When the four princes saw Zhao Yao, they frowned tightly for a while, looked puzzled for a while, pondered for a while, suddenly realized for a while, and were very excited for a while, their expressions changed back and forth, which was very exciting.

Zhao Yao thought of the stirrup and almost jumped up excitedly, but fortunately, the fourth prince reached out in time to press his shoulder, avoiding the tragedy of him falling off the horse.

The Eighth Prince also stretched out his hand and pressed Zhao Yao, and said helplessly: "Tenth brother, be honest." ”

Zhao Yao, who was held down by the two brothers at the same time and taught a lesson, blinked in a daze, and didn't react to what happened for the time being.

Looking at Zhao Yao's stunned appearance, the Eighth Prince pinched his little face and teased: "What are you thinking, looking stupid?" ”

A trace of pain on his face brought Zhao Yao back to his senses, and he slapped away the Eighth Prince's hand and rubbed the place where he had just been pinched by the Eighth Prince.

"Starling, I was just thinking about things."

"What did you think about so much that you almost fell off your horse?"

"Think about something very important." He said that when he was riding a horse, he always felt weird.

"What important things can you think about." The Eighth Prince stretched out his hand and poked the corner of Zhao Yao's right mouth, "You must be thinking about what to eat at the celebration banquet tomorrow night." ”

Zhao Yao pretended to be surprised, and covered his small mouth with both hands: "Starling, how do you know?" ”

The Eighth Prince and the Fourth Prince laughed at his pretending to be frightened, and both of them reached out and poked the corners of his mouth at the same time.

"Fourth brother, starling brother, is there anything wrong with what I want to eat?" Zhao Yao planned to return to the palace later, and go to Shang Fangling to find someone to make the stirrups. With stirrups in the future, not only will it be convenient to ride a horse, but it will also become safer, so you don't have to worry about falling off the horse's back all the time. "Second brother, why haven't you arrived yet?" Basking in the sun, he was drowsy.

"If the second brother doesn't arrive again, I'm going to fall asleep." With that, he opened his mouth and yawned.

"It's going to take a while." The fourth prince looked at Zhao Yao's little face and asked, "Tenth brother, are you thirsty?" ”

Zhao Yao picked up the water bag from the saddle and shook it at the fourth prince: "Fourth brother, I brought water, are you thirsty, do you want to drink water?" ”

"I brought it too." The fourth prince said, stretching out his hand towards Zhao Yao, "Tenth brother, you come to me and sleep in my arms for a while." Seeing that Zhao Yao was so sleepy that his eyes were about to be opened, the fourth prince was worried that he would fall asleep later, and then fell off the horse.

"Fourth brother, is it okay for me to take a nap?" After all, they are here to take the second brother back to Beijing.

"It's okay, no one is paying attention to us." The fourth prince said, "Come here." ”

When Zhao Yao heard the four princes say this, he was relieved, leaned over to the four princes, and stretched out his hands to the four princes.

The fourth prince hugged Zhao Yao and carefully hugged him from the black jade.

Zhao Yao sat face to face with the four princes, and then unceremoniously lay in the arms of the four princes.

"Fourth brother, then I'll sleep for a while." He was really sleepy.

The fourth prince hugged Zhao Yao and gently patted him on the back.

"Sleep."

When the eighth prince saw this scene, his face was a little unpleasant, but he didn't say anything.

As the Four Princes said, no one paid attention to them. The thoughts of everyone present were on the returning king.

After a while, I heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance. Then, a soldier came back from a distance and said to the prince, "Your Royal Highness the prince, His Royal Highness the Acting King is still ten miles away." ”

The prince nodded his head: "Okay." Then, he asked with concern, "How is the acting king, are you injured, and are the other soldiers okay?" ”

The soldier didn't pay attention to the situation of the acting king and the other soldiers just now, and when the prince asked him this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and it took a while to come back to his senses.

"His Royal Highness the Acting King is very good, and the other generals are also very good." He added, "The generals originally wanted to come with their subordinates to meet you, but His Royal Highness said that he could not leave the soldiers behind, and he would bring the soldiers to meet you. ”

"It's good that the king and the soldiers aren't injured." The crown prince smiled kindly, "Let the acting king and several generals not worry, I and you will wait for them." ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." The soldier turned back to the Acting King and told His Royal Highness the Acting King what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had just said.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, for your kindness."

