Chapter 186 Walking on Thin Ice (16)
On the second day, the sudden appearance of Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang surprised many people. After all, at this sensitive moment, Anyang Jun suddenly appeared in Handan in advance, and the reason for this is really hard to think about.
Zhao Zhang just stood outside the hall, smiling and greeting someone he had known, looking intimate, but it was hard to hide the slightest slightestness that appeared from time to time in his eyes.
After all, his life experience is rare even in Zhao State. He has experienced many ups and downs, first becoming the crown prince, then deposed him, and then entrusted him with heavy troops and Jin as the king. There are many ups and downs, which is really a tragic situation.
He was the prince of Zhao State for more than ten years. His mother was a princess of South Korea. He had a respectable status and was supported by the country. In addition, his virtuousness and dignity, so Han Empress was highly respected in the country. Although the master's father could not say that she was very affectionate, he was also respectful. Therefore, Zhao Zhang also rose with the rise of the ship and was made the crown prince at the age of the throne. At that time, Zhao He was still young, and although his mother was favored, he could not shake the status of Han Empress. Therefore, in everyone's eyes, the throne of Zhao State was undoubtedly Zhao Zhang's future.
The master's father used him as his heir to train him, so he made him more close to the court affairs. Therefore, Zhao Zhang was not unfamiliar with the affairs of the court, and most of the ministers in the court knew each other. However, at that time, Zhao Zhang and his father generally did not like cumbersome political affairs, and only liked to fight on the battlefield. Therefore, although he was a crown prince for more than ten years, he was not proficient in political affairs.
But things were unpredictable. Today, the court where Zhao Zhang was extremely annoyed, was the place he dreamed of stepping back. When he was the crown prince, Zhao Zhang naturally had his own team, and his subordinates, and all the officials in the country were also extremely dependent on him. After his position as the crown prince was deposed, the situation turned sharply. Not only did his former subordinates abandon him one after another, but even some people who nodded and bowed to him were also angry at him and made many difficult and harsh measures against him, the deposed crown prince.
After all, as a deposed crown prince in the previous dynasty, Zhao Zhang's identity was extremely embarrassing. In the past dynasties, all countries had never seen the deposed crown prince do anything else. Therefore, in everyone's hearts, Zhao Zhang's political future was almost zero. The best ending was that his younger brother cares about his brotherhood and made him a wealthy and idle person, but he did not expect that he would make a comeback today.
Falling from the position of prince who is high above, Zhao Zhang has experienced the warmth and coldness of the world and has also seen the coldness of the world. When he was deposed, he was once wronged and angry, but more of a deep fear, especially when his younger brother ascended the throne like lightning after being appointed as the prince, which completely failed his only hope.
Zhao Zhang knew in his heart that there had never been a deposed former crown prince in all dynasties who had a good ending. Now, the master's father is still alive, and his younger brother is young and ignorant of political affairs, so he can live without fear. When the master's father is unable to protect him a hundred years later, his younger brother is getting older and he begins to realize the threat of his brother holding military power. That is the time for him, Zhao Zhang, to accept his fate.
Therefore, since Zhao Zhang was deposed, he was respectful and cautious in everything and did not dare to go beyond the limits of the situation. The arrogant and domineering Prince Zhao was gone, and all he left was the prince Zhang who was cautious in everything and was cautious in his promises. In this way, Zhao Zhang lived carefully for nearly three years, but today he was able to enter the court as Anyang Jun again, and naturally he felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
However, the complaints over the past few years have made Zhao Zhang mature a lot and he has a little cleverness in his heart. Now, although he is thinking a lot, his face is still silent. He just smiles and greets his former acquaintances, looking at the surprised expression in their eyes with satisfaction.
It also includes Gongzicheng and Feiyi.
Speaking of Prince Cheng, Zhao Zhang's feelings were a bit complicated. When he was the crown prince, his uncle took good care of him. When the master's father deposed his crown prince and changed his position to Zhao, Prince Cheng also opposed the strongest opposition, and even used his ancestors' patriarchal law to suppress the master's father. But he could not resist the master's father and was eventually forced to accept the facts.
After Zhao Zhang was deposed, Gongzicheng was not too bad to him. He did not forget to invite him, the eldest son, to go every time the Zhao clan members' festivals and banquets. Zhao Zhang was full of the warmth and warmth of the world, so he was naturally grateful to his uncle. However, now things are impermanent, he was forced to stand opposite Gongzicheng.
So when he saw the young master Cheng walking towards him, he was in a complicated mood and hurriedly bowed and bowed respectfully; "Grandson joined the uncle."
Young Master Cheng glanced up and down at him, and the shock on his face slowly faded away, and he said lightly: "Why don't you go to my house to sit there? Why, don't you want to recognize me as your uncle?"
Zhao Zhang heard the dissatisfaction in his words, so he lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I arrived in Handan the day before yesterday. My father told me not to speak, so I didn't know anyone. I will definitely visit my uncle someday."
Young Master Cheng snorted, his expression calmed down a little, and he glanced at Zhao Zhang with a deep meaning, "Since you are here, just be yourself. Remember to be diligent in political affairs, and don't be late as often as before." After that, he shook his sleeves and left.
