Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1390 Double Happiness (Two in One)

After listening to the sixteenth elder brother's words, Cao Yong laughed twice and said: "This is a good thing..."

Brother Sixteen said: "The Emperor has ordered the House of Internal Affairs to prepare the Prince's Mansion, this time even Fu Peng's Prince's Mansion will be added..."

Cao Yong was really surprised this time.

The regulation of the Prince's Mansion is between the Prince's Mansion and the County King's Mansion, and it is undertaken by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is definitely not a small expense.

In addition to construction costs, after the prince's son opened the mansion, he had to be equipped with corresponding officials, and this part also received the imperial salary.

Although according to the law, the prince and the eldest son of the county prince can ask for the crown prince or eldest son when he reaches [-] years old, and the third elder brother of Jian Wang's mansion will be appointed as the crown prince early, but in fact it still depends on the emperor's will.

Not to mention the ones who were not invited, they were the sons of Cheng Wang, Heng Wang and Chun Wang who were canonized by the Kangxi Dynasty. Except for the last one, the first two were all revoked.

Yongzheng's move, in addition to the enmity when he seized the heirloom, also meant to open the way for his son.

Otherwise, when the next emperor takes the throne, there will be a few more "brother kings", and it is inevitable that hands will be tied.

In addition, it is money and food, which can also save one or two.

Unexpectedly, the emperor now took the initiative to mention this matter.

Cao Yong frowned and thought about it, and asked hesitantly: "Master Sixteen, is there filial piety in the Southwest?"

The sixteenth elder brother laughed "haha" and said, "My lord knows it, you can definitely guess it...Ertai is worthy of being trained in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He has some means of grabbing money, which has weakened the power of the native officials and nobles. , and earned money for the emperor... But it's not much of his credit. Speaking of which, it was Furuo who first discussed planting tobacco soil in the southwest, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is in Guangzhou, and the income has been quite a lot in recent years..."

Hearing this, Cao Yong couldn't help but smile wryly: "Master Sixteen, I dare not take the credit..."

The two were acquainted, and Cao Yong directly talked about his conversation with Zhao Tong, as well as his worries about Ertai selling tobacco in the southwest.

Elder Sixteen smiled.

From the cultivation of opium by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Southwest to the marketing of opium pills in Mongolia, most of them have something to do with Brother Sixteen. Naturally, he knows the dangers of opium better than others.

After half a cup of tea, the sixteenth elder brother said: "Furuo, don't meddle in the matter of the smoke and soil..." At this point, he paused and said: "The emperor has decided to repair the garden. The expansion of the Old Summer Palace is coming soon..."

Since it is a garden, the cost of money is like water.

Cao Yong heard the sixteen elder brother's words, and sighed heavily.

Brother Sixteen said: "Okay, you don't need to worry about the country and the people. If there is something wrong, the emperor is most worried... But now the emperor is on the top of his head, and he feels that Ertai is very interested. , it seems to be jealous of him, like giving him eye drops... After a while, the Lord will remind the emperor to pay attention to this matter. You are not allowed to participate in the matter of giving money, you have already offended people, this time again If you show up, I'm afraid you will be hated to the bone..."

Cao Yong nodded, although he was still worried in his heart, but he also knew that Brother Sixteen was right, so he didn't say any more...

Speaking of Ertai, he really knows how to behave.

Due to the remoteness of Yunnan and Guizhou and the poor livelihood of the people, most of the money and food in Yunnan and Guizhou have been in arrears over the years.

Over the past few years, the governor of Ertai has received enough money and grain every year.The top and bottom of the household department are also managed very well.

When people mention this person, they must be full of praise.

Even Jiang Jian, who seldom commented on foreign officials, couldn't help but said to Cao Yong: "Edu is indeed a capable minister. It is no wonder that the emperor thinks highly of him if he can manage so far."

After hearing this, Cao Yong felt a little uncomfortable thinking that Ertai was using the money from selling tobacco and soil, and said: "Outsiders think that Yunnan and Guizhou are remote and poor, but in fact Yunnan and Guizhou has the benefits of salt tea and various forests. Shanzhen, if you manage it with your heart, you can make a difference..."

Jiang Jian said: "Even so, only the governor of Hubei, who is both civil and military, can be so brilliant... For other people, in order to seek peace, they would spend all their energy dealing with native officials and appeasing the people. Where would they have energy for others?"

Cao Yong did not speak, but think about what it would be like to be the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

As a result, he found helplessly that he did not have the courage to kill people like hemp, nor did he have the ruthlessness to sell opium. If he went to the governor of Yungui by himself, he might not be able to compare with Ertai...

