After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

No matter how he looked at it, Shi Nai felt that his younger brother was preoccupied.

This made him feel very surprised: this silly brother can actually hide his mind!

All right, let him see how long the silly brother can hide his thoughts.

So, Shi Nai pretended he didn't find anything, and poured a cup of Biluochun for his younger brother, "Come and taste, this year's new Biluochun."

"Oh." Shi Ding took a sip absently, and was caught by the aroma of the tea, "Huh? Where did the second brother get this tea? It's different from what we usually buy."

"That's natural." Shi Nai smiled complacently, "This is a top-notch product."

Shi Ding couldn't help but took another sip, "Is there still much here, give me some."

"Okay." Shi Nai readily agreed, "When you leave, ask your sister-in-law to pack half a catty for you."

Shi Ding was shocked: When did his second brother become so generous?He was going to make a fuss about it.

"Second brother."

"Ok?"

"Tell me the truth, how much did you pay for this tea?"

He had a premonition that the price of this tea must be lower than he imagined.

Then Shi Nai said calmly: "Oh, I didn't spend any money, my grandson rewarded me."

Shi Ding: "..."

——I knew it was impossible to cure the second brother's disease.

"Then I'm welcome."

Shi Nai glanced at him, seeing that he seemed to have no worries, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows, thinking: How big is he, why is he still a child?It's okay to be annoyed for a while.

But he didn't talk too much, but asked about Shi Ding's time in northern Xinjiang, "Did someone make things difficult for you when you were in the north?"

Shi Ding laughed and said, "With my second brother in the household department, who would dare to make things difficult for me?"

"That's good." Shi Nai smiled reassuringly, and said to himself: Sure enough, a real man cannot lose power for a day.Thinking back to his previous life, he had an empty title, and the two of them worked so hard on the battlefield that it didn't count, and they were sometimes ridiculed by people who were jealous of their backgrounds, but gloated at their poor family status.

Shi Ding said: "General Niu took good care of me, and Prince Teng of the Wang family saved me once on the battlefield."

Shi Nai immediately became nervous: "What's going on?"

"Second brother, don't worry, I'm fine." Shi Ding smiled nonchalantly, "On the battlefield, a sword has no eyes. That time, I happened to be chasing the remnants of Wala with Wang Ziteng, and a stray arrow shot at me. Teng happened to block it for me."

Shi Nai frowned: "Are you sure it's a coincidence?"

It's not that he wants the heart of a villain, but that the members of the Wang family often use unscrupulous means to achieve their goals.

Shi Dingdao: "I understand what brother means. Afterwards, I asked someone to investigate. It was indeed an accident."

Shi Nai still believed in his own scouts.

He nodded and said, "In that case, we have to pay back this favor."

Shi Ding hurriedly said: "You don't have to worry about this second brother, I will pay him back in the future."

He was almost thirty, and he asked his second brother to take care of everything for him, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he was ashamed to panic.

Seeing his younger brother's thoughts, Shi Nai was pleased that his younger brother had finally grown up, but he shook his head, "Wang Ziteng is also the head of the Wang family after all, and I think the sage intends to use him highly. You still don't have enough weight. , I have other plans."

The Wang family has been in the Shibo Department for several generations, and shortly after Wang Ziteng's eldest brother, Wang Zifu, died prematurely, the imperial court ordered the sea to be banned.

Therefore, in terms of understanding of sea navigation, few people in the court can compare with Wang Ziteng.

Seeing that his brother didn't seem to be joking, Shi Ding nodded, "If that's the case, I will trouble the second brother."

"My brother, what are you talking about?"

Shi Ding grinned, and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, second brother, do you want to form an alliance with the Wang family?"

Shi Nai didn't answer him directly, but said out of the blue: "I'm going to find a way to get you into the Southern Navy."

"Water army?" Shi Ding frowned, and said unwillingly, "What's the point of a water army? Besides, I haven't learned how to fight in water yet."

"It's because you haven't learned it before that I let you go and learn it first. Don't worry, I will also mention this matter to Wang Ziteng. If he also intends to develop in the navy, you two can take care of each other."

