Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 185
On the [-]th day of September, Cao Yin wrote a letter to his family, mentioning two things. One is that the autumn exam in the Jiangnan Examination Center was abnormal. The balance between the two of them and Zhang Boxing will cause major changes in the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River; on the other hand, Li Xu was "removed" from the position of the general governor due to "illness", and Sun Wencheng of Hangzhou Weaving will take over, and Sun Wenchang's son Jue will bring his family Going to Beijing on errand.

Because there is no privacy, Cao Yong read the family letter with Mr. Zhuang.The two had the same opinion, that is, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River in Gali was about to come to an end.Selecting scholars through the imperial examination is a major event in the country. Although fraud incidents have been repeatedly banned over the years, it happened in the Jiangnan examination room where there are many scholars and scholars gathered. This is a major incident with extremely bad influence.

After the Manchurian Eight Banners entered the pass, they trampled on Jiangnan wantonly, and bloody massacres such as "Ten Days in Yangzhou" and "Three Massacres in Jiading" took place, which buried the resentment of the people in Jiangnan towards the Manchus.

After Kangxi came to power, in order to resolve the resentment of the people in the south of the Yangtze River towards the imperial court, he attached great importance to the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River and opened Enke several times.Over the years, if there is a flood or drought, the imperial court has also been very generous in reducing money and food in the south of the Yangtze River.

After decades of this, the hearts of the people who have finally been appeased are afraid that they will become impetuous again because of the fraud in the imperial examination.

The reason why those scholars forget the blood and deep hatred of their ancestors and turn their hearts to the imperial court is because the imperial court gave them the opportunity to be an official, so that they have the opportunity to study hard through ten years of hard work, to be promoted, to be a Jinshi, to become a master, and to shine on the lintel.Now, this official is greedy for ink and manipulates the examination room, so that those who "have no knowledge of articles and rich furniture" are on the list.
How can everyone rely on it?On the day when the rankings were released, he carried the statue of Confucius and smashed the examination room, causing trouble.

Cao Yong was not surprised by Li Xu's resignation.Although he is not close to this uncle in his heart, he still feels quite emotional when thinking about his mother.I just hope that Li Xu can realize something, and stop being blinded by the desire for power.

Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment, and suddenly his face showed a bit of joy.

Cao Yong's heart moved, and he asked: "Cousin Sun Jue went to Beijing to work, is this me..." When he said this, there was some joy in his eyes.

Mr. Zhuang nodded with a smile: "Now that your father has recovered, even if Li Xu is dismissed from the post of General Manager, your father should take care of his father. The arrangement of Long Live Lord seems to be sympathetic to your father and tolerate him. I'm resting. Even if it's Yong'er's side, as long as it's not in the south of the Yangtze River, it's easier to find other places!"

Cao Yong felt bright in his heart, it was really troublesome to stay in the capital.Although the matter of impeachment is over, it doesn't seem like there is any grudge against Elder Brother Ten, but it is really tiring to be tied up all day long and be on guard against other people's schemes all the time.

Both Mr. Cao Yong and Mr. Zhuang have carefully analyzed that if the Beijing officials are released, they will probably be upgraded.Of course, first-rank and second-rank are just jokes. After all, his father has spent half his life, and he is only a regular fifth-rank on the surface.

Although Cao Yong is young, at the age of eighteen, he has the title of a first-class man, and he is still the status of a princess, which is equivalent to a first-rank military officer.If they were to be sent out to find a military officer, their rank could be higher, ranging from a guerrilla of the third rank, a general of the third rank, a lieutenant general of the second rank, even a general of the second rank.The words of civil officials can be justified from the magistrate of the fourth rank to the Daotai of the fourth rank.

Cao Yong was really happy to see Mr. Zhuang, thinking about his experience, presumably this capital city is also a sad place, and he doesn't want to stay for a long time.Thinking of his parents, they are already in their twilight years, but for the sake of face, Kangxi treats the veterans very well, how could he agree to Cao Yin's resignation at the age of 50?
You know, being an official in this era, even if you are [-] and deaf and dazzled, if you don't delay any major events, you can still do it forever.Compared with those people, Cao Yin was indeed younger.Besides, Kangxi himself is a few years older than Cao Yin. It is not appropriate for you to "retire" here. Who knows if the emperor will think about other things.

The words "Heaven's power is unpredictable" are like a sharp sword hanging over the head, and we need to be vigilant at all times.

