Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 963 South Court ([-])

Zhiran finally admitted the Cao family's kindness, and Cao Yong sighed heavily, not knowing whether it was sadness or joy.

He took out a palm-sized brocade box from his sleeve, handed it to Zhiran, and said, "This is my father's favorite thing. I played with it often during my lifetime. Keep it as a thought."

Hearing the word "father", Zhiran's body froze, his eyes showed a little confusion, then he lowered his head and murmured: "The Buddha said, I was born in the human world, grew up in the human world, and became a Buddha with the human world."

When he raised his head again, his eyes were full of clarity, and there was no fluctuation at all. He said with a light smile, "Benefactor Cao, karma is formed when karma is combined, and karma is broken when it is separated. The karma of the little monk has disappeared, and I will finally be at ease."

Zhiran's sentence blocked Cao Yong's "brother" in his mouth.

He originally thought about whether to let Changsheng and Tianyou come out to meet Zhiran, so that the family members could meet each other, but if Zhiran did so, Cao Yong would not be troubled anymore.

With Zhiran's status at this time, the closer the relationship with Cao's family, the more restrained he is, which is what Cao Yong doesn't want to see.

Kangxi will die in a few months. The new emperor may not be able to reach Khalkha, nor may he know that Kangxi's manipulation of Zhiran is a good opportunity to get rid of the shackles.

"If everything belongs to him, it is called suffering; if everything belongs to oneself, you will be at ease. May the monk accomplish great good deeds." Cao Yong answered a sentence of Zen.

"You can get rice by planting rice, and you can get beans by planting beans. Donor Cao just let nature take its course." Zhiran looked at Cao Yong, and at that moment, her voice added a touch of warmth, and said slowly.

For a moment, the distance between the two seemed to be far away, and they could no longer return to the past years of laughing and cursing freely; it seemed to be close, and they could understand the warmth in each other's eyes, and there were many words without words.

Cao Yong's heart warmed up, even though many years had passed, the little monk was still the young monk who was affectionate and soft-hearted back then.

He grew up in Buddhism and has the most transparent comprehension, but he was involved in "nourishing kindness" and "giving birth to kindness", which made him unable to pick out the outside world.

Zhiran didn't stay long, said a few words with Cao Yong, got up and left.

Cao Yong sent it to the gate in person and asked the great lama about his arrival in Beijing.

In the 52nd year of Kangxi, Cao Yong once met the great lama and was quite impressed.It feels like he has some supernatural powers, so he can be a fool.

At that meeting, Cao Yong was full of fear for that big lama; these years have passed, and the fear of that year has long since dissipated.

He took Khalkha's various ministries to seek refuge with the imperial court and accepted the title of the imperial court. At the age of eighty, he appeared in front of the imperial court several times.This great lama is not so much an eminent monk who has attained the Tao, but an old man who sees through the world.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong couldn't help asking one more question, saying: "The great lama brought the kings of Khalkha to Beijing just for the court?"

Zhiran refused to say more, just smiled and walked away.

Cao Yong looked at his back, thinking about the intention of the great lama to come to Beijing.Last year, there was an uproar in the peace talks, and until now there has been no result.I don't know if the big lama's move is to avoid suspicion.

Turning around, Cao Yong confronted Cao Yuan, the chief housekeeper whose expression was unpredictable.

"Master..." Cao Yuan looked at the back in the distance, and said with a bit of depression: "Master Zhiran..."

He has always abided by his duty and is not a talkative person.Presumably, he didn't expect Zhiran's appearance to change like this, so he lost his sense of proportion in shock.

Cao Yong didn't mean to blame, nor was he in the mood to explain more, so he said vaguely: "Yes, it's Zhiran." After finishing speaking, he went directly to the living room.

On several tables in the living room, the brocade box that Cao Yong just took out is neatly placed.

Cao Yong opened it, and inside was a white jade Maitreya Buddha about two inches high.Maitreya Buddha has crooked eyebrows, with a big belly turned upside down, looking cute and naive.

Cao Yong caressed, and the appearance of his father holding a carving knife appeared in front of his eyes.

That's right, this little Buddha was carved by Cao Yin himself before his death.Every time he stabbed, he was extremely careful.It was not until shortly before his death that this little Buddha was carved.

There are four small characters under the Buddha seat, "compassion for everything".Although Cao Yin didn't say it clearly, Cao Yong knew that this little Buddha was reserved for Zhiran.

Cao Yong took a long breath, put the Jade Buddha back into the brocade box, took it to the study, and put it in the second drawer on the right side of the desk.This is the place where Cao Yin put this brocade box...

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The next day, not long after Cao Yong arrived at the yamen, the official of the Lifan Academy came over and took the paperwork approved by Emperor Kangxi, and the transfer department came to withdraw the silver taels.

A total of 8 taels were used to purchase tents, blankets, etc., as well as banquets from foreign vassals.

Li Wei took the booklet and refused to pay the money directly, but made a fuss in front of Cao Yong instead.

"My lord, look, isn't it a joke to buy [-] tents? It's not Mulan, so why use these tents all at once?" Li Wei said with a bit of resentment.

He works in the bank, so he knows that the bank is not rich.

Now, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry and other big heads have not yet arrived, and the Lifan Academy has to allocate 8 taels at a time. How can Li Wei not be in a hurry.Although it was approved by the imperial court, some people deceived the saint if it was not guaranteed.

When Cao Yong heard the word "Xingwei", he remembered what Elder Sixteen said a few days ago.It seems that these thousands of new tents are to be used in Nanyuan Ranch.

