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In the seventeenth year of the reign of King Wei of Wei, the Qin State sent Bai Qi to attack the Chu State, and successively captured several cities such as Yan, Deng, and Xiling.

Xiong Heng, the king of Chu, was shocked, and hurriedly sent someone to Qin to inquire about the reason, and tried to reconcile with Qin again, and at this time, Meng Zhong, who had led tens of thousands of combined troops to Wancheng, happened to receive a letter from Le Yi, the king of Yan Changguo, from Qidi.

Le Yi informed Meng Zhong in the letter that he was afraid that he would not be able to gain a foothold in the Yan Kingdom.

One of the reasons, that is, the position of King Yan, who trusted him very much, died of illness in Jicheng this year, and was succeeded by the crown prince, posthumously calling his father 'King Yan Zhao'.

In the letter, Le Yi told Meng Zhong that the prince of Yan had a prejudice against him, and after he succeeded to the throne, the new king of Yan asked him to step up the annexation of Qi and destroy Jimo and Jucheng, two cities that Qi is still resisting today, as soon as possible.

However, because this matter was contrary to Le Yi's strategy of annexing Qi in a gentle way, Le Yi did not carry it out.

And because of this incident, the new Yan King has a deeper prejudice against Le Yi, although there is a drama Xin who vouches for Le Yi in Jicheng, but it still can't offset the new Yan King's suspicion of Le Yi.

Before Le Yi wrote this letter, Ju Xin was deposed by the new King of Yan and replaced by a child of the Yan royal family named Gongsun Cao, at which point Le Yi realized that he might not be able to gain a foothold in the Yan Kingdom.

After receiving this letter, Meng Zhong couldn't believe it, he couldn't understand what the son of Yan Wangzhi thought, and actually tried to send someone to replace Ji Xin and Le Yi.

Frightened, Meng Zhong hurriedly wrote a letter and sent someone to Qi to hand it over to Le Yi, telling Le Yi that if he couldn't gain a foothold in Yan State, it would be better to come to Wei State to join him.

Unexpectedly, only half a month after this letter was sent, Meng Zhong received Le Yi's second letter.

According to his explanation, the King of Xinyan sent a person called 'Cavalry' to replace him, and he decided to flee to Zhao for fear that he would be killed by King Xinyan after returning to Jicheng - the reason why he chose to flee to Zhao was because during this period of time, there were frequent envoys sent by Zhao Sheng, the king of the Plains, to show favor to him, and when Le Yi was replaced by cavalry, there happened to be an envoy from Zhao to visit Le Yi, and under the persuasion of the envoy of Zhao, Le Yi decided to flee to Zhao first to avoid trouble.

Seeing this letter, Meng Zhong was dumbfounded.

Ju Xin and Le Yi, these two heroes of the Yan Kingdom who tried their best to assist King Yan - no, the heroes of the Yan Kingdom who assisted King Yan Zhao were deposed by the new King Yan like this? The new King Yan, do you really think that Gongsun Cao and Horse Robber can replace Ju Xin and Le Yi?

"King Yan Zhao's hard work, I'm afraid it will be ruined."

Frowning slightly, Meng Zhong muttered.

Sure enough, half a year later, Meng Zhong received the news that the Yan generals who replaced Le Yi rode and robbed Jimo in the name of the new Yan King.

Subsequently, Tian Dan quickly recovered the fallen land of the Qi state, welcomed back the land of the king of Qi in Jucheng, that is, Tian Fazhang, one of the sons of the king of Qi Min, and supported the latter to re-establish the state of Qi in Linzi.

After hearing this series of news, Meng Zhong simply didn't know what to say.

It took the old Yan king a lifetime to destroy the Qi country, and even annex the Qi country, and the new Yan king only took half a year to destroy all his father's life's hard work.

Well, in response to Meng Zhong's speculation back then, Yan spent countless energy to annex Qi, but now it has all been spit out, and it has returned to the north in a gloomy way, and it has had the opportunity to annex the land of Qi and become a big country comparable to Qin and Wei, but it has also been completely shattered because of the 'wise' approach of the new Yan King.

