After finishing the meal, Zhao Hongrun used urine to escape and planned to consult his father.
He was not worried about what would happen if Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang stayed in Ningxiang Palace. After all, Yingying and Mi Jiang were both smart women, and they would definitely not do anything to displease the mother-in-law in front of Concubine Shen Shu.
"I really don't want to come here..."
About a stick of incense later, when Zhao Hongrun brought Shen Yu and Wei Jiao to the Ganlu Hall, he couldn't help but sigh.
After hearing this, Shen Yu, who was following Zhao Hongrun, asked Wei Jiao in a low voice with a smile on his face: "Your Highness and Your Majesty, are you still fighting?"
"You have missed a lot of wonderful things." Wei Jiao also lowered his voice and replied with a smile: "I will tell you later."
The two laughed in tacit understanding.
All the sect guards were familiar with the war between father and son, Zhao Yuancai and Zhao Hongrun, and had witnessed it with their own eyes. He even accompanied Zhao Hongrun in doing some ridiculous things.
Now, seven years have passed, and the "Eighth Highness" who once had a lot of misdeeds has transformed into the popular "Prince Su Zhao Run". However, the ridiculous "Father and Son War" at that time is still a precious memory of the sect guards—— Not many people in the world are lucky enough to participate in the struggle between father and son.
"Stop talking sarcastically!"
Seeing Shen Yu and Wei Jiao muttering behind their backs, Zhao Hongrun, who faintly heard a few words, said angrily.
To be fair, if he had a choice, he would not want to consult his father at all, but unfortunately, his father is the person in his heart who is best at maneuvering. Even Zhao Yuanqi, the king of Yu who assisted the Emperor of Wei to become the king of Wei, is now Most likely he will not be his father's opponent - after all, the throne for more than twenty years was not in vain.
"His Royal Highness King Su?"
Seeing Zhao Hongrun and his party from a distance, a guard guarding outside Ganlu Hall took the initiative to greet them.
Zhao Hongrun was no stranger to this person. He was the nephew of the great eunuch Tong Xian, and Tong Xin, the right commander of the Royal Guards of the Imperial Guard Division.
"Commander Tong, is Father in the palace? I have something to ask for." Zhao Hongrun asked, cupping his hands.
Tong Xin clasped his fists and said, "We just had lunch, please allow me to come into the palace and make an announcement."
"Thank you." Zhao Hongrun nodded.
Immediately, Tong Xin walked into the Ganlu Palace, left and returned after a while, raised his hands and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Majesty, your Majesty invites you."
Nodding, Zhao Hongrun stepped into the Ganlu Palace. Behind him, Shen Yu and Wei Jiao intuitively took off their swords, handed them to Tong Xin for safekeeping, and then followed up with their highness.
When Zhao Hongrun came to the inner hall, he saw that the Emperor of Wei was playing chess with the King of Yu, Zhao Yuanji, in the hall. The latter was still dressed in common clothes and a wooden staff. It was hard to imagine that this person was actually the one who had served in the previous kingdom. Zhao Yuandai, the king of Yu who became famous during the war.
"Father, fifth uncle."
Zhao Hongrun took the initiative to say hello, while Shen Yu and Wei Jiao behind him also paid their respects.
"It's Hongrun." Emperor Wei put down the chess piece in his hand, looked at his son with a strange expression, and said: "As far as I know, you are not in Ningxiang Palace, why are you here in your leisure time?"
While he was speaking, King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai also looked at Zhao Hongrun with a smile, and sometimes looked at Emperor Wei with a somewhat narrow smile.
It turned out that a moment before Zhao Hongrun came to visit, the Emperor of Wei and the King of Yu, Zhao Yuandai, were playing chess and happened to be talking about Zhao Hongrun.
The topic is of course the causes and consequences that caused the rumor two days ago.
With the eyesight of King Yu Zhao Yuanke, how could he not see that his brother was deliberately setting a trap for his own son? So he said jokingly: "If Hongrun learns that His Majesty is behind this matter, he will definitely make a fuss.
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As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, Tong Xin walked into the palace and said, "Your Highness King Su, please see me." No wonder Emperor Wei had a strange expression on his face.
It was just a guilty conscience, fearing that just as King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai said, Zhao Hongrun had found some conclusive evidence and deliberately came to make trouble with him - this son was the most uneasy one.
However, Zhao Hongrun didn't know all this. After hesitating for a while, he said hesitantly: "Father, I have something to ask..."
After hearing this, Emperor Wei raised his eyebrows, with a look of shock on his face.
"You? Ask me for advice?" He looked at Zhao Hongrun in disbelief, then turned to the eunuch Tong Xian and said: "Tong Xian, come out quickly and take a look. Is the sun coming out to the west today?"
Of course, Tong Xian would not be stupid enough to go out and take a look, he just smiled in cooperation.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun pretended to turn around and leave, but as expected, he was immediately stopped by Emperor Wei.
"It's rare, it's rare, it's really rare... Let's talk about it," Emperor Wei said.
"This..." Zhao Hongrun glanced at King Yu Zhao Yuandai with some embarrassment.
Seeing this, King Yu Zhao Yuanji understood and took the crutches lying aside and was about to stand up, but Emperor Wei stretched out his hand to stop him: "We haven't finished the game of chess yet... Yuanji, please wait here."
, I will take this boy outside the palace to talk."
King Yu Zhao Yuandai smiled and nodded.
After a while, Emperor Wei led Zhao Hongrun to the corner of the corridor outside Ganlu Palace. He looked left and right and saw that the guards around him were far away from each other. Then he turned around and asked Zhao Hongrun: "Tell me, what is it?"
