Just when Xiang Wang Hongjing was restless because he was about to be liquidated by Yong Wang Hongyu, the news that "Qing Wang Hongxin was forced to leave Daliang and go to Song County to appease the people's grievances" was gradually spreading throughout the local counties of Wei.
For a time, the nobles of the King Qing Party in the country were trembling, while the nobles who had previously made up their minds to defect to King Yong Hongyu held their foreheads in celebration. As for some nobles who had previously remained neutral, they were also shaken after this incident.
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For no reason, it's just because Yong Wang Hongyu, who overthrew Qing Wang Hongxin, is too powerful at present, and he seems to be the most popular candidate for crown prince.
A few days after the incident, the news reached Shanyang in Hanoi County, northern Xinjiang.
After Yan Wang Hongjiang learned about this incident, he smiled cheerfully and said, "You deserve it." Then, a look of unfinished content appeared on his face.
In fact, in fact, there was not much grudge between Yan Wang Hongjiang and Qing Wang Hongxin, his younger brother. This upright and forthright His Highness the Yan King just hated the whole house and angered King Qing Hongxin because he simply hated Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang.
After the joy was over, His Highness the King of Yan continued to be busy with the reconstruction work of Shanyang - this incident in Daliang had little impact on Shanyang and His Highness the King of Yan.
One day later, the news reached Anyi in Hedong County, which is now the fiefdom of King Huan Zhao Hongxuan.
Compared with Yan Wang Hongjiang, Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan attached great importance to this news. After learning about it, he sneered in front of his confidant Zhou Min and said: "Huh! This King Yong has never changed his nature. He used such a conspiracy to harm the emperor back then.
Brother Huang, now you are repeating your old tricks and kicking away King Qing... It’s ridiculous that King Nanliang is in charge of Daliang, yet he is actually plotted by King Yong.”
After hearing this, the staff member Zhou Min was very surprised.
Because after repeatedly thinking about this rumor, he did wonder whether the "Jinxiang Massacre" incident might be caused by Yong Wang Hongyu's people. After all, this conspiracy method is very similar to the operation of the poisonous man Zhang Qigong. However,
I didn't expect that His Highness could see through it at a glance.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Zhou Min figured it out: His Royal Highness probably hated Yongwang Hongyu, so whenever he noticed the slightest bit of something wrong, he would subconsciously think of Yongwang Hongyu.
While smiling bitterly, Zhou Min also fulfilled his duties as an aide and analyzed for His Highness: "If it is really Zhang Qigong's design, then the position of "Qu Lianghou Sima Song" is very questionable."
He said this not without purpose. After all, he, Zhou Min, had already used this trick a few years ago. At that time, Zhou Min clearly intended to assist Yong Wang Hongyu, but he pretended to defect to Zhao Hongli, who was still the crown prince of the East Palace at the time, and offered his money to the latter.
Several ingenious strategies with "endless troubles" successfully deceived the former Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, into being unable to take care of himself.
Even though there were talented people like Luo Yao around Zhao Hongli at that time, Zhou Min still succeeded. The latter almost succeeded in driving a wedge between Zhao Hongli and Luo Yao.
I am afraid that one person may have left Zhao Hongli long ago.
It’s just that Zhou Min was picked peaches by Zhang Qigong later.
Precisely because of his experience in this area, Zhou Min could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang - the latter was most likely a secret chess piece planted by Yong Wang Hongyu within the Qing Wang Party, waiting specifically to "
This matter of "recovering Song County" caused King Qing to dismount.
"...Once King Qing falls, no one in Daliang can resist King Yong's reputation."
In fact, when he said this, Zhou Min also thought of His Highness's brother, Prince Su, Zhao Run. However, because they were relatively familiar with each other, and Zhou Min also knew that His Highness had no intention of competing for the throne, he did not include him in it.
It had nothing to do with him that Qing Wang Hongxin left Song County, but after Yong Wang Hongyu gained power, he would definitely threaten the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, which made Zhao Hongxuan worried.
He couldn't help but ask: "Zhou Min, if I want to help my brother grow up, what should I do?"
Zhou Min thought for a while and said: "Now that King Yong's reputation has become a trend, and the eldest prince has been silent for a long time, it is time for him to make a comeback... and when the time comes, someone will need to stand up and support him."
King Huan Zhao Hongxuan nodded and said decisively: "Get ready and follow me back to Daliang today!"
"Yes!" Zhou Min said with his hands raised.
On that day, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan ordered 250 elite members of the Northern First Army and took his staff Zhou Min to "Pu Ban".
After the "Battle of Five Parties Defeating Wei", Hedong County was devastated by war and is currently undergoing intensive reconstruction. Every day, large ships from Daliang go to and from Puban, Fenyin and other places. With Zhao Hongxuan's relationship, it is not difficult to catch a favorable wind.
Boat.
After all, the magistrate of Puban County is "Zhao Wenlin", the eldest son of "Third Uncle" Zhao Laiyu, and a member of the "Suwang Party"; and "Puban Wei" Wen Xu is the former deputy general of "Hexi Shou Sima An"
, they are also the generals of the current "Hedong Shou" and "Lintao Lord Wei Ji", and they can be regarded as most of the Su Wang Party. Among the Su Wang Party, Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan is also a big shot who is respectfully called "Second Master"
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Taking a boat down the river, a journey that might have taken ten and a half days originally, Zhao Hongxuan and his party arrived at the Bolangsha River Port in the north of Daliang in just four days.
