That night, Hui Ang invited Meng Zhong to enjoy the moon and drink in the courtyard of his house, and by the way, the brothers chatted about the current situation and their respective opinions.

After waiting for the servants in the palace to serve the wine and food and leave, Meng Zhong sniffed the wine that was boiling, and said with a smile: "Today, I feel that the righteous brother is going to say something, but because I don't want to delay the prince's return to the city to encourage the people, I ......put it down for the time being."

Hui Ang smiled, did not hide it, and said truthfully: "Before leaving, the king entrusted me with an important matter, hoping that I would persuade you to lead a Song army......"

Meng Zhong was stunned when he heard this, he didn't reject this, after all, Song Country was his homeland, and he also wanted to do something in Song Kingdom, not to mention that the current Song Kingdom ushered in a new monarch Dai Wu, the question is......

After thinking about it, Meng Zhong said cryptically: "When I returned to the Song Kingdom, Da Sima told me jokingly that I should be careful when I returned to the Song Dynasty this time, and he also counted on me to take his place......"

How could a smart person like Hui Ang not be able to hear it, and said with a smile when he heard this: "Haha, Zhai Da Sima is really painstaking." …… In fact, I have talked about this matter with the king, and there have been cases before, such as Su Qin, who is in charge of many countries......"

Meng Zhong thought for a moment and said solemnly: "Su Qin is indeed a precedent, but ...... It's still a little different. ”

Indeed, Su Qin is said to be known as the prime minister of the Six Kingdoms, but in fact, most of his phases are actually honorable and do not have real power, but Hui Ang proposed that Meng Zhong would be in charge of a Song army, which is a real military power, you say that he will govern the armies of Wei and Song at the same time in the future, is this a Song general or a Wei general? Even if the Song State didn't care, what kind of attitude would the Wei State have?

If you can't have both fish and bear's paws, you must make a choice between Wei and Song, and Meng Zhong will also feel embarrassed by this: it is true that Song is his homeland, but Wuyangyi of Wei is also his second hometown; Moreover, the connections he operated in the Wei State, including the importance that Wei Wang Yun held him, were not inferior to those in the Song State.

Hui Ang obviously saw Meng Zhong's embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Ah Zhong, you don't have to worry so much, for my brother, I think that Wei Guo will not object to this matter." …… From the perspective of Wei's interests, Wei will not refuse a reliable ally, and our Song State is as strong as South Korea, and can serve as a powerful ally of Wei against Qin, the only thing that Wei has concerns about is whether our Song State will become a threat to it. …… But, did the Song State become a threat to the Wei State? ”

"Hmm......"

Meng Zhong nodded slightly.

At this time, Hui Ang also continued: "If the five-nation alliance can bring down the Qi State, the threat of the Wei State is still the Qin State, or the Chu State in the south, the Zhao State in the north, the three countries of Qin, Zhao, and Chu are the countries that are most likely to become threats. At least for a hundred years, Wei does not need to consider the threat from Song, and even Wei can use Song to share the pressure from Chu for him...... Speaking of which, now that you have also participated in the formulation of Wei's national policy strategy, do you think there is a conflict between Wei and Song? ”

"Hmm."

Meng Zhong nodded thoughtfully.

At present, Qin supports Wei to crusade against Qi and even annex Qi, the purpose of which is to lead the water to the east and let Wei share more experience on the eastern front, but in fact, Wei is very aware of this, although the great Sima Zhai Zhang has some obsession with occupying Qi Shandong, but under the persuasion of Meng Zhong, Wei finally only took the capture of Dongjun as the goal, and the rest of the more experiences were still placed on Qin, Zhao and Chu.

Qin is destined to be the biggest threat to Wei, although this time Qin compromised with Wei, but the implementation of the Shang monarch law, the implementation of the military merit system of Qin, it has a very terrible army recovery ability, it may only take three or five years, Qin can once again get a more than previous army, in order to set foot in the Central Plains and launch an attack on Wei and Han - the national law of this country, it is destined to continue to expand externally to meet the needs of the Qin people at home for military merits.

In short, this chariot, known as Qin, once the wheels turned, was almost impossible to stop, which was the biggest drawback of the military merit system, and it was also its most terrifying place.

In other words, Qin and the Central Plains countries were destined not to coexist, or the Central Plains countries jointly defeated the Qin state and destroyed this warlike state; Either that, the Qin State annexed the other countries to achieve great unification.

As for the peace between the two sides, the non-existent, short-lived peace is just a recuperation for the next attack of the Qin State.

