Jie Ziyu was not surprised that Zhao Hongrun chuckled and walked into the inner hall of Ganlu Hall. After all, the new king in front of him was not someone to be fooled, and it was very likely that he had already guessed his thoughts.
Of course, he, Jie Ziu, has nothing to hide from others, so naturally, there is nothing to be afraid of.
After adjusting his clothes in the hall, Jie Ziguo followed Zhao Hongrun into the inner hall.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had already walked to the window of the inner hall, opened the window and felt the cool night breeze, as if he wanted to use this cool night breeze to dispel some of the worries in his heart.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of my suggestion?"
Walking behind Zhao Hongrun, Jie Ziyu cupped his hands and asked.
Zhao Hongrun turned his head slightly, glanced at Jiezi Ou from the corner of his eye, and said in a helpless tone: "Jiezi, you haven't given up yet?"
Jie Ziyu blinked his eyes and said with a bit of confusion on his face: "Your Majesty said it, I don't understand..."
"Don't understand? I see you understand very well!"
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes speechlessly.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun had a vague feeling when Jie Ziu proposed "moving the capital to Handan". Although Jie Ziu immediately changed his mind and said it was just a joke, Zhao Hongrun did not think so.
Who is Jie Zizi? Fundamentally speaking, he is a very stable person. How could he make such a joke?
It can be seen that Jie Ziu deliberately proposed "moving the capital to Handan" that day, just to see the reaction of everyone in the palace at that time, including the sentence "go further" - this young minister from Chu State had very shocking ambitions
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After thinking for a while, Zhao Hongrun asked: "Meson, do you want me, the Wei Dynasty, to unify the Central Plains?"
Jie Ziyu was stunned for a moment. At first he planned to pretend to be stupid and cover it up, but he suddenly noticed Zhao Hongrun's serious-looking expression.
, to establish an unprecedented and immortal hegemony!... This is my only long-cherished wish in this life!"
"..."
Zhao Hongrun subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Jie Ziu. He found that Jie Ziu's eyes were very hot, and there seemed to be a bit of fanaticism in this heat.
He suddenly thought that most of the ministers he trusted now turned their allegiance to him after he established his status as prince. The previous ones, such as Wen Qi, Zhang Qigong, Kou Zheng, etc., also had their own purposes.
, only Jie Zizi took the initiative to defect to him - even when he was still rejecting the idea of inheriting the throne, he was already making suggestions for him.
As the saying goes, flowers planted intentionally do not bloom, but willows planted unintentionally create shade. Zhao Hongrun, who was thirsty for talents back then, would never have thought that if he failed to seek talents, he would just unintentionally move more than a million Chu people into Wei.
Among these people, there is Jie Zizi, a genius with extraordinary intelligence.
"It's not time yet..." Zhao Hongrun said calmly as he glanced at the night sky outside the window.
"I understand." Jie Ziyu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you know that when I learned that your Majesty changed "Wende Hall" to "Zhaowu Hall", my heart was so excited that I had no intention of sleeping for a whole night... However,
We, the Wei Dynasty, need to accumulate strength now, so Your Majesty changed the name of the reign to "Xing'an"..."
"..." Zhao Hongrun didn't know what to say when he saw Jie Ziyu slightly opening his mouth.
In fact, to be fair, the reason why Zhao Hongrun designated the reign name as "Xing'an" was because he felt that the Wei State had sent too many troops to fight in the past ten years. Even though the country opened up new territories, in fact the living conditions of the people did not improve.
Improvement, even, on the contrary, there is a slight decline.
Therefore, he decided to recuperate for a few years and devote himself to improving the national strength and the living conditions of the people in the country. However, when these words came to Jie Zidi's mouth, it was as if his actions were purely to prepare for the annexation of the Central Plains countries in the future.
Is it easy to annex other countries and unify the Central Plains?
As long as the Wei State shows any intention in this regard, it will instantly become the public enemy of the world. Even the current allies Chu and Qin will probably fall out with the Wei State immediately - this is a hegemonic road destined to be lonely.
How can it be so simple for one country to conquer the world with its own strength?
Even Zhao Hongrun himself has no confidence in this.
Of course, he can place his hope in his descendants, such as his son Zhao Wei, and Zhao Wei's future sons. Starting from him, he will gather the power of several generations of kings of the Wei Kingdom to achieve this goal step by step. This is a good idea.
