marquis of jingan

Chapter 1004

Summoning Zhao Zhuo to Xuzhou was Shen Yi's method of restraining the Huaihe Navy, or testing the Huaihe Navy.

If Zhao Zhuo went obediently, Shen Yi would not need to use the Huaihe navy in the future, at least he would not have to worry about being stabbed in the back by the Huaihe navy.

If Zhao Zhuo is unwilling to go to the Huaihe Navy, Shen Yi can directly write a letter to join their father and son.

The imperial court, or His Majesty the Emperor, had tolerated their father and son for a long time, but now that Shen Yi was advancing all the way, the Emperor's idea of ​​mobilizing the Huai River Navy was naturally getting stronger day by day, and now there was a lack of an excuse.

As long as Shen Yi joins them, there is a high probability that the emperor will take action.

In other words, Zhao Zhuo had to go.

But he couldn't go.

Because he is the successor of the Zhao family that Zhao Lu has already decided.

What's more terrible is that although Zhao Lu is not the only son, he is the only son around. The other sons and daughters are either married or still in Jiankang Zhao's family.

Master Shen hit the weakness of General Zhao.

Looking at the angry old father, Zhao Zhuo bowed his head and said, "Father, the son can complain to Shen Qi. If it's not possible, he can't force a cripple to join his army."

Zhao Lu silently raised his head, looked at his son, and shook his head slightly: "The letter was sent by the inner guard, that is to say, His Majesty has been watching here."

"No way."

Zhao Zhuo was stunned for a while, and after a while of silence, he said, "Then my son will go to Xuzhou once, and at most he will die!"

Zhao Lu still shook his head, and said calmly: "You underestimate Shen Qi, he let you go to Xuzhou, not because of your personal grievances back then, and it is unlikely to kill you, most likely because he wants to use you to restrain his father , to contain the Huaihe navy."

Having said that, Zhao Lu paused, his voice a little hoarse: "You go."

"In the 11th year of Hongde, I made a bet with him. If he can keep Huai'an for two years, the Zhao family will do what the court wants us to do."

General Zhao looked up and looked outside, dazed: "Shen Qi is the Huai'an Mansion that Hong De took over at the beginning of August in 11, and it has been exactly two years now."

"He not only defended Huai'an, but also led the troops to the north. He has made great achievements in battle."

Speaking of this, General Zhao seemed to have lost his strength, and said: "Since you lost the bet, you have to admit it. At this point, you and my father and son can only let the court arrange it."

Zhao Zhuo said in a low voice, "Father, your bet back then was voided by several ministers..."

General Zhao said earnestly: "Son, the imperial court is not up to those ministers."

He stood up, walked outside with his hands behind his back, feeling the summer heat outside, looked up at the sky: "Shen Qi is such a freak..."

General Zhao said slowly: "Until now, I still can't figure out how he can act recklessly in the north with only 5 to [-] troops, and even took down Xuzhou City..."

"It's not like his father has never seen his Huai'an army..."

General Zhao murmured: "It seems that overnight, the Qi people in the north have all become made of tofu..."

He muttered to himself.

"It's only been a few years, and under his single-handed promotion, the Northern Expedition seems unstoppable..."

Having said that, General Zhao turned his head and glanced at his son, with a complicated expression on his face, half crying but not crying, half smiling but not smiling.

"Zhuoer, do you know..."

Zhao Zhuo quickly lowered his head: "Father, tell me..."

The Marquis of Anping let out a long sigh, and seemed to be a little choked up: "20 years ago, when Yuan Du was on the Northern Expedition, my father wanted to go north with him..."

"I was stopped by your grandfather, and my father was beaten up..."

"At that time, my father was still very young..."

He closed his eyes, as if he had returned to his youth, becoming that passionate young man.

"I ran away from home in the middle of the night for my father, swam across the Huaihe River, joined Yuan Jun, and became a pawn under Yuan Du's command..."

Having said that, he laughed at himself.

"Later, because of his military exploits, the general flag was raised."

General Zhao's voice was hoarse: "And then... I saw Yuan Du's army of nearly 20 soldiers was ambushed by Zhou Jin'an, and they were defeated. Within a few months, they were almost wiped out."