As a result, Qin remained the greatest threat to Wei.

Secondly, it is the state of Zhao and the state of Chu.

Zhao as one of the three Jin, but for a long time its relationship with Wei is not good, many times Wei and Zhao are competitive or even hostile relations, if Yan State Sima Leyi has predicted that after the fall of Qi State, Zhao State will become the biggest threat to Yan State, in fact, Meng Zhong also made a speculation about Zhao State.

For example, it is likely that Zhao will ally with Qin against the growing Wei state.

The reason is very simple, Zhao is not Korea, nor Song, it will not willingly become a vassal of Wei, after all, the two countries are the same size, but in the case of the doomed destruction of the old ally Qi, Zhao cannot resist the three kingdoms of Wei, Han, and Song, so the only way is to secretly form an alliance with Qin to maintain balance.

And Wei's next strategy is also to win over Zhao as much as possible and unanimously resist Qin—this may already be in conflict with Zhao's strategic policy.

As for the state of Chu, it was similar to the situation of the state of Zhao, and it was also a country that Meng Zhong and even the state of Wei needed to unite to deal with the state of Qi.

Therefore, Wei's future strategic focus will be more on the vigilance of Qin and the wooing of Zhao and Chu, and it is true that as Hui Ang said, there is little energy to consider whether Song will become a threat.

Thinking of this, Meng Zhong nodded and said, "If King Wei doesn't object, I will gladly accept it." …… Brother You'll also know that I have indeed received a lot of favors in the Wei Kingdom, and I can't do anything about crossing the river and demolishing the bridge......"

Hui Ang said with a smile when he heard this: "Brother understands this, after the matter of Qi State is over, Brother Wei will go to Wei State with you to discuss this matter with King Wei." You can rest assured that this matter will be beneficial to both Wei and Song, and the King of Wei will not object. ”

"I hope so."

Meng Zhong nodded, and then asked curiously, "Can Brother Yi reveal in advance which army he is going to let me take charge of?" ”

"Shangqiu." Hui Ang replied with a deep meaning.

"Shangqiu?"

Meng Zhong was stunned, and couldn't help but say: "Shangqiu can be called the closest Song City to Fang City, but ...... Does Shangqiu have an army in progress? How do I remember that there were only a few thousand people? ”

With that, he looked at Hui Ang with a strange expression.

"Haha."

Hui Ang couldn't help laughing: "Of course you won't just let the virtuous brother be in charge of a few thousand people, isn't that a joke for the Wei Kingdom?" …… To be exact, before leaving, the king only asked me to hand over Shangqiu to you, and there was no rule on how many soldiers you should train......"

"Give me Shangqiu?" Meng Zhong heard something wrong.

Hearing this, Hui Ang glanced at Meng Zhong and said with deep meaning: "Back then, the king wanted to crown you as the king of Shangqiu, forcing the king of Wei to only crown you as the king of Yuncheng, do you think it was just the king's test of pressure on the Wei state?" ”

After that, he glanced at Meng Zhong, who was a little stunned, and sighed: "Brother Wei said a few days ago that you are the only person who can persuade the king, not for anything else, just because the king has always valued you, but you know...... The king's temper, he will never bow to people...... He would rather be scolded for abandoning his subjects and fleeing at a time of national calamity than retract the royal decree that exiled the crown prince in the first place......"

"Even if he actually knows that he made a mistake?" Meng Zhong said with a sneer.

Hui Ang smiled when he heard this, and then nodded slightly and said, "Ah, the king never admits his mistakes, but ...... You won't understand. ”

Looking at Hui An, who was slightly embarrassed, Meng Zhong stopped the topic, because he knew that the righteous brother in front of him had a very high respect for Song Wangyan and could be called a diehard.

He diverted the topic and said: "By the way, Brother Yi, the commander of the Qi army, I heard that it was Brother Tian Zhang some time ago, but according to Dai Busheng Sima, from Tancheng to Qiyang, and then to Pengcheng, he didn't see Brother Tian Zhang show up once......

"Hmm."

Hui Ang nodded and said: "Qi Guo announced to the outside world, saying that this time Kuang Zhang led the army, and my Song State sent out the fine work, I have also seen Kuang Zhang's figure vaguely when the Qi army marched many times, but for some reason, Kuang Zhang never came forward when the two armies confronted each other, even if Dai Busheng, Dai Yingzhi and others personally came to the front of the battle to talk to Kuang Zhang, so Dai Busheng and several people suspected that the Qi army may have found a similar-looking person to pretend to be Kuang Zhang, just because of intimidation of my Song State...... Regarding this matter, I think you can try to test the temptation, with your relationship with Kuang Zhang, it is impossible for Kuang Zhang not to show his face, as long as he is really in the Qi army, if the one in the Qi army doesn't even see you, then he is definitely not Kuang Zhang himself. ”

"I will."

