When I heard from Miao Xian that Empress Dowager Zhao wanted to consult him, and learned from the words of this eunuch Ling, it was Pingyuan Jun who supported Tian Dan as a general, and Mingyue pondered it on the way over. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He had to figure out three things: first, why did Pingyuanjun help Tian Dan; second, what is Tiandan's real intention; Third, who will be more advantageous between Tian Dan and Zhao Hao?

Well, it's not that it's good for Zhao Guo, it's who is more beneficial to him!

In Mingyue's mind, before leaving Linzi, Pingyuan Jun must have reached some kind of consensus with Tian Dan, otherwise, he would never recommend Tian Dan to King Zhao and Empress Dowager Zhao so hard, and wanted him to be the commander of Yan Yan.

This is contrary to common sense, although it is also a common thing in the Warring States period to temporarily hand over the power of the country's army command to foreign generals, for example, twenty years ago, Zhao State handed over the military power to Le Yi, who was also Zhao Xiang, and asked him to lead the army to cooperate with the Yan army to fight Qi. Now that the relationship between friends and enemies in the three kingdoms of Qi Yan and Zhao has dropped, it makes Tian Dan a reasonable general, but at this time and that time, it is still a little different from today's events, Ping Yuanjun is not a person who is confused to the extreme, and the reason why he helps Tian Dan so much must have his reasons.

"Could it be that Tian Dan gave Pingyuanjun the benefit of bribery?"

No, Mingyue shook her head, Pingyuanjun is known as the richest prince in the world, and he can't be bought with ordinary beauty money, power, only powerful transactions can make Pingyuanjun's heart move. And what he was most concerned about in the past was naturally how to regain the position of Zhao Guo's prime minister!

Mingyue's eyes suddenly lit up: "Raise Tian Dan and depose Zhao Hao, could it be that Pingyuan Jun is worried that Zhao Hao will threaten his position after he has made great achievements in cutting down Yan this time?" ”

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the six secretaries of the Jin State were also called "six generals", also civil and military, and assisted the monarch in handling national affairs in peacetime, and also went out as a commander in the event of war.

In the Warring States period, the civil and military duties were separated, and the generals were separated, and the generals were the ministers, and the internal affairs were handled by the ministers, and the army was commanded by the generals, so that the power of the ministers was dispersed, and it was convenient to concentrate power in the hands of the monarch, so that the monarch could further centralize power.

However, as a newly created system, this division of civil and military duties is not absolute, and in history, there are often cases of civil servants being ordered by the monarch to be generals and leading armies to go on expeditions, such as in the 28th year of King Huiwen (271 BC), Lin Xiangru, who was originally a civil official, was ordered to be a general. Of course, there are also military generals who also serve as the regents after making meritorious contributions, this is the case in Zhao State, and this is also the case in Qin State, Shang Ying, Zhang Yi, Gan Mao, and Wei Ran, all of whom only sat down after making meritorious contributions.

Therefore, if Zhao Hao is used as a general again, defeats Yan State, and makes the contribution of opening up the territory, plus his previous victory over Qin and Qi, a heavy reward is indispensable. Considering that he is already a top feudal monarch, his merits are difficult to reward, and it is not impossible to leave the military and become a prime minister.

Such a meritorious veteran is also a relative of the Zhao family, and his qualifications and merits are not thrown off the three streets of Pingyuanjun? At that time, if Zhao Hao has the intention of doing something, what will Pingyuan Jun do to fight with him?

"So Pingyuanjun has to do his best to obstruct Zhao Hao as a general, and in this regard, it coincides with Tian Dan......"

After thinking about this, Mingyue shook her head, regretting Pingyuanjun's short-sightedness and the intrigue within Zhao Kingdom.

In the era of King Zhao Huiwen, in order to cooperate with King Huiwen's purpose of "mixing different theories", Pingyuan Jun once stood with Zhao Hao, and competed with the lowly grassroots generals and Lin Xiangru. But now that King Zhao Huiwen is dead, Lin Xiangru is like a prime minister, this kind of hostility is unnecessary, and it is time for Pingyuan Jun to turn against Zhao Hao.

