Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

"Long live Wu Xinjun!"

"Long live Big Zhao!"

"Long live the queen mother, long live the king!"

Faced with such a situation, many old people in Zhao State sat at home very calmly and talked with each other.

"Look at these young people, they can't hold their breath after all."

"Yes, yes, as soon as Wu Xinjun sent troops, I knew he would win. Why do you need to be so excited?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Wu Xin must win, why are you making such a fuss?"

Several old men looked at each other and smiled, as if they had met a confidant.

Finally, the long Handan Avenue came to an end, and the Palace of the King of Zhao appeared in front of Zhao Kuo.

A very luxurious carriage was surrounded by Zhao Guo's officials, waiting for Zhao Kuo's arrival. The serious young man wearing a crown on the carriage was naturally the current little Zhao Wang Zhao Yan.

Zhao Kuo didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately got off his horse and saluted: "My minister Zhao Kuo has seen the king, and he was ordered by the king to go to the kingdom of Yan and come back. Fortunately, he did not disgrace his life!"

Little Zhao Wang looked at Zhao Kuo and showed a smile: "Wu Xinjun, you have worked hard.

Come, let's enter the palace with the widow. "

Seeing Zhao Kuo board Zhao Wang's carriage, many people couldn't help showing envious expressions in their eyes.

For the courtiers who have returned from the expedition, it is definitely an incomparable honor to be able to enter the palace with the king.

What's even more irritating is that Zhao Kuo didn't enjoy this kind of glory once or twice, and he almost got used to it.

People are more mad than people.

After a while, everyone came to Zhao Guozong Temple.

According to the usual practice, Zhao Kuo respectfully returned the axe, battle-axe and the tiger talisman symbolizing military power that he took out from the ancestral temple before the start of the war, and then knelt down on one knee in front of King Zhao, waiting for the reward from King Zhao.

Zhao Guoxiang Bang Pingyuan held a will in his hand and read it aloud.

"Here is Yan Guo being rude, meddling in the internal affairs of Great Zhao, and even attempting to disrupt the market with Liaodong ginseng.

The widow sent envoys to communicate with no results, so he ordered Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo to attack. "

"Fortunately, Mr. Wu Xinjun commanded well, and the soldiers of the three armies fought effectively. They defeated Yan's army in Tanghe, killed Yan's general Ju Xin, and defeated Yan's Wuyang."

"Now that the Yan State has ceded the land to seek peace, the ginseng issue is no longer a problem for the Great Zhao. This is the merit of Lord Wu Xin, and the merits of the soldiers of the three armies!"

"The widow is very relieved, and I reward Wu Xinjun with five thousand households, five hundred yi of gold, five thousand ministers and concubines, fifty thousand mu of fertile land, and ten thousand cloth."

"The Empress Dowager gave a set of jewellery, a pair of precious jades to Mrs. Wu Xinjun's wife Tian, ​​a pair of precious jades to Mrs. Wu Xinjun's concubine Mrs. Li, and a sword, precious jade, and a good horse to each of Wu Xinjun's children."

"I hope that Wu Xinjun will continue to work hard and make new contributions to Da Zhao in the future. The widow and the queen mother will also reward you generously. I respect you!"

Speaking of these one by one, Zhao Kuo was fine, and the eyes of the others began to turn red with envy unknowingly.

Before, Zhao Kuo was only rewarded for himself, but now, even Zhao Kuo's wife and children were rewarded.

One person was awarded, and the whole family was rewarded. Seeing this scene, Han Xuwei couldn't help saying sourly: "This old man is doing his best for Da Zhao. Why has my family never received any rewards?" ?”

Lin Xiangru, who was standing beside Han Xuwei, coughed and said softly, "Teacher, be careful with your words."

Han Xuwei snorted, looked around and found that they were all "our own people", so he said coldly: "It is said that the higher you stand, the harder you fall. Some people are proud of themselves now, I just wait Watch when he falls, and see how he is smashed to pieces!"

Zhao Kuo, who was thanking him, didn't hear Han Xuwei's words, otherwise, it would be unavoidable to ridicule Han Xuwei in public for not coming to power.

After thanking you, Zhao Kuo also stood up with a smile on his face like a spring breeze.

The celebration ceremony ended quickly, followed by a lively triumphal dinner.

At this banquet, Zhao Kuo naturally became the focus of everyone again. Countless praises and compliments rushed towards Zhao Kuo as if they didn't want money, which made Han Xuwei on the side even more upset.

Finally, after the dinner was over, Zhao Kuo left the palace, returned to his mansion in a carriage, and saw his family members who had been waiting for a long time.

Looking at the mother, wife, concubine and many children in front of him, Zhao Kuo, who smelled of alcohol, showed his first heartfelt smile today and opened his hands.

"I am back!"

The next one, the children cheered and rushed into Zhao Kuo's arms.

"Father, we miss you so much!"

