In early October, when the people of Wei were still immersed in the joy of "the great victory of Wei and Korea", the situation in Daliang gradually became a little strange.
Because a while ago, because of the "Wei-Han Border Market" incident, Yong Wang Hongyu and Xiang Wang Hongjing both sent people to Northern Xinjiang. Such strange things made the Daliang court and everyone feel a little suspicious.
Logically speaking, although the matter of "mutual trade between the two countries" is important, it does not go so far as to send people to the two Highnesses at the same time. This move is somewhat irregular.
But Yong Wang Hongyu and Xiang Wang Hongjing did this, which made the government and the public feel vaguely that there was a hint of disagreement between the two highnesses.
In fact, since Zhao Hongli, the former crown prince of the East Palace, issued a letter of guilt and resigned from the position of crown prince, the alliance between the two former princes, Yong Wang Hongyu and Xiang Wang Hongjing, has rapidly turned cold. However, despite this, Xiang Wang Hongjing has not made a clear decision yet.
Stay away from Yongwang Hongyu.
But this time, Xiang Wang Hongjing and Yong Wang Hongyu each sent people to northern Xinjiang, but the opposition between the two could be vaguely seen.
Whether to support Yong Wang Hongyu or Xiang Wang Hongjing is a difficult question facing officials in the DPRK and China.
It is true that after Yong Wang Hongyu received the honor of supervising the country, Xiang Wang Hongjing's power was obviously insufficient. But the problem is that Xiang Wang Hongjing is not the one who really wants to compete with Yong Wang Hongyu for the throne. Who among the officials in the court does not know that in recent times
The fifth son of the emperor, King Qing Hongxin, is trying his best to win over his third brother, King Xiang Hongjing?
I believe that Qing Wang Hongxin is the one who really wants to compete with Yong Wang Hongyu for the throne.
And the power of His Highness is only stronger than that of Yong Wang Hongyu.
First of all, Qing Wang Hongxin was the prince who chose to join the Ministry of War. Although the power of the Ministry of War dropped sharply after the establishment of the "Shangjiang Mansion", at present, the Ministry of War has shown faint signs of wanting to oust the "Shangjiang Mansion". The court officials
Don’t you believe that there would not be the support of Qing Wang Hongxin behind this move? Without the strong support of Qing Wang Hongxin, Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, would have the courage to offend the "General's Mansion"?
Some people even speculate that the Ministry of War did not immediately set aside the General's Mansion just because it was afraid of "General Shaohu". After all, General Shaohu is currently the only general enshrined in the "Shangjiang's Mansion". This is the military palace.
Forget about Chao Wendong, the current official sign of the government office - the chief of the general's palace. The guy who was kicked into the ditch by Su Wang Zhao Hongrun has now become a laughing stock in the government and the opposition, so he has no face to speak of.
In addition to the Ministry of War, Qing Wang Hongxin also received clear support from Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and Wei Feng, the head of the Wei family in Tianshui.
Maybe some people don't know who "Wei Feng, the head of the Wei family in Tianshui" is, but those who know clearly will never underestimate "Wei Feng", because Wei Feng of the Wei family in Tianshui is the Northern Second Army under the command of General Jiang Bi.
The financial backer behind the army.
Why could Jiang Bi tolerate the Northern First Army to snatch the gains from his Second Northern Army in the first Northern Battle? The reason was that the Second Northern Army was backed by the wealth of the Tianshui Wei family. Therefore, Jiang Bi would rather give up the gains than
He hoped to offend the former Crown Prince Zhao Hongli and King Huan Zhao Hongxuan who were commanding the First Army of the North at that time.
Regardless of the fact that the emperor of the Wei family in Longxi is "Wei Li", in fact, Wei Li has already lost power. First of all, the Wei clan will not allow this emperor to maintain a high status consistent with the emperor of Wei. After all, heaven
There are no two days, and there are no two masters of the country.
