When Cao Hao got the news that the seventh elder brother had fallen from his horse, he was in the yamen of the household department.

He didn't care about going home to change his clothes, so he put on his official uniform and hurried to the Seventh Elder Brother's Mansion.

How can there be so many accidents in this world? If you guess correctly, eighty percent is a "bitter meat plan" made by the seventh elder brother in order for his eldest son to return to Beijing.

But this trick is used by others, but the seventh elder brother is dangerous to use. Because, he has inconvenient legs and feet.

When they arrived at the Seventh Elder Brother's Mansion, it was already bleak up and down, and everyone's expressions were full of fear. The seventh elder brother is the pillar of the palace, if there are really three long and two short, I don't know how many people have to be involved.

The sixteenth elder brother was also there, he was in the Tai Hospital to arrange for the imperial doctor, and when he got the news that the seventh elder brother had fallen from his horse, he came over with the imperial doctor.

Seeing Cao Hao coming with a sweaty head, the sixteenth elder brother's face was heavy, and he couldn't say a word of comfort.

The moment he saw the seventh elder brother, Cao Hao couldn't help but worry about it.

He lay motionless on the kang, his face was pale, his teeth were clenched, and half of the skin was wiped off his forehead, which looked very terrifying. Not only that, but half of the pants have been soaked in blood.

A physician was taking scissors and cutting open the trouser leg of the seventh elder brother. Below the knees, the flesh and blood are blurred, making people unbearable to look at.

Qifu Jin and Fang Fu Jin Na Lashi took care of it in the house, because Cao Hao was a son-in-law, and the two little uncles of sixteen and seventeen were far apart, but they didn't shy away so much.

Seeing that the seventh elder brother did not know his life and death, Nara had already wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and Qifujin also had red circles.

Waiting for the imperial doctor to bandage the wound of the seventh elder brother, he carefully checked the pulse and retreated to the outer room. The sixteenth elder brother couldn't wait: "Imperial Doctor Lin, how is the seventh master's injury?" ”

Imperial Physician Lin's face was a little heavy, and he said, "Sixteenth Master, the prince's pulse is unstable...... It's very dangerous......"

When Cao Hao heard this, his face turned pale.

The Seventh Elder Brother has always been cautious, even if he wants to use the "bitter meat trick", he will not do the kind of thing that buys the imperial doctor to give people a handle. After all, bullying the king is a big crime, and as a prince, you must be even more fearful.

This can make the imperial doctor say that it is dangerous, which is really worrying.

Actually, he was overly concerned. In addition to being injured, there are also drugs that can disturb the pulse, but Cao Hao is not proficient in medical skills, so he didn't expect to be so worried here.

Qifu Jin and Fang Fujin were also shaky after listening to Imperial Doctor Lin's words.

At this time, the three little elder brothers, Hongzhuo, Hongxin, and Hongjing, also rushed over, and they were also worried when they saw that everyone in the house was solemn and sad.

Although when Cao Hao first married his wife, he couldn't treat the seventh elder brother in his early thirties as an adult, but after getting along for more than ten years, he has been taken care of a lot by this father-in-law, and Cao Hao is not hard-hearted.

Now, seeing that the seventh elder brother is seriously injured and dying, how can Cao Hao feel at ease?

Even if the Hongshu brothers can't inherit the title, the seventh elder brother has other sons, and the palace can't fall into the hands of outsiders.

Cao Hao cares about Hongshu, partly because of the brother-in-law's affection, and more importantly, so that the children do not lose the protection of their mother.

It's useless to say anything in front of you, so you can only wait for the seventh elder brother to get better.

However, you can't let the seventh elder brother suffer this crime in vain. It just so happened that the sixteenth elder brother was going to Changchun Garden to pay homage to him, which involved a major matter of the safety of the prince and the county king, and the sixteenth elder brother did not dare to hide it.

Cao Hao asked Hongzhuo and them to take care of the seventh elder brother, and sent the sixteenth elder brother out by himself.

