Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 306
Early the next morning, Cao Yong went to the Ministry of Officials and went through the formalities of "commissioning the Minister of Taipusi", and then went to the Yamen of Taipusi near the archway of Xidan.

Tang Zhiyu and Yi Duli have arrived, but Lu Jingyuan has not yet arrived.According to the rules, the Taipu Temple and the Ministry of War are in a semi-subordinate relationship, as is the Luanyiwei Yamen.

Luanyiwei is also nearby, led by Yi Duli. If Cao Yong, the new official, meets the chief official of Luanyiwei Yamen first.

Although the distance between the two yamen is not too far, but after all, to maintain the official authority, it is not easy to walk there.

Sitting on the horse, Cao Yong heard Yi Duli say: "the minister in charge of Yidu, who is currently in charge of the guard, is concurrently in charge of the minister in charge of the guard, A Ling'a. He is busy these days, and he should do business here if he wants to. In the yamen over there , Luanyi envoys Neyintu and Eqi are of higher rank than the adults. Well, they both have yellow belts, and Neyintu is Ertuzi, the third-rank general of the auxiliary country, and has a guard on his body. The position of military commander; Eqi is also a third-class auxiliary general, the heir of Fuguo Duke E Fei, and the deputy commander of the forward battalion. Except for these three, other official positions are lower than adults, so don’t worry about it.”

A Ling'a has long been a minister of the interior. When Cao Yong was a guard, he met several times and knew that he was the "uncle of the country", and he was very popular.Now, he has become the father-in-law of Brother Seventeen.

However, Cao Yong remembers clearly that this uncle of the country has always had close contacts with the eighth elder brother, and he is a well-known "eighth master party".Thinking of his errand, which was originally regarded as "in the bag" by the eighth elder brother, Cao Yong felt a little more wary in his heart.

It was the first time I heard about Neyintu and Eqi. Neyintu was nothing but Eqi reminded Cao Yong of Efei.If it weren't for good fortune to trick people, E Fei would have been full of children and grandchildren if he hadn't wasted these years.

While talking, the two had already arrived at the Luanyiwei Yamen.

A Ling'a is not here, I heard that it is at the Donghuamen Luan Yiwei warehouse, and she will come later.Nayintu and Eqi are both present, and they seem to have just entered the door.

Nayintu is in his forties, with a big beard, and looks like a warrior, which is different from those clans who seem to be pampered.E Qi looked more like a civil servant, at the age of 27 or [-], he spoke politely.

Today is sixteen, and tomorrow afternoon the Taipu Temple Yamen will send the elephants and horses needed for the grand ceremony into the city and hand them over to Luan Yiwei.

Afterwards, Luan Yiwei arranged the guard of honor for the emperor's trip, and there was nothing to do with Taipu Temple.

Cao Yong heard the words, relieved.He was really afraid that there would be too many things and he wouldn't understand. After a few days of tossing around, he would end up in a mess.It's just that he was also puzzled in his heart, if he was really so light-hearted, why did everyone seem to be inseparable from others?
He was puzzled when an official from the Taipu Temple chased him over and told him, "My lord, just now someone from the Changchun Garden Horse Supervisor came to report that two of the empress dowager's horses in the dragon and phoenix chariot died of illness. The servant temple sent people to see it, and asked the adults to make up their minds, should they replace two horses, or replace a new batch of horses?"

Cao Yong was very funny in his heart, it seems that he has really become a horseman, and even the matter of changing two horses is up to him to decide?He glanced at the subordinate officer, but did not reply immediately, but asked: "What if it follows the previous practice?"

The official replied: "If you go back to your lord, if you follow the usual practice, or make up, maybe you can change the horse again."

Cao Yong looked at this man, not knowing whether he was unintentional or on purpose, he said slowly: "Which adult is in charge of this area? Ask that adult to go to Changchun Garden to see what the horse is like. What kind of treatment should be followed.”

The official was slightly startled, bowed and said: "My lord, this is the subordinate official who is in charge of this matter. Due to the urgency of time, I dare not be self-sufficient, so I ask your lord to make the decision."

Cao Yong's expression didn't change, he looked at the man, didn't make a sound for a long time, and finally said: "If I remember correctly, the Queen Mother should take the 'Dragon and Phoenix Yu' when she returns to the palace on the [-]th. I don't know why this lord is in such a hurry ?”

The subordinate official faltered and babbled a few words, but couldn't explain clearly, so he went to Changchun Garden with a blushing face.

