In the end, Qu Yang, the second son of the Qu clan of Chu State, who was deceived out of the bottom line of the negotiation, hesitantly left the Su Wangfu with a feeling of gain and loss. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, Zhao Hongrun was still sitting in the middle of the seat, holding the teacup in his right hand, and drinking without a sip.

I have to say that this time the Qu clan really came with great sincerity, and even Zhao Hongrun suspected that the other party had long been mentally prepared to be slaughtered.

The problem at hand is that Zhao Hongrun is very satisfied with the sincerity shown by the Qu clan, but he has always hesitated to assist the Qu clan and intervene in the Chu civil war.

Therefore, Zhao Hongrun did not reply to Qu Yang directly, but only said that he should consider it.

If only Luo Ying had been willing to defect to me......

Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but think of a certain East Palace staff member who was secretly invested by Mingzhu.

To be sure, he is not a dictator and should not be a dictator, after all, he knows that everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, and if there are wise people like Luo Ying around him, he does not mind listening to the opinions of the thinkers.

But the problem is that he doesn't.

But all those scholars who have real talents and learning, all of whom have lofty goals and regard the greatest long-cherished wish of their life, how can they defect to a prince who has long since withdrawn from the struggle for the throne?

"Ugh." Zhao Hongrun sighed silently.

Seeing His Royal Highness sighing, Zong Wei Changwei was puzzled in his heart, and couldn't help but ask, "Why is Your Highness sighing?" ”

So, Zhao Hongrun told Wei Jiao about this matter.

"Like a strategist like Luo Ying?" Wei Jiao thought about it, and then seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, isn't there a scientific exam this year?" Why doesn't Your Highness choose a few of them? Luo Ying and Zhou Yu, aren't they all students of the scientific examination? ”

"Huh?"

Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned, but then, he shook his head regretfully: "It's too late to start at this time." …… Those scholars who have real talent and real learning may have already been carved up. …… Let this king pick up the rest? ”

Wei Jiao grabbed his hair when he heard this, speechless.

Because it is in the royal capital, whether it is Zhao Hongrun or Wei Jiao, they know a little bit about the imperial court's scientific examination, after all, the most critical part of the scientific examination is in Daliang.

Only those who stand out from the general examination and the high school red list are eligible to participate in the palace examination.

But the problem is that the start time of each session of the examination is around March and April, and now it is June, not to mention the general examination, even the palace examination has ended.

At this time, I thought about selecting a few scholars with real talents and learning as staff? The daylilies are cold.

may have seen that His Royal Highness was a little depressed, Wei Jiao persuaded on the side: "Or, let's ask Gao Kuo to investigate, maybe among the students who failed to occupy the top spot, there are also talents like Zhou Yu?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little moved.

You must know that Zhou Yu is said to be only a candidate who ranks around twenty or thirty in the sixteenth annual examination of Hong De, and whether he is qualified to participate in the palace examination depends on Wei Tianzi's mood - it depends on Wei Tianzi's mood - it depends on Wei Tianzi to take the top few places to participate in the palace examination.

And the opponent Luo Ying that Zhou Yu wanted to knock down, but this person was the second place in the examination that session, and he was destined to be qualified to participate in the palace examination.

But the result?

Zhou Yu's three clever strategies overwhelmed Luo Ying.

It can be seen from this that the ranking of the results of the examination cannot be regarded as a standard for measuring the true talent of each scholar.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said, "Okay, you tell Gao Kuo to try your luck." ”

"Yes." Wei Jiao hugged his fists, turned around and was about to leave, but saw Zhao Hongrun shouting to him again: "Call the guards in the palace to inform Gao Kuo, you go to the palace with me." ”

"The Imperial Palace?" Wei Jiao looked puzzled, and said in his heart: Doesn't Your Highness go to Ningxiang Palace around dusk every day? Why is it so early today?

may have guessed the wonder in Wei Jiao's heart, Zhao Hongrun did not hide it, and said truthfully: "Go to the Vertical Arch Palace, I have something to listen to the old man's opinion." ”

With that, he ignored Wei Jiao's surprised expression as if he saw the sun beating in the west, and walked out of the study by himself.

A moment later, Zhao Hongrun rode in the carriage of his Su Wangfu, passed through the streets and alleys, and went straight to the palace.

The guards guarding the palace saw the carriage of King Su's mansion from a distance, so they quickly greeted it and saluted in line.

Then, when they saw Zhao Hongrun walking down from the carriage, the guards didn't even ask for a token to enter and exit the palace, and quickly let him go.

But think about it, according to Zhao Hongrun's current status in the Wei State, whether he brought the pass token in and out of the palace or not, those guards did not have the courage to stop it.

Passing through the white brick paved square and bypassing several large and small gardens, Zhao Hongrun went straight to the vertical arch hall, and the guards guarding outside the vertical arch hall quickly entered to pay respects.

After asking, I found out that it was Zhao Hongrun who scared him a lot when he just returned to Daliang a few days ago, and he Lao Tzu instructed Lang Wei outside the vertical arch hall: If the eighth prince comes to the vertical arch hall, he will immediately enter the palace to pray.

In this regard, Zhao Hongrun secretly pouted, laughing at his father's nervous attitude, and secretly regretting that he would not be able to give his father a sudden surprise in the future.

"Your Majesty's message, I invite His Royal Highness King Su to enter the palace."

