After meeting Emperor Wei, Zhao Hongrun walked towards the palace gate, preparing to leave the palace and sit at his brother Hongxuan's mansion, and by the way, he would drag him to Ningxiang Palace in the evening.
After inquiring, Zhao Hongrun learned that his younger brother's mansion was near his Prince Su's mansion. It was also a large-scale mansion, but it had not yet been conferred the title of king. The "Nine Prince's Mansion" on the plaque always seemed
It feels a bit silly.
Even Zhao Hongrun looked at the plaque a few more times, feeling slightly complicated.
There was once a rumor circulating in Daliang that Emperor Wei did not pay much attention to the sons of the sixth prince Rui Wang Hongzhao.
In fact, this rumor is not groundless.
Because two years ago, before Zhao Hongrun showed his prominence, the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Ninth Prince were indeed the ones who received the least attention among the emperors' heirs.
At that time, the Emperor of Wei was choosing among his five sons: Hongli of the East Palace, Hongyu of Yong, Hongjing of Xiang, Hongjiang of Yan, and Hongxin of Qing. During this period, he gave great love to the sixth prince Hongzhao, including
The three youngest princes, including Zhao Hongrun, have always been on the edge of power.
At the beginning, Zhao Hongrun was more interested in playing and didn't pay much attention to power, but now he has great power in his hands. Looking back on the past, he gradually feels a little different.
Forget about the old-fashioned Hongyin. Although he is called a sibling by outsiders, in the eyes of Zhao Hongrun, he is nothing more than a stranger. However, Hongxuan is really the younger brother recognized by Zhao Hongrun. Although they are not born from the same mother,
But the relationship is no different from that of biological brothers.
"elder brother!"
Just as Zhao Hongrun was standing at the foot of the steps staring at the silly plaque, the Ninth Prince Hongxuan, along with his clan guards Zhang Ao, Li Meng, Fang Shuo and others, walked out of the mansion in a hurry and came to Zhao Hongrun.
, bowed his hands and saluted with a happy face.
Naturally, brothers do not need to be too polite, so Zhao Hongrun just nodded, then nodded towards the plaque in front of the mansion and asked: "Xiao Xuan, what's going on?"
Zhao Hongxuan turned back and glanced at the plaque on his residence. He felt relieved and said with a smile: "Brother, this is the traditional rule."
As he said this, he took Zhao Hongrun's hand and invited him in, while explaining to him with a smile.
It turns out that the princes of the Wei Kingdom first established their palaces and then received their royal titles. Generally, this royal title was linked to the first eye-catching event that the prince did after moving out of the palace.
Among the people of this generation, King Yong, King Xiang, King Yan, and King Qing are all like this.
Only Zhao Hongrun was a little special. He had a royal title first and then a residence. As for the reason for this special situation, it was simply because of the relationship with the Chu State.
If it hadn't been for Princess Yulong, if it hadn't been for Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, Zhao Hongrun would have been like his brothers and would not have been given the title of King Su so early.
After hearing Zhao Hongxuan's explanation, Zhao Hongrun suddenly realized that to be fair, he really didn't understand this kind of thing.
"How does the emperor plan to arrange for you? Have he told you?"
After hearing his brother's inquiry, Zhao Hongxuan scratched his head and said, "How dare I bother my father about this matter? Not everyone is as unscrupulous as my brother..."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced sideways at his younger brother and said with a strange smile: "Hey, these words sound a bit harsh...Boy, I haven't seen you for a few months and you have a good temper. Do you dare to ridicule your brother?"
"How dare you, little brother." Zhao Hongxuan put on an innocent look, but his eyes seemed to say: This is the truth.
The clan guards behind the brothers smiled knowingly.
Afterwards, Zhao Hongxuan took Zhao Hongrun to visit his mansion with great interest. After all, it was his housewarming ceremony and Zhao Hongrun was far away in Shangshui and had no time to come back.
Looking at the talkative younger brother in front of him, Zhao Hongrun realized for the first time that the little kid who followed him had gradually grown up.
"Hongxuan?"
"Huh?" Zhao Hongxuan was slightly stunned when he saw his brother calling him a rare formal address like "Hongxuan", and asked respectfully: "What do you teach me, brother?"
I saw Zhao Hongrun looking Zhao Hongxuan up and down, and asked in a solemn tone: "Is there a suitable family for you?"
