The time goes back to March 25th. At this time, Wei King Zhao Run had not yet defeated the coalition forces on the battlefield with the help of Ji Wu, Huan Hu, Chen Shou and others' defections. At this time, Wei General Pang Huan,
However, he has led more than 40,000 anti-rebellion troops and quietly returned to Hanoi County, heading straight to the capital of Wei, Luoyang.
On the way, Pang Huan handed over the anti-rebellion army to the deputy general "Yang Yu" who was also a Zongwei of the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo. He took another general "Mengluo" who was also a Zongwei, disguised himself, and sneaked back to Luoyang first.
To be fair, given Luoyang's former defense strength, it was impossible for Pang Huan and Meng Luo to disguise themselves and sneak back to the capital, because the major armies guarding the capital were all directly under the orders of Wei King Zhao Run.
, even the only exception is Yu Linlang, the Zongwei under the Zongfu, who only obeys the orders of King Wei.
However, since King Zhao Run of Wei transferred the 50,000 Luoyang imperial guards here, the defense strength of this royal capital has become extremely empty.
At that time, in the huge Luoyang, only Luoyang Wei, soldiers under Anpinghou Zhao Tan, and Zongfu Yu Linlang were left.
Even after the spring of this year, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan led his meager few thousand soldiers to garrison in the west of Sanchuan County to prevent Qin from diverting its attack on Sanchuan County when its attack on Hexi and Hedong was blocked.
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Of course, with the small amount of troops in the hands of Anping Marquis Zhao Tan, if Qin really leads an army to attack, it will naturally be unable to withstand it, but at least this will allow the court to know the crisis in advance.
As a result, the only defensive force in Luoyang City was Zongwei Yulinlang, who had only more than 2,000 soldiers in full force.
On March 27, that is, the day before Wei King Zhao Run defeated the coalition forces of other countries, Pang Huan and Meng Luo sneaked back to the royal capital Luoyang in disguise and went straight to the Nanliang Palace to pay a visit to the loyal prince.
"Is it finally here?"
After meeting Pang Huan and Meng Luo, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, secretly sighed, and then asked: "Will anyone know about you when you return home?"
After hearing this, Pang Huan said to Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang: "Reporting to the prince, when the general and others withdrew their troops from Qi, they left four to five thousand soldiers to deceive Zhao, but I don't know how long they can deceive..."
He did not know at this time that the urgent letter from King Yan Zhao Jiang would be delivered to Wei King Zhao Run after dusk tomorrow.
"...and the black crows and green crows in the city."
General Meng Luo added.
Hearing this, the eyes of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, flickered for a moment, and then he said in a deep voice: "Most of the Black Crows are in South Korea at the moment, so don't worry about it. The Green Crows under Gao Kuo, the Zuodu Lieutenant of Tiance Mansion, are also currently paying attention because of their concern.
Watching the battle situation in Hexi, Hedong and Daliang, I probably won’t deliberately keep an eye on you and wait..."
"Hmm."
Pang Huan nodded slightly, and immediately asked the king of Nanliang: "My lord, I wonder why you wrote a letter ordering us to withdraw our troops and return home?"
When asking about this matter, Pang Huan and Meng Luo couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
At the beginning of this year, Pang Huan was still stationed on the border of Qi State, waiting for the spring to join the army of Yan King Zhao Jiang to attack Qi State. However, he unexpectedly received a letter from Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, in which the latter ordered
He managed to deceive Zhao Jiang and led most of the anti-rebellion troops back to the country.
Pang Huan had bad suspicions at that time, but he finally accepted the order of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, and left four to five thousand soldiers to deceive the king of Yan Zhao Jiang, and immediately led the anti-rebellion army to return to the country quickly.
On the way back to the country, Pang Huan, Yang Yu, Meng Luo and others also secretly speculated on the purpose of the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo ordering them to lead his army back to the country.
