Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 113
Chen Mi of Cao's Mansion hasn't figured out how to deal with it yet, but there is a big mess in Jingli because of the release of Mi Shi.

Although the Lumi of the clan, lords, and officials were drawn in the first month and July, the time for the soldiers of the Eight Banners was February and August.According to the order, each soldier of the Eight Banners can support [-] hu of rice per year, which is also [-] catties, which is enough for ordinary people to chew.However, the Eight Banners of Manchuria have entered the customs for more than [-] years, and they are no longer the all-powerful force of the past. The prosperity of the capital has already dazzled everyone. "Careless for livelihood, practiced as luxury" is the portrayal of the soldiers of the Eight Banners in the whole capital.

Every year in the first lunar month, soldiers of the Eight Banners can go to the rice warehouses of each banner to make a fuss about sending rice.After receiving the rice, some people will ship it to their homes, and most of them will be sold directly.The money I got was spent on eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and when I couldn't get rid of the pot at home, I borrowed money everywhere and waited for the next payment.

However, some soldiers are unwilling to settle down. In addition to their own salary, they also set up the idea of ​​a rice warehouse, taking advantage of the season when everyone is sending rice, to seduce some hooligans and villains to steal.

When Cao Zhong and Cao Yong mentioned these things, they still had heart palpitations: "Master, fortunately, your Lumi can be withdrawn from the rice warehouse on the Dongsi side. If we go to the Zhengbaiqi rice warehouse on the Chaoyangmen side according to the banner of our mansion. Receive it, maybe you will encounter such a disaster.”

Cao Yong also heard a few words about the rice warehouse in Zhengbai Banner vaguely, but he didn't know the details. When he heard Cao Zhong talk about it, he asked why.

It turns out that the 28th day of the first lunar month is the day of Zhengbai Banner Dingzhimi.Originally there were a lot of carriages and horses, and some people deliberately made troubles and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to steal, so they startled the two horses driving the shafts, causing a commotion.In panic and fear, everyone scrambled to trample on them first, and several elderly people who were receiving rice with their families were crushed to the ground and trampled to death.

Before the first month came out, such a tragedy happened in Gyeonggi, how can we not make the emperor angry?Not only the people from Shuntian Mansion were ordered to conduct a detailed investigation, but even the palace sent guards down. In less than half a day, as many as 37 people were caught in trouble.In addition, several Zhang Jing who guarded the rice warehouse in Zhengbai Banner were all stripped of their crowns.

Listening to Cao Zhong mentioning the matter of Migui in the capital since the beginning of last winter, Cao Yong thought of the governor of Jiangnan who took office last year, Gali.He has been in Jiangnan for only half a year, and he has impeached officials big and small, messing up the officialdom in Jiangnan.Those who can go to the south of the Yangtze River to be an official have no ties to rely on. His nonsense has already caused dissatisfaction among many people.But because he is in the limelight and has the word "anti-corruption", everyone's hands and feet are not clean, so no one stands out.

The rice in the capital is all straw rice transported from the south of the Yangtze River.Due to the floods in the south of the Yangtze River last year, many fields failed to harvest, and local food prices were high, which caused the price of rice in the capital to rise accordingly.The price of rice is high or low, and it involves important matters of people's livelihood. How can everyone miss this good opportunity to reduce the limelight of Karma.I'm afraid it won't be long before the impeachment papers of Gali's dereliction of duty in Jiangnan will be full of imperial cases.Now, it seems that Nagali is not in the mood to play Cao's idea.

On the second day of February, Shengjia set off from Changchun Garden. Fortunately, Wutai Mountain ordered the prince Yinfeng, the third elder brother Yinzhi, the eighth elder brother Yinhu, the tenth elder brother Yinyu, the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang, and the fourteenth elder brother Yinxiang. Zhen accompany the driver.

Sheng Jia was not in the palace, so naturally no one would come to the study room every now and then to admonish him, the little elder brothers relaxed a lot.The only dissatisfaction is Brother Sixteen.He has a lively temper, and he is the one who is the most impatient to take the class in the study room. However, the older brother who accompanied him to the fourteenth elder brother did not have his share.However, he didn't treat himself badly, he went out of the palace for a walk every few days, which made Cao Yong follow Xuanxin.

On the ninth day of February, after class in the study room, the sixteenth elder brother walked over to Cao Yong with a smile on his face.

Cao Yong knew what he wanted to do just by looking at his smiling face, but there was nothing he could do, after all, the child couldn't be persuaded.This sixteenth elder brother has always been fearless, and always thinks that there are so many gangsters under the feet of the emperor!Therefore, I always ignore the persuasion of others, and still go my own way, strolling and enjoying myself.

