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"You can retreat when you wait."

After a few breaths, King He of Zhao suddenly ordered the eunuchs, palace maids and guards standing in this side hall.

Upon hearing this, a middle-aged eunuch hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, this..."

Before this person could finish his words, he heard King He of Zhao smile and said, "Meng Sima, he is recommended to me by Fei Xiang... It's okay, let's go back."

“…here.”

After King He of Zhao signaled twice, the eunuchs, palace maids, and guards in the hall retreated one after another and left the side hall.

Seeing this scene, Meng Zhong also noticed it and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Are these people around you not trust?"

King Zhao He had no intention of hiding it and whispered: "Whether Xinqi or "Miào Xian" are mostly credible, otherwise Fei Xiang would not have let him and the other two assist me, but the people under their command may not be."

The Xinqi he mentioned was the "gong Bo" Xinqi that Meng Zhong had seen, and the "Miao Xian" was the "eunuch order" in the palace, that is, the leader of the official eunuchs in the palace. These two people were carefully selected by Fei Yi for King Zhao He. As for the purpose, it was to make the palace firmly grasp the "new king's sect" so that even the palace would be infiltrated by certain forces.

After a brief explanation, King He of Zhao's eyes shifted from the gate of the side hall to Meng Zhong, and said with a complicated expression: "You are indeed extremely courageous. Are you not afraid that what you said just now will make you offend some people?"

Meng Zhong smiled slightly when he heard this, and simply made it clear. He joked: "Your Majesty refers to Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, or Fengyang Jun Li Dui? Or is it a force led by these two people?"

King He Zai of Zhao looked at Meng Zhong deeply and said with a little emotion: "Your courage is really extraordinary. No wonder you dare to attack the camps of tens of thousands of Qi troops at night with five hundred soldiers..."

Why did they mention the "old noble faction" led by Anping Jun Zhao Cheng and Fengyang Jun Li Dui?

The reason is that the "reform" mentioned by Meng Zhong when he deliberately guided the topic, whether it was the Li Ku reform of Wei State or the Shangjun reform of Qin State, it even included Qi State, Chu State, and South Korea, and the Central Plains countries that successively reformed the country, that is, it cracked down on the phenomenon of "hereding generations of nobles" to varying degrees. This not only further concentrated the power of the king, but also gave the country a relatively abundant land and economic income, which could be used to reward the army or for national construction.

Now if Zhao State wants to follow the reforms of other countries, then it will find a way to eradicate the "old aristocratic factions" in the country.

Of course, the "old aristocratic factions" that need to be eliminated here may actually not include people like Anping Jun Zhao Cheng and Fengyang Jun Li Du. After all, these ministers still made contributions to the country. The key is the old aristocratic forces that depended on the two. Among them, there are a large number of people who have no contribution to the country. However, because of the merits of their ancestors, they can enjoy fiefs and the benefits brought by titles for generations. The reforms of various countries are to be eradicated.

However, since eliminating this group of people will greatly reduce the strength of the "old aristocratic faction", Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Du and others did not allow such a situation. Otherwise, the old aristocratic faction would be difficult to compete with Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang.

What's more important is that once the State of Zhao set a precedent for "abolition of the hereditary aristocracy", Zhao Cheng and Li Dui could not guarantee whether the land and wealth they left for their descendants would be taken back by the royal family in the future.

Combining these two points, Anping Jun Zhao Cheng and Fengyang Jun Li Dui will never allow Zhao State to implement the reform of "abolition of the hereditary aristocracy".

In other words, anyone who dares to propose relevant reforms will be hated by the old aristocrats, even higher than their hatred for Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang, which is an irreconcilable fundamental contradiction.

"Aren't you afraid? Offend the people of Anping Jun and Fengyang Jun..."

King Zhao asked Meng Zhongdao in surprise.

Hearing this, Meng Zhong shook his head and said indifferently: "Why are you afraid?... No matter what, some people will inevitably become enemies, it's just a matter of time."

"Why are you so sure?" King He of Zhao suddenly interrupted and asked, "Even if you recruit Anping and Fengyang in the future, will you still be enemies with them?"

"Are you testing me?"

Meng Zhong felt that King He of Zhao asked a little strangely, so he thought about it and replied: "Your Majesty, I wonder if you have heard of the righteous brother Hui'an?"

"Song Xianghui'en? Of course I have heard of it." King Zhao He nodded.

It is no wonder that the current state model of "half-king power, half-benevolent power" in Song State is a satirical result of Hui'an's efforts to promote. The Song State, known as "Jie Song", is actually a country that retains half of the Confucian "benevolent power" idea. It is actually a country with the loosest civil policy in the world except for the collapsed Teng State.

Especially when comparing the Qin State, which specially created the "Continuous Coordination Method".

"My righteous brother Hui Ang once said that no matter Huizi or Zhang Yi, people want to return to their hometown when they are old. In my opinion, this may be the return of their fallen leaves. If their hometown was no longer there, wouldn't it be sad?" Looking at King He of Zhao, Meng Zhong said sincerely: "I agree deeply!... As a member of Song, I naturally hope that our Song State can become the most powerful, but unfortunately, our Song State may not have the qualifications to dominate the Central Plains in the past hundred years. Therefore, our Song State had to imitate the Song State when the "Jin and Chu battle for hegemony" and strongly support a country to become the overlord of the Central Plains in exchange for the opportunity for Song State to continue in this troubled times. Zhao State was the auxiliary object of our Song State."

