When Aristotle wrote the word "state" in his book Politics, the sense of state in the minds of the Western elite was born. In the same era in the East, the germ of national consciousness also grew slowly in the bloody struggle between countries. On the occasion of the death of the country, the people of Chu issued a cry of "although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu", and Handan of Zhao State moved the city to make an action of "swearing to resist Qin" after the defeat of Changping, all of which show that the national consciousness has taken shape in the minds of the Eastern elites.

History has always been fair, and almost at the same time, it gave the sense of national consciousness to the human beings living on the land of the East and the West, but then the different choices of the East and the West sent the two sides on different paths of development. Westerners chose the Great Split, which led to the strengthening of national consciousness and the formation of an efficient and centripetal national state. In the East, the great unification was chosen, and the national consciousness was constantly weakened, and finally a redundant and backward clan management model was formed.

History has ultimately proven that the path chosen by the Westerners is superior, while the East, after centuries of suffering, has had to break everything to re-establish its national consciousness. History has given the East a chance, but the Oriental people did not seize it in time, and I don't know how many Oriental people secretly regretted it when they read history. Zhao Jie's previous life was one of this group of people who cherished the ancients, so when he heard Li Mu shout the words "Fight for Zhao State", Zhao Jie couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart. Shock, surprise, anticipation and other feelings rushed into Zhao Jie's body, which made him a little at a loss.

"When it comes to Zhao Guo, who is there to answer me a question: What is Zhao Guo?" Li Mu changed his words and suddenly asked.

As soon as these words came out, the audience was full of laughter, and the soldiers replied in unison: "Zhao State is the court of Handan"

"Really? Are you sure? Li Mu smiled and asked rhetorically, "Zhao County Order, do you agree with their statement?" ”

"Of course!" Zhao Yin replied without thinking: "Could it be that there are other Zhao countries in this world?" ”

"Of course, there is no second Zhao State in this world, but I want to tell you: Handan's court does not represent Zhao State!" Li Mu said with a slightly arrogant expression: "Zhao State is not a court established by those nobles and lords, nor is it an official government that collects our taxes, it is a community united by all the people living in Zhao Land whose main responsibility is to protect everyone's family from infringement in the land of Zhao. ”

"Zhao Guo is not a concrete entity, on the one hand, we can really feel that he is everywhere, and on the other hand, we cannot say his specific characteristics. It is an artificially abstracted concept, a concept that all people in Zhao should be willing to go to the trouble for, and a community that includes all the people living in Zhao Di. On the wide training ground, Li Mu was still talking endlessly: "Zhao is located in the domain of the four wars, and there are many enemies around it, and it has always been difficult for those who live here to live in peace, so the ancestors of Zhao have to gather together and fight constantly to protect their homeland. They resisted Hu Lu in the north, Qiang Wei in the south, dominated Qin in the west, attacked Fuqi in the east, and set up the banner of Zhao with difficulty in this era of many countries through bloody battles. ”

In the cruel process of founding the country, the Zhao family spilled their blood and paid a heavy price, so they were chosen by the Mandate of Heaven as the monarch of the Zhao State. They were the leaders of the people of Zhao, the spokesmen of the national will of Zhao, and played the role of image people in the process of the establishment of Zhao, responsible for building political power, organizing the people, communicating with other countries, gathering the hearts of the people, and other tasks. Li Mu continued to talk eloquently: "At the same time as the spokesperson of the country's image - the monarch appeared also the specific manifestation of the state - the government, but this does not mean that the Handan government composed of aristocratic officials is the Zhao State. At the end of the day, the government is nothing more than the agency that directs and coordinates the resources of the whole country, and the officials are nothing more than people who are elected from among all the people to work in the government. ”

"The Zhao clan is only a few thousand people, and they can't occupy all the production of Zhao Land, and they don't need all the production of Zhao Land, so Zhao Country is not theirs; There are no nobles who will not decay for a hundred years, there are no officials who will not die for a hundred years, but there is the Zhao State that will not die for hundreds of years, so the Zhao State is not theirs. Zhao State, in the final analysis, is composed of Zhao Di people, and belongs to all Zhao Di people, it has raised generations of Zhao people, and also sent away Zhao people who are waiting for another generation. Therefore, fighting for the Zhao State, in the final analysis, is fighting for yourself! Li Mu's voice became higher and higher, and he made an impassioned speech: "In the days to come, you will encounter all kinds of enemies, including foreign enemies and internal traitors. They may inflict their swords on you, or tempt you with heavy profits and heavy coins, and I hope you will always remember that you are a Zhao country, your family lives in Zhao, and your blood is flowing with the blood of the ancestors of Zhao. ”

"Maybe you once resented the government of Handan, maybe you once resented the pleasure of the nobles, today, here, I want to tell you that there is no need to hate, no need to resent, because it will quickly disappear into history, and only those who sacrifice for the country can be immortalized in the world." Li Mu was full of passion, and continued with tears in his eyes: "There is a country before there is a home, as a warrior, you always have to fight for the country, remember: you are not fighting for the generals, nor for the king, but for your own homeland, I hope that you can carry the banner of the dignity of the Zhao country passed down by your ancestors, and you can be like the ancestors who did not hesitate to defend the country at the cost of their lives. ”

Li Mu's voice lagged behind, and the huge training ground was silent. After a long time, the training ground instantly erupted with "Fight for Zhao Guo!" "Long live Zhao Guo! The cry of the voice.

Li Mu waved his hands slightly, signaled the audience to calm down, and continued while the iron was hot: "Now that the Huns have invaded my Zhao State and committed the people of my Zhao State, what should we do!" ”

"Drive them back to the prairie!" "Destroy them all!" "Don't destroy Hu Lu and vow not to go home!" Statements of battle immediately sounded on the training ground.

"The military heart is available!" Li Mu sighed and then asked Zhao Jie: "All the soldiers are eager to fight, I don't know what Zhao Gongzi said!" ”

After listening to Li Mu's national arguments, and at the same time facing the angry soldiers, Zhao Jie's obsession with self-preservation for fear of casualties had already collapsed, and he promised in public: "I order: The whole army will go south to kill the enemy in two days!" ”

When the soldiers heard this, they were not sad but happy, and the entire training ground was filled with an exciting atmosphere, and the war machine in Heijo, which had been stagnant for a while, began to start again at this time.