Not everyone is looking forward to coming out, such as Brother Jiu.

Two years ago, he built a garden in Rehe, and he enjoyed it very much. Who made him fatter and fatter, and he couldn't stand the summer heat.

Although he knew that there would be a June that would bring the prince and elder brother back to Beijing, the ninth elder brother did not expect that the errand would be his turn and that of the tenth elder brother.

Brother Jiu also deliberately ran to the front of the palace, thinking about whether he could unload the errand, but Kangxi only told him a few words to be on an errand, so he sent him to kneel.

In the capital in June, but at the hottest time, the stove is like a stove.

Brother Jiu didn't worry about resisting the decree, but he was not a diligent person. Not to mention the "rectification" in Rehe, which is more than 300 miles from Rehe to the capital, he took a carriage and set off early every morning, and went to the post station to rest when he was high, and traveled for ten days.

If it weren't for the fact that Brother Tenth was in a hurry, he would be really impatient, and Brother Nine would still be able to stay in Huairou and Miyun for a few days. This road dragged on, and when the two elder brothers returned to the capital, it was already the end of June.

Even the tenth elder brother, who has never been fond of bad hearts, was a little worried, and said: "Ninth brother, the road has been delayed for a long time, and the emperor knows it, so he has to reprimand him, how is this good?" ”

The Ninth Elder Brother glanced at him and said, "Tenth Brother only thinks of this now, isn't it too late?" I had already given Huang Ama an excerpt, saying that it was a heat stroke on the road and delayed the trip. Anyway, Huang Ama knows me, and I am the least heat-tolerant. ”

Speaking of this, he also carried a little pride.

This "no interest" is also a good thing, if you are someone else, who dares to delay the emperor's errand; Only he has never been attentive in political affairs, and the imperial father didn't really expect him, but let him put on a name.

If he is really "conscientious", I am afraid that he is not down-to-earth, and he will be the emperor's father.

This delay diverged from the steward of Beizi Mansion who went to Rehe to find people.

When Brother Jiu returns to Beijing, there is a tricky matter waiting for him.

"The fourteenth elder brother's outer house accidentally 'went to the water'?" When Brother Jiu heard the news, his face became gloomy.

It's not when the weather is dry and dry, how can you "walk the water"?

Brother Jiu is the prince, he doesn't dare to say anything else, but he still has a little bit of knowledge.

This is only if it is related to the powerful, the "accident" is most likely not an "accident".

is like the seventh elder brother's "falling horse", which seems to be an "accident", but in fact, the evil slave is mad and murders his master.

"Got it checked? Who's doing it? Brother Nine asked.

The housekeeper bowed down and replied: "Master, this is what happened just a while ago, I only know that there is no room for survival, and the other minions are still being tracked down." ”

"Your hands are spicy!" Brother Jiu narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, "Is it the claws of those little cubs of the Wanyan family?" ”

Although it was the fourteenth elder brother's outer house, not the ninth elder brother's, after all, the fourteenth elder brother entrusted it to him before leaving, and he has also taken care of it for the past few years.

The housekeeper thought for a moment and replied, "Master, it's not like the meaning of the Fourteen Fujin. The Wu family is the top of the Fourteenth Master's heart, and the Fourteenth Fujin also wanted to do it in his early years, didn't he get a warning from the Fourteenth Master? ”

Brother Jiu nodded, thinking about Wanyan, who had always been "virtuous" in front of people, and said, "That's right, it shouldn't be her." Which one is it that dares to commit murder in the inner city and is so rampant? ”

He was just annoyed by the other party's arrogance, and as for the people who were burned to death because of "walking water", he didn't put it on Brother Jiu's heart: "Twenty taels of silver, make a ...... for Qiuhong's family"

Speaking of this, Brother Jiu felt lucky.

Fortunately, he had prepared early, knowing that the more the fourteenth elder brother was in the limelight, the more people were staring at the Wu family, and he had already discussed with the fourteenth elder brother before the fourteenth elder brother left Beijing, and "stealing beams and changing pillars" exchanged a maid from Beizi Mansion for the Wu family.

The Wu family moved to a house under the name of the ninth elder brother and could not be hidden.

Even if there is no minus fourteen elder brother to entrust, the ninth elder brother also feels annoyed: "Check carefully, don't fall behind, the master wants to see, who is so fat and dares to break ground on Tai Sui's head......"

The Wu family is the favorite of the fourteenth elder brother, which is not a secret in the clan.

Although she is not the official wife and concubine of the fourteenth elder brother, and she has not entered the royal jade plate, there are many powerful families in the capital who know her.

The female relatives gossip, often putting the fourteenth elder brother's favorite Wu family and Yaer Jiang's favorite Yang family together.

During his lifetime, although the Yang family did not enter Prince Jian's mansion, he was favored only during his lifetime, which made the wives and concubines of the palace have to retreat; After his death, he mourned and honored, and the little Gege he left behind was raised under the name of the prince's concubine.

Earlier, there were still speculations that this Prince Jian Jifujin was robbed of the limelight by the Yang family, and whether he could tolerate the concubine, there were many serious people waiting to see her jokes.

