In fact, Zhao Hongrun had already made speculations about whether the King of Nanliang deliberately defeated Tianmen Pass.
Therefore, when his brother Zhao Hongxuan proposed this hypothesis, Zhao Hongrun smiled and shook his head, preparing to stop his brother's groundless speculation.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongxuan said something mysteriously, choking what Zhao Hongrun was about to blurt out.
"Brother, do you think King Nanliang did it on purpose? I heard some things here, some things about King Nanliang..."
"What's the matter?" Zhao Hongrun asked doubtfully.
I saw Zhao Hongxuan swallowing his saliva and said: "I heard that when King Nanliang was exiled by his father, his wife gave birth to a son and a daughter for him. However, he was afraid of being suspected by his father, so in order to protect himself
, actually drowned the newly born baby boy with his own hands, and only dared to raise the baby girl who was born later..."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongxuan and said nothing.
In fact, he had heard of this rumor before, and he could explain why Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, did this: as his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan said, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, was afraid that Emperor Wei would kill him, so he cut off his heirs.
Use this to express your feelings.
You must know that a member of the royal family without heirs is no threat to the currently reigning Emperor Wei.
After all, death is like a lamp going out. Once a person dies, everything he has in the world can only be passed on to his heirs. However, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, has no heirs. This means that once Zhao Hongrun, the third uncle, passes away, all his family members
The karma, achievements, and merits will all disappear, and they will not pose any threat to the new emperor who will be appointed by Emperor Wei in the future, and there will be no tilt to the imperial power.
Let’s talk about Zhao Hongrun’s sixth uncle. King Yi Zhao Yuanli’s connections in the country are unparalleled in the country. No one has more connections than this sixth uncle. However, Emperor Wei turned a blind eye to this and still trusted Zhao Yuanli extremely. Why?
Because not only did Zhao Yuanli have no heirs, he was not even married, so there was no wife clan at all.
In his family, he is the only one.
Under this situation, Emperor Wei had no restrictions on his brother Zhao Yuanli, King Yi, because he knew that if Zhao Yuanli passed away in the future, his inheritance would be left to Zhao Hongrun, his nephew who he regarded as his godson, and Zhao Hongrun
He is the biological son of Emperor Wei.
Therefore, how could Emperor Wei restrict Zhao Yuanli? The latter posed no threat to him at all.
In contrast, Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan had an heir, right? And he was also ignored by Emperor Wei, right?
Is it just because Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was recommended by Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan of the Zongfu, but the former placed himself with Emperor Wei in the Zichen Palace?
To be honest, what kind of show is that? Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, supports the fifth son of the emperor Qing Wang Hongxin to become the crown prince. But after all, Qing Wang Hongxin is still the son of Emperor Wei. Is it necessary to immediately ignore Zhao Yuanyan?
It can only be said that in the subconscious mind of Emperor Wei, Zhao Yuanyan has always been a certain threat. Therefore, when Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, did what he did in Zichen Palace, Emperor Wei's suspicion of Zhao Yuanyan was suddenly amplified.
Otherwise, Emperor Wei could tolerate the fierce fighting between the Donggong Party and the Yongwang Party in the first place, but why couldn't he tolerate another Qingwang Party?
What's more, after that incident, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was in peace, but Zhao Yuanyan, Zongzheng of the clan, was deprived of his rights?
The reason is very simple, because in Emperor Wei's mind, if you have no heirs, you can't do any tricks. No matter how happy you dance now, you will eventually die of old age, and once you die, all your
Everything is gone and no longer exists, so it's not worth the risk of notoriety for me to target you.
You, the King of Southern Liang, Zhao Yuanzuo, want military power. Well, I will give it to you. You can lead the troops to fight against South Korea. If you win, your military exploits will also be my achievements during my reign. After all, you are still serving me.
If you have any evil intentions, well, my eighth son has an army twice as large as yours, which is more than enough to deal with you.
When you are old and useless, I will throw you into a sinecure and support you without having to worry about the legacy of your achievements on your heirs. How good would it be?
Therefore, in the heart of Emperor Wei, Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, actually posed no threat.
But at this moment, Zhao Hongxuan put forward a hypothesis.
"Brother, I want to say that because of the relationship between the father and the emperor, the King of Nanliang lost a son. Is it possible that he held a grudge and deliberately wanted to frame you, brother, so that the father and the emperor would also experience the pain of losing a son? This makes perfect sense.
ah."
Zhao Hongrun shook his head with a half-smile, then reached out and flicked his brother's forehead.
"What nonsense did you hear from Zhao Hongxuan?" Zhao Hongrun said angrily: "This is just a coincidence. No matter how powerful the King of Nanliang is, he can't calculate the date of my invasion... If he was in Shangdang County before I entered the army,
After he was defeated, I would doubt him, but the date of his defeat was the sixth day of October, which happened to be the same day as the day I captured Pi Lao Pass. He is not a ghost, so how can he calculate it so accurately? "
This sentence left Zhao Hongxuan speechless.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun asked curiously: "Xiao Xuan, you don't seem to trust the King of Nanliang?... In fact, according to seniority, you and I have to call him Third Uncle."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't trust him, it's just that I'm a little worried... It is said that when my father succeeded to the throne, the King of Nanliang was opposed to it, and later he conspired to rebel, and was exiled after his defeat.
