Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Secondly, Zhao Kuo's official position is also Zhao Guoda Sima, and he is only below Lian Po among the generals.

After all, Lian Po had been Zhao Guo's No.1 general for a long time, and it was impossible for the Queen Mother to replace Lian Po and let Zhao Kuo take over at this point in time.

But Zhao Kuo defeated the famous Qin general Bai Qi, killed [-] Qin troops, and took back the entire Hedong County and a part of Shang County. If he didn't give enough rewards, wouldn't it appear that the Queen Mother was unclear about rewards and punishments?

This is also a taboo for rulers.

Therefore, after much deliberation, Empress Dowager Han Ji decided that in addition to rewarding Zhao Kuo with extremely generous money, slaves, and land, she also gave Zhao Kuo the right to hold a sword in the palace.

This level of power seems to be useless. After all, Zhao Guo Palace must be a place that is extremely heavily guarded. How can Zhao Kuo need a courtier with a sword to go up to the palace to guard it?

In fact, it's an honor.

The potential meaning of this honor is that Zhao Kuo and the Queen Mother trusted Zhao Kuo so much, so Zhao Kuo was allowed to go to the palace with a sword.

To put it bluntly, you are a minister who can go to the palace with a sword, what if one day you want to assassinate?

Therefore, bestowing the honor of going up to the palace with a sword is to some extent tantamount to reassuringly handing over his life to Zhao Kuo!The monarch of a country actually put his life in the hands of a retainer. Doesn't that explain anything?

The king of Zhao and the queen mother made an official announcement to the world: "Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo is the number one confidant in our hearts!"

With this right to go to the palace with a sword, Zhao Kuo's official position and title did not seem to have changed at all, but his status has risen in a straight line.

If before that, Zhao Kuo was probably on an equal footing with Lin Xiangru, and then slightly inferior to Xiangbang Pingyuanjun and Taishi Han Xuwei, then Zhao Kuo now surpassed Lin Xiangru and was on an equal footing with Han Xuwei, Xiangbang who was at the forefront Mr. Pingyuan is only a little away.

This is an invisible reward, but it is also very rich, even beyond Zhao Kuo's unexpected reward.

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath and bowed to the little King Zhao in front of him.

"Minister Zhao Kuo, thank you King and Queen Mother!"

From this moment on, Zhao Kuo is on top of Zhao Guo's political arena, and he will go one step further!

Chapter 185 Slapping Han Xuwei in the face, the undercurrent surges

After announcing Zhao Kuo's reward, the next step is naturally to reward other meritorious soldiers.

The list is very long, and it took half an hour to finish reading the rewards of generals and senior officers. As for the rewards of middle and lower rank officers and ordinary soldiers, they will be announced in the barracks.

Then, there was a grand celebration dinner.

The scale of the celebration dinner this time was very large. Not only all the officials of Zhao State in Handan City were ordered to attend, but also all the envoys and protons from other vassal states who stayed in Handan were also present.

The queen mother and little Zhao Wang only showed their faces at the beginning of the banquet and then left.

Although the status of the two is extremely noble, women and children are indeed not suitable for such an occasion.

After the Queen Mother and King Zhao left, Zhao Kuo naturally became the focus of the audience at this dinner party. People who toasted came in droves, comparable to the crowded scene at the checkout counter in a supermarket during a panic buying.

Everyone had a humble smile on their faces, and their tone of voice was very flattering. For a moment, Zhao Kuo had the illusion that he was the master of this palace, and everyone in front of him was just his servants. !Fortunately, Zhao Kuo reacted immediately, knowing that he had drunk too much.

When a person's body begins to be dominated by alcohol, it is sometimes unpredictable what he will do next. Zhao Kuo doesn't want himself to do something like going drunk on such a serious occasion.

Just when Zhao Kuo was thinking about whether he should pretend to be drunk and just pass out, the whole hall suddenly fell silent.

If Zhao Kuo felt it, he found that Zhao Guotai Master Han Xuwei had stood in front of him holding a wine glass at some point.

The conflict between Zhao Kuo and Han Xuwei has become a hot topic in Zhao Guo's political arena today because Zhao Jun stopped attacking Guanzhong and the subsequent Zhao Qin peace talks.

Zhao Kuo looked at Han Xuwei and felt a little strange.

What is this old guy doing here?

Han Xuwei showed a smile on his face, and said, "I congratulate Mr. Wu Xinjun on his return from the expedition, and make new contributions to Great Zhao!"

Zhao Kuo blinked, feeling that he might have guessed what Han Xuwei was thinking.

Han Xuwei has many enemies now, and he doesn't want to completely offend Zhao Kuo to death, so he came here to offer a glass of wine to Zhao Kuo, which can be regarded as easing the tension between the two parties.

Zhao Kuo laughed, stood up and raised his glass: "Thank you Mr. An.

If An Guojun can reduce the constraints on Benhou in the future, then Benhou will be able to fight for the country with peace of mind. "

As soon as these words were said, Han Xuwei's face suddenly changed, becoming very ugly.

