Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1005
Compared with the joyful harmony of the Cao brothers, the meeting between Emperor Yongzheng and the Fourteenth Elder Brother seemed tense and the atmosphere was not so satisfying.

Jingshan, Shouhuang Hall, in front of the coffin of Emperor Daxing.

The fourteenth elder brother stared at Yongzheng with red eyes, and said: "I am the emperor's younger brother, and the Laxi Alulot family is lowly. If I have any faults, I beg the emperor to punish me; if I have all the faults, I beg the emperor Laxi is about to rectify the law and rectify the state system!"

Kneeling at his feet was Laxi, the first-class guard of Qianqingmen.

In the early morning, Laxi was ordered to accompany Long Kedo to welcome the fourteenth elder brother into the city.After everyone else entered the palace to meet the emperor, only the fourteenth elder brother and Fu Guogong Kui Hui, as the clan, first entered Jingshan to pay respects to the coffin of Emperor Daxing.

After Kui Hui finished worshiping, she handed a sign to Yuqian to say hello, but Elder Fourteen remained silent.

Obviously, he didn't "can't wait" to kowtow to the new emperor.

He fell asleep in front of the coffin of Emperor Daxing.

He didn't know that around the Shouhuang Palace, there were 40 guards of the new emperor's hidden residence, which were set up just for him.

Even if he wanted to leave Shouhuang Palace, he might not be able to do so.

Because today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, although Yongzheng was exempted from congratulations, this day is also very busy.To appease the clan, to appease the Mongolian princes, to go to the Empress Dowager's Palace to pay her respects, to summon several academicians, to promulgate the calendar of the first year of Yongzheng, and to issue instructions from foreign officials and governors.

Yongzheng didn't have time to pay attention to the fourteenth elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother slept until the night, but woke up by himself.

He woke up from the cold. The Shouhuang Palace is where the coffin of Emperor Daxing is placed. Although the temperature in the palace cannot be said to freeze, it is not too warm.

Brother Fourteen was so tired that he just lay down on the ground.

When he woke up, he already felt top-heavy, hungry and cold, and his condition was very miserable.

The fourteenth elder brother turned over and knelt in front of the coffin, his mind was muddled, and after a while, he remembered that he still had one person to rely on, and that was his biological mother, the current queen mother.

But Laxi had already received the decree to keep the fourteenth elder brother in the Shouhuang Palace, how could he let him go.Under the banner, the emperor ordered the fourteenth elder brother to keep the spirit for 27 days.

What is the temper of the fourteenth elder brother? How can a guard pass the order and he can stay?
Seeing that the fourteenth elder brother was determined, Laxi had no choice but to stand in front of the fourteenth elder brother.

He is a Mongolian, with a very strong body, known for his bravery, and a bodyguard who was promoted from a pro-military academy.

The fourteenth elder brother trekked thousands of miles, and he suffered from external wind and cold, and his body was exhausted, so he really didn't have much strength in his body.

Under the collision of the two phases, Elder Fourteen was unable to stand upright, fell to the ground, and was hit by a pile of buttocks.

From the "General King" who commanded 10,000+ troops to being humiliated by the guards, the fourteenth elder brother was so sad and angry that he almost fainted.

Whether it's Laxi in front of him or the figures around him.

He finally saw that it was absolutely impossible for him to leave the courtyard of the Shou Palace.

But if he was allowed to stand still and wait for death, he really couldn't swallow this breath.

The more the new emperor guarded against him, the more he believed that the emperor's favorite heir was himself.Thinking that that position should have been his own, but now his brother usurped it, he regretted it endlessly.

If he had known this earlier, he shouldn't be greedy for merit and clinging to the military power in the Northwest.

But he picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelon.

He has never been a magnanimous person, and he is full of anger and has nowhere to vent. He just feels that the eunuchs and guards in and out of the palace are not looking right, as if they are mocking him as a defeated general.

Brother Fourteen sneered a few times, and was thinking of a way to deal with these evil slaves, when the sound of whips was heard from a distance.

He stared intently, and under the illumination of the palace lanterns, a man in a dragon robe, surrounded by everyone, came walking.

His eyes were bloodshot immediately, wishing he could swallow this person alive.

In the eyes of others, this "cold-faced prince" eats vegetarian food and recites Buddha's name, and looks like he can be strong without desire, but the fourteenth elder brother doesn't believe it.

Now that everything is settled, it also proves that his precautions against his brother back then were not unreasonable.

At this moment, Yongzheng had already walked into the courtyard of the Shouhuang Palace, and stopped a few steps away from Brother Fourteen.

Elder Fourteen's body trembled slightly, he knew that according to the rules, he should step forward, kneel down, and congratulate the new emperor on his enthronement.

But his arrogance imprisoned his footsteps, making him unable to take that step.

Behind Yongzheng, Long Kedo and Brother Thirteen followed.

