Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1364 Guarding (two in one)

"Prince Xian?" Yongzheng looked at the seal on the sticky pole, and frowned into the word "Chuan".

Prince He Shuoxian Yanhuang, great-grandson of Prince Suwu Hauge, who is a generation younger than Yongzheng, is his cousin.

Among the rankings of the four Iron Hat Princes, Prince Xian's Mansion is at the bottom.

Haug was the eldest son of Taizong, and after Taizong's death, he became one of the most favorable candidates for the throne competition.For this reason, the status of this branch in the clan is neither awkward nor embarrassing.

On the other hand, Yanxin, a branch of Prince Xian's Mansion, has been more active in recent years. In the first year of Yongzheng, he took over his life, and later led troops to Qinghai in the second year of Yongzheng, and became the king of the county because of his meritorious service.

In the early years, Yongzheng promoted Yanxin, which more or less meant to drive him and Nian Gengyao to share the military power in the Northwest.I don't want to, but Yanxin has failed the Holy Grace.

He is the grandson of Prince Suwu and the concubine son of Prince Wenliang. He was originally only a third-class Fengguo general, so he really doesn't matter much in the clan.

Because he is the oldest among his contemporaries in the world, Kangxi trusted this good-natured nephew and ordered him to go to the northwest with the fourteenth elder brother.

When Yongzheng came to power, he saw that Yanxin was not a party or a crowd, so he wanted to flatter him, and Yanxin's nephew, Kuihui, the Fuguo Gonggong who once held Jiu Beizi's thigh, changed the title passed down by Yanxin to Yanxin .Later, he became king of Jin County because of his meritorious service.

Unexpectedly, the former "good old man" has changed beyond recognition in just a few years.

Yongzheng took another document before the case, his face was livid.

This is a secret document, which lists all kinds of acts of betrayal of public interests from the first year of Yanxin Yongzheng to the six years, using the name of military supplies, disturbing the local area, exhausting extortion, fraud, intimidation and fraud, etc. Corrupt ink embezzles more than six million taels of silver.

The taxable silver in the Qing Dynasty was only 3000 million taels a year. Because of the sparse population in the northwest provinces, the taxable silver was only more than one million taels.

In the name of "military supplies", Yanxin and his henchmen scrape local land, which is almost the same as the annual tax.

Yanxin is the prince of the clan that he single-handedly promoted, but Yongzheng was very angry when he repaid him like this.

He was thinking about how to deal with Yanxin, and when he encountered today's incident, he inevitably became more and more disgusted with the Prince Xian's Mansion.

The official censor, who was supposed to be the eyes and ears of the emperor, and also the supervisor of all officials, has become the dog's leg of the royal family and the palace. How can we not make him angry.

But he was really confused, he didn't understand how Prince Xian, who had always been honest and peaceful, would jump out and embarrass the Minister in charge of the court.

Cao Yong's temperament is not easy to make enemies with others.

If it is said that the previous booklet was established for Yidu, it is not enough.

Because of the floods in the north and south, he had no time to speak to the clan kings.Even after Karmen and Yin Tai were detained and returned to Beijing, some gossip came out, but it was definitely attributed to Yiduli.

The emperor was already suspicious, and he couldn't figure out why, so Yongzheng was not at ease.

After all, Prince Xian's Mansion is an old-fashioned mansion, the prince of the Zhenglan Banner, and the eighth and ninth elder brothers were entrusted in the Zhenglan Banner.

Thinking of this, Yongzheng inevitably felt uncomfortable, so he ordered Chen Fu to go to the room to invite Brother Thirteen.

The thirteenth elder brother's house in the Old Summer Palace is near the Palace of Qinzheng.

After a while, the thirteenth elder brother arrived.

"Has Cao Yong ever offended Prince Xian's mansion? Why did Yan Huang think of impeaching Cao Yong by taking advantage of Shengjing's bombing of the bridge? Now that he has the news, he should naturally know the reason for Cao Yong's bombing of the bridge. How could he arrange for someone to do this? move?" Yongzheng asked nonchalantly.

