Spreading rumors has been a useful method to attack enemies since ancient times.?〔＜(
As the saying goes, once a rumor spreads to a certain extent, the energy it generates is very terrifying.
For example, Xu Yin, the general at Fenxing Fortress, was already regarded as a first-class general in the Wei Dynasty. However, because of the rumor, the Emperor of Wei could only choose to protect him.
At present, General Xu Yin and the Fenxing Army led by him are still staying in the garrison camp of the Junshui Army, rarely showing their faces, waiting for the weather to calm down before returning to Fenxing Fortress.
General Xu Yin was not the first victim of such malicious rumors, and he was definitely not the last.
No, Zhao Hongrun, who had just defeated the clan, had already tasted the feeling of being attacked by rumors.
In fact, due to his glorious achievements in conquering the Chu Kingdom and the Three Sichuan Kingdom, the local Wei people in Daliang, the capital of the country, are very supportive of King Su Hongrun, and they don't care whether His Highness King Su really uses retreat to make progress.
way to gain the throne.
In fact, many people in Daliang are quite inclined to Zhao Hongrun.
At most, a few idle scholars would think that Su Wang Hongrun's move was not honorable.
And this is only among the people, but in the court, the situation is completely different.
How would Prince Hongli of the Eastern Palace view Zhao Hongrun?
How were Yong Wang Hongyu and Xiang Wang Hongjing treated Zhao Hongrun?
The scariest thing about this rumor is not that it warns the abovementioned princes who care about the throne that their youngest brother Zhao Hongrun may be trying to gain the throne by retreating, but that it wakes up
What kind of power do these princes and their highnesses and their youngest brother Hongrun hold in their hands now?
Wu Ji's Shang Shui Army was 30,000, Qu Cheng's Yanling Army was 20,000, and Boxi Le's Northern Sichuan Archers were 50,000. In terms of troops, Zhao Hongrun had a full 100,000 troops.
What is the total strength of the six garrison battalions? Is it 80,000?
In the DPRK, Zhao Hongrun was in charge of the Smelting Bureau.
Today's Metallurgical Bureau is no longer comparable to that of the past. A few days ago, the Metallurgical Bureau used lack of money as an excuse to stop work. The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry jointly submitted a petition to the Chui Gong Hall. Three ministries, half of the imperial court.
Perhaps in the past, people in the government and the public still had an impression of Zhao Hongrun as young and outstanding, but after hearing the rumor, they would probably be amazed that King Su had unknowingly held so much power in his hands.
Being forced to surface and become the focus of public opinion was the greatest harm that rumor brought to Zhao Hongrun.
What's worse is that this rumor will break the relationship between Zhao Hongrun and Prince Hongli of the East Palace, and the relationship between Yong Wang Hongyu and Xiang Wang Hongjing.
No, after hearing this rumor, Prince Hongli of the Eastern Palace immediately summoned Luo Yao, his chief of staff, to ask the latter whether the rumor was true.
"Prince Su must have been tricked..."
Luo Yao knew that the Prince Hongli of the East Palace in front of him was not a thoughtful and quick-minded person, so he did not mince words. Holding the tea offered by a maid in the East Palace, he calmly analyzed: "A few days ago, Prince Su was not
Have you been imprisoned in the Zong Mansion? The Smelting Bureau even planned to stop work because of this?"
"Sir, you mean that this rumor came from the Zongfu?" Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, asked in surprise: "Why did the Zongfu do this?"
Luo Yao took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Obviously, the clan failed to defeat King Su."
"The Zongfu can't beat Xiaoba?" Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, laughed, shook his head and said, "How is this possible? Zongfu, that is an existence that even the father and emperor have to compromise."
"Exactly for this reason!" Luo Yao interrupted Prince Hongli's words and said seriously: "It is precisely because Your Majesty has always been suppressed by the Zongfu, so as long as there is a chance, Your Majesty will definitely weaken the Zongfu... Furthermore, according to
I know that in the past two days, the military guards, imperial guards, and Langwei surrounded the clan mansion. Although neither His Majesty nor the three guards have said anything about this matter, we can still guess to some extent."
"But isn't the Zongfu in good order? My second uncle... is still in charge of the Zongfu." Prince Hongli asked in confusion.
"Is His Royal Highness the Prince referring to Prince Yan?" Luo Yao smiled slightly and said, "If Prince Yan is also on the winning side, he will naturally be in peace."
Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, was stunned for a moment, then his face showed a hint of disbelief, and he murmured: "No way? Could it be that..."
Luo Yao glanced at the Prince of the East Palace and said with a smile: "Judging from the expression on His Highness's face, there must be someone more powerful than Prince Yan, Zong Zheng, in the Zong Mansion..."
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Crown Prince Hongli's face, and he murmured: "That being said, those are my uncles, Xiaoba's uncles, and great uncles..."
When Luo Yao heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded and said with a smile: "As expected of King Su, he is really good at it."
After saying that, he smiled and added: "Isn't this right? It must have been King Su who took the lead in driving His Highness the Prince's uncles and great-uncle out of the clan. The latter was not angry, so he spread the news
I spread this rumor as revenge."
