Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 409 5.91 General Zhou really doesn’t think so highly of me
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5.91 General Zhou really doesn’t think so highly of me.
November [-]th, Wuying Hotel in Shilipu, west of the city. If he hadn't come over today for something, Zhou Yang would have almost forgotten that he still had such a property. Even the income from here, he arranged for the old shopkeeper Yang Xin to spend it by himself. As long as it is beneficial to the villagers of Shilipu, the main purpose is to serve as a school.

Of course, his coming here today is definitely not for "inspection", but for "finishing".

"Old slave has met the master!" Due to some arrangements, the hotel was naturally closed today. As soon as he entered the gate, Yang Xin was already kneeling on the ground with his eldest son Yang An, "I haven't seen the master for a long time. I can only listen to the teachings from the message. Old slave The slave is deeply uneasy; the master came here specially today, thinking that he has important arrangements. The old slave does not dare to ask more questions, as long as the master has arrangements."

"Get up." Zhou Yang waved his hand, pointed to the Li family brothers and ten soldiers behind him, and said, "You know all of these, they are all brothers from the village, they are going to bring some food, you shouldn't ask Don’t ask, have the guests arrived now?”

"They are all living in the back." Yang Xin hurriedly got up and said, "Master, please rest assured. Although the room has not been occupied for a long time, it has been cleaned. Yesterday I received news that the master was coming, and the old slave arranged for someone to prepare new utensils and bedding. , lit the stove again to ensure that all the rooms are thoroughly heated, and will never delay the work of the master."

"Okay, go get busy." Zhou Yang patted the shoulder of Yang An, who had been silent for a long time. He was in charge of Wuying Restaurant in the capital, which is regarded as the main "guest house" of Xuezhao in the capital. "As long as you two behave well Go ahead, your benefits are indispensable - Big Bear, Big Tiger, you guys, come with me."

"Master, don't worry!" Yang Xin, Yang An and his son quickly knelt down and watched Zhou Yang go to the back.

Although this place has not been used for a long time, because there are businesses and maintenance, there is no sign of dilapidation, whether it is five storefronts or three residences. In the yard at this time, a nondescript carriage and a stable are parked. There was a fine horse tied inside, and there was nothing else, but there were shadows in the woods around the hotel, and it was obvious that someone had arranged it.

"I've seen you uncle!" Probably after hearing the movement in the yard, a charming young woman came out of the living room and stood at the door to wish Zhou Yang a blessing. "I bothered uncle to come here today not to waste time, but because I have other noble arrangements. , but please don’t worry, uncle, except for a few family members, there are no outsiders here today!”

But I saw that the young woman was dressed in a light yellow background with water red peony patterns, and she was wearing a windbreaker of the same color, with a golden fur collar wrapped around her neck, which added a bit of playfulness to her charming and charming face; seeing Zhou Yang approaching, She took the initiative to step forward. Although she didn't say a word, she clearly showed an almost overwhelming affection.

"But my dear, I've suffered so much for you!" Zhou Yang sighed softly, waving his hand to signal the Li brothers to go to the servants' room where they lived in the early years to wait. Then he stepped forward and gently hugged the beautiful woman, hugging her into the living room. , "Originally, I wasn't planning to come when I received the post, but for your sake, I can settle it today."

"General Zhou really doesn't think so highly of me?" After the two of them entered the living room, Zhou Yang discovered that it had been replaced with a full set of high-quality furniture. A young man with a stern face was sitting in the main seat, and the aura of the superior was almost coming to his face, " Even if you want to see you, you have to look at my sister's face?"

"I have met the prince!" Zhou Yang sighed softly and looked at Prince Yizhong who stood up angrily. "Whether there is a chance or not depends entirely on strength. No matter which member of the royal family takes that position, it will not matter to him. I and other ministers still say that it is not wrong; but in the current situation, at least I don't see what strength the prince has to prove that he has hope of victory."

"Brother Wang, uncle, please have some tea!" As the two were talking, Qin Keqing had already brought in a tea tray, got good tea for them, and then quietly retreated to the side to wait.

"General Zhou has [-] elite soldiers. As long as you are willing to help me, why worry about not succeeding in this big event?" King Yizhong still did not give up and waved his hand for Zhou Yang to sit down. "I know your temperament and never care about those troublesome things." Rules and ethics, now that the opportunity is in front of you, why should you abandon it? Even if you follow my good fourth uncle, are there still many benefits? "

"Correction, Your Majesty may have misunderstood. I am not completely following His Majesty, but His Highness Yongchang and His Highness." In this "king vs. king" situation, Zhou Yang had no need to hide it. After thanking him, he continued , "Although the inheritance of the throne is a royal family matter, there is also a price and cost. Even if the prince succeeds, how long will it take to complete the ordering of the world?

But Your Majesty has no such problem. He is the lord of the world. Although he has made no great achievements or made any major mistakes in the five years since he ascended the throne, he can be called a wise king. On the contrary, as for the prince, if Prince Yizhong and old Chitose are still there, he will only He needs to enter the palace by himself, and that position is his. How is the prince's own prestige? Do he really want to compare it with His Majesty? "

"This cousin of mine is really unstoppable luck." Even if he knew that there was no hope, Yizhong County King still could not hide his disappointment, "Forget it, this king is not blessed to be a general, but it does not mean that he will not succeed. The fourth uncle is now making trouble that even the imperial grandfather can’t stand, and he was not righteous when he got the throne, isn’t that enough to make the general change?”

