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In fact, the news that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, had returned to Daliang, had been discovered by interested parties since his dilapidated carriage drove to the palace.
It's impossible to hide something as big as this.
After all, that was Zhao Yuanzuo, the Prince of Nanliang, who returned to Daliang for the first time after being exiled for seventeen years. I believe that this news will quickly turn into a storm in just one or two days, instantly replacing the Smelting Bureau and Bingzhu.
This gambling game has replaced the case of Xu Yin, the Fenxing fortress general, who was suspected of murdering the Chu envoy Xiong Fen, and has become the most talked about strange event in Daliang City.
In fact, the officials in the DPRK and China who were better informed had already learned the news at this moment and were talking about it.
It’s no wonder, after all, Zhao Yuanzuo’s identity is too sensitive. He helped the emperor’s eldest son, Zhao Yuanniu, and became the enemy of the current Wei monarch Zhao Yuansi. He was a prince (prince) who had raised an army to rebel.
"Prince Jing... His Majesty actually recalled Prince Jing back to Daliang."
At the residence of Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, his eldest son Li Jin, the chief minister of the Military Casting Bureau, had a look of disbelief on his face.
The Prince Jing in his mouth was the royal title of Zhao Yuanzuo during his princely period.
"Silence!"
As soon as he heard the word King Jing, Li Huan subconsciously scolded his son. After all, the word King Jing was a forbidden word, and it was a royal title that had been sealed for seventeen years.
Although Emperor Wei has now recalled Zhao Yuanzuo, his former brother, to Daliang, who can guarantee that Emperor Wei has really forgotten what happened that day?
But at such times, saying the wrong thing can be quite fatal.
"It's the King of Nanliang." Li Huan corrected in a deep voice.
Li Jin was not stupid. When he heard this, he realized that he had made a mistake and quickly nodded in agreement: "That's right, King Nanliang..."
Li Huan nodded with satisfaction. Then he asked doubtfully: "How did you know about it?"
Li Jin looked a little embarrassed.
Seeing this, Li Huan stopped asking. After all, at this moment, his son would show such an embarrassed look, presumably it was related to the matter of the Smelting Bureau.
As for this matter, Li Huan personally went to Chui Gong Hall to intercede with Emperor Wei and asked the latter to intervene in the bet between the Bingzhu Bureau and the Smelting Bureau. It was not a glorious thing.
But after a while, Li Jin took the initiative to vaguely explain the reason: "When the child came out of the palace, he happened to see Li Zheng, the president of the Three Guards Army, entering the palace near the palace gate..."
I have to say that that scene really shocked Li Jin, and he quickly came to his father's house to find out the news.
After all, his father was the Minister of the Ministry of War, so he was naturally better informed than him, the Chief of the Military Casting Bureau, in terms of obtaining information.
What surprised Li Jin was that his father seemed not surprised that the former King of Jing, Zhao Yuanzuo, returned to Daliang, as if he had already known about it.
Seeing this, Li Jin cautiously asked: "Father, could it be that you have already learned about this matter?"
Don't think that their father and son, Li Huan, will tell his son everything they know. Only those who have experienced too many things will understand that sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.
But at this moment, after Li Jin looked at Li Jin for a few times, Li Huan stroked his beard and said: "Since the King of Nanliang has arrived in Daliang, it doesn't hurt to tell you as a father... Yes, as early as a month ago, as a father,
I have already learned that the King of Nanliang will return to Daliang." At this point, he murmured: "Unexpectedly, even Commander Li Zheng showed up...just now outside the palace gate. It can be said that there is an undercurrent emerging, right?"
Li Jin didn't ask you why you didn't tell me such nonsense since you already knew it. Obviously, for such a big event, Emperor Wei would have blocked the news in advance. If his father, Li Huan, ignored Emperor Wei's prohibition and secretly reported this.
The news was revealed to his son. Once this news was accidentally leaked, the Li family would be in great misfortune.
This is also the crime of deceiving the emperor!
Looking at his father, Li Jin nodded and said: "According to what the boy saw, the five clan guards around King Nanliang and Commander Li Zheng were just like... like enemies meeting. However, they were stopped by King Nanliang.
.”
"Hmm." Li Huan nodded.
"Father, the King of Nanliang has been in exile for seventeen years. His Majesty suddenly summoned him. I wonder what happened?"
"..." Li Huan thought for a while and felt that there was no need to hide the matter from his son, who held an important position as the director of the Bingzhu Bureau. Hearing this, he said seriously: "You still remember, a month ago, King Yi came from Longxi
Return to Daliang?"
The King Yi in his mouth refers to Zhao Hongrun's sixth uncle, King Yi Zhao Yuanli.
"Yeah." Li Jin nodded in confusion. He was very puzzled. He didn't understand that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was recalled to Daliang by Emperor Wei. This had any connection with the return of Zhao Yuanli, the king of Yi, to Daliang a month ago.
No wonder, after all, only a few people knew about the critical situation in Longxi. Except for Zhao Hongrun, who did not hide it from him because of his relationship with his sixth uncle Zhao Yuanli, Emperor Wei only disclosed the news to Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan.
, six ministers, and three ministers of Zhongshu headed by Lin Yuyang.
To put it bluntly, although Li Jin also held an important position in the court, there was still a long way to go before he was notified of such crucial news by Emperor Wei at the first time.
"When King Yi returned to Daliang, he reported a piece of very important news to His Majesty... You should know that the foundation of our royal family in the Wei Dynasty is in Longxi."
"Well, Longxi Ji's surname is Wei..." Li Jin nodded.
