"I've been caught!"

Zhao Hongrun stared at Wei Tianzi with an angry face.

He finally realized that he was at the Temple of Heaven, and his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, smiled strangely at him, which was definitely not an illusion.

Rather, it was a kind of "mockery of the loser by the winner" that he hated very much, just like the strange laugh of "hahaha" outside the vertical arch hall a few days ago.

"I see...... Maybe this old fox already knew that King Yong would frame the prince at today's ceremony, but he chose to stand by and watch, the purpose was ...... Is it a trick on me?!'

As if he had vaguely figured out something, Zhao Hongrun gritted his teeth hatefully.

You know, he didn't want to think about the six departments and twenty-four divisions on duty, in the past, he had no money in his hands, and he had no economic foundation if he wanted to play, but now that he has a lot of money in his hands, and when he starts a chic life, how can he be willing to be an official?

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun arched his hand and said: "Father Mingjian, the emperor has nothing to do with today's affairs, even if the father wants to punish, he can't punish the emperor!" ”

"Punishment ......?"

Yongwang Hongyu, Xiangwang Hongjing, and Qingwang Hongxin couldn't help but turn their heads, looked at Zhao Hongrun with strange expressions, and immediately nodded with relief: Yes, the "punishment" that their father and emperor just said was great news for the three of them, but for this eighth brother who had no intention of competing for the throne at all, it was purely a punishment.

Thinking of this, even Yongwang Hongyu was a little embarrassed and guilty, after all, it was precisely because of his relationship that Zhao Hongrun was implicated.

"What do you want to say?!"

Wei Tianzi stared at a pair of eyes, his face was full of anger that he had never seen before, and asked through gritted teeth.

However, Zhao Hongrun was not afraid, because he was sure that his father was full of anger at the moment, in fact. The old fox was probably laughing in his heart.

However, he could not break through his father's disguise.

You must know that the reason why he was able to see through his father's disguise at this time was because Wei Tianzi smiled strangely at him at the Temple of Heaven, and this was just a message specially given to him.

In other words. If Zhao Hongrun debunked his father's tricks, it would be too unruly.

Therefore, Zhao Hongrun could only endure the depression in his heart, and honestly defended himself: "Father Emperor Mingjian, the emperor has nothing to do with this matter......

"Unrelated?" Wei Tianzi sneered twice, squinted his eyes and said coldly: "I don't believe it, with your intelligence, I can't see what will happen at today's heaven worship ceremony!" …… But have you reminded me? ”

"I'm a fart! You're not clear?!'

Zhao Hongrun gritted his teeth hatefully.

"You didn't warn me, you didn't warn the prince. Didn't even remind the court! …… You just stand by and watch the fire from the other mountain, you are also the heir of my Ji family, don't you know that once there is a mistake in the ceremony of worshipping the heavens, it will make my Ji family and the court lose face?! ”

"......" Zhao Hong said angrily, a chest tightness.

And at this moment, King Yong Hongyu whispered vaguely: "Eighth child, don't disobey your father again, make your father more angry." ”

"He's angry? He's angry!'

As the only person in the temple who knows, I am afraid. Zhao Hongrun watched his group of brothers being played around by their father, and he was angry and funny in his heart.

"It's decided!" Glared at Zhao Hongrun. Wei Tianzi said angrily: "If you don't accept it, I will punish you for the crime of not reporting it!" ”

At this time, Yongwang Hongyu, Xiangwang Hongjing, and Qingwang Hongxin were eager for Wei Tianzi to solve the matter as soon as possible, so they persuaded Zhao Hongrun and hinted at Zhao Hongrun. They will compensate after the fact.

"This old fox......

Faced with the whispered persuasion of the three brothers, Zhao Hongrun was speechless.

In the end, he had to choose silence.

Seeing this, Wei Tianzi turned his head to look at the crown prince Hongli, and said coldly: "Hongli." You are the crown prince, you choose a division first. ”

I have to say that Prince Hongli's expression is very complicated.

You must know that Wei Tianzi asked him to choose a division, which means that he can stuff people into that division openly, and he doesn't know how much more free he is than he was sneaky in the past.

But the problem is that he is not the only one who has this treatment, which makes him very entangled.

But now, he doesn't dare to disobey Wei Tianzi. Because in his opinion, even Zhao Hongrun, who is now extremely favored by their father, was also reprimanded this time, and you can imagine the anger in their father's heart.

After thinking about it, the crown prince Hongli said in a low voice: "The emperor chooses ...... Selected Literature Division of the Ministry of Officials. ”

"Anthology Division...... Damn!'

Hearing this, King Yong, Hongyu and the others frowned and glanced at the prince.

You know, the Wenxuan Division is the department responsible for promoting officials, although it has been divided into many powers by the Imperial Historical Observatory, but it is undeniable that it is still a department with considerable power, to put it bluntly, if the prince masters the Wenxuan Division, but anyone who wants to be an official, but does not want to go through the scientific examination, will flock to the prince, what does this mean?

"Prestige." Wei Tianzi's eyes looked at King Yong's Hongyu.

I saw King Yong Hongyu glancing at the prince of the East Palace, and after thinking for a while, he said in a low voice: "Father, the emperor chooses ...... Supervision Department of the Criminal Department. ”

"Second brother, is this planning to clamp down on the crown prince?"

Xiangwang Hongjing smiled secretly when he heard this, you must know that the Supervision Department of the Criminal Department is a department that specializes in arresting criminals and collecting criminal evidence, which means that once the people under Prince Hongli do something unclean in the future, Yongwang Hongyu has thousands of reasons to find fault.

