Chapter 126: Return to Handan
A few days later, Master Zhao's father took the initiative to send someone to contact Tian Zhang, and the two sides met again outside the small township where they met a few days ago.
The purpose of this date was simple, that is, the father of Zhao wanted to seek post-war benefits for the Zhao state.
Seeking post-war benefits is nothing more than money, land, cities, and so on.
Among them, the land of the city, Lord Zhao did not ask for it again, because Tian Zhang's attitude was already obvious - asking for land? No problem, the north of Jishui is all for you! Not enough? In addition to Linzi, is it good for you? As long as you Zhao Guo dare to take it!
Does Zhao Guo dare to take it?
Zhao Guo didn't dare to take it.
Because that is no different from bringing down the state of Qi, and at present, at least in the past ten years, the state of Zhao still needs to make the state of Qi the first imaginary enemy of the state of Qin, so it does not dare to weaken the state of Qi too much.
In the end, Zhao's father and Tian Zhang reached an agreement to make Dahe the border between Zhao and Qi, in other words, Zhao used troops against Qi this time, in fact, only got the two cities of Gaotangyi and Pingyuanyi - this seems to be similar to the conditions for land cession proposed by Su Dai, the envoy of Qi, when he persuaded Zhao's master's father?
Of course, at first glance it is about the same, but in private there are differences.
For example, Lord Zhao's father asked the crown prince of Qi to go to Zhao as a proton in order to promote the Zhao-Qi alliance.
In addition, Qi also had to help Zhao win over Wei and Han to jointly resist Qin.
In exchange, Zhao's father would send someone to persuade Yan and Song to stop attacking Qi – provided that Qi recognized the lands that Yan and Song had so far taken from Qi.
After agreeing with each other, Tian Zhang said to Zhao's father: "I will immediately return to Linzi and persuade the king to send the prince to Zhao as a proton, and Tian will also go to Zhao as an envoy to negotiate a specific peace agreement with Zhao's father." In addition, Linzi will also order someone to pass a letter to Tian Wen, so that he will also visit Zhao as an envoy, and in the future, the affairs of Wei and Han can be discussed with Tian Wen. ”
Master Zhao nodded, no objection.
After returning to the Zhao camp that day, Zhao's father sent two teams of envoys to meet Yan Wangzhi and Song Wangyan, so that the two of them stopped attacking Qi and sent envoys to Zhao to negotiate Qi compensation for the defeat of Zhao, Yan and Song.
Yan Wangzhi was in Rao'an, and within two days he received a letter from Zhao's father, and then under the protection of a team of guards, he came to the sand dunes to dissuade Zhao's father.
As for the purpose, of course, it was to dissuade Master Zhao from making peace talks with the Qi State, after all, Yan Wangzhi had a deep hatred with the Qi State, and he couldn't wait for the Qi State to also suffer the hatred of destroying the country, how could he be willing to withdraw his troops?
Meng Zhong saw with his own eyes that Yan Wangzhi and Master Zhao had been arguing fiercely for half an hour, and then Yan Wangzhi left in a huff.
Speaking of the reason, it was just because Lord Zhao's father did not support Yan Wangzhi to continue to attack the Qi State.
In mid-May, Tian Zhang returned to Zhu Ke from Linzi, the capital of Qi, and brought with him the crown prince of Qi, Tian Ge, a young man in his twenties with a bit of panic and horror on his face.
Fortunately, Lord Zhao's father specially held a reception banquet for the prince of Qi, and was relieved during the banquet, telling Tian Ge, the prince of Qi, that he went to Handan, Zhao State, just to stabilize the alliance between Zhao and Qi, and at most one or two years, he could return to Qi.
Under some kind words and persuasion, Tian Ge, the prince of Qi, gradually dissipated the fear in his heart and was willing to go to Handan, Zhao State, as a proton.
In the case that he had received the proton of Tian Ge, the prince of Qi, the father of Zhao announced that the war between Zhao and Qi was over, but in order to prevent the recurrence of Qi, he still ordered Zhao Yuan, Zhao Xi, Xu Jun and other generals to garrison in the area of the sand dunes, and he returned to Handan with Tian Ge, the prince of Qi, and Tian Zhang, the envoy of Qi.
