With a slight smile, Zhao Hongrun raised his hand and introduced Zhao Ran: "This is the chief concubine of the Qin State, Lord Zhao Ran... The so-called chief concubine is probably the Taiwei of your country."
"Lieutenant?!"
When Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo heard this, their expressions became even uglier.
They originally thought that the other party was just an ordinary envoy of the State of Qin, but they never expected that he turned out to be such a big shot.
What is a Taiwei?
You must know that in South Korea, Taiwei is the military commander in charge of the entire country's military. His status is the same as that of the old Prime Minister Shen Buhai. In terms of power and status, he is much more important than Wei's Minister of War.
However, since King Ran of Han fell away from the throne, the post of Taiwei has been vacant. At first, Han Wu, the Marquis of Li, and Han Wu, the Duke of Kang, competed for this position. Later, the Duke of Kang, Han Hu, was defeated in the war with Wei and had to fade away from the government and the public. , Li Hou Han Wu took over the function of Taiwei and commanded the entire army of South Korea.
In addition, in the past two decades, no one else has held the post of Taiwei in South Korea.
"Why did this man from Qin, whose rank is higher than that of our country's Taiwei, appear in the military camp of Wei Gongzi Run?"
Han Chao looked at Zhao Ran deeply, his eyes full of vigilance and caution.
When they came to the Wei camp this time, he and Zhao Zhuo, the two Korean envoys, really did not expect that there would be envoys from the Qin State in the Wei army. After all, in their impression, the Qin State's army was still weak. Logically speaking, when conducting activities in the Xihe area, Hanoi and the Handan area should not be taken into account.
However, there was a Qin man who called himself Zhao Ran and was also the chief concubine of the Qin State. He secretly visited the Young Master Run of the Wei State. This is not good news for South Korea.
"This His Highness Run is really..."
Just as Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo greeted Zhao Ran with slightly serious expressions, Zhao Ran glanced at Zhao Hongrun calmly and muttered secretly when he saw the latter smiling.
Zhao Ran knew very well that His Highness's intention of revealing his identity as the Grand Concubine of the Qin Kingdom was simply to use his identity to put pressure on the two Koreans in front of him in order to achieve some ulterior purpose.
It's a pity that he couldn't explain this matter clearly. After all, Zhao Hongrun only introduced him to Zhao Ran's position in Qin in a legitimate and reasonable manner. There was no need to add jealousy to the explanation, and there was no way to accuse him at all.
At most, he muttered in his heart that he was not kind, well, not kind.
"Then let's talk about business."
In the silent handsome tent, I heard Zhao Hongrun's hearty laughter.
Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo looked at each other, and then Han Chao raised his hand towards Zhao Hongrun and mentioned his intention bluntly: "Young Master, this time we are doing this in the name of the king of our country, hoping to reach an agreement with your country. End this war..."
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun responded, as if waiting for the next step.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhuo added: "The cause of this war was provoked by a small group of people, and it was definitely not the original intention of our king. As for your country's losses in this war, our country is willing to make up for it... "
The implication is that the Korean court has admitted its defeat and is willing to pay compensation to Wei as the price of peace.
"I wonder how the young master is doing?" Han Chao asked.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun touched the short tuft of beard on his chin and said with a chuckle: "A few months ago, I met the king of your country in the Julu area. I knew at that time that this time..." "The dispute between Wei and Han" was not the original intention of your king, but the powerful officials in your country who controlled the government and made their own decisions... First there was Kang Gong Han Hu, and then there was Lihou Han Wu. That is what the powerful officials did... Well, originally The king can understand King Han's difficulties."
Having said this, he showed a look of embarrassment on his face and continued: "It's just that the current situation does not mean that we, the Wei Dynasty, can end this war by taking the initiative. The two envoys should note that we, Wei, Qin, Chu, and Wei
In the Four-Nation Alliance, although I, the Wei Dynasty, am the leader of the alliance, we must also consider the interests of the allies. If we act arbitrarily, how can we be convincing?"
After listening to Zhao Hongrun's words, even though Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo had a close personal relationship with the former, they couldn't help but curse in their hearts at this moment.
You actually said that you should take into account the interests of the allies and got the approval of the allies. You, Mr. Wei, Zirun, have always been arbitrary in doing things, why did you change your mind now?
