"Please Zhuang Ji come forward to stir up the situation......"

Zhao Ju groaned, turned his head slightly and glanced at Zhuang Xin, and asked casually, "Will Zhuang Ji agree?" ”

He and Zhuang Ji are actually Chu Chen's peers.

When King Huai of Chu sent two armies to resist the enemy who invaded the border, Zhao Ju was responsible for resisting the Qin army, and Tang Yu was responsible for resisting the alliance of Qi, Wei and Han.

Zhuang Ji was Tang Yu's deputy general at that time.

"It should ...... Yes. ”

After listening to Zhao Ju's words, Zhuang Xin thought about it and gave Zhao Ju an uncertain answer.

As Zhuang Ji's fellow clansman, he naturally knows more about Zhuang Ji than ordinary Chu people.

In the eyes of some Chu people, Zhuang Ji is a rebel general who betrayed the Chu State and betrayed the King of Chu Huai, and in the Battle of Chuisha, after the main general Tang Yu was killed, he led the defeated army to counterattack Chu Ying, but these people did not think about a question, that is, why did Zhuang Ji's subordinates follow Zhuang Ji to counterattack Chu Ying?

A Chu army that was defeated after a confrontation with the armies of Qi, Wei, and Han actually assisted Zhuang Ji in breaking through the royal capital of his own country, obviously there must be some reason for this.

Some people may say that Zhuang Ji must have deceived his subordinates.

Then the question arises again, since Zhuang Ji deceived his subordinates, why did his reputation in the Chu State be higher than that of the current Chu King Xiongheng, and there were a large number of civilians in the Chu State who were willing to follow him?

In fact, in the final analysis, it is very simple, it is nothing more than Zhuang Ji and the generals under his command, who can no longer bear King Chu Huai, who was still in Chu Ying at that time.

You must know that the state of Chu has fallen from an old power that was once enough to stand with Qin and Qi to the point where it is today, it cannot but be said that it is the stupidity of King Chu Huai, if this king was not deceived by Zhang Yi's 600 miles of land and took the initiative to cut off diplomatic relations with Qi State, how could Qin State dare to challenge Chu State and Qi State at the same time, two countries that are not inferior to themselves?

It is no exaggeration to say that the stupidity of King Chu Huai in this matter is no less than that of Song Xianggong, who refused to attack the Chu army that invaded the territory, the difference is only that Song Xianggong is because of pedantic benevolence and righteousness, while King Chu Huai is because of blind greed, to put it bluntly, he is greedy and forgetful.

Don't look at the Chu people who seem to miss King Chu Huai a lot now, but that is only because of pity for King Chu Huai's refusal to yield to the Qin State, and finally died in a foreign land of the Qin State, coupled with the emergence of a more unbearable Chu King Xiong Heng as a comparison, this made the Chu people's view of the King of Chu Huai change, and in the Battle of Chuesha, King Chu Huai was an out-and-out faint monarch in the eyes of the Chu people.

Of course, King Chu Huai is part of the reason, and the other part of the reason lies in Zhuang Ji.

Regarding the battle that year, Zhuang Xin also asked Zhuang Ji afterwards, and only then did he learn the truth:

At that time, tens of thousands of Chu troops led by Tang Wu, and the combined forces of Qi, Wei and Han led by Tian Zhang lined up across the river in Chuisha, even if it was a famous general such as Tian Zhang, they were also blocked by Tang Wu and Zhuang Ji for six months but could not attack the other side of the river - it can be seen that although Tang Wu and Zhuang Ji are not famous, their ability to lead the army to fight is not bad, and they are not weak in the face of Tian Zhang, Gongsun Xi, and Storm Kite.

During this period, not only did the Qi State send its courtier Zhou to most frequently urge Tian Zhang to defeat the Chu army as soon as possible, but on the Chu army's side, King Chu Huai also sent envoys many times to force Tang Mo and Zhuang Ji to repel the invading Qi, Wei and Han alliances as soon as possible.

