Chapter 58 Section 6 I wear all my clothes and I draw a strong bow

At the end of September, when Zhao Yong's horse team returned to Yanmen Great Wall, Zhao Jun's battle to intercept the Hu people was over.As expected by Zhao Yong, it was just a tie.Lou Huan reported that according to the detailed planning and preparation of troops in advance, it was supposed to be a big victory and a heavy blow to the barbarians, but in the end, more than 30,000 troops were lost and more than 30,000 enemies were killed. The fighter plane is really incredible.In the past hundred years, the greatest difficulty in fighting the Huns in the Central Plains is that it is difficult to capture the main force of the Huns in the right season and the right battlefield and fight them decisively; often it takes two or three years to garrison troops, and it is impossible to stop a Hu army with more than 10,000 soldiers If you want to pursue fiercely, he will disappear without a trace, if you want to return to the army station, he will come like a gust of wind, if you do not ambush in advance, even if you chase after him, you will not be able to stop him.Only in this way, it is extremely rare to be able to intercept a fighter plane of 360,000 troops at one time.Lou Huan carefully planned for two years and mobilized all 100,000 troops to ambush. It was clear that the Sanhu army was divided into the western valley of Daihai, but in the end Sanhu was forced to break through under the siege of the army. In fact, it was lost in vain. This rare opportunity in decades.Lou Huan blamed himself bitterly, the enemy entered the siege and went away, the general was guilty of incompetence, please rule Lou Huan with justice!Zhao Yong was silent for a long time, and asked abruptly: "After this battle, the Hu people dare not enter the Great Wall for at least three to five years, but?" With a population of 10,000, the entire army is no more than 100,000 strong, and 30,000 troops were killed in one fell swoop, which is an unprecedented serious injury, and they will not dare to enter the Great Wall for a few years to plunder."

"In this way, there is still a big thing to do." "What's your majesty's intention?" Suddenly, Lou Huan felt that the monarch was thinking about something else. "Lou Huan, how does the horse milk work?" Zhao Yong smiled unpredictablely. "Great!" Lou Huan immediately regained his spirits, "half of the army rations have been saved, and the mares are also useful, and even the people of Yanmen Pass have something to do. Soldiers don't need to bring military pots and tricks when they go out of the Great Wall. They only need two bags of horse milk for three A piece of sauced beef is the military food for three days, really neat!"

"In this way, the Hu people still have something to learn?" "Heaven's creations are originally complementary to each other. It's not weird that China has its shortcomings and Hu people have their strengths." Chang'! But with this knowledge, Lou Huan is worthy of a great job!" "Your Majesty," Lou Huan smiled confusedly, "Is this your word?" "Oh? My words?" Zhao Yong laughed loudly, "I think it's better to say what you say! It's what you said!" "Your Majesty, do you want the whole country to drink horse milk?"

"How? Is the whole country drinking horse milk?" Zhao Yong couldn't help laughing, "Lou Suan, you want to go to the country of Java. The whole country drinks horse milk, but where did you give birth to millions of mares? "That's true." Lou Huan still looked thoughtful, "Your Majesty always has a plan?" "Those who know me are Lou Huan." Zhao Yong sighed, and suddenly approached Lou Huan's ear mysteriously, "I want to practice Hufu in Zhao Guo, and enjoy riding and shooting, what do you think?" "Do Hufu? Xing Riding and archery? Let me think about it!" Lou Huan thought for a while, "Does Your Majesty want to promote horse riding and archery in black clothes in the army, or the whole country?" "What do you think?"

"It's easy to do in the army, but it's difficult to do in the whole country." Lou Huan thought, "The military behaves in accordance with the order, and the state behaves in rituals and customs. Food, clothing, housing, and transportation are the most important of civilized etiquette. I'm afraid it can't be done overnight." "Lou Huan , not to mention whether it is difficult or not." Zhao Yong looked solemn, "You just say, why can't Zhao Guo strengthen its army? In the battle of Daihai, how could Lin Hu break through the encirclement of Zhao's 100,000 troops with 60,000 troops? The military struggle started, but why hasn’t it been able to shock the world with military warfare for more than a hundred years? Zhao Guo’s government and the people are martial arts, but why are they coming from all sides? The knights of the Zhao Kingdom are called Huaxia Warriors, but how can even Lin Hu boy not beat him? " As soon as he stretched out his hand, Zhao Yong took the horse's milk skin bag from the tent hook and poured it heavily, gasping for a while, Zhao Yong gradually calmed down, and told Lou slowly about Lin Hu's trip, and finally said, "As the saying goes, If you are famous in the world, you must be burdened by customs. If you stick to the Chinese culture and etiquette, how can you change because of the world? If you change, you will be strong, and if you don’t change, you will perish!" He is not considered a famous general in the world, but he is also a rare and versatile talent.After Zhao Yong had a conversation with Lin Hu, he suddenly realized, and immediately understood the ins and outs of the monarch's plan. After thinking about it, he was very moved, and he cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision and insight into the disadvantages of the times. Yes!" "Okay!" Zhao Yong responded with emotion, "I'll go back to Handan after I think about it."

