As soon as Shen Zhuo and Shen Xiang brought Shen Wen into the hall door, Shen Wen began to cover her face and cry. Not coming anymore, it is natural to feel very touched to see relatives again.
Mrs. Yang also cried, and said in a loud voice: "It's hard for you! My son!"
Shen Wen saluted first to the old lady, and then to Yang's and Liu's one by one. After the ceremony, Shen Xiang told Yang: "The second sister-in-law wants to continue praying for the second brother in the temple. She said that if the second brother returns safely from the border, she will not leave the temple."
While wiping tears, Mrs. Yang complained to Mrs. Yan in her heart: If it wasn't for her bad idea, would Shen Wen have to live in the temple for a year? Hearing that Mrs. Yan is not coming back, Mrs. Yang doesn't feel bad at all, but feels pretty good instead. Yan's praying in the temple will bring some good reputation to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and maybe he can really protect his son. Yang only nodded and said, "Okay, that's fine too."
Shen Wen looked at the old lady, and found that the old lady was obviously much older, her hair was all white, and the wrinkles on her face were deep. She really became an old woman, and Shen Wen's tears flowed down again. She walked towards the old lady and said in a coquettish tone, "Grandma hasn't changed at all, she's much younger..."
The old lady laughed with tears in her eyes, pulled Shen Wen over, and said in her mouth: "Okay, it will be good if you come back, you are really a big girl. What a change in the eighteenth year of the female college! The fat little girl back then, look, She looks so much better now!"
Shen Wen is already fifteen years old, with a slim waist, a pretty face, and a slim figure with the tenderness of a girl. After several months of meditation, not only did her complexion return to fairness, her skin also revealed a healthy brilliance, with a pale pink blush on her cheeks.
Yang smiled and said, "Wen'er! You look so good, you have to live in the temple on the day you become a mother!"
Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Mother is now saying such witty words. I don't want to think about my sister-in-law so much this year. Sometimes I am afraid that she will not eat well, and sometimes she will not wear well."
The old lady said to Mrs. Yang: "Look, aren't you just worrying about it? Look at Wen'er, she's really healthy."
Mrs. Liu jokingly said, "Yes, my sister-in-law has grown taller, and she is now a little beauty."
Shen Wen said coyly: "You are laughing at me."
The old lady shook her head and said: "It's a joke, Wen'er is really beautiful and gentle, people like it just by looking at it."
Yang looked at Shen Wen and kept laughing, unable to move her eyes, and said, "Why is Wen'er so cute? I have to choose one..."
Shen Wen thought that he already had a "Quasi-Langjun", his face turned red, and he covered his face and said, "Mother! What are you talking about?!"
Yang only said that she was shy, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Don't talk, don't talk..." She shouldn't talk about marriage in front of a girl who hasn't left the cabinet.
Su Wanniang came up to see the ceremony, and the old lady said, "Thanks to your care this year."
After going through this journey, Su Wanniang became more stable, and said in a polite tone: "This is what I should do." She secretly sighed in her heart, how many things they had experienced, she felt ten years older, but at this time, Shen Wen could actually do it. Act as a shy girl without a city in front of her family. I didn't know the depth of this kind of deep camouflage in the past, but now I have realized it, and I have fully accepted it, and I will not be defensive.
After seeing the ceremony and talking a lot, Shen Zhuo said: "When we were picking up the second lady, we passed a monk's temple, and the fourth brother ran in, very happy. The monk there said that the fourth brother had not yet learned a thing, so he couldn't speak. If you live in a temple and practice, you may be able to speak."
Yang just took a daughter back from the temple, why would she want to send her youngest son out? He said decisively: "I don't want him to be tricked! It's good not to talk! Just stay by my side like this."
The old lady frowned and said: "You mother can't just think about yourself. If Qiang'er can speak, he will be much happier in his life, won't he? Baby?" The old lady waved to Shen Qiang who was beside Shen Zhuo, Shen Qiang Smiling and screaming, he ran over and nodded to the old lady. Before Shen Zhuo left, she chatted with the old lady. The old lady knew that Shen Qiang had to live outside to learn martial arts. Although she was reluctant to give up, she agreed with her and said: "Qiang, let's go live! If you really can With the blessing of the Buddha, after speaking, not only grandma will be happy, but your father will also be happy." These words not only used his own identity to suppress Yang, but also moved Zhenbeihou out, forcing Yang to have no choice. Do not listen.
