Looking at Ying Kang and Hei Zhu who seemed to be a little guilty, Zhao Hongrun smiled and reassured: "You just talked so much nonsense, are you worried that I will be suspicious of you? Hahaha, that's not the case, I have such a big heart.
Not so narrow-minded..."
Hearing this, Black Spider's eyes showed a strange color, and he said cautiously: "Your Highness, aren't you worried...?"
He didn't directly say what he was worried about, but Zhao Hongrun understood what he meant and asked with a smile: "Black Spider, do you think this king needs to worry?"
Black Spider was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed the emotion of a soldier dying for his confidant. He knocked on the ground with one knee and said sternly: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry, because the Black Crows will always be a sharp blade pointing outward in Your Highness' hand!"
"The same is true for Shangshui Qingya!" Ying Kang also quickly expressed his feelings. During this period, he glanced at Black Spider in surprise, as if he was surprised: This kid usually looks like a dull gourd, but he didn't expect to be so good at talking... almost.
Being left behind.
"Isn't this enough?"
Zhao Hongrun smiled and supported the two of them, and then said with emotion: "The stronger you become, the more you can become my help. I will have many places where I will use you in the future... I can promise you,
As long as you are loyal to this king and to me, the Great Wei, at least among the hidden forces, you will be the well-deserved... uncrowned king!"
…
Hearing this, Ying Kang and Hei Zhu opened their mouths in shock, with expressions of longing and fear on their faces.
At first, they doubted whether this was Zhao Hongrun's sarcastic comment, but when he discovered that His Highness Prince Su's eyes were shining for some unknown reason, they unconsciously felt hot in their hearts.
The uncrowned king...
Ying Kang and Black Spider secretly kept this word in their hearts that they had never heard before but made their blood boil.
Strategy, collect the hidden thieves in the Wei Kingdom, making Yangxia Black Crow and Shangshui Qingya the only hidden thieves in the Wei Kingdom, becoming the uncrowned king of the hidden forces, which they could not even dream of in the past.
They couldn't help but secretly sigh: their previous ambitions were too insignificant and were limited to a small area. Looking at King Su in front of them, he recruited all the hidden thieves in the Wei Kingdom as soon as he opened his mouth. This is simply... simply...
…so damn desirable!
"Your Highness!" Black Spider said eagerly: "We need your Highness's assistance!"
"No problem." Zhao Hongrun chuckled and said cheerfully: "You need weapons. I will ask the Metallurgical Bureau to tailor them for you. If you need manpower, 30,000 merchant navy troops are on standby."
What a good lord...
Black Spider was so moved that he looked at Ying Kang, who also had the same sentiments, and was speechless with excitement.
"But having said that, have you chosen your target?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at the two of them and asked: "How about the Yang Yin thief? I heard that the Yang Yin thief is also very powerful, not inferior to you Yang Xia.
.”
"?Yang?" Ying Kang's expression froze when he heard this, and after looking at Black Spider, he cautiously said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, if you attack the ?Yangyin thief, you will offend Fenxing Sai..."
"Ah?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned and asked in confusion: "Fenxing Fortress? General Xu Yin? Does the Yangyin thief have anything to do with Fenxing Fortress?"
Seeing this, Ying Kang understood that His Highness did not know the situation on the Yin thief's side, so he explained: "The Yang Yin thief has some relationship with Xu Yin, the general of Fenxing fortress. Although this relationship has not been disclosed to the outside world,
We once suspected that there might be more than a transactional relationship between the Yangyin thieves and Fenxing Sai..."
"Otherwise, when we attacked the Yangyin bandits, how could Fenxing fortress send troops to surround and suppress us so coincidentally?... Yangxia and Fenxing fortress are so far apart, but they actually talked about military training in Yangxia. What a ridiculous excuse.
!" Black Spider added sourly from the side, and a wave of resentment rushed towards Zhao Hongrun.
"Have you ever fought against the Yangyin bandit?" Zhao Hongrun asked with great interest.
Ying Kang and Black Spider smiled and gave a few vague explanations. It was probably because of the confrontation between the thieves and the result was not so satisfactory to them.
It turns out that behind the Yang Yin bandit is Fenxing Fortress? Is it General Xu Yin?
Zhao Hongrun thought with great interest.
But as he thought about it, he suddenly felt that something was not quite right.
You must know that when Xiong Fen, the envoy of Chu State, was attacked in Yongqiu, Fenxing Sai was assassinated by a hundred men. If Xu Yin, the general of Fenxing Sai, really had a group of hidden thieves in his hands, why not pursue this case?
What happened? You must know that those who died were also his soldiers.
Or is it that the Yang Yin Thief is also pursuing this matter, but Zhao Hongrun's power has never been involved in the Yin Thieves in the past, so he has not noticed it?
Zhao Hongrun had many thoughts in his mind, so he called Black Spider in front of him and said a few words to him.
After hearing Zhao Hongrun's secret instructions, Black Spider was stunned, and then nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, this matter will be taken care of by me, the Black Crows."
Zhao Hongrun nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a smile: "Since it's not a Yangyin thief, then who will you choose as your target?"
In fact, Ying Kang was very curious about Zhao Hongrun's secret entrustment to Black Spider, but he also understood that if Zhao Hongrun didn't speak up about this kind of thing, not only would Black Spider not reveal it on his own initiative, but it would also be difficult for Ying Kang to ask further questions.
