Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 883 Announcement
Hearing Dai Jin's words, although Li Wei had a smile on his face, he felt uncomfortable in his heart.

Who is Dai Jin?It is the fourth elder brother's most important staff, and a brother is outside the Taoist platform.To the outside world, it can be regarded as a family of officials, but in front of the fourth elder brother, it is a slave.

That's right, their brothers are all disciples of Prince Yong's Mansion, the servants of the fourth elder brother.

In this capital, the most indispensable thing is slaves.

People of the Eight Banners have assistant leaders, banner owners and masters, and the emperor's master who is the co-lord of the Eight Banners.

The respectable servants of the palace, even the governors from other places, dare not offend at will.If it weren't for this, there would be no disciples of the third elder brother, under the banner of the third elder brother, collecting money in the southwestern provinces.

In this world, there are also those who are willing to take the initiative to become slaves, such as the Ren brothers who work as errands in Cao's mansion.

Quite a few people in the banner yearn for a powerful master who will lead the way and be successful for a few lifetimes.

Li Wei didn't want to be a slave, but right now, he didn't have a chance to choose.

He dared to offend the mediocre iron-capped county king, but he didn't dare to offend the fourth elder brother, the prince who was in charge of the affairs.

What was presented to him was not just a "servant concubine", but also a naked solicitation.

The fourth elder brother and Dai Jin both looked at Li Wei, and Li Wei stood up with a "thump" and "thump" in his heart, and said to Dai Jin, "If Master Dai doesn't dislike Li Wei's small family, please trouble Dai Jin." Grandpa has become an iceman."

Dai Jin glanced at the fourth elder brother, saw him nodding, stood up, helped Li Wei up, and said with a smile: "Master Li, you are welcome, we will be a family from now on, it is better not to be a layman..."

Coming out of Prince Yong's mansion, Li Wei was in a state of confusion.

Riding on the horse, looking at the majestic gate of the palace, he did not feel the joy of clinging to the palace, only resignation.

Waving the rein, he always kept a happy expression on his face, until he returned to the house, closed the door, and he was the only one left, then he said bitterly: "Grandma..."

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The day before the seal of the six yamen, Cao Yong finally waited until he got back to writing.

Cao Yong was relieved when he saw the words "the right servant of the household department" and "arrive after the festival".

Although at his age, the second rank is a bit higher, but as expected, Kangxi did not reproduce any moths, which caught Cao Yong by surprise.

In the next two years, as long as he hugs the fourth prince's thigh tightly and doesn't let go, the safety and wealth of the Cao family will be preserved.

Facing the known future is better than facing a loss, which makes people feel at ease.

Because of the status of He Shuo's son-in-law and the title of second-class uncle, Cao Yong, the second-rank servant, is not too eye-catching.

After all, now he is no longer the eldest son of the Cao family relying on his father Yu Yin, but the head of the Cao family.

Although Li believes in his son's integrity, he also knows that the bigger the official, the more dangerous it will be.When Gali was the governor of Liangjiang, he was in the limelight for a while, and in the end he ransacked his house and broke his house.

"Is it because the emperor's kindness is too much? Your father and your uncle stayed together for more than half a hundred years before they were awarded the title of the second rank." While rejoicing for her son, Li was also afraid that he would "make a big tree attract the wind", and she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

"Mother, there are two ministers in the household department, four ministers, and several princes and elder brothers in charge of the department. Why do you need a son to help? It's just that the emperor thinks about the old lady's relationship with his father, so he can give him a face. "Cao Yong naturally wouldn't say that Kangxi probably regarded him as a money bag or something, and changed his rhetoric to comfort his mother.

These years, the palace has always rewarded Cao's family generously. After listening to his son's words, Mrs. Li did not have any doubts, and said: "That's good. After all, you are young, and you will be less in the limelight in the future. You should be diligent in your errands, and you must not disappoint the emperor's grace." .”

And so on, Li said a lot.

This is the difference between a mother and a father. Mothers mostly hope that their son will be safe and happy, but fathers often hope that their son will become a dragon and shine in the family.

