Chapter 5 The Father's Approaching (Part 1)
Handan, inside the palace.
Since the founding of the Zhao family, it has changed its capital four times. It was first capital of Jinyang, then moved to Daicheng, then Zhongmu, and finally established its capital in Handan in the first year of Zhao Jinghou. Therefore, Handan is far inferior to Linzi and Yingdu, which have been around for hundreds of years. Even compared with new cities such as Wei, Liang and Xianyang, it is much worse.
Zhao is bitter and cold, and the people are close to Hu style, so most monarchs of all dynasties do not advocate luxury. The structure of Handan City is like a huge war fortress, rather than a bustling capital of a great power.
By the same token, the construction of the Zhao Palace also seemed much rougher, far less exquisite and ingenious than Qi Chu, nor more grand and luxurious than Qin and Wei.
It was already noon, but the sound of studying came from the hall, and two old men sat opposite each other. The elderly were wearing court crowns and Confucian robes, and were talking with bamboo slips in their hands. Their faces were a bit dark, but they looked like the Chinese people, but they looked like Rongdi.
The young man is a young man in gorgeous clothes, about twelve or thirteen years old, with a fair face and a handsome appearance. Although his eyes were always staring at the calligraphy on the table, his expression was a little absent-minded.
The palace maid who walked in bent over from outside the palace gate carefully lowered her head and gently replaced the fruit and tea on the table with fresh hands and feet. She was about to lower her head and retreat. But she heard a heavy cold snorkeling, then a loud noise, and a swaying heart, the fruit pot in her hand suddenly fell to the ground.
"I should die, I should die." The palace man was so scared that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately.
Fei Yi waved his hand with a gloomy face and said, "Go down, this has nothing to do with you."
"No." The palace man relaxed, but his face did not dare to be different. He quickly bowed and stepped back.
"Do you know your mistake?" Fei Yi didn't look at the messy bamboo slips that were smashed on the table. He stood up and looked straight at Zhao He with a tight face, with a very stern expression.
Zhao He looked away with guilt and said, "What's wrong with me?"
Fei Yi snorted coldly and said with his hands behind his back, "In the past, King Huiwen of Wei died, Mencius came to see the new king and looked at him and left. He was not surprised by the left and right, and asked him, Mencius said: I don't look like a king."
"Now, the king is absent-minded when he heard about the ways of the previous kings. He is afraid that he is not a wise monarch. As the grand tutor, the old minister has no choice but to be punished. He asked the king to issue an edict to dismiss Fei Yi's position and put me in jail." After saying that, Fei Yi stepped forward and knelt down.
Zhao He was panicked and hurriedly got out of his seat to help Fei Yi up and said sarcastically, "Okay, okay, I'm wrong, I'm wrong, Master, please stop torture me anymore, it's all my fault, get up quickly."
Seeing that Zhao He was willing to admit his mistake, Fei Yi stood up and said, "Since the king has admitted his mistake, he should be punished. Please copy the ten chapters of "Spring and Autumn Annals". If you commit it again next time, you should be punished twice."
When Zhao He heard that he wanted to copy a book, he immediately felt bitter. He knew that it would be impossible to change Fei Yi's idea, so he had to nod his head with aggrieved expression on his face.
Just as I was about to speak, I was interrupted by a clapping sound outside the palace gate, and a hearty laughter came.
"Feiyi, Feiyi, you are indeed my strong minister. When facing the current king, you can point out his mistakes. Who else can be in the world besides you Feiyi? It seems that I would entrust He'er to you, it's really an excellent choice."
Zhao He was overjoyed when he heard the sound, hurriedly looked out the door, and flew up with a cheer.
"Father, why do you want to die?"
Zhao He hugged Zhao Yong and buried his head deeply in his arms. He was a burly man with a dragon face and a bird's beak, a black face and a shiny face, three feet wide chest, and a very majestic appearance. He was Zhao Yong, the father of Zhao State, today.
Zhao Yong also laughed loudly, hugged his beloved son in his arms, turned around three times before stopping, and the corners of his eyes were faintly wet.
Fei Yi, who was standing beside him, bowed slightly and took a step back, and was moved by the deep affection between father and son.
Zhao Yong had three sons, the eldest son was Gongzi Zhang, who was the deposed crown prince of the previous dynasty; the second son was Zhao He, which is the current King of Zhao. The youngest son Zhao Sheng was still in his infancy. Gongzi Zhang was the crown prince for more than ten years and was brought by Zhao Yong as his heir. Therefore, he had many military achievements and was loved by the soldiers in the army. Originally, Zhao Zhang succeeded to the throne without any accidents, but something that happened in the 16th year of King Wuling of Zhao caused a crisis in his position as the crown prince.
That year, Zhao Yong visited Daling and dreamed of a girl playing the piano and singing: "The beauty is bright, her beauty is glorious. Is life in my life? I have never won me."
Zhao Yong was very nostalgic about the girl in the dream. During the banquet, he told everyone about this dream and described it specifically. After hearing this, the minister Wu Guang thought that the girl Zhao Yong said was too much like his daughter Meng Yao, so he presented Meng Yao to Zhao Yong. Zhao Yong loved Meng Yao very much, and the people of Zhao called him Wu Wa. Three years later, Zhao Zhang's biological mother, the former queen, died of illness, and Wu Wa became the queen of Zhao. After a few years, he gave birth to a prince He for Zhao Yong, and Zhao Yong favored him very much.
Not many years later, Wu Wa died of illness. Before her death, she had never asked Zhao Yong for helping Zhao He as the crown prince. So Zhao Yong deposed Zhao Zhang with tears and made Zhao He the crown prince. Then he abdicated in him and claimed to be Zhao Master's father. Zhao He lost his mother at a young age, so naturally he relied heavily on this father. However, Zhao Yong led troops away for many years, and it was really difficult to meet him.
