Is that bad guy's voice so loud? Can his voice travel that far?
On the edge of the playground, Emperor Wei and the accompanying princes and officials were personally welcomed by Bai Liba, the general of the fifth camp, to the camp playground. △
Because at this time, the attention of the 25,000 soldiers in the playground were focused on Zhao Hongrun on the high platform, they did not notice Emperor Wei and others in the distance behind them.
"I'm afraid His Highness the Eighth Prince has hatched something new."
Next to him, the great eunuch Tong Xian obviously noticed the puzzled look on the emperor's face, and explained with a knowing smile.
When Emperor Wei heard this, he couldn't help but think of the kite, and he chuckled and cursed: "I know all these weird things... No wonder it is said that the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry have a good relationship with him."
Because as far as the emperor knew, almost all of the weird gadgets that Zhao Hongrun tinkered with were made by the skilled craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry, such as the original kites, the white wax in the scientific examination room, etc.
Having said that, can that scoundrel really convince the 25,000 soldiers and generals present? Looking at the eyes of these people, they want to eat him alive...
The emperor glanced at the military officials who were following him, thoughtfully.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun's "speech" was still continuing. It was undeniable that his first words focused the attention of the 25,000 soldiers present.
"Is he Zhao Hongrun?"
"Is this the son who, in order to protect his imperial sister, ignores the lives of our soldiers?"
"But this guy is quite courageous..."
"Yeah, the voice is loud enough..."
The soldiers and generals on the playground started talking in low voices.
A total of 25,000 soldiers, even if they were just talking in a low voice, the combined voices would buzz like a swarm of locusts.
However, the five battalion generals standing under the high platform, namely the generals under the command of the fifth battalion general Bailiba, did not stop the soldiers' discussion because they followed Bailiba's instructions: as long as the soldiers did not riot
, you are not allowed to step in to stop it.
Therefore, they watched with indifference.
On the high platform, Zhao Hongrun obviously heard the discussion of the soldiers, and actually smiled and nodded, affirming: "Yes, yes, that's the news you heard, the one who did not hesitate to push you away for his imperial sister.
Zhao Hongrun on the battlefield!"
This kid really dares to say...
The five battalion generals looked at each other and couldn't help but turn their heads to glance at Zhao Hongrun, who looked calm on the high platform.
Just as they thought, as soon as these words came out, the entire playground fell silent, and all 25,000 soldiers stared at Zhao Hongrun on the high platform with incredible eyes.
No wonder they were shocked, after all, this prince, who was only fourteen years old, faced their twenty-five thousand pairs of unkind eyes and admitted the matter calmly.
The entire playground was eerily quiet, and the atmosphere seemed to have condensed in the air. The emperor, who was far away on the edge of the playground, couldn't help but sweat for his son on the high platform.
What is incredible is that Zhao Hongrun on the high platform is still smiling: "Are you surprised? Obviously such national affairs should be decided by the father and the important ministers of the dynasty. Why can I change those positions?"
Did the ministers reject the idea of suing for peace?... Because, I gave a gift to those ministers who advocated for peace..."
Gift? What gift?
The atmosphere in the field relaxed a little, and many soldiers were puzzled and looked at Zhao Hongrun curiously.
"Brother the emperor bribed the ministers of the court?"
Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Hongxuan was stunned when he heard this sentence outside the playground.
After hearing these words, the nearby court officials all showed completely different expressions. Among them, the officials of the Ministry of War all turned red, while the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household looked gloating.
That bad boy...didn't I say not to mention that matter again?
The emperor's expression also darkened. After all, he had also received that special gift from his son. If this matter were recorded in history books, it would be enough to make him, the emperor of Wei, a laughing stock for future generations.
However, Zhao Hongrun did not elaborate on his so-called "gift". He did something that made everyone present feel creepy and chilled all over.
Because the eighth prince raised his finger and pointed somewhere, and said with a smile: "By the way, speaking of which, I also brought a gift for you..."
Gift?
