Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 284 Visiting the Golden Gate to Beijing
The bandit suppression began on February [-]th and ended on the first day of March. It lasted for half a month. During this period, four bandit villages were suppressed, more than [-] bandits were beheaded, more than [-] bandits were recruited, and more than [-] women, children, old and weak were recruited.

This is the first victory against bandits in Yimeng Mountain in decades, and Li Xiong will take his soldiers north to Jinan Prefecture to celebrate.Cao Yong didn't go with him, because he got the news that Cao Yin and his wife went to Beijing to celebrate their birthday, and they had already arrived in Yizhou.

In the Mengyin county government office, according to old man Qiu, the Tian family was the old man's daughter-in-law.When he knew that his son died because of his wife, the old man almost couldn't hold back his anger, and he also expressed disgust towards Tian.However, as a simple villager after all, when he found out that his daughter-in-law had helped the government "suppress bandits" to avenge his son's blood, most of his anger was relieved, and he received some money from the government to suppress bandits, and went home together.

After the case was over, Cao Yong was relieved of his worries, so he hurried all the way back to Yizhou that afternoon.

It has been half a year since father and son parted ways last August.Seeing Cao Yin standing in the hall with gray hair, waiting for him with a smile, Cao Yong almost shed tears, stepped forward two steps quickly, and saluted: "Father!"

Cao Yin helped Cao Yong with his own hands, looked at him carefully, and finally his eyes fell on his lap, and asked: "Is it all so neat? It's your old disease, and you can't ignore it, so as not to leave the disease!"

Cao Yong nodded: "Well, it's all right, father doesn't need to worry about it, it's just a minor injury!"

Mr. Zhuang was originally talking here with Cao Yin. When he saw the father and son meeting, he was thinking whether to avoid it for a while, but he saw the father and son looking at him in unison, with inquiries in their eyes.

He stroked his beard, feeling embarrassed, if he was telling the truth, Cao Yin would be so tired; if he was making up nonsense, it would be almost enough.

Cao Yong looked at Mr. Zhuang's expression, what else did he not understand?Immediately changed the subject, and said to Mr. Zhuang: "Sir, the case of the old man Mengyin Qiu in the yamen is closed, and his wife was robbed by bandits."

Mr. Zhuang nodded with a smile. These news had been mentioned in the letters he exchanged a few days ago, but now it is just to divert Cao Yin's attention.

Sure enough, Cao Yin asked, "What case? Why did you leapfrog the ranks and report to the Yamen here?"

Leapfrogging papers is also considered a taboo in official circles.

Although Cao Yong's daily actions were regarded as safe, Cao Yin was still worried. After all, his son was very young and had never been a magistrate.Although the local area is not as serious as the personnel turmoil in the capital, there are also some "rules" that must be followed in the upper and lower exchanges, otherwise it is easy to offend people without knowing it.

Just like the burning pot incident in spring last year, although it looked peaceful on the surface, there were no enemies under the tree.Otherwise, there would be no such shocking change.

Thinking of this, Cao Yin looked at his son with some concern.He is close to sixty years old, and there is only one son under his knees, and the relationship between father and son is more important than in previous years.

Cao Yong asked his father to sit down with Mr. Zhuang, and then told the old man Qiu's case from beginning to end.

Cao Yin listened carefully, and seeing that his son had handled it properly, he gave some pointers, and finally felt relieved.

Mr. Zhuang saw that the father and son still had something to talk about, so he got up and left first, and went to his own yard.

There were only father and son left in the hall, Cao Yong asked: "Is mother in the inner house? Has father seen God Bless?"

Cao Yin nodded and said with a smile: "Your mother is talking to your daughter-in-law, God bless you, she is a good boy."

Cao Yong thought of something and asked, "Father, is Tianyou's name already?"

Cao Yin was startled when he heard the words, then he waved his hands and said, "Don't worry about this, just decide before entering school."

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help feeling suspicious, thinking that when he was a child, he also had a big name after seeing a driver at the age of five or six. Could it be that his father was weak in naming?It's not that you are not in a hurry, but that you can't think of the right one?Do you follow the genealogy and share the word "Yan" with Cao Yanxiao and Cao Yanwei brothers, or just take a single character like Cao Xueqin did in history?
However, even if his father named Tianyou "Zhan", Cao Yong would not be as nervous as he used to be.The pillars of the Cao family are still there, and the Cao family is avoiding the original historical track little by little.

