Zhao Kuo asked Di to go out for preparation, and then looked at Li Mu and said, "I have something to tell you alone, please don't tell Di either." Zhao Kuo said, "When you went to see General Lian Po this time, please tell him that I have received confidential information. Because the Qin people were unable to defeat General Lian Po for a long time, they decided to use Bai Qi as the general of Qin and become the opponent of General Lian Po."

"Bai Qi is the most brave general of Qin. I hope General Lianpo should not be careless because of it. Now the cruelty of the Qin people cannot be stopped. I also know the difficulties of General Lianpo. Please tell him that if he is at ease to block the Qin people's attack in Shangdang, I will find a way to get food and grass, so that others will not let others cut off General Lianpo's logistics. The survival of Zhao State is all about him."

Li Mu carefully wrote down his words and repeated them again.

"If you inform Di about Bai Qi, the soldiers of Zhao will also know about it. I am afraid that this will scare the soldiers."

"I remember, I won't tell him." Li Mu said seriously.

The next day, Li Mu and Di left here. Zhao Kuo borrowed a fast horse from his neighbor's house. He heard that he was going to Shangdang, so the man directly led the horse over, asking Di to bring him a letter to him, so Di naturally agreed. Zhao Kuo went to see them in person, and Li Mu said goodbye to Zhao Kuo again and again. As for Di, he had already patted his chest and said that if he failed to complete what Zhao Kuo ordered, he would never come back alive.

He watched the two of them leave reluctantly, and Zhao Kuo turned around and returned to the mansion. He also wanted to prepare and then go to pay homage to Ying Yiren. He wanted to get some information about Qin from Ying Yiren. He just came to this world and his understanding of various countries was only based on the content in the online articles he read in later generations. Zhao Kuo had many things about Zhao State in his mind, but Zhao Kuo's understanding of other countries was also very vague.

Since you know that Xun has traveled to various places, you can ask Xun about things in some places, but Qin State has never been to. If you want to know the situation of Qin State, you either go over and check it out by yourself or go to talk to Ying Yiren. Zhao Kuo felt that in this situation, going to Qin State is not a good idea, and he had no choice but to go to Ying Yiren.

Knowing oneself and enemy is the most basic thing.

After Ge drove the carriage, Zhao Kuo brought luck and a disciple called Li Yu. What surprised Zhao Kuo was that Li Yu was actually a Chu person. He was originally studying everywhere. After coming to Zhao State, he heard about Zhao Kuo's reputation and came to join him. Everyone advised him not to leave behind this Chu person of unknown origin. During this period, everyone still attached great importance to regional relations. Zhao Kuo's disciples were all a group of Zhao people, namely Di, who also came to Zhao State when he was young, and was no different from Zhao people.

Naturally, they didn't like this barbarian from Chu.

But Zhao Kuo still left him. He could speak a lot of words from the country and write the words of Chu, Qi, and Zhao. Under Zhao Kuo, he was considered a good talent.

As the carriage was driving on the road, Ge said in a muffled voice: "Shaojun, Ying Yiren is not a person to make friends with. If you treat him as a confidant and tell him truthfully, your affairs will definitely be exposed. Please be more careful and don't relax your vigilance because of others' false lies. I heard that a gentleman will not be impressed by others' praise. Please be a gentleman and do not act as a villain."

"I understand." Zhao Kuo nodded.

When the carriage arrived in Handan, Zhao Kuo discovered a big problem. Without Li Mu, he didn't know where Ying Yiren's mansion was. Fortunately, Ying Yiren's reputation in Handan was quite good. Li Yu asked on the road and finally found Ying Yiren's mansion. Ying Yiren moved home once. He used to live in a very remote and small courtyard. Now, he has moved into a large courtyard that is not inferior to Zhao Kuo's family.

Li Yu had just knocked on the gate and before he could say a few words to his retainers, he heard a loud laugh. Ying Yiren ran out of the courtyard in a hurry. Zhao Kuo hurriedly got off the carriage. Ying Yiren went forward without waiting for him to pay homage, and directly grabbed his hand. He took him to walk into the courtyard, saying as he walked, "Ma Fuzi makes me wait. Since yesterday, I have instructed the retainers to buy a sheep and wait for you to eat!"

The more enthusiastic Ying Yiren was, the more uneasy Zhao Kuo felt, but his face still seemed very touched. Ying Yiren did not take him into the courtyard, but prepared a seat under the mulberry tree in the courtyard. The two sat down. Ying Yiren did not forget Zhao Kuo's servants, and hurriedly ordered the servants: "Arranging the horse cousin master, these two servants, can't be neglected!"

