Chapter 2 The Beginning of the Edge
The first meeting of all existence is restrained and hypocritical, and it is difficult to be polite and polite, and Shen Enlai is deeply touched. But she still didn't leave, and no one present left, probably like her, wanting to see the six princes who were still absent. No, Chen Zhenmin's kid is an exception.
"That, Brother Qianjin, I heard that your family is a merchant family, and the Heavenly Pavilion in the capital and the Huitong Money Village in the country are all Han family properties?"
"Don't dare, just thanks to the protection of your ancestors." Han Qianjin's words can be regarded as acquiescence. And Chen Zhenmin, who heard the answer, sat up straight with his somewhat round body, leaned over, and almost pounced on Han Qianjin's body.
Han Qianjin subconsciously stepped back, looking at the enlarged round face in front of her with some horror. Chen Zhenmin also reacted to his abruptness for a while and pulled back his body, but he still moved his butt without giving up and sat closer to Han Qianjin.
"I have a private money in my hand, and I heard that Huitong Money Bank is recently preparing to open a new shop in the west of the city, can you let me participate in individual stocks?"
Han Qianjin didn't answer, but Shen Enlai spoke with a little curiosity.
"You're poor on silver?"
The Chen family is an academic master of the Lu Kingdom, and the first lecturer of the Taixue Academy is the ancestor of the Chen family. And Wen Shi Huang is to worship Chen Zhenmin Taizu as a teacher, Taixue main gate after entering the door there is a sculpture, that is the first emperor special craftsman carved for the teacher. Since the development of the Chen family, although he has not been a very popular minister in the court, the honor won by the family is incomparable in the eyes of the entire Dalu scholars. Chen Zhenmin's grandfather, Chen Bo, is the current prince and concubine, teaching Wen Xingjian knowledge.
"Poor!" Chen Zhenmin is categorical.
Scholars, especially literati who have achieved some accomplishments, are mostly high-minded. But everything has a measure, although some people are high-minded but also pragmatic, they know that firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea and everything is inseparable from silver, 'gentlemen love money and take it in the right way' they follow this principle, and earn silver to subsidize their families in a relaxed manner; there are also a small number of people, they recognize that 'learning and excellence is a master', and they are fed up with the hardships of learning, they don't care about infamy, they just want to make profits; the rest of the other people are "not willing to take from others", just like Mrs. Chen, "has never been poor and difficult to become an adult, and has not been beaten against the naΓ―ve." Scholars have not been poor since ancient times, and they are talented in the world. β
What they recognize and even pursue is soul abundance, and this kind of realm, it is obvious that Chen Zhenmin has not reached it, and he does not want to. However, although the Chen family is not wealthy, Shen Enlai still knows something about the dynasty, and he wants to come to Chen Zhenmin's life without worrying about food and clothing, so he is so keen on the way of business, how can he earn this money? Saved? But if the amount of private money he just mentioned was a lot, why not ask Han Qianjin for help. And if the amount is not much, then where does the money he makes go?
But of course, the Chen family's life is naturally incomparable to the merchant family represented by the Han family in terms of luxury.
Businessmen value profit over separation, and under the secular eyes of thousands of years, businessmen are not worthy of entering the office. In the eyes of civil officials, businessmen are treacherous, and once they become officials, they will inevitably stir up the court into a miasma, and scholars must not be contaminated with the smell of copper.
And all this changed because of a businessman surnamed Wu, when Wen Shi Huang ascended the throne, the Inner Lu State was weak for a hundred years, and the Outer Zhao Han harbored evil intentions. The situation is turbulent, there is daily friction on the border of the three countries, and everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before the big war will come.
When people are panicking, hoarding food becomes the norm. Wen Shi Huang issued a porphyry decree, which was read by the whole country, with the intention of appeasing public opinion. However, for the people, the country is difficult to protect itself, how can we take care of them? The words are too pale, and the only thing that can appease the people's hearts is the most direct manifestation of strength, which is not possible for the still weak Lu State.
