Dehua City, in a small courtyard behind the government.

At noon on this day, Lord Yin Cui of Dehua City Mansion was eating, Cui Daren was good at eating fish, and the table was full of fish that had just been salvaged from the Yangtze River, braised carp, steamed fish, tofu fish head soup, all kinds of fish, and a rare baby fish. But seeing this table full of fish, Master Cui had no appetite at all.

He ate a few bites of the seed indiscriminately, feeling like chewing white wax, there was no taste at all, and he impatiently picked up a few mouthfuls of rice. He sent his subordinates to clean up all the dishes on this table.

Master Cui has been very annoyed recently, and only then did he feel that the fish he originally liked to eat was tasteless, so it was difficult to swallow it. Of course, Lord Cui was not annoyed by the fact that his old mother had also died, because his old mother had already gone to the Elysium to enjoy the blessings when Lord Cui had not yet become an adult.

"My lord, what's wrong with you today, isn't the fish you made today to your liking, if not, let's change the cook." Cui Da's wife, Sang, saw that he had only eaten a little today, and said to him with a cup of high-quality tea.

The wife of Lord Yin Cui in this mansion, the Sang family, was originally the daughter of the Sang family, another family in Dehua City, and when this Lord Cui was just a down-and-out talent, he didn't know how to catch up with the eldest lady of the Sang family. Later, he was funded by the Sang family to buy a county order in a county under the rule of Dehua Mansion, and then he sat in the position of Yin of this Dehua Mansion.

For his wife Sang, Lord Cui is both respectful and afraid, and has not dared to accept a concubine, and has become a well-known "fear of guilt". But Na Sang's is indeed a good wife and mother, and she takes care of this Cui Mansion properly, and no one does not say that this Cui Lord marries this wife, and I don't know how much Yin virtue the ancestors have accumulated.

Master Cui gently blew the tea leaves in the teacup, took a sip and said, "Madam, you said that the old man and the old lady Chen died, and we also gave the gift, and you said that if you died, you would die, and you had to do this kind of thing, and invited a hundred pairs of boys and girls to cry." Why do you make such a big show? ”

"This can't be blamed on Old Chen, I heard that it was asked by the old Taoist priest in the Qingxu Temple of Lushan." Sang said while helping Master Cui knock on his back.

"Alas, you don't know, it's such a big situation, and the husband has to arrange the officials to protect the safety, there are not many officials in this house, and the ones who ask for leave ask for leave, and the relatives of the province. You said that my father-in-law didn't make such a big formation out of the meeting. Na Cui sighed.

"I said, it turns out that the adults are angry with this stuffy man, people are the first good people in Dehua, why do you care about this." Sang said as he enlightened.

"It's not these, I heard that someone came to the palace, it seems that I went to the Chen Mansion. What I wonder about is that the people who came to the palace did not live in the post station, nor did they come to the palace, do you say that there will be any action from above," Lord Cui explained.

Dehua City is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but its unique geographical location, north of Hubei, east of Huainan region, its convenient water transportation, so that all parties of business gathered. Although Master Cui is not a corrupt official who is a big traitor, but a cat, how can it not be fishy. Since he took office, he has also accepted some bribes with trepidation.

"Actually, that's nothing, just your little bit of stolen money, it's not on the table at all. Why don't you go to the Chen Mansion tonight to explore the wind? Seeing that his husband was worried about this, Sang couldn't help but give him an idea.

"Wonderful, Mrs. is really a husband's female Zhuge ah. A word that awakens the dreamer. After listening to Sang's words, Lord Cui was oversurprised and praised Sang.

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At this time, Ye Yinfeng, who was in the mourning hall in the backyard of Dehua Chen Mansion, had a feeling of palpitations, and that inexplicable palpitation made him uneasy, and he always felt as if he was going to lose someone. But his family had disappeared without a trace in that accident four months ago, perhaps buried in the ruins of the Ye family, or perhaps escaped. That feeling of palpitations and loss was that the incident in the Ye family in the fourth month was not so strong. He was helpless not to think about it, but his heart kept hanging, and the feeling of a microsecond made him even more uneasy.

The old man Chen of Dehua City was talking with the old Taoist priest in the backyard of the Chen Mansion in front of the mourning hall in the backyard of the Chen Mansion, and the housekeeper in the house came to report that there was a fat young man in brocade clothes at the gate of the mansion who asked to see him. When the old man Chen heard this, he hurriedly threw down the Taoist priest and walked out with a slightly bloated body.

Ding Chenfu, the janitor of the Chen family, saw the chubby boy in brocade, and he laughed in his heart, thinking what happened these years, and he saw two fat men today. Although he is a subordinate, Chen Fu still has this eyesight, and this fat man is by no means the son of an ordinary family. He hurriedly sent another family member into the house to report before the fat boy could come forward to report.

At this time, the two fat men stood together, looking at each other with eyebrows, but in stark contrast, the fat Taoist priest was all in a mess, his body was covered with mud, and there were a few wilted vegetable leaves hanging on his head. But the fat boy was dressed in brocade and wore a white fur robe, looking noble and elegant.

The two looked at each other, their eyes wide open, as if they had a grudge.

"Li Congjia, what are you doing here?" The fat Taoist priest opened his mouth first, and his tone was obviously not good.

"Li Xiaoyao, you can come, why can't I come, who stipulated that I can't come here." The fat boy retorted without showing weakness. The old man who came with the fat man in brocade to drive the carriage turned a deaf ear when he saw this, and sat on the carriage leisurely.

