Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 540 Set the storm "surprise" (asking for a monthly ticket)
On April [-]th, the same day Kangxi received a report from Gansu Admiral Yi Deshu that his troops had committed crimes against Hami, Kangxi issued an order to send [-] soldiers from Manchuria to Xi'an, and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu to order [-] soldiers. , the admiral of Gansu dispatched his troops at his discretion to Hami for rescue.

The Manchurian soldiers who went to Hami for rescue were led by General Xi Zhu of Xi'an, the green battalion under the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu was led by a deputy general, and the green battalion under the admiral of Gansu was led by the admiral of Gansu.

In addition, Fu Ning'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, took ten Manchu guards to the front of the army.In addition to them, ministers and guards from Erut and Balhu also accompanied the army to prepare for the detection of thieves.

At the same time, the imperial court also wrote Qinghai Left Wing, Kalkha Zhasak, etc., and ordered them to take precautions.

In just half a day, the imperial court responded to Cewang Allah Butan's invasion of Hami.

The few courtiers who originally advocated "declaring a decree to reprimand" finally silenced under the eyes of the court.

It seems that there is only one voice left above and below, and that is "war".

The princes who usually squint their eyes, sniff snuff, and have big bellies are now full of eyes, and their chests are involuntarily raised.

Cao Yong stood under the court hall, watching coldly, but his heart was filled with wonder.

It seems that Kangxi was wary of the tribes of Western Mongolia by dispatching troops from Xi'an all the way.However, it is somewhat inconsistent with the imperial court's policy to expel Mongolia by sending ministers and guards from Erut and Balhu.

When the war started, although Cao Yin was a civil servant, he was also worried.

The Erut Junggar tribe is the most stubborn. In the past, the Galdan rebellion, and now the three imperial conquests, it took ten years of hard work to pacify the northwest frontier.

This peaceful year is less than 20 years old, is it going to be a resurgence?

At that time, after a series of wars such as pacifying San Francisco, recovering Taiwan, and forcing back the Oros people, they tempered their heroes and their morale; now, after more than ten years of extravagant life, how can we expect those Eight Banners who like to carry cages and birds? The dude went to the bloody battlefield?

Today is not what it used to be, and there is also an old emperor.

Although his eyes are still so sharp, his body is inevitably aging.

The emperor is old, and the position is vacant. If there is chaos at the border, there will be no one who can come forward to take charge of the overall situation, so how can it not be worrying.

Although it is said that soldiers from the Northwest were used this time, and the soldiers and horses Qianliang were taken care of by Yongtai, the governor of Xi'an along the way, there was still a lot of movement on the side of the Ministry of War.

After returning from the court meeting, several hall officials returned to the ministry, called their subordinates, and talked about preparations for war.

Although there is no order from above to prepare for the battle, but in their duties, they dare not take it lightly.As if cramming for the time being, figure out the soldiers and generals in the northwest first, and then get familiar with the border supply routes and so on.

In this way, when Kangxi wanted to inquire, they would be able to know.Otherwise, if a stupid hat comes down, this future will be hindered.

Compared with the Ministry of Households and Taipu Temple, the biggest difference between the Ministry of War is that there are many bannermen.Officials from Manchu Eight Banners, Mongolian Eight Banners, and Han Army Eight Banners accounted for [-]% of the top and bottom officials, and ordinary officials accounted for only a small number.

Although Cao Yong has the grade of Heshuo's forehead, the officials of the Ministry of War didn't see it very much.

The military and state affairs are the top priority, and most of the officials who can take up positions here are from noble and noble families in Manchuria.

When Cao Yong was demoted from being a court official to being a doctor in the Ministry of War, many people were waiting to see a joke, and some people even expected to see this concubine suffer.

Cao Yong is not a ostentatious person. He has been in the Ministry of War for half a month, and he mostly uses it to understand his own duties.Even those who wanted to show him off, couldn't catch his braids.

In addition to the relationship with Naersu, others can't be too deliberate, so they have to let it go.

Speaking of reports from various divisions of the Ministry of War, the lack of horses in the Eight Banners Ranch is considered a major event.Yin Tebu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, frowned, looked at Cao Yong, but was speechless.

He already knew this well, because of this reason, his Shangshu was also implicated.It's just that Cao Yong took office for half a month, and he can't blame him for this matter.

Cao Yong didn't worry about the ranch, even though Kangxi was preparing for war, but the treasury was empty, and it was impossible to send troops on a large scale.

Now, in addition to the Northwest Eight Banners and the Green Battalion ordered to be dispatched today, is it the turn of the Mongols?

