Kangxi silently left the old man. An indescribable taste came over him, and he was no longer as happy and joyful as he had been. Zhang Tingyu knew his thoughts, but he didn't dare to say it, so he only said: "Master, you have entered the town, there are many people, pay attention to it, the car is crowded and the horses are touched." Kangxi nodded knowingly, the scenery on the street has not changed much from twenty-five years ago. But there are more houses. The crowd is crowded, rubbing shoulders and backs, and the noisy shouting sound rises one after another, and it is very lively. After a while, I heard three cannon shots in the north of the town, and then there was faint music. The crowd rushed to the north, crowding the adults and children to cry, and they all said: "The emperor's imperial ship has entered the north dock of the town, go and see it!" Kangxi only smiled, turned back to Liu Tiecheng and said, "The teahouse over there is still a little cleaner, go over and sit down." ”

"Three old guests! "Because people went to see the imperial boat, there were few people left in the teahouse, only a middle-aged man on the south table, neatly dressed, drinking tea, and eating sesame cakes carelessly; There are also three old men under the window in the west of the river, and they are very lively. The man greeted them with a smile and said in a long voice: "These three - the scenery on the other side of the river is good - old guests rest assured, the emperor's dragon boat will have to pass here sooner or later, you will see!" What kind of tea to order? Before the rain? Longjing? Maojian and Pu'er are available! Dim Sum? ”

Kangxi said absentmindedly: "Come on, anything will be done-I'll sit here, Tingyu will sit here." Liu Tiecheng stood aside and waited. Kangxi only looked at the scenery at first, but then he heard an old man in the next seat say something interesting, and he was fascinated.

"You know, right? Officials are more exquisite! The old man, wearing an old watermelon hat, pointed monkey gills, a few whiskers, and burning eyes, said, "There are blood-red, silver-red, paper-red, old-red, and red-loving with red tops alone." A fat man next to him shook his head and said, "As long as I have 20,000 silver, I can get one to wear, nothing is rare." ”

The rat beard grinned and said, "What you said is a silver-red top, and you exchanged it for silver!" A middle-aged man with a white face next to him stroked his mustache and said with a smile: "Old Ouyang, that blood-red top is naturally a war merit; This note is red, not just figured out, must have hit the old man's wooden clock, took the letter of recommendation to get it, so it is called 'red'; I don't know the origin of 'old red' and 'happy red', I would like to hear it in detail. Old man Ouyang took a sip of tea and said, "What do you say about your military exploits?" That's called 'Positive Red'! This blood red, let me give you an analogy, like Wu Tianjun's military gate to suppress Qiao Zhongfu, this group of bandits, in fact, there are only about 30 serious water bandits, but he killed more than 800 at once in Yantai! Cutting off a person's head is a work, this is called blood red! - Xihong is a clever sect, and she has a good eye for which prince will do a happy event, such as a child's birthday and making a fuss at the soup cake party; The prince wants to please the child and make a fuss about the bride price. Well done, I will naturally give you a red top. This is called the 'happy red' top. As for Lao Hong—" he sighed, stroked his sharp and bald head and said, "Regardless of the Beijing officials and foreign officials, worry less about doing things and take more care of your body, but you can be qualified to work hard, and your hair can be red when your hair is white." ”

"You've seen the world, we can't compare." The fat man said with emotion, "Like me, I entered the market for the first time at the age of twelve, and now I am spotted, and I am still a child, which can be described as an 'old boy'!" Kangxi couldn't help but purse his lips and smile, but he heard the pale-faced old man say: "Ouyang Hong said this, according to the students, it seems that he hasn't said it all." There is even one kind, let's take our Feng Governor Shuai, to seek this river governor for a difference, first ask the fourteenth master, and then ask Qiu Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials. Qiu Shangshu, a native of Fujian, is a good male pet, Feng Shuai sent eight prostitutes over; Mrs. He also worshipped Shen Ying as a godfather; His concubine is called Sleeve Cui'er, and she also gave the tenth master. Your brother has a talent, tell me what kind of red is this? ”

