Zhu Youde spoke first: "General Wang, I don't know something. Why do you have to protect Zhou Heng?"
Wang Po was a little surprised when he heard Zhu Youde mention the name Zhou Heng.
After all, Zhou Heng was just a deputy general. Although he could not be called unknown, Zhu Youde should not care.
Perhaps seeing Wang Po's doubts, Zhu Youde explained: "I have seen some files of the Royal Forest Army before. Although the Zhang family member was the deputy commander, most of the signatures were from the deputy general Zhou Heng, so I paid attention to it.
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Wang Poyi raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, our army is already short of generals. If the deputy general Zhou Heng can abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, I feel that his achievements will be no worse than mine."
After hearing this comment, Zhu Youde put down the memorial in his hand and raised his head.
This evaluation is not low at all. Generally speaking, these warriors love to be competitive.
As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in military power.
Unlike the mutual admiration among literati, there is more of a dissatisfaction among warriors.
Now that Wang Po can say such words, he is already fully recognized.
In addition, there is another practical significance, that is, his prestige in the Imperial Guard is extremely high.
If you can win it over, it will definitely be of great help to your own strength.
If you can control these two points, you won't need to use military talismans to mobilize the Royal Guards.
Relying on that idiot from the Zhang family probably won’t last long.
"If this is the case, if you can fight for it, fight for it. If you can't, you can't let it go."
Zhu Youde only paused for a few seconds, and then became busy again.
After all, if such talents can be utilized, then it would be best.
After all, weakening the enemy's power and increasing one's own power is power.
Everything Zhu Youde did before was based on the premise that he had certain interests, and then only weakened the power of others.
"There is one more thing. I heard that the Huns want to send envoys to show their friendship."
Wang Po said again.
"Messenger? Come as soon as you come. Just be careful. If you are not of my race, your heart will be different."
Zhu Youde nodded, and when he said the last sentence, his eyes flashed.
There is almost an irresolvable feud between Daliang and the Xiongnu.
The existence between the two is not only a struggle between two countries, but also a struggle between two civilizations.
Agricultural civilization values peace, while nomads value plunder.
You can't bow your head to them a little bit, otherwise they will push further than anyone else.
"Peace talks are impossible. Everything that follows depends on you, general." Zhu Youde continued.
After hearing these words, Wang Po became energetic.
After all, Zhu Youde's changes during this period were visible to him.
But he still didn't know much about Zhu Youde's attitude towards the Huns.
Under the influence of Zhang Yuanhai, Zhu Youde was more inclined to the Zhuhe faction.
Most of the time, the Xiongnu would not fight if they could, which led to the gradual expansion of the Xiongnu's power in recent years.
It's not too late to look back now.
"The minister will retire first. This time, I will go look for Zhou Heng first."
Just when Wang Po was about to leave, Zhu Youde suddenly stopped him.
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"What are your orders, Your Majesty?" Wang Po was a little surprised.
"I will go with you this time. After all, you said you are a great talent. In this case, you cannot neglect it." Zhu Youde replied.
"His Majesty's attire would be a bit too showy if he were to go to the Heavenly Prison."
Wang Po had no objection, after all, he was very confident in himself.
I believe that with him here, Zhu Youde cannot be harmed.
Although Zhu Youde's behavior during this period was very deviant, Wang Po quite liked him.
This kind of change is better than being a fool all the time.
Zhu Youde asked Wang Zhonghou to find a guard's uniform, and then changed into it directly in the imperial study room.
When Wang Zhonghou saw Zhu Youde who had put on the uniform of a guard, his face was also dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, what is this?"
"I have something to do and I want to go out with General Wang Po. Don't worry." Zhu Youde raised his hand to signal silence.
When Wang Zhonghou saw this, he naturally did not dare to stop him. After all, Wang Po was accompanying him.
Wang Po just left first, saying he wanted to pick up something.
Not long after, Wang Po came back with a scroll in his hand.
The Heavenly Prison is actually not too far from their location, it is just outside the Imperial City.
After all, those imprisoned in the sky prison are basically officials from the imperial court.
Basically, those who commit truly heinous crimes will not enter.
Zhu Youde followed Wang Po all the way, but no one recognized him, which was quite convenient.
"Where is Zhou Heng?" Wang Po asked after arriving at the Tianlao.
When the guard saw that Wang Po was coming, he took the lead to lead the way.
Soon they arrived outside a cell, where a young man was lying on the ground.
It only took two hours, but now he was beaten all over and bruised, and he was no longer human.
"Did you fight this?" Zhu Youde stepped forward and asked coldly.
"We were the ones who beat him, but what does this have to do with you, a little guard?" When the guard saw this that day, he also said angrily.
After all, if you can't offend Wang Po, it's not like you can't offend ordinary people.
At this time, the guard did not notice at all. At this time, Wang Po's expression had become a little cold.
"There are no rules for this kind of lynching in the sky prison, right? Now, to be beaten so harshly without trial is probably against the rules."
It seemed that he noticed something was wrong with Wang Po's tone.
The guard then said bitterly: "Actually, this is not our problem. We are just petty officials. I can't do anything about the adults' matters."
This sentence is actually stated plainly.
Someone above told him to do it, so he did it.
"If this is the case, if someone asks you to kill people in the prison, you will kill people?" Wang Po asked again.
"General Wang, actually bringing you in is against the rules. There are some underlying rules that we can't change."
"Forget it." Zhu Youde pushed Wang Po, and Wang Po gave up.
In fact, what the guard said was not completely wrong.
These matters are indeed beyond the control of a small guard like him, and there is no need to waste time here.
"He has already fainted, what should we do?" Wang Po asked.
"Splashing water, this is the most effective way." The guard said carefully.
"Forget it, if you have any gold sore medicine or anything like that, bring them all." Zhu Youde quickly stopped this matter.
After all, the water in this prison doesn't look that clean.
Maybe there are still bacteria in it, and if you splash water like that, all the living ones will probably be beaten to death.
This is actually how the world is now. Although Zhu Youde wants to change it, he also knows that it cannot be changed for a while.
Seeing how serious Wang Po was, Zhu Youde finally understood why he was so unpopular in the court.
The main reason is that he is too upright, and sometimes he still needs to be flexible when he should be flexible.
However, Zhu Youde still likes Wang Po's character, he doesn't flatter his superiors or bully his subordinates.
This and Zhang Yuanhai are almost two completely different people.