Wu Wei, the richest man in Lu at the time, was very different at this time, he bought grain fields, opened textile factories, and the people had a way out, and settled down, because of all the actions he did, to a large extent, appeased public opinion, stabilized the prices and anxiety at that time.
At the time of the war, he donated all his belongings to help the stable supply of materials in the rear of the Lu country, and the places he set up provided free clothing and weapons for the soldiers at the front.
After the war, Wen Shi Huang was grateful for his carelessness, and the special household position was inherited by the merchants, and the ban on merchants not being allowed to enter the court as officials after that was broken.
"Young Master Chen, give me the silver, and I'll go back and hand it over to the account office."
Han Qianjin obviously felt his words fall, and what awaited him was silence. He, which word was said wrong?
"Han Gongzi, you haven't learned about trading, have you?" It's not a question, it's a statement tone.
Han Qianjin looked at Nan Huaijin who opened her mouth with some confusion, "I really don't know, did you say something wrong?" β
As the son of Huitong Bank, he doesn't even know the simplest receipts, notes, and receipts. "Then you don't help the clan take care of birthdays on weekdays?" Nan Huaijin asked.
"I don't have much contact with business things, and I prefer to read." Han Qianjin's words were "modest" when he heard this, he didn't have much contact with his feelings, and Shen Enlai felt that he didn't understand it at all.
"I don't like to read, I like to do business." Chen Zhenmin successfully shifted everyone's attention to him again.
Shen En came to see the two of them, "Do you know where you were born and what birth adventures you have heard?" Shen Enlai's words were vague, and she also became a habit of gags with her brother when she was a child, and she blurted out at this time without thinking.
"Huh? Can I help you? Then I'll go back and ask you. But I know the reason why my grandfather gave me this name: a gentleman to revitalize the people and cultivate virtue. β
Shen En came to see this "gentleman who revitalizes the people and educates virtue", this name is really, wrongly paid.
"What does Miss Shen mean, but do you suspect that I and Young Master Chen have reported the wrong person?" Han Qianjin can understand it at one point.
"Huh? Is there such a thing? Chen Zhenmin stood up suddenly, and Shen Enlai suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Eighth!" Outside the school, a gentle scholar stood upright, looked at Shen Enlai with a smile in his eyebrows, and finally fell on Chen Zhenmin's body. Shen Enlai felt a gust of wind blowing, and then saw a round body rushing outward towards the weak scholar. "The scene of the disaster...", Shen Enlai felt a little sympathetic to the child. A tiger hug, the son was forced to take five steps back by Chen Zhenmin before he could barely stand and not fall.
"Third brother, why are you here!" Chen Zhenmin hugged the son who called the 'third brother', and there was unconcealed joy in his eyebrows.
"Ahem-eighth, if you don't let go, you won't have a third brother."
"Oh, the third brother can't help it. By the way, third brother, you say, am I holding the wrong one? β
"Looks like you'll have to tell your father that you have to eat a little less every day. What the? Hold the wrong one? β
"Ahemβ" Shen Enlai felt a mouthful of old phlegm in his throat.
Fortunately, for Chen Zhenmin, the harm of holding the wrong is far less than the impact of the third brother's previous sentence. Those words were like a thunderbolt on Chen Zhenmin's head, and he withdrew from his arms and looked at the person opposite with a hurt face.
"Third brother, my father detains me, do you want it too?"
Xu is Chen Zhenmin's face at the moment was too poignant, the man he called the third brother was a little overwhelmed, he stretched out his hand to pull Chen Zhenmin's head to the side, and removed the face from his eyes, then he raised his feet and walked forward, and stopped at the door of the school.
He made a greeting to the rest of the school.
"I am the first class of the third level of Taixue, Chen Huaimin, and the third brother of Chen Zhenmin. My younger brother has been stubborn since he was a child, and I am afraid that I will cause trouble for everyone in the future, if there is anything wrong with him, I would like to ask you to do a lot of friends in the same class. If he is too biased, he can come and tell me, and I will punish him well. β
Shen Enlai quietly Chen Huaimin took a look at Chen Zhenmin again, this, no one believes it when it is said to be a family...
