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In the past, Meng Zhong's understanding of the "Li Kui Reform" and "Hu Fu Cavalry Shooting" was limited to the changes they literally described, and he did not understand some of the influences behind them.

For example, the old aristocratic forces of Zhao led by Anpingjun Zhao Cheng of Zhao State, they had a pivotal position in Zhao State before Hu Fu rode and shot, even if they were the father of Zhao who had succeeded to the throne for a full nineteen years, they had to treat them politely.

However, after Hu Fu cavalry shooting, although the military power in the hands of Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyangjun Li Dui and others has not been reduced, their influence on the Zhao dynasty has been greatly reduced.

First of all, the resources of war horses were controlled by the royal family "justifiably", and secondly, the source of soldiers - in order to establish a cavalry sufficient to fight against Linhu, Xiongnu and other foreign races, Zhao selected the best soldiers in the country to fill the cavalry army, which not only ensured the strong strength of the cavalry of Zhao State, but also weakened the family of Qing Dafu.

And then there is armament.

All in all, in the name of strengthening the cavalry, the Zhao royal family shifted the focus of the country's resources to the cavalry army.

And this is only the influence of the army.

As for the court, Zhao's father reused Qiu He, who was born in the Xiongnu, Lou Huan (Lou Fu), and Feiyi who was born in Bai Di, to reuse the "Rong Di courtiers" to curb the children of the local nobles of Zhao State, so that the old nobles such as Zhao Cheng of Anyang Jun and Li Dui of Fengyang had to back down little by little and acquiesce in returning the power to the royal family.

Because they have no choice, because at this time, they simply said that the power of the Qing family of Zhao State could no longer fight the royal family.

Although Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao and others all have an army in their hands, they can't stand more troops on the Zhao royal family's side, and more importantly, the cavalry, as the latest type of troops on the battlefield, is also firmly held in the hands of the royal family.

Rebellion in this case?

Use an army of chariots and infantry against the elite cavalry on the royal side?

In the early years, Zhao was repeatedly defeated by Lin Hu, Xiongnu and other foreign races, because the chariot could not defeat the cavalry - this is a fact that everyone in Zhao State knows.

Rebellion? Can't!

Purged out? and unwilling.

Therefore, the Qing Dafu forces in Zhao State can only honestly obey the royal family for the time being, and even when Zhao's father canonized Zhao Wang He as the crown prince, he rushed to Zhao Wang He's side to "occupy a position" first, and did his best to establish a good relationship with the future new monarch, lest after Zhao Wang He ascended the throne, their gang would be purged by the royal family because they were not close to the royal family.

At first, the relationship between them was quite harmonious, and the old aristocratic forces led by Zhao Cheng, the king of Anping, and Li Dui, the king of Fengyang, surrounded the side of Zhao Wang He, and became the courtiers of the new king.

But in any case, this is still within the "rules of the game", but suddenly, all kinds of signs indicate that Lord Zhao seems to be abolishing Zhao Wang He and establishing Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang - this is equivalent to flipping the table, completely overturning the table named "Zhao Wang He", with Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and many other Zhao courtiers who have been placed on the table.

How can you bear this?!

Therefore, it is no wonder that when Lord Zhao proposed "one country and two kings", almost all the courtiers in the palace at that time resolutely opposed it.

Just like what Feiyi, Zhao Bao and others commented, although Lord Zhao's father is a male lord, he has made mistakes one after another in the matter of establishing an heir, and he has made big mistakes, which are enough to endanger Zhao Guo.

"Let me sort it out......"

Pouring a bowl of hot wine for Fei Yi, Meng Zhong pondered and said, "In other words, Zhao Guo is full of three strands right now...... No, there are four forces, one is Zhao's father, the second is Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang, and the third is Junshang...... Let's call it the 'New Monarch Faction', and the fourth, that is, the 'old aristocracy' including Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyangjun Li Dui, and even the 'old aristocracy' including Yang Wenjun (Zhao Bao)......"

"Very apt."

Fei Yi stroked his beard and smiled.