At the beginning of June, Zhao's father returned to Handan, and the subjects of Handan went out of the city to greet Zhao's father.
It is no wonder, after all, the State of Qi is a powerful country on the same level as the State of Qin, and Lord Zhao's attack on the State of Qi this time was able to force the State of Qi to surrender to the State of Zhao, and even sent the prince Tian Ge as a proton, which made the prestige of Lord Father Zhao in the country of Zhao be improved again.
On the fourth day of the sixth month, Handan, headed by Zhao Xiangfeiyi, held a banquet in the palace to entertain Tian Ge, the prince of Qi, and Tian Zhang, the envoy of Qi.
Before and after, Tian Zhang had a negotiation with Zhao Xiangfeiyi.
As for what was specifically discussed, Meng Zhong did not know.
However, in the evening of the same day, Meng Zhong received a message sent by Tian Zhang and asked him to drink together.
Meng Zhong was not easy to refuse, and he didn't want to refuse, so after reporting to Lord Zhao's father and getting the latter's permission, he went to the post house in the city to meet Tian Zhang.
At this time, Tian Zhang had already prepared wine and food in the room in the post house, and when Meng Zhong arrived, the old and the young, who were nearly forty years apart, sat down and chatted and drank.
At that time, Tian Zhang said with a smile: "Since the separation in Zhu Ke Xiaoyi that day, Brother Wei immediately sent someone to Zou State, and asked Master Meng about Brother Xian again, and Master Meng was also surprised that Brother Xian was actually in Zhao State, so he asked Brother Wei to take care of ......."
As he spoke, he winked at Meng Zhong, and his expression seemed to say: Do you still want to deny it? If you weren't my junior brother, how could the teacher ask me to take more care?
Meng Zhong smiled bitterly, he didn't know how to explain this, he only knew that when he returned to the Song Kingdom in the future and saw his real teacher Zhuangzi, maybe he would really be hit on the head by the master with a cane and run after the courtyard.
After a few idle sentences, the look on Tian Zhang's face gradually became serious.
He asked Meng Zhongdao: "Brother Xian, does Lord Zhao dislike Zhao Wanghe?" ”
Hearing this, Meng Zhong's heart was shocked, and he suddenly realized that although Tian Zhang was close to him, this brother was a famous general of the Qi State.
Thinking of this, he said cautiously: "Why did Zhang Zi say this? ”
Tian Zhang has lived for half his life, how could he not see that Meng Zhong was a little wary of him, and said with a smile: "Brother Xian, don't be suspicious, these words, I am just as a senior brother, I will advise you one or two......"
As he spoke, he personally poured a bowl of wine for Meng Zhong, and said in a low voice: "Today, I negotiated with Zhao Xiangfeiyi for my brother, and I vaguely feel that Lord Zhao and Zhao Wang He are not close, do you remember the banquet in the palace two days ago?" Although Zhao Wang He was in your seat, during the banquet, it was Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang who frequently persuaded Zhao to drink on behalf of Zhao's master and Zhao Chen. During this period, I looked at Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyangjun Li Dui, Yangwenjun Zhao Bao, and several others, all with different expressions......"
"......" Meng Zhong didn't know how to answer, so he had to drink silently.
In fact, he knows a lot of inside information, but he really can't reveal it to Tian Zhang, after all, Tian Zhang is close to each other, but they have different positions with each other.
Seeing Meng Zhong's attitude, Tian Zhang's heart became even clearer, and he smiled and said with relief: "Brother Xian, there is no intention of spying for my brother. As a brother, he just found out that Master Zhao's father and King Zhao were not close, and this matter may cause trouble. You are the guard Sima next to Lord Zhao's father, once civil strife really breaks out in Zhao Kingdom, you will definitely be implicated......"
"......" Meng Zhong nodded slightly, but still did not speak.
