"PS: Code one chapter first, let me sleep for a while, and then start the second chapter after getting up in the middle of the night. I have been feeling dizzy and weak for the past two days."
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Around 4 o'clock in the morning, Jie Ziu, who heard the rumor that "King Su was participating in the fight for the throne" in the city, rushed back to Prince Su's Mansion in a hurry under the escort of several King Su's guards, knocking on the door of the palace.
After a while, the door of Prince Su's Mansion was half opened, and an old guard from Prince Su's guard poked his head out. He thought he was here to deliver a greeting card again, but unexpectedly he saw Jie Zigui and several Prince Su's guards.
"Mr. Jiezi." The old soldier of King Su Wei who opened the door quickly opened the door. Of course he recognized Jiezi Ou.
You must know that Kou Zhun, Jie Ziu, and Wen Qi are three well-educated men who are called "the three wise men of the palace" by King Su Zhao Hongrun. Therefore, the guards of King Su in the palace respect these three gentlemen particularly.
"When did Mr. Jiezi return to Daliang?" As he welcomed Jiezi into the house, the old soldier of King Su Wei greeted him affectionately: "Have you had breakfast? If not, I will ask the chef to prepare one for you...
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"Thank you, but don't worry about it now." Jie Zizi waved his hand humbly, and then asked: "Old Li Tou, is your highness still here?"
The old soldier thought for a while and said: "I haven't seen His Highness leave the mansion today. He is probably still resting in the mansion."
Jie Ziwei nodded secretly, then turned around and said to the guards of Prince Su who were escorting him back to Prince Su's Mansion: "Brothers, please go back to the mansion to rest first. You have worked hard along the way."
"Don't dare." Several Su Wang guards replied respectfully.
After a few words, the two parties parted ways. The Su Wang guards went back to their houses in the front yard to rest, while Jie Ziyu, carrying only a few pieces of clothing, went straight to his room in the east courtyard wing.
After returning to his own room and putting down his baggage, Jie Ziyu went straight to the North Courtyard without even bothering to wash up or take a bath.
While walking through a garden in the north courtyard, Jie Ziyu saw Gao Kuo, Mu Qing, and Zhou Pu, three clan guards, sitting at a stone table, resting and chatting. It seemed that Mu Qing and Zhou Pu were making fun of Gao Kuo.
"Three of you." Jie Ziyu took the lead in saluting and greeting.
Gao Kuo, Mu Qing, and Zhou Pu, the three clan guards, turned their heads when they heard this. When they saw Jie Zizi, they all stood up and returned the greeting.
"What are the three of you talking about?" Jie Ziyu asked curiously.
Both Mu Qing and Zhou Pu knew that Jie Ziyu was not an outsider and did not hide anything. After hearing this, Mu Qing smiled and said: "We are laughing at Gao Kuo for taking the initiative and concealing it from His Highness. His Highness punished him for three months."
The salary..."
"Should you hide it from Your Highness?" Jie Ziyu glanced at Gao Kuo in surprise. He knew that as far as he knew, these Zongwei were extremely loyal to Su Wang Zhao Hongrun. How could such a thing happen?
Maybe he noticed the strange look in Jie Zizi's eyes, so Gao Kuo explained what happened yesterday with a stern expression. Hearing Jie Zizi's sudden realization, Gao Kuo's heart moved slightly.
"You also said that Wei Jiao is stupid, but you yourself are extremely stupid." Zhou Pu said teasingly: "Since that rumor has been spreading in the city, how could His Highness be kept in the dark? You see, you are indeed
It’s a ghostly obsession.”
Gao Kuo was speechless and looked depressed.
Seeing this, Jie Ziyu's heart moved slightly and he asked curiously: "When I returned to Daliang today, I heard the people in the city talking about "His Royal Highness wants to fight for the throne" on the way. Could this be what the rumor was referring to?"
"Have you heard about it, sir?" Mu Qing asked in surprise.
Jie Ziyu nodded, and then asked: "If you don't mind, can you tell me in detail what is going on?"
So, Mu Qing told Jie Ziyu what happened in Jiying Hall that day, so that the latter could understand the whole story.
"What happened in the Jiying Hall of the Imperial Palace the night before yesterday was widely spread in the city yesterday morning. The speed at which this rumor spread is really strange... Is there someone behind it who is adding fuel to the fire?"
