When I first came out of Beijing, it was still unbearable, and when I traveled west for half a month, after the Midyear Festival, the weather gradually cooled down.

Tianyou and Hongpu went from the initial exhaustion, the subsequent bumps, to the slow habituation of traveling. Because they were half riding horses and half riding in cars, their originally fair little faces were tanned a lot by the wind, faded away from their childishness and weakness, and added a bit of youthful vividness and vitality.

As it moves away from Beijing, Hongpu is also changing. The originally gloomy surname was also stretched.

rarely served the elder brother of the prince's mansion again, and when he heard Tianyou proudly boasting about his younger brothers and sisters, he also listened with envy and longing.

Changed to other royal brothers, even if Cao Hao responded politely, he couldn't wait to stay away. Hongpu is different, he is the actual eldest son of the sixteenth elder brother.

For this reason, Cao Hao treated him as his own nephew.

Seeing that he had become inseparable from the little hedgehog to Tianyou, Cao Hao felt that the previous worries of the sixteenth elder brother were really a big fuss.

It is normal for an eleven-year-old child to lose his mother at a young age, and it is normal for him to be a little depressed and autistic, but he still grew up reading the books of sages, even if he is a little awkward, he is just a young man, and what "evil deeds" can he really do?

Hongpu's surname is sensitive, and he is grateful for Cao Hao's goodwill, and he is also willing to be close to him.

It wasn't until one day after dinner that he gossiped, mentioning Xining, and mentioning Brother Jiu, who was escorted to Xining to "walk in front of the army" after the New Year, Hongpu asked: "Brother-in-law, I heard that Uncle Jiu bullied his brother-in-law in his early years, and his brother-in-law didn't think about revenge?" ”

Cao Hao was very surprised when he heard this.

Not to mention that this is all an old thing, let's just say that between Brother Jiu and Cao Hao, although there has been friction in the past few years, it is not to the point of endless death.

It is a well-known fact that the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother were rejected by the emperor because of their hostility with Yongzheng for decades.

Even if the ninth elder brother is a water dog, it is not something that Cao Hao, a foreign minister, can "beat", otherwise let alone others, even the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother will be annoyed.

He is not challenging the down-and-out Ninth Elder Brother, but the authority and face of the entire clan.

"It's just a small thing, who would remember it? Jiubeizi, who was once rich and crowned in the capital, is now losing all his family property, when will he return to Beijing or two words, where is there anything worthy of revenge? Cao Hao said.

"Where is the loss of property? Who doesn't know that before going to Xining, Jiubo gave away the property under his name in a big way, and even I, Amma, forcibly gave away two shops? Hongpu Zhenzhen said.

Indeed, Brother Jiu sent the shop to half of the capital.

These were gradually known after Brother Jiu was escorted to Xining.

He may have known that the general trend was gone, and he had made plans in advance. In the end, he was keen on business for half his life, and he did not transfer the industry to the fifth elder brother or the Lianjun Palace. Presumably he also knew that in that case, not only would he anger Yongzheng, but he might also make Yongzheng angry with the Fifth Elder Brother and the Lianjun Palace.

He only sent real estate shops, and only one or two places for a family, and the princes of the clan had heads and faces, and he sent them all over. A bit of a relative of the Manchurian nobles, he also did not hesitate to make a "fortune boy".

In this way, even if Yongzheng was angry in his heart, it was impossible for him to make enemies with all the princes of the clan and the Eight Banners to recover the inheritance of the Ninth Elder Brother.

As to why the gold and silver were left behind, there are different opinions.

Most people still guess that Brother Jiu is only half, and he has not done it completely, and he still cares about Brother Wu and Concubine Yi.

Cao Hao felt that Brother Jiu was harming others and himself, so he dug a big hole for Yongzheng with all his industry.

No matter how Brother Jiu sent it, after all, the prince of the clan took over Brother Jiu's inheritance, and in the emperor's opinion, this is a slap in the face of the emperor, and there is already a thorn in his heart.

In the eyes of the clan, he watched the emperor confiscate the "thousands of gold and silver" left by the ninth elder brother, hurting himself, and beware of the emperor taking the clan to open the knife.

In addition, the emperor pointed out that the sixteenth elder brother inherited Prince Zhuang's mansion, which is already eye-catching.

The two are enlarged, and it is strange that the relationship between the emperor and the clan is not tense.

Yongzheng worked hard to seal several imperial brothers, and even the imperial nephews began to be knighted, I am afraid that he also wants to exaggerate his influence in the clan to prevent the clan from making trouble.

On Lord Eight Banners' side, Yongzheng copied a lot of homes, the officialdom of his children was not clean, and there were countless people who were worried...... "Second elder brother, what do I think?" Cao Hao suppressed the suspicion in his heart and asked quietly.

Hongpu was ready to say something, but he didn't notice that Cao Hao had changed his name in his words.

Tianyou was beside him, listening to the gossip of the two and glancing at his father.

"It is said that revenge is not a gentleman, I heard that Jiu Bo bullied his brother-in-law because of his mother's family. Although he is now in Xining, the army will always return to Beijing. He transferred the property, in addition to sending it to the prince of the clan, but also to send a part of Guo Luoluo's family. The shop given to the prince's family, even if he wants to come back, is not cheap; Those of Guo Luoluo's family, but he can get back the cost of trading at any time......" he said in an orderly manner, thinking that he had been pondering for a long time, and he was by no means saying it.

When Cao Hao heard this, his heart sank.

The eleven-year-old child, after carefully observing him for half a month, began to play "scheming".

It's just that in the eyes of adults, this "scheming" seems simple and ridiculous.

