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Prince Zhao Run ordered the hanging of a total of nine Wei and Zhai mixed-blood nobles who refused to admit that they were Wei people. This incident quickly spread throughout Zhai City and caused a great reaction in the city.
The soldiers of the Hedong Army clapped their hands and applauded, and those Wei people and Koreans who had been oppressed and bullied by Chi Zhai were even more happy - especially those Wei people who had been plundered by Chi Zhai, they felt a faint feeling.
An incredible excitement.
Only then did they discover to their surprise that their country had become so powerful.
The only ones who had some hatred towards Zhao Hongrun were probably the mothers of the nine young people of mixed Wei and Zhai origin, that is, the Wei girls who were kidnapped in the first place.
Although they also knew that this was caused by their son recognizing his thieves as his father, after all, they were their own flesh and blood, and they had been raising him for more than twenty years. If they insist that they don't feel any sadness in their hearts, they are obviously deceiving themselves.
Zhao Hongrun was not upset about the crying and scolding of those Wei women, and even stopped the soldiers of the Hedong Army from telling these Wei women to shut up.
This is what he told Wen Xu at the time: "There are so many people in the world who scold me, Zhao Run, and there are not many more of them, as long as I have a clear conscience!"
Pu Ban Lingwen Xu was moved by these words. He, who had never complimented others, couldn't help but praise: "Your Highness, you are a king with both domineering and broad-mindedness."
At this time, it had been more than ten days since Zhao Hongrun set foot in Shangjun. Although Zhao Hongrun was still in "Chizhai", the messengers delivering news among the armies had already spread the news that "His Royal Highness came to the front line to reward the troops" throughout the front line battlefields.
The 400,000-strong Wei army, including the fact that Zhao Hongrun ordered the hanging of the nine Wei Zhai mixed-blood nobles who recognized thieves as their fathers.
In this regard, Lintao Lord Wei Ji admired and worried at the same time. After all, the people ordered to be hanged by His Highness the Crown Prince were not all Chi Zhai. Those people also had the blood of Wei people flowing in their bodies. This might cause His Highness the Crown Prince to attract criticism.
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Another person who held a similar attitude was General Shao Hu.
In Shaohu's view, the nine mixed-race young men from Wei and Zhai who recognized thieves as their fathers should indeed be killed. However, as the Crown Prince of the Wei Kingdom, Zhao Hongrun really should not issue a killing order in public - he only had to do it when no one was around.
It's enough to give a hint when the news continues, and there are many soldiers from Hedong who are willing to take action.
Just give me a wink, how hard is that?
After hearing about this incident, Sima An, the governor of Hexi Province, held the opposite opinion.
He felt that not only did Prince Zhao Run do nothing wrong in this matter, but he should also vigorously publicize it - their country of Wei has an extremely powerful hero. How exciting this is!
As for Pang Huan, the chief general of the anti-rebellion army, and Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang who is currently serving in the army, they did not express any opinions on this. However, in private, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, mentioned it to Pang Huan and other close friends.
By the way, it is still unknown whether Zhao Run is the ruler of the Ming Dynasty, but it cannot be denied that he is the most powerful ruler in the Wei Kingdom so far.
"We, the Great Wei, may become the enemy of all the countries in the Central Plains."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said these words in a melancholy tone.
Pang Huan, Meng Luo, Chen Ji and other generals initially thought that their prince was not optimistic about the prince Zhao Run and believed that his highness would lead the Wei State to destruction. However, after careful analysis, Pang Huan and others realized that
Only then did he suddenly realize that perhaps, instead of disapproving of the Crown Prince, his prince felt that the Crown Prince would definitely make the Wei Kingdom stronger and stronger, thus causing panic and uneasiness in other countries in the Central Plains.
Is this really going to be the case? Under the rule of His Royal Highness the Prince of the East Palace, will the Wei State really be so powerful in the future that it will make all the countries in the Central Plains tremble?
Pang Huan was skeptical.
