Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 758 Punishment
Before seeing the green chrysanthemum, Cao Song was somewhat angry.It was not because of Luju's status that he looked down on her; it was because of her that Cao Xiang insisted on going his own way and stayed away from the capital.

However, after seeing her so thin that the wind would blow her down, and her face so dark and yellow that it frightened people, Cao Song became very angry and frowned, "Si Ye is not here, and my nephew still needs someone to take care of you. You look like this." , what is the system?"

Lu Ju was so trained that she had tears in her eyes, she lowered her head and dared not respond.

Seeing this, Cao Song looked sad when he thought of Cao Xiang, who had not heard from him so far.

For Cao Xiang's safety, Cao Yong has no idea.Thinking of his nephew who is not yet a hundred days old, Cao Yong sighed, and said to Luju: "Where is my nephew? If he is not asleep, let someone bring him over."

If something really happens to Cao Xiang, this child is Cao Xiang's only blood, and his fate will be the same as Tianhu.

Luju tried tears from the side, and replied: "Yes, sir." After speaking, she turned around and whispered a few words to the mother-in-law.

"No news, it's just good news. Don't worry too much, just like what the second master said, take good care of the child, and you are truly worthy of the fourth brother." Seeing that Lu Ju looked sad, Cao Yong finally couldn't bear it, and said slowly .

"Yes, sir." On Luju's side, she lowered her head and answered, tears streaming down her face as she spoke.

This month, she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, she just felt astringent and bitter.If it weren't for her, Cao Xiang would still be in the capital, the elegant fourth young master of the Cao family's East Mansion, a young talent in the Imperial Academy.How could I go to such a far place and suffer these crimes.

Although Cao Xiang hadn't complained in the past year, Luju could tell that he was very tired.Sometimes, often sigh.Speaking of the errands in the yamen, he didn't smile either.The appearance of waiting for the letter from home every month is also eager to see.

After all, he was only 17 years old.

While talking, the mother-in-law came in with a baby in her arms.It seemed that he had had enough sleep, his eyes were bright, and he was waving his little arms and scratching.

When Cao Song saw it, he couldn't wait, took the child from the mother-in-law's arms, and hugged him clumsily.This child looks like Cao Xiang, with a small mole on his chin, the location is the same as Cao Xiang's.

Seeing this child was like seeing Cao Xiang in his swaddling clothes. Cao Song grinned, but the smile froze after a while.He was a bit stupid, and only thought of this after he realized it.

He hurriedly sent the child back to the mother-in-law's arms, but he couldn't bear to look at each other.The third brother is gone, if the fourth brother has another accident, how can he, the elder brother, feel sorry for his late father?
Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still, turned around, looked at Cao Yong and said, "Brother, what should we do, fourth..."

"Don't be impatient, and in two days, someone will come over from the governor's yamen." Cao Yong replied.

After hearing Cao Yin's words, Cao Song's face turned pale, and he became more and more uneasy, but he didn't want to say more in front of Lu Ju, so as not to worry her more.

Cao Yong looked out the window, it was getting dark, he got up and said to Luju, "Second Master and I will go back to the station first, if there is anything, you can send someone to go directly to the station."

Cao Xiang was not there, and as a concubine, Lu Ju had no right to keep guests, so she could only respectfully accept and send Brother Cao Yong to the door.

After getting on the horse, Cao Song saw that Luju had returned to the yard, so he couldn't wait to ask: "Brother, Zhang Shengzuo wants to suppress him. What about the fourth child?"

Cao Yong glanced at him, this younger brother, his mind is too simple, it has been two days since he came out of the governor's office, he only thought of this place.

"Brother Wei has an old friend with this Henan government, and has gone to inquire about the news." Cao Yong replied.

Cao Songcai remembered that he hadn't seen Wei Hei for two days, so he sneered, and said, "I knew that if my brother came forward, the fourth brother would not have to worry about it. This idiot, he was told to practice his fists and kicks more when he was a child, but He only knows how to read books, and has become a nerd who has nothing to do with his hands, and he is so tired that we brothers will follow along..."

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Yongning County, in the mountains, Shengou Village.

Cao Xiang, who was dragged to the Juyi Hall, saw the Maitreya Buddha statue enshrined in the main hall, and couldn't help opening his eyes wide, feeling turbulent in his heart.

At first, I thought it was just the local officials who expropriated and extorted so much that the people could not get through, so they divided up and resisted.For this reason, even if Cao Xiang was hijacked, he would not feel resentment towards these people.

However, after looking at this statue of Maitreya Buddha, Cao Xiang's previous compassion disappeared without a trace, and he became somewhat vigilant.

Seeing Cao Xiang's expression, the Kang brothers looked at each other without speaking.

Li Yilin, who was sitting under their brothers, stood up and said to Cao Xiang with a smile: "Master Cao, what the students said last time, did you think clearly?"

This Li Yilin has donated a prison student and has read two books. He has no ink in his stomach, but he loves to speak in a polite manner.

It was also a robbery. In the dungeon where Gao Shiqing, the magistrate of Yongning County, was held, Cao Xiang sent only two guards to guard them. The treatment was completely different, and the reason was only because his official position was to teach.

In the eyes of the local people, those who can read and write are people, and scholars are even more remarkable. Juren is an official and lord.

For scholars, they have a natural awe.

They want to recruit Cao Xiang to join them as a military adviser, so the treatment has always been Yourong.

Cao Xiang was born in a lord's family, and he has read the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. The words "loyalty to the emperor and love the country" have been engraved in his bones. How could he agree to this ridiculous request?

