"PS: Okay, since all the book friends have strongly requested it, okay, let's count it as half, chapter 14... I'll go, can it be less?"
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Inexplicably, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince disappeared. This is simply...unheard of!
In the Chui Gong Hall, when the ministers of the inner court learned about this from Du You, the Minister of Rites, they couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
You must know that although Zhao Hongrun is still only the prince of the supervisory country, in fact, except for the slight difference in etiquette, the prince is actually not much different from the king. Li Zheng, the commander of the three guards, is training the prince.
Zhao Run's original imperial guard Wei Jiao, and the gradual transfer of power in his hands to the latter, is enough to prove that Wei's imperial power is in the stage of handover between the old and the new.
If it weren't for this, would the courtiers have silently endured the inconceivable edicts issued by Prince Zhao Run to postpone the early court proceedings?
Only when they couldn't bear it anymore, the imperial court and the clan would find ways to persuade the Crown Prince in a tactful way and persuade him to take back his life. The reason was that the Crown Prince was already destined to be the future king of the Wei Kingdom.
Therefore, the court and the clan would tolerate some trivial matters that they considered unimportant.
However, His Highness the Crown Prince, with such status and status, actually disappeared. How can this not make people panic?
At least, Du You, the Minister of Rites, was very worried. He even felt that "the future is bleak."
This is no wonder, because the original six ministers, including Xu Guan and Li Liang, were successively dismissed by the old prince Zhao Yu, and the new ministers of the Ministry of official affairs, Zheng Tu, the minister of war, Tao Ji, and the minister of household affairs, Yang Yi, etc., were appointed by the old prince Zhao Yu.
Therefore, during the period when Prince Zhao Run was promoted, he was particularly low-key in the court. Therefore, as the only "elder of three dynasties" among the six ministers of the court, Du You naturally became the most important official in the court, and the Ministry of Rites also gradually
The rising tide lifts all boats, and it has become the first of the six.
But on the other hand, if any major accident occurred in the court, Du You would not be able to escape the blame, such as the current disappearance of Prince Zhao Run.
Perhaps seeing Du You's pale face, Jie Ziyu smiled and comforted him: "Master Du, there is no need to panic. Although His Highness the Crown Prince left without saying goodbye, it is not difficult to guess that His Highness must have secretly gone to the front line..."
When Du You heard this, his face was still ugly. Of course he could guess that Prince Zhao Run sneaked out of Daliang. He must have been unwilling to be lonely and went to the Hetao area privately. But the problem was, that was the prince! It was their Wei
The future prince of the country! If this happens... Bah, bah, bah!
After much deliberation, Du You thought that this matter must be reported to Emperor Wei.
Not to shirk responsibility, he felt that only Emperor Wei could recall the Crown Prince now.
Without further ado, Du You hurried to the Ganlu Hall without having time to drink water at the Chui Gong Hall.
However, at this time, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuancai was not in the Manlu Palace, but in the Ningxiang Palace of Concubine Shen Shu, teasing Zhao Hongrun's children, the emperor's grandson Zhao Wei and the emperor's granddaughter Chu Chu.
When people get older, they will inevitably have special love for people of the next generation. For example, Emperor Wei is holding his grandson Zhao Wei in his arms at the moment. Even though his little hands are holding Emperor Wei's hair, making others tremble with fear, Emperor Wei still smiles.
All over the face.
Even his granddaughter Chu Chu, because she was staring at the jade pendant around Emperor Wei's waist, Emperor Wei graciously took off the jade pendant from his body and gave it to the little girl.
Seeing this made Oona and Yang Yanxing envious.
It was not that they envied Mi Jiang and Miss Su for being rewarded with money and treasures by the father-in-law, Emperor Wei, at regular intervals these days, but they envied the feeling of being taken seriously. Fortunately, they were also about to give birth.
And just as they were enjoying themselves, Tong Xin, the commander on the right side of the Imperial Guard, walked in at an inappropriate time and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu, the Crown Princess, the Minister of Rites wishes to see you."
"Du You?" Emperor Wei hugged his grandson Zhao Wei, with a hint of doubt and confusion on his face full of bright smile.
To be honest, Prince Zhao Run has continued to have bad habits since he came to power. Therefore, some ministers, led by Du You, the Minister of Rites, have been fighting wits and courage with Prince Zhao Run in the past few months - this matter has been going on in the palace.
