The next time, Cao Hao sent people to take the sign given by Yiduli, went to the Provisional Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get five deer, plus the one given by Ge Qi Keyan Pile yesterday, Hengsheng Hunting, loaded a cart, and sent people back to Cao Mansion one step ahead.

Today, Hengsheng can return home with Cao Hao, and tomorrow he will go to the palace to study.

Before leaving the paddock, Cao Hao took Hengsheng to the tent in Ge Keyan Pile.

There are several Khalkha princes in Gezhikyenpil, and it is not cheap to speak. His eyes fell on Heng Sheng, with a little pain, a little love, but he no longer had the righteousness and strength he had before.

Hengsheng saw that he didn't mention anything about leaving Beijing and not leaving Beijing, and according to Cao Hao's explanation, he seriously thanked Ge Qike Yan Pile for his gift of deer.

Seeing this, Ge Keyan Pile couldn't cry or laugh.

He originally wanted his son to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors as soon as possible, and give glory and wealth to this son whom he felt guilty about, but his son was alienated from him and paid more attention to the Cao family's nurturing grace; Now there are only a few deer, but he has received a great gift of thanks.

Cao Hao remembered that Hengsheng once jokingly mentioned that if he saw the son, he would ask a few more people to be his father and brother's long-term followers. I don't know if he forgot it, or because of some other reason, until he said goodbye to Ge Qikyan Pile, he didn't mention it.

When he left the paddock, there was no smile on his face.

Cao Hao was afraid that he would be depressed because of his life experience, and said, "Don't think too much." Over the years, although he has not taken care of you, he is affectionate and bloody. In the past six months, you have also gained a lot of knowledge, and you should know what it means to have no choice. ”

Hengsheng nodded and said in a muffled voice: "Father, the son didn't blame him. Not being raised by his side, but being raised by his father's side is also a blessing for his son. But the son wondered whether he should tell Barak and China to go back with him. Speaking of this, he turned his head sideways, looked at Cao Hao and said, "Father, should the son send the two of them back?" Leave the two of them in ...... What if he thought his son was willing to go with him? ”

If you are someone else, as an adopted son, you will be overjoyed to know that there is a noble biological father. When I came to Hengsheng, it became a matter of my heart.

These sayings were in the paddock, and he heard and saw them, and knew that the court was kind to the foreign feudal kings.

As the prince of the Khan, Ge Keyan Pile is one of the best figures in Outer Mongolia, that is, the prince of the prince, and he is also courteous.

If he uses his power to force people, he will take revenge, and maybe he will cause trouble for the Cao family.

In Hengsheng's heart, how can a stranger father who has seen two sides compare with the Cao family who has been there for ten years?

He was a little uneasy, and he wished that he would have nothing to do with Ge Qi Keyan Pile. That's why he asked.

Cao Hao's eyesight, how can he not see Hengsheng's worries.

"Don't do it too much. Even if he said something this time, the purpose is to feel sorry for you and want to be close to you. Even if you send Barak and China back, you won't be able to erase his kindness to you. If you can't treat him as a father, just treat him as an elder as an extra relative. Cao Hao said.

Hengsheng didn't seem to understand, and finally nodded.

When he returned to Caofu, Hengsheng had returned to his carefree appearance.

The Li family went to the Guogong Mansion to eat and drink, and when Cao Hao entered the door, he listened to the chief housekeeper Cao Yuan talk about the holy decree yesterday.

When Cao Hao heard this, he was surprised and delighted. The joy is that the hot three-handle Ruyi has finally been solved, and the surprise is that Kangxi arranged it yesterday, and if it is more transparent, it can be seen that he is arranging the future.

"Master, those two imperial estates are in Sanhe, and you need to arrange someone to deliver them with the subordinates of the Internal Affairs Department within ten days." Cao Yuan bowed and said: "It's just that this time the village is given to the master, which is different from the previous gift, and the village is given by the coater." ”

Cao Hao listened and nodded: "In this way, let someone go to the Internal Affairs Office to complete the delivery procedures for the land, and Zhuangzi will not move for the time being." ”

Cao Yuan responded, and Cao Hao returned to Wutong Garden. Hengsheng first came with his father to greet Chu Yu, and then personally sent Hai Dongqing to Rongyuan.

Chu Yu sent the maids down, and the husband and wife talked.

"The persimmons sent back by the forehead have been asked to be taken back by the third sister. It seems that the third brother-in-law was also frightened, and after receiving the will, he asked the third sister to come back to inquire about the news. Chu Yu said.

"Be careful, maybe it won't take long to be peaceful." Cao Hao rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Did you send the gift from the Tong Mansion?" What does it mean to look at Li Si'er? ”

"At this time, even if we want to propose, I'm afraid she shouldn't." Chu Yu said with a smile.

"What is the reason for this?" Cao Hao was a little curious.

