Changchun Garden, Arrow Hall.

Although it was a small court meeting, because it was the first time Kangxi came back to summon the minister, except for a few princes who were in charge of the ministry, the six ministries and nine secretaries had arrived. Among the hundreds of civil and military officials, Cao Hao is the youngest and has the lowest grade. Therefore, he is very honest at the end of the civil service.

Rao is like this, and Cao Hao also looks a little dazzling. He was only an agent before, and even if he officially appointed the Taifu Siqing at the end of April, he did not participate in several court meetings because he was outside the palace at the beginning of May.

Kangxi has not yet arrived, and everyone in the arrow hall has different expressions. Because I got up early, there were old scholars, old scholars, etc., so I couldn't stand it, and I dozed off with my eyes closed; There are also threes and twos, huddled together and whispered.

Cao Hao stood at the end, and in front of him were Taichang Siqing and Guanglu Siqing. After the two elders nodded and saluted Cao Hao, they also said something about the yamen errand or something.

Cao Hao was really sleepy because he didn't sleep all night last night, but he didn't close his eyes and doze off like other gray-haired adults. He was very solemn, thinking of the image in the mirror that he had just seen at home, and he was a little amused in his heart. Not to mention anything else, painting a crescent moon between his eyebrows, he really has the meaning of "black-faced Baogong".

finally got to Maozheng (six o'clock in the morning), and when I heard the sound of the whip, Kangxi went to court.

There are not many things to discuss in the court this morning, Kangxi first sent an edict to Prince Shuocheng Yunzhi, revised the books of Lu Lu, and wrote them in Mengyang Zhailiguan. It is also mentioned that 45 people, including Juren Zhaohai, are people who learn algorithms, and these people are also examined, and those who are excellent in their studies can be made to walk in the book repair office.

What Kangxi asked next made Cao Hao prick up his ears and listen carefully. Because Kangxi mentioned one person in his words, that is Nian Qianyao, who was born at the end of Kangxi and the beginning of Yongzheng.

I only heard Kangxi ask Zhang Pengxi, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials: "How is the governor of Sichuan?" ”

Zhang Pengxi played a recital: "If you go back to the Long Live Lord, the minister heard that Nian Qianyao was doing real things in the local area. ”

Kangxi nodded and said, "How is Shou?" ”

Zhang Pengxi leaned over and replied: "None of the people who come to Beijing from their home country will receive them, and they don't know it accurately. ”

Because Zhang Pengxi had gone to Zhejiang in the past few years to try the case of the former Liangjiang Governor Kali and the Jiangsu Governor Zhang Boxing, Kangxi asked the governors of several other provinces in Jiangnan how they were.

Zhang Pengxi's recital is a little vague, only saying that he is "still able to pay attention".

Obviously, Kangxi was not satisfied with this duet, and said to the civil and military officials with a calm face: "You and others are all ministers, whether the sages of the world's governors are corrupt or not, you should pay attention to the visit at ordinary times, so as to prepare advisers and perform impartially." Although the protégé is old, many of them are sheltered, and the governors and governors are afraid and encouraged. Often, I have consulted, or I have not done anything with the same office, or I claim to have not met with people, and I don't know it accurately, so it is very unreasonable to excuse myself! "In the end, it was a little annoyed.

Although Cao Hao lowered his head, he also vaguely understood in his heart. The governor asked by Kangxi just now, in addition to Nian Qianyao, there is also Wang Duzhao, the governor of Zhejiang.

Wang Duzhao was born in the science class and was a jinshi in the twenty-first year of Kangxi. In his early years, he was a foreign official, and later moved to Beijing, successively served as Guanglu Temple, Shuntian Mansion, and then promoted Dali Temple Shaoqing, Zuo Du Yushi, and Taichang Temple. In the forty-ninth year of Kangxi, he was released as the governor of Biyuan, and in the same year, he was transferred to the governor of Zhejiang.

The year before last, after the exchange of accusations between Kali and Zhang Boxing came out, Wang Duzhao was also the governor of Jiangsu. He was originally a saint, and he was also a worthy figure in the world. In recent years, because of the many promotions of his subordinates, he has committed Kangxi's taboo, and he has been reprimanded several times.

Jiangnan, Jiangnan, has always been the most guarded place for Kangxi. It seems that Wang Duzhao's governor is also about to sit at the end. Thinking of this, Cao Hao became more and more determined to let the Cao family get out of Jiangnan.

Even if Kangxi trusts the Cao family, who knows what Yongzheng will think? Half of the world's taxes come from Jiangnan. Half of the world's scholars are also from Jiangnan.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, such as the "Yangzhou Ten Sayings" and "Jiading Three Massacres" all happened in Jiangnan, and several of the people in Jiangnan had no blood feud with the imperial court. If there is a change in Jiangnan, how can it not make the imperial court cold?