This official is wearing a sixth-rank uniform, and he is the prime minister of the sixth-rank Taipusi.If no one instigated him, how dare he give the chief official a blow?

Cao Yong just felt like eating a fly, very disgusting.This lack is really not what I want, but it is the head of a horse breeder, why are those people thinking about it?

Ah Ling and Ah Shan came late and didn't arrive until almost noon.Cao Yong told the situation of the Nanyuan Racecourse yesterday, and asked Alinga to send people to bring the elephant horses to the city with the officials of the Taipu Temple tomorrow.

A Ling'a was born noble, he was the queen's younger brother, the prince's father-in-law, and his attitude was somewhat arrogant.However, the few words he said to Cao Yong, such as being diligent and working as an errand, sounded a bit educational and concerned.

In terms of rank, he is a hereditary Duke, which is not the same as the title of the Cao family; in terms of age and seniority, he is Kangxi's peer and Cao Yong's ancestor, so naturally there is no need to be polite to him.

It's just that, although he is a bit overbearing, but the scale is just right, so that people can't feel disgusted.

Cao Yong used to see his exquisite appearance in front of Kangxi, but now he saw that he was obviously arrogant, but there was a faint air of elders, as if he didn't treat you as an outsider, and he admired him very much.

If it were someone else, seeing Ling'a's attitude, he would definitely feel close to him, thinking that this adult taught him as a trusted junior.Cao Yong has nothing but admiration. This is the master who "tells people to talk about people and talk about people." He is very good at buying people's hearts.

When he came out of the Yiwei Yamen in Luan, Cao Yong thanked Yiduli, and went to Changchun Garden with his long guards.Since he has just taken over the errand, he still needs to hand over the sign, ask His Majesty to see him, and listen to the relevant arrangements and instructions of Mr. Kangxi.

As soon as he left the city, Cao Yong felt hungry, and said to Wei Hei, Xiao Man and others with some guilt: "It seems that the meal time will be delayed again today. When you get to the other side of the garden in a while, you can find a place where you can eat nearby." Son, let's just let it go. If there are too many people over there, I don't know how long I'll have to wait."

Wei Hei just smiled and didn't respond.Xiao Man hurried forward and said: "Master, don't worry about us, look..." As he spoke, he pointed to a package with him, and said: "This is sent by Sister Zijing, who said it was grandma. I asked someone to prepare it. Because I knew that my uncle didn’t like sweets, I didn’t prepare any snacks. Except for my uncle’s, everyone who was young would have a share of the sesame seed cakes stuffed with beef! It's time to hit the tip!"

Cao Yong only felt that it was very ironic in his heart, and his daughter-in-law was thinking about it, so it was different after all.

*
Xicheng, Cao Mansion.

In the afternoon, a distinguished guest came to the door. It was Gali's mother, Jue Luo, and her granddaughter, Dong E Jinghui, who came to pay their respects.

Although devoutly worshiping the Buddha, the old man still loves Dong E Jinghui, a granddaughter who has no parents.

In the winter of the previous year, if it hadn't been for the rescue of Cao Yong brothers and the accommodation of Princess Herui, how could Dong E Jinghui return to her grandmother safely?Therefore, the elderly are very grateful to Cao Yong.

It's just because Cao Yong and his wife took office in Shandong, and the second son of the Cao family kept his filial piety in the south, so the old man never had a chance to thank him.

This Longevity Festival, all the officials from all over the country came to Beijing. Jue Luo did not expect that Cao Yong would also come to Beijing.

Yesterday afternoon, the old lady went to Changchun Garden to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. When she came back, she didn't intend to hear people talk about it. It was said that Cao Yong, the fourth-rank Daotai, served as the Minister of the Taipu Temple, and she didn't know that Cao Yong had also returned to Beijing.

After returning to the mansion, the old lady asked someone to inquire and found out that Mrs. Cao and Princess Herui were both in Beijing, so she couldn't sit still.

Early this morning, Jue Luo sent someone a post.After finding out that both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were in the mansion, she brought her granddaughter Dong E Jinghui to the house in person in the afternoon.

After not seeing each other for a year, Dong E Jinghui's eyebrows and eyes widened a bit, and she still didn't like to talk, but when she saw Chu Yu, she couldn't help smiling.

Jue Luo has lived in Jiangning for several years, and he is also acquainted with Li.First said thank you, and then the two talked about homework.

Dong Ejinghui looked at Chuyu's waist, and asked Chuyu in a low voice: "Cousin, where is my nephew?"

