After a while, Wei Jiao, the chief of the clan guards, brought King Huan Zhao Hongxuan and his clan guards to Zhao Hongrun.
"Brother, are you here?"
Zhao Hongxuan greeted Zhao Hongrun warmly.
This is no wonder, after all, the two brothers have not seen each other since the Northern Xinjiang War broke out in July or August last year, and it has been almost a year now.
As a younger brother, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan also missed his brother very much.
But facing the eager Zhao Hongxuan, Zhao Hongrun's face was not very good-looking. He frowned and asked: "Hongxuan, why are you following Zhao Hongli? Didn't I tell you to stay away from him?" The Zhao Hongli in his mouth was, that is, Zhao Hongli.
The Prince of the East Palace.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan opened his mouth and said hesitantly: "Brother, you call Dong Palace directly like this..."
"..." Zhao Hongrun said nothing, just stared at his younger brother intently, interrupting his younger brother's preaching with his eyes.
Perhaps because he was afraid of his brother's majesty, Zhao Hongxuan said with a sad look on his face: "We are not very close. It's just that Dong Gong is the commander-in-chief and I am the deputy commander-in-chief. Military affairs must be discussed between the two of us..."
"Discussing military affairs?" Zhao Hongrun grinned and curled his lips and said, "Discussing military affairs with you?"
"Brother, what do you mean by this?" Zhao Hongxuan said with some displeasure: "When I was in Northern Xinjiang, I also worked very hard...although I didn't do as well as you, brother."
He wanted to refute, but when he thought that the elder brother in front of him was the commander who single-handedly brought about the "Victory of the Sanchuan Battle of Qin and Wei", Zhao Hongxuan couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
The gap between the two sides is really too big.
Look at the armies under this brother in front of you, the Shangshui Army, the Yanling Army, and the Northern Sichuan Cavalry. They defeated Chu and Qin. They won one battle after another, all of which shocked the world; look at the Northern Army again.
First, they were beaten to disgrace by the Han army, and then they were invaded by the Qin army who marched eastward to Hedong County and took away a lot of territory. They saved some face by reaping all the credit behind General Jiang Bi.
The two are not on the same level at all.
Noticing the dismayed look on his younger brother's face, Zhao Hongrun realized that there was something wrong with what he just said, so he changed his mouth and said: "Hongxuan, I don't have any other intentions... It's your first time to go on an expedition, and the opponent is a strong enemy, South Korea, so you can remain undefeated.
, is already a very big thing. I just want to tell you that Zhao Hongli’s so-called discussion of military affairs with you is just to win over you..."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan's face became even more displeased, and he asked in a complicated tone: "Why must you win over me? Because I have an elder brother who holds military power and wins every battle?... Is this how it must be?"
"
"..." Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, but was a little confused by what his brother said.
At this time, Zhao Hongxuan also realized his gaffe, adjusted his emotions, and said sincerely: "Brother, you are biased against the prince. Maybe at the beginning, the prince did recommend me to be the deputy commander of the First Army of the North for this reason.
But in
During those days in Northern Xinjiang, we both worked very hard... You didn't see it with your own eyes, so you won't believe it. When we counterattacked "Quwo", the prince and I worked hard to think about the strategy to conquer the enemy city, sometimes even eating.
I don’t even care about eating..."
"Quwo was captured by General Jiang Bi." Zhao Hongrun said calmly.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan suppressed his face and blushed, clenched his fists with some excitement, and said dullly after a while: "Yes... Quwo was defeated by General Jiang Bi. Without General Jiang Bi, our Northern Army would have been defeated."
It is impossible to conquer that fortified city...Many people think so. They only saw General Jiang Bi's Third Army of the North, but they never saw the sacrifice of our First Army of the North...It's as good as you, brother Zaido."
After that, he flicked his sleeves angrily, turned around and wanted to leave.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun shouted in a low voice: "Stop!"
Zhao Hongxuan stopped as he was told and looked back at Zhao Hongrun with a bit of resentment.
