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On the third day of March, Yanhou Zhao Hongjiang and Huanhou Zhao Hongxuan, who had both been demoted, were finally released by the clan after being imprisoned for ten days.
Also released on the same day was Zhao Hongyin, the Yiwang who was not deposed.
When these three brothers were sent away from the clan by their cousin Zhao Min, Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan looked at the bright sun in the sky and had a vague feeling of being human.
They simply couldn't imagine how they survived these ten days in that dark little dark room (meditation room).
"Three worthy brothers, I still have some matters to attend to, so I will send them here for the time being."
Cousin Zhao Min arched his hands and said with a smile to Zhao Jiang, Zhao Yin and Zhao Xuan, then turned around and walked towards the depths of the house.
At this time, a carriage drove out of the alley diagonally opposite the Zongfu. Immediately, Zhao Hongrun’s Zongwei Mu Qing jumped down from the seat, came forward to greet him, and said hello with clasped fists: "Congratulations to the three of you for escaping from trouble, Yi. His Royal Highness, and...the two princes."
Rolling their eyes, Yanhou Zhao Jiang and Huanhou Zhao Xuan couldn't help but laugh and curse.
To be fair, they thought they were lucky enough this time - because it was Prince Zhao Run who came to the throne, the impact of their actions to assist King Zhao Hongxin of Qing in launching a rebellion was minimized, and the final punishment they received was thunderous. Big, raindrops are small. It's just that the king's title has been reduced to the marquis. The rest of the fiefdoms and military power remain unchanged.
Therefore, the two of them were actually in a good mood, so when Mu Qing deliberately teased them, they also pretended to be annoyed and cooperated with Mu Qing.
After a while, Yanhou Zhao Jiang deliberately asked Mu Qing: "Mu Zongwei, I wonder how His Highness the Crown Prince will deal with two guilty ministers like me?"
Mu Qing smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to punish you two personally, please do so."
Yanhou Zhao Jiang and Huanhou Zhao Xuan looked at each other and smiled, and were about to follow Mu Qing to the carriage not far away when they suddenly remembered that Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin was standing next to them.
Perhaps because he noticed Zhao Hongjiang's gaze, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin showed a faint smile on his tired face: "Fourth brother, ninth brother, please take care of yourself. I believe the carriage to take me back to the palace will be here soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, a carriage drove up from the far side of the street. After the carriage slowly stopped, a man jumped out of the carriage. It was "Ying Xiao (chao)", the chief of the Zongwei of Emperor Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongjiang and Zhao Hongxuan looked at each other, nodded and said, "Then...then I'll take the first step."
"good."
Yiwang Zhao Hongyin nodded and watched as the two brothers Yanhou Zhaojiang and Huanhou Zhaoxuan followed Mu Qing into the carriage, and then slowly walked towards Zongwei Chief Yingxu.
"Your Highness." Seeing His Highness walking over with a tired face, Ying Miao stepped forward with concern and asked, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Yiwang Zhao Hongyin shook his head, then got on the carriage and got into the carriage.
After waiting to sit down in the carriage, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin's eyes flashed with a trace of hatred and annoyance, and his hands could not help but clenched his fists.
"Just a little bit worse! Just a little bit worse!...Old man, old man, you are so secretive..."
Looking back on that day, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin still can't let go.
Obviously he was only one step away from the throne at that time, but he was intercepted by the old man Zhao Hongrun who suddenly appeared with his army. The latter took advantage of the situation to clean up the mess and took the position of prince. But he, who had been working hard for a long time,
Not only did he not catch anything, he almost exposed himself.
Although at the time of the incident, King Yi Zhao Hongyin had already ordered Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, to kill King Zhao Xin of Qing, Marquis Sun Mou of Huzhou, Marquis Feng Shu of Yuanling, Marquis Zhao Jian of Wanlong, Marquis of Gaoyang Jiang Dan, and Marquis of Pingcheng Li Yang,
Kuangcheng Hou Jiyan and other "insiders", but when he thought that Pang Huan, Meng Luo and many anti-rebellion soldiers saw his actions at that time, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin felt inexplicably uneasy.
Thinking of this, he told Zongwei Chang Yingnuo who was sitting opposite: "Go back to the palace to rest for a day, and then go back to Zhuzao tomorrow!"
"Boil the dates again?" Zongwei Chang Yingnuo was stunned for a moment, then stopped talking.
"What?" Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin asked with a frown.
The Zong Wei Chief Ying Nuo hesitated for a moment and said: "When His Highness was under confinement in the Zong Mansion, Zhao Run sent someone to send an edict asking His Highness to move back to the Prince's Mansion in Daliang..."
