Half a month later.

Zhao Guo, Handan Palace Imperial Study.

Guo Kai said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, each workshop has made 50,000 pairs of Chang'an plows, which have been delivered to the counties. ”

Zhao Wang Yan bowed slightly: "Good." ”

"Do you have any objections to this?"

Guo Kai responded solemnly: "There is no objection from all places, and Da Zhao is full of praise for the king's words." ”

"However, the treasury of Zhongmu, Yi'an, Lingshou and other places caught fire, and all the Chang'an plows stored in the treasury were burned down."

"The treasury of the house and other places also caught fire, and only the Chang'an plough, which was allocated to the people in advance, survived."

"The minister is ordering the waiters to probe the news and look for evidence!"

There has never been a shortage of smart people in this world.

Many powerful people could see the negative impact of the Chang'an plough on their rule, but they did not have the strength to directly attack Zhao Wangyan, so they burned the fire to the Chang'an plow.

There were even some powerful people who thought they were clever and burned the Chang'an plows that were about to be distributed to the head of Qian, and at the same time took back some Chang'an plows for their own benefit.

But they didn't know that these 50,000 pairs of Chang'an plows were just bait used by Zhao Wangyan to make a nest.

Zhao Wangyan wanted to use these 50,000 Chang'an plows to harvest not grain at all, but a list!

Zhao Wangyan's eyes were cold: "Why do you need evidence?" ”

"Chang Guojun!"

Lejian got up and arched his hand: "The end will be!" ”

Zhao Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "Order! Chang Guojun led an army of 50,000 to Zhongmu, and inspected the cities from south to north from Zhongmu. ”

"Where the treasury is on fire and the Chang'an plough is burned, every city is stationed for ten days."

"Within ten days, if you can report it, you will cooperate with the waiter to arrest the thief who burned the treasury and return it to the court."

"If there is no report, escort all the officials in the city back to the court to hear the verdict!"

Lema's heart is bitter.

This is pure offending work!

He is also the son of the famous general Le Yi, and he has not fought a big battle after betraying Yan and defecting to Zhao, so he finally got an errand or did he open a knife internally?

How difficult!

Just when the music was struggling, Mao Sui got up and solemnly bowed his hand: "The king's move is honest and tyrannical!" ”

"Those officials who are coerced, how innocent!"

Zhao Wangyan said lightly: "If you don't report it, it's dereliction of duty!" ”

"Dereliction of duty should be punished as dereliction of duty!"

Mao Sui shook his head: "However, these officials don't think so. ”

"They only think that they are oppressed by their superiors and threatened by the powerful, and that the distant court seems powerful but cannot support them."

"All this will turn into dissatisfaction with the court by the officials."

"As long as the county order or the powerful people provoke it, it will be a rebellion in an instant!"

Mao Sui knew very well that in this confrontation, the grassroots officials were an absolutely vulnerable group, and even some county orders were forced to obey orders due to the coercion of the elites.

As a simple example, who is the rank in Chang'an Township? Who is the wanderer in Chang'an Township?

Nobody knows, and no one cares.

If Ying Chengcheng has the intention to transform Chang'an Township, or burn some things in Chang'an Township, will the Youzhi and You of Chang'an Township dare to say half a 'no'?

Even if they hide in their homes and complain, they won't see the sun the next day!

The king, who sat far away in the court, could not save them at all.

This is still in the Qin State, where the feudal monarch has the least power, and in any country other than the Qin State, the prince's control over his subordinate food is stronger than that of Ying Chengcheng!

In Mao Sui's view, Zhao Wangyan's attack on the grassroots officials is really a sacrifice to the end, and it will also make the grassroots officials and the court deviate from morality.

Zhao Wangyan said calmly: "Being an official in the fief of the prince and marquis, he obeys the orders of the prince and the marquis?" ”

"Do they remember who they ate?"

"Today, the widows have sent a large army to inspect the territory, just to support them."