Unlike, this Ji Fujin is not very old, but he does things properly, not arrogant or jealous, so that people can't find the slightest mistake.

Even if Fujin left two brothers-in-law in front of him, he only treated his stepmother with sincerity and respect.

Wu's side seems to be less decent than Yang's, more like "Jinwu Zangjiao", and there are few people who have seen her. I heard that in the early years, the Fourteenth Fujin proposed to let the Wu family enter the palace, but the Fourteenth Elder Brother rejected it.

At first, everyone thought that the fourteenth elder brother was a "slave" of the Wu family, and he was not allowed to be on the stage.

I don't want to, in the past ten years with the Wu family, the fourteenth elder brother has never entered a newcomer, nor has he added a man and a woman. In this way, everything is said.

You must know that even when Yaerjianga "favored" the Yang family, he did not delay the palace Tianding; Just when he was doing a lot of things for the death of the Yang family, the palace also added side blessings and blessings.

The Wu family has long become a charming "fox spirit", otherwise how could the fourteenth elder brother be fascinated by a woman.

It's strange to say, before the accident in the past, everyone thought that the popularity of the Fourteenth Fujin was good, and they were warm, and they would come to trouble, and they would be close to the younger generations, and the elders would be respectful, and everyone should praise them.

After the fourteenth elder brother's outer house "walked on the water", everyone thought that the fourteenth elder brother's top brother, the Wu family, had been buried in the fire, and he had to "tsk" twice and sigh a few sentences.

It was unanimously attributed to this "accident" to the head of the Fourteenth Fujin.

However, after a few days of hard work, the rumors have spread to the ears of the Fourteen Fujin, which has a nose and eyes, and even the mother's family of the Fourteenth Fujin thinks that she did it, and makes people enter the palace to inquire.

Fourteen Fujin was really shocked and angry, and since she knew that Wu's "accident" had happened, she was in her bedroom. It's not that you are a thief, but that you are weak if you don't be a thief.

She knew that it wasn't herself, even if she hated the Wu family, she wouldn't be so decisive and tear her face with her husband, but could her husband believe her?

Now, even her mother's family blames her for being "reckless", how can Fourteen Fujin not be wronged?

She couldn't stand it anymore and finally fell ill.

The imperial doctor only said that it was "heart fire depression" and "external wind evil", so that she could recuperate with peace of mind.

No, in the eyes of others, she was sick at this time, and the real illness became a "fake disease", and all kinds of gossip was very unbearable for a while...... Compared with the bustle of the capital, Rehe is much more peaceful.

On the Fujian side of Taiwan, Cao Hao only knew that the holy decree of attacking Taiwan and quelling the rebellion had been issued, and now he was waiting for the good news of the Fujian sailors.

What makes people happy is that news has come from Shandong and Henan one after another, and it has rained.

Although it was a little late to see the rain in July, as long as there was no drought for many years and there was rain, the crops could be replanted, and the people would be able to starve to death.

The fourth elder brother also thought so, and Cao Hao saw this from his more relaxed expression.

As for Shanxi and Shaanxi, where there is no news of rainfall, the policies of the imperial court are different.

Shaanxi is in the northwest, and it is necessary to provide logistics for the northwest army, and if it is chaotic, Shi Shilun, the governor of Caoyun, has long been in Shaanxi, presiding over the affairs of Caoyun's westward transportation of grain; Shanxi's words, according to the meaning of the imperial court, are more "rich gentry and giants", "families have surplus grain", collect grain at parity prices, and provide relief to the victims.

Shanxi is in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and there are many garrisons in the Eight Banners, even if some people are dissatisfied with the imperial court's "robbing the rich and helping the poor", there will be no accidents.

Although Cao Hao's relief article Chen was rejected by Kangxi and not adopted, it was not useless.

He also made a special decision to reprimand the local officials, mentioning the malpractice of officials embezzling grain from local granaries. It's just that the will only shows that he is a clear king, and he is clear about the lack of grain in the local granary, but he has no intention of strictly investigating and pursuing it.

There is no other reason, but I still want to seek the word "stability", not only knocking and knocking on local officials, but also not wanting to make waves because of this matter.

Cao Hao only felt sad, the elderly emperor, even if he knew that the country was full of corrupt officials, how difficult the people's livelihood was, and the officialdom was already stinking, he did not have the courage to dig out the carrion on the top.

However, although Kangxi "seeks perfection", he is not old and confused, and finally knows that the fourth elder brother is capable and sincerely serves the country and the people.

After the fourth elder brother recovered from his illness, Kangxi was fortunate to have Wang Yuan, which can be regarded as resolving the suspicion between father and son due to different political views.

Inside and outside the palace, there is a picture of father and son's filial piety, which makes the third elder brother slandered.

Even if he understood and knew that the position was "indisputable", he would no longer have the small actions he had before. However, as the chief of the princes, it is impossible to say that he is completely dead.

Now, he only hopes that the imperial father will live for two more years, and the fourteenth elder brother in the northwest will be defeated, so that maybe the throne will fall to him endlessly.