The 25,000 soldiers and generals of Junshui Camp looked in the direction pointed by Zhao Hongrun's finger in astonishment.
Just one glance made these 25,000 vigorous men of the Wei Dynasty so angry that it seemed as if all the blood in their bodies had coagulated.
Because they discovered that the military flag on the main flagpole of their dredging camp was missing, and in its place was a piece of women's clothing, slowly fluttering in the wind.
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Seeing this, Emperor Wei was stunned with shock. He felt a chill running down his spine. He turned to look at Bailiba, the former Zongwei, with a look of horror on his face.
But all they saw was Bailiba spreading his hands with a wry smile.
That scoundrel wants to provoke a riot in the army?
Emperor Wei looked horrified.
Sure enough, after noticing that the main flag of his army had been replaced by a set of women's clothes, the 25,000 soldiers who were originally sitting on the ground listening suddenly stood up, and their faces turned red and they looked fierce.
They stared at Zhao Hongrun on the high platform, and some even started to curse.
This time, the five battalion generals could no longer stand idly by, because if they watched with cold eyes, it was possible that these insulted soldiers would rush directly to the high platform and tear the daring prince to pieces on the high platform.
"What are you doing?!... Everyone sit down!"
The two battalion generals shouted, finally calming down the soldiers who were on the verge of rioting.
When was it replaced?
This...this is too bold...
The five battalion generals looked at each other.
Because this kind of thing had never happened before, they didn't notice at first that the main flag in their camp had not been replaced.
Under the scolding of these five battalion generals, the soldiers and generals on the playground reluctantly sat down again due to the orders of their superiors.
But some of them still stood, glaring at Zhao Hongrun on the high platform with hatred on their faces.
For example, in the second row, there was a strong man. Even though his general yelled and cursed, he still stood and stared at Zhao Hongrun coldly.
"Um... Duan Yang, sit down!"
"Marquis Duan Yang of the First Battalion, please sit down! ... Do you hear me?"
Because Junhou was Qu's general, commander of 500 soldiers, and a well-known military attache in the Junshui camp, the five camp generals also recognized him and scolded him one after another.
But the military lord named Duan Yang ignored the scoldings of the generals and still stood where he was, expressing his strong dissatisfaction with Zhao Hongrun on the high platform.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun called out to the five camp generals and said with a smile: "Generals, please rest for a moment. I'll come and talk to them."
The five battalion generals looked at each other and gave up the idea of rushing over to beat up the disobedient subordinate.
"Duan Junhou, right?...You seem to be very dissatisfied with me? Tell me and listen."
seem?
The strong man named Duan Yang had a look of hatred on his face, and said with an angry voice: "Why did the Eighth Prince insult me at the Junshui Camp?!"
His words seemed to express the thoughts of all the soldiers and generals present.
"Insult? Where do you start talking about this?" Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "As far as your Highness knows, when you heard that I refuted the peace proposal of the ministers of the DPRK, they all became angry and glared at me...
What do you hate me for? Hate me for rejecting the suggestions of the ministers of the DPRK and China, so that your Junshui camp has no chance to escape from entering the battlefield because of the sacrifice of a woman?... In this case, His Highness sends you this complimentary gift.
By the way, can this be considered an insult?"
"This..." The anger on Duan Yang's face was stagnant, and he was groaning and speechless.
This stupid guy can't do it...
Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly. He originally thought that Duan Yang could say something.
At this moment, a voice sounded from the playground.
"Your Highness the Eighth Prince said nicely, but in fact His Highness is just trying to protect Princess Yulong, right?"
Call me the Eighth Prince, eldest brother...
Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly in his heart. He could naturally tell that the voice belonged to his brother Hongxuan's Zongwei Zhang Ao, who was his "entrustee" arranged in advance. After all, with Duan Yang's bravery alone, this conversation would be impossible.
It can't go on any longer.