Cao Yong sighed after hearing Li's words.Is it really because of the age that in the previous life, when the parents preached, they only felt nagging; in this life, after hearing these words, they only felt warm in their hearts.

Except for Li's nagging, the rest is the persuasion of the housekeeper Cao Yuan.

Cao Yong is already the head of the family, and it is not appropriate for the servants to call him the uncle. They should be called "the master".Otherwise, when you go to and from various houses in the past, you will be called "Master" outside and "Master" at home. It is a mess, which is also a joke.

Although Cao Yong didn't like this title, he could only do as the Romans did, so everyone in the whole family changed their mouths.Cao Yong and Chu Yu were promoted to "Master" and "Madam", and Mrs. Li was promoted to "Old Lady".

Cao Xiang has already sent a letter back from his family. He has arrived in Henan with his family and has completed the handover in the yamen.

Even Cao Song, who was far away in Xining, also delivered a letter back.The letter to his wife, daughter and mother is nothing more than a report of safety or something, but the letter to his cousin Cao Yong is full of complaints.

There is no other reason, that is, because of his status as a bodyguard, he cannot do without the Chinese army, so far he has not had the opportunity to go to the battlefield in person.

Really passionate, if Cao Song is in front of him, Cao Yong really wants to kick him twice.

Are people so easy to kill?Except for occupations such as butchers and executioners, who deal with their hands every day and whose hearts are as hard as a stone, ordinary people will feel uneasy when they kill someone.

Just say Cao Yong, when he saw the corpse for the first time, he felt sick for several days.

Even if Li Ding is killed by black hands, every time I see Li's family, I can't feel calm.

Looking at Cao Song's letter, Cao Yong thought of his brother-in-law Hongshu who was also in the Northwest Army, and felt a little worried.

Chuyu has three siblings, and Cao Yong has the best relationship with Hongshu, brother-in-law.Among the descendants of Aixinjueluo's family, most of them are monkey spirits, and there are really few people as simple and simple as Hongshu.

Elder Brother Hongsheng from Prince Cheng's Mansion, and Hongsheng from Prince Heng's Mansion were named sons a few days ago.

The Prince's Mansion of Chunjun has no heir, and Hong Shu's status as the heir has already been acquiesced by the Palace.As early as ten years ago, Hong Shu began to take the place of his father to socialize.

Not only Cao Yong was worried, even Chu Yu was surprised when he heard the news that his younger brother was not on the list, and even went back to the palace in the name of asking for peace.

I don't know how the seventh elder brother comforted her, but Fang Fujin didn't see anything unhappy, but comforted her daughter not to worry about her natal family, so that she can take care of her body and give birth to a brother as soon as possible.

It's not easy for Cao Yong to ask about the family affairs of the palace, so he got the news from Hongxin, saying that it was Brother Seven's intention to ask for his son's seal when he returns to Beijing, and he is not in a hurry.

But Cao Yong didn't believe it. The appointment of the eldest son of the county king not only confirmed Hongshu's political status, but also the corresponding salary.Hong Shu has reached the age, there is no reason not to delay the invitation.With his delay, the day when Hongzhuo asked for a seal will also be postponed.

Cao Yong felt heavy when he thought of Hong Shu following Brother Fourteen.

Even if Hong Shu and Fourteenth Brother had a mediocre relationship earlier, in the past three years in the Northwest Army, the two uncles and nephews have no friendship, but they have friendship.

In the eyes of others, Hongshu is the "Fourteenth Party".

What Cao Yong was most worried about finally revealed some signs.

In this officialdom, apart from the family, relatives are also important, and the wife's family and the mother's family are inextricably linked.

Because of the different identities of Li's family, Cao Yong can alienate Li's family; but on the other side of Chunwang's mansion, it is Cao Yong's wife family and Tianyou's mother family, who have been inseparable from Cao's family for decades.

With the temperament of the fourth elder brother, if he really suspected or believed that Hong Shu and the fourteenth elder brother had formed a party, then the identity of Hong Shu's heir would be lost.

Not only that, even the future of Hong Zhuo and Hong Xin's two siblings may be ruined.