He was not afraid, but Cao Yong did not dare to take it lightly, for fear that he would encounter someone who was not open-eyed and make the prince a little bit wrong.However, the guards of the four princes all have two skills under their hands, plus the two brothers of the Wei family. In detail, the strength of the guards is not weak. Cao Yong only needs to be more careful about his surroundings.

After leaving the palace, Cao Yong and the sixteenth elder brother walked forward together, and the others followed behind on horseback.Recently, Brother Sixteen, like Mr. Zhuang, has become obsessed with Kunqu opera, and occasionally he can sing a voice, but he has learned it well.The destination they went to was the Zhejiang Guild Hall in Chongwenmen.The Sanxi troupe, which is popular all over the capital, sets up a stage here on weekdays.

During the Chinese New Year in the Cao Mansion, they also thought about inviting the Sanxi troupe to sing opera, but their venues were already full, so they had to invite the other two.

The stage is located in the west of the Zhejiang Guild Hall. It is a separate large courtyard, with the stage in the center and semi-open teahouses around it.

When Cao Yong arrived, half of the seats were already full.An elderly guard, who seemed to be familiar with this place, called the shopkeeper of the teahouse and handed him a small ingot.The shopkeeper of the teahouse bowed his waist and spoke Yuhang dialect, "Mr. Long" and "Mr. Short" and let everyone go to the two tables in front.

Cao Yong and the sixteenth elder brother sat at the front table, the Wei family brothers and the four guards sat at the back, and Xiao Man and the little eunuch Zhao Feng went to the tea house to watch them make tea.

Today is the performance of the famous "Dream" in "The Peony Pavilion". With the sound of gongs and drums, "Du Liniang" in full costume helped the little maid and walked gently onto the stage.Before he could open his mouth, Shan Shan glanced around like a silky eye, and the audience was already full of applause.I saw her black hair tied to the temples, and her forehead was decorated with gold, which set off her snow-white oval face even more.Two crescent eyebrows slightly furrowed, a pair of slightly opened and closed phoenix eyes, plus a jade-like nose bridge, and a small cherry-like mouth, she is really a stunning beauty.

Even Cao Yong, who has been used to seeing beauties for two lifetimes, couldn't help feeling warm when he saw this graceful and graceful beauty on the stage.However, I later found that something was wrong. I hadn't heard that there was an actress at this time.Thinking of this, he hurriedly looked carefully at the beauty's neck. Sure enough, even though he was wearing a costume with a small stand-up collar, he still couldn't hide the slightly protruding Adam's apple, wasn't it? !Cao Yong hurriedly took a sip of hot tea, feeling a chill in his heart.

"Dream back to the warbler, the years are full of chaos. People stand in small courtyards and deep courtyards." Na Danjiao has already lightly opened her vermilion lips, and slowly began to sing.Most of the people in the audience stared straight away, and fell silent for a while, and the audience was filled with the actor's voiceless voice.

After a tune was sung, it was finally time for Shengjiao to take the stage.Cao Yong glanced casually, but he was an acquaintance, and it was Liu Zidan whom Bao Ya had praised.

Wearing a dress embroidered with plum blossoms, Liu Zidan held a willow branch in his hand and sang, "'Ying every day is warm and her singing is smooth, and people laugh when they meet amorous feelings. Falling flowers follow the water, and now Ruan Zhao arrives. Tiantai', Xiaosheng came back with Ms. Du along the way, why don't you see me?"

Needless to say, the next scene is naturally the gifted scholar and beautiful woman "loose collar button, wide clothes", "be patient and gentle for a long sleep".

After leaving the guild hall, Cao Yong still sighed, if Nadanjiao was a woman, it would be considered as beautiful as a flower.It is really regrettable that such a face grows on a man.After careful calculation, he is the most beautiful person Cao Yong saw in this world.

The sixteenth elder brother looked like he couldn't finish it, and when he talked about the dan role, his face was full of joy: "Cao Yong, this Yang Zimo is really stunning. In the team of Sijiu City, I have never seen a better-dressed dan role than him. That look It's really charming, it makes people feel uncomfortable. Tsk tsk, I just live in the palace, if Kaifu is outside, I will snatch him into the palace."

Cao Yong heard that there was nothing wrong with the front, but the back was a bit weird, so he couldn't help but glanced at the sixteenth elder brother, and he didn't find that the child had that hobby on weekdays.Could it be that Yang Zimo's charm has already turned his sexual interest.

Brother Sixteen smiled and beat Cao Yong's shoulder: "What are you thinking about? Am I that kind of person? It's just that he is really beautiful in makeup, even if he looks seductive, it's good."

The two were talking, and when the clerk of the guild hall led the horse out, there was a lot of commotion from the side door, and there were faint sounds of beating and cursing.Although Cao Yong doesn't know people who are troublesome, he has no choice but to be a fun-loving elder brother, so he dragged him over to watch the fun.