At this time, Meng Zhong's clan brother, Fang Cheng Ling Meng Sui, was by Meng Zhong's side, and when he learned of the restoration of the Qi State, he frowned and said: "Will this Tiandan restore the Qi State pose a threat to the Wei and Song dynasties?" ”

"Not really." Meng Zhong shook his head slightly.

Although the Qi general called Tian Dan did act very conspicuously, causing Yan to spit out three-fifths of the annexed Qi land, but even so, the current Qi State does not have the strength to pose a threat to the Song State, let alone pose a threat to the Wei State - after all, based on the Centennial Alliance of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Han, as long as the Qi State dares to invade the territory of the Wei State or the Song State, even if Tian Dan tries to get the Wei and Song countries to return one-fifth of each of the Qi land that they have previously swallowed, it will inevitably be jointly suppressed by the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Han.

When the time comes, Wei Wangjun will inevitably order Meng Zhong to lead 200,000 troops of the Three Kingdoms to crusade against Qi again, which Qi cannot bear.

After thinking about it, Meng Zhong instructed Meng Sui: "Ah Sui, you watch Bai Qi here for me, and I'll go back to Daliang." The restoration of Qi is very powerful, and I need to go back to Daliang to discuss with the King of Wei. ”

Meng Sui nodded.

So, Meng Zhong returned to Daliang from Wancheng.

Halfway through, he received a message from Da Liang, and Wang Wei really summoned him back to China to discuss important matters.

As for what to discuss, if you think about it, you know that it is for the restoration of the Qi country.

Sure enough, when Meng Zhong returned to Daliang to meet Wei Wangqi, Wei Wangjun really asked about the restoration of Qi, and Bing asked Meng Zhong about how to deal with it.

Meng Zhong then asked the King of Wei: "King Wei, I don't know what the attitude of the Qi State is towards our Wei and Song countries now?" ”

The king of Wei said: "An Pingjun of Qi State...... That is, Tian Dan, the general of the Qi State who restored the Qi State, he had sent an envoy to Daliang half a month ago to show goodwill, and Tian Xiang contacted him and found out that the Qi State did not ask the Wei and Song countries to return their land, but hoped to re-establish diplomatic relations with the Wei and Song countries. ”

Meng Zhong nodded slightly, and said in his heart that this Tian Dan was not arrogant.

At this time, Wei Wangjun said to Meng Zhong again: "You know, Tian Xiangji hates the land of the King of Qi, oh, that is, the King of Qi Min, for the current Qi State, Tian Xiang has no hatred, so Tian Xiang persuaded the widow to make friends with the Qi State in this matter, the reason is that the Qin State is moving frequently at present, and it is expanding wildly, and it is not sure when the Qin State will start a war with our Wei State again, if the Qi State is attacked at this time, it is very likely that our Wei State will fall into a situation where the enemy is on the back of the enemy...... The widow wants to hear Aiqing's opinion. ”

"Crusade against the Kingdom of Qi?" Meng Zhong looked at Wei Wang Yun in surprise and asked, "What does Wei mean, annexing the Qi State?" ”

In the face of his country's dependence, of course Wei Wangjun would not hide it, and nodded and admitted: "The rich land of Shandong, if it can be annexed, the widow should naturally not miss it...... Meng Qing, you say, if you gather the strength of Wei and Song to carve up the Qi country, what are the chances of victory? ”

Meng Zhong thought for a while and said, "It's hard to say...... The Song State has newly acquired Langxie County, and I am afraid that it will not be able to swallow more Qi soil, while the Wei State has newly acquired the East County, if there is no threat from the Qin State, it has the ability to annex this Qi State, but as Tian Xiang said, in the past two years, the Qin State has moved frequently, and the ministers have also tended to have a confrontation between Wei and Qin in recent years. ”

