Chapter 88: Palace Banquet (2)
『Fei Yi…』
In the quiet hall, a hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of Zhao Master Zhao Xiangfei Yi.
Once upon a time, Fei Yi was a key official who strongly supported him.
When Zhao Zhufu first ascended the throne, Zhao State faced the crisis of division between the five kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Qi, Chu and Yan. It was Fei Yi who gave him advice, wooed Han, Song, and bribed Loufan and Yue State, which made Zhao State difficult and allowed Zhao State to pass through the most difficult early stage of the transmission of royal power smoothly.
When the "Hu Clothing and Casting" reform was implemented, Zhao Zhufu's uncle Zhao Cheng, as well as Zhao Zao and Zhao Jun and other Zhao royal family members, in order to retain the power in their hands, all opposed the Hu Clothing reform advocated by Zhao Zhufu. Fei Yi supported him and persuaded him.
"…" I heard that if I hesitate to do things, I will not succeed, and if I act imminently but have many concerns, I will not become famous. Now that the king has made up his mind to betray worldly prejudice, don't worry about criticism from all over the world..."
Zhao Zhufu still remembers these words.
It is no exaggeration to say that Fei Yi was Zhao Yong's most trusted minister to date.
However, such a minister whom he trusted the most was the first to stand up against him today, which made Zhao Zhufu feel inexplicably disappointed and sad.
At this time, Fei Yi didn't think of Zhao's father's mood. He looked excited and said righteously: "I heard that there is no two days in heaven and no two masters in the country. How can there be a reason for the 'one country and two kings' in the world? Please be sure to take back the fate. This is a rebellion of my Zhao State!"
Immediately, Zhao Cheng, the uncle of Zhao Master's father, spoke, "What the Prime Minister said is very true."
Subsequently, several people, including Fengyang Jun Li Dui and others, stood up to respond to Fei Yi and Zhao Cheng.
"Who is that?"
During this period, Meng Zhong pointed to an old man of similar age to Anping Jun Zhao Cheng and whispered to Tian Burui.
Tian Buqi glanced at him and lowered his voice and explained: "It is "Yangwenjun Zhao Bao", and it is also the uncle Wang of Zhao's father."
[Note: During this period of Zhao State, there were two Zhao Bao, one was Zhao Yong's uncle Yangwenjun Zhao Bao, and the other was Zhao Yong's son, the younger brother of King He and his father and mother, and the future Pingyangjun Zhao Bao.]
Shaking his head, Tian Buluo whispered to Meng Zhong: "Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Yangwen Jun Zhao Bao, Fengyang Jun Li Du, and Fei Yi. These four people were all important officials of Zhao Suhou during his lifetime, and they all served as the Prime Minister of Zhao. Zhao's father..."
Speaking of this, his words came to an abrupt end because he didn't know how to evaluate Zhao Zhufu's father's behavior just now.
Although he also hoped that Prince Zhao Zhang could really become the King of Dai, he really did not dare to expect it because he knew that there would definitely be someone in the court that would object, and that he was an important official of Zhao who could not afford to offend him.
"What exactly is Master Zhao thinking? Could it be that he deliberately tried to try who would object to him?"
Tian Buluo stroked his beards and secretly guessed Zhao Zhufu's thoughts.
"Enough!"
Faced with the opposition from Fei Yi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao and others, Zhao Zhufu angrily slapped the case in front of him.
It has to be said that there is still great deterrence in front of the ministers in the palace of Master Zhao. After he angrily slapped the table, the palace suddenly became silent.
"Disturbating my Zhao State's words?"
The father of Zhao glanced at Fei Yi, Zhao Cheng, Li Du, and Zhao Bao, and shouted in a deep voice: "Why are you talking about me, Zhao Yong?! I, Zhao Yong, reigned for nearly 30 years, and fought against Qi in the west, and promoted the alliances of "Zhao Qin", "Zhao Song", and "Zhao Yan". Wei Yu also bowed his head to me, Zhao Yong. After that, he defeated Lin Hu, defeated the Xiongnu, defeated Lou Fan, and conquered Zhongshan. My Zhao Yong made great contributions, which is enough to rival any ancestor!... Today, you say, "I, Zhao Yong, is in chaos?"
Facing the fierce look of Master Zhao's father, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao and others diverted their gaze at the same time, and did not dare to contact the hero of the Zhao Kingdom in front of him.
At this moment, they realized that Zhao Yong in front of them was not the Zhao Yong who succeeded to the throne at the age of fifteen, but the powerful lord who made him powerful enough to intervene in the establishment of Qin's heirs. Who can force the powerful Qin State to change the enthronement of the crown prince?
Only Zhao Yong, the monarch of Zhao State!
With just one word, Qin State abandoned Prince Fu and welcomed Gongzi Ji, who was the proton in Yan State, to succeed to the throne, which led to the formation of a solid alliance between Zhao and Qin State, and left Zhao State without a war since then.
"You made Zhao State become as powerful as today?" Zhao Master's father pointed at Anping Jun and Zhao Cheng and questioned.
Zhao Cheng lowered his head and said nothing.
"Or did you make Zhao become as powerful as today?" Zhao's father pointed his finger at Fengyang Jun Li Dui again.
Li Dui said silently.
Everyone present, including them, must admit that Zhao Zhufu is definitely the most wise and powerful among Zhao Jun in all dynasties. He developed Zhao State, which later became weak, to a point that was as strong as today to influence the situation in the world.
At this time, Master Zhao turned his head and looked at King He of Zhao and asked, "What do I think?"
