Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 770
"The milk tea in Horqin is the most mellow, and the sky in Horqin is as blue as a jewel..." The Queen Mother looked at Mrs. Li and said softly, "Don't forget, you have the blood of the Golden Family flowing through you, and you are a descendant of Horqin..."

As for the Mongolian language, Mrs. Li is so familiar with only a few words of greetings and salutes.She couldn't understand all the Queen Mother's words, only the words "don't", "Korqin" and "descendants".

But in the face of the Queen Mother's kindness, she could only pretend to understand, took the Queen Mother's hand, and said softly: "Understood, I respect the Queen Mother's orders. The Queen Mother is the golden phoenix that Horqin flew out of. The people will also pray for the Empress Dowager."

Outside the palace, Concubine Yi, who had gone back and forth, listened to the Queen Mother's words and confirmed her guess more and more. She squinted her eyes slightly, thinking about Guo Luoluo's and her son's holiday with Cao's family, she just felt a severe headache.

"Golden phoenix?" The queen mother heard the words, her eyes were a little confused, she looked at the solemn and magnificent Ningshou Palace, and sighed: "The golden phoenix with its wings broken, how can it compare with the lark singing freely? If you don't leave Horqin alright……"

Mrs. Li didn't understand at all, and looked at the old lady in the palace who was standing beside her.

The old nanny raised her head and looked at the queen mother, seeing that the queen mother did not intend to ask her to translate, she drooped her eyelids.

After a long while, the queen mother turned to Mrs. Li, patted her hand lightly, and said nothing...

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Coming out of the palace, Chu Yu followed Li Shi into the carriage.

Because her carriage was ordered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to her knighthood system, which was more gorgeous than Li's, so she did not ride in her own carriage, but came with her mother-in-law.

Chu Yu didn't know what the Empress Dowager said to her mother-in-law, but seeing her sad face, she persuaded in a low voice, "Madam, don't worry too much. Didn't you say that the Empress Dowager is in better health? Maybe after this winter, spring will be fine." gone."

Mrs. Li lowered her head, took a handkerchief and tried her tears, and said: "The Queen Mother misses her mother's family, one mouthful of Horqin... she came to the capital in her teens, and became a widow in her early twenties. It's hard to think about it..."

Speaking of this, she remembered that the queen mother is not an ordinary old woman, but the majestic mother of a country. It is already disrespectful to mention it like this.She closed her mouth, and the only thing left was to sigh...

*
Tangquan, outside the palace.

Standing at the door, Wei Zhu saw the blue figure coming with the servant, stepped forward two steps, and wanted to salute, but was held by someone.

"Master Thirteen, I don't dare to break the rules, I'd rather let my maid greet Thirteenth Lord." Because there were guards stationed not far away, Wei Zhu couldn't speak loudly, so he said in a low voice.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, and I often hear Cao Yong mentioning you. I am happy for you if you can survive. Forget about these imaginary things. If you make a fuss, it will spread to the outside tomorrow, but let the villain talk about it." Ten The third elder brother supported his arm and said calmly.

Before Kangxi's 47th year of "abolishing the prince", the thirteenth prince was Kangxi's favorite prince and a frequent visitor to the Qianqing Palace.Wei Zhu was the little eunuch working under Liang Jiugong at the time. Although he was young, he was clever and would come to trouble. Brother Thirteen still remembered him.

For the thirteenth elder brother in the early years, he was the high and mighty prince elder brother. Wei Zhu knew his own status, and he could only kowtow and bow when he saw him; Brother didn't dare to show him face casually, but he didn't dare to show it off at all.

Because of his closeness to Cao Yong, he had long felt sympathy for the "distressed" elder brother Thirteen; now, after hearing elder brother Thirteen's words, thinking that he could recognize his size, Wei Zhu's heart ached. , is also quite touching.

"Master Thirteen, please come with your servants." Wei Zhu bowed without saying anything else.

The thirteenth elder brother raised his head and looked at the palace not far away, feeling that this road was extremely far away.He nodded at Wei Zhu, and followed Wei Zhu forward.

In the palace, Kangxi sat on the kang, his trousers retreated to his thighs, exposing half of his legs.The acupuncture points near the knees were all pierced with silver needles.

Fang Zhonggong let out a long breath, squatted down, and took out the silver needles on the acupuncture points one by one.I don't know if it's because of the heat in the room or the hard work of acupuncture, but his forehead is profusely sweating.

Afterwards, the maid of honor with attendants stepped forward and pulled down Kangxi's trouser legs.

"Have you memorized the methods of acupuncture and the acupoints in sequence?" Kangxi looked at Fang Zhonggong and said.

"If you go back to the emperor, the grassroots will write it down according to the emperor's instructions, and give it to the imperial doctor Huang." Although Fang Zhonggong has given the imperial doctor the crown, he has not yet realized the "official status".

Kangxi nodded, and said: "Apart from the method of acupuncture and moxibustion, is there no other way?"

