When King Zhao was woken up in his sleep, he was still a little confused.

When the eunuch told him that Wei Wuji had come to visit him because he was very anxious, and now he was outside the palace gate, King Zhao reluctantly sat up, rubbed his eyes, brought water, washed his face, and then tidied up his clothes and met Wei Wuji. Wei Wuji came to him at this time, something big must have happened in the country, but King Zhao was not worried, with Ma Fujun and Xinling Jun, what else did he need to worry about?

Sure enough, Wei Wuji was dressed very formally, and it was the first time that King Zhao saw him like this, and after lighting the candles, the two sat in the hall. Wei Wuji happily said to King Zhao, "I'm here to congratulate you. ”

King Zhao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "What are you going to do to congratulate the widow?" ”

Wei Wuji laughed and said, "The villains in the country who deceived you have been killed by me. Because of these villains, the virtuous people did not dare to come to the Zhao Kingdom, for fear of being murdered by them, that is, they were not afraid of them, and because they regarded it as their own shame to be a colleague with them, they did not dare to come to serve you. If you want to attract phoenixes to roost here, how can you let rotting rats gather under the sycamore trees and emit a foul smell? ”

"There are a lot of rotten rats in Zhao Kingdom. Even a benevolent and righteous person like Ma Fujun, if he knew what they had done, would he still stay in Zhao Kingdom? After speaking, Wei Wuji put the collected bamboo slips in front of King Zhao, King Zhao heard that the matter involved Ma Fujun, he was also taken aback, hurriedly opened the bamboo slips, and looked at them seriously, these are the crimes of the ministers and local officials in the court, all kinds of bad deeds, and it is difficult to write!

Sure enough, the more King Zhao looked at it, the more angry he became, his whole body trembled with anger, he suddenly dropped the bamboo slip in his hand, looked at Wei Wuji, and said: "You are right, Ma Fujun is a benevolent and righteous person, he wants to see these crimes...", if Zhao Kuo was here, and heard that King Zhao was angry not because of their evil deeds, but because he was worried that they would force him away, he would definitely be very disappointed, but Wei Wuji would not be like this.

He is not a future traveler, he was born here, he grew up here, he knows the king and the nobility very well, these crimes seem to be very serious, but in the eyes of the monarch and some nobles, they are nothing. The crimes of the nobles are only betrayal, rebellion, and putting a few more tripods during the meal, of course, the theft and murder of ordinary people are also big crimes, but that is not the crime of the nobles.

Wei Wuji saw very clearly, if these people used nine tripods or seven tripods when they ate, maybe King Zhao would be angry because of their crimes, but they just killed a few disobedient people, then it was nothing.

Seeing King Zhao's angry appearance, Wei Wuji hurriedly said: "So, I'm here to congratulate you, fortunately, these things have been discovered by me, I have already disposed of these people, and when Ma Fujun comes back, there is no need to let him know about the crimes of these villains." And after dealing with these villains, there will be more sages like Ma Fujun who will come to serve Zhao Guo, and I am going to write a letter to Xunzi to ask him about the problem of official governance, so that he can know that Zhao Guo is different from the past. ”

"Okay!!" , King Zhao's eyes instantly brightened, he was happy for a moment, and suddenly asked worriedly, "How many people have you killed?" ”

Wei Wuji asked rhetorically, "How many of them do you think are comparable to a Ma Fu Jun?" ”

King Zhao was stunned for a moment, and he didn't dare to ask any more.

Wei Wuji continued, "If I kill hundreds of villains for Shangjun, I will bring you more sages, and this is something to celebrate. Isn't it what you want to replace the vacancies left by the villains with the wise? After I leave, if someone comes to accuse you of me, he will definitely have bad intentions, please be careful. Wei Wuji didn't stay in the palace for long, and after saying these things, he left.

After sending him away, King Zhao lay on the couch, tossing and turning, and couldn't sleep, he felt both distressed and lucky. Just when he was about to fall asleep, the eunuch woke him up helplessly again, King Zhao sat up angrily and looked at the eunuch, the eunuch was a little afraid, he didn't want to disturb King Zhao repeatedly, but the people who came to visit King Zhao, he couldn't afford to provoke anyone, Minister Wei Wuji, and now Lieutenant Zhao Bao.

Zhao Bao is the middle father of King Zhao, how dare the eunuch provoke him? Now the status of the eunuchs who serve the monarch is very low, far from the glory of the future, the monarch can blame the minister for his favorite concubine, but he will never offend the minister because of serving his eunuch, now it is the monarch who chooses the minister, and it is also the era when the minister chooses the king, the relationship between the monarch and the minister is not as strict as it will be in the future, as a retainer who completely depends on the king, the status of the eunuch is naturally very low.

