In the Zhao family's mansion in Anling, in Zhao Laiyu's hut in the courtyard, Zhao Laiyu was scolding his three sons with a sullen face.
Half an hour later, when Zhao Laiyu heard that Zhao Hongrun had come to visit him in person, he thought that he had finally lost his patience and was preparing to take revenge on him for spreading the rumor.
Although he was angry, Zhao Laiyu was not afraid.
Because he believed that there was nothing in Zhao Hongrun's hands that could severely damage his Anling Zhao family.
The matter of the Gong brothers? He, Zhao Laiyu, can refute it completely. After all, those boys from the Wang family are the main culprits in this matter. Zhao Chengxun, Zhao Chengyi, Zhao Chengtang and other Zhao family members are nothing more than
Just an accomplice.
As for the county warehouse deficit, it is even simpler. As long as they spend a sum of money to make up for the amount of rice that their Zhao family has lost, Zhao Hongrun can't do anything to them.
After all, the Zhao family in Anling is also a member of the Zhao family with the surname Ji. It is normal to enjoy some immunity from crimes. I believe that even if it goes to Emperor Wei, Zhao Yuanci will not be deprived of his life because of such a trivial matter.
The status of a member of the royal family.
The same is true for Zhao Hongrun.
After all, the other party is not only of the same race as Zhao Yuancai, Zhao Hongrun and his son, but they are both from the royal family. They both come from the same ancestor. The saying does not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face refers to this situation.
If Zhao Hongrun insists on rectifying the Zhao family in Zhao Laiyu because of these things, it is not impossible, but it is foreseeable that once this matter spreads, Zhao Hongrun will be severely criticized by the nobles, and it will even affect his reputation and reputation.
Appeal.
Because the opposing voices will say, how can one be convinced by a person who is so harsh and mean to people of his own race?
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Hongrun did not go out because of the Gong brothers and the county warehouse's deficit. After all, although the impact of these two incidents was very bad, in the eyes of the nobles in the country, this was not a big deal.
On the other hand, it may still be commonplace.
The general trend of domestic public opinion is such that even if Zhao Hongrun feels unhappy, he has to admit one thing: the sunshine of justice cannot shine on every inch of Wei's land.
But kidnapping public opinion and deliberately creating chaos is very different. This is no different from inciting civilians to riot and is tantamount to rebellion.
If Zhao Hongrun uses this reason to suppress the Zhao family in Anling, I believe that no prince or noble in the country will jump out to explain Zhao Laiyu. After all, inciting riots is not tolerated by Wei's criminal law. If the circumstances are serious, even if
Even if he is a descendant of the royal family, he may be executed.
Both the Ministry of Punishment and the Zongfu of the State of Wei have regulations: Unless they are plotting rebellion, the descendants of the Zhao family surnamed Ji will be exempted from the death penalty, and anyone and the government are prohibited from imposing punishment.
But this time, Zhao Wenlin, Zhao Wenqu, and Zhao Wenfu supported the Wang family, intending to incite the common people, kidnap public opinion and threaten Zhao Hongrun. This was exactly on the verge of being charged with rebellion. Because of this, Zhao Laiyu learned about this incident.
, furious.
It has to be said that Zhao Laiyu, who was scolding his sons at the moment, was even more sulky than when he was scolding Zhao Hongrun.
After all, he is also the old Zongzheng who has stood firm in the clan for more than 20 years, so he naturally knows what kind of crimes Zhao Hongrun can't bring against them, and what kind of crimes Zhao Hongrun can kill them.
However, the three brothers, Zhao Wenlin, Zhao Wenqu, and Zhao Wenfu, did the last thing they should do: ignoring his instructions, they reached an agreement with the Wang family without telling him, trying to unite the nobles in the city, kidnapping the representatives of public opinion and threatening them.
The imperial court came to Zhao Hongrun and forced the latter to leave Anling.
Zhao Laiyu wished he could crack open the heads of his three sons to see what was inside the heads of these useless sons!
Under his father's scolding, Zhao Wenlin, Zhao Wenqu, and Zhao Wenfu lowered their heads and remained silent.
Looking at his three sons with lowered eyebrows and submissive looks, Zhao Laiyu still couldn't understand the hatred in his heart and cursed angrily: "Idiot! You don't need to think about it. Zhao Hongrun was invited by the Ministry of Rites to deal with Anling and Yanling.
