Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 957
By the time the hunting was over and the Mongolian princes were coming to the court for a big banquet, Kangxi was ill and rarely showed his face in front of people.In the camp, there was something wrong with the wind, but no one dared to reveal it, and everyone was carefully spying on it.

There are many princes and elder brothers in attendance, and the banquets and banquets for several days, coupled with the routine rewards from the court, made these Mongolian princes leave with a full load.

After watching the various Mongolian ministries set up their camps, Elder Sixteen cursed twice in a low voice, and asked Cao Yong, "When will the imperial court no longer have to keep these wolves outside the Great Wall?"

Cao Yong knew that Elder Sixteen was guilty of narrow-mindedness, and felt sorry for the more than 100 million taels of silver in the inner treasury.

Although Xingwei has the reality of military training, it is still the emperor's hunting in name. Kangxi cherishes his reputation, and most of the related expenses come from the internal treasury.

In the past few years, the income has been small and the expenditure has been high. What about repairing the garden or paving the road?

Cao Yong did not take the words of Brother Sixteen. Although the court was on guard against the Mongols, if the Mongols were gone, they would not feel at ease.

Today, the country's population is in the tens of millions, less than one percent of the population.For the huge population of Han Chinese, the Manchu and Qing courts were always in fear.

They strongly advocate Confucianism and Confucianism, just to make the people more obedient and to rule the country better.But they forgot that when they wanted to rule and enslave the Han Chinese, they were gradually assimilated.

The Mongols have always been uneasy, and small turmoil occurs from time to time, which also attracted the court's unanimous attention to the outside world and diverted their attention.If the world is at peace, we don't know what troubles will happen, so the court will focus on the interior.

Brother Sixteen was just complaining, and he still had to do what he should be busy with.

Today the camp is moving to Mongolia, and tomorrow Shengjia will leave for Rehe.

Instead, Cao Yong is free. He reads official documents every three days, and he is free today.

He said goodbye to the sixteenth elder brother, and strolled to his tent. Halfway there, he met the thirteenth elder brother who was walking alone.

"Master Thirteen!" Cao Yong walked a few steps closer and said.

The thirteenth elder brother was wearing a uniform, looked at Cao Yong with a smile and said, "Are you free now? We will leave camp tomorrow, let's go for a lap?"

A few days ago, there was a horse-riding wrestling match every day, and the Mongolian soldiers fought against the Eight Banners of Manchuria.The thirteenth elder brother has a noble status, and he has passed the age of youthful enthusiasm. He glanced at the other princes and elder brothers, and sat upright on the high platform.

In his heart, is he panicking?
Seeing the hope that the thirteenth elder brother inadvertently expressed, Cao Yong swallowed the words of refusal, nodded, and said: "Okay, the minister will go down now to change clothes and get the horse, and we will meet the thirteenth master later. "

The thirteenth elder brother agreed, and the two made an appointment at the meeting place, and went to prepare separately.

Cao Yong went back to the tent, changed his supplementary clothes, also wore Xinggua, led his bay red horse, called a few followers, and arrived at the place agreed by the two.

Although both of them followed the imperial court, they had no chance to speak.

The thirteenth elder brother was disliked in the early years because of his extensive acquaintances and involvement in the matter of the abolition of the crown prince.All of a sudden, it has been silent for more than ten years, and the spirit of the thirteenth elder brother has already been smoothed out.

For this reason, Elder Brother Thirteen can't be said to be acting with trepidation, but he is quite well-behaved, and he dare not make any mistakes.

In front of people, let alone Cao Yong, even the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother rarely take the initiative to greet them.

When such a thirteenth elder brother talks about horse racing, he may be three-pointed in interest, and the other seven-pointed has a different meaning.

After a while, Brother Thirteen arrived surrounded by guards.

After leaving the camp, turn around the hill to the east, and there is a vast playground.

In late autumn, it is exceptionally clear, with a blue sky, a sky-high grassland, and a winding river in the distance.This vast scenery makes people feel a bit open-minded.

The thirteenth elder brother asked the guards and Cao's entourage to stay behind, pointed to the river in the distance, and said to Cao Yong: "It's by the river, let's see who gets there first!"

"Okay!" Cao Yong got on his horse, waited for Brother Thirteen to give an order, then waved the reins and rushed out.

Because of the vast field of vision on the grassland, the river is not far away, but after a while of galloping down, there is still a distance of about ten miles.

When Cao Yong gasped and reined in his horse by the river to stop, he saw that all the people left behind in the distance had turned into small black spots.

Cao Yong lost, not because he was poor in riding skills, or deliberately let Thirteenth Brother, but Thirteenth Brother got a good horse.The carefully selected horses in the royal garden are in their prime and have good speed.

The thirteenth elder brother got off the horse and let the horse eat grass and drink water.

He let out a long breath, his face no longer had the same smile as before, and the word "Chuan" was formed on his brows.

"Cao Yong, I'm afraid Huang Ama's health is not very good." Elder Brother Thirteen rubbed his brows and said bluntly.

When Cao Yong heard the words, his heart trembled.

It seems that the camp is not as peaceful as it appears.Whether Kangxi is healthy or not, many people pay attention, but no one dares to reveal anything clearly.Even what Elder Sixteen knows is limited.

Brother Thirteen said this to Cao Yong, although it showed that the two were close, but also dragged Cao Yong into the water.

Even if he was a man for two generations, Cao Yong never dared to underestimate the wisdom of these princes and grandchildren.