At the end of May, Zhao Hongrun stayed in "Chizhai" for two days. In addition to encouraging the soldiers stationed in Hedong, he also personally came out to encourage those Wei people who had suffered under the rule of Chizhai, encouraging them to forget the past and actively
Accept a new life with an upward attitude.
During this period, in order to give courage to these Wei people who had become cowardly due to long-term oppression, Zhao Hongrun once said at the end: "...Stand up your chest, my compatriots, you are not alone and helpless. Behind you, there is the entire country.
Wei as your backing!...I, Zhao Run, will be the heir apparent.
In the name of my Majesty, I declare to the world that no one in the sky where the sun shines can enslave the people of Wei Dynasty. If anyone dares to invade the people of Wei Dynasty, I, Wei Dynasty, will use all the soldiers in the country to defeat the people of Wei Dynasty.
Even if we pursue him to the end of the world, he will still have to pay a heavy price!"
These impassioned words made the Wei people present excited and moved, especially those Wei people who had been bullied by Chi Zhai. Every one of them had tears in their eyes, and they were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
Seeing that the Wei people had such a people-loving prince, the Koreans who were also plundered by Chi Zhai felt very envious. One of them couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if I was also a Wei person..."
After hearing such remarks, Zhao Hongrun responded with a smile: "Then what are you waiting for?"
The Koreans were stunned when they heard this, and then understood what His Highness meant, and were ecstatically hoping to join the Wei Kingdom - who doesn't want to live under the rule of a strong monarch who is dedicated to protecting the people under his rule?
It didn't take long for those Koreans to proudly shout "I am a Wei person".
Zhao Hongrun has never been a person who thinks of blood first. Otherwise, how could he let Wu Ji, Zhai Huang and other people from the common people of the Chu State become nobles, and then step into the aristocratic status of the Wei State? Even, he has no regard for foreigners.
What kind of prejudice is there? There are still many Yi, Jie, and Yi people living in Sanchuan, and the Wei court has not seen them shouting or killing them - this is the embodiment of orthodox Central Plains values.
When it comes to dealing with foreigners, the Central Plains never distinguishes them based on skin color or hair. Cultural concepts are the real standard of distinction: the Yinrong in Sanchuan are willing to accept the culture of Wei, and now more and more people of the Sheang and Sheang tribes have learned this
They have adopted the language and writing of the Wei State, and their clothing has gradually become closer to that of the Wei people. Therefore, according to the Central Plains
According to the standard of distinction, these people should be regarded as "quasi-Wei people" and can also be regarded as their own people; conversely, if they are like the nine young people of mixed Wei and Zhai blood, although they have Wei blood flowing in their bodies,
But they insist on denying that they are Wei people and refuse to accept Wei people's culture. Then, these people are aliens.
This behavioral theory is applicable throughout the Central Plains.
Two days later, in early June, the soldiers and civilians in Zhao Hongrun City continued to move north.
At this time, the news that "Prince Zhao Run personally came to the front line to reward the troops" had already spread, and all the Wei troops on the front line were looking forward to the arrival of His Royal Highness, Zhao Hongrun, so Wen Xu did not persuade Zhao Hongrun to stop going deep into the battlefield -
-Firstly, His Highness the Crown Prince will not obey, and secondly, if he stops His Highness the Crown Prince at this time, hundreds of thousands of Wei's friendly troops on the frontline battlefield may complain about it and be hostile to him. Wen Xu, even,
Including the comrades of the original Dangshan Army, which is now known as the Hexi Army.
Therefore, Wen Xu just asked people to prepare water bags and food for Zhao Hongrun and his party, and then took the baton from the five hundred Wei soldiers who had escorted His Royal Highness from "Diaoyin" to Zhai.
Five hundred Hedong troops were also dispatched to protect Zhao Hongrun and his party as they continued northward.
Going north from "Chizhai", after about four or five days' journey, Zhao Hongrun and his party arrived at "Fushi".
"Fushi" was originally not a place name, but a person's name. It was the name of a prince in "Qifu Xianbei". The Xianbei people were impressed by the virtuousness of this prince, so they called that name "Fushi".
