Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1117 Rejuvenation
Back at Cao Mansion, Mrs. Li was already looking forward to it.

"Why didn't my daughter-in-law come back? It would be great if I could celebrate the New Year in Beijing!" Seeing her son's return, Mrs. Li was both happy and dissatisfied: "Separate two places for the New Year. After all, it's deserted. How about Tianyou, are you still used to it? "

"It's all good. It's just that the son came to Beijing by order, so it's not easy to bring his family. After leaving Beijing for more than a month, he brought his wife and children back. It doesn't look like it to outsiders." Cao Yong said: "After fifteen days, When the weather is warm, my mother and grandmother go there. The folk customs there are simple, and it is cheaper to go out for outings and incense than in Beijing.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Li couldn't help laughing, and said: "You child, your grandmother and I are both old, can't you still love to play like a child?"

The mother and son said a few gossips, and Cao Yong went back to Wutong Garden to freshen up.

When it was time for dinner, the whole family gathered in the Orchid Courtyard, which added a lot of excitement.

Even Gao Taijun, who is not a fake color, looks at Cao Yong, and adds a lot of kindness and tenderness.

Hang Seng and Zuo live together a few times, and their faces are full of admiration.Hearing that Cao Yong would stay in the capital for seven or eight days before leaving, Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng were even more excited and hesitated to speak.

Then the two brothers looked at Mrs. Li and then at Hang Seng, but they still didn't speak.

When Cao Yong saw it, he just thought it was funny, and said: "What's the hurry? If you want to go, you can go with the old lady after a while."

"Really?" Zuo Cheng was overjoyed.

Zuo Zhu hesitated for a moment, and said: "The school's winter vacation is only on the [-]th..."

Cao Yong smiled and said: "There is an academy opposite the Governor's Mansion, which was built by the gentry of Baoding Mansion. They are well-informed. They heard that Mr. Feng was from the Hanlin Academy and wanted to hire Mr. Feng as the head of the mountain. Mr. Feng went to see it and agreed. Going out of the mountain. Looking at what he means, he wants to do a big job, and invite a few colleagues from the Imperial Academy to sit in the town. If this can be done, going to school there is no worse than studying in Shuntian Prefecture."

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng looked at each other, and they were all overjoyed.

In the past few years Mr. Feng has been in the mansion, although their brothers have gone to government schools, they still listen to Mr. Feng's lectures in the capital. They know that the teachers of government schools are not the same as the old gentlemen who have studied books all their lives in the Imperial Academy.

They also wondered earlier that Mr. Feng's knowledge is more than enough to be a professor in official schools, so why would he be willing to take the position of teacher and be a teacher for children.But the adults in the family never mentioned this matter, and they were juniors, so they shouldn't be rude to ask each other.

When the adoptive father was released to the governor, Mr. Feng asked to accompany him. They thought that Mr. Feng was unwilling to give up his official career, and they used the status of a teacher to take the Cao family as the promotion rank.

After hearing what the foster father said, the two brothers knew that Mr. Feng's ambition was not in the officialdom, but in Shilin.

Only Chang Sheng widened his eyes and said in a mournful voice: "In that case, wouldn't it mean that I will still be Mr. Feng's student?"

He has an unruly personality, and the people he fears the most are not his mother and elder brother, but Feng Hou, the teacher who is strict in everything.

Seeing his bitter face, Hang Seng and the others smiled unkindly.

Changsheng rolled his eyes, turned around and tugged Cao Yong's sleeves and said, "Brother, why don't I go to Qi School and let Tianhu go to Lotus College?" After finishing speaking, he felt that it was impossible, and he was dejected, and said, "Of course not, My fifth brother and my fifth sister-in-law must be reluctant, and my mother is worried about my son traveling thousands of miles!" At the end, he sighed.

Originally, he was enrolled in Zhengbaiqi Academy, and he went to Zhengbaiqi Academy to study after a year.But ever since he knew that his brother was released, and his mother would probably leave Beijing next spring, Chang Sheng would go with him no matter what.

