Governor's Palace, Yin Hotel.

The sixteenth elder brother came out of the bath and changed clothes, and Hongli was already waiting in the courtyard.

He changed into a guard's costume and wore a royal blue robe, with a slightly thin figure.

The sixteenth elder brother glanced at him and said, "You are tired all the way, and you don't rest?" I'll go visit Mrs. Li first, and then I'll let Cao Hao pick us up when I come back later!" ”

Hongli stepped forward and said with a smile: "Uncle Sixteen, my nephew should go with Uncle Sixteen!" A few years ago in Beijing, my nephew also went to Cao Mansion and met Mrs. Li. Now when I arrive at the Governor's Palace, I always have to say hello. ”

Hearing this, the sixteenth elder brother frowned slightly.

He went to visit the Li family, and did not need to preface the state ceremony; Hongli is the identity of the prince, and if the people of the Cao family do not treat each other politely, they will be disrespectful.

Hongli was thoughtful and understood the scruples of the sixteenth elder brother, and said: "Sixteenth uncle, not only you are related to Cao Fu, but your nephew is also related to Mrs. Li. She is her cousin's mother-in-law and Cao's aunt...... If you really want to talk about it, maybe it is closer than these, and the nephew will stay in the governor's palace for a while, and it will be all the courtesies to meet in the past. ”

Seeing that he opened his mouth, the sixteenth elder brother said a series of reasons, and it was not easy to stop him, so he only said: "The first emperor and the emperor treat Mrs. Li differently, you should also be polite, don't be an ordinary foreign wife." ”

Hongli was busy, followed the sixteenth elder brother, and went to the official residence to find Cao Hao.

Hearing that Hongli was also going to see the Li family, Cao Hao was slightly stunned and didn't say much.

With Chu Yu here, Hongli came over and met the Cao family's relatives as a relative, but it also made it. If it weren't for that, Cao Hao would definitely stop him, otherwise wouldn't the whole family have to kneel down to greet him.

On the Li family's side, he had already heard Chu Yu say that the sixteenth elder brother had gone to Qingyuan.

"The sixteenth master loves to eat lo-mei, a few days ago, the braised wing tips brought back by Tianyou from outside taste good, and the sixteenth master will definitely like to eat it. Sending someone to buy two packs back, although it is not as meticulous as the palace dining room, it is a unique flavor. Li was in a good mood and said to Chu Yu.

Maybe it's because the sixteenth elder brother is younger than Cao Hao, or maybe it's because he is a good friend with Concubine Mi, even if he knows that the two are close relatives, but more often, the Li family still regards the sixteenth elder brother as a nephew.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, and the person sent by Cao Hao to deliver the message had arrived.

Hearing that the sixteenth elder brother was coming, although the Li family did not dress up according to the grade, he also changed into clothes for the guests, and added two jasper hairpins on his head, so he was accompanied by Chu Yu and went out to wait.

At this time, Cao Hao has already brought the sixteenth elder brother and Hongli over.

Li's eyes fell on the sixteenth elder brother, and he didn't see Hongli for a while.

Chu Yu saw it, and hurriedly sent the maids down and welcomed the two to the house.

It's another fight.

Seeing Hongli, Li didn't show anything on his face, and he was already worried in his heart.

In the house of the eunuch, even if she doesn't care much about the current situation, she knows that Hongli's identity is unspeakably expensive. Earlier, when the concubine was there, there was the son of the concubine, and the limelight of Hongli was not obvious.

As soon as the Nian family fell, Brother Hongli became a popular candidate for the prince again.

When the emperor went out on patrol, he disturbed the entire Jiangnan; This prince is down, even if it can't be said that the entire Zhili, this governor's mansion can't live in peace.

Seeing the kindness of the Li family, Chu Yu treated himself affectionately, and Hongli was satisfied.

He was also self-aware and knew that he was not so close to the Cao family, so he excused himself from the fatigue of the journey and left first.

There was only one sixteenth elder brother left, and everyone chatted with him about family life. The most talked, of course, is still Concubine Mi.

"In this way, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, you can welcome the concubine out of the palace?" When it comes to Concubine Mi, Li is very concerned.

The sixteenth elder brother nodded and said, "Exactly, the yard has been cleaned up for Eniang, and it is on the fifteenth brother's mansion, I stared at the construction, and also built a small garden according to the style of the south." When you return to Beijing, you will definitely come to visit. ”

Li smiled: "As long as I am in Beijing and don't give me a post, I will also go over to ask my mother for peace." Amitabha, how many years has the mother been looking forward to, and finally this day has arrived. ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, his heart was gloomy.

He has always been close to the emperor, no less than the relationship between the seventeenth elder brother and the emperor, if he did not inherit the prince's mansion and open the mansion to be knighted, at least he would be a county king.

Even if it is not hereditary and does not have those rich industries, but he is the master of his own house, he may have welcomed Eniang out of the palace long ago.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little sad, Cao Hao interjected: "Sixteenth master, didn't you say that you plan to honor the concubine?" How is it, but what new plays have been rehearsed? ”

"I have learned a few new literary dramas, and my mother is impatient and noisy, if you want to listen to it, after a while, you will have to say it, and let them go over and sing a few times." Sixteenth elder brother said.

Cao Hao listened, hurriedly waved his hand, and said: "I have good intentions, don't be in a hurry, it's not too late to listen to it when I return to Beijing." ”

This interruption has washed away the dullness of Fang Cai.

The sixteenth elder brother accompanied the Li family to say a few words, and then returned to the official residence with Cao Hao.

