"Hongrun, you are too presumptuous!" Wei Tianzi shouted in a deep voice.

There was no way, in this case, he had to come forward to scold Zhao Hongrun.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes and said lightly: "Did my father know his son on the first day?" ”

Wei Tianzi opened his mouth, but he was speechless by Zhao Hongrun's words.

He had to admit that he, the eighth son, had never been a son who followed the rules, smashed the Youzhi Palace, ruined the ornaments in the imperial garden, and even slipped back to the palace quietly after the conquest of Chu in order to laugh at him to his face.

If you count these stained crimes, Wei Tianzi suspects that he will be angry to death by this bad son.

Shaking his head secretly, Wei Tianzi asked, "Hongrun, what do you want?" ”

His words made everyone present stunned, they didn't expect that Wei Tianzi would not be the first to reprimand and punish this arrogant kid in this situation, but asked the latter in an almost helpless tone what he wanted.

But after thinking about it, they suddenly realized: people, after all, are father and son!

"Ten million taels of silver!" Zhao Hongrun, in his terrible sitting position, raised his right hand and raised a finger.

In the disbelief of everyone in the hall, Wei Tianzi frowned and thought for a moment, and actually turned his head to look at Uncle Tai.

"What does that mean?"

Uncle Tai almost blurted out this sentence in his heart.

He said to himself, Zhao Yuansi, Zhao Yuansi, you don't plan to stand on the side of your arrogant son, right?

However, Wei Tianzi only glanced at his uncle Zhao Tairu slightly, and saw that the latter's face sank like water, and he didn't say anything, so he quickly turned his head to look at Zhao Hongrun, shook his head and said: "Hongrun, the sect can't take out 10 million taels of silver, so let's do it, this money is allocated by the treasury, how about it?" ”

"Lao Tzu actually compromised with his son?"

Everyone present watched this scene in disbelief.

But then again, as long as this matter can be resolved, they don't care.

It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun didn't intend to let them get their wish, and said lightly after hearing this: "Father, the money in the treasury is used to stabilize the society and benefit the people. ”

The implication is that he refused to accept the money from the household department, and he must come up with the money from the Zongfu.

Seeing this, the third uncle, who had just recovered his breath, pointed at Zhao Hongrun and scolded: "Junior, do you deliberately want to embarrass the Zongfu and go against the Zongfu?!" ”

"It's embarrassing for the sect, how can you say this?" Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at the third uncle, and said lightly: "Could it be that the third uncle thinks that the money in the treasury can be used by my Ji Zhao clan at will?" As long as the third uncle nods, okay, this king will approve the household department to repay this fee for the Zongfu! ”

"I'm ......" The third uncle's face turned red, and he couldn't speak.

How dare he nod and admit this kind of thing, although his Ji Zhao clan actually took advantage of the country in the past, but how can this kind of thing be put on the table?

There is no doubt that as long as he dares to nod, once Zhao Hongrun spreads this matter, he will immediately be spurned by the six million people of Wei State, and this stigma in the real sense of the word will not be cleared up in his life.

Seeing that the third uncle was speechless, Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips and snorted coldly, and mocked: "Since you can't do it, what are you talking about?" Stay and go! ”

After that, he turned his head to look at Wei Tianzi, grabbed ahead of Wei Tianzi, and said seriously: "Father, you see, the third uncle also thinks that this move is inappropriate. ”

"How do you see that?"

Wei Tianzi opened his mouth and glanced at the third uncle who was holding his chest in pain again, and couldn't help but feel some sympathy for this uncle.

Subsequently, Wei Tianzi once again made a suggestion.

"That'...... In this way, count the ...... that the treasury has temporarily lent to the Jongfu."

As he spoke, Wei Tianzi glanced at Zhao Hongrun and added, "Count the interest." ”

A hint of displeasure flashed on Zhao Hongrun's face, and Zhengse said: "Father, there may still be money left over from the household department at the moment, but the son is planning to cooperate with the household department and the ministry of industry to reclaim Sanchuan, spending thousands of dollars during the period, and the return is more than ten times...... How could the "interest" mentioned by my father not exceed the "ten times the profit", right? Or is it that in fact, the father is also very black-hearted, and wants to ask the sect to repay "10,000 taels of silver" to the household department in the future? ”

"This bad son hates me too......

Wei Tianzi secretly smiled bitterly, he knew this son too well, and as soon as he heard what Zhao Hongrun said, he knew that this inferior son was ready to blame him.

This is not a good thing, after all, this son has always poked his heart and lungs, if he intends to retaliate, Wei Tianzi is worried that he is likely to vomit blood in anger by this kid.

Thinking of this, Wei Tianzi said in a deep voice: "Hongrun, the sect can't come up with 10 million taels of silver, and it's useless for you to persecute it......"

"If you don't have money, you can sell your property." Interrupting Wei Tianzi's words, Zhao Hongrun pointed to the elegant decorations and furnishings around the hall, and said lightly: "Father, look at these sandalwood furniture, as well as bronze lampposts, these can be sold." …… Father, don't worry, the sons will never embarrass the Zongfu, and even, for the sake of the situation, they will buy it at the market price, even if it is as small as ...... Every brick! ”

"This son...... Aren't you going to demolish the Sect Mansion?'

