When night fell, Zhao Yong climbed the high pavilion and looked up at the starry sky. Looking at the vast universe and stars, Zhao Yong comprehended the meaning of these four words. Whether it is the Western Zhou Dynasty, or the Yin Shang, or even the pre-Shang states. They have been drowned in the long river of history. But what they left behind to the world will never be erased. Because they have made brilliant history. Therefore, future generations will remember their merits. Zhao Yong was silent in the starry sky and the vast and boundless universe. To live, you have to leave behind something that future generations will admire.

Seeing that Jun Shang was looking at the stars, Sima Wangzu was silent for a long time, and asked, "Your Excellency, you really plan to reform the military system. ”

Zhao Yong retracted his eyes, looked at Sima Wang, and said, "If the widow does not change the military system, the Zhao country will not be far from the weak country." If the Zhao State is not destroyed by the princes, it will also die because of the Hu people. The northern frontier of the Zhao State, except for the Yan State. The others are all adjacent to the Hu people. If the Zhao State wants to be strong and compete for hegemony among the princes, it must first solve the hidden dangers brought by the Hu people. The harm of the Hu people is not overwhelmed by the princes. King Wu established Hojing, but it was only three hundred years before being destroyed by Rong Di. Up to now, many monarchs of the Yan State have been resisting Beihu all their lives, and have not had the opportunity to meddle in the Central Plains, so that the princes of the Central Plains have ignored the existence of the Yan State. Yan does not commit North Hu, and North Hu will also go south to commit Yan. The Yan State also continued to move its capital under the invasion of the Northern Hu, and almost died at the hands of the Hu people. Qi Henggong called for 'respecting the king and conquering the world', because of the power of Beihu and Rongdi, which threatened the princes of the Central Plains. If Duke Qi Heng does not unite with the princes to inflict heavy losses on Hu and Rong Di, Hu and Rong Di will also go south to destroy the Chinese vassal states. Although Qi Henggong resisted the Northern Hu, he could not completely eradicate the harm of the Hu people. ”

Sima Wangzu nodded and replied, "What the king said is good. I am not weak Hu, Hu must be weak Zhao. ”

Zhao Yong stared at the stars flashing in the sky, "The Qin State has also been entangled with Xirong and Yiqu for hundreds of years. If the widows want to go north to the grassland and inflict heavy losses on the Hu people, they must train a strong force. Hu people are good at riding and shooting, and Zhao people are also good at riding and shooting. Wei has military pawns, crisscrossing the Central Plains; Zhao should have an iron horse and be proud of the princes. ”

Hearing this, Sima Wangzu pondered for a moment, frowned, and said, "Your Excellency's idea is good. But the Hu people are born with riding and archery, they are a people who were born on horseback and grew up on horseback. We want to train an iron cavalry to outpace the Hu people in cavalry and archery. I'm afraid it will be difficult. ”

Zhao Yong was not frustrated by Sima Wang's words, but inspired a strong fighting spirit in his heart, "The Wei State can establish a Wei warrior to conquer the princes, and the widow can also establish an iron cavalry to threaten the princes." The Hu people were good at riding and shooting, and the widows could learn from them, or recruit them to serve the Zhao State. ”

Sima Wangzu exclaimed: "Your Majesty? ”

Zhao Yong saw the look in his eyes, he must have been frightened by what he just said. Also, Zhao is a big country in the north of the Central Plains, and it is indeed shocking that he can learn to ride and shoot from the Hu people. Zhao Yong smiled knowingly, waved his hand and said, "Don't look at the widow with this kind of look." The Hu people are better at riding and shooting than us, is it wrong for the widows to learn from him? Don't worry! Without complete certainty, the widow will not implement it throughout the country. ”

Sima Wangzu asked, "Your Majesty, why do you want to build an iron cavalry, instead of following the example of the three kingdoms of Qi, Qin, and Wei. ”

