King Zhao's banquet gradually became simpler, and it was no longer as extravagant as in the past, Zhao Kuo felt that this was probably because of Xinlingjun. It can be seen that King Zhao has a lot of things to discuss with Zhao Kuo, but there are too many ministers here, King Zhao always starts, so he doesn't continue to talk about it, Zhao Kuo naturally didn't inquire much, King Zhao looked at the ministers under his command, and didn't know what he was thinking.

I don't know when, Zhao Bao led a shy young man to Zhao Kuo.

The young man was dressed extraordinarily, his eyebrows were somewhat similar to King Zhao, he was shy, lowered his head shyly, and secretly looked at Ma Fujun in front of him, Zhao Bao and Zhao Kuo greeted each other with a smile, and asked about Zhao Bu's situation, now Zhao Bu stayed in Danshui, followed General Lian Po to station, and did not return to Handan. Then he asked the young man to meet Ma Fujun, and then introduced Ma Fujun: "This is Chang'anjun, who was a proton in Qi before. ”

"Oh...", Zhao Kuo smiled and nodded, this Chang'anjun is still very famous in Zhao, everyone said that when Qin attacked Zhao, in order to be able to get the help of Qi, this Chang'anjun volunteered to go to Qi as a proton and saved Zhao, therefore, Zhao Kuo had also heard of his reputation, Chang'anjun hurriedly met Zhao Kuo, Zhao Bao sat next to Zhao Kuo, and Chang'anjun stood behind them.

"Ma Fu-kun... Wei Wuji wanted to rebel. Zhao Bao lowered his voice and said suddenly.

"Huh??" , Zhao Kuo's eyes widened, looked at Zhao Bao, then shook his head, and said, "This is impossible." Zhao Bao sighed helplessly, but didn't say anything more, got up and left, and Chang'an Jun didn't leave, he sat next to Zhao Kuo, and said to Zhao Kuo with a smile: "Ma Fujun.. When you were in the Kingdom of Qi, everyone was talking about your deeds, and they said, "You are the benevolent and righteous gentleman of the Zhao Kingdom..."

Chang Anjun said what he had seen and heard, and asked Zhao Kuo again, Zhao Kuo chatted with him for a while, but he was still thinking about Wei Wuji in his mind, it seems that the contradiction between Wei Wuji and these nobles in the country has reached the most intense level. Zhao Kuo was still thinking of a detailed change, and Wei Wuji couldn't wait to implement it in Zhao State, Zhao Kuo had previously advised Wei Wuji that without a detailed outline of the change, the hasty implementation would only make the government and the opposition confused.

It wasn't until Dong Chengzi told Zhao Kuo that Wei Wuji had been assassinated and was still recuperating from his injuries in the mansion that Zhao Kuo realized that something was wrong.

He said goodbye to King Zhao again and left the banquet, King Zhao knew his temperament, Ma Fujun didn't like the banquet very much, so he didn't keep him, but just told Ma Fujun that he wanted him to come to the palace tomorrow to meet him. Zhao Kuo left the banquet in a hurry, got into the car, and hurried to Wei Wuji's mansion. As soon as he arrived at the door of Wei Wuji's mansion, Zhao Kuo felt that unsettling atmosphere.

Wei Wuji's doormen, wearing weapons and even bows and crossbows, guarded the door, after seeing Zhao Kuo's carriage, they quickly made a guard, and after seeing Zhao Kuo, they hurriedly put down their bows and crossbows and squeezed out a smile. Zhao Kuo got out of the carriage, and Wei Wuji's doorman led him into the courtyard, and the doormen in the courtyard were still drinking, happy to do it, seeing this scene, Zhao Kuo was no longer so nervous, and they were still interested in drinking, which meant that the problem was not big.

Sure enough, when Zhao Kuo walked into the inner room, he happened to see the drunken Wei Wuji, who was drinking with several of his subordinates, Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief, Wei Wuji saw Zhao Kuo, he was very happy, hurriedly got up, shook to his side, took his hand, and asked him to sit down too, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and you won't give me a letter... We miss you so much..."

Zhao Kuo sat among them, Wei Wuji greeted him for a moment, and then said: "Don't worry, I wasn't injured, I made it myself...", Wei Wuji then told Zhao Kuo about Zhao Bao and others casually killing new officials in various places, and inciting the people to attack him, Zhao Kuo only listened for a moment, and was furious.

