Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1073

"What is this?" Cao Yong was very surprised to see the sixteenth elder brother offering a treasure.

He was talking with his father-in-law in the garden of King Chun's Mansion, but he was pulled back by Elder Sixteen.Because Elder Sixteen was in a hurry, Prince Chun knew that he had something to do, so he didn't stay with him.

When he arrived at Cao Yuan's study, Elder Sixteen took out two boxes from his sleeve, and opened one of them to show Cao Yong.

Cao Yong thought it was some kind of treasure, but it turned out to be half a box of brown pills, the size of the cover of a little finger.

Elder Sixteen dragged out a chair, sat upright, waving his fan, and said with a look on his face, "Baby!"

Cao Yong picked up a pill and put it under his nose to smell it. It smelled like hawthorn meat, and there was also some indescribable pungent smell.

His eyes lit up, and he said, "Is it made from opium and hawthorn?"

Brother Sixteen smiled and said, "Well, one pill is enough to cure colds and diarrhea. It's addictive after taking it a few times, so it can't be sold in China."

It turned out that after Yunnan opium was transported to the capital last year, Yongzheng privately issued a secret decree to Brother Sixteen, asking him to find a way to export the opium.

In Guangzhou, because the East India Company has a poppy base, opium paste has been produced and sold for many years.Domestic opium cream, if you don't think of gimmicks, you can't compete with it for a while.

In addition, this thing is a drug after all, and the imperial court will eventually order it to be banned in the country, so it is not good to sell it out in a blatant manner.

Brother Sixteen thought about this thing, which is sold in pharmacies in China, so he thought about turning "poison" into medicine, so that it could be sold abroad and Mongolia in a legitimate way.

But he is not a doctor, and there are too many people in the Tai Hospital, so it is not easy to order him around.He thought of Lejia, met the head of Tongrentang, and made these pills in the secret pharmacy of Tongrentang.

Cao Yong has not tried this pill, but since Brother Sixteen said so, he must have tried the medicine.

It is a good thing to use the name of "pills" to export opium, but after all, it is an imported thing, and it can be cured for minor diseases, so it may not be easy to implement.

Seeing that Cao Yong was unmoved, Elder Sixteen opened another box.The inside is divided into two grids, one grid contains several cigarettes, and the other contains two snuff.

This is in line with Cao Yong's thoughts. Snuff was originally introduced from the West, and poppies are sold to the West, so it is easy to be accepted.

Cigarettes have been promoted in Mongolia for two years, and now there are many "smokers" among Mongolian princes.Now this added material is the "upgraded version".

"What does the emperor mean?" Cao Yong asked.

It is easy to sell these things to Mongolia. The Mongolian princes have territories and subjects, but they are much richer than the clan princes.But the thing to think about right now is not only to sell it, but also to beware of its return, or it will harm others and yourself.

Elder Sixteen frowned slightly, and said: "It's okay to sell abroad, and go through the customs directly under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; it is difficult to deal with Mongolia, and we have to wait. For the time being, Inner Mongolia and Khalkha can only be left behind. On the one hand, when the officials of the imperial court go back and forth to Qinghai-Tibet, some of them are brought to Qinghai and Tibet, but it is not good in the name of the imperial court."

If it is not in the name of the imperial court, then there must be someone to take the lead.

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Master Sixteen must not touch his hands!"

No matter how nice the emperor's words are, you can't stand for him. If you care about it at any time, it is also a sin.

Elder Sixteen smiled slyly, lowered the volume, and said, "Don't worry, I haven't been so loyal to the point of being 'broken to pieces'. Although these things are harmful to people, they are rich in oil and water. I won't touch this. I have a good candidate here, Furuo guess which one?"

Seeing that he was smiling sinisterly, Cao Yong didn't look like he was perfecting people, but rather like digging holes for others. After thinking about it for a while, he laughed again: "You are rich? Then let people keep an eye on him. If this kid is brave , it will be troublesome to sell domestically.”

Elder Sixteen didn't care, and said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs controls the quantity, and it will also make people stare at it, and won't let him do anything wrong. It's just using his father's name to sell these things to Qinghai smoothly. , Tibet.”

After hearing this, Cao Yong knew that Elder Sixteen was keeping grudges and wanted to set a trap for Nian's father and son.

The business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is easy to get started, but there are many people who play in the autumn wind.

The Nian family now has a noble concubine and two princes. It seems that they are prominent, but this excellence is only for the courtiers.

In the eyes of the clan, the Nian family is nothing more than the banner of the Han army, and it is only because it was replaced by the old man from Qiandi that it is decent today.They would not easily quarrel with the Nian family, but when it was convenient for them to cut a knife, they would be happy to do so.

At that time, it's fine if the Nian family knows how to be a man. If they don't know how to be a man, they will have a grudge.

You must know that although the clan of the Qing Dynasty was inferior to the previous dynasty and had no fiefs, it nominally had the right to "discuss state affairs" with the emperor.

Another swarm of bees are all in the capital, what they care about most is face, and what they fear most is losing their identity.

