Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 184 The Prince
On the south bank of Shichahai, Dunjun Palace, front hall.

"Okay! You still dare to enter the hall, what's the matter, are you here to see if Grandpa is dead or not?" Elder Brother Shi stared at Cao Yong who was standing under Brother Sixteen, and said with a sneer.

Cao Yong had a polite smile on his face, and he didn't know what to say.The last time I saw Elder Brother Shi was in June, he was not strong but his spirit was ruthless. Seeing him so haggard now, Cao Yong thought about the medicine that Wei Bai had given, and couldn't help but look at this ordinary day. Feeling a bit sympathetic to the very vicious "Idiot Old Ten".This 27-year-old man has such an unspeakable secret, it is not easy to "adjust" in the past few months.

The sixteenth elder brother got angry at Cao Yong when he saw that the tenth elder brother came in. He hurriedly changed the topic and said with a smile: "Good brother, I will leave for three or four months. I really miss it. No, today I I specially brought preserved deer and deer tendons, although I know that my brother does not lack these here, but I am always thinking about it!"

Although the tenth elder brother hugged the eighth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother together, it is not that he has lost contact with others.Not only because of political needs, these people tend to win over the young elder brothers, but also because compared with the fifteenth elder brother, the sixteenth elder brother has a lot of work, and he also likes the tenth elder brother's temper , so Elder Brother Ten treats him kind of close.Now the sixteenth elder brother's wife, Fujin, refers to Guo Luoluo's family, although the members of the Eighth Master Party don't regard him as one of their own, but they are not heretics.

The tenth elder brother originally had many relationships in the way, and now seeing the sixteenth elder brother smiling apologetically, it is hard to lose face.At that moment, he gave Cao Yong a hard look, and then said to Elder Sixteen: "Sit down and talk, shouldn't you be by Huang Ama's side, when did you come back?"

The sixteenth elder brother saw that the tenth elder brother wanted to hang out Cao Yong, afraid that he would be embarrassed, so he pulled Cao Yong down with a smile: "The tenth elder brother told us to sit down!"

Cao Yong took advantage of the situation and sat down. Elder Brother Shi's face sank, his eyebrows were wrinkled and his eyes were staring, and he was about to have a seizure.Elder Sixteen knew it well, and said with a smile, "Brother Ten, besides visiting Brother today, I have something to remind Brother."

Elder Brother Shi couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Yo, little sixteen, it can be seen that he has grown up, and he knows to remind his brother! Tell me, I'm here to listen!" He said, he looked over at Cao Yong, Looking at Elder Sixteen with some doubts in his eyes, the implication is that since he has something to say, why did he bring outsiders here.

The sixteenth elder brother saw what he meant, and replied: "If there are other things, I will come here alone; because Cao Yong has something to do with it, I will bring him here to save trouble!"

The tenth elder brother saw that the sixteenth elder brother was speaking seriously, so he couldn't help but pay attention to it, and frowned, "What's the matter? Don't go around in circles with elder brother, just speak more directly!"

Brother Sixteen looked outside the living room door to make sure there was no one else, Fang asked in a low voice, "Did Brother Ten offend someone?"

Elder Brother Shi felt uncomfortable when he heard this, his eyes widened suddenly, and he didn't say anything for a while.Ever since he knew that his illness was not right, he had thought about all the people he knew, because there was no beginning and no end, and he didn't want to make a big show, so he is still confused.Therefore, I was very concerned about these words, and after listening to Brother Sixteen's words, I couldn't help being distracted and began to think for myself.

Cao Yong didn't know why Brother Sixteen suddenly mentioned this, and was secretly startled.Because he knew the "inside story", he was somewhat guilty. Although his face was calm as before, he was also a little uneasy.

Brother Sixteen has been paying attention to Brother Ten's expression. Seeing him like this, he knows that he has been blindfolded casually, and secretly heaves a sigh of relief.

The tenth elder brother regained his composure, stood up abruptly from the chair, looked at the sixteenth elder brother and said in a deep voice, "What do you mean by what the sixteenth brother said?" When the grassland comes back, I’m afraid I won’t know so much about the things in Beijing. There must be some individual reasons for saying this for no reason. Elder Brother Shi frowned and guessed: "Could it be that someone put eye drops on me in front of Huang Ama?" ?”

The sixteenth elder brother looked embarrassed: "Brother ten, I don't want to say much about other younger brothers! It's just that King Shuncheng made an apology because... um... it seems to be mentioned... being deceived or something. There is..." At this point, he was a little hesitant.

Elder Brother Ten's face was livid, and he suppressed his anger and said, "What else?"

