"I heard that you have some dealings with Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, are you planning to intervene in the civil strife of Chu State?"

Coldly, the Lord of the Lu Kingdom asked. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

His words not only attracted Mi Jiang's attention, but also made Zhao Hongrun stunned: "How did the lord of the country know? ”

The lord of Lu smiled and said nothing.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun stopped asking questions with interest, and after a little hesitation, he said: "Yes, as the lord said, Xiao Wang is indeed planning this matter. ”

Hearing this, the lord of the country of Lu looked at Zhao Hongrun with emotion, and muttered: "Your vision is farther than my generation......" Speaking of this, a few different colors flashed in his eyes, and he whispered: "Gongzi Run, if you ascend the throne as the king of Wei one day, I Dalu is willing to surrender to your country, take your country as the leader of the alliance, and be good for eternity, okay?" ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun and Mi Jiang both looked at the lord of the Lu State in surprise.

Mi Jiang's surprise was that the lord of the Lu country in front of her actually valued the little man beside her so much, and actually said such words that he was willing to surrender.

And Zhao Hongrun's surprise lies in the fact that the Lu State has surrendered to the Qi State for generations, and now that the King of Qi Lu Xi has just passed away, the lord of the Lu State has other thoughts, and this lack of affection makes him a little unhappy.

may have guessed Zhao Hongrun's thoughts, and the lord of the Lu State said with a wry smile: "The widow is not turning his back on the Qi State, but ...... Alas, the sons of His Majesty King Qi really did not have any success, and the sons of the widow were also middle-class. …… Run Gongzi is also a clear-eyed person, you and I both know that once the Chu State ends its civil strife, the two countries of Qi and Lu are bound to suffer...... When the time comes, I hope that Gongzi Run will help me more. ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun glanced at the lord of the Lu country, and gradually realized that just like the king of Qi Lu Xi before his death, the lord of the Lu country in front of him is probably also looking for a way back.

This is not surprising, after all, if there was no support from the Qi State in the past, the strength of the Lu State alone would not be enough to compete with the Chu State.

And now, the death of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, is a huge impact on the diplomatic relations between Qi and Lu, who knows what attitude the new king of Qi has towards Lu?

Although the king of Qi Lu Xi also left a back move - Ji Zhao, the prince of Wei, but then again, Ji Zhao, as the son-in-law of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, is naturally the first to consider Qi and Wei, not to mention that the current situation in Qi State, Ji Zhao may not be able to control the entire Qi State.

In contrast, Ji Run, another Wei prince, has become a better ally candidate.

In terms of vision, Ji Run predicted the civil strife in the Chu State as early as a few years ago, and befriended Xiong Tuo, the prince of Chu; In terms of ability, Ji Run sent troops to conquer Chu twice and returned with great victories; What's more, Ji Run, the son of Wei, is only seventeen years old, and he still has most of his life left.

Tapping on the wine bottle, Zhao Hongrun did not rush to reply.

First, this kind of talk is empty and untrustworthy; Second, if he becomes strong in the future, if there is no such contract, Lu will still come to take refuge, after all, as long as Zhao Hongrun's sixth brother Ji Zhao is in Qi for a day, the Qi-Wei alliance will be indestructible. The state of Lu was sandwiched between Qi and Wei, and if it did not serve the increasingly powerful Wei as the leader of the alliance, would it be possible to take refuge in Korea or Chu?

That's really looking for death!

After all, most of the territory of the Lu State bordered the Qi State and the Wei State (Song Land).

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun didn't speak, a little surprise flashed in the eyes of the lord of Lu State, and then he changed the topic and said: "By the way, the widow has something that he wants to discuss with Gongzi Run, which is a matter that is beneficial to both your country and my Dalu, I don't know if Gongzi Run's interest is interested?" ”

Zhao Hongrun was a little amused by the extremely reluctant and abrupt transformation of the topic of the lord of the Lu country, and said with a smile: "I want to hear about it." ”

"That's right."

The lord of Lu summoned Kong Fuling, the chief of the palace guard, took a map from the latter's hand, spread it on the stone table in the garden, and then pointed to the map and said: "The widow hopes to join hands with your country to open up a river canal, starting from your king's capital in the west to my Dalu in the east...... Liang Luqu. "Note: It is almost today's ancient Bianqu.

"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but look at it twice.

I have to say that he is still quite interested in the ditch that the lord of Lu said.

To tell the truth, Wei and Lu originally had a natural water transport, the Great River (now the Yellow River), but the problem was that the northern part of the Great River was the territory of Korea, and in the event of a war, the river transportation would inevitably be restricted.

For example, at present, why did Zhao Hongrun not choose to take the water transportation of the big river when carrying the more than one million civilians of the Chu State, but chose the two rivers with shallow drafts, the vortex river and the shangshui?

The reason is that South Korea poses a great threat to the water transport of the Great River, and although South Korea does not have any powerful naval forces or warships, it is undeniable that South Korea will not have a problem destroying the ships coming and going in the Great River.

Therefore, there is obviously a big river for water transportation, but for Wei and Lu, it is equivalent to nothing.

And if Wei and Lu work together to open up this Lianglu Canal, then Wei and Lu can avoid the threat from South Korea and start trade, and even this canal can be dug to Linzi of Qi State, so that Qi State can also join this trade route.

No matter how you look at this, it is an extremely beneficial thing for Qi, Lu and Wei.

