Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 645
Changchun Garden, Qingxi Bookstore.

Kangxi sat on the kang, looking at the booklet of the clan's mansion.Yaerjiang A, the Zongling of the clan's mansion, leaned over and stood aside, waiting for the order from above.

This booklet is for the seals of the clan children who have reached the age of [-], including the two half-brothers of Yaerjiang A, the thirteenth son Jingyan and the fourteenth son Shenbaozhu of Prince Jianxiu Yabu, and Gu Shanbeizi Sunuzi Wu Erchen, Zhenguo Gongdeng Sezizi Seelchen, Dorobeile Yanshou concubine son Kuiliang, Fengguo General Letehunzi Ang Atu.

Jingyan was born of Ya'ajiang's stepmother. According to the title of non-heir and son of the clan, he should be lowered to the second-class title of Zhen Guogong like his two mothers and brothers.Others range from General Zhen Guo to General Feng En.

Seeing that Kangxi couldn't help frowning, this Dorobeile Yanshou committed suicide in fear of crime last year, and Sunu was reprimanded for being a party to the prince.That Jingyan was born by Ya'ajiang's stepmother, and she has two brothers from the same mother, neither of whom is peaceful.

Kangxi thought for a while, and said to Ya'ajiang: "Jingyan should follow the example of Jingshun and Yangsang'a, and be lowered to the second class as Duke of Zhen. However, Jingyan's brothers Jingshun, Yangsang'a and Sunu His son, Su Erjin, did not work and walk after he was granted the title of Duke. All of them retired. Jingshun, Yang Sang'a, and Jingyan were all awarded as the first-class general of the town. Su Erjin was awarded the third-class general of the town. The rest Waiting for others, it will be played by the clan's mansion."

Yaerjiang bowed down to the leader's order, and stepped back, unconsciously, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In one day, three princes were lost in the family of Prince Jian's residence.

The Duke of this town is super-grade, with an annual salary of 700 taels of silver; the first-class general of the town is a first-class, with an annual salary of 410 taels, which is not the same.

Brothers are sometimes not brothers, but enemies.

Not only are the princes wanting to seize their heirs, but the palace is also not peaceful.

Although Yaerjiang'a was a direct descendant, his biological mother died young, and his stepmother gave birth to three sons after entering the family.In the past few years, there was a lot of fighting between the two phases.

Although reputation is important, Yaerjiang'a really can't get close to these half-brothers.

A few years ago, when he first married Fujin Ji, he was worried that the past would repeat itself, and the two legitimate sons would be squeezed out by their stepmother.When Yongjia gave birth to a daughter, he was relieved.Fearing that if she had a son, Yongjia would stare at the position of heir just like Da Fujin did in the past.

In order to prevent future troubles and cause unrest in the mansion, he ordered people to add some anti-fertility medicines to Yongjia's meals.Yongjia's second miscarriage was due to this reason.

At this time, Yaerjiang Ah also understood Yongjia's temperament, and knew that she was not greedy for power and fame, so he made people stop taking the medicine.

In front of his successor Fujin, Yaerjiang'a couldn't stand up, and felt somewhat guilty inside.He also thought about getting Yongjia to conceive another child so that he would be able to rely on him after giving birth, but things went against his wish, and he failed to do so over the years.

Yongjia is the head of Fujin, and several properties of the palace are naturally clear.It's hard to guarantee that there will be no talkative people who will tell Yongjia about the Fangjia Hutong.

Yongjia is keeping his filial piety, so he himself "hidden in the golden house", if the troublesome people know, they will speculate on what to do.Yaerjiang Ah thought of this, and wondered if he should go to Wanyan's mansion, visit his mother-in-law, and walk around with his brother-in-law, so as to save Fujin's trouble.

Just as I was thinking, I ran into Elder Sixteen who was rushing towards me.

Seeing Elder Sixteen walking quickly, with a deep expression on his face, Yaerjiang stopped and said, "What's the matter, Lord Sixteen?"

"Brother Wang, is this your majesty's return?" The sixteenth elder brother saw Yaerjiang A coming from the direction of Qingxi Bookstore, and asked back: "Is the emperor busy? How many ministers are waiting to see you?"

Yaerjiang nodded, and said: "Many, several university scholars, and several officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites are all waiting to see you. Master Sixteen is in a hurry?"

Although he was impatient on the road, at this moment Elder Sixteen calmed down instead.