The word "beautiful women and troubles" is really good. It turns out that among the guests who just listened to the play, there are two young princes from the Fuguo Duke's mansion. They are also yellow belts. They fell in love with Yang Zimo when they saw it.After listening to the play, he took people to the backstage and wanted to "invite" him to the palace to sing.Naturally, Yang Zimo refused politely, and the two boys started messing around, ordering them to drag them away.Anyone who stops him will be punched and kicked.No, it was pulled to the side door.

The class leader and the manager of the guild hall got the news, and they all chased after them. While begging the two young princes kindly, they used the name Heshuojian Prince's Mansion in an unassuming and humble manner.

The sixteenth elder brother was watching the play with a smile, but he couldn't help being stunned when he heard the name of He Shuo Jian's Prince's Mansion.Prince He Shuojian is one of the eight nobles, and the current prince, Yaerjiang, is the order of the clan mansion, and he is the most powerful among the powerful.

But those two bastards were stunned, and they didn't believe that Prince Jane's mansion would stand up for a few actors. They only thought that the troupe master and the manager of the hall were talking big talk, so they kicked aside without hesitation and went on Pull that Yang Zimo.

Yang Zimo hadn't had time to remove her makeup yet, and was still wearing a danjiao costume, but she wasn't a real woman after all, not that weak.During the tugging, Hua Lengzi pushed away the little father-in-law who was stuck on him.The little father-in-law was obsessed with sex, he was unprepared, and fell into a stump all of a sudden.At this moment, quite a few spectators had gathered around, and they couldn't help laughing when they saw his ugliness.

The little father-in-law was flushed with embarrassment, got up from the ground, full of evil fire, raised his hand and gave Yang Zimo a big ear scratch, and yelled: "How dare you push me, your uncle? It's just my uncle!" I fell in love with you, and you put it on the shelf, what kind of thing are you? You are not a man and a woman! Play shit, you are not a peddler!"

That blow was really hard, Yang Zimo's fair face was red and swollen, his eyes were full of shock and shame, his fists were clenched tightly, but he didn't dare to speak back.Although Cao Yong didn't want to be troublesome, he felt a little upset when he saw the two evil young men bullying people like this.

The sixteenth elder brother hurriedly said to Cao Yong: "Don't worry, we don't need to come forward. I just asked someone to inquire about them. They are the two boys of Fuguogong Tushou. I didn't expect that the cats and dogs in Beijing could also dominate. ! It’s just that Sanxi’s team can’t be moved by these two brats!”

Fuguogong Tushou?Although never seen, Cao Yong has heard of its name.Although this person is just an idle clan, he has a powerful father-in-law, and that is the governor of Jiangnan, Ga Li, who is currently in full power.After Gali impeached Cao Yin last year, Cao Yong and Mr. Zhuang made a fuss about Gali's relationship in Beijing, and the eldest son-in-law Tushou was naturally included.

The two young grandpas were still cursing, a few fast horses galloped over from a distance, and a capable middle-aged man and a few healthy servants came down.Looking at the dress, he is not an ordinary person.

The team leader and the manager of the guild hall seemed to have seen a savior, and immediately rushed forward, crying with snot and tears: "Master Qi, you are here, you have to make decisions for us!"

Grandpa Qi waved his hand impatiently: "Come on, come on, go aside, don't dirty your clothes!" When he saw the slap print on Yang Zimo's face, his expression suddenly turned cold: "What's going on? !Old Fujin is still thinking about the drama these two days, isn't this going to spoil the fun of the masters?!"

The two young masters had also been with their father in the palace for a few times. When they saw Master Qi, their faces turned pale, but they still stood up, and they laughed twice: "Haha, it's Guan Shi who came, Wang. Uncle, how is the old man?"

Master Qi looked at the strange eyes of the two, and glanced at the yellow belts around their waists.As the head manager of Prince Jane's Mansion, he knows all about Baylor's Mansion in the capital.Seeing that although these two are wearing yellow belts, their clothes, make-up and attendants are not in good shape, so it can be seen that it is not what is on the cards.

So, Lord Qi raised his chin and asked: "May I ask which family these two belong to?" There was no respect in his expression.

The faces of the two young grandpas blushed, and they were both annoyed, but they didn't dare to do anything wrong.They hadn't considered whether or not to mention their father's name, but they found that Master Qi's face changed.

The arrogant Lord Qi at one moment suddenly lowered his head the next moment, took two quick steps, slapped a thousand in a well-behaved manner, and lowered his head, "Slave Qi Hai, please greet the Sixteenth Lord!" I recognized Brother Sixteen who was watching the fun.

(End of this chapter)