Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 884 sacrifice

On the first day of the 60th year of Kangxi, Cao Yong stepped out of the house wrapped in silver.

On New Year's Eve, Cao Yong was the same as in previous years. After worshiping the ancestors, he had a reunion dinner in Orchid Court, and then stayed with his children to watch the year. After midnight, he and his wife went back to Wutong Court to rest.

Because of drinking and getting drunk, Cao Yong fell into a deep sleep after a while.

Unfortunately, before dawn, Chu Yu got up to call him.

Today, the emperor ascended to the palace, Cao Yong needs to enter the palace to have an audience.

Earl-level boa robes, auspicious clothes, and auspicious hoods have long been prepared.Today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Cao Yong chose auspicious clothes to wear.

There are two types of belts, one is stone blue, with engraved gold title jade inlaid with rubies; the other is golden yellow, with engraved gold round plate inlaid with turquoise.

The former is earl grade, the latter is Heshuo forehead grade, Cao Yong chooses the stone blue color as a good tie.

It was the first time for Cao Yong to wear this earl-level auspicious suit.

According to his usual low-key temperament, even if he is restored to be a servant, he should wear second-grade clothing.It's just that the next day when he got the news years ago, the Sixth Ministry sealed it, and he hadn't had time to report to the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Today, he went to the hall to congratulate the new year, and it was not easy for him to stand in line among the six hall officials, so he had to wear the auspicious uniform of the minjue and rank among the minjue.

The seals of the six yamen will be opened after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Shops in the inner city and outer city only started to open on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.At that time, there will be another purchase of Cao Yong's second-rank official uniform.

This is the first time Cao Yong and Ding You have appeared in the court.

Three years of hard work, whether it is long or short, the biggest change is the six officials, who have added a lot of new faces.It is those old faces who have been working for many years, who have not seen each other for a few years, and look old.

Cao Yong stood in the crowd and looked around. When he saw Tian Congdian and Sun Zhaqi, Minister of the Household Department, he secretly paid attention.

These two Cao Yong had met in the early years, Tian Congdian was an old man with a strange appearance, his body was swaying, his eyes were squinted, standing in the queue, as if he was dozing off; Sun Zhaqi didn't know if Because of his background as a military officer, he is tall and burly, and looks much younger than his actual age.

Behind the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, there stood a face-to-face high-ranking official.Cao Yong thought of the news compiled by Jiang Jian. This is Bai Huang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who was newly appointed years ago.

This Baihuang is also considered a man of the hour in the late 59th year of Kangxi. After Fan Shichong, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, begged for a rest due to illness, the shortage of the Minister of the Ministry of War became very hot.

Now, the Northwest army has begun to enter Tibet, and the war is in full swing. Entering the Ministry of War, not only will it be lucrative, but it will also be easy to get ready-made credit.

Unexpectedly, what Kangxi ordered was Bai Huang, who had just been promoted from the governor of Jiangxi to the capital as a servant in the fall of last year, which made everyone lose their attention.

Bai Huang is a bannerman of the Han Army, with a background in a pen post style. He has been an official for more than [-] years since he started his career and worked his way up to the position of governor.

Last year, in the year of Baihuang's sixtieth year, he took the initiative to submit a booklet and asked for a replacement job in Beijing.

Kangxi sympathized with the old minister, approved Bai Huang's book, and appointed him as the right servant of the household department.I heard that Bai Huang reported to the Ministry of Households last September, and he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War at the end of October before he was familiar with the errands in the Ministry of Households.

Many people outside have already speculated that this Bai Huang might join the cabinet.

In foreign positions, he is a veteran at the age of 60; among the cabinet officials and six ministers, he is still young and has a bright future.

Therefore, there was an endless stream of people who flattered Bai Huang, and solemnly overshadowed Tian Congdian's limelight.

Cao Yong is also quite concerned about this Bai Huang, for no other reason than his "clean conduct".

This one won the heart of the fourth elder brother the most, but I don't know if he and the fourth elder brother have "heads and tails" now.

In addition to Cao Yong, there are three servants in the household department. Zhang Boxing knows him. The other two are Guo Barn and He Chenger. Cao Yong doesn't know each other.

In the whole hall, there are many people wearing second-grade clothes, and Cao Yong couldn't tell who was who, so he looked around Zhang Boxing, but he couldn't see clearly, so he looked away...

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In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the cumbersome greeting ceremony went on for more than an hour.

By the time the court was over, many elders were already trembling and could only walk with the help of others.

Cao Yong looked at it, and the corners of his mouth twitched.Since the Han Dynasty, there has been a system of seventy officials, but obviously this did not apply to the Kangxi Dynasty.I really don't know how these old men who are deaf and blind can still work as errands.

Today, on the first day of the new year, Cao Yong was going to pay New Year's greetings everywhere. He had to be busy with many things. When he came out of Jinshui Bridge, he hurriedly got on his horse and went back to his house to change his clothes.

When he returned to the mansion, Tianyou had already changed into new clothes and waited obediently.He is the eldest son, and Cao Yong wants to take him to the relatives and friends' homes to pay New Year's greetings.

From the first day of the junior high school, there were New Year greetings everywhere, and then there were banquets in various governments. Cao Yong was busy until the fifteenth day in one breath.

During this period, the only thing that attracted people's attention was that the fourth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, and Hongsheng, the son of Prince Cheng, were ordered to go outside the pass to worship Yongling, Fuling, and Zhaoling.

Yongling Mausoleum is the tomb of Aixinjueluo's ancestors, Fuling Mausoleum is the burial of Emperor Taizu, and Zhaoling Mausoleum is the burial of Emperor Taizong.

This year is the 60th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. Originally, he wanted to go to the outside of the pass to worship the mausoleum, but was dissuaded by all the officials, and finally appointed these princes and grandchildren.

That was the mausoleum of several generations of emperors, and people began to think about the purpose of it.

Even the twelfth elder brother, he began to feel uneasy, thinking about whether his job was decent or not, and it was indeed a bit eye-catching.

However, seeing the fourth elder brother with a face as heavy as water, looking at the eldest son and nephew who were talking and laughing happily, the twelfth elder brother felt at ease again.When the sky fell, there was a tall one to hold it up, so it didn't bother him.

Although Kangxi did not go out to worship the mausoleum, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he still couldn't bear it, and took the princes, grandchildren, and clan civil and military officials to Xiaoling Mausoleum in Zhili.

Emperor Shunzhi was buried in the Xiaoling Mausoleum. Kangxi did not go outside the pass to pay homage to his ancestors.

Rather than going to worship the tomb, it is better to say that Kangxi went to inspect his own emperor's tomb.

Cao Yong, the servant of the household department who just took office, got the imperial edict before the chair was warmed up, and he went out of Beijing with his retinue to Xiaoling.

Xiaoling Mausoleum is 250 miles away from the capital, and the holy driver traveled for six days.

Fortunately, Cao Yong is already a civil servant. Like the Jingtang who came out with a few followers, he prepared all carriages. It's better to survive this day.In addition, there are sixteenth elder brother and seventeenth elder brother in the retinue. Everyone got together to kill time, and the time passed quickly.

After arriving at Xiaoling, Cao Yong followed the sixteenth elder brother and met the holy driver once.

The nobility of an emperor cannot stop the erosion of time. Kangxi's face and hands are already covered with age spots, but his body is still so straight and his eyes are still extremely sharp.

Faintly, he was still somewhat excited and excited, and his voice became louder.

Although Cao Yong was wearing a second-rank men's suit, Kangxi seemed to be in a good mood, and he didn't mean to regard Cao Yong as a courtier, so he asked a few words with a very gentle attitude.

Cao Yong answered one by one, feeling a little sour.

No matter what later generations say about this emperor, he is very kind to the Cao family.

Coming down from the Imperial Palace, Elder Sixteen heaved a sigh of relief, and asked Wei Zhu who followed him, "Is Huang Ama's dinner delicious?"

