[Rebirth] Uncle is above, don't care

Shen Chenghui took a sip of the green tea at the side, smiled and looked at the two vigorous young people sitting down, his eyes turned and he glanced at the ministers who were looking forward to him and said with a smile: "You two usually follow Cheng You must have learned a lot, and I believe you have heard about the major events in this world, do you know about the hoarding of medicinal materials that has been reported recently?"

"Your Majesty, what you are talking about is that rich merchants purchase medicinal materials at low prices and hoard them instead of selling them, leaving the common people without medicine?" Shen Yinbei asked respectfully after a moment of silence.

Shen Yinhao snorted silently. Although he lowered his head, his eyes showed jealousy and contempt. Do you know what to be proud of in such a thing?Look at his virtue based on taking credit.

"That's right." Shen Chenghui glanced at Shen Yinhao, nodded and continued: "This year's rain is abundant and the land is fertile. In addition, the price of medicinal materials has been rising all the way last year. Many farmers used the land used to grow food to grow herbs. There are more people, but the price has dropped, a lot of medicinal materials are accumulated in the hands and cannot be sold, and they are rotten in the field, and the sowing season has passed, and it is impossible to plant food again."

Thinking of this, Shen Chenghui became worried, and his face became gloomy, "Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and most farmers abandon grain and grow medicines, which is contrary to the fundamentals. In the end, they can only sell the medicinal materials to profiteers at a very low price. In order to survive, rich merchants are now hoarding medicinal materials, the capital and even many parts of the country are in short supply of medicinal materials, and the common people can neither eat nor afford medicines, I am really worried."

This matter has been going on for a long time, but it is difficult to solve it completely. The ministers at the court have been arguing endlessly, and so far they have not discussed the best solution. This has long been heard by Shen Yinbei.

Now that the emperor raised this difficult problem in front of the two of them, the purpose was self-evident.

"I believe that the two virtuous nephews already understand what I mean, so if you are the ones to handle this matter, do you have a good way to deal with it?"

Shen Chenghui's exam question has been uttered, and everyone present has different expressions, some are looking forward to it, some are watching a joke, some are anxious...Only Shen Yinhao seems to have a plan in mind.

Seeing his appearance, Shen Chenghui couldn't help asking him with a gentle smile: "My nephew seems to have a countermeasure?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, in the eyes of the minister, this question is not worth mentioning." Shen Yinhao raised his head confidently, and scanned the surrounding ministers, only to think that these people are helpless with such a simple question, and they are simply idiots. nest.

"In the final analysis, this matter is because the rich merchants are greedy and seek violence from it. As long as Your Majesty orders you to confiscate their property and confiscate the hoarded medicinal materials and turn them over to the national treasury, the matter will naturally be resolved."

After Shen Yinhao said something, there was silence in the hall, Shen Chengqi lowered his head and suppressed a smile, Shen Chengjing's face turned pale, and several winks at him didn't work.

The officials did not dare to speak because of the face of the emperor and the prince, but their eyes were full of sarcasm.This is Prince Duankang's pre-appointed heir. It seems that it is nothing more than a rotten wood that cannot be carved.

Although Shen Chenghui was very displeased with Shen Yinhao's words in his heart, he still asked with a smile: "Nephew, have you ever thought about how big the country is, there are many wealthy businessmen, how can you tell which ones are the real profiteers hoarding goods?" ?”

"It's better not to let one go before the wrong death. Those who are in business don't have many good things. If they have saved so much property, they might as well confiscate it. Anyway, I seem to be focusing on agriculture and suppressing business. I don't have these profiteers."

If Shen Yinhao's proposal just now just proves that he is short-sighted, it is not unforgivable, but now he is so cruel and insensitive, how can he look like a prince who has read poetry and books for more than 20 years?

Shen Chenghui's complexion finally became gloomy, and the look he looked at Shen Yinhao also changed, but Shen Yinhao was still complacent about his proposal, and didn't feel at all that he had broken his trust with the people.

"Yin Bei, what do you think?" The emperor, who was completely disappointed with Shen Yinhao, turned his head and asked Shen Yinbei who had been standing silently by the side.

Shen Yinbei pondered for a moment, and then said unhurriedly: "I think that just cracking down on wealthy businessmen is not enough to solve the problem. If you want the peasants to eat and see their diseases, you have to rely on the imperial court to control them. Your Majesty can order all kinds of Raise the price of medicinal materials, encourage the common people to grab the rotten medicinal materials in the field, and reward a certain amount of money for each mu of land. This will not only solve the economic problems for farmers, but also increase their enthusiasm. It is better to sell them at a high price to the government than to sell them at a low price to profiteers. .”

