"PS: I was too sleepy in the car today. After dinner and a nap, I was still sleepy. I forced myself to finish coding this chapter. It actually took me two and a half hours. I really couldn't hold it anymore. There is still another chapter waiting for me to wake up.
Code, please forgive me.』
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Four days later, Zhao Hongrun and his party set off from Shangshuiyi by boat and arrived at Xiangfu Port in the south of Daliang. After getting off the boat, they took a carriage and arrived at the south gate of Daliang.
After more than a year's absence, Daliang has not changed much at first glance. It is still as majestic and prosperous. However, the guards on duty at the city gate are no longer the guards in gray cloths in Zhao Hongrun's impression, but a group of people holding long guns.
Ge, a guard wearing dark armor.
If the guess is correct, these Mojia soldiers are the "One Hundred Thousand Imperial Guards" expanded by Yongwang Hongyu after absorbing the Junshui Army, Chenggao Army, and Fenxing Army. They are also the Gyeonggi Guard Army in Daliang today.
When the carriage that Zhao Hongrun and Mi Jiang were riding in slowly drove towards the city gate, the guards on duty came up to meet them. A soldier who looked like he was leading a team made a gesture towards Zong Wei who was driving the carriage and stopped the carriage.
Come down.
This is no wonder, after all, the carriage Zhao Hongrun was riding in was transported by ship from the Shangshui River, and the carriage was only engraved with the word "Su" as the font size.
At this time, Zongwei Gao Kuo, who was also sitting on the carriage, got off the carriage and negotiated with the guard leader. He didn't know what Gao Kuo said, but the guard leader's eyes showed longing.
He looked at him and waved to let him go immediately.
So the carriage drove into the city without any hindrance.
"Your Highness, are you going back to the palace?"
After the carriage entered the city, Zhong Zhao raised the curtain and asked Zhao Hongrun. The palace he mentioned was the Prince Su's Palace in Daliang City.
Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Let's go back to the palace first."
So Zhongzhao drove the carriage towards Prince Su's Mansion in the city.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun raised the curtains of the carriage and peered into the streets of the city and the people passing by on the road.
The overall feeling is that Daliang City has not changed much, as if Yong Wang Hongyu controls Daliang and has little impression of the people in the city. How they lived originally is how they live now.
Only the teams of Mojia guards that he often encountered on the streets allowed Zhao Hongrun to realize that these were the mainstays under the rule of Yong Wang Hongyu.
About half an hour later, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate of Prince Su's Mansion.
Zhao Hongrun got off the carriage, helped his wife Mi Jiang, who was hugging his youngest son Zhao Wei, out of the carriage, and then looked up at the mansion in front of him.
At this time, Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao had already walked to the steps in front of the mansion and knocked on the closed door.
"Who?"
An inquiry came from inside the mansion, and then, the door of the mansion opened with a creak, and the doorman who opened the door couldn't help but get excited after seeing Wei Jiao, the chief of the Zongwei standing outside the mansion: "Master Wei Jiao? It's His Royal Highness Prince Su.
Are you back?"
Immediately, after receiving Wei Jiao's nod of affirmation, the disciple ran to the mansion to announce the good news with great joy. So when Zhao Hongrun and Mi Jiang walked into the mansion, the more than twenty people who stayed in the mansion solemnly
Wang Wei and several other servants rushed over from the depths of the mansion to salute Zhao Hongrun and Mi Jiang and say hello.
"During the period when the king is not here, I will do my best to look after the house and the courtyard."
Zhao Hongrun bowed his hands to the guards and servants of these houses, and exchanged greetings with them while the latter thanked them without even daring to say so.
At this moment, Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao led someone into the mansion. Zhao Hongrun took a closer look and found that the person who came was none other than Zongwei Chief Zhou Yue who was beside Yong Wang Hongyu.
"Zhou Yue, meet His Royal Highness Prince Su."
"How did Captain Zhou Zong know that this king had entered the city?" Zhao Hongrun smiled and waved his hand, greeting Zhou Yue.
Zhou Yue said with a smile: "Although His Royal Highness King Su did not reply to the letter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believed that His Highness King Su would definitely come, so two days ago, he ordered the guards at the city gates in Daliang to report once King Su
His Highness has entered the city and reported immediately... No, I just learned that His Highness King Su has entered the city, and His Highness the Crown Prince has specially sent a humble official to greet you."
Hearing Zhou Yue call him "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince", Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little dazed. He was stunned for a while before he realized: King Yong Hongyu has already been the Crown Prince of the Kingdom.
"I see..." Zhao Hongrun nodded suddenly and asked: "King Yong... No, the prince is in Chui Gong Hall now?"
"We are dealing with government affairs in the Chui Gong Hall." Zhou Yue nodded, and then said with a smile: "The Crown Prince asked me to inform His Highness Prince Su that the Crown Prince will pay a visit in person at noon..."
"In this case, I will wait for the crown prince at my residence." Zhao Hongrun smiled and nodded.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Yue said goodbye, and Zhao Hongrun signaled Wei Jiao to send the former outside the house.
At this time, Mu Qing, Chu Heng and other clan guards were directing the servants in the mansion to move the salutes of the carriages into the mansion. Only Gao Kuo looked thoughtfully at a group of people coming from the front of the mansion.
Guards passing by.
"What's wrong?"
After sending Zhou Yue away, Wei Jiao saw Gao Kuo's appearance and asked curiously.
I saw Wei Jiao pouting at the group of guards who were gradually walking away, and said with a smile but not a smile: "In just a while, I saw three groups of guards patrolling nearby..."
After hearing this, Wei Jiao's expression became serious, and he frowned and looked at the group of guards who were gradually walking away.
