"This boy... actually has the talent to observe monuments on horseback and carry monuments to overthrow the situation?!"
Holding the paper on which Zhao Hongrun had written the article silently, the Emperor Wei's hands began to tremble unconsciously with excitement.
He did not think that Prince Hongli of the Eastern Palace had the courage to steal his ancestor's suicide note for his own use, and falsely claimed that it was a new work.
There is no doubt that this is indeed a new book compiled by Prince Hongli and the teachers in the East Palace.
In other words, the eighth son Zhao Hongrun memorized this book in such a short period of time and wrote it all down silently, and falsely accused the prince Hongli of stealing the works left by his ancestors.
As for the motive, it was nothing more than revenge for the prince's trick to get him to study in the East Palace in the future.
But although he knew it well, the emperor did not intend to take sides.
In the past, Prince Hongli used tricks within the rules to harm the Eighth Prince Zhao Hongrun. Now, the Eighth Prince Zhao Hongrun used his miraculous talent to trick Prince Hongli in turn. These are all methods within the rules. Therefore, the Emperor will not take sides.
Anyone.
"I still underestimated this scoundrel... I thought he would have a chance to counter the Crown Prince after a while..."
Looking at Zhao Hongrun calmly, the emperor sighed in his heart and couldn't help but feel sorry for the prince Hongli.
The emperor regrets that the eldest son failed to truly see his brother's amazing talent hidden behind the exaggeration, so that he established a difficult enemy for no reason, and even the good opportunity of "making a statement" that could have been decided in a battle was destroyed by his brother
Almost exhausted.
This is called running out of mechanisms and missing out on good opportunities.
"Prince, how do you explain this?"
The Emperor asked the Prince of the East Palace in a calm tone.
He did not use a too harsh tone because he knew that this time Prince Hongli lost so many advantages that even the emperor could not help but feel sorry for him.
"Wha, what?" Prince Hongli seemed to have not recovered from the shock.
Seeing this, the emperor gestured to the manuscript in his hand and repeated: "Your eighth brother Hongrun has presented evidence that your so-called new book was stolen from the work of your ancestor Anonymous. How do you explain this?"
Before the prince could speak, the prince's young master Zheng Xi, who was sitting at the banquet, stood up and said in shock: "Your Majesty, this is impossible. That is indeed a new book compiled by us and the assistant prince!"
"Then why is it that the article written by my Eight-Eighter Hongrun is exactly the same as the new book compiled by you and others, without a single word difference?" Although he questioned the prince and young master, the emperor's eyes could not help but reveal something.
mercy.
In this round, the enemies faced by Dong Palace were simply too powerful!
He is so awesome that there may not even be a genius like him in the whole world!
"Yes... His Highness the Eighth Prince must have memorized His Highness the Crown Prince's new book." Prince Young Master Zheng Xi pointed at Zhao Hongrun and argued hurriedly: "His Majesty also saw it just now. His Highness the Eighth Prince first read through His Highness the Crown Prince's new book, and then
The theory is that it was done by an unknown person...that must be the case!"
"Hey!" Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and said disdainfully: "My lord, don't say that His Highness didn't give you a chance. At the same time, you can memorize it and show it to His Highness."
"I..." Prince Young Master Zheng Xi's face turned pale.
You must know that it only took Zhao Hongrun less than a cup of tea to read Prince Hongli's new book. According to common sense, it takes only a cup of tea to memorize a book, and he must do it word for word. This is simply
It's just something that's impossible to do.
But the problem is, this is the only explanation left. After all, the new book was indeed compiled by them, the tutors of palace studies, and the assistant prince Hongli. Page after line, word for word, were all carefully considered by them.
What is stealing the legacy of our ancestors?
"It's not surprising that this lord can't do it. After all, no one can do this kind of thing..." As he said that, Zhao Hongrun turned to face the emperor, cupped his hands and said: "The matter is already very clear. His Royal Highness is stealing the legacy of his ancestors."
You can do it yourself.”
"I don't!"
At this time, Prince Hongli seemed to have come to his senses. He stared at Zhao Hongrun hatefully, raised his hands and said to the emperor: "Father, Mingjian, this is indeed the new work of the emperor and the teachers in the East Palace."
"I know...but I can't help you with the karma you planted yourself."
The emperor looked at Prince Hongli with pity and said calmly: "Then how do you explain that the article written silently by your imperial brother is exactly the same as the new book you compiled?"
After that, the emperor signaled Tong Xian to hand over all the new books of the prince and the texts written silently by Zhao Hongrun to the prince Hongli.
"Let's take a look. I hope you can understand what kind of enemy you are facing... right now."
The emperor looked at the prince silently.
Prince Hongli took it anxiously and compared the two carefully. His face gradually turned pale, and large beads of sweat broke out from his forehead.
"The prince's actions are truly deceiving the emperor!" Yongwang Hongyu, who was standing by, added insult to injury with ill intentions.
Although there was no expression on his face, King Yong was laughing in his heart.
I thought that with Prince Hongli’s new book presented to the emperor, they, the princes who were interested in the throne, would no longer have the slightest chance. But who would have thought that there would be twists and turns, and a spoiler would appear in the middle, who would not only destroy Prince Hongli’s proposal
They stirred things up and made the prince bear the charge of "stealing documents and deceiving the emperor".
This is really... so enlightening!
Both King Yong and King Xiang were secretly happy and laughing in their hearts.
Anyone with some perspective would naturally be able to guess the strangeness in this, and would be shocked that Zhao Hongrun, a brother who had always been so stubborn, could actually hide such miraculous abilities.
