Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1281 The Heart of the Villain
There was nothing to say all night, the next day Cao Yong finished his breakfast, and as usual, he took Jiang Jian and others to the yamen of the household department.

When he was about to arrive at the Yamen, Cao Yong recalled what Elder Sixteen said yesterday, and said to Jiang Jian: "Fei Lin, besides news from the Northwest, is there any other news from the Ministry of War?"

Jiang Jian pondered for a while, and said, "I haven't heard any movement from other places. The past two years in the southeast have been good, and the people have a way to live. Naturally, they don't do anything. The natives in the southwest are too scattered, and they have long been unable to resist the court."

It seems that the Pingxi battle that is about to usher in the Yongzheng period, the weather and the harmony of the people are all in place, and the court's chances of winning are greater than in previous years...

Long before Cao Yong came out, he made an appointment with his wife, and asked his wife to go to Prince Ping's mansion first in the afternoon, and he would go directly after he settled down.

Therefore, when Cao Yong came out of the yamen and arrived at Prince Ping's mansion, Chu Yu had already arrived.

Not only Chuyu was there, but Cao Yi was also there, and the aunts and sisters-in-law were chatting lively.

Because her sister-in-law mentioned Tianhui's promise of marriage in a few words, Tianhui avoided her early and was not in front of her.

In fact, on Cao Yi's side, he also wanted to marry her natal family, but because Cao Jia was in front, it was not her turn to speak.When Cao Jia's family hit a wall, the reason was still blood ties, Cao Yi knew what brother and sister meant, and it was even more difficult to mention it.

Right now, Cao Jia's and Cao Yi's sisters are two favorites, they are both offshoots of the clan.The number of people in the family must be small, or there is no mother-in-law, or the mother-in-law is of low birth and has a soft temper.

According to their opinion, it is best to be a collateral branch of the Duke's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion. If something goes wrong, the two sisters can also use their status as direct descendants to speak out.

However, if you want to find a perfect family, how can it be so simple?If the Xijue is too low, I am afraid that her livelihood will be difficult in the future and Tianhui will be wronged; if the Xijue is high, many people will stare at her.

Chu Yu couldn't help laughing when she heard sister-in-law and sister-in-law talking lively.

Aren't the three present here all married to families with a simple population and withered elders?

But even with such a carefully selected family, Cao Yi still suffers from the pain of losing a child, and the Cao Jia family was also infested with the notoriety of "jealous poison".

Thinking of this, Chu Yu couldn't help laughing.

Cao Yong is in the prime of life, Tianyou and Hang Seng have also started working as errands, and several aunts and grandmothers have joined the clan, Tianhui has no shortage of support from her natal family, but how can she have the methods of Cao Jiashi and Cao Yi?

The Cao Jia family was taught by the old lady of the Cao family. Cao Yi had his own ups and downs in his heart because of the ups and downs when he was young. Tianhui is smart because he is smart, and his temper is a bit arrogant.

Seeing Cao Yong coming, the aunts and sisters-in-law stopped talking.

Cao Yong took a careful look at Cao Jia's eyes, and seeing that she looked fine, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

It was rare to get together, so Cao Jia stayed for dinner.

After the meal, Cao Jiashi and his younger brother had a few words alone.

Only then did Cao Yong know that Fu Peng's errand had been decided. Cao Jia's meaning was that he wanted to return to Shengjing to relieve his husband and give up his son as soon as possible.

In that case, after another three or two years, the incident of "Ranging Jue" subsides, and it will be cheaper for their family to return to Beijing.

The biggest thing in this world is the emperor, no matter whether he likes it or not, and his arms are too twisted over his thighs, it's better to be acquainted earlier than to be stubborn and annoying.

What should be said, Cao Yong said it long ago, and now he doesn't talk too much with his sister.

With Fu Peng around, even if Na Ersu retired, the lineage of Prince Ping's Mansion would still stand firm.

Because Cao Jia's family left tomorrow morning, I asked Cao Yong not to come to see him off, and let him remember this time, Tianhui's marriage, don't go past her, the real aunt.

