The Battle of Jinyang was a place where the monarch of Zhao Guojun after Zhao Xiangzi could not avoid talking about state affairs.

Gongzizhang's father was named the Marquis of Zhao, and the strength of the Zhao family stemmed from the Battle of Jinyang.

Later, Zhao Xiangzi Wuxian believed that his inheritance violated the patriarchal system, considered the survival of the Zhao family from a long-term perspective, and passed the throne of the monarch to his brother's grandson, and Zhao Hou's father Zhao Ji was in the line of Zhao Xiangzi's brother.

At that time, the situation of Zhao was only a little more complicated than now, and before Zhao Wuhou died, he wanted to make the prince of the dynasty the acting king, which was precisely out of the consideration of the events of the year. In addition, in the original history, King Wuling of Zhao wanted to divide the Zhao Kingdom into two and use the legal principles of the Dai Kingdom, which were inseparable from the fact that Zhao Xiangzi destroyed the dynasty and Feng Bolu's son Yu Dai.

What Zhao Hou is angry about now is precisely because of the difference between the first battle of Jinyang and the siege of Handan now.

According to what he thought, Handan, as his fiefdom, was much more benevolent and righteous when it came to the policies he implemented.

But he has done so much, but the people of Handan can't be the same as the people of Jinyang back then, which makes him extremely dissatisfied, especially now that Hu Feizi organized the people and passed the people's requests to Zhongmu, even more so.

Back then, in Jinyang, the people didn't have any requests, they just fought to the death.

Now in Handan, the people have learned to rob while the fire is burning, and they are simply a group of people.

After talking about the battle of Jinyang, Gong Zhong coughed a few times and asked: "The minister thought that in the battle of Jinyang that year, the first prince had three things to follow, and finally defeated Zhibo. Can you know what three places to follow? ”

The Battle of Jinyang was not only the founding battle of the Zhao clan, but also a major battle that decided the fate of the Warring States for hundreds of years. If the Han and Wei families do not oppose the water, and Zhibo kills the Zhao family, there will be no three points in the Jin, and the three Jin will be invincible in the world.

These are all things that the grandson of the Zhao family is familiar with, and Zhao Hou replied: "I know this. ”

"The first one, the lips are cold. These four characters made Han and Wei turn their backs on the alliance, and the army killed Zhibo. ”

"The second, Jinyang City is strong and unparalleled. The city wall has meters, the palace room has a Zhe, the city wall is solid, and the armament is sufficient. ”

"The last one, in Jinyang, the benevolent government, so that the people do not rebel against Zhao, and there is no complaint, and the city cannot be broken for three years, and finally wait for Han Wei to betray the alliance."

Gong Zhonglian was originally resting on the bed, even if Zhao Hou walked in, he didn't see a salute, but when he heard Zhao Hou's words, he struggled to get up from the bed.

Zhao Hou was shocked, got up to help him, and said continuously: "Why is this?" Is there anything wrong with me that I need your advice like this? ”

Gong Zhonglian's arm was picked up by the young Zhao Hou, but he still used his strength and said: "Jun Shang said a few days ago that the Wei people sent troops to interfere, and I don't care. Jun Shang said a few days ago that Gongzi Chao rebelled, Que and Jun and other people rebelled, and I didn't care. ”

"However, when the king talks about Jinyang today, I, as a courtier, can't help but advise you about your mistakes."

"The king thinks that in the battle of Jinyang, the service of the government and the people who practice benevolence and righteousness is the end of the three dependents, and this is what I can't help but advise."

Zhao Hou supported him hard, and Gong Zhonglian got up and said: "Your Majesty, if Jinyang can't be defended for three years back then, will Han Wei have the opportunity to listen to the words of the first prince?" ”

Zhao Hou shook his head, and Gong Zhonglian said again: "Back then, Artemisia and Zhe could be used as arrows all around the Jinyang Palace, and corn was hidden in the bricks and stones of the city wall as food. If the people don't draw their bows, the arrows may fly into the Zhibo army? ”

Zhao Hou shook his head again.

