After the ceremony of sacrificing heaven and earth, it is already the New Year, and according to custom, it is also a time for officials and subjects to rest.

Because of the accession to the throne this year, Zhao Guo is also sleepy, and Zhao Kuo, who was once a social animal, naturally will not learn from those hateful capitalists and infinitely squeeze his "employees".

This vacation, Zhao Kuo is enough, and this vacation is fifteen days long. It wasn't until after the Shangyuan Festival that Zhao Kuo allowed all yamen to make copies and open the hall.

Of course, in this New Year's month, Zhao Kuo didn't dare to slack off a little.

It was only on the first day of the first month that Zhao Kuo took a little rest, and on the second day, Zhao Kuo began to quietly visit the civil and military ministers in Handan City.

One is for the official implementation of the new policy after the year, the second is to carry out a restructuring of the army, and the third is the spy organization that is in mind for oneself, and it is time to start to set up.

After the operation, Zhao Kuo has just been playing with a few important ministers in the past ten days.

The strategy of the new deal has already been passed with Pingyuanjun and others before, and this visit after the year is not only the finalization of the policy, but also the respect for Pingyuanjun, an important minister, but in fact, it is more to praise Pingyuanjun and Yu Qing and others for their silent dedication in the process of enthronement ceremony.

Obviously, the key point is still the reform of the military system.

Early in the morning on the third day of the first lunar month, Zhao Kuo's carriage slowly drove out of the palace.

It's strange to say, obviously two days ago, Handan City was still sunny and the warm sun was shining, but in just two days, the climate of Handan City has changed greatly.

In addition, Zhao Kuo came out early, and the sky in Handan has not yet dawned.

The air was even more sleet, and the steep spring cold locked the people in the house, and the originally lively Handan City felt a little lonely for a while.

This may be the real winter in the North.

Of course, the huge city of Handan is not completely depopulated, but the people on the street, most of them are people who are begging for life, and they are trying to earn more pocket money to subsidize their families during the New Year.

The bustling stalls are festive, but under the thin clothes is a warm heart.

It's just that if it weren't forced by life, who would want to be busy in the bad weather of this unfinished festival?

Not long after, Zhao Kuo's chariot came to a mansion that was not luxurious but very majestic.

"My king!" Zhao Wei, who had already recovered his identity as the leader of Zhao Kuo's personal guard, approached the chariot and said softly.

Zhao Kuo lifted the curtain and asked, "Have you arrived?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Wei immediately replied: "I have already arrived at General Lian Po's mansion." ”

"Okay." Zhao Kuo answered lightly, then lowered the curtain and walked straight down from the carriage.

Zhao Wei understood and hurriedly followed.

Because it was Xiu Mu, there was no one standing guard outside Lian Po's mansion, so Zhao Wei had to knock on the door for Zhao Kuo in person.

Soon, the door opened.

A thin old man poked out half of his head, and before he could speak, he had already seen Zhao Kuo behind Zhao Wei, and immediately shook it to the end, saying, "Xiaomin has seen my king." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Kuo is a little strange, although it is not difficult for the people in Lian Po Mansion to know him, but it is a little strange that such an old janitor also knows himself.

"Do you know the widow?

Zhao Kuo asked with some confusion.

"My king, Xiaomin talked about the honor of the king on the side of the righteous road in Handan City the day before yesterday, and he didn't dare or forgot it." The old man at the porter didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately replied honestly.

"I see." Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, it seems that the celebrity effect is still somewhat useful.

Without waiting for Zhao Wei's reminder on the side, the old man of the porter immediately realized something, hurriedly ordered someone to report to Lian Po, and wanted to open the middle door to greet Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo naturally waved his hand and refused: "The widow is here, there is no need to do this." And inform the old general that is, lead the widow to the hall and wait. ”

"Yes." When the old man at the porter heard this, he immediately agreed.

Subsequently, Zhao Kuo and the others came to the main hall under the guidance of the old man in the gatehouse. At this moment, Lian Po appeared in front of Zhao Kuo wearing a simple white shirt and sweating profusely.

"Wechen is late, please atone for my king." When Lian Po saw Zhao Kuo, he knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty.

"Old general, please. The widow came rashly, but he was a wicked guest, and the general was guilty of something. Zhao Kuo said with a smile as he helped Lian Po up.

Looking at Lian Po's thin clothes and sweat on his head, Zhao Kuo certainly knew what Lian Po was doing just now.

Without this perseverance and persistence, where did the allusion of "Lian Po is old, can he still eat"!

Patting Lian Po Qiongshi's arm, Zhao Kuo continued to smile and said: "The old general has not forgotten the way of the military, and he is really a model for us." ”

"The king praised falsely, since it is a martial matter, he should not dare to forget it for a day. This is the ear of this job. Lian Po said humbly, as always.

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he respected the old general even more

Pendant. Then he nodded, took Lian Po's hand, came to the main hall, and then sat down in their own priorities, as for Zhao Wei, he was left outside the hall by Zhao Kuo.

