Chapter 10: The Dilemma of the Qin State
Just as Yang Liang was about to lead the topic to those books, Mao Hengcai suddenly came to visit.
Yang Liang was unhappy for a while, this old hairy man, when is it not good, I have to pick this time, I just bragged about my performance in class, what if he comes and exposes it to me.
Mao Hengcai walked into the room, only to find that Yang Liang was also there, so he praised Yang Liang's filial piety with a smile, and told Yang Liang about his performance in class today.
However, to Yang Liang's surprise, Mao Hengcai did not say anything bad about him, but praised him for being knowledgeable and studious, he was a role model for the little hairy children in the class, and he would become a big tool in the future, so Yang Liang was a little embarrassed.
Mao Hengcai's words made Zhao Yiren even happier, he laughed and made an old father's loving expression.
After a while of blowing business between the two, Zhao Yiren invited Mao Hengcai into the study to discuss in detail.
originally wanted to send Yang Liang back, but Yang Liang thought that his goal of coming this time had not been achieved, how could he leave so easily, so he coquettishly played tricks and wanted to stay here to play.
When Zhao Yiren heard this, he was naturally very happy, and instructed the good slave to take care of Yingzheng, so he entered the study with Mao Hengcai.
Yang Liang had no choice but to clasp his fingers outside by himself, the slaves of this era were like walking corpses, he had teased them when he was bored before, but none of them knelt on the ground with a frightened face.
Compared with the slavery of identity, it is more that their hearts have enslaved themselves, and this humble psychology makes Yang Liang, as a modern person, very unhappy, so he no longer wants to play with slaves.
It was really boring to wait, Yang Liang began to wonder what Mao Hengcai and Zhao Yiren said in the study, so he put his ear to the door and made a look of eavesdropping, but he didn't hear anything.
"System, do you have a way to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two of them?" Yang Liang asked secretly in his mind.
"Yes." The voice of the system rings in my head.
Yang Liang felt that for a moment, the door in front of him seemed to no longer exist, and he could hear the conversation between Mao Hengcai and Zhao Yiren in the room clearly. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, the system is really amazing! Then he listened intently to the conversation between the two.
"Childe, do you still remember the allusion that the little boy said yesterday when he was in the private school?"
Hearing Mao Hengcai talking about his own affairs, Yang Liang's attention to eavesdropping became more concentrated.
This old man, what do you want to say about me, Yang Liang thought secretly, so he listened more attentively.
"Of course I remember, didn't Brother Mao still praise Wu'er for being a manufacturable material, hahaha." Zhao Yiren laughed.
"The little boy is indeed amazing, but what Mao wants to tell today is not the little boy, but the story he said."
Yang Liang noticed Mao Hengcai's praise, and his heart burst with joy. Suddenly, I noticed that the second half of his sentence was telling that story, and I couldn't help but feel a little strange, could it be that Old Man Mao wanted to repeat what he said in class yesterday?
But I heard Mao Hengcai continue: "The allusion that the little prince said is that when the king of Zhou was there, Wu and Yue fought against each other, Mao thought that the current Zhao State was like the former Wu State, which was in danger." ”
"Why did Brother Mao say that?" Zhao Yiren said strangely.
"The country of Zhao now has a vast territory, rich materials, and the people are living and working in peace and contentment, so why is it in danger?"
"Alas!"
Mao Hengcai sighed, "Childe only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other."
"I want to hear it in detail" "Gongzi can know that Queen Zhao was the princess of Jiang Guo, Jiang Guo and Zhao Guo have always been at odds, why did they suddenly send the princess to make peace?" ”
Although Zhao Yiren looks a little stupid, his brain turns very fast.
"Brother Mao wants to compare the queen with Na Xi Shi?"
"Childe is smart, that's exactly what Mao meant." Zhao Yiren cleared his throat a little embarrassed, and motioned for Mao Hengcai to continue. "Jiang Guo and Zhao Guo are close to each other, originally with ill intentions, how many strange transfers the king has made over the years, Mao believes that it is all caused by the queen's separation." Mao Hengcai paused and continued: "Now Zhao State seems to be rich and powerful, and the people live in peace, but as far as I know, Zhao Guo's army implements the meritorious system."
"Credit? This is ......," Zhao Yiren asked suspiciously.
Not only Zhao Yiren was puzzled, but even Yang Liang, who was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, was confused, he had never heard of this kind of system, and was about to ask the system to help him check it, but Mao Hengcai said again: "The so-called meritorious service system is to attribute all the military exploits made by the soldiers to the generals. ”
"What's the downside...... Obviously, the merits of the battle are attributed to the generals, what can the soldiers who desperately go to the battlefield get, so the momentum of the battle will be defeated and retreated, so that for a long time, when the battle is really encountered, the soldiers will no longer have the courage to go into battle to kill the enemy, and when the Zhao State fights with other kingdoms, it will definitely suffer a big loss. ”
"Then this can only prove at most that Zhao Guo's military training is not good, which is a very common thing, but Zhao Guo's wealth is famous far and wide, why does Brother Mao say that it is in danger?"
