Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 250 Dong E
In the southeast of Xicheng, Rongxian Hutong, Dong'e Mansion, the main hall of the inner courtyard.

Ga Li stood in front of the hall, his robe was a little wrinkled, and he no longer had the majestic appearance he had when he was in the south of the Yangtze River.The lawsuit for more than a year has also tossed him a lot.The originally rich figure has lost a lot of weight, his back is a little hunched, and his face looks a lot older, with a gloomy look on his face.

Looking at the aunt Jue Luo who was sitting on the main seat, his eyes were about to bleed, and he suppressed his anger, not cursing, and asked through gritted teeth: "My mother! Good mother! But what's wrong with my son?" Where is the place of disobedience, where did you neglect and hurt Er Niang's heart? Make Er Niang completely ignore the relationship between mother and child, and want to go to the imperial court to sue?"

The conversation between Kangxi and Jue Luo in Shouxuan Palace in Changchun Garden did not shy away from anyone.Although the palace rules are strict, it is at the critical moment when the crown prince is "two wastes" and the reserve position is not yet determined. All parties pay attention to it, but any disturbance in the palace will be reported to the gods and spread to the outside through various channels.

At this time, the Ministry of Officials and other yamen considered the outcome of the lawsuit regarding the dismissal of Liangjiang Governor Gali and Suzhou Governor Zhang Boxing, and believed that the two "both belonged to the ministers of the border region, and they did not think about harmony and respect, and criticized and participated in each other. Both Gali and Zhang Boxing should be dismissed from their posts", but considering that the local people must have upright officials so as not to burden the people, whether Zhang Boxing should be dismissed and stay in his post, they are still "waiting for the Holy Order"

After Kangxi met Jueluo family in Changchun Garden, when he talked about the case of mutual criticism between Gali and Zhang Boxing with several cabinet ministers, he directly said something like "his mother is ashamed of his actions, and his crimes cannot be punished". He ordered that Ga Lizhu should be dismissed as discussed, and Zhang Boxing would stay in office.

In order to win the lawsuit with Zhang Boxing, even though Ga Li was far away in the south of the Yangtze River for the past two years, he often sent money to Beijing.Counting all kinds of things together, there are even a few golden men.As the saying goes, "wealth can pass through the gods", otherwise, the results of the previous two ministerial meetings would not have been that Kari remained in office and Zhang Boxing was dismissed.Even if it was the last time, both of them decided to be dismissed, Ga Liyuan was not afraid.

Zhang Boxing is an upright official, but he has a staid temper and doesn't understand the world. How can such a stunned young man be tolerated in the officialdom?Even if there is no Kari, there are many people who want to punish him.He had a high reputation among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, and he had a good official reputation among the common people, which already violated the taboo of the emperor.Therefore, although Zhang Boxing caught some of Gali's braids in his hands, he was very confident in his heart.

Kari thought, in the end, the master of Long Live will definitely favor him, and there is absolutely no reason to defend Han Chen.Otherwise, wouldn't it chill the heart of the ruling and opposition ministers?Even though many Hanchens have been recruited into the imperial court in the past two years, the high-ranking officials are still controlled by the Manchurians.After all, Master Long Live wants to rely on the Manchus to rule the world.

Who would have thought that it would end up like this?The root cause of the disaster turned out to be his aunt, Jue Luo, who was always very filial.When Gali found out, he was almost so angry that he vomited blood.

No, just as he returned to the capital with his brothers and nephews, he rushed to the aunt's yard to question the crime.

Holding the Buddhist beads in his hand, Jue Luoshi sat firmly on the main seat, without the slightest panic at the roar of Kari, raised his head and said unhurriedly: "Are you accusing Er Niang?"

Gali's journey was full of travel and dust, his mouth was already full of blood bubbles, and his heart was full of fire.There is a big difference between "dismissal" and "dismissal and retention". Although Zhang Boxing is not doing well now, no one can see that the limelight of Long Live Lord has changed. Those who are "dismissed and retained" are about to be promoted; for those like him, who have been personally told by the long live master that "the crime cannot be punished", I am afraid that they will never have the chance to be reinstated.