The faces of everyone in the hall were shocked.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun's second uncle, Zhao Yuanyan, couldn't help it, frowned and said: "Hongrun, the Zongfu is the face of my Ji surnamed Zhao family, is it possible that you want to demolish it?" ”

"Face?" Zhao Hongrun snorted lightly and said lightly: "Is there still this thing?" I thought that when some old things relied on the old and sold the old, bullied the small with the big, and tried to force me to acquiesce to their harm to the public and private interests, they would have already lost it! ”

"Presumptuous!" Zhao Yuanyan scolded.

But apart from scolding him for being presumptuous, he couldn't say anything to refute it, after all, this matter was originally untenable on the side of the sect.

So, he opened his mouth for a long time, but in the end he didn't say anything more.

But Wei Tianzi frowned beside him and said, "Hongrun, don't do everything......

As soon as the words fell, I heard Zhao Hongrun say with a smile: "No, no, no, father, this is killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys." ”

"Killing chickens and making an example of monkeys? Who is the chicken and who is the monkey?'

Except for the two brothers Zhao Yuanxi, the son of Wei Tianzi and Zhao Yuanyan of Zongzheng of the Zongfu, the rest of the people in the hall had ugly faces, and they all looked at Zhao Hongrun talking there.

"Father, son-in-law thinks that the existence of the sect may make my father feel a lot of discomfort, right? This time, the sect has lost its reason, this is a godsend! Erchen thought that he would take advantage of this opportunity to vigorously weaken the Zongfu, and it was best to even break his spine, so that it would be difficult for him to turn over! ”

『…… Stinky boy!'

Wei Tianzi looked at Zhao Hongrun with wide eyes, and scolded secretly in his heart.

He said in his heart: Indeed, this is a good opportunity to weaken the sect, but you kid told me in private! In front of everyone's eyes, tell this matter in public, what are you?

Suddenly, when he thought about it, Wei Tianzi's complexion became even worse.

Because he suddenly realized that Zhao Hongrun could not make such a mistake, and the only explanation was that he did it on purpose.

deliberately said this to drive a wedge between him and the Zongfu.

No, the four sect elders, the eldest uncle, the third uncle, the cousin uncle, and the junior uncle, including the current sect leader Zhao Yuanyan, all glanced at Wei Tianzi with a rather strange expression after hearing these words.

"Bastard! Do you even dare to calculate?'

Wei Tianzi glared at Zhao Hongrun hatefully, his expression felt awkward and disgusting as if he had swallowed a worm.

Because Zhao Hongrun was right, this time was indeed a good time to take the opportunity to weaken the sect, in fact, he had already begun to calculate in his heart.

But the problem is that now he is being told by Zhao Hongrun to the point, which makes him have to stand on his son's side, and he feels like he is being led by his son's nose.

This feeling is very uncomfortable.

But Wei Tianzi didn't want to let go of this opportunity against his will.

"Father, this taste is not pleasant, right?"

At this time, Zhao Hongrun said softly.

Maybe others didn't understand, but Wei Tianzi could understand.

At this time, Uncle Zhao Tairu glanced at Wei Tianzi deeply and said, "Let's go!" My sect's mansion, even if it sells the property, will give you enough 10 million taels of silver! ”

"What?"

Including Zhao Hongrun, everyone in the hall looked at his uncle Zhao Tairu with astonishment.

During this period, Wei Tianzi could vaguely feel that Zhao Tairu's eyes when he looked at him were no longer the same as usual.

『…… I knew it wouldn't be a good thing to get involved!'

Wei Tianzi scolded secretly, he knew that he was hated by this elder.

Sure enough, after his uncle Zhao Tairu finished saying that, he didn't look at Wei Tianzi again, but said to Zhao Hongrun: "Hongrun, this time is my sect's mansion first, so what happened during this period, the old man doesn't care about you, and as you said, I will make up 10 million taels of silver as compensation for you." …… Are you satisfied? ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun glanced at his uncle with a little surprise, nodded slowly, and said indifferently: "It's okay." ”

Seeing this, Uncle Tai sat back in his position on crutches, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, now, let's start discussing the matter of 'opening up the three rivers'!" ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun's eyes flashed with a hint of discoloration when he heard this.

"This old thing...... Your eyes are sharp enough.'"

Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He didn't expect this uncle to be so deep in the city's mansion, and after discovering that Wei Tianzi was not on the side of the sect's mansion, he immediately recognized the huge compensation he Zhao Hongrun demanded.

This means that, according to the rules, Zhao Hongrun can no longer talk about the previous behavior of the sect.

And will there be any loss for the Zongfu?

If nothing else, if the Zongfu can make Zhao Hongrun back down and open Sanchuan to the royal families, princes, and nobles in the Wei State, presumably those royal families, princes, and nobles will be happy to raise 10 million taels of silver to the Zongfu.

After all, the aristocratic class occupies the vast majority of the financial resources of the Wei State, only 10 million taels, how can it be considered a big deal for the entire class?

"This old thing......

Looking deeply at Zhao Tairu, the uncle with a cold expression, Zhao Hongrun frowned.

Because he realized that his plan to use the Zongfu to avoid negotiating the matter of Sanchuan with the royal class had already been ruined before it was implemented. (To be continued.) )