By the end of the hunt and the feast of the Mongol princes who came to the court, Kangxi was already sick and rarely appeared in front of people. In the camp, there was something wrong with the wind, but no one dared to uncover it, and everyone was cautiously snooping.

There were many princes and elder brothers, and several feasts and drinks in a row, coupled with the routine rewards of the imperial court, made these Mongolian princes leave with a full load.

After watching the Mongolian tribes set up camp, the sixteenth elder brother cursed twice in a low voice and asked Cao Hao: "When will the imperial court stop raising these wolves?" ”

Cao Hao knew that the sixteenth elder brother was a cautious man, and he felt sorry for the more than one million taels of silver in Neiku.

Although there is the fact of training soldiers in Xingwei, it is still nominally the hunting of the Son of Heaven, and Kangxi cherishes his reputation, and most of the related expenditures come from the inner treasury.

In the past few years, there has been little income and a lot of expenses, and what is the garden to be repaired, what is the paving of the road, the silver is spent like flowing water, and the sixteenth elder brother naturally has to jump his feet.

Cao Hao did not answer the words of the sixteenth elder brother, although the imperial court was wary of the Mongols, but if the Mongols were gone, I am afraid that they would not be at ease.

Today, the country's population is tens of millions, and the full population is less than one percent. The Manchu court was always afraid of the huge Han population.

They strongly advocated the Confucian Tao of Rites and Religion, just to make the people more obedient and to rule the country better. They forgot that they were gradually assimilated when they wanted to rule more and enslave the Han Chinese.

The Mongols were always restless, and from time to time there were small disturbances, which also attracted the unanimous attention of the imperial court. If the four seas are peaceful, I don't know what will happen, so maybe the imperial court will have to focus on the interior.

The sixteenth elder brother just complained, he should be busy.

Today, it is said that the Mongolian camp will be moved, and the holy car will set off to return to Rehe.

Cao Hao was idle instead, and read the official documents three times, and now he is free.

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

"Thirteen masters!" Cao Hao walked a few steps and approached the front road.

The thirteenth elder brother was wearing his uniform, looked at Cao Hao with a smile and said, "Is it empty now?" Ming'er pulled out the camp and went to run a circle of horses? ”

A few days ago, there was a horse riding and wrestling competition every day, and the Mongolian soldiers fought against the Manchurian Eight Banners. The thirteenth elder brother has a noble status, and he has passed the age of young blood, and he glanced at the other princes and elder brothers, and sat on the high platform.

In his heart, but he was in a panic?

Looking at the hope that the thirteenth elder brother inadvertently revealed, Cao Hao swallowed the words of refusal, nodded, and said, "Okay, the minister will go down to change his clothes and get the horse now, and then meet with the thirteenth master later." ”

The thirteenth elder brother responded, and the two made an appointment to meet the place and went to prepare separately.

Cao Hao returned to the tent, changed out of the supplementary clothes on his body, also wore a hexagram, led his jujube red horse, called a few entourages, and arrived at the place agreed by the two.

Although both of them followed the emperor, they did not have a chance to speak.

The thirteenth elder brother was rejected in his early years, because he traveled extensively and involved the abolition of the crown prince. At this moment, he has been silent for more than ten years, and he has already smoothed out the sharpness of the thirteenth elder brother.

For this reason, the thirteenth elder brother is acting now, he can't say that he is trembling, and he is also decent, and he doesn't dare to have a half-point difference.

In front of people, not to mention Cao Hao, even the fourth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother rarely takes the initiative to greet him.

When such a thirteenth elder brother talks about running horses, he may have three points of interest, and the other seven points have different meanings.

One time less, the thirteenth elder brother arrived surrounded by guards.

Out of the camp, turn the eastern hillock, and there is a vast camp.

In late autumn, it is exceptionally clear, with blue skies, grasslands, and meandering rivers in the distance. This broad scenery makes people feel a little open-minded.

The thirteenth elder brother asked the guards and the Cao family's entourage to stay, pointed to the river in the distance, and said to Cao Hao: "It's the river, see who arrives first!" ”

"Good!" Cao Hao turned over and got on the horse, and when the thirteenth elder brother gave an order, he waved the reins of the horse and rushed out.

Because of the vast view on the grassland, the river is not far away, but it is a distance of ten miles after a gallop.

When Cao Hao took a breath and stopped by the river, he saw that the people left behind in the distance had become small black spots.

Cao Hao lost, not because of his poor riding skills, or because he deliberately let the thirteenth elder brother, but because the thirteenth elder brother got a good horse. The carefully selected horses in the Imperial Garden are in the prime of life and have good speed.

The thirteenth elder brother turned over and dismounted, and let the horses eat grass and drink water.

He let out a long breath, his face no longer had the smile he had earlier, and his brows became the word "Chuan".

"Cao Hao, I'm afraid Huang Ama is not in good health." The thirteenth elder brother rubbed his eyebrows and said bluntly.

When Cao Hao heard this, his heart trembled.

It seems that the camp is not as peaceful as it appears. Whether Kangxi is healthy or not, how many people pay attention, but no one dares to show anything openly. Even the sixteenth elder brother's knowledge is limited.

The thirteenth elder brother said this sentence to Cao Hao, although it showed that the two were close, but it also pulled Cao Hao into the water.

Even if he was a human being in two lifetimes, Cao Hao never dared to underestimate the wisdom of these princes and grandsons.

If it was for the sake of prudence, Cao Hao should put on a righteous appearance and admonished: "Thirteenth Master, please be cautious." ”

However, in this way, he offended the thirteenth elder brother.

