Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Li Si looked at Zhao Kuo, feeling a little apprehensive.

Although he has been thinking about this idea for several days, he is still not sure whether Zhao Kuo will agree.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said to Li Si: "It's good that you have this idea.

How about this, I will say hello to Daxing later, and let you go to Chencheng as a diplomatic envoy stationed in Chu State, so that it will be convenient for you to handle affairs.

In addition, I will talk to Su Li later and ask him to hand over the Nightingale Chu branch to you. You can use the manpower and resources of the Nightingale Chu branch at any time, so that you can be better. Let you act in the state of Chu. "

The so-called suspects don't need to be suspicious, although Li Si is a bit foolish, but Zhao Kuo believes that Li Si is a smart person, it is impossible to betray Zhao Kuo and Zhao Guo at this time, and he will only do his best for Zhao Kuo.

Since this is the case, then Zhao Kuo will give Li Si a stage and let him show off his talent to his heart's content.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Li Si was also overjoyed, and said excitedly: "My lord, rest assured, Li Si will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations. When Master Wang enters the state of Chu in the future, my lord will definitely see Li Si's achievements!"

Zhao Kuo smiled and said to Li Si: "You and I have been monarchs and ministers for many years, so there is no need to say such polite words.

By the way, after you go to Chu State, where do you plan to start? "

Li Si had a plan long ago, and immediately said: "Return to the lord, Xun Kuang, the minister's benefactor, served as the Lanling order of Chu State, and the minister also lived there for a period of time, and many of the officials have now been transferred to the center of Chu State. , I will visit one by one to see if it can be used for me.

There is also the Lingyin Chunshenjun Huang Xie of Chu State. During this period of time, Chunshen Jun Huang Xie's life is very difficult. I plan to use the status of Zhao Guo's envoy to see if I can provide him with some help so as to win him over. Come to our camp, let him continue to get close to our Zhao country at worst, and find a way to get some information from him when Chu and Zhao go to war in the future. "

Zhao Kuo nodded in satisfaction after listening.

Although Li Si's plan sounds a little vague, intelligence and war are different.

People who do intelligence are faced with many emergencies, and they pay attention to adapting to the situation, and rarely pay attention to any plan.

And more wars belong to prior planning, although there are also adaptability, but it belongs to a relatively small part of the factors.

Therefore, it is more important for intelligence personnel to be flexible and able to respond immediately to new situations, while it is more important for generals in war to be able to "know themselves and the enemy" in advance and anticipate the enemy's opportunities.

Zhao Kuo suddenly remembered something, and said to Li Si: "Speaking of which, there is one person you might be able to use.

If you make good use of this person, your great contributions should be indispensable in the future. "

As soon as Li Si heard it, he immediately paid attention, and hurriedly said, "I don't know who the master is talking about?"

Zhao Kuo said with a smile, "This person is the former retainer of Lord Chunshen, now Lord Chunshen's political ally, and the eldest brother-in-law of the King of Chu, Li Yuan!"

You must know that in history, Li Yuan killed Chun Shenjun.

In other words, if Li Yuan can be used well, Zhao Kuo and Li Si can completely let Li Yuan kill anyone who wants to be hostile to Zhao Guo.

This guy is simply the best tool man.

Chapter 967

After the spring plowing was over, Li Mu immediately gathered his army and went out to fight.

Before Li Mu's expedition, Zhao Guo had sent envoys to Qin, Chu and Qi respectively.

Although Zhao Guoda's current traveler is Zhou Shaoliang, under the pressure of Zhao Kuo using the power of the prime minister, the appointment of the envoy to Chu State fell on Li Si.

After sending Li Si away, Zhao Kuo patted Li Si on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Li Si, I don't know what others think of you, but for me, if you can continue to improve, In the future, there will be talents for the state!"

Of course, Zhao Kuo is not bragging about this, after all, Li Si did become the prime minister of Qin in history.

But for Li Si, Zhao Kuo's words are undoubtedly a very mellow bowl of chicken soup for the soul, directly making Li Si warm from head to toe.

Li Si almost gritted his teeth and made an oath: "Please don't worry, Jun Hou, I will definitely succeed this time, and I will let Jun Hou know that trusting me, Li Si, is the most correct thing!"

Li Si thanked Dade for leaving, and then it was time for General Zhao Guo Li Mu to set off.

It is still the familiar Zhao Guozong Temple, and Zhao Guo's officials are still gathered together. Zhao Kuo stands at the head of the officials, quietly waiting for Zhao Wang and Li Mu to come out of the ancestral temple. Some discussions.

"You say, can General Li Mu win this time?"

"It should be possible. General Li Mu has conquered Xianyang and Linzi, and captured King Qin and King Qi."

"But without Wu Xinjun going out, I always feel a little uneasy."

