It's a pity that for the next two days, Zhao Hongrun didn't get the opportunity to talk to the sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao.

This made him can't help but have an illusion: Is this sixth brother deliberately avoiding him? Otherwise, how can it be so coincidental every time?

How could that be a coincidence, after all, Zhao Hongrun called people to Yafeng Pavilion every once in a while to inquire, it stands to reason that as long as his sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao returned to Yafeng Pavilion once, he should not know that Zhao Hongrun was looking for him, hoping to talk to him again.

It is very likely that Zhao Hongzhao guessed Zhao Hongrun's intentions, so he deliberately avoided them, so as to express his thoughts to Zhao Hongrun: I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade me again.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun didn't have the slightest way, after all, this sixth brother, his ability to perceive people's hearts was still above him, if this sixth brother really intended to avoid him, he really had no way to catch this sixth brother.

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun went straight to the vertical arch hall.

Because he felt that in the current stalemate, perhaps their father, Wei Tianzi, was the best breakthrough at present: if Wei Tianzi was persuaded to make a holy decree not to allow Zhao Hongzhao to leave the Great Wei and go to the Qi State, he believed that the sixth brother, who had been valued and loved by Wei Tianzi since childhood, would definitely not be able to disobey their father's will.

And when Zhao Hongrun came to the Vertical Arch Palace, as he expected, his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, still approved the chapter after the dragon case in the palace.

I have to say that seeing this scene every day, Zhao Hongrun is not sensitive to the high position: if he is the emperor of Dawei, he is bound to endure this kind of boring and boring work, and he faces the chapters that seem to never be completed all day long, then the position of the son of heaven, who he loves, anyway, he has no interest.

“……”

It may be that out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Zhao Hongrun walking in from outside the hall, and Wei Tianzi raised his head and glanced at his son. Then he continued to fold and approve half of the chapters in his hand, but said lightly: "Hongrun, what's the matter?" I have a word first, I don't have time to mess around with you today. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly, because he vaguely heard something.

Thereupon. He showed a smile on his face and said with a smile: "That's really a coincidence, the sixth brother has been very busy these days!" ”

『……』

Wei Tianzi was approving the fold of the chapter, glanced at the son who seemed to have the words "I'm waiting for you to finish here" written on his face, and sighed silently: "Go and wait for me outside the palace!" ”

"Yes." Zhao Hongrun arched his hand, and before leaving, he did not forget to nod and say hello to the three Chinese ministers and the great eunuch Tong Xian in the hall.

I saw that the three Chinese scholars in the hall glanced at each other and knew each other.

I believe they also know what has happened in these two days. At the same time, it is also clear why His Royal Highness Zhao Hongrun, King Su, came here today, after all, they are the ministers of the inner court of the Vertical Arch Palace, and they are the most trusted ministers of Wei Tianzi. Therefore, sometimes when the great eunuch Tong Xian told Wei Tianzi about important things, he often did not avoid them.

Outside the hall, Zhao Hongrun didn't go far, he stood at the entrance of the garden facing the vertical arch hall, and nodded and said hello to the nearby guards and guards. And he stood there with his hands in his hands, waiting for his father.

He didn't have to wait long. A moment later, his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, walked out of the vertical arch hall, followed by two young eunuchs led by Tong Xian, the chief eunuch who was waiting with him.

"Take me for a walk in the garden."

Wei Tianzi walked over, and when he passed by Zhao Hongrun, he dropped a sentence in his mouth.

The father and son stepped into the small garden opposite the vertical arch hall. Seeing this, the big eunuch Tong Xian and the two little eunuchs behind him followed from a distance, leaving room for the father and son to talk alone.

"Father, the son-in-law feels that the sixth brother is avoiding the son-in-law these days."

While strolling in the garden with Wei Tianzi, Zhao Hongrun said in his mouth.

"How so?" Wei Tianzi asked with a smile.

"The day before yesterday, the sixth brother returned to Daliang. After talking to him for a while, the day before yesterday and yesterday, Erchen wanted to talk to him again, but he couldn't find anyone else......"

"Huh." Wei Tianzi smiled slightly, and said with a smile: "Hongzhao has many friends in Daliang who have participated in the Yafeng Poetry Club together, and now that he has returned to Daliang after a gap of more than half a year, he naturally wants to have a good chat with his former confidants, you can't find others, what's strange?" ”

"That's the reason, that's what Erchen thought at first." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and immediately, after glancing at his father's expression, he said in an inexplicable tone: "But just now in the vertical arch hall, the son suddenly felt that it may not be just the sixth brother who is avoiding the son, it seems that even the father is avoiding the son......

Wei Tianzi paused when he heard the action of stepping forward, turned his head and glanced at Zhao Hongrun, and shook his head with a wry smile: "Hongrun, what do you want me to do?" ”

Hearing his father's helpless tone, Zhao Hongrun knew that his father had something to say, and asked in a low voice, "Has my father been persuaded by the sixth brother?" ”

Wei Tianzi glanced at Zhao Hongrun, stood in front of a pine tree in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, and said faintly: "As a father, how can I be willing to let my son leave the house and go to the country of Qi, which is thousands of miles away. But as you said, I was persuaded by Hongzhao...... A Qi country that has been friends with my Great Wei for generations, as the king of Great Wei, I really can't resist such temptations. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was not surprised.

Because after hearing Zhao Hongzhao's sentence the day before yesterday, "Great Wei needs a strong ally to help defend against Korea in the north and Chu in the south", Zhao Hongrun had already guessed Zhao Hongzhao's intentions.

