Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 744 Scary Monkey

Second room, front hall.

Xiong Ren stood bowed, feeling uncomfortable all over, and secretly glanced at Cao Song, who was in charge.Today, Cao Song rests and does not need to work in the Yamen.

Ever since Du Tian's incident happened a few days ago, Xiong Ren felt a little uncertain.He didn't feel relieved until he went to the yamen a few times with the chief steward of the Xifu to settle the matter.

In addition to the second manager, Xiong Ren, the chief manager of the East Mansion, Yu An, and several top managers, shopkeepers, and village heads were all present, standing half the room.

Those who can survive to the position of steward are all old people in the second room, so they know that Cao Song, the master, is not a good-tempered master.Cao Song was known for his irritable temper since he was a child, but he didn't show it because he followed Cao Yong and was restrained by his elder brother.

Cao Song sat on the main seat, with a dark face, looking at these people in front of him coldly.Xiong Ren secretly groaned in his heart, knowing that he had respected his wife's life and disobeyed the second master, he was afraid it would be difficult to fool him.

Unexpectedly, Cao Song didn't look at him, but said slowly, "Which one is Bai Er?"

Bai Er is the steward of the Gulou shop. Because of his young age and low qualifications, he was originally standing in the second row.Hearing Cao Song's question, he bowed two steps forward and said, "The young one is Bai Er, I have seen Er Ye."

Cao Song sized him up, turned to Yu An and said, "Is he your nephew? I heard that you recommended him to your wife?"

Yu An also watched Cao Song grow up, so he couldn't see that the second master was abnormal, so he said bravely, "The younger one recommended it to the wife. He used to work in the front yard and was in charge of purchasing errands."

Cao Song snorted coldly, and said: "Come here, pull this rebellious slave down and beat him fifty times."

Not only Bai Er was confused, but even Yu An was also confused.Originally thought that the second master wanted to deal with Xiong Ren because of the incident a few days ago, so why did it involve Bai Er again.

"Second Master, the little one was wronged, the little one didn't dare..." Bai Er still felt obedient, knelt down, and said.

"'Injustice', 'Don't dare'?" Cao Song sneered twice, and said: "I have already ordered two shops to be closed. After delaying this time, how dare you call for injustice? If you are a master, you are farting? Give me a beating."

Bai Er still wanted to complain, he was the nephew of the housekeeper, and the person who dragged him down didn't dare to be too rough.

When Cao Song saw this, he felt so angry that he was half dead. He pointed to Bai Er and said, "Just beat this slave in the yard. If you don't beat this slave until his ass blooms, you will stay with Wu Daban!"

With this sentence, who would dare to be careless, stuffed a walnut into Bai Er's mouth, pulled it down and started to spin the board with a "crack".

Yu An only felt that cold sweat was breaking out on his forehead, it was really indisputable, and he already regretted it in his heart.Although this Bai Er is his nephew, but he was raised as a son, thinking about working as an errand for a few years, and learning to be a housekeeper from himself.

Fifty boards, that is, half a cup of tea.

Seeing that Cao Song was annoyed, no one dared to show mercy, Bai twenty or fifty boards fell down, lying there humming.

Cao Song glanced at it, and said to An: "He will be dismissed from his job as a shop manager, and he will be punished as a handyman, and he will not be allowed to make up his job for three years."

Although Yu An felt ashamed, he didn't dare to ask at this time, and bowed and said: "Yes, master, I have written it down."

Everyone in the hall was gloating, those who died of rabbits and foxes were sad, those who were pregnant with ghosts, and had all kinds of stomachs.

Cao Song didn't bother to pay attention, and his eyes fell directly on Xiong Ren.Xiong Ren didn't dare to raise his head. In front of his wife, he could still justify a few words, but in front of this reckless second master, he couldn't make sense.He only complained in his heart, and if his wife spoke, what could he do as a slave?
"I don't have the good temper of my uncle, and I don't know how to slap and give me a sweet date. I will know who is a useful slave and whoever is disobedient." Cao Song sneered: "In this mansion, after all Who is the master? You are all capable, and you dare to fool what you say, what else is there not to dare? Pull it down, hit fifty boards, and learn a lesson first."

This Bai Er can fight, but this Xiong Ren is an old man in the mansion and the second housekeeper.Even if Yu An was expecting him to be beaten in his heart, he had to put on a face and bowed to persuade him: "Second master calm down, the second housekeeper is also confused for a while."

