Cao Hao really doesn't understand.

Even if he wanted to push the favor because he had worked hard in Shengjing for two months, it should be God's blessing, not Zuo Cheng.

After all, Tianyou is the eldest son of the Cao family, and he married the lord of the clan, and the wedding date is approaching, and it is common for Jia En to raise the title to a higher level.

The sixteenth elder brother said: "You haven't heard of the 'Tongcheng faction'?" ”

Cao Hao couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

In later generations, there was indeed a "Tongcheng School", which was a genre of prose that was handed down, and its ancestor was the great Confucian Fang Bao who had been the Jiangnan Jieyuan.

At the moment, this genre has not yet been formed.

How did you come to the saying of "Tongcheng faction"?

Tongcheng is the county seat of Anhui Province, the literary style is prosperous, and there have been many great Confucians in recent decades, but where is the end? A "Nanshan Collection" case, like a storm, blew most of the talents in Tongcheng to pieces.

Fang Bao, who was born in Xie Yuan, was a great talent who became "the first in Jiangnan" back then, and was implicated in the Nanshan case. Dai Mingshi, who was born in Bangyan, was denounced by Yongzheng as a "famous sinner".

Although Zhang Ying and Zhang Tingyu's father and son were also born in Tongcheng, their identities have long since left the "scholar" and become official eunuchs.

The sixteenth elder brother shook his head and said: "That Li Kuangshan is very good, but he was only born in Tongcheng, so it's not good." ”

Cao Hao understood the meaning of the "Tongcheng faction" this time, which was similar to the "Nian Party" and "Suo Party", but it was not a family form, but a regional form of "forming a party".

But Yongzheng, the emperor, is quite emotional, and he has always treated anyone well, and the good ones will die; Hate which, hate to the bone.

Now Yongzheng and Zhang Tingyu are the tightness of the monarch and the minister.

He couldn't help laughing and said, "Isn't this nonsense? Although Tongcheng is prosperous in literary style, the imperial court has customized people in each province, although Tongcheng has scholars, high-ranking officials are just Zhang Xiang's father and son, where is it so eye-catching? I'm afraid that someone is jealous of Zhang Xiang and arranges it to slander the ......"

Speaking of this, he remembered the words "accompanying the king like accompanying the tiger", hesitated a little, and whispered: "Could it be that the emperor chose Yuanbai for this reason?" ”

The sixteenth elder brother also lowered his voice and said: "The emperor is not a fool, the so-called 'Tongcheng faction' has not yet appeared, why don't you understand that Zhang Xiang is a big trick and provokes people's jealousy...... Since the emperor is generous, which one is suppressing Li Kuangshan, Fu Ruo can't think of it? Li Kuangshan's qualifications and years have arrived, and if he stays in Huguang, a prefect can't run...... Zhang Tingyu is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, which is not in line with the statement of the 'Tongcheng faction'! How could Zhang Tingyu put himself in such an embarrassing situation......"

Cao Hao listened and couldn't help but be silent.

He knows why he is despised by the sixteenth elder brother, he is also "cautious", Zhang Tingyu is "harming others and benefiting himself", not only does he not know the loss, but also has a good reputation for selflessness; He is "harming himself and others", he has suffered and offended others.

Sure enough, what the sixteenth elder brother said next was not a good thing: "Even if you are used to being cautious and afraid that the people below you will be fooled, you don't have to do it yourself." This is not only tiring to death, but also hindering the path of others to advancement, where can there be good words? Shengjing's six departments, so many idle officials, you only need one person to explain a few places, and divide the matter. If you do it well, it is your credit; Doing a bad job is nothing more than a crime of negligence, and the responsibility is pushed down. In this way, not only do you not take the slightest risk, but you can also sell a few favors. ”

Hearing this, Cao Hao stood up and threw himself to the ground in front of the sixteenth elder brother.

If he was a bystander, maybe he would be disdainful of Brother Sixteen's words. Before doing something, I thought about shirking responsibility, what is this called?

Then in the game, Cao Hao knew that the words of the sixteenth elder brother were wise words.

If you are in a high position, if you can't protect yourself, then what else is there to talk about.

I didn't pay attention to this before, because he never took charge alone. Even as the governor of Zhili, there are many rules to follow, and what he adds is all trivial details.

The sixteenth elder brother doesn't like to be an afterthought, and he said so much today, but it was just a reminder to Cao Hao.

Because, the flood in the south, this winter and next spring, several provinces need relief, this matter is the prime minister of the household. If Cao Hao still acts like this, he will offend many people.

