Chapter 1155: Friend or Foe Choice (4)
“…… I hope that all the patriarchs will be as good as the stream, abide by the alliance of the water and water, and assist the king to suppress the rebellion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info…… This is where the king's words end. ”
After saying the last words at the meeting, Zhao Hongrun stood up, arched his hand towards the patriarchs present, and then walked away.
Seeing this, in addition to the general Sima An, Lu Balon, Meng Liang, Gu Yigu and others also left the table one after another.
During this period, Lu Balon also warmly invited Zhao Hongrun to rest in the Lun tribe.
Zhao Hongrun did not refuse, and in turn invited the patriarch of the Wubian tribe, Cheralhe, and his father-in-law, the patriarch of the Qingyang tribe, Amutu.
Of course, Cheralkh would not refuse the kindness of His Royal Highness King Su, and accepted the invitation under the complicated gaze of several tribal chiefs, while Amutu, the patriarch of the Qingyang tribe, after glancing at the somewhat lost Halgoh, smiled and said something to wait for a while before bothering the Lun tribe.
Of course, Zhao Hongrun knew what this old man meant, but he didn't care about it in his heart, after all, Amutu was his father-in-law, and he was also one of the best friends of his sixth uncle Zhao Yuanyan in the world. Therefore, as long as this old man is firmly on his son-in-law's side, Zhao Hongrun can pretend to turn a blind eye to some other small things.
In the entire Sichuan Alliance, only the Qingyang tribe of the Xuan tribe has this special treatment.
The patriarch of the Zhuli tribe watched Zhao Hongrun and his party walk away, and was quite disheartened in his heart, looking at each other speechlessly, leaving silently, so it was not much effort, and only Halegoh and Amutu were left in the patriarch's meeting room.
"You...... Have you left tradition behind, Amutu? ”
After looking at the Amu picture carving, the patriarch of the Aries tribe, Halgohe, asked in a slightly hoarse voice.
Hearing this, Amutu sighed and invited, "Halgoh, come to the settlement of my Qingyang tribe for a drink." ”
"......" Halegoch stopped talking, but finally nodded silently.
The two slowly left the castle guard's mansion.
In the open space in front of the city guard, there are three flagpoles, and three flags are hung from east to west, namely the flag of the Wei State, the flag of the Sichuan League, and the flag of the Suzi King of Su, Zhao Hongrun.
Among them, the national flag of Wei is the highest, the flag of the Sichuan League is slightly second, and the royal flag of Zhao Hongrun is again - compared to the other two flags, Zhao Hongrun's royal flag is not permanently here, but the Sichuan Alliance is willing to keep this flagpole for His Royal Highness King Su to prove its reverence for His Royal Highness King Su.
As he passed the three flagpoles, Halegoch paused for a moment, for he saw a pool of fresh blood near the flagpoles.
If nothing else, it was here that the Dangshan soldiers beheaded Yin Dunbi, the youngest son of King Wuxu, and cut off the head.
"Arrogant......" Halegoh couldn't hold back the resentment in his heart and whispered.
Amudu glanced at Halgokh.
Although he chose to stand on the sidelines of Zhao Hongrun, the son-in-law, he must admit that today's son-in-law is indeed too strong, arbitrary, bent on going his own way, and disrespecting the opinions and opinions of others, which is extremely inconsistent with the original image of kindness.
Of course, Amutu also knew what caused this to happen - he was probably the only person in the entire Sichuan who knew why Zhao Hongrun had changed dramatically.
Amutu brought Halegoch to the settlement of their Qingyang tribe, a residence near the northern gate of the city, where there were civil engineering buildings full of Wei style, as well as traditional felt tents of the grassland, and the Qingyang tribesmen, who were not much richer than the Lun tribe, transformed their dwellings according to their own preferences.
To Halgokh's relief, Amutu's residence is still a traditional felt tent.
He took Halegoh to the felt tent of the patriarch where he lived, and Amutu instructed his woman to prepare some food and drink, and then beckoned the former to sit down in the tent.
"Yuan Ling has returned to heaven."
After Halegoch sat down, Amutu was silent for a moment, then sighed.
In the Qiang culture, people are not called dead, but are called returning to heaven, because the Qiang people believe in the plateau gods, and they believe that when they die, the plateau gods will send messengers - the most common is a sacred bird called the eagle, and the sacred bird will lead the soul of the deceased to the plateau gods.
Of course, this is just a legend, anyway, even the Qiang tribe has never seen a divine bird like the Eagle that will rain heavily once it appears, let alone a divine bird that guides the deceased to the heavenly kingdom where the plateau god is located.
To a certain extent, this is just a belief that the people of the Qiang people believe in and do not believe in it.
"Yuan Li?" Halgoh was stunned, and then remembered that the name of the person Amutu said was a great nobleman of the Wei State who had known him for many years and had a very good relationship, King Yi Zhao Yuanyan.
"Una wrote to me and sent someone to inform me." Amutu sighed wistfully.
It cannot be denied that he also feels extremely sad and regretful about the death of Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan, after all, Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan is not only kind to their Qingyang tribe, but also an old friend he has been with for many years.
