The phrase "rich and noble" is really incomprehensible.

Compared with the arrogance of a few years ago, after Nian Qianyao took charge of the three provinces alone, he was domineering. In addition, when people are middle-aged, they are much richer, and they look like a hill.

He is no longer as happy and angry as he was in the capital, but his eyes are above the top, and he no longer puts Cao Hao in his eyes.

It's only been three years, and the situation of the two has been reversed.

Whether it is an official position, a title, or a holy favor, Nian Qianyao is already the head of the emperor's relatives and ministers; Cao Hao stopped moving, his title was not promoted, and his official position was still from the second rank.

He looked at Cao Hao, not like he was looking at his colleagues who were officials in the same dynasty, but like looking at ants, with contempt and ruthlessness.

Cao Hao only took his eyes as cautious and hated the friction in the capital two years ago; Only Nian Fu, the second son of the Nian family who stood behind Nian Qianyao, knew that his father hated Cao Hao not a star.

That year, Nian Qianyao had a dirty relationship with Cao Hao in the capital, in the final analysis, it was just that Nian Qianyao looked down on Cao Hao and was not angry at his speed. Although Cao Hao's identity pressed him, he just regarded Cao Hao as a gentleman and didn't take it to heart.

didn't expect that the old man was fake, but because he was afraid of Caofu's holy favor, he dragged his old body and went to Caofu to make amends; In order to avoid trouble, when he was not in Beijing, he divided the family room and the second room.

Even if he is a governor, the old man is not uncommon, and he stays with his eldest son who is dismissed from office and waits for sin.

It's good to know the details, after all, it is the old man who makes the decision, and there is no room for opposition from children and grandchildren; I don't know, but when he is young and unfilial, he enjoys wealth and wealth alone, and abandons his father and brother.

pushed him to the point of unfilial piety, Nian Qianyao would not resent his father, but hated the Cao family, thinking that it was caused by the Cao family's bullying.

Feng Shui takes turns, and now the two have changed places, and Nian Qianyao looks at Cao Hao like a clown jumping beam.

Although Cao Hao was reluctant, due to his grade, he took the initiative to salute.

Nian Qianyao received the full salute, and there was no intention of returning the salute, and said with a smile for a while: "I heard that someone from the capital came, but I didn't expect it to be Lord Cao." Could it be that Lord Cao has received grace and served before the army? ”

Before serving in the army, they were all criminal officers, and Nian Qianyao seemed to be in a good mood, so he played Cao Hao like this.

Cao Hao smiled faintly, straightened his waist, and said, "It's not as good as the young adult's grace and grace, so that he can think about things." ”

When Nian Qianyao heard this, he didn't get angry but laughed: "Hahaha, I haven't seen you for a few years, Lord Cao is still as bold and articulate as ever, I hope Lord Cao can maintain his true colors in the northwest." ”

Cao Hao knew that no matter how arrogant Nian Qianyao was, he would not really deal with him. But in order to vent his anger, maybe he had to arrange something to humiliate him.

This is Nian Qianyao's territory, Cao Hao will not be stupid and hard, if he really provokes him, he can't accept it. After all, if you bring your son over, if you are too embarrassed, let alone that you can't bear it, even if the child sees it, she can't stand it.

"I heard rumors earlier, Cao still didn't believe it, but now I can see it, and I found out that the Nian is really majestic!" Cao Hao said: "Before leaving Beijing, when the emperor summoned the lower officials, he also instructed me to listen and see more after I went to the northwest. The emperor's grace to the young adults is really enviable! ”

In just two sentences, Nian Qianyao's face suddenly became gloomy. Is this a threat?

Cao Hao's intention was already in his speculation. At the beginning, he thought that the emperor sent Cao Hao over to lead the grain and grass affairs of the Northwest Army. On the bright side, he inspected the military camp or something, and Nian Qianyao didn't believe a word.

There are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, and there is no speculation for more than half a sentence.

The two looked at each other and hated each other, and they parted unhappily.

"The shaft is hateful!" Back in his own account, Nian Qianyao said hatefully.

Nian Fu followed beside him and said, "Father, since he doesn't know what to do, the son makes people have a good life and makes him remember his surname for a long time?" ”

Nian Qianyao glanced at him and said, "Nonsense! Although he did not walk in front of the army, he came by order. If you are embarrassed, how will you explain it to the emperor? ”

Nianfu pursed his lips and said, "Although he is also a royal prince, he is just a forehead, where can he compare to his father's dignity?" The son saw that he was talking big, if the emperor's uncle really valued him, he would call him once, why didn't he let him hang his name in front of the army? According to the rules of the imperial court, those who do not have military merits are not allowed to be knighted. He is a Beijing official, even if he stays up for a lifetime, his title may not be able to be promoted. ”

When Nian Qianyao heard this, he was still silent, and then heard Nian Fu continue: "Isn't he inspecting the military tun?" Then arrange for him to go to Hami ......"

