Return to the Qing Dynasty (24)

The atmosphere on the boat was good. The lake was beautiful and the mountains were beautiful. Flocks of wild ducks and water birds flew over their heads from time to time. The reeds shone in pieces in the warm winter sun. On the deck, the fish and shrimp that had just been caught passed by the imperial chef's hands, and the fresh fragrance almost made people swallow their tongues.

Jiangsu Governor Wu Cunli was reserved and he sat in a conspicuous position, sitting next to Hongzhou. The order was still above Hongxu and Hongxu.

He touched his beard and chatted with Hongzhou while eating: "This Gaoyou Lake is the third largest freshwater lake in Jiangsu. It is called Xuanhu because its water level is higher than that of the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou. There are several small lakes. Among them, the largest ones are Zhuhu, Guishe Lake, Pinga Lake and other 36 lakes. The lake and lake are connected and the overall surface is large. It is the waterway into the river of the Huaihe River. The water surface is wide, the environment is beautiful, and the products are rich. Gaoyou Lake hairy crabs and Gaoyou Lake lobsters are all extremely delicious, and the yield of fish and shrimps is also very large." As he said, he couldn't help but raise his hand and point to the birds passing through the lake. "Wild ducks, egrets are common. Please see what are those?"

Hongzhou looked excited and shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he had never seen him before.

Wu Cunli laughed, "White horns, red-crowned cranes, and egrets fly back every autumn, and breed here for winter. Now it's a little later. If it's two months earlier, the Gaoyou Lake will be very lively. Our Jiangnan literary style is in full bloom. Every time at that time, a large number of literati come here to visit the lake to enjoy the scenery, which is a grand event."

"That's also a good achievement for Lord Wu to manage the place." Hongzhou poured a glass of wine himself, "To Lord Wu."

Li Xu looked here and there, his eyebrows were twisted into pieces. This was different from what he expected. He thought the Fourth Prince would have tried to find out the truth for the sake of credit, but he never expected that this would be the result.

Yes! Jiangnan is really not that active.

He was worried at this moment. There was no airtight wall in the world. It was not a fun thing to let Li Yutang out. He didn't know what he thought about, but these old men in the officialdom knew. Who knew what kind of person Li Yutang was? After he ordered this person, he dared to rush out all the goods in his stomach.

If this group of men knows their intentions, they may not have to wait until the filial piety period has passed, and this group can get rid of themselves. Therefore, this matter cannot be called related to themselves.

So he bypassed the crowd and walked to Hongzhi who was talking to the governor Li Shiren, "Brother, let me talk."

As he said that, he bowed to the governor, "Mr. Li, forgive me."

The position of the governor is not low, and one should be compared, which is approximately equivalent to the director of the Civil Affairs Department and the Finance Department of a province. But this person is quite polite to Li Xu. The weaving government office is just a walking agency and belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is different from the officials of the court. Although this family is not at a high level, he has the power to report secretly, and the officials are higher than those of the officials.

Seeing Li Xu coming to intercept people, he stroked his beard with a smile, "Please please! Come here to have a drink together later."

"It must be!" He was even more polite, he bent his waist almost ninety degrees.

Hong Shi's eyes flashed, and he had to say that Li Xu was indeed capable. It was the same thing as the late emperor's favor, but this was also related to his own cautious approach.

Following Li Xu to the bow of the boat, there were only a few boatman-like people walking back and forth on it.

Hong Shi leaned on the side of the ship, "Is there something wrong with Lord Li?"

Li Xu looked carefully, then turned his face over, faced the lake water with his back to everyone, and said in a low voice: "Brother, please keep your mouth shut about what happened before."

Hong Shi smiled in his heart, "Mr. Li is really a person who knows the current affairs."

Not everyone has the decision to turn around immediately when the situation is not right.

