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"You can all stand down."

After a few breaths, Zhao Wang He suddenly commanded the eunuchs, palace maids and guards standing in this side hall.

Hearing this, a middle-aged eunuch hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, this ......"

Before this person could finish speaking, he heard Zhao Wanghe smile and say, "Meng Sima, it was recommended by the fat minister to the widow...... It's okay, just step down. ”

“…… Here. ”

After Zhao Wang He signaled twice, the eunuchs, palace maids, and guards in the palace retreated one after another and left this side hall.

Seeing this scene, Meng Zhong was also aware of it, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Aren't these people around the king also not credible?" ”

Zhao Wang He didn't mean to hide it, and said in a low voice: "Whether it's the letter period, or the 'miào) xian', it's probably credible, otherwise the fat minister won't let the two of them assist the widow, but the people under their hands ...... Not necessarily. ”

The letter period in his mouth is the letter period of the "palace uncle" that Meng Zhong has seen, and "Miao Xian" is the "eunuch order" in the palace, that is, the head of the palace officials and eunuchs, these two people are all carefully selected by Feiyi for Zhao Wang He, as for the purpose, it is to make the palace firmly in the hands of the "new monarch faction", so that even the palace will not be infiltrated by some forces.

After a brief explanation, Zhao Wanghe's gaze shifted from the door of the side hall to Meng Zhong, and he said with a somewhat complicated expression: "Qing is really bold, aren't you afraid that Fang Cai's words will make you offend some people?" ”

Meng Zhong smiled slightly when he heard this, and simply made his words clear, and he said jokingly: "Does the gentleman mean Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, or Fengyang Jun Li Dui?" Or is it the force led by these two people? ”

After taking a deep look at Meng Zhong, Zhao Wang He said with a little emotion: "Qing's courage is really extraordinary, no wonder Qing with five hundred soldiers dared to attack the camp of tens of thousands of Qi troops at night......"

Why did they mention the "old aristocratic faction" led by Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Fengyangjun Li Dui?

The reason is that Meng Zhong deliberately led the topic of the "change" mentioned - whether it is the reform of Li Kui of Wei, the reform of Shang Jun of Qin, or even the reform of Qi, Chu, and Korea, these Central Plains countries have one "commonality", that is, they have cracked down on the phenomenon of "hereditary Shilu of Shiqing" to varying degrees, which not only further concentrates the royal power, but also enables the country to have relatively abundant land and economic income, which can be used to reward the army or be used for national construction.

And now, if Zhao wants to follow the example of other countries to change the law, then he must find a way to eradicate the "old aristocratic faction" in the country.

Of course, the "old aristocratic faction" to be eradicated here can actually not include Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Fengyangjun Li Dui, after all, these courtiers still have credit to the country, the key is those old aristocratic forces that depend on the two, among which there are a large number of people who have no contribution to the country, but because of the merits of their ancestors, they can enjoy the benefits brought by fiefdoms and titles from generation to generation - it is this group of people who are to be eradicated by the changes of various countries.

However, due to the eradication of this group of people, the strength of the "old aristocratic faction" will be greatly damaged, therefore, Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Fengyangjun Li Dui and others are not allowed to have such a situation, otherwise, it will be difficult for the old aristocratic faction to compete with Anyangjun Zhao Zhang.

More importantly, once Zhao set the precedent of "abolishing the hereditary nobility", it was difficult for Zhao Cheng and Li Dui to guarantee whether the land and wealth they left to their descendants would be recovered by the royal family in the future.

Combining these two points, Zhao Cheng, the monarch of Anping, and Li Dui, the monarch of Fengyang, would never allow the Zhao State to carry out the reform of "abolishing the hereditary line of the nobility".

In other words, anyone who dares to propose relevant reforms will be hated by the old aristocratic faction - this hatred is even higher than their hatred of Zhao Zhang, the king of Anyang, and it is a fundamental contradiction that cannot be reconciled.

"Aren't you afraid? Offend Anpingjun and Fengyangjun ......"

Zhao Wanghe asked Meng Zhongdao with some surprise.

Hearing this, Meng Zhong shook his head and said indifferently, "Why should the minister be afraid? …… In any case, some people are bound to become enemies, it is only a matter of time. ”

"Why are you so sure?" Zhao Wanghe suddenly interjected and asked, "Even if An Pingjun and Fengyangjun recruit Qing in the future, will Qing still be their enemies?" ”

"Is this testing me?"

Meng Zhong felt that Zhao Wanghe's question was a little strange, so he thought about it and replied: "Your Excellency, your righteous brother Hui An, I don't know if your lord has heard of it?" ”

"Song Xiang Hui'an? Of course the widow has heard of it. Zhao Wanghe nodded.

It is no wonder that, after all, the current state model of the Song State of "half kingly government, half benevolent government" is the result of Hui An's efforts to promote - ironically, the Song State, known as the "Song Dynasty", is actually a country that retains half of the Confucian idea of "benevolent government", but it is the most relaxed country in the world in terms of policy towards the people, except for the fallen Teng Wai.

Especially when comparing it with the Qin State, which specially created the "Lian Sitting" method.

"Chen's brother-in-law Hui'an once said that no matter Huizi, Zhang Yi, and people in their old age, they all hope to return to their hometowns. Wouldn't it be sad if the hometown was no longer there? Looking at Zhao Wanghe, Meng Zhong said sincerely: "The minister thinks so! …… As a native of the Song Kingdom, the minister naturally hopes that my Song State can become the most powerful, but unfortunately, my Song State is afraid that in the past hundred years, I am not qualified to dominate the Central Plains, so my Song State has to follow the example of the Song State when the "Jin and Chu Hegemony" and fully support a country to become the overlord of the Central Plains, in exchange for the opportunity for the Song State to continue in this troubled era, and the Zhao State is the auxiliary object chosen by my Song State. ”

"......" Zhao Wanghe's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and he nodded slightly.