After the Xianbei prince moved the tribal people here, the Xianbei people called this land "Fushi" to commemorate their young king.
Xianbei is a branch of "Donghu". When Donghu was the most powerful, its territory extended from the Hetao area all the way east to northern Korea. It was the most powerful grassland nation in history.
However, due to the long-term war between South Korea and Donghu, the development of Donghu was greatly curbed. The tribes that were once integrated together gradually separated and disintegrated. In the end, Donghu withdrew from the Hetao area, so that Linhu, together with Linhu,
The Xiongnu quickly sprang up and occupied this fertile land.
But having said that, not all Donghu people migrated to the northeast. At that time, some people stayed and continued to live outside Yanmen Pass in South Korea. But gradually, these people gradually broke away from Donghu and gradually formed their own culture. Xianbei is
One of them.
Compared with Linhu, Xiongnu, Chizhai and Xianbei, they are not strong in the Hetao area. They have been enslaved by the Xiongnu all year round - "Linhu - Xiongnu - Xianbei - Central Plains people". For a long time, this was the Hetao area.
class distinction.
From this point of view, it is not surprising that the Chizhai nobleman would say "humble Wei people" in front of Zhao Hongrun, because the Hetao area has already formed a fixed concept-Chizhai can be compared with the Xiongnu
However, Xianbei, the slave of the Xiongnu, was able to rob Wei and Han. In this way, the concept of the low status of the Wei and Han people was naturally formed.
However, this kind of value is destined to be broken. After all, this time Wei State dispatched 400,000 troops and swept across the entire Shangjun with thunder. This kind of force would make even Lin Hu who lives in the forest tremble.
By the time Zhao Hongrun and his party arrived at "Fushi", the place had already been captured by the Wei army. Moreover, the Wei army stationed here had not only cleaned up the corpses left on the battlefield, but had even enslaved the Xianbei people to cut down the trees.
Build a military camp, after all, this is also an important food route for "Linhu Strategy".
The general stationed at Fushi was no stranger to Zhao Hongrun. He was the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, Nanmen Chi.
When Zhao Hongrun was still in Chizhai, Nanmen Chi heard that "Prince Zhao Run personally came to the front line of the battlefield" and had a premonition that the prince would most likely pass by Fushi. Therefore, Nanmen Chi not only prepared dishes and
However, he ordered his soldiers to hunt game in the nearby hills to supplement the food. So when Zhao Hongrun arrived at Fushi, Nanmen Chi hosted a banquet for him. The dishes were so sumptuous that Zhao Hongrun felt a little incredible.
The next day, after rewarding and motivating the soldiers, Nanmen Chi asked Zhao Hongrun for instructions, that is, how to deal with some nobles among the Xianbei people who harmed the Wei people - should they also be hanged?
At first Zhao Hongrun didn't take it seriously, but Nanmen Chi told Zhao Hongrun an incredible thing, that is, those Wei people who were enslaved by the Xianbei people actually came forward to intercede for their enslaved masters.
"Is this happening?" Zhao Hongrun frowned, feeling a bit unbelievable.
Seeing this, Nanmenchi told Zhao Hongrun that Xianbei was different from Chidi, Xiongnu, and Linhu. Xianbei was a relatively weak group in the Hetao area and did not have the ability to invade Wei and Han alone. At most, it could just follow them.
After Lin Hu and the Xiongnu died, Lin Hu and the Xiongnu would also distribute some of the plundered people of Wei and Han to Xianbei as slaves.
Precisely because slaves are hard to come by, the Xianbei people cherish these labor forces and treat them as honored guests. Of course it is nonsense, but they are not like Chi Zhai, Xiongnu, and Lin Hu, who whipped slaves wantonly, and even killed them alive.
Beat to death.
Although they are also enslaved, the Xianbei people allow the slaves to have their own residence, and also give these slaves hope. Generally speaking, as long as these slaves contribute to the tribe, the Xianbei people allow them to be lifted from their status as slaves and become part of the Xianbei tribe.
member.