Mrs. Yang was very unwilling, but she could no longer argue with her mother-in-law, so she could only say: "It's winter now, and the new year will be in a blink of an eye. Let's go after the new year." Without even a smile, he said to Shen Zhuo angrily, "Go and make arrangements! Don't let your brother suffer."
Shen Zhuo nodded quickly: "Okay, I'll send him there then, and let Lao Guan accompany him."
When the two children of the Liu family nearby heard it, Shen Wei called out first: "Then can I go and have a look?" Shen Yu immediately asked: "Can I?"
Yang finally found an outlet: "What is it?! How old are you?! Disobedient spanking!"
Shen Wei said: "My mother won't hit me..."
Liu hurriedly slapped Shen Wei on the butt: "Don't talk back!"
Shen Wei smiled and said, "Mom, it doesn't hurt at all..."
Shen Yu turned around and pouted her butt: "Mom! Hit me too! Hit me!"
Everyone in the room laughed, and Yang's face eased, and she asked Shen Wen and Su Wanniang to go back to the yard to take a bath first, and then come to the banquet.
Shen Wen and Su Wanniang went back to the courtyard, Xia Qing and Xia Lan led the maids to salute collectively, and Xia Zi from Wang Zhi's family naturally came behind. Everyone exchanged greetings again, Su Wanniang did not shed tears, but Shen Wen shed two more tears before going to change clothes and wash.
Mrs. Liu made the family banquet as rich as possible, and even invited string accompaniment, and the family got together to have a good meal.
In the next few days, Shen Wen took time to find Liu Shi, quietly told her about Shen Yi's situation, and gave her the carved wooden hairpin brought back from the border, telling her that it was a pair, and gave the other one to her. Shen Yi. Liu Shi didn't dare to cry too much for fear of swollen eyes, so she just put on a hairpin when she came out the next day and never changed it.
Shen Wen usually spends as much time with the old lady as possible, but the old lady sometimes loses everything and is often in a daze. When Shen Wen saw the old lady's aging face, she often felt a kind of sadness in her heart. She knew that the old lady was always worried, but she couldn't go into details, so she could only repeat to the old lady when there was no one else: "Grandmother, don't worry, everything has been arranged." But she knew that it was useless for her to say so , because the old lady only sighed, and silently twisted the beads.
Shen Xiang still practiced martial arts as hard as before, every time Shen Wen went to find her, Shen Xiang would inevitably frown. She was really disappointed in this younger sister. She was lazy and ignorant since she was a child. She offended the prince when she was young, but when she grew up, it seemed that she didn't realize the embarrassing situation at home. Every time she opened her mouth, she acted like a baby, and there was really no way to tell her anything!
However, Shen Wen didn't seem to realize that Shen Xiang treated her badly, and this day he asked Shen Xiang what he did in the afternoon and whether he had learned a new martial art.
Shen Xiang said impatiently: "Where do you always learn new martial arts? You have to practice thousands of times to use it well. The key is to practice! Do you understand? What have you practiced?!"
Shen Wen covered her mouth: "I'm so tired!"
Shen Xiang took a breath and let it out again—she gave up! A stupid sister is just a stupid sister! Such a useless guy, just find a good man to marry in the future, and you don't have to support her yourself! Said angrily: "After you get married, you can't be so afraid of being tired, and be careful not to be looked down upon by your mother-in-law!"
Shen Wen groaned and said: "My sister doesn't talk about kissing now, so I won't..."
Shen Xiang immediately became anxious: "Don't compare me! Why didn't you compare when I practiced martial arts in the middle of the night?! I was lazy and stupid since I was a child, why are you pretending now? Do you want me to take care of my affairs? I take care of yours It's almost the same! Say kiss if you want to say kiss! Why are you procrastinating?!"
Shen Wen blinked vigorously: "I don't want to get engaged either..."
Shen Xiang blushed with anger - you are useless! She gritted her teeth and said, "If you get engaged, maybe you will find a family that can support our family..."
Shen Wen didn't wait for her to finish, and interrupted with a mysterious expression: "Sister, I heard outside that the third prince will become the emperor in the future..."
