Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 879 Ritual Wine (seeking guaranteed monthly ticket)

Kangxi's grace not only did not delay Zhao Shenqiao's vitality, but made him let go of his worries.

After two days of suffering, he already showed the appearance of being exhausted.

When the light came back, Zhao Shenqiao couldn't help crying when he saw his descendants kneeling on the ground. After a while, he said, "It's my fault for bringing disaster to the descendants. After I go, you will return to your hometown to observe filial piety, abide by the mean, and cultivate and study the family heirloom... All my descendants, within three generations, are not allowed to be official..."

Children of officials and eunuchs, who doesn't want to get promoted in the imperial examination?After hearing this, Zhao Shenqiao's children and grandchildren looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to respond.

When Zhao Shenqiao saw that the people were silent, he couldn't help being furious, and shouted: "If you are rebellious against your son and grandson, you will know how to be afraid if you add swords and axes to your body?"

Everyone didn't dare to bear the name of "disobedience", so they hurriedly kowtowed.

The figure of his son Fengzhao floated in front of Zhao Shenqiao's eyes. Fengzhao's disaster was not greed, but the eldest son of the official family and the governor, who had no fear in his heart.

Thinking of this, he looked at his second son Zhao Xiongzhao again.

This son was the No. 48 scholar in the [-]th year of Kangxi. He had the talent for governing the world, but he was burdened by his father and brother and had a idle job in the Imperial Academy.

"My son, don't complain, it's a blessing in disguise..." Zhao Shenqiao said in a deep voice.

Zhao Xiongzhao walked a few steps to the bed, choked up, and said: "I will respect my father's order, stay away from the court, and be a farmer with peace of mind. I also hope that my father will be sympathetic to my son's filial piety. He will already be healthy and live a long life... "

He is over 50 years old, and because he was implicated in his elder brother's corruption case, he took so much trouble and sold his property to pursue the court's payment; these days, he was sick at the bedside, having trouble sleeping and eating, and now he is so skinny that it is unbearable to look at him.

Zhao Shenqiao felt a pain in his heart, he couldn't speak anymore, he couldn't breathe, and his body was already crooked...

Inside and outside the Shangshu Mansion, in the midst of crying, it turned into plain white...

Because Zhao Shenqiao disappeared at dusk, and Cao Yong was at Zhuangzi's side. When he got the news, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Cao Yong doesn't need to show up in person for entertainment in the officialdom, just send a housekeeper there; this Zhao Shenqiao is Ding Youqian's top peak, and he is also his father's old friend, so he has to show up for love and reason.

The current situation of the Zhao family is not a secret in official circles.After Zhao Fengzhao's conviction, the government offices in Taiyuan and the Zhao family's old house in Changzhou were all ransacked.

Even so, the 30 taels of silver that Zhao Fengzhao "greedy" was not repaid, and it is still being pursued in the past two years.

Now, although Kangxi has the grace, there is no need to pursue it anymore, but the big family of the Zhao family will soon finish the funeral, and they will help their spirits to return to their hometowns, and their livelihood is also a problem.

Having been an official for many years, Cao Yong has also seen all kinds of people in the officialdom.Whether it is the local governor or the six ministers, Zhao Shenqiao is the one with the most complex perception.

Until Zhao's old house was raided, Zhao Shenqiao endured reprimands from Kangxi in his rare years, and when he worked conscientiously, Cao Yong only had admiration in his heart.

Three years of Qing Dynasty prefect, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver.

Zhao Shenqiao served as the governor of Zhejiang Province for ten years, and worked as a court official in the Ministry of Households for seven or eight years. One of these two places is a rich place in the world, and the other is the fattest yamen among the six departments.

Zhao Shenqiao doesn't need to reach out, there are plenty of people who are icing on the cake, but it's not uncommon for anyone who has selfishness to have a fortune of 50 to [-] yuan.

Then, even though he had been the governor and court official for more than ten years, and his son had the notoriety of "greedy ink", the Zhao family did not copy tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Even Cao Yong, who was not short of money, just drifted with the crowd after he became an official, unwilling to block the way of others, adding grievances for nothing.

