At the end of the autumn of 263 BC, the Xiongnu invaded Yanmen on a large scale, and Zhao took Zhao Hao as a general and had 100,000 soldiers to resist the Xiongnu. After a month of fierce battles, Zhao Hao boldly adopted the strategy of luring the enemy into depth, annihilated more than 30,000 Xiongnu troops under Jiuyuan City, and captured the Xiongnu Zuogu Liwang. The Xiongnu retreated hundreds of miles in defeat and did not dare to go south to compete with the Zhao army.

In the Xiongnu, the left and right Guli kings and the left and right virtuous kings are collectively called "four corners", and their status is higher than that of the rest of the princes. Although the capture of King Zuogu Liwang had an element of luck, it was the biggest victory of the Central Plains against the Xiongnu. Those who are as strong as the Qin State can only inflict heavy losses on the Xiongnu army, but they cannot capture the powerful among the Xiongnu.

This great victory greatly boosted the morale and morale of the people of Zhao State, and the haze and lack of confidence caused by the rout three years ago were swept away. King Zhao took advantage of this great victory to sit firmly in his position, and his subjects all believed that this was a sign that Zhao Guo would meet the Ming Lord again. Under the leadership of King Zhao, the State of Zhao will achieve no less than the merits of King Wuling of Zhao.

Under the great joy of King Zhao, Zhao Hao was named Ma Fujun, and he was on an equal footing with Xinping Jun Lian, and was in charge of the military power of Zhao State. In political affairs, with the assistance of old ministers such as Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and Lin Xiangru, the secretary of Shangqing, and the Empress Dowager Zhao, who was shocked and small, King Zhao became more and more handy in handling political affairs.

In October, King Zhao came of age, and Empress Dowager Zhao personally presided over King Zhao's crown ceremony. Since then, the Empress Dowager Zhao has retreated into the background and handed over political affairs to the King of Zhao and the ministers, unless the monarch and ministers are very controversial, otherwise, the Empress Dowager Zhao has not interfered in state affairs.

After the time entered November, a major event happened in Zhao State, and the Empress Dowager Zhao, who was not in good health, died in Changle Palace. Before dying, the Empress Dowager Zhao told King Zhao and the people to recuperate, and her funeral was simple, and asked King Zhao to bury herself with King Zhao Huiwen, treat Chang'an Jun and the ministers of the clan well, and then die suddenly.

King Zhao complied with the last wish of the Empress Dowager Zhao and ordered the people of Handan to abstain from eating, drinking, and meat for ten days, avoid bright clothes, and then personally support the coffin and keep filial piety for more than a month.

With the withdrawal of Empress Dowager Zhao from the stage of history, the power of Zhao fell to the newly adult King Zhao. No one knows what direction King Zhao can take to Zhao State, but the Chinese people believe that there are so many capable ministers and generals in the court, as long as King Zhao is diligent in political affairs, Zhao Guo should be able to compete with South Korea!

King Zhao, who had just taken power, was humble and polite, and was willing to obey his courtiers in everything, but he was not lacking in his own opinions. The ministers were treated with kindness, and the rewards and punishments were clear, so that the few people who were worried about the future of Zhao Guo were completely reassured. However, when it comes to disadvantages, there are also disadvantages. That is, King Zhao seems to be more willing to listen to the opinions of nobles such as Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng and Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, and although he also respects people from civilian backgrounds like Lin Xiangru and Lian Po, he has a subtle prejudice.

The death of Empress Dowager Zhao relieved Qin and Qi, at least for a short time, most of the Zhao kings, who were still in mourning, were reluctant to use their swords lightly. As long as Zhao Guo doesn't do it, Yan Guo will be a little alone. In the face of South Korea's ambiguous attitude towards Qin and Qi, Yan Guo did not dare to gamble.

The time soon entered March 262 B.C., and King Zhao enwei punished a group of officials who were corrupt and perverted the law, and promoted some young talents, which can be regarded as establishing his own prestige. Just when Zhao Guoyi was on the right track, the bad news happened - Ma Fujun Zhao Hao was seriously ill.

No one thought that Zhao Hao, who was in the prime of life, would suddenly become seriously ill, and some sensitive officials even thought that this might be poisoned by other countries, the purpose of which was to eliminate Zhao Hao, the new military god of Zhao State, and hit Zhao Guo's morale.

But Zhao Hao, the person concerned, knew that he was not poisoned at all, but because of the sudden outbreak of the secret injuries accumulated when he was young. Years of fighting, accumulated military exploits, and the glory of the feudal monarch and the prime minister, under such an aura, others only see their own majesty, but few people know the cruelty of the battlefield and their own efforts. Even if after becoming the main general, the chance of facing danger on the front line is getting smaller and smaller, but the injuries caused by the fight before this will not be so easy! Zhao Hao thinks that he is an iron man, but no matter how strong a man is, he can't resist the torture of illness.

Knowing that his time was short, Zhao Hao planned to entrust the future after King Zhao came to visit him again. The so-called dying of man is also good in his words; The bird is dying, and its song is mourning. After all, King Zhao is young and inevitably willful; And his son Zhao Kuo has a low eye, but he is like-minded with King Zhao, Zhao Hao is really worried that the reputation he has accumulated will be ruined in the hands of his son Zhao Kuo, and he is even more afraid that his son will affect King Zhao.

Lin Xiangru is getting older and older, and his health is not very good; Although Lian Po is still old and strong, his personality is too upright, and he has been with King Zhao for a long time, which will inevitably make King Zhao feel that Lian Po relies on the old and sells the old. If Zhao Kuo has half of his calmness, he will be relieved. Zhao Hao had to leave a way back for his family. (To be continued......)

PS: Historically, Zhao Hao died before the Battle of Changping, that is, in 262 BC, and decided not to change this history. The title of Ma Fujun was also retained. I'm too sleepy, so let's make up for the missing thousand words tomorrow!