Three thousand miles in exile

"What! You gave birth to a son?" Zhou Chan stood up angrily.

The housekeeper said: "It's my son! It happened last night, and it happened in the early morning of today. Prince Rui ordered the guards to close the house and prohibit the servants from going out. Our people couldn't come out, so we didn't report in time."

Zhou Chan was so angry that he smashed the teacup. Princess Rui hadn't given birth to a little son yet, but a prostitute's son was born in front to occupy the name of the emperor's eldest grandson.

The son of a prostitute is so humble, how can he be the eldest grandson of the emperor, Prince Rui is really more and more generous.

"Where did Prince Rui put our Zhou family's face!" Zhou Chan was so angry that he pointed in the direction of Prince Rui's mansion and scolded.

"He is the one who wants to be the prince. What a noble status as the eldest grandson of the emperor, he is lucky to let a prostitute give birth to the eldest grandson of the emperor. If this matter is reported back to the capital, our Zhou family will lose all face!"

Prince Rui's marriage to Zhou's daughter is a way of increasing his closeness. Everyone is looking forward to the early birth of a small son so that the relationship between the Zhou family and the royal family will be deepened.

It's a pity that the concubine gave birth to a little princess, so it doesn't matter, Prince Rui is still young and has the opportunity to give birth to a little son.

How could it be imagined that soon after Prince Rui went to Northern Xinjiang as the governor, it would take two years. Why did Zhou Chan intervene forcefully when he knew that Prince Rui's backyard was pregnant, just to prevent the concubine from being born before the legitimate son.

At that time, Beauty Cao's month was already very old, as the first batch of beauties sent to Prince Rui, Beauty Cao was the first to conceive.

Seeing that the moving fetus was unwilling to be aborted no matter what, Prince Rui even had a big quarrel with Zhou Chan.

At that time, Zhou Chan asked Mrs. Wen to see the sex of the fetus, and several Mrs. Wen told her that it was a female fetus. Zhou Chan then took a step back. How could he think that the child born at full term turned out to be a son!

"Prepare the horse! The old man wants to go in person!"

The butler hurriedly stopped Zhou Chan. "General, no, Prince Rui just got his son Zheng Xing, if you go to make trouble at this time, what will happen to the relationship between you and Prince Rui who managed to ease."

Zhou Chan brushed the housekeeper away. "How can my Zhou family be insulted like this!"

Zhou Chan brought dozens of personal guards and went straight to Prince Rui's mansion aggressively.

Prince Rui's residence also had guards, these were Prince Rui's personal attendants when he was in Beijing, they were also the guards arranged for him by the Zhou Clan.

When the guards of Prince Rui's residence saw that Zhou Chan personally brought someone to stop him, he didn't dare to stop him, so Zhou Chan directly led someone into the backyard.

Prince Rui was holding and teasing the newly acquired son in Cao Meiren's room.

I saw that the half-day-old baby did not have any ugly wrinkles but was very cute with puffy powder, and the brows were very similar to Prince Rui, Prince Rui liked it no matter what he saw.

Da Chu's surname is Wu's, Prince Rui named his eldest son Tianrui, and the little baby is not only Prince Rui's eldest son but also Emperor Xuan's eldest grandson.

Prince Rui thought about it and immediately sent someone back to Beijing to report the good news to his father, the royal heirs were not abundant, and it was a great event for Emperor Xuan to have the eldest grandson of the emperor.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the courtyard, and then Zhou Chan broke in, and soldiers rushed into the house with the sound of armor.

"General, what are you doing!" Prince Rui was terrified, he hugged the baby in his arms and retreated to the wall.

Zhou Chansen said coldly: "Prince Rui, why don't you listen to the old man's words, the old man said that you can't give birth to a concubine before a concubine, now you let the wangfei and you let the Zhou family have any face to gain a foothold in the capital! "

"I...I..." Prince Rui kept backing away. "But, but the child has been born, this is my son!"

