Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Zhao Kuo remained calm and said to Lin Xiangru, "In Lin Qing's opinion, how much should the budget be reduced?"

Lin Xiangru coughed, and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, I think that the construction of this school should not be too extravagant, so let's do it according to [-]% of the original planned budget."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he immediately had the urge to hit someone.

Cut off [-]% at once?

Listen, is this still a human language?

Chapter 191 Teach Zhao Kuo a Lesson

As soon as Lin Xiangru's words fell, Zhao Kuo immediately said, "No, this matter must not be done!"

If it meant cutting off [-]-[-]% or even [-]-[-]% of the budget, Zhao Kuo might hold his nose and bear it, but the problem is that now Lin Xiangru will directly cut off [-]%!What is the concept of [-]%?

If the previous money could be used to build a villa, now it can only be used to build a row of small bungalows.

Zhao Kuo intends to turn the school of Zhao Guo into a foundation that has existed for a hundred years, or even a thousand years. How can such a budget-cutting behavior be tolerated?

Lin Xiangru looked at Zhao Kuo, and said slowly: "Mr. Wu Xin, I know that you are very concerned about this matter.

But you have to figure out that Da Zhao's income is only so much now. Wouldn't it be good to use the extra money to equip the army and relocate people to live in Hedong?

Why waste it on something as meaningless as the academy? "

Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing: "The academy is meaningless?

Lin Qing, what you said is completely wrong.

What is a school?

That is the highest school in the hearts of scholars in the whole world!As long as the school is established, with so many great talents from various schools of thought moving in, wouldn't all the students from all over the world flock to it?

At that time, our Da Zhao, as the owner of the Academy, will be able to select countless scholars with the help of various schools of thought to supplement Da Zhao's political arena, and the most outstanding talents in the world will become our Da Zhao's. Courtier!Not only that, as long as the academy does not fail for a day, no matter ten generations or a hundred generations, our Da Zhao will never worry about the lack of talents.

Such a matter of great success for the present and future benefits, you will do your best to obstruct it just because of such a small amount of funds.

Lin Qing, please ask yourself, are you doing it for the benefit of Da Zhao, or just because of your personal grievances with me? "

Zhao Kuo's words were very sharp, and immediately set off a big wave in the hall.

Lin Xiangru's face suddenly turned cold, he snorted heavily, and said: "Wu Xinjun's words are too much, right?

The old man is just talking about the facts, and thinks that your construction plan costs too much money from the treasury, so why is it a personal grievance with you?

Could it be that the old man wants to agree with you in everything, and to be your answering person is to be regarded as a great Zhao minister? "

Lin Xiangru was obviously also angry, and came up with rhetorical questions one after another, but Zhao Kuo was also not to be outdone, and the two sides had a fierce dispute.

From Zhao Kuo's point of view, this time Huaxia Academy involves his future plans, and it is absolutely impossible to back down.

From Lin Xiangru's point of view, it was rare to have a chance to launch a counterattack when he suffered repeatedly from Zhao Kuo's side before, and this time the two sides were fighting just not the military that Zhao Kuo was best at, but the culture and money that Lin Xiangru was relatively familiar with. On the one hand, Lin Xiangru naturally wanted to go all out to give Zhao Kuo a setback and boost the morale of the corporal faction.

The Empress Dowager sat at the top and listened, feeling hesitant in her heart, and her slender eyebrows slowly furrowed unconsciously.

What Zhao Kuo said seems to be quite right. After a few years of investment in exchange for countless talents in Zhao Guo, such a good thing must be done.

But what Lin Xiangru said seems to be quite reasonable. Now Zhao's treasury is already very tight, and Zhao's annual battles consume a lot of money. Wouldn't it be good to leave this money to fight and occupy more places?

Women were originally relatively lacking in opinions and prone to hesitation and entanglement. Now that the Queen Mother sounds that the public is right and the woman is right, she naturally becomes more hesitant and entangled.

Generally speaking, when Zhao Kuo and Lin Xiangru are in disputes with important ministers of the state of Zhao, only the queen mother is qualified to interrupt them, but the queen mother does not say a word, so the dispute between Zhao Kuo and Lin Xiangru is slow. Slow becomes more and more intense.

The two sides were frothing, and after you spoke for a while, I would immediately refute. The faces of both of them were extremely red, and they looked at each other fiercely, as if they wanted to press the other's head into the beams and pillars of this hall.

After a while, Han Xuwei officially joined the debate team.

Just listen to Han Xuwei said: "Queen Mother, the old man thinks what Lin Qing said is very true.

This academy can be built whenever it wants to, but Da Zhao's momentum in the past few years is extremely precious and rare, and it is the best time to expand outward with all his strength.

