Zhao Kuo asked Di to go out to prepare, only then did he look at Li Mu and said, "I still have something to tell you alone, please don't tell Di either." Only then did Zhao Kuo say: "When you go to see General Lian Po this time, please tell him that I have obtained confidential information, and the Qin people have decided to be the general of the Qin State because they have been unable to defeat General Lian Po for a long time, and to be the opponent of General Lian Po." ”

"Bai Qi is the most brave general in the Qin State, I hope General Lian Po will not take it lightly, now the Qin people are brutal and cannot be stopped, I also know the difficulties of General Lian Po, please tell him, let him rest assured in Shangdang to block the attack of the Qin people, I will find a way to get grain and grass, and will not let others cut off General Lian Po's logistics." The survival of Zhao is all on him. ”

Li Mu carefully wrote down his words and repeated them again.

"Bai Qi's matter, if you tell Di, then Zhao Guo's soldiers will also know, I'm afraid that this matter will make the soldiers afraid."

"I remember, I won't tell him." , Li Mu said seriously.

The next day, Li Mu and Di left here, Zhao Kuo borrowed a fast horse from the neighbor's house, heard that he was going to the party, the man directly led the horse over, only begged Di to bring him a family letter, Di naturally agreed. Zhao Kuo went to see them off in person, Li Mu said goodbye to Zhao Kuo repeatedly, as for Di, he had already patted his chest and said that if he failed to complete what Zhao Kuo ordered, he would never come back alive.

Reluctantly watched the two of them leave, Zhao Kuo turned around and went back to the mansion, he also had to prepare, and then go to meet Ying Yiren, he wanted to get some information about Qin from Ying Yiren's mouth, he just came to this world, and his understanding of various countries only relied on the content of the online articles he read in later generations, Zhao Kuo had many things about Zhao in his mind, but for the rest of the countries, Zhao Kuo's understanding was also very vague.

Since he knows that Xing has traveled all over the place, then he can ask Xing about some places, but Qin Guo has never been to Xing, if he wants to know the situation of Qin State, he either goes over to see it himself, or he goes to talk to Ying Yiren, Zhao Kuo feels that in this situation, it is not a good idea to go to Qin State, and he has only one way to find Ying Yiren.

Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the most basic.

Let Ge drive the carriage, Zhao Kuo brought luck, and a doorman called Li Yu, what surprised Zhao Kuo was that this Li Yu was actually a Chu person, he was originally studying everywhere, after coming to Zhao State, he heard about Zhao Kuo's reputation, so he came to vote for him, everyone advised him not to leave this Chu people of unknown origin, in this period, everyone still attaches great importance to regional relations, Zhao Kuo's disciples are a group of Zhao people, that is, Di, that is also to come to Zhao State at a young age, and Zhao people are no different.

Naturally, they didn't like this barbarian from the Chu State.

But Zhao Kuo still left him, he can speak the languages of many countries, can write the words of Chu, Qi, and Zhao, and under Zhao Kuo, he is a good talent.

The carriage was driving on the road, and Ge said angrily: "Shaojun, Yingyiren is not a person who can be befriended, if you treat him as a confidant and tell him the truth, then your matter will definitely be revealed, please be more careful, don't relax your vigilance because of other people's false lies, I heard that a gentleman will not be prevaricated by the praise of others, please be a gentleman, don't be a villain." ”

"I see." , Zhao Kuo nodded.

When the carriage arrived in Handan, Zhao Kuofang found a big problem, there was no Li Mu to lead the way, he didn't know where Ying Yiren's mansion was, fortunately, Ying Yiren's reputation in Handan was not small, Li Yu inquired on the road, and finally succeeded in finding Ying Yiren's mansion, Ying Yiren moved once, he originally lived in a very remote, narrow courtyard, and now, he moved into a large compound that is not inferior to Zhao Kuo's family.

Li Yu just knocked on the door, and before he could say a few words to the retainers, he heard a loud laugh, Ying Yiren hurriedly ran out of the courtyard, Zhao Kuo hurriedly got out of the carriage, Ying Yiren did not wait for him to meet, he directly stepped forward and held his hand, and pulled him towards the courtyard, and said while walking: "Ma Fuzi let me wait, since yesterday, I instructed the retainers to buy a sheep, waiting for you to eat!" ”

The more enthusiastic Ying Yiren was, the more uneasy Zhao Kuo was in his heart, but his face still looked very moved, Ying Yiren did not take him into the courtyard, just under the mulberry tree in the courtyard, prepared a seat, the two sat down, Ying Yiren did not forget Zhao Kuo's doorman, and hurriedly instructed the retainers: "The driver of the horse suit, these two doormen are arranged, and they can't be negligent!" ”

The retainers hurriedly went to invite, but fortunately Li Yu agreed, but Ge, he said: "I still prefer to stay with me, a skinny horse who will not deceive others, please ignore me and go to dinner by yourself." ”

Soon, the retainers moved to the tripod, put it in front of the two, added water, carried two leg of mutton, threw it into the tripod, burned it, and the retainers brought the wine and poured it into the wine cup, Zhao Kuo was not in a hurry to drink, but Ying Yiren couldn't help it, picked up the wine cup, drank it, and said with a smile: "In Zhao Kingdom, the happiest thing for me is to be able to drink with friends." ”

"In the Qin State, can't you eat wine?" , Zhao Kuo asked.