If someone asks this sentence, he will bear suspicion. Brother Sixteen is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which can be regarded as his duty, so he asked it calmly.

"Returning to Lord Sixteen, the emperor's master came back from the Temporary An Fengdian and ate two bowls of rouge rice porridge and a piece of fried dried meat, which was delicious." Wei Zhu replied with a bow.

Temporarily safe Fengdian, in the mausoleum of Emperor Kangxi, where the coffins of several empresses are parked.

Brother Sixteen nodded, and at some point in his hand, he had already taken the bank note, stuffed it into Wei Zhu's hand, and said, "Director Wei is tired. When I get back to the city, I will find something good to thank you."

Wei Zhu hurriedly said that he didn't dare to take it seriously. He watched Elder Sixteen and Cao Yong go away before turning back.

In the past two years, as the most useful servant in front of the imperial court, his reputation has also been second to none.The outsiders are flattering more and more, and the family property is getting richer and richer. If they take in a stepson, it will be enough for a few lifetimes.

He didn't dare to have the slightest complacency, but became more and more worried.

There is no other reason, but it is because he was on a job in front of the imperial court, he saw too much and listened to too much.When I figured this out, my previous idea of ​​getting someone to return to their hometown to adopt a stepson faded away.

"Cough! Cough! Cough..." There was no one else in the room, and Kangxi's body was already crooked, leaning on the pillow, coughing vigorously.

Hearing this, Wei Zhu was startled, took a few quick steps, stepped forward to take the teacup, and bowed to Kangxi.

Kangxi took it and drank half a cup of warm tea before the cough stopped.

Putting down the teacup, Kangxi put on his cloak tightly and said: "Brother Seventeen is weak, so I asked someone to send a mink fur cover over him... Brother Twenty is still young, so prepare one over there too. ..."

"Hey!" Wei Zhu leaned over to answer, and went out to deliver the order.

Kangxi's cough came from behind, and it fell into Wei Zhu's ears. She almost couldn't help but stop, and begged the emperor's master to pass on the imperial doctor.But thinking about Kangxi's temper, he bowed and retreated.

Coming down from Yuqian, Brother Sixteen took Cao Yong to visit Brother Seventeen.

"Brother Seventeen's body is too weak. When the weather is fine, go out for a walk. It's good to exercise your muscles and bones." Seeing Elder Seventeen dressed thickly and holding a stove in his hand, Elder Sixteen persuaded.

Elder Seventeen smiled wryly, "I didn't feel cold before, but now I'm useless. I can't stand the cold in winter, and I can't stand the heat in summer..."

Seeing his dejected expression, Elder Sixteen waved his hands and said, "What else? It's just laziness. I'll keep an eye on you from now on, seeing cats in Tiantian's room, and the good guys are done."

The seventeenth elder brother was afraid of neglecting Cao Yong, so he asked Cao Yong to sit down, looked at his clothes and said, "Fu Ruo just came down from the imperial court?"

"Well, I just met the emperor with Master Sixteen." Cao Yong took a closer look at Elder Seventeen and said, "Master Seventeen's complexion is a bit bad, is it because he hasn't had a good rest recently? Although insomnia is not a serious problem , and should not be ignored, as time goes on, it will really damage your health.”

Brother Seventeen nodded, pretending to be relaxed and said: "I accept the bed, and I will be fine when I return to Beijing in a few days."

Elder Seventeen's insomnia is already a chronic illness, otherwise he wouldn't be young, his hair would be as thin as an old man's, and he wouldn't be able to braid his hair without a wig.

Brother Sixteen and Cao Yong looked at each other, both of them were worried, but seeing that Brother Seventeen was unwilling to talk about it, they changed the subject...

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Shengjing, in front of Fuling.

Amidst the sound of ceremony and music, the twelfth elder brother was on the left, the eldest son Hongsheng was on the right, and the fourth elder brother knelt down in the middle, looking at the tomb of the emperor Taizu in front of him, with a solemn expression...

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