Wang Sunsheng talked about the many reasons for destroying Zheng Guo, but Zhao Wuxian was indifferent. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

After a long time, he said slowly: "There is one thing you should know, more than a hundred years ago, the king of Chuzhuang crusaded against Zheng State, occupied the entire territory of Zheng State, besieged Xinzheng for three months, and broke through its city walls. The king at that time, Zheng Xianggong, greeted the king of Chuzhuang with a sheep, and said: 'I have disobeyed the will of heaven and disobeyed the king, so that the king came to the city with anger. If the king takes me captive to the south of the Yangtze River and banishes me to the seashore, listen to the king's commandment; If you want to destroy Zheng Guo, give Zheng land to the rest of the princes, and let Zheng Guoren be a subordinate and obey the king's orders. But if the king cares about the temples of King Zhou Li, King Xuan, Duke Zheng Huan, and Duke Wu, and does not exterminate our country, and let the Yi serve Chu again, this is the favor of the king, and the Yi will never forget each other, and from now on he will regard himself as the counties of the Chu State, dare to spread his heart, and the king will plan to ......'"

At that time, the left and right retinues of the king of Chu Zhuang said that they could not agree to Zheng Guo, because there was no forgiveness for winning the country, but the king of Chu Zhuang said that if Zheng's king could be subservient to others, he would definitely be able to win the trust and use of his people, and he was afraid that he would not be able to perish easily. So the Chu army retreated thirty miles and allowed Zheng Guo to make peace, and after that, with the assistance of Zheng Guo, there was a battle of Yi that defeated the Jin State......"

Wang Sunsheng hurriedly said: "This time and that time!" ”

"No, the situation at that time and today is quite similar, the king of Chu Zhuang has a great enemy of the Jin State, and I also have a great enemy of Wu and Qi, not to mention that the Chu State in the south is also adjacent to Zheng, and if you want to kill Zheng in a battle, the Zhao family is not sure, but it is easy to fall into the whirlpool of war. You should have also seen it these days in Zheng, Zheng Guoren would rather abandon their houses and acres than give in easily. They gathered in Xinzheng, the old and weak, women and children all boarded the city to defend, Zheng's resistance was more than ten times stronger than the defense of the country back then, if I forcibly attacked, I am afraid that I will have to pay a lot of price. In addition, the Zheng people are extremely civilized, not a barbarian who does not know etiquette and shame, and is easy to control, if I rashly destroy Zheng Guo, I am afraid that although his office is dead, although the society is destroyed, the doctors, scholars, and people will still not obey me. ”

If the Zheng people are reduced to zero, they flow into the various swamps next to Jishui to resist, and cut off the Zhao channel, which will be even more troublesome. Much like the minds of the Western powers of later generations, Zhao Wuxian would rather deal with a weak, surrendered government than face a group of rogues who hated the country.

What's more, what Zhao Wuxian saw in Wang Sunsheng's eyes was not reason, but a kind of madness tormented by hatred to the point of pathology......

At this point, although Wang Sunsheng still wanted to speak, Zhao Wuxian waved his hand: "What's more, the affairs of the military state are not something that you can intervene in as a doctor or lieutenant, so I won't delve into today's mistakes for the time being, just go down to recuperate!" The military order and the tiger talisman are temporarily placed in the custody of the Chinese army, and after you are healed, you will see the after-effects! ”

Wang Sunsheng was put down by Yu Linwei again, and when he was getting farther and farther away from Zhao Wuxian's case, the gaze in his eyes was......

Despair!

……

It was night, the moon and stars were scarce, although Zheng Guo's surrender was imminent, but the Zhao army had not relaxed its vigilance, and until the last moment, the possibility of Zheng Ren's sudden breach of the promise and sneak attack could not be ruled out.

Therefore, the middle-level officers such as captains and brigade commanders who were still in charge of the soldiers had to take turns to inspect the camp, but only escorted the heavy rear army, in a lonely and bleak camp tent, Wang Sunsheng was like a sick tiger, lying weakly on the marching blanket.

