Li Yan looked at the old marshal in front of him silently, he could clearly see that this old marshal had been deeply attracted by Zhao Yong's personality charm, perhaps it was because of his support that Zhao's military reform was implemented so smoothly in Daidi. Otherwise, as the supreme military governor of Daidi, if he obstructs it, any policy will be implemented, and it will be out of shape.

On the other side of the city wall, Zhao Gu looked at the performance of the Zhao soldiers under the city, shook his head, and said to the building next to him: "It seems that the training of cavalry still has a long way to go." ”

Lou slowly nodded and said to Zhao Gu: "Xiangbang, let's go around?" ”

Zhao Gu glanced at the communication between Zhao Xi and Li Yan not far away, and knew that Lou Xuan had something to say to himself, so he nodded, followed Lou Xuan, and slowly walked down the city tower.

"Xiangbang, since last year, since the monarch implemented a series of reforms, the work of counting the acres of land and the registration of the people in the Daidi and Hejian areas has been completed, and the work of the military tun is also in full swing, and the effect is obvious." The two of them walked down the city and walked along the road outside the city. As the largest city in the northern part of the Zhao Kingdom, Daiwangcheng has always been the focus of construction. Even the surrounding paths have been doubled to ensure the passage of the army.

"Yes, you have worked hard, and you have really suffered a lot of difficulties. Although Zhao Guo does not have the outstanding military exploits of his ancestors when he was alive, he has accumulated a lot of experience, and it may not be impossible to come first. At least the king's thinking is very clear, first take care of internal affairs, and then seek military reform. This is also the reason why at the end of last year, the monarch tried to reform the military system on behalf of the people. Zhao Gu said slowly in response to Lou.

"Therefore, as far as I can see, the king should take action this year to test the effect, and at the same time, he must also suppress the truth of the group of people in Handan!" Lou said slowly.

"You mean, the Zhao Jun case that happened last year?" Zhao Gu said suspiciously.

"It's groundless, and it's not necessarily without a cause." Lou shook his head.

What is the Zhao Jun case?

Zhao Jun was originally a side branch of the Zhao family, because his ancestors made some contributions, some ancestral property, some commoners and slaves, and his life was quite nourishing, at least he didn't worry about eating and drinking.

One day, several officials came to Zhao Jun's house, saying that they were from Sikong Temple, responsible for counting the acres of land and compiling the people. For this point, although Zhao Jun did not have the opportunity to meet the old and important ministers in the clan, he also knew in private that the current Sikong Zhao Cheng was the uncle of the monarch and the patriarch of the clan, and since it was his old man's job, there was no reason to resist. So I honestly complied with the regulations.

That night, Zhao Jun and several children of the Gong clan drank and talked about the incident. One of them secretly revealed that the reason why the king implemented the inventory of acres and the registration of the people was to confiscate some of the unregistered land that had been developed, and then grant it to slaves for farming. Therefore, it is a book to be made now, and sooner or later it will be collected and handed in.

When Zhao Jun heard this, he was horrified. Although he has some ancestral property, but the population is increasing, and the ancestral property is no longer enough, so he also learned from other families and secretly cultivated some fields. Because Zhao Cheng presided over the matter, he didn't think much about it, he didn't expect so many things in it. But the registration can't be changed, and it seems that this field will inevitably be handed over.

While listening to the chatter of other children, while drinking stuffy wine, Zhao Jun's mood became worse, and after drinking, he walked home in a daze. didn't think about it, and happened to meet an official who went to his house to count the acres of land halfway. He was worried that he couldn't find the main owner, so he stepped forward and begged him to revise the field book to help him cover up. The official naturally didn't allow it, and pushed Zhao Jun on the street.

Zhao Jun drank some wine, and saw that the other party was not cooperative, so his head was hot, he picked up the kitchen knife on the side of the road, and hacked the official to death on the road. As soon as the surrounding crowd saw that someone was committing a crime in the street, they hurried to report to the official, and at the same time, there were several big men who surrounded him with a flat pole or something, preventing him from running away. So he was caught on the spot and sent to the government.

Because the facts are clear, Zhao Jun's verdict came down quickly, and the crime of committing murder on the street is unforgivable. According to the law of Zhao State, the land property was confiscated, and he was sentenced to death after the autumn decision.

In fact, this matter is very simple, it is a street murder case, the facts are clear, the evidence is conclusive, the human and material evidence is there, and no one has anything to say. But it was after the matter had been adjudicated, that one person, at the court meeting, believed that the case had other hidden circumstances and must be resentenced.

This person is Zhao Cheng. The reason he gave was: Although Zhao Jun committed murder on the street, it was because he listened to the rumors of others and was drunk, and his reasons were forgivable, and he hoped that the king would see that his ancestors had contributed to the country and avoid the death penalty, or return his ancestral property to the Gong family, which would be dealt with by the Gong family.