* The next Mid-Autumn Festival, Cao Hao was notified that the military officers here would take Cao Hao to Hami for inspection.

Cao Hao knew that there was something wrong with this, the military tun near Ganzhou was to supply the grain and grass of the northwest army, but the Hami military tun was small in scale, mainly self-sufficient, where there was any need to patrol.

Hami is 1,600 miles away from Ganzhou, and a round trip takes about 20 days. If it weren't weird, Cao Hao wouldn't mind running to avoid the edge of the year.

If heaven wants to make it die, it must first make it mad.

Cao Hao is unwilling to sacrifice his dignity to achieve Nian Qianyao's "prestige".

But he vaguely felt that things were not so simple.

Sure enough, when I returned to the room at night, I saw Tianyou and Hongpu mysteriously handing over a note, with only four words on it: "Hami bandits".

According to Tianyou, this was secretly stuffed into his hands by the little guy who had just sent the decanting soup.

Cao Hao suddenly understood that west of Ganzhou, there were few people, except for the military station, it was a vast grassland, and it was common for bandits to haunt it.

He felt a chill in his heart, feeling incredible.

Nian Qianyao is really unscrupulous, dare to make the means to get rid of him? If it's really to scare and scare him, it seems a bit of a joke?

Tianyou and Hongpu already felt that the atmosphere was wrong, and they both looked at Cao Hao with solemnity.

"Someone is trying to kill my brother-in-law?" Hongpu spoke first.

Tianyou couldn't help but ask: "Is it Nian Qianyao who came to the station yesterday?" ”

Cao Hao sent the note to the candle and lit it, watched him turn to ashes, and said from behind: "It's nothing, don't be surprised." ”

Hongpu said with a small face: "The son of a daughter can't sit down, it involves a major matter of safety, brother-in-law should be strictly investigated, why don't you take it to heart?" ”

Cao Hao said: "It's true that I was ordered to patrol Tuntian, but the emperor didn't arrange where I should go to patrol and where I shouldn't go." I don't want to go, who can drive me to Hami? ”

When the two children heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief, became curious, and asked who was "sending the message to warn".

Cao Hao knew it in his heart, but he didn't say it, only confused and vague two sentences, and then diverted the words.

He had already regretted that he shouldn't have brought his two children with him.

This Ganzhou is far away from the hinterland of the Central Plains, and it is the world of Nian Qianyao. If there is any misfortune that implicates the two children, then Cao Hao will regret it.

Without further ado, he wrote a letter, in which he mentioned the "bitter cold in the northwest", and would arrange for people to send Hongpu back to Beijing in the near future.

After writing it, he looked at it and felt that it was too "subtle", so he burned it and rewrote it. The meaning has not changed much, but it mentions Nian Qianyao's "enthusiastic arrangement" and the "frost sword and wind sword" in the northwest.

Nian Qianyao didn't know that his good son, in order to please him, wanted to stab Cao Hao, but the plan failed, and instead provoked Cao Hao's black hand.

That's right, Cao Hao did it on purpose, saying that his situation in the northwest was extremely dangerous. In addition to mentioning that Hongpu and Tianyou will be sent back to Beijing, the letter also faintly has the meaning of "entrusting orphans".

Just because he knew that the letter "expedited" from the military post would be handed over to the Imperial ...... * Capital and the Palace of Cultivation before it was handed to the sixteenth elder brother.

Looking at this terrifying text, Yongzheng only felt angry in his heart, slapped the table vigorously, and said, "Ridiculous, really ridiculous!" ”

The thirteenth elder brother, who had just entered the house, was thinking about whether to return to the household department first, or the military department, and was frightened by Yongzheng's anger.

Yongzheng took the tea angrily and drank two sips before he saw the thirteenth elder brother, so that someone handed the letter paper in his hand to the thirteenth elder brother.

The thirteenth elder brother was stunned when he saw this, it was not an excerpt, but a "secret letter complaint"?

Unexpectedly, it was just a letter.

The thirteenth elder brother took a long breath and took a quick look, but the more he looked at it, the tighter his brows wrinkled.

After reading it, he loosened his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, Xu is Cao Hao's prejudice against Nian Qianyao is too deep and cranky. Although Nian Qianyao's surname is proud, he is also a person who knows good and bad. Even if he borrowed the courage of Nian Qianyao, he would not dare to arbitrarily kill the imperial court! ”

The word "Qincha", he unconsciously accentuated.

Yongzheng only felt that his temples were "bumping" and only jumping, and his heart was even more angry, this time it was not Qi Cao Hao's "making a big fuss", but Qi Nian Qianyao's unruliness.

No matter what personal grudge he has with Cao Hao, it should not occur at this time. In this way, it is the face of the court and the face of him as an emperor.

Not to mention that this not only involves the members of the imperial court, but also the Prince's Mansion Brother Hongpu.

Now that the clan is unstable, it's too late to appease, how can it be done again?

