The next day, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and General Shao Hu respectively returned to Daliang from their bases. Also arriving at Daliang at the same time was Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army.

Afterwards, Emperor Wei summoned these generals who were currently in Daliang, as well as the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households and other important officials in the court, to hold a military meeting in the bedroom of Ganlu Hall.

Zhao Hongrun did not participate in the military meeting that day, and the Emperor of Wei did not send anyone to summon him, because at this time Zhao Hongrun was still within the three-day vigil for Zhao Yuanli, the sixth uncle of the king.

Anyone who knows the relationship between Su Wang Zhao Run and Yi Wang Zhao Yuanli, uncle and nephew, will not come to disturb them like this.

Another day later, that is, September 13th, Zhao Hongrun, Princess Yulong, Zhao Hongxuan and all the sect guards, including Wen Qi, Jie Zigui and others, who were all from Prince Su's Mansion, took the crown of Yi Wang Zhao Yuanli.

The coffin was escorted to a mountain forest in the eastern suburbs of Daliang for burial. Although the time was tight, the Ministry of Industry worked hard day and night to build a simple cemetery and a memorial temple in that mountain forest.

Of course, these are only for outsiders to see, because the cemetery and the temple in the mountains on the eastern outskirts of Daliang City are actually just a tomb. The real coffin of Zhao Yuanli, the sixth uncle of the king, has actually been handed over to the clan by Zhao Hongrun.

With Zhao Hongrun's efforts, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan finally relented and agreed to hide King Yi Zhao Yuanli in his ancestral grave, of course, in a secret relocation method.

After all, with the actions of Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince, who forced the palace to enter the Zhongyang Palace, it was really difficult to bury him in the ancestral tomb of the Ji Zhao family with great fanfare. What's more, the Wei State was currently under a joint attack from five forces, and there was no extra manpower and energy to deal with this.

Everything can only be kept simple.

After paying homage to the sixth uncle at the tomb of King Yi Zhao Yuanli in the mountains 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 already approaching dusk, and several eunuchs serving as eunuchs were waiting respectfully at the city gate, waiting for the return of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.

"Your Majesty, King Su, please go to Ganlu Palace immediately to discuss with the generals and courtiers how to send troops to defend against the enemy."

While saying these words, the eunuchs glanced at Zhao Hongrun from time to time, who was wearing linen and mourning.

To be honest, it is indeed a bit strange for Zhao Hongrun to wear sackcloth and mourn for his uncle Zhao Yuanli when his biological father, Emperor Zhao Yuansi of Wei, is still alive. However, considering the father-nephew relationship between King Yi Zhao Yuanli and King Su Zhao Hongrun, they are like father and son.

, this kind of weird behavior is understandable.

What's more, Emperor Wei acquiesced to his son's decision, so how could others dare to discuss it privately.

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

Later, Zhao Hongrun pointed out a few more people, namely Wei Jiao, Wen Qi, and Jie Ziyu - the former was his Zongwei chief, and the latter two were his think tanks.

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

Mijiang, who was also dressed in mourning and had paid homage to Zhao Yuanli as a niece or adopted daughter-in-law, calmly said something to Zhao Hongrun and then took Princess Yulong, Miss Su, Yang Yanxing and other female family members as well as the other Zongwei and Su.

The royal guards returned to Prince Su's Mansion.

Only Queer stood motionless next to Zhao Hongrun.

Even though Zhao Hongrun repeated that Que'er should follow Mi Jiang and the others back to the palace first, Que'er seemed not to hear it.

Zhao Hongrun was also a little helpless about this.

After all, Que'er was not willing to serve him. The reason why she chose to stay with Zhao Hongrun was just to ensure the safety of Zhao Hongrun, the nephew who was regarded as her own by King Yi Zhao Yuanli.

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

Just like in the past two days, no matter where Zhao Hongrun was, Que'er would always follow him and protect him twelve hours a day, making Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao feel as if he had lost his duty.

"Forget it, you can go along too."

