After returning to Prince Su's Mansion that day, Zhao Hongrun invited his staff Jie Ziyu to the study and talked about the "Beibo Army" with him, only to hear the latter's surprise.
In fact, not only Jiezi Ou, but also most people in the world understand "thief army" similarly to "rebels", "mountain bandits", etc. Simply put, they understand it as "a group of green forest bandits who rob homes and homes." These
Most of the people were male, and they harassed their neighbors from time to time, robbed their homes, and robbed good families - this is in line with the description of "thieves" in contemporary books and literature, that "thieves become thieves when they harm good people."
But the "Beibo Army" led by Song Yun, the leader of the Song County rebels, seems to be different from other rebels in the world. The rebels are more like a bandit army supported by the people of Song County than a bandit army.
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"When you go out, you become a thief, when you enter, you become a citizen?... Are there such rebels in the world? The Beibo Army is also engaged in production?"
After listening to Zhao Hongrun's story, Jie Ziyu asked in surprise.
In his impression, most of the so-called "thieves" are people who are either lazy or forced to rebel. Logically speaking, they are not engaged in production.
However, the Beibo Army in Zhao Hongrun's words seemed to be a group of civilians who had their own fields and were engaged in agricultural production. Only under special circumstances would they put on armor, carry weapons, and turn into rebels.
This made meson owl feel incredible.
"This is a one-sided statement by Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang." Before Zhao Hongrun could speak, Wei Jiao, the chief of the Zongwei family, corrected Jie Ziu's statement: "According to what Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang said, "Jinxiang" is the Beibo Army.
A stronghold in Beibo, where the soldiers of Beibo live in households like ordinary civilians in Song County. Each household also has old and young children, wives and children, and the men are also engaged in production on weekdays, just like ordinary people.
When the general gives the order to assemble, those men will put down their hoes, put on their weapons and armor, and transform themselves into the rebel soldiers of the Beibo Army."
"Then... do you know about the parents, wives and children who rebelled against the soldiers?" Jie Ziu asked curiously.
"You should know about it, right?" Wei Jiao said as he recalled: "According to what Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, and Jiyan, the Marquis of Kuangcheng, said, the local people, old, weak, women and children, all concealed the secrets of the Beibo rebels and even provided help...
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"It's incredible." Jie Ziyu was surprised after hearing this, and said loudly: "A rebel bandit actually got the support and support of the local people... Is this still a bandit army? Or... is it a rebel army?"
"Ahem." Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao quickly reminded: "Sir, be careful what you say."
"I understand, I understand." Jie Ziyu nodded with a smile and explained: "Isn't this just for talking in the house? I will never talk nonsense outside."
Whether the Beibo Army is a rebel army or a rebel army, there is no need to ask this question - just looking at the popular base of the Beibo Army in Song County, we know that this is definitely not a thief army that brings harm to our neighbors.
Otherwise, why would the people of Song County still support the Bei Bo Army so much?
But the problem is, since the Liang court has determined that the Bei Bo Army is a rebel, then the Bei Bo Army is a rebel.
It's that simple.
"As long as you understand, sir."
After hearing what Jie Ziyu said, Wei Jiao also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it's okay to keep some things deep in your heart, and it's really hard to spread them to the public.
Turning around, Wei Jiao saw that Zhao Hongrun was still frowning slightly, looking thoughtful, so he asked curiously: "Your Highness, are you still thinking about Marquis Qu Liang?"
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded slightly and said: "I have thought about it for a long time, and I always think that the King of Nanliang and the Marquis of Quliang will not act in front of me... unless the Qing King Party decides.
Sacrifice the Marquis of Quliang and put the blame on King Yong for this matter." At this point, he shook his head and frowned and said: "But I don't think Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, is someone who would sacrifice himself.
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I remember that Zhao Hongrun had been thinking about this issue on the way back to Prince Su's Mansion.
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, questioned Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang. There are pros and cons to this matter.
If Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, was not actually a secret chess move by Yongwang Hongyu, then it is very likely that the nobles of the Qingwang Party came up with a solution after discovering that the "Jinxiang Massacre" caused a strong reaction in Daliang.
