Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 729 Embarrassment
In the place of Silawusu, the holy driver is walking.

Although the north wind was howling outside, there were several charcoal pots in the tent, keeping it warm.Brother Ten held up his chopsticks, put a piece of flying dragon meat in the hot pot, and brought it to his mouth.

But it tastes like chewing wax, and I can't feel the slightest taste.

This time, there are only three princes who are accompanying the emperor, the tenth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, and the sixteenth elder brother.

It just so happened that some flying dragons had arrived in the imperial dining room, brother Sixteen asked someone to cook a pot, and invited the two elder brothers to come and eat together.

It is not a feast, and there is no wine, but it is not considered a Passover.

Brother Twelve filled a bowl of Feilong soup and drank it with a spoon.Among the princes, he has always been the one that the emperor's father has forgotten.He has been in his thirties, and he has not been a retinue a few times. This time, the emperor's father hand-picked him, which also made him a little flattered.

The sixteenth elder brother looked at the tenth elder brother, then at the twelfth elder brother, and sighed inwardly.Whether it's disgust or fear, these two are too obvious.

Perhaps because of the death of the eighth elder brother, the tenth elder brother complained to the emperor's father, never summoned him, and never showed up; every time he showed up, he bowed his head and remained silent, refusing to say a word.

Elder Brother Twelve, on the other hand, was terrified and restless, and his superiors asked him a question, wishing he could kneel down and pound garlic immediately.

After coming and going, when Kangxi saw these two sons, he also frowned and said nothing, and the atmosphere was very depressed.

Even if Elder Sixteen wanted to get a few words out of it, he had nowhere to start, so he could only be in a hurry.Inviting two elder brothers here today is just to think about how to persuade them.

Before Elder Sixteen could speak, Elder Ten said, "It's a disappointment to have meat but no wine!"

The twelfth elder brother is the most timid, afraid that the sixteenth elder brother will really take out the wine, he hurriedly said: "Ten elder brother, I can't drink, how many pairs of eyes are watching."

"Yeah, you can't drink it. It's really shit rules, shit rules!" Ten elder brother put down the bowl and chopsticks and sneered twice.

Brother Sixteen saw that he was suffocating, and was afraid that he would start a fuss, so he said, "Don't be upset, tenth brother, although starlings know underground and don't care about these things, but as brothers, we should bear with the rules."

Hearing the mention of the eighth elder brother, the tenth elder brother clenched his fists hard, looked at the hot pot and said, "Mynah loves to eat dragon meat the most, and he kept talking about it when he was sick this year." While speaking, there was a sense of grief and indignation.

Brother Twelve felt a little apprehensive when he heard the words.I really can't persuade him, and I can't listen to him, for fear that he will say something bad.

Brother Sixteen only felt a headache, and didn't know whether his brother was really stupid or not.Even if you really have resentment in your heart, you should hide it. Could it be that he is really the ordinary Ama in the imperial tent, can he play a little bit of sex?
Fortunately, after Brother Ten said this, he drank Feilong soup one mouthful at a time.That way, it doesn't feel like tasting delicious food, but rather like "substituting soup for wine".

At this time, I saw Zhao Feng entered the tent, went to Brother Sixteen and whispered, "Master, Director Wei is here."

The sixteenth elder brother heard the words, stood up, and said: "Two elder brothers, stay with me, younger brother will come when he goes."

When we got outside the tent, we saw two servants carrying lanterns, and Wei Zhu pacing around with their hands clapped.

Seeing Elder Sixteen approaching, Wei Zhu straightened his back and said, "Long Live Lord ordered Sixteenth Elder Brother to meet you."

It was the beginning of the month, and it was pitch black outside, and Elder Sixteen had no idea in his heart.

Following Wei Zhu, he took out a piece of printing material from his purse and stuffed it into Wei Zhu's hand.He wanted to ask a question, but he couldn't afford to be accused of "spying and drilling" with two servants at his side.

It was Wei Zhu who was clever, seeing Elder Sixteen's uneasiness, and said with a smile: "The emperor treats Lord Sixteen really nothing to say, which prince has such a face?"

Although there is no real truth in the words, but looking at the meaning, it doesn't seem like a bad thing.

Brother Sixteen breathed a sigh of relief, and chatted with Wei Zhu without saying a word.

While speaking, when he got outside the imperial tent, he saw Zhang Tingyu retreating from the inside.

Seeing Elder Sixteen, Zhang Tingyu hurriedly bowed to pay homage, but Elder Sixteen supported him: "I will call 'Master Zhongtang' in the future, please don't be too polite."

A few days ago, after Kangxi agreed to Cao Yin's resignation, Sahab, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, became the left servant of the Ministry of Rites.

The Bachelor of Attendance is from the fourth rank, and the Bachelor of the Cabinet is from the second rank. Zhang Tingyu has been promoted to the fourth rank, and has become a hot red man in front of the imperial court.

But he didn't dare to make a big deal, saying "dare not", "dare not".

Wei Zhu had already entered the imperial tent to report, and came out to summon the sixteenth elder brother to go in.