Having said this, he took a deep look at Hongli, the Crown Prince of the East Palace, and lowered his voice and said, "If His Highness the Crown Prince is jealous of the power in King Su's hands at this moment, and makes things difficult for him, or even fights for it, he will just fall into the trap of those old men."
After listening to Luo Yao's explanation, Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, finally understood, and then said angrily: "Sir, do you mean to let me continue to pretend to be deaf and mute and ignore the small days?"
"..." Luo Yao pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: "His Royal Highness, do you think His Majesty has also heard of this rumor?"
Prince Hongli said with a puzzled look on his face: "Of course... Tong Xian, the great eunuch beside my father, is the great eunuch of the inner chamberlain. The chamberlain has always been my father's eyes and ears, monitoring Daliang, like this
My father naturally knows about the major events that are spreading in the city. Perhaps, my father has already heard about this rumor before it spreads."
...This is not right!
Luo Yao narrowed his eyes and thought to himself: If it is true as Dong Gong said, the emperor had heard about this rumor before it spread, why didn't he intervene to stop it? Considering the emperor's high regard for King Su, he should
I won't sit back and let this unfavorable rumor spread in Daliang.
Unless... the emperor wants to try if he can take this opportunity to let King Su join in the fight for the throne...
There was a flash of strange color in Luo Yao's eyes.
At this time, seeing Luo Yao not speaking for a long time, Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, couldn't hold it in any longer and asked repeatedly: "Sir? Sir?... Could it be that now that things have come to this, Sir, do you still want to persuade me to be humble and win over Xiaoba?"
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"No." Luo Yao shook his head and said with some regret: "It is a pity that His Highness and Prince Su are not compatible. If we try to win over him, I am afraid that Prince Su will not join His Highness..."
Hearing this, Prince Hongli of the East Palace said happily: "That's great. I will immediately order someone to report this matter to my father."
"What?" Luo Yao was stunned, and quickly called out to Prince Hongli, and said in shock: "What is your highness going to do?"
Prince Hongli of the East Palace thought he had a plan and said: "This is a great opportunity to weaken Xiaoba. If I can get the Sanchuan incident..."
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Luo Yao looked at Prince Hongli dumbfounded, and then said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, you are referring to Chuanluo, right? That is King Su's hard work, do you think King Su will give up his hard work? What's more, right now,
I don’t know how many people are staring at this fat piece of Chuanluo. Isn’t it just the four princes and kings, King Chengling, King Jiyang, King Zhongyang, and King Yuanyang? Zongfu, Imperial Household Department, Chenggao Pass...
Many forces are competing among them, but thanks to King Su, who is now at the peak of his fame, if it were another person, I am afraid that this piece of fat would have been torn into pieces and eaten..."
"Then... what about the 50,000 northern Sichuan cavalry?" Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, said.
Luo Yao sighed and said: "The predecessors of the northern Sichuan cavalry are the cavalry of the Jiejiao tribe. What they fear is King Su who defeated them, not His Royal Highness. If His Royal Highness wants to control this army with the help of His Majesty or the imperial court,
I believe that the rebellious Jie people will not obey His Highness the Crown Prince... If the control is only in name, what is the use of it?"
"This is not the case, and that is not the case... Then what do you want me to do, sir?" Prince Hongli said dissatisfied.
The bitter smile on Luo Yao's face suddenly faded, and he said in a deep voice: "Take this opportunity to force King Su out of the beam!"
"Huh?" Prince Hongli looked at Luo Yao in confusion.
Seeing this, Luo Yao patiently explained: "If you look at the information, King Su's ambition is indeed not small, but his ambition is not that he wants to sit on the throne, but that he is too conceited and hopes that everything will be under his control.
, hoping that the Wei Dynasty will gradually become stronger according to his ideas. Therefore, King Su will never hand over the power in his hands, but he also knows that if he refuses to hand over the power, he will inevitably be spread as rumored.
, the appearance is different, the retreat is the way to advance, and the ambition is to peek at the throne. In this case, the most likely choice for King Su to make is to leave Daliang and stay away from the fight for the throne. "
Prince Hongli of the East Palace touched his chin when he heard this and murmured: "In this case, I can accept it." After saying that, he frowned and asked again: "I'm afraid that my second brother will interfere with it."
"Not this time." Luo Yao shook his head and said lightly: "The power in King Su's hands now is so great that even King Yong and King Xiang, who have a very good relationship with him, will feel uneasy about it, because those two
His Highness the Prince dare not easily judge whether King Su is really using retreat to gain the throne... As I expected, King Su is far away from Daliang. I am afraid that they will be relieved, so how can they take it from this?
Making trouble?"
Prince Hongli took a long breath after hearing this, and then said happily: "Then what are you waiting for?"
"We still have to wait!" Luo Yao said seriously: "This matter will take place naturally, there is no need to offend King Su for this... Someone will force King Su to leave Daliang."
"Second child, third child?" Prince Fox asked.
"No……"
Luo Yao shook his head slightly. (To be continued.) 8