Princess Yulong has followed the rules since she was a child and has never been in contact with the Zongfu, but she has also heard that the Zongfu is a very, very scary place and is a government office specially used to punish the children of the royal family.
On the same day, she and Mi Rui hurriedly went to Prince Yi's Mansion, which was the residence of Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince.
At that time, Zhao Yuanli had just returned to his palace and ordered his maids to boil water for bathing.
As the financial backer behind the "Waterside Pavilion", Zhao Yuanli's residence is more luxurious and elegant than Prince Su's Mansion. The facilities he usually uses for bathing are not comparable to the petty-style residence of Prince Su's Mansion.
The bathing pool is larger than Zhao Hongrun's bedroom. The pebbles paved in the bathing pool are all oval, crystal clear and round. Although it is not as luxurious as some noble mansions paved with gold and silver bricks, the cost is definitely not the same.
It will be cheaper.
And just when Uncle Liu Wang was lying in the pool with a moderate water temperature, ready to take a bath to relieve himself and eliminate some of the fatigue accumulated during the journey, a figure appeared behind the curtain next to the bathing pool.
Zhao Yuanli glanced at the figure, his expression was as usual, he took a long breath and soaked the back of his head in the warm pool water.
At this time, the figure behind the curtain whispered: "Your Majesty, King Su is detained in the clan mansion."
"..." Zhao Yuanli was stunned for a moment, then sat up in the pool, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
He can't understand.
After all, as far as he knew, his eighth nephew Zhao Hongrun had just pacified Sanchuan and returned to Daliang, and the rewards from the court had not yet been issued. At this time, there was absolutely no reason to capture this hero into the clan.
Even if Zhao Hongrun beat the princes of princes like Zhao Chengxiu, the prince of Yuanyang Prince, like last time, the clan government would not really punish Zhao Hongrun. At most, he would just criticize and teach him a few words.
"Because of the matter of Sanchuan." The figure behind the curtain explained in a low voice: "I have reported this matter to the Lord."
Zhao Yuanli recalled something, frowned and asked, "Is it because of King Chengling, King Jiyang, King Zhongyang, and King Yuanyang?"
"Yes... King Su refused to open Sanchuan to the domestic nobles, so the domestic nobles invited King Chengling, King Jiyang, King Zhongyang, and King Yuanyang to come forward and negotiate with King Su... It is said that these four princes asked Prince Su's Mansion
The invitation was handed out, but King Su did not accept the invitation, so..."
"So, the four of them asked the clan to come forward...?"
Zhao Yuanli frowned.
At this moment, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the bath. The figure behind the curtain heard it and whispered quickly: "My lord, please leave."
After saying that, the curtain flickered and the figure disappeared without a trace.
Then, Wang Jian, Zhao Yuanli's chief of clan defense, walked in, clasped his fists towards his prince in the pool and said, "My lord, Princess Yulong is asking to see you, saying that His Royal Highness Prince Su has been arrested by the clan."
"Is this happening?" Zhao Yuanli raised his eyebrows, immediately stood up from the bath, put on a bath towel, and ordered: "Let Yulong rest in the living room for a while, I will go out immediately."
"Yes!" Zong Wei Chief Wang Jun clasped his fists. At the same time, with his piercing tiger eyes, he glanced at the curtain that was still shaking slightly, and then glanced at the other side of the hall, where the flames were burning steadily.
The copper candle lamp that never jumps.
"Wang Jian?"
Zhao Yuanli had wiped the sweat off his body and put on his clothes. When he turned around and saw Wang Jian, the chief of the clan's guards, still standing there, he asked doubtfully: "Is there anything else?"
"No, it's okay, Your Majesty." Wang Jun smiled faintly, shook his head, hugged his fists, turned around and left the inner hall.
Looking at Wang Jun's back, Zhao Yuanli felt something in his heart. He also glanced at the layer of curtains that was still at this moment, with a look of thought on his face.
After a while, Zhao Yuanli, who had changed his clothes, went to the hall to meet Princess Yulong who was waiting anxiously.
It has to be said that Princess Yulong is really anxious. After all, for her, Zhao Hongrun is the first relative who is close to her and treats her extremely well. It is no exaggeration to say that throughout the entire palace, she trusts the most.
I am afraid that only Zhao Hongrun, who is now King Su, is the only one.
No, as soon as she saw Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli coming out of the inner hall, Princess Yulong stood up and walked a few steps, grabbed Zhao Yuanli's sleeve, and said anxiously: "Sixth Uncle, Hongrun has been arrested by the clan, what do you think?"
Try to save him."
When Zhao Yuanli saw that Princess Yulong was still dressed in hunting clothes, he knew that this girl had not even taken a bath or changed clothes after returning to Prince Su's Mansion, so he hurried over and comforted her: "Yulong, Hong
It’s not unusual for Run to be caught in the clan house, so what’s there to worry about?”
Not to mention, counting the times, Zhao Hongrun was arrested for the third time this time, and the meditation room was not a strange place to him. After all, as early as two years ago, Zhao Hongrun was arrested by the then official department.
He was framed by the official Lang Guan Luo Wenzhong and was imprisoned in the meditation room for several days.
It is no exaggeration to say that there are very few children of the royal family who have been detained by the clan again and again.
"But this time it's different." Seeing Zhao Yuanli's look of "Don't make a fuss", Princess Yulong explained anxiously: "In the past two days, it was because Hongrun was naughty, but this time... Gao Kuo said, what is it,
I don’t understand what major national events are, but Gao Kuo said that this time is different from the past.”
