Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 912 Getting married
Fortunately, several sets of Cao Yong's supplementary uniforms, court uniforms, and auspicious uniforms have been prepared, some of which are based on titles, and some are based on official positions.Therefore, Cao Yong, who changed into the official earl's python suit and accompanied the third elder brother to meet Prince Batma of Zhuoliketu outside the camp, also showed a bit of style.

Ever since I got the news yesterday and knew that I was going out with Cao Yong today, the third elder brother was in doubt.

He didn't know whether it was the emperor's father who couldn't get used to Cao Yong walking too close to the fourth elder brother. He did it on purpose or had other intentions.

On Cao Yong's side, he was thinking about following several princes and county kings like Horqin to come to the court one after another, wondering how much more money the sixteenth elder brother could earn.

After more than a month of hard work, Brother Sixteen has produced more and more cigarette holders.

In addition to this, he also accepted Cao Yong's opinion and made people make another series of pipes.

This is not limited by the promotion of cigarettes, and is easier to be accepted by those older dignitaries.

Horqin, as a descendant of two generations, had continuous marriages with the Manchu royal family before and after entering the customs.So far, there are eight princesses who care for Horqin, and dozens of other clan women.

Nearly [-] Mongolian women married into the Manchu royal family, half of them were from Horqin.

It can be said that through several generations of marriages and marriages, eight out of ten princes and princes Baylor in Horqin have the blood of the Aixinjueluo family.The ancestor of Emperor Shunzhi was born of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and the descendants of this ancestor also have Horqin Mongolian blood.

Prince Horqin has the most fertile fiefdom, the most court rewards, and his children have the most official careers.

Make money from them, and the harvest will definitely be rich.

Seeing Cao Yong so calm, the third elder brother couldn't help it, smiled twice and said: "The emperor knows people with eyes, I think Mr. Cao can handle the errands of the Lifan Academy with ease!"

Cao Yong was taken aback when he heard this.

Did Kangxi really mean to transfer him to the Lifan Academy?
It took half a year of hard work to get started with the errands of the Ministry of Households. If he arrived at the Li Fan Yuan, he would have to start all over again.

However, he did not resent the transfer in his heart.

Talking to the fourth elder brother about the future policies such as "spreading into the mu" and "returning the fire to the public" is exciting, but Cao Yong has no interest in being an executor.

Brother Lian, who is honored by the emperor, offended the gentry by implementing these two items, and left a notoriety in the history books and the people; as a subject, participating in these reforms is even more likely to make enemies, and he may even be withdrawn by the emperor Be a scapegoat.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong suddenly woke up.

Being too close to the fourth elder brother can certainly lay the foundation for the future relationship between the monarch and his ministers, but there is also the saying "the able one works harder".If the fourth elder brother is counting on himself to "share your worries", will he dare to agree?

No way, it seems that we have to be more "stupid" in the future, so that the fourth elder brother can't rest assured and leave the big things to himself.

I'm a little smug these days, and what I'm after is not the path of a powerful minister.

"My lord praises me, my humble minister is mediocre and ignorant, how can I catch up with the capable adults of Li Fanyuan. It's just that the emperor sees my humble minister at leisure, and let my humble minister follow the prince to see the world." Cao Yong made up his mind in his heart. He said with a bit of humility.

He didn't ignore it. When the third elder brother said this, several officials from the Lifan Academy next to him looked at him.

The third elder brother saw that Cao Yong pushed it cleanly, and he was not sure about Kangxi's idea, so he smiled and said a few words.

At this moment, smoke and dust can already be seen in the distance.With the sound of horseshoes, a group of cavalry of more than a hundred people came slowly, surrounded by more than a dozen carriages.

There are regulations on the number of attendants for princes of various tribes in Inner Mongolia and princes of Outer Mongolia to come to court.

Otherwise, if one dispatches a cavalry team of thousands of people, not to mention that it is not easy to provide supplies, even if it is in front of the imperial court, it will be difficult to handle.

After all, the princes of Mongolia, Baylor, counted tens of thousands, and if they all brought thousands of cavalry, the [-] soldiers and horses of the holy cavalry would be nothing.

If the Mongols were really united, they would be able to make dumplings for the Qing emperor by taking advantage of the favorable location and harmony.

Because of the flags and flags here, people who came here also noticed.

The third elder brother was wearing a golden python robe, standing in front of everyone, he was very eye-catching.

So, twenty steps away from the crowd, the carriage stopped.

Among the cavalry, a muscular man in fine clothes got off his horse and went to the carriage to speak.

The curtain of the carriage was parted, and the slightly plump Prince Batma stepped on the back of a young slave's horse and got out of the carriage.

The third elder brother looked back at Cao Yong, beckoned him to follow, and came out to meet him.

