Since Kangxi ordered a strict investigation into the disappearance of the prince of Wuliji, the atmosphere in the camp has become strange.

After checking and searching, the last clue pointed to a Mongolian chief of staff named Has-Erdun in the forward battalion of the Blue Banner. It was reported that he returned to the camp late on the evening of 13 June and behaved strangely and had blood stains on his body. The Minister of the Guard, Fu Erdan, was instructed to investigate the matter, and before he could go to Haas Erdun for questioning, he received the news that he had committed suicide in fear of crime.

In his suicide note, Has-Erdun confessed that after getting drunk on the night of June 13, he met the prince of Uliji outside the camp and had a verbal altercation, and finally killed the prince and the woman who accompanied him in a fight.

After Fu Erdan told Kangxi, according to Has's Erdun's explanation, he launched a search around the camp, and then found the clothes and wreckage of the prince of Wuliji a few miles downstream, and it seems that the prince was indeed killed.

The "truth" was revealed, although Has-Erdun died, but his crime could not be avoided, he took away the title of the third-class son, and his family exiled Ningguta and gave the armor-clad people as slaves.

In order to show his kindness to Uliji's father, Uzhumuqin, and the Chechen prince Sedentun Dob, Kangxi canonized one of his sons as the king of the county and the other as Beizi. Although the Chechen prince's family has no son, there is an additional county prince and a viscount of Bei, which has aroused the envy of many Mongolian kings. The Prince of Chechnya was naturally grateful and expressed his gratitude. At this point, everyone is happy, and the matter of the son of Uliji is over.

Cao Hao, who witnessed the murder with his own eyes, would not believe any drunken conflict. That's murder, how can it be a brawl caused by a fight. As for why Has-Erdun came forward to bear the guilt, he even maliciously guessed whether it would be arranged by Kangxi, because this would minimize the impact of the incident and quickly appease the emotions of the Mongol kings.

After the incident of the prince of Wuliji was over, the holy car returned to the Rehe Palace.

*

On June 28, the people of the Cao family arrived in Rehe from the capital and sent the Li family and the king of Ping, Fujin, to prepare for Cao Hao's birthday. From food to clothing, the utensils are complete.

Recently, the holy driver was stationed in Rehe, waiting for the Mongolian kings to come to the court, and Cao Hao and the sixteenth elder brother were very leisurely.

The sixteenth elder brother heard that the first day of the seventh month was Cao Hao's fifteen-year-old birth, so he got up in advance. In the end, even Kangxi got the news, and on June 30, he specially summoned Cao Hao to the front of the palace.

*

Rehe Palace, Qingliang Zhai.

Kangxi was wearing a royal blue regular suit, with a little smile on his face, and he seemed to be in a good mood. When Cao Hao was summoned, in addition to the crown prince, the thirteenth elder brother, the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother, there were several ministers in the room, such as Fu Erdan, E Fei, Ba Hund, and Guisheng.

According to the rules, after Cao Hao entered the room, he knelt down and saluted: "Long live the slave Cao Hao!" ”

"Get up!" Kangxi said very kindly.

After Cao Hao thanked him, he stood up, only to feel very uncomfortable being looked at by everyone. There is an emperor, a prince, three princes in this room, two super-grade princes, and two first-class officials, and now everyone's eyes are focused on Cao Hao, it would be strange if he could be at ease.

Cao Hao was a little apprehensive, it could be the incident of the Karaqin camp, and everyone wanted to ask them about the details at that time, but the atmosphere was really different at the moment.

"I remember, your birthday was the first day of the seventh month, and I heard that your mother sent something from Beijing, but did you write home and report your safety?" Kangxi was like an elder and asked.

The princes and several ministers were not surprised, the relationship between the Lord and the Cao family, outsiders did not know, but they knew. Cao Yin is middle-aged, only then does he have this sister-in-law, and he is afraid that the Lord will treat Cao Hao as a nephew, which is why Cao Hao was bullied in front of him, and Long Live Lord was angry.

Cao Hao was a little flattered, and Kangxi, who was rated as the "Emperor of the Ages" by later generations, chattered like an ordinary old man and gossiped with himself, which was really unimaginable. No matter what he thinks in his heart, he is still not shocked by honor and disgrace on the surface: "If you go back to the Long Live Lord, the slave's mother sent someone to send food and clothing, and the slave has returned home to write a letter, in addition to reporting safety, she also said the grace of the Long Live Lord to the slave mother." ”

Kangxi was silent for a moment, and then said: "You have grown up under the love of your elders since you were a child, and I know that I have wronged you in the past few months!" ”

Cao Hao listened, his heart was hot, in fact, speaking of which, he didn't suffer any substantial harm in those two fights, but he felt a little aggrieved. That's an indescribable grievance, a big man, who shrunk his head and brain, how can this taste good? I still think that I am hypocritical, blindly endure and restrain myself, and often blame myself for not having good luck in cultivating qi. Every time I introspect, but in my heart, I still feel wronged, right?

