It was already a cold winter with snow falling all over the sky, and Zhao Kuo had just arrived at Dai County.
Fortunately, there is no heavy snow in Daijun, which will not prevent Ge from finding his way, but the sharp cold wind is not easy to bear. This trip was originally intended to explore the administrative situation of various places.
For all people, it seems to be a path of transformation. Zhao Kuo saw with his own eyes the most tragic aspect of this era. The cold wind can kill people, and it can kill many people.
The reason why the cold wind kills people is not because they don’t have warm stoves, cotton-padded clothes, or coal, but because they come from humble backgrounds. Someone always takes away their stoves and doesn’t allow them to cut trees. They don’t have the money to buy clothes that can protect them from the cold. Zhao Kuo
I feel that even if I summon the best craftsmen to make the best cold-proof objects, people will still freeze to death. This is not a problem of the items, but a problem of the world.
Poverty, hunger, being killed, and being ignored, this is what Zhao people endure today. The moral cultivation of nobles does not include kindness to ordinary people. For example, Lord Mengchang, who has the same name as Lord Pingyuan, is famous in the world for his ability to love people.
No matter how down-and-out a scholar is, or how big a crime he has committed, as long as he takes refuge with him, he will treat him politely and without hesitation. Even if some scholars show arrogance in front of him, he will still treat them with courtesy.
Tolerable.
Because he had many followers and was generous with his wealth, his reputation for virtue spread throughout the world. Even the King of Qin wanted to appoint him as the prime minister. However, when he visited Lord Pingyuan, he was laughed at by the Zhao people who were watching.
He was short in stature. Lord Mengchang was furious. He jumped out of the car with his guests and went on a killing spree. It is said that he killed hundreds of people. All the onlookers, those who spoke, those who did not speak, those who were curious and those who admired,
The old, the young, the innocent, no one survived.
Rumor has it that he almost destroyed a county.
As for his behavior, everyone praised him. Lord Mengchang was not humiliated and drew his sword to kill him. He was truly a gentleman. Lord Pingyuan who came to greet him looked at him with a smile as he killed the people of Zhao.
If Zhao Kuo had been there at that time, I'm afraid... Lord Mengchang would not have been able to leave Zhao. These are two highly regarded "benevolent" people. Unfortunately, their benevolence is not for ordinary people.
of people.
Zhao Kuo gradually changed. This era full of etiquette, mission, morality, respect, and death was not as beautiful as he thought. There were still many people who suffered and did not know why they suffered such suffering.
, was drowning in the water, reaching out his hands in despair, unable to breathe. Zhao Kuo gradually discovered his sense of mission. When he came here, he had to do something, and what he had to do was to pay tribute to those drowning people.
The man stretched out his hand and pulled them out of the water!
Those who had been following Zhao Kuo were the quickest to notice Zhao Kuo's change. Zhao Kuo became very thoughtful and often talked to himself. They couldn't understand it and could only look at it with awe.
He, only Han Fei, was like a man possessed, recording quickly, and sometimes yelling: "Give me more bamboo slips!!" Di quietly told Ge that he had learned witchcraft in the tribe, and did he want to give it to him?
Do they treat it?
"Old...teacher, Qin is attacking Korea..." On this day, the knight had just sent a letter from Wei Wuji. Han Fei said to Zhao Kuo tremblingly. Following Zhao Kuo, Han Fei was desperate.
With joy and pain, he seemed to have found a way to heal the world, but this method would destroy his country. Now that he learned about Qin's crusade against South Korea, Han Fei felt cold all over, feeling a cool feeling from the inside out.
Cold, he was frozen and couldn't move.
A warm hand was placed on his shoulder. Zhao Kuo looked at him, shook his head, and said seriously: "Don't worry." He said: "South Korea has just formed an alliance with the Chu State, and the Chu State wants to maintain it.
In order to form an alliance with other countries, he must go out to rescue South Korea. The Qin State seems to be attacking South Korea, but in fact it is the Chu State that is plotting..." Han Fei took a deep breath and nodded blankly.
"War, endless war, is the source of disasters in this world... In order to get enough soldiers, we must recruit people, in order to have enough food, we must collect food from the people, and craftsmen must put aside what they are doing to make ordnance.
, no one can buy the merchant's goods anymore..."
"Teacher, are you talking about the Mo family's non-attack?"
"no."
"Is it a famous person who doesn't...not...not fight?"
"No."
"They want the princes to coexist peacefully and not attack each other. This is impossible. Only when there is one king in the world can it be possible to stop the war."
"Teacher...if one rules the world, won't the war end?"
"No, if the king's ambition does not stop, he will continue to conquer other places. If an ambitious person is in a high position in a place, he will launch a rebellion. When the enemies outside Yunzhong become stronger, they will plot against the world.
