Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 206
On the seventh day of the first lunar month in the 51st year of Kangxi, Cao Yong received a letter from Zhuang Xi and Zijing from the capital.In Zhuang Xi's letter, he mostly talked about current events, mentioning that Wang Shichen, the admiral of Zhejiang Province, was to report to the old man, and that Lu Xun of Jianchang Road, Sichuan Province was the inspector general of Jiangsu Province.Although the two appointments seem irrelevant, Cao Yong and Cao Yin still see some tricks from them.

In the Zhizao Mansion's study room, Cao Yin sighed and said, "Looks like, Lord Long Live still wants to preserve Karma's gift!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help frowning. He really didn't know why Mr. Kangxi condoned corrupt officials so much.This Wang Shichen has a little friendship with Zhang Boxing, and he once patrolled the sea with soldiers from Jiangsu to detect pirates.Like these old ministers who are over [-] years old, when their term of office expires, they usually make a gesture of retiring, but it is just a formality. Usually the emperor will reluctantly stay, or remain in office, or be promoted.It is rare to see someone who directly sues the elderly like Wang Shichen.Therefore, Cao Yin thought that Kangxi wanted to preserve Kari.

Although Cao Yong didn't know about Lu Xun's resume, but he was able to be directly promoted from the fourth-rank daotai to the third-rank inspector, and he was still in Jiangsu, a rich province. It can be seen that he was not an ordinary person. Is it a bannerman of the Han army?"

Cao Yin nodded: "That's right, what Long Live Lord means, it seems that he wants to protect Uncle Zhang!"

After all, Kangxi was not yet blind and deaf, and the preservation of the ceremony might affect the balance of the Manchu and Han officials, so he was worried about the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River; Can you be held accountable for your slander?Cao Yong thought of this, and thought of Kangxi's protection of the Manchus, and he didn't know what it felt like.

Although the Manchus have entered the customs for more than 60 years, they are always aliens to the people of the Central Plains.It is they themselves, and there are also examples of Meng Yuan, so they will take precautions against Han people.

Father and son Yugali and Zhang Boxing's dispute between Manchu and Han, and the situation in Jiangnan's official circles, the more they talked about it, the more they felt that the Sacred Heart was unpredictable, and I wondered how Kangxi would punish these two people.Although they want to save them, the officialdom on the Jiangnan side has caused the two people to get mixed up like this. It is estimated that it is unlikely that they will stay in Jiangnan.

In Zijing's letter, what was said was mostly the communication between the Cao family and various prefectures.On November 23 last year, two days after Cao Yong and the others went south, the Si Age of Prince Yong's Mansion Hongli Hundred Days.Three days later, the Gege Gengjia family of Prince Yong's Mansion gave birth to the fifth elder brother.

Because before Cao Yong left, he specially explained that among the elder brothers' mansions of the princes, Chunping's two princes' houses needless to say, the relationship between Prince Yong's mansion and Thirteenth elder brother's mansion also had to be thickened, so Zijing used the relationship between Cao Yong and Chuyu Posts are all prepared and presented with great gifts.Naturally, according to the traditions of the Cao family, these are unassuming and practical things.

In the twelfth lunar month of last year, there were mainly three major events: the eldest son of the thirteenth elder brother, Hong Tun, the younger elder brother, the first birthday, the sixteenth elder brother's marriage to Fujin, and the marriage of Miss Wanyan into Prince Jian's residence.The corresponding gift list was drawn up before Cao Yong's departure, and Amethyst only needs to arrange for a proper person to present it.

The Thirteenth Mansion and Wanyan Mansion are nothing but decorations, gold and silver gifts.In addition to the hot spring Zhuangzi in Changping and the [-] hectares of mountainous land around Zhuangzi, brother Sixteen also has some classics on magic that Cao Yong asked Wei Xin to find from Guangdong.This made the sixteenth elder brother very happy, and specially wrote a letter to thank Cao Yong, and also attached some health-preserving pills bought by the House of Internal Affairs with the letter.

Zijing's letter also mentioned that after discussing with Mr. Zhuang, these people from the capital will leave for Yizhou on the [-]th of the first lunar month.Because Cao Yong mentioned before that they would go to the south after the fifteenth day, Jiangning is much closer to Yizhou than Beijing is to Yizhou, so they set off five days in advance and met Cao Yong in Yizhou.

Years and years ago, after a few days of entertainment, the date for Cao Yong and his wife to go north was getting closer and closer. Not only Cao Yin seized the time to tell his son some tricks that need to be paid attention to in the officialdom; Explained a lot in all kinds of ways.