Zhao Shenqiao is really strong.

In addition to asking people to prepare the relevant funeral ceremony, Cao Yong also prepared a hundred taels of gold. On the day of "Jie San", he left Zhuangzi early and entered the city to go to Shangshufu to worship in person.

In the officialdom, there is no shortage of the four words "people take tea to cool".

However, because Zhao Shenqiao still has Hanlin's son who was born as the No. [-] scholar, everyone still has three points left.Even those who didn't come to offer sacrifices often sent people to offer sacrifices.

In front of Shangshu Mansion, many cars and horses were parked, it was not deserted.

It's just that in Zhao Shenqiao's capacity, the ranks of the visitors are a bit lower, most of them are colleagues from Zhao Xiongzhao's Imperial Academy and officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

As soon as Cao Yong, the concubine of Heshuo, came, he became the person with the highest rank among the hangers-on.

Many officials of the household department who knew Cao Yong had to come to see him. Cao Yong bowed his hands in return, and followed Zhao Xiongzhao to worship in front of the spirit first.

Zhao Xiongzhao was also worried, this He Shuo's son-in-law was only superficially friendly with his family, today he came to pay homage to the Zhao family after "receiving three", he really did it to the Zhao family, but he didn't know why he came.

It's not that he guessed people's hearts arbitrarily, but that he was scared out of his nerve by what happened to his brother.

How can it be a stranger who can come forward to sue his elder brother for being greedy for ink, and who can also produce "iron evidence"?
In officialdom, sometimes "old friends" are more terrifying than "old enemies".

Cao Yong didn't say much, after worshiping in front of the spirit, after sitting for half a cup of tea, he got up and wanted to leave.

During this period, he saw Gu Na who came to offer sacrifices.

Gu Na is the same year as Zhao Xiongzhao, and the two can be regarded as friends who have forgotten each other.The moment he saw Cao Yong, he just bowed and saluted without saying much.

Cao Yong didn't have much to say, after all, in the eyes of outsiders, Gu Na disregarded the Cao family's kindness in nurturing, impeached the Cao family's uncle Sun Jue, and "had a bad relationship" with the Cao family.

Familiar faces, and Li Wei who is a doctor in the household department.He has always been enthusiastic, seeing that Zhao's family has a shortage of manpower, and his children are short of manpower, so he follows to do some chores.

Seeing this, Cao Yong's eyes softened.

Even if the officialdom is a dye vat, not all the people who come out are black-hearted.Li Wei's fortune was definitely not due to luck.

Although in terms of knowledge, Li Wei, who can't write big characters well, is inferior to those disciples of Confucius and Mencius, but in terms of character, he is much better than those people.

Before Cao Yong left, the official sacrifice arrived.

This is the sacrifice sent by the emperor, and everyone kneels down to meet the Zhao family's children.

The ones who came to pay homage to the tea and wine were Minister Fu Guogong Zhenheng, Minister of Justice Zhang Tingyu, and ten guards.

Zhao Shenqiao's posthumous title also came down, posthumous title "Gong Yi", which can only be regarded as the upper middle class, and the posthumous title of Wenchen has always been beautiful with the word "wen".

"Keeping the right and never changing" is respectful, and "reversals can be corrected" is also respectful. Zhao Shenqiao's fault of "teaching children without a way" is unavoidable; good deeds are not slack, it is perseverance, gentleness, benevolence and loyalty are perseverance, and being able to record the country's kindness is perseverance, wise and have Persistence is Yi, the word "yi" can be regarded as a portrayal of Zhao Shenqiao's life.

After the official sacrifice was over and Zhenheng and the others left, Cao Yong didn't stay any longer, bid farewell to Zhao Xiongzhao, and left.

Zhao Xiongzhao personally sent him out of the door, and the old butler of Zhao's house hurried over, invited Zhao Xiongzhao aside, put it in Zhao Xiongzhao's ear, and whispered a few words.