"Old General." Zhao Kuo didn't talk much nonsense, when he expressed his intentions, he said: "I know that the general has always loved martial arts, and he will never leave the martial arts, but today, the widow came to ask the old general to take a break from martial arts." ”

"This?" Lian Po was obviously a little surprised.

Before Lian Po refused, Zhao Kuo immediately added: "The old general can rest assured, the temporary rest is not to ask the general not to ask about military affairs from now on, on the contrary, the widow needs the experience of the old general to make greater contributions to the center of the Zhao court." ”

"My king." Lian Po was a little flattered, and said with some hesitation: "It's not that Weichen is unwilling to obey the king's orders, it's really that Weichen has nothing else to do except lead troops to fight!" The central decision-making is ......"

Zhao Kuo nodded, but continued: "Why don't you listen to the army of widows first?" Make a decision again? ”

"We're listening." Lian Po also immediately agreed.

"The one who has changed by the widow is the meritorious system, which is the same as the Qin system, and the widow will not say much if he knows it." Zhao Kuo immediately continued: "Second, it is the grade of military generals, which is also similar to the ninth grade and eighteenth rank of civil officials. ”

"Third, it is the separation of military and political affairs." Zhao Kuo finally said with great insight: "That is, the land of the five newly established counties will be established in parallel, with a view to separating the military and the government." ”

"Separation of military and government?" Lian Po obviously couldn't grasp such esoteric words for a while.

Zhao Kuo immediately continued to explain: "Nowadays, all countries are guarded by counties

For respect, the generals on the horses and the herdsmen on the horses seem to be unified, but in fact, it is difficult to take care of both, which is more suspicious of the self-respect of the county guards.

Therefore, all major countries also stationed large soldiers near the capital, one to protect the safety of Kyoto, and the other to collect military power.

Once there is a war, a general will be sent to mobilize a large army to defend the front line with the tiger talisman as an order. ”

"Yes, yes." Lian Po nodded and continued, "What's wrong with this? ”

"If it was the Spring and Autumn Period, or even the early Warring States period, it would be fine, but now the trend of the two powers is becoming more and more obvious. The speed of the march and the need to strike first are particularly crucial. Zhao Kuo shook his head and said: "Take the Changping battlefield as an example, if our army can reach the Kongcangling defense line as soon as possible and establish a defense line, we can defend high and low, occupy the advantageous position, and there is no need to fight a war of attrition." ”

"Now, the party is in my hands again, naturally, we can't repeat the mistakes of the past." Zhao Kuo continued: "If according to the precedent, a large army is stationed in the party, and a heavy general such as General Lian Po is sent to guard it, the widow will naturally be relieved, but the imperial doctor of the court will not be relieved. The matter of the widow acting as a general is not far away. The old general Lian is still under suspicion, what about others? But if you don't garrison the army and send heavy generals, and you are afraid that the Qin army will suddenly attack an important city, then both the widow and the Zhao State will regret it. ”

"What my king says is reasonable." Lian Po nodded, and seemed to agree with the statement.

"Therefore, there is no separation of military power from power." Zhao Kuo broke his hands and explained: "Use the general of the military region to monitor the county guard, and use the grain of the county guard to control and contain the authority of the general!" In addition, the post of supervising the army was established in the army to prevent collusion between the military and the government. So that the three parties supervise each other,

Mutual restraint can ensure local tranquility! ”

Hearing this, Lian Po thought about it for a while.

Experienced in a hundred battles, of course, he knew the importance of grain and grass to an army, and controlled the grain and grass, almost choking the throat of an army. Of course, the county guards who don't have troops around them don't dare to overdo things, otherwise Qiu Ba, who is a soldier, doesn't care what kind of county guard you are.

In this way, the effect of clamping each other has been achieved. It is impossible for anyone, whether it is a county guard or a general, to completely occupy the absolute power of the army and territory, and with the so-called supervising army, such a configuration is obviously the best choice.

"I'm Wang Shengming." Lian Po immediately praised: "In this way, it is indeed possible to ensure that the front line responds quickly and does not have the trouble of supporting the army and self-respecting." ”

Zhao Kuo listened to Lian Po's words, and naturally nodded with satisfaction.

Then he continued: "It's just that there is another important trick that has not been cleared. ”

"Oh?" Lian Po immediately asked, "What's the point?" ”

"It's a general." Zhao Kuo spread his hands helplessly and said: "With the prestige of the general, which county guard dares the general to rebel, and who dares to supervise the general's army?" ”

"This?" I didn't expect to kill Lian Po that after going around for so long a day, I actually went back to my body.

can think about it carefully, but it makes sense, with his own temperament, there are no more than five people in the entire Zhao Dynasty who can be persuaded by him. If you go out of town by yourself, it is indeed easy to form a problem of one word.

Lian Po knew that it didn't matter if he just said it, but it was obviously not just a military district in Shangdang County that the king wanted to establish.

If only the generals of other military districts did the same

, how else does the king control the army.

Thinking of this, Lian Po immediately gritted his teeth and stomped his feet to agree.