"Prince, please go and rest for a while."

The next day around the ugly time, in the Manlu Palace, King Yan Zhao Jiang's eyes turned red and he whispered to Zhao Hongrun.

Logically speaking, when his father passes away, as a son, he should keep vigil all night, but considering that Zhao Hongrun, the prince and prince, has too many things to do next, such as worshiping ancestors in the Ancestral Temple, ascending to the throne, worshiping heaven in the suburbs, and a series of other things, Yan

Wang Zhaojiang still felt that Zhao Hongrun should rest first. Anyway, in addition to their brothers, there were also queens, concubines and many other people in the mourning hall, so there wouldn't be any problems.

In contrast, it would be troublesome if the prince fell ill due to sadness or fatigue.

Next to him, Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan also whispered: "Brother, why don't you go and have a rest first? You have to be busy next."

King Huan Zhao Hongxuan returned to Daliang a few days earlier than Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongjiang.

Speaking of which, in this "battle between Wei and Han", the youngest prince also played an indispensable role. After guarding in the east of Hedong, Lintao Lord Wei Ji led his army to Xihe, and he led his army to the north and Sichuan.

Luo's Jiejiao cavalry was in Hedong, Taiyuan and South Korea's "

"Taiyuan Guards Successfully" and "Yangyi Marquis Han Xu" fought against each other and pressed forward step by step. Han Generals Successfully and Han Xu were unable to support Yanmen Guards Li Mu in Xihe. If not for the opposite Han Generals Successfully

He is not an ordinary person. Maybe Wei will be able to suppress South Korea in this war zone.

"I'm not sleepy yet."

Faced with the kindness of the two brothers, Zhao Hongrun shook his head slightly.

Indeed, at this moment, he was not sleepy at all, and his heart was filled with too much sadness.

Once upon a time, he had a deep prejudice against his father, Emperor Zhao Si. This may be due to the fact that he and the brothers Zhao Hongxuan were not valued by their father in the palace when they were young.

But now that I think about it carefully, their father may not be ignoring them because he doesn't like them, but he just can't spare the time - this point was made after Zhao Hongrun became the Crown Prince and had to face countless government affairs every day.

Only then did he suddenly wake up.

Now think about it, during the period of the two princes Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan, their father got up earlier than his brothers. After attending the morning court, he went to Chui Gong Hall to handle government affairs and waited until around Xu Shi or Hai Shi before returning to the harem. And now, the brothers

The two of them had gone to bed long ago. It was true that they didn't meet many times, so it was no wonder that there was some alienation between father and son.

Perhaps only the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and Yong Wang Zhao Hongyu, who were the crown prince candidates at the time, had slightly more opportunities to meet their fathers.

Of course, it's just a small thank you.

At this time, the young eunuch Gao Li hurried into the palace and whispered a few words in Zhao Hongrun's ear.

Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then saw the two brothers Zhao Jiang and Zhao Xuan looking puzzled, and explained: "Zhao Wu is here."

The "Zhao Wu" in his mouth is Zhao Xin, the fifth son of the emperor. He had tried to rebel before, but after the rebellion failed, he was demoted to a civilian and imprisoned in Xiaohuang County as punishment.

However, because the late king passed away, Zhao Hongrun specially asked people to notify Xiaohuang County and asked the clan guards who were guarding Zhao Hongxin to bring him to Daliang for the funeral.

In addition to Zhao Hongxin, Zhao Hongrun also sent someone to inform their eldest brother Zhao Hongli - in fact, after Zhao Hongli was disheartened and took his family to live in seclusion, the clan's informants and Zhao Hongrun's Qingya had been paying attention to the eldest prince. Of course, it was not

Surveillance, but protection, after all, Zhao Hongli is also a descendant of the Ji Zhao clan.

However, Zhao Hongli lived in seclusion in the Zhaiyang area near Sanchuan County. Even if he traveled day and night to get back to Daliang, it would probably take several days.

A moment later, the former King of Qing, Zhao Hongxin, stepped into the palace under the protection or custody of a group of clan guards, Yu Linlang.

