County Magistrate Zhou took Zhou You back to his own courtyard. There were many people in the county government office, so he couldn't say more. If his son changed, he couldn't be so ignorant anymore.
Arriving at his own study, County Magistrate Zhou took the lead and sat down, "You sit down too."
It was the first time that Zhou You saw his father-in-law with such a serious expression, and it was also the first time that his father-in-law took him into the study to talk. He thought he had done something wrong, and sat opposite his father-in-law nervously.
"Dad." Zhou You called out anxiously.
County Magistrate Zhou waved his hand, signaling his son not to speak. He asked, "Do you know who those men in black were earlier?"
Zhou You shook his head, he really didn't know. But he guessed that they should be government officials, otherwise his father would not come forward to help them.
"They are the assassins of Yongning Wang Jingmen."
"Killer?" It was the first time that Zhou You heard that King Yongning had privately trained a killer.
County Magistrate Zhou nodded, ignored his son's question, and continued, "Then do you know who they are looking for?"
Zhou You nodded, "Search for the fugitive."
County Magistrate Zhou snorted coldly, "Fugitive? They are searching for a fugitive in the name of searching for him, but the person they are actually searching for is Chen Taihong, the only legitimate son of the Prince of Yizhou."
"What? The person they are looking for is the young prince?" Zhou You stood up in shock when he heard that.
Chen Taihong, the only legitimate son of King Yizhou, was also a famous talent in the Min Dynasty.
At the age of 6, he is both good at singing and martial arts.
At the age of 9, after reading the great work "Han Shu Zhu" by a great scholar of the previous dynasty, he wrote 10 volumes of "Zhi Xia" to point out the mistakes in it. This is equivalent to a primary school student writing 10 essays to criticize the academic monograph of a famous professor.
At the age of 10, he read extensively.
At the age of 12, he followed a great scholar to study in the capital, and had some knowledge of "the numbers of the Three Talents and the Jade Boxes".
At the age of 14, he wrote a letter to the prime minister to criticize the current situation and express his political views. The prime minister praised him as "a child prodigy!"
Because of having such an outstanding legitimate son, many ministers wrote to the emperor, requesting him to make the King of Yizhou the crown prince.
How was it possible that such a talented man, the idol of all the young people in the capital, became a fugitive at the gate of Yongning Wang Jingmen?
Zhou You widened his eyes and looked at his father.
"A false charge?"
County Magistrate Zhou nodded, thinking that his son was finally not so stupid anymore.
"Then why are you helping them?" Zhou You was furious and yelled at his father.
County Magistrate Zhou smiled bitterly and shook his head, still so stupid.
"You'er, everyone knows this, but why don't they arrest the little prince without evidence?" County Magistrate Zhou paused and continued, "Besides, they have a public servant this time, and they asked me to cooperate on the grounds of public servant, how can I refuse?"
County Magistrate Zhou was also helpless. This was the officialdom. The person he was facing was Prince Yongning. The emperor at that time had not appointed a crown prince, and it was hard to say whether Prince Yongning would ascend to the throne in the future. He did not dare to offend him.
Zhou You turned his head away angrily and ignored his father-in-law. In his mind, his father-in-law was a hero and should not be a villain who would bow down to his own future.
Magistrate Zhou felt deep emotion when he saw his son like this. It was all his fault that he brought up his son to be too naive. As for this man, he had to protect himself first before he could act on behalf of the people.
"Then what are you going to do? Help them?" Zhou You looked at his father.
"It's just a perfunctory answer." County Magistrate Zhou stated his plan.
Zhou You was not satisfied with his father's answer: "Why don't you help the young prince?"
County Magistrate Zhou shook his head and said sternly, "You'er, we cannot interfere in the dispute between emperors. The merit of following the emperor is not so easy to obtain."
Zhou You was full of confusion. What was the merit of following the dragon? What he wanted was nothing more than helping the young prince escape from the bad guys. How did it rise to the level of a fight for the throne?
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