The tent was brightly lit, and Kangxi sat cross-legged on the couch, holding a memorial in his hand.Seeing that Elder Sixteen had arrived, he put down his booklet and said to Wei Zhu, "Show Elder Sixteen a seat."

"Hey." Wei Zhu responded, set up a small stool, and brought it to Elder Sixteen.

Kangxi tapped the brochure just now with his fingers, and said: "Funing'an's brochure, talking about the military pay and food in the Northwest, the affairs are very complicated. Seeing that there are not enough officials to handle it, please choose a worthy official to call in Suzhou. What do you think?"

The imperial father has always been used to arbitrarily arbitrarily deciding military and state affairs, so why has he ever discussed with others?
Brother Sixteen heard the words, and his heart has already turned eighteen corners, thinking of Cao Yong.Like the fourth elder brother, he also believed that the emperor's acceptance of Cao Yin's resignation was not because the Cao family's family members were weakened, but because Cao Yong was to be used.

Even so, the burden of going directly to the northwest to manage the soldiers' pay and food is indeed a bit heavy.What is involved in this is not a matter of one province and one part, but one hair will affect the whole body.With Cao Yong's qualifications in the past, maybe he will be disgraced and thankless.

Thinking of this, Elder Sixteen thought about it for a while, and said: "If you go back to Huang Ama, the affairs involved in the military pay and food are not in one place or two, and they all need delicate people to take care of them. If you want to deal with them in an orderly manner, it is not necessary for one person or two people to deal with them. Competent. It is better to select dozens of capable officers from among the six departments and nine ministers, and send them to the front of the army to listen to them."

"Where is Cao Yong used?" Kangxi glanced at Brother Sixteen and asked in a deep voice.

The sixteenth elder brother is sitting on pins and needles, isn't it the emperor's father who has the final say on where to use it?
Sweat was dripping from his forehead, he tried to calm down, and said: "Huang Ama is used to employing people, Cao Yong's position as the chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is very appropriate. The government office is very colorful."

"Go down and write a recommendation letter. I want to use Cao Yong. If the grade is not good enough to be promoted, I can also serve as the servant of the household department." Kangxi waved his hand at the sixteenth elder brother and said.

"Huang Ama, the six ministers, recommended by my son..." The sixteenth elder brother was very surprised when he heard this.In the final analysis, although he is on duty, he is not the elder brother in charge after all, so he has no qualifications to recommend the officials of the Six Departments.

Besides, in his heart, he still didn't want Cao Yong to go to the household department now.

Going to the household department now is not much different from working as an errand in Funing'an's account, they are all about worrying about soldiers' pay and food.

Kangxi glanced at Elder Sixteen, with a chill on his face, and said coldly: "Little Sixteen, is he thinking about the Sixth Ministry's errand? Or else I will send you to the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

After listening to the sixteenth elder brother, thinking of the fourth elder brother in his mind, he couldn't help shaking his back, and shook his head vigorously...

*
Capital, Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden, Shangfang.

In the dark, Cao Yong's hand stroked the scar on Chuyu's chest, thinking of the changes in the spring, he still felt scared.Chu Yu was about to die. The children lost their mothers, and she lost her wife. How painful it would be.

In the guest courtyard today, Mr. Fang Zhong was finally left behind.

Within three months, it is his promise to avenge the death of the Wang family and his son.

In three months, if you peel back the cocoons, you should be able to find out something.Even if Tushou is just a running dog, in Cao Yong's heart, he should be killed.

"Forehead..." Chu Yu grabbed Cao Yong's hand and said in a low voice, "Is there something on your mind?"

"In this world, living is more difficult than dying." Cao Yong replied thoughtfully: "It's not that I'm afraid of death, it's not that I want to live in an idyllic way, but I have something to worry about, and I have to bear responsibilities, so I have to live."

When Chu Yu heard this, she felt inexplicably sad, leaned her head on her husband's shoulder, and said, "I'm afraid of death..."

Seeing his wife like this, Cao Yong felt a little regretful, so why did he talk about it with her.He turned over and covered his wife under him, bowed his head next to her ear,

He said with a smile: "Otherwise, I would sell my strength to be a husband, and study together with my wife, why do you want to be immortal..."

"It's so itchy..." Chu Yu couldn't help but said, "Ah..."

The next words were blocked in my mouth, a room full of spring...

*
Although Fang Zhonggong was persuaded by Cao Yong and did not seek revenge directly at the Duke's mansion, he only stayed in Cao's house for three days before leaving.

The bodies of the Wang family, father and son, Cao Yong's side, have been collected and buried in Fangshan.

Mr. Fang Zhong wanted to go to Henan Mansion to look for the relatives of the Wang family, to see if he would continue to burn incense for Wang Wu.It's not good for their father and son to become lonely ghosts, with no one to enshrine after death.

Cao Yong didn't agree with Fang Zhonggong's idea, but he didn't speak out against it.

Although on the most wanted list, the head of the thief wanted by the Ministry of Criminal Justice is "Han Qi", the one painted on the portrait of Haizhuo is far from Fang Zhonggong.But that day in Shahe Town, Changping, Mr. Fang Zhonggong and the officers and soldiers arrested the police with their masks covered.

