Jiangdu, although the noon sun dispelled the fog and cold, but the Jiangdu wharf, many officials still felt a deep chill, because they came to greet the seventh prince Chu Haoyu, who came to rectify the rule of Huainan Province, and he just stayed in Pingjiang Mansion, but many people were imprisoned, but at this moment, Li Huairen, who was standing at the front of the crowd, was in a very good mood, and it had been more than a month since he entered the Huainan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and he always had a feeling that he couldn't show his hands and feet, and the arrival of the Seventh Prince was just to break the shackles for him.

Under the gaze of everyone's different eyes, five big ships slowly sailed over, and when the big ship docked Chu Haoyu appeared on the deck, all the officials of Huainan Province knelt down at the same time and bowed: "The lower officials have been under the prince Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”

Even if they have different thoughts, but in the face of the Seventh Prince Chu Haoyu, no one dares to show disrespect, the voice is extremely loud, and the voices of dozens of people gathered together are even more powerful, causing Chu Ruotong to poke out his little head to watch, with a look of self-satisfaction, and looking at his father Chu Haoyu's gaze, there is even more undisguised pride.

Although his back was to Chu Ruotong, Chu Haoyu clearly felt the gaze of his beloved daughter Chu Ruotong, a smile appeared on his face, and he turned around and beckoned to Chu Ruotong, and seeing that Chu Ruotong was stunned, Chu Haoyu beckoned her again to come over. At this moment, although Chu Ruotong was a little unclear, she immediately ran into Chu Haoyu's arms with a childish heart, but saw that she knelt on the ground below, sticking out her tongue and showing a surprised expression. Smiling at Chu Ruotong, Chu Haoyu put his eyes on the officials again, and said slowly: "No courtesy." ”

The officials of Huainan Dao bowed again before standing up, and then bowed slightly to make a humble appearance, seeing this, Chu Haoyu whispered in Chu Ruotong's ear: "How is it?" ”

It should have been Chu Haoyu's exhalation in his ear that caused Chu Ruotong to itch, Chu Ruotong couldn't help but giggle, so crisp, so lively, it instantly diluted this solemn atmosphere, not to mention that all the officials heard Chu Haoyu's laughter.

Chu Haoyu was indeed amused by Chu Ruotong, and at this moment, he didn't bother to talk to the officials, and said directly: "Okay, when this king first arrived in Jiangdu, those false gifts were also waived, so let's disperse." ”

Suddenly, all the officials raised their heads and looked at Chu Haoyu in disbelief, everyone waited for him at the dock for a long time, he didn't even say a word and let everyone disperse, can the many arrangements behind be withdrawn? Just when everyone was surprised, Li Huairen opened his mouth and chuckled: "The Seventh Prince has already ordered, what are you doing in a daze, let's disperse." ”

Hearing Li Huairen say the same, many officials could only disperse, and seeing Chu Haoyu walking off the side of the boat with his beloved daughter in his arms, Li Huairen trotted up to meet him, bowed down and said: "The lower officials have seen the Seventh Prince, and they have seen the Lord Ruotong." ”

Looking at Li Huairen, Chu Haoyu said lightly: "Don't be vain anymore, you have worked hard for more than a month in the river." ”

Li Huairen knew that Chu Haoyu didn't like false courtesies, and if he did them again, he would only be unhappy, so he straightened up, but before he could speak, Chu Ruotong spoke first: "Uncle Li, why have you lost weight, are you busy?" ”

Looking at Chu Ruotong, Li Huairen showed what he thought was the most kind smile, and said with a smile: "Lord Ruotong is really smart, in a word." ”

Hearing the compliment, Chu Ruotong couldn't help laughing, and Li Huairen hugged his fists again and said: "The prince has been tired of saddle horses all the way, and the lower officials have prepared to go to the palace, and the prince will go to rest with the princess and the county lord first?" ”

Chu Haoyu shook his head, looked at Chu Ruotong with a smile and said: "Tong'er, you and your mother go to rest first, Daddy still has important matters, I will take you to Jiangdu tomorrow, Jiangdu doesn't have to be flat at all, it's fun!" ”

Hearing the play, Chu Ruotong's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "It's best to return your father." Father, you are busy, Tong'er will leave first. While speaking, Chu Ruotong jumped out of Chu Haoyu's arms and left in a car with Chen Fangfei and Zhou Qingyou.

Seeing the carriage leave, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said, "Governor's Mansion." ”

Li Huairen was waiting for Chu Haoyu to speak, and immediately waved his hand and said, "Lord Wang, please." ”

There was a road in front of them, and there were soldiers accompanying them, and the group soon arrived at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. After entering the lobby, Li Huairen smiled at Chu Haoyu and said, "Lord, drink a cup of tea first to relieve fatigue." This is Mr. Xixi Guan of Xiaguan, who has been following Xiaguan for six or seven years, and Xiaguan has been able to gain a firm foothold in Jiangdu, thanks to Mr. Guan. ”

Guan Zhongyun was still very grateful in his heart for Li Huairen to be able to introduce the Seventh Prince, and seeing Chu Haoyu looking over, Guan Zhongyun immediately knelt down and said, "The grass people knock on the prince Chitose Chitose Chitose. ”

Li Huairen was able to leave this person here, how could Chu Haoyu not know that Guan Zhongyun was his confidant, so he opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Guan, no courtesy." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." After bowing again, Guan Zhongyun stood up and stood solemnly on one side.