Shen Xiang sternly said: "What do you know?! Don't talk nonsense! You will cause trouble!" You know this is a troublemaker!
Shen Wen hurriedly said: "I only told my sister... never told anyone else! Really!"
Shen Xiang glared at Shen Wen: "Don't tell me! Don't tell yourself!"
Shen Wen immediately said with a trembling voice timidly: "I just want... to care about my sister..."
As soon as Shen Xiang pushed Shen Wen, Shen Wen immediately leaned back to show his weakness, Shen Xiang said angrily: "You don't need to care about me! Hurry up and get engaged! Third brother... you can marry whoever your mother tells you to marry." !"
Shen Wen wanted to shed some tears, but his eyes hurt from blinking, and the tears didn't flow down. Fortunately, Shen Xiang was in a restless mood, so he didn't look at Shen Wen carefully, Shen Wen read Yang'er and said: "Then who will my sister marry?"
Shen Xiang said firmly: "I will go to the border in the future, and be with my father and brother! I will not marry anyone!"
Shen Wen heard that Shen Xiang didn't want to be a queen, which meant that when the third prince became emperor, she was going to the border to be with Zhenbeihou and the others. Shen Wen was secretly relieved. If this is the case, let the eldest brother and the second brother find an outstanding sergeant. After the third prince ascended the throne, the Marquis of Zhenbei asked to retreat, and he arranged for the withdrawal of the Shen family army. Shen Xiang might be with him. Together, find a good young man in the army.
Shen Wen immediately smiled, and said sweetly to Shen Xiang: "Sister is really amazing, she is going to be a general at the border!" She also clapped her hands in front of her chest.
Shen Xiang shivered, and looked at Shen Wen like a monster: "How old are you?! Are you fifteen?! Why do you talk like a five-year-old child? Are you growing up?!"
Shen Wen pouted: "I haven't reached the age of Ji yet, so I'm still a child."
Shen Xiang was really contemptuous: "You are so embarrassing! Are you ashamed? Others want to grow up early so that they can solve the family's worries and problems. Why do you want to be a child so much?"
Shen Wen shook his head: "How fun is it to grow up? I don't think I'll ever grow up!" Having said that, Shen Wen himself is a little embarrassing—with a thousand years of experience, he still pretends to be young! Su Wanniang was so cold that she didn't dare to raise her head.
Shen Xiang poked Shen Wen's head with his finger: "Yum wood head! Why don't you open your mind?!"
Shen Wen screamed, Chun Lu came into the room, and asked Shen Xiang with a smile: "Miss, what's the matter? You always miss her this and that when the second miss is away, but you say that about her when she comes back."
Shen Wen immediately smiled and said to Shen Xiang: "Does my sister miss me?"
Shen Xiang ignored Shen Wen, and sighed to Su Wanniang: "You have to teach her! Don't make her look like a fool!"
Shen Wen pulled his voice and called Qu: "I'm not stupid, I'm sensible!"
Su Wanniang said with a dry smile, "Yes, Second Miss is very sensible."
Shen Xiang waved to Shen Wen helplessly and said, "Go back! I'm too lazy to tell you any more."
Shen Wen said goodbye aggrievedly, all the way to Su Wanniang nagging Shen Xiang that she was ignorant, etc., to let everyone know that the eldest miss looked down on the second miss.
Perhaps it was Yang who heard the news and sent someone to find Shen Wen to discuss Jili with her.
Shen Wen has already reached the age of fifteen, so it is reasonable to act as a gift. But now it's winter, how can you wear those wide-sleeved robes in a cool and comfortable way? Mrs. Yang felt that spring would be the best time, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. Only when Shen Wen changes clothes and salutes under the bright sunshine will he leave good memories. Therefore, Mrs. Yang set Shen Wen's Jiji ceremony on the sixth day of March next year. .
She asked Shen Wen what she meant, and Shen Wen felt that such a long time would be enough for the crown prince to do something, so she agreed, and said a lot of good things like "Thank you, mother", which made Yang deeply feel that this little daughter is docile. easy to talk.
After setting the date, the Liu family began to send posts to various government offices, informing the date of the ceremony, and began to purchase various ceremony supplies and custom-made dresses for Shen Wen.