"The Wei State reformed the military system and established military soldiers. The Wei State has been crisscrossing the princes for nearly a hundred years. The state of Qi followed the example of the state of Wei and established a competitive division. In the two battles of Maling and Guilin, the Qi State defeated the Wei State twice when the national strength was consumed after the Great War between Wei and Zhao and Korea. Qi also became the largest power in the East. The Qin State also followed the example of the Wei State, reformed the military system, established a team of eagle warriors, went out of the Han Valley in the east, defeated the Three Jins, Tuoba Shu, attacked Xiongchu, and attacked Qi. Zhao Yong changed his thoughts, "But the environment and topography of Zhao are different from those of Wei, Qi, and Qin. The widows also did not have the self-confidence that they could create an infantry system that could defeat the Three Kingdoms. ”

Sima Wangzu answered: "Therefore, the king intends to learn from the Hu people and establish an army that the princes do not have... Iron Ride. ”

Zhao Yong nodded and said, "Wang clan, you know why the widow wants to establish an iron horse. ”

Sima Wangzu replied: "The king wants to solve Beihu and destroy Zhongshan. ”

"It's just a widow's dream." Zhao Yong recalled the past, "The widow wanted to build an iron cavalry because he was inspired by Yan and Qin. Do you still remember that when Ji Hao led his troops south, he invaded my northern Xinjiang Daijun. In that war, the widow saw the power of the string control. The battle of Yan Zhao was at a stalemate, but the advantage was mine. Yan Jiangzi rushed into the camp of our army with thousands of Beihu iron horses, disrupting the rhythm of our army. In that battle, thousands of iron horsemen from Beihu almost affected the entire battle situation. The widow personally fought with Beihu, so he naturally knew the essence of their riding and archery, and the purity of their skills. If it weren't for the heroic resistance of our soldiers, it would not have been for you to lead the twenty-eight iron cavalry back, kill General Yan, and force Ji Hao to flee the battlefield. In that battle, it is possible that our country will lose. ”

"Your Excellency is right. If there are tens of thousands of iron horsemen in the Yan Kingdom, quickly passing through the camp of the * army back and forth, our army will be in chaos. Sima Wang's family also empathizes. The twenty-eight iron horsemen he led all wore hideous masks on their faces, which made Yan Jun mistake them for ghosts. Otherwise, he would not be able to surprise the Yan general and force Ji Hao to flee the battlefield. In that battle, he also deeply realized that Beihu's cavalry shooting was quite good.

Zhao Yong took a deep breath, "Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan, and Chu are allied forces of the five countries, and they will attack Qin together, and the soldiers will send a letter to the valley. Its momentum is unprecedented. However, the momentum of the Five Kingdoms did not break through the Qin State, but was defeated by the Qin State. Xirong Yiqu, which we have never been optimistic about, actually led 100,000 iron cavalry to break through Li Bo and kill the Qin generals. The Yiqu people drove straight into Xianyang for a long time. What the Five Nations failed to do, was almost done by Yiqu. After the first battle of Hangu Pass, the widow was also pondering. If Zhao can have hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen, why worry about the princes of the world. However, the road to reform is long and the resistance is enormous. It is even more difficult for the widow to have an iron horseman. Zhao Guo's cavalry shooting is not as good as Beihu. If the widow wants to have an iron cavalry that makes the princes fearful, there will never be a Hu people in the northern frontier of Zhao State. The widow will put down his posture and learn to ride and shoot from the Hu people. ”

Sima Wangzu was a little bold when he saw that Jun Shang's idea, but what he said was indeed reasonable, Zhao Guo's cavalry shooting was not as good as that of the Hu people. There was nothing wrong with Zhao Guo learning from the Hu people. The difficult thing is that the scholars who have always regarded themselves as Chinese civilization are willing to put down their bodies and learn from Beihu. The Sima Wang clan didn't dare to imagine that once these people learned that the king was going to learn to ride and shoot from the Hu people. They will not only have resistance in their hearts, but will even shake the foundation of the Zhao State. Zhao Yong's idea is to take it step by step and not to be rash. Sima Wangzu reorganized his mood, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "Where does the king plan to choose as a testing ground for training iron horses. ”

