The candlelight flickers and the gauze curtain hangs.
Coral barefooted, stepped on, and lay on her back on the soft floor, softly holding her forehead. Her beautiful eyebrows were sometimes slightly frowned, sometimes soothed, and her changing expressions showed the complexity of the beauty's mood at this time.
Shi Jian knelt down beside her and waited quietly.
After a while, Coral slowly opened her eyes and glanced at Shijian with a cold face.
Looking at the still and virginal sisters, her heart also calmed down inexplicably.
In fact, speaking of it, Coral didn't care about the promise to his confidant. 'Big Man' was just a false name.
After the split of the Mohist family, the Mohist's lofty ideal of loving the world and his dedication to cut off his fingers to save his own strength and kill himself to save the world have long since disappeared. Although the Mohist school exists today, the Mohist school of the past has actually died out long ago. In today's Mohist family, what can unite the hearts of Mohists is no longer just the name of a giant.
What Coral is struggling with now is just a past favor...
Since Qin Xiaogong succeeded to the throne, the Qin State has wanted to restore the hegemony of Qin Mu Gong's period as its own duty, extended kindness, rescued orphans and widows, recruited soldiers, clearly stated the law of rewards based on merit, and promulgated the famous order seeking talents in the country. Order the people and ministers to propose strategies to enrich the country and strengthen its army.
As soon as the order to seek talents was issued, ambitious and frustrated people from various countries in the Kanto region began to flock to the capital of Qin. It was at that time that the three Mohist sects, which had recently split, poured into Xianyang one after another, hoping that their own learning would be accepted by the Duke of Qin. Xiang Liqin was also invited by Qin Xiaogong to go to Qin Palace to debate.
The morality that Xiangli Zhimo has always believed in is to be kind to friends and not to initiate wars. Therefore, Xiangli Qin has always upheld his own morality and intended to reproduce the glory of the Mo family in the past. What Xiangli Mo has always done is to mediate the conflict between Qin Mo and Chu Mo.
As the leader of the three Momen sects, Huanhuo and Sima Cuo also met at that time.
As various schools of thought poured into Qin one after another, hundreds of schools of thought contended in Qin. But... the good times did not last long. With the entry of Legalist Gongsun Yang into the Qin Dynasty, everything changed...
Gongsun Yang advised Xiaogong to implement the legal system to strengthen the country.
After that, Qin Xiaogong gradually began to alienate scholars from schools other than Legalism. Wei Yang continued to provide reform methods to Xiaogong, promoting the county system, abolishing well fields, opening roads, unifying weights and measures, and resetting Qin's laws. The most important thing was burning Folk poems and books, and lobbying by other countries are prohibited. This also brought a devastating blow to the various schools of thought in Qin.
As the saying goes, those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. Once the new law was promulgated, the Qin State began to expel and kill scholars of various schools. Among them, the Mo of the Deng Ling family was expelled and went to the Chu State; the Mo of the Xiangfu family completely turned to the Qin State, and his disciples also integrated into the Qin government. In the past, Xiang Liqin argued with Wei Yang and blamed him. After Wei Yang gained power, he hunted and killed his former political enemies. Qin Xiaogong also chose to turn a blind eye to this.
Xiangli Zhimo suffered a devastating blow in the Qin State, and his former home base was burned down by fire. Xiangli Qin was also captured and killed by the Qin army in order to cover the retreat of his disciples.
If Luo Haihuan hadn't been rescued by the Sima family at that time, he might have already turned into ashes in the world like his mentor like his mentor.
After escaping back to Handan, the scenes of the Qin Kingdom were constantly replayed in the young girl's mind day and night. She hates it! Hated Qin, hated Shang Jun, and also hated the Mohist family... The death of the master also indirectly led to the collapse of Coral Faith!
In the State of Zhao, Hualu reunited the scattered disciples with hatred as the first disciple of Xiangli Qin. Xiangli Zhimo also reached an 'agreement' with Marquis Zhao Su and was willing to become the eagle dog of the State of Zhao! Faith has collapsed and everything is about revenge.
In fact, the Mo family had long been connected with the Zhao clan, but the young Zhao Yong didn't know it yet...
More than ten years have passed, and Coral is tired. She has always chosen to forget about the past.
It wasn't until then that Zhao Yong mentioned the idea of establishing the Metropolitan Procuratorate to her, and it was Fei Yi's words that reminded her that she was still a disciple of the Mohist family...
Coral has always been grateful to the Sima family, and she is willing to repay her past kindness if given the opportunity. However, what she didn't know was that Sima Cuo also had a different intention for her. In the past, Hualu had always kept in touch with Sima Cuo through simple letters. Although they belonged to two camps, two factions, and two countries, Hualu only wanted to get news about the Qin State through Sima Cuo. But Sima Cuo mistakenly thought that she was willing to maintain a vague relationship with him.