Glancing at the two of them, Chu Haoyu waved his hand and said, "Sit." Seeing that Master Li was full of energy, he wanted to come to the Jiangdu for more than a month, and the harvest was not small. ”

Li Huairen hugged his fists and saluted, and said with a smile: "It's not your blessing to the prince, but if you talk about the harvest, the lower officials really have some of them." "Li Huairen can sit in the position of the metropolitan governor, of course, it is Chu Haoyu's favor and trust, but if he doesn't have a little achievement, how can he give a message to the imperial court. Therefore, Li Huairen paused slightly, opened his mouth and said: "Huainan Road is a rich land, and after the defeat of the Xie family, the Qingping Marquis surrendered to the city, Huainan Road was not greatly affected by the war, and soon recovered its vitality, these years are full of vitality under the leadership of the first emperor and His Majesty, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, Huainan Province has been spared the suffering of the Zheng family because of the war, but the Huainan officialdom has become more chaotic because of the Zheng family. ”

The reason why Li Huairen bluntly pointed out the Zheng family is that he wants to get rid of the Zheng family by the hands of the seven princes, when he was in the capital, he heard about the Zheng family, so that several governors of the capital were defeated in Huainan, although the former governor Yang Gongling has made some achievements and can even be equal to the Zheng family, he does not want to be bewitched by the Zheng family and finally still hates Jiangdu, and even loses his life, so Li Huairen has already made a decision, and he must get rid of the Zheng family by taking advantage of the matter of Qi An.

After a pause, Li Huairen continued: "Since the Marquis of Qingping took charge of Huainan Dao, Huainan officialdom has a great connection with the Zheng family, especially the death of the Marquis of Qingping, and Zheng Shenyuan, the head of the Zheng family, spared no effort to control Huainan officialdom. The reason for this Qi'an people's rebellion was that Dong Dachen was too greedy and insatiable officials to force the people to rebel, but Dong Dachen did not want to repent but tried his best to curry favor with Zheng Shenyuan, Zheng Shenyuan was arrogant and really thought that he could cover the sky with one hand, and he actually wanted to suppress such things as the people's rebellion, which eventually led to the defeat of Qi'an. Lord Wang, the lower officials have found the evidence of Zheng Shenyuan's alliance with Governor Yang, and ask the prince to take a look. While speaking, Li Huairen took out a letter and handed it to Chu Haoyu.

Chu Haoyu didn't reach out to pick it up, he was silent for a moment and opened his mouth to say: "Zheng Shenyuan and his son looked for this king early yesterday morning. ”

Suddenly, Li Huairen and Guan Zhongyun were stunned, glanced at each other, and both of them saw the shock and confusion in each other's eyes, what did Zheng Shenyuan mean by intercepting the Seventh Prince Chu Haoyu halfway, could it be that he still wanted to fight a rake?

In the amazement of the two, Chu Haoyu shook his head and said: "Zheng Shenyuan pleaded guilty to this king, and was willing to exchange the lives of their father and son for the safety of the Zheng clan. ”

Hearing this, Li Huairen was taken aback again, surprised that Zheng Shenyuan, the old fox, took the initiative to ask for guilt, and was willing to exchange his life for the safety of his clansmen, this doesn't seem to be Zheng Shenyuan's style? Surprised in his heart, Li Huairen smiled and said: "I didn't expect the Zheng family master to have such a heart, dare to ask the prince how to answer him?" ”

Under the gaze of the two, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said: "This king didn't answer him, but Zheng Shenyuan handed this king a handbook, which recorded the changes in Huainan officialdom over the years, if Lord Li is interesting, just take a look." While speaking, Chu Haoyu turned over his hand and put the handscroll on the table, and then said: "As for how to deal with the Zheng family, it is up to Master Li to make a decision." At the end of the words, Chu Haoyu got up and left.

Seeing Chu Haoyu leaving, Li Huairen was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Xiaguan will send the prince." Personally sent Chu Haoyu out of the Governor's Mansion, Li Huairen returned to the lobby, but he no longer had a smile on his face but was a little melancholy, and he didn't even have the idea of looking through Zheng Shenyuan's notes.

Seeing this, Guan Zhongyun sighed lightly, opened his mouth and said, "Dudu, this time we are in a hurry. However, Zheng Shenyuan is an old fox, and he actually intercepted the seventh prince halfway to ask for guilt, and was willing to give up his life in exchange for the safety of his clansmen, I am afraid that this will impress the prince. ”

Li Huairen nodded and shook his head, and said slowly: "There must be something we don't know, which caused the Seventh Prince to be so angry, and left as soon as he entered the Governor's Mansion, but it took several years for this official to win the favor of the Seventh Prince, and I am afraid that it will be used up, so in this way, the Zheng family is not worth mentioning, and the book is the end!" With a sigh, Li Huairen shook his head again, and then said: "Moreover, the Seventh Prince also left a problem for this official, how to deal with the Zheng family?" According to this official, Zheng Shenyuan's conditions have already moved the Seventh Prince, but he hesitated for a while, and now, this official is really not good at moving the Zheng family, and he will not be happy with the Seventh Prince, and he will not please him by doing anything! ”

Looking at Li Huairen, Guan Zhongyun asked softly: "Dudu, now I still want to think about how to solve the Zheng family, as long as the solution is beautiful, I can't win the favor of the prince again?" Moreover, when the Seventh Prince gave Zheng Shenyuan's handscroll to the Governor, wasn't he helping the Governor control Huainan Dao? Taking care of a certain guess, Zheng Shenyuan's handscroll must have a lot of interesting things. ”

The reason why Guan Zhongyun said this is because he doesn't know Chu Haoyu well enough, and the reason why Li Huairen can be better than Chu Haoyu is because he knows Chu Haoyu, and the Zheng family has made a gap between the two. Shaking his head, Li Huairen said with a bad expression: "Maybe, but let's think about how to deal with the Zheng family first, what an old fox." ”