Of course, the most powerful inspection department in the imperial court is actually the Imperial Historical Observatory, but unfortunately, it is not difficult to guess from Wei Tianzi's tone that this Imperial Palace, their father does not intend to hand it over to them, otherwise he would not have said the words "let the Imperial Historical Observatory evaluate their political achievements".

"There are people in the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment......

Xiangwang Hongjing thought for a while, and also said: "Father, the cangbu under the jurisdiction of the emperor's household selection department ......"

And after that, Qingwang Hongxin also made his choice: "The Ministry of War, the Department of Staff." ”

Finally, only Zhao Hongrun was left.

I saw that under Wei Tianzi's unabated gaze, and under the hint of the eyes of Yongwang Hongyu and others, Zhao Hongrun gritted his teeth hatefully, and after pondering for a while. Only then did he say in a deep voice: "Ministry of Industry...... Smelting Bureau! ”

Since then, all the princes who have stayed in Daliang and have left the cabinet have made their choices.

Seeing this, Wei Tianzi did not leave his sons, and after saying some harsh words, he let his sons retreat.

Only Zhao Hongrun stood motionless in the hall.

"Hongrun. Don't be impulsive, my father is angry......"

Maybe Yongwang Hongyu also guessed what Zhao Hongrun wanted to do, and secretly pulled him, hoping that this eighth brother would not be impulsive and leave for the time being.

It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun didn't listen: "It's okay, the younger brother has something to reason with his father." Brother (Hongxuan), you should go back first. ”

"Brother?" Zhao Hongxuan glanced at Wei Tianzi in fear, and obediently left.

After the brothers had left the Vertical Arch Palace, Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at Wei Tianzi. With a displeased face, he said coldly: "Satisfied? ”

Wei Tianzi didn't say a word, his face was still full of residual anger, only to see him slowly get up and walk to the window, watching his sons walk away one by one, he turned his head and faced Zhao Hongrun.

As Zhao Hongrun expected, Wei Tianzi at this moment had no anger on his face. There is only a smile that can't be hidden.

"Hongrun, you. Two wins and three losses. Wei Tianzi said with a smile.

Zhao Hongrun heard the anger in his heart, pursed his lips and said displeasedly: "This time it doesn't count!" ”

"Doesn't count?" Wei Tianzi didn't think it was a pestle at all, and said with a smile: "Why not?" I, but I've achieved what I wanted. ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun frowned and remained silent.

Although he didn't know exactly what the "purpose" in Wei Tianzi's mouth meant, one thing was certain. That is to restrict his Zhao Hongrun's freedom, saving him from running around after being idle.

Perhaps seeing the unhappiness on Zhao Hongrun's face, Wei Tianzi smiled and said earnestly: "Hongrun, I am deceitful among adults. That's not that simple. As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge with open guns, but it's hard to defend against hidden arrows, and if someone wants to calculate you, he won't notify you in advance, understand? ”

“……”

Wei Tianzi naturally saw that this son was not convinced, and he didn't care, and said with a smile: "I guess you have also guessed, yes, I have long known that Hongyu will plot against the East Palace today, but out of some considerations, I have not interfered." …… And you? As far as I know, on the night of the celebration banquet, Hongyu hinted at you, and you also knew about it. It's a pity that your horizons are still too narrow, you just saw Hongyu calculating the prince, but you didn't think about whether this matter would be harmful to you in the end. …… Since you didn't think about it, don't blame me for using this to calculate you. …… If you don't report it, you will be guilty of the same crime as the conspirators! ”

“……”

Zhao Hongrun was silent.

Because in fact, as Wei Tianzi said, he only regarded the matter of "Yongwang Hongyu framing the prince" as a good show, and never thought of interfering, nor did he consider whether this matter would be used by some people with good intentions.

Suddenly, Zhao Hongrun's heart moved slightly, and he asked tentatively: "Then what if today's emperor doesn't go to the Temple of Heaven under the pretext of illness?" ”

When Wei Tianzi heard this, a thick smile appeared on his face: "No, you won't, but you like the 'Su Wang's Mansion' that I gave you very much...... You won't give me any excuse to retract the promise that allowed you to get out of the Cabinet. ”

"This insidious ......"

Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, but he was speechless.

"Go to the Ministry of Work on duty." Wei Tianzi patted Zhao Hongrun's shoulder, with a victor's tone.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun's teeth itched hatefully, and he whispered: "Don't be complacent, the emperor will get it back sooner or later." ”

"Can it be done?" Wei Tianzi glanced back at Zhao Hongrun, and said in a tone that seemed to be plain but seemed to contain some kind of pressure: "I, but I won't underestimate you anymore." ”

Looking at Wei Tianzi's serious expression, Zhao Hongrun suddenly felt an indescribable oppressive force, as if in an instant, Wei Tianzi's body became taller, like a mountain, and he couldn't breathe.

"You won't underestimate me anymore...... That is to say, if you want to come in the future, you have to come to the real thing? Interesting!'

Glancing at Wei Tianzi deeply, Zhao Hongrun didn't say much, shook his sleeves, and turned away: "Let's see!" ”

However, just as he was about to walk towards the outer hall, suddenly Wei Tianzi called out to him.

"Anything else?" Zhao Hongrun turned his head suspiciously.

I saw Wei Tianzi raise his right hand and raise three fingers, and at the same time, his face was covered with a smile that made Zhao Hongrun feel disgusted: "Three losses!" ”

『…… Damn!'

Zhao Hongrun gritted his teeth, shook his sleeves hatefully and left the vertical arch hall. (To be continued.) )