Chapter 83: The Dignity of the State

"That bad man's voice is so loud? Can you reach that far?'

On the edge of the playground, Wei Tianzi and his accompanying princes and officials arrived at the camp playground in person, greeted by the general of the fifth battalion.

Because at this time, the attention of the 25,000 soldiers in the playground was focused on Zhao Hongrun on the high platform, so they didn't notice Wei Tianzi and the others in the distance behind them.

"I'm afraid that His Royal Highness has made up something good again."

On the side, the great eunuch Tong Xian obviously noticed the puzzled look on the face of the Son of Heaven, and smiled knowingly to solve his doubts.

When Wei Tianzi heard this, he couldn't help but think of the original kite, and snorted lightly and scolded: "I know all the weird things...... No wonder it is said that the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry have a good relationship with him. ”

Because as far as the Son of Heaven knows, almost all of the strange things that Zhao Hongrun made were from the hands of those skilled craftsmen under the Ministry of Engineering, such as the original kites, the white wax in the examination field, and so on.

"Then again, can that bad man really convince the 25,000 generals present? Looking at the eyes of these people, I want to eat him alive......

The Son of Heaven glanced lightly at the officials of the Ministry of Arms who were following him, thoughtfully.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun's "speech" was still continuing, and it was undeniable that his first sentence made the 25,000 soldiers present concentrate their attention.

"He is Zhao Hongrun?"

"Is this son to protect his imperial sister and disregard the lives of our soldiers and others?"

"But this kid is not a little bold......"

"yes, it's loud enough......"

The soldiers on the playground whispered.

The 25,000 soldiers, even if they were just whispering, gathered together and buzzed like a swarm of locusts.

However, the five battalion generals standing under the high platform, that is, the generals under the command of the fifth battalion general Bailiba, did not stop the discussion of the soldiers, because they followed Bailiba's instructions: as long as the soldiers did not riot, they were not allowed to stop it.

Therefore, they stand on the sidelines.

On the high platform, Zhao Hongrun obviously heard the discussion of the soldiers, so he nodded with a smile and affirmed: "Yes, yes, yes, it is the news you have heard, the Zhao Hongrun who did not hesitate to push you to the battlefield for the sake of his imperial sister!" ”

"This kid really dares to say it......

The five battalion generals looked at each other, and couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Zhao Hongrun, who was calm on the high platform.

As they thought, as soon as these words came out, the entire playground suddenly fell silent, and the entire 25,000 soldiers stared at Zhao Hongrun on the high platform with incredible eyes.

It was no wonder that they were shocked in their hearts, after all, His Royal Highness, who was only fourteen years old, faced their twenty-five thousand pairs of unkind eyes head-on, and calmly admitted the matter.

The whole playground was quiet and terrifying, and the atmosphere that seemed to have condensed even the air made the Son of Heaven who was far away on the edge of the playground couldn't help pinching a cold sweat for his son on the high platform.

And incredibly, Zhao Hongrun on the high platform was still smiling: "Are you surprised? Obviously, such a matter of state affairs should be negotiated between my father and the important ministers of the court, so why should I change the minds of those ministers and veto the matter of peace? …… Because, yes, I have a gift to the ministers who advocate peace......"

"Gifts? What gift?'

The atmosphere in the arena eased a little, and many soldiers looked at Zhao Hongrun with wonder and curiosity.

"Brother Huang bribes the ministers of the court?"

Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Hongxuan was stunned when he heard this sentence outside the playground.

And after hearing this, the nearby court officials showed completely different expressions. Among them, the officials of the Ministry of War turned red one by one, while the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household were gloating.

"The...... Didn't I say you weren't allowed to talk about it again!'

The Son of Heaven's expression also became gloomy, after all, he had also received a special gift from his son. If this matter is recorded in the history books, it will be enough to make him, the son of the Great Wei Dynasty, a laughing stock for future generations.

However, Zhao Hongrun did not elaborate on his so-called "gift", he did something that made everyone present feel creepy and cold.

Because of this eighth prince, he raised his hand and pointed somewhere, and said with a smile: "By the way, speaking of which, I also brought a gift for you......"

