"They say they are assisting...in fact, they are worried that Sima An will kill the innocent people of Sanchuan indiscriminately, right?"
Looking at Zhao Hongrun, Emperor Wei teased with a half-smile: "For example, the Qingyang Tribe... As far as I know, your sixth uncle said that there is a little girl named Oona in the Qingyang Tribe who stayed in your tent for two nights.
ah……"
"You are so talkative, Uncle Six!"
Zhao Hongrun secretly scolded Zhao Yuanli, the talkative uncle of the Sixth Prince, but he did not show it on his face. He said seriously: "My son is focusing on the overall situation... In fact, my son does not think that General Sima An will go on an expedition.
Yin Rong is the best candidate, but currently only the Dangshan Army is available, and there is nothing we can do about it. But even so, Erchen feels that it is necessary to send someone beside General Sima An to prevent the general from doing something bad.
Decide"."
Emperor Wei naturally understood what his son meant by the "bad decision". After all, Sima An was the Zongwei who had followed him for more than ten or twenty years. How could he not understand the character of this Zongwei.
It was precisely because of this clear understanding that Emperor Wei wanted to remind the son in front of him.
"Hongrun, do you think you can control Sima An?"
"Control?"
Zhao Hongrun was surprised that his father actually used the word "control".
After all, with Sima An's status, the word "control" is not appropriate, even for Zhao Hongrun, the Su King.
Seemingly seeing the doubts in Zhao Hongrun's heart, Emperor Wei chuckled and said, "'The only one who can control Sima An is my father.' Is that what you want to say? But this is not the real reason why I am asking you like this.
Purpose."
After a pause, Emperor Wei said in a deep voice: "You should already know that Baili Ba, Xu Yin, Sima An, Li Zheng, and General Zhu Hai of Chenggao Pass were all my clan guards when I was the prince...
…”
"Of course I know... I also know that out of the ten clan guards you originally had, these are the only five left. Well, but having said that, there are only five clan guards left around San Bo..."
Zhao Hongrun muttered secretly.
Although the specific process of the civil strife that occurred in Daliang seventeen years ago is not clear, from the fact that almost half of the clan guards around Emperor Wei and Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, died in the battle, we can imagine what the turmoil was that year.
of tragedy.
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun didn't speak, Emperor Wei might have made a mistake and said to himself: "That guy Sima An is not as kind and talkative as Baili Ba. If you disagree with him or even anger him, even if you have a headache.
With the title of 'King Su', even if you are my son, he will let you understand that he is the commander-in-chief of the army."
"Ah, he is a headstrong and conceited person..."
Zhao Hongrun recalled in his mind the sight of Sima An at the celebration banquet three months ago.
If among the three generals at that time, Bailiba gave Zhao Hongrun the impression of kindness, and Xu Yin gave Zhao Hongrun the impression of straightforwardness, then Sima An was a gloomy and taciturn person with an extremely strong aura as a general.
So much so that when Sima An toasted Zhao Hongrun with a glass of wine because Zhao Hongrun shared the post-war profits with his Dangshan Army, Zhao Hongrun actually felt flattered.
what does that mean?
This means that Sima An's aura is so strong that even though Zhao Hongrun is the eighth son of the emperor and the king of Su, he subconsciously ranks his status behind the general.
This is the so-called coercion, which makes people instinctively afraid to offend.
How easy is it to control such a headstrong, proud, and conceited general?
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said: "I have no intention of controlling General Sima An. I just hope that when General Sima An makes a wrong decision, I can persuade him to change his mind..."
After hearing this, Emperor Wei looked at Zhao Hongrun with a half-smile, and suddenly said with a smile: "For the sake of your success in rescuing the enemy a few days ago, I will do as you wish and order you to go out to fight against the Jie people for this purpose."
Coach’.”
"What?"
Zhao Hongrun was shocked when he heard this. You must know that what he wanted was "supervisor", not "coach".
Think about it, if he serves as the head coach, what position will General Sima An be placed in? Deputy general?
Oh my god, this is going to cause trouble!
I think at the beginning, even the kind-hearted General Bailiba had some friction with Zhao Hongrun because of his "military voice". Fortunately, in the end Bailiba took the initiative to give in, which did not lead to a split in the Wei army's command, and Sima An,
No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a leader who will take the initiative to give in. If Emperor Wei really appoints his son as the commander-in-chief, I believe Sima An will be extremely dissatisfied.
When the time comes, it would be surprising if Sima An would obey Zhao Hongrun's orders.
"What on earth is Father thinking?"
Zhao Hongrun frowned and looked at his father. He opened his mouth to speak, but saw his father raised his hand to stop him from speaking.
"My decision has been made. You will be the 'coach' and Sima An will be your 'deputy general'."
"..." Zhao Hongrun frowned deeply upon hearing this.
He looked at his father suspiciously and said strangely: "Father, are you deliberately stumbling upon my son because he only gave me two rabbits as a gift?"
