The banker who came to report the news was right. The thirty imperial guards following Zhou Tong were indeed murderous, holding torches and carrying swords and bows.
Seeing that the imperial guards were about to arrive, Wang Hai lowered his head and asked, "Master, do you want to send someone to the north of the city to call Fu Yuxiang and the others?"
"No, send someone to explain to the tourists in Shuiyunjian that the prince is here to inspect the work. Everyone should have fun and don't worry."
Ma Rulong, who had not left next to him, had mixed feelings. Either he thought they could make a lot of money, but looking at the service attitude, he was thinking about tourists even when disaster was imminent.
Zhou Tong was protected by the imperial guards. Before he reached the pavilion, he shouted: "General Han, when I come to your villa, you don't even welcome me!"
Just as Han You was about to stand up, Zhou Tong shouted again: "No, I am an easy-going king. Sit down... just sit there."
After finishing speaking, before Zhou Tong could move forward, he was "protected" among the guards, more than 20 meters away from Han Youde.
"The common people are at a loss to welcome you from afar." Han You stood up and said, "The King of the Sea..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Tong suddenly screamed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Hold your legs, sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down for me quickly, don't move!"
Han You was confused and could only sit down. Zhou Tong in the crowd breathed a sigh of relief.
Ma Rulong's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he whispered: "The imperial guard is facing a powerful enemy. Is it because Zhou Ke is afraid that you will do something treacherous and hurt him?"
At this point, Ma Rulong's eyes jumped: "No, could it be that he did it on purpose? He deliberately asked Zhou Tong to humiliate you and make you angry. Once you collide with him and even have a conflict, you can be punished for the crime of treason, but Zhou Ke... Zhou Ke shouldn’t have this kind of temperament.”
Han You glanced at Ma Rulong, he didn't believe that Lao Ba would do this.
But it would not make sense if Zhou Tong brought someone here to find trouble privately. This guy is a prince, not the Supreme Emperor. The only guards in the palace can be moved by Lao Ba or civil and military officials.
Han You squinted his eyes and could only see Zhou Tong among the imperial guards. He could vaguely see a figure. It was just a figure, and no expression could be seen.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, you are here late at night looking for grassroots people..."
"shut up!"
Zhou Tong suddenly roared: "If you dare to call yourself a commoner again, I and you...will fight with you!"
"You have taken away your official position as a grassroots citizen. If you don't call yourself a grassroots citizen, what do you call yourself?"
Zhou Tong shouted: "You call yourself... you call yourself the commander. You are the commander of the Yidao Guards."
Ma Rulong whispered: "He ridiculed you."
Zhou Tong shouted nervously: "Quick, quick, quick, call yourself commander-in-chief and let the guards hear it."
Ma Rulong: "He laughed at you."
Wang Hai, who was standing aside, suddenly changed his expression slightly: "Young Master."
Han You turned to look to the left and saw countless figures coming from a distance. Many of them wearing armor should be veterans of the Southern Army who stayed in the village. There were also countless villagers from all directions.
Han You's heart pounded, and he quickly stood up and shouted: "Go back!"
After this sound, the old soldiers who approached quietly did not do anything. The guards were startled, and Zhou Tong even stepped back. After taking a few steps back, he realized that Han You was not talking about them, and that the south side The group of old soldiers and bankers.
More and more people came from the dark place, and in an instant the entrance of Shuiyunjian was surrounded by water. There were villagers, old soldiers, and many servants of the Han family.
These people all had expressionless faces and just stood around, silent.
No one doubted that if Zhou Tong and the imperial guards tried to get close to the pavilion, the thirty-one people would be eaten alive in an instant.
Han You was extremely anxious. Just as he was about to call out again, a captain of the palace guards suddenly called him.
"If you stretch your head or shrink it, it's just a knife. Your Highness, if you don't want to feel better, don't harm your brothers. Go quickly."
After finishing speaking, no one knew who suddenly pushed Zhou Tong, and then a jaw-dropping scene appeared.