Zhao Wuxian did not let him fend for himself, but sent the best healer to heal him, and after disinfecting it with spirits, the Lingque healer retreated, leaving only Wang Sunsheng alone.

After applying the herbs, the wound of ** seemed to be more itchy, and the kind of swelling and pain under the skin and flesh made Wang Sunsheng want to die, he was often injured, but he had never had such an experience, he could feel the deep malice of the Yu Lin guards around Zhao Wuxian towards him...... But what makes a proud phoenix care more is the humiliation of being punished itself!

Shame on you!

He invested in the Zhao family, hoping to take advantage of Zhao Qing's rise in the north to do a great career, and avenge his father by the way. Now not only has nothing been accomplished, because the Zhao family is willing to reach a peace agreement with Zheng Guo, and even a personal vendetta cannot be avenged......

He finally understood the feelings of his father, the crown prince, who was robbed of his wife who should have belonged to him, lost the throne that should have belonged to him, and was under the fence, and someone laughed at him all his life, so he had to take a risk, but unfortunately he failed in the end, but it was better than doing nothing.

Xiong Sheng, Xiong Sheng, what is the use of you being born between heaven and earth?

The proud Zhurong bloodline, the heir of the fire phoenix, how could he fall to such a point, he can only send people under the fence, and even the domestic chickens like the red eyebrows and Wu Lin that can only fly to the top of the chicken coop?

In Wang Sunsheng's view, although the Zhao family is known as the most fair and just place among the princes, as long as it is a talented person, regardless of his background, he can show his strengths, but after he entered the system, he found that it was actually like that.

Except for the few children of the Zhao family who were released to the puppet state and could compete with the princes of the small country, there were probably several ways for the Zhao family to be promoted internally:

First of all, the former ministers of the Zhao family, Dong Anyu, Post Wuzheng, Yang Yin, and Yin Duo were old ministers in the Zhao Dynasty, and now they are basically feudal officials at the county guard level. The children and nephews of these people are also taken care of, such as postal success, etc., and can often rely on the relationship between their parents and gain favor at a young age.

The second is the martial arts of "fierce generals start from the army", that is, the generals who followed Zhao Wuxian from the bottom and abroad all the way up, Yu, Mu, Tian, Wu, Qi and so on are representatives, these people were born lowly, they are more grateful to Zhao's kindness, they hold the real power in the army, and Zhao Wuxian also likes to point them to be the commander in weekday battles.

Third, "Zai Cheng is born in the county", Zhao Wuxian likes to cultivate some young people he is optimistic about, bring them to his side to be pen officials, participate in political affairs, and wait until he is a little more mature to put it in the county for training, ten years later, he can be a county-level feudal official, and for another ten years, he can be a minister of Zaifu, such as the previous Cheng Lu, Xiang Lu, Ren Zhang, and now Zixia, all of which are the same.

Fourth, it is the Yulinwei that has gradually taken shape, Zhao Wuxian raised a large number of war orphans, taught them the number of books, martial arts, and focused on cultivating people who showed talent, these people were generally put on the frontier as middle-level officers after being a guard by his side for a period of time, although it was a little more difficult than Yecheng, but the future was immeasurable.

Fifth, the children of Confucius who were used as stepping stones by Zhao Wuxian originally accounted for a large proportion, but as the Jin State replaced the Lu State as the center of the Zhao family, those Confucian disciples could also mix their qualifications in Ludi.

As for the scholars in the school palace, because they haven't been open for a few years, their influence in officialdom is not great.

And people like Wang Sunsheng who defected from foreign countries were often squeezed out by the first four groups, and it was still difficult to carve out a world under this system, not to mention that just like he had never been truly loyal to the Zhao family, Zhao Wuxian had never really trusted him.

"Good birds choose trees to perch, maybe you didn't choose the right place, so you won't sing for ten years, and you won't ......fly for ten years," he said to him with a voice in his heart.

