Kleuriya Sutai, the holy driving line is in.

Because of today's siege, the benefits are quite rich, and the whole station exudes the fragrance of barbecue. Kangxi gave a feast in the tent to entertain the Mongolian prince Beile who came to the dynasty.

The third elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother and the fifteenth elder brother are the three princes who follow the court, the one who accompanies the feast, and the one who holds the pot.

The Mongol princes must not be grateful to Dade and thank the Holy Grace. Kangxi looked at them, wanting the untamable Jungar Mongols to mess up the northwest, and he only felt that his brain hurt.

By the time the feast was over, Lang Zhonghaizhang, who was the acting head of the Internal Affairs Office, had already bowed down and waited to see him.

According to the usual practice, the venison, deer tail, dried deer and other things obtained by the siege were distributed by Kangxi to the clan and the ministers of the interior and outside.

Kangxi was holding his forehead, listening to Haizhang kneeling and asking for instructions on giving venison, and said: "The ministers of the interior and foreign affairs will follow last year's example, the prince's clan, in addition to the previous year's example, plus the thirteen elder brothers' mansions. ”

Haizhang went out in response, knowing in his heart that Xu was the thirteenth elder brother who wanted to be transferred. He had already begun to calculate whether there was any place where he had treated the Thirteenth Elder Brother badly in the Internal Affairs Office before, and he would rest assured when there was nothing lacking.

The fourteenth elder brother, dressed in a suit, sat in the tent of the fifteenth elder brother, cutting meat and eating.

The fifteenth elder brother said a cup of strong tea, handed it over with both hands, and said, "I know that the fourteenth brother can't eat enough at the feast." How is Lao Ning's craftsmanship? ”

The fourteenth elder brother ate a few pieces of barbecue before putting down the dagger in his hand and taking the tea: "Lao Ning's kung fu is mediocre, but his cooking skills are good." Otherwise, Ming'er asked him to roast another one and give it to the concubine to taste? ”

Lao Ning is the guard beside the fifteenth elder brother and has been by the fifteenth elder brother's side for many years.

The fifteenth elder brother waved his hand and said, "No, the fourteenth brother doesn't know, my mother has been in Yanjing for many years, and she is still not used to the taste of the north, so the porridge and side dishes are to her liking." ”

The fourteenth elder brother had already stood up, his face had added a bit of fortitude, and he looked at the fifteenth elder brother and said, "Fifteenth brother, you also know that my war invitation post has been on several occasions in the past few years. Now it's a lot of delay, listening to Huang Ama's meaning, this time it's almost the same. ”

When the fifteenth elder brother heard this, he hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "The fourteenth brother has come true, and the younger brother congratulates the fourteenth brother!" ”

When it came to the war in the northwest, the fourteenth elder brother couldn't help but flutter, and told the fifteenth elder brother about the battle situation in the northwest that he was familiar with, as well as the war route deduced in the military department earlier.

The fifteenth elder brother was confused when he heard it, and he didn't want to ruin his interest, so he had to support his ears and listen.

The fourteenth elder brother talked endlessly for half an hour before he stopped with a little surprise: "It would be nice if the starling brother was here." ”

The fourteenth elder brother is also very conflicted, he wants to go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, but he is also afraid that he will stay away from the capital and lose the opportunity.

Besides, having stayed in the military department for many years, he also knows the success or failure of the war, and the supply of grain and grass is also the top priority. If someone uses his hands and feet on the grain and grass and delays the fighter, let alone the credit, it is the same thing that he cannot save his surname.

Brother Jiu is like a loach, so that people can't grasp it firmly, and he always feels that his hands are slippery. Brother Ten doesn't like to be idle, and his temper has become more and more eccentric in recent years.

The identity of the fourth elder brother of the sibling brother as "half a son-in-law" is like a thorn in the heart of the fourteenth elder brother, which makes him a little more vigilant.

