Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 169 Trap
Perhaps because it was near Haizi and it was dusk, the feeling of dryness and heat during the day was gone.Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the rippling blue water surface, the weeping willows moving with the wind, and the distant mountains as beautiful as Dai, all end up with beautiful scenery and extraordinary grand scenery.

Tuo Heqi had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery at all, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.He looked up at Cao Yong who was talking to the soldiers. Although he complained about his troubles in his heart, he couldn't help admiring his boldness.Even if it is for the safety of the master inside, it is too reckless to surround him with people like this.

If it wasn't for Cao Yong who brought people from the infantry government office under his command, Tuo Heqi would still be eager to watch this excitement.This Cao Yong followed Elder Brother Thirteen in the afternoon, and now he is surrounding here, even if it is just a coincidence, there is still room for his master to play.

Cao Yong looked at the signboard not far away, thinking about the reactions of the various governments in his heart. It has been more than half an hour, and what should come should come.

Prince Cheng's mansion is in Xizhimen, the closest to here, and the first one to arrive.Now, he is just annoyed that the fourth elder brother has taken the lead in preventing the epidemic.In order not to take responsibility, Ben also claimed that he was sick, and wanted to see the fourth elder brother's jokes.I didn't expect the decree to come down so quickly. Not only did it fully agree with the so-called "epidemic prevention and isolation" of the fourth elder brother, but also ordered him to co-organize it!If this is done well, the fourth elder brother deserves the credit, but if it goes wrong, he will be punished along with him.Thinking about it made him feel quite flustered.

If the epidemic prevention goes well, it's fine, I don't want to, the king of Shuncheng County, who is usually not on the stage, is actually messed up at this time!Thinking about the consequences of letting him rush out of the city, the third elder brother was afraid for a while. If the epidemic really spread to the whole Zhili at this time, he and the fourth elder brother might have their futures followed.

However, one wave just flattened and another wave rose again. Cao Yong led people to surround the county palace like this, which was really a bit daring.However, the accompanying people were from the infantry yamen, and they went there under the banner of "preventing the epidemic". After all, it took up the word "reasonable", which is understandable.The third elder brother also didn't intend to blame him. Of course, with his character of hiding as far as he can in case of trouble, he naturally didn't want to come to help. The reason why he came in such a hurry was because he was afraid that the fourth child would When he came, he covered him again, mainly because he wanted to see the excitement.

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Prince Yong's mansion, the fourth elder brother heard that Cao Yong led people to surround the county mansion in Shichahai, and thinking about his younger brother's temper, he couldn't help frowning.Cao Yong has always been meticulous in doing errands, and he has heard of this for a long time.In the first two months, the Ministry of Accounting made mistakes. Among the [-] divisions, only the Fujian division could not be faulted.This morning, Cao Yong was able to take the overall situation into consideration, and came forward to intercept Shuncheng County King from leaving the city. It can be seen that he is selfless.This matter, even if it has no selfish intentions, there should be some scruples. Now that Sheng Jia is not in Beijing, who can protect him when something happens?
The fourth elder brother frowned into the word "Chuan", and while ordering people to prepare the horse, he called a steward and gave a few instructions in a low voice.Just about to go out, but someone called out: "My lord, stop!"

The fourth elder brother turned around, and saw that it was Dai Jin, his confidant and aide, who opened the mouth to keep someone.Dai Jin stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty rushed over like this, but you want to control Brother Shi and save Cao Yong?"

The fourth elder brother nodded: "This Cao Yong is younger after all, even if there is something wrong in the mansion over there, he should report it to me or the third elder brother before making a decision!"

"My lord, if Cao Yong reports to the lord and the third elder brother, will the two lords allow this son to bring someone to seal the mansion?" Dai Jin asked.

"It's related to the safety of the people in the capital, so naturally..." At this point, he couldn't continue. Because of the scandal of abolishing the prince a few years ago, Kangxi was extremely shy about the rivalry between his elder brothers.Even if these Cao Yong's reasons are justified, but he and the third elder brother are afraid that they dare not easily provoke that "firecracker" tenth elder brother, otherwise they will be suspected of taking the opportunity to make things difficult for his younger brother, and that is to make the emperor "see him differently". .

