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On that day, after Zhao Hongrun hosted a banquet in honor of Han Wangran, he settled him in the "Hundred Birds Garden" at the latter's request.
From this it can be seen that Han Wangran was not just hiding himself by raising birds, but he also loved raising birds from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun used the principle that "a gentleman will not take away people's love" and removed the original birds in the "Hundred Birds Garden". The collected birds belonging to Han Wangran were all returned to Han Wangran.
At night, Zhao Hongrun sat alone at a stone table in the courtyard outside a palace in the Han Palace, feeling the cool night breeze and thinking about what happened during the day.
Just as he had guessed before, Han Wangran was by no means a cowardly mediocrity. On the contrary, he was a king who kept a low profile and was waiting for an opportunity to regain his royal power.
This discovery ruined all Zhao Hongrun's previous plans.
Because before that, he was inclined to suppress Han Wu, the Duke of Kang, and support Han Hu, the Duke of Kang. Because Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, was the orthodox member of the Han royal family, his chances of succeeding were much greater than that of Han Gong, the son of Kang Gong. If Zhao Hongrun could find a way Provoking domestic instability in South Korea would be very beneficial to Wei.
But now there is a hidden Han Wangran, which makes Zhao Hongrun feel a little headache.
He vaguely felt that although King Han's royal power was currently being emptied out and he was like a puppet, he was so scheming that none of the Marquis of Li, Han Wu, Duke of Kang, Han Hu, Duke of Zhuang, Han Geng, and others realized the potential threat of this young king.
There is no doubt that Han Wangran is a hero. Although he is silent today, he will definitely soar into the sky in the future. He just needs an opportunity.
So the question is, should we help him?
Accompanied by Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao, Zhao Hongrun drank a little wine and thought about it for a long time.
Currently, there are two choices before him.
First, to expose Han Wangran's act of pretending to be crazy and hiding his strength and biding his time. In this way, Kang Gong Han Hu, Zhuang Gong Han Geng and Lihou Hanwu will definitely be in trouble and will try every means to get rid of Han Wangran - even if Lihou Hanwu treats Han Wangran leniently, he will be in trouble. After knowing this, he would never dare to keep Han Wangran again.
And with the current power and status of these three powerful officials in South Korea, it is not impossible for them to get rid of Han Wangran.
To put it bluntly, Han Wangran is still safe and sound. This is actually due to the lenient treatment of Lihou Han Wu - regardless of the fact that General Bao Yuan, Yanmen Guards Li Mu, and Shanggu Guards Ma She support Han Wangran, but it is actually of no use.
First of all, Bao Yuan, Li Mu, and Ma She supported Han Wangran only because they were favored by Han Wangran's father, Han Wangqi. Therefore, they hoped to maintain Han Wangqi's will, but they were not really convinced by Han Wangran.
If Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, decided to kill Han Wangran and give an unexpected reason, Bao Yuan, Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen, and Ma She, the guard of Shanggu, would these three people dare to rebel?
Or to put it more bluntly, even if these three people raise an army, do they have any chance of winning?
In fact, the chance of victory is very small.
First of all, Baoyuan will be restrained by many generals such as Jin Fu, Feng Ting, Sima Shang, and Dangyin Hou Han Yang. "Note: Sorry, there was a bug in the previous article. The author once identified Sima Shang as one of the ten tycoons of Beiyuan, but later Forgot. Well, let’s just think of Sima Shang as a candidate for the top ten tycoons of Beiyuan. Anyway, the first generation of the top ten tycoons of Beiyuan ran away in the end. There are only a few left, and even the successful ones are not shortlisted. Don’t be afraid.”
As for the two border guards, Li Mu and Ma She, who raised troops to serve the king, what about Yanmen County and Shanggu County?
What if they lead troops to attack Handan, causing Lin Hu, Dong Hu, and the Xiongnu to take advantage of the situation?
Besides, there are still "Daijun Guards Juxin", "Yuyang Guards Qinkai" and "Beiyan Guards Leyi" on the Korean border. Once the Yanmen Army and the Shanggu Army decide to return to Handan King Qin, then these three armies will be behind Then you can seize the residences of Li Mu and Ma She.
In addition, Handan will immediately announce that Li Mu and Ma She are plotting to rebel. At that time, Li Mu and Ma Shekong will have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, but they will have no food and salary, and no righteousness, and they will not be able to protect themselves, let alone It was to avenge Han Wangran.
Therefore, if this really happens, the only possible choice for Li Mu and Ma She is to protect Han Wangran's eldest son Han An to death.
But in fact, this choice is just for peace of mind, similar to the ostrich mentality - if Lihou Han Wu is really cruel enough to kill his younger brother Han Wangran who grew up with him, will he be able to tolerate his younger brother's eldest son Han An and establish the latter? For the crown prince?
How is that possible!
Once Han Wangran dies, Han Wangfei and the crown prince will definitely be doomed. Even if they survive for two more years, at best, it is just an attempt by Marquis Han Wu, Duke Kang, Han Hu and others to deceive others.
In fact, having said that, such a result is also beneficial to the Wei State. After all, as soon as Han Wangran died, the conflict between Li Hou Han Wu and Kang Gong Han Hu immediately intensified, and they became sworn enemies.
As for the other option, that is to secretly support Han Wangran.
With Han Wangran's current status, it would be very difficult for him to regain the royal power. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun was not worried about Han Wangran repaying his favor after gaining power.