Mr. Zhuang saw his melancholy, and comforted him: "Be patient! The princes and elder brothers in the capital are all restless, and the south of the Yangtze River is also going to be chaotic. It is not appropriate to make troubles at this time. After these two years, when the weather is calmer, let's think about it again." method!"

Cao Yong knew what he was saying, so he nodded his head.

After talking with Mr. Zhuang, Cao Yong came out from the study, and happened to meet Chu Yu who came back from outside the mansion, and the husband and wife went back to Wutong courtyard together.

Chu Yu was dressed very plainly, with only two pearl flowers on her hair, her eye circles were reddish, and there were faint traces of tears.She went to the Twelfth Elder Brother's house to visit the sick, and the Twelfth Fujin fell ill.

"Twelve Fujin are all right?" Back in the room, Cao Yong asked.

Chu Yu nodded: "It's okay, it's just that I was exhausted with my twelfth uncle in front of the ancestor Su Mala in the infirmary a few days ago, and..." At this point, I was a little choked up: "In addition to the previous A few days after the ancestor left, Aunt Twelfth was crying so hard that she couldn't bear it any longer!"

Her sadness was not because of the twelve Fujin, but because of Su Mala who passed away three days ago.

Cao Yong couldn't help sighing when he thought of Su Mala, whom he had never met, but who had been famous for a long time.

She was originally a slave girl on the grassland, and later became the maid of Bumbutai, the daughter of Caisang in Horqin Baylor, and then followed Bumbutai from the grassland to Jianzhou, and began a legendary life between master and servant.

Her master, Bumbutai, was the concubine of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, named "Concubine Zhuang of Yongfu Palace", and ranked at the end of the five concubines of Huang Taiji.Because of the birth of the ancestor Fulin, after the death of her husband, her son was honored as the empress dowager when he ascended the throne.When Fulin died, Kangxi was revered as the Empress Dowager when he ascended the throne.After Kangxi passed away in 26 years, her posthumous title was "Xiaozhuang Renxuan Chengxian Gongyiyi Tianqi Shengwen Queen". This is the empress Xiaozhuang who is famous in later generations.

After going through three dynasties of the Qing Dynasty and assisting two generations of young emperors, Xiaozhuang can be called the "Mother of the Qing Dynasty".

Against the backdrop of the glory of the "Mother of the Nation", the world should not pay attention to the slave girl beside her.However, it is this female slave who has never married and dedicated her life to the Aixinjueluo family. Because of her silent dedication, she has been respected and loved by the royal family.

In the Shunzhi Dynasty, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the style of court clothes was formulated by Su Mala, who was ingenious and ingenious.And because she is proficient in Mongolian and Manchu, and can write beautiful Manchu, she became Kangxi's first teacher of Manchu when he was young.

Xiaozhuang called her "Gege", Kangxi called her "Emiang", the princes and daughters called her "grandmother", and the emperor's granddaughters called her "grandfather". Before she knew it, she had become a member of the royal family .

After Xiaozhuang's death, Kangxi was afraid that Su Mala, who was already in her 70s, would be sad and lonely, so he handed over the twelve elder brothers to her to raise him.

At the end of August, Su Mala, who was already ninety years old, fell ill. Although the [-]th elder brother and the [-]th Fujin were taking care of him day and night, they still couldn't stop the death. On the seventh day of September, Su Mala passed away.

"Although the old ancestor devoted himself to the Buddha in recent years, he seldom asked about worldly affairs, and saw less of us juniors; but in the early years, I followed Erniang to greet her old lady several times, and she was very kind. He treats people very well!" Chu Yu said with tears in his eyes, very sentimental.

Cao Yong stretched out his hand and wiped away her tears: "The old man is more than 90 years old, and she is devout to the Buddha. This way of rebirth may be just like her old man's wish. Don't be sad anymore!"

Chu Yu nodded: "Well, Chu Yu can save this, but I still can't help but feel uncomfortable!" At this point, she thought about it for a while, and said: "Forehead, some parents are short-sighted, there shouldn't be more Said, Ke Chuyu felt something was wrong!"

"What? Did you hear something or see something?" Cao Yong was curious.Is there anything wrong in Twelve Elder Brother's Mansion?
Chu Yu frowned and said, "It's the Thirteenth Aunt. For some reason, except for the Fourth Aunt and the Fourteenth Aunt, Fujin from other mansions is very indifferent to the Thirteenth Aunt, even Er Niang's side is the same... Eighth Aunt's words She is even more impolite. Aunt Thirteen seems to be in a difficult situation, although she is smiling all the time, but it makes people panic when they see it!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he was very annoyed. Even if it was a man's grievance outside, what would he do to the women in the inner courtyard?I'm afraid that everyone knows that the thirteenth elder brother has lost his sacred heart. Although he has no circle, he is not much better than the elder brother. They are afraid of being implicated, so they avoid it far away.

