"Zhao Wu, it's like this...... Huh.'

On the day after Qingwang Hongxin left Daliang for Song County, Zhao Hongrun was still a little emotional when he was in the study.

Looking back on the past two years, Qingwang Hongxin's momentum is so fierce, like a towering tree in the court, even though Yongwang Hongyu has the honor of "supervising the country", but there are still more than half of the people who believe that Qingwang Hongxin will eventually be able to suppress Yongwang Hongyu and become the prince of Wei.

Who would have thought that as soon as the "Jinxiang Massacre" incident occurred, King Qingwang Hongxin immediately fell.

In fact, to be precise, it can't be said to be a downfall, after all, the Qingwang Party has only fallen into a crisis of public opinion, and its strength has not suffered much loss - of course, those who immediately turned their heads when they saw that the situation was not good, Yongwang Hongyu said otherwise.

"Your Highness, have you really decided not to go to the banquet in King Yong's Mansion?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Hongrun's staff member Jie Ziyu couldn't help but ask, and at the same time, his eyes involuntarily glanced at the invitation that Zhao Hongrun put on the table.

Today, King Yong Hongyu specially sent an invitation from Zhou Yue, the head of his sect's guard.

"Do you think the king should go?" Zhao Hongrun raised his eyebrows and asked Jie Zidao rhetorically.

Jie Ziyu smiled faintly, carried one hand on his back, paced in the room, and said with a smile: "Your Highness thinks it's a little flamboyant, right?" ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun did not speak.

Jie Ziyu is right, yesterday Qingwang Hongxin was forced to leave Daliang to go to Song County, today Yongwang Hongyu set up a banquet in the mansion, inviting Daliang celebrities and nobles to gather, the intention is self-evident: one is to celebrate, the other is to declare sovereignty.

Just like Zhao Hongrun sighed yesterday when he saw Qingwang Hongxin's strong face and smile - from this moment on, it is the luck of Yongwang Hongyu!

Zhao Hongrun didn't like this.

In the final analysis, is it just to exclude dissidents and force a brother who is trying to compete for the throne away from the country, is it worth a big feast?

It's not a victory.

Don't you know that the imperial treasury is still in deficit, the domestic economy is still in collapse, and many people across the country are still tightening their belts to live?

Of course, although he was a little dissatisfied, Zhao Hongrun could also understand the excitement of the Yongwang Party at this time, after all, after Qingwang Hongxin was forced to leave Daliang, there was no opponent in Daliang City who could compete with Yongwang Hongyu for the throne - Zhao Hongli, the eldest prince, and Zhao Hongjing, the king of Xiang, were not to be afraid.

In this case, the Yongwang Party is like a victory locked in advance, so it is not incomprehensible to hold a banquet to celebrate with ecstasy.

By the way, you can also use this banquet to distinguish between friend and foe, and see who understands current affairs and who is stubborn.

Think about it and guess that during the period when Qingwang Hongxin was forced to leave Daliang, the Yongwang Party will seize the opportunity to take political measures to squeeze out the power of the Qingwang Party in the court.

Although he knew in his heart that this was inevitable, Zhao Hongrun was still a little uncomfortable.

Therefore, when Zhou Yue, the head of the sect of Yongwang Hongyu, personally sent the invitation, Zhao Hongrun was actually a little resistant in his heart.

And when Zhao Hongrun frowned and thought, Jie Ziyu was also thinking about it.

I have to say that Qingwang Hongxin's fall this time was really a bit unexpected by Jie Ziyu, because this incident was so sudden, so sudden that he hadn't thought about how to win the greatest benefit for his Royal Highness.

In the past, when King Qing Hongxin was still in Daliang, Jie Ziyu made some small moves in private, which did not cause much reaction from the Yongwang Party, for example, the last time there was a rumor that "King Su intends to compete for the throne", he played a small trick and concealed people from all sides, and even Zhao Run, the king of Su whom he was loyal to, was kept in the dark by him.

But right now, "Qingwang Hongxin", the number one rival of Yongwang Hongyu, said that he fell down, which made Jie Ziyu also feel a little headache, because in the case of losing the shield of Qingwang Hongxin, if he made some small moves to pave the way for Zhao Hongrun's future, he would inevitably be vigilant by the Yongwang Party, and even suppressed - after all, Yongwang has no other strong opponents.

In fact, when he learned that His Royal Highness resisted going to the Yongwang Mansion for a banquet, Jie Ziyu was very happy in his heart, because this was more in line with his "selfishness", but after repeated consideration, he still decided to fulfill his duty as a staff member - to follow the wishes of the object of allegiance.

Therefore, he said with a straight face: "Your Highness, in your opinion, Your Highness, you should go to the banquet. ”

After that, he didn't wait for Zhao Hongrun to reply, so he said to himself: "Today's banquet in Yongwang's Mansion is obviously for celebration, and second, for the preparation of the next party and disagreement. …… If His Royal Highness doesn't give King Yong face, even if King Yong doesn't care, what will the people under him think? Moreover, although King Yong once had a good relationship with us, but at this time and that time, the current pattern of the beam, King Yong is alone, whether he is still willing to live in harmony with His Royal Highness, this is the key that His Royal Highness must grasp. …… After all, Your Highness is not alone, and you are also sheltering a group of your supporters. ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun was silent when he heard this, and then nodded slowly after a long time.

After listening to Jie Ziyu's persuasion, Zhao Hongrun finally decided to go to the banquet in King Yong's mansion.

