Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 236 Angry Cai Jing, Cai You's Awakening
Cai Mansion, although there are no lights and festoons, but the excitement and joy in Cai Mansion can be felt across two streets.

A group of servants in green clothes and caps held brooms and buckets and cleaned up half the street in front of the gate, and sprinkled water to prevent dust from flying up and getting on Mr. Cai's sedan chair.

Of course, if it's getting dark today, Cai Jing probably won't be able to see what they're doing, but the servants are still full of energy, and there's no time to wipe off the sweat on their busy faces.

As the sun set, a sedan chair swayed into the street, accompanied by a dozen or so soldiers silently escorting it.

"The master is back, the master is back!"

The butler hurriedly told the servants to put away everything that should be collected and put away everything that should be put away, so as not to hinder the master's sedan chair.

At this time, all members of the Cai family came out to welcome them.

The leader is Cai Jing's original wife, Han Shi.

Standing beside him are Cai Jing's eight sons... or seven sons, headed by Cai You, arranged in order from oldest to youngest.

The eldest is naturally Cai You, and the second child is called Cai Min, but he died early, and the other brothers are standing behind Cai You.

Among these people, the fourth eldest Cai Tao was the most advanced, even faintly surpassing his third brother, almost on a par with Cai You.

But even so, the youngest Cai He still didn't dare to say anything, and even meant to please the fourth brother.

It's just because Cai Tao is Cai Jing's favorite son besides Cai You.

"Brother, are you awake?"

The fourth son, Cai Xian, took a bowl of hangover soup with an unpleasant smell from the servant, and handed it to Cai You with a smile: "Come, drink another bowl, so that I won't say anything when my father comes back."

Cai You glanced at him sideways, didn't say much, but took a sip of it with a blank expression.

Now he has bathed and changed his clothes, but there is still a faint smell of alcohol on his body, and he can smell it as long as he gets close. .

The torches were blazing, and the lanterns gave off a dim yellow light.

In the expectant eyes of everyone, the sedan chair slowly stopped in front of the Wutou gate of Cai Mansion, the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and Cai Jing, wearing a scarlet robe and a pair of satin black boots, got out of the sedan chair expressionlessly.

"Master...Father..."

People from the Cai Mansion surrounded them in a hurry, the innermost one was Cai Jing's wife and sons, the outermost ones were his daughter and concubine, and the outermost ones were Cai Mansion's offshoots and servants... Wu Yangyang's almost Blocked the way into the mansion.

"Get up."

Cai Jing looked at these people, his stiff face gradually melted, and he let out a long sigh.

"Father, you have suffered."

Cai You raised her head with tears in her eyes, and looked at Cai Jing with deep admiration on her face.

The fourth brother, Cai Wei, did not give up too much, but the performance of the other brothers was not so interesting...

"Ah~"

Cai Jing didn't speak, but sighed softly again, his face became softer, and he reached out and stroked Cai You's forehead.

But at this moment, a strong smell of wine rushed straight into his nostrils, Cai Jing frowned slightly, and glanced at the other sons behind him, obviously placing the target of suspicion on these worthless people.

"Let's go, go home."

Cai Jing flicked his sleeves, separated from the crowd, and walked quickly to the mansion.

The others didn't think anything was wrong, after all, the old man had been locked up in the Gong Yuan for so many days, and there were so many changes outside during this period, it's normal to be in a bad mood.

Only Cai You's heart skipped a beat, faintly feeling that something was wrong.

But seeing that Cai Tao had already followed, and the other brothers were also watching him, Cai You had no choice but to follow.

Since Cai Jing returned to the mansion, there has been an endless stream of visiting officials. Cai Jing only met with a few important ones, and the others declined because they were too tired, and agreed to invite everyone to gather at the mansion another day.

The officials who got the promise were not as restless as before, and they all went back home.

But the scale of officials is huge, even if everyone just sat down for a while, Cai's house was still busy until midnight.

Although they were too busy to stand up, the servants still had proud and satisfied smiles on their faces, because Cai's mansion hadn't seen such a scene for several days.

While it was busy outside, the atmosphere in Cai's study was unusually calm.

Cai Jing looked at Cai You in front of him coldly, his face sinking like water.

Just now when I smelled alcohol outside, I thought it was someone else's alcohol, but here, when there are only a few people, I can still smell the alcohol, and it came from Cai You, the result is self-evident up.