Meng Zhong nodded when he heard this.

He also wanted to figure out this matter, after all, it was about his counterattack against the Qi army.

To put it bluntly, if the opposite side is indeed his senior brother Tian Zhang, then he naturally has to be more careful; Otherwise, hehe.

The next day, Meng Zhong, Hui An, and Dai Busheng accompanied the crown prince Dai Wu to inspect the military camp outside Pengcheng.

At this time, in the barracks, many Song soldiers had already learned about the matter of 'Prince Dai Wu's return to Pengcheng', and their morale was so high that when Prince Dai Wu inspected the barracks, the soldiers in the camp rushed to watch Dai Wu and cheered long live for Dai Wu to return to Pengcheng to support the overall situation.

In the face of the enthusiasm and excitement of the soldiers in the camp, the prince Dai Wu made some encouragement in the school field in the camp.

This encouragement can be broadly divided into three parts.

First of all, the crown prince Dai Wu stated that the reason why he appeared here was because of the 'current national crisis', and the Song Wangyan 'Ming Dayi' recalled him to jointly resist the Qi State.

He said in front of everyone: "The son said, the king, the minister, the father, the son. The state of the world is righteous in its existence, non-form, and appearance, and within it, this is the etiquette. …… If the name is not right, the word is not good; If you don't go your way, you won't get it. …… In the past, Dai Jing wanted to help Dai Wu seize the throne, but it was really a rebellious act and a move to disrupt the country, and this precedent cannot be opened. His father killed Dai Jing and exiled Dai Wu, but Dai Wu didn't dare to resent...... Before the national disaster, the king listened to the advice of Hui Xiang and Meng Qing, recalled Dai Wu, and made Dai Wu able to repel the Qi army generals to atone for his crimes, and Dai Wu was deeply fortunate......"

I have to say that the crown prince Dai Wu is worthy of being a 'Confucian disciple', and he is very protective of his father's reputation, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he is defending Song Wangyan's previous actions.

It's just that how many soldiers can understand his words?

Of course, Meng Zhong can understand, after all, he is also a registered disciple of Mencius, an orthodox Confucian disciple; Hui Ang can also understand, after all, this is a virtuous minister who is also a scholar of Taoism, fame, Confucianism, law, and Mo.

But except for Meng Zhong and Hui An, the rest of the people may not understand, such as Dai Busheng.

Although there is no malice, how can this reckless man understand "monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons"?

Dai Busheng is still from a public family, and even he can't understand it, let alone those soldiers of the Song Kingdom?

But the strange thing is that although he may not understand, those soldiers still listened quietly, showing expressions of understanding from time to time, he shook his head and said to Hui Ang: "Next, are you going to invite Confucian disciples to become officials?" ”

Hui Ang laughed when he heard this, and whispered to Meng Zhong, "Aren't you also a Confucian disciple? ”

Meng Zhong was stunned, and didn't know what to say for a while, but at this time, he saw Hui Ang admitting with a smile: "When the king was here, he was never allowed to expand the number of Confucian disciples, he felt that the Confucian disciples were too weak to make the Song Kingdom strong...... In contrast to the Great King, the Crown Prince promoted Confucianism. As you said, after this matter was settled, I did think of asking the crown prince to go to the state of Zou in person and implore Mencius and his disciples to move to the state of Song...... You are a disciple of Master Zhuang and a disciple of Mencius, how about helping the prince when the time comes? ”

Meng Zhong blinked in surprise, but his heart was a little shocked.

Confucianist...... To be precise, orthodox Confucianism led by Mencius is actually not very valued in contemporary times, and if the Song State is willing to accept Confucianism, it is really a great thing, but ...... His teacher, Master Zhuang, may be very angry, after all, Master Zhuang is very unaccustomed to Confucianism......

He thought for a while and said: "This matter, I'm afraid it's not easy for me to come forward, brother Yi, you know, Master Zhuang's side ......."

Hui Ang understood as soon as he heard it, and revealed the matter with a smile, anyway, in his opinion, as long as the crown prince Dai Wu went to Zou in person, Mencius and Mencius's disciples should give this face - if Meng Zhong can come forward, it is naturally the best, and it doesn't matter if he can't come forward.

