Chapter 603: Getting married

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Kangxi gave a banquet in Changchun Garden.

On the 21st day of the first lunar month, Kangxi stayed in Tangquan with the Empress Dowager.

At this point, the yamen in the capital had already opened seals to resume the scene of people coming and going. The soldiers and horses were busy with military affairs in the northwest, and the Ministry of Revenue was busy with money and food in the northwest.

The flowers of Changsheng have come out, and scabs have formed in the pustules, which will take ten months to fall off. The symptoms on Xiangyu are lighter than those of Changsheng and are gradually getting better, which makes Li and Gao Taijun finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Especially Gao Taijun, although Xiangyu is just a nephew and granddaughter, she is not inferior to Changsheng.

I pity her for losing her father before she landed, and I also pity her for being a daughter. Although she has a biological mother, she has a low status and cannot protect her. Even if she has grandparents, she will eventually be separated from generation to generation.

Cao Yong held a seven-seventh ritual for Mr. Zhuang on the 19th day.

When he arrived at twenty years old, he invited a few relatives and friends, set up a small banquet, and recognized Zuo Cheng's brothers as adopted sons.

Mr. Zhuang is gone, but in name, Tian is not only missing the male relatives he relies on.

Cao Yong thought about it and found that the affairs of Ning Chun's family have now become a case. It was a dream to rehabilitate Ning Chun and his son in the Kangxi Dynasty.

Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng brothers, who are the same age as Tianyou, are now five years old, and it is time for enlightenment.

In the future, when you study and go to the office and buy an industry, you must be protected by your relatives.

After thinking about it, Cao Yong discussed with Chu Yu, and obtained Tian's consent and reported to Cao Yin and Li, he decided to accept Zuo Cheng and Zuo Zhu's brothers as adopted sons.

Although they have not registered with the Eight Banners, and there is no need to change their surnames and names for the two brothers, it is legitimate to continue to be protected by Cao Yong.

As a witness, Ma Jungui felt quite guilty about Ning Chun.

When Ning Chun's family was in trouble, he was the county magistrate in Changsha, and he was not as good as Yongqing and Cao Yong. It took him a long time to get the news.

He made four friends, Yongqing complained about Ning Chun, Cao Yong raised Ning Chun's orphans, and Ma Jun did nothing.

When Cao Yong and his wife recognized their children, Ma Jun also spoke up and proposed to promise his eldest daughter to Zuozhu as his wife.

Ning Chun's son and everyone's nephew.

Since Cao Yong thought of his son, he, Ma Jun, was willing to think of his son-in-law. After a while of emotion, the people felt sad.

Although Cao Yong did not agree with marriages like his parents' orders and matchmakers' words, but Shi Feng did not have the opportunity to let the children fall in love freely.

Marriage is the relationship between two families.

Ma Jun's eldest daughter Xiangjun was born by his wife, half a year younger than Zuo Cheng. She was brought to pay New Year's greetings by her mother in the first month of the year. She was very well-behaved and cute.

When Chu Yu and Tian met, they were so rare that they couldn't do it.

However, Chu Yu and Tian were a little hesitant about Ma Jun's intention to grant Xiangjun to Zuozhu.

Chu Yu's side is because the bannerman is not determined to marry because of the talent show, so he is unable to make up his mind. In this world, people get married because they have to grow up with their children. Only by looking at their character can they decide to get married.

Xiangjun now looks like a beautiful woman, and the Ma family is also the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Education. The fragrance of books is passed down from family education. It is hard to say that the family education is tutoring, but who knows what kind of temperament he is when he grows up?

Tian’s side is worried that Qi Dafei is not the same.

After all, he is the granddaughter of the Taoist lord, the granddaughter of the minister, and his uncle's family is also a family of officials.

Ma Jun remembered Ning Chun, but with some loyalty, he almost patted his chest in front of Tian and Chu Yu, and he was not allowed to refuse.

The Tian family was afraid that this would cause a rift between the two families, so they put aside their concerns and responded with great gratitude.

For a moment, everyone was very happy.

Tian prepared a pair of hairpins and bracelets, Chu Yu added a collar and a ruyi hand. Even if the marriage was booked, it was decided.

That night, Ma Jun got drunk.

When the guests dispersed, he and Cao Yong were left, he pulled Cao Yong's sleeve and talked about the old things in Jiangning in the past.