Thirty imperial guards were obviously just imperial guards, but they pushed Zhou Tong, who was bruised and swollen, in front of the pavilion. They looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, completely blocking Zhou Tong's retreat. .
The reason why these guards are so murderous has nothing to do with Han You, but with Zhou Tong!
Ma Rulong was completely dumbfounded.
First, he saw Zhou Tong's body covered with footprints, his head covered with bumps, and his lip broken.
Secondly, he noticed that these guards stood in a semicircle behind Zhou Tong as if facing a powerful enemy.
The guard leading the team reminded: "His Majesty has issued an imperial order. If General Han does not take action, the lowly officials will take action. Otherwise, the heads of our brothers will be lost."
Ma Laoer was stunned and suddenly realized.
The imperial guards "protected" Zhou Tong in the middle, not to protect him, but because they were afraid that the boy would run away and were ready to beat him at any time.
Zhou Tong blushed like something, holding a waist badge in his hand. It was the small flag waist badge that he took from Han You. How embarrassing, how humiliating, how humiliating, how humiliating How upset, how sad and indignant it is.
Han You looked at the bruises on Zhou Tong's face, and the confusion in his heart was easily resolved.
He knew that Lao Ba would not wrong him, but he didn't expect that Lao Ba would actually take action and beat him so hard that he was no longer human. Zhou Tong was still limping when he was pushed over.
Han You was amused, his smile getting thicker and thicker, and he looked at Zhou Tong: "Hey, isn't this a broken turtle? Why haven't you seen it all afternoon? Why did it fall?"
"Uh..." Zhou Tong's face turned red as blood: "It was cold and the road was slippery, so I fell."
The captain roared: "Tell the truth!"
Zhou Tong: "My father beat me."
The second prince was also feeling extremely aggrieved. He came on horseback all the way. The palace guards did not give him any face at all. They looked at him as if they were looking at the enemy who killed his father. They went out of the city and asked for a long time before they found out. , it turns out that the wages of his father's bodyguards were paid by Han You.
From the time Lao Ba took the throne to the middle of this year, he had been in arrears with the salary of the palace guards. Even if they were paid, they only received about 30% of the salary, and they had never been paid in full.
It wasn't until Han You collected the business taxes that Lao Ba was happy to make up for the military pay he had owed for several months.
Recently, Han You had people send three parts to the villa every month, and Lao Ba distributed part of them to the guards.
Han You went to Changyuan, ransacked the homes of the three Xunyang giants, and then sent the money to the palace. Only then did Lao Ba pay out all the arrears of military pay at once.
But Han You didn't know about this. Lao Ba always said that he was supporting the army in the past, so he didn't dare to tell the truth. He was afraid that Han You would laugh at him and he couldn't even pay the royal guards in the palace. It was too embarrassing for him to be an emperor. .
In fact, the palace also has properties, such as the palace, shops under the palace's name, farmland real estate, etc. The problem is that the palace has no talents in this field and has not integrated them. They are all money-losing goods.
Therefore, Han You is not only closely related to the emperor, but also directly related to the eunuchs, maids, concubines, and even the imperial guards in the palace.
Eunuchs, maids, and guards all use money from the inner treasury.
The concubines had no wages, but the problem was that they couldn't control the boss's borrowing money. Since the emperor became the "shareholder" of Han Youming's many properties, he didn't have much control over their borrowing money.
Before leaving the palace, Wen and Wu told the guards that if Han You did not take back his belt, the guards would just beat the King of Zhou in front of Han You until Han You took his belt.
The guards were shocked. Even if the second child was not a prince, he was still a prince and a prince. How could anyone dare to take action?
Wen Wu bluntly told them that if Han You didn't take back his cards, he might not even build Four Seasons Villa, and Li Jing would take a group of adults to go somewhere else to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
Upon hearing this, the guards all turned red-eyed.
What was the purpose of following Zhou Ke through life and death? Wasn't it just to find a way out?
Now that Zhou Ke has finally become the emperor, everyone originally wanted to be popular and drink hot food, but who knows that after drinking every day, it is not easy for them to find a bad guy who can provide them with a salary and support their wife and children. However, a stupid second prince pops up. If he is given The God of Wealth is angry and has to drink the wind again as before!
