When Zhao Jianzi held the authority of the Jin State, in order to expand the influence of the Zhao family, he ordered his retainer Dong An to build a city north of the Jin River, which was called Jinyang. Later, Zhao Xiangzi refused to implement Zhibo's request to contribute a Wanyi city to the Duke of Jin, and Zhibo joined Han Kangzi and Wei Huanzi to jointly attack Jinyang. Zhibo was killed, and the three families divided Zhibo's city, and the world shook.

It is because the Zhao people's feelings for Jinyang are deep, representing the Zhao family's fighting spirit, but Zhao Xiangzi painted and carved Zhibo's head as a wine lord, slaughtering the entire Zhibo family, making this spirit of resistance somewhat brutal.

Whenever he reads this history, Zhao Yong will have a relation, and he will criticize the blood and barbarism of human beings in his heart, but today, he is afraid that he is only indifferent to the success and defeat of the king. After all, if the Zhao clan failed that day, I'm afraid Zhibo wouldn't let them go.

This is the rule of the world, the law of the jungle!

It has been about ten days since I left Handan, although along the way, I will recall Han Yanyin's advice, as well as Han Chan'er's soft body, and even at the moment when the gate of the royal city was closed, I was in a trance for a while, but when I looked at the gradually clear Jinyang City, it seemed that I had seen the queue waiting outside the city, all of this has been left behind, this is the temple of the Zhao family, I will bid farewell to the past here, and I will also prove myself here.

Li Dui looked at the officials around him, his face remained unchanged, but a contempt rose in his heart.

Although Zhao Yong's change did not touch the local administration, in the eyes of those who care, the clues can already be seen.

First of all, it must be the division of civil and military rule, and military power cannot be grasped in the hands of one person, otherwise problems will easily occur. However, the regional division of the Warring States period was not like modern or even like China after unification, which was managed according to local areas, and more of each city was in its own way, which made Zhao Yong think a lot about it, and finally decided to delineate the scope of local reform to 10,000 people, that is, cities with a population of more than 10,000. As far as the entire Zhao State is concerned, it is nothing more than Handan, Jinyang and Daiwangcheng, although Zhongmu was the former capital of the Zhao State, but the population is less than 10,000, and it is also among the reforms.

The general content of the reform is to decompose the supreme authority of the castle guard, the main general has obtained the highest authority in wartime, the bereaved people of the temple have obtained the financial power of the castle guard, and the sili temple secretary has obtained the criminal and prison authority of the castle guard. The City Shou Mansion, the Lord General's Mansion, the Relic Temple, and the Sili Temple are respectively under the direct management of Situ Mansion, Sima Mansion, Sikong Mansion, and Sikou Mansion.

Of course, even if it is 10,000 people, such a configuration seems to be relatively leisurely, Zhao Yong integrated the cities and counties near the three cities into the three cities, unified into counties, and set up county orders and other positions for management. For example, the five small cities around Handan were included in the responsibility of Handan City, and their unified management strengthened the role of the small cities in guarding the main city, and also improved the grain reserves and defense capabilities of the three cities.

And Jinyang, although it is also a million people, but Zhao Yong, out of consideration, did not agree to merge the surrounding Jiaoyang, Wolf Meng and Yuci into the unified plan of Jinyang for the time being, but let other small counties be included in it, so that Jinyang also established four institutions.

Although Zhao Yong's reform was implemented, it received mixed reviews. The biggest objection is that because of this division, the ability to defend the city has actually been weakened, and in actual work, there may be a phenomenon of prevarication. However, because the changes were only carried out in these three cities, they did not make too many waves, which gave Zhao Yong time to slowly discover the problems and slowly correct them.

The reason why Li Dui despised these people was nothing more than that in addition to himself, the city guards and main generals were all from the Zhao clan. Sili Temple is in charge of punishment, but the sense of existence is weak, because this is the gathering place of the Zhao clan, Si Li is in charge of other people, if the Zhao clan breaks the law, the elders of the Zhao family will come to the door to ask for people, saying that they are managed by family law, but in fact, they are all gone. Fei Yi reported this kind of thing to Zhao Yong many times, and many times because of Zhao Cheng's obstruction, he couldn't implement it, and finally made Sili Mansion a decoration.

