Two days later, on July 14, Zhao's father left Handan to investigate the site of the mausoleum in the area of the sand dunes.

Lord Zhao's father surveyed the location of the mausoleum for himself, it seems to be such a big thing, as a son, Gongzi Zhang and Zhao Wang He of course have to accompany, after all, this is also "filial piety", if it is deliberately resigned, it will inevitably cause criticism.

As an escort army, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao ordered his deputy general Zhao Ben to lead half of the soldiers to guard Handan, while he personally led the other half of the Handan army, about 5,000 soldiers to defend along the way.

On the side of Master Zhao's father, Master Zhao ordered Pang Xuan to lead 5,000 Tan guards to protect along the way.

In addition, there are more than 1,000 palace guards during the "Gongbo" letter period, as well as 1,000 letter guards from Meng Zhong.

Four forces, a total of about 12,300 troops, that is, all the forces escorted along the way.

I remember that after Zhao's father announced the "site selection of the mausoleum", Anpingjun Zhao Chengcheng invited Feiyi, Li Dui, and Zhao Bao to his house to discuss countermeasures.

I have to say that for the matter of "Zhao's father's investigation of the location of the mausoleum", in fact, not only Meng Zhong and Le Yi saw that something was wrong, in fact, the old ministers of Zhao such as Zhao Xiangfeiyi, Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyangjun Li Dui, Yangwenjun Zhao Bao and other old ministers of Zhao also felt the crisis.

After all, in Handan before, whether it was Lord Zhao's father or Gongzi Zhang, it was impossible to get into any loopholes, because Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao defended Handan very tightly - with the secret support of Zhao Xiangfeiyi, Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao, as a member of the "old aristocratic faction", did not allow Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Fengyangjun Li Dui to extend their hands to the city defense of Handan City, not to mention Zhao's father and Gongzi Zhang?

It is precisely because he can ensure that Handan will not fall into the hands of the tripartite forces of Zhao's master's father, Gongzizhang, and Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Zhao Xiangfeiyi will deliberately "delay" before - according to his idea, until Zhao's master's father is old and decrepit, and his majesty is no longer there, then the threat of Gongzizhang will naturally be greatly reduced.

What I didn't expect was that Master Zhao's father deliberately asked Zhao Wanghe to leave Handan by "surveying the site selection of the mausoleum", and I have to say that this made Feiyi full of worries - after all, once Zhao Wanghe left Handan, left the double defense of Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao and Gong Bo Xinqi against Zhao's father and Gongzi Zhang, it is very likely that something will happen.

Because of this, on the night when everyone gathered at the Anping Jun Zhao Cheng Mansion to discuss countermeasures, Li Dui's son Li Ji was against the matter, and his reason was that no one could guarantee that Gongzi Zhang would not be unfavorable to Zhao Wang He during this period.

But there is no way, Zhao Wang's father went to the sand dunes to survey the mausoleum site, as a son, Zhao Wanghe is sure to follow, this is the filial piety advocated by the Central Plains, if Zhao Wanghe refuses to follow, this is tantamount to falling into the truth, in the future, Zhao's father can take advantage of the "son is not filial" to abolish Zhao Wanghe, when the time comes, the new monarch faction will become very passive.

After some discussion, Fengyangjun Li Dui proposed a countermeasure: he Zhao Cheng and Li Dui stayed in the Handan area under the pretext of gathering the army under his command, while Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao led the Handan army under Qi and accompanied Zhao Wang He, Zhao Xiangfeiyi, and Gong Bo Xinqi to the Dune Palace together.

To tell the truth, leaving Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Fengyangjun Li Dui in the Handan area, Feiyi was actually not very relieved, even Yangwenjun Zhao Bao, at the beginning of Li Dui's words, he just chuckled and did not promise.

Obviously, Fei Yi and Zhao Bao do not fully trust Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others.

Seeing this, Fengyang Jun Li Dui Zhengse said: "Fat Xiang, Yang Wenjun, the crisis is ahead, even if you and I have some different political views with each other, but now each other's interests are the same, no matter what, we must ensure that the monarch is safe and sound...... If we still doubt each other at this time, there is no guarantee that some people will not take advantage of it. It's not as good as this, the four of us swear to the sky today that before the crisis of my Zhao Kingdom is resolved, we will work together and never take advantage of each other's fire. ”

Hearing this, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao glanced at Zhao Xiangfeiyi and motioned for the latter to decide the matter.