Dawei Ji's surname is the Zhao family, which originated from the Wei family in Longxi. This is a well-known fact to all people in the Wei state.
"Did something unexpected happen in Longxi?" Li Jin asked in surprise.
Li Huan nodded and said in a deep voice: "King Yi brought back news that a war broke out between Longxi and Xirong. This war is said to have been fought for nearly ten years. According to King Yi, the situation in Longxi is getting worse. If
Without support, I am afraid that the Wei family surnamed Ji will cease to exist in a short time... Even if a few people survive, they will probably become slaves of Xirong."
Li Jin's eyes widened when he heard this.
You know, the Li family is a clan that prospered in the land of Sanchuan. It is said that their ancestors were once retainers of the Ji Zhao clan. Although their status is not high, it is undeniable. They are different from those who claim to be from Wei, but are actually the empress of Zheng.
Compared with people who are descendants of the Liang Kingdom, the Li family is one of the real Wei people.
Because of this, Li Jin was extremely shocked and angry that Xirong dared to attack Longxi, their mother country in the Wei Dynasty.
Li Huan noticed his son's staring eyes and waved his hand to tell him to calm down. At the same time, he said: "Your Majesty will definitely not sit back and watch the Ji family be conquered by Xirong. Becoming a prisoner or even a slave of Xirong, after all, the Ji Zhao family originated from
The Ji Wei family, if the Ji Wei family really ends up like this, the Ji Zhao family will also be disgraced. Therefore, at the suggestion of Prince Yan, His Majesty will Jing...well, recall the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo to Daliang
." At this point, he paused and revealed: "In fact, Chui Gong Palace ordered our Ministry of War to ask your Military Casting Bureau to cast 50,000 more sets of equipment and armor, which were prepared in advance for the new army of King Nan Liang.
.”
"I see……"
Li Jin suddenly understood after hearing this, and then he understood why the arms order suddenly surged from 80,000 sets to 130,000 sets, which almost drove him crazy.
In fact, because of this incident, Li Jin had more than one sidestep, trying to get some information from the officials of the Ministry of War. Unfortunately, those officials only knew that this order was issued by Chui Gong Palace. As for the reason.
But no one knew.
Only now did his father Li Huan reveal the mystery. Those 50,000 sets of equipment were originally used to prepare for the Western Expedition.
"But father, Jing... no. This person, the King of Nanliang..."
Li Jin's face showed a hint of worry.
Although seventeen years have passed, Li Jin still remembers that day.
At that time, he was just a young man, standing on the gate of Daliang City, staring at an army with the banner of Shunshui and another army with the banner of Yushui. These two elite divisions
Inside the city, outside the city, the sky was dark and the ground was dark, with blood flowing like rivers.
At that time, everything within a fifty-mile radius of Daliang City became a battlefield.
Also on that day, Daliang lost two elite divisions stationed in Beijing, the Shunshui Army and the Yu Shui Army.
At the same time, they also lost two geniuses of the royal family: the third son of the emperor, King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo, was defeated in the war. Although Emperor Wei later granted amnesty to the world after he ascended the throne, he also pardoned Zhao Yuanzuo's sins, renamed him King of Nanliang and exiled him; and assisted Emperor Wei
Zhao Yuan'ai, the fifth son of the emperor who had won the throne, was shot in the chest by a crossbow on the battlefield. He was seriously injured and passed out. Even though he was lucky enough to be diagnosed and treated, he suffered from a lifelong illness and had to retreat from the temple to recuperate.
If it weren't for the war that day, I, the Wei Dynasty...hey!
Recalling this incident, Li Jin shook his head and sighed: Wei really lost a lot in that battle.
Indeed, the Wei State suffered huge losses during that civil strife. First of all, the Shunshui Army and the Yushui Army, the two elite guards at the time, almost fought to the point of dying together, and countless fierce generals and soldiers died in the battle.
Even at that time, the Emperor of Wei, King of Yu Zhao Yuanke, King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo, and several of the clan guards around these princes died in the battle.
For example, Zhao Hongrun's third uncle, Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Southern Liang, when Zhao Hongrun and his sixth uncle Zhao Yuanli greeted the latter at Shili Pavilion outside Daliang City, there were only five clan guards left beside him.
That was almost the same period as the Zongwei of the Junshuiying General Bailiba, the Fenxingsai General Xu Yin, and the Dangshanying General Sima An. They all came from the Zongfu, so there couldn't be much difference in strength and ability.
It can only be said that the Wei State does not have generals who are good at fighting, but most of its brave generals have died in the civil strife in the 17th year.
Fortunately, after the incident, Emperor Wei quickly promoted Bailiba, Xu Yin, Sima An and others to generals of the permanent army to revitalize the military that had been depleted due to that battle. Otherwise, it would have been a complete mess.
"After seventeen years, the two brothers from back then met again. I don't know whether it was a blessing or a curse..."
Li Huan stroked his beard and murmured.
After hearing this, Li Jin also felt a little curious.
In fact, he was also full of curiosity about this matter, but it was a pity that even if he had ten courages, he would not dare to peek at the meeting between Emperor Wei and Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang.
In his opinion, this kind of thing can only be done by guessing, and no one should have the courage to do so.
However, he guessed wrong. At this moment, the daring Zhao Hongrun was hiding behind a tree in the Imperial Garden, leaning down to watch the meeting between his father, Emperor Wei, and the King of Nanliang, Zhao Yuanzuo, and eavesdropping on their conversation.
conversation.
Well, that's really audacious!
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