In the forty-sixth year of King Xian of Zhou and the third year of Zhao Hou, Sun Yan, the head of the rhino of Wei, lobbied the countries and called each other kings, and Yan and South Korea responded and called each other kings.

Although Zhao Yong is called King Wu of Zhao externally, internally, he is still called "king" and does not call himself king. This decision also puzzled many Zhao officials. But it was incomprehensible, and almost no one disputed the decision. Because Zhao Yong's cronies did not object, he naturally did not have that obligation, not to mention that now, Zhao Yong's right to speak in the temple is becoming more and more important, Zhao Bao, who was previously named Auxiliary Zheng, has gradually become a recorder, and even Wu Guang, who is a national lieutenant, has become a veritable national lieutenant with almost no military power.

This is mainly due to Zhao Yong's establishment of the "council hall".

As the name suggests, the council hall is a place where things are discussed. As I said before, the pattern of the entire royal city has three dynasties and five gates, and the three dynasties are the outer dynasty, the ruling dynasty and the Yan dynasty. The Outer Dynasty was the place where officials performed official duties, and many bureaucratic structures were established here, and many orders were issued from here, so that the Outer Dynasty could be regarded as the hub of the state.

Governing the dynasty is the place where the great court meeting is held, and it is also the place where the princes summon their ministers. However, the Hajj Festival is not common, and it is only held on a regular basis.

The Yan Dynasty is the place where the Zhao royal family rests, including the wives, children, and concubines of the princes, all of whom live in the Yan Dynasty. This is also the place where the princes handle political affairs and summon their close ministers on weekdays.

The Yan Dynasty of Zhao is Longtai, there are three main halls of Longtai, and the largest one is his hall, which is the place where Zhao Yong receives his close ministers every day, such as Zhao Bao, Feiyi, Lou Chuan and Wu Guang, etc., are frequent visitors here, and these people also constitute the core of the power of today's Zhao State.

Once, Zhao Yong said to Zhao Baofeiyi and others: "Lonely young and short-sighted, not familiar with government affairs, only by relying on you, can we deal with the affairs of Zhao State." Of course, everyone will not accept the courtesy calmly, and began to slap Zhao Yong's ass, one said that he was young and promising, and the other said that he was both civil and military, brave and strategic, anyway, he didn't have to pay taxes for slapping sycophants, and he had a rare opportunity, so he began to brag.

Zhao Yong smiled slightly, made a gesture to stop everyone, and continued: "Even so, it is not my intention to be a person who does not seek political power in his position, and a person who is a vegetarian in the corpse position. Therefore there is a matter that I want to discuss with you. ”

When everyone heard this, they sighed in their hearts, obediently, this is a weasel greeting the chicken for the New Year, and his mind is not right. In the past three years, everyone has seen Zhao Yong's methods, whether it is secretly envoying Qi State, or preparing for military reform, every one is almost just right, and every step is steady and steady, although Zhao Yong usually doesn't talk much, but every time he makes a move, it is enough to surprise these people. It's about keeping up enough spirit every time and dealing with it carefully.

"I don't know if you have anything to ask?" Zhao Bao asked tremblingly, he saluted, and glanced at Zhao Yong intentionally or unintentionally.

"It's not a big deal." Zhao Yong adjusted his posture to make himself look very relaxed, and said with a smile: "Lone has always had too little understanding of political affairs, so it is a little difficult to deal with the ministers' letters. Therefore, it is hoped that a side hall will be set up in the dragon platform. There are important cultural matters, national affairs, all handled by the monarchs here, first, you can quickly get Lone's opinion, and second, let Lone follow the ministers to learn, how so? ”

As soon as Zhao Yong's words came out, everyone's minds immediately turned around.

To be honest, although Zhao Yong is pro-government, many things are still handed over to Zhao Bao, so Zhao Bao almost controls the country's government affairs. Although there is no evidence to prove that Zhao Bao has been disobedient in the past few years, Zhao Yong, who came from later generations, has a unique love for the monarch ****, and also has a deep understanding of the separation of powers and checks and balances.

