On the twenty-first day of the lunar month, the holy driver returned to Changchun Garden.

The twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the Great Dynasty Meeting, Changchun Garden, Arrow Hall.

Perhaps because of the fatigue of the journey, Kangxi looked less clear than before the tour, his face was solemn, and he looked more and more unpredictable.

Whether it is the prince of the clan Baylor or the civil and military officials, standing in the queue, they all have to be a little apprehensive.

After the "Killing the Eagle" incident, the eighth elder brother was reprimanded, not to mention, and even with Oro Dai, Alinga and others, they were all declared as "forming a party", and they couldn't guarantee which one would be their turn next time.

Since the crown prince's position is unstable, he privately wants to stand in line earlier, and there are more civil and military officials who have something to do with the eighth elder brother.

Pulling radishes and bringing out the mud, if the Lord wants to investigate, I don't know how many officials will be replaced in the court.

What is surprising is that not only is the eighth elder brother not listed in the court, but Kangxi also did not mention this son. This makes those who have ghosts in their hearts more and more bottomless, do they not plan to have a seizure, or do they want to wait for a major seizure?

At today's court meeting, it was a little dull, and it was just a promotion of some officials.

On the side of the civil officials, there was Lai Lai of the Zuo Shuzi Party as the secretary of Guanglu Temple, Yang Lin, the governor of Fujian land route, as the governor of Guangdong, and Chen Ying, the governor of Taiwan Province in Fujian, as the governor of Biyuan.

On the military attaché's side, Yongjina, the deputy capital of the Red Banner Mongolia, was adjusted to the deputy capital of Manchuria under the Yellow Banner; Promoted to the army to lead the clan Lethun as the deputy capital of the Red Banner Mongolia; The commander of the Protector Army, Jue Luoydun, was the deputy capital of Mongolia with red flags; The commander of the Protector Army, Jue Luo Yingzhu, was the deputy commander of the Han Army under the White Banner; The first-class guard Niyahachu is the deputy capital of Mongolia under the Blue Banner.

Although it is common for officials to change at the end of each year, it is rare for civil and military officials to speculate about the promotion of the guards around him to the deputy commander of the Eight Banners.

I don't know if it's the Eight Banners Protector or the Gyeonggi Eight Banners?

Cao Yin and Cao Hao, father and son, have different thoughts and do not share the same with everyone.

Cao Yin stood in the queue of civil officials, standing with his head bowed, and his heart was very excited. After more than 30 years in the south of the Yangtze River, how can you not be a little excited?

Raising his head slightly, looking at Kangxi who was getting old on the dragon chair, Cao Yin thought about the love of the monarch and his ministers for more than 50 years, and he also felt sour in his heart.

Although he has been a slave to the Son of Heaven for most of his life, acting as the eyes and ears of the emperor, he has not achieved anything, but he has also witnessed the growth of a generation of emperors.

When he was young, the emperor with a smile and didn't like to talk much; When he was a teenager, he was an emperor who forbears in every way because of the power of his ministers; When he was young, he was about to cut the feudal domain and become an emperor together; In the prime of life, the emperor who attacked Mongolia in the north and defended his territory...... And today, this is an old man, but he is a majestic emperor...... According to the rules, these hundred officials can't look directly at the sky, or they are disrespectful.

Cao Yin was peeking sideways, and unconsciously a little forgetful, so he lifted it up.

Kangxi sat on the high dragon chair, looked at the hundred officials below, and happened to see Cao Yin.

Seeing Cao Yin's true feelings revealed, Kangxi's tense expression gradually softened a lot.

Between the monarchs and ministers, there are only a few feet apart, but there are two people in the middle for decades.

At that moment, Kangxi seemed to have returned to more than fifty years ago, when he was still a young boy who had just ascended to the king of God, and his grandmother Cao Sun led Cao Yin into the court for the first time.

Obviously, he didn't understand anything at that time, so he pretended to be a little adult, and gave Cao Yin pen and ink and other things.

Thinking of this, Kangxi's eyes narrowed, hiding the confusion in his gaze.

Are you really old? Recently, I have become more and more fond of recalling the past, and the scenes since I remember them are like a picture book, vivid.

For what happened in front of me, I was unconsciously in a trance, and I always couldn't remember it.

Although he has been an emperor all his life and is unique, in the face of aging and death, Kangxi still has a little fear in his heart.

He didn't want to become an aging emperor and lose his authority, so he could only try his best to hide his changes.