But it is like in a dream, things change by people.

He loved studying since childhood, and his personality was somewhat noble, but his only son carried two houses on his shoulders, and his family had a great responsibility. He had to reproduce children and climb up hard to live up to his high hopes.

In the past, on the Qinhuai River, I said that I wished me when I was young, but not a good minister, but a good doctor. Now, I think about it but it becomes a joke.

He raised his hand, gestured in front of Cao Yong, and said with his tongue: "Furuo, Furuo... I have been out of the capital for six years, six years... six years, Jing Ming lost his life, Shanyu lost his family's reliance, and I... I have lost my conscience..."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but beat his chest hard and cried loudly: "I'm so heartless... I'm... the money for disaster relief, those bastards are divided, and the people who starve to death outside the Taogong Temple are not one or two... The case of a young widow hanging, and there is a notice from the governor's office. What should I do..."

Since he returned to Beijing, Cao Yong and him had a few gatherings. Although he saw that he had said less, he only thought it was a training in the officialdom and became much more mature and steady. He never thought that this would happen.

The world is far apart, and every time I write, I never see anything unusual about Ma Jun.

In addition, although Ma Jun's father retired due to illness and his uncle was also appointed as the minister of the capital, Cao Yong thought he was like him and was free and easy in his work outside.

Even if the county magistrate is a little trivial, there are still some subordinates and officials who are taking care of it.

"Hahaha, I have done evil in my life and attached to the provincial capital of Guo. This is true. Even when I went there, I became a ghost when I came back..." Ma Jun's voice was a bit desolate: "The two magistrates, both of them are outstanding in their examinations. This is a disgrace, and they are inseparable from those bastards. They are exchanged for their lives and blood. As long as they are humans, who can feel at ease?"

There was a little loneliness in his voice, his body was piled withering, like an old man.

Seeing him like this, Cao Yong saw that Ma Jun was full of energy six years ago when he learned that he had been attached to the county magistrate Guo.

Although I knew the corruption in the officialdom, I didn't expect it to be so.

Ma Jun is the heir of the Minister's Mansion. With the protection of his uncle, he had to do this. How could officials from the powerful and other gentry families resist Shangguan's tyranny?

"There are many people in this world who are jealous of the world. How many people in this world can be as good as the light? All of them have passed. You don't need to blame yourself too much." Cao Yong thought for a moment and advised.

He is not a moral cleanliness person and has no demands on his friends.

Even if there are people who died unjustly and victims who starved to death, Cao Yong will not be able to feel compassion when he is not in the eyes of Cao Yong.

Calculate the age, Ma Jun is twenty-eight years old this year, six years ago, only twenty-two years old.

It turned out that he was blessed by his family and was buried in his studies. When he arrived in the officialdom, this training was also sad.

Cao Yong had no idea whether he should despise himself or not.

But he didn't know, if it were him, an official from another place, what would happen if he encountered such a situation?

After hearing Cao Yong's words, Ma Jun raised his head and said to Cao Yong: "My behavior is so despicable, does Furuoke despise me?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "Tiancheng is drunk, why is it a woman-like mother? I am not a young boy who holds the books of sages. I have seen a lot of dirty things in the officialdom over the years. How can I be a noble attitude? Since you know your shame, you are different from those people. Be more careful when you act in the future. If you really starve a commoner to death, you will save ten people; because of you, you will die of one person, you will settle ten people. To achieve this, even if you cannot be at peace with your conscience, you can sleep peacefully."

When Ma Jun heard this, he was stunned and said for a while: "This is a hypocrite, which is a sophist. Even if he saved ten hundred people, that one starved to death at the beginning; if he tried ten hundred people to quell the wronged soul, he still wanted to take his life. How can he hide his dirty conscience? It's also black."

"So what about hypocrites? It's not much better than Tiancheng's sorrow? Hypocrites are shameful, shameful, and uneasy. If even these shame and uneasy are gone, then one or two who starve to death will not be one or two, and one or two who die unjustly will not be one or two. In this way, being a hypocrite is not much better than a real villain?" Cao Yong looked at Ma Jun and replied, "You are a hypocrite, and I dare to be friends with you. If you are naturally open and be a real villain, I really have to retreat."

