ps: It is said that the new chapter of Qidian cannot display the traditional Chinese character Yang, and it has become the character Yang. So with this explanation, it would be great if all book friends know about this. I did not make a typo.
In a short time, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, and Huang Er, a scholar-official, arrived at the study room of Zhao Hongrun's mansion under the guidance of Wei Bing.
After seeing the study room, Xiong Tuo was not polite and went straight to a lacquered wood chair to sit down. After all, in his opinion, he was the king of this area and everything here belonged to him. Zhao Hongrun was like a
Just a robber who stole his things.
The scholar-official Huang Er was relatively more reserved. He was surprised by Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's rude behavior, and even more surprised that Zhao Hongrun actually received them in this study.
You must know that in his original expectation, there should be a copper cauldron here, with firewood stuffed underneath to boil the boiling oil in the cauldron. In order to give them a showdown, Zhao Hongrun should have threatened to throw them into the cauldron at every turn.
Cook to death in boiling oil.
In other words, many swordsmen were ambushed inside and outside the study room, just waiting for Zhao Hongrun to throw a cup as a signal, and then rush in and beat him to pieces with Huang Er and Xiong Tuo.
It is no exaggeration to say that before asking to see King Su of Wei, Huang Er had envisioned many things that were very likely to happen, and he was mentally prepared accordingly, but he never expected that the place where Zhao Hongrun would receive them
, it turned out to be such a...well, a bland study room.
There were no copper cauldrons filled with boiling oil, nor numerous swordsmen or ax hands. There were only two guards and a little maid in her teens in the entire house.
This is...unexpected.
Huang Xu frowned and stood at the door of the study, a little at a loss.
You must know that it had been a while since they entered the study, and the person they wanted to see on this trip, Prince Su of Wei, Ji Run, had only been reading and drinking tea by himself, completely ignoring him and Xiong Tuo.
Fortunately for Xiong Tuo, he found a chair in the study and sat down without anyone noticing, but this was a pain for him because he had never experienced such an embarrassing situation: the host who received them ignored them.
Don't ask. Completely ignore it.
Xiong Tuo, Huang Xu and the two guards, Zhao Hongrun, Shen Yu, Zhang Ao, and Yang Yanxing, although there were eight people in the room, no one spoke first. This dullness made it difficult for Huang Xu to adapt.
I have to find a way to stir up the topic...
Huang Su calmed down and said with a smile: "Huang admires Mr. Run's ability."
"..." Zhao Hongrun, who was reading a book, glanced at him lightly and continued to read by himself.
Just when Huang Xu felt doubly embarrassed and almost overwhelmed by the embarrassment, he suddenly heard Zhao Hongrun ask lightly: "Why do you see it?"
Thank God…
Huang Xu was secretly glad that Zhao Hongrun finally answered the question, so he seized the opportunity and said what he was worried about just now.
"A copper cauldron filled with boiling oil?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Huang Xu with a half-smile upon hearing this. His eyes looked like he was looking at a fool, which made Huang Xu feel that it was a bit stupid for him to find a topic to talk about when he had nothing to say.
"Does your Chu country have that custom of treating lobbyists?" Zhao Hongrun chuckled twice, and then said casually: "Even so, why should I prepare special utensils for you?"
Why?...That’s not the question, right?
Huang Arsen couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He sincerely felt that the King Su of Wei in front of him was definitely a difficult guy.
Look. This person saw him and Xiong Tuo entering the study, turned a blind eye, and continued to read by himself, as if he and Xiong Tuo did not exist.
But having said that, this kind of indifferent attitude is indeed more difficult to deal with than buying boiling oil, copper cauldrons, and so on.
Fortunately, at this time, Xiong Tuo's unceremonious words came to Huang's rescue.
"Okay, Mr. Huang Er. He, Ji Run, is not the kind of guy who can play boring tricks." After saying that, Xiong Tuo turned his eyes to Zhao Hongrun and said with some depression: "Ji Run, I am here to strike out.
What are the conditions for making peace with each other? Just tell them directly!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Xiong Tuo. Not to mention, despite his prejudice against Xiong Tuo, Zhao Hongrun was quite happy to see such a cheerful guy.
However, Xiong Tuo's words made Huang Xu furious. He thought to himself, how could there be such a negotiation?
But now that Xiong Tuo has spoken, Huang Er can't say anything more, so he can only sit aside and watch for a while before talking.
"Seek peace?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Xiong Tuo with a half-smile.
"It's Yanhe!" Xiong Tuo corrected through gritted teeth. Naturally, he could hear the irony in Zhao Hongrun's words.
"Whether you beg for peace or make peace, it's all the same..."
"How can it be the same?" Xiong Tuo retorted bitterly: "Don't think that just because you defeated my army, you can show off your power in front of me in our great Chu..."
"Oh?" Zhao Hongrun smiled when he heard this, raised the scroll in his hand towards Xiong Tuo, and said with a smile: "Xiong Tuo, look what this is, it's a book from your Chu Kingdom, why is it in my hand?
?It’s so strange, how come this house and this Zhengyang County are all in my hands?”
"You guy..." Xiong Tuo stood up angrily, glared at Zhao Hongrun, and said angrily: "You think you won?"
"Otherwise?" Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and asked.
"Hmph!" Xiong Tuo snorted coldly, pointed at Zhao Hongrun and cursed: "You just defeated me by luck. If I, the great Chu, send the king's army, you will definitely be defeated!"
"Wang Jun? Where are they?"
Xiong Tuo stepped forward excitedly, pointed at Xiong Tuo and scolded: "Humph, don't get carried away. If Shou Ying sends the king's army, you have no chance of winning!"
"Whether you have a chance of winning is a matter of course, but if you dare to be rude to me again, I can be sure that you will die!"