Therefore, when the battle of Chuisha was defeated and Tang Wu was killed, Zhuang Ji was afraid that he would be questioned by King Chu Huai, and hated King Chu Huai for being greedy and fell for the tricks of the Qin State, causing the country to fall to the point where it is today, so he simply led the army to attack Chu Ying, the purpose of which was to depose the king and overthrow the ignorant and faint King Chu Huai.

Subsequently, as Zhuang Xin knew, Zhuang Ji's army was persuaded to retreat by Zhuang Xin, Qu Yuan and other Chu courtiers after counterattacking to Chu Ying, and King Chu Huai had to compromise for this, and did not blame Zhuang Xin and Zhuang Ji, but immediately sued for peace with Qi and Qin.

Zhuang Xin was skeptical of Zhuang Ji's explanation, at least skeptical of King Chu Huai's coercion of Tang Wu, but Zhuang Ji showed the letter written by King Chu Huai to Tang Wu, and Zhuang Xin could not be suspicious anymore.

Then it didn't take long for King Huai of Chu to be placed under house arrest in the Qin State because he refused to obey the King of Qin, and even died in a foreign place because he could not escape back to the Chu State.

It was not until later, when Xiong Heng behaved even more unbearable than his father, King Chu Huai, that Zhuang Ji reappeared, and a large number of Chu people who were so disappointed in the royal family defected to the rebels, making the rebels' strength no less than the army of Chu.

But Zhuang Xin knew one thing very well, that is, his clansman Zhuang Ji was not actually trying to rebel, he was just forced to be helpless.

And in these years, when Zhuang Xin, as a lobbyist of Xiong Heng, the king of Chu, and Ling Yin Zilan, frequently lobbied Zhuang Ji to return to the imperial court, Zhuang Ji also showed hesitation many times, obviously wanting to restore his old identity and status, but he was afraid that this was a trick of the royal family to deceive him, so he hesitated.

But in Zhuang Ji's heart, he still cares about this country.

No, some time ago, when the Qin general Bai Qi led the army to attack his Chu State, Zhuang Xin was afraid that Zhaoju would be defeated by Bai Qi, and secretly begged Zhuang Ji to help, Zhuang Ji agreed to this without saying a word, and sent rebels to Yanyi, and assisted the army under Zhaoju to guard Yanyi and resist the Qin army under the condition that Zhaoju turned a blind eye to this.

It's just that it didn't take long for Sima Coo's sneak attack on Wujun and forced the king of Chu Xiong to submit to the Qin State laterally, and the rebels in Yanyi withdrew their troops and went into hiding again.

It is precisely because of this that Zhuang Xin does not doubt Zhuang Ji's loyalty to the country.

He thought for a while and said: "I have also talked to Zhuang Ji about the situation in the country, and whenever I talk about the Qin State, Zhuang Ji also hates it...... It's just that I'm worried that Zhuang Ji cares about his reputation......"

I have to say that this sounds really strange, it is clear that Zhuang Ji is a rebel general of the Chu State, but he cherishes his reputation very much.

But then again, Zhuang Ji did never do anything to endanger the civilians, on the contrary, when his rebels captured the cities of the Chu State, he also distributed the fields belonging to the local nobles and heroes to the civilians who did not have fields, and only collected a negligible tax to feed the rebels under his command, because of this, Zhuang Ji's rebels were extremely famous in the Chu State, and in recent years, more and more Chu people have taken the initiative to defect to him.

Hearing Zhuang Xin's words, Meng Zhong said with a smile: "Qing Jun's side and chasing treachery and evil are good deeds, why are Zhuang Jijun afraid of causing notoriety?" ”

"Qingjun's side?"

Zhuang Xin muttered to himself, and immediately thought of the things that the two discussed when they met Qu Yuan last year, and couldn't help but move in his heart.

It is undeniable that Meng Zhong's words certainly made him more confident in convincing Zhuang Ji, but what moved him the most was not this matter, but Meng Zhong's sentence of Qingjun.