"Who will send the army to?" "Lian Po." Zhao Yong did not hesitate at all, "This man is old and brave. Although he does not have enough offense, he has more than enough defense. It is a great achievement to be a barbarian for three to five years." "Lian Po's subordinate is Zhao Jun The main force, Your Majesty is very clear about this. I will deploy it now." Lou Huan turned around and strode away.That night, Lou Huan's general shogunate was lit up all night.At five o'clock, a team of horses flew out of Yanmen Pass and headed south in the frosty morning and waning moon.Back in Handan, the first thing Zhao Yong did was to issue an edict to promote Lou Huan to be a lieutenant of the state and a leading officer and general, and to be added to the rank of Shangqing.Lou Huan felt that there was a mistake in the battle of Daihai. When he returned to Handan, he wanted to ask himself to be demoted and then assist the monarch in dealing with actual military affairs.Zhao Yong smiled slightly: "Isn't it a great achievement for Lou Huan to be the first to praise Hu Fu's riding and shooting? He made up for his mistakes in the military battle in Daihai, but he made up for it in the civil war in Handan. Zhao Yong hoped for nothing else!" Lou Huan suddenly realized, Knowing that the monarch wanted him to make up for the mistakes made in this battle of changing Hufu, although his heart was heavy, he was extremely excited, and immediately cupped his hands and said: "Lou Xuyuan is a frontier general, and he is very aware of Hufu's variants. Your Majesty has fought back and forth, even though you have added an ax to your body, you have no regrets!" Zhao Yong's eyes lit up suddenly, but he sighed: "The change of Hufu is not for Zhao Yong's own benefit, it is really a major plan for the country's safety. How can the hair be attached? After the nest is overthrown, how can there be any eggs?" Lou Huan couldn't help blushing: "You have such a public heart, and I feel deeply guilty." Zhao Yong just smiled: "You just Say, how should this matter start?" Lou Huan thought for a while and then said: "The change of Hufu is difficult for the nobles of the temple clan. I think: it should start with Mingrui's important officials."

"First person?" "Fat Yi." "How to get it?" "Fei Yi is loyal and straightforward, and the king is deceived and outspoken." "Okay!" Zhao Yong clapped his hands, "I see the same thing, so I have a bottom line." In the early morning of the next day, Fei Yi rushed into the palace according to the order.Since Zuo Siguo, the title of Shangqing, he has been one of the few important ministers who can directly enter the palace without reporting.He knew the military habits of the monarch, so he walked straight to Gao Feilin by the lake through the front hall.Zhao people love Baiyang, but they call Baiyang "Gaofei" and "Solo".Whether it is a field village or a palace garden, where there are woods, nine out of ten are tall and straight poplars.According to the people of Zhao, poplars are strong and straight, they can be used as roof materials, and if they are broken, they will be broken, and they will never bend.In the Handan Palace, apart from the only pine forest in the harem, there are poplar forests everywhere.It is now the turn of October and the trees are sparse, and the poplar forest with fallen yellow leaves is like a forest of long swords piercing the sky. In the faint autumn frost and morning mist, you can see a few smart and vigorous red figures flashing in the forest , like a dim flame.With many years of military career, Fei Yi could tell at a glance that these figures were practicing barbarian boxing, and one of them was the king Zhao Yong.Hu Zhao is an old enemy. There were Hu people in the Zhao army who taught Hushu, so that Zhao Jun could use his own way to fight against his own body.But as he got closer, Fei Yi was a little surprised——Zhao Yong was actually wearing a short-sleeved Hu suit, and he was fighting with three Hu warriors who were whining from time to time.The Hu warriors had three enemies against one, although they had a slight advantage, they were still unable to defeat Zhao Yong, who was able to protect himself.Fei Yi was a veteran of the frontier army, and his unarmed kung fu was quite famous. One look at him and he knew that the three Hu warriors were not only real in kung fu, but they were definitely not playing with each other.In this situation, even the brave warriors of the Zhao army can only be compared to a Hu warrior, even Fei Yi himself is absolutely not capable of being attacked by three Hu warriors, and Zhao Yong is able to protect himself, it is really inconceivable !The monarch is by no means a person who is good at martial arts, how come he is so good all of a sudden?While thinking, Fei Yi coughed and walked into the poplar forest.

"Okay! That's it for today." Zhao Yong stepped out of the circle, wiped the sweat off his face, and said with a smile, "I'm still defeated. I'll practice again in the future." "No!" The lean and dark Hu warrior blushed and said loudly, "My lord has only learned for twenty days, and he has resisted three Linhu cheetahs. It's not defeat, it's victory!" "If you don't win, you lose. Just one or three of them?" Zhao Yong wiped his sweat on his clothes and clapped his hands again, "How much trouble can I save by only wearing this Hu suit? Do you know? At least 30% of the martial arts in the Central Plains are for that The toga and the sleeves are perfect." The three Hu warriors were still in a daze, but Zhao Yong had already picked up the cloak hanging on the dead branch of the poplar: "Fei Yi, let's go." Fei Yi walked all the way thinking Zhao Yong What Zhao Yong said just now seems to have implied meaning.Central Plains martial arts, at least 30% of body skills are practiced for toga and sleeves!Although this remark is not appropriate, it cannot be said to be an exaggeration.The maneuvering and turning, the lightness of the body, the procedure of dressing the clothes first when riding and shooting, if it is not for the toga and long sleeves, the range can be greatly reduced or even not done.Otherwise, Huns, Huns, Rongdi and other foreign races are not bad at fighting martial arts, so why don't they have such a set of rules and regulations?Can the whole story be ended with the word "barbarian"?So, is the monarch dissatisfied with the toga and sleeves?What about dissatisfaction?Is it a whim to wear Hufu today?No... "My Shangqing, why are you so dazed? The tea is cold." Zhao Yong smiled while knocking on the desk.

"Ah, I was distracted for a while, forgive me, Your Majesty." Fei Yi hurriedly bowed his head, and sat down on the floor in front of the desk opposite. "Fei Yi, how about this tea?" Zhao Yong smiled a little unpredictable. "Good tea, good tea!" Fei Yi quickly took a sip, but was startled, "What kind of tea is this? Horse milk!" Zhao Yong laughed loudly: "The old general, it's not like he hasn't drunk horse milk before. What are you calling?" Fei Yiwu murmured to himself with a smile: "Hu Fu, Ma Naizi, a barbarian warrior, but the veteran is covered in clouds and mist." "Fei Yi has the name of forging gold fire eyes, can it be covered in clouds and mountains?" Zhao Yong smiled and waved back, "Lieutenant Lou Xu, come out now." Following the words, Lou Huan came out from behind the tall wooden screen, bowed his hands to Fei Yi, and sat on the side table on Zhao Yong's right hand.Zhao Yong tapped on the desk lightly, "Lou Huan, tell Fei Yi how embarrassing I am when I patrolled the border." Turning around, he said to the servant, "Stay under the porch, I won't see any courtiers today."

