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Chapter 551: Xiong Hu's Intention

Because he learned that Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu had come to pay a visit, Zhao Hongrun asked people to invite Xiong Hu into the city, and at the same time asked Zongwei Mu Qing to summon the two sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui.

After all, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu is also considered the cousin of Mi Jiang and Mi Rui sisters. Like Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, he is the only descendant of the Xiong family who treats the Mi Jiang sisters sincerely.

Except for Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu, although the princes and nobles of the Xiong clan are all over the Chu Kingdom, in the eyes of Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, those people are no different from strangers, and they may even have been forced to death back then. The enemy of the two sisters' father, Runan Jun, Xiong Hao.

After a while, the two sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui moved from the back house to the front yard.

When she learned from Zongwei Mu Qing that Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu had come to visit him, Mi Jiang was also a little surprised.

After all, although Wei and Chu are not currently at war and have an unexpressed agreement in private, in general, Wei and Chu are still hostile countries due to the alliance between the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu, and Wei.

It is really hard to imagine that Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu entered the territory of Wei in such a arrogant manner.

Zhao Hongrun thought about it and finally felt that it was probably because of the relationship between the two sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui.

The same goes for Xiong Tuo, and so does Xiong Hu. One by one, they entered the territory of Wei Dynasty with great arrogance. You are the enemy of Wei Dynasty, so you should be a little self-conscious, okay?

Zhao Hongrun was quite depressed.

At this time, he had already selectively forgotten the fact that he was still secretly supporting Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu.

After about a cup of tea, Chu Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, led by Zongwei Lu Mu, came to the Yangtou Yi family's mansion and visited Zhao Hongrun in the front yard.

Although this person kept saying that he was paying a visit to King Su, when he arrived at the front hall, the first people he greeted were sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui.

After all, there is a difference between closeness and distance. Although he and Xiong Tuo currently have a pretty good relationship with Zhao Hongrun, in the final analysis, Zhao Hongrun is still just an outsider. On the other hand, the two sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui are still close friends even though they have not seen each other for many years. The daughter of their respected uncle, Runan Jun Xiong Hao, is whom they regard as their biological sister.

"Meng Mi, Zhong Mi, how do you feel about this trip to Wei?"

After greeting each other, Xiong Hu, Lord Pingyu, talked enthusiastically with Mi Jiang and Mi Rui.

The name of Chu State is very different from that of Wei State.

In Wei State, most relatives of nobles would use additional characters that represent seniority. For example, Zhao Hongrun’s elders and peers would call the latter Hongrun. If Zhao Hongrun annoyed the other party, the other party might call him by name. Call me Zhao Hongrun, but it won’t be Zhao Run, let alone Ji Run.

In Chu State, there is no typesetting such as Si Hong to represent seniority. Therefore, they sometimes add Meng (Bo), Zhong (Middle), Ji, Shu, as the ranking among brothers.

In addition, it depends on whose bloodline is closest to the King of Chu. The closer the bloodline is, the most noble, and will be called Gongzi. For example, Xiong Tuo was called Tuo Gongzi in Chu State.

Note: The meanings of a certain young master and a certain young master are different. The former can generally be used by the princes and nobles of Chu State, but the latter can only be used by the king’s legitimate son or heir.

For women, Chu people are accustomed to putting the default characters such as Meng (Bo), Zhong (Zhong), Ji, and Shu at the front of their surnames, which is also different from men.

For example, Meng Mi means the eldest daughter of the Mi family, while Zhong Mi means the second daughter. Note: The same is true for Meng Jiangnu who was said to cry down the Great Wall in history. She refers to the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, which is not true.

His surname is Meng.

After listening to Xiong Hu's inquiry, Mi Jiang still said it was okay with an expressionless expression, but Mi Rui told Xiong Hu enthusiastically, telling Xiong Hu where the pastries were delicious, where the fun was, etc. Xiong Hu heard that

Hu laughed.

The two of them chatted for a long time, until Zhao Hongrun couldn't stand it any longer, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

Anyway, in his opinion, Xiong Hu was just visiting him under the guise of meeting Mi Jiang and Mi Rui and seeing how they live in Wei.

In this case, it is better for the three of them to have a good chat here, so that Zhao Hongrun can do other things.

However, just when Zhao Hongrun stood up and was about to leave, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu called out to Zhao Hongrun: "King Su, please wait a moment. This time Xiong has something to discuss with King Su."

Are you bluffing me?

Zhao Hongrun looked at Xiong Hu in disbelief, because in his opinion, Xiong Hu clearly came to see Mi Jiang and Mi Rui. Unexpectedly, Xiong Hu really came here for something.

Seeing this, Mi Jiang beat his sister. After all, Mi Rui is a heartless girl. Although she sometimes uses cruel methods, she is actually a heartless little girl who can't hide her thoughts. Therefore, Mi Jiang

So he asked his sister Mi Rui to go back to the Houfu to play with Yang Yan Xing.

After saying goodbye to Xiong Hu, Mi Rui skipped to the back house.

After all, in Shangshui County now, Yang Yanyi's family has become the most powerful nobleman in Shangshui County due to his closest relationship with Zhao Hongrun. Naturally, Yang Yanxing's status in the county and in her family is also closely related to that of Princess Ji Weiguo.

There is no difference between calling her Princess and Princess of Chu. There are so many beautiful clothes and delicious desserts. If Xiong Hu hadn't come in person, Mi Rui wouldn't want to come out.

However, although Mi Rui left, Mi Jiang stayed.

