Chapter 69

"This ...... What's going on?'

The little eunuch looked at the Son of Heaven who was suddenly furious and suspicious, and fell to his knees with a puff of fright.

He didn't understand why the Eighth Prince, Zhao Hongrun, didn't cause trouble, why did the Son of Heaven suddenly get angry?

And during this period, the Son of Heaven viciously looked at Tong Xian and gasped for a few breaths, which suppressed his emotions, and he endured his anger and said to the two little eunuchs in a deep voice: "All retreat." ”

The two little eunuchs, who were kneeling on the ground and trembling at some point, heard this, as if they had received a pardon, and crawled out of the vertical arch hall.

They couldn't help but be afraid, because they had never seen the Son of Heaven show such a terrible expression, even if the Eighth Emperor Zhao Hongrun had spoiled the ornaments in the Imperial Garden, the Son of Heaven had never been so angry.

When the two little eunuchs left the hall in a hurry, the Son of Heaven took a deep breath, and then scolded in a sullen voice: "Tong Xian, you are getting bolder and bolder!" ”

The great eunuch Tong Xian trembled all over, and kowtowed again and again: "The old slave is guilty, the old slave is guilty." ”

Listening to the knocking sound made when his head knocked on the ground, the Son of Heaven glanced down, saw that Tong Xian's forehead was oozing blood, a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes, and sighed: "That's it, get up." ”

Only then did Tong Xian stop kowtowing and stood in place uneasily.

"Why do you want to hide it from me? …… I led you to the inner prison and supervised the inside and outside of the palace for me, but I didn't ask you to deceive me! ”

Hearing this, Tong Xian fell to his knees with a puff, hesitated for a long time, and then whispered: "Old slave...... The old slave just didn't want His Majesty to hear it again...... Hear 'that one' again......"

"You mean that slut?"

At this time, the eyes of the Great Wei Tianzi were cold, as if he was no longer the kind father and Ming Jun that Zhao Hongrun knew, he was like a tyrannical king, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"......" Tong Xian lowered his head, as if he hadn't heard.

The Son of Heaven closed his eyes and swallowed a few breaths, and when he opened his eyes again, Fang Cai's terrifying eyes full of murderous machines had eased a lot.

"Flatten. …… Tell me the truth, when did that bad son get involved with Yulong? ”

Tong Xian stood up uneasily, no longer daring to hide anything, and told the truth: "According to the old slave's guess, it should be the time of the Duanyang Festival...... As far as the old slave knows, when His Majesty led the ladies to the high platform to enjoy the lanterns that day, Princess Yulong sat alone by the pool in the small garden on the west side of the Wende Palace, and it happened that the eighth prince was invited by the sixth prince to go to the Yafeng Pavilion to participate in the poetry meeting, so that on the way I saw Princess Yulong sitting alone by the pool, so I ......"

"So the bad guy came up and talked?" Wei Tianzi asked with a sneer.

"Yes......" Tong Xian lowered his head: "Then, the eighth prince took Princess Yulong in disguise and left the palace to play in the city. ”

"Duanyang is like this for three days?"

"Yes......"

Wei Tianzi pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "What a sister and brother!" …… Seeing that Yulong was lonely, the inferior son couldn't bear it, so he took her and slipped out of the palace together? Too presumptuous! It's so presumptuous! ”

Tong Xian lowered his head and said nothing, from the title of the Son of Heaven to the Eighth Prince Zhao Hongrun, he knew that the Son of Heaven would not punish the increasingly favored prince, the problem was Princess Yulong.

No, the words of the Son of Heaven after thinking about it for a long time made Tong Xian's heart slightly startled.

