Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu sent the birthday gift prepared by the Zhao family to the Queen Mother to the Shangshu Mansion safe and sound, which made the Shangshu Mansion very happy, especially Liu Liqin and Lao Shangshu, the two of them were depressed because of the loss of this batch of things, and they were sent as a result, Zhao Shangshu was very happy, and Liu Liqin was even more happy.

"Senior Liu, I'm sorry, we were delayed on the road for some time, and we were late." Chen Susu saluted Liu Liqin and said.

"Yes, Senior Liu, that night we rode our horses and ran in the dark, but we ran in the wrong direction and delayed some time, please punish the seniors." Lin Tianyang also saluted and said.

Both of them knew that it was a great achievement for them to send things back this time, and no matter who would punish them, but they still had to make a show, after all, Liu Liqin also needed them to do this, and if they did this, Liu Liqin would also have a lot of face in front of Lord Shangshu.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's good to come, there's no delay." The old man said with a smile.

In fact, Lin Tianyang and both of them guessed that this old man should be Zhao Shanfeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, but Lin Tianyang still looked at Liu Liqin and asked, "Senior Liu, who is this old gentleman..." ”

"This is Lord Shangshu Zhao, don't kowtow to the adult." Liu Liqin also climbed the pole, he knew that Lao Shangshu was happy, and his face was recovered, but he still had to do something about this face.

Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu were about to kneel down when they heard this, but they were stopped by Lao Shangshu: "You're welcome, you're welcome, you have made a great contribution this time, and you should be rewarded." ”

"Lao Shangshu has already spoken, so stand up." Liu Liqin said.

Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu stood up when they heard the words and stood aside.

"These things are not very valuable, but they are won in ingenuity, these things are carved from jade, the meaning is good, hurry up and put it away, these two children will also be seriously injured, each will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver, and arrange for them to live in the room." Lao Shangshu said, and then left, and someone naturally took care of the rest.

Liu Liqin called Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu aside, asked them about what they had done in the past two days, and praised their performance.

Soon a person came to tell Lin Tianyang and the others that their room was ready.

Liu Liqin asked them to go to the room first, and he himself went to deal with other things.

The room for two people is still very luxurious, with all kinds of utensils, and there are two silver tickets of 10,000 taels on the table in the room.

"This little brother, we want to wash up, can you help us get some bath water?" Lin Tianyang asked.

"I'll be there right away." The man answered.

Soon, the bath water was delivered, Lin Tianyang went out of the room with the bath water, and asked about the public bathing place in the house, and he went there to wash.

Soon after the two of them finished washing, someone came to invite them to dinner, saying that Lord Shangshu personally set up a banquet to invite them, which made the two people a little surprised, but they still followed.

The banquet was shot in a small hall, and when Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu arrived, there were only Lao Shangshu and Liu Liqin at the table.

"Come, please take a seat!" When Lao Shangshu saw the two coming, he beckoned them to take their seats.

Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu were not polite, they sat down directly, and the four of them ate slowly, chatting while eating.

"That night, you unloaded the wagon and drove the horses away, but how did you get your goods? I haven't figured it out. Liu Liqin suddenly asked with a smile.

When Lin Tianyang heard this question, he replied without thinking: "At that time, we also knew that the other party would definitely not let us go, if we set up the car, we would definitely not be able to run, so we unloaded the car and moved those things into the grass, and then we ran, and after two hours, we went back again, pulled the things away, and then ran away, but we ran away and ran in the wrong direction." ”

This reason was also discussed between him and Chen Susu a long time ago, just to deal with Liu Liqin's interrogation.

Hearing Lin Tianyang's answer, Liu Liqin and Zhao Shanfeng both laughed, Zhao Shanfeng said with a smile: "Young man, smart enough, with ideas, he is a malleable talent, I don't know what your plans for the future are?" ”

Hearing this, Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu understood that this old Shangshu was trying to win them over and wanted them to do things for him, this was the opportunity they wanted now, and the two of them glanced at each other, and they had a plan.

Lin Tianyang said: "My lord, the two of us are just rookies who have just come out of the mountain, and we don't have any ideas, so we want to find a job. ”

"Hahahaha... Accept it, he will definitely accept it. Lao Shangshu said with a smile.

"I am a subordinate to Lord Shangshu, without Lord Shangshu, I would not be where I am today, everything is up to Lord Shangshu." Liu Liqin hurriedly said.

