Chapter 1206 Complete

Because Hongli began to learn how to do it, Hang Seng also ended his companionship career.

For a moment, Hang Seng felt that he was doing nothing.

The brothers were preparing for the exam and the marriage. He was just an idle man, who was resting at home for about ten days, and he couldn't sit still, so he volunteered to assist several managers in handling the birthday of Li.

Changsheng will take the boy exam next year, but Hengsheng is still hesitating whether to end up with his uncle. But of course it is not a literacy exam, but a desire to take the martial arts exam.

He was hesitating whether to ask his father about his opinion, but someone had already made an idea for him.

"This is still necessary to think about it, and it is naturally a supplement to the guard!" Hongli said without hesitation after hearing Heng Seng's plan.

Hongzhou, who followed, glared at Hengsheng with a grudge and said, "Is this the fourth brother still necessary to say this? I haven't heard of any prince's companion to read, and I'm just free to write this? Are you sincerely leaving us with your relationship?"

Hang Seng was stunned when he heard this. When he was a child, he thought to be like his father, and then to be a guard. He has become older in recent years and knows that guards are not just needed.

Although if the prince intervened in this matter, it would be easy to do, he did not expect Hongli to take the initiative to help.

Seeing Hengsheng's face full of chaos, Hongli couldn't help but be surprised and said, "You have been back for more than ten days. Regarding your future, Lord Cao hasn't revealed his words?"

"My father said I was tired and asked me to take a break first. My mother also said I had lost weight and asked me to replenish my body well." Hang Seng replied with a smile.

When he first returned to Beijing, Hang Seng was a little haggard, but after half a month, he was already alive and strong. He was already tall and didn't look like a fifteen-year-old boy, like a young man.

Hongli is tall and doesn't think anything; Hongzhou is not as tall as Hang Seng, but now after hearing what he said, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, looked at Hang Seng several times, and said, "What are the eyes of Sister Rui and Lord Cao? Where are you losing weight? If you make up for it, you will become fat."

These two princes were able to come to visit him. Hengsheng was in a good mood and didn't care about Hongzhou's jokes. He smiled and said, "There's no way. I didn't think that I went to Khalkha before, and I thought the food at home was delicious. I could eat two more bowls of rice in one meal than before."

Hang Seng studied with him in the palace for many years, and everyone was eating together at noon. Hong Zhou knew about his appetite.

Hearing him say that he could "eat two more bowls of rice" at each meal, Hongzhou couldn't help but be shocked and said incredible: "You originally had three bowls of rice. If you eat two more bowls, wouldn't it be five bowls?"

While speaking, he reached out his hand, spread his five fingers, and looked at Hang Seng with a little more intense gaze.

Hang Seng nodded embarrassedly and said, "Well, it's just five bowls. If you eat it happily, you can sometimes eat six bowls."

When Hongzhou heard this, he opened his eyes wide, showing a little envy, and turned his head to Hongli and said, "Fourth Brother, what are you saying today? I have to spend my meal at the Cao family before returning to the palace!"

Seeing that he was so silly, Hongli couldn't help but touch his forehead.

Fortunately, everyone was familiar with each other in front of Hang Seng, otherwise others would think that he, the prince, would not have enough food in the palace after seeing him.

Speaking of which, it is not that the dishes in the palace are not delicious, but that day after day, year after year, similar recipes cannot taste delicious food.

At this time, it is normal to change your appetite and eat something outside and think it tastes delicious.

Hengsheng is generous and willing to stay guests, but he still asked in detail: "Fourth Master, the fifth Master is willing to admire his face. It is the decentness of our Cao family. I just want to send someone back to the palace to report it so that the empresses can't summon them and worry about not being able to find the two masters?"

Hongli waved his hand and said, "No, it's okay to return to the palace before Youzheng (6 o'clock in the evening)."

After staying in the palace for many years, Hang Seng has also become a little cautious. Thinking of the two princes, he is still a little worried.

Hongzhou explained: "My fourth brother took me out of the palace today to verify the birthday ceremony of the Birthday Festival, and reported it to the emperor and his mother."

Only then did Hengsheng feel relieved, he called a servant, passed the message to his mother, and told the two princes about the food they kept.

Hongzhou naturally smiled and said, "By the way, Bai Li said, a Mongolian convoy arrived at your mansion two days ago? Why did you say that, is it a good thing you brought back from Mongolia?"

Bai Li was his companion and lived in Caofuqian Street.

Two days after the first time Hang Seng came back, he was summoned by the Fourth Prince and entered the palace once. At that time, Hongzhou wanted to ask for a gift, Hang Seng told him that he would return to Beijing first, and other luggage items would be delayed to Beijing, and promised that the gift would be presented in a few days.

