He conquered the land far away and conquered the four directions with military force. He was called Huan. Zhao Yuansi, the emperor of Wei,
The ninth prince, Zhao Hongxuan, is the youngest son of Emperor Wei and the younger brother of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, adopted by his mother.
Once upon a time, Prince Zhao Hongli of the Eastern Palace really had other thoughts, so he recommended his youngest half-brother to be the deputy commander of the First Army of the North because he had offended King Yan Zhao Hongjiang and King Su Zhao Hongrun. If Zhao Hongxuan had been appointed
Taking the position of deputy commander of the First Army of the North can greatly ease the conflict between Dong Gong and the two brothers.
Therefore, it can be said that the prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, valued Zhao Hongxuan's identity rather than his talents.
Later, after arriving in northern Xinjiang, Prince Zhao Hongli gradually understood a truth: it turns out that being familiar with the art of war does not mean that you can win the battle.
To be honest, he initially disliked his eighth brother, Prince Su Zhao Hongrun. After all, the latter was restless in the palace when he was young. He was not valued by their father and was annoying, and he did not attend palace classes properly.
, all I know is playing all day long.
As Zhao Hongrun grew up, Zhao Hongli's prejudice against his eighth brother still did not change. Because at that time, Zhao Hongrun had gradually gained the respect of their father, but what did Zhao Hongrun do when he gained such respect?
King Su has a bad character, which is a common understanding in the palace and the court. Many people feel that His Highness the Eighth Prince is difficult to get along with.
What's more, this son actually dared to challenge their father, the current Emperor of Wei, face to face.
It is precisely because of this prejudice that when the eldest son of the East Palace Prince Zhao Hongli saw his most disgusted brother Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Hongrun walking together, he did not hesitate to treat Zhao Hongrun, his eighth brother, in the name of teaching a lesson.
Yongwang Hongyu made a sarcastic comment.
But what he didn't expect was that in the blink of an eye, he would be retaliated by his eighth brother. The latter, with his incredible talent for learning and memorizing, destroyed the proposal of Prince Zhao Hongli of the East Palace on Dragon Boat Festival.
At that time, Zhao Hongli was extremely angry. He said in his heart that I am your eldest brother, and he only said a few words to you. As a younger brother, you actually retaliate against me like this? You also put me, the prince of the East Palace, and your eldest brother in the same place.
In your eyes?
As a result, the prince and Prince Su were at odds with each other, which was known to both the government and the public.
But in fact, the reason why Prince Zhao Hongli and Su Wang Zhao Hongrun were fighting for the throne was not because they suppressed their brothers, but because he couldn't stand Zhao Hongrun's disrespectful and presumptuous behavior. After all, the only person who could tolerate Zhao Hongrun at that time was the Emperor of Wei Zhao Yuanxi.
In addition to Zhao Yuanli, the Sixth Prince's Uncle, even Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan, the then Zongfu, couldn't stand it.
Later, Prince Zhao Hongli gradually realized that he might have made a mistake, but at that time, the matter was irreversible, because the fledgling Su Wang Zhao Hongrun also had a deep prejudice against him.
Although Zhao Hongrun has never stated his support for which royal brother, if the East Palace and King Yong posted invitations to the banquet at the same time, I believe Zhao Hongrun would choose King Yong without hesitation.
Even at that time, Zhao Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, asked Luo Yao to compose a song for King Su to defeat King Xiong Tuo's troops in Yangcheng of Chu, but it could not change Zhao Hongrun's hostility towards him.
From then on, Donggong and King Su were like strangers. Even if they bumped into each other on the road, they would not nod to say hello. Even Zhao Hongrun, who had always been domineering, would forcefully pass through Donggong's team as long as Donggong didn't give way to him.
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The eldest son, the Prince of the East Palace, made way for his younger brother. This has never happened in the history of the Wei Kingdom.
But in this generation, the Prince of the Eastern Palace, Zhao Hongli, was forced to make way for his younger brother many times. This was also known to everyone in the court.
The Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, was not as powerful as their father, Emperor Wei, who could make Su Wang Zhao Hongrun obey, nor was he as broad-minded as their father, Emperor Wei, who could tolerate Zhao Hongrun's rude provocations many times.
Perhaps it is for this reason, or because of the eldest brother's pride, that the prince Zhao Hongli has not bowed to his younger brother personally so far, so the relationship between the two has always been bad, even with Luo Yao helping to smooth things over.