Gong Zhong said: "In this way, the government of benevolence and righteousness has made the people of Jinyang have no rebellion for three years, and this is the first of the three dependents." Now that you are the king, my time is short, but you think that this is the end of the three dependencies, and I cannot help but advise desperately. ”

Zhao Hou picked up Gong Zhonglian, bowed his head and said, "You are right. However, isn't the benevolent government I practiced in Handan better than the benevolent government of my first father's son in Jinyang? ”

Gong Zhonglian did not refute this point, but praised it: "I heard about the policy implemented by the monarch in Handan, and I think that the monarch has Jinyang as the son of the Xiangzi back then. Your benevolent government in Handan is more benevolent and righteous than Xiangzi's policy in Jinyang back then. ”

Zhao Hou smiled bitterly: "However, the people of Handan are no longer the people of Jinyang back then. My policy is more benevolent and righteous than that of the Xiangzi of the past, but the people of Handan cannot serve the people of Jinyang like they did back then. ”

"I have a close servant who once said: The people must not let them live too well, or they will not be able to serve to die. How can people who have surplus food in their homes and wives in their houses not caring about life and death? I rebuked the man at the time, and now it seems that he was right. ”

Gong Zhong even shouted: "Who is the king to say this? Punish it! ”

Zhao Hou shook his head and said, "But now that the facts are in front of you, isn't this correct?" ”

Gong Zhong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, how is the benevolence and righteousness of the Xiangzi government in the past compared to Zhibo? ”

Zhao Hou said: "Zhibo is good at raising soldiers, because he has Yu to let the paint body swallow charcoal, but when it comes to benevolent government, it is not as good as Xiangzi." ”

Gong Zhonglian asked again: "Xiangzi is benevolent and righteous, and when it comes to governing the government and benefiting the people, how is it compared to the Ximen Leopard in Yedi today?" ”

Zhao Hou had no choice but to say truthfully: "Ximen Leopard governs Zhang, and tens of thousands of peasants and soldiers are stationed between Handan and Zhongmu, so that Zhao cannot go south. Zhangshui surrenders, irrigates 10,000 hectares, harvests 150 catties per mu, the people all praise its virtues, its benevolence and righteousness may not be as good as the Xiangzi, but it has iron, cattle ploughing, the benefits of Sanhe, and the people are rich and better than Jinyang in the past. ”..

Gong Zhong said: "That's the truth. For example, a hundred years ago, Zhao had porcelain and everyone else was pottery, so is Zhao more valuable or other valuable? ”

Zhao Hou said: "It's Zhao." ”

Gong Zhonglian said: "A hundred years later, Zhao has gold and others have Suihou Zhu and He's Bi. So, is the Zhao family valuable? Or is it something else? ”

Zhao Hou said: "It's other valuable." ”

Gong Zhong bowed and said: "Nowadays, the king is holding gold and others have Suihou Zhu in their hands, but you say that the Zhao family had porcelain and other families were only pottery, so the Zhao family is more valuable than other families, and the gold in Zhao's hands is naturally more valuable than other family's Suihou Zhu." Isn't that ridiculous? ”

"Everything you did in Handan is certainly more benevolent and righteous than Xiangzi was in Jinyang back then, but it has only changed from porcelain to gold."

"And the other family is also moving forward now, from the pottery in your hand to the current Suihou and the clan, but you think that your gold is more valuable than the porcelain in the hands of your son, so of course it is more valuable than other families."

"This is what the Mo family said, the meaning of the Chu people carving the boat and asking for the sword."

"What you want to compare is not the Xiangzi of the past, but the ...... of Wei, Han, Qin, Mo, Chu and so on today."

"Those who are competing with you for the world are not Zhibo, Han Hu, and Wei Ju in the past. It is the current winner of the law change, the Wei attack with the legacy of the Marquis of Wen, the Xiong suspicion who changed the system and led to Qu Yi's escape, and the Tian He ...... who abolished Jiang Qi and administered."