Obviously, this sixth brother intends to take root in the Qi country, so that the blood of the Ji clan will flow into the Qi country, and occupy a certain amount of speech power and even actual authority among the nobles of the Qi country, and the advantage of this is that the Qi country, which has no conflict of interest with the Great Wei, will have a closer and closer relationship with their Great Wei.

Maybe even the King of Qi of a certain generation in the future may still have the blood of the Ji clan in his body.

When the time comes, Wei and Qi will really be fraternal allies, and the benefits are self-evident.

Of course, that could be decades or even centuries later, however. Even now, the "Rui King's Trip to Qi" is extremely conducive to the diplomatic relations between Wei and Qi.

Let's just put it this way, if Zhao Hongzhao is not the sixth brother respected by Zhao Hongrun, but just a stranger-like brother like the prince of the East Palace and Xiangwang Hongjing, Zhao Hongrun will strongly support this.

Because this is conducive to the closer relationship between Wei and Qi.

However, it is the sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao, who is respected by Zhao Hongrun.

In all fairness. Zhao Hongrun really had the intention of sabotaging his sixth brother's return to Qi State, but he also knew that if he really did such a thing, then the situation of 'Qi and Wei Harmony' that his sixth brother had created before would probably be completely destroyed by him.

This will cause Great Wei to lose the trust of Qi and Qi Wangxi, destroy the "Qi-Wei Alliance" that his sixth brother had managed to promote, and cheapen Chu for nothing.

But if he ignored it, wouldn't his sixth brother have to stay in the Qi country for the rest of his life. Staying in a foreign country where you don't know your life?

I have to say that Zhao Hongrun struggled a little in his heart.

As if noticing the struggling look on his son's face, Wei Tianzi smiled and said, "Are you worried that Hongzhao will suffer in the Qi Kingdom?" I'm not worried about that. …… At this point, Lu Xi showed his sincerity to me, not only married his forgotten most beloved daughter Xu to Hongzhao, but also supported him to sit in the position of the right minister of Qi State...... Hehehe, the right minister of Qi State, who has only reached the age of a weak crown for a year, is also a clan disciple of my Ji royal family. It seems that this kind of crazy thing can only be done by Qi Wangxi. …… He is not afraid that my Ji clan will replace him with the Lu clan Qi country. Gee! ”

"With the virtue of the sixth brother, how can he take away the foundation of the Qi country?" Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips.

"yes." Wei Tianzi sighed when he heard this, and said in an inexplicable tone: "That's why the world is a good story, the King of Qi looks down on people, and there is no one else in the world." …… He figured out Hongzhao's temperament, so he set out to cultivate Hongzhao. Called Hongzhao to support the Qi State for twenty years......"

"What do you mean?" Zhao Hongrun looked up at Wei Tianzi in confusion.

I saw a rare look of respect on Wei Tianzi's face, and said in a deep voice: "The rumors are true, although Lu Xi is the most virtuous king of Qi in the past dynasties of Qi Kingdom, his imperial style is not good, and he used to be drunk on wine. and extravagant for longevity and indiscriminate use of those so-called elixirs, it is indeed terminally ill and the medicine is ineffective, according to the diagnosis of the famous doctors of the Qi State, I am afraid that it can only last for another three to five years at most...... Therefore, Lu Xi has been looking for a virtuous person worthy of his training, who is enough to support the entire Qi country after his death. …… At this time, Hongzhao went to Linzi. ”

"The sixth brother was taken a fancy by Lu Xi?" Zhao Hongrun was surprised, but after a while, he felt a little wrong: "No, the Qi country is said to be full of talents, how can you not find someone who is enough to support the Qi country?" …… For example, Tian Tan, that is the person who made Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xuancheng, and Xiong Wu of Guling, change their color! ”

"But Tian Tan, that's a member of the Tian clan." Wei Tianzi reminded vaguely: "It's an outsider." ”

Zhao Hongrun suddenly realized when he heard this: "What does my father mean is that Lu Xi is worried that one day he is gone, the Tian family may take away his Lu family's inheritance?" ”

"Take precautions, after all, the current Qi country, the power of the Tian clan is too great. …… Therefore, in the Qi State, people who do not have a certain status are not enough to fight against the Tian clan. And at this point, Hongzhao is my sixth son, the Rui King of my Great Wei, and the husband of the princess of his Qi Kingdom, and he is qualified and capable to compete with the Tian family. ”

"What did my father say, what happened to Lu Xi's hope that the sixth brother would support the Qi State for twenty years? Why twenty years? ”

"Because Lu Xi threw his youngest son, Gongzi Luan, to Hongzhao to teach."

"Isn't this ......?"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be a little surprised, of course he understood what that meant.

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun asked tentatively: "Is Lu Xi very optimistic about his youngest son, Gongzi Luan?" What if he doesn't make it? ”

I saw Wei Tianzi glance at Zhao Hongrun, and said in an inexplicable tone: "Isn't there another choice?" For example, the son born to Hongzhao and Concubine Ji in the future also has half of the Lu family's bloodline. …… What's even more ingenious is that even if Hongzhao can't stop the Tian family, and asks the Tian family to really make a move to seek the country and seize the foundation of the Lu family, the son born to him and his concubine can also rely on his blood relationship with my Great Wei to get help from my Great Wei and restore the Lu family's Qi State. …… That Lu Xi, but he is very far-sighted! ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth wordlessly.

He realized that when Wei Tianzi and Qi Wangxi had reached a tacit understanding, he could not convince the father emperor in front of him to detain his sixth brother in Great Wei. (To be continued.) )