The matter has come to this point, it is not clear in a few words whether someone is setting the blame, or the minister is causing trouble.

After receiving Cao Yong's letter, the sixteenth elder brother checked the royal clan related to the practice palace since the 42nd year of Kangxi to the present.

Do not check, I don’t know, I’m scared.

The people involved in this are not just one or two families, but Prince Jian's Mansion is a big family.Prince Jane's two half-brothers, Jingshun and Yangsang'a, both worked as errands in Rehe.

Like others, it is not uncommon to see the disciples of the elder brother, the brother-in-law of the second elder brother, the nephew of the third elder brother, the mother clan of the fifth elder brother, and the distant relatives of the seventh elder brother Fujin.

This practice palace is a piece of fat, no one wants to take a bite.

Don't talk about Cao Yong, it's Brother Sixteen who knows this and doesn't have the guts to investigate the matter of the palace.

If you don't check, you won't check, but Brother Sixteen is also afraid that someone will plot against Cao Yong again, so he has to put on a gesture of knowing, lest someone wants to fool him.

It was not far from Rehe to the capital, and the news over there had already reached the capital, so people would pay attention to it.

Although Yaerjiang is arrogant, he has a good relationship with Brother Sixteen.

Therefore, the sixteenth brother wanted to find out about Yarjan's situation and see what he thought.

After thinking about it, Elder Sixteen smiled and said to Yaerjiang: "Brother Wang, my younger brother is having some difficulties, and I want to ask Brother Wang to help me with an idea."

Yaerjiang took a look at him and said, "If you haven't seen him for three days, you should look at him with admiration. How did Master Sixteen become so polite?"

"Brother Wang, younger brother is telling the truth." Elder Sixteen smiled, showing a bit of solemnity, and succinctly explained what happened in Rehe.

Yaerjiang heard about this a few days ago. He was busy getting someone to tidy up Yang Zimo's house at the time, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Hearing Elder Sixteen mention it, he couldn't help frowning, and said to Elder Sixteen: "There are too many tricks in this, what is Little Sixteen doing with this trouble? Even if you know it in your heart, you have to pretend to be confused in front of others. .Cao Yong's side, you also warn, he can't handle it if things get serious."

Although Yarjan's words were not pleasant, they were all true.

The sixteenth elder brother smiled and said, "Thank you, brother Wang, for pointing out the maze. My brother knows what's going on. Cao Yong has always been cautious, and he is a master who has nothing to do with himself. As long as others don't bite him, he will So you won't mess around."

Yaerjiang Ah thought about Cao Yong's behavior, and it was true that, as the sixteenth elder brother said, he had always acted respectfully and did not seek trouble for nothing.

He nodded, and said: "Even if someone wants to make trouble, they don't dare to use this to attack, just put your heart back in your stomach." Having said this, he paused, and said: "Xiao Shiliu, it's not that brother is talking .Although Cao Yong has been your companion, but after all, he is already a third-rank member, should you avoid it? "

Brother Sixteen couldn't help but smile when he heard the words, and said, "Brother Wang, I really want to avoid the taboo, is it possible to avoid it? Now we are in the same yamen, and there is no reason to stop working for the sake of avoiding the taboo. Besides, others are afraid of being suspected." , what am I afraid of? Even if someone goes to the imperial court to sue, saying that my personal friend Cao Yong intends to misbehave, Huang Ama will not believe it. It is rare to have such a good relationship. Even more boring."

Yaerjiang A is also a man of temperament, because he has a good relationship with Brother Sixteen and Cao Yong, so he said this sentence.

After hearing Elder Sixteen's words, he thought about it too.

Although they are both princes, Elder Sixteen is different from other older princes.Cao's father and son are both in the capital, although they look prominent, but their children are few, their roots are not deep, and they are no more noble than other Eight Banners dignitaries.

If the emperor is even afraid of this, then he is not the emperor.

Speaking of this, Elder Sixteen recalled the recent rumors, winked, and said, "I heard that brother Wang has taken in a sister-in-law recently, do you want to let my brother see her someday?"

Yaerjiang'a has a bit of sincerity towards Yang Zimo. It's not that Xi Shi is in the eyes of his lover, but that Yang Zimo still deserves the words "peerless elegance".

If a cowardly man has obtained such stunning beauty, he must hide it tightly, for fear of being missed by others.

