Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 302 Visiting the Golden Gate Court Conference
Changchun Garden, West Road, Vegetable Garden.

Although it is called a vegetable garden, not all vegetables are grown here, and wheat is grown near the northern boundary.Winter wheat is planted here in the capital, sown in autumn from July to August, and matures from April to May of the following year.

Under the rising sun, Kangxi was wearing regular clothes, standing by the side of the wheat field, leaning over to pick out a stalk of wheat, holding it in his hand and inspecting it carefully.Because the rain in autumn and winter last year was good and the wheat harvested well, it seems that this year's harvest should be good.

"Liang Jiugong, look, this year's wheat ears are better than last year's!" He raised the wheat ears in his hand and said to the eunuch who was waiting behind him.

The eunuch was not Liang Jiugong, but Wei Zhu, the deputy chief eunuch of Qianqing Palace.

Hearing Kangxi call "Liang Jiugong", Wei Zhu hurriedly bowed and replied in a low voice: "Long Live Lord, you are a servant girl. Director Liang is in the palace, not at this end of the garden."

Only then did Kangxi come to his senses, glanced at Wei Zhu, and said nothing.

Although there is a green wheat field in front of him, and pink willows are not far away, but Kangxi's state of mind is not as vivid as this scene.

In three days, it will be his Jiazi birthday.Although he thinks that he is still strong and healthy, and the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital would keep saying "Long live the dragon-horse spirit" every time they checked his pulse, but he is an old man in sixty years after all.

However, he has no time to remember the lost years here.Today is the [-]th, the Great Court Meeting, Prince Baylor, Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, are all waiting for him to come to the court in the arrow hall in front.

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Changchun Garden, Arrow Hall.

No matter whether it was the Prince Baylor or the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, in order not to delay the court meeting, they all got up in the middle of the night and came out through Xizhimen.

Chouzheng (two o'clock in the morning) came out from Xizhimen, and the chariots and horses drove for more than an hour. When they arrived at Changchun Garden, they had been waiting here for a long time.

Cao Yong stood in the hall, not squinting, but regretted it in his heart.Although according to the rules, for this kind of grand meeting, he should wear this crown uniform equivalent to the first rank of martial arts and stand in the hall.However, due to the large number of people attending the court meeting today, the smell in this room is a bit unpleasant.

Today, in addition to the kings, Bei Le, Bei Zi, Gong, Beijing Chinese and military ministers and officials attending the court meeting, there are also those foreign officials who came to Beijing to celebrate their birthdays.

On the hall above the fourth rank, outside the hall below the fourth rank.Although there are many small officials outside the hall, there are too many honored officials in the hall.

The arrow hall, which was originally relatively spacious, seemed a bit crowded today.

Elder prince, needless to say, the royal family prince Baylor, those officials who are qualified to go to Beijing to celebrate their birthdays, which one is not the fourth rank?

Just like Cao Yin, Li Xu, Sun Wenqi and others, although the main position is good, it is the fifth rank, but the title or part-time official position is the fourth rank, so they are all ranked in the hall.

Before and after the Wanshou Festival, he could still stay in the capital for ten days. Cao Yong calculated the time in his heart, and he would leave Beijing at the end of the month at the latest.Thinking of the conversation with Chuyu last night, he felt ashamed.Why does Chuyu think so? Could it be that he has already put pressure on his wife invisibly?But what Chu Yu said is also reasonable, the old couple's evening scene is indeed too lonely, which makes people feel unbearable.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong thought of the twins born by Tian's family. The two little guys were two months younger than Tianyou. The older one was called "Zuo Zhu" and the younger one was called "Zuo Cheng".Although the small body was originally a little weak, but after several months of conditioning, it has improved a lot.

If Tianyou were twins, wouldn't everything be resolved?I talked a lot with Chuyu last night, and I also talked about sending Tianyou back to the south a few years later.But what Chu Yu meant was that children are ignorant now, so it would be better to send them over. I am afraid that in two years, the children will remember, and the tossing and tossing will make the children sad.

After the Wanshou Festival, Cao Yin and Li Shi returned to the south, Cao Yong returned to Yizhou, and Chu Yu would stay in the capital temporarily to look after Wu Er, waiting for Erfang Zhaojia and others to enter the capital.She will return to Yizhou after helping Erfang finish resettling in the capital.