King Zhao He was speechless, and was at a loss under his father's near forced gaze. He subconsciously looked at Fei Yi, but saw the latter constantly shaking his head to signal. So he swallowed and plucked up the courage to say, "My son thinks... what the Prime Minister said... is not without reason..."
"Do you just have the heart to bow down in front of you, a brother who is ten years older than you?" Zhao Zhufu said disappointedly.
"I..." King Zhao didn't know how to answer.
Seeing this, Fei Yi was afraid that King Zhao would make it impossible to return to the matter, so he said loudly: "Although the king and Gongzi Zhang are brothers and sisters, there is a difference between the king and the ministers, and brothers and sisters cannot disrupt the legal system of the ancestors, otherwise there will be disaster in the future!"
At this time, in the hall, only Zhao Xiangfei Yi was still staring at Master Zhao's father intently.
Because he has a clear conscience.
Unlike Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, Yangwen Jun Zhao Bao and Yangwen Jun, Fei Yi was born in Bai Di. He was valued by Zhao Yong's father Zhao Suhou and became an important official in Zhao State. He did not have a huge family burden behind him, nor had he ever done anything to harm public and private affairs. The reason why he stood opposite Zhao Zhufu today was because he had been instructed by Zhao Zhufu to assist the new king Zhao He with all his heart and strength.
That's all!
Taking a deep breath, he looked at Master Zhao's father and said in a deep voice: "Master, when you told your ministers to assist the new king, you told me not to change your purpose, not to change your mind, and stick to your will, until your body is buried. Fei Yi dared not forget this kind of advice, so today's ministers object."
"..." A strange color flashed in Zhao's father's eyes.
He was slightly moved because he didn't expect that the latter would keep what he had told Fei Yi to keep in mind.
At this time, Fei Yi continued to speak.
"...Your Majesty Zhang has made meritorious to the country. If you want to reward him, your subjects have no objection. If you have meritorious ministers, you should be rewarded. However, if you want to enthrone Gongzi Zhang as king, you must not do this. I heard that all the beasts in the world have only one head, so that they can advance and retreat. There is a strange snake with two heads, but in the end they cannot advance, and they cannot retreat, and they will eventually collapse and die. A country, a king, governing subjects has been like this throughout the ages. If one country and two masters, it will inevitably confuse the subjects and be detrimental to the unity of the country..."
I have to say that Fei Yi's words make a lot of sense, but unfortunately, they do not meet the wishes of Master Zhao.
What's new to him?
Of course, it is to abolish Zhao He and establish Zhao Zhang's intention!
It was also his intention to take the opportunity to regain power!
As Meng Zhong guessed, Zhao Zhufu passed the throne to Zhao He because of his beloved Wu Wa's plea before his death. Now, Wu Wa has passed away for more than three years, and his former sadness has gradually faded, so that Zhao Zhufu deeply regrets this matter.
Of course, the more important reason is that he was still in his prime at this time, but he was gradually losing power, which was unbearable for a king with a strong desire to control.
Therefore, he intended to confer power in his hands as King Dai and sit with King Zhao He. In this way, he could regain power through the differences and contradictions between the two brothers and truly become the "master father" who is above the king.
But he did not expect that Fei Yi, the former most trusted minister, had such a firm attitude towards this matter.
"It seems that this is the only way to go today...
After pretending to be contemplated for a while, Master Zhao also let go and said to Fei Yi: "Forget it, since that's the case, I will confer the title of Prince Zhang as "Anyang Jun" and order him to guard Dai County and to protect the northern barrier of our Zhao State... In this way, there is no objection, right?"
Fei Yi frowned slightly.
Anyang, which Zhao's father refers to, is the "Dong'anyang" in Dai County. It is actually not a big deal to reward Gongzizhang as a fief. The key is that Zhao's father intends to let Gongzizhang guard "Dai County", which is a whole Dai County. Although the local area is poor and backward, it is one of the military sources of Zhao State. In addition, most of the Dai County areas are aliens after being annexed by Zhao State. Therefore, Dai County soldiers are generally stronger than Handan and other places. If Gongzizhang takes charge of this land, Fei Yi is very worried that it will cause future troubles.
So he said carefully: "Dai County borders Yanqi and Qi countries. This is a big deal. Prince Zhang is still young, so he is afraid he cannot manage it..."
"Then who do you think is competent in China?"
Master Zhao glanced at several important officials in the hall.
As he expected, the important officials in the hall who were swept by his eyes all looked away without hesitation.
This time they were not afraid of Zhao Zhufu, but no one was willing to go to Dai County. After all, compared with the prosperity of Handan, Dai County in the north was simply a remote place. What’s more serious is that there were often foreign races in rebellion there. Who would be willing to guard Dai County and stay away from the power center of Handan?
Seeing Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Du, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao and others did not say anything to support him, Fei Yi sighed secretly.
Seeing this, Master Zhao smiled faintly and said, "Since no one has any objections, let's make up this way. I will confer the title of Prince Zhang as the Lord of Anyang and Wei Rong Dai County."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you."
Prince Zhang bowed with excitement.
Looking at Gongzi Zhang's excited face, Fei Yi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao and others looked at each other.
During this period, Meng Zhong also paid attention to the expressions of these four people.
He could have a foreseeable that after today, King Zhao He and Prince Zhang..., no, they would regard each other as enemies and fight for power and profit.
The father Zhao, who caused this...
"Do you really want to support Gongzi Zhang to regain the throne, or do you want to fight against the snipe and clam, and the fisherman will benefit?"
Chapter completed!