"So what!" Zhou Chan was furious.

"You are the future prince. You are the emperor of Dachu. Your eldest son should be born in the capital. He should have the purest blood of the family. He should be the most orthodox heir. How could he be born of a dirty and lowly prostitute."

Prince Rui hurriedly said: "You can change your birth and family background, this king is planning to rectify Cao Meiren's name, as long as she hangs it under the name of the small clan..."

"How can it be changed!" Zhou Chan was already a little out of breath, and at the same time hated it for not fighting.

"Prince Rui! The Zhou family is doing their best to ask His Majesty to follow the ancient rituals and let the eldest son inherit the throne. If it succeeds, your future crown prince will only be the eldest son of the emperor. Do you want to pass the throne to this son of a prostitute?"

Prince Rui's face turned pale, he didn't consider this point.

According to the plan, the concubine should give birth to the eldest son, and after the Zhou family implemented the eldest son inheritance system, it would be logical to become the next emperor after Prince Rui.

As long as the daughters of the Zhou family enter the palace to serve and give birth to the eldest son of the emperor, the Zhou family will be in line with the royal family from then on, and the Zhou family will be invincible in Dachu. As a result, such a big mistake happened at the first step. .

"Give this evil to the old man, and the old man will deal with it." After Zhou Chan's words, the soldiers immediately stepped forward to snatch the baby from Prince Rui's arms.

Prince Rui couldn't understand Zhou Chan's real intention, and couldn't imagine Zhou's real purpose, he was shocked and angry at the moment, he thought Zhou Chan was crazy, why was he so angry?

Isn't it just that the eldest son of the concubine will make people gossip?As for who will pass the throne to in the future, Prince Rui is not even a crown prince, so he can't imagine such a long-term thing at all.

"Come on! Drag that prostitute out to the old man and beat him to death!" Zhou Chan ordered at the same time.

Soldiers don't know how to pity and cherish jade, Cao Meiren was dragged out of the room by their arms. "Prince Rui save me! Prince Rui save me!"

Prince Rui couldn't protect the baby, and was soon taken away by the guards and handed over to Zhou Chan. There was a baby crying, a woman screaming and crying, and the room was in chaos.

"Stop it all!"

At this moment, a group of soldiers rushed in to confront the soldiers brought by Zhou Chan, and for a while inside and outside the small courtyard, swords were on edge.

When Prince Rui saw Liu Zhan, who was wearing a navy blue fifth-rank military officer's uniform, walking up to him step by step and blocking Zhou Chan, Prince Rui felt that he was in danger.

Also coming with Liu Zhan was Yan Qixiu, who was wearing a bright red uniform of the county guard. These soldiers were the Yan's army under Yan Qixiu's command.

Liu Zhan bowed to Zhou Chan for instructions. "Dare to ask the general, why is this?"

There was killing intent in Zhou Chan's eyes. "General Liu, this is a family matter between this old man and Prince Rui, please General Liu not to meddle in other matters."

Liu Zhan also heard Zhou Chan's subtext, are you determined to fight against this old man?

Liu Zhan didn't reply directly, he turned around and asked Prince Rui for instructions. "Prince Rui, do you need the last general to step down?"

"No...no..." Prince Rui tightly grabbed Liu Zhan's sleeve. "I can't, I can't let the general take away the king's son, and, Cao Meiren is innocent and can't be killed!"

Liu Zhan cupped his fists. "The last general takes orders."

Yan Qixiu was a fine person, he immediately said loudly: "Did you hear that, Prince Rui said that he can't be killed, let him go immediately!"

The soldiers under Yan Qixiu's command rushed forward to snatch Cao Meiren. The soldiers under the general's command could not advance or retreat, but Zhou Chan refused to let them go, and two groups of soldiers fought in the yard for a while.