When Shen Zhuo saw Eunuch Gu again, he told Eunuch Gu about Shen Qiang's arrangement to live in the temple after the New Year's Eve, and Eunuch Gu naturally informed Ping Yuanhou.
Marquis Ping Yuan felt that Zhang Yunzhao should follow him to live in the temple to practice martial arts, the boy's house, so as to cultivate some courage, but now he is really afraid of Li Shi's tears. When she was young, Li Shi was beautiful and reserved, and she raised her children strictly. Even if she felt guilty towards Zhang Yunzheng, she often shed tears, and she didn't put on airs in front of others. But in the past two years, Li's tutors have all disappeared, and he is crying and making noise at every turn, so he has to coax him with good words. Marquis Ping Yuan didn't know that later generations said that menopause was a woman, but he just thought it was his two... No, Zhang Yunming is a good one, mainly because that bastard second son drove his precious wife crazy, and once again scolded him in his heart He said a few words to Zhang Yunzheng. Now that Zhang Yunzhao was going to be sent out, Marquis Pingyuan felt a little worried when he thought of the tears that he was about to face. He had no choice but to pass the burden of persuading Mrs. Li to Zhang Yunzhao—let Eunuch Gu tell Zhang Yunzhao that he was going to live in the mountain temple to teach that black and fat boy next year.
Pingyuan Houzheng and Mrs. Li were preparing to have lunch, Zhang Yunzhao rushed in and said loudly to others: "Go out, you all go out."
Seeing that Marquis Pingyuan had no objection, the people all backed out. Zhang Yunzhao said impatiently to Marquis Pingyuan, "Father! My master is going to live outside, and I want to go too!"
Mrs. Li immediately said, "No way!"
Zhang Yunzhao called to Mrs. Li: "Why not?! My younger brother is going to live! On the mountain! I want to go too!"
Mrs. Li was about to cry: "Son..."
Zhang Yunzhao waved his hands in front of him: "Mother! My junior brother is younger than me! He's gone! Where do I put my face! I'm eleven years old! Mother! I hit the wall!"
Mrs. Li cried: "Why do you want to leave?! You all leave mother one by one! Let mother worry about you every night, afraid that something will happen to you! Are you worthy of mother?! Woo..."
Zhang Yunzhao ran over and pulled Li's arm: "Mother! That's what the elder brother did wrong! Isn't it? I've never made my mother worry?!"
Mrs. Li wiped her tears and nodded: "No, you are my mother's good son..."
Zhang Yunzhao's eyes widened: "Then it's my turn now! Mom! You're always worried about big brother, you should worry about me too! Otherwise it's too unfair!"
Mrs. Li cried and laughed, Marquis Pingyuan smiled bitterly and sighed, and said to Mrs. Li: "Just let him go. I have arranged people in the temple, who can guard or retreat, so nothing should happen."
Mrs. Li covered her face with a handkerchief: "Both of you come to piss me off!"
The two of them agreed after hearing this, and one of them said something nice to Mrs. Li: "Mom! I will never forget you!" No wonder! "Ma'am, don't worry, Zhao'er is a grown child..." Finally persuaded Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li couldn't stop Zhang Yunzhao, so he could only ask Marquis Pingyuan to place a doctor there to prevent Zhang Yunzhao from getting sick.
Zhang Yunzhao knew that he would be able to go out to live in the temple after the Chinese New Year, and he was so excited to live like a year. He has never left home since he was a child. If he went out to live for a while, he would still be with that black boy, how happy he would be... He couldn't even think about New Year's.
The Fourth Prince was not interested in the approaching New Year either, mainly because he almost forgot that there was such a thing as Chinese New Year. The books in his room took up an entire wall, stacked from the floor to the height of a person. After getting up every day, he starts to read and take notes after standing up. After lunch, he rests for a while, and then reads the law. After dinner, it is time for him to write. Now because he has read more history, he is going to write "Conspiracy Theory" first. . This book is very well written, with thousands of years of historical data, he divides power tactics into several categories, those between monarchs and ministers, those between courtiers; The topic of Sixteen Strategies also summed up some patterns, such as knocking the mountain to shake the tiger, killing the chicken to warn the monkey, knocking on the sidelines, winding paths leading to secluded places...
