Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1139
Not long after Shoucheng left, a group of people came to the governor's mansion on horseback.

A long follower took the greeting card and sent it to the concierge.

Zhang Yi, who was in charge of the gate control of the Governor's Mansion, also had a long memory because Cao Song was stopped outside the door when he came here years ago.None of the treacherous sects were left behind, and the remaining few were honest and dutiful.

Hearing that it was someone from the capital, the concierge didn't dare to delay, so he made people spread the greeting card inside.

Cao Yong has already left the mansion, went back to the backyard to go to the room, changed his official uniform, and prepared to have dinner.

Because of the front office and the back house of the Governor's Mansion, in order to communicate cheaply, the official mansion arranged for a few servants to be on duty.If there is an urgent official business in the front office, there will be a servant to pass it to the upper room.

Cao Yong was a little surprised when he heard that he was from Beijing.

Except for people from Yongzheng who came to inspect the green camp, I didn't hear that other people planned to leave Beijing.

When he opened the greeting card, he stood up with a "teng" and his face was full of joy.

Seeing this, Chu Yu was curious and asked, "Who's here?"

"Hurry up and make the kitchen clean up two tables of good dishes, and welcome Brother Fusen. Brother Fusen is here..." After saying this, Cao Yong couldn't wait, and strode out.

Seeing her husband lose his usual composure, Chu Yu couldn't help but smile, and called the two maids to the kitchen to deliver a message.

From the upper room to the gate of the front yard, there is also a small half-mile journey. When Cao Yong hurried to the gate in one breath, his forehead was already sweating.

Summer days are long, although it is evening, it is bright.

The familiar figure was right in front of him, and Cao Yong's agitated mood gradually calmed down.

The two hadn't seen each other for several years, but the smile on Nalan Fusen's face as always had melted away the years, and they were intimate and familiar as if they had never been separated.

"Brother Fusen!" Cao Yong took two steps quickly and went forward.

"Furuo!" Nalan Fusen laughed.

He is more than ten years older than Cao Yong, and he is already in his forties, but his eyes are still calm and clear.When he saw Cao Yong, his eyes fluctuated a little. It was the joy of reunion after a long absence, and the admiration of seeing his brother achieve success.

"This is back to Beijing?" Cao Yong asked with a bit of joy.

Nalan Fusen nodded and said, "The Commander of the Bordered Yellow Banner Guard!"

Nalan Fusen was released from Beijing in the early years, but only in Shandong; later, the nine elder brothers conspired to seize the family property of Nalan Mansion. .

Fortunately, Jueluo Manbao, governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was born as a Jinshi, and he loves drinking water poetry the most.Aiwujiwu also took good care of Nalan Rongruo's concubine, so Nalan Fusen's life was not difficult.

Cao Yong was acquainted with Fu Sen, and he was very upset about it. He once wanted to help him return to Beijing.On the contrary, Nalan Fusen, who was really tired of family disputes and unwilling to be an enemy with Brother Jiu, politely declined Cao Yong's kindness and stayed in Fujian.

When Yongzheng came to power, Cao Yong once went to Fujian to write a letter, asking about Nalan Fusen's return to Beijing.

In Nalan Fusen's reply letter, he mentioned that he was taken care of a lot by the full insurance policy, and he couldn't bear to leave Fujian first, and then talk about other things.

Unexpectedly, there is no news of Manbao returning to Beijing now, and Nalan Fusen has already wandered around from the capital to Qingyuan.

The door was not a place to talk, and the two walked side by side, directly into the governor's mansion, and went to the official residence.

"There was no movement at all before. Could it be that there has been any change in the officialdom in Fujian?" Cao Yong asked when the servant brought tea.

Among the governors and governors of the world, except for Nian Gengyao, Jueluo Manbao is the only one who has managed one place for more than ten years.

Even as governor and governor, Jueluo Manbao has been running Fujian for 17 years.

