Whenever an emperor acts, he must abide by etiquette and pay attention to "the teacher is famous." Therefore, even if Zhao Hongrun ruined his favorite ornamental object, the Emperor of Wei Dynasty Zhao Yuancai still had to hold back his anger and ask his son why he did this. The reason for doing it, although he knew the reason very well.
No, even though his heart was bleeding with distress, Emperor Zhao Yuanci of the Wei Dynasty still took the grilled fish handed over by his son and accepted his naked malice, uh no, "goodwill".
"The golden scales and the tail..."
Thinking of the precious golden carps that once swam happily in the fish pond and were now roasted and eaten in his hands, the Emperor Wei took a deep breath and asked in an increasingly kind tone: "Does my son know the origin of this fish? "
"It must be a gift sent to the palace from the local government. It is said to be called the 'Golden Scaled Tail'." Zhao Hongrun looked like he was very knowledgeable about this.
"Oh? Hehehehehehe——"
The Emperor Wei burst out with a series of laughter. Although he seemed to be laughing, the veins on his forehead sprouted, making his smile very weird and inconsistent.
"On purpose! This traitor really did it on purpose!"
His face was expressionless and he was still laughing, but deep down in his heart, the Emperor of Wei was roaring with hatred.
Seeing the emperor's appearance, the expressions of the three Zhongshu ministers who were familiar with the emperor changed slightly in horror. They could not tell that the emperor was burning with anger at this moment and might explode at any time.
However, Zhao Hongrun, the daring eighth prince, still maintained a calm attitude. This calmness really amazed the three Zhongshu ministers.
After a burst of heart-wrenching laughter, the Emperor of Wei turned his attention to his son Zhao Hongrun, and asked pretending not to care: "Why does my son still treat me like this when I know he is an imperial tribute? Do you have any resentment against me?"
Everyone present was shocked when they heard this.
The emperor is angry. At this time, if Zhao Hongrun's answer does not satisfy the emperor, he will definitely be imprisoned in the Zongfu and ponder over his mistakes.
However, Zhao Hongrun's expression was still very calm. He asked with a puzzled look on his face: "What did your father say? How dare you complain to your father?"
"I just don't dare? So, have you thought about it?" Emperor Wei's eyes became sharper and his words were aggressive.
At this time, even the old eunuch Tong Xian shrank his head in fear, and the other two young eunuchs fell to their knees with a thud because they could not bear the emperor's wrath.
However, Zhao Hongrun remained calm and responded with a smile: "My father is really suspicious. He is the biological father of the emperor, and the emperor is his son. How can these two fathers and sons have any complaints?" At this point, he smacked his lips and pretended to sigh: "Your Majesty, you have your own reasons."
"Oh?" After hearing what Zhao Hongrun said, the anger in Emperor Wei's heart gradually disappeared, but instead he felt a little curious: "What's your reason?"
"That's it..." Zhao Hongrun bowed his hand to the emperor and said seriously: "A few days ago, the emperor spent a lot of money to develop that kite... Although he asked his father for forty taels at that time, But my father should also understand that it is only the cost of a kite, not counting the previous failures. Alas, in order to make that kite, the emperor spent hundreds of taels, so that I Xiaoyao Pavilion... Oh, no, the money in Wenzhao Pavilion is not enough, and it is really not enough to support the emperor and the ten clan guards. You also know that even if you are a prince, if you want to eat something, you have to ask for it. You pay silver for the house, and there are also rewards for the little princes in the palace..."
According to the ancestral system of the Wei Dynasty, the clan will pay a sum of silver to each prince every month as a monthly salary. Don't think that the princes do not need to pay when they eat in the palace. In fact, even the princes have to pay for whatever dishes they want to eat.
You must greet the dining room in advance and pay the appropriate amount of silver. This is to control the prince's appetite and prevent extravagance and waste.
In addition, if the prince commissions a young eunuch in the palace, he must be rewarded after the task is completed. This is a tacit rule in the palace.
Therefore, the princes who have not left the palace are basically very poor. In Zhao Hongrun's words, they are desperate to save face and suffer hardships. Although they don't have much money in their pockets, they still have to reward the little eunuchs in the palace.
It is euphemistically called the attitude of a superior person.
According to Zhao Hongrun, almost all of his monthly salary last month was spent on making the kite, leaving him with no money left. However, this month's monthly salary has not been received yet, so he did not have much money in his hand.
Unable to support himself and the ten humerus sect guards, he had no choice but to rely on his own efforts.
Of course, this is only Zhao Hongrun's one-sided statement. As long as there were people who were aware of the situation, no one would have guessed that this son must have a grudge against the Emperor of Wei for cutting his monthly salary of 20%, and deliberately caused trouble, purely for the sake of
The emperor adds obstruction.
"Is this why you ruined my golden-scaled tail, my purple bamboo and my tearful bamboo?" The Emperor of Wei laughed instead of being angry, trembling with anger.
"Is that so?" Zhao Hongrun's eyes widened and he said with self-pity, "Your Majesty just feels ashamed!"
"Ashamed?" The emperor was puzzled, but he didn't have an attack.
"Isn't that right? Father, you see, the emperor is already fourteen years old, but up to now, he has always lived a pampered life. Everything he wears and eats comes from the clan's support. He is a dignified man.
, how can you not be ashamed if you can't make a living? So the emperor
Decided to be self-reliant!" Pointing to the Guanyu Pond, Zhao Hongrun said with a bright smile: "When I happened to pass by the Guanyu Pond that day, I saw a fish in the pond, and suddenly I had an idea in my mind. I also have hands and feet, why not?
