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"Grandma, grandsons and younger brothers and sisters, I wish you good health and long life, grandma."
On the first day of the first lunar month of the third year of Wei Xing'an, Zhao Hongrun's female family members and several little ones went to Fuyan Palace to pay their respects to Empress Dowager Shen.
The little guys' sweet and sweet wishes made Empress Dowager Shen smile with a smile on her face, and she kept saying "Okay, okay, okay."
It is worth mentioning that among Zhao Hongrun's female relatives, there is also Zhao Ying. This is the first time for her to meet Queen Mother Shen as her daughter-in-law, so she is inevitably a little embarrassed and restrained. Fortunately, Queen Mother Shen is a very kind elder. Except that Zhao Ying felt a little embarrassed and shy when she tested whether there was any movement in Zhao Ying's belly, there was nothing else.
After that, Zhao Wei, Zhao Chuan, Zhao Han, and Zhao Chu, as well as Zhao Hongrun's newly adopted son Wei Yun and daughter Wei Ning, also knelt down to greet Zhao Run.
"I wish my father (adopted father) good health and peace."
Zhao Hongrun laughed loudly and joked to Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, Gao Kuo, Zhong Zhao, Chu Heng, Mu Qing and others who were watching, laughing at himself that he had reached the age where his children would wish him good health.
After that, Zhao Hongrun asked about the studies of several sons.
I remember that Zhao Hongrun did not want his son to be restrained, so he did not confer the title of Prince Master for a long time. However, because he allowed Jie Ziu to teach his adopted son Wei Yun, Zhao Hongrun finally conferred the title of Du, the Minister of Rites. You are called the "Prince and Grand Master" and teach all the disciples.
However, because Du You, the Minister of Rites, was also old and busy with daily affairs, the task of teaching the prince and other princes was sometimes replaced by Jie Zizi.
Of course, when Zhao Hongrun asked about his son and adopted son's studies today, it was just a casual question. After all, Zhao Wei was only three years old, and his adopted son Wei Yun was only five years old. Who can't expect a few three or five-year-old little guys to speak well.
After listening to his father's inquiry, Prince Zhao Wei said in a sweet voice: "Disciples will be filial when they enter, and they will be jealous when they go out. They will be cautious and trustworthy, love everyone and be kind. If you have spare capacity, you should study literature... "
Since he was not able to speak clearly, it took Zhao Run a lot of effort to hear clearly what his son was saying. It turned out to be the "Xue Er Pian" from The Analects of Confucius, one of the mainstream Confucian academics in the world. The general idea is to advocate filial piety and friendship. Brothers, be cautious and honest, be benevolent and righteous, and put personal morality before studying literature. You will know it is a gentleman's standard as soon as you hear it.
Zhao Hongrun nodded with satisfaction.
For his eldest son who is only three years old, he does not expect this little guy to be very smart or talented, but he must first be kind-hearted.
Just when Zhao Hongrun nodded with satisfaction, Gao Kuo said with a smile: "Speaking of the prince's studies, Zhang Qigong was very dissatisfied with the length of teachings chosen by Jie Zigong... Mr. Zhang felt that the length chosen by Jie Zigong was too long. Too weak. Moreover, when Jie Zitu was not paying attention, Zhang Qigong also took the opportunity to teach the prince a sentence."
"Oh?" Zhao Hongrun asked his son Zhao Weidao curiously: "What did Zhang Qing teach you?"
Zhao Wei tilted his head and thought for a while, seeming to recall who the "Zhang Qing" in his father's mouth was referring to. It was not until Zhao Run repeatedly reminded him that he said in a sweet voice: "In the whole world, is it the king?" Tutu, the shore of Tutu, could it be the king’s ministers?”
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be stunned. When he turned around, he couldn't help but shook his head: "This Zhang Qigong..."
Academically, Jie Ziyu and Zhang Qigong dislike each other. This is a well-known fact in the court, and it is not surprising. After all, one is a disciple of Confucianism and the other is a disciple of Legalism. It is strange that they can join hands with each other.
It is undeniable that what Zhang Qigong teaches is correct. As the future monarch of Wei, how can Prince Zhao Wei be a weak monarch? But it is true. Zhao Run feels that it is too early to let Zhang Qigong teach Zhao Wei -
-At this age, Zhao Wei needs to be cultivated to be kind-hearted.
