Chapter 1270: Strange Atmosphere (2)
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On the same day, because the accounts of the Smelting Bureau were very clear, Zhao Hongrun, who did not stay in the Smelting Bureau for a long time, went to the Military Casting Bureau again before dusk, preparing to discuss with Li Jin, the director of the Military Casting Bureau, to upgrade the weapons and equipment of the Su Wang Army.
After all, in the Suwang Army, like the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army, the two descendant armies, due to the two years of southern conquest and northern war, the weapons and armor of the soldiers were extremely worn.
Like the Smelting Bureau, at this time, the Arsenal Casting Bureau has already moved the workshop outside the city, and the so-called nominal Arsenal Casting Bureau's division and yamen in the city is actually an empty shell, and the officials who stayed in the government are mainly responsible for negotiating cooperation with the Smelting Bureau and the warehouse under the Ministry of Households.
Originally, Li Jin was a person from the military department, but because of various reasons back then, the War Casting Bureau has long been out of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and has become a department under the smelting bureau responsible for building military weapons and equipment - although this matter was not officially announced to the public, but in the eyes of the court officials, whether it is the Military Casting Bureau or the bureau's bureau Li Jin, has been labeled as King Su.
Today, for Zhao Hongrun's personal visit, Li Jin was extremely eager, and without saying a word, he patted his chest and promised the task of upgrading the equipment of Su Wangjun.
I have to say that although today's Ordnance Casting Bureau seems to have become the foundry workshop of the Smelting Bureau, because the Smelting Bureau has handed over a large number of arms orders to the Ordnance Casting Bureau, the officials and craftsmen of the Ordnance Casting Bureau are busy all year round, with a large workload, and their income has naturally increased greatly.
It is worth mentioning that when Zhao Hongrun was about to say goodbye and return to his house, Li Jin, the director of the Military Casting Bureau, also saw the opportunity and said something exactly the same as Wang Fu, director of the General Administration of Metallurgy: "Li Jin and my Military Casting Bureau, only His Royal Highness is looking forward." β
Hearing this sentence one after another today, Zhao Hongrun finally felt a little wrong.
If it was just one or two people who ate the wrong thing and said nonsense, it would be nothing, but the group of people he met today all said something to express their loyalty, which is a bit abnormal.
"Gao Kuo, in the past two days, have there been any unfavorable remarks in Daliang City?"
On the way back to King Su's Mansion, Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked Zong Wei Gaokuo.
Among the Zongwei around Zhao Hongrun, Gao Kuo is mainly responsible for collecting all kinds of news and consolidating interpersonal relationships, under his hands, not only is he in control of a group of local rangers who are idle on weekdays in Daliang City, but even the Daliang branch of the Green Crows is also directly responsible for Gao Kuo, so it stands to reason that if there is any wind and grass in Daliang City, it should not be able to hide Gao Kuo's eyes.
Hearing Zhao Hongrun's inquiry, Gao Kuo seemed to be a little weak-hearted, and said vaguely: "As far as I know, there have been no unfavorable remarks in the city recently...... If you insist on saying it, it may be that yesterday in the Jiying Palace, Your Highness's matter against King Qing and King Nanliang seems to have been passed out from the mouths of some officials in the court......
"Got out so soon?"
Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned, but he didn't care too much in his heart.
After all, what happened in Jiying Hall yesterday, Wei Tianzi did not order hundreds of officials to ban their mouths, of course it will come out.
In this era of lack of entertainment activities, gossip is a common hobby of courtiers and commoners, like King Su in Jiying Hall angry Qing King and Nanliang King This kind of fiery gossip, when the officials of the court and the central government return to their respective mansions, they will definitely mention it to their wives and concubines, children and other family members, and their wives and children will definitely mention it to their girlfriends and friends, so it spreads all over the court and the opposition.
All in all, as long as Wei Tianzi did not order a ban on the court, it was destined to spread widely.
It's just that it's spreading too fast?
Or is it the topic itself that is too hot and therefore spreads quickly?
Zhao Hongrun, who was still in a state of hangover, didn't understand it for a while, sat on the horse and muttered: "The reputation of King Qingwang Hongxin and King Nanliang in Daliang should not be so bad, right?" β
He wondered: If it was really because of what happened in the Jiying Hall yesterday, it stands to reason that the people he met today would not say anything in support of such a thing.
What is supported?
Support Zhao Hongrun in the Jiying Hall yesterday to slam Qing Wang Hongxin and the King of Southern Liang?
You must know that the reputation of King Qing Hongxin and King Nanliang in Daliang City is still quite good.
"Send someone to inquire again, this king always feels that this matter is a bit strange." Zhao Hongrun frowned and thought for a moment, then commanded Gao Kuo.
"Yes!" Gao Kuo clenched his fists to receive the order, and as soon as he raised his head, he saw Zong Wei Chang Wei Jiao frowning slightly and looking at him with some confusion, and he was slightly shocked in his heart: It must be Fang Cai's weak heart, which made Wei Jiao see something.
As Gao Kuo guessed in his heart, the Zongwei knew each other too well, and when Wei Jiao looked at Gao Kuo's expression, he knew that this kid must have something to hide.
However, Wei Jiao did not doubt that Gao Kuo was loyal to Zhao Hongrun, so he didn't plan to ask for the time being, and waited for private to ask Gao Kuo what tricks this kid was doing.
