Zhao Hongrun spent the New Year in the seventeenth year of Hongde's reign in Zhengyang County in Chu State. This was the first time he had ever celebrated the New Year alone without any relatives.
I remember that when they were in the Wei Palace in the past, during this season, he and his brother Hongxuan would first go to Ningxiang Palace to visit their mother-in-law, Concubine Shen Shu, and kowtow to her. But before that, Concubine Shen Shu would remind him,
Let him first light a stick of incense on his biological mother's spiritual shrine.
To be honest, Zhao Hongrun didn't have much impression of his biological mother, because his biological mother died in childbirth when she was giving birth to him. From then on, his biological mother's good sister Shen Shufei in the palace raised him on her behalf.
This kindness made Zhao Hongrun regard Concubine Shen Shu as his mother from the bottom of his heart.
There is also his younger brother Hongxuan, who is one year younger than him but is always serious and behaves like a little adult.
It is undeniable that this mother and son were the relatives with the highest status and the most weight in Zhao Hongrun's heart in the past.
However, this year, because many things happened, other people gradually entered Zhao Hongrun's heart, such as his father Zhao Yuanxi, whom Zhao Hongrun had always had a prejudice against, and the outstanding person who seemed to be "other people's children" since he was a child.
Sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao, and Zhao Hongrun’s first woman in his life, Miss Su.
In addition, there are also Yong Wang Hongyu, the imperial sister Princess Yulong, Zhongshu Zuo Cheng Yu Ziqi who are mutual friends, and so on.
Perhaps because he had been away from Daliang, the capital of King Wei for a long time, Zhao Hongrun began to miss his relatives and friends who were still in Daliang.
Of course, this does not mean that he was alone in Zhengyang County. In fact, during the Chinese New Year period, Shen Yu, Zhang Ao and their twenty clan guards had temporarily left the army and were always with him.
In addition, there is the thirteen-year-old girl Yang Yanxing who claims to be Zhao Hongrun's concubine.
Not to mention, Yang Yanxing is simple and well-behaved. Even Shen Yu, Zhang Ao and others are very satisfied with her. Even the clan guards occasionally show such expressions as they should, as if Zhao Hongrun, who is only fourteen years old,
He should be paired with Yang Yanxing, who is one year younger than him, instead of looking for Miss Su, who is six or seven years older than him.
Now His Highness has "returned from his lost ways". The clan guards such as Shen Yu, Wei Jiao, Mu Qing and others are all very happy to see that, but Zhao Hongrun, who is the party involved, is so angry that he really wants to demote these scheming guys to the lowest level.
Go wash pots in the military camp.
Too lazy to pay attention to that group of people, Zhao Hongrun paid homage in the direction of Daliang in the north on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month. Quan should have made up for his failure to express his gratitude to his late biological mother and adoptive mother far away in Daliang, and to his two mothers.
The regret of filial piety.
Waiting for noon, Bailiba, the general of the Junshui Army, brought his generals Li Wei and Wu Ben, as well as Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and others of the Pingyang Army to have a drink with Zhao Hongrun.
There were not many people, just a few generals who remained in Zhengyang, including Gong Yuan, Cao Jie, and Yu Chun of the Dredging Army, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang of the Yanling Army, and Zuo of the Pingyang Army.
Generals such as Xunxi, Huayu, Gongyesheng, Zuoqiumu, Guliangwei, Wumajiao, and Wuji all led troops and garrisoned in Runan, Shangcai, Pingyu and other counties.
"Cao Jie has sent a message."
After sitting down at Zhao Hongrun's side, Bailiba waved his hand and asked Shen Yu and other Zongwei's descendants to serve them wine and food. He then said to Zhao Hongrun: "According to what Cao Jie said, Wu Ji has prepared some battles in Chen County.
Ships, wait until the spring of next year, and then we can slowly transport some property and the people of Chu to our territory of Wei Dynasty."
Having said this, he paused and suggested: "Your Highness, I feel that the warships alone may not be enough to transport the people of Chu to our great Wei Dynasty."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun had a look of confusion on his face. He turned to look at Qu Cheng, who was once in charge of this matter, and asked: "Qu Cheng. According to your estimate, how many Chu people are willing to follow us back to the Wei Dynasty?"
I saw a bitter smile on Qu Cheng's face: "I'm afraid there are more than 200,000 to 300,000."
"So many?" Zhao Hongrun was surprised and worried when he heard this. What surprised him was that the Wei Dynasty had gained a population of more than 20 to 30 million people out of thin air. He believed that it would play a decisive role in the construction and development of the entire Wei Dynasty, but
He is also worried that with such a huge floating population, if Daliang is not prepared in time, it may be a disaster.
"What did Daliang say?" Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Baili Ba.
Bailiba shrugged and said helplessly: "This matter is recorded in the good news. The last good news was sent by a certain person in early December, but so far I have not received the news from Daliang. ...
It may be because of heavy snow and road closures, and moreover, we have to cross the border between Wei and Chu. Your Highness, please relax, even if you don’t get the news, I believe that Daliang has been prepared."
"I hope so." Zhao Hongrun nodded.
You must know that the daily grain consumption of more than 20 to 300 thousand people is an astronomical figure. Now their consumption in the Runan area depends entirely on the rice that Zhao Hongrun has hoarded from the granaries of the Peng family, Lu family and other big clans.