Seeing the soldiers in the playground looking around at the person who spoke, Zhao Hongrun immediately coughed to attract their attention: "Well said!... This soldier brother is right, I want to protect Princess Yulong, because that
She’s my imperial sister. No matter who she marries, I don’t want her to marry a gang of robbers!... Did I say that the Chu army was a gang of robbers? Yes, I said it! That’s a gang of robbers! Invasion
Encroaching on our Wei territory and killing our people... For example, this group of bandits broke into your homes, beat up your brothers and compatriots, and robbed your homes of valuable utensils and wealth.
In the end, you actually want to marry your sisters to these bandits and beg them to leave?... If it were you waiting, how could you swallow this?! I, Zhao Hongrun, can't swallow it anyway!"
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The soldiers in the playground became quiet again, but this time, their eyes looked at Zhao Hongrun much better.
"Personally speaking, I do want to protect Princess Yulong. She is my family. I naturally want to protect her, just like you want to protect your relatives... Military Marquis Duan Yang, are you willing to marry your sisters?
To a group of robbers?!"
Duan Yang was suddenly called by Zhao Hongrun, and was startled. He subconsciously shouted: "Definitely refuse!"
Zhao Hongrun smiled and said, "In that case, why are you still standing, blocking the brothers behind you?"
"Uh..." Duan Yang scratched his head in embarrassment and sat down, causing a group of dredging camp soldiers around him to laugh kindly.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Don't make fun of this Duan Junhou. In my opinion, this Duan Junhou is very courageous... I am the prince. No one dares to stare like this since I was a child.
I wish I could rush up to the stage and catch His Highness off the stage and beat him up. I was so frightened just now, for fear that he would rush up... By the way, you have never really thought about rushing up to the stage, right, Duan Junhou?"
Amid a burst of laughter, Duan Yang looked embarrassed and rubbed his head naively.
Incredible...
Looking at this scene, the five battalion generals in the audience looked at each other in shock.
You know, just now, these soldiers and generals were eager to eat His Highness alive on the stage, but now, they are fighting together?
In their surprised eyes, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand, causing the laughter in the audience to gradually quiet down.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun changed his tone and said sternly: "No matter who you are, you will be afraid of death, because there is only one life, so it is so precious... If you put aside the fact that Princess Yulong is my imperial sister, I also support the marriage.
, why not? Sacrifice a woman, you can get a truce from the Chu Kingdom... After the daughter of the emperor's family is married, there are also the daughters of the ministers, the courtiers' families, and the beautiful women from the common people's families, who are given the name of a princess.
If you marry her off, you can bring peace to the country, so why not?"
"But in fact, marrying a woman will not bring peace to my great Wei..."
"Chu is king in the south, Qi and Lu are in the northeast, and Wei is in the northwest. They are all obstacles to King Chu's desire to dominate the world. But King Chu abandoned Qi and Lu ignored it and came to attack Wei. Why?...
...It's very simple, because our Wei Dynasty is weaker than Qilu and Lu, and weaker than Chu. Because we are weak, we have to be beaten...The attack on Chu's envoy a few days ago is just an excuse for Chu in my opinion. Weak people
This is the reason why my country, the Wei Dynasty, was attacked by the Chu State. In this troubled world where there are many powerful countries, being weak is a sin!"
"If we, the Great Wei, were more powerful than the Chu State, how would the Chu State dare to attack our Great Wei State?!"
"I believe that all the officers and soldiers are a little uneasy at this moment. In fact, I am also uneasy. After all, in the past many years, the wars between Wei and Chu have always resulted in fewer victories and more defeats... The Chu country is too vast and has too many troops. Chu*
The * army is strong... However, just because the Chu army is strong, can we, the great Wei, have no choice but to swallow our anger? "
"At this moment, the Chu army has invaded the territory of my Wei Dynasty, attacked the cities of our Wei Dynasty, killed the soldiers and civilians of our Wei Dynasty, and plundered the wealth of my people of Wei Dynasty. But even so, I, the Wei Dynasty, still want to make peace and still want to marry each other.
If you want to cede territory, you still have to pay compensation, and beg the gang of villains who invaded our territory, Wei, to go back?... If the people of our Wei think so, then our Wei is not far from being destroyed!"
