"Yes." Zhou Xin nodded slowly and said, "In total, the announcement of my intention to escort Xu Ying to Beijing will be earlier than the time of my arrival in Beijing." He sighed softly and said, "What does this mean?
There’s no need to say it, right?”
This shows that someone made a complaint first, so that the emperor could not wait for Zhou Xin's report, so he summoned him to the capital and even thought about the worst... Maybe in the emperor's heart, this case was nothing anymore, and Xu Ying was asked to go with him first, so he was protected.
What this person meant... 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 minister whom the Emperor trusts most, and he is from the province. The Emperor should not be too arbitrary. Maybe he just wants to personally review the case."
"I hope so." Zhou Xinhuan nodded, changed the subject and said, "I want to ask you a favor."
"Sir, please speak." Wang Xian said respectfully.
"What do you think of people like Zhou Yong?" Zhou Xin asked.
"Of course it's very good," Wang Xiandao said: "They are so loyal and highly skilled in martial arts. It's really amazing that you can train such a group of elites.
"Not bad." Zhou Xin said with a proud look: "These are all excellent young men carefully selected by me. They have been carefully polished for two years. They are no worse than Jin Yiwei."
Wang Xian nodded in agreement, but saw Zhou Xin look depressed and said: "But there is no future for them to follow me."
Wang Xian didn't nod this time, but he still agreed in his heart. Zhou Yong and the others here in Zhou Zhengtai are just agents. Even if they are agents of Chasi, they are still low status. Not only does he have no hope, but his descendants will not be able to escape for three generations.
membership.
"This is really unfair to them," Zhou Xin looked at Wang Xian and said, "Let them follow you to join His Highness Taisun. The young army is recruiting troops now. It shouldn't be a problem to accept about 200 of them."
"It seems that the young army is not on the roster of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion." Wang Xian said softly.
"This is a very poor question." Zhou Xinnuo teased, "If it were a regular army, would they be able to get in?"
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded. Until now, the Ming Dynasty still has a military system. Not everyone can become a soldier if they want to. Only those who conquered the world with Taizu and the officers and soldiers who followed Jingnan today can do it.
were incorporated into military households. And even the descendants of military households, not all can serve as soldiers. Only the eldest son is eligible to inherit the military membership and serve as a soldier to eat food. The rest of the descendants still have to farm like normal people... Of course, the court has
Children from military families are given preferential treatment when they take the exams. Of course, this is off topic, so don’t mention it. "Sir, are you sure their future lies in the Young Army?"
"It seems that even a smart man like Zhongde will inevitably be confused when it comes to his own affairs." Zhou Xin smiled lightly and said: "According to regulations, the prince should have an army of his own, and this army will be commanded by the prince himself.
, is an endorsement of the prince's status. However, the emperor never mentioned this matter, and the prince did not ask. Not only did he not ask, he also did not allow others to ask. It has been delayed for ten years. Now the emperor has formed a young army for the grandson. Isn't it surprising?
?”
"So, the emperor's young army given to the grandson actually meant to compensate the prince?" Wang Xian asked in surprise.
"It is not the behavior of ministers to presume on the holy will." Zhou Xindao: "But the prince, grandson, father and son are one, so why should we distinguish them?"
"Uh..." Wang Xian was confused at first, but after hearing Zhou Xin's words, he seemed to have grasped some key points. But Zhou Zhitai had something to say first. This kind of thing can only be understood, not expressed...
"You haven't said yet, do you agree or not?" Zhou Xin asked, taking a sip of tea.
"Since you are going to join the army, the more people you bring with you, the better." Wang Xian said sternly: "Besides, he is a loyal and brave elite man, so of course I can't ask for more. But now is the time when you are employing people, and you can't have no one around you...
"
"These are not my private soldiers," Zhou Xin said lightly, "Besides, I don't need them anymore."
"Staying by your side can at least protect your safety."
"The emperor doesn't want to kill me, who in the world dares to touch me?" Zhou Xin said slightly bitterly: "If the emperor wants to kill me, what's the use of bringing two thousand people with me?"
Wang Xian was surprised and said: "Has the situation really gotten so bad? This is it?" He finally realized that Zhou Zhitai was entrusting the funeral affairs.
"Be prepared for the worst." Zhou Xin waved his hands and sighed: "Do you still remember what I said to you on the Puyang River?"
"The words are still in my ears, but I will never forget them," Wang Xian said solemnly. In fact, the reason why he got on the ship was precisely because of that conversation. At that time, Wang Xian didn't understand why Zhou Zhitai said those strange words, but at that time, the situation changed and many things happened.
After that, he realized that a wise man can really tell the autumn from a leaf. Last year, Zhou Zhengtai 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, we must read more. Reading is to cultivate righteousness and understand things. To be a person or an official, you must be upright and sensible." Wang Xianzheng said loudly: "The second thing is to maintain my true character. Others look at me differently because I am unconstrained.
I am informal. This is what those nerds can't compare to. Once I am a toddler in Handan and disappear from everyone, no one will use me." Obviously, Zhou Xin had long expected that he would be favored by the people above him, so he
This advice.