Outside has become a joke.
At that time, Emperor Wei also laughed out loud after hearing about it. After all, he also missed the fun battles of wits and courage with Zhao Hongrun. However, nowadays, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for father and son to have differences, so
There is no chance to review the so-called "father-son war".
But having said that, no matter what the prince Zhao Run did, whether it was Du You, the Minister of Rites, or Zhao Yuanyan, the Zongzheng Zongzheng, they had never brought trouble to the Emperor of Wei. Even in the first two months, the prince Zhao Run and the censor Qiu
Yu conspired and played a trick on all the officials and the clan, but no one came to Emperor Wei to complain - after all, those people understood the rules of this 'game'.
Therefore, Emperor Wei was really surprised when Du You, the Minister of Rites, suddenly arrived today.
But when he suddenly thought that Prince Zhao Run had not shown up this morning, he had more or less guessed it.
"pass."
After a while, I saw Du You, the Minister of Rites, walking in with a solemn face. He saluted Emperor Wei, Concubine Shen Shu, and Crown Princess Mi Jiang respectively and said, "Your Majesty, Du You, I have met you, and Concubine Shu, I have met you."
Princess."
Emperor Wei still held his grandson Zhao Wei in his arms. He looked at Du You with a smile and said hello: "Du Qing."
After hesitating for a moment, Du You said bravely: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness... seems to have sneaked out of the palace."
"Oh?" Wei Tianzi raised his eyebrows.
To be honest, Emperor Wei has not been involved in the affairs of the court recently, but because the prince Zhao Run did not come forward this morning, this incident caused quite a stir. Therefore, the eunuchs also learned about the matter, and the eunuch Tong Xian came to the throne.
Reported to Emperor Wei.
In this regard, Emperor Wei did not express anything, because he thought that Zhao Hongrun had revealed his true colors and was too lazy to go to court again, but he did not expect that the boy actually slipped out of the beam.
But, if you sneak out, you can sneak out. Anyway, when he decided to pass the throne to Zhao Hongrun, Emperor Wei had already made psychological preparations, and did not expect his son to be as diligent as him in the future.
"Prince, he probably went to Hetao..." Du You said bravely.
After hearing this, Concubine Shen Shu interjected in confusion and asked: "Hetao? Where is that? Why would Mr. Du think that the prince went to the Hetao?"
Du You knew that Concubine Shu always kept her duties and paid little attention to external matters, so she explained: "Concubine Shu, my army of the Wei Dynasty is currently at war with Lin Hu in Hetao..."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shen Shu immediately understood. She sighed and scolded: "That kid Run'er... is restless even after becoming the prince."
As she said that, she saw that her daughter-in-law Mi Jiang, who was sitting next to her, was still expressionless and showed no sign of surprise, so she asked curiously: "A Jiang, do you know about this?"
Facing her mother-in-law's inquiry, Crown Princess Mi Jiang said respectfully: "Reporting to my mother, I know this. The prince told me about it when he left... However, the prince told me not to disclose it. That's why I
I never mentioned this to my mother."
"My child, I have wronged you..." Concubine Shen Shu took Mi Jiang's hand distressedly and patted it gently, making Mi Jiang feel very puzzled: wronged? Why?
Emperor Wei, instead of blaming Mi Jiang, felt that she was a good daughter-in-law.
Immediately, the topic returned to Prince Zhao Hong's private departure from the city.
To be honest, Emperor Wei didn't care at all about such a big deal. After all, he knew very well that his son Zhao Hongrun was not a peaceful person.
Of course, this cannot be said in front of Du You. He can only say: This is unreasonable!
But having said that, when Du You begged Emperor Wei to send someone to forcibly recall the crown prince Zhao Run, Emperor Wei began to look at him - forcibly recalling that scoundrel? Are you kidding me? That scoundrel dared not to bring back the prince Zhao Run back then.
I take my edict seriously, let alone now?
If he gets stiff and gives up his job, who should I go to?
Thinking of this, Emperor Wei frowned and said hesitantly: "The prince left the city yesterday. I'm afraid it's too late to send people to chase him now..."