Seeing Zhou Tong unable to keep his face and hesitating, the captain was so anxious that he walked up quickly and knelt down on one knee: "I am a humble imperial guard in the palace. I serve the Yue Cavalry Colonel Zhang Yao. I have met General Han." .”
"Oh, hello." Han You waved his hand and asked knowingly, "What's going on, Your Highness?"
"His Majesty beat him."
Zhou Tong scratched his neck and shouted: "Father blamed me for leaving privately..."
Zhang Yao: "Concubine De was also beaten."
Han You was so happy that he said, "I'll beat you when I see you."
Zhou Tong couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to crawl in: "The affairs of my heavenly family have nothing to do with you..."
Zhang Yao: "His Royal Highness You Wang also fought, even Eunuch Wen was beaten. Concubine De also invited His Highness You Wang's bodyguard commander Zhang Zhuo to fight with him."
Han You was shocked: "His Majesty, Concubine De, His Royal Highness Prince You, Eunuch Wen, and even A Zhuo were beaten?"
"Zhang Zhuo just kicked him. Your Majesty thought he had no strength and the blow was false."
Zhang Yao said loudly: "Your Majesty made it clear that if General Han does not vent his anger and does not take back his cards, then the humble officials will take action and vent their anger on you in front of you."
Ma Rulong took a breath of cold air: "As an emperor, you want your guards to beat the prince in front of the ministers?"
Zhang Yao: "Your Majesty said it himself and told Eunuch Wen that he wanted Eunuch Wen to come in person. However, Eunuch Wen accidentally hit his forehead on the palace door and was seriously injured. He was faceless and unable to come."
Ma Rulong: "..."
"Your Highness, Your Highness." Han You suppressed his laughter and shook his head: "You said why do you bother."
Zhou Tong lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and held back tears. He was so aggrieved that he died.
Zhang Yao glanced at Han You's face and said cautiously: "Your Majesty also said that this rebellious son... No, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is young, General Han does not remember the faults of villains, and he should not be on the same level as His Highness. In addition, I also hope that General Han will give His Majesty some training."
"Training?"
"Yes, Your Majesty has resigned from the military affairs of His Majesty in the North and has been appointed as the bannerman of Yidao Camp. He is not allowed to step out of the military camp without your permission. When General Han feels that His Highness has repented, he will be released from the camp."
Han You frowned slightly: "Is it related to the Zhu family?"
Zhang Yao shook his head: "I don't know General Han's intentions."
"Understood."
Han You smiled at Zhou Tong and said, "Okay, enough of the nonsense. Give me your belt."
Zhou Tong raised his head, feeling hopeless.
This "Enough nonsense" was a real critical blow, letting him, the prince, know how ridiculous and childish his behavior today was.
"Hahahahaha."
Ma Rulong, who had been worrying blindly, suddenly burst out laughing. He stood up, took a look, and went back to take a bath and listen to the show with his hands behind his back.
Second Master Ma was very satisfied, satisfied with Zhou Ke, satisfied with Han You, and even more satisfied with the profound and irreducible friendship between the monarch and his ministers.
"Okay, then His Royal Highness the King of Chu, please stay here. Go back and tell His Majesty. It's just a trivial matter. There is no need to mobilize troops."
After finishing speaking, Han You said to Wang Hai: "It's too hard to go out of the palace in the middle of the night, please give me some hard work."
"yes."
Wang Hai reached into his arms, took out a somewhat "large" purse, and grabbed a handful of banknotes from it.
The imperial guards all gasped, and so did Zhou Tong.
They are all large-denomination banknotes, starting from a thousand guan, and most of them are 10,000 guan.
Wang Hai took out a thousand silver notes and handed it over: "Thank you for your hard work, General Zhang."
Zhang Yao waved his hands repeatedly and asked cautiously: "Do you have... any small amount of banknotes? This... this is too much."
The honest Wang Hai shook his head: "No, Qian Guan is the youngest."
Zhang Yao: "..."
