Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1260
When Tianyou came back from the palace, it was already Xuchu.

Summer is long, Cao Yong and Chu Yu did not rest.When Tianyou came over, the couple were discussing whether to send Mrs. Li and the children to Haidian Garden.

It's so hot, if Niuniu hadn't left the pavilion, she wouldn't have stayed in the city.

Seeing that the eldest son came here so late and smelled of alcohol again, Chu Yu was very distressed, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare hangover soup.

Although Cao Yong warned his sons not to drink too much, Tianyou has grown up and is already an adult in the eyes of the world, and it is inevitable to have two cups of wine for entertainment.

Fortunately, he knows how to measure, knows that his father doesn't like it, so he is relatively restrained, and he doesn't get drunk and lose his temper.

Although he smelled of alcohol at the moment, his expression was still clear.

"Father, the fifth elder brother went to the city today and left food with the second younger brother... In the middle of the conversation, he said that the emperor asked the sixteenth master about his son yesterday, but the specific reason is unknown..." Tianyou said.

Chu Yu has always regarded the eldest son as a top-notch person, and her expression changed after hearing this.

Chu Yu has always been in awe of the uncle emperor on the dragon chair.

Forget it earlier, "mean and ungrateful" is just what people say, but in the past two years, the eldest son of the concubine has stopped the congratulation table in the middle palace, everyone has heard and seen.

The flesh and blood of the wife to be married is like this, how dare Chu Yu expect God's grace, he only hopes that her husband and son will be safe.

Cao Yong listened, but was not surprised.

Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, in order to win over the nobles of the Eight Banners, the eldest son joined the guards as an errand, which was both a decency and a grace.

If it wasn't for Tianyou's participation in Chunwei this year, he would have been a bodyguard as early as the beginning of the year.

The emperor asked the sixteenth elder brother, probably thinking of this incident.

In the world, who can not cherish fame, and emperors are no exception.

There is a sticky stick on his hand today, and the news has always been well-informed, and the rumors about "Longkoduo's death in vain" and "liquidating the Cao family" in the capital have long since spread to the imperial court.

He was unwilling to take the blame, and he couldn't bear to clarify that Jia En Cao's family was at the right time.

"It's probably a matter of bodyguards. You've passed your spring, and you should start making up for errands..." Cao Yong said.

Chu Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.

Tianyou's eyes became more determined.Although he envied his fourth uncle's relaxed Hanlin life, as the eldest son of the Cao family, he had to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.

Because it was late, the father and son said a few more words, and Cao Yong sent Tianyou back.

Hearing the news that her son, Xu, was going to work, Chu Yu felt a little bit of joy in her pride, and a little bit of worry in her joy.

The guards in the palace are decent, but it is not easy.The outside shift has to guard the door, exposed to the wind and the sun; the inside shift works as an errand in front of the imperial court, and is worried.

"The day when Tianyou was just born, it was just yesterday. She was delicate and tender, just a little bit big... In the blink of an eye, I will be working as a errand, and it won't be long before I should marry a wife..." Chu Yu let down her hair, sat on the edge of the Kang, and said with a bit of nostalgia.

"Children have to grow up, and they can keep their parents under their wing for the rest of their lives? It's better to work as an errand earlier, God Bless is the eldest son after all. After ten or eight years of experience, the mind will be smoothed, and it is reassuring to entrust this family to him. .” Cao Yong said.

"In another ten years, the master will not be confused, why do we need God's blessing to be in charge of the house?" Chu Yu just said it casually as her husband, and didn't take it to heart.

Cao Yong was calculating silently in his heart, now it is the fifth year of Yongzheng, in another ten years, will Hongli come to power?
Due to the early death of King Lianjun, the "Ba Ye Party" was wiped out, and the "Fourteen Party" only spread some rumors in the early days of Yongzheng's succession, and the scope of influence was only the Gyeonggi generation.

Although the thirteenth master who is assisting the government is also a little sick, he is much better than what is recorded in history.

Although Yongzheng gave people the feeling that it was cloudy and uncertain, compared with the prodigal Hongli in history, it was several times better.

I hope the initial voyage of the Merchant Ship of the Household Department goes smoothly, and I also hope that Li Cheng can bring back some good doctors and find some good medicines from the West...

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There was nothing to say all night, and the next day was the shift of the household department. Cao Yong got up early and went out of the city with several colleagues.

With Shengjia stationed in Yuanmingyuan, the official road from the capital to Yuanmingyuan has been repaired in spring. Whether riding a horse or taking a car, it is much more comfortable than before.

Even if you travel slowly, you will be much faster than in the past.

When Cao Yong and his group arrived at the Old Summer Palace, the genius began to shine.

At this time, it was not the time when foreign officials came to Beijing. Except for a few officials on shift in the household department, no one else handed the sign.

After the holy driver finished his breakfast, he passed Cao Yong and others to see him.

In this season, the household department is busy with relief from the north and the south, and wheat harvests in various places.

God bless, although many prefectures and counties in the north are experiencing drought as in previous years, due to the increase in the area of ​​wells in recent years, coupled with the promotion of winter wheat, corn, sweet potatoes and other crops, even if the harvest has been reduced by a few points, local Also more self-sufficient.

Although there are floods in the south, the most serious disasters are in several prefectures and counties in Guangxi. Huguang and Jiangnan and other major food provinces have little impact.

Coupled with the implementation of the two policies of "returning consumption and envy to the public" and "gentry and gentry pay grain together", the household department has sufficient money.Kuyin has increased to 700 million taels from less than one million taels at the beginning.

