At first, He Yu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, was still hesitating whether his visit would cause the displeasure of King Su Zhao Hongrun, after all, at this time, the top and bottom of King Su's Mansion were in full swing to prepare for the wedding.

But he didn't expect that when he saw His Royal Highness King Su, His Royal Highness King Su did not hesitate to drop the brush in his hand and immediately got up to greet him, this courtesy made He Yu flattered - he also thought that because of his son He Xinxian's affairs with Princess Yulong, His Royal Highness King Su had always been prejudiced against his He family.

But then again, although he didn't understand what was going on, as long as His Royal Highness King Su in front of him didn't blame him for visiting at this time, He Yu would be satisfied.

"His Royal Highness King Su, the officials are here for ......"

However, before He Yu could finish speaking, he saw Zhao Hongrun interrupt seriously: "It's for the Song rebels, right?" Or is it because of the recent pressure on the Ministry of Rites by restless aristocrats? …… It's okay, this king will go to the Ministry of Rites with Lord He. ”

With that, Zhao Hongrun pulled He Yu's sleeve and walked out of the study.

From beginning to end, He Yu was stunned and didn't understand what was going on.

Only the guards in the study knew it, and shook their heads with laughter.

In this way, in a daze, He Yu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, took Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, to the Ministry of Rites and met with Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

At this time, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was in the Shangshu class room and several officials of the Ministry of Rites to give instructions, and suddenly saw that the right attendant He Yu actually led King Su Zhao Hongrun to come, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly took the initiative to greet him: "When the Su Wangfu is so busy, I have to bother His Royal Highness King Su to run a trip, Du is ashamed and ashamed." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said righteously: "Du Shangshu is serious. …… How can the affairs of a small family be worthy of state affairs? If there is anything that can be done by this king, it is the duty of this king! ”

Du You nodded secretly when he heard this: I have heard that His Royal Highness King Su is concerned about the safety of the country's society, and this statement is really true!

Thinking of this, Du You dismissed the officials of the Ministry of Rites in the Shangshu class, invited Zhao Hongrun to sit down on a chair in the class, and asked solemnly: "Your Royal Highness King Su, I believe you have also heard that Song Yun, the leader of the rebels in the Song Dynasty, rejected the recruitment of my Ministry of Rites......"

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, waiting for Du You's next words.

did not let Zhao Hongrun wait, Du Youdang continued: "After the news spread, someone instigated the military department and asked His Majesty to send troops to conquer Song Land. ”

"Oh......" Zhao Hongrun touched his chin, and his eyes flickered slightly.

He was a little embarrassed, after all, the "someone" in Du You's mouth actually meant some nobles in Wei who had some private armies because of the last war, and among these nobles, there were also Zhao Shen, King of Chengling, Zhao Tan, Marquis of Anping, and other nobles of his Su Wang Party.

It's no wonder, after all, Nangong Yao first rebelled against Wei, and then was killed by his subordinate Huan Hu, which means that the original agreement between the imperial court and Nangong Yao has lost its validity, in this case, Song County is like a piece of fresh fat in the eyes of the Wei nobles, and everyone wants to pounce on it and take a bite to make up for the loss of financial resources during the war.

"Are they proposing to 'conquer Song County on behalf of the imperial court'?" Zhao Hongrun asked quietly.

In fact, a few days ago, when Zhao Shen, the king of Chengling, and Zhao Tan, the marquis of Anping, visited the Su Wangfu, Zhao Hongrun had already heard their proposal.

It's not just the meaning of Zhao Shen, King of Chengling, Zhao Tan, Marquis of Anping, and other nobles of the Suwang Party, in fact, whether it is the Yongwang Party, the Xiangwang Party, or the Qingwang Party, they are all staring at the fat of Song County.

In the name of "conquering Song County on behalf of the imperial court", he raised money and food to raise his own army, putting on a posture of thinking about the country's society, but in fact, he actually planned to go to Song County to pick peaches, and get some benefits as much as possible before the Wei army officially sent troops to attack Song County.

If it had been a few years ago, Zhao Hongrun would have stood up at this time, angry at those nobles like hatred, and exposed the hypocritical faces of those people, but after this war, Zhao Hongrun's view of these nobles in China has changed again.

It cannot be denied that the nobles in Wei are indeed very greedy on weekdays, and even for their own interests, they do not hesitate to damage the interests of the imperial court, deceive their subordinates and enrich their own pockets, but when the country is threatened with destruction, more than half of the nobles are still willing to spend their family wealth to fund the country to defend against foreign enemies.

It cannot be said that the civilians in the country did not contribute to this war, but in the final analysis, the contribution of civilians in this war is indeed not as great as that of the nobles who have a lot of resources.

Therefore, for these nobles hoping to make up for the losses from Song County, Zhao Hongrun privately felt that it was understandable - after all, these people did lose a lot of money for the country.

What's more important is that the nobles of his Su Wang Party, such as Zhao Shen, King of Anling, Zhao Tan, Marquis of Anping, and other nobles of the Su Wang Party are also involved this time, which makes Zhao Hongrun even more difficult to stop.

Therefore, when he was in the study of King Su's mansion, Zhao Hongrun had already made up his mind: as long as those nobles didn't complain in Song County, and simply grabbed some minerals or scrapped the wealth of the wealthy families in Song County, he would turn a blind eye this time and not target them.

