"PS: I woke up today and found that yesterday was Christmas Eve, well, sure enough, I slept very steadily."

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"Fat Minister, why are you here?"

When he heard these words from Meng Zhong, who came forward with a face full of surprise, Fei Yi's face suddenly changed, and he was shocked and angry.

What was surprising was that Meng Zhong, who was drinking here, didn't know that he was invited by Gongzizhang's people in the name of Master Zhao, what does this mean?

It means that the so-called "deliberation" is just a trap.

And the angry thing is that Gongzizhang finally took the step of rebellion.

At this moment, there was a sound of kala outside the hall, Fei Yi and his guards glanced back, and saw a team of guards of Gongzi Zhang appeared outside the side hall, only to see that some of these guards were holding Changge, some were holding swords, and some were holding crossbows, and they rushed into the hall in a swarm, surrounding Fei Yi and several guards around him, including Meng Zhong.

Seeing this scene, Meng Zhong chuckled in his heart.

It's not that he's worried about himself, after all, no matter how much he thinks about Gongzi Zhang and Tian Buyu, there is no reason to harm him.

What he was a little concerned about was Feiyi - because looking at the posture in front of him, Gongzizhang obviously planned to capture Feiyi.

Sure enough, after those guards with weapons surrounded Fei Yi and his party, Gongzi Zhang stood up from his seat, walked slowly to this side, and asked with a chuckle: "Fat Xiang, why is it only you?" What about the king? ”

Even though he was surrounded by dozens of guards, Fei Yi's face still did not change, and he said to Gongzi Zhang with a calm face: "Your Majesty, it is naturally in a safe place. It's Anyangjun...... What do you want to do with this formation? He gestured to the dozens of guards surrounding him.

At this moment, a guard hurriedly walked up to Gongzizhang, clasped his fists and said: "Gongzi, the soldiers guarding outside the hall said that only Feiyi came alone, and there was no trace of the king. ”

Hearing this, Gongzizhang frowned and looked at Feiyi with a gloomy face.

At this time, he saw Fei Yi brushing his gray beard, and the old god was there, and said quite complacently: "Anyang Jun, you just ordered Chen Yi to hold the edict of Lord Zhao's father and invite the king and the old man to come over to discuss important matters, and you also intended to use the words conveyed to you by the king and the young man, that is, "make your sister-in-law the prince", and deceive the trust of the king and the old man...... Such a poisonous plan must have come from Tian Buyu and Tian Xiang, right? It's a pity that the old man expected that you would make such a move, so he tried it with his body, and sure enough, the old man discovered your trick. ”

“……”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong turned his head to look at Tian Buyu, his face was a little ugly.

When Feiyi said this, how could he not have thought that he was being used by Tian Buyu?

The purpose of inviting him to drink today is only to take advantage of Zhao Wang He and Zhao Xiang Feiyi's trust in him Meng Zhong, to deceive Zhao Wang He and Fei Yi to the East Temple, kill these two, and then seize the country.

Of course, he also knew that he was not the key to deceiving Zhao Wang He and Fei Yi, he was just adding his head - the addition of Zhao's master father's order talisman was just to lower the defense of Zhao Wang He and Zhao Xiang Feiyi.

Thinking of this, Meng Zhong asked Tian Buyu with a sinking face: "Tian Xiang, is that so?" What the fat minister said, but is it true? ”

"This old horseman! When he dies, he will not forget to separate Ah Zhong."

Tian Buyu glanced at Fei Yi hatefully, and then Gu Zuoyan said to Meng Zhong: "Ah Zhong, this matter will be explained to you afterwards by my brother, and you will step aside first." ”

“……”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong's heart suddenly realized that his good impression of Tian Buyu so far, as well as those so-called brotherly feelings, had all disappeared.

He was chilled by Tian Buyu's behavior today - Tian Buyu actually calculated him! The elder brother, who had called him his brother over and over again, actually calculated him and used him to achieve his goals.

"Ah Zhong, step aside!"

Seeing that Meng Zhong was motionless, Gongzizhang was a little impatient, after all, he was in a hurry to attack the West Hall at the moment, how could he be in the mood to delay here?

Hearing Gongzizhang remind him, Meng Zhong glanced around, and then his gaze fell on Fei Yi beside him.

He knew very well that as soon as he stepped back, Gongzi Zhang would most likely immediately order Zhu Jiashi to kill the venerable old man Feiyi.

Thinking of Zeng Feiyi's care for himself, Meng Zhong couldn't help but hesitate a little in his heart.

