Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 555 Dangerous

Although Cao Yong knew that since he was an imperial envoy, Kangxi would point out a few guards to follow him, but when he saw Nalan Fusen and Hesen, he was quite surprised.

Surprisingly, Cao Yong was not the only one.

He Shan raised his eyebrows, looked at Cao Yong and said with a smile: "The emperor pointed out some of our guards to follow. I thought it was some Zhongtang or military gate going out, but I was afraid that it would be difficult to wait on the road. I didn't expect it to be you, Brothers don't need to panic this time."

Cao Yong looked at the attire of these ten or so individuals, one first-class guard, three second-class guards, four third-class guards, and two Lanling guards.

In addition to Nalan Fusen and He Shan, there are two or three bodyguards that Cao Yong knew, and the rest are all new faces.

These few came out with errands, and when they saw Cao Yong, who was only wearing embroidered white pheasant mending clothes, and he was young, they looked down upon him in their hearts.

It is honorable to be able to go to the northwest, but today is a temporary errand ordered by the emperor, and not everyone is willing to go.

However, seeing Heshan and Cao Yong getting close, Nalan Fusen said that he didn't speak, but the smile on his face couldn't be stopped, and everyone felt a little uncertain.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Nalan Fusen knew the faults of these people.

Those who work in the palace, especially the guards of the Qianqing Gate, are all the children of the rich and powerful, and no one comes from a small family.These people, not to mention the arrogance in their bones, are mostly snobbish in their actions.

Thinking of this, Nalan Fusen smiled and said to Cao Yong: "Why did you come out wearing this body? Is this an addiction to being an officer? How can I say hello, you are not very old, look at your troubles these years, Daotai also did it, and this Taipu Siqing also did it, wandered around, and came back to be an officer. I don’t know, but I really think you are a newcomer.”

Speaking of this, he said to the guards: "This is Mr. Cao Yongcao, the doctor of the Ministry of War and He Shuo's son-in-law. Although he is young, he is your senior. Now he still has the vacancy of a guard. Speaking of which, everyone They are all Paize brothers."

Everyone heard the name of "Cao Yong", but no one dared to neglect it.

Although the Cao family was born in Baoyi, they are upstarts who have been in the limelight in recent years.The male is the forehead and the female is the princess. Not everyone can catch up with this dignity.

Cao Yong looked at Nalan Fusen and Heshan and others, although he was happy in his heart, but he was a little uncomfortable seeing the arrogance of other people.

After all, this so-called "Imperial Guard" is more of an honor. Although horseback riding and archery are good, they are useless when encountering major events.

These people followed to the northwest, although they received the holy order to temporarily guard Cao Yong, the "imperial envoy", in fact, they can't expect too much from them.

Yi Duli had already seen the effort of exchanging greetings, but he couldn't help being startled when he saw the dozen or so guards.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Funing'an, went to the Northwest Prime Minister's Army, and he brought only ten guards, most of whom were newcomers.On Cao Yong's side, he was just running an errand, and there were also ten guards following him.

"It can be seen that you are a grandson and son-in-law, the emperor treats you differently." Yidu smiled on the face, but he was quite emotional in his heart.

He is also a descendant of everyone, his father is a bachelor, his mother is the daughter of a bachelor, and his father's and mother's families are extremely prominent.Just because his father passed away early and he was dragged down by his grandfather's family, he has not been very happy these years.

Yiduli and Nalan Fusen are about the same age and have known each other for a long time.

Even among the few remaining new guards, there is a third-class guard who is a descendant of the Yiergenjueluo clan, who calls Yidu Li uncle in terms of seniority.

Everyone met each other again, and it was delayed for a while.

Cao Yong raised his head and saw that it was not too early, and said: "Since Mr. Yi is also coming out, let's go. If you catch up with the sun at noon, you can drive a little longer, and you can rest at noon."

Although this line is nominally composed of Cao Yong, Yiduli and ten bodyguards, Cao Yong and Yiduli have nearly 30 long-term followers.

The robustness of Wei Hei and Zheng Hu, together with the robustness of Cao Jia, made the new guards look at each other in blank dismay.Who is the bodyguard?With these few people sticking around Cao Yong, it seems that those who are dressed in bodyguards are like silver wax gun heads.

The moment Yi Duli saw Zheng Hu, his expression was a little uncomfortable, he hesitated for a moment, and nodded as a signal.

Zheng Hu glanced at Cao Yong, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he nodded as well, as a return.

Because it is galloping through the post station, there is no need to prepare two horses. Everyone rides one by one and heads north on the official road.With the sound of horseshoes, a stream of smoke and dust was brought up...

*
Changchun Garden, Qingxi Bookstore.

Kangxi sat on the kang, and several great scholars bowed to play.

Hao Lin, the former Yin of Fengtian Mansion, was promoted to the Chancellor of the Clan Mansion at the beginning of last month, and there was a vacancy for the governor of Fengtian Mansion.The Ministry of Officials once recommended Shao Guan, the censor of Zuoqin, as the Governor of Fengtian Mansion, and Kangxi was also a quasi-player.