What's more, would Jie Zizi be a weak person?
He was a man who truly cared about the world, and his ambition was even greater than that of Zhao Run.
Shaking his head with a smile, Zhao Hongrun called his five-year-old adopted son Wei Yun to him and asked him what he had learned recently.
Because he had been with Zhao Run, his adoptive father, for a while, Wei Yun no longer felt afraid or restrained, and he opened his mouth and said: "If you are an official, you will learn to be good, and if you are good at learning, you will be an official..."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned.
Seeing this, Wei Yun asked with some anxiety: "Father, is the child's thoughts wrong?"
"Well..." Zhao Run hesitated for a moment, then smiled and praised Wei Yun: "No, you read it very well."
When Wei Yun left with satisfaction and continued playing with his brothers and sisters, the smile on Zhao Hongrun's face faded slightly.
Although what the eldest son Zhao Wei and his adopted son Wei Yun learned were also from the Analects of Confucius, what Jie Ziu taught Zhao Wei was completely different from what he taught Wei Yun. From this, it is not difficult to infer that Jie Ziu had already
Subtly, he cultivated Wei Yun, the 'King of Wei', into 'Chen of Wei'.
After that, Zhao Hongrun asked Gao Kuo alone whether he should stop the meson owl's behavior.
Gao Kuo heard this and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Wei Chen may not be inferior to Wei Jun. I think that Lord Jiezi's move is like preparing for a rainy day. In the future, my great Wei really...'that', when the time comes, the prince
With His Highness Wei Yun, aren’t the brothers we are now going to turn against each other?”
"That one?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Gao Kuo with a strange expression.
Seeing this, Gao Kuo blinked and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jiezi's influence in the court is still quite large. Under his influence, the ministers in the court are very interested in this..."
"The common master of the world...?"
Zhao Hongrun shook his head as if laughing.
Indeed, this extravagant hope that no one dared to talk about before is indeed inexplicably alluring, especially for the ministers of the Wei State - who doesn't want to witness it with their own eyes, or even personally promote this hegemony, so as to leave a name for themselves?
Where is Yu Qingshi?
This is a supreme honor that surpasses the sages of all generations!
"...By the way, Your Majesty, Ya Wu has returned to Daliang and brought the current situation of Qi and Chu."
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Zhao Hongrun paused for a moment, and after glancing at Gao Kuo, he continued walking forward and asked, "Is Chu planning to withdraw its troops?"
"Probably so." Gao Kuo nodded and said: "After Xiong Tuo returned to Shouying to inherit the throne, Chu State's Shouling Lord Jingyun and Diyang Lord Xiong Li continued to attack Qi State's Langya County for nearly a year, but they were still unable to conquer it.
...After that, the Qi State envoy "Feng Xuan" visited the Chu State, and the war between Qi and Chu was probably about to end."
"Hmm."
Zhao Run nodded slightly.
His judgment was similar to Gao Kuo's - it wasn't that he thought Chu could not defeat Qi, it was just that the loss would be too great. Although Xiong Tuo's old character might not make impulsive decisions, it cannot be denied.
After Xiong Tuo inherited the throne of Chu King, his character did improve a lot, and he became more cautious and focused on interests. Therefore, even if Xiong Tuo decided to stop the war with Qi, Zhao Run would not be surprised.
Nodding, he said with some emotion: "If Qi and Chu are serious about making peace... then Huan Hu takes the most credit!"
Why did he say that?
The reason is very simple: if the sudden rise of Huan Hu had not defeated General Xiang Mo, one of the Three Pillars of Chu, and repelled the Chu army, perhaps Lu would have been destroyed by Chu. But with such a rise, Chu's momentum
It is even more fierce. The so-called lips are dead and the teeth are cold. With the fall of Lu, even if Qi can temporarily block the Chu army, it may not be able to last long.
The problem now is that the Chu State failed to swallow up the Lu State. Instead, it was punched hard by Huan Hu, the general of the Lu State.
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"Huan Hu..."
Zhao Hongrun stopped and put his hands behind his back, recalling his past contact with Huan Hu in his mind.
Zhao Hongrun had only seen Huan Hu twice.