Zhou Xin twisted his beard and smiled, showing a teachable look, and said casually: "You were very strange at the time, why should I tell you this? Do you understand now?"
"I understand a little bit." Wang Xian nodded.
"I said, in fact, I did it for myself. Do you understand now that this is true?" Zhou Xin said with a self-deprecating smile: "Actually, I know that you will set off today, and I have been waiting for you since you boarded the ship. But I
Not sure if you will come? Fortunately, my vision is good, and you will come after all."
"It turns out that you are testing me," Wang Xian was stunned, and then confessed: "Actually, I probably won't show up here today...
"Haha..." Zhou Xin laughed again, and said with a very cheerful smile: "If you don't get on the ship, I certainly won't entrust Zhou Yong and the others to you. Since you have come up, you are the one worth entrusting me to."
"Sir," Wang Xian's heart felt hot, and he had the urge to die for his confidant, and hissed: "What do you need me to do?"
"Aren't you just helping me by taking over Zhou Yong and the others?" Zhou Xin said slowly: "After entering the capital, if you have the ability, you can try to make the prince understand that you have to fight for me no matter what. This is not for me.
, it’s for his own good. Whether it succeeds or not, it will be of great benefit to him.”
"As I said before, do it with your heart. Just do what you think you should do." Zhou Xin said lightly: "If something cannot be done, remember not to force it." He said with some 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 away from death. If he can use my death to eliminate this harm to the world, that is
worth it"
"Yes, I will do my best." Wang Xian responded in a deep voice.
"Do you think that I both want to die and am afraid of death?" Zhou Xin asked with a smile, "It's really too hypocritical."
"If this subordinate thinks so, your Excellency is really mistaken." Wang Xian also showed a bright smile and said: "Your Excellency, your focus is on a battle, not just 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 death would be meaningless. If he could support Xuanyuan with his blood and die a worthy death, then there would be no need to fear death. Zhou Xin showed a happy expression,
It was the feeling of Yu Boya meeting Zhong Ziqi, and meeting a close friend in the mountains and flowing water. Even Hu Wei couldn't give him this feeling. Zhou Zhitai rubbed his hands excitedly and said loudly: "It takes three years to get two sentences, and two tears flow from one chant."
.If you don’t reward your close friend, you will return to your hometown in autumn. Meeting your close friend today is really a joy in your life. You must drink hard and get drunk before you can rest.”
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Wang Xian also laughed loudly. He went down to get two jars of fine wine and two porcelain bowls, opened the mud seals, poured two bowls in, put one bowl into Zhou Xin's hand, and picked up a bowl himself. When he touched the bowl and drank it all, he felt extremely happy. He left all worries, slanders, fears and ridicules behind and just drank happily.
The two of them drank from the chairs to the ground, and from the cabin to the upper deck. They were extremely drunk, but they still refused to give up.
Zhou Yong came to persuade Nie Tai to drink less, but Zhou Xin knocked him down and said: "You idiot don't understand anything. You didn't stop me when you didn't see Zhongde, but you drank with me instead."
"Yes, there is wine today and you will be drunk today, and you will be worried tomorrow..." Wang Xian smiled and called Zhou Yong: "Come, sit down and drink together."
"Drinking can make things worse." Zhou Yong shook his head and whispered: "It can also make people less calm. This is what I taught the villains in Taiwan."
"But what I need now is not calmness, but blood." Zhou Xin laughed loudly and said: "Hot blood needs strong liquor to water it. Do you understand, boy?"
Zhou Yong shook his head again. Seeing that everything he said was in vain, he bowed and left, guarding the stairs himself so that no one could see the drunken state of Nie Tai and Mr. Wang.
"Haha, I'm right, these guys are really good." Zhou Xin also laughed and said, "You really earned it."
"Hehe..." Wang Xian laughed. With more than 200 strong players joining him, he would have a much easier time in the future.
"You don't even want to thank me." Zhou Xin said in a drunken state, putting his arm on Wang Xian's shoulder.
"How can I thank you?" Wang Xian actually took advantage of the situation and hooked up with Leng Mian Han Tie. If anyone saw this, their jaws would be dropped.
"If you have poetic talent, just write a poem for me." Zhou Xin said with a smile.
"Let me tell you a secret." Wang Xian said with a drunken face and a smile: "My poetry is actually nonsense. That poem was actually written by my wife."
"I see." Zhou Xin suddenly said: "I mean, why are the styles of your two poems so different? The one that insists on Qingshan and never relaxes is your masterpiece."
"Hey, let's not talk about this..." Wang Xian smiled and said: "There are no poems. I will sing you a song to drink."
"What song can be drunk?" Zhou Xinqi asked.
Listening to this, Wang Xian picked up the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, then tapped the bowl with his chopsticks, and sang loudly:
"The sea laughs, the waves on both sides rise and fall, only remembering the present day. The sky laughs, the tides are coming one after another in the world, God knows who will lose and who will win. The country laughs, the mist and rain are far away, the waves wash away the mortal world. How many delicate breezes laugh, actually causing loneliness
, there is still a night glow of pride. The common people are smiling, no longer lonely, the pride is still smiling foolishly, la la la, la la la..."