Unfortunately for Shao Guan, on the day of Majesty's speech, the news of Huguang Yangtze River bursting reached the imperial court just in time.

Kangxi was always on fire, and Shao Guan was afraid of the power of the sky, and he was trembling with each other, and he couldn't speak well, so he was removed from his position on the spot.

Now it is the clan mansion that is urging, and there are also complicated business affairs.However, because the new official did not arrive, the new minister was stuck in Fengtian and could not leave for Beijing.

At this time, since no one would think of the unlucky guy who was dismissed last month, several bachelors proposed two candidates.

On Kangxi's side, he didn't reflect on whether he was venting his anger, and asked a few words about the resumes of these two officials, and finally appointed the elder one as the governor of Fengtian Prefecture.

In addition to the Governor of Fengtian Mansion, the Minister of Governor Cangchang is also vacant.

This time, the candidates recommended by the University Scholars are Cao Yin, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Jing Shan, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites.

The yamen of the Ministry of Rites is light, but like other yamen, there are two ministers, four ministers, and six hall officials.When it comes to idle hands, there are half of them.

The Cangchang Yamen is mainly responsible for the inspection and acceptance of grain, the daily management of "Jingcang", as well as the river work and transportation from the North Canal to the capital. The chief officer is the "Governor's Cangchang Assistant".

Although the assistant minister of the governor's storehouse, like the other assistant ministers in the six departments, is a second-rank official, he has weight.

In the words of the official circles in the capital, although these six servants have high status, they are nothing more than "second-bedroom wives".

Holding the salary of a servant, working as a minister, you have to deal with the strife from the people in the yamen, and when you are unlucky, you have to take the blame for the adults above.

The Viceroy's warehouse minister is different.

Nominally, the Cangchang Yamen is under the Ministry of Household Affairs, but because it involves water transportation affairs, it is under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Water Transport, so the Ministry of Accounting rarely intervenes in the affairs of the Cangchang Yamen.

Under the Cangchang Yamen, there are East, West, Cao and other departments in charge of the "thirteen warehouses" from the capital to Tongzhou.The chief officer of this yamen is first-class and first-class fat.

The person who proposed Cao Yin also had the intention of trying to figure out the Sacred Heart and sell it well.

When Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

This warehouse affairs involves the interests of all parties, not to mention the heavy errands, if one is not careful, it will be an abyss.

At that time, Shi Shilun was famous for half his life, and he became the servant of the warehouse, but he was squeezed from all directions, and he was extremely embarrassed.In the end, in order to preserve this courtier, Kangxi released him to save him.

Treating Shi Shilun like this, treating Cao Yin, Kangxi's affection is even stronger, so he doesn't want Cao Yin to take this job.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, being a servant in the warehouse is a fat job, and he can earn money with his heart, but with Cao Yin's loyalty, he can only concentrate on doing things.

Kangxi thought about it for a while, and said: "First, let Jingshan, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, act as the governor's warehouse affairs, and see if it is necessary or not."

After the discussion between the monarch and his ministers, several great scholars knelt down to pay their respects.

Kangxi rubbed his right hand, got up from the kang, sat and drove to the Empress Dowager's Palace to pay his respects.

The Empress Dowager had already eaten her breakfast, and she was leaning on the kang thinking about something, when she heard that Kangxi had arrived, she hurriedly sat up with a kind look on her face.

During these years of getting along with each other, Kangxi treated this aunt with sincerity and filial piety in his heart.

Seeing that her eyes were red and swollen, and there were many bloodshot eyes, Kangxi couldn't help but feel a little worried, and bowed and said, "Emperor Niang, you didn't rest well yesterday? Do you want to send the imperial physician to take a look?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head and said: "No, I just had a dream all night... I also dreamed of the Empress Dowager, her old man reprimanded me, and it was useless to blame me. She didn't take good care of Yuyin back then, and she doesn't take care of Yuyin now. child..."

Kangxi couldn't help being a little dazed when he heard the Queen Mother mention the previous incident.

Didn't sleep well last night, is it not just the Queen Mother?
Even Kangxi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, always felt vague, as if he could hear sighs.

Seeing Kangxi's expression, the Empress Dowager couldn't bear it, patted the edge of the kang, and said: "Emperor, sit down, you're tired too, it's not easy for a man who sees the sky to get up early to take care of the government for decades."

Kangxi sat sideways, looked at the queen mother's half-grey hair, and said: "Empress Dowager, even if the Empress Dowager is also to blame, she is also to blame, and I can't blame the Queen Mother. In the future, if the Empress Dowager wants to find Shu When Qing speaks, let people pass her into the palace."