"Now that there are the benefits of the Mo family's iron tools, the law of cattle ploughing, and the Jiajia of Sanhe, the lives of the people in the world are better than before, are the people of the world like the Xiqi of King Wen, the remnants of Goujian, and the Jinyang of Xiangzi? According to what you said, the people of this world should fight to the death, in the past, King Wen, Gou Jian, and Xiangzi were so hard to serve the death, why can't they do it now? ”

When Zhao Hou heard this, he sighed and said, "You are right. But why is that? Why is it that the policies I am implementing now are more benevolent and righteous than those of Xiangzi in the past, and the people of Handan now have better food and clothing than Jinyang back then, why can't I die as I did back then? ”

Gongzhong Lian Zhengse said: "Everyone seeks profit. ”

"The upper and lower are synonymous, and the upper and lower are the same for the benefit, the upper heart is to seek profit for the people, and the lower heart is to seek profit, so that the upper and lower are combined. This is the Mo family of Sishang. ”

"In the middle, there are benefits on the top and benefits on the bottom, and the benefits are not the same. And the upper and the lower exchange transactions, so that the lower profit and seek the desire of the superior. ”

"The lower ones have their own benefits and the lower ones have their benefits, and the benefits are not the same. And the upper one forced the lower to abandon his own interests and die with the violence of Xia Wei Shang. ”

"The bottom. There are benefits on the top, and there are benefits on the bottom, and the benefits are not the same. The upper one fantasizes that the lower ones do not seek profit, and restricts everyone and the gentleman with moral education, thinking that in this way they can make the lower ones have no selfish desires for moral education and are bent on dying the country. ”

"Of these four, you can't do the top, so don't you need to make a choice in the middle, the bottom, and the bottom?"

Zhao Hou can't be right, this best strategy is impossible to use no matter what.

What do people want?

The people want to live well, the people don't want to fight, the people don't want to pay taxes, the people don't want to serve, the people want to think, how can the monarch be "synonymous with the top and bottom, and the same interests from the top and bottom"?

The Mo family can do it, because the Mo family itself is not an aristocracy, and many of them are from aristocratic backgrounds, but they all give up their aristocratic status and devote themselves to the fantasy of benefiting the world.

By the way, the Mo family is now the biggest capital monster in the world, but the people who hold shares are the people of Sishang and the Mo family, their interests are fundamentally different from the interests of the old era, and they can jump out of the original circle, and the economic foundation determines the "consciousness" of the Mo family.

As the monarch, Zhao Hou, as Gong Zhonglian said, can only choose one of the middle, the bottom, and the bottom three to implement.

Gongzhong was silent when he saw Zhao Hou, and said: "The king said that the people's hearts are not ancient, and the world is declining, thinking that the people of Handan are not as good as the people of Jinyang in the past. If the minister is confused, please explain. ”

Zhao Hou nodded, and Gong Zhonglian asked: "In the past, when the father drove with Mu Tianzi to the country of the Western Queen Mother, he may have wanted to become a doctor and be enshrined in Zhao?" ”

Zhao Hou shook his head and said: "The Biography of Mu Tianzi said that in the past, his father drove and was loyal, and he did not want to seek the title of Zhao for this merit. ”

Gong Zhonglian asked again: "In the past, Chengzi fled abroad with Duke Wen, did he have the desire to think that in the future, the three families could be divided into Jin and become the marquis?" ”

Zhao Hou shook his head again and said: "In the past, Chengzi was a friend of Duke Wen, and he escorted Duke Wen to flee abroad for the righteousness of his friend, and he had no intention of dividing the ranks. ”

Gong Zhonglian asked again: "Then, now the Liehou, the Marquis of Wu, and you." If the world changes greatly in the future, and the Zhao family will finally settle the world in one, then do you say that before the division of the Jin Dynasty, did the Liehou have the heart to sweep the world? ”

Zhao Hou shook his head again and said: "When the Liehou was strong, Wei and Han were strong, Chu was powerful, and Qin Qi was arrogant, so he only wanted to stand among the princes, and he didn't dare to have the heart to sweep the world." ”

Gong Zhong bowed and said: "In this way, according to the Zhao family, since the creation of the father, can't it be said that the desire is getting bigger and bigger?" As you said, in the past, when he became a son but a retainer, he was able to be named the Shangqing Unification Army, shouldn't his descendants be grateful to Dade? ”

"The people are people, and so is the Zhao family. If you think that only the Zhao family can have a desire to be greedy, and the desire is constantly expanding, and the people should be pure and grateful, then you are going to take the last step! ”

"Today, the voice of law change is endless. Spring and Autumn are unrighteous, warring states are strife, if you choose the lowest strategy, this is the way to perish! Zhao's sacrifice, is it going to be destroyed in your hands? ”