Life is like a play, and it is very lively.

Cao Hao looked at Cao Yin's handwritten letter in his hand, and only sighed with emotion. Things are weird, in the name of "revenge" for Fang Baikui, someone issued a reward order in the rivers and lakes, and bought Cao Hao's head with 10,000 taels of gold.

The reward order was issued in Jinan, and a lot of money was hung to summon heroes from the rivers and lakes. Callees can directly take the head of Cao Hao to receive the reward, or they can try their skills first and receive a small deposit to make entanglements.

The person who issued the bounty order was only known as the "Tiger Master". Some say that it is the boss of the green forest in Fujian, and some say that it eats boat meals. However, it is true that there is money, and it is said that thousands of taels of gold have been scattered.

Fang Baikui was imprisoned in the Criminal Department before, and before Cao Hao left Beijing, he had been redeemed and released from prison and returned to Fujian to sort out the industry. Of course, the charges have changed from big to small, and they have been replaced by others.

The house in the capital has also been returned.

Among them, there is not only the movement of the ninth elder brother, but also Cao Hao's intercession in front of the palace.

According to Cao Hao's words, the ignorance of businessmen and the fear of too strict punishment made the private tycoons afraid of cooperating with the government, which affected the bidding in the future.

Don't settle grudges about mundane things, this is the code of conduct of Cao Yin's father and son.

Although Fang Baikui came out to get involved in the bidding of the Internal Affairs Office, he did not dare to become a mortal enemy with the Cao family when he asked someone to sell the Cao family.

Cao Hao has seen Fang Baikui twice, and his impression is that he is a smiling and capable little old man.

No matter what the old man's physical condition was when he left the capital, Cao Hao knew that when he saw the news of this "reward", the little old man's surname and life would come to an end.

Even if he can leave the capital alive, he will not be able to reach Fujian alive.

Cao Hao sighed, handed the letter to Wei Hei, and said, "How many guards are there in the garden?" Plus what we brought, can you see if it's okay? The front is fine, and there should be no mistakes in the backyard. ”

Because the seventh elder brother is not there, there are not many slaves watching the garden here. Thinking of this, Cao Hao was also faintly worried.

Wei Hei read the letter, but he was a little surprised.

Before he arrived at Cao's house, he followed his master through the rivers and lakes, and he also heard about such a thing as "reward". However, the people of the rivers and lakes have the morality and rules of the people of the rivers and lakes, that is, not to provoke the people in the government.

Cao Hao is not only an official of the imperial court, but also a relative of the emperor, and he was "rewarded" in such a big way, which can be investigated by the official.

However, now Cao Hao is really a little glad that he is out of Beijing.

The capital is mixed, there is dirt and dirt in it, and the Cao family has a large population, if someone wants to seek it, then the safety of the Cao family will not be safe.

Cao Hao went out of Beijing to Rehe, separated by the Great Wall, and those who want to get out of the customs will have to go through a lot of twists and turns.

In addition, Rehe is a palace, which was originally heavily guarded, and when the holy car patrols at the end of April, the patrol here will become more and more strict.

Fang Baikui was imprisoned on the eighth day of February, and the reward order was issued around February 25.

After Wang Lusheng returned to Shandong from the capital, he did not return directly to Zhaozhao and stayed in Jinan, but he did not expect to get the news. He sent people back to the capital as soon as possible and reported to the Cao family.

After tossing and turning, on the second day of the first month of March, Cao Hao received the news.

"There were originally forty people in the courtyard on this side of the garden, and there were more than seventy people on our side. The front yard is fine, but the back door is to think about it, and adjust more nursing home duties. Wei Hei replied.

In addition to Wei Hei, Jiang Jian, Li Wei, Zheng Hu, Zhang Yi, and Zhao Tong were also there, and everyone changed their faces when they heard the news.

Counting the dates, it has only been seven or eight days since the bounty order was issued. Even if those people set off from Jinan on February 25, they would not want to go directly to Rehe, but should have entered Beijing.

When I arrived in the capital, it would take some time to find out the news of Cao Hao's departure from Beijing. In this way, there is still some work to arrange.

There is plenty of time, but there is not enough manpower.

If you don't take the law into account, how can you have good people? Those who dare to go to Beijing and chase to Rehe after going out of the customs must have some ability under their hands, so they do not hesitate to travel thousands of miles.

In the eyes of these outlaws, Cao Hao's head is a golden bump, who knows what means they will use.

"Ten thousand taels of gold, sixteen taels for one catty, that is, six hundred and twenty-five catties of gold." For some reason, Cao Hao's mind counted these.

Six hundred and twenty-five pounds, but the size of a sack. Whether it's a horse-drawn carriage or a ship, it's not eye-catching. Looking at it, it seems to mean that outsiders are offering rewards in Jinan.

It's just that Fang Baikui was imprisoned on the eighth day of the second lunar month, and it took less than 20 days to get between the twenty-fifth month.

For more than half a month, I got the news and issued a reward, so in addition to the people in the capital, people from other places didn't have time.

