Han You was excited, gratified, and ecstatic at this moment.
Killing thieves, killing thieves is a road that is extremely lonely even before you embark on it.
When he was at his loneliest, Lao Ba stood by his side unswervingly.
What really makes Han You happy is that he is extremely convinced that when necessary, Lao Ba next to him will take a big step and stand in front of him.
Because of this, he could stand in front of Lao Ba without any scruples, charge into battle, and never regret anything.
Han Youzhi is so lucky to have such an emperor, such a boss, and such a companion.
Lao Ba looked sideways at Han You's appearance and was a little surprised: "Why are you so pale?"
"No, no." Han You smiled and said, "I just feel that Your Majesty is too wise."
"Hahahaha, of course I am a wise man, but it is strange for you to say these words. By the way, I entered the palace this time because of the Honglu Temple incident."
"Yeah, uh, no."
Han You slapped his forehead: "I almost forgot about the business, the boss is back."
"Boss?"
"Your eldest brother, no, your eldest son, the eldest prince, His Highness the King of Qin."
"What?" Lao Ba was surprised and happy, and blurted out: "Xiao'er is back, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I just wrote a letter before, but I never got a reply saying that I was sure I was willing to come back. But in the end, I didn't reply and the person came back directly."
After finishing speaking, Han You shouted towards the distance: "Suan... No, Eunuch Wen, please bring His Highness quickly..."
Before he finished speaking, Wen Wu and three princes came over from the side and behind.
The four of them had heard and seen everything just now, but they didn't show up right away. After all, it was a critical moment for the emperor and Han You to "resolve their old feud". The atmosphere was so good, they didn't want to ruin it.
Lao Ba turned around suddenly, the joyful look on his face instantly disappeared. He looked at Zhou Xiao, who was walking towards him with his head lowered, and snorted heavily.
"Do you have the nerve to come back, you traitor?"
"The traitor has met his father."
After Zhou Xiao came over, he knelt on the ground with a calm expression and a calm tone, without even looking at Lao Ba.
In fact, there is nothing interesting to see. The four of them were sneaking around just now and even saw what Lao Baguang's eyes looked like.
Zhou Yan and Zhou Tong quickly stood behind Han You, while Wen and Wu stood beside him, keeping far away from each other. After all, the father and son of the Tian family were quite strange.
You must know that this is the first time father and son have met since Lao Ba ascended the throne.
Before meeting each other, the father and son had cheated on each other, and the love and hatred between the two could never be overstated.
The condescending Lao Ba glanced at Zhou Xiao, clasped his hands behind his back, snorted again, then turned around and walked towards Jingzhi Hall.
Han You followed Lao Ba and winked at Zhou Xiao.
Zhou Xiao stood up, patted his knees as if nothing happened, and followed Han You.
In this way, a group of people followed the emperor to Jingzhi Hall.
Even though Wen and Wu had approved memorials to Lao Ba in the past few days, the memorials on the imperial court were still piling up.
After Lao Ba walked over, he sat carelessly behind the imperial desk and started the memorial by himself.
Wenwu quickly moved an embroidery pier and placed it behind Han You's butt. Just as he was about to move a few more, the old man said without raising his head: "Han You can just sit down."
Wen Wu remained silent and stood beside Lao Ba, with his head lowered and his hands hanging down.
In the huge Jingzhi Hall, there was only the sound of the emperor reading the memorials. Han You was a little uneasy, looking at Lao Ba for a while, and then at Zhou Xiao behind him.
Zhou Xiao also looked at it privately. This was his first time entering the palace, and it was also his first day in the palace.
The emperor suddenly shouted: "What are you looking at randomly? Kneel down!"
Han You was startled: "Me?"
With two "plop, plop" sounds, the boss Zhou Xiao and the second son Zhou Tong knelt down. Zhou Yan muttered and reluctantly knelt down too.
"Get up." Han You pulled Zhou Yan up angrily: "When your body is growing, it is easy for your blood to be blocked if you kneel for a long time. Your growth is slow like a potato."
Zhou Yan stood up, with happiness written all over his face.
Zhou Tong turned his head: "Shao Yin, I am also growing..."
"Shut up!" Zhou Yan reached out and gave Zhou Tong a big bag on the back of his head.
Zhou Tong was honest and did not dare to push Lai Lai anymore.
Zhou Yan stood happily behind Han You and squeezed Han You's shoulders obediently.
Lao Ba looked up and felt as if he was waiting for a job at the door of the labor market but was snatched away by his peers.
After approving several memorials, Lao Ba took another sip of tea and then looked up at Zhou Xiao.
"Wucheng in the south is not far from Laizhou. The prefect of Wucheng sent a report saying that you set fire to the Xu family in Wucheng and burned dozens of people to death. Xu Changyou, the youngest son of the head of the Xu family, escaped with hundreds of servants and nurses. He entered the mountains and became a bandit, repeatedly plundering people and caravans. I ask you how Wucheng should respond."