I have to say, don't think that Zhao Hongrun is the only one who has prejudice against Prince Zhao Hongli. In fact, Prince Zhao Hongli also has many dissatisfaction with Zhao Hongrun, and the most fundamental reason is that Zhao Hongrun is disrespectful to him.
As Zhao Hongrun led his troops to battle again and again, and returned triumphantly, the prince Zhao Hongli felt increasingly unhappy, because this younger brother was so outstanding that even if Zhao Hongrun was disrespectful to him again, Emperor Wei and the court would not
Gradually, I became accustomed to it, and even said a few kind words for the latter.
Therefore, when he was in northern Xinjiang, Prince Zhao Hongli also wanted to achieve something. He was not unaware that some people in the government and the public jokingly said that his virtue was greater than his talent. This was a great ridicule for him who was far from magnanimous.
However, Bei Yijun was too selfish, and even the nobles who relied on him were unwilling to make too big a sacrifice.
What a joke!
The battlefield is meant to kill people. If everyone is holding on to their own private soldiers and is unwilling to use them, what is the point of fighting this battle?!
At that time, the person who held the same views as him was his deputy commander-in-chief, Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan, whom he did not take seriously at first.
Zhao Hongxuan was different from his brother Zhao Hongrun, who was raised by the same mother. He had always respected the prince Zhao Hongli, at least he had never been rude in his words and deeds. In addition, at the age of Zhao Hongxuan who had just left the cabinet, it was unlikely that he would become the prince.
Therefore, it can be said that there is no conflict between the prince Zhao Hongli and Zhao Hongxuan.
During his stay in Northern Xinjiang, Prince Zhao Hongli gradually got to know Zhao Hongxuan's character. The latter's character was almost the opposite of that of his brother Zhao Hongrun, who was raised by the same mother. He was a restrained, humble prince who respected etiquette and customs.
At that time, the Beiyi Army was very selfish, but Zhao Hongxuan's thoughts were frank and pure. He just wanted to make some achievements.
Therefore, despite the objections of the Wang family, the then prince Zhao Hongli transferred some of his general powers to Zhao Hongxuan, truly treating the latter as his deputy.
However, it was just a matter of military convenience. As for commanding the war, it was not because the prince Zhao Hongli refused to delegate power to Zhao Hongxuan, but because he himself did not have much say.
As Zhao Hongrun said at the beginning, the Northern First Army is a ragtag group. Why? Because there are internal discords and numerous factions, all of which are extremely selfish.
Can such an army win the war?
Facts have proved that Zhao Hongrun's assessment was correct. Even the prince Zhao Hongli was hampered during the attack on Quwo because no one was willing to sacrifice himself.
Although it is possible to throw out the Yong Wang Party members, at most it will only be a borrowed knife to kill people, and it will not help Prince Zhao Hongli to defeat Quwo.
Later, General Jiang Bi led the Northern Third Army to conquer, while the Northern First Army looked on. Although Jiang Bi didn't say anything, both Prince Zhao Hongli and King Huan Zhao Hongxuan felt embarrassed.
Then, something even more embarrassing happened. The nobles and aristocratic families behind the First Army of the North actually proposed to act together with General Jiang Bi's Third Army of the North.
What kind of joint action is that?
The North's Third Army defeated the South Korean Army and took advantage of the victory to pursue it, while the North's First Army followed behind to take advantage. Is this called coordinated operations?
Perhaps because of the strong background of the Northern First Army, General Jiang Bi did not say much. However, the bad reputation of the Northern First Army gradually spread in Northern Xinjiang, especially the soldiers of the Northern Third Army who were formerly members of the Wei clan in Longxi.
They felt that the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army were both Wei's armies, so fierce, but the Northern Army was good, just following behind and taking advantage. Why was there such a big gap between them?
Prince Zhao Hongli knew all these things, but he had no choice, because behind the Beiyi Army was not only his maternal uncle Wang family, but also many nobles of the East Palace Party who relied on him. He expected these nobles to selflessly contribute to the country.
?Ha! If these people were really selfless, they would not be labeled as the East Palace Party!
It is undeniable that the various suggestions made by Zhao Hongxuan when he was in Northern Xinjiang were very accurate. However, out of some scruples, Prince Zhao Hongli could only decline. If he forcefully seizes the rights of the Northern First Army, will the domestic nobles still support him? If he loses
With the support of these people, what does he, the Prince of the East Palace, have left?