"I know this matter, Li Langzhong will go to spend the money first." Cao Yong said.

Li Wei was at a loss for words when he heard this, but he didn't doubt Cao Yong, so he quietly took Renzhi Kuyin to go.

After half an hour, Li Wei returned to the yamen of the main hall to deal with business.

Cao Yong told him to sit down, and said in a few words that Shengjia was about to move to Nanyuan Xingwei.

When Li Wei heard this, he opened his mouth, but couldn't close it for a while.

After a while, he murmured in a low voice: "Is it that addictive? Is this hunting, or hunting for money?"

"You don't want to see and see?" Cao Yong raised his eyebrows and said.

Li Wei is now turning around the abacus all day, he is a qualified officer, his words are much more tactful, but his chivalry is still in his bones, and his interest in martial arts has not diminished.

"The Ministry of Households wants to send people over?" Li Wei asked with bright eyes as his heart moved.

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Lifan Academy, and the House of Internal Affairs will make people go there. Brother Seventeen, tell me."

At the beginning of the year, the seventeenth elder brother went to the Lifan Academy to take a second post, and the sixteenth elder brother was in charge of the Nanyuan siege along with several inner ministers.

In fact, if Li Wei wanted to go, he could just ask the fourth elder brother to arrange it.Today's Minister of the Lifan Academy is Longkodo, the admiral of the Nine Gates.

When Li Wei heard that there was a show, he danced happily, and kept saying, "Oh, I haven't drawn a bow for several years, so I have to buy a good bow. Even if I go to watch the excitement, it shouldn't be too embarrassing."

At this moment, the joy in Li Wei's eyebrows could not be concealed.

With his temperament, he is more suitable for practicing martial arts than being a civil servant.

Cao Yong was also infected by his cheerfulness and felt much more comfortable in his heart.

Li Wei was busy going back, and Cao Yong couldn't agree to Li Wei's return in vain. He was thinking whether to ask Sixteenth Brother or directly ask Seventeenth Brother for help.

At this time, there was a written post to pass on the message, and the message was passed down by Prince Yong.

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help frowning. This Li Wei only left with the first step, and then the fourth elder brother's words arrived, and his eyes and ears are sharp enough.

When he saw the fourth elder brother and the other officials of the household department were also there, he realized that the fourth elder brother was looking for him not because of Li Wei, but because of the granary.

This year's water transport was delayed, and several batches of grain did not enter the Tongzhou official warehouse until the end of August.Therefore, the payment of Lumi for the second half of the year at the beginning of July in previous years was also postponed to the beginning of September.

The prince's subordinates, the Eight Banners, and civil and military officials were all crowded together.

Others are okay, but they are soft-spoken and dare not go to the official warehouse to speak nonsense.From top to bottom, the palaces of princes and princesses have a large number of lumi that need to be withdrawn.

Take the prince as an example, every year Lumi ten thousand dendrobium, five thousand stone.One stone weighs 120 catties, and five thousand stones equals 60 catties of rice.

There are deacons in the palace, and they receive a Lumi according to their grades.

Adding this up, the Lumi received by each palace is not a small number.

How can these rice be eaten up? Most of them are sold at the rice shop under their own property, or directly supplied to large grain merchants.

Whether the rice received is new rice or old rice, the price difference is several times.

In this way, these people did not come in order to receive the rice, but had to pick a new warehouse to receive it.

Those who have a beginning have followers, and every family is like this, making the official warehouse very noisy.Zhang Boxing, the barn servant in charge of the official storehouse, finally couldn't stand it anymore and reported it to the fourth elder brother.

The people involved in this are all the clan's prince's residence, and the fourth elder brother was really embarrassed for two days.He knows the pros and cons of this, if there is a trouble, it will offend several palaces.

In the end, the fourth elder brother decided to do business.

The official warehouse is a big problem, it is a messy account that cannot be settled.After finally getting a reason, and being able to investigate in a legitimate way, the fourth elder brother really couldn't bear to give up this opportunity.

The servants didn't say a word, because they knew that they were not the ones who had the final say in front of their superiors and immediate superiors.

The two Shangshu's foreheads were sweating, and their faces were full of bitterness, which really made people find it funny.

Cao Yong didn't say anything, just counting the time in his heart.If it is really necessary to check the granary, it will take ten and a half months to complete it.

Nanyuan Xingwei is only a few days away, and there is some conflict in the time of the two visits.

Now that it has entered October, does Kangxi's lifespan end in October, November, or December?
The fourth elder brother has a self-willed temper. He talked to several people about the granary, not seeking everyone's opinions, although he took out a note about the chaos of the granary and asked everyone to jointly sign it.

The two ministers sighed several times, but still picked up their pens tremblingly.Both of them agreed, and the servants had nothing to say, and honestly signed their names on the back of the paper.

Then, everyone dispersed.

Cao Yong returned to his office and was stunned for a while.

Unknowingly, the fourth elder brother has changed from being forbearing and restrained to being strong.

What is the reason for this shift?
In the next Nanyuan Xingwei, the responsibility of the Minister of Lifan Academy is the top priority.As the admiral of the Nine Sects, Longkodo, Shangshu of the Lifan Academy, has the ability to control Nanyuan's troops?
Cao Yong always felt that his right eyelid was twitching non-stop, as if something was about to happen, which made people jump in fear...

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Xiaojiu asks for a monthly ticket
(End of this chapter)