If you want to be cautious, Cao Yong should put on the appearance of righteous words and exhort: "Thirteenth Lord, please be careful with your words."

However, in this way, he offended Brother Thirteen.

Cao Yong didn't know whether the thirteenth brother's move was a test or something else. After listening to it, no matter what he was thinking, his eyes were already straight.

The thirteenth elder brother only thought that he was frightened, and said: "It's just a guess, it's fine."

Cao Yong subdued his daze, and obediently followed Brother Thirteen.

Elder Brother Thirteen turned his head to the side, sighed, and said, "I'm really going to go crazy, and I have to know about these terrible things."

Cao Yong heard Yunli Mengli, but couldn't figure out what Brother Thirteen meant.

"Cao Yong, I know I shouldn't say these things, but I'm afraid. What happened 15 years ago was too tragic, and I'm afraid of repeating the same mistakes." Elder Thirteen said in a deep voice, "You are always accurate in seeing things, and I want to discuss with you. idea"

Seeing Brother Thirteen being so cautious, Cao Yong didn't know what to say for a while.

In his previous cognition, the thirteenth elder brother had always been attached to the fourth elder brother.Now that the smoke of fighting for the heir is full, isn't the thirteenth elder brother secretly supporting the fourth elder brother justifiably and naturally?

Unexpectedly, until now, Brother Thirteen said that he was involved with other people, including making decisions.

"If I just stand by and watch, I'm afraid he will blame me." Brother Thirteen said in a deep voice, "If I help, I will suffer retribution for the rest of my life. A label of disloyalty and filial piety will be held until death."

The thirteenth elder brother didn't name anyone, but he said that there was no one else except his most respected and trusted elder brother, the fourth elder brother.

The bitterness in it is unbearable.

Cao Yong is not clear about what is hidden and why it has come to this point, and he does not want to get too involved.

"Master Thirteen, do whatever you want." Cao Yong asked.

Ever since Hongli blocked the bear, it can be regarded as pushing the fourth elder brother and his son to the forefront.No matter how calm the fourth elder brother behaved now, no one else would be able to ignore this powerful prince and prince.

Elder Brother Thirteen patted the dust on the front of his clothes, got up gracefully, and said: "Cao Yong, I am not calm anymore, you still look like you are not afraid of lightning, when can I see you rushing? This look, it is true A little cute when I was young."

He seemed melancholy and sighed, and finally he was no longer the harmless thirteenth master who was plagued by leg disease in the thirteenth elder brother's mansion.
Speaking of the past of the Cao family, Elder Brother Thirteen knows about it.

He lowered his volume, and said without beginning or end, "Mr. Cao's manpower in Beijing is in my hands. Huang Amaxu hates me, and I hope that my unfaithful and unfilial son will end well."

Cao Yong this time, is really shocked.

After his father came to Beijing, the errand was not as easy as imagined, and Cao Yong knew it.

Although Cao Yong knew about it, although he didn't ask his father seriously about it, he also benefited from it and got secret information that is not common to ordinary people several times.It's just that he didn't expect that after Cao Yin's death, Kangxi would let the thirteenth elder brother be in charge of the affairs.Speaking of which, Brother Thirteen hadn't stood in front of people again at that time.

This is not a career that can be seen in the light, and there is no way out, which is the most taboo.Cao Yin is a minister, and Kangxi is the emperor. The status of the two is obvious, and there will be no difference.Brother Thirteen is the prince now, it is not a blessing to hold this secret weapon.

Elder Brother Thirteen and Cao Yong didn't stay long, they rode back to the camp after finishing a few gossips.

Cao Yong looked at the back of the thirteenth elder brother, and felt a little uncomfortable. Looking at the person he respected, he clearly calculated himself, and the taste was a bit bitter.

Whether it was the thirteenth elder brother for the four elder brothers, or the thirteenth elder brother for himself to win over Cao Yong, he succeeded.

The drama of seizing the heirloom is finally coming to an end.

Cao Yong is a little lucky, but fortunately, he knows this secret at this time, so he won't fall into it much.

The next day, Shengjia broke out from the paddock and returned to Jehol five days later.

I don't know if it's to calm down the rumors, or it's just a good thing, Kangxi summoned his courtiers for several days without any discomfort.All of a sudden. , the rumors about the emperor's "critical illness" gradually dissipated.

Cao Yong is also busy, and it will be the end of the year, so many things are waiting for him.

After Cao Yong had been busy for a while, he heard that Nian Gengyao had filed an imperial lawsuit again.This time he impeached the governor of Gansu, and the content was about the quality of this year's crops.The governor reported to the court that he was half or half mature, and Nian Gengyao reported a good year.

The last time the lawsuit was not settled, this will be the drums of war again.Nian Gengyao had already swept the Northwest, and he had no rivals.

Cao Yong doesn't even admire him. Those who are willing to make swords for the emperor must keep a clear head and prevent themselves from being hurt.Nian Gengyao was released from the Imperial Academy, and he was able to be so fierce and arrogant, half of it was because of him, and half was because of the emperor's supreme favor.

A scholar dies for himself, the premise is to die.

After thinking about it, Cao Yong didn't bother to think about it anymore, and told himself to have a long memory.It is also a special feeling to be able to witness the rise of a generation of favorites.

What made Cao Yong happy was that Wei Hei came back with Shi Shilun's personal letter.It's nothing more than thanking him for his help, Fang Tai's medical skills are superb and so on.

Just as Cao Yong expected, Shi Shilun's health is almost in good condition, and now he has returned to the capital to recuperate...

(End of this chapter)