Ouyang Hong lowered his eyebrows, his eyes flashed with a sly light, and after a while, he slapped the table and shouted, "There is!" This can be described as 'flesh red'! ”

The crowd burst into laughter. Liu Tiecheng smiled and bent over and said, "This bad old man has a bad mouth!" Zhang Tingyu laughed for a while, but frowned again. Kangxi was about to speak, but he saw a middle-aged man sitting alone walking over, standing gloomily in front of the three people, and after a while, he said, "You three, come with me." ”

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and their faces turned pale. The one named Ouyang Hong was quite calm, rolled his triangular eyes, and asked, "What are you doing?" I don't know each other, where do you want us to go with you? ”

"I'm Goshha of the River Governor's House." The middle-aged man said, "You just said that Governor Feng is a 'flesh red top', I want to invite you to meet our lords." Ouyang Hong smiled and said: "Your Excellency is mistaken, the River Governor's Mansion is in Qingjiang, hundreds of miles away from here, who is this entanglement?" It's just that you should have a lawsuit, and if you don't have a county ticket, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to get someone. Goshha sneered: "I have long seen that you are a leader, and look at your respectful face, I know that it is not a good thing!" Feng Shuai will take over here, and there is no need to go to Qingjiang - get to know each other, so as not to be good and not moved, but to be evil! ”

Kangxi listened to it with interest, and Leng Ding interjected a defeated thing, and couldn't help but be angry. Zhang Tingyu was afraid that he would have a seizure, so he was about to get up and come over to explain, but Kangxi pulled his sleeve and had to sit back. The fat man panicked, got up hurriedly, took out a small silver horn of two coins from his waist for a long time, and said with a smile: "Don't laugh, blame me for having a few cups of yellow soup today, and I didn't speak deeply...... Some mustaches are small, you take a sip of tea, and ...... calmly"

"Don't give it to him!"

Na Goshha thinks that there is little silver, and he wants to blackmail with a straight face, but Ouyang Hong said loudly: "Two coins of silver can buy two chickens, and the yellow chicken will be old wine, which is enough for us to have another tooth sacrifice!" He cocked his mouse's beard and said to Goshha: "Without the county's card ticket, we won't go anywhere!" Fengshengyun is a flesh-red top, a flesh-red top! Na Goshha was stunned, stuttered for a long time and scolded: "The old poor sour who can't make a mark in my life!" As soon as Feng Dashuai spoke, don't talk about you, Luoma Lake, you have to buy it if you say it's the governor of Anhui! Grandpa is ordered by the constitution today to visit you, a bold and presumptuous fanatic—you say Lao Tzu can't cure you? As he spoke, he came to the door of the store, and with a wave of his hand, five or six men came over on the other side. Seeing that the boss's face turned pale with fright, Goshha came over to persuade him, pushed him staggered, and shouted at Zhang Tingyu: "It's none of your business, you go out!" ”

Zhang Tingyu was stunned for a long time, and then thought that he was talking about himself, and hurriedly turned his face to look at Kangxi. Kangxi calmed down, stilted Erlang's legs and sipped tea without saying a word. Then Goshha cried out: "Deaf? Say what you guys are, get out! ”

"You're deaf!" Ouyang Hong clasped the tea bowl and said calmly: "-Listen to the drum music over there!" The emperor's imperial boat is about to come, do you dare to be rude? Everyone was stunned, and sure enough, they heard bursts of fine music, and the people who watched the excitement gradually hugged over. Many people complained that there was no happiness today, so many big officials took over in the north of the town, and the emperor did not show up...... Ouyang Hong smiled: "I heard it!" You come when you have a kind. As soon as the boat arrived, I shouted injustice! Let's argue in front of the Long Live Lord, what color is the top of the surname Feng! ”

Kangxi didn't expect this ugly old man to be so anxious and wise, and he used his own power to suppress the River Governor's Mansion, and he couldn't help but laugh secretly. I thought: It's a pity that I'm a little older.

