Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 167
"Cao Yong, the fourth brother is gone!!" Although the voice of the thirteenth elder brother was low, it was still full of anxiety.

Brother Thirteen's words surprised Cao Yong, how could the majestic prince and prince disappear?Now that the capital is in such a situation, I don't know what the third elder brother Cheng is thinking. If the fourth elder brother Yong disappears, what about the epidemic prevention?
Brother Thirteen looked at Tuo Heqi who was not far away, and said, "I'll get rid of him first, and then I'll talk to you!" As he spoke, he raised his hand to motion for Tuo Heqi to come over.

Tuo Heqi was confused by the series of incidents just now, seeing Brother Thirteen calling him, he hurriedly stepped forward with a smile: "What orders does Master Thirteen have?"

Brother Thirteen smiled and said: "You dare to stop the carriage of the county king. Yes, Huang Ama is right! This is a wise person's approach. You must know that if the county king really leaves the city, he will When the epidemic spreads outside Beijing, someone has to come out to take care of it. No matter how ignorant the Duke of Shuncheng is, he is still a clan. At most, he can only win titles. It’s hard to say on your side!"

Tuo Heqi sneered twice and said: "Master Thirteen, thank you, thank you, this is the duty of a slave!"

Elder Brother Thirteen said: "I'm impatient to waste time here, you, the admiral of the nine schools, is not just for nothing. Let alone the county king, even the prince is here. As long as you don't show favoritism here, you will guard it, right?"

Tuo Heqi hurriedly nodded: "Master Thirteen, don't worry, this slave should obey the holy order and do a good job in this door guard. This slave is loyal, how can there be any selfishness? If the slave is such a despicable and shameless person, let The servant will not die well, and after death, his bones will be ashes, and he will not be able to reincarnate..."

Brother Thirteen hurriedly waved his hands: "Come on, come on, even if you don't need to speak better than you sing, you don't need to speak so viciously! For your own future, you know what to do, so I won't talk nonsense to you If you meet the royal family, you are not good at talking..." After a pause, he called a few guards over, pointed to Tuo Heqi and said, "Master Tuo has not enough manpower these two days, you are here to do what you want .”

The guards all agreed, and Tuo Heqi's face was a little stiff.Although this thirteenth elder brother is a prince elder brother, he does not have a title. Now that he is so aggressive, is it possible to make him an admiral?
Elder Brother Thirteen laughed and said: "If there are clan and royal relatives that you can't stop, let these few call you, I really want to get close to them!"

Tuo Heqi understood, and hurriedly bowed his head to thank Brother Thirteen for his "sympathy".

The thirteen elder brother arranged properly, and Fang called Cao Yong to leave with him.Tuo Heqi looked at the backs of the thirteenth elder brother and Cao Yong, frowned and asked in doubt: "When did the Cao family hook up with the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother!" He whispered a few words and sent him away.

*
Cao Yong was worried, and immediately asked Thirteen Brothers for details after leaving on horseback.

It turned out that after Wei Hei left, he was intercepted at the second intersection, and the opponents were all quite skilled.Wei Hei didn't take the opponent seriously, but after a few rounds, he solved a few people.After walking for a while, in another secluded place, they encountered an ambush again, and the mount was shot to death.

Because the opponent was stabbing people in the back, and he didn't know how many people were in ambush, Wei Hei was only one person, and he was hit by the arrow in the end.After running away with injuries, he was afraid that he would delay things, so he happened to pass by Brother Thirteen's mansion.Before, he had come with Cao Yong twice, knowing that his son had a good relationship with this elder brother, so he begged to see the thirteenth elder brother, and asked him to send someone to the guard camp to find the fourth elder brother to spread the word.

In this clear sky and broad daylight, setting up an ambush in the inner city is really too insane.Even if the thirteenth elder brother has not been on duty for a long time, he knows that the people behind this scene must have serious plans.

I don't want to, the fourth elder brother is not in the guard camp.Here, several confidantes and senior followers of Si Age's Mansion were waiting outside the guard camp, but they didn't see the master coming out, so it can be seen that they have not returned to the palace.

While speaking, we arrived at the place where Wei Hei was attacked for the second time.The corpse of the horse that fell to the ground from the arrow was still there, and a team of soldiers from the patrol battalion were inspecting the scene of the murder.

Cao Yong's heart tightened, and he asked, "Master Thirteen, my long-term follower?"

"He is really a brave man, and he is not in danger of his life. You don't have to worry too much!" Elder Brother Thirteen replied, "Where will this fourth brother go? What are these ambushes doing?"