10,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, this is by no means a small amount. Especially after the bidding of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a large amount of gold and silver in the capital was gathered at once.

"First of all, the current manpower will be well distributed, if the other party's target is only me, then it will be better." Cao Hao said: "I often wander around, whether it's luring snakes out of holes, shifting targets, and leading chaos out of the park. I'm afraid that they will come and disturb their relatives. ”

Wei Hei hesitated for a moment and said, "Since Gongzi is not worried about the county lord's side, Lao Hei has a proposal. Although Qi Niang is young, she has some skills and is very smart. Otherwise, let Qi Niang live in the inner house. After looking at it for most of the month, although she is sometimes naughty, she is a good-hearted little girl. ”

"Isn't she thinking about leaving, wanting to go back to the south to find her father?" Cao Hao asked: "If there is no master and big brother to control, will the little guy slip away?" ”

"Not really. Some people looked at her a few days ago, but these people didn't pay special attention to her anymore. Although the little girl has a hard mouth, she is still a child in the end, and she travels by herself, and she has no bottom in her heart. Wei Hei replied.

When he was in the capital, he didn't see him, but on this way north, Cao Hao saw Fang Qiniang a few times.

Chu Yu has also seen it, at first I thought it was a little boy, and the little dagger given as a gift made the little girl happy, and she was very affectionate to Chu Yu.

When she was bored, the little girl pulled the herbs to find Chu Yu, and she really didn't have the consciousness of the kidnapper.

On the vanilla side, she treated the little girl as if she were a girl, and she sewed new clothes and cleaned them up. If Fang Qiniang is willing to change into men's clothes, presumably vanilla will be even happier.

Because of this, Chu Yu also deliberately mentioned to Cao Hao that he didn't need to help Wei Hei and his wife find some good medicine. They have been married for four or five years, and there has been no movement yet, and both of them are anxious.

Cao Hao listened and told his wife not to mention the matter again, and to wait until she returned to Beijing to find good medicine.

Because two years ago, after seeing Wei Hei worried about having no children, he asked the imperial doctor to help Vanilla see it.

Vanilla is a disease of "uterine cold" and is not easy to conceive. In the past two years, I have not stopped tonics, but with little effect.

Wei Hei, on his side, had already broken off hope and kept silent about asking for a son.

Although Fang Qiniang was small, she was a little girl after all, Cao Jia was alone, and it was inconvenient to take her to live, so she was placed in Wei Hei's house. But it was in line with the wishes of Wei Hei and his wife, and the two of them loved each other's seven mothers very much.

Since he is a person that Wei Hei can trust, Cao Hao has nothing to say.

Zhiran never spoke, Jiang Jian had the same meaning as Cao Hao, thinking that he should not lie dormant in the garden, but should go out and take a turn, lure the snake out of the hole, and look for clues from it.

He is already counting the distance from the garden to the palace, but "leading the snake out of the hole" is to lead, what he means is that Cao Haoming said that he should not ride a horse when he travels, but take a carriage.

Going out to the palace, there was some distance on the way, which was an opportunity for the assassins to make a move.

Only when Cao Hao's side "traveled" on time, those assassins could arrange the assassination according to this time and distance.

Since the head bounty is offered, what they have to accomplish is not only to assassinate Cao Hao, but also to flee with the head after killing.

Since you know that Cao Hao is a person in the official palace, you should know that he must bring a long attendant guard. Knowing this, those who dare to come to assassinate are either very confident in their skills, or they are not lone rangers, but several people.

Cao Hao listened to Jiang Jian's analysis, thinking that he originally wanted to travel with his wife and daughter, but he didn't expect it to be a surprise, and it seemed that before the assassin appeared and was caught, this side was also "grounded" in disguise.

Moreover, since there are 10,000 taels of gold as bait, it is not one or two who want to be tempted.

"Hmm. That's it. Since Ming'er, I set off to the palace at the beginning of the morning (seven o'clock in the morning), and returned to the garden from the palace at five o'clock in the afternoon. Cao Hao thought about it for a while and said.

Li Wei listened to it, glared at the cow's eyes and asked, "Master Cao, it will take five hours to calculate this." When I returned, it was dark. The morning was fine, but when I came back, I was making a target. If the other party is looking for this kung fu to assassinate and escape, it is difficult to find it at night. ”

Zhiran held the Buddha beads in his hand and looked at Cao Hao with a little compassion in his expression.

"Go out early and return late, there are fewer pedestrians on the road." Cao Hao replied.

"Amitabha!" Zhiran held the Buddha beads and whispered.

Wei Hei frowned more and more when he listened, waved his hand, and said, "No, this trick to lure the snake out of the hole can't be used." I don't know what the number and skill of the other party is, if something goes wrong, who can afford it? It's better to think of another idea, or find a few stand-ins for Childe. ”

Jiang Jian nodded and said, "I understand what Steward Wei means, and the students also agree to use a stand-in." Adults are precious, so they should be cautious. ”

Zhi Ran had already stopped chanting the scriptures, raised his head, and watched Cao Hao's reaction.

