"Hey......

When Li Dui and Wei Ran said goodbye and left, Zhai Zhang smiled evilly beside him, and Meng Zhong was a little helpless.

Just now, Zhai Zhang, the great Sima of Wei who was nearly seventy years old and half-cut into the ground, behaved as recklessly as a teenager, and before he could see the people in the house clearly, he shouted out the matter of King Wei's worship of Meng Zhong as the guard of Hedong, which of course Zhai Zhang did on purpose.

Didn't he know that Li Dui and Wei Ran were in the house? You must know that inside and outside this county government are Wei soldiers of the Hedong Army, Zhai Zhang casually asked if he didn't know?

To put it bluntly, he did it on purpose, because he knew that the negotiations between Meng Zhong and the others and Wei Ran were not going well, and when he came in, he vaguely heard Wei Ran and Meng Zhong mention the matter of Fangcheng County, so he deliberately behaved recklessly, just to give Wei Ran a dismount - just like what he said to Wei Wangyun, he tried to use the matter of 'King of Wei worshipping Meng Zhong to guard the east of the river' to prove to Qin the determination of Wei State.

It's just that he didn't expect that his approach would disrupt the strategic steps of Wei Ran and Meng Zhong with each other.

"What's the matter, why are you looking at the old man like this?"

Seeing Meng Zhong looking at him helplessly, Zhai Zhang said with a big grin: "The old man is here to bring good news to your kid, why are you with this face?" An old man like Gongsun Zhu can still understand......"

Seeing Zhai Zhang mention himself, Gongsun Zhu smiled and said: "Da Sima, what you said, a few years ago, I recommended Ah Zhong to serve as the head guard of Hedong, but Da Liang has objections...... Anyway, this time he didn't object? ”

Of course, Zhai Zhang knew that Gongsun Zhi was referring to Tian Wen, and said with a smile: "Although Tian Wen's guy is selfish, he can be regarded as knowing right and wrong, and this time Meng Xiaozi has severely frustrated Qin Guo's spirit, the old man thinks, Tian Wen is actually secretly happy in his heart." ”

Gongsun Zhu nodded slightly, after all, Xue Gongtian Wen went to Qin to be the prime minister but almost died in the Qin State, and there is no secret, do you think that Tian Wen has matched Wei and Qi several times to jointly crusade against the Qin State, is this just for the sake of the Wei State? No, there is actually Tian Wen's revenge on the Qin State.

Tian Wen hated the Qin State that made him almost go back in his life, and secondly, he hated the Qi King Tiandi for trying to deprive him of inheriting his father Tian Ying's fiefdom, and Meng Zhong, who humiliated him in the Zhao State back then, could only rank third at best......

"Ah Zhong, no, it's time to call it the county guard now......"

After talking to Zhai Zhang about Tian Wen for a few words, Gongsun Zhi glanced back at Meng Zhong, and saw that Meng Zhong was frowning as if he was pondering something, so he joked and said, "You kid, a great thing, why do you have this look?" ”

On the side, Zhai Zhang also pretended to be angry and said: "Yes, boy, the old man has braved the wind and snow to come all the way to bring you good news......

Seeing that Gongsun Jian and Zhai Zhang deliberately showed dissatisfied expressions, even if Meng Zhongming knew that these two were joking with him, he hurriedly confessed.

After confessing the crime, he said with a wry smile: "People go to high places, water flows to low places, this time the King of Wei canonized him as the Hedong Shou, and he naturally didn't dare to lick his face and say some hypocritical words......

Zhai Zhang and Gongsun Zhu glanced at each other, nodded secretly, and said in their hearts that this kid is indeed different from ordinary people, at least in terms of sincerity, not hypocrisy, and not pretentious.

At this time, Meng Zhong finished the second half of the sentence with a bitter face: "It's just that this news is ...... Not the time. ”

"Isn't it time?"

A hint of confusion appeared on Zhai Zhang's face.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong first asked Zhai Zhang to sit down at the table, and personally scooped a bowl of hot wine to the great Sima, and then he explained: "Today, Wei Ran came to see the generals and the subordinates, and while saying that Xianyang was actively preparing for war, he sang Qin Fu's "No Clothes" in front of the two of us, trying to make the generals and subordinates understand Qin Guo's determination to be a broken jade and not a complete building, but in fact, I know that Qin doesn't really want to continue this war, after all, this battle so far, we have used the strength of the armies of the five countries to severely damage the Qin State. If the war continues after the beginning of spring, the situation of the Qin State will be very unfavorable......"

Zhai Zhang and Gongsun nodded slightly.

Thinking about it, the enemy army approached the national capital to a distance of only more than 100 miles, which was something that the Qin State had never encountered since moving its capital to Xianyang, even if the Qin and Chu countries were in a battle of the country, the powerful Chu army had never forced the Qin State to such a point.

