After leaving Ningxiang Palace, Zhao Hongrun was really a little frightened.
He hadn't really expected that Concubine Shen Shu was so eager to have her grandson in her arms as soon as possible, and she wanted to give him the personal maid Xiao Tao that she was used to.
To be honest, this is quite awkward.
You know, even though Xiao Tao seems to be about the same age as Miss Su, only a month or two older, the number of years she has been with Concubine Shen Shu is only longer than that of Shen Yu and his gang who have been with Zhao Hongrun. In other words In other words, when Zhao Hongrun was six or seven or seven or eight years old, he had already seen Xiao Tao serving Concubine Shen Shu in Ningxiang Palace.
Although Xiao Tao is actually quite beautiful, this thing is indeed very weird.
"It seems we can only trick Hongxuan..."
On the way to Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Hongrun decided to arrange a marriage for his younger brother. His younger brother Hongxuan got married and gave birth to a son, allowing Concubine Shen Shu to have a grandson. Zhao Hongrun didn't have to suffer this fate so early.
Behind him, Zongwei Lu Mu and Zhou Pu looked at each other and smiled strangely: His Highness Ninth Prince is going to be unlucky again.
Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, your Ninth Highness has been tricked by you so many times since he was a child. At least you can spare him this time..."
"Nonsense! When did I cheat Hongxuan?" Zhao Hongrun denied it seriously.
Wei Jiao smiled helplessly and said: "Your Highness, a few years ago you instigated the Ninth Highness to skip classes at Gongxue. You jumped over the wall with your agility. Ninth Highness was fat at that time and could not get over. He was banned from the nearby Gongxue. Wei caught you, but you ran away and went to play with the Sixth Prince, causing His Highness the Ninth Prince to be punished in the palace academy by copying books... Do you still remember?"
"Is this happening?" Zhao Hongrun touched his chin, showing an expression like "I have a bad memory."
"Stop pretending... Others don't understand you, Your Highness. Don't we, the rest of us, understand you? Your Highness, you have never forgotten anything since you were a child. You remember some things more clearly than our brothers!" Zongwei Lu Mu was behind. Smiling and finishing the attack: "Otherwise, I would like to tell you a few things for you to reminisce about, Your Highness?"
"Shut up, you don't know how to write the word "knowledge and interest"?" Zhao Hongrun scolded with a dark face.
The Zongwei laughed loudly, and even Chu Heng laughed a few times along with him. He didn't know whether the bastard understood it or not.
A few people came to Chui Gong Hall chatting and laughing.
Waving his hand to signal Lang Wei outside Chui Gong Hall not to report, Zhao Hongrun stepped into the hall, deliberately wanting to scare his father, no, no, he wanted to give his father a surprise.
But when he walked into the inner hall and saw Emperor Wei sitting on the dragon throne, concentrating on reviewing the memorials, Zhao Hongrun didn't know why he put away his teasing thoughts.
"Father...is indeed a wise king."
Although there are still some grudges in his heart caused by various factors, Zhao Hongrun has to admit that his father is definitely a competent monarch.
"His Royal Highness King Su?"
The eunuch Tong Xian standing next to Emperor Wei noticed Zhao Hongrun, with a look of surprise and joy on his face and was about to remind Emperor Wei, when he saw Zhao Hongrun suddenly shook his head, so he understood and said nothing.
Zhao Hongrun quietly walked to the dragon case and glanced at the memorial spread out on the dragon case.
At this time, the three Zhongshu ministers in the palace had noticed Zhao Hongrun, and involuntarily stopped their pens and looked at Emperor Wei and Zhao Hongrun with smiles.
Perhaps sensing some subtle changes in the atmosphere in the palace, Emperor Wei raised his head in confusion, and immediately noticed his son who was standing next to him and looking at the memorial on the dragon case. He continued to write the approval document in a normal tone. He said: "Come back?"
"Hmm."
"Is Shangshui fun?" Emperor Wei asked casually.
Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and said: "It's so funny. It's still a remote country. The scenery is pretty good, but the rest is a mess."
"A small county in the border area, how do you compare it with Daliang?" Emperor Wei was not surprised. After writing the approval document, he put the pen in his hand on the inkstone, and then smiled and said to Zhao Hongrun: "But I believe that in a few years,
, the changes in Shangshui will make the Chinese people dumbfounded."
"Hey!" Zhao Hongrun chuckled.
At this time, Emperor Wei had stood up from behind the dragon case and walked towards the outside of the palace while talking. Zhao Hongrun followed him knowingly.
"You handled the matter between Anling and Yanling well... The two counties competed with each other. This is a very clever move. Yu Ziqi praised you greatly." When he said this, Emperor Wei deliberately made a serious face and kept his words sharp.
He turned to sneer and said: "However, in the end, Yan Ling actually defeated An Ling. Hum, I am holding the impeachment memorial for you."
"If you want to impeach, just impeach." Zhao Hongrun looked indifferent. After all, he had already guessed it.
Yan Guan, if Zhao Hongrun doesn't dare to impeach such a thing because of the censor's impediment, then what's the use of having the censor come?
But everyone knows that this kind of impeachment is nothing more than a formality.
So what if the Wei people in Anling lose? What if they lose the face of the Wei people and even the state of Wei?
Compared with Zhao Hongrun's great contribution in solving the **** in Yanling and Anling counties, it is nothing more than a small flaw.
What's more, aren't the Chu people in Yanling also members of the Wei state now?