Before it was time for Luo Ya, Cao Yong heard that someone was looking for him outside.

After leaving the yamen, Cao Song greeted him in the uniform of a guard.

"Isn't it Xiu Mu?" Cao Yong counted the days in his heart, a little strange, and said: "This is... going out of Beijing..."

Cao Song nodded vigorously, and said: "Well, I just received the news from the guard's office that my brother has packed up, so I will go to the official department to meet Mr. Fu."

Cao Song's face did not have the laughter of the past, but there was a bit of determination in the solemnity.

Galloping in Lanzhou, and then galloping in Hami, the journey will take thousands of miles, and the hardships can be imagined.

Although Cao Yong didn't care about it in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.After all, he is a young man in his 20s, and it is inevitable to go out to experience the wind and rain. If he is a mother-in-law, it will make him restrained and lose his vigor.

He thought about it, and told Xiao Man to bring his horse over.

This is a fat yellow horse, which was brought by the Mongolian prince Suhebalu from a herd of wild horses when Cao Yong followed Cao Yong for the first time in the 48th year of Kangxi.

It was still a pony at the beginning, Cao Yong transferred it to Baoya, and he didn't want to grow extremely tall and strong in a few years.When Baoya got married, she didn't bring the horse with her, but asked her sister-in-law to return it to Cao Yong.

Cao Yong's original mount contracted a horse disease after going out of the mouth in the first month, so he changed to this yellow fat horse to ride.

Cao Yong touched the horse's neck, handed the rein to Cao Song's hand, and said: "The road is far away, and it is inconvenient to call the horses at the post station. Ordinary horses can't support this long road. This horse plus yours It’s almost enough to change the mount and use it.”

Cao Song hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Brother, you did it for me. What do you use?"

Cao Yong laughed and said: "It's just for transportation. Which horse can't be used at home? This is a Mongolian wild horse. It has good feet and good temper. You should be able to control it." Then, he looked up at the sky and waved his hand. Said: "Hurry up, so as not to delay the work of other adults. Don't worry at home, the younger brother and sister are sensible, there are us outside, don't worry about it."

Cao Song nodded, and led Cao Yong's horse with his long entourage.

"Wait..." Cao Yong called out loudly.

Cao Song stopped and turned around.

Cao Yong originally wanted to say that the war was dangerous and told him to be careful, but when the words came to his lips, he thought that these guards wanted to protect the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in the Chinese army, and would not fight on the front line.

He changed his words and said: "Speak less and do more. Don't be reckless. If you don't understand, ask your senior colleagues."

Cao Song solemnly agreed, and then got on his horse and left.

For this war, before Cao Yong was watching a drama, he didn't take it seriously.Now that Cao Song is gone, he can no longer relax.

The troops dispatched this time were only a few thousand people.These people galloped to Hami, already a tired army, how could they defeat the fierce Eruts?

For this period of history, Cao Yong is completely unfamiliar.

He only remembered that two or three years later, Tsewang Allah Butan led his troops to occupy Tibet, the Qing court sent out a large army, and the fourteenth elder brother became the "king of the generals".

Before that, Cao Yong didn't know how Cewang Allah Butan was tossing.Is the war glued together, or is it retreating to the Tianshan Mountains, or is it seeking peace from the court...

Although he lived two lifetimes, Cao Yong lived in a peaceful age. He was curious about the war, but more of it was a stranger.

With all kinds of doubts, when Cao Yong returned home, he saw the old housekeeper coming forward and said: "Master, the master just ordered that the uncle come back and go to the study to talk." As he said, he handed over a name card and went forward: "The thirteenth master also Someone sent a famous post, saying that there is something to discuss, please come over."

Cao Yong accepted the name post, nodded and said: "Got it."

The foreign goods store that Brother Thirteen is going to open was originally scheduled to open on April [-]th of this month.In just two or three days, it was time to open for business. I don't know if it was for this.

Wang Quantai has already voted under the thirteenth elder brother's family, and has become the account holder of the thirteenth elder brother's house.

It is said that he accepted his wife Zheng's suggestion, and Wang Quantai agreed to join the banner.For outsiders, it is really a joy to be able to devote themselves to being a disciple of the Prince's Mansion.

Although Wang Quantai had also been in the officialdom, he did not lose the integrity of a Shandong man, and he did not want to flatter and serve the powerful.

Brother Thirteen is different, Cao Yong treats him differently.Although the thirteenth elder brother currently has no title and is not valued by the present, but the fate of life is unpredictable, who can guarantee what will happen tomorrow?