"What?!" Yiwang Zhao Hongyin suddenly opened his eyes wide and felt a chill rising up his spine.
"Could it be that he..."
Zhao Hongyin, who looked ugly, swallowed his saliva, forced out a smile and asked: "Lao Ba... he revoked my king's fiefdom?"
"That's not true." Ying Nuo shook her head and explained: "I just asked His Highness to go back to Daliang to live."
"..." Zhao Hongyin's heart was pounding and he asked in surprise: "Why is this happening?"
Ying Nuo hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "Your Highness, could this be related to the fact that Prince Qing was lucky enough not to die?"
Zhao Hongyin's eyelids twitched, and his expression became increasingly ugly as he said, "What? You mean, Prince Qing...is not dead?"
Ying Nuo shook his head and said: "On that day, His Highness ordered the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo to get rid of everyone present, but the Nanliang King only killed Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huyao, Uncle Feng, the Marquis of Yuanling, Zhao Jian, the Marquis of Wanlong, Jiang Dan, the Marquis of Gaoyang, and Pingcheng Marquis.
Hou Liyang, Kuangcheng Hou Jiyan and several others left the lives of King Qing and Wei Feng."
Hearing this, King Yi Zhao Hongyin's heart skipped a beat.
Wei Feng of the Wei family in Longxi was an ally of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, in the temple. Therefore, it was understandable for Zhao Hongyin to show mercy to Zhao Yuanzuo, king of Southern Liang. In addition, Wei Feng was cunning and cunning, so he was spared his life.
That's okay.
King Zhao Hongxin of Keqing, how could he be alive?!
If this person were alive, he would definitely inform the newly appointed crown prince Zhao Run in revenge for Zhao Hongyin's "little bird behind" behavior that day.
Thinking of this, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin couldn't help but break out a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.
"Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo...he actually, he actually..."
Zhao Hongyin couldn't help but clenched his fists, hating the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo to his core.
On that day, he clearly ordered Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, to kill Zhao Hongxin, the king of Qing, Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huzhou, Feng Shu, the Marquis of Yuanling, Zhao Jian, the Marquis of Wanlong, Jiang Dan, the Marquis of Gaoyang, Li Yang, the Marquis of Pingcheng, Ji Yan, the Marquis of Kuangcheng, and others.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, did not kill Zhao Hongxin, the king of Qing.
Seeing the panic on His Highness's face, Ying Nao hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much. Even if Zhao Run learns that Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, actually supports you, Your Highness, it doesn't actually matter..."
"..."
Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin glanced at Ying Xuan, feeling increasingly depressed.
The reason is very simple, because he basically told Ying Suo, the Zongwei Chief, the truth: the person who really supported him was not the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo, but someone else.
Because of this, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin was worried that his deeds would be exposed.
After returning to Prince Yi's Mansion, Prince Yi Zhao Hongyin went straight to his study and ordered: "Call "Qiu Shu"."
"Yes!" Ying Nuo clasped her fists and left. Not long after, she brought an eight-foot-tall middle-aged scholar back to the study.
"Qiu Shu, I have met His Highness King Yi." The middle-aged scholar bowed his hand towards King Yi Zhao Hongyin.
Zhao Hongyin nodded, then glanced at Ying Ming and said: "Ying Ming, nothing happens. Please step back first."
"..." Ying Nuo glanced at Qiu Shu, nodded, and left with fists in hand.
Standing at the door of the study, watching Ying Nu walking out of the courtyard, the middle-aged scholar named Qiu Shu closed the door behind him, and then turned to Zhao Hongyin, the king of Yi, and said: "The prince is a little impatient today. Like the prince,
I believe that the prostitute, even though she won’t say it, must have doubts about me in her heart.”
"I am impatient." Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin nodded and admitted, and then said: "However, even so, Ying Miao will not ignore my order."
"That's true." Qiu Shu chuckled and nodded, secretly saying in his heart: It was because Ying Xuan, a Zongwei, would never betray him, so he kept his life, otherwise, hum.
At this time, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin signaled Qiu Shu to walk into the inner room with him, and then he lowered his voice and said: "Qiu Shu, where is 'uncle'?"
Qiu Shu shook his head and said, "Young Master is not in Daliang."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongyin looked ugly and said through gritted teeth: "You...what does he mean? He left me and left on his own that day, but now it's better to simply leave Daliang..." As he said this, he looked ugly.