Therefore, Emperor Wei just treated this matter as a joke to Zhao Hongrun.
"You did a really good job in this matter... The Ministry of Rites owes you a big favor."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at his father and said in an incomprehensible tone: "Father said this because he was worried that my son would cause trouble for Lord Du You?"
"Haha." Emperor Wei laughed and said jokingly: "Du You came to plead with me personally. As long as I promise him personally, don't let me get down."
Zhao Hongrun was silent for a moment after hearing this. In fact, he had no objections to the Ministry of Rites and Shangshu Du You. After all, there were some matters for which it was more appropriate for him to come forward and not to mention taking advantage of them.
In comparison, he cares more about other things.
"In other words, my father has known the truth about An Ling for a long time, right?"
After hearing this, Emperor Wei was silent for a moment, and then he sighed and said, "Now that the Zongfu is in the hands of your second uncle... certain situations in the country will gradually get better."
These words in disguise confirmed Zhao Laiyu's original judgment: Emperor Wei actually knew in his heart that it was just difficult to deal with certain factors.
Zhao Hongrun also rarely pursued this matter. He just lowered his voice and said: "This time joining the party...maybe it is an opportunity?"
Emperor Wei glanced at Zhao Hongrun, and he knew what this son was referring to. It was simply that once Korea and Wei went to war, those aristocratic families who transferred their property to Shangdang and turned it into an army, preparing to make a lot of military honors, were likely to fail.
In this national war, as long as Emperor Wei is ruthless enough, it is not impossible to take the opportunity to eradicate some of the disobedient aristocratic forces in the country.
But considering the end, Emperor Wei still shook his head and said calmly: "Leave it to the next generation... Think about it carefully, you were right at the beginning, I... My ambitions are indeed in the narrow place of Chuigong Hall.
The place is wasted..."
His words reveal a sense of vicissitudes of life, a kind of sadness of a hero dying late.
Looking closely at the monarch of Wei at this moment, it is not difficult to see that he is only about forty years old, and his temples are indeed gray, exuding an air of age.
This is inconsistent with the image of "King Jing" that Zhao Hongrun heard from hearsay.
You must know that Zhao Hongrun heard about his father, "King Jing Zhao Yuansi" from his second uncle Zhao Yuanyan, sixth uncle Zhao Yuanyan, third uncle Zhao Laiyu, Xiong Tuo, Yuma and others, that he was cruel and ruthless
A generation of heroes, and the "Emperor Wei Zhao Yuansi" in front of him will only show his fangs and reveal his sinister side when he is emotionally excited. The rest of the time, he looks like an old man in his twilight years.
This man has almost spent his whole life energy for the Wei State, and even his previous ambitions and ambitions have been burned out.
Burned out in the corner of Chui Gong Hall.
"Huh... By the way, this time my father called his ministers back to the capital, but Qi State sent envoys?"
Taking a long breath, Zhao Hongrun suddenly changed the topic. He couldn't bear the heavy atmosphere.
"Well." Emperor Wei seemed to have realized something. He put away his seemingly powerless side in front of his son, returned to his true nature as a king, and said in a deep voice: "The person who came is called Tian You, and his status in Qi State is not low...
...Oh, by the way, he brought a letter from your sixth brother Hongzhao on the way, and I have sent it to Mei Palace."
"Oh." Zhao Hongrun nodded slowly, and then asked: "What does King Qi Lu Xi mean?"
"What else can it mean?" Emperor Wei chuckled a few times, and then said seriously: "Lü Xi is playing a big game this time. He asked me, the Wei Dynasty, to send at least 50,000 troops to form a 300,000-strong coalition to attack Chu with him.
You must know that Qi and Lu are also following the route of elite troops. The elimination of 300,000 from Wei's 50,000 means that Qi and Lu will send 250,000 troops. This is not a small number.
After calming down, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Just right, the total of Yanling Army and Shangshui Army is exactly fifty thousand."
Unexpectedly, when Emperor Wei heard this, he glanced at Zhao Hongrun, shook his head and said, "Come on, I know that you and Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, may have already had an agreement, but you better worry about it... What tricks are you playing? Lu Xi is still here
Can you not guess it?" As he spoke, he let out a breath and said in an incomprehensible tone: "He wants you to lead troops directly to Jiangdong, join the Qi and Lu armies, and attack the Chu Kingdom together."
"Eh?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned, because this meant that he would not be able to act in Chuxi with Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng. The previous responses he and Xiong Tuo had made were difficult to implement.
"So, do we also have requirements for the troops sent by the Wei Dynasty?" Zhao Hongrun asked with an ugly expression.
"That's not the case. It's just that Lu Xi wants you under his nose... and he's also wary of your tricks." Wei Tianzi said with a helpless smile, because he knew very well that the son in front of him was the same as him.
, all hold the concept of "Wei State's national interests come first", how could they really help Qi State to attack Chu State?
To put it harshly, the father and son wished that Qi and Chu would fight each other and destroy the country one after another.
"For details, you can go back and talk to Na Tianyou yourself... This person is currently living in the city posthouse."
"Hmm."
Zhao Hongrun nodded solemnly.
"If I can't act with Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, how about taking advantage of this opportunity to destroy the Chu State?... Anyway, once Qi King Lu Xi dies, the Qi State will definitely be in civil strife. If the Chu State is attacked and destroyed at this time, we will The Wei Dynasty should be the one who benefits the most...but it is not realistic to think about destroying a country in one battle."