Chapter 145: Torrents (4)
Zhao He said happily when he heard this, "Thank you, Father."
Zhao Yong laughed, reached out to block Zhao He's shoulder, reached out to pat him a few times, and smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, my body is much harder than before. You kid must remember that even if you become a king, you can't abandon martial arts. Your father, your grandfather, your ancestors, every Zhao Jun is always a martial arts man. You can lead the army to fight, and you can dismount and govern the country. You kid are too weak, but you have never cared about martial arts. This is not good."[]
Speaking of this, Zhao Yong's eyes gradually became stern, and the hands that fell on Zhao He's shoulder also increased their strength.
"You must know that our Zhao State has always been established by martial arts. A weak monarch wants to control a group of arrogant soldiers and generals, just as unrealistic as a sheep trying to command a group of screaming wolves."
Zhao He responded with a "happy" but his expression seemed to be silenced. These naturally could not escape Zhao Yong's gaze, and he raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a displeasure. "Why, don't you agree with what I said?"
Zhao He was young and energetic, and could not hide his thoughts in his heart. He couldn't help but speak; "Although what his father said was reasonable, it was not absolute. I think that when Wei Wenhou was just a man without the power to tie a chicken, he could still suppress Qi in the east and fight against Qin in the west. Li Li in the world, Wu Qi in the martial arts, elite soldiers in the inside, and three Jins in the outside, and finally achieved a generation of hegemony."
"So my son thinks that the way to be a king is not to do everything by one's own experience, but to the art of controlling the subordinates. If our Zhao State has a strong army, a clear political system, and a full of food and fodder, why worry about not being able to dominate the princes..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao He suddenly noticed that his father was staring at him with a look of ugly expression. Then he realized his mistake, and quickly closed his mouth and lowered his head, not daring to continue talking.
The wheels rolled over the bluestone slab and made a sound, but the atmosphere in the carriage was a little strange. Zhao Yong was silent for a long time, looked out the window, his eyes returned to Zhao He, and he was about to say something. But the carriage suddenly stopped, and the familiar voice of Laoxian had already sounded: "Master, King, the hall has arrived, please get out of the car and move."
Zhao Yongsheng took back the words he said, then changed his smile, took Zhao He's arm and smiled, "He'er, let's go."
Seeing that the master's father and the king got out of the car, the guards outside the hall and Yu Lin all knelt down half-kneeled. Zhao Yong raised his head and held Zhao He with his right hand and walked forward with great strides, but stopped when he was about to step into the hall gate.
Zhao Yong looked at Zhao Xin, who was half-kneeling, and shouted with a smile, "Zhao Xin."
"The last one is here." Zhao Xin stood up quickly and bowed his hands and responded loudly.
"I'm not in the army these days, you're not lazy."
Zhao Xin looked solemn and said with a "righteousness"; "I will never untied my clothes and horses will never leave my saddle these days. I often stayed in the army, practiced diligently every day, and did not dare to slacken at all."
"Is that?" Zhao Yong smiled at the corner of his mouth and said again. "But I know that someone is using public service to help others, and everything is left to his subordinates. He just wanders around outside every day, but this is the case."
Zhao Xin broke out in cold sweat on his forehead and said in his heart that it was not good. Could anyone have made a report to his master's father? But he still clenched his mouth and said righteously; "If there is really such a person, the master's father will not be assured. He will be severely punished as the Yulin Commander, and ensure that this person will never commit any more in the future."
Zhao Yong's smile on his face became stronger. He looked at Zhao Xin up and down, nodded and said, "Very good, I know you are a person who will be faithful and do what you do. Since you have said that, I think this situation will not happen again."
Zhao Xin bowed and said, "Don't worry, my father, I will guarantee that there will never be another one."
Zhao Yong smiled in his heart, then turned around and took Zhao He to the gate, but he thought in his heart that although this boy was excellent, he was a little lazy in his bones and looked like he was just living alone. If he didn't knock it carefully, it might be a mess in the future.
Seeing Zhao Yong's face showing a smile from the bottom of his heart, Zhao He remembered that his father was so close to the person named Zhao Xin just now. Zhao He felt a little sour and asked in a low tone: "Father, you just said that the lazy person is Zhao Xin himself."
Zhao Yong smiled slightly and said, "Yes, although this guy is talented and has a high spirit. He has less experience and beating, so he looks much more immature."
He looked at Zhao He again and said with a smile, "He is a very good person. He values love and friendship, and is very interesting. If you have time, you might as well have more contact with him. You are about the same age as you can make friends, that's best."
Zhao He responded casually, but didn't take it much. In his opinion, he was the king of a country, but deliberately made friends with a captain, which was somewhat of a loss of face.
After the Lord's father and the king entered the hall, Zhao Xin saw that the sun was gradually rising, so he ordered the soldiers stationed outside the south gate to open the city gate and let the ministers who had been waiting outside the gate enter the palace.
More than a hundred ministers outside the door consciously lined up in two rows. Fei Yi and Gongzi Cheng led the left and right, stepped into the south gate with their heads raised, and walked straight into Linjue Palace along the corridor.