In fact, he knows very well that since Gongzizhang and Tian Buyu have decided to rebel, then they will inevitably get rid of the obstacle of Feiyi, even if he persuades him, it will be useless, after all, Gongzizhang and Tian Buyu are quite hateful to Feiyi.

Since it was useless, it stands to reason that he should withdraw, but looking at the fat righteousness beside him, Meng Zhong couldn't bear to do that—stepping back at this time, wouldn't he abandon this respectable old man who had a good relationship with him?

“……”

Look at Feiyi, and look at Gongzizhang, even if it is Meng Zhong, he is at a loss at this time.

Seeing this, Gongzizhang became more and more impatient, and shouted in a deep voice: "Meng Zhong, I'll count three times, you come over to me!" Otherwise......"

"Childe!"

Tian Buyu immediately interrupted Gongzizhang's words in a low voice.

Of course he knew what Gongzizhang meant, but could Meng Zhong be killed casually?

Killing Meng Zhong will not only offend a large number of people such as Zhuangzi, Mencius, Hui An, and Tian Zhang, but also offend Master Zhao and Que Guanzi, the former attaches great importance to Meng Zhong, and the latter will never tolerate Gongzi Zhang killing his outstanding Taoist disciples.

Even if these don't matter, you must know that there are still a thousand Xinwei soldiers outside the city, if Gongzizhang kills Meng Zhong, the Xinwei army will inevitably fall to Zhao Wanghe's faction, and Le Yi, Menghu, and Mengsui will take revenge on Gongzizhang frantically, so why bother?

Listening to Tian Buyu's reminder, Gongzizhang also realized that he had lost his words, and said angrily: "You call him over for me!" ”

Tian Buyu nodded, and then said to Meng Zhong: "Ah Zhong, today's incident is indeed for my brother, even if you have a grudge against me, you can understand it for your brother." But being a brother won't hurt you...... Some things are destined by God, not human beings can be resolved, at this very moment, time is pressing, I believe you also understand the truth. …… Brother Wei knows that you value love and righteousness, and I can't bear to see Fei Yi's life die here, but since today's son wants to do great things, Fei Yi must die! Why would you injure or even risk your own life for the sake of some friendship with him? Think about it, you are from the Song Kingdom, what is the purpose of coming to the Zhao Kingdom this time? It is to stabilize the alliance between Zhao and Song! In the State of Zhao, only the son of Zhao Zhang will continue to cling to the alliance with the Song State! …… Think about your mother who is still in the Song Kingdom, think about your sister, don't do stupid things, Ah Zhong, from beginning to end, you are our people, one glory and one loss. ”

“……”

Hearing this, even though Meng Zhong was so unhappy with Tian Buyu, he still couldn't help but have a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

Just as Meng Zhong was struggling in his heart, he suddenly heard Fei Yi whispering beside him, "Stand back, Meng Zhong." ”

"......" Meng Zhong looked at Fei Yi in surprise, but saw that Fei Yi was looking at him with a kind face, and said with a smile: "Tian Buyu is certainly vicious, but what Fang Cai said can be regarded as sincere, and the old man probably still approves of it." The old man will definitely die today, but you are still young, and you still have a mother and sister at home, you don't have to put your life on the line for the old man's old bones. What's more, in this situation, even if you stick to the benevolence and righteousness in your heart, it will only add one more corpse to you......" Speaking of this, he patted Meng Zhong's shoulder, and said with a relieved face: "You didn't go along with Zhao Zhang and Tian Buyu and deceive the king and the old man, and the old man is already pleased." The old man just regretted it, regretting that when you first arrived in Zhao State, the old man never kept you in Handan, otherwise, with your talent, you will definitely be able to become the left hand of the king......"

After a pause, he turned his head to look at Tian Buyu, and said to Meng Zhong again: "But the old man did not agree with Tian Buyu's last sentence. You have to remember, Meng Zhong, you are different from Gongzizhang and Tian Buyu, even though you have the same position, your virtues are very different. Don't be influenced by these people, stick to your heart. …… You're not one of them! Don't let these people defile your character! ”

With that, he pushed Meng Zhong out.

Seeing this, the guards of Gongzizhang who were surrounding them immediately grabbed Meng Zhong's arms and dragged him away from Feiyi.

Then, the rest of the Gongzizhang guards surrounded Fei Yi and the others.

"Old Puff!"

Tian Buyu gritted his teeth and cursed.

Hearing this angry scolding, Fei Yi laughed.

Yes, what he said just now was to separate Tian Buyu from Meng Zhong.

