Chapter 84: The prince guards the gate of the country
Chapter 84
At noon the next day, Emperor Wei sat on the dragon chair in the Chui Gong Hall, looking attentively at the words he had written on the dragon table.
The text on this painting is exactly what his son said yesterday when he persuaded the 25,000 soldiers of Junshui Camp. It is a sentence that still makes my blood boil when I think about it.
No compensation, no tribute, no land cession, no marriage, the prince will guard the country, and the king will die in the country!
"Tong Xian, am I... really old?"
After a long time, Emperor Wei asked with emotion.
From the side, the great eunuch Tong Xian bowed after hearing this, as if ignoring the gray that had gradually appeared on Emperor Wei's temples, and said with a smile: "But I feel that your Majesty is in high spirits today..."
"Hehehe." Emperor Wei smiled and nodded, and said with emotion: "It's really amazing... When I looked at this text, I suddenly felt that I was much younger..."
Tong Xian smiled and said nothing.
"Fram it up and hang it in the hanging arch hall." Emperor Wei solemnly said: "No matter whether it is ten or twenty years, no one is allowed to take it off!"
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Tong Xian was slightly shocked, knowing that this Chui Gong Hall was the place where emperors of all dynasties handled state affairs. Emperor Wei designated this painting to be framed and hung in the hall, as if he was preparing to pass this sentence down and regard it as an ancestral motto.
"Yes." Tong Xian respectfully rolled up the paper on the dragon case, handed it to the young eunuch behind him, and said in a low voice: "Send it to the Ministry of Industry, and have the craftsmen and ministers carefully frame it before presenting it to this hall."
"Yes." The little eunuch lowered his head, took the scroll and left.
At this time, another young eunuch walked out of the Chui Gong Palace, lowered his head and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Eighth Prince... Well, no, His Royal Highness Prince Su asked to see you, saying that he was asking for a man-to-man conversation with His Majesty.
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"Oh?" Emperor Wei listened to the novel rhetoric in amusement, and laughed and scolded: "A fourteen-year-old boy, talking nonsense about conversations between men..." After that, he thought for a moment, nodded and said: "
Yes, announce him to come in."
Not long after, the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun walked in from outside the palace.
In other words, he is King Su.
Entering the palace, Zhao Hongrun bowed to the emperor and bowed.
At this time, in the palace, in addition to He Xiangxu, who had recently reported illness to Zhongshu, there were still the eunuch Tong Xian and Zhongshu's left and right ministers Lin Yuyang and Yu Ziqi. Although they did not fully understand what a man-to-man conversation was, they continued to understand and understand each other.
He stood up and left the Chui Gong Hall, leaving space for the emperor and King Su to talk alone.
stare……
stare……
Father and son looked at each other for a long time, but no one spoke.
After a long time, Zhao Hongrun said: "Father, the emperor won this time, right?"
"No, you haven't won yet." Wei Tianzi smiled slightly and shook his head.
Although he had already admitted his responsibility for this round yesterday, how could I admit defeat in front of his son?
However, Zhao Hongrun was not surprised by this and said calmly: "Does the emperor think that the emperor cannot defeat the Chu army in Yingshui County?"
If it were in the past, it would be difficult for Emperor Wei to imagine that a fourteen-year-old boy would boast about defeating the Chu army, which was feared by the entire Wei Dynasty. However, after yesterday's dredging camp, Emperor Wei was full of confidence in the son in front of him.
Gained confidence.
But even so, he still would not admit defeat personally: "How can you be sure that you will win before the fight starts?"
"Eh? I thought my father would be on my side... After all, this battle may be related to the rise and fall of the Wei Dynasty." Zhao Hongrun blinked and joked.
"..." Emperor Wei suddenly became speechless.
After that, the Chui Gong Hall became quiet again.
I don’t know how long it took, but Emperor Wei let out a long sigh, and for the first time he whispered in a tone that did not suit his status as emperor: "Hongrun, do you have to go in person?"
Zhao Hongrun's heart trembled slightly, and he looked at Emperor Wei in surprise, because he had never seen his father speak to him in such a "weak" tone. In the past, it had always been a condescending commanding tone.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun said solemnly: "Since the emperor proposed that the prince guard the country, we can't beat ourselves up... I believe that the emperor's personal visit to the battlefield will greatly increase the morale of the soldiers on the front line. Furthermore, this matter
It is related to Princess Yulong, it is related to
The entire Wei Dynasty... The emperor cannot completely trust one person or certain people, so the emperor has to go. The emperor must use his own eyes to see the entire battlefield. It is the army of the Wei Dynasty that cannot be trusted.
As for making the wrong move, the fate of the country will be in danger."
Emperor Wei thought deeply for a moment and asked, "Do you want me to give you the right to command the troops at the front?"
"No, the emperor only needs a small supervisor."
"A small supervisor?" Emperor Wei looked at Zhao Hongrun dumbfounded and said angrily: "You know I can't give it to you... The battlefield is not a child's play, and the war between countries is even more related to the country.
Rise and fall, survival..."
"So, the prince has to settle for the next best thing and only asks his father to promise one thing."
"What's up?"
"Unconditionally let the generals on the front line obey the emperor's orders, just three times!"
"Well..." Emperor Wei couldn't help but think deeply after hearing this.
Although he gradually realized that the son in front of him probably had shocking talents and knowledge, which often surprised him.
