In late July, Nanyang City.

Nanyang City is the seat of Nanyang Mansion, and on this morning, a convoy slowly drove into Nanyang City.

The gatekeeper of the city gate saw that the convoy was accompanied by many tall and strong guards, and the momentum was extraordinary, and he knew that the people in the car were either rich or noble, so they even saved routine inquiries and let them enter the city directly.

Seeing this, Li Hongyu, who was sitting in one of the carriages, frowned slightly, and then a helpless look appeared on his face.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, all vehicles entering the city, especially those important cities, had to be inspected by the guards to see if they were carrying prohibited items.

It's a pity that the local government of Daming has long been abolished, so those guards are not willing to offend some powerful people who can't afford to provoke, so they will naturally be allowed to go directly.

Besides, even if those doormen want to check, they will only bring humiliation on themselves, and those powerful people in question will definitely not let them get their wish, and maybe they will humiliate them well.

Therefore, Li Hongyu can only be surprised by this situation, turning a blind eye, things like these things that violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty abound everywhere, and he can't take care of it even if he wants to.

However, in the new city built in Shanghai, the entrance and exit gates were subject to systematic inspection, and anyone who refused to be inspected was forbidden to enter.

This is not only to abide by the laws and regulations of the country, but also to ensure the safety of the new city, so as not to be destroyed by lawbreakers.

Nanyang Mansion is adjacent to Xiangyang Mansion, and it is only one step away from Xiangyang when you arrive in Nanyang, and because of the proximity, the language and folk customs of the two places are quite similar, which makes Li Hongyu sound quite cordial.

The accompanying guards had already entered the city in advance and booked a restaurant for lunch, so that they could eat or rest.

Therefore, after entering the city, Li Hongyu led people straight to the restaurant, and after going to the private room on the second floor of the restaurant, he sat down in the window seat, and looked down at the noisy street outside the window.

When Li Hongyu was talking and laughing with Qin Yue and the others, there was a gong sound in the distance on the street outside the window, and someone was shouting something, which couldn't help but attract everyone's attention.

In the far side of the street, a young man with a colorful face carrying a gong in his hand shouted something as he walked, followed by several men and women who turned their heels, causing people on both sides of the road to stop and watch

"Brother Yu, it seems to be a person from the juggling class." Seeing this, Qin Yue smiled and said to Li Hongyu, although she couldn't hear what the young man with the gong was shouting, but judging from the posture, it must be someone from the juggling class.

"Xianggong, it's still a while before noon, why don't we go and watch juggling, we should go and move our muscles after sitting in the car for so long."

Naren Toya, who was drinking tea, suddenly lit up when she heard this, and said to Li Hongyu with great interest that she had seen the performance of the juggling class when she was in the capital and thought it was very interesting.

"Okay, let's go and join in the fun." Li Hongyu felt that what Naren Toya said made some sense, so he smiled and nodded in agreement, anyway, everyone should relax after such a long time.

Naren Toya suddenly showed joy, and happily pulled Qin Yue and the others downstairs to watch the play, Li Hongyu smiled slightly and followed behind, although Naren Toya has matured a lot over the years, but her simple and kind nature will not change.

The juggling class chose to perform in a lively market in Nanyang City, and a field was surrounded with cloth, and five copper plates could be entered to watch.

From a distance, Li Hongyu saw a tall knife mountain erected in the center of the field surrounded by the juggling class, which attracted people's attention.

The so-called knife mountain is a guillotine-like blade with an upward blade placed in the middle of two thick log columns, and the performer climbs up barefoot, picks off a red flower made of red silk at the top, and then comes down, and then the performance ends.

Obviously, the climb of the knife mountain is the finale of the juggling class, and it is the most attractive, and people can feel a chill just by looking at the knife mountain from afar, let alone climbing up and down barefoot.

Therefore, this juggling class attracted many people to enter to watch the excitement, you must know that five copper plates are enough for an adult to eat a full meal.

"Childe, please inside!"

Seeing that Li Hongyu and his party were hula, the big man in the juggling class who collected the money at the door smiled happily, and after getting the money, he bowed down with a smile and invited them in.

Inside the grounds.

There are several rows of tables and chairs in front of Daoshan Mountain, which are specially prepared for distinguished guests, each table receives fifty copper plates, and the people in the juggling class serve tea and pour water.

As for the rest of the people, they only stood there and watched, after all, they got what they paid for, and everyone had no complaints about it, and they stretched their heads in high spirits and waited for the show to begin.

Li Hongyu and his entourage naturally sat on their seats to watch the performance, and because they came early, they asked for a row of tables in the front where they chatted and laughed.

There were more and more people in the venue, and the seats behind Li Hongyu and others were quickly filled, and just when the performance was about to start, a sudden scene was born, and a group of people who looked like family members suddenly came to Li Hongyu and others, looking at them with their hands on their chests.

"What's the matter?" The guards who were standing aside immediately greeted them and stopped in front of the family members.