"Where are you going?" Zhao Hongrun said with a frown.
Zhao Hongxuan looked at Zhao Hongrun for a moment and said in a low voice: "The defeated general will naturally be with the defeated general."
With that said, he turned and left.
Looking at Zhao Hongrun in embarrassment, Zhao Hongxuan's Zongwei chief Zhang Ao looked embarrassed. After hugging Zhao Hongrun, he hurriedly chased after him with his Zongwei.
Looking at the back of his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan leaving angrily, Zhao Hongrun frowned deeply and asked Zongwei Gao Kuo: "Gao Kuo, Hongxuan, have you been very close to the East Palace in recent days?"
Gao Kuo and others had just returned from the Shang Shui Army. Who knew what was happening in northern Xinjiang? So he clasped his fists and said, "I don't know what I am doing. I will ask the Qingya people to inquire about it."
Zhao Hongrun nodded when he heard this, and then he looked up at his brother's back in the distance, shook his head slightly, and murmured: "I went to Northern Xinjiang and didn't learn anything else, but I learned how to be tough with me.
Already..."
Seeing this, Zongwei Zhou Pu advised in a low voice: "Your Highness, you must know that as your younger brother, His Highness King Huan is also under a lot of pressure... We are both raised by the same mother, so my elder brother will win every battle.
Of course this younger brother also dares to make some achievements... You shouldn't look down on the First Army of the North, at least in front of His Highness King Huan, because His Highness King Huan is the deputy commander of the First Army of the North..."
"..." Zhao Hongrun remained silent.
After a while, he took a deep breath and took Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others who were pretending to be deaf and dumb to the Xuanzheng Hall.
At exactly the right moment of the waiting hour, the door of the Xuanzheng Palace opened wide, and the crowds in the square outside the palace walked into the palace one by one in silence.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun saw many familiar faces that he rarely saw in the morning.
For example, the King of Southern Liang Zhao Yuanzuo, General Jiang Bi, General Shao Hu of Wei Wujun, and many heroes of the Northern Xinjiang Campaign seemed to have been invited to attend this court meeting.
In addition, there are Lintao Lord Wei Ji, Yao Lord Zhao Sheng, Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan, Zongfu Zongling Zhao Yuanli, and so on.
After entering the Xuanzheng Hall, Zhao Hongrun went straight to the east side and stood under Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin according to the order of his brothers, while Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others stood behind Zhao Hongrun.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun raised his head and glanced in the direction of the East Palace Prince Zhao Hongli, and then his brows suddenly furrowed.
Because he saw his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan standing beside Zhao Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, and the two whispered something.
I don’t know if he noticed Zhao Hongrun’s gaze, but the prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, raised his head and glanced at Zhao Hongrun, but Zhao Hongrun stared back with cold eyes: What the hell!
Maybe it was because he still had a lot of prestige, maybe because Donggong didn't want to offend Zhao Hongrun, who was so famous, maybe because he was in a good mood today, or maybe it was some other reason. In short, Prince Donggong immediately looked away and didn't seem to be angry or angry.
This made Zhao Hongrun feel even more unhappy.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Following a high-pitched chant from outside the palace, Emperor Wei stepped into the Xuanzheng Palace. Accompanied by the eunuch Tong Xian, he walked straight to the dragon chair.
All of a sudden, everyone in the hall fell to their knees.
"Everyone is safe."
Compared to Zhao Hongrun's bad mood at the moment, Emperor Wei was in a good mood, with a smile on his face.
It's no wonder, after all, in recent times, the Wei State achieved a shocking victory in the "Qin-Wei Sanchuan Battle", and then in the northern Xinjiang, South Korea temporarily withdrew its troops, which meant that the Wei State could finally get out of the quagmire of the war. This made
Emperor Wei was really very happy.
It is precisely because of this that today's Emperor Wei looks particularly kind, amiable and without the slightest bit of hostility.
