"Actually, Uncle Six once had a beloved woman, right?"
Zhao Hongrun noticed his sixth uncle's momentary absence when he mentioned the princess, and glanced at him secretly and asked.
A faint gentle smile flashed across the face of Uncle Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli, but he did not elaborate, he just ruffled Zhao Hongrun's hair with his hands.
"Is it there or not?" Zhao Hongrun asked without giving up.
His tone, which was a bit like being coquettish to his father, made Zongwei Shen Yu, Mu Qing and others behind him look horrified.
You must know that in the eyes of Shen Yu and others, their Highness is a brat and a very tough person. Even towards his biological father, Emperor Wei, he has never done anything like coquettishness.
It's no wonder, because Zongwei Shen Yu and others don't know the friendship between Zhao Hongrun and his sixth uncle Zhao Yuanli. After all, when Shen Yu and others were sent to Zhao Hongrun by the Zongfu, Zhao Yuanli had already left Daliang and has not returned for five or six years. .
"Why do I feel that our Highness is closer to this Sixth Prince than to His Majesty?"
Behind Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Yuanli, Zongwei Mu Qing whispered to Shen Yu.
As a result, when Shen Yu heard this, he immediately opened his eyes and signaled this guy who was speaking out loud to speak carefully.
But to be honest, even Shen Yu felt that the harmonious and close atmosphere between his Highness and his uncle, the Sixth Prince, seemed to be more like a father and son than when he was with Emperor Wei.
Of course, they don't dare to say such words, they can only keep it in their hearts.
In fact, the status of Uncle Liu Wang in Zhao Hongrun's mind is indeed higher than that of Emperor Wei, ranking only behind Zhao Hongrun's mother Shen Shufei, and higher than his father Emperor Wei, his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, and his respected brother Zhao Hongzhao. high.
If his father had a choice, Zhao Hongrun would never choose his father who wanted to take advantage of his own son, but would prefer the uncle Liu Wang who had really taken care of him since childhood.
It is precisely because of this friendship, which seems to be closer than that of father and son, that Zhao Hongrun sometimes treats Zhao Yuanli in a mild way. However, Zhao Yuanli never reprimanded him for this, but contacted Zhao Hongrun in a way similar to friends.
Humorous, gentle, tolerant, and playful, Zhao Hongrun has always believed that his uncle Liu Wang was the most charismatic man in the entire Wei Dynasty.
How could such an outstanding man lack women around him?
In fact, even if Zhao Hongrun heard about this woman from Uncle Liu Wang, he was secretly stunned.
After all, changing women is like changing clothes for the Sixth Uncle. Zhao Hongrun has no doubt that even his father, Emperor Wei, who has beauties in the harem, does not have as many women as the Sixth Uncle in front of him.
But for such an "amorous" Liu Wangshu, he is still unmarried and has no heirs at the age of thirty-seven, which makes Zhao Hongrun feel a little incredible.
Zhao Hongrun suspected that the sixth uncle had a woman he loved deeply in his heart, but for some reason, he could not be with that woman, so the position of the princess in his palace remained vacant to this day.
But unfortunately, even if asked again after more than five years, Zhao Yuanli still had no intention of revealing his feelings. This made Zhao Hongrun inevitably feel a little discouraged.
"Whether Uncle Six admits it or not, I have already confirmed in my heart that there must be a woman he loves deeply in his heart."
Hearing this, Zhao Yuanli was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "After five or six years, Hongrun, you really impressed Uncle Liu with admiration... You have really grown up, and you said it to Uncle Six so openly.
The word "woman" comes out, Uncle Six still remembers how you were so coy and shy when you mentioned this when you were a child!" He teased, stroking the beard on his chin.
Zhao Hongrun's face turned red for a rare moment, and he looked vaguely angry.
"Who would teach a five- or six-year-old child about the issues between men and women?"
"Hahaha." Zhao Yuanli laughed, then looked at Zhao Hongrun and nodded, saying with emotion: "You have really grown up. Hongrun."
"..." Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then deliberately pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Since Uncle Six knows that my nephew has grown up, he should stop perusing me in the same way as he used to coax a child, okay?"
"Haha." Zhao Yuanli smiled.
What do these two laughs mean? Is it successful or not?
Zhao Hongrun stared at Zhao Yuanli angrily.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuanli spread his hands and said helplessly: "Okay, okay... just ask."
Zhao Hongrun was overjoyed when he heard this and asked quickly: "Uncle Liu, in fact, he has a woman he loves deeply in his heart, right?"
Zhao Yuanli pondered for a while, then smiled and nodded: "Yes!"
Big gossip...
Zhao Hongrun's heart seemed to be burning with the flames of gossip, and he quickly asked: "Who is it?"
"Guess?" Zhao Yuanli blinked.
"..." Zhao Hongrun was so angry that he couldn't speak, but he vaguely understood: Uncle Liu Wang didn't want to mention "her" name.
Thinking of this, he tentatively asked: "It's better not to ask about the name, right?... When did Uncle Six fall in love with that woman?"
Hearing this, Zhao Yuanli looked Zhao Hongrun up and down and said with a smile, "When I was your age."
Good guy...
Zhao Hongrun's eyes widened in surprise, and then he asked cautiously: "Then she...is still alive?"
"..." Zhao Yuanli was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhao Hongrun in surprise, then shook his head slightly.