Lou Suan started from Ma Naizi, and described in detail the various reasons why the monarch ventured into Linhu's base camp as a horse merchant. He also talked about the process and ending of the Daihai War, and the mistakes in his own thinking. At the end, he only said one sentence "Shangqing has been in the border area for a long time, so he should have a clear understanding" and it came to an end.Looking at Fei Yi's grim black face with gray beard, Zhao Yong sighed: "Shangqing, Zhao Guo has an elite army of 100,000, and it's a long-planned ambush, but he can't annihilate Lin Hu Liu Wan Youqi. Zhao Jun's most outstanding knight, his riding skills are not as good as Lin Hu's, which is really sad! Such an army, not to mention Jian Xiang's achievements, even the land of Suhou, is beyond his power!"

"The country is in danger, the king wants to change, and the minister knows all about it." Fei Yi's eyes were piercing, "However, how to change the law, dare to ask for clarification." "Hu Fu rides and shoots, the whole country strengthens the army!" Zhao Yong slammed the case. "But this is a big matter, I'm afraid the temple will criticize the turmoil in the government and the public." Lou Huan immediately added, taking over his worries and hesitation.The corner of Fei Yi's eyes swept across the building, but he bowed his hands to Zhao Yong solemnly and said: "Your Majesty's plan is to strengthen the army and the right way. Even if there are criticisms, why fear it? Since ancient times, doubts have no merit, and doubts have no name. Given the long-term policy of changing the vulgar and strengthening the country, why bother to take into account the fierceness of the world! The great way is not harmonious with the vulgar, and the great achievements are not sought out by the public. Just do what you do, why don’t you care about it!" , round and soft compared with the slowness of the building, but a completely different scene. "Sure enough, Fei Yiye, every word hits the ground, the sound of gold and stone!" Zhao Yong jumped up, "Go! Go to my study and talk." Day and night, Zhao Yong's study door was never opened.It wasn't until Diao Dou of the Handan Archery Tower hit the fifth watch on this day that there was a burst of laughter in the study, and the three monarchs and ministers walked out of the study and disappeared into the thick autumn frost morning mist.From this day on, Fei Yi disappeared in Handan, but Lou Suan started to travel frequently among the ministers of the family.The first mansion that Lou Huan walked into was the "President's" mansion of Young Master Cheng.Gongzi Cheng is Zhao Cheng, the son, the respectful title for the nobles of the monarch's tribe in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.Zhao Cheng is the youngest son of Zhao Chenghou, the youngest brother of Zhao Suhou, and Zhao Yong's uncle, so he is naturally a full-fledged son of the direct line.At this time, Young Master Cheng was nearly sixty years old, and because of his many military exploits, he could be regarded as the most senior and most respected clan minister of the Zhao royal family.When Zhao Yong ascended the throne and reformed the law, he transferred this prestigious uncle back to Handan from the frontier to become a prime minister.This prime minister is not the prime minister, but the minister of the state of Zhao who is in charge of the fiefdom.From the point of view of state affairs, relatives are not real powerful ministers, but they have always been held by clan heavy ministers.The reason for this is that this phase replaces the duties of the monarch in governing the fiefs. In addition to supervising daily government affairs such as taxation and coordinating various conflicts between fiefs, the more important thing is to monitor the fiefdoms of powerful officials and prevent them from committing major rebellions.Only in this way, this position must be a minister of the clan who is especially trusted by the monarch.Young Master Cheng is strong and stubborn, he has been prime minister for 18 years, and Zhao Guo's feudal family has not had any troubles, so that Zhao Guo's reform can be pushed forward smoothly. Zhao Yong naturally knows the importance of this uncle.If Hufu's change is as smooth as the reform of the past, the first thing to do is to call for the support of the authority and officials.In the current situation, the military officials have Fei Yi Lou Xu's strong support, and they can turn around.At this time, the clan and family became the main resistance.What makes Zhao State special is that the Zhao family is extremely powerful, and most of Zhao's ministers are military families with fiefdom roots, and the generals are rebellious and unruly. Zhao Yong and Fei Yi Lou Xuzhi's plan: to dissolve the family, the first thing is to do it with the son. Lou Huan was quite organized, and invited Wang Yu to visit Prince Cheng together, and Wang Yu was the main guest.Wang Yu is also an old minister. He is the Prime Minister of the Zhongfu, and he is in charge of the affairs of the monarch's inner government. There are occasional overlaps with the son Cheng's duties, and the two are very congenial.As for Lou Huan, who was already a captain of the state, he was in charge of the military, administration, food and grass, and was also closely related to the taxation of the fiefdom, so the two of them came hand in hand, so it was not abrupt.The