It's just that he grew up watching his aunt's face since he was a child, and he knows how to read people's faces best.When the Kang brothers and Li Yilin besieged the Yongning county government, the knives in their hands turned red, and they took their lives.Cao Xiang didn't want to die in a muddle-headed way, and has been delaying until now.

The head of the village, the bandit leader of the uprising, Kang Jue, who was sitting at the top, waited for Cao Xiang with a sullen face; his younger brother Kang Heng sneered, and said to Li Yilin, "Old man, what are you doing with him?" ? He is a dog leg sent by the magistrate's office to monitor taxes, and he was hired as a military adviser. According to me, it's a one-shot job, and the flag is sacrificed."

It seemed that Li Yilin was also impatient with waiting, so he put away his smile and said, "If Mr. Cao doesn't understand, then the students can only regret it. Mr. Cao is also a Han Chinese, why is he willing to be an official in the court of the Tartars? When Bian is employing people, let alone a mentor, when the great event is about to be accomplished, the lord is a founding hero, even a prime minister, and there are."

Cao Xiang couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this.

This is based on the 800 people in Shengou Village?Also founded the country, returned the prime minister, and made fun of the world.

Even if more than a thousand people are elite soldiers, can they withstand the killing of imperial soldiers?Not to mention that among these more than a thousand people, half are old, young, women and children, and less than half are men in their prime.

It's just taking more than a thousand lives and dreaming back to the emperor's dream.Thinking of the old lady who was always kind to him, and the children who were holding the branches to read with him, Cao Xiang felt heavy in his heart and felt overwhelmed.

Li Yilin talked for a while, thinking that he was extremely eloquent, but Cao Xiang didn't speak.He couldn't help getting annoyed, and said to the Kang brothers: "Master of the Great Village, Master of the Second Village, since Cao Xiang doesn't know what is good and what is wrong, then how to deal with it, I ask the two Masters to show me."

On Kang Ting's side, it was a little difficult.These days, his old mother kept whispering in his ears that she had a crush on Cao Xiang and wanted him to be her grandson-in-law.

On Kang Heng's side, he was full of anger. He had long disliked Cao Xiang.Hearing Li Yilin's question, he said: "It's the old man who is nagging, so he broke his legs according to the teaching method of the dog officer surnamed Gao, and threw him into the dungeon to feed the rats. He will be honest."

When Cao Xiang heard this, his expression remained motionless, but cold sweat broke out on his back.

Gao Shiqing, the magistrate of Yongning County, was a bit of a straightforward person. After being robbed by them, he was a "rebellious official and thief". As a result, his legs were broken and he was thrown into a dungeon. Even if he didn't die, he only had half his life left.

Li Yilin thought for a while, and said, "be polite first, then fight".

He stepped forward and whispered something in Boss Kang's ear.Boss Kang raised his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Come on, drag this dog official down and beat him fifty."

Before Cao Xiang could react, someone had already responded and dragged Cao Xiang out.

Cao Xiang felt numb all over his body, and he didn't really realize that he was in a bandit village until he felt severe pain.These "good people" he had sympathized with before were murderers with blood on their hands.

Even if he was discriminated against by his aunt since he was a child, it was nothing more than a slap and a pinch, but when has he ever been slapped like this?
After only a few hits, he was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat and burst into tears.He hurriedly lowered his head, not wanting to let others see his cowardly appearance.

When he counted "Twenty" in his ear, he couldn't bear the pain and wanted to beg for mercy.However, when he raised his head and saw the statue of Maitreya Buddha enshrined in the hall, he gritted his teeth and persisted.

who is he?He is Cao Jiazi.

Even a concubine who is not valued, enjoys the family's favor and love, and has lived to this day in rich clothes and fine food.If he really got involved with a cult and served as the dog-headed military adviser of this mob, it would not only disgrace the Cao family, but also affect his uncle and brothers.

That's all, that's all, just treat him as Cao Xiang's fate.

If he endured it any longer, he was really afraid that he would become a wimp begging for mercy.Cao Xiang slowly closed his eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and put his tongue between his upper and lower teeth.When making a decision, thinking of his son who is not yet a hundred days old, Lu Ju, who is like-minded, and his biological mother waiting for him in the capital, I feel like a knife is twisting my heart.

Before he could bite down, he heard an angry shout: "Stop."

Following the voice, an old woman in a half-worn blue cloth jacket strode over with a cold face.Behind her, followed by a girl with long braids.The sixteen and seven-year-old grades have dark skin, but a pair of red phoenix eyes are vivid and compelling.When she looked at Cao Xiang on the ground, she couldn't help frowning, unable to hide her concern.

The Kang brothers couldn't sit still any longer, so they rushed out to greet them.The strong men who were executing the execution also obediently put away the boards and stepped aside.

This old woman is Duan Shi, the mother of the Kang brothers.The girl who followed was Jiaojiao, the daughter of Boss Kang.Jiaojiao originally made a baby kiss, but she didn't expect that the other party would die in her teens.For this reason, she bears the reputation of "Kefu", and no one in ten miles or eight villages dares to speak of her relationship.

Jiaojiao lost her mother in her early years, and grew up with her grandmother Duan Shi, she is Duan Shi's favorite child.

For more than a month, the Duan family has taken care of Cao Xiang, just seeing that he is good-looking and a scholar, and wants to keep him as his grandson-in-law...

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Today is even less, and tomorrow will make up.In the last three days, please ask everyone for the monthly pass. Xiao Jiu strives to sprinkle some blood in these few days, eh.

(End of this chapter)