The second room is coming to Beijing, Mrs. Zhao Jia is a woman in the house, so she can't handle outside affairs.Cao Song was only nineteen, still half a child, and the rest were even younger.If there is something wrong, it is really worrying, and I still have to ask my brother-in-law to take care of it.

He also thought of Sun Jue and Sai Shitu. Speaking of which, they were serious sons-in-law of the second room, and they had to meet again before leaving.

Cao Yong was still thinking about these family matters, he didn't pay attention to several eyes looking at him,
Seventh elder brother's expression was a bit complicated, Hong Shu and Hong Zhuo's faces were blushing, and it was impossible to hide the fight.

Because Qiaofu had to report back, the two brothers also became obedient, and took the initiative to admit their mistakes in front of Seventh Brother.Both of them said that they were the ones who made the move first, and they couldn't blame their brothers, so they took all the faults on themselves.

Although the two brothers looked embarrassed, they could not hide the joy on their faces, they had no grievances, and they were closer than before.

Seventh elder brother couldn't help but smile bitterly, he didn't expect that the eldest son, who was always prudent and honest, would have a day to teach his brothers a lesson, so he thought about it.

Knowing about Qiaofu, he was slightly displeased.Although he was happy that the sons were reconciled as before and saved the disaster of the brothers' betrayal, he did not believe that the eldest son could be so careful and thorough in his calculations.

After Seventh Elder Brother asked privately, although Hong Shu hesitated, at first he only said it was his own idea.Later, when he saw his father's face was very ugly, he said that there was a suggestion from his brother-in-law and his wife Borzigit.

The few words of Cao Yong's persuasion to Hongshu made Seventh elder brother secretly think that it was funny, but he didn't expect that the son-in-law who always looked at the old man had such a naughty side.

However, Seventh Prince was not too happy about Borzigit's involvement.It is good to have a shrewd eldest daughter-in-law, but you can't go too far and control your husband in the palm of your hand.Seventh elder brother inevitably reprimanded Hong Shu a few more words, and made a few points out of the meaning of the words.

Afterwards, brothers Hong Shu and Hong Zhuo were sent to the study to kneel down as punishment.Always give Di Fujin a step down, let her let her go, so as not to make troubles at home.

Today, seeing his son-in-law looking dignified and honored as a minister, the seventh elder brother thought of his eldest daughter and grandson Tianyou.If Cao Yong has been released, it is really not easy for him to see his daughter and grandson. After all, there is only one time for Jiazi Wanshou like this year.

If Cao Yong can stay in Beijing, he can often see his daughter and grandson, not to mention, it will be of great benefit to the princes in the palace.Hong Shu's character is a little cowardly, Hong Zhuo is a bit willful and extreme, and Hong Xin is too childish, which is enough to worry Seventh Brother.

Unlike the seventh elder brother, the ninth elder brother's eyes are more gloomy.

Can't tell why, but he just doesn't like Cao Yong.Perhaps it was the dispute between Cao Yong and Guo Luoluo's family that hurt his face a few years ago and made him feel depressed.

If Cao Yong hadn't married Seventh Brother's eldest son later, Ninth Brother would have punished him a few times.Although the eighth elder brother persuaded him yesterday, but thinking of the hundreds of hectares of land on the other side of Xiaotangshan, the ninth elder brother disliked Cao Yong a little more.

The sixteenth elder brother was talking to the seventeenth elder brother in a low voice, and at the same time glanced at the elder brothers in front of him with the corners of his eyes.It's not really worrying about it, but after knowing about Cao Yong's fall from a horse in Shandong, he himself is taller than before.

Cao Yongsu is so lazy that he can't get ahead easily, so he can forge this kind of mortal hatred.The sixteenth elder brother himself has been favored by Huang Ama's side in the past few years, and he has been accompanied by various patrols. Who knows which one he accidentally offended and which one was in the way?I thought it would be good to just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but now it seems that I have to be careful to avoid being tricked by someone innocently.

Brother Seventeen didn't think about that, and talked about the gardens of the princes and brothers around him with great interest.The third elder brother's garden has been there with the emperor's father, but the fourth and fifth elder brothers' gardens have not yet been seen.He discussed with his brother to see if Da Chaohou would go for a stroll.

Although he has not opened a mansion yet, he is not as good as his elder brothers who have been around for a long time, and they are all princes and nobles with high salaries, but because he made people build a different courtyard in Changping, he is very careful about the layout of the garden.

Not to mention the various attitudes of the people in the hall, just listen to the sound of drum music, the sound of whips to clear the way, and Kangxi went to court.

