Starting from Guide Mansion and passing through Bozhou, Mengcheng and Huaiyuan, Yuzhu and Laosi arrived at the famous Fengyang Mansion.
Fengyang Prefecture, because it was Zhu Ming's Longxing land, once governed eleven states, covering almost half of Anhui Province.
Even after Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, the status of Fengyang Mansion was still second only to Beijing and Nanjing.
After entering this dynasty, the status of Fengyang Mansion plummeted, and it only governed the land of five states and thirteen counties, and belonged to Fengying and Liusi Road in Anhui Province in the south of the Yangtze River.
After staying in the hotel and having dinner, Lao Si held a tea cup in his hand and said with a smile: "Huaiyuan County under the jurisdiction of Fengyang is the ancestral home of Nian Lianggong."
To be honest, Yuzhu never noticed that Nian Gengyao was from Huaiyuan, Fengyang, unless Lao Si took the initiative to mention it.
This is the Nth time that Laosi mentioned Nian Gengyao in front of Yuzhu.
Yuzhu knew that the fourth child was still evil and wanted to lure him into the fourth master's party.
Lao Si deliberately mentioned Nian Gengyao to his face repeatedly, just to arouse Yuzhu's competitive spirit.
However, Yuzhu is not a reckless seventeen-year-old boy, but an old bureaucrat. How could he be provoked and deceived?
"Congratulations to my cousin for taking on such a capable disciple." Yuzhu deliberately pretended to be stupid.
The fourth child secretly sighed. After going through adversities together on the Yellow River embankment, he became less hypocritical and more sincere towards Yuzhu.
However, Yuzhu always thought of other things and avoided the invitation. What could he do?
The fourth child had already calculated that, given Yuzhu's age, he must be a minister of the prince, not the emperor.
In other words, no matter how much Kangxi used jade pillars, he would never be able to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister, causing the next monarch to face the embarrassing situation of having no title.
There is no other way. Yuzhu is only seventeen years old and is already a third-grade noble and a fourth-grade official. How can he be promoted?
In fact, the fourth child knows the Tong family very well. The father, son, and brothers of the Tong family are all from different political parties.
Longkodo is a member of the Fourth Master's party, Tong Guowei and Elundai are members of the Eighth Master's party, Yuzhu wants to be a pure minister, and Qingtai is a disciple of the Fifth Master.
Keep cutting, never mess up!
All I can say is that the Tong family’s routine is too deep!
In the Tong family, as long as they don't want to rebel, no matter who loses, they will have relatives who can help them beg for mercy, and at least they can save their lives.
This is similar to how Zhuge Liang's extended family of relatives was actually divided into three groups: Wei, Shu, and Wu!
Forget it, after returning to Beijing, let Lao Shisan help recruit Yuzhu to join the gang.
The fourth child felt powerless, so he put his thoughts aside for the time being, and said with a smile: "The plum white fish I used just now is white in color, tender in texture, fragrant and fragrant, and there is milk leaking out of the tail of the fish. It's amazing."
Yuzhu likes to enjoy, especially specialties from various places. The fourth child is wronging himself and wants to please Yuzhu.
"Cousin, I think the saltwater goose dish has plump goose meat, bright yellow color, and a light herbal flavor. It is very delicious and goes well with wine."
As soon as he talked about food, Yuzhu couldn't stop talking, and he praised Fengyang Yongdoufu.
"Tastes like cherries, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, refreshing and delicious..."
The fourth child was speechless for a while. His life was actually very simple. Each meal consisted of eight dishes and one soup at most.
In the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty", the fourth child was deliberately promoted so that his meals were not even enough for four dishes and one soup.
In fact, this is too much praise!
According to records in "Records of King Sejong", among the 108 dishes included in each meal, Yongzheng could not lack even one.
There is definitely not enough food to eat with so many dishes. However, it must be served with the style of an emperor.
Moreover, Laosi particularly likes to raise dogs, and often orders kennels, clothes, etc. to be made for the dogs.
However, objectively speaking, Yinzhen, who is still the fourth elder brother, does not pay much attention to food and drink.
Moreover, the fourth child likes to eat rice soaked in vegetable juice, just like the old Shanghainese.
Eating pao rice is just a personal living habit.
Old Shanghainese eat pao rice because they are frugal and reluctant to throw away overnight food.
In the TV series, there is a scene of Yongzheng eating rice noodles, which is indeed true.
In the morning, after getting up, Guanyi arranged a sumptuous breakfast.
There are dozens of varieties of fried pancakes, shredded chicken noodles, large intestine noodles, and tofu curd.
Yuzhu saw that there was a plate of meat he didn't recognize on the round table, so he asked Yi Cheng who was waiting on the side.
"What is this?"
Yi Cheng bowed his waist and said respectfully: "Master Huiyu, this thing is called wax fragrant dog meat, and it is a local specialty."
Oh, Yuzhu didn’t eat dog meat, so he didn’t use his chopsticks.
Unexpectedly, the fourth child actually became angry and said angrily: "Why don't you withdraw quickly?"
Yuzhu then thought about it, Lao Si loved dogs very much, and he hated people eating dog meat the most.
Yi Cheng originally wanted to show off his special products, flatter him, and seek reconciliation. Who would have thought that he would actually photograph the horse's hooves?
After breakfast, the group set out on the road.
When they went to Jiangning, they stopped rushing. Yuzhu refused to ride a horse and got into the carriage instead.
Hey, being too dedicated in front of the fourth child is definitely not a good thing.
The part that should be enjoyed must be seen by the fourth child with his own eyes.