After the soldiers left, several generals beside the acting king said, "I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be so caring. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to pick us up in person, it's really unexpected."

"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the initiative to greet His Highness. Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not embarrass you when he sees you later, right? ”

"I always feel that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no good intentions. Your Highness, you must be careful later. ”

These generals were all the henchmen of the acting king. In the past few years, they have been following the acting king. They were convinced of His Royal Highness's combat ability, and at the same time, they were loyal to His Royal Highness.

The acting king's face was full of pride, but the words he said were full of mockery.

"Give him ten dares, and he won't dare to embarrass this king." Ever since he learned about the marriage, the king has been very proud. He, like everyone else, believed that this marriage was a paving for Emperor Wu of Zhou to become the crown prince in the future.

"Hahaha, that's what I said, Your Highness, you are a great hero now. In a few months, you will marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter, and you will be ...... at that time."

Before he could finish speaking, the general received a warning look from the acting king, and he was so frightened that he quickly shut up. Just now, he almost said the wrong thing.

"When you return to the capital, you keep your mouth shut." The acting king warned several generals around him, "The prince's party is waiting to catch our mistakes, so don't take the initiative to send them the handle." ”

Several generals hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Highness." ”

The acting king said: "When you return to Beijing, you should take care of your subordinates, don't be arrogant, and don't make trouble." ”

He emphatically repeated, "The prince's men are keeping an eye on you. If you accidentally say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, the prince's people will never let you go. ”

These words were said to several generals before the acting king. The reason why I said it again was because the general almost said something that should not have been said. Although it is true, it is not on the surface at the moment.

Several generals also knew that after they returned to the capital, they would become a thorn in the side of the prince's party.

"Ministers, remember the words of His Highness."

"When you return to the capital, you should hurry home and have a good rest." As he spoke, the king looked several generals up and down, and saw that they were all bearded, haggard, and dusty, and said with some disgust, "When you go back, give this king a good bath and wash it clean." and shave the beards of your faces for the king. ”

"Ah, shaved your beard?" The most satisfying thing for several generals was their beards. They feel that they don't have a beard in their mouths and that they are not secure. "Your Highness, do you have to shave?"

"Tomorrow morning, my father will definitely summon you, do you want to go to see your father with a beard, and lose your honor in front of your father?" The acting king reminded several generals, "It is a great disrespect to be untidy in front of your father and emperor, and you want to be punished?" For these lovers who don't like to shave their beards and don't like to take a bath, the acting king is very disgusted and very helpless.

When several generals heard this, they were so frightened that they hurriedly shook their heads: "I don't want to." ”

"Then clean up for this king."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Ten miles is not very far, but the army of 100,000 will walk very slowly.

Before the end of the day, the king and the others walked to the gate of the capital.

The crown prince led the ministers and the emperor to wait for more than an hour, and finally waited for the acting king.

At the moment when the acting king appeared, a happy smile appeared on the prince's face, and then he hurriedly dismounted.

When the ministers saw the prince's action, they all showed surprised expressions.

When the three princes saw the prince dismount to greet the acting king, they naturally dismounted.

Zhao Yao woke up two moments ago. He dismounted, followed the Fourth and Eighth Princes, and walked behind the Crown Prince and stopped. He saw the king sitting on his horse, and the crown prince standing in front of the king. The king was already tall, and he sat on a tall horse, looking at the crown prince standing in front of him, and it seemed that he was tall.

This scene...... The prince's brother is really a good means, and he quietly dug a pit for the second brother.

When the acting king saw the crown prince, he did not rush to dismount and salute, but sat on the horse and looked at the prince condescendingly for a while.

The crown prince stood in front of the acting king, with a happy smile on his face that he had been reunited after a long absence.

"Second brother, you're finally back."

Only then did the acting king dismount and salute the crown prince. He was just about to bow his hand, but was helped up by the prince.

"Today I am here to pick you up as the eldest brother, not as the crown prince, so you don't have to salute me." The crown prince helped the queen up, looked at him carefully, and then said with distress in his eyes, "I have lost a lot of weight, and I have tanned." By the way, have you ever been injured? ”

In the face of the prince's concern, the acting king naturally also showed friendship.

"Thank you big brother for your concern, I'm fine."

"This battle is not easy to fight, you have worked hard." The crown prince raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the acting king, with a proud expression, "Second brother, you are now the great hero of our Great Zhou and a great hero in the eyes of the people. Everyone is waiting for you to come back. ”