That night, after Emperor Wei, Concubine Shen Shu, Zhao Hongrun, and Zhao Hongxuan's family had a meal in the palace, Zhao Hongrun invited Emperor Wei to the side hall alone and told his father about Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng. thing.
When the Emperor of Wei heard that Xiong Tuo was currently in Daliang, the royal capital of the Wei Dynasty, and was still living grandly in the post house, the Emperor of Wei showed a strange smile on his face.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun showed a bit of confusion on his face and asked curiously: "Father, have you seen Xiong Tuo?"
As soon as he asked this question, he secretly thought that he was stupid. You know, more than ten years ago, his father, together with Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, joined forces to attack the Song Dynasty. It was like this kind of combined forces to destroy people. How could major national affairs be carried out without personal contact with each other?
Sure enough, Emperor Wei stroked his beard and recalled: "More than ten years ago, probably at the end of the fifth year of Hongde's reign, Xiong Tuo came to Daliang to visit me."
"Oh?" Zhao Hongrun listened with interest.
"At that time, Xiong Tuo should have just been awarded the title of Lord of Yangcheng..." Emperor Wei held the tea cup and murmured: "At that time, I didn't know who this son was. Before that, I only talked to Lord Runan of Chu State. Have dealt with it."
"Runan Jun Xiong Hao?" Zhao Hongrun interrupted.
Emperor Wei glanced at his son with a slightly surprised look, and said with a smile: "I went to Chu State and learned a lot...did you learn it from the three Chu women around you? "
Looking at Emperor Wei's narrow eyes, Zhao Hongrun frowned and reminded dissatisfiedly: "Father!"
"Okay, okay." Emperor Wei smiled and waved his hand, then suppressed the teasing smile on his face, and said seriously: "At that time, Xiong Tuo was only in his early twenties, young and energetic, and as soon as he saw my face, he said that he would share the money with me equally. The Song State... At that time, the Song State was at odds with the Wei State and repeatedly sent troops to invade the Wei State. The Wei State at that time assisted the Wei State in resisting the pressure from South Korea in the north. Most of the country's troops were in the north, so the Wei State The king then asked me, the great Wei Dynasty, for help."
"Then, in anger, the father simply joined forces with Xiong Tuo to attack the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Hongrun asked with relief.
Of course he knew the relationship between Wei and Wei. Just as Lu was the younger brother of Qi, Wei was also a solid ally of Wei. They joined forces to fight against the powerful country in the north, South Korea. Song provoked Wei, but Wei had nothing to do with provoking them. Not the slightest difference.
"At first, I just wanted to teach Song a lesson." Emperor Wei stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "You also know that behind Song is Qi. The alliance of Qi, Lu, and Song is unbreakable. I don't want to provoke Qi."
Zhao Hongrun was puzzled when he heard it, and asked in surprise: "Did anything happen later?"
Emperor Wei nodded and said with a wry smile: "Xiong Tuo's army attacked the ground too fiercely. More than 200,000 troops pressed forward. The Song Dynasty retreated steadily. I won't hide it from you. At that time, my army in Wei Dynasty was almost only Stand idly by and watch... But at this time, the change you mentioned happened. Nangong, the great general of the Song Dynasty, could not resist Xiong Tuo's army and surrendered to the Wei Dynasty."
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, vaguely guessing something.
Obviously, Emperor Wei also noticed his son's expression that seemed to have enlightenment, and said with a wry smile: "You should understand what kind of temptation it is... Just as you thought, I used the excuse of insufficient logistics and food transportation at the critical moment. Cut off the food and fodder that supports Xiong Tuo's army."
"How did your father do it specifically?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.
"It's very simple. We paid Xiong Tuo military rations for free in the early stage, but when he attacked the capital of the Song Dynasty, the rations were cut off."
No wonder Xiong Tuo wants to devour you.
"..." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Emperor Wei with a strange expression.
It’s no wonder, after all, his father was unkind in this matter. It was obviously Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, who contributed the most, but because of the surrender of Nangong, the great general of the Song Dynasty, the Emperor of Wei became greedy and tried to destroy the whole country. The Song Dynasty annexed.
Not to mention that Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, could not accept this kind of thing. Even if Zhao Hongrun was sitting in Xiong Tuo's position at that time, he would definitely hate the Emperor of Wei and gnash his teeth.
But having said that, being unkind is not kind, but Zhao Hongrun doesn't think there is anything wrong with his father's approach. After all, no matter what the relationship between Xiong Tuo and the Wei State was at that time, in the end, Chu State belongs to their Wei State after all. Potential enemies, unless the Chu State is willing to become a vassal state of their Wei State like the Wei State, otherwise, if there is a chance to cheat him, of course he will.
If it were Zhao Hongrun, he would do the same thing.
After all, if the Chu State becomes more powerful, their Wei State will become the next Song State sooner or later.
At that time, Xiong Tuo attacked the Song Dynasty, probably after the death of his uncle Xiong Hao, the king of Runan. He was eager to establish meritorious service and expand his influence in the Chu country, so that he could become the king of Chu in the future. Wei Huo's legacy continued, but he didn't expect to be tricked by his father...
Zhao Hongrun nodded and finally understood why in the past ten years, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, Biyang Lord Xiong Qi and other Xiong nobles in Western Chu have frequently attacked their Fenxing fortress in the Wei Dynasty. When he conquered the Song Dynasty, the Emperor of Wei gave him a terrible trick.
Perhaps because he felt that his son's eyes were a little strange, Emperor Wei coughed and changed the topic: "Did he sneak into my Daliang to meet you? When did you have that friendship with him? As far as I know, you were in Yan When we were at Shui Camp, I still wanted to cut Xiong Tuo into pieces with a thousand knives."
