"Your Majesty, the clan government has sent someone to ask Your Majesty to come down to your Majesty and say that there are urgent matters that require Your Majesty's arbitration."
When Emperor Wei was busy approving the seals, the eunuch Tong Xian reported from the sidelines with a strange expression.
After saying that, Tong Xian saw that Emperor Wei had no reaction, so he added in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it is the ancestor of the Zongfu who personally requested me."
"..." Emperor Wei, who was writing quickly, suddenly stopped, frowned slightly, and asked: "Uncle?"
The "uncle" he refers to is the elder of the clan who Zhao Hongrun calls "great uncle". Currently, the eldest old man in the Ji Zhao royal family in the Wei Kingdom, Zhao Tairu.
"Did you really alert your uncle..."
Emperor Wei frowned.
You must know that although the Emperor of Wei is the king of the Wei State and seems to have monopolized power, in fact, there are some forces that even he has to tolerate and seek safety for, such as the Zongfu, and several people who live in seclusion in the Zongfu.
Zong Lao.
"..."
Emperor Wei frowned and said after careful consideration: "I... you sent someone to report back to the clan, just say that I... am busy with affairs, and I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time..."
It can be seen that even the Emperor of Wei has a lot of scruples about the clan and Zhao Hongrun's great-uncle Zhao Tairu.
After listening to Emperor Wei's words, Tong Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you have to go anyway this time..."
"..."
Emperor Wei's expression changed slightly when he heard this, because Tong Xian's words "no matter what" reminded him of some bad endings. No, he asked with an ugly face: "Could it be that my uncle wants to punish Hongrun severely?"
The great eunuch Tong Xian shook his head and said with an increasingly weird expression: "That old ancestor came to ask for help from His Majesty... If Your Majesty does not go to the Zongfu for arbitration today, I am afraid that the Zongfu will be turned upside down by His Highness Prince Su.
…”
"What?"
Emperor Wei was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't turn around. He thought to himself: Wasn't that bad boy locked up in the meditation room? Why did he want to turn the clan upside down again?
Seeing the suspicious look on Emperor Wei's face, the eunuch Tong Xian stepped forward and whispered a few words to Emperor Wei.
There was a gasp, and even Emperor Wei opened his mouth in shock, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
"That bad boy...is...really like that?" he asked in shock.
The great eunuch Tong Xian forced out a very strange smile and whispered: "According to the investigation of the inner chamberlain, the old master Zongzheng who took office in the Zongfu almost fainted after being scolded by His Highness Prince Su. That old ancestor,
He was also scolded by His Highness... He scolded the ground for looking gray and decayed. King Su's Palace
Now he is mainly a guest. He insists on staying with the clan and refuses to leave. He insists that the clan pay him 10 million taels of silver for "loss of work". He also said that if the clan cannot come up with the money, he will take it with him in a few days.
Craftsmen from the Smelting Bureau came to demolish the walls and mansion..."
"..." Emperor Wei opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
A drop of cold sweat slowly flowed down from his forehead.
"That scoundrel, how dare you be so presumptuous? It's... it's... it's so heartwarming!"
Emperor Wei took a long breath and suddenly felt extremely comfortable.
"Your Majesty, you have lost your composure." Seeing the smile gradually blooming at the corner of Emperor Wei's mouth, Tong Xian coughed and warned.
Seeing this, Emperor Wei quickly stopped his smile and said with a straight face: "That scoundrel is really impudent! ... Tong Xian is showing off to the clan."
"yes!"
After a while, Emperor Wei rode a jade chariot slowly out of the main entrance of the palace, and under the protection of a group of imperial guards personally led by Li Zheng, the president of the Three Guards Army, slowly headed to the Zongfu.
On the jade chariot, Emperor Wei couldn't help but sigh.
To be fair, Emperor Wei saw many things happening these days.
For example, the Metallurgical Bureau used "lack of money" as an excuse to announce the suspension of work. Could it be that Emperor Wei could not see the intention of the Metallurgical Bureau?
For another example, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Ministry of Industry jointly submitted a petition to the Chui Gong Palace, asking Emperor Wei to intervene in the matter of "King Su being trapped in the clan's mansion." Could it be that Emperor Wei couldn't see that this was an attempt to please the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Ministry of Industry?
His son Zhao Hongrun?
No one is a fool. Just like the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry accurately grasped the intentions of the Smelting Bureau, Emperor Wei naturally also guessed the intentions of these people, but he deliberately pretended not to know.
After all, Su Wang Hongrun is his biological son, and he is still the most respected son by him now. How could Emperor Wei abandon this son?
Therefore, Emperor Wei also followed the trend and used the fact that "the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Ministry of Industry jointly submitted the report" to gradually put pressure on the clan government, forcing the latter to release his son who was locked in the meditation room.
However, Emperor Wei never expected that his son, who had been locked up in the meditation room for seventeen days, would become so angry after being released that he would curse with a mouth that sounded like a hanging river.
Several elders in the Dezong Mansion were unable to reply, and they were helpless against a junior who had just turned sixteen.
"I wonder how that bad boy felt at that time..."
Emperor Wei secretly guessed Zhao Hongrun's mood when he was mocking and insulting the clan elders. Unfortunately, he could only guess and figure it out, and then feel happy in his heart for a while. As for putting it into practice, Emperor Wei did not dare.