Shen Chenghui nodded with a smile on his face, a little more appreciation in his bearded eyes every time, "Continue talking, what else?"

"Secondly, the problem of hoarding goods by profiteers has existed for a long time. Instead of waiting for the court to deal with them after they made a mistake, it is better to prevent it from happening and directly stipulate that merchants are not allowed to buy any goods without authorization, so as to block their way out and prevent such things from happening again. .”

Shen Chengqi raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction, he didn't expect Shen Yinbei to give him such a big surprise, "Nephew is really smart and resourceful, your idea just coincides with me and all the ministers, as expected a hero is a boy, it seems that this The law can indeed be enforced.”

"Absolutely not!"

Suddenly a clear voice sounded in the hall, and everyone looked around in amazement to see who was so bold as to interrupt the words of the Holy Majesty.

At this time, a thin and thin figure came from behind the crowd. He bowed his head and knelt on the ground, but his eyes were firm. "Your Majesty, can I hear something from this servant?"

The voice is firm and decisive, who else but Shen Chengqi?

"It's you?" Shen Chenghui raised his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't expect the personal guard beside Shen Yinbei to be so bold. Although he was surprised in his heart, he was not angry after all. He asked calmly, "Is it possible that you are a guard in the palace?" Want to participate in politics too? But I want to hear what you have to say, if it is some useless nonsense, I will not spare you a second time."

Shen Chengqi kowtowed his head respectfully, just about to say what he had been brewing in his stomach for a long time, but was interrupted by a sharp scolding.

"What are you talking nonsense in front of the Holy One!? Where's the guard? Hurry up and drag him down!"

Shen Laoer panicked the moment he saw Shen Chengqi. He couldn't let others know that he still had a child, and he couldn't let the emperor know that he had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. His old face was full of shock and fear, with blue eyes White, obviously has lost its size.

Turning around, he said in an unsteady tone: "Your Majesty was shocked, this servant actually committed an offense, and shocked the holy car, this servant will definitely punish him!"

"Second brother, why are you panicking?" Shen Chenghui raised his head in confusion, "I have allowed this little guard to speak, and I also said that if it is nonsense, I will be dragged out and beheaded. Is it possible that you also want to resist the order?"

"I don't dare! It's just...just..." Shen Chengjing sweated anxiously, and cast a disgusted glance at Shen Chengqi, wanting him to retreat in spite of the difficulties, but Shen Chengqi was completely unmoved, and knelt there straight, Like not seeing him.

"Okay, second brother, you don't need to talk about it, I have my own measure." For some reason, Shen Chenghui always couldn't refuse this little guard. Every time he met his dark eyes, he would think of the sixth brother, so he couldn't help but tolerate it again and again. "Little guard, what did you want to say just now, keep talking."

This play was expected by Shen Chengqi a long time ago, he was betting on the kindness of the emperor's brother, and now the facts have proved that he won the bet.

"The slave thinks that His Highness's countermeasure is indeed effective, but it will increase the burden on the national treasury. The previous emperors of our dynasty advocated recuperation and recuperation. Most of the treasury funds are taken from the people and used by the people. There will definitely not be much cash that can be taken out. And our country There are a lot of farmers, if every family is rewarded, it will definitely be a huge sum, and it is not wise to use big money for small things."

All the ministers fell silent after hearing this, and finally a veteran of the three dynasties suddenly stood up, his breath was so excited: "Your Majesty! This little guard is right, the old minister has never thought of this level, the old minister ...I'm really ashamed!"

As soon as the words fell to the ground, all the ministers nodded in praise as if they had just woken up from a dream, and even looked at Shen Chengqi with admiration. It was surprising that such a thoughtful young man would be so thoughtful.

Shen Chenghui was only stunned for a moment, and immediately came back to his senses, his eyes lit up, "Since you opened your mouth, you must have thought of a better countermeasure, let me listen to you."

Shen Chengqi took a deep breath, stared at his elder brother with burning eyes for a long time, kowtowed his head heavily and said in a deep voice: "The slave does have a way, but... this way is really disrespectful, if you say it, please forgive me, your majesty." Not dead."

"Let's hear it first. If it's a good plan, it will only reward you, but how can it give you the death penalty."

"The slave's way is... Please tell the world, Your Majesty, that the holy dragon is sick and unable to return to heaven."

The entire hall was as dead silent, and then the officials were in an uproar, the voice was so loud that it almost knocked over the roof.

