Regarding the intention of Pingyujun Xiong Hu, Zhao Hongrun knows it well. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Do you really think that Pingyujun Xiong Hu just came to visit his sister and brother-in-law this time, or revealed to Zhao Hongrun that Shouling Jun Jingshe killed himself in Chushui?

How can it be!

Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, as the most trusted cousin and biggest supporter of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, came here to persuade Zhao Hongrun, his brother-in-law, to really support Xiong Tuo's fight for the throne of Chu.

Some people may think that Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the cousin of Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, are about to become the mistress of King Su's mansion, and Zhao Hongrun will definitely support these two brothers-in-law, but in fact this is not the case.

The private alliance between Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, and Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, was actually a union of interests based on the relationship between Mi Jiang: Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, hoped to buy armaments, grain and grass from his brother-in-law, and accumulate strength to compete with the Xiong clan of Chudong for the throne of Chu; And Zhao Hongrun hoped to borrow the hand of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, to provoke a civil war in Chu and win more development time for Wei.

To put it mildly, the alliance of these two people was originally to have their own ghosts, but the two sides were hindered by the relationship between Mi Jiang, so they kept close to each other as much as possible.

This point, whether it is Zhao Hongrun, or Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, and Huancheng Jun Xiong Tuo's cousins, they all clarify each other in their hearts.

Because of this, during the period when Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, led the army to Chudong to seize power, Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, was ordered to obtain the secret support of his cousin-in-law Zhao Hongrun - if at this time, Zhao Hongrun weakened his support for Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, in order to prolong the discord within the Chu State and balance the strength of Chuxi and Chudong, then it would be very difficult for Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, to seize power in the hands of the Xiong clan in Chudong.

This is by no means unfounded, in fact, Zhao Hongrun secretly considered it at the beginning: if Xiong Tuo, the prince of Xuancheng that he secretly supported in the future, not only regained his previous strength, but even gradually began to suppress Chu Dong, he was likely to change his attention to support Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng, the purpose of which was to prolong the civil war between the princes of Chu and the throne of Chu.

Therefore, the concerns of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the monarch of Pingyu, are by no means unnecessary.

“…… Please be sure to support Kumakoshi. ”

Xiong Hu, who was sitting in a precarious position, clasped his fists and finally said his true intention.

Hearing this, although Zhao Hongrun had expected this, he frowned slightly at this time, weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

Privately, Zhao Hongrun has now gradually adapted to the existence of Mi Jiang, and it is not surprising that he will marry Mi Jiang one day, so he should support Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, to expand his contacts in Chu State; But for the sake of the future interests of the Wei State, Zhao Hongrun did not want to do this.

What kind of Chu state is the least threatening to Wei? Of course, it is the state of Chu, which has frequent civil wars and chaos.

Although Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, also had various vices, and he may not be as good as Xiong Sheng, the monarch of Liyang, in terms of virtue and talent, the problem is that Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, is the successor of Xiong Hao, the king of Runan, who is bent on dismantling the existing harsh class system of Chu and improving the social status of the common people—once such figures take power in Chu, they will inevitably greatly stimulate the development of Chu, and in the long run, the threat to Wei is very great.

You know, Chu is said to have a population of more than 40 million, is the most populous country in the Central Plains, although in the past because of the Chu Eastern nobles dumping and scraping, most of the Chu country is very poor, but what if the Chu State gradually became rich after Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng? As many as 40 million Chu people, once the Chu State develops, this momentum will be out of control.

But Xiong Hu, the king of peace, made this plea at this time, which made Zhao Hongrun feel embarrassed that he couldn't refuse.

It must be admitted that in the Wufang Expedition to Wei some time ago, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, secretly released water, which not only made Shangshuiyi almost lose in this war, but also contributed to the victory of Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, in the battle of Yongqiu - after all, under the condition of ensuring that Shangshuiyi is unharmed, Shen Yu, as the commander of the Shangshui battlefield, will personally lead 5,000 horse troops and more than 10,000 Shangshui army reserves to support Yuwang Zhao Yuantong, if there is no reinforcement from Shen Yu, it cannot be said that Yuwang Zhao Yuantong is destined to be unable to defeat Shouling Jun Jingshe, But it definitely won't be that easy.

You must know that Shang Shui Youma, who appeared as a strange soldier, played a vital role in that battle, not only defeated the 100,000 Diyang army in one go, but also killed the Diyang Jun Xiong Shang, the three-day pillar, which severely damaged the Chu army and accelerated the collapse of the morale of the Chu army.

Therefore, although he understands in his heart that the reason why Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the Jun of Pingyu, released the water is also for their own interests, but in general, Zhao Hongrun still owes Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu a great favor.

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun was silent in thought, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu was not in a hurry, and said something that had already been prepared: "In this battle, Chu Dong's million-dollar army was almost wiped out, and countless generals were killed in the battle. ”

……

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Pingyujun Xiong Hu and said nothing.

He didn't believe Xiong Hu's nonsense that the Chu State needed at least ten years to recover, you must know that the Chu State has a national population of 40 million, what is it if hundreds of thousands of people die? I am afraid that there are so many people who freeze to death every year because of poverty and hunger in the Chu State.

As long as there is enough food, it only takes one or two years for the Chu State to restore the size of the original Chu State's regular army.

