"It is said that when the king left, he once gave eight words?"

Zhao Bao looked at Qu Yuan's carriage and horses gradually moving away, and couldn't help but ask Le Yi beside him. In addition to supervising the behavior and etiquette of hundreds of officials, Le Yi, the imperial historian, also has the work of sorting out documents and archives, so he stays with Zhao Yong all day long, and is closer than other ministers of the White Tiger Palace.

"It seems to be 'only Chu is talented, and Yu Si is prosperous'"

Zhao Bao chewed for a long time, but still didn't understand what Zhao Yong wanted to do this time. These two sentences are not difficult to understand, one is from the "Zuo Chuan" and the other is from the "Analects". Looking at the superficial meaning, Zhao Yong encouraged Qu Yuan to vigorously select talents and reform the Chu State.

However, Zhao Yong has such a good heart?

"I'm getting old, and I can't keep up with the king's train of thought." Zhao Bao said with a smile, he understood that unless he asked Zhao Yong himself, Le Yi would not answer his doubts.

Situ laughed. Le Yi hurriedly flattered him, "The king also mentioned the day before yesterday that he hoped to select a few ministers to teach Gongzizhang and the princess. The king especially likes you and Master Sikou to be the masters. ”

This news is not new, and Zhao Yong has mentioned it more than once. However, Zhao Yong's meaning, not only Gongzizhang, but also the education of the little princess, is also considered, but it is too early. Many people know that the so-called establishment of a successor is not based on virtue, and the establishment of a son is not based on virtue. That is to say, the person who inherits the title must be his firstborn, and not the most virtuous; The heir must be born to a wife, not a concubine. Gongzi Zhang is not only the eldest son, but also the queen's son-in-law, not surprisingly, the next King of Zhao. Whoever can become his master will naturally ensure the glory behind him.

There is only one condition for Zhao Yong to choose a master, that is, to choose two or three people from the White Tiger Hall to serve as masters. The most desirable thing should be Feiyi. There are still two or three more under consideration, with Zhao Bao and Zhao Cheng being the most vocal. Wu Guang is Meng Yao's father, his identity is not suitable, and Le Yi is too young. Not surprisingly, Zhao Bao and Zhao Cheng will definitely be elected as one of them.

"That's also the last contribution that the old man can make to the Zhao State." The two of them walked towards the inner city while talking, looking for Zhao Yong to restore his life.

"The army rushing to the Yan Kingdom, isn't it ready to set off yet?" Zhao Bao remembered something and suddenly asked, "This step is too dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will get into trouble." ”

"That's why the king hasn't sent troops until now." Le Yi said, "If we send troops to help Gongzi from the beginning, I am afraid that it will also provoke other princes to complain, saying that we have fallen into the ground." Now, the State of Qi is attacking all the way, besieging Jidu in only fifty days, and the fall of the Yan State is imminent. But Ji Ping is still here, he is the prince of Yan Kingdom, and with him, it is really not the best time for me to send troops. ”

"In this way, if the crown prince Ji Ping directly inherits the throne of King Yan, wouldn't the princely position be useless, but the king promised to help him restore the country, there seems to be some contradictions in this."

The corners of Le Yi's mouth twitched, and he sneered: "What Situ said was not wrong. But you forget, King Yan is still under house arrest, and he does not recognize the status of the crown prince Ji Ping, I am afraid that Ji Ping's succession will not be so legitimate. ”

"It's... No matter how confused King Yan is, he also knows that the general trend has gone, so I am afraid that it is okay to give up the throne to Ji Ping. After all, he is the prince of Yan Kingdom, and he has the merit of recovering the country, who can be more qualified than him? When Zhao Bao heard this, he felt that the plan of Zhao Yong, Le Yi and others seemed to be full of loopholes, no matter how you look at it, the crown prince who has been staying out of the matter has no possibility of inheriting the throne of King Yan, but with the help of the army of Qi to quell the rebellion, the prince Ji Ping has made outstanding achievements, even if he sends the prince to Yan now, it is also in vain. In this way, wouldn't all the plans be in vain?

"Situ is right, this is indeed the most likely thing." Le Yi said, "But, who knows? What if Qi Guo doesn't leave because of Yan Guo? Or does King Yan not like Prince Ping? Or" Le Yi pressed down, leaned on Zhao Bao's ear, and whispered: "What about King Yan being killed by the Qi army?" ”

Zhao Bao's face tightened and looked at Le Yi, but the latter waved his hand casually and said to him: "Let's go faster and go to the king to restore our lives." Don't keep the king waiting too long. ”

"Okay, okay, go, go."

It only took more than fifty days for the army of Qi to enter the hinterland of Yan and occupy Jidu. The speed is as astonishing as Zhao Guo's recent blitzkrieg against Zhongshan Kingdom. It really made many princes dumbfounded, and they thought that Qi had some secret weapon. If you look into it carefully, you will find the clues: the people of Yan seem to be on the side of the people of Qi. It has to be said that the chaos that broke out due to Zizhi's usurpation has completely made him stand on the opposite side of the Yan State, so that he is not as popular as the enemies of the Qi State. This cannot but be said to be a great irony.

Kuang Zhangge blocked the opponent's bronze sword, kicked the soldier down, and then killed the opponent, and the blood sprayed red his armor. He wiped the blood from his face, strode to the palace door, and pushed open the closed door.

It's like opening another space, and the bloody killing outside the temple door has nothing to do with this hall, even if the blood flowed into this hall just now, it still has a leisurely ancient rhyme. The two sides of the main hall were originally where the ministers stood, but now they were empty, there was no one, and on the stairs in the middle of the main hall, there was another person kneeling behind a few cases. Maybe he was too obese, and the princes' crown clothes he was wearing were a little out of shape, even so, his eyes were still noble, his eyes were empty, and he didn't seem to hear the shouts of killing outside the main hall, and he didn't care about the door of the hall that was opened in turn, a team of Qi troops held bright weapons, looking at him, as if they saw an infinitely bright future, as long as Kuang Zhang gave an order, everyone would rush forward and kill that person.