Hearing Meng Zhong's words, King Wei stroked his beard and thought for a moment, and then said with great regret: "What does Qing mean by this, is it necessary for the widow to maintain good relations with the Qi State?" ”

Meng Zhong said with a smile: "Before the fall of the Qi State, although due to Le Yi's restraint, the territory of the Qi State has not been damaged too much, but after all, it is a dead country, and now although Tian Dan has restored the Qi State, I believe that there are still many hidden dangers waiting for him to deal with, for example, the Qi people who were given by Le Yi on behalf of the King of Yan before, these people may not support the new King of Qi supported by Tian Dan, and the purpose of coming to Tian Dan to make friends with the Wei and Song dynasties is also to solve the remaining problems in the country first...... The king of Wei asked the minister's opinion, and the minister's opinion was that the crusade against the Qi State, the minister could win, and he could let the Qi State experience the second death like Le Yi, but whether the Qi State could be truly annexed was threatened by the Qin State at the moment, and the ministers were really difficult to predict. ”

Wei Wangjun was very satisfied with Meng Zhong's self-confidence, nodded and said, "Of course Aiqing's ability is known to the widow. …… Aiqing is right, at the moment, the Qin State is the primary threat to my Wei State, if we can't free up our hands to annex the Qi State, even if the Qi State is destroyed again, it will only offend the Qi people in vain and make the Qi people hold grudges. …… In this way, the widow turned around and asked Tian Xiang to send an envoy to Qi to congratulate Qi on its restoration, and by the way, to instigate Qi to target Yan ......"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Meng Zhong.

Of course, Meng Zhong understood why Wei Wangjun glanced at him, obviously wanting to see what he had to say about 'instigating the Qi State to target the Yan State', but in fact, Meng Zhong did not have any opinion.

Even, because Le Yi was deposed by the new Yan King for no reason, Meng Zhong felt worthless for this brother in his heart, and even had no good impression of the current Yan Kingdom.

Or to put it more simply, his previous good impression of the Yan Kingdom was completely based on the body of King Yan Zhao, Le Yi, and Rong Yi, not the Yan Kingdom under the rule of the new King Yan.

Subsequently, Wei Wangfu chatted with Meng Zhong for a while about the Chu State.

This question, to put it bluntly, is to save or not to save the Chu State, Wei Wangshu is the master who does not see the rabbit and does not scatter the eagle, he still has the same previous proposition: he can send troops to rescue the Chu State, but the Chu State at least shows goodwill, such as forming an alliance with the Wei State to join forces to fight against the Qin State or something.

Of course, in particular, Wei Wangjun still authorized Meng Zhong to control it himself, after all, Wei Wangjun did not want Chu to be too weakened by Qin, or even annexed and eaten by Qin.

The next day, Meng Zhong and Minister Tian Wen also discussed the issue of Qi and Chu.

As always, Tian Wen still ignored him, and even, in order to avoid paying tribute to Meng Zhong, Tian Wen didn't want to see him, but in matters involving the interests of Wei State, Tian Wen was still more conscientious, and the two had a discussion on the issue of Qi State and Chu State, and then, Tian Wen didn't even say a polite word to let Meng Zhong stay for dinner, and let Meng Zhong leave.

I have to say that this dignified Xue Gong is indeed not big.

It is worth mentioning that before Meng Zhong said goodbye, Tian Wen asked Meng Zhongdao: "When do you plan to return to Wancheng?" ”

Meng Zhong didn't understand what Tian Wen meant at first, and said with a smile: "Tian Xiang rest assured, he will leave Daliang tomorrow." ”

Tian Wen glanced at Meng Zhong and said, "Although you are indeed an eyesore, I didn't mean that...... As far as I know, Le Yi, the king of Changguo of Yan State, has now fled to Zhao State and is a guest in the Plain Monarch's Mansion in Handan...... You have a brotherhood with Le Yi, and you have a greater chance to come forward. ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong said with a strange expression: "Tian Xiang gave me the opportunity to meet the two brothers, and I am grateful, but ...... Xue Gong, when I came, Bai Qi was already attacking Chu Ying. ”