Jie Ziyu pondered for a moment, and then asked: "How does Your Highness react to this?"
Glancing at the somewhat depressed Gao Kuo, Mu Qing shook his head and smiled: "Well, because Gao Kuo deliberately concealed it, His Highness only realized that something was wrong last night..."
"Oh?" Jie Ziyu heard this and asked meaningfully: "In other words, His Highness has not made any public statement yet, right?"
"That's right." Mu Qing nodded and said.
Jie Ziyu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Where is Your Highness at this moment?"
Mu Qing raised his head and glanced at the sky and said, "You should still be getting up... Is there something wrong, sir?"
Jie Ziyu smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just rumors, big or small... don't take it lightly." After saying that, he took a deep look at Gao Kuo, raised his hands to the three Zongwei and said
: "In that case, please wait in the front hall."
"Sir, walk slowly."
After bidding farewell to the three imperial guards, Jie Ziyu went straight to the front hall of the main house in the north courtyard, sat down on a seat in the hall, and was served tea by his own servants.
After waiting for almost an hour, Zhao Hongrun yawned and walked from the back hall to the front hall together with his personal maid Que'er.
When he saw Jie Zizi sitting in the front hall waiting, Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and then a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Meson."
Jie Zizi immediately stood up and saluted: "Your Highness."
"Sit down." He waved his hand to signal Jie Zizi to sit down. Zhao Hongrun found a seat and sat down. He smiled and asked Jie Ziu, "When will you return to Daliang?"
"This morning."
"Has the matter in Luocheng been settled?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, before returning to Daliang next time, things in Luocheng have been roughly settled, and the rest has been handed over to Chief Lubalong."
"Well, okay." Zhao Hongrun nodded and took the tea from Que'er.
He was quite relieved about Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun clan.
While Zhao Hongrun was bowing his head to drink tea, Jie Ziyu thought about the words in his heart and said carefully: "Your Highness, I just entered the city, and I heard that the people in the city are spreading a... well, there are rumors about Your Highness.
It is said that His Highness wants to fight for a big position, this..."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun's expression suddenly fell, and he said with a smile: "Even you who just returned to Daliang have heard about it. It seems that this matter is really spreading in the city... Hey, it's a loss.
The fourth brother gets all the benefits of the business, but I am in trouble."
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had long forgotten the joy of suppressing Qing Wang Hongxin and Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo that day in Jiying Hall, and he was extremely depressed.
Suddenly, Zhao Hongrun seemed to have thought of something and said to Jie Zizi: "You are back just now. You and I have calculated the situation. How should I deal with the current situation? Should I express my attitude towards the government and the public and deny the fight for the throne?
thing?"
"No!" Jie Ziyu interrupted subconsciously.
"Ah?" Zhao Hongrun was slightly startled and looked at Jie Zizi in confusion.
Only then did Jie Ziyu realize that he was too anxious, and quickly said: "Your Highness, do you think that even if you take a public stance at the moment and clarify the rumors about the fight for the throne, will you be able to gain the trust of both the government and the public? Maybe in the eyes of some people
, the more anxious His Highness is to clarify at this time, the more doubtful it becomes... He who is pure will be self-righteous, so why bother to clarify?"
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this and thought: "What do you mean..."
"Let it go!" Jie Ziyu said sternly: "As the saying goes, rumors only stop with the wise. As long as Your Highness treats them as nothing, is open-minded and behaves as usual, it won't be long before the rumors collapse."
"Let it go?" Zhao Hongrun said in shock: "Doesn't that mean acquiescence?"
Hearing this, Jie Ziziu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether you acquiesce or not. The key lies in your attitude, Your Highness... If you are firm-willed and don't fight for power, who can force you to fail? I think that as long as Your Highness sticks to his heart,
, the government and the public will eventually understand His Highness’s attitude. If he clarifies it rashly, it will only attract criticism.”
"Well..." Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "But in this case..."
As if he had guessed the thoughts of His Highness in front of him, Jie Ziyu said with a smile: "Your Highness is worried about the attitudes of King Yong, King Qing and King Xiang, right?...I think it is actually unnecessary."
"How do you say this?"
"Let's talk about King Qing first. As far as I know, His Highness recommended King Yan to serve as the governor of Hanoi at the Jiying Palace the day before yesterday. He took several cities in the eastern part of Hanoi County from the hands of King Nanliang. This has offended King Qing and others.