Li Xu couldn't understand the mockery in this sentence, and a hint of anger flashed through his heart. If the late emperor was there, let alone a little boy like him, even if the little boy's father came, he wouldn't dare to treat him like this. But now... it was not the past. He really remembered the late emperor in his heart. No matter how unhappy he was, he was still the same, "To be honest, I am familiar with the Ninth Master..."

Hong Shi narrowed his eyes, and he planned to use his own son to suppress himself.

Why?

After pausing for a moment, he patted his chest and promised, "Young Master still knows this. Lord Li can rest assured. Then he will say something to the fifth prince."

Li Xu looked at Hongxuan seriously. Can you believe this?

Then Hongxuan said, "I think Mr. Li should understand the rules."

With just this sentence, Li Xu felt at ease. Understand the rules? What is rules? Rules mean. As long as you are willing to ask for money, there is nothing to worry about in this matter. He hurriedly said: "Your brother is safe, don't worry, whether the servant understands the rules or not, Master Jiu knows it."

Hongzhi was up and down, so don’t check it all the time. It’s all over my old accounts. If that’s true, it seems that I don’t take the merits this time, and I’ll be punished for me. If this merits and demerits are offset, don’t call me a punishment from Master Long Live. My own ama...it’s not easy to say.

Thinking of this, my steps towards Hongzhou became more determined.

Hong Zhou was talking to Wu Cunli. Both of them were talking about famous food in Jiangsu, and Wu Cunli was invited to sit at home.

Seeing Hiroshi walking over with a serious face, the two stopped talking.

"Fifth Prince." Hong Shi went over to pay tribute to Hong Zhou. No matter how familiar they were together, they could clearly distinguish between the superiors and the inferiors outside.

Hongzhou knew this truth, with a smile on his face, but after receiving the gift, he was very enthusiastic, "Brother comes here to sit."

Hong Shi past and pressed it on Hong Zhou's ear and whispered: "Li Xu is afraid that the wind will leak... We might as well pass the trick. This old guy will probably not spit if he doesn't force him to nowhere to go..."

Hongzhou lowered his eyelids, but he had already thought about it. Just as he was about to find an opportunity, Hongyu said this, but someone handed the pillow when he was sleepy.

Therefore, when Hong Shi said that, he was a little surprised. He first looked at Li Xu who was standing on the bow of the boat far away, then looked at Hong Shi, and finally looked at the governor Wu Cunli on the side. Then he looked at Li Xu and Wu Cunli on the side. After watching the two, the expression on his face went from being surprised to be unbelievable and then to being furious. After this change, the governor Wu Cunli and the governor Li Shiren who were close to Hong Shi couldn't help but frown. What's wrong?

Only Hongxuan and Hongxiao exchanged glances with each other. Hongzhou's behavior was too exaggerated. One of them peeled shrimps and the other picked fish bones, as if nothing had appeared.

Hong Shi stood beside Hong Zhou with his eyes, nose and heart, and he didn't look up when he looked at him.

Hongzhou suddenly stood up, and his arm brushed the plates in front of him and fell on the deck, making a huge sound. The originally scrambled toast and cumming was like pressing the pause button, and it immediately calmed down.

"It's outrageous!" After calming down, Hongzhou's words came to the ears of all the adults.

Who are you talking about? Everyone looked at each other.

Wasn't you doing well just now? Why did you change it just by saying it? Who can stand up and talk about what's going on?

Just as he was wondering, he saw the fifth prince standing up with anger and quickly stepping into the cabin.

this?

Wu Cunli looked at Hong Shi, "Brother, is this the fifth prince?"

Hong Shi looked in the direction of Li Xu meaningfully, and then he said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Mr. Wu has always had a close relationship with his father and his eighth uncle, so it's okay to remind him..." As he said that, he looked at Li Xu in the distance, "There is a saying that one thing is difficult to guard against, and it's hard to guard against thieves in the family... After all, Lord Wu will do it himself."

What does it mean to be difficult to guard against a family thief?

Who is the thief?

Following Hong Shi's meaningful sight, Wu Cunli looked at Li Xu, who was standing on the side of the ship, bowing to him.

