When Wei King Zhao Run asked about Han Wangran's recent situation, a scene emerged in Zhao Zhuo's mind, which was what he saw when he was summoned by Han Wangran in Jicheng Palace before being ordered to come to Wei.

situation.

At that time, Han Wangran's face looked haggard and his complexion was decayed, which seemed to be caused by long-term hard work, physical and mental exhaustion, and overwork. More importantly, Han Wangran did not know what happened to him that day. It is said that he fell down for no reason and hit his forehead on the king's head.

Going up the stairs makes him look even more haggard.

"Zhao Zhuo?"

Seeing that Zhao Zhuo was silent for a long time, Zhao Run had a flash of doubt in his heart and urged.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhuo woke up from his memories and immediately confessed to the Wei monarch in front of him.

Although he hesitated a little, knowing the stakes involved, he still did not dare to reveal Han Wangran's true story to the wise and cunning King Wei in front of him. He put on a smile and said: "Thanks to His Majesty King Wei, everything is well with my king.

"

"oh--"

Zhao Hongrun looked at Zhao Zhuo with deep meaning.

He could see clearly just now that when he asked about Han Wangran's recent situation, Han's envoy Zhao Zhuo was obviously distracted - based on his understanding of Zhao Zhuo, Zhao Zhuo would definitely not lose his composure on such an occasion.

"...Could it be that something happened to Han Ran?"

Zhao Run guessed calmly.

At this time, the Han envoy Zhao Zhuo was also a little troubled. He had already mustered up the courage to risk his life to provoke the King of Wei in front of him, so that he would send troops to attack South Korea in anger. This would completely destroy the power of the King of South Korea, Han Ran.

Entrust.

Unexpectedly, Wei Wang Zhao Run interrupted him several times and asked about Han Wangran's situation - as if he was asking about the status of an old friend who had been away for a long time, which completely disrupted Zhao Zhuo's draft.

After gathering his composure, Zhao Zhuo said sternly: "Your Majesty King Wei, your country is the overlord of the Central Plains, but what you do cannot convince the world... This time I, Korea, declare war on your country, it is not a challenge to your Majesty, but

Due to helplessness...the merchants of your country are as vicious as tigers and leopards, as greedy as jackals, and they ignore the friendship between Wei and South Korea..."

He angrily denounced the crimes of Wei merchants, and eloquently accused Wei merchants of how they defeated their Korean merchants with unfair and malicious competition, and spread the war to their Korean homeland.

Looking at Zhao Zhuo's devoted look, Zhao Hongrun felt something interesting in his heart: Do the Koreans really not know that the things that the merchants of Wei State did were actually inspired by him behind their backs?

"Are you really not knowing? Or are you pretending not to know?"

Zhao Hongrun thought about it and felt that the latter was more likely: Zhao Zhuo didn't know that those Wei merchants were behind Zhao Run's instructions. The former just had to pretend not to know, otherwise he would accuse the accomplices in front of the mastermind behind the scenes.

It seems a bit embarrassing and a bit funny.

And this can also prove that this time South Korea was indeed forced to have no choice, so it took this tactic and was forced to take such a funny step as "scoring the accomplices in front of the mastermind" in the hope that it could save the situation.

Because he knew this, Zhao Run stopped interrupting and just looked at Zhao Zhuo with a smile, wanting to see how far Zhao Zhuo could persist.

Facts have proved that when Zhao Run had no sense of cooperation, Zhao Zhuoyue became more and more embarrassed. Even though he braced himself and tried to support him, he could not hold on for long in the end.

This caused an eerie silence to suddenly appear in the hall, and you could hear a needle drop.

Seeing Zhao Zhuo's flushed face, Zhao Hongrun smiled and came to his rescue for the sake of the two of them having known each other for many years: "Okay, let's stop talking about this matter. It is still a matter with me, the monarch of your country...

…”

"Your Majesty the King of Wei..." Zhao Zhuo was about to speak again after hearing this, but was interrupted by Zhao Run, who smiled and said: "As the saying goes, a snake hits you within seven inches. When I, the great Wei Dynasty, attacked Qi, I happened to hit you at the waiting gate...

Don't tell me what "Qi State has not offended your country". According to me

As we know, although the State of Qi surrendered on the surface, it secretly had contacts with South Korea and the State of Chu. Not long ago, the State of Qi also specially organized a fleet to help you sell a batch of ordnance to South Korea by sea.

When I go to Chu State, I will attack Qi State, and there will be no mistake."

"..."

Zhao Zhuoya was speechless.

Previously, he had placed his hope in Wei Wang Zhao Run's decision to attack Qi State on a whim, but it turns out that Wei Wang Zhao Run made this decision after careful consideration, and the latter's strategic vision was very vicious. He could tell at a glance that Qi State was his "

The "Seven Inches" of the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Qi, and Chu" are located.

Facing such talented and powerful enemy monarchs, Zhao Zhuo had no choice.

After sighing as if giving up, he asked helplessly: "What does Your Majesty, King Wei, want to ask?"

After hearing this, Zhao Run straightened his sitting posture, put his knees on the table, crossed his fingers, and asked with a smile: "I heard that in recent years, Han Ran has followed my example, the cock crows, the moon disappears, and even

It’s diligence…”

"Yes." Zhao Zhuo thought for a while, nodded and replied.

Zhao Run also nodded and said with some heartfelt emotion: "Of the monarchs in the Central Plains, the one I fear the most is your country's leader Han Ran. The others are Lu Bai, Xiong Tuo, Wei Fei, Gong Shu Xing,

I don’t even take it seriously…”

When Zhao Zhuo heard this, he was both surprised and moved. He couldn't help but straighten his back, because the tone of Wei Wang Zhao Run seemed to have the meaning of "I am the only hero in the world and your monarch Han Ran'er." Even Zhao Zhuo also vaguely felt that it was a little bit unnecessary.

