Everyone didn't say anything, just looked at Zhao Bao quietly.

Zhao Bao looked at the people in front of him with some anxiety, turned around suddenly and ran out in the direction of the palace. Pang Nuan and others just watched him rush into the palace, but without saying anything. The warriors guarding the palace could not stop Zhao Bao, so they were knocked away by Zhao Bao. King Zhao looked at Zhao Bao who was returning again, and looked outside the house. It was almost dawn. Tonight, King Zhao was destined to be unable to fall asleep.

He sighed and just waited for Zhao Bao to speak.

"Shangjun, please don't believe Yu Qing, Dong Chengzi, Pang Nuan and others. They are all Wei Wuji's helpers. Wei Wuji's purpose is not to rectify the administration. He wants to reform in Zhao State! Yu Qing and others, their purpose is not to accuse Wei Wuji, but to help him implement the reform..." Zhao Bao said nervously. King Zhao glanced at him and said, "What kind of reform is it?"

"Prince, law, and official system."

“How did you know?”

"It was them who told me... I originally thought that they were here to help me, but I found that the last king orders they took out from you were all things that Wei Wuji had talked about in the past. I understood that they were arranged by Wei Wuji. Wei Wuji deliberately killed those officials so that you could be afraid of him, and arranged these people to carry out the reforms he expected with the reasons to limit him." Zhao Bao said seriously.

King Zhao glanced at him and asked, "Why did Wei Wuji do this?"

Zhao Bao was stunned, frowned and thought for a long time, and then said, "He wants to reform, but he is afraid of encountering too much resistance, so he wants to deceive his ministers and offend everyone, let everyone put down their guard against reform, and get your recognition... Reduce the resistance to reform?"

"Then what benefits does this have for Wei Wuji?"

"The people he trusts will become officials of Zhao State, Dong Chengzi will formulate laws that are beneficial to him, and Pang Nuan will compile official positions that are beneficial to him, and increase his power." After hearing Zhao Bao's answer, King Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, let me see what kind of reform this is. Please go back first." After sending Zhao Bao away, Pang Nuan came to Zhao, and he still had the same statement, but he wanted to fundamentally solve this problem.

King Zhao looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What kind of official system are you going to establish?"

"I want to divide the power in Wei Wuji's hands, establish six ministries of households, punishments, officials, soldiers, rituals, and labour in the court, and combine the left and right officials into the Grand Secretary to supervise the ministers and point out their faults to you in a timely manner. Starting from the prime minister, no one can be an exception." Then, he talked about his detailed plans, for example, he wanted to set up Cao below these departments, such as the Ministry of Justice, there are Cao who is responsible for the lawsuit, Cao who is responsible for the law of crime, Cao who is responsible for the punishment of the crime, Cao who is responsible for the punishment of the crime, etc.

The Ministry of Revenue also has the gold Cao who is the main currency, the salt and iron, the warehouse Cao who is the main warehouse, the agricultural and mulberry, the household registration Cao who is the main warehouse... Pang Nuan made it very detailed, almost covering everything, and he thought of all aspects of the country. King Zhao was stunned when he heard this. He could feel that compared with the current simple official system, what Pang Nuan seemed to say was more advanced, and it was much more advanced, and there would be no more situations where all the matters were handled by the Prime Minister.

Pang Nuan said again: "This is a domestic official position. Local officials need to wait for Ma Fujun to come back. After he visited various places, he will definitely be able to come up with a more suitable official system. What do you think?"

It doesn't sound like it's about strengthening Wei Wuji's power, but instead taking away all his original power. If Zhao State implements such an official system... King Zhao asked in confusion: "What power does the Prime Minister have?" Pang Nuan replied with a smile: "The Prime Minister leads the six ministries and is responsible for the affairs of the six ministries."

King Zhao thought for a long time before saying, "I am very tired. I will discuss this matter when Ma Fujun comes back."

Pang Nuan was not disappointed, and she stood up and bowed again, then left the palace.

That night, King Zhao did not fall asleep. Even if these people left, he couldn't sleep anymore. When he was eating, he had no appetite and lay on the couch in a daze. At some point, he woke up, but learned that Wei Wuji and others had already been waiting for him in the hall. King Zhao hurriedly got up, his head ached a little, and he didn't care about so much, so he rushed to the hall.

As soon as he took two steps, King Zhao was blocked.

The person who blocked the way was Zhao Bao, and only Zhao Bao was able to wander around the palace at will. Zhao Bao looked even more decadent than King Zhao. His eyes were black and his spirit was depressed. He never fell asleep all night. King Zhao looked at him in surprise and asked, "You are not in the palace, what are you doing here?" Zhao Bao directly grabbed King Zhao's hand and said seriously: "Wei Wuji has bad intentions, he wants to kill me."

