On the same day, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang who was rescued, went straight to Daliang with his accompanying guards without saying a word.

He even forgot to send someone to inform his general Pang Huan.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun's clan guards all said afterwards: "I have never seen the King of Nanliang lose his composure like this."

Isn't that right? Although Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, is deeply scheming and ruthless in doing things, he has always been gentle and graceful to the outside world, and his gestures have not lost the demeanor of a descendant of the Zhao family of Wei Guoji. He has never done anything like today.

Zongwei Mu Qing asked him angrily, not to mention tripping over a small stone on the ground when he walked out of the tent and fainting on the spot.

Oh my god, this character is so broken.

But having said that, I am afraid that only Zhao Hongrun and other insiders will understand what a huge blow the death of King Yu Zhao Yuandai caused to King Zhao Yuanzuo of Southern Liang.

As descendants of the previous generation of clans, King Jing (King of Southern Liang) Zhao Yuanzuo and King Yu Zhao Yuanqi have been enemies with clear stances since they were princes. The former was the assistant of the eldest prince Zhao Yuanqi, while the latter was

Zhao Hongrun's father was the right-hand man of Zhao Yuancai, who was canonized as King Jing at that time. In order to help the brother they supported, the two brothers fought openly and secretly for nearly ten years, but the ending was not perfect.

Zhao Hongrun has always felt that for Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, Zhao Yuandai, the king of Yu, may not be as simple as a lifelong enemy.

This can be seen from how Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, lost his composure after learning about the death of King Yu Zhao Yuanji.

"Has the fifth uncle also passed away..."

That night, Zhao Hongrun sighed deeply in the handsome tent.

Compared with his feelings for his sixth uncle, King Yi Zhao Yuanli, Zhao Hongrun had less contact with his fifth uncle, King Yu Zhao Yuanli, in the past, so he did not have the same heart-breaking feeling as when King Yi Zhao Yuanli passed away, but he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.

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In his opinion, the contribution of his fifth uncle Zhao Yuanji to his country of Wei was no less than that of one of his father-in-laws, Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan of Chu. Without Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan, there would be no Chu Gongzi Yang today.

Cheng Jun

Xiong Tuo, without Zhao Yuan'e, King of Yu, Zhao Hongrun and his father Zhao Yuanxi, may not be able to sit in the position of king of Wei. Naturally, Zhao Yuanxi would not have worked hard to govern for 20 years after becoming the queen of Wei.

What's more, during the "Five-Party Campaign to Defeat Wei", when Wei was in its most difficult time, King Yu Zhao Yuandai, who had been living in seclusion for more than ten years, resolutely dragged his seriously ill body to help Wei overcome this crisis.

To sum up all this, Zhao Hongrun also admired the fifth uncle very much. Therefore, after learning the sad news of the fifth uncle's death, he no longer had the intention to entangle with South Korea. He simply signed a peace agreement with South Korea and planned to return to Wei as soon as possible.

country, to attend the funeral of this fifth uncle.

However, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, could leave the military camp and return to Daliang that day, but he had to stay here until the armistice agreement with South Korea was signed.

Fortunately, the Koreans in Handan had no intention of dragging it out any longer. After all, the outcome of this battle was already decided, and dragging it on any longer would not be beneficial to either Wei or South Korea.

The next day, Zhao Hongrun led a Wei army to Handan as agreed.

At this time, Han Wangran personally led the court officials and the people in the city to welcome Zhao Hongrun outside Handan City.

Seeing this scene, I believe any Korean would feel humiliated from the bottom of his heart: Our majestic king should bow down and personally greet the enemy's coach outside the royal capital. How humiliating is this?

It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Hongrun came to Handan, most of the people outside Handan City looked at him with hatred, as if they wanted to cut him into pieces.

"Well done."

When riding with Han Wangran to the palace in Handan City, Zhao Hongrun said lightly: "He vividly played the image of a helpless and desperate king..."

"What?" Han Wangran blinked, as if he didn't understand what Zhao Hongrun meant.

Zhao Hongrun snorted lightly and did not explain anything.

In fact, he did not force Han Wangran to go out of the city to greet him personally, nor did he force the Korean people in the city to go out to greet him, because he knew very well that this was just to arouse people's hatred and had no actual benefits.

All this is Han Wangran's own initiative. As for the purpose, it is very simple. It is just to highlight the "barbarity" of Zhao Hongrun, the invader, and at the same time to show his "helplessness" as the king of Korea - but the national power is not as good as that of Wei, so he

This king suffered such humiliation.

He used this performance to win over the people and prepare for his future comeback in Korea to regain Handan.

"If I were you, I wouldn't do this."

Looking ahead, Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "Unless all the Koreans in the city follow you to retreat to the north, as long as they stay in Handan, your behavior today will only harm them..." Glancing at Han Wangran, he

He added calmly: "Although my army has military discipline and does not harm the people, if any soldiers are attacked, one will be injured and ten will be killed!... It is not a wise decision for you to instigate the people in the city to hate the Wei army."

"Huh?"

Han Wangran glanced at Zhao Hongrun in surprise, and suddenly asked: "You...will treat the people in the city well?"

In fact, this strategy was not proposed by Han Wangran, but was suggested by the old Prime Minister Shen Buhai. As for the purpose, what Zhao Hongrun said was also one of the reasons, but it was not the whole story.

The old prime minister Shen Buhai felt that Handan could be handed over to the Wei State, but the people's hearts and minds in Handan could not be handed over to the Wei State. Otherwise, both people and land would be lost, and there would be no possibility of regaining it.

