"I really didn't expect that His Highness Prince Su actually made a compromise when General Sima An took the initiative to give in..."
In Zhao Hongrun's marching tent, Qiu Yu, the imperial censor's supplementary officer, said in an incredible tone.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and corrected: "It's not about compromise, but about seeking common ground while reserving differences, giving priority to resolving matters that the king and the general agree on. As for those who have objections, put them aside for the time being and slowly find a solution.
...What do you think, Mr. Qiu?”
"I can't understand." Qiu Yu looked at Zhao Hongrun and whispered: "General Sima An has given the Tiger Talisman to His Highness, and Your Highness can use it to dispatch the Dangshan Army. Why...why do you still want to keep General Sima An?
?”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun looked at Qiu Yu and asked with a smile: "Is this Mr. Qiu's curiosity, or is Mr. Qiu planning to record it in that book and submit it to my father?"
Qiu Yu thought for a while and replied truthfully: "This will also be used as the basis for His Majesty to evaluate His Highness's homework this time."
"That's it..." Because it was an answer that would be presented to Emperor Wei, Zhao Hongrun thought about it carefully and then said: "In my opinion, the Dangshan Army would be incomplete without General Sima An.
Dangshan Army. Furthermore, this is only the second time that I have led an army, and there will inevitably be some oversights. Therefore, I hope to have a general who can take charge of his own affairs and have an overview of the overall situation to assist me. After all, this time I am conquering Jie.
The people of my clan are not just a matter of concern to me, but a matter of great importance to me, the Wei Dynasty. For the sake of the Wei Dynasty, and for the soldiers on this expedition, I, the king, must try my best to expand the possibility of victory for our army. Personal likes, dislikes, good and evil should not be allowed.
Affect the military strength of our army."
It’s an impeccable answer, but because it’s too high-sounding, it makes people feel...
Qiu Yu hesitated for a moment and suddenly asked tentatively: "Is your highness telling the truth?"
"Are you sincere?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "If you want to be sincere, you can also be sincere. But the most important truth is that... If I cannot complete the conquest given by my father, I, the King,
The loss will be quite huge."
"Ha ha."
Qiu Yu smiled and wrote it down in the booklet, and could not help but guess in his mind the loss that His Highness in front of him was referring to. Unfortunately, even if he made an extravagant estimate, he probably couldn't imagine what it meant.
There is an entire city called Shangshui!
Seek common ground while reserving differences!
Qiu Yu recorded this word in the book and noted the specific meaning he learned from Zhao Hongrun.
What a "cunning" suggestion. However, it is indeed clever... I believe people from the Ministry of Rites will be interested in this sentence, right? After all, as it is now, it can be regarded as... controlling General Sima An, right?
Qiu Yu took a deep look at Zhao Hongrun and secretly wrote an excellent evaluation on the booklet.
He did not tell His Highness Prince Su in front of him that in fact, in addition to his responsibility to record the intersection between Zhao Hongrun and Sima An, he also had the authority to evaluate how well Zhao Hongrun did in this matter.
So the rest...
After closing the book, Qiu Yu turned his head and looked at the two brothers and sisters Wu Wu and Wu Na who were sitting in the tent.
Zhao Hongrun seemed to have noticed Qiu Yu's gaze, and then he recalled that he had not yet asked Wu Wu and Wu Na for their opinions on this matter.
Let Oona aside for the moment. This is not to boast, but for some reason this Yi girl fell in love with him at first sight, so much so that Aiwujiwu had a very good impression of the Wei people, even when talking about the massacre of the Dangshan army in this land.
There were many troops from Sanchuan people, and Oona still used excuses for them, such as maybe they had something to hide, which made Zhao Hongrun feel a little ashamed.
In contrast, what Zhao Hongrun wanted to find out was the attitude of Wu Wu, the eldest son of the Qingyang tribe leader Amutu and the current young leader.
"Can the Qingyang tribe accept this matter honestly?" Zhao Hongrun asked Wuwu in the Sheng language.
"Are you referring to Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army?" Wu Wu asked.
After that, when he saw Zhao Hongrun nodded, he said thoughtfully: "We, the Yi tribe... To be precise, we, the Qingyang tribe, do not want to get involved in the war between your country and the Jie tribe. As long as we can live in peace in this land of Sanchuan
, and no one will drive us away.”
The Yi people’s obsession with land is really...
Zhao Hongrun smiled and said: "I have promised Uncle Amutu repeatedly on this point. The Qingyang tribe is my Wei Wei's friend. I, Da Wei, am willing to continue to live in harmony with my friends and abide by the rules of the year.
The Oath of Wusu."
After hearing this, Wu Wu nodded with satisfaction, and then said sincerely: "If King Su and your country can keep their promise, then our Qingyang tribe will present the most beautiful Wu Xu flower in the tribe to King Su as a token of our relationship.
Become a symbol of friendship.”
The most beautiful black beard flower in the tribe? Doesn’t it mean...
Zhao Hongrun hesitated to speak, then lowered his head and glanced at Oona, who was beside him with a sweet smile on her face, her expression was a little subtle.
Marriage?
To be honest, Zhao Hongrun is very disgusted with this word and what it represents, but if the person is Oona, who has already had physical intimacy, then he is not disgusted.
Well, although he still hates the word marriage.
"This is really...a gift that I cannot refuse." Zhao Hongrun said solemnly.