At this time, the great eunuch Tong Xian also said at the right time: "Your Majesty, after leaving the city yesterday, the prince first arrived at Bolangsha, and in the name of Zongwei Zhou Pu, boarded the grain transport ship from the Ministry of Revenue to Fenyin. Now,
Son, I'm afraid we have reached the river area around Chenggao..." At this point, he thought for a while and added: "In addition, when His Royal Highness the Prince boarded the boat, Ya Wu and his party also boarded another boat.
The ship, therefore, His Majesty does not need to worry about the safety of His Royal Highness."
"Crow Five? Who is that?"
A few doubts flashed through Du You's heart, but Emperor Wei nodded clearly - for the time being, Ya Wu, as the leader of the Daliang branch of the Qing Ya Zhong, has not been known to the government and the public, and only a small group of people know that Ya Wu
Five this person.
Seeing that Du You was still looking at him longingly, Emperor Wei thought for a while and said with a smile: "Du Qing, what do you think of this... The imperial court will not announce this matter for the time being, and treat it as a surprise for the soldiers on the front line.
"
After hearing this, Tong Xian also smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally went to the battlefield to reward the soldiers. I believe that the morale of the soldiers on the front line will be greatly increased..."
These words made Du You curse secretly.
Why? Because Tong Xian’s words are obviously to excuse the behavior of Prince Zhao Run. You must know that so far, their Wei army has had the absolute upper hand. Among the famous generals of Wei, Shaohu, Sima An, Wei Ji, and Pang Huan
Under his leadership, the Linhu tribe currently at war with the Wei army is losing ground. Under such circumstances, it is necessary for Prince Zhao Run to take risks with his rich body and visit the battlefield in person to inspire the troops?
However, Du You must admit that for now, this is the best way. Only in this way can the court save face - when someone mentions the disappearance of Prince Zhao Run in the future, they can announce to the public that His Highness the Prince is not missing at all.
, but the imperial court had a premeditated plan to give the frontline soldiers a surprise.
"To have such a prince on the stall is really..."
Shaking his head, Du You said goodbye and left full of slander.
Who would have imagined that when Prince Zhao Run sneaked out of Daliang and went to Hetao without permission, the court would actually deal with the consequences for His Highness, which really caused the death of Ah Huang next door.
After returning to Chui Gong Hall, Du You first informed the internal ministers of Wei Emperor's suggestions.
After hearing Du You's words, Xu Guan, Li Liang, Lin Yuyang and others sighed sadly - because this is the only way things have come to this point? After all, if the news of "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's disappearance" were spread, not only would the court lose face, but they, too, would
People can't escape the blame for being afraid.
As a result, the ministers in the inner court began to discuss how to cooperate with His Royal Highness the Prince's reward for the army.
Just as the imperial court was secretly preparing for the "His Royal Highness the Prince's Reward to the Army" made out of nothing, Prince Zhao Run arrived in Fenyin County two days later on a ship transporting grain from the Ministry of Revenue.
The county magistrate of Fenyin County was Kou Zheng, who was also an internal minister appointed by Zhao Hongrun.
Moreover, Zhao Hongrun's expectations for Kou Zheng were no less than those of Jie Zheng.
But having said that, Kou Zheng and Jie Ziu have different ambitions. Jie Ziu tends to work from top to bottom, that is, at the core of Wei's power, in order to make the country more and more powerful by formulating appropriate decrees.
But Kou Zheng is different. He does not have too lofty political ambitions. He only wants to manage the people under his rule well so that the people under his rule can live and work in peace and contentment.
Because of this, when Zhao Hongrun planned to form an internal dynasty a while ago, he sent someone to ask Kou Zheng to serve in Daliang, but Kou Zheng politely refused - he did not want to formulate policies closely related to the people from a high position. "Note
: Many reforms in ancient times failed because they were divorced from reality and took things for granted. Sometimes, because the superiors did not understand the sufferings of the people, they would inevitably put forward some decrees and ask the people below to implement them, thinking that they could improve the national situation, with many consequences.
At that time, not only did it encounter opposition from the group of beneficiaries, but even the people did not buy it."
When Zhao Hongrun saw Kou Zheng, Kou Zheng was at Fenyinjin on the other side of the river, loading carriages with grain and grass, preparing to transport them to several Wei armies on the front line.
It has to be said that the heavy responsibility that Kou Zheng was shouldering at this time was even worse than that of Jie Ziyu in Sichuan Luo. After all, this time Wei State used as many as 400,000 troops and rations for 400,000 people. It is conceivable that
The burden of transporting grain and grass to the rear is so heavy.
