Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 486 Undercurrent of the Capital ([-])

It was raining heavily, and the strong wind mixed with raindrops swept everything, and the thunder rolled across the sky, like the roar of a monster. Although it was the end of the day, the day was as dark as dusk, and the raindrops hit the crackling eaves. The sound was so dense that it was almost impossible to hear the sequence, and the drifting heavy rain turned Queran Pavilion into a water world with the wind. The dishes on the table had long been soaked by the rain, and the wine in the wine glass had long been thin. It was like water, but Hongli in white sat indifferently in the pavilion, letting the wind and rain drench himself into a statue.

care?At this point, there is nothing to care about, is it lost?Everything is meaningless, what?what else?Hongli clenched his fist unwillingly, looked at the rainy sky outside the pavilion with resentment, picked up the glass of wine or water on the table, drank it clean in one gulp, with a smile on his face Guzi didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and reached out to touch the water droplets on his face, and let out a sad breath.The rain was a little lighter, but the wind was still strong, but no matter how strong the wind was, it couldn't blow away the desolation on Hongli's face. With a wry smile and another wry smile, Hongli suddenly laughed wildly, and the bitterness in that laughter went straight to the sky .

"Brother, why are you bothering?" Cao Xiandong, who was clad in green clothes and was drenched tightly to his body by the rain, quietly appeared in the pavilion at some time, stood behind Hongli for a long time, and sighed deeply road.

Hongli froze suddenly, turned around with difficulty, looked at Cao Xiandong who came suddenly, tears flowed from his eyes, and kept silent. After a long time, his lips trembled and said: "Cao Xiandong Sir, you can be regarded as coming back, my lord, alas, my lord, I lost, I lost completely, I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled..."

"Oh, big brother, you..." Cao Xiandong smiled wryly and shook his head, not caring that the wet stone chair was covered with water marks, he lifted his hem, sat opposite Hongli, and sighed: " Big brother, you are lagging behind, but you didn’t lose at first, at least you still have a few chances, but now you ruined it all by yourself, alas, I blame Cao for leaving in a hurry and didn’t explain things clearly , but my mother passed away, so someone Cao had to go back, alas, big brother made a wrong step!"

"Take a wrong step? Master knows?" Hongli asked with a sigh, reaching out his hand to wipe away the tears on his face.

"Well, I found out as soon as I came back." Cao Xiandong gave Hongli a sympathetic look and said: "The Holy Majesty grew up from conspiracy and tricks. In this regard, no one can compare with the Holy Majesty today, even the fourth year. Neither the Lord nor the Eighth Master can compete with the Holy One. It is absolutely impossible for the eldest brother to play against the Holy One with all the official positions. If he wants to be valued by the Holy One, the only way is to show actual results. To be honest, the eldest brother this time It's not because of actual performance, but because of innate talent. In other words, in terms of personality, the second master is stable and sees far. This is better than the elder brother, but winning is not counted. Many, otherwise the Holy Majesty would not be hesitant, if Big Brother can calm down, he might have the chance to have the last laugh if he takes his time, but it's a pity that Big Brother ruined this opportunity by himself."

"Destroyed? How could it be? How could it be like this?" Hongli muttered unwillingly.

"Why not, alas, I can understand why big brother wants to build up power and win some industries to compete with the second master, but big brother absolutely shouldn't, absolutely shouldn't have mixed up with those bastards from Baqi At the same time, what is even more frightening is that you, big brother...you actually used all the official files to start from the local area, which happened to violate the taboo of the Holy Majesty, alas!" Cao Xiandong said with a wry smile.

"Wrong, wrong, hahaha...wrong! I was wrong!" Hongli suddenly stood up and laughed wildly, and the ugly laughter echoed in the back garden of Baylor Mansion.

"What should I do? What should I do? Mister teach me, please Mister must teach me!" After a long while, Hongli stopped laughing, eyes full of eagerness, and said, staring at Cao Xiandong.

"Sigh." Cao Xiandong sighed and said, "Now there is actually only one way left in front of Big Brother, stop it."