Compared with the once high-spirited Prince Qing, Zhao Hongxin's face is now a little less arrogant and flamboyant, and his clothes are very ordinary. At first glance, he looks like a child from a small family. It is difficult to imagine that this person is actually a prince.

.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun had already stood up and stepped forward to greet Zhao Hongxin, cupping his hands and saying, "Fifth brother."

"Prince."

Zhao Hongxin returned the gift with his hand, looked at Zhao Hongrun with a pair of slightly red eyes, and asked in disbelief: "Father, is he... gone?"

Zhao Hongrun nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongxin took a long breath and looked a little complicated.

Zhao Hongxin actually had a lot of resentment towards their father, but they were father and son after all. Therefore, when Zhao Hongxin learned the news of their father's death in Xiaohuang County, he was shocked and traveled day and night.

Came for the funeral.

Suddenly, Zhao Hongxin asked: "Is that bastard Lao Qi here?"

The seventh brother in his mouth was their seventh brother, Yiwang Zhao Hongyin. Zhao Hongxin really hated this brother with a passion.

Noticing the hatred in Zhao Hongxin's eyes, Zhao Hongrun whispered: "Don't cause trouble during the national mourning period."

"Don't worry, I'm still guilty. How dare I cause trouble after this? I'm just asking casually." Zhao Hongxin snorted, raised an inexplicable sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "I believe that these

Life is not easy for that bastard, so this can help me vent the hatred in my heart."

After that, he patted Zhao Hongrun's arm and said casually: "I have nothing now, and I don't have anything valuable. Don't be dissatisfied when you receive a gift in the future... I am the new king of Wei Dynasty."

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

Looking at Zhao Hongxin's leaving figure, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan said in surprise: "He...has changed a lot."

Zhao Hongrun smiled indifferently without comment: A person is locked in a house all day long, unable to leave the house, and can only read books every day, or reflect on what he has done, of course his personality will change.

Whether it was Zhao Hongli, the eldest prince back then, or Zhao Hongxin, who was stripped of his title today.

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun summoned the young eunuch Gao Li who was following behind him and gave him a few instructions, asking the latter to send someone to inform the Ministry of Rites to add Zhao Hongxin's name to the list of amnesties for the world - for Zhao Hongxin

Although Zhao Hongrun could not exempt him from twenty years of imprisonment in one fell swoop, otherwise the Queen and the Queen alone would not tolerate it, but there would still be no problem if he could slightly reduce it by one or two years, or relax the strict standards of the imprisonment.

of.

At this time, among the Zhao Hongrun brothers, except for the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, who was probably still on his way back to Daliang, the other brothers were almost all here, except for the sixth prince, Prince Rui Zhao Hongzhao.

As for Zhao Hongzhao, who was far away in Qi State, although the Zongfu had already sent people by boat to Qi State to inform the former when King Yu Zhao Yuanji passed away and Wei Emperor Zhao Yuansi was ill in bed, but considering the concerns between Wei and Qi

Thousands of miles apart, Zhao Hongzhao may not be able to make it back.

When brothers Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongjiang, and Zhao Hongxuan returned to the inner hall, Zhao Hongxin had already knelt in front of their father's coffin and cried. Then, this guy deliberately sat next to Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin. On the surface, it seemed that

The two brothers are good, but the fierce look he looked at Zhao Hongyin made Zhao Hongyin sit on pins and needles.

That is to say, it was a national mourning, and it was still in their father's mourning hall. Otherwise, according to Zhao Hongxin's hatred for Zhao Hongyin, I'm afraid he would have fought a lot long ago - don't forget, Zhao Hongxin had fought with Zhao Hongrun in public back then.

people.

In this way, a few hours later, the old eunuch Tong Xian came to Zhao Hongrun and whispered: "Prince, it's almost time to go to the ancestral temple."

Zhao Hongrun nodded and entrusted the affairs of the mourning hall to Zhao Hongjiang. The two brothers Zhao Hongxuan immediately informed the queen, Queen Shen and other concubines about the matter, and then left the mourning hall and went to the ancestral temple to pay homage to their ancestors.

