Even though Zhao Hongrun is currently in a bad mood because of his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, it does not prevent him from secretly admiring Yong Wang Hongyu's countermeasures.
This trick is really clever!
To be fair, did the Yong Wang Party gain anything in northern Xinjiang?
Not really.
Because the commander of the Northern First Army is Hongli, the Prince of the East Palace, it is destined that the Yongwang Party will not have much gains in Northern Xinjiang.
Because of this, today Yong Wang Hongyu dedicated all these gains to the court, and Yong Wang's party did not feel bad at all. Anyway, they don't have much. If it can make a good name in public opinion, why not do it?
You must know that the people of the Wei State will not know what the Yong Wang Party has gained in northern Xinjiang. Presumably, the Yong Wang Party will not commit suicide. They will only emphasize that it is "all" and hand it over to the court.
And having said that, can the "all" benefits obtained by the Yongwang Party in northern Xinjiang be one-tenth of those of the Donggong Party? Maybe not even one-tenth.
"Then...what will the Donggong Party do?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, and Wang Yu, the latter's uncle, the abbot of the current dynasty, and the head of the Wang family in Zhengcheng.
Not surprisingly, be it Zhao Hongli or Wang Yu, almost everyone in the family of the Prince of the East Palace looked very ugly.
For some reason, Zhao Hongrun felt a little happy, maybe because he felt that the Prince of the East Palace had somehow deceived his brother Zhao Hongxuan's relationship.
But when Zhao Hongrun noticed that behind the East Palace Prince Zhao Hongli, his younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan also had a worried look on his face, the joy in his heart was immediately replaced by anger.
The entire Xuanzheng Hall was silent, as if everyone was watching the East Palace Party express its stance.
But whether it was Zhao Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, or Wang Yu, the head of the Wang family, they hesitated to speak, but in the end they did not say anything.
They dare not, because the gains of the East Palace Party in Northern Xinjiang are not only the gains of the Prince of East Palace, nor the gains of the Wang family, but the common interests of all the powerful families who are attached to the East Palace.
When the Beiyi Army was first formed, the Donggong Party headed by the Wang family of Zhengcheng, the dignitaries and families invested a lot of manpower and material resources. If the Donggong Prince Zhao Hongli and Wang Yu dared to ignore the interests of the other members of their faction, perhaps the Donggong would immediately
He will become the target of public criticism, and he will be betrayed by everyone.
Therefore, the prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, and his uncle Wang Yu did not express their opinions, but just stood there with ugly expressions.
In this regard, Emperor Wei didn't say much. He just praised King Yong and the Yongwang Party headed by the nobles of the Shi family. Then, he changed the topic to the celebration banquet on Dragon Boat Festival, saying that the court wanted to celebrate Sanchuan.
After the battle and the Northern Xinjiang Campaign ended, hundreds of officials from the DPRK and the Central Government were invited to accompany them, and a banquet was held to entertain the meritorious men.
After the court meeting, Zhao Hongrun asked Zong Wei Lu Mu and others to take Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and other generals back to Prince Su's Mansion, while he led Wei Jiao and others to stand outside the palace waiting for his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan.
The first person to come out of the Xuanzheng Hall was the temporary victor of this "Dong Yong Battle", King Yong Hongyu.
At first, when he saw Zhao Hongrun standing outside the Xuanzheng Hall, Yong Wang Hongyu thought that the eighth brother was waiting for him, so he greeted him with a smile: "Hongrun, are you waiting for Brother Yu?"
But when he took a closer look, he realized that Zhao Hongrun's smile was a little forced.
Seeing this, Yong Wang Hongyu looked back with understanding, and saw Prince Zhao Hongli of the East Palace and Prince Huan Zhao Hongxuan walking out of the Xuanzheng Hall, a trace of surprise and surprise flashed in his eyes.
In fact, when he was in the Xuanzheng Hall just now, he had already noticed Zhao Hongxuan standing behind the Prince of the East Palace. Although he was surprised and suspicious at that time, he did not express anything.
But the lack of expression does not mean that there are no doubts in his mind.
"Hongrun, Xiaojiu..." Yongwang Hongyu said hesitantly, "Why isn't he with you today?"
Zhao Hongrun forced a smile and said: "Hongxuan is the deputy coach, so it's okay to go with the coach."