Furthermore, with regard to this war guard, the two countries Chu did not intervene in the "War between Wei and Han" at all. From the beginning to the end, there was only one Qin State helping Wei State attack our country, South Korea. We need a guard, so what do the two countries of Chu agree to? This has nothing to do with
What is the relationship between the two countries?
Just as Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo were muttering secretly, Zhao Hongrun suddenly turned to look at Zhao Ran and asked with a smile: "Master Zhao Ran, do you think so?"
"Hehehe..."
Zhao Ran, the chief concubine from Qin State, chuckled, nodded with a smile and said: "What His Highness Run said is absolutely true... His Highness values the alliance between Wei and Qin so much, it is really a blessing for both countries."
Having said that, deep down in his heart, perhaps the chief concubine of the Qin State was also secretly scolding his mother: Zhao Run's move was clearly to divert trouble to the east and transfer the conflict to his side of the Qin State.
But the embarrassing thing is that he can't help but express his position at this moment.
"It seems I can only be the 'evil one'..."
Secretly smiling bitterly, Zhao Ran pondered for a while and then said seriously: "Your Highness Run, I believe that Your Highness needs to carefully consider the war with South Korea... As far as I know, in recent years, South Korea has been at war with Wei State every other year.
, this battle is approaching
This is the fourth time in ten years. As the saying goes, you can do one, you can do two, you can't do three. Why does South Korea have been defeated time and time again, and still insists on fighting with Wei?...Like South Korea, it loses every year but provokes Gui every year.
The country, oh, Zhao thinks that it cannot be tolerated again and again."
"Hey, these words are poisonous."
Zhao Hongrun was holding tea and watching calmly.
Zhao Ran's words did not surprise him, but they made Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.
How could they not hear that Zhao Ran was instigating the Wei Gongzi Run in front of them to continue attacking South Korea?
As for the purpose, Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo could more or less guess it: Wei had achieved their strategic goal, but Qin had not gained anything in this war.
Under such circumstances, how could Zhao Ran, who was born in the Qin State, agree to a truce and peace talks between Wei and South Korea?
Thinking of this, Han Chao said in a deep voice: "Master Zhao Ran, you keep talking about the "marriage between Wei and Qin", but in fact, your country is probably just using Wei as a weapon... Master Zhao Ran also knows that in recent years,
Over the past few years, Wei and South Korea have been at war, and the people of the two countries have
Surrounded by fire and water, neither of them is able to resume the war. If Mr. Zhao Ran really thinks about Wei, he will definitely persuade Mr. Run to stop the war. But Mr. Zhao Ran is good at instigating Wei to continue the war with our country, could it be...
… Your country wants to reap the benefits?”
"Ouch! This one is more poisonous."
Zhao Hongrun thought funnyly while sipping a cup of tea.
"absurd!"
I don’t know if Han Chao told me what was on his mind, or if Han Chao’s unwarranted malicious speculation angered Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran said in a slightly sullen tone: "We, Da Qin, have a marriage alliance with Wei State, how could it be like this?"
Is that what your envoy has speculated?"
"That's not possible." Han envoy Zhao Zhuo sneered: "As far as I know, a few years ago, your country took advantage of the endless chaos in Wei and sent troops to attack Wei..."
"At that time, our country, Great Qin, had not yet signed an alliance with the State of Wei..." Zhao Ran said angrily.
"No, I don't mean to mention this." After a pause, Zhao Zhuo continued: "I just want to say that when it comes to the war with the Wei State, your country is indispensable... I have heard that your country and the Wei State had a close relationship.
A war broke out over the land of Sanchuan..."
"There is also the "Longxi Land"." Han Chao interjected from the side: "Since your country attaches so much importance to the alliance with Wei, why is it that your country is still clinging to Longxi, the ancestral land of the "Ji Zhao Clan"?
It’s in your hand and you won’t give it back?”
"This..." Zhao Ran's complexion changed slightly, and while he was speechless, he secretly took a look at Zhao Hongrun's complexion.
As Han Chao pointedly said, the Qin State has not yet returned the land of Longxi, and even has no intention of mentioning it.
This made Zhao Ran's confidence suddenly weaken a lot.
"...As expected of a lobbyist!"
Glancing at Han Chao, Zhao Hongrun was drinking tea by himself. He seemed not to have heard the dispute between the two Korean envoys and Zhao Ran, but in his heart he secretly praised Han Chao for his sharp words and that he was worthy of being an eloquent lobbyist.