"So what?" Tian Wen sneered and said, "I know that you have a good relationship with Qu Yuan, the doctor of the Chu State, if this person asks you to send troops to help, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to refuse...... In this case, you simply go to Zhao State, and when Bai Qi breaks through the capital of the Chu people and digs up the ancestral graves of the Chu people, it is not too late for you to go back to Wancheng to clean up the mess. Anyway, Fangcheng has your clan brother Meng Sui here, and I don't think Bai Qi will provoke my Wei State at the moment......"

Meng Zhong frowned when he heard this, and said, "Is this a bit ...... Square peg? ”

"Humph!" Tian Wen sneered: "In my opinion, unless the Chu people feel the pain of the skin, I am afraid that the Chu people will still stupidly fall to the Qin State...... With your current power, I can't force you, but I still have to remind you that you are the Great Sima of the Wei State, and no matter how bad you are, you are the Great Sima of the Song and Han Kingdoms, not the Chu State...... As long as you still have some judgment, you should know that using this battle to let the Chu people completely recognize the true face of the Qin State will be more and more beneficial to the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Han. ”

“……”

Meng Zhong frowned, but he didn't refute Tian Wen's words.

After all, Tian Wen is indeed right, only if the Chu State is completely hurt by the Qin State and completely recognizes the true face of the Qin State, it is possible for the Chu State to fall to the Wei State, and no matter how bad it is, it will choose to ally with the Wei State and jointly fight against the Qin State.

So, Meng Zhong listened to Tian Wen's suggestion and went to Zhao again.

In Handan, Zhao State, in the mansion of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, Meng Zhong really met his good brother Le Yi in the past.

When he saw Meng Zhong, Le Yi made fun of Meng Zhong and said: "Marquis Yun hurried to Zhao State, isn't he afraid that my defection to Zhao State will be unfavorable to Wei State?" ”

Meng Zhong admitted very frankly: "Of course, you are Le Yi!" Le Yi, who can compare with you in contemporary times? ”

was teased by Meng Zhong in turn, Le Yi couldn't smile bitterly, and then said: "Don't worry, although King Zhao named me as the prince of Wangzhu and gave me Guanjin as a fief, I didn't intend to accept ......"

"Guanjin? In what place? Meng Zhong asked curiously.

Le Yi glanced at Meng Zhong and explained, "North of Pingyuanyi, east of Wuyi. ”

Meng Zhong was stunned, and said in his heart Isn't this the border of the three kingdoms of Zhao, Qi, and Yan now?

As if seeing through Meng Zhong's thoughts, Le Yi said melancholy: "Regardless of the Qi Kingdom, King Zhao thinks that I hate the current King of Yan, so he wants to appoint me to sit in Guanjin, but how to say it...... You know my son Rakuma is still in Jicheng, right? ”

Meng Zhong nodded and said, "Don't worry, if that Yan King dares to threaten you with my nephew's life, I will definitely seek justice for you!" ”

"That's not ......"

Le Yi smiled and said, "Prince...... Well, it should be called King Yan, through the letter sent by Ju Xin, in fact, he was afraid of me, for fear that I would stand on my own feet, so he ordered the cavalry to replace me, and now the Tiandan of Qi defeated the cavalry, and the king of Yan is also full of regret. …… A month or two ago, King Yan sent a letter accusing me of betraying the trust of the previous king and taking refuge in Zhao...... But what am I going to do when I return to Yan Kingdom? Everything is ruined, the Yan Kingdom no longer has the ability to annex the Qi Kingdom, and the hard work of the first king has been ruined......"

Looking at the look on Le Yi's face at this moment, Meng Zhong knew that maybe after the new Yan King apologized, Le Yi no longer hated, but he couldn't let go of the fact that King Yan Zhao's life's work was destroyed by his son.