Although the Ministry of Household Affairs reported that it was still the trivial matters of distributing money here and there, but there was money in the treasury, and Yongzheng felt a little more at ease in his heart, and he was unexpectedly amiable.

Zhang Tingyu was left behind by the emperor, and Cao Yong and several servants retired from the front of the imperial court after reporting their errands.

Cao Yong already knew that the rumors that the emperor wanted to liquidate his ministers were false, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with Yongzheng's kindness.

Apart from the recent death of Longkodo, there is nothing bad about it, so why not the emperor feel relieved for two days?
Several servants, but you look at me and I look at you, but they have different tastes.

Not only did the emperor treat Cao Shangshu in the same way, but he even asked a few more questions, where did he mean to attack Cao's family.

Cao Shangshu's position as a hall official was secure, and the two Han servants breathed a sigh of relief. This Mr. Cao is an officer, and he doesn't like to interfere with his subordinates' errands. He is a rare good official;

If the boss doesn't move, they will have no chance to stand out as subordinates.

After a while, when everyone came to the entrance of the garden, Cao Yong was stopped by a little eunuch.

The sixteenth master arrived and had breakfast in the value room in the southwest of the garden. Knowing that Cao Yong was on shift today, he asked the little eunuch to come and wait.

The little eunuch did not betray anyone, and the servants could hear clearly, which further confirmed that the Cao family had nothing to do with it.A Han Shilang who secretly claimed to be "Cao Dang" in the past and has been estranged from Cao Yong recently has regretted in his heart that he shouldn't listen to the wind and the rain.

But where is the medicine for regret?
Cao Yong said goodbye to several servants, and followed the little eunuch to see Master Sixteen.

It is said that it is a valued house, which is different from the six valued houses that Cao Yong and the others saw later.

The six value houses and the cabinet value house are all newly built. In the two row houses outside the Qinzheng Gate, the rooms are narrow.The value house where the Sixteenth Lord is located is a pavilion on the west side of the Qinzheng Hall.

In addition to the main room with a width of three rooms, there are left and right side rooms.

Here is the place that the emperor specially pointed out to Lord Thirteen.

The thirteenth master worked hard in assisting the government. He was busy with government affairs, so he was settled here in the staying garden, and the main house became the living place of the thirteenth master.There is a small kitchen in the wing room to serve some porridge and snacks.

Although the emperor's favor is great, the Old Summer Palace is not a palace, but it is a royal garden after all, and the Thirteenth Lord has always been unwilling to violate the rules. How can it be so arrogant to occupy this place?
Although sometimes he is very busy, passed the gate control, and stayed here, but the thirteenth elder brother behaved well, and did not add anything to his belongings. One and the other two were cleaned up and served as envoys to the clan who came to the garden on business.

Among the princes of the clan, except for the Thirteenth Lord, the Sixteenth Lord has the most serious errands, and more time is spent on guarding the house every day.

When Cao Yong arrived, Master Sixteen had already finished eating a drawer of steamed stuffed buns, and was drinking the remaining half bowl of tofu nao.

Although Cao Yong took a few mouthfuls of breakfast at home before leaving the city, he had almost digested it long ago. He smelled the aroma of the steamed stuffed bun, and he was also hungry.

He was familiar with the two princes on the left and right, so he was not polite, rolled up his horseshoe sleeves, sat under the sixteenth prince, and then had breakfast.

The tofu nao made by this imperial chef is incomparable to the tofu nao outside.

The bean curd is extremely tender, and the day lily and fungus in the topping are also tributes from the Northeast, full of flavor.

The blue and white bowl is not big, and Cao Yong used three bowls before putting down his chopsticks. Brother Thirteen couldn't help but smile: "It can be seen that he is hungry. Tong Furuo has eaten so many meals, and there is no such thing as delicacies from mountains and seas." See Furuo eats so deliciously."

Cao Yong was still unsatisfied, and said: "I didn't expect there to be this in the palace. A few years ago, I ate it twice at the stall outside. It costs two yuan for a big bowl, and the appetite is small. You can eat it without adding sesame seeds. It's just The ones that are made are thicker and have more bean flavor, but the ones that are made are less delicious.”

Brother Sixteen took a fan in his hand and shook his head. Hearing what Cao Yong said, he shook his head and said, "Just because you have a tricky mouth and no bean flavor, is that still called tofu brain? I heard about the case in Shuntian Mansion. It's about to go to trial, you eat and drink well, but there are many people who are thinking about pulling you off." At the end of the speech, there was a bit of schadenfreude.

Cao Yong waved his hand helplessly, and said: "Could it be that the minister of the household department is so unqualified? I have been diligent in the past two years, and I haven't done any troubles to make people angry. There is also more room for colleagues to get along with each other. If there is no enmity, how can you be disliked by others?"

Since Cao Jia was staring at Chai Xiucai, the whereabouts of these ghosts and monsters were not hidden from Cao Yong.

Although the ones who are showing their heads now are only officials and leaders, but everyone knows that there are people behind them.Otherwise, if they meddle with this and fight against a second-rank official who is close to the clan, they are not looking for death.

The Thirteenth Master looked a little solemn, and said tactfully: "The household department has money, and Zhang Tingyu has a lot of errands, so he can't take care of the household department..."

The sixteenth master had a sneer on his face, and said: "Don't forget that there is still a merchant ship from the Ministry of Households. If you are not in charge, do you think the Ministry of Households can keep it? Those uncles of the clan and the grandsons of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all staring at it. This piece of fat..."

(End of this chapter)