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Cao Yong and Chu Yu are currently living in the main house in the inner house, now that Cao Yin and his wife are here, there is absolutely no reason for their parents to live in the side courtyard.Fortunately, the east room was vacant first, and Cao Yong and his young couple only lived in the West Nuan Pavilion, so there was no need to vacate the room.

Because of the news that the second elder was coming, the luggage, bedding and other utensils in the east room were replaced with brand new ones.

Mrs. Li was sitting on the kang in the east room, hugging her eldest grandson, smiling from ear to ear.The little guy is half a year old, and he has become a little active, always dangling with his little arms, grabbing everything.

Chuyu led Wu'er, sat on the edge of the kang, and talked with her.Mrs. Li looked at Wu'er who was smiling, and praised: "At this age, you can tell that he is a beautiful fetus, and he is more handsome than her sisters!"

Although Wu'er is only two and a half years old, his false age is four years old, so he can't hear the good words, and knows that he is praising himself, so he smiles and leans into Chu Yu's arms.

Chu Yu smiled and patted Wu'er's head, and said, "Look at what mother said. Looking at my elder sister and third younger sister, I think they were not inferior to Wu'er when I was a child."

Mrs. Li shook her head and said: "There are five sisters in their generation. Although the four in front are pretty good-looking, they all look a little like your grandfather, with a little resoluteness. There is nothing wrong with a man's family, and a daughter's family. In this way, her temper is too strong, and she may suffer from this in the future. Looking at Wu'er, she is different from her four sisters, and her eyebrows are more like her mother, and she looks softer."

After Chuyu heard this, she thought about her aunts and aunts. Except for Sier, who was still young and saw them infrequently, she couldn't see anything. The other three had different temperaments, but they were all a bit stubborn, just like what her mother-in-law said.

Mrs. Tian from the east courtyard, Han Lu from the west courtyard, and sister Lianqiu both came to pay her respects when they heard that Mrs. Li was here.

Tian's twins were half a month ago, the one who landed earlier, although not as big as Tianyou now, was also chubby and looked very strong; the one who landed later was thinner than his brother, but this It has been treated with good medicine for several months, and it looks like an ordinary child.

Mrs. Li came to live last year and was familiar with everyone, so she let everyone sit down with a smile, and said the usual things of Huizi.He also asked Xiulu to make up for Tian and Lianqiu's children's hundred-day ceremony and catch-the-week ceremony.

While talking, Zijing came over to ask for instructions, the kitchen table has been prepared, where to set up a table to clean up the dust for the master and wife.

Chu Yu is not self-confident, so she asks her mother-in-law to make the decision, Li said with a smile: "There are no outsiders, just follow the arrangements!"

Chu Yu asked Tian and the others to talk with her mother-in-law, and went out with Zijing to arrange the banquet.Still like New Year's Eve, it is placed on the side of the main room.There is one table in the hall and one table in the room, but the number of people is not as large as on New Year's Eve, and then people are invited to the front yard to invite Cao Yong, his son and others.

The two brothers Cao Yanxiao and Cao Yanwei were of low seniority and had no reason to sit with their cousins, so they arranged to hold the pot in the outer hall.Although it is said that Cao Yin's father and son are filial piety, that is what they mean.Mr. Zhuang accompanied Master Han and Master Lu, but Wei Hei was not included.Although he is more comfortable in front of Cao Yong, he has always regarded himself as a servant, so he naturally refuses to exceed the courtesy.

At the table inside, several grandmothers, wives, and aunts who came to pay their respects all stayed, and accompanied Mrs. Li to eat, and Chu Yu brought Amethyst to set up a bowl of cloth dishes.

Although Mrs. Li asks Chu Yu to sit with him, there are rules after all, so is Chu Yu ignorant?Naturally, she insisted on serving her mother-in-law for dinner.

This time when they went to Beijing, the Cao and Li families went together, taking several large ships and traveling by water.After entering Yizhou, Cao Yin and his wife came to pick up their son and daughter-in-law, so they left.

Although there is still more than half a month to go before the Longevity Festival, the journey by water is slower, at most we will stay for a day or two, and then we will go to the canal, where the Cao family's boat is still staying.

Not to mention the joyous reunion of Cao Yin's family, Li Xu, Li Ding and his son were standing on the bow of the boat going north, chatting.

