Su Wang Zhao Run, as for this prince, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen had dealt with him in the early years and knew that he was an extremely capable and skillful prince.
In the early years of the Sanchuan Incident, when the nobles of the country united to put pressure on him, the prince persuaded them to remain silent and brought down the clan at that time. This incident alone can be seen.
It is precisely because of this incident that Chengling King Zhao Wenshen and several other crown princes still have a tense relationship with the original clan elders Zhao Tairu, Zhao Laituo and others. Regarding this matter, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen and others have nothing to do.
Shirking responsibility, after all, it was indeed them who abandoned the clan that favored them for the sake of profit.
Of course, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen and others did not regret this.
After all, the Zongfu did not always favor them in everything in the past. At that time, the Zongfu favored them. However, in recent years, the imperial power of Wei State has become more and more powerful. Especially after the prince Zhao Runzhan emerged, the power of Emperor Wei has been
Gradually keeping pace with the Ji and Zhao clan, the imperial power gradually overtook the clan.
Under such circumstances, the clan, which has always maintained a balance between "imperial power and clan", would inevitably favor the clan.
But before that, when the imperial power was weak, the clan also helped Emperor Wei to suppress them.
Therefore, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen and others did not feel regretful about cheating the clan.
When Zhao Tairu, the elder of the clan, fell, there was also Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan; when Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan lost power, there was also Zongling Zhao Yuanli - the former's political stance was actually the same as Zhao Tairu's, and the latter's reputation among the Ji Zhao clan was even better
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What are Chengling King Zhao Wenshen and others really worried about?
What they worried about was that the country and clan were controlled by people like Wei Emperor Zhao Si and Su King Zhao Run.
This is not to say that Wei Emperor Zhao Si and his son Su Wang Zhao Run are not wise enough. The problem lies in the political stance of the father and son - the father and son first value the entire country, and then the people of the entire country. As for the royal family Ji Zhao,
In the eyes of this father and son, they are just one of the many nobles in the country.
Some people may have been surprised: why many nobles in the country did not choose to support the more powerful Su Wang Zhao Run, but chose Yong Wang Hongyu or Qing Wang Hongxin. Is it because Su Wang Zhao Run gave up participating in the struggle for the throne?
Of course not.
The reason why these people chose Yong Wang Hongyu or Qing Wang Hongxin was because the political stance of Su Wang Zhao Run ran counter to them.
Su Wang Zhao Run is a prince who supports small commoners, small nobles, small businessmen and other vulnerable groups, and suppresses big nobles and big businessmen. Knowing this situation, how can the big aristocratic forces in Wei such as Chengling King Zhao Wenshen
Will you support this prince?
If Su Wang Zhao Run's military exploits were not too shocking, they might have united to suppress the prince. In contrast, whether it was Zhao Hongli, the former Prince of the East Palace, Hongyu of Yong, or Hongjing of Xiang, they almost all stood on the side of the great nobles.
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It is for this reason that even with the efforts of the third uncle Zhao Laiyu, he still could not win over the big nobles to join the party to suppress the king. Only people like "Nan Xihou Zhao Zi", "Chen Caohou Zhao Mi", "
The Marquis of Nan Cao, Zhao Jiu, and other rural nobles who appeared out of nowhere will support Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, because these people are small nobles with empty titles. As long as they follow the rules, they will be on the support list of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.
——In other words, the interests and interests are consistent.
In addition, let's look at the great nobles in the country such as Yuanlinghou and Qulianghou. Are they willing to side with Zhao Hongrun, the king of Biansu?
But now, King Su Zhao Hongrun suddenly extended his kindness to him, which really surprised Chengling King Zhao Wenshen.
Zhao Wenshen knew why the Su Prince in front of him would do such a thing - the other party knew that even with the power of Su Prince, he could not resist the pressure of the nobles of the country. The incident in Sanchuan was a perfect example.
Under such circumstances, knowing that he would have to compromise in the end, King Su chose to actively give up part of his interests and win over Zhao Wenshen. This was obviously a strategy of "dividing the divisions and breaking them down one by one."
Chengling King Zhao Wenshen glanced at Yuanlinghou Uncle Feng calmly. He knew that as long as he nodded and recognized Su Wang Zhao Hongrun's goodwill towards him, Yuanlinghou Feng Shu would definitely be unlucky this time and become the Su King.
The victim who killed the chicken to scare the monkey.
And under His Royal Highness Prince Su's strategy of "divide and destroy", the camp of the great nobles who originally had the same interests may be on the verge of collapse.
"..."
After more than twenty breaths, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen still couldn't make up his mind.
No wonder, the impact of this matter is too far-reaching - his decision today may determine the life or death of the Wei Kingdom's great noble camp.
From a rational point of view, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen believed that he should reject the heavy bait thrown by King Su and stand firmly in the camp of the great nobles, in line with Yuanling Hou Feng Shu and other nobles.