Because of this, when Zhao Hongrun saw Kou Zheng, the magistrate of Fenyin County was commanding the people at the top of his lungs, which made him hoarse.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Hongrun felt quite emotional.
Because when he saw the victory reports in Chui Gong Hall a few days ago, all he saw were Shao Hu, Sima An, Wei Ji, Pang Huan and other famous generals from Wei State singing triumphantly in the Hetao area, killing all directions.
But as for Kou Zheng, who was responsible for transporting grain, almost no one mentioned it.
But in fact, the weight on Kou Zheng's shoulders was no lighter than that of the generals on the front line.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun walked to the pergola not far away.
Seeing this, the people who were drinking water and resting in the pavilion were all surprised.
After all, Zhao Hongrun is dressed like a son from a wealthy family, not to mention that Zhao Hongrun is accompanied by Zhao Que's beautiful attendants in soft armor, as well as Lu Mu, Zhou Pu, Mu Qing, Chu Heng, etc. who are dressed as bodyguards.
Zongwei.
"Isn't this someone's young master who came here to play with his maids and guards?"
Seeing Zhao Hongrun walk into the pavilion, the villagers secretly guessed in their hearts and unanimously got out of the way.
One of them asked cautiously: "What does this young master do for you?"
Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and said kindly: "I saw Master Kou Zheng's voice was hoarse, so I wanted to pour him a cup of tea."
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun, a young man who seemed to be a son of a wealthy family, was so kind and mentioned Kou Zheng, who was respected by these people, the atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly became lively.
Even then someone gave a thumbs up and said: "This young master, the Lord Kou Zheng you are talking about, is really good."
As he said that, the peasants in the pavilion began to praise Kou Zheng all over the place. One said that Kou Zheng was the Fenyin Order but had no airs. The other said that Kou Zheng had shared the joys and sorrows with them these days, and even sometimes carried grains with them.
Shipping carriage.
Zhao Hongrun listened around, but no one said anything wrong with Kou Zheng.
There are two types of officials in the past dynasties, one is the official and the other is the parent official, and Kou Zheng is obviously the latter.
Picking up a teapot with a missing spout, Zhao Hongrun poured a cup of tea himself, carried it to Kou Zheng in the distance, and said with a smile: "Master Kou, please quench your thirst with a cup of tea."
Kou Zheng was feeling thirsty at this time, but because the batch of food had to be sent out today, he couldn't take a break. When he heard someone pour him a cup of tea, he didn't think much about it. After thanking him casually, he took it.
After passing the tea bowl - during this time, his eyes were still staring at the progress of loading grain not far away.
However, after he took two sips, he realized belatedly that the voice of the person who handed him the tea seemed familiar.
So, he turned around and took a look, and immediately saw Zhao Hongrun standing next to him.
"Su, King Su? No, His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Even though he was as steady as Kou Zheng, when he saw Zhao Hongrun, he was so startled that he almost knocked over the tea bowl in his hand, and subconsciously screamed, making it too late for Zhao Hongrun to stop him.
"King Su?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Officials from Fenyin County near Kou Zheng also exclaimed, and Kou Zheng was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly: Silence! Silence!
Hearing this, the officials understood what they were saying and immediately surrounded Zhao Hongrun and his party. They looked around nervously, as if they were worried that someone who would be detrimental to His Highness would suddenly appear.
Although it was a bit funny that these officials were unnecessarily nervous, Zhao Hongrun did not refuse people thousands of miles away. Although these civil servants were tied together, Chu Heng might not be able to beat him alone.
At this time, Kou Zheng still had a look of shock on his face and lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, why are you here?"
"Why can't I come?" Zhao Hongrun blinked.
Kou Zheng looked at Zhao Hongrun with some confusion, and suddenly said with a strange expression: "Your Highness, you didn't sneak out, did you?"
"How is it possible?!" Zhao Hongrun opened his eyes and told lies: "I came here specially with the important task of rewarding the frontline soldiers..."
"Seriously?" Kou Zheng still didn't believe it, and said suspiciously, "I've never heard anything about it..."
"So this is a surprise." Zhao Hongrun patted Kou Zheng's arm and said with a smile: "It was premeditated by me and the court, and I wanted to give the frontline soldiers a surprise."