Cao Hao didn't know if the thirteenth elder brother's move was a temptation or a side, no matter what he thought in his heart after listening to it, his eyes were already straight.

The thirteenth elder brother only frightened him and said, "It's just a guess, it's okay." ”

Cao Hao restrained his stunnedness and obediently followed next to the thirteenth elder brother.

The thirteenth elder brother turned his head sideways, sighed, and said, "I'm really going crazy, and I can't help but know about these terrible things." ”

Cao Hao heard it in his dream, and couldn't figure out what the thirteenth elder brother meant.

"Cao Hao, I know I shouldn't say this, but I'm afraid. Fifteen years ago was so tragic that I am afraid of repeating it. The thirteenth elder brother said in a deep voice: "You have always seen things accurately, and I want to ask you for an idea."

Seeing that the thirteenth elder brother was so cautious, Cao Hao didn't know what to say for a while.

In his previous cognition, the thirteenth elder brother has always been dependent on the role of the fourth elder brother. Now that the smoke of the succession is fully revealed, isn't the thirteenth elder brother justified and secretly supporting the fourth elder brother as a matter of course?

Unexpectedly, now, the thirteenth elder brother said that he was involved with others, including making decisions or something.

"If I stand by, I'm afraid he will resent me." The thirteenth elder brother said in a deep voice: "If I help, I will suffer retribution for the rest of my life." A hat that is unfaithful and unfilial will be deducted to death. ”

The thirteenth elder brother did not name who it was, but he looked at it in his tone, and there was no one else, it was the fourth elder brother he admired and trusted the most.

It is bitter and unbearable.

What is the secret and why it has come to this point, Cao Hao is not clear, and he does not want to be too involved.

"Thirteenth Master, do whatever you want." Cao Hao asked.

Since Hongli stopped the bear, it can be regarded as pushing the fourth elder brother father and son to the cusp. Now that the fourth elder brother is calm, others can no longer be idle with this prince with real power.

The thirteenth elder brother patted the dust on his clothes, got up elegantly, and said: "Cao Hao, the master is not calm anymore, you still look like you are not afraid of thunder, when can I see you in a hurry?" This looks like a little well-behaved when I was a child. ”

He seemed to be melancholy, and he seemed to sigh, and finally he was no longer the thirteenth master who was harmless by leg disease in the thirteenth elder brother's mansion.

Speaking of the past events of the Cao family, the thirteenth elder brother knows it.

He lowered his voice, and said endlessly, "Cao Gong's manpower in Beijing back then is in my hands." Huang Amaxu hates me, and he can't see a good end for my unfaithful and unfilial son. ”

Cao Hao was really shocked this time.

After his father entered Beijing, the errand was not as easy as he imagined, and Cao Hao knew it.

Although Cao Hao knew that although he had not asked his father about this matter, he had also benefited from it and received several secret news that was not ordinary people. It's just that I didn't expect that after Cao Yin's death, Kangxi would let the thirteenth elder brother take charge of that tuddle of affairs. Speaking of which, at that time, the thirteenth elder brother had not yet stood in front of people again.

This is not a profession that can see the light, and it does not leave any way back, which is the most taboo. Cao Yin is a minister, Kangxi is a king, the identities of the two are immediate, and there will be no side. The thirteenth elder brother is now the prince, and it is not a blessing to hold this secret weapon.

The thirteenth elder brother and Cao Hao didn't stay long, and after the two finished a few gossips, they rode back to the camp.

Cao Hao looked at the back of the thirteenth elder brother, feeling a little uncomfortable, looking at the people he respected, clearly calculating himself, this taste is a little bitter.

Whether it was the thirteenth elder brother for the fourth elder brother, or the thirteenth elder brother for himself to win over Cao Hao, he succeeded.

The drama of winning the heir is finally coming to an end.

Cao Hao was a little lucky, fortunately, he knew this secret at this time, and he wouldn't fall into it much.

The next day, the holy driver pulled out the camp from the paddock and returned to Rehe after five days.

I don't know if it's to calm down the rumors, or it's really good, Kangxi summoned the courtiers for a few days in a row, and there was nothing uncomfortable. All of a sudden. , rumors about the emperor's "critical illness" gradually dispersed.

Cao Hao is also busy, it looks like the end of the year is approaching, and how many things are waiting for him.

waited until Cao Hao was busy for a while, only to hear that Nian Qianyao had a lawsuit again. This time, he impeached the governor of Gansu about the quality of this year's crops. The governor reported to the court that it was five or six minutes ripe, and Nian Qianyao reported a good year.

The last lawsuit was not settled, and this will be another war drum. Nian Qianyao has swept through the northwest, and there is no rival again.

Cao Hao doesn't even admire it, and those who are willing to make knives for the emperor must keep a clear head and prevent themselves from hurting. Nian Qianyao was released from the Hanlin Bachelor, and he can still be fierce and arrogant like this, half of it is because of him, and half of it is the supreme grace of the emperor.

The soldier dies for himself, only if he dies.

After thinking about it, Cao Hao didn't bother to think about it, and told himself to remember his surname for a long time. It is also a unique taste to be able to witness the rise of a generation of favored ministers.

To Cao Hao's delight, Wei Hei came back with Shi Shilun's handwritten letter. It's nothing more than a thank you for his help, how superb Doctor Fang's medical skills are.

As Cao Hao expected, Shi Shilun's health is almost good, and now he has returned to the capital to recuperate......

(To be continued)