"Okay, why did you 'start' the horse? Brother Qi has always been honest, and it is really annoying to encounter this! The sixteenth elder brother gritted his teeth and said: "When you return to the emperor, you must find out and seek justice for the seventh brother." ”

"Sixteenth Master......" Cao Hao didn't want to deceive the Sixteenth Elder Brother, but there was no way, after all, he was not allowed to summon, and he couldn't see Kangxi, so he could only ask the Sixteenth Elder Brother to pass on the message, and said in a dumb voice: "Father-in-law, in case...... Hongshu is still ...... in the northwest"

The sixteenth elder brother nodded and said, "Yes, the seventh brother is like this, there must be someone in charge of the overall situation in the palace." Hongzhuo, this kid, is in his twenties, and he is still frizzy. ”

The sixteenth elder brother took his retinue and rode out of the city.

Cao Hao turned around and went back to the palace, and Hongzhuo was walking over with a gloomy face, to go to the stables to check.

Among the powerful people in the capital, falling from a horse and dying is not a rare way to die.

Cao Hao was also afraid of this "falling horse" thing, and he was found to be "strange", so he went with Hongzhuo.

The horseman Chen De was already tied up by the chief of the palace after the seventh elder brother fell from the horse. When Cao Hao and the others came over, Chen Dedui sat at the foot of the wall, drooping his head and not moving.

The mount that caused the Seventh Elder Brother to have an accident was a jujube red horse, which came out of the Royal Horse Garden. Looking at Biaozhuang, not to mention, the fur is still like brocade, shiny and shiny, and it looks excellent.

Even a half-hung person like Cao Hao, who doesn't understand Soma, can't help but glance at his father-in-law every time he sees his father-in-law's ride.

This jujube red horse is the beloved thing of the seventh elder brother. If nothing else, let's just say that this feed is all soybean mixed with eggs.

In his early years, he also had a royal history, and he was "too extravagant" for this impeachment of the seventh elder brother. Xu is Kangxi because of his leg disease, he is more tolerant of the seventh elder brother, and in the end, the impeachment is over.

It's such a handsome horse, but it doesn't look good. There were blood stains on the back, and the horse also lost its usual composure, and kept digging the ground with its hooves.

Hongzhuo saw that this horse was not right, and wanted to check closely, but was stopped by the big housekeeper: "Second elder brother, you can't get close, this horse is injured on the horse's back, and it is very violent." ”

"Injured on horseback?" Hongzhuo glared and shouted, "What's the matter? ”

The chief butler's face was full of grief and indignation, and he pointed to Chen De, who was tied to the side, and said, "It's all the things that lose their conscience, and they have moved in the saddle of the master." ”

It turns out that this groom Chen De, although he is a good horse breeder, is a gambler.

Because of his gambling addiction, he even sold his wife and children a few days ago. After the seventh elder brother found out, he reprimanded him and ransomed his wife and children, which was a great favor. I don't want this Chen De to be mad, and he wants to murder the prince.

Hongzhuo saw his father's serious injury, and he held back a fire in his stomach. Listening to the words of the great butler, he raised his eyebrows, ran forward, and put a foot on the horseman, and shouted, "Dead slave, dare to harm Amma...... I'm going to kill you alive......"

That Chen Deben drooped his head, piled up in the corner of the wall, and after being kicked, his body was crooked to the side and fell heavily on the bluestone slab.

"Huh?" Cao Hao found that something was wrong, so he hurriedly grabbed Hongzhuo and said, "Wait! ”

"What are you waiting for? Such a minion, allowing him to live for half a moment, is depressing! Hiroshi said angrily.

Looking at the bruised face of the fallen horseman, bleeding from the seven orifices, Cao Hao said: "No need to chop, the person is already dead......

*Changchun Garden, Qingxi Book House.

In addition to a few scholars and the third and fourth elder brothers, the two scholars of the household department are also there. In addition to the war in the northwest, what the emperor is talking about today is the relief of various Mongolian departments.

There was no extra silver in the household, and after the severe drought for many years, the rivers on the steppe were sharply reduced, and they could not learn from the previous years, so they asked the Lifan Yuan to arrange for people to teach the Mongols to fish.

However, since the Mongols asked for the imperial court, the imperial court was not easy to sit by, so Kangxi invited people to discuss the matter.

