Chapter 199: The winner who pokes the heart and pokes the lungs
In early April of the seventeenth year of Hong De's reign, while the soldiers and civilians in Daliang City were still discussing about their young Highness Prince Ji Run, who was about to lead the dredging army to return to Daliang in triumph, who would have thought that the object of their discussion, Zhao Hongrun, had already been He led 20 Zongwei, including Shen Yu and Zhang Ao, plus Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, and Yang Shixing, one step ahead of the dredging army, and quietly sneaked back to the capital of the Wei Dynasty.
Seeing the towering city walls of Daliang City from a distance, Ji Rui, a little girl about the same age as Zhao Hongrun, couldn't help but chirp.
"We've finally arrived... Hey, is this Daliang, the capital of your Kingdom of Wei? It doesn't look like much, either. Well, the city wall is quite high, but I don't know what it's like inside the city... Is there anything good to eat in Daliang? ?By the way, where should we stay after entering the city?..."
Listening to her series of chirping calls, Zhao Hongrun felt a headache and shook his head.
At this time, there was another little girl Yang Yanxing riding with him. After all, when Zhao Hongrun was preparing to return to Daliang, this innocent little girl who often regarded herself as his concubine cried to follow him because of some misunderstandings. , for fear that Zhao Hongrun would leave her behind and make her Yangtongue clan lose their protection, but Zhao Hongrun also liked this simple and well-behaved little girl, so he took her with him.
He even let Yang Yanxing, who couldn't ride a horse, ride with him.
"..."
Looking at Yang Toixing in his arms, and then at her sister Mi Rui who was riding with Mi Jiang, Zhao Hongrun shook his head speechlessly.
Thinking about it, Mi Rui is obviously about the same age as Zhao Hongrun and one year older than Yang Yanxing, but the former is always yelling or complaining from time to time. Looking at Yang Yanxing, she is also bumpy. His face looked tired, but what did he say?
All in all, it is still a question of tutoring quality.
I remember that a while ago, when Zhao Hongrun arranged for the Pingyang Army and split it into the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army, this girl Ji Rui was always complaining, saying that this was boring and that was boring, which troubled Zhao Hongrun. It's annoying. I was just busy at the time and couldn't be bothered to pay attention to it.
Now that the aftermath work had been ordered and arranged, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help hearing the girl's chattering again.
"I did not invite you to Daliang. If you are not satisfied, you can leave at any time."
"I won't listen to you. Wherever my sister goes, I will go."
Mi Rui, who also couldn't ride a horse, turned around and hugged her sister Mi Jiang, while sticking out her tongue and making a face at Zhao Hongrun.
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When Zhao Hongrun saw the veins on his forehead tightening, he felt his adrenal glands surging.
It was undeniable that he hated Mi Rui very much, because it was the relationship between this stupid girl that put him and Mi Jiang in this situation.
Although he has reached a tacit understanding with Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo because of this, the latter will not attack Wei again, but so what?
Seemingly noticing that Zhao Hongrun was on the verge of an explosion, Mi Jiang raised his hand and touched his sister Mi Rui's head, and said in his usual indifferent tone: "Sister, stop making trouble!"
"Oh." Mi Rui still listened to her sister's words. After hearing this, she no longer continued to argue with Zhao Hongrun, but looked at the Kingdom of Wei in front of her with eyes full of novelty.
As for Mi Jiang, after persuading her sister, she couldn't help but glance at the Chu girl Yang Yan Xing in Zhao Hongrun's arms who was about the same age as her sister.
But when she saw Yang Yanxing in Zhao Hongrun's arms smiling sweetly at her, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and nodded in response.
It's not that she has any prejudice against Yang Yanxing. In fact, she is very grateful to Yang Yanxing for taking care of her day and night during the time when she was injured. It's just that she is used to the indifferent expression.
To put it nicely, it means that one cannot express emotions or anger. To put it badly, it means facial paralysis.
Compared with these few people, the Zongwei behind Zhao Hongrun were much more excited. They sat on their horses and raised their arms and shouted loudly.
"Finally back to Daliang!"
"Hahaha, finally back!"
"yeah!"
"Woohoo! Hahahaha..."
Don’t think that since all the Zongwei are not natives of Daliang, they will not have special feelings for Daliang.
In fact, the Zongwei, who were orphans of soldiers in the Great Wei Dynasty, had already regarded the Zongfu and Wenzhao Pavilion in the palace as their home, and regarded Zhao Hongrun, Concubine Shen Shu, and Zhao Hongxuan as their closest family members.
It is not difficult to guess how happy they were when they returned to Daliang.
"Your Highness, do you want to compete to see who can reach the city first?" Zongwei Mu Qing suggested with a wink.
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the sheep's tongue apricot in his arms and gave up his plan to compete for the first place. However, due to the excitement of the sect guards, he did not want to stop him and said with a smile: "Okay, the first place will be the only one."
Drink a jar of wine!"
"Aha!"
Zongwei Mu Qing shouted and rushed out on horseback. The other Zongwei behind Zhao Hongrun cursed and clapped their horses to catch up.
In an instant, the only ones who were still with Zhao Hongrun were Shen Yu, Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, Zhang Ao, Li Meng and other mature and steady Zongwei. The rest of the younger and more lively Zongwei had already left.
He flew more than ten feet away.
"These guys..."
Zongwei Shen Yu shook his head helplessly.
Immediately, he seemed to have thought of something, and whispered to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, do you really plan to do that? ... I always feel that that is not appropriate for my humble position."
"What's wrong?" Zhao Hongrun obviously guessed what Shen Yu was thinking, and said with a half-smile: "I want to give my father a surprise, isn't it good?"
