Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 951

At the end of May, Horqin and Prince Batma of Shuozhuliketu came to court.Accompanying him was his third son, Gushan's son-in-law, Laxi.

Because of that dowry, the Cao family had contacts with the Prince's Mansion.At the end of last year, Cao Yong had prepared a gift to the palace in the name of his mother.On the other side of the Prince's Mansion, in the name of Prince Fujin, someone went to the Cao Mansion to greet Mrs. Li.

Although they didn't reveal it, both Li and Cao Yong acquiesced to the fact that Horqin was Li's natal family.

In fact, Yuyin's real life experience was involved in the royal secrets of that year, and it has been a long time since the years passed.Therefore, the clue left in front of outsiders is that Yuyin is the noble daughter of Horqin.Even Li Shi and Cao Yong, who were descendants of the people at that time, thought so.

She gave birth in the palace, maybe it was related to the late emperor's concubine, maybe it was related to Kangxi and Prince Yuxian, so it is not known to the world.

Even Batma's nephew is regarded as "Concubine Hui" and is a noble daughter of Horqin's close branch, and the blood of Horqin flows through Li's body.Therefore, they treated Cao Yong and Hang Seng as relatives sincerely.

On the first night when they first arrived in Rehe, they had a kiss with Cao Yong and Hang Seng.

In terms of seniority, Cao Yong wants to call Batma "uncle" and Laxi "cousin".

In recent years, Cao Yong has followed the outside of the Great Wall several times and dealt with the Mongols several times, and he has a good impression of the Mongols.Not to mention other things, that year when Taipusi took office, he went to inspect the pastures outside the mouth. If he hadn't met the Mongolian herdsmen for help, he would have been buried in the white snow.

Although Batma is a prince, he has lived in Horqin for most of his life, and he still has a cheerful personality. When he drinks, he won't let young people.

La Xi was a few years younger than Cao Yong, and it was the first time he had met this cousin, and it was a happy meeting.

He came here this time to accompany his father on a special trip.If there is no business trip, after the father and son meet, Batma will hand over the seal for his son.

Laxi and Sukhbaru are in a similar situation, they are both the youngest sons.If it were in the early years, the Mongols would inherit the family business from their youngest sons; now, influenced by Confucian culture, the Mongolian royal palaces are also dominated by the eldest son.As a result, the status of the other sons is a bit awkward, they have no right to inherit the title, and they are not completely attached to the palace like the sons.

Going to Beijing as an errand to seek opportunities to make contributions has also become a way out for the children of Mongolian princes.

Although there are children in Prince Zhuoliketu's mansion in Beijing, most of them are affiliated and their identities are not obvious.

Cao Yong's status is very hot, and now he is an official with real power in the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is best to help him out. Thinking of this, Batma only feels relieved.

In the early years, Horqin women held up half the sky in Manchuria.When Emperor Taizong was alive, three of the five concubines in the harem came from Horqin; when Emperor Shizu was alive, although the Horqin women were not favored by the emperor, they occupied the post; by the time the emperor ascended the throne, Manchuria had already secured the world and no longer needed Horqin's help , so very few noble Mongolian women enter the palace.

On the contrary, Gege from the Aixinjueluo family continued to marry into Mongolia, making most Mongolians become nephews of the Aixinjueluo family.

Just as the imperial court guarded against the Mongols, the Mongols also guarded against the Manchus.

From the imperial court's decree of marriage, Batma told Laxi that Ge Ge must marry, but no matter what Ge Ge's appearance is, he cannot be the mother of his grandson.

This was done only for the inheritance of the golden family blood.Not worried about the grandson with Manchu blood, but worried that the grandson who is the nephew of the Aixinjueluo family will become a soft knife for the court to capture the Mongols.

Such things are not uncommon.

The imperial court asked the prince of Mongolia to hold him accountable, seized the title and judged the crime, and then ordered Taiji, who was born by a noble daughter of the clan, to accept the title.It is justifiable to intervene in Mongolia's internal affairs, and it also controls the various ministries of Mongolia in disguise.

When Ni Duan first appeared, these Mongolian princes tried to resist it, which is why there are so many clan daughters married into Mongolia, and only a few of them can really have children and reproduce.Those who can give birth to children, if they are not princesses, have high status and are not under the control of the palace; if they are not of extremely low status, they refer to distant branches.

Like Baoya, it is really not easy to give birth to two legitimate sons safely.Among them, it is also thanks to that side Fujin, because of her high-profile favor and a pair of children, Baoya's marriage went to prosperity and was not noticed by others.After that, Baoya's youthful vigor and "grace" also made her husband, the king of the county, feel compassionate to some extent.

The story of that family, if it is really told, can be eloquently written in several chapters, so I won't mention it here for the time being.

After drinking for three rounds, Batma spoke frankly and did not beat around the bush. As an elder, he offered three cups of wine to Cao Yong.It's just a kind father's heart, please take care of the youngest son more.

Cao Yong didn't dare to trust him, so he stood up and said "I dare not be".

To be honest, Laxi is a descendant of the prince's mansion, at worst he can be named a Duke, and his status and title are more prominent than Cao Yong.Even if he became an official, as Laxi, even if he didn't have any resume, he still started from the second grade.

Batma drank more than half a catty, and his tongue was already a little stiff.Seeing that Cao Yong didn't have a hard line, the old man was a little annoyed. He patted the table for a while, speaking Mongolian and speaking Chinese, and challenged Cao Yong.