Cao Hao is different from Cao Yin, even if he has been in the office for many years, he can't give birth to the idea of "loyalty" in his mind.

He understands the worship of the royal family by young people under Confucian education, but he will not follow the crowd; He can also understand Cao Yin's loyalty to Kangxi because of his "gentleman's kindness", but he is unwilling to "inherit his father's business".

What Chu Yu said once again confirmed Cao Hao and Mr. Zhuang's previous speculation.

Li may be the biological daughter of Prince Yu Fuquan, or the biological daughter of the emperor on the dragon chair.

To say that there is no curiosity is false, since he knew that his mother was not an ordinary clan girl, but a royal branch or a close branch, Cao Hao also thought a lot.

Even, when he saw Kangxi and the sixteenth elder brother, Cao Hao felt a little strange.

One of these two may be his maternal grandfather or maternal grandfather, and the other may be his own uncle or cousin.

Li's life experience has been hidden for more than 40 years, and there should be a place for the royal taboo, otherwise Kangxi would not have wronged his daughter or niece to stay in the people, and finally pointed out to Cao Yin, who was not a few years younger than him, as his stepmother.

Of course, there is a reason for trusting the Cao family, does it also mean that he also has a problem with this niece or daughter, and he does not really love him?

It's too complicated, Cao Hao feels that his hair is numb, it's better to be simpler, it's better to be simple.

has Li Xu as an uncle, which has already given him a headache; He didn't dare to imagine what it would be like for the prince of the Manchu Dynasty, Brother or Prince Yu, to become his uncle.

I have to sort out this matter with my father, and I can hide it for the rest of my life. Even for the Li family, being the daughter of the Li family is much better than her father's unknown and abandoned background.

Is the world really going as it should be? There is no way to know.

Cao Hao stood in the queue, thinking like this in his heart, but he stayed up for nearly an hour in a deferential manner, and finally was beaten and dispersed. After the Holy Driver started, the atmosphere in the entire Arrow Hall was different.

Because the seal calculated by Qin Tianjian before is today, this is the last court meeting a year ago.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the officials returned to the yamen to seal the seal, and began to take annual leave, how not to be excited.

How about the eighth elder brother, that will wait for the next year. After surviving today's hurdle, under the New Year, everyone doesn't want to think about any resignation.

After all, it's not auspicious, and it's unlucky to think about it.

They were happy, and when Brother Jiu saw everyone's demeanor, his face was so dark that he was afraid.

Before the eighth elder brother had an accident earlier, these people were all flattering like something; Now that the eighth elder brother has not yet reached a conclusion, they can't wait to dissect it immediately.

Even when they saw the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, they were also like hiding from a disaster, a little alienated and a little fake in their respect.

It's just that I don't know what the imperial father thinks now, and although Brother Jiu is dissatisfied, he doesn't dare to be as casual as in the past. He patted Brother Ten on the shoulder, and the two brothers went out together.

These words, although the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother exchanged letters constantly, but some words could not be put on the pen, and they always had to ask about the scene of the accident at that time in order to find something.

Cao Yin handed over the invitation sign before the court meeting, and after the court dispersed, an attendant came to summon him. He turned his head, glanced at his son, nodded at him, and went with the attendant.

On Cao Hao's side, he heard Wang Jingzeng talk about what he had seen on the way, but he was a little impatient in his heart.

When he first returned to Beijing a few days ago, Wang Jingzeng had been talking about these things in the yamen for a long time. Now the adult did not know how to forget, and recited it again.

Tang Zhiyu still looked so serious, but Yi Duli was a little too lazy to deal with it, "coughed", and said, "Lord Cao, Lord Wang, let's go back to the yamen?" ”

Cao Hao nodded and didn't say anything, Wang Jingzeng was just about to nod, when he saw the sixteenth elder brother walking over with a smile.

Led by Cao Hao, everyone leaned over and said, "Sixteenth Master." ”

The sixteenth elder brother smiled and waved his hand, and said, "You don't have to be polite, you Lord Cao borrowed it first, and you Lord Cao has something to explain." ”

Cao Hao once served as the companion of the sixteenth elder brother, and it is a well-known thing that the two have made friends.

However, when the sixteenth elder brother said this, everyone didn't know what to say, but Cao Hao opened his mouth and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, please go back to the yamen first, and the official will accompany the sixteenth master to say a few words, and then go back quickly, and the work of the yamen seal will not be delayed." ”

Everyone responded, said goodbye to the sixteenth elder brother, and hugged Cao Hao again before leaving together.