"Daijun." These two words suddenly appeared in the depths of Zhao Yong's mind, "The widow chooses Daijun." First, they are the people of the land, who like the wind and are good at riding and shooting. There will be no resistance to the implementation of the widow in Daijun. Secondly, Daijun is rich in horses, and there are Hu people adjacent, so we can also learn from the strengths of the Hu people. Even, Hu people can be recruited to work for the Zhao State. ”

Sima Wangzu saw that Jun Shang was full of confidence, but his eyes saw what Zhao Yong had not finished saying in his heart... That is, if the training of iron cavalry in Daijun fails, it will not affect the land of Handan, Taiyuan and Shangdang, and it will not shake the national capital of Zhao. Zhao Yong patted Sima Wang's shoulder and encouraged: "Wang's family, in the future, the widow can't keep you by his side." ”

Sima Wangzu replied: "Wangzu, I am willing to accompany you all your life." ”

Zhao Yong shook his head, "Sima Wang clan, you have the legacy of the ancestors of the Sima clan. You should go and make meritorious contributions and regain the honor that belongs to the Sima family. ”

Sima Wangzu's eyes rippled, "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do." ”

Zhao Yong approached his ear and whispered a few words. When Sima Wang's expression changed greatly when he heard this, he took a step back, knelt down and said, "Wang's family, you will never live up to your lord." ”

Half a month after the land exchange turmoil, Zhao was friendly with foreign countries and there was no war; Internally, the people live and work in peace and contentment. Zhao Guo also quickly came out of the shadow of the Second Central Plains War. After another ten days, Zhao Yong announced at the court meeting that on the grounds of traveling to various counties and inspecting the governance of officials, Feiyi and Gongzicheng would be allowed to handle the government affairs of Handan. Fei Yi and Gongzi Cheng didn't notice anything wrong with Zhao Junyong, and gave up their orders.

Before Zhao Junyong's trip this time, he had already asked Sima Wang to lead five thousand black-clothed guards to take the first step, leaving Handan and heading to Daijun. The five thousand black-clothed guards quietly left Handan and left the Zhao Palace, and no one paid attention. In order to confuse everyone, Zhao Yong also inspected the people's situation in Handan, Shangdang and Taiyuan counties, and then went north to Daijun.

After the Great War of Yan Zhao, Zhao Jun discovered the problems that existed in Daijun. In order to solve this problem, Zhao Jun made Zhao Gu the prime minister and let him take full charge of the military and political affairs of Daijun. If there is a war, Zhao Gu can take the right to bargain first, and then report it. Under Zhao Gu's governance, Dai County was in good order. Beihu did not dare to invade the territory of Zhao State easily. The State of Qi and the State of Zhongshan attacked the Yandu Jicheng. Zhao Yong ordered him to closely monitor everything that happened in Yan Kingdom, and then ordered him to lead 30,000 soldiers to escort Ji Zhi back to China and recover Yan Kingdom. Zhao Gu fully demonstrated his talent in dealing with Yan Guo. Zhao Yong also reused and trusted him more in the matter of Ji's return to the country.

Zhao Gu, the county guard and acting prime minister, was inspecting the northern defense line. Suddenly, he saw General Zhao Xi and appeared in front of him. Zhao Gu saw that he had something to say, so he retreated and asked, "General Zhao Xi, why are you here?" ”

Zhao Xi replied: "Acting Prime Minister, the king has come up." ”

Zhao Yong came to Daijun, he didn't know at all, and hurriedly said: "Where is the king?" ”

"The king is waiting for the prime minister in the other palace."

"I don't know what the king came up to do on behalf of the county."

