In a calm tone, he euphemistically said the words that actually concealed the edge, and the most incredible thing was that this son's complexion was not turbulent from beginning to end, which was Song Wangyan's impression of Meng Zhong's "speech".

In Hui An's view, the "argument" of his righteous brother Meng Zhong Fangcai seems to be between the Taoist and the famous: the Taoist debate advocates "convincing people with reason", that is, persuading the opponent with the simplest truth; The famous artist pays too much attention to "winning the debate", and there may be some words that don't make sense, but you are speechless.

Take Fang Cai as an example, Meng Zhong's use of Song Wangyan's "idea" to counter Qiu He is actually unreasonable, but at first glance, it makes people feel: Hey, it seems to make some sense.

This is the rhetoric of the famous artist, in fact, calm down and think about it carefully, it is not difficult to find the loopholes.

No, after being stunned for a while, Qiu He came back to his senses and asked Meng Zhongdao: "You kid is so rude." You are not the king of Song, how can you know the mind of the king of Song? ”

Meng Zhong immediately replied calmly: "Doctor Qiu is not a kid, how can I know that I don't know the king's mind? ”

"Huh."

Hui Ang couldn't help but laugh out loud on the side.

He is Hui Shi's nephew, and he has a close relationship with Zhuangzi, of course he knows the "Hao Liang Debate" that happened between Hui Shi and Zhuangzi, but not only does he know, but Song Wangyan also knows, so he can't help but smile a little.

To tell the truth, Qiu He is not a heavy minister of the king of Zhao who is known for his eloquence, but being able to force such an important minister of the Zhao State to this position shows the talent of Meng Zhong, a disciple of Zhuangzi, in "speech and debate".

Probably thinking that the argument with Meng Zhong like this was quite cheap, Qiu He raised his hand and made a stop movement, and said to Meng Zhong: "I know that the two masters of Huizi and Zhuangzi are good at eloquence, and the little brother is a disciple of Master Zhuangzi, and he has learned Huizi's treatises, so he is naturally good at eloquence, and he is willing to bow down in Xia. …… I just don't understand, Master Zhuang is also from the Song Kingdom, doesn't he want the Song Kingdom to become stronger? ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong said calmly: "Based on this sentence alone, the kid knows that the doctor doesn't understand the master. The Master is a 'seeker of the Dao', who pursues the Tao of Heaven and Earth, and under the Dao of Heaven are all mortals, without borders. In the Master's eyes, there are only two types of people, those who have attained the Tao and those who have lost the Tao. Do not stagnate in things, and wander in the sum of Lourdes, so that you can be free. ”

“……”

Qiu He pursed his lips and did not speak.

To be honest, he really didn't understand Meng Zhong's last sentence.

It's embarrassing, I feel as if I've been taught a lesson, but I don't know what the other party is saying, so I can't refute it.

In fact, not only him, not to mention Song Wangyan, even Hui Ang didn't understand very well, after all, Hui Ang learned too much, Taoism, Ming, Confucianism, Law, Mo and other academics are involved, but he has no time to study Taoist thought in depth, unlike Meng Zhong who has Zhuangzi to teach and solve doubts.

Of course, although he didn't understand Meng Zhong's last sentence, Qiu He could still understand the general meaning of the latter's entire paragraph, that is, Zhuangzi had a high ideological realm and was too lazy to participate in worldly battles.

So he asked Meng Zhongdao: "Since Master Zhuang himself does not want to participate in the worldly battles, and you, as his disciple, serve in the army, is it the master's problem or your problem?" ”

Meng Zhong replied without hesitation: "The master is a person who has attained the Tao, and his spirit has transcended the world, so naturally he can no longer be bound by the 'Song people'; On the other hand, Dr. Qiu, who has served as the minister of the Song State, has repeatedly sought benefits for the Zhao State, and the kid feels ...... The name is not right. ”

Qiu He was speechless again.

To be honest, his appointment as the minister of the Song State was actually just a transaction between Zhao and Song, but at this moment, Song Wangyan and Hui Ang did not come forward to explain in time, which made Qiu He look very embarrassed, and it seemed that he was a bit of a "eat inside and outside" meaning.

Qiu He was not stupid, of course he understood that Song Wangyan and Hui Ang did not come forward to explain to him in time, in fact, they were secretly annoyed that he had recently instigated the Song State to go to war with the Qi State, so he was happy to let him be speechless by the teenage Meng Zhong.

He thought about it, and then explained the opportunity to Meng Zhong, and once again made his position clear to Song Wangyan: "Boy, what you said is not right, under the order of King Zhao to promote the "Zhao Song Alliance", it is for the interests of Zhao and Song, more than 20 years ago, Zhao Wangchu succeeded to the throne, and the countries tried to carve up the Zhao State, at that time, thanks to the benevolence and righteousness of the Song King, and Zhao fought side by side, this kindness, King Zhao remembered. King Zhao once said to the left and right, Qin Yanhan and others are not credible, but King Song is benevolent and righteous, and Zhao can be trusted. Now the country of Qi stands proudly in the east, for the trouble of Zhao and Song's henchmen, the two countries should work together sincerely, if so, although the country of Qi is powerful, why be afraid? ”

At this time, Hui Ang suddenly interjected: "However, my Song State attacked Teng State and suffered countless casualties, but Zhao State did not attack Zhongshan for a long time, trying to let my Song State completely contain Qi State, this is the so-called 'sincere hand-in-hand' of the enemy minister?" ”

Qiu He shook his head and said: "Doctor Hui's words are narrow-minded, how can there be immortals in the matter of war, if you give up lightly because of this, how can you forge a hegemony?" ”

"Anyway, it's not you Zhao who died, right?"

