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Chapter 113
"Nie Zhongyou?" Zhong Xiqing narrowed his eyes, as if feeling a little puzzled, and asked, "Kill them?"

"That's too late."

Xu Hexing shook his head angrily, and said, "Li Xia was a false move, which distracted our attention, and it's too late."

Zhong Xiqing looked around, and saw that the guards from the Youxiang Mansion had come out in a file, and surrounded Li Xia and Nie Zhongyou.

"Bring people back." Xu Hexing sighed.

"Damn it." Zhong Xiqing hurriedly said, "I'll report it quickly..."

As for the cell leader Liu Bing, someone took him down again.

On the small building, only Xu Hexing was still standing there.

He had already seen someone bring Nie Zhongyou and Li Xia into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

"With this ability, no wonder... no wonder he was able to come back from the north alive..."

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Li Xia walked through the vestibule, and under the moonlight, he could see the elegant layout of the courtyard, which looked like a prime minister's residence.

Although it is rented.

Li Xia thought again, hearing that Cheng Yuanfeng was born in a scholarly family in She County, if he really wanted to buy a house in Lin'an City, he might not be able to afford it... Maybe it was because he didn't know how many years this prime minister would be, so why waste the money?
Nie Zhongyou, on the other hand, was very familiar with the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, so he walked in front of the guards leading the way.

In front of the side hall, a graceful old man greeted him.

"Zhong You!"

"Right side!"

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back... This old man is very worried about you..."

Cheng Yuanfeng was 57 years old at the time, and belonged to the young and strong figure in the Zaizhi. As the name suggests, he can be called "dragon and phoenix among people", and his demeanor is really heart-wrenching.

He was planning to go to court, but he had just tidied up his appearance, his long beard was combed neatly and smoothly, and he didn't look tired at all in the middle of the night, his eyes were very bright and energetic, but he seemed to be red because he saw Nie Zhongyou Eye.

"Your Majesty is worried..."

Cheng Yuanfeng patted Nie Zhongyou on the shoulder with both hands, and supported Nie Zhongyou himself.

With tears in his eyes, Nie Zhongyou turned his head to look at Li Xia, and introduced him, "Your Excellency, this is Li Xia..."

"Okay, okay, let's go in and talk."

Several people walked into the side hall.

By this time, Li Xia hadn't had time to reminisce with Nie Zhongyou. In fact, as soon as Nie Zhongyou came back, the guards of the Xiangfu surrounded him and called out "brother, brother".

"Okay, you can return safely." Cheng Yuanfeng said yes for the third time before asking about the north.

Nie Zhongyou talked about everything on the road, until he was seriously injured at the bank of Longhu Lake in Wanqiu County to distract the pursuers.

"After escaping, I have been hiding in the north, and I will come back after recovering from my injuries..."

Having said that, Nie Zhongyou turned his head to look at Li Xia, and said, "I've been worried about you all the time. I never thought I'd meet you just in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion tonight. That's great. Where are the others?"

Li Xia didn't answer right away, but looked into Nie Zhongyou's eyes, and he could feel that Nie Zhongyou's worry and comfort were real.

Seeing that Li Xia didn't speak, Cheng Yuanfeng said softly, "What's the specific situation? From the beginning, there's no need to rush."

Li Xia picked out most of the encounters along the way and said, only hiding a small part...

Cheng Yuanfeng couldn't help admiring a few times, and praised Li Xia a few more words.

At the end, Li Xia said: "At that time, I led the pursuers away alone, and asked Lin Zi to bring the rest of the people back. The information was in their hands. After I returned to Lin'an, I went to the house in Qinghefang, and I noticed someone was ambushing there. "

"An ambush?"

"Yes. I found something was wrong, so I didn't enter that house immediately, but followed those people quietly."

Nie Zhongyou asked: "Did you find anyone else?"

Li Xia said: "No, but I heard someone say 'the interrogation has come out, the two people caught are Lin Zi and Liu Jinsuo, but the information is not in their hands, the four who escaped should be with them', that's when I knew, Lin Zi and Jin Suo were captured, and Mr. Han escaped.

So, I rushed to report to the Right Prime Minister, but tonight, when I arrived nearby, I found two groups of people guarding the Right Prime Minister's mansion, as if to prevent me from seeing the Right Prime Minister. "

After Li Xia finished speaking, she glanced at Cheng Yuanfeng.

But he didn't observe too many things, Cheng Yuanfeng's eyes were full of surprise and doubt just right, making people unable to see through his mind.