"If you are backed by an army of 50,000 but still can't even report it, what is the use of the widow!"

Mao Sui was stunned: "The king intends to force the people to make trouble!" ”

Although this sentence is a question sentence, Mao Sui's tone is very affirmative.

After Mao Sui clarified the stakes, Zhao Wangyan's attitude was still so peaceful, which can only show that Zhao Wangyan had long taken into account the factors of the court's coercion and rebellion.

Mao Sui finally understood why Zhao Wangyan would directly pull out an army that was enough to fight a local war with other countries!

This army is not going to the nobles at all, but to the county soldiers of each county!

The magnates behind the officials in various places are certainly terrifying, but the sword blade of the 50,000 army under the command of the widow is also good!

Report and expose the powerful hidden behind the scenes, and guide this sword to slash at the powerful.

Or refuse to report it, and work with the powerful behind them to resist this sharp blade.

There is no other way!

Zhao Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "The widow gave them a fortune, gave them high-ranking officials, and gave them opportunities. ”

"If an army of 50,000 is outside the city, they will still be obsessed."

"The widow will give them another pleasure."

Mao Sui solemnly bowed his hand: "Please think twice!" ”

"If this is the case, the kingdom will be in turmoil!"

Guo Kai gave up his hand violently: "King Shengming! ”

"Chang'an plough is a matter of national capital."

"If you can't do a thunderous act, then my Dazhao will not be able to realize the promotion of Chang'an plough and the improvement of Dazhao's grain production."

"It's better to have a short pain than a long pain!"

Mao Sui suddenly glared at Guo Kai angrily: "Yu Chen! ”

"How can you mislead the king with the words of long pain and short pain!"

"All the people are benefiting, the benefits of the Chang'an plow are obvious, as long as the Chang'an plow begins to be promoted, sooner or later it will be used by the common people everywhere."

"At that time, the contradiction between the court and the magnates will be transformed into a contradiction between the common people and the magnates."

"My Da Zhao only needs to take advantage of the common people, and he can complete the final promotion, so why make a big move!"

Mao Sui knew very well that interests were like the devil, which would make the most cowardly commoners unite to attack the powerful.

What's more, the strength of the magnates of the Zhao State was far inferior to that of the Chu State, and the private soldiers of the princes and marquis of the Zhao State were only a few thousand people at most.

The common people of Zhao have every chance to hit the powerful hard, and even break through the mansion of the powerful!

At that time, the imperial court only needs to stand up and punish a few common people who take the lead, and send troops to control the turmoil, so as to get the gratitude of the powerful.

Then he took advantage of the situation to introduce the Chang'an plough into the area blocked by the magnates, and he was able to get the gratitude of the common people.

With the situation of Zhao State, the Zhao State court can achieve a win-win situation without doing anything, why not!

Guo Kai looked at Mao Sui coldly: "Whether the original appearance is a minister or not, it is not up to you to be a mediocre person!" ”

"Today is the time of great controversy!"

"If you don't fight, you die!"

"The prime minister admits that it will only take more than ten years at most, and the situation that Dr. Mao said will appear."

"But can I afford to wait for more than ten years?"

"The Qin State has been doing its best to build the Chang'an plow, and it has been put into use at the time of spring plowing this year."

"As long as it takes a few years, the strength of the Qin State will be stronger than my Great Zhao, and the Qin State will be able to have the grain and grass that has been in a stalemate with my Great Zhao for a long time, but my Great Zhao is trapped in a lack of food and can only seek a quick battle."

"At that time, how should I do it!"

Guo Kai admitted that what Mao Sui said was reasonable, and even admitted that Mao Sui's method was the most appropriate way.

But Mao Sui has an important lack of information - Zhao Wangyan's body is getting worse!

No one knows how long Zhao Wangyan can last, but the young Zhao Wangyan is indeed already arranging the aftermath.

The current Zhao Wangyan is a veritable king of urgency!

With Guo Kai's understanding of Zhao Wangyan, as long as the unstable factors can be eliminated as soon as possible, even if he pays more costs and risks, Zhao Wangyan is willing!