A corrupt Manchurian official like Kali was in charge of Jiangnan, and Kangxi was not worried; Han officials like Zhang Boxing and Wang Duzhao, who were well-known in Shilin, patrolled Jiangnan, but Kangxi was not down-to-earth.

After reprimanding the civil and military officials, Kangxi asked Li Fajia, the political envoy of Fujin. Several scholars have played their residence officials "declare good".

Kangxi glanced at everyone and said: "After Pan Zongluo was appointed governor of Hunan, he retired when he was not in time for Hanlin. Li Fajia, the political envoy of Fujian, was promoted to the governor of Hunan. ”

It's just a plain talk, all the people present are old oilmen in the officialdom, how many of them don't know Kangxi's original intentions? Even Cao Hao, who was the youngest, knew that Pan Zongluo was afraid that he was implicated by Zhang Boxing and Wang Duzhao.

Li Fajia was born as a miscellaneous official, not a jinshi, although he has been diligent for most of his life, but he is not recognized by Shilin. Kangxi promoted him to governor Hunan, probably to avoid the emergence of a second "Wang Duzhao" and a second "Zhang Boxing".

After talking about Li Fajia, Kangxi was silent. Then the chamberlain shouted in accordance with the rules: "There is a morning play, and there is no retreat!" ”

After a while, the chamberlain saw that there were no officials, so he glanced at Kangxi on the dragon chair, and when he nodded, Fang raised his voice and said: "Retreat!" ”

The drum music sounded, and everyone knelt down and knocked nine times to send Kangxi off from the court. When the drums faded away, everyone got up and dispersed.

Cao Hao didn't leave immediately, because the seventh elder brother also came to the small dynasty today.

After Cao Hao invited An, the two went to the garden gate together, and the seventh elder brother asked, "This is from yesterday?" I haven't heard the letter. ”

Cao Hao responded: "I arrived yesterday afternoon, and it was already dark when I entered Beijing, so I didn't go to my father-in-law's house." ”

Seeing that his face was slightly dark, and his face was a little thin, the seventh elder brother said, "I only heard that you went to run an errand, and after tossing for a long time, where did you go to deliver the decree?" ”

Cao Hao heard what Mr. Zhuang said last night, and became more and more aware of why Kangxi issued a ban on mouth, so he replied according to Kangxi's instructions: "I helped the living Buddha of Zhebu Zundamba to send a letter to Alxa Belle!" ”

The seventh elder brother had accompanied Kangxi on his expedition to the west in his early years, and he knew more about Western Mongolia, so he nodded and said: "I can't complain that you are tired so far, Alxa is nearly 5,000 miles away from the capital, and it is really hard to go back and forth." ”

As they spoke, the two of them had already left the garden. Seeing that Cao Hao also came in a carriage, the seventh elder brother smiled slightly: "Because I heard that your house is also going to clean up the garden, I happened to buy land in the north of Nanguanyin Hall in Haidian Town, so I also got a place for you nearby." Now that the outside has been repaired, do you want to go over and take a look? ”

Cao Hao had heard Chu Yu mention this matter last night, so he had to thank his father-in-law again, and then the two of them went to Haidian Town together.

Although this side is far away in the suburbs of Beijing, a straight bluestone road has been built. On both sides of the road, there are many mansions, many of which are Zhumen Biwa.

The location chosen by the Seventh Elder Brother's Mansion is in the east of the road, diagonally opposite the garden of Prince Kang's Mansion. The garden of the Cao family and the garden of the seventh elder brother's family are next to each other, on its south side.

Today, the courtyard walls have been properly repaired, and the main pavilions of this period have begun to see their scale. The garden of the Seventh Elder Brother covers an area of more than 30 acres, and the scale of Caofu is slightly reduced, but it is also nearly 20 acres.

Because there is still construction here, it is a little messy, and the seventh elder brother and Cao Hao just took a general look and did not go much.

