After Yuzhu had rested enough, he boarded the car and went to Cao Mansion again.
At night, white flags were hung all around the Cao Mansion, giving the appearance of a grand funeral.
Old Twelve was sitting cross-legged on the kang. When he saw Yuzhu coming in, he said first, "Don't do all the false courtesy, just get on the kang."
Yuzhu is not a common person. Since Lao Twelve has said so, what's there to be polite about?
Following the example of Lao Twelve, Yuzhu also took off his shoes and sat on the kang.
"Alas, you came back late. I just watched a big show." Lao Twelve took a sip of tea and sighed, "Cao Yin's body was not cold yet, and Cao Quan started making noises to separate the family, saying that the Li family had embezzled the big family.
The pen’s Gong Zhong Yin.”
Yuzhu smiled slightly and said, "What does the Cao family's housework have to do with me?"
"How come it has nothing to do with you anymore? Little Iron Hammer's Enie is so entangled that they can't escape." Lao Twelve glared, trying to trick Yuzhu into saying something.
Yuzhu smiled lightly. Mrs. Sun and Cao Yin died one after another. The relationship between Cao Chun and the Cao family was only a matter of face.
When Cao Yin's step-sibling, Li, met Cao Chun, not only did she not show any affection for mother and daughter, but they were sworn enemies. How could their relationship be good?
In the final analysis, Li was too controlling and wanted to blackmail Cao Chun and speak for the Cao family at Lao Tong's house.
When Cao Chun was not married, he pretended to be very obedient and listened to Li's orders.
After waiting through the door, Cao Chun used his thunderous tactics and asked Yuzhu for help to sell off all the girls and women that Li had placed beside her.
In fact, Cao Chun was not qualified to sell those girls and women. Because the selling contracts of these servants were actually held in the palm of Li's hand.
However, in this cannibalistic society, if one cannot be above the laws of the country, is he worthy of being called a top powerful person?
Because of Yuzhu's request, Longkodo, who was still the admiral of the Nine Sects at the time, sold out all the servants sent by the Li family on the charge of unclean hands and feet without saying a word.
Longkodo was also an extremely arrogant person. He actually sent all the money from sales to Jiangning Weaving Yamen and handed it over to Cao Yin face to face.
As a result, the deed of betrayal that Mr. Li had always held in his hand turned into a living piece of ridiculous evidence.
Nowadays, there are fundamental differences between the stepmother and the first stepmother in terms of etiquette and rules.
In layman's terms, in front of Cao Yinjie's legitimate wife, Cao Chun, a concubine, had no guts to provoke.
However, Li was only Cao Yin's stepwife, and her authority was greatly inferior. That's why Cao Chun dared to openly resist.
Seeing that Yuzhu didn't say a word, Lao Twelve actually understood in his heart that even if Cao Yin was dead, who would dare to offend Cao Chun?
In the past, when Mrs. Sun and Cao Yin were both alive, it was not Cao Chun's turn to come forward to uphold justice for the Cao family.
Now, Cao Chun has become the patron saint of the Cao family.
Yuzhu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and cracked them while saying: "Brother Twelve, you are an expert. The Cao family only has so little money left. How to mourn? I can only hope that you will come up with a charter."
If it wasn't Yuzhu who spoke, Lao Twelve would be angry.
Experts? Your whole family is an expert.
Lao Twelve forcibly suppressed the yin fire, and said without any yin or yang: "It's only a few thousand taels of silver. If the Cao family didn't have an ancestral grave, I'm afraid it would have been buried at Wudaokou."
Yuzhu put down the melon seeds in his hand, sighed and said: "The money thing is easy to talk about. I will go to ask for an order tomorrow morning and ask Khan Ama to give me money for mourning. After all, Cao Yin is still serving a meritorious veteran.
Already."
The twelfth old man glanced sideways at the jade pillar and said: "According to the old rules of Cao Tongzheng's envoy title, there is fifteen thousand taels of funeral silver, so it's almost enough to make an appointment."
Yuzhu understands the rules and knows that the funeral team brought by Lao Twelve cannot help in vain.
These days, it is common for people under the banner to be unfilial in life, ostentatious in death, and show off to others.
However, after the Cao family returned to the capital, they have been sitting on nothing.
The millions of taels of silver the Cao family owed for taking over the chariot were relieved because the old emperor pressed them hard on Yuzhu.
However, how do the Cao family, who are accustomed to extravagance, know what it means to live frugally?
In addition, Mrs. Li, together with her niece Di’s second wife, secretly emptied the family’s fortune.
Yuzhu thought for a while and said: "Although Khan Amma has always been considerate of the old ministers, after all, Cao Yin only has a third-grade title. It is unlikely that he will be given 10,000 taels of silver at once."
Lao Twelve spread out his hands and said: "Although Ama is dead in this mansion, his legitimate son is still there. Well, let him borrow it. Even if the people I brought here only accept a small fee, they will still be there."
It can't be less than a thousand taels, right? If those grandsons really have no money to earn, the funeral will most likely be disgraceful. In the future, it will still be the Cao family who will be embarrassed."
Yuzhu nodded, for his sake, Lao Twelve really didn't want to take advantage of the Cao family's money.
In the past, as long as Lao Twelve took care of the funeral, the bereaved family would not be rewarded with less than two thousand taels of silver, no matter how small it was.
