"Tap tap - tap tap -"

In the underground prison of Zongfu, several figures walked towards the end of the corridor.

Although this is an underground prison, it is not as filthy as the prisons in Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment, nor does it have the slightest rancid smell. Except for the iron fences that are not suitable for the scene, this place is more like a private room of a wealthy family.

For example, the cell at the end of the corridor where Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo is imprisoned has bookcases, desks, incense burners, candlesticks, tea utensils, pens, inks, paper and inkstones. Even the place where Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo sits is covered with paving.

A sheepskin blanket.

This is the prison where the Zongfu specially detains the children of the Zhao family surnamed Ji.

"..."

Hearing the footsteps, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, who was sitting in the prison reading a book, turned his head slightly and secretly guessed: Is it Yuan Yan?

Yuanyan is Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan, who is also his second brother.

I remember a few days ago, not long after Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, ordered the rebel army to surrender, he was imprisoned here by Yu Linlang of the clan.

On the day after the incident, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan of the Zongfu came to visit him and sat across from him and drank for a while.

Neither of the two brothers said much, but Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, could understand the meaning of Zhao Yuanyan, the second brother of the princes: the latter was seeing him off in advance.

To be fair, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, never expected that Zhao Yuanyan would find a way to save him, because he knew that this brother was a very orthodox, stubborn, and pedantic person who would not break the rules and come forward to rescue him who was involved in rebellion.

The most that can be done to a rebellious minister is to provide him with some care in life during his imprisonment until he accepts the judgment of the current Majesty.

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was thinking wildly when those figures walked outside the prison, stopped and turned to look at him.

"Huh?"

After taking a look at the people outside the prison, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo felt a little surprised in his heart.

He originally thought that it would be the current His Majesty who was pretending to be ill in the Manlu Palace, sending someone to summon him, or to accuse him, but to his surprise, he did not see Wei Wang Zhao Yuansi's confidant eunuch among the people outside the prison.

Tong Xian only saw a young eunuch who was estimated to be about twenty years old.

"...Zhao Hongmin personally led him here, which shows that this little eunuch has an unusual identity."

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, glanced at his nephew, Zhao Hongmin, the eldest son of Zhao Yuanyan, who was standing outside the prison.

At this time, outside the prison, Zhao Hongmin cupped his hands towards Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and introduced: "Third uncle, this is Eunuch Gao." After that, he turned to the young eunuch and said: "Eunuch Gao, please.

"

Under the puzzled gaze of King Zhao Yuanzuo of Nanliang, the young eunuch stepped forward and said seriously in a slightly high-pitched voice: "King of Nanliang, His Royal Highness has summoned you."

"Prince?"

When Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, heard this, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Even though he was imprisoned here by the clan a few days ago, he was also paying attention to the situation in the court. Naturally, he also knew the news that "King Su Zhao Run was appointed as the crown prince." After all, this was not urgent news. The prison guard

Souei Habayashi would not hide it from him.

Because of this, he was very surprised at the moment. Prince Zhao Run wanted to summon him for some purpose.

Seeing that the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo had not taken any action, the young eunuch, Gao Li, scolded with a bit of annoyance: "Nanliang King, are you going to disobey His Highness the Crown Prince's order?!"

"...I didn't mean that."

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said calmly, then put down the book in his hand and stood up slowly.

Seeing this, the young eunuch Gao Li's face brightened slightly, his expression improved and he said to Zhao Hongmin: "Your Majesty?"

Zhao Hongmin understood, pointed to the iron fence of the prison, and said: "Open it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Zongwei Yu Linlang walked out from behind him and opened the cell door with a key.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, walked out slowly and glanced thoughtfully at the young eunuch named Gao Li.

Under the supervision of ten clan guards, Yu Linlang, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo followed the young eunuch Gao Li out of the clan mansion and boarded a carriage to the palace.

Sitting on the slightly bumpy carriage, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo still couldn't figure out the purpose of Prince Zhao Run summoning him at this time.

About half an hour later, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was taken to Wenzhao Pavilion in the palace, which was Zhao Hongrun's former sleeping pavilion.

When he approached the gate of Wenzhao Pavilion, he saw Lu Mu, Zhou Pu, Mu Qing and other Zhao Hongrun's clan guards standing at the gate looking at him coldly, with a bit of hostility in their eyes.

It's no wonder, after all, the relationship between Zhao Yuanzuo and Zhao Hongrun, the king of Nanliang, has not been harmonious over the years. The two sides have clashed several times. It can be said that there are many conflicts and long-standing grievances.

"You never thought of it, did you, King of Nanliang?" Lu Mu said with a sneer while looking at the King of Nanliang, Zhao Yuanzuo.

"...Does it mean Zhao Run becomes the crown prince?"

The King of Nanliang chuckled secretly.

To be honest, he really hadn't thought about this matter.

