The next day, when Zhao Hongrun had just gotten up, he heard from Zong Weizhong that Prince Wei had been waiting in his study for a long time.
So, Zhao Hongrun took Que'er to the study room, and happened to see Wei Yu looking at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, so he said hello: "How did your cousin rest at home yesterday?"
Wei Yu smiled and nodded.
But in fact, he tossed and turned for most of last night in the east courtyard wing of the palace.
It's not that the conditions of the wing in Prince Su's Mansion are too bad, but that Wei Yu has been struggling with the conversation she had with her cousin Zhao Hongrun while having a drink in the garden last night.
Although Wei Yu had a good impression of his cousin Zhao Hongrun, Wei Yu was quite resistant to the latter's suggestion that he should not pursue certain matters anymore.
Therefore, in the end, Wei Yu decided not to get too close to this cousin to avoid embarrassment in the future.
Seeing Zhao Hongrun walking into the study, Wei Yu cupped his hands and said, "Brother Xian, Brother Yu is here to say goodbye."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this and said: "Cousin, could it be that my younger brother didn't treat me well?"
Wei Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head.
In his opinion, this cousin's reception was not good, but he was too enthusiastic. He was so enthusiastic that he was slightly worried about the future.
After all, in Wei Yu's view, if Wei wants to break away from Wei in the future, he will definitely have conflicts with Wei, and maybe there will be a war between the two countries in the future. Therefore, keeping a distance from each other at this time is actually not good for both parties.
It's a good thing to say it. - These are the words from the bottom of his heart. It's not easy for him to say it directly to Zhao Hongrun.
"Where." Wei Yu shook his head and said seriously: "Brother Xian, Brother Yu came to Daliang this time as a hostage after all. I should live in the "proton house" arranged by the imperial court for me..."
Of course Zhao Hongrun is aware of this kind of thing, but looking at him, it seems that the cousin in front of him has not given up on investigating some of the actions of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huzhou, Feng Shu, the Marquis of Yuanling, and others in the previous war.
He still did not learn to give up criticizing the Wei court, so this cousin was destined to be taught a lesson in Daliang.
And he kept this cousin to live in Prince Su's Mansion, in fact, he just wanted to help him - if during this period he could dissuade this cousin from talking nonsense and criticizing the court, wouldn't everything be fine?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said tactfully: "Cousin, actually I think it's better for you to live in my house..."
When Wei Yu heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "It still doesn't work. Brother Xian's house is planning a wedding, so Brother Yu won't bother you."
After talking back and forth several times, seeing that Wei Yu still didn't listen to his opinion, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to let Wei Yu leave with his wife, concubines and children.
When the Prime Minister was sent outside the house, Zhao Hongrun watched Wei Yu's wife, concubines and children get on the carriage they came from, and said pointedly: "Cousin, if it is inconvenient to live in Daliang in the future, you might as well send someone to inform me."
"Then thank you, dear brother." Wei Yu bowed his hands and saluted, but looking at his expression, Zhao Hongrun knew that his cousin did not take his words to heart.
Watching Wei Yu's carriage slowly drive away to the headquarters of the Ministry of Rites, Zong Wei Gao Kuo, who came out to see him off, sneered and said, "You really don't know what's good and what's good. It's a shame that His Highness has the intention to give him a hand..."
After hearing this, Zong Wei Mu Qing asked curiously: "What's wrong? Could someone deliberately embarrass Wei Yu?"
Gao Kuo sneered and said: "I heard rumors a few days ago that some people are preparing to teach Wei Yu a lesson and tell him to talk nonsense and criticize the court... I think Wei Yu will suffer."
When Zhao Hongrun heard Gao Kuo's words behind him, he frowned and turned around and asked, "Who released the news?"
Seeing His Royal Highness asking, Gao Kuo clasped his fists and said seriously: "It's Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites... If nothing unexpected happens, Lord Zhu will probably be regarded as this "evil person"."
Zhao Hongrun frowned in thought, nodded for a long time and said, "I understand."
After saying that, he turned around and returned to the house, which surprised Que'er slightly.
After Zhao Hongrun returned to the study, Que'er couldn't help but asked hesitantly: "Sir, a senior official from the imperial court wants to target your cousin Wei Yu, just..."
As if he had guessed Que'er's thoughts, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said: "I have never had any dealings with Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, but I also know that he is an upright and upright court official... In fact, he is not Zhu Jin.
I want to target Wei Yu, but the Ministry of Rites wants to teach Wei Yu a lesson." At this point, he shook his head and said in embarrassment: "I can't get involved in this matter."
Indeed, as long as Wei Gong Ziyu refuses to admit his mistakes and insists on criticizing the court's various so-called "missteps", then the Liang court is destined to not look good on Wei Yu. Although it will not harm Wei Yu's family of five, it will
It is inevitable to deliberately create difficulties in daily life.
Although Zhao Hongrun and Wei Yu were cousins, it was really hard for him to interfere in this matter.
Unless Wei Yu is willing to "repent".
Thinking about it, Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, spread the news. On the one hand, it was to let people know the attitude of the Ministry of Rites towards Wei Yu. On the other hand, it was also to say hello to Zhao Hongrun in advance.