Finally, the Northern Xinjiang Campaign ended temporarily on the premise that South Korea temporarily withdrew its troops.
As Zhao Hongxuan said, the First Army of the North suffered a huge failure in this battle. Not only did they not achieve any meritorious service, they also gained notoriety for seizing a lot of Jiang Bi's lost territory.
Prince Zhao Hongli was so disappointed that he even lost sight of the Northern Army.
But what he didn't expect was that his deputy commander, his half-brother Zhao Hongxuan, who had worked with him to reverse the situation in northern Xinjiang, was still making suggestions to him.
No, it can't be said that he was giving advice for him. After all, Zhao Hongxuan had made it clear that he just hoped that he would lead the army first and not appear to be such a failure.
But even so, the prince Zhao Hongli was still inexplicably moved, because Zhao Hongxuan's behavior was actually helping him. More importantly, for this reason, this younger brother also fell out with his brother Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, who was raised by the same mother.
This made Prince Zhao Hongli, who initially only wanted to use Zhao Hongxuan, feel inexplicably guilty.
"Hongxuan, you have to think clearly..." Prince Zhao Hongli said extremely seriously: "To tell you the truth, I have been completely disappointed with the Northern Army. I cannot surrender this army yet. You stay in the army.
What can we do? It’s better to go to Lao Ba’s side..."
Zhao Hongxuan pursed his lips after hearing this and said: "Go to my brother's side? Shangshui Army? Yanling Army? I went over there. Even if those soldiers obeyed my words, it was only for my brother's sake. I
I don’t want this...Moreover, Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you just giving up? You told me that you will go on an expedition to South Korea after defeating the Korean army. This is the original intention of the title of the Northern Xinjiang Expeditionary Force, isn't it?!
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"..." Prince Zhao Hongli was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Zhao Hongxuan intently, and said seriously: "Hongxuan, if you insist on doing this, you will be included in my East Palace Party, do you understand?"
Zhao Hongxuan shook his head and said seriously: "I did this not because you are His Highness the Crown Prince, but because you are the commander-in-chief and I am the deputy commander-in-chief... I will not admit that I am a member of the East Palace Party. The person I am assisting is only the North."
The commander-in-chief of the Xinjiang Expeditionary Force is Zhao Hongli, not the Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli."
Prince Zhao Hongli was moved by this, and after a moment of silence he asked: "What about Lao Ba..."
"I will make it clear to my brother...Moreover, why can he get close to King Yong, but I can't get close to His Highness the Crown Prince? King Yong, who only knows how to play tricks, is far inferior to His Highness the Crown Prince..." Zhao Hongxuan said angrily
said.
After hearing this, Prince Zhao Hongli smiled from the bottom of his heart.
No wonder, after all, Prince Zhao Hongli has always hated Yongwang Hongyu, but unfortunately, his popularity among the brothers is not very good, so that none of the brothers support him, but Yongwang Hongyu, even if those brothers are not actually
Although they have one heart, they often join forces to deal with him, which makes Prince Zhao Hongli feel very aggrieved.
But now, the youngest brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan openly praised him and criticized Yong Wang between him and Yong Wang Hongyu. This made the prince Zhao Hongli, who had an increasingly good relationship with Zhao Hongxuan when they were in northern Xinjiang, treat this youngest brother
Like it even more.
"Hahaha, go and convince your brother. If you can convince Lao Ba, I will give you a satisfactory answer." Prince Zhao Hongli said with a smile.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan said firmly: "I will discuss this matter with my brother, but regardless of whether he agrees or not, my mind has been made."
Prince Zhao Hongli was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously: "In this case, you will be the commander-in-chief of the First Army of the North."
"Commander...Commander?" Zhao Hongxuan looked at the Prince of the East Palace in surprise.
"Yes, Commander." Prince Zhao Hongli nodded and said seriously: "Firstly, I am disappointed with the First Army of the North; secondly, King Yong is planning to target me, and I have no time to take care of the First Army of the North. You are not like those
People are so greedy or have ulterior motives, I am very confident in you."
With that, he patted Zhao Hongxuan's arm and said seriously: "Hongxuan, I don't need you to help me overthrow King Yong, but one day, you will go on an expedition to South Korea and let the world know that we are the first expeditionary force in Northern Xinjiang.
, worthy of the name, definitely not a mob!...I will support you."
"Yeah!" Zhao Hongxuan was stunned, and then nodded heavily. (To be continued.)