Men play different roles in different stages of life, the most important of which is father.
It is true that Lao Ba is the emperor, but he has not been in the industry for a long time. He has been working in the army since he went out to work.
When the eldest brother Zhou Xiao was born, the eighth child was not a big boy at that time. He drank heavily in the army and cursed his mother loudly. The first child was born when the eighth child began to be suppressed by his family.
Women were not allowed in the military camp, and Lao Ba was afraid that Zhou Xiao would be brainwashed in the south by his family, so he could only stay by his side and take care of her personally.
For many days and nights, the old man pooped and peed, acting as both a father and a mother.
For many days and nights, whether he was awake or asleep, he had to listen carefully. When Zhou Xiao, who was still a baby, cried, Lao Ba would rush over to comfort and rock him.
He went into battle to kill the enemy and was covered in blood. When he returned to the camp, he didn't even bother to take off his armor. He first held the infant in his arms. No matter how seriously injured he was, he still had a smile on his face and a happy smile on his face. .
In the camp, under the candlelight, Lao Ba held Zhou Xiao in his arms, showing off and being proud. While doing it, he learned how to be a father. Even if he was incompetent, he would try his best.
Therefore, Lao Ba never thought about "establishing virtuous people", but only thought about "establishing virtuous people".
Even though Zhou Xiao did so many wrong things, Lao Ba still never wavered. Instead, he felt that Zhou Xiao was the most like him, just as rebellious as he was when he was young.
Lao Ba knew that Zhou Xiao, who looked like him, should be the most suitable son to be the emperor, just like himself.
A qualified emperor does not need to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics. The so-called emperor's art and the art of checks and balances can all be learned. There is only one thing, and this thing depends on the "original" and "initial". "nature", that is to love the people.
Lao Ba knew very well that Zhou Xiao, like himself, truly cared about the "people" in his heart. This fact alone was enough to qualify him to be the prince.
What he just said "Ask Han You" was not to ask Han You which prince was suitable to be the crown prince, but to ask Han You if there was any way to make Zhou Xiao the crown prince.
"Invite Han You back to the capital."
Lao Ba pinched his eyebrows and said: "Back then, Han You dealt with those drunkards, those corrupt officials, and those aristocratic families full of evil ideas, but he did not attack Shilin. Look, look at this so-called The sergeant in the capital, Lin, is so arrogant that he wants to insert his hands into the palace, into my harem, and into those concubines..."
Lao Ba paused and sneered: "It must be Concubine Chen. Those scholars actually inserted their hands into the harem and inserted themselves into Concubine Chen. How brave!"
Wen and Wu didn't understand whether he was so brave or so brave.
"The King of Zhao is now in the capital, and the scholars are all praising him. He also asked the Ministry of Rites to take the blame. Do you think I am stupid? Can't you see their little thoughts? When the King of Zhao comes to the capital for the first time, he is not the same as the officials, aristocratic families, and scholars in the capital. We are familiar with each other, then look at Concubine Chen, then look at the Chen family, hum, Chen family."
"Then the student will write an edict to recall Commander Han?"
"Go ahead."
Lao Ba waved his hand and sighed silently, thinking of Zhou Xiao.
In fact, among the nine princes, Zhou Xiao can be said to have endured the most hardships. In addition to running around with Lao Ba when he was a child, he also suffered a lot of grievances when he grew up, and was ridiculed by the world.
But no matter what, it can be seen from this that if there is a prince, Lao Ba's ideal prince must be the eldest Zhou Xiao.
Lao Ba is a very stubborn person. After the implementation of the three-province system, he became more or less arrogant and wanted to fight against him.
In fact, there are very few reigning emperors in history who are willing to establish a prince. It mainly depends on the actual situation.
To give a few analogies, let’s take the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin led an army to Li Yuan and said, Father, my eldest brother wore a dragon robe in private and let me see him. He is rebellious and I will kill him.
At this time, Li Yuan would ask a question, asking what Li Shimin called him just now.
Li Shimin said, "What's wrong with calling me Emperor Father?"
