"Have you been a little too proud lately?"

After returning to Wenzhao Pavilion, Zhao Hongrun secretly thought to himself what Wei Tianzi had said to him.

To be honest, Zhao Hongrun didn't approve of the new "one loss", because he felt that today's worship ceremony, he was at most just a bystander, and it was none of his business.

But unfortunately, his father's indifferent words made him unable to refute: I have achieved the goal I wanted, what about you?

Yes, if you speak with the results of facts, Zhao Hongrun is speechless.

"Hey, why are you keeping a straight face? Well, this is for you to eat. ”

The little witch Mi Rui's mouth was bulging, and she handed the plate in her hand to Zhao Hongrun, as if she was polite.

She didn't think at all that Zhao Hongrun was the owner of this Wenzhao Pavilion, and they were all here to stay overnight.

"Keep it for yourself and eat it slowly."

Gently patting the head of this gluttonous stupid girl, Zhao Hongrun walked to the bedroom.

When he passed by Mi Jiang, who was drinking tea, the latter asked in wonder, "Is there any trouble?" ”

"Hmm."

Zhao Hongrun was not in the mood to elaborate, and went straight back to his bedroom, lying on the bed with his head resting on his hands, ready to clear his thoughts.

Although there was some suspicion of being an afterthought, after recalling, Zhao Hongrun really recalled some details that he ignored.

For example, when the **** and Wei Tianzi came out of Ningxiang Palace, Wei Tianzi suddenly asked him what he thought of the East Palace and King Yong on the way.

At that time, Zhao Hongrun subconsciously wanted to clear up the relationship, so as not to be implicated in the war for the throne, but now that he thinks about it carefully, does that mean that his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, is also hesitating?

If this is the case, then Wei Tianzi turned a blind eye to today's Yongwang Hongyu framing the prince of the East Palace, and pretended not to know. It is not difficult to guess.

Therefore, Wei Tianzi wanted to give Yongwang Hongyu a chance to compete with the prince of the East Palace fairly, or rather, he gave a chance to all the princes who were interested in the throne in Daliang at the moment.

And if you want to improve the status of Yongwang Hongyu and several others, it will inevitably reduce the authority of the prince Hongli of the East Palace, to put it bluntly. Wei Tianzi would bring up the matter when Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, made a major mistake.

For example, the incident at today's worship ceremony.

"What a sinister old fox......

Zhao Hongrun lay on the bed and let out a long breath.

Who would have thought that it was only King Yongwang Hongyu who framed Prince Hongli that he would be used by Wei Tianzi to achieve the goal he wanted: Prince Hongli was beaten, and the rest of the three princes including King Yongwang Hongyu were scolded but raised their status, and even Zhao Hongrun, who was just watching a good show, was also killed.

This strategy of killing three birds with one stone, Wei Tianzi used it really skillfully.

However, even Zhao Hongrun admired his father for being able to take advantage of the situation to such a point. But for the undeclared war of this father, Zhao Hongrun still felt very angry.

"Mean, really mean!"

Zhao Hongrun thought indignantly.

But after calming down and thinking about it, he gradually felt that in fact, Wei Tianzi's "teaching" was right, the so-called open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend, and the whole thing that attracts threats is often not something that has been put on the table.

Just like King Yong's reputation. If you don't move, it's enough, and when you move, you almost beat the prince of the East Palace directly with a stick.

If we say that true deceit refers to a conspiracy that does not declare war. So it is undeniable that with Zhao Hongrun's previous appearance, he can live a nourishing life until now, and it is really a blessing that he clearly stated that he was not interested in the throne early on.

"Two wins, three losses...... Another defeat.'"

Looking blankly at the top of the hall, Zhao Hongrun muttered in his mouth.

He knew that it was going to be from this point on. If he wants to win back from his father, it will be far more difficult than before, after all, Wei Tianzi has clearly told Zhao Hongrun that he will no longer underestimate his son.

What does this mean? It means that Wei Tianzi has regarded him Zhao Hongrun as an opponent of the same height, and it also means. "Father-son War" is a notch higher than before, and some childish tricks in the past will no longer be suitable for use here, and will gradually be replaced by mature strategies.

For example, if Zhao Hongrun still wants to harm the "Golden Scale Tail" in the fish viewing pond in the palace garden, making Wei Tianzi feel distressed and chest tightness as revenge, then he will be too cheap, not only is he not worthy of being an opponent in the competition with the Great Wei Emperor, but he will also make Wei Tianzi feel disappointed.

However, it is not a problem to simply use it as a way to vent depression.

"After the renovation of my Su Wangfu is completed, I will inevitably move all the fish in the fish viewing pond to the pool of my Su Wangfu!"

Zhao Hongrun thought viciously.

Thinking about it, when the sleepiness came back to him, he fell asleep in a daze.

After all, he was so excited last night that he didn't sleep all night, and he was actually too sleepy to do it now.

By the time he regained consciousness and opened his eyes, it was already noon the next day, and the guards had already prepared their meals early, waiting for their Highness to get up and eat.

At the same time, the imperial court has officially promulgated the "punitive measures" of Wei Tianzi yesterday against the princes who have been out of the cabinet, that is, let the prince of the East Palace, Hongli, Yongwang Hongyu, Xiangwang Hongjing, Qingwang Hongxin and Suwang Hongrun, each take charge of a department of six ministries.