Yaerjiang is a powerful and powerful prince with an iron hat. Even the crown prince has confronted him head-on. It can be said that he is under one person and above tens of thousands.
Hearing Brother Sixteen's words, he didn't think he was disobedient, instead he said with a smile: "If I have time some other day, I'll take you for a stroll, maybe I can surprise you. If nothing else, this meeting gift is a must. .”

The sixteenth elder brother was just joking. Seeing Yaerjiang's words, he felt curious: "Oh? Could it be that the Nine Heavens Fairy descended to earth? Brother Wang, tell me, where did you get the beauty?"

Yaerjiang showed a bit of complacency on his face, and said: "The Buddha said, don't say it. When the sixteenth brother sees him in the future, he will know."

Those words made Brother Sixteen's heart itch.

When Yaerjiang mentioned Yang Zimo, he thought about it a little more, joked a few more words, and then hurried out of the garden.

The sixteenth elder brother looked at Yaerjiang Ah's back, not without curiosity.

It is well known that this **** man prefers masculinity, but this time he changed his temper and accepted the outside room.Could it be that one thing is one thing, but the poor Fujin and Shu Fujin have become decorations.

After all, it was someone else's family business, Elder Sixteen sighed twice, then put it aside and went to Qingxi Bookstore.

The two great scholars came out after finishing their work, followed by officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, Cao Yong's father Cao Yin was among them.

The sixteenth elder brother looked at Cao Yin's back, and thought of Cao Yong in Rehe, and sighed in his heart.

It's not easy to be a prince, and it's even harder to be a courtier. I can't blame Cao Yong for always being unmotivated.It's really not everyone who can come out in the limelight, and this is where it is, and it has caused these troubles.

The big tree attracts the wind, this sentence is really true.

Seeing that Elder Sixteen was coming, the two academicians hurriedly bent over to salute, Elder Sixteen held him back with each hand, and said with a smile, "Why are you making such a fuss? I still have to be reprimanded by Huang Ama."

Because the sixteenth elder brother is easy-going, the two university scholars are also quite close to him, and chatted a few gossips with a smile.Among them, Song Zhu, a full bachelor, kindly reminded: "The emperor is in a bad mood today. If the sixteenth master has nothing important to do, it's best to see him tomorrow; if there is something important, then let's talk about it."

Brother Sixteen held his arm, said with a smile, "Thank you, Songxiang, for reminding me, I understand."

The two bachelors left together, Elder Sixteen had already put a smile on his face.

Only when the officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rituals came out did Elder Sixteen call for an audience.

After a while, Wei Zhu came out to pass on the oral instruction, and the sixteenth brother followed into the study and arrived at the front of the imperial court.

It's time to pass the meal, Kangxi rubbed his arms, and said to Elder Sixteen: "Have you eaten? Have dinner with me."

Although it is an honor for the prince to have the opportunity to serve the meal, but the sixteenth brother is really not happy.

Due to the old and damaged river, there was a lot of rain last year, which flooded many fertile fields in Gyeonggi.Unexpectedly, this year is another severe drought in Gyeonggi.Now the court is busy praying for rain.

Apart from this, the military situation in the Northwest has not progressed, but money and food are indispensable.

Inside and out, there is no peace of mind.

Money is needed everywhere, and Cao Yong took in the money through bidding, even if he didn't spend it all, most of it went.

The imperial court was in financial distress, and the emperor's father was worried day and night.The nobles of the royal family failed the emperor's grace, and they all turned into moths and greedy animals, which is not worrying.

Although Brother Sixteen knew he couldn't speak about the ink corruption case in the Jehol Palace, he was quite depressed.Coupled with the paper offerings in his sleeves, he felt heavy in his heart.

When the imperial meal came up, Elder Sixteen offered Kangxi chopsticks with his own hands, and immediately stood aside.

Kangxi asked Wei Zhu to move a stool for him, and Brother Sixteen accompanied him to eat half a bowl of rice.Because of my thoughts, some people don't know what to eat.

It was rare to see him stop like this, and Kangxi also saw that he had something to say, and after withdrawing the imperial meal, he waved Wei Zhu and the others away.

"What's the matter?" Kangxi looked at Elder Sixteen and asked, "Did the Ministry of Punishments ask for a confession?"

Brother Sixteen nodded, took out the offering paper from his sleeve, and offered it to Kangxi with both hands.

Kangxi opened it and read it, but there was no joy or anger on his face, and he said after a long while, "Who has read this confession?"

