Lei Yue Longmen

When arranging accommodation at night, I encountered a little difficulty.There are only two bedrooms in this stone tile house, one is for the old lady, and the other is for Yingrou. Even Shi Ai can only lay the floor in the main room.Sleep with that pile of firewood.Not to mention another Cen Zhu was stuffed in.

Cen Zhu didn't feel anything when he was taking a nap alone, but now he felt that he had nowhere to go in the room.

Seeing her embarrassment, Yingrou said, "If you don't want to sleep with me, I'll move to sleep in your mother-in-law's house, but you are never allowed to sleep on the floor!" Considering Cen Zhu's body, she Extraordinarily righteous words.

Cen Zhu thought left and right, then the grandma was not as close to Shi Ai as she was to Yingrou, and it was even more difficult to ask her to sleep with the old man.He said: "No need, this bed looks quite spacious, it should be able to accommodate two people!"

Knowing that she agreed, Ying Rou didn't feel relieved, but instead became nervous.Along the way, the two of them slept in two rooms with a tacit understanding. Although they are restricted by the external and external environment, it is difficult to achieve peace of mind.

With her help, Cen Zhu went to bed and lay down after washing.At night, when the wind picked up, Yingrou closed the doors and windows, blew out the candles, and lay down on the bed.The house fell into silence for a while.Can you hear the rustling of the woods outside the house, and the aggrieved cries of night owls nesting in the trees.

In the middle of the night, Yingrou finally fell asleep dimly.But was awakened by a sudden "creaking" sound, instinctively opened his eyes.Cen Zhu was no longer on the bed.Outside the window? The night is hazy, and the wooden door is still shaking desperately to relieve the panic of being suddenly hit by the night wind.

Yingrou immediately got out of bed, took out the fire pocket, and lit the candle.Seeing that Cen Zhu was not in the room, he walked out holding the candle lamp.There was no one in the courtyard, but the courtyard door was wide open, and the old wooden door was also creaked by the blowing.Yingrou inevitably became suspicious and walked over slowly.Finally, outside the door, I saw the man with his head up and his head poking around.Fortunately, she was wearing that bright white underwear. Her figure was well-proportioned and her height was very different. Her posture and movements were familiar, and she could be recognized at a glance. Otherwise, Yingrou would suspect that she was a ghost.

After calling her, Cen Zhu turned his head, looked at the approaching lights, and froze like a clay puppet.

It wasn't until Yingrou approached and said: "What are you doing?" She recovered from the petrified state, clutched her chest, and said something that made Yingrou dumbfounded.

"Scared me to death? I thought I encountered a ghost!"

Yingrou rolled her eyes at her, and said helplessly: "You!" What does that mean? It's not sure who scares whom! "

"It's midnight, what are you doing outside? Don't you light a lamp?"

Cen Zhu hesitated: "I came out to wake up at night, and heard some movement outside the door, so I came to take a look."

"Then have you ever seen? What?"

"The black lights can't see anything? Can't see it." She glanced in the direction of the grove again, as if there was really something there.

Yingrou was moved by her emotions, and she also tilted her head to look there, "Could it be a night owl?"

"Maybe... right!" He yawned and narrowed his eyes, looking extremely sleepy.

Yingrou chuckled and took her arm, "Okay, it's already late, and it will be dawn if we don't sleep. Let's go back to bed, shall we?"

Cen Zhu hesitated and nodded.

After this ups and downs, many familiar feelings from childhood came back, Ying Rou was no longer restrained with her, and when she was helping Cen Zhu cover the quilt on the bed, there was always a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Yingrou, me? I'm going to Yuyang Town tomorrow."

Yingrou's hands trembled, "Is it related to your errand?"

"Ah."

"Then...are you going to leave?"

"Well, after finishing the case, I'm going back to Beijing."

Yingrou was silent, although she knew that there would be a day, but when this day really came, she was caught off guard.

"However, I want to buy a house here first, and settle you and your grandma before leaving!"

