The emperor Zhou Ke, the eldest prince Zhou Xiao, father and son.
Han You couldn't comment, nor did he want to comment.
From the perspective of an onlooker, everyone is at fault. The father is not good at his job, and the son is not good either.
Zhou Ke's mistake was to send Zhou Xiao to Nandi as a hostage.
Zhou Xiao's mistake was being a rebel.
For the sake of his position, Zhou Ke deceived his son and put his son under house arrest. In his son's name, he pocketed the cavalry he had trained for years.
Zhou Xiao was angry, but instead of congratulating his father on his ascension to the throne, he looked like he didn't care about the identity of the eldest prince at all.
Han You called Lu Baichuan to the car. He hoped that the whole thing was actually a trap set up by the wise and mighty Emperor, who deliberately sent his son to the Southland and drained the Zhou family's wealth to train him in the army.
Unfortunately, this is either a game, or the father and son are trying to undermine each other, are suspicious of each other, and dislike each other.
Han You debuted not long ago and had never been to the Southland. After Lao Ba ascended the throne, no one would take the initiative to tell him such things.
But there is no one in the Nandi family, even among the people, who doesn't know about this. Even the Zhechong Prefecture and Nanguan border troops from all over the country know about it.
Therefore, Zhou Xiao became a joke, a joke in the name of the eldest prince.
Zhou Xiao's fiefdom is in the south, and everyone around him and everyone he meets knows that he was loyal to the Zhou family, not his biological father. As a result, the Zhou family was destroyed and his biological father became the emperor. He also used the soldiers he trained for his own use.
I guess in the eyes of many people in the Southland, this so-called eldest prince is just an extremely stupid fool.
That's all. Because of this "black history", the eldest prince has suffered so much ridicule and looks down his face this year. No one would think that the emperor would make him the prince. No matter which prince becomes the prince, decades later When you become the emperor, you will still reuse him. Not only will you not reuse him, but you will be more vigilant. Even if you get rid of him, it is not impossible. The Tian family rarely treats family affection.
If the eldest prince has no ability, then that's it. He can just be an idle prince, living in peace with the world and enjoying all the glory and wealth.
It would be fine if the eldest prince had no temper. He would be a coward and just laugh and laugh and live a happy life.
The fault lies in the fact that the eldest prince is capable, and his talent lies in training soldiers and cavalry.
The fault is that the eldest prince has a temper, and neither his father nor the emperor is happy with him.
Who can tolerate a prince who is capable of training soldiers and has a good temper?
Han You finally knew why Lao Ba just asked him to go to Yizhou without telling him the reason. There was no way to explain.
What do you mean, you want to see if my son is calm or not?
It has stopped, what can be done, who knows if it is secretly forbearing.
If he doesn't stop, what can he do? Can I still order him to be killed?
"One misstep can lead to eternal hatred, so why bother."
As for who made the mistake, Han You didn't say.
Putting himself in his shoes, Han You felt that if it were him, he would not send his own flesh and blood as hostages, even if he died.
Putting himself in his shoes, Han You felt that if his son helped outsiders to screw him, then he would definitely kill his son himself.
It's hard to tell about this kind of thing. No one knows whether Lao Ba has fulfilled his duties as a father.
No one knows whether Zhou Xiao turned to the Zhou family because the Zhou family could give him more, or just because he became a hostage.
The carriage continued to be difficult to move, and as we went deeper into the south, we felt more and more spring and warmth.
Han You would go crazy if he huddled up in the carriage any longer. Since it wasn't cold, why not ride a horse and enjoy the silky ride?
It is said that the southern land is rich, and it can be seen that it is speeding on the official road.
The official road alone is flat and wide, and there is an endless stream of caravans coming and going. No matter how remote it is, it will not be like when I first left the capital and walked for several days without encountering a ghost.
Now there is still half a day's journey to reach Qiongzhou. It is noon at this time. Han You ordered to rest. Everyone stopped the carriage, led the horses down the official road, and sat on the ground eating, drinking and defecating.
The miscellaneous soldiers took turns to guard and rest, while Han You gathered with a group of friends and old friends.
"Everyone knows that His Majesty asked me to come to Qiongzhou this time to hunt down the traitor Zhou Tianfeng."