"Nie Zhan, today your uncle and your father-in-law are in great trouble, do you still have the heart to drink?"

Cai Jing glared at Cai You, as if he wanted to vent all the unhappiness these days.

Cai You's forehead was covered with sweat, his head was dizzy, and his feet were unsteady, but he still stood where he was, accepting Cai Jing's scrutiny.

"Father..." He opened his mouth to defend, but his dizzy mind prevented him from saying anything.

Seeing him like this, Cai Jing was even more angry, couldn't help pointing at him and said angrily: "You really are a white-eyed wolf! Uncle Ni and your father-in-law loved you so much in the past, but now they are about to ruin their family, yet you still go out to drink and find money. joyous……"

Cai You gritted her teeth, listened quietly to Cai Jing's words, and gradually clenched her fists.

He also felt very wronged. Is this drinking for pleasure?

Without him, Cai You, Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu would have been beheaded by the court long ago when you came out!Can it still be your turn to show off your prestige here?
So many people in the Cai party have worked hard for so many days, but the matter has fallen to this point, and it was finally resolved by him, Cai You?
But now he, the biggest hero, has to be punished here. Is it really fair?

Cai You clenched her teeth and clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white.

"Niezi! This old man is really regretful, why did he give birth to a son like you..."

Ever since Cai Dang heard the imperial decree, he had been simmering with anger, but this wave of anger could not be vented in front of outsiders, otherwise people would really think that he, the leader of Cai Dang, was out of temper.

But now that the night is quiet, Cai Jing in his own study does not have so many scruples. At this time, half of his anger comes from the reckless actions of the emperor, Zhongshu Sheng, and Yushitai, and the other half is his hatred of Cai You. .

The former Cai You was his most valued son and Cai Jing's most anticipated successor.

But this time Cai Jing was only locked up in the tribute courtyard for so long, the Cai party turned into such a mess, and his successor Cai You became a libertine who drank and had fun!
What's the difference between this and those dudes who wander around the capital all day?
Furious!

Cai Jing's words became more and more intense, and later even reached the point of roaring.

Cai You's face became more and more red, and he didn't even notice it. Under the influence of anger, he seemed to gradually wake up.

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun on the side watched this scene, and finally couldn't help explaining for Cai You: "My lord, in fact, the eldest son is too worried about the two servants, and can't accept the current result, so it's like this..."

The two talked about what happened in the Yushitai of the imperial city today, and Cai Jing also sat back in his chair to rest, took a breath, and listened expressionlessly.

But the two of them were only interrupted by him waving his hand in the middle of their conversation.

"Shut up! Don't make excuses for this traitor again!" He looked at Cai You with a cold face.

Cai Jing may have gradually realized that he was too anxious, but at a time like this, a father is too embarrassed to admit his mistake to his son.

"Today his uncle and his father-in-law's house was ransacked. He can go out and drink like a drunk. When the old man's house is ransacked tomorrow, he might still be happy!"

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Cai You couldn't bear his scolding, reprimand, and cynicism anymore. He suddenly raised his head and glared at Cai Jing, his eyes were a little red.

Under Cai Jing's guilt, the anger in his heart had already dissipated a little, but at this moment he was suddenly taken aback by Cai You's appearance, and then he felt an inexplicable anger in his heart, and said angrily: "Nizi! What are you looking at?"

"I hope your father will die early, and then no one will care about you?"

Cai You didn't answer his words, turned around and strode out of the study, slamming the door and leaving.

"Eldest son..."

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun's expressions changed, and they were about to reach out to stop him.

"Let him go!"

Cai Jing slammed the table, pointed at Cai You's back, and said angrily, "I want to see how hard his wings are!"

Cai You turned a deaf ear and disappeared into the night without stopping.

"My lord..." Gao Xun turned his head and wanted to persuade Cai Jing again. After all, Cai You's excellent performance these days has been seen by them. How can they completely deny what he did before because of a mistake that is not considered a mistake? everything?

But before Gao Xun could say anything, he was stopped by Deng Xunwu.

It was only after seeing Deng Xunwu's wink that he realized the crux of the problem. Now that Cai Jing is in a fit of anger, he may say nothing will work.

The only way to resolve this matter is to let Cai You come over and apologize tomorrow when he calms down...

Cai You who left the study did not go back to her own yard, but ignored the persuasion of her disciples and left Cai's mansion all the way.

Standing on the empty street, being blown by the cold wind, his mind was cleared up a little.

