Zhao Yi walked to the window and sat down, the old housekeeper of Jingfu poured a cup of tea for Zhao Yi, and then turned his head to look at Jinghu, who nodded to him, and the old housekeeper silently withdrew from the study.

Zhao Yi didn't have time to take a sip of hot tea, so he said hurriedly: "Father-in-law, Master, you all know what happened, right?"

His scorching gaze fell on Jing and Xie, and his gaze contained infinite anticipation, like a frozen and hungry chick, waiting to be fed.

Jing and Xie glanced at each other and nodded slightly, and then Xie Guan asked in his slightly old voice, "What are your highness's plans?"

Zhao Yi only felt that he was a little bored in his heart, he came to visit late at night only because the situation was urgent, and he came to ask for advice on how to deal with it, but the demeanor of the two ministers in front of him was light and light, and his master even wanted to come to teach him.

The courtyard outside the window is lonely, and the study is full of lights and shadows.

Zhao Yi secretly took a deep breath, suppressed the boredom in his heart, and said solemnly: "Yi'er has thought about it, the matter in Qingshan Town is too mysterious, you can send someone to investigate it first, understand the situation clearly and then make countermeasures." In the case of military rations being robbed, people can also be sent to find out the situation and then deal with it. Now the matter of Wuzhou City is the most urgent, and it is necessary to come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people in Jiaozhou. ”

Xie Guan nodded slightly, and asked again: "Does Your Highness have a way to deal with the affairs of Wuzhou City?"

Zhao Yi bit his lip, suppressed the annoyance in his heart, shook his head and said: "Lord Liu and Lord Ge were killed at the same time, this is definitely not an accident, but a conspiracy of some people. ”

When the young prince said this, he was already very patient, and the young son, who has always been known for his stability, looked very uncalm in front of the two elders tonight, and the young prince himself didn't know why he was so uncomposed.

Fortunately, Xie Guan, who was in high Confucianism, did not have the intention of continuing to teach, "Jiaozhou is connected to southern Xinjiang, there are hundreds of barbarian tribes in the south who are always coveted, and the east is the mysterious sea, and the forces of the Zhao family and the Yu family in the territory are intertwined, Jiaozhou nominally belongs to the territory of my Chu State, but in fact it has existed in name only, and the land of the five counties of Jiaozhou has long been under the control of the two major families. ”

Jing Hu also continued Xie Guan's words in his majestic and deep voice: "Yes, Jing has told the prince about this more than once, but the prince has not taken action to clean up the Yu family on the grounds that the foundation of my Chu country is not stable. ”

As a Confucian sage, Xie Guan shook his head slightly, as if he did not agree with Jing Hu's words, but did not express a clear rebuttal, "The Yu family has been in Wuzhou City for many years, and is the de facto ruler of Wuzhou City, if it were not for the constraints of the Zhao family in the southeast of Nantian City, Nuo Da Jiaozhou would have been in the bag of the Yu family, and the prince has been taking a gentle approach to the Yu family over the years, judging from the current situation, it is obviously with little effect, if this goes on for a long time, the Yu family will definitely be even bigger, and it is not impossible to be dangerous to the foundation of my Chu country." ”

Before Zhao Yi met, the conversation box of the two seniors had been opened, so he no longer took the initiative to interject, just sat on the side, and quietly listened carefully to what the two said.

This is the first time that he has sat and listened to the advice of his subordinates as a prince, and he has always been cautious in his heart.

Jing Hu finally reached out to pick up the teacup on the desk, took a sip and put down the teacup, and then gently flicked his wide sleeves, revealing majesty and momentum in his gestures, as if commanding thousands of troops on the battlefield.

He laughed aloud and said, "Xie Shanchang has a belly of Confucian knowledge, and when did he talk about the words of the vertical and horizontal strategists, but Jing likes to listen, compared to the sour and rotten bookbags that you used to drop, these words sound much more pleasant." ”

Xie Guan didn't pay much attention to Jing Hu's words, and continued to analyze like a strategist in front of the king: " The Yu family is a local family in Chu, the roots of generations are in Chu, it is already deep-rooted, and the ancestors of the Yu family, according to legend, have inextricable links with the Baiban tribe in southern Xinjiang, the head of this generation Yu Moxiong has been living in a simple and mysterious place, the world does not know much about him, but according to the old man, this person's ambition is not small, and he is by no means a simple and easy to deal with. ”

Zhao Yi didn't know much about the Yu family who was actually in power in Wuzhou City in Xie Guan's mouth, but his impression of the Yu family was extremely bad, the main reason was that the young master from the Yu family, who was arrogant, obscene and vicious, looked down on the big from the small, with such a young master, the mysterious family master was not much better.

In contrast, it is the Zhao family of another family in Jiaozhou, Zhao Yi's impression is much better, the petite and delicate Miss Zhao family is a good-hearted person at first glance.

