River, summer resort.

Today is the day when the "famous doctor" Fang Chonggong from the people asked for the pulse of the Queen Mother, and then followed the inner servant to return to the palace. As soon as Zhang Tingyu came out of the palace, he saw this "famous doctor".

"Zhang Xiang." When the chamberlain saw him, he bowed and saluted.

Zhang Tingyu nodded slightly, which was considered a return gift, and Fang Chonggong, who didn't look at it, glanced at it.

Ten thousand words, it is better to be silent.

Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, he is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and Zhang Tingyu does not dare to slack off.

It's just that since Cao Yin is the emperor's choice, then don't worry about them. Cao Yin's resignation is only the official title of the waiter of the Second Rank Rite Department, and the affection of the monarch and ministers in the past few decades is not something that these backwards can explain.

These days, the emperor's left arm looks much more comfortable than in the past.

Just thinking about it, I saw the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, the seventh elder brother and the ninth elder brother coming together, and Zhang Tingyu was busy seeing it. Seeing this, the third elder brother stepped forward and helped: "Hengchen is still so polite, please hurry up." ”

Although Zhang Tingyu is already a scholar, he still acts respectfully, and he only gets up after making a full salute. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, today was not the day of the small pilgrimage, why these brothers came to see the driver.

Si Ah just bowed slightly. There is no meaning to speak; The seventh elder brother hesitated. asked, "Master Zhang." Is Imperial Physician in front of the Emperor? ”

Zhang Tingyu nodded in response. I saw that Brother picked the corner of his mouth. Said: "Lord Zhang just came down from the imperial front. I must know about the case of the fugitive Meng Guangzu. I heard that the governor of Jiangxi and the governor of Sichuan both gave gifts to Meng Guangzu. The Penal Department has already met. The result? ”

Although Brother Jiu does not interfere in political affairs. In the end, there is a lord brother. Registered in the Criminal Department. So asked. It's not overstepping.

However, after asking a word, the atmosphere around him immediately became strange.

Meng Guangzu was originally a slave of the Third Elder Brother's Mansion. Under the banner of the third elder brother. Win over local officials. Later, he was poked out. The third elder brother wants to save his reputation and get rid of it. Naturally, it can't be killed. Instead, Meng Guangzu was described as a "fugitive".

This involves the governor of Jiangxi, who is from the "half-dynasty" homeland. The governor of Sichuan is the fourth elder brother, and he is from Dimen, Nian Qianyao.

The fourth elder brother was born by Concubine De, but he was raised in the palace of the late Queen Xiaoyi Jia, and the family was a foreigner.

One is the fourth elder brother's foreign family and the other is the fourth elder brother's doorman, and they all show favor to the third elder brother's house slaves, which has a deep meaning and is also incomprehensible.

On the third elder brother's side, when he heard the ninth elder brother mention "Meng Guangzu", his smile was a little stiff. Since the incident of beating Meng Guangzu's east window, life has not been easy. Finally, after a few months, the impact gradually decreased, and Brother Jiu mentioned it again.

The fourth elder brother's expression was still faint, only he knew it, and since he knew the news, he had a thorn in his heart. It's just that he knows his own weight, and if he wants to win the throne, he can't help his family. Therefore, he treated the New Year more and more tolerantly, and the correspondence of the same year became more and more frequent, and the Nian Xi became more and more loving.

Regarding the strangeness between several princes and elder brothers, Zhang Tingyu seemed to have no gap, and bowed down and replied: "Back to the ninth elder brother's meeting, Jiangxi Governor and Sichuan Governor Nian Qianyao will not accept the fugitive Meng Guangzu to check and accept the objects, and give gifts to dismiss the country. The emperor has decreed that the governor of Jiangxi should be dismissed from his post and the governor of Sichuan should be dismissed from his post leniently and remain in office. ”

Although he knew that due to the war in the northwest, Nian Qianyao, the governor of Sichuan, would not be removed at will, but after listening to Zhang Tingyu's words at this time, the fourth elder brother was still secretly relieved.

For this result, the third elder brother was not angry, and the ninth elder brother was also a little disappointed, glanced at the fourth elder brother, and snorted coldly. The seventh elder brother bowed his head and remained silent, and did not mix with everyone.

Seeing this, Brother Jiu felt strange and said, "Seventh brother, why do you think of looking for the imperial doctor, do you feel comfortable?" ”

The seventh elder brother shook his head and said, "It's not me, it's your niece who is a little uncomfortable, and she is uncomfortable these days." In a few days, Hongshu will send her to Mongolia, afraid of tossing on the road. I heard that this doctor can make pills, and I want to ask him to help make some medicines. ”

When the ninth elder brother heard this, he remembered that the second gege wedding date of the seventh elder brother's mansion was August, nodded and said, "I see, that's not careless." My younger brother just got a few good ginseng plants, and waited for Ming'er to send them over and dispense medicine for Ergege. ”

When the seventh elder brother heard this, he thanked him with a little gratitude.