At this time, Meng Zhong continued: "Because of this reason, even if the minister was born in the Song Kingdom, he still hopes that the Zhao State can become strong, and the stronger the Zhao State, the more stable my Song Kingdom will be." Therefore, the monarch does not need to doubt the minister's belief that "I hope that the Zhao State will be strong". ”

"Hmm."

Listening to these well-founded words, Zhao Wang He nodded convincingly.

However, in the minister's view, although the state of Qi is currently subservient to the state of Zhao, there is no intention of trying to turn the state of Zhao against the state of Qin. This is a challenge, full of crises, but also full of opportunities, if Zhao can defeat Qin, it can follow the example of the former Jin and dominate the Central Plains. …… However, as the monarch said, Zhao is not an opponent of Qin for the time being, why? The minister thought that it was caused by the backwardness of the Zhao system. Wei has Li Kui's reforms, Chu has Wu Qi's reforms, Qi has Zou Ji's reforms, South Korea has Shen Buxian's reforms, and Qin's Shang Martingale reforms, all of which have the potential to dominate the Central Plains, have successively launched reforms to improve the legal system and enhance the country's strength, but Zhao is far behind in this regard...... Although the minister respected Zhao's father, he still believed that the 'Hufu cavalry and archery' reform promoted by Zhao's father was imperfect and incomplete, and could only be said to be a military reform, and there was no improvement in the country's policy. Chen believed that if Zhao was to become strong, it was necessary to reform the law. ”

“……”

After listening to Meng Zhong's words, Zhao Wanghe pondered for a moment, and then nodded slowly.

In fact, he was not persuaded by Meng Zhong, and Meng Zhong himself knew this.

To put it more directly, whether it is Zhao Wang He or Zhao Xiang Feiyi, they actually have long had the idea of changing the law and reforming - otherwise, what is the need for Feiyi to collect the laws and regulations of Qin, Wei, Chu, Qi, and Korea, and let Zhao Wang weigh the pros and cons of these decrees?

Isn't this just preparing for a change?

But the problem is that Zhao does not have the conditions to reform the law at present.

The premise of a country's reform of the law needs the full support of the royal family, otherwise, when the old aristocratic faction in the country tries their best to resist, the reform of the law will be hindered.

Because of this, monarchs such as Wei Wenhou and King Qi Wei, who supported domestic reforms, were extremely powerful monarchs, and even sent troops to slaughter the opposition and forcibly promote reform when necessary.

However, in today's Zhao State, the power of the royal family has been dispersed, and it has been divided into two factions, Lord Zhao and Zhao Wang He-and even Gongzi Zhang faction.

The power of the Zhao royal family was dispersed, which gave the old aristocratic faction a respite.

And Zhao Wanghe was also clear about this, so when Meng Zhong proposed "changing the law and reforming the system", he shook his head slightly: "What Qing said is very reasonable, but ...... I, Zhao Guo, do not have the ...... to change the law at present conditions, I believe the reason, Qing must be able to guess it......"

"Is it because of Master Zhao?" Meng Zhong asked directly.

He had laid out a series of changes before, in fact, to lead to this sentence.

“……”

Zhao Wanghe glanced at Meng Zhong again with a complicated expression, and did not speak, as if he had acquiesced.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong said with a calm expression: "Your Majesty, the minister has been in the Zhao State for some time, and if you say something disrespectful, you have also discovered that the monarch is not close to the father of Zhao, and the minister is very puzzled by this. Your former crown prince, including the later transfer of the throne to the monarch by Lord Zhao's father, was given by Lord Zhao's father against public opinion...... But why is it that in the eyes of the ministers, your father and son are not close? ”

"......" Zhao Wanghe glanced up at Meng Zhong and did not speak.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong deliberately provoked him and said, "Could it be because of your mother, Empress Hui?" ”

“……”

Under Meng Zhong's gaze, Zhao Wang He frowned, and a little anger appeared in his eyes, staring at him intently.

I have to say that this gaze made Meng Zhong slightly stunned, because he felt that Zhao Wanghe's eyes at this time were very inconsistent with his cowardly personality - at least not with the Zhao Wanghe in Meng Zhong's impression.

"What exactly do you want to ask?" Zhao Wanghe's tone was faintly angry.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong said with a calm face: "The minister has no other meaning, the minister just thinks that Zhao State must be reformed in order to become strong, although the monarch thinks that Zhao State does not have the conditions for law change and reform at present, but the minister believes that as long as the monarch and Zhao's father resolve the contradiction, Zhao State still has the opportunity to change the law and reform...... Yesterday, the minister was invited by the fat minister, and when he went to the Qi Mansion for a banquet, he had a conversation with the fat minister, and the fat minister hoped that the minister would assist the king, but the minister did not reply at that time. Lord Zhao has the grace of knowing the minister, and the minister does not want to betray Lord Zhao, which is certainly one of the reasons, and the other reason, that is, the minister does not know anything about the king......"

Speaking of this, Meng Zhong raised his head and looked directly at Zhao Wang He, and said: "Your Majesty, what is in front of you now is not the guard Sima beside Lord Zhao's father, but a Song man from the Song State who hopes that the Zhao State will be strong enough to protect the Song State...... Although I am not talented, I also hope to assist the monarch I recognize, since the monarch cannot give trust to the lower, then how can I let the lower assist you? ”

“……”

Looking at Meng Zhong with quite sharp eyes, Zhao Wang He pursed his lips and said nothing.

Meng Zhong and Zhao Wanghe, both teenagers who were only sixteen years old, looked at each other with eyes that did not match their age.

Silent for a long time.