The first time was when he was hunting in Chenggao. At that time, Huan Hu led hundreds of mounted bandits to attack the camp where his father, King Zhao Si, was. They rode their tall horses back and forth like the wind. Since they defeated the Huben guards who were guarding the king at that time,
, let Zhao Hongrun appreciate for the first time what a "tough bandit" is - he later learned that Huan Hu and his thugs turned out to be regular cavalry soldiers who had rebelled in South Korea. No wonder they were so powerful.
As for the second side, it was because Huan Hu kidnapped Wang Ming, the brother of Queen Wang at the time, in order to demand a ransom from the Wang family in Zhengcheng. At that time, Zhao Hongrun went to see Huan Hu as a lobbyist.
However, Zhao Run was very incompetent as a lobbyist at the time. Instead of convincing Huan Hu, he angered the latter. Huan Hu was so angry that he chopped off Wang Ming's head in front of him.
Zhao Hongrun was dumbfounded.
After that, Zhao Hongrun never saw Huan Hu again, and even rarely heard from Huan Hu. After all, Zhao Hongrun was busy with affairs at that time and had no time to take care of Huan Hu, a daring little thief.
"Huan Hu, I'm afraid he's not such a peaceful person."
Zhao Hongrun frowned and said.
After hearing this, Gao Kuo nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise...According to the information obtained by the Qingya people in the Lu State, Huan Hu is afraid that he has the ambition to "occupy the magpie's nest and dove". After repelling the Xiang of Chu State,
After the end of the war, Huan Hu regarded himself as the hero who saved Lu State in front of others and behind others, and won the hearts of many people. I am afraid that his intentions are not small..."
Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly and asked, "King Lu, are you just letting Huan Hu go?"
Gao Kuo shrugged, saying that he didn't know the details.
But in fact, it was not that Lu Wanggong Shupan failed to see Huan Hu's ambition, but in his eyes, Huan Hu's threat was not as big as the threat of "Three Huan" - after all, Huan Hu was an outsider after all.
, However, Sanhuan was born and raised in a local noble family. Of course, Sanhuan was a greater threat to the royal family.
In the blink of an eye, February is here, and the ice and snow are gradually beginning to melt.
Far in the northwest of the Central Plains, the Qin army once again launched an offensive against South Korea's Yanmen County after ushering in winter.
Not to mention South Korea, even Wei admired Qin's perseverance - after fighting Yanmen County for more than a year without conquering South Korea, Qin still had such high interest.
Only a small number of people know that it is not actually the King of Qin who insists on attacking South Korea. In fact, for the Qin State, it is the same for anyone to attack - as long as the war continues, there will be no problems in the Qin State.
Otherwise, such potential problems as class conflicts such as land annexation, as well as the lack of opportunities for ordinary civilians in the Qin State to rise to power, etc., will suddenly break out - this is caused by the shortcomings of the military merit system.
However, according to Ying Ban, Lord Lantian of Qin who frequently comes to Wei to enjoy himself, Qin and South Korea are currently just maintaining a state of war - to put it bluntly, they are placing Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi in Yanmen County to see if there is any
Opportunity to defeat Han general Li Mu. As for Qin itself, the focus of the war has now shifted to Yiqu and Xiqiang.
The reason seems to be that the Qiang king of Yiqu received support from the Xiqiang.
In fact, this incident also had a slight impact on Wei State.
I still remember that two years ago, the second son of King Yu Zhao Yuanji, Zhao Chengyue, the governor of Shuofang, reported to the court that the Linhu, Xiongnu and other foreign tribes who had been driven north from the Hetao area by their Wei army had recently been ready to make a move and repeatedly attacked Yangshan.
They appeared in the Yinshan area and attacked the Wei army.
At that time, because the late king Zhao Si passed away and it was a national mourning, the imperial court did not pay too much attention to it. It just asked Zhao Chengyue, the guardian of Shuofang, to "act cheaply." After all, the main force of Wei Wujun was currently stationed in the Hetao area, so there was no chance of any changes happening.
After receiving the court's response, Zhao Chengyue, who was already fighting against the aliens, increased his efforts and even invited Yunzhong Shou Lian Pi to attack together.
