Obviously, following missions to various countries would be a good way to expand your horizons.
Zhao Kuo has consciously begun to separate the responsibilities of the Yulin Guards and the Secret Guards, both geographically and in terms of the nature of their tasks.
To put it simply: the Habayashi Guard is an external organization, and is mainly responsible for military intelligence; while the Secret Guard is an internal organization, and its most important task is to monitor the officials.
This is also one of the ways to restrict the two intelligence organizations. After all, an intelligence organization that connects the inside and outside is too terrifying. Even if Zhao Kuo can stabilize it, future kings may not be able to suppress it.
And once this huge organization cannot be suppressed, a catastrophe is inevitable. Even as a result, political forces such as relatives and eunuchs, which have been despised in history, will quickly enter the political stage.
This is not the result Zhao Kuo wants to see.
Of course, as a staunch successor of Marxism-Leninism, Zhao Kuo has always been good at grasping the principal contradiction.
During the Battle of Changping, we must seize the main contradiction between the Qin army and unite King Zhao and all the courtiers to ensure the supply of food so that we can defeat the Qin army with peace of mind;
After achieving great success, we must seize the main contradiction of King Zhao and unite all the nobles, people, and even the Yan army, so that they can pave the way for him to come to power;
As for after ascending to the throne, we must seize the main contradiction between the rich and the poor and strive to improve the living standards of the people at the bottom while suppressing the exploitation of the upper class.
At this time, what Zhao Kuo has to do is to unify the main contradiction of the six countries, unite all the political forces of Zhao State, and unite with the outside world. Especially at this juncture, Zhao State cannot be in chaos.
Soon, arrangements were made for the envoys to go to various countries under the arrangement of Lord Pingyuan.
Except for the envoys from the direction of Qin, the other envoys filed out from various city gates in Handan almost at the same time.
In the swaying wind and snow, carriages carrying the hopes of the people in the North quickly shuttled through the vast white canvas.
At the same time, bursts of long-lost laughter could be heard in the stern palace of Qin State.
"It is said that King Zhao is hypocritical and righteous." Fan Sui's voice was particularly loud in the empty hall: "Now he has to reap the consequences."
"I heard that in that northern land, tens of thousands of people have died of starvation! There are even many villages that no longer have any inhabitants, all buried by this snow disaster." Another minister also agreed. said.
"How can the people of Wangji have such a good harvest this week!" Another minister continued: "Now, all the grain reserves have been eaten by these outsiders. After the disaster, the government could not even distribute relief grains. Can the people endure this? I see, even without my king sending troops, they will start civil strife on their own."
Listening to the words of the ministers below, King Qin, who was sitting on the throne, felt quite comfortable. Even the somewhat depressed mood caused by the loss in Luo City was relieved a lot.
However, what King Qin and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty did not know was that the tragic snow disaster they imagined did not happen in the northern part of Zhao State at all.
As for the desolate situation in the village, the government was actually afraid that the heavy snow would collapse those huts that had been in disrepair and harm people's lives, so they moved all the people in several villages into specially built government houses in advance.
There, there is a continuous fire and three steaming meals a day. The only people who have to work hard are the strong men of each family. They have to go to work for the government and build more houses.
What, no strong men?
Even if you have a strong woman, you can boil water and cook, and you can still get a house and three meals a day.
What, there are only two miserable children left?
Township elders and village elders deserve to die! There are still orphans and no one to take care of them?
It's okay, the salaries of the township elders and village elders are your food rations! As long as the whole village is not starved to death, you will never be hungry.
It is precisely because of this system that although Daibei suffered a serious snow disaster, there were not as many casualties as in previous years.
However, the price is the Daijun Guancang
The food inside is consumed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Of course, not all places can be as harmonious as this.
And the news brought back by Xizuo are not all false. It happens that the more chaotic the management of the place, the easier it is to be penetrated by Qin Jun's Xizuo. Naturally, the news brought back by Xizuo is obviously more chaotic than the last. .
Invisibly, Qin's meticulous work put his own family in a different position.
However, in the final analysis, the people of Qin are more willing to believe what they want to believe.
It's not that Zhao Guo's disaster relief was quite effective without careful reports, but the information was just treated as a joke or an extremely rare area, and was ruthlessly thrown into the wastebasket.
The head of the family, King Qin, and all the ministers, including Prime Minister Fan Sui, did not even see such a report, and naturally they had no doubts.
"Civil strife is good!" Immediately, another military general dressed up explained and said with a smile: "It just gives our army a chance to attack!"
"Of course." Prime Minister Fan Sui, who had just started to speak, continued: "My king, the Zhao State has been affected by the snow disaster this year, and the morale of the State of Zhao will definitely be low in the coming year. We, the Qin Dynasty, should make arrangements in advance, and wait until the spring comes next year to conquer Hanoi. , and then attack the party."
Hearing this, the eyes of King Qin who was on the throne also lit up.
Obviously, the opponent's misfortune is worthy of joy, but it would be even better if it could be turned into a victory for one's own side.
However, King Qin was still unconsciously worried about starting a war with Zhao. After all, Qin had already suffered two painful losses at the hands of Zhao.
Involuntarily, King Qin looked at General Wang Lu, who had been silent.
"General Wang, what do you think of the Prime Minister's words?" King Qin then asked.
