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

The Market Office.

Wang Yunzhang was receiving several distinguished guests when Wang Junyuan ran in from outside. After seeing someone, he immediately ran out again.

"Stop!" Wang Yunzhang shouted sternly, "You're so flustered! How disgraceful!"

"You don't even greet guests when you meet them. What did I teach you?"

Then he said to the people around him: "My son is reckless and makes His Majesty laugh."

The man called the Prince smiled calmly and said, "Children are naturally lively. Your Excellency Wang, you are too kind."

Wang Junyuan walked forward with his head lowered, saluted politely, and then prepared to run away again.

Wang Yunzhang was so angry that he laughed and said, "Why are you running away?"

Wang Junyuan whispered, "Dad, I didn't run away."

"Why are you so panicked?" Wang Yunzhang asked again.

Wang Junyuan glanced at the prince next to him, then whispered, "Dad, I just wanted to tell you that Min Qingshu from the Min family went to visit Brother Chen today. After leaving the Chen residence, he seemed to have lost his soul. He must have been controlled by Brother Chen."

Wang Yunzhang frowned and said, "You don't do anything serious all day long, why do you care about these things?"

"I asked you to learn skills from Chen Lang, and you learned to gossip?"

Wang Junyuan waved his hands hurriedly and said, "Dad, I didn't..."

The prince beside him was a little curious and asked, "Sir Wang, is the Chen Lang you are talking about the same Chen Lang who was sent as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom?"

Wang Yunzhang said, "It's him. Your Highness has heard of him, too?"

The prince said with a smile: "This guy is quite famous in the court."

"His poem 'Man Jiang Hong' was regarded as a guiding principle by those warlike generals in the Ministry of War."

"In addition, he also wrote 'Peach Blossom Cottage Song' and 'Song of Water Melody', both of which are masterpieces that will be remembered forever."

"Sir Wang, is this boy really so talented and eloquent?"

This prince is Murong Daozon, King of Jiangxia, one of the royal idlers living in Qinzhou Road. As the brother of the current emperor, although he has the title of a prince, he is basically no different from a waste. However, he likes to pretend to be cultured, and his greatest hobby in life is to wander around.

I used to hang out in the Jiangnan area because it is the cultural center of Dayan and the best place to be cultured.

Perhaps he wandered around for too long, which displeased the emperor, who issued an edict to reprimand him.

Murong Dao Zong returned to Qinzhou Road in disgrace. With the advice of his advisors, he decided to do something to change his image. Coincidentally, he encountered a disaster in Linshui and rushed over.

It is a great opportunity for royal family members to increase their reputation by visiting the disaster-stricken areas.

However, along the way, Murong Daozon's habit of wandering around came back again. He went around in circles all the way and only arrived late after the disaster at Linshui was over.

But since they were already here, it would be somewhat inappropriate to just leave like that, so Murong Dao Zong ran to find Wang Yunzhang.

The reason why he didn't go to find Zhu Sui'an was because Murong Dao Zong was afraid of him...

Although Zhu Sui'an was called a fool by Li Jun, in fact, in the eyes of the royal family members of the Great Yan Dynasty, Zhu Sui'an was a very scary person.

As for Chang Anmin... Murong Dao Zong felt that he was too old-fashioned and it was very boring to be with him.

In the whole Linshui, only Wang Yunzhang can still be considered a "living person".

Before Wang Yunzhang could answer Murong Dao Zong's question, someone standing behind him took the initiative to say, "Your Highness, Chen Lang... is indeed a man of great talent."

Murong Dao Zong was a little surprised and said, "Even Zhongce is praising him so much. It seems that Chen Lang is really capable."

The Zhongce mentioned by Murong Daozon is the talented Ning Zhongce from Linshui. He also has another identity, the great-nephew of Ning Pu, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.

It is precisely because of this that he is qualified to stand beside Murong Dao Zong.

After praising him, Ning Zhongce changed the subject and said with a smile, "It's just that Chen Lang seems to have run into some difficulties recently."

Gossip is human nature, and Murong Dao Zong is no exception. After hearing what Ning Zhongce said, he immediately became interested and asked, "What's the problem?"

Ning Zhongce said, "Lord Wang should know this very well."

Wang Yunzhang felt unhappy. He thought Ning Zhongce said this out of selfish revenge, because ever since Chen Lang came out of nowhere, Ning Zhongce's status in the Linshui literary world has declined significantly.

However, Wang Yunzhang, as a seasoned official, was unhappy, but he didn't show it on his face. He even smiled as he said, "I'm very busy and don't know much about these things. It's better for Master Ning to answer your questions."

Ning Zhongce's expression changed, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "It's actually nothing new. The entire Linshui area knows that Chen Lang lost to the Min family in the fight for the Imperial Merchant qualification."

"Chen Lang has always been successful in business, but now he's suffered such a huge defeat, and one of his generals has been injured. For Chen Lang, this is absolutely a very embarrassing thing."

Murong Dao Zong raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought it was something else, is this it?"

"No business is ever smooth sailing, let alone competing for the title of Imperial Merchant."

"What Chen Lang is facing is nothing more than child's play. If this kind of thing happened in Qinzhou Prefecture, it might even result in loss of life."

"Over the years, the shedding of blood during the robberies between imperial merchants has been a common occurrence."

Wang Yunzhang said, "Although Chen Lang didn't qualify as an imperial merchant, it wasn't because his skills weren't good enough, but because the dyeing recipe was stolen. The Min family's use of such methods is indeed a bit excessive."

Murong Dao Zong said: "These businessmen are never honest. My royal brother should have dealt with them severely long ago."

Wang Yunzhang didn't know what to say, so he just laughed it off.

Ning Zhongce, who was standing aside, had a look of pleasure and hatred in his eyes.

He was happy to see Chen Lang in trouble.

As for Wang Junyuan, who had been listening for a long time, he finally seized the opportunity and escaped successfully.

……

In the evening, at the waterside courtyard.

Zhu Sui'an came to visit Murong Dao Zong.

No matter what, Murong Daozon is also a member of the royal family. It would be fine if Zhu Sui'an didn't know he was coming, but if he knew, he had to come and visit him.

When Murong Daozon learned that Zhu Sui'an had arrived, he felt inexplicably panicked.

He was really afraid of Zhu Sui'an because he had been "beaten" by Zhu Sui'an before.

Although the emperor's brother severely "reprimanded" Zhu Sui'an afterwards, that big fight still caused great psychological harm to Murong Dao Zong.

"Your servant Zhu Sui'an pays homage to His Majesty." Zhu Sui'an bowed.

Murong Dao Zong hurried forward and said, "Please stand up, Lord Zhu."

Zhu Sui'an stood up and said, "Your Highness, why didn't you tell me when you came to Linshui?"

Murong Dao Zong said: "This king is just wandering around casually."

Zhu Sui'an smiled and said, "After not seeing you for many years, Your Highness's personality hasn't changed. He still loves to stroll around."

Murong Dao Zong looked a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord Zhu."

Zhu Sui'an said, "My words have offended Your Highness. I beg Your Highness to forgive me."

"No, no, please take a seat, Lord Zhu." Murong Dao Zong said, "Come here, bring the tea."

Zhu Sui'an just came to meet and chat for a few minutes, then prepared to leave.

Murong Dao Zong suddenly thought of something and said, "I wish the Duke to stay."

"Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?" Zhu Sui'an asked.

Murong Dao Zong said, "I wonder if your Highness knows someone named Chen Lang?"

Zhu Sui'an's eyes flashed and his expression changed slightly.