No wonder Cao Hao is not kind, he actually feels relieved.

Yongzheng moved angry with Nian Xi, it was nothing more than Nian Xi who came forward to ask Nian Qianyao to avoid death at this juncture; Now that the dust has settled, even if Yongzheng's heart is on fire, there will be a time to extinguish.

In that case, Prince Chun won't have to worry about Qigege anymore.

Nersu's face was not good-looking, as if he was reminiscing about something, and as if he was regretting.

Cao Hao sensed that something was wrong and said, "Brother-in-law? ”

Nal came to his senses, waved his hand and sent out all the servants waiting in the house, and sighed: "The cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooking, I really didn't expect Nian Qianyao to end up like this." ”

Since the death of the first emperor, he was transferred back to the capital from the northwest, in addition to the first year of Yongzheng, he also had an errand, and Yongzheng began to be an idle prince in the second year.

In the clan, there are not one or two princes like him.

Because when the sons of the first emperor seized the heirs, many princes of the clan were behind the scenes, and the emperor's jealousy of them was not unreasonable. On the contrary, it is a young clan that has gradually emerged in recent years.

Nersu is bored, and every pastime is to raise fish and feed birds, and he lives calmly, at least on the surface.

His position as a prince is here, and no one in the government and the opposition dares to underestimate him.

But looking at his face now, he was a little distracted.

"Brother-in-law sent someone to pass the little brother over, but there is something to order?" Cao Hao hesitated and asked.

Narsu let out a long breath, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and handed it to Cao Hao.

Cao Hao took it and looked at it, but it was an old and yellowed title deed, which was 8,000 acres of mountainous land in Leshan, Sichuan. The original owner of the title deed, as well as the current owner, are all unfamiliar names, and the transfer time indicated on it is the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi. Because it is written about barren mountains and alkaline land, the price of transfer is only 500 wen per mu.

Nersu looked at the title deed in Cao Hao's hand, and his face could not hide his heaviness.

Cao Hao's heart was shocked.

The title deed of four thousand taels of silver, where is it worth being so embarrassed by Nersu?

In the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi, Leshan, Sichuan?

"Brother-in-law, there is a salt well on this mountain?" Cao Hao raised his head and said in surprise: "Could it be that it was sent by Nian Qianyao?" ”

Sichuan produces well salt, which is sold throughout the northwest and southwest.

The Governor of Sichuan is second only to the Governor of Liangjiang in the world, because Sichuan is rich in private salt.

Nersu nodded and said with a wry smile: "At that time, I was only thinking about it, since he took the initiative to send it over, if he refused, he would offend him." Unexpectedly, it has become a bane now. ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

Over the years, I haven't seen any dealings between Nersu and Nian Qianyao, but I didn't expect there to be such a thing in private.

Cao Hao thought for a while and asked, "How many wells are there on this ground, how many taels of silver do you earn every year?" ”

"When it was handed over to the king's house, there were eight wells, and later four eyes were opened...... The annual income is 60,000 taels of silver...... "Narsu replied.

When Cao Hao heard this, he could only sigh at Nian Qianyao's generosity.

"Since it is a filial piety given when I was in the Northwest Army, it will not be given to my brother-in-law alone, and my brother-in-law knows who else there is?" Cao Hao was a little uneasy and asked.

You must know that in the clan that followed the fourteenth elder brother to the northwest in the early years, there was also Cao Hao's brother-in-law Hongshu.

Nersu showed a bit of sarcasm on his face, and said: "Nian Qianyao is arrogant, he may not take others in his eyes, and the fourteenth master has designated filial piety." Otherwise, how could he, a member of the emperor's door, be in harmony with the Fourteenth Master during the war in the Northwest, like a fish in water. ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or be more worried.

If there are many people, Xu will have Hongshu's share, but there is also a saying that "the law does not blame the public"; There are only two Nersu and the Fourteenth Elder Brother, maybe Yongzheng will regard Narsu as the Fourteenth Elder Brother's party.

Nersu looked very depressed, and said, "If I had known that it would have become a hot yam, I would have made someone deal with it a long time ago...... was a little reluctant before, but after Nian Qianyao's accident, he didn't dare to act rashly, and he didn't want to fall into the eyes of others, but he seemed to be more and more eager to cover up. ”

What worries Narsu will not be just a gift.

Cao Hao remembered an old thing, there were several people in Pingwangfu who were officials outside, and it seemed that one of them was in Sichuan.

"The emperor acts differently from the previous emperor, I'm scared of ......" Nersu's face was only confused, and there was no ordinary spirit: "After Nian Qianyao and Long Keduo are purged, it will be the turn of the clan...... I can't sit still......" As he spoke, he gritted his teeth, his face showing a bit of determination.

Seeing that he was excited, Cao Hao hurriedly said, "Brother-in-law, you still need to think twice...... The emperor has been on the throne for three years, and now it is different from the past......"

In the last sentence, he lowered his voice and said it.

Nersu glanced up at Cao Hao and laughed at himself: "Brother Hao, don't worry, I'm not so ignorant of current affairs...... I want to take refuge in the sky, and give up my title to Fu Peng...... Even if I do something wrong and have no power or power, the emperor will definitely not bite it! ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he was stunned.

Narsu is not yet forty years old, and he is in the prime of life, and it is admirable to be able to have such courage. But for a prince of the clan who has been obsessed with power since he was a child, it is also a pain and torture to keep him away from power.

