"Your Grace, it's time to rest. Madame has already sent someone to urge her three times. ”

"Reply to them, Lone still has some things to deal with, let Madame sleep first."

Zhao Yong didn't raise his head, he looked at the map intently, and he knew that he couldn't be persuaded at this time, "So, let the old body let them boil a pot of porridge for you to fill your body." ”

Zhao Yong raised his head and looked at the sky, but it was past the hour, he had the habit of eating supper, which could not be changed, and he had been by his side for a long time, and he had already understood this. "It's fine."

He responded with joy and slowly retreated.

"By the way, who's on duty today?"

"It's Lord Sikou."

"It turned out to be the master. Hey, let them treat a pot of porridge well, and invite the master here to enjoy it at the same time. ”

"Yes." Hi turned around and left the main hall.

When Fei Yi came to the palace, he found that Zhao Yong had ordered someone to put together a few cases of His Royal Highness, and there were two or three small dishes on the cases, and the bronze mustache next to it was still fragrant, and a palace person was serving fine porridge.

"I know that Mr. will definitely not sit on the top of the main hall with Lone, and Lone specially ordered someone to fight a few cases under this Highness, you and I will settle down here."

Feiyi's eyes were slightly moist, and he didn't refuse, and sat on a few cases, "In this way, the old man has trespassed." ”

"The master is serious." As he spoke, he sat down at the table.

"The old man heard that every time you go to bed late, you have been late. Although young and strong, but like this, it is by no means a long-term solution, it is still necessary to take care of your body and recuperate. "Between the words, there is a lot of care.

"Of course Lone knows. It's just that seeing the accumulation of official documents and the complexity of trivial matters, it is really difficult to sleep. ”

"If you have any problems, you might as well say it, and you and I will discuss it." Fei Yi looked at Zhao Yong, and the scene of supervising him to read and write when he was a child appeared in front of him again. He knew that in private, Zhao Yong repeatedly instructed the people in the royal city that as long as he arrived, he would report no matter how late he was; Someone must help you go up the stairs; On important festivals, greetings are also sent several times, and there are countless rewards. He knew that Zhao Yong completely put his love for Zhao Suhou on himself.

"Master. Recently, he investigated the situation in the Central Plains and read the testament of his ancestors, and realized that the scene of Zhao Guo today was the work of the design of his ancestors. ”

"Where do you start?"

"Map learned." Zhao Yong said, "At the beginning, the three families were divided into Jin, and the land of Weide Hedong and Hanoi was almost the richest place in the Jin Kingdom, with abundant water and grass, abundant products, and important Jindu, and commercial and trade exchanges, which were naturally the benefits of the land. This is the Wei State soldier, galloping the world, invincible. It's a pity that Wei Wuhou listened to the rumors back then, which caused Wu Qi to go south to Chu. Otherwise, with Wu Qizhi and the Three Jin Dynasty's idea of destroying Qin, the Qin State would not be so powerful. However, Wei first destroyed Zhongshan, then competed with Han Zhao, and then defeated Qi and Qin successively, and forced a good game of chess to such a situation. ”

"Not bad." Fei Yi nodded and said. In fact, the reason why Han and Zhao were unwilling to agree with Wu Qi's policy was that they were really unwilling to echo the leadership of Wei.

"Although there are not many fiefdoms in Korea, there is the foundation of Zheng Guo as the foundation, and the land of Nanyang (now Qinyang), with Taihang in the north and Dahe in the south, is also an important grain producing area. And the above party is high, controlling the main road of Wei, locking the key point of the Qin State, and the geographical location is not superior. ”

However, the land of these two is the land of four wars, and the land of heaven naturally needs strong force to ensure it, otherwise it will not be able to keep the foundation at all. This is also the reason why the Han and Wei countries have declined to this point, to put it bluntly, they have this place and are unable to protect it, which is the reason for today's decline. ”

"Hmm." Fei Yi didn't say much, but fell into deep thought.

"And the ancestor of my Zhao State, Geng, whose first fief was in the land of Hedong, did not compete with Han Wei here, but avoided its edge, chose to open up the northern plateau, and finally built a city in Jinyang. Jinyang has both convenient transportation, and the protection of mountains and rivers, and controls the main road out of the plain in the east, which is very conducive to the purpose of recuperation. ”

"But it's not perfect. Wei and I have been at war many times, and Qi has sent troops abroad several times, which is explained here. ”

It is precisely because of this that the monarch proposed to give up competing with the Wei State and the Qi State, but to develop to the north, plotting Zhongshan, connecting Jinyang, Handan and Lingshou, and intersecting with the Yan State. The most important thing is that while acquiring arable land, the grasslands in the north are more suitable for our Zhao State to train cavalry. At the same time, it can also get rid of the harassment of Wei and Qi and concentrate on development. ”

"That's right, that's exactly what Lone thinks." Zhao Yong picked up the map on the side and said, "The general trend of the Central Plains is clear today, and Qinqi and Chu are extremely prosperous because of their geographical advantages. Since the filial piety of the Qin Dynasty, he appointed Shang Ying, rejuvenated the army, and now the king of Qin, the army has gone out of Hedong, and has the heart of annexing the Three Jins; The State of Qi has the benefits of salt and iron, Zou Ji has a new law, and Sun Bin Tianji besieged Wei to save Zhao and establish the reputation of the State of Qi; The state of Chu dominates the south of the river, the army is extremely strong, and for 60 years, it has recuperated and recuperated, and the shame of Jingshan has been snowed once. These three, faintly tigers and wolves, have the power to swallow up the eight wildernesses, and they are invincible people. ”

