Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 220 Seven Days

According to the "Great Qing Law", if the crime of disobedience is implemented, it will be executed.Wan Jiha thought he was frightened, fearing that the investigation of this case would affect the family's future, so he directly imposed a death sentence on his son, so as not to involve too many people in the investigation.

Cao Yong saw that although Qijin was eager, but there was no sadness on his face, he asked, "But the petition has been withdrawn again?"

Qijin nodded: "Missy received the letter and came back from Prince Jian's mansion. She somehow persuaded Madam, and the two went to the infantry office to persuade the master to withdraw the complaint. However, the master also said that he did not have this son and was sick at home. Thank you behind closed doors!"

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The capital, the residence of the Earl of Bravery.

From the main room in the inner courtyard, groans of "Ouch" and "Ouch" came from time to time, Wan Jiha was indeed ill.He closed his eyes, supported his head with his hands, and half-lyed on the edge of the kang, moaning non-stop.

Princess Fuhui stood on the ground and called for a candlestick. He baked two small pieces of plaster by the candlelight, pasted them on Wan Jiha's temples, and pressed them lightly with his hands.

After putting it on for a while, Wan Jiha felt the pain lessen. He sat up, slowly opened his eyes, looked at Princess Fuhui with a haggard face, and sighed heavily.

Princess Fuhui thought of her eldest son who was imprisoned in the Inspector's Prison, her nose was sore, and she sat on the edge of the kang, crying.

Seeing Wan Jiha, he was irritable and said impatiently: "Why are you crying? Don't you mean that there is no such a traitor? You have always disliked him, but now you have fulfilled your wish!"

Princess Fuhui immediately stood up, glared at her husband, and said sharply: "What are you talking about? Even if Yongqing was not by my side since childhood, and our mother and I are more distant, but it was I who conceived in October and gave birth through hard work. Yes! You are cruel-hearted Amma, for the sake of glory and wealth, just deny it, why bother to force him to death? If Yongjia didn't happen to catch up, I would still be kept in the dark!"

Wan Jiha only felt "buzzing", the pain in his head was even worse, his temples were throbbing, and he lay down again hurriedly, covering his eyes with his sleeves, without even looking at Princess Fuhui, "Ouch", "Ouch" moaned.

Princess Fuhui was annoyed, stomped her feet vigorously, lifted the curtain and went out.Standing on the porch, she wiped her eyes with a veil, feeling extremely regretful.

Because Yongqing was with his grandfather and grandmother since he was a child, even though he returned to Princess Fuhui's side, the mother and son were always strangers, and both were arrogant people, so they didn't get along very well.Although it was not intentional, Princess Fuhui has always loved the second son more than the eldest son, and he is a little harsh on many demands on the eldest son.Such consequences made the relationship between Yongqing and his mother more polite and distant.

If it wasn't like this, how could Yongqing go to kowtow on his own initiative, there is no one to discuss, and his parents can't count on it.

Princess Fuhui was feeling uncomfortable, when she saw Yongsheng came back from the outside, his face was very ugly.She rushed up to meet her and asked, "What did your second uncle say, but did you agree to ask the Fourteenth Master?"

The "Second Uncle" mentioned by Princess Fuhui is Wan Jiha's younger brother Luo Cha, who used to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and became the minister of the Ministry of Rites after Ding You recovered.His eldest daughter is the [-]th elder brother Fujin, that's why Princess Fuhui asked this question.

While talking, the two women went into the west room of the upper room and sat down.Yongsheng wanted to see his father, but Princess Fuhui glanced at the east room and said he was asleep.

Mentioning the second uncle, Yongsheng's face showed a bit of anger: "Second uncle said, since Ama has already removed the elder brother's family name, then he is naturally not willing to go against his elder brother's wishes and make money for the elder brother! He also said that we should Save yourself, don't make any more fuss, lest you affect Ama and lose your ancestral title!"

Princess Fuhui gritted her teeth, and said bitterly: "Over the years, when have we begged for the second wife, but at this time, we just stand by and watch! It's not the time to beg us with a shy face during the draft!"

Yongsheng saw that his mother had aged a lot in just a few days, her eyes were sunken, and she felt uncomfortable, so she comforted her and said, "Emiang, don't worry too much. If it is found out that elder brother is not a false accusation, but an exile, next year will be long live again. My 60-year-old Lord has designated amnesty!"

