All the sect guards subconsciously reined in their reins and looked at Chen Xiao in disbelief.
Because they all experienced that war with Zhao Hongrun, they are no strangers to this matter.
This incident happened in the Chu-Wei War two years ago. At that time, Zhao Hongrun had defeated Chu Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, who was the vanguard army. Therefore, Chu Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo, who was stationed in Shangcai at that time, gathered an army of 100,000 troops. Send the army northward.
Under this circumstance, Zhao Hongrun ordered people to repair the Yanshui Camp, which was originally the Chu camp. With the help of Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry and others who accompanied the army at that time, the Yanshui Camp was built as solid as gold, like a hedgehog. 's fortress.
This military camp made the Chu army a little afraid.
At that time, in order to rescue Xiong Hu, the king of Chu Pingyu who was captured by Zhao Hongrun, Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Yangcheng, brought the prisoners of his army, namely, a group of Zhaoling County officials headed by Zhaoling County Magistrate Chen Bing to the front of the battle. , hoping to exchange these people for Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu from Zhao Hongrun.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun was in a dilemma.
At this moment, the Zhaoling County magistrate Chen Bing shouted impassioned and heroic words, and together with some other captured officials broke away from the control of the Chu soldiers and rushed to the Yanshui camp.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun ordered the archers from Junshui Camp to shoot these people to death.
That scene shocked the Chu army led by Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Yangcheng.
And this was the only time that Zhao Hongrun ordered his Wei army to kill the Wei people in his own country.
He is actually the son of County Magistrate Chen Bingchen
Zhao Hongrun and the sect guards looked at Chen Xiao with complicated eyes.
Because Chen Bing, the former magistrate of Zhaoling County, although he was an incompetent civil servant, could actually be regarded as a respectable man who was loyal to the Wei State.
"Are you actually the son of County Magistrate Chen Bingchen?" Zongwei Weijiao, who had a very bad impression of Chen Xiao at first, couldn't help but ride his horse over and looked at Chen Xiao in disbelief.
And then, he frowned and said: "I don't know where you heard about this, but I want to say that when His Highness issued that general order, he was forced to have no choice. How can it be regarded as killing your father, County Magistrate Chen? ?Did you mishear the rumors?"
After hearing this, all the sect guards also excused Zhao Hongrun. Their attitude towards Chen Xiao was no longer much better than yesterday.
However, after Chen Xiao glanced around at the sect guards, he turned his attention to Zhao Hongrun and said seriously: "King Su, Chen is very grateful to you for ordering someone to send my father's ashes to his hometown in Zhongyang. Chen is listening After telling me about this incident, I took a leave of absence, went to the military camp of the Junshui Army, and asked the generals of the Junshui Army who participated in that war. I also heard what happened about my father’s death. There was no lie. rumor."
"What about you?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Chen Xiao in confusion.
But at this moment, Chen Xiao's face turned cold, he looked at Zhao Hongrun and asked: "Chen just wants to ask King Su one thing, why is Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu still alive?!" After saying that, his face was wet. Showing deep anger, he almost screamed and asked: "Why did you finally let Lord Pingyu Xiong Hu go back?!"
Zhao Hongrun's heart skipped a beat, and he finally understood where Chen Xiao's resentment towards him came from.
"Why don't you defend yourself?"
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun was silent, Chen Xiao's face became even more angry, and the veins on his forehead tightened, and he said angrily: "You, Prince Su, know best how many soldiers and civilians died in that battle! But in the end, you actually killed Lord Pingyu Xiong Hu. They were released and even signed an armistice treaty with Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng. These two cousins were the main culprits in attacking the Wei Dynasty and causing the persecution of hundreds of thousands of people!"
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"Since Xiong Hu must be returned to the Chu Kingdom in the end safe and sound, why not exchange prisoners at the Yan River? Why force my father to death?"
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Yes, as Chen Xiao said, at first he wanted to tear Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo and Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu into pieces, but at the end of the battle, he still released Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu and reunited with Yang City Lord Xiong Tuo signed the armistice treaty.
Even now, because of Mi Jiang's relationship, Zhao Hongrun, Xiong Tuo, and Xiong Hu are no longer the pure enemies they were before, but have a relationship that is almost friends.
From the perspective of the country and the overall situation, Zhao Hongrun didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. However, this move was indeed a bit unfair to the officials and people of Wei who died during the Chu army's attack.
For example, Chen Bing, the former magistrate of Zhaoling County, died generously in the hope of dying together with Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. But now, this respectable Wei Guozhong martyr has died, but Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu is still alive.
But now, facing Chen Xiao, the son of Chen Bing, the former magistrate of Zhaoling County, even Zhao Hongrun, whose tongue is sharper than a sword, cannot explain this matter.
"King Su, tell me, why is Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu still alive?"
Looking closely at Zhao Hongrun, Chen Xiao asked angrily.
Zhao Hongrun was silent for a moment, then waved his hand to signal the team to continue on their way, while he himself drove his mount to Chen Xiao's side.
After some thought, Zhao Hongrun melancholy said to Chen Xiao: "Right now, Xiong Hu can't die. If he dies, his fiefdom will be taken back by the King of Chu and given to other princes and nobles of the Chu State. This will It will greatly damage Xiong Tuo’s strength.”
