Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1258

Chapter 260 Waves Rises

This lawsuit related to the Cao family did not cause any movement at first.

It's not the crime of "deceiving the emperor" or "rebelling against the emperor". The act of a young student suing the second grade Shangshu, the act of shaking the tree with ants, is more like a joke.

Everyone just treated it as gossip after dinner, and it was fine to listen to it. More people focused on the upcoming prince's wedding.

That is not an ordinary prince, it is the fourth elder brother Hongli who has been praised by the holy grandfather.After the third elder brother adopted him, he was one of the only two remaining elder brothers in the palace.In addition, the ranking is high, and it is born by the concubine Man, so he is the best candidate for heir.

His first concubine, if nothing unexpected happened, would be the future mother of the country.

Eight generations of the Fucha family's ancestors have been uncovered. Although there are some people who say a few harsh words, they can't belittle anything casually.

After all, the cultural and martial arts of the Fucha family's ancestors are all on display there, and it is not the first time that the Fucha family has married into the royal family.In the second year of Yongzheng's reign, Fujin, the former king of Lu, who was demoted to the Duke of Zhen, was the daughter of the Fucha family.

Among the great scholars left by the late emperor, Ma Qi from the Fucha family has stayed with all his beards and tails until now. There are many officials from the same clan, and he is also one of the most powerful families in the Eight Banners.

Compared with the upcoming glory of the Fucha family, the small troubles of the Cao family are not enough.

However, an incident that happened suddenly caused everyone to be suspicious, and turned their attention to the Cao family.

The admiral of the nine gates has been dismissed, and the country's uncle Longkodo has died.

After being dismissed and convicted, Longkodo has been imprisoned in a small courtyard in Changchun Garden.

It was not easy to say that he could survive the cold and heat twice. He was getting old again, the weather was unbearable, and he began to fall ill after the summer.

Although he has been rejected, but after all he has been called "Uncle" for decades, Yongzheng treats him fairly well, and when he heard the news, the imperial physician who should be sent was sent, and he even made a special trip to ask Fang Zi.

Knowing that the medicine stone was ineffective and unable to recover, Yongzheng ordered Prince Yi and Prince Tongzhuang to visit him.

When the two princes came in person, Long Kedo "repented" of his crimes with tears in his eyes; Prince Yi and Prince Tongzhuang, who are noble in the eyes of outsiders, also expressed their relief with the gift of a junior.

Trembling, Long Kedo took out the relic from under the pillow. As a prisoner, he didn't have the qualifications, but he still prepared it. Prince Yi and Prince Zhuang looked at each other and took it silently.

Longkodo didn't speak any more, struggled to get up, and kowtowed in the direction of the capital.He lowered his head, and his body fell to the side. When Prince Yi and Prince Tongzhuang approached him to help him up, he had already breathed his last.

Although there were tears all over his face, his expression was peaceful and he went very quietly.

People are gone, and the corpses must be disposed of.

Although he already knew that Longkodo was gone for two days, Yongzheng remained silent for a while when he heard the news that he was really gone.

Longkodo's "remains" are more like an apology. He didn't defend himself, but was ashamed of failing to live up to the grace of the emperor and breaking the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers.He didn't say a word about his beloved wife who was executed, or his children and grandchildren who were exiled.

Even though he was not an emperor, Yongzheng couldn't cut off his emotions and desires after all. After all, his heart softened.

Death is the most important thing, and no matter how many grievances and grievances, they will also pass away.

"Chuan Tong's family, put him in the ground for peace!" He sighed, ordered, and sent the two princes to retreat.

Coming out of the Imperial Palace, Prince Yi and Prince Zhuang were not moved either.The late emperor canonized three empresses, plus the late Empress Dowager, there are always ten or eight who can be called "National Uncle". After all, Longkodo is different.

If he hadn't been the admiral of the Nine Gates, if he hadn't stood by the emperor, no one could tell what the situation would be like now.

Speaking of which, the hats of their brothers, the two princes, also indirectly benefited from Longkodo.Thinking about the emperor's expression, he didn't mean to be completely heartless towards this "uncle".

For various reasons, the faces of the two princes became gloomy.

Therefore, the person who was ordered to pass the message to Tong's family misunderstood, and the Tong family who was ordered to transport the corpse in Changchun Garden misunderstood.

Although Longkodo's crime did not implicate any of his clansmen, Ding Rongling, a descendant of the Tong family, was not welcomed by the emperor, and he has been a sinner with his tail between his legs for the past few years.This Longkodo was a "sinner" again, trembling with fear, he was buried "quietly" without any movement.

It's just that there are eyes everywhere in the capital, so how can there be any secrets?
Within a few days, the news of Longkodo's disappearance spread in private.

"The birds are dead and the bow is hidden", "the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking", no one would believe that Longkodo died of illness or old age, everyone was worried, thinking whether the emperor wanted to clean something.

The Cao family's lawsuit became more subtle when it was connected with Longkodo's death.

There are many people who think they are smart, wondering if the emperor is going to attack the Cao family.

After all, whether it is Nian Gengyao or Longkodo, before being rejected by the emperor, it all started with small-scale impeachment.

There are traces to follow.

Cao's father and son have been running the local court for many years. Although they have no mortal enemies, they have offended many people one after another.

Some people couldn't sit still anymore. Whether it was bringing up old stories or chasing rumors, a dozen or so articles were listed, and the impeachment papers were sent to the imperial court.

When Cao Yong got the news, he couldn't laugh or cry.

