Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 786 Total (Please ask for a monthly pass)
The entire Cao family was overjoyed at Cao Xiangzhong's visit to the flowers; Kangxi of Qianqing Palace finally received a personal report from the guards in the northwest frontier.

The lost news of Tibet has finally been confirmed.

In addition to Zhungeer, Qinghai Erut Mongolia was also involved.It was the Erut people who defected to Jungar and opened the door to Tibet, causing the defeat of Lhasa Han and allowing the Jungar people to occupy Tibet.

Thinking of the court's favor to the Mongols over the years, Kangxi was filled with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's really a hungry wolf that can't get enough!"

He is already getting old and has no courage to open up territories, but he can't bear the humiliation of losing land.

so what?What happened in November last year was sent to the imperial court after half a year. This is the danger of the plateau, thousands of miles away.

The reason why Lazang Khan was acquiescing in his self-reliance in Tibet was also because the imperial court was beyond his reach.

However, he could tolerate Lazang Khan, but he could not tolerate Tsewang Allah Butan.

Lhazang Khan is from Erut. Although he ruled Tibet, his relationship with Qinghai Zhutaiji is not good.Although they are descendants of the same ancestors, in order to compete for sweat and pastures, there is a deep blood feud between the various tribes that cannot be washed away.

The imperial court could not restrain Lazang Khan, but it could show favor to Qinghai Zhutaiji and imprison Lazang Khan's power in Tibet; it also supported Lazang Khan and used it to contain Lazang Khan.

Zhungeer is a wolf with ambition and has never been educated by the court.Moreover, under the guise of "defending the teachings", they wooed Qinghai Taiji to confuse Tibetan monks and lay people.

If Zhungeer can stand firmly in Tibet, then the entire Northwest will be unstable.When Cewang Allah Butan was able to fight against the imperial court, would the Mongolian kings in Monan and Mobei still obey the imperial court's orders?

No matter where they are, they are all Mongols, descendants of the Golden Family.

Just as he guarded against the Han people with a large population, Kangxi also deeply guarded against the Mongols.

Kangxi closed the booklet, raised his head and said, "Let someone pass on Brother Sixteen."

Wei Zhu bowed in response, walked out of the room, waved, called Chang Qing to come forward, and gave some instructions.

Brother Sixteen has a good temper and is always generous with rewards. This is a good job.Chang Qing respectfully thanked Grandpa Gan, and went to Elder Brother's invitation.

Wei Zhu glanced at Zeng Quan who was standing on the other side, and said, "Let someone tell the imperial dining room that the weather has been hot and dry these past few days, and the emperor's master has lost his appetite, so he will add some light dishes to dinner."

Zeng Quan responded with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye, and sent a message to the imperial dining room.

Wei Zhu looked at his back and twitched the corners of her mouth.Whose person is this?

The turmoil in February involved the death of all the imperial palace staff and internal servants. Only this imperial court man who often showed up, because he sent the tribute from the imperial concubine to the concubine, avoided catastrophe.

From an outsider's point of view, one might not be envious of Zeng Quan's good luck.

Wei Zhu has been in the palace for nearly 20 years, and has seen "luck". Are there not many "good luck" and "bad luck" in this palace?
It's just that whether this "luck" is destined by the sky or under the care of others, it is not certain.

Wei Zhu snorted coldly, rubbed a piece of suet white jade in his hand, and looked away.It doesn't matter who's ear or who's along the line, it doesn't matter to him.As long as you know the severity and measure, don't worry about whether you should worry about it or not.

Wei Zhu straightened his waist. He is not yet thirty, but he has not thought about "retirement".

The sun was at full height, and Wei Zhu stood on the porch, only feeling that the sun was warm, and it was ironing on people.Cao's son-in-law's brother has been a flower hunter, so it seems that he also has to prepare a gift.It is good not to fall into the mouth, but also to express your heart.

Wei Zhu knew her own identity, but she was just the "fox" in "The Fox Fakes the Tiger", and she was nothing but the emperor.Therefore, the emperor's taboo is absolutely unacceptable.In this palace, there are many people who want to pull him down.

While thinking about it, I saw Chang Qing leading the sixteenth elder brother over.It's not too close from Qianqing Palace to Elder Brother's house, it seems that we met on the road, otherwise it couldn't be so fast.

Seeing him, Wei Zhu hurried forward a few steps to say hello to Elder Sixteen.

The sixteenth elder brother picked it up and refused to accept his gift. He glanced at the palace and said with a smile: "I just asked for instructions on Huang Ama's tour. I don't want to catch up with Huang Ama's call." Speaking of this, Some asked about the health of the emperor's father, but seeing that there were other servants in front of him, they felt shy, so they dropped Wei Zhu's arm and said, "Director Wei, please see me for my elder brother."

