Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1151 Disappointment

Zhili cannot enrich the people by relying on agriculture alone.The problem of drought is not unsolvable. Wells and canals are all solutions.But these solutions all require money.

Although Song Hou is old, but as a screener, he is not a stubborn person. After Cao Yong's rhetoric, he finally supported Cao Yong's decision.

Next, how to draft an excerpt to elevate this matter to the top priority affecting the people's livelihood in Zhili, and not to take all the responsibility on Cao Yong, the governor, depends on Song Hou's handwriting.

When he was in Huguang in his early years, he often drafted memorials, and he knew the way of them best.

write like an angel.

Sometimes, the same thing, with different rhetoric, can have different effects.

Cao Yong proposed that the unified purchase and marketing of cotton is a strategy for enriching the people.If the result is unsatisfactory or deviated, it is because of the people below.

Cao Yong looked at the notes drafted by Song Hou and was a little helpless, but he also knew that these were necessary.

Facing this, Cao Yong rewrote it without adding or subtracting a single word.

After copying the scriptures, he handed them to Song Hou, who will arrange for them to be sent to the capital.

Song Houzi also saw that Cao Yong had no increase, he stroked his beard with a bit of satisfaction in his expression.

To meet such a proprietor is also the luck of the behind-the-scenes...

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Inner house, upper room.

Holding the letter sent by Qigege in Chuyu's hand, she felt that it was heavy.

The Nian family is in turmoil, and Chu Yu is also very worried about Qi Gege who is following her husband-in-law in Guangzhou.

Even if Nian Xi adopted Nian Xiyao and his father and son became uncles and nephews, he could not write two characters in one stroke.

The old family members of the Nian family in the officialdom were either implicated and dismissed from office, or they turned their backs to impeach Nian Gengyao, and no one interceded for the Nian family.

For the rest, you can only look at relatives.

Chu Yu let out a long breath, picked up the scissors, and twisted open the seal.As expected, in the letter, Qi Gege asked his eldest sister for help, saying that Qiezu had already made up his mind to go north and return to Beijing.

The reason why it took so long to leave was because Nian Xiyao had been ill the previous year and couldn't get away.

Qigege doesn't ask for anyone else, but only asks Qiezu to come back to Beijing. If he is burdened by the family, he begged his sister to ask the prince to come forward to save him.Although they are both Prince Gege, Qi Gege is very self-aware and knows that he is not as important as the elder sister, so he begged the elder sister to come forward.

After reading the letter, Chu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't want their husband and wife to find a way to intercede for Nian Gengyao.If that's the case, there's nothing their husband and wife can do.

Qi Gege was too worried about this point, if Qiezu was burdened by the family to ask the crime, even if Chu Yu didn't show up, Prince Chun would not stand on the sidelines.

Among the former emperor's sons, although Prince Chun had no power or power, he treated his children the best.If it weren't for his careful planning, three of the four daughters would not have married to the capital.

When Cao Yong came back from the mansion, Chu Yu mentioned that Nian Xi was about to return to Beijing.

Cao Yong sighed and said: "I only mentioned going back to Beijing to fulfill my filial piety at my grandfather's knees, instead of going to Hangzhou last year to Gengyao. He is a smart man. If that is the case, the emperor will probably take his anger out on him. As long as he is good, maybe he will see In terms of his affection, the emperor can still leave three points for the Nian family."

Chu Yu hesitated for a moment, and said: "It is said that the emperor loves Concubine Nian the most... If only because of Concubine Nian's affection, it would be great if Nian's family is more lenient..."

"Wanhe? If Concubine Nian has no sons, perhaps the Nian family will be spared; if Concubine Nian has a prince, the Nian family will be doomed. Otherwise, it might be another drama of seizing the heir apparent." Cao Yong said.

Speaking of the matter of the Nian family, both husband and wife felt a little bit embarrassed, but they both felt that Nian Xi should be fine.

If Nian Xi had not adopted him, as the eldest son of Nian Gengyao, he might have been implicated by his father and sentenced to exile; but Nian Xi has adopted and his status is different, and it is not a crime of treason, so he should not be implicated in his nephew.

A few days after Qigege's letter arrived, news came out from Beijing that the palace had ordered that Nian Gengyao be stripped of his title, and that the Ministry of Punishment sent people to the south of the Yangtze River to escort Nian Gengyao to Beijing.

Since the death of the holy ancestor, the Nian family has been prosperous for three years, but it only took three months for it to fall.

In June, Nian Gengyao Taibao sought to deprive his son of Nian Gengyao of the first class, and decreed that Nian Gengyao's sons be rich, prosperous, and overaged; in July, he was demoted to second class, and then to third class. General of Hangzhou, Zuoling of the Han Army; in August, he was demoted to first-class son, then to first-class male, and at the end of the month to first-class captain of light vehicles.

In September, Nian Gengyao finally passed away.

News about Nian Gengyao came in every now and then, Cao Yong was a little impatient and didn't bother to pay attention.

Do as you like, it's all Nian Gengyao's own fault.Even if it is not Yongzheng who is in power, but another emperor, he will not allow his subjects to become powerful.

It's just that for Chu Yu's sake, she can't ignore her brother-in-law Nian Xi.Cao Yong wrote to Cao Yuan in the capital, asking him to pay more attention to the old man.

In a few days, Cao Yuan wrote back, mentioning the current situation of Nianfu in detail.

The old grandpa kept several grandchildren in the mansion, and the Nian mansion seemed peaceful.It's just that the news from the palace is not good, it is said that Concubine Nian's illness is getting worse.

Seeing the old man doing this, Cao Yong can only praise his wisdom.

The ants can't shake the big tree, so instead of letting the grandsons run around and get involved in Nian Gengyao's case for questioning, it's better to honestly wait in the mansion for the case to be closed.