Food is supplied free of charge, but once such a large population is gradually sent to the Wei Dynasty, and the Wei Dynasty has not made corresponding preparations, by then, these Chu people will most likely become hungry.
An unnecessary tragedy.
This goes against Zhao Hongrun's original intention of moving these Chu people to the territory of Wei.
"What did Yangcheng say? Is there any latest news?"
Zhao Hongrun turned his attention to Yan Mo.
Perhaps because of the relationship that he has gradually integrated into this circle, Yan Mo is no longer as cautious as before, shrugging and saying: "It's still the same...Obviously, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo refuses to admit defeat, and can't help but look forward to it."
Yangcheng is recruiting strong men. I believe that after the spring of this year, even if His Highness King Su does not attack Yangcheng, Xiong Tuo may lead an army to attack Zhengyang County."
"Does he have the guts?" Junshui Camp General Li Wei sneered.
Yan Mo and Li Qi now have a good relationship. During their stay in Zhengyang County, they had invited each other to drink privately many times and had become friends. Therefore, after Li Qi finished speaking, Yan Mo corrected him seriously: "
General Li Ji cannot underestimate the enemy... The soldiers of Chu State discuss the facts
The strength is by no means the match of Wei Bing, but the military strength... Don't forget, I am waiting in Chu Di now, Xiong Tuo has a steady stream of troops." At this point, he sighed slightly, and said with great worry: "But the last general
What worries me most is the attitude of King Chu."
Hearing this, everyone in the room fell silent.
When they thought about it, the news that their Wei army had invaded Chu State should have reached the ears of King Chu in all likelihood. But so far, no news has come from King Chu Dushou Ying. It seems that there is no news.
There was a dispute over whether to send reinforcements to Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, or whether to give up and make peace.
Even Zhao Hongrun was not sure about this.
They didn't know that Shouying had already sent scholar-bureaucrats to Yangcheng where Lord Xiong Tuo was currently located.
A few more days passed like this, and Zhao Hongrun was happily eating and drinking with his generals every day, waiting for the beginning of spring. In Yangcheng, which is more than a hundred miles away from Zhengyang County, Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuozhengqi Angry and furious.
Speaking of these days, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo has broken countless precious porcelain and jades, and the servants and slaves in his house have long been used to it.
Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, was very irritable. He couldn't help but be irritable, because Zhao Hongrun, whom he hated so much, was currently in Zhengyang County, only a hundred miles away from Yangcheng, drinking and having fun with his subordinates every day, while waiting for the new year. Later, at the beginning of spring, they came to attack Yangcheng.
As for Xiong Tuo, although he has gradually formed an army of about 20,000 to 30,000 people, he has not yet had the means to fully raise the weapons, armor and other armaments for the army's sergeants.
It is undeniable that there used to be many blacksmiths in Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, who could make their own weapons. But the problem is that those blacksmiths did not directly belong to him, but belonged to big clans like Peng and Lu. In the past, Xiong Tuo only needed Just tell them to go down and ask these big clans to prepare corresponding amounts of armaments.
But now, the big clans of the Peng and Lu clans have already been taken over by Zhao Hongrun. Where can Xiong Tuo go to prepare weapons?
In desperation, Xiong Tuo had no choice but to send a letter to Shouying again, asking for assistance.
But this second letter was still like the first letter, filled with rocks and no response.
Because of this, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, became more and more anxious, so much so that sometimes even if the slaves in the mansion made a small mistake, he couldn't help but get angry and take the opportunity to vent his depression and anger.
But today, before he could break all the breakable things in the house, a servant of the house hurried into the hall, knocked on the ground and reported: "Sir, Lord Huang Zu wants to see you."
"Yellow arsenic? Which yellow arsenic?" Xiong Tuo asked with wide eyes. He thought to himself, who is this blind guy who came to my door when I was angry?
The slave who was kneeling on the ground shrank his neck in fear and whispered, "That Lord Huang Er is from Shouying."
"Shou Ying?" Xiong Tuo was slightly startled, then his face lit up with joy, and he said quickly: "Quick, please come quickly."
Not long after, Huang Xu, a scholar-official from Chu State, came to Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, covered with snowflakes. After patting the snow on his shoulders, he smiled and bowed his hands to Xiong Tuo and said: "Master Tuo, farewell." You're fine."
Sure enough it was him...
Xiong Tuo also bowed his hands in return.
He knew very well that this Huang As had an unusual identity.
The Huang family is a branch of the Ji Lian family, and the Ji Lian family's ancestors and the Xiong family's ancestors were brothers of each other. Therefore, the Huang family is a branch of the Chu Kingdom's public clan.
More importantly, the queen of Xiong Tuo's father, Xiong Xu, was a woman from the Huang family.
Therefore, although Huang Er is not from the Xiong clan, Xiong Tuo must give him enough respect. After all, in terms of clan background, the Ji Lian clan is not under the Xiong clan.
But what is he here to do?
Xiong Tuo was a little puzzled and asked in confusion: "Sir Huang Ashen is here this time, but what has the king sent you?"
"Exactly." Huang Er smiled slightly, raised his hands and said to Xiong Tuo: "Your Majesty decided to stop fighting with Wei and make peace... Huang came here precisely to assist Mr. Tuo and negotiate peace with Ji Run. .”
"What?!"
Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, turned red with anger when he heard this, and stared at Huang Xu in disbelief.
You actually want me to bow my head to that little Ji Run and ask for peace?! (To be continued.)