So let's put aside the matter of the academy first, and focus on the things that really need attention. "

Han Xuwei chose to oppose Zhao Kuo, which did not surprise Zhao Kuo at all.

Fortunately, Zhao Kuo was not without helpers. Han Xuwei's opposition almost immediately attracted another heavyweight in Zhao Guo's political arena.

Mr. Pingyuan, Prime Minister of Zhao State, coughed and said, "Empress Dowager, this veteran still thinks Mr. Wu Xin's proposal is reasonable.

Now that the seven great powers have been fighting each other for more than 200 years, who knows when it will be?

If the construction of the school was delayed or even canceled due to the war, then it would be impossible for Da Zhao to build the school in his lifetime.

It should be noted that talents will flow. If they don't come to Dazhao, they will go to other countries. Wouldn't Dazhao be a double loss under the ups and downs?

Therefore, the academy must be built, and the sooner it is built, the better, and the sooner it is built, the better it is for Da Zhao! "

Now, the entire political situation of Zhao State was completely unfolded and made clear.

The Gongzu faction led by Mr. Pingyuan joined forces with Zhao Kuo, while the commoner faction led by Lin Xiangru joined forces with Han Xuwei. The two sides were evenly matched in terms of overall strength.

This posed a big problem for the Queen Mother.

However, the queen mother has no way to discuss this kind of problem with anyone, because everyone who can discuss it is sitting in front of the queen mother and has already put forward their own opinions!After a long time, the Empress Dowager finally waved her hand and said, "Well, let the old lady think about it first, and discuss it in a few days."

This time, the court meeting was adjourned.

When leaving, Zhao Kuo's eyes happened to meet Lin Xiangru's.

Lin Xiangru, uncharacteristically, looked at Zhao Kuo with fiery eyes, without giving in.

As soon as he walked out of the hall, Lin Xiangru and Han Xuwei came together.

Lin Xiangru coughed, and said softly, "I will mobilize a group of patriotic officials to come forward later to oppose this extravagance and waste in the new academy."

Han Xuwei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The old man will also find an opportunity to see the Queen Mother in the past two days, and explain to the Queen Mother well."

The two looked at each other and smiled, these two giants in Zhao Guo's political arena who had fought to the death many years ago, this time they also joined hands in order to defeat Zhao Kuo regardless of previous suspicions, just for the victory of this political battle!A few feet behind the two of them, Mr. Pingyuan also stopped Zhao Kuo.

Chapter 192 Zhao Kuo's idle son

"Wu Xinjun, you look a bit troublesome."

Mr. Pingyuan smiled and made a joke to Zhao Kuo.

The reason why he is still in the mood to tease Zhao Kuo is because Mr. Pingyuan thinks this is not a big deal at all.

In Mr. Pingyuan's view, Zhao Kuo's greatest foothold lies in his military exploits.

As long as Zhao Kuo is still the No. 1 general of Zhao Guo and even the whole world, no matter how much Lin Xiangru and Han Xuwei try to overthrow Zhao Kuo, no matter how many times they reject Zhao Kuo’s suggestion ten or even a hundred times in any other respect, then None of it worked.

Who told this world that whoever has the biggest fist is the most powerful?

There is no doubt that Zhao Guo with Zhao Kuo is the one with the biggest fist.

Unless there will be a defeat in the future, Zhao Kuo will be invincible at all, so why should Mr. Pingyuan worry?

Not to mention a dispensable project like the Academy!Of course, Zhao Kuo didn't know what Mr. Pingyuan thought. Even if he really knew, Zhao Kuo would not agree with this idea.

The school project is not as dispensable as Mr. Pingyuan thought!Zhao Kuo said seriously: "Your Majesty, please help me with this matter."

Now that Lin Xiangru has asked Han Xuwei to be his assistant, Zhao Kuo will of course also ask Mr. Pingyuan to be his assistant.

What Mr. Pingyuan wanted was Zhao Kuo's words, and he immediately smiled and said, "No problem.

Lin Xiangru and Benhou are also old rivals, isn't Benhou still clear about his routine?

It is nothing more than letting the officials sent by the group of scholars express their opposition, trying to create a situation where people are raging and want to cut the budget of the school and even cancel the construction of the school. "

Zhao Kuo nodded again and again, and said, "Then I don't know how the Lord Marquis plans to deal with this move sent by the scholars?"

Mr. Pingyuan waved his hand, and said confidently: "There are also many people here on Benhou's side, so Lin Xiangru's people will give the memorial?

When the time comes, Benhou will send more memorials to support you! "

Zhao Kuo was dumbfounded when he heard the words, this move of Mr. Xindao Pingyuan was really simple and rude enough.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that using the crowd memorial tactics to deal with Lin Xiangru's crowd memorial tactics really seems to be the best answer.

