After thinking about it carefully, even Zhao Hongyin couldn't help but admire his father's power and scheming.

"I have worked hard for a long time, but in the end I let Lao Ba take advantage of me." Zhao Hongyin laughed at himself, feeling a little frustrated.

If it were another brother, he wouldn't be so depressed, but now that the position is about to fall into the hands of the eighth brother, Zhao Run, Zhao Hongyin is inexplicably anxious.

Because he knew very well that once Zhao Run took the position of prince, he would have almost no chance.

But now, he has no time to think about how to take back the crown prince's position from Zhao Run. What he urgently needs to consider now is how to protect himself and how to cover up things that must not be exposed.

Thinking of this, he said to Qiu Shu in a deep voice: "The King of Nanliang broke his promise and did not get rid of King Qing as promised..."

"I know." Qiu Shu nodded and said, "A few days ago, the Zongfu sent Zongwei Yu Linlang to secretly escort King Qing Zhao Xin to Xiaohuang County for confinement."

Hearing this, King Yi Zhao Hongyin frowned and said, "Can you find a way to get rid of Zhao Xin?"

Qiu Shu shook his head and said sternly: "Xiaohuang County is where the Experimental Field of the Smelting Bureau is located, where Zhao Run's Black Crows are deployed... Those murderers are a group of guys who kill without blinking an eye. More than a year ago,

There are two

More than a hundred guards chased a few Green Crows to Xiaohuang County, but in the end, in just the blink of an eye, they were killed by the Black Crows of Xiaohuang County without leaving any trace... Under the eyes of those murderers

Getting rid of King Qing Zhao Xin is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongyin frowned and asked: "In that case, why not intercept and kill him midway?"

"Because it's meaningless." Qiu Shu explained with a smile: "Since King Qing Zhao Xin has gone to Xiaohuang County to be ordained, it is obvious that he has handed over you, the crown prince... Furthermore, Zongwei Yulin Lang is by no means mediocre.

Hands, you are also aware of this. The manpower deployed by Young Master in Daliang has been lost in the civil strife and is not enough to intercept and kill King Qing."

"Then what should I do now?" Zhao Hongyin said angrily: "Lao Ba has issued an edict for me to move back to this palace. He must know something."

Although Zhao Hongyin has never dealt with Zhao Hongrun in the past, Zhao Hongyin can somewhat imagine that once Zhao Run learns that it was him, Zhao Hongyin, who secretly colluded with Xiao Luan and planned all this behind the scenes, his fate will definitely not be worse than "Twenty years of imprisonment".

How good is Zhao Xin, the King of Qing who lived in "Zai"?

Seeing Zhao Hongyin's fear and uneasiness, Qiu Shu persuaded him: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. As long as your affair with the Young Master is not exposed, you will be safe... Zhao Run, unlike King Yong Zhao Yu, is so arrogant that he is almost arrogant.

To put it bluntly, you are probably not worthy of his vigilance at the moment. In Qiu’s view, Zhao Run kept you in Daliang just to lure the young master to take the bait... On the other hand, as long as the young master does not take the bait, you, the "bait"

", you will always be safe and sound."

"..." Zhao Hongyin's face was really ugly.

Thinking about it, anyone who hears words like "You are just a small character" will probably not feel very good.

But the fact is that even if Zhao Hongyin is not angry, he can only accept it.

After taking a deep breath and calming down, Zhao Hong asked calmly: "According to your words, are you planning to end the relationship with me for the time being?"

Qiu Shu did not deny it, and said frankly: "This is to protect you, the Crown Prince... Although Zhao Run is not as ruthless as His Majesty, he is also a decisive person. Since he has passed the blame for this civil strife on

The young master, I believe he will take action soon... He is now the prince of the country. With an edict, the whole country can follow it. If he stays in the country at this time, he will only face disaster..."

Listening to Qiu Shu's explanation, although Zhao Hongyin felt very angry, he could not deny that everything Qiu Shu said was reasonable.

"Your Majesty, let's keep a secret plan and wait for the opportunity."

Finally, Qiu Shu whispered.

"..." Zhao Hongyin sighed and nodded as if he was appointed.

At the same time, Yanhou Zhao Jiang and Huanhou Zhao Xuan had also entered the palace and arrived at Chui Gong Hall.

In the side hall of Chui Gong Hall, when they saw Zhao Hongrun wearing the prince's robe walking in, Yan Hou Zhao Jiang and Huan Hou Zhao Xuan went up to him pretending to be angry, complaining again and again.

As for what they were complaining about, of course they were complaining that after Zhao Hongrun became the crown prince, he didn't even think of trying to rescue them, and they had to be imprisoned by the clan for ten days.

However, Zhao Hongrun did nothing and watched them suffer.

Therefore, Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan came to Chui Gong Hall today with the intention of condemning Zhao Hongrun.

After listening to the complaints of the two brothers, Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Please, you two joined Zhao Wu to attack Daliang, which is tantamount to a rebellion. Do you really think that you have exposed it?... What else do you want me to do?

Let me inform the clan that I am only the crown prince and have not yet sat on the throne. Do you think I can command the clan?"

Yanhou Zhao Jiang blinked his eyes and asked dryly: "Although you are only the prince now, it will only be a matter of time before you sit on the throne. Doesn't the clan give you face?"

Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes and reminded: "Do you think my second uncle will give me face because of this?"

Marquis of Yan Zhao Hongjiang tilted his head and thought about the character of Zong Zheng Zhao Yuanyan, and immediately stopped talking.