"Gifts?"

The 25,000 soldiers of the Junshui Battalion glanced in astonishment in the direction pointed by Zhao Hongrun's finger.

Just by taking a look, the twenty-five thousand Great Wei men with strong blood and qi were as if the blood in their whole bodies had congealed.

Because they found that the military flag on the flagpole of their Junshui camp was gone, and in its place was a woman's clothes, which were fluttering slowly in the wind.

『……』

Seeing this, Wei Tianzi was stunned, only to feel a chill on his back, and turned his head to look at Bailiba, the former sect guard, with a little horror on his face.

But I saw that Bailiba smiled bitterly and spread his hands.

"That son of a bad man is going to stir up a rebellion in the army?"

Wei Tianzi's face was shocked.

Sure enough, after noticing that the main flag in his army had been replaced with a set of women's clothes, the 25,000 soldiers who were originally sitting on the ground and listening suddenly stood up for the most part, their faces turned red, and they stared at Zhao Hongrun on the high platform with a fierce look, and some people even scolded.

This time, the five battalion generals could no longer stand idly by, because if they were watching from the sidelines, it was possible that these insulted soldiers would rush directly to the high platform and tear apart the bold and reckless Royal Highness on the high platform.

"What are you waiting for?! …… All sit down! ”

The two battalion generals shouted, finally restoring the composure of the soldiers who were on the verge of rioting.

"When did you change it?"

"This ...... It's too bold to do it......

The five battalion generals looked at each other.

Because it had never happened before, they didn't really notice that the main flag in their camp hadn't been replaced at first.

Under the reprimand of these five battalion generals, the generals on the playground reluctantly sat down again because of the orders of their superiors.

But some of them were still standing, glaring at Zhao Hongrun on the high platform with a hateful expression.

For example, in the second row, there was a strong man, even though his general scolded and scolded, he still stood and looked at Zhao Hongrun coldly.

"That...... Duan Yang, sit down! ”

"Duan Yang, the military marquis of the first battalion, sit down for me! …… Hear no! ”

Because the military marquis is Qu's general, the commander of five hundred soldiers, he can be regarded as a well-known military attache in the Junshui camp, so the five battalion generals also recognized this person and reprimanded him one after another.

But the military marquis named Duan Yang ignored the reprimands of the generals and still stood in place, expressing his strong dissatisfaction with Zhao Hongrun on the high platform.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun called out to the five battalion generals, and said with a smile: "A few generals will take a break, and I will talk to him." ”

The five battalion generals glanced at each other, and gave up the idea of rushing over and beating up the disobedient subordinate.

"Duan Junhou, right? …… You seem to have a big resentment against me? Speak up and listen. ”

"It seems?"

The strong man named Duan Yang looked angry with hatred, and said in an indignant voice: "Why did the Eighth Prince insult me to the Junshui Camp?!" ”

His words seemed to speak the hearts of all the soldiers and generals present.

"Humiliation? Where does this begin? Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "As far as Your Highness knows, when you heard that I refuted the peace demands of the ministers of the DPRK and China, you were angry and glared at me angrily...... What do you hate about me? Hate that I rejected the advice of the ministers of the DPRK and China, so that your Junshui camp has no chance to survive the sacrifice of a woman to set foot on the battlefield? …… In this case, His Royal Highness should send this matching courtesy, is this an insult? ”

"This ......" the anger on Yang's face was stunned, and he couldn't speak.

"This stupid big guy can't do it......

Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly, he originally thought that this Duan Yang could say something.

Just then, a voice rang out in the playground.

"His Royal Highness Eighth said it nicely, in fact, His Royal Highness Eighth is just for Princess Bao Yulong, right?"

"It's called the Eighth Prince, big brother......

Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly in his heart, he could naturally hear that this voice was his younger brother Hongxuan's Zongwei Zhang Biao, and it was the "trust" he arranged in advance, after all, just relying on a reckless man like Duan Yang with courage, this conversation could not go on.

