"Who told you to come and probe me?"

Playing with the empty wine cup in his hand, Zhao Hong frowned and looked at his younger brother. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It's Luo Ying." Zhao Hongxuan knew that his brother was not happy at the moment, so he obediently picked up the wine jug and poured a glass for his brother, revealing the truth truthfully in his mouth.

After all, he is a brother who has known the roots for many years, and Zhao Hongxuan naturally understands his brother's protection of him.

For example, in this matter, if he has the intention to conceal it, then the matter is likely to be out of control in the end, and even arouse his brother's disgust for the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, who has finally forgotten; But if you tell the truth, the brother in front of you will not necessarily be angry.

I have to say that, as Zhao Hongxuan guessed, seeing that his younger brother told the truth as soon as possible, Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned, but he did not show much emotional change.

"Luo Ying......" Holding the glass of wine poured by his younger brother, Zhao Hongrun estimated it in his heart, and said lightly: "Count the days, Zhao Hongli's one-year self-grounding has ended a while ago, right?" What, want to return to the temple? ”

Zhao Hongxuan glanced at Zhou Yu, who was sitting next to him, and said truthfully: "In fact, it is not that the eldest brother wants to return to the temple, but someone asks him to return to the temple, brother, guess who it is?" Saying that, he didn't wait for Zhao Hongrun's reply, and gave the answer in a strange tone: "King Yong!" ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongxuan with some surprise.

In fact, his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan still has correspondence with the eldest prince Zhao Hongli in private, and Zhao Hongrun knows more or less about this matter.

Although he always thought that the eldest prince Zhao Hongli handed over the Northern First Army to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan in order to win over the latter, but so far, because Zhao Hongli has not done anything similar to coercion and revenge, this has made Zhao Hongrun's impression of Zhao Hongli slightly improved, and he also began to think back to the question of "I am too demanding of the eldest prince".

In this matter, the younger brother Zhao Hongxuan said good things for the eldest prince from time to time, which is of course one reason, and the other reason is because of the change of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli himself.

For example, after the "Beiyi Military Camp Incident", the eldest prince Zhao Hongli's self-punishment of "confinement for one year".

Once Zhao Hongrun thought that Zhao Hongli was just talking casually, but he never thought that this eldest brother had really grounded himself in his mansion for a year, during which he closed his door to thank guests, in addition to learning from his staff Luo Ying, he was concentrating on teaching his children academics.

In this regard, not to mention that the government and the opposition were quite surprised, even Zhao Hongrun was shocked.

What's more critical is that the "Beiyi Military Camp Incident" was not provoked by the eldest prince Hongli, but the behavior of Yongwang Hongyu in order to frame the former.

In this case, Zhao Hongli still insisted on fulfilling the self-discipline of being confined for a year, even if it was Zhao Hongrun, who had always been prejudiced against him, he couldn't find anything wrong this time.

On the contrary, at the beginning, Yongwang Hongyu secretly instigated the "Beiyi Military Camp Roar", which made Zhao Hongrun feel a little uncomfortable.

Although Zhao Hongrun has never made a statement on King Yong's private behavior in this matter, he inevitably left a thorn in his heart.

It is precisely for this reason that when Chen Tang, the staff of Yongwang Hongyu, and Liu Jie, the staff of Xiangwang Hongjing, arrived in Qi County at the same time a while ago, Zhao Hongrun decided that the reason why the two would not help each other - it stands to reason that with his friendship with Yongwang Hongyu, he should more or less help Yongwang.

Even, when Liu Jie later calculated Zhao Hongrun with the strategy of "doing what he likes", he deliberately let Chen Tang know about it, and Zhao Hongrun did not send someone to explain this matter to Chen Tang.

Just as his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan commented on King Yong, "King Yongwang is eager to make profits, and his work is not glorious", Zhao Hongrun also felt it in the "Beiyi Military Camp Incident".

Of course, this is a subjective minus, at least now Yongwang is still doing quite well and conscientiously, which makes Zhao Hongrun's mind a little more serious.

But no matter what, the thorn in Zhao Hongrun's heart can't be pulled out in a short time.

"Luo Ying...... What's the plan? ”

After a moment of silence, Zhao Hongrun drank all the wine in the cup and asked lightly.

"Luo Ying? What could he do? Aren't you just letting me find out......

muttered in his heart, Zhao Hongxuan immediately woke up to the fact that the brother in front of him might be referring to the eldest prince Zhao Hongli through Luo Ying.

So, he said cautiously: "Luo Ying has not promised King Yong yet. ”

"Huh." Zhao Hongrun smiled when he heard this, and said lightly: "Is the price given by King Yong not enough?" ”

Zhao Hongxuan shrugged his shoulders - this kind of obvious thing, there is nothing to hide.

Immediately, he thought for a while and said, "Brother, what do you mean?" ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced at his younger brother when he heard this, and asked, "Do you want to pull Luo Ying?" ”

Zhao Hongxuan did not hide it, and said frankly: "After all, I took an army of sixty or seventy thousand people for nothing, and I inevitably felt a little ...... in my heart" Speaking of this, he whispered: "Brother, what do you think of this? In your concept, isn't Kabasaka a castle focused on defense? See if you can give it to the chief...... Well, the people on Luo Ying's side, as well as the financial resources of the Zhengcheng Wang family, should not have a problem rebuilding Pusaka, so that the imperial court can also avoid an expense. …… No matter how bad it is, it's like the separation of military and political government in Fenyin County. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was slightly surprised.