In his opinion, if he Chu State can expel the group of courtiers led by Ling Yin Zilan this time, welcome back Qu Yuan, and then work hard to govern the country, his Chu State may not be able to be reborn from the ashes.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Okay, I will persuade Zhuang Ji no matter what." ”

With that, he turned his head to look at Zhao Ju.

At this time, Meng Zhong also turned his head to look at Zhao Ju, waiting for Zhao Ju to show his attitude like Zhuang Xin.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju secretly complained.

In all fairness, Zhao Ju didn't want to participate in these things at all, whether Zhuang Xin was ready to persuade Zhuang Ji to create chaos in the country, or Meng Zhong said that Qu Yuan and Zhuang Xin were preparing to clear the monarch's side, he didn't want to participate, just take the withdrawal of troops as an example, if because of Zhuang Ji's relationship, Xiong Heng, the king of Chu, really summoned him back to Chu Ying to quell the rebellion, then he was happy to accept it.

But other than that, he would not give Zhuang Xin, Zhuang Ji, Qu Yuan and others any help.

All in all, it's best not to involve him in this matter.

"Akiko?" Of course, Meng Zhong knew what Zhao Ju was hesitating, and when he heard this, he urged with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, is Zhao Zi still unwilling to reveal his heart?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ju thought for a while and said, "If the king really summons me back to Chu Ying to quell the rebellion, Zhao will definitely withdraw his troops immediately......

"Hehehe." Meng Zhong smiled when he heard this, shook his head and said: "Just for Zhaozi's words, I took a great risk and ran to meet Zhaozi among the 200,000 Qin-Chu coalition troops, hehehe......"

Hearing Meng Zhong's laughter, Zhao Ju also felt embarrassed, and suddenly felt a burst of anxiety on his face, not to mention Zhuang Xin staring at him vigorously.

In fact, Zhao Ju was also wronged, you must know that he proposed this appointment at the beginning, mainly because there was no way to be entangled by Zhuang Xin, because he borrowed a way to make Meng Zhong dispel his mind - after all, Sima Cuo and Bai Qi have been suspicious of him recently, which is indeed the truth.

But he never thought that Meng Zhong would really dare to come to his 200,000 Qin-Chu coalition army to meet him.

But Zhao Ju is worthy of being the most capable general in Chu State at the moment, although he felt very embarrassed after listening to Meng Zhong's slightly mocking words, but he quickly calmed down, and after a little thought, Zhengse said: "The courage of the feet, Zhao really admires what he has heard and asked." But what do you want to do next? …… As I said, if Zhuang Ji is used as an excuse to withdraw the troops, the people of the world will indeed not accuse our Chu State of betraying the covenant, but the Qin people are not ignorant, how can they not see the clues? At that time, my Chu State once again turned against the Qin State, while Wei and Han continued to watch from the wall, if this is the intention of the foot, then please forgive Zhao for not wanting to agree with the proposition of the foot. ”

These words really surprised Meng Zhong and Zhuang Xin.

I have to say that although Zhao Ju is cowardly and profitable, he has a long-term vision, no, even Zhuang Xin didn't notice it, but he saw the most critical link at a glance, that is, the attitude of Wei and Han.

Indeed, if Wei and Han continue to use Chu to weaken Qin, then the "Wei, Chu and Han three kingdoms jointly conniving against Qin" plotted by Meng Zhong, Qu Yuan and others is just empty talk, which will not only benefit Chu State, but will offend Qin State again.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Xin also spoke: "What Zhaozi said is extremely true, it is not difficult to persuade Zhuang Ji in the next place, it is not difficult to persuade Zhaozi to withdraw his troops, and even to strike a blow at the Qin State, the difficult thing is the attitude of Wei and Han, I don't know if the city order can be sure to persuade the King of Wei to sincerely ally with my Great Chu?" If not, then all the things we are discussing now are just empty words. ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong fell silent.

He didn't know much about Wei Wangyun, and he wasn't familiar with it, so he naturally didn't dare to lie about it.