Honor.

However, at this moment, Zhao Run suddenly changed his tone and said with a smile: "But I am very curious, how long can Han Ran last?"

Zhao Zhuo was stunned and asked in confusion: "What does His Majesty King Wei mean by these words?"

Zhao Run sneered and said with a bit of teasing: "Han Ran is indeed diligent, but as I said to him personally back then, I will not give him any chance! ... Over the years, he has treated

He is not as good as me on the outside, and he is not as good as me on the inside. He is hampered by me in every aspect and has been frustrated many times. I am really curious, how long can he sustain it? "

Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo felt a little angry for no reason in his heart, and his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched tightly subconsciously. His face was expressionless, and he said with neither humility nor arrogance: "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? I, Dahan, also

There was great glory when "Shangdang defeated Wei", but now it has fallen into this situation. The king of Wei is so complacent today, but it may not last long..."

"Be bold!"

The eunuch Gao He heard this and scolded in a high voice.

Zhao Run waved his hand, signaling Gao He to step back, and then said to Zhao Zhuo with a smile: "Zhao Zhuo, I have no other intentions. I don't mean to ridicule your monarch. I just feel that you, South Korea, have suffered repeated defeats over the years.

War, repeated defeats, why bother? Do we, the Wei Dynasty, really make you wait for sleep and food?... Ask yourself, in recent years, the war between our country, the Wei Dynasty, and your country has been fought by you, South Korea, every time.

Provoked, no

Really? Was it me, the Wei Dynasty, who took the initiative to provoke me once? Why didn't you just admit defeat and then work on restoring the national strength?" At this point, he added: "As long as Han Ran is willing to surrender, he will never provoke me again.

Wei, I can forget the blame. In fact, I have no desire for you, South Korea, and I have always believed that South Korea is located in the Northern Plains, and it has contributed a lot to the Central Plains against Beidi in recent decades..."

After listening to Zhao Run's words, the anger in Zhao Zhuo's heart disappeared, replaced by a complicated mood.

In fact, Zhao Run has made it clear: We, the Wei State, have nothing to desire for you, South Korea. Instead of spending a huge price to destroy your country, it is better to continue to let you, South Korea, guard the northern part of the Central Plains for the entire Central Plains and resist the Di in the Northern Plateau.

Rong.

To Zhao Zhuo, these words were spoken from the bottom of his heart.

It’s just that Zhao Zhuo knows that, including his Korean monarch Han Ran, there are still a large number of people in Korea who still have not given up on the lofty ambition of "restoring the country to its old glory". In order to achieve this ambition, Wei must

Defeated enemies.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Zhuo said euphemistically: "His Majesty the King of Wei's intention will be conveyed to our monarch word for word when I return to my country, but..." At this point, he paused for a moment and said, He seemed to be considering his words.

At this time, Zhao Run smiled and said what Zhao Zhuo was thinking: "However, Han Ran may not be willing to listen, right?"

"..." Zhao Zhuo could only remain silent.

"That's all." Zhao Run shook his head and said with a smile: "It's hard to have everything in this world go as planned... Since Han Ran wants to continue fighting with me, I am willing to accompany him. He is in this world.

, but it can also urge me to be diligent and uphold the country, and not to be complacent just because of some achievements.

Hi..." At this point, he glanced at Zhao Zhuo calmly, and changed his tone again: "In the past two years, I feel that my energy is not as good as before. I am no longer as energetic as I was when I was in my twenties.

, his appetite is not very good either, Han Ran is a few years older than me, how is his appetite?"

Zhao Zhuo didn't have time to think about it and said truthfully: "It's just a bowl of rice, and most of the dishes are vegetarian... Our Majesty doesn't like oily food."

"oh--"

The corner of Wei Wang Zhao Run's mouth raised a smile that was not easy to detect, and asked again: "When you fall asleep at night, how deep do you sleep?"

Zhao Zhuo shook his head and said, "I'm just sleeping lightly, and I'm often woken up by the slightest movement."

"..."

Zhao Run touched the short beard on his chin and looked at Zhao Zhuo with interest.

There are often small movements when falling asleep at night. If this happened to the veterans on the battlefield, it would be because they were too vigilant. But if it happened to Han Wangran, it would most likely be a sign of mental weakness and the cause.

It's nothing more than long-term fatigue and mental exhaustion.

Later, Zhao Run asked Zhao Zhuo circumstantially about Han Wangran's current situation. Zhao Zhuo didn't know what was going on and told the truth, saying that Han Wangran had an irregular schedule because of his hard work in handling government affairs.

After finishing the government affairs at hand, I grabbed a few bites of food, and even at night, I couldn't get enough rest.

Hearing this, Zhao Run felt a little emotional.

His diligence, to be honest, is just deceiving. Due to the internal dynasty, almost 70% of the state affairs do not need to be handled by him personally. In the time saved, Zhao Run sometimes writes and draws in the Ganlu Hall, and sometimes in the

You can fish and read in the Imperial Garden. If it is a sunny day, you can simply move a deck chair outside the palace and lie lazily in the sun.

But Han Wangran's diligence was real. He truly managed to rise when the rooster crows and rest when the moon is gone. He devoted at least eight or nine hours every day to national affairs, even delaying three meals and rest.

Sometimes when I think about it carefully, Zhao Run feels that he feels a little guilty for deliberately cheating an honest person like Han Ran.
To be continued...