Chapter 127: Return to the capital after the war [two in one]
On the same day, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang who was rescued, went straight to Daliang with his accompanying guards without saying a word.
He even forgot to send someone to inform his general Pang Huan.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun's clan guards all said afterwards: "I have never seen the King of Nanliang lose his composure like this."
Isn't that right? Although Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, is deeply scheming and ruthless in doing things, he has always been gentle and graceful to the outside world, and his gestures have not lost the demeanor of a descendant of the Zhao family of Wei Guoji. He has never done anything like today.
Zongwei Mu Qing asked him angrily, not to mention tripping over a small stone on the ground when he walked out of the tent and fainting on the spot.
Oh my god, this character is so broken.
But having said that, I am afraid that only Zhao Hongrun and other insiders will understand what a huge blow the death of King Yu Zhao Yuandai caused to King Zhao Yuanzuo of Southern Liang.
As descendants of the previous generation of clans, King Jing (King of Southern Liang) Zhao Yuanzuo and King Yu Zhao Yuanqi have been enemies with clear stances since they were princes. The former was the assistant of the eldest prince Zhao Yuanqi, while the latter was
Zhao Hongrun's father was the right-hand man of Zhao Yuancai, who was canonized as King Jing at that time. In order to help the brother they supported, the two brothers fought openly and secretly for nearly ten years, but the ending was not perfect.
Zhao Hongrun has always felt that for Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, Zhao Yuandai, the king of Yu, may not be as simple as a lifelong enemy.
This can be seen from how Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, lost his composure after learning about the death of King Yu Zhao Yuanji.
"Has the fifth uncle also passed away..."
That night, Zhao Hongrun sighed deeply in the handsome tent.
Compared with his feelings for his sixth uncle, King Yi Zhao Yuanli, Zhao Hongrun had less contact with his fifth uncle, King Yu Zhao Yuanli, in the past, so he did not have the same heart-breaking feeling as when King Yi Zhao Yuanli passed away, but he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.
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In his opinion, the contribution of his fifth uncle Zhao Yuanji to his country of Wei was no less than that of one of his father-in-laws, Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan of Chu. Without Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan, there would be no Chu Gongzi Yang today.
Cheng Jun
Xiong Tuo, without Zhao Yuan'e, King of Yu, Zhao Hongrun and his father Zhao Yuanxi, may not be able to sit in the position of king of Wei. Naturally, Zhao Yuanxi would not have worked hard to govern for 20 years after becoming the queen of Wei.
What's more, during the "Five-Party Campaign to Defeat Wei", when Wei was in its most difficult time, King Yu Zhao Yuandai, who had been living in seclusion for more than ten years, resolutely dragged his seriously ill body to help Wei overcome this crisis.
To sum up all this, Zhao Hongrun also admired the fifth uncle very much. Therefore, after learning the sad news of the fifth uncle's death, he no longer had the intention to entangle with South Korea. He simply signed a peace agreement with South Korea and planned to return to Wei as soon as possible.
country, to attend the funeral of this fifth uncle.
However, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, could leave the military camp and return to Daliang that day, but he had to stay here until the armistice agreement with South Korea was signed.
Fortunately, the Koreans in Handan had no intention of dragging it out any longer. After all, the outcome of this battle was already decided, and dragging it on any longer would not be beneficial to either Wei or South Korea.
The next day, Zhao Hongrun led a Wei army to Handan as agreed.
At this time, Han Wangran personally led the court officials and the people in the city to welcome Zhao Hongrun outside Handan City.
Seeing this scene, I believe any Korean would feel humiliated from the bottom of his heart: Our majestic king should bow down and personally greet the enemy's coach outside the royal capital. How humiliating is this?
It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Hongrun came to Handan, most of the people outside Handan City looked at him with hatred, as if they wanted to cut him into pieces.
"Well done."
When riding with Han Wangran to the palace in Handan City, Zhao Hongrun said lightly: "He vividly played the image of a helpless and desperate king..."
"What?" Han Wangran blinked, as if he didn't understand what Zhao Hongrun meant.
Zhao Hongrun snorted lightly and did not explain anything.
In fact, he did not force Han Wangran to go out of the city to greet him personally, nor did he force the Korean people in the city to go out to greet him, because he knew very well that this was just to arouse people's hatred and had no actual benefits.
