Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2318 It Turns Out to be Hidden Here 14.0

"Ahei! Ahei! Ahei!"

As soon as I woke up in the morning, I heard continuous sneezing sounds in the hall, as well as the shouting sounds of Xue Ruitian and Meilin.

"Hey, you don't have to be so nervous. Maybe you got a cold last night. Just drink something hot."

Shen Cha got down from the chaise longue, looked at the nervous Xue Ruitian and Meilin, shook her head helplessly, and pulled Shen Haolin away.

"Let's go back and wash up, and have breakfast. We won't come here again. We'll go directly to the dungeon." She looked at Merlin, "Show the plan we made yesterday to our second brother, and let him help us think about it."

"I knew it earlier!"

After leaving the flower hall, Shen Haolin reached out and touched Shen Cha's forehead. Indeed, he didn't feel feverish, so he felt relieved.

The two people returned to their own yard, washed up and changed into clean clothes.

Shen Cha felt that he had not completely digested the meal from the previous night, so he simply drank a bowl of white porridge with some pickles. While eating, he looked through today's reports and official documents, and could not help but sigh.

"what happened?"

"Nowadays, any random thing can be written in the official newspaper." She shook the document in her hand, sighed, and said, "If there is really nothing to write, you don't have to write it. There is no need to fill in the numbers, right?"

"You can't blame them. Nowadays, the world is peaceful and the people are living and working in peace. There are definitely no big troubles. What there are are just trivial matters. In the past, these things could not be written in the court newspaper, but now they can appear, doesn't it prove that everything is peaceful?" Shen Haolin smiled, "When a fight breaks out here, then all the news will be about us."

"That's right. Let them relax for a few days. After a while, they will be busy again."

"Be a little more careful, your gloating is too obvious."

"I just take pleasure in other people's misfortunes. It makes me happiest to cause them more trouble."

Shen Cha made a face at Shen Haolin, coughed twice, put away the report he had read, and looked at the official documents of the Shen family army. They were all routine reports, nothing special, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Speaking of which, is Shen Zhonghe leaving? Although he only holds an idle position in the Military Affairs Department, it is not a good thing that he has been away from Beijing for so long without any news. Since their family has reconciled, let them go back. If Zhou Erniang really can't tolerate Liang Jieque, let her stay here. Anyway, she has already left Shen Zhonghe's house, and with her skills, she will have no worries about her livelihood wherever she goes."

"Shen Zhonghe," Shen Haolin raised his eyebrows slightly, "has already written to His Majesty, resigning and returning home."

"Resign? Return home?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "How did you know?" "He came to me several times, wanting Xiaotian and me to help him make a decision." Seeing the puzzled expression on Shen Cha's face, Shen Haolin chuckled and said, "In the past few days, you were either in the small warehouse, the old house, or the camp. You couldn't see him at all, so naturally you didn't know. He said that he didn't want to return to Beijing to work in the military department again, and wanted to return to his hometown to spend his remaining years in peace."

"Oh, I really didn't have time to greet them during this period of time because I was looking for something." Shen Cha nodded, "When I came back that day, I ran into Lao Tang on West Street. Lao Tang complained that I seemed to have disappeared during this period of time and he couldn't find me no matter how hard he tried."

"He also complained to me when he came to the mansion." Shen Haolin smiled, "Shen Zhonghe also wanted to ask you what you think, but if he can't find you, then forget it."

"If it were me, I would agree with his decision. Xiaobao's situation is indeed not suitable for living in Xijing City. If he grows up by the sea, he might have fewer troubles. But..." Shen Cha thought for a while, "I'm afraid Uncle Liu won't agree."

"He will agree." Shen Haolin took a fried dough stick, took a bite, and said slowly, "Shen Zhonghe originally didn't want to return home, and had always rejected Uncle Liu's proposal, but this time he took the initiative to ask to return home, and Uncle Liu should be the happiest. Now that Shen Zhonghe has come to his territory, what he says is what matters."

"If you say so, it is indeed the case." Shen Cha took a sip of porridge, "But in this case, Shen Zhonghe will inevitably be targeted by Master Falian again, right?"

"It's not impossible, but..." Shen Haolin sneered and said, "Does he still have the energy to do this now? From Jiangnan to the Western Regions, and then to the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom, all his efforts over the years have been destroyed. Now he has to clean up the mess for these useless subordinates. I'm afraid that even if he knew that Shen Zhonghe had returned to the southern border, he would be powerless."

"He has such a big business, it's not surprising that this day will come." Shen Cha sneered, "He is ambitious and has the ability to control people. It is impossible for him to be what he is now from a prince of the previous dynasty who was forced to become a monk without brains and abilities. But he still has flaws, or weaknesses."

"His biggest flaw is his lack of self-confidence. He has a very low self-esteem, doesn't he?" Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha and saw her smiling at him. He continued, "I'm afraid he himself is not even aware of this shortcoming."

"Throughout history, the more people think they can control the world, the more inferior they are. There are many good examples to prove this." Shen Cha finished the last mouthful of porridge, put the bowl on the table, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "He has only one obsession in his life, which is to prove himself to his parents and those who look down on him, to prove that he is more capable and competent than those incompetent rulers they chose. Since they didn't choose him, he will make the world restless."

"That's right." Shen Haolin smiled, wiped his hands with the towel beside him, and looked at Shen Cha, "Do you want to eat something else?"

"No more eating. These are enough." Shen Cha threw aside the official reports and documents he had read and began to read the internal documents of the Shen Family Army. "In fact, I have already thought of the best way to attack him."

"We should be thinking the same thing." Shen Haolin picked up the bowl of porridge, took another sip, and said, "As long as we destroy all his arrangements, we can completely crush his heart."

"That's right, but it's not just that." Shen Cha bared his teeth at Shen Haolin, "Brother, do you still remember the Minister of Rites during our grandfather's time? Do you remember how his crimes were exposed?"

"I remember!" Shen Haolin nodded. "Someone wrote down all the crimes of the Minister of Rites and posted them all over Xijing City. Almost everyone knows about it. Not only that, the gold and silver treasures he embezzled were also openly displayed at the door of the Minister of Rites' mansion. In this way, even if the Minister of Rites denies it, he can't do it." He looked at Shen Cha, "What do you mean..."

"Well!" Shen Cha gave him a wicked smile, "Do the same."

(End of this chapter)