Although Gao Taijun didn't like Chuyu, it didn't affect Li's satisfaction with this daughter-in-law.Chuyu is well-bred and good-looking, and she has nothing to say about Cao Yong. What is there to dislike about such a daughter-in-law?The only regret is that Chuyu's stomach hasn't moved after more than a year since she entered the house.But because Cao Yong and Chu Yu were still young, and Li Shi was conceived by Cao Yan after more than a year after entering the family, so he didn't mention this matter too much.On the contrary, she was still worried that Chuyu would be sad, so she tried her best to comfort her twice.

Although the Zhaojia family of the Xifu wanted to have a good relationship with the daughter-in-law of the princess, but because of the toss between the two families holding their two daughters during the Chinese New Year, the children became cold and fell ill.Cao Yu is fine, after all, he is older and has stronger bones; Wu'er is not yet a year old, and his health has not been very good since he landed, and he has been ill for half a month.

Mrs. Zhao Jia was also a bit stubborn, fearing that the concubine's daughter would make some mistakes and would make her "unvirtuous", she asked a doctor to take care of her personally, and she lost a whole circle of weight. Even Cao Quan couldn't help but feel a little moved when she saw her.Fewer people went to Baodie and Jade's room, and stayed in Zhaojia's room almost every day.Sometimes, it is unavoidable to show some courtesy, helping Mrs. Zhao Jia rub her shoulders, pinch her feet and so on.

Although Cao Quan and his wife were like this in the early years, but since Lu Mei entered the mansion and had a few quarrels after that, such tenderness has long been rare.

Zhao Jia's heart was both joyful and bitter, and when there was no one else, he stared at Wu'er in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Not only Wu'er was treated like this, but also the concubine Cao Xiang, Zhaojia's family was also much more pleasant.Helpless, Cao Xiang was frightened by her, and he was in his teens, so he was not easy to coax, but because of his aunt's abnormality, he became more and more trembling.

Zhao Jia got close to him twice, impatient to see him like this, so he waved his hand and sent him off.

Cao Quan's concubine, Bao Die, was originally a girl in Zhao Jia's house. She had seen Zhao Jia's domineering in the early years, but now seeing her as a different person, she was also surprised and unpredictable.Because in the mansion, her son Cao Xiang is not as sensible as her elder brother Cao Shuo, but even her younger brother Cao Fu is not as clever.

Baodie knew that Dafang Cao Yong always loved his younger brothers, so he also thought carefully, thinking that his son is eleven this year, if he is in the south, he will be compared with his older brothers, and he doesn't know when he will be able to succeed; In front of my cousin, I will seek fame after a few years.Therefore, she took the opportunity to beg Cao Quan twice.

Although Cao Quan understands Bao Die's eagerness to love his son, but thinking that his nephew Cao Yong is not yet a weak crown, and it is his first time to take a foreign job.So he comforted Bao Die, saying that the matter will be discussed after three years. After all, Cao Yong is a Taoist, so how can he have the time to take care of his younger brother?It would be nice if Cao Xiang was older, but at this age, it is time to urge him to read and write attentively.

Bao Die couldn't beg Cao Quan, and didn't dare to act recklessly, so she focused on letting her son study hard, which made Cao Xiang miserable for a while.However, a ten-year-old child is also sensible, knowing that the aunt is doing it for his own good, so he gritted his teeth and stood up, determined to survive and not let his brothers look down upon him.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhizao Mansion held a family banquet again, which was also a practice for Cao Yong and his wife.

The next day, Cao Yong and Chu Yu bid farewell to their parents and relatives and set off for the north.In addition to Cao Song, Wei Hei, Cao Fang, Xiaoman and some long-term guards, Cao Yong's two nephews, Cao Yanxiao and Cao Yanwei, and Cao Yin's help invited Master Han and Master Lu who are proficient in money and food accounts.

The Weaving Mansion, which had been bustling for nearly a month, became deserted again.After seeing off her son and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li began to cry.Cao Yin knew that his wife was reluctant, but there was nothing he could do. The child would always leave his parents when he grew up.

Cao Yong also felt uncomfortable. These days in Jiangning, if he has nothing to do, he can play chess with his father, talk with his mother, or take Chuyu for a stroll in Jiangning city, which is both comfortable and carefree.This left his parents again, and he didn't know when the next meeting would be, how could he not be worried.Before leaving, he couldn't help but repeatedly told Cao Yin to put away the cinnamon cream, pay attention to his diet, and be careful of malaria in spring and summer.

