Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Chapter 408 An inventory of Zhao Kuo's forces, the definition of the future

On the day Han Xuwei was executed, Zhao Kuo did not go to the scene to watch the execution, but called many of his confidants.

Han Xuwei's confidant actually had such a thing as a spy of the state of Qin, which actually made Zhao Kuo quite vigilant.

Although Zhao Kuo has some forces left behind by a father like Ma Fujun Zhao She, most of the team is actually formed by Zhao Kuo himself. Who can guarantee that there must be no spies from Qin or even other countries? ?

Zhao Kuo warned the confidants in front of him very sternly: "The next thing each department has to do is to strictly check themselves, and must not let go of any trivial matter, let alone anyone who may be suspected of being a spy.

No matter how close he is to you, know that if he is soft-hearted, it will destroy our entire career, understand? "

For Zhao Kuo's order, several confidants naturally responded one after another.

After Zhao Kuo instructed, he also breathed a sigh of relief, and looked around at the few confidantes present.

Xu Li, the most senior retainer and Zhao Kuo's most trusted confidant, is now the steward of Lord Wu Xin's residence, and also the top person in charge of the Nightingale system.

Guo Zong, the person in charge of economic logistics related to ginseng, smuggling, and weapon casting under Zhao Kuo's command, is also the person who can make the most money for Zhao Kuo.

Li Mu, the commander of Chi You Army, the strongest general under Zhao Kuo's command.

Li Si and Han Xuwei are the managers of specific affairs in Zhao Kuo's mansion, and they are also Zhao Kuo's two major aides, and are responsible for communication with the academy.

In addition, there is Zhou Shaofen who can't show up, which is Zhao Kuo's biggest hole card in the officialdom.

There is also Xun Kuang, the grand sacrificial wine of the Academy, who secretly wins people's hearts for Zhao Kuo.

There is also the Mohists who are really secretly developing weapons for Zhao Kuo and various things that represent the advanced technology of later generations.

Whether it is officialdom, money, weapon casting, ginseng, smuggling, culture, ideology, the army or even scientific research, Zhao Kuo's subordinates can be said to be all-encompassing, and have formed an extremely powerful force with Zhao Kuo as the core. group.

After such an inventory, even Zhao Kuo himself was quite surprised: "It turns out that the power of this Marquis has become so powerful?"

It is no exaggeration to say that this is already the core team that can rule a country.

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath and said calmly: "Han Xuwei's death is of great significance to us, which means that we have removed the second stumbling block after Yu Xin, and we have taken another step toward seizing power. A solid step.

This is the honor of this Marquis, and it is also the honor of everyone here! "

Excited expressions were shown on the faces of all the people present. They and Zhao Kuo are now both prosperous and damaged. They are the people in the world who most hope that Zhao Kuo can ascend the final throne.

Zhao Kuo coughed and said, "As for future plans, if you have any ideas, you can mention them now."

It is said that everyone gathers firewood with high flames, and everyone present is also a famous figure in the history books. Even if Zhao Kuo is a time traveler, he is willing to listen to the suggestions of these talented confidants.

Xu Li said: "My lord, I think the most important thing to do next is to get the position of Xiangbang in your hands, so that you can legitimately control the supreme power."

Zhao Kuo nodded slightly, and said: "That's true, but the current Xiangbang Lord Pingyuan and this Marquis are allies after all. If we directly turn against Lord Yuan, this Marquis will directly face the two factions of Lord Pingyuan and Lord Wenxin Lin Xiangru. excluded at the same time.

So right now, Benhou is more inclined to wait for Mr. Pingyuan to age naturally, and then die. "

Although there is no specific date of death of Mr. Pingyuan in history, it can be inferred from many historical records that Mr. Pingyuan should have been in these few years, and the same is true for Lin Xiangru.

Guo Zong said: "My lord, I think that the ginseng business can continue, but the smuggling of weapons and soldiers should be stopped. Now, both Yan and Qi are the future enemies of Da Zhao. It is too late to continue smuggling weapons to them. It's not in our interest anymore."

Zhao Kuo pondered for a moment, nodded very readily and said, "Then stop it."

The reason why he engaged in smuggling back then was mainly because Zhao Kuo was really short of money at that time, no matter what money he had to earn desperately.

But now Zhao Kuo has hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, tens of thousands of slaves, and tens of thousands of feudal households. In addition, the weapons smelting industry and the profits brought by ginseng, as well as the fact that Guo Zong has secretly used various names in Handan and Hebei over the years There are countless properties purchased in various parts of Zhao State. Now Zhao Kuo is really making money every day. Money?

That's really just a number.

Li Mu suggested: "My lord, I have been talking about expanding Chi You's army to 1 people before, and I think this matter can be put on the agenda now."

Zhao Kuo pondered for a moment, then said: "This matter can be done, but it cannot be done with great fanfare.