Ma Jun picked up the wine cup in front of him and drank it all in one go. Fang murmured: "I didn't expect that Furuo is still very eloquent and is very good at enlightenment."

Cao Yong talked for a long time, was a little thirsty, and drank two sips of the wine in front of him and said, "You are just a loser in the authorities. Just figure it out, it's fine."

Ma Jun looked at Cao Yong and said, "I still remember when Jiang Ning first met, Shanyu's eyes were higher than the top and arrogant. You didn't say anything, but you were cold and cold to others. Another kind of arrogance made people uncomfortable. It was like you were standing in a high position and watching coldly, as if no one took it seriously. Only when you got to know you were not a noble person."

This was the first time Cao Yong heard Ma Jun talk about this, and he couldn't help but think of the past.

Maybe it’s really different ages and different moods. Now that I think about it, the days without burdens were really relaxed and comfortable.

Ma Jun stretched out his arm, used his sleeve to remove the tears from his face, and said with a blushing face: "Disquering your composure makes Furuo laugh. Uncle praised you when he saw the heavens, and you would go for a walk more often. The old man would be happy. You have been an official in the past few years, but everyone praised you wherever you go. Your performance is also excellent, but you will not be as unworthy as mine."

"It's just a glamorous face, and the rumors cannot be believed. I've been scattered for a few years and I haven't done anything that is beneficial to the country and the people. It's just that I've continued to have the light of my father and Yue's family, and everyone said good things." Cao Yong waved his hand and said.

Ma Jun held the wine pot, filled himself and Cao Yong with wine, and raised it up and said, "To be honest, although I complained about myself, I didn't have the idea of ​​giving up on myself in my heart. Furuo's hypocrite just now seemed to be enlightened, making me dare not deceive myself anymore. In the last half of my life, I am determined to be this 'hypocrite'!" After saying that, he held the wine cup to Cao Yong and said, "Can Furuo be willing to be a witness for me?"

Although he still had the intention of drinking, his eyes were bright and his mind was already clear.

Cao Yong also raised the wine cup in front of him and smiled and said, "I should obey my orders."

It was a different state of mind when the two of their friends had a drink in their glasses and laughed at each other...

After the housework was finished, Cao Yong had already pinched his fingers and calculated the day of bidding.

These days, he has also paid attention to the situation inside and outside the capital. Many Shanxi merchants and Hui merchants have moved into the guild halls in front of him.

Before and after the New Year, there were many people coming to the Cao family through various reasons.

At the end of the first lunar month, an old friend came to visit, Wang Lusheng from Rizhao, Shandong.

In the letter from the New Year, Cao Yong also mentioned a sentence to the procurement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and did not say in detail. According to Cao Yong's original intention, he did not want Wang Lusheng to trek into this muddy water.

After all, this is the first time, and it is like snatching food from the powerful people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs like a tiger's mouth, which is extremely easy to make grudges.

Wang Lusheng was righteous, and Cao Yong also admired this man quite well. The two were old friends. Therefore, they did not want him to suffer losses, so they explained the great relationship to Wang Lusheng.

In addition to Wang Quantai, the Wang family also has other children in Beijing who run inns and restaurants, but they are also watching the news this time and go to the patriarch Wang Lusheng to hear from him.

For bidding, it may be unfamiliar to others, but for Wang Lusheng, he has seen it once.

The pearl cultivation recipe for the 49th year of Kangxi was taken by him in Jiangning and took pictures from Cao Yong.

Even though the price of beads is not as expensive as that of the early years in recent years, there is no need to risk life and death and make a living by the sea.

With this pearl raising recipe, it is like giving his descendants a golden rice bowl. Wang Lusheng also felt that he was worthy of his ancestors when burning incense in front of his ancestor's ancestral brochure during the holidays.

A hundred years later, when the ancestral collections were written on the books, they could not compare to the first generation of the ancestors, and they could be regarded as the ancestor of the Zhongxing period.

It is just that if the Wang family restored its glory a hundred years ago, it is not easy to just sit in the well and visit the sky in Rizhao and send their children to Suzhou, Hangzhou and Guangzhou to sell it.

Wang Lusheng had also watched the transactions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs earlier.

It’s just that the Wang family still has some connections in Shandong, but they have no weight when they go to the capital and cannot get involved.
To be continued...