"What?!" King Zhao was startled, widened his eyes and asked seriously: "Has he sent an assassin?"

Zhao Bao shook his head and said seriously: "He hasn't, but only I see through his plan, he will definitely find a way to get rid of me."

"Father Zhong...you..." King Zhao looked at him, and really didn't know what to say.

Zhao Bao suddenly smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said to King Zhao seriously: "I am not afraid of death. I was taking care of you when you were very young. Please remember that if one day I suddenly die, it must be Wei Wuji who wants to attack you. Please arrange the person you trust the most to be responsible for the safety of the palace. My son Bu is the chief lieutenant in Handan. This is not because he is afraid of going to the battlefield, but because of my arrangement."

"If something happens, you can trust him."

King Zhao fell silent, shook his head, and said, "Father Zhong, Xinling Jun would not treat me like that."

After saying that, he bypassed Zhao Bao and headed to the hall. Zhao Bao sighed and followed behind him.

In the hall, the ministers sat on both sides, but compared to the noise in the past, it was a little quiet at this moment. Wei Wuji sat in his seat with a smile. The ministers did not dare to speak, lowered their heads, and even dared to look at him again. It seemed that yesterday's feast really scared these ministers who had been enjoying for a long time. Wei Wuji looked at the people in front of him, but stayed on Lou Yan's body for a long time.

This minister who was forcibly left in Zhao by King Zhao was not scared by Wei Wuji. He looked at Wei Wuji and the ministers around him thoughtfully, as if he had discovered something. When he noticed Wei Wuji's gaze, he smiled and nodded at Wei Wuji. King Zhao sat in the upper position, looked at everyone tiredly, and began to discuss important matters of government affairs.

Wei Wuji wanted to speak but stopped.

Finally, the angry Wei Wuji left the palace. Many righteous ministers cheered to celebrate their defeat of the great traitors in the country. Even people like Yu Qing were surrounded by several officials, flattering his character. Only Zhao Bao looked at them coldly without saying a word. King Zhao was also very happy. He looked at the ministers and asked, "Tonight, I will hold a banquet to entertain you all, what do you think you are?"

The hall suddenly became silent. When I recalled yesterday's banquet, the ministers shook their heads in horror, and some even covered their mouths, unable to help but want to vomit.

King Zhao sighed, alas... My banquet...

The ministers also fled from the hall, but Zhao Bao continued to follow King Zhao. King Zhao was determined to scold him, but looking at the face that looked like his father, those harsh words could not be said. He said helplessly to Zhao Bao: "Father Zhong... Yesterday Mr. Pang came to find me, and the policy he mentioned... Even if the reforms that Wei Wuji wanted to implement, it would not harm Zhao. He wanted to divide the power of the prime minister. Will Wei Wuji really try every means to carry out such a reform?"

"This is of no benefit to him at all, please don't worry anymore."

Zhao Bao wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by King Zhao. King Zhao was already very tired and wanted to continue to rest. He asked Zhao Bao to go back to rest too. Zhao Bao walked out of the palace in frustration, looking at the empty streets, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhao Bu, who was leading the soldiers to practice, heard the news that his father was sick and hurriedly asked Lian Po for leave. Lian Po did not make things difficult for him and asked him to go home to pay homage to his father. Zhao Bu hurriedly returned to the courtyard and saw his father sitting in the courtyard. Zhao Bao's haggard appearance frightened Zhao Bu. He hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and was about to support him to return to the house. Zhao Bao pushed his hand away and stared at his eyes.

"I want you to swear that you will be loyal to King Zhao. No matter who wants to murder him, you will sacrifice your life to fight him."

Zhao Bu was stunned. Seeing his father's solemn face, he still swore seriously. Zhao Bao nodded and said, "Zhao Kuo is in it." Zhao Bu widened his eyes and said, "Father, you don't know what Ma Fujun is like..." Zhao Bao said directly: "I know that he is a kind and righteous gentleman, but who knows that he will not do something to murder the king because of benevolence and righteousness?"

"If you conspire to murder the king, is it still a kind person?"

"If you want to choose between the so-called great and small righteousness, do you know what he would choose?"

Zhao Bu couldn't speak. He looked at his father seriously and said, "Ma Fujun won't do this. If he plots to kill Shangjun, I will kill him and then kill myself."

............

Wei Wuji returned to the courtyard in anger. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he became more comfortable. He looked at the guests in the courtyard and asked with a smile: "Have you left some drinks for me?" The guests hurriedly brought him wine. Wei Wuji sat among the guests, drinking wine casually, listening to the guests' conversations with a smile, and how could he be angry?

Hou Ying, who was standing beside him, shook his head and asked, "How did you know they would do this?"
Chapter completed!