"Is this happening?" Zhao Hongrun was slightly surprised.
Nan Menchi nodded.
The generals of the Wei army who captured this place were surprised by this. After all, compared to the way Chi Zhai, the Xiongnu, and Lin Hu enslaved slaves, the Xianbei people were indeed much kinder.
Zhao Hongrun was not surprised by this.
In his view, no matter where they are, if a weak force wants to become strong, it can only recruit loyal tribesmen. Relying solely on the reproduction of male and female members of the tribe will not be able to keep up with the consumption of civil war on the grassland. After all, this is a place that advocates the law of the jungle.
, it takes about fifteen to twenty years to raise a generation, and for the Qifu Xianbei tribe, which can only be regarded as a middle-to-lower scale tribe in Sanchuan, a casual battlefield may destroy them.
A generation.
Therefore, allowing able-bodied slaves to become tribesmen can also develop the tribesmen well.
After all, the same is true in the Central Plains. For example, in the development process from a "single-surname clan state" to a "multi-surname kingdom", didn't the upper rulers use various favors and punishments to incorporate the conquered countries into their own?
But it’s clear enough, what should we do with these Xianbei people and some of the nobles among them?
You know, Zhao Hongrun was in Chizhai a few days ago, but he personally said that "all Chizhai nobles will be hanged."
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Hongrun said to Nanmen Chi: "You turn around and tell those people that if they are willing to give up their former status and accept the culture and customs of our great Wei Dynasty, I can exempt them from the death penalty and accept them as our great Wei Dynasty."
The people of Wei."
Hearing this, Nanmen Chi was shocked and couldn't help but whisper: "Your Highness, these people... are of a foreign race."
He was indeed surprised, because he only asked Zhao Hongrun how to deal with those Xianbei nobles, but he did not expect that the prince in front of him would actually accept those Xianbei people.
Fortunately, he was born into a minor nobleman of the Chu State. If he met someone with narrow national ideas, he would probably try his best to stop the Crown Prince.
"That's it!" Zhao Hongrun said without refutation.
Seeing this, Nanmen Chi immediately cupped his fists and accepted the order.
On that day, Nanmen Chi asked his soldiers to interrogate the Xianbei people who had been enslaved by them, asking them whether they were willing to accept Wei's cultural customs.
When the enslaved Xianbei people heard that as long as they were willing to accept Wei's cultural customs, they would be exempted from the fate of being slaves, they readily accepted it. Almost 80% of the entire tribe, including the Xianbei nobles, were willing to accept it.
It’s no wonder, after all, the begging Xianbei are not the dominant ethnic group in the Hetao area. In their view, whether they submit to Lin Hu and the Xiongnu or to the Wei State, they are all the same. But after seeing the Wei State,
After dispatching the might of 400,000 troops, they were certainly willing to follow such a master who was more powerful than Lin Hu and the Xiongnu.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun, with the mentality of "since I have done it, I will just do it big time", wrote a handwritten message to "convert the Hu Ling", and asked the Wei soldiers to deliver it to the Wei generals on the front line as soon as possible, who would then
Inform all the foreign ethnic groups in the Hetao area about this proclamation.
The central idea of this memorandum is very simple. It can be said in four words: Turn Hu into Wei!
To be more specific, Zhao Hongrun allowed foreign nationalities to continue to live in the Hetao area as long as they were willing to accept and learn from the cultural customs of the Wei State, regardless of whether these foreign nationalities had a vassal attitude or simply merged into the Wei State.
, and became a Wei man from then on.
This "Humanization Order" caused an uproar in the Hetao area in just a few days. The grassland peoples and the generals of the Wei army all held various attitudes towards this.
For example, Sima An, the governor of Hexi Province, was very opposed to this "Ling of Transformation into Hu" - in fact, what he mainly opposed was the granting of Wei status to those foreign nationalities.
Are you kidding me? Those foreign men are villains who have invaded the Central Plains for a long time and persecuted the people of Wei, Han and other Central Plains countries. The Wei army spared them from death and just demoted them to slaves. This is already a great favor in Sima An's eyes.