"..."
Looking at his son's suspicious eyes, Emperor Wei felt a wave of inexplicable sadness in his heart. He snorted twice and said: "Humph, you brat, you still dare to mention this matter... I'm obviously talking to your sixth uncle.
I hunted a bear, but gave it to the little girl named Oona from the Qingyang tribe. She only gave me two rabbits, and said, "Father, just give me two rabbits"..."
"Damn it! Uncle Six must have taken what I said as a joke and told it to my father."
Zhao Hongrun had a look of dismay on his face.
But at this moment, Emperor Wei put away his indignation at being treated poorly by his son as a father, and suddenly said in a serious and sincere tone: "Although I am indeed angry with you, an unfilial son, I will not be angry with you because of this."
Deliberately embarrass you...Hongrun, if you go to control Sima An, just treat it as the homework assigned by me."
"Homework? Why should I accept such inexplicable homework?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Emperor Wei with disgust.
Although he also knew that his father was training him, to be honest, he resented this forced education method.
Maybe he guessed Zhao Hongrun's disgusted mood, Emperor Wei sneered twice and said lightly: "Don't you want to? Then you can just stay in Daliang! ... But in this way, there is no guarantee that Sima An will
right
What did the people of Sanchuan do? You also know that that guy is quite repulsive to foreigners... If it's unfortunate, the little girl Oona who has feelings for you may also die in the hands of the Dangshan Army. That's really terrible.
Pity……"
Emperor Wei put on a look of regret and emotion.
"……hateful!"
Zhao Hongrun was furious.
Obviously, he was once again caught by his father.
But he was still angry. One thing Zhao Hongrun knew clearly was that his father didn't seem to be joking.
Does the so-called "the king has no nonsense" just mean "a king will not (not) tell lies"?
No, the essence of this sentence is, "A king sometimes only needs an inducement to change his mind and turn the joke into reality."
For example, Emperor Wei's phrase "Stay in Daliang obediently" may be just a joke at the moment, but as long as Zhao Hongrun personally refuses the lessons imposed by his father, then this joke may immediately turn into a jingo.
When the time comes, it will be Zhao Hongrun who regrets it.
"Bang! Cruel and ruthless ruler, tyrant..."
Zhao Hongrun cursed a few times in his mind, but had to obey and said coldly: "Okay, the coach will be the coach."
"Very good!" Emperor Wei smiled with satisfaction, not showing that he was a king who had just threatened his own son: "By the way, this time, I won't give you the same golden order as last time, otherwise
It won’t have the effect of testing you.”
"Tsk!"
Zhao Hongrun curled his lips in displeasure.
"One more thing... When you are waiting to go on an expedition, I will send a censor to serve as the "Supervisor". This person will not participate in your and Sima An's decision-making. He will only observe and record you and Sima An.
The words and deeds of the two of you will serve as the basis for my evaluation of your assignment this time. Moreover, the battle report will also be drafted by this person... By the way, don't try to win over or bribe the censor, otherwise your evaluation will be lowered, so don't blame me.
Didn't remind you."
"In other words, cheating won't work?"
Zhao Hongrun, whose last escape route was blocked by his father, felt a tightness in his chest.
After thinking about it, he asked gloomily: "Then...is there any benefit?"
"Benefits?" Emperor Wei was stunned, as if he hadn't considered this yet.
"The good thing is..." He thought for a while, but in the end he didn't say anything, as if he hadn't thought about it yet.
"The king's willfulness..."
Zhao Hongrun snorted coldly in his heart. How could he fail to see that this so-called "homework" was obviously proposed by his father at the spur of the moment, but he still couldn't refuse.
This corresponds to what his uncle Zhao Yuanli, the Sixth Prince, said, "Only the king has the qualification to be willful, and the rest have no choice but to cater to him."
Perhaps he noticed his son's disdainful gaze, and Emperor Wei felt a little embarrassed. Suddenly, his heart moved slightly, and he said with a chuckle: "How about using Shangshui County as a benefit?"
"Shangshui?"
"Ah, as long as you complete the tasks I have entrusted to you and satisfy me, I will grant you Shangshui County as a fief. This is a special honor that has not been seen in recent decades."
"Hey! Why do I want to seal the city?...Wait a minute! Shangshui?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Emperor Wei in disbelief.
At this time, Emperor Wei said with a smile: "Some things should be hidden and tucked away, so it's better to just say it..."
"..."
A flash of surprise flashed through Zhao Hongrun's heart, and he vaguely felt that his development plan for the next few years seemed to have been predicted by his father.
Indeed, in Zhao Hongrun's blueprint, Shangshui is a city of very important strategic significance. Its geographical location and current population ratio in the city are very suitable for serving as a test stone for a certain grand goal hidden in Zhao Hongrun's heart. Although
Even Zhao Hongrun himself has not yet felt this ambitious goal.
But his intuition told Zhao Hongrun: Shangshui is very important.