The relationship between this is really complicated, just thinking about it, Mingyue can feel the depth of the Zhao Dynasty, in the eyes of outsiders, he and Pingyuan Jun are in the same group, the pair of uncles and nephews have completed the alliance of Qi and Zhao together, extremely intimate, but in fact?

Mingyue just regarded Pingyuan Jun as one of his allies, that's it, he is still a prince with no real power, if he wants to really gain a foothold in the Zhao Dynasty and affect the future national policy, he still has to make strong reinforcements......

Thinking so, he also walked into the Fengtai side hall of the Empress Dowager Zhao, put away these thoughts, showed the sunshine of a sixteen-year-old boy on his face, and sweetly shouted "Queen Mother", then stepped forward and saluted her......

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"I don't have to be polite." Empress Dowager Zhao saw that her son came so soon, not to mention how happy she was, so she pulled him and asked again, is the injury on his body okay?

"Queen Mother, please look, my son is completely fine!" Saying that, Mingyue raised her arms to stretch his thin muscles, showing her health.

Seeing that her son was fine, Empress Dowager Zhao's eyebrows were full of joy, but she felt sorry for her son's trip to Qi to get taller and lose weight, so she asked him to sit down, let the maid eat food, and smiled at him before asking:

"I asked you to come over today, but I wanted to ask you something, the alliance of Qi and Zhao was brokered by you and Pingyuanjun, and now the two countries will send troops to attack Yan, Pingyuanjun has vigorously recommended Qi'an Pingjun as a general, what do you think?"

Mingyue ate half of a glutinous rice cake dipped in honey, pretended to be surprised for a while, and then swallowed the pastry and said: "Military affairs, a son who has no real job is a prince, so it is inconvenient to ask." But the queen mother, in this way, won't An Pingjun concurrently serve as the general of Zhao Guo? Is it appropriate to have great civil and military power in one body? After all, An Pingjun has just arrived in Zhao State, and he is suddenly so reused, will the old ministers be convinced? ”

He did not repeatedly emphasize Tian Dan's Qi identity as others persuaded him, because Empress Dowager Zhao herself was also a Qi person, which would cause her resonance and disgust.

Sure enough, Empress Dowager Zhao was not unhappy, but sighed in some surprise: "Do you think it is inappropriate to take An Pingjun as the general?" ”

"It's not that I suspect An Pingjun's intentions, it's just that An Pingjun just arrived, and he went to fight thousands of miles away with 100,000 handsome divisions, and it's okay to win, if he loses a lot, he should now explain to his fathers and elders in China? At that time, the people will definitely complain that the ruler used the wrong person, and An Pingjun can throw his hand and go back to the Qi country, but it is the queen mother who will be criticized. ”

Empress Dowager Zhao said: "Isn't An Pingjun a famous general, and once broke the Yan army in Jimo, it is said that now Yan Guo'er can stop crying when he hears his name, maybe Yan Guo sees him as a general, so he retreats without a fight?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Mingyue said with a smile: "Although I don't know about military affairs, I also know that soldiers don't know generals, generals don't know soldiers, and soldiers are taboo." In this way, those who are soldiers will not be convinced by a general who speaks Qi Guohua, and it is not convenient for generals to command and control, let alone let them die. In my opinion, this appointment is really reckless and extremely risky, and it will also make it seem that there is no one available in my Zhao Kingdom, which will make the princes laugh......"

Empress Dowager Zhao bowed her head, Mingyue's opinion, she listened to it, the ministers on the top were dissatisfied, and the soldiers on the bottom did not listen to the command, this is indeed a big problem.