From the beginning of Shunzhi to the present, there are many clans who have seized the title, and after the title is won, they are all succeeded by sidelines.

The palace of Chunjun is not limited to Hongshu and his three elder grandsons.

Cao Yong thought of this, how can he stand idly by.On the second day of the new year, he went to pay his respects to the seventh elder brother. Weng and his son-in-law had a heart-to-heart talk in the study of the palace.

"Father-in-law, Hong Shu can no longer stay in the Northwest Army... Regardless of whether the emperor has named the eldest son of the county prince this time, if Hong Shu stays in Xining, the situation in the future will probably become embarrassing..." No outsiders were present, Cao Yong Also less caring, straight to the point.

Seventh elder brother these days, the days are also difficult, the heart is up and down, and there is no one to discuss.

Hearing his son-in-law mention this matter, he sighed a long time, and said: "After the elder brother of Prince Jian's mansion came back, I submitted an application and was rejected by Huang Ama. I also wrote to Hong Shu, but he didn't want to return to Beijing. .Now the army of the Northwest has been laying down for two or three years before starting to attack the city, that foolish boy is still waiting to make meritorious deeds!"

"Can you find a way to call him back to Beijing? Father-in-law... Hong Shu is too close to that person... Even if he is honest in his heart, he will be suspected..." Cao Yong said after deliberation.

Hearing the words, Seventh Elder Brother raised his head and said: "If I make the paper again and make Huang Ama unhappy, I'm afraid it will also delay Hongshu's future..."

Hong Shu is the eldest son he relies on the most, how can he not worry, it's just that he has too many scruples and throws the mouse.

"The emperor is the most 'lenient'. Even if he is unhappy, he will not punish the emperor's grandson for no reason. Even if Hongshu has had a hard time in the past two years, it is better than ruining his future because of being too close to that person..." Cao Yong Seeing Brother Qi hesitate, he said more earnestly.

Seeing that the son-in-law was so disapproving of the fourteenth elder brother, the seventh elder brother didn't ask any further questions.

The fourteenth elder brother led the army to go to war, which is a matter of fortune and misfortune, and the bet is his luck.

Listening to what the son-in-law meant, he didn't believe that the fate belonged to the fourteenth elder brother.Seventh elder brother was quite melancholy in his heart.

Because of his birth, he withdrew from the power struggle early and became a desolate and idle prince.Ever since Hongshu was named to go to war, he had been lucky in his heart, and hoped that Hongshu would make great achievements.

Now, he is completely calm.

He couldn't afford to gamble, he couldn't use his son's future to gamble on fame and power.

He nodded, his expression became firm, and said: "I know, I will think of a way to call Hongshu back to Beijing after the next year..."

Cao Yong heard the words, relieved.

I only hope that Hong Shu can come back soon and get rid of the relationship with the fourteenth elder brother.As for her brother-in-law Naersu, Cao Yong really had no choice.

The emperor's trust is limited. Even if the fourteenth elder brother is Kangxi's favorite prince, Kangxi will not hand over all the 10,000+ troops in the northwest to him alone.The existence of Narsu is very important.

Although it was a concubine, but because of the special status of this "concubine", Li Wei did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, so he sent an invitation card and treated the guests to a drink.

People who have friendship with him in the capital have received invitations from Li Wei, and Cao Yong is no exception.

Cao Yong accepted the post, quite strange, when did Li Wei become so ostentatious?This concubine is not about marrying a wife. It's a bit extravagant for Chinese New Year, and every family is busy celebrating the festival.

Although surprised in his heart, Cao Yong made people prepare generous gifts and went to have wine.

Cao Yong didn't understand until he heard that the bride was a maid in Prince Yong's mansion. What Li Wei did was not "showing off" but "announcing".Presumably, the day when he becomes a flag citizen is not far away...

Li Wei was drunk, yelling loudly to entertain the guests, wearing a bright red auspicious suit, looking happy.

The sound of "thunderbolt" firecrackers sounded for half an hour, and the confetti fell all over the ground, dancing in the wind...

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Monthly ticket, Xiao Jiuyan eagerly begged for a monthly ticket...

(End of this chapter)