and frame each other.

Even Brother Thirteen has been imprisoned for so many years, let alone these courtiers?

作者有话要说：感谢在2020-07-0105:42:54~2020-07-0213:08:14期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 1 piece of sweet milk cover;

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: 3 bottles of Gongtian;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!