starling is not a bird

Although the Cao family tried their best to prepare, the prestige of the emperor was different from ordinary people. The Cao family's mansion couldn't accommodate all the elder brothers' guards anyway. In the end, they had no choice but to ask the eldest elder brother to bring a few older elder brothers to find another residence. , The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother lived with the emperor.

After dinner, the older brothers accompanied the emperor to go home and then followed the eldest brother. Naturally, Kangxi did not forget to tell his sons not to mess around, and everything should be done according to the rules. The eldest brother responded with a smile: "Brother If you leave it to your son, what worries Huang Ama?"

The next place prepared by the Cao family is not far away, and it takes only a quarter of an hour to arrive by riding a horse. The servants have already called the front station, and the colors are all complete. The elder brother didn't bother to lecture the younger brothers, so he just waved his hand and let them go. They all went back to their rooms to rest, but they just dragged the eighth elder brother to their own rooms.

The eighth brother was tired all day, but looking at the spirit of the big brother, he had to force himself to accompany him. The big brother looked at his younger brother and said with a smile: "I know you are tired, but I want to talk to you, so don't worry about it." Sit down, come here, the brothers and I will talk about it."

The eighth elder brother sat on the imperial concubine couch next to the eldest elder brother honestly, pulled a lead pillow for the eldest elder brother to lean on, and pulled another one for himself to lean on.

"Brother, but what do you want to discuss?" Brother Ba's feet were sore after spending a whole day with Kangxi, who was full of excitement, and he felt very comfortable to be able to sit and lean on him now.

The elder brother took the teacup brought by the waiter, and blew leisurely: "What's the big deal? It's just that I haven't talked properly for a few days. I can't think of you as an elder brother?"

The eighth elder brother bowed his head and smiled slightly, half of the sentence was not true, and the eldest elder brother could say it?Still following the elder brother's words, he continued: "Yeah, I've been busy all this time, I haven't done many errands, and the brothers really haven't been close for a long time!"

: "Huang Ama has always been a nostalgic person. I am afraid that the Cao family will be able to control this important matter in one day when the old lady of the Cao family is alive. It really makes people jealous!" Gossip casually.

The eighth elder brother didn't understand what the elder brother meant, so he nodded his head, and the elder brother said: "Nowadays, the Ministry of War has used troops year after year, and the deficit is huge, but the Ministry of Households refuses to allocate money, forcing the generals below to pay for their soldiers. Blood, I'm afraid there will be a big hidden danger in the future."

When it comes to government affairs, the eighth brother immediately gained confidence, and after a little calculation, he understood what the big brother meant. I'm afraid the big brother wanted to win over the Ministry of War, but unfortunately he didn't have enough money. Take action.

: "Brother, what do you say, the Cao family is just a generation of slaves, and it is right to serve the master. Even this job is only rewarded by the emperor, so he can take care of it? But if there is any support, how dare he not?" Flattery?" Eighth Brother guessed what Big Brother meant and said with a smile.

The elder brother was even more happy when he heard the words: "It's not what you said! To avoid disturbing Huang Ama for a trivial matter, we are sons, and we will finish the matter quietly, and report it afterwards to let Huang Ama Ma is happy, but she is sharing my father's worries!"

Eldest brother just likes his younger brother who is obedient and smart. No matter what troubles, I talk to him. As soon as he opens his mouth, he feels that everything is safe and comfortable. At this moment, elder brother's heart is more at ease, so he thinks about it A good thing can't hold down my brother!

: "Speaking of which, old man, you have also opened a mansion to build teeth. There are wives and children waiting for you to raise in the mansion. How can the ones given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs be enough? Maybe we have to plan and plan by ourselves. If you have someone who is useful, Recommended together, the two brothers naturally speak the same language!"

The eighth elder brother changed his posture and said with a smile: "Of course everything is up to the elder brother, and the younger brother naturally only wants to take advantage of it!"

The eldest brother was not angry when he heard the words, and smiled boldly: "Don't worry, I will ask for favors myself, and I won't embarrass you!"

The eighth elder brother said seriously: "Brother, you are heretic again. We brothers are of the same mind, why should we distinguish clearly? It's just that the elder brother doesn't have to put in people to be so eye-catching, just give an order, don't let someone else gossip!"

The elder brother patted the eighth elder brother on the shoulder, his face was full of warmth: "With your words, the elder brother feels energetic in doing things!"

Before dawn on the second day, the elder brothers got up early, and had to rush to the Cao Mansion to wait before Kangxi got up. This is the well-behaved son Kangxi likes. Although the enjoyment of sleeping late is very simple, it is not the Qing Dynasty. What a buddy to enjoy!

It's a pity that Kangxi is more diligent than them. Brothers arrived on the fifth watch, but Kangxi got up on the fourth watch. He was eating Cao's new snacks and chatting with Cao Yin. They are both monarchs and ministers, but looking at Mrs. Sun In terms of face, Cao Yin can be regarded as Kangxi's chief acquaintance, so it is inevitable that he has some housework and children to talk about.

When the elder brothers arrived, Kangxi had already pointed out the seven-year-old daughter of the Cao family to Naersu, the king of Pingjun with a smile. The elder brother hurriedly congratulated Cao Yin, and Kangxi said with satisfaction: "My son is as big as you You’re so young, and I don’t want to wrong your daughter to be a side Fujin, pointing out to Narsu we can be regarded as a married couple!”

Cao Yin hurriedly knelt down to thank him, his face was full of surprises, and he said that he would repay the grace with all his heart, the elder brother hurriedly rushed forward to help him up, and he became more and more determined in his heart that the matter of asking for money must be done quietly good.