Everyone stood according to the position they had noticed, according to their status and rank, and they all knelt and kowtowed: "Long live, long live, long live!"

Kangxi sat on the high dragon chair, glanced at everyone, and said: "Everyone is flat!"

Everyone kowtowed together again, and then stood up behind them. They all stood with their heads down, and no one dared to raise their heads.

Just listen to the servant in charge of the male duck Sang and said loudly: "If you have a book, you will play it early, if you don't have a book, you will retreat!"

Hearing the sound of footsteps, there were four people who came up with the playbook first, Prince Cheng Yinzhi, Prince Jian Yaerjiang'a, University scholar Wen Da and University scholar Li Guangdi.

In addition to the elder brother and the deposed prince who were imprisoned, Prince Cheng is the elder brother of the princes of Kangxi; He is a bachelor of the Han Dynasty and the head of cultural relics in the Manchu Dynasty.

The four people played in unison. The kings, Baylor, Beizi, the public, the ministers of civil and military affairs at home and abroad, etc., met the emperor on the [-]th to celebrate the sixty-year-old Daqing, and each entered the pommel, horse, satin and other things.

Kangxi said in a deep voice: "Whenever I read books and learn from the past, I think about the way of the king to rule the world, but I only base myself on sincerity and work on real government. I was born in Tongxu for more than [-] years, and I dare not take time to relax. , but I am afraid of not being able to look up to the blessings of the heavens and show the protection of the ancestors. The longer you are in office, the more vigilant you will be. The livelihood of the people is my fortune! What you offer, don't!"

The two princes and the two academicians all knelt down, and the other princes and officials also knelt down on the ground, respectfully entering the birthday ceremony again.

So again and again, if the form is well done, this drama will be considered over.

Next, there is the memorabilia of Xiao Yongzao, a scholar of the university. Officials from all provinces in Zhili came to Beijing to pay homage to the longevity. Except for those under 23 years old and those who committed serious crimes, [-] civil servants including Li Luyu, and military officer Wang Shichen and other two made a list of respectful invitations to the holy order.

Kangxi ordered the servant to hand over the memorial, read it carefully, picked up the imperial pen, ticked the circle, and then said: "The former admiral Wang Shichen, the servant Li Luyu, Peng Huiqi, the vice capital censor Lao Zhibian, the minister Yang Dahe, the censor Lu Bin, Yuan Qiao, transport envoy Sun Zhiding, magistrate Zhang Wenhuang, Guanglu Temple Administration Zheng Xing Yantong judge Zhao Mingren, magistrate Shen Zongyan, all wrote and gave original products. Han officials who were over sixty years old have all given favors. Manchuria, Mongolia, and Han armies Officials also followed this example to check and play."

Xiao Yongzao withdrew in response, and He Shuozi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out again, and his playbook was about the relevant arrangements for the Longevity Ceremony.

Outside Xizhimen, dragon sheds have been built according to provinces.On the [-]th, the elderly from all provinces will gather under the dragon shed in the province to pick them up; on the [-]th, they will go to Zhengyang Gate, listen to the Ministry of Rites to point out the place to salute, and then go to the dragon shed to pick them up.

Kangxi listened to the playbook, pondered for a while, and said: "Since I passed by the dragon sheds in various provinces when I entered the palace on the [-]th, all the old people have to pay their respects calmly. After saluting on the [-]th, the old people don't have to go to the dragon shed to pick them up again, so as to save the city gate. Crowded, elderly people, it is really inconvenient."

He Shuozi had no choice but to praise Long live benevolence and so on, and then retreated to the ranks.

Cao Yong was a little tired standing there. He watched the scholar ministers step forward one by one, thinking in his heart, this would not be everyone's share, everyone should play a part.In that case, I am afraid that the court will not be able to leave until noon.

Sure enough, as soon as the minister of the Ministry of Rites retired, Yin Tebu, the minister of the Ministry of war, came out again.

What Yintebu was talking about was still related to the Longevity Festival, which was the stroke of Bachar, the Minister of Taipusi.Because before and after the grand ceremony, the Minister of the Imperial Palace had heavy responsibilities and it was difficult to be vacant, so the Ministry of War recommended Ming'an, a fourth-rank candidate, to act as his temporary replacement.

The Taipu Temple is in charge of Ma Zheng, and it is also subordinate to the Ministry of War.There is a vacancy for the chief official of the Taipu Temple, and the recommendation of the Ministry of War is not considered arrogance.