Batma has been a prince for more than 30 years. He visits the court every year, and sometimes goes to the capital to take shifts. He is familiar with the third elder brother.

Seeing that it was the third elder brother who came out to meet him, he ignored his fat body and walked a few steps quickly.

Those who saluted in return had a lively exchange of greetings.

After talking about these warm words for a while, Batma took the third elder brother's arm, looked at Cao Yong, and asked the third elder brother: "What is the name of this young man? He looks familiar."

He speaks Chinese very well, and he is well-versed in human relationships.Having been a prince for more than 30 years, although he did not take charge of the flag affairs, he also carried a bit of the majesty of a superior.

Seeing that Cao Yong was young, he was wearing a figure python suit, a belt with a gold titled jade inlaid with rubies around his waist, and a hat on his head decorated with oriental beads. .

"This is He Shuo's son-in-law, the second-class uncle Cao Yong, who married Da Gege of Chunjun Prince's Mansion, and is the most important grandson-in-law of Huang Ama. Although he is young, he is now the servant of the household department, and he is young and promising. "The third elder brother smiled, but there was no shortage of words of praise.

Cao Yong also served outside the Great Wall several times in his early years. He fought with Batma, shook his sleeves, and said, "Cao Yong has seen the prince, please greet him."

"Surname Cao?" After hearing this, Batma couldn't help looking at Cao Yong again, and said softly, "Cao Yin, Minister of Rites, who are you?"

Cao Yong was a little surprised when he heard that, except for the capital, his father was in Jiangning and rarely went to Mongolia.

Just a few years ago, I went to Rehe once as a follower. Could it be the Batma I met that time?

"If you go back to the prince, what the prince mentioned is exactly the name of your late father." Cao Yong replied.

Batma hesitated for a moment, wanted to say something, but finally shut up, called the man in the Chinese dress behind him, and introduced him to San Age and Cao Yong.

That is the prince's son, Altangerhul, in his thirties, with an authentic Mongolian appearance, a strong figure, high cheekbones, thick lips, a huge gemstone ring on his hand, a gold chain on his chest, and a golden chain on his waist. There is a Mongolian knife pinned between them, the handle of the knife is decorated with gold, jade and precious stones, and the pouch on the belt is also sewn with gold thread, which is extremely luxurious.

Cao Yong was followed by the third elder brother to meet the prince, but he was shocked by his "fat sheep attire".

It seems that Changshengtian can't bring him good luck. With his ostentatious attire, Elder Sixteen will be happy to treat him like a boss.

No, when the son heard Cao Yong's surname, his reaction was similar to that of Batema.Although he didn't ask who his father and grandfather were, he also looked at Cao Yong several times.

Even the third elder brother saw that something was wrong, and murmured in his heart, he had never heard that Cao Yin and Prince Zhuoliketu were old, so why would they still pay attention to the Cao family who was born in Baoyi?
Although he was surprised, but now is not the time to ask, so he asked Batma to get back into the car, and the group returned to Shengjia.

The tents of the Mongolian princes who were lucky and those who came to the court were arranged in the southwest direction of the camp, surrounded by the Eight Banners Guards.

The officer of the Lifan Academy brought Prince Zhuoliketu's entourage down to settle down, and the prince and the prince were directly led to the two adjacent big accounts by the third elder brother.

Afterwards, he took the prince's invitation and took Cao Yong back to the imperial court to return to his command.

Because it was late today, Kangxi ordered to summon Batma and his son tomorrow morning.Tonight, there will be a banquet hosted by the Lifan Academy to welcome Batma and his son, accompanied by several princes, two university scholars, officials from the Lifan Academy and the Ministry of Rites, and Cao Yong.

It's justifiable to make up the number to pick up people; how can you pick up the wind and wash away the dust, and still have your own share?
When Yuqian came down, Cao Yong was a little confused. After thinking about it, he went to Brother Sixteen's tent.

In the sixteenth elder brother's tent, there are two officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs answering with a booklet.

So far, the various Mongolian tribes that have been fortunate to come to the court, which ones have arrived, what titles they have come, and how many people they have followed, list them one by one.

Seeing Cao Yong coming, Elder Sixteen did not avoid him, and checked several data carefully before telling the officer to go down.

"Isn't the Lifan Academy responsible for the hospitality of the Mongolian ministries? How come the House of Internal Affairs still has an account?" Cao Yong asked with a smile.

"It's the brochure of the Lifan Academy. I asked someone to find the third brother to borrow it yesterday..." Speaking of this, he glanced at the auspicious clothes Cao Yong was wearing, and said, "Is this a pick-up? It seems that this The number of people can be added.”