At that moment, Zhao Hongrun noticed that the look in the eyes of Uncle Sixth Prince dimmed a bit.
Sure enough.
Zhao Hongrun sighed secretly in his heart. He had already guessed that this was the case. Now that Uncle Liu Wang personally admitted it, he was even more convinced: This seemingly "amorous" Uncle Liu Wang was actually an extremely professional person.
A loving man.
"Let's talk about something else." Zhao Yuanli said lightly.
Zhao Hongrun knew that the topic discussed just now might be extremely heavy for Uncle Liu Wang, so he quickly changed the topic: "Speaking of which, Uncle Liu, where have you been these past few years? Why have you been away for five or six years?"
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun changed the topic, the smile on Zhao Yuanli's face became wider. He said with a smile: "I went for a trip to Longxi."
"Longxi..."
Zhao Hongrun murmured and repeated.
It has to be said that although the real Wei people came out of the mountains and forests of Longxi, today, few Wei people still remember their hometown of Longxi.
Even Zhao Hongrun only knew that it was a land with barren land and a very harsh environment.
"Are there any Wei people living in Longxi?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.
"Of course there is." Zhao Yuanli looked at Zhao Hongrun strangely and said funnyly: "You didn't study hard in the palace school, did you? Longxi is the hometown of our Wei Dynasty, the origin of my Ji Zhao clan, and the ancestral temple. What do you think?
Are there any Wei people living there?"
"Gongxue doesn't teach this." Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes, and then asked curiously: "By the way, why did Uncle Liu go to Longxi back then?"
Zhao Yuanli smiled and said, "Go visit Wei Jun in Longxi."
"Wei Jun?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned. You must know that Wei Dynasty is not like the Chu Kingdom. But there is no king or king's canonization. Generally speaking, Jun refers to the king or the king.
This is wrong. The king of the Wei Dynasty was Zhao Hongrun’s father, Zhao Yuansi. Why did another Wei Jun appear?
"The Wei Jun mentioned by Uncle Six is..."
Zhao Yuanli guessed the astonishment in Zhao Hongrun's heart. He smiled and explained: "In fact, he should be called the patriarch."
Zhao Hongrun became even more confused when he heard it. After all, clan leader is more suitable for the family and the clan's title for the head and leader.
Suddenly, something moved in his heart, and he asked tentatively: "Could it be my Ji Zhao clan?"
"Hmm." Zhao Yuanli nodded, and then corrected: "It's true that it has the same surname as Ji, but it's not my Zhao family, but the Wei family."
"Wei family?" Zhao Hongrun had a strange expression on his face.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuanli smiled and said, "Didn't anyone tell you that my surname Ji is Zhao because of my surname Wei?"
Zhao Hongrun shook his head blankly.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuanli shook his head helplessly and explained: "Sixth Uncle doesn't know how many years ago, at that time, I did not have the Ji Zhao family. At that time, my orthodox Wei family was Ji's surname Wei. Later, because of the Wei family in Longxi,
The land was too barren, so some people migrated eastward, and those are the ancestors of my Ji Zhao clan... Our ancestors migrated in the direction of the rising sun. After a long journey, they finally settled in Sanchuan County."
"Settled in Sanchuan County?" Zhao Hongrun asked in surprise.
"Yes!" Zhao Yuanli nodded and affirmed: "At that time, the Wei Dynasty had not yet conquered the Liang Kingdom, and the Zheng Kingdom moved the royal capital to Daliang. That happened later."
"That's it." Zhao Hongrun nodded in relief.
But then he thought about it carefully. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he asked doubtfully: "Wait a minute, Uncle Liu, if Sanchuan County is the birthplace of my Ji Zhao clan, why did it become Gaoguan..."
The so-called Sanchuan County refers to a large area of ​​Sanchuan land to the west of Chenggao Pass. The vast land is comparable to Yingshui County, and the land here is fertile and the water source is rich. The Ministry of Industry of the modern imperial court is preparing to invest a lot of manpower here to develop it.
this land.
But the strange thing is that Chenggao Pass was established on the east side of Sanchuan County. It did not wrap up the huge Sanchuan County, as if it shut out this area.
In the past, Zhao Hongrun didn't think about this matter in detail, but now that he thinks about it carefully, he feels that something is wrong.
"Uncle Liu, is Chenggao Pass... really set up to guard against the Koreans?"
"..." Zhao Yuanli looked at Zhao Hongrun with some surprise, then shook his head and said lightly: "Sanchuan County outside Chenggao Pass is now occupied by the Rong Kingdom. The Rong people have cut off the Zhao family of our great Wei Ji from Longxi.
Ji's surname is the Wei family, so we here don't know what happened in Longxi."
what happened?
Carefully pondering the tone of Uncle Liu Wang's words when he said this, Zhao Hongrun asked tentatively: "Could it be that the so-called instability in Longxi refers to..."
"Ah." Interrupting Zhao Hongrun's words, Zhao Yuanli nodded and said solemnly: "Longxi is being attacked by the Qiang and Qin kingdoms and is in danger. The Wei Jun of Longxi sent people to our great Wei Dynasty many times to ask for help, but
Because the Rong people cut off the main route between the Wei Dynasty and Longxi, the message for help has never been sent."
"Is the situation serious?" Zhao Hongrun asked in shock after hearing this.
"Hmm." Zhao Yuanli nodded.
Chapter completed!