Didn't the Queen Mother give an establishment of 8000 people before?

You will first expand to 8000 people, and then use the name of 1 retinues to train [-] cavalry, a total of [-] cavalry. If all goes well, continue to expand to [-] cavalry next year, understand? "

Money is useless in this era, and you still have your own troops to guarantee your future strength.

The next one who spoke was Li Si. I saw Li Sidao: "My lord, I think that we don't need to take the initiative to seize power at all, because although you are a member of the Zhao family, you are a subject after all. If you take the initiative to seize power, you will be punished." Accusing it of usurping the throne is actually not good for the reputation of the lord."

Zhao Kuo looked at Li Si and said, "Then what can you do?"

Li Si smiled and said: "The minister's suggestion is actually very simple, that is, the lord will continue to fight for Zhao and continue to gain more military exploits.

The queen mother is very afraid of the lord now, but she needs the lord to expand the territory for Da Zhao, so she has to keep using the lord to fight.

My lord, you will keep fighting and earning credits. Sooner or later, the queen mother will not be able to bear it and will attack you.

At that time, it will be a matter of course for the lord to fight back. Everyone in the world knows that it was the queen mother who took the lead to kill the lord, so naturally they will not blame you. "

Zhao Kuo thought for a while, nodded and said, "It does make some sense, so let's do it this way."

Li Si is worthy of being the person in history who was able to be a prime minister under the command of Qin Shihuang for decades, and this kind of black-bellied routine is also a routine.

As for Han Fei, he said: "My lord, I have recently felt that there are many loopholes in Dazhao's laws and laws. I decided to study them carefully and make a brand new law. The law is for the sovereign and the future."

Zhao Kuo patted Han Fei's shoulder with a smile: "Okay, your career may seem the most inconspicuous, but it will be one of the most important foundations of the Marquis Empire in the future.

Work hard, Ben Hou supports you! "

Through this meeting, the ever-growing Zhao Kuo Group once again reiterated its long-term direction, and at the same time, it also became clear about its short-term goals, which are military exploits and victory!

Chapter 409 The Empress Dowager's Fear of Zhao Kuo

Handan, the palace city of Zhao State.

Lin Xiangru got off the carriage, looked at the majestic palace above the steps in front of him, sighed, suddenly felt unreal.

It has been almost a month since Han Xuwei was publicly executed, but all the aftermath about Han Xuwei's time has just subsided.

With the death of Han Xuwei, the entire political arena of Zhao State underwent a large-scale political reshuffle. Lin Xiangru, as a pole of Zhao Guo's political power, naturally participated in it deeply and devoted a lot of energy and spirit.

Another carriage stopped, Zhou Shaofen got out of it, and cupped his hands towards Lin Xiangru: "I've seen you, Your Majesty."

Lin Xiangru smiled and said, "Zhou Qing is also here."

Zhou Shaofen looked left and right, suddenly curious: "This time we won't be the only ones summoned by the Queen Mother, right?"

Lin Xiangru nodded, and said, "It seems so, let's go."

The two walked up the steps side by side.

Since the two are allies, of course they speak more casually.

"Your Honor, why didn't the Empress Dowager summon Lian Po, Lord Wuxiang?"

"Hey, it's not like you don't know about Mr. Wu Xiang's character. He speaks straight and straight, and has never been liked by the Queen Mother."

"Too.

Junhou thinks that this time the queen mother called me two people, so why?

You might as well talk about it, so that I can have a bottom line. "

Lin Xiangru looked around and found that there were many soldiers guarding Zhao Guo on the steps around him, coughed and said softly: "Do you still remember the last time the queen mother summoned you and me alone?

If the old man's expectations are correct, things this time should be the same as last time. "

Zhou Shaofen immediately started to think when he heard the words, and then remembered the last time the queen mother only summoned Lin Xiangru and himself, and then his body was shocked, and he said softly, "It's for Wu Xinjun again?"

Lin Xiangru sighed: "Who else?"

Sure enough, in the hall after a while, the Queen Mother said to Lin Xiangru and Zhou Shaofen who had just sat down: "To tell you the truth, I called you here today for the sake of Lord Wu Xin."

Lin Xiangru knew it in his heart, and his expression didn't change much, he said: "Does the Empress Dowager not believe in Wu Xinjun's loyalty to Da Zhao?"

The Empress Dowager was silent for a while, then said: "That's not true.

The old woman was just worried that if Wu Xinjun continued to be so powerful, it might not be a good thing for Da Zhao. "

The queen mother is in a very contradictory state with Zhao Kuo now, and wants to use Zhao Kuo, but is worried that Zhao Kuo is too powerful and will be detrimental to the future of Zhao Guo.

Lin Xiangru said: "To be honest with the Queen Mother, the old minister actually has a way."