Although the seventh elder brother is not prominent, he is the prince and the king of the county, and the third elder brother is secretly hating the ninth elder brother for beating people and "slapping his face", and he can't see him selling favors, so he said: "It turns out that the second niece is not feeling well, and the seventh brother should not worry too much, I heard that this Fang Tai has excellent medical skills, otherwise the emperor will not let him ask for the queen mother's pulse." The elder brother is poor, not as generous as the ninth brother, but he just got half a catty of blood swallow. originally wanted to be filial to the palace, but since the second niece was weak, he picked it up and nourished his niece. ”

The fourth elder brother was listening, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart. The third elder brother is still "poor"? It's a big joke. Among the princes, although the third elder brother is not as good as the ninth elder brother, he also has a wide range of family wealth, otherwise he would not have raised dozens of celebrities.

The so-called good reputation of "erudition" and "elegance" are all piled up with silver.

The third elder brother is to return to the book to repair the book, the fourth elder brother mentioned the northwest military salary, the seventh elder brother is for personal matters, and the ninth elder brother went to Yifei Niangniang after asking for peace.

Kangxi's face was not happy or angry, and he listened to his sons' pleadings lightly. Only when the Seventh Elder Brother mentioned that he wanted to ask Imperial Doctor Fang to go to the palace to consult Ergege, did he raise his eyelids and glance at the Seventh Elder Brother.

The seventh elder brother only felt a cold on his body, and his scalp couldn't help tingling. Even if he is about to reach the age of no doubt, he is still afraid of the monarch on the dragon chair.

The fourth elder brother lowered his head, and he already felt strange in his heart. This seventh brother is not a person who loves to make trouble, but now this is eating the bear's heart and leopard gall?

With his transparency, he should be able to guess that the "Imperial Doctor" is not just for the Queen Mother, why is there still a complication?

It's just a blink of an eye, and the seventh elder brother felt like it had been a long time, so he heard Kangxi respond lightly: "Accurate."

Outside the gate of the second palace of the palace, I saw an old man coming out.

It seems that the son-in-law is too worried, and this Fang Chonggong looks good. The seventh elder brother remembered his son-in-law's letter, and knew that the old man in front of him, who was not good-looking, was the benefactor of his daughter and son-in-law, and he was unwilling to hold the prince's brother's score, and his attitude was very gentle......

Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace.

Several princes and elder brothers withdrew, and some university scholars held a stack of folds to see them.

Hearing that there was Cao's excerpt in it, Kangxi nodded at Wei Zhu. Seeing this, Wei Zhu hurriedly took a few steps forward, held Cao's fold in both hands, and served it to the front of the emperor.

Holding the fold, Kangxi's face became more and more ugly, and his face was already cloudy.

"What a good courtier of mine! What a good officer! He vigorously put down the fold and said to Ma Qi through teeth: "Where is the account book sent with the fold?" ”

Ma Qi listened, and bowed down to present the account book.

I watched the first

book, Kangxi just snorted coldly; When I saw the second account book, I saw the pen, paperweight, hairpin, wear, ring, and all kinds of things and felt funny.

"This Cao Xiang is Cao Yin's nephew? It's familiar, and I think I've heard it somewhere. Kangxi put down the account book and said.

Ma Qi bowed and replied: "If you go back to the emperor, Cao Xiangben, the instructor of Henan Mansion, is a student of Guozi Prison and has excellent grades. In the fifty-third year, he and his half-brother went to Shuntianfu Township for the test. Because of his brother's serious illness, in order to take care of his brother, he delayed the exam. It was still my emperor Shengming, and he was ordered to enter the national prison. ”

Kangxi nodded, thinking of this past, glanced at the account book, and snorted coldly: "The benevolence of a woman does not say that the protection is very short. This Cao ......"

Hearing the word "Cao", Wei Zhu couldn't help but prick up his ears to listen to Kangxi: "Ma Qi, what do you think of the affairs of Henan Mansion?" ”

Ma Qi is an old fox, Kangxi's anger on his face gradually calmed down, and he pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, the slave doesn't know the details, so it's not good to talk nonsense." It's just that Lord Cao is very calm and steady, and since he is carrying the holy order, he will uphold the holy will......"

Is it in the Divine Will? Kangxi was not impressed.

According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, people who gather more than one assembly will be killed, let alone hundreds or thousands.

Killing is to kill, the key is how to kill?

He squinted his eyes, now that Jungger is having a good time, he doesn't know when the war will be over, and this other place naturally can't be chaotic.

Henan Mansion, post station.

Cao's face was pale, he looked at Jiang Jian, and said: "Non-phosphorus, before the holy decree arrived, the governor Yamen urgently urged Li Tingchen to send troops, the meaning of which is already clear, just killing, not soothing." ”

Jiang Jian's expression was also very heavy, his eyes were a little scattered, he looked at Cao, and stopped talking.