“…… On the one hand, the Qin State actively prepared for war, on the other hand, because of the fear that Xianyang did not have a city wall, it did not dare to start a war easily, so Wei Ran came to see the generals and subordinates many times, and compromised and retreated little by little, the purpose of which was to persuade Wei and Han to withdraw their troops, but Da Sima suddenly revealed in front of Wei Ran that the Wei King Feng was under the order to defend the east of the river, and I was worried that this would irritate the Qin State, causing the Qin State to be forced to continue to fight with Wei and Han......"

“……”

Zhai Zhang and Gongsun Zhi glanced at each other, and both fell silent.

Then, Gongsun Zhu seemed to think of something, and nodded thoughtfully: "I understand, Qin Guo didn't think that the king would canonize Meng Xiaozi as the Hedong Shou, and he has been negotiating with us on the basis of this consideration, so they will retreat and compromise little by little, because they are not afraid of me, but this time they suddenly changed to Meng Xiaozi to serve as the Hedong Shou...... Hmm, this may indeed irritate the Qin State too much. ”

But isn't it, originally his Gongsun Zhu was appointed as the Hedong Shou, and the Qin State only considered whether to cut more or less land, because the Qin State was not afraid of Gongsun Zhu, but suddenly, the Wei State transferred Meng Zhong to the Hedong Shou, how could the Qin State compromise on the issue of how much land to be cut? - You must know that the land ceded to Wei today may become a bridgehead for Meng Zhong to attack Qin tomorrow.

To put it bluntly, once Meng Zhong took over as the head of Hedongshou, then the contradictions between Qin and Wei would be completely intensified, and as long as Qin, who realized the crisis, refused to sit still, he would never make the slightest concession to Wei.

After understanding this meaning, even Zhai Zhang was stunned, and said in dismay: "The old man took the opportunity to nominate you to serve as the Hedong Shou, but it turned out to be a big deal?" ”

Hearing this, Gongsun erected Meng Zhongyuan and said: "Da Sima is serious, if you recommend Meng Xiaozi on weekdays, Tian Wen will definitely block it, only this time, Tian Wen will choose to acquiesce...... Others don't say it, at least thanks to Da Sima. ”

I have to say that Gongsun Zhu has been thinking about Meng Zhong's transfer to Hedong for several years, after all, he thinks that his talent is not enough to guard the land where his cousin Gongsun Xi once sat - in a sense, Hedong County has already become the second hometown of their Gongsun family, of course he cares more about this land, and does not want this hometown to be invaded by Qin.

After hearing Gongsun Zhu's words, Meng Zhong also realized that there was something wrong with his statement, and immediately apologized to Zhai Zhang, after all, Zhai Zhang was nearly seventy years old, and braved the cold to come all the way to convey the order of canonization on behalf of King Wei, which shows that he values Meng Zhong, and Meng Zhong is naturally not pampered and arrogant.

"Okay, okay, what do you apologize for?"

Zhai Zhang waved his hand to interrupt Meng Zhong's apology, frowned and said sincerely: "When the old man came in just now, he didn't think about it so much, but he vaguely heard that Wei Ran seemed to be talking to you about Fangcheng County, and the old man deliberately ...... Alas, so what now? You said that Wei Ran will ...... when he goes back."

"First...... Let's wait and see what happens. ”

Meng Zhong thought for a while and said.

Zhai Zhang nodded, and immediately drank the hot wine in the bowl rather depressed.

Originally, he just wanted to tell Meng Zhong the good news in advance, and by the way, give Wei Ran and Qin Guo a dismissal, but he didn't expect it to be bad......

What is this called?

Depressed, he poured several bowls of hot wine.

I have to say that Meng Zhong's guess was good, Zhai Zhang, who suddenly appeared this time, really frightened Wei Ran.

It is no exaggeration to say that when Wei Ran and Li Dui said goodbye and returned to their residence in the post house in the city, he found that a layer of cold sweat was oozing from his back.

The king of Wei actually worshiped Meng Zhong as the guard of Hedong?!

This problem is far more serious than the Five Kingdoms Invasion of Qin!

The Five Kingdoms invaded Qin, and he Wei Ran could also separate the coalition forces from each other by dividing them, so that the threat to his Qin State was minimized, and Meng Zhong served as the ...... of Hedong Doesn't this mean that his Qin State will live under the threat of Hedong County in the next few decades?

Hedong County's economy and army are almost equivalent to half of the Wei State, plus the young Yuncheng Jun......

In this case, if the land is ceded to the Wei State, wouldn't he Qin State be looking for death? - Not to mention the entire Xihe, even the several cities such as Linjin and Dali that Wei Ran had promised before, now Wei Ran does not dare to cede them to the Qin State again.

