When Lintao Lords Wei Ji and Jiang Bi looked at Zhao Hongrun and didn't know what to say as an opening statement, Zhao Hongrun took the lead and said with a smile: "The hero of Longxi, the famous general who stopped the Qiang."
"I really can't take it seriously." Lintao Lord Wei Ji raised his hand and did not look down upon Zhao Hongrun at all because of his age and height. After all, he had already learned a lot about His Royal Highness Prince Su from General Feng Su.
"Are you Prince Su of the Wei Kingdom of the Zhao family, His Highness Zhao Run?"
At this time, Zhao Hongrun was secretly sizing up Lintao Lord Wei Ji.
After all, in the Longxi anecdote told to him by Liu Wangshu Zhao Yuanli, Lintao Lord Wei Ji was a rare talent. In fact, Liu Wangshu even praised this person as "not inferior to Jingshe, Qu Ping".
evaluate.
What kind of characters are Jing She and Qu Ping? They are two of the Three Pillars of the Chu Kingdom. They were the heroes who saved the Chu Kingdom during the Four Kingdoms' campaign against Chu not long ago.
Of course, the heroes of the Chu State in that battle also included generals Xiang Mo, Xiang Juan, Xiang Pei, the Lord of Xinyang, Xiong Shang, the Lord of Diyang, etc., but it is no exaggeration to say that if Jing She and Qu Ping were not there at that time, the Chu State would not be the best.
The losses suffered will definitely be much greater than they are now.
Just talking about Shouling Junjingshe, it was precisely because of the existence of this person that Zhao Hongrun failed to conquer Juyang County in the end, and could only give up the huge wealth of Juyang Jun Xiongli along the way. Zhao Hongrun is still bitter about this matter to this day.
Yu Huai.
As for Lintao Lord Wei Ji, in the words of Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli, this person was actually as handsome as Shouling Lord Jingshe. This alone was enough for Zhao Hongrun to look at this king of the Wei clan in Longxi in a new light.
However, Zhao Hongrun was a little disappointed with the image of Lintao Lord Wei Ji.
Because Lintao Lord Wei Ji does not look domineering at all, his face is thin and pale, his slightly wrinkled brows seem to be filled with many worries, but his rather bright eyes seem to be somewhat wise. Apart from that, the only
What stands out are the two mustaches on his lips.
"...This is a Confucian general. But why do he feel so melancholy..."
"It is this king." Zhao Hongrun showed a kind and aristocratic smile on his face, and asked pleasantly: "I wonder why Lord Wei Ji asked the general to see me?"
Seeing Zhao Hongrun asking about the matter straight to the point, Lintao Lord Wei Ji straightened his face and politely raised his hands and said, "I hope His Highness Prince Su will withdraw his troops."
"Ha!" Zhao Hongrun chuckled and was about to speak, but Lintao Lord Wei Ji said first: "As a condition for asking His Highness King Su to withdraw his troops, Wei Ji is willing to summon the twelve branches of the Wei family to negotiate an agreement on harmonious coexistence with King Su."
Having said this, he looked up at Zhao Hongrun and whispered: "King Su was originally scheduled to attack my Wei family yesterday, but he only arrived at Yan County at dusk today. I thought Ancheng had already been conquered by King Su, and my father was also captured by King Su. So,
King Su should have also learned that there are some things that even a king cannot make decisions on, so he can only convene a 'meeting of clan elders'."
"..." Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at Lintao Lord Wei Ji.
It has to be said that Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao, talked about the pain in his heart: He never expected that the father of the Wei family in Longxi had so much less power than the Emperor of Wei in Wei State, so that the tactic of capturing the thief first was to capture the king.
It had almost no effect.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun said deliberately: "Why should I waste my words when I can get something so easily?"
After hearing this, Jiang Bi's face looked a little unhappy, and he couldn't help but interjected: "Little baby, your tone is not small."
"Who are you?" Zhao Hongrun waved his hand to signal Wei Jiao and the other clan guards to be calm, and at the same time looked at Jiang Bi with his eyes.
I have to say that Jiang Bi, with his muscles all over his body, looks extremely intimidating.
"My lord, Jiang Bi!" Under the worried gaze of Lintao Lord Wei Ji, Jiang Bi replied in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun showed a little surprise on his face, nodded and said: "It turns out to be Jiang Bi, the famous general from Longxi... I have admired him for a long time."
Seeing Zhao Hongrun bowing to him, Jiang Bi was surprised. The hostility in his heart dissipated a lot. He couldn't help but ask, "Have you heard of me?"
"Of course." Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "My sixth uncle once visited Longxi. He once told me that without Jiang Bi in Longxi, the Qin army would have been rampant in Longxi ten years ago..."
"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously..." Jiang Bi raised his hand and touched the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed, but a smile appeared on his face, and his eyes looking at Zhao Hongrun became more and more kind.
Seeing this scene, Lintao Lord Wei Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that Jiang Bi and King Su would be in conflict with each other, which would lead to complications. However, as of now, King Su of Zhao's Wei Kingdom, no matter Wei Ji,
, are still full of affection for Jiang Bi, which makes Lintao Lord Wei Ji secretly happy.
But having said that, in order to prevent another incident, Lintao Lord Wei Ji returned to the topic that he had strayed from: "King Su knows the state of Qin, and he probably also knows something about the situation in Longxi... I think that,
The Wei family and the Zhao family are from the same family.
