Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 357
The next day, Cheng Mengxing came to visit and thanked him for Wenxiu.In addition to this, he also mentioned that Han Jiang's family wanted to win over Jiangnan's business and move to the capital.

Although Cao Yong heard that he had the intention of asking for each other, he did not respond directly.Han Jiang's family is a woman, and it is not easy to do business. It is better to have relatives and old friends in the local area to support her. What will happen when she arrives in the capital?

Not to mention anything else, it is not a problem of one or two for the rich and powerful like Brother Jiu who is used to occupying people's property.Although Cheng Mengxing has lived in the capital for several years, he was a student who studied behind closed doors before. In the past two years, he was in the Imperial Academy of the Qing Dynasty, so he is not very thorough about these things.

Even if he was born in a family of salt merchants, Cheng Mengxing's thoughts are no different from those of the scholars.Seeing that Cao Yong did not agree, he only thought that the Cao family was unwilling to participate in the business.

He just agreed to help spread the word because his niece mentioned it. He didn't have any hopes, so he didn't take it too seriously.

The two said a few old words, Cheng Mengxing thought of Zijing, hesitated for a moment, and finally said in deep thought: "Fu Ruo, there is something I don't know if Mengxing should say it or not!"

He has always been a straightforward person, he hesitated like this, but Cao Yong was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, brother Wu Qiao said bluntly, if the younger brother can agree, I will not shirk it!"

Cheng Mengxing nodded and said: "Miss Zijing and Mengxing's cousins ​​in the house are old acquaintances, and Furuo also knows it. Miss Zijing was born alone, and now she is getting older. It is really regrettable that she will end up in the house like this. !"

Seeing that Cheng Mengxing's concern on Cheng Mengxing's face does not seem to be false, Cao Yong was surprised, and said: "Could it be...Could it be that Brother Wu Qiao is interested in Amethyst...Amethyst?"

Cheng Mengxing heard the words, smiled wryly and said: "In the end, it is King Xiang's intention and Goddess's ruthlessness. Although Mengxing has admiration for Miss Zijing, Miss Zijing has no such intention. Now, although Mengxing mentioned this matter, It's not out of selfishness, but because I'm afraid Furuo won't pay attention to the affairs of the inner house, and let the Zijing girl waste away. A beauty is easy to grow old, and what is the youth of a woman?"

Cao Yong sighed, and said: "Brother Wu Qiao, to be honest, in my younger brother's eyes, Zijing is the same as my sisters, and I have repeatedly persuaded her in the past few years. But it seems that she has made up her mind and didn't want to The meaning of marriage."

Cheng Mengxing remembered that when he returned to Yangzhou last summer, when he passed by Yizhou, he had proposed to Zijing in person.Zijing didn't think about it, and declined him very directly.

It seems that she really has no intention of getting married.Could it be that her sweetheart is in Cao's mansion, so she is unwilling to leave?Thinking of this, Cheng Mengxing looked at Cao Yong with a strange expression.

Cao Yong is not a reckless man, looking at Cheng Mengxing's expression, how can he still not understand what he is thinking?He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother Wu Qiao wants to screw it up. Zijing watched my little brother grow up, how could he have such thoughts? My little brother sees that her heart is always calm, and I can't figure out why she is so young at such a young age. So cold."

From being an official lady, to her father being killed, her mother dying of illness, and being reduced to slavery herself, such a bumpy experience is really distressing.Cheng Mengxing sighed inwardly, but said nothing more.

Although he is passionate, he is a man, since the other party has rejected him, he will not stalk him.

In Cao Yong's heart, although he was reluctant to leave Amethyst, he really hoped that someone would treat Amethyst sincerely.With this thought in mind, he looked at Cheng Mengxing earnestly.

Thinking of Cheng Mengxing's reputation as a talented scholar, and the fact that he has always been surrounded by beautiful maids, Cao Yong scolded himself for being confused.Even if Cheng Mengxing couldn't get it because of what he asked for, he felt that Amethyst was fresh for a while, but he was used to flirtatious, how could he really love others?
Thinking of this, Cao Yong remembered the two sisters Fendie and Cuidie who voluntarily followed Cheng Mengxing last summer, so he couldn't help asking.

After hearing this, Cheng Mengxing showed a smug look on his face, and replied with a smile: "These sisters are very good, and they are very good at playing the piano. Speaking of which, I still want to thank Fu Ruo for giving up their love. Mengxing also taught some women, I have never seen qualifications as good as their sisters. Now, after returning home from the Hanlin Academy, listening to the music of the two sisters, even in this powerful place in the capital, it does not make people feel uncomfortable!"