Chen Huaimin is courteous and thoughtful, and his tone is polite, and it is difficult not to make people feel good. The other people in the sixth class of the first level also smiled and echoed one by one, and after a good meal, they sent Chen Huaimin away because of the entrance ceremony that was about to start.
At the beginning of the opening of Taixue, there was a 'ceremony', and during the reign of Wen Shi Huang, he attended the opening ceremony with a time node of three years. It is intended to bring the encouragement of contributions to the national society and the admiration of the demeanor of the son of heaven to the new and old students of Taixue. Since the development of Taixue, the later emperor has begun to slowly 'imprisoned' within the palace walls, and to today's Emperor Wenwen, his figure has disappeared in Taixue for several years. However, the number of rituals should not be wasted, and the 'opening ceremony' handed down from the time of Wen Shi Huang is not just a form in the hearts of most Mr. Taixue, but also a kind of inheritance and belief.
Since the scale of Taixue has developed, there have been a few more people. But fortunately, the base number is not large, so although the number of classes is increased, the total number of people is not large. The opening ceremony was held in the training ground, and it was able to accommodate all the students and gentlemen.
The sun hung brightly overhead, and Shen Enlai felt like he was in a steamer, surrounded by the sound of noisy conversation. The opening ceremony was originally divided by class, but at this moment, it seems to be a chaotic pile of conversations, but it is also a silent announcement on behalf of the backing forces.
Shen Lie has always supported the Three Princes, and the children of the Shen family were naturally divided into the Three Princes' camp party. Not far away, her third brother, Shen Qinghe, who was supposed to appear in the third class, was standing beside a teenager in the first class with a smile on his face. Not long after Shen Enlai returned to the Shen family, most of the young people in the Imperial City had only heard of his name and had not seen him. And at this moment, looking at the young man in Chinese clothes who was surrounded by everyone and stood at the front of the first class, Shen Enlai felt that unless the three princes had not come to the academy like the six princes in their class, the only possibility, that young man in Chinese clothes was the third prince nine times out of ten: Wen Xingren.
As far as Shen Enlai's grasp of the situation, Wen Xingren is extremely good at studying the art of power and scheming, and Shen Enlai doesn't think he will let go of such an opportunity to show up and make friends.
Wen Xingren is different from the crown prince Wen Xingjian, in addition to his unjustifiable name, what is more counterbalancing is that he is far from having a good matrilineal family as the crown prince as a support. But this support is not only a sharp blade for the prince to keep the position of the East Palace, but also a sickle hanging above the prince's head that may fall at any time. From the beginning of Taixue, all princes had to enter Taixue, but when Emperor Wen Wen arrived, he exempted the prince from enrolling. Mingyu invited the prince to teach, but in order to avoid too much involvement between the prince and the courtiers, he tried his best to cut off the prince's wings.
The art of checking and balancing power focuses on 'system', so the third prince Wen Xingren was supported as a balance to contain the prince's power.
Because the crown prince threatens the most honorable man in the entire Dalu Dynasty at the moment, his father. And as the emperor, no matter who caused this threat, his lover, his best friend, blood and brother, he could not tolerate it.
"The poems written by my third brother are unparalleled in the world!" Chen Zhenmin also deliberately yelled with a slightly nasal voice, pulling back Shen Enlai's thoughts.
Shen Enlai subconsciously looked to the side, but saw that Chen Zhenmin, who was supposed to be standing beside him, had already walked within the range of the first class at some point. The little fat man of the Chen family was flushed with a swollen face at this time, and his whole face really looked like a monkey's ass. Shen En came to see it, and the little fat man was getting angry.
Chen Zhenmin stood beside Chen Huaimin, the two of them and the neighboring three princes were standing opposite each other, and the three princes were surrounded by people, even Shen Qinghe, who was supposed to be in the third class. Looking at Chen Zhenmin's side, Shen Enlai has some understanding of this situation.
'Forming a gang', Shen Enlai just thinks that these people have nothing to do on a hot day, are they still children playing at home?