Zhao Xiongzhao was taken aback when he heard the words, and seeing Cao Yong's expression changed, he stepped forward two steps and said: "Uncle Cao, please stay still!"

Cao Yong turned around and looked at Zhao Xiongzhao quietly.

Looking at this calm gaze, Zhao Xiongzhao suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.He was originally a kind-hearted person, and he never wanted to maliciously speculate on other people's thoughts.

The people in front of him were fine, but Zhao Xiongzhao couldn't help but feel ashamed of his speculations in front of this taciturn young uncle.

As the son of the Cao family, the second-class earl, and the grand son-in-law of the county prince's mansion, he has far more weight than the precarious Zhao family, so there is really no need to count on the Zhao family.

"Uncle's kind intentions, I appreciate it. It's just that the funeral ceremony is expensive and I can't afford it. I hope uncle will be sympathetic." Zhao Xiongzhao blushed and said earnestly.

The rules in the capital are not easy to give more at the ceremony.

There are rules in dealing with the rich and powerful, and it is a despicable and shallow behavior to compare at the ceremony.Cao Yong is not a brat who doesn't know the world, how can he not know this.

He was stunned for a moment, glanced at the old butler next to him, and said to Zhao Xiongzhao: "Master Zhao misunderstood, the hundred taels of gold was not a memorial ceremony, but a Cheng Yi presented by Cao in advance. Cao was in Tangquan under the control of his mother. If you don't go back to the city, this time I will present Cheng Yi together. Because I am afraid that Mr. Zhao will misunderstand, I made a special trip to let my family talk about it."

When Zhao Xiongzhao heard the words, he glanced at the old housekeeper and saw that the old housekeeper nodded, knowing that what Cao Yong said was true.

He hurriedly bowed and said, "I'm being rude!"

Cao Yong looked at him hunched over, and said: "It's okay, Mr. Zhao, don't worry about it. Please stay a step, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Cao will take a step ahead..."

Zhao Xiongzhao still sent out the gate, watched Cao Yong ride away before turning back.

The old butler followed beside him, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Second Lord, with these 100 taels of gold, we can settle the birthday money and the ritual money first..."

Zhao Xiongzhao's footsteps were delayed, looking at the already lonely alley entrance, he couldn't tell what it was like.

This young uncle really sent Dian Yi and Cheng Yi here to save trouble, and he still took into account the distress of the Zhao family and was unable to manage the funeral...

Guessing other people's malice made this down-and-out champion uncomfortable; guessing other people's goodwill also made him feel heavy.

Three generations of the Zhao family's children have not been in office, and if it is a favor, they will not be able to repay it...

*
Coming out of Shangshu Mansion, it was still early, Cao Yong did not rush out of the city, but came to Jinyu Hutong Thirteen Brothers Mansion.

After entering October, Elder Brother Thirteen's old illness relapsed. Although I heard that it was not serious, Cao Yong returned to the city once, and he still felt that it was a courtesy to visit him.

In addition, on the sixteenth elder brother's side, he only said that he was recuperating in the elder brother's place, and there was little news about what happened.

I don’t know if it’s because of the lack of confinement life, Kangxi sent the imperial physician to see him several times, the thirteenth elder brother looks quite good, full of energy, no decadence in the early years, and his voice is much louder,

Hearing that Cao Yong came out from the Minister's Mansion, Brother Thirteen couldn't help sighing, saying: "Zhao Shenqiao is considered a rare virtuous minister, and Zhao Xiongzhao is also a great talent..."

Back then, Zhao Fengzhao's "Ink Corruption Case" was clearly implicated in the "Garri Case", but in fact there were also the emperor's checks and balances.

If Zhao Shenqiao was really as "foolish" as the court reprimanded, Kangxi would not have repeatedly rejected his appointment papers and let him die in the position of Minister of the Household Department.

Seeing that the thirteenth elder brother had a good impression of Zhao and his son, Cao Yong also had to say a few good words.

