Chapter 966 Nanyuan (1)

Zhiran finally admitted the kindness of the Cao family. Cao Yong sighed heavily without knowing whether it was sad or happy in his heart.

He took out a brocade box the size of a palm from his sleeve and handed it to Zhiran, saying, "This is my father's beloved thing. I have played with it all the time during my lifetime, so keep it for a thought."

Hearing the word "father", Zhiran's body stiffened, and his eyes showed a little confusion. Then he lowered his head and murmured: "The Buddha said, I was born in the world, grew up in the world, and got Buddha with the world."

When he looked up again, his eyes were full of clearness and no more fluctuations. He smiled faintly: "Master Cao, the cause and condition are formed when the cause and condition are separated, and the karma of the little monk has been eliminated, and he will eventually be free."

Zhiran's words blocked Cao Yong's "brother" in his mouth.

He originally thought about whether to let Changsheng and Tianyou and others come out to meet Zhiran and their family members, but Zhiran is like this, Cao Yong will no longer have any trouble.

With Zhiran's identity at this time, the closer his relationship with the Cao family is, the more restrained it is, which Cao Yong did not want to see.

Kangxi died in a few months. The new emperor might not be able to reach Khalkha, nor would he know that Kangxi's manipulation of Zhiran was a good opportunity to get rid of the constraints.

"Everything belongs to others is called suffering; everything comes from oneself, and is free and happy. May the monk achieve great good deeds." Cao Yong said in a Zen sentence.

"Growing rice makes you a lot of rice, and planting beans makes you a lot of things. Just let the donor Cao go with the flow." Zhiran looked at Cao Yong, and in that moment, his voice added a hint of warmth and he said slowly.

For a moment, the distance between the two seemed to be far away, and they could no longer go back to the past and laugh, scolding and being free; it seemed to be close, and they could understand the warmth in the other person's eyes, and many words needed to be said.

Cao Yong felt warm in his heart. Even though he had been in trouble for many years, the young monk was still the young monk who was so kind and soft-hearted back then.

He grew up in Buddhism and had the most profound understanding, but he was involved in "raising grace" and "creating grace", which made him unable to pick himself out of the world.

Zhiran didn't stay for a long time, so he said a few words to Cao Yong and got up and left.

Cao Yong personally sent it outside the gate and asked about the big lama's arrival in Beijing.

In the 52nd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Cao Yong met a big lama once and was quite impressed. He felt that he had some magical powers and could be foolish.

During that meeting, Cao Yong was full of fear of the big lama; these years have passed, and the fear of the past has long dissipated.

He led the Khalkha tribes to join the court and accepted the title of the court. He was in his 80s and saw him in front of the imperial court several times. This great lama was not so much a monk who had attained enlightenment, but rather an old man who saw through the worldly love.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong couldn't help but ask more and said, "The Great Lama brought the Khalkha kings to the capital just to pay homage?"

Zhiran refused to say much, but just smiled and moved away.

Cao Yong looked at his back and thought about the intention of the great lama to enter Beijing. Last year, there was a lot of peace talks, but there was no result until now. I wonder if the great lama's move was to avoid suspicion.

Turning around, Cao Yong and Cao Yuan, the butler with an unpredictable expression, were facing each other.

"Master..." Cao Yuan looked at the back in the distance and said with a little depression: "Master Zhiran..."

He has always adhered to his duties and is not a talkative person. I guess he didn't expect Zhiran to transform into such a look, so he lost his composure in shock.

Cao Yong had no intention of blaming him, nor did he think about explaining it much, and said vaguely: "That's right, it's Zhiran." After that, he went straight to the living room.

On the tables in the living room, the brocade box that Cao Yong had just taken out was arranged neatly.

Cao Yong opened it and found a white jade Maitreya Buddha that was only two inches tall. Maitreya Buddha was curved with his eyes and big belly facing the sky, looking at him with a cute look.

Cao Yong rubbed it, and the appearance of his father holding a carving knife appeared in front of him.

That's right, this little Buddha was carved by Cao Yin himself during his lifetime. He was extremely careful when he slashed his sword. It was not until shortly before he died of illness that this little Buddha was carved.

There are four small words under the Buddha's seat, "Compassionate with everything". Although Cao Yin did not say it clearly, Cao Yong knew that this little Buddha was left to Zhiran.

Cao Yong sighed and re-installed the jade Buddha into the brocade box, took it to the study room, and placed it in the second drawer on the right side of the desk. This is the place where Cao Yin put this brocade box before his death...

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The next day, not long after Cao Yong arrived at the yamen, the officials of the Lifan Academy came over and took the memorandum of Kangxi's imperial approval and transferred the department to collect the silver.

A total of 80,000 taels were purchased for tents, blankets, etc., and there were also banquets from foreign vassals.

Li Wei took the note and refused to pay the silver directly. Instead, he made trouble in front of Cao Yong.

"Sir, look, isn't it a joke to buy three thousand tents? It's not Mulan's circumference, why do you use these tents at once?" Li Wei said with some resentment.

He worked in the bank treasury and knew that the bank treasury was not abundant.

Now, the Ministry of War, Ministry of Works and other majors have not arrived yet, and the Lifan Academy will allocate 80,000 taels at a time. How can Li Wei not be in a hurry? Although it was criticized by the imperial court, it is impossible for anyone to deceive the holy listen.