Seeing this, Tian Zhang said to Meng Zhong: "I'll teach you a few strategies, the best strategy, that is, to defect to the Qi country." In a few days, Brother Wei will return to Linzi, and at that time, Zhao will also send an envoy to Linzi with me, and I can try to ask Brother Xian to be one of Zhao's envoys, and Brother Xian can take this opportunity to stay away from Zhao's internal strife...... I think that at most before the end of this year, a civil strife may break out in Zhao. ”
"How so?" Meng Zhong looked at Tian Zhang in surprise.
Tian Zhang smiled when he heard this: "What's so difficult about this? …… Master Zhao made my Qi State surrender this time, his prestige is unrivaled in Zhao State, if he has any other ideas, he will definitely do it during this time to achieve his goal, if after a year or two, the prestige he obtained from the crusade against Qi State gradually fades, and then, even if it is Lord Zhao Father, there is nothing he can do. Speaking of this, he simply picked out the matter: "If Lord Zhao's father intends to abolish King Zhao and establish Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang, then this year!" ”
"......" Meng Zhong glanced at Tian Zhang in astonishment, and then nodded in relief.
He suddenly realized that Tian Zhang in front of him was a famous general, where did he need to spy on Zhao Guo's intelligence from his side?
What's more, Master Zhao and King Zhao are not close, as long as they are not blind, they can see it.
"I advise Brother Xian not to be involved."
Tian Zhang shook his head and said: "The struggle for royal power has always been cruel, with the talent of the virtuous brother, the future will inevitably be worry-free, there is no need to be involved in danger at all, listen to the advice of the brother, and go to the Qi country as a Zhao envoy to avoid trouble in a few days, and wait and watch the internal strife of Zhao, if the father of Zhao and Zhao Zhang of Anyang Jun win, the virtuous brother will return to the Zhao country, and he can still be reused; On the contrary, whether it is to return to Zhao or stay in Qi, it is much safer than staying in Zhao at this time. ”
“……”
Meng Zhong was silent for a long time when he heard this, and finally, he shook his head slightly.
Seeing this, Tian Zhang's face showed a little disappointment, but he still continued: "It's okay if you don't want to go to Qi Country as Zhao's envoy to avoid trouble, and the virtuous brother can have a good relationship with Zhao Xiangfeiyi." When I talked to Feiyi today, I deliberately mentioned Brother Xian, and I never thought that Feiyi would also praise Brother Xian, so I simply explained the relationship between Brother Xian and me to Feiyi......"
"Say, what did you say?" Meng Zhong faintly felt a chill in his back.
"Of course, I said that the virtuous brother is my junior brother." Tian Zhang said with a smile.
Meng Zhong opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
He didn't know how to explain this to his teacher Zhuangzi in the future.
At this time, Tian Zhang persuaded Meng Zhong in a low voice: "Brother Xian, although Lord Zhao is currently in Zhao State's prestige for a while, don't forget, King Zhao He is the current monarch of Zhao State after all, not to mention Zhao Xiangfeiyi, An Pingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao and others support, if the virtuous brother wants to stay in Zhao State, you must not cut off your own retreat...... This time, Brother Xian defeated tens of thousands of my Qi army with only 500 people, which is enough to prove the talent of Brother Xian, Fei Yi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao and others are all old, and Zhao Guo actually lacks young talents like Brother Xian......"
Although Tian Zhang said it more vaguely, Meng Zhong could still understand what he meant, which was nothing more than to let him find a relationship between the party of King Zhao and the party of Lord Zhao's father, so that no matter which side won the final victory, he would not be liquidated.
That night, Meng Zhong said goodbye to Tian Zhang and walked alone on the way back to the palace.
As he walked, suddenly a carriage stopped beside him.
When he turned his head, he saw Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao greeting him from inside the car curtain.
"Boy, back in Handan, why don't you come to see the old man? If you hadn't bumped into each other by chance, the old man wouldn't have known that you had returned to Handan...... Come, get in the car, and have two drinks at the old man's house! ”
"Qiao?"
Meng Zhong looked left and right, and found that the road he was walking was not at all the road that Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao used to go back and forth between the military camp and the mansion on weekdays.
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