Mi Jiang stared at Zhao Hongrun intently, as if she wanted him to explain.
Zhao Hongrun looked at her for a moment and did not hide his intention: "As a Wei man, I will not sit back and watch any possibility that the enemy country will develop into a serious problem for our Wei Dynasty..."
"You want to kill Lord Xiong Tuo?" Mi Jiang asked in surprise.
"..." Zhao Hongrun neither admitted nor denied it.
Obviously, he acquiesced.
Mi Jiang opened her mouth slightly and asked with some surprise: "Is my father's suggestion worth being like you and facing a powerful enemy?"
Zhao Hongrun didn't want to answer, but for some reason, there was a strange feeling in his heart that he didn't want to deceive the other party, which prompted him to truthfully tell Mi Jiang his true thoughts: "Although the process is very difficult, if the Chu State really follows this strategy and successfully innovates, it will be fundamentally
Apart from the rights of the old aristocratic forces, it is definitely not something I, the Wei Dynasty, would like to see..."
Mi Jiang was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "Wouldn't the entire Chu country collapse because of this?... Someone once said to his father that clans, royal families, public clans, and nobles support the entire country. Once it collapses, it will
It caused the entire Chu State to collapse."
"One-sided words." Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said in a deep voice: "When the old aristocratic forces are defeated, new aristocratic forces will be born. Therefore, it is unrealistic to eradicate the aristocratic forces. But... repeating
During this period of alternation of power between the old and new aristocrats, as the king of a country, after defeating the old aristocratic forces, he can take back part of his power, strengthen the royal power, and use it to promote national reform..."
Mi Jiang looked at Zhao Hongrun who was talking in surprise, and said with complex eyes: "I also understand why you showed such murderous intent when you mentioned Lord Xiong Tuo just now... Just like my mood at the moment, as a Chu
Man, I don’t want the foreign country of Wei to have people like you... The feeling you give me is the same as my father, Mr. Xiong Sheng, and Mr. Xiong Tuo..."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his life was in the hands of the witch in front of him.
Of course. If the legend is true, the other party's life is also in his hands.
"Are you going to kill me?" Zhao Hongrun asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know." Mi Jiang slowly sat up, covering the wound on her right chest and looking at Zhao Hongrun, she said in an inexplicable tone: "What will happen to the entire Da Chu in the future? What will happen to the king? To be honest, I don't care...
...After all, it was the Xiong nobles of Chudong who forced my father to death. Even if the king is Lord Xiong Tuo's father, I don't have much affection for him. I only hope that there will be no war in the land that my father once governed.
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"Hmph!" Zhao Hongrun sneered when he heard this, and said sarcastically: "Don't want a war to break out? The Lord Xiong Tuo you talk about has been attacking Fenxing Fortress of Wei Dynasty every year for the past ten years!"
"Lord Xiong Tuo needs military exploits." Mi Jiang was silent for a moment and said calmly: "He needs outstanding military exploits to gain the support of the Xiong family nobles in Chudong and the support of the king, so as to sit on the position of the king...and then...
Or, the cause of this matter does not entirely lie with Mr. Xiong Tuo, right?"
…
Zhao Hongrun was speechless.
After all, his father, Emperor Wei, did play a less honorable role when he and his original ally Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo attacked the Song Dynasty.
Everything was pocketed by his Wei State, but Xiong Tuo, who suffered huge losses, didn't get a damn thing.
If you think about it from another person's perspective, no one can accept this result calmly.
Of course, from Zhao Hongrun's point of view, he does not feel that his father's actions are shameful. After all, countries are already full of intrigues. What's more, his father did not send troops to attack allies at first, but only Xiong Tuo's army. There is a problem with the logistics of Xiong Tuo himself. It's just Xiong Tuo who didn't think well. Does it have anything to do with Zhao Hongrun's father or Wei Guo?
Who stipulates that if you are my temporary ally, I must send you military rations for free?
I can take over the territory of Song State that you are unable to occupy on your behalf.
Of course, although this kind of rhetoric is not criticized, it does not have much confidence.
"So, are your two sisters returning to Chu from Ba just to help Xiong Tuo, Lord Yangcheng?"
"Yes." Mi Jiang did not hide anything, nodded and said: "When Lord Xiong Tuo was blocked by your troops in the Yanshui area of Wei State, my sister and I learned the news and tried our best to return. When I arrived in Chu State, as you said, I wanted to help Mr. Xiong Tuo. After all, he is the successor of my sister's father. Unfortunately..." At this point, she glanced at Zhao Hongrun in surprise and continued: " It's a pity that after my two sisters returned to the Chu Kingdom, they heard that you not only defeated Lord Xiong Tuo, but also occupied eighteen cities in Chu, and even Runan was defeated by you."
Zhao Hongrun said with relief after hearing this: "Runan was the former governor of your sister's father, Lord Runan. Therefore, you hope to take back this city and return it to Xiong Tuo, right?"
"..." Mi Jiang remained silent, obviously acquiescing.
"So now, what are you going to do?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
It could be seen that Mi Jiang was obviously at a loss about this, but having said that, Zhao Hongrun was also a little embarrassed.
