Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1264: Vertical and Horizontal

Although the thirteenth master and the sixteenth elder brother are the princes of Heshuo, they are still spit on by the furious Yongzheng.

Of course, he couldn't say that he was stimulated by the words "the eldest grandson", instead he blamed the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother.

"What the hell are Hongchang and Hongpu doing? Hongpu is fine, he hasn't established a mansion yet, but Hongchang has a title, and he doesn't want to be a good official, but flatters this and that. What exactly is he trying to do?" Yongzheng Yue The more annoyed he was, the more his voice became shrill at the end.

If Hongchang was here, he would probably cry for injustice loudly.Among the grandparents and grandchildren, there are not many knights. Hongxi is the county king, Hongchang is Baylor, and both of them have opened houses. It is normal to have contacts.

In Yongzheng's eyes, it became a "clique", full of anger and resentment for the son not to teach, and the father and son.

Although the Thirteenth Lord and the Sixteenth Lord knew that the emperor was venting his anger, they could only kneel obediently and apologize.

The sixteenth master is fine, he is in his prime, and he is a big lump when he kneels down; when the thirteenth master kneels down, he reveals his gray hair at the back of his head and his slightly hunched back.

When Yongzheng saw him, his face darkened, he let out a long breath, and got up to help the Thirteenth Master up.

The Thirteenth Lord stood up and said with shame on his face, "It's my servant's fault. I didn't discipline my son well, and made the emperor worry about it."

The sixteenth master was obedient, and followed suit to plead guilty.

Yongzheng shook his head and said: "I'm not confused yet, I just got really bored, and it hit you. You are my arms, government affairs are heavy, and it's inevitable that you will be slack in housework." Speaking of this, I brought a few Not reconciled, he gritted his teeth and said, "I thought Hong Xi was a safe man, but he connected with the clan. What exactly is he trying to do?"

The corner of Master Sixteen's mouth twitched when he heard this.

They are all descendants of the holy ancestors, and it is normal for cousins ​​to communicate with each other. With Hongli and Hongxi close in front, there is nothing hidden about the relationship between the children of the prince's mansion and Hongxi. Now it has become a "connected clan" .

If the matter has nothing to do with him, the sixteenth master will follow the joke; but if it concerns his eldest son, the crime is heavy.

It's about Hong Xi, the emperor is taboo, it's not a good time to argue, so the sixteenth master had to stand obediently behind the thirteenth master.

Yongzheng was just venting, if he had followed his original intention, he would have taken Hongxi's job immediately and ordered him to be confined at home and not to run around.

Speaking of Panggezhuang Palace, whether it is the Eight Banners garrison around the palace, the one I know most clearly is Yongzheng.

Before Hongxi left the palace and entered the palace, the eyeliner on the stick had entered the palace first.The Eight Banners garrisons around the palace are also in the hands of two former ministers who valued Yongzheng's hidden residence.

If it were said that Hongxi had the intention of treason, Yongzheng would not believe it.

But he also knew that Hong Xi had indeed received great love from the Holy Ancestor.It was not groundless that the holy ancestor wanted to follow the example of Ming Taizu in the last years of Kangxi.

Among the courtiers, not one or two had ever agreed with this point.

Concubine and concubine, this is the most taboo thing in Yongzheng.

The thirteenth master and the sixteenth master both saw this, but as ministers, it was difficult to say anything.It was the two of them who were kind, not the one who made trouble, otherwise, following Yongzheng's words and saying a few words, even if Hongxi didn't die, he would be doomed and shed his skin.

When they came down from the imperial court, both the Thirteenth Master and the Sixteenth Master had a bad expression on their faces.

As the arm of the emperor, they knew that Yongzheng was not a magnanimous man, and they seemed to treat Hongxi with grace, but in fact they couldn't say that the thorn in the flesh was the same as the thorn in the flesh.

But this rumor about Hongxi involved both the eldest son of the two families, which is a bit unusual.

Although they are in high positions now, the more they are, the more people are thinking about pulling them down and replacing them.

"Brother Thirteen, what do you think is going on here? Is someone deliberately targeting you and my brother, or is someone taking advantage of Hong Xi's incident to add fuel to the flames?" Sixteenth Master asked with some doubts.

He went over the suspicious candidates in his mind, but still couldn't decide which one had such courage, and fired at the two most powerful princes at the same time.

The Thirteenth Lord frowned when he heard the words: "If you want to deliberately set up a situation against you and my brother, you have to plan something. In the current clan, there are not many people who can replace you and my brother."

The emperor doesn't trust everyone, except for the two of them, he pays more attention to the Seventeenth Lord.The Seventeenth Lord is not keen on government affairs, and he is close to his two elder brothers, so naturally he will not cause more troubles.

The more they said this, the more confused the two brothers became, and they didn't figure out what was going on in the end.

"No matter what, we should teach Hong Pu and Hong Chang to keep a distance from Hong Xi. If they are not in order, they will be implicated." When parting ways outside the palace gate, the Thirteenth Master solemnly warned.

The Sixteenth Master nodded in agreement, and rode to the Cao Mansion.

Today, Cao Yong rests.

When the sixteenth master arrived, Cao Yong was entertaining guests in the living room.

The people who visited Cao's mansion today were the Twelve Masters and his wife.

When Master Sixteen heard about it, he was stunned for a while.To be honest, when he first came out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the object of Sixteenth Master's doubts was Twelfth Master.

Among the clan kings, apart from those who were not favored by the emperor, the one with the most ups and downs was the Twelfth Lord who was demoted to the Duke of Zhen.