Listen to his voice, I am afraid that the navy will be of great use in the future.Shi Dingli regained his energy immediately, leaned forward slightly, and asked eagerly: "Second brother, will there be a war in the south?"

Shi Nai glanced at him, and said calmly, "The Qianxiang Kingdom in the south has been restless for a long time. Now that the imperial court has cleaned up the northern Oala, they will definitely clean up the Qianxiang Kingdom after a few years of recuperation."

In the previous life, Qian Xiangguo did not even wait for Da Xia to deal with them, so he acted first.The king of Nan'an County was defeated and captured, and he made peace with the enemy country privately, so he returned in exchange.

At that time, the court and China were competing for glory on the second day, and there was no time to take care of it, which allowed the king of Nan'an County to pass the test and escape the catastrophe.

If it was this time, the King of Nan'an would dare to repeat the old trick...

Hmph, the sage will definitely make their family die in a rhythmic manner.

Moreover, in the previous life, after the sixth prince won, even though he sent troops again, he defeated Qianxiang Kingdom.But first, they didn't want their land, and second, they didn't want compensation. They just received a letter of surrender.

At that time, Shi Nai still had the inherent thinking of most people in this era. Although he felt a little aggrieved as a general, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

However, today's Shi Nai, after the baptism of common sense 800 years later, thinks about the court's approach, it is heartbroken and wants to swear.

——What the hell, isn’t this just cutting the weeds but not the roots, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates!

Therefore, this time, since the outbreak of the northern border war, Shi Nai had already begun to make plans for the southern sea area.

First of all, the Qianxiang Kingdom must be destroyed. "Belonging to the country" or something, how can "belonging to the land" sound pleasant?

After the Qianxiang Kingdom is destroyed, it can be used as a transfer station to facilitate future naval repairs and the deployment and management of incoming and outgoing cargo ships.

As for how to convince those old-fashioned people in the court...

I believe that when absolute interests are in front of you, those who are not moved are either saints or ulterior motives.

For example: I can't see other people's goodness, and I'm jealous that other people's achievements are higher than my own.

Such people are like stones in a latrine, smelly and hard.

However, Shi Nai didn't even need to use his brain to deal with them.

Hehehe, do you know about economic sanctions?

He is the Minister of the Household Department, and he has all the budgets of the six books in his hand.If they dared to give Shi Nai a kick, Shi Nai would dare to make them bitter, nervous, and have a good time remembering the bitterness and thinking about the sweetness.

But it's too early to think about that now.However, it is still necessary to plan slowly and early.

After the two brothers finished their business, Shi Ding finally couldn't hold back anymore, his brows were so frowned that he could kill a fly, "Second Brother, do you know about Aunt Chen in my room?"

Shi Nai was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "What are you talking about? How would I know the people in your room?"

——Is he the kind of unscrupulous uncle who takes care of his younger brother's room?

"No... no, second brother, I didn't mean that." Shi Ding hurriedly explained, "Isn't this Chen's miscarriage? I was not at home at that time, so I wanted to ask what happened."

Only then did Shi Nai lose his anger, but he still frowned and looked at his younger brother disapprovingly: "Since it's about the back house, why don't you just ask your younger siblings? Ask me what to do?"

Shi Ding smacked his mouth and scratched his hair in distress, "But, Mrs. Chen said, her child was lost by my wife."

"Do you believe it?" The knot on Shi Nai's brow became tighter.

"Naturally... not at all."

This sentence, Shi Ding said a little guilty.If there is really no doubt at all, that is impossible.But Ma Shi was very frank, and Shi Ding couldn't doubt it.

He sent someone to investigate in private, but isn't there still no result?

In Shi Ding's heart, his second brother is almost omnipotent.When I was young, I was able to be under the old man's nose, making my elder brother suffer.When he grows up, he can become an extremely powerful minister in a short time. In less than three years, he has achieved a position that others may not be able to climb in 30 years.

So, when he encountered a difficult matter, he subconsciously asked his second brother.

Shi Nai stared at him for a long time, so long that he couldn't sit still, and then he said earnestly: "Third brother, my brother will teach you a truth today: a concubine's room is the source of chaos in the family!"

