Chapter 1234 Undercover Career

After hearing Cao Song say this, Cao Yong also felt glad.

Fortunately, the girl born to Aida was taken over by Aida's sister. If she was raised in Jiangning or the capital, even if she was in the deep boudoir, her family might not be accustomed to it.

As far as he knows, among the five brothers and sisters of Wei Wenjie, the youngest biological mothers of Wen Qiang and Wen Ying were from Nanyang. However, at this time, Luzon was mostly a survivor of the previous dynasty, and it was no different from the Qing people. Moreover, he was a lady with a loss in her family, not a singer or a prostitute.

Although Wei Ren was absurd when he was young, he was taught by Confucian ethics for many years. Although there were more than a dozen concubines, not all of them were qualified to have children for him.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong thought of Aida's sister.

According to the news from Guangzhou, Ada's sister has now inherited the family business and is already very famous in the Nanyang area. She also regards her niece as her own and has a good education.

Wei Xin...

Cao Yong had dreamed several times that Wei Xin came back on an ocean-going boat and whispered to himself something like America...

However, year by year, Cao Yong also knew how slim that hope was...

Cao Jia only returned to the General's Mansion the next day, and Cao Yong did not take the initiative to look for him.

Nowadays, with the promotion of corn and double-season wheat, the emperor attaches importance to local grain storage, and local granaries are no longer decorated like they used to be.

Even if there are drought and flood disasters in three or five provinces, they will not be able to touch the foundation of the court.

If the people from the Hongmen are really smart, they should choose to continue to be silenced and wait for the opportunity; now, if they fight with Li Wei head-on, they will really seek death.

Although there are many Hongmen’s family members in Pangjia Village, what are the sins of sixty-year-old women and babies in cradles?

Cao Yong did not want Li Wei to be a scattered in Jiangning, and he implicated that trick, because Cao Song, who was the general, must be involved.

Even when he was born at this time, he was in the officialdom and was bound to see blood, but Cao Yong did not have to let his cousin use his lives to make contributions.

Others don’t know, but he knows the nature of his cousin.

On the surface, he looks careless and reckless, but in fact he feels very pity for the poor and the weak.

If it were someone else, he would rather make "military achievements" and dye his head red with the blood of others, and he would not care about the lives and death of the people; but Cao Song would never care about such achievements.

Before New Year's Eve, Cao Jia went out twice, but Cao Yong still let him go and ignored him.

On the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, Cao Jia finally stepped into Cao Yong's yard.

Cao Jia was in his early fifties and was always healthy because he was a warrior. He looked like a man in his forties. He hadn't seen him for several days, and he seemed to be a teenager, showing a bit of old age.

It seems that he has encountered a difficult situation this time.

His eyes were covered in blood and his expression was extremely solemn. The moment he saw Cao Yong, there was a bit of begging in his eyes.

Seeing this, Cao Yong was shocked and hurriedly sent down all the servants who were serving in the house.

Cao Jia's face showed a little paleness, and he slowly knelt down at Cao Yong.

Cao Yong could not allow him to kneel down, and stepped forward, trying to help him up.

Cao Jia shook his head and said, "No matter whether the master can help, it is no longer necessary for the villain to mention this difficult thing to the master for selfishness. He has no face to stand and speak."

When Cao Yong saw him showing his determination, he said in a stern manner: "Great worship, if you insist on what you want, I will not dare to listen. I have said that the Cao family will not lose the big worship, and Cao will not lose the big worship. I can do my best, but I will not refuse; I can do nothing but helpless. What is the matter? Do you still say it bluntly?"

Cao Jia was not a long-winded person, but when he saw Cao Yong say this, he stood up.

He took a deep breath and said, "Master, Wan Fu, the bandit leader whom Lord Li is trying to be wanted, is the villain's old friend. His grandfather has kindness to the villain, and the villain wants to save him."

Sometimes, it is more difficult to repay kindness than to take revenge, especially the target of "repaying kindness" is still the "bandit leader" that the court cannot tolerate.

Although Cao Yong was prepared in his heart, he did not expect that the person Cao Jia wanted to protect was the number one on Li Wei's wanted order.

It wouldn't be difficult for someone else; if it were Wan Fu, even Cao Yong would not dare to make a promise.

Cao Yong was silent for a while and said, "In addition to selling private salt, Wan Fuke also committed other serious crimes? Did the owners of the two salt shops he annexed were killed by him, or were they from the Hongmen themselves?"

When Cao Yong heard Cao Yuan mention the word "Hongmen", Cao Jia suddenly raised his head and looked a little surprised. Then, he gradually calmed down. Since Cao Yong had a good personal relationship with Li Wei, it was not uncommon for Cao Yong to know Wan Fu's true identity.

"Don't worry, sir, Wan Fu did not do evil. The villain asked clearly. He grew up in Qiongzhou and came to Jiangnan when he was in his teens. Those two salt shops were originally the industries his elders had acquired in their early years, and they did not take away other people's property." Cao Jia said.

"Elder? He is a member of Wan Yunlong's tribe?" Cao Yong asked.

Cao Yong did not believe in the so-called identity of "Son of Wan Yunlong".