Sure enough.

Just as Mao Sui was about to reprimand Guo Kai angrily, Zhao Wang Yan said in a solemn voice: "This matter is so decided." ”

"No need to admonish again."

Zhao Wangyan showed a smile to the music room: "Chang Guojun, there is labor!" ”

"The widow gives you authority."

"Anyone who dares to resist, no matter who it is, can be beheaded!"

Le Jian sighed lightly in his heart, but he could only solemnly promise: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Zhao Wangyan was satisfied with his head and casually ordered: "The next thing." ”

As the weather completely warms up, although Zhao Wangyan is still weak, at least he won't cough non-stop.

A large number of contradictions accumulated in winter were dealt with by Zhao Wangyan one by one.

It wasn't until the beginning of the day (11:00) that a small pilgrimage meeting finally ended.

After seeing the courtiers leave, Zhao Wangyan closed his eyes tiredly and commanded weakly: "Come here." Take the golden pill. ”

A golden pill was sent into Zhao Wangyan's mouth.

Feeling the calloused fingers on his lips, Zhao Wangyan opened his eyes and showed an unsurprising smile: "Guo Aiqing hasn't returned home yet, is this to ask for a banquet from a widow?" ”

Guo Kai said in a low voice: "Chu Guohou is looking for Zhao." ”

Zhao Wangyan smiled and commanded in a deep voice: "Go out!" ”

The eunuchs and palace maids who had just entered hurriedly retreated and closed the door by the way.

Zhao Wangyan then asked: "Only waiting for the dying?" ”

Guo Kai nodded: "There is only one person waiting for the dying bear." ”

"And after this person entered Zhao, he went straight to the minister's mansion and asked the minister to introduce the king to him."

Zhao Wangyan chuckled: "Interesting." ”

Hou Xianke is the leader of the spy organization.

Such people are the king's cronies and right-hand men, who hold a lot of secrets, but are not necessarily good at rhetoric.

Although the rites of the Warring States Period had not collapsed to the point of killing the envoys, considering the newly established in-law relationship between Zhao and Chu and the situation in the world, it was impossible for Zhao to make a move to detain Xiong Xun and torture the information.

But there are so many people who can speak well in the court, even if the people in the court who can speak well are not capable, they can still recommend people to debate people.

Why send a waiter to lobby the kings of other countries?

Unless the matter is too important for non-cronies to be used, and the king's trusted cronies are extremely limited, he has to send an envoy to the dying!

What made Zhao Wangyan even more interesting was that Xiong Xun did not take the formal diplomatic route, but directly approached Guo Kai and asked Guo Kai to introduce him on his behalf.

The superposition of many anomalies made Zhao Wangyan feel a little anticipation in his heart.

Zhao Wangyan asked in a low voice: "Does anyone else know about this matter?" ”

Guo Kai immediately shook his head: "This matter is only known to the king, the ministers and the Chu State Hou. ”

"The men who led the Chu State Hou into the palace and the attendants who served him were all stared at in the minister's mansion."

"Once the king summons this person, these servants will deal with it themselves, and they will not leak the slightest rumor."

Zhao Wangyan bowed his head happily: "Very good! ”

"Spread the Chu State to be dying!"

In the whole escort and strange eyes of the candidates of Zhao State, Xiong Xun, who was the head of the intelligence of Chu State, finally stepped into the imperial study of Zhao Guojun.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiong Xun smelled the rich fragrance of mugwort.

Xiong Xun couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

Zhao Guo has not yet reached the time when mosquitoes are overgrown, so who is this rich mugwort to prevent?

didn't give Xiong Xun time to think about it, and Zhao Wangyan on the high platform had already said lightly: "Chu Guohou is dying in Zhao, what is the matter?" ”

Xiong Xun could only solemnly bow his hand: "The foreign minister is here to invite King Zhao to send troops!" ”

(End of chapter)