Early the next morning, the seventh elder brother will take Hesheli and his entourage back to Beijing.
Before it gets bright, the team has finished resting and is ready to set off.
Accompanying us is Chun Lin.
This was prepared for questioning in front of the emperor.
After all, this period of tracking was Chunlin's personal experience, and others couldn't explain it clearly.
Erhe and Fu Qing came out to see each other off, and couldn't help laughing when they saw Chunlin's unwillingness.
This time, four guards came out with Brother Jiu, and they took turns to meet each other in front of the emperor. It was obvious that Master Jiu had the intention of picking on his own people.
Chunlin was brought up in Heishan. The master and the apprentice had the same temperament and were relatively undisciplined. They didn't care much about fame and fortune, but Erhe and Fuqing knew that this was a good thing.
Being named in front of the emperor is a good opportunity that no one else can ask for.
Shu Shu said yesterday that he would not see Hesheli for the time being, so he did not come out in the dark to see her off this morning. However, she ordered the kitchen to send a few packets of cakes to Hesheli and her son, in case the children were hungry.
As the sound of horse hooves "ta da da da" gradually faded away, Brother Jiu breathed a sigh of relief.
Except for Cao Shun who has not come back yet, other staff members are approaching. Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "Go back and catch up on your sleep. I have nothing to do today. After lunch, it will be warm outside. If you are willing to go out for a walk, come with me." fishing……"
Zhang Tingzhan and Cao Yueying looked at each other.
Master Jiu is really big-hearted. Seeing this, he is letting go of this matter.
They are here at this age, read a lot of books, and think more complicatedly.
As the old saying goes, seek wealth and kill.
It is true that Longkodo was killed. He had lost his nationality and had no private property in his name, so he was not seeking wealth. Why did he come?
It's not difficult to guess if you follow it, but you don't know whether it was Lao Tong or Da Tong who made the move.
No matter which one it is, it is a disaster for the Tong family.
The situation in Beijing is about to change.
The two of them were worried and wanted to remind Brother Jiu of something.
Otherwise, they would not be comfortable eating in this in-house carriage, with fine food provided and fresh fruit on the plate.
Zhang Tingzhan said: "That minister wants to bother Master Jiu and wants to go out for a walk."
Cao Yueying continued: "There are two branches, Chaohe and Baihe, in the upper reaches of Chaobai River. Chaohe was called Baoqiu Shui in ancient times, and Baihe was called Gushui in ancient times. The intersection of the two rivers is called Chaobai River. I also want to see this ancient river that existed during the Zhou Dynasty. road……"
After hearing this, Ninth Brother was very knowledgeable and said: "Is it so long ago? It's not well-known. I haven't heard of it before."
Regarding the rivers in Gyeonggi, the ones that everyone has heard of the most are the Hun River, which is the Yongding River that was renamed in the 37th year of Kangxi's reign, and the Daqing River, which is next to the Hun River.
Cao Yueying said: "It is recorded in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" that it existed thousands of years ago. At that time, the two rivers had not yet intersected, but they did intersect in the Northern Wei Dynasty, hence the current name."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Let's take a good look at it at noon, because Fujin is also bored."
Zhang Tingzhan and Cao Yueying were both silent.
Due to their habits, the two felt that it was not good for Brother Jiu to take Fujin with him when he went out, but they were too embarrassed to comment.
In the past few days when I was away, all the food and supplies were arranged by Fujin's orders.
Even when I was working as an errand in the Prince's Mansion, I received preferential treatment everywhere.
It's not good to pick up the bowl to eat, put down the bowl and make irresponsible remarks.
Both of them are Han Chinese, but they both live in the inner city. They usually see more Banner people, and they know that the Eight Banners have different rules.
The two of you can only explain it yourself, and cannot use Han etiquette to measure this matter.
Look at the reactions of Erhe and Fuqing. They are used to Jiufujin's public appearance.
Brother Jiu didn't notice their entanglement, and said to Gao Bin: "I have brought the fishing rods with me, and also have fishing nets, but I am not familiar with this place. If I let the people from the county government accompany me for another half day, it is best to find a few people." A fisherman, if you can't catch it then, just buy a few buckets of fish from them to save Fujin from disappointment."
Gao Bin said: "Don't worry, Mr. Jiu, I will make arrangements right away and make sure everything is done properly."
Brother Jiu said: "Well, don't worry about your work. Just don't show your poverty. Spend money when it's time. I don't want to take advantage of this. If you ask for a few more wallets from Walnuts, don't lose money to that brother who is the county magistrate." Yes, he has been running with us for several days."
Gao Bin hurriedly said: "Then I'll go find Sister Walnut..."
Brother Jiu snorted and waved his hand.
This kid is okay, he is smart when he should be smart.
When Gao Bin went down, Brother Jiu glanced at Erhe and Fu Qing and said, "Fu Qing, please rest. Erhe will follow you out in the afternoon."
It seems that there are too few guards around, and these few people have been struggling a lot these days.
They are not made of iron, so they need to take a breath.
Erhe agreed.
Brother Jiu made arrangements to go out at noon, yawned and went back to his room to catch up on his sleep.
In the room, Shu Shu really didn't get up.
It's intentional.
In front of an elder brother-in-law who is similar in age, it is appropriate to avoid suspicion.
There is no need to act like you are in front of your brother-in-law, taking care of everything and focusing on being friendly and cordial.
She squinted her eyes and felt the temperature of the fire bed. She felt so comfortable lying on her back that she didn't even want to get out of bed.
There was movement at the door.
Brother Jiu came back, washed his hands outside, took off his outer clothes, got into bed, and held Shu Shu in his arms.
Shu Shu turned her head to look at him.