The sixteenth elder brother is worried, unlike a child who can't do anything, eleven-year-old Hongpu has already begun to stretch out his little paws to test the world.

He was not out of curiosity, but out of resentment.

What he said is that there is some truth, and the attack on Guo Luoluo's family may have some impact on Brother Jiu, but the biggest impact is Sixteen Fujin. It was only the cousin of the ninth elder brother, but it was the maiden family of the Sixteenth Fujin.

At this time, Hongpu had finished speaking, and was looking at Cao Hao with hope, so he almost wrote "nod quickly" on his face.

Cao Hao couldn't smile bitterly when he saw his childish appearance, but there was a little pity in his heart.

When Li left the palace, Hongpu had already remembered.

Although he is favored by sixteen elder brothers, he has become a motherless son.

He touched Hongpu's head and said, "What do you think about the dry field you saw when you took a nap at noon today?" ”

Seeing him divert his words, Hongpu was stunned for a long time, and only after a while did he come to his senses and said: "Although the beans have been replanted, it still doesn't rain, and a few acres of land are all carried by the tenant farmer's family from the riverside, which is really not easy." ”

Cao Hao said: "What is the way the second elder brother can help the farmers irrigate?" ”

Hongpu thought for a while and said, "Is it 'repairing canals' and 'digging wells'?" ”

Cao Hao nodded, turned to Tianyou, and said, "Second elder brother saw the dry field at noon, thinking of the peasants' hard work, what do you think of?" ”

Tianyou got up and said: "The son listened to his father's answer to the tenant, saying that it was an acre of land with an annual rent of five buckets and three liters of millet, because there was no rain in spring and summer, and there were many grains without heading, so the beans were replanted. Even if it is backwatered, the terrain is not low, and it is not enough to rely on manpower to water it. When the autumn harvest comes, it is difficult to say how many percent of these beans will be received. Even if the harvest was enough to pay the rent, there was no food ration for the winter. If you have savings, it's fine, if you don't, you'll have to go into debt. ”

Cao Hao then asked: "Then tell me, what method can be used to make their situation better?" ”

"It would be nice to plant buds and sweet potatoes. The former can enter the official warehouse, and the latter can plant one acre, and there will be no shortage of rations for the family. "God bless.

Because Cao's Changping Zhuangzi has this experimental field of bud grain and sweet potato, plus Cao Hao's errands in the past six months are also related to the breeding and promotion of these two drought-tolerant crops, Tianyou likes farming, so he is no stranger.

"If bud grain and sweet potato can be popularized, thousands of people can live. This time, when I went to Gansu, in addition to inspecting the tuntian, I also took a look at the newly demarcated reclamation area. Starting next year, there will be immigrants coming. You two read more, learn more, ask more questions, and if you have any good suggestions, you can also talk to me directly. If there is merit, I will ask for the two of you. Cao Hao said.

Hearing this, Tianyou blushed and fluttered, with a little excitement.

It's not that I'm confused by fame and fortune, but I'm excited to be treated as an "adult". This person is also the father he has always admired and loved the most.

Tianyou straightened his small chest and felt that he had really grown up.

Hongpu was only stunned, his eyes looked straight at Cao Hao and said, "Brother-in-law, are you teasing the two of us?" The major events of people's livelihood that you handle, Cao Zhan and I are still young. ”

It's not small, and they all know "borrowing a knife to kill people", "drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle", and "striking the west".

Cao Hao smiled warmly and said, "It's not for you two directors, it's just for you to learn to pick up and fill in the gaps, why don't you want to?" As he spoke, he looked at Tianyou again and said, "Tianyou, what about you?" ”

Tianyou nodded vigorously, his eyes were bright, and said, "My son can't ask for it." ”

Seeing that Tianyou was like this, Hongpu squeezed out a smile and said, "Yes." ”

Cao Hao saw that both of them were "sensible", so he didn't stay any longer and went back to his room.

It wasn't until he left that Hongpu woke up, and Cao Hao did not give an answer to his first "proposal".

His face was red and white, and he didn't understand the meaning of Cao Hao's words, whether he was "refusing" his "proposal".

He couldn't wait to rush to Cao Hao's side immediately and ask what was going on, but he had scruples.

After thinking about it again and again, he fell his gaze on Tianyou's head: "Tianyou, what did my brother-in-law mean just now?" Will it take revenge on Jiubo? ”

Tianyou glanced at him and said, "Of course not." ”

When Hongpu heard this, his body froze, and he asked with a white face, "Why?" ”

Tianyou said with a smile: "Father said that when you remember the word 'good', you should leave three points of leeway with others. Jiubeizi is now broken, how could his father fall into the well? Even if there is a grudge that is gone, it will wait for Jiubeizi to recover. ”

He is also a son of the house, and having parents with a good reputation does not mean that he is a lamb who does not know the world.

When Cao Hao taught them a few, he said, "If you can't kill them with one blow, don't tear your face", and don't be a villain on the surface. He also told them not to do things that "harm others and benefit themselves", and to calculate the "cost" before doing things; Don't be greedy, everything in the world, the cycle of cause and effect, if you are greedy in one place, you will lose one place. Whether it is "taking advantage" or "suffering a loss" is two words.

In Tianyou's view, what Hongpu proposed is something that "harms others and is not beneficial to himself", and is suspected of "falling into a well".

Even he saw this, and he knew that his father would not act like this, so he was very sure of what he said.

Hongpu listened, but he was unspeakably disappointed, and muttered: "Where is there such a 'goodness', it's too roundabout......"

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(To be continued)