After returning to King Su's Mansion, Zhao Hongrun led the bird to the depths of the mansion, and Wei Jiao took this opportunity to call Gao Kuo to the corner, frowned and asked, "Gao Kuo, what's going on?" β
Gao Kuo knew that their ten sect guards had been like brothers over the years, and they knew each other too well to hide it at all, so he didn't hide it, and said a few words in Wei Jiao's ear, so that Wei Jiao's face was moved, and he exclaimed: "You dare to hide such a big thing?" β
"Shhh Gao Kuocheng was afraid of interrupting Wei Jiao, looked around nervously, and saw that there were no subordinates from the mansion passing by, so he lowered his voice and said to Wei Jiao: "Why are you excited?" β¦β¦ Is this a bad thing? That's not a bad thing, right? β
"It's a bad thing for Your Highness!" Wei Jiao said with a frown.
Gao Kuo rolled his eyes and asked rhetorically: "His Royal Highness keeps saying that he is quite an idle king, but in the past seven years, where has His Highness been idle?" I think the third uncle is right, according to His Royal Highness's strong character who has to personally control everything, this matter, it will be sooner or later! β
"But ......" Wei Jiao was a little speechless, he couldn't refute it, after all, Gao Kuo was right, although His Royal Highness is not greedy for power, but in some major matters, it does mean that he has a bit of a monopoly on everything, hoping that things will develop in the direction he expects, and he is most disgusted with someone interfering, like such a domineering and strong character, it is really not close to the idle king who eats and waits for death.
Suddenly, Wei Jiao reacted, looked at Gao Kuo with a wrinkled and said, "I was almost fooled by your kid...... Having said so much, I think you kid is selfish, right? β
"What if I'm selfish?" Gao Kuo didn't hide it, and said frankly: "Do you dare to say that you Wei Jiao never thought that one day you would be like Li Cheng, Sima An, and Baili Ba, the great generals? β¦β¦ Wei Jiao, listen to me, you will be like General Li Cheng in the future. β
Hearing this, Wei Jiao seemed a little moved, and a few traces of struggle flashed in his eyes.
It's no wonder, after all, what kind of character is Li Cheng? That is the president of the Three Guards who commanded the guards, the janissaries and the Lang guards, and the first person in the military who is really unknown, except for Wei Tianzi, only Li Cheng has the right to mobilize any army of Wei, a veritable uncrowned general.
Why did Wei Tianzi trust Li Cheng so much and give the latter such authority? The reason is very simple, because Li Cheng was the chief of the sect of Wei Tianzi during the princely period.
After struggling for a long time, Wei Jiao let out a long breath and said firmly: "No! Although I also aspire to be able to compete with Lord Li Cheng one day, I will not go against His Highness's will! β
With that, he turned around and walked deeper into the house.
"This brainshit!" Gao Guan almost beat his chest with his feet, and hurriedly chased after him.
Don't guess, Wei Jiao must be preparing to report this matter to His Royal Highness.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun had already led the bird to the hall of the main house in the north courtyard, waiting to have dinner with the ladies in the house.
As a result, as soon as he sat down, Lu Er, the family commander of King Su's Mansion, sent a stack of worship posts to Zhao Hongrun, explaining: "Your Highness, this is a worship post sent by someone today. β
"So much?" Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned, and glanced at the payment of those worship posts, only to see that these worship posts include Wang Fu, director of the General Administration of Metallurgy, Li Jin, the bureau of the Military Casting Bureau, Meng Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Zhao Sheng, the new commander of the Zongfu, Zhao Sheng, and so on, all of whom are close to him on weekdays and have a head and face in Daliang.
Not quite right......
Zhao Hongrun frowned and looked at these greetings in his hand, and recalled today's scenes in his mind: Zhao Laiyu, the third uncle who inexplicably came to explore the wind of Zhao Shen, the king of Chengling, and others, the people in the city who met along the way when he went to the street, the team of guards who seemed to have beaten chicken blood, and Wang Fu, the director of the General Administration of Metallurgy, and Li Jin, the director of the Military Casting Bureau, and Meng Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Zhao Sheng, the prince of Zhujun, and so on.
Picking up a cup of tea handed by Que'er, Zhao Hongrun thought about it while sipping the tea.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the house, and as soon as Zhao Hongrun looked up, he saw Wei Jiao and Gao Kuo walking in, the former with a solemn expression, and the latter with a helpless face.
"Your Highness, there is something to report for your humble duties!" Glaring at Gao Kuo with a helpless face, Wei Jiao clenched his fists and said.
Seeing that there seemed to be some contradiction between these two Zongwei, Zhao Hongrun was also a little curious in his heart, and said with a smile: "Gao Kuo, just for a moment, you have provoked Wei Jiao?" β
Gao Kuo smiled and didn't dare to reply.
At this time, I saw Wei Jiao solemnly saying: "Your Highness, I ......"
As soon as he said this, he saw Una rushing into the hall in a hurry, and asked in surprise: "Run, today I went to the street with my little sister (sheep's tongue apricot), and I heard that you want to compete with the king of Qi for a chair?" What kind of chair are you going to fight for? What kind of treasure is it? Let me see, okay? β
"What are you talking about?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Una angrily, lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
After an instant, I saw Zhao Hongrun's eyes widen, and with a pop, he directly squirted out the tea in his mouth.
"it!"