The sixteenth elder brother avoided it, accepted the salute calmly, and said with a straight face: "Master doesn't care if others act like this, but he can't see you as a lonely minister." You have to remember that there is a large family behind you, and you can't afford to miss ......."

There are few people who can sincerely warn Cao Hao, Cao Hao can only be grateful, and nodded honestly.

The sixteenth elder brother's face was better, and he looked at Cao Hao with a smile and said, "Master brought a lot of tonics, since you are 'sick', you can make up for it...... Really, you can't make a living? ”

When I first met Cao Hao, the sixteenth elder brother was concerned and chaotic; After saying this, I have a clue to see through it.

Cao Hao's old face turned red, and he sneered: "The prescription of the imperial doctor is very good, and it is almost ......."

The sixteenth elder brother snorted coldly, no longer bothered about the matter, and then talked about the side ...... When the sixteenth elder brother left Cao's Mansion, he returned to Zhuangwang's Mansion with a sad face, and immediately sent two packs of ginseng.

When the news came out, it caused a person to be alarmed, that is, Xu Yuanmeng, a university scholar.

The old man's family is old and refined, even if he heard that Cao Hao returned to Beijing to recuperate, he only thought that Cao Hao was cautious and avoided the aftermath of the bombing of the bridge in Shengjing.

After listening to the reaction of the sixteenth elder brother, the old man was also frightened.

If Cao Hao had a case, that day Hui Shouxiao would have postponed his marriage to Shu Hede for three years.

I and my old wife are too old to survive, who knows how many years they can survive.

If you can't stand it, the grandson is a grandchild, and the filial piety period is three years.

If it is delayed one after another due to the problem of filial piety of the unmarried couple, when will the grandson get married?

The old man was secretly anxious in his heart, and he couldn't wait to go over and take a look at Cao Hao in person to feel at ease. Therefore, when the grandson wanted to go over to explore the disease and ask for peace, the old man wanted to go with him, but he was stopped by him.

"The old man is heartfelt...... The in-laws are sick, and the old man has lost his compassion in the past, or the grandson is more suitable in the past. He said Tatara.

The old man was unwilling, and said, "You have to make sure that you have to make sure that in case you ...... Let's have a good preparation here......"

He Tara said: "What kind of preparation, can you force your granddaughter-in-law to get married, or can you ruin the marriage and marry again?" I see that the lord of Herui is a good one, and if I see the master's intentions, I'm afraid I'll be annoyed. When the time comes, it will either be a kiss or a feud...... The old man wanted to go to explore the disease, and he waited for his in-laws to get better before going over, so he paid all the courtesies. ”

This is also the rule nowadays, the boss and the elder, it is not good to visit the disease at will, because there is a suspicion of tossing the patient; Subordinates and lowly children are not in the way.

The old man knew that what his wife said was reasonable, and when he was in a hurry, he lost his sense of proportion, so he waved his hand and sent his grandson away.

Suhed was really worried about his future father-in-law, not because his marriage would be postponed, but because he thought that his father-in-law treated him very lovingly, behaved properly, and deserved respect. In addition, in addition to being his future father-in-law, he is also the father of his friends, and Tianyou is not in Beijing now.

He is the future uncle, and when he arrived at Cao's Mansion, the steward led Su Hede to the front hall while making people report back: "The grandfather of King Jian's Mansion came to explore the disease, and the second master was entertaining guests in the living room. ”

At the end of June, Suhd came to Caofu to give his future father-in-law a birthday gift.

At that time, the atmosphere in Cao's Mansion was different from now, and now even the servants had lost their spirits, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

Suhd became more and more worried, and when he reached the living room, his worry became surprise.

The father-in-law is seriously ill, the eldest brother-in-law is not there, and it is reasonable for the second brother-in-law to come back to entertain guests, but what is the matter with those red eyes?

Look at the restless Yongqian, this is the brother-in-law of the eldest brother-in-law, and he is also in-law.

Although Yongqian was ordered to investigate the disease, he was not as worried as Prince Jian and his wife. After all, Cao Hao is only a few years older than him, in the prime of life, in his opinion, it is still far from birth, old age, sickness and death.

But looking at Hengsheng's posture, even if he didn't see Cao Hao, Yongqian had to muttered in his heart.

He didn't know that although Hengsheng and Cao Hao were not biological father and son, they were far better than biological father and son.

