This is really incredible. Faced with Lou Huan who betrayed him and scolded him with the determination to die, King Zhao ordered him to be imprisoned in the palace, dismissed the people who served him, and arranged for several retainers
To supervise him. Dong Chengzi originally ordered Lou Huan to die, but King Zhao directly ordered him to change the final result. This made Dong Chengzi very angry, thinking that King Zhao's behavior violated the law.
King Zhao no longer asked Dong Chengzi to be responsible for the judgment of Lou Huan, but instead placed Zhao Hui in charge. Zhao Hui was a greedy man who had been bribed by Lord Xinling a long time ago. He secretly informed Lord Xinling of Zhao Bao's plan.
After he took over as Dong Chengzi, after deep thinking, he still refused to carry out King Zhao's instructions on the grounds that he did not know the law. Lou Huan had offended too many people, including Lord Xinling and Lord Ma Fu, and he would rather offend him.
King Zhao did not want to offend these two people at the same time.
King Zhao was naturally very angry, but he was surprised to find that he could not find anyone in the palace who could carry out his orders, so he handed over the matter to Zheng Anping, who
Anping wanted to cry but had no tears. He originally just wanted to live a low-key life, but he could no longer shrink his head. He could only follow the instructions of King Zhao and imprison Lou Suan in his original mansion, and arranged for samurai
Come and take care of it.
And such a verdict also caused a huge sensation in the country of Zhao. The nobles and ministers in the country were very dissatisfied with the result of the verdict. In their view, this was simply a random act, framed against the prime minister like this?
The person who started the rebellion? Still alive?
Zhao Kuo did not express his opinion on this matter. He had more important things to do? He wanted to get married. It was not that Zhao Kuo was in a hurry to get married? It was just that after Zhao's mother learned that the civil strife was over, she began to send people to urge her.
? Zhao Kuo had no choice but to return to Mafu Township.
Because Lou Huan's sentence caused huge controversy, King Zhao had to meet all the ministers who came to advise him one by one.
Naturally, Dong Chengzi was the first person to come to him. When King Zhao tactfully told Dong Chengzi that he wanted to save Xia Luxuan's life, Dong Chengzi became furious. He grabbed his few hair and shouted loudly.
Disputed with King Zhao? The first law he formulated included punishments for major crimes such as treason and rebellion, including execution, dismissal of people recommended by him, etc. Compared with Qin's law, it only lacked a large-scale
Sitting together.
This is already a very tolerant law, but you still want to forgive the traitor? What does this mean?
In the end, the two broke up unhappy. Dong Chengzi left the palace unhappy. Yu Qing, Xu Li, Lian Po and others who came in finally persuaded King Zhao to kill Lou Su, who betrayed Zhao and caused a rebellion.
, Framing the Prime Minister, no matter which crime it is, is enough to kill him, but King Zhao refuses, and I don’t know why he is crazy. After Zhao Hui also righteously rejected King Zhao’s proposal,
King Zhao was very angry and drove Zhao Hui out of the palace.
They even deprived Zhao Hui of his official position and demoted him to a commoner.
No one knew why King Zhao wanted to protect Lou Huan to the death, nor why he argued with so many ministers for Lou Huan. Everyone found it strange. In the end, the only ones who supported King Zhao were Zheng Anping and Pang Pang.
Nuan, yes, Pang Nuan actually supported King Zhao and pardoned Lou Huan's death penalty. Probably because he and Lou Huan have been friends for many years, or because of other reasons.
In Nuo Da's palace, Zhao Dan sat alone in front of the case, looking at the candlelight around him, and took another sip of wine. He was silent. There were no warriors in the hall. He looked at the empty hall, smiled, and drank again.
He took a sip of wine, and while he was drinking, a figure, surrounded by warriors, walked into the palace in the night. The visitor sat directly in front of Zhao Dan, and without being polite, picked up the wine cup.
, and started drinking.
Zhao Dan looked at Father Zhong in front of him, with an indescribably complicated expression in his eyes.
The person who came was none other than Zhao Bao. Zhao Bao drank wine and asked, "You finally found out?"
King Zhao did not speak, but frowned.
"I have advised you many times... It is not a good thing for a minister to be strong but for a ruler to be weak, but you just indulged in the sweet words of these wise men and even scolded me. What now? You can't even release a prisoner.