How about following the example of the people of the Wei Dynasty and fishing for food on one's own?"
"Hehehehe——"
The Emperor of Wei laughed angrily and rebuked angrily: "What a self-reliant person! With this excuse that can't even deceive a three-year-old child, you actually dare to kill me..."
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun's face suddenly straightened up and he interrupted the Emperor of Wei with a very calm tone.
"It's just a plaything, isn't it?"
"..."
The Emperor of Wei was stunned when he heard this, and the anger on his face actually froze.
But at this time, Zhao Hongrun raised his head and said seriously in a tone that was very inconsistent with his childish appearance: "That day in Wenzhao Hall, my father scolded the emperor not to play with things and lose his ambition. Since the father taught the emperor this way,
Presumably, I will definitely not reprimand the prince for just a few playthings... In the end, which one is higher or lower between the prince's consciousness and a mere plaything?"
"..."
The Emperor of Wei narrowed his eyes and was speechless after being refuted by his own son.
Indeed, no matter how precious the golden-scaled tail, purple bamboo, and tear bamboo are, they are ultimately just ornamental objects. It is okay for Zhao Hongrun to forcefully define them as playthings. And even though this son's so-called self-reliance was purely for the emperor of Wei,
He was talking nonsense, but after what he said, he really couldn't reprimand the prince anymore.
Otherwise, the excuse that "the prince's enlightenment is not as good as a few playthings in the eyes of the emperor" will be used, which is not helpful for teaching other princes.
Seeing that the emperor was obviously furious but could not get angry, the three ministers were amazed.
You know, they all know very well that the Eighth Prince Zhao Hongrun ruined the Emperor Wei's favorite thing in order to take revenge. This is nothing. If it doesn't make sense, the prince will most likely be
After arriving at the Zongfu, I faced the wall and thought about my mistakes.
The strange thing is that His Highness the Eighth Prince still has a way to make the emperor speechless and unable to get angry.
That’s what you’re capable of!
"What a plan! What a good argument!"
The three Zhongshu ministers were amazed.
They originally thought that His Highness the Eighth Prince would be in trouble this time, but they did not expect that in the end, the Emperor of Wei was in a dilemma.
Now, it depends on how the current emperor will resist.
Under the silent attention of the three Zhongshu ministers, Emperor Zhao Yuancai of the Wei Dynasty looked gloomy for a while, and then he burst out laughing.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! It's really Chisato Komaya!... Come, I will grill fish with the emperor!"
After saying that, Zhao Yuancai put on a kind smile on his face and ordered Mu Qing and other ten Zongwei: "You will quickly catch the golden carp in the pond. I will grill the fish with the emperor!"
The words of the Emperor of Wei shocked everyone present.
Apart from Mu Qing and the other ten clan guards who were trembling with fear from the beginning to the end, the three Zhongshu ministers had already expected this.
We must know that Zhao Yuancai is the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, how can his magnanimity and magnanimity be influenced by just a few playthings?
They looked at His Highness the Eighth Prince with narrow eyes, and faintly noticed that His Highness the Eighth Prince, who had been calm from beginning to end, now had a look of surprise on his face.
Yes, Zhao Hongrun was shocked.
According to his original plan, even if his father Zhao Yuanxi did not punish him, he would not be so free and open-minded. After all, these playthings are His Majesty's favorite ornaments.
Unexpectedly, instead of blaming him, Zhao Yuanci grilled fish with him, which made Zhao Hongrun feel a little panicked that his plan had been disrupted.
"You are truly worthy of being an emperor. This magnanimity and magnanimity are beyond words...but how long can you keep it up?"
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun deliberately pretended to be discouraged, looked at the Emperor of Wei and said sincerely: "Father, you are truly worthy of being the Emperor of Wei. You are so open-minded and open-minded that I will never be able to catch up..."
"You're thinking of making me happy now? It's too late!"
Zhao Yuancai snorted in his heart, but even so, as a father, he was quite happy to hear such praise from his son.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun took out a wooden box from behind, presented it with both hands respectfully, and said: "Although the father did not blame the emperor, the emperor found it difficult to deal with himself. I hope this little gift,
It can please my father."
"Did this kid prepare a gift in advance to coax me?"
Zhao Yuancai was puzzled, so he took the wooden box and opened it, only to see a very pleasing peony inside.
The only fly in the ointment is that this peony was not dug out of the soil with its roots, but the stems were directly cut off.
"What a pity!" Zhao Yuanci is a person who knows how to appreciate flowers. Seeing this, he frowned and taught: "Your Majesty is too reckless. How can such flowers..."
At this point, the Emperor of Wei was suddenly stunned, thinking that his son could not leave the palace. Where did he get this flower?
Taking a closer look, the emperor felt that this peony was particularly familiar, as if it came from his favorite flowerbed.
The familiar heart-wrenching feeling in his chest came back again. Zhao Yuanci pointed at the flower with his slightly trembling right hand and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, where did you get this... this flower?"
"It's one of the few plants that my father personally takes care of on weekdays!... The emperor was so happy when he saw it blooming beautifully that he specially picked it out and gave it to his father!" Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.
The Emperor of Wei only felt his eyes darken. You must know that those flowers were treasures that he personally took care of in his free time.
"Hehehehe, hahahahahaha——"
Zhao Yuanci couldn't help but burst out laughing again.
"I, I was naive enough to think that this kid would find his way back and give me a gift out of kindness. I didn't expect... I didn't expect... Hahahaha!"
"This traitor! He looks pleasant on the outside, but on the inside, he is simply a devil!!"
The Emperor Wei, who was extremely heartbroken, was completely furious.