Zhao Kuo bowed his hands towards Mr. Pingyuan with a smile, and said: "Thank you for your help, Mr. Zhao Kuo will definitely repay you in the future."

Mr. Pingyuan laughed loudly, and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, your father and this Marquis were very close back then, and this Marquis has always treated you as a nephew. If you say such words, you will be offended!"

Zhao Kuo nodded again and again, and said, "Your Honor is right.

After all, Zhao Kuo is still too young, and I need to ask Jun Hou to raise more points in the future. "

As the saying goes, if you wear a thousand clothes, you don't wear a good word.

Although Mr. Pingyuan also knew that Zhao Kuo said this deliberately to put gold on Mr. Pingyuan's face, but Zhao Kuo's identity is here. How many people in this world are qualified to make Zhao Kuo speak so well?

So Mr. Pingyuan was still very comfortable in his heart, and the smile on his face became more and more intense.

After laughing for a while, Mr. Pingyuan said: "However, to be honest with you, Benhou, the number of these memorials is actually irrelevant, and it is the Queen Mother who can really make a decision.

On this point, you are at a disadvantage. "

Zhao Kuo was silent for a moment, then said: "It is true."

Why do you say that Zhao Kuo suffered a disadvantage?

The answer, of course, lies in Han Xuwei's "natal family" of the queen mother.

The queen mother has always believed in Han Xuwei. If Han Xuwei entered the palace privately to ask for an audience after the court meeting and then slandered the queen mother, all efforts on Zhao Kuo's side would be in vain.

Speaking of it, Zhao Kuo was a little paralyzed by the previous smoothness, thinking that since Han Xuwei, Lin Xiangru and others agreed to preside over the construction of the academy, the next thing would naturally be a matter of course.

Unexpectedly, Han Xuwei and Lin Xiangru just wanted to use the matter of the academy to get Zhao Kuo to leave the army, but they must resolutely oppose anything that might make Zhao Kuo achieve political success, just not let Zhao Kuo do it.

Still can't relax our vigilance.

Mr. Pingyuan sighed, and said: "If the late king was still alive, this Marquis could have entered the palace and had a good talk with the late king, but now hehe, this Marquis, the suzerain of the Zhao family, is not as good as the Han family. Talking is useful.

By the way, Wu Xinjun, what can you do? "

Mr. Pingyuan originally thought that he would see Zhao Kuo's helpless expression, but he didn't expect Zhao Kuo to say in the next moment: "It's not that there is no way.

I've laid out a free coin before, and it might come in handy this time. "

"Idle boy?"

Jun Pingyuan looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise.

As an important minister, he will make friends with some people in the palace, whether it is Lord Pingyuan or Lin Xiangru, so it is not surprising that Zhao Kuo has connections with Lord Pingyuan in the palace.

What really surprised Mr. Pingyuan was that the queen mother had only been in charge for a few months, and Zhao Kuo's connections were already able to influence the decision of the queen mother?

If this is the case, Zhao Kuo is a little too powerful.

Seeing Mr. Pingyuan's eyes flickering, Zhao Kuo understood what Mr. Pingyuan was thinking.

But Zhao Kuo just smiled and didn't explain further.

This so-called "leisure boy" is actually not what Mr. Heping Yuan expected, but it is difficult for Zhao Kuo to explain it.

Forget it, let's go home first.

The queen mother who had just finished the court meeting came to the apse and saw the little Zhao Wang who was in the apse.

"Mother!"

Little Zhao Wang threw himself into the arms of the Queen Mother like a suckling swallow throwing itself into the forest.

The queen mother looked at the child in her arms, with a smile on her face, and hugged Xiao Wang tightly with her backhand: "My son!"

As a woman, the Empress Dowager has never been in contact with any political affairs since she was a child. The regent has felt physically and mentally exhausted for many times this year, but she still gritted her teeth time and time again for the sake of the child in her arms.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

Little King Zhao raised his head, and said with a smile of gratitude: "Mother, all the homework assigned by the gentlemen has been completed."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Okay, very good.

Sure enough, my son has grown up, and he can complete his studies without the supervision of his mother.

This is a good thing, and we must stick to it in the future. "

The mother's praise made Little Zhao Wang very happy, and the hall was filled with Xiao Zhao Wang's laughter.

It was already dusk, and it was time for dinner. Many court ladies came in with a lot of delicacies from mountains and seas. They were very rich, and the whole hall was filled with the smell of food.

But the queen mother obviously didn't have much appetite today, she put down her chopsticks after a few mouthfuls.

Little Zhao Wang, who had just wiped out a piece of beef, raised his head in doubt, and asked, "Why doesn't the queen mother eat it? Is there something wrong with her mind?"