"My lord, when is there something wrong with that position?" Zhou Yang sighed and said helplessly, "For Keqing's sake, if my lord stops at this time, I can arrange a fleet of Xuezi to send him to sea from Tongzhou , with the current strength of Da Zhou’s navy, I can’t hope to defeat the prince again in eight lifetimes, so why not..."

"This world belongs to my father, so naturally it should belong to me!" Yizhong County King turned cold, and interrupted him without hesitation, "Thank you General Zhou for your kindness, today is just my last try ;Presumably in a few days, some identities in Beijing have already guessed, you and I should not meet each other on the battlefield, the people of this king have seen the majesty of the general's tiger and firearm training, hope that the day this king ascends the throne, he can win the general heart of!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the world's surname is Guo, no matter who is sitting in that position, it is the Guo family's family business." Zhou Yang nodded without hesitation, and added an additional layer of insurance to himself, "As a minister, I am not a minor minister. We should participate, but since the beginning of the martial arts competition, Wei Chen has been deeply favored by His Highness Yongchang and His Highness, and he really does not dare to do anything ungrateful. Wei Chen is also very lucky that he does not have to meet the prince on the battlefield!" "Every favor must be repaid. , The virtues of a gentleman." Prince Yizhong nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Qin Keqing with a complex expression, and sighed softly after a long while, "My sister has never lived a stable life for a few days since she was a child, and I am using her for a great cause. She must have arrived at the general's place, and she won't have to worry about it anymore - take care of it, I've already greeted Baozhu, so she doesn't need to serve her anymore!"

"Thank you, Brother Wang!" Qin Keqing knelt down Yingying, knowing that this was the last time the two of them would see each other.

Prince Yizhong smiled casually, turned around and walked out of the room, strode away on his horse, and never looked back. Zhou Yang hugged Qin Keqing, whose face was full of tears, and sighed softly for the untimely birth of this prince. came out, he should be biased towards "Emperor Wu". Unfortunately, Prince Yizhong's "military remonstrance" was too big and dragged on for so many years. This lineage has no chance.

"But Qing, you don't need to go back to Ningguo Mansion from now on, and you don't need to be locked up in the small manor not far from Tiejian Temple. Just go home with me." Zhou Yang turned his head, hugged the girl tightly, returned to the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed. He said, "After this time, Ningguo Mansion has been completely reduced to a low-level nobleman. It is impossible to do anything to you. As long as you don't show up to Jia Mansion in public, even if they know, they will only pretend not to know."

"Thank you uncle!" Qin Keqing leaned on Zhou Yang's chest emotionally, but her tone was still nervous, "It's just that the Jia family is divided into two branches. My father-in-law was originally a third-class mighty general. If he passes on, he can only be a fourth-class cavalryman." Captain, although he will not be demoted again in the future, unless he can be supported by talents like his uncle, there is indeed no hope, but what about the Rongguo Mansion? What if they "

"Don't worry, you should know the widowed young lady in Xifu, right?" Zhou Yang said with a smile, and after seeing Qin Keqing nodding, he continued to add, "She is also mine, so what if the old lady knows about it now? Also, I remember that you have a good relationship with Sister-in-law Lian, and I accepted her a few days ago. After this incident, even if I come out publicly, the Rongguo Mansion won't have the guts to say anything."

Qin Keqing was completely speechless. She was so shocked that she opened her mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time. She let someone's "idea" slowly emerge and pushed her down to the ground with a smirk.

"Uncle——"

At the same time, in the woods outside the tavern.

"My lord, since he doesn't know how to praise, don't we—" Yizhong County Wang just returned to his subordinates, a man who should be the leader waved his hand fiercely, and said in a fierce tone.

"It's not that I haven't thought about it, but the price is too high." Yizhong County King waved his hand indifferently, signaling his subordinates to pack up and retreat, "The aunt's habit is well known. Elites have been mobilized to Beijing, but not too many. If you want to hide any flaws without leaking them, one person is the limit.

But if I really kill him, the four thousand elite soldiers in the east barracks will become the sharpest and most reliable knives in the hands of my fourth uncle. This is already more than the total manpower we can call upon. It’s not like we don’t have manpower there. Have you read the information about the power of self-generated firecrackers and small general cannons? "

"My subordinate is talking too much!" The man knelt on the ground in a cold sweat.

"Okay, get up." Prince Yizhong turned to look in the direction of the tavern and said in a stern tone, "With my sister here, he is not completely our enemy; what's more, although he has outstanding abilities, he is not our enemy. It’s not that he has no weaknesses, that is, he is too indulgent in women’s sex. For my sister, he even dared to attack the Ningguo Mansion.”

"What, the prince means-" The subordinates were in disbelief.

"Jia Zhen helped me get involved with him, but she soon encountered the 'White Lotus Sect Assassination'. How can there be such a coincidence in the world?" Prince Yizhong smiled sarcastically, "It's just that this matter was originally As for the secret, outsiders didn't know it at all, so I didn't think much about it. In addition, I can see that my sister and he have not met recently, and there are more than [-] female escorts in Tianxiang Tower. Don't forget this In the general's back house, there are two girls from the Zhongyuan Escort Agency."

"Hiss—this kid is so perverted and cowardly!" His subordinates felt their teeth sour.

"It doesn't matter. When I come to Dabao, won't it be easy to get him to be loyal?" King Yizhong smiled proudly, "What's more, he has shortcomings that can only be controlled - rectify the manpower and go directly to Tanzhe Temple!"

"My subordinate understands!"

(End of this chapter)