Chen Xiao looked shocked and angry when he heard this.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun said quickly: "Don't get angry in a hurry, listen to me slowly. Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, is one of the sons of King Chu. King Chu is already very old, and the throne is about to be passed to his son. Xiong Tuo is also a strong candidate among them, and he is equivalent to the crown prince of Wei Dynasty. Fighting for the throne is a very cruel thing. Even brothers may turn against each other for this position. The reason why I put Xiong Hu back is In order not to greatly damage Xiong Tuo's strength, so that he has the strength to compete for the position of the King of Chu. Once the King of Chu dies, the Chu Kingdom will inevitably fall into civil strife due to the princes competing for the throne. For us, the Wei Dynasty, this is more important than killing Xiong Tuo or Xiong Hu is more advantageous."
"In other words, my father's death was in vain, right?" Chen Xiao asked coldly.
Zhao Hongrun was stunned, glanced at Chen Xiao, who was still full of indignation, and smiled to himself, because he had already guessed that what he just said was in vain, and Chen Xiao couldn't listen to it at all.
However, he could understand that, after all, Chen Xiao was the victim and the main sufferer, so it was indeed difficult for him to look at the overall situation calmly.
Comparing one's feelings with one's own, if Concubine Shen Shu or his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan were killed by someone, would Zhao Hongrun care about the overall situation and not take revenge?
It's simply impossible!
Is it really because the matter has nothing to do with me that I am so calm?
Zhao Hongrun sighed self-deprecatingly and drove his mount forward slowly.
Because he knew that unless he found a way to kill Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, the resentment in Chen Xiao's heart would not be eliminated.
"Is there anyone who the dignified King Su can't handle?"
A faint sarcasm came from the side.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun had already guessed the person coming from the sound alone, but he still subconsciously turned his head and glanced.
Sure enough, it is Mijiang.
"I'm not in the mood to argue with you, Mi Jiang." Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly and said in a calm tone.
Maybe it was some magical connection that made Mi Jiang feel Zhao Hongrun's mood at this moment. She was silent for a moment, then changed the subject and said: "In front of me, is it appropriate to directly tell that person about your conspiracy against Chu State?
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"Ha." Zhao Hongrun snorted and said calmly: "Do you think Xiong Tuo or Xiong Hu can't see this? I'm using them, but aren't they also using me? We both know it very well and have a tacit understanding.
I don’t mention this, just because I don’t want to ruin the current friendship, friendship.”
"Is this funny?"
"Of course it's funny. Then Chen Xiao is right. I didn't predict at the time that I would actually have friendship with Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu." After saying that, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Mi Jiang intentionally or unintentionally.
He knew very well that the reason why he had such an incredible friendship with Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu was because of the relationship between Mi Jiang and his sister Mi Rui.
Without these two sisters, everything would be different.
For example, if there were no Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, even if Zhao Hongrun wanted to secretly support Xiong Tuo to compete with Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng for the throne, which would cause the Chu State to fall into civil strife, the arrogant Xiong Tuo might not accept it.
Thanks to Zhao Hongrun's "kindness", this guy's hatred is very persistent. Otherwise, after the Emperor of Wei tricked Xiong Tuo more than ten years ago, Xiong Tuo would not have launched a ten-year harassment and invasion of Wei.
Rather than saying that Xiong Tuo did it to establish meritorious deeds, it would be better to say that he held a grudge and took revenge crazily.
"What are you going to do with that person? He doesn't seem to have listened to your explanation." Mi Jiang looked back and asked again.
Zhao Hongrun really had a headache when he mentioned this matter.
After all, if Chen Xiao was really an unrelated assassin, Zhao Hongrun would have killed him if he wanted to. However, this person was the son of Chen Bing, the former magistrate of Zhaoling County, and the loyal son of Zhao Hongrun who respected him. How did Zhao Hongrun do this?
Got it?
"I can only take it with me for the time being." Zhao Hongrun took a long breath and said with some melancholy: "I hope it can gradually reduce the resentment in his heart."
Mi Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then said expressionlessly: "If you plan to imprison him, maybe he will transfer his hatred to you and wait for an opportunity to assassinate you. You have also seen that this person's force is better than those around you.
Zong Wei is even more powerful."
"You mean to let me kill him and it will be over?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
At this time, Mi Jiang also understood Zhao Hongrun's character, but when he asked her back with a touch of sarcasm, he knew that this guy would never kill Chen Xiao, so he didn't bother to talk anymore.
But there was something she still wanted to remind Zhao Hongrun.
"By the way, why didn't you just ask him how he knew your whereabouts?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was stunned.
Yes, how did he know?
You must know that although the imperial court issued a notice and Zhao Hongrun's father, Emperor Wei, also informed the world that King Yansu was about to rush to Yanling to deal with the conflicts between the people of Yanling and Anling, the specific whereabouts of Zhao Hongrun and the relationship between Emperor Wei and
The court did not disclose it.
But why is it such a coincidence that Chen Xiao can find him, Zhao Hongrun? To be continued