Chapter 911: Lucky Garden (Part II)
The holy car came in person, even if it was a light car, it was not something that everyone in Prince Yong's Mansion could slacken.
There was already a housekeeper who led the people to open the middle door, and at this time, the fourth elder brother also brought the news, came quickly, and knelt in front of the gate to welcome the holy car.
Although Cao Hao is a foreign minister, he has Heshuo's side by his side, and he wears regular clothes to visit the sick, and retreats behind the sixteenth elder brother, but he does not look dazzling.
Xu was in a hurry, the fourth elder brother's originally sickly face became more and more pale, beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he knelt there and endured his body so that he didn't shake.
Not to mention others, even Cao Hao was surprised when he saw him like this.
Where is this still like having a life span of more than ten years? Before he ascended to the throne, when he had to bow down to himself, he was tired like this?
In the end, I am old, I am afraid that the last cold was not good, so I was sick for half a month. In addition, he ate less vegetarian food and wrote scriptures with blood.
In Cao Hao's heart, only admiration remained.
can be willing to toss himself like this, it can be seen that the forbearance of the fourth elder brother is extraordinary.
Even if he and the third elder brother "do filial piety", it is easy to speculate, but seeing his current appearance, I am afraid that even the most suspicious Kangxi will not be able to have other ideas.
Sure enough, Kangxi got out of the carriage and saw the fourth elder brother kneeling on the ground, his eyes were dim.
As if he was touched, and as if he was looking, he spoke after a while: "I heard that you are sick, I have come to see you." ”
Although it was just a sentence, the fourth elder brother couldn't help but be moved, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Tired Emperor Ama is worried, and his sons are not filial!" ”
Kangxi took two steps forward and leaned down, as if he was going to help the fourth elder brother. However, then he straightened up again, took a step back slightly, turned back to the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Hao, and said, "Sixteenth elder brother, Cao Hao, help the fourth elder brother up." ”
Cao Hao was watching this father-son monarch meeting coldly, but he didn't expect that there would be his own business, so he responded and stepped forward with the sixteenth elder brother, one left and one right, and got up with the fourth elder brother.
It's just to make a show, after all, the fourth elder brother is sick, and it's not yet time to be unable to move.
The fourth elder brother was also embarrassed to let the two of them really help him, so he had to get up by himself. But after kneeling for a long time, I was a little dizzy, and my body couldn't help but stagger.
Seeing this, Cao Hao nudged the sixteenth elder brother.
The sixteenth elder brother took a step forward and just caught the fourth elder brother.
During this struggle, the fourth elder brother's face turned pale, and the sweat on his forehead increased. He was dressed in green silk clothes, and his back was already soaked.
Rao is Kangxi had taken care of it before, and when he saw his son at this point, he couldn't help frowning and was a little worried.
As a father, he is proud, he can't say that he is both civil and military, and he is not mediocre; As a father, he is sad again, before the monarch and the ministers, the father and the son must be behind, flesh and blood are flesh and bones, and flesh and bones are not just flesh and bones.
As the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, what he feared most was not that foreign countries would cause wars, nor that the people were not peaceful, but his capable sons.
In all dynasties and dynasties, how rare were emperors who did not die well?
It's time to suppress it, it's time to take precautions, a few days ago, he was seriously ill, not just for food, nor to worry about the northwest and southeast military affairs, but he found that he was really old.
His eyes are already spent, and he has to squint when he sees things, and he can't see the fold without glasses; His ears were also heavy, and he had to listen hard every time to hear what others were saying.
Not only that, but his memory was fading.
Sometimes, when I listen to the courtiers' recent comments, I just feel that it sounds familiar, and I can't remember that it was my previous order.
Even if he feared old age and death, he could no longer deceive himself.
Yuyu has been on the throne for 60 years, the first person in history, and he knows that he should be content.
To say, what else is not at ease is that he lacks a prince who can reassure him.
Of the three sons who are most likely to inherit the throne, two have become invalids, one has died, and none of the remaining princes is particularly satisfactory to Kangxi.
The roots of the third elder brother are soft, too sour and rotten, like to listen to good words, love to prove the momentum, and have limited knowledge; The fourth elder brother is too cold-hearted, his popularity is not good, and even his biological mother and siblings are not close to him, let alone others; The fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother only know how to hide and are not self-motivated; The ninth elder brother is greedy for money, the tenth elder brother is irritable, the twelfth elder brother is timid, the fourteenth elder brother is arrogant, the fifteenth elder brother is gloomy, the sixteenth elder brother has enough vision, the biological mother is from a low background, and the seventeenth elder brother lacks tenacity...... Thirteenth elder brother, less plotting and heavy affection...... Lying in bed for half a month, Kangxi pondered and pondered several sons in his heart, but none of them were satisfied.
During this period, the actions of his sons naturally entered Kangxi's eyes.
He was very satisfied with the intentions of the sixteenth elder brother; He scoffed at the third elder brother's 'filial piety', and he had mixed feelings about what the fourth elder brother did.
seems to be dissatisfied with his "contrivedness", but he is moved by the piety in it.
It's just that the heart of the emperor is unfathomable, and even if he thinks something in his heart, he will not show his face.
Hearing that the fourth elder brother was sick, he temporarily decided to Xingwangyuan for only one purpose, that is, to confirm with his own eyes whether the fourth elder brother was really sick or fake.
When he saw it with his own eyes, his chest was warm, and he was relieved.
He has always ruled the country with "benevolence and filial piety", and his son is also sincerely filial.
After confirming this, when he looked at the fourth elder brother again, Kangxi's mood was different.
