Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2 Shen Tea

"What did you say?" Lord Zhen Haolin lowered his head to look at Shen Cha who was arranging his brocade robe. After waiting for a long time for a response, he grabbed her hand and asked, "I'm talking to you!"

"Brother already understands, why bother to ask again."

"I'm just shocked and want to make sure. Are you sure you're not joking with me? Although our mansion can't be called a solid wall, it has been transformed by the father and commander, so ordinary people can't break in. What kind of master did this thing come from? With such skill!"

"When did brother see me joking? When did I say that he broke in? The thief was tied up by Xiaowu and the others before he climbed the outer wall. How good is his skill. In fact, Yan Bo discovered it during the day. He's gone, I heard that he came to seek advice in advance, so he has already set up an ambush." ​​Shen Cha patted Shen Haolin's hand, motioning for him to let go, "I just went to the dungeon to see, little five, seventeen and ten [-] They questioned him for a whole night, but the kid didn't say a word, he was knocked out a few times and didn't say who ordered him, he seemed like a tough guy."

"Weird things happen every year, especially this year!" After Shen Cha put on the tiara for himself, Shen Haolin lifted his feet and walked outside, and said as he walked, "After breakfast, you can accompany me to have a look."

"What's so good about a thief? Don't you look the same as ordinary people? Besides, when we were young, we couldn't always see it, so we had to go to the dungeon to see it?" Shen Cha turned to several servants. With a wave of his hand, let them serve the prepared breakfast.

The border is a place of bitter cold, even the Duke's mansion is extremely frugal in food and clothing, and there is never any luxury. Compared with those clans, nobles, and important officials in Xijing, it is simply an underground and a heaven.

According to the words of Song Qiyun, the younger brother of Emperor Song Jue of Great Xia, who is now the second lieutenant general of the Houlu Army, the life of the Duke of Zhenguo is too difficult, not to mention princes and nobles, but those wealthy businessmen in Xijing It is incomparable, almost the same as the civilians in Xijing.Although it is not to the extent of eating bran and swallowing vegetables every day, in his opinion, there is no difference. If his brother finds out about this, he might feel distressed. He probably has to fight with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households every day when he goes to court. Force those people to transport grain to Jiaping Guancheng.

Shen Haolin did not comment on this. Raising and training soldiers is costly in itself, and it is reasonable for the military department and the household department to become two iron roosters.What's more, in the past few years, the income of the treasury has not been abundant, and there have been disasters in various places. He can solve it by himself, and there is no need for his majesty to solve everything.Sharing worries for you is not just talking about it, it is true if you do it.

Besides, Shen Haolin didn't feel that his life was not good, so he said that for the three meals a day, the Zhen Guogong's mansion completely followed the rules of the army, and the chefs in the dining room were also from the army. It was transferred here, when the brothers in the army eat meat as an extra meal, and when the Zhen Guogong's mansion will also stew meat.He thinks this is already very good, everyone is a warrior, and they all protect the land and secure the border for the Great Xia, and everyone's life is also a life, so why should there be a distinction between high and low?

It is because the coach always has such thoughts that Shen Jiajun is so united and united.From the coach to the generals, and then to the superiors who have positions, they have all followed hardships and stood hard work. The sergeants are naturally very moved, and they will feel that they have been recognized in their hearts.In order to repay this sense of recognition, they will do their best when fighting on the battlefield.

The human heart is always the softest place, the easiest to be hurt, and also the easiest to be moved. As long as you exchange it with sincerity, the result will not be too bad.

The breakfast in Zhen Guogong’s mansion is just a few kinds every day. The staple food is mostly all kinds of vegetarian stuffing or occasionally meaty buns, steamed buns, pancakes, etc., plus a large pot of rice porridge, millet porridge, etc. Congee or rice porridge is grown, and the side dishes are mostly pickled vegetables that have been pickled in advance. Jiaping Pass has entered winter, and fresh vegetables are not easy to come by, and most of them are mainly preserved vegetables.I can see salted eggs and salted duck eggs once or twice in ten days and half a month, which can barely be regarded as supplementary nutrition.Although there are not many tricks, it is no problem to fill your stomach and deal with the busy and heavy affairs of this morning.

