When Tang Yin heard that there was good wine, he couldn't help swallowing and said with a smile: "There are good wines in the world, so of course I am willing to go with you. Shen Zhongcheng, please lead the way."

Tang Yin is now in a down-and-out situation and his dependence on wine is getting deeper, as if only in wine can he find the shadow of the wild and unruly talented man. Chen Xi said he wanted to drink good wine, so of course he went with him happily.

Chen Xi didn't say where to go, but got up and took Tang Yin to the downstairs of the restaurant. The carriages and horses outside the door were ready. The two got on the carriage and asked Ma Jiu to drive the carriage. They inquired all the way and found the place. However, it was an official residence not far from the yamen of the governor and the corps. Looking at the white silk hanging at the door, Tang Yin felt something was wrong.

Tang Yin frowned and said, "Is it here where the wine is storing that Shen Zhongcheng said?"

Chen Xi spread his hands and said, "That's right. After entering, don't reveal your identities, so as not to cause uneasiness."

Tang Yin, with a dark face, entered the official residence with Chen Xi, but saw that there was a small courtyard inside, with the yard directly connected to the main hall. At this time, the main hall had a mourning hall, and the coffin was placed inside, and some family members were burning paper money to guard the spirit.

"Please stay, please stay, I wonder how many of them are?"

An old butler came out to stop Shen Xi and Tang Yin because he saw that Chen Xi and Tang Yin were both gentle scholars, so the old butler dared not act rashly and asked each other respectfully.

Chenxi Road: "A person from Luling, Jiangxi Province, studied in Guangdong and admired Mr. Weizhai's name. He came here to pay his respects today."

When the old butler saw Chen Xi, he didn't look like a mourner at all. He was about to refuse, but saw Chen Xi take out a white seal with silver sealed inside, which meant a gift to the family of the deceased.

Those who brought gifts like this would ask the other party to come in even if they were not familiar with each other.

Except for the many people who paid tribute to the first day, no one came here for the remaining days, and very few people brought gifts.

"Two, please come in." The old butler respectfully made a gesture of invitation.

Chen Xidao: "I have heard that Mr. Weizhai is a scholar and is a famous official. He should have visited him earlier, but he did not expect that the teacher would go there before the person arrived. It is a pity." As he said that, Chen Xi went to the mourning hall and personally burned incense for Zhou Mengzhong.

Tang Yin's face was dark and helpless. Chen Xi was incense. As a entourage, he could not stand aside and watch. The old housekeeper did not ask much. After the two of them were mourning, they invited them to the next yard to have a wine.

Walking into the moon gate, several officials from the yamen of the governors and yamen sat by the banquet looked at the two guests and frowned slightly. Tang Yin looked solemn: "Chen... brother, is this your good wine?" Because he remembered that Chen Xi was not allowed to reveal his identity, Tang Yin had to change his name.

It is also an honor for him to be a brother to a third-rank official.

Chen Xi and Tang Yin sat down, and his servants brought them bowls and chopsticks, and also gave them a pot of wine. Chen Xi poured himself and drank a glass, and said to Tang Yin: "Brother Bo Hu tasted it, it was indeed a good wine."

"Wine is good wine, but what kind of wine is this? It's bad luck! Why didn't you tell me that it was drinking this kind of wine before you came?" If it weren't for someone next to you, Tang Yin would be ready to argue with Chen Xi loudly.

Chen Xi was a little puzzled: "Brother Bohu said he could have good wine. If Brother Bohu doesn't drink it, then I'll drink it even if you."

Chen Xi was about to get the wine pot, but Tang Yin took the lead. He stared at Chen Xi and sighed, "I've come here, I still have to drink it."

These days, as long as there are funerals at home, they will be free to eat and drink. But this time the person who passed away was the incumbent Zuogong, the highest commander of the administration of a province. Zhou Mengzhong’s ancestral home is Luling, Jiangxi. This funeral banquet was only held at a low standard. It was only when Zhou Mengzhong’s coffin returned to his hometown before the funeral banquet was held there.