He has been an official for nearly [-] years, and has been famous for more than ten years. He is only one step away from being appointed as a prime minister, but he has fallen into this end. How can he be reconciled?

In the past few years in the south of the Yangtze River, among other things, just because of the aunt's worship to the Buddha, which temple in Jiangning City has not received incense money from the Governor's Mansion?Gali did not dare to pat his chest and say that he was a good official, but he dared to tell anyone that he was a well-deserved filial son.

How many of them can be found in the Eight Banners if they are able to be sincere and filial to their aunt for decades like a day?Even if you don't miss him, there's no need to stab him in the back like this!

Hearing Jueluo's calm and calm question, Gali was so angry that his beard was raised, his body couldn't help shaking, his face was dark, and he asked, "Emiang, shouldn't my son ask? What is it that my son didn't do well enough to make me Erniang is going to put her son to death, and my son really can't think of it!" At the end, the voice became louder and louder, almost screaming by the neck.

Dong E Jinghui stood in the back room, listening to her uncle's questioning, she was so anxious that she didn't understand why her grandmother didn't justify herself.Where is the grandmother going to sue, but just happened to meet the Long Live Lord.

Then I heard Luo Shi reply slowly: "The three hundred nuns in the governor's mansion, the gold silk bed in the Dongfu hall, what did Er Niang say is a lie?"

Gali only felt that his eyes were dark, and he almost didn't faint. God, his filial piety has now become his "criminal evidence". How can there be such a reason in the world?

Dong E Jinghui couldn't listen in the back room. She knew that her uncle's temper was not considered friendly, and sometimes it was scary when he became irritable. If she really misunderstood that it was her grandmother who complained, the family would be in trouble in the future.

After stroking her chest and taking a deep breath, Dong E Jinghui walked out and whispered, "Uncle!"

Maybe it was because there was too little movement, or everyone was waiting for Kari to speak, so except for Jue Luo, no one else saw Dong E Jinghui coming out of the back room.

Jue Luo frowned slightly, turned his head and said to his granddaughter: "My lord, what are you doing with your child's family, why don't you go in the house!"

This sentence made Gali, Seleqi, Gandu and Gantai notice Jinghui.

Jing Hui did not go back to the back room as obediently as in the past, but took two steps forward, and saluted Ga in a loud voice: "Uncle, grandmother did not go to the imperial court to complain! That day, grandmother took her niece to Changchun Garden to give to Queen Mother Lafayette Greetings, I was just catching up with the Long Live Lord, and because I couldn't dodge it in time, I had a face-to-face meeting with the Long Live Lord in the Empress Dowager's Palace. I don't know why the Long Live Lord thought of asking his grandmother about his uncle..." At this point, he paused , Continued: "Grandmother answered a few words!"

After all, Gali is a person with ups and downs in the officialdom, and after seeing his aunt's behavior, his heart gradually calmed down.Hearing what the niece said, he couldn't argue with emotion on his face. He said "Oh" and asked, "Which two sentences did you answer? Could it be the two sentences about the nun and the bed curtain?"

In order not to let her uncle misunderstand her grandmother, Jinghui mustered up the courage to say these few words. It was not easy, how could she lie?Glancing at grandma, she didn't know how to answer the uncle's question.

Seeing his granddaughter's embarrassment, Jue Luo got up from his seat with a cold face, and said to Ga Li: "Okay, okay, it's all in the past, why mention it? Although he is dismissed now, the title is still there. Your brothers and nephews have all returned to Beijing safely, what else can you ask for? How can Tuo Heqi have less scenery than you these years, and what is the end now? You are also in your [-]s, and you have returned to Beijing for two years to live a peaceful life What's wrong? The family has Zhuangzi and land, and the income is enough to eat. You are tired after coming back from a long distance, go down and wash up, Emiang is going to burn incense!" Then she turned and called her granddaughter, and went back to the back room .