Looking at her son who continued to bow her head to eat snacks, she showed a narrow smile again: "How did I hear that when you were in Qi State, you had a good relationship with the daughter of An Pingjun, and the assassination of Qiu Sheri was still she who saved your life, and the two of you also gave each other gifts when they parted." Now you are saying that An Pingjun is not, could it be that An Pingjun obstructed you in this matter? You name it, the Queen Mother calls the shots for you! ”

"Mother really knows everything."

Mingyue showed a hint of embarrassment, and then said seriously: "I heard a story that the Duke of Jin Ping once asked the minister Qi Huangyang who could enter the court as an official, and Qi Huangyang first recommended his enemy Xie Hu, and then recommended his son Qi Wu. Jin Pinggong was very strange and asked him why he wanted to recommend his own relatives, Qi Huangyang replied that the king asked who was suitable to be an official, and did not ask who the enemy's enemies and sons were. This is the external move does not avoid revenge, and the internal move does not avoid the child. Private feelings are private feelings, business is public affairs, today's queen mother has not heard of my private affairs, but official affairs, Hugh said that An Pingjun is not the son's uncle, even if it is, if he feels that he is not suitable, the son will also say to his mother 1510! ”

"A good external move does not avoid revenge, and internal moves do not avoid children!" These words made the eunuch next to him, Ling Miaoxian, couldn't help but praise him.

Empress Dowager Zhao glared at Miao Xian, but she was also very happy that her son could tell the truth, and forgot his mother without seeing the young daughter-in-law.

"Since An Pingjun is not suitable, in your opinion, who can go out to fight Yan."

"I don't have the vision and power to recommend generals." Mingyue shirked for a while before saying, "But I heard that Ma Fujun came to see the queen mother?" Could it be that the old general wants to go on an expedition? ”

Empress Dowager Zhao did not hide it from her son: "Although Ma Fujun is a brave general, Pingyuan Jun said that if he makes meritorious service to Yan again, it will be difficult to reward him for his merits......."

Mingyue was hesitant, thinking that the news he heard was really true, but he laughed out loud instead.

Empress Dowager Zhao wondered: "You kid, what are you laughing at?" ”

Mingyue stopped laughing and said: "I was laughing at Uncle Wang's smart life and was confused for a while, now is the time for the country to employ people, how can I, Zhao Guo, learn from Wei Wuhou, King Qi Wei, and King Yan Hui?" Wu Qi, Tian Ji, and Le Yi, these three famous generals, could have contributed to the country and established a hegemony, but because they were suspicious, they fled from Wei Qiyan, which led to the end of the hegemony of the Three Kingdoms. Now Ma Fujun is the general character of the three generals, it depends on whether there is a king who dares to use it! Don't use suspicious people, don't doubt the use of people, the queen mother, Ma Fujun's loyalty to Zhao State, from the time he gave up the position of Shanggu County Guard of Yan State and returned to Zhao State to be a Tianbu official, he understood very well......"

Seeing that Empress Dowager Zhao was moved, Mingyue said again: "I heard Zhao Kuo, the son of Ma Fujun, mention that Ma Fujun's health is also not as good as a year, and he was riddled with injuries in his early years. This battle may be his last battle, using soldiers in autumn and winter, working saddle horses, and when he comes back, he is almost going to be old. Moreover, if Ma Fujun could open up territory for the Zhao State, even if he increased his fiefdom from a township to a county, then what would it matter? ”

"My son has a point."

Empress Dowager Zhao bowed her head and also expressed her worries: "I'm worried that Ma Fujun is too strong, either he will be unhappy with Qi State, or he will beat Yan Guo too hard, your sister, but you are still in Yan Country as the queen......"

This is the woman's opinion, but Mingyue also has good words to comfort her: "Mother, Ma Fujun is a person who knows the general situation, and he will never mess around." As for Yan Guo's side, King Yan is ungrateful, and he has to be beaten to let him know that he is afraid, so that he does not dare to embarrass his sister. Waiting for Ma Fujun to attack fiercely, Yan Guo asked for peace, and when the time came, he personally went to Yan Country to visit his sister for his mother......"