You really dare to say anything...
The officials around the emperor lowered their heads and pretended not to hear.
"Die in sorrow, die in happiness... If the Chu State wants to achieve unification, then we, the Wei Dynasty, will definitely be an obstacle to their expansion of territory. Marrying a princess can make the Chu army retreat? It's ridiculous for anyone to hold on to this idea.
Those who have other ideas are all fucking idiots!"
"Even if we, the Wei Dynasty, compromise this time, marry Princess Yulong, cede the land, pay compensation, and make the Chu army withdraw from the territory of our Wei Dynasty... Even so, please remember that the reason why the Chu army withdrew its troops is absolutely
Not because of the above reasons, it can only be that they are temporarily unable to swallow up my Wei Dynasty in one go, and are trying to gradually devour the territory of our Wei Dynasty!... Once those bandits are sure to swallow up my entire Wei Dynasty in the future, let alone
One Princess Yulong, not even ten or a hundred, can't change the determination of those bandits to try to annex my great Wei!"
"I have never supported ceding territory, paying indemnities, or paying tribute, because it will make the enemy army stronger and stronger, and we, the Wei Dynasty, become weaker... It is very likely that the compensation we, the Wei Dynasty, give to the Chu State will become
The sharp knives in the hands of the Chu army are used to kill the soldiers and civilians of the Wei Dynasty. The cities that the Wei Dynasty abandoned will become the fortresses used by the Chu State to attack the Wei Dynasty."
"Waiting for one day, when we, the Wei Dynasty, are so weak that we can no longer compete with Chu due to ceding territories, paying indemnities, and paying tribute. At that time, there is no point in getting married? Is there any point in ceding territory? Paying tribute, paying indemnities, and so on.
What the hell?"
"Those gangs of robbers will think that they have destroyed my land, wealth, and women. What will they lose? When the sharp blade of the Chu State is placed on my head, you and I, and my Wei, will lose everything."
Thousands of people will be slaves to the subjugation of the country!"
"..." Tens of thousands of soldiers only felt their heads buzzing.
Taking a long breath, Zhao Hongrun put back his high-pitched shouts and said solemnly: "So, the war that should come will eventually come. We, the Wei Dynasty and Nan Chu, stand side by side in the world, so there will inevitably be fighting.
, there will be battles, this is an unchangeable fact."
"Some people say that the army of Wei Dynasty cannot defeat the army of Chu... But I want to say that if we haven't fought before, how can we know that we can't defeat it? Does the victory or defeat only depend on the strength difference between the two armies?... If you say so,
What kind of wars are there in the world? Each country only needs to place its domestic troops in which direction and compare the numbers to determine the winner? What else are there to do with military art, strategy, diplomacy and other means?"
"The war is fought by human beings!...Who can say who will win or lose before the fight begins?!"
"Right now, I, the Wei Dynasty, still have the power to fight the Chu army. If we don't fight now, when will we wait?"
"The dignity of the country is not maintained by the women of my Wei Dynasty, but by you... It depends on the thousands of bloody men of our Wei Dynasty. Only we can still carry the dignity of the country on our shoulders!"
"Your Highness, what is the dignity of the country?" An alternative voice sounded in the playground, interrupting Zhao Hongrun's impassioned speech.
It is definitely a mistake to ask these people to act as trustees!
Zhao Hongrun, who was interrupted, sighed to himself, brewing some emotions, and said in a deep voice: "The dignity of the country? That's a good question! In my opinion, the dignity of the country lies in..."
"...No compensation!"
"...No tribute!"
"...No land will be cut!"
"...No marriage!"
"...The prince guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country!"
"...In other words, the dignity of the country!"
After Zhao Hongrun shouted the last words in a high tone, not to mention the entire playground was silent, even the Emperor of Wei was moved.
Anyone who hears this sentence seems to feel a breath of air going backwards from the spine to the brain, causing people to feel inexplicably excited, and the whole body will tremble with excitement.
"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth... I, the Great Wei, also have bloody men!"
