Zhao Kuo heard this, but still shook his head, and then said: "The method of Lord Shang is not to open a way for the people at the bottom, but to centralize power for the superior, that is, the King of Qin. The larger the country, the greater the importance of centralization. Under such circumstances, how can the King of Qin carry out reforms?"
In fact, there is one sentence that Zhao Kuo has not said, and that is: As a vested interest and the biggest beneficiary, King Qin may not have the broadmindedness and vision to take the initiative to dig up his own foundation.
Of course, the half-sentence Zhao Kuo said was enough to stop all Bai Qi's words - since he knew that he would lose, of course Zhao Kuo would not jump into the fire pit again.
In fact, Zhao Kuo's words pushed Bai Qi into the abyss of self-doubt: Is it true that Qin cannot complete the great cause of unification? Once Qin dominates the world, will it inevitably perish? !
Of course, these are just reverse inferences made by Zhao Kuo based on future historical facts. With the ability of the First Emperor, if he could know some history, he might not be unable to make changes.
However, Bai Qi is obviously not a person who is easily shaken. Although he was temporarily frightened by Zhao Kuo's words, he quickly recovered - Qin can't do it, how can Zhao Kuo do it? Or can a few other miscellaneous fish still survive? !
As he said, time has changed, and if we push forward a hundred years, no one would have thought that the Qin State in the western borderland could suppress the six countries. It was just a Shang Yang. When that time comes, Qin may not be able to produce another Shang Yang to turn the tide.
However, Zhao Kuo's words had obviously sentenced Qin to death.
With a sigh, Bai Qi knew that this banquet was destined to end with regret. He stretched out his right hand and Bai Qi was about to pour the last glass of wine for himself.
The breeze blew through the hut, and a few rustling thatches fell outside the hut, and even the bonfire lighting up the periphery danced fiercely.
In this flickering of light and darkness, Bai Qi seemed to have thought of some possibility and raised his head suddenly!
"What you want is never to win a battle or be the leader of an army." Bai Qi stared at Zhao Kuo with burning eyes, and said word by word but almost silently: "You, Yu, Wang, Zhao !」
That's right, if it's just for the people, Qin State is better than Zhao State! The King of Qin was private, so why not the State of Zhao? Qin's laws are hard to change, but Zhao's laws are easy to change? King Wuling of Zhao was so wise, and he was the most respected king of Zhao. He spent his whole life only completing the Hufu riding and shooting. At most, he could only complete half of the reform. You can imagine how difficult the reform was.
On the other hand, in the Qin State, although there were conflicts of interest from top to bottom, due to the success of Lord Shang, there was naturally less resistance to the reform. Coupled with Zhao Kuo's current prestige, it was not possible to persuade the King of Qin to gradually carry out the reform.
There is only one reason for getting rid of the simplicity and adapting to the difficulty: in Zhao State, there must be advantages that Qin State cannot match. Even beyond prestige, beyond military power...
Above this, Bai Qi could only think of one thing - royal power. Combined with the previous words, a person with the world in mind
Bai Qi stared at Zhao Kuo, trying to find his own answer from Zhao Kuo's every move.
Hearing this, Zhao Kuo was also shocked. Just by relying on his few words, Bai Qi discovered the deepest plan in his heart. This is really cruel!
Of course, it was impossible for Zhao Kuo to admit that he would have such thoughts, even if there were only himself and Bai Qi in the hut, and even Xu Li, who was closest to him, could not hear his conversation clearly, even if... ..
Looking at Bai Qi, who looked serious and serious, Zhao Kuo calmly raised the wine baron on the case.
It's all said and done.
Bai Qi's heart was in chaos at this time, or he was a little excited, a little regretful, and a little worried.
The exciting thing is that since Zhao Kuo has the idea of dominating the world, he is bound to cause a bloody storm in Zhao State, and this will also be the best moment for Qin State to attack;
It is a pity that Bai Qi cannot bring such crucial news back to King Qin. Whether Qin can seize the fleeting opportunity, Bai Qi does not know;
And this is what Bai Qi is worried about. With Zhao Kuo's layout ability and the huge reputation brought to him by the Changping Battle,
, Bai Qi knew very well that as long as Zhao Kuo wanted to do it, he would be able to do it. The only question is how much internal friction there will be in the Zhao Guoguo during the process of changing dynasties. And once Zhao Kuo is controlled by Zhao Kuo, will Qin still be his opponent? !
Bai Qi hesitated, and even at this moment he really wanted to escape, not for his own life, but just to bring the news back to Qin.
However, looking at the cold light of the sword and arrow looming behind the fire, Bai Qi knew that he had no hope at all.
Then Bai Qi's heart gradually calmed down, and Bai Qi, who calmed down, suddenly realized that he was too trusting in Zhao Kuo in front of him?
Rebellion! Is it that easy? In those days, whether the three families were divided into Jin or the Tian family was replaced by Qi, it took many generations of efforts to achieve it. Although Zhao Kuo is now highly accomplished, can he alone achieve such a feat? Apart from anything else, would Lian Po, Lin Xiangru and others agree to rebel with Zhao Kuo?
What's more, such a big thing cannot be detected by our Great Qin Society? Do you really think that I, Hei Bingtai, am just a jobber? Once Zhao Kuo starts an uprising, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, we, the Qin Dynasty, can use this as a name to raise large armies and intervene. Zhao Jun is busy merging with fire. Not only can our army capture Handan in one fell swoop, at least Shangdang and other places can be captured now. of.
Qin did not lose at all, but once it captured Shangdang, no matter how powerful Zhao Kuo was, he would be in a passive position to be beaten. The worst result would be to push back the time of unification by several decades.
"The tide of history is overwhelming. Those who follow it prosper and those who go against it perish." Bai Qi regained his confidence and murmured in his heart: "I, the Great Qin Dynasty, have accumulated three generations and worked hard for four generations, but I will not be able to match your mere Zhao Kuo. ?!」
Obviously, Bai Qi has never heard of the saying "Princes, generals and ministers are very kind", let alone the legendary story of "a bowl at the beginning".
If Zhao Kuo knew what Bai Qi was thinking, he would definitely tell Bai Qi: Nothing is ever the same for generations, there is only constant innovation, and the best is better than the old.
With a long sigh, Bai Qi also slowly raised the wine cup in his hand.
"Dang" the copper wine barons collided in the air again.
After drinking, Zhao Kuo put down the wine cup, stood up, and bowed deeply to Bai Qi, which was regarded as the last farewell to this famous Chinese general whose reputation will last forever.
Turn around and slowly disappear into the darkness.
Xu Li, who was on the side, slowly walked into the hut, holding a sharp long sword in his hand. He lowered his head and carefully put down the sword, then exited the hut and stood aside.
A general should die like a general.
