Ren Zhen came to Yunyanfang, and he was the one who saw him.Led by a servant, the bloated-looking middle-aged man walked up the stairs.Because of his obesity, he walked slowly, and with each step, the fat stuffed in the goose-yellow silk robe trembled violently, as if it would break out at any moment.In addition, his stature was so short that from a distance, it looked like a ball of flesh wriggling.To this extent, this person must be rich and wealthy, and he is usually idle.He slammed up the stairs, clearly without force, and the terrible weight pressed against the plank, making a dull thud, and the whole staircase shook with it.Then, as the other foot went up a level, countless small noises came from the cracks in the planks, as if they were about to fall apart.His arrival has already attracted the attention of everyone in the lobby.However, no one dared to laugh at his posture, or even look at him with direct eyes.Everyone didn't hear it, and secretly glanced at his generous figure with their peripheral eyes.This person's identity is too Xuanhe.He is the only prince of the Northern Tang Dynasty today, King Yong Gao Zhan.According to the long-standing title system in the mainland, the prince is the first rank among all princes, and can be said to be below one person and above ten thousand.According to the old ancestral system, only descendants of the royal family with the same surname are eligible to be crowned kings.Those who can be crowned princes must be the princes and the emperor's own brothers.King Yong is the younger brother of the late Emperor Taizu.Taizu Gao Jue has a total of three brothers, and he is the second in line.The eldest brother Gao Cheng, named King Xiang, was beheaded by the whole family because of the rebellion six years ago, and the heirs were cut off.Yongwang Gao Zhan is the youngest, now less than forty years old, not only the only survivor of Taizu's own bloodline, but also the only representative of the old imperial family Gao family left in the capital by the empress.After Taizu Gao Juelong returned to heaven, even though he had no heirs under his knees, Wu Qingyi, as a woman, ascended the throne in the chaos, which still aroused strong opposition from the people of the world, and was criticized and condemned.To this day, in order to consolidate the throne, she has gone through many hardships, and it is difficult enough that she dares to make her brother a prince again, and take the initiative to provoke those conservative old school forces.Therefore, Wu Jiusi was only named King of Liang, which was nominally one rank lower than King Yong.A hundred years after the empress, if she wants to return to the old imperial family, then King Yong is the most likely candidate to succeed the new monarch.There is such a possibility, who would dare to provoke this obese prince Man Chang'an knows, King Yong loves Yunyan tea, more than ten years like a day, often come to Yunyanfang to taste tea, a sitting is most of the day.Tea has the effect of removing greasy fat and facilitating urination, especially for obese people, and it also has the effect of lowering blood pressure.Ren Zhen had heard of this for a long time, and knew that if he wanted to meet King Yong, Yunyanfang was the best occasion, so he came here.He really wanted to see with his own eyes that the Yong King, who was known for his fat head and big ears, was really as numb and sluggish as rumored, mediocre and inactive, and he was still in Taoguang, in order to avoid the suspicion of the empress, he struggled to endure the edge in his chest.If it was the former, he would not be disappointed, but when there was a change in the capital in the future, he would no longer see this person as one of the options to support him.If it was the latter, he would not be happy, but would be deeply jealous.Those who can bend and stretch all have terrible hearts and means, if King Yong is really like this, he can successfully hide from the empress for many years, it is definitely a terrifying existence, and he definitely does not dare to provoke.It's better to be famous than to meet, and he always has to take a few looks from afar to feel a little at ease.Seeing this, Cui Mingjiu, who was sitting next to him, also leaned over to look down, and when his eyes fell on King Yong, he said curiously: "What, the teacher is very interested in King Yong" Ren Zhen heard this, and pretended to be stunned, "What do you mean, that fat man is King Yong" Cui Mingjiu nodded and said with a smile: "When the teacher first arrived in the capital, he didn't know a lot of things, and it was normal."
Although you are a marquis and a holy family, there are two princes, and your status above you should not be underestimated. ”Ren Zhen thought thoughtfully, "I have already heard of the prestige of King Liang, so naturally I don't dare to provoke it."
It's just not clear what the temperament of this mediocre king is. ”Cui Mingjiu leaned over and said in a low voice: "King Yong is weak and cowardly, it is said that he is very afraid of death, and he is not as high-flying and domineering as King Liang, as long as you don't bully him, in fact, there is nothing to worry about." ”Ren Zhen nodded seriously and asked: "How is the Cui family's friendship with him, if it is convenient, you can help me introduce it, now that I have entered the temple, it is better to go and visit him." ”Cui Mingjiu replied, "Teacher, don't bother about this.You don't know, King Yong is too withdrawn, he doesn't want to see the living, and he just asks anyone and everything in the court.If His Majesty hadn't forbade him to go out of the city, he would have hid in the mountains and forests and become a hermit. ”Ren Zhen blinked and didn't speak.Of course, he had this information, but he couldn't believe that King Yong could really reach the realm of no desire and no desire, so he was suspicious of the latter's appearance.Cui Mingjiu's evaluation is consistent with the world, and there is obviously no new insight.He was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "You go downstairs to find the shopkeeper, try it in my name, can you buy a pot of Yunyan tea" Cui Mingjiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his palm and said: "Okay, I won't tell you, I just came here to try it after I entered the capital, and the shopkeeper dislikes our Cui family's copper smell, and there is no elegance at all, and he is unwilling to bury the best fragrant tea in my belly." ”Ren Zhen understood and said with a smile: "Then you are going to touch the teacher's light today, after all, I am a fellow practitioner of Confucianism and a disciple of Confucianism, if I am not qualified to drink tea, I am afraid that there are few people in the world who can drink it" Cui Mingjiu laughed and stood up, "That's right, I was very curious before, who is the owner behind this teahouse, and he dares not to sell it to the Cui family."
Today I want to see if he dares to put up a stand in front of you," he said and rushed out of the private room.Ren Zhen frowned and pondered, and muttered: "He's right, even the embroidery shop can't find out the backstage of Yunyan Fang, and the person behind the scenes must be extraordinary."
King Yong runs here every day, I'm afraid it's not a coincidence" Thinking of this, he took out a copper coin from his sleeve and threw it downstairs.He didn't really want to drink Yunyan tea, he just wanted to split Cui Mingjiu so as not to be known by others, he was the mastermind of the upheaval later.At this time, King Yong was walking slowly in the stairwell, his fair cheeks were slightly red, and a lot of sweat beads were oozing from his forehead.The coin fell, slashed across his back, and continued to fall.Its target is not the Yong King, but the storyteller who is dancing on the stage.The black-clothed old man Li sensed it, suddenly raised his head slightly, and raised his hand to catch the copper coin.His gaze went up, just opposite Ren Zhen in the air.In front of the window on the second floor, Ren Zhen took a deep look at him, and then turned his head to glance at the Yongwang in the stairwell.Old man Li understood in his heart, instantly understood Ren Zhen's intentions, and then bowed slightly.has a heart, just a look, this is the tacit understanding that the two have cultivated over the years.The crowd in the audience was listening attentively, unaware of what was going on and what was going to happen next.Ren Zhen retracted his head as if nothing had happened, and continued to wait for the pot of fine Yunyan tea.The next moment, Old Man Li got up silently, picked up the erhu bow, and ejected it into the air.With a snort, his left hand suddenly exerted force, only to see countless energies burst out of the thin and wrapped around the bow, as if turning into a long sword, sneaking up on the unknown King Yong: