The next day, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, and General Shaohu returned to Daliang from the station, and Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, arrived in Daliang at the same time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After that, Wei Tianzi summoned these generals, who were currently in Daliang, as well as important ministers of the military department and the household department, to hold a military meeting in the bedroom of the Ganlu Palace.

Zhao Hongrun did not participate in the military meeting that day, and Wei Tianzi did not send anyone to summon him, because at this time Zhao Hongrun was still in the three-day period of keeping the soul of Zhao Yuanlian, the uncle of the six kings.

But anyone who knows the relationship between King Su Zhao Run and King Yi Zhao Yuanyan's uncle and nephew will not bother in this kind of coming.

Another day later, that is, on September 13, Zhao Hongrun, Princess Yulong, Zhao Hongxuan, and all the sect guards and others, including Wen Qi, Jie Ziyu and others, but all the people from the Su Wangfu, escorted the coffin of King Yi Zhao Yuanyan to a mountain forest in the eastern suburbs of Daliang for burial - although the time was short, the Ministry of Works still rushed to work day and night, and built a simple cemetery and a spiritual temple in that mountain forest.

Of course, these are just for outsiders to see, because the cemetery and spiritual temple in the eastern suburbs of Daliang City are actually just a clothed mound, and the real coffin of Zhao Yuanyan, the uncle of the six kings, has actually been transferred to the Zongfu.

With the efforts of Zhao Hongrun, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan finally relented and agreed to hide Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan in the ancestral tomb, of course, in the form of secret burial.

After all, with the forced palace behavior of the sixth prince's uncle Zhao Yuanyan in the Zhongyang Palace, it is really not good to be buried in the ancestral tomb of the Ji Zhao clan with great fanfare, not to mention that the Wei State is currently being attacked by the joint forces of the five parties, and there is no extra manpower and energy to deal with this matter, so everything can only be simplified.

After paying homage to the uncle of the six kings at the tomb of Zhao Yuanyan, the king of Zhongyi in the east of the city, Zhao Hongrun and his party returned to Daliang with a heavy heart.

By the time they returned to Daliang, it was approaching dusk, and several eunuchs from the inner chamberlain were waiting respectfully at the gate of the city, waiting for the return of Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su.

"Your Royal Highness King Su, Your Majesty asks you to go to the Ganlu Hall immediately to discuss with the generals and courtiers about sending troops to defend against the enemy."

When they said this, the eyes of the eunuchs glanced at Zhao Hongrun, who was wearing linen and filial piety, from time to time.

To tell the truth, when his biological father Wei Tianzi Zhao Yuanxi is still alive, Zhao Hongrun wears linen and filial piety for his uncle Zhao Yuanyan, which is indeed a bit strange, but considering the uncle-nephew relationship between King Yi Zhao Yuanyan and King Su Zhao Hongrun, this strange behavior can be understood.

What's more, Wei Tianzi acquiesced to his son's decision, how dare others discuss it in private.

"Xiao Xuan, you will come with me later." After nodding, Zhao Hongrun said to Zhao Hongxuan.

Subsequently, Zhao Hongrun pointed to a few more people, namely Wei Jiao, Wen Qi, and Jie Ziyu - the former is his sect guard, and the latter two are his think tanks.

"Then let's go back to the palace first."

Mi Jiang, who was also dressed in linen and filial piety, and worshiped Zhao Yuanli as a nephew or daughter-in-law, calmly said to Zhao Hongrun, and then returned to Su Wangfu with Princess Yulong, Miss Su, Yang Tongue Xing and other female dependents, as well as the rest of the Zongwei and Su Wangwei.

Only the finch stood motionless beside Zhao Hongrun.

Even if Zhao Hongrun repeated it and asked the finch to follow Mi Jiang and them back to the palace first, the finch didn't seem to hear it.

In this regard, Zhao Hongrun was also a little helpless.

After all, in the final analysis, Qi'er was not willing to serve him, and the reason why she chose to stay by Zhao Hongrun's side was just to ensure the safety of Zhao Hongrun, a nephew who was regarded as her own by King Yi Zhao Yuanyan.

It is undeniable that she will swear to protect Zhao Hongrun's safety like Zong Wei, Su Wangwei and others, but the difference is that she will not be as obedient as Zong Wei and Su Wangwei, she will act with her own judgment.

Just like these two days, no matter where Zhao Hongrun is, the finch will always follow, and he will be close to him for twelve hours a day, so that Zongwei Changwei has a sense of abruptness as if he has lost his duty.

"Forget it, you can go with it."

Looking at the finch who also looked a little haggard because of the three-day vigil, Zhao Hongrun sighed, but his heart softened.

It's not that Que'er is soft-hearted because she is also his woman, but he sees Que'er's feelings for Uncle Zhao Yuanli of the Six Kings - whether it is Ying'er or Que'er, they all sincerely regard Uncle Zhao Yuanling of the Six Kings as their father, perhaps because Zhao Yuanling is the only person in this world who cares about them and takes care of them.

Although they also knew that the purpose of raising them was not pure, they did not treat them like goods.

With Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, and his Zongwei Li Meng, as well as Zongwei Changwei Weijiao, Wen Qi, Jie Ziyu, and Qi'er, Zhao Hongrun and his party took a carriage to the palace, and then walked to the Ganlu Hall where Wei Tianzi was located.

Just stepped into the threshold of the main hall of the Ganlu Palace, Zhao Hongrun heard a burst of controversy from the depths of the hall, it seems that there are not many people who appear in the Ganlu Hall today.

As Zhao Hongrun expected, when he arrived at the inner hall under the guidance of several eunuchs, he saw that the hall was full of court dignitaries.

The eldest prince Zhao Hongli, Yongwang Hongyu, Xiangwang Hongjing, Qingwang Hongxin, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, the general Shaohu, the general Bailiba, the general of the Junshui Army, Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, and Li Cheng, the president of the Three Guards, in addition, there are the ministers of the military department and the central government led by Xu Guan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Li Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

These people are debating what strategy to use to meet the war of the five forces against Wei.

Starting a war with the five forces at the same time is absolutely impossible for Wei to do, therefore, I believe that everyone present understands that if you want not to lose in this national war, you can only fight the time gap with the five forces - try to come up with a strategy to make Wei face as few enemies as possible at the same time.

For example, Xu Guan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, proposed to use public opinion to condemn South Korea and delay the entry of the Koreans, and at the same time sent someone to contact Nangong Yao, a rebel general of the Song Dynasty, and made a promise, hoping to draw Nangong Yao to the side of Wei.

According to Xu Guan, the reason why Nangong Yao, the rebel general of the Song Dynasty, rebelled was because of "uneasiness", because the Wei State has become stronger and stronger in recent years, and when the Wei State is gradually becoming stronger, the existence of Nangong Yao has become dispensable, therefore, this rebel general considered that he was likely to be abandoned by the gradually powerful Wei State in the future, so he finally threw out the slogan of "Restore the Song Royal Family" and openly rebelled.

In other words, if the imperial court could give Nangong Yao some promises, this person might not necessarily stand firmly on the side of the 'anti-Wei camp', after all, over the years, although the Wei imperial court has not treated Nangong Yao favorably, it has never treated the latter badly.

However, this proposal was strongly opposed by Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, believes that Nangong Yao first opposed the Song royal family, and now he is anti-Wei, ambitious, and an immature wolf.

In addition, Du You also pointed out that the reason why Nangong Yao rebelled, in addition to taking into account the concept put forward by Xu Guan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is more important is that Nangong Yao may have the ambition of self-reliance - by restoring the Song royal family, he can achieve his ambition to rule the Song land in a righteous manner, and even become the king of Song.

Therefore, Du You believed that the Suiyang army of Nangong Yao should be given the highest priority, so as to prevent Nangong Yao from converging with the army of Chu.

And when the ministers of the central dynasties expressed their suggestions one after another, the generals Shaohu, the general of the Dangshan Army, Sima An, and other generals also put forward their opinions, one said to fight South Korea first, and the other said to fight Chu first.

Compared with the courtiers and generals who were not controversial, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, Yongwang Hongyu, Xiangwang Hongjing, and Qingwang Hongxin could only stand aside and do it in a hurry.

Only Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, and Pang Huan and other generals under his command stood aside indifferently, without any intention of participating.

may have noticed the arrival of Zhao Hongrun and his party, and the courtiers and generals in the palace gradually stopped talking, after all, when it came to going out to fight, no one present dared to boast that they could win this His Royal Highness King Su.

At this time, Wei Tianzi had also noticed the arrival of Zhao Hongrun and his party, beckoned Zhao Hongrun to him, and asked, "Hongrun, you look haggard." ”

In Wei Tianzi's eyes, the son in front of him was really not good because he had guarded the spirit of his sixth uncle for three days, not only his face was sallow, but also there was a bit of black gas around his eyes, coupled with the expressionless face, it faintly made people feel heavy.

In this regard, Wei Tianzi also had some emotion in his heart, although over the years, the son in front of him has become more and more reliable, but in Wei Tianzi's mind, Zhao Hongrun is still the image of the heartless inferior son who split bamboo and grilled fish in the imperial garden.

But today, this son made Wei Tianzi feel a little strange, as if the death of Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan made this son mature and more reliable overnight, and at the same time, the whole person became gloomy.

"Thank you for your concern, and everything is fine with my son." Zhao Hongrun arched his hand and said calmly.

Looking at his expression, Wei Tianzi, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, Yongwang Hongyu and other people who knew Zhao Hongrun's character couldn't help but look at the latter carefully.

They feel that today's Zhao Hongrun is too stable and too serious, which is completely inconsistent with Zhao Hongrun's previous character.

If it were the past, I wonder if this kid would say, 'What can a son-in-law do?' Father, let's care more about myself!' In this case, he deliberately angered Wei Tianzi, because this is how the father and son get along.

"Today's eighth, abnormal ......"

Xiangwang Hongjing secretly swallowed his saliva, feeling that today's Zhao Hongrun has more and more of an aura of "don't approach the living".

"......" glanced at Zhao Hongrun deeply a few times, Wei Tianzi nodded, and said, "It's okay." …… It's not quite right, but I want to ask you, what do you think about it? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun arched his hand and said: "Father, the sons don't want to know why Korea broke the contract, why Nangong rebelled, and why the Chu State raised troops to attack my Great Wei, and the sons only know that since they pointed their swords at my Great Wei, they are the enemies of my Great Wei, that's all." ”

After that, he arched his hand and said: "Three days ago, Erchen had sent the war order to Shangshui, and I believe that the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army are actively preparing for war. The five sides attacked the Wei forces, and Erchen thought that the western road should be solved first...... Father, this expedition, Erchen hopes that General Sima An will serve as a deputy general, and Erchen will end the war in the west in the shortest possible time. ”

Hearing Zhao Hongrun's words, except for Wen Qi, Jie Ziyi, Que Er and other people who didn't know what was going on, the rest of the people, whether it was Wei Tianzi or the rest of the people present, were shocked.

Don't look at Zhao Hongrun's calm tone when he spoke, but what he said made everyone in the hall creepy.

Invite Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, to serve as a deputy general?

Who present didn't know that the general Sima An, known as the "Sima Butcher", was not only a man who shouted the slogan of "slaughtering all the people who are not my race", but also a staunch defender of the country.

As long as it threatens the existence of the Wei State, even if it is only the slightest possibility of threatening, Sima An will kill him mercilessly.

And now, Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, decided to go to the west road first, but invited General Sima An to serve as a deputy general, which means that the king of Su has decided to slaughter the Qin, Sichuan, Qianghu, Han and other four forces on the west road.

"The last general, I am willing to help His Royal Highness King Su."

After a moment of silence, Sima An clenched his fists and said to Wei Tianzi without hesitation.

When he spoke, the corners of his mouth seemed to show a few smiles as if they were uncontrollable, even if it was Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, he felt his scalp tingle.

"Tiger" Sima An, this man was in the civil war between the Yushui Army and the Shunshui Army, but in addition to Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, one of the most outstanding generals in the Yushui Army camp.

He is even more brilliant than Shaohu.

Meng Shuo, the former chief of the Zongwei and deputy general of the Shunshui Army, was killed by an elite force led by Sima An.

And after the end of the civil war, the remnants of the Shunshui Army who survived obviously surrendered to the remnants of the Yushui Army, but they were still executed by Sima An's order.

Glancing at Sima An and then at Zhao Hongrun, Wei Tianzi finally realized that the mood of the son in front of him today was indeed a bit abnormal, if it could be summed up in one sentence, it would be 'murderous'.

However, Wei Tianzi didn't know how to dissuade him, or rather, he didn't even know whether to dissuade him, because he knew very well what caused such a big change in this son.

And just as he was hesitating, suddenly a chuckle came from outside the hall: "What a strong murderous aura......"

"Who?"

Everyone in the hall turned their heads in surprise and looked in the direction from which the voice came, and they wondered in their hearts: who dared to make fun of it at such a time.

Under the gaze of everyone in the hall, a middle-aged man wearing a cloth robe and carrying a cane, supported by several guards, walked to the inner hall and looked at everyone with a smile.

Seeing this person, Wei Tianzi's face was filled with an excited expression, and he struggled to stand up.

Not far away, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, who had not said a word from beginning to end, also suddenly widened his eyes, subconsciously clenched his fists, and even his breathing couldn't help but become much thicker.

What's more, his eyes bloomed with an unprecedented light.

And the general Shaohu immediately knocked on the ground and hugged his fists, calling him "Wangye".

"Unexpectedly, even this one was alarmed......"

Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, who had already walked to Zhao Hongrun's side, looked at the middle-aged man in a cloth robe, looked surprised, and muttered.

"Who is this?" Zhao Hongrun asked Sima An in a low voice, and he could see that even the most arrogant Sima An had a lot of respect for the people who came.

"Your Royal Highness, your fifth uncle." Sima An reminded in a low voice.

"Fifth uncle? King Yu Zhao Yuantong?'

Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth slightly, and his mind instantly recalled scenes of past memories: a figure who was not in good health and would cough up blood from time to time.

At this time, in the corner of the inner hall, Zhao Hongrun's sect guard chief Wei Jiao also looked excitedly at the middle-aged man in cloth clothes A guard beside him was clearly their brother - Shen Yu, the former head of the sect's guard.

"Shen Yu......" Wei Jiao couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and couldn't help but greet.

He didn't think about whether Shen Yu would get back the position of the head of the sect after he returned, and now he just wanted to know whether Shen Yu's cut hand tendon had healed, and whether Shen Yu had learned the ability to use soldiers by Prince Yu's side.

Hearing Wei Jiao's call, Shen Yu blinked at the former, probably wanting to express the meaning of 'it's inconvenient to talk now, we'll talk later'.

Looking at Shen Yu's appearance, Wei Jiao was very happy in his heart, after all, since Shen Yu was so open-minded, then nine times out of ten, his injuries had already healed.

In front of everyone's eyes, the middle-aged man in a cloth robe and on crutches, or simply Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, gently broke away from the support of Shen Yu and several other guards, walked to Wei Tianzi's couch, bowed deeply, and bowed: "Minister Zhao Yuantong, knock to see Your Majesty." ”

However, before Yu King Zhao Yuantong bent down, Wei Tianzi, who had already struggled to get up and stay, had already stepped forward to help the former.

After being helped up by Wei Tianzi, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, changed his formal tone and said bitterly: "I'm late, Brother Four Wang......"

Wei Tianzi was stunned, then his face showed a bit of amazement, and he nodded silently.

After sighing, he said to the people in the hall, "Stand down for the time being." ”

Wei Tianzi ordered, naturally no one dared to disobey, and they retreated from the Ganlu Hall one after another, standing outside the hall and waiting.

When leaving the Ganlu Palace, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, deliberately paused when he passed by Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, and Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, also glanced at him, and neither of them spoke.

Invisibly, the gazes of the two of them collided together as if they were substance.

"Huh." With an inexplicable chuckle, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, left the Manna Hall with Pang Huan and the others.

"Lord Wang." General Shaohu then came to the front of Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu.

As if guessing what this self-sect guard chief wanted to say, Yu King Zhao Yuantong shook his head slightly.

General Shaohu understood, hugged his fists, and left the Ganlu Palace.

At this time, there was no one in the inner sanctum of the Manna Temple.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuan, the king of Yu, looked at Wei Tianzi intently, and said in a sighing tone: "I heard about the sixth child when I entered the city...... However, it shouldn't be like the rumors in the city, right? ”

Regarding the talk in the city that "King Yi Zhao Yuanli died because of escort", Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, did not believe it.

After all, unless there were no special circumstances, no assassin would be able to get close to the four royal brothers in front of him.

When Wei Tianzi heard this, he was silent.

After half a ring, he said in a calm tone: "It's Xiao Luan." …… It can already be determined that the leader of the remnants of the Xiao clan is Xiao Luan. ”

"Xiao Luan?"

After all, it was a name more than ten years apart, and Zhao Yuan, the king of Yu, was stunned for a while, before he remembered the name of this once familiar person: "The son of Xiao Boyuan, Marquis of Nanyan, Xiao Luan?" ”

"Exactly." Wei Tianzi nodded.

Hearing this, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, frowned, and said puzzledly: "Isn't Xiao Luan dead?" ”

"Not really." Wei Tianzi said in a deep voice: "According to the sixth child, on that day, a guard who looked like Xiao Luan was executed in place of Xiao Luan, and Xiao Luan pretended to be a guard to escape the catastrophe, and then, the sixth child took care of the old feelings and let Xiao Luan go privately. ”

Yu King Zhao Yuantong frowned, and asked again, "What's going on with the rebellion in Zhongyang Palace?" The sixth collusion with Xiao Luan? ”

Listening to his tone, he didn't believe that the sixth Zhao Yuanling would collude with Xiao Luan's kind of chaotic ministers and thieves.

