Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1214 Morality and Human Heart
When Luo Ya came back, as soon as he entered the gate of Cao's mansion, Cao Yong saw Cao Xiang walking around in front of the screen wall.

Seeing Cao Yong, he was a little excited: "Brother..."

Seeing that he was wearing patched clothes, with an eager face and no usual stability, Cao Yong couldn't help but wonder: "Fourth brother, are you looking for me for something?"

Cao Xiang nodded vigorously, but looked around, hesitant to speak.

When Cao Yong saw this, he knew what was going on, and took Cao Xiang to the study.

After dismissing the boy who was waiting in the study, Cao Yong said, "What's the matter, so urgent?"

Cao Xiangdao: "Brother, Scholar Cha and his family have been arrested and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice..."

"Bachelor Cha?" Cao Yong read it again, remembering that it refers to Zha Siting's second elder brother, Zha Sizhen, who has already retired.

Cao Yong's expression couldn't help becoming serious, he looked at Cao Xiang and said, "Has it reached this point? The fourth brother is so concerned, is it possible that he is old with Bachelor Cha?
Both of them are Hanlin officials, and their ancestors are old, so some friendship is normal.

Cao Xiang said with a full face of sincerity: "When my younger brother first entered the Imperial Academy, he was taught by Bachelor Cha. Although Bachelor Cha has been an official in the past few years, his son edited Zha Ji in the Imperial Academy in the same year as my younger brother, and in the past two years. He is an official, and he is introduced as a close friend. My younger brother often goes to Cha's house, and I have learned a lot from Bachelor Cha. Although he does not have the name of a teacher and a student, he has the reality of a teacher and a student."

Cao Yong heard the words, his face added a bit dignified.

He didn't know how many Cha family members would be involved in the Zha Siting case, but he was terrified by the word "word case".

In Wang Jingqi's case, he himself died, his wife and children were slaves, and his brothers, uncles and nephews were exiled in Ningguta.

Even if he didn't know the details of the Cha family's case, he knew it would be no less serious than the Wang family's case.

After all, 300 years later, perhaps no one will know about the Haining Cha family, but when it comes to the literary inquisition of the Yongzheng Dynasty, everyone will think of the words "Weiminzhizhi".

Cha family is the source of these four characters, and these four characters are regarded as Yongzheng's removal of the head. This is already a serious crime of rebellion and immorality, and it can be executed at a young age, punishing the nine clans.

Seeing that Cao Yong was silent, Cao Xiang gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, Scholar Zha is over seventy years old, old and weak, and now it's counting nine days...Little brother, little brother..."

He struggled a lot in his heart. For the kindness of his teacher's teaching and the righteousness of his friend, after he should have received the news, he immediately brought money and went to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to make life easier for the teacher and his friend, and then plan other things.

But when he hurried back to the mansion to get the bank notes, and stepped out of the gate of the East Mansion, his footsteps hesitated.

Although he is not yet in his thirties, he has some knowledge because he entered the official position early.

Since the family investigation case involves relatives, it will not be a small case.

The disaster of the family!

Cao Xiang still hesitated when he thought about the Wang family that collapsed last year, so he came to Xifu to find his cousin for advice.

At this moment, Cao Yong had thought clearly, and said: "Fourth brother, if you care about it, you will be chaotic. The trial of the Cha family's case has just started. Even if the family members of the Cha family are put in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, before the case is resolved, the Ministry of Criminal Justice will not Dare to abuse people at will."

The Cha family is not like other families. If the family is in trouble and there is no one to help, it will fall down.

"One school has seven Jinshi, uncles and nephews five Hanlin" has become an old saying. As the descendants of the Cha family grow up, the number of Jinshi has increased to a dozen or so.

The remaining older nephews have also achieved fame; the younger sons can't put it down as long as they can remember.

Unless it is really a crime of genocide, even if the Cha family suffers a severe setback, as long as the seeds continue, there will be a day of revival.

After hearing what his cousin said, Cao Xiang heaved a sigh of relief, looked a little embarrassed, and said: "Young brother is really a cowardly person. Up to now, he has many scruples and lost a word of righteousness..."

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "There is no need to blame yourself, you have to be a responsible person, you can worry about your teacher, you can worry about your friends, but you can't act recklessly without thinking... The case of Cha Si Ting is suspected of slandering the emperor, and it also involves the emperor. How can you participate in the fear of forming a party at will?"

Cao Xiang looked ashamed and murmured: "Then do nothing?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "Although it is not the time to send charcoal in the snow, the 'charcoal fire' can be prepared. This case will not be lighter than the Wang Jingqi case, and most of it will be shed. Now the case has just started. Everyone is looking at it, just for peace of mind, putting yourself in it is useless to help others; it is better to wait for the opportunity and extend a helping hand after the case is closed."

Cao Xiangsu listened, bowed and said: "What the elder brother teaches is that the younger brother knows what to do."

For the aged Zha Sizhen, exile for thousands of miles is much more dangerous than imprisonment.

Medicine, silver, and the management and care of the exile, all of which are indispensable.

"If you don't have the money, you can come here to get it. For supplements and pills, you can go to Tongrentang." Cao Yong said.

Cao Xiang hurriedly said: "The money is still enough, and my brother still has some money. But it is the tonic pills, let the Le family prepare more."

When it was time for dinner, after talking about business with his cousin, Cao Xiang made up his mind, so he didn't stay any longer and went back to the East Mansion first.

Cao Yong didn't have a deep relationship with the Cha family, so he couldn't empathize with Cao Xiang like Cao Xiang.However, seeing his cousin calm down, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Since mentioning the Cha family with Jiang Jian at noon, Cao Yong had a faint premonition.

