Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 777
After recuperating for a few days, on New Year's Eve, Cao Yin still got up and presided over the sacrificial ceremony at home.

After being ill, his gloomy look has diminished a lot, his expression is so strange, and he looks like a fairy.

Perhaps it was because he had put away his desire to return to the clan, or because he wanted to preserve the family of the first lineage, Cao Yin attached great importance to this sacrifice.

Before the sacrifice, the grandchildren, nephews and grandchildren were called together to rewrite the genealogy in front of everyone.The opening sentence is "Try to think that the water flows thousands of miles from one source, and the tree is high, based on one book. Besides, people in this world have their own roots, and Yu Cao's is not alone."

Cao Xiyuan's name was added to the position of the first ancestor of this branch of Shengjing, and then Cao Zhenyan's name was added to the ancestor's name, Cao Xi.So far, the Cao family in Jiangning has given up their desire to return to the clan and claimed to be a lineage inheritance.

Next, Cao Yin listed the names of the long house and the second house on it.

Tianyou, Hang Seng and the others were still young, so they didn't know his grandfather's intentions, they only knew that he was sternly swiping his pen, and they obediently waited on him, not daring to interrupt him.Brothers Cao Song and Cao Xiang are grown up, so they understand that their uncle wants to change the genealogy.

Once the old genealogy was collected, the Cao family in Jiangning really became a single branch, not bound by the family law.

In fact, a serious division of the clan requires the permission of the patriarch, the testimony of the elders of the clan, and the invitation of neighbors and friends as middlemen.It's just that the Cao family has been rejected from the family for many years. In fact, it has already become a single branch and is not restricted by the family.The way it is now is just a complete ritual.

Seeing this, Cao Yong was secretly relieved.

If the father really moved his mind to return to the clan, Cao Yong would be embarrassed.In that case, the eldest son and brother who are about to come out will be on his head, and he must respect him like his father and brother, otherwise his conduct will be severely criticized.

When he watched "A Dream of Red Mansions" in his previous life, he felt strange.Since the Cao family is a Jinling family and has been divided into ten houses to inherit, then why did it fall so quickly, and there is no way to turn it around.If this red building is the epitome of Cao Xueqin's family, where are the rest of the Cao family?As long as someone reaches out, Cao Xueqin will not let Cao Xueqin live a life of "eating porridge with the whole family".

No one cares about the poor in the busy city, but the rich have distant relatives in the mountains.That's it.

Cao Yong has seen the relationship between Fengrun's family and Cao's family over the years.Except for the Seventh Old Master, and the nephews who went to Jiangning to be attached to in the early years, the others are very indifferent to the Cao family.

Cao Yong glanced at everyone in the room. This is his blood relative, the person he tried to protect.What do other people have to do with me?

Cao Yong can't get close to patrilineal relatives and matrilineal relatives.

Put on a new genealogy and start the cumbersome sacrificial ceremony.It was the first time for Tianyou and Hang Seng to perform the full salute this year. The two brothers wore new clothes and followed the rules taught by their grandfather before, looking good.

Because of the Queen Mother's death, Li Shi was depressed for more than half a month, but today is New Year's Eve, the day of family reunion, she also has to cherish her family.

After buying a few tables of noodles, it was a happy year.Just when I was sitting, a little accident happened.

In addition to bringing his daughter-in-law and daughter, Zhao Jia also brought green chrysanthemum with him.Lu Ju is a formally married second wife, unlike ordinary maids and concubines, but she is also not qualified to sit with Chu Yu, Jing Hui and other concubines.

From Zhaojia's point of view, Luju's side is much better than Lianqiu and Xiqiu's.Since Luju can't sit, the two of them are not qualified to sit either.

Because of this, her complexion was a little ugly, and she had to call Chuyu and mutter a few words.

Chu Yu listened with a smile, ignored her, just smiled and asked her mother-in-law for instructions, set up another table, and invited Aunt Feng and Aunt Qian to come over.This twelfth lunar month, because of the national funeral, the two aunts also had to work hard.

On Li's side, she naturally praised her daughter-in-law for her thoughtfulness.Zhao Jia's face was still a little uncomfortable, Chu Yu said with a smile: "Second Wife, I have to ask you to show me, do you need to invite the two aunts from the East Mansion?"

After hearing this, Zhao Jia quickly shook her head and said, "It's cold, don't bother them."

So, another table was set up in the back room, where Aunt Feng, Aunt Qian and Lu Ju sat.

Mrs. Zhao Jia was also cut off from the conversation, chatting with Mrs. Li about other household matters.

Jinghui has not yet shown her bosom, but she is afraid that she will be tired, so she let her sit down early.She looked at how her cousin was dealing with her mother-in-law, lowered her head, and smiled faintly.

When Lu Ju was not married to Cao Xiang in her early years, she served Zhao Jia's family at family banquets, and this year she has a seat herself, so she is not at all happy.According to her original intention, she originally wanted to stay in Dongfu and have a reunion dinner with her two aunts, Baodie and Feicui.

