Chapter 206: Going north

On the seventh day of the first lunar month of the 51st year of the Kangxi reign, Cao Yong received a letter from Zhuang Xi and Zijing from the capital. Zhuang Xi's letter discussed current affairs and mentioned that Zhejiang Admiral Wang Shichen was the ex-hunter, and Lu Xun, the Censor of Jiangsu Province, was the Censor of Jiangsu Province. Although the two appointments seemed to be inconsistent, Cao Yong and Cao Yin still saw some tricks from it.

In the study of the Weaver Mansion, Cao Yin sighed and said, "It seems that Long Live, I still want to protect the Kali!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help frowning. He really couldn't figure out why Mr. Kangxi was so indulging in corrupt officials. Wang Shichen had a little friendship with Zhang Boxing and had once accompanied the soldiers and soldiers from Jiangsu to inspect the pirates. If the old ministers over 60 years old were over, they would usually act as a retirement after the post, but it was just a matter of a walk. Usually, the emperor would insist on resigning, either to be in office or to be promoted. It is rare for Wang Shichen to be directly accused of resigning. Therefore, Cao Yin believed that Kangxi was willing to protect the rituals.

Although Cao Yong did not know Lu Xun's resume, he was able to directly be promoted from the fourth-rank Taoist to the third-rank prison envoy, or a wealthy province in Jiangsu. It can be seen that he is not an ordinary person. After thinking about it, he asked, "Father, is this Lu Xun a Han army bannerman?"

Cao Yin nodded: "Yes, then Master Long Live's meaning seems to be the only way to protect Uncle Zhang!"

After all, Kangxi was not blind and deaf, so protecting the Gali would probably affect the balance of Manchu and Han officials, so he was worried about the Jiangnan officialdom; but Zhang Boxing is well-known. How could this honest official with a very high reputation among the people be punished by Gali's slander? When Cao Yong thought of this, he remembered Kangxi's protection of Manchus, and he didn't know what it felt.

Although the Manchus have been in the pass for more than 60 years, for the people of the Central Plains, they are always alien races. Even themselves, there are examples of the Mongol Yuan, so they will be prevented by the Han people.

The father and son, the Manchu-Han dispute between the two of them, talked about the situation in the Jiangnan officialdom. The more they talked, the more they felt that the holy heart was unpredictable. I wonder how Kangxi would defeat these two. Although he wanted to protect them, the officialdom in Jiangnan had already disturbed these two people like this. It is estimated that they would not be likely to stay in Jiangnan.

In Zijing's letter, it mostly talked about the social interactions between the Cao family and the various prefectures. On November 23 last year, two days after Cao Yong and his friends went south, the fourth prince of Prince Yong's mansion, Hongli, 100 days. Three days later, Geng Jia, the prince of Prince Yong's mansion, gave birth to the fifth prince.

Because Cao Yong specifically explained before leaving that the two royal family members of the Chunping family in the royal family's mansions need to be said to have thickened their relationships between Prince Yong's mansion and the Thirteenth Prince's mansion, so Zi Jing used Cao Yong and Chu Yu's posts to provide them with heavy gifts. Of course, according to the traditions of the Cao family, these are all unflattering and real things.

Last year, the three major events were mainly about the eldest son of the thirteenth prince, Hong Tsung, who was one year old, the sixteenth prince, who married the wife of the wife of Wanyan. The corresponding gift list was all drawn up before Cao Yong set off, and Amethyst only needs to be provided by someone who arranged it to serve.

There is nothing else in the Thirteenth Mansion and Wanyan Mansion, just some items, gold, silver and gifts. In addition to the hot spring village in Changping and the twenty acres of mountains around the Zhuangzi, the Sixteenth Prince also had some numerical books that Cao Yong had asked Wei Xin to find from Guangdong. This made the Sixteenth Prince very happy. He wrote a letter to thank Cao Yong, and also attached some health pills exchanged for the Interior Ministry’s Office with the letter, but these were filial pills for cousin and uncle.

The letter of Amethyst also mentioned that after discussing with Mr. Zhuang, the people in the capital would set off for Yizhou on the 11th of the first lunar month. Because they had heard Cao Yong mention that they would go to work after the fifteenth in the south, Jiangning was much closer to Yizhou than to Yizhou, so they set off five days in advance and met Cao Yong in Yizhou.

Before and after the New Year, after a few days of social engagements, the date of Cao Yong and his wife going north was getting closer and closer. Not only Cao Yin seized the time to mention some tips to his son that needed attention in the officialdom; even Li explained a lot to his daughter-in-law Chu Yu.

Although Gao Taijun doesn't like Chu Yu, it does not affect Li's satisfaction with this wife. Chu Yu has a good education and good appearance, and he has no choice but to treat Cao Yong. What else can you see like this wife? The only regret is that Chu Yu has not moved in his stomach for more than a year after entering the house. However, because Cao Yong and Chu Yu are still young, and Li has been pregnant with Cao Yan for more than a year before entering the house, so she did not mention this matter too much. On the contrary, she was worried that Chu Yu was sad and comforted her twice.

Although Zhaojia, the Xifu family, was thinking about getting along well with the princess and daughter-in-law, during the Chinese New Year, the troubles of holding two daughters and having sex with their two houses made the children feel cold and sick. Cao Yu was fine, after all, he was older and had stronger bones; Wu'er was not yet one year old, and his body was not very good since he landed on the ground, and this disease lasted for half a month.

