Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

If these places are conquered or surrendered, the Central Plains dynasty will be strong, otherwise it will become weak.

As strong as the Han and Tang Dynasties, it means controlling at least three of these four places, so it is possible to establish a prosperous age that will be remembered by future generations.

As weak as the Song and Ming Dynasties, usually they can only control one or two of these places, and as a result, they can only deal with the intrusion of nomads most of the time.

The main reason is that these places can provide a steady stream of high-quality war horses. With enough war horses, the Central Plains Dynasty can rely on its strong national power to continue its northern conquests and defeat the resistance of nomads time and time again.

But once these places fall into the hands of the nomads, the nomads will quickly form a powerful cavalry, and at the same time gain geographical advantages over the Central Plains, posing a huge threat.

So Zhao Dan also made up his mind to manage these places well and firmly control these places in his own hands.

Although explosives have appeared, before the appearance of large-scale mechanized troops, cavalry is still the most mobile unit in the world, and must be taken seriously.

As long as these four places are pinched, no matter what kind of Xiongnu Turkic or Mongolian Mobei is, it is impossible to pose any threat to Zhao State.

At this time, Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I think that the Great Governor has worked hard and made great achievements, and he has laid down a lot of territory for the King. Maybe it is time to give the Great Governor the title of king."

Zhao Dan froze for a moment, and looked at Zhao Sheng strangely.

When did this guy get mixed up with Li Mu?

Before Zhao Dan could speak, Yu Xin who was on the side suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, I think that the Metropolitan Governor has fought for the country for many years. If the Metropolitan Superintendent is allowed to stay outside all the time, it will be criticized that the King treats the meritorious officials poorly, so it is better to give the Metropolitan Governor the title of honor." For the position, let the governor return to the town of Handan."

Zhao Dan looked at Yu Xin again with a strange expression.

To be honest, it is really not easy for a proposal to be supported by the leaders of Zhao Sheng and Yu Xin at the same time when it was first put forward.

As soon as Zhao Sheng and Yu Xin opened their mouths, others naturally echoed, and even Zheng Zhu, who seemed to be neutral, thought it was something that could be considered.

Among the many important ministers in Longtai, except for Li Mu himself and Lian Po and Ju Xin who were still attacking Korea, all the rest agreed that Li Mu should be transferred back as soon as possible!

Zhao Dan knew it in his heart, it seemed that these important ministers were still wary of Li Mu.

But this is also understandable. After all, Li Mu is now the governor of the Zhao Kingdom, but the governor of the northern counties can directly recruit [-] cavalry under extreme circumstances, which is definitely a powerful force.

More importantly, this powerful force is completely controlled by Li Mu, and there is almost no chance for others to intervene.

Although this approach ensured the strength of the Border Cavalry Corps, it also made it very easy for others to think that Li Mu was supporting his own self-respect.

Moreover, Li Mu himself doesn't have any allies in Handan, so it's not too surprising that there is today's situation.

To put it bluntly, these guys are afraid that Li Mu will embark on the road of rebellion as the military power in his hands expands.

As long as Li Mu is transferred back to Handan, then the central government of the Zhao State has a thousand ways to slowly mix sand with the side cavalry army, thus dividing the side cavalry army and ensuring that the side cavalry army will not be controlled by Li Mu alone.

In this case, even if Li Mu really has any intention of disobedience in the future, the split side cavalry regiment is not enough to support Li Mu's ambition.

After thinking about the reason clearly, Zhao Dan couldn't help being a little dumbfounded.

Logically speaking, it is a king's favorite thing to be suspicious of ministers with military power. How come the widows haven't been suspicious of Li Mu yet, but these Li Mu's colleagues are the first to be suspicious of the widows?

You must know that there are a large number of Hu Yiwei spies lurking around Li Mu. On the one hand, these people secretly protect Li Mu, and at the same time, they also play a role in monitoring and understanding Li Mu.

After so many years, Zhao Dan thought he knew enough about Li Mu.

This is a very pure soldier. He prefers to conquer the enemy on the battlefield, and he doesn't have much ambition for politics.

And from a historical point of view, Zhao's northern troops have always been in the hands of Li Mu, but Li Mu has never had any intention of rebellion.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dan couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Li Mu would not rebel, Zhao Dan knew this well, but he couldn't explain it.

