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After Sima An and Lintao Jun Wei Ji, General Jiang Bi was the third to receive the "Second Class Meritorious Service" award.
It's no wonder, after all, Jiang Bi's achievements in this battle were no less than those of Sima An and Lintao Lord Wei Ji. Thanks to him leading his army to sneak attack Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Daijun, this contributed to the victory of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang.
The sinister plot forced South Korea to withdraw its troops - in fact, his achievements were greater than those of Wei Ji, the king of Lintao.
In the end, Jiang Bi was named "Shangdang Shou", adding another fierce general to the northern frontier of Wei State.
"Are you going to stay with the party?"
After hearing the imperial court's canonization of Jiang Bi, Zhao Hongrun was actually a little surprised. He glanced at Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan and Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin on the other side of the teacher, intentionally or unintentionally.
He believed that this must be the result of Qing Wang Hongxin's private negotiations with the court and the clan. After all, Jiang Bi was a famous general of the Wei family in Longxi. Without a "guarantor", the court would not have released Jiang Bi.
In the position of "Shangdang Shou".
Just like Lintao Lord Wei Ji, it was Zhao Hongrun who negotiated privately before the court agreed to serve as the "Hedong Shou".
This is mainly to prevent the Longxi Wei family from becoming bigger in the Wei state and stealing the rights of the Zhao family, the concubine of the Wei state. However, in Zhao Hongrun's view, this kind of prevention is actually meaningless. After all, the corrupt Longxi Wei family only has Wei Ji.
, Wei Feng, Jiang Bi, and Zhao Sheng are just a few talented people. In terms of talent pool, they are not as good as Wei State. What is there to worry about?
"But having said that, it's a bit surprising that Zhao Hongli and King Yong actually acquiesced in Jiang Bi's appointment as Shangdang Shou."
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun raised his head and glanced at the former prince Zhao Hongli and Yong Wang Hongyu who were sitting at the teacher's table. Seeing that they were smiling broadly, he felt a little surprised.
You must know that Zhao Hongli's "former Donggong Party" is currently mainly lurking in the Shangdang County area, purchasing properties in an attempt to make a comeback. Logically speaking, Jiang Bi of the Qingwang Party serves as the "Shangdang Guardian".
That's not a good thing.
But if you think about it carefully, Zhao Hongli's voice in the court is no longer what it used to be, and he probably doesn't have the strength to pull Jiang Bi down and replace him with someone of his own line. As for Yong Wang Hongyu...
Zhao Hongrun looked at Yong Wang Hongyu, then at Zhao Hongli and Qing Wang Hongxin, secretly guessing in his heart: Could it be that Yong Wang hoped to use this to drag Zhao Hongli into the water?
I have to say that this guess is very possible: Jiang Bi of the Qing Wang Party has become the Shangdang Shou, and Zhao Hongli’s former Donggong Party is bound to be affected one after another. And once Zhao Hongli is threatened by Qing Wang Hongxin, will he
He is getting closer and closer to Yong Wang Hongyu - after all, Shangdang County will be a fertile land as long as it recovers its vitality. It is really hard to imagine that Qing Wang Hongxin will not be moved by this, even if the former Donggong Party behind Zhao Hongli accumulates money in that land
financial resources.
According to Zhao Hongrun’s knowledge, today’s former Donggong Party is mainly engaged in the two major industries of “grain growing” and “wine making” in Shangdang County, especially wine making. Shangdang County is originally suitable for growing millet (sorghum), plus the original
The "distillation and purification technology" obtained from Zhao Hongrun, the liquor brewed by the original Donggong Party, is still very popular in Wei State, at least it has strong support from many soldiers of the Wei army.
Maybe King Qing Hongxin also heard something and was ready to get involved in this aspect.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun felt a little unhappy.
You must know that he also has a lot of profit dividends from Zhao Hongli's "Shangdang Spirits". Otherwise, how could he hand over the distillation technology to the Donggong Party? What if Qing Wang Hongxin really wants to intervene in this aspect?
If he gets a share of the pie, sooner or later he and Qing Wang Hongxin will have a fight over this matter.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun suddenly realized: Could it be that Zhao Hongli and his staff Luo Yao had thought of this, so they had no worries about Yong Wang Hongyu "intentionally" letting the Qing Wang Party forces enter Shangdang County?
"Hey! The intrigue..."
Looking at Zhao Hongli and Yong Wang Hongyu, who seemed to be in harmony at this time, Zhao Hongrun shook his head secretly.
He really didn't like being involved in the intrigues of the brothers, but having said that, he was not willing to give up the half of the profit share of "Shangdang Liquor" given by Zhao Hongli, and this was destined to drag him down and force him to
Join Zhao Hongli, Yongwang Hongyu, and Qingwang Hongxin in their overt and covert struggles.
"Forget it, let Jie Ziyu handle this matter after he returns to Daliang."
Zhao Hongrun thought secretly in his heart.
He believed that with Jie Zizi's wisdom and ability, even Zhao Hongli's aide Luo Yao would not be able to take advantage of him.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun no longer thought about these things, and instead concentrated on the rewards awarded by Du You, the Minister of Rites, to several subsequent Wei generals.
Following Sima An, Wei Ji, and Jiang Bi, several more Wei generals were nominated for "Second Class Meritorious Service."
For example, the four generals Shao Hu, Long Ji, Yi Gu, and Zhao Bao on the side of Zhao Yuanji, the king of Yu, Yang Yu, Mengluo, and Pang Huan on the side of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, and Wu Ji, Boxi Le, Qu Cheng, and Ma on the side of Zhao Hongrun.
You and others, as well as the politically neutral General Bailiba of the Dredging Army, etc.
In addition, even three generals of the Qin State, Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, Changxinhou Wangjian, and Yangquanjun Yingbo, also received rewards from the imperial court.