The fifteenth elder brother listened to the exclamation of the fourteenth elder brother and picked the corners of his mouth. If the eighth elder brother is still there, and the fourteenth elder brother wants to set up his own door, where is it so simple? Now that the dead are irrelevant, they can remember some benefits.

"Fifteenth brother, you have been too leisurely in the past few years. Otherwise, Ming'er, I will ask Huang Ama for an order to transfer you to the household department or the military department? Seeing that the fifteenth elder brother didn't squeak, the fourteenth elder brother thought for a while and asked.

When the fifteenth elder brother heard this, he was quite touched, and still said lightly on his face: "Don't worry, there are several brothers above, where can I be judged." ”

The fourteenth elder brother patted the fifteenth elder brother on the shoulder and said, "Fifteenth brother, it's not that he doesn't come out, but except for the fifteenth brother, my brother really can't trust others." Although you and I are not siblings, we are smaller than siblings. ”

The fifteenth elder brother said: "The nurturing grace of the mother concubine, the younger brother has always engraved it in his heart. ”

"Good, good!" The fourteenth elder brother patted the fifteenth elder brother on the shoulder, and seemed to be extremely satisfied with his reaction: "I know that the fifteenth brother is a kind person, and it is not the same thing as the sixteenth brother." The sixteenth brother has been very empty in the past few years, and he has not said a word of truth, so people can't get close......"

*Household Division, Government Office.

The sixteenth elder brother held the account book and told Cao Hao about the bank's business situation in the two months since it opened. Two months after the bank opened, there were more people depositing money than lending money, and now the treasury was full of silver and copper coins.

Cao Hao listened, but felt that this was not a long-term way. After all, you need to pay interest on saving money, and if there are fewer people who take out loans, what will the bank rely on to eat? The procedures for loans are a bit complicated, and not anyone can borrow if they want to, so it can be regarded as a threshold for ordinary people.

"What did the Han Jiang clan say?" Cao Hao asked.

What she means is that banks can't wait for people to take out loans, they always have to move the money. How can money make money if it is left in a treasury? "Sixteen Elder Brother Dao.

"Sixteenth Master, why would everyone rather borrow a loan shark with a three-cent interest rate than go to the bank for a loan?" Cao Hao asked.

"What else can there be, the formalities are troublesome." The sixteenth elder brother thought about the loan terms formulated by Cao Hao and Han Jiang's family, and only felt a headache: "Can you think of a simpler idea, one hundred taels of silver for three people, and the mortgage of the real estate title deed, which is also too cumbersome." ”

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "Sixteenth Master, it's not good to loosen this mouth, otherwise the bank will be dragged down by bad debts." There are few people who take out temporary loans, but everyone is not familiar with banks. When you get acquainted with it, you will naturally know that it is much cheaper than a private loan. ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he said with a smile: "Anyway, I am just a decoration, and I will listen to you in everything." I've thought about it, but I really can't do it, and all the official loans will be made to the military department and the household department. One year's interest is enough to pay dividends to shareholders. ”

Having said that, if the bank really doesn't work, Cao Hao is also faintly disappointed in his heart.

Seeing Cao Hao's expression, the sixteenth elder brother said, "I just said it, you still go to your heart." I thought about it, we can open the bank, and then we will kill the chickens and monkeys, and together with the Nine Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to catch a few private loans, and make some noise, they will know that the bank is good. ”

This is not a good idea, here in the capital, throwing a brick, you can smash a prince Belle or something, Cao Hao said: "Let's wait for this, at the end of every year, Shuntianfu will investigate a few related cases." The sixteenth master just watched the excitement, and it was not good to toss it in by himself. ”

The sixteenth elder brother put down the account book and said to Cao Hao: "The emperor has summoned the fourteenth brother to the front of the palace, it seems that the rumors that he is a general are not groundless, what do you think?" ”

is full of military merits, if the fourteenth elder brother has military merits, on the surface, it will be much stronger than other princes.