"Chuyu really couldn't bear it, so she said a few more words with Aunt Thirteen, and then Erniang taught Chuyu a lesson, saying that I was so casual and would cause trouble for my concubine! Concubine, is Chuyu wrong?" Chu Yu looked at Cao Yong's face and asked cautiously.

Cao Yong smiled and shook his head: "What's wrong with this? You know it, don't say that the Thirteenth Master has a good relationship with our family; but regardless of this, the Thirteenth Fujin is still a relative of our family! Besides those messy things, It has nothing to do with women. We don’t flatter the rich, and we don’t underestimate the poor, we just act according to our hearts!”

"That's exactly what Er Niang said, what should I do if I have trouble?" Chu Yu was a little worried.

Cao Yong smiled and said: "Where are those troublesome people who are not troublesome, 'there is nothing wrong with mediocrity in the world'! Besides, even if there is trouble, I will be happy. If you are as sophisticated and deserted as those people, I will be at peace. I feel uncomfortable too!"

Chu Yu nodded, and looked at Cao Yong tenderly: "My father-in-law has a kind heart, Chu Yu already knew that!"

Cao Yong was a little embarrassed by her praise, how could he be kind?People have been killed, plots have been used, and more than a hundred lives have been taken on this body.If there really is hell in the underworld, even if you don't reach the eighteenth floor, you will have to go down to the third and second floors.

Although he has been in the Qing Dynasty for ten years, Cao Yong is still not used to violence and bloodshed, but in order to protect what he wants to protect, he has never regretted what he did.If everything starts all over again, he believes he will still make the same choice.

Sometimes, Cao Yong was really tired and wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Chu Yu, but he never told her about the darkness and blood, for fear of polluting her ears and heart.What kind of a man would he be if he made his woman worry and frightened, and at the same time wanted to comfort and relieve herself?
Because Chuyu was still a little depressed, Cao Yong mentioned the matter of Cousin Sun Jue's entry to Beijing mentioned in his father's letter in order to divert her attention.Because before, when Cao Yong mentioned his family members to Chu Yu, he said that there was a cousin in the second room who married into the natal family of his ancestor's grandmother, so Chu Yu still remembered, and she really cared: "This cousin, is Did you marry the big sister?"

"Yeah!" Cao Yong nodded: "That's right! It's the happy event of marrying into his family in 45 years!" Speaking of this, he laughed first: "In this way, we can't call him cousin yet, we should change our words. Called brother-in-law! Eldest sister is two years older than sister, and the two have been closest since childhood. Tomorrow, I will send someone to deliver a letter to Prince Ping’s mansion. I think my sister is also happy. And the third younger sister will also send a letter. When the couple arrives in Beijing , let's get together!"

"Yeah!" Chu Yu replied, "Second brother and big sister are siblings, they must be very happy too!"

When Cao Song was mentioned, the husband and wife both looked out of the window at the same time to see the sky.At this time in the past, Cao Song should have come back from school long ago, why hasn't he come back today.

Chu Yu stood up: "Why don't you send someone to Zongxue to ask, and see if Mr. is delayed?"

Cao Yong shook his head: "Their husbands are older, and they have been working hard for half a day, let alone when there are delays. It is better to ask someone to ask Zhaojia's mansion to see if they can eat with his cousins. Alcohol!" Saying this, she also started to feel a little worried.

Although Cao Song was more active, and spent some time with the sons of Zhaojia Mansion when he first came to Beijing, but because he is getting older and sensible in recent years, he seldom stays outside because he wants to take the martial arts exam.Even if there are occasional social gatherings, they are sent back to the house to speak first.

Just as Cao Yong wanted to go to the front yard to send someone to Zhaojia Mansion, he heard footsteps in the yard.

The husband and wife looked at each other and smiled, both relieved.

It was Cao Song who came back. Because he had a sister-in-law because of his scruples, he behaved a lot of etiquette. He asked in the corridor: "Sister-in-law, I heard that brother is back, is he in the house?"

Listening to his naive voice, Cao Yong smiled and said, "I'm here, come in!"

Cao Song strode in, with sweat on his forehead, as if he was in a hurry to get back.Chu Yu poured him a cup of tea, he first thanked his sister-in-law, then took it, drank it down, and said to Cao Yong with sparkling eyes: "Brother, something strange happened outside!"
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