Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 915 Windfall

There is no scale in the tent, so naturally it is impossible to weigh whether the silver in the seven or eight boxes is too much or too little.

However, Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen looked at each other the same way, and both of them made the same decision, that is, "quick battle and quick decision".Even if there are two of them, one is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has seen a million 10 taels of silver; the other has planned for several years and quietly accumulated millions of wealth, but none of them have the 10 taels of gold in front of them.

The counting of the gold in each box lacks the item of weighing the box. Cao Yong just asked Xiaoman to find a place for each box, and take out the gold bars from that place one by one until the end. It is clear at a glance whether the whole box is gold.

It wasn't that he judged the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, it was because the amount of gold was too large, and he didn't know what follow-up arrangements Kangxi had.If it's just a turn in his hands, and then they have to go back to the inner treasury, then they are not afraid of being short of money, and they are so afraid that they will use other things as gold.

In that case, he couldn't tell clearly, wouldn't he want to go bankrupt and collect the "10 taels of gold".

If Kangxi knew that his "great love" made Cao Yong trembling and careful, he was afraid that he would call Cao Yong "good for nothing".

But he didn't want to think about the difference between monarch and minister, the difference between superiority and inferiority, in fact, the grace of his "whim" can be diluted.

Having been together for more than ten years, Cao Yong has seen enough of Kangxi's moodiness and capriciousness, so he is naturally afraid that he will attack him.

Because the weight of gold is heavy, in order to facilitate transportation, the 10 taels or more than [-] catties of gold were divided into eight boxes.

These eight boxes were not too big, so within a quarter of an hour, the gold had been repacked, locked, and sealed again on the locks.

Seeing this, Prince Zhuoliketu secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

At least there is nothing wrong with this part. The other boxes have either never been opened, or they are damaged, and they are also eaten by insects and rats, so they have no business in the palace.

Not only him, even Xiaoman, Wei Hei and others who checked and checked were also relieved.

This is all gold, and if you take out a piece at will, it will be enough for the common people to live for half their lives.All the gold belonged to their old lady, they were happy but also worried.

They didn't feel more at ease until the box was closed and out of sight.

At this moment, outside the tent, the steward of the palace came to report the matter.Prince Darhan Luo Buzang Gunpo has arrived, he has come to pay his respects to his uncle, and he is already waiting in the king's tent.

The grandfather of Prince Zhuoliketu, Ukeshan, and the great-grandfather of Luobu Zanggunbu are brothers. When the Qing Dynasty initially enshrined the Mongolian ministries, Ukeshan was the prince, in charge of Horqin’s left-wing banner affairs, and Prince Tuxietu, who was in charge of the right-wing banner affairs. Cooperate with Horqin; Manzhu Xili is the king of the county, is the right and left hand of the elder brother, and praises the flag affairs.

After Shunzhi pro-government, after the abolition of the Yuan Dynasty, he also hated Wu Keshan, the uncle who was close to Dorgon, but after all, he was from the mother clan, so it was not easy to directly seize the title and inquire about the crime, so he gave another uncle the Manzhu Xili Darhan, and will Which branch of the Zuo Wing Banner was handed over to, it was considered to have seized Wu Keshan's power, making Prince Zhuoliketu an idle prince.

Kangxi came to the throne and proclaimed the aunt's family.The aunt is the successor of Shunzhi, from the branch of Manzhu Xili, and Kangxi promoted the king of Dalhan County to be a prince, making this branch more stable.

Although the Mongols did not place as much importance on the division of heirs and descendants as the Han people did in the early years, Manzhu Xili and the Wu Keshan brothers were still close, and they did not want to alienate the brotherhood because of the Jinjue, but made outsiders laugh at them, because the two The palace maintains contacts all year round, and the children are closer than other clansmen.

Therefore, although Prince Darhan Luobu Zanggunpo has the same title as Prince Zhuoli Ketu, even because he is in charge of the flag affairs and is born of a princess, his status is half higher than Prince Zhuoli Ketu, but Still in the manner of nephew and nephew, I took the initiative to come over to say hello.

Prince Zhuoli Ketu talked with the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Yong, and went with the housekeeper, leaving his son Ale Tanger to count with Cao Yong and the others.

It wasn't until the time of lighting the lamps that one-third of the property was counted.

From the earlier dazzling to the casual glance now, both Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen are a little numb.

The pen holders of the Tang Dynasty, the jade pillows of the Song Dynasty, and the incense burners of the Ming Dynasty are all kinds of things.There are all kinds of things, but the common thing is that they are not vulgar objects, and they are very valuable.