"What else could there be? Or follow the old lady's words that it is not suitable to marry early, and it is really not good, and when the time comes, you can only give Tianyou a good concubine as soon as possible, so as not to delay the opening of the branches. Chu Yu said with a smile: "Although she was born as a concubine, she can't see how to take concubines. ”

This is also human nature, Li Si'er thinks that the Cao family has a good style, Cao Hao only has one wife, and the children of the Cao family may not accept concubines. But Chu Yu's words told him that Cao Hao is Cao Hao, and Tianyou is Tianyou.

No one can force Cao Hao, but there are several elders who can take concubines for Tianyou.

Cao Hao listened, sighed, and said, "Pity the hearts of parents in the world." It's good not to tear your face, stay away from them in the future, but don't let them hold grudges. ”

Chu Yu saw that Cao Hao was tired, and was a little worried, and said, "Forehead...... If there is any movement, will it involve the forehead? ”

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "Probably not, don't worry, my father-in-law's side is irrelevant." Speaking of this, he remembered something and said: "It's just the Li family in Suzhou, I'm afraid it's going to be a bad thing." You have been careful lately, you have to be careful about any correspondence and items exchanged by the Li family. Otherwise, you might get into trouble. ”

Chu Yu listened, straightened up, and his face was a little more solemn: "Before the old lady's birthday, Suzhou sent a birthday gift, which is similar to previous years, this ......"

"The birthday ceremony should be irrelevant, Ming'er will check if there is any entrainment. It's only clear in the books, and it's nothing. The most important thing is the depository. At present, there is no big movement in the capital, and even if there is any reaction from Suzhou, it must be after hearing the wind. The old lady is soft-hearted, and if the Li family comes in the future, if she can't let her see her, she won't let her. Cao Hao thought for a while and said.

According to what later generations saw on the Red Science Forum, the Cao family helped the Li family to collect family property before and after the Li family raided the house.

No matter how fast the Li family moves, they have to wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne and raid the house before they start arranging the way back.

Cao Hao knew this, but he didn't mean to report to Li Xu.

He didn't even go to the Guogong Mansion, he only let his wife pass the message around, but he didn't want the fourth elder brother to pay attention to him.

At this time, he didn't seek merit or over, he just wanted to wait and see what happened. Only in this way can we avoid the taboo of the fourth elder brother and prepare for the peaceful coexistence of monarchs and ministers in the future.

After more than ten years in Beijing, he has been lazy for more than ten years, and there is no reason for him to be attentive in the end, which has ruined the good impression he left on people in the past.

Just as Cao Hao thought, after a series of wills in the eighth day of Kangxi's first month, people who were originally ignorant also noticed that something was wrong.

The princes of the clan and the civil and military officials all began to enter a wait-and-see state.

There are ears and eyes in the palace, waiting for news from the emperor; There are no ears and eyes in the palace, but they are keeping an eye on the princes' mansions.

All parties are ready to move, and they are all thinking about who is the candidate for the prince.

After waiting for a while, on the afternoon of the ninth day of the first month, there was finally a will to come down, and the fifteenth was said to be a big ceremony in the southern suburbs, and the fourth elder brother was respected.

On this night, how many people tossed and turned, unable to sleep. At this time, the fourth elder brother was the chief priest on behalf of the Son of Heaven, this intention is obvious, could it be that the emperor really chose the prince this time?

Cao Hao also couldn't sleep, but he didn't have the optimism of others.

Changchun Garden is in the north of the city, and the southern suburbs are located in Daxing, with dozens of miles in between. The fourth elder brother is not only the chief priest on behalf of the Son of Heaven, but also sincerely and solemnly fasts in the fasting place for several days.

Cao Hao was accustomed to Kangxi's repetition and ruthlessness, and some did not believe that the succession of thrones could be so smooth.

If it is so peaceful, how can this Long Keduo have great achievements?

The greater the credit, the more the conflict will be.

At present, it is peaceful, and the undercurrent is becoming more and more turbulent and frightening.

Kangxi's will, at best, has the intention of selecting the fourth elder brother as the heir; At worst, the fourth elder brother was placed under house arrest in the southern suburbs.

The fourth elder brother has a deep foundation, has full wings, and has shown a sky-high trend, which is not something that Kangxi can contain.

Among the princes, only the fourteenth elder brother has the strength to fight with the fourth elder brother, and it is far away in the northwest; The other princes and grandsons in the capital, no one can match the fourth elder brother.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao breathed a sigh of relief again.

It would be nice if there were no evenly matched opponents, so that even if they were fighting, the dust would settle quickly, saving Gyeonggi turmoil.

He is a bystander, but how many people in the bureau can be self-aware?

After the siege, the third elder brother, the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother, the seventeenth elder brother and others all went to Changchun Garden to serve the sick.

Even if they can't see Kangxi, they have to put on this posture. Even the seventh elder brother, who is usually recuperating at home, has to drag his stump leg and move to Haidian because of the word "filial piety" at this moment.

Only the fifth elder brother has an errand and is not in Beijing, so he can make an exception.