With Nian Gengyao's arrogance and rich young man's pettiness, it's no wonder that they didn't make any enemies.

Cao Yong nodded, acquiescing to the arrangement of sixteen elder brothers.

No matter what the purpose of Nianfu is, he has indeed been calculated against him, and now it is just right to let him taste the feeling of being calculated by "returning him in the same way".

Prince Zhuang's mansion also has a Wangyuan in Haidian, so Elder Sixteen is now living outside the city, pulling Cao Yong, and planning an "opium plan".

After drinking a few cups of tea, I felt a little hungry. Elder Sixteen didn’t follow Cao Yong’s outsiders, so he directly asked Cao Yong to prepare something to eat. After dinner, he took Cao Yong for a walk around twice to digest the food, and then walked slowly up.

Cao Yong sent the sixteenth elder brother away, but he felt a little strange in his heart. He always felt that the sixteenth elder brother seemed to be procrastinating on purpose and didn't like to go home.

After returning to the room, he mentioned the matter to Chu Yu, and then asked: "You have been with your mother-in-law these two days, but can you listen to the affairs of the Sixteenth Lord? Could it be that something happened to the palace?"

When Chu Yu heard her husband mentioning this matter, she looked a little weird, and said after a long while, "I really listened to it, now everyone is waiting to see the jokes in Uncle Sixteen's house!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Tai Fujin made things difficult for Lord Sixteen?"

He knew that the relationship between Prince Zhuang's Tai Fujin and Elder Sixteen was not harmonious, and he was afraid that Elder Sixteen would bear the notoriety of "unfilial piety" because of this.

Even if you are a prince, you still have to be wary of the crowd.Otherwise, Yongzheng would not have spared him, not to mention others.These few emperors of the Qing Dynasty, no matter what the reality was, they all respected "filial piety" to the outside world.

Chu Yu sighed: "First, I forced Uncle Sixteen to make Hongpu the eldest son, but seeing that Uncle Sixteen refused, I forced Uncle Sixteen to accept a side Fujin. The two brothers, Hongpu and Hongming, are now raised in the Tai Fujin is next to him. The emperor moved to Changchun Garden, and Tai Fujin brought his new side Fujin to Haidian, leaving Aunt Sixteen and Uncle Sixteen's other concubines in the palace, and Uncle Sixteen was not allowed to return to the city to live."

Doing so is a little bit over the top.After all, the 30th Fujin is not yet [-] years old, and Hongpu is established, what will happen if there is a son in the future.

Who doesn't know that among the clan kings, the sixteenth elder brother and the sixteenth Fujin can be called a loving couple.Old Fujin mixed up like this, but he didn't give Shiliu Fujin any face.

Even Cao Yong could not help being a little annoyed after hearing this.

He has good friends with sixteen elder brothers, and is also acquainted with sixteen Fujin.Unlike those Manchu aunts who are famous for their pungentness, Sixteen Fujin is a virtuous and gentle woman.

Just because the late Cianfujin Li family killed her three sons, yet she tolerated Hongpu and Hongming to live in peace until now, and they have not been short-changed for food and clothing, which is already commendable.

Moreover, she is not a hypocrite.Nor did he do everything possible to win over two bastards just because he had no children.Hongpu was estranged from her, but she didn't care about him; Hongming was willing to get close to her, and she didn't take her anger on Hongming because of Li.

The sixteenth elder brother has not only loved her, but also respected her.As he got older, Elder Sixteen also gradually restrained his early flirtatiousness, and the husband and wife got along very harmoniously.

Besides, please confer the crown prince, the imperial court has rules, unless there are special circumstances, the elder brother of the palace must be at least [-] years old before he can invite the crown prince or title.

Now forcing Brother Sixteen is just asking Brother Sixteen to agree verbally.

Old Fujin would not show respect to Fujin Shiliu, but Elder Sixteen would not disregard the righteousness of husband and wife, so it was impossible for him to respond.

Hongpu's middle-aged son, at the time of rebellion, may not know how to be considerate of others, maybe he will complain about Sixteen Elder Brother and Sixteen Fujin.

Lao Fujin's move of "adopting sons and grandchildren" is certainly to prevent his adopted sons and grandchildren from treating him unfilially, but it is also too dark.The father-son relationship between Hongpu and sixteenth elder brother was broken, so Hongpu could only rely on her.

Cao Yong hates it, but after all it is the sixteenth elder brother's family matter.Since Elder Sixteen mentioned it and didn't mention it to him, it can be seen that he has his own solution.

It's just that this Fujin is too annoying...

Cao Yong is not the only one who complains like this.

In the Haidian Garden of Prince Zhuang's Mansion, holding a lantern, Zhao Feng, who was lighting up the sixteenth elder brother, also murmured in his heart.

He turned sideways and took a sneak peek at Elder Sixteen. Looking at his face covered with frost, he knew that his master's patience might be coming to an end.

He guessed right, Brother Sixteen was indeed the case.

This side Fujin is Tai Fujin's niece, who was brought in by Tai Fujin's decision. She is also a Manchurian surname, but only a side branch, so the family is very fond of Tai Fujin's relative.