Of course, for these three Qin generals, the imperial court was only out of gratitude to the "allies for sending reinforcements" and more to take care of each other's face. Therefore, they only gave some monetary rewards, such as a few kilograms of copper, and similar honorary generals.
Noble titles, etc., the generals of Wei State all received noble titles, or were rewarded with mansions in Daliang, etc.
Generally speaking, the generals nominated for "second-class meritorious service" are all generals who led the army in this war and were responsible for their own performance. There is no possibility of mixed military merit.
It is worth mentioning that even Zhao Hongrun's younger brother, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, and the original imperial guard Shen Yu were nominated for "Second Class Merit".
Regarding this, Zhao Hongrun was happy in his heart, but he couldn't help but make fun of his younger brother. He was just following his fifth uncle, and actually got a "second-class meritorious service", which made his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan feigned anger.
But if you think about it carefully, most of Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan's "second-class meritorious service" came from the "Northern First Army" under his command. After all, in the "Battle of Yongqiu", the Northern First Army resisted the Chu army that was several times their size.
, which created a very favorable opportunity for Mayou's Yuma army to attack, which is indeed understandable.
It is no exaggeration to say that after the Battle of Yongqiu, many people looked at the Northern First Army with admiration, and the Northern First Army also took this opportunity to become famous in the Wei State and join the ranks of the "elite".
As for Shen Yu, he should have accepted Mi Jiang's love. After all, outsiders only saw that Shen Yu not only had an absolute advantage in the Shangshui battlefield, but also led his army to support the King of Yu, Zhao Yuandai, but they did not know that the so-called Shangshui battlefield advantage. It was just that Mi Jiang came forward to persuade Chu Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo and Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, so that the two cousins deliberately let go out of consideration for their own interests.
From this point of view, Mi Jiang's contribution to the Wei State was greater than that of most of the meritorious people present.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but glance at Mi Jiang sitting next to him.
"What?" Mi Jiang turned her head slightly and asked in a low voice, probably because she noticed Zhao Hongrun's gaze.
"We'll talk about it when we get home." Zhao Hongrun shook his head.
"Home……?"
Mi Jiang was slightly startled, looking a little surprised. After all, "house" and "home" have different meanings.
"Yeah." Mi Jiang nodded and did not ask further questions.
"Actually, she's pretty good..."
Just as Zhao Hongrun was thinking this, he suddenly felt as if there was a line of sight staring at him intently. When he turned his head, he saw Qin Shaojun sitting diagonally opposite, playing with the wine bottle in his hand and looking as if he was amused. Look at them both.
"……Headache."
Zhao Hongrun was embarrassed in his heart. He knew that although he had not revealed his true relationship with Mi Jiang and Qin Shaojun, both Mi Jiang and Qin Shaojun had more or less figured it out. It's not announced yet, so I'm just pretending not to know.
But the question is, how long can this be delayed? The problem of Princess Su will have to be solved sooner or later.
Just when Zhao Hongrun was distracted, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, who was two or three seats away, lowered his voice and reminded excitedly: "Brother, it's your turn and Brother Si Wang!"
Hearing this, even Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel shocked. However, looking at Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang, his expression was not too happy.
Did you mistakenly think that you would not be nominated for "First Class Merit"?
Of course not!
With the spirit and attitude of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang in guarding Shanyang to the death, the imperial court will definitely classify him as a "first-class meritorious service". There is no doubt about this.
The reason why King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan showed such a lonely expression was probably because in this war, he not only lost two sibling clan guards, namely Zheng Sui and Li Hao, but he also saw with his own eyes the Shanyang Army, Nan A total of nearly 40,000 soldiers of the Yan army who were loyal to the country died on the battlefield, and only two to three thousand remained in the end.
In fact, even his three wives and concubines almost died in Shanyang.
If you ask which side made the biggest sacrifice in this war, it was undoubtedly King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan. He almost gave up everything for the country, including his wife, concubines and his own life.
"Your Highness."
Seemingly aware of the abnormality of King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan, Princess Sun of Yan and Chief of the Zong Wei Cao Yan both persuaded the former in low voices, hoping that the former would cheer up.
At this time, at the foot of the throne, Du Youzheng, the Minister of Rites, announced the nominations for "First Class Merit", which brought the atmosphere of the entire banquet to its peak.
"...First place, King Su Zhao Run!"
When Du You, the Minister of Rites, called Zhao Hongrun, the generals of King Su's army and the nobles of King Su's party burst into cheers that seemed to resound from heaven and earth. While King Qing Hongxin was astonished, even Yong Yong Wang Hongyu and Xiang Wang Hongjing also looked surprised.
During this period, everyone in the palace couldn't help but look sideways.
For some people, this banquet may be the first time they experience the power of the King Supress Party in person.
They suddenly discovered that among the people with meritorious deeds, people from the Su Wang Party accounted for almost half. What does this mean?
You must know that among those cheering for Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, they are not only the generals of Su Wang's army, but also such as Chengling Wang Zhao Shen, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan, Gaoxian Marquis Lu Xin, Lutan Marquis Gongsun Che, Liuguang Marquis Zhao Kang, Lintao
Jun Wei Ji and other nobles, Sima An, Baili Ba and other nobles were stationed there.
The generals of the Sixth Army Battalion, officials from the Ministry of Industry, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, former Prince Zhao Hongli and other princely forces who currently have good relations with Zhao Hongrun, even Qin Shaojun, Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, Changxinhou Wangjian, Wang Lu
, Wang Ling and other Qin generals also smiled and clapped their hands in agreement.
On this day, the vast majority of people in the palace finally felt for themselves the power of the Su-King Party.
Unknowingly, a huge force had gathered around King Su, who had long since given up fighting for the throne.