Not to mention Beijing, even in the palace, there is no airtight wall.
The news that Ma Fenghou of the Ma family was taken to Jingzhao Mansion Prison spread throughout the ears of various noble families and officials early the next morning.
You must know that the Ma family is extraordinary. They not only control the war horses in the north, but also the "trade routes" outside the customs and the "roads" for trade with many tribes outside the customs.
This "Tao" is not accessible to ordinary people at all. Not only must you have money, but you must also have connections. The most important thing is hard work and strength. Moreover, this "Tao" that is not in the open is very secret. How many people want to have it? After seeing what happened, even the emperor was salivating.
When everyone inquires and discusses this matter, Han You's name will inevitably come up.
In this regard, people's evaluation of Han You is not that he is domineering and arrogant, but that he is seeking death.
They are all "people in the circle". For the aristocratic families, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only eternal interests.
This kind of thing is not too common in Beijing. Two aristocratic families are fighting openly and secretly. Countless little people want to stand out and stand in line to support each other. They are willing to serve as pawns for their loyalty. They use all kinds of tricks and tricks. In the end, in the end, the two Because of their common interests, the aristocratic families shook hands and made peace, met each other with smiling faces, and formed a friendly alliance.
The aristocratic family is still an aristocratic family, but behind the aristocratic family are piles of corpses, and these corpses are all small people.
One aristocratic family said to another aristocratic family, hey, hey, what are you doing? You've already been beaten and hurt.
Another aristocratic family said, the people below do things without discretion, be good, don't hurt, I'll blow it for you, don't be angry, I will leave the boy you mentioned to you, life or death, but you have to agree, who is the one below you? Anyone has given me enough trouble, so I want to give him to me and let me vent my anger. I also want to save face.
These are the rules of the game in Beijing, and this is why Han You always leaves room for success.
Everyone knows that Shentu Gang and the Ma family are fighting to the death, but it is you Shentu Gang who is fighting to the death, not your Shentu family. You have no sons, no grandchildren, and no relatives?
If you want to defeat the enemy, then your Shentu family, as big as yours, will take risks with you, or even be buried with you?
So, save it, it's okay, there are no eternal grievances between aristocratic families, personal grievances are nothing, family interests are paramount.
This is true for aristocratic families, and even more so for the imperial court. Officials criticize each other. It is rare to see a real fight to the death all year round, and even if they do, they are of relatively low grade.
People must abide by the rules and get used to the rules. These rules are to protect themselves and everyone. Even the emperor cannot change the rules easily. Well, the emperor in the previous dynasty wanted to change it. Now, Zhou Ke will go to his grave if he has nothing to do. Go to the disco.
Everyone is used to the rules, so they believe that even if Han You stirs up the situation, he will not be able to stir up the situation. Once he does, he will die without a burial place.
But Han You didn't care at all, as long as he hugged the thigh, if the thigh dared to use it to kick him away, he would have to bite off a piece of flesh from the thigh.
Everything went as Han You expected. The next day at court, Ma Rulong entered the palace and asked to see the emperor.
In Jingzhi Hall, except for civil and military eunuchs, all the other eunuchs left.
Boss Zhou was sitting behind the imperial desk with a corporal smile on his face.
Ma Rulong was dressed in cloth and sitting on the embroidered pier.
The two are similar in age, and in fact they had a bad relationship.
During the first few years of his career, Boss Zhou was targeted by his boss. He also came to Beijing to seek connections, but no one paid attention to this stupid young man.
At that time, Ma Rulong, who was considered a celebrity in front of the former Hunjun, had already noticed Boss Zhou and knew what kind of ruthless guy this guy was in the army.
The second meeting was outside the main hall. The impulsive Boss Zhou said in front of the civil and military officials of the court that he would make the host family regret it.
It was during this meeting that Ma Rulong met Boss Zhou in private and wanted to recruit him, but Boss Zhou refused.
At that time, Ma Rulong was high in power, Jian was in the heart of the emperor, and even the former prime minister was afraid of him. Zhou Ke was just a stupid young man with no background in Beijing, and he had nothing but the ability to fight.
