Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1204 Consummation (seeking guaranteed monthly pass)

Because Hongli began to learn how to do business, Hang Seng also ended his companionship career.

For a while, Hang Seng felt that there was nothing to do.

Brothers are preparing for exams, preparing for marriage and getting married.He was alone, resting at home for ten or so days, and he couldn't sit still, so he volunteered to help a few stewards to arrange Li's birthday.

Changsheng will take the boy's test next year, and Hangsheng is still hesitating whether to end up with the little uncle.But of course it's not a literary test, but I want to take part in the military test.

He was hesitating whether to ask his father's opinion, someone had already made up his mind for him.

"It's still a matter of thinking, naturally it's the bodyguard!" Hongli said without hesitation after hearing Hang Seng's plan.

Hong Zhou, who came after him, glared at Heng Sheng bitterly, and said, "You still need to say that by the fourth brother? I haven't heard of any prince's companion reading, who retreated from the upper study room, and just idled to write? Do you sincerely agree with him?" Can we get rid of the relationship?"

Hang Seng was stunned when he heard it. When he was a child, he also wanted to be like his father, first to be a reading companion, and then make up the guards; after a few years, he also knows that the guards don't just make up when they want to.

Although if the prince intervened in this matter, the difficult task would become easy, but he did not expect that Hongli would take the initiative to ask for help.

Seeing Hang Seng's face full of confusion, Hongli couldn't help being surprised, and said, "It's been ten days since you came back, Master Cao didn't say anything about the future?"

"Father said that I was tired from running around, so let me rest first, and my mother also said that I lost weight, so let me take good care of my body." Hang Seng replied with a smile.

When he first returned to Beijing, Hang Seng was a little haggard, but after half a month, he was already alive and well, and he had grown stronger.He was already tall and tall, but he didn't look like a 15-year-old boy, but a young man.

Hongli was tall, but he didn't think anything of it; Hong Zhou was not as tall and strong as Hang Seng. Now that he heard what he said, he couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, looked at Hang Seng several times, and said, "Sister Herui and Master Cao, what kind of eyes are there?" Son, where did you lose weight? If you make up again, you will become fat."

The two princes were able to come to visit him. Hang Seng was in a good mood, and he didn't care about Hong Zhou's jokes. He said with a smile: "I can't help it. I didn't think it earlier. I went to Khalkha and I think it's still at home." The meals are delicious, and one meal can eat two more bowls of rice than in the past."

Hang Seng has been studying with him in the palace for many years, and everyone eats together at noon, Hong Zhou knows his appetite.

Hearing that he could "eat two more bowls of rice" for each meal, Hong Zhou couldn't help being speechless, and said in disbelief: "Your original meal size is three bowls, and if you eat two more bowls, wouldn't it be five bowls?"

While talking, he stretched out his hand, stretched five fingers, and looked at Hang Seng with a little more fiery gaze.

Hang Seng nodded embarrassingly, and said: "Well, it's five bowls. If you eat to your heart's content, sometimes you can eat six bowls."

After hearing this, Hongzhou opened his eyes even more, showing a bit of envy, he turned his head to Hongli and said, "Fourth brother, what are you talking about today, I have to eat at Cao's house before returning to the palace!"

Seeing him so sloppy, Hongli couldn't help but stroke his forehead.

Fortunately, it was in front of Hang Seng, everyone was familiar with each other, otherwise others would look at him and think that he, the prince elder brother, couldn't get enough to eat in the palace.

Speaking of it, it's not that the dishes in the palace are not delicious, but day after day, year after year, similar recipes, even delicious things, are not delicious.

At this time, it is normal to change your appetite and eat something outside, and find it delicious.

Hang Seng has a bold personality and is willing to keep guests, but he still asked in a rough and detailed way: "Fourth Master, Fifth Master is willing to show you face, it is the honor of our Cao family, but do you want someone to go back to the palace to report, so as not to waste money?" Worried about not being able to find the two masters?"

Hongli waved his hand and said, "No need, it's fine to return to the palace before Youzheng (six o'clock in the evening)."

After staying in the palace for these years, Hang Seng's temper has also become a bit cautious, thinking that the two princes are easy to follow, and he is still a little worried.

Hong Zhou explained: "The fourth elder brother took me out of the palace today to inspect the birthday ceremony of the Longevity Festival, and reported it to the emperor's mother and mother."

Only then did Hang Seng feel relieved, called a servant, and passed a message to his mother, telling the two elder brothers about the meal.

Hong Zhou naturally smiled, and said: "By the way, I heard Bai Li said that a Mongolian convoy came to your house two days ago? How can I say it, is it a good thing you brought back from Mongolia?"

Bai Li is his companion, who lives in Caofuqian Street.

In the two days since Hang Seng came back, he was summoned by the fourth elder brother and entered the palace once.At that time, Hong Zhou wanted to ask for a gift, so Hang Seng said that he would return to Beijing first, and that other luggage would be delayed to Beijing, and he promised that the gift would be delivered in a few days.

Hang Seng nodded and said: "It is true that the servants bought some things there, mainly as a gift from King Khan's Mansion. Just thinking about how to send a message to the palace, the two elder brothers descended, but it was cheap."