After some thought, Meng Zhong Zhengse said to Zhao Ju and Zhuang Xin: "About this matter, I really don't have any confidence in Xia, and I don't hide it from the two, after the battle of Yique, I should have guarded Hedong, but because Tian Wen was transferred to Fangcheng because of his obstruction, now in Wei, Tian Wen has a great influence on the King of Wei, and I am afraid I can't help anything in this matter of persuading Tian Wen......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly changed his words and continued: "But the two of you also know that Zai Xia is still young, and he has just reached the age of a weak crown this year, although he doesn't dare to boast about what will happen in the future, but I implore the two of you to give Zai some trust." ”

“……”

Zhuang Xin stroked his beard and said nothing.

The contradiction between Meng Zhong and Tian Wen, he had heard Qu Yuan mention it a long time ago, and he also knew that Meng Zhong couldn't fight Tian Wen now, but in this case, Qu Yuan still pinned his hope of saving the Chu State on Meng Zhong, and it was precisely because Qu Yuan was optimistic about Meng Zhong's future.

is only a weak crown, and he has 50,000 soldiers in the Wei State, like such figures, looking at the past few decades, I am afraid that there are only Tian Zhang, Yingji, and Bai Qi.

In the eyes of Qu Yuan and Zhuang Xin, Meng Zhong will be able to become the great Sima of Wei sooner or later, and it is even possible to concurrently serve as the minister of state, so it is really necessary to make friends with such a young man in advance.

As for Zhao Ju on the side, he was even more surprised by Meng Zhong's age - if Meng Zhong hadn't mentioned it, he really hadn't noticed that the other party was just a young general who was only twenty years old.

It's no wonder, after all, Meng Zhong really doesn't look like that kind of frizzy young man at first glance.

"So...... What does the city order suggest about this? ”

After pondering for a moment, Zhuang Xin asked Meng Zhongdao.

Meng Zhong said with a straight face when he heard this: "I have heard that far-sighted people will prepare for rainy days when it is sunny and repair the roof in advance. For example, in your country, I heard Dr. Qu say that Xiong Zilan, the current minister of your country, is close to the Qin State and is jealous of the virtuous and virtuous, if this person is still in the Chu State, I think it will definitely become an obstacle to us, so I might as well find a way to get rid of it first. As for the attitude of Wei and South Korea...... I have seen Han Wangjiao and Korea's Great Sima Storm Kite, and both his monarchs and ministers are eager to stand side by side with Chu to resist Qin, but in comparison, the attitude of my Wei State is indeed ...... But please give some time in the next period, five years at most, and in the next will surely gain enough prestige in the Wei State, so that the Wei Wang Yun has to pay attention to the opinions of the next one. ”

Five years, whether it is short or not, whether it is long or not, Zhuang Xin can certainly accept it, but it is one thing to accept it in his heart, and it is another thing to say that he has a mouth: "Five years...... If the matter of me asking Zhuang Ji to come forward is leaked, the king will certainly not be able to explain, and the worst thing is to provoke the Qin State...... Just like Zhaozi said, if the Qin State is angered again, causing the Qin State to lead a large army to crusade against our Chu State again, if the Wei State sees death and does not save it, how can my Chu State resist? ”

And at this moment, he heard Meng Zhong Zhengse say: "Jieshi, I will lead the subordinates who are willing to help the Chu State to help your country resist the Qin army!" ”

His words were categorical and resolute, which made Zhaoju and Zhuang Xin stunned.

No, after being stunned for a while, Zhuang Xin couldn't help but ask, "Really?" ”

"The husband will do what he says!" Meng Zhong said in a deep voice.

On the side, Zhao Ju deliberately asked, "What if King Wei doesn't allow it?" ”

Meng Zhong chuckled and said, "At that time, there may only be a few people to help your country." ”

“……”

Looking at Meng Zhong's expression deeply, Zhao Ju and Zhuang Xin looked at each other.

Although Zhuang Xin also knew that Meng Zhong's words were just a joke, he couldn't help but be moved.