"Brother-in-law, it's okay to 'sue for illness', there's no need to let Jue, right?" Cao Hao pondered and said.

Although Yongzheng has always been guarding against suppression of the clan, when Qianlong came to power, he followed Kangxi's example in everything, but he treated the clan well.

Nersu will stay up for another ten years, and he will only be in his forties, and when he enters the court again, he will be able to jump for more than ten or twenty years. If the title is given to Fupeng, it will be a problem to stand at that time.

Nersu looked at Cao Hao, and his eyes warmed.

The four sons under his knees are all descendants, even if he does not let the lord Yu Fupeng now, no matter which son inherits the prince in the future, he will be the nephew of the Cao family.

The nephew is a prince and his brother-in-law is a prince, which is definitely different for the Cao family.

Cao Hao was able to be completely selfless, and when he said such a thing, Nersu was very grateful.

"I have been a prince for twenty-four or five years, and I am tired of it. Although Shengjing is not as prosperous as the capital, it is better than purity. There are also many clans over there, socializing back and forth, and they won't be lonely, which is very good. Nersu's expression was calm, and his tone was a little calm: "Even if there is no salt well, the emperor will not use me." In my early years, I was young, and I didn't take the rules in my eyes, which offended many people, and now I can be saved in the ups and downs of these years, thanks to my brother's early warning, and I should be content. ”

Cao Hao saw that he had made up his mind, so he no longer persuaded him, but said: "What does the brother-in-law mean, this salt well wants the younger brother to take to the thirteenth master?" ”

Nersu nodded and said, "I don't have the courage to send this to the Imperial Front at this time." In that case, the emperor's residual anger against Nian Qianyao may burn on me...... Uncle Thirteen has always avoided clan affairs, and if I go to beg him, I may be turned away. ”

Cao Hao didn't say anything, just put away the title deed.

Nersu has been raised in the palace since he was a child, and he inherited the prince in his teens, which seems to be gentle and elegant, but in fact he is also arrogant. Otherwise, he would not have faced the prince in his early years.

But if there is any other way, he will not entrust this tricky matter to his brother-in-law......* After talking to Nersu, Cao Hao went back to Cao's mansion directly and did not go to see Cao Jia's family. I only came here yesterday, and when I went to see her again today, it was easy to worry her.

Pingwang's Mansion is not far from Cao's Mansion, and Cao Hao rode back to his house, thinking about the salt wells of Sichuan.

Unlike the salt farms in Shandong and Jiangnan, the salt wells in Sichuan are mostly private salt.

Due to the lack of population in Sichuan after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the excavation of salt wells was a costly project. Sometimes, after spending tens of thousands of taels of silver, it was impossible to open a well, so the imperial court was unable to control it, and many merchants from various provinces invested in digging in the past.

Nersu only got a salt farm, and there were 60,000 taels of silver every year, and in the past seven years, it was 420,000 taels; Nian Qianyao supervised Sichuan for 17 years, covering the sky in the northwest with one hand, and his private progress was unpredictable.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao had a strange idea in his heart.

The emperor killed Nian Qianyao completely, and he didn't even care about his reputation, and the sensitive remarks of "the emperor came out of the Sanjiangkou and the Jiahu battlefield" came out, was it because of the escalation of friction between the monarch and the ministers, or because the emperor fell in love with Nian Qianyao's family background?

It is said that Nian Qianyao's family has millions of dollars, and these two million are millions, and nine million are millions.

I want to be in Nersu again, if I can really put down my power and go to Shengjing, it may not be worse than in Beijing.

Back in Cao's Mansion, Hengsheng and Cao Yuan were already waiting in the front yard.

Hengsheng brought back the news of Nian Qianyao's death from the palace, and Cao Yuan waited for Cao Hao to show whether to make someone send a funeral in the previous year.

"Let's wait and see, and then I'll ask someone to go over and inquire." Cao Hao commanded.

Cao Yuan responded, and Cao Hao and Hengsheng entered the gate.

"What do you say about the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother?" Cao Hao asked Hengsheng as he walked.

Hengsheng said: "The palace is full of eyes and ears, where you dare to say anything, you can only pretend to be confused." ”

In Hengsheng's heart, he respects his father the most. I'm afraid that in his heart, even the emperor in the palace may not be as good as his father.

When his father was established, he became a feudal official, and Hengsheng, who was a son, was also honored. Now, witnessing the fall of the feudal officials, the young man also has a little sorrow in his heart.

"The emperor is a heavy gift, when my father sees His Majesty in the future, even if the emperor is favorable, you must be careful." Hengsheng whispered.

Cao Hao listened to it and couldn't help it.

After Nian Qianyao was convicted, there was gossip in the capital, saying that the rift between the monarch and the minister began when Nian Qianyao met with His Majesty last year. Nian Qianyao not only asked the local officials along the way to kneel to greet him, but when he arrived in front of the emperor, he was also seated by a big lama, and he had no courtiers' hearts.

No matter why Yongzheng disposed of Nian Qianyao, in the eyes of the capital's magnates, the image of this emperor is associated with "moodiness" and "retribution".

Cao Hao patted his son's shoulder and said, "I know, you also have to remember that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger." Even if the fourth elder brother is not a gentleman now, he is also a young gentleman, and he should not lose his respect because of his intimate companionship. ”

Hengsheng nodded and said, "Father rest assured, son can save his heart." The fourth elder brother is not the sixteenth grandfather, he will only be the master, and he can't become his son's friend......"

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(To be continued)