All this is Han Wangran's own initiative. As for the purpose, it is very simple. It is just to highlight the "barbarity" of Zhao Hongrun, the invader, and at the same time to show his "helplessness" as the king of Korea - but the national power is not as good as that of Wei, so he
This king suffered such humiliation.
He used this performance to win over the people and prepare for his future comeback in Korea to regain Handan.
"If I were you, I wouldn't do this."
Looking ahead, Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "Unless all the Koreans in the city follow you to retreat to the north, as long as they stay in Handan, your behavior today will only harm them..." Glancing at Han Wangran, he
He added calmly: "Although my army has military discipline and does not harm the people, if any soldiers are attacked, one will be injured and ten will be killed!... It is not a wise decision for you to instigate the people in the city to hate the Wei army."
"Huh?"
Han Wangran glanced at Zhao Hongrun in surprise, and suddenly asked: "You...will treat the people in the city well?"
In fact, this strategy was not proposed by Han Wangran, but was suggested by the old Prime Minister Shen Buhai. As for the purpose, what Zhao Hongrun said was also one of the reasons, but it was not the whole story.
The old prime minister Shen Buhai felt that Handan could be handed over to the Wei State, but the people's hearts and minds in Handan could not be handed over to the Wei State. Otherwise, both people and land would be lost, and there would be no possibility of regaining it.
Therefore, by planting the seeds of "Wei Jun's barbarism" among the Korean people in Handan City in advance, on the one hand, some people can be drawn away to follow the royal family and migrate to the north with the imperial court. On the other hand, it may also prevent the Wei State from being able to completely
If you control Handan locally, maybe it will be miraculous in the future.
This small move made Zhao Hongrun, who was already a little anxious because of the death of King Yu Zhao Yuanji, particularly unhappy, so he said the almost threatening words of "wound one and kill ten" - after the Wei army occupied Handan, if there were any
If the Han people dared to attack the soldiers of Wei State, they would injure one person and kill ten people as a warning to others!
However, Zhao Hongrun's almost threatening words made Han Wangran understand another meaning: this Wei Gongzi Run did not seem to have thought about enslaving the Koreans in Handan.
"As long as they stay safe and behave themselves, I will treat them as my subjects."
Zhao Hongrun said lightly.
"..."
Han Wangran looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise.
You must know that the word "subjects" is quite strong. As the name suggests, it means treating the people as if they are sons.
After thinking about it, Han Wangran solemnly apologized and said: "I made a mistake... If there are any people in Korea who are unwilling to follow me to move north, please treat them kindly."
Seeing Han Wangran's sincere apology, Zhao Hongrun nodded with a bright expression.
Anyway, for him, as long as the Koreans in Handan City do not cause trouble, he will certainly not be idle to frame them. After all, his definition of "Wei people" is not as narrow as that of his Wei general Sima An and other people.
, Otherwise, how could Yin Rong of Sanchuan County willingly surrender to the Wei State and gradually integrate into the Wei people?
After a while, the group arrived at the Han Palace and signed a formal armistice agreement.
Generally speaking, South Korea is very sensible and has not made any unrealistic demands. For example, the Koreans have not asked to move the treasury located in Handan City. This may be because they know very well that Zhao Hongrun must
Unwilling to agree - since Handan was handed over to the Wei State, then everything in Handan belonged to the Wei State, including the entire palace and the palace of the sergeant.
Of course, out of morality, Zhao Hongrun allowed these people to bring some things.
Since Han Wangran and Zhao Hongrun had already had private negotiations, and South Korean envoys Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo had discussed specific agreements with Zhao Hongrun, the process of signing the armistice agreement between Wei and South Korea today was quite smooth, and it took only a short time.
it's over.
After signing the agreement, the originally tense and solemn atmosphere eased slightly.
At this time, Han Wangran said in surprise: "A few days ago, you deliberately carried out Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State. I thought you were thinking about "Wu'an"..."
"That's right." Zhao Hongrun admitted frankly.
As Han Wangran said, Zhao Hongrun deliberately asked Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, to appear in front of Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo that day, just to find a way to bring Wu An over.
It was not that he was thinking about the military workshops in Wu'an City, but that the city was so close to Handan that Zhao Hongrun always felt that this would become a hidden danger in the future.