"You dare to kill me?" Xiong Tuo was stunned when he heard this, and said with some disbelief: "I, Xiong Tuo, come here on behalf of Da Chu to make peace with you, Wei Guo, you dare to kill me?"
"You can try."
"I don't believe it!"
"You try it!"
The two were in a stalemate for a long time.
Not to mention, Xiong Tuo really didn't dare to move forward, even though he was sure that Zhao Hongrun didn't dare to kill him.
But when he remembered that Zhao Hongrun had shot to death those Wei officials who were captured by the Chu army without saying a word, Xiong Tuo did not dare to be too embarrassed.
He knew at that time that this young and energetic Wei boy could not tolerate the slightest threat from others.
However, it was not in line with Xiong Tuo's temperament to just back down, so he sneered and tried to smooth things over for himself by saying, "It's just you and the two Zongwei behind you..."
"What do you mean? Do you think I don't dare to do it myself?"
"Have you ever killed anyone? Have you ever killed anyone with your own hands?"
"I..." Having said this, Zhao Hongrun was really short of breath. After all, although countless people had died indirectly in his hands, he had never killed anyone with his own hands.
"Hey!" Xiong Tuo obviously saw something and smiled contemptuously.
How dare your defeated general be so impudent!
Zhao Hongrun was furious and flushed, and he threw the scroll in his hand aside. With his backhand, he grasped the saber at the waist of Zongwei Shen Yu and pulled out half of it: "It seems that you want to be the ghost under my sword!"
"Do you have the courage?" As he spoke, Xiong Tuo seemed to have forgotten his original intention. He spread his hands and said with a sneer: "I am standing here, how about you come?"
"Do you think I don't dare?" Zhao Hongrun took out a small part of Shen Yu's saber and said coldly: "Come here and let me chop you!"
"Why should I go there? I, Xiong Tuo, am standing here. If you have the ability, you can come."
"Come here!"
"Come here!"
…
Everyone in the room watched this scene, but no one intervened, because it was obvious that both Xiong Tuo and Zhao Hongrun had scruples and did not dare to act as they said.
Seeing this, scholar-official Huang Su couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes twice.
He suddenly remembered a proverb: When a hemp stalk beats a wolf, it scares both ends.
Although it was funny, to be honest he couldn't laugh at the moment. After all, if Wei and Chu could not reach a peace agreement as soon as possible, Qi State would very likely send troops to attack Chu State.
"Two, two?"
Huang Xu finally spoke to break the confrontation between Xiong Tuo and Zhao Hongrun, and at the same time repeatedly winked at Xiong Tuo, telling him not to forget the purpose of his trip.
Noticing the hint in Huang Er's eyes, Xiong Tuo took the lead to stop and expressed his feelings with a cold snort: "Ji Run, don't think that you defeated me because I decided to stop fighting and make peace with you. I still want to make peace with you." I didn’t lose to you!... He’s your brother. Ji Zhao, do you understand?”
Sixth brother?
Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "What does it have to do with him?"
"What does it have to do with him?" Xiong Tuo asked back, and then sneered: "If he hadn't persuaded King Xi of Qi and made King Xi of Qi intend to send troops to attack our country, Chu, do you think that our country, Chu, would have made peace with your state of Wei? "Speaking of which, he saw Zhao Hongrun's face full of confusion and asked in confusion: "You don't know about this...?"
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth and was speechless. After thinking silently for a moment, he took out half of the blade from his hand and inserted it back into the scabbard hanging on Shen Yu's waist. He stood there frowning and saying nothing.
"really?"
"Hmph! Otherwise, do you think I am willing to make peace with you easily?" Xiong Tuo snorted, sat back on the chair, pointed at Yang Toixing and said: "Hey, that girl, pour me some tea!"
Yatou means little maid in Chu State.
Therefore, Yang Yanxing shook his head and said: "The slave family is not a girl, but the concubine of His Highness."
"Concubine?" Xiong Tuo was stunned for a moment, looked at Yang Yanxing, and then at Zhao Hongrun. He suddenly burst out laughing and praised with a sarcastic tone: "Hmm, it's a good match, it's a good match!"
Yang Yanxing listened happily to Xiong Tuo's praise, but Zhao Hongrun could hear strong malice in Xiong Tuo's praise, but he had no intention of quarreling with Xiong Tuo right now because he cared more about his sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao .
"My sixth brother, is he in Qi State?"
"The king of Qi is in Linzi, and he is with the king of Qi."
Xiong Tuo glanced at Zhao Hongrun arrogantly. He wanted Zhao Hongrun to understand that it was not this kid who defeated him that forced him to make peace, but Zhao Hongrun's sixth brother Ji Zhao who was far away in Qi State.
Maybe repeatedly emphasizing this point will make Xiong Tuo feel more comfortable.
However, at this time, Zhao Hongrun had no intention of arguing with Xiong Tuo, and sat back in the chair behind the desk in silence.
As Xiong Tuo said, Zhao Hongrun was indeed a little complacent just now, because he initially thought that he had defeated Xiong Tuo and forced Xiong Tuo and even the entire Chu State to make peace with him.
Unexpectedly, Xiong Tuo told him the real reason.
He made Zhao Hongrun understand that this time Chu made peace with Wei, he, Zhao Hongrun, could only take half of the credit at most, and the other half should go to Zhao Hongzhao, the Sixth Emperor's brother who made great sacrifices for Wei.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun no longer wanted to take advantage of Xiong Tuo.
After all, his Sixth Emperor brother Hongzhao, who has gained his respect and closeness, will most likely never be able to return to Wei in this life and can only stay in Qi as a link between Qi and Wei. (To be continued.)