"My king, it's time to change into auspicious clothes." Suddenly, a soft voice sounded outside the palace.
Zhao Kuo, who was interrupted from his thoughts, was not angry at all. He exhaled a long breath and then stood up from his seat.
"Come in." Zhao Kuo said slowly.
"Yes." The voice outside the hall replied slowly again.
With a "squeaking" sound, the heavy palace door was slowly pushed open, and a group of palace maids in red, led by the leading eunuch Ling, entered the palace.
Speaking of this eunuch order, it was also selected by the Queen Mother herself for this enthronement ceremony. Being alert and capable is the most basic, and the most important thing is loyalty. Therefore, the Queen Mother gave him a special name: Zhao Zhong.
Soon, under the service of a group of Yingying Yanyan, Zhao Kuo was dressed neatly again.
Different from all the red auspicious clothes, Zhao Kuo's red robe looks darker and more solemn. The black dragons and flying tigers add a bit of majesty to this auspicious suit.
A piece of pure white jade was worn on the right side of the waist, and an ancient sword was carefully tied on the left side of Zhao Kuo. He held it with one hand, showing a powerful and domineering look.
As for the hair, it was carefully tied with silk and a white jade hairpin was inserted into it for decoration.
In this way, one sword and two jade are all the embellishments on Zhao Kuo. I have to say that for a king, this is indeed a bit crude, even shabby.
But Zhao Kuo said: "There is a sword in your hand, a loyal minister in the court, and a sharp army under your command. How can it be so bad?"
When all the ministers heard this, they all retreated in shame.
While Zhao Kuo was wearing the auspicious clothes, Lord Pingyuan, leading Yu Qing and other ceremony officials, were also doing the final inspection. Although the king was ordered to be as frugal as possible, there was still no shortage of what was necessary.
Just like the red lanterns and silk cloths in the palace, we will be here to receive envoys from various countries later. At this critical moment, we must not lose the face of the State of Zhao.
Of course, Lord Pingyuan did not say this to Zhao Kuo. Fortunately, Zhao Kuo was not too embarrassed. After all, too much is not enough. No matter how frugal he was, he would not be able to change everyone's minds overnight.
Fortunately, with Zhao Kuo's personal actions, Lord Pingyuan was finally moved and cut off most of the decorations outside the palace, and even cut off a small half of the decorations inside the palace.
Perhaps this has something to do with Zhao Kuo's repeated streamlining of the ceremony. After some streamlining, only a few places such as the king's bedroom, the main hall where the envoys and ministers were about to be entertained, the ancestral temple, and the corresponding aisles were all decorated and decorated accordingly.
However, even in such a few places, Mr. Pingyuan spent a lot of time.
Fortunately, Yu Qing is indeed capable enough and has done everything perfectly so that Mr. Pingyuan can't find any faults.
Soon, after completing the final inspection, Lord Pingyuan finally led the ceremonial officers to the outside of Zhao Kuo's dormitory and waited quietly for Zhao Kuo to leave the palace.
In the dormitory, Zhao Kuo was already fully dressed, and the maids beside him also slowly retreated out of the palace.
Standing in the middle of the huge dormitory hall, looking at the busy or solemn figures of the people outside the hall door, Zhao Kuo's heart had lost more emotions, and only a trace of calm remained.
Yes, calm, just like the starry sky.
The copper kettle dripping next to it made a gentle "tick-tock" sound.
"Da" Zhao Kuo in the dormitory, holding the sword in his left hand and holding his right hand slightly behind his back, slowly took a step forward.
Zhao Kuo knew: From this step he took, history would also turn a new page.
In the history books of the past, the pages and sentences of character sketches quickly sketched out portraits, and they flashed across Zhao Kuo's mind like a movie!
That's right, from the moment you take this step, what you will face is the world, the Qin State!
Looking slightly to the southwest, I saw a star in the night sky flickering on and off, like a naughty boy blinking at Zhao Kuo.
Qin!
What a respectable and admirable opponent that is! It has too many stories to grow from a slave herding horses to the current dominant country.
The roar of "Jiujiu, Lao Qin, fight against the national calamity together" still resounds throughout the land of Hexi.
Can the generous and tragic people of Yan and Zhao really be able to pull down the Qin State, which has a fertile land thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, the wealth of Bashu and the world's most dangerous Hangu?
Fortunately, he has many soldiers under his command. Lian Po, Le Yi, Tian Dan, Li Mu, Pang Nuan, etc. are all temporary choices. Li Mu will also be available in the future. Zhao Wei, Sun Gu and Zhou Qi are also training targets.
In the words of Comrade Guo Kai, the "number one general in the Warring States Period" in history: Our country, Zhao, lacks everything except generals who know how to fight. This is all thanks to the late king, the "card collector".
However, he has a lot of generals in his hands, but the problem is that he also has to face many enemies!
The Xiongnu in Dai area have not yet been eliminated. At least until the year after the Ming Dynasty, a general is still needed to station there to defend against the Xiongnu;
The Yan State has not been able to eliminate all evils. After the New Year, it is necessary to send a general to defend the Yan army;
The new Shangdang County needs to defend the Qin army, so Li Mu can only go forward at the moment;
After counting, it seems that only Li Mu from Shangdang County is a sure winner. Zhao Kuo was not completely sure about the other two directions. Do you still want to continue to drive and conquer by yourself?