The thirteenth elder brother knew about this when he was at the court meeting, and he had already thought about the cause and effect, so he said: "It's not that the emperor doesn't know that Yanhuang and Cao Yong are both cautious and calm. If there is any festival... If you talk about the relationship between the two families, there is indeed some connection, Mengke's mother, and the concubine of King Kalka Zhasaktuhan are the granddaughter of Prince Xianyi and Yanhuang's cousin..."

"Monk?" Hearing this strange name, Yongzheng was a little confused.

"It's the eldest son of Prince Zhasaktu, the adopted son of Cao Yong and Princess Herui, Heng Sheng..." Brother Thirteen replied.

Only then did Yongzheng think of it, and said helplessly, "Thirteenth brother, am I old... This is the name I personally chose. It's only been a few years, so I can't remember it..."

Elder Brother Thirteen hurriedly said: "The emperor works hard for the affairs of the country and manages a lot of things every day. How can he remember these small things. Besides, Meng Ke originally meant 'eternal life and long life', so everyone took his baby name as a Chinese name. He came and went, the emperor I heard that Munchell also has some..."

Yongzheng's face became more and more ugly, not because of his own forgetfulness, but because he thought that he, the emperor, wanted to register Hengsheng as the eldest son of the county prince and give him the marriage.

The relationship between Outer Mongolia and the imperial court was already alienated. Galdan rebelled several times in the Kangxi Dynasty, and there were shadows of the kings of Outer Mongolia behind it.

Although Hang Seng is of golden blood, he was raised in the capital since he was a child. How can he have any feelings for Khalkha?
Yongzheng chose him as the heir of the royal family, not only to promote the Cao family, but the bigger layout is in the future.

One day, Hang Seng will return to Khalkha to inherit the throne of King Khan.

Where do those Mongolian princes want to be with?

Even if Hang Seng succeeded Khan with the support of the court, how could he be united?
Under such circumstances, what Hang Seng can do is to rely more on the court.

In addition, the marriage of his adopted daughter to Hang Sheng made Hang Seng his own son-in-law, which also brought the relationship closer.

The old Khan King Zhasaktu passed away only a few years ago, and the new Khan King is in his prime of life. It will take at least 20 years for the Khan's son to inherit the Khan throne and grow old.

At that time, Hang Seng and the three princesses should have given birth to an heir.

Both father and son grew up in Beijing, and their relatives and friends are all in Beijing. After returning to Mongolia, they will be more friendly to the court.

Prince Xian angered the Cao family. If he complained about his family's grievances, does it mean that he has complaints against the court?

After all, if Yongzheng didn't intervene, according to the eldest son inheritance system, the one who will inherit the throne of Khan in the future will be Yanhuang's nephew.

It's just that the girl complained about injustice, and she also deliberately intervened in the affairs of Outer Mongolia.

Needless to say, Yongzheng really thought too much.

Elder Brother Thirteen felt that Prince Xian's mansion was currently acting in a disorganized manner.

Yanhuang's temperament is not troublesome.If it was true that Cao's family was angered by the imperial court's canonization of Hang Seng, it took only two years for it to explode.

The two of them were thinking about each other, and while they were silent, they saw Chen Fu come in and said: "Master, Lord Zhuang, please see me, and wait outside the palace."

Yongzheng calmed down a little, and said, "Tell him to come in."

After a while, the sixteenth elder brother came in from outside the hall.

He left Beijing at the end of May to inspect the House of Internal Affairs and the Eight Banners Racecourse, and he only returned to Beijing today.

He didn't go into the city, he came directly to the Old Summer Palace to see him.

Seeing his dusty appearance, Yongzheng was both relieved and distressed, and said: "Haven't you returned home yet? After traveling for more than a month, the sixteenth brother has suffered..."

Brother Sixteen hurriedly said: "The emperor can share his worries, and the ministers can only be happy, and don't feel tired..."