Li Yuan looked at the army behind Li Shimin and corrected him, "No, please call me the Supreme Emperor."
This is a situation where there are no conspiracies and all depends on strength. You have military power and can fight. There is no need to go through the process of establishing a prince. You can just abdicate.
Let’s talk about the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi was looking at a group of princes below. Kangxi cursed, “Yinchu, you dare to secretly wear a dragon robe, I will kill you.”
Then Yinchu began to kowtow, Father, please forgive me, I am not the only one who secretly wore the dragon robe.
Kangxi was so angry that he looked at the group of princes to see who else, which traitor had secretly worn the dragon robe!
I saw all the princes kneeling on the ground collectively, shouting for their father to spare their lives.
There is another situation, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son during the Ming Dynasty.
What others think of as rebellion is secretly wearing a dragon robe. Zhu Yuanzhang thinks of rebellion as Zhu Biao not wanting to wear a dragon robe.
The situation of the eighth eldest brother Zhou Ke and the eldest brother Zhou Xiao are somewhat similar. Zhou Ke likes Zhou Xiao the most, he is good at fighting, crazy, rebellious and has the people in his heart.
The problem is that Zhou Xiao has never admitted his fault, nor has he admitted that he is a coward, or even wants to live. The father and son are both passionate about shaving their hair and hair clippers.
After finishing writing the edict in three strokes, Lao Ba didn't even look at it. He picked up the desk that he had kicked down and lay on it to start writing.
The edict is for everyone in the world to read, but what Lao Ba wrote is a personal letter for Han You to read.
At this moment, the imperial guard came in and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, King Zhao wants to see you."
Lao Ba raised his head and said expressionlessly: "Why did King Zhao enter the palace?"
"I said I wanted to pay my respects to His Majesty."
"I don't have the time."
After saying this, Lao Ba continued to write to Han You.
The guard responded with a "yes" and exited the hall.
It should also be mentioned here that even if the prince enters the palace, he still needs to wait outside the palace for a while and let him know.
The imperial guard ran outside the palace gate and told Zhou Ben that the emperor was busy. He didn't say it so straightforwardly. Zhou Ben didn't take it seriously. He took out the token given to him by Concubine Chen and immediately went into the palace to see his mother.
When a son meets his mother, he does not need to report.
The son needs to report to the emperor when he meets him.
However, the son cannot enter the palace to meet the emperor in the name of his mother. This is a rule.
Zhou Ben, wearing a Confucian robe, came all the way to Ningqing Palace after entering the palace. Concubine Chen was very happy and waved all the maids and eunuchs to leave.
Here I have to talk about Concubine Chen's dual intelligence. It doesn't matter if her emotional intelligence is low, but her IQ is also low.
When the couple met, it was as if they were shady, and they always turned away from the palace maids and eunuchs. Not to mention that they were talking about shady things. Even if they weren't, such sneakiness would make people think they were.
This is a royal palace, and the owner of the entire palace is Zhou Ke. Concubine Chen didn't even think about it, how could she not know about such a sneaky meeting.
After the two of them sat down, Concubine Chen grabbed Zhou Ben's hand with excitement: "Is it done?"
"It's done." Zhou Ben smiled and nodded: "Excerpt from the Ministry of Rites."
"Okay, just get on it."
Concubine Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and then said seriously: "The next step is to rely on your uncle and others."
"What do you mean, concubine mother?"
"Your father likes two things the most in this world, so you have to do what you like."
Concubine Chen looked like she was sure of victory: "Just leave your money and military exploits to your uncle. Once everything is done, His Majesty will definitely favor you."
Needless to say, Concubine Chen is not very good at business, but she does understand Lao Ba quite well.
Everyone is scheming, plotting, and sneaking around, and the same is true for the Villa at this time.
As night fell, a simple and low-key carriage left the villa, and the excited whispers of several women came from inside.
When the carriage reached the official road, more than ten cavalrymen, armed to the teeth, emerged from the darkness and quietly protected the carriage.
If Han You doesn't return to the villa, a girl from the villa goes to Yongcheng to look for him. If you don't come, I will go away.
