That night, Zhao Hongrun and Liu Jie talked until late at night, and then the latter got up and left.
However, after sending Liu Jie away, Zhao Hongrun suddenly learned from Zongwei Mu Qing that Chen Tang, the aide of Yong Wang Hongyu, also came to visit shortly after Liu Jie arrived. However, due to the speculative nature of the conversation between Zhao Hongrun and Liu Jie at that time,
So much so that the imperial guards did not disturb His Highness's temper rashly.
"Liu Jie and I chatted for more than two hours? And Chen Tang also waited for more than two hours?" Zhao Hongrun asked in surprise.
The Zongwei nodded with a wry smile. They never expected that His Highness would talk to Liu Jie for two full hours.
"broken……"
Zhao Hongrun, who suddenly came to his senses, thought to himself, and immediately sent someone to invite Chen Tang, the aide of King Yong who had been waiting for a long time.
However, it was already past Haishi, and the words of Chen Tang, King Yong's staff, could not arouse Zhao Hongrun's interest, so that Zhao Hongrun yawned repeatedly when meeting with him, and finally, Chen Tang left with a gloomy face.
Looking at Chen Tang's leaving figure, Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly in his heart.
Because he realized that he was tricked by Liu Jie.
The negotiation with Liu Jie, the aide of King Xiang, lasted two hours, but he started yawning after only a few words with Chen Tang, the aide of King Yong, and Zhao Hongrun. How did this make outsiders think?
"This Liu Jie is so cunning. He actually used topics that interest me to seduce me..."
Zhao Hongrun thought secretly in his heart.
But he was not angry with Liu Jie, because in his opinion, this was Liu Jie's ability - if this person's speech could not arouse his interest in Zhao Hongrun, how could Zhao Hongrun stay with him for a long time?
Of course, the real reason why Zhao Hongrun was not angry about this was because of Liu Jie's talent.
Because this person proposed various means to restrict South Korea to Zhao Hongrun, some of which were similar to the economic war in Zhao Hongrun's memory - Zhao Hongrun had stayed in Wei for so long, and he was the first to encounter a wise man with such foresight.
It's a pity that Liu Jie is the staff of Xiang Wang Hongjing, which made Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but sigh again: Another great talent who does not belong to him!
But even though he knew that Liu Jie had tricked him, Zhao Hongrun still had no regrets, because in his opinion, this conversation with Liu Jie had indeed benefited him a lot.
The concept of "give first" is deeply in Zhao Hongrun's heart.
In Liu Jie's view, South Korea is a country that is both internally united and full of contradictions: when attacked by foreign enemies, domestic political forces will temporarily put aside their prejudices and unite with the outside world; however, when the situation is peaceful, like Lihou Hanwu, Kang
Gong Hanhu and others began to confront each other because of the struggle for power.
Therefore, Liu Jie proposed to disintegrate South Korea from within, do what it likes, and wait for its pride. This is the same meaning as "in order to destroy Korea, it must first be driven crazy."
Liu Jie's previous suggestion of "exchanging copper for livestock" was also based on this point. The purpose was to widen the gap between the rich and the poor in South Korea, allowing the rich to stock up on hundreds of kilograms of copper, leaving the poor with nothing to lose.
If things go on like this, the rich and poor in South Korea will inevitably have many contradictions.
As a result, the people will not be united, and Koreans will no longer be as united as they are now.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun deeply agrees with Liu Jie's suggestion.
Zhao Hongrun also believes that the strength of South Korea lies in its profound heritage. And this heritage comes from the great aristocratic families in South Korea that have been passed down for hundreds of years. Although the Wei State severely damaged the Korean army this time and even captured Handan, the capital of South Korea,
However, the power of the great aristocrats in South Korea was not affected at all - the Korean soldiers killed by the Wei army were actually just middle-class children and lower-class civilians. As long as the upper-level aristocratic groups still control huge wealth, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands
What does the loss of the Korean soldiers count?
But on the other hand, if these upper-class aristocratic forces lose the loyalty of the civilian class, then these upper-class aristocratic forces will definitely suffer a serious blow - no family can be completely separated from the civilian class and thrive solely on its own family members.
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It is undeniable that through some discussions with Liu Jie, Zhao Hongrun became more aware of how to deal with South Korea.
Because of this, when Zhao Hongrun and Pan Ran realized that he had been tricked by Liu Jie, he could not feel angry in his heart.
He could only say that Liu Jie understood the essence of the word "go with one's own preferences", so much so that even after Liu Jie instigated a relationship between him and Yong Wang Hongyu, he still highly praised Liu Jie.
Under this situation, Zhao Hongrun could only hope for the magnanimity of Yong Wang Hongyu.
But thinking about it carefully, Zhao Hongrun believed that even if King Yong Hongyu suspected that he and King Xiang were close, he would not make any vague judgment. After all, as far as the current situation is concerned, King Yong Hongyu's position is not stable.
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time."
After persuading himself, Zhao Hongrun forced himself to fall asleep. After all, he was going to the western part of Hedong County tomorrow morning.
The next day, early in the morning, Zhao Hongrun was awakened by Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao.
After having a simple breakfast, Zhao Hongrun was escorted by 5,000 Yanling troops and prepared to set off for the western part of Hedong County.
When he was setting off, King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, General Shaohu, and General Wei Mu of Nanyan all came with their troops to see him off. Zhao Hongrun even saw Liu in the procession.
Jie and Chen Tang.
Comparing Liu Jie's smiling expression with Chen Tang's sad face, Zhao Hongrun shook his head secretly: Liu Jie is worthy of being the third place in Hongde's 19th imperial examination. Compared with this person, Chen Tang, the staff of King Yong,
Not even close.
