"Pass my order." Zhao Kuo stood up.
"Yes." The four people present bowed and accepted the order.
"One of the orders is that the entire territory of the Zhao Kingdom will enter a state of war. All cities will be under military control. The number of young men and women will be counted in various places, including the healthy servants of each family, and new armies will be prepared at any time." Zhao Kuo calmly ordered.
Obviously, although Zhao Kuo's order seemed to be a military order, it actually fell within the scope of government affairs.
Of course, Zhao Kuo had the endorsement of two political bigwigs, Lin Shangqing and Pingyuan Jun. Even if he interfered directly in government affairs, let alone such a subtle intervention in government affairs, it was understandable.
However, what everyone didn't know was that Zhao Kuo's purpose of mobilizing troops in this way was not only for military control, but also for counting the number of young men. Zhao Kuo's purpose was not just to deal with unforeseen needs on the battlefield.
Facing the Yan army, and even the Qin army if possible, Zhao Kuo was confident enough to cope with the existing troops alone. The reason for doing this laborious statistics is actually to promote Zhao Kuo's subsequent policies.
In normal times, it would be difficult to count the young and strong, and it would be even more impossible to count the healthy servants of other families. Because from a legal point of view, these healthy servants are almost the same as the rice, they are all private property of individuals, and they will have too many reasons to prevent the inspection.
But what is the situation now?
That's to count the troops to avenge the king. You don't want to count them? Don’t you want to avenge the king?
There are really not many people who can handle a big hat.
More importantly, martial law has been implemented everywhere. If you don't give statistics, the civil servant may give you a good reason, but the general will only knock on the door with a steel knife. Especially when he holds absolute righteousness, the general's knife will only be sharper.
This plan is not only a conspiracy, because not many people can think of this level, but also a conspiracy, because even if you think of Zhao Kuo's purpose, it will not help at all. Except for cooperation, everything you do is wrong.
The four people present obviously did not understand Zhao Kuo's deep meaning, but in the face of the general's military order, the four people still accepted the order naturally and said: "Yes."
"The second order is to order Lian Po to be the chief general in the south, and Tian Dan to be his deputy, to unified command the Shangdang and Hanoi armies." Zhao Kuo continued to order: "The soldiers in Hanoi's garrison should immediately be converted into soldiers and appointed as garrison captains. Xu Li is a general, and he is under the command of Lianpo and Tiandan. Once the Qin army or the Han and Wei armies make any move, they can immediately fight back without asking for instructions."
"Yes." When the four of them heard this, they were obviously a little worried, but they still took the order again.
Yes, the four of them were a little worried. After all, the general's strategy was extremely tough. The power to start the war was almost delegated directly from the central government to the local generals Lian Po and Tian Dan.
Fortunately, these two old generals are mature and prudent. If there were other young generals who were eager to make meritorious deeds, they would inevitably have thoughts of starting a war after gaining fame and fortune in the streets.
But more importantly, today's Zhao State itself has to face the harassment of Yan troops and Hu people. In addition, with the collapse of King Zhao, the political situation is bound to fall into chaos. If the border continues to be so tough...
Just out of trust in the general, the few people obviously did not raise any objections.
Zhao Kuo's idea is even simpler. Although Zhao Guo is in some danger at this time, it is by no means at the end of its rope. At the same time, Zhao Guo also reached a watershed position.
Where to go depends even on your own attitude this time. Whether it should still face the provocations of other countries with a strong attitude, or change its toughness to be moderate, Zhao State and other countries will be waiting for their answers.
This step cannot be taken back, otherwise it will be an abyss.
"The third order is to detain all the civil servants who accompanied the king on the expedition and temporarily remove them from their positions. All generals who went to the battle will be demoted one level and their salary will be reduced for half a year. Their crimes will be dealt with after the war." Zhao Kuo continued to order.
Yes, it can be said that Zhao Kuo's order was a blatant retaliation, especially for the people of Lou Chang and Ping Yangjun's line.
After the defeat, Zhao Kuo dealt with all the civil servants, but lightly spared the generals. This seemed unreasonable, but it was truly reasonable.
Everyone knows that almost 99% of the responsibility for the defeat lies with the civil servants, but the right to speak is in the hands of the civil servants. Therefore, there have always been scenes of civil servants suppressing military generals, but rarely cases of military generals torturing civil servants.
And Zhao Kuo wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to completely change Zhao Guowen's state of martial arts and elevate the general to a higher level.
Of course, in order to silence the public, the generals who participated in the battle were still demoted. But when the battle with the Yan army is over, these generals who "made meritorious service" can naturally be reinstated. As for the salary issue, There was also compensation from the Yan army as a reward. It can be said that Zhao Kuo's whip that seemed to be raised high fell gently.
Faced with such a severe punishment, the four of them had nothing to say, so they immediately thanked Zhao Kuo on behalf of the soldiers below.
"The fourth order is to order the Handan court to immediately send mourning envoys to all countries and sternly inform all countries that all countries are welcome to participate in the battle against Yan. However, anyone who hinders Zhao from conquering Yan will be defeated." Zhao Kuo continued to order. road.