A few days after Cao Yuan's letter arrived, Cao Xiang's letter also arrived, but he was looking for Cao Yong to intercede.

Chunhua has an uncle who is in his thirties, married and has children, but has no title. He is an idle clan and lives in the general's mansion.Now that the clan was about to have a big battle, Chunhua's father begged his son-in-law, hoping to gain access to Prince Zhuang's Mansion or Prince Yi's Mansion through the Cao family.

Cao Xiang was in a dilemma, the one who had connections with Prince Zhuang's mansion was his cousin, and the siblings of his aunt who had relatives with Prince Yi's mansion, he had nowhere to speak.

However, Chunhua's father complained that his own wife, concubine and children were difficult to use, and he also added a family of brothers.But he couldn't drive his brother out to live, so he could only wait for the title of knighthood.

Although he respects his first wife, Cao Xiang also knows a little bit about the father-in-law of the General's Mansion, so it is a tight hand.

If it is said that it is because of brotherhood that the younger brother is not allowed to move out of the house, it is a lie; if it is said that he is reluctant to part with the money, he is unwilling to buy a house for the younger brother, and he is reluctant to let the brothers and nephews leave the house, then he will agree His temper.

Cao Xiang wanted to open his mouth to refuse, how could Chunhua's father give him this opportunity.

Looking at it like that, if the son-in-law does not help, the family will not be able to live on.Speaking of Chunhua's brothers, they are about to reach the age of marriage, and they have no money or houses.

After all, Cao Xiang is a junior, and when it comes to this, he can only say his best.

Although by name, Prince Yi Fujin is also Cao Xiang's cousin, but he still didn't have the cheek to go to that point as the son of Zhaojia's bastard.

So, he wrote a letter to his cousin to see if he could follow Brother Sixteen's way.

Cao Yong thought for a while, since it is a side branch of the general's mansion, it is the bottom clan.It's just the eligibility to take the exam, it's not a difficult task, and it won't embarrass Brother Sixteen.In his reply letter, he agreed to this matter and asked his cousin to go directly to Prince Zhuang's mansion to talk to Prince Zhuang about it.

Naturally, in order not to be presumptuous, Cao Yong also repaired a letter here, so that people could send it to Brother Sixteen first.

As Cao Yong thought, it was not an embarrassment at all, but there were several Hou Kao clans, and Brother Sixteen readily agreed.

Cao Xiang didn't feel relaxed at all, but felt ashamed.

After all, he was thick-skinned and took advantage of his cousin's favor.

With the temperament of the cousin, he is not a lover of begging, so he can't refuse his father-in-law, but he can only beg his cousin.

When I was young in the early years, I just used the excuse that I was young and accepted my cousin's care with peace of mind; now that I am older, I don't think about how to solve things that I can't solve, and now I help my cousin.

Cao Xiang couldn't deceive himself and others, he tossed and turned for several days, only felt that he was extremely hypocritical, really disgusting...

Cao Yong didn't think about Cao Xiang's entanglement, but he didn't forget the old style of the General's Mansion. He was afraid that Cao Xiang would be too soft-hearted and let the General's Mansion push his nose and face and bring trouble to the Cao family. After this matter is over, I will send a letter to my cousin In the book, the principle of "self-cultivation and family harmony", as well as the importance of reputation, was mentioned as a warning.

The two brothers didn't point it out, but Cao Xiang understood the meaning of his cousin's words.

The General's Mansion is not respectful, otherwise it would not have happened in the early years to seize land with the Wang's Mansion.This time about the matter of the clan's senior colonel, Cao Yong looked at Cao Xiang, and if he made a move once, there would be no next time.

Cao Xiang looked at the letter and was silent for a long time.

It's just that his cousin is a little estranged from the General's Mansion, but he doesn't know that his cousin despises it so much.If he had known this, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he would not have mentioned this matter to his cousin.

"Nine times out of ten the world is unsatisfactory..." Cao Xiang only sighed.

But when facing his wife and children, Cao Xiang didn't show at all.

Although the family of wives can't help him, and may even hold him back, it is still his luck that he got a virtuous wife.

He is only grateful...

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Qingyuan, Governor's Mansion.

Seeing Wei Wenjie with clear eyes and a bit of anticipation, Cao Yong felt a little irritated.

He suppressed his unhappiness and said, "Daughter He, is it your uncle's intention?"

Wei Wenjie's eyes flickered, his face flushed, he shook his head and said, "No, it's because my nephew saw the gentleness and virtuousness of the He family's cousin, and he began to yearn for her..."

The cousin of the He family he was talking about was Wei De's niece, a native of Jiangning, both parents died, and was taken to Mancheng by Wei De's wife last year.

Cao Yong looked at Wei Wenjie, somewhat disappointed.

It's nothing for young people to be passionate and indulgent, but I didn't expect it to appear on Wei Wenjie, who has always been mature.

You know, before Wei Wenjie was in Beijing last year, Cao Yong had a heart-to-heart talk with him. Even if he didn't bluntly say that he wanted Niu Niu to him, it also showed that he was entrusted by his uncle, and the marriage would fall on Cao Yong's head.

Unexpectedly, after only one year of work, Wei Wenjie had his own idea.If you really respect Cao Yong as your elder, how can you be so rash?

Although he hadn't seen that He Shi yet, Cao Yong felt a little disgusted in his heart.

If Wei Wenjie can directly ask the governor's mansion and ask Cao Yong to be the master of this marriage, then the relationship between him and the He family will never be simple yearning.

For other people, it is better to be a married couple than to marry blindly.

But the one in front of him is the eldest son of his good friend, he is the son-in-law of Niu Niu who has taken a fancy to him, and he actually made such a secret affair, how could Cao Yong not be disappointed...

(End of this chapter)