Knowing that Cao Hao was back, the happiest thing was Hengsheng.

After dinner, the father and son sat down together and gossiped.

Nian Qianyao's fall, in addition to the Nian family, has the deepest impact, which is the fourth elder brother Hongli.

Among the princes today, only Hongli's biological mother is Manchurian, and she has been taught by the first emperor himself, so she is a popular candidate for the prince. But a "secret reserve" makes everything full of variables.

When the family is beautiful, there are few people who ponder the old saying "the mother is more expensive than the son, and the son is more expensive than the mother".

Even if there is no son-in-law, it is not impossible for the emperor to establish love.

In addition, there is an adult Hongshi elder brother, because of his age, he is good friends with the son and eldest son in the uncle's palace, and he is quite popular in the clan.

In this way, the situation in Beijing in recent years has also been relatively strange, and it has faintly become a pattern of competition between the three schools.

As a result, in the past year, Nian Qianyao was convicted, and the Zongren Mansion's excerpt on Brother Hongshi's request for sealing was rejected, which hit the morale of those two ends and made everyone enthusiastic about Hongli again.

"Now the people who want to talk to the four masters are endless. Because the fourth master is in the palace and can't climb outside, many people have the idea of beating their sons. Every once in a while, he handed posts to his son, and many of them asked his son to eat and drink and listen to the drama at night, and let his son push it more. Referring to the movement in the palace, Hengsheng said: "It would be nice if you were an errand by the side of the fifth master, and it would be much cleaner and more comfortable." ”

Invite a thirteen-year-old to eat and drink and listen to a play?

When Cao Hao heard this, he was annoyed.

Resting in the palace or in the palace, thirteen or four are stained with wine, which may be ordinary. But in that case, it is not good for the body.

Thirteen-year-old Hengsheng, who was about to catch up with Cao Hao, thought about those bad habits in the palace, and couldn't help but glance at Hengsheng with some concern.

Hengsheng blinked his eyes and whispered, "Father......"

Not to mention the present, even in the future, there will be no Lao Tzu to teach his son how to solve and understand men's **.

The best of the best, the most can't resist the temptation, if you let Hengsheng be confused, it is inevitable to be instigated and seduced.

Cao Hao thought for a moment and said, "How many Gege are there on the fourth elder brother's side?" What about the fifth elder brother? ”

"There is a fifth aunt on the fourth master's side, and there seems to be a Gege, and the fifth master is almost like the fourth master next to him. The palace said that the queen mother is the most fair, and she treats several elder brothers equally, and there will be no difference in this kind of thing. Although Hang Seng wondered why his father would ask this, he still replied honestly.

"In the next year, you will be fourteen, and you will be left in the house at the age of others, and you may be able to accept the people in the house at this age. In our family, my father does not approve of you and your brother coming into contact with the bed too early. It's not a moral preaching, but because of too early ejaculation, it is a loss to the body. If the parents who receive it are greedy for joy and hurt their bones and make their parents worry, it is a great disfilial piety. Cao Hao said.

Hengsheng has been in and out of the palace more than children of the same age, and he still doesn't understand the meaning of Cao Hao's words.

He blushed, got up and said, "My son obeys the order, and he will not do such unfilial deeds, and his parents will be worried." ”

Cao Hao saw that his little face was tense, afraid that it would be too much, so he waved his hand and said, "You and your brother are both sensible, and your mother and I have always been at ease." It's just because you're getting older and you're starting to have outside entertainment, and I'm afraid that there will be bohemian people who will take you to have fun, so I told this sentence in vain. ”

Hengsheng saw that his father trusted him, and his embarrassment faded, and he nodded vigorously: "My son wrote down ......"

This training, seeing his son's embarrassment, caused Cao Hao to have a bad heart. He touched his chin and wondered if he would also explain to Tianyou after returning to Qingyuan, and see how embarrassed Tianyou looked.

My family has a child who has just grown up, and he has lost the cleverness and cuteness he had when he was a child...... The father and son were talking, when they heard footsteps in the courtyard, and then saw Le Mei pick up the curtain and come in and said, "Master, second master, fourth master is here......"

Cao Hao nodded and said, "Please let him in." ”

After a while, Cao Xiang came in from outside. He was still wearing a patch suit, and he was cold.

Cao Hao looked at the window, it was already dark outside, and then looked at the clock, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

"I just came back from the yamen, why is it so late?" The two brothers have met, Cao Hao asked.

At this time, Hengsheng had already given Cao Xiang a salute and retreated.

"There are two books in the Hanlin Academy, which were to be compiled a year ago, and now they are about to finish work, which is the busiest time." Cao Xiang said: "I don't know if the eldest brother is back, otherwise I should take half a day off and come back to pick up the wind for the eldest brother." ”

Cao Hao said: "This time, I want to stay in Beijing for a while, and I don't miss this bit of effort." ”

Although the Cao family has two rooms and four brothers, all of whom have already come out, but now there are three outsiders, and only Cao Xiang is in Beijing, which is somewhat difficult.

Now I can't wait to see Cao Hao, and I also have something to ask him to get an idea.

