Two days after the holy drive left Beijing, Kangxi's edict was transmitted back to the capital, but this time the anger was spread to the clan.

A few days ago, when Concubine Shuhui was introduced, all the princes and elder brothers sent them off on foot, but Fuguo Gong Puzhao and others rode horses behind. Someone reported the list of clans traveling on horses to the front of the emperor, Kangxi was furious when he saw it, and he issued an order to order the Zongren Mansion to check and play.

Before long, the excerpts of the Zongren Mansion were delivered to the imperial front, and there was a large list of implications, among which the highest title was Beizi, and the rest were the auxiliary princes and other clans.

Kangxi Nian and Bei Zi Sunu and others stayed in office, all of whom were old and forgivable, so they were exempted from leniency. The two of the auxiliary kingdom Gongpu Zhao and Xinghai both have the title of Gejue, imprison the Zongren Mansion, and choose the person who inherits the seal.

It's just that she went to an old lady and disposed of a few hall officials and two clans, which finally temporarily eliminated Kangxi's anger.

This time, the whole atmosphere was oppressive, and everyone was cautious, for fear of angering Kangxi.

This errand was much longer than Cao Hao imagined, I don't know what Kangxi thought, and after going to Anfeng Hall and Xiaoling for a while, he set off for the Rehe Palace the next time.

On the way, Cao Hao received a letter from home and learned that Chu Yu was pregnant again. Cao Hao couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad in his heart, so he wrote a long letter to Chu Yu, and he had to give a lot of instructions at length.

According to the world situation at this time, the Cao family's room is really thin. Cao Hao knew that Chu Yu didn't say it on his face, but he was also sad because of the rumored name of "jealous woman" in the outside world.

She is not afraid that her reputation will be affected, but that because of her own personality, she will delay the reproduction of the Cao family's descendants.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao's heart was relieved. Is it the second child, and how difficult can it be than the first child? What's more, in the capital, it is cheaper to hire a good doctor.

Therefore, his worries were gone, and only joy remained. Thinking that it was inevitable that his parents would also remember the movements of his son and daughter-in-law, he also wrote a letter to Jiang Ning's parents.

This went to the north, but it was colder than Zhili, and many civil officials were frostbitten. But no one dared to delay on the road, for fear of being accused of not being diligent, so they all gritted their teeth and followed.

Now, Kangxi is already in the year of Jiazi, and the word "old" is becoming more and more taboo. If it is really an old official, he will not give a good face to those who are forty or fifty years old and show fatigue. It seems that he was afraid that others would do this on purpose, and deliberately reminded him that he, the emperor, was old.

Who has such guts? It's just that Kangxi himself is too careful.

Recently, Kangxi was most happy about the news from the palace, and a little brother was added to the harem.

Sixty sixties can still add children, and Kangxi's mood has been happy for several days.

On the eleventh day of the lunar month, the holy driver and his entourage arrived at the Rehe Palace. Kangxi only stayed here for two days, summoned a few Mongolian princes and the great lamas in the temple here, and then set off for Beijing.

Every forty-mile journey, the mighty army, the front and rear flags are displayed, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners are accompanied by martial law on both sides of the road.

Tossing, it's just tossing. Looking at those officials who coughed all day and wiped their noses vigorously, Cao Hao felt a little lucky.

I ran to Outer Mongolia once in the summer, and although I was tired, Cao Hao's body was also a lot stronger. The tanned complexion, after this month, has gradually returned to its old whiteness, and the whole person is very energetic.

On the way back to Beijing, Detehei and Nalan Fusen looked for Cao Hao several times, and a few words were nothing more than Li Ding's matter. Regardless of Li Ding's life and death, the guards have all been removed, and a new guard has come in.

Cao Hao himself still had a shortage of guards, so he thought that there must be a lot of vacancies in the guards. Although Li Ding is missing, he can't see anyone alive or dead, so he is so exempt from errands, it's too cold.

He said the question in his heart, and he heard Dete say in the dark: "Where is there any vacancy now, but if there is a vacancy, I don't know how many people in the palace and outside the palace are worried about it." Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said: "I heard that there are many people who are worth thousands of taels of silver and are waiting to share this money." ”

"That'...... Long live the ......" Cao Hao couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. In the past two years, Kangxi has rectified the palace and disposed of many internal servants, and the minister of the interior and the head of the internal affairs office have also changed several times, how can anyone dare to act like this?

