Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 954 Withdrawing (asking for a monthly ticket)

Hearing that Elder Brother Ten interceded for Cao Yong, Elder Brother Nine felt very tired.

Speaking of which, I have dealt with Cao Yong several times in these years, and Brother Jiu really didn't take advantage of it.If you are a narrow-minded person, you will never die with Cao Yong long ago.

Because of the background of Cao's family, and the mystery of Li's life experience, Brother Jiu held back his anger.

After all, he is the prince's elder brother, the proud son of heaven, he can't be said to be walking sideways in Beijing, it's almost the same, he went up to Cao Yong's place, kicked the iron plate, and he always wanted to make up for it.

In the past two years, he has made a fortune from outside, and his life is considered comfortable.The reason why people opened "Guixiang Village" was just to add obstacles to Cao Yong.

Now, it was just a prank, and it didn't come true, and it was already annoying enough.Right now, listening to Brother Ten's "worshipful words", Brother Nine couldn't help but change his expression: "Hmph, just introduced a quack, and Brother Ten was bought by Cao Yong?"

"Brother Ninth, don't do anything about Imperial Physician Fang... The eighth brother has already gone, and the ninth brother has to do things, so you have to think about the future..." The tenth brother grew up with him and has the best relationship, but he won't say a word for him Annoyed.

Elder Brother Ten has always been reckless and irritable, and he is "arrogant" when he is petty.After hanging out with the eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother, he takes the eighth elder brother as the center and the ninth elder brother as the brain, and rarely talks much.

Now, hearing him say such steady words, Brother Nine was intuitively surprised.

He raised his head and looked at Elder Brother Ten, looking at his thin and old face and his gray beard, Brother Ninth felt his eye sockets burning.

Yes, the starling is dead, and the tenth brother has been tortured by a stubborn disease for more than ten years, and he is already old.

No matter how happy he is, the rest is deserted.

The tenth elder brother saw that he seemed sad and weeping, hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Ninth brother...the fourteenth brother, the ninth brother should get away as soon as possible..."

Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said: "What are you talking about? These ten pavilions have already gone to Jiuting, why do you want to turn back? I still hope to earn a lot of support from the sky, and give my brother a few Earn a future."

Elder Brother Ten disapproved all over his face, and asked, "So what if he is a prince with real power? He is still the emperor's slave. At that time, he will be exhausted and work as an errand in the sixth department, and he will also worry about being too cold at the top. what's good?"

Brother Jiu was startled when he heard this.

He was not a hardworking person. Apart from being interested in business and making money, he never paid attention to the important affairs of the court.In the early years when the eighth elder brother was there, he forced himself to work as an errand for the sixth department in order to achieve great success.After the eighth elder brother was gone, although he turned to support the fourteenth elder brother, it was only because of money, so that he would not let himself bother.

In the early years, supporting Fourteenth Brother was just out of anger. He didn't know whether he wanted to praise Fourteenth Brother high and let him fail miserably; The elder brothers of the eighth elder brother.

Unknowingly, these years have passed, and it has become a habit, making him forget his original intention.

"More than 100 million taels of silver have been thrown in, so am I going to make a loss-making business?" He whispered.

Brother Ten said: "I tried to persuade Brother Jiu two years ago, but Brother Jiu just didn't listen."

If you want to say what brother Jiu loves most, it is definitely yellow and white. More than 100 million taels, Brother Jiu touched his forehead, why was he so generous before.

"This Western Expedition can't be said to be a disastrous defeat, but it doesn't deserve much credit... Fourteenth Brother, although the final chapter has not been revealed this time, it is already a loss..." Elder Brother Ten is not a talkative person, but He really didn't want his brother who had the best relationship with him to be in danger because of a dispute between emotions.

Ninth brother squinted his eyes and said, "Because of Xiao Hongli's entry into the palace, the tenth brother thinks who has a chance of winning? Huang Ama taught the emperor's grandson that Hongli is not the first one, Hongxi and Hongming are there In the front, don’t you still put your hand away? In my opinion, the third child has a lot of chances of winning. Huang Ama asked him to entertain the Mongolian kings on behalf of the heavens. Hongsheng was transferred to the official department a few days ago. No.1, it is more respectable than Hongxi and Hongming."

Elder Brother Ten sighed, and said, "Whether it's the third or fourth brother, it won't be the fourteenth brother. If Huang Ama had the heart to let him inherit the throne, he wouldn't let him stay away from the center of the court. It's just that the king Jia, I have not been crowned king yet. A few days ago, the Ministry of Officials reported to the list of persons with meritorious service in Tibet. If Huang Ama really recognized him, he would take the opportunity to become king. In the past few years, there have been many offers for him. Huang Ama has suppressed it, so it can be seen... Huang Ama is disappointed in him... Even if she had thought about making him a prince in the early years, she probably dispersed..."