Cao Hao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Jiang Jian with some curiosity.

Although Jiang Jian said that he was still vulgar, he was a vegetarian and abided by the rules and precepts. Although this suggestion of using a stand-in seems safer, it is extremely dangerous for the person who is a stand-in.

Although he spared his life, but thinking that others might die for his own sake, Cao Hao struggled a little, unwilling to bear the sin.

"Let's see." Cao Hao touched his chin and said.

Seeing this, Zhiran already had a smile in his eyes, and took a step forward and said: "Wei Ye and Jiang Jushi's proposal, the little monk is willing to do his best......"

* Beijing, Cao Fu.

Cao Yin sat cross-legged on the kang with his infant son beside him. Looking at Changsheng, the appearance of the eldest son appeared in his mind, and he only felt worried.

"Master, master......" Seeing her husband's solemn expression, Li Shi was a little uneasy, and said, "Master, what's wrong?" ”

"Oh, it's okay!" Cao Yin came to his senses and said, "The scabs on Changsheng's face have disappeared, and this time it is completely better." ”

"Yes, ancestor bless. It was not easy to add this bit of blood and bones, if there was a case, the life of the concubine would be ruined. Li held his young son in his arms, and his eyes were full of doting.

For a moment, Cao Yin felt a little dazzling.

He coughed and said, "What did Mrs. say, have you forgotten how many sisters and brothers Yan'er has?" Even if this kid has a case, we should be blessed. If you talk about the rest, you'll be sorry for the other children. ”

Li said with a smile: "Look at what the master said, it's all the meat that fell from the concubine's body, which one of the concubine's bodies can still hurt?" It's the three girls, it's not out of my belly, and I'm just like her. It's just that the big ones are all married, and there are aunts and daughters-in-law who are hurting, so we should be old and have to stand aside. It's not as good as this small one, and it will naturally hurt more when it's around us. ”

Cao Yin listened and didn't say anything more.

When it came to the eldest son, Li calculated the distance in his heart and said, "Master, count the son, the son and daughter-in-law should be in Rehe." Didn't you say that it was brighter than Kyori over there? It's okay in the middle of summer, but I don't know if it's cold or not. But he forgot to tell the two of them more, and I don't know if I brought thicker clothes. ”

Speaking of this, Li remembered the repair of the Haidian Garden a few days ago, and asked: "Master, before my son leaves, didn't you say that you are looking forward to us being able to follow this year?" In that case, it will also allow children to see the world, not to mention, it is cooler than Kyori. Speaking of which, the son and daughter-in-law didn't leave for a few days, but the concubine had some thoughts in her body. In the past few years, she has been stained with the light of her daughter-in-law, and the concubine has become a shopkeeper. When I picked it up again, I also felt a little lacking, but fortunately Amethyst was still there, otherwise I was afraid that I would not be able to stand it. ”

Cao Yin pretended to be on his mind, and he listened to it without a word, but his mind was worried about his eldest son who was hundreds of miles away...... * Jidian, the head of the circle, and the royal boat.

Kangxi sat behind the bookcase and said to the person kneeling on the ground: "That is, I will lead my hand to the sect and jointly investigate and deal with this matter with the governor's yamen and the chief soldier's yamen." We must eradicate all evil, and we must bring these lawless bandits to justice. ”

"Whew, the minion obeys!" And he that kneels on the earth prostrates in answer.

Kangxi nodded at Wei Zhu, who was standing next to him, and Wei Zhu held the holy oracle on the imperial case and went to the man.

The man looked up and took the will.

I heard Kangxi say again: "I know that you have a deep personal relationship with Cao Hao, so I pointed out that you went to Shandong to investigate this matter in detail, and I hope that you will do your best not to live up to my high hopes." ”

That person was none other than Nalan Fusen, the first-class guard of the Imperial Front.

After listening to Kangxi's words, he had to kowtow again: "Slaves don't dare to discredit the holy grace, they respect the holy will and do things wholeheartedly." ”

Kangxi listened, looked at him twice, and said for a while: "Kneel down!" ”

Naranfusen answered, bowing his head and retreating.

After a while, I heard someone outside the door: "Huang Ama, the son is ordered to see the driver!" ”

"Come in!" Kangxi stood up and rubbed Fa Mu's arm.

The one who came was the sixteenth elder brother. Seeing Kangxi's gloomy expression, he felt a little bottomless in his heart, and looked at Kangxi's arm, not knowing if it was the Holy Communion.

Now, what he is most worried about is the body of the imperial father.

There is the filial piety of the son to the father, and the dependence of the courtier on the emperor.

Kangxi pointed to the fold in front of the emperor and said, "That, you take a look." ”

It's not a matter of the dragon's health, the sixteenth elder brother breathed a sigh of relief, answered, and stepped forward to take the fold and look at it.

After reading a few lines, his expression changed greatly, and the heart he had just put down hung again......

(To be continued)