"The temperament of the monarch has always been difficult to fathom." Zhao Xi shrugged helplessly, "Before the king entered the city, I didn't hear the slightest rumor. The palace guard envoy Sima Wangzu suddenly appeared in front of me with the king's talisman, which really startled me. The palace guard asked me to clean out the palace so that the king could live there. The last general learned that the king was coming to Daijun, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly sorted out the other palaces. At nightfall, the king appeared in the palace and summoned me. Your Majesty asked me to come and summon the prime minister back to the city. ”

"The king's actions have always been inscrutable." Zhao Gu thought for a while and asked, "When you come to Daijun, there is something unusual. ”

Zhao Xi thought for a while and replied, "The king brought a black-clothed guard." ”

"Return to Daicheng immediately." Zhao Gu gave an order and led the soldiers to rush back to Daicheng overnight. The words 'black-clothed guard' appeared in Zhao Gu's mind, and he was already aware of the seriousness of the matter. The Black Guards are the last and most mysterious army of the Imperial Guards. The black-clothed guards were directly controlled by the king. Responsible for the safety of the king. The black-clothed guards are all young and middle-aged, and they have the power to fight against five. When Marquis Zhao Su was the crown prince, his crown princess personally trained a force to defend the prince. Because of the army of the black-clothed guards, when Handan was in trouble, the Zhao army was able to resist the siege of Wei Wushu. When Marquis Su of Zhao succeeded to the throne, he also relied on this army to seize land to quell rebellions and conquer princes.

Due to the mystery of the Black Guard, not many people know about its existence. No one knows exactly how many blackguards there are.

Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne and implemented a new policy, and Zhao Yin, the national lieutenant, took the opportunity to rebel. The black-clothed guard once again turned the tide and appeared in everyone's sight. In the battle of Yan and Zhao, Yan General Zizhi, taking advantage of the advantages of the Beihu cavalry, disrupted the formation of the Zhao army and besieged Zhao Yong. The black-clothed guard once again showed good combat effectiveness, and even defeated Beihu with foot combat.

Zhao Gu returned to Daicheng overnight and came to the palace to meet Zhao Jun.

Zhao Yong encouraged: "Zhao Gu, you have worked hard. ”

Zhao Gu replied: "Inspecting the border defense is a matter within the minister's duty. Don't dare to say bitterness. ”

Zhao Yong praised the other party a few more words, looked into the other party's eyes, and asked, "The widow has an accident on behalf of the county this time, do you know what it is for." ”

Zhao Gu thought about it, shook his head, and said he didn't know.

Zhao Yong said straight to the point: "The widow came to Daijun to temper a team that can fight well and make the princes fearful. ”

When Zhao Gu heard this, his eyes widened, "Your Majesty, you are planning to train an iron horse in Daijun. ”

"Not bad. That's what the widow wants. Seeing his shocked expression, Zhao Yong asked, "What do you have to say?" ”

Zhao Gu knew Zhao Jun's temperament, his words must be done, and his deeds must be fruitful, "Minister, I am willing to train iron horses for you." ”

"Okay." Zhao Yong advised: "The widow trains the iron horse, and I don't want too many people to know." You have to keep the matter of the iron horse secret for the widow. ”

"Whoa."

Zhao Yong saw that he replied happily and asked, "Zhao Gu, you don't want to ask why the widow suddenly wants to temper an iron horse." ”

Zhao Gu said: "When the minister should know, he will naturally know." Whatever the king says, the minister is responsible for doing things. ”

Zhao Yong did not hide him, word by word, and said justly and forcefully: "Zhao is not weak Hu, Hu must be weak Zhao." ”

"Zhao is not weak Hu, Hu must be weak Zhao", Zhao Gu's pupils gradually widened, and he said in his heart: "Could it be that the monarch has changed the national policy of going south to the Central Plains to fight for hegemony, and chose to march north to Hu and dominate the grassland, so as to be proud of the princes." In this way, the glory that belongs to Dai County and Zhao State will also come. ”