Cao remembered Jiang Jian's temperament, which loved the people the most, sighed, and said, "Fei Phosphorus, are you trying to persuade me to come out?" Li Tingchen came to the door today and asked me to come with me tomorrow, do you want me to go? ”

Jiang Jian didn't reply immediately, and said for a while: "The adults are tired of carriages and horses, and they are worried about the plundering of the fourth master, so they are sick." ”

"Sick?" Cao looked at Jiang Jian and said, "Don't you think I should be sick?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Jian's expression gradually cleared, his eyes became decisive, and he said: "My lord, Li Tingchen has become an outcast, and now, my lord, self-preservation is the best." ”

Yes, no matter what the reason, a rebellion is a rebellion, how can the emperor tolerate it? However, the imperial court could not order the killing, so the magistrate could only come forward, and then the imperial court issued a decree to appease and appease the people's grievances.

Cao touched his forehead and laughed at himself: "I'm really a coward......"

Even if Jiang Jian tried to persuade him to come forward, he would not come forward. If he saves people's lives, he will not be stingy; If he is allowed to sacrifice his life and the safety of his family, then he can only choose to be cold-hearted.

Human nature is so selfish, and the so-called good deeds are all without affecting their own interests......

Yongning, outside the god dirt village, outside Baizhang,

Cao Xiang looked back at the woman behind him and sighed in his heart. Speaking of which, this Jiaojiao can be regarded as half of his benefactor, if it weren't for Mrs. Duan's idea of protecting her granddaughter, she wouldn't treat him differently.

"It's getting dark, let's go quickly." Cao Xiang saw Jiaojiao turn around one step at a time, stopped, and said in a low voice: "If you are not happy, if you are discovered, you will not only live up to Ling Zu's kindness, but also take your life, and I hope the girl will be compassionate." ”

Jiao knew that what Cao Xiang said was not a joke, so she nodded hurriedly and sped up, but she was still silent.

Because in the mountains, you can only see the sunset in the sky, and the night is getting thicker.

Mrs. Duan did not arrange for them to leave the village early in the morning, because she was afraid that they would be discovered and it was difficult to hide during the day, so she chose dusk to send them out of the village.

Cao Xiang held a simple map with the path out of the mountain in his hand.

Cao Xiang hesitated for a moment, and did not choose the direction of Yongning County, but chose a more remote road, which was also in case. Otherwise, from the village to Yongning County, he met the henchmen of the Kang brothers, then his little life would be suspended.

Jiao followed behind him, looked at the map in Cao Xiang's hand, and couldn't help but ask, "Cousin, this map, this map ......?"

She didn't know why her grandmother trusted Cao Xiang so much, and what if Cao Xiang took this map and led the officers and soldiers to find the stockade.

Hearing this "cousin", Cao Xiang thought of Mrs. Duan's request a few days ago, glanced back at Jiaojiao, sent this picture to her, and said, "You can keep it." ”

He didn't make any promises, and he didn't mean to excuse himself, but Jiaojiao knew that he understood.

Jiao took the map in shame, only to feel that the circles under her eyes were hot, and she couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad.

For the rest of the trip, neither of them spoke. Cao Xiang looked farther and farther away from the direction of Yongning, and sighed in his heart. Except for the instinct to flee for his life, he did not choose that road, also because it was facing the official road, which was the road that officers and soldiers could enter the mountain.

Even if the killing could not be avoided, Cao Xiang was unwilling to use the blood of the people, but exchanged his fame...... After all, he is just a cowardly junior of the Cao family......

The next day, Henan Mansion, post station.

Hearing that Cao was "sick", Li Tingchen's face was unpredictable, and he couldn't tell whether he was sad or happy. Sadly, if you don't invite this big Buddha, if it is in vain, you will have to carry it; If you are happy, this time, you will be in the lead, if you can successfully suppress this gang of rebels, not to mention the atonement for your sins, you will definitely be able to rise to prominence.

He struggled in his heart and said to Jiang Jian: "Mr. Jiang, why don't you go to visit Lord Efu in this mansion?" ”

Jiang Jian hugged his fists and said: "Lord Futai is kind, the villain has taken our family to thank you." Our adults said that although we can't go with the adults of Futai, we are willing to prepare a reception wine and wait for the triumphant return of the adults. When that day comes, the adults will be famous in front of the emperor, and you must remember that the benefits of my family are good. ”

When Li Tingchen heard this, he was overjoyed and his heart was also steady. It seems that the 10,000 taels of silver sent a few days ago have been effective, and when the chaos comes back this time, I will prepare for it. Although some are reluctant, they should only be considered to be bankrupt and exempt from debts.

If these things can be quelled, it will be a great good.

Thinking like this, he said goodbye to Jiang Jian and left the post station with his men and horses.

In front of the window of Cao's residence, Cao Song stood at the window, listening to the sound of horses' hooves gradually moving away, glanced back at Cao, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, in case the fourth ......"

"Don't worry, Brother Wei has sent back the news and found out the whereabouts of Xiao Si, but he hasn't had a chance to take him out of the bandit village yet. When the officers and soldiers passed, the stockade was in chaos, and it was also a good opportunity to ...... "Cao's side is much more relieved, because after his request, Cao Jia entered the mountain with Wei Hei.

With the skills of the two of them, it is not difficult to save a Cao Xiang......