Zhao Guo, Xindu.

Before Zhao Yong, Zhao already had two capitals.

The first one is Jinyang. This place has been the family temple of the Zhao family since the Jin Dynasty, and it has always been a place where the Zhao State worked hard to operate. It is precisely because of this place that Zhao Guo can look north to the Daidi, wait for Xiawu Mountain to get the Dai County, and look north to Sanhu, it can be said that Jinyang became the capital of Zhao State, which is related to the strategy of Zhao Guomou to replace the land at that time.

The second is Zhongmu. In fact, the history of Zhongmu as the capital of Zhao is not long, and it is only forty or fifty years before and after, and this place is the capital, which reflects the strategic intention of the ruler of the official Zhao State to prepare to go south to the Central Plains to compete for hegemony. Since Zhao Xianhou, Zhao began to slowly change his northward strategy and began to turn south. Zhongmu is located in the plain, the transportation is developed, and Handan, together with Handan, has become an important city in the south of the Zhao State, and the Zhao State even once set up the Zhongmu Order to manage this place, and this position can not be held by non-important ministers. Together with Jinyang, it has become two important strategic locations in the north and south of Zhao State.

The third is Handan. Zhao Jinghou's relocation of the capital to Handan can be said to be a successful strategic transformation of Zhao State. Although Zhongmu Handan is not too far away, Zhongmu lacks natural hazards, the terrain is flat, and it is in the heart of the Central Plains, the land of four wars, it is rare to be peaceful, and it is not suitable for the existence of the capital. And Handan has the precipitousness of Taihang in the north, and the barrier of Zhangshui in the south, although it is also a place of four stations, but it is suitable for building the capital, so after Handan became the capital of Zhao State, the status of Zhongmu was reduced. However, Zhongmu's status as an important grain and currency producing area has not changed.

Later, the ruler of Zhao deeply felt the lesson of Handan's siege, and established a companion capital with Xincheng, which was close to Handan, which was Xindu. Xindu is not a capital city in the actual sense, but exists as a strategic need.

It's just that Zhao Yong feels that the scenery here is beautiful and the folk customs are simple, unlike Handan, which makes people feel full of strong political flavor, so he often holds a big court meeting here, and also stays here for a few days by the way.

And now, a new storm is brewing in the Shingong Palace Hall in Xindu.

“... The simplicity of the cover is cumbersome to my deep clothes, and although it is different from etiquette, it is very beneficial in the section of combat. I thought that Zhao's cavalry might be used to it, and he would use his strengths to help me with his shortcomings. If I practice the art of bows and arrows every day and practice his ability to operate horses every day, after a year or two, I may not be able to escape from Sanhu and go south to Zhongshan, and in one fell swoop I will be able to calm the troubles in my heart. ”

"However, the minister's concern, only the people in the court, with the indecency of what he said, is to use the superiority of the Central Plains to cut off the sacrifice of my Zhao family's temple, which is really a big fallacy! The abundance of the land is due to the abundance of cattle and horses, and the possession of the land can be driven by horses for my chariots. If this place is uneasy, then the family temple is not quiet, and the family temple is not quiet, then the state affairs are not smooth, and the state affairs are not smooth, then the soldiers and the people are tied. ”

"The land of my ancestors was owned by my ancestors, and the ancestors built their inheritance because of it, how can they bury the inheritance of their ancestors because of the weakness of my generation?"

"The land of the ancestors must not be abandoned! If the heavens give it, the head of all things, and the gift of the ancestors, it is commanded by heaven and enjoyed by all ages. How can one person lose the generosity of my temple because of his weakness? Now, with the customs of the Hu people, learn and learn it, if you can have it according to this place, it will lose the etiquette of my Central Plains and cut off the head of my family. ”

On the top of the main hall, he was overjoyed and frustrated, and read out the recital sent by Zhao Gu along with the military situation. After the reading, the entire hall fell silent.

"Everyone, have you ever heard what Zhao Xiang said?" Zhao Yong knelt on the top of the hall, looked at the ministers below, and said in a slightly deep voice. He could feel that there was a hint of weirdness in the atmosphere in this hall.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a word." As soon as Zhao Yong finished speaking, a person stood up, and Zhao Yong saw that it was Minister Zhou Zhao. This old gentleman's status in the Zhao State can be regarded as very special, you say that he is a clan, he is just related to many clans, not only his wife is a distant relative of the Zhao clan, but his own son, but also through the marriage with the clan sisters, his family and the Zhao family are closely linked. Even if it is Zhao Yong, he has to call this old man "uncle" in terms of seniority. Seeing that this old man was the first to come out, Zhao Yong had to cheer up and deal with it.

"Speak, sir."