Perhaps because of the different positions, the perception is different.

Earlier, the third elder brother only thought that it was a good thing to be favored by the emperor's father.

When I went to Rehe this year, Hulala followed a bunch of princes, and the third elder brother couldn't help but think about it.

It's not so much "pampering" as "guarding", a capable and independent prince in the capital is not left, what is the imperial father "guarding"?

It's not good to think too much, and it makes people tremble too much.

In the comfortable life of Rehe, Cao Hao ushered in his twenty-eighth birthday.

Because it is not a full life, their husband and wife didn't want to do it, but the bad customs in the officialdom, the "three festivals and two longevity" subordinate officials must be filial to the officials.

Especially Cao Hao was promoted to the head of the household department, and his life is not a secret in officialdom.

In this way, there are many birthday gifts sent by the Ministry of Household Management and the subordinate officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The household department is Cao Hao's direct subordinate, and the Internal Affairs Office is where he stayed in his early years, and now there are many colleagues who are still there, and everyone knows the friendship between the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Hao, and is willing to maintain the relationship.

Cao Yuan of the capital also wrote a letter to him, and after the middle of June, there were Beijing officials who sent birthday gifts to Cao's mansion, and relatives and friends also sent people to the door one after another.

In this way, Cao Hao couldn't keep a low profile, so he had to find a good restaurant, and asked for two tables to go to the garden to thank his colleagues.

As for the inner house, there were also two tables of wine, and Chu Yu accompanied the female guests.

As for inviting drama troupes and acting in big plays, they are all exempt. Now that the northwest is fighting and the southwest is in turmoil, and the Central Plains is in a great drought, Cao Hao does not dare to be in the limelight at this time.

If he was targeted by the imperial history and charged with a crime indiscriminately, which angered Kangxi, wouldn't he be wronged?

Among the princes and grandsons, Cao Hao only invited the fourth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother who were also officials. The fourth elder brother was "busy" with official affairs, so he only sent gifts over, while the sixteenth elder brother brought a few officials of the Internal Affairs Office who were familiar with Cao Hao to eat and drink together with Yi Duli.

In the hands of the sixteenth elder brother, the emerald green is the birthday gift given by Cao Hao when he passed his life a few days ago - the jade cigarette holder.

Although the sixteenth elder brother quit opium, he has not been spared because of the promotion of cigarettes in the capital in recent years.

Cao Hao persuaded him several times, but he couldn't stop it, after all, this tobacco leaf is different from opium, and it has been transmitted to China for hundreds of years, so the harm is not so great.

Even before cigarettes, everyone smoked cigarette bags and pots for two or three hundred years.

Fortunately, for cigarettes, Brother Sixteen is more of a man's pastime, and his addiction is not big, but when others smoke it, he smokes one with it.

Cao Hao couldn't persuade the sixteenth elder brother not to smoke, so he found a good piece of jade, made someone carve a set of cigarette holders, and gave it to the sixteenth elder brother.

Whether it can play a role in worrying, Cao Hao can't say well, but he thinks that having a cigarette holder is better than nothing.

Unlike, this small cigarette holder has attracted the sideways eyes of the Mongolian princes.

The Mongol princes had a vast fiefdom, cattle and sheep slaves under their names, plus the rewards of the imperial court, they could not be said to be rich, and they were much more generous than the princes of the capital clan.

This cigarette has long been sold to various ministries in Mongolia.

Nowadays, it is common for Mongolian princes to carry a gold cigarette box and a silver cigarette box in their purse. When meeting people, in addition to serving tea, it is also necessary to smoke more.

But at this time, the cigarette does not have a filter, and it cannot be smoked to the end, and a cigarette has to be thrown in half. If you want to take two more puffs, you have to burn your fingers.

The cigarette holder in the hand of the sixteenth elder brother made many people's eyes hot, and many people inquired where it came from, and wanted to ask the sixteenth elder brother for "transfer" at a high price.

The birthday gift given by Cao Hao, the sixteenth elder brother naturally will not "transfer", but his brain is active, and he immediately saw that this "cigarette holder" has a lot of regulations to make.

So, after giving Kangxi, someone hurried back to the capital.

After a few days, there was a "built-in" cigarette holder in Rehe. The materials are different, including jade agate, gold and silver, individual inlaid gemstones, and sets of different sizes.

Naturally, this novelty is also expensive.

However, no one lacks these small money, and the Mongolian princes who love face more choose the expensive ones to buy.

You know, this is an "inside-made" thing, even if the craftsmen outside can imitate it, there is no such exquisite craftsmanship.

In addition to personal use, many people also buy ten or twenty more. The gold and jade material can be used for gifts, and the least good can only be silver, which can be rewarded.

All of a sudden, cigarette holders can be seen everywhere in Rehe...... Even if you didn't smoke cigarettes before, you have a box of cigarettes in your pocket in order to show off your new cigarette holder...... Otherwise, seeing everyone dragging long braids and wearing coats, Cao Hao would be confused in this cloud-driven fog......

(To be continued)