My country, you can pinch it

Zhu Yuanfeng would come to the northwest, as Shang Jinling said, mainly for the Shamen Pass, King Ning alone could not get such a personal visit from Emperor Shun, so he couldn't stay in Yongliang for long.

He has a special status, he is not only the personal eunuch beside the emperor, but also a special envoy, and there are many people in Yongliang. I believe that if Liu Ke doesn't want to leave anything to say, he will not be too warm with him, and it is unnecessary. Jinling's friendship along the way has faded away.

Zhu Yuanfeng will see and choose by himself.

That night, he was dressed as a scholar, and he left the post house, only Xiao Qi was with him.As for those forbidden soldiers, he didn't care whether they would follow behind or not, just like in Yunzhou, he was going to take a walk on his own.

The life of the common people will not be deceiving, nor will the caravans that come and go in Yongliang.

It's just that as soon as he went out, he suddenly froze, thinking that he had overestimated Liu Ke in the end, and that Shang Jinling's painstaking efforts to make friends were in vain.

I saw the little eunuch next to King Ning looking at him with a flattering smile, leaned forward eagerly, and called out: "Young Master Zhu."

Following Xiaotuanzi's instructions, Zhu Yuanfeng saw a carriage, and he smirked in his heart, thinking that Shang Jinling was worthless, so he couldn't help showing an intriguing smile: "Why, is His Royal Highness Prince Ning going to guide the miscellaneous family?"

Xiao Tuanzi looked embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said, "There is something, His Highness would like to ask you for help."

The expression on Zhu Yuanfeng's face changed slightly, "Help?"

"Yes, His Highness is in the car, please move." Xiaotuanzi said respectfully.

Those who came out of the palace, from a little eunuch who was nothing, became a chief eunuch in just one year, no matter how innocent and naive they were before, they would always grind out a place where ordinary people dare not imagine. The same is true for Zhu Yuanfeng.

But at this moment, this scene is too familiar.

Since he was favored, minions from the court and harem have come to contact him one after another, some of them blatantly win over him, and there are countless gold and silver treasures.Some are oppressive, but there are fewer such fools.There are also bribes that ask for help with a trivial matter, but give far more than that. There are many such cases.

Among them, King Jing and King Duan are the most important, and it seems that King Ning is no exception.

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled, his Qingjun face was still shy, but there was something ridiculous in his eyes.

They are all the same, surnamed Liu.

But after all, Zhu Yuanfeng was no longer that ostentatious scholar, no matter what he was thinking, he followed Xiaotuanzi to the carriage. He wanted to see what His Highness could give him, and what he wanted him to do, he guessed It's time to return to the capital as soon as possible.

After Zhu Yuanfeng got into the carriage, Xiao Tuanzi said to Xiao Qi who was left behind, "Come on, come on."

Xiao Qi was taken aback, then shook her head, "I'll wait for my son here."

Xiaotuanzi smiled and said: "Eunuch Zhu is going to a place with His Highness, why don't you accompany him to serve?"

Xiao Qi looked at him unexpectedly, "Huh?"

"Hurry up, my Highness is a little anxious, come up."

In the car, Zhu Yuanfeng turned his mind, and then said after deliberation: "The miscellaneous family is new to Guidi, I don't know if there is anything I can do to help His Highness, but it's okay."

"Simple." Liu Ke said, "It's just a matter of raising your hands."

Zhu Yuanfeng scoffed in his heart, thinking that it was true, and then he pretended not to understand: "Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

"You'll find out after a while." Liu Ke said, and ordered, "Let's go."

The carriage rattled, and Liu Ke simply leaned against the carriage, thought for a while, and took out a pack of dried fruit from the sideboard, "Do you want to eat it?"

Zhu Yuanfeng looked at him, full of doubts in his heart, his eyes couldn't help but fell on the bag of dried fruits, and he thought that there was a mystery in it?

He thought about it for a while, then took it, opened it, and saw raisins, small walnuts, melon seeds and apricots... all kinds of snacks, and nothing strange could be seen.

Liu Ke looked at Zhu Yuanfeng's puzzled eyes, and said leisurely, "Yongliang's raisins are bigger than those in Tribute Capital, Lingling likes to eat them very much."

raisin?

Zhu Yuanfeng picked one and put it in his mouth, and moved his hands under the bag of dried fruits calmly, trying to find some notes or treasures from underneath.