It's a solid approach.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun has not had such long-term ambitions. Like the late king Zhao Si, he is also a very pragmatic person. At the moment, he only hopes to strengthen the national power of Wei and improve the living conditions of the people in the country. As for annexation
If there is an opportunity for all countries to unify the Central Plains, he will certainly not let it pass, but if there is no suitable opportunity, he will make the same decision as his father: to place his hopes on the next generation.
But somehow, Jie Ziyu's confidence in him was stronger than his own confidence in himself.
"Jiezi, come have a drink with me for a while."
After looking at the meson owl for a few times, Zhao Hongrun said.
After hearing this, Jie Zizi bowed his hands and said, "I obey."
Within a moment, the eunuch Gao He ordered the palace servants to bring some wine, vegetables and dried fruits. Zhao Hongrun and Jie Ziyu sat across from each other at the table by the window, chatting while having a drink.
"Have you guessed that Prince Rui and I will break up today?"
After taking a sip of wine, Zhao Hongrun asked calmly.
Jie Ziyu reached out to pick up the wine pot and filled the wine bottle for His Majesty in front of him. At the same time, he said: "The Rui King Zhao Zhao is a man who values love and justice. I have heard that when King Lu Xi of Qi was alive, he treated his son-in-law very well.
Just like a parent and son, who also entrusted the State of Qi to him when he passed away, how could Prince Rui abandon the State of Qi so easily?"
"..." Zhao Hongrun took a sip of wine and remained silent.
To be honest, King Lu Xi of Qi really had nothing to say about his son-in-law Zhao Zhao. Let me just talk about one thing. In the past, the Flying Bear Army of Qi was personally controlled by the kings of Qi. However, in this generation, King Lu Xi of Qi chose to
The military power was handed over to his son-in-law Zhao Zhao. You must know that the status of Feixiong Army in Qi State is even worse than that of Wei Wujun in Wei State.
Will the State of Wei hand over Wei Wujun to a prince from another country? It is absolutely impossible!
Even if Wei Wujun is not unique in the Wei State, neither the former king Zhao Si nor the current king Zhao Run can hand him over to an outsider - Shao Hu, who is now the chief general of Wei Wujun, is the King of Yu, Zhao Yuanji.
The Zong Wei Chief is worthy of trust, but when this veteran passes away in the future, Zhao Hongrun will still take back Wei Wujun and ask his close ministers to take over, such as Lu Mu, Mu Qing, etc.
After all, "Wei Wujun" means too much to the state of Wei.
Therefore, when they learned that Lu Xi of Qi State had handed over the Flying Bear Army to his son-in-law Zhao Zhao, the Wei State was also shocked - this is why Zhao Zhao was hated by many people in Qi State. This guy was really disliked by Qi State.
Wang Luxi's favor.
But on the other hand, this is enough to reflect the courage of King Lu Xi of Qi. If he had not favored his son-in-law Zhao Zhao in every possible way, how could he have firmly tied his son-in-law Zhao Zhao to Qi after his death?
From a certain perspective, this can be regarded as "a gentleman can be bullied." As long as you find the right way, a gentleman with an upright personality like Zhao Zhao is actually very easy to manipulate.
Of course, this is just Zhao Hongrun's personal speculation, a slightly malicious speculation. After all, his sixth brother Zhao Zhao is not a fool. How could he not be able to tell whether King Lu Xi of Qi treats him sincerely?
For example, King Lu Xi of Qi said on his deathbed: If the young master Bai can teach me, then I will support him; otherwise, I will carefully teach you and Kui Ji’s son to inherit the royal line.
This sentence alone is enough to sink Zhao Hongrun's malicious speculation about Qi Wang Lu Xi.
After a long time, Zhao Hongrun said in a deep voice: "I am going to detain it..."
The meson owl nodded clearly.
At this time, I heard Zhao Hongrun sigh slightly and said as if talking to himself: "But it doesn't make it surrender, right?"
Jie Ziwei chuckled and shook his head.
In fact, this is how you treat a gentleman like Zhao Zhao. If you find the right way, he will not leave even if ten oxen pull him. But if you find the wrong way, the other party will definitely rather die than surrender.
"Actually, Prince Rui's matter can be easily solved..." Jie Ziyu said again.