After pondering for a moment, the fourth elder brother finally eased his brows and nodded.In the early years, he went to Beijing several times on business, and saw the miserable scene of the people after the catastrophe and epidemic.If such a tragic scene appeared in the capital, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Dai Jin couldn't help sighing: "My lord, I'll go as soon as I go, but please don't act arrogantly. Although this Cao Yong is the consort of the princess, the Cao family is different today. Although his father Cao Yin clearly mentioned the title , but his influence in the south of the Yangtze River is gradually being replaced by Li Xu, if it is for him to turn against Brother Ten, it will not be worth the candle."

The fourth elder brother looked serious, and said: "I transferred Cao Yong from the Ministry of Household Affairs. If I watched him being taken care of by the old ten, what would be the situation of the epidemic prevention in the inner city tomorrow?" Turn around and leave the house.

Dai Jinchu was only planning gains and losses for the fourth elder brother, and didn't care about other things. Now thinking of this reason, he understands that this is not a step backward, otherwise it would be a joke to want to check other palaces.

He frowned, but he couldn't help being puzzled, and murmured to himself: "Did Cao Yong do it on purpose?" Then he shook his head, but he was a young man with a weak crown who relied on his father's grandfather's Mengen, not to mention that he didn't have this kind of behavior. Scheming, even if someone gives pointers, what do you do with these calculations?
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On the south bank of Shichahai, in front of Dunjun Wangfu.

The open space around the palace was covered with lime, and the soldiers of the hundred-odd infantry yamen were scattered everywhere.

The third elder brother arrived with a long entourage, looking worried, and got off his horse.Cao Yong and Tuo Heqi rushed forward to greet the third elder brother.

The third elder brother, Prince Cheng, was 35 or [-] years old, and his appearance was a little thin, but he was a bit of a literati and refined, and he treated others with warmth.He pointed to the palace in front of him: "What's the matter, but what's wrong with the county palace? It's time to call the imperial physician over!"

With just one sentence, Tuo Heqi was a little surprised to define the Dun County Palace as "inappropriate". Such a style of behavior did not match the usual behavior of this good-tempered prince.Abnormality is a monster, Tuo Heqi didn't want to put himself in it, he quickly pointed to Cao Yong and said: "Go back to the prince, the matter of preventing epidemics in the inner city is now in charge of the detailed investigation by Cao Yong, the daughter-in-law of the princess, and the servants are also in charge." I don't know the details."

The princess's status is equivalent to the first rank of a military officer, a rank higher than Tuo Heqi, the nine-door admiral, so he is still very polite and respectful.

The third elder brother looked at Cao Yong again: "Little Cao Yong, this is..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of "clack" horseshoes.Everyone followed the sound and looked, in the dust, more than a dozen riders arrived in an instant, and the leaders were the tenth elder brother Yinyu and the ninth elder brother Yinzhen.

The tenth elder brother got off his horse and didn't bother to salute the third elder brother, so he pointed at Cao Yong angrily with the hand holding the whip and said, "Okay, you have bullied me, who gave you the courage?"

Ninth elder brother's face was cloudy and unpredictable, he looked at third elder brother, and greeted with a fake smile: "I heard that third elder brother has been ill for the past two days, and I was thinking of going to visit the doctor tomorrow, but seeing elder brother's complexion excellent!"

The third elder brother smiled and said: "Thank you ninth brother for thinking about it, and entrusting Huang Ama's great blessing, it is no longer a problem! Speaking of which, my brother envies you for being so close to the eighth, tenth, and fourteenth brothers, going in and out together , It's really brotherly love!"

The two were talking while paying attention to Cao Yong's reaction.

Cao Yong looked embarrassed, bowed his head and said: "If you go back to Lord Shi, it is Cao Yong who made his own decision! I wanted to report to Master Shi first, and then deal with it like this!" Then he pointed to the surrounding area of ​​the palace Lime from the local area: "After I came to the door to ask for an audience, Master Shi was not at the mansion, and I didn't dare to delay, so I went over to do it on my behalf, and asked people to scatter this on the ground around the palace first. Inside the palace, just in case. Please deal with it as soon as possible!"

After hearing this, Elder Brother Ten gave Elder Brother Ninth a look, and then sneered at Cao Yong: "Look, it seems that I said this for my own good. What's the matter, the inner city is such a big place?" , but why is there a plague in the palace of the Lord? This is not something that can be done with nothing but white teeth!"