After saying this, he called another servant and gave some instructions in a low voice.

After a short while, I saw the boy come over with a tray.Hang Seng got up to take it, and presented it to the two elder brothers himself.

Hongli's is two pairs of Mongolian knives inlaid with lapis lazuli, and Hongri's is two pairs of silver jugs inlaid with eight treasures.

Hongli took it and thanked him, but Hong Zhou was playing with the flagon, frowning a little, and said: "You can't fool me? I have been thinking about it for so long, is it a pair of small flagons?"

Hang Seng laughed and said, "It's just a small thing. It's made by an old Mongolian craftsman over there. It's not as exquisite as the inner one. It's just a meaning. The gift of the two masters is kept in the Haidian Garden. It's not cheap to see now."

When Hongli heard the words, his eyes flickered, but he didn't speak; Hongzhou's eyes lit up, and he said, "But a Mongolian horse?"

Hang Seng nodded and said: "Exactly. Thanks to the gift from King Khan's Mansion, the slave got dozens of horses. The slave has already asked someone to keep a few horses. If the two masters don't mind it, I will honor them. The two masters will reward you. Whether you are a person or leave it to Kaifu, I would like to follow the instructions of the two masters."

Hongzhou jumped a little bit, and kept saying: "Okay, okay, this is a good gift."

Hongli was also interested, and asked, "Is it an adult horse or a foal?"

"The right depends on the wishes of the two masters." Hang Seng said.

Hongli said: "Then the horse is going to be a grown-up horse. After two days, you will send someone directly to the Shangshang Siyuan. Compare it with the horses in the pasture outside the mouth to see which one has better endurance. If it is really good, you can keep it as a stallion. "

"Hey." Hang Seng stood up and answered.

Hongzhou thought for a while, and said: "I originally wanted a foal, to be trained by others, and then to be rewarded by others. Since the fourth brother wants an adult horse, then I also want an adult horse. If it is kept as a stallion, it will be later. years, there will be many foals."

While talking and joking like this, someone in charge came over to deliver a message. It was Chu Yu who asked the two elder brothers to come to Wutong Garden to talk.

Cao Yong went to the Yamen, but he was not in the mansion. Hongli was also trying to find his cousin to talk about Hang Seng's supplementary guards.

Although with the current status of the Cao family, it is not difficult for a younger brother to serve as a bodyguard, but there was still a son of the Cao family before Hengsheng.

According to the old calendar, most powerful families send the eldest son who has the right to inherit as a bodyguard, so as to have the opportunity to serve the emperor and have a bright future.

But Hang Seng's status is different after all, although he is the second son, he is the prince's companion.

Even if there is no mark on his body, he can still be regarded as the fourth elder brother in the eyes of others.

In fact, even if the two brothers of the Cao family were to serve as bodyguards, it would not be a difficult matter. I just wonder if the eldest son of Cao's family has really confirmed their career in the imperial examination.

Thinking this way, Hongli, together with Hongzhou, followed Hengsheng into the inner house and went to Wutong Garden.

This time, the two cousins ​​wanted to go together.

Chu Yu asked people to invite the two elder brothers, Wutongyuan, to speak, just to make up for Hang Seng's bodyguards.

Cao Yong thought in his heart that he was the son of Hang Seng, but he didn't think about it for the time being; Chuyu was a careful woman, and he could already see that Hang Seng was not comfortable staying in the mansion.

After all, it's different now when he was a child, everyone else has things to do, and he is really boring when he is alone.

It's just that Cao Yong is very busy these days, in order to make up for the maritime trade policy and discuss with the Ministry, and Chu Yu can't find the time to discuss with her husband.

In her opinion, it is natural and cheap to add a guard to Hang Seng.

Hearing that the two elder brothers were visiting, Chu Yu sent someone to invite them to Wutong Garden, just to find out what the fourth elder brother said.

According to the old rule in the palace, even if a guard who was born as a prince's companion like Heng Sheng entered the guard's office, he would most likely be assigned to the prince's side as an errand.

Unexpectedly, when Hongli took the initiative to mention this matter, Chuyu was overjoyed in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface. He only said that he was grateful to the two elder brothers for remembering Hang Seng, and discussed with her husband before discussing the matter.

Hongli recently learned how to do errands in Liubu. Thinking of Cao Yong's busyness these days, the slight dissatisfaction with his negligence of Hang Seng earlier disappeared.

After the two older brothers talked for a while, someone came from the kitchen to report that the table was ready, and they came to ask Chuyu where to put the table.

In the end, it was still placed in the flower hall of the front yard. Just when Tianyou came back from a trip, he came forward to accompany him.

At a young age, he was selected by Juren, and he has a character like Zhilan Yushu, so Hongli talked with him more speculatively.Hong Zhou and Heng Sheng were left aside, with their rice bowls in their hands, but they opened their bellies.

I don't know if it's because of the "smell from the pot", Hongzhou ate three bowls of rice in one go, and held up the bowl to call the servant for more rice.

Hongli happened to see it, and hurriedly said: "How many times have you added? Can't add more, what should I do if it breaks?"