Of course, he didn't expect Meng Zhong to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light", that was unrealistic, after all, Meng Zhong was loyal to Lord Zhao's father, and Lord Zhao's father ...... In the case that there is no change in the east hall, but Gongzi Zhang can get the order that only Lord Zhao's father can hold, which can already explain a lot of problems.

The reason why he separated Meng Zhong and Tian Buyu was purely because he didn't want Meng Zhong to get together with Tian Buyu again, which affected this young man with excellent moral character.

And looking at Meng Zhong's sinking expression, Fei Yi believed that his goal had been achieved.

"The Tao is not the same, as long as you see the true face of you, people who value virtue will naturally not be in the same stream as you!" Fei Yi sneered at Tian Buyu.

Tian Buyu gritted his teeth hatefully, and said coldly: "Is this your last word?" ”

Fei Yi smiled, then turned his head to look at Gongzizhang, and said: "Although the old man also thinks it is unlikely, I still let the old man persuade him again...... An Yangjun, for your intentions with Tian Buyu, whether it is the old man, or An Pingjun, Fengyangjun, and Yang Wenjun, they have already known about it, and they have taken precautions early, you are destined to fail. If you are willing to stop here, the old man can also intercede with the king on your behalf and promise you prosperity and wealth in your life. ”

"Stop?" Gongzi Zhang sneered when he heard this, shook his head and said, "There is no turning back when you open the bow...... It's you, Feiyi, if you are willing to lure Zhao He for me, I can let you go and promise you a lifetime of glory and wealth. ”

"No way!" Fei Yi immediately refused without hesitation.

Seeing this, Gongzi Zhang's face sank, and he said coldly: "Since you don't know how to lift, don't be unkind!" Kill you first, then break through the West Temple, and kill Zhao He ......"

"Zhao Zhang!" Fei Yi scolded angrily: "You dare?! ”

"Do you think I dare?" After that, Gongzi Zhang instructed his guard Sima Chen to ask: "Chen Xu, you immediately send someone to order Pang Xuan and order him to lead the army to attack the West Palace......"

"Whoa!" Chen Qiu clenched his fists and took his life.

"Pang Xuan?"

After hearing Gongzizhang's words, Meng Zhong's eyes flashed a few different colors.

At the same time, Fei Yi angrily reprimanded: "Zhao Zhang! If you rebel, you will be spurned by tens of millions of Zhao people! ”

"Rebellion?" Gongzi Zhang said coldly: "This Gongzi just took back everything that should have belonged to me!" I, Zhao Zhang, am the head of the royal family, and the throne of Zhao should have been inherited by me! ”

Hearing these rebellious words, Fei Yiyi trembled angrily, pointed at Gongzi Zhang and scolded: "Although you are the eldest son, you are cruel and immoral, how can you be worthy of succeeding Zhao Jun?" ”

"What did you say?" Gongzi Zhang was furious when he heard this, and was about to scold angrily, but he persuaded Tian Buyu on the side: "Childe, why argue with him? Serious matters! ”

"That's right." Gongzizhang nodded, looked at Fei Yi and sneered: "Fei Yi, you will go to the Yellow Spring and see how I can take back everything that should belong to me!" ”

Hearing this, Fei Yi stared at Gongzi Zhang with tears in his eyes, and said angrily: "Zhao Zhang, Tian Buyu, you and others rebel and rebel, and you are destined to die a bad death!" ”

"Humph!" Gongzi Zhang snorted coldly, waved his hand and ordered: "Kill!" ”

With an order, the guards who surrounded Fei Yi and others rushed up.

"Protect the fertilizer phase!"

The guards around Fei Yi also shouted loudly, desperately protecting Fei Yi, although they knew very well in their hearts that the disparity in numbers between the two sides was huge, and they were destined to die.

Seeing this scene, Meng Zhong's eyes flashed with anger and he couldn't bear it.

Probably sensing his mood swings, the guards who were dragging him to the ground were making it difficult for him to move.

"Zhao Zhang! Tian Buyu! The old man will go to Huangquan first, waiting for the two of you, you will not die well after all! Hahaha-"

In a burst of heroic laughter, the minister of Zhao was cut to the ground by Gongzizhang's guards, and the red blood stained the bricks and stones in the hall.

"Fat ......"

Seeing this scene, Meng Zhong's eyes were slightly clouded with a trace of mist.

Then he closed his eyes and sighed gloomily.

"Childe!"

After probing Feiyi's snort, a guard came to Gongzizhang, clenched his fists and said: "Feiyi and others have been ambushed!" ”

"Good!"