After hearing this, all the ministers looked at Wang Hao one after another. Wang Hao, who seemed to feel something, immediately stopped the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, and then met King Qin's gaze.
Although Wang Hao has been eating, his ears have been listening to the words.
However, those words of gloating were naturally filtered out by him. But Wang Hao listened carefully to the words of Prime Minister Fan Sui.
Not only did Wang Lu listen, he also thought about it seriously.
As for the result, Wang Hao immediately stood up with his hands clasped in his fists.
"Wang Qing, sit down and say it, it's okay." King Qin waved his hand and motioned for Wang Lu to sit down.
Obviously, since the battle in Luocheng, King Qin's attitude towards Wang Lu was not cold, but he paid more and more attention to him.
On the one hand, from the loss of Hangu, King Qin deeply felt that the army is the cornerstone of the country, and a general is someone who can maximize the power of the army;
On the other hand, the King of Qin also deeply felt the problem of having no generals available in the court from his helplessness in the face of the Qin army. Naturally, he favored a mainstay like Wang Lu even more to show his win over.
Finally, and most importantly, after receiving his order, Wang Hao turned back to rescue almost without hesitation. Although he left a small force in Yiyang City along the way, his determination to implement his order was For all to see.
Naturally, how could King Qin not rely on such a capable and obedient general?
But looking at the king, after hearing the king's words, he respectfully clasped his hands in his fists, bowed again, and said, "Thank you, my king, and then he sat down slowly."
"Wei Chen believes that the prime minister's intention is divided equally between desirable and undesirable." After sitting down, Wang Lu immediately got straight to the point.
"How do you explain it?" King Qin asked immediately.
Fan Sui on the side also looked inquiring. Obviously, he also wanted to hear Wang Hao's evaluation.
"When the Zhao Kingdom suffered a disaster, we, the Qin Dynasty, should make arrangements in advance. This is certainly the best thing to do." Wang Hao immediately shook his head and said, "It's just that it is not advisable to defeat the Hanoi and then attack the party."
Hearing this, King Qin also nodded.
Wang Lu's words are very clear. It is possible to prepare and send troops, but it is almost impossible to retake Hanoi in one battle or even join the party.
This was not unexpected by the King of Qin. After all, in order to occupy the two counties of Zhao State (Zhao State was merged into one county internally, but Qin State was still divided into Hanoi and Shangdang), unless the main force of Zhao army was defeated .
Even if Zhao Jun's combat power is affected by the snowstorm, it will not be too great. It is possible to take the opportunity to send troops to take advantage of some small things, but to take advantage of such a big advantage is a bit of a fool's errand.
"This proposal is indeed a bit empty but too big." Fan Sui immediately realized his mistake when he heard this and immediately admitted it.
"No." When Wang Lu heard this, he shook his head and said, "Song is just one of them. What's more important is the direction in which our army is sending troops."
"The Prime Minister's intention is to face the Zhao State directly, seize its land and weaken its country." Seeing everyone's confusion, Wang Lu continued: "However, looking at the battle in Luocheng, who will gain the most? Zhao State Huh? Even though they used hundreds of thousands of troops, they captured the land of Huaisi and Dongjun, and only one city was captured within the territory of the King of Zhou. The Wei State, on the other hand, sent hundreds of thousands of troops but captured Luo City, and the Chu State even more We sent 50,000 troops, but lost one-third of the Zhou territory. As for our country and the country of Han, let alone the country."
"From this point of view, the struggle between Qin and Zhao is not beneficial to Zhao or Qin, but beneficial to other countries." Wang Hao concluded eloquently.
Hearing this, the ministers also frowned deeply.
Indeed, in the eyes of the Qin people, the land of Dongjun and Huaisi cannot be compared with the land of Zhou Wangji. Although Wei and Chu lost tens of thousands of soldiers, the benefits of Zhou Wangji can be said to be huge profits.
This statement aroused even more injustice in everyone's hearts.
"Why is this so?" It was Prime Minister Fan Sui who was the first to understand the situation and asked the most critical question.
Wang Hao nodded, and then explained: "Without him, now between Qin and Zhao, the power is only between brothers. If you want to defeat the other country, you must rely on the power of other countries, and if you want to rely on the power of other countries, you must let them Benefit. Although Qin and Zhao are strong, they are often restrained by weak countries. This is not because of the weakness of weak countries, but because the enemy and we restrain each other."
"For example, today, if the victor in the battle of Luocheng is our Qin country, who will benefit the most?" Wang Lu continued to ask: "Our Qin army will definitely fight a bloody battle with Zhi City, and the loss of tens of thousands of troops is nothing more than normal. The final result was that when Zhao's reinforcements arrived, our Qin army retreated to the south bank of Jishui. However, our army lost tens of thousands of troops, but it could only capture half of the surrounding land, while Han's army handed over the other half. Hard work. Just one scene, but making wedding clothes for others."
Wang Lu's words completely woke everyone up.
The Qin State was no longer the dominant Qin State. With Zhao State on its side, the small country that could be bullied at will suddenly became extremely important. It even dared to show off its power in front of itself and seize more benefits than itself. These In the past, it was almost unthinkable.
Thinking of this, King Qin also knew that it was time to make changes.
But the question is, how to change it? !