, that is, Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, was sacrificed, and the latter was pretended to be Yongwang Hongyu's "secret chess" to break into the Qingwang Party, thereby falsely accusing Yongwang Hongyu.
In this way, the Qingwang Party could not only get rid of the bad reputation of massacring the civilians of Song County, but also blame Yong Wang Hongyu for this major fault, and prove that Yong Wang Hongyu was responsible for the conspiracy.
Under this possibility, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, deliberately asked Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, to talk aside. This was purely to attract the attention of others.
But having said that, if Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, is really Yong Wang Hongyu's secret chess, then the "Jinxiang massacre of the people" is most likely to be manipulated by Yong Wang Hongyu behind the scenes in order to suppress Qing Wang Hongxin.
Zhao Hongrun couldn't tell this, because Yong Wang Hongyu had a "criminal record" in this kind of matter - thinking that in the "Beiyi Military Camp Xiao" incident, it was Yong Wang Hongyu who deliberately stirred up trouble behind the scenes.
Having brought down the former Eastern Palace Prince Zhao Hongli in one fell swoop, there is no guarantee that he will not repeat his same tactics this time.
Secretly instigating Quliang Hou Sima Song to infiltrate the secret chess piece into the Qingwang Party, allowing the latter to look for opportunities to make the Qingwang Party commit inevitable mistakes. This is also related to the "Beiyi Military Camp Xiao" incident.
There are some similarities in approach and approach, and it is indeed very similar to Zhou Ming's and Zhang Qigong's methods.
"Jiezi, what do you think?" Zhao Hongrun asked Jiezi.
Jie Ziyu pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, I am more inclined to the guess that "Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, is the secret chess of King Yong"... The reason is very simple, because Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, is not directly involved in Jinxiang County.
In the case of the massacre, this person just conveyed a message, and his fault was not big. If King Qing and his party tried to falsely accuse King Yong, why did they sacrifice a Marquis of Quliang who had not made big mistakes? On the other hand,
, why did the Marquis of Quliang, whose fault was not serious, agree to this? According to common sense, apart from Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huyao who was unlikely to betray King Qing, others like Yuanling Marquis Feng Shu, Wanlong Marquis Zhao Jian, and Gaoyang Marquis Jiang Dan
Isn't it true that the princes and princes who were directly involved in the "Jinxiang Massacre" are more suitable to be sacrificed than Quliang Hou Sima Song?"
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.
Indeed, it is indeed unlikely that Quliang Hou Sima Song would be pushed out as a victim by the Qingwang Party for his minor faults - because in this case, the objects pushed out as victims should logically be those who cannot shirk responsibility.
people.
For example, Li Yang, the Marquis of Pingcheng, was the most responsible person in this incident. He was very likely to be beaten to death by the court and his title was stripped off. It is only in line with common sense that such a person would be pushed out as a victim to falsely accuse Yong Wang Hongyu.
Of course, this is just an analogy, and it does not mean that Pingcheng Hou Li Yang is the most suitable candidate to falsely accuse Yong Wang Hongyu.
Otherwise, if you think about it carefully, if Li Yang, the Marquis of Pingcheng, is really Yong Wang Hongyu's secret chess, in order to assist Yong Wang Hongyu to suppress Qing Wang Hongxin, he not only sacrificed his family general Bu Ying, but also sacrificed his second son Li Ping. This price is too high.
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Thinking along this line of thinking, Quliang Hou Sima Song may actually be a secret chess planted by Yong Wang Hongyu in the Qing Wang Party - after all, since Quliang Hou Sima Song is not suitable to be the victim of the false accusation against Yong Wang Hongyu, Nan
Liang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo would not force the former out.
This makes no sense.
"Could it be...that King Yong was really instigating this behind his back?"
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but frowned.
You must know that during the "Beiyi Military Camp Roar" incident, he was somewhat dissatisfied with some of Yong Wang Hongyu's methods. He just saw that Yong Wang Hongyu had the potential to become a wise king, so he reluctantly forgot about it.