Cao Yong responded one by one, and then took his wife and daughter back to the mansion.

Mrs. Li already knew the news of Cao Jia's return to Shengjing, but she didn't feel reluctant.

In the eyes of the elderly, children are really good if they live a good life.After all, they are married daughters. Even if they stay in Beijing, the mother and daughter don't see each other very often.

As the days go by, the autumn atmosphere in the capital becomes stronger.

The days of Li Shi and Chu Yu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are a bit busy.Not only Chuyu often took Tianhui out of the mansion to attend banquets in various mansions, but even Li Shi, who didn't like to go out very much these years, had a lot of socializing.

She is old and has a long seniority, and when she is a guest at other people's homes, it is easier for her to meet younger generations than Chu Yu.

Although Tianhui's marriage is not in a hurry, Cao Yong is eager to let his mother go out more, so he supports it.

At the beginning of September, the Ministry of Officials arranged for new scholars to select officials, and Wei Wenjie was among them.

In other places, Cao Yong was not at ease, so he arranged for a county magistrate in Zhejiang Province.

Although it is only a middle county, it is not attached to the Guo Provincial Government, and the officialdom and interpersonal relationships are relatively simple.There is still Li Wei on it, so there will be no mistakes.

In addition, Zhejiang and Jiangsu are next to each other, Wei Ren misses his nephew, and seeing each other is cheap.

Wei Wenjie didn't know the relationship between Li Wei and the Cao family, but he also knew that he had borrowed the power of the Cao family to be able to select officials so smoothly.

Even if it is only Zhong County, it may be chosen in the rich and prosperous land of Liangjiang, which is much better than those who went to remote provinces to suffer in the same year.

On this day, Wei Wenjie came over to thank Cao Yong Xiumu after inquiring about it.

Now that Wei Wenjie has married, and now he is officially appointed as an official, he is also considered to have established a career. Cao Yong has to explain some things.

Especially with Wei Ren in Jiangning, they can't let their brothers continue to misunderstand their uncle, so that there is no room for change in the family relationship.

He didn't tell Wei Wenjie directly, but instead invited him to have tea, and then sent someone to look for Wei Wenzhi at the Prince Zhuang's mansion.

Wei Wenjie felt uneasy in his heart, and he was cautious in his speech.

It was not obvious in the early years, but after two years in Beijing, Wei Wenjie began to contact the powerful, and Wei Wenjie really understood that the identities of the Cao family and his own are worlds apart.

In the early years, he only regarded Cao Yong as his father's old friend. Even if the official position was higher, the two families still had a local relationship.

After all, the Wei family is the head of the Jiangning squires.As an outsider, the Cao family also received help from the Wei family during their decades in Jiangning.

It wasn't until Wei Wenzhi was naturalized, replaced the palace guards, and the Zhuang family married into the Wei family with a generous dowry, that Wei Wenjie realized what he had missed.

Brothers are still brothers today, but bannermen are different.

Not only did Wei Wenzhi become an official as a fifth-rank palace guard, but when his son landed, he could also take the title of the banker.Other sons, as long as they are 16 years old, can make up errands and get ten silver.

Wei Wenjie also despised himself in his heart, a man should rely on himself to strive for strength, and should not think of heresy.But facing his wife He's still weak appearance, the pity in his heart is getting weaker and weaker.

The women he had met since he was a child were limited. The few aunts in his family in Guangzhou were all servants in Israel, and they didn't see any advantages.

Back in my hometown in Jiangning, my grandmother and aunt are both smart women.

The reason why he chooses He's is because he likes her to be submissive, able to be a kind elder sister-in-law, and to treat brothers and sisters kindly.

Wei Wenzhi didn't come too fast, Cao Yong had asked someone to change the tea twice before Wei Wenzhi arrived in a hurry.

He is the third-class bodyguard of the palace, and his daily errands are very leisurely, except for accompanying the sixteenth elder brother, he is stationed in the palace.

According to the regulations, there are six first-class guards, six second-class guards, and eight third-class guards in the Prince's Mansion.