The King of Nanliang... In addition, I heard that at the East Banquet of Jiying Hall that day, more than half of the meritorious people who were close to Your Highness were more than half. I believe that this matter must have aroused King Qing's vigilance. Your Highness, do you think that King Qing has already
We have become enemies with His Highness, and seeing that His Highness has great power, how can we remain indifferent? I believe that regardless of whether His Highness intends to compete for the throne, King Qing is destined to never ignore His Highness again. Therefore, whether His Highness clarifies the matter of competing for the throne is of no significance to King Qing.
big."
"..." Zhao Hongrun nodded slightly.
Indeed, there is really nothing to clarify about Qing Wang Hongxin. As Jie Ziu said, Zhao Hongrun had seriously offended Qing Wang Hongxin that day in the Jiying Palace. If there is no explanation, I believe Qing Wang Hongxin will have the same attitude towards him in the future.
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Anyway, he was destined not to pee in the same pot as Zhao Wu, so Zhao Hongrun didn't care what Qing Wang Hongxin's attitude was towards him - although he mainly targeted Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang that day, if Qing Wang Hongxin didn't know what was good and what was good, Zhao Hongrun wouldn't care.
I don't mind taking Zhao Wu with him - anyway, Zhao Hongrun never thought that Zhao Wu could become a qualified monarch.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun asked again: "What about King Yong? Should I go and say hello?"
Hearing this, a strange color flashed through Jie Ziyu's eyes, and he chuckled and said: "Your Highness, according to my understanding, King Yong was quite close to Your Highness in the past, and regarded Your Highness as a brother and sister. Since he trusts His Highness so much,
You will not change your attitude because of these things... It would be unsightly if His Highness sent someone to explain in a hurry."
"You mean, I won't do anything?" Zhao Hongrun had an incredible expression on his face.
"Your Highness, what do you want to do?" Jie Ziyu said with a chuckle: "Come forward to clarify the facts? Go to Shangshui to temporarily avoid the limelight?... How can your Highness guarantee that, is there anyone deliberately using this matter to force His Highness to leave?... I have it.
As far as I know, a similar situation happened a few days ago."
These words made Zhao Hongrun feel a chill in his heart. Indeed, when he had a conflict with the clan, a similar scene happened. Although it was the remnants of the Xiao family who were instigating the incident at that time, not what his brothers said.
But who can guarantee it this time?
There is no doubt that if Zhao Hongrun leaves Daliang at this time, then Qing Wang Hongxin will definitely take the opportunity to attack the Smelting Bureau and the Bingzhu Bureau.
Without the support of Zhao Hongrun, how could the Smelting Bureau and the Weapon Casting Bureau cope with the situation?
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun was deep in thought and silent, Jie Ziziu struck while the iron was hot and said seriously: "Your Highness, at this time, we should remain unchanged in response to all changes. As long as we don't get confused and watch the situation quietly, it won't take a few days to see who is here.
It will only add fuel to the flames from behind. Until then, I will wait for the opportunity to act."
Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment and felt that what Jie Ziyu said made sense: when the situation was unclear, he should really stabilize his position and wait and see the situation. He should first figure out the "nature" of the rumor and see if it was his own people who violated him.
The last wish of the government is acting without authorization, and there are still other forces adding fuel to the flames in an attempt to fish in troubled waters.
If it's the former, it's not a big problem, just hit them; but if it's the latter, Zhao Hongrun will naturally not show mercy to those who are hostile.
"Come on! Let's just wait and see for a while." Zhao Hongrun decided with a slap on the thigh, stood up and said to Jie Ziyu: "Jie Zi, I want to go to the palace to ask the old man about something. If you have nothing else, just go with me.
Bar."
Zhao Hongrun is still a little unsure about his cunning old man. After all, he can't stand the former's tactics in the temple. To be honest, he really can't resist it. No, he fell into a trap again in Jiying Hall the day before yesterday.
"yes!"
Jie Ziu stood up with his hands clasped in his fists.
Looking at His Highness King Su who was walking in front, Jie Ziyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But in general, it went smoothly. As long as His Highness King Su did not come forward to clarify, over time, the government and the public would naturally accept His Highness's participation in the fight for the throne.
As for the next step, we only need to look for opportunities to try to change His Royal Highness Prince Su's attitude towards the throne.
"You have to eat your food one bite at a time, so let's do this for now."