"Big brother, the head of the Bai family in the back street died of illness, his children and grandchildren are fighting for property, and the family is in the middle of the road, and he is selling the old house. The younger brother sent someone to ask, although his house is four deep, but it is composed of two houses in one place, and one and a half in the east mansion...... As long as the doors that communicate are closed, there are two courtyards of Reading Power......" Cao Xiang pondered and said: "In the first two years, although Xiao Wu bought two houses, it is still a little far from this side of the house. ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he was a little surprised, looked at Cao Xiang and said, "The fourth brother has a decision in his heart? ”

Cao Xiang never forgot in his early years, but he split up. The house that Cao Wu bought in the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few years ago was also for the purpose of fulfilling the family after the completion of the brothers.

If Cao Xiang bought a house in the back street of Caofu, of course, he would not live far away.

Cao Xiang nodded and said, "The location of the house is excellent, if you miss it this time, I don't know when there will be such an opportunity." ”

Cao Hao saw that he had made up his mind, so he said, "Then buy it." You don't have to worry about the silver money, I will arrange it for Cao Yuan. ”

The price of the house in the house has remained high in recent years. There is nowhere to buy a cheap house like the House of Internal Affairs auction. Since it is one and a half years old in Dongfu, the price is also very expensive.

Dongfu didn't have much money, even if he had some savings in the early years, he could let Cao Wu buy two houses, and Cao Song and Cao Wu went to foreign posts, and they all had to spend money.

Cao Xiang waved his hand and said: "No, no, there is still some silver on the account of Dongfu, and if you put together some silver in my brother's hand, it will be almost the same." ”

Such a big mansion is not something that can be won for a few thousand taels of silver. Although the cousin is well-intentioned, there is still a cousin-in-law, and Cao Xiang is not willing to take advantage of his cousin with a cheeky face.

Cao Hao frowned and said: "Don't be verbose, your sister-in-law has already left a sum of money on her side, originally thinking that when you split up, I would add to your family, but now it is just a day earlier, what is it?" ”

Seeing that he was unhappy, Cao Xiang didn't dare to say anything more.

Although the income of the two Zhuangzi for a few years has been sent to Dongfu, because they want to send New Year's goods to Jiangnan, New Year's gifts to Qingyuan and Datong, and lovers in Beijing for the New Year, there is no silver left.

There is not much silver on the books.

Cao Xiang had some money in his hand, but it was not enough to buy a house.

He originally wanted to borrow some money from the Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs first, and then send a letter to Cao Song and Cao Wu to see if he wanted to sell one of the two houses he had bought before. The remaining one is to be the fourth sister's dowry in the future.

After leaving Wutong Garden, Cao Xiang began to regret it in his heart.

He had never taken care of housework, and when he caught up with such a major event as buying a property, he always lacked confidence to say a word in front of his cousin.

Sister-in-law prepared?

Cao Xiang couldn't help but smile bitterly, if there was no cousin who regarded the cousins of Dongfu as his own siblings, how could his sister-in-law worry about the cousin-in-law and sister-in-law who had already separated from the family...... The big housekeeper Cao Yuan came forward, and the formalities of the house behind him were very happy. It was agreed that the transfer of ownership was made in the government.

The Bai family has fallen, so everything that can be done in the house has been sold, everything that can be sold has been sold, and what cannot be sold has been transported to a few rooms of the Bai family to a new home outside the city.

Therefore, the house was as clean as if it had been ransacked.

Cao Hao and Cao Xiang went for a walk, but they didn't care.

The house will not be moved in three or two years at the earliest, but there is no hurry to clean it up.

On the eleventh day of the lunar month, Cao Hao went to the military department and discussed with several officials and university scholars about the increase of troops in Urumqi and Hami. The thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother are not there, only the seventeenth elder brother who is in charge of the military department is there.

The increase is definitely going to increase, and now there is no certainty, that is, where the soldiers will be transferred from, how many soldiers will be transferred, and how many red-coated cannons and shotguns will be brought.

The Dzungars bought muskets from Russia, and if they used bows and arrows against them, it would be as dangerous and stupid as a child waving a twig to tease an adult.

Cao Hao is still the same as in front of the palace, most of the time he just listens, not speaks.

He had some understanding of Yongzheng's intention to summon him back to Beijing to participate in this matter.

It's not whether or not to transfer troops from Zhili, but how much military pay can Zhili afford.

This year's development plan of Zhili, although most of them are in the initial period, but the treasury silver money has increased by 30%. The silver of the thirteenth elder brother to dredge the river was also completed by the Zhili Domain.

Everyone drank tea, discussed and discussed, but still decided to pay attention. People want to go, how many people want, listen to the emperor; Shotguns can go, but cannons cannot. If it is robbed by the enemy, it is an enemy.

This time the ministry discussed it in half a day.

When they came out of the military headquarters, they were already hungry. When the seventeenth elder brother saw that Cao Hao was fine, he wanted to take him to the restaurant for dinner.

As soon as he left the military department, the thirteenth elder brother came out of the yamen of the criminal department with a tense face, and there were hundreds of soldiers waiting outside the military battalion.

Seeing this, Cao Hao and the seventeenth elder brother walked a few steps quickly and stepped forward to speak.

The thirteenth elder brother greeted them, got on his horse, and left with the hundreds of soldiers.

Seeing this posture, Cao Hao felt weird, and asked the seventeenth elder brother: "Could this be the new atmosphere in the capital, and the soldiers of the guard army have taken the job of the palace guards?" ”

Hearing this, the seventeenth elder brother shook his head, looked at the thirteenth elder brother and his party with a somewhat deep gaze, and said in a deep voice: "The thirteenth elder brother should be the ...... of last year's decree."

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(To be continued)