Fei Yi thought about it carefully.

It must be admitted that he is also wary of Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others, but this vigilance is only that he is afraid that Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and other old aristocratic factions will control the government and empty the power of Zhao Wanghe, but in the final analysis, Zhao Cheng and Li Dui do not dare to have the slightest involvement in Zhao Wanghe's "throne" - but Gongzizhang is different, Gongzizhang has always had the ambition to seize the throne.

I believe that in the face of the threat of Gongzizhang, Zhao Cheng and Li Dui would never dare to do anything to "take the opportunity to exclude dissidents".

After repeated weighing, Fei Yi thought that Fengyang Jun Li Dui's words could be trusted, so the four of them made an alliance against Zhao's father and Gongzizhang that day, and the new monarch faction and the old aristocratic faction, under the great threat from Zhao's master's father and Gongzizhang, put aside their previous prejudices and reached an opinion.

On this basis, the four of them discussed a countermeasure to deal with this matter: that is, Zhao Cheng's son Zhao Ping and Li Dui's son Li Ji accompanied Zhao Wang He, Zhao Xiangfeiyi and Gong Bo Xinqi, followed Zhao's father to the area of the Dune Palace to investigate the site of the mausoleum, and Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao led about seventy percent of the Handan army to protect along the way.

And Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Fengyangjun Li Dui were transferred back to the army under the command of the two people who were previously stationed in the Zhongmu area during this time, and deployed in the Handan area to prevent sudden changes.

And Anpingjun Zhao Cheng instructed Zhao Xiangfei: "If there is any change, please send someone to inform the two of us immediately, and the two of us should immediately lead the army to help." ”

"Hmm." Fei Yi nodded in his heart.

It has to be said that when this crisis came, the new monarch faction and the old aristocratic faction finally temporarily eliminated their prejudices.

It's no wonder, after all, it's in the interests of both of them: Feiyi wants to secure the throne of Zhao Wanghe; And Zhao Cheng and Li Dui also want to ensure the throne of Zhao Wanghe so that their interests will not be lost.

So the interests of both of them are indeed the same.

On 14 July, the team of Zhao's father, Zhao Wanghe, and Gongzizhang left Handan.

There were four armies protected along the way, namely Zhao Wang He's guards, the thousand palace guards led by Gong Bo Xinqi, who were responsible for protecting Zhao Wang He and Zhao's father, about hundreds of guards from Gongzi Zhang, and Pang Xuan's 5,000 Tan guards, and about 7,000 troops from Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao - let's call it the Handan Army.

A total of nearly 14,000 troops.

When the team passed through the area around Feiyi, a thousand Xinwei troops led by Meng Zhong and Le Yi also joined the team.

I have to say that the addition of the Xinwei Army put Zhao Ping and Li Ji under a lot of pressure.

It's no wonder, after all, the limelight of the Xinwei Army has been really fierce recently.

Previously, when they were in the area of Zhuke County, although the Xinwei Army had achieved the feat of attacking tens of thousands of Qi troops at night with 500 people, the specific battle situation was unknown to the courtiers of Zhao State. But some time ago, the Xinwei Army almost "slaughtered" 500 chivalrous warriors under Xue Gongtian Wenmen with an overwhelming advantage, which allowed the courtiers of Zhao State to witness the strength of this "Zhao Wushu" with their own eyes.

In terms of Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao's praise at the time, as long as the tactics are appropriate, the Xinwei Army has the strength of "one enemy and ten", in other words, excluding the newly expanded 500 new soldiers, the 500 old soldiers of the Xinwei Army are at least worth 5,000 Zhao Guo's soldiers.

"You two should be careful of Meng Zhong's letter guards."

Zhao Ping and Li Ji found Yang Wenjun, Zhao Bao and Gong Bo Xinqi, and reminded him to be cautious about the Xinwei Army under the command of Meng Zhong and Le Yi.

After all, Meng Zhong and Le Yi are both generals who are good at scheming and proficient in the art of war, and the Xinwei Army under their command is Zhao Wushu, whose strength is no less than that of Wei Wushu, how can the combined power of the two be ignored?

In this regard, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao laughed jokingly: "If Meng Zhong's kid really has the intention of sneaking up on the army under the old man's command, then what the old man can do, I'm afraid he will be killed, hahaha......"

"It's not funny, Yang Wenjun." Zhao Ping's face was ugly at that time.

