As usual, a bonfire was lit in the hot spring valley, and the brazier left by Xiao Qi was still there.

Shen Bai and Zihuan sat in the water, looked at the surrounding scenery and smiled at each other, there were bursts of splashing sound from the side, and Xu Jin hummed a tune.

If you want to ask him why he is here, one is that Shen Bai is embarrassed to get along with Zihuan alone like this, although he is almost 50 years old in two lifetimes, but after all, this relationship is different from the previous relationship.

On the other hand, Xu Jin couldn't stand it anymore, "Abai, have you changed your mind about the third brother?" Xu Jin looked at Shen Bai with tears in his eyes: "You go to the hot springs, how can you not take the third brother with me, I am yours. Yuelao!"

"Come on, even a 30-year-old is still acting like a baby." Shen Bai looked at him with contempt: "Our moon boss is Ruan Qin!"

"I don't care, wow, if you don't take me there, I'm lying at the gate of the Governor's Mansion today, saying that you Shen Dushuai abused your brother!" Xu Jin stretched out both hands, and Long Zhan grabbed Shen Bai's face with his hands.

"Niqiao!" Shen Bai's face was deformed by his scratch.

"What?" Xu Jin stretched his head over.

"Go!" Shen Bai shouted loudly.

Xu Jin clapped his hands in satisfaction: "It's not too bad."

"I said third brother, don't fetch water!" Zihuan called Xu Jin after Shen Bai.

Xu Jin turned his body on his back and was having fun floating in the water. He glanced at Shen Bai who was looking up at the stars above the sky: "Fourth brother, why do you look lost? The big thing has been decided, Zihuan I can still be with you for a while, aren't you happy?"

Shen Bai splashed some water on his face: "I'm lamenting that I used the wrong soldiers on the day of the decisive battle, resulting in too many casualties during the decisive battle."

Zihuan heard and stroked Shen Bai's back: "Ah Bai, why do you say that, didn't you win?"

Shen Bai shook his head: "The [-] infantry of the central army are advancing, and the cavalry on the left and right flanks should not go straight to the middle to hit the commander's flag, so that our cavalry will block the advance of our own infantry, and the cavalry should spread out and close together so that the archers behind can Continue to shoot in the middle, and the left and right cavalry of our army can also trap the opponent's cavalry tighter and tighter, and finally wipe out the enemy completely."

"There is no perfection in everything, let alone any of the soldiers told you that you are wrong?" Xu Jin persuaded.

Shen Bai blamed himself and said: "If you are a handsome man, if you can't learn from the battle, then if you change to another formidable opponent, my entire army may be wiped out. If I fail to judge the situation, it is my dereliction of duty, which caused too much confusion between the two armies. , is also my duty."

"If you want to be responsible for this, then wouldn't everyone who holds power in the world be punished?" Zihuan also said.

"Perhaps." Shen Bai looked at Xu Jin: "Third Brother, come play a tune and listen to it."

Xu Jin got up with his bare buttocks, took out a piccolo from his clothes, and quickly sat back in the water.

Shen Bai and Zihuan looked at him and smiled.

Xu Jin glanced at them, picked up the flute and played a melancholy and distant tune.

"Master Dian, a letter from Daniel." The next morning, when Shen Bai got up and sat in the military administration hall, the sergeant delivered the letter.

Shen Bai took it and opened it, inside were dense numbers, and took out the third volume "Warring States Policy" for careful comparison.

"I have become the King of the North, and I have defeated the Eastern Jurchen twice. Your army is defending the city, and it is inconvenient for Xue Dage to send a letter to the old Huang Ji in the east of the city." Shen Bai took a breath after translating, such a comparison is the most concise and concise Well, he looked at it and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Since it was a letter sent by someone, the words were short and didn't take much ink to write, which meant that he was bothered to read it himself.

Thinking of Xiao Qi who buried his head in the book to compare the words, Shen Bai hummed and smiled.

Zihuan was going back one day, Shen Bai put down everything, and accompanied him to play near Duhu Mansion. The wind, the sky is as cloudy as a rag.