It is undeniable that Zhao Hongxuan's idea is still good, give the forces of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli a 'Pusaka Order', and ask him to rebuild Pusaka, anyway, the military power is not in the hands of Zhao Hongli's side in the end, and the power of the eldest prince is at most a cheap Tuntian.

But in the end, Zhao Hongrun vetoed this idea, because the two counties of Fenyin and Puban are difficult to distinguish, and he must hold them in his hands.

It's not that he is in power, the problem is that Fenyin is the sword of Wei to stabilize Hexi and conquer Hetao in the future, while Puban is the shield to protect the two counties of Hedong and Sanchuan, in fact, the strategic position of the two is equal.

Among the original Donggong party forces of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, there are only a few families of the Zhengcheng Wang clan that are still firmly on the side and still have financial resources, and the problem is that the Zhengcheng Wang clan has a grudge with him Zhao Hongrun.

This grievance is not only that Zhao Hongrun did not save him when he saw death and sat back and watched the big thief kill Wang Jin, the son of the Wang family, but also the Anling Zhao family, which Zhao Hongrun supported the third uncle Zhao Laiyu, replaced the original Anling Wang family and quietly annexed the latter's family property - I believe this is what the Zhengcheng Wang family holds the most hatred.

Therefore, it is impossible for Zhao Hongrun to let the people of the Zhengcheng Wang clan serve as the "Pusaka Order", don't look at the loss of power of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli now, the Zhengcheng Wang clan seems to be in peace, what tricks will these people play in Pusaka in the future?

If Pusaka loses, how can Fenyin be saved?!

Therefore, in any case, Fenyin and Puban were pinched by Zhao Hongrun in order to ensure the external expansion of Wei in the future. In addition, Zhao Hongrun, the "Northern Qu Order", also wanted to hold it in his hands, after all, it was the northern barrier of Fenyin County, which was used to guard against the Koreans.

Of course, in view of the fact that Wei and Han have secretly signed a secret agreement to "jointly expel Lin Hu", Beiqucheng can also be put aside for the time being.

Anyway, Beiqu City was built in Hukou Mountain, north of the west of Hedong County, and the road did not lead to Hexi, so Zhao Hongrun did not think that the domestic nobles who were profit-seeking would rob - only King Yong, King Xiang, and King Qing would rob, after all, "Beiqu" would inevitably station an army to guard against the Han army of Xihe "Lishi" in the future, if it could grab this city, it would mean that it would grab the military power of an army.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun Zhengse said to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan: "You ask someone to reply to Luo Ying, tell him not to be ambitious, to learn from those nobles in China, and to think about getting something for nothing all day long." ”

『…… Brother, did you refuse?'

Zhao Hongxuan was stunned, and then a little disappointed.

He originally thought that with him interceding this time, the brother in front of him would look at his face and pull the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.

I have to say that the once hot East Palace is now full of people in front of the house, which makes Zhao Hongxuan, who has received a lot of favors from the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, feel inexplicably sad, and can't help but sigh that people are warm and cold, and the world is cold.

However, at this moment, Zhou Yu, who was sitting next to him, saw that His Royal Highness was silent for a long time, and his face showed disappointment, so he knew that His Royal Highness still did not understand the true meaning of his brother's words, so he reminded him: "Your Highness, why don't you thank His Royal Highness King Su for his suggestion?" ”

"Thanks?"

Zhao Hongxuan glanced at Zhou Yu inexplicably, but he still followed the latter's advice and thanked his brother in a vague way.

Although he thought about it for a long time and still didn't understand it, from his brother's "you are still far away" look, Zhao Hongxuan was still a little embarrassed, and scratched his head curtly.

That night, after coming to the housing arranged by Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan couldn't help it and asked Zhou Yu: "Zhou Yu, what does my brother mean by that?" ”

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness, Hexi and Hetao are the territories of Qianghu and Linhu, although it is ugly, it is undeniable that the interests of my Great Wei in Hexi are based on robbing Qianghu's wealth, which is what His Royal Highness King Su said in the mouth of 'get for nothing', therefore, what His Royal Highness King Su said 'don't think about getting for nothing' is to let Luo Ying give up Hexi." After a pause, he said again: "As for the previous sentence, 'Don't be ambitious', it is that His Royal Highness King Su is advising Luo Ying, Hexi has not yet seen the clues, let him retract his heart and focus on the benefits at his fingertips...... So, where are the low-hanging fruit? ”

Zhao Hongxuan pondered for a while, and then suddenly came to his senses: "Go to the party? ”

After that, he clasped his fists together and said with a little reproach: "Why did I forget to join the party?" ”

"It's not surprising." Zhou Yu said with a straight face when he heard this: "Although the land of Shangdang is fertile, it needs to be cultivated to have a harvest, which is comparable to Hexi, and it can directly rob the wealth of Qianghu and other Rongdi." Not only Your Highness, but also many nobles in the country have also forgotten the Shangdang County that our Great Wei has just recovered, and are staring at Hexi, which is still only a big pie drawn on paper......"

Listening to Zhou Yu's slightly reproachful words, Zhao Hongxuan's face turned pale.

It is no wonder that after listening to his brother's description of Hexi and Hetao, Zhao Hongxuan's mind is full of "millions of cattle, sheep and horses", and he still remembers Shangdang County, which Wei has just recovered.

"Ahem, this king will write a letter immediately to inform Luo Ying of this matter."

Under Zhou Yu's smiling and silent gaze, Zhao Hongxuan fled with a red face.