Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 741

Cao Mansion, the living room.

For Li Wei to return the donated silver, Cao Yong did not refuse.It's not that he is stingy and puts these thousands of taels of silver in his eyes, but he doesn't want to embarrass Li Wei.

From the day he met Li Wei, Cao Yong really took advantage of him, thinking it was a good relationship, after all, the other party is the future governor and important minister.However, favors can be big or small, if the favor makes the other party feel burdened, it may be counterproductive.

Seeing that Cao Yong was willing to accept the money, Li Wei was also relieved.

He was still in trouble, what if Cao Yong refused to accept the money.After all, he is a big man, too greasy and crooked, and he is afraid that Cao Yong will look down on him.

Cao Yong looked at Li Wei with a more solemn gaze. After many years of friendship, if there is no love at all, it is also fake.Not to mention that Li Wei, who looks reckless and understands in his heart, also has a temper towards Cao Yong.

"You Jie, now that you have become an official, it is not as good as before. Even if you wanted to mess around in the past, it was just to deal with yourself; if you don't care about anything in the future, you will ruin the people. The officialdom is prosperous, and you accidentally let it go In other words, it is harming others and oneself. If one day, he becomes a corrupt official again, then Cao will not dare to be a friend in high places." Thinking of Li Wei's usual carefree temper, Cao Yong had to speak a few words of admonition .

Among them, there is also my own selfishness.I don't want Li Wei to make any mistakes and leave a bad impression on the fourth elder brother.With Li Wei's appointment as an official, the day when the monarch and his ministers meet should not be far away.

Seeing Cao Yong's seriousness, Li Wei also smiled, and said seriously: "Master Cao, don't worry, even though I, Li Wei, don't have much ink in my stomach, I know etiquette, justice and shame. When I come out to be an official, I will not forget the fundamentals of being a human being. In the past few years in the capital, Li Wei has seen a lot of those messy people. Don't say that Master Cao hates it, even Li Wei can't bear the filth."

The topic was a bit heavy, and Cao Yong heaved a sigh of relief, as if he had worried a little.After getting in touch with him in the past few years, he also knows Li Wei's character. Although he comes from a wealthy family, he cares about the poor and the weak, and is much kinder than ordinary people.

"Don't talk about this, it's a disappointment. Since you want to get what you want, the younger brother also has a gift, don't be too thin." Cao Yong said with a smile, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and sent it to Li Wei came up.

Li Wei was a little confused, and reached out to pick it up. It was Zhang's house deed, and the location was in the stone alley outside the front door.

"Master Cao, this..." Li Wei looked up at Cao Yong and said hesitantly.

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Yong waved his hand and said, "Youjie, from now on, let's give up the title of 'Master'. Although you have been in my house for two years, you are not just a guest. You can either call me by my name or by my name. Although the address is just a code name and should not be used for anything, but you will develop your official career in the future, and we will be ministers in the same palace, so you have to make this clear."

See Cao Yong put it bluntly, Li Wei was a little embarrassed.

Cao Yong patted Li Wei on the shoulder with a smile and said: "Although Youjie is not well-read in poetry and books, he has a heart of compassion. I believe that Youjie will have a great future, and he will seal the court and pay homage, and become famous in history. Leave your name."

Li Wei was a little embarrassed by Cao Yong's praise, and said with a smile: "I, Li Wei, am just a countryman. If I hadn't stayed in the mansion here for two years, I would have gone in and out of the government office to see the world, and my etiquette is not perfect. Thank you without words, my lord's kindness, I, Li Wei, will always remember it in my heart."

Although Cao Yong didn't want to arrange an arrangement with Li Wei as the guest of honor, because he knew that Li Wei would be the person that Si Age would use in the future.But in Li Wei's eyes, Cao Yong has always been treated more respectfully than relatives, so he is still respectful in his words.

He was originally the son of a wealthy gentry in the countryside. Before coming to the capital, the biggest official he had ever met was the county magistrate.Cao Yong is the eldest son of the Earl's Mansion, or He Shuo's son-in-law, their identities are very different.

Seeing Li Wei like this, Cao Yong felt regretful.

Forget it, there is still fairness in the world. He didn't open his heart and sincerely make Li Wei a friend, so how could he ask Li Wei to pour out his heart and soul.

The fate between people should not be forced, and the current relationship that is neither far nor near is fine.

But he didn't know that in Li Wei's heart, he had already regarded him as a half teacher.

Although Li Wei is older than the two of them, when it comes to official career experience and handling of affairs, Cao Yong is the first.

"You must do it well, and you must not be looked down upon by adults." Li Wei clenched his fists and secretly warned himself...

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In fact, Li Wei is considered to be strong.If it were someone else, relying on the big tree of the Cao family, they would think of some names if they didn't have one, and make connections.He was born on Li Wei's side, and Cao Yong was willing to discuss friendship with his peers, but he didn't show his face.

Since Li Wei moved to the new house after joining the Ministry of War as Yuanwailang, he never entered the gate of the Cao Mansion again.

Xiaoman couldn't help but complained a few words, even Jiang Jian was a little embarrassed.Cao Yong didn't think much about it in his heart, at this time, it's good to draw a clear distance, or Li Wei will wear the hat of "Cao family" in the future, but the gain outweighs the loss.

The "Meng Guangzu case" that has been making a lot of noise ended up with a lot of thunder and little rain.Because a cabinet bachelor came forward to speak for the third elder brother, but the third elder brother has been busy studying books in recent years.

The sound of "buzzing" in the court hall suddenly died down.

