Chapter 170: Prey
In the face of the aggressive momentum of the tenth elder brother, Cao Hao's face did not fluctuate at all, and he lost his expressions such as "embarrassed" and "ashamed", and just looked at the tenth elder brother calmly.
Brother Ten has a noble status, and he is a reckless surname, he has always been domineering, and he is used to being respected, except for the imperial father Kangxi, when has he seen whose face? And where can you stand this? He couldn't help but be furious, waved the whip in his hand, and was about to throw it at Cao Hao, but was stopped by Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu thought that Cao Hao Su was low-key, how could he be so fearless today? He suddenly remembered one thing in his mind, a letter from Gandu last year specifically mentioned that Cao Hao was good at disguise, and although he looked mediocre, he was "black-hearted" and "need to beware". In the letter, the matter of Wangfengzhuang was also mentioned.
Perhaps it was Cao Hao who left the impression that he was really kind and deceitful, which was not half similar to the calculation described in Gandu's letter and forced Li Ding to slaughter people. Therefore, Brother Jiu only did it because of the exculpation of breaking people's hands. Even if the Wangfengzhuang incident is true, it is just a coincidence. is Li Ding, who is not very old, but has such courage, which is really impressive.
Looking at the fearless Cao Hao in front of him, Brother Jiu suddenly felt very strange in his heart.
Cao Hao looked at the whip in the hand of the tenth elder brother, he had no tendency to be masochistic, and he was not interested in teaching the whip. If the tenth elder brother really wants to come down with a whip, then he doesn't know what he will "repay" the tenth elder brother. Even if you are afraid of Kangxi's bottom line, it is very refreshing to want to calculate people with the help of a raft. Besides, there is still a Zhuang seat, if you don't often let him use his brains, I'm afraid he will be very boring.
Fortunately, the ninth elder brother took action to stop the whip of the tenth elder brother, which made the little man with black wings in Cao Hao's heart flutter and fly away.
"Brother Jiu, what are you stopping me from doing? Look at this kid, we have spent such a tongue with him with the surname, but we don't appreciate it! Brother Ten shouted in a loud voice.
The more Brother Jiu thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, he was dazzled by the lime all over the ground just now, and it was that "sincere" attitude, he was shocked for a while, and he couldn't help but really think about the epidemic. Now that I saw Cao Hao's insistence, I thought about it, how could it be so coincidental? There happened to be a lot of people in the Dunjun Royal Mansion today, and he came to block the door, which is still such a magnificent reason.
Thinking of Gandu's previous reminder, Brother Jiu couldn't help but be wary of Cao Hao, and couldn't figure out what he was calculating. He paused, smiled and said to the tenth elder brother: "Tenth brother, don't be impatient! This Cao Hao is just a person who does things, what is he doing with him? He has no idea, no master! The third brother is here, and he is one of the chief brothers designated by Huang Ama, you just need to say it to the third brother! As for Cao Hao's side, he will naturally have to 'speak' and 'say' well in the future! The last sentence was low and cold.
Cao Hao was a little helpless, the "chicken" that "killed chickens and hacked monkeys" was too big. If there was a better choice, he wouldn't be so calculating, but now he doesn't have time to indulge these brothers messing around.
Although the ninth elder brother is shrewd, he has forgotten the temper of his tenth brother.
Among the sons of Kangxi, in addition to the second elder brother of the crown prince, there are dozens of elder brothers from noble backgrounds. His biological mother, Wen Guifei Niu Hulu, was the sister of Empress Xiao Zhaoren, the second empress of Kangxi, the daughter of the first rank of the auxiliary minister, and the granddaughter of the five founding ministers of the country. Although Empress Xiao Zhaoren and Concubine Wen died of illness one after another, the power of the Niu Hulu family, known as the "Iron and Blood Family", should not be underestimated.
Half of the sixteen sons died on the battlefield, and the rest were all distinguished by their military achievements, each with a high position. He is his youngest son, and his biological mother is Princess Taizu, the cousin of Emperor Shunzhi, and one of the four auxiliary ministers in the early years of Kangxi. Although he was alone in the struggle for power between Aobai and Kangxi in his early years, he was later deprived of his title, but the descendants of Kupilon were still reused by Kangxi.
The uncles and cousins of the tenth elder brother are all in high positions; cousins and cousins are even more powerful all over the government and the opposition. If the forces of the Niu Hulu family are gathered, it will be no less than Kangxi's maternal Tong family and the prince's maternal family, the Hesheli family. It's just that because of the early death of Suppilon and Empress Xiao Zhaoren, this family has no core power.
Perhaps it is for this reason that Kangxi is a little jealous, and his attitude towards the tenth elder brother is just mediocre.
