Chapter 140: Whereabouts
"You say, can I really give Ruyi happiness?" In the face of Wen Ruyi, Mu Zirong always showed extreme unconfidence, and he couldn't even hear such an obvious lie as Chu Hongchen, it was obvious that he had been carried away, and he didn't think about it so much at all.
"Of course, Prince Mu, you are no worse than that Chu Hongze, that Chu Hongze is cold, what's so good, you are more gentle than that Chu Hongze, what woman doesn't love it? I believe that as long as Prince Mu can seize the opportunity and snatch Wen Ruyi to her side, she will definitely fall in love for a long time, and she will definitely find that Prince Mu is her beloved. ”
Hearing Mu Zirong ask like this, Chu Hongchen was very contemptuous of Mu Zirong in his heart, but the play that should be played still has to be acted, and the things that should be said still have to be said, and it can be seen that Mu Zirong is really emotional about Wen Ruyi, as long as he strikes while the iron is hot, he will definitely be able to do it.
Hearing these words, Mu Zirong fell silent, but Chu Hongchen looked at his expression and knew that he had been successfully brainwashed by himself, and the rest was only a matter of time, Mu Zirong must have been disturbed by his words now.
Thinking of this, Chu Hongchen said goodbye and went back to his courtyard first, and Mu Zirong naturally didn't stop him and let him go back.
After Chu Hongchen left, Mu Zirong had been thinking about what he had just said, thinking about it, a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes, and he called his henchman to him and commanded in a low voice......
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"Ze'er, you did a good job this time, you have a meritorious escort, I want to reward you well, say, whatever you want, I can satisfy you."
Because of the battle between Chu Hongze and Chu Hongchen, the emperor now appreciates Chu Hongze very much, and in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, he wants to reward him well, but he also has a trace of loss in his heart, after all, he is the prince who has been cultivated by himself, and treating him like this for the sake of power really makes him feel cold.
"Father Miao, this is what the sons should do, but the sons don't have anything to want, rewards or anything, there is no need, these things are what the sons should do." Chu Hongze didn't want the emperor's reward, this was his duty as a minister and son, and he couldn't let Chu Hongchen achieve his goal at all.
"This can't be done, the reward is still needed, Ze'er, you don't have to shirk it, since you don't have what you want now, then wait until you have what you want in the future, tell me, no matter what it is, I will definitely satisfy you."
The emperor knows that his son doesn't love these, but for him, he always feels a little more indebted, and feels that he has indeed neglected him and has not cared about him, so he wants to compensate him well, and through this incident, he is in a very chaotic mood now, and only Chu Hongze can afford many responsibilities in the court at present.
"Minister, thank your father here." Chu Hongze knew what the emperor was thinking, and refusing to refuse would save the emperor's face, so he had to agree.
"Hmm!" The emperor nodded, but thinking of Chu Hongchen, who still didn't know where to go, he couldn't help frowning, and glanced at Chu Hongze deeply, "It's just that the unfilial son hasn't been caught for a day, and my heart will be unstable for a day, Ze'er, do you understand what my father means?" ”
The emperor's family is the most ruthless, even if it is his own son, as long as it threatens his throne, the emperor can not be soft-hearted and want to get rid of Chu Hongchen, after all, such an existence is really uneasy.
"Erchen understands that Erchen has already sent someone to inquire about his whereabouts, and I believe that it won't be long before there will be news, and he can also give his father an explanation."
How could Chu Hongze not know what the emperor meant, he had already seen through the true colors of the emperor's family, and his heart was already cold, but the emperor's order was a holy decree, and he still had to listen to it.
"Okay, with your words, I will rest assured, I am tired, retreat first, and all Aiqing will go back!" With Chu Hongze's assurance, the emperor was relieved a lot after all.
"Retreat!" With the sharp voice of the great eunuch, all the civil and military officials knelt down to send the emperor off.
After sending the emperor away, many officials wanted to come over and get close to Chu Hongze, thinking that he might be the next prince, and they all surrounded him for a while, after all, Chu Hongchen is now a traitor of Longteng Kingdom, and now there is only Chu Hongze in the court. These ministers, who saw the wind and made the rudder, immediately began to change direction.
Chu Hongze has been in the court for many years, and naturally takes care of their virtues, he has no intention of greeting those officials who are like grass on the wall, and the things in the officialdom are too profitable, so he greeted them with a few words of symbolic politeness, and then went back to his mansion under the pretext that he still had something to deal with.