Hearing this, Wu Wu's eyes showed a somewhat satisfied smile.
At this time, Zongwei Zhongzhao walked in from outside the tent, clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, the Commander-in-Chief called for you urgently. General Sima An invited Your Highness to go to the Commander-in-Chief to discuss the military situation. He said that the cavalry sent out had already discovered the movements of the Jie people.
.”
"This king knows."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and was about to get up and go to the commander's tent. Suddenly he saw Wuwu in the tent said seriously after a moment of silence: "King Su, let me join your army in this battle."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was shocked, frowned and asked in confusion: "Is this what Uncle Amutu meant? But doesn't the Qingyang Tribe want to remain neutral?"
"So, it's just me and the hundreds of Cavalry people who will join your army." Wu Wu said with a smile.
Making your own decisions?
Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Oona and saw Oona looking at her brother Wu Wu in surprise. Zhao Hongrun suddenly understood: This is definitely not what Uncle Amutu meant.
But then again, Oona's brother is really... very cunning and inconsistent with his honest appearance!
Looking deeply at Wu Wu, Zhao Hongrun asked with a chuckle: "What do you want?"
"Friendship of your country."
"Didn't you already get it?" Zhao Hongrun hugged Oona beside him and said meaningfully.
"I hope to get more friendship from your country." Wuwuhan said with a smile.
In other words... do you want to get more things? Land? Farm tools? Weapons? Food?
"Ha!" Zhao Hongrun chuckled and lowered his voice and said: "If you place your bet on me so early, aren't you afraid of betting on the wrong treasure and losing all your money?"
"Hmm...it's a very rare word." Wuwu put on an expression that said he couldn't understand those rare words, and said with a simple smile: "I, a member of the Qingyang tribe, treat my friends wholeheartedly...I trust you!"
...I don’t want this kind of "trust" from you.
Zhao Hongrun curled his lips secretly.
He felt more and more that Wuwu, Ouna's brother, had a much brighter vision than his father, Uncle Amutu, and knew how to stand on the side of the winner as early as possible so that the Qingyang tribe could be divided after the war. get a post-war benefit.
If a person like this appeared among the Jie people, Zhao Hongrun would probably be inclined to eradicate him as soon as possible.
However, since the other party is the young chief of the Qingyang tribe of the Yi people who prefers the Wei state, that is a different matter.
Wei needs more allies!
It is undeniable that the Wei State has become a member of the Qi, Lu, Wei Alliance, and has even reached an agreement with the Chu State and Xiong Tuo, the King of Chuyang City, both openly and privately.
In addition, Wei Guo, Wei Guo's original ally.
It is no exaggeration to say that Wei's diplomatic relations are not yet quite stable.
But these alliances had no effect whatsoever on Qin, who might become Wei's new enemy.
The people of Qinling, or the Qin State, because of the relationship with the Wei family in Longxi, will undoubtedly be added to the enemy list of the Wei people. And from the geographical point of view, Sanchuan is located between the Qin State and the Wei State. If we can win over the Yi people , I believe it will definitely be a help in the future.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun immediately said: "In that case, Brother Wuwu should go to the commander's tent with me."
During this period, Oona saw Wuwu accompanying Zhao Hongrun to the commander's tent, and wanted to go with him. However, she was persuaded by Zhao Hongrun and Wuwu.
After a while, Zhao Hongrun brought Wu Wu, Zong Wei Chief Shen Yu, and Censor Qiu Yu, who was nominally in charge of supervising the army. Only four of them came to Sima An's handsome tent.
Because the conflict between Zhao Hongrun and Sima An had been alleviated, even Mi Jiang did not go there this time.
After all, Sima An was a rather traditional general, and he really couldn't stand a woman appearing in the commander's tent.
Having said that, in the commander's tent, when Sima An saw Wu Wu, the young leader of the Qingyang tribe, coming with Zhao Hongrun, he still frowned. After all, he did not trust these Heang people, including Wu Wu.
"Your Highness, this person..."
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun was about to explain on Wuwu's behalf, but was shocked to see Wuwu introduce himself in the language of their Wei state: "Generals, I am the son of the leader of the Qingyang tribe, Wuwu. In this war, I will Join the army under His Royal Highness King Su and fight with you."
So this guy can talk about our great Wei?
Zhao Hongrun looked at the "hidden" Wu Wu in disbelief. You must know that Wu Wu had never shown any sign that he understood the Wei language before, and he had deliberately asked Wu Na to convey it for him.
It’s true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance. This guy is really sorry for his simple and honest appearance...
Zhao Hongrun invited Wu Wu to the table rather depressedly.
In fact, at this moment, in addition to Zhao Hongrun and his party and General Sima An, there were several generals in the handsome tent.
Except for Bai Fangming, who whistled nonchalantly, these generals did not express any opinions on Wu Wu joining them in the advance march, and just turned to look at their own generals.
"..." Sima An stared at Wu Wu for a while, but in the end, he did not ask this Hei tribesman who was not trusted by him to leave for the sake of Zhao Hongrun.
"Your Highness, Ji Yan and Le Kui have detected the movements of the Jiejiao tribe... As we estimated, they have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops, claiming to be one million, and are heading towards our military camp."
"million?"
Zhao Hongrun was shocked, and his expression suddenly became serious.
After all, the difference in military strength between the two sides is really huge. (To be continued.)