I don’t know if Zhao Chengyue secretly sent several carts of wine to Lian Pi, or if Lian Pi thought that he had not made any achievements after defecting to Wei, which made this fierce general who was one of the top ten tycoons of Bukwon, South Korea, respond to Shuofang Shou.
Zhao Chengyue gave the order to dispatch troops and led 6,000 Yunzhong troops to attack.
It is worth mentioning that after learning that Lian Bu led his army to attack, Li Mu of Yanmen County was immediately on high alert, even more vigilant than when facing a hundred thousand Qin troops.
But in the end, Lian Piu only wandered around for a few times within an area of about 500 miles north of Yunzhong County, defeated a few Hu tribes who had secretly moved back, killed a few Hu warriors who called themselves warriors, and then left.
I happily went back to Yunzhong to drink.
Although this is indeed cruel to the foreign tribes, for the sake of the interests of the Wei State, the Wei army stationed in the border areas certainly cannot let those foreign tribes have the idea of returning to Hetao again - fight them once and for all, until the other party completely gives up returning to Hetao.
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But facts have proven that in order to survive, the foreign tribes also spared no effort, and they were clearly refuted by Lian Cai. Zhao Chengyue, Feng Ting and other Wei generals stationed on the border had taught them a lesson, but after more than half a year, these tribes once again showed their intention to recapture the Hetao.
This is no wonder. After all, the Hetao area has a warm climate and abundant pasture. It is a natural pasture. How can there be fertile land comparable to the Hetao in the far and cold north?
Of course, there were also some foreign tribes who were aware of current affairs. They thought that they were unable to take back the Hetao area from the powerful Wei State, so they simply surrendered to the Wei State in exchange for the right to live in the Hetao area.
Under the instruction of the imperial court, the Wei army accepted these surrendered foreign tribes in Shuofang, Jiuyuan, Yunzhong and allowed them to relocate their tribes to the Hetao area, but required these foreign tribes to change into Wei people's clothes and learn Wei's customs.
Language and writing.
Under the combined grace and power of the Wei State, the prestige of the Wei State gradually spread to the north and to the ears of the Qiang and Hus in the north. These Qiang and Hu tribes who had lived in the north for a long time and had little contact with the Central Plains could also learn about it.
, in the fertile Central Plains, there is a powerful country called "Wei", which is more powerful than "Han" who has dealt with them.
Gradually, caravans from these large northern Qiang and Hu tribes also came to Shuofang County, exchanging goods mainly including spices, meat, and leather products for tea, silk, salt, rice, etc. from the Central Plains.
Although the scale of the transaction is not large and can only be said to be tentative contact between the two parties, the prospects are quite promising.
More importantly, the Wei State expressed the goodwill of the Wei State and the Central Plains to these Qiang and Hu tribes in the north and northwest.
Generally speaking, Wei's northwest border is relatively peaceful.
In the blink of an eye, in March, Han Wangran once again sent envoys Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo to visit Wei. On the one hand, they wanted to deliver the money for the original purchase of Wei's obsolete armaments, and on the other hand, they wanted to show respect to Wei, the overlord of the Central Plains.
Of course, in the final analysis, this so-called respect is just to fool people. At least Zhao Hongrun knows very well that South Korea is currently staring at his Wei State's every move, thinking of catching up all the time.
No, before the two Korean envoys Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo arrived in Daliang, Zhao Hongrun also received a secret letter from the Green Crows, which was sent by the Green Crows stationed in Jicheng, the capital of South Korea.
I saw those Green Crows writing in this secret letter that since last year's "Daliang Alliance", South Korea seems to be intending to imitate Wei's various reform measures.
The first is in terms of promoting talents.
Once upon a time, South Korea, like the Chu State, paid great attention to family background, and the power of the country was always controlled by the princes and nobles in the country. However, now, the King of Han has imitated the selection system of Wei State, not focusing on family background, but only meritorious service. This is both for the country and the country.
He has recruited countless talents and won the hearts and minds of the civilian class.
The gentry, including the new nobility corresponding to the old nobility such as the public clan, was actually the later bureaucratic class. From the perspective of historical development trends, this is the cornerstone of a country's prosperity and development.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun was very surprised when he saw this. You must know that when the Wei State suppressed the public clan and improved the status of the gentry, it had gone through a lot of twists and turns. After all, it was headed by the Wang Gui of the Zhao family, including those who were married to the Wang Gui of the Zhao family.