Looking around, it was pitch black, and dogs could be heard from a distance from time to time, as well as the footsteps of Bing Ma Si when he was patrolling the night.

It was only then that Cai You realized that he had nowhere to go for a while. If he ran around and was bumped into by the night watchmen, it would be troublesome. In the end, he would definitely be told Cai Jing, and now the last thing he wanted to face was Cai Jing.

Cai You sighed, but out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at a mansion next to Cai's Mansion.

Compared to the mess left by the bustling entrance of the Cai Mansion, the other side is empty. The lanterns in front of the gate emit a cool light, swaying under the night wind.

Cai You took a deep breath and subconsciously walked over there.

bang bang bang~
The dull knock on the door spread far away in the dark night, and after a while, there was a faint sound of footsteps inside.

"Who is it please?"

The door here is not as arrogant as Cai Jing's, but politely and cautiously replied through the door: "It's late at night, we don't see any guests at our house."

Cai You took a deep breath, and slowly replied, "I'm Cai You, is my second uncle asleep?"

"Young Master Cai?"

There was obvious surprise in the sound of the door, and after a few thuds, the thick wooden beam bolt on the door was removed, the door was opened a crack, and a head carefully poked out from inside.

Realizing that it was really Cai You outside, and not some burglar who robbed the house, Menzi said pleasantly, "My lord, my master is still in the study."

After entering the door and entering the courtyard, Cai You saw a lighted window from a distance.

The lights swayed like beans, casting a shaky figure on the window.

crunch~
The door opened in front and went in: "Master, Mr. Cai You is here."

"Oh?"

Cai Bian put down the letter paper in his hand, raised his head in surprise, and met Cai You's red eyes.

"Second uncle..."

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Cai You stayed overnight at Cai Bian's mansion and returned home the next morning.

"Father, it was my son who made something wrong yesterday, which made you angry..." Cai You knelt on the ground when she saw Cai Jing, apologized to him, and admitted her mistake.

After this night, the anger in Cai Jing's heart disappeared by seven or eight points.

Even if something goes wrong, a son will always be a son. Can Cai Jing beat him to death to relieve his anger?

After so many years of pain, there is inertia, and it is difficult to change it.

"Get up!"

Cai Jing glared at him angrily: "Don't be so reckless in the future..."

He taught him a few more words, Cai You also nodded and listened, and didn't talk back to him, which made Cai Jing even more relieved.

Seeing that Cai Jing had almost calmed down, Cai You suddenly said, "Father, I want to be an official."

"Official?"

Cai Jing was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't expect Cai You to say such a thing: "In the past, you didn't take the imperial examination when you were asked, and you didn't want to be a civil servant assigned to you. Why do you suddenly want to be an official now?"

Cai You's voice gradually became heavy: "In the past, my son didn't know the heights of the heavens and the earth, and he was greedy for playfulness and vulgarity without realizing it."

"But after this incident, my son discovered that my father has been silently supporting the Cai family, sheltering my son and younger brothers from the wind and rain. As the eldest son of Cai, when my father was trapped in the tribute courtyard, I couldn't share my father's worries. I am ashamed of being a human being." son."

Cai You gradually choked up as she spoke: "Now my son wants to be a useful person, and I don't want to go on like this."

Cai Jing looked at Cai You with dazed eyes, as if he knew his son for the first time.

It took him a long time to react, he blinked his wet eyes hard, stood up and patted Cai You on the shoulder, and kept saying, "Okay...okay..."

"If you can have this thought, being a father is already very satisfying."

Cai Jing took a deep breath and said slowly, "Your, being an official is not a problem, as long as you have the heart, why should our Cai family be unhappy?"

Cai You also nodded excitedly.

It's just that the thoughts in his heart are completely opposite to those of Cai Jing.

Now that the Cai family is already an extremely courtier, what can they do?Was it a princely state?

Don't make trouble, even at the beginning of the founding of the country, there were only a few two or three civil servants who had this kind of treatment, but in the 800 years after the Great Work, there were no such civil servants at all.

Therefore, it is already thankful to be able to keep the current wealth of the Cai family.

Thinking of this, Cai You looked up at Cai Jing again.

He did this not only for himself, but also for the hundreds of members of the entire Cai family, for his brothers and sisters.

Don't worry, Cai You said silently in his heart... The prosperity of the Cai family will definitely continue, and it will always be "prosperous", but it is different from what you think...

(End of this chapter)