This incident happened on the fourth day of May, the day before Dragon Boat Festival.
Generally in the early morning, it is stipulated that the ministers who are qualified to enter the palace to discuss matters must arrive at the palace gate before Yinshi quarter (three o'clock). On the fifth watch, which is Yinshi quarter, the drum tower in the palace will beat the drums, and then the palace will
The ministers lined up and came to the "Xuanzheng Hall" to attend the court. Unless there are special circumstances, it can usually end at Mao hour (five to seven o'clock).
Then, Emperor Wei went to Wende Hall to take a nap, and all the court officials returned to their mansions to sleep for a while, and had breakfast. Then at Chen time (seven o'clock), Emperor Wei went to Chui Gong Hall, and all the court officials went to their respective places.
The government office began to handle court affairs.
This is the normal morning court process, but on the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, the court meeting was postponed and was directly scheduled at Chen hour, because today's court meeting is quite special, and there are many people who do not have the honor of "entering the palace to listen to the government."
, made an exception and got the qualification to enter the palace.
Take the people around Zhao Hongrun, for example, the generals Wu Ji, deputy generals Zhai Huang and Nanmen Chi of the Shangshui Army, the generals Qu Cheng, deputy generals Yan Mo and Gong Yesheng of the Yanling Army, and the Great Governor Bo of the Northern Sichuan Cavalry.
Xi Le received this honor today and was qualified to enter the Xuanzheng Palace.
Don't look at it just today, in fact this is very remarkable. There are millions of people in Wei State, how many of them are qualified to step into the Xuanzheng Palace?
Generally speaking, there are only the ministers of the six departments of the imperial court, ministers and other important officials in the court. Apart from these, there are only a few people who have the honor of joining the court to serve in politics. Even the sons of Emperor Wei are not all.
Those who are qualified, such as the seventh prince "King Xi" Zhao Hongyin and the ninth prince "King Huan" Zhao Hongxuan, have not received this honor so far.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is indeed something worth bragging about for a lifetime.
Because of this, the seven generals under Zhao Hongrun were very interested, especially Bosile, the great governor of the Northern Sichuan Cavalry, because he never thought that with his status as a "criminal general", he would be lucky enough to witness the king of Wei.
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Because of the joy in their hearts, these seven generals settled their respective armies a few days ago and then came to Daliang, the capital of King Wei. After visiting King Su Zhao Hongrun, they stayed in King Su's Mansion and drank wine every day with a mixture of joy and sorrow.
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Fortunately, they were the heroes of the "Victory of the Sanchuan Battle of Qin and Wei" and entered the government this time. To them who were from the Chu people and the Sanchuan Jie tribe, it was simply unbelievable; what was worrying was that they were afraid that because they did not understand Wei
Any inappropriate and disrespectful behavior in accordance with the country's etiquette and customs.
Fortunately, Zhao Hongrun told them in advance that the purpose of entering the court this time was simply to show their face in the court and give them a special honor, without actually having to speak from the beginning to the end.
After hearing this, the seven generals breathed a sigh of relief.
In the early morning of that day, at about 2:20, Zhao Hongrun was yawned and was awakened by Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao. He took Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and other seven generals to prepare for the palace.
Originally, Zhao Hongrun planned to take a carriage, because this way he could take a nap on the carriage on the way to the palace.
The problem is that Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and other seven generals entered the palace to show their faces and presence, so they were all wearing mighty armor, making it inconvenient for them to ride in a carriage.
Seeing the uneasiness of these people, Zhao Hongrun gave up the idea of riding in a carriage and rode to the palace with his generals.
"Your Highness Prince Su, it should be a common occurrence for you to enter the court and listen to government affairs, right?"
On the way to the palace on horseback, Wu Ji, the general of the merchant navy, looked worried about gains and losses.
"Ah? What do you want to ask?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a half-smile.
Not to mention, Zhao Hongrun is indeed one of the few people in Wei who is qualified to enter the court to listen to politics, but he almost never goes.
The reason is simple, he can't get up so early.
You know, unless there are special circumstances, the morning court is set at Yin hour on weekdays, and a certain King Su is sleeping soundly at that time, so you want him to get up and go to the morning court? What a joke!
If Emperor Wei hadn't forced Zhao Hongrun to go to court every day, otherwise Zhao Hongrun would have been pretending to be sick every day for three hundred and sixty days a year.
"What the general is saying is that there are some rules for entering the court to listen to politics?" Wu Ji asked hesitantly.
After hearing what he said, the other six generals also pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun and the Zongwei laughed knowingly.
You must know that Qu Cheng and Wu Ji, the seven generals, are the most outstanding generals among the armies under Su Wang Zhao Hongrun. They have gradually become able to stand alone on the battlefield. It is hard to imagine that they would be timid today.
Smiling and shaking his head, Zhao Hongrun reassured them again: "Didn't I say that today is just for you to visit my palace in Wei Dynasty, meet my father and all the officials in the court, and then... no
If anything goes by surprise, there should be a celebration banquet today and tomorrow, where you heroes can eat and drink as much as you want, and there will be rewards to receive afterward... That's all."
After hearing this, the generals were relieved.
While chatting, Zhao Hongrun and his party arrived in front of the palace.
Today, the palace was much more heavily guarded than usual, and Zhao Hongrun even saw Li Zheng, the president of the Third Guard Army, standing outside the palace gate.
After seeing Zhao Hongrun and his party, Li Zheng took the initiative to come over, hugging his fists and saying hello: "Your Highness, Prince Su, congratulations. The battle in Sanchuan County a few days ago can be said to have shocked the world."