He asked: "Are you going to treat me as an abandoned son?!"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Seeing Zhao Hongyin's faint anger, Qiu Shu cupped his hands and advised: "Your Majesty, I only have one nephew, how can I be willing to abandon you? What's more, we are still counting on you to become the king and queen one day.
The tribes of Nanyan who died wrongfully for me can rehabilitate themselves..."
After hearing this, the angry look on Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin's face slowly receded several times.
The "uncle" in his mouth and the "gongzi" in Qiu Shu's mouth actually refer to the same person, Xiao Luan, the former Crown Prince of Nan Yanhou.
After a while, Zhao Hongyin asked with a bit of dissatisfaction: "Uncle, why did he leave without saying goodbye that day?"
"It's not that we left without saying goodbye, it's just that the young master was shocked that this was a trap..." Qiu Shuchang exhaled, narrowed his eyes and said quietly: "We have all underestimated that Your Majesty."
"Father?" A flash of astonishment flashed in Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin's eyes, and he frowned and said, "The troublemaker that day was Lao Ba. What does he have to do with my father?"
Qiu Shu glanced at Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin and lowered his voice and said: "King Su, he was also a pawn on the chessboard at first, but unexpectedly, he seemed to have seen through the situation and deliberately faked his death to lure us into taking the bait. But he was not
He is a chess player, so he is a spoiler... The real chess player is His Majesty."
"How is that possible?" Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin simply couldn't believe it.
Because in his impression, his father, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuansi, had been under house arrest in Ganlu Hall by the old prince Zhao Yu for more than a year. How could he still have the ability to deploy traps?
Seeing this, Qiu Shu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, let's take a look at the current situation... After a civil strife, King Yong died, King Qing was imprisoned, and Zhao Run, who is now the crown prince, is exactly that person.
Your Majesty has always been most concerned about the candidate for crown prince, guess who is the biggest winner?"
"..." Zhao Hongyin opened his mouth but was speechless.
Because according to Qiu Shu's analysis, the biggest winner this time was not Zhao Run, as Zhao Hongyin thought, but their father.
The Emperor of Wei in Ganlu Palace quietly cleared most of the obstacles for Su Wang Zhao Run to ascend to the throne, whether it was Yong Wang Zhao Yu or Qing Wang Zhao Xin, or even Nan Liang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo and the Longxi Wei family, if it were not for the newly ascended Crown Prince Zhao
Run felt that there would be places where Zhao Yuanzuo, Wei Feng, Jiang Bi and others would be useful in the future. In fact, the new crown prince could wipe out at least 90% of the opposition forces when he first came to power.
Xiao Luan was even close to falling here this time.
After thinking about it carefully, even Zhao Hongyin couldn't help but admire his father's power and scheming.
"I have worked hard for a long time, but in the end I let Lao Ba take advantage of me." Zhao Hongyin laughed at himself, feeling a little frustrated.
If it were another brother, he wouldn't be so depressed, but now that the position is about to fall into the hands of the eighth brother, Zhao Run, Zhao Hongyin is inexplicably anxious.
Because he knew very well that once Zhao Run took the position of prince, he would have almost no chance.
But now, he has no time to think about how to take back the crown prince's position from Zhao Run. What he urgently needs to consider now is how to protect himself and how to cover up things that must not be exposed.
Thinking of this, he said to Qiu Shu in a deep voice: "The King of Nanliang broke his promise and did not get rid of King Qing as promised..."
"I know." Qiu Shu nodded and said, "A few days ago, the Zongfu sent Zongwei Yu Linlang to secretly escort King Qing Zhao Xin to Xiaohuang County for confinement."
Hearing this, King Yi Zhao Hongyin frowned and said, "Can you find a way to get rid of Zhao Xin?"
Qiu Shu shook his head and said sternly: "Xiaohuang County is where the Experimental Field of the Smelting Bureau is located, where Zhao Run's Black Crows are deployed... Those murderers are a group of guys who kill without blinking an eye. More than a year ago,
There are two
More than a hundred guards chased a few Green Crows to Xiaohuang County, but in the end, in just the blink of an eye, they were killed by the Black Crows of Xiaohuang County without leaving any trace... Under the eyes of those murderers
Getting rid of King Qing Zhao Xin is as difficult as ascending to heaven."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongyin frowned and asked: "In that case, why not intercept and kill him midway?"
"Because it's meaningless." Qiu Shu explained with a smile: "Since King Qing Zhao Xin has gone to Xiaohuang County to be ordained, it is obvious that he has handed over you, the crown prince... Furthermore, Zongwei Yulin Lang is by no means mediocre.
Hands, you are also aware of this. The manpower deployed by Young Master in Daliang has been lost in the civil strife and is not enough to intercept and kill King Qing."