When the high-ranking officials were in funeral, ordinary people did not dare to come and eat for free. However, the officials and Zaoli of the General Administration Department needed to assist in the funeral. After a day of work, they would definitely have to eat and drink here before going back. As soon as they were halfway through the meal, they saw two people who were eating for free, especially Tang Yin, who was looking at the wine here. A pot of wine was not enough, so they even asked someone to bring him a pot.

Chen Xi did not remind Tang Yin to take it any more, but instead admired Tang Yin's ostentatious style. The two of them actually clinked glasses and drank in the cold eyes of others.

This is not the place to pay tribute, it is simply to attend the wedding banquet to celebrate.

After drinking for three rounds, Tang Yin was slightly drunk. Chen Xi smiled and said, "Brother Tang, your poetry has always been good. I wonder if you have to recite poems and essays?"

“Very good, very good.”

Tang Yin suddenly thought of something, looked at the pair of angry eyes opposite him, shook his head and said, "It seems that this occasion is a bit wrong."

A governor, Zaoli, came over and asked coldly: "You two, don't know what their relationship has to do with the vassal state?"

Tang Yin was stopped now. He didn't even know anyone Zhou Mengzhong, so what could it matter? Chen Xi replied as if nothing had happened: "I admire Zhou Fantai for being a human being, so I came to pay my respects."

"admiration?"

The man's face suddenly turned dark. You admired him and took over the wine table that originally belonged to us. He also drank the wine we should have and ate the dishes that rewarded us. It was really shameless. "How many gifts did those two give?"

"Oh? But I don't know how this white gift is? Could it be that I have to give gifts for free?" Chen Xi asked knowingly.

The man said, "That's nothing?"

A group of people immediately surrounded him. At first glance, these people were in the governor's office and had no official position or qualities. They thought they were knowledgeable and saw two shameless white-faced scholars who came to eat for free, and they were about to come up to teach them a lesson. Of course, they were mainly angry that Chen Xi had occupied their food and drink.

Chen Xi pursed his lips and said, "Why, in Guangdong, there is no Baili, and I can't even eat the filthy wine?"

"If you want to eat, eat fists first."

The man said that he was about to greet Chen Xi, but Chen Xi had already prepared and hid behind. The rest of the people walked around the table and rushed towards Chen Xi and Tang Yin.

Tang Yin shouted loudly: "What are you doing? Do you want to hit someone?"

"It's you who beat me!" Tang Yin had a sarcastic face, mainly because he was unkempt and stood with Chen Xi, like a father and son. After all, Tang Yin was over thirty years old and Chen Xi was only sixteen years old. Of course, these people targeted the older Tang Yin.

Chen Xi shouted: "I'm hitting someone!"

The person who was cooking the funeral in the next yard quickly came over. When he arrived at the old housekeeper who had just welcomed the guests, he saw that, "Okay, there is a funeral here, and you are actually fighting?" The old housekeeper jogged over all the way and shouted, "Stop, stop..."

Tang Yin was knocked to the ground now, while Chen Xi hid aside cleverly. Fortunately, the old butler came in time, otherwise he would be beaten sooner or later.

The governor Si Zaoli, who was venting his anger, looked angry and said, "These two people came to eat and drink for free, and they would teach them a lesson... Butler Zhou doesn't need to thank him."

As he said that, he would continue to move towards Chenxi.

Chen Xi shouted: "Bold! Do you dare to beat the imperial officials?"

"You? The court appointed an official?"

Several Zaoli were still angry. At this moment, the old housekeeper had already arrived. Chen Xi took out the prepared prayer letter and handed it over.

When Mr. Zhou opened it, he saw that it said, "Control the military affairs of Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, supervise the law of food, salary, and salt management, and also governor of Guangdong, and the right deputy censor." The old butler, who had a long official title, had not finished reading it for a long time.