Seeing that his father was here, Zhao Xin quickly tightened his face and did not dare to laugh at all. After Zhao He entered the hall for a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Shi Dan beside him and ordered, "Close the palace gate, take strict precautions, and prohibit entry and exit."
"No." Shi Dan turned around quickly and trotted away.
Zhao Xin held his sword in his hand, looked at the distant sky, and stood outside the hall gate and waited a little bored. The court would take as short as an hour, or as long as several hours. As the serving officer on duty today, Zhao Xin naturally had to be at his post at any time.
This place is a bit far away from the main hall where the matter is discussed, and ordinary people can only hear some words. However, Zhao Xin was extremely skilled and could hear it without saying a word. Anyway, he was idle, so he just started to listen patiently.
The official system of Zhao State followed the Jin State and integrated into the Zhou system and some systems of other countries. The functions of the courts below the Xiangbang were mainly divided into four parts, namely Siko, who was in charge of criminal responsibility and law, Sikong, who was in charge of water conservancy and labor insurance, the great disciples in charge of rituals and music, and the inner history of money, grain and grain.
These four people are called "Qing" alongside the left, right, and Zhuguo and other scattered officials, but their real power is far higher than that of the scattered officials. They are each under the left and right officials and a set of scattered officials. In addition to the four ministries, there are also Zong Bo in charge of the royal family, Tai Shi who records historical events, classics, calendars, doctors in charge of palace defense, Tai Fu in charge of vehicles and horses, censors in drafting documents, Tai Bu in charge of sacrifices, etc., which constitutes the structure of the Zhao Dynasty court.
According to the convention of the court meeting, the reports at the beginning are naturally "appetizers", all of which are insignificant matters, and the real major matters must be placed at the end. Therefore, the first ones are the officials of the Fourth Ministry and the Nine Doctors, who report the government affairs handled in the past few days to King Zhao and the Lord's Father. These things are the power and duties of the Xiangbang Feiyi. Generally, Feiyi can deal with the four Ministry and the Nine Doctors. Only those who involve more than 500 stones of power must be reported to King Zhao for review. Therefore, reporting these things to King Zhao is nothing more than a process, but in fact they have been handled properly.
Zhao Xin listened outside the door for a while and found that all the reports were trivial matters, and he was immediately bored. He thought no wonder his father was sitting in the palace like a needle blanket. It seems that he would deal with these cumbersome and small matters every day, and sooner or later, he would avoid madness from the master who likes strong wine and good horses.
When Fei Yi heard the remarks that the King of Jingyang of Qin had left Linzi and returned to Qin by Wei. During this period, King of Wei did not dare to be negligent, and actually went out from Daliang to welcome him for more than 30 miles, and welcomed Jingyang of Jingyang into Daliang for more than ten days. Then he gave him a gift to leave the country.
Fei Yi said this and burst into laughter in the court, and his father laughed even more. "This Wei Sitai is timid. He has been fighting with Qin, but he is still afraid of Qin as a tiger. A dignified King of Wei, even if he treats a small Jingyang Lord like this, it is really despised, but he has fallen into the name of Wenhou. With such a king, even if he restores the strong national strength of Wei back then, it will be difficult to achieve great things."
Zhao Xin couldn't help but smile when he heard it outside the door, thinking that his father was unscrupulous and was not afraid of these ridiculous words coming to the King of Wei. But then he realized that in today's great struggle, the relationship between countries was ultimately a contest of strength and the needs of national interests. Since he had been the King of Wei for decades, Wei Si would definitely not turn against Zhao because of these small ridiculous words, just like he didn't like Qi, but had to surrender to Qi in order to fight against Qin.
Compared with the greedy King of Qi, Zhao State, who was also the Three Jins, was naturally a better choice for him, which he could not have known about.
Hearing Fei Yi said that the contract of Qi and Yan had been completed. In order to resolve Qi's hatred against Yan, Yan Wangzhi specially sent Su Qin as an envoy and brought a large amount of treasures to Linzi for activities.
Zhao Yong laughed and scolded, "Ji Zhi, a little slippery guy, understands that the Qi people have the best gold, silver and jade. If you want Su Qin to go this time, you will definitely return as you wish."
Fei Yi smiled, but said again, "But the old minister heard other rumors that Su Qin had an affair with the concubines of King Yan. The King of Yan was angry and it was difficult to kill him, so he had to drive him to Qi State, and he didn't know whether it was true or not."
Zhao Yong's cheerful laughter was heard, "Haha, this sounds interesting, and it really makes people embarrassed. His woman was touched by the wise man who asked him to bed, but he was afraid of the reputation of being a wise man and not daring to treat the other party. He really felt wronged."
Zhao Xin, who was outside the door, couldn't help but smile. When he thought of the man who looked humble and gentleman in front of him and behind him, he was so humble that he became a joke from various countries, he couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart. In fact, he never had a good impression of the King of Yan, who was amiable at that moment, and always felt that such a person was too scheming. If he really made friends with him, he would probably not know how he died.
Chapter completed!