Li was worried about his youngest son, so Cao Yong promised to let him go to Baoding next year.

On the Qi school side, the quota is not easy to waste.Cao Yong discussed with Cao Fu and arranged for Tianhu to study in the next year.

Among the brothers of the Cao family, the young Changsheng is not counted, and Cao Fu has the lowest official position.In his capacity, no matter whether he entered the Eight Banners official school or the Guozijian, he was not eligible to send his children to school.He originally planned to escort Tian to the next academy in Shuntian Mansion, and he was extremely happy to see a better place to go.

Tianyang is two years younger, so he is not in a hurry to send him outside to study.

Cao Yong said: "You know the heart of a loving mother, so you are willing to stay in Beijing and let your mother miss you?"

Chang Sheng shook his head vigorously and said, "Of course I don't want to part with it, I will definitely follow. I just didn't expect to study in front of Mr. Feng..."

Cao Yong heard the words, but smiled and said nothing.

In fact, Feng Hou was the one who pushed for the post of head of the Lotus Academy.Otherwise, who would have the guts to dig into the Governor's Mansion.

The purpose is indeed selfish, and I want to arrange a good place for my son and younger brother to study.Tianyou was only fourteen in the next year, although he was already by his side and was familiar with the rules and regulations of the officialdom, but after all, he was young and it was not easy to leave his homework aside.

Lotus Academy is a local voluntary school, and most of the students enrolled are from poor families.It's good for the children to go over and sharpen their rich and noble atmosphere.Save yourself from being tempted to learn bad things in the capital.

The atmosphere in the capital city is really bad, if the children of powerful families socialize well, if they are unfamiliar, they will pretend to be polite people; if they are familiar, they will be dissolute.If someone has bad intentions and cannot take care of him, he may have a bad habit.Teenagers are the age when they are curious about everything.

Based on Cao Shuo's lessons learned, Cao Yong has always paid more attention to the education of the Cao family's children, so the above arrangement...

The next day, Cao Yong went to Prince Chun's Mansion and Prince Ping's Mansion, and asked people to deliver invitations to several scholars and Liubu Jingtang, accompanied by "charcoal respect".

Then, according to the usual practice, several princes in charge also gave "Charcoal Respect".

It is said to be "Charcoal Respect", but it is actually a "New Year's gift", which is given before the year, while the relative "Bing Respect" is given before the Dragon Boat Festival.

Cao Yong didn't want to send it away, but there was no other way. This was official practice.He had no choice but to add [-]% to Li Weijun's old practice last year, and spread his wealth in the capital.

The money was drawn from the Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This was sent to the capital at the beginning of December when the Zhili tax was escorted to the capital. The total was 16 taels, of which [-] were used as "charcoal worship"; Respectfully".

This is just the distribution of money on the surface. In addition to these cash money, valuables such as antique calligraphy and paintings will also be given according to different relationships.

In the next few days, several Jingtangs who had a close relationship with Zhili sent replies.Cao Yong went to two or three houses a day. Fortunately, he has been an official in Beijing for many years, and he has a good relationship with several palaces. No one wants to make money from him.

Seeing that Cao Yong's envoy sent [-]% more "charcoal respect" than last year, he was mostly satisfied.

As for the palace, it has always only accepted money, and rarely received foreign officials, just to avoid taboo.

Even Prince Yi's Mansion and Prince Zhuang's Mansion are like this. As long as Cao Yong is the governor of Zhili, there will be fewer contacts.

However, even if Cao Yong wants to visit the two princes, the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother are not in the mansion.The thirteenth elder brother is also an errand in the household department and the Ministry of Industry, and is in the Yamen every day; the sixteenth elder brother stays in the palace to guard because the second elder brother passed away.

There was no sign of the death of the second elder brother.