However, Cao Zhuang and Guo Donghu, the two human meat grinders, fought against ten with one punch. They threw down a soldier with one punch, and threw out a soldier with one hand. I was too scared to go forward.

Cao Meiren fell to the ground so frightened that Huarong turned pale and broke down in tears. She looked at Liu Zhan and wanted to speak, but Liu Zhan warned her not to reveal it.

Beauty Cao is one of the two beauties that Liu Zhan gave to Prince Rui.

In the room, Zhou Chan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Liu Zhan stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Zhou Chan. "General, the baby in your arms is of the blood of Prince Rui's eldest son, the Tian family. No matter how much you don't like this child's origin, there is absolutely no reason to take it away. I believe that you, as the child's uncle, will not hurt the child's life, but, Such a move would hurt Prince Rui's heart too much."

The baby in the swaddle was crying so hard his face flushed, and Zhou Chan held the baby in his hand with one hand without any mercy.

Liu Zhan said that Zhou Chan would not hurt the child's life, but it was a scene, and everyone could see that Zhou Chan would definitely kill the baby if he took it away.

Liu Zhan persuaded again. "General, it's a done deal. Today's incident will soon spread throughout Jinyang. You can't stop Youyou's mouth."

Yan Qixiu, who was at the side, answered the sentence carelessly. "General, I would like to advise you to be more generous. It is enough for Prince Rui to return to the capital and have more children with Wangfei."

Things have come to this point, it is really powerless, Zhou Chan only felt dizzy for a while.

It's all because of his soft-heartedness that day, he should have killed Cao Meiren long ago and nothing happened today, but Zhou Chan quickly calmed down, it's just that the son of a prostitute can grow up.

But Prince Rui really became more and more disobedient, Zhou Chan threw out the swaddle in a fit of rage, Liu Zhan threw himself forward with sharp eyesight and quick hands and fell to the ground to catch it.

"Prince Rui, you will definitely regret what happened today!" Zhou Chan also didn't care about the friendship between uncle and nephew, so he left in a huff.

When Zhou Chan left, Fang, a maidservant of the palace, came out in shock to help Beauty Cao into the house.

Liu Zhan gave the baby to the wet nurse to take back to the mother.

Yan Qixiu waved his hand to signal the soldiers to leave the palace and wait outside. The small courtyard became quiet for a while, only Cao Dazhuang and Guo Donghu stayed in the courtyard.

Prince Rui slumped on the chair, his face pale and terrified.

Suddenly, Prince Rui hurriedly grabbed Liu Zhan's hand as if thinking of something terrible.

"Liu Zhan! Don't leave. If the general comes to seize someone again someday, all the guards in my palace will be from the Zhou family. This king... this king can only count on you."

Liu Zhan patted Prince Rui's hand. "Your Highness, don't panic, a hundred soldiers will be left to guard the safety of the palace, and there will be Lord Yan outside, and Lord Yan will send another hundred people to guard this long street. If the general comes to arrest someone again, these soldiers will protect you as soon as possible. .”

Prince Rui nodded, he also knew that it was impossible for Liu Zhan to guard him all the time, he was just in a hurry.

Seeing Prince Rui's isolation and helplessness, Yan Qixiu immediately stepped forward and knelt down to show his loyalty.

"Your Highness, you are the heir of the Tian family, the future crown prince. I, Yan Qixiu, are loyal and patriotic. Don't worry, no one in Jinyang City can touch you."

Prince Rui was overjoyed and hurriedly helped Yan Qixiu up. "good very good!"

Yan Qixiu wanted to say something again but Liu Zhan stopped him.

"My lord was frightened today, I should rest earlier, and the last general will not bother me. If I stay for a long time, I'm afraid the general will be suspicious."

Liu Zhan persuaded again. "The lord and the general are family after all. After the general calms down, the lord will explain to him carefully, and the general will understand you."

