Chapter 127: The Wind Rises in Handan
About half an hour later, Meng Zhong followed Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao to the latter's mansion, which was still the small courtyard in the mansion where he had threatened the latter with a sword.
"When I get older, I don't like to dance with knives and guns anymore, so I grow some vegetables on weekdays, and occasionally hunt in the mountains......"
When the servants in the palace were preparing stoves, wine jugs and other things, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao briefly told Meng Zhong about his hobbies on weekdays.
Meng Zhong had also heard of this point, and knew that Zhao Bao handed over most of the affairs in his army to his deputy general and nephew Zhao Ben, as for Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao himself, he only went to the military camp every once in a while.
It seems that the older veterans are almost like this.
"What about Ling Lang? Isn't it in Handan? β
"Heh, the bastard boy can't make it, so just let him stay in the township." The township in Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao's mouth probably refers to the township.
After a while, the servants in the palace prepared the wine utensils and served the dishes, but Zhao Bao sent him back and said to Meng Zhong with a smile: "You seem to have a good relationship with Kuang Zhang of Qi State?" β
Meng Zhong did not hide it, and said truthfully: "When I was in the Song Kingdom, I followed my brother Hui Ang to visit Mencius, and had a conversation with Mencius, Zhang Zi is a disciple of Mencius, so he is a little closer than ordinary people......
"Oh."
Zhao Bao nodded slightly, and then said to Meng Zhong with a smile: "The old man heard that you accompanied your master father to conquer the Qi country this time, and you actually broke through tens of thousands of Qi troops with 500 soldiers......
"It's just a sneak attack."
"That's not easy." Zhao Bao shook his head and said, "Zhao Xi's evaluation of you is quite high......"
"General Zhao Xi?" Meng Zhong was slightly stunned, and he was also very curious about what the general would say about him, after all, the two of them had a big disagreement because of their different opinions.
As if seeing through Meng Zhong's thoughts, Zhao Bao chuckled and said: "Zhao Xi told in the letter, saying that you kid has an outstanding eye, and you can see through the tricks set up by Kuang Zhang at a glance, and also said that although you are young, you are quite powerful and talented......"
Meng Zhong shook his head with a smile, he didn't expect that the bowl of wine he had abandoned with Zhao Xi would greatly improve Zhao Xi's impression of him.
And at this moment, I heard Zhao Bao say with a little meaning: "Zhao Cheng and Li Dui, what do they do on weekdays, and the old man doesn't want to participate, the old man just needs to take care of Handan...... Since the time of Zhao Suhou, the old man has been in charge of guarding the national capital, which is also the reason why Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others have to give the old man some face......"
"Huh." Meng Zhong nodded slightly.
It must be admitted that compared with Zhao Cheng, Anpingjun, Fengyangjun Li Dui, who are active in the political arena, Yangwenjun Zhao Bao is actually a little low-key, but the power in his hands is not small.
Take it as an example, the army near Handan City, which has the right to enter and leave Handan freely, has the power of its troops in the hands of Zhao Bao and Zhao General Xinqi, who guards the palace gate - in addition, there are only five hundred Xinwei of Meng Zhong, after all, they are the guards of Lord Zhao's father.
In addition, whether it is Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, or Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang, the army in their hands is not allowed to enter the city without authorization, and can only be stationed outside Handan City, and they can't get too close to Handan.
It can be seen that the power of Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao is actually very large.
And at this moment, I heard Zhao Bao suddenly ask: "Boy, do you want to go to the old man's account?" β
"Huh?"
Meng Zhong looked at Zhao Bao with some surprise.
I saw Zhao Bao take a sip of wine, and said with a calm expression: "Don't you want to?" β¦β¦ Previously, there were indeed many people in Handan City who laughed at you for not measuring your own strength, and you actually wanted to emulate the warriors of the Wei State and train the soldiers in your hands, but Zhu Ke fought a battle, you have proved the strength of Xinwei, plus the recommendation of the old man, do you think anyone will dare to gossip? β
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Meng Zhong glanced at Zhao Bao and politely refused: "Yang Wenjun's kindness is in his heart, and now he is the guard Sima next to Lord Zhao's father, it is not good to ......."
"Boy!" Zhao Bao interrupted Meng Zhong's words, and Zhengse said: "Don't be in a hurry to resign, think about it when you go back." The old man thinks that you are a talent, so he doesn't want you to make mistakes...... Since ancient times, the Central Plains has paid attention to 'justifiable', and the current monarch of my Zhao State is in Handan after all, not in Xindu, let alone in Daijun. β
In fact, he said this very bluntly, and he almost didn't say the names of Master Zhao's father and Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang directly.
Seeing that Meng Zhong didn't speak, Zhao Bao said in a low voice: "Boy, you have been with Master Zhao for a long time, the old man believes that there are some things that you can see yourself." Whether it is Zhao He or Zhao Zhang, they are all the children of the Zhao family, who succeeded to the throne before, the old man did not object, but now that Zhao He has gained a name, and the subjects have gradually recognized the new monarch, what if the master father does something at this time...... It will definitely plunge my Zhao Kingdom into civil strife. Therefore, whether it is Feiyi or the old man, they will not stand idly by. β
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Meng Zhong took a sip of the wine bowl.
According to Zhao Bao's words, he can guess one or two: in fact, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao has no prejudice against Zhao He and Zhao Zhang, the key is that Zhao Wang He has been the monarch of Zhao for several years, and the subjects of Zhao have gradually accepted this matter, but now, Zhao Zhu's father suddenly wants to abolish Zhao Wang He and set up Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang as the monarch, which is very likely to cause civil strife in Zhao - this is the reason why Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao resolutely opposes.