Around the time of Shen, King Yongwang Hongyu walked out of the vertical arch hall before dusk today, preparing to return to his mansion.

It is undeniable that Yongwang Hongyu was considered by Zhao Hongrun to "have the potential of a Ming monarch", at least in terms of diligence, not inferior to Zhao Yuanxi, the son of Wei Tianzi, during the period when he was in charge of the country, he took a car from the palace to the palace every day, presided over the early dynasty, and then went to the vertical arch hall to review the chapters, and many times he had to be busy until around the time of the palace before leaving from the side gate of the palace - the palace had long been closed for martial law.

Even sometimes when encountering a piece of music that is difficult to decide, King Yong's reputation will bring these pieces back to King Yong's mansion to discuss and ponder with Zhang Qigong and several other confidants.

From this point of view, Yongwang Hongyu is really a diligent successor, and he is by no means comparable to Zhao Hongrun's kind of prince who sleeps until dawn and spends most of his time idle for twelve hours a day.

"His Royal Highness King Yong."

When he saw King Yongwang Hongyu and several guards walking towards the palace gate, a guard commander greeted him with a smile and said with a smile: "It's rare to see His Highness return home so early." ”

This Praetorian Guard commander is called "Cao Pu", and like his colleague "Jin Ju", who has a good relationship with Zhao Hongrun, he is one of the eight "Praetorian Guards" of the Praetorian Guard.

"Captain Cao." King Yong Hongyu said hello to Cao Pu and said with a smile: "Today, this king has a banquet in the palace, so he left the palace early...... Hey? Didn't Captain Cao receive an invitation from this king's mansion? At this, he frowned, as if he was blaming the people in the house for negligence.

Seeing this, Cao Pu hurriedly explained: "No, no, His Royal Highness King Yong, he has also received an invitation, but he has a position and is not allowed to leave without permission, so he has to live up to His Highness's hospitality...... I also hope that His Highness will forgive his sins. ”

King Yong nodded in recognition and praised: "Captain Cao is loyal to his duties and is the pillar of the country, how can this king be blamed?" …… Since Captain Cao is not in the field today, then in this way, when Captain Cao is free, this king will invite Captain Cao again, okay? ”

"How does this work?" Cao Pu was flattered and said, "It should be another day to visit by a lowly position...... Well, apology is. ”

"Haha, whether it's a visit or an apology, when the time comes, this king will entertain Captain Cao again, and he won't return if he doesn't get drunk." Yongwang Hongyu was full of smiles, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze.

Until King Yongwang Hongyu passed through the palace gate and left the palace, Cao Pu still couldn't help but be complacent, and at this time, another Praetorian Guard commander Jin Ju came over with a team of Praetorian Guards to take shifts, and saw Cao Pu with a smile on his face, and asked curiously: "Old Cao, why are you smiling so happily?" Could it be that your kid has found another concubine room? ”

Cao Pu rolled his eyes, then explained what happened to Fang Cai, and said with emotion at the end: "His Royal Highness King Yong, he looks like Your Majesty, he will be a Ming Jun one day." ”

"Tsk! Inviting people to buy people's hearts, is it like His Royal Highness King Su is sincere and straightforward?'

Jin Ju pursed his lips secretly, pointed his finger at the palace and said, "Okay, okay, you will take someone to patrol the palace...... By the way, be careful over there in the "Jingyao Palace", Concubine Sun has not had a good temper in the past two days. ”

The "grandson concubine of Jingyao Palace" in his mouth is the biological mother of King Qingwang Hongxin.

Hearing the three words "Jingyao Palace", Cao Pu snorted lightly, with a somewhat mocking sneer on his face, and muttered a few words in his mouth, which he couldn't really hear, but probably it was the words of favoring Yongwang Hongyu.

At the same time, King Yong's reputation has walked outside the palace.

Immediately, a carriage marked with the name "Yongwangfu" slowly came to the front.

Yongwang Hongyu and several Zongwei boarded the carriage and saw his staff member Zhang Qigong sitting in the carriage.

"Your Highness." Zhang Qigong bowed.

"Hmm." Yongwang Hongyu nodded, and then asked, "Can you prepare for the banquet in the mansion?" ”

"Everything is ready."

"Are there any guests left behind?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, it has been repeatedly checked in your majesty, and there will be no left."

"That's good." Yongwang Hongyu nodded, and after half a ring, he suddenly asked, "Where is the eighth child...... Have you ever sent an invitation? ”

As if he had guessed his Royal Highness's thoughts, Zhang Qigong said with a straight face: "It was the head of the Zhou (Yue) Sect who personally came to the door and sent the invitation, and there was no mistake in etiquette. ”

"Hmm......"

Yongwang Hongyu nodded slowly, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhang Qigong's expression of wanting to speak, so he asked, "Qigong, do you have something to say?" ”

Zhang Qigong pondered for a moment, and then asked thoughtfully: "Your Highness, have you ever thought that if His Royal Highness King Su refuses for an excuse, then ......?"

This sentence just speaks of the mind of King Zhongyong.

In fact, he also understands that King Qing Hongxin was forced to leave Daliang yesterday, and he set up a banquet in King Yong's Mansion today to invite guests, which is indeed a bit ostentatious, and it will inevitably give people a feeling of "impatience".

But on the other hand, this kind of thing must be struck while the iron is hot, what if something happens to the long night's dreams?

Among the many guests invited tonight, the attitude of Zhao Run, the eighth brother Su Wang, is particularly crucial.