The two of them, husband and wife, are not convinced by Brother Thirteen, but believe in Cao Yong's vision.

The thirteenth elder brother looked at Wang Quantai pleasingly, seeing that the other party was willing to live under the door, he was very moved when he said it.

Four or five years after the branch office, apart from those who were originally assigned to the Thirteenth Brother's banner by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this was the first time he had been recruited.

It happened that his eldest son, Hongtun, was six years old. When he was enlightened, the thirteenth elder brother asked Wang Quantai to be Hongtun's riding and shooting master.

The thirteenth elder brother will be the prime minister and prince in charge of state affairs in the future. Wang Quantai did not shy away from him because of his temporary loss of power, and his future future can be regarded as assured.

When we arrived at the study, Mr. Zhuang was also there, talking about the battle with Cao Yin.

Seeing Cao Yong coming back, Mr. Zhuang nodded, and Cao Yinze pointed to the chair next to him, asking him to sit down and talk.

"How about the Ministry of War, but they all take the lead in the battle?" Cao Yin asked after thinking for a while.

"That's right. When it comes to military achievements, everyone's eyes are bright. See what this means. No one expects Xi Zhu to win, but they all expect to make a big commotion!" Cao Yong replied.

"Northwest..." Cao Yin's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. He sighed and said to Cao Yong, "I used to be so passionate when I was a father in the early years. Because I went to the south of the Yangtze River, I regretted that I couldn't fight with the Long Live Lord." Very much. This war is more than just a war, it is not the luck of the country to cause turmoil in all directions."

Mr. Zhuang stroked his beard, looked at Cao Yong and said: "It's okay to say, if the war really breaks out, this money is urgently needed. Fu Ruo received the order before, but this time it is more careful. If it is an ordinary year, Even if you fail to fulfill your will, Long Live Lord will probably not care about you. This is a military matter, but Fu Ruo has to be extra careful, so as not to be angered."

Cao Yong also thought of this, so I felt quite heavy in my heart.

However, he didn't want the two parents to worry, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, I will save this, and I already have a general idea. Even in the past three years, I don't think about anything else, and I will put all my energy on it." This one will always be completed. Even if there are shortcomings, I have some private production capacity just in case, don't worry, sir!"

Mr. Zhuang's expression was slightly relaxed, and he said: "It's good if you know the seriousness. Since you are relying on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make money, you should let go. If it doesn't work, just think of a few more ways, and the accumulation will make a lot. Even if there is an accident in it Where there are others, there are also gains.”

Cao Yong nodded in agreement, Cao Yin glanced at the post in his hand, and said: "I heard that Lord Thirteen is looking for you, then you should change your clothes and go! It's getting dark, go early and return early, so that your mother won't worry about it." .”

"Well!" Cao Yong agreed, got up and said goodbye to Mr. Zhuang, and went back to the inner house.

In the study, Cao Yin and Mr. Zhuang couldn't relax at all.

Cao Yin sighed, and said: "'The king is worried about the minister's labor, the king humiliates the minister and dies', the Cao family has received the grace of the Long Live Lord for several generations, and there is no way to repay it. The Long Live Lord is the most powerful. We don’t know what’s going on right now.”

Mr. Zhuang is different from Cao Yin, he only respects Kangxi, and he can't care about him like an ordinary person like Cao Yin.

"My lord, please be at ease. Although the Erut people are fierce, today is different from the past after all. Back then, there were Oros people who contributed to the flames. Not long ago, the tribes of Northwest Mongolia surrendered, and the frontiers were unstable. The Lord Long Live gave him a lot of grace. The dignitaries of the Mongolia tribes are used to it. Living a life of comfort and luxury, no one would be willing to give up his power and continue to live a bumpy and wandering life of war." Mr. Zhuang said with a smile.

A wry smile appeared on Cao Yin's face, he rubbed his eyebrows, and said, "Although we are worried about the military affairs, the root cause is not in the military affairs. To tell the truth, Xia Qing, I am a little worried about Yong'er!"

Mr. Zhuang said with a smile: "Is it to earn money for the internal treasury? Seeing Fu Ruo's intentions, I have already made a plan in my heart, my lord can rest assured."

Cao Yin shook his head, raised his head and said to Mr. Zhuang: "Xia Qing, you are Teacher Yong'er, and you have been by his side for many years. Don't you see something wrong with him? Although he is pure and filial, he has no loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. Even Today's frontiers are in chaos, even Cao Song is fighting against the enemy and has the ambition to serve the country. Yong'er seems to stay out of it, and he has no blood." At the end, he frowned: "He is the future head of the Cao family, indifferent to fame and fortune It’s good, but if you pass it, you don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse.”