However, the death of King Yu Zhao Yuanji made Zhao Hongrun, who was eager to return to Daliang, no longer interested in entangled with South Korea, so he simply gave up.
After all, although Wu'an poses a threat to Handan, it is not a big problem if he sends a general to guard Handan - in his opinion, if he is not completely sure, the Koreans will not be able to attack Handan in the past.
Those who caused trouble in the royal capital would not attack Handan at will, so as not to damage this former royal capital.
"Huh?" Seeing Zhao Hongrun admit it frankly, Han Wangran was surprised and asked curiously: "Then why did you suddenly change your mind? Could it be that he couldn't bear it after seeing many Koreans killed in my country and taking many cities in our country?
Have you had a moment of kindness?"
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be merciful to the enemy country... It's just that an elder in the country has passed away."
Han Wangran was stunned, and suddenly asked: "Are you the elders you admire?"
Zhao Hongrun nodded without knowing why.
Seeing this, Han Wangran let out a long sigh and said melancholy: "It's not a good feeling, is it? I also experienced this feeling a while ago..."
"Who passed away?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.
"Master Ma She, the guardian of the upper valley." Han Wangran said in a low voice. Then, he saw Zhao Hongrun's expression of confusion and explained seriously: "At a time when few people are hiding their talents and biding their time, there are only a few people in the country such as Li Mu, Ma She, Bao Yuan, etc.
Several people have unswervingly supported me. I once thought that when I regain the power one day, I will treat these loyal people well, but I never thought..."
At the end of the story, he couldn't help but sigh.
Zhao Hongrun nodded suddenly, Shanggu Shouma She was indeed a Korean general worthy of respect.
After a moment of silence, he asked: "What are your plans next?"
After hearing this, Han Wangran glanced at Zhao Hongrun calmly, and said half-truthfully: "What else can we plan? First determine the location of the new capital, and then deal with the threat from Qin... In this regard, Mr. Run should
It’s very clear. The war in your country is over, but the war in our country is probably far away and far from over.”
"Haha." Listening to Han Wangran's faint sarcasm, Zhao Hongrun laughed twice and ended the topic.
Also for the purpose of winning over the people in Handan City, or to counter Han Wangran's unscrupulous plan to personally go out of the city to greet him today, when Han Wangran left Handan with some sergeants and ministers of the court, Zhao Hongrun also led the Wei generals outside the city.
This made the people in Handan City who were watching behind a little confused: Aren't they saying that the Wei people are arrogant? Why would the prince of Wei personally send him off to the king of South Korea? Is this another way of humiliating him?
Of course, Zhao Hongrun could not guess the thoughts of the people in Handan City, and he had no time to guess, because he saw the Han generals Le Yi, Qin Kai, Bao Yuan, Jin Miao, Sima Shang and others who led their troops to greet them.
Something suddenly occurred to his mind. When Zhao Hongrun personally escorted Han Wangran to the chariot, he said to Le Yi: "General Le Yi owes me something."
"Huh?" Le Yi was a little confused after hearing this. When did he owe Mr. Wei something?
At this time, Zhao Hongrun smiled and said: "On that battlefield a few days ago, there was something that should be my king's trophy. However, General Le Yi took it away without understanding."
"What?" Le Yi still didn't understand.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled and said: "This is General Le Yi's... general flag!"
Upon hearing this, Le Yi's expression changed slightly, while Qin Kai, Bao Yuan, Jin Wei and others beside him also had angry expressions on their faces, especially Sima Shang, who stared at Zhao Hongrun with his eyes, as if he wanted to eat him alive.
"Zhao Run...are you provoking Le Yi?"
Han Wangran watched with great interest and was very puzzled, because according to his observation, Zhao Hongrun should admire Le Yi very much. How could he humiliate Le Yi in public?
Out of curiosity, he simply watched quietly.
"..." Staring at Zhao Hongrun intently, Le Yi was silent for a while, then suddenly nodded and said: "Young master is right, Le Yi does owe you this thing."
After that, he gave instructions to the bodyguard behind him, asking the latter to take down the general's flag and hand it to Zhao Hongrun.
Seeing this, Zhou Pu, the Zongwei behind Zhao Hongrun, stepped forward to take over Le Yi's flag.
