Xianyang, Zhao Kuo never thought that he would come here. Probably his guests, his disciples, never thought that Ge had joked at the beginning: We have arrived in Xianyang. Now, they have really arrived in Xianyang. Xianyang is different from other kings, he has no city walls... There are only palace walls, which is a bit incredible in the eyes of everyone, perhaps, in the eyes of the Qin people, there are enough walls and checkpoints outside Xianyang, which makes them not have to build walls here to trap themselves.

The Qin people had such determination and courage, but they probably didn't expect that if the enemy really broke through those levels and killed here, then they would have no way to continue to resist.

Xianyang as the royal capital, but there is no Handan, Daliang such a prosperous scene, or rather, there are not many pedestrians on the road, Qin's city construction is very rigorous, businessmen are gathered in the city, morning and evening have the time to open and close the market, the rest of the place is not allowed to do business, and Qin is also the only country that gives "invoices" when buying and selling, they must have a certificate when trading, if you can't prove where you bought your things from, then you have to make a big deal.

However, there are no rangers in the Qin State, the people are busy in the cultivated fields, the craftsmen are in the workshops, and the officials are in the mansions, which makes the roads extremely empty, and there is no crowded scene like Handan, and the people of the Qin State cannot go out for no reason. If you want to leave your home, you want to ask Lizheng and the pavilion chief for a pass, and the reason must be legitimate, such as going to the doctor, going to practice, going shopping...

Moreover, it is basically impossible to return within the specified time, what to visit relatives, and walk the streets and alleys, is not allowed.

However, during the holidays, it is still okay to visit your distant relatives, but you can't waste too much time, go and go back, otherwise you will wait to be arrested and questioned. Qin has the crime of wandering, that is, if you hang out in other places, you will be caught and shave off your beard... At this time, people attach great importance to beard and hair, shaving hair and beard is a very serious punishment, anyone who sees you, will know that you are a criminal, make it difficult for you everywhere, and directly die socially.

Of course, this is not to say that people at this time have messy hair, they will also fix their hair and beard, but they will never shave it... The white-faced and beardless one is a eunuch.

Therefore, after Zhao Kuo came to Xianyang, he saw such an empty city, occasionally seeing officials who went out to work, and farmers who went to the city... That's not much. Zhao Kuo felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, in fact, proper entertainment is not a bad thing, people have material needs and spiritual needs... Of course, it is still a troubled time, and it is not easy for people to survive, and Zhao Kuo cannot be responsible for the Qin State, and such a system is completely wrong.

At the very least, the Qin State can guarantee that its people will not starve to death and will not freeze to death.

But in other countries, it is normal for people to starve to death and freeze to death.

King Qin has already arranged a residence for Zhao Kuo in Xianyang, this is a mansion that occupies a large area, the interior decoration is not luxurious, King Qin understands Zhao Kuo's personality, he knows that too luxurious houses will cause Zhao Kuo's disgust, all the furniture in the courtyard is complete, even the granary is full, Qin does not advocate nobles to raise guests, King Qin is also disgusted with such behavior, but for Zhao Kuo, King Qin opened his net and arranged accommodation for his guests.

It's just around Zhao Kuo's mansion.

Mother Zhao hugged Kang and walked into this big courtyard, of course, it is more spacious than the courtyard in Mafu, and the courtyard wall is also so tall, but Zhao's mother did not have joy in her eyes, hugged the child in her arms, and she walked indoors. Yi struggled to get out of the car, she really didn't have any strength, her face was pale, Zhao Kuo walked forward quickly, bent down, and hugged her.

Yi was a little surprised, and then she was shy, and everyone turned their heads and didn't pay attention, Zhao Kuo just hugged Yi like this, and hugged her into the inner room, Yi was very light, Zhao Kuo didn't make too much effort, so he put her on the bed indoors, Zhao Zheng was very excited, he looked at this spacious courtyard, running back and forth in the courtyard, the courtyard was big enough, and he could let him play in his "chariot".

Doormen also moved in.