Things, gods and ghosts."
Zhao Hongrun hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Father, in your opinion, how should we handle the matter of the princess in the son's residence?"
Emperor Wei was stunned when he heard this, frowned slightly, and looked Zhao Hongrun up and down, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
After a while, he asked with a strange expression: "You...you said you were asking me for advice, and this is what you're asking for?"
Zhao Hongrun nodded.
"This is really..."
Emperor Wei shook his head, quite dumbfounded.
He originally thought that Zhao Hongrun's request for advice was referring to the situation that the latter faced under the influence of the rumor. If the son in front of him really asked about this matter, he would really feel troubled. After all, that rumor was what he wanted to see.
He arrived and was unwilling to teach his son a way to get rid of the rumors.
Unexpectedly, what the son in front of him wanted to ask for advice was actually about the household affairs of Prince Su's palace, and it was actually a dispute between two women over "Princess Su".
"Is it possible that the dispute between those two women is more troublesome to you than the situation you are currently in?"
Looking at the son in front of him, Emperor Wei felt quite dumbfounded.
"Do you have any solution? Leave without me!" Seeing his father Huang looking at him and shaking his head and laughing, Zhao Hongrun urged him angrily.
"What attitude?! Is this your attitude when asking me for advice?" Emperor Wei finally regained his dignity as an old man, and he put on airs and bluffed. Unfortunately, Zhao Hongrun didn't buy it.
In response to this, Emperor Wei was helpless. After shaking his head, he said seriously: "Choose Mi Jiang."
"So simple?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Emperor Wei in surprise. He thought his father would deliberately tease him and tease him for a while, but he didn't expect that he would give advice so straightforwardly.
But why Mi Jiang?
Glancing at Emperor Wei, Zhao Hongrun said with a strange expression: "Father, are you really afraid of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo?"
These words are by no means random. After all, if Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, goes crazy, it will be quite terrible. The Wei State suffered a lot from it at the beginning and was avenged by the crazy Chu State Master for ten years.
After hearing this, Emperor Wei suddenly choked up and said angrily: "Back then, my Wei Dynasty was weak, so I didn't confront Xiong Tuo head-on. Do you think I was really afraid of Xiong Tuo?... Now our Wei Dynasty has 400,000 elites. , even if Xiong Tuo wants to do something, he still has to think about it!"
"That's not necessarily true." Zhao Hongrun said with a strange expression: "When I returned to Daliang, Xiong Tuo led his army to the east of Chu to seize power. He might have already seized the power of Chu State. If he was angered at that time, I'm afraid What we have to face is not Chu Xi, but the entire Chu State..."
"You scoundrel, whose side are you on?" Emperor Wei said angrily.
Seeing that his father was slightly annoyed and angry, Zhao Hongrun did not dare to use words to stimulate him, changed the topic and asked: "If we choose Mi Jiang, how will the Qin State explain it?"
After hearing this, Emperor Wei also put away the pretended shameful expression on his face and smiled lightly: "Explain? What to explain? Let a princess of Qin who "does not exist at all" lose her position as "Princess Su"?"
This sentence immediately made Zhao Hongrun feel like he was enlightened.
Yes, Qin Shaojun Yingying, whose external identity is still the crown prince of Qin, how could he have been living in Wei and not be a hostage.
"Since you asked me for advice, I will teach you a way... You might as well reveal the secret to Gongsun Qi, Wang Jian, Ying Bo and other Qin people, and pretend to marry the young master as Princess Su, but the premise is that the girl must stay in Daliang , you can see whether the people of Qin agree or not."
"But what if Qin... agrees?"
"Simple, just let out a rumor, saying that Qin State sent Qin Shaojun as a hostage." Emperor Wei squinted his eyes and said: "The Qin people are so proud of themselves. In order to clarify, they will definitely recall Qin Shaojun immediately. Then you can use this matter as a handle. After trying to figure out Qin's attitude, Qin finally chose to give up on Princess Su."
"Old fox...this move is too cruel."
After listening to Emperor Wei's words, even Zhao Hongrun had to say one word of convincing.
But in this way, wouldn't it mean that Qin Shaojun was being treated badly?
Zhao Hongrun couldn't bear the thought of using such conspiracy methods to make Qin Shaojun lose Princess Su. After all, he could see that Qin Shaojun was very concerned about getting the title of the royal wife.
As if he had seen through the intolerance in Zhao Hongrun's heart, Emperor Wei shook his head slightly and said: "Can't bear it? Ha! In fact, there is no need to worry about you. As far as I know, Qin Shaojun's younger brother is weak and sick, and the King of Qin is not worried about transferring the crown prince to him. The throne is passed on to the younger son. At least for a few years, Qin Shaojun will not be able to live in our great Wei Dynasty for a long time. You can use this matter to try to stabilize her. Within a few years, there will be no problem... As for the distinction between legitimate concubine and concubine, you might as well establish a double As for the legitimate son, whichever of the two daughters gives birth to an heir first, his son will be named the Crown Prince of Prince Su, and the son of the other daughter will inherit the title of "Shang Jun"."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was a little surprised: It turned out that the old man had already laid it for him.
"What about in a few years?" Zhao Hongrun asked again: "What will happen in a few years when Yingying gets rid of Qin Shaojun's position?"
"This matter will be discussed in the long term when the time comes." Looking at Zhao Hongrun calmly, Emperor Wei said meaningfully: "Who knows what will happen in a few years?"
"Well..." Zhao Hongrun nodded.
He must admit that it was indeed a wise choice for him to come to consult his father this time.
Who would have thought that his father would have laid it for him long ago.
Chapter completed!