The first-class and second-class guards have one day off every three days, and the third-class guards have one day off every four days.

Today is not a day for Wei Wenzhi to take a rest, he didn't know that his elder brother came to Cao's house today, otherwise he would have to wait for a day or two before the two of them came together.

Although the two brothers live next to each other now, Wen Jie has his own friends from the same age, and Wen Zhi has his own bodyguards. Apart from going to Cao's house to pay his respects, there are not many opportunities for the two brothers to go out together.

Regarding the fact that his elder brother came to Cao's mansion without himself, Wei Wenzhi didn't show it on the face, and felt a little depressed in his heart.

A few days ago, Mrs. He received a letter from her aunt Wei He's family, mentioning the foreign official's plan, which meant to ask Wei Wenjie to help Wei De move around in Beijing, to see if he was using the senior officials from all over the world to help Wei De pay attention.

Wei De is not only He's uncle, but also the uncle of Wenjie and Wenzhi brothers, and he has a half-teacher friendship with Wenjie.

Wenjie was troubled, so he mentioned this to Wenzhi.

Wen Zhi did not agree with his elder brother asking Cao Yong for this matter. Before Cao Yong left Zhili, he promoted Wei De to the county magistrate of Qingyuan, which was already based on their brother's affection.

Currently, Wei Deqingyuan has only served as magistrate for a year and a half, and if he seeks other official positions, he will be suspected of being in Longwangchuan.

If Cao Yong wanted to mention Wei De, they would mention it without their brothers talking;

Wen Zhi put it bluntly, and Wen Jie felt a little unhappy in his heart. He only thought that his younger brother had high eyes, and he didn't take the uncle with a low official position in his eyes.

Leaving aside his younger brother today, coming to the Cao Mansion independently is also a choice after he hesitated.

For Cao Yong, a second-rank official, taking care of a seventh-rank magistrate is just a matter of effort.

Wen Jie thought that he was a junior, even if he was cheeky, it was understandable to help his uncle.After all, they are the elders of his clan, and everyone will be in the same spirit in the officialdom in the future.

But unexpectedly, before he could speak, Cao Yong sent someone to find Wen Zhi.

Wen Jie had a ghost in his heart, and he swallowed the words that he wanted to help his uncle.

Cao Yong noticed Wenjie's restraint, but he didn't think about it.

In Cao Yong's view, as he got older, Wenjie became more and more frustrated. Sometimes he thought too much and acted less frankly.And because he is the eldest son, he likes to make up his own mind in everything and doesn't listen to persuasion.

With such a temperament, it is easy to run into a wall in the officialdom, and it is difficult to get real help in interpersonal communication.

Because of this, Cao Yong took a second thought and arranged him to be an official in Zhejiang.

Thinking that he is still young, taking care of him will save him too many setbacks, and he will suffer a lot in the officialdom.When Wenjie got older and experienced more in the officialdom, his temper became more tactful.

When Wen Zhi met Cao Yong, Cao Yong asked him to sit down.

Cao Yong showed seriousness on his face, and said: "Before I came back from Jiangning at the beginning of this year, I was entrusted by your uncle. Because I was worried that Wen Jie would be distracted by the exam, I kept putting it off. Now that Wen Jie has been officially appointed, you brothers It can also be regarded as starting a family and starting a business, so I should tell you something."

Wen Jie frowned slightly when he heard this; Wen Zhi froze for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's nothing more than asking Uncle Shi to take care of our old sayings. Uncle is also true. We are all grown up. It's too late to honor Uncle Shi. How can it be that way?" If you are ignorant, you still need to worry Uncle Shi?"

Seeing that Wenjie didn't say anything, Cao Yong knew that he had a grudge against Wei Ren, and regretted not defending Wei Ren earlier.

But this really can't blame him, before Wei Ren took out the more than 30 taels of silver, even Cao Yong had a misunderstanding, thinking that Wei Ren embezzled Wei Xin's silver.

