Chapter 19 The Storm is Coming
After waiting for a while, Zhou Bian didn't look at others or speak, just stared at Cai Wu, although he was only an eight-year-old child, he also stared at Cai Wu's head sweating, and Zhou Bian shouted, "Cai Wu." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Suddenly, Zhou Bian spoke, Cai Wu was struggling in his heart, and when he heard this, he involuntarily knelt down and asked for mercy again and again.
Zhou Bian saw that Cai Wu was still kneeling under his own pressure, and he was still a little satisfied in his heart, so he didn't look at him. "The five people who did not perform well in training today will be punished by doing 50 push-ups. However, the actions of this prince must be clear in rewards and punishments, and the remaining seven people will eat a piece of meat at noon. Of course, the latter two are not in the scope of this award. ”
In addition, there is a difference between the size of the fault and the punishment of the lesser the lesser the punishment. Previously, the four of them took the initiative to stand up and eat as usual at noon, but Cai Wu had to wait for Prince Ben to point it out, so the punishment was increased and the noon meal was exempted. Cai Wu, if you are not willing to accept such a punishment, you can also leave this prince's guard. Cai Wu hurriedly said, "The little one knows his mistake and is willing to accept the prince's punishment." Zhou Bian nodded, this time he had clear rewards and punishments, thinking that he had initially established his prestige, and he was a little complacent in his heart.
At the same time that Zhou Bian wanted to establish his prestige through rewards and punishments in the palace square, in Chengzhou City, outside the palace, several people were discussing in a mansion that was very large even in the entire Wangji.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the news from the palace has been confirmed, the lord is dead, Duke Zhou and the Taishi have begun to liquidate us, the royal family has no power, but Duke Zhou is iron-hearted this time. You can decide for yeast where you want to go. "The person who spoke was Zheng Chao, the number one information strategist under the Shan clan.
After hesitating for a while, one of them stood up with his hands folded, and smiled after saluting in all directions, "Everyone, there is still an old mother to take care of in the small family, although the lord is big but not as big as the old mother, I will go first." As soon as he reached the door, a samurai flashed outside the door, and regardless of the man's smiling face, he drew his waist knife, and the knife fell in his hand, and the blood flashed, and the man's head rolled down in the eyes of everyone, until he landed on the ground, and there seemed to be a smile on the corner of his mouth. After the warrior got his hands on it, he saluted the Zheng Dynasty and several people in the house, and then flashed back to the door.
"Guys, do you want to go first?" Zheng Chao said with a smile on his face. But no one answered.
"That's good, the lord treats me like a mountain, and this is the time for us to repay the lord in case of emergency. Over the past few days, the Duke of Zhou has repeatedly embarrassed and targeted my lord, and this time in the palace hall, it was mainly the Duke of Zhou who persecuted my lord to death, and the lord had a plan to deal with the Duke of Zhou before, so let me go and fulfill his last wish for the lord this time. The other of you should please take the son of the lord away, the little boy is still young, and the young master will bother you first. After I complete the plan, if I still have my life, I will also go after the young master. So be it, let's go our separate ways and be careful! ”
After Zheng Chao and the others discussed properly, they quickly disappeared into Chengzhou City, and at this time, the palace guards led by Taishi also came to the Shan family's mansion. After a search, only more than 200 slaves were arrested, but Shan's six-year-old son was missing, followed by several important strategists of Shan's on the list, and Shan's wife also hanged herself after forcing the rest of the concubines to jump into the well.
And after learning this news, Taishi was also embarrassed, but he was secretly worried in his heart, I am afraid that there are also people from the Shan family in this palace, and the news came out too quickly, otherwise it would be good if he could eliminate the future troubles in one fell swoop, although Taishi seems to be benevolent and righteous, but as an important minister of the royal family, he has to think about it like this, so he arranged for someone to go out of the city to track down. In addition, this Shan family is also too luxurious, and the palace maids and temple attendants in the palace add up to only more than five hundred people.
These searches outside the palace Zhou Bian naturally didn't know, at this time Zhou Bian's heart was a strong desire for strength, he no longer wanted to be as helpless and weak as when facing Han Bing or Shaobao, first of all, he needed his own strength to protect himself, and then he also had a strong force of his own for himself to drive, although it seems far from reaching it now, but Zhou Bian has enough patience to wait.
Throughout the afternoon, Zhou Bian trained with his own guards, practicing physical fitness and spearmanship. Shen Shi, Liu Qiu also came, it seemed that his spirit was okay, but his face was a little pale, and Liu Ruoshui was followed behind him. Liu Qiu naturally came to ask to continue training with everyone, but Liu Ruoshui was really not at ease, so he also came to take a look. Fortunately, he gritted his teeth and persevered, seeing that Liu Ruoshui was distressed, he secretly decided that he must find a way to secretly get some meat to make up for his brother.
Today is really a fulfilling and pleasant day, Zhou Bian couldn't help but think so when he finished work in the evening. Unexpectedly, on the way back to the house, he met the Taishi with an indignant and helpless expression, Zhou Bian couldn't help but wonder, today can be regarded as a heart disease of the Taishi, how could it be such an expression, Zhou Bian hurriedly shouted to the restless Taishi.
"Master Taishi is good, but is there anything bothering Master Taishi?"