Hui An's face showed displeasure, and Meng Zhong next to him also frowned.

Meng Zhong said lightly: "The harm of war is not how many people died in a battle, but how many mothers have lost their sons, children have lost their fathers, and younger brothers have lost their brothers, and how many times have such tragedies been repeated. Doctor Qiu said with the words "how can there be immortals in war", and the kid thought that it was ...... Quite inappropriate. ”

Suddenly, the hall was silent, Hui Ang looked at Meng Zhong in surprise and even moved, Qiu He was even more surprised, but Song Wangyan took a deep look at Meng Zhong and was silent.

After a moment of dead silence, Qiu He asked Meng Zhongdao: "Boy, you are boastful, is there a way to capture Teng State?" ”

"Absolutely."

Meng Zhong was not afraid of the difficulties of He, and said: "Teng is a country of benevolence and righteousness, and it should be the first to use "Wenhua". ”

"Wenfa?" Song Wangyan also had a little interest and asked Meng Zhongdao: "What is Wenhua?" ”

"Because he likes, he will go with his will. If you can do it, you will be able to go to it. Moreover, dividing their relatives, bribing their left and right, supplementing their lewd pleasures, and raising their rebellious ministers, this is called Wenhua. Meng Zhong said calmly.

"This ...... "Zhou Shu Yin Fu"?" Qiu He asked in surprise after recalling for a while.

The so-called "Zhou Shuyin Fu" is actually the "Taigong Art of War" that Meng Zhong observed.

Immediately, he smiled and said, "Having said so much, you haven't revealed the plan to break the Teng Kingdom. ”

Seeing this, Meng Zhong said lightly: "'Change' is enough." …… Use the Taoyi of my Song State to exchange for Teng State, if the monarch of Teng State allows, then my Song State can get Teng State without spending a single soldier. ”

Hearing this, Song Wangyan, Hui An, and Qiu He were all slightly stunned.

Immediately, Song Wangyan said in disbelief: "Do you want to exchange Taoyi for Teng Kingdom?" Do you know what kind of city Taoyi is? ”

"Taoyi was once the capital of the Cao Kingdom, and it was extremely rich."

"Then you still let the widow exchange the Tao Yi for Teng Guo?" King Song was happy.

Unexpectedly, Meng Zhong said: "If you pay just one Taoyi, you can make the Song State face the Qi State with its full national strength; And even if Teng State obtained Taoyi from another place, it was sandwiched between the two countries of Zhao and Song, and it could only be allied with Zhao and Song. Why not? ”

“……”

Song Wang Yan was stunned when he heard this, and then frowned and fell into deep thought.

In the hall, Hui Ang also whispered "Yidi", and his face couldn't help showing complex expressions such as shock, confusion, and remorse.

It is undeniable that if the Tao Yi is exchanged for the Teng State, it will definitely be a loss for the Song State, but on the other hand, this plan can allow the Song State to exchange to the Teng State without spending a single soldier, and the army can be directly deployed to the north shore of the "South Lake", which can not only threaten Qilu, but also directly threaten Xue Yi, which is simply the best policy.

"What if Teng Hong refuses to exchange?" Song Wangyan suddenly asked.

Of course, Meng Zhong knew who Teng Hong was, and replied when he heard this: "The kid just said this plan, the king is unbelievable, it can be seen that Teng Guo is far inferior to Taoyi, and I believe that the world also thinks so." …… Such a generous condition, the monarch of Teng still refused to accept it, that is, he was at a loss, and the king denounced it after that, which can be said to be justified. …… Moreover, if I raise this matter in the Song State, it is also equivalent to releasing goodwill to the Teng State, if war is still inevitable in the end, the Teng people may blame their monarch for being greedy, and the Teng monarch may also regret it in his heart, unlike now, when the Teng State is united from top to bottom to fight against the Song soldiers. ”

Hearing this, a blue and white color flashed on Song Wangyan's face, and he immediately whispered to Hui An: "Hui An, this is your fault!" ”

Hui An's face was full of shame, and he nodded curtly: "The minister is ashamed...... Chancellor didn't expect it. ”

Seeing this, Meng Zhong secretly sighed in his heart.

He can understand that Song Wangyan, Hui Ang and other characters have not thought of such a simple way, the reason is that human nature wants to "seize" but it is difficult to "give up" - who wants to give up what they have gotten again?

However, there are many things in the world that are like this, and if you take a step back, it will be a different world.

Just like the matter of Teng State, if Song Wang Yan can restrain the desire to "seize", Song State may be able to get the land of Teng State without spending a single soldier, and deploy troops there early, how can it get the current end, and after more than two years of hard fighting, it has not completely swept away Teng State, and even contributed to the situation that Teng State is bent on resisting Song State.

"This is the wisdom of Taoism."

Song Wangyan sighed with emotion, he was upset by Meng Zhong's words, and he was no longer in the mood to continue today's feast.

After the feast, Qiu He took his leave and left, while Hui Ang and Meng Zhong were left behind by the Song Wangyan, who led them to walk through the court under the night sky.

Hui Ang originally thought that Song Wangyan was going to reward his righteous brother Meng Zhong with something, but he didn't expect that when Song Wangyan led the two of them to the corner of the corridor of the side hall, he suddenly turned around and asked Meng Zhongdao: "Boy, as far as the widow knows, your grandfather Meng Shu, father Meng Qu, and brother Meng Bo all died in the battle of our country, so this conscription will come from you...... Do you hate widows? ”

Hui Ang was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Meng Zhong in shock, after all, Meng Zhong had not told him that his grandfather, father, and brother had all died in battle.

Looking at Song Wangyan in front of him, a few traces of complexity flashed in Meng Zhong's eyes.

After a long time, he slowly opened his lips.

"Hate!"