Looking at the general's flag and smiling with satisfaction, Zhao Hongrun swept his eyes across the Han generals and suddenly said: "There is also General Qin Kai."
Qin Kai dared not speak out in anger, so he had no choice but to order his bodyguard to take down the general's flag and hand it to Zhao Hongrun's clan guard Mu Qing.
During this period, the bad-tempered Bao Yuan finally couldn't hold back anymore and whispered: "Master Run, please don't bully others too much!"
Before Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, he heard Zongwei Mu Qing yell: "Insolent!... Do you think everyone is qualified to display the flag in the treasury of my Highness?"
Upon hearing this, all the Han generals were stunned.
"Mu Qing, don't be rude." After scolding Mu Qing, Zhao Hongrun explained to Le Yi and Qin Kai: "It's not meant to humiliate you two, it's just to satisfy a little hobby of this king...
I feel that it is a blessing in my life to be able to ride on the same battlefield with two such powerful generals; and it would be even more fortunate to have the flags of these two generals displayed in the treasury..."
After hearing this, the faces of General Le Yi and Qin Kai brightened slightly.
Immediately, Le Yi asked curiously: "I wonder what Mr. Run already has in his collection?"
Zhao Hongrun smiled and said like a treasure trove: "There are Tian Dan of Qi State, Yangquan Jun Ying Bo of Qin State, Weiyang Jun Ying Hua, Changxin Hou Wang Jian, Wang Lu and so on."
Hearing this, all the Han generals looked moved: Good fellow!
Tian Dan of the Qi State was well-known even in his own country, while the Qin State's Yangquan Jun Ying Bo, Weiyang Jun Ying Hua, Changxin Marquis Wang Jian and others were not well-known in his country, but when they heard about this title
, they are no ordinary people, but these generals turned out to be defeated by this Young Master Wei.
Thinking of this, Le Yi and Qin Kaixin felt less uncomfortable, and even felt a vague sense of glory - after all, there were many other Korean generals here, but the Wei Gongzi Run in front of them only asked for two of them.
The human flag.
From a certain perspective, does this acknowledge the two of them?
"...It's obviously equivalent to humiliation, so why do I feel so complacent?"
Looking at each other with Le Yi, Qin Kai felt very tangled in his heart.
But having said that, if Le Yi and Qin Kai are feeling quite tangled at the moment, then the expressions of the generals such as Bao Yuan, Jin Wei, Sima Shang, Gong Zhongpeng, Tian Ling, Xu Li and others are even more tangled.
In fact, he even looked embarrassed.
Especially Bao Yuan and Jin Yao, among the generals, they fought against Zhao Hongrun the most times, and they were defeated again and again. But what was embarrassing was that Zhao Hongrun had no intention of asking them for the general's flag.
This... is really embarrassing.
Maybe they are shouting in their hearts at this moment: Hey, Zhao Run, have you forgotten me? Quickly ask me for the general flag, you bastard!
Maybe he noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange. After looking around for a week, Zhao Hongrun suddenly said: "Actually, there is another general flag that I really want..."
Upon hearing this, the Korean generals immediately pricked up their ears, but Zhao Hongrun said regretfully: "General Ma She is guarding the upper valley... It's a pity that I will never be able to get this general flag. It's a pity, it's a pity."
Hearing this, Ma Kuo, who was standing next to Han Wangran, perked up and interjected: "I am very pleased to be recognized by Mr. Zhao Run. I believe my father is under Jiuquan."
"Father?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned and asked curiously: "What are you doing..."
Han Wangran introduced from the side: "This is Lord Ma She's eldest son, Ma Kuo."
"Oh." Zhao Hongrun nodded and said: "There are not many people that I respect in my life, like Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan of Chu State, and Lord Shouling Jingshe. However, your Lord is worthy of my respect. It's a pity...
Such a heroic man died in the middle of the road."
The smart Ma Kuo would certainly not say something stupid like "I will give you one of my father's general flags." After all, this would be tantamount to humiliating the young master Wei in front of him, and it would also be disrespectful to his father.
As Wei Gongzi Run said, this is a pity.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun's request for the general's flag from Le Yi and Qin Kai made the atmosphere extremely tense at first, but after the explanations from Zongwei Mu Qing and Zhao Hongrun themselves, it dispersed a bit.
The hostility caused by the "War between Wei and Han".