Sima Cuo... Apart from being deeply impressed by this name, Hualu actually hadn't seen each other for a long, long time. It had been so long that they had forgotten what the other person looked like. She only knew that he was very favored by the King of Qin, and his official title was also high. Very high. Of course, this was what Huang Huang specially ordered to inquire about, and Huang Huang didn't think that a young general with a high position and a promising future would have any thoughts about her, a woman from the world...
But everything, as Hualu entered the palace and from the moment she chose to accept Zhao Yong's gift of concubine, the past between Sima Cuo and her came to a complete end...
After so many years, Coral never expected that when she heard Sima Cuo's name again, she would be in such a state. In her opinion, with Qin's fighting power, even if Qin was defeated, with Sima Cuo's title and status, he would never die in battle, let alone be captured alive. For example, in the battle between Qin and Qi Sangqiu, the Qin army was almost wiped out. The battle was much more tragic than the battle of Jinyang, but the senior generals of Qin were basically unharmed...
Maybe... if Sima Cuo died in the battle, Coral might still think about the past and feel sad for him.
However, all Coral thinks about now is how to completely cut off the line between her and Qin's past...
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The dawn light shines on the earth through the shallow clouds, and the warmth begins to drive away the cold night.
In the palace of King Zhao, the palace people began to decorate the palace before dawn. The red silk brocades everywhere contrasted with the white snow in the distance. There were grand sounds of ritual music and dignified and elegant dances. In the morning, Zhao Yong held a grand celebration ceremony in the imperial palace and accepted the congratulations of the officials.
"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the princess."
According to the etiquette of the State of Zhao, after the court ceremony, the King of Zhao needs to take his concubines down the high platform and toast to the heroes in turn.
The meritorious officials who were able to enter the main hall and drink with the king were only high-ranking officials of Zhao State, or ministers who had made great achievements.
"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the princess."
Zhao Yong smiled and nodded to the ministers. Luo, Si, and Meng followed behind him in dignified and elegant clothes, paying homage to him.
"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the princess."
"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the princess..."
"Sister." Zhao Gu, the young general, called out to stop Meng Rou who was about to move forward.
Pang Nuan, who was next to Zhao Gu, thought the boy was yelling, so he hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and whispered: "What's going on? You're drunk before you even drink?" He obviously didn't know that Zhao Gu identity of.
Pang Nuan then hurriedly turned towards Meng Rou, bowed his head and said, "Meet the princess."
Meng Rou nodded slightly towards Pang Nuan and patted Zhao Gu's shoulder happily. Then he quickly followed Si Yue's pace.
Zhao Yong turned around and glanced at her curiously, but didn't ask any more questions.
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After the ceremony, the next step was to canonize the soldiers who had made meritorious service in the Northern Expedition.
Awarded, promoted!
For the ministers, this is the most important moment.
In the ardent eyes of all the ministers, Zhao Yong granted Fei Yi the title of Grand Sima to take charge of the military and political affairs of Zhao State.
The State of Zhao did not inherit the Zhou system and did not have the theory of the Three Officials, but it did have the offices of the Three Officials: Sima, Sikong, and Situ. They were all established in the State of Zhao.
Sima is the head of the military and political affairs, with the most respected status, and he cannot hold it unless he is a minister; Sikong is an official of civil engineering and water conservancy, with a relatively high status, and is usually held by a minister; Situ is a local official in Zhao State, with the lowest status .
If we have to talk about the "Three Dukes" of Zhao State, they should be "Sima, Sikou, and Xiangbang". These three positions are the most important in Zhao State.
The military and political system of the Zhao State first evolved from the Jin State, and after more than a hundred years of development, it can now be regarded as a self-contained entity.
Since the death of Zhao Chan and Li Shi in the war, the position of the Great Sima of Zhao has been vacant for several years. When Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, he intended to make Fei Yi the Grand Sima, but he was afraid that the ministers would not accept it, so the position remained vacant.
Now that the time has come, none of the ministers dare to disobey.
Then it was Su Qin.
The contribution of Wu'an Lord Su Qin in this battle is obvious to all. If he had not persuaded Han and Wei to reject Qin, the western capital of Jinyang would not have been in anyone's hands at this time. The former Prime Minister Su returned to Zhao again, and Zhao Ting was also in an uproar. However, Anping Lord Zhao Cheng, Prime Minister Zhao Bao and other important ministers did not show much resistance to this.
Zhao Bao was even willing to give up his position as Prime Minister. But Su Qin refused to accept the phase arrangement.
Su Qin is a smart man. Although he has also flirted with power, now his ambition is no longer there. Besides, it is obviously not appropriate to fight for love just after returning.
But Su Qin couldn't be more suitable for the position of Du Shi. Su Qin's return really made Fei Yi feel a lot more relaxed.
Anping Lord Zhao Cheng, apart from giving some gold and silver silks as a reward, has nothing to offer. He is already a distinguished monarch, and his position is also the chief minister. If Zhao Cheng can be tempted, I am afraid that the only one he can give is the position of prime minister...
