Compared with the joy of the Cao brothers, the meeting between Emperor Yongzheng and the fourteenth elder brother, the half-brothers, was tense and the atmosphere was not so satisfying.

Jingshan, Shouhuang Palace, in front of the coffin of Emperor Daxing.

The fourteenth elder brother stared at Yongzheng with red eyes, and said: "I am the emperor's own brother, and the Lasi Arulrot clan is cheap, if I have a place, I ask the emperor to punish me; If I have nothing to do, I ask the emperor to be about to correct the law and correct the country! ”

At his feet, kneeling was none other than Laxi, a first-class guard of the Qianqing Gate.

Lassi was ordered to accompany Long Keduo to welcome the fourteenth elder brother into the city in the early morning. After everyone else entered the palace to face the monarch, only the fourteenth elder brother and the two people of Fuguo Gonghui entered Jingshan to pay homage to the coffin of Emperor Daxing as a clan.

When Hui finished worshipping, he handed a sign to the palace to say goodbye, but the fourteenth elder brother did not move.

Obviously, he was not so "impatient" to kowtow to the new emperor.

He fell asleep in front of the coffin of Emperor Daxing.

He didn't know that around this Shouhuang Palace, there were forty guards in the New Emperor's Palace, and it was for him alone.

Even if he wants to leave the Shouhuang Palace, he may not be able to do so.

Because today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, although Yongzheng is exempted from the court, but this day is too busy. To appease the clan and the Mongolian princes, you have to go to the Empress Dowager's palace to ask for peace, you have to summon a few scholars, you have to promulgate the calendar of the first year of Yongzheng, and you have to issue the precepts of foreign officials and governors.

Yongzheng didn't have time to pay attention to the fourteenth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother slept until night, but he woke up by himself.

He woke up from the cold, this Shouhuang Palace is the place where the coffin of Emperor Daxing is placed, the temperature in the hall, although it can't be said that the dripping water is frozen, but it is not warm.

The fourteenth elder brother was so tired that he lay directly on the ground.

By the time he woke up, he felt top-heavy, hungry and cold, and in good condition.

The fourteenth elder brother turned over and knelt in front of the coffin, his mind was muddy, and after a long time, he remembered that he still had someone to rely on, that is, his biological mother, the current queen mother.

But Lassi had already received an order to leave the fourteenth elder brother in the Shouhuang Palace, how could he let him go. Playing the banner is the emperor's edict, ordering the fourteenth elder brother to guard the spirit for twenty-seven.

What kind of temper is the fourteenth elder brother, where is the one who can stay if a guard passes the decree?

Seeing that the fourteenth elder brother insisted, Laxi couldn't, so he could only block in front of the fourteenth elder brother closely.

He was a Mongol, very athletic, known for his bravery, and was promoted from a pro-military academy to a guard.

The fourteenth elder brother has traveled thousands of miles, coupled with the external wind and cold, his body is exhausted, and he really has no strength in his body.

Under the collision of the two, the fourteenth elder brother was unstable, fell to the ground, and was hit by a pile of butts.

From the "Great General King" who commanded more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, to being humiliated by the guards, the fourteenth elder brother was inexplicable in grief and indignation, and almost fainted in anger.

Whether it's Lassi in front of him, or the human figure exposed around him.

He finally saw that he wanted to leave the courtyard of the Shou Palace, but he couldn't.

But if he is allowed to sit still, he really can't swallow this breath.

The more the new emperor guarded against him, the more he believed that the prince of the emperor's father was himself. Thinking that the position should have been his own, but now it was usurped by his brother, he regretted it.

Knowing this, he should not be greedy for merit and hold on to the military power in the northwest.

But he picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon.

He has never been a generous person, and he is full of anger and has nowhere to vent, but he feels that the eunuchs and guards inside and outside the palace have wrong eyes, as if they are mocking himself as a defeated general.

The fourteenth elder brother sneered a few times, and was thinking about what way to deal with these evil slaves, when the sound of whips was heard in the distance.

He looked intently, and under the light of the palace lamp, a man in a dragon robe, surrounded by everyone, moved over.

His eyes were immediately blood-red, and he wanted to swallow this man alive.

In the eyes of others, this "cold-faced prince" eats fasting and recites Buddha, and has no desire to be rigid, but the fourteenth elder brother does not believe it.

Now that the dust has settled, it also proves that his wariness of his brother back then was not unreasonable.

At this moment, Yongzheng had already walked into the courtyard of the Shouhuang Palace and stopped a few steps away from the fourteenth elder brother.

The fourteenth elder brother's body trembled slightly, and he knew that according to the rules, he should step forward and bow down to congratulate the new emperor on his throne.

But his arrogance restrained his steps, preventing him from taking that step.

Behind Yongzheng, followed by Long Keduo and the Thirteenth Elder Brother.

The fourteenth elder brother knew that if he continued to hesitate like this, maybe his good brother would be punished with a crime. How could he allow him to be complacent?

So, he pulled the Lassi next to him, and there was the opening scene.

