The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 473 Identity Exposed
"Oh, it turns out that General Zhou's subordinates are eager to protect the lord. This is understandable, but so many of us seem to want to be robbers, so it's hard not to be misunderstood."

Zhao Xu didn't explain too much about this matter, after all, he didn't have anything to do, did he?

"Haha, you are joking, you are handsome, and your subordinates are handsome, how could they be robbers, you are just joking."

Zhou Xingfeng's posture was very low, and he already had the intention of cherishing the young man in front of him.

"I haven't asked you how to address the young master?" Zhou Xingfeng saw that the guards around Zhao Xu had withdrawn one by one.

"General Zhou, you are being polite. My surname is Zhao, and I am the eldest in the family, so my father named me Zhao Dalang. This is my wife. This time we went out to find medicinal materials. I didn't expect to meet the general. It is really a blessing."

Zhao Xu started talking nonsense again. He had these things at his fingertips now, and there was nothing unfamiliar about them.

"It turned out to be Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao. I was rude. In order to make up for my mistake, I would like to ask Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao to come to the humble house to talk about it, so that I can reduce my guilt. Please help me."

This posture was similar to Corporal Lixian's. Zhao Xu didn't say anything to agree with him. He wanted to take this opportunity to see how the Wuping regime was doing.

Zhou Xingfeng immediately asked his men to give up two horses, and asked Zhao Xu and Zhao Mengru to get on the horses. Zhao Mengru didn't speak all the way, and he must give men face in formal occasions.

"By the way, General Zhou, this is already the border of Wuping. Why do you bring such soldiers to this deep mountain? Did something happen?"

Zhao Xu didn't think that Zhou Xingfeng came here to visit the mountains and rivers because he had nothing to do. This was all nonsense.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, I'm also coming out to take a look. I'm afraid I won't have the chance in the future, and at the same time I'm going out to relax."

Zhao Xu remembered that Zhou Xingfeng was Wuping who was destroyed in the third year of Jianlong, and it was only November of the second year of Jianlong, which meant that Zhou Xingfeng was already sick at this time.

Zhou Xingfeng and Zhao Xu talked happily along the way, and they felt like they had met each other late. After entering the city, Zhao Xu was also very emotional. Most of the people in the city respected Zhou Xingfeng very much.

And this kind of respect comes from the heart. It seems that Zhou Xingfeng is very popular. Zhao Xu didn't know that Zhou Xingfeng was very smart.

I remember that one of the reports Su Yiwei sent was about his usual administrative measures.

After he became the de facto ruler of Hunan, he knew that the most important thing for him was the support of the people, otherwise he would not be able to stand here.

After some investigation, he found that the people were very dissatisfied with the abolition of the onerous decree of the Ma Chu regime.

So he immediately ordered the abolition of these cumbersome decrees, promulgated some decrees that are easy for the people to understand, and quickly won the support of the people.

He manages officials strictly and is very strict, as long as he finds out that official has bad deeds, no matter who he is, he will be severely punished.

I remember one time when one of his most powerful subordinates violated his laws and forced civilian women, which made him very angry, and immediately sank him into the river.

He also said that such a person is only worthy of feeding the fish. Since then, the officials have never dared to go one step further.

He is also very strict with his relatives, and does not treat them preferentially because of his relationship.

His son-in-law, Tang De, reached out for an official, but he didn't have much talent. Thinking about how you are my father-in-law, can't you give me an official?

Who knows that Zhou Xingfeng was furious at that time and said:

"Your talent is not enough to be an official, otherwise there will be no benefit at all except delaying political affairs. You should stop being an official and go back and find out."

Besides, he himself is also very frugal, which is probably the case for most rulers who came from the grassroots.

Zhao Xu also admired so many people greeting Zhou Xingfeng with respect.

"Master Zhou is really good at governing. You see how much respect these people have for you. The ancient sages only once, and I really admire you."

"The young master has won the award. If you are in the government, you naturally want to benefit the people. This is what you should do, and there is no reward."

Although Zhou Xingfeng said so, the smile on his face showed that he was very proud.

It didn't take long to arrive at Zhou Xingfeng's mansion. This is his home. It looks no different from ordinary people's houses, and it doesn't look very luxurious. It's just that ordinary people's houses are bigger.

As the ruler of one side, it's really good to be able to do this, which made Zhao Xu admire Zhou Xingfeng's frugality very much.

"Please don't be offended by the shabby houses of the two, please come in, both of you."

"Oh, my lord was just joking. I really admire your frugality. How can you say that you are so unreasonable? My lord is worrying too much. It is my husband and I who are bothering you."

Zhou Xingfeng invited Zhao Xu into his study very respectfully, which made Zhao Xu very strange, why not go to the living room and come to the study.

Naturally, the people behind Zhao Xu couldn't follow him in. Even the eight guards stood outside to guard the place.

"My lord, what are you bringing us to the study for? Do you have something to discuss with us?" Zhao Xu didn't know what kind of medicine this guy was selling in his gourd.

"Young master!" Zhou Xingfeng suddenly knelt on the ground at this moment, which made Zhao Xu jump. What is this guy doing.

"My lord, what are you doing, get up quickly." As he said that, he was going to help Zhou Xingfeng up.

But Zhou Xingfeng remained motionless on the ground:
"My lord, don't lie to me. I already know your identity. Although I haven't seen you before, I have seen your portrait many times. I recognized you the first time I saw you. "

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I forgot about this. These people have never seen themselves, but they have seen their own portraits. It is not difficult to get their own portraits.

No wonder the old guy was still respectful to him all the way, it turned out that he already knew who he was.

It turned out that everything was planned by him. I thought he felt guilty, but he wanted to invite me here and have something to say.

"Hey, get up, I didn't expect to be recognized by you, get up, just say what you want, I will definitely help you if I can, and don't embarrass me if you can't, okay?"

Zhao Xu immediately said something ambiguous, what can be done, what can't be done, there is no limit, Zhao Xu is really a bit slippery!

(End of this chapter)