Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 340 Calling on the Jinmen Mingzhi
Although it is already winter, but because the weather is fine today and it is noon, it is not cold.

Yongqing rode on the horse, looked up at the azure blue sky, and took a deep breath, as if wanting to exhale the stale air in his chest.

Because he had come to the wilderness and few pedestrians came, he reined in the reins, pointed to the pavilion at the foot of the front mountain with his whip, turned his head, and said with a smile to Cao Yong: "Fu Ruo, let's compare today, see Let's see whose horse runs there first!" At this point, he looked Cao Yong up and down, and said, "Fu Ruo has added a bit of pride to running this trip to Mongolia!"

Seeing that Yongqing was in a good mood, Cao Yong became interested, touched the mane of the horse under him, and said with a smile: "Brother Shanyu, this horse can travel thousands of miles with me, so you should not underestimate it!"

Yongqing patted his chest, and said: "Brother's ability, you don't know yet, even if it's a stupid horse in the hands of your brother, you can train it a lot, not to mention that this 'dotting eye' can be with your brother for several years! You And do your best, don't pull it too far, you don't have to embarrass yourself in front of the boys!"

Yongqing's horse is a bay red horse, except for a white nose, there is no other color on the whole body.Because the white color is between the eyes, Yongqing named it "Dianjing".

Although Yongqing's words were a little teasing, they also revealed a bit of publicity.

Cao Yong couldn't help being startled, remembering that when everyone first met in Jiangning many years ago, Yongqing gave the impression of being arrogant and ostentatious.It's just that the rules of the big family have worn away his vigor, and the disharmony with his parents made him learn to be cautious and restrain his previous temper.

Yongqing was full of confidence. Seeing that Cao Yong was silent, he raised his chin and said with a smile, "Hey, Fu Ruo, what's the matter? You don't have to admit defeat first!"

Cao Yong couldn't help feeling proud, and said with a smile to Yongqing: "Which one will admit defeat? Compete, brother Shanyu, don't be upset if you lose!"

While talking, the two of them were almost ready, so they ordered the young man who came with him to wait here.

"One, two, three, ride!!" Following Yongqing's yelling, two riders galloped away to the foot of the mountain, bringing up a cloud of smoke and dust.

Xiaoman looked at the two cavalry who were gradually going away, and said to Wei Hei who was beside him: "Master Wei, who do you think can win?"

Wei Heichong looked at Cao Yong and the others' backs, and said casually: "Looking at Uncle Qing's energy, it's almost the same, and I don't know what joy there is!"

Xiao Man smiled and said, "What else can I have? Isn't Grandma Qing about to have a baby?!" Seeing that Wei Hei was silent, he turned his head and asked Yongqing's housekeeper, Qijin: "Boss, tell me, Isn't that the truth!"

Qijin's expression changed a little, he couldn't tell whether it was sadness or joy, and after a long while, he answered irrelevantly: "My grandfather...my grandfather is going to participate in the martial arts competition next month..."

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At the foot of the West Mountain, Cao Yong only felt refreshed, hot and comfortable.At this time, Yongqing said: "Furuo is not bad looking at my brother's skills? It seems that next month's Enke, my brother has a little bit of confidence in his heart!"

When Cao Yong heard the words, he was surprised: "Brother Shanyu wants to join Enke?"

Yongqing smiled and said "hehe" twice, and said: "With my brother's skill, who is he afraid of going to the Forty-Nine City? It's hard to say that the number one is the second place, and a Wu Jinshi is not safe!"

"Since my elder brother wants to become an official, my younger brother asked me a few days ago..." Cao Yong was a little puzzled. He didn't know whether Yongqing had planned it on a temporary basis or had already planned it.

Yongqing raised his head and said: "A dignified man of the Eight Banners, he should gain fame immediately and make a wife and a cute son. Now, although my brother has no father and ancestor Yu Meng, he just doesn't have to bear the responsibility of the family in the capital. He really feels at ease. Although If I trouble Furuo, I can fill the official position, but I don't want it. Others have made it through this step by step, brother, what does it matter if I take the martial arts exam?"

With Yongqing's qualifications, if you want to go outside, it's not too difficult to be a guerrilla and assistant leader at the third rank, or a defensive envoy and assistant leader at the fourth rank.

Taking part in the military examinations and seeking a background as a martial arts scholar, even a first-class champion is just a fifth-rank guard or a thousand households, and the others are military officers of the sixth rank and second rank.