Seeing Zhao Kuo get up suddenly, Wei Wuji hurriedly grabbed his hand and said, "Please don't be impulsive... Today's Zhao State needs a fair judge, the lord and he don't help each other, sit back and watch me fight with Zhao Bao, neither open his mouth to support my change of the law, nor oppose my change of the law... Alas... You are a benevolent and righteous gentleman, whether it is with me or Zhao Bao, you are willing to trust you, please come and supervise the change of the law. ”

"If I am wrong, please punish him, and if he is at fault, please do not forgive."

Zhao Kuo frowned and said angrily: "Zhao Leopard killed thousands of Zhao people... I won't let him go. Wei Wuji said seriously: "If you arrest him now, or kill him... That would have killed more people. Zhao Kuo was speechless, and he also understood what Wei Wuji meant, all changes need the support of a strong ruler, so that the changes can be successfully implemented.

Obviously, the current King of Zhao is unwilling to serve as the ruler who plays an important role in this change, and Wei Wuji hopes to let Zhao Kuo take this important position and become a key part of the change. Does Zhao Kuo's identity match? First of all, he himself is the second largest nobleman in Zhao State, except for Zhao Dan, the first nobleman, even a clan like Zhao Bao, who can't stiffen his waist in front of him.

In addition, he has enough prestige, whether it is Wei Wuji and other law changers, or Zhao Bao and others, they dare not ignore him, it can be said that as long as Zhao Kuo is facing any of them now, you have no virtue.... Then they won't dare to appear in Handan again, and they won't even dare to raise their heads to see people, and suicide will become the best way out.

Zhao Kuo forcibly held back the anger in his heart, in his opinion, those who instigated the people deserved to die. For Wei Wuji's request, Zhao Kuo did not refuse, Wei Wuji's thinking was very clear from the beginning, in the change, King Zhao was unreliable, so rely on Zhao Kuo to implement, and in the eyes of outsiders, the opportunity for Zhao Kuo's support was that Zhao Bao instigated the people and killed the people.

Wei Wuji talked to him for a while, and Zhao Kuo told Wei Wuji about his desire to set up a military doctor and a local doctor, Wei Wuji nodded, asked him a lot, and took a sip of wine, Wei Wuji said with a smile: "I thought that you would go to the Chu State at this moment to help the Chu people repel the attack of the Qin people." Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "I really want to save more people, but I can't let the soldiers of Zhao State die because of my thoughts." ”

"Didn't you always want to stop the war?"

"I found that I couldn't do this, there was a deep blood feud between countries, their relatives died at the hands of each other, and their hometown was burned down by each other, even if the Qin State no longer killed the people and no longer treated them as slaves, this hatred would not dissipate... This hatred cannot be extinguished just by relying on my words of the unity of the seven nations, and there is no way to stop the war just by relying on my words. ”

Wei Wuji was a little surprised, and he asked again, "You have already given up?" ”

"I didn't give up, I couldn't stop the war, I couldn't save everyone, but I still tried my best to do what I could... Even if I didn't come to this era in vain... If the implementation of medicine is in the future, as long as this theory of mine can be inherited by future generations, it will be able to save many people, right? Zhao Kuo asked seriously.

Wei Wuji saw a kind of expectation in his eyes, he really wanted to be recognized and prove that his efforts were not in vain, Wei Wuji gradually became serious, he said: "It will definitely be like this, many years later, if there is no war in the world, there will be many people who will survive because of the medical officer system you proposed, and the plague and disease can be effectively controlled..."

"yes... It will be useful, it will. Zhao Kuo said with a smile, his eyes flashing, and he said with a smile: "I still have a lot of ways... I can definitely save a lot of people. Zhao Kuo continued: "Nowadays, the taxes of various countries are different, and I want to improve them. Do you know what a tax is? ”

Wei Wuji hurriedly said, "I am willing to listen to your teachings. ”

"Taxation is a form of compulsory and gratuitous participation in the distribution of products by the state in accordance with the provisions of the law in order to meet the needs of the public." As soon as Zhao Kuo opened his mouth, Wei Wuji was stunned, and Zhao Kuo continued to talk about the functions of the state, the rational distribution of social products, and so on. Wei Wuji thought that he was also a smart person, but at this moment, he didn't understand Zhao Kuo's words at all, and seeing that he didn't understand a little, Zhao Kuo continued to tell him in detail.

Zhao Kuo first explained the specific meaning of the tax, and then said to Wei Wuji: "Nowadays, it is unreasonable to tax according to the amount of land and the goods of the merchants, there is no law to stipulate it, and it is not right to collect taxes at will without verification, there should be a detailed tax system, not according to the amount of land, but the amount of grain produced by the land, not according to the goods, but according to the profits." ”

"And the tax on livestock, is it reasonable to raise a hundred cows in the same way as to raise one cow?"

