Ji's Qi Kingdom...how is that possible?!
Zhao Hongrun returned to his Wenzhao Pavilion gloomily.
To be honest, he scorned the subtle hints that his father, Emperor Wei, dictated to King Xi of Qi. He did not think that the nobles of Qi would really support the son of his sixth brother and his sixth sister-in-law, Kui Ji, to become the king of Qi.
But having said that, this possibility is not impossible. Maybe in the view of King Xi of Qi, the Lu family is of royal blood, and the Ji family is also of royal blood. It is better for the descendants of these two royal bloodlines to inherit Qi State than that.
It would be much better for the Tian family, who is of the bloodline of his subordinates, to steal the Qi State. After all, no one who claims to be of aristocratic origin is ambiguous when it comes to bloodline matters.
"What's wrong, you're unhappy?"
When Zhao Hongrun returned to Wenzhao Pavilion, Mi Jiang had already gotten up and was drinking tea leisurely in the palace as usual. She looked at Zhao Hongrun with a gloomy face as he returned to the pavilion with some confusion.
Zhao Hongrun shook his head, not intending to elaborate, just sitting there thinking.
He knew that his father, Emperor Wei, had lost his line. Faced with the temptation offered by King Xi of Qi, it was impossible for his father, as the king of Wei, to refuse.
This is the tragedy of the Great Wei Ji family: Sometimes, for the benefit of the entire country, members of the royal family have to make sacrifices, and their freedom is not even as good as that of ordinary people.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Hongrun also thought about whether to try it with Wu Guifei, the mother-in-law of sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up.
Because according to his understanding, Wu Guifei, like her son Zhao Hongzhao, is the kind of person with a peaceful mind. Although she is a noble concubine, she is one of the three noble ladies with the highest status in the harem except the Queen Wang.
She never competes with the rest of the harem for power and profit. In a sense, like Zhao Hongrun's mother concubine Shen Shufei, she is the kind of woman who only cares about her husband and son and is loyal to life.
But on the other hand, it is precisely because of Wu Guifei's indifferent temperament that she was able to raise Zhao Hongzhao, who is obviously talented and can be regarded as the leader of contemporary Ji's children, but has no ambitions, likes to recite poems, paint, and make close friends.
An elegant person.
“Ding-deng-deng.”
A burst of shortness of breath came from outside the hall. Zhao Hongrun looked up and saw his clan guard He Miao hurriedly walking into the hall.
"Your Highness." Glancing at Mi Jiang who was drinking tea in the palace, Zongwei He Miao lowered his tone a little and said in a low voice: "Master Du You, the Minister of Rites, has just officially signed the "...
"The Agreement between Qi and Wei".
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Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment and asked, "Did Lord Du You ever sign any agreement with the State of Chu?"
"Zhu Gui is watching." Zongwei He Miao lowered his voice and said, "As His Highness said, although Huang Xu, the deputy envoy of Chu State, seemed to be run away by Tian Dan of Qi State yesterday, he had just left the Ministry of Rites.
In the courtyard, I was invited away by Mr. He Yu, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites..."
Is the Ministry of Rites planning to sign any agreement with the Chu State in private? Or is it simply to stabilize the Chu State?
Zhao Hongrun thought about it for a moment, and then stopped thinking about it in detail. After all, in his opinion, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were all very mature and prudent officials, and they would not make any mistakes on such an important diplomatic matter.
I believe that the officials of the Ministry of Rites will sign overt and covert agreements with Qi and Chu respectively to survive the critical three to five years. After all, the death of King Xi of Qi in three to five years will inevitably cause disaster in Qi.
There is violent turmoil. If nothing unexpected happens, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will make arrangements in advance.
Although this may seem like a wall-to-wall approach, no one in the Wei Dynasty can afford to offend the Qi State and the Chu State.
A weak country has no diplomacy. If its own country is not as strong as other countries, it will inevitably be constrained in diplomacy...
Zhao Hongrun sighed slightly and ordered: "Have you ever made an agreement between our country Wei and Qi?"
He Miao nodded, took out a stack of paper from his arms, handed it to Zhao Hongrun, and said, "This is a rubbing written by a lowly official from the Ministry of Rites."
"Later, go and treat that gentleman to a drink." Zhao Hongrun said casually as he took the rubbing of the "Qi-Wei Consolidated Agreement" in one hand.
Hearing this, He Miao grinned and said, "I understand my humble position."
After He Miao left, Zhao Hongrun began to read the "Qi-Wei Hezong Agreement" in his hand.
This is a very satisfactory agreement. The agreement generally hopes to promote trade between Qi and Wei from an economic point of view, although this is not necessary in Zhao Hongrun's opinion.
You must know that the Qi State is the richest country in the world, and the whole country will hardly lack any supplies. I believe that the original intention of Du You, the Minister of Rites, in signing this article was to introduce some supplies from the Qi State that the Wei State lacked.
Therefore, what really deserves Zhao Hongrun's attention is still the military terms of the offensive and defensive alliance.
It was stipulated in the agreement that Qi, as the leader of the alliance of Qi, Lu, and Wei, enjoys the right to guide the war against Chu and Korea. If Qi declares war on Chu or Korea, Wei must provide military assistance as soon as possible and send troops
The number of troops must not be less than 30,000, and the duration of the campaign must not be less than one year, unless Qi State announces the termination of foreign wars.
To put it bluntly, whether Qi wants to attack Chu or South Korea, Wei must send troops at the same time. In this matter, Wei has no autonomy.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun was very resistant to this rigid rule.
