Chapter 257: The tacit agreement between the king and the king
Unfortunately, for the next two days, Zhao Hongrun did not get the chance to have a heart-to-heart talk with his sixth brother, Zhao Hongzhao.
This caused him to have an illusion: Was this sixth brother deliberately avoiding him? Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence every time?
How could that be a coincidence? After all, Zhao Hongrun sends people to Yafeng Pavilion every once in a while to inquire. Logically speaking, as long as his sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao returns to Yafeng Pavilion once, he should not know that Zhao Hongrun is looking for him.
Hope to have a more thorough chat with him.
It is very possible that Zhao Hongzhao guessed Zhao Hongrun's intention, so he deliberately avoided meeting Zhao Hongrun to express his feelings to Zhao Hongrun: I have made up my mind, don't try to persuade me again.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun had no idea what to do. After all, this sixth brother's ability to see into people's hearts was even better than his own. If this sixth brother really wanted to avoid him, there was really no way he could catch him.
Sixth brother.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun went straight to Chui Gong Hall.
Because he felt that in the current impasse, perhaps their father, Emperor Wei, was the best breakthrough at the moment: If Emperor Wei could be persuaded to make an edict not to allow Zhao Hongzhao to leave Wei and go to Qi, I would believe that that person
The sixth brother, who had been respected and loved by Emperor Wei since childhood, could never disobey their father.
When Zhao Hongrun came to Chui Gong Hall, just as he expected, his father, Emperor Wei, was still reviewing and approving the memorial after the Dragon Case in the hall as always.
It has to be said that seeing this scene every day, Zhao Hongrun was very grateful for that high position: if he became the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, he would have to endure this kind of boring and boring work, facing the endless review all day long.
Zhang Zhe, then whoever you like should take the position of emperor. Anyway, he has no such interest.
"..."
Perhaps he caught a glimpse of Zhao Hongrun walking in from the outside of the palace. Emperor Wei raised his head and glanced at his son. Then he continued to review half of the chapters in his hand and said lightly: "Hongrun, what's the matter?"
?I have something to say first, I don’t have time to accompany you today to mess around.”
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun wrinkled slightly because he vaguely heard something.
So, a smile appeared on his face and he said with a smile: "That's a coincidence. Brother Six has been very busy these days!"
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Emperor Wei paused while he was approving the seal, glanced at his son who had the words "I'll be here waiting for you to finish your work" written on his face, and sighed silently: "Go and wait for me outside the palace!"
"Yes." Zhao Hongrun bowed his hands, and before leaving, he did not forget to nod and say hello to the three Secretariat ministers and the eunuch Tong Xian in the palace.
I saw the three secretaries and ministers in the palace looking at each other and understanding each other tacitly.
I believe they also know what happened in the past two days, and they also know why His Royal Highness Zhao Hongrun, King Su, is here today. After all, they are ministers of the inner court of Chui Gong Hall and the most trusted ministers of Emperor Wei. Therefore, there are
When the great eunuch Tong Xian reported important matters to Emperor Wei, he would often not avoid them.
Outside the palace, Zhao Hongrun didn't go very far. He stood at the entrance of the garden facing the Chui Gong Palace. After nodding and saying hello to the nearby guards and guards, he stood there with his hands clasped, waiting.
His father.
He did not wait long. After a while, his father, Emperor Wei, walked out of the Chui Gong Hall. Following him were two young eunuchs led by the serving eunuch Tong Xian.
"Come with me for a walk in the garden."
Emperor Wei came over, and when passing by Zhao Hongrun, he dropped a sentence.
The father and son walked towards the small garden opposite the Chui Gong Hall. Seeing this, the great eunuch Tong Xian and the two young eunuchs behind him followed from a distance, leaving space for the father and son to talk alone.
"Father, I feel like Sixth Brother has been avoiding me these days."
While walking in the garden with Emperor Wei, Zhao Hongrun said.
"Why do you see it?" Emperor Wei asked with a smile.
"When Brother Liu returned to Daliang the day before yesterday, Erchen had a small talk with him for a while. The day before yesterday and yesterday, Erchen wanted to talk to him again, but he could never find anyone else..."
"Haha." Emperor Wei smiled slightly and said with a smile: "Hongzhao has many friends in Daliang who once participated in the Yafeng Poetry Society. Now that he has returned to Daliang after an absence of more than half a year, he naturally wants to have a good chat with his former confidants.
Is it any wonder that you can't find anyone else?"
"That's the truth. I thought so at first." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then, after taking a look at his father's expression, he said in an inexplicable tone: "But just now in the Chui Gong Hall, I suddenly felt that maybe
Not only is Sixth Brother avoiding my son, it seems that even my father is also avoiding my son..."
Emperor Wei paused when he heard this and stepped forward. He turned his head and glanced at Zhao Hongrun. He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Hongrun, what do you want me to do?"
Hearing his father's helpless tone, Zhao Hongrun knew there was something in his father's words and asked in a low voice: "Has your father been persuaded by Sixth Brother?"
Emperor Wei glanced at Zhao Hongrun, stood in front of a pine tree in the yard with his hands behind his back, and said quietly: "As a father, how can I be willing to let my son leave home and go to Qi State, which is thousands of miles away. But as a human being,
Jun, just as you said, I was persuaded by Hongzhao... Qi, a country that has been on good terms with me, the Wei Dynasty, for generations, as the king of the Wei Dynasty, I really cannot resist such temptation."
Zhao Hongrun was not surprised when he heard this.
