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There are two "nephews" in total. In addition to the newly minted Cao Dianyi, there is also a guard named Cao. These two are brothers, one is named after
"Learned and Confucian" was promoted, and one was selected as the imperial guard with the title of martial arts champion, all of whom were from the imperial court. Shu Shu thought of the connection between her family and the Cao family, which was the cashmere farm in Jiangning and the wool factory prepared in Beijing, and said: "Did the emperor choose this person because he saw that I like to use Cao Yin." Brother Jiu curled his lips, He said: "Why do you think it's because Khan Ama is reluctant to refer useful people over, so he uses an old scholar to make up the number?" Ninth Prince doesn't live in the Prince's Mansion now, so he has to come to Haidian to pay homage to the proprietor of the newly released ceremony of the Prince's Mansion. .
Brother Jiu had met him before, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Now he took a few more glances. He was wearing half-worn regular clothes, a short beard, and a face with a Chinese character. He looked very elegant, with regular facial features and clear eyebrows. Not annoying.
To say that the old scholar is a bit mean, this man is a few years younger than Zhang Tingzhan, less than forty. This demeanor is similar to Zhang Tingzhan, but seems to be a little more simple and calm.
"What did you do in Nan Study Room before?" He asked directly. Cao Yueying said: "I usually repair books and make imperial edicts." After hearing this, Brother Jiu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
What he did before this did not correspond to the errands of the Prince's Mansion. He glanced at Cao Yueying and said: "There is no specific business for the ceremony of the prince's palace at the moment. Is there any instructions from Khan Ama?" Cao Yueying said: "The emperor did not give instructions. He only asked me to do my job well. ." Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "The chief of ceremonies of the Prince's Mansion is not in the mansion right now. You should be on duty at the Prince's Mansion every day. Take care of where there is a lack of handles." Cao Yueying: "... ..."Can this still happen?
He hesitated for a moment and said: "Master Jiu, I don't know Master Zhang's daily responsibilities..." Brother Jiu said: "Well, I watch you reading, and I am idle at other times." Cao Yueying was also confused, so what about this ritual of her own? , also came here to serve as the prince’s attendant?
Brother Jiu said: "The Prince's Mansion is free now. You don't have to work every day. Please leave your home address in detail and just go there every other day." Cao Ying agreed and left from the Fifth North Institute.
Brother Jiu returned to the main room and complained to Shu Shu: "No wonder it caught the eyes of Khan Ama. He doesn't look like a modern person and looks antique." Shu Shu was surprised after hearing this adjective and said: "She looks old. ? Immortal energy fluttering?" Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "It's not like that, he just looks like a scholar who came from a storybook, slow and leisurely, and a bit unfazed by honor and disgrace." At this point, he said: "Ah! Ma only sent one person down, and he's not a serious official, so let's not choose someone else for the other ceremony. Let Gui Yuan take over directly. In the future, when Zhang Tingzhan is no longer with us, Gui Yuan will be promoted." Shu Shu no comment.
A while ago, Gui Yuan followed Fu Song on a tour of the properties owned by the Prince's Mansion, and also checked the accounts. He grew up next to Brother Jiu, and he also has some advantages in accounting.
There was an extra ceremony in the Prince's Mansion, but there was no commotion. Even though Cao Yueying's status as a South Study worker is a bit eye-catching, can she still compare to Zhang Tingzhan, a serious Hanlin bachelor?
The other princes and elder brothers just laughed at the news. Everyone knows that Brother Jiu doesn't like to read serious books, so he was forced to learn "Book of Rites" all over again.
At present, Zhang Tingzhan is acting as Taichang Temple and does not have time to serve as an attendant, so it is reasonable to choose someone else to serve.
As for Fusong's whereabouts, few people pay attention to it. The seventeen-year-old chief of ceremonies is a related household, and he is just missing a son.
Only Brother Si feels something is wrong here. After asking someone to inquire about it, I found out that he had taken a long leave. But the Dutong Mansion has no intention of calling a doctor. Isn't this because he is ill?
What about that person? The fourth elder brother thought that the ninth elder brother might have done something else. He was impatient, but he didn't go to his brother's place specifically.
All movement and movement are in front of others, so it’s not easy to get too close. The ninth elder brother was not as good-tempered as the fourth elder brother. After going to Qingxi Bookstore to ask about the return date, he directly asked: "Khan Ama, you pointed out such a person, isn't it a waste of talent? Son? I asked someone to inquire. Mr. Cao is good at calligraphy and has a pretty good reputation, but there is no corresponding errand for his son at the moment..." Kangxi said: "He is the nephew of the Cao Yin clan. You always want to use Cao Cao. Yin, why don't you want to 'repay favors' and pick on his relatives?" Brother Jiu frowned and said: "Khan Ama, you can't count it like this. It's true that my son has summoned Cao Yin, but it's all official business. This It's all about publicity, why does it seem like my son owes a favor..." As for personal requests, there shouldn't be many.
Because Ji Hong was still there in Jiangnan, whether he was looking for materials or gems for Fujin, he was entrusted to Ji Hong.
Kangxi coughed slightly and said: "Hanlin officials are different from other officials. Without Bing Jing and Tan Jing, they live in poverty and cannot prepare clothes or rides. Ding You, a Hanlin official who returned home on leave, has a hard life and cannot afford to go to Beijing; in Beijing The Hanlin officials are also poor and have no place to stand, and there is no shortage of them. They are in a very embarrassed state. I have ordered the Hanlin officials to select the vacancies of scholars from all provinces, and they will be sent together with the six doctors. Cao said that Ying is the inner court Hanlin with a special purpose. If it's not easy to fill the vacancy of Hanlin officials, I'll send you to work there as an errand." Brother Jiu thought about several possibilities, but he never thought of this.