After playing outside the city for a while, they went back to the mansion. The ground dragon in the study was very hot, and they took off their cloaks when they went back.

Xu Jin desperately went to the city tower to paint, it was rare for them to have free time.

"The stronger the wind and snow, why don't you go back after staying for a while." Shen Bai sat at the small table and looked at Zihuan who was making black tea.

"There are strict rules for the prince to go out of Beijing, and the emperor is a caring person. I'm afraid it's wrong if I don't go back!" Zihuan returned helplessly.

"I don't know if I can go back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year during the Chinese New Year?" Shen Bai thought of the Shen Mansion and sighed, since when did he regard it as his own home and put all his heart and soul in the Shen Mansion in Bianjing?

"If you can't make it, how about I invite Zhi to come to Liaodong to accompany you for the New Year?" Zihuan said with a smile.

Shen Bai took his tea: "That's good!"

The two of them took a sip of the tea, Zihuan looked at Shen Bai who relaxed with the expression of a big boy: "You said what you thought about last time, how did you think about it?"

"What's the matter?" Shen Bai was stunned by the question.

"Dignified Superintendent Shen, No. 1 in Liaodong, why is his memory so poor?" Zihuan said, "Aren't you thinking about our relationship?"

Shen Bai put down his cup and scratched his head: "I thought our relationship was very clear, didn't I sleep with you in my arms every day?"

Zihuan rolled his eyes at him.

"That?" Shen Bai pursed his mouth: "I think too, but I haven't researched it, wait for me to study it."

Zihuan rubbed her earlobe: "Then how do you plan to deal with our relationship with the outside world in the future?"

Shen Bai sighed softly: "When I get rid of these shackles freely, I won't care what others say at all, and others have no right to talk about Shen Bai, and I don't live for them."

"Tsk tsk, you two are really nasty." Xu Jin said as he came in from outside.

"Third brother, are you listening to the wall again?" Shen Bai gave him a look.

"What, what!" Xu Jin got up without thinking and went out again. After a while, he came in and threw a picture album to Shen Bai.

""Southern Wind Picture"" Shen Bai looked at the name in confusion, and opened a picture full of men and women: "Wow, third brother, is this your handicraft?"

"Huh!" Xu Jin said proudly, "Xiang Muzi, the master of the paintings of the previous dynasty, is a master at drawing these. I imitated them based on his imitation, and I will give you two fools a reference!"

Shen Bai smiled and handed it to Zihuan: "It is necessary to study it carefully."

Zihuan took it and hit him on the head.

Jia Shiqing walked in from the outside: "What are you studying?"

Recently, he was saddened by the funeral of his father-in-law, and he recovered with difficulty.

"Why is elder brother here when you are free? Is sister-in-law feeling better?" Shen Bai asked Zihuan to put away the map of the south wind, and asked with concern.

"Hey, what else can I do? People can't be resurrected after death." Jia Shiqing took a sip of tea and said, "By the way, Suzhou Hangjia and Yangzhou Yuejia have sent people to post to me. The Protectorate's government will carry out border trade with Korea."

"Oh, it's a good thing. Brother, you personally hosted a banquet for them, and planned Jinkou Port as a cargo terminal. In addition, I think our defense will be moved forward." Shen Bai said his thoughts.

"Why move forward? It's snowing heavily now." Jia Shiqing said considering the weather.

"A beacon tower must be arranged in the front position, otherwise we will know nothing about the outside world and it will be difficult to defend." Shen Bai said: "And the construction of Yunzhou is now on the agenda. First, it must be built according to the specifications of the fortress. If the army from the Khitan Southern Academy comes down from Suiyuan Road in the next year, we will have to fight them at the Protectorate's Mansion, which will not be conducive to our development of large areas of land between Yunzhou."

"Although the fourth brother's suggestion is good, it is very difficult to implement. What we lack right now is people." Jia Shiqing said with emotion.

"You write a memorial, and I will bring it back to Bianjing and hand it over to the emperor, and initiate a joint discussion at the court meeting. It is not difficult for the whole country to solve the problems that the Liaodong Governor's Mansion can't solve." Zihuan said.