Although Hong Zhou was somewhat reluctant, he was still obedient and drank another half bowl of bamboo shoot soup before putting down his chopsticks.

In the end, he was a little bit stuck, Hong Zhou rubbed his stomach and left Cao's mansion.Hongli had to give some lectures, and when he returned to the palace, he was a little worried, so he ordered someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to prescribe Xiaoshi pills and send them to Hongzhou...

When Cao Yong returned to the mansion, it was already the beginning of Xu (seven o'clock in the evening).

The wind picked up outside and started to blow small snowflakes.

When Cao Yong entered the house, his body was cold, and there was some snow on his hat and shoulders.

Seeing this, Chu Yu hurriedly helped him change into his make-up clothes, and ordered someone to bring hot water to wash his face.

Although Cao Yong had a chill on his body, his heart was full of fire.

After several days of discussion, the maritime trade agreement was finally passed by the ministry.

The maritime trade regulations passed here are not the ones originally proposed by Cao Yong, but have been supplemented in detail after the thirteen elder brothers raised points. One of them is to open the Nanyang sea ban and allow the common people to trade within the legal scope. Sample trade.

Tomorrow is the rotating duty of the Imperial Household Department, and he and Zhang Tingyu will hand over this maritime trade report to the imperial court.If the emperor approves, then the sea ban will be lifted next year.

Cao Yong's original maritime trade policy was an attempt to open up the maritime ban.Only when the court really understands the benefits of sea trade can it pay attention to this area.

Unexpectedly, the thirteenth elder brother was more courageous, and directly asked Cao Yong to add the opening of the sea ban to the list.

Has history changed little by little?
Cao Yong's eyes were bright, and his eyes were a little moist, and he remembered the words of Brother Thirteen: "I have this idea, and it's all because of Furuo. Since the ancestors, foreigners have been very guarded. Entering Guangzhou Port Foreign ships from China must first go to Macau for inspection before entering the port. Closing the door like this is just to guard against gentlemen, not robbers. If one day they carve up the land in other places outside of China and set their minds on the Qing Dynasty, then why do we want to close the door? Can you close the door?"

Chinese people have always been proud of themselves, claiming to be a kingdom of heaven, and treating foreigners as barbarians.

Only the thirteenth elder brother knows more about the situation in the West because the palace has a foreign goods store and there are disciples in Guangzhou.In addition, Cao Yong repeatedly mentioned that foreigners used muskets and cannons to clear the way, occupy various places, and open up colonies, which made the thirteen elder brothers wary of foreigners.

Chu Yu sensed her husband's joy, and her mood also became joyful.

Cao Yong is not only happy for the official business, but also because of the news from the sixteenth elder brother that Hang Seng's invitation to the crown prince is almost inseparable.

After Cao Yong finished his meal, Chu Yu mentioned the matter of the two princes' downfall, and Hongli's suggestion that Hang Seng should make up the bodyguards.

It was not the first time for these two princes to come back to Cao Mansion, Cao Yong was not very surprised.But when talking about Hang Seng's bodyguard, Cao Yong hesitated for a moment, and said: "This is not in a hurry, or we will wait."

Chu Yu was a little surprised, and said, "Could it be that Master has other plans? You won't really let Hang Seng take the martial arts exam?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "The guards always have to make up, but if you wait for a while, maybe you can surpass Lan Ling and the third class, and directly make up for the second class, maybe you can still be the first class."

Chu Yu knew that her husband never spoke falsehoods, but it was too much to say that he could surpass Lan Ling and the third-class guards.

Among the royal guards, there are some who are not very old and can make up for the first or second class, which is more of honor and decency; foreign ministers make up for the bodyguards, and most of them are Suwei Shenggong, mostly first-class and first-class. Grade boiled out.

Things will come true, Cao Yong is not afraid that his wife will worry about it, so he will tell Chu Yu about the matter of seeking the throne for Hang Seng.

Chu Yu was happy at first, but then frowned: "So, if Hang Seng is conferred by the imperial court, he will have to live in another mansion? How can he be reassured by himself?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "It won't be so urgent. Even if you want to build a mansion in the capital, it won't be possible in a short time. If you say it soon, it will take a year and a half. You don't have to worry too much, the opening of the mansion is the opening of the mansion , and didn’t say that he couldn’t continue to live at home..."

Having said that, both the husband and wife know that with Brother Sixteen's enthusiasm, if the son of the Hang Seng canonize, the intention to marry will be imminent...

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The newly installed system W7 conflicted with Sogou, the code words were extremely laborious, the mouse kept jumping, and input was also a problem, with a speed of hundreds of words an hour.Tears.Reinstall the system tomorrow, and the [-] words missing today will be completed within the day after tomorrow.

After five days of hard work, the monthly ticket was still seventh, and the bonus was wasted.But the total number of monthly tickets is nearly [-], which is [-] more than last month. ^_^.

Smirking, thank you all very much.

It's the beginning of the month, and Xiaojiu will start working hard from the [-]st this time. I implore everyone, vote for Xiaocao with the guaranteed monthly ticket, and implore.

(End of this chapter)