Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

A branch courtyard of Honglu Temple.

Chen Lang held a cup of hot water and said slowly, "Brother He, do you know that Lu Tong is backed by that nobleman in the palace?"

He Jinling pondered for a moment and said, "According to the investigation by the Ministry, Fanyang Lu is very close to Concubine Jing."

Chen Lang was stunned for a moment: "Princess Jing? Your last name is Shi?"

He Jinling said: "Yes, Concubine Jing's family is the Longxi Shi family."

"However, the Longxi Shi family is a prominent family that has only risen in recent years. Precisely because of their lack of foundation, they choose to cooperate with these old-established aristocratic families."

Chen Lang laughed: "This is really a coincidence."

He Jinling asked curiously, "Mr. Chen, from what you said, you have a conflict with the Shi family?"

Chen Lang said, "Yes, there are some conflicts, but to be honest, this little conflict between me and the Shi family is really nothing when you look at the bigger picture."

He Jinling said: "Jing Fei is now His Majesty's favorite concubine and has great influence in the harem."

"Although Concubine Jing's son, the Seventh Prince, is not the Crown Prince, Concubine Jing has always wanted to support her son to ascend to the throne. Since the Fanyang Lu family has chosen to cooperate with Concubine Jing, they will definitely find a way to support the Seventh Prince to ascend to the throne. Only in this way can they maximize their interests."

Chen Lang thought for a moment and said, "Brother He, please write a letter to Uncle San."

"I want to find out just how powerful the Fanyang Lu family and Concubine Jing are in the court."

He Jinling nodded: "Okay."

Then he said, "Mr. Chen, Lu Tong is still standing in the yard. Do you think you can go see him? After all, he is the son of a prominent family. It would be inappropriate to leave him alone like this."

Chen Lang drank a sip of hot water and said indifferently: "If he didn't come, I might still be a little worried."

"But his presence here means that everything he did today was his own idea and had nothing to do with the Fanyang Lu family."

"A child of a prominent family is so stupid. Let him stand there for a while and wake up."

"If the people from the Fanyang Lu family knew about this, they might even give me a banner to express their gratitude."

Half an hour later.

Chen Lang walked into the yard with his hands behind his back.

Lu Tong stood in the middle of the yard with a painful expression.

In his entire life, he had never stood still in one place for an hour.

At this moment, he felt that his legs and waist were sore and swollen, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

He Jinling had already dismissed everyone else in the yard, and now he quietly left the yard, leaving Chen Lang and Lu Tong alone face to face.

"Mr. Lu, what do you mean?" Chen Lang took the initiative to speak.

Lu Tong took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Chen, what happened today was due to my own stupidity. I was tricked by Yelu Xiu."

"I was wrong. I hope Mr. Chen will show mercy and let me go."

After saying this, he bowed.

Chen Lang said with a half-smile: "Mr. Lu, I am just a businessman. I can't afford such a generous gift from you."

Lu Tong slowly straightened his back and said helplessly, "Mr. Chen, I have already admitted my mistake, why do you have to say this?"

"You are a businessman, yes, but you have the Imperial Prison Department behind you."

"If my stupidity affects the family or even... even if I die ten thousand times, it will not make up for this mistake."

"So, please, Master Chen, have mercy on me and forgive me this time."

"The Fanyang Lu family will never interfere in the business of Hongyanzui."

Chen Lang said, "Alright, Master Lu has said so. If I continue to hold on to this, it would be a bit too much."

"Let's just leave today's events behind."

Hearing this, Lu Tong's tense nerves finally relaxed.

When Lu Tong came to his senses in the bamboo house, he realized how big a mistake he had made.

Although he is a descendant of the Fanyang Lu family, Chen Lang has the Imperial Prison Department behind him.

Li Junhui is the most terrifying person in the entire Dayan, except for His Majesty. If you are targeted by him, there will be no good ending.

Right now, the Seventh Prince is actively seeking the position of Crown Prince. If, because of me, the Seventh Prince ultimately fails, then after His Majesty passes away and the new emperor ascends the throne, the entire Fanyang Lu family will definitely be liquidated.

If he hadn't caused any trouble, even if the Seventh Prince ultimately failed to succeed, the Fanyang Lu family would have paid some price, but it would never be a serious loss.

Only after realizing this did Lu Tong come to seek Chen Lang's forgiveness.

Although Lu Tong looked down on businessmen like Chen Lang from the bottom of his heart, after all, he represented the Imperial Prison Department.

"If the Seventh Prince becomes emperor, he must abolish the Imperial Prison Bureau!"

"This kind of organization should not exist!"

Lu Tong thought bitterly.

Chen Lang said, "Mr. Lu, before you leave, I have something to say to you."

"It's fine to do business with the Liao people, but don't forget your national hatred and family feuds just because of doing business."

"The Liao Kingdom will always be our Great Yan's enemy!"

Lu Tong's face turned pale, and he said with a folded hand: "Lu will never forget."

"Farewell."

……

Ever since Chen Lang overturned the table, Yelu Xiu Ge suddenly discovered that the Fanyang Lu family, with whom he had always cooperated happily, had become a little arrogant and had also reduced some of their profits.

Yelu Xiu'ge has always attached great importance to the transaction with the Lu family of Fanyang, because this transaction can bring a considerable amount of income to the Liao court, barely maintaining the shaky Liao court treasury.

Now that a portion of the profits have been lost out of nowhere, the already tight national treasury has been even worse off.

Yelu Xiu Ge didn't understand where Chen Lang, a businessman, got such great power.

This confusion was not resolved until he saw the secret letter sent by his subordinates.

Chen Lang, son of Li Shirong.

Nephew of Zhu Sui'an and Li Junhui.

Yelu Xiuge tore the secret letter into pieces with an expressionless face, then called all the spies from the Feihu Division and scolded them for half an hour.

Such important information is only now available!

If it weren't for the fact that this was a time when people were needed, Yelu Xiu'ge would even want to lay off all these Feihu Division spies.

Soon, Empress Dowager Xiao also learned about this matter. She called Yelu Xiu'ge to the court and scolded him severely.

This was a serious intelligence error, so Yelu Xiu'ge didn't even have the energy to refute it. He could only lower his head and let Empress Dowager Xiao scold him.

After Empress Dowager Xiao finished scolding him, Yelu Xiu Ge raised his head and said, "Empress Dowager, I have something to ask you."

"what?"

"Empress Dowager, how long do you think the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty will tolerate Chen Lang?"

"He is Li Shirong's son after all. Isn't the emperor worried that Chen Lang will use a flag to avenge his own father in the future?"

Empress Dowager Xiao said, "Brother Xiu, you love Han culture so much, yet you ask such a question. I am very disappointed."

Yelu Xiuge bowed and said, "Please give me some advice, Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Xiao said, "There are only two situations for rebellion on Han land."

"First, the people couldn't make ends meet and rose up in rebellion."

"Second, the royal family and relatives are competing for the throne."

"Chen Lang is just the son of a general who died over twenty years ago. What can he use to rebel? How can he kill the king?"

"Even if Chen Lang rebels, we won't suffer any loss."

"What you have to do now is to do business with him."

Yelu Xiuge kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I understand."

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your guidance."