This trick really worked, and Goshha couldn't help but be stunned: it's too late to do it at this moment, but if he is shouted out by this bad old man, he will inevitably alarm the royal driver, and this trouble will be big! After thinking about it, he sneered and said, "Count you as a character, I will obey you!" Store, I have this store, I pay the bill! No one outside is allowed to enter, and no one is allowed to go out! After saying that, he sat down, picked up a bowl of herbal tea, and said with a dark smile: "Let's watch the imperial boat together, okay?" ”

"It's even better!" Ouyang Hong laughed and said, "For a while, there will be no water here, and there will be people everywhere, so let's walk while there are many people." If you dare to stop it, let's shout the same. I'm afraid that the emperor's guards don't know your brother, and I don't know if I will do it as a robber - boss! He paid for our tea! ”

Goshha thinks about it, there is nothing he can do about this person! Get up and stomp your feet and go. As soon as Kangxi opened his mouth, Liu Tiecheng pounced on him early and grabbed his shoulder: "Your grandmother!" I said that you paid the bill, why didn't you say anything and leave? As he spoke, he slapped him away, and his left cheek suddenly turned purple. When the people outside saw the fight here, they immediately surrounded the door of the store. Goshha really panicked. If he is taken by the imperial guards at this moment, will he not be guilty of shock, how can he afford it? Goshhabai was slapped in the face, and he gritted his teeth and laughed for a long time: "The mouse bit the cat today!" Let's see, the water comes out of the stones, and the fart covers it, and none of you can get out! "He who threw a piece of silver to the treasurer and squeezed out with a few servants.

"Let's go, brothers!" Ouyang Hong saw Kangxi clapping his hands and laughing, so he said, "Look at the two of you, it seems that you are rushing to Nanqiu, and I am not from this place, just leave!" Now he can't do anything with us, and once the holy car passes, it's hard to say. Kangxi smiled with interest: "I haven't heard enough of what you said." Afraid of what? The world is the world of Emperor Kangxi! Shandong Liu Gongbao and Anhui Yin Zhitai are all my friends, and the fourteenth elder brother is also quite related to me, what is Feng? If you live here, if you don't give up, follow me to the post house for a while, how about it? Zhang Tingyu understood, nodded silently, and withdrew to settle.

When the three of them heard this, Ouyang Hong smiled and said: "The foot turned out to be the minister of retirement, no wonder his bearing is so graceful and generous!" Let's do it this - Second Brother Huang Wei, you originally said that you would go north today, but you have had your wish for many years. When I passed Tongcheng, please bring a peace letter to my family, saying that I will go back in two months-please! After that, the three of them raised their hands and took them over, and Kangxi and his entourage were led by Liu Tiecheng to the post house, talking and laughing all the way, very cheerful.

"Your Excellency!" Ouyang Hong saw that the post house had arrived, and the post man had already come out, and asked Kangxi: "You and I have a huge disparity in name, but we smell the same!" After talking for a long time, I haven't asked for advice on the surname and Taifu, and I dare to ask the boss what his position was in the official residence in the court? ”

Kangxi smiled and said: "I-surname Long, name Dehai, word Bingzheng, the official is not big, because I offended Ming and Suo Erxiang, I have long had no intention of career-" Just as he was talking, Zhang Tingyu came out of the post and said: "Shaobao, the inside has been cleaned up, the extremely clean upper room, and the long-term followers have also been settled, please rest assured to live - Mr. Ouyang doesn't know how to arrange?" Kangxi smiled: "Mr. Ouyang, let's sleep on our feet, how about the candle-cutting paper?" ”

"Hurry! Sleep on your feet, cut candle papers, Haoshi Gaofeng also! No wonder Mingzhu and Suo Etu's obscene people can't tolerate you! Ouyang Hong applauded and laughed. Laughing, his heart suddenly sank, and he muttered: "Dragon-Dehai!" The word Bingzheng - well...... 'Bingzheng'......" Kangxi knew that he was talented, and he was afraid that he would be suspicious, so he hurriedly diverted the topic and said: "Let's go, let's go in and get half a catty of wine, a yellow chicken - don't you want to eat chicken?" ”

That Yicheng is a new donation of the nine officials, very diligent but not through the height of the road, with them straight into the middle hall, because of the late day, ordered someone to hold the lamp, and brought boiling hot water to burn their feet, and kept saying: "Just now Lord Zhang took the people in the county, you are the East Palace washing horses." As the saying goes, there are seven officials in the Prime Minister's Mansion, you wash the horse in the East Palace, that is less a six-grade official, the person in front of the emperor! Today, there is such a big pomp outside, but unfortunately I am not allowed to see it by the constitution - I am afraid that the emperor will live in case - this is good, the emperor left without even showing his face, Feng Dushuai and the old men of the Taoist Mansion were panicked, afraid that something would make the emperor unhappy, and said that he would take a sedan chair and send him another ride. No one is here tonight. How blessed are you, I've been busy for you for seven whole days—what do you want now, what do you want? He babbled on and on, and several people were secretly amused.

"I want a few braised chickens." Kangxi rubbed his feet in the hot water and said, "Get some more good wine, such as Yuhu Chun, Kouzi Wine, Sanhe Old Mash, and Moutai are all done." Yi Cheng agreed, and went without his feet. After a while, the food and drinks were served. Kangxi sat on the chairman, Zhang Tingyu held the right side to accompany him, Ouyang Hong sat in the guest seat, and Liu Tiecheng sat at the door.

The Yi Cheng poured wine with a cloth cabbage, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Long, although there are big and small, we are all messengers waiting for people in the end." I don't understand the rules, you are 'washing horses', why is Master Zhang calling you 'burning buns' (Shaobao)? That's not a good sound! The horses in the East Palace still have to be washed! I don't know, do I wash it every day, or every few days? How many horses do you wash at a time? The crowd burst into laughter. Kangxi laughed so much that tears flowed out, touching the table with one hand and covering his stomach with the other; Zhang Tingyu squirted out a sip of wine, Ouyang Hong laughed and couldn't stop beating his chest. Yi Cheng was dumbfounded and asked, "Isn't that what I asked?" ”

"Very, very, very!" Kangxi laughed and said, "The horses in the East Palace are not ordinary horses, so they are naturally washed." A total of twenty-four horses. I want to be happy, I wash it two or three times a day, and if I don't feel good, I won't wash a horse for a few days. If it's a maxima, wash it carefully, and the rest of the bucket of water will be considered washed! Then the crowd laughed again. Kangxi thought of Yinren abruptly: Can this rebel be regarded as a thousand-mile horse? His face darkened. After a long time, he sighed softly. Yi Cheng listened to it in a daze, and was amazed. "In the end, it is the people in the palace, who send loose work, do it if you want, and rest if you want to!"

Ouyang Hong was suspicious in his heart: Master Prince, he knows the limited number of people in this dynasty, and there is no one surnamed Long. This Long Dehai claimed to have offended Mingzhu and Suo Etu, and the two powerful ministers were deposed, and it was at least ten years. Ten years ago, where did the twenty-four emperors come from? Glancing at Kangxi, who was silent, Ouyang Hong suddenly had a thought: Could it be ...... couldn't help but panic, and when he lifted the chopstick, he actually touched a Wuxi clay tumbler on the coffee table next to him to the ground. The object was sturdy, and it swirled around a few times underground, but it still stood firm, staring at Kangxi with a raised face. Kangxi's heart moved, and Zhang Tingyu said with a smile: "Yuchen, you are also from the two lists of Jinshi, just this tumbler, can you sing a few words?" ”

"Bingzheng!" Zhang Tingyu had the courage to call Kangxi's fake words, and said with a smile, "If I do eight shares, I can still make do with it, impromptu Yongwu, I don't have this talent." Kangxi looked at Ouyang Hong with a smile and said, "Ouyang 'Lao Tong', how are you?" ”

Ouyang Hong secretly held his strength, stroked his beard and said, "For a while, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come up with a good sentence." But it's not interesting to eat and drink after all, I'll make an ugly one first! He looked up and said:

The head can be drilled, and the stomach is empty.