"Our Zhao country is so powerful now, even if we don't need Lord Wu Xin, it should be fine."

"I hope so."

Obviously, in the eyes of many people, without Zhao Kuo's expedition, it is still not safe enough after all.

Zhao Kuo didn't intend to explain anything about this. In fact, even if Zhao Kuo explained it, it would be useless. Everything can be done with the record.

This is also the road that every general who has just taken on a great responsibility must face. As long as Li Mu returns from the expedition this time, the doubts about him in the entire Zhao country will disappear immediately.

In addition to Li Mu, Xu Li's 20 army has actually begun to gather. However, since Xu Li is a "late strike" reserve option, Xu Li's 20 army will not attack until there is news of other countries sending troops. dispatched.

Soon, King Zhao came out with Li Mu, and awarded Li Mu Bing Talisman and Axe in public.

Li Mu took these things in high spirits, and did not forget to glance at Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo smiled and nodded towards Li Mu. This one of the "Four Famous Generals of the Warring States Period" in history has been trained by Zhao Kuo for many years, and now it's time for him to truly be on his own!Li Mu strode down the steps, boarded the chariot, and issued the command that belonged to the general.

"The whole army set off, heading south!"

The [-] Zhao army is mighty and mighty, heading south all the way.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Kuo was also a little emotional.

Suddenly, a mocking voice came from my ear: "Your Majesty, it's a rare time when you don't go out, are you still not used to it?"

It was Zhao Kuo's old friend Pang Nuan who spoke.

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "It's true that I'm not used to it, but I've relaxed a lot."

Although the position of master general symbolizes power and glory, it also bears heavy responsibilities.

Victory is of course everything, but if it fails, tens of thousands or even 10,000+, or hundreds of thousands of soldiers will be killed or injured, which will bring great pressure and condemnation.

For example, Lian Po, although he and Zhao Kuo are political enemies, Lian Po can continuously recover from the blows of failure and continue to lead the army to seek victory. This is also a very rare quality in Zhao Kuo's view.

It can only be said that Lian Po was born at the wrong time!If it was in the original history, he still had a place, but after meeting Zhao Kuo, everything changed.

Pang Nuan blinked at Zhao Kuo, and said with a smile, "The old man thinks that you will have more and more time to relax in the future."

Zhao Kuo was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

In Zhao Kuo's current position, when King Zhao left, he could laugh as much as he wanted, and he could do whatever he wanted, and he didn't need to worry about anyone's eyes anymore.

This is the real boss status!It's a joke, but Pang Nuan's words do reflect some things. For example, Zhao Kuo's role has begun to change now.

As the Prime Minister of Zhao State, what Zhao Kuo has to care about is not only military matters, but also all aspects of Zhao State, including economic and other internal affairs.

Zhao Kuo didn't have any impatience about this, and even had a taste of being happy.

Governing a country is not something that can be done by the army alone. Dealing with internal affairs and the economy is something every king must face. Now Zhao Kuo has an "internship" plan, which can be said to be another It couldn't be better.

But as the saying goes, it is better to see once than to hear a hundred times, so after dealing with government affairs for a few days, Zhao Kuo decided to come to Weibo for a private interview.

On this day, Zhao Kuo took his eldest son Zhao Qian into the carriage.

Zhao Qian is also 11 years old now, and he is already an out-and-out young man. He looks very humble and calm, and he is very demeanor.

Since Zhao Kuo has been fighting outside all year round, Zhao Qian was able to be educated like this mainly because of Zhao Qian's mother Tian Wan.

This also made Zhao Kuo feel from the bottom of his heart that finding a good wife is really important. Not only can it help you manage your family in an orderly manner, but it can also educate your children.

Zhao Kuo smiled at Zhao Qian, "Qian'er, what do you know about Dongshi?"

Sitting alone with Zhao Kuo, Zhao Qian was still somewhat nervous. He touched his head and said with a smile, "Father, I actually go to the West Market a lot, but I haven't been to the East Market."

There are mainly two markets in Handan, one is the East Market and the other is the West Market.

Since the palace city of Zhao State is located in the southwest corner, most of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of Zhao State also live on the side close to the palace city, so the West Market has become a relatively high-end market.

Zhao Qian, as the eldest son of Zhao Kuo, belongs to the second generation of top officials in Zhao Guozhong. Naturally, he seldom goes to places like the market, and he must go to Xishi where there are many wealthy families. It is impossible to go to most of the middle and lower classes in Zhao Guozhong. Dongshi, where common people gather.

Zhao Kuo did not criticize Zhao Qian because of this, and said with a smile: "Then today you just have a chance to go to Dongshi.

Remember, if you have time in the future, you should go to Dongshi more and go to places where ordinary people live, understand? "

Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, hesitated again, and then said: "Please father teach me, why?"