Seeing that the soldiers in the playground looked around at the person who spoke, Zhao Hongrun immediately coughed to attract their attention: "Well said!" …… This soldier brother is right, I want to protect Princess Yulong, because that is my imperial sister, no matter who she marries, I don't want her to marry a gang of robbers! …… Did I say that Chu Jun was a bandit? That's right, I said it! That's a gang of robbers! invade the territory of our Great Wei and kill the people of our Great Wei...... For example, this group of robbers rushed into your house, beat your brothers and compatriots severely, and robbed your family of valuable utensils and wealth, but in the end, they even married their sisters to this group of robbers and begged them to leave? …… If you wait, can you swallow this breath?! Anyway, I Zhao Hongrun can't swallow it! ”

『……』

The soldiers in the playground became quiet again, but this time, their eyes looked at Zhao Hongrun much better.

"Privately, I really want to protect Princess Yulong, that is my family, I naturally want to protect her, just like you want to protect your relatives...... Junhou Duan Yang, are you willing to marry your sisters to a group of robbers?! ”

That Duan Yang was suddenly named by Zhao Hongrun, startled, and subconsciously shouted: "Break ...... Categorically refused! ”

Zhao Hongrun smiled, "In that case, what are you still standing for, blocking the brothers behind you." ”

"Uh......" Duan Yang scratched his head awkwardly and sat down, causing a group of Junshui battalion soldiers around him to laugh good-naturedly.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Don't make fun of this Duan Junhou, in my opinion, this Duan Junhou is extremely courageous...... I'm a prince, no one dares to stare at me like this since I was a child, and I can't wait to rush to the stage to arrest His Royal Highness and beat him up, and I was also shocked, for fear that he would rush up...... By the way, you wouldn't really think about rushing to the stage, would you, Duan Junhou? ”

In a burst of laughter, Duan Yang was full of embarrassment and touched his head innocently.

"Incredible......

Looking at this scene, the five battalion generals in the audience looked at each other in surprise.

You must know that just now, these soldiers and generals are still eager to devour the highness on the stage alive, and now, this is a mess?

In their surprised gazes, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand, making the laughter in the audience gradually quiet down.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun changed his tone and said: "No matter who you are, you will be afraid of death, because there is only one human life, how precious it is...... If you put aside the fact that Princess Yulong is my imperial sister, I also support Heqin, why not? Sacrificing a woman can be exchanged for a truce in the state of Chu...... After the daughter of the Son of Heaven is married, there are also the daughters of the princesses, courtiers, and beautiful women of the common people's families, and they can be married off in the name of a princess, in exchange for the peace of the country, why not? ”

"But in fact, it is not that marrying a woman can be exchanged for the peace of my Great Wei......"

"The king of Chu is the king in the south, Qi and Lu in the northeast, and my Great Wei in the northwest, all of which are obstacles for the king of Chu to dominate the world, but the king of Chu abandoned Qi and Lu to attack my Great Wei, why is this? …… It's very simple, because my Great Wei is weaker than the two countries of Qi and Lu, and weaker than the other Chu State, because I am weak, so I will be beaten. …… Some time ago, the attack on the Chu envoy seemed to me to be just an excuse for the Chu State, and weakness was the reason why my Great Wei was attacked by the Chu State. In this troubled world where there are many powerful countries, being weak is a sin! ”

"If my Great Wei is stronger than the Chu State, how dare the Chu State attack my Great Wei?!"

"I believe that all the soldiers are a little uneasy in their hearts at the moment, in fact, I am also uneasy in my heart, after all, in the past many years, the battles between my Great Wei and Chu have been won and defeated...... The state of Chu is too vast, and there are too many soldiers, and the army of Chu is strong...... However, just because the Chu army is strong, can I only swallow my anger? ”

"At this moment, the Chu army has invaded the territory of my Great Wei, attacked the cities of my Great Wei, killed the soldiers and civilians of my Great Wei, and robbed the wealth of my Great Wei people, but even so, my Great Wei still wants to make peace, still want to cut the land, and still want to pay compensation, and beg the villains who invaded the territory of my Great Wei to beg them to go back? …… If all the people of Great Wei think so, then my Great Wei will not be far from the death of the country! ”

"You really dare to say anything......