Although Lin Yuyang, the Zhongshu Ling who promulgated the holy decree, kept saying that this move was just Wei Tianzi's hope that his energetic sons, who did not know where to use them, would add bricks and tiles to the Great Wei Society, but this kind of blatant rhetoric could not deceive the eyes of those ministers in the court at all.

In response to this matter, the six scholars privately organized a small meeting, and the members who participated in the meeting were limited to the six scholars, namely He Mei, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Li Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Li You, the secretary of the Ministry of Soldiers, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Cao Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the decree today?" He Mei looked around at the other five colleagues.

In fact, today's meeting was suggested by this minister.

He hoped that the other five colleagues would support him and jointly write a letter, hoping to persuade Wei Tianzi to withdraw this holy decree.

Don't think that Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, has become the head of the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials will be able to restore its previous status with this.

To know. Donggong Prince Hongli has always been the thorn in the eyes of Yongwang Hongyu, Xiangwang Hongjing, and Qingwang Hongxin, to put it bluntly, if Donggong Prince Hongli enters the Department of Literature and Anthology, then there is no doubt that the Ministry will become the target of the three princes of Yongwang, Xiangwang and Qingwang.

This is actually a new wave of calamity for the officials who have been pulled down from the position of the "head of the six departments".

"Disobedience?" Cao Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. This old man, who was older than the ministers of Shangshu here, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it, you have no jokes, how can there be any reason to take it back?" ”

"Of course you say that!"

He Mei, the secretary of the ministry, glanced at Cao Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, a little depressed, and was indignant in his heart.

In his opinion, the Ministry of Industry has taken a lot of luck again this time, and was selected by His Royal Highness King Su, what does it mean?

This means that in the future, the Ministry of Industry will have the support of King Su Zhao Hongrun, among the six. Who dares to show the Ministry of Industry a face?

Thinking about it, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households, half of the six ministries of the imperial court have clearly appreciated the methods of that King Su Hongrun, except for the Ministry of War, which only lost some face, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, it was because of His Royal Highness that their power was greatly lost.

This made King Su Hongrun's reputation among the six departments of the imperial court soar.

However, His Royal Highness King Su is still very rare and has no interest in the throne, which makes He Mei, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers, even have the mind of cutting Cao Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works: How can this old man Cao's Ministry of Works take a big advantage. Instead of my ministers?

Admittedly, as the Ministry of Ministers Shangshu He Mei guessed. Cao Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, strongly supported Wei Tianzi's decision.

Because he chose Su Wang Hongrun, who chose his Ministry of Industry, it was a very special prince, who was not implicated in the struggle for the throne, and was famous, with this prince as the backstage, I believe that the Ministry of Industry will definitely develop rapidly. What's more, His Royal Highness King Su had an excellent relationship with his Ministry of Works in the past.

Of course, in fact, the Ministry of Industry is not limited to the Ministry of Officials, after all, King Su Hongrun's refusal to join the struggle for the throne is for some ministries who also do not want to be implicated by the prince's struggle for the throne. Definitely the best choice.

It's a pity that King Su chose the Metallurgical Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and chose an inconspicuous department.

And except for Cao Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who supported Wei Tianzi's decision, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, actually didn't care about this, after all, no prince chose him this time, which means that he can stay out of the Ministry of Rites, and it is no wonder that Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, looked indifferent from the beginning, sitting there drinking tea by himself, and did not intervene.

Therefore, the most important thing is still in the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households.

However, after a long time, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said with a smile: "Zhou agrees with Lord Cao's opinion, Your Majesty is the king, and we are ministers, how can there be a reason for a minister to go against the will of the king?" ”

"What benefits did King Yong give to this week?"

The official Shangshu He Mei frowned.

And he was extremely disappointed that after Zhou Yan, the secretary of the criminal department, Li Liang, the secretary of the household department, also spoke out in support of the former, only Li Yan, the secretary of the military department, seemed a little hesitant, but in the end, he still stood on the side with more votes.

In other words, except for Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, almost all of the other five ministries voted in favor of him, except for the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Seeing this, the old man with gray temples was furious, and asked in a low voice: "Everyone, haven't you united to cause my officials to die?!" ”

After all, it was a colleague in the DPRK and China for many years, and the five scholars persuaded He Mei, who was usually a very good-tempered minister, among them, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said with a smile: "Lord He misunderstood, Zhou just thinks that it is really inappropriate for me to be a courtier and disobey His Majesty's wishes, and besides, Lord Cao may not easily let go of the strong backstage that their Ministry of Industry has obtained with great difficulty......"

"Hehehe." Cao Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, smiled and said nothing, not minding Zhou Yan's ridicule.

"It's better to be like this, I'll wait for the six of us to make a private agreement, and we won't care about how the princes want to make trouble, but we won't come forward to help, how about it?" Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, looked around at the five colleagues and asked.

"What if anyone breaks the covenant of the day?"

Coincidentally, this thought came to the minds of the six Shangshu masters almost at the same time, but none of them said anything about it.

Because everyone here knows that as the scholars of the various ministries, it is difficult for them to remain neutral from beginning to end, and at best they can only maintain the current relatively calm situation for the time being, until the situation becomes irretrievable. (To be continued.) )