Seeing that the once barren river beach has now turned into a huge dock, officials and craftsmen from the "Construction Department" of the Ministry of Industry are using the convenience of cement to construct at a speed that ordinary people can't imagine, in the empty Bolangsha dock.
Groups of houses were built on the foundation of the harbor, which shocked King Huan Zhao Hongxuan and his staff Zhou Min.
Unfortunately, there was no time to appreciate this river port, which was about to become the most prosperous place in the Wei Kingdom. Zhao Hongxuan suppressed his curiosity and led Zhou Min and the elite of the Northern Army under his command back to Daliang without stopping.
In fact, strictly speaking, the prince who was granted a foreign title was not allowed to return to Daliang at will. However, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan was not officially a prince. He had just sneaked out of Daliang before. As for the official seal, at least he had to wait until he
After marrying the Korean princess, Chui Gong Palace and the imperial court will issue formal documents.
Because of this, he didn't even have to pay attention to the rule that "foreign kings are not allowed to enter Daliang without permission". After revealing his identity at the city gate, he headed to the residence of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.
Of course, before going to the residence of Prince Zhang Zhao Hongli, Zhao Hongxuan did not forget to call Zongwei "Du Jian" to take more than 20 soldiers of Beiyi with him and bring many gifts he brought from Anyi to pass on to his sisters-in-law.
, first went to Prince Su’s Mansion to visit his brother Zhao Hongrun.
As for the Ningxiang Palace of his mother Shen Shufei in the palace, Zhao Hongxuan was more or less uneasy because his fiancée, the princess from South Korea, currently lives with his mother - despite what he keeps saying.
Although he didn't care, in fact, Zhao Hongxuan still had some resistance to this marriage.
Firstly, he had no emotional foundation at all with the Korean princess, and secondly, South Korea was the country he wanted to conquer in the future.
Really confused.
Zongwei "Gong Liangyi" was instructed to take more than a hundred elites of the Northern First Army back to his Prince Huan's Mansion in Daliang. Prince Huan Zhao Hongxuan led his staff Zhou Min and more than a dozen guards to the residence of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.
There was a knock on the door of the mansion, and the servant of the eldest prince's mansion opened the door and took a look. There was a bit of surprise on his face, and he quickly greeted respectfully: "Master Jiu, when did you return to Daliang?"
Unlike the people of the Suwang Party who are accustomed to calling Zhao Hongxuan "Second Master", the people of the former Donggong Party are accustomed to respectfully address Zhao Hongxuan as "Ninth Master".
"I just returned to Daliang." Zhao Hongxuan greeted him casually, and then asked: "Is Brother Changhuang at your residence?"
The servant replied respectfully: "He is at home."
Nodding, there was no need to inform, Zhao Hongxuan led Zhou Min and others straight to the depths of the mansion.
During this period, the servants and guards in the mansion were not surprised when they saw His Royal Highness Prince Huan breaking into the mansion. Instead, they respectfully saluted Zhao Hongxuan, and some even greeted Zhao Hongxuan with a smile on their face.
It can be seen from this that the status of King Huan Zhao Hongxuan in the original Donggong Party - no one regarded him as an outsider.
When Zhao Hongxuan brought Zhou Min and others to the inner courtyard of the mansion, they happened to see the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and his staff Luo Yao sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, as if they were testing the knowledge of the emperor's eldest grandson "Zhao Yonglu".
Looking at Zhao Hongli's expression, it seemed that he was not very satisfied with his son's knowledge. On the contrary, Luo Yao was smiling and trying to smooth things over.
From the side, Zhao Hongli's second son "Zhao Yonghui" was looking at his reprimanded brother with a look of fear.
However, Zhao Hongli's two daughters were not worried at all, especially the younger daughter, who was only a few years old, grabbing Luo Yao's hair and trying to climb up the 'uncle's back.
Looking at this happy scene, Zhao Hongxuan smiled bitterly and couldn't help but said: "Brother Chang Huang, Mr. Luo, you are so leisurely and relaxed."
"Huh?"
Zhao Hongli and Luo Yao turned around and saw Zhao Hongxuan, Zhou Min and others. Zhao Hongli said in surprise: "Xiaojiu? Why did you come back to Daliang?"
Zhao Hongxuan chuckled and didn't say anything. He just glanced at his nephews Zhao Yonglu, Zhao Yonghui and his two nieces.
Zhao Hongli understood, took the hands of his two sons, scolded and encouraged them like a strict father, and then sent the two brothers back to the study to study. As for the two daughters, he called the maids who were waiting on the side and led them to the main room.
Go to the Li family's side.
When he turned around and saw Zhao Hongxuan looking at him with a half-smile but not a smile, Zhao Hongli, who was acting like a strict father just now, couldn't help but explain with some embarrassment: "Brother Yu is mediocre, but Yonglu and Yonghui are quite smart... Alas,
Yonglu is now 14 this year, but he is not as studious as before, and Brother Yu is also worried."
According to contemporary calculations, a man of fifteen or sixteen is considered half an adult and can marry a concubine. However, among the people, a man of sixteen is fully considered an adult. Therefore, it is no wonder that Zhao Hongli was anxious.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan joked: "If you don't like studying, you may not be successful in the future. My brother has not liked studying since he was a child."
"Is this comparable?"
Zhao Hongli was dumbfounded because after all, the target of Zhao Hongxuan's ridicule was Su Wang Zhao Run, who was known as "the one who was born to know."
After joking for a while, Zhao Hongxuan finally said the reason for his visit: "Brother Changhuang, you have been immersed in this for a long time, it's time to come back."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongli's face suddenly showed a solemn expression.