In the study room of Prince Su's Mansion, Zhao Hongrun said with emotion.
He originally thought that Yong Wang Hongyu would vigorously suppress Qing Wang Hongxin like he did when he brought down "former East Palace Prince Zhao Hongli". Unexpectedly, Yong Wang Hongyu just pushed Qing Wang Hongxin to a point where he was almost beyond redemption with just a push.
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Go to Song County to appease the people's grievances?
That's easy to say!
Is it so easy to appease the people's grievances in Song County?
Even though Zhao Hongrun was far away in Daliang, he could have guessed that the so-called "Jinxiang Massacre" incident probably had the shadow of the "Beibo Army" behind the scenes.
The reason is very simple, because the Beibo Army alone is not enough to withstand Wei's offensive - it is still just a private army of some Wei nobles, and the Beibo Army can still resist; but after a few months, when the Wei court collects
The grains grown this year will be used as military rations, and elite garrison-level divisions such as the Shang Shui Army, Yanling Army, Wei Wu Army, and Anti-Rebel Army will be dispatched. How will the Beibo Army resist?
At least, Zhao Hongrun never thought that Song Yun's Beibo Army could withstand his three armies of Shang Shui, Yan Ling, and Yuma on a frontal battlefield. The gap between the two armies in terms of war experience and weapons and equipment was really too big.
In this case, the only chance of the Beibo Army's victory is to plunge the Wei State into a quagmire of "unrighteousness". On the one hand, it will incite the fear of the people in Song County and let them side with the Beibo Army to jointly fight against the Wei Army;
On the other hand, the Beibo Army probably wanted people from all over the world to intervene in this war.
After all, there are still many good people in the world who are well fed and supported. In addition, I believe that South Korea in the north and Chu State in the south will also be willing to secretly add trouble to Wei State and make Wei State fall into "unrighteousness".
” battle, he was trapped in the quagmire of Song County and could not get out.
Therefore, I believe that the Beibo Army will never give Wei a chance to recover. They will vigorously spread this matter. In other words, no matter who goes to Song County on behalf of the imperial court, it is destined to be in vain.
But the bad thing is that Qing Wang Hongxin can't refuse. After all, as Yong Wang Hongyu said, to untie the bell, you must tie the bell. Of course, you have to understand what your people have caused.
Objectively speaking, Yong Wang Hongyu's suggestion can be called generous on the surface, because he did not use this matter to criticize Qing Wang Hongxin in the temple.
Of course, this so-called generosity is only on the surface. In fact, this trick is very cruel on the inside.
Under the circumstances that it was destined to be impossible to appease the people's grievances in Song County, they forced Qing Wang Hongxin to go to Song County on behalf of the court to appease the people's grievances. This was obviously an attempt to take the opportunity to remove Qing Wang Hongxin from Daliang.
For Qing Wang Hongxin, the worst case scenario may be that he cannot even reach Song County, and he will be eliminated by the Beibo Army and other secret forces. The most optimistic scenario is that he will spend three to five days in Song County.
Scenery of years.
In three to five years, God knows whether King Yong Hongyu will ascend the throne as the king of Wei in these three to five years?
If it really comes to that, Qing Wang Hongxin is far away in Song County. After Yong Wang Hongyu quickly ascended the throne, he issued an edict to confer the title of "Song County Prince". The overall situation has been decided. What can Qing Wang Hongxin do?
That's why Zongwei Gao Kuo said: King Qing Hongxin basically has no chance of becoming a great king.
"This move is too cruel."
Even though he had a bad relationship with Prince Qing Hongxin, Zhao Hongrun could not help but feel a little pity for the Fifth Emperor Brother at this time.
He clearly has the power to compete with Yong Wang Hongyu, and even counter the former, but because Yong Wang Hongyu has taken advantage of him, he is about to be forced to leave Daliang and go to Song County.
At the same time, at Prince Qing's Mansion, Prince Qing Hongxin also sent someone to invite the Prince of Nanliang, Zhao Yuanzuo, to the study to discuss countermeasures with him.
"Third Uncle, King Yong is plotting against me and wants to drive me away. What countermeasures can Third Uncle have?"
Facing the inquiry from Qing Wang Hongxin, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo also seemed a little helpless.
It is undeniable that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, is indeed good at conspiracy, but the problem is that Zhang Qigong, the aide next to Yong Wang Hongyu, seems to be no less inferior to him in terms of conspiracy methods.
Just like the current move, under the pretext of "asking Qing Wang Hongxin to go to Song County to appease the people's grievances", Qing Wang Hongxin was separated from Liang. Even Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, did not think of it.
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said in a deep voice: "You and I have underestimated King Yong and Zhang Qigong. In this confrontation, our side was defeated."
After hearing these words, Qing Wanghong's confidence immediately turned cold and he lost his mind.
After a long time, he lowered his voice and said: "Uncle San, can I take advantage of my health..."
As if he had guessed what Qing Wanghong was thinking, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo shook his head and said: "Now that things have happened, King Yong's side will not let go of the opportunity to separate you from the main beam.
If you are bored, why not learn from Zhao Hongli and take the responsibility calmly."
"But..." King Qing Hongxin said with a face full of panic: "If I leave Daliang, won't King Yong be the only one in power?"
"At this point, there is no other way." Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said seriously.
When leaving Prince Qing's Mansion, Prince Zhao Yuanzuo of Nanliang was inevitably a little depressed.
He thought of Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang.
He became more and more suspicious that Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, was the secret chess placed by Yong Wang Hongyu among them, waiting to trick them at the critical moment.
In fact, after the day of the Zongfu court hearing, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo secretly called Kuangcheng Hou Jiyan and asked about the specific situation of the village at that time.
