The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

Kangxi is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is no imperial decree to let the recovered crown prince follow the holy car, so the crown prince can only stay bored in the Yuqing Palace in the capital, but Suo'etu quietly extended his hand to the south of the Yangtze River.

Kangxi played outside with his sons for a few days, very happy, but he has to go back.

Back in the other courtyard, the [-]th elder brother took the things he bought and ran to the empress dowager to show off. The old lady likes some soft pastries, and fish cakes. This one smells like fish meat but not fishy. , soft entrance without fishbone.

In fact, people in the other courtyard came to say hello every day, and the life of the empress dowager was not lonely.

But the grandson who went out could remember to bring her something, which also made the empress dowager very happy. It happened that a female family member of the Li family came to pay her respects, and kept praising the brothers for their filial piety.

Coax the empress dowager into a happy smile.

The Li family is the weaving mansion of Suzhou, and at the same time, it is also the home of Cao Yin's wife.

Suzhou Weaving refers to the silk fabrics needed by the palace in Suzhou in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Ming was woven by the admiral, and the eunuch was in charge.In the early Qing Dynasty, it was still made.

During the Shunzhi period, it was managed by the Ministry of Households, but it still belongs to the eunuch's thirteen yamen.

Kangxi and Qianlong lived in Zhizaofu Palace in Suzhou every time they visited the south of the Yangtze River.

Cao's family, Li's family, and Sun's natal family, these three families are regarded as wealthy landowners in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now Li Xu of the Li family is Kangxi's confidant, and Jiangning Weaving Cao Yin is his brother-in-law, who has been in Suzhou Weaving for 30 years.

The Suzhou weaving under its management is responsible for making clothes for the emperor and officials in the palace. Its "kesi" technology is the best in silk weaving technology.

The Li family, the Sun family and the Cao family made countless fortunes in the south of the Yangtze River, but they all built other courtyards and palaces for the emperor.

These three families are heavily in debt now, but they are still living in prosperity and wealth.

Fourteenth elder brother's impression of the Li family is mediocre, but their female family members are quite rich, and they live in a very rich life by wearing gold and silver.

Not as fresh and elegant as the female family members of the Cao family, and generous.

After all, the Cao family where Grandma Sun lives is even better.

The fourteenth elder brother went out to play for a few days this time, and his heart became wild, and Kangxi was the same. He felt that everything in the Jiangnan water town was good, even the life in the market was full of softness.

So, for the second time, they went out in disguise again.

This time, I went ashore in a black-topped boat and walked a certain distance. I still lingered in the small town in the south of the Yangtze River, eating, drinking, and having fun.

Especially in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, they saw their daughter throwing hydrangea balls to invite relatives, and many people came to see the fun.

It was a big family, and after inviting relatives, they held a banquet. Kangxi gave the family a big red envelope, a gift of 20 taels of silver.

In fact, whether it is delicious or not is the second priority. It is still very interesting to gather together. Even Kangxi ate half a bowl of eight-treasure rice here.

The next day they went to another small town, but when they arrived at the inn, they caught up with the boatman and said that there was an oiran meeting ahead. Brother Fourteen was not interested in the oiran meeting, but Kangxi was!

So a group of people went there by boat. It was indeed very lively, but it was a bit late, and they came back a bit late. The road was difficult, so they had to hire a passenger boat.

The boss of the boat said enthusiastically: "Several of my colleagues picked up people and left. I came late and happened to pick up a few of them. How about it? It's not easy to sail at night. Let's sleep on the boat overnight. We will dock tomorrow. Then go find an inn, or a car dealership to take you back, recently the holy driver of the Long Live God is standing in front, and many people have come to want to be blessed by the Long Live God!"

"Lucky?"

"Yeah, it's a blessing to come here to pay our respects!" The boat boss laughed: "Long Live Lord only comes to our Jiangnan a few times in a lifetime? It's been ten years since the last time, and the people in Jiangnan miss him! "

These words are ordinary, but Kangxi is very useful.

"Then spend the night on the boat!" Kangxi made a final decision.

This passenger ship usually carries guests. The boat boss and his two sons are in charge of rowing. The boat boss’s wife is a boat lady who can cook, and his daughter is a maid, cleaning up and so on. The whole family relies on this boat for living.