If what Han Xuwei said was to ease the atmosphere, then what Zhao Kuo said was simply adding fuel to the fire!There was also a soft commotion in the hall, and many people whispered secretly.

"I heard that Wu Xinjun and An Guojun were at odds, but I didn't expect Wu Xinjun to be so stubborn, and dare to attack in public on such an occasion!"

"Hmph, what do you know?

Wu Xinjun is someone who doesn't even want to give face to the former king. An Guojun has just returned to Dazhao from South Korea not long ago. How can he know Wu Xinjun's temper? "

"If you want me to tell you, it's normal for Wu Xinjun to be angry. After all, he originally wanted to go to Guanzhong, but was stopped by An Guojun's words!"

"Yes, yes, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to bear this tone."

Zhao Kuo didn't care about other people's comments. Zhao Kuo just drank the wine in the glass in one breath, then smiled and nodded at the ugly Han Xuwei, and sat down again.

Han Xuwei took a deep breath, his face was livid, and he quickly left with the wine glass that hadn't been touched.

Soon, the dinner party officially ended.

As soon as he left the main hall, Mr. Pingyuan's voice sounded behind Zhao Kuo: "Mr. Wu Xin, please stay!"

Lord Pingyuan and Lord Pingyang came hand in hand.

Zhao Kuo stopped, with a smile on his face: "What advice do you two gentlemen have?"

Mr. Pingyuan smiled and said, "There's nothing else, I just haven't seen Mr. Wu Xin for several months, and I want to chat with Mr. Wu Xin."

Zhao Kuo snorted and said with a smile, "Then let's talk while walking."

Mr. Pingyuan did not propose to let Zhao Kuo take his carriage as before, and Zhao Kuo did not have any doubts.

Although there are still many military officials who are also leaving, but seeing the three big bosses walking together, the others naturally hide away very wisely, so as not to interfere with the conversation of the big bosses and become the big boss's anger object of venting.

Mr. Pingyuan took a few steps, and said softly: "Mr. Wu Xin, Mr. Pingyang has tried his best to stop the matter of stopping the march into Guanzhong, but alas, this is because Mr. Pingyang did not do well."

Mr. Pingyuan would not explain many things to Zhao Kuo before, and there is no need to explain them, but it is impossible not to explain them now.

Because Zhao Kuo is no longer the previous Zhao Kuo, but the famous Wu Xinjun!Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, and the cool night air outside the palace penetrated into his lungs, shaking his mind and making him more awake.

Zhao Kuo smiled at Mr. Pingyuan, and said, "Don't worry, your lord, I already know about this matter, and I don't mean to blame you."

Zhao Kuo was very sincere when he spoke.

Although Lord Pingyuan is not on Zhao Kuo's side [-]% of the time, it must be admitted that without the strong support of Lord Pingyuan, Zhao Kuo would not have been able to replace Lian Po as the leader of Zhao Guo's Changping War. the main general.

Without the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo would have been unable to talk about everything today, so Zhao Kuo has always remembered the kindness of Mr. Pingyuan.

Zhao Kuo is not the kind of person who does not repay his kindness. The Gongzu faction has now become the largest political faction in Zhao State, and the scholar faction headed by Lin Xiangru is suppressed and even needs to join forces with Han Xuwei. Zhao Kuo's return to Mr. Pingyuan.

But as time goes by, both Zhao Kuo and Mr. Pingyuan can feel some differences that gradually arise between each other.

In addition to these differences, there is Zhao Kuo's rapid growth.

So although the two sides didn't directly say something about it, they already knew it well.

From now on, Mr. Pingyuan and Zhao Kuo will have an equal cooperative relationship, and Mr. Pingyuan will no longer lead Zhao Kuo forward.

As a result, the atmosphere of the following conversation became quite relaxed and pleasant.

The laughter among the three kept ringing, and in the eyes of others, it was undoubtedly the best proof of the friendship between Zhao Kuo and Mr. Yuan!This scene fell in the eyes of Han Xuwei who was not far away, and immediately made Han Xuwei have mixed feelings.

After hesitating for a moment, Han Xuwei finally made up his mind, and stepped forward to stop Lin Xiangru who was walking side by side with Lian Po.

"Lin Qing, this old man has a son and grandson who will get married in a few days. I wonder if Lin Qing is free to come here for the favor?"

Lin Xiangru was taken aback for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Since it was invited by the grand master, how dare Lin Xiangru refuse to obey?"

The victory of the war and the return of Zhao Kuo seem to have calmed Zhao Guo a lot, but in fact, the real undercurrent has just begun to surge!

Chapter 186 Zhao Kuo wants to occupy the high ground of public opinion

More than a month later.

During the summer day, the annoying cicadas kept ringing, attacking the eardrums of everyone in the Zhao Manor from all directions.

Zhao Kuo was sitting leisurely in the reclining chair specially made by someone. Not far away were the cheerful laughter of Zhao Qian and Tian Wan. breastfeeding.

A gust of wind blew past, which dissipated a lot of the heat in the air. Zhao Kuo picked up the iced sour plum soup beside him, took a sip to cool it down, and couldn't help but let out a long breath: "It's comfortable."