Although for future considerations, he is inclined to get rid of the dangerous future problem of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo early, but the problem is that even if Mi Jiang's factor is eliminated, the "Wei-Chu Armistice Zhengyang Peace Treaty" also restricts Zhao Hongrun from returning again Attack the Lord of Yangcheng, Xiong Tuo.
After all, if we attack Xiong Tuo at this time, whether we can successfully get rid of Xiong Tuo is secondary. The credibility of Wei will be greatly affected. This harm is far greater than Xiong Tuo.
The two of them sat on opposite sides of the carriage, both silent, seeming to be thinking about this issue.
To be fair, although Xiong Tuo may be a threat to the Wei State, careful consideration shows that his ambition is not easy to realize. After all, the old aristocratic power of the Chu State is too deep-rooted, and it is not necessarily possible that a mere Xiong Tuo can completely change the entire Chu State. In contrast to the national situation, Zhao Hongrun still cares more about the so-called green Gu.
He didn't believe that a small evil thing could have such a big effect, exaggerating to the point of obeying Mi Jiang's words, but with such a penetrating bug living in his body, he still felt uncomfortable.
In fact, the more he looked into this aspect, it seemed as if he could really feel a bug crawling inside his body, which made his hair stand on end.
"Hey, green Gu...really can't be solved?"
"Have you not given up yet?" Mi Jiang raised her head and glanced at him, and said lightly: "Since you are so afraid, why didn't you just listen to that person and dig out my heart?"
"Because you saved my life...do you think I would say that?" Zhao Hongrun replied with a smile.
After hearing the first half of Zhao Hongrun's words, Mi Jiang was slightly moved and couldn't help but sneer. But when she heard the second half of Zhao Hongrun's words, she couldn't help but froze.
"It's because I don't believe in that ridiculous method of removing the poison... Since the green poison is fed by your blood, how could you die instantly because of the blood in your heart?"
Mi Jiang was slightly startled when he heard this, and said strangely: "What you said makes sense, but according to legend, the only way to cure green Gu is indeed like this."
"Then. Is there any successful precedent?"
"This..." Mi Jiang hesitated for a while, then slowly shook his head: "I've never heard of it."
"That's it." Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and said: "It must be a rumor spread by a witch with evil intentions. Do you think I would believe such absurd rumors?... I even suspect that the so-called green Gu is also
Just a rumor, a little bug, can make me fall in love with you?"
"..." Mi Jiang's cheeks turned slightly red after hearing this, but if she needed to be reminded, she would still say: "There are indeed many precedents regarding this matter... According to legend, the man who betrayed the witch had a relationship with the witch.
, both of them died tragically in the end. Do you want to try?"
Looking at her calm eyes, Zhao Hongrun felt a little guilty.
Although he was quite sure that there was no such evil thing in this world, but what if there really was?
After thinking about it again and again, Zhao Hongrun finally decided not to act rashly for the time being, and went back to Daliang to check the relevant information. After all, he heard that the clan of the Ji family also retained many ancient documents and information from the past, among which there should be
There will be recorded clues about how the Bachu witches cultivated poisons. From those documents, we may be able to study the method of removing poisons.
After all, according to the stupid girl of the Mi family, the green poison is not a fatal poison. It attacks very slowly. It is so slow that it is difficult for a man who has been infected by the poison to notice that it is gradually changing his view of the witch named Gu.
and feelings.
Although he scoffed at the second part of the sentence, Zhao Hongrun also learned the information he wanted to see: Green Gu seems to be very slow to change people.
This is the only thing Zhao Hongrun feels thankful for at this moment.
"I'm going back to Zhengyang County first, what about you?"
"..." Mi Jiang heard this and looked at Zhao Hongrun with the same cold eyes as before: "I won't die because of such a minor injury. You can just leave with peace of mind."
"Well. The answer is wrong." Under Mi Jiang's surprised gaze, Zhao Hongrun wrapped him in a quilt, and then tied a few ropes outside the quilt: "You are my prisoner now. After I try to free him,
Before you get rid of the green Gu, you'd better stay within my sight!...Looking at that stupid sister of yours, I really can't expect much from you."
After saying that, Zhao Hongrun carried Mi Jiang out of the carriage, carried her behind his back, covered each other with a thick cloak, and walked through the snow in the direction of Zhengyang County.
Mijiang's eyes flickered and dimmed, obviously she was struggling with something in her heart, but in the end, she didn't do anything and just let Zhao Hongrun carry her to Zhengyang County.
After a long time, she whispered to Zhao Hongrun: "My feet... are cold."
Zhao Hongrun glanced down after hearing this, and then realized that Mi Jiang's feet had been dragging on the snow. During this period, some snow fell into her boots from time to time. No wonder she said she was cold.
Zhao Hongrun blushed slightly, took a deep breath, and moved Mi Jiang up her back a little more so that her feet could leave the snow.
But he was merciless: "You asked for it! ... If your sisters didn't hold me hostage, how could you and I be in this situation now!"
Hearing this, Mi Jiang's eyes flashed with anger, and she snorted softly in her heart. She leaned into Zhao Hongrun's ear and said in a deliberately calm tone: "Why don't you mention that it's because you are short?"