The guessing game ended quickly. After each of the nine princes answered one question correctly, they stopped answering and gave the opportunity to the princesses.
After all, most of these riddles are too simple. If you answer too many questions, they will look ugly and easily attract criticism from others.
Instead of doing this, it is better to give it to the princesses generously and show that you are open-minded.
Think about it, even Qilin'er Zhao Hongzhao has withdrawn voluntarily, how can the other princes have the nerve to answer those riddles again and again? Do they claim to be more talented than Zhao Hongzhao? Don't say that others don't believe it, even themselves
Don't believe it either.
Thanks to the concessions of the princes, the princesses can be said to have returned home with a lot of gifts, including jade bracelets, hostas and other accessories.
Only one princess just answered one question correctly and then stopped continuing like the princes did.
"It's her..."
Zhao Hongrun glanced sideways at the princess, her expression looking a little strange.
Perhaps noticing Zhao Hongrun's gaze, the princess also turned her gaze in confusion.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to drink.
At this time, the sixth prince Zhao Hongzhao in the left seat coughed in a low voice and pointed to Zhao Hongrun frequently with his eyes.
"What's up?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at the Sixth Brother in confusion, but saw the Sixth Brother motioning him to look in the middle with his eyes.
Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at the middle seat in confusion, and then frowned and realized that the Prince of the East Palace, Hongli, was scolding the emperor for his faults.
"... Therefore, the emperor feels that he should shoulder the obligation to teach the emperor's younger brother. The emperor hopes that his father can allow his eighth brother to study in my East Palace. The young masters and lecturers in my East Palace are all well-educated people. I believe that my eighth brother will be in their
With guidance, there will definitely be improvement.”
Because Zhao Hongrun was secretly paying attention to the relationship with the princess, he did not pay attention to all the words of Prince Hongli, but just the second half of it was enough to make him frown.
He didn't listen completely, but the emperor did.
The emperor frowned slightly, and suddenly saw Zhao Hongrun turning his head to look at the Prince of the East Palace, and asked: "Hongrun, your eldest brother said that you have become more naughty recently and have been punished by the clan. He wants you to study in his East Palace.
, you will be taught by the young masters and lecturers from the East Palace, what do you think?"
"..." Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
"Made, are you giving me eye drops?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the East Palace Prince Hongli expressionlessly. In fact, there was no need for the Sixth Emperor Brother Zhao Hongzhao to shake his head at this moment. He also understood that a flat refusal at this time would be detrimental to him.
After all, Prince Hongli said it beautifully, using the rhetoric that "As the eldest son of the emperor, he did not have the responsibility to teach the emperor's younger brother", he was "feeling guilty" to stop him. If Zhao Hongrun still insisted on refusing at this moment
The prince's "good intentions" undoubtedly turned his back on his "ignorance and lack of skill".
But if he agrees, it means that he may not have any chance to play outside the palace in the future. No matter what the purpose of the East Palace Prince asked him to study in the East Palace, he will never be as free as he is now.
"Then it's decided."
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun had a cold face and said nothing, the emperor made a decision for him.
"Thank you, father. I will definitely teach Hongrun well."
Prince Hongli also sat down with satisfaction.
In the seat on his right side, Yong Wang Hongyu glanced sideways at Prince Hongli, his expression a little solemn.
Undoubtedly, this is the intention of the Prince of the East Palace: Don't you want to win over the eighth brother? I will drag him directly to my East Palace Academy. Firstly, it can be used as a warning, and secondly, there is a chance to guide and win over. In short, no matter what
You won't get what you want.
This is the meaning expressed in the eyes of Prince Hongli when he looked at King Yong.
And in this regard, Yongwang Hongyu had nothing to do. After all, Prince Hongli's rhetoric was indeed beautiful, and he could not find any loopholes to refute.
It's just that Zhao Hongrun suffered a lot and became a victim in the secret fight between the prince and King Yong.
No, Zhao Hongrun's complexion has become extremely ugly.
If he was only slightly partial to Yong Wang Hongyu before, now Zhao Hongrun is full of hostility towards Prince Hongli, after all, the latter has caused obstacles to him.
You must know that Zhao Hongrun even had the courage to go against his father in order to have the freedom to leave the palace. Now that Prince Hongli is using his words to prevent him from leaving the palace and enjoying freedom, then Prince Hongli is an enemy in Zhao Hongrun's eyes.
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Seeing the eighth son drinking fruit wine from cup to cup with a frosty face, the emperor calmly shook his head, his eyes scanning the faces of Prince Hongli and Yong Wang Hongyu.
"Prince...I lost my mind."
The emperor sighed secretly.
From the emperor's point of view, even though Zhao Hongrun has no expression at this moment, it does not mean that this son has given up. According to the emperor's understanding of this son, Zhao Hongrun at this time is like the calm before the storm, and he is most likely considering it.
He used countermeasures, just like when he resisted his father.
However, the emperor still approves of the method of the Prince of the East Palace. After all, it is a method within the rules and is indeed very clever. The premise is that the Prince of the East Palace really has the mind and means to suppress the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun.
If it were the other princes, the emperor would not be able to evaluate him. But for the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun, to be honest, the emperor is not optimistic about the prince's method. He has even prepared that the always naughty eighth prince Hongrun will one day destroy the entire family.
The East Palace was in chaos.
However, subsequent facts proved that even so, the emperor still underestimated his eighth son.
The family banquet is still going on, as if the incident of the Prince of the East Palace attacking the Eighth Prince Zhao Hongrun had never happened.
After three rounds of drinking, it was the time for the princes to show their latest achievements to the emperor.
First of all, the Sixth Prince Zhao Hongzhao, who was the most anticipated, recited a poem in the palace called "Banquet Fu" that he had prepared in advance for today's Dragon Boat Festival family banquet. The exquisite rhetoric captured the attention of everyone in the palace as always, and even the emperor frequently praised it.
