Fuding left the inn, glanced at the sheltered gate behind him, shook his head and boarded the carriage.

As a junior uncle, at this time of Zhao Guo's ceremony, his work was very busy. But I don't know why, an order came from inside the royal city, let me come to meet the Zhongshan envoy first. Fu Ding didn't know why, so he had to accept it.

On the road from the city gate to the post house, which was not much distance, Fu Ding appreciated the arrogance of this messenger. However, it is no wonder that who made the war between Zhao and Zhongshan unwinnable for many years? Even once defeated with Shancheng, almost even the northern defense town of Handan was broken by Zhongshan State, which also made Zhongshan people proud.

Everyone knows that Zhongshan is for Zhao State, and the two countries will inevitably have a war, because they will both regard each other as mortal enemies, and no one can look at each other, so in the face of Zhongshan City, Fu Ding can hardly say that he has any good feelings.

However, what is the purpose of Shaojun's grand welcome?

Frowning at home, Fu Ding was just about to lift his feet to go in, when he saw a man returning from outside, his mind moved, so he called out to the man: "Mr. Sima, where did this come from?" ”

The man was wearing a deep coat and was bowing his head forward, but he didn't expect to meet Fu Ding here, so he hugged his hand and saluted, and said, "Sima Qian, please meet your lord." Tomorrow is the great gift of the young king, and today the city will be lively. I was a little depressed in the adult's house, so I went for a walk on the street, but I didn't expect to meet the adult when I came back. ”

"Sir is very elegant, and must have seen many things."

"The most special thing is nothing more than that the King of Wei entered the city and the Zhongshan envoy entered the city." Sima Qian said.

"What's so special?" Fuding was a little puzzled.

"What is special lies in the attitude of Handan people towards the two." Sima Qian smiled and said, "The King of Wei entered the city, although the people of Handan resented that the Wei State had captured Handan, but after all, the two countries had worked together and had some relationship with each other. ”

"What about the Zhongshan envoy entering the city?"

"The Zhongshan envoy entered the city, and the people of Handan regarded it as an enemy, and they wanted everyone to eat their flesh. The reason for this is nothing more than the grievances between the Central Plains and the Hu people that are not my race. After all, the ancestor of Zhongshan was Di Rong and not my Central Plains people. A peddler even said that if the Zhao people broke through Lingshou, they would definitely catch this person, and teach him how to walk. ”

"Hahahaha." Fu Ding couldn't help but laugh when he heard Sima Qian's humorous words. The two exchanged pleasantries and walked towards the house.

Sima Qian looked at Fu Ding with a happy smile, but his expression was a little lonely, knowing that he had something in his heart, so he asked, "What is on your mind?" ”

Fu Ding shook his head, then sighed, and said to him, "Today, when you see the Zhongshan envoy entering the city, his toes are arrogant, and the people are not resentful, even I, the little uncle, are also very angry. ”

"The villain can see it." Sima Qian responded.

"But do you know that I have been commanded to be obedient to him and to obey him in every way. Doesn't this kind of etiquette make people even more indignant? ”

Sima Qian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and then asked, "But Shaojun's direct order?" ”

"Pretty much." Fu Ding thought for a while and said, "At that time, the two masters, Fei Yi and Wu Guang, were not in Handan City, and they both went to greet King Wei. And Xiangbang Zhao Bao found me and asked me to do so. ”

With a slight groan, Sima Qian said, "I think there must be something strange here." Sima Qian said.

"You mean Zhao Xiang?" Fu Ding asked suspiciously, "Impossible, Zhao Xiang is old and Dezhao, he won't be so confused." ”

"No, I mean, Shaojun's order is strange."

"How so?"

"It stands to reason that the lord is of course responsible for welcoming the foreign envoy, but there is also a master in the court, who can also do such a job, but now is the busy time of the ceremony, why does the young monarch want to let the lord go to greet it?"

"To make the Zhongshan envoy happy?"

"Don't you think, don't you think this kind of etiquette is too heavy?"

"Naturally, it's too heavy."

"I heard that the emperor was mourned that day, and Zhongshan wanted to send troops south. Shaojun personally gave the order to kill. Why did I see the people of Zhongshan today, but I was respectful? ”

"What do you mean?"

"Don't forget, my lord, in addition to the feud between Zhongshan and my Zhao State, there is also a hatred for destroying the country with Wei State!"

"I see, Shaojun's idea, isn't it for us to hold Zhongshan Kingdom high, and then let it compete with Wei State? In that way, I, the Zhao State, can safely strike with the Wei State, and then compete with the Zhongshan State? ”

"Even if it doesn't hit, it's not far away. The villain views Shaojun's work, and has always started from a small place and laid out calmly. Adults can know that although the young monarch has not yet been in power, since the death of the first monarch, many things have deeply affected the people of Handan. I'll give you an example, so adults will know. ”

The two walked and chatted and came to the gazebo of Fuding's house. Fu Ding's family is well-off, although he is not a Zhao person, but relying on his family property, he is also a small rich family in Handan. And Sima Qian is one of the more prominent ones.

"Sir, please."

"The ambition of the young monarch is to change the law, but because he is not in power, he can't make decisions about many things, and once he changes the yuan, his strength is too poor to compete with several important ministers. It is the young monarch who starts with the people first, accumulates the people's popularity, and when his wings are full, he will definitely do the things of Li Kui. ”

"So sure, sir?"

"Do you know what a stool is?"

"I haven't heard of it yet." Fuding shook his head and said.

"It is said to be a seat. And it was Shaojun who invented it. He once said to people that the people are the foundation of the country, and they must not be overlooked. He also said that although the stool is not a formal seat, once the people like it, it will naturally be popularized, and if the people don't like it, it will naturally not be able to subvert the tradition. Sima Qian said, "From the above, it can be seen that Shaojun is not impressed with the system of the ancestors, and he pays more attention to the actual effect." Shang Ying once said, 'If you don't rule the world together, the country will be lawless', and Li Kui also said, 'Don't be close to each other, don't be noble, don't be cheap, and break the law', these two are important figures in the method. ”

After Sima Qian's analysis, Fu Ding realized that it turned out that silently, Zhao Yong had done a lot of small things, but the ultimate purpose of these little things was probably to change the law. In this case, if you want to become a celebrity in front of Zhao Yong, you must learn to change yourself and understand his mind, otherwise you will fall into ignorance like today.

Just when Fu Ding and Sima Qian were still talking, in Zhao Wangcheng, above the side hall, Fei Yi and others, the ministers of Zhao State, had just listened to Zhao Yong's analysis, and remained silent about this slightly bold plan, but they all promised to complete the arrangement.

"However, in this case, wouldn't it be necessary to give up attacking the Central Plains and go north instead?" Wu Guang asked.

"The war situation in the Central Plains is stalemate, and going south at the moment is really no good except for competing with other countries. Zhongshan is a pain in my heart, if I don't get rid of it, going south is also empty talk. Zhao Yong said, "Lonely to decide, change the strategic plan of Zhao, form a good alliance with Wei, and go north to solve Zhongshan." After speaking, he put his sleeves up for a while, threw the map of the situation of Zhao State that he marked on several cases, and made a heavy noise.