It was hard for Le Yi and Qin Kai, the two Korean generals, to feel the resentful looks of their colleagues from time to time.
Regarding this, Le Yi and Qin Kai both laughed and laughed, but they also had no choice but to say: It's not like we took the initiative to send it to the door, it was Wei Gongzi Run who forcibly asked for it, okay? What does it have to do with us?
Well, maybe I'm a little happy.
After all, no matter what, the young master of the Wei State, Run, was a famous general who swept across the Central Plains, and was the next king of the Wei State. He was defeated by him, and his flag was also taken away as a display. Speaking more carefully, this
It's nothing
It's a shame. After all, Wei Gongzi Run recognized them. Compared with Bao Yuan and Jin Miao, these generals were defeated again and again at the hands of Wei Gongzi Run, but Wei Gongzi Run didn't even bother to ask for their generals' flags. Le Yi
I am proud enough with Qin Kai.
In fact, even Sima Shang, the acting county governor who initially glared at Zhao Hongrun, was a little envious of Le Yi and Qin Kai. Unfortunately, he lost this battle so miserably.
After chatting for a few more words, Han Wangran said goodbye to Zhao Hongrun, boarded the chariot, and under the protection of many troops, carried many Handan people who were willing to follow the royal family and the court to move north, and headed north in a mighty manner.
After sending off the King of Han, Zhao Hongrun also returned to Handan. On the one hand, in accordance with the agreement between the two countries, he sent people to notify the Yanling army to withdraw from Julu, Xingtai and other places and return to garrison Handan. On the other hand, he ordered Wu Ji and Zhai Huang
, Pang Huan, Cao Yan and other generals were stationed in Handan and the cities in the south of Handan, waiting quietly for dispatch from the imperial court and Tiance Mansion.
After completing these instructions, Zhao Hongrun took the East Palace Guards, his concubine Zhao Que and the Zong Guards, and quickly returned to Daliang together with King Yan Zhao Jiang, hoping to catch up with the funeral of King Zhao Yuandai, the fifth uncle of Yu.
Along the way, Zhao Hongrun and his party first traveled non-stop, day and night, to get to Dangyin, and then took a boat upstream to Daliang. After a full journey of seven or eight days, they rushed back to the river area in Daliang.
Fortunately, the identity of King Yu Zhao Yuandai was unusual. According to the burial specifications, the presence of Wei Emperor Zhao Yuanxi or Prince Zhao Run was required. Therefore, both the imperial court and the clan were waiting for Zhao Hongrun to return to Daliang. Otherwise, Zhao Hongrun and his party would really not be able to make it this time.
's funeral.
It is worth mentioning that on the way back to Daliang, Zhao Hongrun received gold orders one after another, totaling seven or eight yuan, and they all told him to return to Daliang immediately.
Zhao Hongrun initially thought that his father, Zhao Yuanxi, ordered him to return to Daliang to attend the funeral of his fifth uncle Yu, King Zhao Yuandai. It was not until he arrived in Daliang that he realized that the situation was completely different: those golden orders were not issued by his father, Zhao Yuanxi.
, but Tong Xian, the great eunuch of the inner chamber supervisor, asked him, the prince of the East Palace, to return to Daliang immediately to take charge of the overall situation.
The reason is very simple. As the saying goes, misfortune never comes alone. Just after the death of King Yu Zhao Yuandai, King Zhao Yuansi of Wei was so sad that he suddenly passed away.
Under this situation, the eunuch Tong Xian had no choice but to correct the edict and issued golden orders repeatedly to ask Zhao Hongrun, the prince of the East Palace, to return to Daliang to avoid long nights and dreams, which might make some people think there was an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Back in Daliang, Zhao Hongrun rushed to the palace almost non-stop. He even galloped directly to the Ganlu Hall without getting off his horse in front of the palace gate.
At this time, the great eunuch Tong Xian had already heard the news of His Highness's return and was standing outside the palace waiting.
"Eunuch Tong, how is the situation?" Zhao Hongrun asked urgently.
The great eunuch Tong Xian's eyes were red and his face was full of sadness. He forced a smile and said: "The prince is here. Your Majesty has endured until today just to see the prince for the last time."
"The last... side?"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun felt as if he was struck by lightning. After a while, he quickly broke into the Manna Hall.