After listening to the tenth elder brother finish in one breath, the ninth elder brother was a little impressed.

In fact, there is another sentence that Elder Brother Ten didn't say.I'm afraid that if I say it, it will cause Brother Nine to screw up.That is Cao Yong, that kid is "cowardly". He has been in Beijing for more than ten years, and he has always sought good luck and avoided bad luck, and he will not hold back his hands.

However, among the prince's mansions, apart from his father-in-law's family, Cao Yong's only two close ones are the four elder brothers' mansion and the thirteenth elder brother's mansion.

Whether it was the prince when he was in power in the early years, or the eighth elder brother who occupied the "virtuous" and the third elder brother who occupied the "long", Cao Yong always avoided it, for fear of being involved in the slightest.

As a close minister of the emperor of the Cao family, it makes sense to avoid such a taboo about establishing a reserve.But how could such a Cao Yong treat the fourth and thirteenth elder brothers differently because of his "life-saving grace" when he was young?
Human nature is inherently evil, and Elder Brother Ten has never been against using the greatest malice to speculate on people's hearts.

Cao Yong was not yet the year of his thirties, and when there was a lot of uproar in Beijing to win the heir, he was not yet the year of the weak crown.

When outsiders mentioned Cao Yong, they all praised "Tea Boy" and "Shancai Boy", but Elder Brother Shi didn't believe these gods and gods.

You must know that the previous head of the Cao family was not someone else, but Cao Yin, who grew up in front of the imperial court and was relied on as the emperor's confidant.

The patriarch of the Cao family, without any military merits, was honored as a second-class uncle by virtue of not only marrying the Li family.

The two generations of the Cao family have been in charge of Jiangnan for 50 years. In the weaving post, they performed the responsibility of compiling and compiling books, comforted the imperial court, and made good friends with Jiangnan scholars.

Afterwards, the Cao family was not greedy for the wealth and honor in the south of the Yangtze River, and the whole family went to Beijing to avoid the grandson of disaster.Cao Yin Cao Weaving has always been a smart man.

Such a wise man tacitly allows his son to befriend the fourth and thirteenth elder brothers, why?
A person is in a high position and cannot help himself.

What the Cao family did was actually the same as that of Brother Nine, but they were more secretive.

Not only to please the fourth elder brother, but also not to offend other princes, and not to bear the name of "forming a party" or "standing in line", this signboard of "life-saving grace" is effective.

After the tenth elder brother's "serious illness" gradually recovered, he was able to calm down and think about these things. He didn't want to jump out of the game and get a glimpse of it.

"If Fourteen really loses, my million taels of silver will be for nothing..." Brother Jiu stamped his feet, feeling pain in his flesh.

Elder Brother Shi knew his elder brother's money-loving nature, so he rolled his eyes and ignored him.

Who doesn't know that Brother Nine has swallowed up the Nalan Mansion's property in the past two years, taking millions of his son-in-law's wealth.Even his closest relatives are behind, so he will not let his money go to waste for the sake of the fourteenth elder brother.Over the years, although he has sponsored fourteenth elder brother, he has also made a fortune from military supplies.

Brother Nine stretched out his fat palm, made a grabbing gesture, and said to himself: "No, I have to find a way to get it back, it can't be cheaper, old fourteen..." Speaking of this, and Showing a bit of a sinister smile, he said: "I have been worrying about him for these years, and I can't take advantage of this kid. Even if he loses, I have to let him be defeated forever. I will have people send Wu to the Go to Xining, let him accuse him first."

The tenth elder brother knew that because of the tragic death of the starling, his ninth brother was always suffocating a fire in his heart.

He changed his temper and babbled a lot, just because he was afraid that Brother Ninth would spread the fire on the wrong person and cause disaster; he would lead to Brother Fourteen. Brother can't say he's completely innocent.

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Cao Yong didn't know yet, because of the tenth elder brother's persuasion, he was saved from the ninth elder brother's making things difficult.

He is busy calculating money and food. The provinces of Fujian and Guangdong have experienced floods that have not happened in a century this year. Now the imperial court is transferring water and grain to the south.In the Central Plains and Northwest China, however, the drought continued into June, causing a large number of crops to decrease or even fail.

This year, is not a peaceful year.There was an earthquake in Gansu, and a tsunami in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In the Royal Palace, there was also a sky fire, which burned down two palaces.

China has a vast land and abundant resources. It is not uncommon for natural disasters here and man-made disasters there every year.

Cao Yong could no longer say that he was an atheist, so when the natural disasters came down, he was terrified, thinking about what Kangxi would think at this time.

Emperors and generals, who claim to be descended from the stars in the sky, pay more and more attention to "Heaven's warning" and so on.Otherwise, why do they like auspiciousness and avoid disasters.When fooling the people, they also deceived themselves about their size.