"Then what should I do now?" Zhao Hongyin said angrily: "Lao Ba has issued an edict for me to move back to this palace. He must know something."
Although Zhao Hongyin has never dealt with Zhao Hongrun in the past, Zhao Hongyin can somewhat imagine that once Zhao Run learns that it was him, Zhao Hongyin, who secretly colluded with Xiao Luan and planned all this behind the scenes, his fate will definitely not be worse than "Twenty years of imprisonment".
How good is Zhao Xin, the King of Qing who lived in "Zai"?
Seeing Zhao Hongyin's fear and uneasiness, Qiu Shu persuaded him: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. As long as your affair with the Young Master is not exposed, you will be safe... Zhao Run, unlike King Yong Zhao Yu, is so arrogant that he is almost arrogant.
To put it bluntly, you are probably not worthy of his vigilance at the moment. In Qiu’s view, Zhao Run kept you in Daliang just to lure the young master to take the bait... On the other hand, as long as the young master does not take the bait, you, the "bait"
", you will always be safe and sound."
"..." Zhao Hongyin's face was really ugly.
Thinking about it, anyone who hears words like "You are just a small character" will probably not feel very good.
But the fact is that even if Zhao Hongyin is not angry, he can only accept it.
After taking a deep breath and calming down, Zhao Hong asked calmly: "According to your words, are you planning to end the relationship with me for the time being?"
Qiu Shu did not deny it, and said frankly: "This is to protect you, the Crown Prince... Although Zhao Run is not as ruthless as His Majesty, he is also a decisive person. Since he has passed the blame for this civil strife on
The young master, I believe he will take action soon... He is now the prince of the country. With an edict, the whole country can follow it. If he stays in the country at this time, he will only face disaster..."
Listening to Qiu Shu's explanation, although Zhao Hongyin felt very angry, he could not deny that everything Qiu Shu said was reasonable.
"Your Majesty, let's keep a secret plan and wait for the opportunity."
Finally, Qiu Shu whispered.
"..." Zhao Hongyin sighed and nodded as if he was appointed.
At the same time, Yanhou Zhao Jiang and Huanhou Zhao Xuan had also entered the palace and arrived at Chui Gong Hall.
In the side hall of Chui Gong Hall, when they saw Zhao Hongrun wearing the prince's robe walking in, Yan Hou Zhao Jiang and Huan Hou Zhao Xuan went up to him pretending to be angry, complaining again and again.
As for what they were complaining about, of course they were complaining that after Zhao Hongrun became the crown prince, he didn't even think of trying to rescue them, and they had to be imprisoned by the clan for ten days.
However, Zhao Hongrun did nothing and watched them suffer.
Therefore, Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan came to Chui Gong Hall today with the intention of condemning Zhao Hongrun.
After listening to the complaints of the two brothers, Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Please, you two joined Zhao Wu to attack Daliang, which is tantamount to a rebellion. Do you really think that you have exposed it?... What else do you want me to do?
Let me inform the clan that I am only the crown prince and have not yet sat on the throne. Do you think I can command the clan?"
Yanhou Zhao Jiang blinked his eyes and asked dryly: "Although you are only the prince now, it will only be a matter of time before you sit on the throne. Doesn't the clan give you face?"
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes and reminded: "Do you think my second uncle will give me face because of this?"
Marquis of Yan Zhao Hongjiang tilted his head and thought about the character of Zong Zheng Zhao Yuanyan, and immediately stopped talking.
Suddenly, he saw the prince's robes on Zhao Hongrun's body, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile: "Hongrun... No, you should be respectfully called His Highness the Prince now. Your Highness, you are dressed like this, tsk tsk tsk..."
After being reminded by Yan Hou Zhao Jiang, Huan Hou Zhao Xuan looked at the prince's brocade robe on his brother Zhao Hongrun, and felt a little sad - he may have thought of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.
But after a few breaths, he put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and circled Zhao Hongrun like Yan King Zhao Jiang. While looking up and down at the latter's robe, he joked: "How does it feel to be a prince?"
My brother who is not here?"
Hearing the words "the ambition is not here", King Zhao Jiang of Yan and several other clan guards such as Mu Qing beside him couldn't help laughing. Of course they knew where this allusion came from.
Looking at this group of people, Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes speechlessly, and then said angrily: "That's almost it... Do you think I am comfortable as the prince?" After that, he began to pour out his bitterness to the two brothers.
From presiding over the morning dynasty to the Chui Gong Hall, the vivid statement made Yanhou Zhao Jiang and Huanhou Zhao Xuan stunned.