Since the emperor's car was on a southern tour, Taihu Lake was a place name that would definitely appear. Kangxi would not be immune to the custom, and took his mighty sons to tour Taihu Lake to show that he was a good emperor who was wise and powerful.

Cao Yin had served his master for decades, and he had a thorough understanding of Kangxi's spleen and stomach. Sure enough, there were folks offering tea and celery by the side of the golden Taihu Lake.

Then the scarier tea with a terrible name and delicious taste was officially given the name Biluochun by Jinkou Yuyan, and also got the qualification to worship in the court. Cao Yin and Li Xu had another income besides weaving and salt administration: tribute tea!

Kangxi looked at the courtier who was using it with ease, and smiled comfortably, and the courtier looked at the master who understood the people's sentiments, and smiled happily, the eighth elder brother pursed his mouth, and secretly pulled the eldest brother's skirt, the eldest elder brother poked the younger brother's waist and eyes, Sure enough, many tacit understandings occurred and were cultivated in the blink of an eye!

The emperor’s mood for drinking tea did not last long. The Pegasus did not bring much good news. Fengyang and Shouzhou were flooded. Kangxi frowned, and ordered that the unspent money, food and rations of twelve prefectures and counties including Fengyang Prefecture and Shouzhou be exempted. For Caoliang, another 300 taels were reduced for the Zhejiang salt class.

I talked with several elder brothers about water control, and everyone had their own opinions, which relieved Kangxi's worries a little, especially the eighth elder brother, every sentence had its origin and everything was based on it, and Kangxi listened very carefully.

In the evening, he boarded the boat and left the shore. The emperor was anxious to inspect Yangzhou and see the progress of the river treatment. However, even if there was only moonlight and stars at night, everyone could see that the masonry on both sides of the canal was incomplete. When we got to the shore, we saw that the geotechnical embankment was full of water, and the dam looked like it would be washed away by the next heavy rain every moment.

The emperor's frown became deeper and deeper. Yu Chenglong came here already sick, coughing so much that he almost spit out his lungs. Kangxi didn't intend to let him go, but his tone of reprimand was lighter.

On the second day, I crossed the Yellow River in person, and drove a small boat to inspect the new dam. The embankments here were made of sorghum, straw, and branches. , the harvest is poor every year, and some money was squeezed out from the Ministry of Households and given to the Ministry of War a few years ago. It is not easy to be able to do this here!

Sighing, he gave an order to Jackie Chan: the bends of the Yellow River should be dredged, dug to divert the river, and take advantage of the situation to make it straight; the canals in Gaoyou and other places bend over embankments, and they should also be straightened to leave from Jackie Chan. Kangxi never had a smile on his face After all, the elder brothers were also silent, only the eighth elder brother was not flustered, the next stop was Zhili, he believed that the new governor Li Guangdi would not let the emperor down, nor would he let himself down!

Sure enough, in the area of ​​Zhili governed by Li Guangdi, the banks along the river were as smooth as rocks, and there were weeping willows on the embankments, which immediately made the stone that had been hanging high in Emperor Kangxi's heart fall to the ground.

Look at Li Guangdi who rushed over, he is much darker and thinner than when he was in the capital, only a pair of eyes are exposed, and he speaks concisely and to the point, without much self-proclaimed words, but looking at the busy spring plowing here, Who can't see what Li Guangdi can do?

Emperor Kangxi looked at Li Guangdi, couldn't help but compare with Jackie Chan in his heart, and couldn't help sighing secretly, the manpower is really limited!After carefully asking Li Guangdi how to control the water, he was even more delighted: "If there are a few more virtuous officials like Guangdi, the Qing Dynasty's rivers and mountains will be cleared!"

Li Guangdi was not at all surprised by such a comment, instead he knelt down and took off the top of his head and held it up: "Your Majesty, Rong Chen boldly said that it is never difficult to control the river, the difficulty is whether you have the heart to control the river! There is no shortage of virtuous ministers in the Qing Dynasty, but only honest officials!"

Kangxi let out a long groan, and looked at Li Guangdi without speaking, and Li Guangdi refused to look away, just staring fixedly at the emperor, and the officials behind were already in a cold sweat: "Boss, what do you mean by this?"It's fine if you treat us harshly for the sake of political achievements, and it's okay to show off. Do you want to offend all your colleagues at once?They are at the same level as you!You are stepping on people to climb up neatly, but we will continue to dawdle in the future!Besides, what if the emperor doesn't want to torment his relatives?We don't want to be buried with you!

Naturally, only they knew what the officials were thinking, but Emperor Kangxi still spoke, but his voice was cold: "If you have anything to say, you might as well just say it!"

After Li Guangdi's account book was submitted, the account of materials, money and food was calculated. Emperor Kangxi couldn't bear it no matter how well-bred he was. Shuozi was dismissed for investigation, and Li Guangdi was given the responsibility of managing the Yongding River, the prime minister of the Yellow River Water Affairs.

The crown prince of the capital city was carried along by this stick, and he almost hated it. It was very difficult for him to find some money under Huang Ama's eyes. It is rare for someone to give it to him. Road, but what should I do?

Look at Huang Ama's will to marry Prince Ping, the crown prince touched his chin, they are all in-laws, it shouldn't be difficult to borrow some money, right?

No one thought that apart from Cao's family having girls, Li's family also had girls, everyone wanted to marry the royal family!Li Xu and his brother-in-law bit their ears for a long time before they made up their minds!