"Where is the second housekeeper? After finishing the board, I will go to the village to work as an errand. I will give you half a year's work. If you still can't get the errand at the village's end clean, then go home to take care of yourselves." Cao Song said.

Finally, there is still hope, much better than Bai Er, Xiong Ren has mixed feelings, he can only confess his guilt honestly, and was dragged out to be punished.

Cao Song had already got up from his seat, looked at the crowd and said, "Only this time, if there are any slaves who treat the Lord's words as the northwest wind in the future, they will be beaten to death!"

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In a blink of an eye, it is the eighth day of March, the Longevity Festival.

Sure enough, as Brother Sixteen said, due to the Northwest War, this year's Longevity Festival is just a formality, and there is nothing to do.

Cao Yong is still as immovable as a mountain, and he is familiar with the errands, and the relationship with his colleagues is also familiar.It's just that it is a scientific and administrative yamen, and what it does is an inspector's job, so every day it is to pick mistakes from the official documents of the household department, which makes the atmosphere in the yamen quite serious.

Sometimes Cao Yong also finds it funny.Among the six subjects, it is not the censor, but it does the same thing as the censor.I have been in Beijing for eight years, and in which year I have not been impeached by the censor several times.

He was calm and relaxed, but the sixteenth brother couldn't sit still, and went to the yamen to arrest people every now and then.

Cao Yong knew that he was anxious about the 10 taels of gold business, so he said, "Master Sixteen, the 'business' at Master Jiu's side is just right now, and the internal treasury is also full of silver, what's the rush?"

Elder Sixteen lowered his voice and said, "I'm not in a hurry, Huang Ama is in a hurry. Even if the Northwest Army doesn't move, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses there, plus logistical supplies, the cost of civilians is tens of thousands. 10 taels of silver. This is still unchanged. If the army marches westward, the supply line will be stretched, and the cost will still be doubled. The Zhungeer people are the most cunning, and they occupy the advantage of the terrain. Can it be finished in half a year?"

Cao Yong knows that Brother Sixteen is telling the truth, but he is also limited.Every time in the past, it was to take advantage of the situation to make some money.This is for Kangxi to make money. After all, it is not a matter of opening a shop by yourself and earning a thousand taels a month.Although he has several drafts in mind, they are not yet mature.

Besides, he also learned a lesson from his father.In everything, you have to give yourself three points of leeway, so that you won't be killed by others.

"Master Sixteen, please allow me to work harder. After all, this is no better than bidding for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is something to rely on, only the principal. If you want to find a way to make money, you can't do it in a day or two." Cao Yong. Think about it, said.

Brother Sixteen nodded when he heard the words, and said: "I also know your difficulties, but I just pay more attention to save Huang Ama from complaining."

"Well, I see." Cao Yong remembered the rumors he heard recently, and asked: "I heard that the Queen Mother is not feeling well, is she better now?"

Sixteenth elder brother replied: "For the time being, there should be no serious problems, but judging by the imperial physician, the Queen Mother's body is not as good as in previous years, after all, she has aged."

Even if Cao Yong guessed that his mother was the eldest daughter, he would not have thought that there was a relationship with Xiaozhuang.Only because the mother's biological mother had stayed in the palace did the queen mother treat her mother differently.

In the dog blood dramas of later generations, the queen mother has always been the role of beating mandarin ducks.But the empress dowager in the palace is not Kangxi's biological mother, and without the rampant "mother is more expensive than her child", she probably wouldn't be able to do that.

In Cao Yong's heart, he has already regarded Xiaozhuang as the chief culprit who "forced" his grandmother to leave Beijing.

Originally, because of his blood relationship, he was a bit weird towards these princes; after half a year, he has already recognized the reality.

Whether it is hundreds of years later or now, blood relationship or relatives are mostly just an excuse.It is a natural excuse to reach out and take advantage of it.

Cao Yong was not in the mood to climb that high branch, nor did he think about what to cling to, but he had some respect for the old lady who really loved him.

Although I don't know how many years this queen mother can live, but she is more than 70 years old, which is considered a long life among the ancients.The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already made proper preparations for the Empress Dowager's death. The birthday material was prepared more than ten years ago, and it is painted twice a year.

Seeing that Cao Yong asked the queen mother silently, the sixteenth elder brother also remembered the relationship between the two.

He turned sideways and leaned in front of Cao Yong, feeling a little nervous, and said: "Fu Ruo, call for the sixteenth... Uncle, listen?"

Cao Yong picked up the writing brush on the kang table, tapped Elder Sixteen's head, and said, "Master Sixteen must be free now, isn't he?"