The officials around the Son of Heaven lowered their heads when they heard this, pretending not to hear.

"Die in sorrow and die in peace...... If the Chu State wants to achieve the hegemony of dominating the world, then my Great Wei is bound to be an obstacle in the process of their territorial expansion, and marrying a princess can make the Chu army retreat? Anyone with such a ridiculous idea is a fucking idiot! ”

"Even if I compromise with Great Wei this time, marry Princess Yulong, cut the land, pay compensation, and make the Chu army withdraw from the territory of my Great Wei...... Even so, please keep in mind that the reason why the Chu army withdrew was definitely not because of the above reasons, it could only be that they were temporarily unable to swallow our Great Wei in one go, and tried to gradually swallow up the territory of our Great Wei! …… Once those robbers are sure to swallow my entire Great Wei in the future, let alone a Yulong princess, even if it is ten or a hundred, it will not change the determination of those bandits to try to annex my Great Wei! ”

"I have never supported the cession of land, indemnity, and tribute, because it will make the enemy army stronger and stronger, and my Great Wei will become weaker and weaker...... It is very likely that the indemnity given to the Chu State by our Great Wei will become a sharp blade in the hands of the Chu army to kill our Great Wei soldiers and civilians. The city that my Great Wei has given up will become a fortress for the Chu State to attack my Great Wei. ”

"Wait until one day, wait for me and my Great Wei to be so weakened that we can no longer compete with the Chu State due to land cession, indemnity, and tribute, and at that time, what is the use of being with relatives? Is there a use for mowing the ground? Tribute, indemnity, all of this is still a fart? ”

"Those robbers will think, if you destroy my Great Wei, what will you not have in terms of land, wealth, and women? When the sharp blade of the Chu State is on the head of my Great Wei, you and I, as well as the thousands of people of my Great Wei, will be slaves of the country! ”

"......" tens of thousands of soldiers only felt a buzzing in their heads.

With a long sigh, Zhao Hongrun put back his high shout and said solemnly: "Therefore, the war that should come will eventually come, and my Great Wei and Southern Chu stand side by side in the world, so it is inevitable that there will be fights and battles, which is a fact that cannot be changed." ”

"Some people say that my Great Wei army can't defeat the Chu army...... But I want to say, I haven't beaten yet, how do I know if I can't beat it? Is victory or defeat only based on the difference in strength between the two armies? …… If this is the case, what kind of war is still being fought in this world, and every country only needs to swing its own army to that side, and compare the numbers, will not it be divided into winners and losers? What else do you need to do with the art of war, stratagem, diplomacy, etc.? ”

"It's people who fight! …… Before the fight starts, who can say victory or defeat lightly?! ”

"Right now, my Great Wei still has the strength to fight with the Chu army, if I don't fight now, when will I stay?"

"It is not my Dawei women who maintain the dignity of the country, but you ...... Relying on the thousands of bloody men of my Great Wei, only I can still shoulder the dignity of the country! ”

"Your Highness, what is the dignity of the country?" An alternative voice sounded in the playground, interrupting Zhao Hongrun's impassioned speech.

"It's definitely a mistake to call these people to be the trustees!"

Zhao Hongrun, who was interrupted the atmosphere, sighed sullenly, brewed his feelings, and said in a deep voice: "The dignity of the country? Good question! In my opinion, the dignity of the nation lies in the ......"

“…… No compensation! ”

“…… Don't pay tribute! ”

“…… Don't cut the ground! ”

“…… Not with the pro! ”

“…… The prince guards the country, and the king dies! ”

“…… Say, the dignity of the country! ”

As Zhao Hongrun's last sentence was shouted in a high tone, not to mention that the entire playground was silent, even the Great Wei Tianzi was moved.

Anyone who hears these words seems to feel a breath of qi going up from the spine to the spine, reaching the spine, causing people to be inexplicably excited, and their whole body trembles with excitement.