How could the aristocracy allow middle- and lower-level nobles and aristocratic families to seize their social status?
Even today, in the Kingdom of Wei, there are still considerable conflicts and conflicts of interest between the public and the nobles. However, the royal family is strong, so the public and the nobles do not dare to be too presumptuous.
And Han Wangran could actually make the Korean public class compromise, giving the country's gentry a chance to grow. This surprised Zhao Hongrun and was quite surprising.
Afterwards, he said to Du You, the Minister of Rites, "In a few more years, even if our country returns Han Wu, Marquis of Li, to South Korea, we may not be able to shake Han Ran's status."
Du You nodded in agreement.
He also believed that King Ran of Han was indeed a wise king of Korea who could be compared with his Wei counterpart, Zhao Run. He seemed to be inconspicuous, but he was actually quite capable and should not be underestimated.
In addition to promoting talents, South Korea also followed the example of Wei and launched many domestic project constructions.
For example, digging canals for irrigation, laying roads in the country, etc.
When it comes to paving roads in South Korea, Zhao Run feels depressed. The reason is very simple, because the existence of "cement" has been leaked.
In fact, this matter is not difficult to explain. After all, Koreans are not fools. In the past, it took more than ten years or even longer to build a city. However, your country, Wei, can build a city in a few months. This amazing construction speed,
It would be strange not to attract spies from South Korea.
As a result, even though the Blue Crows were on guard against South Korea's exploits day and night, and they didn't know how many people they had caught or killed, they still couldn't prevent the existence of Cement from being known to South Korea.
In this era where there is no so-called property rights at all, even though he knew that South Korea had stolen the secret of cement, Zhao Run could only bury his depression deep in his heart.
Similarly, there is the Wei Kingdom's rail carriage. According to the secret message sent by the Green Crows, Korean craftsmen are currently tinkering with this thing.
In view of this incident, when the Ministry of Household Affairs of the State of Wei presided over the private sale of the eliminated domestic armaments to South Korea, they secretly raised the price in retaliation for South Korea's shameless behavior.
At present, there are still many people dispatched by South Korea to wander around Xiaohuang County, apparently trying to find out how Wei can improve the "salt-alkali land". Although the Black Crows stationed in Xiaohuang County are disgusted by these people.
I wandered around the county day and night, and occasionally killed a few when I was free, but I still couldn't stop these craftsmen from continuing to stay near Xiaohuang County.
Zhao Run had nothing to do about this. After all, South Korea had surrendered to the Wei State and kept its posture very low, sending various tributes from time to time. In this case, whether it was the Wei State or Zhao Run,
There is no excuse to teach South Korea a lesson - you can't rashly attack a South Korea that bows to you because of a few spies who can't prove whether they are South Korean spies, right?
In view of this situation, Zhao Hongrun could only express his dissatisfaction with a few sarcastic words when Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo came to visit.
To be honest, this is of no use at all.
"How can we find a way to create a stumbling block for South Korea?"
In view of South Korea's development momentum, Zhao Hongrun believed that it was necessary to create some more trouble for South Korea.
After all, the 'wonderful strategy' he devised against King Han may take several years to gradually see the results, but what about before that?
Without thinking about it for long, Zhao Hongrun came up with two strategies.
The first move is to target South Korea's blind imitation of Wei's reform strategy: As the saying goes, the reform strategy that adapts to local conditions and suits Wei's national conditions may not be suitable for South Korea. He can completely start from this aspect and implement a special reform strategy.
The reform strategy is to deceive South Korea and deliberately let South Korea follow suit and create some trouble for the latter.
As for the second move, it is similar to when Zhao Hongrun used "heavy cavalry" to trick South Korea, causing South Korea to mistakenly spend a lot of wealth on the wrong path.
However, considering that South Korea has been deceived by Wei once, it may not be easy for Han Wangran to be deceived this time, and it requires long-term planning.
"Come here, invite the two Korean envoys Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo!"
After having an idea, Zhao Hongrun gave orders.
This person did not notice that having an equally powerful enemy was actually not a bad thing.