All sorts of schemes and tricks are found in the historical records, and they are innumerable. He felt that this book could easily be written into a novel of more than 3 million words, which could clearly analyze the tactics and methods of ancient and modern times. He can see clearly that all the turmoil and disputes in the past thousands of years can only be escaped by the word "quan". Because power can bring people the resources and backing for survival, people have exhausted their brains and strategies in order to obtain power, keep power, steal power, and abuse power.
Under the scheming, those thought classics have become handy tools. As a ruler, when you need people's obedience and respect, you choose books that emphasize hierarchy and submission in the culture. But if you want to overthrow the rule, you have to quote the scriptures, accuse the incumbent of being immoral, and boast that you have mastered the truth of the world... In the end, it is the way to govern people and the art of slavery. The dynasties are still doomed, and the generations who are entangled in the struggle for power and strategy have not escaped the birth of power and strategy...
Perhaps because of life and death, the fourth prince read the books he had read in the past, but saw a completely different meaning. Many of the words and phrases that he once believed in, now made him sneer unbearably. He felt that he could see through the meaning behind the words in the book, and understood all the secret words hidden under the words.
Only when he was lying on the pillow before going to bed, did he allow himself to read "Jiangnan Food Story". He has read this book many times, and now he is holding it in his hand, even if he looks at it with his eyes, he is not distinguishing strokes, but imagining.
He imagined the streets in the small Jiangnan town mentioned in the book, the shops on both sides of the road, various signboards, and wine flags on bamboo poles... He imagined the color and shape of the food, the patterns on the plates, and the flowers floating in the air. Fragrance... He imagined that one day, just like at the border Yancheng, he could walk along the street with Su Wanniang. It's just that Zhang Yunzheng and Shen Wen will definitely lead the way, and it won't be winter, it should be late spring and early summer. Everyone was wearing single shirts, and Su Wanniang's sleeves would flutter in the wind, sticking to his arms one after another. He should also be able to smell the fragrance of Su Wanniang's clothes and the warm wind...
The book in the hands of the fourth prince fell on the bed, and he fell asleep with a smile. The waiter Ding came over quietly and took the book away, and turned off the light.
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The old Taoist priest and the young Taoist priest stood near Yan's Academy again, ready to chase and intercept Su Chuanya again.
The north wind was bitter, and both of them had their hands sleeved. Watching Su Chuanya walk out of a room surrounded by a group of children from a distance, the old Taoist priest urged the little Taoist priest: "Go quickly! Say hello! Tell him..." He had no words, they now Living in a broken Taoist temple, I barely have a stutter and no money, so I can't invite Su Chuanya to have a meal or play. Su Chuanya is a dead person, and the old Taoist's horoscope fortune-telling and the like are useless. The old Taoist elbowed the little Taoist: "Go! Don't worry about anything, just let him beat you up! Otherwise, you won't have dinner tonight!"
The little Taoist reluctantly rubbed his footsteps, complaining, "I don't have anything to eat tonight, why mention it? I'm even more hungry..." Walking slowly in the direction of Su Chuanya.
The old Taoist was frowning and watching, only to hear a voice next to him: "Old Taoist, are you here again?"
The old Taoist turned his face away, seeing Shi Helin approaching with a smile, and raised his hand in salute. The old Taoist quickly returned the gift and said, "The officials are here too?" He has come several times, and this is the first time he has met Shi Helin.
Shi Helin had just heard the urging of the old Taoist priest to the young Taoist priest, and he couldn't understand why the young Taoist priest had to find Su Chuanya. Shi Helin felt that it was not easy for everyone, so he decided to ask the old Taoist priest, and said, "If the Taoist priest doesn't think I'm talkative, can you tell me why you want your little boy to get acquainted with my little apprentice?"
The old Taoist's heart moved, and he asked with a smile: "I just saw that Ling's bones are so strange, there must be adventures in the future, my boy has just entered the world, and it is always good to have a few more friends. You have obvious dark lines right now. What a person of good deeds, dare to ask your name and what have you done?"
Shi Helin hurriedly said: "I'm just a doctor, surnamed Shi Minghelin."
The old Taoist clasped his hands and said, "Where does Doctor Shi practice medicine? Is there a medical center here?"
Shi Helin shook his head and said, "My Shi's medical clinic was originally opened in the capital. Here I live in a mansion in the Yan Mansion. Sometimes I see a doctor casually, and I didn't open a medical clinic."