Cao Yong was not worried that someone could kidnap or kill Prince Yong. These princes and elder brothers were accompanied by dozens of guards.Even when there is an order, the place is either in the palace or in the official yamen, how can ordinary people enter it.Like what was said in the novel, it is a bit taken for granted that princes kill each other by assassination and poisoning.

Suddenly, he thought of another possibility, this one was the most worrying, so he hurriedly told Brother Thirteen.

*
In the south of the Forbidden City, in a small room not far from the House of Internal Affairs, Prince Yong was lying on the kang with a gray complexion, his appearance was terrifying.An old doctor with a white beard sat tremblingly on the edge of the kang, concentrating on his pulse.

Standing next to him was a man in his 40s, his brows were tightly locked, and his face was full of worry and uneasiness.This capital city is suffering from the epidemic, if Prince Yong catches it, it will be extremely bad.

The old doctor looked strange as he examined the patient.

The man looked wrong, and hurriedly asked: "Doctor Bai, how is Fourth Master, but...but..."

The old doctor got up, and said with a trace of helplessness: "Lord Long, don't worry, the prince is just lethargic! I'm afraid it's because I think too much and sleep less recently, hurt my mind, and I'm tired for a while. It's not a serious problem, just need to take care of it for a few minutes. It's the day!"

This is called Lord Long by the old imperial doctor, and it is Long Kedo, the first-class bodyguard in front of the imperial court.He is Tong Guowei's third son, Kangxi's cousin and brother-in-law.He began to serve as a first-class guard in the 27th year of Kangxi, and was promoted to the deputy capital of Mongolia in Zhenglan Banner soon after.A few years ago, because of being implicated by his subordinates, he was dismissed from the position of deputy governor, and now he is still a first-class guard.I went to Rehe last month with my entourage, and I returned to Beijing yesterday with an imperial decree.

Today, after Prince Yong inquired about Miyagi's defense at the guard camp, he approached Longkodo and wanted to come to the House of Internal Affairs to get some anti-epidemic items from the internal treasury.I don't want to suddenly become dizzy before arriving at the House of Internal Affairs, and before I can say anything, the person has already fallen to the ground, unconscious.

This Longkodo used to be a member of the Eighth Master Party before the prince was abolished, and he knew very well about the prince's seizure of the throne in the capital.Regardless of whether the fourth elder brother was caught in a conspiracy or was infected with the epidemic, it is not appropriate to make a public announcement, otherwise there will be only the third elder brother in the capital as the chief elder brother, and no one can predict what will happen.

Fortunately, there were rows of rooms next to it, so Longkodo found the nearest one, helped Prince Yong in, stopped a passing eunuch, and sent him to the imperial hospital with his badge to invite the imperial physician.

Longkoduo broke into a cold sweat, but he was fine.

Prince Yong was in a daze, only feeling that his head was heavy.He looked around, except for a little light behind him, the other directions were dark and he couldn't see clearly.He turned around and walked towards the light, and stopped after taking two steps.

There was an abyss in front of him, he couldn't help but shuddered, and retreated back in fear.Suddenly, a suffocating roar came from his ears, and he was thrown to the ground just as he turned around.It was a vicious dog with blood-red eyes, shaking its fluffy body, revealing its sharp white teeth, biting him as soon as it came up, his hands and feet were so weak that he was powerless to fight back...

"Fourth brother, fourth brother..." In the voice of the thirteenth elder brother, Prince Yong slowly woke up, but he didn't even have the strength to lift his eyelids, and moved a few times to open his eyes.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, do you feel better?" Thirteenth brother asked with concern.

"Brother Thirteen?" Prince Yong's expression gradually came to his senses, he looked at Brother Thirteen suspiciously, and then looked at the room: "What's wrong?"

Elder Brother Thirteen breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Fourth Brother is really going to scare my younger brother to death! The imperial doctor said you 'think too much and sleep less', so you fell asleep for a while due to fatigue. Fortunately, you were walking. If you were on a horse..." Speaking of these, it is really scary.Fortunately, it was Cao Yong who reminded him to look for it in the palace.

Prince Yong rubbed his head, sat up from the kang, and looked at it privately: "Where's uncle?"

Longkodo is the younger brother of Prince Yong's adoptive mother, Queen Xiaoyiren, Queen Tong Jia, so Prince Yong is called uncle in front of his own people.

"When I went out to meet me just now, I was seen by the guards. It seemed that something happened and I went to the House of Internal Affairs!" Brother Thirteen replied.

Prince Yong stayed by the kang for a while, his energy was better, he got up and said, "I'm going to the House of Internal Affairs too, let's go and have a look! Uncle is really, since I'm fine, what can I trouble you for?"

