That night, I don’t know how many people stayed awake all night.
As everyone expected, Han You did not return to the capital from Xunyang overnight. The gatekeeper at the South City Gate was greeted by countless dignitaries, but they did not see the person they wanted to see.
On the morning of the next morning, there were many people in the court, many of whom should not have gone to court.
King Feng Wenyan of Yan was at the head of the military generals, and next to him stood King You Zhou Yan in a unicorn robe.
The Imperial Academy was offering wine to Dongfang Jian, standing among the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and next to him stood the third prince Zhou Bi.
After the start of the dynasty, almost everyone was absent-minded, including the emperor Zhou Ke on the dragon throne.
The monarchs and ministers always subconsciously turned their heads to look outside the palace, waiting for the guards to run in and report.
Life is so wonderful. In the past, countless courtiers prayed that it was best for Han You to die in Nanguan and never come back.
Now, these courtiers are praying that Han You will come back quickly and don't die outside.
For the first time in history, during the early dynasty, the monarchs and ministers acted as if they were fooling around, and they were all powerless. Those who were on duty did not know what they were talking about, and they did not expect others to understand what they were saying. Those who were not on duty, from time to time, Looking outside the hall, everyone looked absent-minded.
Seeing that the court was about to disperse, the guards finally came in.
"Your Majesty, Commander of the Yidao Guards Han You, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and the sergeants of the Yidao Camp..."
"Pass." Lao Ba suddenly stood up: "Enter the palace and wait for the palace!"
Waiting for the palace, rather than entering the palace, means standing outside the Taiqian Palace.
The emperor stood up and looked at King Yan. Feng Wenyan couldn't hide his excitement and said, "Your Majesty, the Holy Judge."
There was no talk of making the decision for him, or any grievance. After all, he was fighting for the country, and that was the nature of it. It just depends on whether Han You gives an explanation. It depends on whether the emperor wants Han You to give an explanation. So-called The explanation is that Han You was taken out of the confinement even though he knew the identity of the prince of Prince Yan. If so, did he admit his mistake? If he admitted his mistake, how should he be punished? How should he be punished to satisfy Prince Yan?
Looking at the Dongfang Jian of Imperial College's sacrificial wine, the old face of Guo Gu was full of cold expression.
"Your Majesty..."
Standing up, Lao Ba glanced at the ministers. After a long silence, he walked out of the hall with his hands behind his hands: "Come with me."
As Lao Ba walked out of the palace, the courtiers also followed. During this period, countless people exchanged glances.
Many generals from the Ministry of War all looked at Da Lao Huang.
They have nothing to do with Han You, but they are really afraid of Han Bairen. They will protect Han You for sure, but they don't know how to protect him.
It is worth mentioning that after King Yan entered the capital, he pointed the finger at Han You. Many generals in the Ministry of War asked Da Lao Huang for a countermeasure, but Da Lao Huang didn't take it seriously at all and didn't know why. Thought.
In addition to the generals of the Ministry of War, the attitude of the bosses of the three provinces is also more obvious.
Qian Ji, who calls himself Han You's "family friend", has had a deep comradeship since the scientific examination.
Qian Ji didn't know much about military matters or border defense matters. He only knew that Han You had great ambitions, about "fairness". He also had this great ambition, which was related to the future of the country. Qian Ji could only rely on him. People can't do it, Han You is indispensable, he must protect Han You, if not his official position, at least he can protect him!
Not to mention Zhou Zhenghuai, who usually calls himself Han You as "Shibo". Old Zhou doesn't care about the King of Yan and the King of Birds. The King of Yan is no longer the King of Yan. At most, something went wrong in Xiguan, but something went wrong with Han You. If so, then it's not that something went wrong in the West, and Lao Zhou doesn't think that the Yanwangfu lineage is more capable than the "Hanfu".
Unfortunately, Zhou Zhenghuai, who supported Han You the most, was also the one with the least real power in the three-province system.
As for Zhao Tai, the servant, his attitude is rather inexplicable. During this period, he hardly discussed the matter of King Yan and Han You with anyone, and he didn't know what he thought specifically.
Other government offices, other ministers, and other people have different thoughts.
Their feelings towards Han You are extremely complicated. They must hate him. This guy just has a line of words carved on his forehead - I want to kill all the aristocratic families. But, this guy has made great contributions to the country. No one can deny this, and no one dares to deny it.
Therefore, many people have complicated thoughts, and they hope that Han You will do something for the court. After all, this guy has real abilities, but, they don’t want this guy to have too much power and be powerful enough to offend. Everyone's interests.
Now the outcome is basically a foregone conclusion. Han You, the commander-in-chief of the Yi Dao Guard, will definitely not be able to do it. Let alone three to five years, ten or eight years, he will not be reused by the court and the emperor. It is basically a certainty that he will not be reused by the emperor. Unless the palace and the court want to fall out with Prince Yan, they don't care about the stability of the West.
When the monarch and his ministers walked out of the hall, Han You finally appeared.
He was wearing a black robe, looking straight ahead, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be slightly raised with a smile, and it seemed that this was the original expression.
Han You was followed by two people, and behind them were sixty sergeants. All of them except Han You were wearing armor.
Many military generals took a deep breath.
Sixty-two people, all in full body armor.
The half-covered helmet is covered with red tassels, the head and shoulders of an eagle are shining in the cold light, the skirt is inserted into a short sheath above the knees, and the black cloak dances with the wind and makes a hunting sound.