The retainer hurriedly went to invite him, but fortunately agreed with Li Yu, but Ge said, "I still prefer to stay with me, a thin horse that will not deceive others. Please ignore me and go to dinner by yourself."

Soon, the retainers brought the cauldron and placed it in front of the two of them. They added water, carried two lamb legs, threw it into the cauldron and burned it. Another retainer brought the wine and poured it into the wine cup. Zhao Kuo was not in a hurry to drink it, but Ying Yiren couldn't help it. He picked up the wine cup and drank it. Then he smiled and said, "In Zhao State, the happiest thing I am to be able to drink with my friends."

"In Qin State, can't you eat wine?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"Qin Law stipulates that the tax on alcohol must be levied ten times higher than his original price. If merchants do not get benefits, they will naturally not sell it. Moreover, Qin Law prohibits brewing wine privately and gathering to drink. In Qin State, even a young man like me dares not violate Qin State. How dare you eat and drink like you Zhao people?" Ying Yiren said the law with a smile, and Zhao Kuo felt a deep heart.

But from a very simple sentence, Zhao Kuo could already see the huge gap between Qin and Zhao. The reason why Qin banned alcohol was definitely not as simple as suppressing commerce. The most important thing was that the country's food should be supported to the front line. How could it be used to make wine? The Zhao State is different. Zhao State has many heroes, and wine is the most popular, especially aristocrats like Zhao Kuo. How could those lowly soldiers delay their own wine because they had no food?

Zhao Kuo seemed to have seen mockery in the eyes of Ying Yiren. Qin's law made the princes dare not violate it, and Zhao's law was very proud of Zhao's law because Zhao people believed that their law had a long historical accumulation. This was the achievement of Jian Zi's casting of the punishment cauldron in Jin more than two hundred years ago. It was made by the great wise Fan Xuanzi. The first law of various countries, and Qin's law that only lasted a few years ago, how can it be compared with the law of Zhao?

However, in Zhao Kuo's view, this written law, known as the earliest Chinese law, is simple and primitive, and in this law, it simply stipulates rewards to those who have meritorious and punishments to those who have sinned. Apart from that, there is nothing left, and all must be maintained by etiquette and law. What's more, the officials of Zhao do not need to be as proficient in the law as the Qin people, they have the power to deal with it at will.

Can this be called the law? It is more like a suggestion to rulers, telling them that you can do things according to what is written above, and if you don’t want to, then do what you want.

At this moment, Zhao Kuo looked at the wine in front of him. He seemed to see the souls of countless starving Zhao people in the reflection of the wine. He clenched his fists.

Ying Yiren held the wine cup and said with a smile: "If you don't like drinking, I won't force you. Just let your guests drink it for you." Zhao Kuo picked up the wine cup in front of him, drank it all, and placed it heavily in front of him. He raised his head and looked a little rosy. Ying Yiren smiled, "It turns out that you are not good at drinking."

Zhao Kuo showed a curious look about the laws of Qin and kept asking about the laws. Ying Yiren did not hide them privately. He told them one by one that Ying Yiren was helpless when talking about his own laws, as if he was complaining, but Zhao Kuo knew that he was proud and boasting that the laws of Qin were very sound, which made Zhao Kuo, who came from two thousand years later, feel speechless.

From Ying Yiren, Zhao Kuo heard a terrifying empire. The law of this empire involved everything, from food, clothing, housing and transportation to marching and fighting. He covered everything, everything was prepared for war, even construction projects, criminal proceedings, promotions and transfers of officials, and etiquette and morality were all so sound. For example, in Qin, when you see thieves plundering others on the road, you must act bravely, otherwise you will be convicted.

The Qin law also stipulates that criminals who are fined must pay weapons such as armor and shields, or pay equal money, and no one can ignore the law!

This is unimaginable for the State of Zhao, where officials made judgments with their brains. The two countries are fundamentally not on the same level. One has entered the ranks of a "rule of law society" that is almost modern, while the other is still in the primitive society ruled by man.

This made Zhao Kuo even more desperate.

Ying Yiren said happily: "However, General, you should be glad that you were born in Zhao. In Qin, no matter how famous you have, you cannot directly serve as a general. The generals of our Qin State were promoted by military merits. Just like General Bai Qi, there are countless generals who have risen from the bottom of the ranks. In Zhao, only a noble child like you can be a general, or you need the recommendation of the nobles. You are so lucky."

"General Bai Qi may not be qualified to be a general at your age!"
Chapter completed!