At night, Zhao Mansion.
As soon as Zhao Wenxiang came back from work, Qin Shuyun came to greet him crying.
"Master, you are finally back!"
"Hao'er has been thrown into the Heavenly Prison again. How does Your Majesty plan to deal with him?"
Zhao Wenxiang sat down on the chair, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"It's okay. Your Majesty has no plans to do anything to Hao'er this time. You can rest assured."
"Why would you be locked up in the prison if you are fine?"
"You know what happened a few days ago when the Queen of Shu wanted to recruit Hao'er as her son-in-law. Her Majesty said that as long as Hao'er agreed, she would not object. So Princess Li Ge of Shu has been eyeing Hao'er all along."
Zhao Wenxiang put down the teacup and continued, "Your Majesty did this because he didn't want anything unexpected to happen."
"Hao'er will stay in the prison for a few days. He can be released after the envoys from the two countries leave."
Hearing him say this, Qin Shuyun finally felt relieved.
"This bastard is so bold that he even dares to blow up the post station. If something bad really happens..."
She had seen the power of the thunder bomb with her own eyes, it was extremely terrifying.
Zhao Wenxiang nodded and said gloomily, "Yes, this little bastard has just been quiet for a few days and he has done something like this again."
"When he comes out of the prison, I will teach him a lesson!"
Qin Shuyun felt a little soft-hearted when she heard this, and quickly said, "Master, you have been beaten too hard, just give it a beating."
Zhao Wenxiang was speechless.
As the couple was talking, a little maid came in from outside.
"Master, Madam, the clan leader and the third master are here, and they brought several other family heads with them. They said they have something important to discuss with you, Master."
Zhao Wenxiang and Qin Shuyun looked at each other after hearing this.
Qin Shuyun frowned and said, "Master, why did the clan leader come here suddenly, and brought outsiders with him?"
Zhao Wenxiang snorted and said, "It should be because of the dry wine and dry shares in Hao'er's hands. Hao'er was imprisoned in the sky prison. They got the news and probably thought that the opportunity had come."
Zhao Wenxiang stood up from his chair: "You take a rest first, I'll go over and see what they can say."
Main hall.
When Zhao Wenxiang came in, there were six people sitting in the room.
Two of them were Zhao Sheng and Zhao Ling.
The other four are the heads of the Lu family, the Wu family, the Han family, and the Cui family.
Zhao Wenxiang walked in and bowed to several people.
"Several family heads are visiting late at night. I wonder what they are doing?"
As the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Sheng was the first to speak: "Wenxiang, I heard about Hao'er's situation. Because of what happened last night, His Majesty was furious and once again threw him into the Heavenly Prison."
After a pause, he continued, "Because of Princess Yongning's matter, His Majesty may want to settle all old and new accounts this time. How do you plan to rescue Hao'er?"
Zhao Wenxiang said with a gloomy face: "That little bastard, he was causing trouble everywhere, why bother saving him? It's better now, I can't see him, I won't be bothered by him!"
Zhao Sheng said quickly, "It's already this time, why is Wenxiang still saying angry words? Hao'er is your only son after all, how can you just ignore him?"
Zhao Wenxiang asked, "Then according to the clan leader's opinion, how should we save them?"
Zhao Sheng said: "We came here just to rescue Hao'er. You saw that several clan leaders are here."
"Our several big families all have considerable influence in the court. If we unite together and use the family members who are officials in the court, we can put pressure on His Majesty together."
"I believe that His Majesty will release Hao'er under pressure."
In the entire imperial capital, besides the royal family, there are a total of more than ten large and influential families.
Every family controls a lot of resources.
In each family, there are also many sons and daughters who serve as officials in the court.
Take the Zhao family for example.
Zhao Wenxiang held the highest official position and had the most power in the court.
But besides him, there were other children in the Zhao family who served as officials.
To a certain extent, the entire court is controlled by these super families.
If they really united to put pressure on Jiang Waner, it would be very easy.
Zhao Wenxiang frowned and asked, "What price do I have to pay? You clan leaders won't help me for nothing, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Ling, who was sitting next to Zhao Sheng, immediately sneered.
"Second brother, we are all smart people, why do you still ask when you already know the answer?"
"What we want is very simple, that is, the dry liquor and dry shares in Zhao Hao's hands."
"As long as we take out the 50% stake, we can find Zhao Hao in this matter."
"It's already this late, second brother won't still agree, right?"
"Compared to my son's life, what does a little money mean?"
At this time, the most powerful head of the Lu family spoke.
He just said calmly: "Wen Xiang, Zhao Hao is your only child after all, and he has just started to show his talent recently. It would be a pity if he were to die just like that."
The Lu family is the family to which the Left Prime Minister belongs.
Therefore, as the head of the Lu family, considering his age, he is qualified to call him "Wenxiang".
These dozen or so super families now all follow the lead of the Lu family.
As soon as the head of the Lu family finished speaking, the heads of the Wu family, the Han family, and the Cui family all nodded to express their opinions.
Listening to their words, Zhao Wenxiang suddenly laughed.
This laughter made everyone present stunned.
Zhao Sheng immediately frowned and asked, "Wenxiang, what do you mean?"
Zhao Ling, the head of the Lu family and others also looked at him in confusion.
Zhao Wenxiang said, "Patriarch, and several other family heads, I, Zhao Wenxiang, appreciate your kindness."
After a pause, he continued, "However, I will not trouble you with the matter concerning my son Zhao Hao."
"If your majesty wants him to live, then he is lucky!"
"If your majesty wants him to die, then he deserves it!"
"I have raised this rebellious son for so many years. I don't know how many troubles he has caused since he was a child."
"I'm tired too."
"So whether he lives or dies this time depends on his own luck!"
"It's getting late. I won't keep you company any longer!"
"Everyone, please!"
Everyone was stunned to hear him say this.
For a moment, I didn’t know what to say.
Only Zhao Ling stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Zhao Wenxiang, I never thought you would be such a cold-blooded and heartless person!"
"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs!"
"As a father and an official appointed by the court, is this how you conduct yourself and act?"
Zhao Wenxiang sneered at Zhao Ling and said, "I don't need you to tell me how to behave and do things!"
Zhao Sheng stood up and said, "Wenxiang, Hao'er is your flesh and blood after all, how can you just watch that child die?"
Zhao Wenxiang said: "Patriarch, please stop talking. I have made up my mind. I will let Zhao Hao fend for himself!"
Seeing his firm attitude, the head of the Lu family stood up and looked at Zhao Sheng.
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