Afterwards, Cao Yin couldn't help laughing and scolding his son for being long-winded.Cao Yong sighed in his heart. After several years of planning, didn't he just want to change the history of father and son who died of illness one after another, and change the tragic situation of family decline and loss of relatives?
Seeing that Cao Yin didn't take it seriously, Cao Yong made a point of explaining it to his mother and even to his second uncle in Xifu.When he is not at home, you must pay attention to Cao Yin's health. If you find something wrong, write to him immediately, or directly report to the court. Don't delay because of concealing the illness.

The 51st year of Kangxi is not an ordinary year, whether it is for the court or the Cao family.

From Jiangning to Yizhou Prefecture, you only need to go through Yangzhou and Huai'an and go north along the official road. The road is only more than [-] miles.

When passing through Yangzhou, Cao Yong also met an old acquaintance, that is Han Jiangshi, the owner of Liuhe Bank.Prior to this, Han Jiang's family had already sent people to weaving mansion to send New Year's gifts, but Cao Yong didn't take it seriously.

It wasn't until Cao Yong went north and passed Yangzhou that the Cheng family forced him to entertain him, and then he knew that Han Jiang's family was also in Yangzhou.In the past two years in Jiangnan, the party struggle between Yingali and Zhang Boxing made salt merchants like the Cheng family very embarrassed.Although outsiders don't know about the change of rights of the Cao, Li, and Sun families, they, the local prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River, have heard some rumors for a long time.

Because they helped the Cao family "suppress the bandits" last year, the Cheng family offended the Li family, but they didn't take it too seriously.After all, compared with the Cao family, the power of the Li family is not reliable.Sure enough, within half a year, Li Xu "sick" and his momentum was far worse than before.As for the Cao family, although Cao Yin is in a semi-retired state, Cao Yong is in the capital and married the granddaughter of the emperor. Who can offend this background?
As soon as Cao Yong was released from his post, all the major families in the south of the Yangtze River had already heard the news. This is a fourth-rank Taoist platform.Although a little surprised, why Cao Yong didn't come back to the south of the Yangtze River, but no one dared to neglect the Cao family.

This time Cao Yong went north, just to give the Cheng family a chance to make friends. It was the old master Cheng of the Cheng family and Cheng Mengkun, the son of the Cheng family, who came forward to entertain Cao Yong.

Cao Yong was helped by Cheng's family last year, and because of Cheng Mengxing, he became more fond of their family. He even asked about it, only to find out that he came back to Yangzhou last year, and went to Beijing after the next year.

As far as Yangzhou is concerned, not only the Cheng family, but also several other big families are paying attention to the news of the Cao family, and they must make good friends with the eldest son of the Cao family.

Cao Yong's road to the north has also become a road to entertainment.After all, the Cao family has been running Jiangnan for nearly 50 years since he beat his grandfather. It is not uncommon for these rich officials and officials to deal with the Cao family, but it is rare for them to have no education.These people, in order to establish friendship with the future heir of the Cao family, sent people to guard the station early.It is often when Cao Yong and the others arrive at the post station that there is already a stack of greeting cards sent up.

There are also some people, such as Zhao Hongyu, the prefect of Yangzhou, etc., because of the face of Chu Yu, the princess.He is a disciple of Prince Chun's Mansion, and Da Gege of this mansion is his serious master.In addition to Zhao Hongyu, there are also some princes who are officials in Jiangsu. For different purposes, they are also very attentive to Cao Yong and his wife.All kinds of rare gifts are also sent from the old place.

Because Cao Yong is not an official in Jiangsu, these "earth rituals" are just human relations, and they are not considered bribes, so he just accepted them with a smile.The prince's disciples all represent their different masters, whether it is for the sake of the seventh elder brother or the Cao family, since they take the initiative to show kindness to Cao Yong, there is no need for Cao Yong to make things difficult for them.

In this way, they socialized all the way, until the end of the first lunar month, they still haven't left Jiangsu.Cao Yong was afraid that Zhuang Xi and the others would be worried after waiting in Yizhou for a long time, and they were really tired of the welcoming and sending off all day, so they stopped working at the post station and avoided people who entertained guests and gave gifts.

On the third day of February, Cao Yong and others finally arrived at Yizhou Prefecture, the residence of Dongyan Road in Shandong.
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