Jueluo also heard her granddaughter's question, and said to Li with a smile: "I heard that the princess has added an eldest grandson to the family. Mrs. Cao is really lucky."

As early as in Jiangning, Mrs. Li respected Jue Luo's behavior very much; later, when her husband mentioned the matter of Jue Luo's answer to the imperial court, she respected her a little bit more, and she was willing to get close to her.

Hearing Luo Shi mentioning the child, Li Shi smiled and said: "I had something at noon, so I asked my mother to carry me to the east room!" Then, he told the servant girl Xiuying to say: "Go to the east room to see, my brother can sleep Yes. If you don’t fall asleep, ask the grandma to bring it and show it to the old lady.”

Xiu Ying went down, Jue Luo just smiled, but Dong E Jinghui stared at the door.

After a while, Xiuying came back from the east room and said, "Ma'am, my master is already asleep. The mother said that it's time for two cups of tea!"

Dong E Jinghui was very disappointed. Although she hadn't met Tianyou yet, she had already been thinking about this little nephew in her heart.Speaking of which, when Tianyou was in Chuyu's womb, she had taken care of her.

Mrs. Li nodded, turned around and said to Jue Luo: "I was thinking of bringing my brother here to enjoy the old lady's blessing, but it was a coincidence. I will bring him to salute the old lady next time."

Jue Luo said: "Mrs. Cao doesn't need to be so polite. Although I haven't met his father, I heard that he has both good looks and good looks. The Princess..." Speaking of this, he looked at Chu Yu who was standing beside him.

The more you look at it, the more familiar it becomes, and Jue Luo can't help wondering if he's seen it somewhere.At this moment, Chu Yu whispered to Dong E Jinghui: "If my cousin wants to see Tianyou, we can go there right now. It's in the east room. It's very cheap."

Dong E Jinghui shook her head and said: "Since my nephew is asleep, my cousin will not go there, so as not to disturb him.

Chu Yu replied with a smile: "Where is the quarrel? What's wrong with just looking at it?" Saying this, she confessed to Li Shi and Jue Luo Shi, and took Dong E Jinghui to the east room.

When Li saw Jue Luo looking at Chu Yu's back, she said with a smile: "She also misses Miss Hui in her heart, and she talked about it a few times on the way. The two aunts and sisters got along very close when they were in Shandong."

Jue Luo said: "I look at the princess with a kind face, but I can't remember where I saw it. I heard Jing Hui mentioned it, and said that the princess is the most kind person. Looking at it now, it's true. , Madam Cao is lucky to have such a daughter-in-law."

Li Shi is not a troublesome person, and has a soft and kind temper, so he was worried that his daughter-in-law was of noble birth and would not get along well.After getting along with each other, she realized that Chuyu has a rare good temper, and she was very satisfied in her heart.

Hearing Jue Luo's praise of Chu Yu, although Li said a few words of humility, there was a satisfied smile on his face.

In the east room, Tianyou was sleeping soundly.Seeing his soft and cute appearance, Dong E Jinghui was very surprised. She stood beside the rocking car with a smile and looked at it for a long time.

After coming out of the east room, Dong E Jinghui smiled and said to Chu Yu: "Biao sister-in-law, he was still in my cousin's belly a year ago, and he didn't show any signs of pregnancy; it's only been a year, and he's already this big."

Chu Yu smiled and touched her belly, and replied: "Isn't it? Thinking about it now, it's still like a dream. Sometimes I really can't believe that he was born. Speaking of it, I have to thank my cousin. Last year During the two months of morning sickness, I did not trouble my cousin much."

Dong E Jinghui said in a low voice: "It's really nothing, please don't say that, sister-in-law."

When mentioning Dong E Jinghui, Li Shi and Jue Luo Shi thought about the changes of the previous year, and they both felt a little boring, so they stopped talking.

When Dong E Jinghui came back after watching Tianyou, Jue Luo thanked Li Shi and Chu Yu again, and then took her granddaughter to leave. Li Shi and Chu Yu personally sent them to the second gate.

Not far away, Yulong was standing by the garden with the jade spider supporting her, looking towards the second gate.

Although Yuzhu looked a little haggard, she stretched her neck to look, and asked curiously: "Sister, do you know what kind of distinguished guests have come, so that the wife and princess personally sent them out?"

Yulong shook her head and said: "Inquire about what those people are doing, and they don't do our business. My sister should take good care of her body, so that the second master won't feel distressed when she sees it..."
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