Because Zhao Hongrun had already guessed Zhao Hongzhao's intention after hearing Zhao Hongzhao's words the day before yesterday that the Wei Dynasty needed a strong ally to help defend against Korea in the north and Chu in the south.
Obviously, this sixth brother intends to take root in the Qi State, let the blood of the Ji family flow into the Qi State, and occupy a certain degree of speech power, and even actual authority among the nobles of the Qi State. The advantage of this is that
, Qi State, which has no conflict of interest with the Great Wei, will have closer and closer relations with their Great Wei.
There is even a possibility that a certain generation of King Qi in the future may still have the blood of the Ji family flowing in his body.
By then, Wei and Qi will truly be brothers and allies separated by a thin strip of water, and the benefits are self-evident.
Of course, that may be decades or even hundreds of years in the future, but even now, King Rui's visit to Qi is extremely beneficial to the diplomatic relations between Wei and Qi.
Let's put it this way, if Zhao Hongzhao was not the sixth brother whom Zhao Hongrun respected, but was just a stranger-like brother like the Prince of the East Palace and King Xiang Hongjing, Zhao Hongrun would strongly support this.
Because this is conducive to closer relations between Wei and Qi.
However, it happened to be the sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao who was respected by Zhao Hongrun.
To be fair, Zhao Hongrun really wanted to sabotage his sixth brother's return to Qi, but he also knew that if he really did such a thing, then the harmonious situation between Qi and Wei created by his sixth brother would also be destroyed by him.
The destruction is complete.
This would cause Wei to lose the trust of Qi and King Xi of Qi, destroy the Qi-Wei alliance that his sixth brother had finally brokered, and gain advantages for Chu in vain.
But if he ignored it, wouldn't his sixth brother have to stay in Qi for the rest of his life, in a foreign country with which he was unfamiliar?
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun was struggling a little in his heart.
Seemingly noticing the struggling look on his son's face, Emperor Wei smiled and said: "Are you worried that Hong Zhao will suffer in Qi? I'm not worried about this... At this point, Lu Xi showed me
Sincerity, not only betrothed Wang's most beloved daughter to Hongzhao, but also supported him to take the position of Qi State's right minister... Hehehe, the Qi State's right minister is still one year away from reaching the age of a weak crown, and he is also from our Ji family royal family.
As a descendant of the clan, only King Xi of Qi could do such a crazy thing... He is not afraid that my Ji family will replace his Lu family of Qi State, tsk tsk!"
"With Brother Six's virtue, how could he possibly seize Qi's foundation?" Zhao Hongrun curled his lips.
"Yes." Emperor Wei sighed after hearing this, and said in an incomprehensible tone: "That's why it is so well-known in the world. King Qi's accuracy in looking at people is unparalleled in the world... He understood Hong Zhao's nature.
That’s why we have to train Hongzhao and ask Hongzhao to support Qi for twenty years..."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Hongrun looked up at Emperor Wei in confusion.
Emperor Wei showed a rare look of respect on his face and said in a deep voice: "The rumors are true. Although Lu Xi was the wisest king among all the kings of Qi State, his imperial style was not good. In the past, he was indulged in wine and sex.
He also hoped for immortality and took excessive doses of so-called elixirs. He was indeed terminally ill and the medicine was not effective. According to the diagnosis of famous doctors in Qi, he could only survive for another three to five years at most... Therefore, Lu Xi has been looking for a doctor.
It is worthy of his training, a virtuous person who can support the entire Qi State after his death... At this time, Hong Zhao went to Linzi."
"Sixth brother has been favored by Lu Xi?" Zhao Hongrun said in surprise, but then he felt something was wrong: "That's not right, Qi State is said to be full of talents, how could it be possible that we can't find anyone who can support Qi State?...For example
Na Tian Dan, that is the person who made Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo and Guling Lord Xiong Wu change their expressions upon seeing him!"
"But Tian Tan is a member of the Tian clan." Emperor Wei reminded vaguely, "He is an outsider."
Zhao Hongrun suddenly realized after hearing this: "Father, what you mean is that Lu Xi is worried that one day when he is gone, the Tian family may take away his Lu family's inheritance?"
"Let's take precautions before it happens. After all, in the current Qi State, the power of the Tian family is too great... Therefore, in Qi State, people without a certain status are not enough to fight against the Tian family. And at this point, Hong
Zhao Nai is my sixth son, our King Rui of the Wei Dynasty, and he is also the husband of the princess of his Qi Kingdom. He is qualified and capable to compete with the Tian family."
"What about what the father said, that Lu Xi hopes that Sixth Brother will support Qi for twenty years? Why twenty years?"
"Because Lu Xi left his youngest son Luan to be taught by Hong Zhao."
Isn't this...
Hearing this sentence, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be a little surprised. Of course he understood what it meant.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Hongrun asked tentatively: "Does Lu Xi think highly of his youngest son, Prince Luan? What if he fails?"
Emperor Wei glanced at Zhao Hongrun and said in an incomprehensible tone: "Isn't there another option? For example, the son born to Hong Zhao and Kuang Ji in the future will also have half of the Lu family's blood... What's even more clever is that
, even if Hongzhao cannot stop the Tian family, and makes the Tian family really make a move to seek the country and seize the Lu family's foundation, the son he has with Kuiji can also rely on his blood relationship with the great Wei Dynasty.
Get help here to restore the Qi State of the Lu family... That Lu Xi is very far-sighted!"
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Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth speechlessly.
He realized that since the Emperor of Wei and King Xi of Qi had reached a tacit understanding, he could not convince his father to detain his sixth brother in Wei. (To be continued.)