After all, they had never thought that taking on the government affairs of a country would be so arduous and hard work.
"Sure enough, not everyone can be the prince, and I still need to wake up in time."
Yanhou Zhao Jiang had a secretive expression on his face.
To be fair, when Zhao Hongjiang gave up the fight for the throne, he was only inspired by Zhao Hongrun's heroic words: "The prince defends the country, the king dies for the country." In fact, he still felt a little regretful in his heart.
But now after listening to Zhao Hongrun's complaint, he suddenly realized that he was too damn wise to quit at that time.
After all, his character is even more intolerant of loneliness than Zhao Hongrun. He can insist on presiding over the morning court every day, but asking him to sit in the corner of the Chui Gong Hall day after day with a pen in hand to criticize memorials is simply torture.
.
In contrast, Huan Hou Zhao Xuan was not intimidated by Zhao Hongrun's complaints and just looked at Zhao Hongrun with a smile.
"Okay, okay... I asked Mu Qing to bring you here because I want to tell you something. I believe Mu Qing should have greeted you when I came here. This time you are involved in civil strife, I can do it privately
I forgive you, but the national law cannot forgive you. Therefore
, I issued an edict for you to guard the border for ten years to atone for your sins. I have already issued the edict. According to the edict, you two should already be on your way to Shanyang and Anyi, so if you plan to stay in Daliang for a few more days,
, be a little...low-key."
Zhao Hongrun lowered his voice and warned.
In private, of course he would not be as unkind as the edict stipulated, allowing the two close brothers Yanhou Zhao Jiang and Huanhou Zhao Xuan to guard the border for ten years and not be allowed to return to Daliang to visit their respective mothers and concubines.
Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan looked at each other with expressions of "I understand" on their faces.
After a few words of greeting, Zhao Hongrun remembered another thing and said to the two brothers: "Fourth brother, this year, I am preparing to mobilize 70% of the country's army to attack Hetao. By then..."
Before he finished speaking, even Yanhou Zhao Jiang's eyes widened and he said excitedly: "How about I step in?"
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, paused and finished what he had not finished saying: "...When the time comes, please Fourth Brother, please watch over Korea for me."
"Let me defend the northern border?"
Yanhou Zhao Jiang looked disappointed, and then he said in a flattering manner: "Hongrun, brother Wei has always supported you, how can you bear to let brother miss a war of this scale?... Guarding Northern Xinjiang is not considered a kind of atonement.
Ah? If you issue an edict to atone for my merits, then let me go to Hetao to open up territory for our great Wei Dynasty!"
"Fourth brother, you are Kawauchi Mamoru..." Zhao Hongrun said with a wry smile.
After hearing this, Yan Hou Zhao Jiang immediately said: "Then I am not the one who guards Hanoi. Is this okay?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at his brother Huanhou Zhao Xuan speechlessly, but the latter immediately expressed his attitude: "Brother, I am not Hedong Shou."
After that, the Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and the Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan pestered Zhao Hongrun and insisted on participating in the war to "attack the Hetao". Zhao Hongrun was so entangled that he had no choice but to agree.
However, the agreement was not enough. Zhao Hongjiang and Zhao Hongxuan asked for the specific date of the expedition to Hetao.
Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to shout: "Waiting for news from Song County, waiting for news from Song County."
"Waiting for news from Song County?"
Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan were stunned, somewhat puzzled by this.
At the same time, outside the "Chengshi" County of Song County, Zhao Hongrun's Zongwei Gao Kuo and the internal minister Zhang Qigong, accompanied by the chief envoy Cui Yong, slowly entered the city on their mounts.
Sitting on horseback, Gao Kuo opened a roll of secret messages about the size of his finger. After scanning them twice, he said to Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong: "I just got the news that the Beibo Army captured the enemy without bloodshed two days ago.
Changyi, expelled the county magistrate of Changyi."
"Tsk, tsk..." Cui Yong tskted twice without saying much, while Zhang Qigong asked: "How many days are left between the Junshui, Chenggao and Fenxing armies?"
"We have arrived in Dingtao, and we will arrive at Chengshi in about two days." Gao Kuo said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Zhang Qigong nodded, and then said to Cui Yong: "I'll give you two days to negotiate with the gentry in the city. Is that enough, my lord?"
Cui Yong shook his head in confusion.
He secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that the squires of Song County would be wise to the point. Otherwise, although Zhang Qigong was a ruthless person who would do whatever it took to achieve his goals, Gao Kuo, the Zongwei beside Prince Zhao Run, was also by no means a kind person.