King Zhao was really surprised, he had never seen his middle father look so frightened, Zhao Bao's face was pale, his whole body was trembling slightly, he took a deep breath, and said, "A person like Wei Wuji can't stay in Zhao State. King Zhao was stunned for a moment, and asked with some displeasure: "Why?" ”

"He was so ruthless, not long ago he killed more than 200 officials, and three ministers who served at your side... He did these things without even asking your opinion, if you let him continue to act, within a few months, all the ministers close to you will be killed by him, and at that time, Zhao will be close to Wei Wuji, and it will be very simple for Wei to annex Zhao. ”

"You mean... He was sent by the King of Wei to plot against Zhao? Zhao Wang asked.

Zhao Bao nodded and said seriously: "Otherwise, why would he kill the officials in the country for some unworthy reasons?" Please expel him and let him not return to Zhao again..."

King Zhao said hesitantly: "However, Ma Fujun personally recommended him, he is also a famous gentleman, how could he do such a thing?" The widow trusts him and leaves the affairs of the state to him to deal with, and he will not betray the widow. ”

"That's what I'm worried about, Ma Fujun is very close to him, and you regard Ma Fujun as your heart, if the two of them collude, can your royal decree still be passed out of the palace?"

King Zhao was furious, stood up, and said to Zhao Bao angrily: "Ma Fujun, he is the gentleman of Zhao State, the widow has never seen a noble person like him, please don't frame Ma Fujun like this, everyone may betray the widow, but Ma Fujun, he will definitely not!" Zhao Bao looked at King Zhao in surprise, King Zhao was very polite to him, even if he was very angry, he would not make such a face-to-face accusation.

He also stood up and said, "You are the monarch of Zhao State, if Zhao Kingdom is destroyed in the hands of others, you will be the first to die for the country!" ”

The middle father and the son parted unhappily.

King Zhao was about to go back, but Yu Qing came to the door again.

King Zhao sighed, it seems that he can't sleep tonight.

Yu Qing sat solemnly in front of King Zhao and said seriously: "Wei Wuji acted ruthlessly, this is not the blessing of Zhao State." King Zhao lowered his head helplessly, shook his head, and said, "Don't you trust the sage recommended by Ma Fujun?" Isn't a gentleman like Xinlingjun able to reassure you? Yu Qing replied: "It's not that I don't trust Ma Fujun, I don't trust Wei Wuji." ”

"I think Wei Wuji is right to deal with those villains, but he didn't tell you about it, and he executed the minister in private and intimidated the clan, which I think is wrong. I know you cherish his talents and don't want to punish him, but if you don't call the shots, the ministers will be very frightened, afraid of Wei Wuji, and will no longer dare to disobey him... Please order Wei Wuji to be punished and punished for his crimes. ”

King Zhao was silent for a long time before he nodded and said, "The widow knows." ”

Yu Qing said again: "The minister heard that he wants to use his own methods to appoint low-level officials, and the minister is not at ease, please refuse this matter and don't agree to him." ”

King Zhao raised his head, and he said helplessly: "The widow is afraid of forcing him away!" ”

Yu Qing thought for a moment before he said: "Then please allow him to appoint officials, but, don't hand over this matter to him, let the minister be in charge of this matter, if this is something beneficial to the country, the minister will not reduce his effectiveness, and you don't have to worry about Wei Wuji using this to increase his power." When King Zhao heard this, his face was a little happy, and he said with a smile: "You are right, the widow will order tomorrow that you will take over Wei Wuji and be in charge of this matter." ”

Yu Qing just retired, and just walked out of the palace, he saw Zhao Bao who was waiting for him, Zhao Bao saw Yu Qing, hurriedly saluted, and Yu Qing returned the salute. Zhao Bao then said: "I thought that you were close to Ma Fujun, so I would help Wei Wuji to cover up his crimes, but I didn't expect that you would come to the palace to accuse him of his crimes under Wei Wuji's surveillance, please forgive me for being rude to you in the past." ”

"Please don't say that, I'm also for the Zhao Kingdom, Shangjun has already promised to let me accept Wei Wuji's new law, and he won't have a chance to install his cronies again."

"Hahaha, great, wait for tomorrow, just see how depressed he will be!"

