After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Seeing that the crown prince refused to present the bank note on his behalf, Jia Jing didn't force him anymore, but silently followed the crown prince and the sixth prince to Qianqing Palace to ask to see the saint.

At this time, although the sage lifted up the third prince to check and balance the prince, just as Jia Jing expected, he didn't really have the slightest intention of letting other princes take the prince's place.

Therefore, as soon as they heard that it was the prince who asked to see him, he was immediately led in by someone.

"My son and minister are apprentices, please greet my father and emperor."

"Minister, please refer to the saint."

"My humble minister Jia Jing, see the sage."

"Get up." The saint glanced at Jia Jing and asked, "You guys, why are you here at this time?"

The prince said: "It's Shi Nai, the second son of Marquis Baoling, Master Tuojia presented a brochure to deal with the snow disaster. Please take a look at it." He said, and handed the brochure over.

Seeing that the crown prince attached so much importance to it, the sage realized that the contents of this memorial were feasible.

He took a closer look, and couldn't help but cheer up, and asked, "Is it feasible to build a house made of ice and snow?"

The prince said: "Your minister has just ordered people to build two igloos in the East Palace. My sixth brother and I have gone in and looked at them. They are indeed warmer than ordinary igloos."

The saint was overjoyed: "If this is the case, it will be much easier to deal with the snowstorm in the future."

The crown prince congratulated: "Father, the emperor's blessings are as good as the heavens, and this method was born."

Touted by his son who had high hopes, the sage was still very happy even though he knew there was moisture in it. He laughed for a while and asked Jia Jing: "Jia Qing, you mean that this memorial is for the second son of the old Marquis Baoling. Shi Nai offered it?"

Jia Jingdao: "Exactly. Not only that, Brother Shi Shi has another matter, and I want my minister to present it on his behalf."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Then, Jia Jing talked about returning the money again, and submitted a chapter of Shi Nai's letter to him.

After seeing it, the saint was very moved.One of the lines especially touched the heart of the sage.

"The minister is honorable and honorable, so he should be at peace with the country."

Although the sage is not the founding emperor, he is not the Taiping emperor either.When he was established as the crown prince, the world was not completely peaceful.At this moment, the words on Shi Nai's letter reminded him of the oath made by his father and the founding dignitaries at the beginning of the founding of the country.One of the sentences is "share weal and woe with the country".

It's just that time turns and things change.As the first generation of founding heroes passed away one after another, how many nobles still remember this sentence left by their ancestors?

"I remember, old Bao Linghou died of illness this spring, right?"

The prince said: "Exactly. Not long afterward, the eldest son of the old Hou Ye also died of illness."

"It's really not a holiday!" The sage sighed and said, "I shouldn't have prevented the son from fulfilling his filial piety, but now it's a troubled time, and the country is in the middle of employing people, and it is inevitable to wrong the second son of the old lord. gone."

He pondered for a moment, then said to Dai Quan, the eunuch next to him: "I have drafted an order to seize the love, and summoned Shi Nai, the second son of the old Marquis Baoling, back to Beijing. Sixth, I remember, there is a vacancy for the left servant of the household department?"

The sage's meaning was obvious, the sixth prince's eyes lit up, and he said, "Report to the sage, the former servant of the household department, Mr. Yu, Ding You returned to his hometown a month ago."

Compared with Mr. Yu, who only knows how to get along with each other, the sixth prince of course hopes that Shi Nai, who is a capable minister at first glance, will be the servant of the household department.

The saint said to Dai Quan: "Let him go back to Beijing and report to the Ministry of Household Affairs. In addition, the title of Marquis of Bowling has also been taken away by him. Doesn't he have a brother? First let his brother perform his filial piety instead of him."

Seeing that the sage had finished speaking, Dai Quan immediately responded, "Your servant obeys the order."

Seeing this, Jia Jing hurriedly presented the 3 taels of silver note that Shi Nai had put in the envelope: "Sage, this is the loyalty of the Shi family brothers, and there is still 5 taels of official silver from the former court, which is now stored in the Shi family's treasury. Master Shi asked the sage to send someone to fetch it."

The sage knows better than the prince what happened to the nobles who borrowed money back then.To put it bluntly, rather than saying that the nobles are borrowing money, it is better to say that they are showing their loyalty to the Tai-zu.

——From now on, the titles of monarchs and ministers are determined, and we will serve the Lord loyally, without any second thoughts.

But as Jia Jing said, Shi Nai sent back the 3 taels of silver, although it was a drop in the bucket for disaster relief, but it was the loyalty of his courtiers, and it was not easy for a saint to refuse.

"Forget it, the 3 taels will be accepted, and the rest will be ignored. Dai Quan, went to get the IOU left by the historian. When passing the decree, send it to the new Bowling Marquis."

"Yes." Dai Quan responded quickly.

Jia Jing only felt that the emperor's kindness was great, and he planned to repay the money at this time, but swallowed it back, and changed it to tomorrow morning.

Well, when I go back today, I can contact the nobles I have made friends with first.

The prince also felt that the saint's treatment was excellent.

Only the sixth prince, although he knew how the nobles borrowed money, he could barely accept not asking for it from the nobles.However, he felt that he could take this opportunity to recover the money borrowed from the treasury.

However, seeing that neither the sage nor the crown prince had such intentions, he did not dare to open his mouth, for fear that if he was careless, the sage would teach him this errand that would offend the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

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After the memorial was sent out, Shi Nai was always worried.

