It was already dark, but it was very lively near Anyi, a short section of the street, there were lights everywhere, and all kinds of vendors began to do their own business under the lights at this time, and the streets were also very lively, mainly the merchants who came and went, these merchants were generally generous, and the people who did business on the street also relied on them to feed.

Zhao Deyan and his entourage slowly drove into the Jin'an Station, no, to be exact, it should be the town of Jin'an, the original post station has been surrounded by various shops and residences, with the post station as the center to form a small town, and even the near 'An post is no longer a simple post station, the post has begun to serve as some local officials.

"This town is much more lively than when we left, and it is estimated that it will not be long before this town may become a real big town, or even be classified as a county seat." Zhao Deyan said with a smile while looking out of the window.

However, Zhao Deyan's words did not pay attention to him, because the two children, Zhu Niang and Hong Bao, were eating the sugar dumplings they had just bought just now, and even the Yang family couldn't help but eat a few, after all, they were all hungry after an afternoon of traveling.

Seeing the appearance of their mother, Zhao Deyan couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, and then urged the coachman to hurry up, and he could have dinner early if he entered the post station early, but he was also a little worried at this time, because the post station was very busy, and there were many people who usually came and went, and the post station was often full.

After a while, the convoy finally came to the door of the post station, but what Zhao Deyan didn't expect was that there was still a vacant room in the post station, which made him quite surprised, but at this time the family was also tired, so when the carriage entered the post station, it was immediately asked to prepare meals, and then Zhao Deyan accompanied his wife and children to dinner, but the two little guys were also sleepy and tired, and they were noisy to sleep just after eating, so Yang took them back to the room to rest first.

Zhao Deyan was not very sleepy at this time, and he was used to reading a few pages of books before going to bed at night, so he took out the book he was reading from his luggage, and then sat behind the desk in the outer hall and prepared to read, but just as he had just turned two pages, suddenly someone outside reported: "Master Qiqi, someone outside asks to see!" ”

"Someone asking to see you?" Zhao Deyan was also stunned when he heard the report of his subordinates, and then thought of the Zhao Jie he had seen today, could it be that Zhao Jie did not leave, but also lived here? But he has politely rejected him today, what is he coming to see him again?

With doubts in his heart, Zhao Deyan also stood up and opened the door and asked the people outside: "Who is the other party, are they the people who are looking for me at noon today?" ”

"The villain doesn't know, the other party refuses to report his name, but it's definitely not the people who are at noon today, but a middle-aged man in his thirties, who is waiting in the next room now." I saw the next person speak again.

Hearing that the person who came was not Zhao Jie, Zhao Deyan couldn't help but show a surprised expression, and then thought about it, and immediately stepped out of the door, and went to a room next door under the guidance of the next person, when he stepped into the room, he saw a middle-aged man in his thirties sitting there drinking tea, and when he came in, he also stood up and smiled: "I have heard the name of Zhao Thorn for a long time, and it is a blessing to see him today!" ”

"Your Excellency is ......" Zhao Deyan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this middle-aged man, because he didn't know each other at all, and he could even be sure that he hadn't seen it, after all, his memory has always been very good, even if it is a person like Zhao Jie who has had hundreds of relationships, he will feel familiar after many years, but the person in front of him makes him feel very strange.

"Hehe, it's normal for Zhao Tingshi not to know him, in Xia Du Chuke, he has been serving as an assassin in the past until a few years ago, and he was transferred back to Chang'an until a few years ago, and he is now the head of the Wei Palace!" I saw this middle-aged man introduce himself with a smile.

"Du Chuke?" Zhao Deyan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this name, and then blurted out, "You are Du Xiang's younger brother Du Chuke?" ”

The so-called Du Xiang, naturally Du Ruhui, Du Ruhui should have died a long time ago, but under the influence of Li Xiu, he is still serving as the prime minister in the court, but his current health is not as good as before, for which Li Shimin also gave special approval to allow Du Ruhui to handle government affairs at home, and this honor is only enjoyed by him in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Yes, Du Xiang is my brother, but this time I came to have nothing to do with my brother, but on behalf of King Wei!" I saw Du Chuke smile again at this time and speak.

Although Du Chuke is Du Ruhui's younger brother, and the relationship between the two is also very good, but in the officialdom, the two have different positions, for example, Du Ruhui is the prime minister of the dynasty and is only loyal to Li Shimin, but Du Chuke is Li Tai's long history and belongs to Li Tai's most hardcore henchmen, in addition to Wei Ting, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, and others, who are Li Tai's most powerful helpers, and with them as the core, they have also attracted many ministers in the court, and even formed a so-called "Wei Wang Party".

"It turned out to be Du Changshi, I lost my respect, I heard about Du Changshi's style, and Zhao also admired it very much!" Zhao Deyan finally reacted at this time, and hurriedly bowed his hand to the other party.

Zhao Deyan praised Du Chuke's style, there is another story in this, when Du Ruhui assisted Li Shimin to attack Wang Shichong, Du Ruhui's brothers and uncle Du Yan also fell into the hands of Wang Shichong, and what is worse is that Du Yan and Du Ruhui once had a holiday, which caused Du Yan to have a grudge against Du Ruhui, so he slandered Wang Shichong, and finally Wang Shichong killed Du Ruhui's two brothers, and Du Chuke was almost starved to death at that time.

Later, Wang Shichong was defeated, and Du Yan also fell into the hands of Li Shimin, originally Li Shimin wanted to kill Du Yan to avenge Du Ruhui, and Du Ruhui also resented Du Yan for killing his brother, so even his uncle and nephew were unwilling to save each other, but at this time, Du Chuke persuaded Du Ruhui that Du Yan had killed their brother, causing the Du family to kill each other.

It was also Du Chuke's persuasion, and finally Du Ruhui interceded with Li Shimin and did not kill Du Yan, and later Du Yan even served as the prime minister for a period of time, but he died in the second year of Zhenguan, and Du Chuke's deeds of complaining with virtue also made many people talk about it, which also made Du Chuke famous and became a famous celebrity in Chang'an.

However, although Zhao Deyan was polite to Du Chuke, he secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, he had just met the prince Li Chengqian's people at noon, and he saw the people of Li Tai, the king of Wei, at night.