Fang Zhonggong pondered for a moment, and replied: "Your Majesty, there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the people. The grassroots dare not make judgments. The grassroots were born in the market, and their medical skills are lacking. Their knowledge is limited."

It has been half a year since Fang Zhonggong was summoned to Rehe.

Regarding the temperament of the old man in front of him, Kangxi claimed to have figured out a little bit, so after hearing what he said, he nodded, believing that he was not deceiving.

"I know that you are impatient with the rules in the palace, and your relationship with colleagues in the imperial hospital is mediocre. I will not force you. I have a son who has had leg problems for many years. From now on, you can work with him." Kangxi said.

Fang Zhonggong was very depressed when he heard this.

As early as July and August, when he was doing acupuncture on Kangxi's left arm for a long time, Kangxi asked him what reward he wanted.His answer was that he was not used to the rules in the palace, and he was worried about his young daughter, so he wanted to leave the palace as soon as possible.

It was not easy for Sheng Jia to return to Beijing. He thought that the emperor would let him go. Who would have thought that he would change his mind once this happened.

It is said that the emperor's words are golden words, that is really nonsense.

Fang Zhonggong felt depressed, because he was taken by Tianwei in the end, he could only bend down to obey orders.

While speaking, Wei Zhu had arrived with Brother Thirteen and came in to report.

Kangxi was silent for a moment, then Fang said: "Xuan."

Fang Zhonggong was in the first half year of the imperial court, and he also heard some rumors inside and outside the palace. He knew that the thirteenth elder brother was an unfavored prince who had already been separated from the palace, but he had a good relationship with the Cao family.

He breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he left the palace, he was afraid that he would be assigned to the side of some young elder brothers in the palace.In that case, I don't know how long it will take to get out.

The thirteenth elder brother has already come in, took two steps forward, knelt down on both knees, took off his hat, put it aside, leaned over and said: "My son... Yinxiang...greetings to Huang Ama, Huang Ama Wanfu Jin install……"

Kangxi looked at Thirteenth Brother's half-gray hair, and couldn't help being stunned.In a blink of an eye, it has been ten years.

There was silence in the room, Fang Zhonggong stood aside, feeling uncomfortable.

It's not easy for the emperor and the prince. The father and son have to kowtow a few times before they can speak.

"I heard that you will go to Tangquan to recuperate in September? How is your leg disease, is it better?" After a while, Kangxi asked coldly.

"I left the city on the fifth day of September. I had a leg ailment once in winter, and it's been better." Brother Thirteen did not look up, but lowered his head and replied.

Naturally, he would not be so naive as to think that the emperor's father summoned him for the first time because he was worried about his leg disease, and it seemed that it was related to his leaving the palace for the past six months, and he wanted to determine whether he had other thoughts.

There is geothermal heat on this ground, and there is residual warmth everywhere you touch it.But Brother Thirteen still felt cold in his heart, his nose was sore and unbearable, and a line of tears had already rolled down.Tears fell to the ground, forming small water stains.

Brother Thirteen didn't want others to see his gaffe, so he bent down even lower.

"Since you are not in good health, rest at ease and don't think about other things. I have a good imperial doctor here, who has made great achievements in rheumatism. Let him go with you so that he can take care of you." Kangxi's voice was a little warm.

The thirteenth elder brother is getting colder and colder, even if he has the heart to serve the country, so what?The emperor's father didn't trust him, and he wanted to send him back to a cage that wasn't a cage.

"My son... obey the order!" Brother Thirteen clenched his fists and kowtowed.

"This is the imperial doctor I chose for you, please kneel down." Kangxi pointed to Fang Zhonggong next to him, and said.

The thirteenth elder brother raised his head and followed Kangxi's pointing, glanced at Fang Zhonggong, kowtowed again to accept the order, and then retreated.Fang Zhonggong hesitated for a moment, and then retreated.

From the beginning to the end, Brother Thirteen did not look up at Kangxi who was sitting on the yellow mat on the kang.

Kangxi turned his head, looked at the memorial on the kang table, and asked Wei Zhu next to him, "Let someone ask, Brother Nine and Brother Twelve, have they arrived?"

"Hey!" Wei Zhu responded, bowed and retreated, feeling relieved.

Fortunately, there are nine princes, twelve princes, and sixteen princes summoned by the emperor's master today, making the summoning of the thirteenth prince less conspicuous.Otherwise, when the news of the thirteenth elder brother's summoning reaches the ears of the other princes, I don't know what suspicion will be aroused.

It's just strange to say, why did the emperor's master think of these elder brothers who usually don't show up and show off, and the third elder brother, fourth elder brother and others who have been assisting the government have not summoned any of them.

The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, this is the Sacred Heart is unpredictable.

Not only Wei Zhu was surprised, but the ninth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, and the sixteenth elder brother who met outside the palace also looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to figure out why the emperor would summon everyone.

Originally, the sixteenth elder brother was still thinking about Shengjia's return to Beijing, so he would make up his mind about the "tobacco" matter.It's just that the empress dowager is seriously ill and the emperor's father is also in poor health, it seems that this is not the time to talk about it.