Princess Fuhui burst into tears again after hearing this, and said, "Emiang is afraid. If it is Shengjing, it's okay to say, but if it's Ninggu Pagoda, the mountains and wilds are full of tigers and wolves. How many people can go there these years?" By the time you come back?"

Yongsheng hurriedly said again: "Why is this, Erniang? Even if the second uncle doesn't let go, can't the son just ask someone to find the Fourteenth Lord? And the younger sister, although Lord Jian has less contact with our family on weekdays, But the elder brother is his elder uncle after all, how could he stand by and watch? Even at Prince Ping’s mansion, he can ask for it because of the friendship between the elder brother and the Cao family! Shengjing should not be difficult!"

Princess Fuhui heard her son's words so easily, she couldn't help feeling hopeful, and hurriedly wiped away her tears and asked, "Really?"

Where did Yongsheng dare to show anything, forced a smile, put on a confident look, and nodded: "Of course! Er Niang doesn't even believe her son?"

Princess Fuhui patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned again, with a look of worry on her face: "Even if I saved my life, my brother's official career is probably over. He's only 27, so what will happen in the future?" How can life be better?"

Yongsheng smiled and said: "Don't you have the title of ancestor? Ama wants to drive the eldest brother out this time, just in case. When the matter is over, let the eldest brother come back! The Earl’s Mansion was going to change the plaque when I was the eldest brother, but the title of the first-class son, the salary is more than four hundred taels, and there is Lumi, and the sister-in-law is not a wasteful person, it is enough for the eldest brother and the others to eat!"

Hearing his son say this, Princess Fuhui was very surprised, suddenly grabbed his sleeve, and asked in a trembling voice: "You...haven't you been thinking about the title...why do you want to give it to your elder brother? Don't just coax her for a while. Be happy,...it will make you uncomfortable for the rest of your life!"

Such a big event happened in the family, Yongsheng really didn't have the thought of competing for the title at this time, and he planned it for his elder brother sincerely, but seeing his mother doubting him so much, he immediately stood up, raised his head and said: "Emiang also You underestimate my son too much! He’s just a first-class son, if he’s a duke, you’re worthy of a fight, who cares about that?”

Princess Fuhui murmured: "Didn't you always nag before, saying that because of your age, your elder brother always overwhelmed you, making you unconvinced?"

Yongsheng suddenly became angry, and muttered: "Really, Er Niang, how old was my son at that time, and now my son is over 20, he is still a child, and he knows how to be angry with his elder brother all day long?" Can't hold back his face: "Who let the elder brother be used to that by Mafa and the others, so arrogant that he looks down on his own brother, how can my son be reconciled!"

Ever since Yongqing's accident, Princess Fuhui thought about the relationship between her two sons the most.After all, she and Wan Jiha are both old, Yongqing has been expelled from the family tree, and the relatives on the family side can't be counted on. There is only one brother, Yongsheng.If Yongsheng also followed his father's example and refused to recognize this elder brother, then Yongqing's life in the future would be even more difficult.

It's just that I didn't expect that this brother's illness came from here, Princess Fuhui was stunned, a little speechless.

Yongsheng accidentally spoke his mind in front of his mother, and said a little embarrassingly, "My son is tired, let's go back to the yard to rest!"

Princess Fuhui nodded: "Go, go, don't forget to let your daughter-in-law go to your sister-in-law's yard more, it's not easy for her!"

Yongsheng went out in response, and Princess Fuhui sat on the kang, chanted "Shengjing" twice, and counted the distance twice with his fingers; and thought about it, it would be okay if there was an amnesty on the Wanshou Festival next year, and if there was no amnesty If not, Yongqing will stay there for six years.

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The junction of Rizhao County and Jiaonan County, two towns.

This is the residence of the Anton Guard, and the Anton Guard has a total of 600 soldiers on the roster, but the actual number is only 730, and the rest are all paid for.

The chief officer of the Anton Guard is the fifth-rank garrison, and there are four thousand generals under him, who are in charge of the fifth battalion with him, and there are several generals.Chief Qian Wang Quantai is a son of the Wang family, a big pearl-fishing family in Rizhao. He has been working in the Andong Guard for six full years, and this is the first time he has seen such a weird order.

Because Wang Quantai was about the same age as the guard Tian Yan, and they had a good personal relationship, so he didn't have any scruples, so he said bluntly: "Boss, isn't this a joke? We are the guards, not the yamen servants. This way Master Taiwan wants to check the burning pot, so shouldn't he order us?"