It was precisely for this reason that King Su Zhao Hongrun used coercion and inducement to make Wei Li retreat from his position as king and father.
But now, Wei Li has long since given up his identity as the father of the Wei family in Longxi, and is honestly serving as his rich man. It is almost impossible for him or his heirs to enter the Wei court.
Under this situation, Wei Feng, the head of the Wei family in Tianshui, has become the leader of the Wei family in Longxi. If the Wei court had not banned the status of king and father, otherwise, this position should belong to Wei Feng.
Under the integration of Wei Feng, the original twelve Wei clan in Longxi, in order to survive the suppression of the Zhao clan, have gradually integrated into one force. After all, the Zhao clan accepted the three Longxi Zhao clans including Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao. , has become more powerful among the clans. If the Wei clan in Longxi is still as loose or even antagonistic as before, there is no guarantee that they will not be defeated and annexed one by one by the Zhao clan.
It is precisely because of this change that in today's Wei State, after the Ji Zhao royal family, the Ji Wei family has become a huge force. However, this force has not yet been accepted by the Ji Zhao royal family in Wei State, and even , many people of the Ji Zhao family still regard the Ji Wei family as outsiders trying to "occupy the magpie's nest", such as Zhao Hongrun's third uncle Zhao Laiyu.
But no matter what, the Longxi Wei family still has a huge power in Wei State. Their only flaw is that they cannot penetrate into the Ji Zhao family and cannot get the support of the Ji Zhao family.
Perhaps for this reason, Wei Feng, the head of the Wei family in Tianshui, decided to support the fifth son of the emperor, King Qing Hongxin. If they can finally push King Qing Hongxin to the throne, I believe that the Wei family in Longxi will be able to establish a firm foothold in the Wei Kingdom. Even if the Ji Zhao family couldn't stand them anymore, she still couldn't expel them.
After receiving the support of the Wei family in Longxi, Qing Wang Hongxin, who was once unknown, suddenly formed a huge force that was no less powerful than Su Wang Zhao Hongrun - Zhao Hongrun had 100,000 Su Wang troops under his command. Hongxin also had the support of 100,000 troops from the Second and Third Northern Army.
Under such circumstances, even if King Yong Hongyu had the honor of supervising the country, his power was not necessarily stronger than that of King Qing Hongxin. What's more, King Xiang Hongjing had already made his position clear and was ready to side with King Qing Hongxin.
It has to be said that the "Dongyong Controversy" has become a thing of the past. Now in Daliang, the "Yongqing Controversy" has gradually begun. The Yongwang Party, which was once weak in front of the Donggong Party, seems to have become the defender, trying its best to suppress attempts to challenge. Their position is that of the King Qing Party.
It is precisely for this reason that the relationship between the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War, two imperial ministries that were originally incompatible with each other, has become quite tense recently.
In the face of this general trend, the former East Palace Party and the East Palace Crown Prince Zhao Hongli seemed to be forgotten, so much so that even if Zhao Hongli closed his door and self-imposed one-year self-imposed confinement, this incident did not cause much concern among the government and the opposition. focus on.
It seems that the government and the public do not think that the reappearance of the former East Palace Prince Zhao Hongli will cause an uproar in the government and the public. More people are still paying attention to the battle between King Yong and King Qing.
After learning about this incident, Zhao Hongli, the former crown prince of the East Palace, was inevitably a little disappointed.
I remember that after he completed a year of self-imposed confinement as punishment a while ago, he thought that someone would come to visit him and pay homage to him. As a result, both the court and the public in Liang Dynasty were paying attention to Yong Wang Hongyu and Qing Wang Hongjing, as if the government and the public had completely forgotten that there was such a person like him. people.
If Zhao Hongli's past temper and character were followed, the decorations in the eldest prince's palace would definitely suffer, but this time, Zhao Hongli just felt disappointed.
It has to be said that during this year, Zhao Hongli, accompanied by his staff Luo Yao, read and practiced calligraphy every day, cultivated his moral character, and not to mention how much improvement he had in terms of talent and learning, at least his character had been greatly improved.