"Because of the different fields, the different water and soil, the time of harvesting this wheat is also different. The harvest begins around the Dragon Boat Festival at the earliest, and at the latest until the end of June. The fourth elder brother doesn't really have to wait until the wheat harvest is finished to return to Beijing, right? There are no outsiders, Cao Hao said bluntly: "I heard that the fourth elder brother began to study government affairs, and with the emperor's attention to him, there is no reason to be so 'overkill'." ”

"In the past few months since Nian Qianyao's death, it happened that the fourth elder brother began to study government affairs, and many people began to be restless. The emperor was afraid that it would affect the fourth elder brother and hurt the relationship between father and son, so he sent the fourth elder brother out. Of course, the news that those people in the capital heard was that the fourth elder brother was recuperating in the elder brother's illness. There is a stand-in for the fourth elder brother in the palace, who occasionally shows up, and he can stand up for a while. Speaking of this, the sixteenth elder brother sneered and said, "The merit of supporting the establishment is so good?" The emperor's surname is limited, how many attacks will there be this time? ”

Cao Hao thought about the recent news from Beijing, pondered for a moment, and said, "Could it be related to the construction of the emperor's mausoleum?" ”

The construction of the emperor's mausoleum is a major event, and when Yongzheng first came to power, some officials of the Ministry of Rites mentioned this matter. Because there is no money in the treasury, it will be gone.

It's not that the emperor was cursed to die early, Kangxi's Jingling began to be built in the 15th year of Kangxi and was completed in the 20th year of Kangxi.

Just because when Emperor Shizu died, the emperor's mausoleum was encircled and there was no construction, which made the emperor's posthumous affairs insufficient. Taking this as a reference, it is also necessary to build the imperial tomb in advance.

In the eyes of the world, the aftermath is the top priority, and the importance of the mausoleum has not been spared by the emperors of all dynasties.

The sixteenth elder brother nodded and said, "Half of it is to add fuel to the fire, I want to see which prince the emperor will hand over the heavy responsibility; Half of it is to focus on the silver in the treasury, and the emperor has already decreed that the upper limit of the silver borrowed by officials shall not exceed 50% of the annual salary. If they don't make something, how can they make money......"

* Hongli's identity was finally hidden. For fear that the news would spread, they didn't even know God bless them.

Hang Seng was able to return to Qingyuan, and there was also a reasonable excuse. Hongli "recuperated" and stopped attending classes in the study, and he also got good work as a companion, so he came over with the sixteenth elder brother as Lan Ling's guard.

After Hongli rested in the Governor's Mansion for a while, he met Cao Hao again and mentioned that he wanted to go to the local area to inspect the farming of Zhili.

Cao Hao did not object, but he was not at ease to let Hongli go down at will, after all, safety is a big deal.

It just so happened that Tang Zhiyu was going to Cangzhou to inspect the livestock market and cotton market there. In addition, he also had to inspect several prefectures and counties with a large number of acres of winter wheat planting fields.

Cao Hao made arrangements and asked Tang Zhiyu to take Hongli with him.

Of course, even if Tang Zhiyu didn't know Hongli, Cao Hao couldn't push Hongli down on the table. Fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys, if Cao Hao treats him politely, then people don't have to think about it, they can know that Hongli's identity is extraordinary.

On the bright side, Tang Zhiyu was accompanied by Meng Shan, a first-class guard in front of the emperor.

He was a strong man of thirty-six or seventeen years old, and he was very brave. Nominally, he went out on patrol on behalf of the sixteenth elder brother, Prince Zhuang's mansion, so he was followed by dozens of palace guards and two hundred guards.

The posture of this patrol is no longer weak Tang Zhiyu, the head snake.

Although Tang Zhiyu felt that this Mengshan's score was too big, there were sixteen elder brothers standing behind the other party, and these horses were arranged by sixteen elder brothers, so he had no room for questioning.

It's okay next to it, but Hongli wants to take Hengsheng with him; Hengsheng also wanted to go with him, not to play, but to protect Hongli's side. In case of a bad encounter, he can also stand in the way, saving his father from being affected.

Hongli's identity has changed from the nephew of the sixteenth elder brother to the "nephew" of the sixteenth elder brother, and he is the same as Hengsheng, and now he is also a fourth-class Lanling guard.

In the patrol team, there was a son from the peak, and the "nephew" of the prince, Tang Zhiyu naturally felt a little uncomfortable.

But Cao Hao didn't say hello to him, and Hengsheng didn't make a fortune or make trouble because of his status as the governor's son, Tang Zhiyu just wanted to say a few words, but he couldn't start.

Then, seeing Hengsheng and Hongli following behind Meng Shan separately, just like the other accompanying guards, Tang Zhiyu felt a little self-reproachful and felt that he was a villain.

*Governor's Palace, Yin Hotel.

The sixteenth elder brother sat at the table under the porch, picked up a peeled crab leg in his hand, dipped it in the vinegar sauce in front of him, put it in his mouth, and ate it beautifully.

On the table, there is a large plate of one and a half feet, in which are placed a few red and clear sea crabs.

Cao Hao sat opposite the sixteenth elder brother, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but say, "It's so delicious?" Sea crabs have always been inferior to lake crabs, and Jingli is not without them? ”

The sixteenth elder brother put down the crab legs, took a sip of rice wine, and said, "I have eaten it twice in Beijing, but it is not as big as this." Such a big sea crab is also hard to find in a restaurant in Beijing. ”

"Qingyuan went to Tianjin Wei to build an official road, and in previous years, this Qingyuan did not have it." Cao Hao said.

The sixteenth elder brother nodded while eating, and said: "No wonder you have been keen on road construction in the past two years, in addition to farming, it turns out that there are such benefits......" Speaking of this, he paused and said: "There is another person, before you, mentioned the important ...... of road construction"

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(To be continued)