So, he simply pretended not to see it and said with a smile: "In fact, there are more or less hidden thieves, large and small, in the counties and cities in China. It's just that in the past, we couldn't see the light, so we didn't dare to show our faces... It's like a golden hook.
Such arrogant fools are only a minority after all."
"More or less?" Zhao Hongrun was very surprised when he heard this, because as far as he knew, the public security in Wei State was generally very good. He had never thought that in that peaceful and peaceful atmosphere, there were still many people hiding or hiding in the country.
There may be a small number of hidden thieves.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile: "Do you need me to send the Shang Shui Army to help you?"
After hearing this, Black Spider said in a mocking tone: "Your Highness, am I, the Yang Xia Hidden Thief, not like those guys from the Yang Hidden Thief?" After saying that, he said to Zhao Hongrun sternly: "Please forgive me, Your Highness, although we will say it
He is a hidden thief, but he also has the morality that we are pursuing. Whether it is His Highness or the Shang Shui Army, they are all caught by the hidden thief. We will rely on our own strength to strengthen the village and become His Highness's help."
Zhao Hongrun showed a slightly moved expression when he heard this, although he sneered at Black Spider's words: Why should he sacrifice himself to capture other hidden thieves when he could obviously use the Shang Shui Army?
However, he also understands that every profession has its own rules, and even thieves have their own principles and beliefs, which should never be made fun of.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said, "Then what can I do for you?"
At this time, Ying Kang stepped forward and said: "Weapons and equipment...such as the sleeve arrows that His Highness made earlier to deal with us. That kind of weapon is very suitable for us hidden thieves."
"No problem." Zhao Hongrun nodded and said, "I can ask the Smelting Bureau to customize it for you... Is there anything else?"
"There are also things like food, and..." Ying Kang rarely showed a hint of embarrassment, and said: "If I and others are unable to catch it, I will ask Shang Shuijun to go there... to train troops or something.
"
Glancing calmly at Black Spider, who was also a little embarrassed, Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes secretly: What do you mean by looking down on him? Thief Yangyin, what's the difference between this and me directly sending Shang Shuijun to assist you?
Perhaps because they noticed Zhao Hongrun's strange gaze, both Ying Kang and Black Spider were a little embarrassed.
But having said that, after finally embracing Su Wang Hongrun's thigh, with 30,000 Shang Shui Army and 20,000 Yanling Army as the backing, he completely ignored this powerful help and only relied on himself to show off his strength. This is a fool, right?
We are not fools!
Ying Kang and Black Spider have no guilty conscience.
"..." Looking at the two "villains" in front of him speechlessly, Zhao Hongrun coughed, adjusted his mood, then showed a slight smile, cupped his hands and said: "In that case, I wish you all the best..."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Ying Kang and Hei Zhu resigned with understanding fists in their hands, leaving with eagerness and joy.
It can be foreseen that in a short time, a bloody storm will break out among the hidden thieves in Wei State.
However, this bloody storm will have almost no impact on unrelated people, including ordinary civilians.
No, Zhao Hongrun paid attention to the Green Crows and Black Crows for ten days after that, and learned that they were attacking the hidden thieves in several cities and counties near Yangxia. But in the eyes of ordinary people, including him, Zhao Hongrun, this
The ten days were uneventful, as if nothing had happened at all.
I'm really curious about the war between the hidden thieves...
After paying attention to it for a while, Zhao Hongrun sighed secretly.
To be honest, he really wanted to see it, but he also understood that if he directly intervened in the war between the hidden thieves, it would only cause the Black Crows and the Green Crows to lose their morality and be ostracized by other hidden thieves in Wei.
, which is not conducive to their development.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to give up this tempting idea and simply stopped paying attention to the movements of the Black Crows and Green Crows.
Anyway, Ying Kang and Black Spider are not fools. If they really suffer a loss, I believe they will come to seek help and ask Shang Shuijun to help them regain their position, just like what the Yang Yin thieves did back then.
And just when Zhao Hongrun decided to resolve the conflict between the people of Yanling and Anling counties first and foremost, the Qingya people he sent to Daliang to inquire about the news a while ago collected the information they had collected.
The information was delivered to him.
It’s about the scribe named Zhou Min.
"Huh?"
Looking at the information in his hand that recorded Zhou Min's details in detail, Zhao Hongrun's expression became a little subtle.
Contrary to what he had guessed at the beginning, Zhou Min was a well-established Wei man, and he was also one of the top talents in the imperial examinations in the past two years. The reason why this person did not have an official position or show his face was because someone
He hid him for two full years.
And the person who hid Zhou Min was called... Yong Wang Hongyu!
"Is there such a big place to play?"
After muttering something, Zhao Hongrun walked to the candlestick and burned the pile of paper in his hand that recorded Zhou Min's details.
At this moment, he no longer had any resentment towards the Prince of the East Palace, and only had gloating feelings in his heart.
How cruel, even to pay such a price to drive a wedge between Dong Gong and Luo Yao, causing Luo Yao to fall out of favor in the East Palace, and his status was replaced by Zhou Min... Haha, the East Palace has lost Luo Yao, tsk tsk tsk...
Zhao Hongrun suddenly sympathized with Dong Gong. Although he had a talented person like Luo Yao around him, he blindly favored his political opponents.
But it's no wonder, who made Zhou Min's strategy of entering and defecting so amazing?
He was completely manipulated by the second brother Wang and was applauded...
Zhao Hongrun casually threw the paper that was about to burn on his fingers on the ground and watched it burn into a pile of ashes.