They flipped through other books and saw the characteristics of this batch of property.

In addition to gold and gold objects, the rest are jade lacquerware, inkstone ornaments, and a few boxes of jewelry.There are very few things that are easily damaged like porcelain and colored glaze. Occasionally, there are one or two pieces, all of which are extremely small, and they look stronger and are not afraid of bumps.

Although no one has yet told the two of them that these were "gifted" to Concubine Hui by the Empress Dowager in the early years, they can also see that these things are not from Mongolia, they were designated to be handed down from Guanli.

To say that these things are the "dowry" that Horqin prepared for Concubine Hui would be talking nonsense with open eyes.

The sixteenth elder brother, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has the opportunity to see the secret files of the palace.

No matter it was the "dowry" when Wu Keshan sent his daughter to Beijing when the emperor Shizu got married, or the "dowry" when his aunt Hesheli entered the palace, Brother Sixteen knew a thing or two.

Although it is also gorgeous and rich, but looking decent, in real terms, it is not as valuable as the property in front of me.

Among them, there are actually several boxes of high-quality clothing.

After such a long time, I don't know how well it was preserved, Brother Sixteen asked someone to open those boxes first.

I don't know what kind of spices are put in the fabric of this clothes, but it has not been eaten by moths, only the top few layers have changed color, as if they have been soaked in water.

The bottom is brand new and still maintains a bright color.

What Cao Yong is interested in is the box of calligraphy and painting.Although there are more than a hundred boxes for this batch of belongings, there is only one box for calligraphy and painting books.

There is nothing special about the books. They are all common folk "Thousand Characters", "Hundred Surnames", and a few Buddhist scriptures.Due to the age, the paper has become withered and yellow.

These calligraphy and paintings were more seriously damaged.Except for a few pieces in the middle that remain intact, many have water stains and mildew.

Cao Yong took it lightly, and looked at the familiar seals one by one, his eyes opened wider and wider.

If it weren't for the presence of others, he really wanted to jump.

This is the soft gold of Yichuanjia. It is not as eye-catching as gold, but it is really valuable.

In order to be on the safe side, Elder Sixteen arranged for everyone to count overnight after dinner.

Seeing that Eunuch Tian was old, Cao Yong asked him to go back and rest first.

Eunuch Tian hesitated for a moment, and said: "Uncle, the old servant has gone out of the palace to work in accordance with the emperor's will, and please arrange for this next place."

Cao Yong's tent, in addition to his own office and accommodation, is the residence of Xiaoman and Wei Hei. It is not easy for this unusual old eunuch to share with them.

Cao Yong could only look at Brother Sixteen for help, and finally Brother Sixteen asked Zhao Feng to lead them to resettle.

It's just a piece of cake for Brother Sixteen to find any official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and get an extra tent.

Seeing that the two little eunuchs behind Eunuch Tian went with Eunuch Tian, ​​without any intention of "parting ways", Cao Yong turned his head and asked Brother Sixteen in a low voice: "Are these two little eunuchs following Eunuch Tian?"

Since the emperor's oral order only mentioned Eunuch Tian, ​​he didn't want to keep more people.

There are eunuchs in Minjue's mansion, it's really eye-catching, this Eunuch Tian has passed his sixtieth year, if he takes good care of him for a few years, if it subsides, everyone will gradually forget about it.These two young eunuchs are only thirteen or fourteen years old.

Brother Sixteen glanced at him, and said: "Is it possible that a sixth-rank deputy manager doesn't have someone to command? Don't think about it, it's useless, it's better to let nature take its course."

Speaking of this, he glanced at the boxes piled up in front of him, and felt a little taste in his heart.

These properties, not to mention the property of a princess mansion, even the property of four or five prince's mansions.Although my elder sister didn't get the title of princess, she was much more affordable.

And these benefits, in the end, mostly fell on Cao Yong, the kid.

Hmph, it seems that this brother has nothing to do in the future.He is not only his uncle's father-in-law, but also his own uncle.

Thinking of the respected aunt who has become a half-sister, the taste in Sixteen's elder brother's heart became helpless.Come to think of it, compared to him, the mother's side will be more awkward, and the cousin becomes a "daughter", what is this called?
Thinking of this messed up relationship, Elder Sixteen really couldn't laugh or cry, and the previous narrow-mindedness disappeared unknowingly.

After drinking several cups of strong tea and carrying it on, even the most stalwart Altanghul could not hold on, and the hundred or so boxes were counted.

