Chapter 32 Asking the Betrayal
This is a heart-wrenching statement. To compare Wei Chengzi, Xialei, Chu State's ruler's affairs, and to compare with Tian's family, this is to force Gong Zhonglian to agree to Gongzi Chao as prime minister.
Since Gong Zhonglian was willing to give an example to refute, Zhao Hou blocked Gong Zhonglian's mouth first: Wei Chengzi was Weiss's younger brother and had also been Wei Prime Minister. Xialei was Han Hou's uncle and also became Han Prime Minister. Now, the Wei Kingdom and Han are considered strong, so this cannot be refuted.
Zhao Hou asked again: "Do you also believe in the morals of the Mo family? You believe that being virtuous is a profession, and even choosing a wise man as the emperor? Such a principle of having no king or father will cause trouble in the world!"
Gong Zhonglian hurriedly said, "I do not recognize these morals of the Mohist school."
"But isn't it the most dangerous thing to be a minister? If you lack talent, you will cause trouble and chaos, and even if the ancestral temple is destroyed, you will have to bear the blame for failure. This is also dangerous."
"So, if the lord really likes the Prince Chao, you might as well give him enough fief to make him contribute to Zhao State, so that he can be long-term."
"Give him a high position that is not matched by his abilities, which is to endanger life and ancestors."
"Give him too broad a land will give birth to his ambitions."
"In the chaotic times, the higher the status, the more powerful it is. If you lack ability, it will be a disaster for your own death. Please think twice!"
On the bed, Zhao Hou turned his face inside and did not look at Gong Zhonglian's eyes at all. Instead, he said, "I am tired and I have heard enough advice today. I think you are tired, so I should go back and rest."
When Gong Zhonglian saw him, he was unintentional to persuade him. After saluting, he left with the help of two close servants.
Shortly after Gong Zhonglian left, Zhao Hou took some herbs and called Biao Dou to call his son Gongzi Chao.
After the young master in his early twenties came in, Zhao Hou asked all the close servants around him to retreat. The young master knelt on the edge of the bed and tidied up his father's quilt with his hands.
If the people in the world at this time were the ones who least hoped that Mr. Zhao would die, the prince would be the emperor.
Because if my father could be the marquis of Zhao for another twenty years and to endure those old ministers of the time when the uncles were kings, his status as the crown prince would be considered stable.
Unfortunately, there was too little time. The death of Marquis Lie only lasted thirteen years, and thirteen years was not enough to make the Zhao court change blood.
Now there are only father and son left in the bedroom. Mr. Zhao looked at his son with a sad face and asked his son to help him up and sit down halfway.
After staring at his son for a long time, he finally asked, "If I die, will you rebel? Or if I grant you the position of acting as the king, or let you be the prime minister, do you want to rebel?"
The young master sighed and asked, "Rebellion?"
Mr. Zhao understood his son's doubts and nodded, "It can only be a rebellion. I cannot pass the throne to you openly. You can't sit steadily even if you pass it on to you. The legacy of the ancestor is still there, and there are also the oaths from that year, so I cannot violate it."
"Now you and I are just fathers and sons, not monarchs and ministers. I just ask you, do you want to rebel and seize the throne?"
The young master looked at his father's eyes and nodded solemnly, "I think. My father is the king, why should I be a minister?"
Mr. Zhao sighed and asked again: "Why are you preparing horses for you for your affairs?"
The young master Chao also refused to deny it and said, "It's not just him. Many relatives of the princes are quite dissatisfied with the changes in Handan. This is like a person holding weapons in his hands, and he will naturally have some different thoughts. If I were just a child with bare hands, of course I would not dare to think about these things."
"Since the Mohist school has stirrups, riders are more easily trained and have stronger impact. When the dead soldier trains, riders may not be unable to win if they fight ten."
Zhao Hou nodded and praised: "If you can think clearly about this, it proves that you are qualified to rebel. If this incident did not happen, would you borrow the tribal soldiers of Lin Hu Loufan?"
The young master nodded, shook his head again, and said, "This is something else."
"Originally, my cousin was close to the Mo family, and the Mo family was guarding the northern border in Gaoliu. I was worried that the Mo family would support my cousin at that time. After all, he was a person who spoke of wise men all day long. Most of the people who made friends with me were relatives and nobles, so I couldn't say things like wise men."
"I originally thought that this time I would let Que and Jun contact the Hu people, promise things, and bribe the leader with bribes. Once there is a change in Zhongmu, let Lin Hu Loufan attack Gao Liu."
Zhao Hou sighed and said, "You have seen the battle reports over the years. The Mo family has extremely high skills in defending the city. How can those tribes conquer Gaoliu?"
The young master said, "I never thought that these Hu people would be able to conquer Gao Liu. Father, although I want to participate in the rebellion, I will be the king of Zhao. Will I let my country be occupied by Hu people? I just want to use the Hu people to restrain the energy of the Mo family and not give them the energy to interfere in Zhao's internal affairs."
Hearing his son say this, Zhao Hou nodded in praise and said, "You can know the importance and temporarily use the power of the Hu people, and you also know that your purpose of rebellion is to be the king of Zhao."
"If you can't figure out what you will do if you become a monarch in the future, and even cede land and Hu foreign countries, then I, the father, would advise you not to rebel. Your vision is too small, and even if you rebel, it will be a disaster for death."
Hearing his father's strange praise, the young master smiled, and then shook his head and said, "But now, the power of the Hu people cannot be borrowed."
"The Mo family is good at eloquence, and their Xuanyi tribe is the best at bewitching people's hearts in the market."