In the three days that the holy driver returned to Changchun Garden, except for the sixteenth elder brother, no one else saw the holy driver. So, everyone's eyes fell on the sixteenth elder brother, wanting to find out the news of Kangxi from his mouth.

The sixteenth elder brother honestly knew that at a certain time, the emperor's father took medicine; At a certain moment, the imperial father had dinner and explained it carefully. At this time, he did not want to cause public outrage and sow trouble for himself.

From what he said, it can be seen that Kangxi's body is gradually improving.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the fourth elder brother sent eunuch guards to Changchun Garden three times to wait for Sheng'an. Kangxi sent down the word of the word, "My body is slightly healed".

For a while, the other princes and elder brothers couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Every time the big guy waited for St. Ann in the garden, the royal father ignored him and did not explain it; The fourth elder brother only sent eunuch guards, and the imperial father wanted to give him an edict.

Only the sixteenth elder brother was nervous and frightened.

Because of the ninth day of the first month, only he has seen the holy driver, and he knows the will issued by the ninth day of the first month, not only the fourth elder brother is fasting and preparing to sacrifice one on behalf of the heavens, but also the other is for the emperor's grandson Honghui.

Whether it is Chuanhong Hui and sees the driver, or something else, the sixteenth elder brother does not know. He only knew that it had been a day and a night, and Zhao Chang, the chamberlain who had gone to deliver the edict to Honghui, and four other guards had not come back to restore his life...... * Outside the Xihua Gate, there was a mansion.

This is a three-entry house, because it is adjacent to the imperial city, so it is extraordinarily quiet.

From the outside, this place is no different from ordinary houses, and no one will know that there are several secret rooms and several tunnels under this house, which cannot be said to be accessible in all directions, but also leads to several directions.

Zhao Chang, the eunuch in front of the imperial decree, stuffed walnuts in his mouth at this moment, and fell to the ground in one of the secret rooms with his hands tied behind his back.

In the secret room, there is a smell of urine.

He had been left here for a day and a night, and the rice and water were not exhausted. Fortunately, this bladder was held all night, and now I can't help it, urinating in the crotch of my pants.

It's wet underneath it, sticking to it, making people feel cold. However, no matter how cold the body is, it is not as cold as the heart.

Zhao Chang knew that his little life was about to end.

Although he is a lowly eunuch, he is an angel who preaches the message. The other party has no scruples, plundered himself, and has committed the crime of defrauding the king. is so presumptuous, even Huang Yanjing doesn't take it in his eyes, where can he still survive?

Zhao Chang was already desperate, but the most uneasy thing was his maternal grandfather Liang Jiugong who was trapped in Jingshan. The emperor is a person who misses the old love, as long as he is in one day, his grandfather's surname can be left for one day; But this time, the emperor is afraid that it will really not work.

The concern for his relatives and the fear of death made Zhao Chang unable to hold back any longer and cried "whining".

He didn't know that above him, there was a pair of eyes staring at him.

Seeing that his tears and snot were down, the man nodded in satisfaction, pushed into the eye of the search, and went to the next room.

In the next room, the one who drank tea leisurely was actually the fourth elder brother who was supposed to be fasting in the southern suburbs.

"Master, that kid is almost done." The person who came in was not someone else, it was Dai Jin, the confidant of the fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother put down the teacup and said, "Very good, send him some food, and then let him write." If he is disobedient, mention Liang Jiugong with him. As he spoke, he looked out the window at the case.

Dai Jin followed his line of sight, and there was a yellow silk package on it, which Zhao Chang brought out from the imperial front this time.

The moment he saw it, Dai Jin was also worried.

Honghui is the grandson of the emperor, if the holy driver has the intention of passing on the throne, then he will become a rebel.

The difference between the words "fighting for the throne" and "usurping the throne" is very different.

He helped the fourth elder brother fight for the throne, and acted for the sake of the ministers, so that he could still get a good death; He helped the fourth elder brother usurp the throne, involving the emperor's selfishness, and he was afraid that it would be a dead end.

Dai Jin is not a fool, nor is he as fanatical as his younger brother is to praise the fourth elder brother. He was just stuck in the mud, and when he realized it, he couldn't get out. I can only do my best, bet on the love of the guest and the host, and fight for a chance of survival.

Fortunately, this edict did not mention it, but only ordered Honghui to prepare to move the second elder brother's family to the palace of Zhenggezhuang.

Although the holy decree was not around, it hijacked the chamberlain and killed four guards, and there was no way out.

Dai Jin responded, and the fourth elder brother slowly frowned, stared at the imperial burden, and said in a low voice: "Huang Ama, what are you still hesitating about......"

*Changchun Garden, Qingxi Book House.

Wei Zhu stood by the door, looking at his nose and nose, but his heart was rarely peaceful.

"Rebel!" Kangxi used all his strength to throw the medicine bowl in his hand. His eyes widened, and a "grunt" sound came out of his throat, as if he was about to devour the life in front of him......*

(To be continued)