Surrounded by things that fell to the ground, Zhao Yong looked at the outside of the hall with blank eyes, and sat on the steps without any image. Once his favorite, lying under the glass roof on the roof of his villa, he fell asleep watching the stars in the sky. Friends said that this was his childlike innocence, and he really doubted how he survived the fierce fight in the mall. However, things often backfire, and the more you hate something, the more you may focus on it.

The matter of Jinyang was not the most painful for him, he had already considered that this kind of thing would happen, so he put Li Yan and the three of them around Jinyang. What makes him sad is that even if he has been in this world for eight years, even if he has done something that Zhao Suhou has not done even if he wants to, the current Zhao Yong still can't do what he wants, and this sense of powerlessness is what he suffers the most.

There are actually two reasons for this problem.

One is that Zhao Yong himself is too demanding of himself. He has no experience in political struggle, nor does he have any rich historical knowledge accumulation, and in this kind of turbulent tide of the times, he can only take it for granted and act recklessly. Although a few things have been done rightly, the weakness of the foundation will gradually be exposed with the growth of time. What's more, although shopping malls are like battlefields, political struggles have always been life-and-death, and they are more cruel than shopping malls.

Second, it is caused by history itself. In history, King Zhao Wuling went through many twists and turns before he promoted reforms, and in a sense, it was the continuous humiliation that gave the people of Zhao the courage to work hard and innovate. Even so, King Zhao Wuling's Hufu cavalry and archery reform was not all smooth sailing. And now this Zhao Yong, only relying on his own cognition, has promoted the reform in advance, although he has the advantage of being the first mover, but it has also made many people not realize the need for reform, but what they see is the damage to their own interests, and they will naturally win the counterattack of the opposition forces. This time it was too much of a fluke, so what about next time? No one will ever be lucky.

Zhao Yong thought about that autumn night, and the earnest teaching of the Crane Guanzi: "The so-called decree actually has a double meaning. First, the decree should be used to restrain the wickedness of the people and to facilitate the rule of the state; Second, if the decree is given to the people, it should also be served by the people. Therefore, the correctness of the laws and regulations shall be subject to the above two articles. "In short, the application of a decree is twofold, and it cannot be done only to restrain the freedom of certain people so that they can give up certain powers, and in the same way, because the purpose of the decree is supposed to be for the people, it is necessary to make them feel the benefits of the decree.

Back to this matter, the reason why the Jinyang Zhao clan did that was nothing more than that their previous laws were too strict, which caused them to complain about themselves. You can't beat the Zhao clan to the end just because they are things that hinder their reforms, not to mention that their strength has not yet reached that level to completely eliminate them, even if it really does, it will be extremely counterproductive. Think again, why was the Qin State able to establish a powerful state apparatus by relying on strict punishment and strict laws, but as soon as Qin Shi Huang died, the country was torn apart? Of course, there are remnants of the Six Kingdoms at work, but the problems of the Qin State itself cannot be ignored.

Niu Jian and Lou Yan walked in one after the other, and when they saw Zhao Yong's expression, they didn't see them, and the two immediately saluted.

"Hmm, I lost my mind a little just now." Zhao Yong came back to his senses, looked at the mess in the place, and said to the eunuch who had been afraid to speak loudly behind him: "Go, someone has cleaned up." ”

When the man saw that Zhao Yong had lost color just now, he had long been eager to leave early, and at this moment, he listened to the order, like hearing fairy music, and ran out in a hurry, calling someone to clean up.

"I was lonely just now. After being a king for so many years, I still don't have this determination. ”

"Compared to ordinary people, the king is already very calm." Lou slowly replied cautiously.

