The Zheng Family of Xingyang
Wang Xiuwen was extremely shocked when he learned that Li Chengdao had actually come to Kaifeng.
Who was Li Chengdao?
He was the son of the Crown Prince!
He was the person who would ascend to the throne in the future!
With such a background, even though he was only a Regional King now.
However, his nobility was something that even the King of Qin could not compare to.
As a small local official, the most important official Wang Xiuwen had ever seen in his life was the Xingyang Prefectural Governor.
Now that Li Chengdao had personally come to Kaifeng, how could he not be nervous?
However, this was also an opportunity for him.
If he could curry favor with Li Chengdao, then what awaited him was basically a meteoric rise.
Therefore, after receiving the news, Wang Xiuwen immediately gathered all the officials in the city and quickly prepared the honor guard to open the city gates to welcome the emperor.
Apart from that, he also didn't forget to send someone to the Zheng family's residence to pass on the news of Li Chengdao's arrival.
Everyone knew that the Zheng family was related by marriage to the royal family. The Crown Princess was the direct daughter of the Zheng family's eldest branch.
Li Chengdao was the son of the Crown Princess and had a close relationship with the Zheng family.
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Kaifeng City, at the city gate.
The originally tightly shut city gates were now wide open. Wang Xiuwen personally led the officials of Kaifeng out of the city to welcome them.
Along with them were the direct descendants of the Zheng family of Xingyang.
When the people who welcomed Li Chengdao saw the white-robed army standing outside the city, they were all shocked.
The white-robed army outside the city was unmoving like a mountain, emitting a heavy pressure like a mountain.
Compared to them, the Kaifeng garrison was like a farmer with a hoe. The difference was like heaven and earth.
Before they even saw Li Chengdao, the officials of Kaifeng City were already intimidated by the white-robed army.
Everyone was on high alert, not daring to be careless.
Wang Xiuwen walked outside the city gate and bowed respectfully."
"I, Wang Xiuwen, and the officials in the city welcome Your Highness!”
The officials behind Wang Xiuwen also bowed.
In the army, a handsome young man with a red armor and an eight-foot-long halberd slowly rode out.
The moment they saw this youth, everyone instantly understood his identity.
Among the crowd, a middle-aged man took a step forward. After bowing slightly, he looked up at Li Chengdao with a smile on his face.
"Your Highness."
Li Chengdao's gaze landed on the middle-aged man, and his eyes were filled with surprise. Uncle!”
This middle-aged man was Zheng Yuanzhou, the eldest son of Zheng Jibo, the current head of the Zheng family in Xingyang.
In the memories of Li Chengdao's body, he was very close to this uncle.
Basically, this uncle would go to Chang 'an every year to visit his sister Zheng Guanyin and his nephews. Every time he came, he would bring a lot of gadgets that were not available in the palace.
"I just received the news that you came to Kaifeng. Your great-grandfather was so happy that he immediately asked me to come and pick you up.”
Zheng Yuanzhou had a smile on his face the entire time. He looked like an extremely refined middle-aged scholar.
He patted Li Chengdao's shoulder affectionately and sighed.""It's only been half a year since we last met, and Your Highness has grown quite a bit taller. However, what's with the blood on your body and the large cavalry behind you?”
The middle-aged man's eyes were filled with worry.
Li Chengdao's smile instantly vanished. He then shook his head imperceptibly and did not speak.
Zheng Yuanzhou immediately understood and said,""No matter what happens, let's return to the clan first.”
As the nephew of the crown prince's legitimate son, he was actually covered in armor and blood, as if he had experienced a fierce battle.
And behind him was a group of murderous cavalry.
With all these, Zheng Yuanzhou immediately realized that something was wrong.
Li Chengdao nodded and looked at Wang Xiuwen.""Lord Wang, the soldiers under my command are all quite tired from the long journey. Please settle them down.”
Wang Xiuwen, who had been unable to interrupt, quickly replied,"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will make proper arrangements.”
Flattering a royal relative who had a chance of inheriting the throne was an extremely cost-effective deal.
No local official would refuse to do so.
"Thank you, Lord Wang."
Li Chengdao did not exchange any pleasantries with Wang Xiuwen. He brought a few Crown Prince's guards who had fought their way out of the Eastern Palace and rode their horses with Zheng Yuanzhou towards the Zheng Estate.
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The Zheng family was the most prominent family in Xingyang. Their ancestor was Duke Huan of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period.
From the Western Han Dynasty, the Zheng family began to settle in Kaifeng, Xingyang.
After several dynasties, the Zheng family did not decline. Instead, after more than seven hundred years of development, they became more and more prosperous.
There were even ten prime ministers in one dynasty.
Under Zheng Yuanzhou's lead, Li Chengdao quickly arrived at the Zheng family's residence.
The Zheng Manor was extremely large, and the area it occupied was not any smaller than Daxing Palace.
High walls, green tiles, carved beams, and painted buildings. There were two huge stone lions at the door.
At a glance, he was from a prestigious family.
In Li Chengdao's memory, he had only returned to Xingyang once with Zheng Guanyin when he was very young. After that, he had been staying in the Eastern Palace.
After passing through many scattered gardens and courtyards, Li Chengdao finally arrived at the main hall.
Zheng Zhan, Zheng Jibo, and several other core members of the Zheng family were already waiting for Li Chengdao.
"Your Highness!"
Looking at Li Chengdao who was standing beside Zheng Yuanzhou from afar, the Zheng Clan's Old Patriarch revealed a joyful expression. He stood up excitedly with the support of the Zheng Clan's Patriarch, Zheng Jibo.
"Great Grandfather!"
Seeing that Zheng Zhan was about to bow to him, Li Chengdao quickly walked up to him and helped him sit down.
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