But think about it, if a student like Zhou Min, who only took the lower-ranking test and was ranked in the lower-ranking test, could push Luo Yao to the ground and beat him violently, if it happened every time in the imperial examination, then the imperial examination itself would be lost.
has some meaning.
"Your Highness."
Yan Mo, the deputy general of the Yanling Army, came to Zhao Hongrun's car and clasped his fists to ask for instructions.
Zhao Hongrun nodded, and after bowing his hands and saying goodbye to the many people who were seeing him off, he turned to Yan Mo and said, "Let's set off."
"yes!"
Yan Mo accepted the order with clasped fists, and immediately raised his arms and ordered the whole army to set off.
Five thousand Yanling soldiers, led by Yan Mo, escorted Zhao Hongrun across Hedong County to the west of Hedong County.
Not mentioning the rush during this period, Zhao Hongrun had already returned to Tianmen Pass by the end of September.
At this time, the general guarding Tianmen Pass was Lu Zhan, a 3,000-man general of the Shang Shui Army. When he learned that Zhao Hongrun had passed Tianmen Pass, he hurried down the mountain with more than a hundred Shang Shui soldiers and lined up to greet him.
Zhao Hongrun is no stranger to Lu Zhan.
Lu Zhan is a very senior soldier who comes from the "Pingyang Army". In other words, he is also a veteran who has followed Zhao Hongrun for five years.
According to Zhao Hongrun's understanding, during the time when Mi Jiang and Mi Rui's father, Runan Jun Xiong Hao, governed Western Chu, the Lu Zhan family was once a small landowner in the Chu State. The family had some land and many domestic servants. They were separated from the poor peasants.
Xiong Hao, a small wealthy class family, has devoted his life to improving the status of civilians in the country and improving their living conditions.
It is a pity that after the death of Runan Lord Xiong Hao, the army of the Xiong family nobles from eastern Chu swept across western Chu like locusts. Although the name was to kill the unwarranted "rebellious ministers and traitors who instigated Lord Runan to betray Chu", they
In fact, it was to rob Chu Xi of his wealth.
At that time, the common people in western Chu were plundered by the Xiong clan's noble army in eastern Chu, and only some nobles escaped by chance.
Under this general background, Lu Zhan's family was naturally implicated. Once they lost all their wealth, they fell into poverty.
Although Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, later inherited the legacy of his uncle Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan, Chuxi was swept away by Chu Dong at that time, leaving him impoverished. Although Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, was full of ambitions, he was unable to do so because he had no money. display.
In this case, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, turned his attention to the neighboring Song State. Who made Song State claim to be rich?
It was a pity that in the later battle of "alliance with Wei and annihilation of Song", Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, was tricked by Wei Emperor Zhao Yuansi.
Lu Zhan's grandfather and father died in the battle of "Allying Wei to Destroy Song" that year.
After the death of Lu's father, Lu Zhan's family's family situation became even more difficult. Therefore, when Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, raised an army to attack Wei five years ago, Lu Zhan asked his younger brother Lu Zhi to take care of his wife, children and children. The king, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, conquered the Wei army with 160,000 soldiers and nearly 110,000 people died, but Lu Zhan luckily survived. After surrendering to the Wei army, he suddenly became a member of the "Pingyang Army".
Now, Lu Zhan has moved his brothers, wives, children, and children to Shangshui County. With the kindness of King Su Zhao Hongrun in treating his soldiers, Lu Zhan and his family have once again become a small and wealthy family in Shangshui County, with land, land, houses, and livestock. , and even used connections to purchase a dozen Hu slaves from Sanchuan to help with farming.
Although it is said that whether it was the Shang Shui Army or the Yanling Army, even the ordinary soldiers had become yeoman farmers, and the generals had become small landowners, Lu Zhan was still extremely grateful to Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.
After all, their family was starving to death in the Chu State at that time. After joining the Wei State, they suddenly became wealthy small landowners, and even had the opportunity to become a noble due to their military exploits. All of this was because of this solemn man in front of him. The favor given by His Royal Highness.
Therefore, even though he was stationed at Tianmen Pass this time and had no chance to participate in the Battle of Handan, Lu Zhan still did his best to guard Tianmen Pass and look after the "Tianmen Mine" for His Highness Prince Su.
Moreover, those nobles in the Wei Kingdom who sent people to test and make circumstantial inquiries about "what is the purpose of the limestone in the Tianmen Mine" were ignored.
As for whether he would offend those nobles, Lu Zhan had no worries - he didn't even care about offending Mengluo, the clan guard of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang. How could he care about the nobles in Wei who had no military power.
"It seems that many people are exploring the uses of "limestone"..."
After hearing Lu Zhan's report, Zhao Hongrun frowned.
This was the very thing that annoyed him about the nobles in the country: once he made any move, the nobles would often surround him like flies that smelled fishy fish, and they were extremely annoyed.
"Forget about this, how is the situation at Tianmen Pass recently?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
Lu Zhan thought for a while and replied: "Except for some people in the country who frequently send people to inquire about the uses of limestone, my Tianmen Pass is relatively stable... Oh, no, wait, Your Highness, there is a talent here!"
"Who?" Zhao Hongrun was a little confused after hearing Lu Zhan's confused words.
I saw Lu Zhan cupping his fists and saying seriously: "Between Quyang of Shangdang and Zhiyi of Hedong, there is a small county called Shang. The county magistrate is called Kou Zheng. He led the county people and Orions to repel the Tianmen Pass area. The escaped soldiers of the Korean army..."