Suddenly, he saw the prince's robes on Zhao Hongrun's body, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile: "Hongrun... No, you should be respectfully called His Highness the Prince now. Your Highness, you are dressed like this, tsk tsk tsk..."

After being reminded by Yan Hou Zhao Jiang, Huan Hou Zhao Xuan looked at the prince's brocade robe on his brother Zhao Hongrun, and felt a little sad - he may have thought of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.

But after a few breaths, he put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and circled Zhao Hongrun like Yan King Zhao Jiang. While looking up and down at the latter's robe, he joked: "How does it feel to be a prince?"

My brother who is not here?"

Hearing the words "the ambition is not here", King Zhao Jiang of Yan and several other clan guards such as Mu Qing beside him couldn't help laughing. Of course they knew where this allusion came from.

Looking at this group of people, Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes speechlessly, and then said angrily: "That's almost it... Do you think I am comfortable as the prince?" After that, he began to pour out his bitterness to the two brothers.

From presiding over the morning dynasty to the Chui Gong Hall, the vivid statement made Yanhou Zhao Jiang and Huanhou Zhao Xuan stunned.

After all, they had never thought that taking on the government affairs of a country would be so arduous and hard work.

"Sure enough, not everyone can be the prince, and I still need to wake up in time."

Yanhou Zhao Jiang had a secretive expression on his face.

To be fair, when Zhao Hongjiang gave up the fight for the throne, he was only inspired by Zhao Hongrun's heroic words: "The prince defends the country, the king dies for the country." In fact, he still felt a little regretful in his heart.

But now after listening to Zhao Hongrun's complaint, he suddenly realized that he was too damn wise to quit at that time.

After all, his character is even more intolerant of loneliness than Zhao Hongrun. He can insist on presiding over the morning court every day, but asking him to sit in the corner of the Chui Gong Hall day after day with a pen in hand to criticize memorials is simply torture.

.

In contrast, Huan Hou Zhao Xuan was not intimidated by Zhao Hongrun's complaints and just looked at Zhao Hongrun with a smile.

"Okay, okay... I asked Mu Qing to bring you here because I want to tell you something. I believe Mu Qing should have greeted you when I came here. This time you are involved in civil strife, I can do it privately

I forgive you, but the national law cannot forgive you. Therefore

, I issued an edict for you to guard the border for ten years to atone for your sins. I have already issued the edict. According to the edict, you two should already be on your way to Shanyang and Anyi, so if you plan to stay in Daliang for a few more days,

, be a little...low-key."

Zhao Hongrun lowered his voice and warned.

In private, of course he would not be as unkind as the edict stipulated, allowing the two close brothers Yanhou Zhao Jiang and Huanhou Zhao Xuan to guard the border for ten years and not be allowed to return to Daliang to visit their respective mothers and concubines.

Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan looked at each other with expressions of "I understand" on their faces.

After a few words of greeting, Zhao Hongrun remembered another thing and said to the two brothers: "Fourth brother, this year, I am preparing to mobilize 70% of the country's army to attack Hetao. By then..."

Before he finished speaking, even Yanhou Zhao Jiang's eyes widened and he said excitedly: "How about I step in?"

Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, paused and finished what he had not finished saying: "...When the time comes, please Fourth Brother, please watch over Korea for me."

"Let me defend the northern border?"

Yanhou Zhao Jiang looked disappointed, and then he said in a flattering manner: "Hongrun, brother Wei has always supported you, how can you bear to let brother miss a war of this scale?... Guarding Northern Xinjiang is not considered a kind of atonement.

Ah? If you issue an edict to atone for my merits, then let me go to Hetao to open up territory for our great Wei Dynasty!"

"Fourth brother, you are Kawauchi Mamoru..." Zhao Hongrun said with a wry smile.

After hearing this, Yan Hou Zhao Jiang immediately said: "Then I am not the one who guards Hanoi. Is this okay?"

Zhao Hongrun looked at his brother Huanhou Zhao Xuan speechlessly, but the latter immediately expressed his attitude: "Brother, I am not Hedong Shou."

After that, the Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and the Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan pestered Zhao Hongrun and insisted on participating in the war to "attack the Hetao". Zhao Hongrun was so entangled that he had no choice but to agree.

However, the agreement was not enough. Zhao Hongjiang and Zhao Hongxuan asked for the specific date of the expedition to Hetao.

Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to shout: "Waiting for news from Song County, waiting for news from Song County."

"Waiting for news from Song County?"

Marquis of Yan Zhao Jiang and Marquis of Huan Zhao Xuan were stunned, somewhat puzzled by this.

At the same time, outside the "Chengshi" County of Song County, Zhao Hongrun's Zongwei Gao Kuo and the internal minister Zhang Qigong, accompanied by the chief envoy Cui Yong, slowly entered the city on their mounts.

Sitting on horseback, Gao Kuo opened a roll of secret messages about the size of his finger. After scanning them twice, he said to Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong: "I just got the news that the Beibo Army captured the enemy without bloodshed two days ago.

Changyi, expelled the county magistrate of Changyi."

"Tsk, tsk..." Cui Yong tskted twice without saying much, while Zhang Qigong asked: "How many days are left between the Junshui, Chenggao and Fenxing armies?"

"We have arrived in Dingtao, and we will arrive at Chengshi in about two days." Gao Kuo said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Zhang Qigong nodded, and then said to Cui Yong: "I'll give you two days to negotiate with the gentry in the city. Is that enough, my lord?"

Cui Yong shook his head in confusion.
Chapter completed!