high official

Chapter 229

"Yes." Zhou Xin nodded slowly and said, "According to the calculation, the announcement of my decree to escort Xu Ying to Beijing was earlier than the time when I reported my arrival in Beijing." Then he sighed softly: "What does this mean? Needless to say, right?"

This shows that some villains filed a complaint first, and the emperor couldn't wait for Zhou Xin's report, so he summoned him to Beijing!Even thinking about the worst... Maybe in the heart of the emperor, this case is nothing!And if Xu Ying went with him first, he had the intention of protecting this person... Thinking about it this way, the emperor's attitude became clear.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Xian said softly: "Your Excellency is also a highly trusted minister of the emperor, and he is a province of Taiwan. The emperor should not be too arbitrary, maybe he just wants to personally try the case."

"I hope so." Zhou Xinhu nodded, changed the subject and said, "I ask you something."

"My lord, please speak." Wang Xiangong said.

"What do you think of people like Zhou Yong?" Zhou Xin asked.

"Of course it's very good," Wang Xian said, "It's really amazing that your lord can train such a group of elites with loyalty and high martial arts."

"That's right." Zhou Xin said with a proud expression: "These are all good guys carefully selected by the official, and they have been carefully polished for two years. They are no worse than Jin Yiwei!"

Wang Xian nodded approvingly, but seeing Zhou Xin's expression turned down, he said, "But they follow me, they have no future."

Wang Xian didn't nod his head this time, but he still agreed in his heart, Zhou Yong and the others are here at Zhou Jietai, just as a policeman.Even if he is arrested by the inspector, he is also a lowly citizen.Not only do I have no hope, but my children and grandchildren will not be able to leave the nationality.

"It's really unfair to them." Zhou Xin looked at Wang Xian and said, "Let them follow you to His Highness Grandson, the young army is recruiting soldiers now, and it shouldn't be a problem to accept two hundred of them."

"Young Army doesn't seem to be on the roster of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion." Wang Xian said softly.

"That's a really bad question." Zhou Xin teased, "If it's a regular army, can they get in?"

"That's right." Wang Xian nodded. Up to now, the Ming Dynasty still has a military system, and this soldier is not anyone who wants to be a soldier. Was incorporated into the military household.Moreover, not all the descendants of military households can serve as soldiers. Only the eldest son is eligible to inherit military status and serve as a soldier for food.The rest of the children and grandchildren still have to farm like normal people... Of course, the imperial court gave preferential treatment to the children of military households in the examination of talents. "My lord, are you sure that their future is in the young army?"

"It seems that even a smart person like Zhong De will inevitably be ignorant of the matter." Zhou Xin said with a faint smile: "According to regulations, the crown prince should have a guard army, and this army is commanded by the crown prince himself. , is an endorsement of the prince's status. However, the emperor has never mentioned this matter, and the prince has not asked. ?”

"So, the young army that the emperor gave to the grandson actually meant to compensate the prince?" Wang Xian asked in surprise.

"Thinking about the holy will is not something that a courtier does." Zhou Xindao: "But the prince, grandson, father and son are one, why do we need to separate them?"

"Uh..." Wang Xian was ignorant at first, but after hearing Zhou Xin's words, he seemed to have grasped some important points.But Zhou Nietai said something beforehand, this kind of thing can only be understood, not expressed in words...

"You haven't said it yet, do you agree?" Zhou Xin asked, taking a sip of tea.

"Since you're going to join the army, the more people you bring, the better." Wang Xian said solemnly, "Besides, he is a loyal and brave elite soldier, so I certainly wish for it. But you are now in the midst of employing people, and you can't have no one around... "

"This is not my personal soldier," Zhou Xin said indifferently: "Besides, I don't need them anymore."

"Stay by your side, at least you can protect your safety."

"The emperor doesn't want to kill me, who in the world dares to touch me?" Zhou Xin said bitterly: "If the emperor wants to kill me, what's the use of me bringing 2000 people?"

Wang Xian was startled and said: "The situation is really so bad, has it reached this point?" He finally realized that Zhou Nidetai was entrusting his funeral affairs!
"Plan for the worst." Zhou Xin waved his hand and sighed, "Do you still remember what I said to you by the Puyang River?"

"The words are still in my ears, and I will never forget them!" Wang Xian said in a deep voice.In fact, the reason why he boarded the boat was precisely because of that conversation. At that time, Wang Xian didn't understand why Zhou Jiantai would say those strange things, but at that time, the situation changed, and after many things happened, he realized that it turns out that a wise man can really know the autumn by a leaf. Well, last year, Zhou Jietai had clearly foreseen what would happen this year, so he said those words in advance!
"Do you still remember what I asked of you?" Zhou Xin asked.

"First of all, you need to read more. Reading is to cultivate integrity and be sensible. As a person and an official, you must be upright and rational." Wang Xianzheng said: "The second thing is to maintain my true colors. Others treat me differently because I am unconstrained and unconstrained Eclectic. This is something that nerds can’t compare to. Once I learn to walk in Handan and disappear from everyone, no one will use me.” Obviously, Zhou Xin had expected that he would be favored by the higher-ups, so he had This exhortation.

Zhou Xin's beard smiled, showing a teachable expression of a child, and said calmly: "At that time, you were very strange, why should I tell you these things, do you understand now?"

