Li Chengzong's Han state did not favor agriculture and suppressed commerce like other dynasties, so this regime, which seemed somewhat deviant to the orthodox Confucian children, was strongly supported by merchants, especially the wealthy merchants of the Shu clan.

Zhang Shiqing in the east of Qindao City and Li Xinhe in the west of the city are both Shu wealthy businessmen who support Li Chengzong. And Li Xinhe is engaged in livestock trading, although their business has no intersection, but the two of them are you can't get used to it, I can't get used to you, they are a famous pair of rivals, the two have to fight for each other, you have been fighting for most of your life, and you have not been able to distinguish the winner or loser.

At the beginning of spring this year (that is, the first year of Wude), Zhang Shiqing's son wants to marry, and the wedding date is set for February 26. Unexpectedly, only two days later, someone reported to Zhang Shiqing that Li Xinhe's son-in-law was also getting married, and the wedding date was February 26. When Zhang Shiqing heard this, he immediately became angry, okay, the surname Li is clearly going to get along with me!

It turns out that there is a local custom of grabbing auspiciousness, if several families happen to be in a hurry to do a happy event on the same day, then it is necessary to compare, whose sedan chair is the first to arrive home, and the picture is auspicious.

So Zhang Shiqing immediately called the housekeeper to give an order: On the day of the wedding, the wedding team must rush to the city in front of the Li family, and if you win, you will be rewarded!

On the day of the good period, less than five watches, the Zhang family's welcoming team set off in a hurry, arrived at the woman's mother's house, and rushed back non-stop with the bride.

When he was about to return to the Qindao city where they lived, the housekeeper of the Zhang family saw from a distance that another marriage team was also coming here, he was taken aback, and looked at it, it was the Li family! He hurriedly ordered the palanquin driver to speed up. Over there, the pace is noticeably faster.

Approaching the city gate, the two families began to sprint with all their might, reaching the drawbridge at the south gate almost at the same time. The bridge deck is not wide, and the two sedan chairs want to take the lead, so you squeeze me, I squeeze you, do not let each other go, stubbornly glued together, tossing not for a long time, the eight sedan chair drivers on both sides were exhausted, and collapsed to the ground one by one. The two housekeepers of Zhang Li's family quarreled for another half an hour, simply left their respective teams, and tore each other to the government to see the officials.

But when they arrived at the mansion, they found that Liu Lanzheng, the prefect of Qindao, was chatting with Li Chengzong, the king of Han, in the mansion. When he listened to the two explain what had happened, he began to mediate between the two parties, but it took a long time to talk and come up with several ideas, and neither of the two families would give in.

Li Chengzong glared at him and said angrily: "This is not good, that is not good, then you can slowly discuss a method by yourself, Brother Wen Yu, come on, come on, you and I will talk about it, as for you, when will you discuss it and then tell me." With that, he and Liu Lan began to wander in the black and white world of Go.

The two were dumbfounded, glared at each other, shook their heads helplessly, and stood there sighing.

Little by little, the time passed, and both butlers became anxious. Seeing that the time had passed noon, Li Chengzong ended his journey to Go, came out to see the two, and asked lazily: "Have you discussed it?" ”

The housekeeper of the Zhang family shook his head, sighed and said: "Back to Your Highness, this old saying is good, entrusted by people, loyal to people, villains are really helpless!" If you don't argue with reason, how can you go back and give an account to the head of the family? ”

Li Chengzong looked at the Li family's housekeeper again, and the Li family's housekeeper also said helplessly: "Your Highness, the villain is also in the same situation!" ”

Li Chengzong frowned: "So, neither of you can be the master?" After saying this, he shouted to all the soldiers, "Come, bring me the bride and groom of both families." The soldier took the order and left. The two housekeepers of the Zhang and Li families didn't know which one Li Chengzong was going to sing, so they turned their heads to look at the sky outside, and they expected to be unable to leave for a while, and they were bitter in their hearts.

Half an hour later, the two welcoming teams came, and the hula stood in the yamen lobby. Li Chengzong asked Zhang and Li the two groom officials: "Tell me about the two of you, who is willing to give in?" ”

was stuck at the bridge for most of the day, and the two groom officials were holding their breath in their hearts, and the two families had a deep grudge, so they both said that they would not let it be allowed and would not steam steamed buns to fight for breath.

Li Chengzong didn't get angry when he heard this, nodded with a smile, and said slowly: "Since this is the case, then you discuss it slowly, and then tell me after you have discussed." Saying that, he took Liu Lan to the back hall to play chess.

Now, the housekeepers and grooms of the two families are in a hurry, seeing that it is not early, what should I do if I miss the auspicious time?

In the end, the son of the Li family couldn't stand it, so he quietly ordered his own family to welcome his relatives, and while Li Chengzong was away, he quickly slipped out of the mansion and became a relative. Zhang Gongzi understood Li Gongzi's small abacus at a glance, and hurriedly secretly ordered his team to sneak out before the Li family.

Who knew that at this moment, Li Chengzong appeared again, sneered and said: "I want to leave before the lawsuit is over, this is a place where you can come and leave if you want?" I think you don't want to get married, you want to go to jail! The two sons were so frightened that they knelt on the ground with a "plop", begging for mercy again and again, saying that they were willing to give in and let the other party go first.

Li Chengzong touched his chin and said slowly: "You all said just now that you don't steam steamed buns to fight for breath, why don't you fight now?" Hmph, you're willing to give in, but now I'm not going to give in, and I've disturbed me all day, so I want to go home and worship? Think beautifully! ”

Besides, Zhang Shiqing and Li Xinhe's two families, waiting left and right at home, did not see their own family welcoming team back, until the sun set in the west, their respective families came back to report that the bride and groom were detained in the palace. Both of them were taken aback, and each rushed to the mansion in a hurry.

Zhang and Li collided at the gate of the mansion, and the two fought again, blocking the road at the door, no one let anyone, and for a while, neither of them could enter the gate.

Li Chengzong heard the noise outside, sneered and walked to the door, and said: "It turns out that the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, Lao Tzu is fighting to enter the palace, and his son is fighting to slip away from the court!" In my opinion, it will not be too late to put you in a cell together! ”

When Zhang and Li heard this, they were immediately ashamed of themselves, and they both expressed their indisputability and were willing to let the other party pass first.

Li Chengzong asked slowly: "Don't fight?" Both of them said that they would never fight again, and only begged Li Chengzong to allow everyone to leave and let the newcomers hurry up to the church. Who knows, Li Chengzong shook his head and said: "It's getting late, I'm afraid I'm going back at this moment and miss the auspicious time, so it's better to have a newcomer in this lobby to worship." Follow me! With that, he walked towards the lobby.

Everyone was stunned, only to see a group of poor people holding red flowers and red cloths, red happy red candles, from the back hall to the lobby, lively and lively arrangement, a bag of cigarettes, the Yamen lobby became a happy hall.

Li Chengzong said: "Do you think I went to Governor Liu's Mansion with you?" Aren't we going to prepare these worship things for you? Saying that, he pretended to be dissatisfied and said to Zhang and Li, who were still in a daze, "What's the matter, my main marriage, Governor Liu's marriage, and I insulted you?" ”

Han King Li Chengzong got married, and Liu Lan, the prefect of Qindao, witnessed the marriage, what a big face! Zhang and Li were so excited that they both knelt on the ground with their sons and daughters-in-law, thanked Li Chengzong for his great kindness, and then stood up, bowed deeply to each other, and made amends to each other. The old enemies, who had been fighting for many years, finally turned their rivalry into jade silk, held hands and laughed.........