Elder Sixteen looked at his face, and whispered: "The number of people who died suddenly in the tenth brother's house is really too many... There are rumors that the tenth brother knew about it at this time, but he refused to take care of it." Epidemic prevention, let them in and out, making the inner city..."

"Put his mother's bullshit!" Elder Brother Shi was so angry that he couldn't listen anymore, pointed at Cao Yong, and shouted: "Cao Yong, you should make it clear to Xiao Shiliu that day you found something wrong and led the infantry directly. People from the yamen came to surround Ye's house, but Ye didn't let you surround it?"

Cao Yong hurriedly got up and replied: "Master Shi, I told Lord Sixteen earlier that these are all nonsense. In the two months before and after, many mansions were involved. If Master Shi hadn't cooperated for the sake of the people's livelihood and society, this The epidemic will not be so easy to contain. The people of the capital, speaking of it, should be grateful for the kindness of Master Shi!"

Although Elder Brother Shi was very dissatisfied with Cao Yong before, and he also had elements of venting his anger, now that he heard such a high reputation, it is useful, but he is somewhat embarrassed, so he waved his hands and said: "Don't talk about these useless things, I have been raising it for a few months, and I don’t have the cheek to be greedy for merit. It should be my fault. If others want to plot against me, I am not that good-natured!"

Brother Sixteen wanted this effect, he smiled in his heart, his face was still serious, this should have been said, so he refused to stay any longer, only said that he hadn't gone to the Thirteen Mansion to pay his respects, and he was afraid he would go to his brother tomorrow Challenging.

Although the tenth elder brother wanted to ask who was making trouble in Rehe, how could the sixteenth elder brother be willing to say such things?He only said a few polite words with a hippie smile on his face, then took his leave and left.

Cao Yong followed the sixteenth elder brother to come out of Dunwang's mansion, and he really admired him from the bottom of his heart.How could this child, who is so human, leave such an old and confused impression in history?Immediately afterwards, he realized that he was able to survive Kangxi's last year and seize the throne, and was honored and favored in both Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, probably because of this "confusion".

The sixteenth elder brother was afraid that Cao Yong would not understand the meaning of the play just now, so he smiled and said: "We can be regarded as 'causing water to the east', but there is nothing we can do! Brother ten has such a temper, if we directly apologize , Said that he was reckless and anxious at the time, no matter what the reason, don't expect him to know the priorities. In his eyes, it is a matter of shame, so who cares about you? As long as this is the case, set another target for him, Transfer his anger towards you, and give him a step down, that's the right way!" While speaking, he looked a little smug.

Cao Yong rode on the horse, smiled and glanced at Elder Sixteen: "It's kind of like that, but I'm just thinking, how could the Prince of Shuncheng offend you?"

Elder Sixteen was taken aback, then smiled and said: "I really let you talk, I didn't have any suitable person to help you share the grievances, I just remembered him! He is also a bit snobby, he went to Rehe in July, Seeing that the fifteenth brother, I, and the seventeenth brother have no foundation, there is a bit of negligence in the words. I can say, how can I care about these things with him? The seventeenth brother is a little annoyed, so I will bring him Bu Muba here As for whether it is a blessing or a curse, Bumuba has to pray for his own blessing, the backbone of the tenth brother is the starling and the ninth brother, and those two are not vegetarians!" At this point, he couldn't help but smirked.

Cao Yong didn't know whether to admire or lament, he had lived two lifetimes and still relied on Mr. Zhuang by his side.Brother Sixteen, he is only 16 years old...

The sixteenth elder brother in the Thirteenth Mansion was completely different from the one in Dunjun Wangfu, and he returned to his usual playfulness and laziness. When he saw the Thirteenth Elder Brother, he clamored for good wine.

Because he was going to Dunjun Wangfu, the sixteenth elder brother had already sent someone over to say hello to his elder brother and have dinner along the way.Brother Thirteen has already asked people to prepare for it.

In the early years, Brother Sixteen was still young, and Brother Thirteen was not particularly close to him. In the past two years, because of Cao Yong's relationship, he and Brother Sixteen were much closer than before.Besides, in the past two years, the thirteenth elder brother has gone through ups and downs, and he can be regarded as seeing what is "the world's coldness". .

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Prince Cheng's Mansion, Study Room.

The third elder brother held his breath and wrote a few large characters on the desk, then put the pen down, looked at it horizontally and vertically, was not very satisfied, shook his head, changed a piece of paper and pressed it with a paperweight, and thought carefully before writing After a while.

Among the princes, the third elder brother does not have the noble background of the prince, the bravery of the eldest elder brother, the hard work of the fourth elder brother, the good reputation of the eighth elder brother, and the favor of Kangxi like the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers.What he can rely on and be proud of is his academic achievements.His geometry was taught by Kangxi himself. In addition, he is also quite successful in laws and calendars.