car rumbled to the gate of Xiang's mansion, but the gatekeeper said that the young master Cheng was sick on the couch and saw no guests.Wang Yu immediately hesitated, but Lou Huan said in displeasure: "I am here with Zhongfu Cheng, and it is at the order of the king to visit my uncle's illness. How can I be an ordinary guest? I don't want to make a quick report." The gatekeeper was surprised, He hurried over and ran over to lead the two of them in after a while. "Brother Wang Yu, Guowei, Zhao Cheng is rude." The maid hung up the curtain of the bedroom, but saw Zhao Cheng lying on the couch, and he was about to get up as soon as he greeted him.Wang Yu quickly went up to support him and said with a smile, "Young master is sick, just lie on the couch and talk." Then he continued: "Your Majesty heard that Uncle Guo was ill, so he specially sent me to visit and comfort him. Uncle Guo can just rest in peace." "How? The king knows that I am ill?" Zhao Cheng was a little surprised. "The monarch has something to say: Uncle Guo may have an itch to rest in the near future." Lou Huan bit the word "maybe" very clearly. "So, the monarch is actually a prophet?" Zhao Cheng sneered slightly. "Where did you come from, my lord? How can the lord know the foresight?" Wang Yu knew Zhao Cheng's nature well, and said in an old voice, "It turns out that the lord wanted to wear Hu Fu, and I hope that you will respond to him. The lord is only afraid that you will hear rumors. And calling it a disease, so there may be some itching. The original intention here is to hope that the young master will become the pillar of the country and become a strong country, how can there be any other!" Lou Huan cupped his hands and smiled: "I am rude, young master forgive me .” Young Master Cheng was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "Zhao Cheng is stupid, let me think about this matter for two days." Three days later, Zhao Cheng had a book on Zhao Yong's desk.Zhao Yong looked at it and frowned: Zhao Benji is an old soldier, even if he doesn't support the change of Hufu, how can he come up with such broad arguments of appealing to the civilization of the Central Plains?It must be a meeting with people to discuss, please get a few old Confucian ghostwriters!Zhao Yong thought for a while, then called Lou Huan for a secret discussion.After reading the slips, Lou Huan said: "Since Young Master Cheng responded with a book, Your Majesty might as well return it with a book. The slips must be circulated among the family, and if they can be correct, they are the same as discussing Hu Fu's changes first, or they may be unexpected. The effect is also." Zhao Yong repeatedly said hello, let me talk about the general idea, how about you just write?Lou Huan complied generously, with a pen in his hand, thinking about Zhao Yong's intentions, and within half an hour he drafted a "Reply to Remonstrance and Block Hu Fu Letter".Zhao Yong read it once, and he clapped the case and made a good call, so he ordered the master to copy and engrave the slips immediately, and send the son to Chengfu immediately.Zhao Cheng was not ill at first, and wanted to avoid this change of Hu clothing on the grounds of illness.I don't want Zhao Yong to send a special envoy to the door, so it's not easy to pretend to be deaf and dumb.After thinking about it, he invited Zhao Wen, Zhao Yan, and Zhao Zao, a group of Zhao family elders, to discuss it. He also specially invited the prince Fu Zhou Shaozi, who is well-known for his public loyalty, to discuss it.Who would have thought that this group of veterans would have Zhao Cheng make up his mind first.Zhao Cheng just said something with a dark face, it was so weird, it was hard to say!The elders agreed with one voice, and they all spoke impassionedly about their hatred and contempt for the Hu people and Hu Fu, but they all insisted that Hu Fu is crowned with monkeys, and they absolutely refused to accept it!Zhou Shao, however, shook his head. Although the judgment of the princes is clear, the reasoning of the princes is unbearable!Surprised, the elders asked why.Zhou Shao then explained the truth: if you hate barbarians, the monarch also does the same; if the monarch is obedient, he wants to rule the enemy in the same way as the enemy; Can the public fight with their own likes and dislikes?Suddenly, the elders were asking for advice one after another.Zhou Shao only said ten words: Civilization is the foundation, and the original must be able to clear the source!After all, Zhao Cheng was old, and after thinking for a while, he solemnly asked Zhou Shao to write the book on his behalf, so there was the "Book of Remonstrance against Hu Fu" that appealed to Chinese civilization. On this day, the elders and Zhou Shao came to Zhao Cheng's mansion again to inquire about the news. They were guessing and discussing how the monarch would deal with it, when a scribe rushed to report: The monarch's special envoy sent a reply book!The elders were buzzing and discussing, with Zhao Yong's style, they have always discussed matters directly with their ministers, and even learned to read and write?Really strange!When the slips were opened, Zhou Shao was asked to read them aloud. Following Zhou Shao's recitation, the elders fell silent: When he finished reading, Zhou Shao was so excited that the bamboo slips rattled, his face was flushed but he couldn't speak.The elders were also