The days passed day by day, and it was late October in the blink of an eye.
During these ten days, Zhao Hongrun was actually not idle. Although it seemed that he did nothing every day, in fact, he paid close attention to the situation in Yanling City and the movements of the Chu army on the other side of the Yan River.
At the same time, he was also considering the six civil and military officials who currently decided the affairs of Yanling.
Today, Yanling's city affairs are managed by the county magistrate Pei Zhan, the former Linying County magistrate Zhao Zhun, and the former Xihua County magistrate Xu Youzhi. In terms of military affairs, Yanling Wuwei Chen Shi serves as the "general". The former Linying County Magistrate
Wu Wei Wang Shu and former Xihua Wu Wei Ma Zhang served as deputy.
It is no exaggeration to say that Yanling is now as if it has absorbed local civil and military officials from Linying and Xihua. Therefore, even if tens of thousands of people flock to Yanling, the officials from the three counties will be able to deal with it.
Various matters.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but sigh with emotion after more than ten days of observation: The Wei Dynasty was indeed unique in its appointment of local civil and military officials. As expected, any official who could sit at the top of the civil and military positions in local counties was
Some skills.
For example, Pei Zhan, the magistrate of Yanling County, arranged the current Yanling City in an orderly manner, and did a timely job of appeasing the refugees, without causing conflicts between the refugees and the local households in Yanling.
In comparison, the one who is even more outstanding is probably Yanling Wuwei Chen Shi.
After careful observation by Zhao Hongrun, he found that Chen Shi might not be a general who was good at fighting, although it was said that his personal martial arts was good.
However, Chen Shisheng was very careful in his work. He arranged a detailed surveillance team on the south bank of the Yan River, especially at night, to prevent the Chu army on the south bank from taking advantage of the darkness to forcefully cross the Yan River.
What is even more commendable is that the army in Yanling City is now implementing the strategy of "not disarming the troops" and is always ready to rush out of the city to support the Yanshui defense line. It is no wonder that the Chu army has far more troops than Yanling, but it has not yet taken advantage of it.
What's cheap.
Speaking of which, in the past ten days, the Chu army also launched a war against the Yan River to build a bridge and forcefully cross the Yan River. However, under the resistance led by three military officers, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang, the Chu army failed in the end.
They had to build bridges in vain, but lost a lot of troops.
Of course, during the observation, Zhao Hongrun also noticed the weaknesses, or shortcomings, exposed by Chen Shi, because this person did not think about counterattack at all, but only passively defended. This was not advisable in Zhao Hongrun's opinion.
As the saying goes, if you defend it for a long time, you will lose. How long can Yanling, which has only more than 10,000 soldiers, defend it in front of the 60,000 Chu army vanguard on the other side of the Yan River?
Once the Chu army finishes conquering the wealth of Wei's counties and villages south of the Yan River and officially launches an attack on Yanling, the harmonious situation may not be the same now.
Even when it comes to defense, one must always be prepared to take the initiative to attack. This is the defensive approach that Zhao Hongrun has always pursued.
But having said that, even if Chen Shi could not completely satisfy Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongrun did not give up recruiting this person, or in other words, convincing this person to trust him.
Unfortunately, due to his age limit, Chen Shi always held an attitude of not trusting him. Even if Zhao Hongrun mentioned the transfer of military power several times in a vague way, Chen Shi often pretended not to hear it.
After three or two times, Zhao Hongrun simply stopped bothering. Anyway, he had Emperor Wei's promise and could have three opportunities to unconditionally order local officials to act according to his instructions, and there are currently two more.
On October 20, the 16th year of Hongde, Zhao Hongrun called Pei Zhan, Zhao Zhun, Xu Youzhi, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang, the six civil officials and military generals who were now discussing and deciding the affairs inside and outside Yanling. Arriving at the house where he was staying temporarily.
Firstly, Zhao Hongrun estimated that the fifth battalion general Bailiba and his dredging battalion should have finished building a dam on the Cai River and were on their way to Yanling; secondly, the Chu army on the other side was temporarily Being blocked by the Yan River, it began to invade the upper and lower reaches of the south bank of the Yan River.
The upstream is Linying, and the downstream is Xihua. Although the county magistrates and military officers in the two places have transferred the people in the county to Yanling in advance, the problem is that not all the people in the two places live in the county, and there are still different differences. Due to various reasons, Shaocun still lived in their village, and now, these people are suffering from the brutality of the Chu army.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun needed to try to get the Chu army on the other side of the Yan River to turn their attention to Yanling again.
"Your Highness, six adults have arrived."
Zongwei Shen Yu whispered a reminder in Zhao Hongrun's ear.
Zhao Hongrun raised his head and happened to see Pei Zhan, Zhao Zhun, Xu Youzhi, Chen Shi, Wang Shu and Ma Zhang walking in from outside the house.
"Everyone, please take a seat."
Zhao Hongrun greeted the six of them to sit down.
Pei Zhan, Zhao Zhun, Xu Youzhi, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang looked at each other and sat down on the chairs in the room silently, but no one spoke.
Because they didn't know what Zhao Hongrun's intention was for summoning them this time. Furthermore, they also knew that Zhao Hongrun had hinted Chen Shi several times to hand over military power, but the latter ignored it.
Seemingly seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of these six people, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "My lords, you don't have to be so restrained. In fact, these lords have done a very good job these days. I will report the truth to the court, and the court will have important matters in the future." reward."