After all, in the hundreds of years of inheritance of the Ji Zhao family of the Wei State, there has never been an arrogant and deviant junior like Zhao Hongrun. Except for this son, none of the children of the royal family and the public family are in compliance with the rules in front of the clan.
Moment, honestly?
Recalling that he had been aggrieved in front of the clan, Emperor Wei felt secretly happy.
Of course, it is not enough to talk about secret happiness to outsiders. After all, if this is spread, it will inevitably become the biggest criticism of "the emperor's lack of morality".
Because of this, when the jade chariot stopped in front of the Zongfu, Emperor Wei did not rush into the palace, but tried hard to look angry.
As for the method used, it was very simple. Just recalling the methods Zhao Hongrun used to retaliate against him was enough to make the angry look on Emperor Wei's face look fake.
At this time, in the inner hall of the clan mansion, Zhao Hongrun was still mocking the elders present from time to time.
Who would have imagined that the elders of the royal family who are two, three, or four rounds older than Zhao Hongrun here would actually turn pale in comparison to a junior who had just turned sixteen.
"My king sees you, you are just a quarrel... When Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, led his army to invade my country, why didn't any of you come forward? When the Jiejiao people in Sanchuan provoked my country, you went there again
Where is it? At this moment, they are jumping out one by one... Third uncle, don't glare at me. If I can't help but say a few words to you, you might have to die before my great uncle... My great uncle.
, stop hammering that crutch, half-buried in the ground, still have this energy? Not bad, if you have this strength, wouldn’t it be better if you find a shovel, dig a hole and bury yourself? It’s easier for you to make it easier for yourself.
Conveniently, you still need me to teach you this truth?"
When Emperor Wei walked into the inner hall with the eunuch Tong Xian, he happened to hear this paragraph and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"The mouth of this scoundrel today...is even more vicious than before."
Emperor Wei looked at it for a few times and then coughed.
Because he was afraid that if he continued to peek, he would burst out laughing.
This cough made everyone in the hall finally notice Emperor Wei who had arrived in the inner hall at some point.
Immediately, great-uncle Zhao Tairu stood up tremblingly on crutches, pointed his skinny right hand at Zhao Hongrun, who was unable to sit in the hall, and shouted angrily: "Zhao Yuansi, look at the good son you taught!"
"..."
Emperor Wei frowned slightly.
You must know that "Zhao Yuansi" is his name. According to the national law, no one can name him as the emperor, not even the elders of the Ji Zhao family, because this is the crime of deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors.
But on the other hand, the great-uncle Zhao Tairu lost his temper and bluntly named him, which also shows that this ancestor was definitely confused by Zhao Hongrun.
Perhaps considering that this poor old man was scolded by a junior in front of his face despite his age, Emperor Wei's slightly frowned brows relaxed after a moment, coughed, and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Hongrun, don't be rude!
"
Zhao Hongrun turned around and glanced at Emperor Wei, his eyes were still cold, but they were obviously much calmer than before.
Maybe it was because of the relationship that had just been vented, or maybe it was because Emperor Wei was his father.
"Why are you here, Father?" Zhao Hongrun asked calmly, still maintaining the same sitting posture.
"This scoundrel... is so angry."
Emperor Wei was slightly stunned, because recently, the relationship between their father and son has become more and more harmonious. Even when Emperor Wei "betrayed" his son again a while ago, Zhao Hongrun did not quarrel or care with him.
Suddenly, Emperor Wei had a realization in his heart: Oh, by the way, I promised this son not to get involved in this matter...
With a bitter smile to himself, Emperor Wei turned to his great-uncle Zhao Tairu and said, "Uncle, Hongrun is still young, and he doesn't know much about worldly matters, so he contradicted my uncle. I hope your uncle won't argue with him."
"Contradiction? Is that just confrontation?"
"This arrogant boy almost stood in front of us, pointed at our noses and cursed us!"
Everyone present looked at Emperor Wei who wanted to expose this matter with just one sentence, and their expressions were very strange.
No, the great-uncle, who had just been scolded by Zhao Hongrun, his lips trembled for a while and said in an unclear tone: "Your Majesty, I have lived for more than seventy years and have seen hundreds of thousands of people, but I have never seen such arrogance.
, such a disrespectful junior!"
Emperor Wei looked stern and nodded in agreement with a smile.
He couldn't help but feel a little depressed at the moment, thinking to himself, what's the big deal? His son scolded these old men heartily, but as a father, he had to apologize with a smile on his face?
But before he could say a few words to plead for Zhao Hongrun, he heard Zhao Hongrun say quietly from the side: "Didn't we see you today?... It seems that if you live long, there will still be surprises, right, great uncle?
"
"..." The entire inner hall was silent.
Everyone, including Emperor Wei, looked at Zhao Hongrun in disbelief.
"He actually..."
"This guy actually dares to make fun of you?"
"In front of his father, this traitor is still so arrogant?"
For a moment, the great uncle, the third uncle, the cousin, and the four princes and kings all had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
They originally thought that the situation would change after Emperor Wei arrived, but they did not expect that this arrogant boy would dare to make sarcastic remarks.