Zhou Xiao looked thoughtful, and then said seriously: "The magistrate of Wucheng should lead a group of officials to the foot of the mountain. The officials knelt in a row, kowtowed and shouted, Mr. Xu, you have more than a hundred servants, who are good at conquering and fighting. Huben, we have four thousand auxiliary troops in Wucheng, three thousand officers and soldiers in Zhechong Mansion, sixty thousand people in Wucheng, and a total of 70,000 people are no match for your one hundred servants. Please let me go and go elsewhere. Let’s go and rob the country.”
In the hall, both those who were silent and those who were not silent were silent.
Han You was dumbfounded and turned to look at Zhou Xiao. For the first time, he realized that this kid was quite funny.
Lao Ba's originally calm face suddenly showed monstrous anger: "Guizi, you fucking say it again!"
Zhou Xiao remained calm and respectful: "I dare to ask my father how Wucheng should respond."
"Nonsense, it's natural to send troops to suppress the bandits. A mere hundred people don't care. The Wucheng magistrate just wants to know how the imperial court in the capital treats you, a rebellious son. If you don't accept the blame, then the Xu family is a rebellious party, and it will be destroyed."
"Oh." Zhou Xiao looked like he suddenly realized it, with a look of admiration on his face: "Father, Shengming, it turns out that those hundred bandits who robbed houses should be wiped out. The traitor thought that he needed to send money and food as if he were his own father. .”
With a "pop" sound, Lao Ba slapped the imperial case: "You bastard, you and I can't pretend to be confused!"
"The traitor doesn't dare."
"You..." Lao Ba laughed angrily: "Okay, okay, you will never change your mind, Zhou Xiao, you really are a bastard who only cares about food but not about beatings."
"The traitor knows his fault."
Zhou Xiao quickly looked frightened, unbuttoned his clothes, and knelt on the ground with his hands.
Lao Ba looked confused: "What are you doing?"
"Father, don't you want to beat the treasonous son?" Zhou Xiao pressed his forehead against the brick: "Father, please see how you can beat him comfortably. Is it better for the treasonous son to lie on his stomach or kneel? How about lying down? You can see how to beat him. It’s easy.”
Lao Ba suddenly stood up and was furious: "Do you really think that I dare not punish you?"
"Okay, let's take a break." Han You couldn't stand it anymore and shouted to Zhou Xiao: "Get dressed, kneel down, and don't be the same as Lao Ba."
The silent Wen Wu opened his mouth. He felt that Lao Ba deserved a beating more than Zhou Xiao.
Zhou Xiao's face was expressionless: "Little Wang doesn't dare. Shao Yinyan smiled. Little Wang doesn't dare to be the same age as Lao Ba."
Lao Ba was very angry: "You called me Lao Ba too?"
Han You quickly stood up: "Lao Baxi... No, Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty and His Highness King Qin have not seen each other for many years. Why bother? Your Majesty, don't be the same as him."
"Han You!"
Lao Ba pointed at Han You and shouted, "You're the one who's spoiled him. Look how much you've spoiled him. Since ancient times, loving mothers often failed, but now you're still protecting him!"
Han You was dumbfounded, what the hell, I'm the only one who spoils you, and also, a loving mother... what the hell, this is.
Zhou Xiao was not happy anymore and knelt down again: "What does it have to do with Shao Yin? It's okay for my father to scold me, but don't implicate Shao Yin."
"Okay, okay, okay, this is outrageous."
Lao Ba was also confused and shouted at Han You: "It's all your fault. You arranged things for him and worked for him. You made this traitor think that you owed him. Now you are spoiling him to such an extent. Look at him. What's the difference between him and that ruffian?"
Zhou Xiao scratched his neck and shouted: "Don't say anything about Shao Yin, what does it have to do with Shao Yin."
"Not to mention who Han You is talking about, Han You, take this rebellious son out of the palace and discipline him strictly. He does not look like a nobleman of my Tian family. Let him get out of the palace and don't hinder my eyes."
Han You sighed and was about to speak, but Zhou Xiao looked indifferent: "Getting out of the palace is not enough, but getting out of the capital is enough. Father, why don't you go out of the capital overnight and return to Nanguan? If you go back to Nanguan, you will be fine." Even Han Xiao hangs out with the army, but no one dislikes him for being a rebellious son."
"enough!"
Han You's face was as dark as water: "Stop being so clever and admit your mistake to Your Majesty!"
"No!" Zhou Xiao said stubbornly, "What's wrong with me?"
"Admit your mistake!"
"No!"
"Brother." Zhou Tong pulled Zhou Xiao's sleeve and became a little angry: "It's enough for you to talk back to your father. How dare you talk back to Shao Yin? Please admit your mistake."
Zhou Yan shouted angrily: "That's right, quickly admit your mistake to your teacher."
Zhou Xiao was stunned for a moment, feeling that these two brothers seemed to have been struck by lightning.
Sure enough, Lao Ba was even more angry: "Okay, okay, Zhou Xiao, just talk back to me, but you dare to talk back to Han You, civil and military, bring me the stick!"
Wen Wu went back to look for the stick. When he first met Zhou Xiao, he felt that this kid deserved a beating and couldn't stop talking.
"Xiao'er!"
An overjoyed voice came, and Empress De Fei ran in holding up the hem of her skirt. She was filled with surprises: "It is indeed Xiao'er, Xiao'er!"
Lao Ba was expressionless: "Wenwu, hide the stick."