"Okay, then you can stay, I will let you do something, as for the reward, you can rest assured, I will not treat the person who does things for me badly." Zhao Shanfeng said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu immediately stood up, saluted Zhao Shanfeng together, and said, "Thank you for your cultivation, we will do our best to do things for adults." ”

"Okay, okay, sit down, you're welcome." Zhao Shanfeng said with a smile.

In this way, the two of them lived in Shangshu Mansion and became the guest secretary of Shangshu Mansion, there was nothing for more than ten consecutive days, and no one took care of them, but someone brought them on time to eat and drink, and the two of them practiced with all their strength every day, never falling behind, and as for other things, the two of them didn't inquire much.

That afternoon, Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu were practicing in the martial arts training ground of Shangshu Mansion, and someone came to call them, saying that Liu Liqin was looking for them, and asked them to go to Liu Liqin now.

When Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu found Liu Liqin, Liu Liqin was reading an invitation, and when he saw two people coming, he handed the invitation to Lin Tianyang, Lin Tianyang looked at the content of the invitation, and it turned out that King Ning invited Zhao Shanfeng to go to King Ning's mansion as a guest.

"My lord, I said it above, it's just a simple banquet, but looking at my lord's face, it seems to be a little solemn." Lin Tianyang said suspiciously.

"It's a simple banquet, but that's just the surface." Liu Liqin said, and then continued: "Now that there are many forces in the DPRK and China, it is intricate, and it is impossible for adults to be alone, and the court cannot hide from them. ”

Hearing this, Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu were both stunned, and then Chen Susu asked tentatively, "My lord means that this banquet is not so simple?" Could it be another way for those forces to win over adults? ”

Liu Liqin nodded and said: "Yes, but this time it is not to win over the adults, but to let the adults agree to the nomination of a vacancy, there is a vacancy in the Yandao Yamen, and someone mentioned a name, tonight's banquet is held for that vacancy, and the leading King Ning, this matter shows that someone is bound to win this vacancy." ”

"Yes, we all heard that King Ning doesn't care about anything, do you want to participate in the vacancy battle of such a small yamen?" Lin Tianyang asked puzzled.

Liu Liqin smiled when he heard this, and said, "The vacancy of the small yamen? Well, it is indeed a small yamen, but it is a rich yamen, this is the salt road yamen, which is in charge of eighty percent of the country's salt market supply, that is to say, this yamen is in charge of the salt eating problem of eight adults in the country, do you still think this is a small yamen? This is not the same as grain, grain can be bought and sold all over the country, but salt is not, since ancient times, salt tax has been an important economic source of the country, and selling illegal salt is a felony. ”

Hearing Liu Liqin's explanation, Lin Tianyang understood, he also sold grain and bought salt before, but he didn't find anything special, it turned out that there was such a thing here, no wonder people said that there was no rice to live, and no salt to live.

"I know this, I used to buy salt in the place set up by the yamen of the bazaar, and it turns out that there are so many things to say here." Lin Tianyang said with a smile.

"When you enter this gate, there are many places to talk about, so let's learn slowly." Liu Liqin said with a smile, and then continued: "I called you here this time, just to go to the banquet with me and the adults in the evening." ”

Hearing this, Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu were stunned, and Lin Tianyang said with a weak face: "My lord, neither of us understands the etiquette in this, and we will definitely lose the face of the adults if we go." ”

"It's okay, you follow me, you don't have to say anything, we just follow the adults to protect his safety, besides, when we get to King Ning's Mansion, we can't get close to the banquet hall, just wait outside." Liu Liqin said with a smile.

"Then we'll be relieved." Lin Tianyang said with a smile.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu followed Liu Liqin to protect Zhao Shanfeng and walked towards Ning Wangfu, Liu Liqin opened the way in front, Zhao Shanfeng sat on the eight-lift sedan chair, Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu were on the left and right sides of the sedan chair, protecting Zhao Shanfeng together.

The people who carried the sedan chair were all among the dozen masters that day, and even the arrow figure was inside, and they were also dressed as sedan chair drivers.

Lin Tianyang and Chen Susu were both very surprised, they couldn't imagine that this Zhao Shanfeng was so careful when he went to the banquet, and they didn't know if he was afraid of death or really unsafe; At the same time, the two of them also felt very funny, they tried their best to get in touch with King Ning, but there was no way, they didn't think that it would be long before the two of them could enter King Ning's mansion, maybe through this Zhao Shangshu could also find some clues about Chen Feiyun.