The public grievances he represents are the imperial court!... A few days ago, Cheng Xun played a trick to keep Zhao Hongrun out of Anling City. Zhao Hongrun didn't come to trouble you afterwards. It was not because he was afraid of you, nor because he was afraid of you.
Or maybe he is afraid of me, but he feels that such a trivial matter cannot allow him to destroy our Zhao family!...Look now, just because of what you three idiots did, he, Zhao Hongrun, came to ask questions personally.
Right? Destroyed the mansion, right? Huh?... He has been waiting for the opportunity, and it was you three idiots who handed the handle into each other's hands for nothing!"
"Father, calm down." The third son, Zhao Wenqu, said with a sneer on his face, "We thought that trick was quite reliable, but who would have expected that that kid Zhao Hongrun has such a skill..."
"Who could have expected that?" Zhao Laiyu was so angry that his heart tightened.
Since ancient times, threatening the court has been a double-edged sword. If the court thinks that it cannot solve the problem, then they will naturally compromise, just like the court compromised with the domestic princes and nobles led by the clan; but on the other hand, if the court
If one party has the ability to stabilize the situation, then I'm sorry, but whoever has the most fun jumping around will be the first to be stabbed.
No matter in which country or in which era, there are almost no big nobles who never break the law. For various reasons, there will be more or less violations of the law, such as taking advantage of the country.
And how to judge the bottom line of the court, grasp the weakness of the court, and obtain the maximum benefit for your family without truly offending the court and the emperor, this is knowledge, and it is a university knowledge.
With the attitude of the Wang family, it is fortunate that they are not in Daliang, otherwise they would have been tortured to death by the imperial court.
As for the three brothers Zhao Wenlin, Zhao Wenqu and Zhao Wenfu, in Zhao Laiyu's eyes they are simply complete idiots!
Because both parties are related by marriage, are they obligated to help?
Zhao Laiyu gritted his teeth with hatred.
Since ancient times, how many aristocratic families have been implicated by relatives in marriage, resulting in the death of their families?
Not to mention the distant story, let’s just say that the Southern Yan general Xiao Boyuan was executed for dozens of crimes including treason and collaborating with the enemy. When the Emperor of Wei was eradicating the Xiao family, there were more than dozens or hundreds of noble families who were implicated?
Are those aristocratic families guilty?
certainly!
Their biggest crime was that they failed to draw a clear line with the Xiao family in time!
Zhao Laiyu has seen too many things like this in his life.
"Father, it's useless for you to accuse us now. Why don't you think about how to solve this urgent problem?" Zhao Laiyu's eldest son, Zhao Wenlin, also said with regret at this moment.
"fool!"
Zhao Laiyu cursed his three sons bitterly, then frowned and thought deeply.
Not to mention, Jiang is still very spicy. Within a moment, Zhao Laiyu came up with a poisonous plan, but he was still a little hesitant whether to use this poisonous plan.
Because he could see how arrogant and domineering Zhao Hongrun was when he first came to make trouble, but after he realized that Zhao Laiyu had not instigated this incident, his expression showed a hint of waning interest.
Zhao Laiyu can naturally understand this feeling.
For example, there was a hunter who was attacked by a tiger. He had been planning for a long time and thought he could kill the tiger, so he went up the mountain to hunt the tiger to avenge his original hatred. Unexpectedly, before the fight started, the tiger
He accidentally fell off a cliff and died.
Although the great revenge has been avenged, will this result make the Orion feel happy?
Of course not!
Naturally, the hunter hoped to kill the tiger with his own force.
Nowadays, Zhao Hongrun is like the hunter, and Zhao Laiyu is the tiger. However, he did not accidentally fall off the cliff, but he was angered to death by his three useless sons.
But... maybe it can be a blessing in disguise? Resolve that grudge with Zhao Hongrun?
Zhao Laiyu stroked his beard and thought.
He really didn't want to fight with Zhao Hongrun anymore. Firstly, he had lost his rights in the clan, and Zhao Hongrun's power was getting stronger day by day. Secondly, just as Zhao Hongrun boasted when he was in the clan, he
He is only sixteen years old this year, but Zhao Laiyu is over sixty years old. Not to mention that Zhao Laiyu can no longer suppress Zhao Hongrun. Even if he can suppress him, after his death, his descendants will only suffer from Zhao Hongrun's more ferocious
Just revenge.