Since he was out on business, he first explained the business and reported the number of horses in stock at the racecourse outside.

Although during the Western Expedition in the last years of Kangxi, the court lost a lot of horses due to the harsh climate on the plateau.But after several years of breeding, the number of animals in the Kouwai racecourse has increased again.

Having said that, Brother Sixteen did not forget to show his merits for Cao Yong.

The increase in the number of livestock in the racecourse is also related to the fine administration that Cao Yong implemented in Taipu Temple in his early years.

Back then, because of the good management of the Taipusi Racecourse, the Internal Affairs Bureau Racecourse and the Eight Banners Racecourse also drew on the relevant experience of the Taipusi Racecourse.

It's just that the sixteenth elder brother has always been tactful. When he mentioned Cao Yong's contribution to the Taipu Temple, he also brought Yi Duli along with him.

Although he had just arrived in Beijing, before entering the Old Summer Palace, he first met with two confidantes who were on duty at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and had a general understanding of what happened in the month and a half since he left.

He was really taken aback.

Unexpectedly, Cao Yong dared to blow up the bridge in front of Taizu Mausoleum. Even if it was a helpless move, if he really wanted to talk about it, he would be charged with "disrespect".

So at this moment, he couldn't help saying a good word for Cao Yong on the sidelines.

Yongzheng gave him a sideways glance, as if he had seen through his little thoughts, and snorted coldly.

Elder Sixteen sneered twice, with hesitation on his face, hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Yongzheng couldn't help feeling tense when he thought of Yiduli's book and Yanxin's corruption of ink, and said, "Is there something wrong with the racecourse? Is someone harming the public and private?"

Elder Sixteen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, it's not about the racecourse...it's when I was in Zhangjiakou, I met the envoys from Zhasak Tuhan's palace. They came to Beijing to report...Khan's concubine, Xianmi The three daughters of the prince are dead..."

Both Yongzheng and Thirteenth Brother were stunned.

The two brothers, the monarch and the minister, were just thinking about the abnormality of the Prince Xian's mansion, so here is the bad news.

"So that's how it is." Elder Brother Thirteen whispered in his heart.

No wonder Prince Xian's mansion stretched out its minions and showed an aggressive posture. It seems that San Gege's mourning letter has been sent back.

Since Emperor Taizu, it has become a custom for the clan daughters to caress Mongolia. Up to now, there are nine princesses who caress Mongolia, and there are more than [-] clan members.

If Hang Seng didn't open a mansion in the capital, Sangege's disbelief would not be able to make any splashes at all.

Just like when Heng Sheng was conferred the eldest son of the county prince that year, not many people involved Prince Xian's mansion.

After all, every year there is Gege from the Mongolian clan, and the three Geges of Xianwangfu are concubines, and their grades are not high. Even if the person married is the son of King Khan, the Zhasaktu fief is thousands of miles away from Beijing.

Aristocratic daughters who marry into Inner Mongolia still have the opportunity to meet with their husbands in Rehe or the capital in shifts; when married to Outer Mongolia, life and death are farewells. How many people still remember?
But now it's different.

The bad news came back, that Heng Sheng, as the heir of the royal family, had to keep filial piety for his aunt for three years.

The wedding between Hang Seng and the three princesses was originally scheduled for the end of this year, so the wedding will also be postponed.

No one would pay attention to the life and death of a concubine in the royal family, but some people would pay attention to who Hang Sheng's stepmother and the third princess Ge Ge are.

In this way, the relationship between Prince Xian's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion is made public.

Yongzheng's face darkened even more. Although he thought it was not the right time for these three characters to die, he also knew that life, old age, sickness and death are not controlled by ordinary people, but he looked down on Yanhuang more and more.

If he really cared about the brotherhood of brother and sister, and fought hard for his nephew, he would still be looked up to; now he just wants to be tougher in front of the clan, causing trouble out of nothing, it's really abominable.

