439 Flourished

Under Li Xiang's rule, the state of Zhao began to show a thriving scene. In particular, Li Xiang's eclectic measures to reduce talents have attracted countless talents from other countries to gather in Zhao State. And the more talents, the more prosperous Zhao will be, and the more prosperous Zhao will be, the more talents will be, forming a virtuous circle.

This made other countries look at Her Majesty the Queen of Zhao State with admiration, but they didn't expect that the queen who had never had it would do better than the vast majority of men. This makes many men envious, jealous and hateful at the same time, but also often talk about how Zhao Ya was debauched in the first place, how he faced the first three thousand, he was fortunate to be in Handan back then, and he also had the taste of Her Majesty the Queen! As for how much of it is boasting, it's really hard to say, maybe there is really Zhao Ya's guest back then.

Speaking of this, it was another headache for Li Xiang. Although his queen is doing well, how should the harem solve it? In the past, the king had to have a queen, several concubines, and countless maids. Now that Li Xiang is the queen, is it according to this standard? Now it is a male-respecting society, men can marry many women, and if a woman dares to marry many men, she can be scolded to death just by scolding. Therefore, Li Xiang planned to marry only one royal husband to avoid trouble.

It's just that the candidate for this royal husband also makes people don't know how to choose. Although the royal husband has a high status, he has no real power, but when necessary, he also needs to know various etiquette and etiquette, so as not to lose the royal demeanor. Choosing and choosing, in the end, Li Xiang simply waved his pen and circled the second son from a small family. This guy is good-looking, looks talented, and acts cautiously. The character is slightly cowardly, but he is very proficient in aristocratic etiquette. At all times, he demanded himself according to aristocratic etiquette and made himself appear more status. Such a royal husband. Absolutely able to handle it, and it is very well controlled, which is very in line with Li Xiang's expectations, so it is him Xu Wei.

Zhao Ya used to be Zhao Kuo's wife, and after Zhao Kuo's death, Zhao Ya has been living a life of three thousand faces. Now that he is married again, no matter how he says it, he is married for the second time, even if it is a queen, it is not easy to be too extravagant. And anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Xu Wei, the prince, is actually an ornament, Li Xiang is looking for a man, what kind of man can't find it? How can you care about a Xu Wei? This guy was just thrown out for a name. Therefore, the wedding is relatively simple, except for the guests who are very high-grade, the rest are just messing around.

But to everyone's surprise, after Xu Wei became a prince, he did not retreat because of the white eyes of others, nor did he give up on himself because he had no real power in his hands, but actively participated in various reputational activities.

For example, Li Xiang has just established a library in Handan. All of the royal family's treasured books are included in it, allowing anyone to borrow them for a fee. For such a cultural event, there is naturally a ceremony, and Li Ying should have attended. But he was too busy with things, so he could only send Xu Wei to replace Li Xiang and appear at the opening ceremony of the library.

Another example. Li Xiang paid out of his own pocket to establish more than a dozen nursing homes and nurseries. It is dedicated to taking in the elderly who have lost their relatives and the street children who have lost their parents. Although Li Xiang paid for the construction of these places, he didn't have time to take care of them often. So Xu Wei came in handy again.

In short, Xu Wei is by no means just a vase for decoration, but in the best of his ability, he does his best to earn a good reputation for Li Xiang. This made Li Xiang surprised and his expectations for him were also high, and he simply let him concurrently serve as the position of Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Rites, only under Guo Kai, to see how much real talent he had.

The state of Zhao became stronger and stronger, which made the surrounding countries begin to feel uneasy. The first is the Wei State, they border the Zhao State, and they are all split from the Jin State, if the topic of the three Jin Dynasty is brought up again, I am afraid that the Zhao State will occupy an absolute dominance. Therefore, Wei couldn't help but do it first.

The last time Xiang Shaolong went to Wei, because it was just a simple foreign visit and did not involve any conflict of interests, it was generally quite harmonious. The few horse thieves controlled by the Wei State have never fought against Xiang Shaolong. But now it's different, Zhao Guo is developing faster and faster, if they don't drag them back, I'm afraid that Zhao Guo will be even more unbeatable, and people can't catch up if they want to.

And to make trouble for Zhao Guo, there is no more convenient and efficient way than a horse thief. As a result, several famous horse thieves, such as Gray Hu, Wei Mou, and so on, brought people into the Zhao Kingdom, burned and plundered everywhere, constantly robbed caravans, and even robbed villages and towns, and killed people after robbery. Often horse thieves pass through, leaving only ruins and devastation.

Hearing this news, Li Xiang was really furious, and immediately ordered Xiang Shaolong to lead 10,000 city guards into battle, and these horse thieves must be eliminated. If necessary, even allow Xiang Shaolong to chase him out of the country, as long as he takes down the horse thief.