"Do you know whose seat it belongs to?" The leading family Ding glanced at the guards, and then squinted at Li Hongyu, who was sitting in the middle of the first row, and asked.

"Could it be yours?" Li Hongyu frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked quietly.

"It's our eldest young master, if you still want to leave Nanyang City alive, just sit aside obediently!" The leading family sneered and said to Li Hongyu arrogantly.

"Young Master?" Li Hongyu's brows furrowed again, he really didn't know who the "eldest young master" in the mouth of this family was, but it seemed that he must be an arrogant and domineering gentleman.

"If you don't want to die, get out!" Without waiting for Li Hongyu to reply, a tall guard stepped forward and grabbed the collar of the leader, grabbed him stiffly, and shouted coldly.

This tall guard is a second lieutenant, Li Hongyu's guards are selected from the new army, and they have all been on the battlefield in Liaodong, in his opinion, the leading family dares to threaten Li Hongyu, this is simply tired and crooked, you must know that no one in the Ming Dynasty dares to be disrespectful to Li Hongyu except for a madman like Zhang Hong.

"Let go, otherwise Lao Tzu will let you leave Nanyang City!"

The leader tried to break free from the tall guard's hand, but the other man's hand clutched his collar like an iron fist, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard he tried, so he threatened in a rage.

The tall guard looked at the leading family member coldly, and he didn't mean to let go at all, he was a person next to Li Hongyu, so how could he be afraid of a small family member, even if the prefect of Nanyang came, he would have to give him three points.

As the saying goes, the prime minister has seven officials in front of the door, which means that those high-ranking officials and powerful doormen will be stained with the prestige of the master, not to mention a first-class official like Li Hongyu, how can the people around him dare to provoke and snub the local state capital.

"Hit, hit Lao Tzu hard, kill the living monster!" Seeing that the tall guard had no intention of letting go, the leading family member was immediately annoyed and angry and thought that he had saved face, so he yelled at the family next to him.

"What a crazy tone!" Li Hongyu's eyes couldn't help but flash a cold glint when he heard this, and said coldly in his heart, what kind of master has what kind of minion, it seems that the "eldest young master" is not a good thing.

"Wait!" Seeing that those housekeepers rolled up their sleeves and were about to step forward to teach the battle-hardened guards a lesson, a voice came from behind the crowd, so they immediately stopped.

Li Hongyu turned his head to look and saw a fat boy in his twenties walking over with two young and beautiful women in his arms.

"This brother, no matter where you come from, but this is my son's territory, if you want to leave safely, it's best not to provoke this son."

The fat boy first swept over the bodies of Qin Yue and Naren Toya and other female dependents in a daze, and then said to Li Hongyu with his chin tilted.

At the same time, the fat boy brother secretly sighed in his heart that God was unfair, and he actually made Li Hongyu have so many beautiful women with beautiful colors and outstanding temperament around him, and he hugged two young women and became Chai Heniu.

"This son, peace is precious when you go out, this is the son of the prefect, you better let a table come out, after all, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, don't ruin your interest."

If Li Hongyu guessed correctly, this arrogant fat boy was the "eldest young master" in the mouth of the leading family, and before he could speak, a middle-aged man hurried over and whispered to him, his expression full of anxiety and earnestness.

"Let's go to the table next to us."

This middle-aged man seems to be the head of the juggling class, Li Hongyu knows that he doesn't want to provoke the fat boy, after all, the local prefect is the biggest official, which makes the fat boy the master of the sideways walk in the local area, so he said to Qin Yue and the others after a deep groan.

Obviously, Li Hongyu is naturally not afraid of the fat boy, not to mention the fat boy, but even his father is not enough to lift Li Hongyu's shoes, how can the dignified Ming young master be easy to provoke?

He did this because he didn't want to embarrass the owner of the juggling class, and at the same time, he didn't want to spoil everyone's interest because of this matter, the fat boy's identity was too different from him, and it was not his turn to make a move.

Seeing Li Hongyu speak, Qin Yue, Naren Toya and the others moved to a table on the side, and the guards who were originally sitting at that table stood vigilantly aside, staring at the fat boy with an expressionless face, if it wasn't for Li Hongyu's presence, they would have beaten the fat boy who dared to offend Li Hongyu.

The fat boy thought that Li Hongyu was afraid, and beckoned several sons behind him to sit down at the table that Li Hongyu had conceded, and talked and laughed loudly there, looking proud.

What made Li Hongyu feel a little annoyed was that after the fat boy sat down, he spoke freely about Qin Yue and Naren Toya and others, and his words seemed quite frivolous, and his eyes were confused when he looked at Qin Yue and others, and he laughed ambiguously from time to time.

If it weren't for the fact that the performance of the juggling class was about to start, and the fat boy and others did not name names, Li Hongyu would definitely take action to repair this gentleman who didn't know the height of the sky, and he dared to provoke without even figuring out the details of the other party, it seems that he is used to being arrogant and domineering on weekdays.

(End of chapter)

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