If you can't do it, all the ministers are against you. Of course, your order is wrong, and Lou Huan should be executed." Zhao Bao paused and then said: "But in the past, your order was wrong.
There are also many orders. At that time, there were still many people supporting you."
"No minister dares to oppose you, no minister is not afraid of you, your orders are valid in Zhao State, and no one can disobey you, even if it is a wrong order...What about now?"
"Ma Fujun, Ma Fujun... I asked clearly, you know? He just stepped forward and waved towards the rebels, and the rebels surrendered... He didn't dare to go against him. Do you think that if you come out of the city?
Wave to the rebels, will the rebels surrender to you?" Zhao Bao laughed, he laughed a little loudly, he shook his head and said: "You are still young and immature, the one who was crying behind me back then
My children have not grown up yet.”
King Zhao shook his head and said seriously: "I know that Mr. Ma Fu will not betray me."
"Of course, after all, he prides himself on benevolence and righteousness... He is Zhao's good fortune when he is in Zhao, but it is your misfortune. His orders are more effective than yours. Zhao people only know Ma Fujun, but they don't know what to do with him."
With you, the people will dance with joy when they hear his name, the soldiers will be willing to follow him to fight when they see his back, and the ministers will listen to the truth he tells and believe it to be the truth, but what about you?"
"Ma Fujun may not cause rebellion, but just a few Qin people can raise tens of thousands of soldiers through the reputation of Lord Xinling. If there are people who want to follow Ma Fujun to gain wealth, they can use the prestige of Ma Fujun to gather the people. Secondly,
God, you are about to be kicked out of the palace... Do you believe it?" Zhao Bao asked several times, but King Zhao still remained silent, his face became more and more sad, and he drank wine and said: "Mr. Ma Fu will not allow it.
Things like that.”
"Yes, Mr. Ma Fu is proficient in war, can manage the country better, and can recommend talented sages. Therefore, you can be your King Zhao in the palace. Things outside the palace can be completely left to Mr. Ma Fu.
He will do it, anyway, this palace is quite big..." Zhao Bao looked around and said with a smile.
"I want to tell you a story." Zhao Bao suddenly said.
"Please tell me."
"There was a sage named Zizhi in the State of Yan. The people of Yan respected and loved him very much. He was a righteous man and made friends with talented and sage people. The King of Yan entrusted all the major affairs of the country to him and supported him.
There were more and more people, so some ministers came to admonish King Yan, hoping that King Yan would abdicate the throne to Zi Zhi. Well, you know what happened later. King Yan abdicated, Young Master Yan attacked Zi Zhi, and Qi State took advantage of the chaos.
Attacked and killed the king of Yan and Zi Zhi...The Yan country was almost destroyed."
"Now, between Ma Fujun and Yan Guozi, who has higher prestige?"
"Ma Fujun..."
"How about those who are willing to follow Ma Fujun compared to those who are willing to follow Zizhi?"
"this..."
"Now the ministers in the court are unwilling to carry out your orders. If in the future, they come to remonstrate with you and ask for your Zen position and Ma Fujun, can you refuse?"
King Zhao did not speak, but looked at Zhao Bao coldly and said: "At least, Mr. Ma Fu will not be used to murder the State of Zhao." Zhao Bao sighed, and then said: "I know, you still blame me,
But all I want to do is to protect you, and I can swear to you that if anything I do is out of selfishness, I will have no place to bury myself."
"You are still very young, and there are many things that I don't know how to tell you... Of course it is not convenient for me to tell you these things. Now, you no longer trust me. This banquet is probably also to see me off.
Well, you won't see me again in the future..." Zhao Bao said, with a slightly lonely face. He said: "The country not only needs wise men like Ma Fujun, but of course also needs some flattering villains.
..."
"They will support the king's decision, and when necessary, they can also replace your crimes..." Zhao Bao did not continue to talk about this matter. He suddenly smiled and said: "I still remember that when you were young, you always liked
You went out to play with me in the city, remember? I once told you about the knowledge of hunting. You like hunting very much and like to collect the bones of various prey to show to others... Now, I am old and I can no longer match you.
Hunting..."
"But, you must hold the bow and arrow in your hand steadily. You are the monarch of Zhao State. The bow and arrow you want to shoot should hit the target without any resistance... Otherwise, someone will dare to stop your arrow now.
