After March, the cold gradually fades and is replaced by a vibrant spring color.

It only took 20 days for the postmen of Zou to send Mencius's reply to Jing Bo, and then the clansmen of Jing Bo Meng's clan to Zhuangziju.

At that time, Zhuangzi was also telling Meng Zhong and other disciples the essence of the "Song Tzu", when he saw Zhuang Bo walking into the house with a strange expression, and after whispering a few words to Zhuangzi, he handed the latter a bamboo slip.

Seeing the contents of the bamboo slips, Zhuangzi also blew his beard angrily and glared, and he also terminated the teaching of the day, and wrote a letter with a stroke of his pen, asking someone to return it to Mencius.

I'm afraid no one thought that Mencius, the Confucian sage of the Zou State, and Zhuangzi, the Taoist sage of the Song State, began to scold each other in the air with the help of the exchange of letters in bamboo slips.

Gradually, Meng Zhong and other disciples found that Zhuangzi was more energetic, and the disciples of Mencius over there also gradually found that the teacher had been in good spirits recently, but no one knew what had happened.

Around mid-April, Hui Ang came from Pengcheng to Shangqiu, and then from Shangqiu to Zhuangziju.

I have to say that when Hui Ang came to Zhuangzi Ju in person, not to mention Meng Zhong, even the rest of Zhuangzi's disciples such as Wu Ying, Xiang Yi, Mu Wu, and Meng Sui couldn't help but feel excited in their hearts, who made Hui An's reputation in the Song Kingdom too loud.

It is worth mentioning that when Hui Ang heard Zhuangzi speak, he was also stunned for a while, exactly the same as Meng Zhong's reaction at the beginning.

However, it seems that Zhuangzi has all kinds of dissatisfaction with Hui An, and his attitude is very cold.

After sitting down with each other, Zhuangzi's first sentence was to accuse Hui An: "Hui An, what are you doing with the old man's disciple to see Meng Ke?" ”

Looking at Zhuangzi's angry appearance, Hui Ang almost couldn't help laughing.

Of course, he knew that Mencius had the intention to accept Meng Zhong as a registered disciple of Confucianism, and for this reason, he also gave half of "Mencius" - who else but Meng Zhong could have this treatment?

Therefore, when Mencius paid the trust to Hui An, Hui Ang guessed that Zhuangzi was angry because of this, after all, as far as he knew, Zhuangzi had a very bad impression of Confucianism.

He explained with a smile: "The master is angry, and the junior just wants Ah Zhong to gain some knowledge. ”

Zhuangzi snorted coldly when he heard this, and said unhappily: "What knowledge can be gained on Meng Ke's side?" Clever insight? ”

To put it mildly, Zhuangzi gradually calmed down the anger in his heart, and then asked Hui Ang's intention.

Seeing this, Hui Ang glanced at his righteous brother Meng Zhong who was sitting next to him, and said to Zhuangzi respectfully: "That's the case, the king wants to send the doctor "Li Shi" to Zhao to urge the king of Zhao to attack Zhongshan. ”

Hearing this, Zhuangzi's face softened.

He had to admit that Hui Ang was really sincere in treating his disciple Meng Zhong, the question was, should he let this disciple Meng Zhong go to Zhao Guo to increase his knowledge?

If it had been a year ago, I am afraid that Zhuangzi would have tried his best to oppose it, but it is undeniable that after his disciple Meng Zhong went to Teng Kingdom, some of his changes in thinking surprised Zhuangzi, especially Meng Zhong's ability to hold back his "pleasure" and give up killing Teng Hu with his own hands.

Just when Zhuangzi hesitated, Hui Ang persuaded: "Master, the younger generation thinks that young people like Ah Zhong should take advantage of their youth to go out and gain some knowledge. ”

Zhuangzi nodded thoughtfully, turned his head and asked Meng Zhong, "Ah Zhong, what do you think?" ”

Of course, Meng Zhong wanted to go to Zhao Guo to take a look, and when he heard this, he said cautiously: "If the master allows......

