On that day, Zhao Yu first moved into the Grand Master Chen's Grand Master's Mansion.

Although Grand Master Chen has always been low-key and never pays attention to pomp, the Grand Master Mansion in Handan is really quite large. According to Pan Mao, it seems to be given by the late emperor.

However, when Mr. Chen was young, he lived and ate and lived in the army all year round and only went home once or two months. Later, after the old lady passed away, Mr. Chen rarely went home. Until Zou Zan, the leader of the five tigers of the Chen family, grew up and gradually replaced the old master and became the commander of the army.

While explaining, Pan Mao knocked on the gate of the Grand Master's Mansion.

A moment later, an old servant opened the door of the mansion and looked at Zhao Yu and others outside the mansion with suspicious eyes.

Pan Mao explained on behalf of Zhao Yu: "This is General Zuo Zhou Hu..."

Before he could finish his words, the old servant's eyes lit up and said in surprise: "Is it the Sixth Master?"

Although he felt that this title was a bit awkward, Zhao Yu bowed to the old servant: "I am Zhou Hu, and I have been summoned by the court this time, and I will temporarily stay in Handan for a while, so..."

I don’t know if the old servant heard it, because just as Zhao Yu explained, the old servant had opened the door of the mansion and shouted to the mansion: “The Sixth Master is back, the Sixth Master is back, everyone is back, come and greet us..."

After a while, a large group of people surged out of the mansion.

This group of people is mainly male, and they are both young, almost all over forty or fifty years old, and many of them are disabled.

Perhaps guessing that Zhao Yu was confused, Pan Mao explained to him in a low voice: "Most of the guards and servants in the Taishi Mansion are retired soldiers of the Tiger Division... Many of the Tiger Division soldiers were unwilling to return to their hometowns or could not take care of themselves after retirement due to age or injuries. Therefore, the Taishi made some arrangements for them, some arranged them to the post station, some fought in the military camp, and some people simply let them live in this palace..."

Zhao Yu nodded slightly.

In fact, he also saw that although the old servants in the mansion who came to greet him at this moment were old and even disabled, their bright and fearless eyes could tell at a glance that they were not ordinary people.

At the same time, he also realized that these people did not fear him, but respected him. His position as "General Zuo" is far less noble than the identity of "Sixth Young Master" in the minds of this group of people.

In view of this, he also said to everyone kindly: "Zhou first came to the mansion and disturbed him for a few days, hoping that he would not disturb you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old servants laughed out loud.

"The Sixth Young Master is so serious."

"What is Mr. Tiger saying?"

After some greetings and polite conspiracy, Zhao Yu and his party were visited by several old servants and arrived at a house near the east.

According to those old servants, the side houses in the inner courtyard were lived one after another by Zou Zan, Xue Ao, Zhang Jing, Han Qing and Wang Su. Later, these people gradually grew up, made achievements, and had their own mansions, and then moved out one after another.

Now, only the fifth old Wang Su and his wife are still living in the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and they live in Dongyuan.

Zhao Yu was a little surprised at this. After all, Wang Su's official position was the second general, and his rank was roughly the same as that of General Left, but he was slightly behind. Even so, he could open a mansion, and there was no need to live in the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

An old servant explained: "Young Master Su just wanted to accompany the Grand Master more to avoid the Grand Master's loneliness..."

Yes, Grand Master Chen has no children, only five tigers and five adopted sons of Chen's family. However, as the adopted sons gradually grow up and become adults, they will naturally feel lonely after leaving their side.

Xue Ao went to Taiyuan, Zhang Jing went to Jinan, Han Qing went to Jiangxia, and only Zou Zan and Wang Su were left in Handan. Zou Zan was the general of the Hu Ben, so he naturally couldn't live in the Taishi Mansion anymore, so he had to move out, so he was left with only Wang Su.

It is not surprising that Wang Su wanted to spend more time with the old teacher instead of his four brothers.

By the way, it was not until today that Zhao Yu learned that Wang Su was already married, and he married Xu, the daughter of a late general of the Grand Tutor Army, and was not the daughter of a powerful family.

Although I have been married for eight or nine years, I may have only a five or six-year-old daughter because of my long time in the military.

Since he knew about this, Zhao Yu naturally had to go to see his fifth sister-in-law.

So while it was still some time before dusk, Zhao Yu took He Shun and others to the East Garden in the Grand Tutor's Mansion to visit the Wang Xu family.