Cao Yong saw that he was pulling his voice, his face was red and his neck was thick, so he hurriedly nodded in response.

Even if Batma doesn't say these things, if Laxi goes to Beijing, he will still help if he can.I just said "don't dare to be" because it's not good for the elders to toast, and it's not good for the elders to "take care" of the cousins ​​of the same generation.

When Batma saw this, he smiled.

It was still Laxi who felt embarrassed, took advantage of the old man not paying attention, and whispered to Cao Yong: "Abba is drunk, please take care of my cousin."

Cao Yong waved his hand and told him not to take it to heart.

The next day, Batma and his son met, and Laxi was granted the title of Duke Fu.Speaking of it, the seal is really not high.

Regarding this result, it is hard to say what Batma and his son thought in their hearts, but they were all happy to the outside world. The two-day banquet was going to be a two-day banquet, and Cao's father and son were the guests.

The little guy Hang Seng, from being cautious at the beginning, to pulling his neck and calling "uncle" and "uncle", didn't even have the word "watch". Those who didn't know him thought he was the grandson of Batma.

Apparently, Batma enjoys the misunderstanding of the outside world.He also made a special trip to have some small Mongolian robes made for Hang Seng.

Although Hang Seng was full of curiosity, he felt that these clothes were brightly colored, and he was ashamed to wear them in front of others.Only Bala and China, seeing this new robe, wished that the little master would put it on immediately.However, they didn't talk too much. They also knew what "scruples" were after they had been in Beijing for half a year.

In mid-June, Cao Yong received a letter from Wei Hei, and learned that he and Fang Zhonggong had arrived in Xi'an.

Shi Shilun was seriously injured, almost unable to survive. Looking at what Wei Xin said, it should be that the critical period has passed, and he won't die for a while.

In Cao Yong's heart, he was inexplicably relieved.

In the next few days, the Ministry of Household Affairs made a fuss about the value of Shengjing Rice Valley before the imperial court.

A few years ago, the imperial court ordered the Eight Banners to garrison fields and reclaim wasteland, but now it seems to have made it through.This land reclamation has increased year by year, and the harvest has been very fruitful.

However, the rice grain obtained from land reclamation has become a big problem.

If there is more rice grain, it will make folk grain cheap.The Piansheng imperial court has laws, and the northeast is the land of Longxing. In addition, the seaport is sealed, and Migu is prohibited from entering the sea and entering the customs.

Cao Yong listened, frowning endlessly.

Because of the rules of the imperial court, there was a surplus of grain and rice outside the pass, and the southern provinces had no food relief.

After much deliberation, Cao Yong's only idea was to rationalize the transportation and management of rice outside the customs.

First, the boat.

Private boats cannot be used. After the Eight Banners of Manchuria entered the customs, they were not at ease. They were always worried that the Eight Banners would be driven out of the customs.The best way is to use official ships.

Secondly, write a summary of the situation in several southern provinces in recent years.With this statement, Cao Yong felt more at ease. Although Kangxi cherished his reputation, he could not do it to guard against the back door and starve to death the people in need of relief.

A few days later, there was an imperial decree, "Shengjing Shengjing rice grains do not need to be banned, and they are allowed to be sold by sea."But this sea transportation is not something ordinary people can control.Since the imperial court will not allow outside forces to intervene, it should use water transportation.

As for where the rice going south was transported, it was clearly written in the Kangxi imperial decree.Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, a total of 30 shi.The rice does not go through customs, does not pay taxes, and does not have to bear shipping costs.

Although the matter of transporting rice was finally handed over to the Water Transport Yamen instead of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Cao Yong was also quite happy, doing his best to make more people healthy, which seemed to be a good move.

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Capital, Cao Mansion.

Today is the day when the college examination results are released, Tianyou went to Zhengbaiqi Official School and was not at home.Two brothers, Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng, were studying with their master in a private school in Fuchu.

The two sat behind a few desks, shaking their heads and reciting the book, looking different from usual.But looking at the two brothers, who kept looking at the door in exactly the same way, one knew that they were not as calm as they showed.

Staying up until noon, Master Fan finished teaching today's homework and told the students to disperse. The two brothers have not waited for the news.

"Isn't it a failure?" Zuo Cheng said with some anxiety.

Zuo Zhu listened, frowned and said: "Even if my second brother and I fail, there will still be brother Zhan. Maybe it's because the release of the list is delayed, and we can't keep it."

While the brothers were talking, they heard a loud noise from outside: "I've won, all three masters have won. Hurry up and tell the old lady and wife the good news!"

The two brothers looked at each other, both afraid that they would be underserved.

The two brothers didn't really believe it until someone came to look for them, someone who went to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion to read the list in the morning.

But after a while, all the women in the backyard knew the good news.

Although the fame of being a "scholar" is nothing for a powerful family, few people are willing to pass the exam like this one after another.Even if there are children who love to study, donate a student supervisor directly, and then directly participate in the provincial examination, which is no longer a minority.

In Tian's room, Tian really "wept with joy".

She knelt in front of her deceased husband's tablet, with a pious and unusual persistence on her face, and she just babbled like that, not noticing that her two sons had returned, standing behind her.

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng were both stunned. If they heard correctly, then did they mention their father and grandfather?

When they were young, they didn't understand why their father was a wooden sign. Later, after a little memory, they knew that this was their father, and his father died of illness. Why are "wrongedness" and "death in vain" now involved?
(End of this chapter)