Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 907 Xingyuan

In addition to the dark sky, there is a sudden drop in temperature.Cao Yong felt a layer of goose bumps on his arms instantly.

The officers who had been watching the solar eclipse with glazed tiles in the courtyard also returned to the hall with a bit of panic.Even Yi Duli, who was in a trance, sobered up a lot from the wine, and walked to Cao Yong with the help of a familiar Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The darkness and silence make the time long, and in fact, it starts to glow in the blink of an eye.

In less than half a cup of tea, the solar eclipse was over, and the sun was still shining and scorching.

Everyone was like waking up from a big dream, no matter what they thought in their hearts, their faces were very calm, and they said goodbye to Cao Yong and left.

Only slightly hasty footsteps revealed their panic.

Yi Duli had found a chair to sit down, and when Cao Yong finished seeing off the guests, he was already dreaming.

No one was in the mood to have a second drink, Brother Sixteen felt uneasy, and said to Cao Yong: "Furuo, let's leave it like this today, I'll go back first..."

Cao Yong knew that he was worried about Kangxi, so he didn't stop him and sent him out of the house.

According to the usual practice of every solar eclipse, a senior scholar or six ministers should "collect the guilt" in the excerpts. I don't know which veteran minister was lucky enough to "share the worries" for the emperor this time.

Cao Yong went back to the living room, looked at Yiduli who was sleeping soundly, and couldn't tell him to sleep in the chair all the time, so he asked two young men to help him to the guest room to have a rest.

At this moment, I saw Fu Peng came over with Ars.Alslen was alright, he was still tiger-headed, and he didn't seem to be fooled by the solar eclipse just now; Fupeng's face was pale, which was quite different from the mature young Cao Yong had seen earlier.

"Uncle, total solar eclipse...Northwest..." No matter how steady Rao was, he was only a 14-year-old child, and when he thought of his father who was far away in the northwest, he still felt a little apprehensive.

Seeing him like this, Cao Yong was a little surprised.

After thinking about it, Western astronomy and calendar are not the main lessons in the study room, even the sixteenth and seventeenth brothers, they mostly know a little bit through books.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong beckoned and called Fu Peng and Arslen to sit down and gave a simple lesson about solar eclipse to their two cousins.

"This solar eclipse happens every year, and it is caused by the intersection of the moon and the sun. What we saw just now is not the 'tengu swallowing the sun' as the people said, nor is it born with different phases, but the moon covers the sun. ..." Cao Yong concluded.

Fu Peng was still thinking carefully, while Arslen was confused and said: "Cousin, the sun rises by day and the moon moves by night, how can they meet together?"

Seeing that he was ignorant, Cao Yong got up and took a tea tray, put it on the table, put a teacup not far from the tea tray, took out his pocket watch, and put it beside the teacup.

"The tea tray is like the sun, the teacup is the earth we are staying on, and this pocket watch is the moon. The earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the earth. When the moon travels between the earth and the sun and blocks the light, it is a solar eclipse." Cao Cao Yong pointed to a few cases and said.

Alslen half understood, not because he was clumsy, but because he was somewhat confused about the "earth", and the rotating sun and moon.But he didn't say any more, just looked at Fu Peng, and seeing his cousin's understanding expression, he stopped showing timidity, thinking about asking his cousin in private later.

Even if Fupeng didn't know what the solar eclipse was, he would understand after listening to Cao Yong's explanation. After all, there is a globe in the palace, and he has more basic knowledge than Arslen, the little Mongolian prince.

Now, don't worry, he feels a little embarrassed...

Kangxi was ill. Although the news in the palace was tight, the prince elder brother in Rehe all went to the summer resort to serve the illness, and the atmosphere in the government office was not right.

Officials from the six ministries had to take shifts in front of the imperial court every day, and Kangxi had already stopped the pilgrimage since Shuo Ri began.

Every year when I follow Rehe, everyone regards it as a beautiful job, which is both decent and has the opportunity to show my face in front of the imperial court.Now, everyone is grimacing.

If something really happens to Shengjia, then Rehe is an important place, who knows what will happen...

Because history has undergone minor changes, Cao Yong did not dare to guarantee that Kangxi would survive until next year, and he was also a little uncertain.

Thinking of the eighth elder brother's death, the fourteenth elder brother will not be able to come in a while, Nian Gengyao is already in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Longkodo is serving as the admiral of the nine sects, so Cao Yong calmed down.

To put it bluntly, the fourth elder brother is not a good stubbler, everything that should be arranged has been completed, even if there is any accident in Kangxi now, with the fourth elder brother's many years of planning, it seems that this big man will not be able to escape.

In this way, Cao Yong will do what he should do, and take advantage of the fact that there are no new errands sent down for a few days, and he will sort out the official documents at hand.

Whether it is the Ministry of Households, or the officials and officials of other yamen, there are many serious people staring at Cao Yong.

There is no other reason, it is because he has a good relationship with Brother Sixteen and is well informed.

Although Cao Yong didn't say anything, such "calmness" made many people calm down from restlessness...

Kangxi was indeed ill, but not as serious as outside speculation.

It was only because the older he was, the more suspicious he became, and he was worried about his sons, so they all stayed in the palace in the name of "serving the sick".

All of a sudden, several princes took turns serving the medicine, and they all looked like "a loving father and a filial son".

Like the third elder brother, he is even more certain that the purpose of the emperor's father to check everyone's "filial piety" is naturally to choose a heir...