"Stealing is not uncommon, it is rare to have the courage to enter our house. Such a capable person probably looks different from others! Forget it, after they ask, I will Go and have a look!" Shen Haolin peeled a salted duck egg, cut it in half with a knife, put half into his own bowl, and put the other half into Shen Cha's porridge. "At this moment, the outside world should have spread the word!"

"Mei Zhu, add some bowls and chopsticks here, you can go down and eat!"

"Yes, General." Mei Zhu swiftly placed a new pair of bowls and chopsticks on the table, then led a group of servants and ran away.The atmosphere in this dining room is very strange and delicate, it is better for her to stay there less.

"Are you sure he will come so early?" Shen Haolin picked up a bun, looked outside, took a bite, and said, "He is not on duty today, so he won't get up so early. I heard that yesterday Qiao Zi and Tian Yun I went to drink with him, the three of them finally got together, they must have drunk too much. I'm afraid they won't be able to wake up if they don't sleep until noon."

Shen Cha just ate steamed stuffed buns and drank porridge, and gave Shen Haolin one without even looking.She can guarantee that even if the off-duty person hears such an interesting thing, he will immediately get out of bed and run to the Duke of Zhen's mansion to find out.Why was she drunk, Shen Cha snorted coldly in her heart, she had never seen that drunk before in her life, and her elder brother always thought that that one was too drunk, and ended up getting drunk every time .

"How about Liao?" Shen Haolin saw that Shen Cha didn't answer his words, and immediately changed the subject, "What's the new news?"

"Everything is under control, brother, don't worry, if there are no accidents, good news will come after the New Year."

"It's been chaotic for so long, and it's time to settle down. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be hard to get back the lost hearts of the people. Speaking of which, the Uncle Wang of Liao is not only good at leading troops in battle, but also in court battles. Excuse me. I thought he would become the king himself after the death of the first Liao king, but I didn't expect that he would support his nephew as the Liao king, and he was willing to stay behind the scenes."

"I don't agree with my brother's statement. Yeluertu is not a kind person. His desire for the throne and his expectation for the throne can be seen by people with discerning eyes. There are not a few people in Liao who support him to become king. If he really becomes the king, Liao will still be uneasy for a few years, and the civil strife will continue, but now he puts a little puppet in front of him, the situation is different, supporting the little puppet... oh, no, the little Liao king A group of people, even for the sake of the little Liao King, will not do anything to Yelu Ertu."

"It's just that they will be respectful on the surface, but there is still a wide range of operations behind the scenes. Besides, whether it is Liao or Jin, the hearts of all tribes are not very consistent. Except when they treat me Daxia, they have the same interests and may be single-minded. Outwardly, the rest of the time it's in the nest. It's just too easy to mess them up."

"There is only one throne, but there are many eyes staring at it. Chaos is natural. Xiao Min said that even after the succession ceremony of the little Liao king is over, it will take some time to clear up the order in the country. At least In the summer of next year, Liao will not take the initiative to attack. However, by that time, all the people we have arranged will be in place."

"Tell Xiao Min, after you've been busy for a while, calm down and don't move rashly."

"Yes." Shen Cha put down his chopsticks, sighed softly, and said, "Brother, there is another thing in Xiao Min's letter. He...saw a couple in Linhuang Mansion, and sent someone to follow them. God, I found out that this couple has started a small business in Linhuang Mansion, and their life is pretty good. However, their hobbies have not changed, and I don’t know how long it will take to ruin the family business."

"..." Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha, not knowing what to say.

The entire Jiapingguan City, and even the entire Great Xia know that the old Duke of Zhen has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Shen Haolin, inherited the title of Duke of Zhen. The eldest daughter, Shen Cha, and the second son, Shen Jiu, serve in the army. , General with outstanding military exploits.But only a few people knew that Shen Cha and Shen Jiu were not born by Lao Zhen Guo Gong, but were adopted or picked up by Lao Zhen Guo Gong and his wife.