Wang Xu was about twenty-four years old, about five years old, and was said to be four years younger than Wang Su. He was the youngest among the wives of Chenmen Wuhu. He was quite beautiful. Although he was a daughter of a military household, he was particularly polite. He only called Zhao Yu "General Zuo" or "General Zhou", and did not dare to be arrogant at all.

Given that Zhao Yu was not too enthusiastic when he met for the first time, he let the other party go, and he didn't care about what the title was.

After coming out of Dongyuan, it was getting late. Zhao Yu was about to go to the invitation of Prince Li Xu. Unexpectedly, an old servant in the mansion came to report to him: "Master Hu, the prince sent someone to invite the young master to the banquet, and said he had made an appointment with the young master."

"So urgent?"

Zhao Yu was slightly surprised and nodded and said, "Is this the case... Where is the person coming? Are you outside the mansion?"

"Yes." The old servant said respectfully: "The person who came was waiting outside the mansion and brought a carriage."

Zhao Yu nodded, turned to look at Pan Mao, and said with a smile: "Pan Zhonglang, are you interested in going to the banquet with me?"

Pan Mao smiled and refused, "There is no need to be there?... I have to go back and prepare for tomorrow's delivery."

"That's fine... Then see you tomorrow?"

"Yes. Tomorrow, the hour of Mao will come to the Grand Master's Mansion on time at the end."

“No need to be that… OK.”

While speaking, everyone had already walked out of the Grand Master's Mansion.

At this time, Zhao Yu saw two exquisite carriages parked outside the mansion, and there were a circle of guards standing next to the carriage, which seemed to be protecting the young man in high-end clothes.

"Wow."

Seeing the young man in beautiful clothes, Pan Mao narrowed his eyes and whispered to Zhao Yu: "General, that young man is the eldest son of Prince Li Xu and the eldest grandson of the emperor Li Xin."

Even Zhao Yu was a little surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that in order to show his kindness to him, Prince Li Xu sent his eldest son, the emperor and grandson of Jin, to greet him in person.

This treatment is very kind.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yu led He Shun, Niu Heng and Pan Mao to the emperor's eldest grandson quickly, bowed and smiled, "I actually asked the emperor's eldest grandson to come to greet him in person, which really made Zhou Hu feel panic."

The eldest grandson of the emperor Li Xin looked at Zhou Hu in surprise, as if wondering that the Zuo General actually recognized him. Until he saw Pan Mao beside Zhao Yu, he suddenly realized and quickly bowed and said, "General Zhou is so serious. General Zhou is a minister who is highly dependent on the court. He has made great contributions to the court. Even if my father comes to greet him, that is what he deserves..."

Judging from the age of the eldest grandson of the emperor, he is actually less than one or two years older than Zhao Yu, and he looks very immature, but his words and deeds are very polite, which makes people blameless.

Of course, in the "open face", Zhao Yu was older than Li Xin. After all, he lied to report his age and was about four or five years old.

After some greetings and courtesy, Zhao Yu took He Shun and Niu Heng to the carriage of the eldest grandson Li Xin, while Pan Mao bowed to the latter and said goodbye to him.

On the way, Li Xin talked to Zhao Yu without saying a word, asking about Zhao Yu some of his situation, such as how he felt about the Grand Tutor's Mansion, whether they needed to arrange anything, and in short, he had some inquiries about his well-being.

It can be seen that the emperor's eldest grandson is actually not good at saying these things, and may have never even said such things, so it is very difficult to think and intermittently.

Even when the carriage came to the palace and when the emperor's eldest grandson got off the carriage, Zhao Yu could even vaguely hear the former breathing a sigh of relief.

This made Zhao Yu think: In order to win over him, Prince Li Xu spared no effort to show his kindness to him.

After passing through the palace gate, Zhao Yu and his party, led by the emperor's eldest grandson Li Xin, came all the way to the East Palace.

When he learned that Zhao Yu and his group were coming, Prince Li Xu was waiting outside the main hall of the East Palace. When he saw Zhao Yu, he even took the lead in salute: "Li Xu has long admired General Zhou's reputation, but unfortunately he has never had the opportunity to meet him. He finally got what he wished."

As the saying goes, if you don’t hit a smiling person, the prince Li Xun is so low that Zhao Yu will naturally not look too rude.