very embarrassed, and sighed, but they were also speechless.Zhao Cheng's complexion was getting gloomy and his breath was getting heavy, he got up from the table silently, waved his big sleeves and went straight away.Zhou Shao felt that it was too embarrassing, he bowed to the elders: "I'm too troublesome, I'm ashamed!" and left in a hurry.The elders looked at each other and dispersed silently. Within ten days, this "Reply to Hu Fu Shu" was circulated among the ministers. The book's upright spirit, facing the deep sorrow of the country's crisis, and eloquent and sharp rhetoric made readers feel horrified and moved!Enthusiastic people copied the engraved bamboo slips and circulated them among the people of the country. For a while, the change of Hufu became a topic of discussion on the streets of Handan.Ordinary people in the country have to work hard to make a living, and it is impossible for them to be as gorgeous and exquisite as the nobles.Even a group of scholars with a hundred workers and a wealthy family can only have two or three dresses with a sleeve width of one foot and a robe length of five feet. The clothes are so light and tight, and it is definitely not the appearance of a noble official with a toga with big sleeves and dragging.But because of this, ordinary Chinese people really don't have much pain in their skin about whether to wear Hu clothes or not.When people read the biography, they are immediately moved by the king's spirit of worrying about the country and the people. Since Hufu can strengthen the army, they can wear Hufu!Wearing a Hu suit is not a Chinese citizen?Abandon Huaxia Wenhua?Really alarmist! "Tell me, the monarch is really right, the tight-fitting Hu suit is neat!" "Look at General Lin Hu, with a leather hat and short leather armor, a long knife and a horse! Zhao Jun? Huh!" "The army and soldiers are easy to change. After all, they are going to fight. Who doesn't want to be nimble and light?" "Yes! It's the high officials who are in trouble. The jade crown is so high, the sleeves are three feet wide, and the silk gown is more than ten feet long, and it is still two or three feet long on the ground. Like the common people, with whom did you lose your prestige?" "It's called the Eguan Bodai! It's the aristocratic majesty, you know how!" "Eguanbo belt? Nobility's majesty? Shit! Don't talk about going to the battlefield, walk around in the field, do somersaults with two steps and three somersaults!" In this way, people's discussion gradually became popular, and they actually criticized the nobles in the temple.During the Warring States Period, although the Zhao people in Handan were not as good at discussing state affairs as the Wei people in Daliang and the Qi people in Linzi, they were also rough and straightforward, and never kept quiet when encountering problems. The National Congress of the word-of-mouth.At the time when the people of the country were rushing, another shocking news came out of Handan: 20,000 cavalry came from outside the city of Handan, all in Hu suits, led by General Fei Yi of Zhu Kingdom!As a result, all the people were in an uproar, rushing out of the city to watch Hufu Zhao's army, and there was a sea of ​​people outside the barracks.The strange thing is that this barracks not only opened the barracks wide open for the common people to come in and out to watch, but also openly held big drills of riding and shooting skills in the school grounds.Many people in Handan have military experience. I saw that all the knights of the Zhao army wore leather armor, which was lighter and more agile than the iron armor weighing seventy or eighty catties; The meat is the army rations for three days; if you say you can set off, you can chase seven or eight hundred miles a day for three consecutive days; with such a knight, even the barbarians can't escape even with their wings in the prairie!Not to mention that this is just the upper body of the horse's tits, and there is no riding and archery training according to the barbarian knight's yardstick.If you practice for two or three years, who will be worthy of Zhao Jun's fierce fighting power?Amidst the discussion, the Chinese people kept shouting and applauding! "Long live Zhao Jun! Long live Hufu!" "Hu Fu rides a horse and shoots tits! Good——!" "I'm dressed in nothing! I'll kill barbarians!" "No clothes, no clothes, not my Zhao people!" The loud shouts shocked all the ministers and nobles in Handan, and the elders of the clan fell silent.Everyone knows that this ferocious Fei Yi transferred 20,000 iron cavalry from the frontier army, not just for the purpose of playing tricks for the people of the country to watch the excitement of horseback riding and shooting; the stationing of troops on the outskirts of the city means that the monarch has made the strongest determination—— If anyone dares to stubbornly block Hu Fu's change, his strength will speak!In the country of Zhao, which has a tradition of mutiny, the monarch first played this chess to the public, who can make a fuss?After three or five days of silence, the elders of the clan finally made a movement.The first one is when Young Master Cheng enters the palace to plead guilty, and he blames himself bitterly: "The old minister is ignorant, does not follow the way of strengthening the country, and discusses the customs of culture. The king strengthens the army based on the merits of Zhang's