Shen Enlai doesn't want to wade into troubled waters, her current recognized identity is the Three Princes' Party, and Mrs. Chen taught the prince, and the descendants of the Chen family naturally belonged to the princelings.
"Enlai is the first in our class, she can definitely judge it."
Shen Enlai felt that if there was really a reincarnation of cause and effect, she would definitely owe this little fat man of the Chen family a lot of money in her previous life......
A pair of chubby hands were raised, and their short and thick little fingers seemed to glow in the sunlight. And it moved in the direction of Shen Enlai. At the moment when countless gazes met Shen Enlai, Shen Enlai saw the little fat man opposite grinning at him.
Shen Enlai's heart turned upside down at this time, but she had to put the same polite and thoughtful smile on her face. She walked towards Chen Zhenmin and laughed at your uncle!
"What's so busy?" As soon as Shen Enlai approached, a smiling voice came from the crowd, free and easy.
"Your Highness Six." Chen Huaimin was the first to see the comer, and then bent down to greet him. Chen Huaimin's words invisibly informed everyone that the identity of this young man, the sixth prince of the Dalu Dynasty, Wen Xingxing.
"Taixue has no status and humility, they are all classmates, Young Master Chen doesn't have to be polite."
A pair of peach blossom eyes, the appearance is beautiful, I have to say that the same father, Wen Xingren's appearance is far from catching up with Wen Xingxing. With these eyes alone, Wen Xingxing doesn't know how many women will be sad in the future.
The sixth prince, a classmate in the future. It's not just because he looks good, thinking of this, Shen Enlai subconsciously looked at Wen Xingxing a few more times.
"I'm good-looking, but you don't have to drop my eyeballs, do you?" Wen Xingxing raised his eyebrows and smiled at Shen Enlai.
With a Chen Zhenmin lacking heart and eyes, and another Wen Xingxing arrogant fan, Shen Enlai really wants to know what kind of bull ghost snake god class she has entered...
"The opening ceremony is about to begin, students are requested to return to each class area in an orderly manner."
The training ground suddenly sounded in all directions, and Shen Enlai subconsciously looked around, and at some point, many generals wearing armor suddenly appeared. Although the number of students is not large, it occupies the entire training ground sparsely, and the noisy volume is really not to be underestimated. And these generals are also very particular about the points they stand, they divide the square training ground into six small squares, and they are in the middle of this small square. It is to make sure that every student can hear clearly.
Sure enough, the originally noisy and noisy training ground was mostly quiet. Most of the students began to walk towards the area where their class was located.
Shen Enlai saluted Chen Huaimin, and Chen Zhenmin and Wen Xingxing also joined him. At this time, there are always some untimely voices. "Annoying spirits always show up on any occasion to show their identity..."
"Class six... The one who has the poor is the first..."
Shen Enlai looked up at this annoying spirit, who turned out to be the eldest son of Dali Temple, Gu Chusheng. Taixue is a class of three levels, an important young member of the Three Princes' Party.
I'm not going to trouble you, you're going to hit the tip of the knife yourself. Wen Xingxing suddenly felt the temperature around him plummet.
Shen Enlai was about to speak, when suddenly there was a weight on her shoulder, she raised her eyes, and Nan Huaijin's face appeared like this.
"You've been delayed for a long time, and you're about to count the numbers."
Nan Huaijin spoke, and at the same time, he quietly walked behind Shen Enlai, and standing here, it just blocked the possibility of Shen Enlai and Gu Chusheng looking at each other.
Nan Huaijin's interruption made Shen Enlai regain her composure, she suppressed the depression in her heart, nodded and walked forward.
Seeing them approaching, Han Qianjin and Li Qingshan nodded in greeting, and all the sixth class of Taixue Level 1 arrived. The opening ceremony also kicked off.
"Report!" When there was silence and everyone was waiting for the dean to speak, a female voice cut through the silence.
Nan Huaijin frowned, he watched Shen Enlai walk out with his hands in his hands, his straight back was like a sharp arrow, destined to break through the air.