After all, the goodwill conveyed by His Highness Prince Su is just a trick, and it does not mean that the other party has changed his political orientation. If he abandons Yuanling Hou Feng Shu and others for profit today, it will directly or indirectly lead to Yuan Ling Hou Feng Shu and other great leaders.
If the nobles lose power, then in the future, when His Royal Highness Prince Su turns to deal with him, Prince Chengling Zhao Wenshen, he will have fewer allies to support him.
If things go on like this, the camp of the great nobles in the country will be unable to resist the power of His Highness Prince Su, and in the end they will be defeated one by one and have to rely on others.
"Then...refuse?"
Chengling King Zhao Wenshen glanced at Su King Zhao Hongrun, and found that the other party was looking at him with a smile.
"He has grown up...this King Su."
Looking at Zhao Hongrun intently, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen was slightly absent-minded.
He felt that the nineteen-year-old Su Wang Zhao Run was more powerful than when they first met a few years ago.
This discovery made Chengling King Zhao Wenshen slightly panicked - King Su was about to reach adulthood.
I don't know why, but there was a bit of solemnity and a bit of vigilance in his eyes.
Suddenly, he smiled and said: "Thanks to the recommendation of His Highness King Su, Xiao Wang is deeply honored and is willing to move his rebel army to Pishi..."
Hearing this, the palace was in uproar again.
Princes such as Zhao Wenzhuo, King of Jiyang, Zhao Wenxuan, King of Zhongyang, and Zhao Wenkai, King of Yuanyang, all looked at Chengling King Zhao Wenshen in stunned silence, while the great nobles in the country, such as Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huyao, Uncle Feng, the Marquis of Yuanling, also showed expressions of disbelief.
Prince Chengling...he actually turned his back on the big guys and accepted that Zhao Run's win over?!
"Brother Shiwang?" Jiyang King Zhao Wenzhuo reminded King Chengling in a low voice in horror. In his opinion, King Chengling Zhao Wenshen probably lost his mind.
How can you accept the win over from King Su Zhao Run at this time?!
In the midst of the discussion, Zhao Hongrun looked at Chengling King Zhao Wenshen with a little surprise and surprise, and a few doubts flashed in his eyes - he didn't believe that Chengling King Zhao Wenshen could not see his intentions. But the other party still accepted him.
Winning him over helped him a lot, which really made Zhao Hongrun a little puzzled.
However, the current environment was obviously not suitable to ask Chengling King Zhao Wenshen why. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun hid this doubt in his heart and said with a smile: "King Chengling understands the righteousness, and I am very pleased. In this case, I will tell you two things now." I will start reporting to the Chui Gong Hall today and recommend to my father the rebel army under the name of Uncle Shi. As for Uncle Shi, please make a list of recommended names in advance, such as 'General Pi', 'Lieutenant Pi', etc."
The implication of his words was clearly that Zhao Wenshen, King of Chengling, could start to win over some big nobles.
After hearing this, the expressions of the princes and nobles in the palace changed drastically, because they all gradually saw the situation clearly - those who were excluded from the list of Chengling King Zhao Wenshen would definitely be punished by King Su Zhao Run and even the Emperor of Wei. Suppress. Otherwise, Prince Su Zhao Run’s move will have little benefit.
Sure enough, immediately after those words, King Su Zhao Hongrun glanced at Yuanling Marquis Feng Shu who was still standing in the palace, and said to Chengling King Zhao Wenshen with some meaning: "As for the list, I hope that Uncle Shi When selecting talents, focus on character and select loyal people who are truly willing to serve me, the Wei Dynasty. Don't be deceived by some seemingly sanctimonious guys."
After hearing this, all the princes in the palace subconsciously looked at Yuanling Hou Feng Shu. Everyone could tell that Zhao Hongrun's words were alluding to this great nobleman.
"Marquis Yuanling, it's probably over..."
Prince Hongjing of Xiang half-closed one eye and looked at Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling, who was full of fear and anger.
Immediately, he glanced at Chengling King Zhao Wenshen calmly - he didn't understand why, under today's circumstances, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen suddenly sided with Lao Ba.
At this moment, the most anxious person in the palace was none other than King Qing Hongxin.
He didn't understand even more. The situation just now was obviously in his favor, but in the blink of an eye, the situation in the palace changed greatly. With Chengling King Zhao Wenshen taking sides, his brother Zhao Run, the eighth brother, suddenly turned from passive to active. Seize the initiative in this matter.
Qing Wang Hongxin couldn't sit still, because he knew that if he didn't speak anymore, those big nobles in the country who could have become his influence would be beaten as rebels by Lao Ba.
