"The king knows that the vast majority of you present are at a loss at the moment, at a loss as to 'what are you fighting for', and what are those who sacrificed, what are you ......sacrificing."

When Zhao Hongrun said this frankly, most of the merchants and generals present all showed complicated expressions.

Yes, they are indeed struggling with this, who let in this war that embodies the 'will of the Wei State', only see them Shang Shui Army, these Chu people fighting bloodily, and sacrifice countless people for this, but they can't see a single Wei soldier?

Although it is said that in fact, the Dangshan Army and the Chenggao Army also paid a great price, but these, at this moment, Zhao Hongrun saw these Shangshui soldiers and soldiers in front of him after all, after all, it is inevitable that they will have doubts in their hearts.

What's more, the attitude they saw with their own eyes towards those slave soldiers made them subconsciously think of what happened to them when they were in the Chu State, so they had associations, and all kinds of questions such as 'Could this King Su actually be using us too'.

All of this makes sense.

All around, there was silence, and all the Shangshui soldiers and soldiers silently looked at His Royal Highness King Su, who was not very tall.

And at this moment, Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth again and said solemnly: "Yes, you are indeed fighting for the Wei State in your hearts and fighting for the Wei people. …… What the king can't understand is, why do you complain like that? Aren't you a part of the Wei people, aren't you a part of my Great Wei?! Fighting for the country? Fighting for your fellow citizens? Is there something wrong with that?! ”

This ingenious rhetorical question made the soldiers and soldiers present stunned.

"Country?"

"Compatriots?"

"We? …… A member of the Wei people?'

The generals of the merchant and navy looked at each other.

They originally thought that Zhao Hongrun would explain the reason for this battle, but they didn't expect that this King Su actually asked a rhetorical question in such a strong tone, as if he was asking them harshly.

It is unbelievable that after hearing this stern question, instead of being angry, these Shangshui soldiers felt an inexplicable panic, as if they had really done something unforgivable.

"This king remembers that when he was in Zhengyang County last year, when this king issued that general order, this king said to the generals who were called the 'Pingxuan Army' at that time, 'Any Chu people who are willing to submit to my Great Wei, this king will treat them equally, treat them as Wei people, and regard them as their own king's compatriots.'" After returning to China, the king split the Pingxuan army into two and placed them in Yanling and Shangshui counties. …… This king knows that in the cities and counties of Anling, Zhaoling, Suiyang and other places, those citizens are still hostile to you, but this is not their fault, nor is it your fault, it can only be said that it is the fault of the war between Chu and Wei, and the fault of Xiong Tuo, the army of Pingxuan! Zhao Hongrun did not hesitate to throw the black cauldron to his current private ally, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

"In that war, both the Wei and Chu people suffered huge losses, and there were endless families who lost loved ones, husbands, sons, fathers...... But now, the Shang Shui Army is the army of my Great Wei! The people of Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping are the people of my Great Wei, and there will be no distinction between Wei people and Chu people! This king is sorry that this king does not have the ability to change people's hearts and forcibly reverse the acceptance of the people in Anling, Zhaoling, Suiyang and other places, but this king and the officials of the household department and the ritual department of the court have been committed to resolving the grievances and hatred between the two sides. …… Hundreds of years ago, my Wei people moved out of Longxi, and all the Wei people at that time had the surname Ji. Subsequently, my Great Wei absorbed the Liang State, and the surnames headed by "Liang" appeared in the country; After absorbing Zheng Guo, there are surnames headed by "Zheng" in the country, and now, the Great Wei governed by the royal family surnamed Zhao surnamed Ji, there are dozens or hundreds of surnames in the country? ......'The country is everyone', I, Dawei, have been absorbing foreigners and integrating into this big family called 'Dawei'...... Wei people! ”

The soldiers of the merchants and sailors near the "......" were moved when they heard this, after all, the vast majority of them were the first time to hear Zhao Hongrun explain this matter so solemnly.

Glancing around at the merchants, soldiers and generals, Zhao Hongrun eased his tone, and said: "This king, I won't say anything to thank you, because in the eyes of this king, you are also a part of the Wei people, and it is natural to share worries for the country!" …… But I'm proud of you! You will be a Wei person, get the respect and treatment you deserve, maybe the history will not record you, but this king will remember, the people will remember, my Great Wei Hongde seventeenth year of the battle to conquer Sanchuan Jiao, the Shangshui army that defeated the two or three hundred thousand troops of Jiajiao, those brave soldiers, generous to the death, from my Great Wei Shangshui County!! …… Later generations will not call him the Chu people who surrendered to the Wei State, but only the Wei people of Shangshui County who sacrificed their lives for the country! …… Are you satisfied with this title?! ”

"Oh!"

A merchant raised his arms and shouted.

Hearing this, the nearby merchant and water armies also raised their arms and shouted in agreement.

The cold cry frightened those people into looking around in shock, wondering what was wrong with these people.

"Unexpectedly ......"

Qianren looked at his right hand and smiled self-deprecatingly.

I remember that a moment ago, he was still struggling with this matter, but at this moment, listening to the words of the Su King, he suddenly became enlightened.

