"Mingjun? Hey!" Zhao Hongrun chuckled and said calmly: "Father has been in office for more than 20 years and has worked hard, but there is still a small group of people secretly accusing him of being a fool. Unless he is a saint, who can make this world better?

Everyone believes it? Anyway, I never expected to be one

What a wise king, my father passed the throne to me, then I will shoulder the responsibility of prospering the country, that's all... If future generations say that I am tyrannical, it doesn't matter to me, as long as I earnestly fulfill my duties as a king.

, then I will have a clear conscience, just like my father..."

After hearing this, the bitter smile on Zhao Zhao's face became even stronger.

Although a gentleman can be deceived, in this world, there will always be some outliers, just like the brother Zhao Run in front of him. He simply refuses to eat soft and hard, and refuses to eat oil or salt - in this world, he is already a king.

Under such circumstances, how can you deal with this kind of alternative guy who doesn't care about reputation at all?

After thinking about it, Zhao Zhao could only say: "This will not be good for Wei's reputation..."

"Sixth brother thinks too much." Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Now who dares to say that I, the Great Wei, am not worthy? Although I can't stop everyone in the world from talking, I, the Great Wei, don't have four or five million.

As for the army... these four to five million mouths may not be able to withstand the so-called Youyou public mouths."

"..." Zhao Zhao was speechless.

He once again discovered that it was not an easy task to convince the brother in front of him who was equally as good as him in terms of intelligence and verbal skills.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Zhao whispered: "Hongrun, think about those days, without the help of Qi State, my great Wei..."

However, just when he was about to express his feelings, he was suddenly interrupted by Zhao Hongrun: "Okay, Brother Six! In short, Brother Six, just stay in Daliang!"

Zhao Zhao was choked up by Zhao Run's words and couldn't breathe for a long time.

On that day, the two brothers seemed to have broken up on bad terms.

On the way back to Prince Rui's Mansion in the evening, Zhao Zhao's wife and concubine Kui Ji chatted with Tian Wan about the contact between their female relatives just now.

Even Tian Wan, who has a timid personality, is quite happy because Zhao Hongrun's concubines treat them very kindly, just like sisters-in-law. If there is any discomfort, it can only be said that Tian Wan cannot adapt to Empress Wei yet.

Mi Jiang's expressionless look: "... Even though I know that the Empress Wei has always been expressionless and is not targeting me, I am still slightly afraid."

Ji Ji also nodded repeatedly.

In fact, she also understood that just by looking at the Zhao Liang brothers and sisters who were tired of the Wei Queen Mi Jiang at that time, she could know that the Wei Queen was a kind person after all. After all, children are actually more sensitive in some aspects, but it has to be said that that

The empress of Wei kept a straight face all day long, which was indeed a bit scary, although she actually meant no harm.

No, before leaving, he also gave them many small gifts, including normal precious jewelry, but also things that seemed very weird to the two girls, such as voodoo dolls. In fact, Kui Ji and Tian Wan felt that it might still be

That ugly and weird voodoo doll held a greater weight in the heart of the Queen of Wei, but it was so weird that the two girls, Kui Ji and Tian Wan, did not dare to keep it with them to ward off evil spirits.

"Where's the husband?" After talking about how they got along with the female relatives, Ji Ji curiously asked her husband about the process of reuniting with her long-separated brother.

Facing his wife's inquiry, Zhao Zhao shook his head silently.

Seeing this, Zhui Ji and Tian Wan put away the smiles on their faces, and the latter said cautiously: "Could it be that... we have gradually become estranged because we haven't seen each other for many years?"

Zhao Zhao smiled bitterly and shook his head again.

He could feel that his eighth brother Zhao Run was still as close to him as before, but it was this closeness that made him feel even more stressed.

At this time, seeing her husband shaking his head again, Kui Ji also guessed the reason and whispered: "Could it be that King Wei... who wants to detain her husband?"

After hearing this, before Zhao Zhao could speak, Tian Wan's eyes widened and he asked in confusion: "Why?"

After patting his concubine Tian Dan's hand on the back, Zhao Zhao explained with a sigh: "Back then, my Wei Dynasty was weak, so I had no choice but to go to Qi State as a hostage in exchange for Qi State's assistance to contain Chu State, but over the years, my Wei Dynasty

As we become stronger and stronger, we no longer need the help of Qi State... Therefore, Hongrun hopes that I will return to Wei State."