But the conclusions drawn made Pang Huan, Meng Luo, Yang Yu and others feel nervous.
You must know that today's Wei State is no longer the Wei State it once was. No one can resist the authority of the monarch Zhao Run, or even dare to resist.
Even Meng Luo, a common man who had never even looked down upon Zhao Si, the late King of Wei, would inevitably feel restrained in front of King Zhao Run of Wei, and subconsciously felt submissive to others, just because King Zhao Run of Wei was really too powerful.
He was so powerful that he was the most powerful monarch in the history of Wei.
"This matter is not urgent. Let's wait until everyone is gathered." Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said casually, and then he read a book by himself.
After about a tea hour, a servant from the Nanliang Mansion came to the study and reported: "Your Highness, your Highness is here."
"Your Highness?"
Pang Huan, Meng Luo and others were stunned when they heard this, and subconsciously thought of Zhao Hongxin, who was still imprisoned by the clan and was deprived of the title of Prince Qing more than ten years ago.
They were secretly surprised: The prince and His Highness Prince Qing have reconciled?
But a moment later, when they saw Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin walking into the study, they were so shocked that they even stopped breathing.
Pang Huan's strategy is no less than that of Shao Hu, and Meng Luo is by no means just a reckless man. When they saw Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin appearing in the Nanliang Palace, how could they not guess what their prince was planning?
Looking at each other, Pang Huan and Meng Luo groaned secretly.
They never imagined that their prince was still in private contact with Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin.
Who is King Zhao Hongyin of Yi? He is the son of Zhao Yuanqi, the deposed prince of the previous generation - well, in fact, he may also be the son of Zhao Yuancai, the former monarch of Wei State. Anyway, this matter is a confusing matter. Even Zhao Yuanci, the person involved, was
Not sure what to eat either.
However, this matter is not a big problem. After all, the contemporary Wei monarch Zhao Run is quite ambitious. The problem is that Zhao Hongyin, the king of Yi, once conspired to usurp the throne. As a result, Zhao Hongxin, the king of Qing, was responsible for the rebellion.
Because of his crime, not only did he lose his title and be reduced to a commoner, but he is still imprisoned by the clan to this day.
Glancing at the dumbfounded Meng Luo, Pang Huan quickly clasped his fists and said to King Yi Zhao Hongyin: "Pang Huan, I have met the crown prince."
From the side, Meng Luo, who had just reacted at this moment, also clasped his fists towards Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin, but how sincere this was, there was no way of knowing.
"The two generals are polite."
Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin smiled lightly and returned the favor to Pang Huan and Meng Luo.
At this time, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo asked with a smile: "Hongyin, how are your preparations?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongyin quickly said: "To report back to Third Uncle, my nephew has already sent someone to contact Jin Xu and others. He said in the letter that he has sent one or two thousand people to sneak into Luoyang..."
"..."
Pang Huan's eyelids twitched.
Perhaps most people don't know the person "Jin Xu", but as Pang Huan was one of the participants in certain things, how could he not know who Jin Xu is?
That was Xiao Luan's right hand and confidant, Xiao Luan trusted him more than Bei Gongyu and others.
As far as Pang Huan knew, Jin Xu had disappeared since Xiao Luan was executed. Pang Huan once thought that this person had changed his name and became anonymous, but today, he saw that Jin Xu had contacted Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin at some point.
Pang Huan was so shocked that he did not even listen to the next conversation between Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Yi King Zhao Hongyin.
After waiting for a stick of incense and waiting for King Yi Zhao Hongyin to leave, Pang Huan hurriedly dissuaded the king of Nanliang: "My lord, are you still trying to help Zhao Hongyin seize the throne?"
After hearing this, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, smiled and asked: "Do you have any objections?"
Pang Huan lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, today is different from the past... In the "Three Kings' Rebellion" back then, it was only because Your Majesty... His Highness Prince Su at that time falsely reported the death that the rebels gained such momentum. But now,
That person is so powerful in the country that everyone in the country is surrendered to him. Now that the prince is helping Zhao Hongyin to rebel, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it won't succeed."
