Zhao Hongrun's seat was arranged on the third long table in the east seat of the main hall. The previous two seats were occupied by the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and the king of Xiang Zhao Hongjing.
Regarding this arrangement, Zhao Hongrun did not feel uncomfortable, but felt a little relieved. After all, ordering the elders and younger ones was a long-standing tradition. If the people of Prince Yong's Mansion deliberately arranged his seat in front of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and Prince Xiang Zhao Hongjing this time,
Then Zhao Hongrun would be suspicious in his heart.
After all, if arranged in this way, Zhao Hongrun would attract more attention, which would make him misunderstand whether the people from Prince Yong's Mansion intended to expose him to the public eye.
According to the difference in status, a prince of Zhao Hongrun's status is different from ordinary people who sit alone, usually in a long table with three or two seats, and the dishes on the table will be the most sumptuous ones at the banquet.
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However, Zhao Hongrun didn't like sitting alone, so he not only asked Que'er to sit on the left side, but also Jie Zizi, who originally wanted to sit in the back with Wei Jiao, the chief guard of the Zong Dynasty, to sit on the right side.
Down.
For Jie Zizi, this is a great courtesy and honor.
Before taking his seat, Zhao Hongrun said hello to his two brothers, the eldest prince, Zhao Hongli, and the king of Xiang, Zhao Hongjing.
His relationship with Prince Xiang Zhao Hongjing has always been just a little friendlier than a stranger. It is probably not even a "nodding acquaintance", because if they are not brothers, according to Zhao Hongrun's character,
He will never have any contact with people like Xiang Wang Zhao Hongjing.
In contrast, the relationship between the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and Zhao Hongrun is more harmonious. Although they had various conflicts with each other at first, in recent years, the conflicts between the two have gradually been eliminated. In fact, the two are still in the former East Palace Party.
There is some cooperation in the brewing industry in Dang County.
"Hongrun."
While Zhao Hongrun was secretly observing the guests in the palace, Prince Xiang Zhao Hongjing came up and said with a smile: "How are the wedding preparations going? My brother is waiting for your wedding wine."
Seeing Zhao Hongjing take the initiative to get close to him, Zhao Hongrun was slightly surprised, but after thinking about it, he understood.
After the fall of King Qing Hongxin, who among the brothers was most anxious, then it must be the third emperor brother. After all, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli was protected by the Queen. Even if the current trend of Yong Wang Hongyu wanted to deal with the former, he would have to
After careful consideration, this Third Emperor Brother has no powerful and favored mother to protect him, and no power that would make Yong Wang Hongyu feel afraid. At this time, if Yong Wang Hongyu wants to deal with him, it will not be a very difficult thing.
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"...But, what does this guy want to do with me? Shouldn't he go to Zhao Hongli?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongli in the distance with slight surprise, but saw the latter smiling slightly at him.
With a slight movement in his heart, Zhao Hongrun vaguely guessed: It was probably Zhao Hongli and his staff Luo Yao who looked down on Zhao Hongjing and wanted the latter to be eliminated early.
In fact, sometimes Zhao Hongrun also feels that Prince Xiang Zhao Hongjing plays more of a troublesome role in the fight for the throne among the princes. For Zhao Hongrun, who hopes that the Wei Kingdom will end the battle for the crown prince as soon as possible, such a person is destined to be unlucky.
Be well-liked.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun seemed to be polite, but in fact he said distantly: "Brother Third Prince, don't worry, Brother Third Prince will definitely be an honored guest in my house when the time comes."
After that, he pretended to signal Que'er to pour him some wine, making it clear that he didn't want to continue chatting with Zhao Hongjing.
It's not that Zhao Hongjing couldn't understand Zhao Hongrun's hint, but now he was in a worrying situation and urgently needed to find a helper who could jointly resist Yong Wang Hongyu. Compared with the elder prince Zhao Hongli, the old man in front of him was obviously more stubborn, so he pretended to sigh
He said: "Hey, I miss my brothers. The sixth brother went to Qi State, the fourth brother went to Shanyang in northern Xinjiang, and now even the fifth brother has gone to Song County... Some things are really hard to say. Maybe today
You and I, brothers, are still sitting together drinking and talking, but tomorrow we have to say goodbye to each other... Hey, when I think about this, I feel so sad for my brother."
"Brother "parting"? You're talking about you, right?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongjing while holding the wine cup.
In his opinion, if King Yong Hongyu would make any big move after taking over the power, the first thing he would do would definitely be to sequester the Three Princes next to him and get rid of this troublemaker in advance. - Change
If it was him, Zhao Hongrun, he would do the same thing.
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun didn't speak, Zhao Hongjing was inevitably a little anxious. Just when he was about to say something more, he heard a commotion coming from the door of the palace. Then, the brightly dressed Yong Wang Hongyu walked into the palace surrounded by a group of people.
"Thank God!"
Zhao Hongrun secretly thought, and calmly turned his gaze to the vicinity of the palace gate, which made Prince Xiang Zhao Hongjing feel depressed for a while.
Today's King Yong Hongyu seems to be the focus of this banquet. His arrival seems to make the atmosphere in the palace become more heated. It seems that everyone wants to come forward and chat with this powerful prince to deepen their understanding of the situation.
The impression in the mind of His Highness King Yong.
When Yong Wang Hongyu walked into the palace, he glanced at the east banquet in the palace at first glance. When he saw Zhao Hongrun and three people sitting in the banquet, the smile on his face became even bigger.