How can there be iced sour plum soup in summer?

The benefits of iced drinks were discovered by the earth people thousands of years ago or even earlier. It is not surprising that the aristocrats, as the most enjoyment-seeking class in the world, can create ice cellars specially used to store ice cubes.

Just a few days ago, King Zhao's palace specially gave a batch of ice cubes to the military officials, which was regarded as a summer benefit.

Zhao Kuo savored this scene quietly, and finally deeply understood why some people often say that "wife and children are hot on the kang" is the ultimate need of a man's life.

To be relied on, to be treated with tenderness, to be regarded as an indomitable Optimus Prime, to be able to rely on one's own ability to make one's dearest people live a happy life, isn't this the ultimate that a man can achieve? ?

However, Zhao Kuo felt that this alone was not enough.

Who is Benhou?

The traveler, the one and only person.

My child, my blood should also become the most unique and noble group of people in this world.

It is Zhao Kuo's wish to unify the world, and to rule the whole world is the greatest honor and responsibility that Zhao Kuo will entrust to his children in the future!There was a sound of footsteps, and Li Si quickly appeared, first saluted Tian Wan, Qiu Er, Zhao Qian and others, and then came to Zhao Kuo: "Your Majesty, your teacher has arrived."

Zhao Kuo opened his eyes, sat up, and said with a smile, "Doctor Xun, please come here."

Li Si hurried away.

Tian Wan glanced at Zhao Kuo, and said softly: "Since my husband has something to do, I will resign first."

Zhao Kuo stood up, hugged Tian Wan in his arms and kissed her, and said with a smile, "Go."

Although she has long been used to Zhao Kuo's outrageous behavior, Tian Wan was still blushed by such actions, and whispered coquettishly: "The children are watching!"

Zhao Kuo laughed out loud.

After a while, Li Si appeared in front of Zhao Kuo with his teacher Xun Kuang.

As the saying goes, whether everyone's friendship is good or not depends entirely on whether the laughter is loud or not.

Since Xun Kuang Xunzi, known as "No. 1 Confucianism after Confucius and Mencius", came in person, Zhao Kuo naturally stood up early, and the laughter spread far and wide.

"The doctor is here, and the Marquis is not polite enough to welcome you in person. Forgive me, forgive me!"

We haven't seen each other for a few months, maybe it's because of the settlement, Xun Kuang is now more elegant and calm than before, he couldn't help laughing and said: "What did you say?

Xun is just a doctor, how can he bother the king to greet him in person, that would be a loss of etiquette. "

From Xun Kuang's point of view, he didn't really care much about Zhao Kuo's military achievements. After all, Xun Kuang is now a top figure in the Chinese academic circle, and his reputation is actually no worse than Zhao Kuo's.

The most important reason why Xun Kuang was so polite to Zhao Kuo was because of Zhao Kuo's unwavering support for Xun Kuo.

Take, for example, the matter that Zhao Kuo is about to discuss with Xun Kuang.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said to Xun Kuang: "During the court meeting yesterday, the Marquis proposed to the Queen Mother to build a new school in Handan, similar to the Jixia School of Qi State, so as to better attract people from the vassal states in Da Zhao. talent."

Xun Kuang took a deep breath and asked nervously, "Did the Empress Dowager agree?"

Although Xun Kuang was already very old, he still seemed quite nervous at the moment.

As the saying goes, if you are a man, you must save face.

Xun Kuang was forced by Confucianism to the point where he had to resign from the position of high priest in Jixia Academy and leave Qi State. It is impossible to say that he has no opinion at all.

Xun Kuang has always wanted to build a bigger, more famous, and better school than Jixia Academy, to prove to those rigid Confucians who occupy the mainstream in Jixia Academy that my way and thought are That's right!For this purpose, Xun Kuang first went to the state of Chu. However, although Yin Chunshen, the magistrate of the state of Chu, also gave Xun Kuang the position of Lanling Ling, he avoided talking about the establishment of a school in the state of Chu.

So Xun Kuang returned to Zhao State, hoping to realize this dream in the motherland.

But after a conversation with King Zhao, the cold reality shattered Xun Kuang's dream again.

King Zhao only wanted to compete with Qin for hegemony, so how could he care about the school affairs?

Just when Xun Kuang was almost desperate, Zhao Kuo appeared.

With the support of Zhao Kuo, the whole situation finally turned around, and it has reached this step today!Looking at the expectant Xun Kuang, Zhao Kuo smiled slightly and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Doctor Xun, the queen mother has agreed to establish the school and let me take full responsibility for it!"

Xun Kuang's body trembled violently, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and completely relaxed.

Xun Kuang stood up, bowed to Zhao Kuo respectfully and said, "Xun Kuang, thank you for your kindness!"

Li Si didn't dare to neglect, and also stood up and saluted together.

Zhao Kuo sat still and accepted Xun Kuang's gift calmly.

Although the opposite is Xunzi, the third sage of Confucianism who is famous all over the world and recorded in the annals of history, Zhao Kuo thinks that he really deserves this ceremony!Why did Zhao Kuo set up a school in Zhao State?