Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 21 Oh, knock, bah!
After the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo assisted the states of Han and Chu, thus disrupting Qin's conquest plan.

The victory over the Qin State, coupled with the fact that Zhao Kuo invented many tools and took various measures to help the people of the seven states improve their living standards, earned Zhao Kuo great prestige.

The people of Zhao respected him, and the armies of the seven states feared him.

At the same time, Zhao Kuo discovered many problems.

In this era, although each country already had clear legal provisions, the right to interpret the law was entirely in the hands of the nobles.

The nobles interpreted and used the law at will, having the power of life and death over the people under their rule.

Zhao Kuo realized that among so many countries, the country with the best law enforcement was the Qin State, which was known as the tyrannical Qin State.

Qin laws were strict, but the key was their implementation.

Qin law not only covered all aspects, but also to a certain extent treated nobles and commoners equally.

The other six countries are topics that cannot be touched at all.

So Zhao Kuo began to tour Zhao State and persuade the local nobles to treat the people well and provide some insignificant help to the people of Zhao State.

When King Zhao learned about this, he was very supportive.

He was an enlightened monarch who supported the policies of his ministers and provided them with plenty of material support.

Zhao Kuo's tour was effective.

Wherever he went, he was entertained by the local nobles, and the nobles would agree with his suggestions and reduce oppression on the people.

It was not that the nobles understood the importance of the people, but that they admired Zhao Kuo's reputation and hoped to receive his praise.

This was the case during the Warring States Period, when people had an extremely persistent pursuit of fame.

Countless people would commit suicide for fame.

Naturally, you can also treat your people well for the sake of your reputation.

Fortunately, Zhao Kuo was a practical person. As long as the nobles could do it, he didn't care what they thought and would applaud them.

But during the tour, Zhao Kuo discovered the real problems of the country.

The nobility holds the power to appoint and dismiss managers.

At the same time, no one was supervising the officials' every move.

Zhao Kuo saw the heavy taxes on the people, the endless labor, and the oppression and persecution of the people by officials.

Therefore, he proposed to King Zhao to supervise officials and appoint and dismiss officials through evaluation.

However, this proposal was opposed by the domestic nobles.

Throughout history, the power to supervise and appoint and dismiss officials has been in the hands of kings and royal nobles. How could it be handed over?

Rarely, King Zhao hesitated.

At the same time, a young man returned to Zhao State.

The young man's name is Zhao Qiyue. He is the younger brother of King Zhao and the youngest son of Queen Mother Zhao in "Chu Long Persuades Queen Mother Zhao". He was previously a hostage in Qi State. As Zhao State's national strength increased, he returned to Zhao State.

Zhao Qiyue has been favored since childhood, and has an arrogant and domineering personality and no regard for the law.

After returning to the country, he acted as he pleased and broke the law many times, which soon aroused the dissatisfaction of the court forces headed by Zhao Kuo, and many conflicts occurred between the two sides.

Fortunately, Zhao Qiyue has the protection of King Zhao and is always safe.

The conflict between the two sides was actually a struggle between the aristocratic forces of Zhao's clan and the reformist forces of Zhao.

Fortunately, the King of Zhao was open-minded. On the one hand, he rewarded his wise ministers with large amounts of money and property, and on the other hand, he tried to maintain the balance of power in the country by means of compromise.

However, the contradiction is ultimately irreconcilable.

One day, Xunzi visited Zhao Kuo, hoping to discuss the idea of ​​great unification with him.

Such a grand feast attracted scholars from seven countries to visit and learn.

King Zhao had been trying to reconcile the conflict between Zhao Qiyue and the reformists, so he ordered Zhao Qiyue to visit great sages from various countries and taught him many times to maintain respect for scholars.

Zhao Qiyue was extremely rebellious. He was dissatisfied with his brother's teachings and looked down on scholars. So as soon as he left the city, he forgot the King of Zhao's instructions and rode away on his tall horse.

On the way, he met a deaf and blind old man who blocked his way.

So he knocked down the old man, but because of his poor riding skills, the horse was frightened and he fell to the ground.

In anger, Zhao Qiyue ordered a group of his men to beat the old man up.

The old man cried and shouted: "Please don't hit me, I can't see what happened, I can't hear anything, please don't hit me anymore, I haven't hurt anyone, I haven't done anything bad..."