Looking at Que'er, who also looked a little haggard from the three-day vigil, Zhao Hongrun sighed and softened his heart.

It's not that Que'er is soft-hearted because Que'er is also his woman, but that he sees Que'er's feelings for Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli - both Ying'er and Que'er truly regard Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli as their father.

, this may be because Zhao Yuanli was the only person in the world who cared about them and took care of them.

Although they also knew that the adoptive father's purpose in raising them was not pure, at any rate, he did not treat them like goods.

Taking Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan and his clan guard Li Meng, as well as the clan guards chief Wei Jiao, Wen Qi, Jie Ziu, and Que'er, Zhao Hongrun and his entourage took a carriage to the palace, and then walked on foot to the Ganlu Hall where the Emperor of Wei was.

As soon as he stepped into the threshold of the main hall of the Manlu Hall, Zhao Hongrun heard the sound of controversy coming from deep inside the hall. It seemed that there were not many people in the Manlu Hall today.

Just as Zhao Hongrun expected, when he arrived at the inner hall under the guidance of several eunuchs, he saw that the hall was filled with dignitaries from the imperial court.

The eldest prince Zhao Hongli, Yong Wang Hongyu, Xiang Wang Hongjing, Qing Wang Hongxin, Nanliang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo, General Shao Hu, Dredging Army General Bailiba, Dangshan Army General Sima An, and the President of the Three Guards Army Li Zheng, in addition to

In addition, there were ministers from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household led by Xu Guan, the Minister of War, Li Liang, the Minister of Hubu, and Du You, the Minister of Rites.

These people are debating what kind of strategy they should use to prepare for the war between the five forces against Wei.

It is absolutely impossible for the Wei State to start a war with the five forces at the same time. Therefore, I believe everyone present understands that if they want not to lose in this national war, they can only play a time lag with the five forces - strive for

Come up with a strategy to enable Wei to face as few enemies as possible at the same time.

For example, Xu Guan, Minister of the Ministry of War, proposed to use public opinion to condemn South Korea and delay the Korean invasion. At the same time, he sent someone to contact Song Dynasty's rebel general Nangong Yao and made a promise, hoping to win Nangong Yao to Wei's side.

According to Xu Guan, the reason why Nangong Yao, the rebel general of the Song Dynasty, rebelled was because he was "uneasy" because the state of Wei had become more and more powerful in recent years. As the state of Wei became more and more powerful, Nangong Yao's existence changed.

Therefore, this rebel general considered that he was likely to be abandoned by the increasingly powerful Wei State in the future, so he finally raised the slogan of "restoring the Song royal family" and openly rebelled.

In other words, if the court can give Nangong Yao some promises, he may not necessarily stand firmly on the side of the "anti-Wei camp". After all, over the years, although the Wei court has not treated Nangong Yao favorably, it has not treated the latter badly either.

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

Du You, the Minister of Rites, believed that Nangong Yao first rebelled against the Song royal family and now rebelled against the Wei state. He was ambitious and was an undercooked wolf.

In addition, Du You also pointed out that the reason why Nangong Yao rebelled was not only taking into account the concepts put forward by Xu Guan, Minister of the Ministry of War, but more importantly, Nangong Yao may have the ambition to become independent - by restoring the Song royal family, he could legitimately take charge of the Song Dynasty.

, and even became the ambition of the King of Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Du You believed that the priority should be to attack Nangong Yao's Suiyang army to prevent Nangong Yao from joining the Chu army.

When the ministers of the various dynasties expressed their suggestions one after another, General Shao Hu, General Sima An of the Dangshan Army and other generals also put forward suggestions. One said to attack Korea first, and the other said to attack Chu first.

Compared with the controversial courtiers and generals, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, Yong Wang Hongyu, Xiang Wang Hongjing, and Qing Wang Hongxin could only stand aside and worry. They did not have much experience in fighting. It really made everyone think that they

rational.

Only Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, and Pang Huan and other generals under his command stood aside indifferently, with no intention of participating.