There is a family on the shore, the old parents are planting some land at home, and the two daughters-in-law and their grandchildren are guarding the old man.

Every now and then, I go to the house on the shore to have a reunion.

Chatting and talking, everyone got to know each other. Kangxi's original words were to take three or four sons to collect the bills, so he brought a lot of nurses and bodyguards.

It's time to catch up. The emperor went out to tour the south, and he followed him. He was a businessman from the north, and what he was pouring out was tea.

Among the things that merchants in the north sell when they come to the south, the most common thing is tea, followed by various specialties. Salt needs to be introduced. Without a certain background, it is impossible to get salt to sell, but northerners are very fond of tea. I like it, especially outside the customs, how much tea there is in Mongolia can be digested!

Kangxi can speak Chinese, but with a northern accent, Mandarin in the capital, and he can also speak Mongolian, so he only needs to say pouring tea leaves to go outside the customs.

A group of people lived on this boat, and the boat floated on the water, and it was easy to put people to sleep.

It's a pity that when they fell asleep, they were in the guest room of the cabin, but when they woke up, they were in a private house!

"Father!" Elder Fourteen was the first to wake up.

It was found that they were locked in a room, only Kangxi, the fourth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, and the thirteenth elder brother, as well as him. Well, it is estimated that the five men will not be tied up.

The hands were not tied, it was clearly kidnapping!

Inside the room is a simple wooden bed in the style of a Datong shop.

There are five in a row, and five of them, father and son, are lying on top of them.

"Father? Father! Brother?" Elder Fourteen is not that brain-dead. At this time, those who call Ama and Fourth Brother still follow their own image on the outside.

"Huh?" Kangxi woke up leisurely, he felt a little dizzy today, did he sleep so deeply?

Not to mention a night of no dreams, he was woken up by someone. He used to wake up by himself. Kangxi's self-discipline is also one of his great strengths.

"Father, wake up quickly, we have been kidnapped!" Elder Fourteen said loudly, "Father, we have encountered a villain!"

Kangxi woke up instantly!

His eyes widened, and he looked at Elder Fourteen.

The fourteenth elder brother still yelled loudly: "Father, brothers, it's not good. We were kidnapped, will we tear up the ticket? Er Niang said, if you encounter such a thing, remember to give the money and you will be fine." Buy a peace, father, where is the money?"

"Stop yelling, there's no one here!" Kangxi sat up, "Why did you tie your feet and not your hands?"

What kind of kidnapping is this?There are a lot of kidnappings and hands tied. I never heard that only the feet are tied, and the feet are tied when buying chickens, ducks and geese!

What's more, Fourteen and Kangxi worked hard...but they couldn't untie the rope!

The fourth elder brother had a stern face after waking up, the thirteenth elder brother looked vigilant, and the twelfth elder brother calmly untied the rope on his ankle, and even whispered: "What kind of rope is this tied?" Buckle? Is it tied to a cow?"

"Brother Yu, can you untie this rope buckle?" Brother Fourteen changed his name.

The twelfth elder brother Yinyu, he called "Brother Yu", which made the twelfth elder brother happy: "What's the matter? It's just a knot usually used to tie cattle."

The masters untied the rope and looked around. There were only five beds in the room, and they had just slept on them.

There is a simple square wooden table in the middle of the floor, and a few simple wooden stools are placed randomly.

There are no cushions from rich people on the stools, only a pot of hot water on the table, not tea, five or six cups, that's all.

There is only a wooden shelf around, probably for putting things, but there is nothing on it now.

The surrounding doors and windows are closed, and it is a bit stuffy. After all, it is April, and the grass has already grown and warblers are flying in the south at this time.

The fourth elder brother went to open the door, but the door was locked!

Brother Twelve went to open the window, but the window was closed and nailed to death from the outside.

The thirteenth elder brother kicked a stool flying in anger: "What is this for? Dare to kidnap the young master!"

"Brother Xiang, don't be so angry." Fourteen gave him a hand: "Father, we didn't bring many IOUs when we came out to collect the bill this time. It was mainly to open the eyes of our brothers, and it was a few hundred taels of silver. Things, it won’t kill us, right?”

Kangxi coughed lightly: "A few thousand taels of silver can be spent by my father, as long as you are safe and sound, alas!"