"..." A few traces of shocking insight flashed in King Zhao's eyes, and he nodded slightly.

At this time, Meng Zhongze continued: "Because of this principle, even if my ministers were born in the Song State, I still hope that Zhao State can become stronger. The stronger Zhao State, the more stable our Song State will be. Therefore, the emperor does not have to doubt my ministers' belief that "I hope Zhao State will be strong."

"Um."

Listening to these well-founded words, King Zhao He nodded convincedly.

"However, in my opinion, although Qi is currently surrendering to Zhao, there is no lack of intention to make Zhao and Qin rebel. This is a challenge, full of crises, but also full of opportunities. If Zhao can defeat Qin, it can follow the former Jin State and dominate the Central Plains... However, as the emperor said, Zhao State is not a rival to Qin State for the time being, why? I think it is caused by the backwardness of Zhao State's system. Wei State has Li Jue reform, Chu State has Wu Qi reform, Qi State has Zou Ji reform, South Korea

There were Shen Buhe Reforms, and the Qin State had Shang Yang Reforms. These countries with the potential to dominate the Central Plains have successively launched reforms to improve the legal system and strengthen the country's strength. However, Zhao State was far behind in this regard... Although I respected Zhao Zhufu, I still believed that the "Hufu and Cavalry" reform promoted by Zhao Zhufu was imperfect and incomplete. It can only be said to be a military reform, and the country's policies have not improved at all. I believe that if Zhao State wants to be strong, reforms are necessary."

“…”

After hearing Meng Zhong's words, King He of Zhao pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly.

In fact, he was not convinced by Meng Zhong, and Meng Zhong himself knew this.

To put it more directly, whether it is King He of Zhao or Xiang Feiyi, they actually had the idea of ​​reform and reform for a long time. Otherwise, why is Feiyi necessary? Collect the laws of Qin, Wei, Chu, Qi, and South Korea, so that King Zhao can weigh the pros and cons of these laws?

Isn’t this preparing for reform?

But the problem is that Zhao State does not currently have the conditions for reform.

The premise for a country's reform and reform requires the strong support of the royal family. Otherwise, when the old aristocrats in the country try their best to resist, the reform and reform will be hindered.

Because of this, monarchs such as Wei Wenhou and King Wei of Qi who supported domestic reforms were extremely powerful monarchs. If necessary, they would even send troops to slaughter the opposition and forcibly promote reforms.

However, in today's Zhao State, the power of the royal family has been dispersed and split into Zhao's father. The two factions of King Zhao and He can even add the Prince Zhang Sect.

The power of the Zhao royal family was dispersed, which gave the old nobles a chance to breathe.

King He of Zhao was also clear about this, so when Meng Zhong proposed "reform and reform", he shook his head slightly: "All what you said makes sense, but... our Zhao State does not have the conditions for reform..., I believe that the reason is also guessed..."

"Is it because of Master Zhao's father?" Meng Zhong asked directly.

He had laid some reforms before, but in fact he was to introduce this sentence.

“…”

King Zhao He looked at Meng Zhong again with a complicated expression, and did not speak, as if he had made a promise.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have been in Zhao State for some time. I have said disrespectful words and found out that the Lord and Master Zhao's father are not close to each other. Your former position as the crown prince, including later the Lord Zhao's father, was given by Master Zhao's father against the public opinion... However, why in my opinion, you, father and son, are not close to each other?"

"..." King He of Zhao looked up at Meng Zhong, but said nothing.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong deliberately provoked him and said, "Is it because of your mother, Empress Hui?"

“…”

Under Meng Zhong's gaze, King He of Zhao frowned, a little angry appeared in his eyes, staring at him intently.

I have to say that this gaze made Meng Zhong slightly stunned because he felt that the look of King He at Zhao was very inconsistent with his cowardly personality at the moment, at least it was very inconsistent with the King He Zhao in Meng Zhong's impression.

"What do you want to ask?" There was a hint of anger in King Zhao's tone.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong said calmly: "I have no other intentions. I just think that Zhao State must reform to become stronger. Although the king believes that Zhao State does not have the conditions for reform at present, I believe that as long as the king and Zhao Master's Father resolve the conflict, Zhao State will still have the opportunity to reform... Yesterday, I was invited by Fei Prime Minister and went to Qi Mansion to have a chat with Fei Prime Minister. At that time, Fei Prime Minister hoped that the minister would assist the minister, but I did not reply at that time. Zhao's father had the kindness of knowing the minister, and I did not want to betray Zhao Master's Father. This is certainly one of the reasons, and another reason is that the minister does not understand the king..."

Speaking of this, Meng Zhong raised his head and looked at King He of Zhao, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the one in front of you is not Sima, the guard Sima who is beside Master Zhao's father, but a Song man from Song State who hopes that Zhao State can be strong enough to protect Song State... Although I am not talented, I also hope to assist the monarch I recognize. Since the monarch cannot give me trust, how can I ask me to assist you?"

“…”

He looked at Meng Zhong with a sharp look, and King Zhao pursed his lips and said nothing.

Meng Zhong and Zhao Wang He, two young men, who were only sixteen years old, looked at each other with gazes that were not consistent with their age.
Chapter completed!