, However, His Highness the Crown Prince actually decided to grant them the status of Wei people.
To be honest, if Sima An had not admired Zhao Hongrun so much now and had already known that His Highness was a decisive and decisive hero, otherwise, I believe he would have cursed loudly by now.
The other Wei generals also criticized this statement.
Only Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, remained silent after seeing this appeal.
Then after thinking for a while, he murmured: "Zhao Run's heart is far bigger than I imagined."
"Mindfulness?" Pang Huan interpreted the words of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo with a confused look. In his opinion, this "transformation of Hu Ling" is not a big idea. If he insists on counting, it is just "raising a tiger for trouble", "
A stupid mind like “appeasing an adulterer”.
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, glanced at Pang Huan. He did not explain. He said "heart", not "mind".
"Weak forces will accept outsiders in order to become stronger. I, the Great Wei Dynasty, is already the overlord of the Central Plains, but the prince is still accepting weak forces. Haha... Is it difficult for the "Overlord of the Central Plains" to satisfy you?
What is your heart? I, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace of the Wei Dynasty..."
Slowly walking out of the commander's tent in the military camp, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, looked in the direction of "Fushi" and thought to himself.
In fact, this is just an over-interpretation by Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang. After all, when Zhao Hongrun wrote the "Huhua Order", his purpose was very pure, just to win over some ethnic groups on the grassland, whether to let these ethnic groups go to Sanchuan
The tribes in the county attached themselves to the Wei State, or merged with the Wei State, which could effectively weaken Lin Hu, thereby reducing the casualties of the Wei soldiers in a real war with Lin Hu.
As for the things that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, had over-interpreted in his mind, Zhao Hongrun really thought about it at this moment.
Facts have proved that Zhao Hongrun's "Huhua Order" had a great impact on the situation in the Hetao area.
I still remember that more than a month ago, when 400,000 Wei troops rushed to Shangjun like wolves and tigers, and destroyed Chidi with thunderous force, the various ethnic groups in Shangjun were greatly frightened, and they moved their tribes to the forest, preparing to defect.
The powerful Lin Hu hopes that the powerful Lin Hu can stop the Wei army from setting foot on the Hetao.
But now, the Wei State, which they thought was an "evil force", has actually sent them a signal of goodwill. This will inevitably make these foreign nations hesitate - if they have no choice, they will of course defect to Linhu and fight with the Wei State.
Seeking life; but since you have a choice, why should you be an enemy of the powerful Wei State?
As long as we learn the language of Wei and dress like Wei people, wouldn't we be able to continue to live in the Hetao area like the Sheng, Jie and Huang tribes in Sanchuan?
For a time, the leaders of the different tribes and small tribes who had already made up their mind to defect to Lin Hu began to wait and see. After all, although they would lose their current status and power by defecting to the Wei State, the leaders of these small tribes did not have much power in the first place.
, identity is not necessarily that precious, so this is an acceptable choice in their opinion.
Only powerful kings like the Xiongnu and Lin Hu would not accept Wei's "Hu Order".
Perhaps sensing the crisis, Lin Hu quickly mobilized his troops and sent troops to put pressure on the waiting tribes, forcing them to choose a camp - whether to choose Wei or Lin Hu.
Gradually, the situation in the Hetao area gradually became bipolar, and this also made the atmosphere in the Hetao area become increasingly tense. Everyone knew that an earth-shattering decisive battle was about to break out between Lin Hu and Wei State.
This war will determine who is the only king of the Hetao area!
Just as the Wei State and Lin Hu were busy preparing for this unprecedented battle, in Song County, Song Yun, the leader of the Beibo Army who had disappeared for a long time, finally arrived in Linzi, the capital of Qi State, in disguise.
"..."
Standing in front of the door of a mansion in Linzi City with a plaque that read "Zuo Xiang Zhao's Mansion", Song Yun let out a long breath.
Yes, the first person to visit is Zhao Zhao, the left prime minister of Qi State, or in other words, Mr. Wei Zhao.