The old Taoist's heart beat wildly, and he asked: "It's a pity, it must be a famous doctor who can open the clinic in the capital. Why did you leave? Will you go back in the future?"
Shi Helin nodded and said, "My house should still be there. A younger brother told me to take a look at it."
The old Taoist tried to persuade again: "Where is it? In the future, when the poor Taoist returns to the capital, he can also go to the doctor."
Shi Helin didn't suspect him, so he told him the location of his clinic. The old Taoist suppressed his excitement, and asked indifferently: "Is that young master your apprentice when you were in the capital?"
Shi Helin nodded and said, "Yes, I originally wanted to take him back to continue opening the medical clinic. He said he would continue to study here and pass the exam as soon as possible. I had to stay here with him..."
The old Taoist echoed: "That child is indeed intelligent by nature..." I heard from the little Taoist that he was a short-lived person, but now everything has changed.
Shi Helin was full of pride: "That's right, he can do whatever he wants to learn! A few days ago, according to the people in the academy, he could almost pass the examination for scholar. If he ends up next year, he can be regarded as the youngest student in the academy for examination for scholar. I don’t want to force him like this, don’t get tired, it’s better to wait. He is a brave kid. He read a few medical books with me in the past, and he dared to see a doctor... "
The old Taoist murmured: "This shouldn't be a good thing."
Shi Helin hurriedly said: "Yes, I also told him not to talk nonsense. You know, that's how it is when you study medicine. When you first studied, you dared to treat anything. If you really treat a disease for a few years, then you don't have anything. Dare to cure. But my eldest son, who turned out to be my great apprentice, is a different kind of genius, he is amazing! He dared to cure without learning... "
The old Taoist was full of hope, listening to Shi Helin's nagging, Su Chuanya said disgustedly to the little Taoist with erratic eyes in front of him: "Why are you here again?"
The little Taoist saw the vague shape of a skull on Su Chuanya's face again, and he really didn't dare to look any further, so he said without confidence: "Come... come... make friends with you..."
The young scholars around Su Chuanya booed: "Who are you? Want to make friends with our elder brother? Tell us first..."
The little Taoist blushed and stammered: "Say... what to say..."
Several children smiled: "You are a Taoist priest, talk about drawing symbols or something!"
The little Taoist felt even more uncomfortable: "I... I can't recite... I can't recite it..."
Su Chuanya frowned: "Go! Come back after memorizing the next one, stupid, why are you with elites like us?" The teenagers next to him laughed together.
The little Taoist came back dejectedly, Shi Helin went up to meet him, took the initiative to pick up the book in Su Chuanya's hand, and asked, "Xiaoya, what are you doing in the academy today?"
The children next to him booed again: "Little Yaya?!" "Little Yaya? Hehe..."
Su Chuanya almost blurted out to correct them, but remembering that Shen Wen often called him "little dumb", she just raised her head and hummed: "People who say strange things don't ask me about homework!"
The children next to him immediately said: "Brother Su, don't pay attention to him!" "Brother! He is just a little tooth!"...
Shi Helin walked away with Su Chuanya with a smile, and the young Taoist priest said to the old Taoist priest, "Master, he still ignores me."
The old Taoist's eyes flashed: "It's okay, why didn't I think of it when I went there? Since we can't ask anything from him, we should try to ask his master! If his master doesn't tell me, we can still go to the capital to him near the medical clinic to inquire about the origin of this young man. He looks very much like the woman next to that lady, he must be a brother and sister. If you know him, you will know who and where his sister is, and then you will know that woman. Where does Miss come from... We will go to the capital as soon as spring begins!"
The little Taoist breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, I don't have to please him anymore! It's up to you, Master!"
The old Taoist said: "You have to make a pretense anyway, so that I can take the opportunity to chat with his master."
The little Taoist nuzui: "You always want to order me! It's winter, can't I just stay indoors?"
The old Taoist looked at him: "You are so old and so lazy, what should you do when you are old? People are so lazy!"
The little Taoist was frightened: "How could it be?"
The old Taoist said: "Of course, if you are so lazy that you forget how to eat, you will die naturally."
The little Taoist was happy: "Then I will definitely not die, I probably won't forget to eat if I forgot to live..."