After letting out a breath, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo said calmly: "Is it possible that His Highness the Crown Prince summoned me just to ridicule me?"

"..."

Lu Mu was slightly dumbfounded. After looking at each other with Zhou Pu, Mu Qing and others, he let the door open and said coldly: "Please."

After glancing at these clan guards, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo didn't say much, stepped through the ragged door of the palace gate, and walked into the palace.

After entering the palace, he saw a young man wearing dark brocade clothes, standing by the wall about ten feet away from the palace door, with his hands behind his back, looking at several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.

"...Zhao Run."

A complicated expression flashed through the heart of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo.

For some reasons, he still has no heirs and only has one daughter. However, King Zhao Si of Wei has nine sons. Not only is none of them a complete idiot, but there are also many talented and amazing ones, such as King Yong Zhao Yu and Qilin'er Zhao.

Zhao, and Su Wang Zhao Run, these three are the most outstanding.

"...After nine years, this palace has still hardly changed."

Just when Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was secretly sizing up the nephew in front of him, the young man in front of him had turned around, looked directly at the former, and said with a chuckle: "It's not enough to be a human being. The situation in 1989 is enough."

It makes people... change a lot... Do you think so, King Nanliang?"

"..."

Looking at the heroic and imposing Crown Prince Zhao Run in front of him, Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, couldn't help but feel a little dazed in his eyes.

He still remembered that eight years ago, when he was summoned by King Zhao Yuancai of Wei and returned to Daliang from Nanliang, King Yi Zhao Yuanli led his nephew to greet him at Shiliting Pavilion outside Daliang City.

At that time, Zhao Run was only a fifteen-year-old boy. He was not as powerful as he is now. He respectfully called him "San Bo" when facing him. Eight years later, that boy had become Wei Wei.

The prince in charge of the country - even Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, had never expected this.

His eyes flashed a few times, and Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo said in a neither arrogant nor humble voice: "The prince summoned the guilty minister, but I don't know why?... If His Highness the Crown Prince just wanted to tease and ridicule the guilty minister, the guilty minister would have resigned."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun chuckled and said casually: "The King of Nanliang does not need to test me with words. Since you have come to see me, you should have guessed that I might forgive you lightly... If you only want to die, why bother to come?

See me? Huh?" After saying that, he pointed to the table in the center of the hall and said, "Sit down and let's talk."

After saying that, he walked towards the table on his own.

Behind him, a strange color flashed in the eyes of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo.

Zhao Hongrun was right. The reason why he came here with a low profile was because he guessed that the former was likely to reduce his crime. If not, why did Zhao Hongrun summon him? Is it just to mock him? This is not a superior person.

Things will be done.

Therefore, just now, he deliberately used words to test Zhao Hongrun, but unfortunately the latter saw it. While admitting the matter frankly, he also made a slight mockery, which made Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, a little embarrassed.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, sat down on the other side of the table. But at this time, he was in a situation where "I am a swordsman and I am a fish." He didn't know what to say, so he simply kept his mouth shut.

Waiting for Zhao Hongrun to speak.

Zhao Hongrun didn't hold anything in mind and said straight to the point: "King Nanliang, I won't hide it from you. If I were not the prince, I would definitely add insult to injury to get rid of you this time. At the very least, I would cut off your military power and leave you empty.

There is a prince, but it is a pity that I am the prince now... For the benefit of my great Wei, I want to save your life."

Listening to Zhao Hongrun's straightforward words, even a scheming person like Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, felt the urge to laugh.

Of course he understood what Zhao Hongrun meant.

Now in his Wei State, the only commanders who have the ability to lead a protracted battle and have a great chance of winning, except Zhao Yuandai, the King of Yu, who cannot command the army for a long time due to his physical condition, are Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, and

In front of me is His Royal Highness Prince Yuan Su.

If Zhao Hongrun was not the prince, there would be no need to keep him, at least it would not be so urgent.

But it is a pity that the victorious His Royal Highness King Yuan Su has now become the Prince of the Supervisory State. Of course, if war breaks out with other countries in the future, the Wei State will no longer be able to lead troops at will as in the past. In this

When the time comes, you need to use Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang.

"...actually I lost a life because of it."

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, laughed at himself and shook his head slightly.

Because in the past two days, when I heard from a certain Zongwei Yu Linlang that "King Su Zhao Run became the crown prince," in fact, the king of Nanliang Zhao Yuanzuo was very desperate at that time - if under other circumstances he still had a glimmer of survival

If there is a chance, then if King Su Zhao Run, with whom he has had a long-standing grudge, becomes the crown prince, then he will have no hope at all.

Unexpectedly, the situation was just the opposite. King Su Zhao Run wanted to spare his life just because he became the prince.

"How dare you use me?"

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, looked at Zhao Hongrun with somewhat incredulous eyes.
To be continued...