Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

When Shen Tian attacked Hanzhong, most of the Wei government and opposition were not optimistic about Li Zhao, believing that he would definitely be defeated.

As the war in Hanzhong fell into a stalemate, neither the Qi army nor the Zhaowu army could defeat each other in a short time. Some ministers of Wei sensed the opportunity and immediately wrote to the imperial court, suggesting that they send troops to Hanzhong again.

However, at that time, the Wei army had already fought in Hebei and Fanzhen, and the Zhaowu army had built a pass near Liucheng, so it was difficult for the Wei army to break through in a short time.

After thinking about it, Li Kun did not send troops to Hanzhong, but continued to increase troops to Hebei.

Although there was no action, it did not mean that Li Kun did not pay attention to the battle in Hanzhong.

Seeing that Shen Tian was unable to eliminate the Zhaowu army for a long time, Li Kun had a question in his heart, why the Shu Qi army was so quiet. It stands to reason that it is the most correct way to send troops from Jianmen to Hanzhong and cooperate with Shen Tian to lead troops to attack Li Zhao.

He thought about it for a long time, but he never understood what was going on. Later, I learned that Shi Ai bypassed the Jianmen Pass, walked the cliffs, attacked Shudi, and contained all the Qi troops in Shu.

Li Kun was greatly surprised by this and admired Li Zhao's courage and courage.

Soon after, the Qi army was defeated, losing more than 100,000 troops in Hanzhong and Shudi, and even Shu fell into the hands of the Zhaowu army. When the news reached Chang'an, the government and the opposition were shocked.

Geographically, Hanzhong and Guanzhong are bordered to the south. A new military bloc has risen around, and it is difficult to judge whether the other side is friend or foe, and it is difficult for people not to pay attention to this matter.

In view of Li Zhao's status as the grandson of Emperor Wei, the impact of the incident was greater than imagined.

Li Kun has not yet expressed his position, and various voices have appeared among the people.

Some people believe that Li Qi should be released immediately and the treatment of his emperor's eldest son should be restored, so as to entrap Li Zhao. This kind of person is mostly a supporter of the Yongwang Mansion before.

Some people also believe that Li Zhao's plan is very big and must not be guarded against. The people who make such remarks are basically supporters of the East Palace.

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Some people of insight once talked to Li Kun alone, saying that Li Zhaoxiong is talented and has royal blood. faintly hinted at Li Kun that if Li Zhao inherited the throne, it would not necessarily be a bad thing for the foundation of the Wei State.

Li Kun remained silent, not only because he was worried about the crown prince Li You, but mainly because Li Zhao was completely out of the control of Wei in all his actions.

The imperial court has not expressed its position, and public opinion in Chang'an has gradually stopped.

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More than ten days after Zhou Ming's departure, he finally arrived in Chang'an. Learning from the lesson of the last time, the entourage put away their weapons in advance. After reporting his identity, Li Kun did not see him immediately, and arranged for a group of people to temporarily live in the post house.

In the main hall, Li Kun asked: "Do you know what Li Zhao asked him to do?" "

There is news from Shudi, and many generals of the Zhaowu Army have frequently persuaded the emperor and grandson to become king, perhaps because of this. Zhao Gonggong guessed.

"Sending someone to Chang'an, do you want me to make him king?" Li Kun smiled, "Why bother so much, just self-proclaim, no one can control him anyway." "

The emperor may have other ideas. Zhao Gonggong bowed his head and said.

Of course, Li Kun knew what Li Zhao was thinking, and sighed lightly, his expression was slightly bitter, "He never gave up, he must get this chair, what should I do with it?"

Zhao Gonggong was silent, and he couldn't answer this question.

In the depths of Li Kun's heart, he is not disgusted with Li Zhao, but more appreciative.

After Li Zhao left Chang'an, he worked hard to start a business, conquered Shudi, and had an army of more than 100,000 under his command. Li Kun asked himself, if it were him, there was a high probability that he would not be able to do this. Even all the princes and grandsons of Wei could not do it.

Unfortunately, it was difficult for Li Kun to pass the throne directly to Li Zhao. No matter how good he is, it won't help.

Li You has been the crown prince for many years, and there is already a considerable force around him, and many important ministers in the court have put the future of the family on Li You. If it is abandoned, the government and the opposition will be in turmoil.

"You go and arrange it, bring him tomorrow, and see what he has to say. "

The old slave obeyed. "

Zhou Ming has been in Chang'an for many days, but he has never been received by Emperor Wei, and his life is not boring.

Every day, all kinds of people take the initiative to visit, most of them are former supporters of Yongwangfu. Zhou Ming reassured them one by one, saying that Li Zhao had never forgotten them, and when he returned to Chang'an in the future, he would definitely reuse them.

Some people hoped to go to Chengdu and continue to stay by Li Zhao's side to do things, but Zhou Ming refused. In his opinion, if these people were really loyal to Li Zhao, they should have gone to Hanzhong immediately when the Zhaowu army captured Nanzheng. And in reality, they didn't do anything.

Not everyone has good intentions, and in recent days, there have been frequent provocations outside the post house, with foul language in their mouths. Zhou Ming ignored it, closed the door, and let them go.

To Zhou Ming's surprise, Nangong Zhe, the head of the Nangong family, came to visit in person.

Nangong Zhe said that his daughter misses Li Zhao very much, and washes her face with tears all day long, and she doesn't think about tea and food. hoped that when Zhou Ming met with the emperor, he could intercede for his daughter Nangong Yin and persuade Li Kun to allow her to go to Chengdu.

Zhou Ming was a little embarrassed for a while, because before leaving, Li Zhao hadn't mentioned Nangong Yin at all, he didn't know what Li Zhao was thinking, and he didn't dare to make decisions without permission.

On this day, news came from the palace that Li Kun agreed to see him.

Zhou Ming entered the palace for the second time and looked at the emperor who was still majestic on the dragon chair. Unlike last time, I wasn't nervous. The source of confidence is the hundreds of thousands of Zhaowu troops behind him.

"In the next Zhou Ming, I have seen Your Majesty. Zhou Ming arched his hand.

Li Kun got straight to the point, "Say, what does Li Zhao want to do?" "

The marshal captured Shu for my Great Wei, and he worked hard and made great achievements, if he didn't become the king, I am afraid that the soldiers would not be convinced." I hope that the imperial court will issue a decree and make the marshal king. "

One word king or two word king?" Li Kun said expressionlessly.

"Nature is the king of words. Zhou Ming replied decisively.

"What kind of king do you want to be crowned?" Zhou

Ming smiled slightly, and said categorically: "The Zhaowu army has broken countless cities, and only the king of Qin can be worthy of the great feats of the marshal."

Li Kun's face changed slightly, it turned out to be the King of Qin! Li Kun realized that he still underestimated Li Zhao's ambitions.

Gonggong Zhao looked at Zhou Ming in surprise, he didn't expect the other party to be so bold.

"Hehe.......... He didn't even bother to hide it now. I, the Kingdom of Wei, have never been crowned King of Qin, do you know why?" Li Kun said coldly.

"I know it below.

Li Kun was about to speak, when he suddenly felt discomfort in his throat and coughed violently a few times. Zhou Ming's heart moved, his pupils shrank, and he looked at the emperor on the dragon chair fixedly.