Gongzizhang looked at Fei Yi with a look of relief, and then scolded with hatred: "This old horseman, I have wanted to kill him for a long time, and today I finally got my wish!" ”

As he was speaking, the guard Sima Chen walked into the hall and reported with his fists in his fists: "Childe, Pang Xuan has received the order, and he is leading the Tan Guards to attack the West Hall at this moment. ”

"Good!" Gongzizhang nodded and ordered: "Without further ado, you immediately lead the guards and attack the West Hall with me, and be sure to capture Zhao He!" ”

"Whoa!" Chen Yu hugged his fists.

Immediately, his eyes glanced at Meng Zhong, who was still restrained by several guards, and said in a low voice, "Childe, Meng Sima...... What to do? ”

Gongzi Zhang glanced at Meng Zhong when he heard this, and immediately said to Tian Buyu: "No, this kid will be handed over to you." ”

"Don't worry, Childe." Tian Buyu arched his hand and said, "The minister will persuade him." ”

"Hmm."

Gongzizhang nodded, waved his hand and signaled to the guards beside him: "Go!" ”

Hulaladi, the side hall that was still overcrowded just now suddenly became empty, leaving only Tian Buyu, Meng Zhong, and the three or four guards who controlled Meng Zhong.

Seeing Gongzizhang and the others disappear from sight, Tian Buyu pressed his hand and motioned to the guards: "Okay, let go of Meng Sima." ”

"Whoa!" The guards let go of Meng Zhong as he said and took two steps back.

At this time, Meng Zhong quickly snatched the sword from the waist of one of the guards, pulled it out like lightning, and put it on Tian Buyu's neck.

"Tian Xiang!"

"Monsima!"

The guards changed their faces when they saw this.

But Tian Buyu was not in a hurry, as if he didn't take the sharp sword around his neck to heart, only to see him look at Meng Zhong, and said with a chuckle: "Ah Zhong, calm down." In fact, you yourself know that you can't cut this sword, as if you were trying to dissuade your brother from using those words to intimidate you...... None of this makes sense. ”

"You think I can't cut it down?" Meng Zhong said angrily with a calm face.

Tian Buyu shook his head and said calmly: "It seems that Feiyi's death has indeed made you emotionally disturbed. I don't want to irritate you as a brother, so let's just let you go down. It's just that if you kill your brother, what's in your interest? Or, what is the benefit to the Song State? To help his brother and son seize the throne, this is completely for the Song Kingdom...... You know very well that my Song State needs the ally of Zhao State, and only by forming an alliance with Zhao State, which is rapidly becoming strong, will Qi, Wei, Chu and other countries not dare to invade our Song State; If we lose the Zhao-Song alliance, our Song country will be surrounded by enemies on all sides, and when the time comes, the armies of other countries will wantonly invade the land of our Song country and kill our compatriots in Song country...... Can you bear to see such a cruel situation? ”

"......" Meng Zhong's eyes flashed with a hint of struggle.

Seeing that Meng Zhong had already wavered, Tian Buyu waved his hand and motioned to the guards who were about to wait for the opportunity to grab the sword to retreat, so as not to provoke Meng Zhong.

And he himself, with one finger, gently and slowly pushed away the blade of the sword resting on his neck.

"Do you have to go this far?"

Meng Zhong did not resist, slowly lowered the sword in his hand, looked at Tian Buyu and asked.

Of course, Tian Buyu knew what Meng Zhong's "this step" meant, and when he heard this, he put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "Because this step must be taken." ”

After that, he explained to Meng Zhong: "As far as Gongzi is concerned, he and Zhao He have an uncommon hatred. Why does Childe trust me? Because I defected to him and assisted him in his most difficult time, and at that time, except for me, there was no one in the entire Zhao Kingdom who had dealings with him...... The former dignified prince of Zhao has fallen to this point, and you can imagine how much the prince hates Zhao He and Wu Wa. ”

"What about the fat phase?" Meng Zhong asked expressionlessly.

Tian Buyu said calmly when he heard this: "Gongzi also has hatred for Feiyi, after all, when Gongzi was still the prince, Feiyi also taught him knowledge, however, in the end, Feiyi abandoned him and chose Zhao He ......"

"It's not a fat sin."

"I know." Tian Buyu nodded and said: "All of this is actually the miss of 'that one', but what can you and I say to 'that one'?" …… Ah Zhong, help Gongzi Zhang seize the position of Zhao Jun and ensure the alliance between Zhao and Song, this is your and my priority. …… That's what 'that means'. ”

"What does Master Zhao mean?"

Meng Zhong directly debunked Tian Buyu's vague "that one", which made Tian Buyu a little uncomfortable.

"Hmph."