"Wealth is just a false scene on the surface, Gongzi, please Xiang, if you really want to fight, then the army's grain and grass, including all the materials, will come out of the people, Zhao State in order to maintain the economy, will definitely increase taxes, in the long run, the people will naturally be miserable."
Mao Hengcai paused for a moment, and then continued, "The people are complaining and complaining, son, please think about it, the reason why Zhao Guo is in danger is here." Zhao Yiren didn't answer immediately this time, and after being silent for a while, he said, "What Brother Mao said is indeed reasonable. ”
"Childe can understand, and it's not in vain that Mao Mou bothered to speak." Although he couldn't see the expression, Yang Liang still heard the relief in Mao Hengcai's tone.
But the strange thing is that what Mao Hengcai said is almost the same theory as what the system told Yang Liang yesterday, and I don't know who copied whom.
"That'...... Brother Mao means ......"
There was some hesitation in Zhao Yiren's voice.
"Mao hopes that Gongzi can fight to return to Qin as soon as possible." There was a hint of firmness in Mao Hengcai's tone. was silent for a long time, so long that Yang Liang couldn't help yawning, while secretly worrying that his body, which is still a child, would be sleepy at noon. "But ......," Zhao Yiren's voice hesitated.
"Childe doesn't have to worry about this, there are Brother Buwei and Mao to take care of you, you just need to keep Taoguang and keep quiet."
As soon as Mao Hengcai said this, Yang Liang immediately understood, with this old fox, he was pretending to teach the children of Zhao Guo all day long, but he didn't expect to be so heartfelt to a proton from another country behind his back, it was really damnable! Mao Heng, who was condemnable, saw that Zhao Yiren was reluctant to speak for a long time, so he once again spoke earnestly: "Childe, Mao knows that you have always complained about the fact that the king sent you to Zhao Guo as a proton, but Zhao Guo is now strong and middle-class, except for Mao, many people have already seen through it at a glance. ”
Mao Hengcai paused, and then said: "Zhao has Qi in the east and Wei in the south, these two countries have always been rich, although Wei is strong, but it has always been dissatisfied with the territory is too small, Mao dares to ask Gongzi, if Wei and Qi join forces to declare war on Zhao, what do you think of Zhao?" ”
"If the two kingdoms of Qi and Wei declare war on Zhao, it will naturally be for the sake of territory......"
"Yes, when it comes to territory, Gongzi thinks that Zhao and Qin have the advantage, which country has the advantage?"
"That'...... Naturally, it's my Qin State! "Speaking of his country, Zhao Yiren's heart is full of pride." Gongzi, please think about it carefully, if the two kingdoms of Qi and Wei join forces to attack the state of Zhao, will the king of Zhao in order to protect himself, in turn form an alliance with the two kingdoms of Qi and Wei and transfer the contradiction to the state of Qin? ”
"This ......!" Zhao Yiren seemed to suddenly understand something, and gasped.
"King Zhao is hypocritical, now that Zhao and Qin are on good terms, Gongzi has not suffered any grievances in Zhao, but has been treated as a guest, but once Zhao and Qin are at war, Gongzi you...... What a stake! After listening to Mao Hengcai's words, Zhao Yiren was silent for a long time, and then sighed heavily. Brother Mao is thoughtful and thoughtful, what he just said is unthinkable. ”
"Childe praised it falsely, Mao was also inspired by the story told by the little boy yesterday."
"According to Brother Mao. What should Inhumans do now? Zhao Yiren asked, this time with a hint of firmness in his voice. At present, the son should be obscure, not show his edge, and remember not to be high-profile. ”
Mao Heng hesitated for a moment before he spoke again: "When the time is ripe, Mao and Buwei will help you escape back to Qin." ”
"Escape?!" Zhao Yiren said in surprise.
"No, this is never!" Slightly anxious footsteps sounded in the room, and Zhao Yiren paced back and forth with a frown.
Yang Liang, who was eavesdropping outside the room, was also startled, thinking that Mao Hengcai, a bad old man, had some bad idea, if Zhao Yiren escaped and was discovered by King Zhao, then Zhao would have to attack Qin. Obviously, Zhao Yiren in the room also thought so, he rubbed his hair and asked, "Brother Mao, is this ...... How can the Inhumans escape? The proton who fled in the past was either caught halfway or provoked a war between the two countries, such a crime, I Zhao Yiren can't afford it! ”