Seleqi couldn't bear it anymore, thinking of the beautiful life in the south of the Yangtze River, and the indifference and scorn he received all the way back, he wanted to chase after him and yell at him, but was stopped by Gali.

"Brother, this old man..." Seleqi was full of dissatisfaction, but was stopped by Kari.

Gali looked at these people in the room, and said: "Since the old lady is going to offer incense in front of the Buddha, let's go back first!"

Seleqi was still confused, and wanted to ask a question, but was stared back by Kari, so he covered his mouth with his hand, and followed his brother to the front yard.

When he arrived at the front courtyard hall, he waved away all the waiters. Gali's face immediately showed a ferocious look, and he slapped the table vigorously and said, "Old but not dead, old and not dead! There is such an old thing at home, It's really bad luck for eight lifetimes!"

Seleqi hurriedly nodded, and responded: "That's right! If it weren't for this old thing coming out and making such a fuss, big brother wouldn't just lose to Zhang Boxing like this! It's so fucking hateful! Big brother these years The filial piety, all the filial piety has gone into the dog's belly!"

Gandu and Gantai are juniors, although they also blamed the old lady for being confused, but after all, they had accumulated power for many years, and they didn't dare to follow suit, so they glanced at each other, lowered their hands obediently, and listened to their respective fathers complaining.

Thinking of his own stature and hopelessness of reinstatement, his brother Seleqi's inability to take care of things, and the family's rise and fall might fall on his son Gandu and nephew Gantai and their cousins, Gali sighed, his expression a little sluggish.In just a short moment, he seemed to have aged for a few years, his body was shriveled, and he waved his hand to Seleqi: "Come on, no matter what, the old lady's last words are reasonable, the matter has come to an end, it is useless to say more! "

Seleqi was worried, and asked: "Brother, how do you say this? Is it possible to admit it like this? I still let this old man be a monster. This time I got rid of the official position of the elder brother. Maybe it will be the next time." Want our lives!"

Seeing that he was in his 40s, playing with women made his body weak, but he was still in a daze, and impatiently said, "Why talk about these useful and useless things! If you look at them again, she won't like you." Your identity is there! Dare to be rude to your aunt, do you want the old lady to go to the Bujun Yamen to sue you for the crime of 'disobedience'?"

The "crime of disobedience" is a serious crime that belongs to the "heinous". If you really bear this crime, there will be nothing else but your head.

Seleqi was only in a daze just now, but now he heard what his brother said and muttered a few words, but he didn't dare to answer any more.

Seeing that his younger brother had settled down, Fang said to Gan Tai: "No matter how much you two complain about the old lady in your heart, you have to pretend to be rude, and you must not be rude. You annoy the old lady, but there is nowhere to buy it." Regret the medicine! In the future, our family will rely on you two brothers. The old lady and the queen mother Lafayette are old, if you want to have a good family background, you have to be filial, huh? Do you understand!?"

Gandu and Gantai listened with their heads down, and finally replied in unison: "My son understands!"

It turned out that although Gantai was the son of Seleqi, he was recognized by Gali's wife.The reason is that the stems are all concubines, and they are not welcomed by the aunt.

Obviously the eldest son has a son, but still regards the son as the son, which is really against the rules and etiquette.Jue Luo said it once a few years ago.Although Gali responded in person and wanted to explain to his wife, but it was just to fool the old lady, and he still shouted like this in private.Gandu hated secretly, but there was nothing he could do.

*
At the entrance of the alley not far from Dong'e's mansion, Cao Song sat on a horse and looked over there from a distance, with a little more helplessness on his face and a vague mouth.His personal servant, Mo Shu, followed behind, listening to his master muttering "broken appointment", "ugly girl" and so on, he vaguely understood some reasons, and said: "Since you know that Miss Biao's house is here, why do you want me to marry you?" Don't visit her old lady!"

Cao Song's eyes lit up, and joy appeared on his face, then he shook his head and put out the thought.