"Hongrun is one of my most outstanding sons, I have high hopes for him, although this son is young and stubborn, but in the future he will be the pillar of my Great Wei, I ...... I don't want him to have anything to do with that jade dragon. ”

After that, the Son of Heaven pondered for a moment and asked, "Yulong...... Fifteen this year, right? ”

"Yes...... You will be able to leave the cabinet next year. ”

"In the coming year......" Wei Tianzi frowned and thought for a while, and said: "Tong Xian, draft the national letter, I intend to reconcile with Nan Chu and Qin. ”

"Nan Chu?" Tong Xian was taken aback.

The so-called Southern Chu, that is, the state of Chu in the south of the Great Wei, has a vast territory that is four times that of the Great Wei, a large population, a strong national strength, and has been fighting with the Great Wei for more than 100 years, and is the most troublesome neighbor in the south of the Great Wei.

Don't look at the peaceful scenery of Chendu Daliang, but in fact, at the junction of Wei and Chu, the soldiers have been fighting for many years, and there has never been a year of rest in recent decades.

Although the national strength of the Great Wei is not weak, due to the limitation of the innate condition of the territory, the Great Wei always seems to be very difficult in the face of the invasion of the Chu State, with fewer victories and more defeats.

However, because Chu still has an enemy, that is, Qi State, which does not border with Great Wei, therefore, with troops on both sides of Chu State, Great Wei can still resist it and not be captured territory.

It is undeniable that if Wei Tianzi can promote an alliance between Wei and Chu through the matter of peace, this is also a good thing for Great Wei, after all, Great Wei is not only a strong neighbor of Chu, but also South Korea in the north has always been eyeing the territory of Great Wei in Hebei. If Wei and Chu form an alliance, and Chu can draw away the forces of Yingshui County and attack Qi instead, then Great Wei can also transfer some of the troops deployed in the southern frontier to the north to concentrate on dealing with the Korean invasion.

But the question is, as far as Tong Xian knows, the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun has an excellent relationship with Princess Yulong, how can he tolerate the sacrifice of this imperial sister as a diplomatic relationship?

Thinking of this, Tong Xian couldn't help but persuade: "Your Majesty think twice." …… As far as the old slave knows, Princess Yulong has correspondence with He Xinxian, the grandson of Zhongshu Ling He, these days, or has affection. The door of He's mansion also accompanies the princess on the ground, it is better for His Majesty to push the boat down the river, so that Princess Yulong will marry He Xinxian, after passing the door, Princess Yulong will naturally not have anything to do with His Royal Highness ......"

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Wei Tianzi asked coldly.

Tong Xian was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly knocked on the ground and said, "The old slave will never dare. …… It's just that as far as the old slave knows, His Royal Highness and Princess Yulong may have some sister-brother relationship, if Your Majesty marries Princess Yulong to the Chu State, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness will ......."

"Humph!" Wei Tianzi snorted, leaned on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, and after a long time, he said calmly: "If it weren't for Yulong, it would be okay to marry He Xiangxu's grandson, but it was Yulong...... I don't want Hongrun to have anything to do with her anymore! After that, he glanced at Tong Xian and ordered irrefutably: "Go and draft the national letter!" ”

Seeing that the Son of Heaven had made up his mind, Tong Xian didn't dare to persuade him to say anything, so he had to bow down and receive the order: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"Wait! …… This matter, remember to keep it secret, and before coming to Chu to make an envoy, you are not allowed to disclose it, especially Hongrun. ”

"The old slave obeys."

A day later, without many people knowing, a letter of state was sent to the state of Chu.

Then, around the end of August, the state of Chu also sent someone to deliver the letter of state.

As Wei Tianzi had considered, the king of Chu accepted the Great Wei Emperor's proposal to reconcile with his relatives, and soon thereafter organized a team of envoys to slowly march towards the capital of Great Wei, Chen Du Daliang.

On August 23, the envoys of the state of Chu passed through the border of Chu and Wei, entered the customs from the Great Wall of the Great Wei Frontier "Fen Cheng Sai", and slowly came towards Daliang.

