That night, Zhao Hongrun hosted a banquet in the county magistrate's palace in Yangxia in honor of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. Since they had reached a consensus, the guests and host were in harmony and enjoyed themselves.
Waiting for the early morning of the next day, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu said goodbye to Zhao Hongrun and returned to Pingyu Yi.
On the same day, Zhao Hongrun also ordered the Qingya people to send people to the Chu region to spread the rumor that "Wei Gongzi Run will soon lead an army to conquer Chu". On the one hand, it was convenient for Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, to "take advantage of the situation". It also hinted that Chu would obediently send compensation for the defeat.
Two days later, Zhao Hongrun received another urging document from Daliang. It turned out that it was the imperial court urging him to take the meritorious men of this battle to Daliang as soon as possible to receive the reward.
Although Zhao Hongrun himself did not value this so-called reward, he also knew that the generals under his command were waiting eagerly. Therefore, in Jiangqi County, Yuxian County, Xiangyi, Jiwu, Yangxia and other counties, After the cultivated farmland was handed over to the local officials and people who had moved back, Zhao Hongrun quickly headed to Daliang with a large group of people.
Zhao Hongrun couldn't escape this time to celebrate the victory. Because of this, Du You, the Minister of Rites, specially sent someone to tell Zhao Hongrun: Please don't return to the city quietly like in the past, so that you can work hard to prepare for the celebration. The etiquette department was busy in vain.
At the beginning of May, Zhao Hongrun took Qin Shaojun, Mi Jiang, Yangquan Jun Yingbo, Wang Ling and others, as well as Wu Ji, Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and other meritorious people, and symbolically brought 500 merchant navy troops and 100 merchant soldiers. The Iron Eagle Cavalry and one hundred horse soldiers arrived in Daliang.
Arriving at Daliang at the same time, there were also his younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan, fifth uncle Yu Wang Zhao Yuandai, and several Wei generals such as Shao Hu, Long Ji, Yi Gu, Zhao Bao, Baili Ba and other generals.
The difference between the two is that Zhao Hongrun was assisting local farming in Yangxia and other counties, delaying his return to Daliang, while King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, Shao Hu, Long Ji, Baili Ba and others were chasing Shou all the way. The defeat of Lingjun Jingshe came belatedly - in fact, in the second half of the pursuit of Chu's defeated army, Zhao Hongrun had actually handed over command to his younger brother, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan.
Of course, in fact, at that time, the Chu State's defeated army had almost no power to counterattack. It didn't matter whether King Huan Zhao Hongxuan had command authority or not. He was just pursuing them to take prisoners and gain meritorious service in vain.
On the fifth day of May, when it was learned that Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan, Zhao Yuanji and others had returned to Daliang, the Ministry of Rites specially organized all the people in the city to go out to welcome them.
In fact, in the first half of the month, the Ministry of Rites had organized congratulatory teams one after another to welcome the "Qin Allied Forces" led by Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, Changxinhou Wangjian and Wang Lu, and the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Wei General Jiang Bi. "Suppression of the Rebel Army", "Three Northern Armies", Lintao Lord Wei Ji and Sima An, Wen Xu's "Hedong Wei Division", Yan King Zhao Hongjiang's "Shanyang Army", in addition, there are Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Hou Zhao Tan and other nobles of the Wei state.
Currently, only Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan, Shen Yu and other troops and generals who participated in the "Wei Chu Yongqiu Battle" are left.
Compared with welcoming other armies, the people of Daliang who welcomed King Su Zhao Hongrun today were even more excited.
No wonder, after all, His Highness Prince Su, who has been victorious in every battle, always keeps a very low profile when he leads his army back to Daliang in triumph. Sometimes, for some reasons, he rarely appears in front of the people of Daliang, so that In today's Daliang, although the reputation of "King Su Zhao Run" is resounding throughout Daliang, in fact, very few Daliang people have actually seen Zhao Hongrun with their own eyes and know what he looks like.