"Actually, you don't have to... I have enough money."

"I know. But sometimes money is not everything, but people are real. If you want to stay in Yurui for a long time, you can't do without a network of contacts, and how do you explain your identity to others, and Shi Ai's identity? What about the looks? Let me? Do it, this is the only thing I can do for you."

Ying Rou, who has always been considerate, heard the regret and guilt in her words, and for some reason, the soreness and softness in her heart were all sadness.Fortunately, she has survived the wind and rain for so many years, which is not so difficult for her.I also felt a little relieved in my heart because I knew Cen Zhu's intentions.

"Okay. Unless you promise me? Let me? Accompany you to Yuyang Town."

Cen Zhu smiled, propped his chin on purpose and said, "Ah, I have to think about it."

I have to admit that Cen Zhu is a master at finding words when she has nothing to say. As long as she wants to, she can find an opportunity to chat with anyone, even if the other party is a taciturn and blind old lady.Yingrou watched her spend half a day chatting speculatively with her grandma, making her laugh several times, admiring and comforting her heart.

They are already planning to leave in the afternoon, Shi Ai is not at ease? Yingrou will follow whatever she says, but Yingrou leans close to her ear and says almost, she gives up the idea and solemnly promises to Yingrou Complete the tasks assigned by her.Yingrou went to lobby Mrs. Zhang again and asked her to take care of her? The old lady.Mrs. Zhang agreed, and when she heard that she was going to Yuyang County, it happened that her husband was working as a government official in Yuyang County, so she asked her to buy melons and fruit clothes.When it comes to the work, the sister-in-law of the Zhang family is a little embarrassed? She is afraid that Yingrou will feel something, but Yingrou's attitude of not caring makes her feel good.

Yingrou told her grandma that she would return in half a month at the latest, but grandma seemed to listen, but also didn't seem to listen.

The servants had been waiting at the entrance of the village for a long time. Cen Zhuo and Ying Rou got into the car and drove directly from Min County to Yuyang Town, one of the most affluent seaside towns in Danyang.First, I went to the yamen to deliver a package, and met Mrs. Zhang's father-in-law, Brother Zhang, a middle-aged man with an indifferent, even a little unkind face.Seeing that the other party seemed to be busy with something, the two left quickly without disturbing each other.

The county town is very lively. There are shops selling fish, shrimp paste, meat, and fishing gear everywhere. The flags hanging on the shops are all blown up by the sea breeze. All kinds of words that symbolize a certain sea fish, sea turtle, and lobster? Fluttering in the wind, Looking at the past on the street, you can know what the main business of this street is, and the biggest business is a certain family.There are many people walking on the street, and the fish market is even more noisy, which is not inferior to the capital city.

Cen Zhuo stopped in front of the busiest street where the "Haishi" banners were concentrated. Before he entered, he heard all kinds of shouts of self-selling and boasting. At the same time, the guest handed in the silver and paid the money, and took the bundled seafood out of the shop.The wind was too strong, and a flag with "Haicang squid" hanging from a house fell, and it happened to blow to Cen Zhuo's feet.The proprietress of the shop trotted over, Cen Zhu bent down to help her pick it up, and handed it to her.The young proprietress looked at her face that was out of tune with the surrounding downtown, and was startled for a while, then took the flag and thanked her warmly, and asked her if she wanted to buy squid?

Cen Zhu shook his head with a smile, turned around and plunged into the crowd, leaving the proprietress holding the flag in the street for a long time in a daze, until his man called out, and then hurried back?I asked her why it took her so long to come back? Come on, her face was completely burned with hindsight.

"It's only been a while since I've seen anyone." Ying Rou grabbed Cen Zhu who was walking towards her, and lightly reprimanded her.

Cen Zhu saw that her hands were empty, "Didn't you want to buy sea fish?"

"I just look at it and go back and buy it."

"Then we? Let's go find Xiaozhuang, he should be in a hurry."