Zhao Jia is also a bit strong, for fear that the concubine's daughter would make some mistakes and confirm her "unvirtuous". She asked the doctor to take care of the medicine site and took care of her. After losing weight, even Cao Quan couldn't help but feel moved. There were fewer people in Baodie and Jade Room, and they stayed in Zhao Jia's room almost every day. Sometimes, it is inevitable to show some attentiveness and slight intentions to help Zhao Jia rub her shoulders and pinch her feet.

Although Cao Quan and his wife were like this in the early years, since they entered the mansion and had a few more quarrels, such tenderness has long been rare.

Zhao Jia was happy and sour in her heart. When there was no one, she stared at Wu'er in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

Not only did Wu'er do this, but even the concubine's son Cao Xiang, Zhao Jia was much more friendly. Unfortunately, Cao Xiang was scared by her. She was still in her teens and was not easy to coax. Instead, she became more and more trembling because of her mother's abnormality.

Zhao Jia got close to him twice, and was impatient to see him like this, so she waved her hand and sent him down.

Cao Quan's concubine Baodie was originally a girl in Zhaojia's room. She had seen Zhaojia's domineering in her early years, and now she felt as if she had changed her own. Because in the mansion, her son Cao Xiang was not as sensible as his elder brother Cao Shuo, and she didn't even have the cleverness of her younger brother Cao Fu.

Baodie knew that Cao Yong, the big house, had always loved his younger brothers, so he became careful and thought about his son's 11th year this year. If he was in the south, he would have a brother and brother to compete with him, he would not know when he would be able to stand out. It would be better to follow his cousin and seek fame after a few years. Therefore, she looked for an opportunity to ask Cao Quan twice.

Although Cao Quan understood Baodie's love for his son, he thought that his nephew Cao Yong was not as young as the youngest, and his first time in office, he would not be able to help him, so why would he cause trouble? So he comforted Baodie and said that he would discuss this matter three years later. After all, Cao Yong was working as a Taoist platform, so where could he have time to take care of his younger brother? It would be fine if Cao Xiang was older, but at this age, it was time to urge him to read and write carefully.

Baodie asked Cao Quan not to act, and did not dare to do anything at will. He focused on asking his son to study hard, which made Cao Xiang suffer for a while. However, the teenager also became sensible and knew that his aunt was doing her own good, so he gritted his teeth and insisted on making it happen, so that his brothers would not underestimate him.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Weaver Mansion held another family banquet, which can be regarded as being practiced by Cao Yong and his wife.

The next day, Cao Yong and Chu Yu bid farewell to their parents and relatives and set off north. In addition to Cao Song, Wei Hei, Cao Fang, Xiaoman and some of the long-time guards, Cao Yong's two nephews, Cao Yanxiao and Cao Yanwei, and Cao Yin helped him hire Master Han and Master Lu who were proficient in money and grain accounts.

The weaving house, which had been lively for nearly a month, became deserted again. Li saw his son and his wife and started to shed tears. Cao Yin knew that his wife was reluctant to leave, but there was any way. When the child grew up, he always had to leave his parents.

Cao Yong felt uncomfortable. During these days in Jiangning, he had nothing to do to play chess and talk to his mother. Or he would take Chuyu around Jiangning City, which was both comfortable and free. He left his parents again, and he didn't know when he would be worried about the next time he met. Before leaving, he couldn't help but repeatedly instruct Cao Yin to keep the ginseng cream, pay attention to diet, and be careful of malaria in spring and summer.

Later, Cao Yin couldn't help laughing and scolding his son for being long-winded. Cao Yong sighed in his heart. He had planned this for several years just to change the history of the father and son's death, and change the tragic situation of the decline of the family and the loss of relatives?

Seeing that Cao Yin didn't care about it, Cao Yong specifically explained to his mother and even the second uncle of the Western Palace. When he was not at home, he must pay attention to Cao Yin's health. If he finds something wrong, he will write to him immediately or report it to the court directly. Do not delay it because of concealing his condition.

In the 51st year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, neither the court nor the Cao family was an ordinary year.

From Jiangning to Yizhou Prefecture, you only need to pass Yangzhou all the way, Huai'an is just north along the official road, and the road is only more than 600 miles.

When passing Yangzhou, Cao Yong met an old acquaintance, the owner of Liuhe Money House, Han Jiang. Before that, Han Jiang had sent people to the Weaver Mansion to send New Year gifts, but Cao Yong did not take it seriously.

It was not until Cao Yong passed by Yangzhou north and was invited by the people of the Cheng family to entertain him. Only then did he know that the Han Jiang family was also in Yangzhou. In the past two years, due to the party struggle between Gali and Zhang Boxing, everyone in the Cheng family was embarrassed. Although outsiders did not know the rights of the Cao, Li and Sun families, they, the local prominent families in Jiangnan, had long heard some news.

Because last year, the Cheng family offended the Li family members, but they did not take it too seriously. After all, compared with the Cao family, the power of the Li family is not reliable. As expected, in just half a year, Li Xu "reported illness" and his reputation was far less than that of the past. On the Cao family, although Cao Yin was in a semi-retired state, Cao Yong married the emperor's granddaughter in the capital. Who can offend this background?
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