Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 705 Hustle and bustle (tears for a monthly ticket)

Standing at the door, Cao Yong was very confused.Although he avoided the fate of early death, and his father Cao Yin did not die in depression, he never felt that he could change history.

Perhaps, in the long river of history, the Cao family and their father and son are just insignificant drops of water.So even if there is a slight change, it will not cause a ripple.

He has always thought so.

Unexpectedly, the change is not a little bit.The change caught people off guard, and the eighth elder brother died.

When everyone heard that something was wrong in the house and entered the inner room, they saw that Brother Ba's face was already covered with ashes, and one hand was hanging powerlessly on the edge of the kang, no matter how much Fujin cried, he remained motionless.

Brother Nine and Brother Ten were stunned, they didn't wake up, and they didn't have time to grieve.

"Master..." Ba Fujin's cry was so sharp and stern, it made people's hearts tremble.

Could it be that the eyes are hallucinations, all this is just a dream.Cao Yong heart, has been in a mess.

Bafujin was overly sad, and just after crying twice, he rolled his eyes and passed out.The mother-in-law behind her hurriedly supported her, her face was full of panic.

In a blink of an eye, the head of the family died, and the mistress looked like this, and the old mother was also very anxious.But no matter how anxious you are, you don't dare to delay the big event.

She turned her head, looked at Elder Brother Jiu, and said: "Master Jiu, our master is like this... Our Fujin... also ask Master Jiu to be the master..." While speaking, she also choked up and burst into tears.

Although the eighth elder brother is approaching middle age, he has been married to the eighth Fujin for nearly twenty years. The relationship between husband and wife is very good, but the relationship between children is not good.Bafujin has never been pregnant, and he is pulling Bazi not to allow concubines.

It wasn't until the tenth year of marriage, when the eighth elder brother was about to reach his thirties, that he didn't have a son and a half daughter, and even the queen mother and the emperor had intervened, so the eight blessings allowed the eighth elder brother to take two concubines.The two concubines were also up to date, and they had a son and a daughter a year after entering the house.

This son is the elder brother Hongwang in the mansion, who is only nine years old this year.As a child, how can I be a pillar and arrange funerals.That's why the loyal old nanny went beyond her status and said something more.

Elder Brother Ten, who was overwhelmed at this moment, took two steps forward, screamed, and wailed: "Myna, myna...how could you just go here..."

Ninth Brother's face turned pale, he moved to the bed step by step, stretched out his hand, and checked Eighth Brother's breath, he was no longer angry...

Cao Yong stood at the door, the crying of the tenth elder brother made his eardrums hurt, and the trembling of the ninth elder brother's back made Cao Yong feel chills.

He also witnessed many deaths over the years.In the face of life and death, people are really divided into high and low, and they all appear so powerless.Even if it is the noble prince elder brother, so what?It's no different from others, and it's just that if you don't have it, it's gone.

Next, there is all sorts of hustle and bustle.

People had to help Bafujin to resettle, and the imperial physician had to be taken care of.

You have to prepare the "auspicious board", you have to find an artist to paint "Chasing Shadows", you have to write a booklet in front of the imperial court, and you have to report it to the clan's mansion.

The men and women working in the mansion all changed into filial piety for a while.Another person in charge came over with a filial piety hat, and asked the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother to put it on.

On Cao Yong's side, there is no need to wear a filial piety hat, only the red tassel on the top, and a filial piety coat over the official uniform.

The clan passed away, and the funeral ceremonies were customized, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was in charge of the matter.

Since Cao Yong joined the Ministry of Internal Affairs last year, there have also been illnesses in the clan, but because he is not in the capital, or Dong Dianbang is taking care of him, he has not taken care of the funeral.

Unexpectedly, the first funeral he took care of was at the eighth elder brother's side.

In less than half a day, the coffin shed had been set up in the garden, and funeral arrangements began.Cao Yong envoys passed on several long-serving officials in the main hall of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After all, they are experienced, and they take care of the details separately, so it is not easy to make mistakes.

Cao Yong, the general manager, only needs to make overall plans and watch around to make sure there are no mistakes.Although there is no need to do it yourself, but after all, you can't do without people for a moment.

Brother Jiu looked up and saw him down again. During the period, he had to ask Brother Jiu for instructions and discuss with Brother Jiu. This also made Cao Yong very miserable.