It wouldn't matter if his children and grandchildren became powerful, but Zhao Laiyu didn't think that these idiots could defeat Zhao Hongrun no matter how he looked at the three sons kneeling in front of Zhao Laiyu.
Thinking of this, Zhao Laiyu sighed softly and walked out of the house slowly on crutches.
"Father?" Zhao Wenlin, Zhao Wenqu, and Zhao Wenfu looked back at Zhao Laiyu in shock, but the latter ignored his son, leaned on crutches, and went to the street alone without any servants or soldiers.
County government.
Zhao Laiyu's unusual movements were immediately noticed by the Qingya people who were watching outside the Zhao family's house, and they immediately sent someone to notify Zhao Hongrun, who had returned to the county government.
It has to be said that after learning about this incident, Zhao Hongrun was really disappointed. He was even more disappointed than when he learned in the Zhao family's mansion that the people who united with the Wang family to threaten him were not actually Zhao Laiyu's mastermind.
Thinking about it, you know that Zhao Laiyu came alone this time to compromise.
Compromising so easily gave Zhao Hongrun no sense of accomplishment at all. After all, not long before arriving in Anling in the future, he had fantasized about confronting his third uncle again several times. The fight was so intense that he finally defeated him single-handedly.
The opponent was pushed to the ground and pushed into the mud.
"Your Highness, do you want to see him?" Duan Pei from the Green Crows asked.
"If you don't see him, it seems that I have no tolerance for others." Zhao Hongrun said sadly.
After a while, Zhao Laiyu came to the study room of the county government office with the permission of the Green Crows, and saw Zhao Hongrun with a face that looked like he was dissatisfied with desire.
After meeting Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Laiyu simply bowed deeply and expressed his intention: "I am willing to spend all my family wealth. I only ask King Su to be noble and spare my Zhao family."
really……
Zhao Hongrun's expression became even more depressed.
But having said that, it is interesting to see Zhao Laiyu, who was once aloof and superior, now so humble and submissive.
"Have you noticed that our positions have been completely reversed?"
Zhao Laiyu's face froze when he heard this. Of course he understood that Zhao Hongrun was insinuating that he was aloof when he was in the clan mansion.
After thinking about it, he said seriously: "When I was in Zongfu, I threatened King Su, and King Su pushed me out of Daliang. After that, I sent people to spread rumors that were unfavorable to King Su, and today, King Su smashed me in front of me again.
He took over the residence of my Zhao family and taught a lesson to my incompetent sons... No matter how you look at it, the grudge between you and me can be settled now."
…
Zhao Hongrun looked at Zhao Laiyu silently, then smiled and said: "Having said that, what if I still say no?...Will you beg me?"
"Yes! As long as pleading helps." Zhao Laiyu said seriously after looking at Zhao Hongrun for a while, as if he had already put his face aside.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but fell silent, weighing the pros and cons of whether to take this opportunity to destroy the Zhao family.
At this moment, Zhao Laiyu smiled slightly and said to himself: "It is true that with King Su's current power and the fact that my three stupid sons took the initiative to hand over the handle to you, you can indeed destroy him.
I am a member of the Zhao family. However, please note that rabbits will bite people when they are anxious..."
"Are you threatening me?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a half-smile.
"No." Zhao Laiyu shook his head and suddenly said with a smile: "Prince Su, the inferior tricks of the younger generation of the Wang family are naturally difficult to see in Prince Su's eyes. And I also have a strategy here that can make you, Prince Su,
Trapped in it, unable to get out for months or even years. Of course, I will not use this strategy, even if my Zhao family is destroyed by King Su. I just want to know, King Su, do you think this is the right strategy?
Are you interested in the strategy?"
"Oh? You are full of confidence!" Zhao Hongrun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said with a half-smile: "Tell me the clever plan in your mind."
Zhao Laiyu stroked his beard and said calmly: "Without him, I just asked people to destroy the spring fields outside the city."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, and after a few breaths, he frowned subconsciously.
Immediately, after careful consideration, the expression on his face became more and more solemn.
This old guy... really has some abilities! (To be continued.) 8