Zhao Kuo tapped the car window lightly with his fingers, and said lightly: "Do you still remember what my father said to you?

The king is a boat, the people are water, and water can carry a boat and capsize it.

If you sit on the boat all the time without touching the sun with your fingers, you will not be able to understand the real life and thoughts of the people at the bottom.

In that case, one day the people’s grievances will boil, and the calm water will turn into a pot of boiling soup, and we who sit on the boiling soup will be roasted and burnt, and we will be eaten with skin and bones by the angry people go down! "

What Zhao Kuo said is really not alarmist. Looking at the Chinese feudal dynasties in the past, which dynasty did not end like what Zhao Kuo said?

Zhao Qian nodded when he heard the words.

Zhao Kuo did not force Zhao Qian to understand these principles immediately. After all, these principles are obviously too difficult for an 11-year-old child, but Zhao Kuo knew that as long as he could imprint this principle in Zhao Qian's heart, sooner or later he would be able to understand these principles. The mature Zhao Qian will understand this truth naturally under the guidance of reality.

By that time, Zhao Qian will be able to become a truly qualified successor.

This time, because it was a private visit on Weibo, Zhao Kuo only took a carriage that looked ordinary in appearance, and only had two followers, Xu Li and Su Li, with him.

Of course, the protective power of various nightingales in the dark is indispensable. After all, in Zhao Kuo's position, even private visits in micro-services should be careful, so as not to encounter some short-sighted and impulsive ruffian rangers, and be messed up in the gutter It's not good if the boat capsizes.

East City will be here soon.

The urban planning of these days is different from that of later generations. As long as there is a house close to the road in the later generations of cities, you can set up shop fronts to serve as shops and sell various things. However, in this era, except for the market, other Commercial activities are not allowed anywhere.

In other words, all commercial stores are concentrated in the East Market and West Market. If you want to buy something, you have to come here, and there is no other choice.

This is mainly to facilitate the management of the government, especially the statistics and tax collection of commercial activities by the government.

After hundreds of thousands of years, people have long been used to it.

In any era, common people must occupy the vast majority, so Zhao Kuo and others were shocked by the bustling flow of people as soon as they got off the carriage.

Zhao Qian said in surprise: "Father, there are so many people in the East City, I don't know how many more people than in the West City!"

In the West Market, the carriage can drive directly into the market, and then stop at the door of the shop, so that all kinds of ladies in the carriage can walk down gracefully, and go directly to the shop to buy what they like .

But here in Dongshi, the entrance of the market is full of people, the crowds are crowded, people are crowded when walking, everyone is next to each other, and horse-drawn carriages pass?

That's definitely overthinking.

Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "Of course, this is a life with the atmosphere of the market.

Let's go in and have a look. "

For Zhao Kuo, this situation made him very happy.

After all, there are so many people, which in itself shows that the business in Handan East City must be very good. The flow of people itself is the most basic and most needed factor for business.

And for some reason, this situation also reminded Zhao Kuo of going to the market before crossing, dreaming back to his previous life.

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Zhao Kuo, Zhao Qian and others walked into the East City together.

"Beef, the best beef! Approved by the government, butchered with a license!"

"Dog meat, it doesn't taste good and doesn't cost money!"

"Good wine, the best Handan spirits, one bowl will get you drunk, it's definitely strong enough!"

"Sell cloth, only thirty dollars for a piece of cloth!"

All kinds of yelling came and went, merchants tried their best to solicit business, many people kept coming and going, and some people started bargaining.

Zhao Qian followed Zhao Kuo and looked left and right. He was very curious. You must know that it is very quiet in the West Market. The stewards will only respectfully stand at the door to welcome the guests. How can there be such a loud voice? yelling?

Zhao Kuo looked around and found that although it was very lively, overall it was very orderly.

Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead, Zhao Kuo was a little curious and walked over.

I saw a small official of the Zhao state leading two soldiers, pushing a ragged man to the ground.

The little official's face was as heavy as water, and he said coldly to the man: "You kid, you have been stealing in the East City all day long, and you refused to change after repeated admonitions, and today you were arrested again, what do you say?"

The man didn't struggle, but begged bitterly: "My lord, please do me a favor, I still have an old man and a child at home, and I haven't eaten for several days.

I also ask my lord to give me a way to survive, and I will definitely repay my lord by doing a good job in the future. "

The little official snorted and said angrily: "Who wants you to be a cow or a horse?

Take him away and take him to the Handan government office to ask Yousi to deal with him! "

The man was dragged away, and all the spectators dispersed.

Zhao Qian looked at this scene thoughtfully.

Zhao Kuo noticed Zhao Qian's expression, patted Zhao Qian's shoulder and smiled, "Why, do you think this man is very pitiful?"