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The next day, while Meng Zhong was pondering how to ease the relationship between Zhao Wang He and Zhao's master's father, Tian Zhangtuo conveyed a message to Meng Zhong, who was living in the palace, that is, he was going to return to Qi.

After learning of this, Meng Zhong immediately came to the post house in the city.

At this time, Tian Zhang's entourage and guards had already prepared their outfits and loaded them into the carriage one by one, while Tian Zhang himself was still waiting for Meng Zhong in the post house.

It wasn't until Meng Zhong came to the post house that Tian Zhang ordered the entourage guards to drive the convoy out of Handan slowly.

"Is the virtuous brother really unwilling to go with the foolish brother?"

When meeting Meng Zhong, Tian Zhang sincerely made a final persuasion.

To be honest, Meng Zhong and Tian Zhang have known each other for a short time, but because of the relationship between Mencius, Tian Zhang is very close to him, and Meng Zhong also reciprocated the favor, which made him establish a good friendship although the contact was short.

Therefore, there are some words that Meng Zhong does not have to hide.

For example, Meng Zhong was blunt about his purpose in staying in Zhao: it was to prevent Qi from retaliating against Song.

In this regard, Tian Zhang was also very helpless.

In fact, if Meng Zhong only cared about the Mengshi clan, in fact, Tian Zhang also had a countermeasure - with his status in the Qi State, it was not a difficult thing to protect the Mengshi in the Song State.

And he also believed that as long as Meng Zhong was willing to follow him to the Qi country, with his secret help, Meng Zhong would definitely be able to gain a foothold in the Qi country in the future, and even, even if he didn't rely on his reputation as Kuang Zhang, it would be enough to protect the Meng clan.

But unfortunately, Meng Zhong didn't just care about his Meng clan, he also cared about the Song Kingdom.

When it comes to the position of the country, Tian Zhang is powerless.

After all, Qi is also a country that wants to dominate the Central Plains, and Tian Zhang has been working hard for this matter all his life.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Zhao is a country that Qi cannot afford to offend for the time being, while Chu State, because it has the same goal as Qi State at this stage - that is, to join forces to resist Qin, therefore, Qi and Chu can also be at peace, but Yan State and Song State are the objects that Qi State hopes to annex and increase its strength.

Compared with the Yan State located in the northeast of the Central Plains, the Song State has always been coveted by the Central Plains countries because of its rich land in the Central Plains, including the Qi State.

Even, even though the Qi State has now surrendered to the Zhao State, the Qi State still hopes to get the acquiescence of the Zhao State and acquiesce in its encroachment and annexation of the Song State.

In other words, it is difficult for the positions of the two countries to be consistent.

And this most fundamental contradiction is something that Tian Zhang can't change.

After sighing, Tian Zhang reminded Meng Zhongdao again: "Since Brother Xian wants to stay in Zhao State, he must be extra careful. …… Although Zhao has the potential to dominate the Central Plains, there are many crises in the country now, and if one is not good, it may affect the pattern of the entire Central Plains...... Brother Xian, you must know that my Qi State surrendered to Zhao State, and the relationship is very complicated, but the main purpose is to let all countries re-understand Zhao State. ”

He said it very vaguely, but Meng Zhong could still understand the meaning: the reason why Qi submitted to Zhao was to put Zhao in the position of "Mu Xiu Yu Lin", and let Zhao attract Qin was the hostility of the rest of the countries.

If Zhao can overcome this crisis and defeat the challenges of the rest of the countries, then it will be to establish a hegemony like the former Jin State, otherwise, Zhao State is likely to face the siege and partition of the rest of the countries, just like when Zhao's father first succeeded to the throne.

In short, the focus of the Central Plains pattern is now in Zhao State, and its every move will greatly affect the pattern of the entire Central Plains.

After listening to Tian Zhang's advice, Meng Zhong nodded, and immediately joked: "The Qi State did not hesitate to surrender to the Zhao State to facilitate the "Qin and Zhao rebellions", but if the two countries of Qin and Zhao reached an agreement, wouldn't the Qi State have failed in its calculations? ”

Tian Zhang's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a smile: "Brother Xian is saying that there is still a possibility of harmony between Qin and Zhao?" ”

"Not for nothing."

Meng Zhong said: "As one of the three Jin Dynasty, Zhao State, like Wei and Han, always wants to unite the Three Jin Dynasty, while Qin State is for external expansion, it is inevitable that there will be a situation of "Zhao takes Wei Han and Qin takes Chu State", how will Qi deal with itself? ”

Tian Zhang smiled when he heard this, and said as if he was half-truthful: "Who knows, maybe my Qi State will still support Zhao State at that time, but it is also possible that my Qi State will unite with Qin State...... However, in my opinion, even if the two countries of Qin and Zhao reconciled privately, the Qin State still would not sit idly by and watch the Zhao State annex Wei Han, do you know why? ”

Meng Zhong shook his head.

"Because the Jin state was the most formidable enemy to stop the eastward expansion...... The Qin State did not allow another Jin State to appear in this world. Speaking of this, he shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "But this matter has nothing to do with my Qi State, and next, it is the competition between Qin State and Zhao State." ”

Chatting and chatting, the two of them had already walked out of the east gate of Handan.

At this time, Tian Zhang arched his hand towards Meng Zhong and said, "It's time for the foolish brother to set off, and the virtuous brother will be sent here." …… By the way, on the way back to Qi State, Brother Fool will turn to Zou State and visit Master Meng, does Brother Xian have anything to convey? ”

In fact, Meng Zhong really wanted Tian Zhang to ask Mencius by the way, how he somehow became a disciple of Confucianism, but looking at Tian Zhang's close and sincere expression, he really couldn't ask.