They were about to leave, and suddenly saw Dong Chengzi coming to them, in the night, Dong Chengzi was still very easy to distinguish, a large black mass, Zhao Bao was a little surprised, and asked: "Who are you?" ”

Dong Chengzi was a little afraid, but he still had the courage to say: "I am here to accuse Wei Wuji of his crimes, he killed my disciple, and I want to uphold justice for me." Zhao Bao burst into tears, this is really a tribulation to see the truth, I didn't expect it, it is Dong Chengzi, an absolute henchman of Ma Fujun, who is willing to speak for justice at this moment, Zhao Bao held Dong Chengzi's hand and cried silently.

He said to Yu Qing: "We are here, waiting for Dong Chengzi to come out." ”

King Zhao looked at Dong Chengzi in front of him in surprise, and asked, "Why did you come to find the widow?" ”

Dong Chengzi said angrily: "Wei Wuji acted ruthlessly, please punish him." King Zhao lowered his head, rubbed his forehead with both hands, and asked, "You have received the favor of Ma Fujun, why did you also come to accuse Xinlingjun?" Don't you know that Xinling-kun is Ma Fujun's friend? Dong Chengzi said solemnly: "But in the face of his behavior, even Ma Fujun will not forgive him." ”

"The minister is a secretary, and the punishment of the officials should be carried out by me according to the law, but Wei Wuji acted recklessly and ignored the law, how could he serve as the minister of Zhao State for such an act? Expel him! Dong Chengzi said seriously.

King Zhao let out a long sigh and said, "It's just a mistake, can't the widow forgive him?" ”

Dong Chengzi replied: "What I'm worried about is that he will continue to act like this, he is a bold man, he has no scruples, and the officials are guilty, so must they be punished by killing?" He killed the officials like this, how dare the officials of the Zhao State carry out your royal decree? ”

King Zhao suddenly hesitated, groping his chin and hesitating.

Dong Chengzi said: "Ma Fujun once told me that the country has no law, which will lead to the minister's behavior without rules and wanton, Wei Wuji's behavior is enough to prove that Ma Fujun is not wrong, please allow me to take the sages in the country to improve the law, so that for the minister who is at fault, Wei Wuji will not dare to kill wantonly, if his actions violate the law, the minister can also deal with his crimes, and the king will not have to worry about such a thing again." ”

King Zhao clapped his hands and said, "Okay, it is your duty to deal with the affairs of officials, please draw up the laws of Zhao as soon as possible." ”

Dong Chengzi walked out of the palace and said to Zhao Bao seriously: "The lord is unwilling to punish his crimes, I propose to draw up a law, so that Wei Wuji will not dare to act recklessly, and if the officials make mistakes in the future, I will also punish them according to the law, and Wei Wuji will not dare to interfere anymore." ”

"Okay!!" , Zhao Bao laughed.

"What you have done is useless, and the crux of the matter is not on Wei Wuji at all." , Suddenly someone spoke, Zhao Bao was shocked, hurriedly looked, but the person who came was the left master Pang Xuan, Pang Xuan stroked his beard, smiled at them, Zhao Bao hurriedly bowed to see, and asked: "Why do you say that?" Do you think Wei Wuji is not at fault for today's incident? ”

"Of course Wei Wuji is at fault, otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed here, but you are wrong, relying on your methods, you can only tie up Wei Wuji, but you can't prevent this from happening again." , Pang Xuan seemed to recall, raised his head and said: "The ministers of various countries are the most important ministers in the country, from taxes, to laws, to household registration, everything has to go through his hands, even if Wei Wuji is not in Zhao State, there will be a second minister of state to do such a thing, as long as he wants to do it." ”

"What do you mean?"

"I have come up with a way to change such a thing, if you want to stop a minister like Wei Wuji, you must reform the official system of Zhao, decompose the power of the prime minister, and set up a new official system to replace the current system, so that the minister of state loses his power, and there will never be such a thing as today, this is the fundamental solution to the problem." , Pang Xuan said with a smile.

Yu Qing, Dong Chengzi and others applauded one after another, praising Pang Xuan's virtue.

Zhao Bao suddenly noticed that something was wrong, he thought about these things, and suddenly, he took a few steps back and looked at these "comrades" in front of him vigilantly.

"The second and third sons are in the same group as Wei Wuji!"

"Wei Wuji doesn't want to rectify the rule of officials... He's going to change the law..."

Zhao Bao said coldly.

ps: I am praised every day in the comment area, and the old wolf is complacent, but the goose, but the results are still a mess, what is the reason for this?