"Prince Shen's proposal is good. It can raise the issue of Liaodong to the level of the imperial court for discussion, and it can also avoid things that we can't do if we risk our lives here." Jia Shiqing clapped his hands in praise.

"You have a good deal with Yue and Hangzhou. My purpose is very simple. Jinkou Port will be built as a commercial port, guarded by garrisons, will build a city, and all trades will be taxed." Shen Bai simply stated the idea of ​​​​the trade terminal. .

"Is this okay?" Jia Shiqing asked uncertainly.

"Of course, as long as there are resources and someone wants to purchase, the transaction can be facilitated." Shen Bai said confidently.

"Okay, I'll just go ahead and reply to your letter later." Jia Shiqing got up and went out.

"Where shall we go for dinner tonight, Zihuan can go back tomorrow." Xu Jin said with concern.

"Let's eat seafood tonight!" Shen Bai ordered people to buy fresh seafood.

In the afternoon, he cooks by himself. The prawns are fried in oil, and then he adds onion, ginger, and garlic to enhance the fragrance, and sprinkles pepper and salt to enhance the taste.

Also boiled a large plate.

Sea crabs are sent from Jinkou Port, steamed directly, with a sweet taste, with a kind of original freshness of crabs.

There are also big oysters, mashed with garlic, sesame oil and salt, and baked directly. This is Xu Jin's favorite.

Daniu, Shunzi, and Xiao Yan all helped out, like a family, eating happily.

"In the past, what I was most afraid of in Bianjing was such a dinner party. Maybe the emperor will come. Do you think he is addicted to eating?" Xu Jin smelled the smell of garlic on the charcoal-grilled oysters, and looked at the charcoal fire below. ,Feel comfortable.

Shen Bai chopped up small octopus, shrimp, and crab, and cooked seafood soup together. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's a pity that there is no chili, otherwise it would be delicious.

When Jia Shiqing came, they were having a good time, took a bowl of seafood soup, took a sip, Jia Shiqing sighed: "It's too fresh, it's too fresh."

"How's the talk going bro?" Shen Bai handed him a crab and asked him to eat it with vinegar, garlic paste and sesame oil.

"It's surprisingly good. Everyone is very satisfied with this proposal, especially the port construction. When do you think the port will start to be rebuilt?" Jia Shiqing asked.

"Right now, go to the Daming Mansion to recruit workers, pay wages, build a city wall on the outside, dig a moat, enlarge the location inside, leave a place for warships to dock, and rent some areas inside to merchants as warehouses." Shen Bai said with great interest. Said: "The bay is huge, and the perimeter is well guarded. Only one man will guard the gate and ten thousand will not open it. If we suppress the Khitan's estuary, this port will be a gold ingot."

Xu Jin picked up the grilled oysters and ate them: "Well, mashed garlic is more delicious than oyster meat. Ah Bai, what about you, being a profiteer is better than being a governor, and being a cook is better than being a profiteer. Tell me, what are you suitable for? ?”

"It's best to be an idle apartment, go to the countryside and become a rich man." Shen Bai himself said cheerfully.

"The third brother depends on you to support him!" Xu Jin said shamelessly.

"Okay, I will take care of my third brother!" Shen Bai jokingly replied.

After taking a bath at night, Shen Bai asked Zihuan to take a bath too.

The bathtub in the room is not big, and it is not suitable for two people to wash together.

After Zihuan washed, the two leaned against the head of the bed and lowered the curtain to keep out the cold wind.

"What are you doing?" Shen Bai looked at Zihuan lying on his shoulder and asked.

Zihuan took out "Southern Wind Map" from under the pillow: "Look at this!"

Shen Bai pursed his lips: "What should I do if I see a fire?"

Zihuan looked at him and blinked.

"Look!" Shen Bai embraced him and opened the scroll together.

"You sit in front of me, I'll hold you and watch." Shen Bai said.

"Yeah." Zihuan lay in front of Shen Bai, and the two looked at Nanfengtu with smiles.

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