However, after hearing this, Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes at Jie Zizi, and said angrily: "It's almost enough... You talk about turning Qi into Wei. If I really did that, do you really think my sixth brother would do that?"
, does he still have the dignity to live in this world?”
Just now, Zhao Hongrun was too lazy to pay attention to Jie Zizi, and walked into the inner hall with a chuckle. It was precisely because of this reason.
If the army of Wei State really destroyed Qi State, Zhao Zhao, as a Wei man, would definitely feel unworthy of the entrustment of Qi King Lu Xi before his death, and the only way to escape would be to die. Therefore, what Jie Ziu said at that time would not happen at all.
As long as the Wei army captured Linzi, Zhao Zhao would definitely commit suicide and there would be no possibility of "letting him stay in Daliang forever".
The reason why Jie Zizi said that was just to instigate him once again to embark on the path of annexing other countries and unifying the Central Plains. With Zhao Hongrun's wisdom and wisdom, how could he be deceived by Jie Zi?
However, at this time, Jie Ziyu waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, no, Wei Chen is not referring to the joke just now..." As he said, he said seriously: "Forcibly detaining King Rui is not a wise move. I think,
Your Majesty might as well rely on the words of the late king and tie them to the Wei Dynasty..."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at the meson owl.
Of course he understood what Jie Ziyu meant, which was nothing more than using the name of his father. For example, he lied that the late king Zhao Si still missed Zhao Zhao before his death, and that he eventually passed away without being able to see his long-lost son, etc.
Increase Zhao Zhao's guilt and start from this aspect to make Zhao Zhao change his mind.
It is undeniable that this is the best way to deal with a gentleman like Zhao Zhao.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun had already thought of this method, but why didn't he use it? The reason was that he didn't want Zhao Zhao, the sixth brother, to live with the guilt of their father all his life.
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun didn't say a word, Jie Ziyu understood something in his mind after being stunned for a moment. He nodded and said, "It seems that your Majesty has already thought of it, but it's just useless..." At this point, he paused.
He paused, shook his head and said, "But other than that, there is no other way."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun drank wine silently and did not speak.
The next day, Zhao Zhao took Kui Ji, Tian Wan and Zhao Liang's brother and sister, under the leadership of the Imperial Guard general Mu Qing, to the temple next to the palace to visit his mother Wu Guifei.
Concubine Wu Gui was naturally very happy about the arrival of her son, daughter-in-law, grandson and granddaughter. She cried with joy and let Concubine Shen Shu persuade her.
Zhao Zhao was also very happy, and while he was happy, he was also a little surprised.
After all, even though they had been away for nearly ten years, his mother didn't seem to have aged much. She still looked like she was only in her thirties or forties. It was obvious that she was pampered and did not have to worry about anything.
Therefore, Zhao Zhao was very grateful to his brother Zhao Run from the bottom of his heart, thanking the latter for always remembering his instructions and treating his mother Wu Guibi well.
Although I am grateful, my heart is inevitably more entangled.
When mother and son were having a private conversation, Zhao Zhao told his mother the true purpose of his visit: "...Mother, when my son returns to Wei this time, in addition to mourning his father, he also hopes to bring his mother to Linzi so that he can
A son must fulfill his filial piety."
"this……"
Concubine Wu Gui hesitated a little.
After all, over the years, when her son Zhao Zhaoyuan was in Qi State, Concubine Shen Shu had always been her companion, and the two of them had become as close as sisters. Now that they were suddenly separated, Concubine Wu Gui also felt reluctant to part with her.
But thinking about it carefully, Wu Guifei felt that she was just a burden in Daliang, so Concubine Shen Shu was the adoptive mother of the new king Zhao Run. She could have stayed in Fuyan Palace, with a status equal to that of the Queen Mother Wang, but in order to accompany her, Concubine Shen Shu
She resolutely moved out of the palace, like an ordinary concubine of the late king.
Wu Guifei felt that if she followed her son to Linzi, it would not be a bad thing for Concubine Shen Shu.
Of course, the more important reason is that she does not want to be separated from her son. After all, the two most important men in a woman's life are her husband and son. After the death of the late king Zhao Si, her son Zhao Zhao naturally became the most important support for Wu Gui's concubine.
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"When Zhao'er plans to leave for Qi State, let's talk to my mother first so that I can make some arrangements in advance and say hello to your Aunt Shen (Concubine Shen Shu). Over the years, your Aunt Shen has been accompanying me.