From Wu to Shang Ying, almost every law changer has paid a heavy price, and all of them will inevitably end up dying. Of course, the recent monarchs of the Qin State are all extraordinary people, and although Shang Ying died, the commercial law was not extinguished. However, Zhao Yong believes more in the power of the system than in trusting people. Only then do I hope to establish my own authority and achieve my own **** purpose by setting up a political hall.

Everyone here is not a human spirit, and it is a compulsory course for them to think about this kind of king's heart. As soon as Zhao Yong asked the question here, several people guessed Zhao Yong's thoughts, and they were more in awe of Zhao Yong.

But Zhao Bao was uncomfortable, he guessed Zhao Yong's mind almost for the first time, and he was more of a sourness, but he was a civil official, or a relative of the Zhao family, this special identity is no problem in other countries, why is it in Zhao State, he has to be remembered by the king? Could it be that it was because the Zhao clan had an old problem of opposing relatives since ancient times, and Zhao Yong began to weaken his authority?

Even if he thinks so, he can't say this, Zhao Bao guessed what Zhao Yong meant, and hurriedly threw himself to the ground, cold sweat flowed down unconsciously, and said while saluting: "Your Excellency said this... Even my heart... For the sake of his subordinates.... Thoughts.. Love, but also make us ashamed. The minister resolutely agreed with the king's suggestion. In this way, the minister is too old and has long been unable to make some modest efforts, so he asked the old minister to be removed and another person to be selected. The old minister should be grateful. ”

When Zhao Yong heard this, he didn't care about Zhao Bao's resignation, not to mention that this was a tacit matter. But in the entire imperial court, there are very few officials who want to find a very suitable official with qualifications and personality. Whether Zhao Yong weighed it again and again, he still rejected Zhao Bao's resignation, so that he was still a prime minister. Zhao Bao mentioned it many times, but it was still rejected by Zhao Yong. It was the establishment of a political hall in the side hall of Longtai, and it was established in this way.

As a result, Zhao Yong controlled domestic affairs through the political affairs hall, and controlled the promotion of officials and campaign command through the "White Tiger Hall" established during the pro-government period, and completely controlled the country in his own hands. It laid the foundation for the dictatorship of the Zhao monarchy.

The government hall implements a rotation system, in addition to Zhao Bao is necessary every day, Fei Yi, Lou Xuan, Wu Guang, Zhao Cheng four people take turns on duty, a group of two, plus Zhao Yong, forming a nominal five-person power core, responsible for the handling of state affairs, Zhao Bao's power is divided into two, normal affairs are still handled by him, reported afterwards, and other major matters must be discussed in the council hall.

On duty today are Wu Guang and Fei Yi, as soon as the two of them went to the palace, Wu Guang gave a salute first, and said to Zhao Yong, "Your Excellency, I have important matters to report to you." ”

"Captain, but it's okay to talk about it." Zhao Yong adjusted his posture and looked at Wu Guang with a serious expression.

"Lian Wu, the general of Shancheng, sent a message that the Zhongshan soldiers stationed near Shancheng have retreated, and Lian Wu believes that our army should take this opportunity to build the city defense of Shancheng to prevent the next invasion of Zhongshan." Wu Guang said, handing Zhao Yong Lian Wu's letter.

Since Lian Wu first arrived in Shancheng, Zhongshan Guo under the leadership of Xiangbang Sima Zhen, a small fight against Shancheng, although repelled by Lian Wu, but still stationed near Shancheng, ready to attack Shancheng at any time. It was the ministers of Zhao State who always believed that the restoration and construction of the city should be stopped to prevent it from being attacked by the enemy.

Zhao Yong naturally knew this very well, and of course he was very much in favor of the restart, but he was more concerned about another topic: "Can you hear clearly, why did Zhongshan withdraw his troops?" ”

"We don't know yet, but there's some rumors." Wu Guang said.

"What's the wind?"

"I heard that the Qi State has hoarded a large number of troops on the border of Zhongshan, and is ready to attack Zhongshan at any time!" Wu Guang said, his eyes radiating a thick sense of pleasure, as if he was the border of Zhao Guo and Chen Bingzhongshan.