Entering the second half of the year, the date of Kangxi's death has also become a countdown.

The fourteenth elder brother is not in Beijing, and the third elder brother seldom contacts the military department and the soldiers of the Eight Banners. The Eight Banners are stationed in Beijing, and many people have been replaced over the years.Those with old qualifications and high titles are mostly transferred to other places.

Over the past few years, the governors and vice governors of the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing have almost changed. Even if they are not Kangxi's confidantes, there will be no big disturbances.

All these are just to weaken the control of the Eight Banners Commander over the soldiers, for the stability of the capital.

Cao Yong has done what he can and should do, and now he is only waiting for the emperor to replace him.

Thinking of these, he calmed down.

In addition, Wei Hei wrote again, mentioning that Shi Shilun is getting better, and he will be back to normal after two months of conditioning, which also makes Cao Yong feel much better.

Kangxi has appointed a new candidate for the Governor of Water Transport. Although Shi Shilun is clean and honest, he is really old.After he recovers from his injuries, if there are no accidents, this old man should be transferred to Beijing as a court official, or into the cabinet.

To be able to serve as an official in the same dynasty with such a famous eunuch, Cao Yong also brought some expectations.

The day was going well, and then a big event happened.

Nian Gengyao, governor of Shaanxi and Sichuan, started a lawsuit of saliva again.

As far as this master is concerned, the word "arrogant" can be seen on him at a glance.He is obviously a "dragon crossing the river", but he is not aware of it at all. Last time, he sued the former chief officials and subordinates of the Governor's Yamen and the Chief Envoy's Yamen in Shaanxi. In the end, the imperial court just disposed of a few small fish and shrimps.

This time, Uncle Nian swung his knife at the officers and soldiers entering Tibet again.

The sentence "Gongce Wang Norbu is weak, the vice governor Chang Ling, the attendant Mandu the scholar, the member Wai Lang Batema, etc. make trouble at will" and wiped out all the civil and military officials who went to Tibet.

You know, this time is the time for officials to discuss meritorious service.

Although the officers and soldiers who entered Tibet did not have a real match with the Zhungeer soldiers, they could not escape with a "recovery of soil".These chief officers who lead the troops can't be said to have been promoted to three ranks in a row, but they have made military merits and have a bright future.

Nian Gengyao turned all these "meritorious ministers" into "people who treat crimes".

Such boldness made Cao Yong admirable.

Cao Yong was a little suspicious. In the future, the fourth elder brother would not tolerate Nian Gengyao. Is it because this guy loves to offend others too much.

The person being impeached is both the Duke of the State and the governor of the capital, and they all have some powerful backgrounds, so how can they be willing to stand still and wait for death.

When Nian Gengyao's papers on impeaching others were sent to the imperial court, the papers on his impeachment also arrived.What year Gengyao listened to the fabricated words of the lama and the prefect, obstructed and slandered the generals and officials, and was good at withdrawing troops, and so on.

When this lawsuit reaches the imperial court, there will always be a result.

Except for Tsewang Norbu, the chief general stationed in Tibet, the other officials impeached by Nian Gengyao, as well as the lamas and prefects mentioned in the impeachment papers, all resigned and returned to Beijing pending trial.

In this way, it seems that the pros and cons are treated equally.In fact, it was cheaper for Nian Gengyao.Because there were vacancies for these few people, apart from those appointed by Kangxi, the others were recommended by Governor Nian Gengyao.

Come to think of it, the famous "annual election" in the novels of later generations was the first of its kind at this time.

You must know that in recent years, due to old age and frailty, Kangxi has been on guard against the governors.Several governors, when they were finally sacked and questioned, the crimes were aggravated because of "recommendations" and "filling in vacancies".

Now, Kangxi has given Nian Gengyao the power to "recommend people" under the will of Mingfa Tianxia, ​​which can be called Long En.

Nian Gengyao had already won this imperial court case before it started.

Cao Yong could only sigh a few times when he thought of the exquisite old man.

At the end of July, Qin Tianjian finalized the date of the parade.

Hang Seng was overjoyed, and now he was looking forward to seeing this big event.These days, he rides a horse to the Rehe Palace to accompany him to study every day, and occasionally runs horses on the pasture outside the palace with a few younger brothers. His equestrian skills are much more exquisite.Riding and archery skills are also more accurate than in the past.

Before that, Cao Yong was worried that this year's siege would be ruined.

During the household shift, Cao Yong met Kangxi twice.For a while, he couldn't tell whether his complexion was good or bad. The 69-year-old man, in his twilight years, can't hide his oldness no matter how vigorous he is.

In Kangxi's house, there was even a decaying air, which was the smell of life that was about to die.

If there are no accidents, this will be the last time Kangxi will go on a siege in his lifetime...

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It's the middle of the month, and Xiao Jiu begs for the support of the monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)