The next day, Meng Zhong told his companions about Le Yi's decision, which made Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Le Jin and others quite stunned.

However, in terms of "strategy", Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Le Jin and others could not give any good advice, and this kind of thing was previously decided by Meng Zhong, Meng Sui, Le Yi, and Xiang Yi, so they couldn't tell whether Le Yi's trip to Yan was beneficial to the Song State.

But one thing is certain, that is, they are reluctant to leave.

In fact, Le Yi is not like this?

When Le Yi was in Zhongshan Kingdom, there were not many companions around him, and only a few military books passed down from his ancestors could be accompanied by him, but since he got acquainted with Meng Zhong and his party, Le Yi's life has been much more colorful. On weekdays, Meng Hu, Hua Hu and others will pull him into the water - just like last night Meng Hu and Hua Hu and others followed Jun Sima Dou Xing to fool around in the city, this group of people did not forget to drag Le Yi into the water, after all, among the group, Le Yi looked the most serious.

All in all, the affection with these companions made Le Yi quite reluctant.

It's just that Le Yi also understands that if he stays by Meng Zhong's side, he won't be able to help his group of companions, and he won't be able to help Song Guo - in terms of leading troops to fight, Meng Zhong is not inferior to him at all; In terms of training soldiers, Meng Sui can also take the lead alone, and as for the affairs of the army, Xiang Yi can also take care of the situation in an orderly manner, in this case, why not go to Yan State and do what Meng Zhong, Meng Sui, Xiang Yi and others can't do?

"Or, I'll go to Yan Country with Ah Xu to help Ah Yi, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Le Jin said in a rare seriousness.

Hearing this, Le Yi shook his head and said, "You guys stay with Ah Zhong." …… According to my estimates, in the past two years, the Wei State is afraid that there will be a war, and the Yan State, now that it has surrendered to the Qi State, there should be no war...... "Speaking of this, he blinked his eyes rarely, and teased: "It's not that I said, except for Ah Zhong, Ah Sui, and Xiang Yu, even if the rest of the people go to the Yan Kingdom, I'm afraid they won't be able to help." ”

Indeed, among their companions, there is actually no lack of experience in leading troops to fight, but when it is their turn to govern the country, the gap is big, even Meng Zhong, Meng Sui, Xiang Yi and others have never tried to manage and govern a city, not to mention Meng Hu and Hua Hu, who are purely reckless men who can only lead troops to fight, let these people go to Yan Country with them, as long as there is no war in Yan Country, it is almost difficult for these people to do anything.

Of course, Le Yi said this, in the final analysis, just to dilute the sadness of parting.

After Le Yi finished speaking, Hua Hu and Le Jin immediately jumped to their feet, pretending to be indignant and said: "You haven't seen me govern the city, how can you judge that I don't have this talent?" ”

"That's right!" Meng Hu also helped with confidence, but unfortunately everyone looked at him with disgust after taking a look, which made Meng Hu feel very sad.

Although he hadn't read many books, and he led his troops to fight purely by instinct, and he had no experience in managing cities, he knew that he had talent in this area!

Just when everyone was pretending to be arguing, they heard Meng Zhong say in a deep voice: "If you go to Yan Kingdom alone, none of us will rest assured, since this is the case...... Let Rong Worm accompany you to Yan Kingdom. ”

"Me?" Among the crowd, Rong was quite surprised.

Meng Zhong did not answer Rong Yi directly, but after glancing at the former, he said to Le Yi: "Rong Yi used to be a pawn of my Song Kingdom, and he was valued by the crown prince (Dai Wu) and sent to my side because of his bravery, but I think he is really condescending to serve as a guard by my side...... At present, Yan Guo is the time to employ people, and with the talent of Rong Yan, I believe that he will be able to have a place in Yan State. ”

Hearing this, Le Yi turned his head to look at Rong Yi.

As Meng Zhong said, Rong Yi is actually a warrior, but I have to say that he is almost impossible to have a chance to show his skills when he is around Meng Zhong and others.

At least in terms of leading troops to fight, Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Mu Wu, Wu Ying, Le Jin and others are not inferior to Rong Yi, and these people are also closer to Meng Zhong, in front of these people, it is indeed difficult for Rong Yi to have a chance to shine - Meng Zhong is actually not short of generals.

But if Rong Yi follows Le Yi to Yan Kingdom, then Rong Yi can serve as Le Yi's deputy general and help Le Yi in military affairs.

Of course, most of what he can help Le Yi for the time being is just to train the soldiers, after all, Rong Yi has served as a guard by Meng Zhong's side during this time, and he really has no opportunity to accumulate experience.