"Won't it succeed?" Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, smiled slightly when he heard this and said lightly: "That's good."
"Eh?"
Pang Huan didn't know what to say when he heard this, and Meng Luo beside him was already stunned.
They really don't understand what the prince in front of them is thinking? - Could it be that he is old and confused?
Just when they were speculating about Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, they heard the prince say quietly: "Zhao Run is more ruthless than his father, but at the same time, he is also more kind than his father... Xiao
After Luan Fu was executed, Jin Xu led the remnants of the Xiao family and had private contact with Zhao Hongyin. Both of them thought they were unaware of the ghost, but little did they know that their every move was under Gao Kuo's surveillance. However,
Zhao Hongyin has not yet taken the step of rebellion, so Gao Kuo has not taken action... Zhao Run is indeed tolerant, or in other words, he does not take Zhao Hongyin seriously at all. If Zhao Hongyin can keep his peace, Zhao Run will
Runyi doesn't mind letting him live a prosperous life..."
"Then you..."
Meng Luo was confused when he heard this, and said to himself that since the monarch Zhao Run and the Zuo Duwei Gao Kuo were both on guard against Zhao Hongyin, why did you still want to take this trip into troubled waters?
In contrast, Pang Huan seemed to have guessed a little bit, and asked tentatively: "My lord, are you doing it for...Prince Qing?"
"..."
Zhao Yuanzuo did not answer Pang Huan directly, but said with emotion: "In the first month of this year, Hongxin's eldest son turned ten years old. His son should have inherited the king's title and been called the crown prince, but..."
"His Royal Highness Hongxin's eldest son is ten years old?" Meng Luo asked in surprise: "His Royal Highness Hongxin invited you?"
"..." Zhao Yuanzuo was silent for a long time, shook his head and said: "No...even Zhao Sheng, who can't beat the eight poles, received the invitation, but I...never received it."
In Pang Huan's reproachful eyes, Meng Luo shrank his neck, and he also realized that he had asked a very stupid question.
Zhao Yuanzuo did not blame Meng Luo for interrupting, but continued: "Since Ying'er got married, the house has become even quieter. I have tried to reflect on it, have I ever been ashamed of anyone in my life? I have never been ashamed of the prince (Zhao Yuanli), but I can
I tried my best to do everything I could, but the fault was not mine but God's fault if I couldn't do it. I was never ashamed of my sixth brother (Zhao Yuanli). He tried to recall me from Nanliang with selfish motives, even though he ended up in the end.
That ended up because he trusted Xiao Luan, not me. Only Hongxin...I was wrong to him."
Looking at Zhao Yuanzuo who was quite sad, Pang Huan also felt emotional in his heart.
You know, King Qing Zhao Hongxin admired the prince in front of him very much, just like King Su Zhao Run admired King Yi Zhao Yuanli. However, King Yi Zhao Yuanli never harmed King Su Zhao Run from beginning to end, but King Zhao Yuan of Nanliang
Zuo, but he once personally pushed Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin, who admired him, into a pit of fire. From then on, Zhao Hongxin and Zhao Yuanzuo never interacted with each other.
At this time, Pang Huan had roughly understood Zhao Yuanzuo's purpose and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, if the general guessed correctly, are you going to follow what happened back then and use this to restore His Royal Highness Hongxin's title?"
"Let's think so."
Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, nodded and said.
In fact, he didn't care whether Zhao Hongxin could use this incident to restore his title. He only hoped that in the few remaining years of his life, he could resolve the conflict with Zhao Hongxin.
Others say that Zhao Yuanzuo is ruthless, but as he gets older, even Zhao Yuanzuo hopes to have children and grandchildren under his knees - even if they are not really his children and grandchildren.