To be honest, there was no conflict with Prince Li Xu himself. Back then, Prince Li Xu wanted to use the third prince Li Qian's hand to kill Princess Xiangrui. Afterwards, the only one who hated Prince Xiangrui was the one who hated the prince. Zhao Yu actually didn't feel that much.

After all, Zhao Yu had a bad impression of Princess Xiangrui at that time. He actually didn't care whether the latter was death or disaster. The key was that the prince Li Xu and the third prince Li Qian actually fought in Yingchuan County under his jurisdiction. Therefore, Zhao Yu wrote that testimony, which was a response and warning to the two.

As for the others, it was actually just something Zhao Yu deliberately showed in order to win over the family of Juancheng Hou and Princess Xiangrui. In the final analysis, he actually didn't care about the prince in front of him, nor did he have much hatred.

Of course, given that Princess Xiangrui is in contact with him now, he has more or less gradually stood on the princess' side, and he doesn't mind helping the princess take revenge on the incident back then to the princess Li Xu and the third prince Li Qian.

"You are welcome."

While looking at Prince Li Xi, Zhao Yu responded calmly.

The dishes at the banquet that night were very rich, and the prince Li Xu was also very enthusiastic. While urging him to drink, he frequently hints about Zhao Yu, implying that the court summoned the Xiliang army to Beijing this time, because some people had ulterior motives...

Isn’t this talking about the third prince Li Qian?

Zhao Yu has heard more than many times in the past few days. He has heard the censor Zhang Wei, Zou Zan, and today he has heard the Emperor of Jin during the day. Now he has heard the prince Li Yu say it again...

The prince wouldn't think he didn't know about this?

I think this prince probably was too panic.

Then, Prince Li Xu mentioned Princess Xiangrui again. He first praised Princess Xiangrui and praised Zhao Yu for his good training. His niece is becoming more and more sensible now. Then he said that Zhao Yu is compatible with the princess, hinting at what will happen in the future.

Zhao Yu actually disdained this.

Let alone him, even if it is that princess, what does she want to do, how many people in the world can stop her?

It is undeniable that when the emperor of Jin dies, the prince in front of him will take office. Jie Shi's new king is indeed qualified to inquire about this matter. The problem is...

Will Jin State still be there then?

Take a step back and say that even if Zhao Yu's plan failed this time, as long as he did not reveal his true identity, even if Prince Li Xu came to power in the future, he would not dare to interfere with the affairs of Zhao Yu and Princess Xiangrui, and there were Grand Master Chen, Zou Zan, Xue Ao and others.

In short, none of the interests that Prince Li Xu hinted could attract Zhao Yu, but Zhao Yu did not show it.

For the time being, he still wants to make everyone feel at ease, the Emperor of Jin, the Crown Prince Li Xu, and the court and the people of Handan. Only in this way can he take over the power and be fully responsible for repelling the bandits of Mount Tai and guarding against the Western Liang army.

Based on this, Zhao Yu slightly released a little kindness to Prince Li Xu, which made Prince Li Xu feel happy and expressed his enthusiasm.

Before the curfew in the palace, Zhao Yu and his group returned to the Grand Tutor's Mansion with the visit of Emperor Changsun and others.

The next morning, around the hour of Mao, Pan Mao indeed appeared outside the Taishi Mansion on time, preparing to take Zhao Yu to take over the Hu Ben Army.

The Hu Ben Army is actually the capital army that guards Rong and Handan. All the city gates of Handan are guarded by the Hu Ben Army soldiers, except for the royal palace.

According to Pan Mao, although the guards of the palace were also selected from the Hu Ben Army, these people became palace guards and were managed by the inner court.

When Zhao Yu heard the word "Inner Court", he frowned unconsciously. At this time, he had learned that the so-called Inner Court was actually an institution loyal to the Emperor of Jin. In a sense, the palace guards were the emperor's direct private army, and even Zou Zan, who was the general of the Emperor, could not intervene.

Tong Yan, who ruined his family in the Zhao family in Luyang, was the former immediate superior of the palace guards such as Takagi.

So, Tong Yan was at best just a knife in the hands of Emperor Jin, and he could not be the real culprit.

The real murderer behind the scenes is the Emperor Jin. Even the Emperor Jin didn’t know, because of his order, how many Zhao’s children died unjustly in the world...
To be continued...