The old Taoist patted the little Taoist on the head: "If you memorize those spells and symbols with this kind of mind, why can't you learn them?!" Having said that, he was actually very happy after solving the problem. He took the little Taoist back to the Taoist temple in the cold wind, and told him some things he had experienced, including many years ago, when he was traveling in the south, he encountered rebels, was kidnapped by thieves, and A group of people went to block the arrows. A young general who was only seventeen or eighteen years old didn't order his soldiers to shoot arrows. Instead, he rushed into the battle single-handedly, picked up four or five generals of the enemy army, and broke through the enemy's formation in a rain of arrows. Only then did he lose his life. As for the fact that he deduced that the young general would be wiped out in the future, so he gave the savior a suggestion to save his child's life to compensate him for saving his own life. Given the change of fate now, he didn't know how to do it. No, it was not mentioned.
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Near the end of the new year, heavy snow fell everywhere. There was applause in the court that "auspicious snow heralds a good year", but in reality, the heavy snow crushed many houses and blocked most roads, making the disaster even worse. On the other hand, the heavy snow also caused people to be unable to move, and all sporadic turmoil died down. There were only reports of people freezing to death in various places, and there was no news of violence, riots, or chaos.
The list of memorials summarized by the crown prince and the boxes of memorials arrived at the third prince. When the third prince saw that there were memorials from the Marquis of Zhenbei in the list, he singled them out. He only read the memorials from the frontier gate, and asked Mr. Ye and Shen Zhuo to check the rest.
After reading Zhenbeihou's memorial, the third prince said happily to Ye Dagongzi and Shen Zhuo: "Zhenbeihou said that the snowstorm in Beirong was particularly severe this year, countless livestock died of freezing, and the number of soldiers stationed on the border has decreased. Is it a good thing?"
Young Master Ye shook his head slowly: "On the surface it looks like a good thing, but it's actually not."
Shen Zhuo also agreed: "You must have heard of the dog jumping over the wall? They have suffered a disaster and have no food. If people want to survive, they have to rob. Then who will they turn to?"
The third prince became vigilant: "Of course they are looking for us? Add a few sentences to the summary of this memorial, so that the father will increase..." He stopped, sighed: "Now the father just wants to increase the military supplies, and probably has nothing Yes. Four years of drought, grain production is less than one-tenth of what it used to be. I heard that the grain stockpiled by the imperial court is gone, so it will definitely not be able to help the frontier. The Ministry of Households holds the salary and silver, which is under the jurisdiction of the prince, and the money must be needed won't come out."
Young Master Ye also sighed: "How can it be possible to rely on the imperial court alone? Before our imperial court, we mobilized the people to transport grain to the border, and the imperial court gave salt coupons to the border to pay for the grain. The people can use the evidence to transport salt to the south, which benefits many parties."
The third prince's eyes widened: "Why don't we do this now?"
Mr. Ye shook his head and said: "This way of doing things is extremely beneficial to the merchant. It is said that the Li family, the richest man in Jiangnan, made his fortune so quickly. The merchant has a chariot and horse guild, can quickly transport grain, and then get a large amount of salt coupons, and then go to transport salt. It has made huge profits. Merchants sell salt and compete with the court for profits, which also makes many officials lose money, so naturally they will not support them... "
The third prince scolded: "You still think about this now? If the country is not preserved, what's the use of keeping the money?"
Young Master Ye raised his hand to stop it and said: "It's impossible to lose the country, but the loss of welfare is at the moment. No one wants others to share a spoonful of themselves."
The third prince threw the memorial: "I just hate this kind of thing, after all, I can't do anything!"
Shen Zhuo knew that the third prince was impatient, and he also knew that he could not expect any action from the court, so he said: "No matter what, you can just list this memorial and write some suggestions. Whether the emperor will adopt it, or whether it can be done, is irrelevant." You're in charge." Isn't it just to create momentum? In the future, it can be said that the third prince is far-sighted and so on.
The third prince said disdainfully: "If you have the time to talk about this, why don't you really recruit a few people to prepare food and gather refugees."
Young Master Ye hummed to the Third Prince: "Without the emperor's will, who would dare to do that? Are you going to gather the refugees? Do you want to rebel?" Young Master Ye looked at Shen Zhuo, and Shen Zhuo hurriedly raised his hand and said, "I don't dare either! "
The third prince pushed the table: "It's boring! You write a few lines, and I'll pass them in. It's just empty talk, it's boring! I'm going to practice martial arts." He walked out with a steady pace.