ancestors. The old minister should gladly obey his orders and be the first to obey!" Zhao Yong let out a long breath, but he really comforted the uncle, and agreed with Young Master Cheng on the spot: Immediately promulgate the Hu Fu order, ten days later, the court meeting, all the monarchs and ministers must wear Hu Fu! As soon as the son Cheng left, the four elders, Zhao Wen, Zhao Yan, Zhao Zao, and Zhao Jun, entered the palace one after another, asking the monarch to solve their doubts.Zhao Yong knew in his heart that these were a few veterans and important ministers who were looking for a step down, so naturally their dignity must be taken into account.So, one by one, the four elders asked the king to clarify what they didn't know. "Clothes are regular, and etiquette is the same. If you change from the Hu and cause Zhao people to live in Hu, how can you deal with it?" Zhao Wenru said. "Those who obey the strange will be obscene, and those who are unconventional will be in chaos. Therefore, in governing the country, strange clothes are not advocated, and uncommon customs are prohibited in the affairs of the people. If people get Hufu, the customs of Zhao people will decline, and the etiquette and law will be chaotic. ?” Zhao Zao was worried. "Changes in clothing and customs should be done slowly. The monarch suddenly ordered all the clothes to be worn during the court meeting. Isn't it difficult for the strong?" Zhao Yan's face was flushed, and she was obviously uncomfortable. "Those who don't have a lot of benefits don't change the customs, and those who don't make a lot of achievements are not easy to implement. The effect of Hu Fu will collapse the foundation of the culture of the government and the public. If unexpected chaos arises, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?" Zhao Jun was eloquent.Although Zhao Yong had a solid idea in his heart, he didn't need to argue one by one, but the four of them were veterans and ministers after all, even if they were looking for steps and asking questions, they were also aggressive, and they couldn't just leave it as a formality and give up the pretext of "unreasonable and forceful humiliation".After the four of them spoke in unison, Zhao Yong had already figured it out, so he wandered around in the hall and spoke out some truths: "The four elders doubted, and the reason is the same: the ancient law cannot be changed, and the harm of change is unpredictable. However, the five emperors are different from the customs, what is the ancient law? The three kings have different rituals, how can the rituals be followed? Customs and etiquette? There is no need for rituals, nor for vulgarity. It is not necessarily wrong to go against the ancients, and it is not necessarily successful to follow the rituals!" Zhao Yong stared at Zhao Zao suddenly, "Uncle Zao's words: those who obey the strange will be obscene. Zou and Lu The country is good at long tassel embroidered clothes, and the world calls them "extraordinary clothes". However, there are many strange scholars in Zoulu, Confucius, Mencius, Mozi, and Wu Qi all came from Zoulu, not to mention that most of the 3,000 disciples of Confucianism are Zoulu scholars. How can this be explained? The Taoism and customs are out of the way, and the people are in chaos. The Wu and Yue countries are located in the mountains and seas, with tattoos and broken hair, and black teeth piercing the forehead. How can this be explained by the changing color of the world?" Seeing the gray-haired Zhao Zao bow his head in embarrassment, Zhao Yong changed the subject, "After all, benefiting the body is called clothing, and things are called rituals. The festival of advance and retreat, Clothes are made for the benefit of the body, not for the virtuous and foolish. What is meant? The people of Qi change the customs and follow the trend! There is an old saying of the Zhao people: Drive a chariot with books, and a good horse turns the ditch. Today, the old people want to use To rule the past and the present, don’t you drive according to the book?” Zhao Yong actually laughed out loud.The four elders were silent, and they laughed along with each other while looking at each other, the old man is a fool. As soon as the four elders left the palace, no one came to argue about Hu Fu's matter. Among the elders and ministers, only Zhou Shao was at a loss. I can only say that I can't get sick.Zhao Yong naturally understood the thoughts of this old Confucian, so he went to the door to "visit the sick", and while talking and laughing, he asked the servant to put a set of Hu clothes in front of Zhou Shao.Although old Zhou Shao's face was flushed, he took off the Eguanbo belt without saying anything, and put on the short leather pants of the barbarian in the warm burning stove, tied a belt around his waist, and wore a belt on his head. A soft suede hat.Looking at it in front of the bronze mirror, Zhou Shao laughed out loud, which is amazing!The old man has become an old hunter! Zhao Yong laughed loudly: "It's rare for an old Orion! How much is a piece of fox fur?" After the beginning of spring, the country of Zhao promoted Hufu, practiced riding and shooting, and the whole country was full of enthusiasm.Lou Huan's Guowei Mansion was in a hurry. Not only did he have to change the entire 200,000 troops one by one, but he also had to conscript 100,000 young and strong men to go north to train