, this exile lasted seventeen years...I don’t believe him
No resentment at all." After a pause, he frowned and said, "Especially because he drowned his own son with his own hands, and the tiger's poison does not eat its own children. It is conceivable how cruel and vicious the King of Nanliang is...
...I always feel that the King of Nanliang must have some evil intentions when he returns to Daliang this time."
Zhao Hongrun knew that his younger brother was as stubborn as himself, so he smiled and shook his head.
While the two were chatting about this topic, they took the poor prey back to the Weiqiu military camp.
After returning to the camp, Zhao Hongxuan still felt that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, could not be trusted and reminded his brother to be careful in the future.
At this time, Zhao Hongxuan's aide Zhou Min was also in the tent. Hearing this, he smiled and asked: "Who should your two highnesses be wary of?"
Zhao Hongxuan trusted Zhou Min very much and revealed the truth without saying a word, which made Zhou Min slightly stunned.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun pointed at Zhou Min and said helplessly: "I have no choice but to deal with such a stubborn brother. Mr. Zhou, no, General Zhou, you can do it."
Unexpectedly, Zhou Min pondered for a moment after hearing this, frowned and said: "In fact, I feel that His Highness King Huan is right, and His Highness King Su should be careful."
After that, he saw Zhao Hongrun's shocked expression and explained: "As for this coincidence, I believe it is a coincidence. No matter how powerful the King of Nanliang is, he cannot deduce when His Royal Highness King Su will conquer Pi Lao Pass.
Therefore, it was a definite coincidence that His Highness King Su led his army deep into Shangdang territory but was besieged... But what happened after that? In order to besiege His Highness King Su, the Han general Baoyuan personally went out and led 30,000 light cavalry to Xuan.
Shicheng.
Tianmen Pass is missing 30,000 cavalry, and even the general Bao Yuan is missing. The King of Nanliang turns a blind eye? Is he not blind?... In my opinion, the King of Nanliang is an outstanding commander, so he is attacking
Tianmenguan
At that time, spies will be sent deep into the Taihang Mountains to monitor every move at Tianmen Pass. How can we explain that none of these spies noticed that Bao Yuan left with 30,000 cavalry? Those were 30,000 cavalry, not 300!"
"..." Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.
After Zhou Min said this, he was slightly startled and actually became a little doubtful.
After all, as Zhou Min said, Bao Yuan, the defender of Tianmen Pass, left Tianmen Pass on October 20 and took 30,000 cavalry with him. However, the Second Northern Army outside Tianmen had no idea.
?
This is indeed unlikely.
For example, if he, Zhao Hongrun, attacks Tianmen Pass, even though the main battlefield is at Tianmen Pass, Zhao Hongrun will definitely send troops to the Taihang Mountains, including the Green Crows and other scouts, to monitor Tianmen Pass and the Gaodu Basin behind Tianmen Pass.
In this way, it would be impossible for Bao Yuan to mobilize 30,000 cavalrymen from the eyes and ears of the scouts on the Taihang Mountains.
After all, it was 30,000 cavalry, not 300. The action was so massive. How could the Second North Army not even notice the slightest noise?
What's more, at that time, Bao Yuan was shocked to realize that his King Su's army might have built camps in Yushan and Yangtou Mountains, and he rushed to support with 30,000 cavalry. Therefore, it did not seem like he would deliberately hide his actions.
Maybe he didn't think anything carefully and just left with 30,000 cavalry.
The sound of 30,000 cavalrymen galloping together, the sound like an earthquake, as long as there are spies of the Second North Army on the Taihang Mountains, and they work carefully, it will be impossible to hide it from these eyes and ears.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, still stood still and did not take any action at Tianmen Pass. This was indeed a bit problematic.
He tried to conduct a feint attack on Tianmen Pass to see if Baoyuan was in the pass. If Baoyuan was really not there, wouldn't he be able to take advantage of the situation and attack Tianmen Pass?
However, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, seemed to have done nothing.
This is indeed not a judgment that a commander who is good at fighting would make.
"..."
Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment, and then suppressed this doubt in his heart for the time being.
After all, this is just a guess. Even if Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, really wanted to take the opportunity to frame him, he has no conclusive evidence. Unreasonable suspicion of the commander of the army will only cause unnecessary trouble.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said: "Okay, that's the end of this topic. The king of Nanliang is ultimately Xiaoxuan and I, and our status in the country is not low now, so we can't make any malicious speculations."
Zhou Min is a sensible person. When Zhao Hongrun said this, he stopped talking and said nothing more.
After all, in his opinion, His Highness Prince Su is not inferior to him in intelligence. As long as he is prepared, if Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, really has the intention to frame him, I believe His Highness Prince Su will do the same in the future.
Beware of.
At the end of the 20th year of Hongde's reign, both the Wei and Han armies on the Shangdang battlefield ceased their activities and no longer used troops.
When the spring of the following year began, South Korea sent reinforcements to Shangdang County as expected. According to the news Zhao Hongrun learned, there were traces of unknown troops on the north side of Changzi City and northeast of Hyun City.
There are various signs that South Korea is unwilling to return Shangdang County and is preparing to take it back. 8