When he went around the mountains and entered the main road, Zheng Miao's personal guard of honor took off the colored flags, yellow bells, axes, gourds and other things from the car, and arranged them neatly in strict accordance with the etiquette of the Han court.

This group of men and horses was neat and heroic, attracting passers-by to stop and watch, and they all guessed where the army came from.

After walking like this for more than half an hour, the city that was faintly on the horizon was already close in front of him, Qiu Yizhi, who was walking next to Zheng Miao's imperial chariot, straightened up on the back of the sweaty BMW under his crotch and looked forward into the distance, and sure enough, he saw two big characters on the plaque of the city tower - Fuzhou!

Under the tower, just as the scout report said, there was also a procession of people to greet them.

At this time, Qiu Yi's heart inexplicably rose a wave of unease, called Wang Lao Wu, and ordered: "Lao Wu, when you run to the city, you will say that the Third Highness has come down, and ask who is on the other side to greet you?" ”

Wang Lao Wu was born with a pair of "scuds", and in a blink of an eye, he had already run back and forth, and said back to Qiu Yizhi: "The first one said that the second prince of Lingnan went out of the city to greet him. ”

Qiu Yi waved his hand to signal Wang Lao Wu to step back, and said to Zheng Miao: "I remember that the second prince under the knee of the Lingnan prince is named Zheng Yu, I don't know if the third brother knows him?" ”

Zheng Miao shook his head: "The candidate for the prince of Lingnan, the imperial court has long designated his eldest son Zheng Nuo, this Zheng Yu is the second in line, and he is a concubine, but he has been named a duke, but I haven't heard of any extraordinary talents, and he lives in Lingnan, and I have never met." ”

But I heard Lin Shuhan take a half step forward and said: "If you come, you will be safe." Since the king of Lingnan sent the prince to greet His Highness, His Highness always said a few words in the past, and it would be good to probe his truth. ”

Lin Shuhan walked with Zheng Miao, chatting and witty along the way, so that Zheng Miao also knew that this famous "Mr. Bansong" was not a sour and rotten literati who could only chant the wind and the moon, but was actually a famous man who was well-versed in the past and the present, and was really talented and learned.

Therefore, after listening to Lin Shuhan's suggestion, Zheng Miao also nodded and said: "Mr. Lin is reasonable, we are waiting for the sky to go south, and we can't fall behind, so let's go forward." After that, Zheng Miao gave an order, and the team slowly started again, and with an awe-inspiring majesty that could not be underestimated, they marched towards Fuzhou City.

When there were still a hundred steps away from the city gate, Zheng Miao clearly saw a team of more than 100 people lined up under the city, holding drums and flags to greet him, and the leader of them rode on a tall horse, smiling and looking at himself. I saw that the man was fat and fat, and his face was full of meat, and he almost burst open a python robe with the rank of a duke, and it was also thanks to the strong horse under his crotch, otherwise he would have to be crushed by his weight.

Seeing Zheng Miao's guard of honor approaching, the man hurriedly turned over and dismounted very clumsily, trotted to the front of Zheng Miao's imperial chariot, bowed down and said: "The second son of the king of Lingnan is the second son, and he will receive the dukedom, and Zheng Yu will come to greet His Royal Highness Qin Cha on behalf of his father!" "The attitude is respectful to twelve points.

Zheng Miao is not a proud person, seeing this, he quickly got out of the car, gently helped Zheng Yu up, and said: "It turned out that the elder brother came, and the younger brother has admired the name for a long time, but unfortunately he only got to see his brother today." After saying that, he made a bow to Zheng Yu, which was considered a return of the courtesy.

Zheng Yu's face immediately showed a sincere and frightened expression: "What did you say?" Isn't the Third Highness going to break my life? While speaking, he bent his fat body and saluted Zheng Miao.

Zheng Miao helped Zheng Yu up for the second time and said, "Brother, where are you talking about this?" According to the ranking of the royal family, you are ranked third, I am ranked sixth, and the younger brother calls you a 'brother', and it is also appropriate to give you a salute. ”

Zheng Yu is more than Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, and among the third-generation descendants of the descendant sect passed down by Emperor Shenzong, in addition to Zheng Rong's eldest son Zheng Xin and Zheng Gui's eldest son Zheng Nuo, he should indeed be ranked third according to age; In addition to these three people, Zheng Miao also has a second brother Zheng Sen, and Zheng Cheng, the eldest son of Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo, so he is ranked sixth.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Yu took a deep look again and said: "Inside and outside the palace, the barriers are strong. I am just the son of a vassal king in the poor countryside, but the Third Highness is a person who can speak in front of the emperor, maybe I can go further in the future, how dare I take it in front of the Third Highness? ”

Zheng Miao has now been crowned a prince, but he has not been a vassal or title, and the so-called "further" means to inherit the throne and ascend to the throne. However, whether it is true or false, right or wrong, it is a great sin of rebellion to speak falsely.

So Zheng Miao didn't answer, and didn't help him up, but said: "Little brother Qin is here, I'll wait to do business first and then chat!" ”

Zheng Yu bowed down and peeked at Zheng Miao, but saw that there was an extremely serious look on his delicate face, and finally he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he knelt down and shouted loudly: "Zheng Yu asks the emperor for peace on behalf of his father, Wang Zheng Gui!" ”

Zheng Miao said with a straight face: "Holy bow! This time, the emperor sent me to mourn for the king and princess of Lingnan, I don't know where the prince of Lingnan is now? ”

Zheng Yu prostrate on the ground and replied: "My father lost his wife and was heartbroken, so he couldn't afford to fall ill, and now he is recuperating in a villa in the mountains. ”

Zheng Miao nodded and said: "The emperor knows that the prince of Lingnan is working state affairs, his health is not well, and another decree has been issued, so please lead the way and take me to pass the decree to the prince of Lingnan." ”

Zheng Yu replied: "My father's villa is located in the deep mountains, more than two hundred miles away from here, the mountain road is rugged and difficult, I am afraid it is difficult to arrive at dawn and evening, and please ask His Royal Highness Qincha to enter Fuzhou City to rest first, and set off early tomorrow morning. ”

Zheng Miao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and thought: Since my group entered Lingnan Road, every move has been closely controlled by the king of Lingnan.