It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Hongrun and others slowly entered the city from a distance to the sound of drums played by the music officials of the Ministry of Rites, the people of Daliang on both sides of the city gate were all eagerly waiting, scrambling to get a look at His Royal Highness King Su.
What it really looks like is that this has greatly increased the pressure on the soldiers and guards responsible for maintaining law and order.
Logically speaking, the one with the highest status in this team returning to the city is King Yu Zhao Yuanqi. However, King Yu Zhao Yuanqi, who is over 40 years old, has long passed the age of showing off. Although he excused his poor health, the two brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan
People on horseback lead the entire team and receive congratulations from tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people in Daliang.
Perhaps because it was the first time he received such a high-level greeting, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan couldn't help but feel guilty, and secretly asked his brother Zhao Hongrun: "Brother, do we have to say something?"
Zhao Hongrun shook his head and laughed after hearing this.
In fact, there has never been any practice regarding the matter mentioned by Zhao Hongxuan. If he is in a good mood, he will wave to the subjects of Daliang. If he is in a bad mood, he will be just like the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo when he entered the city with a gloomy look on his face. No one will say anything.
What to say - it all depends on everyone's mood.
But since Zhao Hongxuan mentioned this matter, Zhao Hongrun felt that since the people of Daliang were here to greet him regardless of the cold wind, he should indeed say something to show respect to these people.
So, before passing the city gate, he reined in the reins, clasped his hands and fists on the horse, saluted the people watching from all sides, and said: "Zhao Run was scared, but fortunately he did not let down the high hopes of his fathers."
This very humble sentence aroused a strong response from the people watching in Daliang. Many young men couldn't help shouting slogans such as "King Su" and "King Su is mighty", making the scene more and more heated.
Watching this scene in the carriage, King Yu Zhao Yuandi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Because I think back then, when he and Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, the young men in Daliang City also admired them so much, treated them eagerly, and rushed to join the "Yu Shui Army" and "Shun Shui Army", which made these two armies
It became the most powerful Wei army in the Wei state at that time after the "(First Generation) Wei Wujun".
But now, the younger generation of Daliang has given this honor to King Su Zhao Hongrun. This made King Yu Zhao Yuandai sigh with emotion that there are successors to the royal family, but he was still somewhat disappointed in his heart - after all, their time has passed.
Today is the era of young people, such as Su Wang Zhao Hongrun and Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan.
At this time, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan also realized the support and enthusiasm of the people of Daliang for his brother Zhao Hongrun, which made him very envious.
However, envy is envy, and Zhao Hongxuan has not given up the idea of chasing his brother. In this battle, the Northern First Army has truly become famous. In time, the Northern First Army may not be able to catch up with the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army.
Suddenly, Zhao Hongxuan vaguely heard several Daliang people not far away whispering among themselves. Their discussion made Zhao Hongxuan laugh.
"Didn't you say His Royal Highness Prince Su is short? You can't tell it at all..."
"It's stupid, that's because I'm riding on a horse."
"..." Taking a secret look at his brother's expression, Zhao Hongxuan found that the face of the brother next to him was darkened.
To be fair, Zhao Hongrun is already twenty-one years old this year, and he is no longer short. He is already a bit taller than Mi Jiang. But for some reason, in the minds of the people in Daliang, Zhao Hongrun is still the short His Highness Prince Su.
Zhao Hongrun wanted to get off his horse and vent his frustration on the gossiping people: Where is he short? Bibi?!
However, after carefully appraising the sizes of those guys, Zhao Hongrun still wisely pretended not to hear, waved to the people who were greeting him on both sides with a smile, and rode into the city.
At this time, the city was also decorated with lights and colorful, and it was as lively as outside the city. In addition to the common people, even some noble daughters were sitting on the second floors of the buildings on both sides of the street, watching brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan from the windows.