In fact, the general results of these two choices are the same. The only difference is that if Zhao Hongrun supports Han Wangran, the Wei State may have the opportunity to intervene in South Korea under the banner of "righteousness" in the future, because Han Wangran regains the throne in order to gain the support of the Wei State. , will definitely recognize Wei Jun's righteousness, and the righteousness granted by the Korean king is more useful in the eyes of the Koreans than Li Hou Han Wu, Kang Gong Han Hu and others.
As for whether Han Wangran will retaliate in the future, Zhao Hongrun is actually not worried - if Han Wangran really regains power with the help of Wei State, then as long as Wei State announces this matter to the world, Han Wangran will never dare to do it openly in the future. If anything harmful to the interests of Wei is done, people all over the world will accuse Han Wangran of betraying his trust and repaying kindness with hatred, and Korea's reputation will be greatly damaged.
Therefore, after clearing his mind, Zhao Hongrun decided to secretly support Han Wangran.
There are three reasons:
First, giving kindness to others is far better than adding icing on the cake.
In the current South Korea, Kang Gong and Han Hu are not necessarily incapable of fighting against Lihou Han Wu. Therefore, even if Zhao Hongrun wants to sponsor Kang Gong and Han Hu, Kang Gong and Han Hu will definitely accept it, because Kang Gong and Han Hu are not urgent.
But Han Wangran was different. His position at the moment was precarious. Although he knew that Baoyuan, Li Mu, and Ma She supported him, he did not dare to contact them. In other words, he had almost no powerful team to speak of.
Therefore, if he can get the support of Wei State, even if he knows what price he will have to pay in return in the future, he will be happy to do so - if he can't protect it today, let alone the future?
Second, maintain the legitimacy of royal power.
Although the countries in the Central Plains are constantly fighting against each other, they are very consistent on one thing, and that is to maintain orthodoxy.
When the Mi Qu family of the Chu State rebelled, why did King Xiong Xu of Chu not worry about the Wei State assisting the Qu family? Why did the Wei State really reject the Mi Qu family's request for help?
The reason is that the Mixiong family is the orthodox royal family of the Chu Kingdom - if the Wei State funded Chu's rebellion to overthrow the Chu royal family, would someone use the same tactics to deal with Wei in the future?
Therefore, the Ji Zhao family, as the orthodox royal family of the Wei Kingdom, will never support the Mi Qu family: this precedent must not be set!
In South Korea, although Duke Kang Han Hu and Duke Zhuang Han Geng are descendants of the Korean royal family, they are not direct descendants. If Zhao Hongrun supports these two people to seize the throne of Han from the two direct descendants of the Korean royal family, Han Wangran and Lihou Hanwu, this matter will definitely not happen. Once word spread, it would be very detrimental to Zhao Hongrun.
The worst result is that the Zhao family branch in Wei State covets the power of the Wei Kingdom.
Third, the difference in returns.
Marquis Han Wu, Duke Kang Han Hu, and Duke Zhuang Han Geng are all "subjects", while King Han is the "king". If Zhao Hongrun supports "subjects seizing the throne", this matter cannot be made public. In other words, Zhao Hongrun could not take advantage of Li Hou Han Wu and others, because this was not tolerated by the world; but if Zhao Hongrun supported "the king eliminates the rebellious ministers", the Wei State could announce this to the world.
The State of Wei helped South Korea stabilize the domestic situation and maintain the orthodoxy of the royal family. This was a good deed that qualified everyone in South Korea to be grateful to the State of Wei for its righteous deeds, and was conducive to maintaining the positive image of the State of Wei.
More importantly, if Han Wangran successfully regains the throne, then at least in his generation, South Korea will never dare to openly and actively invade the Wei State. Otherwise, Han Wangran will take the blame and be stigmatized as a villain who betrays his trust and repays kindness with revenge. , passed down to later generations.
The next day, Zhao Hongrun invited Han Wangran again.
When meeting Han Wangran, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Yesterday, His Majesty the King of Han taught you the "Bird Sutra". I have nothing to repay. Last night I wrote a letter in my own handwriting and sent it to the Lord Zhao Sheng of our country. At my house, I ask Lord Zhao Sheng for a parrot and give it to His Majesty the King of Han."
Hearing this, even a wealthy king like Han Wangran was extremely excited. Dangyin Hou Han Yang, Yan Yu, and Shen Fei, who were watching this scene, either secretly scorned or shook their heads slightly: "It's just a bird." Bird, do you need to be so excited?
However, considering that Han Wangran has always been a "bird crazy", it is not strange for Dang Yin Hou Han Yang, Yan Yu and Shen Fei.
But how could they understand the excitement in Han Wangran's heart at this moment.
Because what Mr. Wei Run in front of him gave him was not just a parrot, it was a parrot. During their conversation yesterday, they needed to twist the tongue to remove the bones, and take out one, two, or two pieces from the throat. A parrot that has three hard bones before it can speak human words.
The meaning is self-evident.
But having said that, although Zhao Hongrun and Han Wangran have quietly reached an agreement, as far as the current situation is concerned, Zhao Hongrun can't help Han Wangran, and Han Wangran can't give Wei any benefits.
For example, in the subsequent peace negotiations, Han Wangran was purely a spectator and had no say or decision-making power in the peace negotiations.
However, it is foreseeable that the tacit understanding reached by Zhao Hongrun and Han Wangran today will bring about huge changes in the future structure of Wei and South Korea.