After leaving Fengyang Mansion and passing Chuzhou, you will reach Jiangning.
After they arrived in Jiangning, they asked an Eight Banners leader at the city gate and found out that Kangxi once again lived in Jiangning Zhizao Mansion, which was also the Cao family.
Kangxi was sitting with Cao Yin and Qingtai, drinking tea and chatting.
When he heard that Lao Si and Yuzhu were back, he smiled and said, "Let them come in."
"Hey." Norob responded and went out.
After Lao Si and Yu Zhu came in and bowed, Kangxi asked about the specific situation of the Yellow River Embankment in Lanyang, and Lao Si answered them all.
"Well, this mission was well done. The fourth brother will reward Baylor with double salary, and the Yuzhu will reward the third-class Adahaha fan and a Yunqi Lieutenant." Kangxi gave the reward generously.
After Lao Si and Yu Zhu thanked each other, they looked at each other and smiled in unison as they stood aside.
The fourth child is short of money and lacks money to spend. He doesn’t have much money for his salary, but a fly’s legs are also meat.
Yuzhu was originally a third-class Adahaha fan, which was the title of a third-class light chariot captain. Now with the addition of a cloud cavalry captain, it was regarded as the first rank.
According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, only when two Yunqi lieutenants are added to the title, can one be promoted to the second-class Adahaha class, and so on.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yuzhu, you came just in time. I am listening to your Ama and your Amaha discussing your marriage. Just stand and listen."
"Kangxi was very interested and asked Lao Si and Yuzhu to stand together and listen.
In this era, whether they are the sons of emperors or nobles, as long as there are elders present, they can only stand and are not qualified to sit.
Only those who dare to sit down would not dare to sit down unless the elders have spoken personally.
"Oh, where did you talk about?" After all, Kangxi was getting older, his memory was not as good as before, and he easily forgot things, so he asked Cao Yin.
When the old emperor asked this question, even the fourth child understood that Kangxi was partial to the Cao family.
"Back to the emperor, my servant and Qingtai just now talked about the time for their wedding." Cao Yin reported respectfully.
"Well, in my opinion, it's better to choose a date than to match it. When I return to Beijing, will you send your daughter to Beijing to get married?" When Kangxi said this, he was looking at Qingtai.
The emperor had already spoken, but Cao Yin dared to object. He quickly knelt down and said, "I accept the order."
Qingtai also knelt down and said respectfully: "Please tell me the date of the wedding, so I can prepare in advance."
Kangxi ordered someone to find a perpetual calendar, check it carefully, and said with a smile: "The beginning of spring on the fourth day of February next year happens to be our Spring Festival in Manchuria, so how about we get married on New Year's Eve on the third day of February?"
Well, since the emperor has opened Chrysostom, this is the only way to go!
Next, Cao Yin and Qingtai began to discuss the dowry in front of Kangxi.
Although Qingtai was not as greedy as Longkodo, he had been an official for many years and his eunuch's purse was extremely rich.
"Brother Ziqing, the betrothal gift is 200,000 taels, and the fifth son of the minister's house will be admitted to a separate courtyard." Qingtai didn't know that the Cao family was actually empty-handed, and was afraid that the gift would be too little, so he added, "If it's too little,
I grit my teeth and I can make it for 300,000 taels."
Cao Yin was in a dilemma. The huge Jiangning Weaving Mansion seemed to be splendid, but in fact it was an empty frame among the ruins.
In addition, the little Cao Jia clan is just a concubine born of Aunt Zhao, and is far less valuable than the big Cao Jia clan.
Moreover, Da Cao Jia married Prince Pingjun, and Yuzhu is still just a third-class Adaha fan, and the status difference is extremely huge.
Kangxi knew better than anyone else that the Cao family had been empty for a long time. When he saw that Cao Yin had been in a difficult situation and did not dare to speak, he couldn't bear to say: "Two hundred thousand taels is too much, how about just one hundred thousand taels?"
"Hey." Qingtai could only bow his head obediently.
Unexpectedly, Kangxi turned to look at Cao Yin and said gently: "Although Yuzhu is not as good as Nersu, he is still my junior. I can't treat him badly. One hundred thousand taels can't be less. If the money can't be collected,
If you have it, you can write a note and I will lend it to you from the inner treasury."
After the fourth child witnessed this scene with his own eyes, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Khan Ama really felt sorry for the Cao family!
Yuzhu doesn't care about dowry and betrothal gifts.
To be honest, the less Cao Yin treats Cao Chun, the easier it will be for Yuzhu to get rid of the Cao family's dragster in the future.
Others don't know the old background of the Cao family, how can Yuzhu not understand?
After the big deal was decided, at the end of this year, Yuzhu was going to be the groom again!
When everyone was leaving, Kangxi suddenly called Yuzhu.
At this moment, the fourth child completely understood the important position of Yuzhu in Khan Amma's heart.
Obviously, Kangxi reduced the betrothal gift to help the Cao family save money because he was worried that Yuzhu would lose his temper.
When only Kangxi and Yuzhu were left in the room, Kangxi sighed and explained: "The Cao family has taken over many times and suffered a big loss. They really can't afford so much money."
Yuzhu had long wanted to cut ties with the Cao family, and now he finally had a good opportunity.
"Old man, since you have spoken, I won't say anything. However, I also have grievances in my heart." After Yuzhu finished speaking, he invited Kangxi to go out, found a few special positions in the weaving yamen, and turned
Made a circle.
After returning, Kangxi's face was ashen and he was no longer as calm as before.