Hearing this, Mr. Zhuang's expression changed again and again, and he said: "My lord, you need to be careful with your words. If Fu Ruo is not a pompous person, he doesn't like to show off, and he understands it in his heart. This war, young people like the second son, thought of it." Perhaps it was to stabilize the frontiers and make achievements, but Fu Ruo worked in the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War successively. He knows the current situation of the court better than ordinary cabinet ministers. Naturally, there are other trade-offs. But it is a stable temperament, not a serious problem. Baishan filial piety First of all, Furuo is good in nature, adults should trust him."

Cao Yin originally had some complaints against Cao Yong in his heart, but now he heard Mr. Zhuang's words and saw him defending him so much, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, and said in a low voice: "I don't doubt him, it's just that the Cao family has received the grace of the Long Live God. He can keep it in his heart..."

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Cao Yong didn't know yet that he had not shown his "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" side, which had caused his father's dissatisfaction.

After meeting Mrs. Li at Lanyuan, he hurried back to Wutongyuan.

In the yard, Tianyou and Hang Seng are holding bamboo horses, chasing and playing in the yard.These days, Mrs. Li was paying respects to the Buddha, so she was afraid of making trouble, so Chu Yu took the children here to live in the courtyard for a while.

Walnut, the big maid beside Tianyou, and Wu En, the maid next to Hang Sheng, stood aside to take care of them.Seeing Cao Yong come in, both of them bowed down to say hello.

Seeing that Tianyou lost the bamboo horse in his hand, a monkey came up and hugged Cao Yong's leg: "Father, ride a big horse."

He was afraid of Cao Yong earlier, he dared to act like a baby in front of his grandmother and grandfather, but he was only afraid of Cao Yong.

Although influenced by Hang Seng later, he followed suit and treated Cao Yong closer, but his fear did not diminish.If Cao Yong has a slightly wrong look on the other side, he will cry loudly, which is really a headache.

Cao Yong didn't take it seriously in his heart, but it made Chuyu worry a lot, fearing that their father and son would be at odds by nature, and there would be some suspicion, so she wept secretly.

Cao Yong really had no choice but to lower his figure, bought a lot of snacks and gadgets in different styles, and took his son out to play twice before he completely "conquered" this kid.

The "big horse" that Tianyou said at this time refers to the last time I went out with Cao Yong and sat on a horse. It seems that the little guy still remembers it clearly.

Cao Yong touched Tianyou's bald forehead and said: "If you want to ride a big horse, you have to listen to your mother and treat your grandmother better. Our family will go to the garden in Haidian to enjoy the flowers."

While talking, Hang Seng also came over, raised his head, looked at Cao Yong and said, "Father!"

Cao Yong leaned down, hugged one in each hand, and went into the house while saying: "Just now your grandmother was still talking about you, two little mud monkeys, pack up quickly and go to pay your respects to grandma."

Chu Yu heard the movement in the room, and has already greeted her in person.

Both Tianyou and Hang Seng weighed tens of catties, and Cao Yong still struggled to hold them.

After entering the room, he put the two little ones on the kang, rubbed his arms, and said to Chuyu with a smile: "Heng grows fast enough, it seems that the weight is bigger than the body, and the moon is growing." Looking at Tianyou, he said, "Is the boss still picky about eating? Look at it, it's almost the same as before."

Chu Yu stepped forward to serve Cao Yong and changed his official uniform, saying: "The problem of picky eaters is much better. Now when eating, Tianyou can eat more than half of the dinner compared with his younger brother. I asked my mother, this amount of food is not counted." I'm young. I heard from my mother that I heard Tianyou grind my teeth in the past two nights, maybe I have worms in my stomach. Tomorrow, I will ask the imperial doctor to come and see if I need to prescribe two prescriptions to expel the worms."

When he didn't see his daughter, Cao Yong knew that he was in the east room, so he went to see her again.

For a while, Xicai brought someone to bring hot water, and Cao Yong leaned over to wash it, and said to Chuyu, "If there is anything to eat, please send it quickly. The Thirteenth Lord is looking for me, so I need a couple of mouthfuls." Go and have a look."

Chu Yu went out to order in response, Cao Yong wiped his hands, sat on the edge of the kang, touched Tianyou's belly, and asked, "Does it hurt? If there is anything you need to worry about, just say it."

Tianyou giggled because of being touched, unable to speak.Hang Seng tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "Father, my brother said that his stomach is swollen, and he always wants to fart, but he can't."