In Cao Hao's heart, he wished that the fourteenth elder brother would leave earlier, so as to save the matter of wooing people in the capital and arousing suspicion.

"The point will be for sure, but I don't know how many men will be dispatched." Cao Hao replied: "The world has been peaceful for decades, and there are many Eight Banner men waiting to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield. ”

Mentioning this, he remembered that Nersu, Hongzhuo, Yongqing and others were all martial arts.

Because of Cao Hao's butterfly wings, Nersu's position is quite firm, even if he is a friend of the Fourteenth Elder Brother, he did not stand in line to become the "Fourteenth Party".

Hongzhuo is the second son of Shu, who is close to a weak crown, and it is time to be knighted. He has already talked to Cao Hao a few times, and if he wants to earn a reputation on the battlefield, he is always more decent than Enfeng.

Yongqing has been staring at the northwest for a long time, and during this period, because of his father's filial piety, he returned to the capital. It was his greatest wish to gain military merits and revive the reputation of the Earl's Court.

For a while, Cao Hao was a little confused, and he really didn't know whether the result of the fourteenth elder brother's expedition was auspicious or vicious. In the past two years, I have gone too little to the Fourth Elder Brother's Mansion, and it seems that I want to find a way to go over and ask for an apartment or something.

The fourth elder brother is in the household department, and he is particularly concerned about money and food, so he naturally pays attention to the "Daqing Bank".

After observing it for two months, seeing that it was just like a big money bank, the fourth elder brother lost interest. Originally, he also planned to open a bank under the household department if his grades were good.

However, at least the role of "gathering armpits into furs" is that on the side of the palace, Sifujin also took a few thousand taels of body silver and deposited it in the bank.

After asking for the holy decree, the three and six grids of Xian'an Palace were received to Prince Yong's mansion.

The fourth elder brother's heirs are difficult, and there are only three little elder brothers in the house at the moment. There was a Gege who lived until he got married, and last year he was gone. Now that he has received three grids and six grids, Sifujin is also really loved.

Sangege said that it was "madness", but he was timid, so he coaxed people around, and took conditioning medicine, and he was much better in two months; Liugege is the age of liveliness and activity, and he is confined to remember things, and he is very curious about outside affairs.

Hongli and Hongday, the two little brothers, are eight years old, three years younger than Liugege. But compared with Liugege, who is like a child, the two little brothers are much more stylish, and they are willing to show off all kinds of knowledge in front of this young lady.

For a while, there was a lot of anger in the Fourth Elder Brother's Mansion.

This is said, but there is grace down, yellow silk covered venison. The fourth elder brother led his wives and concubines and sons to bow down to the north and thanked for their grace.

The fourth elder brother of the guard who issued the decree knew him, so he had to make someone serve a cup of tea and ask a few words about the holy drive. At this moment, Su Peisheng had already brought a tray over, and inside was a row of small ingots with golden cancans.

The guard got up and thanked the fourth elder brother for the reward, and the fourth elder brother hesitated for a moment and asked, "Have all the princes' mansions in the capital been given?" ”

The guard replied: "Several masters in the capital have been given. The errand led by the slave is the fourth master's side and the tenth master's mansion. There are also three colleagues who send edicts to several other princes' mansions. ”

The fourth elder brother was shocked in his heart, but his face was silent, and he asked lightly: "On the Thirteenth Master's Mansion, who is going to deliver the decree?" ”

"If you go back to the fourth master, it is Deloitte, a third-class guard of the Yellow Banner." The guard replied.

The fourth elder brother nodded and ordered Su Peisheng to send off the guests.

Thinking of the fourteenth elder brother leading the troops to the battle, the fourth elder brother only felt a burst of anxiety on his body; Hearing that the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion had the same example as the other princes, they all gave meat, and he felt that the boss was relieved.

