The rise of the prince

Chapter 334

Cansheng climbed up the carved hand guard stairs, turned around the carved red lacquered doors and windows, a banquet had been set up in the corridor on the third floor, and there was a young man sitting here, holding a white paper fan, with a slightly sad brow, fixedly looking at the people on the street downstairs Come and go.

On the side of the corridor on the second floor, there is a small table dedicated to worship, and a storyteller with a goatee and a ruddy complexion is telling the story of Pingnan Wang Li Xingzhou. While eating and drinking, applaud.

Shen Sheng shook his head. His father-in-law, Lord Yu Chengan, once told him that Li Xingzhou's achievements are not enough to rule the country in Anbang, but it may bring disaster to him. To harm him, if a person ascends to a high place all at once, he will be unable to hold on, step by step, down-to-earth, is the right way.

Thinking that he didn't listen much anymore, he continued to go upstairs.

Shensheng is middle-aged, but he is the same acquaintance of Yantiesi. It can be said that he is proud of the spring breeze, young and promising.

However, he didn't show his arrogance. Wearing casual clothes, he walked to the table in the corridor and sat down. The young man who was waiting on the table just now came back to his senses and said slightly startled: "Brother, you are here." '

Sitting opposite is his younger brother, Shen Yinfeng.

Shensheng nodded, then bowed, and then did not move.

Shen Yinfeng understood, took the wine glass and poured wine for him.

Only then did Shensheng nodded in satisfaction, held his sleeve with his left hand, picked up the chopsticks gracefully with his right hand, and tasted the food on the table: "Not bad, as expected of Zhiyuelou's dishes, seniors and young are in order, you finally understand."

"If you don't understand, you and my brother won't be able to eat this meal." Shen Yinfeng shook his head.

"You're making fun of your brother's pedantry." Can Sheng laughed. The two brothers had a good relationship since childhood, but they always had different views.

He believes that the ritual and music system educates the world, benefits the country and the people, and should be maintained and respected.The younger brother, Shen Yinfeng, felt that those complicated and useless restraints were old-fashioned things, and he never paid much attention to them.

The two brothers hold their own opinions and have been arguing for many years without a conclusion.

Cansheng took small bites of vegetables, chewed slowly, and seeing his younger brother was unhappy, he asked, "Why are you in such a good mood today that you asked me to come here?"

"What's so interesting about drinking with you, I'm going back to Jiangzhou tomorrow, I asked my brother to come out as farewell." Shen Yinfeng said.

Hearing his younger brother's tone, Shen Sheng was somewhat angry, and he didn't want to argue with him: "Seeing how unhappy you are, you may have suffered a disadvantage in the capital."

Even though he asked this question, he knew that it was impossible for his younger brother to be at a disadvantage. The largest merchant in Jiangzhou, not to mention the great business, also had a backer in the imperial court. People can reach.

If we talk about literature, he is the number one talented person in Jiangzhou. If we talk about martial arts, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He is good at riding and shooting.

Shen Yinfeng drank a cup by himself: "It's not a disadvantage, it's kind of awakened." He said, turning sideways to see the people coming and going on the street below.

Can Sheng also put away his smile, he felt that today's younger brother was a bit unusual.

"In the small world of Jiangzhou, I always thought that I was the smartest, perfect, young, more understanding of accidents and human relationships than other children, and could be tactful in dealing with the world. I felt that I could see through the world, know how to do things, and be able to accomplish things. I wanted to go anywhere. Show off one or two, and I am also proud of it in my heart. So I have to pretend to be more modest, so I am sensible and mature, but in the end I am self-righteous, hahaha." Shen Yinfeng laughed as he said.

"Until I came to the capital, I heard about the domineering and flamboyant person, and saw the arrogance. He wrote lyrics without giving the prince's son a little face, and the contempt was written on his face. Those scholars who babbled with him, one of them the day before He also talked and laughed happily with me, saying that he was a famous talent in Beijing, but he was beaten half to death the next day, and lost one ear."

At this point, Can Sheng also understands who the younger brother is talking about. It is difficult to find a second brother in Beijing who is so flamboyant.

It would not be surprising if these things happened to local state capitals, but at the feet of the Son of Heaven, everyone was cautious in their words and deeds, but he was the only one who was not afraid.

"He did things that I never dared to think about since I was a child. If he was a casual person like him, the old man would say that there were no rules, and the old me would laugh at him as naive, unsophisticated, tactful, and ignorant. Restrain yourself and look down on him in your heart, what is the result?" Shen Yinfeng said with a self-deprecating smile.

