The mansions of the five sons of Emperor Yuanwu were all some distance away from the palace, and only the prince's mansion was close to the imperial city. Among them, King Rui is the most "unproductive", and his mansion is the farthest away.

The three masters and servants arrived at the Ruiwang Mansion, and the concierge of the Ruiwang Mansion saw that people were busy coming forward to greet them, and it was commonplace to see the arrival of one person at present.

The man didn't need him to lead him, and he strode towards the study where King Rui usually was.

Speaking of the study, the place where the bookshelves are put is not large, but the wider one is an empty "workshop" next to it. This is where King Rui usually plows wood, saws wood, and does carpenter's work.

Sure enough, Rui Wang was holding a flat planer and shaving happily on the wood, and the shavings were flying. King Rui also had some on his head. He still has an ink pen in his mouth for drawing lines, and his legs are spread apart, and he has no aristocratic demeanor.

"Yo, why are you here?"

When King Rui heard the voice, he raised his eyes and glanced at the man, laughed, but did not stop what he was saying, and only continued to be busy.

The man did not feel neglected, so he found a stool, blew a little dust on his head, and then sat down in his robe.

"The Xianbei delegation has entered Beijing, and the palace banquet should be on this day or two." The man's gaze also fell on King Rui's hand planing wood, and his expression was focused: "Prince, they must have had another quarrel, what are your plans?" ”

"Intended?" King Rui laughed: "On that occasion, it's not my turn to interject." ”

"But what if you have to speak?" The man's voice was flat.

"Then do Tai Chi, haven't you been like this for the past three years."

King Rui stopped what he was doing, shrugged his shoulders, picked up the wood that he had planed to a smooth surface, and motioned to the man: "Your fifth sister-in-law said two days ago that there was a crack in the wooden lid of the dressing box that her mother's family married her, and I planned to replace it for her. What do you see? ”

The man said helplessly: "I haven't used the dresser." ”

The implication is that it is useless to ask him.

King Rui smiled, put down the wood in his hand, took a linen cloth from the side and wiped his hands.

"Your fifth sister-in-law went to the palace yesterday to greet the concubine, saying that the concubine misses you. You see when you are free, hand a sign into the palace, and go to talk to the concubine. King Rui paused: "It seems to ...... The Mo family also handed a message to the concubine. ”

The originally peaceful expression on the man's face suddenly darkened.

King Rui looked at his face and sighed: "It's been two years, and you're still haunted?" ”

"Not really." The man said: "It's just that they have to use various reasons to come to me every once in a while to remind me of the identity of Mo's wife, and I feel a little disgusted." ”

While the two were talking, Princess Rui Chang Muzhi, who heard the guests coming from the house, hurried over.

"Fifth sister-in-law."

The man hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Chang Muzhi excused him from the courtesy, smiled and let people serve tea, and complained to King Rui: "The guest comes to the door, how can you be the host, you don't even entertain a cup of tea." ”

King Rui smiled: "The ninth brother is not an outsider. As he spoke, he winked at the man: "Yes, ninth brother?" ”

The man smiled helplessly.

This man is the Nine Emperors of the Dynasty, Liu Tong.

Chang Runzhi would not have thought that she had passed by this old lady's favorite grandson-in-law candidate.

The servants served tea, and Ruiwang and Liu Tong sat down to drink tea and chat.

"The ninth brother came here today for business?" Chang Muzhi asked Liu Tong gently.

King Rui glanced at Liu Tong and said, "If it's for the palace banquet, you don't have to worry." They are noisy and noisy, and in the end they are still measured. I can handle it. ”

In the affairs of the court, King Rui did not shy away from Chang Muzhi.

Although Chang Muzhi is not proud of this, and sometimes she will say something about herself, but if it involves more confidential matters, she will still consciously retire.

This is also one of the reasons why King Rui values her as a wife.

Now that King Rui and Liu Tong didn't seem to be talking about a confidential matter, Chang Muzhi also interjected: "Ninth brother don't worry, you haven't learned it in the past three years, and he still understands the four words of Mingzhe's self-protection." ”

Rui Wang smiled, seeing that Liu Tong was still frowning slightly, he couldn't help but pause for a moment and asked, "What, have you heard anything?" ”

Liu Tong bowed his head and said softly: "The prince wants to meddle in the military department." ”

Among the six departments, the household department is already the territory of the prince. In the remaining five departments, King Qi is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, King Li is in charge of the position of the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, King Zhu is appointed as the inspector of the Criminal Department, King Rui is suspended in the Ministry of Soldiers, and King Cen is a member of the Ministry of Works. Because they are all princes, there are no exact official positions of each ministry. But in terms of power, under the crown prince, the most powerful is King Qi, and the least is King Rui.

After the prince succeeded the household department, did he finally want to intervene in the military department where King Rui, who had the most zài sense, was located?

King Rui paused when he heard this, but he didn't feel any surprise.

"He's trying to kick me out completely?" King Rui thought thoughtfully: "I am suspended in the military department, although I have not done anything useful to the military department, but I have not made any mistakes. If you want to kick me out, you have to find a reason. ”

Liu Tong nodded: "The prince seems to want to make a fuss at this palace banquet." ”

"In front of the Xianbei people?"

King Rui was a little incredible.

He has always felt that even if the prince likes power and wants to seize power, it is all an internal matter of their Liu family, and the prince can still handle external issues. But if it is really as the Nine Emperor Princes said, the prince wants to manipulate the palace banquet of the Xianbei delegation and let the Xianbei people see the jokes of the Liu dynasty, then it is really ......

King Rui was a little speechless for a while, but Liu Tong said: "I have no way of knowing what the prince is going to do." Fifth brother will not be sick when the time comes? ”

"If the prince is decided, I will not be there, and it will not help." King Rui frowned slightly: "He is aiming at the Ministry of War, and I am just an idle post in the Ministry of War, so I have nothing to do with it." ”

Liu Tong sighed.

"If the prince is allowed to develop his power like this, what will he do in the future?"

"So let you follow him obediently, and don't offend him." King Rui smiled: "As for the future...... Brother Qi Wang, they will not watch the prince seek power. ”

"Then this palace banquet—"

"Let it be." King Rui paused: "It's a good excuse to say that I'm sick and don't go, and I don't bother to look at their faces." It just so happens that these two days are really tiring, and it is not considered a bully. ”

Chang Muzhi suddenly looked at him, both happy and disgusted: "Don't let you do this work, you want to do it." ”

"Make a sturdy one for you, and I just practice my hands."

Rui Wang patted the back of Chang Muzhi's hand.

Seeing that the couple was tired, Liu Tong got up to say goodbye.

Chang Muzhi hurriedly stopped him and left him for lunch.

Liu Tong said: "Fifth sister-in-law, don't be polite, I'll just go back to the house and use it." ”

"You don't have a hostess in charge of the house, so I'll go back now, and I'll have to wait for a while before I can have lunch."

Chang Muzhi said this, but he paused, thinking of what his grandmother told her, his face became more enthusiastic: "Just accompany your fifth brother to talk more, these two **** are all soaked here to make wood." ”

Rui Wang also took advantage of the situation to invite Liu Tong.

Liu Tong was so enthusiastic that he had to stay for a meal.