The intention of the three princes to remove the flag affairs was made clear, which immediately caused panic in the clan.

After all, in the clan, there are many princes and county kings, and there are only a dozen or so in total.Among them, Prince Cheng, Prince Heng, Prince Chun, Prince Jian, and Prince Ping were already "leisure Fu", and now there are three "leisure Fu".

Unexpectedly, the day after the decree was issued, it came down because of a new decree.

In the main hall of Prince Jian's Mansion, Yaerjiang A, with his wife, concubine and children, knelt facing north and listened to the imperial decree.

When he heard that he was ordered to take care of the affairs of the two blue flags, Yaerjiang's body trembled.

It's too unexpected not to blame him for being so gaffe.

Since the Emperor Kangxi didn't wait to see him a few years before his death, he has been idle for ten years.

If he was mediocre, he wouldn't have suffered so much.

But at the age of 21, he became the son of the prince, and at the age of 26, he became the prince. He was relied on by the emperor and became the mainstay of the clan. How glorious is he?

It is said that a young man should not be without money for a day, and a big man should not be without power for a day.

Having tasted the taste of being in power, the feeling of shrinking your head and pretending to be a grandson is even more difficult.

It's just that Yaerjiang is about the same age as the emperor, and he has dealt with him a lot in the early years. He knows that he doesn't want to see him, and he is not a generous person. For the sake of his children and grandchildren, there is no other way.

He originally thought that it would be fine as long as he kept his title until death.

Even if the emperor took precautions against the clan and prevented his eldest son from becoming the eldest son, and let the young people inherit, he would accept it.

For this reason, he has taken good care of the youngest son of the Xilin Jueluo family in the past two years.

The other children are fine, they have all grown up, those who marry far away, and those who are knighted, he is most worried about his step-wife and several young daughters.

In order to take care of them, at the beginning of this year he had the idea of ​​putting his youngest son under his wife's name to be raised by his wife, but was persuaded by Yongjia.

Yongjia said this: "No matter what happens to the emperor in the end, don't chill the hearts of the children... The third elder brother and the third wife are filial. Fight for one or two. Now that we have made a way out, how will the third elder brother deal with himself? Besides, on the side of Fujin, the eighth elder brother is regarded as his lifeline, and he can't let the eighth elder brother..."

Although Yaerjiang had no affection for making a wife, but because he pitied the two sons who lost their mothers, he treated the two sons more leniently, because he was afraid that they would suffer from the hardships he had suffered in the past.

Now thinking about the retreat of the palace, it's not that they regard the sons as abandoned sons, but they are trying to figure out the holy will and plan for the worst.

After listening to his wife's words, he temporarily let go of this idea.

In addition to the reasons mentioned by Yongjia, it is more or less because the eighth elder brother is already seven or eight years old. He was taught by the Xilin Jueluo family to be petty and alienated from his aunt, which made Yaerjiang ah not very satisfied.

He felt a little regretful, if he had brought Eighth Brother to Fujin earlier, he wouldn't have brought up his son like this.

Even so, he didn't think that he could have another child. In the past few years, he stayed in Fujin's room, and Fujin didn't move at all.

He has reached the age of knowing his destiny.

Unexpectedly, in March, Shufu Jin Jin hosted a banquet, invited Yaerjiang A to drink, and left him in his room after he was drunk.

Although Yaerjiang had many concubines, Jin was favored for several years because of her good looks, gentleness and sensibility, but her luck was bad. She had a child in her early years and never got pregnant again.

Seeing that the prince doesn't care about female sex now, he regards Fujin as his "old companion"; Fujin is a peace of mind, entrusting all the housework of the palace to the third elder brother's wife, Jin's heart is astringent and bitter.

In the early years, she was young and frivolous, and under the instigation of others, many third elder brothers took eye drops, and once plotted against Fujin as her adopted stepmother.

She is a childless concubine Fu Jin of the palace, if those two want to take revenge on her in the future, it will only be a matter of one sentence.

So, she found her natal brother, discussed secretly, and finally thought of "borrowing a child".

But she herself was born in the royal palace, and her status is not high. If she flatters the people around her, she has her own plans if she can't keep the other party.

Coupled with her brother's reluctance to part with the wealth and honor of the palace, the Jin family finally took the niece into the mansion.

That night, it was Jin's niece who waited on Yaljana.

