Faced with Xu Yan's straightforward inquiry, Zhao Yu on the opposite side did not answer, but looked at Zhao Guoxing standing aside with a smile.

Seeing Zhao Yu's eyes on him, and then looking at Xu Yan sitting across from him, how could a pedestrian who was always good at observing words and emotions not understand what his young master meant.

"Enter the doctor, young master."

Standing up from the seat, the passerby looked at the two of them and said, "There are still some matters that need to be dealt with in the library, so I will leave first."

After finishing speaking, he bowed to Xu Yan and Zhao Yu respectively, and the pedestrians quickly disappeared into the room.

Until this moment, Zhao Yu, who had been silent since just now, looked at Xu Yan opposite with a spring-breathing smile.

"I heard that sir is originally from Qi?"

Zhao Yu's address to Xu Yan changed from "Shang Dafu" to "Sir", which seemed to have brought the relationship between the two closer at once.

Although he didn't understand what the Zhao Guogong opposite him wanted to do, Xu Yan still nodded lightly.

"Exactly, the foreign minister is originally from Linzi."

"Back then, the Wei State issued a request for talents to the world, and foreign ministers felt that the Marquis of Wei was treating Xian as a corporal, so they chose to leave Qi State and serve in the Wei State."

"In a short period of time, you can grow from a commoner to a high-ranking official. Your talent is evident."

Looking at Xu Yan in front of him, Zhao Yu did not hide his admiration for him at all.

"I only regret that our country, Zhao, is weak and unable to recruit talented people like Mr."

Zhao Yu's praise made Xu Yan even more at a loss for a moment, "Young master, you are really too modest. Today, Zhao is also one of the most powerful countries in the world."

"Nowadays, the Marquis of Zhao is wise and wise, and Prime Minister Zhao comes from a famous family and is also very talented. Only in this way did the king and his ministers enable Zhao to defeat Qi in this battle."

"well……"

Xu Yan's words seemed to arouse the emotions in Zhao Yu's heart, and a long sigh appeared in the room.

"Father, the Prime Minister is already somewhat unable to handle the state affairs, but I don't have enough ability to help them. I really don't know whether the Zhao State can continue to be strong in my hands in the future."

A look of sorrow appeared on Zhao Yu's face, as if his heart was filled with worries about the fate of Zhao State at this moment.

When Zhao Yu looked forward seemingly inadvertently, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in Xu Yan's sight.

Gradually, this hope gradually bloomed in his pupils, leading Zhao Yu to walk slowly in front of Xu Yan.

"Zhao Yu intends to expand the country of Zhao. Please teach me, sir."

The next moment, Xu Yan, who was sitting peacefully on the seat, was immediately shocked by Zhao Yu's gift and stood up.

"Sir, why do you need to pay such a big courtesy?"

After the shock, Xu Yan came to Zhao Yu in a few steps and stretched out his hands to help him up.

What Xu Yan didn't expect was that his hands seemed to have touched a piece of steel and he couldn't move even half a minute.

After trying more than once, Xu Yan looked at Zhao Yu across from him with some helplessness on his face, "Master, why is this happening?"

"Please sir, teach me."

"Oh, that's alright. Sir, please get up."

It seemed that he was overwhelmed by Zhao Yu's stubbornness, and Xu Yan had a look of helplessness on his face.

"Foreign ministers are not as talented and knowledgeable as Prime Minister Zhao, and are not as skilled in government affairs as Prime Minister Zhao, nor are they as far-reaching in their plans as Prime Minister Sima."

"For a mere superficial policy, foreign ministers should not talk about it, and princes should not listen to it."

"Thank you sir."

Seeing that Xu Yan agreed to his request, Zhao Yu immediately returned to his seat like a good student.

After walking back to the desk with a look of helplessness on his face, the moment he sat down, Xu Yan's eyes immediately became solemn.

"Foreign ministers believe that if the young master wants to prosper the State of Zhao, the first thing he must do is to make good friends with the princes, especially the State of Wei, which is the most powerful country in the world."

After saying the first piece of advice, Xu Yan paused and glanced at the opposite person. At this time, Zhao Yu was watching him intently.

There was a glimmer of satisfaction in his eyes, and Xu Yan slowly explained: "Zhao has gained a lot from this battle on Qi's battlefield, but this also makes Qi inevitably resent Zhao."

"The Qi State has a powerful Chu State behind it. The Zhao State may be more than enough to deal with the Qi State, but it will definitely not be able to withstand the army from the Chu State."

"So for the sake of external stability, Zhao must maintain its relationship with Wei."

After explaining the first thing about establishing a good relationship with Wei, Xu Yan made two more suggestions to Zhao Yu.

First, the State of Zhao should follow the example of the State of Wei in reforming its laws; second, the State of Zhao should move the pace of expansion from the east back to the surrounding areas.

The former condition does not require too much explanation. Looking at the two major powers in the world today, Wei and Chu, they both became strong because of the reform.

Li Kui's reforms not only enabled the Wei State to stand out from the Three Jin Dynasties, but also laid an extremely solid foundation for the Wei State.

Wu Qi's reforms swept away the Chu state's decline in consecutive defeats by the three Jin Dynasties, and even made the Chu army drink the water of the Ma River and look north to the world.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This truth from later generations was not too advanced even during the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago.

In view of the fact that the two great powers of Wei and Chu became stronger due to the reform, almost all countries in the world have reached a consensus.

If you want to be strong, you must change your approach; if you want to be strong, you can only change your approach.

It's just that the form of reform is different in each country, and the degree is also profound.

Zhao Yu couldn't agree more with the fact that Zhao State wanted to imitate Wei State and carry out reforms.

Although the Zhao State had had Gongzhonglian reforms before, most of them required the monarch to be wise and decisive, and the ministers to be loyal to their duties. Institutional changes were not mainstream.

The reason why Li Kui's reforms in Wei and Wu Qi's reforms in Chu were effective is because they changed the systems based on the actual conditions of the two countries.

After saying this suggestion about implementing reforms, another suggestion from Xu Yan rang in Zhao Yu's ears.

Zhao's expansion should move from the east back to the surrounding areas. In fact, there are only two targets to deal with.

The first is the Zhongshan Kingdom located in the hinterland of the Zhao Kingdom, and the second is the Beidi Tribe located in the north of the Zhao Kingdom.

There is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch. The existence of Zhongshan State will undoubtedly threaten the security of Zhao State at all times.

Even if there is only a slight disturbance in the Zhongshan Kingdom, the Zhao State has to prepare for it. How can such a Zhao State manage the world?

Therefore, in order for Zhao State to deal with other powerful countries wholeheartedly, Zhongshan State is the thorn that Zhao State must remove.

As for Beidi Loufan, Linhu and other Beidi tribes, they cannot compare with the powerful countries of the Central Plains in terms of numbers and combat power.

If Zhao State can send a large army to quell these tribes, it will firstly ensure the stability of Zhao State's northern border, and secondly, it can also use it to enrich its own national power.

After the internal affairs are stabilized, the national strength is strengthened, and the serious problems at the heart are settled, Zhao can officially participate in the competition in the world.

After listening to Xu Yan's teachings, Zhao Yu seemed to have a sudden enlightenment, "Thank you sir for teaching me."

"Young master, you don't have to be like this."

The relationship between the two people quickly became closer after this conversation, but what neither of them noticed was that a hint of complexity appeared in each other's eyes.
Chapter completed!