Before Cao Hao arrived in Beijing, Hengsheng met him, knelt in front of Cao Hao, and cried very unproductively.

Without the honor of the eldest son of the county king, nor the heroism of the imperial guards, the future generals of the three spins cried more embarrassed and miserable than children.

Cao Hao and Chu Yu, who were crying, were distressed.

The servants of the whole house are all worried, and they are also frightened by Hengsheng.

Originally, they only knew that the old man was seriously ill, but now looking at Hengsheng's red eyes, they all guessed in horror whether their old man was really terminally ill.

Although Cao Hao and Chu Yu both comforted Hengsheng, Hengsheng was not relieved.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, just because he hasn't reached the sad place.

Thinking that he has not yet been filial to his adoptive father and adoptive mother, his adoptive father and adoptive mother will grow old, and Hengsheng's heart will be broken.

He also fought hard and stayed here to serve the sick, helping his adoptive mother to receive foreign visitors who came to visit the disease.

One of these two is the elder brother's uncle, the other is the future sister-in-law, the second of the most important in-laws of the Cao family, as brothers and sisters, Hengsheng is naturally sincere and sincere.

Yongqian had been familiar with him for a long time, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask, "Lord Cao's illness...... Do you want someone to send a message to the eldest prince to the south......

When Hengsheng heard this, his eyes immediately widened, his eyes were about to be angry, and he was a little annoyed, and said: "Don't bother Grandpa Guo, my mother has her own arrangements......"

Yongqian looked sneered, but he also knew that he was asking abruptly, and it was not easy to deal with it, so he said a few words of face and left.

Although Hengsheng lost his previous closeness, he still sent Yongqian out, and met Niuniu's carriage at the door, as well as Zuo Zhu, who had just come.

Hengsheng and Yongqian confessed their sins, took two steps forward, and first saw Niuniu through the curtain.

Niuniu greeted her, and went directly to the second gate to the inner house.

Zuo Zhu stepped forward and saw Yongqian.

Yongqian greeted him with a few words, and then took his entourage back to King Jian's mansion.

Yaerjianga and Yongjia had been waiting for the news for a long time, and after Yongqian returned to the palace, he came directly to the upper room to report the matter: "I didn't see Lord Cao, but the prince of Meng Ke came forward to entertain guests...... Su Hede also went, and he was worried when he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion...... When I went out, I met Lord Cao's righteous son coming over to serve the sick, and Tianyou's aunt Zhuang returned to Cao's mansion......"

Yarjianga and Yongjia glanced at each other, the adopted son and the righteous son of the Cao family who went out all went to serve the sick, and it was really not light to think that Cao Hao's illness was not light.

Worry is worry, but there is no way, Yarjianga can only tell the palace steward to pay attention to the Cao Mansion.

Yongqian thought about Hengsheng, who was completely blind, and Zuo Zhu, who was honest and steady...... Who said that the younger generation of the Cao family is thin, and there are more of these people, except for not surnamed Cao, where are they not the children of the Cao family?

Pity those ignorant people, there is no shortage of gloating, behind their backs said that Chu Yu was jealous and stopped the Cao family from spreading its branches; Some people also say that Cao Hao is not filial piety and fear, so he will have a wife and no concubine, which makes his blood thin.

But I don't know that the adopted son and the righteous son are both grateful and righteous, and will not be threatened by the status of the son-in-law, and will not cause disharmony between the husband and wife, but it is not that the concubine is a hundred times stronger......* No matter whether others are worried or gloating, Cao Hao is still "recuperating".

Every time Niuniu came back, she accompanied Li to pick up Buddha beans in the Buddhist hall.

It's just that I'm worried that Li will fall ill, so I'll accompany him to relieve it. The Li family of the province is sick, and the whole family will really be in chaos.

When Li saw his son's expression, he felt steady.

Zuo lived in the yamen and took a long vacation, and every time he came over, he took turns serving the sick with Hengsheng.

Cao Hao wanted to send him back, but the obedient Zuo Zhu was stubborn.

Seeing this, Cao Hao relied on him.

Since the Zuozhu brothers and Hengsheng have left the house one after another, it is rare for the father and son to be so close.

Every time Cao Hao frowned and swallowed the bitter medicine soup, he taught the two juniors.

Zuo lives here, Zhu is about to be full moon, and the move is imminent. In the future, if you get along with Old Lady Ning like this, you will naturally not be able to go as far from the clansmen as you are now.

