"What did you say?" Shen Haolin, the prince of Zhenguo, lowered his head and looked at Shen Cha, who was arranging his brocade robe, and didn't wait for a response for a long time before he grabbed her hand and asked, "Talking to you!" ”

"My brother already understands it, so why bother asking."

"I was just shocked and wanted to make sure. Are you sure you're not joking with me? Although our mansion cannot be called an impregnable wall, after the transformation of my father, ordinary people cannot break in. What a master of this stealing thing, he actually has such skills! ”

"When did my brother ever see me laugh? When did I say he broke in? Before the thief climbed the outer wall, he was tied up by Xiao Wu and them, where is his skills. In fact, Uncle Yan found him during the day, and heard that he came to Pandao in advance, so he had already laid an ambush. Shen Cha patted Shen Haolin's hand and motioned for him to let go, "I went to the dungeon just now, and they asked for a whole night, and that kid didn't say a word, and he didn't say who ordered him to do it after being knocked out a few times, but he looked like a hard bone." ”

"Strange things happen every year, and there are many partial births this year!" After Shen Cha put on his crown, Shen Haolin raised his feet and walked outside, and said as he walked, "After breakfast, you accompany me to have a look." ”

"What's so nice about stealing a child? Don't you look the same as the average person? Besides, when we were young, we couldn't always see it, and we had to go to the dungeon to see it? Shen Cha waved his hand to a few of the little guys and asked them to bring the breakfast that had been prepared.

The border pass is a bitter cold place, even if it is the Guogong Mansion, the food and clothing are also extremely frugal, there is no luxury, compared to those clans, nobles, and important ministers in Xijing, it is simply an underground and a heaven.

According to the words of Song Qiyun, the younger brother of the Great Xia Emperor Song Jue and now the second deputy general of the Houlu Army, the life of this Zhenguo Mansion is too hard, not to mention the princes and nobles, even those rich merchants and magnates in Xijing can't compare, almost the same as the commoners in Xijing. Although it is not to the extent of eating bran vegetables every day, but in his opinion, there is no difference, if his brother knows, maybe he will feel distressed, it is estimated that every day the court will have to make trouble with the military department and the household department, forcing those people to transport food to Jiaping Guancheng.

Shen Haolin did not comment on this, raising and training troops itself is a huge cost, and it is reasonable for the military department and the household department to become two iron roosters. What's more, in the past few years, the income of the treasury has not been abundant, and there have been some disasters in various places to a greater or lesser extent, and he can solve it by himself, and there is no need for His Majesty to solve everything. Worrying about the monarch is not just talking, it is true to do it.

Besides, Shen Haolin didn't feel that his life was bad, so he said that the three meals a day were all in accordance with the rules of the army, and the chefs in the dining room were also drawn from the gang army. He thinks this is already very good, everyone is a martial artist, they are all for Daxia to protect the land and Anbian, and everyone's life is also life, so why bother to divide a three, six, nine, and other rank, high and low!

It is because the coach always has such thoughts that Shen Jiajun will be so united and united. From the commander to the generals, to the bosses with positions, they all endured hardships and stood hard work, and the sergeants were naturally very moved in their hearts, and they would think that they had been recognized. In order to repay this sense of identity, they will also do their best when fighting on the battlefield.

People's hearts are always the softest place, the most easily hurt, and similarly, the easiest to be touched.

The breakfast of the Zhenguo Mansion is so many things every day, most of the staple food is a variety of vegetarian stuffing or occasionally see a little meat buns, steamed buns, cakes and the like, plus a large pot of rice porridge, millet porridge and other various porridges or porridge, the side dishes of the meal are mostly pickled in advance, Jiapingguan has entered the winter moon, fresh vegetables are not easy to obtain, and most of them are mainly vegetables in the cellar. I can see salted eggs and salted duck eggs once or twice in ten days and half a month, which can barely be regarded as supplementing nutrition. It's not a lot of tricks, but it's no problem to fill your stomach and cope with the busy and heavy business of the morning.

