There are a total of two "nephews" of Cao Yin. In addition to the newly minted Cao Dianyi, there is also a bodyguard of Cao Yin.
These two people are brothers, one was promoted as a "learned scholar", and the other was selected as the imperial bodyguard with the title of martial arts champion. They are both from the imperial family.
Shu Shu thought of the connection between her family and the Cao family, namely the cashmere farm in Jiangning and the wool factory prepared in Beijing, and asked, "Did the emperor choose this person because he saw that I like to use Cao Yin."
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said, "Why do you think it's because Khan Ama was reluctant to point out useful people, so he used 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 for 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 old and stale regular clothes, with 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 Confucian 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 said to Yingdao: "I usually repair books and prepare imperial edicts."
Brother Jiu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed after hearing this.
What he did before this did not correspond to the errands of the prince's palace.
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 any orders. 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. If there is a shortage of handles, just take care of it."
Cao Yueying: "..."
Can it still be like this?
He hesitated for a moment and said: "Master Jiu, I don't know Master Zhang's daily responsibilities..."
Brother Jiu said: "Well, I just stare at you and read, and I am idle the rest of the time."
Cao Yueying was also confused, so she was also here to read the ceremony for the prince?
Brother Jiu said: "The Prince's Mansion is free right now. You don't have to work every day. Please leave your home address in detail. You can go there every other day."
Cao said Ying agreed and left from Beiwusuo.
Brother Jiu returned to the main room and complained to Shu Shu: "No wonder I caught the eyes of Khan Ama. He can't mix with today's people and looks antique."
Shu Shu was puzzled after hearing this adjective: "You look old? Are you looking like a fairy?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "It's not like that, he just looks like a scholar who comes from a storybook, slow and leisurely, and somewhat unfazed by honor or disgrace."
Speaking of this, he said: "Khan Amma only sent one person down, and he is 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,
Give Gui Yuan another promotion."
Shu Shu has no objection.
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 strengths in accounting.
There was an extra ceremony in the Prince's Mansion, but there was no fuss.
Even though Cao Yueying's status as a Nanshufang traveler is a bit eye-catching, can she still compare to Zhang Tingzhan, a serious Hanlin bachelor?
The other princes and elder brothers just laughed it off when they heard 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 Fourth Brother 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 interact too closely.
The ninth elder brother was not as good-tempered as the fourth elder brother. After going to Qingxi Bookstore to inquire 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 my son doesn’t have any corresponding errands at the moment..."
Kangxi said: "He is a nephew of the Cao Yin clan. You always think about using Cao Yin, why don't you think about 'reciprocating a favor' and mentioning his relatives?"
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "Khan Ama, you can't calculate it like this. It's true that my son has summoned Cao Yin, but it's all business. This is public. Why does it seem like my son owes a favor..."
As for entrusting personal matters, there should not be many.
Because Ji Hong was still there in Jiangnan, whether he was looking for materials for Fujin or gems, 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 establish themselves. There is no shortage of them, and 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 selected together with the doctors from the six departments. Cao said that Ying is the inner court Hanlin who has a special purpose of concentrating.
If you can't fill the vacancy in the Imperial Academy, 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 a double salary or something?
Kangxi said: "Don't you still have clothes for the four seasons in your house and money and rice at the end of the year? That's enough."
Although Cao Yueying was from Anhui, he had been registered in Daxing since his father's generation. In the next thirty-three years, his brothers worked as imperial servants, so they were given an official residence in the inner city and an extra salary, which was enough.
Brother Jiu didn't want to spend this money in vain. Seeing that he was not a teacher, he became a little less cautious and made arrangements, saying: "Khan Ama, you also know that we don't have idle people in our house."
Yes, since Cao Yueying is good at writing, 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, and then took two Xiaosong to copy the books.
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 taking it to an outside bookstore and selling it on consignment.
Now that we have this talented person who is good at reading, we can expand the collection of books in the mansion.
Kangxi also knew what was wrong with his 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, but 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 such a waste.
"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 there were still several years before they could get a pen. Who knows if this person would still be working part-time at the Prince's Mansion by then.
She said: "I'll ask Mr. Cao later if he can let Xiaosi and Xiaowu recognize a gentleman and give him some advice..."
You won't achieve much if you don't study, but your calligraphy is the face of a scholar, and a person who has just learned something can be considered outstanding among the people.
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 Jiu nodded and said: "That's good. Let's explain it clearly to him and give him more backup and repairs."
It happened that Brother Ninth was going back to the House of Internal Affairs the next day to inquire about the renovation of the palace, so he went back to the Prince's Mansion first, met with Cao Yueying, and mentioned that Xiaosi and Xiaowu were here 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 will make people uneasy just to get paid.
Then the ninth elder brother went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and then went to the Dutong Mansion.
Xiaosi happened to be taking a rest, and Xiaowu was suffering from heat stroke, so both of them were 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, and they are fourteen years old this year. They said excitedly: "I have heard about Mr. Cao, and I heard that he has the talent to be the number one scholar!"
Brother Jiu said: "You must have heard it wrong. If you really want to be the number one scholar, you just have to take the imperial examination and use your thirty-something scholars to get there!"
These literati are used to wearing high hats 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 already twelve years old and the strongest among the brothers. He said, "Brother-in-law, if we accept Mr. Cao as our husband, will we be able to see Cao Zhuangyuan?"
This Cao Zhuangyuan is talking about Cao Yueying's younger brother. Cao Yuewei, the martial arts champion in the 33rd year, is currently 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 what is 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 battle between two masters and the champion. There were twists and turns, and there are rumors outside.
Finally, Cao Cao said that Wei could win the first prize, and his ability was still above everyone else's.
Jue Luo was standing by and warned his two sons: "You are not allowed to go to Longwang Shu. 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 were both honest and admitted their mistakes.
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? I even 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. An ordinary person who is taller and stronger can make a sixteen-power bow..."
If it weren't for such a talented person, he wouldn't have won the favor of the emperor. Not only did he choose the number one scholar, but he also directly awarded him the title of inner-class bodyguard...