“…… A few days ago, I got the news that my son Le Jian has been named the king of Changguo by King Yan, hehe......" Le Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Meng Zhong also sighed and sighed.

Although the new King Yan named Le Yi's young son Le Jian as the monarch of Changguo, which is equivalent to apologizing to Le Yi, you must know that Changguo is located in the southwest of Linzi and has already been recaptured and occupied by Tiandan, if you think about it carefully, this is really a bit ironic.

"What about the Rong Oyster?" Meng Zhong diverted the topic.

"When the robbers replaced me, Rong wanted to flee with me, but I stopped him because I was afraid of the robbers...... Alas! After the defeat of the cavalry, Rong led the remnants of the Yan State to the north of the river and is currently stationed in Cangzhou...... King Yan has no doubt about Rong Oyster, and with this lesson, he thinks that Rong Oyster should be reused by King Yan. …… With Rong Worm sitting in Cangzhou, Qi State may not be able to threaten Yan State, but it is ...... It's just that King Zhao's hard work has been in vain......"

Meng Zhong nodded slightly, and then asked Le Yi, "Have you ever thought about defecting to the Wei State?" I mean, come and help me? ”

Le Yi glanced at Meng Zhong and said with a smile: "Marquis Yun, who is also the great Sima of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Han, will there be a shortage of people around him?" ”

"Of course. …… How is it? ”

"......" glanced at Meng Zhong a few times, and Le Yi suddenly asked, "Do you know, why did I not accept the canonization of King Zhao, but just received a false position?" ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong realized that Le Yi was a tactful refusal.

Sure enough, under Meng Zhong's gaze, Le Yi said to himself: "I originally thought that after the fall of the Qi State, the Zhao State would be the biggest threat to the Yan State, so I started preparations against the Zhao State early, even if Han Xu of the Zhao State later advocated 'Lianyan to resist Qin', I never completely changed my mind, I just thought about Zhao Guoxu and the snake, and waited for my Yan State to annex the Qi State...... However, now, Tiandan has restored the Qi State, although there is Rong Wei sitting in Cangzhou and can resist the Qi State, but the Yan State Committee has really lost the only chance to compete for the hegemony of the Central Plains......"

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Meng Zhong, and seeing that Meng Zhong's face showed a look of continued astonishment, he said with a smile: "You heard it right, I originally planned to snatch the position of the overlord of the Central Plains with the Wei State where you are located, why can't my Yan State become the overlord of the Central Plains?" ”

"Looks like I'm glad Tian Dan defeated the Cavalry?" Meng Zhong said with a strange expression.

"Less of this! Even if I run into you, I have to be extremely cautious. Speaking of this, Le Yi suddenly sighed: "But unfortunately, now I have lost even the opportunity to fight." …… Now that the Qi State is restored, if the Qi State does not forgive the Yan State, the Yan State and the Zhao State may be the only way out......"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Meng Zhong and said tentatively: "Qi State borders the four kingdoms of Zhao, Yan, Wei, and Song, I think you will definitely not sit back and watch Qi State offend Wei State and Song State, thinking about it like this, instigating Qi State to retaliate against Yan State may be your Wei State's current strategy, right?" …… Even if it was the Wei State, when it started a war with the Qin State, it didn't want to get caught up in a war with the Qi State, right? ”

Meng Zhong was stunned, but did not refute.

Seeing this, Le Yi also understood, nodded and said: "That's why, with me in Zhao Kingdom, Yan Kingdom can be more or less smooth in this regard." …… King Zhao treats me with a lot of ease, and I at least want to keep Yan Kingdom. ”

Seeing Le Yi's resolute attitude, Meng Zhong also gave up persuasion.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Wei of Wei, the Qin general Bai Qi attacked Chu Ying, the capital of Chu State, during which he captured dozens of cities such as Yiling and Anlu to establish Nanjun.

As a result, Bai Qi was named Wu Anjun for his merits.

The first thing after the reward, Bai Qi wrote a letter to Meng Zhong, showing off his military exploits and title.