The crown brings dignity, face and heart dirt.

It seems to be about to fall, but in fact it is not a servant.

"Wonderful!" Zhang Tingyu applauded, "A few words, scolding the corrupt officials in the world!" ”

"Well, that's good." Kangxi smiled with satisfaction, and said, "What Brother Ouyang said just now is that dry wine is unpalatable. How about we use four books to play riddles and bet on wine? Seeing that Kangxi was so easy-going, Ouyang Hong let go of his courage and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the two of you, if you talk about these playthings, I'm afraid it will be difficult for old Ouyang." ”

Zhang Tingyu said: "The holy path is deep, how can there be an end? Don't blow it, I'll come out with one first-Qinggong-please guess. Ouyang Hong pushed the cup with a smile and said, "Please eat and drink - Qinggong is the sentence of 'gentleman's residence' in the four books!" Zhang Tingyu had no choice but to drink with a smile, but heard Kangxi say: "Everbright lantern!" ”

"If you don't stop, you will last." Ouyang Hong flashed his small eyes like pepper beans and replied, "I also ask one - what is 'bias'?" ”

Kangxi replied with a deep groan: "But 'the name is not right'? Ouyang Hong smiled: "Yes." We each have a drink, and no one has to drink. Zhang Tingyu leaned over and asked, "What is the pillow flow?" ”

"His ears are wet." Ouyang Hong replied, "This is in the Book of Songs, not in the four books." As soon as the words fell, Zhang Tingyu asked again:

"Ji Cheng Xinyong?"

"For this poet knows it!"

"Sit down and talk!"

"Wonderful!" Ouyang Hong was very excited, and replied, "There is no one to talk to!" ”

Kangxi was even happier when he saw that he was dealing with it, and said with a smile: "What a quick one, let me ask you again - the son of the farmer is farming again?" ”

"The cultivator does not change." Ouyang Hong smiled, "Excuse me, what is 'eating tobacco'?" ”

Kangxi tilted his head and thought for a long time, and asked with a smile: "But 'eat in the mouth and spit it out'?" ”

The three of them fought riddles and ate wine, Kangxi and Zhang Tingyu rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, repeatedly asked difficult questions, Ouyang Hong did not refuse, he came easily, and returned just right, but Liu Tiecheng, who was sitting and watching the battle, listened in a daze, as if falling into a fog. In the middle of the excitement, Kangxi turned his face and saw Yicheng coming in, so he said, "It's early, don't tell you not to come in." ”

"If you reply to 'wash the horse,'" Yi Cheng said uneasily, "I'm afraid the lord will have to move somewhere." ”

"It's a good place." Kangxi raised his face and thought about the question, and said, "You go." Yi Cheng sneered and said, "Of course this place is 'very good'. I said that you will be left to rest in the middle hall. But Governor Feng came, his face was uncomfortable, saying that he hadn't seen the emperor, and he waited by the river for a few days. When Kangxi heard that Feng was so rude, his face changed color, and when he was about to have a seizure, he held back and sneered: "When he comes, I have to vacate the room?" Was it your idea, or did he say it? ”

Yi Cheng said with a smile: "It's Feng Shuai's words, I said that there is a six-rank Beijing official who lives and asks people to vacate the house, it's embarrassing." For this night, please take a moment...... Dashuai's face was so long at that time, and he scolded me for being ignorant, and I couldn't save ...... who was big or small in the second and sixth grades" Before he finished speaking, Kangxi had already stood up and said to everyone with a smile: "Naturally, the sixth grade is not as big as the second grade, let's go west to match the room." Mr. Ouyang, let's go! Zhang Tingyu secretly sweated for Feng Shengyun, so he had to echo with a dry smile: "Let's go, let's go, make room for Lord Feng!" ”