It is nothing more than that you must be upright and pay attention to filial piety, but you can't be foolish. When people get older, they are prone to paranoia, even if they are juniors, for the respect of their elders, it is not good to blindly indulge. In addition, it is necessary to divide the distance and the near, even if Mrs. Ning has the name of her grandmother, she can accompany you to say that her son is a wife and siblings. Don't hurt the relationship between husband and wife and siblings because of Mrs. Ning.

Again, if the husband and wife are united, the profit will be cut off. If Mrs. Ning relies on selling the old and wants to give someone down, she can refuse in the name of Cao Hao.

Yunyun.

Zuo Zhu listened to his father-in-law's teaching, and was very ashamed: "The child is incompetent, and it will affect the father-in-law to follow him, if only the second brother was here......"

When Cao Hao heard Zuo Cheng mention, he was depressed.

When Cao Fu and Cao Xiang encountered this opportunity, they followed the future governor and the governor, Cao Hao only had joy in his heart, but Zuo Cheng was different.

Zuo Cheng was not born in the imperial examination, and he could not directly be a regular seal official in the local area, and was mostly an auxiliary official and miscellaneous official.

He is old and clear, and his qualifications are shallow, and he has qualifications in the local area, where can he compare to the capital.

Even if you are lucky enough to be awarded a high grade, you can lack qualifications and limited knowledge, and you will fall when you can't keep it.

Zhang Tingyu stopped his fellow villagers and recommended Zuo Cheng to stay in Huguang, seemingly selfless, and sold favors to Cao Hao, but Cao Hao is really not uncommon.

It is one thing to arrange for Zuo Cheng and Yin Jishan to go to Huguang to "gild" and add a stroke to the political performance column, but it is another thing to arrange for him to be completely released.

Thinking that the news of Yin Jishan's promotion to Hunan as the envoy would be made public, Cao Hao told Zuo Zhu that Zuo Cheng would stay in Huguang and postpone his return to Beijing.

Zuo Zhu listened, and immediately became anxious: "Father-in-law, my younger brother won't stay outside, right?" How good is that, who wrote an abridgement for the father-in-law? ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Is it important to write me an abridgement, or is Zuo Cheng's future important?" ”

Zuozhu scratched the back of his head: "Of course, the matter of my father-in-law is important...... The second brother is young, and it is the time to boil up his qualifications, even if he follows Lord Yin, most of them are running errands. Yin Jishan knows the relationship between the second brother and his father-in-law, and maybe he will feel that the second brother is in the way......"

Although Zuozhu has never been clever, he may have said this, which shows that there is a splendid inside.

Cao Hao was quite pleased, and said: "We may not look good, but maybe in the eyes of the emperor, such an arrangement is just right......"

Zuo Zhu seemed to understand whether he understood or not, Cao Hao pondered for a moment, and felt that it was not good to let Zuo Cheng be outside, so he called Zhang Yi and told him to go to Hunan.

Among the long-term stewards around Cao Hao, Zhang Yi was the one who dealt with the government the most.

Zhang Yi knew the weight of the Zuo Cheng brothers in the Cao family, but he felt that he was entrusted by the master, and he didn't feel that it was hard to go south for thousands of miles, so he went out of Beijing beautifully.

Zhang Yi went out of Beijing for two days, and God blessed him to Beijing.

He did not follow the fourth elder brother by water, and after learning the news that his father was seriously ill, he galloped all the way back to Beijing.

Except that Zuo Cheng was still outside, the family was finally reunited.

It's just that Cao Hao is "recuperating", the sons are sick, the eldest sister of the Zhu family is not good at the full moon, and even Chu Yu is not good at going out to eat and drink on the Cao Mansion, so he asked Cao Yi to come forward to cook.

Mrs. Ning added her eldest grandson, and she had the intention of showing off the guests so that she could have a lively life.

Zhu is a sensible person, and sent someone to ask Mrs. Ning for peace early, only saying that her husband is not there, her relatives are seriously ill, and it is not good to feast and drink. When the full moon is full, only the family is invited to meet the children.

The people in this family, except for Mrs. Ning, are the people from Cao's mansion and the Zhu family.

Although Mrs. Ning sulked in her heart, she didn't have much to say now that the two families lived.

On the Cao Mansion side, Tianyou wants to be a "filial son" by Cao Hao's side, and Hengsheng has clothes on him, so it is not easy to come.

However, the full moon gift for my niece is half a lot.