Although father and son went to the capital together, they were not as respectable as the Cao family after all.Earlier, in the palace newspaper of the imperial court, Cao Yong was not found in the list of foreign ministers who came to Beijing to celebrate their birthdays, and Li Xu was just doing ordinary things.

After all, Cao Yong is young and has only been released for a year, and he has not heard of any achievements in the local area.Although he kept the way all the way, but now the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the world is peaceful, how can there be any credit for it?

However, when he reunited with Cao's family in Jiangning, knowing that Cao Yong was also among the foreign ministers who were ordered to go to Beijing to celebrate his birthday, Li Xu felt a little uncomfortable.

Standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the canal shrouded in the setting sun, there is an indescribable and unknown sense of bleakness in the rippling water.Li Xu sighed and said, "It's really not the right time for the old lady to be sick!"

Although there was only one sentence without beginning or end, Li Ding knew what his father meant after thinking about it for a while.

Although in the past two years, Li Xu was reprimanded by Kangxi because of his relationship with the former Governor of Liangjiang, Gali, Kangxi missed the past the most, and rewarded Li Xu's mother, the old lady of the Wen family, generously every year.

Although Mrs. Wen did not work in the palace for as long as Mrs. Sun, but after all, she was Kangxi's nanny, and she was the only living one among the old people back then. decent.

Could it be that the Cao family can rely on their son, but their own family can only rely on their grandmother?Li Ding was dissatisfied and asked, "Father, since the Cao family has already raised the flag, Jiangning Weaving should be arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take over. Why is uncle Cao still in office?"

Li Xu shook his head and replied: "It's not that simple. Back then, the grand master of the Cao family went south and brought people to build the Weaving Yamen. Jiangning Weaving is not only Jiangning Weaving, but Jiangning Weaving Mansion is also Cao's Mansion, where three generations of the Cao family lived. It's for face, and the veterans are treated with grace; not to mention the Cao family's drama of "repaying the debt with the whole family" a few years ago, which made the Long Live Lord feel more gracious. Now that I think about it, I am confused as a father. The heart of fame and fortune is growing, and I have forgotten the temper of the Long Live Lord!"

Li Ding came to Beijing this time, just like Cao Yong a few years ago. He also wanted to enter the guard's office. When he heard his father talk about the temper of the Long Live Lord, he was very curious and asked: "Father, didn't you say that?" Is the king's heart unpredictable? Could it be that the father knows about the likes and taboos of Long Live Lord?"

After asking, Li Ding knew the reason.Long Live God is nothing more than an old man except for the respect of the Son of Heaven. He does not have more eyes or ears than ordinary people.His majesty had seen him in his early years, but because the atmosphere was solemn and solemn at that time, he was not as bold as he is now, he always kowtowed to pay his respects, and his impression of the emperor was only vaguely remembered.

Father worked as a servant for Long Live Lord, so it is not uncommon to know some of his temperament and temperament.

Li Xu said: "I have been away from the capital for my father these years, and the number of times I have seen the Long Live Lord is also very small. I only feel that the Long Live Lord is more majestic. Although the monarch and his ministers get along with each other, although the conversation is easy-going, but I no longer see the closeness in the early years. People are terrified.

Being a father also gave birth to a heart of panic, and for the future of the family, he planned for a rainy day.But I forgot the temper of Long Live Lord, the one who is most impatient with other people's greed.

The more you want to ask for something, even if he wanted to give you, he will take it back; and vice versa.

Your Uncle Cao's family has been calm and blissful in the past two years. He seldom interacts in the officialdom, and has the intention of fading out of the political situation in the south of the Yangtze River.I am afraid that he is eager to relinquish this weaving position, return to Beijing for the elderly, or take the post of Cao Yong to make fun of his grandchildren.

He is like this, so is Cao Yong. When he was in the capital, he didn't show his mountains and dew his water. Except for a few close relatives and the powerless thirteenth and sixteenth elder brothers, the other dignitaries were not in the slightest.

I don't know whether their father and son did this intentionally or because of their personality, but they may not be able to do so.

Since the loyalty has been shown, the rest is naturally the honor of the Long Live Lord, how could they allow their father and son to remain so deserted?In order to preserve the properties of the Cao family and prevent them from being damaged by moving, so that your aunt and uncle can have a place to retire, I am afraid that Long Live Lord will not let the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrange people in Jiangning. "

"I can't ask for it!" Li Ding mused, "I just don't know, is Uncle Cao's father forgetting the temper of Long Live Lord, or doing the opposite?"

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