Elder Brother Thirteen gave a general account of the situation in Fuchengmen. Prince Yong was so angry when he heard the veins popping up on his forehead, he said angrily: "What time is this? It's still calculated, what a pig!" Something worse than a dog!"

"Fourth brother, you can't go on like this, not only to prevent the spread of the epidemic, but also to be on guard against other things, otherwise you will be wronged if you get stabbed in the back after doing your best!" Brother Thirteen Persuade.

Prince Yong gradually calmed down his anger, but his face was still so gloomy, he nodded: "I can save it!" After thinking for a moment, he looked at Elder Thirteen and said, "Cao Yong, I think he is fine!"

*
Because Shengjia was not in Beijing, the palace ban was stricter than usual, and it was not convenient for Cao Yong to come in and out at will, so he didn't go in with Brother Thirteen.Fortunately, according to the news that came later, the fourth elder brother was fine and just went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Only then did Cao Yong leave the palace gate and hurried to the Thirteenth Brother's Mansion to see Wei Hei.

Brother Thirteen's Mansion, guest room in the front yard, looking at Wei Hei who was wrapped in several places on the bed, looking at the gauze covering his right eye, how can Cao Yong's mood get better?His face was pale with anger, and his face was terribly rigid.

Due to excessive blood loss, Wei Hei's face was completely pale, but he still smiled at Cao Yong and comforted him: "Master, this little injury is nothing! Don't worry, it will be fine after a few days !"

"Brother Wei, who is the other party? Do you have a clue?" Cao Yong's expression gradually calmed down. Although he looked like a young man, his state of mind was much more mature after all. Also worry about comforting yourself.

Wei Hei thought for a while: "Looking at his skills, he doesn't seem to be born in the market. He has his own rules and regulations in his actions. If he is not born in the army, he is a uniformly trained guard!" After a pause, he added: " From the arrow, we should be able to find some clues!"

Cao Yong nodded and kept it in his heart, because he had asked the doctor just now and knew that Wei Hei was in such an injury that it was not suitable to move for the time being, for fear that he would bother Brother Thirteen for a few days.He turned around and explained a few words to Xiaoman, leaving him here to take care of Wei Hei.

Not only did Cao Yong's calm not reassure Wei Hei, but he became more and more worried. Last year, outside Wangfeng Village in Yangzhou, the young master's expression was the same.Although it looked calm, it gave off an indescribably sad and cold feeling.

"My lord, Old Hei is fine! You don't have to worry about Old Hei..." Wei Hei couldn't help but sit up from the bed in a hurry, accidentally touched the wound, and his head was sweating from the pain.

Cao Yong took two steps forward and held him down: "Brother Wei, don't worry, you don't know what kind of temperament I am? I'm the one who hates trouble the most. Let's investigate the murderer slowly. We'll talk about everything after you recover from your injuries!"

Wei Hei nodded with half-belief, but felt guilty.After all, the comfortable life of the past few years has been lazy. If it was put aside in the past few years, how could he be so embarrassed, but he has to worry about himself.It's just that "you don't know what kind of temperament I am", but he has no idea.Although he has been with Cao Yong for nearly ten years, he still can't see through his behavior.

He still wanted to say more, but the strength of the medicine came up, and he heard Cao Yong say a few more words in a daze, and finally closed his eyes.

There were still five people when we went out in the morning, and everyone was still thinking about what to do in order to protect the safety of everyone in the mansion. It has been a long time now, but it makes people feel that things have changed sometimes.

The Wu family brothers lost their father when they were young, and they have followed Wei Hei for the past two years, treating him like a father and brother.It was extremely uncomfortable to see him end up in such a miserable state.Wu Mao is okay, just looked at Cao Yong's face, didn't say much.Wu Sheng was young after all, and couldn't help but said indignantly: "Master, can't we bear it like this? Could it be that Brother Wei's knife was for nothing, right eye... right eye..."

Cao Yong just looked at the street in front of him, as if he hadn't heard of it.Wu Sheng wanted to say more, but Wu Mao stopped him in a low voice: "Shut up, you are the only one suffering? What are you talking about, the uncle has his own arrangements!"

The conspiracy and calculations of the capital are irrelevant to him, but since Wei Hei was injured because of this, this debt must be recovered.

Back in the mansion, Cao Yong went straight to the Banyan Courtyard.

The two sisters, Lianqiu and Xiqiu, were talking with Mr. Zhuang in the upper room. When they saw Cao Yong coming, they hurriedly got up and avoided after saluting.

Cao Yong went directly to Mr. Zhuang, looked into his eyes, and said solemnly: "You should also tell Cao Yong about the identity of Mr. Zhuang!"
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