Looking at his son who looked a little unattractive, Emperor Wei walked over and patted Zhao Hongrun on the shoulder.
Zhao Hongrun nodded and followed Emperor Wei to the Imperial Garden, which Zhao Hongrun was very familiar with.
The father and son walked in front, followed by the eunuch Tong Xian and the imperial guards.
Walking to Guanyu Pond, Emperor Wei turned around and glanced at Zhao Hongrun, who was not very energetic, and joked: "In the pond, there have been a lot of golden-scaled tails as tribute in the past two years. Do you want to catch some of them and bring them to your palace?"
Zhao Hongrun forced out a smile, shook his head and said, "The fish pond in Prince Chen's Mansion can no longer be filled."
Emperor Wei rolled his eyes when he heard this.
Everyone in the Daliang Dynasty knew that the golden-scaled tail was a treasured plaything for the imperial tribute. There were only two places in the entire Daliang where a "fish school" was formed, one was the imperial garden of the imperial palace, and the other was Prince Su's Mansion.
Where did the golden-scaled tail in Prince Su's Mansion come from? Emperor Wei no longer wanted to recall this question because his heart would hurt.
"Hongrun, I once heard that when your brothers were young, they loved to hang out in this imperial garden, right?"
After a period of silence, Emperor Wei was the first to ask.
Zhao Hongrun nodded.
Indeed, the imperial garden in front of him can be said to carry many memories of him: the first father-son war took place here, which made Emperor Wei half angry to death; it was also here that he met Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince; and then the timeline Going forward, when he and his brother Zhao Hongxuan were young, they also liked to wander in this imperial garden full of precious things.
In fact, the guards in the Royal Garden were quite strict at that time, so much so that Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan had to climb over the wall to get in. Therefore, they would inevitably be caught by the imperial guards and reprimanded by Concubine Shen Shu upon their return.
"Just now, I said that you are following my old path, but you don't seem convinced?" Emperor Wei turned his head and glanced at Zhao Hongrun.
Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment and asked: "Father, do you think Beiyi Army can still be saved?"
Emperor Wei shook his head and said seriously: "In my opinion, I have no objection to banning the designation of this army."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned and said, "In that case, Father, you..."
As soon as he said this, Emperor Wei raised his hand to interrupt him and said seriously: "Hongrun, you have to know that my evaluation just now is just my opinion and does not represent Hongxuan. Do you understand? ...Hongxuan's character is as stubborn and strong as yours, because he has an equally stubborn and strong brother... In fact, when Hongli and Hongxuan were in Northern Xinjiang, Li Zheng was more or less jealous of me. As mentioned before, the prince's talent is limited and his courage is insufficient, while Hongxuan is a soft-spoken person. Without the prince's support, no one in the Northern Army would obey him... This man, despite all his efforts, still suffered failure. Although he is not willing to accept it, he will still accept it, but if for some reason he fails to do his best and faces failure, he will neither be willing to accept it nor accept it."
After a pause, Emperor Wei asked Zhao Hongrun: "Do you think that the reason why the Northern Army did nothing in northern Xinjiang is because of the problem of propaganda ability? I don't think so. If he was leading someone like yours at that time, The Shang Shui Army and the Yanling Army are as elite, even if the results are far inferior to yours, it won't be that bad...right?"
"Well." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then said seriously: "Because of this, I don't want Hongxuan to continue to stay in the First Army of the North..."
"But he didn't listen to you, right?" Glancing at Zhao Hongrun, Emperor Wei said with a smile: "Just like you didn't listen to me back then, and used a mere 20,000 dredging troops to defend Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo Liu Ten thousand troops."
"My minister was confident at that time!" Zhao Hongrun frowned and said: "The Junshui Army is an elite division that is good at fighting. At that time, the army of 160,000 under the command of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, was just a temporary recruitment of peasant soldiers before the war. Moreover, the weapons, equipment and training levels of the two armies are very different... Therefore, winning is not a problem, the problem is how to reduce our losses."
Emperor Wei said with a smile: "You are right. At that time, the Ministry of War was considering the losses and wanted to sue for peace, because at that time our Wei Dynasty only had a total of 80,000 troops that could be used for war. If one or two troops were lost in a battle, 10,000, the consequences will be even worse... But now, my Wei Dynasty has 400,000 troops that can be used for war. I don't really care whether there is a Northern Army... If he does well, it is good, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't."
"..." Zhao Hongrun remained silent.
In fact, he didn't care either. What he cared about was the relationship between Beiyi Army and Donggong. He didn't want his brother Zhao Hongxuan to be labeled as a member of the Donggong Party.
But things went against expectations. Just two days ago, during the latest quarrel, Zhao Hongxuan expressed his attitude for the first time. His words were full of sympathy for the East Palace and his disgust and hostility towards King Yong. He said that King Yong only knew how to play conspiracy. He even accused him, the elder brother, of not helping King Yong.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun became furious on the spot, and the two brothers broke up unhappy.
Seeing Zhao Hongrun's poor expression, Emperor Wei calmly advised him: "'Don't impose your opinions on anyone in the name of doing good for others.' Is this what you once said to me?...How did you end up in the end? Have you followed my old path?"
"..."
"Let Hongxuan make his own decision. Whether he succeeds or fails, it is his own choice." After saying that, Emperor Wei patted Zhao Hongrun on the arm and said with a smile: "It is precisely because of my temporary acquiescence at the time. That’s why King Su became so famous today, didn’t he?”
Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment, then curled his lips and said, "I told him two days ago, and I won't bother to care about him in the future."
Hearing this, Emperor Wei smiled slightly, changed the topic and said, "Okay, that's enough for this topic. I finally got some free time, so come and relax with me."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Emperor Wei in confusion. After all, it was hard for him to imagine that his father, who had worked diligently for twenty years, actually learned to be lazy and left the matter of reviewing memorials in Chui Gong Hall to King Yong.
However, when he saw Emperor Wei's gray temples, Zhao Hongrun felt a little uncomfortable.
Perhaps the father in front of him had done many dishonorable things, but it is undeniable that he was a wise king who worked hard for Wei.
Therefore, he sighed with emotion: "Father, it's really time to take a rest..."
Perhaps he didn't expect that the scoundrel in front of him would actually say such tender words. Emperor Wei was stunned for a moment, his expression a little moved, as if he had seen a ghost during the day, and he stared at Zhao Hongrun with wide eyes.
And just when Zhao Hongrun was about to open his mouth angrily, he heard Emperor Wei let out a long breath and said quite seriously: "It's not the time to rest yet, I still have one unfinished matter on my mind."
"What's on your mind?" Zhao Hongrun thought about it for a moment, then asked tentatively: "The remnants of the Xiao family?"
Emperor Wei glanced at Zhao Hongrun. Although he did not answer, his expression already acquiesced to the matter.
Suddenly, Emperor Wei seemed to see something, bared his teeth and frowned.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun raised his head and glanced into the distance, and then saw that in the distance, Concubine Shi was slowly coming here, surrounded by several palace maids.
Concubine Shi, the mother-in-law of Yong Wang Hongyu, is a very charming woman. She looks like she is in her thirties because of her beauty skills. It is completely unexpected that her son Yong Wang Hongyu is already
A man who is almost thirty years old.
"His Majesty."
With a seductive call, Concubine Shi walked up to Emperor Wei Yingying, her eyes filled with affection, and she said joyfully like a little woman: "Why are you in the mood to come here today? I just listened to the words of several young father-in-laws.
, I thought they were talking nonsense..."
"Ah." Emperor Wei responded dully, then forced a smile and said, "Hongrun entered the palace today, and I asked him to accompany him to relax."
"Oh." Concubine Shi nodded, then turned to look at Zhao Hongrun, and greeted her affectionately: "The little bully who was once feared by everyone in the palace has gradually grown up and looks so handsome. Who knows what will happen in the future?"
How many wealthy families will be fascinated by it..."
Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly to himself, cupped his hands and saluted, "The noble concubine has spoken."
"What do you call your concubine? With such a good relationship, I heard that you have a good relationship with Hongyu. If you don't mind, just call me aunt." Concubine Shi said with a smile.
Zhao Hongrun exchanged a look with Emperor Wei calmly, cupped his hands and called out: "Hongrun has met my aunt."
"You are so well-behaved and smart..." Concubine Shi had a smile on her face and spared no effort in praising Zhao Hongrun: "At the beginning, I thought that this child Run'er would definitely be successful in the future. Look at now..."
Listening to Concubine Shi's praise, Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly in his heart.
In fact, he and Concubine Shi rarely met each other throughout the year, and Concubine Shi and Concubine Shen Shu did not have any friendship.
I remember that three or four years ago, Concubine Shen Shu, Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan, mother and son were still marginal figures in the palace, just like transparent people. At that time, I didn't see Concubine Shi paying much attention to them.
Maybe a few years ago, Concubine Shi saw Concubine Shen Shu, Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan, mother and son in the palace, and she might not have looked at them with a straight eye.
But since the other party was smiling at each other today, Zhao Hongrun was being polite and it was better not to be too rude.
"Ahem." Emperor Wei coughed and said, "Concubine Shi, I still have something to tell Hongrun. Look..."
"Oh." Concubine Shi understood and said with a smile: "In that case, I won't disturb you... By the way, I made some cakes with my own hands today. If Your Majesty and Run'er are hungry, you might as well relax while
Use some of your free time..."
As she spoke, a palace maid behind her handed over a basket of pastries.
Seeing this, the old eunuch Tong Xian took two steps forward and took the basket.
However, after presenting the cakes, Concubine Shi was still not in a hurry to leave. She winked at Emperor Wei and said in a disgusting way: "Your Majesty, I wonder if Your Majesty will come to stay at my concubine's "Splendid Palace" tonight. I and the two
This girl is thinking about His Majesty day and night..."
"Ouch!"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the two young palace maids behind Concubine Shi who turned red and lowered their heads, then glanced at Emperor Wei with a strange expression.
At this time, Emperor Wei's entire face turned dark, and he coughed and said, "Concubine Shi, Hongrun is still here!"
"Run'er is not a child. He has already become a man upright. It doesn't matter." Concubine Shi looked straight at Emperor Wei.
Seeing this, Emperor Wei had no choice but to nod in agreement and then sent the satisfied Concubine Shi away.
After Concubine Shi left, Emperor Wei shook his head, then nuzzled his lips towards Concubine Shi's back, and asked Zhao Hongrun: "Hongrun, what do you think?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Emperor Wei and said with a half-smile: "That's good enough, Father. He's almost half a hundred years old and can still control three girls in one night. Two of them are not much older than his sons. No wonder the dragon's body is not in good condition."
』…Tsk, tsk, tsk.”
"Asshole! I didn't ask you this!"
Emperor Wei cursed with a dark face, but he felt guilty no matter what.