Hang Seng nodded and said, "It was indeed some things that the slave bought there, mainly gifts from the Khan's Mansion. Just as he was thinking about how to pass messages to the palace, the two princes fell down, but it was cheap."

After saying this, he called a servant again and whispered a few instructions.

After a while, the servant came over with a tray. Hengsheng got up and took it, and personally served it to the two princes.

Hongli’s two pairs of Mongolian swords inlaid with lapis lazuli, and Hongzhou’s two pairs of silver wine pots inlaid with eight treasures.

Hongli took it and said thank you in his mouth. However, Hongzhou played with the wine pot, frowned and said, "You can't fool me? Is my husband thinking about it for so long, just a pair of small wine pots?"

Hang Seng smiled and said, "This is just a gadget. It is made by an old Mongolian craftsman over there. It is not as exquisite as the inner creations. It is just a meaning. The gifts of the two masters are collected in the Haidian Garden, but it is not cheap to see now."

When Hongli heard this, his eyes flashed and he didn't say anything; Hongzhou's eyes lit up and he said, "But it is a Mongolian horse?"

Hang Seng nodded and said, "That's right. Thanks to the gift from the Khan's Mansion, I have obtained dozens of horses. I have already left a few horses. If the two masters do not dislike me, I will respect them to them. Whether they are rewarded by the two masters or left for the opening of the mansion, I will follow the instructions of the two masters."

Hongzhou was a little excited and kept saying, "Okay, okay, this is a good gift."

Hongli also became interested and asked, "Is it an adult horse or a foal?"

"It depends on your wishes." Hang Seng said.

Hongli said: "Then you will be a grown-up horse. In two days, you will send someone directly to Shangshangsiyuan. Compare the horses in the outer ranch outside the Tongkou to see which one has better endurance. If it is really good, you can keep it as a stallion."

"Wait." Hang Seng stood up and responded.

Hongzhou thought for a while and said, "I originally wanted a foal, and I was trained by others and rewarded him later. Since the fourth brother wanted to become a male horse, I also wanted to become a female horse. If I keep it as a stallion, there will be many foals in a few years."

With such a joke, a manager came to pass the message. Chu Yu invited the two princes to talk to Wutongyuan.

Cao Yong went to the yamen and was not in the mansion. Hongli was also about to find his cousin to talk about the matter of Hengsheng as a guard.

Although it is not difficult for the children to be appointed as guards with the current status of the Cao family, there was a legitimate son of the Cao family before his lifetime.

According to the old calendar, most powerful families gave their eldest sons with inheritance rights to serve the guards, so they had the opportunity to approach the emperor and had a great future.

But after all, Hang Seng has different identities. Although he is the second son, he is the prince's companion.

Even if there is no mark on his body, he is considered the Fourth Prince's person when he looks at others.

In fact, even if the two brothers of the Cao family are appointed as guards, it is not a difficult task. I just don’t know if the eldest son of the Cao family really recognized the imperial examination career.

Hongli thought this way, and together with Hongzhou, he followed Hengsheng into the inner house and went to Wutongyuan.

This time, the cousin and sister thought of going together.

Chu Yu asked someone to invite two princes Wutongyuan to speak, which was the purpose of serving Hang Seng as a guard.

Cao Yong thought to himself that he was the prince of Hang Seng, but he didn't expect that he would be there at the moment. Chu Yu's woman was very careful and could see that Hang Seng was uncomfortable in the mansion.

After all, now when I was a child, others had something to do, and he was idle alone and was really bored.

However, Cao Yong was busy these days in order to supplement the discussions between the sea trade statement and the ministry, and Chu Yu couldn't find the time to discuss with her husband.

In her opinion, it is natural to make up for Hang Seng as a guard and be cheap.

When I heard that the two princes were visiting, Chu Yu asked someone to invite them to Wutongyuan to find out the fourth prince's words.

According to the old rules in the palace, even if a prince like Hang Seng joins a guard who is a master, he will often be assigned to the prince to serve as a servant even if he enters the guard office.

Unexpectedly, when Hongli took the initiative to mention this matter, Chu Yu was very happy, but he did not show his face. He only said that he was grateful to the two princes for their concern for Hang Seng and would talk about it after discussing with her husband.

Hongli has been learning to do errands in the six ministries recently. Thinking of Cao Yong's busyness recently, his slight dissatisfaction with his neglect of Hengsheng's neglect has disappeared.

The two princes were left to talk for a while, and someone from the kitchen reported that the table had been prepared and asked Chu Yu where to place the table.

Finally, he was placed in the flower hall in the front yard. Tianyou happened to come back from going out, so he came forward to accompany him.

