Chapter 508: Jealousy

Dingwang Mansion.

The eldest son of the emperor, Zhao Heng, succeeded to the throne, was originally an iron rule of all dynasties. Although the founding of the Song Dynasty was true, it was not normal.

Zhao Heng was the eldest son. He was granted the title of Duke of Jingji County in his early years, and later the title of King Ding. He was promoted to the throne of crown prince in the fifth year of Zhenghe. Logically, Zhao Heng was already considered the crown prince at this time. However, in this Huizong Dynasty, those irrefutable principles often deviate.

After Zhao Heng envoyed the crown prince, he surprisingly did not receive the decree from the palace and asked Zhao Heng to enter the Eastern Palace to settle down. Zhao Heng had no choice but to mention it. However, there were a few unwilling to be lonely and reminded him a few times. After reading it, Huizong just smiled faintly and sent the censors to Jiaozhou on the grounds of a false discussion of the royal family. Later, he seemed a little embarrassed, so he simply issued an order saying that the Eastern Palace needed to be repaired, so that Zhao Heng could settle down in the Ding Palace, and when will it be repaired, and then moved to the Eastern Palace.

Zhao Heng couldn't, so he had to wait. This would take ten years. It would be fine if he didn't go to the East Palace. What's even more unsettling is the crown prince's team. Since he was the crown prince, he naturally had the crown prince's team, the crown prince's tutor, the crown prince's young tutor, the crown prince's tutor, the crown prince's tutor, and the East Palace's imperial guards, palace servants, and eunuchs also had to be selected from the palace. But these were like moving to the East Palace, and they were all sunk to the bottom of the sea, without any news at all.

In fact, Zhao Heng knew a little about Huizong's original intention. At the beginning, he didn't complain much. The problem was that it only appeared in Huizong's hobbies. Huizong was devoted to seeking Taoism at that time, and the Golden Gate Feather Guests became guests of honor. Most of the people who seek Taoism firmly believed that they would live longer and prolong their lives and live forever. Since Huizong did not have the awareness of death, it would not matter whether the prince was established or not. Whether he went to the Eastern Palace was too important. As for the matter of opening the prince's palace, it could be postponed.

Zhao Heng could tolerate this, but the development of the situation later forced him to resent. No one expected that when the third prince Zhao Kai gradually became an adult, this dazzling prince immediately won Zhao Ji's favor. Zhao Kai's painting skills were seven points from the true teachings of Huizong, and he even won the top scorer in high school. He was very talented. In addition, the third prince of the emperor was quite similar to Huizong. Huizong naturally loved him more than other princes. He even often asked others, if Prince Kai was appointed as the crown prince, would the people in the world oppose it?

Asking such a question already means that Zhao Heng's status is already in jeopardy, and he has been walking on thin ice in recent years, for fear that people will seize the blame.

Therefore, he lived in the Ding Palace and looked noble, but the palace was really a bit unsatisfactory. Even the important part of the main hall was disrepair due to years of disrepair. When it rained, rainwater penetrated into the beams and flowed down the pillars of the hall. The princess was also frugal. Her dresses were patched and she did not show up easily. This situation was really embarrassing.

When people outside talk about Ding Wang Mansion, they also regard it as the Eastern Palace, claiming to be Qianlong Mansion, but there are also some people who are unethical. They deliberately increase the volume of the word Qianlong and change Qian to a shallow sound, which means that the dragon swims in shallow water and is played by shrimps.

After hearing this, Zhao Heng could only give up with a wry smile.

Early this morning, it was drizzling in the sky. The sedan chair of Dingwang Mansion landed in front of the door. Zhao Heng fell down with a long-lasting support. An old eunuch who had been waiting for a long time immediately went to pick up the person and said with a smile: "Your Highness, what is the court discussion today? Why did the prince even call in the early morning? It happened that the weather was not good today. Your Highness went in and took a shower first, changed into dry clothes, and the breakfast was ready. The Empress was waiting for you to eat."

Zhao Heng shook his head thoughtfully: "No, you don't need to serve here. I'll just say that I won't eat breakfast."

