With the support of his father, Zhao Hongrun finally felt a little more at ease.`
But despite this, when he arrived at the Zongfu and met his second uncle Zhao Yuanyan under the guidance of several Zongwei Yulin Lang, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel that the second uncle's face was as rigid as a wooden sculpture.
Somewhat guilty.
I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the place where the second uncle Zhao Yuanyan met Zhao Hongrun this time was still in front of the flowerbed that he cultivated himself. This made Zhao Hongrun secretly relieved.
After all, what he was most worried about was that his second uncle would meet him in a dark and depressing secret room like a meditation room, because that would make him feel even more stressed.
"Zongzheng, King Su has arrived."
Those Zongwei led Zhao Hongrun to Zhao Yuanyan. Immediately, one of the Zongwei took a few steps forward and whispered a few words in the latter's ear.
At that moment, Zhao Hongrun clearly noticed that his second uncle Zhao Hongrun frowned and glanced at him.
It seems that the Zongwei is reporting to his second uncle about Zhou Ji, the commander of the Langwei army...
Zhao Hongrun secretly guessed in his heart.
After all, Lang Wei, who had never left the palace, made an exception this time and sent him to the clan mansion. Moreover, Zhou Ji, the commander of Lang Wei's army, personally led the team. Zhao Hongrun did not believe that the second uncle in front of him could not guess the deep meaning behind this move.
"I understand, just step back."
After nodding slightly, Zhao Yuanyan dismissed the clan guards.
After that, he turned around, stared at Zhao Hongrun intently, and said expressionlessly: "It seems that you are not ignorant..."
"What does the second uncle mean?"
Zhao Hongrun asked with a confused look.
In fact, of course he understood the profound meaning of the second uncle's words, but he could only pretend to be ignorant and innocent, and did not dare to show any trace of pride.`
You know, even though he has now won the support of his father, Emperor Wei, in fact, when it comes to dealing with intra-clan conflicts within the Zhao clan with the Ji surname, his father, Emperor Wei, is not necessarily better than the second person in front of him.
Bob has the right to speak.
After all, the Emperor of Wei was just the king in charge of the affairs of the Wei state, while Zong Zheng was an elder-like figure in charge of affairs within the Zhao clan surnamed Ji. The two were not comparable.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to express his father's support in person to suppress the second uncle in front of him. This would only make things worse.
Of course. It doesn't hurt to give a little hint. Just as Emperor Wei asked Zhou Ji, the commander of Lang Weijun, to personally escort his son Zhao Hongrun to the clan mansion, his purpose was nothing more than to send a signal to Zhao Yuanyan. Therefore, as long as Zhao Hongrun doesn't get too complacent. He
Second uncle Zhao Yuanyan, for the sake of Emperor Wei, would not be too harsh on him.
This little naughty guy...
Zhao Yuanyan frowned and stared at Zhao Hongrun, his nephew.
To be fair, he still has a good impression of this nephew. After all, he is the leader among the descendants of his Zhao family with the surname Ji. There are only a few who can compare with him. If nothing else happens, the future Wei Dynasty will definitely be dominated by these outstanding people.
The outstanding young generation came to shoulder the responsibility, but he was not happy with this child's cunningness at a young age.
Perhaps few people know this. But in fact, Zhao Hongrun, the second uncle, is resistant to the family motto of "doing whatever it takes". In his view, a person must be upright, stand upright, and keep his figure straight.
Machiavellian tactics are nothing more than "cunning" in his eyes.
What made him feel even more unswerving was that the little nephew in front of him had obviously been influenced by those family trainings for a long time. He already had some signs of being unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals.
No, just now he heard a low-pitched report from the Zongwei that his nephew came to his Zongfu this time and was personally escorted by Zhou Ji, the commander of the Langwei Army. What does this mean?
This means that this kid has guessed the purpose of summoning him to the clan house in advance, and found a solid backer one step ahead. 8 Novels`
This was really beyond Zhao Yuanyan's expectation.
And, it made him slightly angry.
Just as Zhao Hongrun once guessed about Zhao Yuanyan, his second uncle, Zhao Yuanyan is the second brother of Zhao Yuancai, the current king of Wei Dynasty. However, although they are brothers, Zhao Yuanyan is far less enlightened than Zhao Yuancai.
Of course, this is also the reason why Zhao Yuanci was favored by the elders of the Zhao family named Ji and elected as the Zongzheng of the clan.
To put it simply, perhaps the Wei Dynasty needs a wise king with a pioneering spirit, but Ji's surname is Zhao, so she does not need a radical helmsman.
It’s no wonder, after all, the Zhao family with the surname Ji is already powerful enough in the Wei Dynasty. As long as the imperial power is still in the hands of the people of this family, there is no chance that this family will weaken. Therefore, it is important to choose a stable and established leader of the family.
, is far more suitable than choosing a radical person.
Therefore, Zhao Yuanyan, who was trained to be the helmsman of the Zhao family with the surname Ji, gradually moved closer to the old-fashioned and stubborn Zhao family members with the surname Ji under the influence of the clan elders in the clan. This is why Zhao Hongrun disliked the clan so much.
The atmosphere of the mansion and the reason why he is afraid of his second uncle Zhao Yuanyan.
And what these stubborn and conservative elders hate the most is the "disobedience" of the younger members of the clan, just like what Zhao Hongrun is doing now. Although he promised to come to the clan mansion, he arrived first before that.
Chui Gong Hall gained the secret support of the Emperor of Wei Dynasty.