Is it him?

Why him?

But why isn't it him?

He was originally a slut in the report. Who could he hope he is?

But what did he say to ask the fifth prince to leave?

Seeing the Fifth Prince’s meaning just now, the emperor still appeased Jiangnan. The three-foot sword hanging on his head had been removed, so who would still want to kill someone to fight back?

He turned his head and looked at Li Shiren, and both of them followed Hongzhou's footsteps. As soon as he arrived at the door of the cabin, he was blocked by a tall man with a numb face.

This person who didn't know before, but now he has to know him. This is also the slave Li Wei, who was the emperor's servant when he was hidden in his residence.

It doesn't matter whether it is true or not, that's what Li Wei said himself anyway.

"Please go back, the fifth prince is not seen now." Li Wei said, his tone slowing down, "The fifth prince is young and energetic. It will be fine if he calms down after a while. I have arranged a room for the adults. Please follow me. It is windy on the lake. If you are sick, you can't explain to Master Long Live next time."

Both of them thought so!

Follow Li Wei and go to the cabin on the other end.

When the person entered, he asked thoughtfully, "We are guarding us outside. Just be at ease. What do you want to do if you want to run errands? If there is someone you don't want to meet... I'll beat you up?"

Then it will be better.

All the subordinates outside must be interested in inquiring about the news now. But they don’t know anything, so what can they say? They just avoid it, and they just have the opportunity to calm down and connect what happened today and think about it carefully.

"I'm working hard." Both of them were very polite to Li Wei.

Li Wei sent the two of them into the door and closed the door of the cabin. He said to the dozen people guarding outside: "Please keep it well, no one is allowed to get close to you."

An inconspicuous black man asked in a low voice: "Do you need to lock the doors and windows?"

Li Wei turned his head, looked at the two cabins, and then said, "Lock!" He was afraid of a ball!

I was already good at making money, but when a prince came, he was even more good at making money than me. Just do it like this. It's so fucking to relieve my anger.

So the people on the boat saw the governor and the governor being locked up.

Is this taken?

But this cabin is different from other people. The sound insulation inside and outside is particularly good. It is very noisy outside, and at most you can only hear buzzing sounds inside. It is normal for many people to talk and make a buzzing sound. Both of them are tired and lying in the cabin with their eyes closed and thinking about things.

Li Xu finally felt something was wrong. He walked a few steps and ran towards this side. Looking at the cabin locked with a large iron chain, his spine couldn't help but feel cold. What was this saying? Why did he do it just by doing it?

Someone saw Li Xu coming and said hello, "You are familiar with the princes. Please ask us what made the prince angry."

Li Xuxin said that this was not angry at all. He looked around in panic and leaned against the side of the boat. When had so many people already stood up?

It's over! The emperor had no intention of letting it go gently. The ship's people have now become meat on the chopping board.

Just as I was thinking, I heard someone sing the name, "Jiangsu Grain Road King Shun--"

Everyone calmed down suddenly.

The eunuch who called the song was not very old, and his voice was still sharp and crisp, "Jiangsu Grain Road King Shun--"

The short man in his forties with a mustache came in the crowd, "Xiaoguan...Xiaoguan is here..."

Xiao Luzi put his eyelids on, imitating Su Peisheng's airs, "Are you the King of Jiangsu Grain Bureau King Shun?"

"It's right." He wiped his sweat. Both Shangguans were locked up. Isn't this the next one? Are you afraid? How can you not be afraid? There are no fools here. If you haven't reacted yet, you would be really stupid.

Xiao Luzi nodded reservedly, "Then come in."

Hongzhou looked inside at Xiao Luzi's appearance, and he wanted to scold "dead eunuch".

Lord Wang came in to see the gift and quickly wiped his sweat, "Please pay tribute to the fifth prince."

"Get up." Hongzhou was in the main position, and Hongyu took the pen as his master. This was to make records.
To be continued...