Chapter 964: Defending sex

"Is this... something wrong?" Cao Yong's heart suddenly sank when he saw Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's appearance. The first feeling was that these two children were wronged?

"Entertainment Father, can you speak cheaply?" Zuo Zhuo wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve and whispered.

Cao Yong frowned slightly, glanced at his two adopted sons, nodded, and took them to the front yard study room to speak.

If you want to say Zuozhu, Suli is honest and steady. After drinking a lot of macadamia wine today, the little guy couldn't help it. He couldn't stop crying from Wutongyuan to the study, and his face was covered.

The servant on duty in the study lit the candle and carefully retreated.

"Crying, what's the matter? What's wrong?" Cao Yong sat down and asked.

"Why are the adoptive father... the child's father... gone?" Zuo Zhuo raised his head, looked at Cao Yong, and asked blankly.

Cao Yong only felt his mind "buzzing" and stood up suddenly, his expression changing, unable to say whether he was sad or annoyed.

Although Zuo Cheng was just a "adopted son", they were born in the Cao family and raised by the Cao family. For more than ten years, Cao Yong was like a father. Now, the sentence left is indeed seeking the truth about the loss of his father, but when he was so excited, he felt uneasy in his heart. He always felt that he should not make his father embarrassed like this. Even if he was thinking about his kindness, he should remember his kindness.

The truth has been buried for eleven years, can it really be told?

Ning Chun laughed and scolded, and felt his chest tight, making people unable to breathe. He held the desk hard, and the heavens and man in his heart fought.

When it falls to Zuo Cheng, it means that his adoptive father is emotional, pale, and shaking.

Zuo Shuo couldn't help it anymore, so he stepped forward and helped Cao Yong's arm, feeling both guilty and anxious.

The adoptive father had just returned from a long journey. The journey was exhausted and he had not yet rested. He asked his brothers to come to the front yard. Since he had been hiding secrets for more than ten years, the designation was difficult to declare, otherwise the adoptive father would not have been hiding for so long. Such a forced response would have violated filial piety.

Seeing this, Zuo Cheng followed him forward, supported Cao Yong's arm on the other side, and asked him to help him sit with his brother.

Cao Yong sat down, looked at the left hand, then looked at the Zuo Cheng of the right hand, and his mood gradually calmed down. He sighed, pointed to the chair in front of the desk, and said, "This matter is a long story. You two sit down and talk."

Since Tianyou and Hang Seng are dealing with the outside world like little adults, he should no longer regard his two adopted sons as children who are confused.

"It was the spring of the 44th year of the Kangxi reign. The emperor toured the south and went to Jiangning..." Cao Yong started from the first meeting of the four friends of the Weaving Mansion and talked about the youthful friendship between the four people, and then went to Beijing to go to the government one after another.

The death of Ning Chun and his son involved the storm of the second deposed prince. The real murderer behind the scenes was probably the 14th Prince, otherwise it would be Kangxi. Cao Yong did not say this directly.

It is the same for two children to know the truth, but he does not want the truth to grow up with the children's hatred.

The father's revenge is irreconcilable, and it only applies to civil disputes. When facing the supreme imperial power, this sentence is a dagger for self-killing.

Cao Yong slowly said: "Your grandfather was in the Jiangnan Salt Transportation Commissioner for many years. He has always been protected by the prince and is regarded as a disciple of the prince. When your father and grandfather were imprisoned, I served in Yizhou, Shandong. I later heard about the causes and consequences from your Uncle Qing. That year, before the second deposed crown prince, your grandfather was sentenced to prison for the accounts of the Jiangnan term. Your father was also implicated and dismissed from office."

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "At that time, your uncle Ma was in the position of the magistrate of Changsha, and it was beyond the reach of the whip. After I received the news that your father was imprisoned in Yizhou, I was one step late for mediation. Only your uncle Qing was in the capital and asked for help from your father, but he was unable to get a way. In just half a month, your father and grandfather committed suicide in prison... Your mother was a resolute and decisive woman. After a servant was arranged to send your mother out of the capital, she swallowed up gold and died... Your uncle Qing was a righteous man who was so righteous. He cut off your father's charges, but he was dismissed from office and exile, and his family tree was removed from the list."

If you talk about the regrets Cao Yong had in his life, one was Ning Chun's death, and the other was Yongqing's situation.

This article was full of scattered articles involving the imperial court, and Zuo Zhu and Zuo Chengdu were stunned.

After a while, Zuo Zhufang whispered: "Enjoyed father, grandfather and father were imprisoned... Are they wronged?"

Is it wrong? It's really not wrong.

According to what Cao Yong later learned, Ning Chun's father served as the Yan envoy in Jiangnan for eight years, and he had more than one million yuan in silver to honor the prince.

Not to mention the filial piety to the crown prince, but the luxury of Ning Chun's family was also seen by Cao Yong with his own eyes. You should know that the salt envoy was only a third-rank rank, with an annual salary of only more than one hundred taels, plus the hereditary assistant and the title and the salary of the title, the total was only three to four hundred taels.

When Ning Chun was in Jiangning, he was only a 15th or 16th, and he was already a regular visitor on the Qinhuai River. After entering Beijing, before meeting Qiu Niang, he often traveled to brothels and prostitutes. He was picky and only hired a few entourages. He had to deflower a few times a month, and the expenses started at a hundred taels each time.