There are two steps to worship ancestors in the ancestral temple. First, Zhao Hongrun worships his ancestors as his "legitimate son". Simply put, he tells these ancestors that his father Zhao Si has passed away and passed the throne to him. In the future, he will

The Zhao Run lineage is the main family of the Ji Zhao clan.

During this period, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan and Zongling Zhao Sheng would also recite "Zhao Si's" various contributions to Wei and the Ji Zhao family during his reign in the temple, and read out the edict in front of the Ji Zhao family's ancestors.

, establishing the orthodox identity of Zhao Hongrun as the successor.

As for the second step, after Zhao Hongrun succeeds to the throne, as the new king, he will personally deliver the spiritual tablet of his father Zhao Si to the ancestral temple. After that, he will make great wishes in front of the spiritual tablets of many previous kings in the ancestral temple.

, which generally means that they will govern the country diligently and hope that their ancestors will protect them.

After Zhao Hongrun followed the eunuch Tong Xian to the ancestral temple, Zhao Yuanyan, the Zongzheng of the Zongfu, and Zhao Sheng, the Zongling, had been waiting for a long time.

After Zhao Hongrun conveyed the news of the death of "Zhao Si, the eighth king of Wei" to the ancestors enshrined in the ancestral temple, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan recited Zhao Si's contribution to the country during his reign.

It is worth mentioning that although in Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan's recitation of the achievements of the late king Zhao Si, those such as "three defeats of Southern Chu and three defeats of North Korea" were actually attributed to Zhao Hongrun, but because these things happened during Zhao Si's reign, so

, it must also be regarded as the achievement of his father Zhao Si.

And in this way, his father Zhao Si's achievements have become very scary. To put it simply, he has developed the mess left by Zhao Hongrun and his grandfather "Zhao Kang" from a weak country into what it is today in the entire Central Plains.

Hegemonic country.

Because of this, when Zhao Hongrun was bowing his head to receive the gift, his eyes were wandering, constantly looking for the spiritual place of his grandfather, the previous king Zhao Kang, and he maliciously speculated in his heart: Wait until dad gets down from Jiuquan and sees him.

His father, Zhao Kang, might have ridiculed or ridiculed those who fell behind.

It might be like this: Didn't you old man say that the country will definitely come to an end after it is in the hands of me, Zhao Si? Look, open your eyes and take a closer look! You are an old man!

Untimely, Zhao Hongrun sneered, but his eyes could not help but sparkle.

He was sincerely happy for his father, because his father finally no longer had to be afraid and could stand upright in front of Zhao Kang, the former king who had been hostile to him and belittled him.

"..."

Hearing Zhao Hongrun's inappropriate sneer, Zong Zheng Zhao Yuanyan and Zong Ling Zhao Sheng were both stunned for a moment.

Immediately, Zhao Yuanyan coughed to remind Zhao Hongrun and continued to recite Zhao Si's achievements during his reign.

After a while, after Zhao Yuanyan finished reciting Zhao Si's achievements, Zong ordered Zhao Sheng to step forward and read out Zhao Si's last edict.

This edict, in addition to confirming the orthodox identity of Zhao Hongrun as the successor, also contains many praises and encouragements - praises are for ancestors of all generations, and they generally say how outstanding my son is; encouragement is for Zhao Hongrun.

What he was talking about was probably asking him to govern the country well and treat his subjects well.

After reading the edict, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan and Zongling Zhao Sheng both retreated to both sides. At this time, it was Zhao Hongrun's turn to kowtow to the ancestors of all generations.

After completing this etiquette, it means that Zhao Hongrun's identity as the "new king" has been established within the Ji Zhao clan - in a true sense, Zhao Hongrun is already the king of Wei at this time.

As for the enthronement ceremony organized by the imperial court, it was only for the subjects.

No, after Zhao Hongrun's ceremony was completed, Zong Zheng Zhao Yuanyan, Zong Ling Zhao Sheng, and the eunuch Tong Xian nearby kowtowed to the new king one after another.

After helping Zhao Yuanyan, Zhao Sheng and others up with his own hands, Zhao Hongrun asked: "What ceremony is next?"
To be continued...