People like to listen to sycophants, and Zhao Yong is no exception. "Not much else. Just now, it was the Jinyang policeman, the clan prince Zhao Xian, the city guard Zhao Ran and the guard general Zhao Yan, who were suspected of rebellion. I was afraid that this matter would spread to the army and cause panic in the army, so I dragged the man out and beheaded him to prevent rumors. ”

When the two heard this, they quickly knelt on the ground and swore to the sky that they would never spread the matter. Zhao Yong let the two of them get up, and said with a chuckle: "Although this matter is a bit unexpected, fortunately, Gu has a plan. Li Yan, Lian Wu and Zhao Shan are full of strategy and loyalty, and the three of them have about 10,000 troops, and Jinyang is only about 1,000 people. Even if Jinyang rebelled, with the strength of three people, it was enough to quell the rebellion. No matter how bad it is, the other party sticks to Jinyang, believing that a year and a half is the limit. This time, Lone can afford to wait. ”

Lou Xuan and the others thought that Zhao Yong would be angry because of the matter of Jinyang, and he was afraid that it would affect the Northern Expedition, but now it seems that this will not be the case. The two also breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them have been planning outside for a long time, and they have also prepared a set of consolation words, but they are useless. Then he began to boast about Zhao Yong's holy candles, etc., which made Zhao Yong smile bitterly, and sure enough, it is human nature to pat on the back, but it just depends on when it is used.

"By the way, when I entered the city, I was instructed to contact Li Zhuo and others, but I don't know how I heard it?" Zhao Yong looked at Niu Jian and said, the matter between Li Zhuo and Xu Jian was already dangerous, and he also made a lot of determination to agree to implement this matter, but the agreed time had passed, but there was no trace of the two, which really made Zhao Yonghao worried.

Niu Jian and Lou looked at each other and smiled, and the former said, "The old minister is about to return to the king." Li Zhuo and Xu Yuan have already sent news that they have crossed the river as planned, and they are thirty miles outside Yunzhong City at the moment, and they are rushing to this side. ”

When Zhao Yong heard this, the haze of Jinyang's little thing was diluted again. stood up and walked in front of Niu Qian, and said happily: "So, the two of them did cross the river twice, went north from the upper county of the Qin State, and fought with the Linhu people?" How's the battle going?"

"The two of them didn't mention this matter, but only said that after arriving in the clouds later, there would be another big gift for you."

When Xu Yuan saw the totem of the bird fluttering on the cloud city, his heart that had been wandering for more than a month finally settled. He glanced back at Li Zhuo behind him, and the cavalrymen who had long been downcast into beggars and their horses were also scarred, and a sense of pride arose, because he led an iron-blooded team to break through the blockade of the Qin army and the bravery of the Linhu people.

It is said that on that day, Xu Yuan and Li Zhuo led this cavalry to Yuzhong, and Wei Zhang knew that the other party must not dare to stay in Qin for a long time, so he either went south or north. It's just that this kind of thing can never be guessed, even if you have a 10,000 percent certainty that the other party will go north out of the Great Wall of Qin, you must place heavy troops on the road to the south to prevent them from attacking all the way from Shangjun to Xianyang, and at that time you will be completely finished. With little thought about it, he mobilized the focus of defense on the main road to the south of Yulin, and in the north, he asked the passes to be held and no one was allowed to pass, and at the same time he mobilized cavalry to drive the enemy to Yuci. Although he was injured, he also chased and intercepted him in the spirit of making meritorious contributions.

Compared with Qin Jun's worries, Xu Yuan was not in a hurry. His purpose is very clear, that is, to go north, as can be seen from the captured map, starting from Yuci, if you want to go north, only Tingguan Pass is the closest. Also because of the dangerous terrain in the west, the defense of the Qin army was weak, and the Zhao army wanted to escape from the Qin realm to the greatest extent, and Tingguan was the most suitable place.