"Huh?" Zhao Hongxuan was stunned, and then said a little shyly: "Brother, are you the lobbyist sent by the mother-in-law?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun guessed that Concubine Shen Shu must have talked about similar topics with this younger brother, so he inquired about the situation with a wink, making Zhao Hongxuan's face turn red.
There is no need to be surprised. In fact, the relationship between men and women is very simple for the prince who just came out of the cabinet. Although some children of noble families in the country have concubines at the age of thirteen or fourteen, it is not suitable for them to be placed in the palace.
Straight line orthodox people like Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan had no chance of contacting the opposite sex before they were fifteen years old.
Although there are many young and beautiful maids in the palace, those people have no guts to seduce the underage prince.
This is the ancestral precept of the Zhao family with the surname Ji.
"You're still young." Looking at his younger brother's flushed face, Zhao Hongrun shook his head in disdain and said, "How about I take you to a waterside pavilion to eat meat today?"
Zhao Hongxuan blushed and was speechless. However, Zhang Ao, the Zongwei Chief behind him, interrupted with a wry smile: "Your Highness, King Su, please don't tease my Highness. My Highness is very, very simple..."
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As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Jiao, the chief of the Zongwei side of Zhao Hongrun, smiled and said: "Zhang Ao, I don't like hearing what you said...Are you making a mockery of my Highness?"
"That's not what I meant." Zhang Ao smiled bitterly and accused him again and again.
Everyone laughed.
Because the relationship between Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan is equal to that of biological brothers, the relationship between the two of them is also very good, and they will not take such jokes seriously.
After visiting the mansion, Zhao Hongxuan invited Zhao Hongrun to the hall of the North House and chatted with him about the recent changes in Daliang.
This inevitably brings about the battle between the East Palace and King Yong.
"...Recently, the momentum in the East Palace has been increasing day by day, and King Yong's life is not easy."
If others mentioned it, Zhao Hongrun would just say "haha", but for this younger brother, he felt it was necessary to tell the truth to prevent this younger brother from making the wrong choice.
"Do you really think that Dong Palace has a sure chance of victory?" Zhao Hongrun asked slowly and calmly while sipping his tea.
Although Zhao Hongxuan is not as talented as his brother, he is not stupid. When his brother asked this question, he naturally guessed that there might be something he didn't understand.
"Brother, what do you mean..."
"Donggong, you won't be able to dance for long." Zhao Hongrun said calmly.
Zhao Hongxuan was greatly shocked when he heard this, and Zong Wei and others behind him were also dumbfounded.
You must know that in Daliang now, the momentum of the East Palace can completely overwhelm King Yong, but His Royal Highness Prince Su said that the East Palace will not be able to stay alive for long?
However, years of trust made Zhao Hongxuan and his clan guards instinctively choose to trust Zhao Hongrun.
Especially Zhang Ao, the chief of Zongwei, said bitterly: "That would be bad... A while ago, King Yong invited His Highness to come to the palace, and I suggested that His Highness politely refuse. I thought at the time..."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, King Yong won't have any objections to you because of such a trivial matter...Besides, don't get involved, this is not a bad thing."
Zhang Ao was still a little worried. He knew very well that even if King Yong didn't have any objections to them because of this, it was probably because of the face of King Su in front of him. As the Zongwei Chief who assisted the Ninth Prince Hongxuan, he did
I made a wrong judgment on this matter.
"Don't think so much." Zhao Hongrun seemed to have seen through the thoughts of Zhang Ao and others, and turned to Zhao Hongxuan and said: "Brother will find a way to get you a fief later. When the time comes, let them fight on their own in Daliang. Let's not
Blind participation... Speaking of which, how did you get that royal title? Brother, I looked at the plaque outside your house and it looked awkward."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan said with some embarrassment: "Actually, Yu Zuochen revealed this to my younger brother. My father planned to let me go to Sichuan Luo as an envoy on behalf of the Wei Dynasty..."
He was indeed a little embarrassed. After all, it was obvious that this was a matter of free merit: Sanchuan, that was captured by his brother Zhao Hongrun. How dare the people of Sichuan Luo be disrespectful to him? To put it bluntly, he, Zhao Hongxuan, traveled to Sichuan Luo at his own expense.
Then he returned to the royal capital Daliang and was granted the title of king.
The meritorious service gained for nothing.
