The next day, around dawn, Emperor Wei, under the protection of Li Zheng, the president of the Three Guards Army, and more than a dozen Tiger Guards, quietly came to the Qingyang Tribe's camping ground to visit the injury of his sixth brother Zhao Yuanli.
At this time, Zhao Yuanli looked much better because he had a good night's rest.
He was a little surprised by Emperor Wei's visit, but he didn't think that Emperor Wei came purely to check on his injury. He believed that the most important purpose was to deal with the horse thieves yesterday.
Because there were no tables and chairs in the tent, Zhao Yuanli and Emperor Wei walked around casually in the Qingyang Tribe’s camping ground. Anyway, most people in the Qingyang Tribe of the Yi ethnic group could not understand the dialect of Wei, so they retreated.
Just say it in one step, even if you understand it, it doesn't matter.
"Huan Hu of Han?" After hearing Emperor Wei's statement, Zhao Yuanli thought for a while, shook his head and said, "This name is very strange, and I have no impression. However, Wang Di observed that those horse thieves yesterday were definitely not...
It’s as simple as an ordinary horse thief.”
"Li Zheng also means the same thing." Emperor Wei nodded and agreed: "Li Zheng suspects that these horse thieves may be from Korea's elite cavalry..."
"Is it a Korean conspiracy?"
"That's not to say...it's more like a regular army that turned into a bandit..." Emperor Wei said with a look of disbelief.
"Rebels from South Korea?" Zhao Yuanli nodded slightly as he recalled how the horse thieves did not forget to bite the roasted animal legs while they were fighting last night.
After all, he also felt that the powerful fighting power of those horse thieves was completely inconsistent with their incomprehensible behavior. They obviously had the strength to compete with the elite regular army cavalry, but their posture during the fight was unflattering, making it difficult to judge the identity of the other party.
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"Li Zheng will investigate this matter later."
"..." Zhao Yuanli didn't say anything because he felt that what the king of their Wei state beside him was saying was not the real purpose of his visit.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Emperor Wei suddenly spoke: "According to what Li Zheng said, Huan Hu personally admitted last night that he came for me... In the whole world, I believe there will be no one."
Would a group of thieves attack the king of a country for no reason? Besides, that Huan Hu is probably a Korean, and I have no enmity with him. If it weren’t for someone behind the scenes and luring him with a lot of money, I believe that Huan Hu would
How could you attack me without any reason?"
As he spoke, the expression on Emperor Wei's face gradually calmed down. He glanced at Zhao Yuanli and asked, "Yuanli, in your opinion, who was behind those horse thieves yesterday?"
Zhao Yuanli was stunned for a moment when he heard the words. He could hear the deep meaning hidden in Emperor Wei's words. Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, he asked in a low voice: "Brother Emperor, are you doubting me, the Wei people?"
"..." Emperor Wei nodded expressionlessly and said coldly: "At present, it seems that what Hongrun said is that the anti-Wei forces lurking in the country are the most suspected."
Looking at Emperor Wei's expression, Zhao Yuanli asked with some surprise: "It seems that the emperor already has someone to suspect?"
"Hmm."
"Who?"
"Oh, who else could it be?" Emperor Wei glanced at Zhao Yuanli and lowered his voice and said: "He has repeatedly plotted conspiracies against our Wei Dynasty, and wishes that our Wei Dynasty would be destroyed. With such deep hatred and hatred, I'm afraid only those who hide their heads and show their tails
The souls of the family must be dead."
The dead souls of the world...
Zhao Yuanli opened his mouth slightly.
Of course he understood that the dead souls of the family mentioned by Emperor Wei did not refer to the absurd myth that people became dead souls after death, but referred to those nobles of the original family who had their families banned by the imperial court due to their crimes. To put it bluntly, they were the imperial family members.
When we raided certain aristocratic families, we failed to kill all the people.
Although these people were lucky enough to escape, in the secular world, they had long been convicted by the court and had been hunted in name. Therefore, these people could not appear in the eyes of the world and could only hide in the dark.
In a dark corner, he was full of resentment and planning revenge against Wei.
And these people are the dead souls of the world in the mouth of Emperor Wei, some guys who should have died long ago but are still lingering.
…
Zhao Yuanli opened his mouth and remained silent.
Seeing this, Emperor Wei lowered his voice and said: "Yuan Liu, actually I know that you have sheltered many dead souls..."
Looking at Emperor Wei, Zhao Yuanli did not deny it, but sighed slightly, shook his head and said, "Brother, please forgive me, but... some of my crimes are not this serious."
Emperor Wei smiled lightly and did not mean to blame. After all, there are indeed some people who, as Zhao Yuanli said, would not go to the extent of confiscating their families and exterminating their clans. However, sometimes in order to cater to certain needs, Emperor Wei turned a blind eye. This
That's why some people died unjustly.
Therefore, his brother Zhao Yuanli, the sixth king, secretly protected some nobles from the original gentry who were lucky enough to escape the disaster, and Emperor Wei turned a blind eye.
But now the situation is different. The emergence of anti-Wei forces lurking in the country has caused Emperor Wei to focus his suspicion on the dead souls of these noble families. Even if he is willing to kill the wrong ones rather than let them go, Emperor Wei must eradicate these people.
uneasy factors.
And he came here this time not only to visit Zhao Yuanli's injury, but also to reveal a message to the sixth brother: for the sake of the Wei State, as the monarch of Wei, he was prepared to deal with the former nobles who had been protected by Zhao Yuanli.