He thought for a while and said, "Please greet Mencius for me, and ask Mengzi to take care of your health." ”

"Good!"

Tian Zhang smiled heartily and patted Meng Zhong on the shoulder to say goodbye to him, but when he walked to the carriage, he suddenly thought of something, turned back to Meng Zhong and said: "Brother Xian, if you change your mind in the future, or if something happens to Zhao Guo, Brother Xian might as well come to Qi Country to join Brother Fool, although Brother Fool is not talented, but in Qi Country, he also has some reputation, so as not to let Brother Xian's talent be buried." ”

What else can Meng Zhong say about this kindness, but to thank him: "Thank you, brother." ”

Tian Zhang smiled and nodded, then boarded the carriage, ordered the convoy to set off slowly, and left Zhao State.

Seeing the convoy disappear from his sight, Meng Zhong returned to Handan City.

In the next few days, Meng Zhong still went to see Zhao Wanghe every three or five times to talk with Zhao Wanghe, covering a wide range of topics, including the evaluation of the reform of the law in various countries, as well as the discussion of the current situation of Zhao and how to resolve the contradiction between Zhao Wanghe and Zhao's father.

Meng Zhong must admit that Zhao Wang He did have the idea of getting closer to Zhao's father, no, after Meng Zhong made a suggestion to him, Zhao Wanghe gave up the largest main hall in the palace, hoping to let Zhao's father move in.

Just as Meng Zhong thought, the courtiers had a lot of discussions about Zhao Wanghe's move, but none of the courtiers raised objections, and only vaguely asked Zhao Xiangfeiyi for the reason.

Zhao Xiangfei told those courtiers with righteousness and righteousness: "Filial piety is the common virtue of the world, and the king must practice filial piety, is there anything wrong with this?" ”

As a result, the courtiers of Zhao didn't dare to say anything.

And Master Zhao's father was also quite surprised when he learned about it.

Therefore, he summoned Meng Zhong to him and asked, "My son gave me the main hall in the palace, do you know what the reason is?" ”

Of course, Meng Zhong would not be stupid enough to tell the truth, so he replied: "This is the king's respect for you, Lord Zhao, and I hope to be close to you." ”

“……”

Master Zhao glanced at Meng Zhong with a strange expression, and did not ask any further.

Moreover, he did not move to the largest palace in the palace, he sent someone to tell Zhao Wang He that the small palace where he lived was very comfortable, so there was no need to move again.

Zhao Wang He did not force it, and according to Meng Zhong's suggestion, he simply let the largest palace be vacant.

In addition to the palace where he lived, Zhao Wang He also showed favor to Zhao Wangfu in other ways, such as Zhao's father's drinks and meals, Zhao Wanghe instructed the eunuch in the palace to Ling Miao Xian, who must give the best, and be better than him.

Within two days, Master Zhao's father noticed it.

He sent someone to inquire about the eunuch order in the palace to compare his daily diet with that of Zhao Wang He, and he learned that he had one more main dish per meal than Zhao Wang He.

To be honest, Father Zhao didn't care about one more dish or something, but the deep meaning made Father Zhao have to think deeply.

About another seven or eight days later, that is, in the middle of June, Xue Gongtianwen, the minister of Qi, finally came from Wei to Zhao.

Xue Gongtian Wen is the grandson of King Qi Wei, the youngest son of Jingguo Juntian Ying, and the current monarch of Qi is a cousin.

Tian Wen was very famous in the world, because he raised thousands of diners in Xue Yi, the fiefdom of Qi State, so some people once said that all the scholars in the world belonged to Xue Gong.

In today's world, people in the world may not know the names of the monarchs of Qin, Zhao, Qi and other countries, but they definitely know what Xue Gong is called.

Tian Wen's fame is no less than Zhang Yi - you can imagine what kind of extent.

Some people may think that Tian Wen, who has such a great reputation, must be a great man, but in fact, Tian Wen is very thin, and he hates others to say that he is "flawed" in this regard.

It is said that when Tian Wen fled back to Qi from Qin, he passed by a certain place in Zhao State, and the local Zhao people rushed to witness "Xue Gong Tianwen", but they did not expect that Tian Wen was just a thin and short man, not at all like the rumors, a great man.

Therefore, those Zhao people were very disappointed, and some even laughed at Tian Wen as a "little husband".

Tian Wen was furious because of this, and the hundreds of disciples accompanying him also jumped down from the carriage, slaughtered hundreds of Zhao people, and destroyed a county seat, and then left.

This is also the reason why Meng Zhong did not have a good impression of Xue Gong Tian Wen: although Tian Wen attached great importance to "scholars", and did not hesitate to bankrupt his family to raise the wanderers who came to defect as disciples, his attitude towards the common people was far from friendly, even if he was surrounded by famous people such as "Wei Division" and "Feng Tan (xuān)" to persuade him to treat the common people well and attract the hearts of the people.

On June 17, Qi Xiangtian Wen arrived in Handan, and Zhao Xiangfeiyi, on behalf of Zhao, led an army and Zhao's courtiers to greet this Qi Xiang, who was famous in the Central Plains.

At that time, Meng Zhong also mixed in with the greeting procession, and saw his most exaggerated honor guard pomp to date, with more than 300 carriages of his entourage.

Yes, just the doormen and entourage who followed Tian Wen's side, there were more than three hundred carriages.

After careful calculation, I'm afraid there are nearly 1,000 people?

I have to say that in front of this pomp, whether it is Huizi, Mencius, or Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan, in this world, except for the monarchs of various countries, there is no one who can have such a pomp as Xue Gongtianwen.

He is worthy of being the most famous "noble son" today!

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