"PS: This is the second update yesterday. In addition, I returned to Shanghai and heard that the nearby Volkswagen is holding an exhibition in the past two days, as well as Hatano clothes. I want to prepare to go and see it tomorrow. Of course, I am here to see the car...
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"Hongrun, please think about it carefully."
Perhaps because he felt that he could not persuade Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongjing did not specify the purpose of his visit for the time being, but he did not leave either, saying that he wanted to live in Shangshui County for a while.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun summoned Zongwei Zhongzhao and asked the latter to help arrange Zhao Hongjing's residence, and by the way, he adopted a semi-surveillance and semi-house arrest attitude towards the latter.
After Zhao Hongjing left, Zhao Hongrun sat alone in the study, holding Yong Wang Hongyu's letter in his hand, thinking about it carefully, as if he wanted to deduce Yong Wang Hongyu's intention of inviting him to Daliang.
After about an hour of burning incense, Jie Zigui and Wen Qi came to the study. The latter smiled and said, "What? That Yangzhai King invited His Highness to join forces to rebel?"
Zhao Hongrun, who was sitting in the study, and Jie Ziyu, who had just stepped into the room, both glanced at Wen Qi speechlessly, but the latter said with a strange expression: "What? Wen is not right?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun and Jie Ziyu were speechless.
Because in a sense, Onsaki is right.
After shaking his head slightly, Jie Ziyu walked up to Zhao Hongrun and asked, "Your Highness, let him go?"
Of course Zhao Hongrun knew who Jie Ziyu was referring to. Hearing this, he shook his head and said: "He is very sensible and knows that I will not let him go easily, so he pretended that he wanted to stay in the house for a few days, so I will
I didn’t break up with him.”
Indeed, since he guessed that Zhao Hongjing's purpose of coming here was to instigate him and fight against Yong Wang Hongyu, Zhao Hongrun, who only wanted the prosperity of the Wei State and did not want civil strife in the country, how could he easily let go of Zhao Hongjing, a "troublemaker"?
If Zhao Hongjing wanted to leave by force just now, Zhao Hongrun might really break up with him and put him under house arrest.
But it has to be said that Zhao Hongjing is very sensible, or from another perspective, he is very determined, as if he is not worried that Zhao Hongrun will send him to the hands of Yong Wang Hongyu.
"The key is still on the other side of Daliang..." After thinking for a while, Jie Ziyu said the truth carefully.
The so-called "key" refers to Yong Wang Hongyu's attitude towards Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, or to put it more broadly, it is Yong Wang Hongyu's attitude towards his brothers in the outer seal.
Taking Zhao Hongrun as an example, when Zhao Hongrun was still in Daliang, Yongwang Hongyu made all kinds of promises and gave various hints, so that Zhao Hongrun left Daliang with peace of mind.
Unexpectedly, in the more than a year after Zhao Hongrun left Daliang, Yong Wang Hongyu integrated the imperial court and the imperial guards with lightning speed, assumed a "centralized" posture, and quickly transferred the ministries and departments that were once controlled by the princes.
At the end of last year, they even seized Zhao Hongrun's Smelting Bureau and Weapon Casting Bureau.
Behavior like this that was contrary to his original promise made Zhao Hongrun inevitably feel like he had been deceived.
Now that he recalled it, there was something vaguely wrong when Daliang finally broke the rumor about him.
That was when Zhao Hongli left Daliang, and the government and the public could no longer prevent King Yong Hongyu from ascending to the throne except King Su Zhao Hongrun. During this period, rumors spread in Daliang City that "King Su was unwilling to leave and wanted to compete with King Yong for the throne."
Because of this rumor, King Yong Hongyu specially invited Zhao Hongrun to his residence to discuss it in detail, and even expressed his sincere intention to hand over power to Zhao Hongrun, as long as the latter had thoughts about the throne.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun was moved by Yong Wang Hongyu's heartfelt words and made a promise on the spot. According to the promise, he left Daliang three days later and returned to Shangshui.
Now thinking about it carefully, Zhao Hongrun suspected that the rumor was not spread by the remnants of the Xiao family. It was most likely that Yong Wang Hongyu used rumors to force Zhao Run away in order to get him to leave Daliang on his own initiative, in the name of the remnants of the Xiao family.
What benefit does it bring to Xiao Luan, who is bent on provoking civil strife in Wei?
If it was really Xiao Luan who deliberately sent a group of people to clash with the Yongwang nobles and provoke conflicts between the two parties under the guise of being members of the nobles of the King Su Party, wouldn't this be more effective than a soft rumor?
For someone like Xiao Luan, he wouldn't mind making things big.
But Yongwang Hongyu was different. He was worried that the matter would get too big and would not end, so he adopted a relatively mild rumor campaign.
When he thought about the possibility of this incident, Zhao Hongrun felt a vague resentment in his heart, like "I originally turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch."
At this time, Wen Qi had already read the autographed letter from King Yong Hongyu, and turned to ask Zhao Hongrun: "Is Your Highness going to Daliang? Let me think about it, this matter is a bit... strange."
Zhao Hongrun remained silent.
The so-called "discussing important matters together" was very vague in Yongwang Hongyu's letter. If we speculate from common sense, it is most likely to be during the enthronement ceremony. For example, Yongwang Hongyu invited Zhao Hongrun to discuss it together, or handed the matter over to Zhao Hongrun.
If the host is the latter, it would be a great honor for Zhao Hongrun, who is externally known as the king.
However, Zhao Hongjing's words "take them and kill them" just now still linger in Zhao Hongrun's mind.
Will King Yong Hongyu really do anything to him?
If this question had been asked more than a year ago, Zhao Hongrun would probably have laughed it off, but at this moment, after the Smelting Bureau and the Bingzhu Bureau were taken away by Yong Wang Hongyu without even saying hello, Zhao Hongrun could not help but feel
Some prisoners also muttered.