Zhi, we should not be at war with each other, we should join hands to curb Qin's momentum!... Qin will never stop expanding just because it annexed a Longxi city. If the Zhao family does not make sufficient preparations in advance, when Qin's warriors arrive at the door, they will
It’s too late to regret.”
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun looked at Lintao Lord Wei Ji with a half-smile and said: "How can Sir Wei Ji be sure that we, the Great Wei, must cooperate with the Wei family in order to contain the Qin State?... I am not targeting what I said here.
Who, I just feel that with the current Wei clan in Longxi, if Wei and Qin go to war, it will be just an addition on the battlefield at best and not enough to affect the outcome."
Lintao Lord Wei Ji and Jiang Bi's expressions changed upon hearing this. After all, Zhao Hongrun's words clearly meant that he looked down upon the only remaining military strength of the Wei family in Longxi.
"Little kid, even though you praised me just now, I still feel angry when I hear your words..." Jiang Bi said dissatisfied.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Jiang Bi and said slowly: "Just looking at Mr. Jiang Bi's tall and burly figure, I know that Mr. Jiang Bi is a brave general who can defeat the three armies. However, in the Central Plains, just by the courage of an ordinary man, he can reverse the situation.
The era of fierce generals in battles has long ended. Today's wars are all about the training of soldiers.
, sophisticated weapons and equipment, war weapons that surpass manpower, and a national economy that will not be overwhelmed by the food and salary expenses of the frontline troops..." After that, Zhao Hongrun took out a quiver from the side of the war horse.
He threw the crossbow arrow to Jiang Bi and said in an inexplicable tone: "Times have changed, Lord Jiang Bi."
"..." Jiang Bi caught the crossbow arrow thrown by Zhao Hongrun, looked at it carefully, and felt his scalp was numb.
Because the entire body of the crossbow arrow was made of fine iron, not only was the arrow sharp, but there were also bleeding grooves and barbs on the shaft. Even if Jiang Bi didn't know the function of these designs, he could still feel the fact with a warrior's intuition:
Even he couldn't survive a few crossbow bolts like this one.
He turned around and looked at the soldiers of Yanling Army and Shangshui Army in all directions, and found that there were many crossbow soldiers among these Wei soldiers.
"The Zhao family's Wei Kingdom...is stronger than imagined..."
Twisting the crossbow arrow in his hand, the famous Longxi general Jiang Bi seemed to have suffered an unprecedented blow and remained silent without speaking.
Lintao Lord Wei Ji looked at Jiang Bi and sighed silently, then turned to look at Zhao Hongrun and said sternly: "His Royal Highness King Su is right, I am indeed no better than I was in Longxi. However, this does not mean that I, the Wei family in Longxi, are insignificant.
...No one knows the State of Qin better than I, the Wei family. If King Su thinks that he is nine percent sure of defeating Qin, then I, the Wei family, can add the last chance of victory to the Zhao family, just by relying on Longxi and Qin.
After fighting for so many years... we can do two harms if we separate, and we can benefit both if we unite. I believe His Highness Prince Su can understand this truth."
Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at Lintao Lord Wei Ji, and then asked slowly: "How... how can we make it together?"
When Lintao Lord Wei Ji heard this, he immediately said: "I, the Wei family, only want to protect myself, and have no ulterior motives... I, the Wei family, have lost my homeland in Longxi, and now I only need the slightest kindness from the Zhao family..."
"In fact, I, Mrs. Zhao, have given you enough goodwill..."
"No, Your Highness Prince Su, what I said is true, and is willing to accept the goodwill of my Wei family, and is not a calculation that seems to play hard to get..." Lintao Lord Wei Ji said pointedly: "It's a pity that I
Many people in the Wei family did not see through this and stepped into the trap without hesitation."
"What?" Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this.
Lintao Lord Wei Ji smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "It's nothing... In short, I, the Wei family, are responsible for this matter. I hope that His Highness, King Su, can take a sideline and stop fighting for the sake of the same clan of Wei and Zhao.
Let’s go back to the table and discuss this matter in detail... Anyway, your goal has been achieved. Moreover, due to various reasons, it is not possible to kill the Wei family completely, right? In this case, why not discuss it calmly? "
"The goal is achieved? Could it be said..."
Zhao Hongrun frowned, pinched the bridge of his nose and thought for a long time, then looked at Lintao Lord Wei Ji, and nodded slowly: "I hope you won't disappoint me this time."
When Lintao Lord Wei Ji heard this, he cupped his hands and said sternly: "No matter what the other eleven clans think about it, I, the Lintao Wei clan, will guard the Zhao clan's Wei Kingdom just like we guard Longxi... No, I will guard the Wei Kingdom, regardless of the clan elders' meeting.
What is the result?"
After hearing these words, which were equivalent to a promise, Zhao Hongrun showed a smile on his face and said solemnly: "If this is the case, the Lintao Wei family can gain the friendship of my Zhao family."
The next day, Zhao Hongrun ordered the Shangshui Army, Yanling Army, Northern Sichuan Cavalry and other troops to suspend the crusade against the Wei family in Longxi.
At the same time, Lintao Lord Wei Ji sent a message to the Longxi Wei clan in Mi County, Xingyang, Wusha and Yanxian counties, inviting the twelve Wei clans to Ancheng to discuss the coexistence of the Wei and Zhao clans.
Ji's surname was Wei in Longxi and Ji's surname in Wei was Zhao, which was the first real contact.
This farce that has lasted for nearly half a month finally shows signs of ending.
However, is this really just an insignificant farce?
No, it makes one person passive and the other person gets something.