In the blink of an eye, it was June, and the Wei Dynasty was still peaceful, and no major events happened in the court.
The Prince of the East Palace, Hongli, didn't know if he had figured it out, but he didn't come to trouble Zhao Hongrun in the past month.
Zhao Hongrun was also a little surprised by this. After all, he sabotaged the Dong Palace's "establishing a statement" in the Wende Hall on Dragon Boat Festival. Not only did he not allow Dong Palace to secure the position of crown prince as he wished, but it also made him bear the burden of "stealing documents and deceiving the emperor."
past fault.
Not only that, Zhao Hongrun also caused the collapse of Donggong's think tank team. It is hard to imagine that Donggong is willing to swallow his anger.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun sent Zongwei to inquire about the palace, and then he learned that after the scientific examination, Donggong had won over several companions among the high school scholars, and newly joined the think tank team of Donggong, and one of them was named
Luo Yao's scholars convinced the East Palace.
"Luo Yao? Second place in this year's imperial examination?"
Zhao Hongrun was indeed a little surprised when he heard the news.
You must know that he was the prince who accompanied the imperial examination that year, and he has a rough idea of the skill level of this generation of scholars. Except for the scholar who relied on fraudulent means to gain an official career, the level of this generation of scholars is generally quite high.
, such as Wen Qi, a scholar he once admired very much.
But what he didn't expect was that Wen Qi, who Zhao Hongrun was expecting, would actually lose his reputation. Even the scholars on the list were actually scholars whom Zhao Hongrun had barely noticed.
what does that mean?
This means that the standards of the scholars ranked in this year's scientific examination are relatively high.
To be honest, Zhao Hongrun was a little concerned about the fact that the dignified No. 2 candidate in the new school was recruited by the Prince of the East Palace. After all, for now, he was partial to Yong Wang Hongyu.
When talking about Yongwang Hongyu, one thing has to be mentioned, that is, not long ago, Zhao Hongrun sent Zongwei Shen Yu to investigate the background of the second emperor brother.
As he expected, Yongwang Hongyu was very cooperative and had no intention of hiding anything.
Zhao Hongrun was also very satisfied with the verification results: the second emperor brother was indeed upright and aboveboard, and while winning over officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs, he also made great achievements. He was impressed by his outstanding insights and suggestions.
There are many officials in the court, so it is no wonder that the second emperor's brother has a good reputation in the court and has a high reputation.
Compared with King Yong, who has the magnanimity of an emperor, Zhao Hongrun's third brother, Prince Xiang Hongjing, is a little confused by what he does. His Highness, Prince Xiang, welcomes many guests in the mansion, regardless of whether they are from a prominent family or from a humble family.
, Three religions and nine streams, but all those who took refuge in him, King Xiang accepted them into his house and treated them as guests.
It seems that King Xiang’s ambition is not small...
Zhao Hongrun did not comment on this, because in his opinion, anyone can be useful at the right time, regardless of the three religions or nine schools, and his third brother Xiang Wang Hongjing is undoubtedly "raising troops" for the future.
As for the fourth brother Yan Wang Hongjiang and the fifth brother Qing Wang Hongxin, Zhao Hongrun also made some inquiries and found out that King Yan was very fond of martial arts. In addition to dancing with swords and guns in the house all day long, he also went to the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing to compete with the generals.
, it seems that he has no interest in literati who are good at writing, and he has never won over the scholars from Xinke High School. He is full of martial arts style.
On the contrary, the fifth brother, King Qing Hongxin, had contact with both literati and martial artists from time to time. Unfortunately, his prestige and reputation among literati were far inferior to those of Donggong, King Yong and King Xiang, and his martial arts skills were not as good as those of King Yan, so the front door was deserted and there were few people.
Someone will take the initiative to vote for it.
Needless to say, as for the sixth emperor brother Hongzhao, in Zhao Hongrun's eyes, this emperor only cares about his elegant poetry club. He is keen to snare anyone who is excellent in poetry and lyrics. However, because he has not yet left the cabinet, and he has no
The idea of competing for the throne. Therefore, it is impossible to recruit ambitious scholars. I am afraid that only a group of people with similar personalities can play with the prince.
Let’s talk about Zhao Hongrun himself. He is really free these days. He goes out of the palace every day to see Miss Su, and goes to the market to buy a small gift and returns it to Princess Yulong. He tells her interesting things outside the palace, just like in his eyes.
It seems that there are only Wenzhao Pavilion, Ningxiang Palace, Cuixiao Pavilion, and Yuqiong Pavilion. Not to mention Chui Gong Pavilion, even his younger brother Hongxuan's Tingfeng Pavilion is rarely visited.
Perhaps because of Zhao Hongrun's frequent visits, Princess Yulong said more cheerfully than on the Dragon Boat Festival that although she had no chance to sneak out of the palace at the moment, she listened to her brother Zhao Hongrun telling her about the things she saw outside the palace every day.
Some interesting things made her days more fulfilling than before, and she laughed far more often than before.
Especially today, Zhao Hongrun told her in Yuqiong Pavilion that he was flying a kite with the Zongwei in the palace. Because the emperor suddenly coughed behind them, Zongwei Mu Qing almost fell from the sky. Yulong
The princess laughed so hard that she couldn't even control her ladylike attitude.
"You... haha... none of you have seen my father?"
"At that time, we were all staring at Mu Qing in the sky. Who knew that our father would suddenly stand behind us and scare us?" Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and said.