Shen Haolin's memory of what happened that day is still fresh, even though his childhood memories have almost been lost.

It was the second month after Zhen Guogong's family arrived in Jiapingguan City. It was snowing all over the sky and the weather was extremely cold. When the family of three came back from outside the city, they overheard a child's voice coming from behind a haystack at the gate of the city. They turned to the back of the haystack to investigate, only to find two children, a boy and a girl, both young. It was the first and only time Shen Haolin saw Shen Cha cry.

"I remember at that time, you were only a little over two years old, you were skinny and bruised all over your body, even so, you were still protecting Xiaojiu, who had just turned one year old, the two of you were hiding behind the haystack with a helpless look on your face. The appearance of the helper makes people feel so distressed. Such a small person, his eyes are red and his nose is red from crying, just like a little rabbit." Shen Haolin sighed softly, " Do you know what I thought at the time?" Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha, "I was thinking, when I grow up and find those two people, I must catch them and throw them on the grassland to feed the wolves!"

"Brother, why do you have to dirty your hands for that kind of person? It's not worth it. I didn't ask them for anything else, but I wanted to ask them one thing. Since you don't want children, why did you give birth to us? And it's not enough to give birth to one In addition, I also want to know, since I know very well that the family's livelihood is difficult, why do I go to the gambling house frequently? As long as I get these two answers, how do they feel about it? As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing to worry about."

"But Xiaomin is sure it's them?"

"I'm sure it's them." Shen Cha picked up the chopsticks again, "Xiao Min said that they haven't changed their names, maybe they feel far away from their homeland, no one can recognize them, and no one knows what they have done before."

"The two foreigners are making a living in Linhuang Mansion?" Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha's head and comforted him, "Don't worry, we finally found these two scumbags, so naturally we won't let them go easily Theirs. Although I will not really throw them into the grassland to feed the wolves, it is impossible to make them so comfortable. Saying that, I find it quite strange. When will Liao’s country be able to gain a firm foothold so easily? ? It took a lot of effort for Xiao Min to get a place there."

"Xiao Min said that he will investigate carefully and will send back any news."

"Okay!" Shen Haolin took another bun, "It's you, what are your plans? Do you want to go and have a look?"

"Brother, are you joking? My face will be recognized as soon as I enter the border, right?" Shen Cha served another bowl of porridge for Shen Haolin, "If you say that I am visiting relatives, even if the Liao people are stupid, They probably won’t believe my words. I think we should find a chance to get the two of them back, or let the Liao people send them back to us in person.”

"You already have a plan?"

"Not yet, just talking casually. I should leave it to my brother to use my brain to calculate other people's affairs. My plan usually has many loopholes. I know this very well. If something goes wrong by then, I'm afraid it will happen." Broken brother's plan."

"These words of yours should be heard by those outside. Whoever said that our tea can't talk, this is so ironic! Anyway, after searching for so many years, I finally found it." Shen Haolin drank He took a mouthful of porridge, took a bite of side dishes, and said slowly, "Since you are in Linhuang Mansion, it will save us a lot of trouble. When you write back to Xiao Min, tell him not to move, and to keep a close eye on him." It's fine."

"Brother wants to use them to make a game?"

"It's not considered to be a game. It can be related to our plan. I still need to think about how to do it." Shen Haolin put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Shen Cha with a smile. I can vent my anger on you and Xiaojiu, isn't it good?"

"Brother is not kind!" Shen Cha wiped his mouth with the towel beside him, "It's just a way to vent my anger on me and Jiu'er, but brother still wants me to accept this love."

"It's not something that can't be helped, it's not easy to make General Shen owe you a favor now!"

"Since brother said so, then I accept his kindness. It's just..." Shen Cha looked towards the door and raised an eyebrow at Shen Haolin, "When the time comes, brother should not cheat me."

"You two unscrupulous brothers and sisters are wondering who to cheat!"

(End of this chapter)