Seeing Wei Jiao's serious expression, Gao Kuo laughed, patted Wei Jiao's arm and said comfortingly: "I just said casually, don't worry too much, there are some of our people nearby."
Wei Jiao nodded, but still seemed a little uneasy, so he told Gao Kuo: "Be careful!"
It took about an hour and a half for the clan guards to move the boxes containing the gifts into the residence and tidy up the residence.
At noon, Yongwang Hongyu, under the protection of a group of imperial guards, rode a carriage to Prince Su's Mansion and met Zhao Hongrun.
When Zhao Hongrun came out after hearing the news, Yong Wang Hongyu had already led a team of guards into the palace, and happened to bump into Zhao Hongrun.
He stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Hongrun's arm, and said with a smile: "Hongrun, long time no see!"
Such a warm greeting made Zhao Hongrun look a little uncomfortable.
He secretly looked at the Yong Wang Hongyu in front of him, or rather, he should be called Prince Hongyu now.
I saw Prince Hongyu in front of Zhao Hongrun, wearing a jade crown and dark brocade robes. On the robe, there was a four-clawed python rising from the clouds, which was lifelike.
But what Zhao Hongrun cares about the most is the sword hanging on the jade belt around Prince Hongyu's waist.
To be honest, the great nobles of the Wei State were deeply influenced by the "gentleman culture" of the Central Plains. They believed that gentlemen should not be tainted with the spirit of killing. Therefore, they who respect their status would avoid touching the blade in most cases and rarely wear swords themselves.
Usually a jade pendant is hung around the waist, so that sometimes one can roughly infer the status of the other person based on the quality, size and shape of the jade pendant - it is very rare for Prince Hongyu to abandon a jade pendant like this.
Zhao Hongrun didn't know whether this could be considered a signal.
But having said that, Prince Hongyu, who gave up jade and wore a sharp sword, did make him feel a little bit of pressure, and he felt that the former Yongwang brother in front of him was a little stranger.
After inviting Prince Hongyu to the study, Prince Hongyu said with an apologetic look: "Brother, I feel really sorry for having troubled Hongrun to come to Daliang this time. I'll wait for you tonight. Brother Hongrun will be here at home to greet you."
Let’s hold a banquet to catch the wind, and then toast Hongrun to apologize.”
Zhao Hongrun heard this and said with a smile: "Brother Wang is serious. Since it was invited by King Yong, how could Hongrun delay? But I don't know what Brother Wang said in his letter about "discussing important matters together"."
"It's the enthronement ceremony." Prince Hongyu also concealed it and said frankly: "When my brother wanted to take over the country, all the brothers were watching..."
From the words of Prince Hongyu, it was revealed that in addition to Zhao Hongrun, the former also sent letters of invitation to several brothers including Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang, Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan, Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin - as for whether Yang Zhai was among them
Wang Zhao Hongjing, then Zhao Hongrun is unknown.
But for now, only Zhao Hongrun has accepted the invitation, and the other brothers have not responded.
Next, the two brothers chatted about trivial matters.
"...Hongrun has been away from Daliang for a long time. When I was in the palace, I often heard that Concubine Shen Shu missed her virtuous brother. I heard that Hongrun now has a child?"
After hearing what Prince Hongyu said, Zhao Hongrun said frankly: "To be honest with you, Brother Wang, I already have a son and a daughter. The eldest son is called Zhao Wei and the eldest daughter is called Chu Chu."
"Oh?" Zhao Hongyu raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Did you bring my little nephew here this time?"
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun asked Wei Jiao, the chief of the imperial family, to invite the two daughters Mi Jiang and Que'er, and brought his eldest son Zhao Wei out to meet them.
At this time, the youngest son Zhao Wei had just finished drinking his mother's milk and was sleeping deeply. Prince Hongyu laughed heartily when he saw it, pointing at Zhao Wei and saying that he looked exactly like Zhao Hongrun.
Later, after Mi Jiang took Zhao Wei and Que'er to retreat together, Zhao Hongyu asked Zhao Hongrun: "Only two younger siblings are accompanying the wise brother this time?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongyu calmly and explained: "The little girl (Chu Chu) is not in good health and stays at home with her mother. The other two daughters are pregnant and have difficulty moving, so they did not accompany her."
"That's it." Zhao Hongyu nodded suddenly, and then congratulated Zhao Hongrun.
After chatting for a while, Zhao Hongyu said goodbye with regret on his face.
He politely declined Zhao Hongrun's intention to stay with him for dinner, and explained: "...I have to go back to Chuigong Hall to handle government affairs in the afternoon. It is inconvenient to drink, so I can only live up to Hongrun's kindness. Waiting for tonight, I will set up something in my house."
The banquet is for Hongrun to receive the wind, and when the time comes, you and I, brothers, will drink fine wines to their heart’s content, and we will never return until we are drunk.”
Seeing what Zhao Hongyu said, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to persuade him to stay. He could only personally send the Prince of the East Palace outside the palace and watch the latter get on the carriage.
However, when Zhao Hongyu got on the carriage, the smile on his face disappeared.
At this time, Zhang Qigong, an aide, was still sitting in the carriage. He asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, how are you doing?"
Zhao Hongyu said with a serious face: "Mi Jiang, Zhao Que, and Hongrun only brought these two ladies who know martial arts to Daliang. This shows that he is already suspicious of me. I want him to come here this time.
There must be "Double Crows" accompanying him...Forget it, among all the brothers, he is the only one who has come to Daliang for the time being...Stabilize him first, and let's see how Zhao Hongxin, Zhao Hongjiang, and Zhao Hongxuan respond."