Thinking of the lotus garden, Cao Yong couldn't help being stunned by the two beautiful women like ladies.The two sisters, who are as delicate and beautiful as flowers, were raised as playthings since they were young, and now they are learning the piano art from the talented man they admire.

Such a pair of women is too tempting for a man.

Even Cao Yong had ripples in his heart at the beginning.

It was because Tang Jiaojiao cast too much of a shadow on him, and it was okay for him to look at the upper half of the beauty with small feet, but he lost interest in seeing the feet.

Even if the sister Hua is not small feet, Cao Yong would not "steal food" like others when Chu Yu had a big belly, it was just a little lust in his heart.

The two chatted a few more gossips, and Cheng Mengxing got up to leave.Because of the filial piety of the country, it is not suitable to invite guests to have a banquet, so Cao Yong did not keep them, and sent them to the door in person, and made an appointment with him to drink together next time.

Not far outside the gate of the Cao Mansion, in a hidden place, two men looked over here.

After Cheng Mengxing rode away on horseback, one of them followed quickly, and the remaining one continued to stare at the gate of Cao's mansion.

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Dongcheng, Jiubeizi Mansion, study room.

There was a person kneeling on the ground to complain, and Brother Jiu stood in front of that person, pacing with his hands behind his back.He only heard the man reply: "Return to the master, the style of the fourth master's family is strict, and I really can't find out the details."

Ninth elder brother had a gloomy face, and said, "Forget about fourth elder brother for now, is there any movement on third elder brother's side?"

The man replied: "Earlier, every ten days there was a banquet in the Imperial Academy at the Sanye's residence. These days are the old concubine's filial piety period, and the Sanye closed the door to thank guests."

Ninth elder brother snorted coldly, and said again: "Where is the news in the palace? Has the news been gathered? Fourteenth elder brother, has someone been placed?"

The man replied: "In order to pray for the old concubine's death, the palace has to let people out these days. The servant has already arranged for it. These few days should pass!"

After hearing this, Brother Nine waved his hand to send the man off.

After the man went out, the Eighth Brother who sat next to him and hadn't responded all this time asked, "Ninth Brother, Old Fourteen... Could it be that you suspect him?"

Ninth elder brother nodded, and said to eighth elder brother: "Mynah, you can't be too honest. In the harem, noble concubines don't care about things, and among the four concubines, Concubine De is the head of the four concubines. If the fourteenth brother gives birth to some fancy intestines, he won't care about it." Accident. Besides, he looked reckless as reckless. How had he ever suffered a disadvantage in these years? Even though he was whipped for pleading for the starling that year, in Huang Ama's heart, he only felt that he was righteous. If you want to talk about recklessness, he is like the old thirteenth. It's reckless, old fourteen... Hehe, he hasn't stopped in private for the past two years, we really underestimated this brother!"

The fourteenth elder brother has been working in the military department for the past few years, although the eighth elder brother's influence has been involved in the military department.But if you think about it carefully, you can't get into it, it's mostly the old fourteen's own influence.

Thinking of this, Eighth Brother felt his heart tighten.Compared with him, the fourteenth elder brother is really more sacred.Not to mention the high status of the biological mother, the fourteenth elder brother also has more wives and concubines than the eighth elder brother.

Regarding these words of the fourteenth elder brother, the ninth elder brother also said that each time the eighth elder brother would speak up to defend the fourteenth elder brother.

In the past two years, as the fourteenth elder brother got older, the number of trips out of the palace was not as much as before.Apart from working in the ministry, he mostly stayed in the palace, and he was also very close to the young princes.

The eighth elder brother knew that the ninth elder brother was worried about Li Ding's matter. After thinking about it for a while, he frowned and said, "Even if the old fourteen had selfish intentions, he wouldn't do what the Li family did, would he? Now that he is not full-fledged, he will not do it for a while. You won't break up with us, why bother to make trouble like this?"

Ninth elder brother thought for a while and asked: "Brother, do you think it is because of the Cao family? Cao Yong helped that kid from Wanyan's family last year and wiped the face of the fourteenth brother. Seeing Cao Yong is a bit unpleasant. The Li family has already been inquired about, and it is just a private brothel. Several people from the House of Internal Affairs and the Guards stayed there overnight. Li Ding has been missing for about a month. Why? This is also the reason why the Li family didn't dare to look for it with great fanfare. Could it be that the old fourteen committed a crime and used Li Ding to spread evil fire!"

