At the beginning of July, Zhao Hongrun, who had been away from Daliang for exactly five months, secretly returned to the royal capital. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

He didn't bring his female dependents, the reason was because Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, happened to return to Chu from Ba at this time, so Zhao Hongrun also had the heart to reunite the two daughters of Mi Jiang and Mi Rui with Xiong Tuo, after all, the latter is the only relative of the sisters who is alive now, although they are cousins.

When it comes to Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, Zhao Hongrun feels funny.

Because in mid-February, when he met with Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, he said to Xiong Hu that there was no need for Xiong Tuo to train in Ba in such a hurry, and in the future, he Wei sent troops to Chuxi, and they pretended to deal with Lu Xi, the king of Qi.

After all, to be honest, Zhao Hongrun currently has no intention of directly fighting with Chu State. After all, the matter of the three kingdoms of Qi, Qi and Wei to attack Chu was, in the final analysis, the will of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, not the consideration of Qi or Lu out of interests, let alone the consideration of Wei out of interests.

Zhao Hongrun has a hole in his head, and he is desperate for the king of Qi, Lu Xi, and the state of Chu?

But even so, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, still returned to Xuancheng at the turn of May and June, and his face was not very good when he came back, according to Xiong Hu, who was with him, Xiong Hu received an order from Shouying, and was forcibly required to return to Chuxi for everything in Pakistan, and began to prepare for deployment in Shangcai, Pingyu and other places.

Probably, the state of Chu also considered the possibility that the Wei side should almost send troops to assist the state of Qi.

And it was also at that time that Zhao Hongrun learned that the reason why Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, stayed in Pakistan for another two months, and did not return to Chuxi as soon as possible, and went to Shangshui to see his two sisters, Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, it turned out that he suffered a loss in Pakistan.

Regardless of anything else, just looking at the two scars on the face of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng at that time, which were cut by arrows, it is not difficult for Zhao Hongrun to guess the precipitous situation that the former experienced at that time.

Pakistan is a rich and chaotic little troubled world, and the various forces are full of strength, and the intensity is no less than that of the Central Plains.

When he came to the city gate, Zhao Hongrun looked up at the huge girder seal near the city gate tower, and turned back to tell Duan Pei, the leader of the green crows: "Be clever after entering the city, don't make trouble, this is not Shangshui." ”

"My subordinates understand." Duan Pei nodded in response.

He knew that the royal capital Daliang was the territory of the inner eunuch.

And he is a green crow, there is no reason and may not have the ability to compete with the inner guard, honestly don't make trouble, and look good on each other's faces.

After entering the city gate, Zhao Hongrun seemed to feel that the once lively royal capital was a little deserted compared to before.

Of course, this is just an illusion.

The reason why there is such an illusion is because Zhao Hongrun knows that in recent months, many aristocratic families in the royal capital and even in the territory of Wei have shifted the focus of development to Shangdang, to the fiefdoms they rented from the imperial court, where they hoarded materials, trained troops, and prepared for war with Korea.

To be precise, the land leased by those noble families from the imperial court could not be called fiefdoms for the time being, because they had not earned enough martial honors, but they had to earn martial honors from the Korean army...... To be honest, Zhao Hongrun is not optimistic.

These people were all hooked by the bait thrown by Zhou Yu, training the army, and earning martial arts, which is quite a coincidence! …… Are the Korean cavalry the kind of rabble that allows others to earn merit?

Zhao Hongrun shook his head secretly.

He knew very well that once there was a war between Wei and Korea, I don't know how many aristocratic families would spend their wealth for the incense bait cast by Zhou Yu, and even the family would be ruined.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with him Zhao Hongrun, in terms of his position, Zhou Yu's strategy is quite clever.

may also be because of this reason, even if the imperial court saw through the hidden parts of the strategies of Zhou Yu, a staff member of the East Palace, it still pretended to adopt this person's strategy without knowing it, just because the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

Accompanied by Wei Jiao, Chu Heng, Mu Qing, Zhou Pu, and Lu Mu, as well as Duan Pei, the green crows, Zhao Hongrun walked slowly to his Suwang Mansion, while dozens of other green crows scattered before entering the city and took the lead in entering the city to inquire about the news.

When he returned to his Su Wang's Mansion, Zhao Hongrun ordered to seal his mouth as soon as possible, not allowing the subordinates in the palace and the Su Wangwei who stayed behind to leak the news that he had returned to Daliang.

After all, among the people, the rumor against Zhao Hongrun had not completely faded out of the people's discussions, so before the more eye-catching news - such as the war between Han and Wei, and then the war of Qilu and Wei - spread, Zhao Hongrun did not want to reveal his whereabouts, and became the center of public opinion again.

Of course, this is only for the people, and for the imperial court, I believe that some people in the imperial court have already guessed that he Zhao Hongrun will return to Daliang during this period, and deliberately conceal it, it is meaningless, and those people will not casually leak this matter.

In the final analysis, the protagonist in Daliang today is not Wang Hongrun, but the prince of the East Palace, Hongli and King Yong, or the famous Zhou Yu, who became famous some time ago.

Offering advice to the imperial court was actually adopted by Wei Tianzi and the imperial court, and God knows how many scholars regarded Zhou Yu as an example and object of longing.

After returning to the house and taking a comfortable bath to relieve the fatigue during the trip, Zhao Hongrun changed his clothes and went to the palace.