In comparison, although Zhao Ran was very powerful, he was still a bit inferior to Han Chao in terms of sharp and convenient words. The latter got emotional when he spoke to him on the phone and said, "This is not true."
At this moment, a strange situation appeared in the tent: they were obviously talking about the affairs of Wei and South Korea, but the two Korean envoys, Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, had an argument with the chief concubine of Qin, Zhao Ran.
The three Wei people who were the parties involved were Zhao Run, the Prince of Wei, Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, and Zhao Jiang, the Prince of Wei. However, they all stood silently and watched with cold eyes.
Especially Zhao Jiang, look at this, look at that, there is a smile hanging on his lips heartlessly, as if he is watching a good show.
Seeing Han Chao, the dispute between Zhao Zhuo and Zhao Ran gradually became emotional. Zhao Hongrun intervened at the right time: "How about we stop here today and discuss it tomorrow?"
As soon as Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, no matter Han Chao, Zhao Zhuo from South Korea, or Zhao Ran from Qin, they couldn't object and could only nod in agreement.
Before dusk that day, after Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo discussed it, Zhao Zhuo quickly returned to Handan and immediately reported to the court the news that "Qin's chief concubine Zhao Ran was in the Wei camp".
Because this matter was so important, when Zhao Hongrun hosted a banquet for Han Chao, Zhao Zhuo, and Zhao Ran that night, Zhao Zhuo could only apologize to Zhao Hongrun in advance and politely asked for a trip back to Handan.
Of course Zhao Hongrun knew what Zhao Zhuo was doing when he returned to Handan, so he would not force him to stay.
In this way, Zhao Zhuo quickly returned to Handan and spread the news to Han Wangran.
After returning to Handan, Han Wangran met Zhao Zhuo in the palace where he handled state affairs. The latter then told the monarch what he had seen today, saying that Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, was currently in the military camp of Wei Gongzi Run.
He also intentionally interfered with the "truce between Wei and Han", which made Han Wangran frown frequently.
After listening carefully to Zhao Zhuo's story, Han Wangran asked calmly: "What is Zhao Run's attitude?"
Zhao Zhuo shook his head and said: "Wei Gongzi Run doesn't seem to care about this. He didn't express his position from beginning to end. He didn't seem to have any intention of favoring Qin."
After hearing this, Han Wangran sneered and said calmly: "Of course he will not favor Qin... In this battle, his goal of Wei has been achieved, and he has nothing else to ask for, so how can he bite me, Han?"
?He knows very well that if we continue to fight, even if we, Korea, are destroyed, his Wei State will not be the one that benefits the most..."
Some people may not understand this, but it is actually very easy to understand.
For example, the State of Wei forced South Korea to surrender this time and gained five points, while the State of Wei, State of Chu, and State of Qin only received one or two points. In addition, the State of South Korea, State of Qi, State of Lu, and State of Yue,
Each lost a few cents of profit. In this case, Wei's gain was more valuable, even if it was only five cents of profit.
But if the Wei State refuses to be reconciled and continues to fight South Korea, then if this war continues, the Wei State's gains from this war will inevitably become smaller and smaller. In the end, there may be only a 70-80% profit.
, it seems that the profit of seventy-eight points is much higher than the profit of five points, but the problem is that in the same period of time, Chu State may have annexed Qi and Lu and obtained twelve points of profit.
In this case, the value of Wei's eight-point profit harvest was far less than the previous five-point profit.
Zhao Hongrun and Han Wangran both understood this truth. Therefore, Han Wangran was not worried about Wei Guo continuing the war.
In his opinion, what is the Wei State today?
It’s the Shangshan Tiger!
What is a mountain tiger? It is a tiger that is ready to go back to its den to sleep and take a nap after eating and drinking. Although it is still ferocious, it actually does not pose much of a threat because it is full. Unless someone provokes or threatens it, it will not
Hurting people at will.'
PS: According to the horoscope of birth, the author is a tiger who goes up the mountain. He eats and drinks well and goes back to his nest to sleep. Fortune tellers in the past said that I will be carefree all my life and I don’t have the fighting spirit of a tiger who comes down the mountain. This may be because the author has a lazy personality.