"Chuan Luo..." Zhao Hongrun touched his chin, and then murmured under the embarrassed eyes of his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, "Do you want me to introduce you to a girl from the Shen tribe?"
Zhao Hongxuan and the Zongwei almost lost their temper when they heard this.
"Brother, what happened to you today? You instigated me with three or two sentences...that." Zhao Hongxuan asked with a red face.
"Really? Is it your imagination?" Zhao Hongrun took a sip of tea calmly.
Behind him, Zong Wei Wei Jiao, Lu Mu and others laughed and said nothing: What else could have happened? They were frightened by Concubine (Shen) Shu who was eager to hold her grandson.
Afterwards, the two brothers chatted for a while, and finally saw that it was getting late, so they headed to the palace together.
And when they were heading towards Ningxiang Palace from the palace gate, it happened that Zhao Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, came over with a large group of people, as if they were about to leave the palace.
It was really a huge scene with people crowding in front and behind.
"Leaving the palace at this hour?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the sky and felt a little strange.
At this time, Prince Hongli of the East Palace had led those people to Zhao Hongrun and others.
Originally, seeing someone blocking his way, the Prince of the East Palace had a lot of displeasure on his face, but when he saw that the other person was actually Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan brothers, the Crown Prince of the East Palace's expression changed slightly unconsciously.
He didn't take Zhao Hongxuan seriously, but Zhao Hongrun... this was a brother born in the year of the hedgehog.
It has to be said that the Prince of the East Palace is still very afraid of Zhao Hongrun.
However, when he thought about his current momentum in Daliang, the Prince of the East Palace couldn't help but straighten his spine again.
He slowly stopped and looked at Zhao Hongrun.
Logically speaking, Zhao Hongrun should take the initiative to salute the Prince of the East Palace at this time and get out of the way, but he chose not to do so and just looked at the East Palace indifferently.
After all, the palace of the East Palace is not as good as King Yong. Seeing this, his face clearly showed a hint of displeasure. Just as he was about to speak, someone suddenly saw someone behind him reminding him: "Your Highness, it's getting late. It's better not to keep the Wang family waiting for too long."
Alright?"
"Luo Yao..."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the staff member who spoke.
Dong Gong frowned and looked back at Luo Yao. At this moment, another scribe in the team who was about the same age as Luo Yao also spoke: "Your Highness, Mr. Luo's words are right. The Wang family is your maternal uncle."
, don’t be negligent, it’s a violation of etiquette.”
"Zhou Min!"
A name immediately emerged in Zhao Hongrun's mind.
"snort!"
The Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, snorted coldly and walked past Zhao Hongrun with a dark face.
As the two teams passed each other, Zhao Hongrun saw Luo Yao with a wry smile. At the same time, he also saw the scribe who was similar in age to Luo Yao. The latter smiled at him and expressed goodwill.
I just don’t know whether this goodwill is for Prince Hongli of the East Palace or for King Yong’s reputation.
It's probably the latter.
The Prince of the East Palace led the people away, and Zhao Hongrun turned around and stared at their leaving figures.
To be precise, he was looking at Luo Yao.
"Life is hard, Luo Yao..."
Zhao Hongrun murmured secretly.
To be honest, he admired Luo Yao's talent very much, but Luo Yao wanted to challenge the highest difficulty level of the game.
Yes, Zhao Hongrun originally thought that Luo Yao might have a way to deal with Zhou Min after he returned to the Prince of the East Palace. But judging from Zhou Min's words and deeds just now, Zhao Hongrun suddenly felt that it would be really difficult for Luo Yao to expel Zhou Min.
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If it were just an ordinary person, Zhou Min would most likely try to drive a wedge between the East Palace and him, Prince Su, just now, but he did not do so, and instead agreed with Luo Yao's words.
It can be seen that Zhou Min is also a smart person. He is deliberately avoiding offending Zhao Hongrun, so as not to damage the relationship between Zhao Hongrun and King Yong, as well as his views and evaluation of Zhou Min.
"It's simply a hellish difficulty level... Luo Yao."
Zhao Hongrun shook his head secretly.
Beside him, Zhao Hongxuan didn't think too much. Seeing his brother standing still, he asked doubtfully: "What's wrong, brother?"
Zhao Hongrun shook his head.
"No, it's nothing. Let's go, don't keep my mother waiting."