fluttering, the whale-headed treasure ship finally came to the canal wharf in Dongyang County.

At this time, the canal wharf was full of people, and everyone's eyes were focused on one place, that is, the sea whale-headed treasure ship that slowly sailed over.

"Look, they're coming, they're coming!"

"Don't make a noise, I see it!"

"You're in my way, get out of the way!"

……

The shore was crowded with people, vying to witness the return of Chen Zheng and others.

Finally, the whale-headed treasure ship leaned against the pier, stretched out the pedals from above, and went straight to the shore.

The scribe held the emperor's holy decree to pardon the taxes of Dongyang County, and walked down first.

The county commander Li Gang received a letter notice in advance, and he had already prepared an incense case on the shore and welcomed the holy decree.

Immediately, Li Gang unfolded the holy decree and began to read it in front of the people, sending the emperor's grace to the ears of the people word by word.

After the reading, the people cheered, the scene was really noisy, more lively than the New Year, after all, to be exempt from taxes, for the people, it is a great blessing.

Subsequently, Chen Zheng and the others got off the boat and were really taken aback when they saw so many people on the shore.

"Folks, how are you, do you remember being here?" Chen Zheng waved.

In the crowd, Bi Yuan stood in the north of the city, and saw him make a color to his family, and the family member shouted at the top of his voice: "Master Chen, the people of Dongyang County want to kill you!" ”

As the saying goes, if someone shouts at the beginning, others will also meet with them, so they should join in the fun.

"Master Chen, you want to kill us!"

"Welcome back to Dongyang County!"

……

Xiao Zan stood beside Chen Zheng and laughed in a low voice: "Brother Chen, I didn't expect you to be so popular in Dongyang County!" ”

Chen Zheng hurriedly bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Your Highness has praised it falsely, it is just average, and it is only the third in the county." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Zan raised his eyebrows, and became interested, "Then Brother Chen is talking about it, who are the first and second in the county?" ”

Chen Zheng paused, why didn't he find out before, this prince still has the potential to be a bar spirit?

However, the other party is the crown prince, and since he asked such a childish question, he can't ignore it, it would be very impolite.

"Back to Your Highness, the second in place is naturally Li Gang, the county magistrate of Dongyang County." Chen Zheng replied.

Xiao Zan smiled and continued to ask, "What about the first?" Who is the most popular in Dongyang County? I'd like to see him. ”

Chen Zheng rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "The most popular person in Dongyang County is naturally Your Highness!" ”

Xiao Zan was stunned for a moment, and after a while, his heart was full of joy, obviously very happy with Chen Zheng's words.

After being happy, Xiao Zan said: "Okay, let's get off the boat, I can tell you again, when you arrive in Dongyang County, you are not allowed to call me Your Highness, you must call me Brother Xiao as before." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Chen Zhengying said.

Xiao Zan rolled his eyes, he didn't know that Chen was doing it on purpose, or he didn't react, but Chen was doing things, he was relieved, and he would definitely not make a mistake.

"The two of you, one is my companion and the other is my guard, you want to call me Gongzi, do you know?" Xiao Zan said to the two people beside him again.

Yang Xiaoping came out with Xiao Zan last time, so he naturally knew the rules, and another Xiao Zan's guard, after thinking for a while, nodded in agreement.

Although I didn't see him speak, this guard usually doesn't talk much, and he can't think of anything wrong.

Xiao Zan finally looked at Li Shuang and said, "Brother Li, don't say that you leaked your mouth and exposed Lone's identity." ”

"Brother Xiao, please rest assured." Li Shuang directly changed his words and gave Xiao Zan a reassurance.

Chen Zheng made a gesture of please, and walked towards Li Gang on the shore with Xiao Zan and Li Shuang.

Coming to Li Gang, Chen Zheng arched his hand and said: "Li County Order, in the next fortunate not to disgrace the life, to complete the task of paying tribute to the sea whale bone, the sea whale bone has now been built into the sea whale bone temple, located in the Shennong altar, someone sacrifices on time, to ensure that our Dongyang County wind and rain are smooth." ”

Li Gang nodded and said, "When the county chose Master Xiao Chen to go to Kyoto, I knew that I didn't choose the wrong person, and I really didn't disappoint the county." ”

Xiao Zan stood beside Chen Zheng and coughed lightly, and everyone's attention suddenly focused on him.

Li Gang's face changed, in the letter before, he had learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come with him, and now there is no one else standing beside Chen Zheng and his son Li Shuang, only this young man, then the answer is self-evident, this person is the prince.

Li Gang straightened his appearance and wanted to salute Xiao Zan, but Xiao Zan hurriedly stopped him and said in a low voice: "Gu Nai Weifu paid a private visit, Li County ordered not to salute, there was a flaw." ”

Li Gang was stunned, he had only heard that the emperor was sometimes uncomfortable in Kyoto, and went to the people to play, which was called a private visit to Weifu. When will even the prince be better?

Moreover, Li Gang had already recognized Xiao Zan, who was on that boat the last time he seemed to be hunting sea whales.

Thinking of this, Li Gang couldn't help but be afraid for a while, if anything went wrong at that time and let this prince die in the belly of the fish, it would be over.

This time, now that he knew the identity of the prince, Li Gang made up his mind not to let them mess around, which was really scary.

After Chen Zheng and Li Gang chatted briefly, they became absent-minded and looked around at the crowd.

Li Gang noticed Chen Zheng's expression and said with a smile: "Who is Master Chen looking for?" ”

"Where's my lady? Why didn't you see my lady come to pick me up? Chen Zheng asked eagerly.

As soon as Chen Zheng's words were finished, a familiar voice came from behind him: "Xianggong, I'm here!" ”

Chen Zheng hurriedly turned around, and at a glance saw the person he was thinking about, and he couldn't suppress his mood anymore, and rushed towards Yue Xiaorong.

Yue Xiaorong also missed her father-in-law very much, and when she saw him running towards her, she did not hesitate to greet him.

The two hugged each other in front of everyone, hugging each other tightly, for fear that the other party would leave them again.

"Lady, I miss you." Chen Zheng muttered.

Yue Xiaorong was buried in Chen Zheng's arms, sniffed the smell of her husband vigorously, and responded: "Xianggong, I miss you too." Why have you been there for so long? ”

"The matter of going to Kyoto to pay tribute is not as simple as we imagined, these things, when we go home, I will tell you in detail, okay?" Chen Zheng asked.

Yue Xiaorong nodded, did not continue to ask, and after a long while, the two let go of each other, but their hands were still held together and did not let go.