Since the 40th year of Kangxi, the third elder brother has allocated money to support the disciple Chen Menglei in compiling books. It took five years to complete the book "The Collection of Ancient and Modern Books", which has won a good reputation among scholars.

Originally, the third elder brother was not very enthusiastic about the crown prince, after all, the title of the crown prince had been determined early; besides, even if the reserve position was not stable, and the eldest son, the elder brother, was in front, how could he resist?
With the decline of the eldest elder brother's mother clan Mingzhu Mansion and the disappearance of the power of the Suo'etu family, the third elder brother couldn't help being tempted.They are all dragon sons, except for the prince who is born in the first place, who is better than whom among the brothers?
True to the old saying "you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry", the eighth elder brother suddenly emerged, and he twisted with the ninth elder brother, tenth elder brother, and fourteenth elder brother, and his power expanded rapidly.But after a few years of hard work, he has become a three-legged rivalry with the elder brother and the prince.The third elder brother, a prince who ranks above and below, was once again neglected by the world.

It was not easy to survive until the prince was abolished, and the elder brother was circled; the ensuing incident of recommending the prince made the eighth elder brother lose his sacred heart again.Although the crown prince is restored now, anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is just a puppet, and it will be a matter of time before he is abolished.

After getting rid of the elder brother and the prince, even if the third elder brother is getting older, he is both secretly happy and trembling.Fortunately, because he likes calligraphy, writing two pictures every day can also make his heart more peaceful.

The third elder brother shook his wrist, finally felt that his strength was insufficient, shook his head, and thought again in his heart, this Huang Ama asked the fourth child to go to Rehe, and let himself stay in Beijing. Does he value himself or the fourth child?

Regarding this issue, in the past month, he has thought about it twice a day, and he is a little happy when he thinks about or values ​​himself; he also becomes suspicious when he thinks about or values ​​the fourth child.

He was stuck in this problem, so he heard the little eunuch at the door say: "Master, Guanshi Meng asked for an interview, saying that he has something to report to the Lord!"

"Hmm! Tell him to come in!" San Age said.

The little eunuch went down, and after a while, a man in his thirties came in and gave the third elder brother a thousand: "Slave, please greet me!"

He is the coat of the palace, the third elder brother is usually the most important, and recently he was ordered to lead someone to watch the dunjun palace.

The third elder brother always felt that something was wrong about Shun Chengjun's king, and the first suspects were of course the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother.I just searched and checked, but I didn't find out the reason. The third elder brother didn't give up, and still asked people to watch these two places.

There is nothing unusual about Brother Nine, but something is wrong with Brother Ten.Since mid-June, this imperial doctor has not stopped, but the former imperial doctor left Beijing to "return to his hometown", and the second old imperial doctor came back from Dunjun Wang's mansion after seeing his illness. Before returning home, he fell off the carriage and died. , this is really too strange.

The third elder brother couldn't help suspecting that the tenth elder brother and the others were going to play tricks. Apart from the twelfth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother who had just returned, there were only himself and the thirteenth elder brother left in the capital.Brother Thirteen has lost power, who will bother to deal with him?Thinking of this, he became more vigilant, and he was even more careful about his diet.

"Why come back at this hour, what's wrong over there?" asked the third elder brother.

Meng Guanshi said: "Go back to the master, before the second quarter of today (02:30 p.m.), the sixteenth elder brother entered the dunjun prince's mansion together with the princess's forehead and the household doctor Cao Yong. On the third quarter of Shenchu ​​(45 p.m. Point [-]) Fang left the mansion. Before the two entered the mansion, there was no sign of happiness or anger, but when they left the mansion, they were happy. Although the servants were far away and could not hear what they were talking about, they seemed to have achieved something It looks like a good thing. The slave was thinking of the master's order, so he didn't dare to slack off, and followed the two of them, only to find out that the two had gone to the Thirteenth Brother's house. Moreover, they entered the room directly, and there was no porter to inform them."

"Little Sixteen?" The third elder brother was puzzled, he knew that the sixteenth elder brother was returning to Beijing, because the sixteenth elder brother came to his place to greet him at noon, but it was just a formality, and each had a few words.

Thinking about the sixteenth elder brother who has always been a little close to the tenth elder brother, it seems that he has also had some friendship with the thirteenth elder brother in the past two years, so the third elder brother clenched his fist vigorously and sent Meng Guanshi away.Afterwards, he immediately took out a piece of paper, wrote a letter with a pen, sealed it properly with wax paint, called a person, and said in a deep voice: "Go out of the city immediately and run to Rehe, hand this over to your grandfather, and say please." He looked determined."
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