"Gao Kuo...that little guy is really good at making friends. It is said that he has made acquaintance with some soldiers and imperial guards, and it is interesting to find out information for Hongrun."
Zhao Yuanli flashed the face of Gao Kuo, the clan guard next to Zhao Hongrun, in his mind, and then said to Princess Yulong: "Yulong, you can rest assured, who is Hongrun? He is a descendant of my royal clan, and he is in Sanchuan this time."
After his great service, the clan will not do anything to him... Don’t forget, that boy is now highly regarded by your father, so your father is also keeping an eye on this matter."
Upon hearing this, Princess Yulong felt a little relieved.
Because she then remembered that Zhao Hongrun was not as unloved and respected by their father, Emperor Wei, as she was.
"But... Hongrun told me about being punished in the small dark room of the Zongfu. Uncle Liu, can you help Hongrun?" Princess Yulong begged.
Zhao Yuanli was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Yulong, the Sixth Uncle has no power in the court. Even if he wanted to help Hongrun, he couldn't help... What's more, it's a Zongfu, and it's the Sixth Uncle.
I can't afford to offend you." After that, he reached out and touched Princess Yulong's hair, and said with a smile: "Besides, don't underestimate Hongrun, he will be able to get out of trouble in a short time."
"Really?" Princess Yulong asked.
"We'll see." Zhao Yuanli smiled.
After that, he saw that Princess Yulong had finally stabilized, so he looked her up and down and asked with a smile: "Yulong, your clothes... haven't changed in a long time."
"I'm too anxious..." Princess Yulong explained with a blushing face.
"Haha, how about you freshen up and take a rest at Uncle Six's place?"
Princess Yulong thought for a while, shook her head and said, "I'd better go back to Prince Su's Mansion to freshen up, so that I can know when Hongrun comes back."
"Alright." Zhao Yuanli nodded, beckoned for a Zongwei, and ordered: "Send the princess off."
"Yes!" The Zongwei cupped his fists and escorted Princess Yulong back to Prince Su's Mansion.
In this way, more than ten days passed, and until the 19th day of the first lunar month, the clan still did not release Zhao Hongrun.
Princess Yulong couldn't bear it any longer, but she didn't dare to plead with her father, Emperor Wei, whom she had feared since childhood, so she took Ji Rui to Zhao Yuanli's Prince Yi's Mansion, crying and begging the latter to find a solution.
Zhao Yuanli persuaded and comforted her for a long time, and coaxed her for a whole day before she was able to coax Princess Yulong. Then she asked someone to help Princess Yulong, who was tired of crying, to the guest room in the north room to rest.
As for himself, he came to the study room and sat behind the desk, thinking about the solution.
After all, he and Zhao Hongrun have known each other for many years, and they are called uncle and nephew. However, considering the closeness of the relationship, it is not an exaggeration to call them father and son. I remember that Emperor Wei was a little bit annoyed at the time: Zhao Hongrun was obviously his son, but he was actually related to his uncle Zhao Yuanli.
Like father and son, he spoke coldly to his real father.
"It seems that Hongrun still has no intention of bowing his head. That boy is too stubborn... However, the Fourth Brother (i.e. Emperor Wei) showed no sign of interfering... Humph, he treats his biological son whom he values the same way.
Is that so?』
Just as Zhao Yuanli was thinking about it, a servant from the house walked in with tea.
Zhao Yuanli was stunned for a moment, and then a flash of realization flashed in his eyes.
The servant lowered his head and poured a cup of tea for Zhao Yuanli, and then said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, a rumor spread in the city at noon today, slandering that the clan wanted to abandon King Su for the benefit of the Ji Zhao clan.
, and become
It has been widely spread that Prince Ling and others are sharing the profits of the Three Rivers... In addition, Wang Fu, the chief executive of the Smelting Bureau, just now announced the suspension of all operations of the Smelting Bureau, using the excuse that "the department is short of money"
Affairs."
After that, the servant left the study.
Zhao Yuanli took a sip from the tea cup and murmured to himself: "Rumors that slander the clan? The guy behind it is very courageous... And that guy Wang Fu, that guy has been working hard in the court for nearly ten years.
No matter how you look at it, you don’t look like someone who dares to take the lead in this kind of thing, threatening the court? He is even more courageous."
"Wait a minute..."
Zhao Yuanli took another sip of tea, his eyes filled with strange colors.
"It's strange. It's just Shenshi now, but the rumors that appeared at noon have already spread in less than half a day? Speaking of which, the inner chamber supervisor actually ignored these rumors that slandered the clan and the Zhao family surnamed Ji.
, remain indifferent and let it spread throughout the city?』
Thinking of this, a strange color flashed in Zhao Yuanli's eyes, and he thought to himself: Can't you bear it anymore, brother Si Wang?
"But... what happened to Wang Fu of the Metallurgical Bureau? This person announced the suspension of the Metallurgical Bureau at this time, but it gave the Fourth Brother Wang a reasonable excuse to intervene in this matter. Is it a coincidence? Or is it that Wang Fu
Have you guessed that this rumor was spread by the Chamberlain? Does that guy have such eyesight? But if he had such eyesight and insight, how could he have been left alone in the Manufacturing Bureau for nearly ten years? Strange..."
Zhao Yuanli's face was full of surprise and he couldn't think of a clue.
But in his heart, he was no longer worried, because he knew that his fourth brother, the emperor of the dynasty, was already preparing to intervene in this matter.