The sixty-two people, whose entire bodies were covered in armor, were impressive and their movements were uniform. Every step they took was like one person. Except for the two people behind Han You, the other sixty people were arranged in three rows of twenty people each. They could not be seen clearly. His face can make people who have never been exposed to a battle formation know at a glance that they are all Xiong Zong warriors.
Zhou Tong, who was tall and tall, had two flags on his back and wrote a letter to the ceremonial knife and palace guards.
When he came to the steps of the main hall, Han You stretched his body and saluted, and what he did was Wenli.
There was a "crash" and the sound of armor leaves colliding was loud and short. Sixty-two people knelt on one knee behind Han You and performed a military salute.
Lao Ba, who was standing at the front of the group of ministers, was filled with excitement and a look of admiration on his face.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about that suit of armor made Lao Ba's face glow red.
In the entire Zhou Dynasty, there was no armor of any large battalion that could be so majestic, and it was not just in appearance. From a distance, it could be seen that it was extremely heavy, and it looked like nothing when worn by the soldiers of the Yidao Camp. But from this Just a little bit can give you a glimpse of the leopard.
In fact, many people have ignored a fact, a fact that is both laughable and full of emotion in retrospect.
When they learned that the Yida Guards still existed and were led by Han You, their first thought was "remnants of the previous dynasty."
As time went by, everyone suddenly realized a problem: this sword guard is not that sword guard.
Originally, everyone thought that the Yidao Guard was a secret agent in the palace, secretly monitoring the ministers, arrogant and domineering, disrespecting the law and not observing etiquette.
In fact, Yidaowei is responsible for quelling chaos, going out on expeditions, and fighting against rebellion.
Originally everyone thought that Yidao Wei was amassing money, oppressing good people, and framed them.
In fact, the swordsmanship, business development, laws, taxation, and education are all important.
Countless people looked at Han You who was saluting at the foot of the steps with complicated eyes. Yidaowei had unknowingly turned into a symbol, a symbol that symbolized a certain special meaning. The appearance of this symbol represented dilemma and conflict. Dilemma, when this symbol appears in a predicament and predicament, no matter how tortuous and bizarre the process is, and no matter whether it is related to Yidawei or not, the problem can always be solved. This is a fact that everyone does not want to admit but has to admit.
"That person..."
King Yan looked at Han You closely and said in an incomprehensible tone, "It's Han You!"
No one answered, they just looked at Han You.
Compared to the others, Han You seemed so out of place. With his dress, demeanor, etiquette, and so many strong men behind him, so many ruthless men who looked like they were licking blood with their swords, Han You seemed a little out of place.
But for some reason, everyone felt that Han You should stand there, in front of the two flags of the "Yidao" and the "Palace Guard", commanding this government office that only obeyed orders from the palace.
The real master appeared. After everyone looked at Han You, they began to search the crowd for the legendary Crown Prince of Prince Yan.
It's just that they all wore armor and half-faced helmets. Let alone the emperor and his ministers, Feng Wenyan didn't even know which one was his son. If the emperor and his ministers hadn't been there, he would have run over to recognize the father and son.
"Han You, Commander of the Yidao Guards." Lao Ba took a deep breath, looked at that extremely familiar face, and finally said, "Come to me."
Han You walked up the steps, step by step, still looking intently, and the corners of his mouth still seemed to be slightly raised.
Only Han You stepped forward and became the focus of everyone's attention.
"My lord, Han You, the commander of the Yi Dao Guard, pays homage to your majesty."
When he reached the top of the steps, still ten steps away from the emperor and his ministers, Han You saluted again.
At this moment, an extremely sudden sound sounded.
"Your Majesty." Dongfang Jian came out and said loudly: "I would like to know why Han You, the commander of Yidao Guard, delayed his return to the capital until today. The palace issued successive orders. Why didn't he return to the palace half a month ago? Yidao Camp It’s okay for the troops to be delayed in Nanguan for a while. Commander Han is obviously in Yongcheng, why doesn’t he return to the capital in advance?”
A trace of anger flashed across Lao Ba's face, and just as he was about to speak, Han You said calmly: "Looking for the lost items in the palace."
"lost property?"
Dongfang Jian sneered again and again: "Commander Han, do you know how much trouble you have caused, it is related to the West and Prince Yan's palace, and you still want to please the palace, which one is more serious, which one is more important, which one is bigger or smaller, do you..."
Before he finished speaking, Han You turned around and said, "Zhou Tong."
"The general is here!"
"How dare you!" Dongfang Jian shouted: "How dare you call His Highness the King of Chu by his name."
Han You still ignored him and raised his fingers at Zhou Tong.
Zhou Tong, who was wearing armor, hurriedly ran up, his expression extremely excited, and presented a fist-sized bundle with both hands.
Han You smiled and said: "You brothers found this after many battles. You must hand it over to His Majesty."
The ministers looked at each other in confusion. The amount of information was a bit large. Keywords: battlefield, brothers, leave it to your majesty.
Just when everyone was confused, Zhou Tong took two steps forward, knelt on one knee in front of the emperor, and presented a small black bundle with both hands.
Lao Ba didn't know why, so he reached out to pick it up with one hand, but as soon as he touched it, his pupils suddenly shrank into needlepoints, and his expression changed drastically.
"This...could this be...could it be..."
Lao Ba gasped and looked at Han You with a look of disbelief on his face: "This is... what I thought... that..."
"I was ordered to find something lost in the palace, and I will live up to the divine grace." Han You smiled and nodded: "Return this thing to the palace and return it to Your Majesty."