Han You's eyes swept over everyone's faces: "We left the city early in the morning on the third day of the lunar month and took the south gate. This was also decided after discussing with His Majesty. If we didn't avoid people, then someone would definitely report the news to Zhou Tianfeng. , His Majesty has already asked the imperial guards to leave the city on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and notified Qiongzhou Zhechong Mansion troops to search for suspicious people along the way to Qiongzhou, including people from Beijing, letters, secret messages, people riding fast horses, etc. "
Everyone suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Han You walked through the south gate.
"Lao Fu."
Han You looked at Xiaoyu and said, "You are a local snake and have friendship with the captain of Zhechong Prefecture in Qiongzhou. After dinner, you can go to Zhechong Prefecture first and see if there is any harvest there."
"It's an order."
Han You looked at Pei Qi again: "You take two miscellaneous soldiers to Qiongzhou to understand the local officialdom, including the customs, customs, various forces, etc. Qiongzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Even if Zhou Tianfeng is not in Qiongzhou, he will His men will also be here, so be careful."
"Students obey."
Han You finally looked at Duan Qianfeng who looked like nothing was wrong: "Okay, Uncle Duan, you can give it a try too."
Duan Qianfeng always looked cheerful: "How dare you use this old man like me?"
"Stop making trouble. I think you are in the best health. You used to be in Jingzhong, and you would ride out from Jingzhong every night to give lessons to the children."
Duan Qianfeng laughed loudly, he liked hearing people praise him like this.
"You take a few soldiers disguised as book boys into the city to learn about the local Shilin situation."
Needless to say, Duan Qianfeng understood.
Today, the emperor's control over the Southland is relatively weak, not as good as that of the local aristocratic families. If the local aristocratic families take refuge with Zhou Tianfeng, or if Zhou Tianfeng becomes powerful in Qiongzhou, then there will definitely be some kind of trend in Shilin, such as dissatisfaction with the emperor and dissatisfaction with the court. .
This is also the advance work that the rebels have to do before rebelling, to discredit their "opponents", incite public opinion, etc.
Han You called Feng Bai over, who had not yet joined the T1 team: "Have you found out?"
"Let's find out clearly."
Feng Bai knelt down and pointed back at the miscellaneous soldiers: "The brothers brought out by Master Xiang are all students from other disciplines, and none of them are from the south. However, Xiang Zhao and Shen Yu are cousins. They have an ancestor. Zhi is doing well in the Southland and can talk to several aristocratic families in the Southland."
"Okay." Han You nodded to Fu Yuxiang: "Take these two people with you and don't leave your sight."
"become."
Fu Yuxiang said simply and neatly: "If there is anything wrong at all, I will kill them directly."
At the critical moment, Han You must act as a decision-maker. Since he is a decision-maker, he must take care of everything.
"Lu Baichuan took his badge and went to the nearest garrison guard, and said hello to the tooth general there. I will enter the city last. Depending on the situation, if necessary, I will enter the city with a high profile and be heavily guarded. I will be in the open, and you will be there. dark place."
After finishing speaking, Han You took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Jiang Zhui: "Go to the city and deliver it to the Zhou Mansion. Ask Mr. Zhou's son Zhou Bingshan about Zhou Tianfeng's situation, and tell the Zhou family to keep quiet."
"It's an order."
"Okay, that's all, everyone understands."
Everyone, including Old Master Duan, nodded.
The journey is difficult. If there is a crisis, it will definitely be in Qiongzhou.
Those who were assigned important tasks ate and drank enough, rested for a while, and then mounted their horses or walked to Qiongzhou.
Everyone who could be sent out was sent out, and Han You was left with only Wang Hai, Zhou Tong and a few miscellaneous soldiers.
Han You lay in the carriage and slept for half an hour. When the time was almost up, Zhou Tong got into the carriage, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
"Don't speak." Han You rubbed his eyes: "Even if I have a good personal relationship with His Majesty, I can't get involved in your Tian family's affairs. I'm only responsible for doing it or stopping it."
"How do you know what I'm going to say?"
Han You laughed dumbly: "No wonder he was fooled around by Zhu Long."
"Oh, I didn't know what was going on in Beijing at that time." Zhou Tong blushed: "Besides, his daughter is also very pretty."
"Okay, let's not say this. I can only tell you that I am loyal to Your Majesty, the country, and the people. Even if your elder brother does something, as long as it does not lead to a big mistake, if there is a sign, I will not do anything. So, I have no qualifications, I just want to stop him."
"But what if..." Zhou Tong sighed: "What if Brother Huang gets together with Zhou Tianfeng?"
Han You's pupils shrank suddenly: "Then he is useless!"