Although Yaerjiang was drunk, he was not completely confused. Whether it was a charming concubine or an innocent virgin, he could be more or less clearly distinguished, but in the dark, he was only a girl arranged by the Jin family. On the string, it is also accepted.

The next day, when he saw that the person next to his pillow was his concubine and niece who had treated him and Fujin well, Yaerjiang's face immediately turned dark.

He doesn't care about sleeping with a maid; but he is annoyed by the "guest" in name.

How does his wife and children see him? Could it be that he is a prostitute?
He ignored Xiao Jin's family and immediately called someone to pass on Jin's family.

The Jin family is the best at reading people's faces, so he didn't know that he was annoyed, and immediately knelt down, pleading guilty with tears, miserable, all talking about the suffering of a childless woman: "Don't say that you are not in the ranking like a slave, The best end is the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng... To put it mildly, even if it is as honorable as Fujin, the prince is here and protected by him; if the prince is going west, it will depend on the face of the third lady..."

Speaking of this, she wanted Yaerjiang Ah to love Liu Gege the most, so she said: "Even if Liu Gege is wronged after marriage, if Fujin wants to stand up for Liu Gege, he has to beg the third elder brother and the third wife... If Fujin has My dear brother, how could this happen?"

It has to be said that the Jin family really talked about Yarjan's heart.

It's not that Yongqian treats his stepmother disrespectfully, it's just that when Yongjia came in, he was already half a teenager, and there were many taboos in getting along with mother and child.

Coupled with Yongjia's temperament, he doesn't deliberately win over his stepson, so there is more than respect between mother and son, but not enough intimacy.

Yaerjiang'a believes that Yongqian will not treat Yongjia poorly, but he knows that Yongjia's behavior is the style, and he does not want to trouble others, and he is afraid that even if he has a grievance, he will not speak up.

Little Jin's breasts are high and her hips are plump, and she looks really fit for a child.

Seeing this, Yaerjiang'a couldn't help but feel a little moved.

It's just that Jin's side, he didn't let it go, but he didn't deal with it himself, but sent someone to the upper room, asking Yongjia to forgive him.

When Yongjia heard the reason, she felt both exasperated and ridiculous.

Although she is impatient with these things, it is not easy to pass them on to her daughter-in-law. After all, it is not nice for a daughter-in-law to discipline her concubine.

Therefore, Yongjia fined Jin for half a year and sent her to the Buddhist hall to copy scriptures.

As for Xiao Jin, she didn't intend to embarrass her, and she didn't bother to praise her, so she directly asked someone to tidy up the wing room in Jin's courtyard, and settled Xiao Jin according to the example of Tongfang.

Although Yaerjiang felt that Xiao Jin's "land is fertile and promising" and wanted to "cultivate a little bit", but in front of his wife, he was somewhat guilty.

He thought it was better to wait until Mrs. Jin came out of the Buddhist hall, and deliberately looked for it, as if he had a crush on Mrs. Jin.

Unexpectedly, before Jinshi came out of the Buddhist hall, little Jinshi had a sick reaction.

A winning bid.

Yaerjiang was very proud, and already thought in his heart that if he had a daughter, he would leave it to the Jin family. If he was really lucky enough to give birth to a younger brother, he would implore his wife to take care of him on the grounds that Jin's misbehavior and unfavorable heirs.

Yong Jia didn't care about Xiao Jin's pregnancy, but the two side Fujins couldn't help but care.

You know, Prince Heshuo, according to the system, you can invite three side Fujin.

If the little Jin family gave birth to an elder brother and was raised by the Jin family, then in order to promote the little elder brother's status in the future, the prince might have to ask the Jin family to seal him as a side Fujin.

This is unacceptable to both Ergen Jue Luo and Xilin Jue Luo.

Similarly, they were not happy to put the little elder brother under the name of Fujin and put down their son.After all, the position of the eldest son of the royal family has not yet been determined, Yongqian has no Sacred Heart, and his mother and brother will also be implicated. The remaining two elder brothers are from the two side Fujin, hope half and half.

After Yongjia had a son, they were completely useless.

However, in the past ten months, it was revealed that the Jin brothers used the influence of the royal family to bully men and women and bully the market.

Yaerjiang pretends to be a grandson himself, so how can there be arrogance under the door?
The elder brother of the Jin family was hitting the knife edge, and Yaljana directly ordered someone to beat him forty boards and dismissed his job.

It's just that Yaerjiang is not brainless after all, knowing that this matter was exposed, it is probably because of Xiao Jin's pregnancy.