This thought was like a seed sown in the spring, quickly sprouting and taking root in his heart, and growing strongly.

The more he thought about it, the more chilling he became, so he pulled out a piece of silk from the mezzanine of his underwear.

"Yan Ziyun: Orange is orange in Huainan, and orange is orange in Huaibei."

A concise sentence, but the information contained in it is infinite.

This is a secret letter delivered to Wang Sunsheng from the south in August, written by another of his uncles, Yin Zixi, the commander of the state of Chu......

The death of King Chu Zhao, although Wang Sunsheng was shocked, he was not sad for him, it is true that this Uncle Wang has a great personality, but after all, he is the one who took away the throne of Wang Sunsheng's father, and he was also chased by Wu Zixu and ran through Yunmengze. However, out of the due courtesy of the nobles, when Wang Sunsheng returned to Hanoi to recuperate, he still wore filial piety for the king of Chu for three months, and linked to his reply to the king of Chu in Lu Hun that was neither humble nor arrogant, and some of the more traditional generals of the Zhao army still praised Wang Sunsheng's behavior.

For some reason, this matter spread to the state of Chu, so there was a letter from Ling Yin Zixi.

From the words in the letter, Wang Sunsheng clearly saw such a hint: "Wang Sunxi has returned, and he can't stay in a foreign land for a long time." ”

"The Chu people don't hold a grudge against me?" Wang Sunsheng was also a little surprised by Zixi's solicitation, because the death of King Chu Zhao was due to a certain extent because of him, and he thought that the monarchs and ministers of Chu State hated him so much that he would never go back.

What he didn't know was that "being loyal to his lord and not forgetting his hatred" was also a value recognized by the Chu people, and even the Miao Benhuang, Wu Chen, and even Wu Zixu, who had helped Jin and Chu to be enemies, the Chu people did not complain too much, because these people's exodus were caused by the Chu State itself. Even when Qu Yuan was in later generations, he regarded Wu Zixu as a positive image in Chu Ci, and praised him many times.

In addition, King Chu Zhao had a very high opinion of him, and he never forgot to ask everyone to let Wang Sunsheng return to the country if he had the opportunity, so Zixi heard that Wang Sunsheng was unwilling in the Zhao family, so he came up with the idea of recruiting.

At that time, Zhao Wuxian was about to conquer Zheng State, and Wang Sunsheng was lucky, so he just hesitated, but now......

"The people of this country are not to be with each other. Return, return to my fathers! ”

That night he started a fever, and after a day, the fever subsided again, because the system was tough, and the wound healed well, and it was not as painful as it was at the beginning. By the third day, Wang Sunsheng was already able to stand up and limp to get dressed, when he heard a cheer outside.

When he came out of the tent, some happy young soldiers were running by outside, shouting, "The Zheng people have gone out of the city and surrendered!" ”

The surrender of the enemy and the end of the war mean that they can return to their hometowns before the onset of winter and have a good year, and it also means that the reward for meritorious deeds does not have to be delayed until next year.

But Wang Sunsheng looked indifferent, pulled the crown of the skin, covered his eyes, and went against the cheerful tide of those who celebrated and had honor, and walked alone towards the stable......

……

As soon as Zheng Guo's surrender ceremony ended, Zhao Wuxian received a piece of news.

"Wang Sunsheng left, stunned the two horsemen in the rear army camp, took two horses and left." Wu Lin had a gloomy face and asked: "This son has just been punished, he has a leg injury, he will definitely not be able to run far, and he is willing to take someone to arrest him back!" ”

Zhao Wuxian asked, "How long ago was it?" ”

"Two hours ago......" Qi Wan blushed a little, Zheng Ren had already descended, and Zhao Jun's tense nerves were also relaxed, and the people in the baggage camp thought that the two horsemen had gone to celebrate, but they had been tied under the hay pile, so they found out at this time.