When Cao Yong heard the word "新新", he remembered what the Sixteenth Prince said a few days ago. It seems that these thousands of new tents are to be used in Nanyuan Ranch.

"I know about this, Doctor Li will pay the money first." Cao Yong said.

When Li Wei heard this, he was speechless for a moment, but he would not doubt Cao Yong's fault. He quietly took the people's tuition silver.

Half an hour later, Li Wei returned to the hall to report the office.

Cao Yong asked him to sit down and said in a few words that the Holy Lord was about to move to Nanyuan to surround him.

When Li Wei heard this, he opened his mouth and couldn't close it for a long time.

After a while, he muttered in a low voice: "Just that addictive? Is this hunting, or money?"

"You Jie doesn't want to go and see him?" Cao Yong raised his eyebrows and said.

Li Wei is now circling around the abacus all day long. He is a qualified lieutenant. His speech is much smoother, but his chivalrous spirit is still there and his interest in martial arts remains unabated.

"The Ministry of Revenue wants to send someone over?" Li Wei was indeed moved and asked with bright eyes.

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "The Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Lifanyuan, and Ministry of Internal Affairs will make people pass by, and the Ministry of Revenue is hard to say. It is rare to leave Beijing. If you want to go, I will talk to the Sixteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince."

The seventeenth prince went to the Lifan Academy to serve in the early years, while the sixteenth prince followed several ministers to be responsible for the Nanyuan tour.

In fact, if Li Wei wants to go, he can just ask the Fourth Prince to arrange it. The current Minister of the Lifan Academy is Longkodo, the Admiral of the Nine Gate.

When Li Wei heard that there was a show, he danced happily and kept saying, "Oh, I haven't pulled the bow for several years, so I have to buy a good bow. Even if I go to watch the fun, it's not too embarrassing."

At this moment, the joy between Li Wei's eyebrows and eyes could not be covered.

With his personality, he is more suitable for martial arts than to be a civil servant.

Cao Yong was also infected by his joy and felt much more comfortable.

Li Wei was busy when he went back, and Cao Yong couldn't agree to Li Wei for nothing. He was thinking that he would ask the Sixteenth Prince to help directly.

At this time, a letter came to pass the message, saying that it was passed down by Prince Yong.

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help but frown. Li Wei's front foot skills had just left, and the fourth prince's words were already there, and he was very knowledgeable.

When he saw the Fourth Prince and other officials from the Ministry of Revenue were there, he realized that the Fourth Prince was not looking for him because of Li Wei, but because of the grain warehouse.

The grain transportation was delayed this year, and several batches of grain were only entered in the Tongzhou Guanjian at the end of August. Therefore, the withdrawal of rice for the second half of the year in previous years was also pushed to the early September.

The prince, the Eight Banners, and civil and military officials were all crowded together.

Others are not bad, but they are so gentle that they dare not go to the official warehouse to make a big spoil. The Lumi that needs to be withdrawn from top to bottom is a big number.

Take the prince as an example. Every year, he earns 10,000 hu of rice and 5,000 kilograms of rice. One stone is 120 kilograms, and the total is 600,000 kilograms of rice.

There are deacons in the royal palace who serve as officers, and they receive a portion of rice according to their grades.

Adding up, the rice received by each royal palace is not a decimal.

How can these rice be eaten? It is mostly sold in rice shops under its own industry or directly supplied to large grain merchants.

The rice I received here is several times the price.

In this way, these people would not take the rice in order, but instead had to pick up new warehouses to collect them.

There are those who start, there are those who follow. Both families are like this, causing a lot of controversy between the official warehouse. Zhang Boxing, the assistant minister in charge of the official warehouse, finally couldn't stand it and sued the Fourth Prince.

All involved in this are the Prince's Mansion, and the Fourth Prince was really embarrassed for two days. He knew the pros and cons of this, and if it was caused, he would offend several prince's mansions.

In the end, the Fourth Prince decided to do business.

The official warehouse is a big problem, it is a messy account that cannot be settled. I finally got a reason to investigate it with justification, and the Fourth Prince really couldn't bear to give up this opportunity.

Several ministers didn't say anything because they knew that they were not the ones who had the final say before their boss and their immediate boss.

The two Shangshus were sweating on their foreheads and their faces were full of bitterness, which really made people laugh.

Cao Yong said nothing, but just calculated the time in his mind. If he really checked the warehouse, it would not be completed in ten days and half a month.

The Nanyuan traveled around a few days later, and the time between the two was in conflict.

Now it has entered October. Will Kangxi's life span be October, November, or December?

The fourth prince was stubborn and self-willed. He talked about the matter of warehouse grain with several people, not to seek everyone's opinions. Although he gave a note about the chaos in warehouse grain and asked everyone to jointly sign it.

The two ministers sighed several times, and still picked up the pen tremblingly. Both of them agreed, and the ministers said nothing and honestly signed the letter after the memorial.

Then, everyone dispersed.

Cao Yong returned to his office and was stunned for a while.

Before he knew it, the Fourth Prince had become stronger from being forbearing and restrained.

What is the reason for this transformation?

In the next step in Nanyuan, the responsibility of the Secretary of the Lifan Academy was the top priority. Longkodo, the Secretary of the Lifan Academy, was the admiral of the Nine Gates, had he the ability to control the troops of Nanyuan?

Cao Yong felt his right eyelid twitching constantly, as if something was about to happen, which made people frightened...
Chapter completed!