About half an hour later, Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, took the guards straight to the East Palace. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Since returning to Daliang from Northern Xinjiang a few days ago, Zhao Hongxuan has been invited to come several times, so whether it is the guards of the East Palace, Lang Wei or the guards of Zhao Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, they have never stopped His Royal Highness King Huan.

At this time, in the main hall of the East Palace, the crown prince Zhao Hongli was discussing something with his staff Zhou Yu, Luo Ying, and his uncle Wang Yu, in the palace.

After all, according to his guess, at this time, Zhao Hongxuan should follow his elder brother Zhao Hongrun, who was raised by his first mother, to Ningxiang Palace to ask Concubine Shen Shu for peace, how could he come to his East Palace?

After thinking about it, the crown prince Zhao Hongli said to his grandfather Wang Yu: "Grandfather, this matter is entrusted to you, I hope you will get the result of the discussion as soon as possible, this side of the palace...... I'm afraid that time is running out for this palace. ”

"Hmm." Wang Yu nodded, and replied with a bit of respect: "The old man will contact them as soon as possible, please rest assured that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and was about to leave the East Palace, but as soon as he looked up, he saw Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, who was standing outside the palace gate.

The Wang family and Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, had a hatred for killing their sons, although Zhao Hongrun never admitted that he killed Wang Jin, but the Wang family recorded this hatred on Zhao Hongrun's head.

And Zhao Hongxuan, as the younger brother raised by Zhao Hongrun's mother, it stands to reason that Wang Yu should also hate the house and Wu, but for some reason, Wang Yu looked at Zhao Hongxuan's gaze, although he was not close, but there was no hostility.

Even, when Wang Yu stepped out of the threshold, he nodded to Zhao Hongxuan, King Huan, and said hello, and called "His Royal Highness King Huan"; And Zhao Hongxuan also nodded in return and shouted "Guozhang".

This scene made Zhou Yu, the staff member in the hall, look at it, and frown slightly without leaving a trace.

At this time, the crown prince Zhao Hongli had already welcomed Zhao Hongxuan, who was standing outside the hall, to the hall, and said with a chuckle: "Hongxuan, what are you still standing there for?" Come on in. ”

Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan smiled reluctantly, stepped into the hall, and quietly arched his hand towards Luo Ying and Zhou Yu, the two East Palace staff: "Mr. Luo, Mr. Zhou." ”

"His Royal Highness King Huan." Luo Ying and Zhou Yu returned the salute in unison.

Seeing this, the crown prince Zhao Hongli waved his hand and signaled: "Zhou Yu, Luo Ying, you two should step back first." ”

"Yes." Zhou Yu and Luo Yu bowed and withdrew from the hall according to their words, and before leaving, Zhou Yu glanced thoughtfully at Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan.

After the two left, the crown prince Zhao Hongli beckoned Zhao Hongxuan to sit at the table in the room, barely squeezed out a smile on his face, and asked, "Hongxuan, why do you have time to come to my East Palace at this time?" What about the eighth? ”

"My brother has gone to Ningxiang Palace." Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan said sullenly, and then after a moment of silence, he added: "On the way to Ningxiang Palace, the two of us had a quarrel. ”

The crown prince Zhao Hongli was stunned, and then seemed to think of something, and asked tentatively: "Because of me?" ”

Zhao Hongxuan hesitated for a moment, shook his head and explained: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just an inducement, the real reason...... It can only be said that the concept is incompatible. ”

Seeing Zhao Hongxuan's depressed expression, the crown prince Zhao Hongli instructed the palace maids in the East Palace to serve two pots of wine and drink them with Zhao Hongxuan.

The two drank a few glasses in a row, and then Zhao Hongli said: "Old eight, let you stay away from me, that's what you mean, right?" After speaking, he saw that Zhao Hongxuan was silent, so he continued: "Hongxuan, in fact, your brother is right. You also saw it in the Xuanzheng Hall today, the second child can't wait to deal with me, and the entire court knows that there must be a confrontation between the palace and King Yong. …… At this time, you'd better avoid suspicion, lest King Yong have any thoughts about you. Your brother asked you to stay away from the palace, and he didn't want you to be implicated. ”

Zhao Hongxuan chuckled when he heard this, and said indignantly: "Why is it okay for him to get close to King Yong, and I can't say a few words to His Royal Highness the Prince?" From childhood to adulthood, I listened to him, and he never adopted my opinions. …… Just because he's getting louder and louder now, I have to listen to him in everything? ”

"Because he's your brother!" The crown prince Zhao Hongli said: "The eldest brother is the father, you won't understand this truth, right?" ”

Zhao Hongxuan pursed his lips and said, "Speaking of the eldest brother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the eldest brother, right?" I didn't see how much respect he had for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

Hearing this, the crown prince Zhao Hongli smiled bitterly, poured a glass of wine for Zhao Hongxuan, and said flatly: "Who let this palace offend him in the first place...... Hey, now that I think about it, it's really unreasonable, I was just angry that the second child colluded with the third and fourth children, and targeted me everywhere, so I saw the eighth child getting close to the second child that day, and I was impulsive...... But in the end, I am also to blame for this matter, if I was willing to listen to Luo Ying's advice and personally apologize, it would not be irreparable...... Fortunately, unlike the second and third children, the eighth child did not want to sit in that position, nor did he want to interfere in the open and secret struggle between my brothers......"

