"Haha! ......" When Zhao Gou heard what Zhao Yougong said, he looked up to the sky and laughed, and said: "Cousin, I didn't expect your character to be like this since you were a child, no wonder the prince looks at you like an enemy; Thinking about the scene at that time, I'm afraid that he will be so angry that his lungs will explode! ”

Zhao Yougong shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Although the prince is a few years older than me, it's just that his martial arts are mediocre, although some martial arts are just routines, where is my opponent when I really start to move." Besides, at that time, I always regarded myself as the boss, of course I couldn't see it, so I just took this opportunity to repair it! ”

"From then on, he didn't dare to yell at me and beat him up if he was upset. Therefore, every time we meet, it is just a matter of nodding, and sometimes we turn a blind eye; The prince's ability has only recently been revealed, and it is hidden deep enough. ”

Zhao Gou was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "How do you know?" ”

Zhao Yougong glanced at it and said mockingly: "You also underestimate the crown prince, as a prince, few people are really that simple." At the beginning, when I was an official in the same dynasty as him, I saw that he had been holding back; Originally, I didn't pay much attention to it, and with his ability, I didn't think I could make any waves. ”

"It wasn't until a year ago that he really came to prominence, and he was out of control, and most of the ministers in the DPRK and China were under his command. If you hadn't made a hindrance and removed some of the forces, I was afraid that his position would be more stable, and the only thing I disagreed with was his style of acting and unscrupulous means to achieve his goals. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Gou became even more curious, and his intuition told him that the matter between Zhao Yougong and the prince was far more than that.

Zhao Yougong said in a deep voice: "As a hussar general, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, the emperor did not revoke your position as a military general, and promoted you to a civilian official, it can be said that you are both civil and military, and you are the first person since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty." Whether it is the father or other first-class members, they can only hold one position, and no one has ever held two positions, and you are the first; The emperor's intention to do this could not be more obvious, let you fight with him. ”

"From what I know about you, you are not the kind of soft persimmon that can be kneaded by others, if the prince really angers you, I am afraid that the consequences will be worse than mine. Besides, the Liangshan army was sent by the emperor to various places and seemed to have little power, but in fact, it was also planned for you to have heavy troops. ”

"When you first entered the court, you did a good job as an envoy to the Privy Council, but in less than a year, the crown prince seized power, and you wooed courtiers everywhere, I know all these things. If my guess is correct, the emperor likes you to inherit the throne even more, but the crown prince is the eldest son of the emperor, and the power in his hands cannot be ignored, unless it is a last resort, I am afraid that the future heir to the throne will be you. ”

Zhao Gou was silent, and all the actions of his father fell into Zhao Yougong's eyes, and he could see it clearly, and his analysis was clear. Everything Song Huizong did, Zhao Gou also knew what he meant, but Zhao Gou didn't say it, after Zhao Yougong said bluntly, his face changed, he was not angry and arrogant, and his faint smile couldn't see his true thoughts in his heart.

However, Zhao Yougong knew a thing or two, but he didn't continue to break it, and continued: "The prince looks at me with hatred that is different from yours, no matter how you say that you are all brothers, he doesn't dare to really get rid of you, which will also cause the emperor's suspicion, not to mention other people's gossip." If you want to ascend the throne as the emperor, Zhao Yougong must first cut off your wings, so that you have no name in the court, but everything is invisibly dissolved by you, but instead cut off part of his power, which should be something he never expected. ”

"I've been with him for more than ten years, and I still know him well. Although on the surface, it seems that he walks a somewhat similar way to the emperor, and is obsessed with calligraphy and painting to please the emperor, but in fact he has his own plans. He also doesn't make a move, and he makes a splash. ”

From this time he quickly won the support of most of the courtiers, he knew that his methods were clever, and his long-hidden ambitions were also exposed in front of people, but at this time he was justified, and no one dared to say that he was not. If I hadn't suffered from him, I wouldn't have known so much about him. ”

Zhao Gou said in surprise: "Have you suffered a loss? ”

Zhao Yougong nodded, ignoring the surprised expression on Zhao Gou's face, and said leisurely: "That was when I was a teenager, serving in the court, holding an important position, relying on the prestige of my father, even if I was a first-class member of the dynasty, I had to give a few thin faces, and gradually became arrogant, the only thing that remained unchanged was to be brave and ruthless!" ”

"At the beginning, I didn't take him seriously at all, and I have long forgotten all about my childhood. It's just that he still remembers clearly that the **** walked alone on the street; happened to meet Zhou Yunqing, the son of Zhou Dong, and heard that Zhou Dong's martial arts were higher than that of his father Wang, so he was not convinced and fought with him. ”

"Zhou Yunqing is much more stable than me, and he is too mature, and he has not taken my challenge until he challenged him in the ring when he grabbed his relatives, and finally I stepped back and asked him to fight again in the future, and under my aggressiveness, Zhou Yunqing finally agreed. I remember that day clearly, his martial arts were not much different from mine, and it would take a lot of effort to really defeat him, and I didn't think about actually killing him. ”

"When you meet an opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent!"

Zhao Gou said secretly, he knew that what Zhao Yougong said was true, because he saw that there was no anger in Zhao Yougong's eyes, only regret and respect, which was only available to opponents who were on equal footing; It's not fiction or evasion of responsibility, it's just that he doesn't understand why the master's son died at his hands, and the next thing is the truth of the matter.

Zhao Yougong recalled the past, a trace of sadness appeared on his face, and he said bitterly: "Originally, the two of us competed in martial arts, but I don't know why both of us hit each other, I was just injured, and he swallowed blood." ”

"I'm afraid that something is wrong!" Zhao Gou frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Yes! There is indeed a problem! Zhao Yougong looked back on the past and looked regretful, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "At that time, I thought that my martial arts were higher than him, and I was still complacent; Zhou Yunqing didn't care, so the two of us continued to compete, and the final result was that he was killed by me in less than an hour. ”

"At that time, I was stupid, this result was not what I wanted, not to mention Zhou Yunqing's martial arts, I also admired it, just said that his father and my father were close friends, how could I really be a killer. At that time, I was stunned; Coincidentally, my father and Mr. Zhou heard that the two of us were about to fight, and both of them hurried over and happened to see that scene. ”

"It is absolutely impossible to be so coincidental, there should be something else hidden!" Zhao Gou pondered for a long time, and always felt that things were a little strange, if he really came, he was afraid that he had already arrived, why did he come an hour after he started, I was afraid that this matter was deliberately designed by someone, and he remembered what Zhao Yougong said before, and was shocked.

"My father and Mr. Zhou are also stupid, I always remember the murderous aura in Mr. Zhou's eyes when he saw Zhou Yunqing's corpse, and there was a trace of helplessness; When my father saw that Mr. Zhou was about to kill me, perhaps it was his body's instinctive reaction that he stood in front of me and did not allow him to touch me. ”

"At that moment, I thought I was really going to die, and finally looked at the back of the lonely old Mr. Zhou staggering away with Zhou Yunqing's corpse, and I hadn't come back to my senses yet."

Zhao Yougong's eyes were red, this was the first time he had tasted regret, if he hadn't been aggressive, Zhou Yunqing would not have agreed, and only he knew the pain in his heart. Zhou Yunqing's death has always been the most painful thing in his heart, Zhao Yougong attributed all his death to his own responsibility, he really regretted it, but what happened could not be changed.