Such a prominent maternal family has made the tenth elder brother develop an arrogant and domineering surname since he was a child. Even if he is the second elder brother of the crown prince, he is just respectful on his face and does not take it in his eyes. Now, Cao Hao is so unsympathetic, and in front of the third elder brother and the ninth elder brother, how can the tenth elder brother swallow this breath?
Ten Elder Brother was more powerful in the end, and immediately broke away from Ninth Elder Brother's hand, raised his whip again, and threw it down at Cao Hao again.
"Oops!" The third elder brother screamed and covered his right cheek.
Tuo Heqi was surprised by the side, but he didn't expect this Cao Hao to be so numb, he only felt that the whip shadow flickered, and he had already avoided behind the third elder brother.
The tenth elder brother was stunned because of the change, although he only unintentionally swept it, but after all, the third elder brother was assuming the identity of the elder brother, if this matter reached Kangxi's ears, he didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive. all complain about Cao Hao, if he doesn't dodge, how can it be like this? Brother Ten was so angry that he was trembling, he was speechless, and his eyes were full of viciousness when he looked at Cao Hao with a whip.
Cao Hao's face was full of guilt and uneasiness, and he said to the third elder brother with some apologies: "Lord Wang, it's all Cao Hao who has affected you!" ”
The third elder brother put down his hand, looked at the blood stains in his hand, glanced at Cao Hao, and then sneered at the tenth elder brother: "The tenth brother is very capable!" When you were a child, you didn't take those of us as brothers in your eyes, because you were older, but now you have seen the world! ”
He is not a fool, although he hates Cao Hao in his heart for hiding in a bad place, he also praises this good timing. The whip marks on this face can't be erased in a day or two, and there are many people around looking at it, although they have lost some face, but I'm afraid that the tenth elder brother will not be able to eat and walk around.
Brother Jiu looked around, his mind was spinning, and he quickly thought of a way to resolve it.
Cao Hao watched coldly, looking at the ugliness of several people, and only felt disgusted. He looked at the intersection, not knowing how soon Prince Yong would be able to arrive, nor what choice the prince would make.
In the cold field of everyone, the fourth elder brother arrived soon.
Looking at the front of the Dunjun Palace, the two groups of people stood against each other clearly, and the fourth elder brother hurriedly jumped off the horse. Looking at the whip in the hand of the tenth elder brother, he was already frowning, and when he saw the blood-red whip mark on the third elder brother's face, the fourth elder brother couldn't help but shout angrily: "Old ten, you are too disagreeable!" Which master taught you to dare to whip your brother?! ”
Because the fourth elder brother usually said that he had a cold face, these elder brothers who were younger than him did not dare to be presumptuous in front of him, and this angry shout made the tenth elder brother feel even more excited. Then the other side reacted and said angrily: "Fourth brother, don't spew blood!" complained about Cao Hao's kid, and hid behind the third brother! Speaking of this, Brother Ten became more and more annoyed, thinking that he was so embarrassed, even if he was unintentional, he couldn't get down. He looked at the fourth elder brother angrily, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and couldn't help but "hum": "The fourth brother came by chance, I'm afraid that he can't sit still behind the scenes, so come and see this excitement!" I don't know this big drama, the fourth brother is still satisfied! ”
The fourth elder brother was already annoyed, listening to the tone of the tenth elder brother, he seemed to count himself again, and he didn't even have the patience to persuade him well, turned his head and said to the third elder brother: "Third brother, what the hell is going on?" Lao Shi's mansion is like this, but he has discovered the epidemic? ”
The third elder brother was hit by an unwarranted disaster, his face was hot and painful, and he frowned and responded: "Look at this posture, can't you see it?" If it weren't for the fact that the tenth brother's status is precious and there is no room for loss, why bother everyone to come over! It's just that some people don't appreciate it, and they are kind enough to treat it as a donkey's liver and lungs! They didn't know that more than 90 corpses had been carried out of the inner city yesterday, all of them died in the epidemic, or if they didn't care about themselves! Speaking of this, he looked at the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother with a little more suspicious eyes. In the morning, he also heard about the incident of Shun Chengjun Wang going to Fuchengmen, and scolded him for a long time. Thinking about it now, there is something wrong, what happened to the horse corpse on Chang'an Street?
"The tenth brother beat the ninth brother and came out of the mansion, it must be to discuss a major matter, right?" The third elder brother suddenly changed his face, and asked the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother coldly: "I don't know if you are talking about the king of Shuncheng County?" Or talk about the ambush on Chang'an Avenue? ”
Except for Cao Hao, all the people changed their faces.