Many people will not forget, and Zhao Yong will not forget that he had just succeeded to the throne and carried out the enthronement ceremony in Jinyang, but these elders did not take themselves in their eyes at all, and the contempt in their words and the pride in their deeds made Zhao Yong remember it in his heart and unforgettable.

And now, revisiting the old place and seeing the sincere and frightened looks of the Zhao clan relatives one by one, the happiness that rises in my heart cannot be expressed in words. Although he knew that these people were standing here for themselves, not for their hearts.

"Your Majesty, it's time to dismount." Zhao Yuan reminded.

Zhao Yong pretended not to hear, Zhao Yuan reminded him again, Zhao Yong still pretended not to hear, looking at a group of people crawling under the horse, there, there were officials of the Zhao State, more of them were relatives of the Zhao family, they said hello in their mouths, they thought that Zhao Yong would let them get up immediately, but they didn't expect Zhao Yong to pretend not to know, and they never spoke, and they naturally didn't dare to get up. The two sides are at a stalemate.

"Get up." Zhao Yong said, he said lightly, and then went straight to a road that everyone got out of the way, and rode into the city. Zhao Yuan, Li Zhuo and others saw that Zhao Yong was a little strange, but they didn't dare to say more, and they also followed into the city. Only the strange and unhappy officials were left, looking at each other. There were only a few people, with thoughtful expressions.

Li Dui looked at them, wanted to laugh but couldn't, stood up, dusted off the soil, and swaggered into the city under the gaze of everyone. The people of the Zhao clan who watched it couldn't wait to eat him.

Looking at the old palace in the palace, Zhao Yong had a feeling of being like yesterday, and couldn't help but recall the humiliation he received that day, and now in front of those people, he saved face, and he was a little excited.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Ran, the guard of Jinyang City, Zhao Yan, the main general, Li Dui, and Jia Cha, the bereaved person, ask to see him."

"Wait in the hall for a while, and go alone."

Zhao Ran and Zhao Yan sat on the top, glanced at Li Dui and Jia Cha behind them, and glanced at each other. Zhao Yan glanced at Li Dui and then at Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran closed his eyes, shook his head, and remained silent. At the end, Jia Cha caught a glimpse of the expressions of the two out of the corner of his eye, and he didn't make a sound, but his heart was happy. The king has no good words for these Zhao clans, but it is great news for himself.

When Zhao Yong came to the palace, the four of them cheered up, and when they saw Zhao Yong sitting down, they got up to welcome.

"Junshang came all the way from Handan, and it was originally a dusty journey, so I shouldn't bother. However, the gentleman seemed to have a bad face at the city gate, and out of the heart of the courtiers, a certain four people were specially entrusted by the elders of the township party to come to condole and ask the monarch for forgiveness. ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Yong reluctantly smiled and said, "Handan is so far away from Jinyang, and I have been sleeping in the open for a few days, and my spirit has been so low that under the city gate, I can't get off the horse to thank you, it's really not a son of man, you go back, take me to ask the elders for guilt." ”

"If this is the case, we will no longer delay the rest of the king, and now retreat." Zhao Ran said, and was about to get up and leave. Outside, there are still many people waiting for their news.

"Li Dui and Jia Cha stay, Zhao Ran and Zhao Yan can retreat first."

Li Dui seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and his expression was natural. And Zhao Ran and Zhao Yan were stunned for a while, so they had to say yes, and left backwards, and before leaving, they also glared at Li Dui and Jia Cha, whose meaning was self-evident.

Jinyang is not big, a six-mile city, but there are only a few prosperous places, and the elders of the Zhao clan live there.