All in all, as long as Wei arranged Meng Zhong in Hedong County, then there would be no talk between Qin and Wei, after all, Meng Zhong was too threatening.

The more he thought about it, the more shocked he became, and Wei Ran set off for Xianyang that day, preparing to discuss this issue with the monarchs and ministers of his Qin State in detail.

In view of the fact that the entire Yin and Jin Dynasty were under the control of the Wei army in Hedong, the news of Wei Ran's departure naturally could not be concealed from Meng Zhong, Gongsun Zhu, and Zhai Zhang. Wei Ran, the envoy of the Qin State, had left Yin Jin at three o'clock in the Shen Dynasty and did not know where to go. ”

“……”

Zhai Zhang, Gongsun Zhu, and Meng Zhong, who were drinking, glanced at each other.

Shen Shi three moments, isn't that not long after being 'frightened' by Zhai Zhang?

Glancing at Zhai Zhang, whose expression had become depressed again, Gongsun shook his head at Meng Zhong as a hint.

Meng Zhong nodded, and didn't say anything more.

After all, some words can be said once, and repeated mentions are really annoying.

Not to mention Zhai Zhang, Gongsun Zhu, and Meng Zhong who were in Yin Jin, but also said that Wei Ran went straight to Xianyang after leaving Yin Jin.

In the first month, the temperature is relatively less cold than last December, but the sky is still snowing heavily, and the road is also covered with knee-deep snow.

In such bad weather, Zhai Zhang brought the good news of 'Meng Zhong as the Hedong Shou' to Yin Jin, and now, Wei Ran has sent this 'good news' to Xianyang again.

Sure enough, when Wei Ran told Qin Wangji about this matter personally, the young King Qin was immediately furious, and his first reaction was to scold angrily: "It turns out that Wei has no intention of making peace with my Great Qin at all!" …… And that Meng Zhong, has he been teasing me Daqin?"

At that time, several important ministers of the Qin State who were next to them also looked like they were facing a great enemy.

Yes, this is the interpretation of the monarch of the Qin State on 'Meng Zhong as the guard of Hedong'.

Looking at the angry monarch, Wei Ran thought for a while and said: "According to what the minister saw at the time, when Zhai Zhang said that incident proudly, that Meng Zhong's face was also very strange, or seven points of surprise and three points of distress, the minister thinks that Meng Zhong should be unaware, this should be a consideration in the Wei State. ”

He paused and continued: "Meng Zhong's purpose has always been very clear, he wants to get Xihe, but he also knows that if he becomes the Hedong Guard, then I, Daqin, will never agree to the conditions he put forward again, and there is not even half room for negotiation!" …… Meng Zhong was not a belligerent, and after several contacts with him by his ministers, he was more inclined to use the pressure on my Great Qin to get the West River than through conquest, because he knew that if he wanted to force the West River, it would cost him a great deal for the Wei State...... But the appearance of Zhai Zhang's old horseman, or the king of Wei, broke the 'tacit understanding' between my Great Qin and Meng Zhong. ”

After listening to Wei Ran's analysis, Qin Wangji gradually calmed down, and he asked Wei Ran: "Uncle, according to the current situation, is it necessary for my Great Qin to negotiate peace with Wei and Han?" ”

Wei Ran thought for a while and said: "If Meng Zhong really replaces Gongsun Zhi and becomes Hedong Shou, then there is no need to negotiate peace with Wei again, the minister and Bai Qi have talked about Meng Zhong many times, Meng Zhong is a person who is pragmatic and responsible, it is not difficult for the minister to guess that once Meng Zhong becomes the Hedong Shou, he may not invade each other with Daqin in the first few years, because he needs time to develop Hedong, or arrange the deployment of the army against my Daqin, but after three or five years, my Daqin may have to face Meng Zhong's attack all the time...... As for the 'duty', Meng Zhong was a disciple of Zhuang Zhou, Hui Shi, and Meng Ke, and he was not a greedy person, and for the sake of the reputation of his three teachers, Meng Zhong would not do anything to turn his back on the Wei State, so it was almost impossible to rebel against this person......

A few hints of fierceness flashed in the young Qin Wangji's eyes: "Then we can only go to war?" ”

"Only war!" Wei Ran nodded solemnly and said, "If the Wei State insists on putting Meng Zhong in Hedong, then there is no need to talk about anything anymore!" ”

"Hmm."

Qin Wangji nodded slightly, gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, the matter of moving the capital to Qidi will be carried out immediately, and when the ice and snow melt after the beginning of spring, my Great Qin and Wei and Han armies will fight to the death!" ”

Compared with Qin Wangji's decisiveness, Wei Ran hesitated a little, but he opened his mouth and didn't say anything in the end.