In the final analysis, it is still difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

But if the treasury of the household department is more generous, and reward some silver taels to the Mongol princes, they will be appeased. It's just to win people's hearts and make them honest, as for the life and death of Mongolian herdsmen, where will the court care.

In recent years, the imperial court has been under the banner of "reusing" the Mongols, but whenever there is a war, a large number of troops and horses have been recruited from Mongolia and arranged at the forefront of the war, which is nothing more than a disguised "policy of reducing the number of soldiers".

I heard that the discussion was about the lack of grain in Mongolia, and a person appeared in front of the fourth elder brother. It's not someone else, it's Cao Hao, the household servant.

Cao Hao Ding was worried for a few years, but he didn't do anything else, so he paid attention to the crops. For this reason, the fourth elder brother is quite concerned about potatoes and buds, two rare cheap things of rich and noble families.

When he knew that the production capacity of potatoes per mu had reached more than 1,000 catties, and even more than 2,000 catties of good land, the fourth elder brother was really shocked.

You must know that at this time, the yield per mu of high-grade fertile land is only two or three stones, more than 300 catties. Potatoes do not pick the ground, and the yield is still several times that of other grains.

A few years ago, potatoes and buds were planted in Henan Province on a trial basis, and in the next three years, Henan Mansion never asked for relief from the imperial court.

You must know that this Henan Mansion is mountainous and hilly, the land is poor, and the people's lives have always been miserable. In ten years, there are seven years that need relief from the imperial court.

This is if the Mongols do not worry about rations, the population will be in ...... In addition to being a courtier, the fourth elder brother is also a descendant of the Aixin Jueluo family, in addition to the people's livelihood, he will not forget the society.

Therefore, he did not speak in front of the scholars and the two scholars, but thought of playing alone, listening to the meaning of the imperial father, and then talking about the matter.

Obviously, the news of the Seventh Elder Brother's accident has not yet reached the Imperial Palace.

Hearing Wei Zhu's return and saying that the sixteenth elder brother asked to see him, Kangxi thought that he was coming to see the Holy Driver, so he nodded and called Xuan.

The best doctors in the Tai Hospital are all on duty in Changchun Garden, and the sixteenth elder brother is still thinking of asking for an order to send the Tai Doctor over, for fear of closing the city gate, and after leaving the city, he will ride his horse and gallop.

After entering the garden, he also walked all the way.

When he arrived at the Imperial Front, he was still panting and his face was flushed. Although he was anxious, he didn't forget to be measured, looked at a few scholars and scholars, knelt down and said, "Huang Ama, the ministers have an urgent matter!" ”

Kangxi saw that he was dusty, sweaty on his forehead, and felt that his heart was "abrupt". The first thing that came to mind was that something had happened in Xian'an Palace.

Or is it, mutiny?

In all dynasties, it is not uncommon for the prince to force the palace.

He lowered his face and said to several scholars and scholars: "Kneel down!" ”

As for the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother, he did not send them away. If something really happens, these two sons in charge can't leave the front of them, otherwise who will know what happens.

He's a bit of a soldier.

But I don't want to think about it, these princes asked him to repair almost the same, and a few of them still have the prestige and ability to launch a mutiny in Gyeonggi.

Seeing the courtiers retreat, the sixteenth elder brother walked a few steps on his knees, choked up and said, "Huang Ama, the seventh brother fell from his horse, it doesn't look good...... He also asked the Emperor Ama for grace to send the imperial doctor over...... Hongshu's side, I'm afraid that I will have to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so I ...... It's a little more ......"

Although it is not from the same mother, because of Cao Hao's relationship, the sixteenth elder brother has been close to the seventh elder brother over the years.

Now thinking of the clan that died of serious injuries due to falling horses, there is no shortage of precedents, and the sixteenth elder brother is also worried.

After hearing the first sentence, Kangxi just frowned; At the end of the beating, his body couldn't help but tremble, and his arm held the kang pillow fiercely.

The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother also changed their faces.

No matter what the brother's feelings are, if it is normal birth, old age, sickness and death, it is just a sigh of emotion, but there is the word "falling horse", which can be played a lot, who knows who will be involved, how not to make the two of them frightened...... * Sixteenth elder brother led the two imperial doctors, and when they arrived outside the city gate of Andingmen, the city gate had already been closed for a long time.