"When the man made his confession, Li Huazhi, the servant, was also there. Because he involved important officials of the court, he went to find Shangshu Laidu and Zhang Tingshu to report, and the son came to ask to see Huang Ama. Counting the time, the two ministers should arrive soon. .” Elder Sixteen bowed back.

"'A Ling', besides the confession, is there any physical evidence?" Kangxi pondered and asked.

"Huang Ama Shengming, and a jade pendant that he wears with him." Elder Sixteen replied: "In addition, there is a half-written letter."

Kangxi nodded, looked at Elder Sixteen and said: "I know that you and Cao Yong have a deep relationship, but you must remember your own identity, and remember not to abolish the public for personal reasons."

What is public and what is private?
Could it be that Cao Yong's bidding was for his own size, because of his own size to offend people?
"Your servant obeys." Although the sixteenth elder brother was not convinced, he obediently complied.

At this time, I heard Wei Zhu report from the door: "I want to report to the Lord Long Live, Lai Du and Zhang Tingshu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, are asking to see you."

Kangxi said to Elder Sixteen: "Kneel down!"

The sixteenth elder brother agreed and retreated, just to meet Lai Du and Zhang Tingshu.

The two of them were sweating, and their faces were a little anxious...

When they saw the name "A Ling'a" mentioned in the confession paper, they were all shocked.

Ah Ling'a is not only a minister in charge of the guards, a first-rank official, but also the younger brother of Empress Xiaozhao, the mother-in-law of the tenth elder brother, and a real relative of the emperor.

As one of the five founding ministers of the country, the children of the Niu Hulu family spread all over the government and the public.

Who would know what kind of disturbance this would bring...

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Rehe, the palace.

After half a month of reworking, everything has been in place, and Cao Yong's life is considered more relaxed.

When he came out of the palace that day, he didn't go back to the garden directly, but detoured to Cao's other courtyard.These days, Chu Yu is busy tidying up the house over there, and Cao Yong specially goes to pick up his wife.

After entering the second gate, I saw Wu En carrying a few little girls to carry water.

Seeing Cao Yong, everyone put down their buckets to salute.Cao Yong waved his hands, calling everyone up, and then asked Wu En, "Where's grandma?"

Wu En pointed with his finger, and replied: "Grandma is at Dongkuayuan."

Cao Yong nodded, glanced at Wu En, and said: "Perhaps you will stay in Rehe for a while, do you want to go home? If you miss home, I will find someone to take you back to Bahrain."

Wu En was startled when he heard the words, then lowered his head, and said: "If you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. In the minds of slaves and servants, the uncle and grandma are the home."

Hearing what she said, Cao Yong stopped talking and said, "You can do whatever you want, and you don't have to carry it hard." Then he walked to Dongkua Garden.

The little maids next to her couldn't hold back their curiosity, so they approached Wu En and asked, "My sister's house is from Bahrain? Is it from the countryside of Rehe?"

The one asked: "Master is so easy-going. I have never heard of such a good master. He treats my sister well. My sister is really lucky."

Wu En couldn't laugh or cry when he heard that, he gave everyone a look, and said, "Why are you chewing your tongue? Grandma is still waiting, don't hurry up..."

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I am ashamed to say it, the house here has been cleaned up for half a month, and it is the first time for Cao Yong to come here.

After entering the Dongkua courtyard, Jiang Chuyu was wearing a half-new flag dress and low-heeled flag shoes, with his back turned and standing by the flower bed.

Cao Yong took two steps forward and said, "What are you doing?"

"The forehead is here?" Chu Yu turned around after hearing the voice, with a little joy on his face.

She was holding a small celadon bowl with half a bowl of sunflower seeds in it.

Cao Yong looked at the loose soil in the flower bed, then at his wife's hand, and asked, "Is this planting sunflowers?"

Chu Yu nodded with a smile, and said: "When I first got married, I thought the courtyard of the forehead was simple and elegant. Now I have no idea to renovate the new house, so I will arrange it according to that side. How about the forehead?" In the end, she looked at her husband, like a child, as if asking, but also waiting for praise.

It is rare that she is so energetic, Cao Yong will not spoil her interest, and said with a smile: "very good, this sunflower is golden, I like it the most. In autumn, when the sunflower seeds are harvested, they can be used as snacks for the children. "

While talking, he also became interested, took the small bowl from his wife, and said, "I'll try it too."

