In early July, because of the relationship between the Wei family in Longxi, the Wei court was full of disputes.
The Wei family in Longxi took over the counties of "Xingyang", "Mi County", "Wusa", "Yan County", "Ancheng", and even "Chenggaoguan" without the approval of the Wei court.
took over, which made the court officials very unhappy.
Let’s ignore those county towns for now. Chenggao Pass is the western barrier of Wei State.
Well, the original intention of building Chenggao Pass was to guard against the Jie people in Sanchuan. However, as Zhao Hongrun pacified Sanchuan County, the relationship between Wei and the people of Sanchuan sharply strengthened, and the strategic position of Chenggao Pass was no longer what it once was.
That
It is so important, but the problem is that it is the military fortress of the Wei State after all. As a guest from afar, the Longxi Wei family cannot take over Chenggao while General Zhu Hai of the Chenggao Army is in the northern border and Chenggao Pass has insufficient troops.
Close it.
On July 5th, the Emperor of Wei summoned the four imperial offices of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, the General's Office and the Zongfu to discuss the matter in Chui Gong Hall.
In fact, to put it bluntly, there were only five people attending this discussion meeting:
Li Huan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Du You, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Chao Lidong, the Chief of the General's Office, Zhao Yuanyan, the Zongzheng, and Zhao Hongrun's younger uncle Zhao Laituo, the elder of the original Zongfu who was invited back to Daliang by Zhao Yuanyan.
There were also three ministers of Zhongshu, namely Zhongshu Ling Lin Yuyang, Zhongshu Zuocheng Yu Ziqi, Zhongshu Youcheng Feng Yu.
At the beginning of the meeting, Li Huan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Du You, the Minister of Rites, and Chao Lidong, the Chief of the General's Office, had a very clear attitude. They believed that the Wei family's move in Longxi was "incompatible with etiquette" and expressed that the court should "make a sound of dissatisfaction."
, while Zhao Yuanyan and Zhao Laituo from the Zongfu side remained silent and did not express any opinions.
It may be because the Wei State has repeatedly won foreign wars and achieved many great victories in the past three years. Although Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, still has a deep grudge against a certain King Su, it is undeniable that this old man is like this.
Hui felt much more confident, and he seemed to have put on a posture of "I, the Wei Dynasty, are never afraid of war", which made Du You, the Minister of Rites, stare at him and chuckle secretly.
But it's funny. It's undeniable that this is what the Minister of the Ministry of War should say. Unfortunately, the current status of the Ministry of War is very embarrassing, and the authority overlaps with that of the General's Office. It seems that Li Huan also wanted to show off in front of Emperor Wei, so as to avoid the Ministry of War being degraded.
As a vassal of the General's Mansion.
"Okay, okay...I am not calling you here today to 'teach the Wei family of Longxi' a lesson."
Perhaps seeing that the topic was gradually changing in a bad direction, Emperor Wei promptly stopped him and brought the topic back: "I just want to ask you all, my dear friends, what attitude should I, the great Wei, take towards those who come from China?"
Guests from afar.”
After hearing this, the Chui Gong Hall suddenly fell silent, because this problem is really troublesome.
To sum up, there are only three points:
First, should we go to welcome the King of Wei from the Longxi Wei family who is currently living in Ancheng temporarily? To be precise, he is the king and father of the Longxi Wei Kingdom.
Second, who will greet him? The imperial court? The Zongfu? Or the Emperor Wei himself?
Third, what standards should be used to welcome it?
As for the various problems after this, Emperor Wei didn't even think about mentioning them at the moment - for example, now that the Wei family in Longxi has arrived in the Wei State, two kings have appeared in the Wei State. How should this problem be solved?
As the saying goes, you have to eat your meal one bite at a time. Emperor Wei probably also wanted to resolve this matter step by step and steadily. Therefore, the first thing he had to do was to gain a tacit understanding with the Wei family in Longxi and not to cause discord between the guest and host from the beginning.
In this way, Li Huan and Chao Lidong kept their mouths shut. After all, once Emperor Wei decided to face the Longxi Wei family in a friendly manner, then this matter would have nothing to do with the Ministry of War and the General's Office for the time being.