"Bold! What a slave, you dare to play with the dragon's body!" Second Shen, who was at the side, couldn't sit still any longer, pointed at Shen Chengqi's nose and yelled, wishing that this thorn in his side would disappear immediately.

Shen Chenghui, who was sitting in the front seat, was not angry, he squinted his eyes and stared at Shen Chengqi closely, and looked at Shen Chengqi carefully, and only said three words: "Go on."

In order to gain the trust and attention of the emperor's brother, Shen Chengqi had long ago decided to put all his eggs in one basket. Although he was a little nervous at this time, he still said almost word by word: "Once such rumors are spread, they will definitely get everyone's attention." People all over the world are paying attention, and those profiteers stockpiling goods have a limited variety of medicinal materials, which are nothing more than those types. As long as His Majesty hints in the notice that your illness needs these types of medicines, and the imperial pharmacy is in short supply, who can provide them? Give the medicinal materials to the palace, and you can exchange for official positions, the more medicinal materials you turn in, the higher the official positions, and the slaves believe that these profiteers will definitely take the bait."

Shen Chengqi raised his head and glanced at Brother Huang, seeing that he was staring at him intently with his chin resting on his shoulders, and then continued to say: "Since ancient times, the status of merchants has been very low, even if they have a lot of money But they are not respected by the world, and many businessmen want to get a job in the government if they want to break their heads, and the slaves think that those businessmen who hoard goods are no exception."

"In this way, not only can all the black merchants behind this incident be found out, but also all the hoarded medicinal materials can be confiscated, and the imperial court will distribute these medicinal materials to the people for free, and it can also serve as a source of income for the people." Your Majesty earns a good reputation of being diligent and caring for the people, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone."

After Shen Chengqi finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and didn't raise his head for a long time. Everyone in the front hall fell silent. All the ministers, including Shen Yinbei, couldn't help but widen their eyes. Such a cunning and tricky method is really a prince's house. Can the little guard figure it out?

Shen Chenghui walked in front of him slowly, and didn't stop until the hem of his clothes rubbed against Shen Chengqi's hair, raised his hand and raised his face to look carefully, as if looking for someone's shadow.

"Tell me, who are you?"

"The minister is just the personal bodyguard of His Highness the Third Highness."

"You are lying, I want to listen to the truth."

Shen Chengqi was silent, he was hesitating, although everything was proceeding according to his own plan, and he had successfully attracted the attention of the emperor brother, but neither Shen Chengqi nor Shen Yinque could say these two names.

His eyes moved away unconsciously, but he happened to see Shen Yinbei stepping forward step by step, and knelt down in front of the emperor.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I... I lied to you just now. He is not my personal bodyguard, but..."

"Shen Yinbei, what nonsense are you talking about!" Shen Er Er was already breaking out in a cold sweat, and rushed forward regardless of his image, but he couldn't stop him.

"He is the minister's adopted brother, the foster son adopted by the king behind his father's back."

One sentence almost made Shen Lao Er collapse. He knew that the situation was fixed and could not be undone, so he could only follow the trend, "Your Majesty... Yin Bei is right. This child is indeed the adopted son of my younger brother. His name is Shen Que." Because of his natural vulgarity, I was afraid of disturbing Shengjia so I didn't let him go out. I didn't expect him to be so stubborn that he pretended to be a guard and messed around with Yin Bei. That's why he became like this... It's because of my lax discipline that surprised His Majesty ! The minister is guilty!"

"So that's the case." Shen Chenghui nodded, feeling a little lost for some reason, as if he was waiting for a person to appear, but that person missed the appointment in the end.

He withdrew his wandering thoughts, turned his head and patted Shen Chengqi's head, "Second brother, you have adopted a good son, this child is so talented, he will definitely be a good talent in the future, and I will take him more in the future." Learn and learn."

This sentence is simply a great grace, Shen Chengqi couldn't help but twitched his lips the moment he kowtowed to thank him, no matter how big the risk is, as long as the ending is what he wants, it is enough.

Just when the front hall was full of enjoyment, there was a sudden shrill scream from the backyard, and everyone was startled. When they looked out the window, they saw a thick smoke billowing, followed by a man covered in black dirt. The little eunuch ran over like crazy, crying and shouting as he ran: "My lord! My lord is not good! There is a fire in the backyard, the backyard! Many people were burned to death, and the fire can't be controlled at all!"

"What!?" Shen Chengjing stood up suddenly, and the shocked whole body began to shake.

