Meng Lang did not state his opinion in public, vaguely said a few words, and when the court was dissolved, he followed Pu Mao to a small hall by the side of the hall.

Pu Maoping went to the attendant and invited him to sit down.

The two talked to each other.

Pu Mao asked, "Master Meng, when I asked you in the palace, I saw that if you had something unspeakable, what was the matter?" ”

Meng Lang is over fifty years old, the age is not small, after Pu Mao ascended to the position of the lord of Qin, and everything depends on him, regardless of the military or government, he is the mastermind, it can be said that he works day and night, when he is busy, and even can only rest for half an hour a night, but, or because of the power in his hands, ideals and ambitions have been realized, he does not have the slightest haggard appearance, and his spirit is very strong.

At this time, Meng Lang straightened up, knelt on the couch, his eyes were blazing, and replied: "When the king of Shicai asked the ministers, I wonder if the king noticed a situation?" ”

"What's the situation?"

"Many ministers have not spoken from beginning to end."

Pu Mao nodded and said, "Yes, there are some who have been silent. ”

"Not only is it silent. After observation, the minister found that among them, there were a few people with twinkling eyes and improper expressions! ”

"Really?"

Meng Lang said solemnly: "King, these people are all Pu Changsheng's former credit ministers. The king is lenient and benevolent, and he has been on the throne until now, although he does not change his favor, but he is a minister, and his generation will be dissatisfied with the king. Therefore, the minister thought that this time Yao Guo came to attack, not only gave the king a chance to train his troops, but also gave the king an excellent opportunity to take advantage of this to completely deter disobedience! ”

The reason why Meng Lang was known as the "unright-looking" minister of civil and military affairs was that he was a close confidant of Pu Changsheng and was not rectified by Pu Mao was not simply because Pu Mao was "lenient and benevolent", but because these people were all armed with soldiers and horses, and their clans were all noble chieftains in the Di and Qiang tribes, and they were all handsome Rong people for generations.

There are similarities between Puqin's political system and Xianbei Wei's political system.

That is, the political system of the Tang people was used in conjunction with their original tribal traditions.

It is precisely because of this that the lord of Xianbei Wei and Pu Maocai will call themselves emperors and kings according to the Tang system, and call themselves Da Shan Yu according to the Hu system.

Hearing Meng Lang's words, Pu Mao's heart moved, he pondered for a while, and said, "What Master Meng said is very true. Understood why Meng Lang was hesitant and refused to express his opinions when he was in the palace, and asked, "In this case, Master Meng thinks, how to operate specifically?" The two views of Gou Xiong and Zhao Yanli, Meng Shi thinks, which is better? ”

It's okay not to mention Zhao Yanli, as soon as Pu Mao said Zhao Yanli, Meng Lang's face immediately showed disgust from the bottom of his heart.

For Zhao Yanli's selfishness and capriciousness, Meng Lang hated it deeply, and in private, he repeatedly suggested that Pu Mao kill him, but Pu Mao insisted on refusing on the grounds that "Yanli is a noble breed of the Huns, and the world is Tiefu, and he is still needed to raise the Tiefu Huns, and he must not be killed.

Although Pu Mao trusts Meng Lang very much, and Meng Lang can decide everything, in the end he is the king of Qin, just like he is unwilling to kill Pu Changsheng's younger brother Wei Gong Puying, he does not want to kill Zhao Yanli, and Meng Lang has no choice.

There is no way to return, there is no way, it does not affect Meng Lang to catch the reason and give Zhao Yanli eye medicine.

He said sharply: "What Zhao Yanli said is a strategy to disrupt our country, and it is not advisable. ”

"Oh? What did Master Meng say? ”

"Although Yao Guo was defeated by Jiang Zuo, there are still more than 10,000 elite soldiers; There were tens of thousands of Hu and Tang people from his west, and each family had two people, and they could get 20,000 soldiers. In other words, the soldiers and horses that Yao can actually use are about 30,000. Yao Guojiu has a heroic name, this 30,000 steps to ride, with the name of 'homecoming', the minister is expected, and he will definitely be able to get the death force of the soldiers, only with the garrisons of Shangjun, Pingyang County, and Hedong County, I am afraid that it is not his opponent, and once there is a defeat, the generations who are not satisfied with the court...... "Meng Lang paused, glanced at Pu Mao's expression, and brought Wei Gong Puying in, and said, "And Wei Gong Puying, it is bound to be ready to move and conspire against it."

"At that time, there was Yao Guo outside, there was a Puying rebellion inside, and Dingxi coveted it in the west, the king, my country was in danger! It is the words of the old minister, Zhao Yanli is unpredictable, what he said is the strategy to disrupt our country! ”

Meng Lang's words are reasonable and well-founded, and if you think about it carefully, this is indeed the case.