It has to be said that Yong Wang Hongyu also considered the issue of "what if Zhao Run refuses to attend the banquet today". Fortunately, this bad situation did not happen.
After breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, Yong Wang Hongyu said a few words to the guests who came to chat one after another, then came to Zhao Hongrun calmly, and said with a bit of apology: "Hongrun, in spite of your busy schedule, I still have to give in."
I feel really sorry for you that you took the time to come to the banquet."
In fact, when he entered the mansion, King Yong Hongyu had already learned from the greeters at the entrance of the mansion that Zhao Hongrun had already attended the banquet, and also learned that Zhao Hongrun's gift was a branch of Laoshan ginseng - although in this era,
The value of Laoshan ginseng is not that high, and many people in the world don't even know what it is used for. However, it is labeled as a "gift from King Su". The significance of this Laoshan ginseng is greater than its own.
There is still value.
At least, it's much better than "a pair of riding whips", isn't it?
After exchanging a few words, Yong Wang Hongyu and Zhao Hongrun said goodbye and walked to the main seat in the palace.
Today's banquet at Prince Yong's Mansion was hosted by Cui Yong, brother-in-law of Prince Yong Hongyu.
Zhao Hongrun didn't know much about this Cui Yong. He only knew that he was the leader of the younger generation of the Suanzao Cui family. He was a libertine who loved romance. Although he was full of knowledge and was good at composing poems and paintings, he had no use for these skills.
On the right path, he played with some women from Fireworks and Willow Lane all day long, which made Yong Wang Hongyu's father-in-law almost drive his son out of the house.
Later, after Yongwang Hongyu came to power, Princess Cui of Yongwang was afraid that her younger brother Cui Yong would be "severed from father and son" by his father, so she called the younger brother to Daliang and asked Cui Yong to be responsible for helping her husband win over dignitaries in the city.
Not to mention, the bohemian Cui Yong is very good at this.
For example, Cui Yong is the "Yao Lord Zhao Sheng" beside King Yong Hongyu.
After Yong Wang Hongyu arrived, the feast officially began.
To be honest, today's guests in Prince Yong's Mansion are not as distinguished in terms of status as those at the banquet held by King Qing Hongxin. This is no wonder. After all, many nobles are still in Song County and cannot come back to attend, but at least they are local celebrities in Daliang.
Most of them came to the scene one after another, which once again proved that Yongwang Hongyu is worthy of the current trend.
However, these guests looked at Zhao Hongrun from time to time during the banquet, which annoyed Zhao Hongrun.
Maybe Zhao Hongrun would ignore it once or twice, but after observing his expression again and again, he was not a fool. How could he not guess what those people were thinking?
At the same time, Zhang Qigong, the aide of King Yong Hongyu, and his brother-in-law Cui Yong also noticed the strange looks of many guests in the palace, and they had different expressions on this.
When the banquet was over, Yongwang Hongyu personally sent Zhao Hongrun out of the mansion in full view of everyone, and even asked someone to bring a wooden box as a return gift. He said kindly: "I asked my dear brother to come to the banquet today despite his busy schedule. Brother Fool is really grateful."
I feel sorry for you. It happened that Brother Yu recently got a box of fine Sauvignon. If not, I will give it to the confidante of Hongrun's house as an apology. I hope Hongrun will not refuse."
The so-called sauvignon is actually a colorful pearl. Not to mention in the Wei State, even in the Chu State, it is a very valuable treasure. If it is a large sauvignon, not to say it is priceless, at least it is more valuable than gold or jade.
There are many precious things, so this return gift is really valuable, at least more valuable than Zhao Hongrun's old mountain ginseng.
Zhao Hongrun declined several times, but in the end he couldn't stand Yong Wang Hongyu's hospitality and had to accept it.
After sending away the guests one by one, Yongwang Hongyu summoned his brother-in-law Cui Yong, aide Zhang Qigong and other confidants to the study.
During this period, Cui Yong thought of the box of Sauvignon given away by her brother-in-law, and felt quite reluctant to part with it.
After all, even his sister Yongwang Princess Cui didn't have much of that kind of fine Sauvignon, but this time Yongwang Hongyu gave away at least a dozen, which made him feel very sad - even if he left a few for him
, it would be nice to let him make those women happy while they eat flowers and wine.
Hearing Cui Yong's muttering, Yong Wang Hongyu and his staff Zhang Qigong were speechless.
After pondering for a while, Yong Wang Hongyu said seriously: "Today, Lao Ba can come to the banquet. This is a great honor for me. What does a few sauvignons mean?... As I expected, Hongrun himself
I'm not interested in that position, it's just that the meson owl is doing something secretly. Now that I have become the king, as long as Hongrun doesn't change his mind, even a meson owl can't come up with any tricks."
After hearing this, Zhang Qigong said in a low voice: "Your Highness, even if you say so, I wonder if your Highness has ever seen the guests at today's banquet frequently looking at King Su?" After saying that, he raised his head and glanced at King Yong Hongyu, and said seriously: "
Although King Su has no intention of competing for the throne, he is too powerful. With him in Daliang, some people may not be wholeheartedly devoted to His Highness..."
"What do you mean?" Yong Wang Hongyu asked with a frown.
Zhang Qigong cupped his hands and said seriously: "I would like to suggest that for the sake of peace of mind, we should find a way to let King Su move to Shangshui... In this way, no one can restrain His Highness in this beam."
"this……"
Yong Wang Hongyu couldn't help but fell into deep thought.