Because of this, he did not immediately tie up Zhao Hongjing and take him to Daliang. I believe that the latter also took this into consideration, so he dared to visit Zhao Hongrun in person.
"I think that His Highness should not go." Jie Ziyu's statement was roughly the same as that of Zhao Hongjing: "Over the past year or so, King Yong's temperament has changed drastically, and he is completely different from before. Who can guarantee that he will invite His Highness to Daliang this time?
, wouldn’t it be a trap?”
"Booby?" Zhao Hongrun's eyelids twitched and he looked at Jie Ziyu in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that Yong Wang Hongyu had the courage to kill him.
You know, he is "Su Wang Zhao Run". Over the years, there have been rumors among the countries in the Central Plains that a "Wei Gongzi Run" can stand up to a Wei state. Who is this talking about? It is he, Su Wang Zhao Run!
Even though Zhao Hongrun does not mean to boast at all, he still understands his significance to the Wei State. It is like the "Ten Heroes of Beiyuan" to South Korea, and the "Three Pillars" to the Chu State. No matter how good Yong Wang Hongyu is, he will not kill him, right?
As if he had guessed Zhao Hongrun's thoughts, Jie Ziu calmly said one word: "His great merit surpasses his master!"
"..." Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but his expression froze, but there was still a trace of doubt in his eyes.
Seeing this, Jie Ziyu said seriously: "Your Highness, your merits surpassed everyone else in the country and reached the point of being unrivalled. However, your old Majesty has the unparalleled martial arts of "destroying the Song Dynasty", which is beyond your reach.
…But where is King Yong?”
Listening to Jie Zizi's talk, Zhao Hongrun thought secretly.
Jie Ziyu is right. At that time, Zhao Hongrun had no title, and even some Chu people and Koreans "only knew Wei Gongzi Run but did not know Wei Wang Si", but he still lived a prosperous life in Wei. The reason is very simple.
Because his father, Emperor Wei, had the unparalleled martial arts ability of "Destroying the Song Dynasty", before Zhao Hongrun achieved the feat of destroying a country, his father was still confident in front of him.
In addition, Emperor Wei's health was deteriorating because he had been dealing with government affairs for many years. Therefore, he did not mind that his son's abilities were better than his own.
But King Yong's reputation is different. Even if he ascends the throne as the new king of Wei in the future, his prestige at home and abroad is far less than that of his brother Su Wang Zhao Run. If things go on like this, it will lead to disaster.
"... As the saying goes, a gentleman cannot sit down in the hall. Your Highness is in Shangshui. Even if King Yong has the plot, he can't carry it out. But if he gets to Daliang, he will be at the mercy of others." Jie Zigui persuaded in a low voice.
That night, Zhao Hongrun and Princess Mi Jiang rested in the same bed.
After Mi Jiang put her son Zhao Wei to sleep, she turned around and saw her husband-in-law with his head resting on his hands in deep thought, so he curiously asked the reason.
Zhao Hongrun did not hide it from his wife and told Mi Jiang about King Yong. Mi Jiang was surprised when he heard: "King Yong? Isn't that the Wei Jun you are paying attention to?"
Zhao Hongrun was speechless.
Because as Mi Jiang said, King Yong Hongyu was the human king and emperor he once paid attention to and was optimistic about. He once believed that if he was King Yong, he would definitely lead the Wei Kingdom to become stronger and stronger.
But in the past year, what Yong Wang Hongyu did made Zhao Hongrun a little disappointed.
This disappointment was not just because Yong Wang Hongyu had harmed his interests, but because Zhao Hongrun felt that Yong Wang Hongyu's actions were too hasty.
Yes, it was too hasty.
I have just consolidated my position as the crown prince, and before I ascend the throne, I am already thinking about restraining my brothers who have been granted the title, and even taking back the rights from these brothers. This is indeed too hasty.
More importantly, when Yongwang Hongyu took back the Smelting and Weaping Bureau at the end of last year, he did not even say hello to Zhao Hongrun in advance.
This made Zhao Hongrun feel quite chilled.
But Zhao Hongrun endured it, and the reason was just like the fact that Mi Jiang had just accidentally revealed: King Yong, that was the Wei Jun he chose to recommend.
Precisely because of this relationship, occasionally someone would complain to Zhao Hongrun when they mentioned this matter, and he would have to defend King Yong. Of course, even if Zhao Hongjing teased Zhao Hongrun, this excuse was obviously not sincere.
But the problem is that there is nothing he can do.
Do you want him to admit that he was indeed wrong in the first place?
"...Seriously, did I make a mistake?"
Zhao Hongrun thought about this issue for a whole night.
The next day, Zhao Hongrun called Jie Ziyu and Wen Qi to the study and said to them: "I decided to keep the appointment."
After hearing this, Jie Ziu and Wen Qi's expressions changed drastically.
On the contrary, before they could open their mouths to persuade, Zhao Hongrun raised his hand to stop them, and said seriously: "I should have gone to Daliang long ago... It's just that in the past year or so, I have never faced this matter seriously... This time
I just want to take this opportunity to go to Daliang and use my eyes to see with my own eyes whether King Yong, who now holds great power in Daliang, is still the king candidate that I care about."
Hearing this, Wen Qi wanted to say something, but Jie Ziyu stretched out his hand to stop him.
Seeing this, Wen Qi glanced at the latter strangely, only to find that Jie Ziyu was looking at the back of their highness with bright eyes.
As if... holding back excitement?
In the middle of the first month of the twenty-fifth year of Hongde's reign, Zhao Hongrun took Princess Mijiang and his eldest son Zhao Wei to Daliang under the protection of several Zongwei and Su Wangwei.