After some investigation, it fell on Xilinjueluo's head, and Yaerjiang breathed a sigh of relief.

He was very worried that there were several sons here. If the sons had such calculations, how could he trust his wife and daughter with peace of mind?

Xilinjue Luoshi didn't know that his small actions were exposed, so he came to Yaerjiang'a softly and weakly, one by one, the eight elder brothers had already entered school, and since he didn't like Fujin, he would rather hide in the small yard, just to take Xiaojin over Taking care of them can not only relieve the worries of my cousin and Fujin, but also relieve loneliness.

Yarjan'a was very harsh when he heard it.

These words are full of eye drops, those who don't know will definitely regard Fujin as domineering and intolerable.

Yaerjiang said with a cold face: "Are you still lonely? Erniang's housemates have been kind enough to let them out. You can still get on the line and use their nephews to check on the coat under the family. Can be patient..."

Xilin Jue Luo's face turned pale with astonishment, he quickly denied it with a cry.

Yaerjiang Afo walked away, while Xilin Jueluo was grounded directly.

Ergen Jue Luo directly asked Yongjia, the reason was also loneliness, but he said a lot: "Although I have a sixth elder brother, but now I have been separated from the government, and I can only see each other in ten months... Fujin knows the rules of the clan, as long as the master is alive, the slaves will suffer in the mansion...not empty talk, looking at the spirit of the dragon and horse of the master, he must have a long life...In the early years, I copied Buddhist scriptures for the prince and Fujin Praying for blessings can also pass the day. Now that I am getting old, my eyes are blurred, and my waist can't stand it after sitting for a long time... I can't just sit around and wait for death... If there is a little elder brother and little Gege with me , It’s easier to pass the time... If it’s Xiao Jin’s child, Fujin wants to keep it by his side. Elder brother, this slave is destined to be my own..."

Yongjia listened with a smile.

She knew that many people in the palace were watching at this moment, many of them thought that she would not let go of this opportunity, but even if Xiao Jin really gave birth to a little elder brother, she didn't think so.

Why bother to turn the third elder brother and the fifth elder brother, two filial and polite stepsons, into enemies for a child who will not only have good character in the future?
"I want to prepare Liu Gege to go out, and I have to teach Qi Gege and Ba Gege. I am afraid that I am powerless. Fang Fujin is willing to share my worries for the prince and me. I would like to thank Fang Fujin here. I just don’t know if the Lord has agreed to the Jin family. , I’ll ask again.” Yongjia answered like this.

Ergen felt relieved in Luo's heart, the joy on his face became more and more sincere, and he stood up and thanked him.

Afterwards, Yongjia mentioned this matter to Yarjan A.

Yaerjiang's grandsons are already there, so there is no need for a son, but because he wants to take care of Yongjia's mother and daughter, he is looking forward to having a son.

Seeing her blindly virtuous and ignoring her good intentions, Yaerjiang couldn't help feeling depressed, and said: "Is Fujin confused? Even if you don't think about yourself, don't think about the truth? Multiple elder brothers, even if you don't claim the title, The title is higher, and Zhen'er will have more brothers to rely on in the future."

Yongjia was unmoved: "Third elder brother, fifth elder brother, sixth elder brother, eighth elder brother, which one is not Zhen'er's real brother? For the sake of a small one, he stabbed several big ones in the heart, why bother?" Even if it is a biological son, there are still some who are not filial. The third elder brother is filial, and the third wife is also polite. suffer too?"

Yongjia's attitude was firm, and Yaerjiang had no other choice, so she followed her arrangement and moved Mrs. Jin to the yard of Mrs. Ergenjueluo, and let Mrs. Ergenjueluo take care of her.

Because of this matter, when Yongqian and his wife faced Yongjia, they were both grateful and ashamed.

After all, the clan Fujin has no heirs, so it is almost a custom to adopt a concubine by his side to raise him.

Yongjia didn't do this, just because he was afraid that they would make things difficult.

Yongjia didn't say much, just said: "I don't do your business, I always like to be quiet and can't stand children's noise, so I troubled Fujin..."

The third wife, the Namudulu family, couldn't say anything, but Yongqian said sincerely: "Sixth younger sister will leave the cabinet next year, and seventh and eighth younger sisters are also growing up...Emiang's place will eventually be deserted...Emiang treats you The son's kindness, the son has long engraved it in his heart, whether it is little Gege or little elder brother, as long as he is raised by Er Niang, the son will definitely be regarded as a compatriot, and there will never be any hatred because of this..."