"This wise king...... It's really hidden, I thought he would only eat, drink and have fun, and he couldn't be used at all, but I didn't expect to become a celebrity in front of the emperor in a blink of an eye, and it was really feng shui in turn! ”
"Who's to say it's not, it's too hidden, it's too ...... The thief didn't expect things to turn out like this, this world, really know people and faces, but don't know their hearts, now King Rui can only make friends, not evil. ”
"That's not it, now King Rui is in the limelight, but there is no one in this court who can match him, and the emperor has experienced these things now, and it seems that he is powerless, I'm afraid it ......"
"Hey!"
When leaving, many officials were discussing Chu Hongze's affairs, and now the situation is changing, and now King Rui's family is dominant, everyone knows it, but Chu Hongze doesn't care what they think at all, he has a lot of more important things waiting for him to do.
"Lord Wang, an informant came to report that someone had seen the prince near the border of the enemy country, and I heard that the prince was ...... took refuge in the enemy country. Soon after returning to the mansion, Chu Hongze received an urgent report from his subordinates from the border pass, and he had secretly gone to the enemy country once before, wanting to get Chu Hongchen's news, but he found nothing.
"Well, I know, let's stand down." After Chu Hongze retired, he walked to the window alone, looked at the peach blossom tree in front of the window and fell into deep thought, secretly pondering the current situation.
Enemy country? Is he really there? No wonder there has been no news of him, it seems that the recent war is urgent, and there is an order from his father, he still has to go to the enemy country again.
After thinking about it for a long time, Chu Hongze still felt that whether it was for the sake of the country or for the order to find Chu Hongchen, it was necessary for him to go to the border of the enemy country, and if Chu Hongchen had really seen Mu Zirong, then he had to take precautions as soon as possible, but don't be designed by them at that time.
"Father, my sons and daughters have something to see." Now that the decision has been made, Chu Hongze immediately entered the palace again, intending to discuss his thoughts with the emperor.
"Come in, I don't know what Ze'er is doing again?" From this incident, the emperor also knew that Chu Hongze was brave and resourceful, and he was definitely a good leader, and according to the current situation, he could only trust him.
"Father, it's like this, now that the war is urgent, our relationship with the enemy country is too tense, I want to negotiate with them again and sign a peace agreement, after all, the Longteng Kingdom is not suitable for war now, and the most affected by the war are those ordinary people, if they can agree, it would be the best." Chu Hongze did not hesitate, directly said his thoughts, and also analyzed the current situation.
Listening to Chu Hongze's words, the emperor fell silent, thought for a long time, and the time was almost about to stand still, just when Chu Hongze thought that he had said the wrong thing, the emperor raised his head and glanced at him, the eyes in his eyes were very complicated, but in the end they all calmed down, "Okay, just do as you say, negotiate with the enemy country, but the conditions must not harm the interests of the country, you are right, the loss of life and money will eventually harm those innocent people." ”
"Yes, Erchen understands, Erchen retreats first." After getting the emperor's permission, Chu Hongze couldn't help but get excited in his heart, and hurriedly went back to pack his things, planning to set off for the enemy country early the next morning.
In the early morning of the next day, Chu Hongze and a few of his trusted henchmen did not alarm anyone to go to the frontier, and after communicating with the two generals he trusted, he took people to the border of the enemy country lightly.
On the way to the enemy's border, when Chu Hongze and his party passed through a small village, in line with the principle of inquiring about the news without revealing it, they decided to take a break in a roadside tavern and inquire about the news by the way.
"Eh, have you heard? The crown prince of Longteng Kingdom wanted to seek power and usurp the throne, but he was found out, and now he is a street rat that everyone in Longteng Country shouts and beats, and I heard that he secretly fled to us and took refuge in our prince. ”
"Really, isn't the Dragon Teng Kingdom and us hostile? I heard that our prince was still fighting with them some time ago, and why did this prince of Longteng Kingdom take refuge in us, why did the soldiers of their Longteng Kingdom kill so many of us, why should we help him? ”
"I don't know, I heard that our prince had a relationship with this prince when he was a proton in Longteng Country, and I don't know if it's true or not, but I just listened to what one of my brothers who was a soldier said, hey, this emperor's family, it's not something that we ordinary people can understand, let's live our own lives."
"Yes, yes, let's not discuss the affairs of this emperor's family, if people hear it, I'm afraid we'll lose our heads."
There were a few people chatting on the table next to Chu Hongze, all of them were talking after some tea and dinner, but Chu Hongze listened to all these words, he couldn't help frowning, he didn't expect Chu Hongchen to really take refuge in the enemy country, if he and Mu Zirong united, then the matter would be too tricky.