Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 898 Pray to Buddha
Not only Cao Yong was surprised, even Kangxi didn't expect this result.

He has been on the throne of Yuyu for 60 years, and he is not an emperor who is afraid of war.The Ping San Francisco in youth, and the Galdan rebellion in the prime of life are all the power of the country.

Who would have thought that Chen Bing, a 10,000+ army in the northwest, only fought sporadically a few times before they would make peace talks.

What is the face of the imperial court?But if we don't talk about it, how can we support the chewing of this 10,000+ army?
Since March, there have been constant reports of drought from all over the country.

As of the beginning of May, the severe drought in the north has become an irreversible trend.In Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi, the spring wheat crops were cut off, food prices were high, and many people were hungry.

The governors of various provinces successively submitted papers, asking the imperial court to transfer food for relief.

In the past few years, the tens of thousands of war horses assembled for the Northwest War were not resistant to the plateau climate, and several percent of them were killed or injured.The soldiers also changed their defenses several times before they managed to maintain it.

How to fight this battle?
Thinking of the courtier Zhang Luo holding the celebration, Kangxi couldn't tell what it was like.

He also doesn't know why the people's livelihood is so difficult. Could it be that he has lost his morals?Even if he was familiar with astronomy and geography, he felt a little melancholy.

He is in a bad mood to be the emperor, and the atmosphere in the summer resort has become depressed.

The Dragon Boat Festival, which was so lively in previous years, also seemed much deserted this year.

This year's prince's elder brother is the most retinue, the atmosphere in Rehe is a bit weird, everyone is not as warm as usual, and it seems like they are sweeping the snow.

Everyone is afraid of being eye-catching and making Kangxi angry.Even Brother Nine, who has always been ostentatious, has a lot of security.

The sixteenth elder brother was bored, and the sixteenth Fujin didn't go to Rehe because he was taking care of little Gege.In addition to keeping an eye on the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he visited the Lama Temple inside and outside the Summer Resort.Everywhere he went, he would give up money for sesame oil, but he sincerely prayed for blessings.

Pray for the health and longevity of Kangxi and Wang Concubine, and pray for the Buddha to bless the [-]th Fujin to fulfill his wish and have a healthy son in the future.His parents gave him flesh and blood, and his wife stayed with him for the rest of his life. As long as these few people were safe and healthy, other titles and money would be external to him.

This detachment caught the eyes of the fourth elder brother.

The two met unexpectedly in the Lama Temple several times, and the two brothers also talked about returning to Zen.Although I feel that the sixteenth elder brother's knowledge of Buddhism is still superficial, but this kind of calmness in the midst of troubles has attracted the fourth elder brother's secret praise.

The sixteenth elder brother remembered Cao Yong's words, and he was respectful and kind to his cold-faced fourth brother, and acted like a full-fledged younger brother.

The fourth elder brother was relieved, and seemed to feel that the life in Rehe was not so difficult, so he gave the sixteenth elder brother an incense burner that he was used to.

If it weren't for the many errands in the household department, and he was afraid that the emperor's father would be suspicious, he would have wanted to discuss Buddhism with the sixteenth elder brother.

The sixteenth elder brother didn't expect that he would make friends with the fourth elder brother when he wandered around on a whim, and he was a little dumbfounded.Naturally, he stepped up his precautions, for fear that the emperor's father might be dissatisfied.

Nowadays, everyone is taboo, for fear of being suspected of "vertical and horizontal" and "clique formation", which will annoy the emperor's father. His sixteenth elder brother is not a superhuman figure, so he dares to risk the disgrace of the world.

However, he did not deliberately stop his "wandering", so as not to offend the fourth elder brother if he missed his whereabouts.

Strange to say, he didn't believe in these clay statues at first, he thought they were just foolish people at first, but perhaps because of the vastness of the temples and the coolness in summer, it only made people calm down a lot.

And I am used to eating big fish and meat in the imperial dining room, and in this early summer, I occasionally have a vegetarian meal, which also whets my appetite.

Elder Sixteen used it well by himself. Thinking of Concubine Wang's side, he specially ordered a plain table and honored his mother in front of her.

A son is filial, and every mother is not unhappy.

But amidst the joy, Wang Concubine also brought some hidden worries.

Knowing a child is like a mother, knowing that her son's behavior is abnormal, how can she not be worried?
After the mother and son used the vegetarian banquet, Concubine Wang sent the maids and servants out, leaving sixteen princes to speak.

"Have you been feeling unhappy lately? Have you been bullied, or what's wrong? If you feel aggrieved, just talk to Er Niang, don't hold it in your heart." Concubine Wang said, looking at her son.

The sixteenth elder brother was a little puzzled, and said with a smile: "Okay, what did Er Niang say about this? How can my son be wronged? Recently, I have nothing to do, and my life is very comfortable."

"Don't lie to me. If you don't have something on your mind, why do you keep running to the temple? I heard that you became a vegetarian after you arrived in Rehe. How can you bear it with vegetables and tofu every day?" Concubine Wang Seeing that his son answered the wrong question, he said with a bit of reproach.