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth...... My Da Wei also has a bloody man! ”

On the high platform, Zhao Hongrun raised his fist and lowered his chest heavily, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, I, Zhao Hongrun, am willing to take the lead in guarding the country, dare to ask you, do you have the courage to go with me, so that the group of robbers in Southern Chu will understand...... The men of my Great Wei, even in the face of the powerful Chu State, must straighten their backs and speak to them...... No! ”

"Defeat Nan Chu!"

Zhang Biao, Li Meng, Fang Shuo and other sect guards who had been supporting the soldiers and generals stood up at the right time, raised their arms and shouted.

"Hey, hey, don't stand up all at once, be seen through......

Zhao Hongrun's eyelids jumped.

But fortunately, at this moment, the 25,000 soldiers in the playground were enthusiastically boiled by Zhao Hongrun's words, and no one cared whether Zhang Biao, Li Meng, Fang Shuo and others were brothers in their camp.

"Defeat Nan Chu!"

"Defeat Nan Chu!"

"Defeat Nan Chu!"

"The territory of my Great Wei is inviolable!" The group of nurses shouted again.

"Inviolable!"

"Inviolable!"

"Inviolable!"

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

One is higher than the other, one is higher than the other, looking from afar, it is like a turbulent sea, and the momentum seems to cover the day.

"Hoo ......"

Looking at this scene, Wei Tianzi let out a long breath and slowly closed his eyes.

"No indemnity, no tribute, no land, no harmony, the prince guards the country, and the king dies!" …… The heart of that son of a bad man is greater than mine...... Lost...... This time, I was really convinced......

The Son of Heaven slowly opened his eyes, looked at the excited generals in the playground, and involuntarily reached out and touched his heart.

He was convinced, because not only those soldiers and generals were moved by Zhao Hongrun's remarks, but even the Great Wei Heavenly Son was also surging at the moment, and he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

"The prince guards the country, and the king dies! …… The prince guards the country, and the king dies! ……』

The Son of Heaven kept repeating this sentence in his heart, and as he repeated it sentence by sentence, he couldn't help but feel a little enthusiastic.

Because of the relationship between age, it gradually tends to compromise and seek perfection, and the heart of the Son of Heaven, who is no longer the sharp spirit of his youth, seems to be alive again at this moment, so that the Son of Heaven once again feels a momentum that belongs to young people.

He turned his head to look at the people around him, and found that except for most of the officials of the military department, whose faces were pale, the rest of the ministers, even his sons, were clenching their fists excitedly at the moment, and their faces were flushed.

"How could it ......?"

Xu Guan, the left attendant of the military department, looked at the scene in front of him with an ugly face, he really couldn't imagine it, obviously he had released such news, so that the soldiers and generals of the Junshui Battalion saw that the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun hated him to the bone, but he didn't expect that the eighth prince's words would actually encourage the 25,000 soldiers in the entire playground.

The other officials of the military department who had similar thoughts to him turned their heads to look at Li Yan, the secretary of the military department, but saw this old man who was over fifty years old, with his eyes closed and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"No compensation, no tribute, no land, no harmony, the prince guards the country, and the king dies...... How dare I say it. ”

The fourth prince, Yan Wang Hongjiang, glanced at his younger brother Zhao Hongrun on the high platform in the distance with a complicated expression, and then the corners of his mouth raised a somewhat free and easy smile, as if he had let go of something that had been troubled for a long time.

On the side, the sixth prince Hongzhao looked at the soldiers in the playground solemnly, and also showed a somewhat thoughtful look.

At this time, I saw that the Son of Heaven took a deep breath and suddenly muttered, "King Su! ”

"Huh?" The great eunuch Tong Xian seemed to be shocked by the changes in the playground, and couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

Seeing this, the Son of Heaven took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "After returning to the palace, I will draft an edict and seal the eighth prince Hongrun as a ...... King Su! ”

The solemn is majestic and solemn.

The prestige of the world is not to be fought by soldiers, and the prestige of a great country is strict.

"PS Zhao Hongrun: This chapter is two-in-one, so His Royal Highness will ...... No, it's this king who has sealed the throne, don't you lose your votes and come to congratulate you?"