What a surprise...
Shen Yu smiled bitterly and sighed.
When Zhao Hongrun, Mi Jiang, and Shen Yu slowly rode their horses to the gate of Daliang City, the winner had already been decided on Mu Qing's side. This kid finally won the victory by sneaking away, and is now being denounced by the other clan guards.
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At the same time, the guards on duty under the Daliang City Gate also quickly surrounded him.
After all, although Zhao Hongrun and others were wearing ordinary people's clothes, except for Yang Yanxing and Ji Rui, everyone was riding a horse, which aroused the suspicion of the guards.
Originally, as long as Zhao Hongrun's identity as King Su was revealed truthfully, these guards would never dare to stop the interrogation. However, because Zhao Hongrun wanted to surprise his father, Emperor Wei, Lu Mu showed the entry and exit order that he had borrowed from Yong Wang Hongyu.
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The name of King Yong Hongyu was enough to prevent Zhao Hongrun and his group from being interrogated by the soldiers and guards.
In Daliang City, you can ride horses. However, galloping horses is prohibited unless it is an urgent military situation. Therefore, a group of people rode their horses and slowly entered the city gate and headed towards the palace.
During this period, the people walking on both sides of the street looked curiously at Zhao Hongrun and his group. However, because none of Zhao Hongrun and his group were wearing military uniforms, the people passing by only regarded this group of people as dignitaries in the city.
No one could have guessed that it was His Highness Prince Su and his entourage who were the most powerful among them at the moment.
"So...so awesome..."
After entering Daliang, the girl Ji Rui's eyes seemed a little tired. She opened her eyes wide and witnessed the prosperity of Daliang, the capital of the Wei Dynasty.
Think about it, the sisters have lived in Ba for a long time in the past, and although Ba is considered a prosperous place, how can it be as good as Daliang?
Especially when they passed by some pastry shops, the tempting fragrance that came from them made the little girl swallow hard and ask Zhao Hongrun about the source of those sweet smells.
Her sister Mi Jiang, on the other hand, paid more attention to the expressions on the faces of the people in the city.
Different from the lifeless expressions of the common people of Chu State, the Wei people in Daliang seemed to have a smile at this time, the kind of smile that came from the heart.
During this period, one or two people from the public gate could occasionally be seen playing gongs and drums, telling the people in the nearby city how close the dredging army was to the beam at this time, which caused many Wei people to cheer and cheer.
Many people in the city couldn't wait to go outside the city to greet the hero in their hearts: His Royal Highness King Su and his dredging army.
The joyful expressions on the faces of these people made Mi Jiang vaguely realize that the Ji family's weight in the hearts of the Wei people was much higher than the Xiong family's weight in the hearts of the Chu people, and they were much more loved.
Riding their horses slowly to Zhengyang North Street, Zhao Hongrun and others headed north towards the palace. When they approached the palace, everyone got off their horses. After all, carriages and horses were prohibited inside and outside the palace. Even Zhao Hongrun did not have a carriage at the moment.
The honor of entering the palace.
The imperial guards were guarding the palace, so Zhao Hongrun's identity could no longer be concealed. After all, Zhao Hongrun had been a frequent visitor to the palace. Many imperial guards, including Jin Ju, the commander of the imperial guards, recognized him.
His Royal Highness King Su.
This also made when Zhao Hongrun and others entered the palace gate, the guards commander Jin Ju and others opened their eyes in shock: Su...His Royal Highness King Su has actually entered the city?! Isn't he still twenty miles outside the city?
What?
"Shh."
Zhao Hongrun smiled evilly and made a silent gesture to Jin Ju and others, telling them to pretend not to know. After all, he still wanted to give his father a surprise.
At the same time, in the Chui Gong Hall in the palace, the Emperor of Wei, as well as Zhongshu Ling Lin Yuyang, Zhongshu Zuocheng Yu Ziqi, and a new Zhongshu Youcheng who Zhao Hongrun had never seen, rarely handled government affairs in the palace, but
I am excitedly waiting for the latest news.
Because they all know that it won’t be long before the greatest contributor to the battle between Wei and Chu, King Su Zhao Hongrun, will lead the dredging army back in triumph. For this grand event, the Emperor of Wei is ready to welcome him, and all the emperors of Zhao Hongrun will return home in triumph.
The brothers, as well as all the officials in the court, and even the people in the city, all went to greet His Highness King Su, who had enhanced the prestige of the Wei Dynasty.
At this stall, Zhao Hongrun ordered Lu Mu and several other clan guards to temporarily place Mi Jiang and Mi Rui in his Wenzhao Pavilion, while he led Shen Yu, Zhang Ao and others to Chui Gong Hall as if nothing had happened.
At this time, in the Chui Gong Hall, the great eunuch Tong Xian was reporting the latest news to Emperor Wei in a low voice.
"According to the sergeant who returned to Daliang, the dredging army is only twenty miles away from Daliang..."
"Twenty miles." Emperor Wei made an estimate, nodded and said, "It's almost there. Sirs, come with me to the east gate to meet you."
After hearing this, the three ministers in the room stood up one after another, straightened their clothes, and followed Emperor Wei to the east gate to welcome the victorious army returning in triumph.
But just as Emperor Wei and his party were preparing to step out of Chui Gong Hall, another group of people stepped into the hall just a step earlier.
"Hmm?...Oh, Father, you look good!"
"..."
Both Emperor Wei and the three Zhongshu ministers behind him had dumbfounded expressions on their faces.
He... why is he here?! Shouldn't he slowly return to Daliang with the Jun Shui Army and wait for me to go out of the city to greet him? (To be continued.)