Under the urging of Li Hou Han Wu, the Wu'an Han army launched a fierce offensive against the high wall starting in mid-July.
But what made Han Bing feel quite helpless was that Wei Bing repaired the Great Wall very quickly in this area, and could build hundreds of feet in three to five days.
What's more important is that the Wei army used something like mud as an adhesive between the bricks and stones, making the repaired Great Wall particularly strong. Even if the Han army built a catapult to smash it, the effect was minimal to them. The damage to this section of the high wall was not as fast as the Wei army's repairs.
During this period, although the cavalry guarding Qin Kai in Yuyang continued to harass the Wei soldiers in an attempt to delay the Wei soldiers' speed of repairing the high wall, the effect was not obvious. The Wei army used Wugang chariots to assume a defensive posture outside the high wall in order to As for the crossbow harassment from the Korean cavalry, it was no pain at all to the Wei soldiers who were repairing the high wall.
Under this situation, the Korean army launched a fierce attack on the high wall regardless of the situation, but unfortunately, they were repelled by Su Wang's army and Wei Wu's army.
As the end of August approached, Li Hou Han Wu finally decided to send people to Handan to negotiate with the Wei Gongzi Run.
Originally, the best candidate was the scholar-official Han Chao. Unfortunately, Han Chao did not escape before and after the fall of Handan that day. Therefore, Lihou Hanwu sent Zhao Zhuo, who had previously negotiated with Wei, as an envoy.
On July 27, Zhao Hongrun learned about the arrival of Wu'an envoy Zhao Zhuo in Handan, and met with this lobbyist whom he had met once before at the Han Palace.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun knew Zhao Zhuo's purpose of coming. It was simply that the autumn harvest was approaching and Wu'an could no longer support it.
After all, before and after the autumn harvest, South Korea will be attacked by a joint attack from many foreign tribes such as the Linhu, Xiongnu, and Donghu. The invasion of South Korea by these foreign bandits is not like the army of Central Plains countries like Wei.
It is no exaggeration to say that the actions of the Northern First Army were far inferior to the attitude of those grassland aliens towards the Central Plains people.
The people of the Central Plains are called "two-legged sheep" by some cruel foreigners. You can imagine how cruel and bloody they are.
In the courtyard of the Han Palace where hundreds of birds were kept, Zhao Hongrun met with Wu'an envoy Zhao Zhuo.
I have to say that Zhao Zhuo was a little surprised that Zhao Hongrun chose this place to meet.
Zhao Zhuo knew this courtyard very well. It was the "Bird Garden" of their puppet king Han Wangran. The courtyard was home to many birds with bright feathers and sweet cries.
According to Zhao Zhuo's knowledge, there used to be hundreds of birds in this courtyard, so Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, once inscribed the words "Bird Forest" in his own handwriting.
"Young Master Wei... is also fond of birds?"
When he walked into the courtyard and saw Zhao Hongrun, whom he had met once before, standing in front of a bird cage and playing with the rare birds in the cage, Zhao Zhuo was greatly surprised.
After all, their king, Han Wangran, had already become a typical example of "losing one's ambition by playing with things" because of his love for playing with birds, and was discussed in private by many Koreans. However, the Wei Gongzi Run in front of him did not look like this kind of person.
Therefore, Zhao Zhuo boldly asked with a smile: "Master Run, is he also good at raising birds?"
Zhao Hongrun turned his head and glanced at Zhao Zhuo, and said with a smile: "I have an uncle named "俼", who likes all kinds of treasures and playthings, and the sensuality of dogs and horses..."
"It turns out to be Mr. Ji Li!" Zhao Zhuo said in surprise. The "Ji Li" in his mouth was Zhao Hongrun's sixth uncle, Zhao Yuanli.
"Your Majesty, have you heard of my King's Sixth Uncle?" Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be a little surprised after hearing Zhao Zhuo's words.