..Wars cannot be ended, but useless wars can be avoided... Let the king focus on governing the country, use a complete supervisory system to avoid local chaos, and use powerful armaments to prevent harassment by enemies outside the country.
..”
Han Fei listened carefully. Suddenly, he said: "Old...teacher...you should set up a school in Zhao State and personally teach more disciples." Zhao Kuo was stunned and looked at him in confusion.
He, Han Fei, said seriously: "You know a lot of truths. Your knowledge can save the world, but you can't do it alone..."
Zhao Kuo smiled and said: "What qualifications do I have to teach others? I don't understand many things myself."
Han Fei did not continue to mention this topic. Zhao Kuo also speeded up and prepared to return from Daijun to Handan. On the way, he went to pay homage to the knights who had died here. Handan Zao and other knights went to bed.
Here, no one dares to disturb them. People often pass by and respectfully place stones around them to prevent their faces from being trampled on. Passing taxis, after learning about the situation here, will also put some food on them.
Sacrifice.
Zhao Kuo sat in front of the tomb, and in a trance, he seemed to see Handan Zao laughing and reining in the horse... At some point, Zhao Kuo woke up, wiped the tears from his face, and bowed to them again.
, then led the diners to leave.
After more than a month, Zhao Kuo finally arrived outside Handan City. Zhao Kuo spent a full year traveling through all the counties in Zhao State. Zhao Kuo was not able to visit all the counties.
It would take him more than a year to visit all the counties. After truly seeing the epitome of this era, Zhao Kuo had more ideas. He realized that he was gradually integrating into this era.
He learned to question using the way of thinking of this era.
However, he knew that it was impossible for him to truly integrate into this era, because he had a unique soul that could not endure oppression and being oppressed, and could not cover his eyes and pretend not to see it all.
King Zhao went out of the city to greet him in person. This was definitely not an easy task for King Zhao who was afraid of the cold. He originally planned to have Wei Wuji come to greet him, but King Zhao did not allow it. He had to go and greet his Ma Fujun in person. Therefore, when
As soon as Zhao Kuo's carriage approached Handan, King Zhao jumped up happily, pointed in the direction of Zhao Kuo, and shouted: "My horseman is here!!"
Almost all the ministers of Wei and Zhao Kuo's retainers arrived. Zhao Kuo got off the carriage and, surrounded by his retainers, walked towards the people who came to greet him. King Zhao hurried towards Zhao Kuo
Kuo trotted over, and the ministers had no choice but to follow him. Just as Zhao Kuo was about to salute, King Zhao helped him up, looked at him kindly, and said, "Mr. Ma Fu has suffered a lot. Alas, you have lost a lot of weight... You
I have been gone for more than a year..."
King Zhao had a lot to say to Zhao Kuo, so he pulled Zhao Kuo into the carriage, and without even giving the ministers a chance to greet Ma Fujun, he took Zhao Kuo back to Handan City. Those ministers who were preparing to greet Zhao Kuo
They watched in stunned silence as King Zhao led Zhao Kuo away. They could only get on their carriages and hurriedly followed them. The news of Zhao Kuo's return had already spread in Handan, and the people gathered on both sides of the road and shouted loudly.
cheered.
It was as if Zhao Kuo had returned from the battlefield victorious. Seeing the enthusiasm of the people, King Zhao was even more happy, and even smiled and nodded to them. King Zhao took Zhao Kuo directly into the palace, and the ministers rushed there immediately
, King Zhao asked Zhao Kuo to sit next to him, and then asked about Zhao Kuo's situation. Zhao Kuo smiled and replied that everything was fine. The two chatted for a long time, and the ministers took their seats one after another, or they knew Zhao Kuo's situation.
Xingzi, King Zhao’s banquet is no longer as luxurious as before.
King Zhao didn't care about the local situation, nor did he ask Zhao Kuo about it. What he cared about was Zhao Kuo.
"Korea, do you know about the war between Chu and Qin?" King Zhao asked.
"I heard about it on the way here." Zhao Kuo nodded and replied.
"Chu was defeated."
Zhao Kuo looked at King Zhao in surprise and asked: "How could it be? I heard that the Chu State sent 50,000 soldiers to rescue South Korea. The leader was Lord Linwu, who also knew how to use troops. How could he be defeated so quickly?"
, King Zhao shook his head, looked at Wei Wuji, and said, "Let Lord Xinling speak." It's not that he didn't want to talk, but he didn't understand war, and he couldn't explain it clearly.