"It is not uncommon to steal children, but it is rare to have the courage to enter our house. Such a capable person probably doesn't look the same as others! Forget it, I'll check it out when they ask! "Shen Haolin peeled a salted duck egg, cut it in half with a knife, put half into his own bowl, and put the other half into Shen Cha's porridge." By this time, the word must have spread outside! ”

"Meizhu, add a pair of chopsticks here, you go down to eat!"

"Yes, General." Meizhu quickly placed a new pair of chopsticks on the table, and then led a group of small servants to run away. The atmosphere in the dining room was strange and delicate, and it was better for her to stay there less.

"Are you sure he'll come over so early?" Shen Haolin picked up a bun, looked outside, took a bite, and said, "He shouldn't be on duty today, so he won't get up so early." I heard that Qiao Zi and Tian Yun went to drink with him yesterday, and they finally got together, and they probably had to drink too much. If you don't sleep until noon, I'm afraid you won't wake up from this wine. ”

Shen Cha just ate steamed buns and drank porridge, and didn't even bother to give Shen Haolin a look. She dared to guarantee that even if the person who was not on duty heard such an interesting thing, he would immediately get up from the bed and run to the Zhenguo Mansion to find out. What is drunk, Shen Cha snorted coldly in her heart, she has never seen that drunk since she was so old, and this brother of hers always thinks that she is too drunk, but she is drunk by others every time.

"How's it going over there?" As soon as Shen Haolin saw that Shen Cha didn't answer his words, he immediately changed his head, "What's the new news?" ”

"Everything is under control, brother rest assured, if nothing happens, there will be good news after the New Year."

"After being in chaos for so long, it is time to settle down, otherwise, it will be difficult to get back the lost people's hearts. Speaking of which, the uncle of Liao is not only a good hand at leading troops to fight, but also fighting in the court. I thought that he would claim the throne himself after the death of King Liao, but I didn't expect that he would support his nephew to succeed King Liao, and he would be willing to live behind the scenes. ”

"I don't agree with my brother's statement, Yeluertu is not a good person, his thirst for the throne, his expectation for the throne, people with a discerning eye can see it, and there are not a few people in Liao who support him to be king. If he really called the king, Liao would still be restless for a few years, and the civil strife continued, but now that he has put a little puppet in front of him, the situation is different, support the little puppet...... Oh, no, the group of people of the Little Liao King, even if it is for the sake of the face of the Little Liao King, will not do anything to Yeluertu. ”

"It's just that on the surface, it will be respectful and respectful, and the scope of operation behind the scenes is still large, not to mention that whether it is Liao or Jin, the hearts of various tribes are not very aligned, except for when treating me in Great Xia, the interests are the same, and they may be single-minded, and the rest of the time is horizontal. It's so easy to mess with them. ”

"There is only one throne, but there are many pairs of eyes staring, chaotic, and natural. Xiao Min said that even if the succession ceremony of the king of Xiaoliao is over, it will take some time to clean up the order in the country. At least in the summer of next year, Liao will not take the initiative to attack. However, by that time, all the people we arranged would have been in place. ”

"Tell Xiao Min that after being busy for a while, he will be quiet and not reckless."

"Yes." Shen Cha put down his chopsticks, sighed softly, and said, "Brother, Xiao Min's letter also said another thing, he ...... I saw a couple in Linhuang Mansion, sent someone to follow for a few days, and found that the couple had done a small business in Linhuang Mansion, and their lives were quite nourishing. However, their hobbies have not changed, and they don't know how long it will take to lose their family business. ”

"......" Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha, not knowing what to say.

The entire Jiaping Guancheng, and even the entire Great Xia, know that the old Zhenguo Duke has two sons and a daughter, the eldest son Shen Haolin inherited the title of the Zhenguo Duke, and the eldest daughter Shen Cha and the second son Shen Jiu served in the army, both of whom were generals with heavy troops and outstanding military achievements. But only a few people know that Shen Cha and Shen Jiu are not born to Lao Zhen Guogong, but are adopted or picked up by Lao Zhen Guogong and his wife.