Chapter 336 The Progress of Gunpowder (Please subscribe and ask for tickets)

Every expedition is a huge double test of the physical strength and mental strength of a leader, so after Zhao Kuo returned home, he slept with his head covered for three days before slowly recovering.

There are still many things to do, such as the implementation of the rewards for the victorious soldiers, the decision to send army generals to the newly conquered land, the promotion of the victorious generals this time, and so on.

This not only involves the fairness of military rewards and punishments, but also involves Zhao Kuo's political interests.

For this reason, Zhao Kuo also had several quarrels with Lian Po.

Lian Po, as the only representative of Zhao Kuo's political opponents in the military, although he was depressed for a while because of the failure of the Gaotang War, and also expressed the feeling that "an old man is not as good as Wu Xinjun", but he is old and strong after all. , and soon regained his strength.

Whether it is politics or the battlefield, it is common sense for everyone that there is no eternal victorious general, the only exception is Zhao Kuo.

However, if Zhao Kuo is also defeated, wouldn't there be no surprises?

Perhaps it is because of this belief that Zhao Kuo's political opponents have not been defeated despite repeated setbacks.

Since Zhao Kuo was the commander-in-chief of the victorious army this time, Lian Po did not win Zhao Kuo as a matter of course.

Therefore, among the garrisons of the Frontier Cavalry Corps in the five northern counties, the garrison generals of Wuyuan and Jiuyuan counties were replaced by Zhao Kuo's men. Kuo was loyal and made outstanding performances, so he was favored and promoted by Zhao Kuo.

After this battle, Zhao Kuo's forces finally formally infiltrated into the Northern Frontier Cavalry Corps, which had been difficult to reach before, and slowly spread quietly.

The war is over, and the summer harvest and summer seeds have begun. Zhao Kuo has also entered the normal mode again. He goes to the general’s office to handle some official business every day.

On this day, Zhao Kuo came to the academy accompanied by Xu Li, Li Si and Han Fei's three confidants.

It has been almost two years since the Academy was established. With the strong support of Zhao Guo, many scholars and students came from various countries.

According to the latest statistics sent to Zhao Kuo, the Academy now has 200 scholars and more than [-] scholars. This is undoubtedly a very astonishing number, and it is already comparable to some universities in later generations.

Zhao Kuo was strolling in the academy, and from time to time he could see the students shaking their heads and reciting some classics aloud, their expressions seemed quite intoxicated.

There are also some students strolling in twos and threes, occasionally getting red-faced because of certain issues, and their faces are full of youthful vigor.

There were also some scholars who led their students to gather under the big tree. The gray-haired scholars loudly talked about their ideas and knowledge. drunk.

Being in such an atmosphere immediately reminded Zhao Kuo of his college life involuntarily.

What a youthful and beautiful sight!Not only Zhao Kuo, but even Xu Li beside Zhao Kuo was quite touched, and said to Zhao Kuo: "I didn't understand why the lord insisted on setting up a new school in Dazhao before. Now I have witnessed it with my own eyes. It's true." I understand the master's intention."

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "Uncle Xu, if a nation wants to become strong and remain strong forever, force alone is not enough.

Force only strengthens our bodies, but it also makes us savage.

We need a savage body, but we must not let the soul become savage.

Our souls should be clear and excellent, so as to ensure our strength and maintain our pride, so that the Chinese nation will always stand in the forest of the world and lead the trend of every generation in this world forever! "

After these words were spoken, not only Xu Li, but also Li Si and Han Fei on the side were convinced: "The lord is far-sighted, and the subject is really not as good as the lord!"

There are many talented scholars like Li Si and Han Fei in this world. They are proud and arrogant, and they will not bow their heads easily even in the face of the king of a country.

Why is Xun Kuang, the leader in today's academic and ideological circles, willing to hand over two of his most capable disciples to Zhao Kuo, and why are Li Si and Han Fei willing to work for Zhao Kuo?

Not only because of Zhao Kuo's position and power, but also because Zhao Kuo's shining ideals moved them, letting them know that the goal they are fighting for is not limited to a Wuxin Lord's Mansion, nor is it limited to Zhao Guo. , but for the whole world, for all Chinese people!Benefits often only attract some followers of power, only ideals can truly attract like-minded comrades!Walking and walking, several people came to a certain corner of the academy.

There is a row of houses standing here, and the houses are blocked by walls. The sporadic flow of people entering and leaving here is obviously much less than other places, and the terrain is also the most remote and unobtrusive place in the academy.

The reason for this is, of course, because of the two words Mojia written on the plaque at the gate of the wall.

Xun Kuang, who is a Confucian in the academy, is now serving as the great sacrificial wine. Although Xun Kuang was ordered by Zhao Kuo not to embarrass the Mohists too much, but the grievances between Confucianism and Mohism for hundreds of years are here, and it is not surprising that Mohism will be left out in the cold. .