Thinking of this, Meng Zhong smiled and said, "Yang Wenjun is too overestimated, what can he do below?" β
"Hehe, don't be self-conscious, boy."
Zhao Bao looked at Meng Zhong and smiled.
To be honest, at first, Zhao Bao didn't care much about Meng Zhong, at most, he thought that this young man was very talented and very interesting, until he heard that Meng Zhong led five hundred guards to attack tens of thousands of Qi troops at night when he was Zhu Ke, Zhao Bao realized that he had underestimated this young man.
A bold and resourceful teenager, coupled with the five hundred "Zhao Wushu" under his command, this is a threat that cannot be ignored.
If Meng Zhong was determined to stand on the side of Lord Zhao and Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang, at that time, the five hundred Xin Guards who were waiting by Lord Zhao's side at any time might become a key force.
This is also the purpose of Zhao Bao's appointment to Meng Zhong to drink in the house today - as long as Meng Zhong is "rebelled", Zhao's father and Anyangjun Zhao Zhang will not have an army in Handan City, even if they are fierce, Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao are not afraid of any chaos in Handan.
On the contrary, because he could not attack Meng Zhong and the 500 Xinwei troops under his command in advance, Zhao Bao could only defend this 500-strong army day and night, lest at the time of the incident, his army would be attacked by the Xinwei army under Meng Zhong's command like the army of Qi - but even if it is defended day and night, how can there be any reason to defend every day? What's more, no one can guarantee that there will be any mistakes during the period.
Therefore, Zhao Bao finally decided to talk to Meng Zhong first, after all, this is the most direct and easiest way.
And as far as he knew, Zhao Xiangfeiyi also had this idea.
"Think about it." Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao personally poured a bowl of wine for Meng Zhong.
About an hour later, seeing that it was not too early, Meng Zhong got up to take his leave and returned to the palace.
At this time, there were two armies in the palace, one of which was the palace guard of Zhao Wang, which was commanded by Zhao Jiangxin, with about 1,000 people; The other group, the Xinwei Army, only waited around the palace where Lord Zhao's father lived.
It's not that Meng Zhong is boasting, if the two armies really fight, the five hundred Xinwei troops under his command can easily break the palace guards under Xinzhi's command, and occupy the palace by the wayβthis is probably also where Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao are worried.
It's just that Meng Zhong didn't think that Master Zhao would give such an order.
After all, if Master Zhao's father really gave such an order, he would bear the notoriety of "killing his son", and according to Meng Zhong's understanding of Master Zhao's father, this male lord still cherished his reputation very much.
This is also the reason why Lord Zhao's father has not completely torn his face with the courtiers of Zhao Wang He and his party.
"Sima."
A group of patrolling guards saw Meng Zhong from a distance and hurriedly ran to salute the latter.
I have to say that after Zhu Ke fought the first war, Meng Zhong, Le Yi and others greatly increased their prestige in the Xinwei army, and those soldiers who were about ten years older than Meng Zhong or others all recognized this young Sima.
"Well, it's a good patrol."
"Whoa!"
After chatting a few words, the group of letter guards gradually moved away, and Meng Zhong also returned to his residence, a small side hall to rest.
Early the next morning, Meng Zhong was summoned by Master Zhao's father to inquire about Meng Zhong's whereabouts yesterday.
"I went to visit Zhangzi, Master Zhao was aware of it, and in that case, he asked about yesterday's ......."
After thinking about it for a while, Meng Zhong guessed the reason why Master Zhao asked him, so he truthfully told Master Zhao about the incident that he happened to meet Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao yesterday.
At that time, Master Zhao asked with a smile: "Zhao Bao? What does he ask you for? β
Meng Zhong replied, "Yang Wenjun asked me if I would be interested in going to his account and training soldiers for him. β
"Oh?"
Master Zhao's eyes flashed a few different colors, and he asked again, "Then how did you reply?" β
Meng Zhong replied calmly: "I told Yang Wenjun that I am the guard of Lord Zhao's father, and I must not leave without permission. β
"Hehehe."
Master Zhao smiled and didn't ask any further.
Because in his opinion, Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao do not have the qualifications to "rebel" against Meng Zhong - to put it bluntly, Zhao Bao can't give Meng Zhong what he wants, such as stabilizing the Zhao and Song alliances.
Although Zhao Bao is in a high position, can he do it? It can't be done!
Only he, Zhao Yong, can give Meng Zhong what he wants.
A moment later, Le Yi came here and made a few gestures towards Meng Zhong from a distance.
"What's wrong?"
Meng Zhong stepped forward and asked.
I saw Le Yi lower his voice and said: "Yesterday, two tun chiefs reported to me, saying that someone had secretly contacted them in the past two days, asking them to monitor Master Zhao's every move with you and me as an internal response. β
"Who?" Meng Zhong frowned.
"Who else could it be?" Le Yi lowered his voice and said, "Zuo Sima under Yang Wenjun, Zhao Ben." β
"It's him......"
Meng Zhong nodded abruptly.
"How do you handle this?" Le Yi asked in a low voice.
Meng Zhong thought for a while and said, "Don't make a noise, just act as if this incident didn't happen." As for the two chiefs, when Handan is rewarded for their meritorious deeds in a few days, an additional reward will be given to them......"
"Hmm."
Le Yi nodded and left.
Looking at the back of Le Yi leaving, Meng Zhong shook his head with a smile.
Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao's Zuo Sima Zhao Ben is also an old acquaintance with them, and Meng Zhong can certainly guess what the purpose of this person is.
In the past, those tun chiefs might not have reported this matter to them, but now, it is not easy for Zhao Ben to buy the Xinwei soldiers.
But......
"It's really going to be windy......"
Looking at the flag blown by the wind in the distance, Meng Zhong muttered.
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