After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Shi Nai said: "According to my opinion, we can first occupy the Qianxiang Kingdom, operate it for a few years, and then use it as a turnover place in the future."

The saint raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, "You have a big appetite."

Shi Nai lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye, "I just don't want to see these bedbugs jumping around in front of my eyes, it's just disgusting."

"Bedbugs?" The saint laughed and nodded repeatedly, "That's right, isn't it just bedbugs? It doesn't hurt to bite people, but it can make people sick to death."

But at random, the saint thought of Nan'an County King who controlled the southeast navy, and asked with a frown: "For the leader of the army, do you have any success?"

The southeast navy has always been commanded by the King of Nan'an. If there is a water battle, the King of Nan'an is naturally the first choice to lead the troops.But since the sage asked this way, he was obviously worried about the leader of the army led by King Nan'an, and wanted someone to recommend him another option.

This is also normal, after all no emperor would rest assured of a king with a different surname.Especially kings with different surnames who have been guarding one side for a long time like the king of Nan'an County make the emperor even more afraid.

But since Shi Nai has been a civil servant in his life, he will not easily intervene in military affairs.

Therefore, he just replied respectfully: "The minister is not familiar with the generals in the army. The matter of dispatching troops and generals should be decided by the sage himself."

The saint was a little annoyed: Don't you usually understand my mind?Why are you acting stupid today?

But when Shi Nai changed the subject, he said again: "Just a little bit, I can't help worrying."

The saint glanced at him and frowned slightly, "Say it."

Shi Nai hesitated for a moment, and said in a hesitant tone: "Although the former king of Nan'an County was very brave, the current one is the tallest among the brocades. The southeast navy has always been trained by the king of Nan'an County. How much combat power do you have back then?"

The sage was startled, and couldn't help worrying.

"I heard that your brother is in the navy now?"

Shi Nai smiled, "It's true that nothing can be hidden from the sage. My younger brother has no talent in reading and is impatient, so he is not a serious job. I have no choice but to find ways to let him make more contributions. In order not to be able to support the family in the future."

The sage raised his eyebrows, "Are you his brother or his father? He is not young anymore, and he wants you to worry about everything."

Shi Nai smiled, "An elder brother is like a father."

The saint didn't want to talk to him about this, so he changed the subject and asked what he wanted to know, "Since Shi Ding is in the navy, did he ever tell you in a letter, what is the current situation of the navy? "

Shi Nai seemed taken aback for a moment, and said, "My younger brother is in the army, and he never writes letters to his family except for New Year's Day."

He paused, and then said: "Brother She knows that I am not interested in military affairs, but sent back a few books about mathematics by Westerners. It's just..."

Shi Nai frowned in embarrassment, and sighed, "It's just that the books are written in Western characters, except for Arabic numerals, which I can't understand."

Even though the sage had something on his mind, he was amused by him, and said: "There are some foreigners in Qintianjian who calculate the calendar, you can ask them."

Shi Nai thought for a while, then nodded, "Okay, I'm free, I'll go and ask for advice."

The saint said: "After you go back, ask your brother to pay more attention to the situation of the Southeast Navy, and I will allow him the right to play in secret." He said, and asked Dai Quan to get a box containing the secret book.

The box is fitted with a built-in lock with two keys, one in the hands of the saint and the other in the hands of the person who wrote the memorial.

Since the sage had such thoughts, Shi Nai would naturally not refuse.Although Shi Ding's temper was a bit reckless and straightforward, he still knew it in his heart.

Moreover, a more straightforward temper can win the trust of a saint, isn't it?

"The minister will retire first."

******

After Shi Nai left, the sage sighed and asked Dai Quan, "Has your grandson finished school?"

For the news that these saints might pay attention to, Dai Quan sent the little eunuch out early and reported to him in half an hour.Coincidentally, not long ago, Dai Quan received the latest report.

Therefore, when the sage asked, he immediately replied: "The grandson is still listening to history with Master Wu, but the son of Prince Zhongning has already returned to Ganquan Palace."

Prince Zhongning's son is Tu Bin.

Perhaps the sage felt that the third prince was really honest, so he made Tubin his son, which was considered a comfort to the third prince.

Although Tu Bin is said to be the companion of the grandson, he is the grandson of the emperor after all and cannot be treated the same as the son of a courtier's family.

Furthermore, by taking history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs.Studying history is almost equivalent to learning the mind of the emperor. How could it be possible for a saint to let other grandsons other than grandsons learn it together?

Not only could Tu Bin get out of school and leave when Master Wu was lecturing on history, the sage would also teach his grandson privately.

Because the three princes all know it, it is absolutely impossible for them to be contaminated with the throne.Therefore, whether it is the third prince and his wife or Concubine Duan Gui, they all guide Tu Bin's temperament to the side of not fighting or grabbing.

For example, the fact that the grandson studied two hours more than him every day, when Concubine Duan told her, the grandson was pitiful, and was detained by the sage every day to study.

Tu Bin listened a lot, so naturally he didn't think it was his own disadvantage that Taisun had learned more than him, but only thought that he had taken advantage of playing more.

