Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1102
Under the teaching of his father's taboo, Tianyou finally understood that the idea he gave his younger brother before was really immature.

The two brothers left Wutong Garden with admiration for their father.At the same time, Hang Seng also gave up the idea of ​​resigning from school to accompany his father.

As for Tianyou, he knew from the very beginning that he had no place to go to Baoding Mansion.

If grandma is okay at home, I still have a little hope that I can accompany my father; since my father wants to accompany grandma out of Beijing, he, the eldest son, can only look after the house.

However, he didn't complain at all in his heart. Instead, he thought that it would be a good thing to share the worries of his parents, and he was very conscious of the eldest son.

No, Cao Yong didn't mention keeping him as housekeeper, instead he said to Hang Seng: "I left my elders when I was 16 and went to Beijing as an errand; now you are younger than me at that time, I want to entrust all these housework to you, isn't it too much?" Reluctant? If you find it difficult, I will ask your fifth uncle to take care of you."

Hearing the words, Hang Seng immediately summoned up his courage, patted his small chest, and said: "Back then, my father came to Beijing alone, without any elders to look after him, and he managed to support a whole house; now, he lives with his uncles across the house, and his son is just a representative. Father looks after the house, what's the trouble?"

Seeing that he was responsible, Cao Yong praised him with satisfaction.

Tianyou was at the side, but he was dumbfounded. After a while, Fang murmured: "Father left the second brother to look after the house, that son..."

Cao Yong said: "Although I don't need anyone to serve me, since the old lady and the wife have to go with me, there must always be someone to take care of me. Your second brother can't get away from you, and you, the eldest son, need to be more filial. , don't you want to?"

It's not that he is partial, but that he feels that the eldest son is not yet sensible in dealing with things. He wants to take him by his side to teach him more, but he is also afraid of leaving him alone in Beijing and being tempted to learn bad things; It is more reassuring.

Tianyou was overjoyed, there was no one who was unwilling, his small brain was like shaking a rattle drum, and said: "No, no, my son is willing..."

People in the world say that the father is strict and the mother is loving, but Cao Yong does not want to be like the political elder in "Dream of Red Mansions". When he sees his son, he blows his nose and stares. .

He is here to teach his son, and Chu Yu is watching from the sidelines, so it is not easy to intervene.

When the sons went out, Chu Yu was still worried, and said, "Master, Hang Seng is only twelve..."

"Isn't it going to be thirteen in the next year?" Cao Yong said: "It's not like handing over this big family to him right away, so don't worry."

Unlocking the efforts of the sons, Cao Yong's impulsive heart gradually calmed down.

He will go to office early next month, it is the middle of winter, even if the journey of [-] miles is not far, it will be hard work for the old, the weak, women and children.In addition, the beginning of his tenure must be the busiest time, and he may not have time to take care of his family.

Even if you want to invite Mrs. Li to go out of Beijing to relax, you have to wait until February next year, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming...

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At the gate of the Sunflower Courtyard, Hang Seng stopped in his tracks, with a bit of annoyance, he said, "Brother, if I just said that it was difficult, will my father allow me to follow?"

Tianyou still couldn't hold back the smile on his face, and said: "Second brother will take care of it more, so that father will not have to worry about the family when he is busy with official duties. Although the second and fifth uncles live close to each other, after all they divided the mansion, they will take care of them for a few days. Good, but it’s not good to meddle in the affairs of the mansion here for a long time.”

For other families, it is common for the head of the family to let go and entrust the rest of the family house to his brothers; but the Cao Mansion is different, there are too many old relatives living in the Cao Mansion, including the old lady Mrs. Gao, and sister Lianqiu. And Niuniu, as well as Tian Shi and Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng's mother and son, as well as Tian's father-in-law and two young father-in-laws who came out of the palace to take care of them.

Although these people are not serious masters of the Cao family, they are no different from their own family members.

Entrusting the housework here to Dongfu, if there is any mishandling, it may hurt the relationship.

After hearing this, Hang Seng also thought of this, and said dejectedly: "That's right, it seems that I am not lucky enough to go out with my father..." At this point, he glanced at Tianyou with some resentment, and said: "This is the job of the eldest brother. Why did it fall on me? Eldest brother is the eldest son of the father, so he should stay in Beijing to take care of the house for his father."

Seeing his frustration, Tianyou coaxed him with a smile: "Baoding Mansion is not far from the capital, and when I have free time later, my second brother will go to visit the master. Don't worry about housework, second brother, you have to go to the study every day Studying and progressing, who can really be your housekeeper? The inner courtyard can be entrusted to Aunt Tian or Eunuch Tian, ​​and the big housekeeper will not make the second brother worry too much about the outside affairs."

The matter has come to this point, Hang Seng can only admit it: "Alright, it's better to keep me alone than to keep big brother too."

Seeing his younger brother Tongda, Tianyou felt a little embarrassed, and said, "When my father releases him next time, I will stay and look after the house..."

Not to mention this family, excited about the life that is about to change, Cao Mansion will become one of the busiest official residences in the capital from the next day of the imperial decree.

As Cao Yong expected, he didn't have to worry about being short-staffed when he took office, because there were too many people recommending people.

Although the clerks of the Governor's Mansion are not official officials of the imperial court, according to the situation of the world, they also have to get a high salary.It's just that it's not the imperial court that pays the salary, but the Governor's Mansion.

