That night, Zhao Hongrun held a banquet in Yangxia's county mansion to entertain Pingyujun Xiong Hu, because they had reached a consensus with each other, so the guests and hosts were harmonious and happy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Early the next morning, Pingyujun Xiong Hu said goodbye to Zhao Hongrun and returned to Pingyuyi.

On the same day, Zhao Hongrun also ordered the Green Crows to send people to Chu to spread the rumor that Wei Gongzi Run was about to lead an army to return to Chu in the near future, on the one hand, it was convenient for Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, to take advantage of the situation, and on the other hand, it was also to imply that Chu obediently took the initiative to send the defeated indemnity.

After two days, Zhao Hongrun received a reminder from Daliang again, and it turned out that the imperial court urged him to take the meritorious people of this battle to Daliang as soon as possible to accept the reward.

Although Zhao Hongrun himself did not attach importance to this so-called reward, he also knew that the generals under his command were waiting for it with their eyes open, so after handing over the farmland cultivated in Qixian, Yuxian, Xiangyi, Jiwu, Yangxia and other counties to the local officials and people who had relocated, Zhao Hongrun simply took a large group of people to Daliang.

This time to welcome the triumph, Zhao Hongrun couldn't escape, because of this matter, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also specially sent someone to tell Zhao Hongrun: Please be sure not to return to the city quietly as before, so that the Ministry of Rites, who has worked hard to prepare for the celebration, will be busy.

At the beginning of May, Zhao Hongrun took Qin Shaojun, Mi Jiang, Yangquan Jun Yingyi, Wang Ling and others, as well as Wu Ji, Zhai Huang, Nanmen Chi and other meritorious people, symbolically brought 500 merchant water troops, 100 Iron Eagle cavalry, and 100 horse soldiers to Daliang.

At the same time, he arrived in Daliang, as well as his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, King Huan, Zhao Yuantong, the fifth uncle Yuwang, and several Wei generals such as Shaohu, Long Ji, Yigu, Zhao Bao, and Bailiba.

The difference between the two is that Zhao Hongrun delayed the date of returning to Daliang because he assisted local farming in Yangxia and other counties, while Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, Shaohu, Long Ji, Bailiba and others, was late because he was chasing the rout of Shouling Jun Jingshe all the way - in fact, in the second half of the pursuit of the rout of the Chu State, Zhao Hongrun had actually handed over the command to his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan.

Of course, in fact, at that time, the defeated army of Chu State had almost no power to counterattack, and it didn't matter whether Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, had command or not, it was purely a matter of pursuing and receiving prisoners and picking up meritorious deeds in vain.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, after learning that Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan, Zhao Yuantong and others had returned to Daliang, the Ministry of Rites specially organized the subjects of the whole city to go out of the city to congratulate them.

In fact, in the first half of the month, the Ministry of Rites has successively organized greeting teams to welcome the Qin allied army led by Wuxin Marquis Gongsun Qi, Changxin Marquis Wang Jian and Wang Ji and others, the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo and the Wei general Jiang Cong's suppression of the rebel army and the Northern Third Army, Lintao Jun Wei Ji and Sima An, Wen Xu's Hedong Wei Division, Yan King Zhao Hongjiang's Shanyang Army, in addition, there are Zhao Shen, King of Chengling, Zhao Tan, Anping Marquis Zhao Tan and other Wei nobles.

At present, only Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan, Shen Yu and a number of troops and generals who participated in the Battle of Wei Chu Yongqiu remained.

Compared with welcoming other armies, the people of Daliang who greeted King Su Zhao Hongrun today were even more excited.

It is no wonder that after all, His Royal Highness King Su, who has won a hundred battles, is extremely low-key every time he leads the army back to Daliang in triumph, and even sometimes for some reason, he rarely shows up in front of the people of Daliang, so that in today's Daliang, although the prestige of King Su Zhao Run resounded throughout Daliang, in fact, he has really seen Zhao Hongrun with his own eyes and learned what he looks like.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Hongrun and the others slowly entered the city from afar amid the drumming of the music officials of the Ministry of Rites, the people of the beams on both sides inside and outside the city gate were looking forward to the prime minister, scrambling to see the true appearance of His Royal Highness King Su, which made the pressure on the guards and guards responsible for maintaining law and order increase dramatically.

It stands to reason that the highest status of this team returning to the city is Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, but Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu who is over forty years old, has long passed the age of showing off the limelight, although under the pretext of poor physical condition, let Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan brothers ride horses to lead the whole team, and accept the congratulations of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people in Liang.

It may be the first time to get such a standard of congratulations, Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan couldn't help but feel a little weak, and secretly asked his brother Zhao Hongrun: "Brother, do we have to say something?" ”

Zhao Hongrun shook his head and laughed when he heard this.

In fact, there has always been no convention for Zhao Hongxuan's mention, and he is in a good mood, beckoning to those Liang subjects, and he is in a bad mood, just like when Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, entered the city, with a gloomy face, and no one will say anything more - it all depends on everyone's mood.

However, since Zhao Hongxuan mentioned this matter, Zhao Hongrun felt that since the people of Daliang were here to congratulate them despite the cold wind, he should really say something and give these people respect.

So, before passing through the city gate, he grabbed the reins, clasped his fists on the horse, saluted the people watching from all directions, and said: "Zhao Run is terrified, but fortunately he has not disappointed the expectations of his fathers and elders. ”

A very humble sentence aroused a strong response from the onlookers in Daliang, and many young men couldn't help shouting slogans such as King Su and King Su's might, making the scene more and more hot.

Watching this scene in the carriage, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Because I think that back then, in the era when he and Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, the young men in Daliang City also admired and treated them so eagerly, and competed to enlist in the Yushui Army and the Shunshui Army, making these two armies the most powerful Wei army after the (first) Wei Wu Army at that time.

