Chapter 88 Zhou Yibai

In the study, Xia Zhengqi put his daughter on the couch and let her play with her doll while he paced restlessly.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhou is here." Debao's voice came over.

Xia Zhengqi's brows relaxed instantly: "Please invite him in." "

Your Majesty, I am your humble servant." Lord Zhou knelt in front of Xia Zhengqi with a thump.

Xia Zhengqi took a step forward and stretched out his hands to help Lord Zhou up: "Get up quickly!"

Xia Zhengqi held Lord Zhou's shoulders with both hands, tears in the corners of his eyes, looking him up and down, and finally his eyes fell on the pair of rough hands covered with old cocoons. His eyes immediately turned red, and he said in a difficult tone: "Yibai, these years... you have suffered."

[What? Lord Zhou, Yibai! 】

Xia Miaoyuan was startled when he heard these two words, and even let go of the rag doll in his hand.

【Yibai, is it that Zhou Yibai? Could it be that he has returned.】

Xia Miaoyuan remembered that a few months ago, the second prince had investigated and found that Zhou Yibai, the former commander of the imperial guards, was wrongly accused, and Xia Zhengqi sent someone to recall Zhou Yibai to re-investigate.

"It's nothing, I deserve it..." Lord Zhou muttered indifferently.

Xia Zhengqi asked Zhou Yibai to sit down and said, "Yibai, a few months ago, the second prince investigated the corruption case of Wei Jianzhong, the commander of the imperial army, and accidentally discovered that there was something fishy about your corruption three years ago."

"So he reported the matter to me, and I ordered a new investigation."

"It has been found out that you were indeed framed, and the 50,000 taels of silver were deliberately put in."

Zhou Yibai's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly with excitement.

"As for those who framed you, I will punish them according to the law."

[Daddy is so wise and powerful! He cleared the grievances of the great general of the Great Xia, ah ah ah ah ah... so excited.]

Xia Miaoyuan murmured in baby talk to express his feelings.

"Your Majesty, you have cleared my grievances, and I am deeply grateful..." Zhou Yibai's eyes were red, but his tone was still cold.

"Your Majesty, who is this?" Zhou Yibai just discovered that there was a little baby in Yu's study.

Xia Zhengqi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "Oh, this is Princess Anguo. This spring, the little princess was born for me by the Queen."

His tone was full of pride.

"Your Majesty, if I am not mistaken, this is your only princess at present, right?" Zhou Yibai walked up to Xia Miaoyuan and looked at her with joy.

Xia Zhengqi couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth: "Yes, Yibai is so smart. I have been looking forward to it for so many years, and finally I have a daughter."

"No wonder you even bring her with you when you work in Yu's study." Zhou Yibai looked at Xia Miaoyuan, and suddenly a fatherly tenderness flashed in his eyes.

"The little princess is so beautiful. Can I hug her?" Zhou Yibai looked at Xia Zhengqi pleadingly.

"Of course you can." Xia Zhengqi nodded.

Zhou Yibai smiled and picked up Xia Miaoyuan, but tears welled up in his eyes.

[Oh no, Zhou Yibai must have thought of his daughter. ]

[I remember it was written in the book that Zhou Yibai was exiled because of his family property being confiscated, and his one-year-old daughter died of illness on the way. ]

[At that time, their family of four was wearing shackles and being driven by the escort, freezing and starving, even worse than beggars. ]

[How could the one-year-old daughter endure this hardship? She fell ill within half a month. They knelt down and kowtowed, begging the escort officer to find a doctor for their daughter. ]

[The escort officer was a powerful villain. Zhou Yibai had no one behind him to bribe him, and he himself had no money to bribe him. How could the other party be willing to treat his daughter if he didn't receive any benefits? ]

[Zhou Yibai's family cried out to the sky and the earth for help, but no one answered. He held his unconscious daughter and watched her die. ]

Recalling this, Xia Miaoyuan closed his eyes uncomfortably.

My God, Zhou Yibai actually suffered such a miserable experience.

Xia Zhengqi felt uncomfortable in his chest.

He hated himself so much that he confiscated Zhou Yibai's property and exiled him without finding out the truth.

It was because of his negligence that a series of tragedies happened.

[There is no greater tragedy in the world than this. 】

【It was precisely because of this tragedy of being confiscated and exiled, and his daughter dying of illness, that Zhou Yibai turned evil. 】

What? Zhou Yibai turned evil?

Although Xia Zhengqi had never heard of the word evil, he roughly guessed what it meant.

【In the fourth year of his hard labor in the exile, the prince of Liang attacked him. 】

Ah! It's the prince of Liang again!

Xia Zhengqi's heart sank.

【Liang Chaozong is very good at winning people's hearts. He first met the Zhou family by chance, pretending to be kind and generous, and lent a helping hand to Zhou Yibai's family. 】 【

As a convicted official, Zhou Yibai suffered all kinds of contempt and insults in the exile. Finally, there was a person who was willing to help them. Naturally, the three of them regarded him as a great benefactor. 】

【In this way, the relationship between Liang Chaozong and the Zhou family became better and better. 】

【Later, Liang Chaozong simply sent their family away secretly, bought them houses and land, and let them live a free and prosperous life. 】

【It was only then that he revealed his identity to Zhou Yibai, and he successfully brought this powerful general of the Great Xia under his command. 】

Xia Zhengqi was so uncomfortable that he couldn't speak after hearing this, and he was intertwined with anger and shame.

【Dad, you are the emperor, you can easily issue an imperial decree to exile him or recall him. The difficult thing is to warm up the cold hearts of people. 】 【

Emperors of all dynasties, whether they are wise or foolish, as long as they sit on the dragon throne, their ministers will shout long live the emperor, but whether they are sincerely loyal to the monarch in their hearts, only they themselves know. 】

【The king must be wise, virtuous, and clear about rewards and punishments in order to win the hearts of his subjects! 】

【Only by exchanging hearts and truly winning the hearts of his subjects will they be loyal to Daxia from the bottom of their hearts. 】 After

Xia Zhengqi heard his daughter's voice, he felt a hot force piercing his chest, and he seemed to be clear in an instant.

He thought of Zhou Yibai's series of behaviors after he entered the room, and suddenly realized that Zhou Yibai clearly still resented him in his heart.

Ah! What to do?

The wrong has been done, the tragedy has happened, Zhou Yibai's heart has been broken, what to do?

"The difficulty is to warm up the cold heart of the people!" The daughter's voice came to Xia Zhengqi's mind again.

Yes, I want to warm him up, warm him up with my sincerity.

Otherwise, Zhou Yibai has hatred for himself and the court in his heart. Even if he is recalled, he will rebel sooner or later.

Xia Zhengqi restrained his emotions and said, "Yibai, I have always wanted to say sorry to you."

Xia Zhengqi looked at Zhou Yibai with sincere eyes.

Zhou Yibai shuddered and looked at Xia Zhengqi in disbelief.