Following this agreement, wouldn't the Wei army become dogs raised by the Qi people, who would bite whomever the Qi people said they would bite?
Fortunately, the subsequent compensation agreement made Zhao Hongrun's face look a little better: The agreement stipulated that during the period when Qi State led foreign wars, the military salaries consumed by the Wei State army and the pensions allocated to the sacrificed soldiers were all paid by Qi State;
Moreover, when Wei State assisted Qi State in launching foreign wars, all the lands that were captured by non-United States members belonged to Wei State, and Qi State would not raise any objection to this in the future.
It is undeniable that this agreement is very important. After all, without this agreement, Wei would be working for Qi in vain. But after signing this agreement, Wei can take up the banner of Qi.
Expand externally in a legitimate manner.
Of course, it was during the period when Qi State launched wars against Korea and Chu.
This is one aspect of taking the initiative to attack. On the other hand, the Entente also made some provisions for the United States to be attacked by South Korea or Chu.
To put it bluntly, the so-called offensive and defensive alliance is actually the three cooperating countries of Qi, Lu, and Wei uniting to deal with Chu or South Korea: whether it is an active attack or a passive war, each of the three cooperating countries will fight against you.
If this agreement is leaked, I believe that Chu and South Korea will be anxious... or it may lead to an alliance between Chu and South Korea.
After glancing at the agreement a few more times, Zhao Hongrun secretly shook his head, stood up, walked to the palace lantern in the palace, and burned the pieces of paper in his hand on the candlestick.
From the side, Mi Jiang looked at Zhao Hongrun's actions and asked in a calm tone: "Did you, the State of Wei, sign any agreement with the State of Qi that is unfavorable to our country, Chu?"
"I won't reveal it," Zhao Hongrun said half-jokingly.
Mi Jiang snorted lightly and stopped talking.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun felt a little surprised and asked curiously: "Aren't you worried?"
"What are you worried about?" Mi Jiang asked.
"I'm worried that the Wei State and the Qi State will unite to harm your Chu State."
Hearing this, Mi Jiang glanced at Zhao Hongrun and said lightly: "In my eyes, my Da Chu has been dead a long time ago."
When your father, Runan Jun Xiong Hao, was forced to death by the Xiong nobles of Chu Dong?
Zhao Hongrun did not dare to express his thoughts and said with a smile: "Then why did you kidnap me with that stupid girl before?"
"Because what you captured at that time was the feudal city of Young Master Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng." Mi Jiang replied without any hesitation.
Understood!
Zhao Hongrun nodded in relief: Maybe in Mi Jiang's eyes, "Chu State" refers to the fiefdoms governed by Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, especially Runan County, which her father once ruled. After all, in a sense , Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo is the successor of her father Xiong Hao of Runan County, and it is precisely because of this that she regards Xiong Tuo as her brother.
As for the nobles of the Chudong Xiong clan, I'm sorry, but in Mi Jiang's eyes, these murderers who forced her father to death may have been "dead" long ago without even their bones.
"When you say this, I feel much more at ease."
Zhao Hongrun joked and left the front hall.
Hearing this, Mi Jiang rolled her eyes. When Zhao Hongrun was about to step out of Wenzhao Pavilion, she seemed to suddenly think of something and asked, "Have you felt any discomfort recently?"
Zhao Hongrun stopped and looked back at her with a half-smile. Of course he understood what Mi Jiang was referring to. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Do you want me to say yes or no?"
It's a pity that Mi Jiang, who sometimes blushes because of her relationship with Zhao Hongrun, was very resistant to being teased by Zhao Hongrun in this matter. Hearing this, she glanced at Zhao Hongrun coldly and went straight to the inner hall with her tea cup. Zhao Hongrun felt a little bored.
It didn't take long for Zhao Hongrun to get the news.
Just as he predicted, the Ministry of Rites and the deputy envoy of the Chu State, Huang Er, reached an agreement secretly. This was revealed to Zhao Hongrun's Zongwei personally by the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was responsible for signing the agreement.
However, because the rubbings of the agreement and the specific terms needed to be kept secret, even Zhao Hongrun did not have the opportunity to read them with his own eyes. However, Zhao Hongrun simply guessed a few things, which were nothing more than a conflict with the State of Chu about the death of King Xi of Qi in three to five years. Get a tacit understanding.
It has to be said that this kind of intrigue between countries made Zhao Hongrun a little unhappy, although he knew very well that the reason why the Ministry of Rites signed those agreements was for the prosperity of their Wei Dynasty.
only……
It seems that it is inevitable for Qi to attack Chu. If King Xi of Qi cannot severely damage Chu before his death, then once he dies, the alliance of Qi, Lu and Wei will become meaningless, even to our The Wei Dynasty may still favor Chu State...
Zhao Hongrun believed that King Yi Qi must also be able to predict this. Therefore, in order to prevent the Wei Dynasty from "rebellion", in the next three to five years, while he, King Xi of Qi, can still maintain his physical condition, he will definitely launch an attack on Chu. When the time comes for the offensive, they, the Wei Dynasty, will comply with the agreement and have to send troops at the same time.
If the state of Chu can be severely damaged in one battle, then the next few years after the death of King Xi of Qi will naturally be peaceful. However, if the state of Qi cannot severely damage the state of Chu, then it will be in trouble.
At that time, out of consideration of its own interests, the Wei Dynasty will most likely reach a tacit agreement with the Chu State and jointly attack Qi and Lu. This means that Zhao Hongrun's sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao may face the possibility of becoming an enemy of the Wei Dynasty.
of embarrassment.
Chapter completed!