However, the arrival of the Chu envoy, due to the deliberate blockade of the news by the Emperor of Great Wei, few people in the court knew about it, after all, the eunuchs who had handled the letters of state had been warned in advance by the Son of Heaven and were not allowed to disclose the news.

But the strange thing is that the Son of Heaven has been on the left and right, but there are still people who learned the news, and wrote the news into a letter, and specially sent someone to Zhao Hongrun's Wenzhao Pavilion.

It was around midnight on August 19, when Zhao Hongrun got up in a daze, got dressed and waited for some food, Zongwei Shen Yu came in with a small wooden box in his hand.

"Your Highness, someone has sent a letter."

"Who?" Zhao Hongrun yawned lazily.

"The person who came did not disclose it, but only said that this letter must be read by His Highness himself."

"Bring it." Zhao Hongrun did not doubt that he had him, and beckoned.

Seeing this, Shen Yu walked up to Zhao Hongrun and opened the lid of the small wooden box.

Zhao Hongrun raised his hand and took out the letter from the box, spread it out and looked at it twice, it didn't matter, his face suddenly changed, and his originally lazy sitting posture suddenly sat up straight.

"What about the messenger?" Zhao Hongrun asked in a deep voice.

"The man came in the morning to deliver the letter, and he was already gone." Shen Yu replied.

"Didn't you say who sent it?"

"I haven't revealed it."

"......" Zhao Hongrun frowned and thought for a moment, and asked, "Who is the person who sent the letter?" ”

"It's a Praetorian Guard." Shen Yu recalled: "But that person seems to have deliberately not let me see my face clearly, and kept his head down...... Your Highness, is it tight in the letter? ”

"Tight?" Zhao Hongrun snorted twice, and said in a dissatisfied tone: "As stated in the letter, my father is going to marry the imperial sister Yulong to the Chu State, do you say it matters?" ”

"This ...... And pro? Shen Yu was stunned when he heard this, and asked puzzledly, "How can it be Princess Yulong?" Princess Yulong has not yet reached the age of leaving the pavilion and the court. ”

It's no wonder that Shen Yu was surprised in his heart, after all, as far as he knew, there were not princesses in the palace who were old enough to marry, even if they wanted to make peace with the Chu State, it stands to reason that it would not be Yulong, the princess who had not yet left the cabinet.

"It can't be a deliberate rumor, right?" Shen Yu frowned and thought about it.

"What good is spreading such rumors to the messengers?" Zhao Hongrun snorted lightly, frowned and said, "What the hell, I'll ask my father to know the truth." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Hongrun was about to go to the Vertical Arch Palace, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and looked thoughtful.

Because he suddenly remembered the advice given to him by the great eunuch Tong Xian that day.

"Is it ......?"

Zhao Hongrun frowned and thought for a moment, and suddenly ordered: "Shen Yu, you go and inquire immediately to see if anyone in the palace or in the court knows about this." ”

Shen Yu nodded and immediately went to inquire about the news.

About two hours later, Shen Yu sent back the news: no one in the palace or in the court knew about it.

Hearing the news, Zhao Hongrun chuckled in his heart, he didn't feel that someone was playing such a bad joke with him.

In contrast, he was more inclined to another guess.

That is, his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, was dissatisfied with his contact with Princess Yulong, and for various reasons, he was ready to marry Princess Yulong to Chu State.

And the reason why there is no news in the palace and in the court is that most of the Son of Heaven knows that he, Zhao Hongrun, will oppose this matter, so he deliberately blocked the news, and waited until the Chu envoy came to Daliang to explain this matter.

At that time, even if Zhao Hongrun jumps out and opposes it, I'm afraid it won't help.

"If that's the case...... At this moment, I absolutely can't ask my father."

Zhao Hongrun had a hunch in his heart that if this was true, then he stupidly went to the Vertical Arch Hall to question Wei Tianzi, and his father would definitely try his best to put him under house arrest until the dust settled on the matter of Wei, Chu and his relatives.

"We have to find a way to test ......"

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun already had an idea.