It fully interprets the worried expression of a wealthy veteran father looking at his sons.

The thirteenth elder brother's eyes were red, and the twelveth elder brother was not much better. The two of them always thought that they were not valued by Huang Ama.

It was the fourth elder brother who pulled the two of them to his side and pointed to a small window next to him.

The small window is at the corner, and there is plenty of sunlight, but the shadow of half a human head is reflected on the white window paper!

It proves that someone is actually guarding outside!

It was only then that the two suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Fourteen called them "Brother Xun" and "Brother Xiang" instead of Brother Twelve and Brother Thirteen.

Calling Si Age has always been "brother".

There are families with fourteen sons all over the world, probably not many.

"Brother Yu and Brother Xiang, you two, don't mess around, and listen to your father." The fourth elder brother put the two of them next to Fourteen: "Brother, watch them two, don't make trouble."

"Yes, brother!" Elder Fourteen immediately agreed and pulled the two of them by his side.

Over there, the fourth elder brother has already discussed with Kangxi: "Father, how much ransom do you think these kidnappers are asking for? Or should I ask my younger brother to go home to get the money? Grandma is old, let alone being kidnapped, just say yes It takes money."

Brother Fourteen can call Kangxi "Daddy" like a child without any pressure.

But the fourth elder brother is in his twenties, and he can't call Kangxi "Daddy" again.

"Let's see the situation. The holy car is nearby. How could there be bad people? There are also hired guards. I don't know what happened." Kangxi said worriedly: "We didn't pay much money for the hired people. If it is broken, it will cost money to compensate others for the loss."

In fact, Kangxi's meaning was very simple. They brought more than a dozen guards, not to mention that each of them was one against ten, but their skills were definitely higher than ordinary bodyguards.

It is impossible for the guards to have no reaction for someone to take them away so silently.

They were either captured together and kept in another place; or they were killed directly and their bodies were hidden.

Whatever it is, it's not a good thing.

And the people behind the scenes who have the ability to do this, I am afraid the ability is very powerful.

Who on earth is it?

"Yeah, human life is at stake. If something happens to them, our family will have to pay a lot of money to go out." The fourth elder brother looked at the shadow on the window: "Where is this place? Really, even There is no personal shadow."

The masters pondered and discussed in the room for a long time, but they had no idea, and they were thirsty again, so they had to pour out the water in the pot to drink.

As a result, after drinking, his eyes went black... he was dizzy again.

When they woke up, they changed places. It was no longer the same room as the Datong shop, but in a water village. They were imprisoned in a water prison. The water was clear, but it was waist deep. It is surrounded by a wooden fence with a fence cover on it.

"Are you awake?" Elder Fourteen opened his eyes, and saw a big man in green clothes who looked like a water bandit, and stabbed him with a bamboo pole: "If you wake up, you won't drown."

Only then did the fourteenth elder brother realize that they were all tied to the wood. Although their heads were hanging down, they could not drown, but they could not be free either.

"Well, this big brother, my father and elder brother are both businessmen, our family is rich, please don't hurt us!" Elder Fourteen began to disguise himself as a cowardly and timid young man from a rich family.

"Don't worry, as long as it's not the Tartar dog emperor and his sons, we won't make things difficult for you, and we'll let you go after soaking in the water for two days." The big man in Tsing Yi yawned: "I have to go Catch up on sleep."

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave. Brother Fourteen was in a hurry. After two days, he finally saw a living person, so he couldn't just let him go!

"Wait, big brother, where is this? Our family is all honest businessmen..."

"I don't care if I'm being honest or not." The big man in Tsing Yi said, "This is Erlong Water Village."

"Where is the Erlong Water Village?" The fourteenth elder brother was surrounded, and he only ate one imperial dish called Erlong Zhengzhu.

"You don't know, your father and brother must know." After finishing speaking, he left.

The fourteenth elder brother looked around, and Kangxi and the fourth elder brother woke up.

"Father!" Elder Fourteen untied himself from the binding rope, touched it and untied it for Kangxi and the others: "It seems that this time it is not to tie us up, but to prevent us from drowning."

Otherwise, they would not be tied up. At the same time, it would be useless for them to untie the rope. This is a water prison, surrounded by cells surrounded by water and wood.

"He said this is the Erlong Water Village?" Kangxi's complexion was not good.