But anyway, it's a good thing to have someone familiar with you.

"This ......"

After hesitating for a while, Le Yi turned his head to look at Rong Worm: "Rong Worm, what do you think?" ”

"This ......"

Rong Yan showed a look of hesitation on his face, and said hesitantly: "The prince sent me here to protect Meng Sima ......"

Seeing the hesitation on his face, Meng Zhong patted him on the shoulder and said: "Rong Yan, you are a talent, I originally planned that if I can become the Hedong Shou this time, I will hand over one of the cities to you, so that you can slowly accumulate experience, but you have also seen the current situation, I myself have only mixed one Fang City Guard...... I take you as a companion, so I tell you the truth, if it takes me ten years to get into the position of Hedong in the Wei State, you will be completely delayed by me...... At present, Ah Yi is going to Yan Country alone, and Yan Country is short of talents, when you arrive in Yan Kingdom, you will definitely be able to become a general, and you can help Ah Yi when the time comes. ”

Listening to Meng Zhong's words, Rong Yan fell into deep thought.

He also wanted to be crowned the king and worship the marquis and glorify the lintel, so he made up his mind to follow Meng Zhong, even if he followed Meng Zhong from the Song State to the Wei State.

But the problem is that there is no shortage of generals around Meng Zhong, like Meng Hu, Hua Hu, and Mu Wu, pick one out at random, whether he fights alone or on the march, he is not the opponent of the other party, not to mention Cao Chun, Wei Xu, Cai Cheng and other new generals who defected to them.

I have to say that on Meng Zhong's side, it is indeed difficult for him to have the opportunity to take the lead.

But it's different to follow Le Yi to Yan Kingdom, Yan Country is now short of talents, even if he is like this, maybe he can mix with the position of military horse, and then he slowly accumulates experience, and in the future, there is no possibility of being on an equal footing with Meng Hu, Hua Hu and others.

Just like Meng Zhong said, he really treats him as a companion, so he will think about his future.

Thinking of this, Rong Yi looked at Meng Zhong gratefully, nodded and said, "It is really a blessing for Rong Yi to be able to get acquainted with Meng Sima in this life!" …… I don't hide my intentions, I want to go to Yan Kingdom with 'Zuo Sima' to see if there is a chance to get ahead, but if I leave, Meng Sima's side ......"

As if guessing Rong Worm's thoughts, Meng Zhong smiled and said, "Rong Worm, in your opinion, do I really need to have a forbidden guard by my side to protect me?" ”

Hearing this, Rong Yan himself couldn't help laughing.

Indeed, don't look at Meng Zhong as a powerless scholar after putting on the robe, but in fact, Meng Zhong has never stopped exercising over the years - in terms of force, Meng Zhong can actually rank in the top three among their group of companions, but he is not like Meng Hu and Hua Hu who are keen to show off their strength and bravery.

Thinking of this, Rong Yi also put his heart at ease.

On the same day, Meng Zhong and others drank a farewell wine in Duan Gan's mansion, and then after this wine was drunk, Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, Meng Sui and everyone else sent Le Yi and Rong Yi out of the east of Daliang City.

At the time of parting, Meng Zhong stretched out his hands to wrap his arms around the shoulders of Le Yi and Rong Yi, and solemnly instructed: "When you go out, you must pay attention to safety. …… Ah Yi, you are sometimes too upright, and you are angry and angry, and when you meet someone you are not used to, you will not only treat you coldly, but even make mocking remarks, you need to pay more attention when you are in Yan Kingdom. ”

Hearing this, Le Yi looked at Meng Zhong with a strange expression, and said angrily: "It's your turn to say this?" How did you get a grudge with Tian Wen? Did I pull you from behind? But the result? You still tore your face with Tian Wen......"

"Is there such a thing?"

Meng Zhong was suddenly a little embarrassed.

From the side, everyone laughed.

During this period, Xiang Yi said a fair word: "In terms of calmness, in fact, Ah Yi is calmer than Ah Zhong, but Ah Yi's mouth is too poisonous, and he can often make his popularity half ......dead with one sentence."

Hearing the words "mouth poison", all the companions nodded one after another.

I wonder why the soldiers of the Xinwei Army were more afraid of Le Yi than Meng Zhong when they were in Zhao State, wasn't it because Le Yi spoke too harshly when he trained them? That's just going to make people angry.

Hearing this, Le Yi smiled and teased: "It's not your turn to say this." …… I am poisoned in my mouth, but you are poisoned in my heart. ”

Indeed, in terms of ruthlessness and indifference, in fact, he is the most bitter among all people.