I know the weight of my own family, neither the emperor's "bow" nor the Tian family's "dog".Compared with those college scholars and family of ministers who have been operating in the government and the opposition for many years, the Cao brothers are young and have low qualifications, and it is not their turn to be feared.

However, as the four brothers of the Cao family successively became officials, more and more people were involved in the official exchanges and old friends and relatives in daily life.These people are uneven, who knows when Cao's family will be splashed with fish.

It is rare to have this opportunity to let the Cao family's children feel "the situation is hot and cold", of course Cao Yong will not let it go.

As Cao Yong's expression became "increasingly dignified", Tianyou also "accidentally" leaked his words, and many people outside knew that the Cao family was a bit unstable.

In the official circles of the capital, there is no shortage of people who are wise and safe, and the family of the Cao family suddenly fell into the cold.

In the study, father and son face each other.

Cao Yong's face was calm, Tianyou was young after all, and in his eyebrows and eyes, there was a bit of pride in the success of the plan.

But thinking of the younger brothers who moved out of the mansion, and the aunt Zhuang who went back to her mother's house twice with her "sick body", Tianyou hesitated, and said: "Father, the others are alright, my aunt and the younger brothers are there. Are they still hiding it? Although they are holding on in front of their father, they are very worried about his father. Zuo lives full of bubbles, Zuo Cheng is full of thoughts, and sees that the mood has diminished; Over there, even if my son stopped me, I ran to Prince Zhuang's mansion several times..."

Cao Yong pushed the boat along the way and cleaned up the miscellaneous interpersonal relationships for the Cao family. Although he meant to test people's hearts, he didn't count on the children who went out of his family.

Right now, he was very relieved to see that although everyone had left Cao's residence, they were not far away from Cao's family.

"I didn't mention them because I was afraid that others might not look like them, so I made them angry. Please tell me, it's better for them to feel at ease." Cao Yong said.

Tianyou happily agreed, walked to the door, suppressed his expression again, and left the study with a "gloomy" face...

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Shuntianfu Front Street, Penglai Inn, guest rooms in the backyard.

Looking at the ten shining white silver ingots in front of him, Chai Xiucai couldn't keep his eyes open from laughing.

He grabbed a silver ingot, turned it over and saw that there was a stamp of the bank on the bottom, and there was also the word "50 taels" written on it. He couldn't help but proudly said: "That morning, Yuanwailang sent 300 taels, what is it now?" Guan Ling sent 500 taels. It is always the people who give gifts to the officials, and the officials give gifts to the people, and this master of the Qing Dynasty is the only one!"

If we talk about the money in the morning, Sister Zhuang only sees it as a "windfall", and she is also happy; this is the second time she saw it, the more money she had, she was no longer surprised, only frightened, with a bit of eagerness Persuading: "Master, this money can't be collected. If Mr. Cao committed the crime of 'heinous', with these officials watching, it would be the master's turn to take the lead. Besides, the concubine is listening next door, so the leader said It's vague, it doesn't seem to be plausible. We are just trying to win the reputation, and the picture is also the property left by the old man. Even if there is no proof in hand, close relatives cannot be faked, and the seizure of the property is justified. Even if the lawsuit loses in the end , It’s just a vain. If you really get mixed up in these officialdoms and use it as a weapon for others, you can’t help yourself.”

Although the women and Taoists are greedy for money, where is the courage? If they agree with their husbands to sue, they just see that the Cao family is benevolent, and the gentleman deceives them.For outsiders, where is the distinction between officials and people, they dare not seek skins from tigers.

Chai Xiucai was impatient to hear this, and frowned and said, "You have long hair and short knowledge, why are you talking nonsense? Who is a fool? What's wrong with being a gun? If you change someone else, you don't have the qualifications to be one? Cao's family is ungrateful, no Thinking about the love of the older generation, and asking the master to think about benevolence, righteousness and morality? This lawsuit is not about a few dollars. Don't forget, the father-in-law is in the flag, and there is a hereditary title left there .Compared with the common people, what kind of life is the life of the banner people? I was holding three-point hopes, thinking that if I was lucky, the second son would inherit the incense of his father-in-law, and the whole family would also be honored to join the banner. Now he is dozing off , Someone sent a pillow, why are you talking? I don’t care what they want to do to the Cao family, but the master knows that without the protection of the Cao family, there is really hope for this matter of becoming a prince..."

Sister Zhuang was dumbfounded when she heard this: "Banner people, join the flag? Master, this is not just for fun. How can there be such a cheap thing? Banner people are not allowed to marry, and they are allowed to go around like this?"

Chai Xiucai gave her a blank look, and snorted coldly: "Ignorant woman, not to mention other people, that kid from the Wei family, whose ancestral home is Jiangning, how can there be a banner man in the eight generations of his ancestors? Didn't he get the honor of Cao's mansion and join the family?" Flagship, only then took out the good job of guarding the palace..."

Everyone knew that the descendants of this banner man would eat money and food when they landed. Sister Zhuang felt her heart beat, and her desire to dissuade her was instantly extinguished.

In the next room, Cao Jia couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard this, the couple, daydreaming is really beautiful...

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Resume update, subscription is horrible, sigh.It's all Xiaojiu's fault, clenching his fists, just start over from the beginning, and will work hard to type.

I just read the book review area, and I have received all your concerns, thank you very much.Also, let me say something in a low voice, yesterday's message was "fear of crow's mouth", which was about Xiaojiu himself, so he didn't explain his fear of death. .The subject is omitted later, causing a reader to misunderstand.Khan, add it quickly.

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