As soon as the four of them entered the wing, the honor guard of the River Governor's Mansion outside entered the courtyard, and dozens of lanterns illuminated the courtyard inside and out. Then, dozens of Goshkha gathered around Feng Sheng Yun and went straight to the room. The saber clanged. Goshha, who had been beaten in the teahouse during the day, saw Liu Tiecheng standing at the door of the West House at a glance, and was stunned, Tie Qing came over without squeaking, looked at the house through the window, and suddenly shouted: "Feng Dashuai!" ”

Feng Shengyun had already climbed the stone steps of the house, and was startled by him, and turned around and shouted, "What kind of corpse are you blowing up?" Kangxi looked at Zhang Tingyu, Zhang Tingyu only nodded, and walked outside the courtyard without saying a word. Nagoshha pointed to the wing house and said to Feng Shengyun: "These are the people who are practicing you in the teahouse today, saying that you are ...... It's a flesh red top! That rat's beard is ugly, and it's extremely damaging! This big black man slapped me in the mouth! ”

"Hmm." Feng Shengyun smiled meaninglessly, stepped over, thought for a while with his hands behind his back, and asked with a smile: "Which brother is in the room?" Please come out and see you. ”

No one answered, Kangxi and Ouyang Hong stared at each other with burning eyes. After a while, Ouyang Hong said: "Brother Long, I caused trouble, I'll go out to see him." Kangxi pressed him down and shook his head to signal him not to speak. Feng Shengyun asked again, and seeing that there was still no one answering, he approached, and was just about to enter the house, but was grabbed by Liu Tiecheng's hand like iron pincers, and said gloomily: "Governor, Meng Lang, right?" ”

"Meng Lang?" Feng Shengyun took a step back and laughed, "Since I am the so-called 'flesh red top' you said, I am the official of the feudal territory!" A little subordinate wants to get in my way? Hum! As he spoke, his face sank, and he commanded in a loud voice: "Come on—drag him away!" ”

"Wow!" The Goshkhas responded like thunder, and they were about to do it with their sleeves and arms. Suddenly, there was a commotion at the gate, Zhang Tingyu wore a coral top on his head, dressed in a new nine-python five-clawed robe, decorated with crane complements, and rushed in with Delentai and other guards, seeing the stalemate between the two sides inside, the sword was tense, Zhang Tingyu shouted: "The holy car is here, who dares to be rude!" ”

This sound was like thunder on the ground, which shook all the people in the courtyard and the outer corridor of the courtyard and the hall like dead ashes, and they were stunned, and the post house compound was suddenly silent.

Kangxi got up, patted Ouyang Hong, who was stunned on the chair, on the shoulder, paced to the door, snorted and asked, "Feng Shengyun, you forcibly saw me, what do you have to do?" Zhang Tingyu saw that Feng Sheng Yunmu was silent, and knew that he was stunned, so he shouted: "Feng, are you dead?" Why didn't the emperor reply when he asked?! ”

"The Emperor...... "Feng Shengyun trembled his lips and popped out two words, still motionless, and suddenly fell to the ground with a thud.

Zhang Tingyu went up and tried his snort, looked up at Kangxi and said, "Lord, this ......"

"He's scared out of the bitter gall." Kangxi said coldly, "I have nothing to say when I see such a thing." Pull it out and feed the dogs. Liu Tiecheng agreed, ordered people to get off the weapons of everyone in the River Governor's Mansion, and rushed to the backyard stables to be imprisoned. Delentai called the post house and asked if there were any dogs in the inn. Kangxi Wu hated himself, turned around and entered the house, and said, "Don't spare him!" Even that goshha was dragged out and chopped! ”

Ouyang Hong had already fallen to the ground, and said again and again: "Long live!" You are a wise man, why is this sound of the country? ”

"Hmm. Not? Kangxi asked with a smile. How can I ever have any 'voices of the dead country'? I'd like to ask you, old boy! ”