Zhang Yuan, the third captain of the standing army, continued to serve as the captain of Beiying, but his title was increased and he was awarded the title of doctor. Niu Zan, the captain of Xiying, also had the same position, but his title was increased and he was awarded the title of doctor. Li Tong, the captain of Dongying, held down the main force in the battle of Yunzhong, which can be regarded as a great achievement, but his position remained unchanged and he was awarded the title of doctor.
It's not that Zhao Yong was 'stingy'. Nowadays, the positions held by various countries in China all have real power. They are not like those in later dynasties, where all the titles granted were just in name. Senior generals are also a carrot and a pit. If they want to climb up, they have to wait. Even if Zhao Yong wanted to release them to the "vassal town", he would have to wait until he had secured a new territory.
Although the Battle of Jinyang and the Battle of Yunzhong were both great victories for the Zhao State, both battles were self-defense wars for the Zhao State. The new land gained was nothing more than 'blackmailing' King Loufan's three cities in northern Xinjiang. Except, there seems to be nothing else.
However, if they are really sent out to guard the border in the bitter cold of northern Xinjiang, although they can be given the title of national captain, it will really be a rise and fall secretly, which will chill the hearts of the soldiers.
Therefore, the best way is to give them a higher title first, and then let them take their place when there is a vacancy.
In addition, Zhao Yong decided to expand the new army's cavalry brigade, and initially designated it as ten thousand cavalry. Pang Nuan, who had made great achievements in the battle, was appointed as the commander-in-chief and was specially awarded the title of doctor.
Pang Nuan's promotion speed can be said to be as fast as a rocket. In just two years, he jumped from an unknown chief of palace guards to the supreme commander of Zhao's regular ace army.
But in this regard, the courtiers are meaningless. Because Pang Nuan's achievements in this battle are still vivid in everyone's mind. His theory of moon phases and night attack strategy allowed Zhao Jun to decide the outcome in a battle with Lou Fan.
In the Battle of Jinyang, the New Army's cavalry brigade once again made meritorious service. After a long-distance attack, they resolutely overwhelmed the Qin army's center formation, allowing the soldiers of the three Jin Dynasties to defeat Qin at the minimum cost...
It is much simpler to award rewards to middle- and low-level officers and soldiers. The superior officers to whom they belong can report their military exploits and then award them according to their merits.
Moreover, in this battle, many low-level soldiers were lost in the battle, and the vacancies can be filled in sequence, and the rest can be replaced with new soldiers.
For generals at or below the rank of lieutenant, those who died in battle were given large sums of money according to their titles, and those who survived were awarded titles for their meritorious service.
Soldiers and lieutenants are all promoted to the first level of nobility, from sergeant to junior officer, and the same is true for all subordinates.
Positions are filled according to the method of filling vacancies. If a captain is killed in battle, his subordinates will be replaced by generals. If a leader of 500 is killed in battle, his subordinates will be replaced by a hundred people. If a leader of 100 soldiers is killed in battle, his subordinates will be replaced by the commander of the garrison. If there are any unexpected attackers, separate rewards will be given.
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After the award ceremony, it was already noon.
Zhao Yong waved away the dancing musicians. Get up slowly,
The hall suddenly fell silent, and the hands of His Highness's ministers holding bottles stopped in mid-air for a moment.
Zhao Yong glanced at the expressions of the ministers: "Only if I can win all the ministers can I defeat the Erhu and defeat the Qin State. It is really a blessing for the State of Zhao to have ministers like this!"
"I don't dare..." the ministers said humbly.
"What do you think our country, Zhao, relies on to win this battle?" Zhao Yong said quietly.
All the ministers were stunned, not understanding what the king meant.
"It's all thanks to the king's sage and the proper way to unite the battle..."
Zhao Yong ignored everyone's compliments and continued: "Although this battle was a complete victory, I believe that today's Zhao State is still a Zhao State with internal and external troubles. There are still worries about Zhongshan in the hinterland, and there are forest and barbarian attacks in the north. There are Yan and Qi across the bank, and there are changes in Loufan, Qin, and Wei to the west. I think that although Zhao will win this battle, he will not win!"
"Loufan surrenders on the surface, but he can still make a comeback. Although the Qin State is defeated, it still has the strength to go eastward. And although our Zhao State is victorious, will the national power increase? Not gaining an inch of land is a waste of national power."
"Although Northern Xinjiang will win if they refuse to fight, Jinyang will also win if they refuse to fight, but you must know that today Wei, Han, and Zhao are fighting against Qin because of their own interests. If the three Jins attack each other because of their own interests in the future, Qin will Why should the country refuse?”
Naturally, all the ministers can understand Zhao Yong's words. Those who can drink with the king are all knowledgeable people.
Not to mention Lou Fan, the Qin State has completely turned into a war machine since Shang Jun's reform. It cannot be defeated by a single defeat. If the army cannot attack Xianyang, everything is in vain.
Seeing the silence of the ministers, Zhao Yong suddenly changed his subject and asked again: "Why do you think that our country, Zhao, can win this battle?"
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