"So which of the four parties is the strongest?" Meng Zhong asked curiously.

Hearing this, Fei Yi smiled and asked, "The little brother has been by Master Zhao's side for a long time, don't you know about it?" ”

Meng Zhong shook his head and said, "I'm ashamed to say it, although I have been by Master Zhao's side for a long time, this matter is really not clear. ”

"...... like this"

Fei Yi stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "If it's a little brother, it doesn't hurt for the old man to speak out...... Since the little brother divided the Zhao State into the 'Master Father Faction', the 'Xinjun Faction', the 'Gongzi Zhang Faction' and the ...... Hehe, the 'old aristocratic faction', well, the old man will explain this to you. ”

Speaking of this, the look on his face became serious, and Zhengse said: "Among these four forces, the strongest should be the 'master father faction' and the 'old aristocratic faction', little brother must know that the influence of the master father is not limited to the country, such as the "Lou Huan" who served as the minister of state in the Qin State, and the "Qiu He" who served as the minister of state in your Song State, these are all the henchmen and courtiers of the Zhao master's father, and they can all be regarded as the 'master father faction'. In addition, Zhao's father has extraordinary prestige in the northern counties of Yuzhong, Yanmen, Yunzhong, and Dai, and the local Rongdi people, whether they are Di, Xiongnu, Linhu, or Lou Fu, all respect and fear Zhao's father. …… In the second year of the monarch's succession, Zhao's father led the cavalry to inspect the two counties of Yunzhong and Yanmen that had just been occupied, and met the king of Lou Fu in the area of the West River. Afterwards, Lou Fu surrendered to my Zhao State, and during this period, a large number of Lou Fu cavalry broke away from Lou Fu King and joined the cavalry of my Zhao State. …… This shows the prestige of Master Zhao's father in the heart of Rong Di in the north. ”

According to Feiyi, King Lou Fu originally planned to unite with King Linhu to attack Zhao, but King Linhu did not dare, so King Lou Fu himself led his troops to catch up with Zhao's father, and as a result, when the two armies confronted, the people under King Lou Fu were dissuaded, so that King Lou had no choice but to surrender to Zhao in exchange for the right to continue grazing and living in the Hetao area.

Hearing this, Meng Zhong was very surprised, because he thought that Master Zhao had "lost power" - or that he himself had transferred power to Zhao Wang He, but he did not expect that Master Zhao still had such an amazing deterrent power.

In contrast, Master Zhao's father's help in Zhao is not worth mentioning.

Of course, the premise of this "not worth mentioning" is because he himself passed the throne to Zhao Wanghe, otherwise, whether it is Zhao Xiangfeiyi or Zhao generals like Xu Jun who "gradually support Zhao Wanghe", they all have to be counted into the category of "master father faction".

"As for in China, there shouldn't be many people who support Master Zhao's father......"

Seeing Meng Zhong mention the country, Fei Yi frowned and said: "The generals under the command of Lord Zhao's father, the old man has also chatted with them before, such as Li Zhen, Xu Jun and others, are willing to support the king...... Niu Jian was also willing to be loyal to the monarch at first, but in the past two years, he had an ambiguous attitude and was suspected of being influenced by Lord Zhao's father...... As for the rest, it's probably your 500 Xinwei, and the 5,000 soldiers Pang Xuan is training. ”

"Master Zhao's power in the Zhao Kingdom is indeed inferior to that outside the Zhao Kingdom...... It seems that the succession has really a big impact.'"

Meng Zhong nodded abruptly.

After that, Fei Yi talked about the "New Monarch School", the "Gongzi Zhang School" and the "Old Noble School".

Among them, the "new monarch faction" and the "old aristocratic faction" are actually not easy to distinguish, just like Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao, he himself belongs to the old aristocratic forces, but he is not as obsessed with power as Zhao Cheng and Li Dui - it is because of Feiyi that Zhao Bao will be recommended to guard Handan City.