In the past two days, I have inquired about Gali's family, and Cao Song also knows about the news of Gali's dismissal.Not to mention the capital city, the name Gali was well known in Jiangning earlier.Cao Song knew that he was a big corrupt official, and he had courted Cao's family in the early years, and later...became in-laws with Li's family.

Thinking of this, he suddenly became a little irritable.In the Gali family, the uncle and elder brother all avoided him, so why would they send them to their door to get involved?That's not poking trouble at home!Even if he has no future and can't share the worries of his uncle and brother, he won't be a bastard to cause trouble for them.

Even though he was unwilling to break the appointment and wanted to see that "ugly girl", he knew the importance of it and knew that in the capital city one should not be sloppy at all, otherwise if he fell into the eyes of others, who would know what was wrong.

Dong E's house was not far from Cao's house, so Cao Song rode back home a little discouraged.Cao Yong has to stay in Beijing for a while because he has to wait for the official document from the Ministry of Household Affairs; as a filial son, it is wrong for Cao Song to come out like this. He will go back to Jiangning tomorrow, and he will have to wait until the filial piety period expires when he enters Beijing .At that time, the "ugly girl" must have gone out.Thinking of these, he was a little listless and just felt sleepy.

Before reaching the gate of Cao's mansion, a steward came up to him, took Cao Song's rein, and said, "Oh, my good second master, where are you going? A whole room of people are waiting for you to come back." Already!"

Cao Song got off his horse and was a little curious. He asked, "Looking for the master? How many young masters from Zhaojia Mansion are here?"

The steward replied: "Not only the cousins ​​from Zhaojia's mansion, but also the elder brothers from Prince Chun's mansion, Prince Ping also came, Jueluo mansion said that the third son-in-law was sick, and sent someone to send him away. I have done things. They are all here for the second master to practice, and the uncle will accompany you to talk in the hall!"

Although they are not outsiders, after all, there is a saying that "family ugliness should not be publicized", so the reason why Cao Song came to Beijing is that he was ordered by his uncle to come here to handle some housework.

Of course, Narsu didn't hide anything from her side.After all, the two brothers couldn't stay in the capital for a long time. Since Cao Yi insisted on staying at Jueluo's house, he would have to rely on the Pingjun Wang and his wife to take care of them in the future.

Because they all had a good relationship with Cao Song, Hongshu and his three brothers were also familiar with Fengde, Fengche, Helian and others from Zhaojia Mansion.Everyone got together and talked lively. When Cao Song came back, they hurriedly stretched out their hands to greet him.

Cao Song took a glance, but he didn't see his elder brother and brother-in-law. After asking everyone, he found out that the two had just entered the study to talk, so he didn't bother them and started talking goodbye to the little brothers outside.

Because he went back to the south to observe his filial piety in early June, Cao Song didn't know about Hongxin's acne, and now he saw that his originally fleshy little face had lost weight, and there were several more pits.Among them, the one on the right cheek is the most beautiful. There are three small pits slanted, neatly arranged, and the appearance is slightly funny and playful.

Cao Song looked at it several times, but he still couldn't figure it out. But after not seeing him for a year, why did the fourth elder brother of Prince Chun's Mansion not only grow his head, but also changed his appearance.Although it is not ugly, but there are too many things, some are not used to it.

After Hongxin recovered from his illness, he knew that there were some pits on his face, and he didn't like to see people. Because he had always had a good relationship with this second brother Cao, he followed his brothers to practice for him.Seeing him looking directly at him so rudely now, I was a little annoyed, snorted softly, and turned my head to ignore him.

Cao Song couldn't help pointing at Hongxin, and asked in puzzlement: "Si elder brother, are you lazy again? Why haven't you seen me these days, and you have become much cleaner? How is your riding and archery practice, and you have opened a stone bow? Yes Whoever swore to win against me back then forgot?"

After hearing this, Hongxin realized that Cao Song was looking at him for this, and smiled embarrassedly.

When Cao Song was in funeral, according to the etiquette, it is not good for everyone to mention the wedding event, but we are all young people in their teens, so we don't have any scruples when we talk about it.