"No! No! Lord, I don't admit defeat! I should never be the one who loses! I don't accept it!" Hongli looked up to the sky and let out a long cry, like crazy, and finally grabbed Cao Xiandong's hand and said: "Mr. Cao, you There must be a way, right? There must be, there must be, teach me."

"Forget it, forget it, ah, I must have owed you in my previous life." Cao Xiandong smiled wryly and shook his head, "Now that things have come to an end, big brother must not take another wrong step."

"Yeah." Hongli nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry sir, I will definitely listen to you."

"That's good, let me explain in detail." Cao Xiandong chuckled and said, "The Holy Majesty chose a good marriage for the second master. Although he did not explicitly announce that the second master is the successor, the name of the secret edict must be Undoubtedly, it is the second master. As long as you are not a fool, you can see this point. I think the elder brother knows it well, so there is no need to say more. The world always thinks that the Holy One is cruel, but they don't know that the Holy One is actually very kind. Hey, a certain It is expected that when the Holy Majesty chose the second master, he must have felt guilty towards the elder brother, and always felt that he had lost the elder brother. If the elder brother hadn't tossed around, this could have been used originally, but now the elder brother Stretching out his hand, the sense of guilt in the Holy Majesty's heart will probably fade a lot, and the value of using it will be greatly reduced, alas, it's a pity."

"Oh, I was wrong." Hongli slapped his head in frustration, and said with a painful expression on his face.

Cao Xiandong glanced at Hongli, and then said: "However, there is still a chance of salvation. First, since the elder brother has stretched out his hand, he should stretch it openly. There is no need to look left and right, and there is no need to cover up. Let the servants below be busy openly." Alright, but remember to stop here and do nothing else. Second, do more and talk less, keep your spirits up, if people see Elder Brother's dejected appearance, there is no place to make His Majesty look down upon you. As long as the Holy Majesty still feels guilty in his heart, it will be hard to say whether he will win or lose."

"This..." Hongli was stunned for a moment and said: "Sir, this matter of reaching out... Didn't the sir say that it is time to stop? Why..."

"Hey, big brother, can you hide it from your majesty?" Cao Xiandong asked without answering.

"I'm afraid it's impossible, but..." Hongli frowned and said.

Cao Xiandong patted his palms and said: "That's right, you can't do it secretly, you can do it in the open, you can't hide it from the Holy Majesty, so why bother to cover it up? Now big brother is not in deep trouble, openly It's not a big deal, but it won't be too taboo. It is certain that Ding Sheng will not let the rich and powerful of the Eight Banners have a good life. It is natural for the big brother to participate in it, but it is worth it. One can form the heart of the Eight Banners, and the two can also let the sage vent his anger. This board has been hit, so we can't just hold on to it. Anyway, the big brother didn't do anything secretly, everything is done in public, the big deal is just a The reputation of being arrogant can't kill anyone. If you survive this test, the elder brother can admit your mistake generously. All of this will be over, but the guilt in the Holy One's heart is likely to deepen. It's a few minutes, and then the big brother will naturally have room to use. As long as he can do a good job in the future, the holy majesty will see it. As long as the second master makes a mistake, hey, the big brother will have a chance coming."

"It's as simple as that? So what's going to happen with the affairs of the hundred officials?" Hongli asked in disbelief.

"This time, Eldest Brother moved too early. The Holy Majesty will definitely be suspicious of the officials. I'm afraid I can't hide this from the Holy Majesty. However, Eldest Elder Brother has not mobilized too many people, and it can't be considered exposed. Things can no longer be moved lightly now, only, uh, only at the last moment can the final blow be made." Cao Xiandong said with a twitching face as a bright light flashed in his eyes.

"Well, what should I do with the second child?" Hongli thought for a while, nodded his head and said.

Cao Xiandong smiled and said: "Hey, the second master is in the limelight now, if this is not bad, the Holy Majesty will ask the second master to familiarize himself with local government affairs in the future. This riot, the aftermath work is likely to let the second master go to Zhang Luo, now that the second master's wedding is coming soon, even if the errand is necessary, after the wedding, the elder brother's work can be done in the front, as long as the Holy Majesty does not issue Ding Mingzhao, if this matter is done, it is done, just use the Eight Banners business as a cover to let the second master fall into it, as long as the second master's errands are not beautiful enough, the holy majesty will think of the elder brother's goodness."