Cheng Yuanfeng said: "You don't have to worry, since I saw the old man, I will keep you safe and save others."

"Yes."

A entourage ran to the door and called out, "Ah Lang, it's going to be late for the court."

This was the time Li Xia had calculated. He deliberately came at this time before the court to avoid a complete confession and to allow time to observe Cheng Yuanfeng's reaction.

However, Cheng Yuanfeng glanced at Li Xia, as if he had seen through his thoughts.

The old and the young met each other for the first time, and soon got to know each other a lot.

Cheng Yuanfeng took a sip of tea calmly, and asked Li Xia, "Have you confirmed that information?"

Li Xia could understand what he meant.

If another person asked, maybe it was "You really went to Kaifeng? Didn't you just flee back and lie to me?"

Li Xia asked for a pen and paper, and wrote down some of the things he remembered, such as the taxes of several state capitals in the north, the strength of the Mongolian army's invasion of Shu, and so on.

"Look right, that's all I remember."

After reading it, Cheng Yuanfeng nodded.

"This matter, the old man is here to investigate."

"Yes."

Only then did Cheng Yuanfeng stand up while supporting the chair, and said again: "It's a pity that you waited to make contributions to the country, but you were persecuted by treacherous officials. After saving people and recovering information, the old man will personally perform the service for you."

Li Xia was neither humble nor overbearing, and said, "Thank you Prime Minister."

Cheng Yuanfeng stroked his beard and smiled. Although his expression was peaceful, there was some appreciation in his eyes. He pointed at Li Xia and said with a smile: "Although it is not as good as Liu Wuzhong's achievement of 'Twelve Valors Win Xinyang', he is still a young talent. My Song Dynasty There are a lot of talents."

"Don't dare to take it."

"I heard that you used to study at home, and you couldn't study well behind closed doors. This old man recommends you to go to Taixue."

Li Xia cupped his hands and said, "This junior wants to join the army in Shu."

Cheng Yuanfeng had already walked out of the hall, but stopped when he heard the words, glanced at Li Xia again, and said: "You are still too young, I will take care of this matter, this is for your own good."

"The juniors are not materials for reading, they only want to serve the country in the army."

The expression on Cheng Yuanfeng's face remained unchanged, but there was some consideration in his eyes.

Outside the hall, the attendant was a little anxious, stomped his feet, and whispered: "Ah Lang, it's really late."

Cheng Yuanfeng was still calm and deep, and said to Li Xia, "Don't worry, this old man will never treat you badly."

Li Xia cupped his hands and didn't answer.

Cheng Yuancheng arranged again: "You rest in the mansion, but if you need it, just mention it."

"Yes, there are now." Li Xia asked, "Dare to ask, do you have money?"

For a moment, Cheng Yuanfeng seemed to be stunned.

He was a majestic prime minister, and rushed to talk with this young man before the court meeting, but the other party actually asked...for money?
Thanks to his deep self-cultivation, his face remained unchanged, and he ordered the servants: "Cheng Yu, prepare two guest rooms for them, and give Li Xia the money for emergency."

"Yes……"

Only now did Cheng Yuanfeng walk out, his footsteps were still steady, even though it was already late.

Not long after, Cheng Yu, the steward of the front yard, walked into the side hall, and there were a few guards outside who poked their heads and waved to Nie Zhongyou, wanting to catch up with him, but Nie Zhongyou waved away with a smile.

Cheng Yu came to Li Xia, handed over a stack of paper gauze called "Bianqian Huizi" with both hands, and said, "Please accept Li Xiaolang."

"Thank you."

Li Xia took it and saw that there were only two hundred guan in total, and I'm afraid it would be less than two hundred guan.

He took it very politely.

Cheng Yu saw that although Li Xia was polite, he was not panicked, so he had to remind him again with a reserved smile.

"Although the Right Prime Minister did not say so clearly, he really appreciates Mr. Li Xiaolang. You must know that although the monthly salary of the Zaizhi is three hundred guan, the expenses are huge, and there is no savings in the years since he entered the court."

Li Xia said: "Thank you for your kindness."

Then Cheng Yu nodded, smiled again, raised his hand, and said, "Mr. Li Xiaolang, please follow me to the guest room to rest, and wait for Ah Lang to come down."

Li Xia looked at Nie Zhongyou.

Nie Zhongyou then said: "I'll talk to Li Xia again, and I'll take him there in a while."

"Alright." Cheng Yu agreed, and removed everyone around him, letting them chat alone...

(End of this chapter)