After thinking for a while, Cao Yong said: "If my brother is impatient to stay in the capital and wants to be released, he may not have to take the road of martial arts."

Yongqing turned his head and said to Cao Yong: "Furuo's kindness, my brother appreciates it! You are not an official now, and you are asking for favors in everything. You have already taken a lot of trouble for your brother's affairs, should I still be shy? If you lose your face, you can’t rely on your brother’s support for a lifetime? Now go out and do it down-to-earth, and when you encounter a war in the future, you can just wait for your brother!" Speaking of this, his face was full of pride, and he thumped his chest hard and said : "Your brother and I, Wanyan Yongqing, are not a useless person, and will definitely become a famous general in Manchuria! I will become the proud Ama of my sons and daughters!"

Listening to Yongqing's rhetoric, Cao Yong couldn't help feeling a little confused.

Everyone is in a hurry and working hard.Ma Jun was released as a county magistrate four years ago. Last year, he was promoted to the sixth-rank general judge due to the evaluation of "Zhuo Yi", and he is still an official in Hunan.

Only Cao Yong himself, who started to suffer from the 48th year of Kangxi, was relieved to survive the 51st year of Kangxi, and still continues to endure.Now, there are still nine years left before the end of Kangxi's 61-year battle to win the heir apparent, do you want to keep messing around?

So what if the fourth elder brother succeeds to the throne, the emperor in later generations is a "gracious" king, and it is common for ministers to search their homes and ask for crimes.After that, it came to the Qianlong Dynasty, and the specific historical trend was no longer known to him.

Having been in this world for twelve years, he has grown from a child trembling to a weak crown, is he going to live the rest of his life just like this?

Seeing that Cao Yong didn't respond, Yongqing thought he disagreed, and said with a smile: "Why? If Fu Ruo underestimated brother, Quandang brother couldn't pass the exam? The title on the gold list, haha, will be the capital of brother showing off in the future. Now, I agree with you. Tian Cheng is from a professional background, be careful that we look down on you, a cute official! That boy Tian Cheng, I heard that his two brothers and sisters have given him three or four sons in the past few years, so he thinks so much about his daughter."

Tiancheng is Ma Jun's name, because his father and uncle had only one son, and he was the heir to both families. In the 48th year of Kangxi, he took both wives and wives at the same time, regardless of their size.

Cao Yong saw that he had made up his mind, so he stopped talking and asked: "If brother Shanyu is released, then sister-in-law and niece..."

Yongqing smiled embarrassedly when he heard this, and said: "My brother said just now that he doesn't count on you, so he's going to make a mistake! Although your sister-in-law's natal brother is also in the capital, they are not from the same mother, and the relationship is just mediocre. Most likely you can't count on it. If your elder brother is on the list, he will be a lowly official, how can he bring his family? At that time, you will have to entrust your sister-in-law and niece to Fu Ruo and your younger siblings!"

Cao Yong said: "No matter what the elder brother is, and remember that the younger brother will support him with all his strength!"

Yongqing nodded vigorously, and said: "Good brother, my brother didn't know you for nothing! However, there is something that my brother wants to warn Furuo..." At this point, he hesitated for a while, and finally said: "The matter of Jingming, Don't investigate any more, just throw it away like this! Seeing that Mrs. Tian has a virtuous personality, and the two nephews Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng are also lively, if Jing Mingquan knows it, he will also deeply appreciate Fu Ruo Fu Gu's great kindness!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he was very ashamed, and said in a low voice: "It's just a little effort. What I did with my brother must be nothing. Brother don't have to worry about my brother, I have my own sense of proportion!"

Seeing his stubbornness, Yongqing frowned and said, "Why waste all your efforts, even if you understand it, it will only make you more difficult! You just listen to your brother's advice and leave it at that! I know that you and Jingming have the closest friendship, but we are for Jingming." Redressing injustice is not at this moment. It is a great credit for you to bring up your two nephews!"

Cao Yong raised his head, glanced at Yongqing, and said for a while: "My brother stopped me like this, but because I know the identity of the person behind the scenes, I know that my brother can't mess with it?"

Yongqing nodded, seeing that Cao Yong still wanted to speak, he quickly waved his hands and said: "Fu Ruo, don't make things difficult for brother, even if you call me unkind, brother doesn't want to mention Jingming's matter again!"