After all, when Wei Ren sent Wenjie brothers to Beijing, he brought 2 taels of silver, including the dowry money of his niece, as if to settle down for his nephews to set up their own families.

Wen Jie was angry with his aunt, and took his young brother and sister away from home. It is normal to complain about his uncle in his heart.

"It's not these words, it's related to your father." Cao Yong said lightly.

Wen Zhi suppressed his smile, and Wen Jie couldn't help but straighten his body.

Cao Yong felt a little heavy in his heart, and said: "It's a long story, let's start from the beginning. Your father was originally a carefree young master from a rich family and a gentry family, but because the old lady doted on the young son, he became domineering I was only [-] or [-] years old at that time, and he didn't know each other and became best friends.

Later, when my grandmother passed away, and I lived in mourning, he had a wild temper and wanted to go out for a break.At that time, my family was raising pearls in Taihu Lake, and we happened to arrange for someone to open a shop in Guangzhou. Seeing Wei Xin like this, I entrusted him with the matter.I contribute the principal, and he contributes the people, which is regarded as a joint stock business.

He went to Guangzhou and stayed in Guangzhou for more than ten years, earning a lot of money seriously.Logically speaking, those transactions are not the principal of the Wei family, and it is only your father who earns more or less, and has nothing to do with other members of the Wei family.However, he was young and unmarried, and he was filial to his parents. Most of the silver he earned every year was sent back to Jiangning.

The Wei family is a big family, and there are five sons in your grandfather's house alone.Your father is the youngest, and the others have already married and had children.

With more money, there will be more right and wrong.Not only did the money your father sent back to Jiangning fall into their eyes, but even the business in Guangzhou began to be missed.

The family's close relatives began to count.Because the Cao family was in there, they didn't dare to grab the business in Guangzhou openly. One or two, they all wanted their natal sisters and natal cousins ​​to be your father's first wives, and the maids who held the deeds also sent them to Guangzhou one after another. , I just want to win over your father, so that I can arrange for someone to meddle in the business in Guangzhou in a legitimate way.

Your father is the most forthright and free-spirited, how can he bear this filth?
In the early years, your father set up that stall, half to help me, and half to find something to do, so as to avoid being regarded as a useless dude.

The money has been earned, and the ability has also been shown. Your father got impatient with those messy things, so he closed the business.He chose to go abroad, not only because he wanted to see the world, but also because he was frustrated with his family and wanted to go out to relax..."

Wen Jie and Wen Zhi also knew these things vaguely, but not in such detail.

Listening to Cao Yong talking about these now, the two brothers are not without indignation.

They are not feeling sorry for the money that was taken over by the elders, but thinking about their father who was forced to go abroad by relatives.

After saying this in one breath, Cao Yong had a dry mouth, ate half a bowl of tea, and then said: "I told you earlier that before your father went abroad, he went to Beijing and left some money with me...

It's just that I'm afraid that you will feel wronged in the future, so I'm preparing with both hands...

A few years ago, I saw that your uncle couldn't protect you and made you wronged in Jiangning. I really couldn't bear it, so I sent someone to take you to Beijing.Your uncle took 2 taels of silver to buy property for you in the capital. I also complained in my heart, thinking that he shouldn't do this.Even if the old property of the Wei family in Jiangning is divided equally between the five houses, your brothers should not only have this little property.Not to mention, many of the Wei family's properties in Jiangning were purchased with money earned by your father..."

Having said that, he paused, and said: "I didn't know until this year that I have a villain's heart."

Hearing the turning point in Cao Yong's words, Wen Jie and Wen Zhi looked over in puzzlement.

Cao Yong sighed, and said the matter of seeing Wei Ren in Jiangning and the matter of the 30 taels of silver.

"30 taels!" Wen Zhi exclaimed in amazement, his mouth shut from ear to ear.

Wen Jie's eyes were dim, and his fists in his sleeves were tightly clenched...

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The monthly ticket is double, so I can’t count on it this month, Xiao Jiu made an appointment to guarantee the monthly ticket for January, and it’s time to ask for the monthly ticket again, ^_^.

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