new cavalry. The defenders were reorganized into Isshiki light cavalry.The original intention of Hu Fu's cavalry and shooting is to strengthen the army, to make Zhao's army reborn, and the formation of the army and the training of the army are naturally the top priority.Zhao Yong weighed the situation, so he transferred Fei Yi to preside over the enlistment of 100,000 new troops, while Lou Sui went north to reorganize the two armies of Yanmenguan and Pingcheng.At the beginning of April, Lou Huan made an emergency military report: General Niu Zan of Pingcheng and others disagreed with changing from walking to cavalry, and insisted on asking the king to make a decision. What should I do if I ask for orders?Zhao Yong knew very well that the differences between the generals of the frontier army and the ministers would intensify if they were not resolved in time, so he immediately handed over Handan State Affairs to Fei Yi to assist Prince Zhao Zhang to deal with it, and then went north overnight.Thinking all the way, Zhao Yong didn't understand why: In terms of subordinates, Lou Xu was originally the commander of the frontier army, and Niu Zan was just a general stationed in Pingcheng, under Lou Su's control. The two have always worked together and never made a mess. Even Niu Zan can't persuade?Could it be that something happened after Lian Po took over the frontier general Yin?This Lian Po and Niu Zan are both fierce generals who were sent to the army, they are first-class prudent and steady people, and they will never disagree because of differences in one matter.Sure enough, but what is the reason? Three days later, Zhao Yong rushed to Pingcheng, but instead of going to Lou Sui's Guowei's office, he went straight to Niu Zan's general's shogunate.Unexpectedly, the shogunate was an empty tent, and the left-behind military secretary said that the general had gone to the spear camp.Without saying a word, Zhao Yong immediately came to the barracks at the foot of the Great Wall north of Pingcheng. Yanmen and Pingcheng are both the two major throat fortresses in the northern part of Zhao State, but the geographical advantages are different, and the distribution of troops is also very different.The Great Wall beyond the Yanmen Pass is the Daihai Grassland, the frequent avenue for the Hu people to go south.Once they break through the Yanmen Great Wall and the Yanmen Pass defense line, the Hu people will quickly enter the Zhongshan Kingdom and the Loufan tribal area, and then enter the hinterland of Zhao State along the southeast of the Huchi River Valley to plunder.However, the Yanmen Pass area is the most important defensive area for the Zhao army. Except for the 10,000 infantry guarding the Great Wall and Yanmen Pass, all 60,000 cavalry were divided into six groups stationed outside the Great Wall. Moved on the grassland between the Great Wall and Daihai, searched for Hu cavalry and fought decisively in the grassland as a defense, trying to prevent the Hu people from approaching the Great Wall.However, Pingcheng is different. The narrow mountainous terrain is not conducive to the deployment of cavalry, and there is another 20 miles behind it. Pingcheng had a major crisis when the whole front line was committed to the south.However, once this place is broken through, the south will be the Dai County of the Zhao State, and after crossing the Dai County, they will enter the hinterland of the Zhao State. The route is much more convenient than Yanmenguan to enter Zhao.In view of this, Zhao Jun has only garrisoned more than 30,000 infantry here for a long time, not seeking to attack, but to stick to it and be foolproof.Thirty miles north of Pingcheng is the rammed-earth Great Wall of Zhao State, and beyond the Great Wall is the vast prairie.Military routine: defending the city must be outside.Of the 30,000 defenders of Pingcheng, more than 20,000 were stationed in fixed camps inside and outside the Great Wall. Thirty miles behind them was the depth of Pingcheng's defense.On ordinary days, only three thousand cavalry stationed in the grassland twenty miles outside the Great Wall, forming the first line of defense focusing on detecting the enemy's situation and only doing tentative fights; more than ten thousand infantry were outside the Great Wall, relying on the Great Wall , build moats and deer villages, and form the second line of defense with thousands of defenders on the wall of the Great Wall; within ten miles of the Great Wall, there is a deep ditch and high fort that just connects the two mountains with a width of more than ten miles from east to west, and 10,000 elite infantry are stationed all year round. , forming the last line of defense in Pingcheng.Before Zhao Yongfei rode out of the Great Wall, he heard the shouts and killings outside the Great Wall from afar, and he couldn't help being shocked, but seeing the soldiers at the crenels of the Great Wall shouting excitedly, he knew it might be an army drill, so he put his legs on the horse and went straight out Great Wall.Zhao Yong also wanted to see how Niu Zan was handling the army drill at this time, so he flew up a dirt hill in the northwest corner without any guards.Looking at the "battlefield" from a distance, it was a cavalry attack and defense drill. About 3,000 cavalry attacked, and the formation of infantry blocking the frontal attack was also about 3,000 to 4,000.But after watching