Obviously not.
Should Lian Po and Tian Dan be allowed to continue their campaigns?
Obviously not a good idea either. Perhaps he can only let the young generals under his command grow up as quickly as possible.
With a "da" sound, Zhao Kuo sighed softly and took another step slowly.
If we talk about generals, Zhao Kuo can still train them, and at worst, he can let a few old generals take care of them. Then when it comes to civil servants, Zhao Kuo is really stretched.
Lin Xiangru, a virtuous prime minister of a generation, has passed away, and Lord Pingyuan who succeeded him is naturally a temporary choice. But the problem is that Lord Pingyuan is not too young, and no one knows how many years he can last.
From now on, the only one I can rest assured about is Lu Buwei. Oh, there are also people named Zhao Yu and Yu Qing. One was recommended by Lord Pingyuan as a cabinet member, and the other will soon be appointed as the Minister of Rites.
The problem is, there may be no need to worry about the abilities of these two people, but it will take time to verify whether they will be their loyal ministers.
It’s difficult! Most of the people he trusted were military generals, but what Zhao State lacked most today were civil servants.
We can only hope that Lu Buwei's appointment can set an example for talented people all over the world, and that the Hall of Talent Seeking can be put into operation as soon as possible.
However, we are not completely without advantages against Qin.
We lack civil servants, but Qin's generals seem to have been defeated by our own battle at Changping.
Then let's fight for speed. Let's see whether I can develop Zhao State first, or you, Qin State, can cultivate the next generation of generals first.
Not urgent!
The advantage is mine! No, no! The advantage lies in Qin, absolutely in Qin!
I have no advantage, and I will never have any advantage in this life!
Unknowingly, Zhao Kuo had reached the door of the dormitory while thinking wildly.
The bright moonlight fell on the palace, stretching Zhao Kuo's figure very, very long...
Raise your head to look at the bright moon, lower your head to think about your hometown.
"From now on, I am the master of this world!" Zhao Kuo looked at the bright moon above his head and sighed: "I wonder if the bright moon at home is as bright as this bright moon. I wonder if my parents have prepared red envelopes for themselves this year. ? Oh, by the way, I have graduated and I want to give red envelopes to those little guys!"
"You dodged a disaster." Zhao Kuo laughed at his former self slightly in his heart, and then strode out of the dormitory.
When Lord Pingyuan, who had been waiting outside the palace for a long time, saw this, he immediately stepped forward three steps, kowtowed and said, "I respectfully invite the new king to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth!"
Afterwards, the two rows of ministers behind Lord Pingyuan also turned around and prostrated themselves on the ground one after another, saying: "I respectfully invite the new king to worship heaven and earth!"
Seeing this situation, Zhao Kuo, who was used to seeing thousands of troops, felt a little nervous. Then he touched the sword by his side, calmed his mind, and replied slowly: "That's right!"
The eunuch on the side took half a step forward, shouted loudly at the top of his voice: "The king said, it's accurate!"
After hearing this, Lord Pingyuan stood up slowly and said again: "I respectfully invite the new king to come on board!"
"I respectfully invite the new king to ascend the throne!" The ministers behind him also chanted in unison.
Amidst the echoes of the ministers, a chariot that was not gorgeous but very majestic and domineering slowly drove into the palace and slowly and leisurely stopped beside Zhao Kuo. The driver of the chariot was Zhao Ping, the man who gave Zhao Kuo his name, and the man holding the horse and riding the horse was none other than Zhao Kuo's favorite general, General Zhao Wei.
Not to mention King Zhao's huge body, it matched the overly wide chariot quite well.
Zhao Kuo nodded, lifted up his front a little, and then stepped out, stepping onto the chariot. The eunuch ordered Zhao Zhongze to follow one side of the chariot, and Zhao Wei also slowly walked to the other side, assuming the responsibility of guard. .
After Zhao Kuo was seated securely, the eunuch ordered in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty, get up and drive!"
Hearing this, Zhao Ping loosened the reins slightly, and the horse understood and began to pace forward.
"Da da da......"
The crisp sound of horse hooves sounded in the palace, and then the eunuch in front also heard the eunuch's order. After circling the whip three times in the air, it fell hard on the ground with a crisp "snap" sound. ring.
If so, three. After a while, there are three cases like this, and there are three cases that start again and again. Because the number of three and three is nine, it is not only the extreme number, but also the courtesy of the princes.
The nine-ring bright whip fell slowly, and the huge chariot Zhao Kuo was riding in had slowly arrived not far from the palace gate.
On the side of the palace gate, an honor guard and escort formed by the soldiers who fought in the bloody battle with Zhao Kuo were already waiting in place.
As the palace gate slowly opened, the honor guards in fine armor took the lead to leave the city from the small gates on the left and right sides. When the front was ready, Zhao Ping drove the carriage slowly out of the palace from the main gate.
As for the rest of the civil and military ministers, they were under the protection of the escort. After Zhao Kuo drove into the palace gate, they slowly walked out from the small doors on the left and right sides.
Some people died, but not completely...