At this time, it was dawn in the east outside, and the sun was rising.

Brother Sixteen stretched his waist and left the tent hand in hand with Cao Yong.

The morning breeze was blowing, with a touch of coolness, blowing on people's faces, making people sober.

Cao Yong's identity is inconvenient to say some things, so Elder Sixteen bluntly did it for him, and said to Al Tangerhul: "My son, there is a saying in the Han people that wealth should not be revealed, so as to save the eyes of outsiders. There is right and wrong. If someone inquires about these properties with the prince in the future, he will ask the prince for help, and it will be less. If gold becomes silver, one out of ten pavilions will be fine."

As for whether others believe it or not, that is not what Brother Sixteen considers.

He just thought that even himself was jealous, and the brothers didn't know what they were thinking, so they had to guard against it.

Although Altanghul didn't understand the twists and turns, Elder Sixteen made a special request, and he patted his chest in response.

When the eldest son left, only Cao Yong and the sixteenth elder brother were left. The sixteenth elder brother said to Zhao Feng and several young eunuchs: "If someone gets close to you in the near future, you can find out the amount of this group of property in a different way. If you can't hide it, you can hide it. If you can't hide it, you can say that you have 5000 taels of gold, 10 taels of silver, and other things, and talk less. They are all good words. Be careful, don't say anything, and give Uncle Cao a living matter." At the end, she was a little bit sharp.

Zhao Feng waited and bowed to answer. Cao Yong knew that Elder Sixteen was doing it for his own good.Therefore, he also explained a few words to Xiaoman and the others.

The box can be sealed, but it is not good to put a seal on the tent during the camp.

However, with such a large amount of property left unattended, if someone really took the opportunity to steal a box or two boxes, the loss would be a lot of money.

Elder Sixteen rubbed his red eyes, and said to Cao Yong: "Furuo, this thing has been counted now, and it's not good to be still in the Mongolian prince's camp, let's hand over the sign and see you, look at the emperor. What is Ma's arrangement?"

Except for the 10 taels of gold, the remaining things can be worth five to six hundred thousand taels at least. Cao Yong had no other choice, so he asked Wei Hei and the others to stick to it for a while. Go to the imperial court to ask for an order.

Originally, the two of them should go back to wash and change their clothes first, tidy up before going to meet the king, but the sixteenth elder brother was afraid that there would be too many officials later, and it would not be a good thing if there were too many people, so he dragged Cao Yong over directly.

Because it was still early, there were no other officials waiting for the imperial tent to set up camp.

Sixteenth elder brother asked the servant to send a message to see him, and after a while, someone came out to wear Kangxi's oral order and declared them to face the king.

Although it was not yet Maozheng (six o'clock in the morning), Kangxi had already eaten his breakfast. When Elder Sixteen and Cao Yong entered, Wei Zhu was taking a few young eunuchs to remove the dining table.

Brother Sixteen glanced out of the corner of his eye, and saw two empty porridge bowls on the table, it seemed that the emperor's father had a good appetite, and he should not be in a bad mood.

When the two knelt down to see each other, Kangxi rinsed his mouth with tea, then waved his hands and told them to stand up.

"Is Cao Yong counted?" His voice could not be heard, and his eyes fell on Cao Yong.

"If you go back to the emperor, you have finished counting. Next, how should I deal with it, please show me the emperor?" Cao Yong bowed back.

Kangxi pondered for a while, and said: "Let's call five hundred guards, set off tomorrow, and escort them back to the capital. There is nothing wrong with you, so you go back to Beijing. When you see your mother, you will tell the truth about what the queen mother gave you."

When Cao Yong heard this, he was tangled in his heart. The property worth millions has already made people feel uncertain; this is even more eye-catching with the addition of five hundred guards.

This property was "given" to his mother according to the queen mother's will, and it did not belong to him.He is qualified to receive it on behalf of his mother, but he is not qualified to make his own decisions and be polite to the emperor.

He can only act honestly and accept orders obediently.

The sixteenth elder brother was by the side, thinking in his heart, the property was also "gifted", and the servants were also "given", should the rest be "given" to the slaves?
I didn't expect it, but I guessed right.

It's just that he didn't give slaves and servants to others, but opened his mouth to make Cao Yong's vacant position as a leader a reality.

This hereditary leader, unlike a title, does not need to descend.