"Shuqing?" The queen mother mused: "This is the name given by her mother-in-law? It's very elegant and strange. Looking at her appearance, she is somewhat similar to her mother-in-law, but she is a blessed one. "

"I took it!" Kangxi's face was reminiscent, and he replied in a deep voice: "Since I knew she was pregnant, I have circled the child's name. The son is called 'Chengzhong' and the daughter is 'Shu.'" Qing'..." At the end of the speech, there was a look of pain.

The Queen Mother saw that he was uncomfortable, and she regretted it a bit in her heart, and said: "The past is over. Ai's family originally thought that the emperor hadn't forgotten her, otherwise he wouldn't let the brothers' names , all with her name as the initials. It’s just that you haven’t mentioned it these years, and you only think that your pain has passed... If you can’t come back to life after death, what’s the point of mentioning it? It won’t take many years, my mother and I In the end, I want to be companions with them... Now, under the underworld, the Empress Dowager and the others are reunited, seeing this child living a peaceful life, I feel joy in my heart..."

The Empress Dowager was chattering away, as if she was trying to explain away Kangxi, and she also seemed to be explaining about herself.

Thinking about this matter, the old man felt much more at ease, looked at Kangxi and said, "Don't worry about the others, it's hot today, so there's no need to torment the child anymore. Why is it vague, I heard that her son has been demoted. Regarding the matter of the imperial court, although the Ai family should not talk too much, but after all, they are children of their own family. Don’t be too strict if you don’t look at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha. It’s nothing if the children are frizzy. Don't we have to be the old ones and take care of them?"

After hearing what the queen mother said, Kangxi was a little bit troubled, but also a little bit moved.

The Queen Mother is the most compassionate, and she is eager to protect her shortcomings.Over the years, the clan and Mongolian princes have often used the Queen Mother as a shield.Because of this, the mother and son had a time when they were separated.

Kangxi didn't like to listen to the empress dowager's defensive tone, but today he just feels warm in his heart.

Although the Empress Dowager said that she loves the house and loves Wu, and regards Li Shi and Cao Yong as her own juniors, but when she thought of Cao Yin, she shook her head, feeling quite inadequate, and said: "It's just that this marriage was formed back then...not to mention the family status, This Cao Yin is really older..."

*
Xicheng, Cao Mansion, Lanyuan, Shangfang.

Cao Yin changed into an official uniform, and Li Shi took the court beads and put them on for her husband.

Cao Yin was a little reluctant to bother his wife, so he helped Mrs. Li to sit on the side of the kang, and said: "Let you sleep a little longer and get up so early again? It's not as usual now, just for the sake of the child, you should rest more. If you If it is still like this, then I will go to live in the study tomorrow..."

"My lord, it's not that precious, and it's not the first time I've had a baby. Yong'er left after Chou Chu, and I've slept for two or three hours." Li Shi said with a bit of embarrassment: "It's my begging Master, don't be like this anymore, let your wife see, just think that we two are old men."

Cao Yin waved his hands with a smile, and said: "This is what I said, this is at home, we are husband and wife, isn't your son still alive, please ask me to take care of you?"

Seeing that her husband didn't listen to her persuasion, Mrs. Li glanced at her reproachfully, but she was somewhat happy in her heart.

Speaking of which, the husband and wife have been respectful to each other for more than 20 years, although they have never blushed, but they have never been so close.

Cao Yin looked at his wife's gentle face, and said: "I haven't thanked you all these years. In the early years, I was busy with the affairs of the yamen, and I didn't take care of my family. Mostly I troubled you to serve the old lady and take care of the children on my behalf. How can I be worthy of you? Married to me, but I have wronged you..." At the end of the speech, there was already a bit of emotion.

Mrs. Li thought that her husband was talking about her own little girl marrying him as her successor, so she hurriedly said, "What does the master say, it makes people feel sour? The old lady loved me very much when she was alive, and the master has been very fond of me these years." Compassionate, I am an orphan without a father, and I live in such a family, if I am not satisfied, I will be punished by God..."

Cao Yin thought of his absurdity when he was young, and felt even more ashamed.He opened his mouth, and just as he was about to speak, he heard hurried footsteps in the yard.

"Master, madam, fourth master..." Before the maid had finished reporting in the corridor, Cao Xiang had already entered the room quickly.

"Uncle, aunt, uncle..." Cao Xiang entered the room, knelt on the ground with a "plop", his mouth opened and closed, tears were already pouring down, he was so choked up that he couldn't speak.

Mrs. Li was taken aback, Cao Yin frowned and said, "Crying and crying, what do you look like? What happened, the second wife is not feeling well?"

Cao Xiang shook his head, raised his head, covered his mouth with his fist, and replied in a crying voice: "Uncle, aunt... my third brother... my third brother is gone..."

*
East Mansion, West Cross Courtyard, Shangfang.

Cao Shuo's body was already hard, the blood on his face had dried up, but his face was peaceful and serene.

Sitting on the ground, Zhao Jia grabbed her son's arm, but couldn't cry...

With a pale face, Cao Fu stood aside blankly, looking at his elder brother lying on the ground, with a bit of panic in his eyes...

(End of this chapter)