Wei Zhu entered the room in response, and then came out to invite the sixteenth elder brother to see him.

The sixteenth elder brother is a spirit, when he entered the room, he sensed that the atmosphere was not right, he bowed down respectfully, and secretly kept the twelve elder brothers to be careful.

The emperor didn't say anything directly about what happened in February, but he ignored him for the past two months.Brother Sixteen secretly hated him, but he couldn't help it.He knew that he couldn't move forward at this time, otherwise who knows the emperor would think about something.

So, he honestly became a good son for two months.For the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is also extremely careful. In the eyes of outsiders, he is no longer the suave sixteenth brother in the past, but a timid and fearful one.

To be a man in the palace, you can't be too strong.

Brother Sixteen thought in his heart, his face became more respectful and cautious.

When Kangxi saw him like this, he couldn't help frowning, snorted coldly, and said: "Is this wronged and has a long memory? The dignified prince elder brother, who is submissive, how decent is it? Who forced you to die in a muddleheaded way? Who won't let you go?" past you?"

The sixteenth elder brother only felt a "buzz" in his head, which was all about the conversation he had with the fourth elder brother a month and a half ago.Although it couldn't be said to be a secret room talk, he also knew that there were ears everywhere in the palace, so he sent Zhao Feng to guard at the door.

How did this get to the ears of the imperial father?
Brother Sixteen was horrified, his scalp was numb.

Kangxi was getting more and more annoyed, stood up, and said: "I love you so much in vain, what can you not tell me? You still hate me; old, can't protect you?"

Hearing what Kangxi said, Elder Sixteen couldn't stand still, so he quickly knelt down and bowed to the ground. "My son is guilty" these four words came to my lips, but I swallowed them again.If because of this sentence, the emperor's father is suspicious, not only will he fall, but even the fourth elder brother will be implicated.

"Is it reasonable for you to reply to me? Could it be that you think I have wronged you too?" Kangxi saw that he was silent, and walked in front of him with a weak and harsh voice.

Brother Sixteen knew that if he didn't speak again, he was afraid that there would be something wrong.

He crawled two steps, went to Kangxi's feet, hugged Kangxi's leg, choked up and said: "Huang Ama, I can't share my worries for Huang Ama, my son will be sentenced to death; my son is humble, I dare not risk my life to protect myself, and I dare not forgive Huang Ama is upset, just worried about Erniang..." At this point, there was only uncontrollable sobbing left.

This can be regarded as admitting the fault of "being wise and protecting one's life", but not daring to admit the crime of seeking the protection of the fourth elder brother.

Kangxi sent people to pass on the sixteenth elder brother, but it was not for asking these questions.It was only because he saw that he didn't have the intimacy he used to have with him, only fear and irritability remained, so he said these things.

Seeing Shiliu like this, thinking about the situation of their mother and son in the palace, Kangxi felt a lump in his heart, and subconsciously resolved it.He hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand, patted Elder Sixteen on the shoulder, and said with a straight face: "What are you talking about? You are my elder brother, the noble prince of the Qing Dynasty, who dares to call you 'humble'? "

Elder brother sixteen dare not answer the question, is it necessary to talk about "humble" or "humble"?Even the eighth elder brother whose biological mother was Manchu was scolded by Kangxi as lowly, and the status of the younger elder brothers born by the Han girl was even lower.

After Kangxi finished speaking, he felt that he had lost his composure, turned around and sat down by the kang, and said, "Okay, I will not let you suffer wronged in vain, get up. I still have something to ask you."

Hearing what Kangxi said, Elder Sixteen hurriedly stood up.He was wronged in his heart, and this affectation was just to get rid of the crime, and he really didn't mean to ask for grace.

Thinking of Zhao Feng, who followed him when he was young, Brother Sixteen felt like a knife was twisting his heart.

"How much money do you have in the inner treasury?" Kangxi asked with a frown.

If asked as usual, Brother Sixteen can only give an approximate number; these days, he is making the most preparations for Sheng Jia's tour, and he happened to check the accounts there.

He thought about it for a while and replied: "If you go back to Huang Ama, you will have more than 280 million yuan in silver. Because the holy driver escaped from the summer outside the Great Wall, and you are preparing rewards for the officers and soldiers who came to visit the Mongolian princes, you will need to spend about 150 million yuan. two."

"What was the income of the Ministry of Internal Affairs last year?" Kangxi continued to ask.

"There are more than 370 taels of Huiyin for salt tea, more than one million taels of income from Huangzhuang, and more than 580 taels of miscellaneous items from the House of Internal Affairs, a total of more than [-] million taels." Elder Sixteen bowed and replied.

"580 million taels, 300 million taels in just four months?" Kangxi seemed to be asking Brother Sixteen, but also asking himself.