Because of this niece, who was born with her father, although Tianyou and Hengsheng did not eat the full moon wine, they also met in private, and they liked it very much...... * On the tenth day of the eighth month, the fourth elder brother Hongli returned to the capital.

got off the boat at the Tongzhou wharf, met a few henchmen, and before he had time to inquire about the current situation in Beijing, he heard a bad news, the Fujin Fucha clan was gone.

After all, I haven't seen Xiao Gege, but in the end, it is the eldest daughter, and Hongli's mood is immediately low.

But he is the prince in the end, and he cheered up in an instant, and asked about the side again.

For example, whether there is any news from Sheng Jing and what is the condition of Cao Hao, the head of the household.

Hearing that Cao Hao's condition was getting better, Hongli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The son of the Cao family is his guard, the adopted son is his companion and sister-in-law, and the second sister-in-law is his concubine Fujin, although he has not made a clear statement, Hongli has already classified the Cao family as his own family.

The Cao family with Cao Hao and the Cao family without Cao Hao are of course different in weight.

The Fucha family's little thought of sending the clan daughter as a wife naturally can't hide the father and son of Yongzheng and the fourth elder brother. It's just that for the sake of Ma Qi, plus the value of the Fucha family, with connivance.

Since Fucha Gege has given birth to his eldest son, is it necessary for the Cao family to be appeased?

The harem is like a shrunken court, and it can't make the Fucha family bigger.

The strength of the Cao family is not weaker than the Fucha family now, and the weight of the two families is also comparable.

Hongli thought of this, so he instructed the servants: "The pearls and gems brought from Jiangnan, in addition to the ones that were assigned before, prepare one more ...... for the Cao family."

* Cao Mansion, Garden.

Cao Hao sat in the pavilion, holding a purple clay pot in his hand, and looked at a pair of children by the flower garden with a smile.

This purple clay pot is the filial piety of Tianyou, the first time I went out on an errand, Tianyou did not forget his family, and prepared a lot of filial piety to come back. Although it is not a valuable thing, it is a filial piety.

The purple clay pot for Cao Hao is Chen's melon-shaped pot, which looks simple and is very in line with Cao Hao's mind.

Tianhui and Tianbao, two sisters and brothers, holding flower hoes in their hands, are loosening the soil for a few chrysanthemums in the flower garden.

Chu Yu sat aside, looked at her husband's face, and said, "The master's complexion is much better." ”

Cao Hao nodded and said, "It's almost done, I'll hand over the fold to me tomorrow...... After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's time to go to the government office......"

Stop the bitter medicine soup, and have a good appetite. Good appetite, happy mood, and bad complexion.

Chu Yu pursed his lips and smiled: "Imperial Doctor Bai has been promoted to the right court judgment, we have to pre-backup the heavy gift is ......"

Bai Taiyi was originally an eight-rank imperial doctor, and he was promoted to a sixth-rank left court sentence in the first two days. In the place where the Tai Hospital lined up according to seniority, the Zuo Yuan Judge was not only the deputy of the hospital envoy, but also the successor.

He is not yet the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, if it is normal, even if the medical skills are excellent, it will take more than ten years to get to this position.

Now that he has been sentenced by the court, it can be seen that he really has the Sacred Heart.

Cao Hao's side was simply crying and laughing.

He was "seriously ill" this time, and he was injured by fatigue and suffered three points, Yiduli's reckless folding accounted for three points, and the other three points were fueled by the white imperial doctor.

However, even if Imperial Doctor Bai retorts and says that Cao Hao was not seriously ill at that time, no one will believe it.

Cao Hao's heart breathed a sigh of relief.

If a few days ago, Yongzheng sent two more imperial doctors on a whim to ask for pulse, that would be an oolong.

Now, since he will "heal", he is not so weak-hearted, and said: "You can buy a heavy gift and ask Tianyou to send it to ......" Speaking of this, he paused and said: "Let's make it clear to Imperial Doctor Bai that we are not ungrateful for his wonderful hand rejuvenation, but since he has been promoted to the hospital and has a heavy errand, it is not good for us to disturb him at will in the future." ”

Chu Yu nodded and said, "What the master said is that this is exactly the truth. ”

It's not that the two of them "cross the river and tear down the bridge", but they know how to avoid suspicion.

The envoy of the Tai Hospital, who is over the age of old, is a famous doctor in the world, with the name of the envoy of the Wupin Hospital, and is only responsible for asking the emperor for pulse. The affairs of the Tai Hospital fell on the two judges.

In the end, the Cao family is a foreign minister, and it is not good to have too close contacts with it......

(To be continued)