Cao's family was originally coated with Zhengbaiqi, and Cao Yong's father and grandparents were also hereditary coated collars.When the Cao family moved to the Zhengbai Banner and the Manchurian Banner, the population and number of assistants in each banner were fixed. Although the Cao family still received the salary of the assistants, they did not govern the bannermen, and the hereditary assistants had become unreal.

Now, this sentence is a great grace to the Cao family.

Speaking of which, the original hereditary leader of the Cao family was covered with three flags in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and his status was low.

Today, when it is carried to the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the weight of the hereditary assistant leader is not what it used to be. In the Eight Banners, he has the right to lead the army and counsel the banner affairs.

Although the Cao family entered the banner before entering the customs, they were Han Chinese after all.This kind of grace is particularly extraordinary.

Among the Eight Banners, the Han people who can receive such grace can be counted with one slap.The Cao family is not a descendant, and has no military exploits. This kind of grace can only be called "the grace of heaven".

Kangxi was in high spirits, and Cao Yong was really terrified.

Even if you want to show kindness, you should take your time, this one after another is really scary.

Don't even think about it, when the news comes back to the capital, the Cao family will become the talk of the rich and powerful again.

Brother Sixteen wanted to roll his eyes when he saw the "kindness" on Kangxi's face.

What are you thinking?It was almost time to announce to the world that Mrs. Cao Jiabo had a noble status and was an authentic golden branch and jade leaf.

He didn't want to think about it. After decades of ignoring and ignoring him, is he still waiting for his daughter to "grateful" to kowtow to thank him this time?

Not to mention that Cao Yong is still confused now, and Li Shi will not know the inside story; even if Li Shi knows, how can he explain this sudden "father-daughter relationship"?
Outsiders can guess the king's heart and explore one or two; they can also spread rumors and treat them as gossip.What is it like to be a player in this game?
As long as there is no decree for the canonization of the princess in the world, the Li family is of course the blood of the Tian family, and she is also an "illegitimate daughter".

Even if the gold and silver finances are given, and the eunuchs are sent, Li's identity is still the uncle's wife of Cao's mansion.

When she saw the female family members of the inner court, she had to salute; when she saw the orders from outside, even the side wife of the Duke's mansion, she had to bow down.

The more love she has, the more embarrassing her identity will be.

Before, I envied this sister for being favored by the emperor's father, but now the sixteenth elder brother wants to be clear, so he can only sigh.

No wonder Cao Yong's eyes have been dim since yesterday, without any joy.

This kind of "enhancement" can certainly fulfill the emperor's fatherly heart, but it disturbs the peace of Cao's mansion...

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The capital, the Duke's Mansion, and the upper house in the inner courtyard.

Mrs. Li took Cao Yi's hand, her face was full of joy, she let out a long breath, and said, "Buddha blesses you, it's finally good news. Brother Shou is already seven years old, it's time to have a little brother."

Cao Yi's face was also full of tenderness, he stroked his lower abdomen, and said: "I know that my mother is worried, so I got the news, so I sent people to tell my mother the good news. I thought I would wait another month, and then go back to see my mother when the tire is stable. But to bother the mother to see her daughter is because the daughter is not filial."

Mrs. Li patted her hand and said, "My son, you should take good care of her. I'm too old to move. My wife has been looking forward to this birth for several years, and now she's finally pregnant. It's not in vain that the old lady prayed for so long after eating fast and praying to Buddha."

Cao Yi nodded: "Yes, although my mother-in-law didn't say it, but our father's only son is adopted. Although it is the emperor's grace, there must always be descendants to inherit the incense of the father-in-law."

There is a saying that she didn't tell Mrs. Li, that is, if this child is not a son, then she will take the initiative to take two good concubines for her husband to reproduce.

It's not to show virtuousness, but to repay the kindness that my mother-in-law has treated as her own for more than ten years.

The mother-in-law is getting old, so she can't let the old lady close her eyes if she can't see her grandson.

Although according to his own flesh and blood, Brother Shou is also the grandson of the old lady, but when he adopts him to the Duke's mansion, he is the young master of the Duke's mansion, not the grandma's successor...

Mrs. Li didn't expect her daughter to think about this, and said with a smile: "You and your sister-in-law came together last time, and now you are together again. Your sister-in-law and sister-in-law are destined, our family is really a double happiness..."

At this time, she still didn't know anything about Kangxi's "grace", and she didn't know that not long after, the "happy event" of the Cao family was like a whip, and the thunderbolt was pulled...

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Xiaojiu's head was heavy, and he went to sleep after washing. Good night everyone. ^_^
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