Young Master Ye sighed: "His temper..."
Shen Zhuo said, "It's fine with your help to keep an eye on it."
Mr. Ye shook his head: "It's okay for me to say that now. One day he really...I dare not..."
Shen Zhuo snapped: "Let's talk about that time then! Let's pass the current barrier first."
Mr. Ye thought it was right, so he concentrated on writing comments first, and added suggestions for the court to use salt to attract people to help northern Xinjiang.
Naturally, he wrote it in vain. The emperor only glanced at it and pushed it to the prince. The prince wrote "known", and put this memorial into the library along with other memorials.
This incident made the prince happy for a moment, but it was only for a moment.
Another new year is coming, and the prince feels that the new year is more difficult than the previous days. As soon as the annual holiday is over, all the staff will go home to celebrate the New Year. Even if the crown prince wants to call them over to discuss matters, he dare not call people before the government restarts: Are you busier than the previous emperor
There are hundreds of beauties in the emperor's harem celebrating the New Year lively, while in the prince's east palace there is only one princess and a few remnants of the original east palace harem hiding in a corner, deserted like a dead palace. During the few days of vacation, apart from attending the feast, worshiping the ancestors and worshiping the ministers, the prince could not stay with the emperor, nor could he go out of the palace at will. He could only sit in his study and leave the backyard far away.
The prince can only pass the time with drinking. Alcohol is a good placebo. When you get drunk, your body will float and you will feel very comfortable. But when he woke up, the warm memory and longing in the wine were in sharp contrast with the reality of the cold winter, which made the prince's mood extremely bad again.
In his unresolved depression, he only wanted to see the pain of the person he hated, such as how to destroy that annoying Second Miss Shen! This time, I don't need those staff to give advice and advice, they couldn't get things done in the past! He had to figure out a way for himself. ... He wanted to take this Second Miss Shen as his concubine and carry her into the East Palace. This gave the third prince a big shame! You have wanted to marry Miss Shen as your concubine for so many years, and I want to marry her younger sister as your concubine! Hahaha... Who is in the East Palace? There is a princess! These two bitches! Not only has he vented his anger for many years, but also let two people who he hates face each other, and both losers, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. ... Even if the Crown Princess recognizes the overall situation and does not torture this Second Miss Shen to death, he will kill her in the name of the Crown Princess! For the sake of my mother and fourth sister, I must let her die a miserable death! Disfigured first! …
But, how can we bring her into the Eastern Palace? It is definitely not possible for the Ming media to be married, and it is absolutely impossible for the Zhenbei Hou Mansion to let Second Miss Shen be a concubine, so there is only a scandal, so she has to obey! What kind of scandal? She agreed under the watchful eyes of everyone! Yes, let many people testify, she agreed to be herself a concubine! Of course, she would not agree, but unfortunately, the witnesses of this Palace will say that she agrees...
After the new year, the prince had a rare smile on his face. He just needs to find a chance to meet Miss Shen Er, let his own people fend off others, only those witnesses chosen by himself and Miss Shen Er will be there.
The prince thought of the night of the Lantern Festival many years ago. In order to commemorate the meeting at the beginning, he thought it would be best to act like this on the day of the Lantern Festival. It's a pity that after inquiring and inquiring, I learned that no one in the Zhenbeihou Mansion went out to enjoy the lanterns this year. Miss Shen is very old, in order to avoid suspicion, she will not go for a walk in public. Second Miss Shen came back from the temple very lazy and did nothing every day. Yang's and Liu's are preparing for her Jiji ceremony, so she doesn't go out anymore.
The crown prince knew that Miss Shen's marriage ceremony was scheduled for the sixth day of March, so he ordered someone to arrange for him to meet with Second Miss Shen before then! Otherwise, as soon as the ceremony is over, what should Second Miss Shen do to get married immediately? How could he make Second Miss Shen marry like a famous lady? He wants to make her look ashamed!
The staff suggested that the crown prince's wish could be fulfilled with the help of a flower fair in the capital. The earliest flower fair was in February, and it was the famous Jianning Mansion Apricot Blossom Fair.