Although the other princes did not have Qilin'er's talent, they also recited a few poems to cheer up. Zhao Hongrun's youngest brother, Hongxuan, recited a poem by the poet with great emotion and emotion.
The emperor also gave him awards.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun remained expressionless, and everyone could tell that the eighth prince was in a bad mood.
But this time, even the emperor didn't take the initiative to ask about it. After all, he also knew that his son was on the verge of attack because of Prince Hongli's attack.
Finally, it was the turn of the Prince of the East Palace for the finale.
The prince of the East Palace, Hongli, stood up and said, "Father, these days, the emperor, the young masters of the East Palace and various lecturers have compiled a new book based on the couplets of sages and sages of all ages, and I would like to ask my father to read it."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole palace was in an uproar.
Writing a new book? Is this to make a statement?
You must know that Confucianism has the theory of "three establishments", that is, "three immortals", that is, "establishing virtues", "establishing merits", and "establishing words". To put it bluntly, it means being a person, doing things, and doing knowledge, and among them, "establishing words" is very important to contemporary people.
It has the greatest influence. Even if the prince Hongli took a trick and relied on the wisdom of Donggong Shaofu and others to compile this book, as long as this book is published to the world, the prince's reputation will reach its peak immediately.
After all, not everyone’s articles are qualified to be called “books”.
No, the expressions of all the princes who aspired to the throne suddenly became extremely ugly, especially King Yong Hongyu.
"He actually... compiled a book?"
Yongwang Hongyu subconsciously clenched his fists. You must know that once the emperor approves the book compiled by the Prince of the East Palace and shows it off to his ministers in the court meeting, the book will immediately become a popular trend in the Wei Dynasty today. At that time, the East Palace will
Prince Hongli's reputation will reach its peak, and no one can shake it again.
The princes looked uncertainly as the Young Master of the East Palace, who was accompanying the prince at the banquet, respectfully presented the newly compiled book in front of the emperor's case.
"This time, Hongli walked ahead of the other brothers..."
The emperor sighed secretly.
To be fair, the emperor did not think that Prince Hongli's intelligence was among the best among his sons, but it was undeniable that there were clever ministers in the East Palace who acted as the prince's advisers.
No, if a new book is compiled, the prince's status will be difficult to shake.
"Nian." The emperor gestured to the eunuch Tong Xian with his eyes.
Suddenly, the whole hall was silent, and only Tong Xian's high-pitched voice could be heard reading a new book compiled under the leadership of Prince Hongli.
Compared with those who appeared in the concubines' table and the princess's table and praised in low voices, Yong Wang Hongyu and others listened carefully, hoping to find some loopholes in the book, because this would be their only chance to counterattack.
But unfortunately, since the prince has the confidence to take out this new book, he has the confidence that these brothers will not be able to find any thorns.
"It's over..."
Yongwang Hongyu and Xiangwang Hongjing were despairing, because they were in so much chaos that they couldn't find any thorns in the book.
At this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Wait a minute!"
"..." Tong Xian's voice stopped suddenly, and he looked at the place where the sound came from in confusion.
The seat of the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun.
"Why did you interrupt, Hongrun?" the emperor asked with a frown, knowing that he was listening carefully just now.
After all, leaving aside the overt and secret fights among the princes, it is also an honor for the emperor that his son can compile a new book.
In full view of everyone, the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun stood up and left the table, walked slowly to Tong Xian, took the book in the latter's hand with everyone's puzzled eyes, and read it page by page from beginning to end.
He flipped through the pages very quickly, as if he were reading ten lines at a time, reading a page at a time.
After about a cup of tea, he casually threw the book in his hand to Tong Xian and said with disdain, "I was wondering why it sounds so familiar. It turns out that His Highness the Prince found a book somewhere.
, just lied about it being a new work... How can you be so deceptive?"
"Hongrun, don't talk nonsense!" Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, looked angry. You must know that they had a hard time compiling and summarizing the remarks of their ancestors and writing a new book.
The emperor raised his hand to interrupt the prince Hongli's words, frowned and asked Zhao Hongrun: "You said this book is not the prince's new work?"
"Yes, this book was written by an unknown person. Although the emperor is naughty, he happened to read it."
"..." The emperor looked deeply at Zhao Hongrun and said lightly: "What evidence do you have?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the angry Crown Prince of the East Palace with malice, and said with a smile: "Father, please give me paper and pen, and I will write it down silently."
The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Get a pen and paper."
Tong Xian immediately ordered someone to set up a new case in the emperor's case, and put pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the case.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun didn't waste any time, knelt down on the mat, took a pen, and wrote silently on the paper what he said was an ancient book written by an unknown person.
While he was writing, the eunuch Tong Xian next to him was comparing the book newly compiled by Prince Hongli in his hand. As he looked at it, a look of horror appeared on his face.
"What should I say?" the emperor asked in a low voice.
Tong Xian glanced at Zhao Hongrun, who was still writing furiously, swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "So far... not a single word has been missed!"
"What?!" The emperor was immediately moved. He stood up and walked behind Zhao Hongrun, watching with wide eyes as his son wrote the entire book silently.
About half an hour later, Zhao Hongrun finished writing the last word, stood up and threw away the brush in his hand.
At this time, even the emperor was stunned.
Because the entire chapter written silently by Zhao Hongrun is exactly the same as the new book compiled by Prince Hongli!
At this time, Zhao Hongrun was looking at the astonished Prince of the East Palace with his hands behind his back, and sneered lightly.
"It's very shameful to steal the place of our ancestors like this!... It seems that the bachelor's degree from the East Palace is not worthy of being my teacher!"