Empress Dowager Zhao beckoned him to come to his side, then grabbed his ears and scolded with a smile: "Want to run out again?" You were injured on a trip to Qi Kingdom, how can I let you go to Yan Kingdom again? You are dead, don't mention this again! ”

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After coming down from Fengtai, Mingyue clasped her hands in her sleeves, looking at the long-lost Zhao Gong sunset, but her heart was full of thoughts.

Although Tian Dan was heart-to-heart and entangled with him on the way to Zhao State, he wanted to borrow Pingyuan Jun to get the position of General Yan in one fell swoop. But Mingyue always felt that Tian Dan's heart was still tied to the side of Qi State, and he didn't believe the so-called "taking refuge in Zhao State after meritorious service".

Although it is a faint move to use Tian Dan as a general, in Mingyue's opinion, in fact, the worries of Empress Dowager Zhao and Pingyuan Jun are not superfluous, and if Zhao Hao makes meritorious contributions, there will indeed be a danger that the tail will not fall.

After slowly becoming familiar with the internal situation of Zhao State, Mingyue knew that now there are three major military general groups in the Zhao State military: the Daidi Border Army, the Lianpo Old Department, and the Mafu Old Department.

The former is a border army collective that has existed for more than 200 years since the destruction of Zhao Xiangzi, because most of them are Hufu cavalry, which are incompatible with the local customs of Zhao, and they are unruly and cannot be separated, and they have participated in many rebellions of the sons, so they are not trusted by Handan and have no right to speak in the court.

As for Lian Po and Mafu's old department, they were slowly gathered in the continuous battles and victories of the two generals. Although those military attachés were not retainers of the two and did not owe allegiance to them, they accompanied them on many expeditions and established deep personal friendships, which were lifelong friendships. With two people as generals, officers and soldiers use their lives, if they are replaced by an unfamiliar general to rule, it is still a question whether these middle-level generals who are secretly intertwined will obey orders.

Because of this, in the Battle of Changping five years later, after Zhao Wangdan decided to remove Lian Po, the first thing that came to mind was none other than Zhao Kuo, who inherited Ma Fujun's vast connections, and the first thing Zhao Kuo did after taking office was to replace Lian Po's old department with his own old department.

"But the queen mother, Pingyuan Jun and even King Zhao need to worry about Ma Fujun's family, but I don't have to!"

Mingyue looked at the direction of the Purple Mountain in the northwest, remembered the situation after he and Zhao Kuo climbed to the top of the mountain that day, and smiled.

Although he doesn't know how long Zhao Hao will live, but five years later, he is indeed no longer alive, after Zhao Hao's death, Zhao Kuo will inherit his title of Fengjun and become the new Mafu Jun, and will also inherit Zhao Hao's connections in the army......

So for Mingyue, he can't wait for Ma Fujun and his family to make another great contribution, the stronger the better!

After a few months of coexistence in the Qi State, coupled with Zhao Kuo's lifelong friendship of being able to block arrows for him, he was sure that he could convince Zhao Kuo at a critical moment that a powerful horse service family would be his reliable ally in the Zhao State's military......

"So An Pingjun, I'm sorry for you!"

Thinking like this, Mingyue left Fengtai, and he just happened to say something, so that Empress Dowager Zhao agreed to let him go out of the palace and go to the "Chang'an Junfu" that he had built and had not had time to move in.

Unexpectedly, when he left the palace, his carriage met another car in the city gate cave, and there was a middle-aged doctor in court clothes standing on the car, with a Chinese face, neatly combed hair, and a wise light in his eyes......

"The minister has seen Chang'anjun!" The other side recognized him first and bowed.

"It turned out to be Dr. Yu!" Mingyue didn't dare to slack off, and immediately returned the salute, the doctor in the car was not a bystander, but it was Zhao Wangdan's newly recruited mastermind, Wei Ren Yu Xin......

PS: Zhongmu is already Weidi, and Yu Qing should be a Wei talent. It's a big chapter today