Ning Chun's father's greed for ink has traces to follow, so he will never be wronged.

As the legitimate son, Ning Chun was dealing with all directions before his father entered Beijing. If he really wanted to be punished, he would not be able to break the relationship.

If it is not unfair, they died inexplicably without being reviewed and convicted by the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple.

If it really gets involved, there will be fewer corrupt officials in the Qing Dynasty?

Especially like Ning Chun’s father, who has a master behind him is the one who is scattered out to make money by his master. How many people are really questioned and still affect their descendants?

Even if Ning Chun’s father is killed, Ning Chun will not die. How can he not be wronged?

"Although they were implicated in prison because of the storm of fighting for the throne, the charge of greed for ink is not groundless." Cao Yong said carefully.

During the years since he became an official, Cao Yong has seen the corruption in the officialdom with his own eyes and is deeply touched by the corruption in the administration. Therefore, when raising a few children, he made them understand that a comfortable life does not require luxury. Moreover, in terms of money spending, after they entered school, they asked them to record their own income and expenditure books.

After Cao Yong worked in the Ministry of Revenue, he came into contact with a lot of local prices. He often picked some and told them to the children so that they could know the livelihood of the people.

To be honest, Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng and his brothers are richer than Tianyou and Hengsheng. The land and real estate under their names are enough to ensure that they live a prosperous life for the rest of their lives.

Cao Yong's teaching is not to make them find ways to make money, but to prevent them from being tempted by money and not being swayed by money.

Therefore, after hearing Cao Yong's affirmative reply, both of these young men changed their expressions.

The father they had never met was actually a corrupt official.

Although the son has never told his father's fault since ancient times, this blow has also made the two brothers confused.

In their hearts, the father was a friend of his adoptive father and a man who was definitely a man who was not ordinary. Who would have thought that he was a corrupt official who was in harmony with his grandfather?

For a moment, they all quit.

Seeing them like this, Cao Yong said, "When you get older, you will know what it means to be 'involuntary'. When your grandfather was working in Jiangnan, your father was only in his teens, so how could he say the most? Even your grandfather, although he shouldn't have been greedy, he was not a sinner who would be unforgivable."

Hearing Cao Yong say good things to Ning’s father and son, he turned his face to the left and muttered: “In order to establish a world, one must always pay attention to ethics. A government official should repay the kindness of the emperor and appease the people? Since he has greed, he has to bear the kindness of the emperor and be ashamed of the people, he has already…”

He still can't say whether it is the elder of his parents and the dead is the greatest.

Not only did Zuo Zhu suffer a blow, but Zuo Cheng suddenly became depressed and said, "The adoptive father, the second uncle and the fourth uncle are also officials, why are they not 'involuntarily'?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "It's just that I didn't tell you. During his lifetime, the old man was in charge of the Jiangning Weaver Mansion for decades. He lost millions of taels of silver in the Ministry of Revenue and the Jiangnan Distance, and was called a country's borer. But this infamy was not borne by him. The millions of taels of silver in the deficit were also used on the Southern Tour of the Holy Charity. Your fourth uncle, before taking the Jinshi exam, worked in Henan Prefecture, and received thousands of taels of silver in the prefect, and spent two years safely. The silver was not moved at all, and they were donated to the national treasury. This is another kind of preservation. You have passed the college entrance examination and will take the provincial examination and the imperial examination in the future. When you enter the official position, you must choose how to protect yourself."

The adult world is not as pure as children imagine, and it is not just black and white.

Although Cao Yong thought Ning Chun's family was luxurious, he did not think that his family could be much better.

While the Cao family was loyal to Kangxi for several generations, they were also enjoying the favor of the emperor's close ministers.

The millions of taels of borrowed money spent like flowing water, in addition to the ones who took over, the Cao family also took advantage of it. Then they came to the Cao family to sell their land and property, but their lives were more relaxed and more comfortable than ordinary officials.

After hearing what Cao Yong said, the two brothers were a little confused.

It is obvious that the adoptive father’s past teaching was to “not accept ill-gotten wealth” and “not be greedy”, but now he uses “involuntary action” to speak good things for their biological father; he uses “together with the light” to name the performance of the Cao family men in the officialdom.

After saying so much, Cao Yong felt dry mouth, put down the teacup, and looked at the brother Zuozhu who had not spoken for a long time.

"The adoptive father... Is there no one in my grandfather's house?" Zuo Zhuo thought about the scene of the mother and son living in Cao's mansion, and asked with his head down.

"There are your grandfather's stepwife and her adoptive son. Because your grandfather was guilty, his subordinate position had been inherited by other tribesmen, and the title of Yunqiwei was attacked by that adoptive son." Cao Yong replied.

Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng was not asking why they didn't go home, and why Cao Yong had never heard of the arrangement of recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors.

Cao Yong rubbed his temples and rushed with the emperor this morning. He got up a little earlier and was confused now.

Zuo Zhu couldn't hide his lust when he saw him: "It's getting late, the child and his brother go to the place to settle, so let's take a break soon."

Cao Yong nodded, got up and took the two brothers out of the study room.

After entering the second door, Cao Yong said, "You brothers are both sensible. When you know the old things back then, you will be sadder than your mother. In front of her, speak carefully. If you have any old things you want to know, come and ask me..."

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