Of course Yong Wang Hongyu could tell that Zhao Hongrun didn't mean what he said, so he patted the latter's arm and said with a smile: "Brother Yu will treat Hongrun to a drink someday."
After that, he left with good sense.
Because he had already guessed that Zhao Hongrun was not standing here to wait for him.
Zhao Hongrun nodded, watching Yong Wang Hongyu go away, and then turned his gaze to the other side. On the other side, Prince Zhao Hongli of the East Palace and King Huan Zhao Hongxuan were walking out of the Xuanzheng Hall together.
It can be seen that the Prince of the East Palace, who seemed to be in a good mood before the court meeting today, is now a little pale. He doesn't know whether it is because he was angered by Yong Wang Hongyu or because he suffered a lot in Northern Xinjiang.
The group of people walked near the stone steps and were about to walk down them when Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, raised his head as if he was aware of it. When he saw Zhao Hongrun standing in front with an unkind expression, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
However, he was slightly startled because he discovered that Zhao Hongrun was not looking at him, but at King Huan Zhao Hongxuan behind him.
As expected, Zhao Hongrun called lightly: "Xiao Xuan, come here!"
Zhao Hongxuan still seemed a little dissatisfied and pretended not to hear.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "In public, do you want me to ask Wei Jiao and the others to arrest you?"
After hearing this, the Wang family members around the Prince of the East Palace showed displeasure on their faces, but when they met Zhao Hongrun's cold eyes, they couldn't help but feel a little frightened in their hearts.
After all, His Highness King Su in front of him had slaughtered 200,000 Qin soldiers in Sanchuan County and had a great reputation.
At this moment, Prince Zhao Hongli of the East Palace lowered his head and whispered a few words to Zhao Hongxuan, and the latter came over reluctantly.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Hongrun became increasingly unhappy: Since when did Dong Gong and Xiao Xuan become so close?
"Hongrun, congratulations on your great victory in Sanchuan County."
Before leaving, Prince Zhao Hongli of the East Palace came to Zhao Hongrun, arched his hands towards Zhao Hongrun, and congratulated him.
To Zhao Hongrun's expectation, he actually heard some sincerity in Zhao Hongli's words this time.
"...Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhao Hongrun gave a perfunctory salute and replied expressionlessly.
Zhao Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, didn't care about this. He just nodded and left with the Wang family.
"..." Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at Dong Gong's leaving figure, then turned his gaze to the younger brother in front of him who had his head lowered and his face tilted sideways, and said in a tone that could not be refuted: "In the future, stay away from Dong Gong!"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan raised his head angrily, only to see his brother, who was very close to him in the past, looking at him coldly. Unavoidably, he felt a little fearful and lowered his head silently.
Looking at Zhao Hongxuan's expression, Zhao Hongrun knew that this younger brother was just afraid of him and was actually not convinced. However, since there were many people watching nearby, he could not preach anything here in full view, so he relented.
In a tone of voice, he said: "Let's go to Ningxiang Palace. I have something to say to you on the way."
"Yeah." Zhao Hongxuan responded softly.
So, Zhao Hongrun took his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan and left.
On the way to Ningxiang Palace, when passing through a deserted garden, Zhao Hongrun stopped and said to Zhao Hongxuan who was following behind him: "Not convinced?"
Zhao Hongxuan pursed his lips and said with deep resentment: "Since I was a child, my brother has always told me what I should do. What is there to be dissatisfied with?"
"Are you saying you're not convinced?" Zhao Hongrun smiled and waved his hands to indicate to the two clan guards that they would be on guard around the area to prevent any unrelated people from coming over.
Immediately, he pulled Zhao Hongxuan to the stone table in the garden, where the two brothers sat on one side respectively.
Seeing his younger brother sitting there with his mouth slumped like a bullied child bride, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Okay, okay, don't make it look like I'm bullying you."
"Since you were little, brother, how many times have you bullied me?" Zhao Hongxuan said with some resentment: "Every time, brother, you make a mistake, you always use me as a shield..."
"Is there any?" Zhao Hongrun pretended to be confused and blinked.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongxuan pointed his fingers and said: "Although I don't have a photographic memory like you, brother, I can still remember more than a dozen things... When I was four years old, brother, you broke the jade bowl in the (Ningxiang) palace.
Just put the blame on me, just because I couldn't even speak smoothly at that time..."
"Uh..." Zhao Hongrun scratched his face, looking a little embarrassed.