"Understood a little." Wang Xian nodded.

"I said, I am actually doing it for myself. Do you understand that this statement is true?" Zhou Xin laughed at himself: "Actually, I know you will set off today, and I have been waiting for you since I got on the boat. But I Not sure if you will come? Fortunately, my vision is not bad, and you are here after all. "

"It turns out that the lord is testing me," Wang Xian was stunned, and immediately admitted: "Actually, I probably won't show up here today..."

"Hehe..." Zhou Xin laughed again, and said happily, "If you don't get on the boat, of course I won't entrust Zhou Yong and the others to you. Since you are on board, you are the one worthy of entrustment!"

"My lord!" Wang Xian's heart became hot, and he had the urge to die for his confidant, and hissed: "What do you need me to do?"

"Taking over Zhou Yong and the others is just to help me." Zhou Xin said slowly: "After entering Beijing, if you have the ability, you can try your best to let the prince understand that no matter what, you have to fight for me. This is not for me. , is for his own good. Regardless of success or failure, it will be of great benefit to him!"

"It's still the same sentence, do it with your heart, do what you think you should do." Zhou Xin said lightly: "If something cannot be done, remember not to force it." He said with a little pride: " Although I, Zhou Xin, am a scholar, I have been famous all over the world for decades. If Ji Gang kills me, he is not far from death! If I can use my death to save the world from this harm, then It's worth it too!"

"Yes, I will do my best." Wang Xian replied in a deep voice.

"Do you think that I want to die and am afraid of death?" Zhou Xin asked with a smile: "It's too hypocritical."

"If this subordinate thinks so, my lord is really mistaken." Wang Xian also showed a bright smile and said: "My lord focuses on the word 'struggle', not mere life and death. Am I right?"

"Good boy, I didn't expect you to be my confidant!" Zhou Xin was completely moved. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that his own death would be meaningless.If you can recommend Xuanyuan with blood, you will die well, so what fear is there in death!Zhou Xin showed a carefree expression, which is the feeling of Yu Boya meeting Zhong Ziqi, and meeting a bosom friend in the mountains and rivers!This feeling, even that Hu Yan can't give him.Zhou Jietai rubbed his hands excitedly, and said loudly: "Two sentences have been learned for three years, and one chanting will cause tears to flow. If a bosom friend doesn't appreciate it, he will return to his hometown in autumn! Meeting a bosom friend today is really the best time in my life, and I must have a good drink. Get drunk!"

"It's better to obey than to be respectful!" Wang Xian also laughed, and went down to fetch two altars of fine wine and two porcelain bowls, slapped open the mud seal, poured two bowls, and offered one to Zhou Xin. When people touch the bowl and drink it down, they feel extremely happy. They forget all worries, slander and ridicule, and just drink to their heart's content.

The two drank from the chairs to the ground, and turned from the cabin to the upper deck. They were so drunk that they still refused to give up.

Zhou Yong came to persuade the older generation to drink less, but Zhou Xin knocked him down and said, "You idiot, you don't understand anything. If you didn't see Zhong De, you didn't stop me. Instead, drink with me."

"Yes, if you have wine today, you will be drunk today, and you will be sad tomorrow..." Wang Xian greeted Zhou Yong with a smile, "Come, sit down and drink together."

"Drinking is a mistake." Zhou Yong shook his head and said in a low voice, "It will also make people unsteady. This is what adults in Taiwan teach villains."

"But what the old man needs now is not calm, but warm blood!" Zhou Xin laughed loudly and said, "Hot blood needs strong wine to irrigate, understand, kid?!"

Zhou Yong shook his head again, seeing that it was useless to say anything, he bowed and retreated, guarding the stairs himself, so that no one could see the drunk state of Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang.

"Hehe, I'm not wrong, these boys are really good." Zhou Xin also laughed and said: "You really made money."

"Hey..." Wang Xian laughed straight, with more than 200 strong players joining, he will be much easier in the future.

"You don't thank me either." Zhou Xin said drunkenly, putting his arm on Wang Xian's shoulder.

"How can I thank you?" Wang Xian took advantage of the opportunity to hook his shoulders with the cold iron, if people saw this, their jaws would drop in shock.
"If you have a talent for poetry, just write me a poem." Zhou Xin said with a smile.

"I'll tell you a secret." Wang Xian said with a drunken face, grinning, "I don't know anything about poetry, and that poem was actually written by my wife."

"So that's how it is." Zhou Xin suddenly said: "What did I say, why are there such big differences in the style of your two poems before and after, then 'Keep on the Green Mountain and Don't Relax' is your masterpiece."

"Hey, let's not talk about this..." Wang Xian said with a smile: "There is no poetry, I will sing you a song and go to the bar."

"What song can you drink with?" Zhou Xinqi asked.

Listening to it, Wang Xian picked up the wine bowl, drank it down, then tapped the bowl with chopsticks, and sang loudly:

"Laughing in the sea, the tides on both sides of the bank! Ups and downs follow the waves and only remember the present. The sky laughs, and the tides of the world follow. God knows who will win. Provoking loneliness, there is still a night photo of pride. People smile, no longer lonely, pride is still smiling foolishly, la la la, la la la..."

(End of this chapter)