You must know that the young man in front of him is a good general who is capable of fighting against Sima Cuo and Bai Qi, although he has a good relationship with Zhao Ju, but he still has to say that compared to this young man, Zhao Ju is really too inferior, at least in terms of leading troops to fight, Zhao Ju is far inferior to Meng Zhong.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Xin couldn't help but joke: "Listening to the words of the city order, I am more inclined to watch from the wall when the Wei State is in the middle, so if the city order keeps its promise, won't my Da Chu gain a fierce general?" Akiko, I'm afraid you can only be a lieutenant general. ”

"Hehehe."

Zhao Ju also smiled, he didn't worry about what Zhuang Xin said.

First, he wished that a fierce general like Meng Zhong would defect to his Chu State, so that he would be more confident in the face of the Qin State.

Second, the situation of the Chu State is different from that of the Wei State, and the view of the gateway is extremely serious, if there is no support from the big domestic families such as Zhao, Jing, Qu, and Zhuang, even if it is a very talented outsider like Meng Zhong, he will not be able to play in the Chu State.

is like Tian Wen in the Wei State, even if Tian Wen has been the Wei minister for more than ten years, the Wei people still do not regard Tian Wen as their own - and the situation on the Chu side is even more serious.

After some jokes, Zhuang Xin nodded and said: "Okay, just rely on the words of the city order, I am willing to try it, although I hope that the city order can become my general of Dachu, but I hope that it will not really come to that point in the end......"

Hearing this, Meng Zhong also said with a straight face: "Doctor Zhuang, rest assured, in the matter of the Three Kingdoms, I will do my best." As he spoke, he did not forget to hint to the two opposites: "If this battle can be won, I believe that King Wei will pay more attention to the bottom, and naturally, there will be a greater certainty of influencing the attitude of King Wei." ”

Zhuang Xin nodded, then turned his head to look at Zhao Ju again.

Things have come to this point, even if Zhao Ju is unwilling to participate in it, he can't get out of it, he has to smile bitterly and say: "That's it, Zhao has never dared to take risks in his life, I just hope this is the only time." ”

Hearing this, he had obviously decided to cooperate with the plot of Meng Zhong, Qu Yuan, Zhuang Xin and others.

Finally got Zhao Ju's promise, Meng Zhong was also happy in his heart, and discussed it with Zhuang Xin and Zhao Ju after drinking.

Half an hour passed, and seeing that the discussion was almost over, Zhuang Xin urged Meng Zhong to say: "The hour is not early, the city order please return to Yangguan quickly, after the Qin people fall into the night, the precautions are stricter than during the day, in case they bump into the Qin people in time, it is inevitable to check ......"

Meng Zhong nodded, and then got up to take his leave.

In order to express their admiration for Meng Zhong for coming to the appointment alone, Zhao Ju and Zhuang Xin prepared to personally send Meng Zhong out of the camp.

On the way to see Meng Zhong off, Zhao Ju couldn't help but ask Meng Zhong: "If you come to the appointment today, aren't you afraid of revealing the news to the Qin people?" As far as I know, there are quite a few people in the Qin army who grit their teeth with hatred for their feet. ”

As soon as he heard that someone in the Qin army hated him and gritted his teeth, Meng Zhong couldn't help but think of Bai Qi.

But unexpectedly, although Bai Qi hated him, he didn't seem to want to kill him, judging from the contact in Fangcheng that day, Bai Qi seemed to want him to defect to Qin.

Thinking of Bai Qi, Meng Zhong subconsciously looked in the direction of Wancheng, and then asked Zhao Ju: "Qin Jun, is the army stationed in the city at this moment?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Ju nodded, and did not hide anything, and truthfully stated his opinion on this: "Maybe I don't know, when I led the army to attack Fangcheng, I deliberately asked my subordinates to show mercy......"

"Zhaozi didn't mention it and forgot about it, thank you Zhaozi for showing mercy to our city." Meng Zhong arched his hand when he heard this.