"Two hours, I'm afraid it's already twenty or thirty miles away, this is not Zhao Di, there is no post station that can be wanted all the way, just take a small detour, you can make it difficult for you who are not familiar with the terrain to find it......"

However, looking at Wu Lin's eager gaze, Wuxian waved his hand: "If you want to chase it, just chase it, if you can't recover it, it doesn't hurt to let him go." The important thing is to let the military lieutenant take over the division of Wang Sunsheng's commander, screen out his cronies for trial, and rather kill the wrong person than let it go, and no traitor will leave poison in the army! ”

Everyone retreated as promised, and the Yulin guards promised that they would definitely arrest the traitor and dismantle it to relieve their hatred, because this was the first middle-level general of the Zhao clan to defect, and in their opinion, it was simply intolerable.

However, Zhao Wuxian didn't feel much anger.

He knew that Wang Sunsheng's heart was unpredictable and his people were difficult to control, so he kept a hand, even if he used him, he did not give him military power, so he often did not know the generals, and the generals did not know the soldiers.

But it's no wonder that others, who also came from abroad, Ji Ran, because Deng Xi didn't have too much selfishness, is now a high-ranking official, and the officials who were brought out by Deng Xi have even gradually formed a clear stream in the Zhao officialdom, only the monarch and the law are in accordance with it.

As for the loss of Wang Sunsheng, will you feel regret? There are not many, it is true that Wang Sunsheng is also a first-class talent, but what Zhao Wuxian needs is the kind of person like Wu Jing who can do it obediently even if he wants him to shake hands with the enemy and make peace with him, he is so angry that he gritted his teeth angrily, this kind of courtier is a good courtier.

The sword is used to kill, and if you do not obey the call and disturb the master's will, no matter how sharp it is, it is useless.

So, why did he miss the real big thing for the sake of a personal vendetta of an unpredictable courtier?

The will of the minister must be subordinated to the will of the king!

What's more, Wang Sunsheng defected, and it is very likely that he will return to Chu State, which is not a bad thing, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and there is more than one tiger in Chu State.

Zhao Wuxian shook his head, and looked at the peace treaty in his hand that Zhao Zheng had determined after the bloody alliance.

First, Zheng Guo cut the Great River, Xingyang along the Jishui River, and the fifteenth Yi of Daliang, and gave Zhao a radius of 300 miles.

Second, Zheng Guo completely gave up the land of Luhun and Yiluo, and handed them all over to the Han family, but Zheng Guo didn't have much left in his hands, only two or three small towns, with a radius of sixty miles, which was only equivalent to the leftovers that the Zhao family rewarded to the Han family, and no one let Han Hu send soldiers this time.

Third, Zheng Guo returned the Feng, Slip, Xu Mi, Negative Mil, Fox Man, and Que Wai Liuyi that were illegally occupied more than ten years ago to Cheng Zhou!

As a result, Zheng Guo's land was suddenly reduced by one-third.

However, what Zhao Wuxian values more is the fourth article:

"In October, Uncle Zheng will follow Zhao Qing into the Chengzhou Wangcheng and become the son of heaven!"

ps：1.” The spring grass will be green next year, and the king and grandson will not return", this Tang poem is from "Chu Ci. "Recruiting Hermits" "Wang Sun Youxi does not return, and the spring grass is full of flowers", although it is an antique work of the Han Dynasty, but the full text is very similar to Wang Sunsheng's situation.

2. In Qu Yuan's works, Wu Zixu is mentioned in three places: first, "Shijiang" "loyalty does not have to be used, and virtue does not have to be used." Wu Zi is in trouble, and he is better than dry and dry"; the second is "Cherish the Past", "Wu Xin is slanderous and angry, Zixu is worried after his death"; The third is "Sadness Returning to the Wind", "Floating Jianghuai enters the sea, and he is comfortable from Zixu", Wu Zixu in this is basically a loyal image, not a "Chu traitor".

There is only one big chapter today (to be continued. )