Lassi reacted quickly, was pulled to the front and back of the king, and fell directly to the ground.

As the saying goes, "Fighting a dog depends on the owner", Laxi can be ordered to guard the fourteenth elder brother, and he is a person who Yongzheng can trust.

Seeing the fourteenth elder brother shouting and scolding, Yongzheng's face became ugly. Because he knew that the fourteenth elder brother was clearly pointing at Lassi, but in fact he was glaring at himself with angry eyes.

"This is the place where Emperor Daxing rests, what kind of system do you have when you roar so loudly?" Yongzheng was angry, and his tone became sharp.

"Hahaha!" The fourteenth elder brother raised his head and laughed, with only mockery on his face, and no sadness in sight.

He was sure that he was the real heir, so he decided that he would not escape death, but instead broke the jar and fell, and the original fear in his heart was thrown out of the clouds.

"I'm not decent, does the emperor want to reward me with a glass of wine?" He raised his chin and looked at Yongzheng with a little disdain.

Yongzheng didn't expect him to be presumptuous to this point, his face flushed, staring at the fourteenth elder brother deadly, already with murderous intent.

The existence of the fourteenth elder brother is like a thorn in the heart, making him feel depressed every time he thinks about it.

Now that the fourteenth elder brother is tearing his face like this, Yongzheng is faintly excited in his heart.

Perhaps, decades of grievances between brothers can be put to an end.

The thirteenth elder brother stood behind Yongzheng, watching the interaction between the two brothers, but secretly shouted "bad" in his heart.

He knew that Yongzheng didn't want to see the fourteenth elder brother, but he couldn't watch the emperor bear the notoriety of "slaughtering younger brothers" at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, and the most important thing was that there was a queen mother between these brothers.

The reason why the Queen Mother bowed her head and no longer openly embarrassed the new emperor was to keep her youngest son, the fourteenth elder brother.

If the fourteenth elder brother really made a mistake, with the heart of the queen mother's beloved son, I don't know what waves will be born.

Even if the empress dowager of the Great Qing State did not participate in the politics of the previous dynasty, she had the right to convene clan relatives.

Everyone in the world values "filial piety", how can an "unfilial" emperor be supported by the ministers and loved by the people?

Thinking of this, the thirteenth elder brother stepped out, held the arm of the fourteenth elder brother, and said, "Fourteenth brother, you are drunk!" ”

The fourteenth elder brother waited for Yongzheng to give him a good time, but he didn't expect the thirteenth elder brother to come forward, and he was a little stunned.

Yongzheng also frowned, looking at the thirteenth elder brother puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the fourteenth brother is drunk, and the younger brother asks for an order to send him to the side hall for placement." The thirteenth elder brother bowed to Yongzheng Dao.

The appearance of the fourteenth elder brother at the moment is really a little embarrassed.

On the thin face, the beard is crossed, the lips are chapped, and the clothes on the body are also wrinkled, where is there still a little bit of the dignity of the prince and elder brother.

In addition, he was shaking his head, his eyes were dull, and he was stupid and stupid, which made people feel sad.

Yongzheng's murderous intent, facing such a fourteenth elder brother, has also decreased a lot. He sighed in his heart and nodded to the Thirteenth Elder Brother.

Seeing this, the thirteenth elder brother hurriedly pulled the arm of the fourteenth elder brother and led him to the side hall.

The fourteenth elder brother woke up and still had to speak. The thirteenth elder brother squeezed his arm vigorously to silence him.

Yongzheng's gaze fell from the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother to Laxi, who was kneeling in front of him: "What's the matter?" ”

"It's the minions that are not good, and they block the way of the fourteen shells." Larsey replied in a very stiff Chinese.

Yongzheng not only did not blame, but showed approval in his eyes.

What is the sin of being loyal to one's duty?

It's just that under the eyes of everyone, Yongzheng couldn't say anything, so he casually explained two sentences, and still left Laxi to stay in the Shouhuang Palace.

At this moment, the thirteenth elder brother came out of the side hall with a worried look on his face.

Seeing this, Yongzheng felt bored for a while, and said, "What's wrong with him?" ”

"Your Majesty, although the fourteenth brother is still awake, he is almost fainting, and his body is burning badly, so he has to ask for a doctor." The thirteenth elder brother replied.

Before Yongzheng came, he had heard about the deeds of the fourteenth elder brother, and knew that he had slept on the ground in front of the coffin for a whole day.

Although he didn't want to see this younger brother, he would kill him in anger, but he would not fall into the well and murder him, so he died of illness.

Therefore, he commanded: "If this is the case, let the physician be preached." Speaking of this, he looked in the direction of the side hall and said, "This is the place where Emperor Daxing rests, and it is not appropriate to make noise, so that people will place him in the Yongen Palace." ”

The Yong'en Hall is on the east side of the Shouhuang Hall and is now vacant.

The thirteenth elder brother paused when he heard this, swallowed the question on his lips, and bowed down to receive the order.