It is a pity that the words of Kuangcheng Hou Jiyan are the same as those of Quliang Hou Sima Song. Moreover, Kuangcheng Hou Jiyan also provided some evidence to prove that the village is indeed a stronghold of the Song Dynasty rebel "Beibo Army" and not
It was Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, who was causing trouble.
Therefore, due to the status of Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, could not act rashly.
But as he said that day, the cause of this incident was that Quliang Hou Sima Song sent a verbal message to Pingcheng Hou Li Yang and others. However, during the "Jinxiang Massacre" incident, Quliang Hou Sima Song happened to stay out of the incident.
, this is problematic no matter how you think about it.
But the question is, how did Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, know that that village was the stronghold of the Beibo Army?
Furthermore, even though they were being chased by Quliang Hou Sima Song’s private army, those Bei Bo troops who rebelled still fled to that village, allowing Qu Liang Hou Sima Song to successfully discover that the Bei Bo Army “went out as thieves, entered as thieves”
"Critical information for the people".
Obviously before this, none of the Yongwang Party, Qingwang Party, or even the Suwang Party, the noble private armies of these prince factions, had ever discovered the secret of the Beibo Army, and went around hunting down Beibo Army like headless flies.
The Bo army had no idea that the rebel soldiers of the Bo army were hiding under their noses.
"...Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, secretly communicated with Beibo Army?"
Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, suddenly thought of this possibility, but then he shook his head and smiled.
The speculation that Sima Song, Marquis of Quliang, a dignified prince of the Wei State, had an affair with the Song County rebels is simply untenable.
But following this train of thought, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo suddenly thought of an old friend—Xiao Luan, the leader of the remnants of the Xiao family.
"...If you think about it carefully, this method really looks like Xiao Luan's handiwork."
Sitting on the carriage returning to Nanliang Prince's Mansion, Nanliang Prince Zhao Yuanzuo closed his eyes and thought about this matter.
Not only is Yi Wang Zhao Yuanli an old acquaintance with Xiao Luan, but also the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo is an old acquaintance with Xiao Luan. Of course, he is not as naive as his sixth brother Yi Wang Zhao Yuanli, so that he is taken advantage of by Xiao Luan and ends up in despair.
The end of suicide.
During the Zhongyang Emperor's Hunting incident at that time, he took advantage of Xiao Luan's rebellion and truly gained the trust of Wei Emperor Zhao Yuansi.
All in all, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, knew something about Xiao Luan, such as the way Xiao Luan did things.
"...Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, is actually from Xiao Luan's side? But...how could this be possible? Furthermore, why did Xiao Luan intervene in this matter? Could it be that it was to drag down my army in the Wei Dynasty?
In Song County? But in this case, why did you choose Hongxin? Is it to get back at me? Or, he wanted to...wait, Xiao Luan has no reason to help King Yong..."
Sitting in the carriage, I thought about this matter over and over again. Even someone as cunning as Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, couldn't help but feel a little confused.
King Qing fell and King Yong ascended the throne. What good would this do to Xiao Luan?
Could it be that the stalemate between King Qing and King Yong caused the Wei State to continue to maintain the opposition between the princes, which would be more beneficial to Xiao Luan?
The Wei State unified by a king's decree will do no good to the remnants of the Xiao family.
Suddenly, Prince Zhao Yuanzuo of Nanliang, who lowered his eyelids, seemed to have thought of something and suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"...wait, could it be..."
I don’t know what Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo was thinking, but there were waves of horror on his face.
Suddenly, he lowered his head again and frowned, as if thinking about something.
The next day, Zhao Hongrun continued to ask Gao Kuo to pay attention to the situation in the DPRK.
As he expected, Qing Wang Hongxin panicked, and I believe he also understood what it meant to leave Daliang for Song County at this time, and not knowing when he would be able to return to Daliang.
As expected, the nobles of King Qing's party signed a letter one after another in an attempt to intercede for King Qing Hongxin.
But unfortunately, in this matter, Yongwang Hongyu seems to have occupied the highest moral point. With some righteous words and reasonable words, the Qingwang Hongxin and the Qingwang Party nobles were speechless - they caused trouble for themselves.
If something bad happens, do you still expect others to deal with it for you?
What made Qing Wang Hongxin despair was that even Wei Emperor Zhao Yuansi, who was recuperating in the Manlu Hall, had no intention of intervening after learning about the incident.
Zhao Hongrun was not surprised by this. After all, their father would never help them. Over the years, these brothers had achieved their current power and status by relying on their own abilities - the same was true for him, Zhao Hongrun.
In mid-July, His Highness Chui Gong issued an edict to confer the official title of "Song County's Appeasement Envoy" to King Qing Hongxin.
During this period, Qing Wang Hongxin tried every means to save it, but unfortunately, Yong Wang Hongyu had great righteousness, and he had no choice.
A few days later, Yang Yu, the general who suppressed the rebels under the command of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, was summoned by the court and arrived in Daliang with three thousand suppressing troops to serve as the escort general to escort King Hongxin of Qing to Song County.
On the day when Qing Wang Hongxin left for Song County, Zhao Hongrun also went out of the city to see him off. Seeing the former forcing a smile on his face, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart for some reason - maybe he was getting tired of his brothers attacking each other for the sake of power.
Fortunately, this battle for the throne is finally coming to an end.
"From today onwards, it is King Yong's fortune."
Looking at the backs of King Qing Hongxin and his entourage walking away, Zhao Hongrun seemed to feel relieved.
But for some reason, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.
It was as if there was a voice in his heart telling him: This battle for the throne is far from over.