While Qing Wang Hongxin was talking, he once again tugged at the book that recorded the visiting guests.
There was a hint of anger on his face, but for various reasons he did not dare to show it seriously.
In comparison, Zhao Hongrun's expression was much calmer. He looked at Qing Wang Hongxin with a half-smile, and asked: "Brother Wu Wang, what are you doing?"
At this time, the focus in the palace turned from Zhao Hongrun to the book in the former's hand. Especially those officials in the court who had not been named by Zhao Hongrun were praying in their hearts, hoping that Qing Wang Hongxin could take back the book.
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Otherwise, if this book falls into the hands of His Highness Prince Su, and the accounts are settled according to the roster, will they still have a way to survive?
But the question is, do you want to snatch something from His Highness Prince Su?
"Hey!"
Yong Wang Hongyu took a leisurely sip of his drink and looked at the two people confronting each other at the entrance of the palace with a smile on his face.
From the appearance of Zhao Hongrun in the banquet hall, Yong Wang Hongyu could tell that this eighth brother came with anger today. No, as soon as he entered the door, he gave the guests present a slap in the face, which made many court officials present restless and wished they could
Sleeves cover face.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun had clearly made a move not to give Qing Wang Hongxin face, which made Yong Wang Hongyu dispel the remaining worries in his heart.
Even at this moment, he was still gloating about his misfortune.
In his opinion, Qing Wang Hongxin had never had any dealings with Lao Ba Zhao Hongrun, so he did not know the latter's temper: if Lao Ba was stubborn, his brother's father would not accept it.
"I wonder how long Lao Wu can endure it?"
Yong Wang Hongyu looked like he was watching a good show.
At the moment, what he hopes most is to see Qing Wang Hongxin unable to bear it anymore, falling out with Zhao Hongrun in public, or even fighting.
In this way, he easily gained Lao Ba as an ally, and no longer had to worry about the two brothers, Prince Xiang Hongjing and Prince Qing Hongxin, joining forces to suppress him.
But to Yong Wang Hongyu's surprise, Qing Wang Hongxin's endurance seemed to be better than he imagined, so much so that Zhao Hongrun made a move that did not give him face in public, but Qing Wang Hongxin still endured it and did not have an attack on the spot.
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It's just the expression on Qing Wang Hongxin's face that others can tell at a glance that he is holding back his anger, and they don't know if he may be suffering from internal injuries as a result.
In full view of everyone, Qing Wang Hongxin took a slight breath, forced out a smile, and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Hongrun, this thin book in your hand is the welcome book for your brother's palace. Hongrun, you want
What are you doing? Come on, come on, why don't you join me and have a drink with me?"
Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, glanced at the entire hall, and replied with a smile: "I am just very interested in the list in the book, and I plan to take it back to my house..."
After hearing this, many court officials in the palace looked extremely ugly as if they were mourning for their heirs.
Because Zhao Hongrun's subtext is very clear - I will deal with you one by one when I turn around!
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had turned his attention to King Qing Hongxin again and said with a smile: "Brother Five Princes, this time I came to pay my respects and I also gave you a generous gift. I will give this book to you as a return gift. How about it?"
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"A generous gift?"
Qing Wang Hongxin’s expression became quite wonderful.
Because he still remembered the report from the gate officer just now. The so-called "rich gift" mentioned by the brother in front of him was clearly a pair of riding whips. "Note: Literally means whip. Why do so many book friends mistake it for a horse?"
What a thing? It’s so dirty!』
A pair of riding whips, what kind of gift is this?
King Qing Hongxin was furious when he heard this.
He suspected that Zhao Hongrun probably threw the whip in his hand to the gate official after getting off his mount in front of his residence - the word "perfunctory" was no longer enough to describe this brother's attitude.
"hateful!"
Prince Qing Hongxin cursed secretly and felt his face burning, as if burning with coals.
He knew that at this moment, more than a hundred guests in the hall were all looking at the brothers. If Zhao Hongxin could not take back the book from the hands of the brother in front of him today, then this would be a blow to his growing momentum.
A very heavy blow - just like how he tried to win over the nobles and princes in the palace in front of King Yong Hongyu.
But the problem is, if it is taken by force...
Qing Wang Hongxin glanced at the smiling old man in front of him, and there was a faint feeling of warmth in his forehead.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun's harmless smile seemed to him to mean this: Do you dare to try to take it by force?!
After understanding this meaning, Qing Wang Hongxin couldn't help but feel that he was riding a tiger.
It is undeniable that Zhao Hongxin is now supported by the King of Nanliang, Zhao Yuanzuo, and the Wei family of Tianshui. In terms of power, he is not inferior to the brother in front of him. But to be more serious, his pride comes from the support of the King of Nanliang and the Wei family of Tianshui, and the brother in front of him is
brother's self
The defeat came from himself - whether it was the Shangshui County of six counties, the hundred thousand Suwang army that had never fought a hundred battles, or the Smelting Bureau that had become the standard for Wei's craftsmanship, they were all in front of him.
This brother has grown strong on his own.
The other party has full confidence!
If the dispute really gets serious, what chance does Zhao Hongxin have of winning?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongxin had to suppress his violent thoughts, forced out a smile, and said in a low voice: "How can a mere thing be used as a return gift? Looking back, I will definitely give you a return gift that satisfies Hongrun.
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His tone and rhetoric clearly showed signs of weakness.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person with your fist. Now that Zhao Hongxin has surrendered, Zhao Hongrun can't pursue it any further. After all, Zhao Hongxin is also his half-brother. Even if it's not for the sake of brotherhood, he still has to take care of Emperor Wei.
face, and give some face to the ancestral motto "Children of the Ji and Zhao family should be united and harmonious."