"Zizhi, I am Kuang Zhang, the general of Qi State, and I was ordered to help Yan State quell the rebellion, you should hurry up and arrest it!"

Zizhi heard Kuang Zhang speak and sneered, "Has the general ever seen that the widow doesn't even have a weapon, isn't it even a matter of being captured?" ”

Kuang Zhang was stunned, what Zizhi said was not wrong, he did not have a dagger with him, he was wrong just now. But Zizhi's mocking eyes made Kuang Zhang secretly resentful.

"You are a rebellious minister, and you are ashamed to call yourself a lonely widow, don't you know that the people of Yan Kingdom have hated you for a long time, and they all want to eat your flesh and blood to vent their anger. So much so that as a result of my army, the people and the army all opened their doors to welcome you, and your ministers have long left you, and your name as a widow is not false. ”

Zizhi glanced at the arrogant Kuang Zhang lightly, stroked his beard elegantly, and said slowly: "The general said that the widow is a rebel, so dare to ask the general, the widow's position as the king of Yan is the Zen of the king of Yan, and the ministers of the Yan country and the people have seen it. ”

"This..." Kuang Zhang was speechless for a while, if he was talking about military affairs, he could talk for three days and three nights, but when it came to political issues, he would become dumb. What's more, the throne of Zizhi is indeed obtained by Zen, there is no doubt about it.

"As for the people opening the door to welcome, hehe, general, with all due respect, if the prince and the city were not in rebellion, why did the widow raise taxes many times to quell the rebellion? And if there is no rebellion, how can the people of Yan Kingdom resent me? And if there is no rebellion, if the general sees the widow, should he shout, His Royal Highness King Yan? ”

"Those who resent the widow and wanted to kill the widow as soon as possible were not the people of Yan State, nor the army of Yan State, but the crown prince Ji Ping!" He is not a mediocre talent, and he is also conceited that he has the ability to learn and learn, which is enough to serve as the king of Yan State, not to mention, King Yan is cowering, he is not a talented monarch, although he keeps the territory of Yan State, but the overall national strength of Yan State is not even comparable to Song State. I only know that I am depressed, sigh for a long time, and have no bearing. It is all thanks to the efforts of the son of the state that can barely be maintained. In that case, why not let me do the position of the king of Yan?

"The people, the army, and the people's will, the few know them too well." Zizhi suddenly laughed, laughing sadly, laughing miserably, "The so-called people, the army and the people's will are not outside the main hall, nor outside the royal city, not even outside the thistle capital, but in this hall!" He stood up suddenly, spread his hands, and looked at this silent hall, as if he was complaining to Kuang Zhang, crying to this hall, "What are the thoughts of the officials in the hall, what are the thoughts of the people outside the hall." If you give him a mouthful of food, he will lie at your feet, wagging his tail like a puppy and begging for mercy! Flattering you! They can even give you their own wives and children! You can also cut your own flesh and give it to you! All this is just because you gave him a mouthful of food! And he said that you were good. ”

"But if you cut off his food, or if a second person gives him more food, he'll do the same. He would forget that he had given his wife and children to another person, and that he had cut off his flesh and give it to that person. All they do is marry another wife and concubine, have another child, and wrap up their wounds. When new flesh grows there, cut it off and give it to its new master. If you are a little more generous, tell him, I will give you another bone, go, bite your previous master. Zizhi said this, his eyes were already full of tears, and he looked at Kuang Zhang with a sad face, "They will do the same!" And they'll do the same! He laughed, laughing so sadly, staggering, but seeing a lot.

"Widow, why is it called a widow! Everyone has abandoned you! All the loyal have turned their backs on you! All the so-called people have abandoned you, how can you not be a widow? Those who profess themselves to be loyalists, who feel themselves right, who are righteous, who see that you are about to fall, hurry up and kick them, and then tell their new masters, "Look, I am always on your side." Justice will prevail, and those who plot rebellion will not die well! This is public opinion! ”

"Why didn't Ji Ping dare to come out to see the widow? Why are you Qi people here? Why did none of those Yan people dare to face the widow. Because they were afraid, they were afraid of the defenseless man of the widow, and they were also afraid of facing this restrained Yan King. What they are more afraid of is their own hearts! It is with hypocrisy and vanity, afraid of humiliation after others debunk it! I am even more afraid that this silent hall will suddenly collapse a corner and smash them to death here! Because they still want to live, they still have to enjoy glory and wealth, and they have to enjoy their children and grandchildren, so they don't dare, they don't dare to come here! ”

Kuang Zhang wanted to interrupt him several times, but he seemed to be frightened by Zizhi's crazy appearance! This person, unlike all the captives he had met before, would kneel and beg for mercy, laugh at themselves, and after enjoying the scenery, he would behead them with a sword. Kuang Zhang enjoys this feeling of being in control of the life and death of others.

And this captive, he did not beg for mercy, but spoke righteously, so that everyone felt that he was right, that what he said was the truth, and that he deserved to be sympathized. How hateful is you, why should you kill him? Not only him, but all the Qi people in the main hall were startled, some of them understood Zizhi's words and hid in the corner without saying a word, and some of them seemed to understand whether they understood or not, but they were taken aback by the momentum. In the entire hall, only the arrogant laughter of the son kept echoing.

At this moment, he single-handedly outnumbered tens of thousands of troops. He won this time, but lost all his chips. He should not be reconciled.

(End of chapter)