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Chapter 142: Torrents (1)

After Zhao She's marriage was finalized, Zhao Xin recommended Zhao She as the Yulin Captain to his father the next day.

The Lord's father was somewhat suspicious about Zhao Xin's recommendation of a completely stranger to such an important position, but he still met Zhao She as originally planned.[]

Zhao She did not disappoint Zhao Xin. His unique insights in military affairs aroused the great interest of the master's father. After learning that he was also a member of the Zhao clan, the master's father ordered him to be the Yulin Captain without hesitation, and the doctor's order Han Sheng and Yulin Captain Zhao Xin directly under him.

Because he was worried that his daughter's stomach would not be able to hide over time, Lin Min learned that Zhao She was appointed as the Yulin Captain, and urged Zhao She to marry her daughter as soon as possible. Zhao She was naturally happy, so he found that her former boss Zhao He came to ask for marriage as a matchmaker for him, and the marriage was scheduled to be held on the eighth day of the seventh month.

When Zhao She was getting married, Zhao She brought a group of Yulin generals and lieutenants to come to the door to cheer him up. Zhao He and Han Sheng and other ministers and generals also came to congratulate him. The wedding banquet, which was originally extremely ordinary, became extremely lively. Zhao She, who was born in a miserable and had been used to seeing the coldness of the world, had a lot of glory, and she became more grateful and respectful to Zhao Xin.

I just think that although this boss is young, his methods of dealing with people and observing words and expressions are extremely superb, especially when he treats others sincerely and has a large group of brothers who are sincerely following him. Such a person will definitely have an unlimited future in the future.

Although the master's father gave Zhao She a fifteen-day holiday, Zhao She only ended her vacation three days later and hurried to the camp in armor to report. Zhao She's joining was undoubtedly great news for Zhao Xin. He was worried that no one could take responsibility for the training of the new army. Since Zhao She was so motivated, he would naturally not be polite. Fortunately, he entrusted all the things in the new camp to him. He was only responsible for the guards of the Xigong with Li Wei, so he was happy to be idle.

After returning from the court, the Lord's father unexpectedly entered the palace with a high profile and appeared in the Zhao court in a tough manner again. The ministers in the court who had long been used to his absence were somewhat surprised to find that the Lord's father suddenly became like a different person. Originally, all the affairs of the court were complicated and unwilling to interfere, but now they are concerned about everything. Even if they have something to do, they should send Youshilou to participate in understanding the situation.

During the court meeting, the seats of the Lord's Father were arranged to be very embarrassing. There was no two masters in the people, and no two days in the sky. According to the etiquette, the person who respected the status of Zhao State was the most respected King He of Zhao. He was the king of the entire Zhao State and the ruler of all people. The others were his ministers, so they could only crawl at his feet and were not qualified to be on an equal footing with him.

However, the only master Zhao Yong is an exception, an exception that has never been seen before. The ruler is the minister and the father is the son, but the father is the son and the ruler becomes inappropriate to the two of them.

On the one hand, Zhao He was King Zhao, and the entire Zhao State was his people, and naturally included the master's father. On the other hand, Zhao Yong was Zhao He's biological father, and he gave the crown to Zhao He.

The title of "Master Father" is undoubtedly the first word created by Zhao Yong, and the specifications of the ritual system are unmistakable. In the past thousand years, there was never a person who willingly gave the throne to his son when he was in power. However, since Zhao Yong abdicated the throne for many years, he has been away from the palace for many years, and even when he returned to the palace, he has only summoned his confidant ministers to convene a small-scale meeting, which has saved a lot of trouble.

Now this scene has caused the Grand Secretary who is responsible for rituals and music to rack his brains and finally came up with a set of compromises. A golden throne was added to the main hall of the Linjue Palace, which was originally used for the court meeting, and lived on the left side of the throne. The ritual system is respected by the left side, with the father on the left side and the son on the left side, and Zhao Yong on the left symbolizing the identity of father and son. However, the height is slightly lower than the throne to show the difference between the monarch and the subject.