It’s no wonder, after all, neither Zhao Hongrun nor Zhao Hongxuan are married yet—Zhao Hongrun has not announced it to the public, while Zhao Hongxuan has no marriage partner yet. Coupled with the handsome appearance of the two brothers, it is no wonder that the nobles in Daliang City are attracted to them.
Thousands of gold admire him endlessly.
Perhaps they were aware of the attention of those noble daughters. Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang both lowered their faces in unison, exuding auras of keeping away from strangers. Zhao Hongrun, who was riding ahead, felt a chill on his back.
Of course, they are not happy because they are unhappy, but in fact, Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang both know that the noble daughters sitting on the second floors of the houses on both sides of the street are not a threat to them. The real threat is to each other.
.
Qin Shaojun is the princess of Qin who temporarily pretends to be the crown prince of Qin, and her background is naturally impeccable; while Mi Jiang is the eldest daughter of Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan. Although she has a background similar to that of a princess and is one level lower than Qin Shaojun,
You must know that once Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, becomes the king of Chu in the future, Mi Jiang will have a status similar to that of the eldest princess. In terms of dignity, she will not be inferior to Qin Shaojun.
"Only "she" is the powerful enemy."
After looking at each other in unison, Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang looked away from each other in a tacit understanding.
Afterwards, the teams separated in the city. Zhao Hongrun led Mi Jiang, Qin Shaojun, Ying'er and the generals of King Su's army back to Prince Su's Mansion, while Zhao Hongxuan led his generals from the Northern Army to live back to Prince Huan's Mansion.
, the rest are like the Qin general Yang Quanjun Ying Bo, Wang Ling
, as well as Wei generals Shao Hu, Long Ji, Yi Gu, Zhao Bao, Baili Ba and others. Those who had residences returned to their residences, and those who did not stayed in the post houses in the city to rest under the arrangement of the officials of the Ministry of Rites.
After a while, I took a shower and changed my clothes, and prepared to attend the reward banquet held in the palace in the evening.
When it was almost time for You, after Zhao Hongrun and everyone took a bath and changed clothes in Prince Su's Mansion, Lintao Lord Wei Ji, who had arrived in Daliang earlier, as well as Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and other generals came to visit - they said they were visiting, but in fact they were going together.
Just going to a banquet.
After all, this reward feast is actually a good opportunity for the various princely forces in the country to show off their military power in disguise. As the generals of the "King Su Party", they naturally have to appear together and go to the palace together.
It is worth mentioning that Mi Jiang was not actually invited to the palace for the banquet this time. After all, today was mainly a men's party. However, considering that Qin Shaojun could attend under a false identity, Zhao Hongrun still brought Mi Jiang with him. After all, he also
It can be seen that Mi Jiang has been in a bad mood recently because of Qin Shaojun's relationship.
When Zhao Hongrun and others headed to the palace in a mighty manner, they met Yan King Zhao Hongjiang, Yan Princess Sun and his wife, as well as Zongwei Chief Cao Yan, who was also the commander-in-chief of the Shanyang Army, and others.
On the other side, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, Jiang Bi, the general of Wei, and Wei Feng of the Wei family in Tianshui, also came together.
Seeing Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, and Zhao Hongjiang, King of Yan, their eyes were about to burst into flames, and Zhao Hongrun's expression also darkened. This frightened Jin Ju, the commander of the nearby Imperial Guards, and quickly came forward to smooth things over on the pretext of urging the two parties to enter the palace as soon as possible.
.
"Fourth brother, don't be impulsive, we can't touch him for the time being." Zhao Hongrun dissuaded King Yan Zhao Hongjiang in a low voice.
Under Zhao Hongrun's dissuasion, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang finally suppressed the anger in his heart and said a few words to Zhao Hongrun.
Without him, I just asked Zhao Hongrun to help obtain some conveniences for the Shanyang Army and drive the anti-rebellion army out of Hanoi County.