But what can a small package of dried fruit hide? He flipped through it, looked to the end, and found nothing in the end, then raised his head and looked at Liu Ke and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to be secretive. It's okay to say it directly. And no one heard."

Liu Ke knew what Zhu Yuanfeng was thinking when he saw Zhu Yuanfeng's small movements, and said casually: "I think too much, this king is in a remote village, and I don't have so much gold and silver wealth to bribe you, and it will also embarrass my Lingling. Relax, just A pack of dried fruit, you can eat as much as you want."

Zhu Yuanfeng frowned, and his doubts deepened.

While speaking, the carriage stopped.

Liu Ke lifted the window and looked, and said, "Here we are."

Zhu Yuanfeng stood in front of the gate with Xiaoqi in a daze, and saw the four characters of Xiling Gongfu on the plaque. He couldn't help but looked back at the corner of the first street, and saw Liu Ke raising his hand. He bowed to him, as if begging.

"Master?" Xiao Qi looked at him, Zhu Yuanfeng nodded, "Go."

Xiao Qi stepped forward and knocked on the door.

After a while the door opened, and the concierge came out to ask questions, then saluted respectfully, and then invited him in.

Duke Xiling is not only a legend of military generals, but also a figure like a military god in the hearts of literati. To be honest, Zhu Yuanfeng was calm and composed when facing King Ning, but when he entered the mansion of Duke Xiling, he became subconsciously cautious. Get a little excited.

Duke Xiling is the guard of Yuhua Pass, and has nothing to do with Yongliang, let alone Liu Ke's subordinate. Naturally, the envoy from the court has nothing to do with him.

Zhu Yuanfeng felt uneasy when he came to visit rashly, for fear of offending the Duke of the country. After all, he was just a eunuch, and in the eyes of the world, he was acting like a lucky one. To this general, it was a kind of dirty eyes. .

It wasn't until he walked into this mansion and led into the flower hall that Zhu Yuanfeng realized that he just listened to King Ning's nonsense and entered the Xiling mansion?

A little busy?

Big hair.

Just when he was looking for an excuse to leave, there were footsteps coming from the door, and seeing Shang Jinling walking in, he regained his composure, stood up with a smile and said, "Jinling, don't interrupt me rashly, don't take offense."

"Brother Yuanfeng." Shang Jinling bowed back, "We're all friends, so it's no surprise. Unfortunately, grandfather has already taken a break. I have to introduce Brother Yuanfeng next time."

He didn't come to see Duke Xiling, and at night, it would be too impolite to see Duke Xiling, why should he put the word "arrogance" in Duke Xiling's heart?

Zhu Yuanfeng breathed a sigh of relief at Shang Jinling's words, "It was my abruptness, please don't disturb the old man, I'm here to see you this time."

Shang Jinling was not surprised, "I think so." He looked at Zhu Yuanfeng's attire, "Brother Yuanfeng is going to the market?"

Zhu Yuanfeng nodded, thinking of Liu Ke's busyness, he asked: "I'm new here, I don't know where to go, you are the only friend in Yongliang, can Jin Ling accompany you?"

This sentence was very high-sounding, and Shang Jinling raised his eyebrows when he heard it, and he smiled calmly: "Of course, let me change my clothes." Then he ordered Zhang Kong behind him, "Go and talk to Madam Just say it, I will accompany visitors from the capital for a walk."

"Yes."

Zhu Yuanfeng and Shang Jinling stood at the gate of the Xiling Mansion, and the night wind blew away his trance.

"Brother Yuanfeng, where is your carriage?" Shang Jinling asked softly, asking someone to accompany him, and naturally bringing his own means of transportation. Could it be possible for the four of them to walk?

Zhu Yuanfeng came back to his senses, and couldn't help looking at the corner of the street, only to see Xiaotuanzi shrinking his head and waving at them, with a guilty conscience.

"It's really him." Shang Jinling rolled up her sleeves, although the words were exclamation, her tone was not surprising at all.

Zhu Yuanfeng sighed softly, not knowing why he made such a trip for the out-of-control King Ning, but since he agreed, he still had to ask, "Jin Ling, aren't you familiar with King Ning? You have to ask me for help when you go out."

"Well..." Shang Jinling smiled pointedly, "Because he offended all the Shang family except Duke Xiling."

Zhu Yuanfeng was taken aback, what kind of offense is this?