Brother Sixteen was not annoyed, he laughed twice, got up and went out.

Someone was watching outside. Cao Yong didn't dare to trust him, so he had to send it to the door in person. After watching him go, he turned back and read the official documents of the Ministry of household affairs for the past few days.

There are some that can be sealed, and there are still a few things that are unclear, and they will be sent back to the Ministry of Accounts for redo...

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In the western suburbs, Laojun looks out.

Looking at the ruins in front of him, Hong Jin felt trembling all over and couldn't speak.It has been five or six days since the accident happened here, and he got the news, and he couldn't bear to come over to have a look.However, he was stopped by Hongxi.

Even if they were assassinated, it was just a "conspiracy", and there was no evidence to show that the Taoist temple here had a relationship with their brothers.Now that something happened here, I don't know how many eyes are watching, just go over and look, isn't it self-inflicted?
Therefore, Hong Jin endured for a few days, and today happened to be in Changchun Garden on business, so he made a detour here to have a look.

An accident happened to Laojunguan, and dozens of people who were raised here were destroyed. Hongxi was shocked, and Hongjin was really annoyed.

You know, after the crown prince was "wasted", there were many people staring at Hong Xi, and most of the things outside the palace were handled by Hong Jin.

After the "princelings" dissipated, it was not easy to gather such a little power, and Hong Jin's hard work was also involved in it.He has no knighthood, and the only thing that can help his brother is this secret power.

He was born in the royal family and grew up in the court. Even though he knew that there was no hope of being a big man, he still wanted to wear the hat of a prince.

Prince Cheng?Hong Jin clenched his fists, his eyes were dark.

Did the other side know that the "Meng Guangzu case" was handled by this side, so they gave it a blow?
He was silent for a long while, and asked the people behind him, "Xing De and the others...haven't heard from them?"

Xing De is a man of the rivers and lakes who was raised in captivity here, and his skills are very good.Even if this stronghold is broken, Hong Jin hopes to get two good hands out.

"Returning to the third master, there is no news. It's just that the second master ordered to keep an eye on Cheng Wang's mansion. On the night of the sixth day, there seemed to be a commotion in the manor over there. He heard the sound of beating and killing, but there was no movement after that, and he didn't come out." Details." The man standing behind him replied.

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to look at it any further, Hong Jin turned around, got on his horse and returned to the city.

Who would have thought that it would be so downcast.Thinking of the days before the "abandoned" prince, Hong Jin couldn't help frowning, complaining a little bit about his abolished father.

Okay, what kind of party do you form?If his father can ascend the throne smoothly, as the de facto second son, Hong Jin, the little follower behind his elder brother, will at least be a prince.

Although the spring is beautiful now, Hong Jin only feels heavy.Compared with the elder uncles who are already full-fledged, how much chance do the two brothers have in winning.

While thinking wildly, I heard the guard exclaim: "Third Master!"

Hong Jin didn't wait to recover, and the mount under him screamed and galloped wildly.Seeing this, Hong Jin pulled the reins hard, trying to stop the startled horse.

Hearing a "pop", the rein actually broke.Due to excessive force, Hong Jin held half of the rein and fell backwards.

If he falls to the ground, it is specified that his muscles and bones will be injured; but if he is stuck in his boots by the stirrup like him and cannot jump, it is also very miserable...

For a moment, his mind seemed to clear up, and he remembered the scene when the two brothers met in Changchun Garden just now.

"Third brother, don't be upset, this revenge will always be repaid." The elder brother patted him on the shoulder and said.

Because there are still a few days left, it will be his son Yongjing for a hundred days.The elder brother said: "This is my nephew. If my elder brother ascends to the throne, I will give my nephew a prince's hat."

At that time, Hong Jin still felt that his brother was confused, and that Yong Jing was the eldest son and wanted to inherit his title.If you want to add the title again, you have to add it to your own son, or wait until you have a second son in the future.

Prince hat, eternal respect...

*
Changchun Garden, Qingxi Bookstore.

Kangxi sat cross-legged on the kang, and the kang table was full of folds.Hong Xi was ordered to come, and stood by to study ink for his grandfather.

The bean green glazed inkstone in front of me doesn't look gorgeous, but it is engraved with dragon patterns.Hongxi looked at the cinnabar imperial ink in his hand again, it was also a special thing for emperors.