Han Fei still lives here, although he has explored his own path, but he feels that he still has a lot of things to learn, Zhao Kuo seems to know a lot of knowledge, Han Fei can always dig a lot of things, these things can make his doctrine more mature. Xunzi and Gongsun Long lived together, and since the last debate, the two old men have been addicted.

No longer debate all the time, Confucianism in logic, has always been flawed, Mozi is often through logic to bully Confucianism, and now, Xunzi seems to see a lot of useful logic content in Gongsun Long, and Gongsun Long also needs to find a way to govern the country for famous scholars, so the two began to debate according to the proposition of logic, from morning to night, never stopped.

Even when eating, they can debate according to the knowledge of food.

The two are inseparable, the biggest victim is probably Li Si, he is sandwiched between the two, although Li Si also has his own opinions, but he is young, standing in front of these two, it seems a little inadequate. Gongsun Long wanted to suppress Xunzi by persuading Li Si, and Xunzi also wanted Li Si to confess his doctrine, and Li Si often couldn't sleep at night when he was tortured by them, and his mind was full of their words.

Zhao Kuo ushered in the first cold winter in Xianyang.

The winter here is slightly warmer than in Zhao Guo... However, the winters here are also colder than in Zhao.

Sitting in the courtyard, Zhao Kuo always thinks of his friends, I don't know if Xin Lingjun is still drinking his wine, I don't know if Li Mu can heal the pain on his body, I don't know if Dong Chengzi has lost his hair again... And those villagers in Pinggong and Mafu, do you miss yourself? Are the people of Zhao suffering from freezing in this cold winter? Do they have winter clothes to protect them from the cold?

Zhao Zheng always asked the adults around him: When will they move here?

This cold winter comes and goes quickly.

In the first month, Di brought a bad news, oh, Di also made friends in Xianyang, unlike Zhao, he made friends here are some ministers and magnates, Qin is different from Zhao, the nobles here do not despise barbarians like Zhao, and even in the officials of Qin, there are many barbarians, Di said, there is a Hu man named Qiang, who became a fourteenth-level right watch in Qin.

The bad news that Di brought was that Pingyuanjun had passed away.

It is said that he said goodbye to the king of Wei and wanted to return to Zhao, but on the way, he slept and never woke up, and by the time his disciples took him back to Handan, he was already stinking. Pingyuanjun's son Zhao Wu, because he couldn't bear the blow of his father's death, vomited blood and fainted, and three days later, he also passed away with Pingyuanjun.... This is really a big disaster for the Zhao people.

Pingyuanjun is in the Zhao country, when Zhao Kuo is not famous in the world, it is the belief of the Zhao people, and it is the object of respect of all the Zhao people, the warriors of the world have come to serve him, and they are proud to be his disciples, Pingyuanjun can also treat these doormen well, he can scatter all his family assets to help Zhao Guo, he can help all those who ask him for help, he can offend the powerful Qin State in order to protect his friends...

Even in the Wei State, he was respected, because he rewarded those meritorious officials, rectified the rule of officials, and made the people of Wei live a good life for a period of time, although it was only so, but the Wei people still respected him very much. The news of Pingyuanjun's death caused a great sensation in various countries, the people of Zhao and Wei were very sad, and even some nobles of Qin also mourned for him.

This is a person to be respected.

King Zhao buried Pingyuanjun's father and son, and he also cried into tears.

The Zhao people are even more so, Ma Fujun left the Zhao country, and Pingyuan Jun left this world. The double blow made the atmosphere of Zhao even more depressed, and some ministers suggested to King Qin: Attacking Zhao at this moment will definitely be able to achieve something. But the king of Qin still refused the minister's request and sent someone to mourn the king of Pingyuan.

In the winter of the Warring States, it is always like this, and there will always be some people who can't get through it.

When Zhao Kuo heard the news, the figure of Pingyuanjun appeared in his mind, and the whole person was also a little sad, he didn't have much friendship with Pingyuanjun, but he owed Pingyuanjun the food, but he was afraid that he would never be able to pay it back.

At this time, King Qin came to Zhao Kuo's mansion again.