That’s the reason.』
The most ferocious tigers are actually descending tigers, that is, tigers that are hungry and ready to go down the mountain to get food. At this time, the tiger is the most ferocious because he is hungry.
Just like the state of Qin.
Of course, in the eyes of South Korea, Qin is not a tiger that goes down from the mountain. At best, it is just a hungry wolf, or to put it more unpleasantly, a jackal.
South Korea is not afraid of Qin at all. Even if it was beaten to disgrace by the Wei army, South Korea is still not afraid of Qin.
Just like the 15,000 generations of heavy cavalry from Han general Sima Shang who managed to survive in this battle, does Qin have the ability to defeat this heavy cavalry?
In Han Wangran's view, as long as Wei does not get involved, even South Korea at this moment is fully capable of parrying Qin's attack.
This is the reason why Han Wangran did not think about feeding Qin: Han cut meat to feed tigers because it could not defeat Wei, and what was Qin? It was just a barbarian country located far away from the west.
However, now there is Zhao Ran instigating Wei Gongzi Run, which is a problem.
"...Don't panic."
After pondering for a moment, Han Wangran said calmly: "The reason why Zhao Ran appears in front of you, in my opinion, is purely because Wei Gongzi Run wants to use this person to put pressure on me, Dahan. It is said that Wei Gongzi Run treats Wei Gongzi
People are kind-hearted, but in front of the defeated side, they are as vicious as ghosts. Oh, I am not lying...but no need.
Panic, Zhao Run can't wipe out the friendship of the "Wei-Qin Alliance" at best, and he can't just leave Qin for no reason. But Zhao Ran wants to instigate Zhao Run to continue attacking our country, which is just nonsense. Zhao Run, as long as he
Make up your own mind, no one can advise you, let alone a foreigner like Zhao Ran."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhuo felt a little more at ease. He raised his hands and asked, "I wonder what your Majesty's instructions are?"
Han Wangran thought for a while and said: "You and Han Chao did a good job today. Next, just continue to argue with Zhao Ran... Zhao Run, please relax a little more. He is just taking the opportunity to ask for something."
It's just more benefits... In addition, if Zhao Run wants to delay, then let's delay. No matter how rotten the pot is, it won't get any better. Even if it is the victor, Wei Guo doesn't want to end it as soon as possible.
War, rest and recuperation. Do you think he is willing to delay? Ha!"
"yes……"
Zhao Zhuo was greatly surprised.
He once again discovered that the young king in front of him, who had been rumored to be ignorant and mediocre, turned out to be such a wise and insightful king.
At least after listening to Han Wangran's words, Zhao Zhuo no longer had any fear or uneasiness in his heart.
"With such a wise king, even if our country suffers a setback once, I believe we can make a comeback in the future, right?"
When saying goodbye, Zhao Zhuo glanced at the pile of memorials on the desk in front of Han Wangran, and felt a bit of respect in his heart.
"I excuse myself."
He bowed respectfully and left.
That night, Zhao Zhuo left Handan with the order to leave the city, returned to the Wei army camp without stopping, and told Han Chao what Han Wangran had said. Han Chao praised him for his sharp analysis.
But what surprised Han Chao the most was Han Wangran's description and understanding of Wei Gongzi Zhao Run's character.
"Your Majesty has only met Wei Gongzi Run on both sides, how come you know the latter's character so well?" Han Chao asked Zhao Zhuodao in surprise.
Zhao Zhuo spread his hands and said in his heart: If you ask me, who should I ask?
Of course, the news that Han envoy Zhao Zhuo had returned to Wei camp could not be hidden from Zhao Hongrun's eyes and ears.
He originally thought that after Zhao Zhuo went to Handan, he must have received some instructions and instructions from Han Wangran, but to his surprise, neither Han Chao nor Zhao Zhuo, in the next one or two days, just paid attention to
While chatting with Zhao Ran, he did not contact Zhao Hongrun in private.
This surprised Zhao Hongrun.
"It's strange... South Korea probably doesn't want this matter to drag on any longer."
Puzzled, Zhao Hongrun simply called Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo to his tent and asked him personally what happened.
"Master Zhao Zhuo, you returned to Handan two days ago. I wonder what the King of Han's reply was?"
Zhao Zhuo shook his head and said: "The king said that he and the young master had already made an agreement, so he sent me back without any further report."