No matter how much the emperor values him, to the queen mother and the emperor's mother and son, he is still an outsider. There are some contrary advices, even if he is unspeakable...... * Until the third day of junior high school, Cao Song didn't see Sun Jue come to pay New Year's greetings, so he felt that something was wrong.

It's just that he also found that everyone was vague about this matter, so he didn't ask more questions in front of people. When he returned to the room, he asked about Jing Huilai.

After listening to Jinghui talk about the lawsuit that occurred in the 58th year of Kangxi, Cao Song almost blew up his lungs.

Knowing that Sun Jue came to Beijing to seek a vacancy, Cao Song had other thoughts, and went to Xifu to find his cousin early the next morning.

"Big brother, such a black-hearted thing, you can't keep him in the capital as an eyesore, you have to find a way to get rid of it." Cao Song said with a little resentment: "The eldest sister is so virtuous, who can't take care of it, why is he so bad?" Now although he is living separately, he has not learned any lessons, but has ended up at ease. ”

"Rest easy. This matter was arranged a few years ago, just waiting to see a good show. Cao Hao said with a smile.

When Cao Song heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Do you know that the eldest brother will not indulge him, and the plan will be released?" ”

In this way, Cao Hao said it in a few words.

Cao Song's eyes widened and said, "Is this okay?" What if the people of the Sun family can't get to Beijing at this time? Don't push it to the big brother's side again, we will still be affected. ”

Cao Hao said with a smile: "Even if you find our side, the yamen is not opened by us, and there will be a delay for a few days." ”

Cao Song touched his chin, thinking that it would not cost a few taels of silver to make Sun Jue suffer hard, and then he thought of a pair of nephews, and finally snorted: "So, it's cheaper for him!" ”

Say Cao Ying, Cao Ying will arrive.

The two brothers were talking about Sun Jue, and Sun Jue took the little maid to the door to pay New Year's greetings.

It stands to reason that he should have come over on the first and second days of junior high school, but now it is the fourth day of junior high school, which is already a little late.

Who told him to be shy in his pocket, and he didn't calculate in advance. By the time I think of this stubble, all the shops in the market have already closed down on annual leave.

But the Cao family can not go to the east mansion, and he has to come to the west mansion.

He was still thinking about being out of fifteen, so he begged Cao Hao to come forward to help him fill the vacancy, how could he be willing to be less polite at this time.

He opened his mouth to the Hua family, but the Hua family was generous, and directly took a gold ingot of five taels to Sun Jue.

He used this ingot of gold to exchange dozens of taels of silver on the inn cabinet, changed into new clothes, walked all over the front door, and only then did he buy dried and fresh fruits, snacks and dumplings in a small shop that was not closed, and wrapped them into several large bags.

Although he also knows that this thing is too shabby to be used, he also comforts himself, these things of the common people are not common in high-ranking households, so it is good to give everyone a taste.

So, he came to Cao's house with a cheeky face.

Unexpectedly, in addition to Cao Hao, Cao Song was also there.

On the way here, he was also proud to find Hua's family, and now he saw his brother-in-law who was five big and three coarse, and he laughed a few times, a little uncomfortable.

Among the Cao family brothers, this Cao Er is the most turbid, and when he was a teenager, he became the king and hegemon in the Jiangning market. When I grew up, I became a guard and was always in the ranks.

Cao Song was waiting to see the joke, but he didn't have the heart to swing his fist. Seeing that Sun Jue was dressed up in bells and whistles, his beard was slick and smooth, like a little white face, he couldn't speak with a smile.

fell into Sun Jue's eyes, but it was this brother-in-law who was promoted to a first-class guard, and his nostrils turned to the sky and looked down on people.

He hated it in his heart, but he still said flattering words in his mouth.

Seeing this, Cao Song rolled his eyes.

This brother-in-law, when he was holding the shelf in his early years, was hypocritically ridiculous; Now that there is no shelf, it is even more useless.

The Cao Hao brothers reunited, they were in a good mood, they were impatient to deal with Sun Jue, and they entertained him for a cup of tea, and then found a way to send them off.

Sun Jue slipped away from Cao's mansion, and he didn't feel that Cao Hao was unkind, but suspected that Cao Song said something, which made it difficult for Cao Hao to do it.

For Cao Song, he is not afraid when the time comes. If Cao Song is right and wrong, it's a big deal that he has the cheekiness to find Cao Ying.

What he was thinking about was Hua's two dressing boxes, and he didn't know how many treasures they contained.

If you want to make up for the shortcomings, in addition to someone to dredge, you must be willing to spend silver.

After the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the shops on the market began to hang up under the guise of one after another, whether to find a pawnshop or money bank first, and exchange the soft of the flower family for silver...... On the Cao family's side, when Sun Jue left, Cao Song couldn't help but ask: "Is he the one who scoops him, or is it the person who scoops him?" It's almost forty, how can this be? Is it chilling or not? ”

Cao Hao listened and remembered the situation when Sun Jue first went to Beijing.

At that time, although his character was flawed, he still needed a face; After more than ten years of ups and downs, he didn't even want that fig leaf......*

(To be continued)