On the high platform, Zhao Hongrun raised his fist and lowered it heavily to his chest, shouting loudly: "Everyone, I, Zhao Hongrun, would like to take the lead in guarding the country's gate. I would like to ask you if you have the courage to go with me and make those bandits from Southern Chu realize...
I, the men of the Wei Dynasty, even if we face the powerful Chu State, we must straighten our backs and say to them... no!"
"Defeat Nanchu!"
Zhang Ao, Li Meng, Fang Shuo and other clan guards who had been serving as support among the soldiers stood up at the right time, raised their arms and shouted.
Hey, hey, hey, don't stand up all at once, others will see through...
Zhao Hongrun's eyelids twitched.
Fortunately, the 25,000 soldiers in the playground were so excited by Zhao Hongrun's words that no one cared whether Zhang Ao, Li Meng, Fang Shuo and others were their brothers in the camp.
They raised their heads, stood up one after another, raised their arms and shouted.
"Defeat Nanchu!"
"Defeat Nanchu!"
"Defeat Nanchu!"
"The territory of Wei Dynasty cannot be invaded!" The group of stooges shouted again.
"Inviolable!"
"Inviolable!"
"Inviolable!"
"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"
"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"
"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"
The sounds were louder and louder than the others. Looking from a distance, they looked like raging sea waves, and their momentum seemed to overwhelm the sky.
"call……"
Looking at this scene, Emperor Wei took a long breath and slowly closed his eyes.
No compensation, no tribute, no cession of land, no marriage, the prince will guard the country, and the king will die!... That scoundrel's heart is bigger than mine... He lost... This time, he really lost.
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The emperor slowly opened his eyes, looked at the excited soldiers and generals in the playground, and couldn't help but reach out and touch his heart.
He was convinced of his defeat, because not only the soldiers and generals were moved by Zhao Hongrun's words, but even the Emperor of Wei was also excited at this moment, and he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
The prince guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country!... The prince guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country!...
The emperor kept repeating this sentence in his heart, and as he repeated each sentence, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Because of his age, the emperor gradually tended to compromise and seek perfection, and no longer had the energy of his youth. It seemed that he had come back to life at this moment, and the emperor once again felt the energy of a young man.
He turned around and looked at the people around him, and found that except for most of the officials in the Ministry of War who were pale, the other ministers, even his sons, were clenching their fists excitedly at this moment and their faces were flushed.
How could it be...
Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, looked at the scene in front of him with an ugly expression. It was hard for him to imagine that he had already released such news, which made the soldiers and generals of Junshui Camp hate the Eighth Prince Zhao Hongrun when they saw it. The result was unexpected.
The words of the eighth prince actually inspired the 25,000 soldiers in the entire playground.
Other officials of the Ministry of War who had similar thoughts to him turned their heads to look at Li Huan, the Minister of War, and saw that this old man in his fifties had his eyes closed and they didn't know what he was thinking.
"Without indemnity, without paying tribute, without ceding territory, without marriage, the prince will guard the country, and the king will die in the country... How dare you say that."
The fourth prince, Yan Wang Hongjiang, glanced at his younger brother Zhao Hongrun on the high platform in the distance with a complex expression, and then a somewhat free and easy smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he had let go of something that had been bothering him for a long time.
At the side, the sixth prince Hongzhao looked seriously at the soldiers in the playground, also showing a somewhat thoughtful expression.
At this time, the emperor took a deep breath and suddenly murmured: "Prince Su!"
"Ah?" Tong Xian, the chief eunuch, seemed to be shocked by the incident in the playground and couldn't help but be startled when he heard this.
Seeing this, the emperor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "After returning to the palace, I will draft an edict and make the eighth prince Hongrun... Prince Su!"
The solemn one is majestic, solemn and solemn.
To intimidate the world, do not use war to control the power of a great country.
ps Zhao Hongrun: This chapter is a two-in-one chapter. Speaking of which, Your Highness... No, it was me who sealed the throne. Wouldn’t you, the judges, throw away your votes and come over to congratulate me?