Brother Fourteen knew that if he continued to hesitate like this, maybe his good brother would be punished as a crime.How could he allow him to be proud?
So, he pulled Laxi next to him, and there was the scene at the beginning.

Laxi reacted quickly, and was pulled to the front and back of the imperial court, and fell to his knees directly.

As the saying goes, "It depends on the owner to beat a dog." Since Laxi can be ordered to guard the fourteenth brother, he is a person that Yongzheng can trust.

Seeing the fourteenth elder brother shouting and cursing loudly, Yongzheng's face became ugly.Because he knew that Brother Fourteen was clearly pointing at Laxi, but it was actually him who was glaring angrily at him.

"This is the place where Emperor Daxing rests. How can you roar so loudly?" Yongzheng became angry, and his tone became sharper.

"Hahaha!" Brother Fourteen raised his head and laughed, with only sarcasm left on his face, no trace of sadness.

He was sure that he was the real heir emperor, so he decided that he would die, so instead he broke the pot and threw all the original fear in his heart to the sky.

"I'm unseemly, does the emperor want to reward me with a glass of wine?" He raised his chin and looked at Yongzheng with a bit of disdain.

Yongzheng didn't expect him to be so presumptuous, his face was flushed, and he stared at Fourteenth Brother with murderous intent.

The existence of Fourteenth Elder Brother was like a thorn in his heart, which made him feel depressed every time he thought about it.

Now that the fourteenth elder brother is tearing his face like this, Yongzheng is actually a little excited in his heart.

Perhaps, the decades of grievances between brothers can be ended here.

The thirteenth elder brother stood behind Yongzheng, watching the interaction between the two brothers, but secretly called "bad".

He knew that Yongzheng didn't want to see the fourteenth elder brother, but he couldn't just watch Huangqi bear the notoriety of "Tudi" from the beginning of his ascension to the throne. The most important thing was that there was a queen mother among the brothers.

The reason why the Empress Dowager bowed her head and stopped openly embarrassing the new emperor was to keep her youngest son Fourteenth Brother.

If the fourteenth elder brother really made a mistake, with the empress dowager's love for her son, I don't know what troubles will arise.

Even though the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty did not participate in the politics of the previous dynasty, she had the right to summon her clan.

Everyone in the world values ​​"filial piety". How can an "unfilial" emperor win the support of his officials and the love of the people?
Thinking of this, the thirteenth elder brother stepped out, held the fourteenth elder brother's arm, and said, "Fourteenth brother, you are drunk!"

The fourteenth elder brother was waiting for Yongzheng to give him a good time, but he didn't expect the thirteenth elder brother to show up, so he was a little stunned.

Yongzheng also frowned, looking at Brother Thirteen puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the fourteenth brother is drunk, and I ask for an order to send him to a side hall." The thirteenth elder brother bowed to Yongzheng.

Fourteenth elder brother's appearance at the moment is really a bit embarrassing.

On the thin face, the beard was growing horizontally, the lips were dry and chapped, and the clothes on his body were all wrinkled and out of shape, there was no trace of the nobility of a prince.

In addition, he was in a daze, his eyes were dull, and he was stupid, which made people feel sad.

Yongzheng's full of murderous intent, facing such a fourteenth elder brother, also reduced a lot.He sighed in his heart, and nodded to Brother Thirteen.

Seeing this, the thirteenth elder brother hurriedly took the fourteenth elder brother by the arm and led him to the side hall.

Fourteenth elder brother woke up and still wanted to talk.Elder Brother Thirteen pinched his arm vigorously to make him stop.

Yongzheng's gaze fell from the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother to Laxi who was kneeling in front of him: "What's going on?"

"It's the servant who is not good enough to block the way of Fourteen Babes." La Xi replied in very blunt Chinese.

Not only did Yongzheng not blame him, but he showed approval in his eyes.

What is the crime of being loyal to one's duty?
It's just that under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yongzheng couldn't say anything, so he confessed a few words casually, and still left Laxi to stay in the Shouhuang Palace.

At this moment, Brother Thirteen came out of the side hall with a worried look on his face.

Seeing this, Yongzheng felt bored for a while, and said, "What's wrong with him?"

"Your majesty, although the fourteenth brother is still awake, he is about to faint. His body is very hot, so he needs to consult an imperial physician." The thirteenth elder brother replied.

Before Yongzheng came, he had heard reports of Elder Fourteen's whereabouts that day, and knew that he slept on the ground in front of the coffin for a whole day.

Although he didn't want to see this younger brother, he would behead him in anger, but he wouldn't murder him and let him die like this.

Therefore, he ordered: "If that's the case, tell the imperial physician." Having said that, he looked in the direction of the side hall, and said: "This is the place where Emperor Daxing rests. Yongen Hall."

The Yongen Hall is on the east side of the Shouhuang Hall and is now vacant.

The thirteenth elder brother paused for a moment, swallowed the question on his lips, and bowed to receive the order.