Because she was Zhao Jia's personal maid in the early years, Bao Die treated her very politely and distantly.Although Lu Ju was willing to get close to her, but due to Zhao Jia's family, it was quite standard.It's just that in private, treating her with a little respect and giving her the gifts here also took some thought.

Baodie also knew her painstaking efforts, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a tacit understanding.

In the outer room, all Cao Yin's thoughts were on the exams of his two nephews.He didn't ask his nephews to sign a guarantee, but he also said the ugly words first.Let them put away their thoughts of relying on the shadow of their family to become an official, and concentrate on studying books.

If this subject is on the list, then everything will be fine; otherwise, he will ask the strict teacher to come back and ground his nephews for three years to wait for the next subject.

The two brothers Cao Xiang and Cao Fu could only bow their heads and say yes.The two brothers were both burdened by what their uncle said.What Cao Xiang thought was that now that he had a wife and children, he still had to live on the family's monthly salary.

This trip to Luoyang, although he got some foreign money in the end, he didn't keep all of it in his hands.Some of the silver taels were handed over to Cao Song and put into the public account to make up for what he spent last year seeking officials.

Cao Song didn't accept this money at all, and asked his younger brother to keep it as a private house, so as to save such an adult from being tight.Cao Xiang gave it to life and death, and the more he went out and saw a lot, the more he felt that his family was precious.

Before he left Beijing, he was full of resentment.

Because of their different identities, the various hardships and supercilious looks they suffered when they were young cannot be forgotten.But after walking through the barrier of life and death, his mind has been opened up a lot.

Recalling when he was a child, when his father was alive, it seemed that he felt special pity for him, the son of a concubine, for a period of time.The head of the house didn't treat each other coldly just because he was born of a concubine.

Except for the aunt who doesn't want to see her, the elder brother Cao Song and the deceased Cao Shuo treat her very well; the younger brother Cao Fu is a bit arrogant, but he is also a brotherly brother in front of him.

I don't know if it's because he's grown up or his horizons have broadened, but the resentment in Cao Xiang's heart has faded a lot, and there are only traces left, and he won't think of it when he can't see his aunt.

Even though he still has the thought of separating the family in his heart, he also knows that siblings are siblings, and blood relatives are blood relatives.Regardless of whether he will be mediocre in the future or will be on the rise, he is the son of the Cao family.

Cao Xiang picked up the other 800 taels of silver and handed it over to his cousin Cao Yong.

Although he can't bring Jiaojiao back to Beijing, but as a man, he promises so much.Since Cao Xiang promised to accept Jiaojiao's grandmother's entrustment, he would not let Jiaojiao go.But his ability is limited, so he can only ask his cousin to help mediate.

Cao Yong usually hates troublesome things the most, but he didn't say anything at this time.Of the 800 taels, 300 taels went to Henan Governor’s Yamen Prison, and the remaining 500 taels were also kept in Henan Mansion, and they were handed over to be used as redemption funds for Jiaojiao when the family officials of the bandits head sold them in the future.

Although there was a lot of noise in the Henan government, according to the analysis of Cao Yong and Jiang Jian, the imperial court took care of face and dealt with it, and it would definitely make a major event into a minor one, and dilute the impact of this matter.

Otherwise, if the publicity spreads and the Han people in other places follow suit, how can the imperial court rest assured?

In today's eyes, the defense of Manchu and Han is the most important thing.

Once the two sums of money are gone, the remaining money will be counted, and there will always be time to sit and eat.

Cao Fu had no idea, but it was not for the money, but because he was afraid that he would fail the exam and disappoint his uncle.

He hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, the fourth brother's homework has always been good, but my nephew is only mediocre in the way of stereotypes. If my nephew loses his name, can I study with my uncle? It's not that my nephew is lazy and wants to write poetry books." My nephew is not afraid of it, but my nephew is not used to this stereotyped article, which seems to drive people into idiots."

He was usually proud and arrogant, but it was really not easy for him to say such words now.

Cao Yin nodded with a smile, and said, "It's great that you can know your own strengths and weaknesses. Although I hope that you will pass the general examination smoothly and have a decent background, I don't expect you to pass one subject. You won the Juren at sixteen. , This is already much better than others. Mingchun's subject is just familiar with the end, and then study hard, and you can find out the direction, not like a blind man feeling like an elephant."

Cao Fu was a little embarrassed by the praise, and said embarrassingly: "Although I was lucky enough to be admitted to Juren, the ranking is close to the bottom. If it were the fourth brother, even if he couldn't get Jieyuan back, he would definitely be ranked at the top. At this point, he hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, I heard that some people can't jump the dragon gate for half their life in the imperial examination. My nephew is not afraid of losing face, but I just don't want to let uncle down."

Seeing that his youngest nephew had grown up, Cao Yin sighed in his heart, and said solemnly, "Fou'er, although I look forward to your Chunwei High School, it's not for the purpose of glorifying your family. I'm not a corrupt scholar, and I won't teach you What is "everything is inferior, only reading is high". It is secular utilitarianism. Among scholars, farmers, businessmen, only scholars are respected and recognized, businessmen are regarded as pariahs, and farmers' livelihoods are difficult. It is said that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. Uncle I just hope that in the rest of my life, I can see that you brothers can stand on their own feet and have the ability to settle down. I don’t ask you to be famous all over the world, but I only hope that you can be safe and healthy.”

