Rebirth of Glory and Splendour

Five years later, Wei Chongrong once again stood on the top of Dongshan Mountain, looking at Zhu Xia, the land of Nanyue, and the Red River flowing southward in the distance, his eyes were deep and complicated, and the expression on his face His expression was so calm that no one could see the slightest clue.

Dongfang followed Wei Chongrong up the mountain for more than half an hour, and the cold wind kept blowing. Although he has deep internal strength, he will never be unbearable, but standing like this all the time is also very boring.He endured and endured, and finally couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and asked: "My lord, can you tell my subordinates what you are looking at? Zhu Xia's soldiers and horses have long since retreated and disappeared. How many trees are there on the opposite side?" Trees, a few stones, my subordinates have already counted them clearly, but my subordinates just can’t figure it out, what are you looking at? If you tell me, my subordinates can also help you with details, no, you just keep silent Speaking of which, this subordinate just wants to help you solve your problems, but there is nothing you can do?"

Wei Chongrong turned his head, looked Dongfang up and down, and sighed: "Zhu Xia's troops have already retreated, but don't you think their attack is very unreasonable? It's not so much a provocation as a temptation. It's all about hitting a stone with an egg."

As early as four years ago, in the seventh year of Tai'an, Zhu Xia's old monarch had already gone. Tuduo preemptively dispatched troops from the palace in time, and wiped out the eldest and third princes who had not had time to react, and successfully boarded the palace. Zhu Xia's throne.

Because Li Jing's identity was exposed, Ji Xin cleaned up Dayan's spies buried in Zhuxia from top to bottom, and those who were even slightly suspicious were discarded, which weakened the intelligence capabilities and failed to find out. Where did Tudor's troops come from?

You know, the eldest prince's mother is the daughter of Zhu Xia's former prime minister. Although the eldest prince's grandfather has passed away, his disciples are all over Zhu Xia's court, and the eldest prince's voice in court is definitely the highest among the three brothers.And the third prince's mother came from a family of generals, and his uncle held a hundred thousand soldiers. When it comes to forcing the palace, the third prince has an advantage over the two elder brothers.It's a pity that both of them lost. Tudor's actions came too fast, and the energy he possessed exceeded their expectations, and he controlled the situation in one fell swoop.

After Tudor ascended the throne, those who deserved to be killed and those who deserved to be demoted quickly cut down the core strength of the eldest prince and the third prince. Standing in line, there is no need for Tuduo to deal with them.

At this point, Tuduo was still worried about his brother. He relegated the eldest prince to the southernmost part of Zhu Xia, where the climate was hot and humid, full of miasma, and it was not a place for people to live. The eldest prince was naturally unwilling to die, but he couldn't help it. , was forcibly tied up, and died in less than half a year.Seeing his brother's end, the third prince was frightened. Tuduo really held a grudge too much. He had offended him so many times, and if he fell into his hands, he would die worse than the eldest prince. He broke his heart , packed up his bags and fled to South Vietnam.

After calming down the chaos in the country, Tuduo turned his attention to the north, and he was bound to regain the six counties of Yizhou that were occupied by Dayan.

Otherwise, Zhu Xia would not be able to hold his head up in front of Siam and Nanyue, let alone others.

Wei Chongrong couldn't be more clear about the importance of Yizhou to Zhu Xia people. It is a natural big granary, responsible for more than half of Zhu Xia's annual grain production, and it is irreplaceable. It is the lifeblood of Zhu Xia people. Never exaggerate.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Xia was so anxious after being recaptured by Shangguan Yi and Weng's six counties including Jianning, and tried to attack Dayan at the slightest opportunity. Purchases were made in South Vietnamese hands.

Grain buying and selling is different from ordinary trade. The Zhu Xia people are short of food, so they have to buy it. Although Siam and South Vietnam have a surplus of grain, but under the premise that there is a price but no market, it is obvious that they should not charge Zhu Xia a little higher price. is impossible.

Originally, among the three countries of Zhuxia, Siam and Nanyue, Zhuxia's national power was the strongest, far surpassing the other two countries in all aspects.

However, after losing the six prefectures of Yizhou, the power balance of the Three Kingdoms changed significantly. Zhu Xia was controlled by others and gradually lost his original advantages.However, Nanyue asked to marry Princess Yunmeng of Dayan as the crown princess, and had close trade relations with Dayan. The national power was booming, and it gradually became the head of the Three Kingdoms.Siam is sandwiched between Zhuxia and Nanyue, and it is not bordered by Dayan. It has always been the least ambitious. They will lean towards whichever side is stronger, but they will not offend the other side. It is very typical " Grass on the wall, fall on both sides."

In Wei Chongrong's view, the best time for Tuduo to launch an attack on Yizhou is the ninth year of Tai'an.

At that time, the first emperor had just passed away, and Dayan's regime was being handed over from the old to the new, so it was inevitable that there would be some confusion. Wei Lan ignored Wei Zhao's strong opposition and recalled Changning Wang Jixin who had been stationed in Yao'an for many years.

Unexpectedly, Tuduo didn't do that, and missed a good opportunity, which made Wei Zhao feel a little bit afraid in addition to rejoicing.Afterwards, Wei Zhao handed Wei Lan a brochure, asking him to send someone to Yao An to take over Ji Xin's job.

Under normal circumstances, the handover of border defense should be done first, just like Wei Chongrong and Huo Qingyang in Lingzhou that year.It's not that King Changning has already returned to Beijing, and the successor has not yet been decided. Wei Lan's actions are extremely inappropriate in Wei Zhao's view.Besides, Ji Xin's lieutenant general was still in Yao An, if there was an emergency, without the presence of the coach, no one could predict the consequences.