After all, Pei Zhan is the county governor of Yanling and a veritable leader in the Yanling area. Seeing that other colleagues remained silent, he had no choice but to take the initiative to pick up Zhao Hongrun's words. After all, we can't let His Highness Prince Su be left alone, right?
"His Royal Highness King Su is serious. As officials of the Wei Dynasty, we should share the worries of the country and your Majesty... I wonder why His Highness King Su summoned us today?"
"Just for one thing." Zhao Hongrun looked around at everyone and said calmly: "From now on, I will take over Yanling!"
His words caused the expressions of the six civil and military officials present to change drastically.
This King Su...is finally going to seize power?
They were secretly shocked.
Before Chen Shi, who was frowning, could speak, Pei Zhan, the magistrate of Yanling County, first spoke tactfully: "His Royal Highness, King Su, according to the document issued by the imperial court... His Highness, King Su, does not seem to be able to do so."
"Imperial court?" Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, took out the imperial edict written by Emperor Wei from his arms, and said lightly: "I have the promise of my father!"
Pei Zhan's face tightened upon hearing this, and he quickly stood up and stepped forward, respectfully took the Holy Oracle from Zhao Hongrun's hand, spread it out and looked at it carefully.
Sure enough, the edict clearly stated that Su Wang Zhao Hongrun had three opportunities to unconditionally command the local government and the Wei army, and the signature was clearly stamped with the emperor's private seal and the national seal.
The six people gathered around and stared for a while, all looking a little discouraged, especially Yanling Military Lieutenant Chen Shi.
He originally thought that as long as he did not take the initiative to hand over his military power, Zhao Hongrun could do nothing, but now facts have proved that if Zhao Hongrun wanted to seize Yanling's power, he could do so at any time.
"His Royal Highness Prince Su...what do you want me to do?"
After respectfully returning the edict to Zhao Hongrun, Pei Zhan asked bitterly.
In fact, Chen Shi was not the only one. The rest of the people here were actually afraid that the fourteen-year-old Zhao Hongrun in front of them would do something unwise and push Yan Ling into a pit of fire. Therefore, they secretly supported Chen Shi's refusal to make friends.
Military power.
But now it is no longer possible. With the edict personally promised by Emperor Wei, if they continue to ignore Zhao Hongrun's request, it will be disobedience. Zhao Hongrun has the right to take them into prison, or even kill them on the spot.
Hearing Pei Zhan's words, Zhao Hongrun was secretly amused.
Because Emperor Wei did not specify the three things in the edict, Zhao Hongrun took advantage of the edict's loophole and put forward the request to take over Yanling. Strictly speaking, this is considered one thing, but it is so obvious.
It was not in line with Emperor Wei’s original thoughts.
However, who among these people present would know?
He took out a golden token from his arms and threw it into Pei Zhan's arms. Zhao Hongrun endured the amusement in his heart and said seriously: "Let's build a dam on the upper reaches of Yan River first."
Pei Zhan, the magistrate of Yanling County, was puzzled when he heard this and asked in surprise: "Your Highness, King Su, do you want to attack the Chu army with water attacks?... I'm afraid this won't work."
"Why?"
Pei Zhan cupped his hands and said seriously: "It is winter now, and the water volume of Yan River has been greatly reduced. It will not be enough to have any impact if the water is stored for a few days... Furthermore, how can the Chu army stand by and watch? They will naturally send troops there.
Upstream, it hinders us from building a dam."
"Then send heavy troops to protect the upper reaches." Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.
Yanling Military Lieutenant Chen Shi's complexion changed greatly after hearing this, and he quickly stood up and said: "Your Highness, King Su, this must not be done! ... At present, our army in Yanling is not enough to resist the Chu army on the other side, and Your Highness has to allocate some troops to go upstream.
, if this matter is known to the Chu army, I am afraid that the Chu army will immediately cross the Yan River to attack Yanling..."
As soon as he finished speaking, two military officers, Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, also stood up and continued to persuade him.
"Yes, Your Highness, we must never divide our troops at this time!"
"Your Highness, if we divide our forces at this time, Yanling will definitely not be protected!"
Facing everyone's persuasion, Zhao Hongrun's face suddenly darkened, as if he was playing childishly, and he snorted coldly: "I've made up my mind, you don't have to wait any longer!...Chen Shi, just leave this matter to me."
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"..." Chen Shi opened his mouth, almost in disbelief.
Seeing this, Wu Wei Wang Shu hurriedly said: "Your Highness King Su, Yan Ling has been spared so far only because of Chen Wu Wei's dealings with the Chu army. He cannot leave Yan Ling lightly!... In the end, the general is willing to build a dam upstream."
However, Wu Wei Wang Shu's plea could not make Zhao Hongrun change his mind: "No, this matter must be left to Chen Shi!"
King Su... is he blaming me for being ignorant and unwilling to hand over military power?
Wu Wei Chen Shi glanced at Zhao Hongrun silently, then heaved a long sigh and accepted the matter.
"General... obey your orders!"
These six people left disheartened.
When they left, some of them had angry faces, some had helplessness, and some had disheartened faces.
Zhao Hongrun had no intention of paying attention to them. He stood up, walked to the window, opened the window and silently looked at the garden outside the window.
Chu Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu... As the vanguard of the Chu army on the Yingshui battlefield, Chu Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo has placed high hopes on you. I hope you are wise enough, otherwise, my plan will be more troublesome...