Still according to the previous habits, the first thing Zhao Hongrun did when he entered the palace was to go to Ningxiang Palace to greet his mother Shen Shufei, probe her mother's physical condition, and chat with her for a few words, after all, the mother and son had not seen each other for five months.

The return of the eldest son made Concubine Shen Shufei feel very happy, eagerly holding her son's hand, asking for warmth, and asking about the food and accommodation outside.

Zhao Hongrun could see that Concubine Shen Shu was a little lonely, because not long after he left Daliang as the eldest son, his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan also moved out of the palace because he was old, although Wei Tianzi has not yet been crowned his king, but he already has his own mansion.

The two sons are not around, so it is conceivable that Concubine Shen Shu is naturally lonely.

"Hasn't my father been here lately?" Zhao Hongrun asked in a mocking tone.

Concubine Shen Shufei smiled quietly and didn't say much, but her personal palace maid Xiao Tao muttered with some emotion: "Your Highness, after you leave Daliang, Your Majesty will come to the land less...... I only come once in ten days and a half months. ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Concubine Shen Shufei interrupted the palace maid Xiao Tao's muttering in a reproachful tone, and then excused her husband: "Hongrun, your father is the monarch of my Great Wei, and there are all kinds of opportunities, how can you **** come to the Ningxiang Palace for your mother?" However, your father sent people every now and then to inquire about what he needed, and sent him calligraphy and paintings...... Don't think about it. ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced left and right a few times, and saw that there were indeed a lot of calligraphy and paintings in Ningxiang Palace, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

He lowered his head and thought about it for a while, and then he understood: his father deliberately alienated Shen Shufei, probably to avoid letting Shen Shufei be hated.

This is not surprising, even if Concubine Shen Shu is a quiet son of heaven who has no desires and no desires, but just like at the beginning, Wei Tianzi ran to Ningxiang Palace five miles away from the mountain, and even the queen was not so favored, what do you make the other concubines in the harem think?

Are they not jealous?

Of course they will be jealous, and the reason why they didn't show it is because Concubine Shen Shu has two sons, the eldest of which is even more known as the ruthless character of King Su, the smashing of Youzhi Palace is still vivid, which palace's concubine dares to find trouble with Ningxiang Palace?

But at the moment, Concubine Shen Shu's eldest son is far away in Shangshui, and her youngest son Hongxuan has just left the pavilion, and there is no deterrent.

And Shen Shufei's physical condition is not good, and the most taboo thing is to be emotional, so it is most likely that Wei Tianzi took this into account, so he deliberately distanced himself.

After all, the king of Wei can't always pay attention to the affairs of the harem, right?

Father, it can be regarded as well-intentioned......

Zhao Hongrun secretly couldn't cry or laugh, but he didn't have any resentment in his heart.

"Mother, when the child comes back this time, he will be able to live for about half a month or a month, and he will definitely accompany his mother more."

"Okay, okay." Shen Shufei smiled from ear to ear, and then, she blinked her eyes and asked, "Hongrun, what about those little girls around you?" ”

"In Shangshui." Zhao Hongrun explained: "This time I went back to Daliang, and the children didn't live for long, so I didn't let them run back and forth. ”

"Oh oh......" Shen Shufei nodded with a smile, praised Zhao Hongrun a few words, saying that he was considerate of his own women and the like, and in the end, she couldn't help but ask cautiously: "That...... Isn't there any good news for the mother? ”

"Good news?"

Zhao Hongrun was stunned, although this time he solved the confrontation between Anling and Yanling counties, which is really great news, but no matter how you look at the concubine in front of him, she doesn't seem to be a person who will pay attention to this aspect of the court.

"What's the good news?"

"......" Concubine Shen Shufei glanced at Zhao Hongrun angrily, and then reminded vaguely: "Those little girls, is there any movement in your stomach?" ”

"Cough, cough ......" Zhao Hongrun, who was drinking tea, was choked by this sentence and coughed repeatedly.

Concubine Shen Shufei said it so clearly, if he doesn't understand it, then he is not Zhao Hongrun.

"Mother, the child is only sixteen years old......," Zhao Hongrun said with a wry smile.

"Sixteen is not too young." Shen Shufei said earnestly when she heard her words: "The princes of the past dynasties, including your royal brothers, don't they all have heirs at this age, what's so embarrassing?" I am old for my mother, and I want to hug my grandson as soon as possible......"

Zhao Hongrun looked at the concubine in front of him who was less than forty with a smile.

“…… Speaking of which, those women around you have a good personality, but they don't look like they can take care of people for their mother, you look at you, they are all thin like this......" said, Shen Shufei blinked her eyes and suggested: "Or, this time you take Xiao Tao away, she is the old man by her mother's side, and she is serving you, so you can rest assured for your mother." ”

Examine...... Wait?

Zhao Hongrun subconsciously glanced at the palace maid Xiao Tao who was standing aside, but saw that the latter's face was flushed, and he didn't dare to say a word with his head down.

In all fairness, Concubine Shen is really right, none of the women around Zhao Hongrun can take care of people, let alone the guards, but Xiao Tao ...... That's awkward, isn't it? Although she is Concubine Shen Shu's personal palace maid, she is equivalent to a confidant.

"Mother, the hour is almost up, the child will go to the Vertical Arch Hall first......"

Zhao Hongrun fled with a sneering face.

"You kid ......" Looking at the eldest son who had fled in the wilderness, Shen Shufei said angrily: "Come here for your mother this evening and cook a table of your favorite food for your mother." ”

"Okay."

Outside the house, Zhao Hongrun's response came. (To be continued.) )