"..." Kou Zheng was doubtful, but in the end he was not fooled and said deceitfully: "Later, I will send someone to confirm with the court."
It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun is holding on to the mentality of a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and his expression does not change at all - I have already arrived in Fenyin, who can tie me back to Daliang?
What's more, by the time Kou Zheng sent people to Daliang to interrogate and get the truth, he, Zhao Hongrun, would already be in Hetao.
At this time, more and more Wei soldiers and civilians gathered around.
It turned out that just now Kou Zheng and the officials around him shouted out the word "His Royal Highness" in a daze. Even though the officials immediately stopped the spread of the news, the news spread quickly.
It's no wonder, after all, the Wei soldiers and civilians here have heard of the illustrious reputation of His Royal Highness the former King Su and the current Crown Prince Zhao Hongrun, but they have never seen it. Now they have the opportunity to see this person in person.
Given the true appearance of His Highness the Crown Prince, they were not willing to miss this opportunity. They immediately stopped what they were doing and gathered around him one after another.
Seeing the dense crowd surrounding this place, Kou Zheng was so shocked that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He repeatedly asked Zhao Hongrun for instructions: "Your Highness, please stay away for now."
However, Zhao Hongrun was very calm. Looking at the Wei soldiers and civilian husbands who had gathered around him, he instead cupped his hands and greeted the latter with a smile.
Because his attitude was too kind, these people who had never seen Zhao Hongrun felt a little confused at this moment: Is this really His Highness the Crown Prince? He can't be a fake, right?
No, there was a young man in the crowd who expressed the confusion in everyone's mind: "Are you really the prince?"
"Don't I look good?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile.
"It's not like that." Many people shook their heads.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile: "What do you think the prince should look like?"
As a result, everyone present started talking in various ways, and the summary was that if it were the real Crown Prince, there was absolutely no way he could be so kind.
Seeing these people looking at Zhao Hongrun with suspicion, Kou Zheng smiled bitterly and gritted his teeth and said: "You guys must stop talking nonsense. This... this is my crown prince of Wei Dynasty, His Royal Highness Zhao Run."
"It's actually true?!"
Thousands of people gathered around Wei soldiers and civilians, gasping in shock.
Seeing the crowd around him dumbfounded and looking at him with wide eyes, Zhao Hongrun laughed, winked and joked: "You believe it this time, right?"
The countless Wei soldiers and civilians looked at each other in shock.
They had never thought, and never dared to imagine, that their Highness Zhao Run, the crown prince of Wei State, could actually be such a kind and friendly Highness.
When the people who had spoken to Zhao Hongrun in the pavilion just now were even more excited, they were trembling all over.
Suddenly, someone plucked up the courage and asked: "Your Highness, are you here specifically to reward the soldiers on the front line?"
Zhao Hongrun thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, I came to the battlefield in person this time just to reward the heroes of our Wei Dynasty, but not just the soldiers on the front line... The soldiers who fought bravely on the front line are all the heroes of our Wei Dynasty.
,but everyone
, are also the unsung heroes of our Wei Dynasty. Without you loading and unloading grain and grass and transporting them to the front line day and night, the soldiers on the front line would not be able to eat, and without food they would not be able to defeat the enemy. Therefore, all of you present are also the heroes of our Wei Dynasty!"
Having said this, Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and cupped his fists, and solemnly raised his hands to the crowd around him.
For a moment, the atmosphere seemed to be ignited. These little people who had paid little attention to them now only felt that there was endless strength in their chests.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun raised his arms and shouted: "Everyone, in order for the soldiers on the front line to have enough to eat and win this war, please work with me to load this grain and grass into carriages as soon as possible and transport it to the front line!"
"Whoa whoa--!"
Thousands of people cheered.
Seeing this scene, Kou Zheng also felt as if a fire was burning in his chest.
At this moment, he no longer wanted to worry about whether His Highness the Crown Prince had escaped secretly. He only knew that one sentence of encouragement from His Highness the Crown Prince was more effective than a thousand words from anyone.
Especially when he witnessed Prince Zhao Run actually carrying a bag of grain and loading it onto the carriage, Kou Zheng clenched his fists in excitement.
"...We, the Wei Dynasty, will definitely win this battle!!"