"The gift of the ancestors, not the land, the skin of the body, even the clothes and swords, are the income of the ancestors, and they are given to our descendants, because if the land cannot be wasted, then the hair and skin of the body, and even the clothes and swords cannot be wasted. Zhao Gu thought that the land of his ancestors could not be wasted, and the old man believed that clothing and swords should not be wasted. The Hu people are barbaric, not like the Central Plains, if the clothes of the Hu people are imposed on me, I would rather be naked! Although Zhou Zhao is very old, he is a scoundrel, but he responds to the old saying: Jiang is still old and spicy.

As soon as Zhou Zhao finished speaking, another person answered, "I don't dare to agree with Mr. Zhou's words." "But it's a slow queue." Although the body hair and skin are affected by the parents, but its storage is long-lasting, it will be combed, otherwise it will be unkempt and savage. And the ownership of the land is the survival of the country, since ancient times, there is no land to be left to the people to survive the country. Because of the location of the land, the place where people live and live, first there is land, then there is a home, then there is a clan, and then there is a country. Hu people are my Zhao family's great trouble, once I don't pay attention to it, I will lose the land of my ancestors, this is the unfilial piety of my descendants! ”

Lou Xuan naturally knew that although this matter was brought to the letter palace by Zhao Yong to discuss, Zhao Yong had already made up his mind and was ready to reform Zhao Guozhi's policy, as Zhao Yong's confidant, at this time, he naturally wanted to wave the flag for him.

"You can't say what others say." Mr. Zhou obviously disdains Lou Huan, although the two of them are important ministers, one can be regarded as half a relative, and the other is a celebrity in front of Zhao Yong, and when they quarrel, they are also of equal status, but Zhou Zhao obviously has no good impression of Lou Huan. "The land of my Zhao family belongs to the ancestors, and Lord Lou is an outsider, and Lou Fu is from the same surname, is there any trickery during this period, who can know?"

This is one of Zhao Yong's most headache contradictions: the contradiction between Zhao Guoren and foreigners.

In Zhao State, many talents are actually not from Zhao State. The first is Feiyi, Feiyi comes from the Fei family, the Fei family is after the Hu people, the Rong Di family, entrenched in the Fei place of the Zhao State, is based on the descendants of the Fei surname. Therefore, all along, some people in the Zhao family have looked down on Feiyi, although he is now a celebrity in front of Zhao Yong, but they still can't look down on him, which is why, on the night of Zhao Suhou's death, Zhao Cheng hurried from outside the palace and was excited when he saw Feiyi's presence.

The second is the slow building. Compared with Feiyi, Lou Huan became a Zhao person for a shorter time, when Feiyi was born, Feidi already belonged to Zhao State, and Lou Huan was a handan who moved from the Ju family, and his identity was more sensitive than Feiyi, so many people were very jealous of him becoming Zhao Yong's celebrity.

However, it is such a person who has contributed to the development of Zhao State, so for a long time, this contradiction in Zhao State has never been able to reconcile.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a word." After a short period of coldness, Fei Yi came out decisively, he nodded to Lou slowly, signaling him not to be impatient, and then he said: "Since the founding of the Zhao State, the southern and northern wars, after countless battles of all sizes, in the Central Plains, there are victories and defeats, but there are many defeats against the people of Sanhu. The reason for this is not that I don't have many warriors and horses, but that my fighting methods are very different from those of Sanhu. ”

"Master, please sit down and speak." Zhao Yong said to Fei Yi.

"Thank you, Your Excellency." Fei Yi nodded, knelt down and said, "The soldiers of Sanhu are mostly cavalry. Cavalry, of course, I have Zhao, when Zhao Xianggong went north to conquer the land, it was the war horse that he took. On the one hand, of course, it is to replenish the phalanx of our chariot soldiers, and on the other hand, it is to use the gallop of cavalry to deal with the cavalry of Sanhu. Once I looked, Zhao Gu's Hufu riding and shooting was in line with the wishes of the ancestors. ”

Fei Yi really deserves to be Zhao Yong's "iron courage", if he doesn't make a move, he will kill everyone in seconds, not only upgrading Hufu riding and shooting to the perspective of national security, but also pulling the ancestors' last wishes. It's fun now, since you keep saying that you defend the laws of your ancestors, I want to ride and shoot for the sake of my ancestors' wishes, so I make it more important to say that Hufu riding and shooting.

Zhao Yong was about to speak, but he heard someone shout, "This is a big mistake." ”

Everyone thought to themselves, even Feiyi's words dared to object, this old gentleman was really bold enough, and turned their faces to see who had such courage, and only then did they find out at a glance, obediently, this old gentleman is really qualified. But it was the oldest Zhao in the Zhao clan.

Why is this old man so powerful? Because he is Zhao Chenghou's clan brother, even Zhao Suhou has to call him uncle, and he is Zhao Yong's grandfather. Even Zhao Cheng had to be submissive in front of this old man, let alone Zhao Yong.