The Cha family's case was not just a taboo on words, nor was it just the fact that the Cha family had belonged to Long Kodo, there were other things in it.

It's more like a follow-up to Li Fu and Tian Wenjing's case of mutual criticism.

Yongzheng began to attack Han officials and scholars.

These people are the ones who reacted most strongly to Yongzheng's New Deal.

Cao Yong didn't want his cousin to be reckless at this time, so he got involved in this matter.

After entering the inner courtyard, Cao Yong, as usual, first went to Lanyuan to greet his mother.

Mrs. Li was not there, only Changsheng and Tianbao's uncle and nephew were in the room.

On the kang table in the outer room, there are brush and ink and red tracing booklets, and Changsheng is teaching Tianbao to trace red.

Seeing Cao Yong come in, both uncle and nephew stood up.

"Where is the old lady?" Cao Yong asked curiously.

"The ancestor is sick, the old lady went to the ancestor's yard." Changsheng said.

"Have you invited the imperial physician? What did the imperial physician say?" Cao Yong asked with some worries when he heard the words.

"Please, the imperial doctor said that there is an exogenous pathogenic factor, please take care of it. I was also there to see my grandmother, but my mother sent me back." Changsheng replied.

The two brothers were talking, when they saw someone come in through the curtain, it was none other than Li Shi's big maid named Xiu Xun.

It turned out that it was Mrs. Li who ordered her to come back and deliver a message, telling Changsheng and Tianbao to have dinner first without waiting for him.

Cao Yong originally thought that Gao Taijun had a common cold, and he felt something was wrong when he heard that Mrs. Li would not come back for dinner.

Cao Yong ordered Xiu Xun to arrange dinner for the two children, and went directly to Gao's yard by himself.

As soon as he got to the corridor, he faintly heard Chu Yu's voice coming from the west room.

In Gao Taijun's courtyard, there are only three upper rooms. The east room is Gao Taijun's bedroom, and the west room used to be Xiangyu's room. Now it is empty, and several Buddha statues have been invited.

When a servant girl saw Cao Yong, she tiptoed to pay her respects, and her voice was lowered.

Seeing her acting like this, Cao Yong said in a low voice, "Is the old lady asleep?"

The servant girl nodded and said: "Mrs. just served the medicine with her own hands, and she rested after eating."

At this moment, the people in the back room also heard the movement outside, so Chu Yu pulled out the curtain and came out.

Her eyes were red, and she whispered to her husband: "The old lady has been crying for a long time, the master hastened to persuade her. If she continues crying, the old lady will not be able to bear it anymore."

Hearing this, Cao Yong took a deep breath, glanced at Dongwu, and said softly: "Could it be..."

Chu Yu nodded, and said softly: "The imperial doctor said it was a chronic illness, so he asked to prepare for a big event, saying... I'm afraid it's not good, so every year and every year..."

Cao Yong's footsteps were a little heavy, and he slowly entered the Westinghouse.

Mrs. Li was sitting by the kang, her eyes were already red and swollen, and her face was covered with tears.

"Mother..." There were thousands of words of comfort, but Cao Yong couldn't say it out. When Cao Yong walked to his mother, he also felt his nose sour.

Although Gao Taijun had various temperaments in his early years, and he was rigid in dealing with others, but these years, as he got older, he became more and more kind.

In Cao Yong's heart, even if he couldn't treat her as respected and loved as Sun Taijun, he still felt a little like grandparents and grandchildren.

Seeing her son, Mrs. Li pulled Cao Yong's sleeves as if seeing a life-saving grass, and cried, "My son, I hired a quack doctor today and said nonsense. I don't believe it. Your grandmother is sick. Let's go again." Please ask a good imperial doctor to come over to have a look?"

"Okay, son, let someone tell Zhang Yi to take the son's name card to invite the imperial physician." Cao Yong nodded.

Let alone one imperial doctor, three or five, as long as the mother can feel more at ease, as long as Gao Taijun still has a glimmer of life, Cao Yong will not bother.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li burst into tears, shook her head, and said, "Forget it."

Seeing that she changed her mind, Cao Yong was puzzled. He looked at his wife standing next to him, and heard her explain in a low voice: "In addition to Doctor Chen, two more doctors were invited over this afternoon..."

After all, Gao Taijun is old.

After returning to Beijing from Qingyuan, she was bedridden every now and then.

When Xiangyu came back, knowing that Concubine Mi agreed to take care of this poor great-nephew, Madam Gao had told Mrs. Li that there is nothing to let go of in this life, so she can go with peace of mind.

"The old lady is a sensible person. My mother is so sad, how can I hide it from the old lady? If the old lady is in a depressed mood, it may be delayed if she can recover quickly. Only when the old lady is in a good mood can the disease be cured Good." Cao Yong said.

Mrs. Li nodded again and again, not knowing whether she heard it or not.

Chu Yu was worried that her mother-in-law hadn't had dinner yet, so she ordered someone to serve her dinner.

Where can Mrs. Li eat? Seeing that her son was still wearing an official uniform, she waved to Chu Yu and said, "I have a servant girl here, so you go back to your own yard first. It's dark outside, so you can't let the servants stay at home." Hungry."

Just as Chu Yu had something to say to her husband, she followed Cao Yong's instructions and went back to Wutong Garden.

"What? The old lady said she wanted to go back to Li's house..." Hearing what his wife said, Cao Yong couldn't help frowning: "Could it be that the old man already knew it in his heart..."

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I went to see two friends yesterday, came back after dinner, woo woo, ended up with a cold and a splitting headache.On the day of strenuous efforts, we have to wait another two days, monthly pass, monthly pass, monthly pass begging in a low voice first.

(End of this chapter)