He was angry in his heart, and the thirteenth elder brother showed a little embarrassment, and said: "But just in case, if the emperor agrees, I still allow my brother to send this letter to Xiao Sixteen as soon as possible." He has always treated Hongpu as a son, and if there is really a case, I don't know how to make a fuss......"

Yongzheng snorted coldly and said, "Do you really want to send troops and horses to bring the elder brother of the palace back from the northwest with great fanfare?" ”

The thirteenth elder brother was silent, and it was still difficult to hide his anxiety on his face.

When Yongzheng saw it, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Could it be that the thirteenth brother actually believes Cao Hao's nonsense and thinks that Nian Qianyao will act recklessly?" ”

The thirteenth elder brother thought for a while and hesitated: "Although Nian Qianyao was born in the imperial examination, his surname is more martial arts. The two have some old grudges, if they really make trouble, I'm afraid it will be ......"

He only said half of what he said, and the rest did not need to be said explicitly.

Yongzheng's eyes narrowed, shook his head vigorously, and said, "Why is it that the thirteenth brother thinks too much......

Things have proved that there are some things that the thirteenth elder brother thinks right.

After the letter was delivered to the sixteenth elder brother, the sixteenth elder brother couldn't wait for a moment, and entered the palace to ask for a decree to personally take the palace guards to the northwest to pick up his son, but was reprimanded by Yongzheng.

The sixteenth elder brother is in charge of the internal affairs office, and everything is complicated, so he can't get out easily. Besides, there is no reason for the clan to leave Beijing easily.

The sixteenth elder brother was scolded out of the Heart Nourishing Palace, but he did not give up, and went directly to the queen's palace to see the queen's mother.

This tearful begging, listening to the queen mother's bitterness. Although the sixteenth elder brother did not accuse Nian Qianyao at all, he "painfully stated" that Nian Qianyao bullied his colleagues by relying on his status as the brother of the concubine.

When it comes to foreign ministers, the queen can't say anything; This is related to the brother of the most favored young concubine, and it is even more difficult for her to come forward, so she can only ask someone to invite the emperor over.

The capital is singing and dancing, but Yongzheng is restless day and night, thinking about how to calm Qinghai.

After being invited by the queen's people, he couldn't help but be angry when he saw that the sixteenth elder brother was still arguing about the matter of not having a shadow; However, listening to the sixteenth elder brother talking about Hongpu's appearance in swaddling clothes, he is also a father, and his heart is also soft.

"What are you talking about? None of them are doing right, and they are messing around? If you don't worry, let someone go over to pick you up, who will stop you? Yongzheng said coldly.

"Ahh The sixteenth elder brother begged: "Your Majesty, is it better for the younger brother to go in person?" ”

Yongzheng didn't speak, his face was already ugly, and the sixteenth elder brother didn't dare to take an inch, so he hurriedly closed his voice.

Seeing that the atmosphere was stiff, the queen hurriedly said: "Since the sixteenth brother is not worried that the second elder brother is outside, she hurriedly arranged for someone to pick him up." I haven't seen him for a while, and it's getting colder, so I'll have to pick him up before winter. ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he nodded, he couldn't stay any longer, he hurriedly got up and asked for his resignation, and couldn't wait to go back to arrange manpower.

"Something that doesn't make a living!" Yongzheng looked at his back, hating iron and steel: "People who are in their thirties still have to let people follow their hearts!" ”

Seeing that he didn't look really annoyed, the queen said with a smile: "It's not because of the emperor's good brother who is used to it that he has developed this tired appearance." If the emperor is annoyed with him, he will beat him more. ”

Widowed and lonely, as an emperor, Yongzheng is willing to be close to his younger brothers.

But even the thirteenth elder brother with the best relationship abides by the courtesy of the monarch and minister, and in front of him, like a big guest, the loss in his heart can be imagined.

The sixteenth elder brother maintained his past appearance, relying on his identity as a younger brother, playing a treasure grinding person, but it made Yongzheng think more and more that he had really subdued this brother ...... the sixteenth elder brother who left the palace, but he was still anxious on his face, but he was thinking about it in his heart. With Cao Hao's wisdom, it is impossible to put himself in danger, let alone have two children by his side.

But I wrote a letter again, what is the picture?

He didn't have the intention of inviting Cao Hao very much, but he was very happy to "accompany".

So, there was a crying in the palace.

Regardless of whether Nian Qianyao really wants it to be unfavorable to Cao Hao, only dozens of attendants from the Prince's Mansion were sent to the northwest, and even if Nian Qianyao is really clean, he will not be clean.

Of course, such a trivial matter can't move Nian Qianyao, but he can give him eye medicine in front of the emperor.

Cao Hao's plan is just self-preservation.

He didn't want to swallow his anger in the northwest, and he didn't want to hand over his surname to Nian Qianyao's mood, so he could only plan one or two.

At the beginning of September, he finally waited for the results he wanted.

Cao Hao, the head of the household department, is stationed in Ganzhou, and the prime minister of the Northwest Army ...... on food matters*

(To be continued)