Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2319 It Turns Out to be Hidden Here 15.0

“It’s a good idea, but it can’t be implemented yet.”

"I know." Shen Cha nodded, tidied up her desk, put the empty bowls, chopsticks and spoons into the food box next to her, and said, "The people have always believed that the Qinglian Sect had long been extinct in Daxia, and even if there are still a few followers, they can't make a difference. So, they won't believe our words at all. They will only believe it when things get out of hand, triggering a war and causing panic." After she cleaned up the table, she smiled bitterly, "Didn't Aunt Xue serve as a good example back then?"

"Yes!" Shen Haolin sighed. "Although this unjust case was a conspiracy of several parties, and Aunt Xue resolutely went to her death for the sake of justice and never regretted it, the reaction of the people..." He shook his head gently, "was beyond our expectations."

"The people at the border don't care at all. After all, Aunt Xue led the troops to kill countless enemies and protect the border and the people. They saw all this. They don't believe those rumors at all. But the people in Xijing City are not like this. Those censors are even worse, throwing all kinds of dirty water on Uncle Xue, Aunt Xue, Wudinghou Mansion, and even the Shen family army."

"People are like this. They only believe what they want to believe and are unwilling to believe the facts." Shen Haolin sneered, "In the matter of Aunt Xue, in addition to us pushing it behind the scenes, the Qinglian Sect also played a role in helping. They accounted for the majority of the dirty water."

"That's exactly what happened." Shen Cha saw Shen Haolin had finished eating, so she walked over to help him clean up. "We are all playing tactics and strategies, so no one should say who is noble or who is dirty. We are all the same, there is no difference."

When Shen Haolin saw her like this, he couldn't help but pinch her face. Seeing her glaring at him, he couldn't help but pinch it again.

"Brother!" Shen Cha packed up the food box, opened the door and put it outside, turned around and walked slowly in the house, "Since they used this method to deal with us before, we can also use this method to deal with them, right?" She chuckled and said, "But, speaking of it, we do need to find that batch of things as soon as possible and exchange them for silver as soon as possible."

"But we can't rush into it, or we'll be exposed."

"We can't be impatient, but we need to be steady and fast." Shen Cha thought for a while, "I will mention this to Master today and ask him to help contact people. Once we find something, we will report it to His Majesty and sell it. We have always been self-sufficient in food and wages. Although this is not in compliance with the law, we have been doing this for so many years."

"The Shen Family Army and the Liu Family Army have their own intentions, so it is not against the rules. Besides, if we do this, all parties will be very satisfied, so why not do it!"

"That's true. But if we can win this battle this year, it will completely change the situation of the entire border. We can take this opportunity to completely take back the five cities we lost a hundred years ago. But..." Shen Cha sighed softly, "What will happen after we take them back? With five more cities, will Your Majesty send people from the central government or let our Shen family army garrison them? It all depends on Your Majesty's decision. But if we garrison them, there will be more places to spend money, and where will the money come from? We can't be self-sufficient in food and wages, and we have to spend money on this aspect ourselves? However, if we are really responsible, those stingy guys in the Ministry of Revenue will definitely write a letter and let us solve it ourselves."

"So, you're thinking of exchanging those things for silver in case of emergency?" Shen Haolin waved his hand gently, "Forget it. Even if His Majesty lets us garrison, the silver, money and food are all paid by the Ministry of Revenue. Besides," he sneered, "In my opinion, it's better not to have those five cities."

"Brother?" Shen Cha walked over to sit beside him and looked at him curiously, "Why do you say that, brother?"

"Didn't you just say that those five cities have been lost for nearly a hundred years, at least three generations, so it doesn't matter whether they come back or not. Think about it, what was their reaction when you passed there on the way to Yiqing Prefecture? Are our people finally here, or are these Daxia people here again?" Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha, "They have long been assimilated by the Jin people and become real Jin people, just like those Central Plains people who have lived in Linhuang Prefecture for many years. Although they have the same blood as us, they don't identify their bloodline as we think." ".I see." Shen Cha thought for a while, "They have gone through at least three generations and already think of themselves as Jin people. If we accept them, we will be regarded as invaders and aggressors, which will cause us countless big troubles. But if we maintain normality and ask the Jin Kingdom to pay tribute, there will be no such trouble, and it can also delay the time for the Jin Kingdom to recuperate."

"That's right!" Shen Haolin nodded gently, "But we won't say it now. The rumor we spread is that we want the city. When the real negotiation comes, we can then put forward our real purpose. Isn't that also good?" He lowered his head and kissed Shen Cha's forehead, "It's just that we have to inform His Majesty in advance. I believe His Majesty agrees with our idea."

"Of course, the more money you make, the better, and the more money you spend, the better. Isn't this Brother Xiaojue's usual style?" Shen Cha smiled, grabbed Shen Haolin's arm, yawned, and said drowsily, "No, I need to take a nap first and go to the camp later, brother."

Shen Haolin was still waiting for her next words, but after waiting for a long time he didn't hear anything. He lowered his head slightly and saw that she had fallen asleep.

He shook his head helplessly, picked up the person gently, walked around the screen to the inner room, put the person gently on the bed, took off his boots, and pulled the quilt to one side to wrap the person.

When he walked out of the inner room, he was not surprised to see Xue Ruitian sitting behind his desk.

"Falling asleep?" Xue Ruitian pouted helplessly, "Why did you think of asking Miaomiao for medicine and putting it in her porridge?"

"She hasn't eaten or slept well these days in order to find those things. She looks very haggard. I've told her several times but she won't listen. What can I do? I'll have to use some tricks to make her sleep." Shen Haolin was helpless. "Anyway, I'll be relieved if she can sleep well for three or four hours and get enough rest."

"That's true." Xue Ruitian sighed and said softly, "I heard everything you said just now."

"I knew you were outside, so I didn't plan to avoid you." Shen Haolin glanced at him, "In fact, you guessed it a long time ago, didn't you?"

"In fact, I have had my doubts for a long time. After all, when the incident happened, the late emperor reacted so strangely that I felt something was wrong. In addition, my father and mother did not argue at all, but were very calm, which made it even more suspicious. Now this has only confirmed my suspicions." Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Haolin, "But even so, we still have to clear our name when the time comes. After all, we know it was a setup, but the people don't know. We must let the people know that they slandered the wrong person back then."

"Of course."

(End of this chapter)