"I have already arranged this matter."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, said calmly: "This time, Gao Kuo, who stayed behind in Tiance Mansion, including Qingya under his command, will not come forward to stop us. On the contrary, he will help us appease the court, so as not to interfere with the court."
If something unexpected happens... the rest is up to me."
Having said this, he looked at Pang Huan and Meng Luo and asked, "Pang Huan, Meng Luo, are you two willing to fulfill my last wish?"
After hearing this, Pang Huan and Meng Luo immediately straightened their faces, clasped their fists and said, "What did you say, Your Majesty? I am willing to die for Your Majesty in this life, and I will have no regrets in dying!"
"well!"
Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo smiled and nodded.
At this time, Pang Huan suggested: "Your Majesty, do you want to reveal this matter to His Majesty first? Otherwise..."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, shook his head when he heard this and said lightly: "It's hard to say..."
"It's hard to say?" Pang Huan was a little confused: "Why is it hard to say?"
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, said in an incomprehensible tone: "Fortunately, Zhao Hongyin has been dissatisfied for a long time. He is fearful and resentful because he has been monitored by Tiance Mansion and Zong Mansion all these years. Therefore, when I sent someone to contact him, we hit it off immediately.
...In fact, even if he is timid, even if I tie him with a rope, I will still accuse him of conspiracy and rebellion. If this is the case, do you think it is appropriate to mention it to His Majesty?"
"..."
Looking at the calm look on the face of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, even though Pang Huan and Meng Luo had known the character of this prince for a long time, they couldn't help but twitch the corners of their eyes.
After a long time, Pang Huan lowered his voice and said: "But if we don't say hello to His Majesty in advance, if he thinks that we are really rebelling, then..."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, shook his head and said calmly: "I have never done anything detrimental to the interests of our great Wei Dynasty. For this reason, I even gave up my revenge on Zhao Yuancai... Zhao Run should know this. Besides,
, he is now leading the army to fight the allied forces of other countries in Daliang, and I don’t want this to distract him..."
"You said you don't want to distract His Majesty. Are you afraid that His Majesty will stop you?"
Pang Huan smiled bitterly in his heart.
At this time, I heard Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, continue to say: "After this matter is over, you will rush to the west of Sanchuan County immediately... Although Zhao Run is talented and strategic, his character is still too impatient. Compared with the fifth brother (Yu Wang Zhao Yuan)
You) is even more impatient. This time, he was defeated by the coalition forces of other countries. He actually dared to ask the elites of the whole country to attack South Korea... Thanks to God's protection, South Korea was defeated and surrendered to me, the Wei Dynasty... Tsk tsk, too much is not enough.
, does he still want to conquer Qi together with him in this battle? Regardless of the threat from Qin in the west, and the millions of coalition forces from various countries still in Daliang, he still plans to overthrow Qi first. It is really too much and not enough...
However, this also gives you a chance to 'forgive'."
As he spoke, he looked at Pang Huan and said seriously: "Qin's army is currently in the west of Hexi, and east of Hedong is blocked by Sima An, Wei Ji and others. In this case, Qin will inevitably change its tactics.
Attack Sanchuan County... Sanchuan County currently has no resistance, you
After finishing the current affairs, immediately lead the army to the west, join forces with Anping Hou Zhao Tan, block the invading Qin army, and protect Luoyang. This great achievement can offset your crime of "withdrawing the army without an edict", even if Zhao Run is heartbroken
Even if I am unhappy, I won’t do anything to you..."
Listening to the words of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, Pang Huan and Meng Luo sighed sincerely: This prince is still the insightful prince of the past.
The only difference may be that as I get older, the anger in my heart has lessened, and it is no longer as vicious as it used to be.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter will be taken care of by the two of us."
Pang Huan and Meng Luo responded with clasped fists.
Two days later, the anti-rebellion army suddenly appeared at the foot of Daliang City, but somehow managed to seize control of the east and south city gates.