"Formulate a quota for grain production, those who exceed the quota pay taxes, and those who are below the quota can be exempted, and then according to the continuous increase of the quota, the taxes paid will also increase accordingly, which is reasonable...", Zhao Kuo talked about personal income tax, as well as land tax and the like, Wei Wuji frowned, listening to the sound of brushing from his ears, Wei Wuji looked at the door with some annoyance, but saw that Han Fei was recording quickly.

Wei Wuji did not reprimand again, and he still had many questions about the new system proposed by Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo stayed in Wei Wuji's mansion for a long time, and after a long time, he left his mansion. Wei Wuji went out in person to bid farewell to Zhao Kuo, watching Zhao Kuo get into the carriage and leave in the distance, Wei Wuji felt an indescribable admiration in his heart. Until Zhao Kuo went away, he was also standing at the gate of the courtyard, unwilling to go in. Hou Ying coughed, walked to his side, looked at Zhao Kuo who was far away, and asked, "Aren't you unwilling for Ma Fujun to participate in the law change?" ”

"Hahaha, Shang Ying changed the law, Shang Ying died because of the change, did Qin Xiaogong also die because of this incident?"

Wei Wuji asked with a smile, but Hou Ying was speechless.

"The bamboo slips you copied are almost impossible to put down, and you are still copying here?" , Ge looked at Han Fei behind him with some displeasure, Han Fei put a lot of bamboo slips on the carriage again, and the old horse used for driving was a little unbearable, so the pace became slow, Han Fei didn't dare to be rude to the old man, and said with a wry smile: "Old.. Old.. The teacher said it so well, if these are not... No.. Don't write it down, this.. This will be a pity for the whole world. ”

Zhao Kuo sat in the carriage, closed his eyes, and suddenly asked, "Ge, have you ever heard of paper?" ”

"What? Swine? ”

"Forget it... You say, how do you make something as light as cloth and can be recorded with a pen? ”

"You have to ask Du about this, I only know how to drive." , Ge said, but he already understood in his heart that the head of his family began to ponder those messy things again, what was a car with only one wheel before, what was the kang with fire in it, and now what kind of cloth can be written? Poor Du, he is going to be tortured by the head of the house again.

Zhao Kuo just asked briefly, looked at Han Fei again, and said seriously: "I think that a school room can be set up in Mafu." When Han Fei heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, this was something he had proposed to Zhao Kuo a long time ago, but Zhao Kuo had always disagreed, feeling that he had no talent to teach others, Han Fei asked with a smile: "Teacher?" You.. You.. What do you want to teach? ”

"Teach the way to govern the world and save people."

"It's long overdue.. It's time for this...", Han Fei said, lowered his head again, and looked at the bamboo slip in his arms, that is, the words and deeds of the teacher he recorded over the years are enough for others to learn for ten years. And Zhao Kuo, facing the cold wind, in the night, rushed slowly towards Ma Fu, he already knew in his heart that he could not be the terminator of the troubled times, even if Zhao Guo experienced a change, he would not be the opponent of Qin State.

Many of his own ideas and systems have not even begun in the Zhao State, and the Qin State has already begun to implement them.

This is a gap in the system, a desperate gap, he can't take Zhao Guo to a king of the world, even if Zhao State is united in its heart, to change the law, and it can't catch up with the efficiency and progress of Qin State, he heard the Qin officials of the party say: Qin State has set up a thorn in various places... This is enough to make Zhao Guo desperate, Zhao Kuo only mentioned a few words, Zhao Wang just thinks this method is good, and Qin Guo has already completed it...

Just like the wheelbarrow in the past, what he did only made the Qin State stronger and stronger, and opened a bigger gap with the other countries.

And he himself will not go to Qin, not to mention the people who trust him in Zhao State, even if he rushes to Qin State, he still needs to kill more people to complete the unification, Zhao Kuojue, such a thing, he can't do it.

Since you can't be the end of this troubled world, then don't complain, just be the stabilizer of the peaceful and prosperous world in the future... Leave more useful knowledge for future generations, reduce the bloodshed and sacrifice in reunification, and avoid greater wars and chaos after reunification.

Suddenly, Zhao Kuo laughed, and at this moment, he seemed to understand another desperate Zhao person.

A sage who can't be the terminator of troubled times himself, wants to teach the sage of the ender of troubled times.