Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhao Yuanli in shock. If the Sixth Uncle Wang hadn't had a solemn look on his face when talking about this matter, he would have thought he was joking.
What is this?
The Wei side has just stabilized, and the mother country is almost destroyed? The Wei family with the Ji surname, which is closely related to the Zhao family with the Ji surname, is almost destroyed?
Zhao Hongrun simply didn't know what to say.
Perhaps seeing the horrified look on Zhao Hongrun's face, Zhao Yuanli suddenly put away the solemn expression on his face and said with a smile: "Haha, Uncle Six was too alarmist... In fact, Longxi still has the strength to fight.
"
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Zhao Hongrun looked at Zhao Yuanli and said nothing.
Because he knew that since the sixth uncle said something that would almost destroy the country, it meant that the situation in Longxi was really dangerous. His sixth uncle, who seemed to be dishonest, would not joke about such a major national matter.
For a long time, Zhao Hongrun asked tentatively: "Could it be that Uncle Liu went to Longxi just to confirm whether the news is true?"
"Well!" Perhaps realizing that his smile had no effect, Zhao Yuanli put away the smile on his face and said in a solemn tone again: "If you want to support Longxi, you must pass through Sanchuan County.
The country will not sit idly by... Therefore, we must first confirm whether the news is reliable, and then consider whether to negotiate with the Rong Kingdom. Also, be prepared to fight with the Rong Kingdom."
"Isn't the relationship between the Wei Dynasty and the Rong Kingdom bad?"
"It's hard to say whether it's good or bad." Zhao Yuanli shook his head and said with a frown: "In the past, the two wells did not interfere with each other. Apart from trading some salt, iron, horses, and grain, there was almost no contact."
"Is there still a deal?" Zhao Hongrun said in astonishment when he heard this: "Since there is a deal, why not directly borrow the road from Rongguo?"
Zhao Yuanli shook his head and corrected: "First of all, the Rong Kingdom is just a name for their city-state by Uncle Liu. In fact, I, the Wei Dynasty, used to call it Xirong, which is the same as the Ba Kingdom. There is no country in the true sense.
, all composed of numerous large tribes and small
Tribes are composed of large tribes ruling small tribes, such as Linhu, Wushi, Yiqu, etc. in the northwest of Longxi. There is also the Yinrong that cuts off the connection between the Wei Dynasty and Longxi... If you want to borrow a road from the Yinrong, you must
Convince all the tribal chiefs, big and small, in Yinrong."
"It's hard?"
"Well. First of all, you have to find the location of those tribes in the land of Sanchuan. Furthermore, not all the tribes in Yinrong are kind to me, the Great Wei... In the past, at most, only one of them has traded with me, the Great Wei.
Just two.”
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun already understood.
Obviously, Yinrong would not agree to the Wei Dynasty sending elite troops through the Sanchuan area to support Longxi. After all, they would also be worried about what would happen if the Wei army suddenly made trouble for them?
Therefore, if the Wei Dynasty insists on sending troops to support Longxi, it means that Yinrong will probably organize troops to intercept it.
"Does my father know about this?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
Zhao Yuanli nodded and said with a smile: "Sixth Uncle has given your father a detailed account of what he has seen and heard over the years. I believe your father will summon the ministers to discuss it tomorrow."
"Discuss?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and then a somewhat inexplicable and strange look appeared on his face.
It is undeniable that this matter should be carefully discussed.
After all, according to Zhao Yuanli, Longxi is quite far away from the Yingshui Lord of the Wei Dynasty, and there is a powerful Yinrong in between. If you want to send troops to support Longxi, nine times out of ten, you will have to fight with the Yinrong.
If Da Wei's fist is strong enough, he will be able to break through. Otherwise, Da Wei can only retreat to Chenggao Pass. He can only watch the people of Longxi's mother's clan whose surname is Wei being bullied by foreigners.
This is not a decision that can be made easily. After all, the Wei Dynasty itself is not that strong at the moment. If a large number of troops are sent to support Longxi, what if Chu and South Korea take the opportunity to attack?
When the time comes, it will really be a waste of time. Not only will the Ji Wei family in Longxi be destroyed, but the Ji Zhao family in Yingshui County will also be destroyed.
Maybe he noticed that Zhao Hongrun frowned and didn't speak for a long time. Zhao Yuanli patted him on the back and said angrily: "Such a national matter, do you need to worry about it? You still care about the things around you.
Let's go." After that, he warned in a gentle voice: "After learning about the incident in Longxi, your father probably has no time to worry about your affairs. You go to talk to him tomorrow and follow his lead, and this matter will be settled.
It’s over, do you understand?”
Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then couldn't help but ask: "In the opinion of Sixth Uncle, how long can Longxi hold on?"
Hearing Zhao Hongrun mention the matter of Longxi again, Zhao Yuanli was stunned, looked at Zhao Hongrun inexplicably a few times, then frowned and said: "It's hard to say...but the Wei family in Longxi has lost a lot of men in the past ten years.
Especially in recent years, the situation has been particularly serious..."
I see.
Zhao Hongrun suddenly understood. It turned out that there were wars with other clans in Longxi for many years, which caused the decline of the Wei clan's male population. No wonder Zhao Yuanli, the sixth uncle of the king, said that the country was almost destroyed.
Just think about it, if the men in the country have died in successive wars, and eventually even the country cannot be saved, is it possible that the women, children, and children in the country will go to the battlefield with weapons to kill the enemy?
If that doesn't work, just let the Wei family from Longxi move out.