Right now, I seem to be only one step away from that position, and it seems to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

When the cinnabar was ground, the blood red color made Hong Xi dizzy.Thinking of Hong Jin, he only felt a deep pain.Who said Tianjia has no siblings?For Hong Jin, who has been his follower since he was a child, he really treats him like a younger brother.

The words that Feng Yongjing will be the prince after ascending to the throne are also his sincere words.

He looked at the nose, the nose looked at the mouth, and the mouth asked his heart, but he felt cold all over his body.

Kangxi read a few brochures, looked up at his grandson, saw that his face was a little pale, put down his brush and said: "Your face is so ugly, is it because you are not feeling well?"

Hong Xi knew that it was difficult to hide in front of his grandfather, so he said casually, "Yesterday I shot arrows with Uncle Sixteen and Uncle Seventeen in the school grounds, and after sweating, I took off my outer clothes, and I seem to have caught a cold."

The matter of archery is the truth. Sure enough, Kangxi heard it and didn't feel suspicious. He nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's tell the imperial physician as soon as possible, don't delay."

Hong Xi responded and came out from Qingxi Bookstore.

A gust of wind came from somewhere, Hong Xi really felt chills all over his body, shivered, and looked up at the sky.

At this time, he saw his personal eunuch with a pale face, walking quickly over, choked up and said: "Master, third master... the third master is dead..."

Hong Xi looked at the person in front of him, feeling dizzy...

On March [-], Huang Sun Hongjin fell off his horse and died on the spot.

The place where Hongjin fell off the horse was in Haidian, not far from the official road, so when the horse was startled, several officials who had come back from Changchun Garden witnessed it.

Therefore, the news spread on the same day.

Cao Yin and his son knew the news that night, and both father and son looked a little heavy.Huoshao Laojunguan just wanted to take revenge on Xia Hongxi, as a warning, let him know the severity, and don't focus on dealing with the Cao family.

Where are there so many surprises in life?The trick of falling from a horse has been heard and seen less in recent years.It is Cao Yong, who has experienced it himself.

Although it is said that the grandson of the elder brother has a noble status, but according to the rules in the palace, the younger elder brother must learn literature and martial arts when he is five or six years old.For a person who has been riding a horse for more than ten years, it is not a strange thing to "shock the horse" under the circumstances of the guards?
Horses in the palace are different from horses outside.During training, gongs were used.You can't startle a horse by knocking hard on the ear with a gong. How can you be "surprised" for no reason?

Cao Yin and his son were more "shocked".

"I didn't expect him to have such boldness that he broke his own arm." Cao Yin sighed: "In the future, Yong'er should pay more attention, because my father will look down on him."

Their father and son knew the inside story of burning Laojun, so they would not be suspected of which palace in the future like others.Besides Hong Xi, who else could it be.

Dozens of people died in Laojunguan's matter. Whether it can be completely concealed is only a matter of five or five.

Hong Jin died, but it only seemed that the two brothers were being "bullied" everywhere.Even if there are some small forces outside the palace, the "ruthlessness" of the emperor's uncles is not at the same level.

After a bitter plan, he got rid of the suspicion and sent out a hat of fratricide, which caused all the princes to bear the responsibility.

Cao Yong would like to understand this, some stunned.

Back then, Hong Jin was there when he was accompanying him in the study.

Even the princes and grandchildren are still physical bodies, unable to resist birth, old age, sickness and death.The eighth elder brother from years ago, and Hong Jin now, are all like this.

*
Sunflower courtyard, in the yard.

Tianyou looked at the flowerbed in the corner with his little hands behind his back.Amethyst was at the side, and the little maid had already loosened the soil.It took her half an hour to pick out half a small bowl of sunflower seeds with big kernels as seeds, thinking about planting them today.

It happened that Tianyou and Hang Seng came back from school, so they had to follow suit.

Seeing Zijing, she lowered her body and handed the jade bowl containing the seeds to Hang Seng.It's not that she is partial, but that Hang Seng is younger than Tianyou, and Tianyou's habit of being an older brother yields to his younger brother.

Hang Seng took the small bowl, but instead of ordering the seeds, he sent it to his elder brother, and said crisply: "Brother, plant."

Tianyou turned around, shook his head, and said, "I'll just watch it, second brother."

"Didn't my brother say that I want to be a farmer? It's my brother's job." Hang Seng didn't listen, and still held a small bowl in front of Tianyou.

Tianyou still refused to take it, and pushed it to Hang Seng.

Seeing the friendship between the two brothers, Zijing added a smile on her face, and said: "You two young masters, don't give up, let someone take a bowl, and each of them will breed half..."

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