According to the rules, at this time, Cao Hao should have said something like "slaves are not wronged", but he was a little emotional for a while, and he really couldn't say it.

Seeing that Kangxi was so concerned about Cao Hao, I don't know what others think, but Ba Hund, the minister of the guard, showed a little disapproval on his face. He is a rough man, and he really can't understand what grievances Cao Hao has suffered, but he is just a troublemaker. In the fight in the capital, although he was injured, but those on the other side were taken away from the title, dismissed from office, and beaten by the board, where did they suffer? In the fight in Rehe, the other party was lame several times, and all those who were not lame were punished. Even if it is thinking of the Cao family's affection, is it a bit too much to indulge the courtiers like this?

The atmosphere in the room was a little stuffy, but the prince spoke first: "Huang Ama, Cao Hao is still young, and he is far away from his parents and relatives, so he works as an errand in front of Huang Ama. At the age of fifteen, it can be regarded as a whole life, and after the reward of the emperor, the great grievances have also ended! ”

The sixteenth elder brother smiled and said: "That's it, that's it, the prince's brother proposed it very well, and the reward of the emperor Amaduoduo is best to let his son follow suit!" ”

Cao Hao stood there, a little embarrassed, and said after a lifetime, the prince and the prince opened their mouths to ask the emperor for a reward, is the Cao family's affection too great. This is not a good thing, and it is easy to attract jealousy when it is spread, and it is too eye-catching. At the same time, Cao Hao was still a little moved in his heart, thinking about Kangxi's kindness to himself, whether it was in the face of his grandmother or his father.

After listening to the words of the prince and the sixteenth elder brother, Kangxi nodded to the prince, and said to the sixteenth elder brother with a smile: "No wonder I heard that you are talking about Cao Hao these two days, I still think about it, how can this lazy little sixteen be diligent, it turns out that he has the idea of getting naked, and I don't want you to be happy." Tell me what kind of birthday celebration is appropriate for Cao Hao, provided that you can't get wet? ”

"Did Huang Ama make up his mind not to let his son get naked?" The sixteenth elder brother squeezed his eyebrows and pretended to be embarrassed.

Kangxi nodded: "That's nature!" ”

"What do my sons suggest?" The sixteenth elder brother glanced at Cao Hao and said.

Kangxi was a little surprised and said, "Let's hear it!" ”

"Or, it is to ask Huang Ama to be promoted to the lord of Cao Hao, he is now a first-class cloud cavalry captain, and he is really speechless in Beijing; Or, please Huang Ama is promoted to Cao Hao's position, a third-class shrimp, to be his son's companion, tsk, a little bit of a son's share. If Huang Ama feels that it is too child's play to promote the title and position without merit, then it is better to raise Cao Hao's banner and make those minions bully him with their identities. After the sixteenth elder brother finished speaking in one breath, the people in the room were a little stunned. I thought that the sixteenth elder brother would ask for something for Cao Hao, but I didn't expect it to be a knighthood or something.

Cao Hao only laughed as the sixteenth elder brother, the title is Enfeng, he is the son of a five-grade official, and he has the title of the third-grade cloud cavalry captain, which is already in the face of his grandmother, great grace; The position is here, although the position of the third-class guard in the guard battalion is low, but it is the fifth grade; As for the carrying of the flag, I only heard that it is only for those who have made military merits or become relatives of the emperor. The three suggestions made by the sixteenth elder brother didn't make sense, Cao Hao thought in his heart, this little sixteen won't be a trick of asking for a lot of money and paying back the money on the ground, right? A few days ago, it was said that the king of Naimandora County came to the court, and there were many rare objects in the tribute, and it is estimated that he was fighting the idea of those tributes.

After listening to the so-called proposal of the sixteenth elder brother, Kangxi really smiled and shook his head: "How can the title and official position be a birthday reward, and how to upgrade are all rules, are you child's play?" Speaking of this, she paused: "Speaking of raising the flag, as early as three years ago, when Cao Jiashi pointed it out to Nersu, she raised the white flag. At that time, the Cao family should follow and carry the flag. Because Cao Yin had an errand from the Internal Affairs Office, he delayed it. Since we talked about it today, then the Cao family's Cao Xi will be carried to the white flag! ”

The Cao family was originally a positive white flag, but in the past, it was a positive white flag coating, which can be regarded as a subordinate. The so-called flag is different from the Han army flag and the coat, and it is the Manchurian flag.

Isn't this grace a little too big? Cao Hao was a little distracted, he was really stained with the light of the princess's sister, and he had already accepted his fate to be a slave honestly for a few years, did he become a free citizen in the blink of an eye? The Cao family's nearly 100-year-old servant status ended like this, and later generations of red scholars didn't seem to mention it. After the Cao family gave out the princess's daughter, no one has studied whether they followed the flag or what. This history, not that history, Cao Hao couldn't help but be a little confused.

The sixteenth elder brother knew that Cao Hao was quite arrogant and did not want to be a slave, and when he saw that he was silent, he thought that he was happy and stupid, so he hurriedly said to him: "Thank you soon, it's not too late to rejoice later!" ”