The sixteenth elder brother looked at everyone's backs, turned his head and saw that there was no one in front of him, and asked Cao Hao in a low voice: "I heard that Wang Jingzeng's nerd is usually quite arrogant, didn't he give you a face?" Are you young and tender, don't let people bully you? ”

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "No matter how young you are, you have been in the yamen for several years, and you won't be bullied." ”

Although there are no people coming and going outside this arrow hall, there are also some officials who have not come out of the garden to talk in twos and threes, which is not the place to speak.

The sixteenth elder brother said to Cao Hao: "Follow me to my side, it just so happened that I asked for two strings of Buddhist beads in the Rehe Temple, one for my family, and one for your daughter......" Speaking of this, he paused and said: "I know that you don't believe in ghosts and gods, but just ask for peace of mind." ”

Cao Hao's heart was warm when he heard this, and he said, "Thank you for the sixteenth master." The things of ghosts and gods, now I am also confused. Although I told myself in my heart that I shouldn't believe it, I also looked forward to the appearance of the Buddha. In the end, when I thought of Tianhui, I couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing him like this, the sixteenth elder brother hurriedly said, "Look at what I'm doing this morning?" My cousin and aunt and uncle-in-law can enter Beijing, and my son has also returned, so I should see these good ones. By the way, I didn't catch up with your family's happy event two days ago, but I was going to join in the fun. It's okay to eat and drink or something, mainly to go over and say hello to my cousin. ”

Cao Hao listened and said, "Hmm." The mother also talked about the mother and the sixteenth master several times. It's just that the mother followed her before, and her mother couldn't see her if she wanted to ask for peace. In the future, the next two times are in Beijing, whether the mother summons or the mother hands the sign to ask for a meeting, there is always hope of meeting. ”

The two chatted while walking, and after gossiping, the sixteenth elder brother lowered his voice and asked, "Fu Ruo, the two birds of the starling brother, whose handiwork do you think?" Could it be that it's really the fourteenth brother? He was in Beijing this time, and he didn't have a follower, if he could stretch out his hand to the side of the imperial driving camp, that ability should not be underestimated! ”

Regardless of whether it is the fourteenth elder brother or not, as long as Kangxi doesn't want to be deeply entangled, then the black pot of the eighth elder brother is determined.

Cao Hao pondered for a moment and said: "Whether it was him or not, there is no evidence, and it is not easy to say; But it's him who gets the cheapest, and it won't be long before everyone knows about it. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Hao couldn't help but be stunned.

Yes, the eighth elder brother is unlucky, and the fourteenth elder brother will benefit the most from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

However, such a naked benefit is sought by the fourteenth elder brother's layout?

Even before, no one would suspect the "Killing Eagle" to the Fourteenth Elder Brother; After the fourteenth elder brother replaced the eighth elder brother, what kind of speculation would Kangxi and the elder brothers have in the court?

It was the fourteenth elder brother who saw Kangxi getting old and couldn't wait to accumulate his own strength; Or is there someone else behind the scenes, skillfully using means to make the eighth elder brother dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, and he can't tell if he suffers?

I don't know why, Cao Hao's mind flashed Kangxi's gloomy face.

The fall of the eighth elder brother, the "benefit" the most, and Kangxi himself...... * Yuanzi East Road, Qingxi Book House.

Kangxi sat on the kang, looked at Cao Yin on the ground and bowed to kneel, and said, "Don't kneel, sit and talk." ”

Wei Zhu stood in the room, listened to Kangxi's words, and immediately moved a round stool covered with soft cushions, and placed it two steps away from the side of the kang.

Since it was the Son of Heaven's golden mouth and jade tooth oracle, Cao Yin only thanked him first, and then sat down. He raised his head and looked at Kangxi, gagged his mouth, and was a little speechless under the excitement.

When Kangxi saw him like this, he couldn't help but be a little moved, and laughed at himself: "I haven't seen me for more than a year, do you think I'm old?" Don't say it's you, even I don't dare to look in the mirror. ”

Cao Yin hurriedly shook his head and said, "Long live the master is not old, but he just looks less than last spring." The slave was overjoyed, and went south for thirty years, and said that he dreamed of returning to the master of Banzai on an errand, and finally came back......" At the end, I couldn't help but cry.

"Do you want to be an errand with me?" Kangxi looked at Cao Yin, who was full of tears, and groaned in his mouth......

(To be continued)