Although it was a joke, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao still secretly ordered the sergeants under his command to be extremely vigilant against the Xinwei Army.

On the other hand, Gong Bo Xinqi privately discussed with Feiyi and asked Feiyi's opinion on this - after all, Xinzhi also knew that Feiyi was trying to win over Meng Zhong during these days.

"Or ...... Let's be wary. ”

After pondering for a while, Fei Yi said to Xinji: "Although Meng Zhong's son attaches great importance to love and righteousness, but it is precisely because of his love and righteousness that he must be loyal to Lord Zhao first...... It will inevitably become our enemy. ”

"That's a shame."

Xin Qi said with a look of regret.

To tell the truth, Xin Zhi is actually happy to transfer Meng Zhong to him as his lieutenant, after all, Meng Zhong not only has a powerful mentorship that makes people exclaim, but what is more valuable is that this son is both civil and military, good at training and using soldiers, who doesn't want such an excellent subordinate?

As a result, the Xinwei army led by Meng Zhong and Le Yi was arranged on the right side of the large team and in front of the Handan army, so that the Handan army could counteract the Xinwei army at any time.

"How does it feel...... Our army has been targeted? How can there be a reason for an army of 1,000 people to respond to more than 10,000 troops? ”

When he learned of the order from the army, Meng Sui said with a frown.

Hearing this, Le Yi said the reason very frankly: "Probably Feiyi, Xinqi, Zhao Bao and others are wary of our army. ”

During this period, Meng Zhong also nodded and said, "Don't care, just march in a yoke formation." ”

Strictly speaking, it is not a formation that is conducive to the strength of the soldiers, its role is to prevent and reduce the confusion and losses caused by sudden changes during the march, such as when it is attacked and ambushed by the enemy, its unique "X" formation can ensure that when the enemy attacks from four directions, it will be attacked from both sides, but it also has the disadvantage of lack of explosive power.

I have to say that when I learned that the Xinwei Army had set up a yoke formation, even if it was Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao, I felt a little pressure.

Other armies put up a yoke formation, Zhao Bao didn't pay attention to it at all, but the Xinwei army put out a yoke formation - this is an army that can change the formation in a short time, and no one can guarantee that the Xinwei army will not change into a conical formation in the blink of an eye, the front team is the rear team, the back team is the front team, and the back team is against the front team, and in turn sneak attacks the Handan army.

For the sake of insurance, the Handan army under the command of Zhao Bao held a certain distance from the Xinwei army in case of emergencies.

After seeing this scene, Meng Zhong and Le Yi also discussed in private.

Even fools can see that Zhao Bao is wary of the Thaksin Guards, what does this mean?

This shows that Zhao Bao, Fei Yi and others are also aware of the crisis, even if the relationship between the two sides was once good, and they are also extremely vigilant against the Xinwei Army, including Pang Xuan's Tan Guard.

"It seems that Fei Yi, Zhao Bao and others are also aware of Master Zhao's 'big action' and are very cautious about it." Le Yi whispered to Meng Zhong.

Meng Zhong nodded slightly, but didn't know what to say.

"You say, what will Master Zhao do?"

On the side, Meng Sui guessed curiously.

Hearing this, Meng Zhong let out a long breath and said in a low voice: "With my understanding of Master Zhao, Master Zhao cherishes his reputation, and he will not take the lead. Otherwise, the father will take the position of the son, and this notoriety will inevitably be unpleasant to hear; As for Zhao Wanghe, according to my understanding of Fei Xiang and Yang Wenjun, they will not take the lead and take the initiative to provoke civil strife; In other words, if something really happens this time, then only that party will be the first to do it......"

"Childe Zhang?" Le Yi raised his eyebrows.

Hearing this, Meng Zhong nodded, stood on the chariot and looked into the distance, and muttered, "The army under Gongzi Zhang's command is probably ambushed in the area of the sand dunes at this time...... If he really wants to regain everything he has lost from Zhao Wang He. ”

"Ah Zhong."

Seeing Meng Zhong's low tone, Meng Sui persuaded him: "Don't think so much, you have done everything you can, what else can you do?" ”

Le Yi also persuaded on the side: "Whether it is Lord Zhao's father or Zhao Wang, the first thing we want to ensure is not Zhao Guo's attitude towards Song Guo?" …… Since the civil strife in Zhao is destined to be unavoidable, there are some things you should also decide. ”

Meng Zhong glanced at Le Yi and nodded slightly.