The source of this money is the local Huoxing money.

In addition to the high salary, being able to join the Governor's Mansion as a team, and catch the line of Cao Yong, will also benefit a lot if you want to seek an official career in the future.

In the officialdom, there are many people who have entered the officialdom from the undercover.

Cao Yong used the staff when he was Daotai in his early years, and he didn't follow him to Beijing. People don't know much about it, but there is a deceased Zhuang Xi and a living Jiang Jian.

Cao Yong regards Zhuang Xi as his teacher, and treats Zhuang Xi's daughter like flesh and blood. This kind of affection is extremely rare among officials and eunuchs.

Jiang Jian was known for his reputation as a criminal. Before joining Cao's mansion, he was already famous, but he was willing to submit to the post of scribe and stayed in Cao's house for many years without asking to leave.If it weren't for Cao Yong's ability to be polite and respectful, how could the host and guest be so compatible?

At the beginning, Cao Yong didn't take it to heart, he just thought that no matter who recommended him, he would always pick someone by himself.With his current status and status, there are countless people who can come to him and tell him what to do.

Do not want to, after a few days, Cao Yong felt something was wrong.

Colleagues in the officialdom came to congratulate and recommend their nephews and disciples for the post, and even several palaces had movements.Prince Naersu Tongchun had to keep quiet with him, and even Elder Sixteen came to recommend him.

Cao Yong felt that his scalp was numb, so he invited Elder Sixteen to the study room, knocked on his forehead and said, "My Sixteenth Master, you think I'm not messy enough, why are you joining in the fun?"

Brother Sixteen saw that Cao Yong was in a state of desperation, and smiled very unkindly: "Is this going to be a mess? When you take office, I'm afraid there will be more excitement."

Cao Yong didn't understand the scenery of the big officials in the frontier, he could foresee the troubles he would encounter, rolled his eyes and said: "I'm such a stick, why do I think this is a good job?"

Brother Sixteen snorted and said: "Don't be cheap and good-looking. If you take a stroll in this position, you can't escape with a minister in Beijing. At your age, it's not uncommon to go further to become a cabinet minister. It's better to worry about it than to dawdle in Liubu."

Cao Yong knew that he was telling the truth, so he stopped being lucky, walked to the desk, pointed to the famous post more than one foot high, and said: "It's been less than ten days since the decree was issued, so recommend someone to me." That's all. In the past few days, Prince Ping's Mansion and Prince Chun's Mansion have been added." Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said, "Master Sixteen, I'm not afraid of trouble for myself, but worried about you..."

Although Zhili Governor's Mansion is outside Beijing, Cao Yong believes that the emperor's control over there will not be weaker than that of the Beijing Yamen.

Elder Sixteen heard this, shook his head and said: "Fu Ruo, you are wrong. It is true that the clan is guarding against the clan, but if the clan is as cautious as you, that guy may not be happy. If you don't spread it out, it will be even more annoying. Thinking wildly. It is an old practice for relatives and friends to recommend people when this official is released. The more you cover your head and tail, the more ghostly you appear? Since others can recommend people generously, you just choose the right people frankly. .It's just a matter of personal preference. If it's not safe, the big guy will be ashamed to recommend you. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, wouldn't even us be ashamed..."

What he said was awe-inspiring, but Cao Yong didn't believe a word.

"Master Sixteen, let's stop with the fancy talk. Tell the truth. Why do you follow the recommender? I don't want to ask more questions about my father-in-law and brother-in-law, or they will think that I refute their face, which would make me look frivolous." Seeing that the sixteenth elder brother was eloquent, Cao Yong did not intend to stop, so he took a cup of tea and put it in his hand.

The sixteenth elder brother saw that Cao Yong was frowning, so he couldn't tease him anymore. He stopped talking nicely. He took up the teacup and moistened his throat, and said, "No one, it's kind to you. Who doesn't have a few poor relatives? Can you refute everything?"

Cao Yong was dumbfounded when he heard this. After a while, Fang said: "Master Sixteen, in the capacity of how many masters, how many people do you want to complete? How many people do you have to spend so much? The errands in my place, the salary is enough. But it’s not graded. I’m not someone who likes to stretch out my hands, and the people around me won’t make any fuss, so it’s not worth it for a few masters to open their mouths once?”

Elder Sixteen gave him a sideways look, and said: "Do you recommend two people to come to you and work hard, or do you work hard in the bureaucracy for personal gain? These people have been with you for two years. If they are really capable, they don't need to be recommended by you. Naturally, they will be appreciated; If you don't have the ability, you can stop thinking about becoming an official as soon as possible, so as not to lose your position to the Lord."

Cao Yong sighed and said: "Emotions, my side has become a testing ground!"

Brother Sixteen stroked his chin and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about it. It's your first time as a border minister, and the territory under your jurisdiction is bigger. It's a good thing to prepare more people to be prepared. If you don't get it right , and leave after resigning. They are all close relatives, who really embarrasses you for an outsider..."

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Cao Mansion, outside the gate.

Li Cheng got off his horse, looked at the carriage parked in front of him, looked a little hesitant, and said in a low voice, "Auntie's carriage..."

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Falling to seventh in history, Xiao Jiu cried to death.It's already the middle of the month, everyone click on the monthly pass, maybe there is another monthly pass.

(End of this chapter)