The rise of the prince

Chapter 427 Family First
In the night, the Sanjia Courtyard, and the Pianzhai on the west side is an elegant small courtyard with rugged rockery, overgrown trees, winding paths leading to secluded places, bypassing the rocks in the middle, and there are marble landscape screens with red sandalwood frames, and carved lilacs. wooden door.

Simple and elegant, but very luxurious, ordinary people can't afford to live in such a courtyard, it looks simple and simple, and anyone who knows how to understand can understand that the screen is the handwriting of the current Chao Fan, and the screen alone is not worth a thousand taels of silver.

The red sandalwood is an old tree from the previous year. The grain of the wood is clear, and the surface is as smooth and firm as glass, which is hard to find.

In the central gazebo of the small courtyard, dim yellow lanterns with soft firelight are hung. Beside the marble table, there are two official hat chairs in their early years. They are finely polished and the woodwork is excellent.

There were two people sitting opposite each other, one of them was Shen Lin, and this was also his yard.

He was dressed in a long gown, and he didn't have the slightest look of the commander-in-chief of the Xiang army.

Sitting opposite Shen Lin is his nephew, Shen Yinfeng, who now manages the family business.

There are two brothers, Shen Yinfeng and Shen Sheng. Because his father was seriously ill when he was young, he has always taken care of him and raised his two nephews as his own. The relationship between uncle and nephew has always been very good.

"It's been a while since I've had a drink with you, what have you been up to lately?" Shen Lin drank a glass and smiled.

Shen Yinfeng smiled bitterly: "Uncle, Jiangzhou is in such a mess recently, the shop at home has been robbed twice, the merchants dare not stay for a long time, seeing that the business will not be able to continue, and we are trying to turn around. We have to start from If the Wangfu buys tens of thousands of taels of goods, it can earn [-]% before, which is a big profit, but as it is now, it is not easy to get back the money."

He said and shook his head: "If the situation in Jiangzhou continues, I'm afraid that by the beginning of next spring, my family will be begging on the street."

"You, don't talk about frustration." Shen Lin knew he was joking, but he knew how much the current situation in Jiangzhou had affected the voice of Shen's family. The object fills the hole.

"How about you, Uncle?" Shen Yinfeng asked.

Shen Lin smiled: "What else can I do? When the transfer envoy arrives, he will be the immediate boss. He will naturally wait for the call without delay."

"You mean King Pingnan."

"That's right." Shen Lin nodded, "Why, do you have an opinion on King Pingnan?"

Talking to his uncle, Shen Yinfeng did not shy away from it: "To be honest, I really can't figure out what King Pingnan is going to do. I have learned about King Pingnan's talents and wisdom a long time ago, and I believe in my heart that he has a way. Knowing what he is doing now, I really can't find a clue."

Shen Lin nodded and said with a smile: "It's not just you, no one understands, but the question is, do you believe that King Pingnan can rule Jiangzhou?"

Shen Yinfeng probably didn't expect his uncle to ask such a question, hesitated again and again, and nodded uncertainly.

"Really?"

"Really." He nodded.

Only then did Shen Lin nod, and then raised his glass: "Come on, let's have a drink."

The two clinked glasses and drank it all in one go.

Shen Lin's cheeks were a little red, and he moved his chopsticks to eat while saying: "You two brothers, since childhood, people have said that you are the same, both of you are smart and talented. When your brother was here, he was the most talented person in Jiangzhou. , after your brother left, you will be the number one talented person in Jiangzhou." He laughed to himself and gave a thumbs up.

"It sounds so similar, but uncle, I know that you two children are different." Shen Lin said while pouring wine for himself and for his nephew. Good friends.

"Your brother is the eldest son of the family, so it is inevitable that the burden on his shoulders is heavier. The family of merchants looks rich and envious of others, but in fact they are all plates of fat in the eyes of the court. One day if you are unlucky, you will be eaten .” Shen Lin said and took another drink.

"Your brother has been smart since he was a child, and he has seen through and understood this principle at a young age.

So he didn't need to be restrained by his family since he was a child, unlike other children from relatives and friends who rely on how much money the family has to pretend to be useless and cause trouble. "Shen Lin happily recalled the past,

"What your brother wants is to keep my family safe forever, so he desperately wants to climb up the officialdom and find a pillar for our family. He also did a good job and succeeded. Because of him, our family is now Only then can we hold our heads high and hold our chests high, so we don’t have to look forward and backward, and be careful to worry that the imperial court will take us one day.”

"Brother is really powerful." Shen Yinfeng also nodded.

Shen Lin smiled: "Yeah, compared to your brother, you have had a much easier life since you were a child, and you don't have such a big burden on your shoulders.

But there are pros and cons.
With such a heavy burden on your shoulders, your brother has always been cautious in doing things, striving for perfection in everything big and small, for fear of involving the family, he suffered a lot.But there is no perfect thing in the world. There are only things to do and not to do. Because of this, he is too introverted and rarely has his own opinions.

It is good to do things, but when it comes to controlling the overall situation, you will often be led by the nose.”

Shen Lin took a look at Shen Yinfeng: "It's you instead. You don't have as many worries as your brother. You don't have to look forward and backward and be cautious. You will naturally be more generous and long-term when looking at things."

As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of letter paper from his pocket and put them on the table.

"Uncle, what is this?" Shen Yinfeng was puzzled.

"Your brother's letter also contains Xiang Yu's handwriting." Shen Lin sighed, "It tells me not to cooperate with King Pingan, but to prevaricate. If King Pingnan blames, Xiang Yu promises to protect me."

Shen Yinfeng picked up the letter and looked at it, the more he read it, the more surprised he became, "Yu Xiang."

"Yu Chengan, the governor of the court, is also your eldest brother's father-in-law." Shen Lin said and drank another cup: "On weekdays, our Can family does not pay less to him, and the money sent to Yu's mansion every year is worth tens of thousands at least. Two, it is definitely not something that a portal like ours can provoke."

Shen Yinfeng frowned, and said in an unhappy tone: "But he is asking us to provoke King Pingnan, is it easy to provoke King Pingnan? He is a well-known ruthless person in the capital, and he must avenge any revenge. He fought against Hanlin University before. Scholars, and later cut off the ears of talented scholars, this"

Shen Lin smiled wryly: "That's why I said that your brother can't help himself, he will only be led by the nose."

"Uncle, what should we do!" Shen Yinfeng was a little anxious.

"What else can I do? Didn't you say it before? If you believe in King Pingnan, then believe it to the end."

"But this will offend Yu Chengan again."

"Offend it if you offend it." Shen Lin rubbed his temples.

"Your brother is over there, you are here. When our Can family wanted to step into the officialdom, I thought that there would be a day when we would either stand on this side or that side. If we stood on the wrong side, we would be smashed to pieces. "

Shen Lin smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you two brothers are smart people, God bless my family."

As he said that, he slowly leaned over, lowered his voice and whispered to Shen Yinfeng: "Your brother stands over there, you stand here, if something happens, just push it on uncle, in this way, my family can be safe forever."

Shen Yinfeng raised his head slightly after listening, with complicated eyes, "Uncle."

Shen Lin just waved his hands, "Men in the San family must remember that the interests of the family are above all else. Only in this way can we report to the regiment for warmth and live in the world without fear of being bullied. Your uncle and I are also members of the San family, as it should be."

Under the moon, the cold night breeze blows, the chill is overwhelming, the wine and dishes are already completely cold, Shen Yin shivered from the cold, nodded slowly: "I understand."

(End of this chapter)