He is not like when the third prince was young, his father could only see his brothers but not himself, so naturally he would not be like the third prince, who would not give birth to those unwillingness.

The sage looked at it coldly for a while, and saw that Tu Bin's temperament was really romantic, so he allowed him to be the grandson's companion all the time.

Hearing that the grandson was listening to history, the sage said: "Then let him come back earlier after school."

"Yes." Dai Quan responded, retreated to the entrance of the hall, beckoned to apprentice Feng Bao, and gave some instructions in a low voice.

Feng Bao nodded to show that he understood, and trotted to Wuyizhai where Taisun was studying.

About half an hour later, Taisun returned to Qianqing Palace.The sage excused him, and raised his hand to tell him to come closer, "Come, come to the emperor's grandfather."

Taisun walked over briskly, raised his head and asked, "Is the emperor finished with his work?"

"Yeah." The saint touched the top of his head, "there are not many political affairs these days."

The grandparents and grandchildren chatted for a while before the sage got down to business, "Do you remember the map that Shi Qing showed you a while ago?"

When mentioning that map, Taisun's eyes lit up, "Remember, I drew it myself."

As long as he thinks that there are countless fertile lands overseas waiting to be exploited, and countless barbarians waiting to be educated, Taisun feels his blood boil.

He felt that he would definitely become a generation of sage kings far ahead of his predecessors, and his Great Xia's country would also go far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties!

The sage originally had a lot to ask his grandson.However, the moment he saw Taisun's expression, he felt that it was unnecessary.Because, grandson's expression is enough to explain a lot.

The saint remembered his own youth.

At that time, the world had not yet been completely settled, and his father, the emperor, was often on his own expeditions, so he was left as the crown prince to supervise the country.Before he ascended the throne, he had been the prince of the country for nearly ten years.

At that time, he was not very willing.

Because, he thinks that the value of force is not inferior to others, and he is quite proficient in the art of war.He didn't want to stay in the capital to be the crown prince of Taiping, he also wanted to go to the front line.

How similar is the current grandson to him at that time?

Taisun raised his head and asked, "Why did the imperial grandfather suddenly ask about Tutu?"

The sage smiled and said, "It's nothing else, but the Qianxiang country is not peaceful recently. Shi Nai discussed with me and deliberately destroyed the Qianxiang country. What do you think?"

Taisun thought for a moment, and said: "For Daxia, although Qianxiang Kingdom is a disease of ringworm and scabies, it is really annoying to take advantage of the convenient location and disturb it from time to time. If we can win it in one fell swoop, it will naturally be the most annoying." Okay, but if you can’t, I’m afraid you will startle the snake.”

Although the point of view is immature, it can be considered to have something to say.

The saint smiled gratifiedly and said, "Don't worry about this, the imperial court has its own arrangements."

******

The secret sale of private salt by the Guo family and the Huang family was eventually discovered by other salt merchants.

Although the influence of Guo and Huang is great, the influence of other salt merchants is not small.The two families were run jointly by the other families. Today they were investigated by the governor's yamen, and tomorrow they were investigated by the magistrate's yamen. The next day, news spread that someone had eaten the salt of their two families and died of poisoning.

Then, a whole family, old and young, carried a dead body covered with rags with a broken door, making a fuss at the gate of Huang's house.

The Guo family was in a hurry to get away, and when they saw people making trouble at the gate of Huang's house, they took the opportunity to splash dirty water on the royal family and spread rumors that the Huang's family sold the salt that eats dead people.

How could the Huang family be willing to suffer from being dumb?

The two immediately bit each other.

Seeing this, several other families collected the manpower used on them and joined forces to visit the governor of Liangjiang first, then the censor Xunyan, and the governor of Jiangsu.

In short, they visited all the senior officials they could visit.

They have only one purpose, which is to ask them to intercept the salt left over from Guangzhou, so that they have a breathing space and sell the salt on their hands first.

"It doesn't have to be too long, it only takes a year and a half."

Lin Ruhai almost couldn't help laughing.

"Everyone, please don't embarrass me. This is not the first time we have dealt with each other. To tell you the truth, behind this matter, there are big figures behind it. Even Lin can only protect himself wisely."

He was able to say so much, it was the utmost benevolence and righteousness.If they are smart, they will naturally know what to do.

However, in the face of huge profits, how can they be willing?

After leaving the patrol salt censor's yamen, several salt merchants lowered their faces.

"When we collect our money on weekdays, I don't see him being soft-handed. Why is it that he pushes it away now that it's on his head?"

"Is it possible that this matter is really irreversible?"

"Don't worry, didn't the governor say that you can accommodate?"

"However, the governor is not in charge of the salt administration after all."

"So what? As long as the governor gives an order, the salt from Guangzhou can't be bought, isn't it easy?"

"makes sense."

Several people seemed to have relaxed, but only they knew what was going on in their hearts.

It can only be said that the Guo family and the Huang family really made a bad start.Although the remaining few families are still on the surface, they are actually guarding against other people in their hearts.