"When I was five years old, brother, you took me to my father's garden and picked some flowers to give to my mother and concubine. Later, my mother and concubine asked me about it. Brother, you said it was my idea..."
"..."
"When I was six years old, a female official in the palace was disrespectful to my mother and concubine. You took me to dig up a bunch of earthworms (earthworms) and threw them into the female official's residence at night. Later, I was discovered by the guards who patrolled the night. Brother
You just ran away..."
"Ahem." Zhao Hongrun coughed and interrupted Zhao Hongxuan's words, and abruptly changed the topic: "Let's talk about today's incident first." As he said that, he saw Zhao Hongxuan looking at him with a sly look on his face, and his face was a little embarrassed.
Sansan said: "It's been so long, do you still remember? It seems that you are indeed very dissatisfied with me, brother."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan shook his head and said sternly: "No, since I was a child, there are countless examples of you bullying me, but in front of outsiders, you have never allowed others to bully me and my mother and concubine... I
Still remember, when you were six or seven years old, a father-in-law in the palace would ask for money and things from your mother and concubine from time to time. Brother, you endured it until you were eight years old. When the clan sent Brother Wei Jiao and the others to you, you
That day, I took Brother Wei Jiao and the others and took advantage of the darkness to break one of the father-in-law's hands and one leg..."
Having said this, he raised his head, looked at Zhao Hongrun and said seriously: "I only have admiration for brother, but... now that brother is becoming more and more outstanding, I also want to... also want to be like brother, like fourth brother (Yan
Wang Hongjiang) and Sixth Brother (Qi Xiang Hongzhao) have become the pillars of our Wei Dynasty."
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, then said with a smile: "It's very simple. Next time if I lead troops on an expedition, I will take you with me..."
"It's not like that." Zhao Hongxuan shook his head and interrupted Zhao Hongrun's words, and said seriously: "If that's the case, I will be 'King Su's younger brother' for the rest of my life... Brother, when you first led the army to resist the Chu State four years ago, you didn't
With no one's help, I can become the famous King Su by just relying on my own ability. I also want to try, relying solely on my own ability... This is the reason why I stayed in Beiyi Army."
Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment and said: "Xiao Xuan, I am very pleased that you have great ambitions, but you must not get too close to the East Palace. Listen to my words and resign as the deputy commander of the First Army of the North. I will find another job for you."
A handsome job."
"Why?" Zhao Hongxuan heard this and said angrily: "Brother, you are biased against His Royal Highness. You didn't see that when His Highness was in Northern Xinjiang..."
Zhao Hongrun raised his hand to interrupt Zhao Hongrun's words, and said calmly: "You don't need to tell Zhao Hongli how he is doing in Northern Xinjiang, and I don't want to know. In short, don't get involved in the battle for the throne."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan asked coldly: "What about you, brother?... Why do you want to be so close to King Yong?"
"What?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment.
Zhao Hongxuan said in a low voice: "Brother, King Yong's brother is also trying to fight for the throne. Since I don't want to get involved in the fight between several brothers for the throne, why do I get so close to King Yong?... I don't believe it.
King Yong has no intention of winning over me. Why is it that even though he is the same party who wants to win over me, he always talks sarcastically with Dong Gong, but looks at King Yong differently?"
Zhao Hongrun was silent for a moment and said calmly: "Because King Yong is an outstanding king."
"I didn't see it." Zhao Hongxuan shook his head and said: "In my opinion, King Yong only knows how to use tricks and conspiracies. Although Donggong is not talented enough, when he was in northern Xinjiang, he also wanted to repel the Korean army and conduct an expedition.
South Korea... I think is much stronger than King Yong who only talks but does not do anything."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Hongrun narrowed his eyes and frowned and asked, "You want to help Dong Palace?"
"No, I just think that in terms of virtue, King Yong is not as good as Dong Gong!...But why do you treat Dong Gong with such cold eyes?"
"Because he makes me unhappy." Zhao Hongrun said lightly.
Zhao Hongxuan took a deep breath and whispered: "Is it what happened before the Dragon Boat Festival four years ago?... Donggong told me that he was just teaching King Yong a lesson through his brother. Later, he also destroyed it.
Is it about Dong Palace’s proposal?”
Having said this, Zhao Hongxuan looked at Zhao Hongrun and said sincerely: "Brother, Donggong has really changed a lot when he was in Northern Xinjiang."