Of course, he knew that Zhao Ju released water at that time, otherwise, the 50,000 people under Zhao Ju's command at that time, how could Zheng Zheng's 8,000 at that time be able to resist? Even if you can't break through the city, it's enough to pose a great threat to other cities.

As a result, the 50,000 Chu troops under the command of Zhao Ju did not even touch the city wall a few times, I have to say that although Meng Zhong was happy to see this, it is undeniable that Zhao Ju's release of water is too exaggerated, and it is simply a Yunmengze (Poyang Lake).

"Do you know?" Zhao Ju was stunned, and then said meaningfully: "The night your army attacked my military camp at night, but you didn't show much mercy to your subordinates......"

Meng Zhong hurriedly said: "As a last resort, please ask Zhaozi to forgive your sin." ”

Zhao Ju nodded, after all, he also knew the stakes of the matter, so he naturally would not pursue the matter, and continued the topic of Fang Cai and continued: "In short, because of that incident, Sima Cuo and Bai Qi have taken precautions against our Chu army, such as now, the Qin army is stationed in the city, and our army is stationed outside the city, and each other's well water does not interfere with the river water......

Meng Zhong nodded thoughtfully, turned his head to look at Wancheng a few times, and suddenly asked, "Zhaozi can you make me blend into the city, I want to take this opportunity to peek at the Qin army." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ju and Zhuang Xin were all dumbfounded, and they said in their hearts that this Meng Zhong's courage was too great.

In the end, under the persuasion of Zhaoju and Zhuang Xin, Meng Zhong dispelled the idea of taking the opportunity to peep at the Qin army, but just as the two were about to breathe a sigh of relief, they suddenly saw Bai Qi riding in a chariot and returning from outside the camp with a team of soldiers.

Seeing that the chariot carrying some prey that had been killed by arrows, it was obvious that Bai Qi had just returned from hunting outside.

"Oh no, it's white!"

At that time, Zhuang Xin's complexion changed greatly, but on the other hand, Zhao Ju was more calm, and said in a low voice: "There are only a few people in this camp who have learned of the arrival of the city order, and it is absolutely impossible for Bai Qi to know about it, so don't make a noise, so as not to be seen through by Bai Qi." ”

After that, he took the initiative to greet Bai Qi and said, "Bai Zuo went out to hunt, it seems that the harvest is not small." ”

"Hahaha."

Bai Qi really didn't notice anything, and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do, so I led my soldiers to the mountains to relieve my boredom. ”

Looking at his face, it seems that he had drunk a lot of wine during the hunt, so that he was a little drunk in his words.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju explained with a smile: "I just drank some wine and felt tightness in my chest, so I walked around with Dr. Zhuang." ”

"Oh."

Bai Qi nodded, and immediately ordered the entourage to take two pheasants, a roe deer, and hand them to the soldiers accompanying Zhaoju.

During this period, for some reason, Bai Qi turned his head to look at Meng Zhong with divine help.

Probably noticing Bai Qi's gaze, Zhao Ju quietly gave Meng Zhong and Deng Dian a look: "Bai Zuo gave me and other prey, how can there be no gift in return, you guys, why don't you quickly move some wine to Bai Zuogen's barracks." ”

"Whoa."

Meng Zhong and the others knew that Zhao Ju was giving them a chance to leave, so they immediately left.

Looking at the back of Meng Zhong's departure, Bai Qi became more and more familiar, after all, when Meng Zhong ambushed Bai Qi in Fangcheng that day, he finally left under Bai Qi's eyes, and Bai Qi remembered Meng Zhong's back quite firmly at that time.

"What's wrong with Bai Zuo?"

Zhao Ju endured the fear in his heart and reluctantly asked.

Hearing this, Bai Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly thought of an old ......."

After saying that, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Meng Zhong a few times.

"How could it be him?" Looks like I've really drunk a little too much......

Thinking of this, Bai Qi shook his head self-deprecatingly, and after thanking Zhao Ju for his drink, he returned to the city with his accompanying soldiers.

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