In Wanghailou, the most conspicuous restaurant in the town, the two saw Xiaozhuang carrying a blue package, talking to the shopkeeper in front of the counter.Seeing Cen Zhuo, Xiao Zhuang grinned his rabbit-like front teeth, hung the package on his shoulder, and walked towards this side quickly with a sword in hand.

"My lord! You are finally here!"

Cen Zhu nodded with a smile, "When did you arrive?"

"The afternoon before yesterday."

"Why are you alone?"

"Master Qin and Mr. Geng went to the harbor early in the morning. I? I told them that Mr. Geng would arrive this morning, but they didn't believe it. Mr. Geng is an impatient person, so he insisted on dragging Mr. Qin to investigate the case."

"Did they find anything?"

"I don't know much about this." Xiao Zhuang scratched his head, a little embarrassed.Suddenly seeing a handsome young man beside Cen Zhu, his eyes widened.

Cen Zhu introduced: "This is my distant cousin named Su Ying. You can call her Brother Su. She is temporarily serving as my clerk. This is Xiao Zhuang. She has been with me since she was 12 years old." Don't look? He is young and very capable!"

Xiao Zhuang blushed from the compliment, scratching his head and giggling.

Cen Zhu: "By the way, did you bring the official seal?"

"Bring it!" Xiao Zhuang patted the heavy package, always keeping in mind his promise to Cen Zhu—the official seal is here with me, and if the official seal is gone, I will die.Don't dare to neglect for a moment.

Cen Zhu was amused by his earnestness, "Well, let's go to the beach and have a look."

"I? Go tell the shopkeeper."

The three found a local guide who led them to the beach.Cen Zhu enthusiastically asked the guide about going to sea all the way, and after asking Yingrou, she thought she was going to go to sea.

"Do you want to go fishing?"

Cen Zhu smiled, "Is there anything wrong? I haven't been to a place beyond the sea. I heard that there is a house at the end of the sea. I wonder if it is a Penglai fairy? If I have the chance, I really want to go? See?. "

Xiao Zhuang is a landlubber, he only saw the sea the first day, and his excitement has not yet passed.He took off his shoes, rolled up his trousers and plunged into the water.When the waves come over, they take two steps to the shore in a leisurely manner, and then come back after the waves recede, which is similar to that of egrets leisurely preying on the beach.

Both Cen Zhu and Ying Rou watched it? He laughed and asked him, "Do you like the sea so much?"

Xiao Zhuang answered without hesitation: "I like it. The sea is much cleaner than the turbid river. It's so big that you can't see the edge. The crabs and lobsters in the sea are also delicious. The only disadvantage is that the water is not drinkable. It's very bitter." .”

Cen Zhu said with a smile: "There is salt in the sea water, of course you can't drink it. Don't you see? It's gentle and gentle now, but once it gets angry, it's much more fierce than the muddy river!"

The guide at the front said cheerfully: "Look at it? The official is a knowledgeable person. When the sea is surging, let alone a human, even a huge ship can swallow it in one gulp. When the sea breeze blows, you can close any door if you want. Raised the house. Therefore, before we go out to sea, we have to worship the Goddess of the Sea, and beg her to bless our return safely."

"Who is the Sea God Empress?" Yingrou was curious.

"It's Mazu. The patron saint of fishermen along the coast, according to legend, she was a witch before she was alive, and she often went to sea to rescue fishermen in shipwreck. To commemorate her, the fishermen built temples by the sea to worship. Every time they went to sea, they had to sacrifice God of the Sea, please bless me."

Yingrou nodded, "Like the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the South China Sea?"

"Correct."

The guide said that after walking [-] steps, there is a crescent-shaped harbor called Yueliu Harbor, and fishing boats with a radius of [-] miles all set off from there to go to the deep sea.Big boats and small boats come in and out every day, which is much more lively than the dry port!

Sure enough, before Cen Zhu arrived at the port, he saw a large number of human-driven transport teams, full of fish and shrimp, heading ashore.Most of these teams are under a unified banner, obviously belonging to a powerful merchant.