Of course, he knew what Le Yi was referring to, and it was undoubtedly just a position: when the internal turmoil of King Zhao was destined to be unavoidable, whether to help Lord Zhao and Gongzi Zhang, or to help King Zhao He.

And obviously, helping Lord Zhao's father is in greater interest to the Song State.

The reason is very simple, because Zhao's father always regarded Song as Zhao's most reliable ally, and on this basis of trust, Zhao gave Song trust and benefits to Song, who had always maintained its hegemony, like the former overlord of the Central Plains, Jin not only turned a blind eye to this, but also did not allow other countries to help Cao.

Of course, there is certainly a reason why Cao Guo offended the Jin State by his own death, but in the same way, this is also the "preferential treatment" given by the Jin State to the Song State - otherwise, why would the Song State desperately maintain the hegemony of the Jin State, even if it did not hesitate to start a war with the powerful Chu State at that time?

If it is said that Lord Zhao's father trusts Song Wangyan the most, followed by Song Guo, then Gongzi Zhang's most trusted is Tian Buyu first, followed by Song Guo, and the degree of trust in Song Guo is actually about the same.

But Zhao Wang He is different, under the influence of Feiyi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others, he does not have much preference or dislike for Qi and Song, all in all, as long as it is beneficial to Zhao, it is okay to form an alliance with Qi or Song.

Comparing the three, it is undeniable that Zhao Wanghe is not the best choice.

Handan is about 200 miles away from the Dune Palace, if the elite soldiers march in a hurry, they can arrive in two days, but because there are Zhao's master's father, Zhao Wang He and some Zhao courtiers in the team, the speed of this march has been greatly reduced, so that it took a total of five days before and after, and only on the day of July 20, arrived at the Dune Palace.

At this time, the building that looks like a "small city" in front of everyone is the Dune Palace.

The scale of the area is not large, nearly 100 zhang horizontally, dozens of zhang longitudinally, but there are two or three zhang high city walls on all sides, and the city gate in each direction is built with the city gate tower, compared with the general city wall, it can be said that the sparrow is small, and the five organs are complete.

As for the "city", there are two palaces, one large and one small, which are roughly built in the east and west directions, the palace where Zhao's father once lived is larger, so it is called the "East Palace", and the other one is smaller, it is called the "West Palace".

After entering the city, Lord Zhao's father decided to live in the east hall himself, and let Zhao Wang He live in the west hall.

As for Gongzi Zhang, since there are only two palaces in the city, let Gongzi Zhang live in the side hall of the east hall.

To be honest, for this arrangement, Fei Yi, Xin Qi, Zhao Bao and others are actually opposed, because they feel that such an arrangement is very threatening - because the two palaces are too close to the ground, who can guarantee that Gongzi Zhang, or even Lord Zhao's father, will not take the opportunity to hold Zhao Wang He hostage?

In contrast, they were more willing to let Zhao Wanghe live in the military camp outside the city, so that the Handan army under the command of Yang Wenjun and Zhao Bao could all protect Zhao Wanghe and prevent any attacks on this monarch.

It's a pity that the reason doesn't make sense: since he accompanied Zhao's father to investigate the mausoleum, how can there be a reason for his son to hide in the barracks?

Therefore, Fei Yi finally agreed to such an arrangement and retreated to ensure the safety of the West Temple.

First of all, the Xinwei army led by Meng Zhong and Le Yi was not allowed to enter the city, and could only be stationed outside the city.

Although Fei Yi and Meng Zhong have a very good relationship, considering the threat of the Xinwei Army, Fei Yi really did not dare to let this elite army with a "previous record" of night raids stay in the city, because he was very convinced that the thousands of palace guards under the command of Xinzhi were definitely not the opponents of the Xinwei Army.

For this request, Master Zhao did not refuse, in his words, at present, the Xinwei Army is no longer his guard, and naturally should be stationed outside the city.

Secondly, Fei Yi also asked to reduce the number of Tan Wei stationed in the city under Pang Xuan, first, because the Dune Palace could not accommodate thousands of people, and second, the number of Tan Wei 5,000 people also put a lot of pressure on Fei Yi, Xinqi and others.

What's more, in the eyes of Feiyi, Xinqi and others, Pang Xuan also has a very threatening man.

All in all, after the negotiation between Zhao's master father and Zhao Xiangfeiyi, they decided to send 500 troops to each garrison the east and west halls, and the rest of the army, including Meng Zhong's Xinwei army and Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao's Handan army, were stationed in the military camp outside the outer city.