The survivors took action.
Zhao Yuanli obviously understood this meaning, and frowned and persuaded: "Brother, as far as I know, most of those people are keeping to themselves, just to continue the family bloodline, and have not done anything rebellious... It is not known whether they will be killed or not.
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In fact, most of the dead souls of the family who were protected by Zhao Yuanli were Zhao Yuanli's former acquaintances, guests, and friends. Emperor Wei knew this well.
After all, ever since he was a child, the king's younger brother, who was named King Yi, has become famous in the world for his lightness on wealth and silk, his emphasis on friendship, and his love of comedy. He has supported and guided countless people from all walks of life. If it weren't for this younger brother
He has a playful nature and is not interested in things in the DPRK at all.
Moreover, he grew up with Emperor Wei and King Yu Zhao Yuanli and knew each other well. Therefore, Emperor Wei also trusted this brother of the sixth king, even though Zhao Yuanli always maintained a neutral position when he competed for the throne.
"This time, that time."
Emperor Wei ended their conversation with these words.
"..." Zhao Yuanli remained silent after hearing this. After all, he knew that those words meant that the emperor's brother had made up his mind and could no longer change his mind.
Perhaps noticing Zhao Yuanli's silent expression, Emperor Wei thought for a moment and then added: "Don't worry, Yuanli, I don't want to commit any more murderous crimes. If those people stick to their duties, I will treat them as a crime."
It doesn't matter if you don't see them... But if my spies find evidence of the crime, I hope you, Yuanren, will not embarrass me."
Hearing this, Zhao Yuanli was slightly stunned, because he felt that the imperial brother in front of him now seemed to be a little less ruthless than the four princes he knew in his mind. To put it simply, he had become more humane.
Looking at the surprised look in Zhao Yuanli's eyes, Emperor Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, and then asked seriously: "What do you think about this matter?"
Zhao Yuanli thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "If those people are restless and try to do harm to our great Wei Dynasty, my brother Wang will not tolerate it."
"Okay! With your words, I feel relieved." As he said that, Emperor Wei subconsciously patted Zhao Yuanli on the shoulder, but was surprised to see Zhao Yuanli showing a painful expression, and then he quickly took back his hand in shock, looking a little embarrassed.
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It turned out that he happened to take a photo of Zhao Yuanli's injured shoulder blade.
Zhao Yuanli didn't care about this. After gently rubbing the wound, he asked: "Speaking of which, brother Huang, this is just a matter of borrowing money..."
Emperor Wei sighed after hearing this: "Du You, the Minister of Rites, will discuss this matter with the He tribe again today. However, in my opinion, it may not go well. A Jie tribe calling itself Jiejiao has a chief than Tatu Qian.
In the past two days, I have been deliberately instigating the Xiang people to reject my proposal, Da Wei. The night attack last night will probably be made a big deal by them..."
Zhao Yuanli frowned and said in a low voice: "In other words?"
Emperor Wei nodded and said: "Brother Yuan Zuo sent troops to support Longxi. It is imperative. If the Jie people are unwilling to use the road, I can only..."
He didn't say any more, but he believed that Zhao Yuanli could understand it.
"Have a good rest and don't leave the camp easily. Li Zheng guessed that Huan Hu might still be lurking around, waiting for an opportunity... I have summoned Gao's army to escort him, no matter what happens today with Heng, Jie, and Sheng
We will all return to Chenggao Pass tomorrow to see if the talks between the tribes can be successful or not... While there is still some time, you can say hello to your friends in the Qingyang Tribe of the Yi Tribe. By the way, also tell me that only the Yi Tribe people
If they do not take the initiative to start a war with us, the Wei Dynasty, I will still admit that they live in the land of Sanchuan and abide by the Wusu Agreement between the late king and the King of Wusu."
"Yeah." Zhao Yuanli nodded.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuanli was about to leave, but after walking a few steps away, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "By the way, Yuanli, forget the restraint I imposed on you back then.
"After that, he left without looking back.
However, when he heard these words, Zhao Yuanli was shocked and looked at Emperor Wei who was striding away with a look of disbelief.
He opened his mouth, and then a trace of struggle flashed across his face, followed by a wry smile.
...I never thought that one day I would hear this sentence from your mouth. However, there is no turning back when I draw my bow, Brother Wang.
Raising his hand to hold the injured area on his shoulder blade, Zhao Yuanli slowly closed his eyes.
On the same day, Du You, the Minister of Rites, once again invited the chiefs and representatives of the tribes of the Yi, Jie, and Yi tribes to discuss the matter of borrowing the passage. Just as Emperor Wei was worried, Bitatu, the chief of the Jiejiao tribe of the Jie tribe, framed him for last night's attack.
Because he was the chief envoy of the Wei State, even when the Huben imperial guards brought out the horse thieves who died in the Wei camp as evidence, Nabitatu still refused to give up, saying that this was a self-directed and self-performed trick by the Wei people.
Moreover, this person sarcastically mocked Du You during the meeting, which made Du You, a civil servant, so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and kill this person on the spot.
In the final voting decision, Amutu, the leader of the Qingyang Tribe, chose to support the tunnel. In addition, the Aries Tribe and other tribes also came forward to support because they were grateful for the support they received from the Huben Guards last night.
But unfortunately, among the fourteen tribes here, Wei State only received six votes in support. The rest, except for the Jiejiao tribe that opposed it, more tribes chose to abstain and did not express their opinions.
In the end, the talks that Wei hoped to end peacefully ended in failure. (To be continued.)