You can't leave without saying goodbye," Wu Guibi said.
However, after hearing this, Zhao Zhao looked embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "The exact date has not been decided yet..."
"Why is this?" Wu Guibi didn't understand.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhao told his mother the reason: "It's Hongrun... He seems to be planning to detain the child and not allow the child to return to Qi."
After hearing this, Concubine Wu Gui was also a little embarrassed.
You must know that over the years, in order not to make her feel lonely because her son was far away in Qi State, Concubine Shen Shu took her with her in everything, and Zhao Hongrun also treated her like Concubine Shen Shu - at least in terms of treatment, so under Wu Guifei
In his eyes, Zhao Run has long been regarded as a close nephew.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Run suddenly wanted to detain Zhao Zhao, and Wu Guibi really felt a little embarrassed.
The most fundamental thing is that she actually does not want her son to go to Qi State. After all, she is also a Wei girl, not to mention that her husband, the late king Zhao Si, is still buried in the royal tomb outside Daliang City.
Perhaps, she actually hoped that Zhao Run could really keep her son Zhao Zhao in the spotlight - of course, she couldn't say this clearly.
After much deliberation, she could only advise her son to have a good talk with Zhao Run's brother: "Hongrun, that kid, attaches great importance to brotherhood. Back then, King Qing Zhao Xin rebelled and rebelled, so he should be executed according to law, but Hongrun only killed Zhao Xin in the end.
Zhao Xin's title was punished by imprisonment for twenty years, and after your father's death and when he ascended the throne, Zhao Xin was reduced by three years. The rest of your brothers also did not commit any crime, even though they are mothers.
I am a womanly family, but I also know that no one who has ever won the throne has been as magnanimous as Hongrun... Just tell him well and he will listen."
Zhao Zhao nodded.
On the same day, Zhao Zhao took his mother Wu Guifei and the family went to the royal tombs outside the city to pay homage to the late king Zhao Si and King Yu Zhao Ke.
From the beginning to the end, Zhao Hongrun's clan guard Mu Qing led a group of imperial guards to accompany him to protect, or it could be said to be surveillance, to prevent Zhao Zhao from taking the opportunity to escape - although neither Zhao Hongrun nor Mu Qing thought that Zhao Zhao would do such a thing.
But after all, things can happen just in case.
When paying homage to the late king Zhao Si, Zhao Zhao told his father's memorial temple about his various experiences in Qi over the years, and said that he "never fell into disgrace as a descendant of the Zhao family."
After returning to Prince Rui's Mansion that night, Mu Qing returned to the palace on his own to report to Zhao Hongrun. However, the group of imperial guards he accompanied stayed outside Prince Rui's Mansion, euphemistically claiming to protect the Prince's Mansion, but the real purpose was believed to be known to both parties.
Be aware.
However, Zhao Zhao, his clan guards Fei Wei, Cao Liang and others could not bear any hatred towards this kind of disguised surveillance. After all, the situation was different - in most cases, a certain brother sent troops to monitor his brother.
, with malicious intentions; but this time Zhao Hongrun sent troops to monitor Prince Rui's Mansion because he hoped that Zhao Zhao could stay in Wei, even if Zhao Zhao simply lived here.
After inspecting the front and back yards, Zongwei Fei Wei, Cao Liang and others returned to the study where Zhao Zhao was. The former spread his hands and said: "At least a thousand guardsmen have surrounded this mansion. I'm afraid even one
Not even a bird can fly out..."
Then Cao Liang added: "Even if you are lucky enough to leave the palace, you will definitely not be able to leave the city... Head of the family, I feel that His Highness the Eighth Prince is determined to tie you up."
After listening to what Fei Wei and Cao Liang said, Zhao Zhao frowned and said, "I...I'll go see Hongrun again."
After saying that, he took Fei Wei, Cao Liang and others towards the door of the mansion.
At this time, outside the gate of the palace, a whole row of Royal Guards soldiers stood with guns in hand. The team could not be seen at a glance, as if the entire palace was surrounded by legions of Royal Guards.
But even so, when they saw Zhao Zhao preparing to go out, no Imperial Guards stepped forward to stop him. These Imperial Guards just followed Zhao Zhao in a tacit understanding, and they would probably follow Zhao Zhao wherever he went.
mean.