Just as Zhao Hongrun guessed, about half an hour later, when Wei Yu arrived at the headquarters of the Ministry of Rites with his wife, concubines, children, and several guards, he was ignored.
Logically speaking, with Wei Yu's status as "Young Master Wei", even if Du You, the Minister of Rites, does not personally come to receive him, Zhu Jin, the left minister, and He Yu, the right minister, will come forward to receive him.
But in fact, Wei Yu's family of five and several guards were greeted by no one after they entered the Ministry of Rites bureau. The clerks in the bureau simply ignored Wei Yu and others after serving them tea.
Already.
After waiting for a full hour, Wei Yu's bodyguard "Meng Chong" couldn't wait any longer. He walked outside the house and called a clerk and asked, "When will your government send someone to settle my young master?"
The young official said politely: "Master Shangshu and the two ministers on your left and right are busy with business. Please forgive me, Mr. Wei, and please wait here for a moment."
Meng Chong nodded and returned to the living room.
After waiting for another full hour, Meng Chong became very angry. He walked out of the living room angrily, called a clerk who was passing by in the courtyard, and repeated the previous question.
Unexpectedly, this young official's answer was exactly the same as the previous one: "Master Shangshu and the two ministers on your left and right are busy with their affairs. Please forgive me, Mr. Wei, and please wait here for a moment."
Meng Chong, Wei Yu's bodyguard, was originally a heroic hero of the Wei Kingdom. He had a bad temper. When he heard this, he became furious. He reached out and grabbed the officer's clothes and shouted angrily: "Wait a moment, my mother's house
The young master has been waiting here for two hours, and you adults still haven’t shown up? Could it be that you are teasing my young master?!"
However, although the rugged-looking Meng Chong grabbed him by the lapel, the clerk was not afraid and shouted loudly: "What are you going to do? This is the headquarters of the Ministry of Rites! ... Don't act wild!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of soldiers came from a distance, about a dozen people in total. The leader of the group yelled from a distance: "Hey! What do you want to do?! Let me go!"
As he spoke, the guards behind him took out their weapons from their waists.
Seeing this, Meng Chong's eyes turned cold, and he tightened the collar of the young official's clothes, raised him up with one arm, held the sword on his waist with his right hand, and said with a sinister smile: "I want to play with you.
Jian? I will accompany you!"
Just when he was trying to draw the sword, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side and pressed on the back of his hand: "Stop."
Meng Chong turned around and saw that it was his son Wei Yu.
At this time, the team of soldiers and guards had gathered around, looking at Wei Yu, Meng Chong and the others with unkind expressions.
Seeing this, Wei Yu signaled Meng Chong to let go of the minor official, and bowed to the minor official: "It's Wei's guard who is rude. Please don't take offense."
The little official glanced at Wei Yu and Meng Chong with a gloomy expression for a few times, then straightened his clothes and said coldly: "Forget it this time, it won't be the same next time... Don't forget, this is my department of etiquette.
,No one is allowed to act wild here!”
After that, he walked away, and the soldiers and guards also left one after another.
Watching the backs of these people leaving, Meng Chong's face turned red with anger, as if he wanted to draw his sword and kill these people, but in the end he was pulled back to the living room by Wei Yu.
"This group of people is obviously deliberately neglecting us!"
After returning to the living room, Meng Chong, who had a heroic background, still couldn't understand his hatred, and his face was filled with anger.
Wei Yu remained silent.
In fact, in his eyes, some things were obvious, such as that team of soldiers.
As far as he knew, the military guards in Daliang City of the Wei State were only responsible for city defense and patrol. Although some people were sent to stand guard at various official offices in the city, they generally would not enter the official residence unless something happened inside the official residence.
The team of soldiers and guards just arrived obviously too quickly, as if these people were actually waiting nearby.
"If the young master hadn't stopped me just now, I would have insisted on making them look good! ... There are only a dozen of them, how could I, Meng Chong, be afraid of them?!" Meng Chong still shouted in confusion.
After hearing this, Wei Yu smiled lightly and said: "You are not afraid of a dozen people, but what about the more people they call for? There are at least thousands of guards in this city... You can't possibly kill them all.
We defeated it, right? Even if we defeat it, there are still Wei's dredging troops on the outskirts of the city... So, it's better to stay calm."
After hearing this, Meng Chong was speechless. After all, no matter how conceited he was, he could not defeat thousands of soldiers, let alone the dredging army outside the city.
At this time, Wei Yu's wife, Wei Chen, hugged the two cute little guys and whispered quietly: "If I had known this, I might as well live in my uncle's palace..."
Wei Yu remained silent.
In fact, he did not regret it, because he had long expected that he would encounter difficulties during this trip.
"Just wait a little longer." Wei Yu comforted his wife.
Mrs. Wei Chen sighed slightly and said nothing more.
This wait lasted until noon, when Wei Yu and his party were very hungry, and his cute children couldn't help but pull on their mother's sleeves to cry out that they were hungry.
At the same time, Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was in his room, quietly listening to the officials in the palace describing the activities of Wei Yu and his party.