This son is just not used to publicity.
His biological mother treated him differently, and he never lost his manners, and he was a little bit filial to him; Fellow brothers treat him intimately, and he doesn't care about it, but he can treat his half-brother like a sibling.
Over the years, he has only worked diligently on errands, not supervising and appoverishing outsiders, not handing over Beijing officials internally, and abiding by his duties as a courtier.
Kangxi's eyes became softer and softer, and he entered the mansion in a good mood surrounded by everyone.
Seeing the fourth elder brother's sick appearance, and Kangxi's own physical strength, he didn't want to visit the fourth elder brother's garden, so he sat in the front hall.
"I heard that you are recuperating at home, and you are also taking care of the official documents of the household department, which is not in accordance with the rules. It's better to take care of it, take care of your body, and then talk about other things. Kangxi remembered something, put on a straight face, and said to the fourth elder brother.
After speaking, he didn't seem to be at ease, so he turned his head and said to Cao Hao, who was standing at the head of the sixteenth elder brother: "Cao Hao, what I said, you also make a note, I want the fourth elder brother to have a good life and recuperate, and I am not allowed to take the official affairs of the household department to disturb him to rest." ”
When the fourth elder brother heard this, he "chuckled" in his heart.
The emperor's father "came suddenly" and took away his errand in one sentence, why is this?
Cao Hao's bystanders were clear, but they could see that Kangxi rarely cared about his son, but he was used to his strict father's pedigree and couldn't say soft words.
The fourth elder brother's illness should be more than he imagined.
Thinking in his heart, Cao Hao didn't show it on his face, took a step, bowed down and said, "The minister's order." ”
At this time, the fourth elder brother also woke up, and he had to say a few words of pleading. It's just the same old thing, don't let the imperial father worry, Yunyun.
Kangxi listened patiently and was not impatient at all.
Seeing that the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Hao were still sitting, Kangxi waved his hand and told them to sit.
At this time, Sifujin had been waiting outside for a long time, because he didn't know the intention of Kangxi's coming, and he didn't know what was going on in this hall, so he didn't dare to disturb him.
It wasn't until Kangxi opened his mouth to ask about Sifujin that someone replied that Sifujin came to ask Kangxi for peace and was waiting outside.
This daughter-in-law was personally selected by the fourth elder brother's adoptive mother, Queen Xiaoyi, before her death, she was gentle and virtuous, and Kangxi also attached great importance to this daughter-in-law.
Seeing that Kangxi ordered to summon Sifujin in, the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Hao both got up.
Kangxi glanced at Cao Hao and didn't tell him to avoid it.
Sifujin bowed his head and came in, and squatted down to say goodbye.
In front of his daughter-in-law, Kangxi didn't put on a strict father's shelf anymore, and asked a few words about the diet and daily life of the fourth elder brother.
Hearing that the fourth elder brother is still a vegetarian now, he was a little annoyed, and frowned: "Nonsense! If you are sick like this, you should be good and nourishing, how can you do it without getting fishy meat? Even if he is messing around, you should persuade him! ”
This is like ordinary people's parents are talking, Sifu Jin felt that the circles under his eyes were red, not aggrieved, but grateful, and replied in a low voice: "Huang Ama, the daughter-in-law also persuaded me, but the prince said that when he was in the palace a few days ago, he made a grand statement in front of the Buddha, and he wanted to eat ninety-nine eighty-one days of fasting, and now it is not yet time......"
Although Kangxi is very satisfied with the fourth elder brother's "filial piety", he has never believed in the words of gods and Buddhas in his heart: "You are also too honest, why don't you know how to be flexible?" Even if he wants to eat ninety-nine eighty-one days of fasting, he may not have to eat continuously. Eat for two days on the fifteenth day of the new year, or eat every five and ten days, and the sincerity will not hurt the body. The body is skinned, and it is received by its parents. The fourth elder brother's filial piety is commendable, but filial piety is foolish......"
The latter sentence is said to the fourth elder brother.
Although the words of "reprimand" for the fourth elder brother and the four blessings are real, the concern in and out of these words is real.
Cao Hao and the sixteenth elder brother glanced at each other, each thinking about it in their hearts. The sixteenth elder brother understood in his heart that the imperial father was moved by the fourth elder brother's "filial piety".
They are all sons, he has a little jealousy in his heart, thinking that he is also sincerely filial to the emperor's father, and he has not been praised by the emperor's father, but the fourth elder brother has "harvested" a lot, but he is also secretly relieved and feels much more down-to-earth.
Cao Hao paid attention to Kangxi's voice getting louder and louder, and asked people to set the positions of the fourth elder brother and the fourth Fujin too close to the imperial front.
In his previous life, his parents were old men, and he was raised by Lao Taijun when he was a child in this life, how can he not guess the reason.
No matter how taboo Kangxi is, it's finally time to finally choose a reserve...... The fourth elder brother and the fourth Fujin listened to this "reprimand" and obediently admitted their mistakes.
When Kangxi said this, he felt a little lacking in spirit, and couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.
He held his forehead and slowed down for a while before he opened his mouth and instructed the sixteenth elder brother to prepare to return to the palace.
Earlier, he wanted to keep Cao Hao to speak, but now he couldn't take care of it, so he sent him home first.
Coming out of the Fourth Elder Brother's Mansion and watching the holy car go away, Cao Hao rode back to the courtyard.
Along the way, he thought about the strange appearance of Fang Cai Kangxi, and was faintly worried.
God forbid, don't let history change too much, otherwise he will really be caught off guard......
(To be continued)