Zhuangzi nodded and said, "It's good to go out and see what you know." ”

Seeing this, Hui Ang said happily: "Since this is the case, the junior immediately wrote to Dr. Li Shi, asking him to go to Jing Bo when he went to Zhao Kingdom. ”

The next day, while waiting for the scholar Li Shi, Meng Zhong complied with the will of the clan and invited his righteous brother Hui Ang to the township, and the suzerain Meng Qi led the clan to hold a banquet to entertain this minister of his Song Dynasty.

During the feast, the sect leader Meng Qi and the elders Meng Jian, Meng Yan and others also learned of Hui An's intention, and while feeling that Meng Zhong was very lucky, he secretly thought about it.

As for what to think about, it is naturally "relocation".

Of course, the relocation here does not mean that all the clansmen will be moved to other countries, but that they will be moved to some of the clansmen, which is the so-called three caves of cunning rabbits - if the Song family is in danger of overturning due to the war, the Mengshi clan can also defect to other countries, so that the entire family will not be destroyed.

And Zhao Guo, in the eyes of Meng Qi, Meng Jian, Meng Yan and others, is a very good choice.

First of all, Zhao was an ally of the Song state, and even if his Meng clan moved some of his people to the Zhao state, the Song king would not offend them - provided that there was a valid reason, of course.

Secondly, Zhao is a rising power, although the world still generally thinks that the strongest countries in the world are Qi and Qin, but a few people know that Zhao interfered in the dispute between the crown princes of Qin about ten years ago, forcing Qin to welcome Yingji, who had been a proton in Yan State, as the king of Qin, after the death of King Wu of Qin, as the king, that is, the current Qin Wangji.

Even the State of Qi did not dare to make enemies with the State of Zhao.

All in all, if his Mengshi clan can gain a foothold in Zhao State, or even get a fiefdom, the Meng's family will naturally have a wider road in the future.

After returning to his home, Meng Zhong told his mother Ge Shi and sister Meng Yan about it while they were eating.

As soon as she heard that her brother was going out again, Meng Yan said worriedly: "Brother, you have only been home for two months, are you going out again?" Can you not go? ”

"Yan'er." Ge Shi interrupted Meng Yan's words, and immediately said to Meng Zhong: "Wei Niang thinks that the master and Doctor Hui are right, if there is a chance, the man should go out and wander around, just listen to Zhong'er, you said, Zhao Guo is fighting over there......"

Seeing this, Meng Zhong explained: "Mother, when I was a child, I went to Zhao State as a guard to escort Master Li Shi, and I am not a soldier of Zhao State, whether Zhao State fights or not, what does it have to do with children?" ”

Hearing this, Ge Shi was relieved, nodded again and again, and said, "That's good, that's good." ”

As he was talking, suddenly the voice of the elder came from the courtyard: "Ah Zhong, Zhong'er? The suzerain is here. ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong, Ge Shi, and Meng Yan hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks and went to the courtyard gate to greet them, and they found that the sect leader Meng Qi and the elders Meng Jian and Meng Yan were standing in the courtyard at this moment.

"Sect Master, two elders, how many of you ......?"

Ge Shi stepped forward and asked with some puzzlement.

"Excuse me." Meng Qi smiled and said, "The old man has something I want to ask your family Meng Zhong." ”

"Please?"

Meng Zhong was a little puzzled.

After a while, because there were Ge Shi and Meng Yan's mother and daughter in the main house, Meng Qi, Meng Xuan, and Meng Yan were simply in the courtyard and told Meng Zhong the intention of the trip.

That is, I hope that Meng Zhong will come forward to say something, and let Meng Yu bring some clansmen to follow him to Zhao to see if he can have a chance to get the appreciation of King Zhao and gain a foothold in Zhao State.

"This ......"

Meng Zhong was a little embarrassed.