He died of Wan Yunlong, which was in the forty years of Kangxi. If he had a son stayed, he would be incomparable to Wan Fu's age.

"He is Wan Yunlong's nephew. After Wan Yunlong was gone, he left behind a nephew, the father of Wan Fu. Although Wan Fu's father gathered some of Wan Yunlong's subordinates and hid it, he was not a long-lived person and disappeared in a few years. Wan Fu was raised as a young master. Because he had no elders' teachings, the child was a little ignorant of the world and the majesty of the court. He would not have made such a big fuss, because he was urged to learn from the Huang family and became a disciple of Lord Li. In order to appear to be worthy, he sent someone to face Lord Li. Unexpectedly, he suffered a bad consequence and asked Lord Li to conquer his lair. Those people were not all in concert with him, and later he became a little uncontrollable." Cao Jia said.

The Huang family that Cao Jia mentioned is the Huang family where the prototype of Huang Tianba was located in later Romance.

His family was originally a waterway and dock transporter, and they were very powerful among Yangzhou cities. By the time of Huang Tianba, they were already the third generation.

When Huang Tianba was a teenager, he relied on his family's power to become sworn brothers and friends, and did a lot of things to do to bully men and women, and to pursue property. It was just that because several of the families were big local households, so naturally some people were swept the tail, but they didn't cause any big trouble.

It happened that Shi Shilun was the prefect of Yangzhou. He wanted to eliminate this harm for the people of Yangzhou, so he designed to capture Huang Tianba.

I don’t know what Shi Shilun said, the young and passionate Huang Tianba decided to “abandon the dark and turn to the light” and personally proved the three “righteous brothers” and helped the government to question the three playboys who harmed the people.

From then on, Huang Tianba relied on Shi Shilun and became a disciple of the Shi family.

It was not until two years ago that Shi Shilun died of illness that Huang Tianba brought his disciples back to Yangzhou for the final decision.

With the support of the Shi family, his two sons had already become officials, and several older grandsons also gained fame.

Even Huang Tianba himself retired as a third-rank general.

For more than 30 years, the Huang family has gone from being a commoner who earns hard-earned money to a family of officials and a legendary figure in Jiangnan.

After hearing this explanation, Cao Yong felt amused and crying.

He had long thought that the Hongmen's actions were too strange, and he actually competed with the government, because it was only because of Wan Fu.

"The great worshipper thinks, what can I do?" Cao Yong said seriously.

Such a big disturbance cannot be avoided in just one sentence.

Whether Wan Fu really wanted to join the government or was polite, he could no longer decide the situation.

Even Li Wei may not be able to make full decisions.

Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the Han people have been very strict in their prevention. According to the Qing Dynasty, ten Han people gathered for no reason, which was a death sentence.

However, the Hongmen family members dare to use weapons to fight against the officers and soldiers in Pangjia Village.

How could Yongzheng tolerate it?

The Cao family is not as good as the Jinghai Marquis Mansion of the past, and Wan Fu's identity is many times heavier than Huang Tianba. If the Cao family can protect Wan Fu at this time, it would be overestimating their ability.

Cao Yong wanted to repay Cao Jia's hard work for more than ten years, but he would not repay it by suppressing all his wealth and life.

"I don't dare to make things difficult for the master. I just want to ask the master for a word in front of Lord Li. Is it possible for the villagers of Pangjia Village to let go? Wan Fu still has a way out. If not, I will ask him to leave this stall and go back to Qiongzhou to take refuge or go to Nanyang, and he will eventually save his life." Cao Jia said.

Speaking of which, this is indeed not a difficult task.

The only thing that can make Cao Yong embarrassed is the relationship between Cao Jia and Wan Fu.

If Cao Jia was really from the Hongmen and was revealed, he might have to drag the Cao family into the water.

You can be cautious when your father will not do such a thing that will bring disaster to your grandparents and grandchildren.

Cao Yong looked at Cao Jia, thought for a while, and said, "Great Inn, please forgive me for asking more questions. Could it be that the Great Inn is like Mr. Zhuang, who was also a 'imperial mission' in his early years?"

This is the only thing he could think of.

It is normal for the Cao family to be in Jiangnan in the early years, and there are some royal arrangements around them.

Mr. Zhuang's identity as an aide was undercover in the Soetu Mansion for twenty years; Cao Jia is a man from the Jianghu, and it seems possible to be mixed with the Hongmen.

When Cao Jia heard this, his face changed immediately.

He looked at Cao Yong, sighed and said, "Forget it. The master's caution is no less than that of the great master. If a villain hides it, he will worry about it."

He was originally a native of Zhili and the youngest son of the Baoyi family.

At the age of five, he was sent to the Office of Internal Affairs by his father and brother to choose a boy. After five years of secret study, he was sent to Fujian at the age of ten.

He joined the Hongmen as an orphan in refugees and was later adopted by Wan Yunlong as his adopted son.

Fifteen years later, he joined forces with several other partners who infiltrated the Hongmen to launch an internal strife in the Hongmen, poisoning the leader of the Hongmen, Wan Yunlong, causing the Hongmen power to fall apart.

Then, he was in critical condition due to serious injuries and recuperated for several years.

Although he completed the task, he was homeless. After all, in the eyes of his parents, he had long been "dead" for many years.
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