In just a moment, the great eunuch Tong Xian personally came out to welcome Zhao Hongrun into the palace.

Following the old eunuch, Zhao Hongrun walked to the inner hall with a familiar car, and saw at a glance that his father had already put down the pen of the review of the chapters, and was holding a delicate tea porcelain carved with a black dragon, watching him arrive with a smile.

"My son is here a little strangely today, so I can't figure it out." Wei Tianzi said with a smile, but his tone was not like that at all, as if he had already guessed why his son would come to the Vertical Arch Palace.

It may not be the first time to deal with his father, Zhao Hongrun looked at Wei Tianzi's demeanor and tone, and he faintly realized in his heart, so he asked tentatively: "Father, tell me about the garden?" ”

Wei Tianzi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, put down the teacup in his hand, and walked straight past Zhao Hongrun: "Come with me." ”

During this period, the three ministers in the palace looked at each other, and they guessed a little in their hearts: His Royal Highness King Su must be to discuss some important matters with His Majesty that are not easy to leak.

The father and son came to a certain imperial garden not far from the vertical arch hall, and the great eunuch Tong Xian first retreated, and the two little eunuchs behind him, as well as the accompanying guards, tightly sealed off this garden.

And the head of the sect, Wei Jiao, stood about five or six zhang away, with a serious and cold expression monitoring the movements around him.

"Sit." After Wei Tianzi sat down on a stone bench, he pointed to the stone bench opposite the stone table.

Zhao Hongrun was also not polite, and without saluting, he sat down directly on the stone bench.

However, Wei Tianzi had long been accustomed to his rude behavior, so he didn't pay attention to it, but just joked with a smile: "I originally thought that Hongrun would have to live a few days, and when the anger subsided, he would talk to me......

Of course, Zhao Hongrun could hear the teasing meaning in his father's mouth, rolled his eyes and said: "It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, the account a few days ago, the son will keep it in his heart for the time being, and there will be a good reward in the future." ”

Wei Tianzi was a little surprised when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "It seems that Hongrun, you are in a good mood today." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun snorted lightly, then frowned and said: "Father, don't divert the topic again, the son came today because he wanted to discuss something with his father......"

"Qu Yang?" Wei Tianzi asked as if he was careless.

"......" Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, quite surprised, frowned and looked his father up and down a few times, and said with a strange expression: "It seems that my father has spent a lot of effort in the inner prison recently......"

Wei Tianzi chuckled when he heard this: "Who said that in recent years, the undercurrent of the beam has surged? …… No, last year, a few cyan crows from the south openly robbed the staff of the East Palace, don't you think this is strange? ”

Zhao Hongrun secretly rolled his eyes, but he was secretly surprised in his heart.

He thought that the crows had done very secretly about the abduction of Luo Ying, but he didn't want his father to know about it.

Probably noticing Zhao Hongrun's complexion, Wei Tianzi waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'm just joking with you, I'm not going to stir up a crowd for a few little crows." ”

Who is the father targeting?

As soon as Zhao Hongrun wanted to ask, he heard Wei Tianzi say to himself: "As for Qu Yang, didn't those little crows under your hand tell you?" This person came to my girder, and he visited everywhere, giving gifts and bribes, and dredged joints...... Yesterday, your third brother Hongjing introduced me to this person, and I don't know how much benefit I received. ”

Recalling the gift that Qu Yang presented when he came to visit today, Zhao Hongrun's expression was slightly unnatural.

He thought he was the only one.

Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips a little depressedly, and then asked curiously: "Does the fact that my father doesn't see this person mean that my father doesn't want to get involved in the civil strife in Chu State?" ”

Wei Tianzi did not answer his son directly, but asked rhetorically: "Do you think the Qu clan can win?" ”

"Difficult!" Zhao Hongrun shook his head.

"That's it." Wei Tianzi Zhengse said: "The Xiong clan has been in power in the Chu State for hundreds of years, even if the prestige of the Chu King Xiong Xu has plummeted, or he may be forced to abdicate, but in the final analysis, this throne only belongs to the Xiong clan...... The Qu clan wants to fish in troubled waters and steal the royal power, which is really a fool's dream. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Tianzi glanced at Zhao Hongrun and reminded intentionally or unintentionally: "This battle is completely different from your crusade against Chu a while ago. …… You and Lu Xi, the king of Qi, crusaded against the state of Chu, even if the state of Chu was defeated, the royal power also belonged to the Xiong clan, so unless the Xiong clan was forced to a dead end, it would not be broken with you. …… But what about this time? The Qu clan wants to shake the foundation of the Xiong clan, if you intervene rashly, the Xiong clan's hatred for you is far greater than if you captured the royal capital of the Chu State, because of this battle, the Xiong clan has no way out. …… Got it? ”

"Even if the Qu clan is willing to share the Chu State equally with my Great Wei?" Zhao Hongrun asked tentatively with a little unwillingness.

Even if it was Wei Tianzi, he couldn't help but be moved when he heard the words, but after a short period of distraction, he shook his head firmly and said: "In order to win the internal struggle, the Qu clan did not hesitate to divide the territory and divide the territory. …… Even, he will be caught by Xiong Xu and transfer the contradictions within Chu to my Great Wei. …… You should know best that although Chu State already has an object to vent the emotions of its people, it is not bad to have another one. ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun nodded thoughtfully. (To be continued.) )