It wasn't until the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month that the emperor mentioned that the second elder brother was seriously ill and wanted to visit him in person at the small court meeting, but was persuaded by Prince Yi, and several ministers on shift heard the news that the second elder brother was ill.

During the same day, the sixteenth elder brother asked for instructions on the funeral, and the emperor ordered to prepare the second elder brother's funeral with the ceremony of a prince.

When the second elder brother died the next day, all the rituals were kept simple.

Among the clan, only Prince Cheng and Gongyun took a few elder brothers of Hongzi generation to wear filial piety; the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was just a mask in front of Xian'an Palace; as for the clan Fujin and the imperial wife.Because "it's the middle of winter", they are prevented from gathering.

Although Cao Yong is not a Beijing official, he is He Shuo's son-in-law, and he also entered the palace with the clan and royal relatives.

In Xian'an Palace, there is a piece of plain.

Looking at the red wall and glazed tiles, it seems that it is no different from other buildings in the palace.

Cao Yong knew, here is a cage.After the prince was abolished two times, there were three hundred guards and forty bodyguards, divided into four squads, guarding the place day and night.

Now the guards and guards are gone, only women and children kneeling on the ground are left.

Because of the special status of the second elder brother, although everyone in Xian'an Palace experienced the pain of bereavement, no one dared to cry loudly, they could only cry in a low voice.

Only a few young elder brothers and little Gege, whether they were infected by the adults' sorrow or suddenly saw so many strangers uneasy, cried loudly, making the scene even more desolate.

Lijun Wang Hongxi had a haggard face, his eyes were blurry, and he followed the ceremonial officer like a filial son in a stupid way.

The second elder brother had a big funeral that day, and moved to the Wulong Pavilion next to Haizi in the Yuling Yuyuan, where he stopped.

In the following follow-up, it is not possible for Cao Yong's identity to participate.What he was quite concerned about was his mother's reaction, fearing that his mother would be sad because of his blood relatives.

No, Li-shi just sighed after hearing the mourning letter, and everything went on as usual.

See Cao Yong, relieved.Thinking about it, even if they are blood relatives, but they have never even seen each other, how can there be any sense of grief.

Afterwards, the emperor posthumously granted the second elder brother the title of Prince Li, posthumously titled "Mi".

The second elder brother's underage children will stay in the palace to raise them; the children and concubines left behind can be brought up by the children, or they can live with the Fujin. Those who do not want both will also be given houses. Its food and clothing will last for the rest of the year.

Those who don't know the details of the second elder brother will probably praise the emperor for his kindness when they hear this decree.

There is only sixteenth elder brother, who is full of slander in his heart.

The second elder brother had twelve sons, four of whom died in infancy, and eight survived.Except for the second son, Hong Xi, who has grown up, the other seven elder brothers, the oldest is only 13 years old, and the youngest is not yet [-] days old.

These people were raised in the palace in name, but in fact they were detained in another yard.

Among the seven young brothers, the young ones are okay, and they are considered lucky to be taken care of by their biological mothers; the older brothers are all over ten years old and haven't read a day of school yet.

No one dared to mention this matter, and no one knew what the emperor was thinking.

Although the sixteenth elder brother has a heart of compassion, he just ordered to go on, not to cut back everyone's food.As for the others, even though he is the order of the clan mansion, he is not qualified to say anything.

The death of the second elder brother had nothing to do with Cao Yong, but Cao Yong remembered that many clans were involved in the "Hongxi conspiracy" case, and when he saw the sixteenth elder brother, he mentioned it.

He didn't say anything outrageous about treason, but he just persuaded brother sixteen to be careful.After all, in the Qingliu, the voice of speaking for the second elder brother, the son of the Empress Yuan, has not stopped.

Brother Sixteen listened, his expression was unpredictable, but he didn't say anything...

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It's the last day at the end of the month, and it's double the monthly pass again. Circles are drawn on the ground, begging for the monthly pass in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)