Fengde and Helian are already married, Fengche is also engaged, and the marriage will be held at the end of the year.Cao Song couldn't help but say a few more congratulations, because everyone was wearing plain clothes, and everyone was spared some nasty remarks and jokes.

Hongshu pointed out his wife half a month ago, and Cao Song heard about it when he came to Beijing. He heard that she was a member of the empress dowager's family, the daughter of a Mongolian servant, and was of noble birth, so he also congratulated him.

Unlike Feng De and the others, Hong Shu was a little shy, he answered a few words in random, and changed the subject quickly.

*
In the small study on the west side, Cao Yong and Na Ersu listened to the faint chatter and laughter coming from the outside, and their moods also improved a lot.

When the two of them talked, it was a little more private than public. After all, Cao Yong was outside Beijing this year. Although he knew some news about the capital through various channels, it was not as detailed as Naersu's side.In the previous letter, I mentioned some things, but some key things cannot be put on paper.For example, some royal secrets.

When he heard "Chen Guiren", Cao Yong was taken aback, thinking it was his "chrysanthemum" cousin, but when he found out that it was the mother of Seventeenth Brother, he sighed again.

The prince molested his concubine mother in the camp. Isn't this just death?Na Ersu spoke with a bit of a heavy heart, and he didn't mean to gloat at all, thinking about it, he was dazed, he could know that there was someone behind the scenes, but he didn't know which expert it was.

Cao Yong was thinking secretly, with Kangxi's face-loving disposition, how could such a scandal like the crown prince rape his concubine be allowed to spread?Even if someone had witnessed it at the time, it would have been silenced long ago.

Naersu saw his doubts, and said: "Such a surprise is here. It should be something that no one knows about, but it has been spread in private! When the higher-ups know about it, they want to keep it secret, but they can't." Now, let’s just assume that someone slandered the prince and killed a few unlucky servants, and that’s the end of it!”

Cao Yong thought about Elder Seventeen and asked, "Then Guiren Chen?"

Na Ersu replied in a low voice: "I'm afraid it's because the news spread, this Chen Guiren is considered to have saved her life, if she really made a mistake at this time, then this scandal will be confirmed, how can the Lord Long Live let the royal family lose face like this?" ? It's really her creation!"

Elder elder brothers, Cao Yong and Naersu have counted one by one, but they can't see which one is responsible for it.For this kind of layout master who can make Kangxi deflated, the two can only admire it.

Although Cao Yong knew that the final winner was Si Age, but he didn't want it to be him.Kangxi has been the emperor for more than fifty years. How could he give up easily after suffering such a dark loss?In the end, I still don't know which one will be unlucky.

After talking about these things in the field of power, the two of them talked about Seishtu again.Naturally, Naersu had to scold Seishtu again, and finally complained a few words to Cao Yong.

It's not that there is no natal family of the third girl in the capital, and there are sisters and brothers-in-law. Why do they need two brothers, one from Shandong and the other from Jiangning, to come from thousands of miles away?As long as you send him a letter, it will be over.If Seshitu dared to be restless, he could find a reason for it, and it would also make him lose his skin.He is really ignorant, and he is not used to him. If the third girl breaks up with him, she will be a widow for two years and find a stable family.

Naersu has always been warm and gentle, and it is the first time Cao Yong has seen him be so stern when he looks like a good prince. He doesn't know whether to rest assured or something else, looking at his bare forehead, he is a little dazed.

Ne Ersu was puzzled by him, touched his forehead, and asked: "What are you looking at, brother Yong, but something is on it?"

Cao Yong raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I'm thinking about it. In the Qing Dynasty, I don't know if I wrote a brick to the Iron Hat County King. What kind of crime will I get?"

Na Ersu had heard his wife talk about the reasons for the bricks, so he naturally understood the meaning of Cao Yong's words, and said with a smile: "Brother Yong, don't think about it. Your brother-in-law and I have always been a person who cherishes blessings, and I will never let you go Get involved in a lawsuit!"

(End of this chapter)