Chapter 13: Intermission
As Lin Yuyang, the eighth prince of the eighth prince, still walked unhindered in the vertical arch hall in the next few days, making the ban of Zhao Yuanxi, the son of the Great Wei Dynasty, "Zhao Hongrun is not allowed to enter" in vain.
Although the guards on duty outside the Vertical Arch Hall will dutifully stop the Eighth Prince, it is a pity that they are not Zhao Hongrun's opponents at all, and every time Zhao Hongrun says sophistry to those Lang Guards, he can always make the Chinese scholars who are listening in the hall laugh.
What ""inside" does not refer to the "vertical arch hall", "even if the surname "Zhao" is added, it may refer to the same surname Zhao with the same name and surname", "as long as the portrait of His Royal Highness is not added, His Highness will not admit that it is me", in the end, the paper ban outside the vertical arch hall has been revised many times, and it has been revised in great detail.
First of all, the text ban has been changed to "The Eighth Great Wei Emperor's Imperial Pen Ban: My eighth son, Zhao Hongrun, the ninth prince who lives in the Wenzhao Pavilion, is not allowed to step into the Vertical Arch Palace. It is forbidden to stand on the steps, to probe into the temple, to make loud noises outside the temple, and to grill fish under the steps...... Note: It is also forbidden by the Sect Guard.'"
Subsequently, a whole series of prohibitions.
In addition, a portrait of Zhao Hongrun was added to the ban, just like a wanted reward, which made the guards laugh.
"I'm afraid Your Highness will be helpless this time."
"I don't think so."
Even the guards outside the Vertical Arch Hall couldn't help but start discussing who could win the war between Zhao Yuanxi, the emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty, and Zhao Hongrun, the eighth prince.
You must know that it is very boring to be on duty in the palace, and you can only stand upright during the duty period, and you can only work hard to change guards.
However, these days, the guards did not feel hard at all, and they sometimes couldn't help but guess what excuse this Eighth Highness would find to sneak in tomorrow after he was kicked out today.
I have to say that what Zhao Hongrun has done in these days is really an eye-opener for Zhong Langwei, obviously he was forbidden to enter the vertical arch hall, this Eighth Highness stood in the corridor, and followed the three Zhongshu ministers through the window, oh, no, it was only to Zhongshu Ling He Xiangxu and Zhongshu Zuo Cheng Lin Yuyang, laughing and chatting with them, and the two adults were annoying.
Later, when the Son of Heaven learned about it, he ordered the Eighth Emperor not to stand in the corridor, and the Eighth Highness simply asked his guards to enter the Vertical Arch Hall to make trouble.
Later, even his guards were forbidden to approach the Vertical Arch Hall by the Son of Heaven, and these people did not know where to borrow gongs and drums, so they sang and played music outside the Vertical Arch Palace, and sang praises to the Son of Heaven in the name of virtue.
After that, beating gongs and drums was also forbidden, and these people simply grilled fish outside the vertical arch hall, and Zhong Langwei still remembers that the emperor of Dawei who was passing by at that time was distressed and angry.
Later, His Royal Highness and his guards were forbidden to approach the Vertical Arch Hall......
"It seems that His Royal Highness may not be here today."
After waiting for a long time, he didn't see the figure of the Eighth Prince Zhao Hongrun's gang before and after the time, and a Lang Wei couldn't help but sigh and muttered in a low voice.
"Are you crazy? Which side are you on? β
His companion's eyes widened, and he hurriedly reminded in a low voice. You must know that they are loyal to the Son of Heaven of Great Wei, and of course they are on the side of the Son of Heaven of Great Wei, although he also admires in his heart that His Royal Highness can change his way to fight with the Son of Heaven for so long.
"Wow, blahhβ"
With the sound of faint footsteps, Zhao Yuanxi, the emperor of Great Wei, and Tong Xian, the great eunuch, arrived.
"See Your Majesty." All the guards bowed and bowed.
"No courtesy." The Great Wei Tianzi waved his hand, then turned his head and looked around a few times, and asked, "Did that bad son come to make trouble today?" β
The guards naturally knew which one Zhao Yuanxi was referring to: "Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has not arrived at the Vertical Arch Hall today. β
"Humph! I knew he wouldn't be able to jump for long. β
Zhao Yuanxi proudly stepped into the vertical arch hall.
In the hall, Zhongshu Ling He Xiangxu and Zhongshu Zuo Cheng Lin Yuyang were always a little trembling, until Zhao Yuanxi came to the Vertical Arch Palace, and they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally, finally got through......"
At this moment, the Chinese book made He Xiangxu almost cry.
And Lin Yuyang, the left secretary of the Chinese book, was also full of excitement.
God knows what kind of life they have lived during this time, and every day when they arrive at the Vertical Arch Palace, they always have to tremble and predict, thinking about what method the Eighth Highness will use to trick them today.
And today, the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun did not come to the Vertical Arch Hall to make trouble as usual, does this mean that he finally has no way?
What a welcome blessing!
Zhao Yuanxi, the emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty, and He Xiangxu and Lin Yuyang, the two ministers of the Chinese book, celebrated each other, which made Yu Ziqi, the right of the Chinese book, really feel a little funny when he watched it.
"Presumably, His Royal Highness Eighth is not rich......" The great eunuch Tong Xian said meaningfully: "The old slave sent someone to investigate, and it is said that His Royal Highness has more than a dozen taels of silver in his hands......"