"What the second brother said is too serious, it's just a few weak girls. Besides, their deeds of prostitution are all in the hands of their wives, how can they find flowers?" Shi Ding didn't care much.

Shi Nai chuckled lightly: "Just one Chen family has already made you lose your position. What if there are another one, two, three airdrops and five?"

Shi Ding was dissatisfied, "Why did I lose my position? Didn't I just want to find out how did Chen's child disappear?"

Shi Nai asked back: "Then in the future, will you be able to take care of your business, or will you be able to take care of the affairs of the back house?"

"Of course it's business matters." Shi Ding was very clear about this point.

Shi Nai said sternly: "However, the matter of your rear house has already involved your energy."

"I……"

Shi Ding was speechless.

In fact, in his previous life, Shi Nai also thought similarly to Shi Ding, thinking that it is no big deal for a man to have a few beautiful concubines.

But now that he has been educated by the system fairy, he has repented and corrected his attitude.

Therefore, he taught his younger brother to be a man with peace of mind.

Of course, he is not purely due to the system.In fact, in this life, he has tasted the benefits of not having a concubine.

——There is no concubine's room in the house, so the fight in the back house is avoided, and he doesn't have to settle the lawsuit for his wife and concubine.In this way, he can devote all his energies to the business, and he is naturally more efficient than others, and he can do everything better than others.

Furthermore, no matter whether he was prosperous or down in the previous life, his wife Yan would never leave him.

At that time, he was in the military position, and because he didn't want to do things that drink the blood of soldiers, he didn't have much money at all.Life at home has always been tight, and it all depends on Yan's careful planning.

Even so, the Yan family never complained, and kept the whole house in order.

The reason why he died so peacefully in his previous life was that apart from the reassurance given to him by the sage, he knew that with the Yan family watching, his descendants would not make mistakes.

Therefore, despite Yan's faults of one kind or another, he never speaks harshly to her.Whenever a concubine dares to provoke Yan Shi, he will unconditionally stand by Yan Shi.

Perhaps because of his confidence, the Yan family is not strict with the children of the concubines. They can be raised as they please, but they are not allowed to overwhelm the children of the concubines.

Therefore, after listening to the system's words in this life, he didn't have much entanglement at all, so he asked his wife to get rid of the two original concubines.Moreover, these years have been guarding Yan's life with peace of mind.

It's not that no colleagues or subordinates have sent him beauties.But he pushed all the ones that could be pushed, and those who couldn't, after bringing them back, he would also give a dowry to marry.

As for those who were determined and unwilling to leave, Shi Nai was not polite and sent them to the kitchen to light the fire.After a few months of smoldering, there is nothing left of even the best looks;

And the reason why he didn't raise any objection to Shi Ding's taking a concubine earlier was because he knew that not everyone, like him, had gone through a thousand sails and found a boat that could accompany him for a lifetime of travel; , are like him, who love power more than beauty.

But now, Shi Ding has the signs of being staggered by the back house, so he has to mention a few words.

"Enough of this matter, you don't need to send someone to investigate. Regardless of the truth of the matter, that Mrs. Chen dared to provoke the wife and even came to you. It can be seen that he is a restless person. Either sell it or sell it. Either send it to Zhuangzi, you choose."

——Investigating his wife for a concubine, Shi Nai felt uncomfortable just listening to it.

Seeing that his second elder brother was angry, Shi Ding didn't dare to have any other thoughts, and hurriedly replied: "Yes."

Shi Nai continued: "It's not that I won't let you take a concubine. It's just that you have to figure out who is the one who will grow old with you. How many greedy and lustful old dandies are there in the honor? Don't say anything else, you just Look at our cousin Jia She, they are husband and wife, do they still look like husband and wife?"

Shi Ding thought about the relationship between Jia She and Mrs. Xing.Although he couldn't see the female relatives in the inner house, he had acquaintance with Jia She on weekdays. From his words, it can be heard that their husband and wife perfectly interpreted what is called "same bed, different dreams".

Think about it again, if one day, he and Ma Shi become like that...