Shen Haolin still remembers the events of that day vividly, although his memories of childhood have almost been lost.

It was the second month of Zhenguogong's family arriving in Jiaping Guancheng, that day was full of snow, the weather was too cold, a family of three came back from outside the city, overheard the cry of a child from behind a haystack at the city gate, they turned to the back of the haystack to investigate, only to find that there was a man, a woman and two children, not very old, that was the first and only time Shen Haolin saw Shen Cha crying.

"I remember at that time, you were only a little over two years old, skinny, covered with bruises, even so, and you were still protecting Xiaojiu, who had just turned one year old, and the two of you were hiding behind the haystack, looking helpless, and it made people feel distressed. Such a little man cried so much that his eyes were red and his nose was red, like a little rabbit. Shen Haolin sighed softly, "Do you know what I thought at the time?" Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha, "I'm thinking, when I grow up and find those two people, I must catch them and throw them on the grassland to feed the wolves!" ”

"Why should my brother dirty his hands for that kind of person, it's not worth it. I didn't look for them for anything else, I just wanted to ask them something. If you don't want children, why give birth to us? And it is not enough to give birth to one, but it is necessary to give birth to the same sin. In addition, I also want to know, since I know in my heart that my family is struggling to make ends meet, why do I go to the gambling house frequently? As long as I get these two answers, they have nothing to worry about for me. ”

"But Xiao Min confirmed that it was them?"

"Confirm it's them." Shen Cha picked up the chopsticks again, "Xiao Min said that they didn't change their names and surnames, maybe they felt far away from their homeland, no one could recognize them, and no one knew what they had done before. ”

"Two foreigners are getting along in Linhuang Mansion?" Shen Haolin touched Shen Cha's head and comforted, "Don't worry, we finally found these two scumbags, so naturally we won't let them go easily." While I wouldn't actually throw them out on the prairie to feed the wolves, I couldn't have made them so comfortable. In this way, I think it's quite strange, when will Liao's country be able to gain a foothold so easily? It took a lot of work for Xiao Min to get a place there. ”

"Xiaomin said that he would check it out and send it back when he got the news."

"Good!" Shen Haolin took another bun, "It's you, what's your plan?" Want to check it out? ”

"Brother, this is just a joke, right? My face will be recognized as soon as I enter the border, right? Shen Cha gave Shen Haolin another bowl of porridge, "If you want to say that I am going to visit relatives, even if the Liao people are stupid, they probably won't believe me." I think we should find an opportunity to get the two of them back, or let the Liao people personally send them back to us. ”

"You already have a plan?"

"Not yet, just casually. This kind of brain-based calculation of other people's affairs, or leave it to my brother, my plan usually has many loopholes, which I know very well, in case the basket comes out, I am afraid that my brother's plan will be ruined. ”

"These words of yours should be listened to by those people outside, who said that we can't speak tea, how ironing is this! Anyway, after looking for so many years, I finally found it. Shen Haolin took a sip of porridge, took a bite of side dishes, and said slowly, "Since we are in Linhuang Mansion, it saves us a lot of things." When you reply to Xiaomin, tell him that people don't move, just leave someone to keep an eye on. ”

"Brother wants to make a game with them?"

"It's not a game, it can be linked to our plan, I still need to think about what to do." Shen Haolin put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Shen Cha with a smile, "In this way, not only can I complete my own chess game, but I can also give you and Xiaojiu a breath, right?" ”

"Brother, this is not kind!" Shen Cha wiped his mouth with the hand towel next to him, "It's just by the way to give me and Jiu'er a breath, but my brother still wants me to admit it." ”

"Isn't this also a helpless thing, now it is not easy to make you General Shen owe a favor!"

"Since my brother said so, then I have accepted my brother's kindness. It's just ......" Shen Cha looked at the door and raised his eyebrows at Shen Haolin, "When the time comes, it's better that my brother doesn't cheat me." ”

"You black-hearted brothers and sisters are wondering who to trap again!"