After hearing this, both Kui Ji and Tian Wan were silent. They didn't know what to say. The reason was that it was not the new king of Wei who was dissatisfied with their husbands. On the contrary, it was the new king Gu Nian who

The old brotherly love is just that I hope he can return to Wei - in fact, this should be a good thing.

"What are your plans, husband?"

After a moment of silence, Ji Ji asked in a low voice.

Zhao Zhao sighed slightly and said: "Over the years in Linzi, I have often missed Daliang, but... now is not the time."

Of course, Kui Ji understood what her husband meant by saying "it's not the right time yet". It was nothing more than the current critical situation in her country.

If her Qi State could be as powerful as Wei State now, her husband might have taken them back to Wei State long ago.

Seeing her husband's sad face, Kui Ji felt uncomfortable and secretly blamed her father, the late king Lu Xi - if Lu Xi had not married her to Zhao Zhao and later not left her alone to the latter, her husband would not have to suffer the consequences.

Such torture.

But thinking about it on the other hand, if her father had not fought against all the odds to marry her to Zhao Zhao, she would not have met a husband as gentle and elegant as Zhao Zhao.

Therefore, Kui Ji was also in a state of confusion, not knowing whether to blame her father or thank her father.

But having said that, no matter thanking or complaining, it is of no use so far. As a wife, the only thing she can do is to support her husband's decision, whether he chooses to return to Qi or Wei.

After returning to Prince Rui's Mansion that night, Kui Ji and Tian Wan went to coax the Zhao Liang brothers and sisters to sleep, while Zhao Zhao discussed the matter with Fei Wei, Cao Liang and other Zongwei in the study.

When Zhao Zhao mentioned that his brother Zhao Hongrun was likely to detain him in the Wei Kingdom, Fei Wei, Cao Liang and other clan guards looked at each other.

If it is said that Zhao Run intends to harm their Highness, then all the sect guards will naturally be filled with anger. Even if they sacrifice themselves, they will protect their Highness and his family from the main beam. But the problem is, according to Zhao Zhao's words, it is obvious that the new monarch wants to

Re-use their highness - or simply put, as long as Zhao Zhao is willing to stay in Daliang, the new monarch will not hesitate to reward him.

Under this situation, Fei Wei, Cao Liang and other sect guards were also at a loss, scratching their heads one by one, not knowing what to say.

Do they want to accuse the new king of caring too much about brotherhood?

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Zhao made a decision: "Tomorrow I will go to see my mother and take her with me to worship my father. After this matter is settled, I will go to see Hongrun and say goodbye to him... If it doesn't work out, let's

Go away secretly."

Fei Wei, the chief of the imperial family, said with a wry smile: "Master, the situation inside and outside Daliang City today is not as good as before. According to what Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, and Mu Qing said during the banquet just now, the situation inside and outside Daliang City is now worse than before.

With one hundred thousand imperial guards, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky if you want to sneak out of the city under the eyes of these one hundred thousand imperial guards..."

"That's not the worst."

Zongwei Caoliang took over the conversation and said with a strange expression: "The worst thing is that even if we were lucky enough to sneak back to Linzi, we would offend the new monarch. As you know, the Eighth Prince had a bad temper when he was a child.

, not to mention that you are now my big brother

The king of Wei... I guess, if we leave without saying goodbye and sneak back to Linzi, it won't be a big deal if our deeds are exposed. But if we succeed, the Eighth Prince will be angry with Qi and send troops to attack Qi in anger.

country, then Qi country is really..."

He didn't say any more, but he believed everyone present could understand what he meant.

You must know that the State of Wei is currently at odds with the State of Qi and is an ally of the State of Chu. In other words, it is not impossible for the State of Wei to send troops to attack the State of Qi.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhao had an even more headache.

At the same time, Zhao Hongrun had just returned from Fengyi Palace and headed to Ganlu Palace. Meeting Zhao Zhao today made him feel a little confused and he needed to calm down and collect his thoughts.

However, when he arrived at the Ganlu Hall, he saw a person waiting in the front hall. When he took a closer look, he turned out to be the minister of the inner dynasty, Jie Ziziu.

"Jie Zi, haven't you returned home yet?"

Zhao Hongrun said hello casually.

Jie Ziyu smiled, raised his hands and said, "I learned that your Majesty is hosting a private banquet for Prince Rui in Yafeng Pavilion today, so I am waiting here specially to help your Majesty..."

Speaking of this, Jie Ziyu took a step forward and whispered: "Actually, Prince Rui's matter can be easily solved... As long as Qi is turned into Wei, won't Prince Rui have to stay in Wei?

"
Chapter completed!