"Du Aiqing, you speak first." Emperor Wei began to roll his name.
Du You, the Minister of Rites, thought for a moment, raised his hands and said seriously: "I think that we, the Ministry of Rites, should take the lead in welcoming you as a 'king of the country'... As for the ceremony officials, I recommend Mr. Zongzheng to be the officiating officer, and His Royal Highness Prince Su to be the one."
Deputy envoy."
It has to be said that Du You's considerations are quite insightful and self-aware. After all, facing the distinguished guest of the Longxi Wei family, even he, the Minister of Rites, as the officiating officer, seems to have insufficient status. Therefore,
, he recommended Zhao Yuanyan, who is now the Zongzheng of the Zongfu, as the officiating officer, which is quite satisfactory.
However, regarding the recommendation of the deputy envoy of ceremonial, the person recommended by Du You was very interesting. It was no one else but Prince Su Zhao Hongrun.
Nowadays in Daliang, who doesn't know that His Highness Prince Su is a hot-tempered young man? It was His Highness who first put forward the famous saying "I, the Wei Dynasty, am never afraid of war".
Let the grumpy Prince Su go to greet the Wei family in Longxi. I believe the scene will be very interesting.
No, after hearing these words, Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan's expression changed a little.
But having said that, Du You's words are enough to reflect his attitude towards the Wei family in Longxi - if they are friends, we in Wei will treat them as guests; if they are bad friends, we will fight!
It has to be said that although Du You, the Minister of Rites, was a civil servant, his bloody spirit was still the same as before, and he was even more stubborn than Li Huan, the Minister of the Ministry of War.
"The deputy envoy recommended by Du Aiqing is quite interesting..."
Emperor Wei glanced at Du You with a half-smile, rolled his eyes, and turned to Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan and said: "How about the following, brother Er Wang?"
Zhao Yuanyan glanced at Du You, the Minister of Rites, and bowed his hands and said: "I recommend Yuan Liu to be the deputy envoy... Yuan Liu has visited Longxi. I believe he has had contact with the local Wei family and will be more or less familiar with him. As for Hong,
Run...this boy has a too hot temper, I'm afraid he will get into trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, Du You, the Minister of Rites, shook his head and said: "I forgive Du for disagreeing with what Mr. Zongzheng said... Although His Highness Prince Su has a hot temper and seems difficult to get along with, he is just jealous of evil, and has never had any
If His Highness King Su really gets into a dispute with the Longxi Wei family, it must be because His Highness cannot stand what the other party has done."
"This is what I'm afraid of..."
Zhao Yuanyan and Zhao Laituo smiled bitterly to themselves.
Beside, Lin Yuyang and Yu Ziqi watched quietly without speaking.
They knew that the words of Du You and Zhao Yuanyan were not a question of who was right or wrong. Their words reflected the stance and attitude of the Ministry of Rites and the Zongfu on this matter.
The Ministry of Rites obviously viewed this matter from the perspective of the Wei State and recommended a certain His Highness Prince Su as deputy envoy. Perhaps Du You wanted to ask His Highness Prince Su to seize advantageous opportunities when facing the Longxi Wei Dynasty.
Take the opportunity to make a fuss, dampen the opponent's momentum, and make the other party understand the truth: this is the State of Wei, the State of Wei of the Zhao family, not the State of Wei of the Wei family in Longxi!
As for the clan, from the standpoint of clan friendship, they tried their best not to conflict with the Longxi Wei clan.
"Lin Aiqing, what do you think?" Emperor Wei asked unexpectedly.
Lin Yuyang was stunned for a moment, looking at Du You, the Minister of Rites, on the left, and Zhao Yuanyan, the Zongzheng of the Zongfu, on the right. After secretly looking at Emperor Wei again, he saw that His Majesty's smile was playful, and he smiled bitterly in his heart: This difficult question,
How could Your Majesty leave it to me?