"Sir, what do you mean..." Hongli asked with some doubts.Cao Xiandong didn't answer, but suddenly clenched his open palm and waved it lightly.

"Okay, sir, I will listen to the master, and this matter is settled." Hongli gritted his teeth and said with a determined face.

The summer rain comes hard, but it goes quickly. Just now it was raining again and again. In a blink of an eye, the clouds opened and the sun rose. It was extra refreshing. After a busy day in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Hongyang went back to the mansion early today, but did not go back to his room. He went to the Qingyuan Pavilion where Xiao Yao lived, and just arrived at the door. Then he heard a rustle coming from inside, full of hesitation and hesitation, Hongyang felt sore when he heard it, he involuntarily stopped the hand that was about to knock on the door, and stood quietly outside the door, hearing a little for a while Crazy.After a long while, Xiao's voice stopped, but when he heard a sigh from the room, it was Xiao Yao who was chanting softly: "Last night, the wind was drizzling and the rain was sudden, and the sleep was so heavy that the wine was not enough. Try the man with the curtain, but he said Haitang It’s still the same. Do you know? Do you know? It should be green, fat and red.” Then Xiao Yao coughed a few times, and Hongyang paused for a moment, then pushed open the door and walked in slowly.

"Mr. Xiao." Hongyang walked to the seat opposite Xiao Yao and sat down, then asked after a pause, "Mister, is there something on your mind?"

Xiao Yao smiled and said, "What does the second master want to ask? But the matter of the Holy Majesty summoning my subordinates?"

Xiao Yao never opened his mouth to say what the Holy Master said to him after meeting the Holy Spirit. Although Hongyang wanted to know the truth, he hadn't said this in the past ten days. Xiao Yao didn't say anything, so Hongyang kept silent, but seeing Xiao Yao getting thinner every day, Hongyang finally couldn't help but want to know a thing or two. Seeing Xiao Yao's words at this time, Hongyang didn't feel pretentious, just clicked head, indicating that this is what he means.

"Forget it, it's really nothing, the Holy Majesty gave Xiao a choice." Xiao Yao smiled lightly and said, "If you want Gege or the second master."

"This..." Hongyang froze for a moment, looked at Xiao Yao suspiciously, and waited quietly for Xiao Yao's explanation.

"The Holy Majesty is the emperor, but he is also the father. There is nothing to say about the Holy Majesty's decision." Xiao Yao said with a smile: "Ms. Xiao is dressed in white, and it is naturally a daydream to want to marry Princess. We couldn't pass that test at all. Of course, it would be different if someone Xiao could get a fame. If the Holy Majesty wanted to fulfill Xiao, he would have a reputation. It's not difficult, but if someone like Xiao marries Ge Ge, his fate with the second master will come to an end, and the reason for this has always been understood by the second master, so I won't say much about it."

Hongyang has learned the art of strategy from Yinzuo since he was a child, and has been carefully instructed by the old man Kangxi. He is very clear about the truth that the way of an emperor lies in balance-now Hongyang is actually not named as a prince. That's all for the prince, anyone with a heart in the world can see this, but no one dares to say it. If Xiao Yao still helps Hongyang take care of affairs after marrying Yixuegege, some delicate balance will be broken, and the following will follow. I am afraid that there will be more troubles, not only the promotion itself will be in trouble, but also a lot of troubles in the harem, and this is the most taboo thing for an emperor.

Hongyang took a deep look at Xiao Yao, thought for a while, and said: "Mr. Xiao's help to Ben Baylor, Ben Baylor will never forget, but fortunately, the major events are almost the same now, Mr. Xiao must not disappoint the elder sister's affection, Mr. Go prepare for the exam, there are still ten months before next year's big competition, sir, you should hurry up." Xiao Yao smiled wryly and shook his head, closed his eyes and did not speak...

(End of this chapter)