He said with a smile at the beginning: "Come, come, let me see the fierce generals who killed the Qin people and threw away their armor! ... Hongrun, aren't you willing to introduce your fierce generals to me?"
Hearing this, there was a chuckle of goodwill in the palace. Except for the Wang family who had a grudge against Zhao Hongrun, most of the others showed goodwill, especially Lintao Lord Wei Ji, Yao Lord Zhao Sheng, General Jiang Bi and others.
Originally from Longxi Wei.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun suppressed the irritability in his heart, led Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and other seven generals out of the queue, and said with a smile: "Father, you are joking."
After that, he introduced Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others in public, and spared no effort to commend them for their meritorious service in the "Battle of Sanchuan in Qin and Wei Dynasty", which made everyone in the hall praise them.
As Zhao Hongrun said, the emperor of Wei gave Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others the honor of entering the palace to listen to the government today. In fact, it was to make these people look good and increase their popularity. On the one hand, it made Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others pay more attention to Wei.
It makes the country more loyal. On the one hand, it also gives hope to people from other countries who defect to Wei. It is the same as buying horse bones for a thousand gold.
But it is undeniable that after today, Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and others can be considered to have reached the upper level of Wei's powerful people. I don't know how many people will be friends with them in various ways - most of them will not have the courage to win over them. After all, in
In today's Wei State, how many people dare to poach the character of a certain Prince Su? But if you have a good relationship, if you have an unmarried daughter or niece, you will marry him. This kind of thing, even if it is a certain Prince Su,
, will also turn a blind eye.
As Qu Cheng, Wu Ji and other generals returned to the ranks with rosy faces, the topic of court affairs shifted from the Battle of Sanchuan in Qin and Wei to the Battle of Northern Xinjiang. King Zhao Yuanzuo of Southern Liang, General Jiang Bi, and General Shao
Hu, these meritorious men of the Northern Expedition also came out one after another, and received awards from the Emperor of Wei and support from everyone in the court.
And then, the Donggong Party, headed by the Wang family, began to advocate the meritorious service of the Donggong Prince Zhao Hongli in the war in northern Xinjiang.
Although the military exploits of Prince Zhao Hongli of the Eastern Palace in Northern Xinjiang cannot be compared with those of Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo, General Jiang Bi, General Shao Hu and others, let alone King Su Zhao Hongrun, but as long as he is as strong as Yong Wang Hong, this is enough.
After all, the current biggest rival of Prince Zhao Hongli of the Eastern Palace is King Yong Zhao Hongyu.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Yong Wang Hongyu suddenly made a ruthless move and handed over all the harvests of his uncle's Shi family in northern Xinjiang, including the recovered land and seized property, to the court.
Those high-sounding words immediately stunned the Prince of the East Palace and the East Palace Party.
The Yongwang Party is willing to hand over all its gains in northern Xinjiang to the imperial court. This seems to be serving the country in a righteous manner, but the question is, how much gains can the Yongwang Party gain in Northern Xinjiang?
Dozens of miles of land? Dozens of cars of property?
You know, when the Yongwang Party was in northern Xinjiang, it was suppressed by the Donggong Party and did not gain much at all!
But what about the East Palace Party?
They shamelessly followed General Jiang Bi's "Northern Army" and gained a lot of wealth in vain.
Originally, neither Emperor Wei nor the imperial court would say anything about these East-West East Palace Party members. After all, everything in the "Northern First Army" was prepared by the domestic nobles themselves. Therefore, even if some interceptions were made after the war,
Harvest, this is what it should be.
But Yongwang Hongyu's words seemed to put the Donggong Party on the stove.
However, in terms of "righteousness", he was completely outmatched by the Yongwang Party, and public opinion completely fell in favor of Yongwang.
If you don't take it, you will suffer heavy losses in terms of money and manpower. You will get nothing from the bamboo basket, and you may even be unable to make ends meet.
For a moment, Prince Hongli of the East Palace and the East Palace Party all looked at the smiling Yongwang Hongyu with resentful eyes.
I cursed in my heart: How could this guy be so cruel?!