Xiang Shaolong is still very immature, and his experience in leading troops to fight is even less pitiful, but he still has a way to deal with a few horse thieves. Especially under his training, the city guard army has made great progress, and the pro-guard team established separately is trained in strict accordance with the training method of special forces. With so many troops, plus the trump card in his hand, if he still returns, he won't have to live.

After three months, Xiang Shaolong finally returned, not only offering the gray beard and the head of Wei Mou, but also collecting five or six thousand horse thieves. These horse thieves are all skilled and can become an elite cavalry unit without much training. Although I know that many of these people are soldiers of the Wei State pretending to be soldiers, Li Xiang and Xiang Shaolong are not well-behaved people, since you can pretend to be horse thieves, don't blame us for swallowing them in one bite.

Horse thieves are no match for the regular army, as everyone has known for a long time. It's just that I didn't expect Li Xiang and Xiang Shaolong to move so fast, and the horse thief didn't have much to gain, so he was served by Xiang Shaolong's nest. So under the tandem of Wei, Qi, Korea, and Chu contributed together, so that Yan continued to entangle with Zhao.

Yan and Zhao had just fought a battle, and because Zhao had Lian Po on his side, Yan was quickly beaten back, and several cities were lost. Yan Guo had no choice but to bow his head and beg for mercy, sending all kinds of gold, silver, jewelry and all kinds of beauties. If it weren't for the defeat of Yan Kingdom, Xiang Shaolong's Shu'er would not have fallen into his hands. It's really cheap guy.

Now that someone has contributed money and efforts to help Yan Guo continue to fight with Zhao State, King Yan hesitated. How come this kind of good thing hasn't been heard of before? It always feels a little weird, it can't be some kind of conspiracy, right?

King Yan hesitated about this, but Prince Dan of Yan stood on the side of receiving materials and continuing to wage war with Zhao State. In Prince Dan's view, the contradiction between Yan and Zhao has been irreconcilable, and Yan has sent so many gold and silver beauties, but Zhao has never withdrawn Lian Po, which shows that the means of bribery are not easy to use at all. Since that's the case, let's fight with Zhao Guo to the end! Now that someone is willing to pay, there is nothing to say.

As for being used, Prince Dan thinks it's nothing at all, people are willing to use you, that is the value of your use. If there is no value for even a little use, what is left of Yan Kingdom? And everyone's interests are the same, that is, to be the enemy of Zhao State!

Yan Guo suddenly mobilized a large number of troops into the camp to confront Lian Po, which made Lian Po feel very strange, and immediately wrote a good chapter and sent it to Li Xiang's desk in the palace of Handan. Seeing this situation, Li Xiang, who was in the center, knew more than Lian Po, and immediately judged that although Yan was a rising bird, Qi State, Chu State, Wei State, South Korea and other countries all played a disgraceful role in it.

Since Zhao Guo is already the enemy of the whole world, Li Xiang has nothing to be polite about, and immediately issued a ******, asking all cities and localities to send soldiers to Lian Po to give the old general the greatest support. And Lian Po did not live up to Li Xiang's expectations, and the news came half a year later that Yan Guo was defeated again, and more than a dozen cities were occupied, and then retreated, only the last line of defense of the capital of Yan was left.

The Yan Kingdom was cleaned up, and several other countries also stopped. Zhao Guo was too impressive this time, not to mention anything else, the mental outlook of those soldiers alone was very amazing. When fighting, they all rushed forward without fear of death, not at all like before, the slightest casualty made people panic, and the pressure was greater, and they could collapse.

The most terrible thing is that the more fierce the troops are, the fewer people will die. Every time after a battle, the number of injured Zhao Jun is still very large, but because of the setting of medical guards, this saves the lives of his comrades on the battlefield, so that they can be treated in the shortest possible time, and the survival rate is naturally high.

The current Zhao State, not only is the country thriving, but even the army has become stronger. Since you can't be an enemy of Zhao Guo, you can simply be friends. Gradually, people began to come to Handan to reiterate their intention to make friends with Zhao Guo. In addition, in the reform of the Korean system, the system of three provinces and six ministries was gradually adopted.

As long as they are willing to reform, Li Xiang will never be stingy with that little idea, and is even willing to teach them how to reform, how to suppress the opposition, how to win support, and so on.

And just when Li Xiang, the queen, was doing a good job, she suddenly fell by the lake and almost hit the broken tree on the roadside. If Li Xiang's reaction hadn't been fast enough, I'm afraid that he would have returned to the reality plane and teased his child.

If only there was one such thing, but if this kind of thing happened one after another, it would be a great thing. If the great god wants Li Xiang to cross, he often kills Li Xiang first, making him think that his soul is gone, so that he can travel through time and space.

And when the crossing god sets up these things, he often blocks Li Xiang's perception of danger. Whether it's Tianyantong, his heart, or the sword heart, it's all difficult to use, and he refuses to give a dangerous premonition. This made Li Xiang a lot of trouble when he was avoiding danger, but it also made Li Xiang play out of his nature, if he was always vigilant and let the crossing god do nothing, it seemed to be a very good game. (To be continued.) )