Only those who don't know the truth will wonder how the Honglidang Prince could degenerate into stealing the articles of his ancestors and shamelessly attribute them to his own new books.
"This...this..."
After comparing the whole article, it was indeed found that the two were word for word. This time it was the turn of Prince Hongli to despair.
He couldn't figure out how it could be that the new book that he and the teachers from the East Palace had worked so hard to compile had become the legacy of his unknown ancestor.
It was not that he had not considered the possibility that Zhao Hongrun might have memorized the entire book. The problem was that this assumption was so appalling that it was simply impossible to happen.
"If you can't explain it, just sit down." The emperor reminded him kindly.
The Prince of the East Palace, who was in a state of chaos, sat back in his seat with a panic-stricken look on his face, his eyes still fixed on the new book and manuscript in his hands.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun sneered in his heart, turned around and cupped his hands to the emperor and said: "Father, judging from the look on His Highness's face, maybe he doesn't know it either..."
"Huh? Are you trying to speak for the prince? Does this scoundrel have such good intentions?"
The emperor listened to Zhao Hongrun's explanation with some surprise, but after a moment, he realized that he had indeed not misjudged the character of this scoundrel.
"...Perhaps the prince was just deceived by the tutor of the East Palace! The emperor thought that it was possible that the tutor of the East Palace stole the works of his ancestors and deceived the prince. For people like this, the emperor thought that he should not be the tutor of the East Palace.
Job!"
"Good fellow! Are you going to dismantle all the close aides and accomplices around the East Palace?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and was shocked by his eighth son's "ferocious revenge".
"That's all, this bad guy won after all..."
Thinking of this, the emperor said solemnly with a straight face: "What my son said is absolutely true. Hongli, I will help you choose your tutor in the East Palace on another day."
"Your Majesty!" The prince's young master Zheng Xi, as well as several other teachers from the East Palace who were sitting at the table with the prince, hurriedly knelt down on the ground.
But looking at the emperor's indifferent eyes, the prince's young master Zheng Xi and others could not say anything to plead.
The meaning expressed by the emperor's indifferent eyes is also very simple: you have lost.
"Brilliant! Really brilliant!"
Yong Wang Hongyu laughed wildly in his heart.
Hearing the first half of the eighth brother's words, he thought that the eighth brother was planning to accept the offer as soon as he could and sell the prince a favor.
If this is the case, Yongwang Hongyu's evaluation of Zhao Hongrun will undoubtedly be lowered: You have clearly offended the prince and ruined his big plans. How do you expect the prince to forgive you just because you say a few nice words?
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongrun cleared the prince of the crime of deceiving the emperor, but in order to hit the East Palace think tank hard, he directly expelled the staff, aides and teachers who worked for the East Palace prince.
This move was quite clever in the eyes of King Yong. After all, the Prince of the East Palace was the eldest son of the emperor and the crown prince after all. He would not be deposed because of such a small thing. Instead of adding insult to injury, it would be better to pour dirty water on the think tanks of the East Palace around the prince.
Go ahead and dismantle the think tank team around the prince.
This is simply draining the firepower!
"This is really... very satisfying!"
Glancing at the distracted prince, Yong Wang Hongyu secretly sneered.
The prince's grand plan finally turned into a farce due to Zhao Hongrun's deliberate sabotage. Perhaps several princes finally realized that their eighth brother, who had always been so stubborn, was probably not as simple as he appeared.
For example, Yong Wang Hongyu, his desire to win over Zhao Hongrun became more and more intense.
"Hongrun, have you really memorized a book?"
When Zhao Hongrun returned to his seat, even the sixth prince Hongzhao couldn't help but ask in a low voice. After all, even he couldn't do that kind of thing.
Of course, Zhao Hongrun denied this, saying, "What did Brother Sixth Emperor say? Hongrun has really read that book."
"Do you think Brother Yu will believe you?"
"letter."
"Guess again."
"..." Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes.
The family banquet continued until around Xu Shi, when the emperor led all the concubines, princes, and princesses to the high pavilion to look at and admire the colorful lanterns all over the streets and alleys in the city.
The princes and princesses bid farewell to the emperor one after another. After all, to be precise, this is the time that belongs to the emperor and his beloved concubines.
Of course, the prince and the princes who have left the cabinet are not among them. After all, they do not spend much time with the emperor in the palace. They must seize every opportunity to please the emperor and contribute to the fight for the throne.
During this period, the sixth prince Zhao Hongzhao hinted to Zhao Hongrun in a low voice: "See you in Yafeng Pavilion later."
Looking at the back of the Sixth Brother who left quietly, Zhao Hongrun sighed helplessly. After all, he had promised the Sixth Brother a long time ago that he would attend the poetry meeting in his Yafeng Pavilion later, although he didn't feel anything about it at all.
interest.
After saying hello to his brother Hongxuan and asking him to take care of their mother-in-law, Concubine Shen Shu, Zhao Hongrun also left quietly.
Because he knew that Zhao Hongzhao, the brother of the Sixth Emperor, was going to prepare something in Yafeng Pavilion, Zhao Hongrun was not in a hurry to go to Yafeng Pavilion. Instead, he took Wei Jiao, Gao Kuo, and Zhou Pu around the palace.
While walking, Zhao Hongrun passed by a courtyard, and he vaguely saw a white figure sitting on an oval stone as big as a millstone next to the pool, looking at the pool in trance.
Zhao Hongrun took a closer look and realized that the white figure was his half-sister, a princess who had made Zhao Hongrun feel terrible after waking up in the morning several times.
"Is it her? What is she doing here?"
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Hongrun walked over involuntarily.