He couldn't stay in the Cao Mansion without going out, so it would be good to go outside temporarily to avoid the wind.After a few months, when things fade away, who will remember this case.

It happened that Wei Hei and his wife were going to Henan, and Fang Zhonggong went out of Beijing with him.Qiniang didn't go with Wei Hei and Xiangcao, nor did she go with her father, but stayed in the capital to look after Wang Ying.

Mrs. Li didn't live in Laba in Tangquan, and she couldn't sit still when she got the news of her husband's resignation.Some things, I want to ask my husband, but I am afraid that my husband will have some difficulties, so I wipe his face; if I don’t ask, I can’t let go.

Cao Yin was not abnormal in front of others, but in Li's eyes, he could see that her husband was absent-minded and forced to smile.

She was too anxious to get angry, a string of blisters formed in her mouth, and her throat was so swollen that she couldn't speak.

It's not that she is greedy for power and hopes that her husband will become a dragon, but that she has been married to the Cao family for 30 years. She knows that her husband's number one priority is not fame and wealth, nor parents, wives and children, but loyalty to the emperor.

Back in the capital mansion, Mrs. Li asked her son carefully behind her husband's back.When she found out that she was tired of being a domestic slave and was impeached by the censor, she lost her official position. She was at home with idle money, and she was wronged for her husband.

She thought over and over again, but couldn't help it, and found out the wishful gift bestowed by the Empress Dowager.

Didn't the old queen mother say that she wanted to make decisions for her?Now that the emperor has been deceived and wronged her husband, can she use this wishful thinking in exchange for justice?
However, since the holy order has been issued, if you ask Ruyi to beg, will you not know what is good or bad?
Mrs. Li hesitated endlessly, but finally couldn't make up her mind, so someone called Chuyu to discuss this matter with her.

When Chuyu heard that her mother-in-law had the idea of ​​using Ruyi, she was taken aback, and hurriedly dissuaded her: "Madam, you can't do it! Thunder, rain, and dew are all due to the grace of the king. Although the emperor's law is 'benevolence and filial piety' to govern the country, state affairs are not family affairs. Ruyi certainly has The Empress Dowager loves it inside, but it’s not easy to take it out.”

"Master pretends to be the imperial court and the emperor in his heart." Li Shi sighed, and said, "For several nights in a row, master can't sleep well. I have been loyal to the emperor all my life, how can master feel better now?"

"Maybe it's also Huang Mafa's love. The master has also reached the age of Jiazi and has a serious illness." Chu Yu couldn't say anything else, so he could only persuade softly.

Mrs. Li shook her head and said: "In the past, when the master was busy, I hoped that the master would rest and recuperate, and not worry about these important national affairs. Now, seeing the face of the master with a forced smile, how can he rest in peace? Daughter-in-law, although I know that the queen mother loves you , I should also know some sense of propriety, and don’t go too far. But this Ruyi, can it really not be used once? Maybe the emperor was just deceived by the censor and misunderstood the master, just explain it clearly, and it will be fine.”

Things in the imperial court are not just play games.Although Chu Yu didn't know the real reason for her father-in-law's resignation, she also knew that things would not be as simple as her mother-in-law thought: "Ma'am, if you can use Ruyi, let's not use it. There is no precedent in my dynasty. Come out to order, this is really appalling..."

Mrs. Li was still confused, so she saw Cao Yin came in through the curtain, glanced at Ruyi in Li's hand, and said, "Daughter-in-law is right, madam should put Ruyi away, don't think about it."

When Chu Yu saw her father-in-law coming in, she hurriedly got up from her seat.Cao Yin waved his hand at her, and said: "Yong'er is back from the yamen, my daughter-in-law should go back and have a look."

Chu Yu went down in response, Li Shi was beaten by her husband, and said embarrassingly: "Master..."

*
Indus Court, the upper room.

After Cao Yong changed his clothes, he let out a long breath when he heard Chuyu mention Ruyi, and said, "It's a good thing you stopped me, why did my wife come up with such a bad idea. It's very honorable for Ruyi to make decorations; if you really use it, It's a double-edged sword, the root cause of disaster..."

*
Front yard, guest room.

Qiniang was sitting in front of the Eight Immortals table, leaning on her chin, still calculating where her father was going, and when Wei Hei and Xiang Cao would come back.

At this time, the person on the bed could hear a cry of "wow".

Qiniang jumped in surprise, got up and went over to help Wang Ying, "Sister Xiaoying, sister Xiaoying, is this a nightmare again?"

Wang Ying sat up, covered her face with her hands, and wailed loudly.

When Qiniang heard this, she couldn't bear it, patted her on the back and said, "It's okay, sister, didn't you wake up? It's okay."

Wang Ying held Qiniang in her arms, but her crying became more and more horribly loud, tears all over Qiniang's body.

Qiniang was afraid that she would break her body from crying, so she coaxed her softly: "My sister will become a rabbit's eyes if she cries again, don't you think about it."

"That imperial tomb, the robbery hole in that imperial tomb, I led people to dig it..." Wang Ying showed despair on her face, and murmured: "I killed both my father and my brothers..."

(End of this chapter)