When Yongzheng first came to power, there was news that Jue Luo Manbao was going back to Beijing, but nothing happened.With Jueluo Manbao's qualifications, it is impossible to start from the capital again after returning to Beijing.

Only by entering the cabinet as a bachelor can he match his status.

However, a scholar in this dynasty has the name of a prime minister and has no power to be a prime minister. He is just a counselor for government affairs in front of the imperial court, and he is a lackluster for the elderly.

Jueluo Manbao only knew the year of destiny, and he was regarded as the young and strong faction among the border officials.I don't know if it was Yongzheng who cherished talents, but after all the governors and governors of the world have been changed, I feel that Luo Manbao is still safe in Fujian.

"My lord is not in good health. I want to complain about my illness. I have written several papers about returning to Beijing to recover from my illness, but I have been accepted by the emperor. Unexpectedly, there is no movement from the Governor. Most of the officials were transferred to other places and returned to Beijing." Nalan Fusen said with a sigh.

When Cao Yong heard the words, he knew it well.

It seems that Yongzheng is also wary of Manbao.

However, Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan face each other across the sea, and the folk customs are strong, and they are far away from the capital. It is not easy to find a suitable candidate for the governor.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, Cao Yong persuaded: "The transfer of the officialdom is also human nature. Perhaps it is the emperor who is reluctant to be the governor, so he only transfers the officials below, so as to avoid the long-term personnel and the breeding of malpractice."

Nalan Fusen didn't relax when he heard the words, his expression became more and more helpless, and he said with a wry smile: "Even if the emperor thinks highly of it, I'm afraid even adults won't be able to endure it..."

Seeing his mournful expression, Cao Yong couldn't help being stunned: "Governor Man is only in his early fifties... Could it be that he is really sick..."

Although at this time, everyone's life span is limited, but this refers to the common people.

There are many people who are officials and eunuchs and live to their seventies and eighties.

"Fujian is hot and humid, and the work is busy, even young people are suffering. Mandarin is 53 this year, but he is sick all over his body. Since the year before last, he has suffered from asthma. Given his condition, he should have been sick and recuperated. But the year before last, the new emperor came to the throne not long ago. , the political situation is unstable, and the Mandarin is afraid of causing trouble, so he can only bear it. At the beginning of this year, the illness of the Mandarin became more and more serious, and he even handed over several papers pleading to return to Beijing, but nothing came to him. Now, the Mandarin has given up. The birthday materials are all prepared by the family members. If you can’t go back alive, you will always return to your roots when you die.” Nalan Fusen’s tone was low, with a bit of sadness.

After listening to Nalan Fusen's words, what appeared before Cao Yong's eyes was not Nalan Fusen, but Cao Yin.

Cao Yin did not live a long life, which is also the reason why he worked too hard in the south of the Yangtze River in his early years.

"Just hope for the best." Cao Yong said, not knowing how to comfort him.

Nalan Fusen was in a low mood, he hadn't brought up something serious, he was a little embarrassed, and said: "I came this time, following the emperor's orders, to inspect the green camp in Zhili, I'm afraid I will disturb Furuo for a while."

This time, Cao Yong was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "That's great, it's Brother Fusen who is an imperial envoy! We've been separated for so many years, so we can get together..."

Halfway through the conversation, he felt wrong again.

Yongzheng said that he would send people down in June, why was it more than half a month earlier?Besides, Nalan Fusen just arrived in Beijing, why didn't he stay for a while, and then came out again?

But it was rare to turn the atmosphere around, Cao Yong didn't want to be disappointed anymore, so he suppressed the question in his heart, didn't say it out of his mouth, but ordered the boy to go to the room to pass the message, to see if the banquet was set.

After a while, the boy came back and passed on a message, saying: "Master, Madam said, the banquet has been prepared, is it on the side of the mansion, or in the upper room? Also, Master Qi and the other young masters have all returned from the academy, is it right?" Didn't you come here to greet Master Nalan?"