Unexpectedly, Kangxi summoned him this time just for this matter.

After the elder brothers came in and knelt down to say hello, Kangxi picked up a leaflet and said to the sixteenth elder brother: "Yinlu, I have read this tobacco leaflet. It's a good idea. It's better to block it than to sparse it. It can also increase taxes for the country." .It’s just that the people’s vision is superficial. If they see the benefits of tobacco, they may reduce the cultivated land. If something goes wrong and tobacco seizes the cultivated land, it will be a disaster for the country.”

Regarding this point, Elder Sixteen and Cao Yong had already discussed a countermeasure, stepped forward and replied: "Huang Ama, I have also worried about this, so the relevant rules should be formulated more strictly, and the land used for tobacco should not be used. Distinguish it from the fertile land that has been registered in the local register, so as to prevent problems before they happen."

Kangxi nodded when he heard the words, and said: "You have always liked music theory and spells, and you are a layman when it comes to merchants. Although Cao Yong has a lot of ideas, he also has other responsibilities, and he may not be able to devote himself to this matter. In my opinion, We need to find another appropriate person to plan this matter carefully."

Brother Sixteen heard it, and it was exactly what he wanted.

This tobacco job cannot be completed overnight, there are many trivial things in it, if you want to achieve full success, it really takes three to five years of operation.

"Huang Ama is wise, and my servant also knows that I am not tall enough to take on this matter. Huang Ama knows people best, so I would like to ask Huang Ama to point out someone's hand." Elder Sixteen bowed and replied.

Listening to the father-son conversation, the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother who were kneeling on the ground with the sixteenth elder brother felt differently.

When Brother Jiu heard Cao Yong's name, he felt it was very harsh, but he also became curious.Cao Yong's troubles over the years are mostly related to money.It's just that what can I tell the imperial court about this tobacco?The price of that thing is low, and the profit is thin, Brother Nine is not uncommon to get his hands on it.

Brother Twelve is full of envy.

Ever since his uncle, Admiral of the Nine Gates, asked Heqi to inquire about the crime, he has been idle.Although he is not a "princeling" or an "Eight Lord Party", he is like an invisible person, ignored by the emperor and his brothers.

"I've decided on this candidate, let's go to Brother Jiu." Kangxi's voice was not loud, but it made the hearts of Brother Sixteen and Brother Ninth tremble.

The ninth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother both raised their heads, both of them were shocked.

Even if this "tobacco" plan looks like it can make money, there is no need to designate a prince to be in charge of it, right?

"In addition to Henan Province, there are also many hills and mountains in Shandong and Shanxi. There is no need to plant them at the same time, but you can choose a prefecture in each province to try this out." Kangxi said here, glanced at Brother Jiu, and said: "I said it before You have suffered many times, but you are still not self-respecting, you only love to do business, and you love yellow and white things. Good prince brother, you make it look like an old country rich man who has never seen the world, it is out of place. Now, I will give you When you find an errand, you must use your heart. You are allowed to do your best, but you are not allowed to be greedy. If you do well, I will reward you; military capital!"

Nine elder brothers listened to the front, and felt a little interesting, and was quite excited; at the end, he knew that this was not an errand for making money, but a coolie, and hurriedly said: "Huang Ama, my son is stubborn, I don't want to be a boss. Use it, don't dare to miss Huang Ama's errand, Huang Ama please choose another talented person, so as not to save my son and minister from being mediocre and becoming a sinner of the Qing Dynasty."

"You are not joking. You have been idle enough in the past few years. If you don't contribute to the court, but join the merchants in the capital, how decent it is!" Kangxi's voice carried unquestionable determination.

Brother Jiu saw that "Jun Wu Joking" came out, and knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion, so he could only bow down and accept the order.

The sixteenth elder brother was beside him, he was really surprised, he didn't understand what the emperor's father meant by this move.

According to his and Cao Yong's thoughts, even if a secretary is chosen to be responsible for this errand, in fact it will still be handled by the sixteenth elder brother, not by others.To save this "tobacco" plan from becoming a means of accumulating money for corrupt officials before it is profitable, it has become a laborious act.

Although the sixteenth elder brother is not good at business affairs, the Han Jiang family, who was born as a merchant for generations, can arrange the details and know everything by heart.Who would have thought that the emperor's father would come up with other ideas and directly give the errand to Brother Jiu.

Seeing that the ninth elder brother was taking orders, Kangxi turned to the twelfth elder brother, and said, "The errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are becoming more and more onerous. From now on, the twelfth elder brother will work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

When the elder brothers heard the words, they were all heartbroken.

When the prince's elder brother went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to work as a errand, he was also in charge of the post of Prime Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The rules of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all fixed, so what can be "increasingly onerous"?
Nothing more than a national funeral.

*
Household Department, outside the Yamen.

Cao Yong got on his horse, only to feel his face was cold, and snowflakes were already floating in the sky.He raised his head and looked at the dark sky.It’s better if it snows sooner, or it’s clearer sooner...

(End of this chapter)