Pu Mao thought so, but when Meng Lang criticized Zhao Yanli and Pu Ying, he entered the left ear and went out in the right ear, and said with a smile: "Pu Ying, the Yi clan also, if there is a foreign enemy, it will definitely be with Lonely, and it will not be rebellious." Zhao Yanli is known for his wisdom, but compared with Master Meng, he is still far from being able to do so, so he will offer this strategy, perhaps because he does not have enough knowledge, and it is not necessarily ill-intentioned. ”

Meng Lang sighed and said, "The benevolence and righteousness of the great king can be compared to the previous generation of holy kings, but it is benevolent and virtuous, and it will be difficult to be traitorous in the end. I hope that one day Duke Wei and Zhao Yanli will be able to understand the king's heart and be influenced by the king! ”

Pu Mao smiled, did not answer Meng Lang's words, turned back to the topic he was discussing, and said: "Zhao Yanli's strategy is not available. So, why did Meng Shiyi think of Gou Xiong's strategy? ”

"Gou Hou's strategy is slightly better, but now, it's not time to use this strategy."

"Why?"

"First, as the minister just said, although Yao is a general of the defeated army, it should not be underestimated, and once our army is defeated, it may cause a rebellion in the country, because before using troops, we must be fully prepared, and we must not rush out of the army."

Pu Mao bowed his head, agreed with Meng Lang's opinion, and asked, "This is the first, what about the second?" ”

"Second, Dingxi still invades and occupies several counties of Longxi County of our dynasty, so several counties of Longxi, Dingxi East can invade Nan'an, Tianshui, Luoyang and other counties, and Nan can attack Ranxing. Before I send troops to attack Yao, our army must first set up the fortifications in Nan'an, Ranxing and other places. ”

Pu Mao said: "The news came from the previous time, the political struggle between Dingxi and the Central Dynasty was fierce, Song Fang was killed, Song Hong told the old man to return to his hometown, Xin Er asked for a new post of recording the three government affairs, and he was appointed with leniency. Meng Shi, Song and Yan are all first-class lords in Longzhou, and Xin Er is the new noble minister in Dingxi, there is such a big internal strife between them, is there still enough strength to invade our country now? ”

Meng Lang said: "Great King, it is precisely because of the internal strife in Dingxi that Dingxi will definitely take the opportunity of my crusade against Yao to invade our country!" ”

"Why?"

"That's it. According to the information from Dingxi, the main envoy of this political struggle in the DPRK is really Xin'er. It was he who killed Song Fang and forced Song Hong away, please set up a record of the affairs of the three governments, and he was also the one who recommended Pan Kuan to be appointed. Meng Lang subconsciously pinched his beard and said hesitantly, "In the past, the minister underestimated this son, but now it seems that he has some means." ”

"And then?"

"Although there are some means, but the king, Xin Er has a fatal shortcoming."

Pu Mao asked: "What Master Meng is referring to, but his clan is not high, is his family a scholar?" ”

Meng Lang said: "Yes. In this political struggle, although Xin Er won, but after all, his foundation is unstable, not only can he not be compared with the powerful and important scholars in Longzhou, such as Pan Kuan, Chen Sun, and Lu Shuang,—— this point can be seen from the fact that he had to express Fan Kuan's appointment as the secretary of the three governments, and give up the power of other types of Lu Shang scholars, and, as expected, he will be especially vigilant against the Song family now, in case Song Hong makes a comeback. In this case, the king and the minister dare to ask, what is the best solution? ”

Pu Mao had been accustomed to this kind of question and answer since he was a student of Meng Lang, thought for a while, and replied: "I use soldiers to obtain military merits." Thinking of his body, he said in his heart, "In this way, the situation that Xin Er is facing now is similar to that of Gu Xiao, all of which are in order to stabilize the situation and require military merits." ”

"Therefore, the minister said that as long as our army goes out to attack Yao, Dingxi will definitely invade our territory or invade Ranxing!"

"Master Meng is far-sighted, and what he says is very true!"

Meng Lang concluded: "One is to guard against the invasion of Dingxi, and the other is to be fully prepared, and not to rush out of the army. ”

Pu Mao already understood what Meng Lang meant, and following Meng Lang's train of thought, he proposed the next response, saying: "Master Meng's meaning is clear. Na Gu first issued an order, ordering the three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Luoyang, as well as Ran Xing, to strictly prepare their armaments to prevent Dingxi from attacking; Then wait for the elite soldiers of Shiping, Fufeng, Beidi, Anding and other counties to gather in Xianyang after being ordered, and then make troops. Does Master Meng think it's okay? ”

"The Great King Saint Broken Hero!" Meng Lang said, "The minister has a small addition. ”

"Master Meng, please speak."

"This crusade against Yao can be followed by the Tiefu Huns."

Pu Mao laughed and said, "Just like the teacher's words! ”

Yao's soldiers and horses were stationed on the border of Qin, and although it was not yet time for a large-scale invasion, they could not ignore it. After Pu Mao and Meng Lang agreed on countermeasures, they issued an order on the same day, ordering Shang County, Pingyang County, and Hedong County to strictly guard the border and wait for reinforcements.

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