"Yes, what you said is also correct, this king can't talk to the general..." Prince Rui didn't say the word "turn your face off", he waved his hand wearily. "Go down, I'm tired, I want to be quiet."

After leaving Prince Rui's residence, Yan Qixiu grabbed Liu Zhan. "General Liu, shall we have a drink?"

Liu Zhan was expressionless. "You're still in the mood to drink after such a big thing happened just now? When it got to the general's ears, aren't we having a celebration banquet? What are you celebrating?"

Yan Qixiu came back to his senses. "General Liu is still transparent, so another day? I haven't had a chance to thank you, and now we are serving the same master again."

Yan Qixiu was a chatterbox, he would talk endlessly, Liu Zhan waved his hand. "There are still important things to do in the camp, so I'll go first."

Escorted by Cao Zhuang and Guo Donghu, the carriage left Jinyang City and went straight to the barracks, all the way back to Liu Zhan's tent in Cenzhou Camp.

"Boss, we're here." Guo Donghu opened the curtain of the car, but saw that Liu Zhan had already passed out, and his waist and abdomen were dark red.

No wonder Liu Zhan left in a hurry, he had already had his wounds in the General's Mansion.

When they arrived at Prince Rui's mansion, there was another conflict like that. Liu Zhan's wounds had already burst open when he rescued the baby, and it took all of Liu Zhan's willpower not to lose his composure on the spot.

At night, the lights in the camp tent were dimly lit.

"The wound is open, and the pain I suffered before has to be repeated again." Doctor Ma shook his head, muttering to Liu Zhan while dressing him up again.

Song Fenglin sighed and wiped the sweat off Liu Zhan's forehead. "Doctor Ma, thank you for your hard work."

Physician Ma hurriedly said: "It's not hard, I'm going to make some medicine for General Liu right now, I have to drink it quickly, so as not to have a high fever again at night."

The next morning Liu Zhan woke up grinning in pain, finally able to walk on the ground, and now he had to lie back on the bed to rest.

Liu Zhan lay down and thought about it. "I thought I'd be able to fuck you in a few days. It's a big loss."

"Eat it!" Song Fenglin angrily stuffed a piece of walnut cake into his mouth.

Liu Zhan ate clackily. "thirsty."

Song Fenglin fed him a few sips of tea with a spoon.

After eating and drinking, Liu Zhan chatted with Song Fenglin, and the two talked about what happened yesterday.

"Being a prince depends on your uncle's face. This prince is too useless. If I don't toss Zhou's up and down, I will be sorry for my background."

Song Fenglin said indifferently: "That's because Prince Rui wanted too much to get the crown prince but was restrained by the Zhou family. No one can resist the temptation of imperial power."

Liu Zhan thought to himself that he had already helped Prince Rui once, if Zhou Chan was really determined to kill Prince Rui's concubine, it would be hard to guard against the fact that there were many assassinations.

This matter still depends on whether Prince Rui can stand on his own feet, although Prince Rui is useless and incompetent, but in order to save his son, he must think of other ways to compromise with Zhou Chan.

A few days later, Liu Zhan's wounds scabbed over again, and Liu Zhan was finally able to go out to work in the field.

In the afternoon of this day, Yan Qixiu hurriedly looked for Liu Zhan in his private clothes. "General Liu, you have to save me!"

Liu Zhan wanted to go with Cao Zhuang to see the horses, so he went back to the account.

Song Fenglin made tea, Yan Qixiu sat beside Liu Zhan and talked like a bamboo shoot. "That day when I led the troops back with you to rescue Prince Rui, the old matriarch caught me and scolded me."

"Anyway, what I do is wrong in the eyes of the old lady, so I endured it, but they used this to make a fuss, saying that I would defeat the Yan family by being close to Prince Rui, and that they would open a ancestral hall for me tomorrow. rule."

Liu Zhan crossed his legs, broke a peanut and threw it into his mouth to chew.