As soon as these words came out, the world was in an uproar. Unexpectedly, as a commonplace, Zhao Cheng actually protected the perpetrators, and hoped to return the ancestral property to the clan, rather than to the state. This is the first time I've seen this kind of thing. However, it is clear that his opponents are unhappy with this.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Sikong said this, and the old minister did not dare to agree." Fei Yi took a step forward on the side of the queue, looked at Zhao Cheng fearlessly, and said word by word: "The law, from the water, which means the establishment of the law, lies in the bowl of the water, fair and just, and there is no way to be partial." And now, the reason why Zhao Sikong said that Zhao Jun is not guilty is that Zhao Jun is a meritorious person to the country's descendants, and the other is that he committed murder while drunk, which is understandable. In addition, it is said that his crime is not death, and it can be deducted by property. In my opinion, there is no reason for this. ”

"The so-called Zhao Jun's contribution to the country is the work of his ancestors, and it has nothing to do with Zhao Junshu. Zhao Jun just happened to be born in this generation, and replacing it with others is still the work of the ancestors, and there is a reason for peace with Zhao Jun? If everyone can be exempted from punishment because of the relationship between their ancestors, then the affairs of the world will be in chaos! ”

Second, it is a fact that Zhao Jun committed murder while drunk. However, drunkenness is not instigated by others, nor is it forced by others. Because Zhao Jun couldn't control himself, he committed murder. If this is the case, then the drunken people of the world, whether motivated or not, can be exempted from punishment, what justice can be said about the innocent people in the world? ”

"It is the law that he should be punished for his sins. It is not permissible for a person who is actually a prince to have his good land into a prince, which is not covered by the law. ”

"The minister is the secretary of the state, this matter is reasonable, the country is in the law, there is no suspicion of misjudgment, but the rules are reasonable and well-founded, and it is an upright iron case. I don't know what's wrong with this case? If the king thinks that this case is wrong, please remove him from his position as a minister first, and then find another judge to judge this case! ”

Zhao Yong looked at the two people who were facing each other, and had a headache for a while. The reform, which has already been on the right track, will presumably have some waves because of this incident.

In fact, Zhao Yong saw it very thoroughly, on the surface, Zhao Jun's case was because of an ordinary criminal case, but when you stand on a high place and look at it, the intricacies of the relationship are enough to discourage Zhao Yong. Because behind this case, there is actually another contest between the two forces.

It is said that since Zhao Guo owned the land on behalf of the land, the whole Zhao State has appeared a well-defined farming method, the land and its surroundings are based on nomadic economic mode, and the south is the agricultural economic mode based on Handan and Zhongmu, so Zhao State is a region with complex economic relations. The manifestation of this is that the Handan officials represented by the public family and the officials of the county represented by the ethnic minorities are dismantling each other and fighting each other, and it is difficult to integrate them.

The ancestors of the Zhao family actually discovered this problem, and their solution was simple, let the officials of the Daijun Department serve in Handan, and let the officials of the Handan Department serve in the Daijun. This is the situation that Feiyi and other officials serve as the center, and Zhao Gu and other members of the family are stationed in Daijun.

However, in this way, things are actually more complicated. Because although the officials of the county department have the support of the monarch in Handan, they dare not make too much trouble in the old nest of others, otherwise they will be easily targeted. In this way, Handan has actually become the main battlefield of the confrontation between the two factions.

As the matter of the Restoration gradually spread, the officials of the Handan system, mainly from the public family, gradually discovered that although the Restoration had not yet touched their own interests, many policies had created a group of vested interests, and as the reform policy gradually deepened, their status would become more and more threatening, so they began to take precautions to obstruct the implementation of the new law.

Their opponents are the officials of the Daijun system that Zhao Yong intends to support, and these officials are also the most important part of this group of vested interest groups.

Therefore, putting aside the Zhao Jun case itself, the essence of this matter is a counteroffensive carried out by Handan officials against the officials of the county department. It's just that they have all found their own spokespersons, one is the uncle of the current king, Sikong Zhao Cheng, and the other is the teacher of the current king, Si Kou Feiyi.

This situation was also caused by Zhao Yong's intention to seek a balanced reform policy between the two factions, rather than radical reforms.

In this way, there was such a-for-tat scene at the court meeting.

Although the matter was finally settled, under the intervention of Zhao Yong, the officials of the county department upheld the original verdict, and the officials of the Handan department suffered a temporary setback. also took advantage of this rumor, Zhao Yong timely implemented the military reform on behalf of the land. But the implementation in other places has not been smooth.

"Yes, it is speculated that the king will definitely carry out a military operation in the near future, first, to test the combat effectiveness of the new cavalry, and secondly, to block the tongue of those oppositionists." Lou said slowly.

Zhao Gu pondered for a while, and then said: "I see, no wonder Zhao Xi and Old General Zhao personally came to supervise the construction of the cavalry on behalf of Wangcheng, I'm afraid he also heard some rumors." ”

"Not only that, but I'm afraid your brother will have to prepare a lot more as well. If the new cavalry and military reform are not carried out in an unfavorable manner, I am afraid that the position of this generation of county ministers will be replaced. Lou slowly quipped.

Zhao Gu also keenly grasped the little information revealed in Lou Xuan's words, and said with a smile: "In this way, I am afraid that the period when you return to Handan will not be far away!" "It's very simple, if Zhao Gu is removed from the position of this generation of county ministers, then the attribution must be Lou Yan, anyway, there are Zhao Xi and Li Yan staring at the left and right, but I am not afraid that he will turn out any tricks. If Zhao Gu is still the Daijun Xiangbang, then Lou Chu will have to leave Daidi and go to other places to supervise the restoration. Or return to Handan and strengthen the power of the officials of the county department.

That's why he went around in such a big circle, reminding himself to do these two things well. Because he really doesn't want to stay in Daidi and become a Xiangbang, because in that case, he will be played to death by the group of people in Handan sooner or later.

Sometimes, politics is like this, two people with different positions may reach a temporary alliance because of the convergence of certain interests.

For example, Lou Chuan and Zhao Gu.