So, he stood up impatiently, smiled and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Hongrun, the Four Orders of Hedong are national affairs and cannot be awarded privately. For my brother's sake, it is better to discuss them carefully."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun turned his head and glanced at Qing Wang Hongxin, and said with a smile but not a smile: "Brother Wu Wang means that the rebel army of King Chengling is not suitable for garrisoning the Pi family?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yongwang Hongyu, who had already seen the formality clearly, also said in an insulting tone: "Hongxin, what you said makes no sense. King Chengling is loyal to the country and to His Majesty. I was so angry a while ago. When Wei was at war with South Korea, how many of the nobles in the country were as righteous as King Chengling and generously donated money to form a rebel army to relieve the country's worries?... I didn't expect that, Hongxin, you didn't think highly of King Chengling. I thought that Prince Chengling usually has a good relationship with you."
"When did I say that Prince Chengling was inappropriate?!"
Qing Wang Hongxin glared at Yong Wang Hongyu angrily, but had no time to argue with the latter, because at this time, Chengling King Zhao Wenshen was looking at him without saying a word.
He bit the bullet and said: "I don't think that Prince Chengling is unsuitable, I just think that your recommendation, Hongrun, is too arbitrary. In my opinion, Prince Yuanling is also a suitable candidate."
After hearing this, Uncle Feng, the Marquis of Yuanling, showed some excitement again on his ashen face, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
He also saw the current situation clearly: with Chengling King Zhao Wenshen siding with King Su, he could only have a chance of survival by supporting King Qing Hongxin. Otherwise, his Yuanlinghou family would definitely be attacked by King Su.
Even the liquidation of Emperor Wei - if there was no suitable opportunity, Emperor Wei would have wanted to deal with these people a long time ago.
As a result, the situation in the palace gradually became clearer, but this clear situation made it increasingly difficult for many princes in the palace to make a decision.
Originally, this matter was very simple. All the princes and princes could unanimously support Qing Wang Hongxin and withstand the pressure from Su Wang Zhao Run. But now Chengling King Zhao Wenshen suddenly turned to Su Wang Zhao Run for some unknown reason, and Su Wang Zhao Run had implicitly expressed his permission.
A group of people are allowed to go to Hedong to make a fortune together, and only a group of people are allowed.
Then the question arises, should they choose Su Wang Zhao Run or Qing Wang Hongxin?
Choosing King Su Zhao Run is obviously a smooth road. With the martial arts and talents of His Highness King Su, neither the Hexi Qianghu nor the Korean army can even think of getting an advantage in front of His Highness King Su's army. That is to say
, they only need to follow King Su's army in the future and take advantage of the army's rear.
The only thing that cannot be guaranteed is the attitude of His Highness Prince Su. Now, His Highness Prince Su is helping them to make a fortune together because he has no other choice. But in the future, His Highness Prince Su will defeat their noble camp.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult to predict whether we will still treat them as kindly as we do today.
And if you choose Qing Wang Hongxin, then he will definitely become the bitter enemy of Su Wang Zhao Run. From then on, the two sides will be at odds with each other and fight to the death.
What's worse is that the power of Qing Wang Hongxin may not be able to defeat Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.
If they were still united within the big noble camp, they might be able to help Qing Wang Hongxin defeat Su Wang Hongrun, but now Chengling King Zhao Wenshen has defected to Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, and the big noble camp is on the verge of collapse. In this case, with Su Wang Zhao Hong
If Run is an enemy, even if he wins, he will still be regarded as an enemy by the latter. If he loses... the consequences will be particularly bad.
While the princes in the palace were in a dilemma, Zhao Hongrun was also thinking silently.
Originally, he did not intend to force Qing Wang Hongxin too much today, but now Chengling King Zhao Wenshen suddenly came to his side for some reason, making Zhao Hongrun's situation very good.
Under this situation, Zhao Hongrun believed that he should act more forcefully - if given the opportunity, he would not mind teaching Zhao Wu a lesson to the increasingly inflated guy.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun's face darkened, and he frowned and said to Qing Wang Hongxin: "Brother Wu Wang is wrong. King Chengling is just for the public, so I am willing to recommend him. How can the Marquis of Yuanling be so virtuous? Brother Wu Wang actually wants to recommend him."
For him?... Could it be that Marquis Yuanling secretly gave Brother Wang some important gift?"
These words shocked the hearts of all the princes in the palace.
Because they discovered that King Su's words suddenly became forceful.
After hearing this, King Qing Hongxin's face suddenly changed and he said angrily: "Hongrun, don't be slanderous! When did you accept the heavy gift from Marquis Yuanling?"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said coldly: "In that case, I would like to ask Brother Wu Wang to clarify his doubts... Since Brother Wu Wang has not received any heavy gifts, why should he recommend Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling?"
As soon as he finished speaking, not far away, Yong Wang Hongyu also sneered and added insult to injury: "Hongxin, accepting bribes and privately granting official titles is a serious crime... It is not good to supervise the country on behalf of your father, even if you care about your brotherhood.
I've turned a blind eye to this, Hongxin, you'd better make it clear."
"You, you..."
Look at Yongwang Hongyu, look at Suwang Hongrun, Qingwang Hongxin and his face turns red.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became particularly tense.