Brother Jiu patted her on the back and said, "Go to sleep. I have made arrangements. We will go fishing at noon..."
Shu Shu listened and closed her eyes with anticipation.
This kind of big river doesn't start to freeze until it reaches the ninth lunar month, so you can fish now...
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Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Kangxi had already returned from attending the political affairs, went to the outside and sat on the kang.
Liang Jiugong followed his daily routine and brought milk tea and placed it on the Kang table.
Kangxi picked up the milk tea and drank it. The temperature was suitable.
After drinking a cup of milk tea, he felt warm all over.
At this moment, there was movement at the door.
Zhao Chang is here.
Kangxi glanced at the list next to him. There were not many officials he met today, only four.
He nodded and signaled Liang Jiugong's successor Zhao Chang to come in.
After the curfew last night, Zhao Chang was ordered to quietly go to Tong Gong's Mansion, where he copied the population register and the account books of the public school, and also detained several of Elundai's usual confidants.
It turned out that after Chunlin returned to Gubeikou yesterday morning, although Ninth Brother did not bother his people to return to Beijing, he sent the letter to the Gubeikou General Military Office, and the postman delivered the letter back to Beijing. Because he had to record it with the Ministry of War, Ninth Brother The letter was relatively concise. In addition to greetings, it only contained four words: "Mother and son are safe."
When Kangxi saw him, he knew what Brother Jiu meant.
This is catching up with someone, not Longkodo.
This is also expected, after all, the matched corpse is still in the back hall of Jingshan without a coffin.
The postman sent a message to Brother Jiu to deliver it to the Ministry of War in the afternoon.
The Ministry of War did not dare to delay and sent it directly to the imperial court.
When Kangxi saw it, he didn't get angry immediately. Instead, he waited until the second night curfew and then ordered Zhao Chang to go to Tong Gong's house to get someone.
Kangxi also issued an oral order to the Elundai family, ordering them to be banned from leaving the house, and no servants were allowed to go out for a walk.
Tong Gong's Mansion did not have a seal, but in fact it was almost sealed.
There were no guards guarding the door, but there were people keeping an eye on it.
In the past few days, everything seemed to be peaceful in the capital, but well-informed people all noticed that something was wrong. Everyone felt that it had something to do with Brother Jiu, but it was unclear what the relationship was.
Yesterday, the ninth elder brother arrived at the Ministry of War, and this registration fell into the eyes of others.
After a night of fermentation, the news has spread several times.
Mother and child are safe!
There is a story!
Is it Brother Jiu who raised a foreigner? A new grandson?
Is this a good news to the emperor?
I always feel something is wrong.
The matter of this illegitimate child would be a scandal to anyone. It was too late to hide it. How could it be reported directly to the emperor? !
If it wasn't Brother Jiu's foreign residence, it would make people think a little more.
What can make Brother Jiu worry about, can also make the emperor think about it. This mother who "mother and son are safe" may have another identity.
This, this...
I dare not think about it...
How could Kangxi know? He usually watched others take the blame, but now he was taking the blame.
He was watching Zhao Chang hand over the document, which contained the confession from last night's interrogation.
On the order of Elundai, the stewards who escorted the Longkodo family to Ninggu Pagoda were named Hu San and Jia Si, both of whom were members of the Tong family.
Jia Si's family looks normal. His parents are still alive and his children are grown up and have already worked in the government.
Hu San is like a lone star in the sky. His parents are no longer here. His two brothers were servants around Tong Guogang and died with their master in Ulan Butong.
The eldest sister-in-law had a son and did not remarry. The second sister-in-law had no children and remarried that year.
His eldest sister-in-law died of illness within two years. Hu San did not say goodbye and devoted himself to raising his nephew. However, due to a cold, the child died.
Seeing this, Kangxi's eyes fixed.
This is probably Hu San's weakness.
This is the only seedling in Sanfang.
This person must be the one who attacked Longkodo.
Kangxi was angry.
This method of manipulating people's hearts is really chilling.
The Hu family was originally a loyal servant, and Hu San was also Elundai's confidant. Who would have thought that this man had become a puppet?
Kangxi had known Tong Guowei and Elundai's uncle and nephew for more than 40 years, and Tong Guowei was the only one who was suspicious from the beginning to the end.
He was a little confused in his heart, but his face was calm, and he waved his hand to send Zhao Chang away.
Elundai was reckless and straightforward, but he asked someone to put a thousand taels of silver in his account and go to the clan's mansion to "take care of it."
When Longko received a hundred more lashes and was still able to leave the capital, he knew what the emperor meant and dropped the matter.
After a while, Kangxi met all the four officials his Majesty was meeting today. Instead of asking for breakfast, he called for a chariot and went to Jingren Palace.
The renovation of Jingren Palace has been completed, and now the main hall is dedicated to the deity of his biological mother, Queen Xiaokangzhang.
When Kangxi entered the main hall of Jingren Palace, he saw that the position of the phoenix throne had been changed into an offering table.
In front of the tablet of the god, fresh and dried fruits are offered.
Kangxi looked at the eunuch in charge.
The eunuch knew what was going on, so he held the incense in his hands and presented it to him.
Kangxi took it and lit three sticks of incense, feeling confused.
He has a weak relationship and has almost no memory of getting along with his parents.
The more this happens, the more he longs for this parental love.
In the palace, he served and respected his eldest mother as if he were his biological mother, out of covetous love for mother and child; outside the palace, he promoted the Tong family, a family with two sons, also because he cared about this love between mother and child.
The Queen Mother in the palace repaid him with sympathy and kindness.
What about outside the palace?
What did the Tong family give him in return?
It's the hatred of killing his wife...
It's the revenge of killing a son...