With a cold snort, Meng Zhong Zhengse said: "Fat Xiang is kind to me, I can't save him, but I don't allow anyone to insult his corpse again." ”

"Ah Zhong, do you really think that Brother Wei is that kind of person......" made a joke, but seeing that there was no smile on Meng Zhong's face, Tian Buyu immediately changed his words, nodded and said, "I will ask someone to properly settle the body and bury it afterwards." ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong turned around and left, and when he walked to Fei Yi's corpse, he squatted down and gently closed Fei Yi's dead eyes.

Immediately, he stood up, and after taking a deep look at Tian Buyu, he shook his head and said: "Fat Xiang is right, the Tao is not the same, I will not be on your side, never." ”

With that, he walked out of the side hall.

Seeing this, the guards approached Tian Buyu and whispered, "Tian Xiang, Meng Sima ......"

"Don't worry about it."

Tian Buyu said with a calm face: "Meng Zhong is wise and resourceful, it seems that in the current situation, he can only assist the son, but ......"

『…… It's just that I'm afraid I won't have any contact with me again."

With a long exhale, Tian Buyu glanced at Feiyi's corpse, and a few traces of resentment flashed in his eyes.

"Old Pitch."

He cursed under his breath.

At the same time, Meng Zhong had already stepped out of the side hall and stood in the open space outside the hall, looking in the direction of the west hall.

Although the distance was far away, Meng Zhong could still see that there were countless soldiers fighting on the side of the West Palace, and the guards of Gongzi Zhang, as well as the Tan Guards led by Pang Xuan, were fiercely attacking the West Palace.

“……”

After watching silently for a moment, Meng Zhong turned around and walked towards the main hall of the east hall, that is, the palace where Lord Zhao's father lived.

I saw that outside the main hall of the east hall, there was a team of guards of Gongzizhang guarding the palace gate, and after these people saw Meng Zhong approaching, they immediately stepped forward to stop them, and said in a deep voice: "Meng Sima, please stop!" …… Lord Zhao's father was unwell and was resting in the hall, and Anyang Jun had an order that no one was allowed to enter. ”

"Get out of the way!" Meng Zhong said expressionlessly.

Hearing this, those guards looked at each other, and immediately repeated again: "Meng Sima, Anyang Jun ......"

"I said get out of the way!"

Interrupting the other party's words, Meng Zhong said coldly: "I'm not in the mood to cooperate with your tricks!" …… If Gongzi Zhang really kidnapped Master Zhao's father, I would immediately go outside the city to mobilize the letter guards, enter the palace, and rescue Master Zhao! ”

With this last sentence, he deliberately raised his voice.

“……”

Hearing Meng Zhong's words, those guards of Gongzizhang looked at each other and were at a loss.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the main hall, and immediately, the figure of the crane appeared in the hall gate, and he chuckled and said to Meng Zhong: "Why should Xiaoyou embarrass these soldiers? Master Zhao is invited. ”

"Hijacked? Hmph!'

Meng Zhong sneered secretly, and after arching his hand towards the Crane Crown, he stepped into the hall.

He didn't believe that Gongzi Zhang had kidnapped Master Zhao's father.

In the Dune Palace, how many people are there around Gongzizhang? How many people are there in Pang Xuan?

You must know that Pang Xuan has thousands of soldiers in the palace, and with this person's Wen Taowu strategy, whether it is Gongzi Zhang's bravery or Tian Buyan's tricks, don't want Pang Xuan to obey - not to mention Pang Xuan's teacher Que Guanzi is here.

said that Master Zhao's father was held hostage by Gongzi Zhang, in the final analysis, it was just that Master Zhao didn't want to bear the notoriety of "taking the position of the son", so he pretended to be held hostage by Gongzi Zhang, and intended to let the latter come forward to rebel - if it was really Gongzi Zhang who hijacked Zhao's father, then the head of this son would have been cut off by Pang Xuan a long time ago.

Sure enough, when Meng Zhong walked to the inner hall, he really saw Master Zhao, who was safe and sound, with a calm face, who was sitting in the middle of the banquet, and there were many half-eaten drinks and dishes on the low table in front of him, obviously Fang Cai was drinking and chatting with Que Guanzi here.

Seeing this scene, Meng Zhong couldn't help but feel a little chilled, and felt chilled for Feiyi.

He looked at Master Zhao and said calmly in an inexplicable tone: "Master Zhao, the fat phase is dead, just in Fangcai, in the side hall, in front of my eyes, he was killed by Gongzi Zhang's guards. ”

"Oh."

Master Zhao picked up the wine bowl and took a sip.

"That's really...... It's a pity. ”