Ji Lingling shuddered, and Shi Ding quickly said: "Second Brother, I'll listen to you, and when I get back, I'll send Mrs. Chen to Zhuangzi to be a supervisor."

Shi Nai finally calmed down, and nodded slightly, "It's good that you can think like this. You are also this old, and you should think about things in the future, and don't neglect the basics."

"Yes, yes, yes." Shi Ding responded again and again, and finally smiled, "Second brother can't leave me alone."

Shi Naisheng sighed unrequitedly: "I'm just a silly brother like you, no matter what you do?"

Although he got the answer he wanted, Shi Ding was not happy at all.

"Second brother, please make it clear. Who is stupid? Why am I stupid?"

******

Wang Ziteng was really surprised when he received Shi Nai's greeting post.

After he saved Shi Ding once by chance, he did have the intention of continuing Shi Ding's friendship with Shi Nai.

After all, this is the best of their four families, known for being young, promising and skilled.

But in his vision, this must be a gradual process.

Because, no matter what Shi Nai said, he was also a heavenly official of the household department.Although he has made some contributions on the battlefield, his future as a military officer is limited. He is not arrogant enough to think that he can be on an equal footing with a minister.

He took the poster and read the signature several times, and after confirming that it was a "Nai" character instead of an extra "Nai" prefix, he jumped up from his chair excitedly.

After walking back and forth in the study for a long time, he calmed down, solemnly replied, and invited Shi Nai to come to his house the next day.

After the replies were sent out, he went to the main courtyard and told his wife Shi Shi to make some preparations.

"Bring out all the best things from our family, and we must not make Mr. Shi feel that we are being rude."

But Shi Shi has a different opinion.

"In my opinion, it's better to be simpler."

"Ok?"

Knowing that his wife was very determined, Wang Ziteng motioned her to tell the reason, for details.

Shi Shi said: "I am the daughter of the Shi family. Speaking of which, Mr. Shi is still my cousin, so naturally he knows more than others."

Only then did Wang Ziteng remember that his wife's "history" and Shi Nai Shiding's "history" were originally a "history".

"Madam please teach me." Wang Ziteng bowed formally.

Shi Shi smiled "puchi" and said angrily, "Quickly put away those strange looks of yours."

Wang Ziteng smiled, got up and sat beside Shi Shi.

Shi said: "I have heard more than once in my natal family that Mr. Shi lives a simple life. He only needs food and clothing for three meals a day; he only wants to cover his body with clothes; he is not interested in calligraphy, paintings, antiques, rare treasures of gold and stones. It's just that he is a little... Cough, you know."

Mentioning Shi Nai's well-known "scratch", Wang Ziteng couldn't help coughing dryly, and said, "Ma'am, what you mean is that if we spend too much time preparing, it may backfire and endear Mr. Shi instead?"

"Exactly." Shi said, "I'm not saying, our family is a bit too extravagant compared to Bowling Marquis."

extravagant?

Still too extravagant?

Wang Ziteng was silent.

He is ten years older than Shi Nai, but his achievements are not half as good as others.At the age when he was still doing nothing and running around for the sake of his future, he was already an extremely human minister.

Such a gap is too big to make people jealous.

So, there is only admiration left.

Especially since they came from the four major families of Jinling, Wang Ziteng often took Shi Nai as a positive lesson and reflected on himself.

Now that he knows that he is more extravagant than Shi Nai, his heart is not at peace.He feels that this is likely to affect his official career.

"Madam." He suddenly raised his head and looked at his wife solemnly.

"What's the matter, master?" Seeing that he was so serious, Shi Shi couldn't help becoming serious.

Wang Ziteng said: "When you go back to your mother's house, inquire about how much the Bowling Marquis's residence costs for a month."

"... What do you mean, master?" Cutting the expenses at home?

"That's right, that's what my wife thinks."

Shi was silent for a moment, then said: "You don't need to inquire, the annual expenses are enough for our household for a month."

"So picky?"

Wang Ziteng was shocked.

——If you can’t learn, you can’t learn.

The author has something to say: Shi Nai: Mrs. Yan is my virtuous wife, and my right is my concubine.Others that need to spend money to support, all retreat!