Regarding the changes in the court and the tense situation around Wei State, except for the prince, the fourth prince and other princes who were interested in great treasures, they had some understanding.
The other princes had no obvious perception and continued to live boring lives step by step every day.
"Fifth brother, today is my birthday. After I greet my mother and concubine, I won't have to come to the study again." The eighth prince Zhao Hongguang said with some joy.
As princes, they only have five holidays out of 365 days a year, which are New Year's Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor's birthday and his own birthday.
There are so few rest days.
So whenever there is a break, these princes are extremely happy.
Zhao Hongguang continued: "I remember that Fifth Brother, after you finish learning the art of war in the afternoon, you don't have to go to the martial arts hall anymore. How about I take you to a fun place?"
"It's said that my birthday is a difficult day for my mother, won't you spend it with your mother and concubine?" Zhao Hongming said with a smile.
"It would be very boring to stay there all day. I have waited so hard for this day."
Zhao Hongguang had no intention of ascending the throne and becoming an emperor. He only wanted to be an idle prince, so he didn't care much about the restrictions of the disciple rules.
Many princes and concubines thought that his character was weak, and they probably only saw the side of him when he faced strong pressure from authority.
When around other strangers, the eighth prince Zhao Hongguang behaves better than anyone else, looking like a coward.
When he was in a familiar and comfortable environment, he became bolder again.
It is also commonly known as Wo Li Heng.
Zhao Hongming realized this after getting familiar with him.
Thinking about it, I have been practicing all the time recently, too regularly, and I haven't relaxed for a long time.
Zhao Hongming thought about it for a moment and immediately nodded in agreement.
"Where are you going to take me this afternoon?"
"Hey, you'll know when you go there. Anyway, I think that thing will definitely be good for Fifth Brother."
Zhao Hongming couldn't help but laugh when he saw his mean look.
Speaking of which, I have really benefited a lot from him recently.
Thinking of this, he took off a jade pendant from under his body and said: "I know that your fifth brother is relatively poor, and I have nothing to give you. I have always carried this jade pendant with me. I heard it can bless peace, so I will give it to you today as my fifth brother." It’s your birthday present.”
Zhao Hongguang didn't mean to refuse coyly at all, and accepted it generously: "Thank you, Fifth Brother."
After class, Zhao Hongguang couldn't wait to leave the study room with the eunuchs, running faster than a rabbit.
Before leaving, the fourth prince gave him a small birthday gift in order to increase his prestige.
Probably because of the lesson learned last time, the seventh prince also prepared gifts in advance and gave them to the eighth prince Zhao Hongguang.
The latter did not refuse, and accepted them all generously, making a small fortune.
After the Eighth Prince left, Zhao Hongming continued to greet him, practice calligraphy, and learn the art of war as before.
At the end of the day, the eighth prince Zhao Hongguang arrived as promised.
"Fifth brother, I'm here."
Zhao Hongming, who was sitting cross-legged in the room practicing, heard the Eighth Prince's shout, ended his exercise, and pushed the door open and walked out of the room.
He saw Zhao Hongguang standing at the door of Qingfeng Pavilion with his guards, smiling.
"Fifth brother, are you ready?"
Zhao Hongming didn't say much and followed Chang Wubing, intending to see what he was going to do with him today.
The few people walked quickly for a while, and Zhao Hongming discovered that they were walking towards the Royal Garden.
He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Eighth brother, why are we going to the Imperial Garden?"
Zhao Hongguang said mysteriously: "A few days ago, I discovered an old well in my father's imperial garden. I also saw a few silver fish in it. Let's go catch one and try it out."
"fishing?"
After working on it for a long time, Zhao Hongming finally figured out what his eighth brother was going to do.
The group of people walked for another quarter of an hour, passed through a purple bamboo forest, and arrived at a hidden corner of the Imperial Garden, where they saw an old well.
This well is probably quite old.
The mouth of the well was already covered with moss and overgrown with weeds, making those who looked at it a little scared.
Zhao Hongming stood by the well and asked curiously: "How did you find this place?"
"One day I was at a nearby intersection and heard the cry of a baby. When I came over to take a look, I found that it was a few whitebait talking in the well." Zhao Hongguang said seriously: "I went back to check specifically for this. Take a look, this should be Yin Lingzi."
"Yin Lingzi?" This was the first time Zhao Hongming heard this name.
"Well, it's a very nourishing fish. Eating it can replenish lean energy. I heard it tastes extremely delicious." Zhao Hongguang walked by the well and said impatiently: "Li Wei, take out everything I brought."
Li Shanyong, the personal guard who was following Zhao Hongguang, after hearing the order, expressionlessly took out two arm-length fishing rods with fishing lines and hooks wrapped on them from his arms.
Zhao Hongming saw that the fishing gear was really crude, with only a transparent thread and not even a float.
The eighth prince beside him took out a rice ball, hooked a few rice balls on the fishhook, and threw the fishhook into the well with great interest.
After doing this, he handed another fishing rod to Zhao Hongming and said, "Here, fifth brother, don't stand still. I brought you a fishing rod. Let's fish together."
Zhao Hongming felt that if he were a fish, he wouldn't even look at this thing.
But now that we have come, it would be inappropriate to leave again.
Zhao Hongming sighed softly, took a fishing rod made of half a piece of purple bamboo, hooked some bait, and fished together, just for show.
After a moment, there was no movement from the fishing rod.
Zhao Hongming, who was bored, silently circulated his immortality energy and started practicing, intending to make full use of this trivial time.
At this moment, he suddenly felt the fishing rod in his hand sink, and there was a fish biting the hook underneath.
"Is there really a stupid fish biting such a hook?"
Zhao Hongming's eyes widened in disbelief.
He advanced the fishing rod and successfully caught a half-arm-sized whitebait from the deep well.
After seeing the true form of the fish, Li Shanyong and Chang Wubing behind him both looked shocked.
The silver fish body is slender and agile, with two long beards extending from the corner of its mouth to its abdomen, and a faint bulge at the corner of its head.
What kind of silver spirit is this? It is clearly a silver dragon that wants to transform into a dragon.
The eighth prince Zhao Hongguang, who was standing by, exclaimed: "Fifth brother is so awesome. Come on, let's find a place to stew this fish. It won't be good if too many people know about it."
Zhao Hongming frowned, feeling that this fish was vaguely extraordinary.
But now that you have it, there is no reason to go back.
He quickly took out a few branches from the bamboo forest behind him and strung up the silver spirit in his hand.
Zhao Hongguang was at his side, gathering fishing rods and other objects together to cover up the traces.
Although this old well should be an ownerless property, after the two of them saw the strangeness of this fish, they still felt a little guilty.