"The country of Yan is located in the northeast, there is the trouble of Di Rong, and the constraints of the country of Qi, the land is barren, and it is not the land of kings. However, in the northeast, thousands of miles of fertile fields, all owned by Dijon, if it can go east, it can be the foundation of the king's hegemony. However, Yan's internal strife looms, the political situation is unstable, and unless there is a Ming monarch in power, the country will only be destroyed overnight. ”

Fei Yi nodded and continued, "Your remarks have explained the situation in the world. I wonder what your plan is? ”

Zhao Yong was affirmed by Feiyi, and said happily: "Naturally, there is." Zhao Yong said, put the map in front of the two again, and said: "I think that Zhao will be able to go south from the land of Laiyuan and annex Zhongshan with three years of grain and grass; then go north and sweep away the northern Rongdi; After that, he provoked the dispute between Yan and Qi, plotted to seize the land north of Yan Kingdom, and set up an eastward direction to expand the land for thousands of miles; Distant friends with Qin and Chu, alliance with Han and Song, and annihilation of the Wei State. The east rejects the Qi country on the shore of Yishui, and the west resists the strong Qin to the bank of the river; When he changed day by day, he formed an alliance to strengthen Qin, and with the control of horses in the north, he went south to Linzi, drank the horse river, and competed with the Qin State. ”

"If it weren't for this, Zhao Guo would be able to be a hero, but he might not be able to enjoy peace forever."

"What are you going to do?"

"Reform."

"There are a lot of things to do about reform, since Shang Yang changed the law, Wu Qi and Li Kui did not prosper by changing the law, and died because of the change of law. How can the monarch say that Zhao Guo can become strong. ”

"At what age do you know from the change."

"I want to hear about it."

"Since inheriting the last orders of the ancestors and leading the Zhao Kingdom, what he has done is nothing more than two things, one is to train the soldiers, and the other is to change the law. And these two things are just one thing. Military training is the purpose of changing the law, and changing the law is the guarantee for military training. ”

"Lonely's change of law, he doesn't learn the harsh punishment of Qin, nor does he learn the tricks of Korea. Instead, with the land as the foundation and Zhao Law as the criterion, the land was concentrated in the hands of Gu for the purpose of rewarding military merits, breaking the monopoly of the clan on state officials, creating a new group of nobles, rewarding farming, and allowing more people to stand on the lonely boat. Only in this way can there be more sources of taxes and soldiers. ”

"Since the three strategies of the Restoration, the Zhao State has changed considerably, although the first battle of Zhongshan had the merit of a surprise attack, but the merit of the Restoration, also cannot be underestimated. Through a large-scale review, more hidden fields were identified; to give more slaves and civilians access to land, and to attract displaced people from neighboring countries to our country; The punishment was determined, fixed through the "Zhao Law", and then executed in one piece. This all shows that the king's method is correct. Fei Yi said, "However, the gentleman also knows that there are constant turmoil in it, and the Li Dui case some time ago seems to be a dump, but its purpose is to test the king's meaning." ”

"How can I not know?" Zhao Yong said with a wry smile, "Since the Restoration, my uncle has obstructed at all levels, Sima Yang has violated the Yin, and Situ seems to be respectful, but in fact, there are many contradictions. Those who can use it alone are nothing more than masters, Pang Cong, Le Yi and others, and the rest of the sons are really not people who can work together. ”

"Master, do you know why, a while ago, my uncle asked Gu to increase the clan land on the grounds of clan sacrifice, but was rejected by Gu?"

"Yes."

"Presumably the master also guessed, what is Lone going to do next?"

"The king wants to implement the county system in advance on the occupied Zhongshan land." Fei Yi said with a wry smile. Actually, it's not hard to guess. For those who lack political acumen, they will not stand in the court.

"Not bad. Although the state of Zhao had implemented the county system before, it was not implemented. This time, Lone intends to continue to redefine the county. In the early stage, the county system was implemented in the occupied land, and it was no longer divided. Then the border, then inland, and finally Handan, Zhongmu, and Jinyang, until there is no separation. ”

"How long is it going to take for your lord to carry it out?"

"Eight years, ten years at most."

"Seems to have another meaning?"

"Ten years later, my uncle should be old, and it is time to let go of the affairs of the court and take care of his old age."

Fei Yi nodded. It's really a good feast, and at this moment, Fei Yi understands why Zhao Yong wants to talk so much to him.

First, after the Battle of Zhongshan, almost none of the things he wanted to do were completed according to Zhao Yong's intentions, which made many people see that Zhao Yong's authority was not high and could be opposed.

Second, although people like myself support Zhao Yong, they are very worried about Zhao Yong's performance in a hurry for quick success. Because these people all relied on Zhao Yong's trust and promotion to occupy high positions, once Zhao Yong changed his course because of too much resistance, then his fate would be difficult to say.

And Zhao Yong's meal, Xiang Feiyi answered these two questions.

First, although there is a lot of resistance, Zhao Guo's changes will only move forward, not retreat. This is the only way out of eternal peace.

Second, Zhao Yong is not a person who is anxious for quick success, he will implement the policy of changing the law step by step, and he can neither cause sharp contradictions in the country, nor can he always make no progress. For the stubborn elements, those who can be won over will definitely be brought over, and for the stubborn, they will not be stingy with butcher knives. Do merciful means, do thunderous things.

"In this way, the minister is willing to accompany the king and go to the soup to fight the fire."

Zhao Yong knew that Fei Yi had already understood his mind at this moment, and soon after, the slightly impetuous political situation might calm down for a while.

"The master is serious. Having said so much, in fact, it is not as important as the things in front of me, and I hope that Le Yi will live up to their mission. ”

Fei Yi smiled: "I think that there will be good news in the near future, so I can wait patiently." ”

Zhao Yong looked at the quiet night outside the window, and muttered thoughtfully, "I hope." ”

(End of chapter)