Wei Wuji finally had a chance to talk to Zhao Kuo. Wei Wuji said casually: "Bai Qi attacked Xiang Xian's food and grass baggage and cut off his food route... On his way back to Xinzheng, Xiang Xian was hit again.
After Bai Qi's ambush, Korean general Feng Ting sent troops to rescue him. He encountered Bai Qi's ambush again. Feng Ting died in battle. Xiang Xian fled into Xinzheng. Bai Qi is now besieging Xinzheng..."
Zhao Kuo's eyes widened and he asked, "Didn't Bai Qi only have ten thousand soldiers?"
Wei Wuji nodded and said, "Yes, that's ten thousand soldiers."
Zhao Kuo frowned and asked, "Then how could he ambush two armies at the same time?"
"After he ambushed Xiang Xian and forced him to retreat, he immediately organized his troops to ambush Feng Ting. He came and went without a trace, quickly and fiercely..." Wei Wuji shook his head and sighed: "In terms of using troops, Bai Qi is the best in the world.
The leader..." He just finished speaking. King Zhao snorted in displeasure and said: "Ma Fujun defeated him once, how can he be regarded as the leader? If the person leading the army is Ma Fujun, he must be the leader.
Let Bai Qi never come back!"
Wei Wuji was stunned, smiled sarcastically, and did not answer.
"How dare he besiege Xinzheng with 10,000 people?"
"The Koreans did not dare to go out of the city to rescue. The people who went to rescue before were defeated by Bai Qi on the way. Bai Qi had killed more than 30,000 Korean soldiers... It is said that now, on the walls of Xinzheng City, there are
I can’t see the Korean soldiers anymore, they are all Chu people..." Wei Wuji said, and he asked: "Do you think Zhao Guo can go to save South Korea?" Han Fei, standing behind Zhao Kuo, gritted his teeth.
, lowering his head so that no one can see his face.
Zhao Kuo frowned, turned around and looked at Han Fei, and just said: "Go to the horse uniform and tell them that I may go back later." Han Fei nodded and left the banquet. Everyone was like this.
Only then did he notice this impressive young man. After watching Han Fei leave, Zhao Kuo looked at Wei Wuji and asked, "How is the situation in South Korea?" Wei Wuji smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "It's still the same as before."
"Wherever the Qin people go, anyone who resists will be killed...The Koreans are unwilling to surrender, so they can only flee in all directions, and because it is winter..."
Zhao Kuo didn't listen anymore. He looked at King Zhao and said seriously: "Your Majesty, we should send troops to rescue."
Before King Zhao could say anything, the censor Zhao Hui stood up and said displeasedly: "I know Lord Ma Fu's benevolence and righteousness, but because he wants to save the people of South Korea, he must kill the people of Zhao State. This is what a benevolent and righteous person can do."
Something? Aren’t Zhao’s soldiers more valuable than Koreans? You want to sacrifice Zhao’s soldiers to rescue South Korea. Don’t you know that South Korea is also Zhao’s enemy? If South Korea survives, he will never be grateful.
Thanks to your kindness, when South Korea becomes stronger, he will also seek Zhao's land!"
Zhao Kuo glanced at him, then looked at King Zhao, and said seriously: "Bai Qi has experienced several battles, and there must be a lot of casualties. The reason why Xiang Xian did not fight back is because he was defeated and the soldiers did not dare to fight back."
Attack... I don't need to fight Bai Qi. I just need to let the Koreans know that they still have reinforcements and know that I am going there, so that Xiang Xian can use this to boost the morale of the army. Unless King Qin reinforces, Bai Qi will not have the strength to fight again.
war..."
"What if there are reinforcements from Qin?"
"Qin has just experienced a great war. If he had the ability to reinforce more soldiers, he would not let Bai Qi just lead 10,000 soldiers to conquer South Korea..."
"If the King of Qin becomes angry and really sends troops to reinforce, then I will return to Zhao State and will not fight Bai Qi again." Zhao Kuo said seriously.
Feeling that he was being ignored, Zhao Hui was a little angry. He pointed at Zhao Kuo and said, "Then where are you going to recruit soldiers? The Qin State has just experienced a war, and the same is true for the Zhao State. Where are the soldiers who can go out?"
Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "Yes, they are still the most elite soldiers."
During the banquet, Wei Wuji walked up to Zhao Kuo and asked: "You wanted to save the people of Zhao State at the beginning. You said it was because of the Zhao people's respect for you... But now why do you want to save the Korean people?"
Woolen cloth?"
"Because Zhao State has formed an alliance with South Korea and Chu State, I don't want the alliance to collapse because of this..."
"That's not true."
"That may be...because I am a benevolent and righteous person."
"Hahaha~~" Wei Wuji happily raised the wine bottle and said, "This is the reason why I made friends with you!"
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