Yongjia still shook his head, seeing that Yongqian wanted to say more, he said bluntly: "I don't like to be troublesome, it's rare that the life in the palace is still peaceful, it's better not to make extra trouble..."

Speaking of this, she thought for a while, and said: "My lord is getting older now, and his heart is a little soft. It is inevitable that he will cherish the younger ones more. You are a son, so be more considerate. Yibin has grown up, and Yibin is getting older. If Chen is older, you can send Yi Chen over..."

Yongqian and Namudulu's husband and wife got acquainted, so far the four sons are all descendants, Yichen is the youngest son, who just caught Zhou a few days ago.

What Yongjia said was to show that for the sake of the peace of the palace, he would rather educate his grandson than adopt a concubine.

In mid-November, Xiao Jin gave birth to a little elder brother at full term.

Ergenjue Luoshi had already prepared a nanny and a nanny, and the little elder brother hugged him as soon as he landed.

The ceremony of "washing three times" was also organized by Yiergen Jue Luo.

Although this newly released Ninth Elder Brother did not live under the name of the Ergenjueluo family, his biological mother still remembered that it was the Jin family, but he officially became the adopted son of the Ergenjueluo family.

Up and down the palace, a piece of harmony.

Although Yaerjiang had some regrets, he also knew that Fujin handled it better than himself.

Therefore, on the day of the Full Moon Ceremony, although there were not many foreign guests, the whole palace gathered together.

Unexpectedly, on a good day, a servant came to deliver the decree, double happiness.

In addition to being astringent in his heart, Yaerjiang's nose was also sore. If he hadn't forcibly restrained himself, he might have already rolled down tears.

Yongqian's city mansion is not as good as Yaerjiang's. He was already insane after hearing the decree, but it was the Mudulu clan who pinched his waist that made Yongqian wake up and thank the emperor for his kindness.

The servant took the rich silver seal and went back to the imperial court to reply to the decree.

Yaerjiang'a didn't want to lose his composure in front of his children, so he went back to the upper room on the pretext of being drunk.

Yongqian was stunned, unable to express what was in his heart.

The emperor suppressed the palace's invitation to seal Zhezi, and made him, the eldest son of the prince, a Duke, how could he not be worried.

It's just that it's been a long time, and I can't help feeling a little disheartened.

Not to mention other people, even the people below, privately go to Sixth Brother and Eighth Brother to flatter them.

Now, the crown prince, who had been seeking for many years, finally fell to his head.

Seeing him like this, Yongjia was a little worried, called Namudulu to him, and ordered: "Happy and sad, anger hurts the liver, you serve the third elder brother back to the room, open up more... Wait for the third elder brother to wake up." My God, you go to put incense sticks on Dafu Jin, and later go to the Imperial Palace to thank you..."

Namudu Lu gratefully agreed, and led Yongqian down without mentioning it.

Because the full moon ceremony was organized in the name of Ergenjueluo, most of the female guests who came were entertained by Ergenjueluo.

Yongjia called the fifth and sixth elder brothers and told them to wait for their father and brother to accompany the male guests, and went back to the upper room by themselves.

When Yongjia picked up the curtain and entered the room, Yaerjiang had already cleansed his face, and sat on the kang in a daze.

Yongjia said: "Should the prince prepare to leave the city?"

Yaerjiang nodded, but remained silent without opening his mouth.

Seeing this, Yongjia didn't bother him, and ordered people to prepare auspicious clothes, top wear, pilgrimage beads, etc...

*
For the Cao family, they got the news of Prince Jian's residence that day.

After all, it is in-laws, and it is related to the son's future support. Cao Yong and Chu Yu are very happy, and immediately ask people to prepare a gift list.

When Tianyou came back on duty, Cao Yong told him to go to Jian Wangfu to congratulate him on his behalf.

Tianyou responded in front of Chu Yu, but privately said to Cao Yong: "Father, the emperor summoned his son in the next morning, and told him to hand over the errands there tomorrow, and arrange shifts in the Qinzheng Hall..."

Tianyou was an internal guard, and he was already on shift in front of the imperial court.

It's just because the Si elder brother was arranged by the guard's side at the beginning, and most of the errands received later were on the elder brother's side.

Cao Yong said: "What do you think?"

Tianyou said: "It's probably because the fifth aunt started to favor her. The emperor is willing to get involved with the Cao family and the fourth elder brother, but he doesn't want to get too close..."

Cao Yong nodded and said: "Since you understand, I won't be too verbose. An Sheng's job is just..."

……

(End of this chapter)