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had already dismounted, raised his hands and returned the courtesy: "Uncle Li, thank you for your praise. The merits of Xiao Wang are all the credit of his soldiers." As he said, he introduced Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and other seven generals to Li Zheng.
, and also introduced Li Zheng in a subtle way to the seven generals. Although he was not a general, he was better than a general.
Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others greeted each other and Li Zheng greeted each other. Afterwards, Li Zheng said apologetically, "It's a routine matter, I hope you don't mind" and asked the guards to search everyone. After all, Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and other generals were all
They are foreign generals, and they are all from the Chu State or the Jie tribe in Sanchuan County. Therefore, according to regulations, they must be searched.
Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others also understood this and cooperated very cooperatively in handing over their swords, and then let the guards search them.
While the guards were searching him, Zhao Hongrun asked Li Zheng: "Uncle Li, how many people are qualified to enter the Xuanzheng Palace today?" As he spoke, he looked around because there were many strangers standing outside the palace gate.
, all of them are well-dressed, and their gestures don’t look like ordinary people.
And these people are also being searched by the guards.
Seemingly noticing Zhao Hongrun's gaze, Li Zheng lowered his voice and said: "Beijing First Army... is the behind-the-scenes supporter."
Zhao Hongrun understood it as soon as he heard it.
The so-called "Northern First Army" is the "Northern Xinjiang Expeditionary First Army", which is the army headed by Zhao Hongli, the prince of the East Palace.
The soldiers and generals of this army were all put together by the nobles of the Wei State. The factions of the members were very complex. Some supported the Crown Prince of the East Palace, and some supported King Yong Hongyu. The internal structure was particularly unstable. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun had secretly ridiculed this army at the beginning.
It's a mob.
In fact, it has been proved that this army is indeed useless. In the battle of Northern Xinjiang, it was far inferior to the "Northern Second Army" of the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Jiang Bi's "Northern Third Army".
At least according to what Zhao Hongrun heard, this army was just following Jiang Bi to take advantage of him, and it was simply a disgrace to the Wei army.
However, it is difficult for Zhao Hongrun to say this clearly. After all, his younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan is the deputy commander of this army.
Out of sight, out of mind.
After Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others finished the search, Zhao Hongrun said goodbye to Li Zheng and walked into the palace with the Zongwei and Qu Cheng and others towards the Xuanzheng Hall.
On the way to Xuanzheng Hall, Zhao Hongrun met his second brother Yong Wang Hongyu.
Yong Wang Hongyu also noticed him, walked over with a smile, and said hello: "Hongrun, the battle of Sanchuan really promoted the national prestige of our great Wei Dynasty!"
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.
It has to be said that no matter who he meets recently, the other person will always mention the "Victory of the Sanchuan Battle of Qin and Wei Dynasty".
In his opinion, there was nothing to say about the victory. It was just because the Wei army's combat weapons and tactics were more than one step ahead of the Qin army, which resulted in the Qin army being completely crushed.
What achievements does Zhao Hongrun have?
If he had to say that he had any merit, it was just that he strongly supported the development of the Smelting Bureau, and when the Qin army was defeated in the Battle of Sanchuan, he was ruthless and mercilessly slaughtered 200,000 Qin troops, giving Qin a
A painful lesson.
"Who are these two?"
Zhao Hongrun changed the topic because he saw two middle-aged men beside Yong Wang Hongyu, who seemed to be very close to Yong Wang Hongyu.
He looked carefully and felt that these two middle-aged men were very strange and must have never been seen before.
"They are Brother Yu's two uncles, Shi Rong and Shi Fen." Yong Wang Hongyu introduced.
"It turns out that he is from the Shi family, brother Er Wang's maternal uncle..."
Zhao Hongrun suddenly understood and raised his hand to Shi Rong. Shi Fen greeted him as a gift, but the two of them didn't dare to say a word and hurriedly returned the gift.
After all, although Shi Rong and Shi Fen were considered elders, they did not dare to stand up in front of Zhao Hongrun, especially after the "Battle of Sanchuan in Qin and Wei" a while ago, they really thought that Zhao Hongrun ordered the killing of 200,000 Qin soldiers in one day, which was a scare
Are they only people from Qin?
On the way to the Xuanzheng Hall together, Zhao Hongrun said to Yong Wang Hongyu with a half-smile: "These days, I heard that some public opinions have spread in Daliang, saying how wise the East Palace is in northern Xinjiang and regaining lost territory one after another..."
"Haha." Yong Wang Hongyu laughed twice and said nonchalantly: "Donggong is lucky, and he picked up a lot of advantages by following General Jiang Bi."
Looking at Yong Wang Hongyu's expression, Zhao Hongrun said in surprise: "Brother Wang doesn't seem worried."
Hearing this, Yong Wang Hongyu blinked his eyes and said mysteriously: "Hongrun, there is a good show today, please wait and see." After saying that, he patted Zhao Hongrun on the arm and led his two uncles to leave first.
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"A good show?"
Looking at the back of Yong Wang Hongyu leaving, Zhao Hongrun was a little confused: Does this brother Wang have any countermeasures?
Just as he was guessing, suddenly Wei Jiao, the chief of the Zong Wei, seemed to see something. He frowned slightly and reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, His Highness King Huan is in front."
"Hongxuan?"
Zhao Hongrun subconsciously raised his head and happened to see the Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, leading a large group of people walking from a distance. His younger brother, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, was in the team of the Prince of the East Palace for some reason, and even had a relationship with the Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli.
Talking and laughing.
"Hong Xuan, he..."
Zhao Hongrun frowned, and Wei Jiao said with some displeasure: "Go and call him over!"
"yes."
Wei Jiao nodded and walked towards the team of Prince Hongli of the East Palace in the distance.