He really hoped that the thirteenth elder brother could influence the fourth elder brother, and he would be reused after Zhao Xiongzhao became filial piety in the Yongzheng Dynasty.

For nothing else, even if you don't do your own business, it is always embarrassing for a good person to get no reward.

But he didn't know that Zhao Shenqiao left the last words that three generations of his children would not be able to serve as officials. He was so kind, and he paid for it. It was decades before the Zhao family's children entered the court again...

I heard that Cao Yong will go out of the city today, so the thirteenth elder brother will let him eat here, so as not to have to go back to the house.

Cao Yong was about to inquire about Brother Sixteen carefully, so he left in no hurry.

"Brother Sixteen, you don't have to worry, he's just been implicated. Huang Ama knows well and won't really blame him." Although he is talking about royal family affairs, Cao Yong is not an outsider. Thirteenth Brother He told about the second elder brother's addiction to opium.

Although Cao's family has some eyes and ears in the capital, but because this matter is related to Xian'an Palace's abolition of the crown prince, it is a taboo thing, so Kangxi kept people silent, and the outside world didn't know about it.

"Opium?" Cao Yong was surprised when he heard this.

A few years ago, he had been employed as the head of the House of Internal Affairs and worked as a servant in the palace, so he knew better than ordinary people what Xian'an Palace was.

To put it bluntly, how many people are staring at it, how many people in the House of Internal Affairs, Clan House, and Guard Office are responsible, it is really surrounded like an iron bucket.

If it weren't for this, the Prince Abandoned because of the Northwest War and wanted to "take a crime and make meritorious service" and make up the "Book Case" would not have been solved immediately.

Kangxi had a deep taboo on the older elder brother; Kangxi was even more wary of the second elder brother who had been the crown prince for [-] years.

The most taboo thing in this Xian'an Palace, which is surrounded by iron barrels, is to pass papers and things at the entrance.

In the eyes of the world, this opium is still a drug, and it is even more prohibited.To say that there is nothing tricky in it is to hell.

"Brother Sixteen is really wronged!" Elder Thirteen said with a wry smile, "I never thought that the medicines that were scarce a few years ago are now available in all major pharmacies in the capital, and there is no place to look them up. Fu Ruo The scourge of opium mentioned back then is indeed something to worry about.”

The thirteenth elder brother diverted his words, and Cao Yong was also obedient.Naturally knowing that the royal housework is not something he can intervene in, he said a few words to Brother Thirteen about the spread of opium in the capital.

"That's right. There is a letter from Guangzhou, saying that it is going to set up 'Thirteen Foreign Firms'. I heard that your family's business is among them?" Brother Thirteen remembered something and asked.

Speaking of it, Cao Yong also felt strange.

Unexpectedly, it was at this time that the famous "Thirteen Foreign Firms" was created at this time.

"Although it is due to interests, it is also considered to be beneficial to the country and the people to win profits with foreigners." Cao Yong said.

At this moment, Thirteen Fujin sent someone over to ask Brother Thirteen where to hold the banquet.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't want to move the place, so he asked Cao Yong and sent someone to bring the noodles to the study...

*
Changping, Caojiazhuangzi, guest room.

"Second brother, it will be my aunt's birthday in a few days, can the butler prepare a birthday present?" Li Cheng asked.

"It's already been prepared. It was prepared by Suzhou. It was delivered with the Mid-Autumn Festival gift. The third brother took good care of it, so don't bother about it." Li Yu replied.

Li Cheng coughed twice and said: "Those vulgar things can only be regarded as the birthday gifts of the Li family, not our brother's. I have been here for half a month, hasn't the second brother noticed it yet? Although my cousin is indifferent, my aunt is I really love you. The second brother still asks people to inquire, and see what the Sun family cousin and the Cao family cousin have prepared. Let’s prepare a copy accordingly, which can be regarded as a "filial piety"..."

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It's the beginning of the month, Xiaojiu asks for a guaranteed monthly ticket, please support Xiaocao for a ticket, thank you so much, ^_^.

(End of this chapter)