As soon as the Taishi saw that it was Zhou Bian, he stopped, "Oh, it's the prince, my father is busy late today, so I'll go back, I'll go back." After saying that, he turned around and continued to walk out in a hurry, seeing that Zhou Bian was even more puzzled in his heart, he had never seen the Taishi lose his temper like this.
Just when Zhou Bian was stunned, after the master walked a few steps away, he suddenly froze, paused and turned around, picked up Zhou Bian and walked to the corner, and did not allow the attendants behind Zhou Bian to follow.
Zhou Bian was puzzled, and the Taishi spoke, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the old man has thought about it, the prince will still know about this matter sooner or later, so it is better for the old man to talk about it." Does the prince know that the child's class is back in the afternoon? ”
"Is it Zhou Gong's youngest son, isn't he on an envoy to South Korea, and is Jian Jia back?"
"Prince, Jian Jia is naturally back, Han Hou doesn't dare to make too much trouble. But that's not the point, does the prince know that Duke Zhou has always loved Gongzi's class? After this son's class came back, he heard that the Shan family had been punished, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he actually started the idea of Gongyi. This Gongyi was originally a single fiefdom, and this time it was naturally to be taken back by my palace, but unexpectedly, the Duke of Zhou loved his young son so much that he forcibly wanted to go, saying that my royal family would rely on him Duke Zhou in the future. Alas, it's a pity that my royal family only has hundreds of guards, and the queen mother didn't dare to argue with the Duke of Zhou, so she softened in plain clothes, and finally discussed, Gongyi belonged to the Duke of Zhou, and my royal family took back Mengjin and Shan's division of troops in Chengzhou. ”
"Listening to what the Taishi said, my royal family can completely control Cheng Zhou and Meng Jin, that's not bad." The Shan clan once managed three divisions of the six divisions of the Son of Heaven, and it seems that it is not bad to be able to recover the two divisions this time, Zhou Bian thought.
"Alas, the prince doesn't know that Gongyi produces a lot of grain, which was originally the granary of my royal family, and was robbed by the Shan family when the first king was in power, but now it has fallen into the hands of the Duke of Zhou. Although we have two divisions of the army, but we don't get the grain production area, what can we use to feed these people? Saying that, Taishi looked around again, "Alas, this Zhou Gong seems to be dedicated to my royal family, but he doesn't know what kind of heart he has." The Queen Mother has long said that the Duke of Zhou is suspicious, but I am afraid that the royal family is not as good as the Shan family, the old man wanted to rectify the Shan family earlier, but the Queen Mother refused, saying that if the Shan family is gone, I am afraid that the Zhou Guild will take advantage of the situation, the old man is still suspicious, and refuses to believe it, alas, I didn't think it was really like this, and the hearts of the people are unpredictable! Now that I think about it, the Queen Mother is really wise, and the old man is bad! ”
After hearing this, Zhou Bian was suddenly unhappy in his heart, he didn't think that the Shan family, who seemed to be a powerful minister, was actually not fearful in the eyes of the royal family, and Zhou Gong, who had been supporting the royal family with a majestic face and righteousness, was the real big trouble for the royal family. However, Zhou Bian didn't want to continue to talk about this topic of Zhou Gong, so he thought about it and said, "Then Mengjin is a ferry, and there are a lot of merchants who come and go, and there should be a lot of customs and taxes, and it is good to get Mengjin." ”
Taishi shook his head, "In the past, my royal family also collected taxes, but in the past hundred years, my royal family has become weaker and weaker, and most of the people who come and go to other countries to do business have strong country backgrounds, and the royal family does not dare to offend, so it slowly opened up later, in fact, the same is true in Luoyang City." And Meng Jin has to send someone to guard it, not to mention that there is no benefit, and it costs more, which is really not cost-effective. ”
Zhou Bian's eyes lit up when he heard the previous words, what a big free zone, the economy and trade must be developed, but then he thought of the situation of his royal family, and even food and clothing were about to become a problem, so what does Luoyang's economic development have to do with himself, so he gloomy.
I only heard the Taishi and said, "After discussing with the Queen Mother, the old man has decided to send the young master to Mengjin, and the old man will manage one piece of Chengzhou, so control these two pieces first, and the royal family's land can no longer be given away." So much for today, Prince. The old man also heard about the prince's recent actions, and it is good that the prince wants to train the army, and the queen mother is also very pleased, but the prince does not have to force himself too much, the prince is still young, and there will be more time in the future, so don't be tired now. In addition, after the young master left, the prince could continue to learn swordsmanship from Fan Yu, that kid was also good, as for the son, the old man transferred him to the prince's guard to be the head of the sect first. Zhou Bian was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded his head in thanks.
"Prince, the old man has a lot of things to do today, so he won't come to teach the prince, the prince has time to read more books, there are still a lot of books in the palace, all of which were said by the previous kings. Alas, the prince can rest assured, the old man in the court will do his best, and the prince only needs to practice martial arts and study with peace of mind. Saying that, the Taishi shook his head and left, thinking that today's incident was a big blow to the Taishi, seeing that the Shan family had been eliminated, and when he was happy, he didn't expect Zhou Gong to insert a bar horizontally, which made Zhou Bian's heart also indignant. It's just that the Shan family is gone, Zhou Gong is still far away, nothing can stop Zhou Bian from wanting to work hard, and Zhou Gong of Luoyang is just a slightly bigger stone.