After learning about this incident, the imperial court was shocked, and the inner court was shocked. The chief assistant of the inner court, the Minister of Rites, Du You, could not believe it, and cursed angrily: "The King of Nanliang actually ignored the country and wanted to rebel and cause rebellion when the life of Wei Dynasty was at stake?!"
However, just when the court was extremely panicked, Gao Kuo, the left captain of the Tiance Mansion, sent someone to calm the court, hinting that the court would hold its troops still and wait and see what would happen.
"Lord Lieutenant Zuo, what are you..."
Du You asked Gao Kuo privately.
To be honest, when the anti-rebellion army attacked Luoyang, the Qingya people did not notice anything was wrong in advance and warned the court. This originally made Du You suspicious. But now, Gao Kuo personally came forward and told the court to stand still and wait and see what happens. This is even more
This confirmed Du You's judgment that Gao Kuo, the left captain of Tiance Mansion, acquiesced to the actions of Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo and the suppressing rebel army.
Of course, Du You would not doubt Gao Kuo's selfish motives. After all, Zong Wei's loyalty was obvious to all. He just felt puzzled as to why Gao Kuo would do this, and what did Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, want to do?
?
"Master Du You does not need to worry about this matter. As long as Master Du You knows that Luoyang will never be in chaos because of this, it is enough."
Gao Kuo laughed and did not explain to Du You.
In fact, it’s not easy to explain. How should he explain it?
Speaking of Zhao Hongyin, this guy who is still flirting with the remnants of the Xiao family, I feel very unhappy about him. Since Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, wants to set up this person, I might as well help him along the way? Take the opportunity to eliminate this hidden danger?
Please, after all, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin is also a noble nobleman of the Zhao clan, and Wei Wang Zhao Run once warned that Zhao Hongyin must not be arrested unless he indeed committed an act of rebellion. - Does he still dare to disobey the monarch's order?
He simply took advantage of this opportunity and asked Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, to eradicate Zhao Hongyin, the king of Yi. Anyway, all the crimes in the end would be shouldered by Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and had nothing to do with Gao Kuo.
Hmm... the worst thing would be to be scolded by the monarch of Wei State, Zhao Run, and receive a lesson that is 'unforgettable in this life' just like Zhang Qigong.
In view of the secret help of Gao Kuo, the left captain of Tiance Mansion, and the onlookers of the imperial court, during the rebellion that day, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin easily led the anti-rebellion army and the remnants of the Xiao family to the palace.
At this moment, Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin was inexplicably excited, because Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, had planned everything for him: after the palace was captured, he would immediately reconcile with Qin in the name of the monarch of Wei. He believed that as long as Qin's demands were satisfied,
If he asks, the State of Qin will definitely support him in becoming the monarch of the State of Wei.
Even if the monarch's reputation is not correct and his words are not correct, what will happen?
As long as Qin helps him, he may not be able to withstand Zhao Run's counterattack.
However, when he arrived at the palace in high spirits, he suddenly found that Zhao Hongxin, who had been demoted to a commoner, was standing in front of the palace gate for some unknown reason.
"Why are you here?"
After ordering his troops to stop the front troops, Zhao Hongyin looked at Zhao Hongxin in confusion.
At this time, Zhao Hongxin smiled slyly, pointed at Zhao Hongyin and shouted: "Suppress the rebel army, obey the order, Yi Wang Zhao Yin is plotting rebellion, capture him for me!"
Zhao Hongyin was happy at first when he heard this, but then he felt that something was wrong, because the anti-rebellion army soldiers behind him were all silent.
"You, you..."
Zhao Hongyin looked at Pang Huan in disbelief, only to find that Pang Huan and other generals were looking at him with cold eyes.
"Hey, Lao Qi."
Zhao Hongxin, who was in the distance, pointed at himself and said with a smile: "Did you notice that your and my positions have been completely reversed?"