But he forgot that when he named Heng Sheng the heir of King Khan, not only was the Sacred Heart arbitrarily determined, but he also blackmailed King Khan a large sum of gold.

By the time Prince Xian's Mansion got the news, the dust had already settled, so there was no room for interjection...

Coming out of the Hall of Qinzheng, Elder Thirteen patted Elder Sixteen on the shoulder, and said, "Don't be sour, the three princesses on the left and right are still young, the wedding date has been postponed, and the two children are not too old..."

Elder Sixteen smiled wryly and said: "I'm not worried about the third princess, but I'm worried about Hang Seng's father... I hope he can live a long life like the old Khan." Speaking of this, he was a little depressed: "Earlier I was secretly happy about this marriage. I have to hear the bad news from King Khan's mansion, but I don't know whether I should regret it... If I marry Horqin, my father and daughter will still have a chance to meet each other; It's all like losing a daughter, and life is death..."

Elder Brother Thirteen said: "Brother Sixteen thinks too much... The third princess is a princess, and Hang Seng is your favorite. Even if the young couple really went to Khalkha, you don't have to worry..."

Speaking of this, he thought of the fourth princess, his daughter-in-law raised in the palace.

The emperor has three adopted daughters, the second princess caresses Horqin, and the third princess refers to marriage to Hengsheng, the heir of Khalkha Zhasaktu Khan.

In order to show fairness, the emperor will also comfort the four princesses to Mongolia.The best result, just like the third princess, is to find a son of a Mongolian prince stationed in the capital...

*
Shichahai, the county palace.

With an anxious expression on his face, Hang Seng stared viciously at the person blocking the way in front of him, and said, "Get out of the way!"

The man in front of him was not tall, but had a fierce face. He was China, the Mongolian leader next to Hang Seng.

"Master, you can't leave the capital at this time!" China said decisively, and his words were firm.

Another tall Mongolian man stood next to him, looking worriedly at Hang Seng, then at China, who was Hang Seng's other Mongolian follower, Bala.

Since the death of the old King Khan, Ge Yanke Yanpil wanted to break the promise, Cao Yong came forward, and on behalf of Hang Seng, asked Khan King's House to ask China and Bala's family members and their deeds.

Even though Ge Keyanpile felt guilty towards Hang Seng's mother, as time passed and he felt that he had made up for it, the guilt naturally faded away, and he began to value his son around him.

People's hearts are biased, how can Cao Yong not be on guard.

What if Ge Yanke Yanpile has evil intentions and is not good for Hang Seng in order to raise his son by his side?

Bala and China have been with Hang Seng for a few years, but it still solves their worries and makes it more comfortable to use.

The two Bala and China, one brave and the other smart, are valued by Hang Seng, and they are also loyal to Hang Seng.

Bala became the guard leader of the palace, and China became the steward.

Unexpectedly, today China committed an offense against his master, fighting with his master.

Heng Sheng's eyes were red, and he said angrily: "Father is seriously ill, why can't I go out of Beijing? Just because the funeral messenger from King Khan's mansion is about to arrive in Beijing, I have to wait in Beijing? Observing filial piety, but disregarding the life and death of my loving father..." At this point, he looked around at the magnificence of the palace, without nostalgia, and said: "If this is not the case, we can keep this heir's position , I don't care too much, I just go back to Cao's house and be my second young master!"

Seeing that he had made up his mind and could not persuade him, Chi Se fell to his knees with a "plop" and said, "Master, this slave does not want you to be an ungrateful person... Master and Master Cao have a deep love for father and son. If Master Cao is really dangerous, the slave How can I stop the master, trap the master and be unrighteous? I really don't want to see the master being reckless and causing trouble to Mr. Cao. The master may not care about filial piety, but he wants to hurt Mr. Cao's reputation."

Heng Sheng was very excited when he heard this, and said, "What does it mean that father is really dangerous? Could it be that there is news from Shengjing? Didn't mother and fourth uncle both go?"

Chi Nadao: "It's true that madam and fourth master have gone to Shengjing, but fifth master is still in Beijing."