After all, no matter how annoying the nobles of Wei are, they are also Wei people after all, and they also contributed to the country in the war. - Zhao Hongrun can only comfort himself like this.

However, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, seemed to have guessed the embarrassment in Zhao Hongrun's heart, shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness King Su, the matter of the domestic nobles wanting to conquer Song County on behalf of the imperial court should be judged by His Majesty and the Vertical Arch Palace, not that my Ministry of Rites can intervene. …… It's just, hey. ”

Seeing Du You's strange expression and the desire to speak, Zhao Hongrun wondered in his heart and asked, "Du Shangshu, if you have anything to say, you might as well speak up." ”

Seeing this, Du You pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "This matter has to start with Song Yun's rejection of my Ministry of Rites...... According to "Zheng Xi", an official of our Ministry of Rites, the reason why Song Yun, the leader of the rebels in the Song Dynasty, refused to accept the invitation of our Ministry of Rites was not because he was disgusted with the gift of the imperial court, but because he hoped to get the promise of "making Song County autonomous". ”

"Make Song County autonomous?" Zhao Hongrun frowned.

Of course, he understood what it was like to have an autonomy in the Song Dynasty, that is, the Song County recognized the dominance of the Wei court and paid taxes according to the Wei tax standards, but the Wei people were not allowed to serve as officials in the Song County.

For example, the Song County in a state of "autonomy" is like a vassal state without a king, although it will obey the decrees issued by the imperial court, but the imperial court cannot directly affect the Song County.

I think this was the case when Nangong Yao governed Song County.

"Song Yun wants to take Nangong Yao's former position? That's a lot of appetite. Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.

He bet that the imperial court would never allow it.

A Nangong Yao, so that Wei State was more than ten years late before it had the opportunity to annex Song County, and another Nangong Yao, could it be that Wei State would have to wait for more than ten years?

You must know that it was because of the early death of the Song State, the fierce anti-Wei sentiment of the Song people, and the resentment of the Chu State because of the Wei Emperor's son Zhao Yuanxi's pit of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, and the Chen soldiers on the Song-Chu border, which contributed to the special situation of "the imperial court allowed the autonomy of Song County".

And now, the Song people have gradually accepted the rule of Wei, and the Chu State is no longer a feared enemy of Wei, in this case, Song Yun still wants to make Song County autonomous, which is simply a fool's dream - not to mention that the imperial court will not allow it, even the nobles in Wei will not allow this kind of thing to happen again.

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun seemed to have misunderstood, Du You shook his head and explained: "Your Highness has misunderstood, according to "Zheng Xi", then Song Yun does not want to replace Nangong Yao's former position. …… Song Yun personally promised that if the imperial court allowed Song County to be autonomous, he would disband the rebels and never show up again. ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Du You with some surprise.

He thought that Song Yun was insatiable, but he didn't expect that this Song Yun was still a loyal person who was righteous and public.

It's a pity that in his opinion, even so, the imperial court still won't agree to Song Yun's conditions.

"The imperial court has decided to send troops to Song County? Let those nobles' private soldiers crusade on their behalf? Zhao Hongrun asked.

Du You nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun wondered and said, "In this case, why did Du Shangshu let He Shilang visit this king?" …… This king has no objection to this. ”

Glancing at Zhao Hongrun, Du You said with a wry smile: "The problem is not in Song Di, but in ...... Wei. ”

"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

After thinking for a moment, Du You lowered his voice and said: "The news I just got, Wei Guo seems to have guessed that the imperial court will use troops against Song County, so someone released some words, saying that I am Dawei...... In short, it is something that does not listen to it. ”

"Who is this man so bold?" Zhao Hongrun asked in wonder.

I saw Du You glance at Zhao Hongrun and said in a low voice: "It's Gongzi Wei...... Yu. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun subconsciously frowned.

Because that Wei Gongzi Yu is his cousin, that is, the son of her biological mother Wei Ji's sister.

He ...... Said those nasty words? Zhao Hongrun asked with a frown.

Du You hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice and said: "Wei Gongziyu released the news in Weiguo, saying that my Great Wei deliberately drove the Korean army to him to defend the country in that battle, and after that, he pretended to send reinforcements, but in fact, he was stationed behind, sitting and watching the battle of Wei Han, saying that my Great Wei intended to annex the country, so he drove the tiger and devoured the wolf...... He also said that after my Great Wei seized Song County, the next one would be him to defend the country, and now the Wei people are bewitched by it, and everyone is in danger......"

"Ah, the ...... provoked by the king of Nanliang?"

Zhao Hongrun frowned deeply.

In fact, he had expected this matter earlier, after all, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, as well as the gang of Humu Marquis Sun Mu and Yuanling Marquis Uncle Yu, were indeed too inauthentic - the former intended to let the Han army use Weiguo as a breakthrough to attack Wei to buy time for Jiang Contempt; And the latter, under the pretext of "supporting the defense of the country", sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and sat and watched Wei Gongziyu lead 20,000 soldiers and civilians to fight viciously with the Han general Sima Shang.

What are you doing? The state of Weiwei was also a vassal state of Wei.

In this case, even if he is replaced by Zhao Hongrun, he will be very popular.

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun asked Du Youdao: "Lord He said that your ministry wants to say hello to this king, could it be that this is the case?" ”

Du You nodded, and said in a deep voice: "If necessary, my Ministry of Rites advocates putting pressure on King Wei and letting Wei Gongzi Yu come to Daliang as a proton." ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.