After knowing the details of the Liu family merchant ship, Lu Zifeng no longer paid attention to it. It must have some relationship with Prince Zhong. As for how far the relationship has gone, he didn't know, but Lu Zifeng at least knew that since these people talked to him, they must be trying to make friends, and there was no need for him to reject them. Isn't it true that when you go out, you have more friends and more paths to take, right?
From then on, Lu Zifeng would watch the scenery or read a book on the boat every day, and drink a bottle of beer when no one was around. In order to reduce the exposure of the space, he basically seldom chose to use the things in the space. Even if there was a lot of food, he was unwilling to help people who had no food because he was afraid that his secret would be exposed.
Lu Zifeng sometimes wondered if he had experienced the end of the world, and his heart had become even colder and harder, so that he could be indifferent to all life. Lu Zifeng had thought about this answer many times, and he himself couldn't figure it out.
After sailing on the Ming River for more than ten days, the boat finally entered the territory of Luzhou Prefecture. Because it was going upstream, the speed was naturally much slower. Fortunately, Lu Zifeng was not in a hurry, so he just treated it as a trip.
The manager of the merchant ship came up and asked Lu Zifeng if he wanted to get off the ship at the dock ahead to take a look, because the merchant ship had to stop at the dock ahead to replenish water, vegetables, etc.
Lu Zifeng didn't want to go down at first, but when he heard that they had to stay here for a day, because the cargo ship still had a batch of goods to unload here, so the delay would be longer. The merchant ship manager was afraid that Lu Zifeng would be bored waiting, so he asked this question.
Lu Zifeng thought about it and finally decided to get off the boat and go for a walk. No matter what, it would be boring to stay on the boat all the time after arriving here.
In the end, Lu Xia chose to stay and look after the luggage, while Lu Chun went with Lu Zifeng to stroll around the pier.
Lu Zifeng took Lu Chun off the boat and walked towards the dock. This place was called Linjiang County, named after its proximity to the Ming River. It was known as the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and river seafood was one of its specialties. As it was almost noon, all the restaurants on the dock were full. Lu Chun went in to take a look and came out and said,
"Master, there are no more seats in this restaurant. Even the private rooms are already occupied. Should we try somewhere else?"
Hearing this, Lu Zifeng looked at the restaurant speechlessly and then said.
"Let's go, walk inside and see if there are any other restaurants."
Who knew that as soon as I turned around, I heard a sound above my head.
"Brother Feng, it's really you. What a coincidence! Come up quickly. We just happened to be getting together."
When Lu Zifeng heard someone calling him, he looked up and saw Situ Yi looking at him from the second-floor window. He didn't expect to meet Situ Yi here. When did he come here? Why didn't he see him in Beijing?
Lu Zifeng took Lu Chun to the second floor of the ninth floor. Just as they reached the door of the box, they saw the door suddenly open and Situ Yi walked out.
"Hey, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Come in and let me introduce you to some people."
As he spoke, he pulled Lu Zifeng into the box.
There were several young men and boys sitting in the box. When they saw Situ Yi walking in with his arm around Lu Zifeng's shoulders, they hurriedly stood up and saluted.
Situ Yi looked at the few people and said.
"This is Lu Zifeng, the prince of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion and the nephew of the current Empress."
Lu Zifeng looked at Situ Yi speechlessly. Not only did this kid introduce himself as the prince of Duke Dingguo, but he also had to mention the Empress Dowager.
"Hello everyone."
Everyone hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."
Situ Yi said carelessly.
"Okay, everyone, please sit down. We are all family. Come on, Brother Feng, let me introduce you. The man in blue is my aunt's cousin, Lian Zhongyi. His father is the prefect of Jeju Prefecture.
The other young man in blue is Lian Zhongyi's cousin Lian Zhongyu, and the remaining two are the sons of the Linjiang County magistrate.
Lu Zifeng nodded to them. It was not that Lu Zifeng looked down on them. In this era, your identity determined your attitude when talking to them. If nothing else, it could be seen from Situ Yi's introduction.
He even solemnly introduced his cousin Lian Zhongyi, and even introduced the name of his cousin, but as for the two county magistrates' sons, he only gave a brief introduction of their backgrounds without even mentioning their names. It can be said that in Situ Yi's eyes, they were not worth mentioning.
There is also Lu Zifeng's own identity. Not to mention his identity as the nephew of the Queen, even his identity as the prince of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion is beyond the reach of people like them, not to mention Situ Yi. Although he is a bastard of the prince's mansion, he is also a member of the royal family, the nephew of the emperor. Although he does not have a title for the time being, it seems that he will at least have the title of a county prince in the future.
So, not to mention the two county magistrates' sons, even Lian Zhongyi, Situ Yi's cousin, didn't dare to say anything? After all, the prefect's son is nothing in front of Situ Yi and Lu Zifeng.
Lu Zifeng was chatting with Situ Yi, and he finally knew why this kid came here.
It turned out that not long ago, his aunt, of course not his biological aunt, but his cousin, was ill. Situ Yi was feeling bored in the capital, so he used this excuse to come to Jizhou Prefecture.
In fact, Situ Yi knew it in his heart, and Lu Zifeng also knew it in his heart, that Situ Yi was here to avoid trouble.
It turned out that a few months ago, the Zhang family had actually petitioned to grant Situ Yi the title of Prince. At that time, Emperor Situ Yong's face darkened. Situ Yi was his nephew, how could he treat him unfairly? The imperial edict had already been prepared to confer Situ Yi the title of Prince, but the Zhang family actually wanted to grant Situ Yi the title of Prince. Did Ma Buzhi have such a big face?
The emperor said directly at that time.
"Situ Yi is my nephew, so naturally he should be granted a title. My brother hasn't even asked for one yet, and yet your Zhang family is the one asking for it?"
The Zhang family returned home in disgrace. In fact, the Zhang family's intentions were known to everyone in the court, but because of the empress dowager, everyone gave them some face.
Speaking of the origin of the Zhang family, we have to say it was a coincidence.
When Emperor Taizu was in danger while leading his troops to war, the Empress Dowager Zhang, as Taizu's first wife, was naturally in danger with him. The couple were separated from the army, and Emperor Taizu was also injured. While recuperating in a small mountain village, he met a family named Zhang. After verification, it was found that this Zhang family was of the same clan as the Empress Dowager's family, but the relationship was more distant. After the establishment of the Dayu Dynasty, in order to gain the position of empress, Zhang advised Emperor Taizu to let the Zhang family become her maternal family. The reason at that time was that although she was already out of the five degrees of mourning, at least she had a maternal family. Emperor Taizu was grateful for the Zhang family's years of sharing hardships, so he conferred the Zhang family the title of Feng'en Gong.
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