The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with hope, and she said, "What way?"

Lin Xiangru said: "The reason why Lord Wu Xin is so famous is because of his brilliant military exploits. As long as we can start from this aspect and limit it, Lord Wu Xin is actually not that terrible."

The Empress Dowager said: "What kind of restriction method?"

Lin Xiangru said: "There are two ways.

First, Da Zhao can train another Wu Xinjun, so that Da Zhao with two commanders will naturally be able to form a sufficient balance.

Second, temporarily keep Wu Xinjun away from the battlefield and the army, and prevent him from continuing to build military exploits. As time goes by, people will naturally stop mentioning Wu Xinjun so frequently, which can be regarded as an invisible weakening of him. "

The Queen Mother pondered for a while, and said, "Is there no better idea?"

Lin Xiangru said: "Yes.

It's just that for Da Zhao and the Queen Mother, it can only solve Wu Xinjun, but it cannot be said that it will definitely be beneficial to Da Zhao and the Queen Mother in the future. "

Although Lin Xiangru didn't elaborate, the Queen Mother also understood.

Killing Zhao Kuo is of course the end of it all.

The queen mother was silent for a long time, and said: "No."

Although Zhao Kuo has always been jealous, Zhao Kuo's contribution to Zhao can be taken seriously as long as he is not blind.

Over the past few years, under Zhao Kuo's continuous victories, Zhao's territory and territory have continued to expand. In terms of territory, it has now ranked second in the world, and it will soon become the largest and most populous among the seven vassal states. s country.

If Zhao Kuo can continue to expand the territory for Zhao State in this way, Zhao State is likely to wipe out the other six vassal states and become the only dynasty that is well-deserved in China.

With such a temptation in front of him, which monarch can resist it?

Killing Zhao Kuo is tantamount to killing Zhao Guo's hope of unifying the world!So no matter how much the Empress Dowager feared Zhao Kuo, it was impossible to do so.

This is like being a core engineer in a certain company in later generations. No matter how arrogant this engineer is, he quarrels or even fights with the boss all day long. As long as the fate of the entire company depends on this engineer, the boss will hate him to death. Guy, I dare not fire this engineer.

Zhou Shaofen interjected and said, "It's not realistic to cultivate a second Wu Xinjun. It has been nearly 3000 years in China since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, so there is only one Wu Xinjun."

Lin Xiangru nodded and said, "Yes.

Therefore, the veteran still feels that it is the best solution not to let Wu Xinjun take over the military power for the time being. "

The queen mother said: "Then Wen Xinjun thinks who should be in charge of this military power?"

Lin Xiangru said: "Wuxiangjun Lianpo is the best candidate."

At this time, Lin Xiangru would of course give a hand to his ally Lian Po.

The Queen Mother frowned and said: "Mr. Wu Xiang led the army twice before, once he lost to Bai Qi in Yiyang, and once he lost to Kuangliang in Gaotang. Can he really replace Wu Xinjun?"

After the queen mother finished speaking, Lin Xiangru couldn't help but blushed slightly, but still said seriously: "To tell the truth from the queen mother, Qin and Qi are the strongest countries in the world besides Zhao.

Perhaps Mr. Wu Xiang is really struggling to deal with these two countries, but if it is against countries like Yan, South Korea, and Wei, Mr. Wu Xiang will definitely have no problem. "

The Empress Dowager was thoughtful, and finally said after a while: "Okay.

If he conquers these countries next year, the old woman will naturally give him this chance. "

Lin Xiangru was overjoyed: "The Queen Mother is wise!"

After a while, Lin Xiangru and Zhou Shaofen walked out of the hall side by side and walked down the steps.

Zhou Shaofen said with some concern: "Wen Xinjun, are we going to compete with Wu Xinjun again?"

Lin Xiangru nodded slowly, and said: "It's not about to start again, but the competition between us and Wu Xinjun has never ended."

Zhou Shao struggled to speak but stopped.

Lin Xiangru glanced at Zhou Shaofen, and suddenly smiled: "Does Zhou Qing want to say that we have never defeated Wu Xinjun in recent years?"

Zhou Shaofen nodded and said, "Exactly."

Lin Xiangru let out a long breath, and said: "To tell you the truth, before I went to see the grand master for the last time, I actually thought about whether I should just show weakness to Lord Wu Xin.

But the conversation with the grand master made the old man understand a truth.

This is why today the old man will take the initiative to propose that the Queen Mother should use Wu Xiangjun again. "

Zhou Shaofen asked curiously, "What's the reason?"

While talking, the two of them just walked under the steps.

Lin Xiangru hesitated for a while, and signaled Zhou Shaofen to get on his carriage.

Lin Xiangru didn't speak until the carriage had driven out of Miyagi for a long distance.

"The Grand Master told the old man before leaving that Lord Wu Xin had objections to this country.