But considering that the clansmen in the family have always been harmonious and treat his family very well, he is not easy to refuse, so the next day, he told his brother-in-law Hui Ang about it.

However, Hui Ang didn't care about this, after all, although the Meng clan is a big family in the Jing Bo area, but like this kind of family, there are dozens or hundreds of people up and down in the Song Kingdom, is it just because of the lack of the Meng clan, his Song Kingdom will no longer be able to compete with the Qi State?

Impossible.

What's more, the Meng clan was not willing to give up their fiefdom in the Song Kingdom, but only hoped that some of the clansmen would develop in the Zhao State and seek to obtain the fiefdoms.

"It's okay, it's just a small thing."

Seeing Meng Zhong's face ashamed, Hui Ang smiled and said with relief: "On the contrary, if your Meng clan can gain a foothold in the Zhao Kingdom and gain the trust of the King of Zhao, it will be a good thing for my Song Kingdom." …… Even if it is a great king, he is happy to see it. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Meng Zhong said puzzledly: "Isn't this a brain drain?" ”

Hui Ang smiled, and immediately asked Meng Zhongdao: "Then why do you think King Zhao sent Qiu He to my Song Kingdom to serve as the state minister?" Isn't Qiu He a talent? ”

"Brother means ......" Meng Zhong gradually understood.

"It doesn't matter where the talent is, it's where he's willing to benefit. Just like Qiu He, now he is the minister of state and starts to handle the government affairs of my Song Kingdom, and this person is also competent. Between the Song State and the Chu State, Qiu He will choose the interests of my Song State, and when it comes to the interests of the Zhao State, Qiu He will favor the Zhao State, because he is a vassal of the Zhao State, do you understand what I mean? Patting Meng Zhong on the shoulder, Hui Ang said with a smile: "If your Meng clan can be appreciated by King Zhao and trusted by him, the alliance between Zhao and Song may be more stable......

"More stable?" Meng Zhong heard some clues from Hui An's words, and asked puzzledly: "Could it be that the alliance between the Zhao State and the Song State is not stable?" ”

Hui Ang put his hands behind his back and shook his head slightly, and immediately, he frowned and said: "In the Zhao State, only Zhao Wangyong and a few Shiqing insisted on 'uniting the Song Dynasty to resist Qi', and the rest, there were many people who hoped to 'join forces to resist Qin'. Now only because Zhao Wangyong is still alive, the alliance between Zhao and Song can still be maintained, if Zhao Wangyong is not there one day, the relationship between Zhao and Song may not be known. If you can gain a foothold in the Zhao Kingdom, it will also help maintain the "Zhao-Song Alliance". …… Therefore, you don't have to take things to heart about what you say for your family, it's a thing that is beneficial to Montessori and the country. ”

Hearing Hui Ang say this, Meng Zhong was relieved.

But at the same time, he also had some worries in his heart, because he only learned today that the alliance between Zhao and Song was not as strong as he imagined.

A few days later, Li Shi, a scholar in his sixties, came to Jingbo and was warmly received by the Mengshi family.

After that, after getting the tacit approval of Hui Ang and Li Shi, the Meng clan organized a group of clansmen to serve as escorts for Li Shi to Zhao State.

This team was led by the young sect master Meng Hu, in addition to the children of Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, Meng Sui, Meng Heng, Meng Min and other clans, there were also Meng Zhong who studied in Zhuangziju Wu Ying, Xiang Yi, Mu Wu, Hua Hu, Le Jin, Le Xu and others - obviously because Zhuangzi also changed his original mind after listening to Hui An's words, hoping that the disciples could go out to see the world and increase their knowledge.

On April 27, the scholar Li Shi set off again from Jingbo, and under the escort of the children of the Mengshi and Le families, he went to Zhao in a majestic manner.

"Zhao Guo, what kind of country is that? And Zhao Wangyong, what kind of king is that?"

On the way to the Kingdom of Zhao, Meng Zhong sat on the chariot and couldn't help but think curiously.