It has been a full decade since the "abolished prince". Even if the thirteenth elder brother really did something wrong at the beginning, the punishment of the idle endowment in the past ten years is enough...... * Cao Mansion, Lan Yuan.

Li dressed up, sat on the kang, and talked to Zhao Jia; Chu Yu took a few concubines to Wutong Garden to talk.

Today is Cao Qi's appointment ceremony, although it is a continuation of the string, but the rules of the three media and six certificates are not at all, and it is cumbersome enough to toss for a day.

Although Zhaojia's family also loves to be lively, but the status of a widow is not easy to show up, so he can only listen to Li's words a few words.

The two are old women, and seeing that Zhaojia's smoking addiction is becoming more and more diligent, Li has no choice but to persuade a few words, saying, "His second aunt, it's better to eat a few puffs of cigarettes." At our age, when it comes to maintenance, we can't afford to waste it like this. ”

Zhao Jiashi held the smoke pot in his mouth, saw Hongmei light the fire, took two sips and said: "The sons are married to daughters-in-law, and those who are half buried in the soil are not maintained." If God had mercy and accepted me, it would have been my blessing. ”

"How do you say this, isn't there a fourth sister?" Lee shook his head disapprovingly.

It's okay not to mention the fourth sister, but when it comes to the fourth sister, Zhao Jiashi added a little shame and said: "It's all a little white-eyed wolf that can't be raised, how did I give birth to such an evil obstacle." ”

Seeing that she was headless and brainless, Li said: "I look at the fourth sister's surname Zi Heshun, no matter how good, why did it hinder the eyes of my younger siblings?" ”

Zhao Jiashi snorted coldly, took a puff of cigarette and said: "I forgot who gave birth to her, seeing Jade is closer than seeing my mother." ”

When Li heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said angrily: "It's really an old child, a little child, and my younger siblings are still jealous of the child now." In the past few years, the fourth sister and the fifth son have been raised by Jade's side, and it is natural to be closer to her. If the child of the jade hadn't flowed back then and was raised, he would be six or seven years old now. In the end, there was a bit of embarrassment.

Zhao Jiashi picked the corners of his mouth, did not speak, and silently ate cigarettes...... * front yard, study.

Looking at the thick box of books in his hand, Cao Yin coughed a few times, his expression was quite excited, and he only felt the fragrance of ink coming to his nose. Cao Fu stood opposite his uncle, looking at Cao Yin with more and more reverence.

In the past, I only knew that my uncle was a celebrity and gentleman, and he was amiable. In the past few months, he has been by his uncle's side, sorting out his previous poems, lyrics and songs, and he realized that his uncle is a real talent who has been annihilated.

"Finished printing? How many boxes were printed? Cao Yin pressed his patience and asked with joy.

"Three hundred boxes were printed. The eldest brother said that the New Year's gift sent by our family this year is the uncle's book. Cao Fu replied with a solemn hand.

"Nonsense, vulgar work, why blaspheme people's eyes, just keep it for your own eyes." Cao Yin waved his hand and said.

Having said that, when he opened the bookcase and saw the "Melia Pavilion Poems" inside, as well as the rhyme book "Five Kinds of Melia Pavilion", and the miscellaneous book "Twelve Kinds of Melia Pavilion Books", Cao Yin's face was a little moved.

This is the work of his life, containing his dream of being a literati.

"In this life, there is no life in vain." Cao Yin's expression seemed to be crying with joy, rubbing the books and saying. Before he could finish speaking, he coughed again.