Perhaps because they noticed the arrival of Zhao Hongrun and his entourage, the courtiers and generals in the palace gradually silenced their voices. After all, when it came to going out to fight, no one here dared to boast that they could securely defeat His Highness Prince Su.

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

In the eyes of Emperor Wei, the son in front of him looked really bad because he had guarded the spirit of his sixth uncle for three days. Not only was his complexion sallow, but there was also a bit of blackness around his eyes, plus his expressionless face.

, which makes people feel faintly evil.

Emperor Wei also felt a little emotional about this. Although the son in front of him had become more and more reliable over the years, in Emperor Wei's mind, Zhao Hongrun was still the heartless person who chopped bamboo and grilled fish in the imperial garden.

The image of a bad boy.

But today, this son made Emperor Wei feel a little strange, as if the death of King Yi Zhao Yuanli had made this son mature overnight and become more reliable, and at the same time, his whole person became gloomy.

"Thank you very much for your concern, father. I hope everything is well with you." Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and said calmly.

Seeing his expression, the Emperor Wei, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, Yong Wang 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 past personality.

If it were in the past, this boy might have said, "What can happen to my son? Father, you should pay more attention to yourself!" In this way, he deliberately made Emperor Wei angry, because this is the way father and son get along with each other.

"Today's Lao Ba is unusual..."

Xiang Wang Hongjing secretly swallowed his saliva and felt that Zhao Hongrun today had an aura of "keep away from strangers".

"..." After looking deeply at Zhao Hongrun for a few times, Emperor Wei nodded and said, "It's okay...Although it's not appropriate, I still want to ask you, what do you think about this?"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun raised his hands and said seriously: "Father, I don't want to know why South Korea broke the treaty, why Nangong rebelled, and why the Chu State launched an army to attack the Wei Dynasty. I only know that since they pointed their swords at our country,

Wei, that’s my enemy of Wei, that’s all.”

After that, he cupped his hands and said: "Three days ago, I sent the war order to Shangshui. I believe that Shangshui Army and Yanling Army are actively preparing for war. The five parties are attacking the Wei forces, and I think they should be resolved first.

West Road...Father, for this expedition, I hope that General Sima An will serve as the deputy general. I will end the war in the west in the shortest possible time."

After hearing Zhao Hongrun's words, except for Wen Qi, Jie Ziu, Que'er and other people who didn't know what was going on, both Emperor Wei and everyone present were shocked.

Although Zhao Hongrun's tone was calm when he spoke, what he said made everyone in the hall feel horrified.

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

No one here knows that General Sima An, known as "Sima Butcher", is not only a man who shouted the slogan "Kill all those who are not ours", but also a staunch defender of the country.

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

Now, King Su Zhao Hongrun decided to go to the West Route first, but invited General Sima An to serve as his deputy. This means that King Su has decided to kill the Qin, Sichuan, Qiang and Hu, Han and other four forces on the West Route.

.

"General, I am willing to lend a helping hand to His Majesty Prince Su."

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

When he spoke, a smile appeared on his lips as if uncontrollably. Even Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, felt his scalp numb.

"Tiger" Sima An, this man was one of the most outstanding generals in the Yu Shui Army camp besides Zhao Yuan'e, King of Yu, during the civil war between the Yu Shui Army and the Shun Shui Army.

He is even more outstanding than Shao Hu.

Meng Shuo, the former Zongwei Chief of the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo and the deputy general of Shunshui Army, was killed by a forceful raid led by Sima An with an elite force.

After the civil war, the surviving remnants of the Shun Shui Army apparently surrendered to the remnants of the Yu Shui Army, but most of them were still ordered to be executed by Sima An. In the end, Bailiba, the current general of the Shun Shui Army, came forward to save all the troops.

There are not many soldiers left along the river.

After looking at Sima An and then at Zhao Hongrun, Emperor Wei finally realized that the mood of the son in front of him today was indeed a bit abnormal. If he could sum it up in one sentence, it would be "heavy murderous intention".
To be continued...