After thinking for a while, Lin Yuyang replied calmly: "Du Shangshu and Prince Yan have different opinions, and I think they are both reasonable... Why not, please invite Prince Li and His Highness Prince Su to be deputy envoys."
"Both are deputy envoys...what's the difference?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuanyan frowned and glanced at Lin Yuyang. Although he knew that Zhongshu Ling was standing on a neutral stance, the problem was that he did not want his irritable nephew to serve as deputy envoy.
But he couldn't say anything else. After all, Lin Yuyang clearly stood in the neutral position, but he still opposed it, which was a bit unreasonable.
"Then just follow what Lin Aiqing said."
Emperor Wei said with a smile, which made Du You, the Minister of Rites, smile knowingly, and also made Lin Yuyang secretly smile bitterly.
He knew that he had been tricked by the majesty in front of him.
Half an hour later, news spread from the court: with Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan as the chief envoy, Yi Wang Zhao Yuanli and Su Wang Zhao Hongrun as deputy envoys, they went to Ancheng to welcome the Longxi Wei family and welcome the monarch of the Longxi Wei family to Daliang.
Then the Emperor of Wei personally led the officials of the court and central government ten miles out of the city to greet him as if he were seeing off the monarch.
This kind of arrangement does not hurt either side's face and can be said to be quite safe.
But when this news reached Prince Su's Mansion, a certain Prince Su was not very happy.
He was alone in the study with his third uncle Zhao Laiyu, during which he said dissatisfiedly: "The old man wants me to be a villain..."
Third uncle Zhao Laiyu smiled and said nothing.
How could this old and cunning third uncle not understand the thoughts of Emperor Wei and Du You, the Minister of Rites?
In fact, the reason why he chose this cousin in the first place was simply because he was not afraid of anyone. If he fell out on the spot, he would dare to slap the table in the Chui Gong Hall. With this courage, there was really no one in the entire Wei Kingdom.
"Isn't this just what you want?"
Perhaps seeing Zhao Hongrun complaining constantly, Zhao Laiyu smiled and comforted: "I said it before, and you also know in your heart that when the Longxi Wei family comes to our great Wei Dynasty, something will definitely happen. At this time,
There must be someone, representing me, Mrs. Zhao, to treat those who are originally
There is a voice of dissatisfaction at home. You are young, but you have a high position, enough status, and enough qualifications. As long as you don’t go too far, you can still get it back... Young people, no matter how willful or bad-tempered, will eventually get it back.
It’s inevitable, don’t you think?”
"..." Zhao Hongrun looked at the third uncle angrily. How could he not guess what the third uncle had in mind?
"After talking for a long time, why don't you use me as a gunman?" He rolled his eyes and said.
"Who makes you the most suitable candidate?" Zhao Laiyu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "You have a unique advantage...you are young. If you were of your uncle's generation or my generation, once you say something,
If you go out, it will be difficult to recover, but you are different. No matter what you say, you can always come back with the excuse of being "young and ignorant". Do you think you are the most suitable candidate?"
As he said that, he saw that Zhao Hongrun's expression was still unswerving, so he changed his tone and said: "Hongrun, you may not understand the fear of my generation towards our family... It can't be said to be fear, it should be said to be admiration and longing.
, After all, my Zhao family’s genealogy is continued under the family tree of the Wei family in Longxi. It is like a tree. Our Zhao family is now the branches, and the Wei family is the root. People cannot live without roots..."
When he said this, he couldn't help but sigh.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment and asked: "In that case...then let me do it according to my temper?"
"It's up to you." Zhao Laiyu said with a smile: "This time, you are doing whatever you want according to the order."
"You will be willful according to the order..." Zhao Hongrun muttered a few words, and after grinning, he turned to Wei Jiao, the chief of Zong Wei, and said: "Wei Jiao, summon the Yanling Army and the Shang Shui Army, and send 30,000 people each to Daliang.
Then ask the Northern Sichuan cavalry to be on standby in Yishan... Let's be polite first and then attack!"
"yes!"
Looking at Zhao Laiyu at this time, he was already dumbfounded.
Just because of your temper, you just mobilize the army?