Cao Yong asked: "Master Shi, this...Cao Yong is a junior, so I shouldn't say it, but this should not be avoided! If there is an eventuality, Master Shi is a precious body, and I'm afraid I will regret it later!"

Seeing Cao Yong's serious appearance, not only the tenth elder brother was confused, but even the ninth elder brother was stunned.The two looked at each other. Brother Shi was really impatient. He frowned and said, "Please explain to me, what's going on? It doesn't sound right to me, it doesn't seem like a good word!"

Cao Yong asked again: "Did the Shi Ye's mansion lose a girl a few days ago? Was it sent to the Drum Tower Mortuary?"

Brother Ten showed a bit of discomfort on his face: "I don't have time to pay attention to this trivial matter!" Having said this, his eyes became sharper: "It's strange, I didn't pay attention to this matter. , how did you know about it? Could it be that the Cao family is really rich and powerful?"

Saying this sentence, not only the ninth brother changed his face, but also the third elder brother looked at Cao Yong with something wrong.

Cao Yong was secretly ridiculous, and everyone in the world regarded this grumpy and unscrupulous brother ten as a "scumbag". If he was really a straw bag, how could he be alone after Yongzheng ascended the throne.You know, the old eight and the old nine all ended up miserable.If it's really an idiot, how can we come up with today's plan of "killing two birds with one stone" with Brother Jiu.

No matter what was in his heart, Cao Yong showed a bit of "shame" that he had been forced to bear when he was wronged, and took out a booklet from his arms: "The tenth master said this, but it made Cao Yong feel cold! Yong went to the infantry office today as an errand to thoroughly investigate the epidemic in the inner city, so he must first pay attention to the records of several mortuaries." Seeing that he was speaking, he opened the booklet, pointed to one of the pages and said: "On the third day of May, the maidservant of the Duke's Palace in Dunjun One, died suddenly due to illness! Corresponding to the records of corpses in the area at the end of April, did Master Shi not take proper precautions?"

Elder Brother Shi felt uncertain, waved his hands and said, "Then I still need to thank you for your trouble! Even so, I won't hold you accountable for your arrogance. Take people away as soon as possible. Such a posture is not good. If you knew it, you thought you were locked up!"

Cao Yong didn't answer right away. After listening to the reason, the third elder brother saw that the tenth elder brother had changed his temper. This is no child's play! This is related to the safety of the inner city, so we should be cautious!"

Before the tenth elder brother could answer, the ninth elder brother raised his eyebrows and said: "Third brother's words are interesting, but I don't know how to be 'cautious'? Is it going to be like today, imitating the elder brother's side, The tenth brother's house is circled?"

The third elder brother was choked, and the ninth elder brother looked at Cao Yong again: "I think you are a smart person, so you don't have to be so ignorant, don't act like someone else's gun! It doesn't matter whether you are sincere or not, for Seventh Brother's sake, Master Shi will not settle this matter with you today, so lead someone to withdraw!"

As he spoke, he paid attention to Cao Yong's expression.Cao Yong frowned at first, then he was embarrassed, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind, clasped his fists and said: "Master Jiu, this is selfish, Cao Yong is a junior, he should obey your orders, but..."

This is something to say, Brother Jiu was a little annoyed: "Just what?"

"It's just that Cao Yong has an errand on his body!" Cao Yong said seriously: "This errand does not involve one person or two people, but is related to the safety of the officials and people in the inner city! You should do your duty and don't dare to make mistakes!" Speaking of this, he said to Elder Brother Shi: "Master Shi, please tell me about the identity of the violently murdered maidservant. Jiu Ye Mansion, but it is not appropriate!"

"It's just a rough girl!" Elder Brother Shi waved his hands impatiently, then he understood, stared at Cao Yong and said, "Could it be that because of the death of a girl, the master's house is plagued? Brother Jiu's house is not appropriate, what does this mean?"

Cao Yong looked at Brother Shi, then at Brother Jiu, and said: "It's okay if Master Shi's side is fine, but if something unexpected happens, I'm afraid Jiuye's mansion should be on guard!"

"Don't fucking talk nonsense? I'm asking you, are you going to withdraw or not?" Elder Brother Shi was refuted, almost pissed off, with a hideous expression on his face. Looking at him like that, if Cao Yong dared to say "no" Words, as if they were going to tear him apart.
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