"If I want to see you, ask them to come over to see you. Tell your wife, send someone to the old lady's side, and bring the third young master over." Cao Yong said.

Before the boy could reply, Nalan Fusen stood up and said, "Speaking of this, I'm really rude. I just said goodbye to Fu Ruo just now, so I should go to pay my respects to Mrs. Tai first."

Cao Yong made friends with Nalan Fusen, and the two families were also very familiar.

Seeing that Nalan Fusen mentioned this, Cao Yong made the young man take a step ahead and sent a message to Li's, and then he accompanied Nalan Fusen to Li's place.

Seeing that he was a good friend of his son, Li's attitude was very warm, and he asked a few words about Nalan Fusen's wife and children.

After returning from Li's side, Chang Sheng led the crowd to see the guests.Only Tianbao was left behind, because he had just seen it at Li's place, so he didn't come again.

Seeing Changsheng, Tianyou Zhilan Yushu, Zuozhu and Zuocheng brothers are also good, Nalan Fusen couldn't help but praise a few words.

Except for Changsheng, because Nalan was young when he left Beijing, and he didn't remember Nalan Fusen deeply, when the others saw him, they all showed some kind of closeness, and they called each other "Shibo".

During the conversation, Zuo Zhu also asked about the recent situation of the third son of Nalan Fusen's family.

The third son of Nalan Fusen is about the same age as Tianyou and Zuozhu, and they used to play together in the early years.

"I have been working with me. I came to Beijing a few days ago and entered the Eight Banners to study. The homework is not good. If you half of Yuansong are motivated, I will not worry about it." Nalan Fusen said.

During the conversation, the table noodles had been delivered, so Cao Yong sent the children down to clean up Nalan Fusen himself.

Cao Yong and Nalan Fusen poured more than half of a jar of two catties of lotus white.

Nalan Fusen was so weak from drinking that he was sent to Yin Hotel for resettlement with the support of several healthy servants.

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In the capital, Caojiadong Mansion, Zhaojia's House.

In front of Zhao Jiashi was a plate of sliced ​​watermelon.

She picked up a piece, took two bites and put it down. Chunhua and Suxin, who were standing by the side, said: "It's a hot day, eating these sweet ones, sweating is sticky. I think of the water chestnut in the south of the Yangtze River. At this time, the water chestnut You can also eat lotus seeds..."

Jinghui's delivery date is approaching, and she has long been exempted from the rules. Except for coming here every morning, she spends the rest of her time in Dongkua Hospital for pregnancy.

Chunhua just listened with a smile and didn't answer.Suxin glanced at her, followed Zhaojia's words, and said, "The Zhuangzi in Daxing opened a new lotus pond last year, and people will send them over tomorrow to bring back some lotus seeds...not to mention the fragrance, but even eating it will make you lose your temper... ..."

"I don't know what happened to your second uncle..." Mrs. Zhao Jia didn't want to eat, but because the eldest son was in Jiangning, he missed life in Jiangnan.

When she was in the south of the Yangtze River in her early years, no matter how prominent the Zhizao Mansion was, and no matter how beautiful the Cao family was, she was nothing but a pleasant person.Going in and out for entertainment, she is just a follower of her mother-in-law and elder sister-in-law.

Now that she is old and old, mother is more precious than her son, and she has become the second-rank imperial wife.

The second grade imperial order is nothing in the capital, but it is one of the best in the region, which makes Zhao Jia look forward to returning to Jiangning even more.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, and the Cao Xiang brothers came back from outside to greet Zhao Jia.

Looking at Cao Xiang's make-up clothes, Zhao Jia felt it was dazzling, so he waved his hand to send them off, together with Chunhua and Suxin.

A few people came to the gate of the courtyard, and saw a little servant girl running over in a hurry, and said anxiously: "Fourth Master, Fourth Wife, Fifth Master, Fifth Wife, our wife is about to give birth..."

(End of this chapter)