Zhao Zhang smiled bitterly. He knew that what Gongzicheng was talking about when he was the prince. Because his father was not in the court for many years, he was often regent. However, the young Zhao Zhang had no intention of staying in this extremely boring Zhao Palace. He often sneaked out of the palace with his guards to hunt and have fun. Every time he arrived at the court meeting every three days, he hurried back from outside the palace. Several times he was scolded by Gongzi Cheng because he was so late.
Today, when Young Master Cheng talked about these things, he felt a lot of emotion. He stood outside the hall and stopped, looking at the three big words "Linjue Palace" with dragons and phoenixes dancing on the plaque on his head, silent for a long time, and his expression was a little dazed for a moment.
Fei Yi entered the hall with Li Dui and Zhao He. He was talking quietly on the road. When he saw Zhao Zhang standing at the door of the hall, he was stunned. Only Zhao He knew about it in advance and his expression remained unchanged.
Although Fei Yi was the important minister who was the king when he was the king, he never liked Zhao Zhang's personality, so there was no close relationship between the two. When Zhao Zhang was the crown prince, Fei Yi was just doing business and had no contact in private, let alone after the deposed. Therefore, the relationship between the two was very cold. Seeing that he did not mean to say hello to him, Fei Yi just nodded lightly, and bypassed him and went straight into the hall.
Seeing this, Li Dui and Zhao He smiled at each other, and greeted Zhao Zhang with a smile and a slight salute. Then they followed Fei Yi into the hall gate.
"The king is here."
Several eunuchs in front of him were pioneering the way, and a large number of armored imperial guards surged out around him. Zhao He walked in the middle of the team wearing the robes of King Zhao. He looked solemn and calm. Although he was not old, he was full of kingly appearance.
Zhao He saw Zhao Zhang outside the hall gate from afar. He stopped at first, and then his face showed a hint of joy, but soon the look of joy disappeared. He looked at the eunuch Ling Laoxian beside him, and his eyes showed doubts.
Laoxian also had no idea, but just smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying that he was not aware of it.
Seeing this, Zhao He stopped asking more questions, but just strode forward towards Zhang Zhang. When the ministers beside him saw the king coming, they bowed and bowed, but Zhao Zhang did not move, pressing the sword on his waist and standing there expressionlessly.
Since Zhao Zhang was granted the title of Anyang Jun, he was qualified to go to the hall, so he naturally didn't have to remove the sword. Seeing that Zhao Zhang's expression was a bit abnormal, Laoxian couldn't help but feel a little worried. He hurriedly gave a wink to a leader of the guard beside him. The guard leader understood and hurriedly stepped forward to follow Zhao He, but did not dare to overtake him. He just looked at Anyang Jun with a vigilant look behind him.
Zhao He didn't see any fear, but just stepped forward and said to Zhao Zhang with a smile, "I haven't seen my elder brother for many days, how can I do?"
Zhao Zhang looked at Zhao He, who was wearing royal clothes, and walked towards him far away. When he saw the people around him saluting him and calling him the king, for some reason, the anger and grievance that had been suppressed for three years suddenly burst out at this moment.
This should have belonged to me. Zhao Zhang kept thinking of this sentence in his ears. His hand holding the hilt of the sword couldn't help but exert force and clenched tightly. He couldn't help but shout loudly in his heart: I want to take back everything, the throne, the dignity I have to take back!
"Your Majesty, Youth." The Laoxian Jian Zhao Zhang's face was gloomy and he ignored King Zhao's words. He immediately stepped forward and stopped Zhao Heshen and whispered to remind Zhao Zhang.
Zhao Zhang didn't realize it, just staring at Zhao He, still motionless. The ministers on the side also noticed the wrong things between the two brothers, and couldn't help but look at the two of them whispering, whispering in a low voice.
Tian Buli, who had been bowing his head behind Zhao Zhang, was anxious when he saw this. He knew that if Zhao Zhang refused to worship King Zhao, he would definitely not like Zhao Zhang's arrogance. He hurriedly stepped forward and poked Zhao Zhang's waist with his fingers, and shouted in a low voice, "Master, please pay attention to the etiquette of the king and the minister."
Zhao Zhang then came to his senses. Although he was a little unwilling, he still reluctantly lowered his head and bowed to worship. "Zhao Zhang pays homage to the king."
Zhao He looked calm, but looked at his brother who was one head taller than him in front of him with a calm expression. He also saw joy and anger on his face. After Zhao Zhang finished bowing, he smiled and reached out to hold him up and said, "You and I are brothers, why should we be so polite? Didn't I say that you don't need to worship me long ago?"
Zhao Zhang knew very well that Zhao He was looking for a step to give the two of them, otherwise the rumors of brothers' disagreement would spread throughout Handan City before tomorrow. So he went down this step. "Thank you for your kindness, but the etiquette of the king and his subjects should not be abolished. Zhao Zhang did not dare to abolish the public for personal gain."
Zhao He smiled and comforted him a few words, and said, "When will you come to Handan? Why don't you come to see me? Since we parted on the first day of the Chinese New Year, we both haven't seen each other for half a year. I really miss you."
Zhao Zhang forced a smile and said, "I came to Handan the day before yesterday. I was afraid that I would be nagging the king, so I never paid a visit. Except for the father, I didn't make any statement."
Chapter completed!