With Wei Zhao's military power in his hands, Wei Lan must be very dissatisfied. He tried every means to weaken his power, but he picked and chose, but couldn't find a general who had nothing to do with Wei Zhao and could succeed Ji Xin.

In the end, without knowing what Wei Lan was thinking, she sent Wei Chongrong over.After receiving the imperial decree, Wei Chongrong was a little confused, and Wei Zhao also felt incredible.According to common sense, Wei Lan is the person who least wants to see the strength of Prince Qin's Mansion strengthen. No matter who he sends there, the effect will be better than sending Wei Chongrong.After all, he is the emperor, relying on righteousness, no matter how close he is to Wei Zhao, as long as he is willing to win him over, it is possible to win him over to his camp, but the difficulty is different.

Only Wei Chongrong, he is Wei Zhao's only son, and it is impossible to betray Wei Zhao no matter what, he has gained a firm foothold in Yizhou, which is of great benefit to Wei Zhao, but it is of no benefit to Wei Lan. .

Doubts are doubts, incomprehensions are incomprehensions. After all, it is the fate of the king. Wei Chongrong embarked on the road to Yizhou with full of doubts.What made him unhappy was not only Junhua who was forced to stay in Yujing by Wei Lan, but also Yizhou's unacceptable food taste.

After all, Yizhou was Ji Xin's territory. When Wei Chongrong arrived in Yao'an, it was very easy to get started, and it was no more troublesome than when he was in Lingzhou.

Unexpectedly, when he had already stood his ground, Tuduo launched an attack on Honghe County without fear of death, and it was really puzzling when he first arrived and was in a hurry. Are you on business?

Hearing Wei Chongrong's words, Dongfang twitched the corners of his lips, revealing a helpless wry smile.He had thought of what Wei Chongrong said, but his family's elder son couldn't figure out the entanglement, how could he figure it out, so he could only keep silent.

I don't want him to be silent for a long time, Wei Chongrong still stood motionless on the top of the mountain, Dongfang didn't know what to say, and didn't dare to urge Wei Chongrong to leave, so he could only stand by and accompany him until the sky began to darken, and he had no choice but to leave. Reminding: "My lord, it's getting late. Look at us... should we go back? Zhu Xia's national strength is limited. If Tuduo dares to seek death again, soldiers will come to block him, and water will come to cover him. He will never be taken advantage of by them." , anyway, His Majesty will not give you troops to counterattack, it is useless if you continue to watch..."

After Wei Lan ascended the throne, Dayan's general direction of "relaxing money and resting with the people" has not changed. Therefore, the situation in Yizhou will mostly remain unchanged. Maybe it's just a matter of stealing chickens and losing money.

"Since that's the case, let's go back first." Wei Chongrong thought about it. It doesn't matter how ambitious Tudor is. His strength is there, and he can't pose a big threat to Dayan.Yizhou is mountainous, no matter which side you start fighting from, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Dayan never initiates wars in southern Xinjiang, and the six counties that were taken back, including Honghe, are all provocative from Zhu Xia. They wait for the opportunity to pass Brought back from the counterattack.

When we returned to Dongshan Town, it was mostly dark, so Wei Chongrong decided to spend the night here before heading back to Yao'an tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the Zuixian Tower, Wei Chongrong saw the messenger from Yao An, obviously waiting for him.

Wei Chongrong raised his legs and walked up to the second floor, and sat down on the stool in the private room before reaching out and asking the messenger for the letter: "Give me the letter."

The messenger handed over the letter respectfully, and Wei Chongrong opened it with a half-smile expression on his face.

Dongfang glanced at him and asked curiously, "Master, what happened, are you in a hurry?"

In fact, just by looking at the messenger's oriental attire, one can tell that the content of the letter is not urgent, but Wei Chongrong needs to make a decision himself, so Tuoba Xianhan sent someone to deliver the letter.It's just that Wei Chongrong's expression made him a little confused, so he asked this question.

Wei Chongrong put down the letter and said, "Let's have dinner right away. We'll go back to Yao'an overnight after dinner."

"Master, you still haven't told me what's going on?" Dongfang's curiosity has been completely aroused.

Wei Chongrong raised his eyebrows, and said in a very strange tone: "Your Majesty has a decree, let me go back to Beijing to marry a wife."

Dongfang opened his mouth in astonishment, and said in a daze: "This is a good thing, Xiao Shizi must be very happy." What Junhua thinks about Wei Chongrong, he knows better than anyone else, he couldn't come to Yizhou with him, Junhua has been unhappy for a long time.

Immediately, Dongfang reacted: "No, His Majesty asked you to return to Beijing at this time?!"

Wei Chongrong just smiled and said nothing, he knew that Wei Lan did things for a reason, no matter whether he was sent to Yizhou at the beginning or called him back suddenly, there was a reason, but what is his purpose, what is his reason? Still can't see right now.

"Master, do you want to go back?" Without Wei Chongrong, nothing would happen to Yizhou.

Wei Chongrong nodded and said: "It is definitely necessary. The decree of granting marriage has been issued. How can I disobey the decree?" Rong had no objection, only hated it for coming too late.

Dongfang blinked, meaning to ask what would happen to Yizhou's defense after he left.

Wei Chongrong said with a smile: "Little Dongzi, don't underestimate Xianhan. Under my banner, he will have no problem defending Yizhou." With the achievement of repelling Zhu Xia, Wei Lan just wanted to take him away. The military power must also be considered clearly, and will not act rashly.

Wei Chongrong was worried about his marriage instead.Wei Hao also wrote to him earlier to tell him that Wei Lan had plans for his little monkey and often tripped him up in the palace.The sudden change of attitude now is really unusual, and it smells of conspiracy.