Tianyou is not very old, but he has also reached the age of shame. Hearing what his younger brother said, his face flushed, and he reproached in a low voice: "I told you, don't tell others..."

"It's my father, not anyone else!" Hang Seng's voice was particularly crisp.

Seeing the interaction between the two young brothers, Cao Yong thought of Cao Song who had already left Beijing, and felt a little worried.

He is not a patient person, but in the past year since his daughter was born, he has slowly become patient.

Originally, I thought that children need to be several years old to be able to remember and understand things, but now watching the children grow up a little bit, Cao Yong realized that children are innocent in nature, and they also have their own joys and angers in their infancy.

Let's talk about Tianhui, when she is in a good state, anyone can hug her, and she is very cute if she doesn't cry or make trouble.But when she was unwell, she would cry and make a fuss.

At this time, only Chuyu can coax her well.No matter how serious the illness is, how uncomfortable the body is, even if the child's mouth is full of blisters from the fever, and she can't bear to look at the adults, as long as she is hugged by Chu Yu, she will stop crying.

Calling other people, even if it is her father Cao Yong, this eldest lady will not buy it.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong said to Tianyou and Hang Seng: "If you feel uncomfortable in the future, you should tell us earlier, so as not to get sick and worry your mother."

"Yes, father!" Seeing Cao Yong's order, the two brothers laughed and responded respectfully.

Seeing that they were obedient, Cao Yong felt somewhat proud of his father, and seeing Tianyou hesitated, he whispered: "Father, grandma is not feeling well, and grandma also has a stomachache."

Cao Yong was surprised when he heard the words. He just saw Li Shi in Lanyuan, but he didn't think there was anything strange about her. Why is she sick?

It happened that Chuyu picked up the curtain and came in. Hearing Tianyou's words, his expression changed involuntarily.

Seeing that her expression was wrong, Cao Yong frowned and said: "Madam is uncomfortable, did she tell you to hide it? Confused! After all, you are getting old, what should you do if you make a mistake?
Chu Yu bit her lip, her eyes flickered, she didn't dare to look at Cao Yong.

Cao Yong became more and more suspicious. Could it be that he was seriously ill?His heart was heavy, and he didn't have the heart to eat anymore, so he got up and wanted to go out.

Seeing that he was about to go out, Chu Yu hurried forward, stopped him, and said, "Be safe, don't be impatient, my wife is fine!"

Cao Yong stopped, seeing his wife was still hesitant to speak, he was a little annoyed, and said: "Is there anything I can't say? Since it's all right, how can there be a stomachache? It's not like my wife has worms in her stomach too. ?”

The words were exported, but Cao Yong faintly felt that something was wrong.

Chu Yu blushed, and did not answer immediately, but ordered the maids to hold Tianyou and Hang Seng out, and when only the husband and wife were left in the room, Fang whispered: "It was my wife who ordered me not to tell you. body..."

Cao Yong has both sons and daughters, so he knows what it means to have a body.

Apart from being full of astonishment, there was no joy on his face. Instead, he frowned and asked, "How much do we know? What did the imperial doctor say, does father not know?"

"I found out when the second wife fell. My wife vomited badly when she came back. Didn't she ask the imperial doctor? It was that time... the wife was a little shy, so she asked the imperial doctor not to let me know. Because I was serving the decoction in front of me, that's why I did it." I know..." Chu Yu replied.

When Cao Yong heard the words, he was stunned and speechless.

"Are you worried that my wife is getting old and can't bear it?" Chu Yu said, seeing this, "I was also worried about this in the morning, and I asked the imperial doctor to prescribe a prescription for recuperation. These days, I have been trying to make up for my wife. "

As a daughter-in-law, but serving her mother-in-law to wait for delivery, Chu Yu also felt a lot of emotions in her heart.However, she has a submissive nature, and she is sincerely filial to Li Shi and does her best, which makes Li Shi very grateful.

The two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, after these two months of "sharing hardships", their relationship has become closer.

Cao Yong, as a son of man, how can he rest assured.He could only smile wryly. If it were hundreds of years later, his mother would be pregnant with a pearl, his father would have a bloodline in his sixties, and he would have an extra sibling. This would be considered a happy event.

300 years ago, a 45-year-old mother, who knows whether it is joy or sorrow...

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Halfway through the code yesterday, this chapter is two in one, and will continue tomorrow.Only one more week to change, Xiao Jiu will be happy.Tears, the monthly ticket list is lost, please support the monthly ticket. . .

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