Therefore, after Zhao Hongrun thought for a while, he readily let go of his hand and let Zhao Hongxin take the book back.
Seeing this, Qing Wang Hongxin was certainly relieved, and many of the guests present were also smiling, secretly glad to have escaped.
However, at this moment, what Zhao Hongrun said made the mood of those officials in the DPRK and China who thought they had escaped the disaster hit rock bottom again.
"Since Brother Wuwang is reluctant to give up, I won't force myself... Anyway, I have already written down all the lists in this book."
Seeing His Highness Prince Su say this with a smile, the smiles of many guests in the palace suddenly froze.
Who is Su Wang Zhao Run?
That’s a genius with a photographic memory!
I remember that when His Royal Highness Prince Su was fourteen years old, he met Zhao Hongli, the former Prince of the East Palace, who wrote a book and made a speech.
At that time, everyone knew that the book must have been compiled by the Crown Prince of the East Palace and his staff. After all, they would never have the guts to deceive the emperor.
But His Highness Prince Su, after only briefly reading it, forcibly wrote down the book that Prince Zhao Hongli of the East Palace used to make his speech, word for word, and gave Zhao Hongli a heavy blow, which disturbed the latter's feelings.
Something to stand up for.
Therefore, today His Highness Prince Su claimed to have memorized all the names in Bozili, which means that he has indeed memorized them.
When they thought about this, many court officials present felt sad.
One official even felt his vision go dark and fainted on the spot. His head banged on the desk and he passed out.
This scene made the atmosphere in the palace become even weirder.
But in the end, King Qing Hongxin stabilized the atmosphere in the palace, dragged Zhao Hongrun to the main seat, and ordered the servants in the house to add another seat next to his seat, which should be used as Zhao Hongrun's seat.
Zhao Hongrun had no intention of saying goodbye to King Qing Hongxin's deliberate move to please him. After all, his original intention of coming to disrupt the situation was to frighten those restless guys.
Sitting in the seat and looking around at the many guests in the hall, Zhao Hongrun saw Lintao Lord Wei Ji and Yao Lord Zhao Sheng. Their expressions looked a bit restrained and uneasy.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled at them, nodded and said hello.
He could understand that Wei Ji, the lord of Wei Lintao, and Zhao Sheng, the lord of Yao, came to the banquet this time, and he had no intention of blaming these two people.
After all, in Zhao Hongrun's opinion, these two people did not come voluntarily, but they just did not want to offend this powerful prince after receiving the invitation from Prince Qing Hongxin.
In the final analysis, it was because the foundations of Lintao Lord Wei Ji and Yao Lord Zhao Sheng were unstable.
Regardless of the fact that Wei Ji was the head of the Lintao Wei clan of the 12th branch of the Wei clan in Longxi, in fact, since he handed over the three northern armies to Jiang Bi, Wei Ji's status in the Wei clan in Longxi was not what it used to be.
This made Zhao Hongrun feel a little guilty. After all, the reason why Wei Ji resigned as commander-in-chief of the Northern Army was precisely because Zhao Hongrun wrote to him to ask about the details of the Qin army. Zhao Hongrun did not expect that Wei Ji would take the initiative to give the Northern Army
One position in the three armed forces.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun recommended Lintao Lord Wei Ji to be the general of Fenyin this time, hoping to repay the original favor, because Wei Ji lost his position as general because of him.
In addition, it was precisely because of Wei Ji's help that Zhao Hongrun clearly understood the strength of the Qin army, which enabled King Su's army to kill 200,000 Qin troops in the "Battle of Wei and Han Sanchuan".
Don't stay.
As for Zhao Sheng, Lord of Yao, his situation is actually more embarrassing than that of Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao, because after the three Zhao families in Longxi were merged into the genealogy of the Ji Zhao family of Wei State, many people in the Wei family of Longxi looked down upon Zhao, Lord of Yao
Sheng was dissatisfied, and secretly rebuked Zhao Sheng who was obviously from Longxi, but turned to the Zhao family of Wei. If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, was now serving in the Zongfu, and his immediate boss, Zongfu Zongling Zhao Yuanli, was one of the most trusted brothers of Emperor Wei.
, I believe there must be many Wei family disciples coming to trouble Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun was not surprised when Wei Ji and Zhao Sheng appeared among the guests.
Having said that, among the guests in the hall at this moment, although there are many officials from the imperial court, there are none at the level of minister or minister. At most, they are officials with the title of minister, and they are officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household.
Mostly. After all, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households were the bureaucracies headed by King Qing Hongxin and King Xiang Hongjing respectively, so it is not surprising that this situation would occur.
On the other hand, Zhao Hongrun was surprised by the individual officials from the Ministry of Personnel who appeared here. You must know that the Ministry of Personnel is the ministry headed by the eldest prince, Zhao Hongli.
"Zhao Hongli's influence is indeed far less than it used to be..."
Zhao Hongrun was slightly sad.
While sighing, he looked at the guests who were still in silence in the hall, and said with a smile: "What are you doing to see me doing this? It's a banquet, I don't have so many scruples..."
After hearing this, all the guests present looked at me and I looked at you, but they still remained silent.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun nodded pretending to be enlightened and said: "Is this the topic of Shao Ge? I have a good suggestion here for you to enjoy...for example, the 'Four Orders of Hedong'!"
In an instant, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became more solemn.