"It turns out that I soon found out that the woman I value the most is willing to be his concubine, holding a monthly business of several 10 taels, defending the country at a young age, galloping on the battlefield, and becoming a champion general. No one knows, no one knows.
At first I didn't understand how a dude could be worthy of the commitment of a woman like Shiyu, but now it seems that I am short-sighted. "Shen Yinfeng said and drank another cup.

Shen Sheng frowned, holding his wine glass, and said in a displeased tone: "He is just under the shadow of his father's generation, why should you care about it, if he is not the son of Prince Xiao, or a child of the royal family, so what?"

"Oh, brother, I've heard what you said. These days, there are people all over the capital singing praises and jokingly praising others. Naturally, there are also people who don't see how good others are, and talk ironically everywhere, saying that the prince was bestowed by his father's generation, but his own ability is actually mediocre." When I fell, I heard someone next to me arguing loudly.

"Brother, what you said is wrong. How can you say it doesn't matter? If Li Xingzhou is not the son of Prince Xiao, he can get the command of the army? Can he supervise the army for the emperor? If he doesn't have soldiers in his hands, he can't go south to supervise the army. How can he gain military merits? This is wrong. What! What's wrong."

After hearing this, Shen Sheng turned around and was speechless for a while. The people over there were noisy and still arguing, and it seemed that it was difficult to reach a conclusion for a while.

Shen Yinfeng smiled and said: "These people talk loudly, but when the time comes, it's useless to be a general.

What's more, King Pingnan only had 1000 people at the beginning, and the people's words are awesome.

In the past, the elders always taught us that misfortunes come from our mouths, we must learn how to deal with the world, and be tactful in the world. This is the way of survival that they have worked out all their lives. I think it's good to act rashly sometimes. "

Shen Sheng said: "You seem to admire him so much that you don't mind the hatred of taking his wife. Have you ever visited him?"

Shen Yinfeng nodded: "I've been there a few times, but I barely saw it once in the end."

"What did you say?"

"Let him take good care of Miss Shiyu." Shen Yinfeng smiled slightly.

"Pfft..." Shen Sheng, who always pays attention to appearance, spouted wine from his mouth: "You are provocative."

Shen Yinfeng laughed: "That's right, that's what I learned from King Pingnan, sometimes you have to act rashly.

I'm jealous that he won Shiyu girl, and I just feel unhappy, so why don't I complain.Furthermore, as a prince, he will not hide it like you, weigh it over and over again, and only speak after careful consideration. "

Can Sheng shook his head: "I still don't agree with your statement." But he felt that his younger brother seemed to be different
"It's up to you. Anyway, since you were young, you have never agreed with it."

Shen Sheng didn't argue with him either. Now is not the time to argue. The debate next door became louder. One side said that Li Xingzhou mainly relied on the shadow of his parents to achieve his current achievements, while the other side said that King Pingnan worked hard on his own. ability.
While eating food and drinking in a gentle and refined manner, Can Sheng reminded: "Recently, the Liao people went south, and the Jiangxian army in Jiangzhou was transferred to the north.

In the generation of Jiangzhou, Heishan bandits made trouble, Jiang Xianjun is not here, you have to be careful when you go back, the bandit's favorite is a merchant's house like ours, the family is not allowed to raise soldiers, and has a lot of money.

Also, build a good relationship with the magistrate Wang Tong, I also plan to write a letter for you to bring.The magistrate Wang of Ningjiang Mansion must not be offended, he is the son of the current prime minister, he is already the magistrate of the upper government at this age, once he returns to Beijing, he will probably go straight to the central government."

Shen Sheng naggingly explained, Shen Yinfeng nodded listlessly.

"Also, you are ready to prepare. The Mid-Autumn Festival is still more than one month away. The poetry meeting will be a grand occasion. Come here to show your face and get to know some people."

The two brothers kept talking, but they didn't eat much food and drink. They had different opinions, but they had a lot of parting words.

In the past few days, the outsourcing of the palace has been carried out rapidly, and a lot of work has been assigned out one after another.

Even the brothers of the Feng family who offended the palace back then came to ask for work with wine and money, because after they offended the palace and were seriously ill by Sun Banzhang, no one dared to come to them to work, if there was no more work, The whole family is going to the street to beg for food.

Li Xingzhou doesn't care. What the Palace wants is finished products. Whoever can make them can buy them. This is another advantage of outsourcing. Everyone has a transaction relationship and there is no responsibility involved. So it doesn't matter whether you are a black cat or a white cat. good cat.

(End of this chapter)