Similarly, there are Zhao generals, such as Zhao Yuan, Zhao Xi, and Li Wei, although they are all children of the Zhao family and the Li family, but they are also Feiyi who hopes to recruit Zhao Wanghe's side.

If the courtiers and generals of the old aristocratic forces such as the Zhao clan and the Li clan are completely excluded, the strength of the Xinjun faction is the weakest, and among them, there are only more than 1,000 people with military power.

Let's talk about the "Gongzi Zhang faction", the Gongzi Zhang faction, most of them are the generals recruited by Gongzi Zhang when he followed Zhao's father to Zhongshan over the years, and he has almost no influence in the court, but he has military power in his hands, and at the beginning of this year, he was sealed in Daijun by Zhao's father, so at least in terms of the army, it is not much different from the "old aristocratic faction".

After listening to Feiyi's words, Meng Zhong pondered for a moment, and then understood the complex relationship between these four factions:

The Xinjun faction, mainly concentrated in Handan, seems to be the strongest, but after getting rid of the "old aristocratic faction", it is the weakest;

The Gongzi Zhang faction, the power behind it is the Song State, which has an army far exceeding the number of an army, at least 30,000 or 40,000 troops, and can gradually compete with the "old aristocratic faction" in terms of troops.

The old aristocratic faction has good strength on both sides of the army and the government, but it is suppressed by Feiyi in the temple and by Zhao's father in the army, and more importantly, it does not have a "reputation", and can only use the name of Zhao Wanghe to fight against Zhao's father or Anyangjun Zhao Zhang.

As for the last master father faction, because Lord Zhao passed the throne of the monarch to Zhao Wang He, it fell from the most powerful force in the past to the point that it was actually inferior to the old aristocratic faction within the Zhao State.

However, Master Zhao's father Jiwei is still there.

To put it simply, the main father faction and the new monarch faction have a "name", while Gongzizhang and the old aristocratic faction have strength, and here, Zhao Zhu's father gives Gongzizhang a "name", and over there, Zhao Wanghe and Feiyi have to give the old aristocratic faction a "name", so that the Gongzizhang faction can compete with the old aristocratic faction.

All in all, the relationship is very complex.

And in this complex relationship, this phase of Feiyi is the most difficult to do, first of all, he has to guard against Gongzi Zhang, but also against Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui and others, and it is difficult to maintain the balance between Zhao Wang He and Zhao's master's father, and maintain the balance between Gongzi Zhang's faction and the old aristocratic faction.

After all, if Gongzi Zhang wins, why will King Zhao lose his throne; Conversely, if the old aristocratic factions such as Zhao Cheng and Li Dui win, Fei Yi would also have to worry that these people would take advantage of the opportunity to control the country's politics - which is why Fei Yi tried his best to avoid this civil strife.

And now, Meng Zhong, a young man who "defeated tens of thousands of troops of Qi with 500 soldiers", made Feiyi see a turning point.

In Feiyi's view, as long as the young man Meng Zhong is willing to do his best to assist Zhao Wanghe and run an army for Zhao Wanghe, even if Gongzizhang and Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others are turned upside down, he Feiyi does not need to worry about Zhao Cheng and Li Dui taking the opportunity to control the state politics afterwards.

What's more important is that Meng Zhong is not only talented, but also young, he is only sixteen years old, not to mention assisting Zhao Wanghe, this young man is enough to assist Zhao Wanghe's son, and even his grandson.

Just like he assisted the fertilization of the three generations of monarchs of Zhao Suhou, Zhao's father, and Zhao Wang He.

But the premise is that the young man Meng Zhong is willing to assist Zhao Wanghe.

Thinking of this, Fei Yi asked Meng Zhongdao with a serious expression: "You are trusted by Master Zhao and Gongzi Zhang, as long as the old man secretly helps you, even if you are in charge of more military power, and the old man also believes that you have this ability...... So, are you willing to assist you? ”

“……”

Looking at Fei Yi's expectant gaze, Meng Zhong didn't reply for a long time.

After all, loyalty to Zhao Wang He meant that he would betray the trust of Zhao's father and Gongzi Zhang.

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