But if King Yong Hongyu plays this conspiracy again and again, and even instigates the "Jinxiang Massacre" incident in order to suppress dissidents and destroys the image of Wei in the minds of the world, then just like Nanliang
As Wang Zhao Yuanzuo said today, even Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but ponder a question in his heart: Is Yong Wang Hongyu really suitable to be his new king of the Wei Dynasty?
At the same time, after Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, finished writing his confession at the Zongfu, he also took a carriage back to the post house where he entered the house.
After returning to the post house, when Quliang Hou Sima Song returned to his house, he unexpectedly saw a man wearing a Confucian shirt sitting in the room. The man had a sinister face and a nose like an aquiline.
You know he is a cruel-looking person.
This person is none other than Zhang Qigong, the aide of King Yong Hongyu.
"Marquis Qu Liang, why are you so good at making opinions?"
Putting the teacup in his hand back on the table beside him, Zhang Qigong said calmly: "His Highness only asked you to secretly collect evidence of the Qingwang Party's crimes, and did not ask you to instigate Pingcheng Hou and others to order the massacre of the people of Jinxiang. You
Do you know how bad the reaction to this incident was from the government and the opposition?"
"You can't blame me." Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, walked to the seat opposite Zhang Qigong and sat down, and said helplessly: "I just fulfilled my duty as a member of the "Qingwang Party" and tracked down the Beibo Army.
Who would have thought that Pingcheng Hou and others would order the massacre of the city?"
"..." Zhang Qigong closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then opened his eyes and asked: "Do you have evidence to prove that those civilians are "Beibo Army rebels"?"
"There is conclusive evidence." Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, said confidently.
"Well, that's good." Zhang Qigong nodded, then stood up and said: "Next, neither I nor His Highness's people will contact you again. Please be more careful. As far as I know, Nan
The King of Liang has already set his sights on the prince."
"..." Quliang Hou Sima Song nodded silently.
When bidding farewell to Zhang Qigong, one of Qu Lianghou's guards happened to come in from outside. When he passed by Zhang Qigong, he lowered his head to the latter as a salute.
Zhang Qigong didn't pay attention, took a cursory glance, and left in a hurry.
But after he left, the guard went straight to Quliang Hou Sima Song's room, closed the door and asked: "How?"
Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, frowned and said, "The King of Nanliang began to doubt me, but fortunately Zhang Qigong did not doubt me..." After saying that, he turned to look at the guard and asked with some concern.
: "There won't be any problems in that village, right?"
The guard chuckled and said, "That was specially arranged for you by Chen Si, the Jinxiangqu general of the Beibo Army. Don't worry."
"That's good." Quliang Hou Sima Song nodded, and then asked: "Next, what are the orders of 'Master'?"
The guard teased the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall in the room and whispered: "The next thing will be taken over by our people in Song County. In addition, if the Daliang court sends out elite troops in the future, that Song Yun will automatically
Responsible for dragging these troops in Song County..." At this point, he turned to look at Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, and smiled slightly.
He smiled and said: "You have done a good job, and it was not in vain that the young master spent a lot of energy to help you occupy the magpie's nest and replace the real Marquis of Quliang... Speaking of which, that woman, oh, I mean the one in your family
That royal wife, do you really not need to get rid of her for you? As far as I know, she is already doubting you, right?"
When Quliang Marquis Sima Song heard this, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and he whispered: "I have ordered her to be placed under house arrest. She... will never ruin the young master's important affairs."
"Only the dead can keep secrets." The guard narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.
Quliang Hou Sima Song, who was lowering his head, clenched his fists subconsciously when he heard this, and a hint of anger and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
At this time, the guard suddenly smiled and said: "Forget it, since you are so sure, just spare that woman's life. After all, she also gave birth to two sons for you, and I can understand you."
I can't bear to kill her...but I hope you won't let the young master's high hopes for you down."
"I understand." Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, lowered his head and said sternly, "I have always been loyal to you over the years."
As he spoke, he raised his head, raised his right hand, made an empty fist and lightly hit his left chest: "Loyalty."