In contrast, the many Chu generals who died in this battle were the biggest loss of the Chu State, after all, it only takes a year to train a soldier, or even less, but it is far more than to sharpen a qualified general.

However, this question could not convince Zhao Hongrun, because he was very worried about one thing: would the state of Chu promote civilian generals when a large number of noble generals died in battle?

Although this situation was absolutely impossible in the previous Chu State, but now that a large number of noble generals have died in battle, even representatives of the nobles of Eastern Chu such as Shouling Jun Jingshe and Diyang Jun Xiong Shang have also died, who can guarantee that Chu State will not make an exception to promote civilian generals?

The state of Chu, which has a base of 40 million people, once the restrictions on civilians are lifted, it will definitely not be what the Wei state wants to see.

Don't forget, in the Su Wang Army, like Yan Mo, Wu Ji, Zhai Huang, Lu Zhan, Xu Jiong, Chen Shu, etc., these are all generals from the civilian background of the Chu State, and now, these people have long become the backbone of the Su Wang Army - as long as they have the opportunity to contact books and knowledge, and then tempered, the civilian class may not be unable to give birth to excellent generals.

Probably seeing that Zhao Hongrun didn't say a word, Pingyujun Xiong Hu continued: "In the next few years, most of my Great Chu's enemies will not be Wei. Your country has won the victory of this war, and my Great Chu can no longer prevent your country from becoming the hegemon of the Central Plains. On the other hand, although your country won the victory in this war, I believe that your country also suffered huge losses in this war, and I think that in the future, in addition to sending troops to attack Nangong Yao and recovering Song County, in recent years, you should not take the initiative to start a war with foreign countries. …… Wei and Chu both need to recuperate for a while, and it is absolutely impossible to fight again. ”

"......" Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Pingyujun Xiong Hu.

It must be admitted that Pingyujun Xiong Hu's vision is still quite good, and he can actually see the strategy of Wei in the next few years.

Indeed, Zhao Hongrun also believes that Wei's next strategy should be to conquer the rebel general Nangong Yao and take advantage of the situation to recover the Song land, and after this battle, Wei will inevitably choose to consolidate its power and develop the Song land. Barring the unexpected, it is unlikely that there will be another war.

At this time, the state of Chu took the opportunity to have a civil war between the princes for the throne, which was actually a win-win situation for Wei and Chu - neither of them had to worry too much about what the other would take the opportunity to do.

But the question is, can Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, really take the opportunity to seize the throne this time?

To be honest, Zhao Hongrun is not optimistic about this.

As the so-called hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen, don't look at Chu Dong's heavy losses this time, but in the final analysis, between Chu Xi and Chu Dong, Chu Dong still has an advantage, at least, Xiang Jia, the younger brother of the general Xiang Mo, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Zhaoguan under his command, responsible for curbing the Yue State that has just been restored.

Therefore, if Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, really tore his face with the nobles of Chudong, with the army of Chuxi, he would not necessarily be able to defeat Chudong.

Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, was not a fool, how could he use strong means to seize the throne when he knew that his own power was still inferior to Chu Dong?

Zhao Hongrun thought to himself that if he guessed correctly, this time Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, led his troops to Chudong, just to show his force and put pressure on Chudong - as long as he did something that seriously threatened the interests of the nobles of Chudong, I believe that the nobles of Chudong would make some compromises this time and agree to the various demands of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng.

This means that the civil war between the princes of Chu State may not necessarily break out at this time.

Therefore, Pingyujun Xiong Hu came to plead with Zhao Hongrun's support this time, and it should be more to take advantage of the situation.

Of course, this is not a bad thing for the Wei State, after all, the Chu State has just been defeated, and it stands to reason that it is indeed impossible to provoke the Tiger Whiskers of the Wei State again; Moreover, although a civil war may not break out in Chu in a short period of time, I believe that with the passage of time, the contradiction between the nobles of Chudong and Xiong Tuo will become more and more serious, and the civil war will become more and more intense - Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, is the successor of Xiong Hao's ideological ambitions of Runan Jun, but the ambition of the uncle and nephew is destined to fail to get the support of the nobles of Chudong, because it will seriously threaten the foundation of the old aristocracy of Chu.

Therefore, even if the civil war in the Chu State did not break out in a short period of time, as long as Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, was still alive, it would be a matter of time.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun nodded, and said with a smile like Gu Zuoyan: "Let's talk about compensation first, right?" ”

Hearing this, Pingyujun Xiong Hu was slightly stunned, and then showed a little expression on his face that should be like this, and nodded with a smile.

Because he knew that since Zhao Hongrun said this, it meant that this cousin-in-law had agreed to this matter in disguise.

"I believe that with the compensation for your country, Prince Xiong Tuo will definitely satisfy your country." Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu pretended to hint generously.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes, and secretly slandered: It must be the nobles of Chudong who pay the money, and you are really generous to them.

He did not doubt the authenticity of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu's words, after all, at that time, Xiong Tuo, the Emperor of Xuancheng, in order to further weaken the financial resources of the nobles of Chudong, would definitely favor Wei in the matter of paying compensation to Wei.

Someone helped to come forward to rip the strings, so why not?