With words like this, Zhao Hongrun could only think about it in his heart. After all, the Zhao family of Ji in the Great Wei came from the Wei family of Ji in Longxi. If the Wei family members were really brought to the Wei Dynasty, then when the time comes, the Zhao family and the
Who is in charge of the Wei family?
This is a very acute question. You must know that the Chu State triggered a series of civil strife because of the difficulty in reconciling the relationship between the two clans, Mi and Qu, who also came from the surname Xiong.
I believe that most of the people of the Zhao family in the Wei Dynasty will not let people with the same surname of the Wei family set foot in Yingshui County. After all, no one is a fool.
But do we really have to stand by and watch?
Zhao Hongrun frowned.
He knew very well that the current Wei Dynasty, under the threat of Korea in the north and Chu in the south, did not send troops to risk the war with Yinrong and travel long distances to support Longxi's strength. Therefore, the best way was to let Longxi
The Wei family with the surname Ji migrated to the Great Wei Dynasty.
This method is far more reliable than Daliang's direct dispatch of troops to support Longxi. Of course, it is also very harmful.
Forget it, what do I want to do with these things? My father and the courtiers have to worry about these things.
Zhao Hongrun shook his head and threw these random thoughts away.
The uncle and nephew walked for a while in the dark and silent streets. Finally, they took a carriage and arrived at Zhao Hongrun's Prince Su's Mansion.
It was already dark at this time, and Zhao Hongrun noticed that Zhao Yuanli had a look of sleepiness on his face, so he did not drag the Sixth Uncle to talk all night long. Anyway, the day was long.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun personally placed Zhao Yuanli, the Sixth Prince's uncle, and his few followers who were not sure whether they were from Zongwei or not, in Xiyuan.
After all, Concubine Shen Shu and Concubine Wu Gui had already moved back to the palace, and the house in Xiyuan was enough for Zhao Yuanli and his entourage to live.
After saying goodbye, Zhao Hongrun also went back to his room to rest.
As the owner of Prince Su's Mansion, Zhao Hongrun lives in the main hall of the North Room of the Prince's Mansion. In the room on the northeast side of the inner hall.
It is worth mentioning that outside his room, there was a plaque of Xiaoyao Pavilion hanging high. It seems that it was the plaque of Xiaoyao Pavilion that he had removed by his father's royal guards in memory of him.
However, Zhao Hongrun took it off after only a few days. After all, he didn't think he was living a carefree life now. Hanging this plaque was purely to cause trouble for himself.
The Zongwei were accustomed to this, after all, their Highness was sometimes so conflicted and entangled.
At dawn the next day, Zhao Hongrun got up early.
He asked the chefs in the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous table of dishes to make up for the banquet he had not prepared for his sixth uncle Zhao Yuanli yesterday.
Because the people invited and accompanying were all his own people, Zhao Hongrun did not hold the banquet in the front hall, but in the side hall of the north room.
After all, he always felt that a table banquet where one person sat alone was much more alienating than a table banquet where everyone sat around.
Perhaps because he was too tired from the long journey, Zhao Yuanli didn't show up in the side hall until three quarters past.
After walking into the side hall, Zhao Yuanli smiled and expressed his gratitude to his nephew for organizing this welcoming banquet for him.
"Uncle Liu, you are in luck. Our chef in Prince Su's Mansion borrowed it from the royal kitchen of the palace."
Inviting Zhao Yuanli to the guest's seat, Zhao Hongrun said with some satisfaction.
Zhao Yuanli laughed when he heard this. He teased him and said, "Then Uncle Six really needs to see things... I hope you have delicacies here that Uncle Six has never tasted."
Hearing these words, Zhao Hongrun felt a little discouraged. After all, the Sixth Uncle in front of him was definitely an expert in eating. Birds and beasts, covered with feathers and scales, what could this Sixth Uncle not eat before?
After thinking for a while, Zhao Hongrun said fiercely: "Roasted golden scaly tail!...Have you ever eaten it?"
Zhao Yuanli was stunned for a moment. He looked at Zhao Hongrun with both laughter and tears in his eyes and said, "Your father's precious fish was ruined by you like this?" After saying that, he suddenly changed his tone and asked, "How does it feel?"
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but want to say that he was worthy of being the Sixth Uncle. He hummed and stared at Zhao Yuanli. After a while, he lost his temper and curled his lips and said: "Actually, the taste is ordinary, almost the same as ordinary fish."
"Uncle Six feels the same way." Zhao Yuanli nodded.
This... isn't quite right?
Zhao Hongrun blinked and thought for a moment, then his eyes widened in shock, staring at Zhao Yuanli in disbelief, but he saw the Sixth Uncle smiled weirdly at him.
Zhao Hongrun understood immediately: He is indeed the Sixth Uncle King!
At this moment, Princess Yulong, Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, Yang Shixing and others who Zhao Hongrun had invited to have dinner with him appeared at the entrance of the side hall.
When Zhao Yuanli saw Princess Yulong, he was obviously stunned for a moment, his eyes slightly opened, and he seemed a little surprised.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun quickly reminded in a low voice: "Uncle Six, she is Yulong."
Zhao Yuanli was silent for a few breaths, and then his eyebrows gradually wrinkled.
"I know...but why does she live in your house?"
Uncle Sixth Prince...don't like Princess Yulong?
Zhao Hongrun looked at Zhao Yuanli in surprise, and saw that Zhao Yuanli frowned, seeming to have a lot of prejudice against Princess Yulong.
This is the first time that Zhao Hongrun has seen the usually smiling Uncle Liu Wang show such clear resistance. (To be continued.)