The old eunuch obviously looked at Zhao Heng growing up, with a look of heartache in his eyes. He knew that the prince was probably angry from somewhere and came back carefully. He carefully held an umbrella for him and followed him to the main hall to make tea. He handed him a dry towel to Zhao Heng and said, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Your Majesty asked Your Highness to participate in the court meeting. This is a good thing."

Zhao Heng took a few breaths and said angrily: "Good thing? Chen Ao is going to be a Duke and become a Taifu! This is also a good thing? Now he has military power, and he is also in charge of the Honglu Temple, as well as Yang Jian, Shi Ying, Zhou Zheng and others. My father obeys his advice again. Now he has reached the peak of his life. Even if we sons are inferior to others when we see him, this is also a good thing? This time he made great contributions again. See what the censors said, saying that this is a great achievement, scaring, and how can we destroy the little thief? And... There is already news in the palace that peace will be married in a few days. Looking at the father's intention, even if he becomes the prince-consort, he will never deprive him of his official position. In a few years, who can still curb him? I, the eldest son, will be jealous when I hear it. Is this country still from our Zhao family?"

He said it with all his might, which scared the old eunuch's soul to fly up. He stomped his feet and kept pulling Zhao Heng's sleeves, and whispered: "Your Highness, be careful of your words..."

"Be careful?" Zhao Heng looked at the old eunuch with gloomy eyes: "At this point, if my father really doesn't want me to be this prince, he would just strip me of the prince and slap me out, go to Jiaozhou, and go to Qiongzhou to guard the border. Anyway, I don't care about this dragon son and grandson anymore."

The old eunuch was so scared that his knees softened, and he knelt on the ground, saying frightened: "Your Highness, endure it, and endure it again. Once your Highness reaches the top, even ten apocalypse will be there. Your Highness can take his life with an edict. Why... why bother? He told him that he would hurt His Highness with such a great anger."

After Zhao Heng finished venting, he became calm again in a blink of an eye. After a moment of silence, he said slowly: "Can't bear it anymore, no, sit still, and you will have a big situation sooner or later. Jing'an, think about it, Chen Ao is in charge of the soldiers and is getting close to the third brother. If there is really a change, who can control it?"

"No...Isn't there any Taishi?"

Zhao Heng sneered: "Taoshi? I can't count on it anymore. This is an old fox. I can use it, but I may sell you at any time. Besides, it's only a matter of time before he retires at this age. Now he is so pressed in the court that he dare not come out. His disciples and officials were cut off one by one by one by Chen Ao, and he didn't see any noise. If I had to rely on him, it would have been finished. In recent years, there are some people in the mansion that can be used, but now they have to. To endure, it is said that the Minister of Personnel is about to retire. Only when he is in charge of this ministry can he have the capital to compete with Shen Ao. You... go to the Taishi's side to walk around and tell him that the Sitian Supervisor is too young to supervise Cheng Jiang. Anyway, Cai Jing's people can't be inserted. With Chen Ao and Shi Ying there, they will definitely fight to the death. Tell him to let him fight first. If the fight is almost done, then take a step back and carry Cheng Jiang out."

The old eunuch nodded: "I understand. Your Highness is really the best. Cheng Jiang is not famous at this time, and he is the most famous confidant of His Highness. Let them fight first and destroy each other. Then he will send Lord Cheng up. Whether it is the new party or the old party, after fighting, he will have to choose a compromise candidate. Cheng Jiang usually does not offend any side, which is just a lot of resistance."

Zhao Heng sighed: "This is also a matter of no choice. I have seen through it now. It is unreliable to rely on my father. It is justified to fight for my own things. Otherwise, the one who is cheaper in the end would be outsiders. In the past, my father was not willing to pay attention to me, but now my father has ordered the servants to do it for me. Do you know what the job is?"

The old eunuch respectfully followed Zhao Heng's words: "Please tell me your superiors."

Zhao Heng's eyes flashed with a hint of resentment, and he snorted coldly: "I'm the prince, who is a dignified prince, and he goes out of the city to welcome the Grand Master to welcome Chen Ao and return to the court. The prince's emperor has fallen to the point of welcoming monks, which is really disappointing."