But now, the younger generation of Daliang has given this honor to King Su Zhao Hongrun, which makes King Yu Zhao Yuantong feel that there are successors to the royal family, but he is still a little lost in his heart - after all, their time has passed, and now, it is the era of young people, such as King Su Zhao Hongrun and King Huan Zhao Hongxuan.

At this time, Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, also realized the support and eagerness of the subjects of Daliang for his brother Zhao Hongrun, which made him very envious.

However, envy is envy, Zhao Hongxuan has not given up the idea of chasing his brother - in this battle, the Northern First Army can be regarded as truly famous, and over time, the Northern First Army may not be able to catch up with the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army.

Suddenly, Zhao Hongxuan vaguely heard several people from Daliang muttering not far away, and their discussions made Zhao Hongxuan laugh.

"Didn't you say that His Royal Highness King Su is short? I can't see it at all......"

"Stupid, that's because you're on a horse."

"......" secretly glanced at his brother's expression, and Zhao Hongxuan found that the face of the brother next to him was dark.

In all fairness, Zhao Hongrun is twenty-one years old this year, and he is no longer short, he is already a line taller than Mi Jiang, but for some reason, in the impression of the subjects of Daliang, Zhao Hongrun is still the short His Royal Highness King Su, so angry that Zhao Hongrun can't wait to turn over and dismount, and pull the few people who chew the root of their tongues to vent the depression in their hearts: Where is it short? Baby?!

However, after carefully estimating the size of those guys, Zhao Hongrun still wisely pretended not to hear, beckoned to the people who greeted him on both sides with a smile, and rode into the city on horseback.

At this time, in the city, it is also full of lights, as lively as outside the city, in addition to the commoners, even some aristocratic daughters, also sit on the second floor of the building on both sides of the street, from the window to see Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongxuan brothers.

It's no wonder, after all, Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan have not yet been married - Zhao Hongrun has not been announced to the public, and Zhao Hongxuan has not yet married a partner, coupled with the handsome appearance of the two brothers, it is no wonder that those noble daughters in Daliang City are admired.

may have noticed the focus of the eyes of those aristocratic daughters, Qin Shaojun and Qi Jiang invariably lowered their faces, exuding an aura that no one was close to, so that Zhao Hongrun, who was riding a horse in front, only felt a cold back.

Of course, if you are unhappy, you are not happy, but in fact, Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang know each other that at this time, those noble daughters sitting on the second floor of the houses on both sides of the street are not a threat to them, and the real threat is still they to each other.

Qin Shaojun is the princess of Qin who temporarily pretends to be the prince of Qin, and her background is naturally impeccable; And Mi Jiang, the eldest daughter of Xiong Hao, the monarch of Runan, although she is from a similar background to the county lord, one level lower than Qin Shaojun, but you must know that once Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, becomes the king of Chu in the future, Mi Jiang is the eldest princess with a similar status, and in terms of dignity, she will not be inferior to Qin Shaojun at all.

She is the only one who is a fierce opponent.

After invariably glancing at each other, Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang looked away from each other very tacitly.

Subsequently, this team was separated in the city, Zhao Hongrun led Mi Jiang, Qin Shaojun, Ying'er and the generals of the Su Wang Army, and lived back to the Su Wangfu, while Zhao Hongxuan led the generals of his Northern First Army, lived back to the Huan Wangfu, and the rest of the people, like the Qin generals Yangquan Jun Yingyi, Wang Ling, as well as the Wei generals Shaohu, Long Ji, Yigu, Zhao Bao, Bailiba and others, those who have a mansion return to the mansion, and those who do not have a mansion will stay in the post house in the city under the arrangement of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, rest, bath and change clothes, and prepare to participate in the reward feast held in the palace in the evening.

When it was close to the unitary, after Zhao Hongrun and everyone bathed and changed clothes in the Suwang Mansion, there was Wei Ji, the Lintao Jun who arrived in Daliang one step earlier, and Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and other generals came to visit - it was said to be a visit, but in fact, they just went to the banquet together.

After all, this feast is actually a good opportunity for the princes in the country to show off their strength in disguise, as the generals of the Suwang Party, they naturally want to appear together and go to the palace together.

It is worth mentioning that this time he went to the palace for a banquet, in fact, Mi Jiang was not invited, after all, today is mainly a gathering of men, but considering that Qin Shaojun was able to attend with a fake identity, Zhao Hongrun still brought Mi Jiang, after all, he could also see that because of Qin Shaojun's relationship, Mi Jiang was not in a good mood recently.

When Zhao Hongrun and his party went to the palace, they met Zhao Hongjiang, the king of Yan, and the Sun family, the princess of Yan, as well as Cao Yan, the chief of the Zongwei who was also the chief general of the Shanyang army, and others.

On the other side, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, Jiang Wei, the general of Wei, and Wei Fu of the Wei clan of Tianshui, also came together.

Seeing Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, Zhao Hongjiang, the king of Yan, almost wanted to breathe fire in his eyes, and Zhao Hongrun's face also sank, which frightened Jin Ju, the commander of the nearby Praetorian Guard, and hurriedly came forward to round the field on the grounds of urging the two people to enter the palace as soon as possible.

"Fourth brother, don't be impulsive, we can't move him for the time being." Zhao Hongrun whispered to dissuade Zhao Hongjiang, the king of Yan.

Under Zhao Hongrun's persuasion, Zhao Hongjiang, the king of Yan, reluctantly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said a few words to Zhao Hongrun.

Without him, he just asked Zhao Hongrun to help fight for some convenience for the Shanyang Army and drive the rebel army out of Hanoi County.

In this regard, Zhao Hongrun readily agreed.