Walking into the yard, a strange smell filled the air. Even Zhao Kuo, who was a time traveler, didn't know how to describe the smell. It was like the feeling of many chemical raw materials being mixed.

The highest leader of the Mohist school in the school is naturally Fuzhen, the young Mohist who was recruited by Zhao Kuo from the state of Qin. After Fuzhen expressed his surrender to Zhao Kuo and secretly became Zhao Kuo’s retainer, Zhao Kuo paved the way for Fuzhen as a matter of course. , created a very good environment for him in the academy.

Although this place is remote, it happens to be the most suitable place for Fuzhen and Mohist scholars to do research here and complete the tasks assigned to them by Zhao Kuo.

After learning of Zhao Kuo's arrival, Fu Zhen quickly appeared: "I have seen the king!"

Looking at Fuzhen in front of him, Zhao Kuo was shocked: "Why did you become like this?"

Now the beard grows almost to the waist, the hair is also long and messy like a bird's nest, there are large and large colorful spots and ink stains on the clothes, and there is an extremely strong peculiar smell on the body, it does not look dignified The academy sacrificed wine, rather like a tramp who didn't know how to get out of that mountain.

Fuzhen looked at Zhao Kuo, smiled a little embarrassedly, and said, "My lord, the gunpowder you handed over to me has made some progress!"

Zhao Kuo was overjoyed when he heard it: "Hurry up, take Benhou to have a look!"

Chapter 337 Improved Gunpowder

Different from other places, the area of ​​Mojia is not just dormitory and teaching area, but is subdivided into many different areas.

Along the way, Zhao Kuo saw different signs such as "Physical Experiment Area", "Chemical Experiment Area" and "Theoretical Discussion Area", which made him feel like returning to the university of later generations.

In a place where the "Extremely Dangerous Zone" sign was hung, Fuzhen pushed open the door.

Unexpectedly, after opening the door, it was not a house, but a large open space comparable to a playground.

There are many small compartments at the edge of the open space, and the doors of the compartments are mostly closed, so it is not clear what is inside.

In the very center of the clearing, a huge boulder as high as a person was placed there.

Fuzhen coughed, and said: "Your Honor, the gunpowder formula you gave before is actually very powerful, and it can't even blow through a stone. It really makes us a little worried."

Zhao Kuo: "Ahem, well, you guys have improved now, right?"

Zhao Kuo is actually a bit innocent. After all, he did not study gunpowder or explosives in his previous life. He also saw the formula of gunpowder from the vast Internet, so what can he do?

Fuzhen nodded and said: "Yes, after research, we found that the charcoal in the gunpowder formula needs to be made of pine wood, and it must be fired at high temperature, and the temperature must be strictly controlled.

At the same time, the choice of sulfur must be cautious. The quality of sulfur in the Handan area has not been satisfactory, but later we found out that the sulfur produced in Daijun." Zhao Kuo's endless introduction made Zhao Kuo a little dizzy, but he still held back. Listen to it calmly.

Professionals, always have to respect professional knowledge.

A little farther behind, Li Si and Han Fei stood there with weird expressions.

Li Si couldn't help but whispered: "The people of the Mo family are all like this, um, personality?"

Han Fei smiled wryly and said, "I don't know, brother."

Li Si sighed softly: "I don't know why Junhou specially asked us to come here."

Li Si felt that it was a waste of time to come here today, so he might as well handle a few more official duties.

Finally, Fuzhen finished his long-winded introduction, touched his head, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "No one has spoken for a long time, and I have talked a little more, which makes you laugh."

Zhao Kuo laughed, and patted Fuzhen on the shoulder: "It's okay.

Now, show me your results. "

Fuzhen nodded, and stretched out his hand to point to the huge stone not far away: "Did you see that stone?

That is the pine stone used to build the city wall of Handan, which is so hard that it is difficult to damage it even with a trebuchet.

Many previous explosions have shown that our gunpowder is not explosive enough, and the amount needed to blow up such a large boulder is too amazing, so there is no practical significance in that case. "

Although Fuzhen's explanation was a bit confusing, Zhao Kuo still understood it.

To put it bluntly, the power of black powder is not enough, so it needs to be made up.

In terms of blowing up the city wall, if it takes one ton to blow up the city wall of Handan, then Zhao Kuo might as well dig a tunnel directly into the city wall to save trouble.

Zhao Kuo said: "So how much has the power increased now?"

Fuzhen said: "At least three times.

Ok, please take a look. "

Fuzhen held the torch and walked towards the boulder, then lit the fuse and ran back.

Zhao Kuo's face suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Everyone took cover and covered their ears."

Although Xu Li, Li Si, and Han Fei didn't know why, they still hid with Zhao Kuo.

"boom!"

A violent explosion sounded suddenly, a wave of air rushed towards the face, all kinds of rubble fell from the sky, and the smoke and dust filled the air for a while.

After a while, Zhao Kuo stood up and looked at the place where the boulder was just now.

There are no boulders anymore, only a big, big pit.