But the problem is that the war between the two countries is ultimately a major event related to the rise and fall of the entire country. How can it be entrusted to the hands of a boy who is only fourteen years old? What if he insists on pushing the entire Wei Dynasty to destruction?
Therefore, whether it is the supervision of the army or the command, it is impossible for Emperor Wei to hand it over to the son in front of him. After all, in his opinion, no matter how talented his son Zhao Hongrun is, he cannot be more powerful than the experienced veteran on the front line.
Know how to use troops.
However, if no authority is given at all, then Zhao Hongrun will have no say at all when he reaches the front line. Perhaps the generals on the front line will respect him because of his status as King Su, but they will never obey his orders. In this way, this son's intelligence and talent
There is no use for it at all.
Thinking about it this way, it may be most appropriate to give this son three unconditional orders to the generals at the front.
Because if Zhao Hongrun really made achievements in the art of war, three opportunities would be enough for the frontline generals to realize the abilities of King Su; conversely, if this son actually knows nothing about the art of war, then three defeats would mean that the Wei
It's not that I can't bear it.
After all, so far, the Wei Dynasty has suffered repeated defeats on the battlefield at Yingshui, and has lost several cities, including these three times.
"Okay! I will give you three opportunities to give unconditional orders to the frontline generals! ... Remember, there are only three times!"
After taking a deep look at Zhao Hongrun, the emperor took up a pen and wrote this passage on the paper on the dragon case, and solemnly stamped it with his private seal and the jade seal of the country.
I believe that with this item, Zhao Hongrun can mobilize the troops on the front line at will, or the soldiers of the Junshui Battalion who go to the front line to support him.
"Take it and keep it close to your body."
"Thank you, Father." Zhao Hongrun bowed his hands.
He understood clearly what Emperor Wei meant. It was nothing more than giving him three opportunities to convince the generals on the front line. If he did well in the three opportunities, those generals would naturally continue to obey his command. If he did not do well, then he would
Get lost, you are no longer qualified to intervene in the frontline war.
After sending this edict, Emperor Wei, who knew that he could no longer change his son's mind, felt much more relaxed and said with a smile: "Is this what you call, a conversation between men?"
"Oh, the emperor hasn't spoken about this yet." As he spoke, Zhao Hongrun slowly suppressed the smile on his face and said seriously: "Father, if the emperor fulfills his mission this time and successfully repels the invading Chu army,
, I beg my father not to force Princess Yulong anymore in the future... She doesn’t want to marry, and my father is not allowed to force her!"
"..." Emperor Wei narrowed his eyes when he heard this and looked at Zhao Hongrun with a frown.
At this moment, as long as Emperor Wei nods, Princess Yulong will have unprecedented treatment, a freedom of marriage that no other Wei princess has ever enjoyed.
Suddenly, Emperor Wei showed a smile that Zhao Hongrun couldn't understand: "Okay! I will follow you!"
Did you really agree?
Zhao Hongrun felt indescribable joy in his heart, and he rarely said good things about his father, such as being wise and powerful, which made Emperor Wei laugh.
But after Zhao Hongrun left with satisfaction, the smile on Emperor Wei's face slowly faded away, replaced by an elusive and faint smile.
One girl Su, one Yulong... It seems that in the future, there is no need to worry about this scoundrel being disobedient...
The smile on Emperor Wei's face seemed to have some unfathomable meaning.
At this time, the great eunuch Tong Xian may have seen Zhao Hongrun walking out of the palace, walked in at the right time, and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan has entered the palace, and is rushing to Chui Gong Palace at this moment."
"Hongjiang?" Emperor Wei was delighted that he had figured out the weakness of his eighth son, and he couldn't help but be startled when he heard this.
This is because princes who have already left the imperial court will generally not come to Chui Gong Palace unless they have something important to do. After all, not all of his sons are like Zhao Hongrun, who are not afraid of being disliked by their father.
Not long after, Zhao Hongrun's fourth brother, Yan Wang Hongjiang, appeared in front of Chui Gong Hall.
"Father, I sincerely request to be transferred to Nanyan."
Before the emperor could ask about the purpose of his visit, Yan Wang Hongjiang revealed the purpose of his trip.
"Nan Yan?" Emperor Wei's expression changed slightly, and his expression was really a bit astonished.
At this time, transferring to Nanyan, isn't this... tantamount to giving up the throne?
The great eunuch Tong Xian also looked at the King of Yan in surprise.
"Are you going to Nanyan?" The emperor looked at Yan Wang Hongjiang in surprise: "Why?"
I saw King Yan Hongjiang solemnly performing a military etiquette and said solemnly: "Because Nan Yan is also the gate of my country in the Wei Dynasty, and the emperor is the King of Yan, so it is his duty to do so!"
"Are you going to help Hongrun?" Emperor Wei was a little surprised, because as far as he knew, King Yan Hongjiang had always been biased against King Su Hongrun. Who knew that when Zhao Hongrun was still the prince, in order to force the emperor to allow him to leave the palace, he
To harass the harem, and among the concubines in the harem who were harassed, there was the biological mother of King Yan Hongjiang.
It's no wonder that Yan Wang Hongjiang was prejudiced against Zhao Hongrun, but he didn't expect that at this moment, Hongjiang actually planned to help his brother.
Emperor Wei was about to ask, when suddenly another young eunuch hurried in and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Sixth Highness wishes to see you."
Hong Zhao?...What happened today?
The requests from three sons in a row made Emperor Wei feel inexplicably worried.