Kangxi looked at the memorial and Ming An's history of the three generations, feeling a little uncomfortable, and said to Fu Ning'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials: "The Ministry of Officials, have you drawn up a candidate?"

Fu Ning'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out in response, and pulled out the playbook from his sleeve, and the one who played it was Yiduli, the young minister of Taipusi, who was acting as interim representative.

Kangxi narrowed his eyes slightly, and ordered Gongsun Zhenghao, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wu Yifei, Minister of the Han Dynasty, to come out.

The Baozuo of the two Han Shangshu happened to be in a relationship with the two Manchu Shangshu.Gongsun Zhenghao recommended Yiduli, the Shaoqing of the Taipusi, and Wu Yifei recommended the alternate Daotai Mingan.

Listening to several Shangshu talking about their reasons, the volume is getting higher and higher.

Not only the officials whispered, but even Kangxi's face was ugly.

The eighth elder brother was a little annoyed, not knowing how Gongsun Zhenghao, who looked like a clay bodhisattva, would intervene.He remembered what elder brother nine said yesterday, and glanced back at elder brother fourteen, feeling a little heavy in his heart.

The third elder brother looked at the eighth elder brother, and he was very proud.

He had already asked people to inquire carefully, the old eight accepted Ming An's filial piety, and only then did he find someone to recommend Ming An.No matter how Ming An's servant behaves, this matter cannot be allowed to happen to him, and outsiders must also know that Lao Ba, the "virtuous king", is not omnipotent.

Cao Yong was a little confused when he heard the noise. This kind of Longevity Festival was a busy time for Taipu Temple.Isn't it reasonable that the chief officer is vacant due to illness, and the deputy goes up to take over temporarily? What's the point?

Ming An was the first he had heard of, but Yi Duli was a half-acquaintance.Marhan's sixth son-in-law, brother-in-law of the thirteenth elder brother, Cao Song's brother's cousin.

Yiduli is in his thirties, not rigid, and he is very affectionate with nephews and nephews in Zhaojia Mansion.When Cao Song was in Beijing earlier, he often talked about this uncle, and he had a deep friendship with this uncle.What's more, Yi Duli is also a man of temperament. The thirteenth elder brother's mansion, which is avoided by outsiders, did not learn from other relatives, and went to the house as usual to drink and talk with the thirteenth elder brother.

Although several ministers were chattering, there was no room for Cao Yong to speak in the hall, but from his own selfish intentions, he hoped that Yi Duli could be promoted to the chief official.

In a few days, the aunt of the second room will go to Beijing with her cousins. After all, they live in the next room, farther away from the relatives on the side of the long room.Cao Yong is okay in Beijing and can take care of him; when he went to Shandong, he was beyond his reach.

Zhaojia's elder brother, Muertai, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry last year, so he is considered a capable relative; if his cousin's husband was promoted to Minister of Taipusi, maybe the younger ones will be able to take care of them when they look for errands in the future.

Thinking of the end, Cao Yong couldn't help raising his head and looking at Cao Yin's back.As an elder brother, he was so worried about his younger brothers; as an uncle, his father was entrusted by his younger brother on his deathbed, so he was even more worried.

In the future, I should worry more about myself, arrange everything properly, so as to save my father's hard work, and I really don't know how long his body can last.Cao Yong thought so, his expression was a little worried, and he sighed secretly.

Sitting on a high dragon chair, Kangxi looked down at all the ministers and workers, seeing everyone having their own ghosts and arguing, his heart was very tired.His eyes swept over the people one by one, and when he saw Cao Yong, he couldn't help being distracted.

Cao Yong has been released to Shandong for more than a year, and the impeachment in Beijing has never stopped.Last spring in Yizhou, Shaoguo Zhuangzi was sealed off to stabilize food prices, which offended many dignitaries in Beijing.It's just that Kangxi didn't send it out, so not many people in the court knew about it.

Although Cao Yong was a bit lazy, Kangxi also knew that he had always been dedicated to his errands, and he never slacked off in the slightest.Regardless of whether he is serving as a doctor in the Fujian Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs, or as a Daotai in Shandong, Cao Yong can be regarded as the word "diligence" in terms of duty.

Thinking of the wheat fields he had just seen, Kangxi sighed in his heart. How many civil and military men in the Manchu dynasty can be as careless as Cao Yong and care about the life and death of the people? ——
(End of this chapter)