No matter how much the emperor thinks highly of him, he is still an outsider to the queen mother and the emperor's mother and son.There are some harsh words, even he can't say...

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It wasn't until the third day of junior high that Cao Song didn't see Sun Jue coming to pay New Year's greetings, so he felt something was wrong.

It's just that he also found that everyone was vague about this matter, so he didn't ask more questions in front of others.Back in the room, he started questioning Jinghui.

After hearing Jinghui talk about the lawsuit that happened in Kangxi in 58, Cao Song almost exploded with anger.

Knowing that Sun Jue came to Beijing to seek employment, Cao Song had other thoughts, and went to Xifu to find his cousin early the next morning.

"Brother, you can't keep such a black hearted thing as an eyesore in Beijing, you have to find a way to get rid of it." Cao Song said with a bit of resentment: "Elder sister is so virtuous, whoever gets it can't cherish it, why? Let him be so ruined? Even though he is separated from the government, he has not learned any lessons, but is at ease."

"Be safe and don't be impatient. This matter was arranged years ago, just waiting for a good show." Cao Yong said with a smile.

When Cao Song heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "You know that elder brother won't let him go, plan to let him out?"

So so, Cao Yong said in a few words.

Cao Song widened his eyes and said, "That's okay? What if the Sun family can't go to Beijing in time? Don't push it to the elder brother's side again, or we will suffer."

Cao Yong said with a smile: "Even if we find our side, the Yamen is not opened by us, and there will be a delay of a few days."

Cao Song rubbed his chin, wondering whether he would spend a few taels of silver to make Sun Jue suffer, then thought of a pair of nephews, and finally snorted, "So, it's a good deal for him!"

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

The two brothers were talking about Sun Jue, and Sun Jue came to pay New Year's greetings with his servant.

Logically speaking, he should have come here on the first or second day of junior high school. Today, the fourth day of junior high school is already a bit late.

Who told him that he was short of money, and he didn't calculate ahead of time.By the time I remembered this episode, all the buying and selling shops in the market had closed for annual leave.

But the Cao family didn't have to go to the East Mansion, he had to come to the West Mansion.

He was still thinking about being out of fifteen, so he begged Cao Yong to come forward to help him fill the vacancy, how could he be less polite at this time.

He spoke to Hua Shi, but Hua Shi was generous and gave Sun Jue an ingot of five taels of gold.

He exchanged this ingot of gold for dozens of taels of silver on the inn cabinet, changed into new clothes, walked all over the front door, and finally bought dried and fresh fruits, pastries and pastries in a small shop that was not closed. Bag.

Although he also knew that this thing was too shabby to sell, but he also comforted himself that these common people's things are not often seen by high-ranking families, so it's good for everyone to try something new.

So, he came to Cao's house with the cheek.

Unexpectedly, besides Cao Yong, Cao Song was also there.

On the way here, in order to find Hua's pride, he saw his brother-in-law who was five big and three thick, and he laughed a few times, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Among the brothers of the Cao family, Cao Er was the most ignorant. When he was a teenager, he dominated the Jiangning market.After growing up, he became a guard and has been in the army.

Cao Song wanted to wait to see the joke, but he didn't have the intention to shake his fist.Seeing that Sun Jue was dressed gaudyly, with his beard shaved off, looking like a pretty boy, he held back his laughter and was speechless.

In Sun Jue's eyes, it was this brother-in-law who was promoted to a first-class bodyguard, with his nostrils upturned and looking down on others.

He hated secretly in his heart, but still spoke flattering words in his mouth.

Seeing this, Cao Song rolled his eyes.

This brother-in-law, when he put on airs in the early years, was hypocritical and ridiculous; now that he has no airs, he is even more out of shape.

Brothers Cao Yong reunited, they were in a good mood, impatient to deal with Sun Jue, treated him to a cup of tea, and found an excuse to see off the guests.

Sun Jue left Cao's mansion in despair, not thinking that Cao Yong was ruthless, but suspected that it was what Cao Song said that made it difficult for Cao Yong to do things.

For Cao Song, he will not be afraid at that time.If Cao Song was right and wrong, at worst he would have the cheek to go to Cao Ying.

What he was thinking about were Hua's two dressing boxes, which contained so many treasures.

If you want to fill a good gap, you must be willing to spend money unless someone clears it up.

After the sixth day of the lunar new year, the shops in the market began to put up pretense one after another. Should I first find a pawn shop or a money shop to exchange Hua's treasures for silver...

On the Cao's side, after Sun Jue left, Cao Song couldn't help asking: "Is he prostitution, or is someone prostitution him? He's almost forty, why is he like this? Is he shabby or not?"

Cao Yong listened, thinking of the situation when Sun Jue first went to Beijing.

At that time, although his character was flawed, he still needed a face; after more than ten years of ups and downs in his career, he didn't even want that fig leaf...

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