1722, 12 After Kangxi's death, Xu Li was immediately detained in 1723. Of course, there are also economic problems, political problems and metallurgical problems. 1727 65438+February 4, that is, the fourth day of December in the fifth year of Yongzheng, Cao Fu was "double-regulated". It's just that Kangxi didn't check it, Yongzheng did. It doesn't matter how much you find. In a word, there are political and economic problems in Cao's property, such as misappropriating taxes, hiding jewelry and antiques, concealing family property and so on. Another loophole in the Cao family's purse is the demand of Prince Yin Ren, which is also an important reason. This money, all the money of the emperor, was spent on the emperor and his family. However, Cao and Li were guilty of misappropriating huge amounts of public funds.
For the Cao family, the death of a favourite, an able man (Qin Xue's grandfather) Kangxi and his son Cao Qing is undoubtedly a very heavy blow. To make matters worse, Cao Fu, who succeeded Cao Qingcheng as the Weaver Girl in Jiangning (according to research, it may be Cao Xueqin's uncle), was in trouble again. Originally, Yongzheng's will to the Cao family was not strict, and he also told him to listen to Prince Yi (Andrew, then the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was Tu's immediate boss), "Don't find a way." However, Cao Fu cannot make up the deficit. Secondly, Yongzheng was very unhappy about "harassing the post station" and "fading the dragon robe". Cao Fu was severely punished, and lifted his property "cangue" (the prisoner was cangue, but also loudly reported his charges), and his family ordered him to return to Beijing to lower the flag. This led to the downfall of the Cao family.