After listening to Zhao Hongrun's inquiry, Zhao Zhuo put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "How can I not recognize Mr. Ji Li? When Mr. Ji Li visited Mingchuan of Dahan, even the late king had warmly entertained Mr. Ji Li. Feng Ji Li
Your Excellency is our guest."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, shocked beyond measure.
He could naturally guess that the late king Zhao Zhuo spoke of should refer to the Mingjun of Korea "King of Han". In other words, King of Han had received his uncle Zhao Yuanli, the sixth king, and treated him as an honored guest?
Zhao Hongrun, who was just mentioning it casually at first, was not only a little stunned after hearing about this, but also lamented that the Sixth Uncle Wang's connections were really powerful, and they had even developed to South Korea, and even Han Wangqi treated him as a guest.
Zhao Hongrun really didn't know what to say about this.
At this time, Zhao Zhuo didn't know what Zhao Hongrun was thinking. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Zhao is not lucky enough to have ever paid a visit to Master Ji Li in person. However, as far as Zhao knows, Master Ji Li visited many times when he was young.
I am in Korea, but in the past seven or eight years, Master Ji Li has not visited my friends in Korea, I don’t know why.”
Of course Zhao Hongrun would not think that it was because of the bad relationship between Wei and Han. After all, in this era, public is public and private is private. Even if Wei and South Korea go to war, a Wei person visits a Korean, or a Korean visits a Korean.
Being a Wei person, this is nothing unusual.
Unless the conflict between Wei and South Korea escalates to an ethnic conflict, just like the Wei people and the Ba people, the country will generally not care about such things.
Of course, the prerequisite is that you must be a "citizen" without an official position. If you are an official, the situation is completely different.
Although Zhao Hongrun's uncle, the Sixth Prince, was of noble birth, he had never held an official position before. Therefore, even if he was the guest of King Han, no one would say anything. On the contrary, some people would be impressed by his ability to do so.
Let the King of Han rise and treat you as a guest.
As for why Uncle Liu Wang Zhao Yuanli stopped coming to South Korea seven or eight years ago, Zhao Hongrun can explain: because Zhao Yuanli went to Longxi.
Of course, there was no need for Zhao Hongrun to explain this kind of thing to Zhao Zhuo. Therefore, after he smiled, he brought the topic back: "What do you think your envoy has to say when you come here this time?"
"I don't dare to be taught." Zhao Zhuo bowed and bowed: "I came here this time on the order of Marquis Li. Marquis Li hopes to discuss with Mr. Run about the war between the two countries... I hope that the two countries will
Shake hands and make peace and get back together."
"Lihou...is that Han Wu, right?"
"Heh." Zhao Hongrun chuckled when he heard the words, and said lightly: "I also hope that you and I can be harmonious neighbors. However, your country has frequently attacked our country, Wei, for decades. Even if you swallow up the Shangdang, you are still not satisfied.
Hedong County, which covets my great Wei..."
"Mr. Run." Zhao Zhuo was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhao Hongrun raising his hand.
I saw Zhao Hongrun looking at Zhao Zhuo and said seriously: "I know why Marquis Li sent your envoy here. It is simply that the autumn harvest is approaching, and the borders of your country may be attacked by foreigners... Although a gentleman does not take advantage of others' danger,
But in my opinion, this may not be a fighting opportunity."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo's expression changed drastically, and he immediately said seriously: "Master Run, please listen to me! ...The evil of Han and Wei is caused by brothers being hostile to each other; the evil of Rong Di is caused by evil neighbors outside the home. Rong Di wears his hair in the left fold and does not cultivate benevolence.
Virtue, disrespect for kings, this is not my kind. If Young Master Run personally goes to Rong Di and attacks our country, he will lead the wolf into the house and bring disaster to the Central Plains."
"..." Zhao Hongrun remained silent.
In fact, to be honest, he just used Zhao Zhuo's mouth to pass his information to Wu An to scare the Koreans. Would he really do this? Of course not.
