The early morning sun shines through the paper windows of the deep palace into the palace of the Dai Palace.
At this time, two naked figures were reflected on the messy bed.
The palace maid tortured Zhao Yong all night, and he was able to sleep just before Yin hour. If Zhao Yong hadn't been so energetic, most people wouldn't have been able to subjugate her.
At three o'clock in the morning, Zhao Yong felt a slight sound next to him and slowly opened his eyes.
He saw the beauty from last night looking at him affectionately.
When the girl saw Zhao Yong waking up, she hurriedly and shyly buried her head in the tower.
Seeing this, Zhao Yong slowly put his hands over the girl's waist, waiting for the next move. Then I heard the woman say: "My lord, will you take your slave back to Handan?"
"Of course I will. I am not the kind of person who always gives up." Zhao Yong replied seriously to the girl.
"After returning to Handan, I will make you my concubine." After saying that, Zhao Yong stroked the girl's cloud-like hair again.
When the girl heard Zhao Yong's words, she hurriedly stood up and worshiped, regardless of her naked body, "I thank you, my lord, for your gift."
"Okay, get up quickly and put on your clothes first." Zhao Yong helped the girl up with both hands.
"Well..." The girl then realized that she was not wearing any shoes at this time.
"By the way...what's your name?" Zhao Yong was a little embarrassed. He didn't ask her name before doing that. This was a bit out of character for him.
"Slave, call Meng Rou." The girl put on a white gauze dress and knelt down beside Zhao Yong and said softly.
(Meng Rou’s surname Meng is the ranking here, which means the eldest daughter)
"The servant changes clothes for the king."
Zhao Yong stood up and let the girl play with her.
"Which country is Rou'er from?" Zhao Yong put on his clothes and motioned for the girl to sit next to him.
When the girl heard Zhao Yong calling her so affectionately, her delicate and pretty face instantly turned red.
"This servant is from Zhao, and her place of origin is in Weiwenyi (now Wei County, Zhangjiakou)." Meng Rou replied, leaning aside Zhao Yong.
"Weiwen... I heard yesterday that you have a younger brother who is serving there?" Zhao Yong remembered that Weiwen was a border town in the east of Dai County and one of the twelve cities.
"My younger brother is now appointed under the acting county magistrate Wu Guang." Meng Rou replied.
"Oh? How did you two come to Dai County?" Zhao Yong said softly.
It's no wonder that Zhao Yong thought too much. The Zhao State has a tradition of mutiny, and the foreign aid for the mutiny was the border troops of Daidi. The successive kings of the Zhao State were very vigilant against the generals of Daidi.
The girl's mind was quick, and she seemed to have noticed the meaning of Zhao Yong's words, and said hurriedly: "Five years ago, Zhongshan invaded our country of Zhao and destroyed Weiwen City. Unfortunately, Xiankao and Xianxi were killed. Fortunately, General Wu led his army to repel the Zhongshan wolf. , snatched back Weiwen City, and my sister and brother were spared." As she said this, a few tears flashed from the corners of Meng Rou's eyes.
Zhao Yong stroked the girl's head and comforted her.
"General Wu thought that my sister and brother were young and helpless, so he sent the slaves into the palace and took the younger brother to the border army." Meng Rou replied truthfully.
After Zhao Yong listened to the girl's words, he was silent for a moment.
"Okay, I know, Rou'er should go down and rest first. After I finish handling the state affairs, I will take you and your brother away as soon as possible when I return to Handan." Zhao Yong had already made a decision in his mind.
His subordinates are now in short supply of confidant generals and officials. Although Li Dui and Lou Huan were great talents, they were all from noble families. If Zhao Yong wanted to reform, I am afraid they would also be controlled by the families behind them.
"Slave, thank you, Your Majesty." Meng Rou fell to the ground again after hearing Zhao Yong's answer.
Having been displaced since childhood, Meng Rou suffered a lot from human affection. She knew that all she could rely on was her beautiful face and figure. Since entering the palace, she had been looking for opportunities to rise to the top. But at this time, she was surrounded by eunuchs and maids. If Zhao Yong had not come to Beishou by chance this time, she would never have had the chance to meet the monarch of Zhao...