it for a while, Zhao Yong felt very strange.The cavalry for the charge were in uniform uniforms, led by Lou Huan; the infantry defending and blocking were in uniform Zhao's original armor, led by Niu Zan; Veteran Lian Po is clearly in the middle of the ruling.That's all, what matters is the degree of illegality.Military drills: The number of infantry and cavalry is equal to the drill. The infantry must rely on trenches or corresponding terrain. The number of infantry is twice as large as that of the cavalry.Today, the two armies are equal, but the infantry have no support, so they fight on equal footing in the grassland, what is the reason?Seeing that half an hour passed, the infantry did not seem to be collapsing, but the cavalry seemed to have suffered a lot of casualties, and their morale did not seem to be high.After a moment of stalemate, Lao Lian Po waved the flag: "Infantry wins!" The infantry soldiers on the Great Wall suddenly shouted loudly: "The infantry has won! Long live!" "This time doesn't count! Let's do it again!" Lou Huan, who was covered with two or three muddy wounds, yelled. Niu Zan, who was sweating and heavily armored, laughed loudly, and only waved his hand: "Guo Lieutenant, go back and celebrate our infantry!" Turning around, he shouted, "Soldier boys, two bowls of Zhao wine each, don't drink Horse milk!" At this moment, a rider from the northwest came and shouted: "The king is here-!" Following the shout, they saw the cavalry coming like a gust of wind, but it was Zhao Yong's cavalry in black with a hundred riders.Black clothes is the special name of the guard of the monarch of Zhao State.黑衣之名号，初起于酷好搜罗剑士的赵烈侯，其卫士尽皆身着黑衣的剑士。后来，“黑衣”便成了国君卫士的官称，其实却未必真是黑衣。目下赵雍这黑衣百骑，便是一式军中胡服——棕色皮甲红皮帽胄，护卫将军帽胄上还插着一根黑色鸡翎子，人人一口弯刀，背负强弓长箭，几与胡人骑兵一般无二。马队风驰电掣般卷到较武中心，骤然间便是齐唰唰一排人立，战马竟也是齐声嘶鸣同时陡然止步，前蹄落地处便钉成了一个严整的十十方阵，竟是丝毫没有马蹄沓沓地摆队声！ 四面将士看得清楚，为首的国君赵雍也是同式胡服，唯一的不同，便是头上的一支五色翎毛鲜艳夺目，直是胡人单于之气象。令将士们惊讶得是，同是胡服骑士，国君的百骑马队较之楼缓率领的胡服骑士便大见英气勃勃。与真正的胡族骑兵相比，显然没有了那种散乱张扬，却分明弥漫出胡人骑兵所没有的整肃威武。同是胡服，气象竟能如此不同？骤然之间，无论是楼缓的骑兵还是牛赞的步兵，将士们尽皆肃然无声。“楼缓无能，自甘领罪！” 赵雍摆摆手，却对着大步赳赳走来的牛赞高声道：“牛老将军，选三个最强武卒出来。”“君上何意？”牛赞一边躬身行礼，一边连忙便问。 赵雍马鞭指点着道：“步骑对演之法：两步对一骑。我今出一个胡服骑士，对你三个武卒。武卒若胜，随你所请。”“君上大是！”牛赞顿时精神大振，转身大喝，“头前三个百夫长，出阵！”只听“嗨！”的一声，便有三个精壮威猛的百夫长大步铿锵地走到了中央空地，人各一身四十斤铁盔铁甲，右手一支精铁长矛，左手一张白杨木包铁盾牌，腰间还有一口备用短剑。赵军武卒本是沿袭当年吴起在魏国训练魏武卒之成法而来，虽然甲胄重量已经比魏武卒大大减轻三十余斤，但与胡服兵士相比却依旧是庞然大物，三人三角阵一扎，便见威势不同凡响。更兼百夫长历来是战阵中坚，非猛勇壮士不能任职，三个百夫长对一名骑士，无论如何都是胜算无疑了。 “黑衣赵虎，出列。”赵雍马鞭一指百骑队，话音方才落点，便有一骑沓沓沓三步便恰好立在赵雍战马身侧。赵雍四面环视高声道：“赵虎是真正的胡人骑士，也是黑衣百骑的马术教习。胡服骑射之术究竟有无战力，将士们自己看了。廉颇老将军，还是你来执法了。”“遵命！”须发灰白的廉颇应声出马，便在三步卒侧前半箭之地立马站定，举起令旗高喊：“骑士后退三里！”黄发碧眼的赵虎却是一拱手：“三里不用的，一里足够了。” 一里足够？四周将士便是一阵哗然。依步骑演练常法，接战前骑士后退三里再冲锋，为的便是真实仿效战场，最大发挥骑兵的冲锋威力。三里之内，寻常战马往往跑不出最高速度，用骑士话说便是马还没疯起来，人马之灵动和谐也还来不及充分溶为一体，冲击力自然要大为逊色。这胡人骑士自请一里，未免也忒是狂妄也。然则普天之下法度皆有常理：限低不限高，举凡能超越低限，在任何时候都是勇士作为。狂妄归狂妄，谁又能不允准了？ “好！骑士后退一里，闻鼓而进！”廉颇令旗劈了下去。 便见赵虎双腿只轻轻一夹，那匹乌黑油亮的雄骏战马便箭一般飞了出去，转瞬即到一里之旗，陡然一个回环转身，赵虎一声大吼，战马便乌云闪电般飞了过来。三个百夫长列成前二后一的三角阵，便是赵军部卒对骑兵的最有效战法：前面两支长矛两侧夹击，后面一人便做好夹击不成立即猛攻的准备。三卒蓄势之时，胡骑堪堪飞到一箭之地，也不见赵虎有任何停顿间歇，便有三支长箭嗖嗖嗖飞来，竟带着些许尖利呼啸，分明是强弓疾射。三卒堪堪往盾牌下一蹲身，三箭便擦着盾牌上沿呼啸飞过。若是站立，这便恰是脖颈咽喉所在。便在三卒迅速长身之间，战马已经如黑色闪电般飞来；两支长矛正在马前尚未并举齐刺，便被一根灵蛇般的长鞭卷住猛力带起；两名百夫长猛力拖拽长矛之间，长鞭却又骤然松动，两人一个趔趄后仰尚未倒地，后一个百夫长正举盾迎击高处的凌厉弯刀时，战马却已从头顶飞跃过去，便听嘭嘭嘭三声闷响，三人背后便各自一团墨迹！ 电光石火，间不容发，快得令人头晕目眩！几乎便在呼吸之间，黄发碧眼的赵虎已经回到了百骑队中。而三个还没有来得及真正搏杀的百夫长竟懵懂愣怔地木在了那里，人呢马呢？This?这便完了？长城外的赵军将士竟是静得久久没有一个人出声。 “廉颇老将军，”依然骑在马上的赵雍终于开口了，“你职司裁决，没有话说么？”廉颇肃然拱手，虽则是对着赵雍说话，苍迈浑厚的声音却荡得很远：“胡骑之胜在于四：其一，骑术精湛，人马合一收发自如，远超赵军骑士；其二，射技非凡，风驰电掣间三箭连发且正中咽喉，我军纵有神射手，论马上射技却是无法与之比肩；其三，鞭技神异，若无一支三丈长鞭，断不能赢得如此利落；然则最根本之点，老臣却以为全在一个'快'字。人快马快身手快，出手连锁，快如疾风。若无这个快字，威力便会大减。” “老将军说得对么？”赵雍向四面将士遥遥招手。 “对——”四野一声，没有半点儿勉强。 “牛赞老将军以为对么？”赵雍看着紧皱眉头大红脸的牛赞淡淡一笑。 “对。”牛赞声音虽则不高，但显然认同廉颇的评判。 “既然如此，胡骑何以快捷如风？赵军何以却不及反应？老将军如何说法了？”“……”牛赞大是难堪，一时竟是语塞无对。 “楼缓国尉，”赵雍转过身来，“同是胡服骑士，败于同等人数之步卒，你有何说？”“君上明察，”楼缓竟是坦然高声，“胡服初行，人马骤轻，军士尚在不适之时，更兼骑术射技均未苦练，仓促间反而不如原本战力。此为事之常理，非胡服之过也。若得两年时光，楼缓定然还君上一支草原飞骑大军！”赵雍猛然高声发问：“将士们，楼缓说得对不对？” “大对——”楼缓身后的胡服骑兵立即同声大喊。 牛赞的大队步兵却是哄哄嗡嗡一片，参差不齐地喊着“也对！”“那得看！”“不知道！”“两年后再比！”等等，牛赞索性低着头不再说话。 赵雍却下马走了过来，“老将军，走，回去说。” 回到平城已经是暮色降临，用罢简单的军膳，赵雍便在简朴的行辕召来了楼缓、牛赞与廉颇三人连夜聚商。赵雍熟知军营将士的秉性，上来便是直截了当：“牛赞老将军先说，平城边军改新骑兵，如何不妥了？”牛赞憋闷了大半日，此刻便是激昂直率道：“老臣尝闻：国有常法，兵有常经，弃法乱国，失经弱兵。今君上初行胡服，便欲将老步军全数改为新骑兵，老臣以为，这便是弃法失经。将士之能蔑敌敢战，在于熟悉固有兵器，熟悉固有军制！当此军兵通顺成法之时，君上却一朝变易，由捻熟而陌生，边军战力必然大弱！今日国尉之胡服骑士败于平城步军，便是明证！若强而行之，破卒散兵以奉胡服骑射，老臣只怕所得不如所失，而终致损君乱国也！”戛然打住，犹是一声粗重地喘息。行辕一时默然。楼缓原本已经与牛赞多方折辩且又报与国君，自知不宜先说。老将廉颇却是向来寡言，国君召见更是不问不答，此刻便只是听。赵雍原是一路思忖疑惑，此刻原因大白，心下本已轻松，然则牛赞最后的一句话却使他悚然一惊。“终致损君乱国也！”若这只是牛赞的一时愤言倒也罢了，若是邯郸有人欲借边将之口发出胁迫，便须认真对待了。毕竟，赵国兵变历来都是以边军将领为实际力量的。思忖片刻，赵雍依旧是直截了当：“老将军，所得不如所失，而终致损君乱国，这是你的话？还是别个带给我的话？”“老臣的话自是老臣自己的话，如何要给谁个带话？”牛赞黝黑粗糙的脸膛胀得通红，几乎便是高声嚷叫起来，“君上信臣臣便说，不信臣便杀了臣，何故无端疑臣也！” 赵雍哈哈大笑，走过去对着牛赞坐席便是一躬：“老将军忠心谋国，赵雍却是失言了。大变在即，朝野多议，尚请老将军鉴谅。”骤然之间，牛赞老泪纵横，霍然起身便是深深一躬：“君上也是明打明说话，老臣如何能心存芥蒂？胡服军制之变，老臣唯君上马首是瞻！”“好！”赵雍又是一阵大笑，“老将军肝胆照人，赵雍何能吞吐不定？来，入座说话。”将牛赞扶入坐席，赵雍便转悠着道，“国事虽是赵雍决断，然则也须断之有道。老将军所言将士捻熟于老军制器械，变之惟恐削弱战力。这个道理却是难以立足。亘古至今，万物之取舍皆决与用。有用则用，无用则弃。若得一熟便不能弃不能变，青铜何以代木石？精铁何以代青铜？铁骑何以代兵车？布帛何以代兽皮？兵不当用，何兵之不可易？制不便事，何俗之不可变？胡服节省布帛且可使身手轻捷，何须固守华夏之峨冠博带？胡人精骑射且远超我军已是事实，何须固守华夏之坚兵重甲？宋襄公墨守成规，不鼓不成列，不击半渡之兵，早已是天下笑柄，我等却要在百余年后重蹈覆辙，岂非更是愚不可及？”赵雍几乎是一口气滔滔不绝，稍做喘息，目光炯炯地看着牛赞，“依老将军之法恪守赵军旧制，纵能守得雁门平城不失，可长此以往，赵国必不断萎缩，胡人必不断南下，终有一日，邯郸必成周室之沣镐！为今之计，赵国必须奋起强兵，练成二十万轻锐飞骑，一举扫灭三胡安定北边！纵是事之初千难万险，赵雍亦死而无怨。赳赳老秦，共赴国难。这是老秦人的话。想我赵人，百年军争慷慨赴死，在这草原大漠流了多少鲜血留了多少尸骨？到头来却是越打越小，越打越固步自封……两位老将军，你等已经边地征战三十余载，如今已是两鬓霜雪，面对关山白骨，此情何堪！” 小小行辕，静得连喘息之声也没有了。嘴角一直在抽搐的牛赞再也忍不住了，嚎啕一声，竟是大哭起来：“君上！牛赞该死！胡服！轻兵！改制！老牛赞不要这颗白头，也要扫灭三胡！” 碧空澄澈，一轮明月照得关山朦胧。牛赞的吼声回荡在行辕，回旋在这座险峻的山城。这一夜，行辕的烛光一直亮到东方发白。太阳升起在苍茫山峦时，尖利的牛角号便响彻了长城内外响彻了辽阔的草原。