Fu Yuxiang and Zhou Xiao came back, keeping a low profile all the way. Except for Ren Canglin of the Southern Army and a few other talkers, no one knew that Zhou Xiao, the eldest prince, had secretly entered the customs and returned to the capital.
Han You did not go to greet them in person. It was broad daylight and the people in the villa were crowded. If he greeted a group of soldiers in his capacity, it would always arouse speculation from the outside world.
The two brought back hundreds of troops, all of whom were elite.
Han You wrote clearly in his letter that everything is for martial arts, and martial arts is for everything.
Leave the foot battle to Ma Rulong.
Leave archery to Xiaobai.
In terms of riding and fighting, Zhou Xiao was left to him.
When the tired Fu Yuxiang and Zhou Xiao were brought to the small courtyard, their expressions were extremely excited.
Han You opened his arms and gave Fu Yuxiang a big hug.
Fu Yuxiang knelt down on one knee to salute, and was stunned to be pulled up by Han You into a bear hug.
"Thank you for your hard work, General Fu."
Fu Yuxiang was a little at a loss, until Han You let go of his hand, then he said with a naive smile: "Master, you are lifting up the little fish, it is what a little fish should do."
Han You nodded and looked at Zhou Xiao, who was hugging his arms happily.
These people all came back as merchants. Zhou Xiao was dressed in rich clothes. His original image of a handsome young man was a bit darker because he always stayed outside the customs to fight.
"His Royal Highness King Qin." Han You saluted: "I should have gone to pick him up in person..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Xiao laughed loudly, followed Han You's example, stepped forward and hugged Han You fiercely, very hard.
"Shao Yin."
When he heard the word "Shaoyin", Zhou Xiao screamed with sincerity.
He learned from many people that only Han You's confidants and cronies were qualified to call him Shaoyin.
"Thank you."
A word of "Shaoyin" and a word of "thank you" contain Zhou Xiao's thousands of words and gratitude.
More than half a month ago, Han You returned to Beijing. The imperial court discussed his merits and had not yet awarded rewards. After all, the procedures were very cumbersome, but the story of Nanguan's military exploits had been made known to the world.
Han You also spread the word that Han Xiao was Zhou Xiao, His Royal Highness the eldest prince. As for the families he killed, they were all thieves who secretly colluded with the rebel Zhou Tianfeng.
It was just a rumor, and Han You wanted to see the outside world's reaction. Fortunately, because of the aura of opening up new territories, courtiers and aristocratic families could only hold their noses and recognize whether Zhou Xiao was a real traitor or a fake traitor. And why did everyone take the opportunity to kill so many Southern families? No one wanted to be serious.
Zhou Xiao heard all these things after entering the customs. In addition, he also heard other things about merit.
For such a great achievement, Han You did not take any of it, and the majority of it was given to Zhou Xiao, Zhou Tong, and Feng Bai. The rest of the credit was given to the soldiers of Nanguan, and finally to the sergeants of Yidao Camp. .
After Zhou Xiao heard about it, he felt ashamed and admired Han You endlessly.
He knew that he owed Han You not only a life, but also the grace to rebuild.
Because of Han You's layout, he was able to accomplish such a great feat, and thus his identity was cleared. He could forget the past and return to the customs to be his eldest prince openly.
If it weren't for Han You, he would have died long ago.
"We'll talk about the martial arts on the way."
Han You said with a smile: "It's still early. Let's go to the palace to see His Majesty first. When we come back, I will take care of you."
"Enter the palace?"
Zhou Xiao's expression changed, and he was full of hesitation: "I...I..."
I thought about it for a long time, but Zhou Xiao didn't know why.
Zhou Tong patted Zhou Xiao's back hard and said with a heartless smile: "My father misses me so much. When I come back, of course I have to go to the palace to see my father first."
"Don't hurt me." Han You said angrily: "I didn't know when you would arrive before, so I didn't mention it to His Majesty. Now you have entered Beijing secretly. If you don't see Your Majesty, the news will spread again." Think I have some evil intentions."
"That's fine."
Zhou Xiao nodded with a strong smile: "Then let's go to the palace to see my father."
It was obvious that Zhou Xiao was not mentally prepared to meet Lao Ba.
Counting time, the father and son have not seen each other for three years.
"Brother." A surprised voice came over, and Zhou Yan opened the door and ran in, surprised and happy.
When Zhou Tong came to report just now, Zhou Yan went to "hunt" Lu Baichuan, and he just learned that the boss was back.
Seeing little Zhou Yan, Zhou Xiao's face flushed with excitement, and he hurriedly knelt down: "Quick, call big brother for a hug."
Zhou Yan stopped suddenly, pinched his waist and laughed loudly: "Ninth brother is not a child anymore, he needs to give gifts, give gifts."
After finishing speaking, Zhou Yan gave a salute with a playful smile, making a group of people laugh.
When the three brothers met, it was quite lively, and they kept asking each other and chatting.
Han You smiled and said nothing.
He likes this atmosphere, likes the atmosphere of Tianjia.
It can be seen that the three brothers are really close, as close as... just like real brothers.
Seeing that the three of them were chatting endlessly, Han You clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's have a banquet when we come back tonight to chat. It just so happens that you three can follow me into the palace. I also have something to tell His Majesty."
The three people who were chatting in full swing turned around and said "yes" submissively, including the boss Zhou Xiao.
An imperceptible strange color flashed across Han You's face, and he walked out of the small courtyard first, ordering people to prepare the carriage.
Only Wang Hai noticed the strange color flashing across Han You's face. He was happy and relieved.
It's so pitiful that Han You really worried about the palace and the Tian family.
From the beginning, the ninth child, to the eighth child, then to the second child, and then to Nanguan, the boss was the most troublesome. After returning to Beijing, the third child was the most unsatisfactory.
The outside world was very envious when they saw Han You being so respectfully respected by Lao Jiu and Lao Er. They also felt that it was very majestic for the prince to obey his words.
Little did they know that Han You was in trouble and couldn't tell.
Lao Jiu is the most worry-free and extremely smart. The most rare thing is that he has unconditional trust in Han You. He always obeys everything he says and does, so he has never suffered a loss.
The second child is the worst, with such brains, Han You would be afraid that Zhou Tong would be sold and he would have to help others count the money if he didn't take him with him.
The boss was the most troublesome and consumed the most energy from Han You. In order to clear his name, he worked so hard that his hair turned gray.
The third child disappointed him the most. Han You didn't give Zhou Tong a chance. He gave it more than once, but he was disappointed again and again every time, more and more disappointed every time.
Of course, the one who tired Han You the most was Lao Ba, the biological father of his brothers, the Emperor Zhou Ke.
Many times, Han You felt that he was not the emperor's personal soldier, but the emperor's steward, the spokesperson in the palace, or the royal scavenger. When he was short of money, he had to find a way, and when he wanted to trick someone, he had to take action, and it was always... No matter where there is a problem, he will go wherever he goes and work hard, just to be able to share his worries and solve his difficulties for Lao Bafen.
Han You took the three brothers onto Ji Ying's specially built carriage, which was very spacious. The three brothers started chatting again. They missed each other endlessly, mainly for Zhou Xiao.
At that time, the eighth child was in the army and was busy with official duties. It can be said that the eldest brother, Zhou Xiao, helped to pull up the younger ones. He was also a brother and a father.
The second eldest brother, Zhou Tong, is better. After all, he is only one year younger than Zhou Xiao. The ninth eldest son, Zhou Yan, is more than ten years older than the eldest brother. He has been held by Zhou Xiao, who is also a child, since he was born. The affection between the brothers , extremely profound.