As for the city gates in the four directions of the Dune Palace, they were also garrisoned by the troops of each side - the army of Lord Zhao's father was stationed at the south gate and the east gate, while the army of King Zhao was stationed at the west gate and the north gate.

I have to say that it is a matter of Zhao Wanghe's life and death, and Zhao Xiangfeiyi does not dare to relax at all.

In the end, the defense of each area was implemented: Zhao Zhu's father's side, Pang Xuan guarded the east hall, Ju Xin guarded the east gate, Zhao Hao guarded the south gate, and Meng Zhong was stationed in the southern suburbs outside the city; Zhao Wang He side, the letter period to guard the west hall, Zhao Ping to guard the west gate, Li Ji to guard the north gate, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao stationed in the western suburbs outside the city.

Each other, the well water does not interfere with the river water.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the army of Lord Zhao and Zhao Wang He, the area of the Dune Palace is also stationed in the area of Zhao Xi and Xu Jun, two generals of Zhao.

In fact, there were once more than 100,000 Zhao troops stationed here, led by four Zhao generals, Zhao Yuan, Zhao Xi, Xu Jun, and Niu Qian.

But after the Qi State surrendered to the Zhao State, Zhao Yuan was transferred to Yanmen County, and Niu Jian was also transferred to Zhongshan County to assist Li Jian in managing Zhongshan, leaving only Zhao Xi and Xu Jun with nearly 10,000 troops each, the former stationed in Pingyuanyi, and the latter stationed in Gaotangyi, as a regular border defender - after all, the alliance between Zhao and Qi had just been promoted, and Zhao did not trust Qi very much, so it was natural to take precautions.

Therefore, when it was learned that Zhao's father, Zhao Wanghe and others had come to the sand dunes, Zhao Xi and Xu Jun would ride horses from the plains and Gaotang to the Dune Palace to meet Zhao's father and Zhao Wanghe.

It is worth mentioning that Xu Jun also brought his beloved general Meng Hu, that is, the clan uncle of Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, and Meng Sui, and the young sect master of the Meng clan.

So, on the night of July 22, Zhao Xi, Xu Jun, and Meng Hu came to the camp of the Xinwei Army to have a meal and a wine with Meng Zhong and others.

It is worth mentioning that the relationship between Meng Zhong and Zhao Xi was extremely bad, but since Meng Zhong "explained" Zhao Xi at the celebration banquet after the Zhao army conquered Zhuke County, Zhao Xi was full of good feelings towards Meng Zhong, so much so that in the letters to Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao, he did not forget to praise Meng Zhong - this is what Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao said to Meng Zhong personally.

No, after seeing each other that night, although Zhao Xi was still a "kid" when he called Meng Zhong, it was obvious that his impression of Meng Zhong had been greatly improved, and even during the period when everyone was eating and drinking, he still put his arm around Meng Zhong's shoulders and gave a thumbs up to praise Meng Zhong's "feat" of not giving Xue Gongtian Wen face - I have to say that this is indeed a feat that many people in the world dare not do, even the monarchs of Wei, Han and other countries dare not treat Tian Wen like this.

Chatting and chatting, Zhao Xi and Xu Jun asked Meng Zhong about "Master Zhao's father surveying the site selection of the mausoleum".

At that time, Xu Jun looked inexplicable: "Master Zhao's body is still healthy, how could he suddenly think of choosing a mausoleum for himself?" ”

At this time, Meng Zhong glanced at Zhao Xi, but saw a few hints of discoloration flashing in the latter's eyes.

Meng Zhong guessed from this: Xu Jun should not know about the possible imminent civil unrest in Zhao, but Zhao Xi definitely learned something from Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao or An Pingjun Zhao Cheng.

He guessed that Zhao Xi might be a "chess guard" of Zhao Bao, Zhao Cheng and others, and there might be some changes at an extraordinary moment.

This is also the reason why Meng Zhong does not want the Zhao royal family to have civil strife, because once there is a civil strife in the royal family, it may be that the entire army of Zhao will not be able to stand alone, and the Zhao army, which was once united with the outside world, may kill each other, which will greatly weaken the power of Zhao.

But unfortunately, he was powerless to stop this, even if he made military achievements and thwarted Xue Gongtian Wen, it was still not enough to become the power center of Zhao State, let alone the power to turn the tide.

At the end of the day, it's still people who are soft-spoken.