"Where is this going?" Brother Sixteen couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said, "My mother is thinking too much. My son just wants to clean his stomach because his stomach is feeling a little uncomfortable recently. Let's be picky, just pick a mountain." It’s delicious. The mushrooms in Rehe are famous for being good, and my son’s dun dun is not the same, and he doesn’t boast about himself at all.”

After hearing this, Concubine Wang was relieved, and then asked Elder Sixteen if he had seen the imperial physician, whether the imperial physician had ordered anything, and confirmed that he was in a good mood and that there was nothing wrong with him, so he ordered him to let him go .

Wang Pin is calm and introverted, not a talkative person.

These exhortations also showed a loving mother's heart.

Brother Sixteen not only didn't think it was long-winded, but was deeply moved.

Coming out of Wang Concubine, Elder Sixteen was thinking about what he would do after he opened the mansion... At that time, he would take care of his mother and have a family relationship, which would be a bit of a rush...

However, the premise is... the mother's status as a widow is the only way to leave the inner palace and live with the son...

Thinking of this, thinking of Kangxi's incessant medicine for the past two years, Elder Sixteen's happy mood calmed down again...

At this time, I heard someone laughing and saying: "Frown, what are you thinking about?"

Elder Sixteen raised his head, and saw Elder Ninth pacing forward, waving his fan.

Brother Nine has a fat body, and he has become more and more rich in the past two years.

He didn't like leaving Beijing the least in his early years, even if he ordered a job as a follower, he would turn it down.After coming out in the past two years, it has something to do with his intolerance to the heat of the capital due to his body fat.

"What else is there to worry about? It's just worrying about money. After visiting the temple for a few days, the money for incense sticks is also overwhelming. I have to support my family with my little pocket money. How can I do it?" Elder Sixteen said with a wry smile.

Brother Jiu gave him a smile and said, "Who doesn't know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a golden mountain. Among other things, the filial piety of Zhuangzi outside the four seasons of the year is worth the salary of a few princes. Brother won't ask you to borrow money." Yinzi, don't cry poor with your brother, it's boring."

Brother Sixteen laughed a few words and said, "Brother Ninth is here to look for younger brother?"

Brother Jiu nodded, put away the smile on his face, and said: "I just greeted my concubine, Huang Ama is here, sent me to find you."

The sixteenth elder brother saw that the ninth elder brother's expression was not right, so he was a little cautious, and said: "Ninth elder brother, what did Huang Ama tell me?"

"What else can there be? I heard that the concubine mother mentioned something about the internal library. It should be about your errands in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, right?" Brother Jiu replied casually, looked up at the sky, and muttered: "His uncle, this year It's really evil, even the sun in Rehe is hotter than usual, and it's only the beginning of May, and the weather is so hot, how can you treat people in June and July..."

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The capital, the Ministry of Households, the yamen of the main hall.

Looking at the news of the severe drought in Shaanxi, Cao Yong seemed to understand the helplessness of the Fourteenth Prince's "peace talks".

The 10,000+ soldiers and horses in the northwest are all supported by the northern provinces. Now from Shandong to Shaanxi, the drought has spread to half of China.

There has been a long drought in the north for ten years, so it is common practice for the court to pray for rain.But the drought in previous years is not as bad as this year.In previous years, the crops had only been reduced by a few percent, but this year, the summer wheat crops in several provinces were completely non-existent.

This "absolute harvest" was reported to the court, but there were only two words lightly, but Cao Yong dared not think about how many families were destroyed and how many people were displaced behind the scenes.

He is not a god, nor a Buddha, who can save all living beings.

Although I couldn't bear it in my heart, I just couldn't bear it. Afterwards, I still thought about the turmoil in the court caused by the severe drought.

When the imperial court was short of finances and there was a severe drought in the north, it seemed that "peace talks" in the northwest were imperative.

Avoiding major wars, and brother-in-law will not make "excellent achievements", which is also a good thing.

The imperial court dispatched an army of 10,000+ to scare Tsewang Arabutan away from Lhasa, and there was no army to fight against at all.

Tsewang Arab led his troops to withdraw from Tibet and returned to his hometown Yili to recuperate.

Now the Chinese army of the Northwest Army has moved from Xining to Ganzhou (near Zhangye, Shaanxi), making a gesture of marching towards Ili.

If the "peace talks" are successful, the advantage is that the imperial court will not need to add another big hole in the northwest; the negative consequences are also obvious, that is, it will give Tsewang Arabtan a gap to rest and recuperate.

When he regained his breath, it would be even more difficult for the imperial court to exterminate him.

After coming out of the Ministry of Households, Cao Yong rode his horse to Seventh Prince's Mansion.

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and after the Dragon Boat Festival, he will leave for Rehe.

Although Kangxi was given a month's leave, he didn't want to leave after the leave was full. After all, there would be a few days of delay on the way from the capital to Rehe.

After recuperating for half a month, Brother Qi's injury has stabilized.It's just that in front of people, he is still in a weak state.

It was because he was afraid that his success would fall short, and the news that he was cured made Kangxi change his mind and told Hongshu not to come back.

