Chapter 197 The Queen Mother's Decision, Mission Mission
Compared with the indecisiveness before, the empress dowager this time seemed very decisive and almost immediately gave the answer.
"The old woman thought about it for a long time. Although the affairs of the school will indeed cause some trouble to the finances of Da Zhao in the next few years, this is not a big problem for Da Zhao at the moment.
Qin State has been forced into Guanzhong by Da Zhao and will not become a real threat to Da Zhao for a long time in the future. Da Zhao has the ability to spend these years.
If you have this ability to wait until the scholars in the academy have completed their studies and enter the political arena of the Great Zhao, and make enough contributions to the Great Zhao."
"So, the old woman decided to agree to Wu Xinjun's proposal and allocate enough budget to build the academy."
The Queen Mother's decision fell like a bombshell, and countless waves arose in the hearts of many important officials of Zhao State in the hall.
Han Xuwei's face changed drastically, and his expression was full of disbelief.
Lin Xiangru was also very surprised, and he was surprised inexplicably when he looked at the empress dowager.
This time, Han Xuwei and Lin Xiangru came with great confidence, and they all had reason to think that the Empress Dowager would give some sweetness to the scholars who had been suppressed by Pingyuan Jun's faction for too long. However... they were still defeated! But no matter how puzzled Han Xuwei and Lin Xiangru were, the ending was already destined.
Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, stood up with joy in his heart, and bowed to the head: "Thank you, the Queen Mother, thank you, the King!"
This time the dispute between the academy was of great significance to Zhao Kuo, so the joy in his heart was no less than that in the previous victory in the Hedong battle.
Xiao Zhao Wang, who was sitting in the head, had a slightly moved face when he heard this, and he showed a smile.
The Empress Dowager chuckled and said, "Mr. Wu Xinjun, this matter has been decided. The next construction project will be left to Lin Qing's Inner History Office. You can get rid of the academy."
Zhao Kuo said: "Here."
The project was originally under the charge of Lin Xiangru, and Zhao Kuo, as the Grand Marshal, could not have been able to interfere in his duties. Moreover, with Lin Xiangru's ethics, although he had strongly opposed it before, I believe that this wise minister of Zhao would still work diligently to complete this matter.
It would be even better if Lin Xiangru couldn't do it well. Zhao Kuo also had another reason to impeach Lin Xiangru.
With a complicated look, Lin Xiangru also stood up to receive the order.
Zhao Kuo thought the matter would end here, but he didn't expect that the empress dowager suddenly mentioned another thing.
"Your Highness, the Grand Tutor and the Old Woman have suggested that I hope that the Great Zhao can hold a meeting of princes in Handan. I wonder what you think?"
This question puts the hall in a brief silence.
Soon, Han Xu was the first to speak: "Empress Dowager, the old minister thinks it is imperative to convene the alliance."
Pingyuan Jun hesitated a little, but still said, "The Manghui can naturally be held, which should also be beneficial for promoting the power of the Great Zhao. However, now that the king is young, how can he preside over the Manghui?"
Han Xuwei said lightly: "When the former kings ascended the throne, they were regents with Empress Dowager Wei, and now the Empress Dowager can naturally follow the old system of Empress Dowager Wei.
Of course, if the Empress Dowager thinks this matter is not possible, the old minister actually has another way, that is, to send important officials as envoys to various countries and enter into alliances with the princes.
If anyone who disobeys my Great Zhao will launch a large army to attack him in the future, this will also demonstrate the power of my Great Zhao."
Pingyang Jun, who had never spoken, said at this time: "What if all the princes are convinced?"
In order to touch his beard, Han Xu smiled and said, "Then Da Zhao can decide the target of conquering him."
The Empress Dowager said: "The Grand Master's affairs are deeply loved by the old woman. Then let's settle it like this, what do you think?"
Pingyuan Jun was silent for a moment and said, "The old minister has no objection."
Everyone agreed, and Zhao Kuo was no exception.
Not to mention that this matter cannot see any harm to Zhao Kuo, just because the Empress Dowager just supported Zhao Kuo in the matter in the Academy, Zhao Kuo could not immediately cause trouble for the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother said, “Let’s do that.
The Grand Tutor went to Han, Pingyuan Jun went to Wei, Pingyang Jun went to Qin, the General went to Qi, Lin Qing went to Yan, and Wu Xinjun went to Chu.
You all go back and prepare and set out in three days.”
The Empress Dowager almost thoughtlessly when she said these words, and everyone immediately understood - it seemed that the Empress Dowager and Han Xuwei had a tacit understanding in this regard.
After leaving the palace, Zhao Kuo and Pingyuan Jun walked side by side.
Pingyuan Jun stroked his beard and said slowly: "Although the Queen Mother just supported your college budget, the Queen Mother seems to be targeting you in this matter."
Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Actually it's okay, at least the Empress Dowager did not ask me to serve as an envoy to Qin."
Pingyuan Jun looked a little serious and said, "It is almost impossible to get any result when he goes to Qin State. The Queen Mother is very skillful in using the checks and balances."
According to normal logical thinking, since Zhao Kuo married the princess of Qi, he would definitely be sure to sign the alliance with Qi.
Even if Zhao Kuo is not allowed to go to Qi, he should consider letting Zhao Kuo go to Qin, because the Qin people have been beaten three times by Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Kuo's threat to go to Qin is absolutely the highest.
But the empress dowager did not ask Zhao Kuo to go to these two places, but went to the Chu State, which had never had any interaction with Zhao Kuo before.
Chu is the third strongest country outside Zhao and Qin. Specifically for Zhao Kuo personally, Chu is also the country with the most difficult task to complete when Zhao Kuo goes on a mission this time.
Not only that, the Empress Dowager also sent Pingyuan Jun’s younger brother Pingyang Jun to Qin, and this mission was bound to fail before it even started.
On the other hand, Han Xu will definitely succeed in going to South Korea. One of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru went to Qi, which had not participated in the war for a long time, and the other was Yan, the weak northern country, and the possibility of success was quite high.
In summary, it is just a sentence - although the Empress Dowager supported Zhao Kuo and Pingyuan Jun in the matter of the Academy, she also used the national arrangements for the mission to suppress Zhao Kuo and Pingyuan Jun.
Give a sweet date another slap is the so-called imperial checks and balances.
It can be expected that once this mission is completed, the Empress Dowager will definitely take advantage of the situation to attract Han Xuwei and Lin Xiangru to make their momentum rise again, which is comparable to Zhao Kuo Pingyuanjun.
Zhao Kuo's thoughts flashed and he had already thought about all this clearly.
The next moment, a thought suddenly arose in Zhao Kuo's mind.
Chapter completed!