If you lose it, when you can't hold the bow steady, someone will take it away from your hand." Zhao Bao said, stood up, and bowed towards King Zhao. King Zhao's lips trembled, but
Still didn't speak.
Zhao Bao left the palace and Handan. He was going to his fiefdom, Pingyang. Lord Chang'an was very reluctant to leave him and went out of the city to see him off in person. Zhao Bao looked at Zhao Qiyue in front of him complicatedly, and then at the people around him.
The warrior who "escorted" him away seriously told Lord Chang'an: "Protect your brother and support your brother at all times. In the face of family affection, everything must make way for it!"
Chang'an Jun didn't know whether he understood Zhao Bao's words, so he sent Zhao Bao away. Chang'an Jun lived in Zhao Bao's original mansion. He took over the strength left by Pingyang Jun, that is, the guests, the land,
Wealth and the like made Chang'an Jun temporarily forget the pain of parting with Pingyang Jun. He used the money to buy horses and led his guests to gallop around outside the city, living a happy life.
"What?? Censor?"
Chang'an Jun's eyes widened, and he almost jumped up after listening to King Zhao's words. He was having fun these days, what kind of censor did he want to be? He was obviously a little annoyed, frowning, looking at the face in front of him
The gloomy brother did not dare to refute. Now there is no Zhao Bao to protect him. Chang'an Jun thought for a moment, then squeezed out a smile and said to King Zhao: "Your Majesty, you can let Bu Lai take charge. He is serious about his work.
, and has military merit."
King Zhao looked at his useless brother, shook his head helplessly, and said: "He is not good. Before Pingyang Jun left, he told me that he must not be reused."
"Ah?! How could it be? He is my uncle's only son. How could my uncle say that?" Chang'an Jun asked in surprise. King Zhao squinted his eyes and said, "Maybe...it's because he is too impulsive. ." Chang'an Jun looked helpless. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Then please invite Wu to be the censor. He is older than me and has a virtuous reputation. Most people in the country love him and feel that he is like his father. Style..."
"So he can't do it either, so I can only let you do it."
"Why? I don't understand political affairs. I don't even know what the censor does! None of the officials in the country like me, and I don't like them either, let alone want to be with them." Chang'an Jun felt aggrieved. As he spoke, his face was full of annoyance. King Zhao looked at him seriously and said: "Yue... Lord Pingyuan is in Wei, and Lord Pingyang... is not in the country. The only one I can use is you. You You must grow up slowly and learn to govern, you are the son of Zhao State."
He added: "From now on, you can no longer make friends with those humble evil people, let alone take the lead in doing evil. You must be gentle in your treatment of others, be careful in your actions, and cannot act recklessly. I will strictly demand you. If you dare to go against what I have said, I will lock you up in the fief immediately! You will never be allowed to leave your mansion again!" King Zhao said loudly. After King Zhao had done such a thing once, Lord Chang'an no longer dared to question it.
He didn't want to end up like Lord Pingyang, imprisoned in a fiefdom... He had no choice but to nod his head and said, "I understand."
King Zhao's expression became gentle. He asked Chang'an Lord to sit in front of him, and then he told him: "Tomorrow, I will summon all the ministers to announce this matter. There are two things you have to do for me. Do."
"Please tell me, I will definitely not fail my mission."
"The first thing you need to do is to admonish me and save Lou Huan's life..."
"Why?!" Chang'an Jun exclaimed in surprise, "That guy betrayed the State of Zhao, he deserves to die!" King Zhao said calmly: "Just make suggestions and ignore other things. If a minister insults you, You, you can argue with them, but don't be too rude..."
Chang'an Jun nodded aggrievedly.
King Zhao added: "The second thing is that you have to advise me to negotiate peace with Qin and stop this war."
"Why...", Chang'an Jun was about to ask, but when he saw King Zhao's sullen face, he didn't ask any more questions, and sighed and nodded.
King Zhao then smiled and said: "From now on, you should come to the palace often. I will have something to tell you. If you meet a wise man who can be promoted, you can tell me and I will let them enter the palace to help you."
"Okay...Okay, if I propose this, the ministers in the DPRK will be angry and want to eat me. It doesn't matter. If my brother wants me to do it, then I will do it. They don't like me anyway." Chang'an Jun laughed. He smiled and then said: "Anyway, I have always been a villain. I was before, I am now, and I will definitely be in the future. Brother, you didn't want that hound back then, so why didn't you let me..."
