When Zhao Guocang takes action, even if Donghu does not take action, Zhao Guo will take action. Therefore, Zhao Guo does not need a very stable and effective agreement, as long as it can transition the next few years.
"What if we canonize a Donghu king? Or take the opportunity to provoke civil strife in Donghu." Kong Bin said.
With the strength of the Zhao State, as long as the king of Donghu is canonized, countless tribal leaders will definitely agree with licking their faces, and even be willing to become the 'son emperor'.
In the face of huge interests, the hatred between Zhao Guo and Dong Hu is nothing at all.
"We can provoke civil strife, so let's forget it and enthrone King Donghu. If we enthrone King Donghu, Donghu will either become a whole with the help of our Zhao State. Or it will split into two branches, and the defeated one will flee further north. No surprise.
If so, the group that is defeated and flees will be the group that hates our Zhao country and has the goal of returning to the ancestral land for generations."
"No matter which outcome is good for our country Zhao. In fact, based on the strength of our country Zhao, whether Donghu is strong or weak will not have much impact on our country Zhao." Zhao Sheng said.
What bothered Zhao State about Donghu was never its strength, but how to solve Donghu once and for all and avoid future troubles.
"Then send an envoy first, and then arrange for people to pour some sand into Donghu, and King Donghu will not be canonized." Zhao Kuo nodded.
It would be best if Dong Hu's strength can be weakened, but it doesn't matter even if Dong Hu's strength cannot be weakened.
"By the way, aren't King Donghu and Golden Eagle of Donghu still here with us? Have you got any results from the research on the power of faith?" Zhao Sheng said curiously.
It has been several months since the State of Zhao obtained the King of Donghu and the Golden Eagle of Donghu, and it has been more than half a year since it obtained the Xiongnu Sacrificial Golden Eagle. Logically speaking, some things should be summarized.
"Put it in the academy and let He Guanzi and the others study it. Some progress has been made. However, Zhao Guo and Dong Hu are not the same system and cannot directly use the power of faith in it. He Guanzi and the others are trying to figure out how to embezzle it.
"Zhao Kuo said.
In fact, not long after the Zhao State obtained the Donghu Golden Eagle, He Guanzi, Zhan He and others came up with a way to use the power of faith, which was to incorporate Donghu into the Central Plains civilization and recognize Donghu as a branch of China. Then the Zhao State
Can directly annex the power of faith accumulated by Donghu.
But they didn't bother to do this. In their minds, the countries in the Central Plains were one group, and the surrounding Rongdi and barbarians were another group.
To be precise, the other countries in the Central Plains are enemies, Rong, Di, barbarians... not human beings!
In their view, merging Donghu into the Zhao State was not the glory of the State of Zhao, but the shame of the State of Zhao.
The best thing to do is to grab the good things from Donghu, and then abandon Donghu like worn shoes, including other Rongdi!
How can a mere Rongdi deserve to be associated with China?
Since they chose not to incorporate Donghu into the Zhao Kingdom, they could only find a way to deceive the power of faith, but He Guanzi and others have never found a good way. The power of faith is the result of Donghu's sacrifices for generations.
Although he has no sense of autonomy, he can distinguish whether he is one of his own.
Living people are easy to deceive, but dead people are hard to deceive. It is harder to deceive this power of faith than to deceive everyone in Donghu.
"Speaking of which, do you think the Kunlun God and the Sirius God are dead or alive?" Wei Wuji said suddenly.
"..." There was no sound in the hall for a moment, and it was extremely quiet. Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you. Even Zhao Kuo fell into deep thought.
Materialism told Zhao Kuo that this thing must be dead. But according to materialism, Kunlun God and Sirius God should not exist at all.
"It's obviously not a living thing, it doesn't even have autonomous consciousness, but if it's a dead thing, it's not completely dead." Zhao Sheng said with a frown.
"What is the definition of living things and dead things? Autonomous consciousness? If we divide it according to whether it has independent consciousness, are plants considered dead things or living things? If they are considered dead things, what are the plants called after they die? If they are considered living things
, then what is the autonomous consciousness of plants? In other words, what is the definition of consciousness?”
Wei Wuji said slowly, and Zhao Sheng and Kong Bin were completely confused by the large number of words. Even with their wisdom, it was difficult for them to react for a while.
Wei Wuji's brows were also full of doubts. He was not only asking this question to others, but also to himself.
He has read poetry and books since he was a child, and has dabbled in hundreds of schools of thought, but no one has ever given an answer in this regard.
If it weren't for chance, he wouldn't have suddenly thought of these questions.
"..." Even Zhao Kuo was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
He doesn't even know if what he knows is correct, because some definitions are obviously not suitable for Kunlun God, Sirius God, etc...
"I think it's easier to deal with government affairs. Let's leave this kind of thing to others." After Zhao Sheng had just deduced for a while, he felt as if he had fallen into an endless abyss. No matter how much he searched, he had no bottom, so he quickly gave up the deduction.
"What Mr. Pingyuan said is absolutely true." Kong Bin poured a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
At this time, a guard quickly walked in from outside and handed a letter to Liu Ping.
"Where did it come from?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile.
"Li Si." Liu Ping said.
"Give it to me." Zhao Kuo suddenly realized that something big had happened.
Li Si went to deal with the loan issue. If there was no accident, it would be impossible to send someone to rush back with a letter.
Wei Wuji, Zhao Sheng and others also put down their pens and looked at the letter in Zhao Kuo's hand.
"Bang!" Zhao Kuo opened the letter and just glanced at it, his expression changed instantly, he slapped his palm on the table, and a clear palm print appeared on the solid tabletop made of huanghuali wood.
The relaxed atmosphere in the hall before was suddenly swept away and turned into an extremely solemn atmosphere.
"There is such a filthy place in our country of Zhao. Why didn't I report it to you before?" Zhao Kuo asked in a deep voice.
The intelligence system of the State of Zhao has not been established for a long time. If it is an overseas matter, it is normal not to receive the news in time. However, Linhe County is located in the State of Zhao. If Liu Ping does not know about this matter, Zhao Kuo will never believe it.
Then there is only one possibility: Liu Ping deliberately concealed it and refused to report it.
Naturally, Liu Ping could not betray him, nor could he be bribed.
There may be other considerations in concealing the matter. I am worried that once he knows about it, no matter how he handles it, it will have an impact. The best way is not to let him know.
But no matter what, to conceal it and not report it is to conceal it and not report it!
He set up an intelligence agency to get information from various places in a timely manner, not to allow some people to conceal it.
"I...please ask the king to punish you." Liu Ping quickly knelt on the ground.
Zhao Kuo did not speak, but stood up and walked slowly to the steps outside the hall, looking at the westward sun, which reflected Zhao Kuo's face red.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish. In addition, these are troubled times, and human trafficking is inevitable. Zhao Kuo has already expected it.
However, on such a large scale, the entire village and surrounding areas were involved, and everyone was a human trafficker. Such shocking human trafficking was really hard for Zhao Kuo to accept.