It was the first time he said this in front of his nephew, and everyone including Cao Song stood up and listened.

Tianyou, Hangsheng and the others saw their uncles standing up, although they were still ignorant, they all followed suit.

After Cao Yin finished speaking, he waved his hands to his nephews and said, "You all sit down." Then he looked at a few younger ones and said, "You may not understand what you said just now, but remember, you should study hard and grow up. There will be no regrets in the future."

The younger ones responded respectfully.

Cao Yong was by the side, watching his father explain to his nephew and grandchildren, he felt that his spirit was stronger than before he fell ill.

In old age, the most feared thing is loneliness and doing nothing, right?The father now has to draw up the family rules, and he also needs to focus on the education of his nephew and grandson. It seems that he will be very busy in the days to come...

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On the first day of the first lunar month, brothers Cao Xiang and Cao Fu went to Haidian Garden to study behind closed doors.After all, Chun Wei is in February, and if they finish their social engagements in the first month, they will have to delay more than half a month.

On the third day of junior high school, Cao Yong followed his father to mourn in the palace.On the sixth day, Kangxi got up and went to Tangquan to recuperate due to foot disease.

The 57th year of Kangxi seems to have kicked off in peace.

On Cao Yong's side, he listened to all kinds of gossip from Brother Sixteen.For example, the fourteenth elder brother visited Prince Yong's mansion in person, and the concubine de concubine also summoned the fourth elder brother several times.What's more, the ninth elder brother seems to abandon the past, and he and the fourteenth elder brother are back together.

On Cao Yong's side, he doesn't believe that elder brother Jiu is a magnanimous person.

It's all about interests, there are no eternal enemies, and there are no eternal allies.

Originally thought that because of the death of the eighth elder brother, the life trajectory of the ninth elder brother would also change, but he didn't expect that after a lot of trouble, he would still get involved with the doomed fourteenth elder brother.

This seems to verify that greed is the original sin.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong just felt funny, and he seemed to be a little bit free to worry about.

On the eighth day of the eighth day, it happened that nothing happened. Cao Yong and the sixteenth elder brother went to the Thirteenth elder brother's house together.

Since the queen mother passed away, the thirteenth elder brother has brought his family back from Tangquan Palace.

The thirteenth elder brother is not in a high mood, but the sixteenth elder brother is used to playing tricks, which also makes him feel sad.While talking, Elder Brother Thirteen looked at Cao Yong with complicated eyes.

Cao Yong blamed himself quite in his heart, but he couldn't tell him the truth that his future could not be counted on Kangxi, but on Si Age.

After all, the thirteenth elder brother and the fourth elder brother are closer, who knows if the two brothers know what to say and don't talk about it.If this meaning reaches the ears of the fourth elder brother, Cao Yong's previous respect to the fourth elder brother will become a "deliberate act".

Therefore, Cao Yong could only say in general: "Thirteen Lord, please be at ease, the sharp edge of the sword is sharpened, and the goshawk will always soar to the sky."

The thirteenth elder brother only had a wry smile on his face when he heard the words, and he probably didn't listen much.

The arrogance of a young man and the vigor of a young man have all been worn away by Kangxi's indifference, and now he is left with the confusion of a middle-aged man.

He couldn't get what he wanted, and he took the second place, but still couldn't, he had lost his vigor and courage.

After sending Cao Yong and sixteenth elder brother away, he sat in the study for a long time, and he followed his wife back to the inner house until Thirteen Fujin personally invited him.

Thirteen Fujin has always been kind, in front of her husband, she mostly smiled, but now she couldn't hide her anger, holding her husband's hand, speechless for a while.

The thirteenth elder brother thought in his heart, and said: "Did you receive criticism in the palace? What did your mother tell you?"

Today, the Thirteenth Fujin was summoned by the concubine De and entered the palace.

Thirteen Fujin's eyes were red, he lowered his head, and said: "I used to think that the concubine de concubine is kind, and I treat the master as if it were my own. Now I know that partiality is partiality."

"What's the matter?" Brother Thirteen asked again without changing his expression.

"I was thinking about the imperial physician above, and asked me if I could let imperial physician Fang work next to my fourteenth brother." Thirteenth Fujin replied.

Brother Thirteen was silent for a while, and then said: "How did you return?"

Thirteen Fujin's face added a bit of sarcasm, and said: "The doctor Fang was appointed by Huang Ama's royal mouth, and pointed to the Lord's side. If he leaves, he must have Huang Ama's will. I dare not break the rules. ...They are all biological sons, the fourth brother was very ill last year, and I didn't see her ask a word; the fourteenth brother practices martial arts, and his body is the healthiest, let her plan for a rainy day..."

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Draw a circle on the ground and ask for a monthly pass.

(End of this chapter)