Since becoming the prince, Zhao Yi found some atlases in Yunmeng Pavilion that introduced the mountains and rivers of Chu and human geography, took a cursory look, and also asked someone to inquire about some of the eight great families of Chudi, but those wealthy families outside Junshan City were still very unfamiliar because they had not dealt with them personally.

After listening to Xie Guan's words today, it seems that he thinks that the tragedy in Wuzhou City was concocted by the Yu family, and the Chu Wangfu is also dealing with the Yu family entrenched in Wuzhou City.

Zhao Yi thought for a moment and interjected, "Master, how is the Zhao family in Nantian City?"

Who knew that Xie Guan, who was looking at the prosperity of talking, sighed lightly, lowered his head and drank tea, and did not answer Zhao Yi's question.

Zhao Yi looked at his father-in-law as if asking for help, with a blank expression, not knowing why Xie Guan was like this.

Jing Hu smiled and shook his head slightly, but he didn't avoid Xie Guan's taboo, and said frankly: "Xie Shanchang and the Zhao family of Nantian City had some festivals in the early years, and I think I was afraid that what he said would be considered to have personal grudges, so it was inconvenient to say it. Your Royal Highness, the Zhao family in Nantian City is still trustworthy for the time being, in the early years, the old prince had an oath with the ancestor of the Zhao family, and the Zhao family would guard the southern border territory for the palace. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Yi to speak, Xie Guan, who bowed his head and drank tea, suddenly said: "If His Royal Highness marries the Zhao family, it will be more credible." ”

I saw Jing Hu snort lightly, obviously having a different understanding of Xie Guan's words.

Zhao Yi's face was dark, and he was busy bowing his head to drink tea, deaf to Xie Guan's words.

Xie Guan turned his head slightly and glanced at the two of them, the corners of his mouth moved, but he didn't speak, and a pair of eyelids like dead wood bark had been slightly lowered.

The atmosphere in the study was suddenly a little awkward, Zhao Yi glanced at the two elders in front of him, cleared his throat, and brought the topic back on track: "Father-in-law, Master, how to deal with the situation in Wuzhou City, and ask Yi'er for advice." ”

Jing Hu condensed and said: "The key is the question of candidates, since the other party has not torn his face, we are not good to justifiably send troops to attack, with Jing's idea, in addition to reappointing the assassin and don't drive, we also have to send a general who commands the army to guard, just on the grounds that the two adults were killed this time, I believe that the Yu family has no reason to refuse." ”

Xie Guan still lowered his head slightly, his eyes did not squint, after listening to Jing Hu's words, he nodded slightly in agreement, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The old man has two candidates, Your Highness can consider it." ”

Zhao Yi's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Master, please speak." ”

Xie Guan raised his head a little and said: "One person is Sun Jingluo, a new student of the old man, His Royal Highness should know, although this son is a Han scholar, but he has courage and knowledge, and he has shown an extraordinary strategy for governing the country at a young age, His Royal Highness should be eclectic, and he has entrusted this son with a heavy responsibility." ”

Jing Hu glanced at Xie Guan seriously, and saw that the mountain chief of Canglang Academy had a serious face, not like he was talking casually, and he couldn't help but have some interest in the down-and-out young man who had only been around for a while.

The old man in front of him, although he was a little sour, his eyes were not sour, and he was very extraordinary in knowing people.

Zhao Yi didn't expect his master to have such a high opinion of that "senior brother", Sun Jingluo he knew a little, and after meeting twice, especially after visiting the soft embroidery sky street together, his understanding of Sun Jingluo deepened one step further, and he felt that he was indeed very talented, but he did not have such a high evaluation of Sun Jingluo as his master.

"What about the other one?" Jing Hu asked.

Xie Guan didn't think about it, and blurted out: "The dog riding the wind can assist Sun Jingluo and take on the role of a different driver." ”

Jinghu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "You are virtuous and don't avoid relatives, but this Jiaozhou don't drive a position, it's not a good errand, it's very dangerous, and if you don't get it, you have to throw your life there." ”

Xie Guan looked up at Jing Hu who was smiling on the other side, and suddenly squinted and smiled: "General Jing, since the old man has pushed his son to the cusp, you should also say something!"

Jing Hu's originally calm face suddenly became stiff, and then he smiled bitterly: "The old mountain chief is really scheming, drinking tea here, and finally revealing your fox tail, it turns out that the purpose of your late-night visit is here." ”

Immediately, Jinghu straightened his waist and said, "Your Highness, let the dog Jingsong lead the troops to guard Jiaozhou." ”

Zhao Yi knew in his heart that the two important elders in front of him had elected their sons, not because they wanted officials and knights for their sons, but because the weight of words such as "raising relatives and not avoiding relatives" was also lighter, it was really to be described as "raising relatives and not avoiding danger".

The young prince suddenly burst into tears, got up and shook himself at the two elders.