For example, when Meng Zhong ambushed Lian Po's army in Zhao State, he set a fire in the forest, and at that time, Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, Hua Hu and others were all a little unbearable, after all, the other party was also a soldier of Zhao State, but what did Xiang Yu say? - It's a pity that I didn't pour fire oil in the forest!

Maybe this white-looking scholar is actually the blackest and most ruthless of these people.

"Don't be so blunt."

was dismantled by Le Yi, and Xiang Yi pretended to be annoyed, which once again caused everyone's laughter.

At this time, Meng Zhong was telling Rong Yan: "...... Rong Yi, I know your bravery, but you still lack a lot of experience in leading troops to fight, and after you arrive in Yan Kingdom, if you have the opportunity, you should look at the art of war. …… The art of war will not directly help you defeat the enemy, but it can increase your knowledge, help you immediately think of what tactics to use to defeat the opponent in the future, and follow this line of thought to guess the opponent's thoughts. …… In this regard, you can ask Ayido for advice. ”

"Hmm!" Rong nodded solemnly.

In the end, Meng Zhong took Le Yi and Rong Yi by the shoulders, and said in a low voice: "Finally, in the end, you two protect yourself, if you don't stay happy in Yan Kingdom, you might as well come to my side again...... In my heart, you are all my brothers, just like Ah Hu and them. ”

"Hmm!"

Le Yi and Rong Yi nodded emphatically.

Under the send-off of Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, Meng Sui and others, Le Yi and Rong Yi finally boarded a chariot and embarked on a journey to Yan Kingdom.

Meng Zhong and the others have known Le Yi for almost four years, and they have known Rong Yi for two years.

But Meng Zhong knew that Le Yi went to Yan Kingdom, which was the best choice for now.

As for Rong Yi, on the one hand, he hopes that Rong Yi will help Le Yi, and on the other hand, he also hopes that Rong Yi can find a suitable place for him to display his talents.

However, in the final analysis, he is still not valued enough by the Wei State - if he is already the Hedong Shou of the Wei State at this moment, perhaps there is no need for Le Yi to go to the Yan State to prepare for the future, and Rong Yi can also get a position on his side that can give full play to his talents.

It's a pity that he is now just a city guard and a city guard on the border of Wei.

But at this moment, he can't care about sadness.

After all, although Fangcheng is remote, it is undeniable that it is the southern fortress of Wei State, and it is the foundation for Meng Zhong to start in Wei State.

Seeing the chariot of Le Yi and Rong Yi disappearing from sight, Meng Zhong was silent for a moment, then turned to his companions and said in a deep voice: "Let's go, let's pack up, we have to go to Fangcheng." …… Ah Yi went to Yan State, we have to work harder in Wei State, we can't wait for Ah Yi to be crowned a prince and worship the marquis, our side is still just a Fang City guard......"

Hearing this, Meng Hu, Hua Hu and other ordinary companions sneered, but immediately restrained their smiles and showed a solemn look on their faces.

On the side, Xiang Yu said calmly: "It is impossible for Tian Wen to suppress us for the rest of his life, and it is impossible for us to have only one Fang Cheng to guard ...... for the rest of my life."

"Well said!"

Meng Zhong nodded, and then looked at Zhu Yigan's companions and said: "At present, the first step for us is to go to Fangcheng and gather my brothers from the Mengyi Mengshi, Le's, Hua's and other families, and use this as the core to re-establish an army, which can resist Qi and Zhao in the east and contain Qin in the west, and this army will be the guarantee for us in Wei in the future......"

Hearing this, Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Meng Sui, Xiang Yu, Wu Ying, Le Jin, Le Xu and others nodded heavily.

After a while, when Meng Zhong returned to the city and returned to Duan Gan's mansion, he happened to see Duan Ganyin and Tian Huang talking in the hall.

After seeing Meng Zhong, Duan Ganyin beckoned Meng Zhong to him, and asked with some surprise: "I heard from the people in the mansion that some of your companions have left?" ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong shook his head and corrected, "It's not to leave, but to temporarily separate for the sake of the same goal." ”

Hearing this, Duan Ganyin and Tian Di glanced at each other, and they both felt that Meng Zhong's mood at the moment was slightly fluctuating.

However, they didn't want to get involved in the affairs between these juniors, so after a few words, Duan Ganyin got down to business, that is, Meng Zhong was appointed as the guard of Fang City.

“…… The old man knew that with Ah Zhong's talent, it would be too condescending to the position of Fang Chengshou, but the king's order was issued and there was no way to change it. But let's do it another way......"