"Blood is flowing."

Having said that, Zhao Lu looked to the north, as if he saw the Huai River, he closed his eyes...

"Later, I fled back to Fengyang because of my father's embarrassment. I fell ill and lay in bed for more than half a year before slowly recuperating..."

"Your grandfather dismissed this matter for your father, and almost no outsiders know about it."

"Since then, my father has never dared to cross that river..."

Zhao Zhuo stood behind the old father, bowed his head deeply: "Father..."

It wasn't until this time that Zhao Zhuo suddenly understood why when the Huaihe Navy attacked the Qi territory in the north last year, his father only took command on the Huaihe boat and did not set foot on the border north of the Huaihe River...

He was silent for a while, not knowing what to say, so he whispered: "Father, what happened back then is over..."

General Zhao said silently: "Yes, it's all over..."

"But father still finds it unbelievable when he looks at Shen Qi."

Having said that, he looked back at Zhao Zhuo, and said slowly, "Zhuo'er, I will tell you a few words for my father, you must remember them."

Zhao Zhuo bowed his head: "Father, tell me."

Zhao Lu said slowly: "As a father, I have already lost, and I have lost completely. It will be difficult to control the Huaihe Navy in the future."

"Our Zhao family has little chance of mastering the Huaihe Navy."

"But our family doesn't control the Huaihe Navy, and we can't let Shen Qi be in charge of the Huaihe Navy..."

Zhao Zhuo was stunned: "Father, but you said just now that the Northern Expedition is irresistible..."

"good."

General Zhao said in a low voice: "As of today, no one can stop the momentum of Great Chen's Northern Expedition. Regardless of success or failure in the future, there will always be such a round."

"But Shen Qi is not the only one who wants to go to the Northern Expedition."

Zhao Zhuo is a smart man, otherwise he would not have been chosen as the heir by Zhao Lu. He understood almost instantly, looked up at his old father, and said in a low voice, "You mean, Your Majesty..."

Zhao Lu didn't answer his words, but said quietly: "The current emperor is a great emperor. Although he is young, he is already strong enough. From now on, my son will become the number one loyal minister under the emperor's sect..."

Zhao Zhuo was stunned.

"Father, shouldn't you be this loyal minister..."

Zhao Lu shook his head.

"The reason why our Zhao family has been called the Zhao Clan by outsiders over the years is because we have indeed violated some imperial edicts and done many wrong things. These wrong things cannot be eliminated out of thin air..."

"Somebody needs to take it on."

He looked at Zhao Zhuo, and said slowly, "You go north to Xuzhou tomorrow, and go south to Jiankang tomorrow for your father..."

"In the future, my father will probably be the commander-in-chief of the Huaihe Navy, but the imperial court will probably send generals to fill in the Huaihe Navy..."

"Our Zhao family has a close relationship with the Li family..."

He looked at Zhao Zhuo, and said in a low voice: "After a few years, the people from the imperial court took over the Huaihe Navy and punished my father for resignation. As long as you are loyal enough to His Majesty, for the sake of your great-grandfather, treat the heroes well for the sake of the Tian family." The good name after that..."

"My son can still lead the Huaihe Navy."

Zhao Zhuo froze on the spot and didn't speak for a while.

Zhao Lu continued unhurriedly, "At that time, you only had two words in your heart."

Zhao Zhuo bowed his head silently and said, "My son understands."

"loyalty…"

The conversation between father and son was naturally not so straightforward, but what Zhao Lu said was very clear. He wanted his son to become Emperor Hongde's tent in the future, a loyal and loyal dog.

When General Zhao heard this, a gratified smile appeared on his face.

He patted his son on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you can understand."

"That's all for now. Tomorrow morning, we father and son will go our separate ways."

Speaking of this, General Zhao said sadly: "It's just this time we parted. I don't know when we will meet next time."

With tears streaming down his face, Zhao Zhuo knelt on the ground and kowtowed to his father a few times.

"Father's hard work, son will always remember..."

Zhao Lu stretched out his hand to help him up.

"Zhuo'er, will our Zhao family survive in the future, will it be prosperous..."

"It's all on you."

(End of this chapter)