From the day when the imperial servant was ill, the third elder brother refused to sleep well, and only had two meals in front of others. He was unshaven and his clothes were full of wrinkles. He looked like a dutiful son in front of the bed.

But he is used to being rich, and after two or three days, he couldn't bear it.There were so many eyes in the palace, and it was difficult for him to find food, so he slapped his mouth and drank milk tea vigorously, no matter what time he opened his mouth, it smelled like milk.

He was so pretentious that Elder Sixteen sneered.

Elder Sixteen sincerely hoped that Kangxi would live a long life. Although there were a few older elder brothers around and it would not be his turn to deliver medicine, he was not annoyed. He only took advantage of the convenience of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Cook the imperial dining room and imperial tea room properly.

Although he pretended to be calm, his mouth was already full of blisters when he was anxious.

Even though he didn't think about food and drink, he didn't dare to be casual, because he knew that he couldn't fall down, whether it was for himself or for his mother.

Whenever it was time to eat, Elder Sixteen would pour in two bowls of porridge regardless of whether he had an appetite or not.

One drank milk tea and the other only drank porridge. After a few days, the third elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother both saw their weight loss. .

From the time he entered the palace to serve the sick, the fourth elder brother fasted and became a vegetarian, eating only one meal a day.Not only that, he also stabbed blood to write Buddhist scriptures, praying for the blessing of the emperor's father.

Even Concubine De, who was usually not close to the eldest son, couldn't help being moved when she saw Si Elder Brother's appearance.

The sixteenth elder brother saw it in his eyes, but he was a little puzzled, not because he suspected that the fourth elder brother was forging, but because he doubted himself.Why does he feel contrived when the third elder brother acts; but he feels pious when the fourth elder brother acts?
Kangxi was recuperating in bed and rarely spoke every day, but he could see the changes in his sons.

Whether it's true or false, for an old man, he really enjoys the feeling that his descendants are serving him.In addition, he was indeed lacking in energy. He was worried about state affairs a few days ago, so he took the opportunity to let himself rest for a few days.

However, he also knew that the recuperation days should not be too long, lest the ministers be unstable.

In a twinkling of an eye, it was the tenth day of the seventh month, and Fujian Admiral Shi Shifa's papers were sent to the front of the defense in an expedited six hundred miles.

The civil unrest in Taiwan has been calmed down, Zhu Yigui, the leader of the bandit, has been captured, and the rest of the bandits have been suppressed or appeased, and they have all been dealt with.

Seeing this good news, Kangxi knew that he could no longer be "sick" and there were still many things to take care of by himself.

Now that the southeast is flat, he, as an emperor, has a lot of confidence. He symbolically reprimanded the two great scholars who had failed because of the solar eclipse, and picked himself clean.

With his recovery, the princes and elder brothers also ended their "illness" life, so what should they do.

As a result, the fourth elder brother finally couldn't stand it anymore, and fell ill after coming out of the palace.

The fourth elder brother is in charge of the household department, who happens to be Cao Yong's immediate superior.When the boss is sick, Cao Yong, as a subordinate, can't lose his manners, and he has to go to visit the sick.

The fourth elder brother fasted to become a vegetarian and wrote scriptures, but he didn't make it public. The sixteenth elder brother was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he learned about it from the servant.

He did not hide from Cao Yong, said the matter to Cao Yong.

Cao Yong was really surprised. He always thought that the fourth elder brother was a restrained character, but he never thought that he would do this.

However, he didn't have much to do, so he thought wisely and sent some "blood-enriching" medicinal materials. Instead, he picked two boxes of high-quality wild ginseng and delivered them to the fourth elder brother's mansion himself.

As for Brother Sixteen, he did not neglect, and sent a box of fresh lotus seeds, honeysuckle, mint and other things, all of which were used to remove fire.

The fourth elder brother Xu was seriously ill and did not come out to see the guests, and Cao Yong did not sit for a long time, he came out after giving the gifts.

Just out of the gate of the palace, before getting on the horse, Cao Yong saw a lot of people coming slowly in a carriage not far away.

Seeing it with his own eyes, Xiaoman already saw that the pedestrian leading the team on horseback looked familiar: "Huh? Like Master Sixteen?"

Cao Yong stared intently and saw that the man on horseback was vague and vague, and he looked a bit like Elder Sixteen.

He was watching, when he saw the man riding his horse and galloping a few steps, approached and said: "Lord Cao..."

At this moment, everyone has already approached, and the guards around the carriage are all dressed as guards.

Cao Yong put down the reins of the horse, stepped forward, and said in a polite manner: "Cao Yong has seen the sixteenth master, please pay attention to the sixteenth master."

Brother Sixteen had already jumped off his horse, looked back at the carriage, and said, "Here is the holy driver, Mr. Cao..."

Speaking of this, he seemed to be in a bit of a dilemma, not knowing whether to send Cao Yong to avoid it, or what to do.He was not self-confident, so he first asked someone to pass the word to the concierge of the fourth elder brother's mansion to open the middle door, then he walked to the carriage that had stopped, bowed and said, "Huang Ama, Cao Yong, the servant of the household department, is also here, you see ..."

After a while, a voice came from the car: "Let's go in together, I have something to say to him later..."

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It's the last three days at the end of the month, and Xiao Jiu asks for a monthly pass...

(End of this chapter)