To cite an example that seems incredible to Zhao Hongrun: the relationship between Amutu and Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan is so good that the former is willing to let his wife and concubine accompany the latter.
"Una?" Halegoh was stunned, with a rare smile on his face, and asked, "How is the little girl doing in Daliang?" ”
Amutu said with a smile: "Haven't you seen it this year, you have gained a lot of weight......
As he said this, a few smiles appeared in Amutu's eyes.
Because when he went to Daliang to visit his daughter around the Chinese New Year this year, he found that the once thin little girl gradually became plump, and at a glance, he knew that the girl was eating and drinking well in Suwangfu on weekdays, lacking exercise, and she was no longer the wild girl who rode around on a horse in Amutu's memory.
Of course, this is not a bad thing, at least Amutu can see Zhao Hongrun's attitude towards her from his daughter's smile.
The only regret for Amudu is that his daughter's belly has not moved yet, so that he has not been able to hold his grandson for the time being.
Of course, Una also has a lot of complaints about this, but there is no way, who let her husband fight in the north and south all these years and rarely return to the palace.
Out of politeness, Halegoh asked about Una's situation in Daliang, and then turned the topic back to the death of Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan.
He felt that Amutu would not be untargeted, and since he mentioned the death of his old friend at this time, then there must be some reason.
Sure enough, Amutu told Halgoh that Zhao Yuanyan, the king of Yi, was not only the sixth uncle of Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, but also the elder of the latter who regarded him as his father.
“…… Yuan Li committed suicide. Under the stunned gaze of Halgoh, Amutu said with emotion: "The specific matter, Una considered her husband and did not disclose it, but said that Yuan Yan was used by someone and did a wrong thing, and this incident led to the crusade of the five forces against Wei...... After learning of this, Yuan Li committed suicide. ”
With that, he turned his head to look at Halegoh and said in a low voice, "Therefore, you should be able to understand why His Royal Highness King Su has such a tough attitude towards the Wusu Royal Court. …… Haven't you noticed that today he is still wearing sackcloth and a filial piety scarf? ”
Halgoch opened his mouth in disbelief.
Of course, he saw Zhao Hongrun wearing linen and wearing filial piety, and he also understood what it meant to wear linen and filial piety in the customs and habits of the Wei State.
But he can't be stupid enough to ask, can he?
Can he still ask: His Royal Highness King Su, you wear linen and filial piety, who in the family died?
The other party had to tear him up.
Therefore, seeing that Zhao Hongrun did not mention it, including Halgohe, the patriarchs turned a blind eye to it and pretended not to see it.
Unexpectedly, by the side of His Royal Highness King Su, there was really a close elder who passed away.
Under the solemn gaze of Halegoh, Amudu told the former everything he knew.
While revealing it, he couldn't help but recall in his mind a few years ago when King Yi Zhao Yuanli took his nephew, His Royal Highness King Su today, to visit their Qingyang tribe.
At that time, Zhao Run, the king of Su, was still a slightly shy teenager, so much so that when his youngest daughter Una, Amutu, made some obvious hints to the pair of uncles and nephews when she entertained them, the young man would still blush and feel embarrassed.
However, now, that young man is already a very dignified superior.
Recalling the strength of King Su Zhao Hongrun in the patriarch's conference room today, Amutu couldn't help but sigh: The Wuxu royal court of the Su clan participated in the wrong war, chose the wrong team, and the wrong opponent at the wrong time.
Sighing secretly, Amudu said to Halgoh: "Just now in the conference room, you asked me if I had abandoned the traditions of the Qiang people, and I told you, I didn't. …… Although the Wusu tribe is the seat of the royal court, it does not fully represent the traditions of our Tsui people...... They chose to participate in the wrong war, they chose to go to ruin, and you, are you ready for the Aries tribe to bury them? ”
As he spoke, he saw that Halegoh opened his mouth to speak, so he raised his hand to interrupt the other party, and preemptively said: "You should also see that this time, that young man will not show mercy to his subordinates, you have also heard what he asked Lubaron to do, after three days, there will only be two types of people in this land, either friends or enemies!" …… It's impossible for you to withdraw from the Sichuan Alliance again, even if King Su allows you to withdraw, will your people be willing? Believe it or not, Halgokh, as long as you say this idea to your people, you will definitely meet with strong opposition from your people...... Wei people have a saying, called from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift difficult, do you really think your people will be willing to return to the old life? ”
"......" Halgoh was silent, but he knew in his heart that Amutu's words were correct, and who would want to go back to the poor days after living a privileged life?
"Dispel your thoughts." Amutu said sincerely: "The Wuxu royal court is not at ease, they just want to take advantage of this opportunity to get more benefits from both the Qin State and the Wei State, and such a snake and mouse approach at both ends will often not end well." …… After this war, maybe the Wusu tribe is gone, but your Aries tribe is here, and my Qingyang tribe is also there, and the traditions of my Ao tribe will not be cut off because of this, but if you make the wrong choice...... The loss of our people will be even greater. ”
Listening to Amutu's teachings, Halgoh was silent.
In fact, he understands the reason, he just can't accept the fact that the Wusu royal court may become history, and still hopes to try to redeem it.
As it turned out, however, he couldn't.