Long before the draft, she had stayed in the palace for a while.It's just that Elder Sixteen, in order to avoid suspicion, has not had any personal contact with Tai Fujin except for two encounters.

Although it was Tai Fujin who made the decision and begged the queen during the draft, and asked the queen to direct her directly, but since it was accepted into the palace, the sixteenth brother reluctantly accepted it.

After all, she is a fifteen or six-year-old beauty, and she is also a legitimate concubine, with flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, and the sixteenth elder brother has also had a heart of compassion.

It's just that this kind of sympathy is nothing compared to the more than ten years of husband and wife love between Elder Sixteen and Fujin Sixteen.

Therefore, in order to save face for his wife and not make her too sad, Elder Sixteen still stays at his wife's residence for half a month every month. There is no apparent preference.

Although Tai Fujin mentioned Elder Sixteen's incidents twice, there was no reason why Elder Sixteen should "dote on his concubine and destroy his wife" confidently.

When the emperor moved to Changchun Garden, Tai Fujin seized the opportunity and only brought side Fujin to Haidian, but did not allow Elder Sixteen to return to Beijing.

There is no other purpose, but to be an heir.

Although Tai Fujin has won over the Hongpu Brothers now, she doesn't need to think about it to know that when her niece gives birth to her brother, the Hongpu Brothers will be behind.

The sixteenth elder brother grew up in the palace, and has seen the scheming of the women in the harem, so he can't see Tai Fujin's intentions.

It's just that Tai Fujin suppressed him with filial piety, he was dissatisfied in his heart, but obedient on the surface.

After all, Tai Fujin is over 70, nothing else is needed, just wrap a veil on the head and say that he can't afford to be sick, so that Neng Shiliu and his wife can bear the name of "rebellious son and wicked woman".

Brother Sixteen did not vent his anger on Fang Fujin earlier, but he also took precautions and asked Zhao Feng to tamper with her diet quietly, making her unable to conceive temporarily.

This time Tai Fujin forced Elder Sixteen to stay in Haidian, and let him settle in the side Fujin house, which aroused his disgust.

They stayed together for three nights, but he didn't even touch Fujin.

It's not about venting anger, but because I want to see Fujin's character.If he was thinking about him in his heart, Fujin would be willing to dote on him, and coax old Fujin to stop finding fault; if Fujin valued others in his heart, he would not be short of women.

But tonight, when Taifujin was "calling the shots" for Xifujin in a strange way, Elder Sixteen knew that this woman was just a show in the future.

He stopped at the gate of the yard, looked at the main room with lights on, and asked Zhao Feng in a low voice: "The medicine that asked you to change, did you change it?"

"Yes, Lord!" Zhao Feng said bravely.

Elder Sixteen squinted his eyes before striding into the courtyard.

Zhao Feng hurriedly trotted after him, someone in the main room had already heard the movement, and a tall maid came out to pick up the bamboo curtain.

"My lord is back..." Following Jiao Didi's voice, a beauty in a flag dress revealed half of her noodles from behind the curtain.

This is that side of Fujin, Elder Sixteen stretched out his arms, embraced the beauty and entered the room.

Zhao Feng was very knowledgeable, and waited for the bamboo curtain to be lowered before turning around and leaving Fujin's yard, and went to his residence next door.

Thinking of Tai Fujin's toughness and side Fujin's pride, Zhao Feng couldn't help curling his lips.

These people, don't they know who is the real master of the palace.

Mothers are more valuable than their sons, and wives are more valuable than their husbands. If there is no mother-child or husband-wife bond, there will always be a day when they regret it.

Is it a woman with long hair and short knowledge?They thought that the Sixteenth Lord inherited the title of King Zhuang, and that the Sixteenth Lord "highly climbed", but they forgot that the Sixteenth Elder Brother was the former emperor's son and now the emperor's younger brother.

Master Sixteen was able to be favored by the late emperor and trusted by the emperor, so he has his own merits, which they can manipulate at will.

Zhao Feng has served Elder Sixteen for more than 20 years and knows his master's temperament.If he is not happy, he will not make others happy.The reason why I endured Tai Fujin for so long is not only to cherish the reputation, but also because the poor old lady is over 70 years old and lonely.

After getting along for more than a year, Taifu Jin pressed on every step of the way, and this pitiful has become hateful.

He was dreaming soundly and slept until dawn.

After finishing washing at dawn and using it too early, when he rushed to wait outside the courtyard of the Fujin, he found that the maids and women serving in the courtyard were all trembling and careful, and they no longer had the pride and joy of last night.

For a while, when sixteenth elder brother came out of the upper room refreshed, there was a woman with her head bowed behind her, who was none other than Fujin's personal servant girl.

When Zhao Feng saw this, he couldn't help laughing in his heart, but he suppressed it.

Just listen to Brother Sixteen's orders, and from now on, show face to the Liao family, and ask Zhao Feng to tidy up a yard for Shu Fujin, and resettle the Liao family...

(End of this chapter)