The old eunuch said, "Your Highness can't think so. Chen Ao has made merits and returned. Your Majesty asked you to go, and he was not welcomed by Chen Ao. After all, those who came back were all soldiers who made meritorious in the country."

"You don't understand, my father is so confused."

The old eunuch didn't dare to say anything anymore and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are tired, do you want to take a rest?"

Zhao Heng thought for a while and said, "It's good that this is the case. I'll do what I told you to do. I'll wait for your news in the mansion."

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Huazhou City has gradually become lively. No matter how turbulent the troops are, people always have to make a living, merchants want to open up, scholars want to study, and women want to buy rice. Gradually, seeing that the soldiers in the city do not come out to cause disaster, they just come out one by one, smashing the small incense burner in front of the door, transforming from the believers of the Tianyi Sect and becoming a great good citizen again.

Chen Ao didn't care about these things. In his opinion, the first thing to pursue was the evil people. The ordinary people were just following the trend and didn't need to pay attention to them. The news from the court had already been heard and was placed on Shen Ao's desk, but Chen Ao didn't read them. He knew what these news were with his eyes closed, but it was nothing more than praise. Some were sincere and some were sarcastic, and it was meaningless to look at them. The ministers had already drafted an order and urged Chen Ao to quickly go to the army. Chen Ao was almost ready, just waiting to choose a zodiac auspicious day.

The Ma Junsi still practiced. When the lieutenant woke up early in the morning every day, the lieutenants shouted commands, and teams gathered in the camp. Sometimes they would pull out of the city to run a few laps, and then came back sweating a lot after an hour. At first, the people in Huazhou were startled and thought that the riot soldiers were about to go out, so they gradually became accustomed to it. Sometimes a team of soldiers ran past them without fear, but they became more novel. In their impression, anyone who ate imperial food always had a bit of evil spirit on their faces, but these soldiers were different, and there was no difference, but they were easier to get close to.

The most tragic thing is Chen Ao. The heroine became his guard and went to practice with the personal guard early in the morning. The personal guard went to the station and she also went to run. The personal guard was running. She was wearing breeches and light steps. Chen Ao looked at her and couldn't help but feel sorry for herself. He looked at herself in the bronze mirror and touched her face: "I'm old, old, when I was young, I was also full of vitality." The corners of her mouth were slightly pursed, recalling the time when she was still very pure and tender. At that time... it seemed that she was already a thief. Sweat, a child without fathers and mothers had already become the family.

At this time, the sweaty puffed into the tent and wiped the sweat from the forehead panting, looking very proud. When he looked at Chen Ao, he exclaimed: "Sir Chen... Sir, it turns out that you also like to look in the mirror."

Chen Ao had a stern face and coughed: "I'm hitting flies..."

Pin'er didn't pursue it. Her pretty face was stained with dust and sweat, and she smiled and said, "I have something to discuss with you. I want to enter the martial arts school."

"No." Chen Ao seemed to have been stabbed by a needle and said, "If you are a girl, you should find a handsome and handsome guy. It is best to pass the top scorer. He also wrote a good character and a good poem to marry. What kind of martial arts school should you enter? Every girl's family is mixed with a group of fairies?"

Pin'er pressed his eyebrows and pouted, "Aren't girls human? Besides, there is no rule in the martial arts school that girls are not allowed to join their homes. I can't naturally bury my whole body of kung fu. Besides, I like to practice with everyone, so what's wrong with it? In the future, I will kill the Khitans for...my father..." Halfway through the words, I suddenly cried, and two lines of clear tears flowed down my cheeks.

Chen Ao knew that her next sentence must be avenging her father. He did not expect that Pin'er would have such a miserable past. However, after thinking about it, he realized that a daughter's family had such a deep hatred towards the Khitans. If it weren't for the Khitans, she wouldn't have been like this.

When Pin'er cried, Chen Ao was embarrassed. He walked over and gently stroked the messy hair on her forehead, and whispered: "You can't eat and live with a group of big men. If you discuss this matter again, I have to consider it before talking about it."

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Chapter completed!