Shang Jinling didn't explain, just pouted towards the corner, "Since someone is willing to give you a ride, let's go."

Seeing Shang Jinling, Liu Ke instantly smiled and showed eight teeth, every tooth was filled with happiness, but before that...

"Brother, thank you very much." Liu Ke cupped his hands to Zhu Yuanfeng in disbelief, and continued, "Where are you going next, I will send you a ride."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanfeng was in a delicate mood, looked at Liu Ke and asked, "So, that's the only thing His Royal Highness Prince Ning is busy with?"

Liu Ke replied naturally, "Otherwise, what else do you think?"

The gold and silver treasures were like clouds, and the emperor's pillow was not allowed to blow by the wind. Zhu Yuanfeng should be relieved, at least King Ning did not disappoint him too much, but for some reason, he felt aggrieved in his heart as if someone crossed the river and demolished the bridge.

Ever since Eunuch Yuan became a writing eunuch, no one except the emperor dared to use him like this.

So he looked at Shang Jinling, and said softly, "Jinling, I don't know Yongliang well."

Shang Jinling heard Xian knew the elegance, and sent out an invitation: "Then let's go together, His Royal Highness King Ning is the most familiar with the fun places in Yongliang."

King Ning: "..." He opened his mouth, feeling something was wrong, "Wait, Eunuch Yuan, you're still not leaving after all this help?"

Zhu Yuanfeng lightly brushed off his sleeves, and said calmly: "The miscellaneous family has always been polite and insignificant when dealing with affairs." He wanted to get rid of a bag of dried fruit, but there was no way, "Besides, Jin Ling was invited by the miscellaneous family, so naturally he must be kept intact. send it back."

In a word, follow up!

Shang Jinling nodded aside, and then said, "Come on, let's get in the car." He left Liu Ke aside.

"No, what's the situation?" Liu Ke watched the two walk into the carriage hand in hand, completely confused.

"Your Highness, do you want to go up too?" Xiao Tuanzi whispered from the side.

Liu Ke felt that there was a gas in his throat that couldn't go up and down, and he managed to hold it back, so he murmured: "Master, is this... a wolf into the house?"

Xiaotuanzi nodded, "It should be called lifting a stone to smash one's foot."

Two people turned into a threesome, although it was a bit disappointing, but it was not bad to be able to come out with Shang Jinling after all.

As Shang Jinling said, the delicious and fun places in Yongliang are not familiar to others, but Liu Ke is most familiar with them.

I know the characteristics of each stall very well, and I have a thorough understanding of the people's sentiments. With him as a guide, even if there is no one around to serve, I am very happy to eat, drink and have fun.

"There are so many people at night!" Zhu Yuanfeng followed the flow of people, holding skewers in his hand, and walked forward, "Isn't there a curfew?"

"There is no curfew." Shang Jinling replied, "There are many caravans coming and going, and they won't stay in Yongliang for too long. Generally, they need to look at goods during the day to do business, and only have the opportunity to go out to eat, drink and have fun at night. They spend the money in their hands, and let the people of Yongliang earn more money."

"Presumably taxation is also very objective." Zhu Yuanfeng said.Setting up a stall and opening a shop is not something that can be opened casually, and there must be a business tax.

Shang Jinling nodded, "Naturally, it's a win-win move for the government and the common people."

As they spoke, a group of guards walked past, looking like they were patrolling.

Zhu Yuanfeng saw it, and couldn't help but sighed: "In the border area, Hu people and Shun people live together. I have always heard that it is chaotic and unsafe. I didn't expect it to be so orderly." He looked at the comings and goings on both sides. Some pretty girls came out to play together accompanied by their father and brother. When they saw the three handsome young men, they even had the courage to look at them.

It can be seen that the folk customs are civilized.

Although Zhu Yuanfeng has never been an imperial envoy, he is now doing private visits in a micro-service. He can see very clearly that these people and businessmen are not the same when they are around her, and the smiles on everyone's faces are not deliberate. When doing business, the exchange of copper coins is real, and this street has always been like this.

"Didn't you say that there are thugs and vicious people?"

"Oh, those, of course..."

Before the words were finished, there was a coquettish shout, "Stop for Auntie!" □□ crossed the sky and landed in front of the man running in front.

Shang Xiaoshuang and Shang Xiaowu galloped from both sides, and they shot together to capture this person.

Shang Jinling said: "Since he is a wanted criminal, of course he has to be captured."