There was a flower hoe on the flower bed, and Chu Yu leaned over to hold it in his hand, and shoveled out small holes for Cao Yong to plant.After Cao Yong finished pointing, he used a flower hoe to fill up one by one.

Seeing this action, Cao Yong couldn't help being surprised, and asked with a smile: "It's been a long time since I saw her, and the lady has become a peasant woman! What a genius, it seems that if my husband doesn't become an official in the future, Take your wife to be a farmer, and you can support your family."

Chu Yu smiled and said, "I asked the flower farmer, and it should be like this. If it doesn't germinate, don't blame me."

Hearing what she said, Cao Yong remembered something, grabbed a melon seed from the bowl and threw it into his mouth, then smiled and said: "Fortunately, it's not ripe."

Chu Yu listened to her husband's teasing, and said coquettishly: "Look at what my son-in-law said, who doesn't know that seeds can't be born?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "I don't know how many of them know. How many of the children in the deep house know that farming is difficult? By the way, when we return to the capital, we will open a vacant lot at the Haidian Garden. Let's change some vegetables." Plant melons and fruits. If God bless them, these little guys dare to be picky eaters again, let them take care of the vegetable field."

Speaking of this, Cao Yong nodded and said: "This is the way to do it. We can't let the children develop the bad habit of eating and being lazy. We must know that porridge and food are hard to come by, so that we can be grateful and live a good life. What to plant? How about growing some food besides fruits and vegetables?"

Chu Yu heard this, and said with a smile: "There is just an open space in the garden here. I am still hesitating whether to plant hibiscus or winter jasmine. If my son-in-law wants to open the ground, I can open it."

Cao Yong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "Let's go and have a look. Don't talk about others, it is the master. He usually reads books or plays chess, and he doesn't move too much. If there is a piece of land, the master will also exercise his muscles and bones. , that can be regarded as our filial piety."

Chu Yu nodded, and the husband and wife walked out of the yard together.

Wu En had already brought a few young maidservants over to bring water, and seeing the couple talking, he didn't dare to disturb them, so he waited at the gate of the courtyard.

Chu Yu saw her and told her to take the little maid to water the water.

Entering the garden, there is a lake rock rockery as high as a person, with old vines coiled on it, already blooming with greenery.Surrounding the rockery is Wang Qianqian's pool.

After walking a few steps inside, there are some flower and tree pavilions.

In the southwest corner is an open space of half an acre. Cao Yong was overjoyed when he saw it, and said to his wife, "It's just right. If you divide a few pieces, you can grow several kinds."

Since arriving in Rehe, there was a reward first, and then he was busy with the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Cao Yong rarely smiled.

Today I felt much more relaxed, and I took my wife to discuss what to plant.

Cabbage is a must, I heard that there is a lot of production, and many trees can be grown in one piece of land; cucumbers are also grown, and the ones grown by themselves are specified to be tenderer than those bought from outside; children love to eat eggplants, so this is indispensable...

Although Chu Yu was not familiar with farming, she was also happy to see her husband so excited.Seeing Cao Yong said these things in one breath, she said with a smile: "If there is not enough space, how about opening the space there?" While speaking, she pointed to the place next to her.

Cao Yong looked in the direction of his wife, and saw several flowers and trees, as well as a swing frame.

"Forget it, you can't turn the whole garden into a vegetable field." Cao Yong smiled and shook his head, saying.

Chu Yu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If the son-in-law likes it, why not turn it into a vegetable field? The son-in-law also said that the master, besides reading books, what other pastime does the son-in-law have?"

When Cao Yong saw him talking about himself, he laughed twice and said: "I've just been lazy in recent years, but I was diligent in my early years. I got up early every day. After two years, God bless them all. When you were young, it’s good to practice them. By then, you will know how good a husband is.”

Chu Yu nodded, looked at her husband, and said, "Yes, I see, we will wait and see."

The sun is setting and the sky is full of sunset clouds.

Cao Yong looked at his wife, with some apologies, and said: "These days, I'm tired of you. Originally, I wanted to take you for a walk to relax, but I caught up with these messy things. The Xinggong will be finished in half a month. , when the time comes, Shengjia will also arrive, and I will be free. At that time, I will take you out for a walk. See something you have never seen before, and eat something you have never eaten before. "

Chu Yu gently stretched out her arm, held her husband's hand, and said softly, "I don't expect anything, as long as I'm with my son-in-law and my family is safe, I'm happy..."

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(End of this chapter)