It can be seen that although she keeps saying that she has no affection for the Chu State, deep down in her heart, she still cares about the Chu State, or in other words, she cares about the two people, Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, and Xiong Hu, the Lord of Pingyu.

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As for Mi Jiang, Zhao Hongrun was quite relieved because Mi Jiang was very tight-lipped and unlike Mi Rui who couldn't hide her worries, she was not afraid of leaking any important information.

So, Zhao Hongrun asked Xiong Hu straight to the point: "Tell me, why did you come to see me this time?"

After hearing this, Xiong Hu thought for a while and said: "Xiong came here today for three reasons. One is to inquire about the batch of weapons and equipment purchased by Mr. Tuo from King Su. I don't know when King Su will deliver them all to us.

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"Weapons and equipment?"

Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Xiong Hu was referring to the 80,000 sets of equipment that Xiong Tuo had privately purchased to replace the Sixth Battalion of the Garrison.

According to the original agreement between the two, Zhao Hongrun should secretly transport the batch of weapons and equipment to Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu at the end of last year. However, Zhao Hongrun was in Sanchuan at that time, and then returned to Daliang, and a series of things happened.

So much so that he forgot about it.

Zhao Hongrun made some calculations in his mind. As far as he knew, so far, the Junshui Army, Fenxing Sai Army, Dangshan Army, and Chenggao Army have all replaced the new equipment built by the Military Casting Bureau. And counting the days, Nanyan

The Nanyan Army of General Wei Mu should have almost changed its equipment, leaving only the Suiyang Army of Nangong, the surrendered general of the Song Dynasty.

But everyone knows about the Suiyang Army. For an army commanded by the disobedient general Nangong, how could it be possible to hand over the latest equipment to Nangong so casually?

As we all know, among the six garrison battalions, five of them are the "biological sons" of the Wei State. Only the Suiyang Army is the "adopted son". What's more, this "adopted son" is not very obedient. Therefore, it is not difficult for Zhao Hongrun to guess that the Ministry of War is very

It is possible to hold this batch of weapons and equipment for a year and a half before reluctantly handing it over to Nangong.

Who made Nangong and Suiyang Jun disobedient?

Perhaps in the minds of the Ministry of War, the Suiyang Army is not as trustworthy as the Shangshui Army. After all, the latter made great achievements in Sanchuan.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said to Xiong Hu: "I have missed this matter, and I will arrange it immediately."

Xiong Hu was not upset when he heard this and said with a smile: "Xiong heard that King Su has conquered Sanchuan in the west of your country. Congratulations."

"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Xiong Hu in surprise and asked in surprise: "How did you know?"

Hearing this, Xiong Hu explained with a smile: "King Su is such a noble man and forgets things. You strongly support the trade between your country and Sanchuan, and some of the goods are shipped from my country of Chu..." He seemed to have a deep meaning when he said that.

Di added: "It is said that the pearls from our Chu country are quite valuable in Sanchuan."

"That's right." Zhao Hongrun laughed and refused to answer Xiong Hu's words.

In fact, he also knew that the profit from buying pearls from Chu and transporting them to Sanchuan could reach six to ten times. He also didn't know why the people of Sanchuan liked pearls so much, especially the girls of the Yi ethnic group.

He quickly changed the subject: "You are so eager to get those weapons and equipment...are you planning to intervene in Pakistan to make profits?"

Knowing that Zhao Hongrun had changed the subject, Xiong Hu had no choice but to do anything about it. Although he was also very jealous that they could get such huge profits by transporting the specialties of Chu State to Sanchuan, it was a pity that they now wanted Zhao Hongrun and could not ask for anything.

How to say?

Our Chu country’s specialties are selling so well in Sanchuan, do you want to share it with us?

After thinking about it, I knew that Zhao Hongrun would never agree.

If a stalemate broke out and King Su stopped trading their food, weapons and equipment, what would they use to make profits in Pakistan?

Thinking of this, Xiong Hu sighed secretly, gave up the fantasy, nodded and told Zhao Hongrun: "Actually, last month, Mr. Xiong Tuo had already led people to the country of Ba."

Xiong Tuo is not in Yangcheng, Chu State? He went to Ba State?

Originally, Zhao Hongrun was just asking casually, but he didn't expect that Xiong Tuo had actually left for Pakistan. No wonder Xiong Hu was so anxious to get those weapons and equipment.

"Has your new army... been trained?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a look of disbelief on his face.

As if guessing the surprise in Zhao Hongrun's heart, Xiong Hu said with a smile: "King Su thought that when more than 400,000 Chu people were taken away from our feudal city, there would be no one left in Chuxi?" As he said, he shook his head.

, said in an inexplicable tone: "I, Chu Xi, still have hundreds or even nearly ten million civilians, and tens of thousands of people starve to death every year because of food..."



Zhao Hongrun was shocked and speechless by Xiong Hu's words.

Think about the Wei State, how many people are there in total now? It's only six to seven million people, while in the Chu State, there are nearly ten million people in the west of Chu, and this doesn't include the east of Chu.

This is the foundation of a great country!

Although today's Chu State is corrupted by the Xiong nobles, even the foundation is rotten. As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how corrupt the Chu State is, it is still a strong country, and it is still stronger than the Wei State.

"Why are Xiong Tuo so anxious?"

Zhao Hongrun, who was seriously hit, asked with a gloomy expression.

After hearing this, a strange color flashed in Xiong Hu's eyes, and he lowered his voice and said: "This is the second thing that Xiong came to do today... Qi State has declared war on our great Chu!"

"What?"

Zhao Hongrun's complexion suddenly changed. (To be continued.) 8


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