"What do you want to say?" Zhao Yuanxi glanced at Tong Xian and snorted: "That bad ghost is a ghost, are you still worried that he will starve to death?" Even if he really can't afford to raise him and his group of guards, isn't there still his adoptive mother Shen Shufei and the ninth son of the emperor Hongxuan? β¦β¦ I have heard that this son of a bad man has borrowed two hundred taels of silver from his brother, otherwise he would not have been able to sustain so many days! β
"His Royal Highness the Eighth and His Highness the Ninth are like brothers......
"Okay, okay, am I still going to blame Jiuzi Hongxuan? β¦β¦ Hongrun can temporarily borrow silver to support himself and his group of guards, but this kind of thing can never be done again. As an elder brother, I don't believe he would have the cheekiness to ask his brother for money. When I went back, I informed Concubine Shen Shu again, telling her not to secretly stuff the silver to Hongrun in private, but I wanted to see how long that extremely stubborn rebel could support! β
"Your Majesty won't take a step back."
The three Chinese scholars looked at each other, smiling bitterly in their hearts.
But having said that, although the father-son war between Zhao Yuanxi, the son of the Great Wei Dynasty, and his son Zhao Hongrun, intensified, and no one refused to retreat, because the process was really ridiculous, neither Zhao Yuanxi, who was the party, nor the three ministers of Zhongshu who were watching from the sidelines, were disgusted with Zhao Hongrun.
On the contrary, they became more and more curious about how the Eighth Highness would make the next move to deal with the Great Wei Emperor's strategy of "cutting off the prince's month" strategy, which can be called a plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle.
Indeed, Zhao Hongrun, the eighth prince, seems to have fallen into the embarrassing situation of running out of ammunition and food.
On the side of the Vertical Arch Palace, they have already ordered that they are forbidden to approach, and the silver taels in hand, even if they borrowed two hundred taels from the hands of the Nine Emperor Prince Hongxuan, have almost spent half a month.
In such a precarious situation, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to temporarily stop harassing the ministers of the Vertical Arch Palace, and instead consider the future survival of himself and others.
In the huge Wenzhao Pavilion, the little eunuchs who were doing miscellaneous work had been temporarily dismissed by Zhao Hongrun, and he and his ten guards sat around a candlelight, brainstorming and thinking about countermeasures.
"Brothers, now that we are at a time of life and death, what countermeasures do the brothers have?"
Seeing that His Royal Highness said so sinisterly, and his expression was very serious, Zhong Zongwei couldn't help but be a little funny. Because in their opinion, this so-called war is nothing more than the anger of his Royal Highness and the father and son of the emperor, as long as one of them is willing to take a step back, what kind of big deal can this be?
Of course, the problem is that it is absolutely impossible for their stubborn Highness to back down, and on the other side, it is the Son of Heaven of Great Wei, who in the whole world can make the Son of Heaven back down?
"Your Highness, it is better to have a truce. After fighting for half a month, the situation has not improved at all, but the money we have in hand is getting smaller and smaller...... From the point of view of humble duties, it is better for you to be soft with Your Majesty. I believe that as long as His Royal Highness is willing to admit his mistake, His Majesty will definitely take back his order and restore the original ...... of my Wenzhao Pavilion," Zongwei Shen Yu took the lead in persuading.
"Wen Zhao Pavilion?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Shen Yu unhappily.
"Okay, it's the Pavilion." Shen Yu changed his words with a smile: "Until now, what is Your Highness still thinking about such a trivial matter?" β
"It's a breath, a spirit, a willpower, you know a fart!"
Shen Yu, who was close to Zhu and black at this time, didn't dare to say anything like "Your Highness, I understand you", sighed slightly, and said, "How long will Your Highness fight?" β
"Naturally, we will fight to win the promise we have!" For the sake of freedom, Zhao Hongrun never forgot about "leaving the cabinet".
"What are your highness's plans?" Zong Weiwei asked arrogantly.
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "How much silver do we still have on hand?" β
Zong Wei Lu Mu, who was in charge of the property, whispered when he heard this: "There are seventeen taels, plus some miscellaneous ones, twenty taels." β
ββ¦β¦ Twenty taels? Zhao Hongrun frowned deeply.
You must know that although more than 20 taels of silver can allow the people of the people to live a leisurely life for a while, for the princes living in the deep palace, it is simply a desperate situation of running out of food. It must be known that the eunuchs and guards sent by the prince of the East Palace to the palace will be rewarded with at least twenty or thirty taels afterwards.
In other words, the money that the dignified Eighth Emperor Zhao Hongrun has now is not as much as the reward that the prince of the East Palace has given to the people in the palace.
"Then the Ming Japanese Palace should continue to go to the concubine's side to eat, and you can solve it yourself...... Oh, by the way, this is the mother who funded us. As he spoke, Zhao Hongrun took out fifty taels of silver from his arms and handed it to Lu Mu.
"Didn't you hear about it?"
Zhong Zongwei asked with wide eyes.
Although Concubine Shen Shufei is not Zhao Hongrun's biological mother, she has loved Zhao Hongrun very much since she was a child, and she loves her son Zhao Hongxuan even more. Therefore, in the eyes of the guards, Concubine Shen Shu is not much different from her Royal Highness's mother.
"I don't know if I know it or not, anyway, the mother didn't say anything. β¦β¦ But it should be clear, there are many people in this palace who chew the root of the tongue, His Royal Highness has been fighting with his father for half a month, how can there be anyone in the palace who doesn't know? β
Speaking of this, Zhao Hongrun seemed to have thought of something, squinted his eyes and reached out to touch his chin.
Seeing this, Zhong Zongwei was shocked.
They knew this highness too well, and once Zhao Hongrun made such a move, he must have thought of something that was enough to make people feel shocked, just like grilling a golden-scaled tail fish from a fish viewing pond.