In the evening, the three of Cen Zhuo spent the night in a fishing village by the sea, and Lord Qin and Lord Geng, who got the news, came to find them.After meeting Cen Zhuo first, I will tell you everything I have seen and heard along the way.

"The ports along the coast of Danyang have long been occupied by aristocratic families. The [-] miles offshore is their inland sea. Anyone who wants to fish in the inland sea has to pay fishing fees. They only allow state officials to fish, not The common people cast their nets. If fishermen want to catch fish, they must either go farther to the outer seas, or pay high fishing fees, and give up most of their money to work for them. Going to the outer seas will definitely increase the risk. Many fishermen All the money was lost because of fishing. In the end, every human life was lost, but all the money went into the pockets of the aristocratic family. The local sea officials turned a blind eye, and fishermen everywhere complained."

"Which aristocratic families are they?"

"In addition to the Hai family, there are also the Fan family, the Feng family, and the Zhu family... The Hai family is the mother family of the former empress, the Fan family is the hero of the Qing Dynasty, and the Yue family of the Northwest Zhoushan Mountain, the mother of the Feng family and King Dun The Pei family is connected with in-laws, and behind the Zhu family is the King of Yue."

Either the royal family, or the relatives of the state!

It seems that there will be no well-meaning people in the DPRK, leaving the position of the left deputy capital censor to her for no reason.The hot potato that everyone knows fell on her head, and she didn't know whether to cry or laugh!

Both of these two censors came with Li Pinghong's mission, and they didn't need to say anything more, they could secretly exert their strength in a direction that was beneficial to the king.This is probably why Li Pinghong sent himself here!

The four families seem to have their own positions, but in fact, three of them all point to the East Palace.

Needless to say, Empress Xianhai's mother clan, after the death of the first crown prince, they naturally stood under Li Jingchen's wing.

The Fan family is the source of wealth for Zhou Hanshan in the northwest in the southeast. Since the Zhou family revealed their desire to honor Princess Kangde, the forces of the Northwest will sooner or later merge into the East Palace in the eyes of outsiders.

As for King Yue, his position is more intriguing.

As we all know, whenever Yurui appears as a female emperor, she will return to her ancestors in the next two to three generations of female emperors, that is, choose a lineage from the male branch of the Taizu to be the crown prince, and make the eldest son the grandson.And? The selection of clan members is not random, it must also follow the principle of ordering seniority, and the distinction between descendants and descendants.After several generations of blood returning to the ancestors, the Taizu's direct line has almost come to an end. As early as a hundred years ago, when the last empress got married, everyone knew that the next candidate for the blood returning to the ancestors must come from Taizong's The direct line of Yue Wang.It's just time? Sooner or later.

That is to say, if Li Jingbai successfully succeeds to the throne, the direct descendants of King Yue will logically become the empress' in-laws.But Li Jingchen's situation is special, and there are variables. Her appearance broke Yurui's existing rule of having sons but not passing on daughters. Does the rule of the Shang clan still exist?No one knows, and no one dares to ask.If they show too much concern, it will give people a suspicion that they can't wait to take over the big position. If they deliberately distance themselves, it may not be able to prove their innocence.

But if they fully support the Eastern Palace, no one dares to let them take risks. Once Li Jingchen falls halfway, the predicament they will face is not as simple as delaying their entry into the Emperor's Line, it may be the end of family raids.

This is a wrestling between the imperial court and the East Palace, a fight that is about to tear the skin apart, and no one involved will be spared.Even the King Dun clan who wanted to watch from the sidelines would inevitably fall victim to this storm.

Cen Zhu knew that this matter would be very difficult. Since Tu Yuanshan survived a catastrophe and regained control of northern Xinjiang, Li Pinghong, who lost the control of the north, would not give up the fat in the southeast coast to others.And? Li Jingchen, will she just sit back and let others bully her like she did before?

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Overnight, 7 chapters awaited the high-level review.Sorry for those under 18.Let’s watch it when you grow up, HIAHIAHIA~