Shen Yinbei and Shen Yinhao supported him, "Father, be careful!"

"I'm going to have a look right now!" Shen Chengjing broke away from their hands, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I... have disturbed the holy car many times. It is an unforgivable crime, but please go back to the palace now!"

Shen Chenghui was still doubting Shen Chengqi's identity, but now he couldn't care less, "I'll let you go and have a look, if you need anything, you can transfer someone from the palace."

"Your Majesty, the dragon body is the most important thing!"

"No need to say too much, I have my own opinion, you guys lead the way!"

The moods of all the ministers went up and down that night, and at this moment they broke out in a cold sweat. They wanted to leave the palace immediately, but they couldn't leave if the emperor didn't leave, so they had to bite the bullet and protect the emperor all the way to the backyard.

Shen Yinhao wanted to join in the fun, so even if it was his own home that was being burned, he didn't think it was a big deal, and left quickly with the large army, leaving only Shen Chengqi and Shen Yinbei staying where they were.

The two looked at each other with deep meaning in each other's eyes, but they didn't realize it. They ran to the backyard together, so Shen Chengqi didn't see the vicious smile on Shen Yinbei's face when he stared at the black smoke floating in the night sky .

When he reached the backyard, Shen Chengqi realized how big the fire was. Billowing thick smoke accompanied by fiery flames swept across the entire house and continued to spread to both sides.

The burning house was not the main mansion, but the place where the theater troupe rested at night. Because the birthday would be held for three days, they lived in the palace today, but unexpectedly caught fire.

All the servants carried buckets of water to this side, but they were just a drop in the bucket. Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, Shen Chenghui mobilized a group of ministers to search for rescuers in the palace, and the entire palace was in disarray. .

As soon as the reinforcements arrived, they rushed into the fire to save people. Many opera singers were rescued, and the remaining people basically had no chance of surviving. Just when everyone was about to give up, a little maid with half of her clothes burned Suddenly ran over whining, and when he saw Shen Chengjing, he plopped and knelt on the ground: "My lord! The princess...she's still inside! The princess hasn't come out yet!"

"What!?" Shen Chengjing grabbed the maid's collar and scolded angrily: "Didn't the concubine go back to the palace a long time ago to go to bed, why did she run to the place where this actor stayed?!"

"Slaves...slaves...don't know! Slaves don't know anything! Please spare your life!"

At this moment, when the surviving actors were counting the number of people, one of them suddenly exclaimed: "Why is Xiaolou missing!? Didn't Xiaolou escape!?"

The few remaining people were dumbfounded, and knelt on the ground to beg the guards: "Brother guards, we beg you, He Xiaolou, the pillar of our theater troupe, is still inside! Please help him, okay? Maybe he's not dead yet!"

For a moment the whole scene was in chaos, no one knew why Princess Duankang ran to the place where the actor was staying late at night, and no one knew whether the tall and handsome He Xiaolou was dead or not, but she is such a woman, she is still the concubine of the palace, It's not good to get involved with an actor.

Shen Chengjing's face was so gloomy that he was about to go into a rage. The emperor patted him on the shoulder, "Don't panic, brothers and sisters have their own auspices, and if you look for them, you will definitely find them."

After finishing speaking, he said to the guards: "Go in and look for it! Until you find the princess, you will see the dead if you live!"

Shen Yinhao knew that his mother might be buried in the sea of ​​fire, so he burst into tears immediately, and all the eunuchs and court ladies also had to cry as soon as the son cried.

Shen Chengqi and Shen Yinbei were the only ones who stayed out of the matter. The two stood like this for a long time without saying a word. Finally, Shen Chengqi couldn't bear it anymore, and turned around and asked him: "I don't believe that things will be so coincidental, He Xiaolou Is it your fault that Song Qiaodie and Song Qiaodie will die at the same time?"

Shen Yinbei smiled, and quietly held his hand, "Brother, don't ask me in a hurry, you will have time to get to the bottom of it after watching this good show."

In the end, Song Qiaodie and He Xiaolou were rescued by two guards. Fortunately, neither of them died, and they were even slightly injured, but they were completely naked.

Song Qiaodie was even more outrageous, the whole person was in a daze and didn't say anything. After being caught, she was still yelling: "Xiaolou...my Xiaolou, come and love me..."

Everyone who saw this scene was dumbfounded, Shen Chenghui's face immediately darkened, and Shen Chengjing was trembling with anger, almost fainting in the next second.

He stood up straight with trembling, and said to a little eunuch next to him, "Give me... wake up this bitch!"