King Qin was dressed very formally, and there were not many people who brought him, after seeing Zhao Kuo, King Qin leaned over and bowed, and then said seriously: "The widow wants to worship you as the prime minister of Qin, please don't refuse." ”。 Zhao Kuo was stunned for a moment, looked at a few people around him, and then sighed and said: "I don't have the talent of the prime minister, I don't know how to govern the country... The current Minister of State, Cai Ze, is not at fault..."

King Qin said again: "Cai Ze has resigned from the position of state minister, and the widow has repeatedly retained him, and he has not listened... As Xunzi said, there is no benevolent gentleman around the widow, who can teach the widow to practice benevolent government, please take the world as the priority, and do not reject the widow. The widow is willing to listen to any advice you may have in order to achieve the goal of one king, to end the wars for the world, to protect the people of the world, and to treat them as the people of the widow. ”

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said seriously: "It's not that I don't want to take the post, I don't have the ability to take the post, I don't know how to govern the country, I don't even know how many months the cultivated land of the Qin State is sown and harvested... You should choose another sage to serve as a sage. ”

"This...", King Qin hesitated for a moment before he said: "Then please accompany the widow, so that the widow can ask you for advice on governing the country at any time." Zhao Kuo thought for a moment, but still didn't agree to him, and the King of Qin said again: "If you don't want to, the Qin State can only continue the original path, according to what Uncle Fan said, not only to occupy the land of other countries, but also to kill the people on the land and destroy the enemy's strength." ”

"You're threatening me?"

"Of course not, it's just that the widow can't come up with a better way, the widow needs your help, if it doesn't have you, the Qin State can only kill more people in order to achieve the goal of one king in the world. It's not because of cruelty, it's because of the needs of the Qin state, the Qin people need heads, they also need land, and they need to weaken the enemy... Your disciple Han Feizi said: The shortcoming of the Qin State is that it does not have the determination to destroy others, and always negotiates peace after defeating the enemy. ”

"If you don't come to the office, then the widow will have to act with the determination to destroy others."

"The first purpose of the widow will be the Zhao State, and the now decadent Zhao State can stop the Qin people? As long as the Qin State drags the young and strong of the Zhao State for another three years, the people of the Zhao State will be starved to death, and the cultivated land will be barren, just like before. ”

Zhao Kuo was a little speechless, his face was full of confusion, he frowned, and said: "Blind slaughter, it is impossible for the Qin State to truly complete the world of one king... How can you..."

"You're right, so you need to teach the widow how to behave."

Zhao Kuo sighed helplessly, nodded anyway, and said, "Okay... You can always ask me for advice. The King of Qin laughed at this time, although Zhao Kuo was not willing to serve as the Minister of State, but he promised to give advice to himself, this is the victory of the King of Qin, leaving Zhao Kuo and letting him serve him... King Qin hurriedly offered his gifts, and at the same time, he gave Zhao Kuo's disciples titles.

Although they are all low-level titles, this is already a great gift.

King Qin couldn't wait to ask: "I heard that you wanted to implement a new official system in Zhao State, what do you think of the official system in Qin State?" ”

Zhao Kuo thought for a moment, and then said: "The official system of the Qin State at the grassroots level is very perfect, but the system in the palace is still a little insufficient...", the King of Qin smiled and grabbed Zhao Kuo's hand, and said seriously: "The widow wants you to formulate an official system for the Qin State, and the widow will fully support you, and no one will stop you... If you have any confusion, you can find a widow... If you want anyone to help, you can mobilize..."

Zhao Kuo was silent and nodded.

King Qin just smiled, in fact, in his heart, he felt that the most suitable person to be the minister of state was Han Fei, because Zhao Kuo was too benevolent, such a benevolent and righteous person to serve as the minister of state would be unfavorable to the conquest of various countries in the future, think about it, if King Qin is ready to attack Zhao in the future, let Zhao Kuo be in charge of this matter... That's too much to say, so King Qin felt that Han Fei, the only one who proposed how to destroy the Six Kingdoms in front of him, was the most suitable person to serve as the prime minister.

When King Qin looked at Han Fei, Han Fei took the initiative to speak: "King, I want to study the law in the school. ”

"Uh-huh???"