Tian Yan touched his forehead and said: "Since our guard is within his jurisdiction, it's nothing to order us. Besides, the letter sent by the adult said that the brothers who have gone will have money subsidies. , as long as those who have grades, as long as they complete the task, the evaluation in the next three years will be "excellent", if you are impatient to go, then I will call someone else!"

"Three years of 'Zhuo Yi'!" Wang Quantai's eyes couldn't help but shine, and he said with a shy smile: "Besides, my lord, my subordinates will live up to my lord's trust, so I'll go organize the team!"

Speaking of it, the reason why everyone is polite to Cao Yong, the Daoist adult, is not only a simple subordinate, but also because he happens to be in charge of official evaluation.

The official position in the court is held every three years, so the difference between the evaluation is "average" or "excellent". If you are "average", it is difficult to get promoted. Even if you want to be promoted, you have to go through a few positions and get a small promotion; and if you are "extraordinary", the promotion is designated, and whether it is a promotion or a second The third level is based on luck and favor.

Seeing that he was about to go out, Tian Tian called again: "Wait!"

When Wang Quantai turned his head back, seeing him groaning silently, he asked, "Boss, what else do you have to say?"

Tian Yan thought for a while and said, "Take Du Bin, Yang Da, You Nanbiao and the other three teams to make a full camp!"

Wang Quantai frowned and said: "Boss, it's not what adults want to eat empty pay. What's there to cover up? Besides, in the past two years since the arrival of adults, [-]% more soldiers have been recruited, just for this, not to mention the bosses. Bai and the others have reduced their income, and they have complained in private! How many places in the borders of Shandong and the barracks and guards in various places like ours have only reduced by [-]%?" He didn't want Tian Yan to get too entangled in this, so as not to cause trouble Come, offend the admiral's yamen.

Tian Jian understood this truth, but he didn't want Cao Yong to underestimate him, so he waved his hands and said, "I know all these things, but Master Daotai's errands are urgent, and it is always better to have more people!"

Seeing him like this, Wang Quantai knew he couldn't be persuaded, so he sighed and went out.

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Like Wang Quantai, Liang Shunzheng, the magistrate of Mengyin County, has been in one position for six years.He is a native of Yizhou, Shandong. He studied poetry and books hard since he was a child. He was a Juren in the 20th year of Kangxi, and then participated in several general examinations. He passed the exam six or seven times, but he still lost his name.

In the 42nd year of Kangxi, after losing his name to Sun Shan again, Liang Shunzheng finally stopped thinking about the imperial examination, and spent money to find a job as a county magistrate in Mengyin County.At this time, his eldest son had already won the Juren Award and was preparing for the test.

After three years as the county magistrate, Ding You, the county magistrate, recommended Liang Shunzheng.Because Mengyin County is located in a remote area, it is a notoriously poor county, and no one cared about this shortage, so Liang Shunzheng was taken advantage of.This sitting has been more than six years, and now it is the third term.

Liang Shunzheng is nearly sixty years old, and he has no ambition to climb up the ladder. He only thinks that he is going to die in Mengyin's office, and he is counting on his sons to succeed.

Right now, Liang Shunzheng couldn't help muttering after reading the handwritten letter sent by the envoy from the Daotai Mansion: "'Zhuo Yi', this is 'Zhuo Yi'! This lord, is he a gentleman or a villain? It is obviously for the benefit of the country. The good deeds of the people, standing on the principle of righteousness, have given this bait, making people turn the "for the country and the people" into the "self-interested" thing!" At this point, I couldn't help laughing, and shouted loudly to the people outside the door. The boy came in: "Quickly, spread the words of my master, and let all the government officials and arresters gather at the county government office!"

The master happened to come in and saw Liang Shun smiling all over his face, and asked, "What is the happy event that makes the adults so happy? Tell the little ones, and let the little ones have fun too!"

Liang Shunzheng stroked his beard, and said to the master: "Naturally, it is a happy event, and it seems to be a great joy, master, I am going to be promoted!"

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Yizhou, Daotai Yamen, study room.

Because of Mr. Zhuang's absence, Cao Yong didn't even have a person to discuss with. Finally, he pondered for a night and wrote letters to Prince Ping's Mansion, Prince Chun's Mansion and Elder Sixteen, asking them to help mediate. The coincidence is that Yongqing's final judgment is Liushengjing, not Liuning Ancient Pagoda.The matter of Ning Chun will have to wait until this matter is over.

Sending off the seven catties, Cao Yong stood in front of the window, looked at the sun outside, and murmured: "There are still four days!"
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(End of this chapter)