Hang Seng was a little confused when he heard this, and then he understood what Chi Na was referring to, and couldn't help but widen his eyes, and gave him a vicious look.

That's right, everyone in the world pays attention to having a son to die.

If the father is really dangerous, even if he and his eldest brother are not in Beijing, the mother should take Tianbao there.

Since I didn't bring Tianbao, I didn't reach the worst point...

*
In the evening of the next day, Tian Yu's carriage arrived in Shengjing.

The moment she saw her husband, she looked resolute and looked like a fighter, but her rotten eyes showed her fragility; after touching her husband up and down to confirm that he was fine, she said "wow " With a sound, weeping loudly.

With such a childish appearance, she doesn't look like a mother of three children.

Cao Yong held his wife in his arms, stroked her back, and said: "Are you scared? It's okay, it's okay... I still want to grow old with you, not so early..."

The rest of the words were blocked by his wife's little hand.

Chu Yu sobbed, shook her head and said, "Master, you are not allowed to say unlucky words..."

Before the words fell, her tears fell down one after another, soaking Cao Yong's clothes in an instant.

Cao Yong held his wife's hand, only to feel sour in his heart.

What exactly do you want?
Didn't he decide to step back gradually during the serious illness a year ago, why did he accidentally get out of the limelight and exhaust himself to death?

After all, he is a man, when he looks calm and indifferent, he also likes this kind of scene of being in power and giving orders.

But in the capital, he felt depressed again.

Because the more the emperor paid attention to him, the more times he had to meet in court, and the more humble he had to kneel in front of Yongzheng.

He sighed, and whispered in Chu Yu's ear, "Wait a few more years, when God blesses me a bit older, I will retire..."

Chu Yu raised her head, with surprise on her face, then hesitated, and whispered: "The master is in his prime... Will the emperor agree?"

Cao Yong blinked, and said softly: "Who made my health poor? Even if I don't take up the official position, resign from my real job, and stay at home to recuperate from illness, the emperor will allow..."

Yongzheng has been in power for 13 years, and he can "recover from his illness" in 11 or 12 years. When Qianlong ascends the throne, even if he recovers, as long as he does not seek a comeback, he will just let the flow go...

Chu Yu looked at her husband with mixed feelings in her heart.

She knew that her husband had both ability and political integrity, and was capable of great things. As long as he followed this path, one day he would be enshrined in the court and worshiped as a prime minister.

But the selfishness of being a woman, her family, her country, and the world can't compare to the health and longevity of this person in front of her.

She only wishes her husband to be healthy and healthy, and the family to be reunited...

Under the careful care of his wife, Cao Yong's health improved day by day.

In addition, on the day Cao Xiang arrived, Cao Yong sent Zhang Yi back to the capital, so he didn't have to worry that everyone in the capital would miss him too much.

Cao Xiang was not idle in Shengjing. When he arrived, he heard that his cousin blew up the bridge and destroyed the road in front of Fuling, and he was horrified.

Even for ordinary people, the cemetery of their ancestors is an important place, not to mention the royal family, where the founding emperor Taizu is buried here.

In addition to folk customs, it is customary to find pulses and acupuncture points. In this way, it can also be said that Fuling is located on or near the dragon veins.

In this way, the consequences of the cousin's actions are even more serious.

When Chuyu came and his cousin was taken care of, Cao Xiang mentioned this to Yiduli in private and went to Fuling himself.

When he got there, he knew the reason why his brother chose to blow up the bridge to release the flood.

There are really too many bridges built on the waterway in front of Fuling. There are five stone bridges within a few hundred feet. Except for the single-hole bridge in the middle, the other four are five-hole stone bridges.

When the water level rises, the water will not flow down, and it will be blocked here, overflowing the river, and the imperial mausoleum will be flooded.

After Cao Xiang returned to the city, he quietly checked the local chronicles, and wrote down the distance between Fuling and the river, as well as the relevant conditions of the five stone bridges.