Ding Chen Fu, the janitor of the Chen Mansion, was stunned, but he didn't expect these two fat men to know each other.

"Ahh

"Li Xiaoyao, I warn you, you are not allowed to call me Little Liuzi." When the fat boy Li Congjia heard him call himself Xiao Liuzi, he immediately said angrily, and his chubby face was red with anger.

Fat Taoist Li Xiaoyao saw that Li Congjia was angry, and immediately had fun, and said with a smile: "Little Liuzi, what are you doing here this time?" ”

"What's the matter with you, you are not allowed to call me Little Liuzi." Li Congjia raised his fist and said viciously to Li Xiaoyao.

"Did the emperor's eldest brother send you to find out about the situation over there, don't think I don't know."

"You know and ask me, shhh, don't say so loudly, did you go out from here, take me in." Li Congjia heard him say so loudly, so he hurriedly stopped and wanted him to take him into the Chen Mansion.

Master Chen hurriedly came out of the gate of the Chen Mansion, but he was stunned, only to see two fat men looking at each other. He knew the fat Taoist priest, but he didn't know the fat boy in brocade. I saw that the fat boy in brocade was full of heaven, with a wide forehead and big ears, although he was only about fifteen or sixteen years old, his childishness was mixed with a majestic atmosphere.

He couldn't help muttering in his heart, he had already received a secret message from the Southern Tang Emperor, saying that the emperor's sixth son, King Anding, would come to this Dehua City, under the guise of examining the people's feelings, but he actually wanted to understand the situation in Hongzhou. He wasn't sure if the fat brocade-clothed boy was the sixth prince and the king of Anding.

The two fat men may not have noticed the arrival of this old man Chen for a while, "Hurry up and take me in," Li Congjia hurriedly urged.

Where is the fat Taoist Li Xiaoyao willing to help him so easily, I saw Li Xiaoyao's eyes roll, a strange smile appeared on his face, and said: "It's not impossible to help you, but I have a condition." ”

"What conditions, you say." Li Congjia asked anxiously.

"Just like when you were a kid, how about you carry me in?"

"What?" Li Congjia exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly said, "No, I won't kill me." ”

When Li Xiaoyao heard this, he stepped forward and put his arm around his shoulders and continued: "My good nephew, you said that we haven't seen each other for six or seven years, and you said that as soon as we met, you have to show more or less as a nephew." ”

"No, look at your body, what has become of, I promise the rest, I can't say anything about this." Li Congjia shook his head and said.

"Okay, you little sixth son, don't you dislike your uncle for being fat, don't think I dare to teach you a lesson." When Li Xiaoyao heard this, he immediately became angry, became angry, jumped up and knocked on his head with a pair of fat hands.

Li Congjia hurriedly dodged and was about to open his mouth to fight back, when he heard a cough. When he looked, there was only a middle-aged man dressed as an outsider with a bloated body standing in front of the gate of Chen's Mansion. He was suddenly overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Uncle Chen, take me in." ”

That Master Chen had already determined that this person must be the sixth prince of Anding, he hurriedly stepped forward and was about to bow down to make a big salute, but was stopped by Li Congjia with a look, he understood, and immediately said: "Li Gongzi come with Xiao Ke." ”

The fat Taoist priest Li Xiaoyao was bored when he saw this, and reluctantly followed them into the Chen Mansion.

Master Chen instructed the family to bring their carriage into the courtyard to take care of it, but the old man who drove the carriage did not enter Chen's mansion, saying that he wanted to catch up with his old friends in Dehua City, but Li Congjia was not reluctant, so he had to go.

In the reception hall of the Chen Mansion, there were no outsiders, and Master Chen gave Li Congjia a big salute and said: "The humble Chen Shounian has seen the king of Anding. ”

"Okay, excuse me, Uncle Chen is not an outsider, if there are outsiders here in the future, there will be no need to do this." Li Congjia said lightly.

The fat Taoist priest did not follow them to this living room, and after entering the Chen Mansion compound, he disappeared without a trace.

Only Mr. Chen and Li Congjia were the only two people in the living room, and the other personnel were all sent out. To say that this old man Chen, whose real name is Chen Shounian, was originally a minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and was later secretly sent to Dehua by the Southern Tang Emperor to carry out a secret mission, that is, to supervise the construction of Hongcheng, a large city south of Dehua City. Hongzhou is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the hinterland ruled by the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the military geography is relatively superior. In the ancient times of the heavy water road, from Jinling to Hongzhou, you had to go up the Yangtze River and cross the Pengli Lake (Poyang Lake) into the Ganjiang River to arrive. Compared with Jiankang, it is indeed safer. Therefore, the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty allowed to build the second Jinling of the Southern Tang Dynasty in Hongzhou, under the guise of business and trade, but in fact to supervise the process of Hongzhou's construction.

Li Congjia gently sipped the tea handed over from Chen Shounian's hand and said, "Uncle Chen, why do I see a long white cloth on your mansion, could it be that someone in your mansion has passed away." ”

Chen Shounian said respectfully: "Back to the county king, it is my mother who passed away a few days ago. ”

"Uncle Chen's mourning, it seems that this king is really not the right time to come."

"The king of the county is serious, if the king of the county is not used to staying in this mansion, then find an inn for the king of the county." "That's not necessary, where is the Lingtang Spiritual Hall, since this king is here, let's go and worship first."