Thinking of the rumors in the market these days, the young master smiled bitterly: "Now, colluding with the Hu people is a serious crime that harms the world and the people, which is not in line with the will of heaven. Everyone calls it true."
"No matter how stupid I am, I will never borrow the power of the Hu people. Otherwise, the people in the capital will be completely impossible for me to support me. If the people do not support me, the public opinion will be boiling at that time, and even if I get the position of the king, I will not be able to sit steadily."
Zhao Hou coughed a few times and nodded, "I have heard of it too. People like the Mo family... Once they think this is in line with the will of heaven and benefit the world, they will never stop dead. They do not pay attention to friendship or even father and son."
"You also know about the matter of Shengchuo in Qin. Shengchuo was just doing what his retainers should do with Xiang Ziniu. The grandson of the Mo family could ignore the friendship he had known for twenty years, and Mo Di could expel him regardless of the love between master and disciple, and even not mourn when he died!"
"It is impossible to change their attitude. Regardless of whether they are in contact with your cousin, Que and Jun's incident touched their bottom line of morality, and the Mo family will not let go of this."
The development of the Mohist school in recent years has alarmed the princes, and many things cannot be bypassed by this original academic organization and the current political group.
Mr. Zhao didn't want to guess the specific attitude of the Mo family, so he asked instead: "As long as the morality of the Mo family is not touched, the Mo family will interfere without reason. If you dig out the Mo family, what is the chance of winning this rebellion?"
The young master said to Zixin: "Seventy percent sure."
"The Marquis of Wei supports it, hoping to weaken Zhao State and create chaos. Even if I don't rebel, he will hope that I will rebel."
"Even if he uses me, I can use him too. I want to be a dignified king, not a puppet supported by others."
"In ancient times, there were Qin Xian and Jin Wen. If Duke Xian had no power, how could Duke Wen achieve hegemony? But since hegemony was completed, Qin and Jin still started a war. There is no need to worry about this."
"In China, there are many nobles who support me. I also know that after becoming a monarch, the system of the nobles of the clan will always be changed to benefit the monarch. But now I can borrow their power and wait until I stand firm before doing big things."
"Even even if my cousin's Handan is, there are many wealthy families supporting me. The Mohist family in Handan made many people unable to benefit. A few days ago, the Guo family, who was engaged in iron smelting, sent someone to secretly talk to me that the wealthy families in Handan could collect 800 dead soldiers and 3,000 gold."
"What's more, now the Duke of Qi Tian has asked for Wei. If the Wei people participated in this matter and the three kingdoms work together, why worry about not being able to accomplish anything?"
When the young master saw his father, he seemed to have something to say, and smiled and said, "Don't worry, father. Wei Hanqi will not ask for cities to repay. The hearts of the Wei people were in the Central Plains of Si Shang and the Mo family, and their power had been achieved. If you ask for Si Shang, you need to join forces with Wei and Zhao."
"In order to accumulate strength, my cousin got too close to the Mo family. When the Marquis of Wei was a prince, he was defeated in Niu Lan and was at the right time. This was his lifelong shame..."
Zhao Hou shook his head and said, "I don't want to ask this. I want to ask, if the rebellion is completed and you seize the throne, how will you govern Zhao?"
The young master knelt down toward his father, and after three bows, he said, "This is what my son has thought clearly. Since I have rebelled as the king, I must do something big to promote Zhao's family and go to see the ancestors of Zhao in the future."
"The Mo family now also has stirrups and gunpowder, and the Hu people are not worth worrying about."
"Now there are Wei and Han in the south, barbarians and Qin in the west, and Fu Qi in the east. The only way to expand is to go north. Originally, the Hu people were good at shooting, but now the stirrup friends and farmers can ride horses, and they also have the benefits of iron gunpowder. The Hu people are not afraid of it."
"I look at the northern situation as Solusan mentioned. My father set out in Gaoliu to visit the clouds. The land along the river was fertile, but the population was lacking."
"I am only over twenty years now, and I still have time. I will stabilize the domestic politics in ten years; I will change the system in twenty years; I will move the population to Yunzhongzhong in thirty years, Jiuyuan."
"Inside, occupy the Mohist workshops. Outside, we have made good things for Wei and Han, and we will not take the Central Plains. We will go north to the Jiuyuan in the Yunzhong."
"Once the power is completed, the Jiuyuan in the Yunzhong can enter Qin and take the Xihe River. Gaoliu can plan for Yan land and Zhongshan. When the Zhongyuan changes, Zhao will get Zhongshan, Yunzhong, Jiuyuan and Xihe River, and hegemony can be achieved."
"The Wei people dare not plot against Zhao, but only hope that Wei and Zhao will work together. As long as we give up the Central Plains Si Shang and do not take Wei Qi, then Wei will definitely join us."
"Wei seeks Si Shang and will fight with the Mo family. The Qin people will not forget the hatred of Xihe. Now the Luoshui is separated by changes. The Tian family is full of ambitions. Once they have taken the throne of marquis, they will not be willing to be the descendant of the people, and they will seek the career of Duke Huan. This is the situation I can take advantage of."
"Zhao's major is not in Pushuiweiqi, but in Zhongshan, northern border, and Jiuyuan Clouds."
The young master said with great enthusiasm. Mr. Zhao nodded repeatedly when he heard this, with a look of relief on his face. He said for a long time: "Since that's the case, then do it."
"If it is done, it's best."
"If not..."
Mr. Zhao looked at his son and sighed, "If not, if your cousin has really settled in the throne... Even if you are running, I believe that even if you escape, you will still determine whether you have the chance to seize the throne like Mr. Qin."
"If you really have no chance, remember to tell Zhao Hou what you think of Zhao Guojiye, and tell your cousin..."
Chapter completed!