This reason is really far-fetched, the eighth elder brother can't figure it out, and he doesn't want to watch the ninth elder brother worry too much about this matter, so he said: "Those people in your house should also restrain themselves. , but it's really not very pleasant to hear, so don't mess yourself up!"

Ninth elder brother smiled triumphantly, and said to eighth elder brother: "If you restrain yourself, can you mess up the third and fourth sons?"

The eighth brother suddenly realized that he couldn't complain that the ninth elder brother was too deliberate these days, and it turned out that he had ulterior motives.

I heard Brother Nine say: "With this reason, it's not bad to find out everyone's bottom line! Humph, but I didn't expect that the fourth child has always behaved, and there are many dark people coming out of this house!"

Not to mention why elder brother Jiu wanted to investigate the power of the various palaces, it was the tenth day of November, and it was time for the small court meeting.

Changchun Garden, Arrow Hall.

This year's Enke has been completed since yesterday. A total of 140 scholars have been selected for liberal arts, three of them have different backgrounds;

These are the new blood of the imperial court, and they were picked up by Enkete. The great scholars, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the ministers of the Ministry of officials, and the ministers of the Ministry of war all came forward to praise their merits.

The matter of talents is related to the government of the court, and Kangxi seems to be quite satisfied with Enke this time.I don't know why he thought of the inconvenience of the civil and military division, and said to the civil and military officials: "In the study of literature, there are also those who learn martial arts and are good at riding and shooting; in the practice of martial arts, there are also those who are proficient in discipline and knowledge. If or If you stick to both civil and martial arts as a rule, if you don't make it easy to take the exam, you will not be able to show your strengths, and you will miss your true talents. Afterwards, Wen Tong students, students, and candidates are willing to change to martial arts exams; Wutong students, students, and candidates Those who are willing to change to the literary examination should listen to their examinations."

Cao Yong listened in the hall, waiting in his heart for some veterans to speak out against him.The Qing court doesn't say anything else, those people are used to talking about "ancestral rules" and "ancestral rules".

Although several academicians and officials of the Ministry of Rituals looked at each other in blank dismay after hearing Kangxi's words, feeling that it was not in accordance with the etiquette, but no one dared to open their mouths to question.

Who doesn't know, in recent years, their emperor has become more and more used to Gan Gang's arbitrariness.

There was silence in the room, Kangxi frowned, with a look of surprise on his face, and said: "Do you have other things to report, all my loves?"

Seeing that the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments came out, it turned out that several officials who had handed over the crime to the Ministry of Justice a few days ago had their conclusions, so he handed over the papers and asked Kangxi to make a decision.

In handling the funeral ceremony of Concubine Shuhui, Ma Liang, a cabinet scholar who is also in charge of Guanglu Temple, offered sacrifices in front of the spirit. If he did not handle it carefully, he should be dismissed. Ma Jintai prepared the coffin and other things without careful attention, which is totally inappropriate, and should be lowered to the next level. Ma Qi, the head of the House of Internal Affairs, and the director of the Heyi Department, failed to read the sacrificial utensils and offerings in detail, which is also inappropriate. It should be demoted by one level and fined for one year.

Kangxi read the scriptures, looked at the crowd, and said in a low voice with a cold face: "Zuzao!"

After the court was over, Cao Yong didn't go back to the house directly, but went to Yongqing's house.Yongqing won No.9 in the second class, and a Wu Jinshi has arrived.

Yongqing's face was genuinely joyful, and his desire to leave Beijing was also very urgent.However, according to the rules, their group of martial arts Jinshi had to practice in the capital first, and then they could be dispatched abroad after half a year or a year, so there was no rush.

The two of them were talking when they heard someone rushing over to report that grandma was about to give birth.

Yongqing was taken aback, stood up quickly, and wanted to go to the backyard, but stopped after looking at Cao Yong.

Cao Yong also stood up and said to Yongqing: "Brother Shanyu, even if sister-in-law is important, I will not delay, go back and wait for good news from brother."

Yongqing didn't talk to Cao Yong, and said with a smile: "If you borrow a good word, then brother won't keep you, and I will send someone to report the good news to you tomorrow!"
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The second watch was delivered, asking for a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket. .

There is another update around 0:[-]. . .

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