Linzhi

The war opportunity is fleeting, and there is no room for delay. Xiao Chong went north to pursue the Turks, and He Zhan was going south to fight Li Kuan. The brothers had just reunited, and in a blink of an eye they were about to part ways.

Although the river is surging, although it is not as surging as the Yangtze River, it is still going forward and never looking back.

He Zhan felt that his third elder brother was getting thinner and thinner, and he stood facing the wind, although his robes were fluttering, but his robes looked loose.

The two were originally about the same size, but such a comparison made He Zhan look taller.

"Third brother, the current situation is turbulent. The journey back to Chang'an may not be peaceful. You should be more careful."

He Rong nodded: "Don't worry, I'm taking people with me. There are thieves and bandits along the way, so I just took the opportunity to clean them up."

He Zhan felt reluctant, as if he had thousands of words to say, but he didn't know where to start.

Seeing this, He Rong patted him on the shoulder: "When you return to Chang'an triumphantly, I will personally meet you and celebrate your victory."

He Zhan said deliberately: "What if I can't go back?"

He Rong frowned and looked at him: "You're not young anymore, why do you talk like a child? If you dare not go back, I will come to you in person and break your leg."

The first half of the sentence was quite touching, but when he heard the last sentence, He Zhan couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"Third brother, if you are so fierce to your future wife, you will scare them."

He Rong raised his brows high: "You reminded me. When I return to Beijing this time, I will ask my mother to help me find a princess who is not so fierce."

Well, he shot himself in the foot with a rock, He Zhan knew that it was impossible for him to win a war of words against He Rong, so he simply shut up.

In fact, it was hard to say many things in public. Seeing He Zhan was sluggish, He Rong smiled, straightened his collar, and turned to mount his horse.

Behind him, Tan Jin and others followed immediately, and the group set off in a mighty manner, with flags fluttering, the sky and the earth were open, and He Zhan stood on a high stone, watching from a distance.

"Your Highness, what are our plans next?" Zhou Yu next to him stepped forward and asked.

He was born in the Forbidden Army of the capital, and he went south with He Zhan to suppress the Nanyi rebellion. Later, He Zhan saw that he was quite talented in fighting, so he didn't let him go back. Instead, he stayed and was promoted to deputy general. Now he is also He Zhan confidant.

He Zhan still looked at the team that was going far away, and said: "Li Kuan is eager to go south as soon as possible, and he will definitely take a boat to cross the river day and night. You should get someone to prepare it immediately. We will set off at noon, and we should be able to find the town before dark. Take a break and try to catch up with Li Kuan as soon as possible."

Zhou Yu took a step forward and even lowered his voice a bit: "Your Highness, actually we don't need to be in such a hurry. The situation in Chang'an is unclear. Maybe His Highness King An needs us to go north at any time, in case we are too far away..."

He Zhan finally shifted his gaze to him, showing an expression that was almost half a smile: "Did you say these words yourself, or did someone ask you to say them?

Zhou Yu was startled, and hurriedly said: "Of course it's my own idea!"

He Zhan said indifferently: "Don't think I don't know, those people in the Zhou family have contacted you in private. Since the death of Prime Minister Zhou, are there any talented people in the Zhou family who have made their minds on you?" ?”

Zhou Yu's surname is Zhou, which is also somewhat related to the Yixing Zhou family, but it is a side branch that is not taken seriously.After the Turkic people entered the customs and Emperor Jiayou went south, the world was chaotic, and the aristocratic families were the first to bear the brunt. Some people followed Emperor Jiayou to the south, but on the way, because the emperor returned to the west and disagreed with Li Kuanzheng, they were forced to leave the large army and disperse. , there are still some who stayed in Chang'an, and now they are wandering around, missing.

After parting ways with Li Kuan, some of them saw He Rong and He Zhan going south, so they wanted to join them. Unfortunately, He Rong's attitude towards the aristocratic family was always indifferent. When he was in Lingzhou, he even ignored the background of Fan's and other merchants. Directly attack them, and because of this, the relationship between the aristocratic family and King An has completely deteriorated, and those who have been punished by King An hate him even more. Under such circumstances, those people naturally put their minds at ease It fell on He Zhan.