Cao Yong knew what was on his mind, and he was like Hong Zhuo and the others in front of others, full of worries.

Hearing that his son-in-law is going to Rehe tomorrow, Seventh Elder Brother has to tell him a few words, but he is just asking him to be more careful in his words and deeds.

Because he is in a prominent position, his words and deeds are all eye-catching.

Cao Yong agreed one by one, and Weng and his son-in-law talked about family matters before he left.

Back in the mansion, Cao Yong went back to the Wutong Court to change his clothes, and went to the Orchid Court with Chu Yu.I will leave Beijing tomorrow, and it will take five or six to come back. There are still many things that the mother and son need to discuss.

Entering the yard, Cao Yong heard the sound of chirping from the upper room.

"Master, madam..." The little maid in the corridor invited Ann, and lifted the curtain to invite the couple to enter.

This into the Westinghouse, Cao Yong feel dazzled.

The children were all there, and Taijun Gao was also there, sitting cross-legged on the kang, holding colorful silk threads in his hands, and tied the "colorful threads" for the children.

The girls are Niuniu, Tianhui and Xiangyu, and the boys are Tianyou, Hangsheng, Zuozhu, Zuocheng, Changsheng and Yaohui. There are nine in total.

Seeing Cao Yong and his wife arrived, the children all got up and called for help.

Usually I thought Li's room was big, but now the children in this room seemed crowded.

Mrs. Li didn't feel troubled, she just felt that this was the sign of a prosperous family.The only regret is that my own family is a bit weak. If my son and daughter-in-law can give me two more grandchildren, everything will be fine.

When the children were all tied with colorful threads, Gao Taijun saw that their mother and son had something to say, so he went back to Shaoyuan first, and the children went to their respective mountains.

According to Cao Yong's intention, he wanted Mrs. Li to take the children to Haidian Garden to escape the summer heat, so as to avoid the unbearable heat in the capital.

Although the Li family has a bitter summer, it is a woman's family after all. When the husband is alive, the husband is the sky; when the husband is gone, everything depends on the son.

The son is going to leave the capital, and there are only women and children left in the mansion. Although the Haidian garden is cool, it is outside the city.Li Shi was timid and refused to move lightly.

Seeing that she didn't want to go, Cao Yong didn't say anything more.

"It will take half a year to go, and there must always be someone to wait on you. How can a servant do his best? I mean, let your daughter-in-law go with you, just as the daughter-in-law is also resting. If you can conceive a grandson, It's also the blessing of the ancestors. It's just that when your grandmother comes to Beijing, if the daughter-in-law is not good, go now. After a while, let the daughter-in-law go to Rehe. There are rules for housework in the mansion, and I can't make trouble if I keep an eye on it." Li Said to Cao Yong.

"Mother, in addition to housework, there are children. Mother also has to take care of Changsheng, so it's not too hard." Cao Yong was happy for his wife to go to Rehe, but thinking about the carrot head in the room just now, he felt that his head was too big. .

Mrs. Li shook her head and said: "I'm not old yet, so why bother for you? You are the pillar of the family, and you have clashed with you outside the customs. How could you go back a few years ago without accidents? If you were left alone I'm still worried about staying outside the customs for half a year. It's better to ask my wife to go there later, I can't let you spend the Mid-Autumn Festival alone."

Cao Yong looked back at his wife, saw her face showing hope, warmed his heart, and said to Li: "If this is the case, mother will be tired."

Seeing him nodding, Mrs. Li said to Chu Yu with a smile: "Daughter-in-law has also been troubled in the past few years, this year, let's take it easy and go out for a walk..."

Early the next morning, Cao Yong got up early, and after breakfast, he bid farewell to everyone and rode out of the city.

Because her mother-in-law asked her to leave for Rehe at the end of the month, Chu Yu felt less sorrow about parting, and more anticipation.

The mother-in-law didn't care about housework for many years, and the account books, keys and other things were also very cumbersome.

Chu Yu also wondered whether to make the children's autumn clothes as soon as possible. Even if the children's autumn clothes are not in a hurry, but Cao Yong can only return to Beijing in winter, and he still needs to bring some new clothes.

So she asked someone to take her husband's old clothes from last year as a model, and asked someone to sew new clothes.

After a few days of busy work, she calmed down and counted the days with the almanac, thinking about whether her husband has been to Rehe, whether Le Xia and the others are serving properly or not...

At this time, Cao Yong finally arrived in Rehe after several days of running around...

After bathing and changing clothes in the other courtyard, he took the sign and handed the sign outside the Summer Resort to see you.

It doesn't matter whether Kangxi is free or not, he just told the outside world that he has arrived in Rehe...

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Capital City, Cao Family, Dong Mansion.

In Zhaojia's room, Hongmei was already disfigured from crying, she refused to move for a long time, and cried and begged: "Madam, if the servant is not married, let the servant serve the wife..."

Seeing that she was shameless, her old mother pinched her arm vigorously, pinched her arm violently, and said to Zhao Jia with a smile on her face: "Madam, this child is thin-skinned, shameless..."

(End of this chapter)