"Isn't this the situation that has changed?" Zhao Hongrun did not dare to say that he had been infected by Mijiang Green Gu, and said vaguely: "According to what I know, among the sons of King Xiong Xu of Chu, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, and Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng is quite talented, and it is undeniable that he will be the next candidate for the King of Chu. What is commendable is that Xiong Tuo and Xiong Sheng have never been on good terms..."
"Is it just like the prince and King Yong?" Emperor Wei mocked himself with emotion.
Zhao Hongrun noticed the inexplicable sadness in his father's eyes, but he was not interested in interfering in the matter between the prince and King Yong. He said to himself: "It's worse than that... Therefore, if it is run properly, it may be possible to call the Chu Kingdom Caught in civil strife, it is difficult to extricate oneself.”
"You want to support Xiong Tuo secretly?" Emperor Wei obviously heard something.
"Exactly." Zhao Hongrun nodded and said unabashedly: "Although it sounds very ironic that he would secretly support his enemy a while ago, I thought that by sitting back and watching Xiong Tuo lose power, the Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng To become the next king of Chu, it is better to pull Xiong Tuo and call him Chu Xi and Chu Dong. Two groups of Xiong nobles killed each other in order to support the princes they were loyal to."
"Is it a plan for two tigers to compete for food?" Emperor Wei thought for a moment after hearing this, frowned and asked: "What does Xiong Tuo want?"
"A large amount of armaments and food!"
Emperor Wei frowned when he heard this and glanced at Zhao Hongrun suspiciously.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun knew that his father might have doubts in his heart, so he whispered: "He is going to seek Ba Kingdom."
"Ba Guo?" Emperor Wei's eyes flashed when he heard this, he tapped his fingers on the table, and did not speak for a long time.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Hongrun asked doubtfully: "Does Ba have any relationship with me, the Wei Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wei glanced at Zhao Hongrun and admonished him in an incomprehensible tone: "You are a member of the Ji clan, how can you forget the hatred of Fangling?!"
Huh? What’s so weird?
Zhao Hongrun looked at Emperor Wei in confusion.
Seeing this, Emperor Wei sighed helplessly, shook his head and said, "That's all! How can people of your generation still remember the hateful things we Wei people had in those days." After saying that, Emperor Wei thought about it and asked: "Xiong Tuo wants to
Which part of Guizhou, Ba, or Shu are you trying to get?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was even more confused.
Looking at his son's confused look, Wei Tian shook his head speechlessly, and then said sternly: "In short, whether Xiong Tuo plans to start a war within Chu State, or to go west to seize Badi, as long as it does not harm our great Wei Dynasty, I can
Acquiesce to this matter."
It seems that the relationship between Ba and Wei is not very good...
Muttering secretly in his heart, Zhao Hongrun asked tentatively: "But, Xiong Tuo wants the armaments of the Sixth Battalion."
Upon hearing these words, Emperor Wei was stunned for a moment, holding the tea cup and thinking in silence.
After a long time, he asked in a solemn tone: "Can you guarantee that after Xiong Tuo takes that batch of armaments, he will not turn around and continue to attack the Wei Dynasty?"
Recalling Xiong Tuo's kind and doting attitude towards the two sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui in his mind, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said seriously: "I can't guarantee it. I just think that the possibility is very low... Er Chen
I don’t mean to boast, but I did lead the army to conquer Xiong.
Most of Tuo's fiefdoms have only three cities left. Not surprisingly, the Chu people in western Chu now regard us as Wei people as fierce beasts. Even if Xiong Tuo betrays his faith, the newly formed army under his command will face us.
As a sergeant in the Wei Dynasty, I’m afraid it’s hard to have any morale at all…
...Furthermore, I have established three new armies in the North County of Yingshui: Zhaoling Army, Yanshui Army, and Shangshui Army, totaling 780,000 people. If we add the troops under General Xu Yin of Fenxing fortress, our great Wei
Now there are nearly 100,000 troops stationed on the border between Wei and Chu. If Xiong Tuo is not stupid, he will never
Try to bite off a piece of meat from my great Wei again. What's more, the fully armed force of 80,000 people alone is not enough to make up for Xiong Tuo's previous losses. He should understand that right now, he can only get the secret support of my great Wei.
, he is qualified to compete with Lord Liyang for the position of King of Chu."
"Well." After hearing Zhao Hongrun's clear analysis, Emperor Wei nodded convinced: "Okay! In that case, let's handle this matter according to your wishes." At this point, he lowered his voice: "But Hongrun
Run, you have to know that we, the Wei Dynasty, are about to form an alliance with Qi... In other words, there is no way that I will admit this in public, do you understand?"
Zhao Hongrun understood the words and said in a low voice: "Father, don't worry."
It must be said that Zhao Hongrun was relieved after receiving Emperor Wei's approval.
Because as Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, hinted, as long as it was privately authorized by Emperor Wei, it would not be considered a private transaction.
But even so, there are still some problems.
After all, the Wei Dynasty and the Qi State have agreed on the alliance of Qi, Lu, and Wei to jointly fight against the Chu State. At this time, if King Xi of Qi learns that their Wei Dynasty has actually sold their generals to Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, then Zhao Hongrun's sixth brother Zhao The alliance that Hongzhao finally brokered will obviously come to nothing.
At present, Wei Dynasty needs this alliance.
Therefore, even if Emperor Wei agreed in his heart, he would never declare his support for this matter. He could only rely on Zhao Hongrun to operate it himself.
From the Ministry of War, he took the armaments replaced by the Sixth Battalion of the garrison and secretly transported them to Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo.
Once this matter is exposed, Zhao Hongrun may become the criminal who destroys the alliance of the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu and Wei. (To be continued.)