Yes, if you are a Wei person and fight for the Great Wei, even if you sacrifice more, what is it?

Thinking of this, he clenched his fists and waved his arms.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and signaled the soldiers to stop.

The generals of the merchant and navy soldiers guessed that His Royal Highness King Su still had something to say, so they collected their voices one after another.

And at this moment, a timid question sounded opposite Zhao Hongrun: "King Su, is there really no reward?" Isn't there a reward? ”

Including Zhao Hongrun, all the merchants and generals present were stunned, and then burst into laughter, making the atmosphere even warmer.

"You idiot!" Thousands of people slapped Yang Teng's head on the head of Yang Wu beside him, and said in his heart: His Royal Highness King Su is enlightening our army, what are you kid talking about?

However, Zhao Hongrun didn't care, or rather, he felt that the atmosphere after the soldier interjected became better.

"Hmm......" I saw Zhao Hongrun pretending to be silent for a moment, and asked Yang Wudao: "What reward do you want?" ”

Maybe he didn't expect Zhao Hongrun to ask himself, Yang Wu was a little flattered, scratched his head and said, "It's best to have a hundred taels of silver or something." ”

"A hundred taels of silver......

The soldiers and soldiers of the merchants, who had fully experienced the prices of the Wei State, looked at Yang Wu in amazement.

You must know that in the Wei State, one hundred taels is enough for a family to live a very nourishing year in a year.

To the surprise of the generals of the merchants, Zhao Hongrun raised three fingers when he heard this, and said with a smile: "This king will give you three times!" ”

"Three, three hundred taels?"

While the soldiers of Zhushang Shui gasped in shock, Yang Wu was also dumbfounded.

He hurriedly said: "King Su, can you divide our two sheep, one male and one female, and let us bring them back to Shangshui so that our families can raise them?" ”

Zhao Hongrun thought for a while, and said again: "Sheep, this king will also give you three times!" ”

Before the happy generals of the merchants and sailors could react, they saw Yang Wu staring at him and said urgently: "His Royal Highness King Su, the younger one is not married yet, can you give us a woman?" ”

Zhao Hongrun nodded, put up three fingers, and said with a smile: "Okay, this king will also give you three times...... Do you think this king would say that?! ”

The soldiers of the merchant and water laughed loudly, and they all looked at Yang Wu funny, but they pouted their lips a little depressed when they saw Yang Wu.

"This little pawn is kind of interesting......

After looking at Yang Wu a few times, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "This king can't call the shots for you in this matter, but if you have the ability to kidnap a few women, as long as you don't force the other party and don't do anything that corrupts the discipline of our business, navy, and army, this king will not only not stop you, but will also give you another money to celebrate your marriage." As for whether you get the money or not, it's up to you. ”

The generals of the Zhushang Navy laughed, if nothing else, Yang Wu is famous this time.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun set his eyes on the tribal warriors of the two tribes, and said to them in the language of the Shan tribe: "This king will not forget the contribution of the Shang and Shui Army, and he will not forget you. Although you can't be regarded as my Wei people, you are my allies of Great Wei. …… In front of the mighty Kajiao people, you are firmly on the side of the king, and the soldiers of the merchant army will fight hand in hand, and the king will not forget those warriors who died in this battle. …… Some people may worry that the king crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and after defeating the Kakkaku, he reneged on his covenant with the tribes. So here, King Rong reiterates once again that this king and the Great Wei behind this king will always regard the tribes in the "Luoshui Alliance" as allies, advancing and retreating together, sharing blessings and woes, and anyone who tries to break the "Luoshui Alliance" will be regarded by this king as enemies who do not share the sky. Speaking of this, he gathered his fists and shouted loudly: "The land of the three rivers will always belong to the 'Luoshui Alliance'!" As long as my Great Wei still exists in the world, then Sanchuan will always be a land where you can live in peace, ten, twenty, one hundred, two hundred years, until ...... 10,000, 10,000, years! ”

"(Zong language) The Alliance of the Rivers!"

"(Zong language) The Alliance of the Rivers!"

The tribal warriors of the two tribes, like the soldiers of the merchant and water before them, cheered with joy.

And their cheers also infected the soldiers of the merchant army,

Outside the crowd, Wu Ji and several generals who heard the news, as well as the rest of the tribal chiefs led by the patriarch of the Aries tribe, Halgohe, all looked at the scene in front of them and were a little surprised.

They were all hearing that Zhao Hongrun was inspecting the West City Wall, because they were worried that the soldiers of the Shang and Shui Clans on the West City Wall and the tribal warriors of the Xuan and Qi tribes would collide and offend His Royal Highness King Su because of the huge casualty figures.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongrun played a beautiful tune with a grass flute, which captured the hearts of these people, and then through some words, those Shangshui soldiers and tribal soldiers, whose morale was originally slightly low, rose again.

The people's hearts are wanted, and they are united, although there are still more than 100,000 people in the corner, how can there be any reason to be invincible? !

The generals and the tribal patriarchs glanced at each other, and they felt a little happy.

Thankfully they made the right choice for each other. (To be continued.) )