"General, do you want to discuss this matter with Lin Shangqing? After all..." Chen Xun suggested with some anxiety.
When Zhao Kuo heard this, he didn't care at all and said: "The matter is urgent. Since the Lord has this book and gives me the full power to deal with it, I can handle it regardless of foreign affairs or internal affairs."
Of course Zhao Kuo could make a decision. Lin Shangqing's operation seemed to allow Zhao Kuo to lead the army to counterattack. In fact, it was not paving the way for Zhao Kuo?
Zhao Kuo obviously also accepted Lin Xiangru's intention.
Internal affairs, military affairs, and diplomacy must be included in Zhao Kuo's pocket. Of course, this may be a long process, but now it will obviously be the best opportunity to enter.
Not only because Zhao Kuo could use the name of the military, but more importantly, a series of ministers headed by Lou Chang and Pingyang Jun were all killed and arrested because of this defeat. This was Zhao Kuo's Taking power provides the best opportunity.
Of course, Lou Chang and Ping Yangjun will not sit back and die, but this will happen later.
"No problem." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and explained briefly: "After the Battle of Changping, the Zhao State's vitality has not recovered. Coupled with this defeat and the damage to morale, I am afraid that it will be unable to withstand the combined attack of all countries."
After the words fell, several people stared with confusion on their faces: Why did they issue such a tough announcement when they were unable to resist? Was it because they were afraid that other countries would not come?
"The more this is the case, the less we can show any signs of weakness." Of course Zhao Kuo understood their surprise, and then continued: "As long as we are tough enough, Han and Wei will not dare to launch troops easily. Only the Qin State , with General Lian Po sitting in charge, it won’t be a problem.”
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
The Kingdom of Han has been completely reduced to a mere outsider since the failure of the reform and the Qin army repeatedly breached the city. Now that the Shangdang is losing again, it may be difficult to send troops without complete assurance;
As for the Wei State, one hundred thousand soldiers were killed by the Qin State in the battle of Changping, but no benefits were obtained. I am afraid that neither Qin nor Zhao had a good impression. However, after experiencing the Changping Battle, the Wei State should also Realizing the gap between himself and Zhao, he did not break the alliance. If he was not sure of victory, he would not send troops.
As for Chu, it was Qin's mortal enemy. It was too late to unite with Zhao to fight against Qin. Even if they did not help Zhao, they would not help Qin unless Qin could return the land of Yanying to Chu.
Not to mention the rest of Qi. If Zhao wanted to attack another country, even Qin, Qi would probably be the sixth enemy, but if it only attacked Yan, Qi would definitely not send troops to help Yan. There was no way, the five kingdoms attacked Qi, and Yan State hurt Qi the most.
Even if he knew that helping Yan was the best choice, even if he knew that Yan and he had a bitter relationship, Qi would not help Yan.
It can be said that Zhao Kuo still has a good grasp of the situation in various countries.
"The fourth order is to order Lu Buwei to be the middle doctor and be responsible for raising food, grass and weapons for the army." Seeing several people taking orders, Zhao Kuo immediately continued the order.
If the previous order was still a covert attempt to seize power, then Zhao Kuo's order was tantamount to openly using work for personal gain.
When did raising military supplies and food and grass require a middle-aged doctor?
And now, why did the army that was still in Daidi suddenly need the Zhongdafu who was still far away in Handan City to raise military supplies?
Obviously, raising military supplies and food is fake, but the official position of a middle-aged doctor is real.
Although Lu Buwei was well-known among the high-ranking military officials, and all the generals would give him away when they saw him, officially, Lu Buwei was just a businessman.
It was during this operation that Zhao Kuo brought Lu Buwei to the forefront. At the same time, it was also to make it easier for Lu Buwei to move in Handan City. After all, a person with power but no position still had many inconveniences.
On the other hand, this position as a middle school doctor can be regarded as a reward for Lu Buwei's hard work over the past few months.
Everyone present obviously knew the position of Military Advisor Lu in the general's heart. Although they felt something was wrong, they naturally did not dare to have any objections.
Therefore, under Zhao Kuo's orders, almost everything in the Zhao Kingdom, from domestic affairs to diplomacy, from military affairs to personnel affairs, was included in Zhao Kuo's bag.
Presumably this order was passed into the hands of Lord Pingyuan, and Lord Pingyuan must have understood his intention.
However, I hope Mr. Pingyuan can make the right choice, otherwise, Lu Buwei's position may have to be moved in advance.
Taking a long breath, Zhao Kuo knew: all the chores had been taken care of, and it was time to deal with the most critical issue.
"Order No. 5." Zhao Kuo's breath was obviously different.
"Fate, Sun Gu."
"exist."
"Zhou Qi."
"exist."
"Zhao Wei."
"exist."
"Organize your troops and lead an army of 30,000. At midnight tonight, we will go south with my general to slaughter the Yan army and avenge the world." Zhao Kuo stood up with a long shot, and his rich voice filled the entire camp.
"Yes." The three of them agreed in unison.
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