As Zhao Zhuo said, whether it is the enmity between Wei and Han, or the enmity between Qi and Han, this is a brotherly feud, a national conflict in the Central Plains countries, but Rongdi and the Central Plains are incompatible national conflicts. "Note:
The ethnicity here refers to cultural differences, not racial differences in a narrow sense.』
If Zhao Hongrun, in order to attack Korea, got close to Rong Di and instigated the latter to take the opportunity to invade Korea, then I don't know how many scholars in the world would stand up and accuse Zhao Hongrun.
Zhao Hongrun even heard that when Qi King Lu Xi's father, Qi King Lu Zhu, was at odds with South Korea, a war broke out between the two countries. But when Qi King Lu Zhu heard that South Korea's Beiyan County was invaded by Donghu, he
He immediately stopped attacking South Korea and issued a letter urging the South Korean army to move north to resist the enemy.
Afterwards, before South Korea defeated Donghu, Qi had no offense against Han Qiu.
This is enough to prove that when facing foreign nations, the attitudes of all countries in the Central Plains are consistent.
It’s not that Zhao Hongrun doesn’t know these things, but he doesn’t have the noble conduct like King Lu Zhu of Qi. If he doesn’t scrape something back from South Korea, how can he make up for the huge manpower invested by the Wei State in this battle?
Material resources.
And his timely expression of silence only gave Zhao Zhuo the opportunity to further persuade him, or to put it bluntly, gave South Korea the opportunity to "buy" him to withdraw righteously with actual benefits.
Sure enough, seeing the hesitation on Zhao Hongrun's face, Zhao Zhuo struck while the iron was hot, quoted the words of sages, and cited many examples to persuade Zhao Hongrun, and finally made Zhao Hongrun "return from his lost ways" and give up his plan to join forces with Di and invade Korea.
"My envoy's words moved me, but...how can I hand over Handan so easily? How can I explain this to the court at home and to the people of Wei?" Looking at Zhao Zhuo pretending to be annoyed, Zhao Hongrun said angrily.
: "It's not my king who instigated the Rongdi invasion of your country's border!"
So Zhao Zhuo understood. In his opinion, the Wei Gongzi Run in front of him should have been persuaded by him and was willing to end the war between Wei and South Korea and return Handan to South Korea. However, this Wei Gongzi Run was not willing to
If you are willing to do this, then let it go.
After all, Zhao Zhuo also understood that his country, South Korea, had indeed forced too much on Wei in recent decades and would fight whenever he wanted. No wonder Young Master Run was unhappy.
But this can be easily solved. As long as sufficient compensation is given to resolve the resentment in the heart of Wei Gongzi Run, the Wei soldiers will naturally retreat.
As for the price to be paid to persuade this Wei Gongzi Run to retreat, that is not Zhao Zhuo's task. Li Hou Han Wu will personally negotiate with this Wei Gongzi Run. Zhao Zhuo only needs to ensure that this Wei Gongzi Run is willing to
By making peace with South Korea, his mission was accomplished.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhuo said to Zhao Hongrun: "Without further delay, I will go back to Wu'an and report the matter to Marquis Li. I believe Marquis Li will give Mr. Run a satisfactory answer."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun wanted to nod, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of many birdcages in the courtyard from the corner of his eye, and his heart moved slightly.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Hongrun deliberately said with a serious face: "Why is it that the Marquis of your country is negotiating with this king? Am I not worthy to discuss this matter with the King of Han face to face?"
Zhao Zhuo was stunned when he heard this.
It's pitiful. Now in South Korea, who dares to look down on this Wei Gongzi Run? But the problem is that the king of South Korea, Han Wangran, is just a puppet. How can he be the master?
Therefore, he said cryptically: "Young Master Run, I don't know that in this matter, Marquis Li is... well, more suitable than the king."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongrun shook his head, pretending to be ignorant and said seriously: "If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. This matter is of great importance, and the King of Han should take the initiative!"
"this……"
Seeing Zhao Hongrun's insistence, Zhao Zhuo found it difficult to refute, so he simply returned to Wu'an with the news and let Wu'an decide on his own.