It can be seen that Zhao Run did not restrict Zhao Zhao's freedom to travel, but if Zhao Zhao intended to sneak away, he would not give him the slightest chance.
After a while, Zhao Zhao arrived in front of the palace gate.
"I'm waiting to meet Prince Rui!"
When they saw King Rui Zhao Zhao, all the imperial guards guarding the palace gate saluted one after another, which made Zhao Zhao feel quite puzzled.
Because he felt that these people were quite unfamiliar. Since he couldn't recognize each other with his memory, how could these people recognize him?
However, when he thought about it and thought that there was a group of imperial guards behind him, Zhao Zhao suddenly understood - in today's Daliang, Zhao Zhao is probably the only one who enjoys this 'honor'.
"I want to enter the palace to see His Majesty, and I hope you will allow me to do so." Zhao Zhao said sincerely, cupping his hands.
Unexpectedly, the guard at the palace gate said simply: "Your Majesty has given an order, Prince Rui can enter and exit the palace freely... Please!"
Zhao Zhao, Fei Wei, Cao Liang and others looked at each other in confusion.
Free access to the palace? This is a great honor.
Thinking about this, Zhao Zhao became even more entangled in his heart. He was moved that Zhao Hongrun valued his brotherhood with him, but he was really worried about the Qi State.
After much deliberation, Zhao Zhao still had to live up to his brother's kindness and said goodbye to him in person.
But he overlooked one point: although he could enter and exit the palace freely, it did not mean that Zhao Hongrun would see him.
No, after Zhao Zhao took a walk around the palace, he heard a very unfortunate news: His Majesty has stayed at Fengyi Palace.
After learning about this, even Fei Wei and Cao Liang said to Zhao Zhao with some embarrassment: "Master, is it not appropriate to disturb His Majesty at this time?"
What you are saying is that the dignified King Wei has already stayed at the Fengyi Palace of Queen Wei. He may be doing some unethical things at this moment. It would be heinous to disturb him at this time.
"But... let's go back home first and come back tomorrow."
Zhao Zhaoyi said with some embarrassment, and then led Fei Wei, Cao Liang and others out of the palace.
Not to mention, Zhao Hongrun was actually in the Fengyi Palace of Queen Mi Jiang at this time, but the two of them did not do anything unworthy of outsiders. Mi Jiang was coaxing her son Zhao Wei to sleep, while Zhao Hongrun was lying in the palace.
Sit on the recliner, close your eyes and relax.
Not long after, the great eunuch Gao He walked in quietly and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui has returned to his residence."
"Hmm."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and signaled Gao He to step back, resting his head on his hands in deep thought.
At about the next day, Zhao Zhao and Zong Wei came to the palace again, hoping to see Zhao Hongrun in person. However, what he didn't expect was that he suddenly heard that the new king was ill and was recuperating in Fengyi Palace without seeing anyone.
At that time, Zhao Zhao understood what Zhao Run meant - the latter had clearly calculated that he wanted to say goodbye in person, so he avoided seeing him.
What should I do?
"How about trying to leave the city?" Zongwei Cao asked, scratching his head.
In fact, there is no need to try this suggestion. After all, when Zhao Zhao was out of the house in the past few days, there were at least thirty or forty imperial guards following them, not to mention the imperial guards guarding the gates of Daliang.
They are not fools, how could they be easily fooled out of the city?
"I have no choice but to do something that will disgrace the saint's family..."
Zhao Zhao gritted his teeth and thought to himself.
About half an hour later, when Zhao Hongrun was lying in Fengyi Palace pretending to be ill, enjoying the service of his concubine Zhao Que squeezing his shoulders under Mi Jiang's white eyes, the eunuch Gao He hurried into the palace with a strange expression.
Di reported to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui is here again..."
"Come when you come. Even if he comes, he still has to leave." Zhao Hongrun said nonchalantly with his eyes closed.
"No, Your Majesty, Prince Rui came prepared this time..." Glancing at Zhao Hongrun, Gao He said with a strange expression: "Prince Rui brought a mattress and was sitting quietly outside Fengyi Palace, saying
Yes, if Your Majesty does not see him for a day, he will sit still for a day."
"...Real or fake?"
Zhao Hongrun opened his eyes immediately, his eyes full of surprise.
When did the sixth brother Zhao Zhao, who had always been upright and upright, learn such deceitful tactics?