From the side, Tian Di said: "I think so with Brother Duan, Ah Zhong, you go to Fangcheng to work first, don't leave the impression that the king is unruly because of his talent, and stay for a while...... Well, before the end of this year, Uncle Duan Gan and I will meet with the king again and try to move you from Fangcheng to Hedong......"

Hearing this, Meng Zhong shook his head and said, "The two uncles have good intentions, but the kid has already decided to start from Fangcheng. ”

"Starting from Fangcheng?"

Tian Di frowned and said, "Ah Zhong, do you know where Fang Cheng is?" It is in Wandi, on the border of the three kingdoms of Wei, Han and Chu, and I heard that the local people are poor and sparsely populated, and you ...... Don't be presumptuous. ”

Seeing this, Meng Zhong shook his head and explained: "Uncle Tian misunderstood, the kid doesn't have any meaning, it's just that the kid thinks that Fangcheng may be the most suitable place for the kid now...... Tian Wen deliberately suppressed me, just to make me unhappy, just because I used to call him unhappy, as long as he is still favored by the king of Wei and still holds the position of minister of state in Wei, even if there are two uncles who come forward, I am afraid it will be difficult to transfer the kid to Hedong. Taking a step back, even if he tears his face with Tian Wen for this reason and transfers the kid to Hedong, Tian Wen will definitely try to embarrass the kid from other aspects, rather than this, I might as well simply stay in Fangcheng and retrain an army there for the Wei State, which can not only enhance the strength of the Wei State, but also increase the influence of the kid in the heart of the King of Wei in the future...... And Tian Wen, when he saw that I stayed in Fang City honestly, he shouldn't deliberately embarrass me anymore......"

"Hmm......"

After listening to Meng Zhong's explanation, Duan Ganyin and Tian Yan stroked their beards and pondered for a moment.

They must admit that although Meng Zhong is young, he really thinks about things.

"That'...... How can Gange Brother Duan and I help you? Tian Di asked.

Meng Zhong thought for a while and said, "First of all, I hope to get more army ......"

Fangcheng belonged to the border city of Wei, so it was basically garrisoned by an army of 12,500 people, but Meng Zhong's ambition was not limited to this.

On the Wei side, he needed to prevent Tian Wen from deliberately embarrassing him, but looking at the Qin State, the biggest enemy of the Wei State, the Qin General Bai Qi was not a few years older than him, and he was already the commander of nearly 100,000 Qin troops.

If he wants to compete with Bai Qi, Meng Zhong has to get more troops.

"How many troops do you want?" Tian Di asked in a low voice.

I saw Meng Zhong raise his right hand, stretched out his five fingers, and said in a deep voice: "At least...... Fifty thousand! ”

Seeing this, Duan Ganyin and Tian Di looked at each other.

It's not that they don't think that Meng Zhong is enough to manage an army of 50,000, the key is the latter's position, Fang Cheng Ling—although Fang Cheng is the southern fortress of Wei, it will not send 50,000 troops, right?

And knowing that these 50,000 troops is not just a number, considering the salary of the army soldiers and the daily loss of rice and grain, this is an astronomical amount.

Seeing Duan Ganyin and Tian Di's embarrassed faces, Meng Zhong immediately said: "I can ask for less money and food for the army, and I will find a way to do it myself, as long as the two uncles can persuade the King of Wei to give me the establishment of 50,000 people......"

"Do you figure it out yourself?" Tian Di said in surprise: "If you want to feed an army of 50,000 people, this is not an easy task. ”

Meng Zhong Zhengse said: "Having said that, there are not enough troops to attract the attention of the King of Wei at home, and ...... abroad Although the Qin State said that it was temporarily peaceful with our Wei State, his ambition to enter the Central Plains eastward would not be extinguished, and with enough troops, I would have more choices in the future. ”

Hearing this, Tian Dian and Duan Ganyin glanced at each other and nodded silently.

In fact, they could tell that Meng Zhong wanted to train an army that was completely obedient to him, and would use this as a basis to compete with Tian Wen in the future.

In all fairness, this is not entirely a good thing for the Wei State and the royal family - with Meng Zhong's talent, if he gets an army of 50,000 people, how many people in the Wei State will be able to control him in the future?

At least Tian Wen can't do it!

But Duan Ganyin and Tian Yin both tacitly did not mention it.

For Yu Gong, Meng Zhong was indeed right, a general like him who is good at fighting must have a trustworthy army in his hands to withstand the army of Qin in the future.