He was young and was a Juren, and he had a handsome character like a zhilan and a jade tree. Hongli talked with him in a more speculative manner. Hongzhou and Hengsheng were left aside, holding their jobs, but their belly was opened.

I wonder if it was because of the "scent of the pot", Hongzhou ate three bowls of rice in one breath, and held the bowl and called the servant to add more rice.

Hongli happened to see it and hurriedly said, "How many times have you added it? You can't add it anymore. What should I do if I have to make it up?"

Although Hongzhou was a little reluctant, he was obedient and drank half a bowl of bamboo shoot soup before putting down the chopsticks.

After all, it was a little bit supported. Hongzhou was touching his stomach and leaving the Cao Mansion. Hongli had to preach. When he returned to the palace, he was a little worried and asked someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to prescribe a food pill for Hongzhou...

When Cao Yong returned to his house, it was already the beginning of Xu (7 o'clock in the evening).

The wind blew outside and the snowflakes began to rise.

When Cao Yong entered the house, he felt cold and there was also some snow on his hat and shoulders.

Seeing this, Chu Yu hurriedly served him to change his clothes and asked someone to bring hot water to wash his face.

Although Cao Yong had cold air on his body, his heart was filled with heat.

After several days of discussion, the Hai Trade Note Chen finally passed the ministry's proposal.

The sea trade note passed by is no longer the one Cao Yong originally proposed, but was made detailed supplements after the thirteenth prince's suggestion. One of them was to open the South China Sea ban and allow scholars and common people to conduct sample trade within a legal scope.

Tomorrow, the Ministry of Revenue will be on the turn of the imperial court. This maritime trade note will be handed over to the imperial court by him and Zhang Tingyu. If the emperor approves it, the maritime ban will be opened next year.

The sea trade statement that Cao Yong originally proposed was to conduct a test of opening up the sea ban. Only when the court truly understood the benefits of sea trade could it pay attention to this.

Unexpectedly, the Thirteenth Prince was even more courageous and directly asked Cao Yong to add the matter of opening the maritime ban to Chenzhong.

Has history changed little by little?

Cao Yong's eyes were bright and moist, and he remembered the words of the Thirteenth Prince: "I have this idea because of Furuo. Starting from the Holy Master, he has been very strict with foreigners. Foreign ships entering Guangzhou Port must first go to Macau for inspection before entering the port. This way, the door is to prevent gentlemen and not robbers. If one day they divide the land in other places and set their minds to the Qing Dynasty, how can we close the door if we want to close it?"

The people of the country are from great powers, claiming to be the superior country of the Celestial Empire, and treating foreigners as barbarians.

Only the Thirteenth Prince knew more about the situation in the West because there were foreign goods shops and disciples in Guangzhou. In addition, Cao Yong repeatedly mentioned that foreigners used muskets and cannons to open the way, occupy various places, and open them into colonies, which made the Thirteenth Prince cautious about foreigners.

Chu Yu noticed her husband's joy and became happy.

Cao Yong was not only happy for business, but also because the news came from the Sixteenth Prince that Hang Seng would definitely be willing to be the crown prince.

After Cao Yong had eaten his meal, Chu Yu mentioned the two princes' decline, and Hongli proposed that Hang Seng be the first to be a guard.

This is not the first time these two princes have come to Cao Mansion, and Cao Yong is not very surprised. When talking about Hengsheng's reinvigorating the guards, Cao Yong hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm not in a hurry, otherwise I'll wait."

Chu Yu was a little surprised and said, "Does he have any plans? He wouldn't really let Hang Seng take the martial arts exam?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "The guards always need to make up for it, but if you wait a few days, you may be able to get past the Blue Peace and the Third Class and directly make up for the Second Class, and maybe you can even get the First Class."

Chu Yu knew that her husband never said anything illusory, but it was a bit too far for him to say that he could pass Lan Ling and the third-class guards.

Among the royal guards, some of them are not old and can be replenished as first or second. That is more honor and decent; the external ministers are more likely to be replenished as guards, and they are more likely to be replenished as guards, and they are mostly replenished as one level after another.

The matter was about to be done, and Cao Yong was not afraid of his wife's concern, so he told Chu Yu about the matter of seeking the crown prince for Hengsheng.

Chu Yu was happy at first, but then frowned: "In this way, if Hengsheng was enthroned by the imperial court, he would have to open a house to live in another place? How can he be relieved if he is alone?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "It won't be so anxious. Even if he wants to open a mansion in the capital, it won't be available in a short while. It will take a year or a half if it's almost done. You don't have to worry too much. Kaifu is Kaifu, and he didn't say he can't continue to live at home..."
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