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When it was close to dusk that day, Zhao Hongrun took Jie Ziyu, Qi'er, and Wei Jiao to Yongwang's Mansion in a carriage.

When I came to the street where Yongwang's Mansion was located, I saw that the street was full of cars and horses, and it was already congested a few miles away.

"It's the current trend." Zong Wei Chang Wei Jiao couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

When Zhao Hongrun and Jie Ziyu heard this, they didn't speak, each thinking about their own thoughts.

After half an hour, the carriage that Zhao Hongrun and others rode came to the gate of King Yong's mansion.

Far away, the welcome door of the Yongwang Mansion has noticed the car of King Su Zhao Run, and hurriedly notified several Yongwang Zongwei who greeted the guests in front of the mansion, and Zhou Yue, the head of the Zongwei, after learning about this, sent someone to inform the Yongwang Hongyu in the mansion, and personally came to greet him, so that when Zhao Hongrun stepped off the carriage, Zhou Yue was already waiting in front of the carriage.

"His Royal Highness King Su, I have worked hard for you to come to the banquet in your busy schedule." Zhou Yue saluted respectfully.

"Zhou Zongwei is serious." Zhao Hongrun responded with a smile.

Although he still has some resistance to today's banquet in his heart, this matter has nothing to do with Zhou Yue in front of him, since the other party greeted him with a smile, Zhao Hongrun naturally would not be rude.

"Today, this king came to the banquet, and he did not bring any valuable gifts, a few small gifts, and I hope not to be surprised."

As he spoke, Zhao Hongrun turned his head and glanced at Zong Wei Jiao, who understood, and handed Zhou Yue a wooden box in his hand.

"His Royal Highness King Su has been polite, and Zhou has thanked His Royal Highness on behalf of my family." Zhou Yue took it flattered.

It's no wonder that Zhou Yue was flattered, after all, looking at the entire Liang and even the entire Wei State, there are very few households that can get official gifts from King Su Zhao Run.

I think when King Hongxin set up a banquet, what did His Royal Highness send in front of him? I just casually threw a pair of horsewhips to the doorman who greeted the guests.

And today, His Royal Highness specially sent a gift, which is already a very face-saving act for King Yong's Mansion, even if the contents of the wooden box are actually not valuable.

Solemnly handing the wooden box in his hand to the people behind him, Zhou Yue, the head of the sect guard, respectfully raised his hand and said, "His Royal Highness King Su, please." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and before entering the mansion, he glanced at the many carriages outside the mansion, these carriages occupied the open space outside the mansion, and almost filled this section of the street, it is not difficult to guess how many celebrities and nobles came to the banquet today.

At the same time, in the main hall of the main house in the front yard of King Yong's Mansion, many guests have been seated under the arrangement of the mansion, and among these guests, there are also the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and Xiangwang Zhao Hongjing.

The two royal palaces, while looking at the colorful guests, exchanged in a low voice, their faces were more or less solemn.

On the contrary, the staff members who accompanied them, Luo Ying and Liu Jie, were calm and calm, chatting and laughing, listening closely, and actually discussing academic issues.

"The fifth child was forced to leave, and only you and I were left. The second child held a banquet today, maybe it was not to put pressure on you and me...... What does the eldest brother think about this? ”

Xiangwang Hongjing asked Zhao Hongli in a low voice.

Zhao Hongli smiled and said nothing, keeping in mind Luo Ying's advice to him: try to avoid talking to Xiangwang Hongjing and become a cliché.

"Has the eldest brother given up fighting for the throne?" Xiangwang Hongjing asked again in surprise.

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Zhao Hongli said ambiguously: "Foolish brother is just a middleman's capital, King Yong can beat me tenfold, and he is the king, so there is nothing wrong with it." ”

"......" Xiangwang Hongjing looked at Zhao Hongli in his gaze, showing a little surprise for the first time.

I remember that a few years ago, the eldest brother in front of him was not such a character, Zhao Hongli at that time, his eyes were above the top, although he was pretentious, but in fact, he was mediocre, just occupying a "eldest son" with a good background.

And now, after suffering setbacks, Zhao Hongli seems to know how to be humble and forbearance, the original Donggong Party is now rooted in the party and accumulating strength in a low-key manner, which is inseparable from Zhao Hongli's low-key.

Having said that, in the past two years, Zhao Hongli and the original Donggong Party have indeed been too low-key, except for Zhao Hongli, who is more or less still active in the DPRK and China, consolidating his control over the officials, the rest of the original Donggong Party seems to have disappeared in China, and even this time's "Battle of Song County", the original Donggong Party did not participate in it, so that if it is not deliberately recalled, it is really possible to forget these people.

Of course, low-key is low-key, but Xiangwang Hongjing does not believe that the eldest prince Zhao Hongli is willing to give up the competition for the throne and give up that position, otherwise, why would Zhao Hongli transfer "Zheng Tu" and other capable officials of the original Donggong Party from the local area to Daliang to hold important positions? Isn't it paving the way for a 'comeback' in the future!

For Xiangwang Hongjing, if the eldest prince Zhao Hongli 'makes a comeback' at this time, it will be very beneficial to him.

After all, the current Yongwang Hongyu is too powerful, and he has lost the ally of Qingwang Hongxin, or simply a shield, so he is very worried that Yongwang Hongyu will attack him next.

Don't forget, he, Zhao Hongjing, once betrayed King Yong's reputation.