On this day, seeing that Zhao Hongli felt disappointed because he might be forgotten by the government and the public, his aide Luo Yao smiled and persuaded: "Your Highness, this is a good thing... When His Highness was the crown prince of the East Palace, he was the target of public criticism, but now, both the government and the public are paying attention.
Between King Yong and King Qing, we are just keeping a low profile and keeping our eyes open for the future."
After listening to Luo Yao's words, Zhao Hongli nodded in agreement, but he was still a little disappointed in his heart.
Once upon a time, he, Zhao Hongli, was the crown prince of the East Palace, and many people flocked to defect to him. But now, he has fallen into the role of deposed prince, and his family is empty. Except for some remnants of the East Palace Party who cannot change the family, he is still supporting him. The government and the public have almost forgotten him.
, even in the official department he is in charge of, his words are no longer as effective as before.
Among the brothers, only the ninth son of the emperor, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, was still communicating with him, telling the eldest brother who was trapped in Daliang the progress of reorganizing the Northern First Army, including the Northern First Army's experience in the Battle of Handan.
When he thought of King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, Zhao Hongli's mood immediately improved a lot.
I remember that initially, no, it should be until now, Zhao Hongrun still doubted Zhao Hongli's intention of transferring the First Army of the North to King Huan Zhao Hongxuan - Zhao Hongrun thought it was a drama about Li Daitao's impasse, but in fact, Zhao Hongli really did not regard this matter as a serious matter.
He returned to the court as a bargaining chip.
He sincerely let King Huan Zhao Hongxuan take charge of the First Army of the North.
Because in Zhao Hongli's heart, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan is the only brother he trusts, and Zhao Hongli believes that Zhao Hongxuan's talents are superior to his and has the ability to make the Northern Army better.
In addition, Zhao Hongli and Zhao Hongxuan also have a long-cherished wish in common: to expedition to Korea!
Based on this idea, when Zhao Hongli received a letter from King Huan Zhao Hongxuan and learned about the performance of the First Army of the North in Handan, Zhao Hongli was extremely happy.
In fact, in the eyes of many people, the performance of the Northern First Army in the Handan Battle was average, but in Zhao Hongli's view, this was a very huge change. After all, this time the Northern First Army relied entirely on its own strength to compete with the Korean Army.
In battles, the achievements obtained are real achievements. There is no such thing as lying about the achievements or usurping the achievements of other friendly forces.
This is a big improvement.
Especially when Zhao Hongxuan described in his mind how he attacked Fanyang, Zhao Hongli felt as if he was in front of Fanyang City, commanding thousands of troops to attack that Korean city.
Unfortunately, due to the general trend of the Han army in Wu'an wanting to fight decisively with the Wei army in Handan, Zhao Hongxuan finally had no chance to conquer Fanyang and led the army to Handan, which Zhao Hongli regretted.
At the same time, he inevitably complained about Su Wang Zhao Hongrun - why are you in such a hurry? Can't you wait for Hongxuan to conquer Fanyang? Hongxuan is still your biological brother!
However, Zhao Hongli also understood that this was just the complaint of a layman - if the situation had not been urgent, how could Zhao Hongrun, as Zhao Hongxuan's biological brother, be so likely to harm his younger brother?
No, Zhao Hongrun gave up the interests of the "Border City of Qi County" to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan without any reservation, and went directly to Hedong with his people.
Even Zhao Hongli admired this free and easy demeanor. After all, even though he no longer understands military affairs, he is very sensitive to how much profit can be made from the "mutual trade between the two countries".
And just when Zhao Hongli was happily discussing Zhao Hongxuan and the First Army of the North with his aide Luo Yao, a servant from the palace came in to report that Zhang Qigong, an aide of King Yong, had come to pay a visit.
In an instant, Zhao Hongli and Luo Yao looked at each other, their expressions becoming particularly strange.