Seeing this, Wei Tianzi explained abruptly: "It is true that the sixth child colluded with Xiao Luan, but I can see that the original intention of the sixth child is just to ask me to admit that I framed the Xiao family back then. …… However, Xiao Luan betrayed the trust of the sixth child and cut off the friendship he once had with the sixth child......"

Saying that, Wei Tianzi told Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, about the rebellion in Zhongyang Xinggong that day, only to hear that the latter had to sigh with the will of heaven.

Because in Zhao Yuantong's memory, Xiao Luan was also a bold and righteous person at the beginning, and he was better than his father Xiao Boyuan, Marquis of Nanyan, because of the relationship between similar personalities, Xiao Luan had the deepest friendship with the sixth Zhao Yuanling.

It is no exaggeration to say that Nanyan Xiao secretly supported Zhao Yuanxi at the beginning, on the one hand, there was a relationship with Xiao Shuyan, and on the other hand, Xiao Luan's friendship with Zhao Yuanyan also played a pivotal role.

Unexpectedly, in order to take revenge, Xiao Luan betrayed his once rebellious friend.

After thinking about it, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, sighed: "I really didn't expect that after so many years, the sixth child still can't let go of ......"

When Wei Tianzi heard this, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

He didn't tell anyone, the reason why he couldn't bear to execute the sixth Zhao Yuanli was because he felt guilty, because the woman he killed by mistake was the woman that Zhao Yuanli silently guarded and admired all his life.

At the same time, outside the Ganlu Palace, Shen Yu had already come to Zhao Hongrun and clasped his fists.

He said excitedly: "Your Highness, do you remember the humble position? ”

Although he felt a little unswerving about the dispatch of troops because of the sudden appearance of Zhao Yuanyan, the king of Yu, Zhao Hongrun was still in high mood when he saw Shen Yu, the former chief of the sect's guard, somewhat diluting the sadness of the death of Zhao Yuanyan, the uncle of the sixth king.

With a heavy punch in Shen Yu's chest, Zhao Hongrun deliberately said with a straight face: "After a few years, at first there were letters to keep me safe, but then even the letters were broken, and now they appear in front of this king?" …… I'm telling you, you don't want the money of the past few years! ”

Shen Yu grinned, then hugged his fists heavily, looked at Zhao Hongrun Zhengse and said, "Your Highness, I'm back!" ”

Zhao Hongrun nodded, reached out and patted Shen Yu's arm.

At this time, Zong Wei Jiao deliberately said on the side: "Shen Yu, even if you come back, Zong Wei Chang will not have your share." …… In other words, when you kid saw the head of the sect, didn't you say anything? ”

Hearing this, Shen Yu glanced at Wei Jiao, as if he didn't put Wei Jiao in his eyes at all, and Wei Jiao was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

But in the end, Shen Yu and Wei Jiao still hugged warmly.

Wei Jiao: "It's a pity that you couldn't catch up with His Highness's crown ceremony......"

Shen Yu: "Huh? Is His Highness weakly crowned? ”

Wei Jiao: "Of course, haven't you seen His Highness grow taller?" ”

Shen Yu: "Is there one?" ”

Wei Jiao: "...... Or maybe not? ”

"Enough of you two!"

Looking at these two bastard Zongwei who ridiculed their height when they met again, Zhao Hongrun glared at them fiercely.

About half an hour later, Wei Tianzi once again summoned everyone outside the hall into the hall and announced one thing in public.

“…… I hereby appointed Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, as the commander-in-chief of this war. ”

Looking at the fifth uncle standing next to Wei Tianzi's couch, seeing that he covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed violently from time to time, in all fairness, Zhao Hongrun really couldn't have some trust in his heart.

Although it is a bit disrespectful to say this, can such a sick ghost really bear the burden of the commander-in-chief of all armies?

Looking at the figure that seemed to blow away as soon as the wind blew, Zhao Hongrun was even worried that the fifth uncle would die of illness on the battlefield.

I believe that not only Zhao Hongrun is so suspicious, but the people in the hall with strange expressions are probably suspicious of this matter at this moment.

However, as a party, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, did not have this consciousness, and after ordering someone to spread a huge map in the center of the hall, he told the strategy of the battle in public.

Out of Zhao Hongrun's expectations, the strategy drawn up by this seemingly weak fifth uncle was extremely upright.

It can be summed up in eight words.

Fight violence with violence, stop war with war!