On the other side of Tangquan Zhuangzi, Cao Yong has sent someone to deliver the letter quickly.I hope that Dong Dianbang will come back sooner, so that he will not be conspicuous by taking care of the funeral here alone.

On the side of the clan's mansion, Yaerjiang has already got the news.

At first, he thought he had heard wrong.Because in these years, whether it is the elder brother or the second elder brother, which one does not get sick two or three times a year.Maybe it's true depression, or hope to be able to pray for mercy.Therefore, Yaerjiang didn't take the matter of the eighth elder brother's illness to heart, only thinking that their father and son brothers were fighting each other, and he didn't bother to get involved.

After confirming that the news was correct, Yaerjiang was also shocked, and hurried out of the city to attend the funeral with a few long-term followers.

On Cao Yong's side, most of them have rules and regulations to follow, and the officials are familiar with it. The related funerals are "followed by the rules and regulations", so apart from the initial panic, the rest is methodical.

But the rules are dead after all, and there are some disadvantages.

At that time, the prince of the dynasty, the eighth elder brother was not No.1.During the Shunzhi Dynasty, several princes died young; as early as the 47th year of Kangxi, eighteen elder brothers died of illness.However, those princes all died in infancy and were still knighted.

Since the Shunzhi Dynasty, the eighth elder brother is No. 1 among the princes who died in the dynasty.

However, with Brother Jiu here, there is no need for Cao Yong to be in trouble.Ninth elder brother has put down his words, and the funeral will be rich, which must be in line with eighth elder brother's status.

Although the eighth elder brother has stopped his annual salary, he is still the prince of the dynasty, a super-pin Dorobele.

Cao Yong led all the people in the House of Internal Affairs, but they were only on duty, and the ninth brother was in charge, so he naturally obeyed.

The money was spent like running water, Brother Jiu never replied, but he sent someone to spread the word, and several silver carts rushed from the city to the garden that night.

It is said that elder brother Jiu loves money, but elder brother Jiu looked at those cars of money, and said to Cao Yong: "Don't think about saving money, you must be decent, if it is not enough, let's talk about it. If you dare to wrong Ba Ye , Lord, you look good here."

Although the tone is not good, but Cao Yong here, it is impossible to care about him.The brotherhood is deep, even if the eighth elder brother goes underground, he should feel relieved that there is finally someone who truly cares for him in this world.

Breath busy down, until noon the next day, Cao Yong was free to go back to the city.

According to the rules, as a married niece, Chuyu has to serve the eighth elder brother with "great merit" for nine months.Tianyou and Hang Seng also changed into plain clothes.

It wasn't until looking at his wife's red eye circles that Cao Yong realized that the one who disappeared was not only the prince's elder brother, but also his wife's uncle and his own uncle and father-in-law.

Even Mrs. Li sighed unceasingly, pulled her son, and asked a few questions about the funeral at Baylor House.

Although he rarely interacts with the eighth elder brother, he has a good reputation, and everyone who mentions it should praise him.Even though Mrs. Li is a woman in the inner house, she has heard of this "virtuous king".

For some reason, Cao Yong was also inexplicably sad.

Perhaps it was the sudden change that made him have no idea about the future direction of history, so he was so worried.

*
There are two rooms, Shengjia is here.

The sixteenth elder brother was lazily lying on the couch, counting the days to arrive in Beijing.It had been three days since he left Rehe, and he could not arrive in Beijing in six or seven days, so he couldn't wait.

These days, although I have had correspondence with Cao Yong, some words cannot be written.We have to meet each other before we can discuss it twice.

These days, not only has he lost his appetite, but he also doesn't pay much attention to other things.You know, he is a man in his prime, and he couldn't do without a woman.Nowadays, it's just mediocre for female sex.

This opium is really harmful to people, Elder Sixteen looked at the opium cream in his hand, and understood this very clearly in his heart.But once he got addicted to smoking, he still couldn't restrain himself.

Just as he was thinking, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the tent.The sixteenth elder brother hurriedly wrapped the opium ointment and stuffed it into his bosom, when the fifteenth elder brother came in through the door curtain.

"Sixteenth brother, the starling is gone." The fifteenth elder brother's expression was unpredictable, and he couldn't tell whether it was mourning or gloating.

The sixteenth elder brother only felt a "buzz" in his head, and stood up all of a sudden, looking at the fifteenth elder brother, speechless.