Two hours later, Wei Ran appeared at his sister Empress Dowager Xuan's Ganquan Palace and told Empress Dowager Xuan about the current situation.

Different from the young and vigorous Qin Wangji, the steady Empress Dowager Xuan did not rush to express her position after quietly listening to Wei Ran's narration, but asked Wei Ran: "If my Great Qin and Wei and Han launch a war of the country, what are the chances of my Great Qin winning?" ”

Wei Ran thought for a while and said truthfully: "If you can say that you can move the Chu State to help, you should have a five-point chance of winning to repel the Wei and Han armies and recover the lost territory." ”

Empress Dowager Xuan was shocked when she heard this: "With the Chu State to help me Daqin, I only have a five-point chance of winning?" ”

Wei Ran explained: "The army of Meng Zhong, Gongsun Zhu, and Storm Kite totals about 100,000, and considering that the three of them are backed by Hedong County, even if our Great Qin does its best, at best it can only force the opponent to abandon Zheng County and retreat to Yin Jin. But Meng Zhong will definitely not give up Yin Jin, if my guess is right, he will step up his attack on Hexi, to share the pressure caused by my Great Qin to Yin Jin, and my Great Qin will also send troops to attack Hedong County in order to force Meng Zhong to retreat, it is not difficult to guess that when the time comes, it will reach Xianyang in the west and Hedong County in the east, and this land of hundreds of miles will become the battlefield of fierce battles between the two armies of Qin and Wei......"

"Isn't this a lose-lose situation?" Empress Dowager Xuan asked in surprise.

Hearing this, Wei Ran nodded with a wry smile: "It's a lose-lose situation." ”

It is true that it is because he predicted that once the war starts, it will be a lose-lose situation, so Wei Ran will visit Gongsun Zhu and Meng Zhong many times, and although Gongsun Zhu and Meng Zhong refused Wei Ran's conditions every time, they still received Wei Ran kindly every time, to put it bluntly, neither side wanted to fight, so although the peace talks did not make much progress, they were still moving forward in essence, until the appearance of Zhai Zhang broke the 'tacit understanding' between the two sides.

After hearing Wei Ran's words, Empress Dowager Xuan pondered for a moment, and then said: "As you said, since that Meng Zhong actually doesn't want to start a war, then simply hang him first......"

"What does the Queen Mother mean?"

"After the beginning of spring, the conscripted army and the callable army will all be transferred to the Linjin area...... Our Great Qin has already met the conditions put forward by the three armies of Zhao, Qi and Yan, even if the Wei and Han armies intend to kidnap the three armies of Zhao, Qi and Yan, the three armies may not give in, under this premise, our Great Qin and the Wei and Han armies and even Hedong County will not suffer more losses than the other party......

Wei Ran nodded, of course he understood what Empress Dowager Xuan meant, it was nothing more than putting pressure on Wei and Han in turn.

The question is, will this irritate Meng Zhong?

As if seeing Wei Ran's concerns, Empress Dowager Xuan said with a straight face: "Therefore, I need you to stay in Yin Jin and continue to negotiate with that Yuncheng Jun......

While fighting with the Wei and Han armies, and negotiating with the Wei and Han armies?

Seeking opportunities for mutual compromise and mutual concession in each other's attacks?

Wei Ran nodded thoughtfully, he also felt that such a 'neither arrogant nor humble' way might be the only way to confront Wei and Han and seek peace talks with Wei and Han.

On the same day, Wei Ran went to Xianyang Palace again and discussed with Qin Wangji the consideration of Empress Dowager Xuan.

The next day, Wei Ran left Xianyang and went to Yin Jin again.

Wei Ran's return made Meng Zhong, Gongsun Zhu, and Zhai Zhang breathe a sigh of relief, but they didn't expect that more than ten days later, Pubancheng in Hedong County suddenly sent urgent news, saying that the Qin State had successively transferred tens of thousands of troops to Linjin, so that from Pubancheng across the river to look at the direction of Linjin, several military camps had been built on the opposite side in just a few days, and there were countless Qin soldiers walking back and forth.

After learning the news, Meng Zhong first summed up with Gongsun Zhu and Zhai Zhang, and then invited the violent kite to do some discussion.

Soon after, the Wei and Han armies distributed in Zheng County, Yin Jin and other places suddenly began to build siege equipment, and on the side of Hedong County, Gongsun Zhu also urgently ordered the transfer of troops to the border cities such as Puban and Fenglingdu, and at the same time stepped up the transportation of grain and grass.

For a time, the atmosphere of war enveloped the land, as if with just one signal, a war would break out between Qin and Wei and Han.

And such a war of the country, once it breaks out, it is bound to fall a country, but I don't know whether it is the side of Qin or the side of Wei that will fall.

It's impossible for a third country to fall, right?

How could there be such a bizarre thing!

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