Therefore, an extremely strange scene appeared at the court meeting in Zhao State. On the left side of the throne, which was originally high, there was a master father who was also made of gold. The two kings arrived at the court at the same time and accepted the worship of the court officials and officials together.

As for court officials, because the master's father was not in the country for many years, almost all court affairs were handled by important officials such as Fei Yi and Gongzi Cheng. After Zhao He ascended the throne, although Fei Yi, the prime minister, was still dealt with on his behalf, Zhao He gradually began to learn the way of being a king under his influence. Fei Yi tried to let him deal with several more complicated memorials, and Zhao He also handled them concisely. Although the proposal was not an excellent solution, it was already very rare at his age.

In short, from Zhao Yong ascending the throne in the 27th year of Zhao Yong as king, to July of the second year of Zhao He ascended the throne, Zhao He had been on the throne for two years. In the past two years, the ignorant child had gradually grown up and began to become familiar with state affairs. With Fei Yi, an outstanding master, constantly teaching him, Zhao He, who was already extremely intelligent, is no longer unfamiliar with the kingship, and he will definitely be an outstanding king in the future.

All these things show that Zhao Zhang, who chose Zhao He to inherit the throne rather than to be famous for his military merits, was actually a very wise choice. For the position of King Zhao, Zhao He was obviously more skillful in controlling the throne than Zhao Zhang. However, a dramatic scene for Zhao He appeared. When he handed over the throne to his father, he tried every means to regain the throne from his own hands.

The Lord's Father has always been decisive and once he decides, he can force himself to return to the Zhao court with an aggressive attitude, hoping to re-establish his authority. Faced with the Lord's Father's step-by-step pressing, the first thing he reacted was not Zhao He, but the public clan and conservative forces represented by Zhao Cheng and Li Dui.

As the largest force in Zhao State, the influence of the Gong clan is enough to change the direction of the entire Zhao State. Although the power of the Gong clan has shrunk a lot under Zhao Yong's long-term suppression, a large number of grassroots officials and officers have been enriched to the court, replacing the original Gong clan and aristocratic clans's court structure for hundreds of years since Jin State. However, the power of the Gong clan is deeply rooted and cannot be eliminated by Zhao Yong's decades of efforts. Moreover, Zhao Yong himself is also a member of the Gong clan. The strength of the Zhao family is an effective guarantee for him to hold the throne. Therefore, although he began to suppress the Gong clan, he always maintained the influence of the Gong clan.

As for another important force in the court, it is the powerful family power represented by Li Dui and Hu Yi. It is no exaggeration to say that the State of Zhao, which inherited the concept of "literati and official rule in the world" in Jin State, is essentially a huge country composed of aristocratic families. Among them, the Zhao family is naturally the most powerful clan, so it represents the interests of the clans and became the royal clan of Zhao. But this does not mean that the "Zhao State" is the "Zhao State" of the Zhao family. Large clans like the Hu family and Li family still have a status in it. They maintain the operation of Zhao State together with the Zhao family and monopolize almost the entire literati class.

Zhao Yong, an alternative monarch who was rare in a thousand years, seemed to break this model. He only used his talents. Anyone with talent would use it in an extraordinary way, regardless of the interests of the public and the aristocratic families. In his hands, a large number of poor families, including Feiyi, Lou Yan, Zhao He, etc., jumped to high positions. On the contrary, a large number of children of aristocratic families with mediocre qualifications lost their high officials and salaries, and instead had to salute those ministers who were born in the civilians. In the end, the "Hu Clothing and Casting" forced by the father made the entire scholar-official class and Zhao Yong alienate. Although this great change made the Zhao State become stronger quickly, it also greatly damaged the interests of the scholar-official class. Zhao Yong was no longer the king supported by various families, but became an alien who destroyed the tradition and truly became a lonely person in the court.
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