Nalan Fusen was beside him and said in a low voice: "Long live Lord has been strict in the past two years, but every time he raises it high and puts it down low, he has forgiven everything that can be forgiven." Everyone has seen that he is indeed getting old. ”

Even if Kangxi puts on the majesty of the emperor, in the hearts of his courtiers, he is already in his twilight years. Although no one dares to fool on the face, there are few honest people in private.

Cao Hao sighed in his heart, according to the news sent by Jingli, Li Xu had arrived in the capital and was waiting for His Majesty to see him in Beijing. Although in addition to Li Ding's name in the guard office, it must be approved by Kangxi.

Kangxi, who has always treated the Li family preferentially, is ruthless this time, is it to appease the close ministers around him, or is he tired of the Li family?

On the side of the household deficit, the Li family has been about the same in the past two years, but it has been filled with two Huai salt taxes. Although this way to fill the deficit was instructed by Kangxi, the salt tax was originally to be put into the inner treasury.

Li Xu is like this, which is equivalent to using the emperor's money to make up for the deficit left by the emperor. It's not a merit, it's not a sin. It's just that Li Xu lives a luxurious life, Jiangnan knows it, and Kangxi knows it.

The Li family's deficit is obviously pulled down for the sake of taking over, and the Li family's own throwing fee is not a few. In this way, it was Kangxi who paid out of his own pocket for Li Xu's Jiangnan extravagance.

Everyone has a rod and scale in their hearts, and the emperor's advantage is so easy to take advantage of?

Thinking of this, Cao Hao sighed a little that Li Xu couldn't see through. Even if he is an emperor, don't expect him to really have a heart to embrace the world.

* Beijing, Dongzhimen, Li House.

Li Xi's face was very gloomy, and he was already tired on the road in this cold winter. As a result, as soon as he entered Beijing, he got the news that Li Ding's guard shortage had been eliminated.

I don't know if this person is alive or dead, so I can't wait, this is not a little face for the Li family! Because of this, Li Xu also deliberately went to the Eighth Elder Brother's Mansion.

The current Minister of the Guard is Alinga, a die-hard supporter of the Eighth Elder Brother. It stands to reason that everyone is not an outsider, so why act so mean?

Eighth Elder Brother's mood is not much better, he has been in charge of the Criminal Department for many years, and Shangshu Hashan of the Criminal Department and Wang Qiyi, the waiter, are his henchmen.

However, because of the "Changming case", these two were convicted of "defiling the official" and were dismissed.

At the beginning, there was an official involved in the case named Chang Ming, a person from the capital, who was originally sentenced to exile and sent to Ningguta, but was sent to Ningguta in February this year.

Because he knew that the world would be amnesty on the Wanshou Festival, Chang Ming falsely claimed to be sick and stayed halfway. After the amnesty in March, he returned to the capital and now lives in Fangshan County.

After Delin's case came out, Kangxi ordered someone to check the other criminals in the Tuoheqi case, and only then did he find out his permanent name.

Although he insisted that there was no bribery, the criminal department's Shangshu Hashan and the squire Wang Qiyun were biased. In this year's edict, there was no article that "if you encounter amnesty halfway, you will be exempted from repatriation". The two of them acted like this, they were "good at lenient law", and now when they are investigated, they are also famous.

The criminal department Shangshu Hashan and the squire Wang Qiyun, plus the Ministry of Works, Shangshu Mandu, and the squire Ma Jintai, who were dismissed in November, the power of the eighth elder brother in the court has been reduced by half.

Even if Kangxi is no different from Eighth Elder Brother, how can he not be afraid of cutting off his wings like this?

Before Kangxi abolished the crown prince at the beginning, he dismissed the prince's people step by step, and asked the guilty. In the end, there was a light pole prince left, and he said that it was wasted.

At this moment, Li Xu, an old minister who relied on the emperor's father, came to visit, how could he not let the eighth elder brother be taboo? How many pairs of eyes are looking at him in this Baylor House, how dare he be hospitable?

He secretly scolded Li Xu in his heart for being confused, even if you want to use the name of an errand, you have to run to Prince Yong's mansion. Li Xuchun said that he had the title of the head of the household department, and the household department had nothing to do with his eighth elder brother.