He looked at Kangxi and said: "It turns out that Khan Amma used his son's ceremony to supplement his ministers. Is sixty taels of silver a year enough?" Do you want to give him a double salary or something?
Kangxi said: "You still have clothes for the four seasons in your house, and you have money and rice at the end of the year. That's enough." Although Cao Yueying was from Anhui, she had been registered in Daxing since her father's generation, and her brothers were all here for the next thirty-three years. If you work in front of the emperor, you will be given an official residence in the inner city and an extra salary, which is enough.
Brother Jiu didn't want to spend this money in vain. Seeing that he was not here to be a teacher, he became a little less cautious and made arrangements. He said: "Khan Ama, you also know that we don't have idle people in our house." Yes, since Cao Yueying is good at books, his son will make full use of his talents and let him copy books to prepare for Fengsheng and his brothers." It turned out that he remembered that before leaving the palace, Fujin borrowed out-of-print books from Jingyang Palace book, and then took two Xiaosong to copy the book.
In this way, by the time they left the palace, they would have several boxes of out-of-print books. It's just that half of them are Fujin's pen and ink. Otherwise, you can make a lot of money by selling them directly to outside bookstores on consignment.
Now that we have this talented person who is good at books, we can expand the collection of books in the mansion. Kangxi also knew what was wrong with the ninth elder brother. He couldn't bear to see people idle. Once they were arranged, he didn't care what he did.
When they returned to the elder brother's place, the ninth elder brother told Shu Shu about the reason for pointing out Cao Yueying, and Shu Shu was also speechless.
It turned out that they came to subsidize the ministers because of the good welfare of their prince's palace. But good books... copying books is too wasteful.
"Sir, the plaques in various shops can be changed. For the rest, please ask Mr. Cao to copy more copybooks and prepare them..." Shu Shu said, feeling that Fengsheng and the others were too young, and they were still far away from holding a pen. For several years, who knows if this person will still be working part-time at the Prince's Mansion.
She said: "Go back and ask Mr. Cao, if you can let Xiaosi and Xiaowu recognize a gentleman and give him some advice..." Without studying, you will achieve much, but this handwriting is the face of a scholar, and learning only a superficial knowledge is among the people. It's also excellent.
When the time comes, whether the two brothers are promoted to the Eight Banners Imperial Examination or promoted through writing, they will have one more advantage.
Brother Ninth nodded and said: "Okay, let's make it clear to him and prepare more backup for repairs." It happened that the next day Brother Ninth was going back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inquire about the renovation of the palace, so he went back to the prince first. I met Cao Yueying in the mansion and mentioned that Xiaosi and Xiaowu came to study.
After hearing this, Cao Yueying breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed. It's good to have something to do, otherwise it would be unsettling to just wait for pay.
Then the ninth elder brother went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and then went to the Dutong Mansion. Xiao Si happened to be taking a rest, while Xiao Wu was suffering from heatstroke. They were both at home.
They were both very excited when they heard that Brother Jiu had found a great scholar to be their calligraphy teacher. Xiaosi and Xiaosan are twin brothers. They are also fourteen years old this year. They said excitedly: "I have heard about Mr. Cao, and I heard that he has the talent of number one scholar!" Brother Jiu said: "I must have heard wrongly. I really want to The only way for a top scholar to take the imperial examination is to use their thirty-something years to advance to the top with their scholarly scholarship!" These literati were accustomed to wearing high hats to each other and complimenting each other.
But fortunately, looking at Cao Yueying's temperament, she is not the kind of self-righteous, otherwise she would not have caught Kangxi's eyes.
Xiaowu was twelve years old and the strongest among the brothers. He said, "Brother-in-law, if we accept Mr. Cao as our husband, can we meet Cao Zhuangyuan?" This Cao Zhuangyuan is referring to Cao Yueying's younger brother. In the thirty-third year, Cao Yue Wei, the number one scholar in martial arts, was now the second-class guard in the palace.
Brother Jiu said: "It should be possible. I heard that the brothers have not separated and live in the official residence outside Di'anmen." The two brothers looked at each other with excitement.
It is important to be a calligrapher, but even more important is to be a martial artist. This martial arts champion is a legendary figure. I heard that the martial arts competition in the 33rd year was a contest between two masters and the champion. There were twists and turns, and there were rumors outside.
In the end, Cao Cao said that Wei could win the first prize, and his skills were still superior to those of others. Jueluo was standing by and warned his two sons: "You are not allowed to go to Longwangshu. How do you teach me on weekdays? Why do you always want to cause trouble to others? If you do this again, you are not allowed to go to the prince's mansion to learn calligraphy!" Xiaosi and Xiaowu are both honest. Okay, admit your mistake.
Brother Jiu said: "Mother-in-law, it's okay. It is said outside that Cao Zhuangyuan has three heads and six arms. Who doesn't want to meet him? Even when I met him in front of the imperial court a few years ago, I always looked at him twice. He is an ordinary person with a purple face and a brighter face. Ordinary people are taller and stronger, and can use the sixteen-power bow..." If it were not for such a talent, he would not have won the favor of the emperor's father. Not only was he selected the number one scholar, but he was also directly awarded the title of inner guard...