The sixteenth elder brother showed Kangxi's edict, but this opening of the city gate was a big deal, and the city gate envoy did not dare to make his own opinion, so he sent people to the Yamen of the Admiral of the Nine Gates quickly.

The sixteenth elder brother waited for most of the hour, and it was not until Long Keduo, the commander of the Nine Gates, came over in person that the gate of the city slowly opened.

After delaying for a long time, the sixteenth elder brother was angry in his heart. But Long Keduo's identity is here, and he has to call him "uncle", so he can only endure this anger.

It has been half a day since the seventh elder brother fell from his horse, and Long Keduo naturally got the news.

Now that I saw that the sixteenth elder brother was ordered to bring the imperial doctor into the city, I knew that this was going to the seventh elder brother's mansion.

He was also afraid of delaying the diagnosis and treatment over there, so he complained and hurriedly explained to the sixteenth elder brother: "Sixteenth master, it is not a minister, but it is actually the emperor's will. Even if there is the emperor's will, the ministers must confirm it with their own eyes before they can open the city gates. ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, his heart moved.

It seems that the imperial father really trusts Long Keduo extraordinarily, but he doesn't know which one is so arranged.

"There is nothing wrong with adults doing business. Brother Seventh doesn't know what the situation is, I'll take the lead today. It's so late, and I tossed adults once, don't blame adults. When the seventh brother is healed, our brother invites the adults to eat and drink. Brother Sixteen said earnestly.

Long Keduo saw that the sixteenth elder brother had no unusual look, so he relieved himself and personally accompanied the sixteenth elder brother to the seventh elder brother's mansion.

To say that the sixteenth elder brother brought these two imperial doctors, they are also masters in surgery and orthopedics, but the seventh elder brother is unconscious, and this pulse is weak, which also makes the two old imperial doctors feel bottomless.

They are all old oilmen in the Tai Hospital, and they refuse to talk big, so they take on the burden in vain.

As a result, the seventh elder brother's illness was diagnosed, and he was "extremely serious", with a broken leg and a head injury, which was very "dangerous".

Cao Hao stayed in the Seventh Elder Brother's Mansion until the second watch, because he had to get up in the early morning and go to Changchun Garden to prepare for a trip with Hu, so after he was "diagnosed" by the imperial doctor, he left everyone and went back to the house.

The leg that the seventh elder brother broke was the leg he had a disease on. Although it looks oozing on the forehead, the injury is not caused by impact, but abrasion.

Coupled with Chen De's death from poisoning, Cao Hao was already able to conclude that this was indeed planned by the Seventh Elder Brother.

At this point, he was more at ease.

The seventh elder brother came prepared, and he would not let himself be really dangerous, at most, "there is no danger".

On Chu Yu's side, Cao Hao couldn't tell the truth, so she didn't show her feet in front of outsiders and make people suspicious.

That night, Da Gege, who had been married in the Chunjun Palace, took a carriage and went back to his parents' house to serve the sick...... When Cao Hao returned to the house, he realized that in the afternoon, he had sent a visit to the governor of Shiyuan Huguang, and he had eaten half a cup of tea at Cao's house and left.

"Why don't you let people look for me?" When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

Now, in the eyes of outsiders, it is the time when he has a disagreement with Nian Qianyao. The old man who is about to be eighty years old in the Nian family came to the door in person, but he didn't see himself, and he didn't know how outsiders would arrange it.

"Master, the little one was originally going to make people go to the palace to find the master, but he was stopped by the old lady. He said that since the old man had something to do, he changed his name to visit the house again, and then left. Cao Yuan bowed and said.

"This old fox!" Cao Hao cursed twice and rubbed his forehead: "The designation is deliberate......"

With the status of the Nian family, it is not difficult to know the list of ministers who follow it.

chose to come to visit this afternoon, and when there was an accident in the Seventh Elder Brother's Mansion, he came to "visit but not meet", and did not leave time for Cao Hao to return to visit, if you want to say that this old man is unintentional, the ghost believes it......

(To be continued)