The problem lies in the purpose of the Lu lord's proposal to build this canal, after all, the canal can be used not only for merchant ships full of goods, but also for warships full of Wei soldiers......

Glancing at the lord of the Lu country, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "The lord of the country is far-sighted, and Xiao Wang admires it." ”

The lord of the Lu State laughed, and he didn't care, after all, the purpose of his proposal to build this canal was to start trade with the Wei State, after all, the Wei State now has a resource-rich Sanchuan County, and there are many things that the Lu State needs; Second, with this canal, if the Chu State raises troops to attack the Qi and Lu countries, the Wei State will be able to come to the aid as quickly as possible.

Of course, the premise is whether Lu can persuade Wei to send troops to support.

However, if you think about it carefully, if the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu and Wei really started close trade because of this canal in the future, then Wei will naturally not sit idly by and watch the two countries of Qi and Lu be destroyed by the Chu State.

Obviously, this is the fundamental reason why the lord of Lu State put forward this suggestion: repair this canal first, and then discuss the rest slowly in the future.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Hongrun will praise this lord for his foresight, after all, there are many lords in this world who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, and people with a vision like the lord of Lu are really not many.

"How about Run Gongzi?" Lord Lu asked with a smile.

Zhao Hongrun looked at the map, and stopped talking several times, but in the end, he could only shake his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "Xiao Wang can't veto." ”

Yes, even if it is clear that the move of the lord of Lu is "uneasy and kind", Zhao Hongrun cannot refute it, because the construction of this canal has greatly helped him Wei State, and it can be said that it has truly united the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu and Wei.

This is crucial.

The only problem is that this aqueduct will pass through the Song Land and the Wei Kingdom.

Wei Guohao said that he is the younger brother of Wei State, not to mention that the construction of this canal is also good for Wei Guo, and he is not afraid that the lord of Wei Guo will not agree.

The key lies in Song Land.

The two major forces of the Song Land, Nangong Kui, the general of the Suiyang Army, and Song Yun, the rebel of the Song Land, did not necessarily allow this.

After all, once the Lianglu Canal is completed, it may only take a few days for Wei to send troops to Song Land, and Nangong Kui and Song Yun will acquiesce in this matter?

Maybe they won't oppose Wei on the surface, but in private, they will inevitably send people to sabotage.

Of course, since Zhao Hongrun's mind has been decided, how can the threat of Nangong Kui and Song Yun sway the mind of His Royal Highness King Su?

After that, Zhao Hongrun began to discuss with the lord of Lu State the specific matters of building this Liangqu Canal.

For example, how to make full use of the existing canals in the two countries, and avoid direct excavation of the canals as much as possible; Another example is to designate those important cities as the hub of Lianglu Canal, and so on.

In the end, the route had to be derived: Daliang, Jiyang, Dingtao, Fanghe, north from Surabaya to Qufu, the capital of the Lu king, south to Weishan Lake, one to Pengcheng and one to Pixian, both of which were important fortresses of strategic importance in resisting the invasion of the Chu State.

But in this way, Weishan Lake has become an important hub of the inevitable path of Lianglu Canal, and the embarrassing thing is that Weishan Lake is now the stronghold of the Song rebels.

So, Zhao Hongrun and the lord of Lu agreed to prepare first, after all, in this era, the preparation and planning of a project will take a long time, and Zhao Hongrun has time to deal with the matter of Weishan Lake slowly.

After resting for two days, Zhao Hongrun bid farewell to the lord of Lu and set off to return to Wei.

On the route back to China, Zhao Hongrun chose to go straight to the west, after all, Qufu, the capital of the king of Lu, went straight to the west, which was the territory of the country.

The relationship between Wei and Wei was no less than that of Qi and Lu, so there would be no security problems when crossing the country.

Of course, the premise is not to run into the South Korean army, after all, since the war between South Korea and Wei, Weiguo, as a vassal state of Wei, has already declared war on South Korea, but South Korea does not look down on Wei Guo very much, and does not put too much energy on this side.

At the end of June, Zhao Hongrun and his party rushed to the tail of the end of the month and finally returned to Daliang, the royal capital of Wei.

Before this, Zhao Hongrun was a little worried about the war between Wei and Korea, but when he returned to Daliang, Daliang was still Daliang, and the soldiers and civilians in the city did not have any negative impact because of the war in northern Xinjiang.

This made Zhao Hongrun secretly relieved, and at the same time, he also slightly changed his opinion of Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, after all, according to the news inquired, the East Palace, who used to be pampered, is still fighting with the Korean army in the difficult northern Xinjiang.

Sent Mi Jiang and the rest of Su Wangwei back to Su Wangfu first, and Zhao Hongrun only took Zongwei Changwei Jiao and came to the palace unimpeded.

Along the way, I saw the guards and guards of His Royal Highness King Su along the way, and they bowed to the ground one after another, looking at him with admiration and longing.

After all, the news of the coalition army's victory in conquering Chu and forcing Chu to sue for peace had already reached Daliang.

Even those guards outside the Vertical Arch Hall did not dare to stop His Royal Highness King Su.

Under the admiring gaze of everyone, Zhao Hongrun stepped into the vertical arch hall, and saw that his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, was concentrating on reviewing the chapters, and suddenly laughed, and Wei Tianzi trembled, almost not grabbing the brush in his hand.

"Hahaha! …… This king is back! (To be continued.) )