Cao Fu looked at his uncle's gloomy expression, his face was sallow, he always felt that something was wrong, and he was secretly surprised in his heart, and said, "Uncle, are you uncomfortable?" Otherwise, someone will call in a doctor. ”

Cao Yin put down the book, took out the handkerchief, gagged his mouth, coughed a few more times before stopping, and said faintly: "It's not in the way, it's an old problem." ”

Cao Fu knew that his uncle had a chronic illness, but he didn't have such a terrible cough every year as he did this year. Looking at Cao Yin's gray hair, he couldn't help but be a little worried, and said, "Uncle, don't run to Haidian, if you have any errand work, you tell your nephew." If it gets cold today, Uncle should take care. ”

Cao Yin picked up half of the herbal tea on the bookcase, drank it all, and said, "If you press it, you won't cough." ”

Cao Yin listened, put down the bookcase in his hand, looked at Cao Fu with a smile and said, "Your cousin has a heavy errand and is not free to be by my side; Your seventh brother is a child, and in the past few years, I am fortunate to have Xiao Wu to accompany me, so I can suffer better. Now that he wants to publish his uncle's bad works, the uncle is very relieved. ”

Cao Fu was praised so much that his face was flushed, but he was embarrassed to take credit, waved his hand and said: "Uncle misunderstood, it was the eldest brother's idea to publish the uncle's poems." The nephew just listened to his brother's instructions and did his best. ”

"Sit down and talk." Cao Yin sat next to the kang and pointed to the small stool in front of him.

Cao Fu sat down in response, Cao Yin stretched out his hand, stroked his beard, and said: "Xiao Wu doesn't like fame and fame, and loves miscellaneous learning, I know this." It's just that as a descendant of the Cao family, in addition to thinking about himself, he also has to think about the glory of the family. ”

Cao Fu lowered his head and said, "My nephew is dull and nameless, which disappoints my uncle." ”

"If the Jinshi is as good as the test, then the Jinshi will fly all over the street." When Cao Yin heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "It's just that you don't have to think too much, you are the youngest son in the family, and you are not expected to support the portal, as long as you take care of yourself, it will be considered a great filial piety." Urging you to take the imperial examination is just to hope that your life will be smoother in the second half of your life. Regardless of the change of power, the Jinshi signboard is his own qualifications. The big waves wash the sand, even if you don't become an official in the future, it's good to find a college to be the head of the mountain. ”

When Cao Fu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Cao Yin and said, "Uncle, my nephew really doesn't want to be an official." The ups and downs of the career are terrifying when you think about it. The nephew wants to be a scholar, if he can be a teacher, it will not be in vain. ”

Cao Yin listened to it and said with a smile: "Even if you want to be a teacher, you must first know the weight of your own person." Being knowledgeable and profound is not as simple as touching the upper lip to the lower lip. You have to figure out the knowledge yourself first, so that you can teach others to solve their doubts. ”

In the past six months, Cao Fu's life has been in a daze. It was as if the future was covered with a fog, and even he didn't know what would happen in the future. Whether to go to the sixth ministry to write a post, or to go to the internal affairs office on an errand, Cao Fu himself has no bottom in his heart.

Now after listening to Cao Yin's words, Cao Fu felt suddenly enlightened, and found the direction he wanted to work hard for.

Cao Fu was happy, but he hadn't forgotten his business, and when Cao Hao came back, he said that he was worried about his uncle's health.

In addition to asking the imperial doctor to take the pulse as usual, Cao Hao also made a special trip to the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion and picked up Fang Chonggong back.

According to the imperial doctor, Cao Yin's body was full of holes in his early years, and he was unable to make up for it, and it is a miracle that he can support it until now. The most important thing is that when the seasons change, the body is susceptible to injury. If you recuperate, you won't be sad or happy, as long as you can survive until the beginning of spring next year, there will be no problem next year; Otherwise, as long as you fall ill, I'm afraid it will be the New Year's Eve.

The meaning of Fang Chonggong is the same as that of the imperial doctor.

Cao Hao was very sad in his heart, but he couldn't show it in front of Cao Yin.

Perhaps the one who knows his body best is Cao Yin, in addition to doting on his eldest son and youngest son more and more, he still doesn't give Cao Hao a few words. It is nothing more than to be cautious in keeping the house, loving brothers, and teaching children and nephews well......

(To be continued)