Yan Qixiu continued talking. "They didn't like me from the very beginning. I inherited the sheriff's office. I have no control over the affairs of the yamen and the mansion. I can't decide the big or small things. If the old matriarch doesn't nod, the people below won't carry it out."

"That day I transferred a hundred soldiers in the name of the old lady. The old lady's mobilization method is to beat me to death! As long as I die, they can take back the position of Patriarch."

Yan Qixiu reluctantly begged. "General Liu, you can save me."

Liu Zhan took a sip of tea and continued to peel peanuts, neither salty nor bland. "This is your family matter, how can I save you?"

Yan Qixiu rubbed his hands. "Can you lend me a few hundred soldiers?"

Liu Zhan was amused by him and snorted. "Do you think this is buying vegetables at the vegetable market?"

Yan Qixiu was very embarrassed.

Liu Zhan threw a peanut into his mouth angrily. "How long have you been the governor of Jinyang, and you can't even win over a few hundred soldiers? You are so stupid that you might as well be beaten to death."

Yan Qixiu said anxiously: "I have a courtship, but... alas, General Liu, you don't understand the Yan family. The people below, from the accountant to the old woman who sweeps the house, are all related to the Yan family."

"For example, the son of a nephew of a young master's nanny, or the Yue family of a cousin's concubine's uncle's son, tell me, what should I do!" Yan Qixiu vomited blood and felt aggrieved.

Liu Zhan laughed out loud. "If this is also called relatives, then wouldn't the emperor's relatives spread all over the world? A sweeping eunuch is also related to the emperor?"

Even Song Fenglin next to him couldn't help laughing.

Yan Qixiu was very embarrassed again.

Liu Zhan changed his posture and said with a big horse: "Only those who have recorded their names on the genealogy are called clan relatives, those who are serious and married are called Yue's family, and long-term workers are long-term workers, even if they are involved in the affairs of the housekeeper. Long worker."

"The wet nurse became a relative of the main family just because she was drunk a few mouthfuls of milk?" Liu Zhan sneered. "You are the sheriff, you are their heaven, you can't touch the old lady, don't you dare to kill a few rebellious servants?"

Yan Qixiu was stunned.

"There is a saying that barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes. They will open ancestral halls and serve you with family law. Don't you dare to make a mess?" Liu Zhan sneered.

Yan Qixiu hurriedly stood up and bowed. "Please General Liu teach me."

Liu Zhan thought about it. "Prince Rui has been feeling very angry these days. Didn't you show your loyalty to Prince Rui that day? You cried to Prince Rui and asked Prince Rui to help you. Prince Rui is the governor of Northern Xinjiang. The affairs in the yamen are not just Prince Rui. It's a one-sentence thing."

"You took Prince Rui to arrest a few protruding ones and pinch them out, first take the yamen team into your own hands, and then promote a few cronies to go up, won't it be a matter of course when you have someone to handle things?"

Yan Qixiu woke up as if he had just woken up from a dream and hurriedly got up to say goodbye, walked to the door and thought of something, hurriedly turned back. "General Liu, if the old matriarch uses Yan's army to take me..."

Liu Zhan took a sip of tea. "The camp of the Northern Army is just outside the city, what are you afraid of? You get close to Prince Rui, and the old matriarch will also weigh whether Prince Rui will take advantage of this opportunity to take the Yan family."

Finally, Liu Zhan pointed at him. "Remember, you are the governor of Jinyang, and you are an official. Who dares to touch you? Can the family law override the national law?"

Yan Qixiu was like enlightenment.

When Yan Qixiu walked away, Liu Zhanfang laughed out loud. "Fenglin, there will be a good show in Jinyang City soon."

Song Fenglin shook his head amusedly, in terms of conspiracies and tricks, Liu Zhan would take the second place, and no one would dare to take the number one place. A majestic big clan has fallen to such an extent that a bastard disturbed the house. From this point of view, the decline of the Yan family is a foregone conclusion.