Playing with the empty wine cup in his hand, Zhao Hong frowned and looked at his younger brother.
"It's Luo Yao." Zhao Hongxuan knew that his brother was unhappy at the moment, so he obediently picked up the jug and poured a glass for his brother, and truthfully revealed the truth.
After all, they are brothers who have known each other for many years, so Zhao Hongxuan naturally understands his brother's support for him.
For example, in this matter, if he deliberately concealed it, the matter would probably get out of hand in the end, and even arouse his brother's long-forgotten disgust towards the eldest prince Zhao Hongli again; but if the truth is told, the man in front of him
My brother is unlikely to get angry.
It has to be said that just as Zhao Hongxuan had guessed, he told his brother truthfully the first time he saw his brother. Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned for a moment, but he did not show much emotional change.
"Luo Yao..." Holding the glass of wine filled by his younger brother, Zhao Hongrun made an estimate in his mind and said lightly: "Counting the days, Zhao Hongli's one-year self-imposed confinement ended a while ago, right? Why?
,Want to return to the temple?"
Zhao Hongxuan glanced at Zhou Min who was sitting next to him, and said truthfully: "Actually, it's not that the elder brother wants to return to the temple, but someone asked him to return to the temple. Brother, guess who it is?" As he said, he didn't
When Zhao Hongrun responded, he gave the answer in a strange tone: "King Yong!"
"..." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Hongxuan with some surprise.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun also knew more or less about the fact that his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan still had private correspondence with the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.
Although he had always thought that the eldest prince Zhao Hongli handed over the Northern First Army to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan just to win over the latter, but so far, because Zhao Hongli has not done anything similar to repay a favor, this makes Zhao Hongrun's attitude toward Zhao Hongrun
Zhao Hongli's impression improved slightly, and he began to look back and think about the question "Am I too demanding of the eldest prince?"
In this matter, the younger brother Zhao Hongxuan often said good things for the eldest prince. This was certainly one reason, but the other reason was because of the changes in the eldest prince Zhao Hongli himself.
For example, after the "Beiyi Military Camp Xiao Incident", the eldest prince Zhao Hongli's "one-year confinement" self-punishment.
Zhao Hongrun once thought that Zhao Hongli was just talking casually, but he never thought that the eldest emperor brother actually spent a year in self-imposed confinement in his mansion. During this period, he closed the door and thanked guests. In addition to discussing skills with his staff Luo Yao, he devoted himself to teaching his children.
academics.
Not to mention that the ruling and opposition parties were surprised by this, even Zhao Hongrun was shocked.
More importantly, the "Beiyi Military Camp Xiao Incident" was not caused by the eldest prince Hongli, but by Yongwang Hongyu in order to frame the former.
Under this circumstance, Zhao Hongli still insisted on fulfilling the self-punishment of being shut down behind closed doors for a full year. Even Zhao Hongrun, who had always been prejudiced against him, could not find anything wrong with him this time.
On the contrary, when Yong Wang Hongyu secretly instigated the "Beiyi Military Camp Roar", this actually made Zhao Hongrun feel a little uncomfortable.
Although Zhao Hongrun never made a statement about King Yong's private behavior in this matter, it was inevitable that a thorn in his heart was left.
It is for this reason that when Chen Tang, the aide of Yong Wang Hongyu, and Liu Jie, the aide of Xiang Wang Hongjing, arrived in Qixian at the same time a while ago, the reason why Zhao Hongrun decided not to help each other - logically speaking, based on his previous friendship with Yong Wang Hongyu
, he should more or less help King Yong.
Even later, when Liu Jie used the strategy of "playing his favour" to plot against Zhao Hongrun and deliberately let Chen Tang know about it, Zhao Hongrun did not send anyone to explain the matter to Chen Tang.
Just as his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan commented on King Yong at the time, "King Yong was eager to do things, but his work lacked brilliance." Zhao Hongrun also felt it during the "Beiyi Military Camp Roaring Incident".
Of course, this is a subjective deduction. At least now, King Yong is doing a pretty good job in supervising the country, and he is conscientious, which makes Zhao Hongrun feel a little better.
But no matter what, the thorn in Zhao Hongrun's heart cannot be removed in a short time.
"Luo Yao...what are your plans?"
After a moment of silence, Zhao Hongrun drank all the wine in his glass and asked lightly.
"Luo Yao? What can he plan? Isn't he just asking me to find out..."
After muttering something in his heart, Zhao Hongxuan suddenly realized that the elder brother in front of him might be referring to the eldest prince Zhao Hongli through Luo Yao.
So, he said cautiously: "Luo Yao has not promised King Yong yet."
"Ha." Zhao Hongrun smiled when he heard this and said lightly: "Is the price given by King Yong not enough?"
Zhao Hongxuan shrugged - there is nothing to hide about such an obvious thing.
Then, he thought for a moment and said, "Brother, what do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at his younger brother and asked, "Do you want to give Luo Yai a hand?"
Zhao Hongxuan did not hide anything and said frankly: "After all, I got an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people for nothing, and I can't help but feel a little..." At this point, he whispered: "Brother, what do you think of this? Brother, you
In his conception, Kaban is not focused on defense.
What about the city? Do you think it can be handed over to the chief... Well, with the people from Luo Yao and the financial resources of the Wang family in Zhengcheng, it should not be a problem to rebuild Puban. In this way, the court can also avoid a huge expense.
...No matter what happens, it will be like the separation of military and political affairs in Fenyin County."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was slightly surprised.