The sixteenth brother replied: "The previous expenditures can be found in the accounts. When I go back, I plan to give the detailed account to Huang Ama."

He answered very frankly. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a fat yamen, Brother Sixteen has been in charge for many years, but he has never stretched out his hand.One is that there is no suitable person, but that he does not have a branch office, lives in the palace, and acts under the noses of others.

Kangxi shook his head and said: "Forget it, let's not mention this. Tibet is occupied by Zhungeer, either at the end of this year or at the beginning of next year. I want to send troops to the northwest. Before you and Cao Yong were working on that tobacco, when will we see you at the earliest?" profit?"

"The end of this year at the earliest." Elder Sixteen thought about it and replied.

Kangxi supported his forehead and said: "It's a drop in the bucket, I still have to think of a way. You go tell Cao Yong, just say what I said, and let him think of a way to raise money for me before the end of the year. I let him go to the Ministry of Households, so that He is familiar with the case files of the Ministry of Household Affairs, not to let him find a place to retire."

The sixteenth elder brother bowed and agreed, quite gloating.

For more than a year, Cao Yong was really leisurely, so he should be bothered.

After Kangxi finished explaining, he didn't intend to send Elder Sixteen down. After pondering for a while, he asked, "I heard that the female shopkeeper of Daoxiang Village is idle now?"

It's all here and there, Elder Sixteen can only admire the emperor's eyes and ears.

The sixteenth elder brother didn't dare to hide any more, and replied: "Huang Ama, although the Han Jiang family is a woman, she does have some strengths in business. I originally planned to let her hide behind the scenes and take care of the tobacco business. Because Huang Ama appoints Ninth Brother, so the son-in-law is fine."

"Although merchants are low-level, but after three years of effort, it is considered an effort to make a name that is popular in the capital. If it is a man, it would be a pity to receive the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Speaking of this, Kangxi glanced at the sixteenth elder brother, Said: "Little Sixteen, do you think so?"

The sixteenth elder brother heard the meaning of regret, and hurriedly said: "There is something that I haven't told Huang Ama yet. For the big shop, my son is very greedy, and I want to torture Cao Yong. Borrow Shopkeeper Han for a few years. If you also set up a pool of business, your ministers will be more filial and filial to Huang Ama in the future."

There was a smile on Kangxi's face, he looked at Elder Sixteen and said, "It's hard for you to be so filial. It's just that you are a prince, don't lose your status. That guy Cao Yong is the most lazy, if you don't rush him, he won't Do your best."

Brother Sixteen was already surprised when he heard this.

Regarding the rise of Daoxiang Village, everyone outside envied that the Cao family had a good treasurer and a way to make money.Few people would think of Cao Yong hiding behind the scenes.

On Huang Ama's side, it seems that he has a problem with Cao Yong and wants to squeeze it in many ways.

If you are really short of money, you can collect hundreds of thousands by picking a few corrupt officials and copying a few households.If it still feels small, brother Jiu's family fortune can be in the millions.

In the final analysis, we still have to worry about the face of the court and the royal family.

Thinking of this, Brother Sixteen's schadenfreude just now disappeared, leaving only Xiao Suo in his heart...

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Cao's family, Xifu.

For the matter of Cao Xiangzhong's exploration of flowers, a feast has been held.Relatives and friends of the Cao family all accepted the post and came to congratulate him.

Although it is just icing on the cake because of the Cao family's family background, there are already many people with a keen sense of smell who have already noticed something from it.

Cao Yong was demoted and Cao Yin became an official. It seemed that the Cao family was going to decline.

Now, there is a Tanhua, a Juren, plus the rewards given to Mrs. Li from the palace after the Empress Dowager's funeral.I heard that it was a relic of the Empress Dowager, and I made a special trip to name it and leave it to Mrs. Li.

Looking at the flowers in the fog and the clouds in the clouds has made many people lost their eyes.

No matter how the outsiders are, the relatives of Cao's family still come to congratulate with a smile.Needless to say, Sun Jue and Seishtu, even King Naersu of Ping County came to have a drink in person.

Because his father was happy, Cao Yong also took a day off to entertain guests at home.On Cao Song's side, he naturally changed shifts with his colleagues.

On Cao Fu's side, I don't know if I remember Cao Yong's enlightenment yesterday, or I figured it out on my own, and I have put away my annoyed appearance, and I also followed my brothers to entertain relatives and friends with a rosy face.

He also specially invited a table of classmates over, pulled Cao Xiang over solemnly, and showed off to everyone.After Da Guochao entered the customs, there will be a trial every three years, and there are only more than 20 candidates in total.

So young, his brother is No.1.

As Tanhualang's younger brother, Cao Fu is also a little more proud.