This grandfather of the family was not polite, and he didn't wait for Zhao Yong to speak, he directly pointed at Feiyi and said: "The fierceness of Sanhu is known to the whole world, and you all want to use my big Zhao's full strength, according to the Hu people in the north, what is your intention?" When I was alive first, I still knew that I should go south to fight for hegemony, not go north to dominate, and you are all wolf ambitions, you are a cheap breed of Hu people, but the clan is tilted, so you came to my Da Zhao as an official, but today you want to borrow the elite of my Da Zhao to avenge your hatred, and your heart can be punished! ”

The more the boss spoke, the more excited he became, the more he said it, the more ugly it became, and he couldn't wait to make Fei Yi and Lou slow worthless, and even openly accused Fei Yi and others of having a heart of disobedience, and the two of them trembled and had a chill on their backs, lest Zhao Yong would listen to this public remark and destroy his whole family.

"The land is for my Da Zhao, which is not the foundation of the ancestors, and if you live in it, you can plot against the Central Plains and protect my Zhao Guozuo. However, if this place costs money and conquest of Sanhu, as long as the Central Plains countries hear the wind and move, and Zhongshan of Yan State takes the opportunity to send troops, my Da Zhao will be in dire straits after all, and the gains outweigh the losses. At that time, you will be my sinner of Da Zhao! ”

"Enough!" Zhao Yong finally couldn't sit still, stood up with a bang, his eyes were full of murderous energy, and swept fiercely over the old man who was still in high spirits just now, but now he was a little panicked, and swept over the people of the clan who wanted to applaud and cheer for the boss, and a chill burst out from the bottom of his heart. He felt that this location was a crater that could erupt at any time, and if he didn't do something about it, he was afraid that his future changes would eventually be cut off.

"Where is the historian?" Looking at the ministers who were already prostrate on the ground because they were angry, Zhao Yong calmed down and asked indifferently.

"The minister is here." In the corner on the side, a petty official replied tremblingly, he didn't know why Zhao Yong called him, but this being named may not be a good thing.

"Write these words down for me." Zhao Yong's words were faint, but everyone could hear it, and there was an infinite murderous aura wrapped in it.

"Yes." As he spoke, he took out his pen and paper, sat down on his knees, and waited for what Zhao Yong said.

Zhao Yong stood on the high platform of the Xin Palace, I don't know why, his eyes passed through the blue sky, watching the changes in the wind and clouds, a sense of the heaviness of history, also carried by the breeze, through the dust of history, flowing from the distant future to the present, like a heavy hammer, beating everyone's heart.

"Since the establishment of my Great Zhao, there is the tiger eye of Zhongshan Lu Qi in the east, the Huns and Hu people in the north have repeatedly knocked on the border, and the soldiers of Qin and Han in the west have suffered from me. It is the place where Zhao is the place of the four battles, and the place where the rest of the battle is located. For today's Zhao State, the south has never won the Central Plains, the east has failed to sweep Zhongshan, and the west has repeatedly defeated the strong Qin. ”

"If Zhao does not create Hu, then Hu will be weak Zhao, which is the worry of my Zhao country. Where the land is placed, is my ancestors who were exposed to frost and dew and cut down thorns, how can any descendant not pity it and give it to others, like abandoning grass and mustard? Therefore, the lonely desire is centered on behalf of the land, calculating the benefits of Hu Di, following the meaning of Jian and Xiang, following the will of the ancestors, and expelling Sanhu. Future generations should know that the land of Zhao belongs to the Zhao people, and the Zhao clan will not surrender, cede the land, pay tribute, or be a vassal, no matter when and where. The king hanged himself in the family temple, and he could not accept the land and claim to be a vassal to a foreigner. Invade my Zhao realm, although it is far away, it will be punished. This should be my Zhao ancestral teaching, but if there is a violation, you can be expelled from my Zhao family's court, and you will never be allowed to worship our incense, and you will never be allowed to enter my temple. Remember! Remember! ”

After Zhao Yong finished speaking, he left a stunned crowd and turned around and walked out.

The ministers were flustered, and wiped the cold sweat on their heads, thinking that this was also the biggest fire since Zhao Yong took the throne. And the sentence just now, even if it is a reminder to everyone, don't forget who is the master of this country. The children of the Zhao family were even more trembling in their hearts, their steps were vain, and they didn't know how to walk.

At this time, when everyone was about to leave, they still saw Zhao Xuan kneeling there and never got up. Everyone knows that this is the old man who was scared by Zhao Yong, but after all, the qualifications are there, of course it can't go on like this, it is because someone is kind enough to help this old man.

But he never thought that everyone was just about to help him, but when he touched him slightly, the old man fell to the ground, his back was on his back, and his face was made of gold paper, only inlet but not out. When everyone saw that something was wrong, they hurried to see the rescue, but they touched his snort and quickly withdrew their hands. Everyone looked at each other in astonishment, and one of them stammered: "Zhao... Zhao Lao.. Die.... Die.. Dead! ”