Seeing that he couldn't see it, he excused himself that it was not suitable to see guests in his illness, so he asked someone to send Li Xu away. No matter how old Li Xu's qualifications are, in the eyes of the eighth elder brother, he is just a money bag with more than him and less than him.

Now that the Ninth Elder Brother is operating effectively, the annual silver is hundreds of thousands, so the Li family is not as important as before in the eyes of the Eighth Elder Brother.

Li Xu is not a reckless person, the eighth elder brother is one of the several princes and elder brothers in charge of the internal affairs office, even if he comes to the door to ask for peace and ask about his son, it is not considered a transgression.

It's just that the eighth elder brother is avoiding it tightly, and in a panic, he doesn't think about this.

Li Xu has been up and down in the sea for more than 40 years, and he has never seen anything, so he knows that the so-called "not seeing guests in illness" is just an excuse.

He was half angry, but he could only endure it and beat Baylor House home.

Li Xu was a little undecided, looking at the posture of the eighth elder brother, he did not value the Li family as much as Ping said. Even if he really ascends to the throne, what can the Li family do, they are still clothed slaves.

Originally, he was still comforting himself in his heart, Li Ding's errand should not have been done by the eighth elder brother, maybe it was Ah Ling's private because they were greedy for money.

Now, seeing the attitude of the eighth elder brother to avoid it, Li Xu's heart is bright. Although he thinks highly of himself, in the eyes of the "virtuous brother" who is supported by hundreds of officials, he is afraid that he did not treat the Li family as a dish.

Whether the interests of the powerful henchmen in the capital are important, or the face of the Li family is important, the answer is obvious.

Li Naisu stood with his hands in his hands, and when he saw his father coming back from outside, he was angry and cautiously did not dare to respond.

He is also a person who will be sixty, just two brothers, Li Nai and Li Ding. Although the eldest son is dull, Li Ding's cleverness can be regarded as a relief to him. Now, now...... Li Xu only felt that sadness came from it.

Li Xu picked up the teacup, just wanted to take a sip, suppressed his breath, and didn't want to sweep the eldest son's appearance, and immediately became angry. He threw the teacup on the ground and shouted, "Look at your useless appearance, what a waste, it's been two months, you found out a fart!" In the end, I was already trembling with anger.

Li Nai was so frightened that he knelt down and begged: "It's that the son is not good, it's the son who is not promising, and my father is still angry!" Hit his son twice, scolded his son a few times, and begged his father not to hurt his body! ”

If Li Ding was reprimanded, even if he didn't say sophistry, he still had to think of words to make his father happy.

In contrast to these two, Li Xu thought more and more about the good of his second son, sighed, waved his hand at Li Nai, and said, "Get up!" ”

Li Nai stood up in response, and Li Xu said: "I have inquired about the news, and I will go to Beijing after the holy drive." After seeing His Majesty for his father, see if he can pray for his will and leave it for the year after the year to go back. Shuntianfu and the infantry army commander Yamen, these two said that you go again, find a few people who can speak, don't save money. Even if something happens to your brother, you have to find the body first......"

Li Nai was uncomfortable when he heard it, and said in a low voice: "It's all useless for my son, and I have to worry about my father's heart." ”

Li Xu smiled bitterly in his heart, if his eldest son was really a smart person, he would not send his second son to Beijing.

Although the whereabouts of his son have not been found, there are some things that should be investigated. He straightened his face and asked, "In the house over there, which officials have come to entertain, have you checked them carefully?" ”

Li Nai replied: "There were more than ten people who ate in the past, because the younger brother has always acted secretly, and some things are not known to the next generation. Among these more than ten people, there were three people who stayed overnight, and only one of them was found to be Langzhong of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the identity of the other two was unknown. The concierge boy over there, just heard that one of them was called 'Tuye' and the other was called 'Sixth Master', but he didn't even see his face. ”

Among them, there is a murderer who murdered his son, thinking of this, Li Ding couldn't help but have a murderous intent towards Yang Ruixue over there, and frowned.

Thinking that the two would need to be identified by Yang Ruixue in the future, he suppressed the killing intent in his heart. It seems that I will go to Shichahai tonight to see if the silver woman has any external intentions.

(To be continued)