"The news from the capital just now is a note from Yaerjiang. Huang Ama asked about my starling's condition today. She originally said that she would send her fourth brother to visit him. The news from the capital has not yet come down." Fifteen Elder brother said in one breath.

Even though they have little contact with each other, they are blood brothers after all.At the moment when he heard the bad news, Elder Sixteen also felt his eyes sour and his chest congested.

He stabilized his mind and asked, "What's going on with Huang Ama now?"

"Originally, a few internal ministers and academicians were called to speak, but now they are all called kneeling, and they are alone at the other end of the imperial tent." Brother Fifteen said.

Elder Sixteen took two steps, feeling a little worried, and said to Elder Fifteen, "Brother Fifteen, let's go and have a look. We also need to persuade Huang Ama to mourn and take care of his health."

Elder Brother Fifteen sneered, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Sixteen, don't you think Huang Ama is only sad?"

These are really rebellious words, Elder Sixteen frowned upon hearing this, and said with a bit of reproach: "Brother Fifteen..."

Elder Brother Fifteen twitched his lips, looked at Elder Sixteen and said, "Let's go, you have always been a good son, so naturally you have to show some filial piety at this time."

He spoke in a weird way, and couldn't hide his sarcasm. The sixteenth brother couldn't help being a little anxious, and said, "Fifth brother, the third brother is not here, the fifth brother can't do without the queen mother, and the twentieth brother is still young, so he can talk about camping." If you don't, it's just you and me, we don't worry about Huang Ama, who is worried about Huang Ama?"

Elder Brother Fifteen gave Elder Sixteen a sideways look, and with a downcast face, he said, "Brother Sixteen is promising, are you teaching Brother a lesson?"

Brother Sixteen saw him being so stubborn, he really felt a headache, and said: "Brother Fifteen, younger brother doesn't mean that. No matter how the starling usually behaves, he is Huang Ama's son, our elder brother. Huang Ama just doesn't like it. That's all, he also has the heart of an ordinary person to love his son. Moreover, he is the most tolerant of sibling conflicts. Back then, when Xiao Shiba was gone, the second elder brother was reprimanded for not showing his sympathy."

These words are all true, but when they fall into the ears of Brother Fifteen, they have a different taste.

He snorted coldly, and said: "Who can compare to Sixteenth Brother? I'm an idiot, I can't sing this big show of father's kindness and filial piety!" As he spoke, he turned around and chose without waiting for Sixteenth Brother to reply. Curtain, stride out.

Elder Sixteen didn't know what was wrong with him, he thought he was also a smart person, so he should know that at this time, if he behaved better, he would benefit immensely.

For example, the third princess was originally Princess Heshuo.In the 47th year of Kangxi, when the eighteenth elder brother passed away, the third princess happened to come to court. She was quite the eldest daughter and cared for Sheng Gong.In the following year, she made an exception and named Princess Gu Lun.

Sixteenth elder brother didn't think about conferring a title or anything, he just said something more because he was worried that his elder brother would make a mistake by the second elder brother.Unexpectedly, he couldn't listen to it at all, and was still angry at this moment.

The sixteenth elder brother was worried about Shengjia's presence, so he couldn't take care of the fifteenth elder brother for a while, so he went out to the imperial tent.

Outside the imperial tent, Wei Zhu, the deputy chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, Ma Qi, a senior scholar, and Erlun Dai, the minister of the interior guards, stood.Erlundai is Tong Guogang's eldest son and Longkodo's cousin. He is an authentic "Ba Ye Party".

After the crown prince was abolished in 47 years of Kangxi, the farce of recommending a new crown prince occurred. Orondai united with A Ling'a, Kui Xu, Ma Qi and others to play the leading role.

Here, Orondai and Ma Qi also just got the news.Ma Qi is still good, and has always been an old man; Erlun Dai is already stunned and can't believe it.

30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi.

In the 47th year of Kangxi, the sixteenth brother was only fourteen or five years old, and he was studying in the upper study with the emperor's grandsons.The eighth elder brother was in the limelight for a while, and most of the courtiers elected him as the prince.There are more supporters on Manchuria's side.

Elder Sixteen sighed inwardly, and it was not the time to talk about this right now, he nodded to the two adults, and asked Wei Zhu in a low voice: "Director Wei, how is Huang Ama doing now? Please let me know, I want to see you."