But the wailing did not attract any sympathy. Instead, it aroused Zhao Qiyue's ferocity. He beat the old man and cursed: "You lowly person, how dare you block my way? I will kill you..."

Soon, the old man's pleading voice gradually weakened.

The old man's name is Du.

He was a friend of Zhao Kuo.

Du was a craftsman who had lived in the territory of the Zhao family a long time ago. After Zhao Kuo met him, he asked him to make a lot of equipment, including wheelbarrows for transporting grain, farm tools for speeding up ploughing, earthen beds that could keep people warm in winter, and the bed that Ying Zheng lived on when he was a child...

He had no children but adopted many.

Many people in Zhao Kuo's fief had received his kindness, and even countless people in Yan State were able to survive the cold winter because of the earthen beds he made. So when Zhao Kuo saw Du who was beaten to death, he lost control of his emotions.

This general, who could fight Bai Qi on equal terms on the battlefield, picked up his weapon, chased after the fleeing Zhao Qiyue, and finally ended his life with a single sword.

"From today on, I will help Dong Chengzi implement the new law. I will execute anyone who breaks the law or kills innocent people. I swear on my own reputation and that of my father!"

……

Zhu Yillong held a long sword, his eyes were red, his body was gasping for breath due to the intense exercise, his hair was messy, and he looked a little embarrassed.

But at this moment, no one around dared to look him in the eye.

At this moment, he performed the charm of Zhao Kuo.

On the ground, Bao Bei'er opened and closed his mouth but could not utter a word. Tears kept flowing from his eyes, as if he was regretting his past actions.

"Okay, pass!"

Zhou Mo looked at the pictures in the machine, shouted and started clapping.

People around also gave praise.

"That's awesome."

"My evaluation is that it doesn't look like acting."

Everyone gathered together and kept praising the two people on the set. Both Zhu Yilong's Zhao Kuo and Bao Beier's Zhao Qiyue performed very well in this scene.

Zhou Mo didn't stop them and let them perform to their heart's content.

After a while, people left one after another.

Zhu Yilong took off his coat. It was still summer, and he performed the whole scene of riding a horse and shooting arrows in one go, sweating profusely.

"Go, stay away from me, you stink."

"Who am I doing this for? Isn't it for your play?" Zhu Yilong retorted.

Zhou Mo: ...

"Old Zhu, I find that you have become more and more shameless recently."

"Isn't this what Director Zhou taught you?" Zhu Yilong laughed.

While the two were talking, Liu Shishi's agent came over.

Zhou Mo made a gesture to Zhu Yillong, asking him to change his clothes first and come back later.

Looking back, the agent smiled and said, "Director Zhou, you are amazing. I never thought that Shi Shi could show her strength so vividly."

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "It's her own hard work. I just gave her a few pointers."

The agent has been following Liu Shishi since she debuted three years ago, so he naturally knows the relationship between Zhou Mo and Liu Shishi, and can be considered a witness to Zhou Mo's achievements.

"Even if she works hard, she still needs someone to teach her. I'll ask Shishi to treat you, Director Zhou, to a meal. Director Zhou must come."

The scene before Zhu Yilong's was about Xu Yi protecting his family.

Because it is relatively simple, I arranged it to be shot closer to the front.

The filming went smoothly, except that Liu Shishi had a lot of mud on her body, so she went to change clothes.

Girls take much longer to wash.

After Liu Shishi changed her clothes and came back, she recalled her agent's instructions and walked up to Zhou Mo: "Director Zhou, thank you for your guidance during this period. Let's have dinner tonight. It's my treat."

Zhou Mo knew what was going on and waved his hand: "I know what your agent meant. You really don't need to ask anymore. Sister, I said I will definitely make a movie. Didn't I even tell you about the character's image? I have something else to do today. I'll definitely do it next time."

Liu Shishi has been trying to figure out Xu Yi's role during this period, and even her daily life has some of Xu Yi's calm and peaceful shadow.

If I had heard about Zhou Mo's recovery in the past, I would have asked twice, but today I just nodded.

"Oh."

"Knock?" Zhou Mo said subconsciously.

Liu Shishi was stunned: "What?"

"Well, nothing, you go eat first." Zhu Yillong came back just in time, and Zhou Mo pulled him out.

Liu Shishi stared at the two people's departing backs, and it took her a long time to react.

He looked around and then spat quietly.

"Pooh!"

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