"Oh?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a half-smile: "Master Zhao Zhuo, you should tell King Han about Master Zhao Ran, right?"
Zhao Zhuo nodded and said, "Indeed."
"King Han didn't say anything?"
"Not really."
"..." Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly when he heard this, thoughtfully.
After Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo left, Zhao Hongrun invited Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, who was temporarily staying in the military camp, and told the latter about the incident.
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, frowned when he heard this and said: "Looking at this situation, Han Ran is sure that Wei Wei will not continue to fight with South Korea, so he is confident... In addition, Han Ran does not seem to take Qin seriously."
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded and said, "That kid Han Ran is indeed a smart man...seeing how confident he is, I really can't wait to raise my troops and fight again."
"That way, it will be even more difficult to escape." Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo said slowly.
Of course, what he meant was not that he could not withdraw from the war with South Korea, but that he could not explain to Qin: Your Wei army can continue to attack South Korea before the autumn harvest. Why is your Wei army unable to succeed after the autumn harvest?
When leaving, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said casually: "Just give it up when you see fit. In this battle, we, the Wei Dynasty, have achieved our goal. If we restrain ourselves due to greed, we will be at a disadvantage."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun watched Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo leave with some surprise, and then whispered to Lu Mu, the Zongwei Chief next to him: "Lu Mu, do you feel that Nanliang King has behaved a little weird these past two days?"
Lu Mu nodded and speculated with some malice: "Maybe he suffered a loss from the Han general Qin Kai. I heard from my humble position that the battle between the suppressing rebel army and the Yuyang army did not go well."
It has to be said that although Lu Mu's guess was not all correct, he did guess a few points: some time ago, when Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was helpless against the Han general Qin Kai, his nephew Zhao Hongrun won a big victory.
Han General Le Yi, this really hit Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, a big blow.
After all, when the younger generation begins to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the country, it inevitably means that the old people have been gradually eliminated by this era. This is a very big blow to people like Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, who actually think very highly of themselves.
Then, let’s think about the fact that he has no children and only one daughter. The fifth son of the emperor who once trusted him and whom he regarded as an adopted son, King Qing Zhao Xin, was also betrayed by him and is still under house arrest in Xiaohuang County.
, unable to leave the house, all these things are indeed a blow that is difficult to ignore for an old man who is over sixty years old and half-buried.
"It's your own fault."
Shaking his head, Zhao Hongrun put the incident behind him.
At this moment, Zongwei Mu Qing hurried in outside the tent and said with an ugly face: "Your Highness, King Yu has passed away."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, but before he could react, he saw someone striding into the tent, grabbing Mu Qing's clothes and asking sternly: "What did you say? What did you just say?!"
Mu Qing calmed down and realized that the person grabbing him by the lapel was Zhao Yuanzuo, the Prince of Southern Liang who had just passed him by.
After taking a look at Zhao Hongrun, Mu Qing rarely shook off the hand of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, and said honestly: "Just now, the clan government sent Zongwei Yu Linlang to convey the news that Prince Yu was in Daliang a few days ago.
He passed away in the mansion."
"..."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, opened his mouth with an incredulous expression on his face. After a long time, he slowly let go of Mu Qing and walked out of the commander's tent in a daze.
Suddenly, there was a popping sound outside the tent, and immediately, a guard from the East Palace exclaimed: "The King of Nanliang...The King of Nanliang has fainted."
In the commander's tent, Zhao Hongrun and Lu Mu looked at each other and hurriedly went out with Mu Qing to take a look. Sure enough, they saw Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, lying on the ground and being rescued by several East Palace guards.
After sighing slightly, Zhao Hongrun said in a deep voice: "Send someone to summon Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo to the commander's tent."
"yes!"
On that day, after learning the bad news that "King Yu Zhao Yuan'e passed away in Daliang", even Zhao Hongrun had no intention of continuing to entangle with South Korea, and simply signed an armistice agreement with South Korea. The terms of the agreement were based on the agreement between South Korea Wangran and Zhao Hongrun on that day.
After learning about this incident, although Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, was unwilling to accept it, he had no choice but to do so.
The "War between Wei and South Korea" that lasted for more than a year finally ended with Wei winning and South Korea losing.
And from now on, the southern part of Handan County in South Korea, with Handan as the boundary, all belongs to the Wei State.