Wei Zhu couldn't hide the worry on her face, bowed and said: "Returning to Lord Sixteen, the emperor has a decree, and no one will be seen now. The emperor was still talking about the eighth brother's illness in the morning, but he didn't expect to get the news in a blink of an eye. Not very comfortable."

Brother Sixteen looked at the tent, feeling very worried, but he didn't have a will, and he didn't dare to force his way...

*
Outside the capital, Haidian Babeile Garden.

Cao Yong did not stay long when he entered the city this time, except that he went home and changed his clothes, went to the Yamen to put on a mask, and then returned here for the funeral.

In addition to the clothes on her body, Chu Yu also prepared a few sets of laundry, and asked someone to wrap them up and send them to Cao Yuanzi in Haidian.In this way, it is more convenient for Cao Yong to change clothes.

After getting off the horse, as soon as he entered Babeile's garden, he came out head-on with Yarjiang a.Seeing this, Cao Yong took two steps forward, wanting to beat Qian as a gift, but was helped by Ah Yaerjiang.

"The king is looking for you, let's go out with the king." Yaerjiang A said in his mouth, not allowing Cao Yong to question, he pulled his arm and walked out of the gate together.

As soon as he went out, he heard Yarjiang let out a long breath, and said, "At last, I escaped."

Cao Yong listened puzzled, but Yaerjiang put down his sleeves, looked at him, and said, "You've been very busy these two days, and this kind of big event is the most likely to cause trouble, and you've taken care of it properly .”

"There are examples to follow, and you can't be praised by the prince." Cao Yong glanced at the white banner on the plaque and replied.

There were no horses or sedan chairs at the gate. Yaerjiang pointed to a house not far away, and said, "That's my king's house. Let's take a break from our busy schedule and go over to have a cup of tea. There is a red-hearted Tieguanyin who is filial outside my king's place. With this effort, you 'tea boy' will give you a taste."

"My lord, there will be a lot of trivia tomorrow..." Cao Yong hesitated and said.

Yaerjiang waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about this for now. A few princes and elder brothers are here. Their brothers are talking in the hall, and they may have to resort to martial arts. Even the king can only hide, and you still want to participate No?"

Although Yarjana is sometimes arrogant and rude, he is a person who disdains lies.

I don't know if it's because of the postponement of the doctor's appointment a few days ago, Brother Jiu wants to chase after the debt?In the past two days, Brother Jiu didn't shed any tears, but his face was covered with clouds, and it made people tremble more and more frightened when he looked at it.

It was on Cao Yong's side that he was worried that brother Jiu would take advantage of his carelessness in the funeral to get angry with him, so he had been on guard for two days.

Fortunately, elder brother Jiu had resentment in his heart, but he didn't mean to have an outbreak like Cao Yong.Although the attitude was indifferent as usual, there were no extra problems.

From this point of view, Yaerjiang had good intentions, and Cao Yong had no choice but to appreciate it, saying: "Since this is the case, the villain will bother the prince."

Although the two houses looked not far apart, they were separated by more than half a mile.The two walked away, and it took half a cup of tea to arrive.

The butler got the news and had already greeted him. Yaerjiang directly invited Cao Yong to the front hall.

It wasn't until the tea was served that Yaerjiang waved his hand, sent the boy away, and explained the reason to Cao Yong.

Except for the elder brothers who followed, the elder brother who was trapped, the second elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother who stayed behind closed doors, and the 24th elder brother who was still in his infancy, the remaining ten or so princes gathered together Babeile Mansion Garden.

Speaking of funerals during the dinner, one thing was mentioned, that is, Sheng Jia is now on his way back to Luan and will arrive in Beijing in a few days.

Eighth Prince's garden is on the edge of the imperial road, the place that Shengjia must pass through when he returns to Changchun Garden.

According to the discussion between the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother, the coffin of the eighth elder brother should be moved back to the Baylor Mansion in the city, where the funeral will be held.

The seventh elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother, and the seventeenth elder brother all agreed after hearing the words, and felt that they should be moved back to the inner city.The ninth elder brother was annoyed, the eighth elder brother passed away, and the eighth elder brother was already sick and unconscious under the grief.

Moving the coffin back to the inner city not only made the dead uneasy, but even the living could not stand the toss.

In the past two days, Brother Nine has already accumulated a lot of anger, isn't it just a little bit?Between talking, it lost its usual.