And the twelfth master was demoted from the county king to the state prince, after the death of Prince Limi, he had some relationship with Hong Xi.

The thirteenth master and the sixteenth master also pleaded for the twelfth master before the imperial court, but it was of no use.They felt that they had done their best, but the twelfth master didn't believe it, and seemed to complain. Because of this reason, the brothers have become much estranged in recent years.

After hesitating for a moment, Master Sixteen decided to show up.

In the living room, Cao Yong sat with him in the hall, puzzled in his heart.

It took half an hour for the guests and hosts to be seated, and after drinking several cups of tea, the Twelfth Master was already laughing and did not explain the purpose of his visit.

If it were someone else, Cao Yong had long been impatient and asked the other party to explain his intentions; but the twelfth master was higher than Cao Yong and had a noble status. If he really said something embarrassing for Cao Yong, he would not be able to say no. , Cao Yong had to gossip with him.

Husband and wife came hand in hand, since the twelfth master can't say it, it must be the wife of the country.

Although the Duke's wife is an elder, in terms of status, she is not as good as Chuyu, who is so handsome.Even if he wanted to say something to Chuyu, he had to discuss it.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong felt relieved and chatted with Twelfth Master without saying a word.

When I heard that the Sixteenth Master was coming, the Twelfth Master got up with Cao Yong, looking a little embarrassed.

Both are the princes of the holy ancestors, one of them is the powerful Prince Heshuo, and the other is the Duke of Zhenguo who is idle, and their identities are already worlds apart.

The sixteenth master's face was as usual, showing a bit of surprise and joy, cupping his hands and said: "It's a coincidence to meet Brother Twelfth. I haven't seen Brother Twelfth for a while. My brother here greets Brother."

Master Twelfth forced a smile, and said, "Don't dare, Brother Sixteen is a very busy person, and there are some people who don't have time to deal with idlers like us."

There was sourness in his words, Master Sixteen didn't answer his words, instead he said curiously: "I only heard that Brother Twelve has been recuperating in the mansion for the past two years. Well, I think it's already safe."

The so-called "rehabilitation" was nothing but a "fig leaf" for Xian Fu at home. The Twelfth Master was so choked that he blushed and said in a muffled voice, "Fortunately, he's not dead at all."

Seeing him like this, the Sixteenth Master felt bored, followed Cao Yong to his seat, and quietly ate tea.

The tea served in the Cao Mansion today is different from the past, not the usual Tieguanyin and Longjing tea, the tea soup is very clear, and the tea has a lingering fragrance.

"Good tea!" Master Sixteen couldn't help but praise.

He really praised the tea, but the twelfth master looked at it, but felt that he was acting like a prince and ignoring himself, which was really disgusting.

The twelfth master was full of shame and anger, and couldn't sit still. He stood up and said to Cao Yong, "there are still common things in the mansion that I need to take care of, so I won't bother you anymore."

He didn't even wait for his wife who came with him, Master Twelfth resigned, got up and walked out.

Cao Yong couldn't keep it, so he had to send it out of the gate.

The Sixteenth Master didn't get up, he just sat in his original position and drank tea leisurely.

With his dignity as a prince, there is no need to pretend to the Twelfth Lord, but he still has the status of brother, so it seems a bit arrogant after all.

This is not the attitude that the sixteenth master usually treats people.

"What happened? Is it related to the twelfth master?" Cao Yong saw the strangeness of the sixteenth elder brother and asked.

Master Sixteen snorted coldly, and said: "The days have only stopped for a few days, and some people are restless again. The courage is beyond bounds, and they want to frame me and Brother Thirteen!"

Cao Yong was taken aback when he heard this.

It took so much energy to frame two princes at once, the two princes whom the emperor valued and trusted the most.

Among the clan kings, who has the ability to do this?

Seeing Cao Yong's surprise, Master Sixteen frowned and said, "Are you in a daze and disorderly way? Thirteenth Brother and I have been thinking about it for a long time, but we are still not sure which one is so capable. If you want to say something that hurts others and benefits yourself, who can replace me?" The thirteenth brother only has the seventeenth brother and the twelfth brother, the seventeenth brother doesn't have that kind of thought, and the twelfth brother doesn't have that kind of ability; if you say harming others and benefiting yourself, just to stir up trouble, then this person is too idle."

After hearing the details from Master Sixteen, Cao Yong secretly swallowed and spit.

I really didn't expect that just wanting to kill Hongxi, but it involved two places, Prince Zhuang's Mansion and Prince Yi's Mansion, it's really dumbfounding.

Cao Yong, the instigator, of course did not intend to frame the two princes; the one who contributed to the flames was someone else.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong's face added solemnity.These two palaces are the backing of the Cao family.

The Sixteenth Lord stopped talking and expressed his intention: "Although I am a prince now, I am under everyone's eyes, and my actions are not as cheap as yours. I really can't trust others, so I have to come to you. You don't have to refuse, I know the boss People have left some hands for you. You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others. Although I am not fighting for power, I can't let others push my nose on my face."

The sixteenth master begged frankly, and Cao Yong readily agreed.

The two had known each other for many years, Cao Yin had left behind manpower, Master Shiliu had never asked about it, but he also knew about it through clues.

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Inner house, Wutong Garden.

After listening to Mrs. Guo's words, Chu Yu's face became a little stiff.

The Duke's wife came to the door, and she came here to be a matchmaker...

(End of this chapter)