"Are you crazy? Is there such a long official position in the world?" You Zaoli came forward to look, read it in his mouth, and then asked.

After all, Mr. Zhou was an old servant in the Zuo Gongshu family. He was knowledgeable and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Governor Chen, Lord Shen, please forgive me. I am the old slave who is not taking good care of me. Please have a lot of me!"

When Butler Zhou finished speaking, the governors, Zi Zaoli, were shocked.

After they looked at each other, they suddenly felt that the disaster was coming. As for who "Mr. Shen" was, they had some knowledge. It is said that the new governor was not old, he was the top scholar, and he was the youngest top scholar in the Ming Dynasty. He appointed the governors of the coastal areas of the three provinces to quell the bandits.

The governor and the governor had already greeted him. No matter what the new governor did, he would ignore it and just leave it alone until the new governor retreated due to difficulties.

Today, they were simply evil. For no reason, they met the genuine third-rank governor and beat the person. Although they were not the real master, this problem cannot be considered light.

Sure enough, Chen Xi roared angrily: "I came to pay condolences to Zhou Fantai, but was beaten by the vassal officials for no reason. I will report to the court for this matter and ask Your Majesty to make the decision for me!"

With one sentence, the people who hit people just now were so scared that they trembled all over.

As they had no official or rank, they would be sentenced to death if they beat the magistrate. Now the third-rank official is still beaten. Wouldn't it be that the nine clans were killed? At this moment, they were so scared that they were trembling all over, and they knelt on the ground with a pale face, and kowtowed repeatedly, completely losing their arrogant and domineering manner at the beginning.

Butler Zhou quickly said, "Mr. Shen, it's all a misunderstanding. For the sake of my master..."

Chen Xidao: "It is for Mr. Weizhai that I will not pursue the matter immediately, but I will never give up on it!"

After saying that, Chen Xi pulled Tang Yin, shook her sleeves, and hurriedly left the official residence.

Chen Xi quickly walked towards the alley, got into the carriage waiting there with Tang Yin, and then shouted to Ma Jiu: "Go!"

Tang Yin was dizzy when he was beaten, but at this time he had already reacted and understood that he was being used by Chen Xi. He was accidentally beaten just now. It was clearly Chen Xi who took him to ask for the beating.

"What does Shen Zhongcheng mean?" Tang Yin looked at Chen Xi angrily.

Chen Xi smiled. Tang Yin is Tang Yin. After being beaten, Xun understood that he was cheated... But I just wanted to cheat you, what can you do to me? Who made you have a slap face? I feel insecure even if I am with you? Of course, he wouldn't say that, but instead he was justified:

"Brother Tang, the people from the vassal yamen were really rude and rude. They acted against you and me. The officials will definitely forgive me for this matter. They will have to seek justice for you no matter how they do!"

When Tang Yin heard this, he was furious: "Stop, get off the car!" The great talented man of Tang really got angry. A soldier can be killed but not humiliated. I will go with you to have wine. It would be fine if you eat ill wine. You actually cheated me and were beaten, and then you used this matter to make trouble with the people of the General Administration and the General Office!?

"Brother Tang is going?" Chen Xi chased off the carriage and asked.

"I'll go back to Suzhou now and no longer have any involvement in the officialdom!"

Tang Yin was really angry this time and thought to himself, I had known before that there were no good people in the officialdom, so why did he be obsessed with this kid and think he was an outlier in the officialdom?

Chen Xi sighed: "Brother Tang is leaving, I shouldn't have stopped him, but this is a debt..."

Tang Yin pointed to his face that was beaten red and swollen, and said angrily: "I was beaten so miserably, are you still embarrassed to ask me for the debt?"

Chen Xi looked innocent: "All the money will be paid. Brother Tang will definitely find a doctor to treat him in order to be beaten. The cost of medicine and loss of work is quite high. Brother Tang also asked Brother Tang to take a few more days of rest and drink good wine and food. But if Brother Tang doesn't receive the kindness of his subordinates, he can only talk to you about the debt."

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