In addition to the water level data obtained from Iduri during the rainstorm on the evening of June [-], Cao Xiang drew up a sincere apology in the tone of his brother.

When he saw that his cousin was in better spirits and was able to get out of bed and walk, he carried the cousin on his back and handed the brochure to the cousin.

When Cao Yong saw the excerpt, he remembered that he had neglected the matter.

No matter how helpless you were when the bridge was blown up, you can save yourself from future troubles by submitting an apology afterwards.Otherwise, it is a crime of "disrespect" to get angry with the scene.

Cao Yong's forehead suddenly oozes cold sweat.

Although he received the decree, he can act cheaply in the matter of flood control in Shengjing, but it is still more sensitive when it comes to the imperial mausoleum.

Even if the Yongzheng Dynasty was fine, when Qianlong came to power and others attacked the Cao family, this was a small tail that anyone could pinch.

Cao Yong took the booklet, sighed, and said, "Fortunately, the fourth brother is careful, otherwise I would have become a sinner of the Cao family..." Speaking of which, he looked at Cao Xiang with relief: "The fourth brother can think of preventing troubles before they happen. , let go of the criticism of others, it is too big..."

A picture of my family's young son growing up.

When Cao Xiang saw this, he couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Brother, I'm going to be thirty people, not adults, the problem is that children can't make it?"

Having said that, his heart is not without feelings.

For the brothers in Dongfu, this eldest cousin really deserves the words "elder brother is like father".

Because of the imperial decree of the capital, Cao Yong was allowed to return to Beijing to recuperate.

So a few days after Chu Yu arrived, Cao Yong and his party began to prepare to leave for Beijing.

Cao Yong's confession about Fuling has been handed back to the capital.Before waiting for the approval of the booklet, we waited for the letter from Hang Seng and Zhang Yi.

In the letter, Hang Seng talked about the death of Princess Khan, and he handed over his son to the mourning system; Zhang Yi talked about the current situation of Cao's mansion. The old lady didn't know about Cao Yong's illness.

"Hang Seng wants to keep the rules?" Chu Yu was very worried after hearing this: "Why is it so good, the three grids are gone..."

Although she is not very familiar with Xianwangfu Sangege, after all, she is about the same age, and she has seen her in the early years.

Compared with Tianyou, she was more worried about Hang Seng.

Even if he can come to the Cao Mansion occasionally, he has some scruples, most of the time Hang Seng still guards the palace alone.

Although the place is magnificent, after all, it lacks popularity and is too deserted.

Chu Yu also thought that if Hang Seng got married early and extended his blood, the palace would gradually heat up.

Unexpectedly, the wedding date is only a few months away, and the marriage will be dragged on for another three years because of the guard system.

On Cao Yong's side, he is happy to see them get married late.

Previously, because the marriage was designated by the imperial decree, and the date of the marriage was set by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he couldn't say anything.

But the third princess is only fifteen years old this year, so she's really too young.The noble daughters of the clan were pampered and spoiled, and their bodies were weaker than ordinary women. Not one or two died in childbirth.

Delaying marriage will not do any harm to the two children.

It's just that if the county palace starts to pay homage to Princess Khan's funeral, the relationship between Hang Seng and Prince Xian's palace will be made public.

Hang Seng's age is there, and no one will say anything about Hang Seng.

Eighty percent will blame this matter on Brother Sixteen and Cao Yong, and the big head is not Cao Yong, but Brother Sixteen.

As early as after Hang Seng got the canonization, Brother Sixteen mentioned this to Cao Yong.

For those Xianwangfu Gege who gave birth to his sons, Elder Sixteen is not without guilt, just because of his daughter, he can only be unkind...

*
Two in one, make up for yesterday's.

Tears running, Xiao Jiu is like a donkey, and the monthly pass is like a carrot in front of the donkey, and he can't slack off even a day.I have fallen to eighth. If you have a guaranteed monthly pass and have not voted, please help.

(End of this chapter)