And privately, Meng Zhong is also a person on their side, one of their crown prince Wei Yu's faction, and Meng Zhong can get more power, which is also beneficial to them.

After all, for the time being, the influence of State Minister Tian Wen on Wei Wangyun is indeed great, so much so that Wei Wangjun values Tian Wen more than the crown prince Wei Yu, which is a matter of "putting the cart before the horse" in itself for Duan Ganyin, Tian Di and other local nobles of Wei.

That Tian Wen, after all, is just an outsider!

As for whether Meng Zhong would do anything harmful to the Wei State and the Wei royal family if he held military power in the future, Duan Ganyin and Tian Yang were not worried about this.

After all, Meng Zhong is a disciple of Zhuangzi and Mencius, and they have already figured out Meng Zhong's character, even if Meng Zhong is in power in Wei in the future, how can he do the ugly act of stealing the country?

Thinking of these, Tian Di nodded and said, "Okay! I'll figure it out...... If Tian Wen wants to get in the way this time, I will roll up my sleeves and fight with him, his surname is Tian, and my surname is Tian, it's no big deal! ”

Even though Meng Zhong's face was full of solemnity before, he was also amused by Tian Di's words.

Not to mention, Tian Huang and Tian Wen are both surnamed Tian, but in fact, Tian Huang is a descendant of the nobles of Wei State, and Tian Wen is indeed from the Tian family of Qi State, to be precise, he is the descendant of Chen Wan, the son of Chen Guo - these two Tian clans, dating back more than a hundred years, are not the same clan.

Listening to Tian Di's indecent words, Duan Ganyin shook his head speechlessly, and then asked Meng Zhongdao, "What about the others?" In addition to the establishment of the army, what else do the other virtuous nephews need the help of the old man and the two? ”

"Well...... this" Meng Zhong hesitated for a moment, and then said with some embarrassment: "Although I didn't succeed in becoming the Hedong Shou this time, I ...... I still hope that Uncle Shi can fund a batch of war horses for the kid, and the kid still wants to form a cavalry ......" Speaking of this, he hurriedly added: "As for the arrears for buying horses, I hope Uncle Shi can allow the kid to default for a while, but I promise to give the ...... in full in the future."

"Oh, that's what you said."

Duan Ganyin stroked his beard and said casually: "At the beginning, the old man promised that as long as you can be the Hedong Guard, he will give you 10,000 war horses...... 5,000 horses for you! ”

"Five thousand?"

Meng Zhong was shocked by the wealth of the Duan Gan clan, and the five thousand war horses were so lightly said.

He hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Uncle Shi!" ”

"No thanks." Duan Ganyin waved his hand, and then said with a smile: "The old man is different from your Uncle Tian An, my Duan Gan clan has been a merchant for generations......

Meng Zhong understood as soon as he heard it, and immediately arched his hand and said, "If Uncle Shi has any requirements, just give me orders." ”

Duan Ganyin was not polite, and two words immediately burst out of his mouth: "Xihe (County)!" ”

"West River?" Meng Zhong was slightly stunned.

"Hmm!" Duan Ganyin nodded and said in a deep voice: "In the past, when my Wei State occupied the West River, the West River was the pasture of my Duan Gan clan, but now, that place is occupied by the Qin State...... Virtuous nephew, you don't have to thank the old man, the old man gave you 5,000 war horses today, that is, I hope you can help me Wei in the future, and help my Duan Gan clan recapture the West River, which is where my Duan Gan clan's ancestors have been in the family business for generations......"

Meng Zhong nodded when he heard this, and he didn't immediately make any promises: "The kid wrote it down!" ”

However, after hearing this, Duan Ganyin was very happy, and immediately promised to fund Meng Zhong with a batch of money to help Meng Zhong form a new army.

Obviously, he put his chips on Meng Zhong, hoping that Meng Zhong would help them retake Xihe from Qin in the future.

Five days later, after everything was arranged, Meng Zhong took Meng Hu, Meng Sui and other companions, under the protection of more than 2,000 Wei soldiers of Cao Chun, Cai Cheng, and Wei Xu, who were straightforward under his command, and slowly headed towards Wandi City.

Although Fang Cheng was far away, it was undeniably the highest position he had ever received.

Although Yecheng and Wuyang are barren and sparsely populated, they are the only food towns they have obtained so far.

To say that it is not emotional at all, of course, it is impossible.

Maybe in the near future, he will be named Fangcheng Jun or Wuyang Jun by King Wei because of this.

Wuyang Jun Meng Zhong......

Sounds pretty good.

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