However, the Third Highness Zheng Miao was originally a gentle and calm person, and after several years of training, the city government has become extremely profound, and he responded quietly, but said: "Since the uncle is not in the city, I don't think there is any need to enter the city." Your Majesty, you also know that you have always ruled the family by the military, if you know that I didn't finish my errand, you will go to the city to rest without permission, and you can't reprimand me properly? I also brought my belongings with me, and I see that the side of this city gate is still spacious, so it is better to start my journey here and spend the night. ”

Zheng Yu hurriedly said: "Where is this? Besides, the city of Fuzhou has prepared a table, waiting for the three highnesses to enter, if His Royal Highness passes through the door and does not enter, won't it chill our heart? ”

Qiu Yizhi, who had been silent for a long time, listened to this fat pig-like Zheng Yu talk endlessly for a long time, and suddenly deliberately tested him, and said: "Qin Cha has a holy order, and according to the practice of the Han Dynasty, he can only live in the post station when he goes out to do errands, and there is no rule of going into the city to handle unrelated matters without permission. The second prince has been reluctant again and again, doesn't it make it difficult for the third highness to do? ”

Zheng Yu was stunned when he heard this, turned his head and looked Qiu Yi up and down several times, seeing that although his clothes were neat and tidy, he was not gorgeous, and he should be the entourage of Zheng Miao of the Third Highness, and thought: It is said that the Third Highness is gentle and kind, and it is really the case when I see it today, but how can such a master have such a servant who dares to confront the prince head-on without etiquette?

However, he thought about it: the court often talks about "Taizu's example", if he teaches this kid a lesson now, it will not be this follower who does not know the height of the sky, nor is it the third highness behind him, or even the imperial power of the court, but the Taoism of the entire Han Dynasty.

So Zheng Yu turned a face full of fat and flesh, and then he held back a sentence: "Who are you, when we brothers talk to each other, how can you interject?" ”

Qiu Yizhi had already seen from Zheng Yu's short sentence or two that this person was just a villain who tended to be inflammatory, and he was very weak, so he laughed and stopped answering.

Zheng Yu saw his arrogant expression, and a fire of ignorance immediately ignited in his stomach, although he couldn't attack on the spot because of Zheng Miao's face, he was already thinking in his heart: how to punish this rude boy when he got to his own territory.

But I heard Zheng Miao smile and said: "Brother's words are biased, this person is Qiu Yizhi, the son of the moth recognized by his father, although he has no fertility, but he has the righteousness of upbringing, and the relationship between father and son is not under our brothers, so it is very casual to talk to our brothers." ”

Zheng Yu was shocked when he heard this, and quickly looked at Qiu Yizhi from head to toe several times again, and suddenly saw that although he was not gorgeous, he was very neat, and the more he looked at it, the more he looked like a hidden young hero, and he said: "It turns out that this is His Royal Highness Yi in front of the emperor?" I don't know Mount Tai with my eyes, and I ask His Highness to forgive my sins. As he spoke, he swept to the end.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi whispered beside Zheng Miao: "Why did the third brother tell my identity so easily? ”

Zheng Miao smiled and said softly: "You made such a big move in Jiangnan, maybe the reputation of the King of Lingnan is no worse than mine, and it is good to say it to scare them." ”

Qiu Yizhi glanced at Zheng Miao, walked to Zheng Yu unhurriedly, and said with the same gesture: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince, please get up, you can't be a child in the mountains and fields, and you are lucky to be loved by the emperor." What the second prince taught was that among your royal relatives and relatives, there was naturally no place for me to speak, and I learned it below. ”

Zheng Yu hurriedly straightened his chubby body and replied, "No, no, no." His Royal Highness is full of martial arts, and even a remote border like Lingnan is also thunderous. Let's just say that last year, the Japanese invaders caused a rebellion, and I Lingnan also suffered from it, but the Japanese invaders were quite strong, and we tried our best to drive them out of the jurisdiction, but I didn't want His Highness to win more with less, and repeatedly defeated strong enemies, even my father often compared His Highness with Righteousness, and asked me to learn from His Highness Righteousness! ”

Qiu Yi listened to Zheng Yu's praise that was not too much, and thought to himself: What Zheng Miao said is really true, the King of Lingnan has clear ears and eyes, and even his own small achievements are well understood, and he should know the actions of other places in the imperial court.

Just thinking about it, he saw Zhao Chengxiao come forward, made a gesture to Qiu Yizhi, and said: "My lord, the terrain here is still good, is it right to set up camp here?" ”

Qiu Yizhi's eyes turned, and he moved, and said: "You are the Imperial Forest Honor Guard brought out by His Royal Highness from the capital by His Royal Highness, although it was my subordinate before, then you can't do everything to listen to my orders!" This kind of thing, you go and ask the Third Highness for advice! ”

Zhao Chengxiao is an honest man, after hearing this, he didn't know what the meaning of Qiu Yi's words was, and he stood in place in a daze and didn't know how to answer.