It is undeniable that Zhao Hongxuan's idea is good. He gave the eldest prince Zhao Hongli's forces a "Pu Ban Order" and ordered them to rebuild Pu Ban. Anyway, the military power was not in the hands of Zhao Hongli's side in the end. The eldest prince's power was at most
It's just about taking advantage of the benefits of farming.
But in the end, Zhao Hongrun rejected this idea, because Fenyin and Puban counties were difficult to distinguish, and he had to hold them in his hands.
It's not that he was in charge of power, the problem was that Fenyin was Wei's sword to stabilize Hexi and conquer Hetao in the future, while Puban was the shield to protect Hedong and Sanchuan counties. In fact, the strategic positions of the two were equal.
Among the former Donggong Party forces of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, the only ones who are still firmly on the side and still have financial resources are the few families of the Wang family in Zhengcheng. The problem is that the Wang family in Zhengcheng is related to Zhao Hongrun.
Resentful.
This grievance is not only due to Zhao Hongrun refusing to save him, sitting back and watching the big thief kill the Wang family's legitimate son Wang Ming, but also Zhao Hongrun supporting the Anling Zhao family of his third uncle Zhao Laiyu, replacing the original Anling Wang family, and silently
The reason why Buxiang annexed the latter's family property - I believe this is what the Wang family in Zhengcheng holds the most grudge against.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Zhao Hongrun to let someone from the Zhengcheng Wang family serve as the "Pu Ban Order". Even though the eldest prince Zhao Hongli has lost power now, the Zhengcheng Wang family seems to be content and content. What if these people will play some tricks in Pu Ban in the future?
?
If Puban is lost, how can Fenyin be saved?!
Therefore, no matter what, Zhao Hongrun must hold Fenyin and Puban in his hands, in order to ensure the future expansion of the Wei State. In addition, Zhao Hongrun, the "Northern Quling", also hopes to hold Fenyin and Puban in his hands. After all, it is the northern part of Fenyin County.
The barrier was used to protect against Koreans.
Of course, given that Wei and South Korea have secretly signed a secret agreement to "join forces to expel Lin Hu", Beiqu City can be left alone temporarily.
Anyway, Beiqu City was built on Hukou Mountain in the west and north of Hedong County, and the road does not lead to Hexi. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun did not think that the profit-seeking nobles in the country would rob it - only King Yong, King Xiang, and King Qing would rob it.
Wang and others, after all, "Beiqu" will station an army in the future to guard against the Korean army in "Lishi" in Xihe. If they can capture this city, it means they have captured the military power of an army.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said sternly to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan: "You ask someone to reply to Luo Yao, tell him not to be too ambitious, and to learn from the nobles in the country, who think about getting something for nothing all day long."
"...Brother, are you refusing?"
Zhao Hongxuan was stunned for a moment, then became a little disappointed.
He originally thought that because of his intercession this time, the elder brother in front of him would look at his face and help the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.
It has to be said that the once popular East Palace is now crowded with people in front of the palace. This makes Zhao Hongxuan, who has received many favors from the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, feel inexplicably sad and can't help but lament the warmth and coldness of human relationships and the harshness of the world.
However, at this moment, Zhou Min, who was sitting next to him, saw that His Highness was silent for a long time and had a look of disappointment on his face. He knew that His Highness still did not understand the true meaning of his brother's words, so he reminded him:
: "Your Highness, why don't you thank His Highness Prince Su for your advice?"
"grateful?"
Zhao Hongxuan glanced at Zhou Min inexplicably, but he still followed the latter's suggestion and thanked his brother in a confused manner.
Although he had been thinking about it for a long time and still couldn't figure it out, Zhao Hongxuan was still a little embarrassed from the look in his brother's eyes that said, "You're still far behind," and he scratched his head.
That night, after arriving at the house arranged by Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan couldn't bear it anymore and asked Zhou Min: "Zhou Min, what do my brother mean by that?"
Zhou Min laughed when he heard this and said: "Your Highness, Hexi and Hetao are the territory of the Qiang and Hu. Although it sounds ugly, it is undeniable that our interests in Hexi are based on robbing the Qiang and Hu's wealth. This is
His Highness Prince Su said "getting something for nothing". Therefore, what His Highness Prince Su said "don't think about getting something for nothing" is to make Luo Yao give up on Hexi." After a pause, he added: "As for the previous sentence, 'Don't think about getting something for nothing'.
"So lofty and far-reaching", His Highness King Su is advising Luo Yao that Hexi has not yet seen any clues, asking him to calm down and focus on the benefits that are easily available... So, where are the benefits that are easily available? "
Zhao Hongxuan pondered for a while, then suddenly realized: "Shangdang?"
After that, he clasped his fists together and said with a hint of self-blame: "Why did I forget to join the party?"
"It's not surprising." Zhou Min said seriously after hearing this: "Although Shangdang's land is fertile, it needs to be cultivated to be harvested. How can it be compared with Hexi, where you can directly plunder the wealth of the Qiang, Hu and other Rongdi. Not only you, Your Highness, but also many in the country believe that
The nobles have also forgotten the Shangdang County that Wei Dynasty has just recovered, and are staring at Hexi, which is still just a piece of cake drawn on paper..."
It's no wonder, after all, after hearing his brother's description of the Hexi and Hetao areas, Zhao Hongxuan's mind was filled with "millions of cattle, sheep and horses", and he could not remember the Shangdang County that Wei had just recovered.
"Ahem, I will write a letter immediately to inform Luo Yao of this matter."
Under Zhou Min's smiling and silent gaze, Zhao Hongxuan ran away with a blushing face.