"Third brother, this hat can't be buttoned randomly! This Shun Chengjun King went to Fuchengmen, and there was a weapon fight on Chang'an Street, and I also heard about it with Lao Shi in the house, but there was no major matter to discuss! Brother Jiu smiled and said: "The inside story of this, I'm afraid I have to ask Tuo Heqi!" Speaking of this, he said to Tuoheqi: "Your governor's battalion is responsible for the security of this inner city, and this has been half a day, can both sides of the fight be arrested?" In this inner city realm, the appearance of such lawless people is really hateful! ”
This is the disadvantage of being ill-informed, he only heard from his subordinates that the person who went to deliver the letter to the fourth elder brother arrived in the thirteenth mansion, and he thought it was the fourth elder brother or the thirteenth elder brother, and deliberately said this, wanting to divert everyone's attention, but he didn't want to annoy Cao Hao.
The fourth elder brother only glanced at the third elder brother and the ninth elder brother lightly, and turned back to Cao Hao to ask the reason. Cao Hao showed him the records of the four mortuaries in the inner city in his hand, and said that the people who died violently in the Ten Elder Brothers' Mansion were not very good, so it was like this.
Nearly 100 people died, and the fourth elder brother understood that the situation was critical, and seeing that Cao Hao was also worried, he must have been worried. At this time, there is only "ignorance and fearlessness".
Tuo Heqi was watching the excitement of several elder brothers with a ghostly heart, but this suddenly turned to himself, a little caught off guard, and said, "This ...... This ...... "Because he listened to the advice of his subordinates and knew that the person who was injured in delivering the letter went to the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion, he was like the Ninth Elder Brother, and regarded that person as the fourth elder brother or the thirteenth elder brother." This person dares to set up an ambush and kill people in Bai Yu, where can this be an ordinary force, and he is not sick, how can he take the initiative to provoke these troubles.
The fourth elder brother knows that it is already too late, and if he can't contain it with all his might, I am afraid that it will become more and more critical, and it is really not the time to settle accounts with the ninth elder brother. He glanced at the tenth elder brother and said, "Tenth brother, you have just heard it, the epidemic in this inner city will not be contained, I am afraid that you and I will be buried with the people!" It's just half a month of curfew, and it's all handled like this in the outer city, and the same is true for other families from tomorrow. The holy driver is not in the capital, those of us who are sons should share the worries of Huang Ama, if the tenth brother feels wronged, then the brother is here to make amends to you! ”
The tenth elder brother said with a blue face: "Fourth brother, is this going to trap me?" ”
The third elder brother interjected: "Tenth brother, you have to take care of the overall situation!" How many pairs of eyes are looking at it, if we indulge you today, Ming'er will find out other royal mansions Beizi Mansion, what confidence do you have to ask them! ”
The tenth elder brother gritted his teeth and was about to have a seizure, and two horses came galloping, it was Long Keduo and Yin De, the first-class guards of the imperial front who came back to deliver the decree. Yin De is the fourth son of Suppilon and the uncle of the Tenth Elder Brother, because he and Long Keduo only heard that the epidemic disease was found in the Tenth Elder Brother's Mansion, they were also terrified.
The tenth elder brother's biological mother went early, and he was very close to several uncles of the maternal family, and said respectfully: "Uncle! ”
Yin De nodded in return, and then joined Long Keduo to greet the several elder brothers present. Because both of them are the queen's brothers, they are the uncles of all the elder brothers, and everyone is very polite.
Yesterday's death toll made these two speechless. In the end, it was Yin De who said to the tenth elder brother: "The tenth master, the third master, and the fourth master are arranged very properly. Even if the Long Live Lord is in Beijing, I'm afraid it will be handled like this! ”
"If it's really an epidemic, then I'm still waiting to die in it?" Brother Ten said angrily.
"Huang Ama handed over the matter of curbing the epidemic to the third brother and me this time, how can we let you have a mistake, the Tai Hospital will come over tonight, they have a special prescription for preventing the epidemic! Food and other things, you can send out a list, and the people outside are responsible for purchasing, but it is only half a month, and it will pass in a blink of an eye! The fourth elder brother patiently explained.
Brother Ten glanced around at everyone and said, "If you go in, you will go in, and you will circle me, and you will circle me for a lifetime!" If within half a month, there are epidemic patients in my house that you said, otherwise we will calculate the explanation at that time! After speaking, he didn't look at everyone anymore, turned around and strode towards the palace.
Cao Hao looked at his back, and then looked at the Ninth Elder Brother, just opposite the Ninth Elder Brother. Neither of them could see the joy or anger, and they looked away.
(To be continued)