The sunlight outside the palace shines through the wooden windows and into the palace.
Zhao Yong stared at the girl's beautiful figure walking out of his sight, and then stood up.
Meng Rou's appearance was an unexpected surprise for Zhao Yong, but he naturally didn't forget about the business.
Zhao Yong cleared his throat and called out to the palace door: "Cao Ji, please tell Fei Yi to come to the palace to see you."
"Here." Cao Ji replied from outside the door.
Now that Zhao Yong has decided to implement riding and shooting in Hufu, he must put the plan on the agenda as soon as possible. But he was also afraid that the clan and nobles would react too strongly.
After Zhao Yong had lunch, he strolled in the courtyard in front of the dormitory for a while, and then walked out of the harem.
Fei Yi, who had been waiting for a long time in the Xiaochao Hall of Dai Palace, saw Zhao Yong coming and hurriedly got up and went forward to salute.
Zhao Yong waved his hand for him to sit down, then walked to the opposite side of Fei Yi, and the two sat opposite each other.
Zhao Yong called Fei Yi alone because he wanted to discuss the change of clothes with him in advance.
Fei Yi was a minister of the State of Zhao and was of Hu origin. Fei Yi, who was born in the Hu people, means that he does not have such a deep foundation in Zhao State, so Fei Yi can best give Zhao Yong an objective evaluation on this matter.
"Master Fei, I have an important matter, and I would like to ask your opinion." Zhao Yong said to Fei Yi in front of him.
When Zhao Suhou was in power, Fei Yi was a noble minister of Zhao State. When Su Hou died, he personally appointed Fei Yi as a minister of Tuogu. After Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, he added the post of learned master again and appointed Fei Yi to concurrently hold his position.
So there is no problem with Zhao Yong's title of Fei Yi at this time.
"Your Majesty, please tell me." When Fei Yi saw Zhao Yong's solemn expression, he knew that this matter was no small matter.
Zhao Yong paused.
"On the surface, I am here to form an alliance with Lin Hu and Lou Fan. In fact, I am here to inspect the military strength of our country, Zhao."
After hearing what Zhao Yong said, Fei Yi leaned over and said, "It is a blessing for our country, Zhao State, to be able to do this."
Zhao Yong ignored Fei Yi's flattery. Then he said: "But during this northern tour, I am deeply worried about the situation of our Zhao State. Today Zhongshan is in my heart. There are Yan in the north, Hu in the east, and Linhu, Loufan, Qin and Wei in the west. , without the rescue of strong soldiers, the country will be destroyed, what can be done?"
Zhao Yong felt a little angry and unwilling at this time. The Zhao State is full of enemies from east to west, north and south, and the soldiers of the Zhao State are so weak. This is the rhythm of the country waiting to be destroyed.
"Therefore, I want to teach the people how to ride and shoot in Hu clothes!" Zhao Yong said loudly.
Fei Yi was stunned by Zhao Yong's words. He looked at Zhao Yong in disbelief. Fei Yi really couldn't figure out why this young monarch who had not yet reached the crown could make such unexpected actions many times.
Could it be that God really blessed the Zhao family?
However, before he could speak, he heard Zhao Yong continue to say to him: "But I am afraid that this move is too shocking and will attract strong opposition from the ministers of Zhao State. So I want to ask the master first to see if he can give me a plan. The best of both worlds.”
"The old minister does not agree with the views of the monarch. The army must be aware that if you worry too much about anything, you will not succeed. If you want to learn to ride and shoot in Hufu, you must not worry too much about the opinions of the old customs and forces. The monarch must be aware that customs have been in place since ancient times. It is not impossible to change, Shun and Yu once learned and changed the customs from barbarian tribes such as Miao and Luo."
Are you kidding? After finally seeing the national policy that can lead Zhao Guo to prosperity, how can he easily surrender to evil forces?
"Okay, listen to what the fat master said, I know that I worry too much! Even if the world laughs at me, I will definitely have it in Hu Di Zhongshan."
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