Once the purpose of the operation is set, it is time to decide how to act. There is a big city in front of it, and there are many passes, and there are cavalry chasing behind, and it is difficult to fly with wings. Xu Yuan was hoped to get rid of Wei Zhang, go north directly, and forcibly leave the pass when the Qin army's defense was unstable. But now it seems that once they are forced out of the customs, they will definitely be surrounded by the reinforcements of the Qin army that are chasing after them, and the risk is greater. So the two discussed, and the trick was repeated. Li Zhuo led most of the cavalry to feint on Yuci City, causing the Yuci City to be alerted and transmitted, while Xu Yuan responded nearby. In case the reinforcements and the defenders encircle Li Zhuo's troops, Li Zhuo's troops move in the direction of Shimao again to attract the opponent's reinforcements to follow, and then Xu Zhuo snipes, and Li Zhuo returns to help to encircle and eat this reinforcement, which can make the Zhao army much easier.

This kind of thinking of fighting in the movement, to put it bluntly, is a kind of reproduction of the siege of Wei and the rescue of Zhao. Zhao Jun is very familiar with this style of play, not to mention that all the cavalry used at the moment is strong, and there is no need to worry about it. The Qin army, on the other hand, was worried that his city would be attacked, but he would lose his vigilance and create opportunities for the Zhao army.

However, Wei Zhang is not an ordinary general, he can stay in this position, and he is still very strategic in his heart. After analyzing the situation, he thought that the Zhao army went south, because it was cavalry, so the possibility of success in the siege was almost zero, unless the other party was a dead soldier like the trapping camp, and if he came out to mix, he would disgust you to death. But this did not fit the characteristics of this cavalry, and the Zhao army did not have such a big hand, so they still had to flee from Shangjun. It was he who also began to slow down, sending more scouts, scouting along the way, even if a messenger came to report that the other party was preparing to attack Yuci City, he was not in a hurry.

Wei Zhang's calmness saved himself, after the scouts found the ambush of Xu Yuan's 1,000 cavalry, Wei Zhang took the lead in attacking Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan saw that the plan failed, naturally he could no longer hide, relying on the personal quality of the cavalry of Zhao State, he resisted the attack of the Qin cavalry three times his own, and waited for the arrival of Li Zhuo, and worked together to fight out of the encirclement, during which not only the border cavalry of the Qin army was consumed by most, and it was impossible to organize an effective interception, but also Li Zhuo also took the sheep and captured the unconscious Wei Zhang. That's a big feat. Immediately afterwards, taking advantage of the negligence of the guards of Tingguan and Wei Zhang's token, Zhao Jun forcibly exited Tingguan, completely jumped out of the Qin army's sphere of influence, and entered Lin Hu's activity area. After this battle, 2,000 of the 6,000 cavalry of the Zhao army threw their lives on the land of Qin, and more than 1,000 wounded could barely fight. The severity of its tragedy can be seen very much.

After hovering near the Great Wall of Qin for three days, it was confirmed that no Qin army had gone out of the Great Wall to pursue them. The Zhao army began to revolt in the hinterland of Linhu. However, its tragedy is really not as intense as in the Qin State. At first, the two thought that they had fallen for the tricks of the Lin Hu people, and they were ready to gather and annihilate themselves. Unexpectedly, I didn't know that King Lin Hu took the soldiers of the clan and went north to Yunzhong to help the building. After confirming the news, the two of them relieved themselves and plundered around in the clothes of the Linhu people while dealing with the few cavalry of the Linhu. The Linhu people originally lived a nomadic life, and the Linhu King was here, and everyone could still stop the confrontation, but the Linhu King was accompanying the army outside, how could he organize an effective attack? Zhao Jun was like a vicious wolf entering the flock, which made the Lin Hu people panic all day long. Finally, King Linhu, who had returned from a defeat in Yuanyang City, arrived with the Linhu cavalry, and the Zhao army could be regarded as having a real battle with the Linhu people. The result is naturally no suspense, the Lin Hu cavalry that was defeated in Yuanyang, the labor division rushed from Yuanyang, and it was too late to rest and enter the combat state, and it was naturally beaten by the Zhao army, which had already eaten and drunk, and suffered heavy losses. Seeing this, King Lin Hu immediately surrendered, and hoped to meet Zhao Yong, and was willing to join Zhao for his drive.

This is the situation where Xu Yuan and Li Zhuo appeared outside the city in the clouds.

(End of chapter)