Those Zhengbaiqi disciples, when they heard that Tanhua was Cao Fu's older brother, thought he was an old man in his 50s or 20s.After all, the rich and powerful families all have three wives and four concubines, and it is common for brothers to have a difference of more than ten or twenty years.

Dai Xiao knew that he was only half a year older than Cao Fu, and hadn't married a wife yet, so everyone immediately talked about it and started talking about it.In this way, my cousin is unparalleled in talent and appearance; in this way, the cousin outside is married to a young girl.

Cao Fu listened to their lively talk, waved his hands, and said with a smile: "It's too late, my brother has an engagement again, and I will be engaged to discuss marriage in a few days. But I still have a little brother, who is still single."

After hearing this, everyone felt regretful and unwilling to give up, and then asked: "Didn't it mean that you are the youngest son in the family, why did you come out as a little brother? How old is this year, and the present department is over?"

Cao Fu stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "It's my cousin, not too old or too young, three years old!"

Only then did everyone realize that he was joking with everyone, and they all raised their glasses to drink him.For a while, the banquet was full of excitement.

Cao Yong passed by the door, and seeing them drinking lively, there was a smile on his face.

It's good to be young. After a few years, these teenagers have to shoulder their own responsibilities for the sake of the family, and they will never be so reckless again.

He turned and left, called Cao Xiang, and went to the door to meet Sixteenth and Seventeenth Brothers.

According to the relationship between Cao Yong and these two people, they should hand over invitations.But the status is different, and there are other princes watching, so it can only be avoided.

Unexpectedly, the two of them still came.

"Well, you Furuo, are you afraid that you will be stingy and not give a congratulatory gift, and you won't post a single post?" Elder Sixteen and Elder Seventeen had already dismounted, and when they saw Cao Yong stepping forward, they glanced at him and said.

Cao Yong knew that he would not be offended, and said with a smile: "Because I know that Master Sixteen will come without a post, so I save trouble." Speaking of this, he said to Elder Brother Seventeen: "Look at the look of Lord Sixteen. The medicine is much better, it seems that Tong Ren Tang's medicine is not bad."

Elder Seventeen nodded, and said, "Thank you Furuo for your recommendation. I just asked Sixteenth Brother whether to ask Tong Ren Tang to offer some medicine pills to the palace in addition to the raw medicinal materials. If it is a daily ailment, it is cheaper to prescribe the right medicine. .”

Hundreds of years later, Cao Yong watched a TV series about Tongrentang's family affairs. He only knew that Tongrentang offered medicine pills to the palace during the Cixi period. He really didn't know whether it started in the Kangxi Dynasty.

"If this is the case, then Doctor Le is afraid to give the Seventeenth Lord a longevity tablet." Cao Yong said, pointing to Cao Xiang beside him, and said: "This is my cousin Cao Xiang, the sixteenth Lord in his early years. I've seen it too, it should be the first time Seventeenth Lord has seen it."

As he spoke, he asked Cao Xiang to greet the sixteenth and seventeenth elder brothers.

Today is the joy of Cao Xiang's admission to the imperial examination. He has put on new clothes and looks more energetic than usual. Standing behind Cao Yong is also a handsome young man.

In addition, he treats him neither humble nor overbearing, which brings Cao Yong's indifference. Brother Sixteen and Brother Seventeen saw it, and they couldn't help but feel good about it.

At this moment, Cao Yin also got the news, brought Cao Song and Cao Fu out, and invited Sixteenth and Seventeenth Brothers to enter.

Elder Sixteen smiled and waved his hands, and said: "Uncle, Brother Seventeen and I are just here for a stroll, we will be back soon, so we won't go. Otherwise, we will spare the big guy to drink if we salute endlessly." interest."

Having said that, he turned around and asked Zhao Feng to present a congratulatory gift, and said to Cao Xiang: "The Duan Inkstone from the Wanli Period is my congratulatory gift to my cousin who was admitted to the imperial examination, and the official ink in those two boxes was given by the Seventeenth Lord .I only hope that my cousin will make great achievements in the future.”

Cao Xiang took it respectfully and thanked the two elder brothers.

Brother Sixteen called Zhao Feng to bring a square brocade package, and brought it to Cao Fu, saying: "This is the "Full Tang Poetry" that my uncle was ordered to edit when he was in Jiangnan in the early years. It was published in the first edition that year. , enshrined in the palace. I heard from Cao Yong that the fifth cousin loves poetry, so today I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha."

Cao Fu didn't expect to have his own gift, and he was so considerate, so he hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

The sixteenth elder brother gave the gift and didn't stay any longer. He whispered something to Cao Yong and took the seventeenth elder brother back to the palace...

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Fainted, I didn't surf the Internet much for two days, and when I saw the monthly ticket dropped to fifth, I burst into tears.I beg you to order a monthly pass.

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