Behavior like this is something Zhao Yuanyan cannot tolerate.
After all, the imperial power of the Zhao family surnamed Ji cannot override the clan rights of the Zhao family surnamed Ji. The two are equal.
As for Zhao Hongrun's attempt to use the imperial power of Emperor Wei to suppress the authority of the clan, to say the least, it violated the rules and affected the tacit understanding between the imperial power and the clan in the past. If Zhao Yuanci had not treated Zhao Hongrun, his nephew,
If you have some good feelings, you may even arbitrarily rule that this is a provocation to the clan.
For the people of the Zhao clan named Ji, the crime of provoking the clan is no less than the so-called crime of bullying the emperor. Depending on the seriousness of the case, it is not impossible to imprison them for several years.
But luckily, Zhao Hongrun took the initiative to shoulder the national crisis last time, led the dredging army to repel Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, and counterattacked the Chu State with his impressive achievements, which earned him a lot of good impressions in the clan, even if it was his second son.
Bo Zhao Yuanyan didn't like his sometimes lawless and unscrupulous behavior, but he would also be a little tolerant.
"At what cost did you convince your father?"
After staring at Zhao Hongrun for a while, Zhao Yuanyan asked in a deep voice.
Because in his opinion, even if they were father and son, if Wei Emperor Zhao Yuancai had not gained anything, he would not have so clearly indicated his intention to protect the clan.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun's face couldn't help but look a little unhappy. He didn't hide it and said truthfully: "Father wants to take away 80% of the future profits of Bolangsha and Xiangfu Port."
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Zhao Yuanyan's face was slightly stunned, and his expression gradually softened a bit.
After all, he also knows the importance. In his opinion, if the imperial court gets 80% of the profits from those two river ports, I believe that the national treasury will be more abundant, and the entire country will surely strengthen at a faster rate.
But on the other hand, even the Emperor of Wei and the imperial court are now involved in this matter, and are secretly supporting Zhao Hongrun for the huge profits. This means that it is even more difficult for the clan to ask Zhao Hongrun to return Bolangsha to King Huanyang.
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To be honest, Zhao Yuanyan naturally knew that once his nephew Zhao Hongrun invested a lot of money to build a river port in Bolangsha, this river port would definitely become a huge source of profits in the future.
If he acted from his true heart, he would naturally be more inclined to hand over the money to the Wei treasury rather than to King Yuanyang’s branch of the Zhao family with the Ji surname. But the problem is that this kind of infringement of feudal land
The precedent cannot be set, because it will cause unrest to other kings in the country.
I have to say that this is the difference caused by the different perspectives of the two brothers Zhao Yuanyan and Zhao Yuancai: as the Zongzheng of the clan, Zhao Yuanyan can be said to be the helmsman of the Zhao clan with the surname Ji. He cares more about the internal affairs of the entire huge clan.
Harmony and unity; as the king of the Wei Dynasty, Zhao Yuanxi first considered the entire Wei Dynasty, the foundation that his ancestors had worked hard for, the country, the country, and the country, and then it was the turn of the Ji family and the Zhao family.
"Yesterday, King Yuanyang sent someone to deliver a letter. The letter said that you... you fooled his eldest son Zhao Chengxiu into using a river beach called Bolangsha in the eastern suburbs of Yuanyang for 150,000 taels of silver.
I sold it to you at a price, it seems this is true." Zhao Yuanyan sighed slightly.
However, after hearing this, Zhao Hongrun immediately shook his head and denied, "Although my nephew did buy Bolangsha with 150,000 taels of silver, first of all, it was not my nephew who mentioned it, but Zhao Chengxiu took the initiative; secondly, my nephew never
Fooling or coaxing Zhao Chengxiu into selling Bolangsha to me...the second uncle cannot impose these two crimes on my nephew."
"But you never meant to remind him from the beginning to the end, right?" Zhao Yuanyan asked in a complicated tone.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun chuckled and said: "If I want to blame him, I can only blame him for his short-sightedness, which makes it difficult to distinguish gold beads. What does it have to do with me?... Is it possible that the second uncle wants his nephew to be punished for other people's stupidity?"
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I've heard long ago that this guy is very sharp-tongued, and as expected...
Zhao Yuanyan was a little speechless. After all, if Zhao Chengxiu had taken the initiative to bring up this matter, it really had nothing to do with Zhao Hongrun. As the latter said, he could only blame the other party for being stupid.
But the problem is that Yuanyang King Zhao Wenkai is not his son Zhao Chengxiu. As soon as he heard that Bolangsha was going to build a river port, he also realized the value of this land in the future and reluctantly asked the clan government to come forward to recover the land deed.
Therefore, Zhao Yuanyan, who is the Zongzheng of the clan, really has a headache.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun suddenly stretched out his hand and handed a stone that could be seen everywhere to Zhao Yuanyan.
At the same time, he said calmly: "In fact, the second uncle does not need to worry about this. In my nephew's opinion, this matter is easy to solve."
"..." Zhao Yuanyan took the ordinary stone in confusion and looked at his nephew in front of him doubtfully.
Zhao Hongrun showed a bit of sarcasm on his face, curled his lips and sneered: "As long as my nephew cancels the plan to build a river port in Bolangsha, won't this matter be solved?!... Our Smelting Bureau has not yet
While we were digging, a guy who had nothing to do with it tried to jump out and grab some water! It’s really ridiculous!”
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Zhao Yuanyan's expression changed slightly, and he looked a little worried. (To be continued.)