Lao Twelve is not only the biological son of the old emperor, but also a dignified master. With this noble status, who dares to neglect him?
Not to mention, thanks to the filial piety of the bereaved households, Lao Twelve’s life was not much worse than that of Lao Eighteen.
"Brother Twelve, you also know that if someone else dies in this house and Cao Yin is still there, you can still borrow some money. The trouble is that the mainstay of the house is dead." Yuzhu sighed, and then
Said, "Why is Cao Quan so anxious to break up the family? Isn't he just trying to borrow money from Zhuo Jing?"
Lao Twelve smiled and said: "I have known for a long time that such a little scheme of the Cao family cannot be hidden from your eyes. Cheng, you are my brother. Now that you have opened your mouth, no matter how difficult it is, I will not do it."
I’ll carry it for you. You don’t have to pay the people below you as a thank you. I’ll take care of them for you. It should be quite interesting, right?”
Yuzhu quickly cupped his hands to express his thanks, and said sincerely: "Brother Twelve's kindness, I will remember it."
Lao Twelve waved his hand and said: "Looking at the decline of the Cao family, I am afraid that it will drag down the Cao family's younger siblings in the future."
This was not stated explicitly, but it reminded Yuzhu that from now on, the Cao family would probably never have peace if they borrowed money again and again.
Yuzhu knew well that the Cao family was nothing and did not deserve sympathy.
However, when Fu Peng grows up, he will one day know his true life experience.
If Fupeng recognized Cao Yi and Cao Yi secretly provoked him, Yuzhu would be hard pressed not to complain about his own son.
Yuzhu had been prepared for a long time. Now that Lao Twelve had said this, he deliberately let it out: "Brother Twelve, the Cao family is going to be separated. I need your help to talk about it."
Lao Twelve nodded and said with a smile: "If Khan Ama asks, I will tell you that if we don't separate the family, the Cao family will fail faster."
Yuzhu raised the tea cup and said gratefully: "Thank you, Brother Twelve, for your help."
Lao Twelve waved his hand and said: "I also know that as long as the family is completely separated, you only need to take care of your serious wife and brother."
Yuzhu also heard it. The twelve old man did not mention Cao Yin's step-wife, Mrs. Li.
Having said that, the feudal etiquette of the Qing Dynasty was very strict in protecting the wives who were married, but often tried to weaken the authority of wives who were married again.
In the early morning, when it was completely dark, Yuzhu entered the palace.
While relaxing the old emperor's muscles, Yuzhu deliberately talked a lot about the plight of the Cao family.
After hearing this, the old emperor sighed heavily and said, "If it weren't for your reminder, I almost forgot to give the money for the funeral. Chao Chaoqing, go and get 8,000 taels of silver and give it to the Cao family for the funeral."
"Hey." Wang Chaoqing received the order, turned around and went to the inner treasury to collect the money.
Yuzhu knew that the old emperor was nostalgic, so he said a lot of bad things about Cao Quan.
"Old man, how could you force your sister-in-law to split up the family when your brother's body is still cold?" Yuzhu knew that what the old emperor didn't like to hear the most was the disrespect between brothers and brothers, so he deliberately put it in Cao Quan's house.
A lot of salt was sprinkled on the wound.
Why is everyone afraid of sycophants or favored ministers?
The most important thing is that Yuzhu can see the old emperor every day, and he can stay there for half an hour longer.
Even if the old emperor had any misunderstandings, Yuzhu would be by his side, making it extremely convenient to explain.
In this cannibal society, whoever can see the old emperor in time will master the "Great Ivan" who can destroy the world.
"Humph, I have long disliked that prodigal Cao Quan." The old emperor suddenly turned to look at Yuzhu, "You have a clever mind, help me think of a way to deal with Cao Quan without hurting the Cao family.
decent?"
In fact, Yuzhu had already thought of a solution, but he deliberately pretended to be thinking hard and waited for a quarter of an hour before suggesting: "Old man, the Cao family brothers have always had a deep relationship, why not let Cao Quan stay in the Cao family's ancestral grave?"
Over there, we build a hut and live there, remembering the brotherhood of our deceased brother every day?"
"Good, very good, accurate." The old emperor was very satisfied, and his eyes became particularly kind.
Yuzhu, this little bastard, was so smart that he actually made some changes to the damaging tactics of guarding the mausoleum, and trapped Cao Quanyin in the trap.
Just when Yuzhu was about to leave, the old emperor suddenly said: "Cao Jia has lived alone in the temple for a long time. You should visit her often. After all, she is Fu Peng's biological mother."
"嗻."
Yuzhu knew it well, and it had become the old emperor's instinctive reaction to always find the best balance among various relationships.
As long as Fu Peng has living evidence in hand, the old emperor doesn't even need to make excuses, he can kill Yu Zhu anytime and anywhere.
The old emperor was a human being, not a god, and what he said was also divided into priorities.
However, after Yuzhu left the palace, he did not go to Cao Mansion immediately, but drove straight to Minzhong Temple.
Only the old bannermen in the imperial capital know that Minzhong Temple, built during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, is actually the oldest famous temple in the imperial capital. It was not until the Yongzheng Dynasty rebuilt it that Minzhong Temple was renamed "Fayuan Temple".
In the Jingkang year of the Northern Song Dynasty, after the Jin soldiers captured Bianjing, they plundered Hui. The second emperor of Qin went north and detained Song Qinzong here.