Of course, the attention of the igloo he came up with depends entirely on the implementation of the court, so it can't be regarded as an invitation to buy people's hearts.However, I'm afraid that the group of censors in the court will be critical and find trouble for nothing.

You know, many censors like to use their nobles to gain fame.

The arrival of Dai Quan's apprentice Feng Bao can be said to be a timely rain, which completely relieved Shi Nai's doubts.

After being reminded by Feng Bao to accept the imperial decree, Shi Nai was completely dumbfounded.It was Shi Ding who was clever for a while, and grabbed the jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Feng Bao.

——The sage not only gave him the title of Marquis of Bowling, but also made him the servant of the household department?

Although Shi Nai knew that this sage had always been kind to Xungui, but this was too good, right?

There are even better ones.

"Master Shi, this is what the sage asked his servants to deliver to Mr. Shi. The sage said that Mr. Shi's loyalty has been received by him." Feng Bao put a piece of yellowed paper into Shi Nai's hand.

Shi Nai unfolded it and saw that it was a 30 IOU.

What's not clear about this?

"The emperor's kindness is so great that I can't repay the saint in case!" With a "thud", he knelt down again, kowtowed three times in a row, and raised his face, just in time for Feng Bao to see his somewhat red and swollen forehead. and tearful faces.

Feng Bao sighed in his heart: Mr. Shi is really loyal. After our family goes back, we have to tell the master well.

"Master Shi, please get up quickly." Feng Bao quickly went to help him, and said to Shi Ding who was kneeling after him, "Master Shi, get up too."

Shi Nai stood up and said to Shi Ding, "Third brother, don't we have a box of soap at home? Go and get it."

"Eh, good."

Shi Nai took Feng Bao's hand, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, the Xue family who is related to my family sent it. It is so precious, how can a vulgar man like our brothers use it? No, it just so happened The father-in-law is here, so it should be handed over to the father-in-law."

"The Xue family? But the Xue family of the imperial merchant?"

"Exactly." Shi Nai said, "I heard from Brother Xue that even ladies in the palace like this soap very much. I wonder if it's true or not?"

"Oh, that's not right!" Feng Bao burst into laughter, pretending to decline, "This is too precious, our family can't have it."

"Eh?" Shi Ding happened to be back, and Shi Nai took the box of soap with precious spices and stuffed it into Feng Bao's arms, "My father-in-law came all the way and brought us the kindness of a saint, Shi Nai." If I don't thank you, I really feel uneasy. Father-in-law, don't refuse again."

Through the box, Feng Bao could smell the rich fragrance inside.He served in the Qianqing Palace, he was well-informed, and he could identify several kinds of precious spices just by smelling them.

Sandalwood, Styrax, Pear...

No wonder girls like it, it really has its benefits.As soon as Feng Bao hugged him in his arms, he couldn't bear to let go.

"In this way, our family will be disrespectful."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Shi Nai asked someone to take Feng Bao to the guest house to rest. After he packed up and saluted, he bid farewell to relatives and friends early in the morning.Three days later, the two returned to Beijing together.

As soon as Feng Bao left, Shi Ding showed a pained expression: "Second Brother, why don't you give him all of that big box?"

Shi Nai rolled his eyes at him, "It's better than giving silver, right? You too, such a good piece of jade, you gave it without blinking an eye. How much is it worth?"

Shi Dingdao: "It's not worth much, I only bought it for 50 taels."

"What?" Shi Nai's eyes widened, "Where did you buy it? How could it be worth 50 taels for such a piece of broken jade?"

"Uh..." Shi Ding smiled coyly, "I forgot."

——I don't know why, but he always feels that his second brother has become a little different since the old man and the eldest brother both left.

Become... How should I put it?It's just special.

Shi Nai was still scolding him: "You really don't know how expensive money is. 50 taels of silver, I don't remember where it was spent."

——Could it be the reason why you are the master of your own house?

Seeing that his brother was about to continue talking, Shi Ding quickly changed the subject: "Second brother, when are you going to leave for Beijing?"

Shi Nai glared at him and spared him for the time being, "Three days later."

"The thing about the sect..."

Shi Nai said sternly, "I'm not here, so it's up to you to preside over it. Third child, you must not be soft-hearted about this matter."

"Second brother, don't worry, take care of me." Shi Ding's chest slapped loudly.

"Of course I'm at ease when you do things. After I return to the capital, I will first make things clear to the Eight Households in the capital. When it's time for the filial piety, I'll let them come over."

He explained it carefully again to make sure that nothing was missed before he talked about the real business.

"After I return to Beijing, try not to socialize with anyone except Xue's family, and practice martial arts diligently at home." Shi Nai said solemnly, "I reckon that in a few years, the imperial court will go to war with the north." .Don’t get all the opportunities in front of you, but you don’t have the ability to take credit for it.”

Shi Ding was excited, "Are you going to fight? How confident is Second Brother?"

"At least seven or eight points."

Shi Ding said: "Second brother, don't worry, I won't leave my martial arts behind."

Whenever this happens, Shi Nai will feel that his younger brother is really cute.

——Never like to get to the bottom of it.

The author has something to say: Cough, the crown prince and the sixth prince have played so many chapters, and they finally have names!

As a waste of a name, the author can't afford to hurt it!