At this time, Meng Zhong said to Hui Ang: "Although I can't express any opinion on this matter, I can accompany the crown prince to the Zou Kingdom, and I haven't seen Master Meng for many years, and I want to visit him." ”

"Then it's settled." Hui Ang said happily.

At this moment, they suddenly heard Dai Wu reminding softly on the stage: "Meng Qing? ”

"Huh?"

Meng Zhong was stunned, looked at Dai Wu on the stage, and then looked at Hui Ang beside him, and the righteous brothers were a little confused.

Fortunately, Dai Busheng was still standing next to him, and he lowered his voice and reminded: "The prince invites you to go to the high platform." …… What are you two talking about? So dedicated? ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong and Hui Ang were both a little embarrassed, and immediately, Meng Zhong ascended to the high platform where the crown prince Dai Wu was.

At this time, I saw Dai Wu pull Meng Zhong's sleeve and walked to the front of the high platform, and said to the countless Song soldiers below: "I, Dai Wu, here appoint Meng Qing as the commander of the counterattack Qi army, you may not recognize Meng Qing, Dai Wu and hereby inform you, Meng Qing, that is, the biggest hero who helped Dai Wu defeat Qi and capture Tancheng, after that, Meng Qing went to Wei to stabilize the diplomatic relations between Song and Wei, and was deeply valued by the King of Wei, and helped Wei defeat Qin many times, and was worshiped by the King of Wei as the Marquis of Yun...... Dai Wu is here to inform you that the State of Qi has Kuang Zhang, and the State of Song has Meng Zhong, but I am not afraid of the State of Qi! ”

Listening and listening, the Song soldiers under the stage exclaimed again and again.

I have to say, in fact, most of these Song troops don't know that they still have such a famous general in the Song Kingdom, well, a young famous general.

But some of the Tancheng soldiers who returned from the defeat of Tancheng still recognized Meng Zhong and cheered one after another.

"Monsima!"

"It's Monsima! The prince's lieutenant general back then! ”

"Hooray!"

"Meng Qing." Dai Wu reminded Meng Zhong in a low voice: "Don't you say a few words? ”

Meng Zhongxin said that I was not prepared, but at this moment, he could only bite the bullet, only to see him look around at the Song soldiers under the stage, suddenly drew his sword and raised it high, and shouted: "Sun Tzu said, those who want the same from the top and bottom win!" As long as I, the Song Kingdom, are united and united, even the Qi Kingdom will not be able to make me succumb! …… Song Kingdom, victory! ”

After a short silence, the soldiers who had followed Meng Zhong in Qiyang were the first to cheer, and soon, more and more Song soldiers joined them, only to see them raise their weapons in their hands again and again, and cheer in their mouths: "Victory!" Win! ”

Meng Zhong glanced at the soldiers under the stage, and nodded secretly in his heart: With such morale, he is qualified to fight with the Qi army.

The rest depends on whether his senior brother Tian Zhang is in the Qi army that he has dealt with.

On the same day, Meng Zhong wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to the Qi army camp outside Lüyi and hand it over to the generals of the Qi army.

Although the Qi army occupying Lüyi claimed to be commanded by Tian Zhang himself, in fact, it was the Qi general Tian Da and Tian Zhang's second son, Tian Tai, who commanded this army.

As Dai Busheng suspected, Tian Zhang, the famous general of Qi, was actually not in this Qi army that crusaded against the Song State, the reason was very simple, because Tian Zhang's condition was very serious, and many years of fighting abroad made this famous general of Qi fall into many diseases, so that when he was old, he broke out, making this famous general sick in bed all the year round and carefully taken care of by his eldest son.

In short, Tian Zhang, the commander of the Qi army, was actually pretended to be by his second son Tian Tai, and as for the purpose, it was nothing more than to inspire the Qi soldiers and deter the Song State.

On this day, Tian Tai received Meng Zhong's letter, spread it out, and saw the payment in the letter, he was stunned.

He pretended to be his father Tian Zhang, in order to avoid being exposed, he could not see others, but he couldn't see Meng Zhong, everyone knew that Meng Zhong was the righteous brother of his father Tian Zhang, and both of them were disciples of Mencius, and they were brothers.

Can...... But isn't it debunked as soon as you meet?

Tian Tai immediately invited Tian Da, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Meng Zhong ...... Didn't he fight the Qin State in Xihe? ”

The two looked at each other.

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