Zhao Hongrun, who had been listening quietly, silently left the vertical arch hall, stood on the steps outside the hall, and summoned Zongwei Shen Yu and others who were waiting outside the hall.

"Shen Yu, you wait for a trip to Tingfeng Pavilion, and inform my brother Hongxuan, his sect guards Zhang Biao, Li Meng and others, I will borrow them for the time being."

The Zhang Biao, Li Meng and others in his mouth are the Zongwei beside his younger brother Hongxuan, the ninth son of the emperor.

"Yes." Although Shen Yu was puzzled, he still nodded and responded: "What is Your Highness going to do?" ”

I saw Zhao Hongrun think for a while, and said to Shen Yu in his ear: "After borrowing Zhang Biao, Li Meng and others, you will go to Shanggong Bureau ......" As he spoke, he told Shen Yu in detail about his plans.

"Huh?" Hearing this, Zong Wei Shen Yu showed a stunned and strange expression on his face, as if he had realized something, but he said with a face full of disbelief: "Your Highness, you are ......"

"Go, go back quickly."

"Yes."

After sending away Shen Yu and the other guards, Zhao Hongrun still walked back to the Vertical Arch Palace, and continued to sit in the auditory position, listening to the ministers in the hall discussing countermeasures.

He couldn't imagine that it was clear that the Chu State had attacked his Wei State, but these ministers of the DPRK and China, they still wanted to sue for peace.

Yes, it is undeniable that the national strength of the Great Wei is indeed inferior to the Chu State, once it is caught in the war between Wei and Chu, it is very likely to attract the covet of South Korea, which is tantamount to finally driving away the tiger in the front yard, but a wolf in the backyard is a situation, rather than this, it is better to discuss with the tiger, give him a piece of meat to send him away, and save strength to prevent the wolf in the backyard from rushing in.

This is true, but Zhao Hongrun regrets that none of the ministers in the DPRK and China think that they can not only drive away the tigers in the front yard, but also force the wolves in the backyard not to dare to run in.

To put it simply, these courtiers lacked blood.

You have to fight, but you can't beat the anger of the Chu army...... It's ridiculous, how can you tell the soldiers on the front line to fulfill this kind of embarrassing request?

What made Zhao Hongrun feel even more speechless was that the purpose of the battle mentioned by the dignified military department Shangshu was actually for the subsequent peace, which was just a means to show his position and intentions.

To put it simply, it was to fight a victory and rub the arrogance of the Chu army, so that they realized that they could not swallow the Wei State in one bite, and they could go home with some benefits.

Purely political.

What Zhao Hongrun couldn't accept was that Li Yan, the secretary of the military department, actually proposed to marry Princess Yulong to Chu State first, as a good breakthrough to seek peace with Chu State this time.

In this regard, Zhao Hongrun just wanted to say three words to that guy: Go to Nima!

However, he did not have an immediate attack, because in order to convince the ministers of the palace, he needed to use some props.

About half an hour or so, Zong Wei Shen Yu stood outside the hall and coughed twice, passing a message to Zhao Hongrun.

"Has it arrived?" It's time for me to come out.'"

Under the surprised gaze of the great eunuch Tong Xian, Zhao Hongrun straightened his clothes.

"This......

Wei Tianzi seemed to notice this son's abnormality.

In fact, the Son of Heaven was paying attention to this eighth son from time to time, wanting to see if he would raise opposing opinions, but what surprised him was that even though Li Man, the secretary of the military department, proposed to make peace and use the marriage of Princess Yulong as a breakthrough for Great Wei to seek peace with the Chu State, Zhao Hongrun still did not make any objections.

If something is abnormal, it must be a demon!

Wei Tianzi can imagine that this son with a bad personality and a very high mind must be planning something.

"Hongrun, don't you have any unique insights?" Wei Tianzi couldn't help but ask.

Suddenly, the hall was quiet, and the ministers of the court turned their heads to look at Zhao Hongrun, the prince who was listening.

Although it is said that because of the incident of the Duanyang Riwende Palace, the court has gradually known the ability of this prince, and knows that this is a prince who can make the prince of the East Palace deflated, but it is only the second time that they really have close contact with His Royal Highness.

Moreover, whether it was last time or this time, the eighth prince always just sat on the side and listened, and never expressed his opinion, so they were a little puzzled in their hearts: Looking at the appearance of this prince, it doesn't look like a ruthless character who can make the prince of the East Palace have a hard time!

"Is my father asking the emperor?" Zhao Hongrun pointed at himself and posed very innocent.

However, the Son of Heaven would not be deceived by his pretending to be innocent, and said lightly: "Don't say something useless, I just want to ask you, what do you think of the results discussed by the ministers?" ”

"I wonder what the results of your deliberations were?" Zhao Hongrun still asked pretending to be puzzled.

The Son of Heaven frowned, and glanced at Li Man, the secretary of the Ministry of War, although the latter was a little confused in his heart, he still understood the eyes of the Son of Heaven, and explained to Zhao Hongrun again in a low voice.

"I see." Zhao Hongrun nodded as if he suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Harmony, land cutting, compensation, peace?" That's right? ”

『……』

The faces of the ministers of the court looked a little strange, although he knew very well that His Royal Highness the prince summed it up very incisively, but it was too bad to say it so nakedly.

No, Li Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of War, this old man in his fifties, his face was red, and he explained embarrassedly: "Your Highness has misunderstood, not blindly seeking peace, but reconciling with the Chu State, lest North Korea take advantage of the situation and enter the ......"