Therefore, if the eldest prince Zhao Hongli comes back at this time, then Zhao Hongjing can form an alliance with this eldest emperor brother and keep warm with each other, so that when Yongwang Hongyu wants to deal with him in the future, he will have to weigh it more or less.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongli's answer was ambiguous, and there was really nothing useful.

After repeated temptations, Zhao Hongjing couldn't help it, lowered his voice and asked Zhao Hongli directly: "Brother Changhuang, the fifth child has fallen, I'm afraid it will be you and me next, you and I have some grievances with King Yong over the years, he is in power today, I believe that you and I will have a hard time...... The foolish brother thinks that you and I should join hands in adversity and tide over difficulties together in order to protect ourselves. ”

"......" Listening to Zhao Hongjing's words, Zhao Hongli suddenly smiled, and that smile made Xiangwang Hongjing a little inexplicably apprehensive.

It turned out that Luo Ying had already said similar speculations to Zhao Hongli, guessing that Xiangwang Hongjing would most likely take the initiative to show favor and invite him to join hands to resist the suppression of Yongwang Hongyu - as expected, Luo Ying was decided.

But Luo Ying reminded Zhao Hongli again and refused to do so.

The reason is very simple, because Xiangwang Hongjing is not an ordinary wall grass, this smiling tiger has always balanced the strength between the brothers.

When he Zhao Hongli was strong, Zhao Hongjing took refuge in Yongwang Hongyu; Later, Yongwang Hongyu overthrew him Zhao Hongli, and Zhao Hongjing immediately switched to Qingwang Hongxin; Even, when King Qingwang Hongxin was strong later, it was rumored that Zhao Hongjing secretly had an eyebrow with King Yong.

How can such a person be trusted? I don't know when he sold it.

Therefore, Luo Ying suggested that Zhao Hongli simply let Xiangwang Hongjing out of the game directly - instead of keeping this person to stir up, it was better to let him out directly, and he Zhao Hongli fought with Yongwang Hongyu alone.

Don't look at Yongwang Hongyu's momentum now, but Zhao Hongli also has his advantages.

First of all, Zhao Hongli's mother is Queen Wang, as long as Queen Wang has not fallen, Zhao Hongli, as the eldest son, will not fall completely. On the other hand, only the queen who doesn't like to fight for power and profit comes forward to help, and the situation may be different.

Secondly, Zhao Hongli has the support of his half-brother Zhao Hongxuan, King Huan - although Zhao Hongli never thought of retribution, he couldn't resist the fact that Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, had clear grievances and strong support for him to compete for the throne.

Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, is now quite important in the Wei State, holding the "Northern First Army" with 100,000 people in his hands, and has Anyi as a fiefdom, and even after some time, he will marry a Korean princess, even if his prestige and status are not as good as his brother Zhao Run, the king of Su, but it can also be called a strong help.

With such advantageous conditions, Zhao Hongli can no longer compete with Yongwang Hongyu, why keep Xiangwang Hongjing, a-stirring stick?

Although the household department controlled by Xiangwang Hongjing is also a very critical bargaining chip, in the final analysis, the result of kicking this brother out of the game and trying to control the household department is not much different.

So, Zhao Hongli interrupted with a smile: "Today I only talk about things during the feast, and don't talk about anything else." ”

"......" Xiangwang Hongjing's complexion changed slightly.

He doesn't have such a powerful hole card as "Mother is the Queen Wang", if King Yong Hongyu really settles accounts with him after the autumn, he can't resist it at all.

The best result is to be enclosed to the local fiefdom, and only have the opportunity to return to Daliang in three or five years.

And it can be expected that if he is entitled, he will definitely not be able to get a big county like Shangshuiyi, Anyi, and Shanyangyi, and there is a good chance that Yongwang Hongyu will randomly pick a remote barren county as his fiefdom - how much difference can this be from exile?

Just when Zhao Hongjing wanted to say a few more words, a messenger's announcement came from outside the mansion: "His Royal Highness King Su has arrived!" ”

Hearing this, the temple, which was still chaotic, suddenly fell silent.

And Zhao Hongjing didn't know what he thought, and his eyes lit up slightly and looked at the door.

I saw that in front of everyone, Zhao Hongrun walked into the hall with Jie Ziyu, Qi'er, and Wei Jiao, and after glancing at the guests with different expressions in the hall, under the guidance of the people in the house, he came to his seat.

"Why is he here too?"

"King Su Zhao Run also came to the banquet...... Hey, is there a show to see today? ”

Seeing Zhao Hongrun sit down, there were bursts of private discussions in the hall, and many guests looked at Zhao Hongrun's eyes, all of which looked a little weird.

Because when many people saw Zhao Hongrun, they suddenly woke up: even though Zhao Xin, the king of Qing, was forced to leave Song County, there was still a Su king Zhao Run in Daliang.

Moreover, the power of this Su King Zhao Run is better than that of Qing King Zhao Xin.

After realizing this, many guests in the palace couldn't help but secretly guess Zhao Hongrun's intention in their hearts: is it a soft submission to King Yong's reputation? Or is it a harbinger of war on King Yong's reputation?

It's no wonder that when the rumor that "King Su intends to compete for the throne" spread all over the Liang Dynasty, Zhao Hongrun listened to the suggestion of Jie Ziyu, who had hidden 'selfishness', and did not express his attitude to resist the rumor.

Probably sensing that many guests in the hall were looking at him intentionally or unintentionally, Zhao Hongrun raised his head in confusion, only to find that those people quickly shifted their gaze.

"Huh? What are those people watching me do? ”

“……”

Jie Ziyu lowered his head a little weakly, fiddling with the wine cup on the table.