After leaving the garden, the seventh elder brother said: "Those flowers and stones and other things will be sent to Jiangnan to purchase in the first month of next year, and when the time comes, Fu Ruo will send two proper people here." ”

Cao Hao thought in his heart that if this garden wants to live in the summer next year, it will be repaired in April and May. Even if the first month makes people go down to the south of the Yangtze River, and now purchases flowers, trees, lakes and stones, it is a little tight. Therefore, he said to the seventh elder brother: "Father-in-law, where are the plans for the gardens on both sides, and if there are things that need to be purchased, you can ask someone to compile them into a book." The son-in-law's family is in Jiangning, and the letter was sent to the other side to prepare earlier, and next spring will be more comfortable. ”

The seventh elder brother thought about it, nodded, and said, "Well, this is more appropriate." You are not an outsider, and I will not be polite to you, so I will have someone make a list of what you need, and send someone to you!" ”

Cao Hao said: "That's exactly what it should be!" ”

The seventh elder brother pointed to the garden of Prince Kang's mansion across the road and said, "I heard that Lao Fujin is recuperating here and has not returned to the city yet, so I will go over to ask the old man for peace." If you go back to the city first, take a good rest in these two days, and go to the palace to eat and drink in the next two days! ”

Cao Hao responded, and after seeing the seventh elder brother go to Prince Kang's garden, he got into the carriage.

Xiao Man didn't ride a horse, sat on the other side of the carriage, and said with a smile: "Uncle, it's still the idea of the little one, right?" Don't say it's an uncle, it's a small one, and I don't want to ride a horse for ten days and a half months. ”

Cao Hao sat in the carriage, his spirit relaxed, but he couldn't open his eyes a little, and said with a smile: "That's right, if it's on the horse, I'm afraid I'm going to fall!" ”

Xiao Man listened, copied his hand into the cuff, his face showed a smug look, and his mouth couldn't help humming a little song.

Zhang Yi, Zhao Tong, Ren Shuyong and Ren Jiyong rode with them.

Seeing Xiaoman's behavior, Zhang Yi smiled and said: "Look, it's just an errand with the uncle, but it makes our little man tired!" ”

Xiao Man raised his chin and said, "Don't say anything else, this time it can be regarded as making Xiao Man grow into the world!" The half-human deep meadow, the wild geese in the sky, and the wolf howling are always heard. If you don't have to rush to hurry, it's a good place to see the scenery! ”

Because Cao Hao had confessed before, a few people asked, and Xiaoman only said that he was going to Alxa.

None of the people here have ever been to Mongolia, and they are confused by the names of these places, and they can't remember them, and they don't know where they are. It's just that I heard that the fast horse is galloping, and it will take nearly a month, and everyone is speechless.

Zhang Yidao: "This distance is farther than the capital to Jiangning?" ”

Xiao Man smiled: "That's natural, even if you come and go, you don't stop." ”

Ren Shuyong and Ren Jiyong worshipped Wei Hei as a master, and they have always been the closest to Wei Hei, so they couldn't help but ask Xiaoman when he would be able to return to Beijing.

Xiao Man stretched out his finger and said, "Zhangjiakou is more than 300 miles from Beijing, and it took us two days of kung fu, uncle." Uncle Wei wants to escort the carriage and come back with the second young master, and it will not be until tomorrow, and he will also be designated to ......"

As they spoke, the carriage reached a fork in the road, and the crowd heard the sound of laughter, and the sound of a woman shouting in the middle.

I saw a carriage parked on the side of the road, and several young people who were smiling around the carriage with hippie faces, their mouths not clean. There were several long-term followers or something, and they were blindly coaxing.

The curtain of the carriage had been torn down, and the coachman and a manservant stood in front of it, with a look of horror on their faces.

There was a pair of master and servant sitting in the carriage, and the maid was already trembling with fright, as if she was standing in front of her master, where could she cover it? Behind her sat a young woman in plain clothes, staring at a pair of phoenix eyes, and her face was already flushed with anger.

Xiao Man and the others couldn't see it, and were thinking about whether to ask the uncle, and took care of it, when they heard the young woman in the car raise her voice: "In broad daylight, do you dare to commit murder?" In the heavy land of Gyeonggi, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, is there no royal law? ”

Cao Hao sat in the car, dazed, although he heard some noises outside before, but it was not real. Now, when he heard the young woman's voice, he immediately opened his eyes.

This voice is really familiar, a little dull, and a little southern. In addition to which Han Jiang clan who dares to calculate the Cao family's silver and is in business with Cao Hao, which one else?

He immediately lifted the curtain and said, "Stop!" ”

It was only when the young woman saw someone passing by here that she pretended to raise her voice, trying to scare off these gentlemen. Seeing that the carriage stopped here, I couldn't help but look this way.

Just in time for Cao Hao to get out of the carriage, he followed the voice to look at the young woman.

The two of them were separated by a road, and they looked at each other, and each other was surprised.

When Han Jiang saw his acquaintance, he was relieved and nodded at Cao Hao calmly.

Cao Hao was speechless in a daze, almost couldn't believe his eyes, and muttered for a long time: "Wen Xiu ......"

(To be continued)