Zhao Hongxuan raised his head when he heard this, and asked with a bit of ridicule: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has figured it out?" ”

Prince Zhao Hongli's face showed a little embarrassment, and then he nodded and said, "I figured it out when I was in Northern Xinjiang. …… Having said that, Hongrun really deserves to be the leader of my Zhao clan, from the four years ago he led the army to resist the Chu State of Huangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo, and then to the later Weichuan Sanchuan Campaign, the Four Kingdoms Attack Chu, and now the Wei-Qin Sanchuan Campaign, four battles, all victories...... In your and my generation, in terms of military strategy, your brother can be said to be second to none. ”

"Of course!" Zhao Hongxuan's face showed a little pride.

Hearing this, the crown prince Zhao Hongli smiled slightly, didn't care, and continued: "In the past, although I admired it, I was still a little dissatisfied in my heart, but when I arrived in Northern Xinjiang last year, I realized that it was really not a simple matter to lead troops to fight......

Speaking of this, his face showed a little loneliness, and at the same time, Zhao Hongxuan's face also became gloomy.

Without him, it is nothing more than that the performance of the Northern First Army in this Northern Xinjiang Campaign is really too poor, even if it is to follow the general Jiang Contempt to pick up credit in vain, the battle merits are also the bottom of all armies, if there is no Jiang Contempt, I believe the situation will be even worse.

As the commander and deputy marshal of the Northern First Army, whenever he thinks of this, Zhao Hongli and Zhao Hongxuan don't look good on their faces.

After being silent for a while, Zhao Hongxuan said to Zhao Hongli: "I have discussed this matter with Master Li Cheng, and the two of us have the same opinion. …… Although the Northern First Army is piled up by many nobles, but it must not be allowed to point fingers at those aristocratic families, my brother said at the beginning, an army, there can only be one voice, His Royal Highness the Prince, you look at my brother's Shangshui Army, Yanling Army, who dares to point fingers? If my brother had attacked Quwo in the first place, would he hesitate because of the selfish thoughts of some people in order to protect their private soldiers? If it were my brother, those people would have been executed by him a long time ago! …… Is it like saying that the most well-equipped non-commissioned soldiers are hiding in the army instead of being sent to the most difficult battlefields? ”

"......" Prince Zhao Hongli was silent, and sighed lightly after a long time: "Hongxuan, you must know that my Northern First Army is different from the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army, and you and I are not your brother Zhao Run, the king of Su. …… The predecessor of the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Ling Army was the Pingxuan Army, which was the Chu soldiers who were defeated by your brother back then, and it was said that the old eight ordered him to dig several mass graves, and if he did not surrender, he would bury them, this drastic means deterred the first 50,000 Chu soldiers......"

"Actually, we can do that when we're in the north." Zhao Hongxuan lowered his voice and said: "Ci is not in charge of the troops, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince executes a few people at that time, how dare the rest disobey?!" ”

Hearing this, the crown prince Zhao Hongli shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "Hongxuan, the salaries of the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army are all prepared by your brother, and the weapons and equipment of the two armies are also built by the Smelting Bureau in charge of your brother, so your brother does not have to worry about others; But what about my Northern First Army? The weapons, armor, salaries, grain and grass in the army were all raised by the nobles who depended on us, and if you killed them, would it not be said that you would cross the river and tear down the bridge? ”

Huan King Zhao Hongxuan frowned and said in a low voice: "I know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cherishes his reputation, but the consequence of cherishing his reputation too much is to be constrained by others...... One by one, they all came out, here they said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not allowed, so the damage was huge, and there was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought twice, and that attacking was the next strategy, in the final analysis, it was nothing more than to protect their respective private soldiers. Where did they go to war? Is it simply driven by selfish interests, is it righteousness?! Is it for the public?! ”

"......" Prince Zhao Hongli was silent for a moment, and then reluctantly smiled: "Okay, okay, the matter has come to this, what's the use of talking about these things?" ”

"Not really." Zhao Hongxuan shook his head and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you don't think that the war between my Great Wei and Korea is over, right?" In my opinion, this armistice is just a lack of follow-up in South Korea, and it may be that there is something wrong with food and grass. After South Korea solves these problems, they will still use troops against our Great Wei...... If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seizes this time and truly grasps the military power of the Northern First Army, when the Northern Frontier Campaign breaks out again, he will be able to wash away the stigma of the current dynasty, and will not make people think that our Northern First Army can only follow General Jiang Wei to pick up cheap for nothing! Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhao Hongli and reminded: "I know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried about General Shaohu's Wei Wu Army, but His Royal Highness the Prince, the elite of this army is certainly the elite, but General Shaohu, what he represents is the will of the fifth uncle (Zhao Yuantong, King Yu), and it stands to reason that it is impossible to favor you or King Yong, even if it is my brother." …… I think that instead of speculating and wooing General Shaohu, it is better to train the Northern First Army, at least the Northern First Army is obviously dependent on His Royal Highness the Prince, which is much easier than seizing power from General Shaohu. ”

The crown prince Zhao Hongli nodded thoughtfully, and then asked with some surprise: "Hongxuan, you have said so much, do you still want to stay in the Northern First Army?" Don't go to your brother's? ”

Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan shook his head.

"I will continue to stay in the Northern First Army until the name of this army is justified! …… Not for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or others, but for myself. ”