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhao Hongrun.

"Master Li has a good temper."

『……』

The courtiers looked at each other, unable to figure out how Zhao Hongrun could say such an inconsequential sentence.

Li Yan, the secretary of the military department, was obviously a little dumbfounded, and said with a dry smile: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your praise." ”

Zhao Hongrun smiled and said approvingly: "Do it well, I believe that under the leadership of Lord Li, the Ministry of Rites will become more and more successful." ”

"......" listened to Zhao Hongrun's words, and the courtiers were even more confused.

And Li Wei was also full of confusion: "Your Highness, the old minister is the secretary of the military department, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is the ......lord of the Sheyou Society."

"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun showed exaggerated surprise when he heard this, his eyes widened, and he said with a look of disbelief: "This ...... Shouldn't the officials of my Great Wei Military Department be the bloodiest? ”

Li Yan, the secretary of the military department, changed his face slightly when he heard this, and the expressions of the rest of the courtiers in the hall also looked a little weird.

Only then did they realize that Zhao Hongrun deliberately turned around and scolded the people of the military department for being bloodless and unworthy of being in charge of the Great Wei Military Department.

However, the innocent lying gun of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu You felt a little awkward, and said in his heart why should we officials of the Ministry of Rites be bloodless?

You must know that he initially advocated declaring war on Chu, but due to his lack of confidence, he was dumbfounded by Li Fu, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

"This......

Seeing Zhao Hongrun insulting the important ministers of the court in public, Wei Tianzi shook his head wordlessly, and said: "Hongrun, don't be presumptuous!" …… You say what you think about the matter. ”

Zhao Hongrun smiled, stroked his palm and said, "Opinion? I think it's very good, congratulations to my father and the lords, so that my Great Wei can avoid the invasion of strong enemies. …… If you marry a woman, you can make Qiang Chu retire from the army, why not? Right? …… Oh, I forgot, there are follow-up land cuts, reparations...... Tut-tut! ”

『……』

The ministers in the palace didn't say a word, after all, fools could hear the sarcasm in Zhao Hongrun's words.

"What the hell are you trying to say?" The Son of Heaven said impatiently.

Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly and said, "Father, what the emperor said is sincere, and he really sincerely congratulates me on being able to avoid the war...... To this end, the emperor also prepared a special gift for his father and the adults. ”

"Gifts?" A look of incomprehension flashed across the Son of Heaven's face.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun slapped his palms twice and shouted towards the outside of the hall: "Shen Yu, come in." ”

Hearing this, Zongwei Shen Yu walked into the vertical arch hall and clasped his fists towards the Son of Heaven, the courtiers, and his own highness.

At this time, I saw Zhao Hongrun raise his hand and point at several courtiers in the hall one by one, and said with a smile: "Shen Yu, give gifts to these adults, as well as my father." ”

Shen Yu nodded, went out, and after a while, he led several sect guards to walk in with exquisite boxes one by one, and placed the so-called gifts in front of every courtier who was pointed by Zhao Hongrun's finger.

Including the dragon case in front of Wei Tianzi.

"These people ......"

Lin Yuyang, the left Cheng of the Zhongshu, and Yu Ziqi, the right of the Zhongshu, glanced at each other, and they were both secretly frightened, after all, the people who received the gifts from the Eighth Highness were all the ones who supported the peace with the Chu State.

No, the courtiers who were also aware of this gradually became strange in their expressions, and even if some of them received a gift from Zhao Hongrun, they didn't dare to open it immediately.

"What gift?"

Wei Tianzi muttered, curiously asking Tong Xian to open the box.

Tong Xian walked to the dragon case, bowed down to open the box, and glanced inside curiously.

However, it didn't matter what he saw, he was so frightened that he clicked a few times and dropped the lid in his hand on the dragon case.

It turned out that inside the delicate wooden box, there was a woman's dress!

"Presumptuous!"

Wei Tianzi was suddenly furious: "Ru Zi'an dares to insult me like this?!" ”

"No, father, this is not an insult, but a sincere gift from the emperor, congratulating my father and emperor on coping with the invasion of our Great Wei by Chu with good ideas such as peace, land cutting, compensation, and peace...... In the case that they have captured the territory of the Great Wei and killed the soldiers and civilians of our Great Wei. ”

As if turning a blind eye to Wei Tianzi's anger, Zhao Hongrun said slowly, his tone full of sarcasm.

“…… In the eyes of the emperor, this seems to be a slap in the face of the Chu people, and the father has to compensate with a smile on his face...... Hmph, pinning the fate of a country on a woman's harmony, according to the emperor's view, this body is just right for his father! ”

"You!" Wei Tianzi's anger was pale.

However, at this time, Zhao Hongrun no longer looked at Wei Tianzi, turned his head and shouted in a deep voice: "Bring it all in for me!" ”

With his order, twenty sect guards walked into the vertical arch hall one after another with those wooden boxes, stacking the wooden boxes in their hands one by one.

At this moment, Zhao Hongrun glanced at the courtiers in the hall, and said coldly: "Who else wants the 'gift' of this prince?!" ”

“……”

The courtiers glanced at the table placed on the Son of Heaven Dragon case, and at the women's clothes placed in the wooden box, and looked at each other, but no one dared to say anything again.

And the courtiers who had received Zhao Hongrun's "gift" before looked like they were mourning, staring at the exquisite wooden box in front of them, and they didn't dare to open it.

"PS: I have to go for a wedding drink at night, so both chapters were released first."