"Qin law stipulates that the tax to be levied on wine is ten times higher than his original price, and if the merchant does not get the benefit, he will naturally not sell it, not to mention, the Qin law prohibits private brewing, and it is also forbidden to gather to drink, in the Qin country, even a son like me does not dare to violate the Qin law, where do you dare to eat and drink like you Zhao people?" , Ying Yiren smiled and talked about the law, and Zhao Kuo's heart sank.

It's just that from a very simple sentence, Zhao Kuo has already seen the huge gap between Qin and Zhao, the reason why Qin banned alcohol is definitely not as simple as suppressing business, and the most important thing is food. The country's food is to be supported to the front line, how can it be used to make wine? And Zhao Guo is different, Zhao Guo is heroic, wine is the most popular, especially a nobleman like Zhao Kuo, how can he delay such an important thing as eating wine because those lowly soldiers have no food?

Zhao Kuo seemed to see mockery in Ying Yiren's eyes. Qin's law makes the sons dare not disobey, and Zhao's law, Zhao people are very proud, because Zhao people think that their laws have a long history of accumulation, this is more than two hundred years ago Jianzi's achievements in Jin Casting Xingding, made by the great sage Fan Xuanzi, the first law of all countries, Qin's law is only a few years old, how can it be compared with the law of Zhao?

But in Zhao Kuo's view, this is known as the earliest written law in China, but it is simple and primitive outrageous, in this law, it is just a simple provision for the reward of the meritorious, the punishment of the guilty, in addition, there is nothing, all have to rely on the etiquette to maintain, and what is more terrible is that the officials of Zhao do not need to be as proficient in the law as the Qin people, they have their own power to dispose of at will.

Can this still be called the law? It's more like a suggestion to the rulers that you can do what is written, and if you don't want to, do what you want.

At this moment, Zhao Kuo looked at the wine in front of him, he seemed to see the souls of countless starving Zhao people in the reflection of the wine, and he clenched his fists.

Ying Yiren held the wine cup and said with a smile: "If you don't like to drink, I won't force you, just let your guests drink for you." Zhao Kuo picked up the wine cup in front of him, drank it all, put it heavily in front of him, raised his head, his face was a little ruddy, and Ying Yiren laughed, "It turns out that you are not good at drinking." ”

Zhao Kuo showed that he was very curious about the laws of Qin, and kept asking about the law, and Ying Yiren did not hide it privately, and told them one by one, when Ying Yiren talked about his own laws, he was a little helpless, as if he was complaining, but Zhao Kuo knew that he was proud, he was boasting, the laws of Qin were very sound, and the sound made Zhao Kuo, who came from two thousand years later, a little speechless.

From the mouth of Ying Yiren, Zhao Kuo heard a terrifying empire, the laws of this empire involve everything, from food, clothing, housing and transportation to marching and fighting, he covers everything, everything is to be prepared for war, even construction projects, criminal proceedings, promotion and transfer of officials, and etiquette and morality, all of which are so sound, for example, in the Qin State, if you see thieves robbing others on the road, you must act bravely, otherwise, you will be convicted.

And the laws of the Qin State also stipulate that criminals who are sentenced to fines must pay weapons such as armor and shields, or pay the same amount of money, and no one can ignore the law!

This is unimaginable in Zhao Guo, where those officials patted their brains and made judgments. Fundamentally, the two countries are not at the same level, one has entered the ranks of the "rule of law society" that is close to the modern era, while the other is still in the primitive society ruled by man.

This made Zhao Kuo even more desperate.

Ying Yiren said happily: "However, general, you should also be glad to be born in Zhao State, in Qin State, no matter how famous you have, you can't directly serve as a general, my generals of Qin State are all promoted by military merits, just like General Bai Qi, there are countless generals who have risen from the bottom of the ranks, and in Zhao State, only noble children like you can be generals, or you need the recommendation of nobles, you are so lucky." ”

"General Bai Qi may not be qualified to be a general at your age!"

"From this point of view, our Qin State is still inferior to Zhao State, so many famous talents are left in the countryside because they have no military merits, after I go back, I will definitely send them to various countries to give them the opportunity to display their talents!" , Ying Yiren was probably also drunk, and he suddenly laughed.