The so-called cabinet is the close counselors around the emperor.If the emperor hadn't nodded, how could someone in the cabinet come forward to speak for the third elder brother.

In recent years, the emperor has been moody too many times.Even if there is a grudge with the third elder brother, who wants to make trouble, they dare not do it at this time.

The matter of the third elder brother has not yet ended, and the ninth elder brother who has been silent for half a year makes his debut.

Brother Jiu opened three new gold stores in Qianmen at once. On the opening day, firecrackers were put on from morning to night, making the whole street full of red confetti.

The gold shop that originally operated the donated road has been notified by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households that it can no longer accept business, because Brother Nine has stepped forward, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still standing behind.

Although there are powerful families behind those gold shops, including the prince Baylor, who dares to fight against the prince elder brother openly.Not to mention, besides the one on the dragon chair, who else can make the Ministry of Internal Affairs come forward.

As a result, Brother Jiu's gold store business is booming.

Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs accounted for [-]% of the profit and Brother Jiu only accounted for [-]%, but Brother Jiu was content.If he hadn't thought about the Ministry of Internal Affairs and intervened rashly, he might not be able to gain [-]% of the benefits.

Besides, this time he was not all for money, but also wanted to test the bottom line of the emperor's father.

The emperor's father even abandoned his son because he hated the eighth elder brother; or the father and son did not have an overnight feud, and could still stage the scene of a father's kindness and son's filial piety.

In March in the capital, it is the time when the spring is full and the catkins are flying.

Brother Jiu was sitting in front of the window on the second floor of the gold store, holding a handful of purple clay teapots from the Zhengde period in his hand, and putting it to his mouth, drinking tea while looking at the street scene.

Opposite him is the Qianmen Main Store of Daoxiang Village, and there is also a silver building.Brother Jiu knew the details of this silver house, and knew that it was the dowry of Yidu's concubine's room.Therefore, he also made a special trip to mention to Yiduri that the silver house should also accept the gold exchange business, but Yiduri declined.

Brother Nine didn't take it seriously, but he just thought that this silver building seemed to be Li Xu's property earlier.Although the eighth elder brother has passed away, the ninth elder brother still keeps in touch with the Li family. After all, there are many businesses in Jiangnan that need the help of the Li family, a local snake, to take care of them.

In front of Daoxiang Village, Han Jiang's carriage arrived.Still in Tsing Yi and a veil, Han Jiangshi got off the carriage.

Brother Jiu squinted his eyes when he saw this, thinking of what Nanny Lin said, Han Jiang's face is good, three points better than the one depicted in that portrait.

The beauties in the south of the Yangtze River have never been less in the collection of the nine princes' mansion.There are those who are filial outside, and there are those who look into the house by themselves, and they don't spend the slightest thought on it.

The women in his house are divided into two categories, one is the beautiful women of the Eight Banners, who reproduce the offspring;

Brother Jiu hesitated for a moment, thinking whether to ask someone to call Han Jiangshi upstairs to have tea, when he saw a young woman in pink coming out from the nearby silver building, walked up to Han Jiangshi and wished her well.

Han Jiangshi seemed not used to talking with people on the street, so after bowing in return, he entered Daoxiang Village together with the woman.

Brother Jiu put down the purple clay pot, feeling disappointed.He didn't know what he was obsessed with, and looked at the sparrow on the branch in the distance...

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When Shengjia returned to Beijing, Cao Yong must not follow the rules and go to Yuqian to attend the small court meeting every three days.

In addition to the six subjects and the need to answer the emperor's questions at any time, there are also the on-duty university scholars, on-duty ministers, and the princes who often attend the small court meeting in front of the imperial court.

As a result, Cao Yong met more princes and elder brothers than in the past.The fourth elder brother is still cold, the fourteenth elder brother is warmer than before, and Cao Yong is still sticking to his duty, making it obvious that no one can make a mistake.

On the second day of March, Brother Seventeen's birthday.

Cao Yong gave Elder Seventeen a birthday present, which was a map of the world.In fact, he wanted to give Brother Seventeen a globe.Speaking of globes, the palace already had them, and in the past few years, the palace even supervised the construction of several globes.Just big enough, more than one meter high.

Before, he asked Zheng Woxue to pay attention to see if there were globes, maps, and travel notes among the foreign goods.Coincidentally, I got this map.

Although compared with later maps, this map is not accurate, but the description of the Eurasian continental plate is still somewhat rudimentary.The label on it is in English, which is not a problem, because of Kangxi Tong's Westernization, several young elder brothers all know some English.

Seeing the place in China's territory, which is standard as the "Golden Country", Elder Seventeen was a little puzzled, so he asked Cao Yong why.

Cao Yong didn't know the real reason, so he guessed: "Perhaps it's because our country is rich in ceramics and silk. These two things are shipped to the West, and their value is equal to gold."

Elder Seventeen nodded when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "Yes, maybe that's the reason. Western countries, how can they compare with our Qing Dynasty's vast land and resources."

Cao Yong couldn't laugh, because in the West, the only people who can use the world map, apart from the country, are bandits drifting at sea.

In their eyes, is China now a "golden country" full of temptations?

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In spring, there is not necessarily scenery everywhere.

For example, in front of him, seeing the stiff corpse on the doorpost and the dried dark red blood on the ground, the porter was so frightened that he took a few steps back and bumped into Cao Song.

"What's going on?" Cao Song frowned and looked at everything in front of him, as if asking the housekeeper, or talking to himself...

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Something was delayed at home, what is missing today will be made up tomorrow night. (*^__^*)…

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