How to put it, could it be said that the widow has read the history books of later generations, and Li Mu did not rebel until his death?No one believes this reason.

Moreover, it is not possible to pass the test with sloppy eyes. After all, it can be said that almost all the important ministers of Longtai do not want Li Mu to continue to control the military power in the north alone. Such a loud voice of opposition cannot be ignored by Zhao Dan, the king of Zhao.

It has to be said that the suggestions of several ministers are still very desirable.

The reason why the Zhao State in history allowed Li Mu to take sole control of the military power in the north was because there were enemies such as the Xiongnu, Donghu, and Yan in the north. Due to the inconvenience of information transmission, the centralization of power in Li Mu's hands allowed Li Mu to act arbitrarily and mobilize as quickly as possible. Troops to respond to enemy invasion.

But now that the Xiongnu have been beaten away, Donghu dare not go south at all, and Yan Kingdom has also been wiped out, there is actually no need to give Li Mu such great military power.

It's just that Zhao Dan didn't think about this because of his trust in Li Mu, until today he was mobilized by ministers to speak out.

Zhao Dan pondered for a moment, and then said: "If the governor is transferred back to Handan, who do you think can take the place of the governor and guard the north?"

When Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng heard what Zhao Dan said, a gleam of joy flashed across his face, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, I think that General Pang Nuan has been in Yan State for many years and has dealt with Zhu Hu a lot, and even more Those who have experience in commanding cavalry battles are the best candidates to go out to the north of the town."

Yu Xin snorted softly, but didn't speak.

It's not that Yu Xin doesn't want to fight, it's that the commoner faction has no one to fight.

Since Li Mu is an important minister of Longtai, it is natural to send a general of the same level to replace Li Mu.

Among the commoner faction, there is only Lian Po, a general who lives in Longtai, so it is impossible for Lian Po to go to the north to replace Li Mu, right?

Zhao Dan was noncommittal, and suddenly said: "Well, there is no need to worry about conferring the title of king. After all, although the governor has outstanding military exploits, he has not been able to pacify the Central Plains. If he was granted the title rashly, some people may not be convinced. I am going to let the governor To preside over the next war of destroying the country, after the success of the Great Governor, it will be a matter of course to become a king. I don’t know what you think?”

After much deliberation, there is only one way.

You can't seal the emperor casually, otherwise, the flood of nobles and nobles in the future will be a big trouble for future emperors.

Therefore, it is better to raise the standard of conferring a monarch, so that only the generals who have the merit of destroying the country can be conferred. This will definitely reduce the number of princes and princes, and reduce some troubles for future generations.

Anyway, there will be no large-scale attack on the Western Regions for the time being, and it would be a waste to keep Li Mu in the north and advance and retreat with the Qin people. It is better to transfer Li Mu back to deal with the war in the Central Plains, and then send Li Mu to conquer the Western Regions after the Central Plains is unified.

In fact, this can be regarded as a kind of protection for Li Mu, otherwise Li Mu has offended all his colleagues now, how can he still mess around in Zhao Guo's political arena in the future?

Zhao Dan didn't want to feel dissatisfied with Zhao Guo because of the friction between Li Mu and these Longtai colleagues, that would be a real loss.

After hearing Zhao Dan's words, several ministers were silent for a while, and then expressed the same point of view in unison.

Zhao Shengdao: "What Your Majesty said is very true. Since the Metropolitan Governor possesses great talents, he should take on the important task of conquering the world for His Majesty."

Yu Dao said: "The prestige of the great governor is well known in the world, and he is the best choice for the chief general."

The rest also agreed.

Zhao Dan nodded and said: "In that case, let Pang Qing work hard to guard the north for the widow. But after all, Pang Qing is old, and the widow thinks that I can find someone to help Pang Qing. General Xu Li is a good candidate. How about this, with the Yellow River as the boundary, the counties to the west of the Yellow River will be in charge of Pang Qing, and the five counties to the east and north of the Yellow River will be in charge of Xu Li to maintain stability, so it has been decided."

Since it is necessary to divide, then directly divide to the end.

Compared with Li Mu, Zhao Dan was more worried about Pang Nuan taking charge of such a large piece of northern territory.

But no matter what, Li Mu would definitely feel dissatisfied when he learned that the military power had been taken back.

"It seems that when Li Mu returns to Handan, we have to talk to him carefully." Zhao Dan thought to himself.