Therefore, by planting the seeds of "Wei Jun's barbarism" among the Korean people in Handan City in advance, on the one hand, some people can be drawn away to follow the royal family and migrate to the north with the imperial court. On the other hand, it may also prevent the Wei State from being able to completely

If you control Handan locally, maybe it will be miraculous in the future.

This small move made Zhao Hongrun, who was already a little anxious because of the death of King Yu Zhao Yuanji, particularly unhappy, so he said the almost threatening words of "wound one and kill ten" - after the Wei army occupied Handan, if there were any

If the Han people dared to attack the soldiers of Wei State, they would injure one person and kill ten people as a warning to others!

However, Zhao Hongrun's almost threatening words made Han Wangran understand another meaning: this Wei Gongzi Run did not seem to have thought about enslaving the Koreans in Handan.

"As long as they stay safe and behave themselves, I will treat them as my subjects."

Zhao Hongrun said lightly.

"..."

Han Wangran looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise.

You must know that the word "subjects" is quite strong. As the name suggests, it means treating the people as if they are sons.

After thinking about it, Han Wangran solemnly apologized and said: "I made a mistake... If there are any people in Korea who are unwilling to follow me to move north, please treat them kindly."

Seeing Han Wangran's sincere apology, Zhao Hongrun nodded with a bright expression.

Anyway, for him, as long as the Koreans in Handan City do not cause trouble, he will certainly not be idle to frame them. After all, his definition of "Wei people" is not as narrow as that of his Wei general Sima An and other people.

, Otherwise, how could Yin Rong of Sanchuan County willingly surrender to the Wei State and gradually integrate into the Wei people?

After a while, the group arrived at the Han Palace and signed a formal armistice agreement.

Generally speaking, South Korea is very sensible and has not made any unrealistic demands. For example, the Koreans have not asked to move the treasury located in Handan City. This may be because they know very well that Zhao Hongrun must

Unwilling to agree - since Handan was handed over to the Wei State, then everything in Handan belonged to the Wei State, including the entire palace and the palace of the sergeant.

Of course, out of morality, Zhao Hongrun allowed these people to bring some things.

Since Han Wangran and Zhao Hongrun had already had private negotiations, and South Korean envoys Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo had discussed specific agreements with Zhao Hongrun, the process of signing the armistice agreement between Wei and South Korea today was quite smooth, and it took only a short time.

it's over.

After signing the agreement, the originally tense and solemn atmosphere eased slightly.

At this time, Han Wangran said in surprise: "A few days ago, you deliberately carried out Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State. I thought you were thinking about "Wu'an"..."

"That's right." Zhao Hongrun admitted frankly.

As Han Wangran said, Zhao Hongrun deliberately asked Zhao Ran, the chief concubine of the Qin State, to appear in front of Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo that day, just to find a way to bring Wu An over.

It was not that he was thinking about the military workshops in Wu'an City, but that the city was so close to Handan that Zhao Hongrun always felt that this would become a hidden danger in the future.

However, the death of King Yu Zhao Yuanji made Zhao Hongrun, who was eager to return to Daliang, no longer interested in entangled with South Korea, so he simply gave up.

After all, although Wu'an poses a threat to Handan, it is not a big problem if he sends a general to guard Handan - in his opinion, if he is not completely sure, the Koreans will not be able to attack Handan in the past.

Those who caused trouble in the royal capital would not attack Handan at will, so as not to damage this former royal capital.

"Huh?" Seeing Zhao Hongrun admit it frankly, Han Wangran was surprised and asked curiously: "Then why did you suddenly change your mind? Could it be that he couldn't bear it after seeing many Koreans killed in my country and taking many cities in our country?

Have you had a moment of kindness?"

Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be merciful to the enemy country... It's just that an elder in the country has passed away."

Han Wangran was stunned, and suddenly asked: "Are you the elders you admire?"

Zhao Hongrun nodded without knowing why.

Seeing this, Han Wangran let out a long sigh and said melancholy: "It's not a good feeling, is it? I also experienced this feeling a while ago..."

"Who passed away?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.

"Master Ma She, the guardian of the upper valley." Han Wangran said in a low voice. Then, he saw Zhao Hongrun's expression of confusion and explained seriously: "At a time when few people are hiding their talents and biding their time, there are only a few people in the country such as Li Mu, Ma She, Bao Yuan, etc.

Several people have unswervingly supported me. I once thought that when I regain the power one day, I will treat these loyal people well, but I never thought..."

At the end of the story, he couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Hongrun nodded suddenly, Shanggu Shouma She was indeed a Korean general worthy of respect.

After a moment of silence, he asked: "What are your plans next?"

After hearing this, Han Wangran glanced at Zhao Hongrun calmly, and said half-truthfully: "What else can we plan? First determine the location of the new capital, and then deal with the threat from Qin... In this regard, Mr. Run should

It’s very clear. The war in your country is over, but the war in our country is probably far away and far from over.”

"Haha." Listening to Han Wangran's faint sarcasm, Zhao Hongrun laughed twice and ended the topic.

Also for the purpose of winning over the people in Handan City, or to counter Han Wangran's unscrupulous plan to personally go out of the city to greet him today, when Han Wangran left Handan with some sergeants and ministers of the court, Zhao Hongrun also led the Wei generals outside the city.

This made the people in Handan City who were watching behind a little confused: Aren't they saying that the Wei people are arrogant? Why would the prince of Wei personally send him off to the king of South Korea? Is this another way of humiliating him?

Of course, Zhao Hongrun could not guess the thoughts of the people in Handan City, and he had no time to guess, because he saw the Han generals Le Yi, Qin Kai, Bao Yuan, Jin Miao, Sima Shang and others who led their troops to greet them.
To be continued...