Yaerjiang Ayuan was in the hall, and when he saw the two arguing, he found a reason and got out.

"Cao Yong, you didn't see that posture. Brother Jiu is impatient. It seems that if he doesn't agree with one sentence, he is about to punch someone with his fist." Yaerjiang raised the front hem of his clothes and said with Erlang's legs crossed.

Yaerjiang A said it was ordinary, but Cao Yong heard the danger.

The emperor is honorable and pays attention to taboos, but the eight elder brother is his son, and the eight blessings are his daughter-in-law, so it's so extraordinary, why do you want to move the spirit?

At present, Cao Yong feels some sympathy for the eighth elder brother.

Although according to the rules, the preparations for the various funeral affairs are quite satisfactory, but it is difficult to hide the fact that the family is cold.

*
Babeile Garden, in front of the mourning hall.

Although the third elder brother tried to persuade him earnestly, how could the ninth elder brother listen to him.In his eyes, the elder brother in front of him is no longer an elder brother, nor is his younger brother, they are all enemies.

Now, the bones of the eighth elder brother are not cold, and they, as brothers, don't express their condolences, but directly come to the door to ask for the coffin to be moved. What kind of shit brother is this?
The most hateful thing is the fourteenth elder brother, who pretends to agree with each other twice, as if he wants to be a partner, but he doesn't know that the person that the ninth elder brother hates the most is him, a man who sees the wind.

During the dispute, the elder brothers blushed, their voices became louder and louder, and the words they said were not pleasant to send. The younger elder brothers could no longer bear the current atmosphere.

Elder Brother 21 and Elder Brother 22 are six years old and have already entered the study room. They are a little sensible, but not bad; Elder Brother 23 is only four years old. When he was frightened, he let out a "wow" and started to cry.

The three of them were brought by Elder Seventeen. Upon seeing this, Elder Seventeen hurriedly informed the elders and brought the younger ones down.

After calling the servant who came with him, he first brought food, coaxed brother 23, and brother 21 and brother 22, brother [-] looked back at the direction of the mourning hall.He was a little hesitant, whether to take a few younger brothers back to the palace.

As for whether or not to move the coffin, it is up to the elder brothers to discuss and decide.Just now when everyone was discussing this matter, Elder Seventeen joined the elder brothers and agreed to move the spirit; but seeing Elder Ninth got angry later, he was a little undecided on his side.

Xu Shi has been going on for a long time, Xu Shi is dead, and now the seventeenth elder brother's resentment towards the eighth elder brother has faded.

The eighth elder brother is only 36 this year. He was strong when he was young. He struggled hard for more than [-] years, but in the end it was just a joke.Whether it's fame, profit, grace, or resentment, what's the fuss about?
All of a sudden, the seventeenth elder brother was so sleepy that he felt a bit of abandoning the world.

At this time, I saw a housekeeper in filial piety trotting in, seeing Brother Seventeen, he hurriedly stopped and walked to salute.

"What are you doing in such a hurry?" Elder Seventeen asked with a frown upon seeing this.

"Master Seventeen, Grandpa is here, and this servant is about to report to Master Ninth." The steward bowed back.

No wonder he was excited, among the people who went to the funeral in the past two days, not counting the clan, but A Ling'a right now is the most dignified.

Brother Seventeen was a little surprised when he heard this.A Ling'a has been "resting" in the mansion for several months. Since September, due to the change of the weather, she is not feeling well, but she is really sick.A few days ago, Elder Seventeen took his wife to visit his father-in-law once.

Elder Seventeen thought for a while, and ordered the servants to take a few younger elder brothers to the side hall to resettle, while he himself went outside the gate to meet his father-in-law.

Alinga had already got off the carriage, his face was sallow.He raised his head and looked at the plaque covered with white silk, and the gate covered with white paper.

Brother Seventeen took two steps forward and said, "Father-in-law, why are you here?"

Ah Ling lowered his head, looked straight at Elder Seventeen, and said, "Eighth Master, Eighth Master is really dead..."

"Well," Elder Seventeen nodded, and said, "Is father-in-law going to pay homage to the spirit? It's not cheap right now, and the royal brothers are..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw A Ling A falling straight down.

Seventeenth elder brother was shocked, hurriedly helped him, closed his eyes, closed his teeth, and passed out...

*
The monthly ticket is about to fall out of the top six again, so Xiao Jiu is begging urgently. .

(End of this chapter)