Ersanli is a well-known alley in Jinyang, mainly because it is not only the closest to Wangcheng, but also inhabited by the three most noble elders of the Zhao family today. The three old men are not young, and they are all Zhao Cheng's uncles, that is, Zhao Yong's grandfathers. As long as these three old men say a word, even Zhao Cheng, the patriarch, has to weigh it for a long time, and his prestige is unparalleled.

At this moment, in Zhao Xian's hall, Zhao Ran, Zhao Yan and others were under them, and the last person was Zhao Zhi, who had visited Zhao Cheng.

"In this way, the king did not summon you and others alone, but summoned Li Dui and the two boys, and talked for a long time. After the two of them retired, did anything change? "Zhao Xian is too old to kneel and sit for too long, so he can only ask someone to add a cushion from the back and talk to everyone.

"I didn't find out about that." Zhao Ran thought for a while and said, "Li Dui's person is as cunning as a fox, and he is already very deep in the city, and after he comes out, no matter who asks him, he won't tell him." And Najacha cowered on weekdays, and when I went to inquire in detail, he was also a little afraid of me, saying that the king only asked about personal affairs, and there was nothing else. ”

"Really?" Zhao Xian squinted and asked.

Zhao Ran thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "Naturally, we can't be sure, after all, there was no one else in the hall at that time, what is the content, they don't say, and we can't find out." ”

Zhao Xian nodded, knowing that what Zhao Ran said was reasonable, and there was no reason to complain, "The gentleman has been away from Jinyang for too long, he has been in Handan for too long, and he has received the education of Feiyi Nafu since he was a child, and he is a little unfamiliar with me, which is inevitable." The old man thought that we would be able to put down our body and give up our previous suspicions, after all, we are the same family, but I didn't expect that it seemed that the gentleman intended to be estranged from us. ”

Zhao Ran and the others have relatives, in fact, they know very well in their hearts that if it weren't for Zhao Yong's great reforms at the beginning of his succession, so that the comfortable days of these Zhao clan relatives would be gone, they would not give him a cold look at Zhao Yong's succession ceremony, but they didn't expect Zhao Yong to be very old, but his methods were very sophisticated, so that Zhao Cheng acted as a buffer between the clan and the royal family, avoiding directly tearing his face, and Zhao Cheng did safeguard the interests of some clans, but it was impossible to think about it the same as before. When they came to their senses, Zhao Yong had already mastered most of the power of Zhao State, and its status and prestige were completely different from before, which made these people feel afraid. To put it bluntly, welcoming each other at the city gate is a statement of seeking peace, and everyone tacitly takes a step back from each other, and it will be fine. But Zhao Yong first snubbed you at the city gate, and then summoned Li Dui alone, and the message released was by no means friendly, which made these people angry: No matter what, it was your elders, and he was not only slapped in the face, but he also reached out voluntarily, which angered everyone.

It is said that soon after the two withdrew, the king was bedridden and never saw any more guests, and all matters were discussed tomorrow. I'm afraid I'm waiting for the fuss. Zhao said.

"I hope so, so good." Zhao Xian sneered.

Zhao Ran glanced at Zhao Xian's expression, and couldn't help but say: "The kid also thinks that the king may be caused by the fatigue of the journey, and he is still very kind to my Zhao clan." Before leaving, let me wait for the elders to say hello. ”

Zhao Xian sneered and did not refute.

Zhao Ran continued: "Yes, the child thinks that it may be accurate for me to wait for tomorrow when I go to visit you, and then gain insight into your thoughts." ”

What kind of person Zhao Xian is, listening to Zhao Ran's tone, he knew that this kid was also hesitating, so he naturally knew what was going on, so he said: "Don't worry." Jinyang is the location of the Zhao clan, especially the king, who is naturally bloodless. After speaking, he looked at Zhao Cheng again, "Strengthen contact with Zhao Cheng and find out the attitude of the king." Hmph, this kid is also not a son of man, and he takes himself more and more seriously. If you want me to completely obey him, I don't want to think about it, without the three of us old guys sitting in Jinyang, can he, the patriarch, still be stable? ”

Everyone was so worried that they didn't dare to say a word more.

(End of chapter)