"Prince Zhuoliketu and the eldest son have arrived, and there are several disciples from the close branch of the palace." Cao Yong didn't wait for him to ask more questions, and said what the sixteenth elder brother was concerned about: "It is said that Horqin is rich, and it is true. , this time the prince brought with him more than a dozen carriages filled with property."

Elder Sixteen's eyes sparkled when he heard the words, and he said with a smile: "Really? It seems that I have to get close to the old prince."

Cao Yong found a chair and sat down, said: "Just now, the emperor has given orders to hold a banquet for the prince and the prince in the evening, and the princes will accompany you. Presumably, the third elder brother should send people to pass the decree later."

Brother Sixteen waved his hand, sent Zhao Feng and the others out, and went to Cao Yong's side and said, "Fu Ruo, have you ever thought about why Huang Ama ordered you to go out to meet me when Brother Fifteen and I were both free? "

"What else can there be? Can one prince's welcome be the same as two princes' welcome? Although Prince Zhuoliketu has a noble status, he is an idle prince after all. There is Prince Zasak on top, and King Khan of Outer Mongolia. If he comes to court, two princes will go out to greet him, and when Prince Zasak and King Khan come later, wouldn’t it be three or four princes to go out to greet him?" Cao Yong replied casually.

Brother Sixteen frowned and said: "That's it? I always feel that there is more than this reason. Huang Ama will not be like this for no reason. According to what you said, adding an extra Heshu forehead, whether the weight is light or heavy, What's the point?"

Hearing what he said, Cao Yong remembered the eyes of Prince Zhuoliketu and his son looking at him, and said: "Something is wrong, tonight's banquet, except for a few princes and elder brothers, two university scholars, the Ministry of Rites, and Li Fan The court official, and me. How can this entertaining of foreign feudal vassals not be blamed on the household department?"

Elder Sixteen has always been smart, but at this moment, he has already turned several turns in his head.

He thought of a possibility, hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Fu Ruo, do you still remember the rumors about my aunt's life experience? Among them, the woman who is related to Bo Wang and Huang Ama is said to be Bo, who was posthumously named Concubine Hui." The Borzigit clan. The father of the Borzigit clan is the Duke of Horqin, a branch of Prince Zhuoliketu."

All of a sudden, things that happened a few lifetimes ago were brought up, Cao Yong suddenly heard: "No way? What is the emperor's intention?"

Brother Sixteen stroked his chin and suggested a possibility: "Could it be that Huang Ama helped Fu Ruo find relatives? The Li family had a rift with your family early on. Outsiders didn't know it, but Huang Ama knew about it. Now that you are young, support It’s not easy for a big family without help.”

After hearing this, Cao Yong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Master Sixteen, I'm already 28, not eighteen. Besides, even if we really have relatives, how can we help them after several generations and so far away?"

For Cao Yong's age, Brother Sixteen disagrees.

Just as he sometimes cannot accept that he is approaching his thirties, he also cannot accept the fact that Cao Yong is about to enter middle age.

But what Cao Yong said in the second half is the truth.

Elder Sixteen wondered: "That's another reason, I guessed wrong..."

*
In Prince Zhuoliketu's tent, Batma sat on the couch and drank the milk tea in his hand.

Following the voice of the Mongolian female slave, the prince entered the tent.

"Have you found out everything?" Batma asked in Mongolian.

"Abu, my son has already found out. This Cao Yong is the eldest son of Cao Yin and Mrs. Li. Cao Yin died of illness in Kangxi 57. Cao Yong was in filial piety before that. , directly point to the Minister of the Household Department, the second grade." The son approached and replied in a low voice.

"The emperor really thinks highly of him... It seems that Eji's death is still justified..." Batma took a long breath and said.

The prince was a little disapproving, and said: "Abu, after all these years, even the emperor didn't send anyone to ask for these belongings, why did he take the initiative to send them? Banner people live more richly than us, and don't These things are missing. In order to make up for these properties, our palace has been emptied."

Batma waved his hand to stop his son from saying: "Your grandmother is a sensible person, and she will not leave this will for nothing. This is not only your grandmother's will, it is probably the Queen Mother's will during her lifetime. It is all because of the incompetence of the father, A few years ago, due to the high expenditure of the palace, the property was moved, and now it is all in place."

The prince was still a little dissatisfied, and said: "This is a free gift, even if Abu gives less, others will not know."

"Changshengtian looked at it, Horqin has no treacherous person." Batma glared at his son and said.

Shizi closed his mouth and didn't say any more.

In fact, he had many doubts in his heart, wondering if the emperor was short of money, and it was not easy to ask for it openly, the empress dowager only told her grandmother this sentence before she was alive.

Otherwise, even the property left by the royal family in the palace decades ago should be clearly handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, why should it be handed over to the courtiers in private...

(End of this chapter)