At this time, after Zhou Ke was sitting on the imperial court, the king and father of the world, but Ma Rulong, had no official or position.
"Teng Wu."
The emperor smiled as if he were seeing a friend, and his voice softened: "Remember, you and I haven't seen each other for more than a year."
Tengwu is Ma Rulong's "character". In fact, without mentioning his name, this "character" alone is equivalent to the passive skill to attract hatred.
Soaring in the clouds, driving in the fog, dragon, dragon, the emperor!
"The ordinary people live in Zhuangzi outside the capital. Apart from studying and practicing martial arts, they would not come to the capital for anything important. Your Majesty, you take care of state affairs. Even if the ordinary people want to come to the palace to pay their respects, they are afraid of disturbing Your Majesty."
"That's right. After ascending the throne, there are many things to do, including civil, military, political affairs, and world affairs. I have to take care of everything. It's very annoying."
I don’t know if Boss Zhou was doing Versailles on purpose, or if he really felt exhausted, so he rubbed his brows.
"I am very envious of you. You are so free and comfortable. You should come to the capital. Even if you don't come to me to say hello and reminisce about old times, you still have many close friends in the capital. You should move around more."
Ma Rulong quickly lowered his head: "Your Majesty, you are joking. How can the common people have any close friends in Beijing? When I was young and full of energy, I made friends, but they were all cuckolds. The common people don't want to go to Beijing because they don't want to make friends with these people anymore."
"Yeah."
The emperor took a sip of tea and said: "I also liked to make friends back then, but the most important thing about making friends is heart-to-heart communication, but people's hearts are the most difficult to predict. You know people and their faces, but you don't know their hearts. In my spare time in the past few days, I saw several eunuchs holding Jingzhong cups in their hands. The painting books are full of anecdotes and strange things. I briefly read some of them and found them quite interesting. One of the sentences made me feel a little moved."
"It must be very profound to be able to touch His Majesty's heart."
"It's not very profound, it's just interesting. The one who stabs you in the back may not be a knife."
"In this case..." Ma Rulong was stunned for a moment and said tentatively: "The bulging veins are not necessarily the arms?"
The emperor was also stunned for a moment, with a strange look on his face: "Having difficulty breathing, isn't it necessarily a lung disease?"
The two of them seemed to be exchanging secret codes. Ma Rulong said, "Kneel down on your knees. Doesn't that mean you are necessarily begging for mercy?"
"If your body feels hot, it doesn't necessarily mean it's wind chill?"
Boss Zhou and Ma Rulong looked at each other and were silent for a while, then they burst into hearty laughter.
Wen Wu next to him curled his lips, these two guys were really not doing anything serious day by day.
The emperor laughed loudly: "I didn't expect that Tengwu would also like to see such strange news."
Ma Rulong shook his head: "It is also something that several concubines at home have been talking about all day long. It is said that it is extremely popular in Beijing now. The ordinary people are inevitably curious and read it, and they can't stop reading it."
"Yes, these anecdotes are very interesting. I can't help but be obsessed with them sometimes. When I feel tired, I ask Wen Wu to read a paragraph."
The two chatted casually, as if they had gone back to the second time they met, exchanging glasses of wine in a wine shop. Although Ma Rulong had not recruited Boss Zhou, the two had met each other late, and they had a deep understanding of military affairs and common people. They all have unique insights into the affairs of the country and other countries, especially the art of war. The two of them drank and chatted, and both benefited a lot.
That night, the two of them felt that they were not enjoying themselves after drinking, so they took the wine jar to a creek in the suburbs, took off their clothes while soaking in the creek, and continued chatting. When they had disagreements, they started to argue, and the argument became fierce and they wanted to fight each other again. Have a gun and a stick.
Unfortunately, in the end, Boss Zhou, who had no bottom line, was the first to break up. Before the incident, he sent his deputy commander to the Northland with his elite, and almost slaughtered all the core children of the Ma family. At that time, Ma Rulong happened to go home to visit relatives, and experienced it personally this battle.