Cao Yong's heart sank slowly. Could it be that the fourteenth elder brother who could keep Yongqing silent?
The fourteenth elder brother Fujin is Yongqing's cousin Wanyan's family, which makes him the reliance of Wanyan's family.Was it because he didn't want to antagonize the family that Yongqing gave up, or was there another unexplainable reason?

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In the southeast corner of Xicheng, Rongxian Hutong, outside Dong'e Mansion.

Cao Song rode on horseback, looked at the closed door of Dong E's mansion in front, and sighed.He looked around for a while, but he didn't see anyone coming out, so he sent his servant Mo Shu to the alley to inquire.

After a while, Mo Shufang urged his horse back out of breath, and said to Cao Song: "Second Master, all the officials live here, so it's really hard to find out. But I remember when I was in Jiangning, I heard that the old lady of the Governor's Mansion was the most devoted Pay respects to the Buddha. Among other things, during the temple fair on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, the old lady should come out of the mansion! At that time, Miss Biao..."

Mo Shu, who served Cao Song as a young follower, knew what his master was thinking, so he said so.

Cao Song heard that the front was fine, but he couldn't help but blushed when he heard the back, and glared at Mo Shu with a stern face, and said, "What are you talking about, where is Miss Cousin? You shit Cousin!" At the end , but a little angry.

It turned out that after the Zhaojia family came to Beijing, they were very concerned about the nieces and nieces in Zhaojia's mansion.Among them, Ruhui, the niece of the Murtai family, her brother, is particularly close.Ru Hui is a direct descendant, two years younger than Cao Song. She is seventeen this year, and the draft was delayed due to illness last year.

Thinking that his daughter was getting older and would be over-age in the next draft year, Murtai reported that he was over-year-old in Zhengbaiqi, and had already approved a self-marriage.

Zhao Jia took his sons to Beijing in such a hurry this year, mostly because of his niece Ruhui.She has already talked to her brother and sister-in-law, expressing her intention to marry.

Murtai felt sorry for his sister and widow who was unemployed, and wanted to help out, and also planned to betroth his daughter to his nephew.The mother who was born Ruhui looked down on Cao Song, thinking that his character was mediocre and his title was low, so he was really not worthy of her daughter.Therefore, she excused that Cao Song was still in the period of filial piety, and then discussed marriage after the filial piety was removed.

Although Zhao Jia knew that her sister-in-law was pushing her, she couldn't do anything about it, so she nagged her son several times.

The more you can't get it, the better it is in your eyes. In Zhao Jia's heart, her niece Ruhui is the best candidate for the eldest daughter-in-law, and she praises and praises in front of her relatives.

At the end of the quarrel, even the Fengde and Fengche brothers knew that the fourth aunt had taken a fancy to the cousin of the third uncle's family, and they would joke when they saw Cao Song.Speaking of Cousin Ruhui, everyone said that she was like a little pepper. When she was young, she dared to chase her cousin who was pulling her pigtails with a feather duster.

But the temper is stronger, but this Zhaojia Ruhui has a good appearance.If it wasn't for the delay in the draft last year, Mrs. Baylor and the side Fujin of the palace would be worthy due to their family background.

Cao Song, however, was impatient. When he first arrived in the capital, he accompanied his mother to his uncle's house to pay his respects, and met this cousin.Although I thought it looked better, I didn't think there was anything unusual about it.

Hearing that her name is "Ruhui", Cao Song felt a little uncomfortable; when he found out that his mother intended to marry, Cao Song hated this cousin even more.He couldn't bear to listen to words like "Miss Cousin" and "Cousin Sister".

Mo Shu stuck out his tongue, so as not to violate his master's taboo, he said "hehe" twice, and said courteously: "Second master, why don't you take someone to investigate around these two days, to see where the incense is in the capital?" The most prosperous. It's only the second day of junior high school today, and there are still more than ten days left, so let me do it properly!"

Cao Song's eyes lit up, and his face became a little more joyful.But thinking of his mother, he still frowned, and said to the attendants who followed: "Master is not a fool, I know that you are sent by mother! Hmph, but you also have to remember, who is your master?" You are not as good-tempered as the old man, if anyone dares to talk too much and make you unhappy, you will be kicked out with all your brothers and mothers!"

Among the several followers, there were those who really planned to inform Zhao Jia, but now they have lost their minds.The uncle loves this younger brother the most, even with the support of the second wife at that time, they may not be able to settle well.Therefore, they all agreed in unison.
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