Zhao Yong smiled and patted Zhao He on the shoulder for a long time, then he let go reluctantly, turned around and looked at Fei Yi with a smile. Fei Yi took a step forward and bowed to salute, "See the Lord Father."
"No gift." Zhao Yong reached out to help him, and Fei Yi stood up straight.
Zhao Yong stepped forward and quipped with a smile, "I said, "Brother, are you using these false rituals between you and me so much that you seem to be very unfamiliar. Look at the brothers we used back then, you are just talking about these false rituals all day long, and you are annoyed."
Fei Yi stepped back cautiously and said humbly: "The etiquette of the king and the ministers should not be abolished. If it is in the army, it can be simple, but it can be placed in the court, but it must be done."
Zhao Yong laughed and patted Fei Yi on the shoulder hard, "You said you are obviously a Hu man, but you are more important than us in the way of these sages. The etiquette of Duke Zhou is so strange."
Fei Yi smiled and heard that Zhao Yong was making jokes about him and did not take it seriously. He was similar to Zhao Yong's age, and he began to assist him with him when Zhao Yong ascended the throne. When Zhao Yong strongly advocated Hufu and casing, he also tried his best to help him. Now that Zhao Yong's abdication has focused on military affairs, the country's political affairs are almost all handed over to Fei Yi to help the young Zhao He. This shows that Zhao Yong's deep trust in him is no longer a simple relationship between a monarch and a subject, but a brotherhood.
This was Zhao He interrupting, "Father, didn't you just wrote a letter a few days ago and said that you had just left the Qin border, why did you return to Handan so quickly?"
Zhao Yong sat on the throne and laughed at him, "Wang'er, guess what you think of as a father, so that I can see if you have improved a little during this period."
Seeing that his father casually sat on the throne that should belong to him, Zhao He didn't think anything was wrong, but just tilted his head to concentrate on thinking. A strange look flashed across Fei Yi's face, and a little worried appeared in his eyes, but Zhao Yong was completely unaware of it.
"Oh... I understand. My father must have done this on purpose. This will catch people with ulterior motives off guard, but it's right." Zhao He figured out the key point and said excitedly.
Zhao Yong nodded with a smile and said with satisfaction, "Yes, Wang'er has finally grown up and can guess the thoughts of being a father. Remember, for kings, you must let the ministers figure out your thoughts at all times, but they must not let them know your whereabouts. I am walking lightly and there are no brigade guards following me on the road. If someone with ulterior motives wants to be unfavorable to me, it may change. So I went day and night, but sent an envoy to inform me first. This is also a way to protect myself. Since you have been King Zhao, you must keep this in mind at that time. No matter when, you should hold the initiative firmly in your hands, so that others can't guess your thoughts. Do you understand?"
Zhao He nodded with a slight understanding and said, "I understand a little, but I don't understand a little. Father, let me go back and think about it carefully."
"No need to worry, your father is still in full swing. It is not a problem to live for more than ten years. With me on the side, you will definitely be able to hand over a powerful Zhao State to you." Speaking of this, Zhao Yong looked at Zhao He with expectations, and then looked back at Fei Yi and smiled: "Fei Yi, it seems that you have done your best in the past year and should remember a great contribution for you."
Fei Yi bowed a little; "The Lord's father is too proud, and I am the Grand Tutor. What kind of contribution can I have to teach the king is my duty? The Lord's father and Your Majesty should be mostly used for the meritorious people on the frontier, and they are the pillars of the Great Zhao."
Zhao Yong waved his hand and insisted, "This is wrong. Of course, the meritorious people on the frontier should be rewarded. Similarly, the meritorious ministers in the court should be rewarded heavily. You carefully teach me the King of Zhao and cultivate a generation of wise rulers. This is the eternal merit to our Zhao Kingdom. We should be rewarded, and we should be rewarded heavily!"
After saying that, he didn't give Fei Yi a chance to refuse, so he looked at Zhao He with a smile and said, "Wang'er, I will take you again. What kind of reward do you think according to Zhao Lu? "
Zhao He had already read Zhao Lu several times, and after thinking about it, he had an idea in his mind, so he spoke happily, "Report to his father, the contribution of the prime minister lies in the country, and he should give a reward of 100 kilograms and add a thousand households to the town."
Zhao Yong nodded, "It's OK to be settled." He looked at Fei Yi again, and a hint of joking flashed in his eyes, and said, "Do you see how your students are determined? Is it in line with the laws of the country?"
Zhao Yong asked this question, which made Fei Yi laugh and cry. It was not right to say "bad" or "bad" or "bad".
If you say "bad", it is clearly an imperial edict against the king. Besides, what Zhao He made is based on Zhao Lu, and there is no fault. If you say "bad", you will seem shameless. You are really embarrassed and have to bow and smile bitterly, "Master, don't play with the old minister anymore. I have not been your opponent for more than 20 years. I am really afraid of you."
Zhao Yong and Feiyi looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. The atmosphere in the hall was very happy.
"Wang'er, you first issue an edict to reward the prime minister."
"No." Zhao He took the order loudly and turned around and left happily.
After Zhao He walked away, Fei Yi turned around, the smile on his face had dissipated, and he said calmly, "Master, you go to Xianyang to check this time, can you see if Qin State get it?"
ps: The Tower slowly entered Qin: The queen of Qin Wu's death, because he had no queen, many brothers competed for the throne. In order to intervene in the national affairs of Qin, the most powerful country at that time, King Wuling of Zhao joined forces with King Huiwen's concubine Mi Bazi and his younger brother Wei Ran to embrace Prince Ji, who was the host of Yan State, as King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and his mother Mi Bazi was respected as Queen Mother Xuan.
Chapter completed!