"What happened next?"
"Later..." Zhao Hongrun spread his hands: "Later, my father changed my Xiaoyao Pavilion back."
He deliberately omitted the debate with the three lieutenants in Chui Gong Hall because he felt it was unnecessary.
"Because it was too unpleasant, I asked people from the Ministry of Industry to carve a plaque for Xiaoyao Pavilion for me... Later, my father ordered the imperial guards to change it back. The emperor didn't know, but because of this, my father still
Five hundred guards were sent to accompany me, as if I were afraid of a fight with the guards."
Princess Yulong heard this and asked curiously: "What if there were only a few guards at that time? Hongrun, would you allow them to remove the plaque?"
"Of course not!... We must ask Shen Yu and the others to repair those people."
"So my father's consideration is correct." Princess Yulong covered her mouth and snickered.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said helplessly: "Sister Huang, whose side are you on? Can't you just say a few words for me?"
Princess Yulong smiled and blinked: "The palace attic in the palace is not allowed to be modified without authorization... Okay, okay, what happened next?"
"Later, it will be war!"
"I've heard about this." Princess Yulong's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said impatiently: "You made a mess of my father's royal garden and fish pond... What a pity for those precious bamboos.
With golden scales..." At the end of her sentence, she looked at Zhao Hongrun sadly with a look that showed a waste of natural resources.
Zhao Hongrun smiled awkwardly and said nonchalantly: "I thought I could counterattack, but in the end, my father took advantage of it and cut off my monthly salary... Thinking about it now, it was really a mistake at the time.
…”
Seeing Zhao Hongrun reviewing his past strategies, Princess Yulong was angry and amused.
After a long time, she seemed to have thought of something, and sighed slightly: "It seems that she has never smiled so wantonly since the death of my mother-in-law."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have remembered something. He said sarcastically: "Sister Huang, I once smashed the front hall of Youzhi Palace. Aren't you angry?"
The reason why he asked this was because Xiao Shuai, the concubine of Princess Yulong, was originally the owner who lived in Youzhi Palace. After her death, the emperor made Chen Shuai move into Youzhi Palace.
Princess Yulong shook her head slightly and said softly: "I went to Youzhi Palace a few years ago. The appearance has changed greatly. All the utensils used by my mother were thrown away by Chen Shuai, so there is nothing
I miss you... Besides, I have always heard about Chen Shuai's character... I don't blame you."
"That's good." Zhao Hongrun breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark. Seeing this, he was ready to leave.
"Are you leaving now?" Princess Yulong seemed a little reluctant to leave, and said, "Why don't you wait until you have dinner with the emperor's sister before leaving? I also want to hear how you are accompanying the prisoner during the scientific examination.
Woolen cloth……"
"I'm afraid it won't work today." Zhao Hongrun explained awkwardly: "This year, my mother asked us two brothers to have dinner at Ningxiang Palace."
"Concubine Shen Shu?" Princess Yulong was stunned, her expression became a little disappointed, and she murmured: "I really envy you brothers. You can see your mother and concubine at any time and talk to her..."
Seeing her lonely look, Zhao Hongrun secretly blamed himself for not revealing the truth just now, and quickly made up for it: "If you have anything you want to say, you can always come to me. My brother is always with you."
Princess Yulong's heart warmed when she heard this, and a sweet smile appeared on her face: "Hongrun, you are so kind."
"..." Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment. Looking at her sweet smile, his heart beat slightly faster. He quickly left: "Then... I'll leave first."
"Wait a minute." As if she thought of something, Princess Yulong quickly called out to Zhao Hongrun: "Hongrun, will you come over tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow...is tomorrow the sixth day of June?"
"Yes." Princess Yulong nodded in confusion.
"Then it's troublesome..." Zhao Hongrun smacked his lips and said with some embarrassment: "Tomorrow is the day when Brother Liuhuang returns to the Yafeng Poetry Club once a month. I let him go last time during the Dragon Boat Festival. I won't be able to do it again tomorrow.
Broken appointment..."
At this time, Princess Yulong already knew that Zhao Hongrun had made an appointment with the sixth prince Hongzhao at the Duanyang Festival's elegant poetry meeting in order to sneak her out of the palace, and she felt a little moved in her heart.
While being moved, she couldn't help but asked curiously: "Ya Feng Poetry Club?"
Zhao Hongrun shrugged: "Yes, it's just a bunch of well-fed guys talking loudly, talking about irrelevant things, or writing some messy and self-important poems."
"It's not as bad as what you said...I heard that the people invited to Yafeng Pavilion by the Sixth Prince are all young talents from Daliang, my capital city."
Zhao Hongrun joked: "What, the emperor is interested?"
Princess Yulong rolled her eyes at Zhao Hongrun when she heard this, and then sighed with emotion: "Sometimes, I really envy you for being a man. Even if you are trapped in the palace, you can still invite some close friends to the pavilion... In the past, I wanted to be with the palace
It’s not easy for sisters to get together and talk.”
Seeing the look of envy on her face, Zhao Hongrun hesitated for a moment and made a decision that both he and she would regret very much in the future.
"How about I take you with me?"
"Is it okay?" Princess Yulong said hesitantly, "Isn't this not good?"
"It's okay... I'll call you tomorrow."
"Then...oh."
ps: I just went out for a trip and couldn't post it in time, sorry.