King Xing is also a prince, holding the military power, brave and good at fighting, it is impossible to be willing to be subordinated to others, not to mention that they heard that King An didn't rush to rescue Chang'an in time last time, King Xing wrote a letter to question the relationship between the two brothers. Cracks appear, and it is not as good as before. Naturally, this kind of opportunity should be made good use of.

This is how Zhou Yu suggested to He Zhan.

After following He Zhan for a long time, he naturally heard that the other party was in a bad mood, so he knelt down and pleaded guilty: "His Royal Highness, calm down, they did come to look for humble officials, but humble officials said this just now, not because of their instigation, but because they sincerely think of His Highness!"

The merit of being a dragon is naturally much greater than the credit for winning a battle. Zhou Yu's words are indeed a little selfish, but he is more, and he really feels that King Xing is capable of everything. Since in troubled times, anyone can rule the roost by ability, so why can't he stand on his own with the status and ability of King Xing?

He Zhan said coldly: "If you were instigated by them, I wouldn't talk to you now. I know very well what they are thinking. If the third brother ignores them, they will come to me. If I don't Just ignore them, did they go to find Empress Pei? The first emperor hurried south, and the imperial court allowed the Turkic people to enter the customs. We were beyond our reach. What were those important court officials doing at that time? Busy fighting for power and profit, the same party and dissidents, even if Li Kuan is a thief , these sons of aristocratic families who sit on vegetarian diets should also bear half of the responsibility!"

Zhou Yu was so talked about that he didn't dare to lift his head, and broke out in a cold sweat.

Guarding Lingnan for the past few years has left traces on He Zhan. He can let himself be in private, in front of He Rong, just like before.

But for a subordinate like Zhou Yu, what he saw was that He Zhan was becoming more and more coercive. Once he lowered his face and said a few harsh words, he could make others dare not speak out.Zhou Yu didn't expect His Royal Highness King Xing to have such a low opinion of the family, but after thinking about the death of Prime Minister Zhou Ying, although Zhang Xiang was also regarded as a worthy man, he couldn't hold back the nobles and had to win over other families to compete with him. , the result of this is bound to be constant disputes and conflicts in the court.

Seeing that Zhou Yu was silent, He Zhan lowered his tone: "Although your surname is Zhou, you are not a son of a family who is just talking about war on paper and boasting. It is indispensable to make contributions in the battlefield in the future. Those people with ulterior motives hang around, back then they disliked you for not being a descendant, how did they come to you when something happened?"

Zhou Yu took a deep breath, suppressed his confused thoughts, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness has taught you the lesson. From now on, you must abide by your humble duties and never talk too much."

He Zhan hummed.

Just when Zhou Yu thought there was nothing wrong, he heard the other party say again: "Don't think that the third brother can't see your thoughts."

Zhou Yu was shocked and speechless for a moment.

He Zhan glanced at him: "Third brother just knows that I value you, so he won't go past me and deal with you directly. Once you have a different heart, I can't protect you, and I won't protect you. Do you understand?"

With Zhou Yu's little thought, he finally went through it thoroughly. He prostrated himself on the ground, saluted to show his attitude, and He Zhan waved him back.

He Zhan is very clear that Zhou Yu is definitely not the only one of his subordinates who has Zhou Yu's thoughts. It's just that Zhou Yu used the mouth of the aristocratic family to express everyone's feelings first. With a little thought, everyone probably rushed up immediately and put the dragon robe on him.Therefore, what He Zhan said was not only for Zhou Yu, but also indirectly for warning others.

If it were another brother, even if it was the crown prince, facing such a situation, He Zhan would not really believe that the other party would be able to reorganize the country. Maybe he would be as self-reliant as Zhou Yu and the others hoped, but if it was the third brother...

If it is the third brother...

He was willing to believe, and he was also willing to lower his head.

There are people in the world who sacrifice righteousness for profit, and naturally there are also people who are willing to believe in that love and righteousness.

Thinking of the scene where He Rong pushed his head away and frowned like before, He Zhan unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth with a smile.

The azure blue sky, although there is still a little bit of haze, but the haze will always clear up, and the blue sky will always reappear.