After bidding farewell to Xue Gong Tian Wen, Meng Zhong immediately returned to Duan Gan's mansion and told Duan Ganyin, Tian Di, Hui Ang and others about Tian Wen's conversation with him.

Not to mention, Duan Ganyin and Duan Ganchong are worthy of being father and son, and even their reactions to this matter are not much different, he said to Meng Zhong: "You are now the king of Yi, even Tian Wen has no right to instruct you, he wants you to be his deputy envoy to Zhao State, you can refuse, and wait for the king to summon you to tell you about this matter...... Do you understand what it means to be an uncle? ”

Meng Zhong smiled bitterly and nodded slightly.

Of course he understood what Duan Ganyin meant, Duan Ganyin was nothing more than telling him that he didn't need to give Tian Wen a good look.

And this is also the attitude of Duan Gan and other local families of Wei to Tian Wen for generations.

I have to say that Tian Wen is still quite aggrieved at this point, he has been the minister of state in Wei for more than ten years, but in the eyes of local families such as Duan Gan, he is still an outsider after all.

Taking a step back, if Meng Zhong hadn't been a "disciple of Mencius" and therefore accepted by Xihe Confucianism, I'm afraid his situation in Wei would not be much better than Tian Wen's.

Compared with Duan Ganyin's attitude, his righteous brother Hui An's attitude was much more relaxed, he didn't let Meng Zhong directly reject Tian Wen's meaning, he just said to Meng Zhong: "Ah Zhong, if you are not ready, you might as well refrain from this matter......

Unlike Duan Ganyin and others, Hui Ang knew what kind of regret Meng Zhong and the others experienced when they were in Zhao State, and he also knew that that regret had always made Meng Zhong angry, which is why he had this persuasion, just as far as Tian Wen's proposal was concerned, he was inclined to Tian Wen's suggestion, after all, he also felt that Tian Wen and Meng Zhong should be the best candidates to envoy to Zhao State.

But no matter what kind of attitude it is, it means that these elders and brothers are concerned about Meng Zhong.

After thinking about it, Meng Zhong said: "Although Tian Wen summoned me to the mansion to demonstrate, my Wei State really needs to win over Zhao State now...... What's more, I didn't send Zhao Guo for him. ”

Hearing this, Tian Dian stroked his beard and praised: "Well said, if you know what you said, I think the king will be very pleased......

On the side, Ram Ping really couldn't listen to it anymore, frowned, and said to Duan Ganyin and Tian Huang without being salty: "Ah Zhong is sincere, you two don't want to teach him badly." ”

Yes, in addition to the Confucian status of Xihe Confucianism, Tian Dian himself was also a politician, while Duan Gan had always called himself a businessman, so their ideas were inevitably profitable, which was of course different from the pure Confucian of Ram Ping.

Seeing that Ram Ping, who had the highest rank, spoke, Duan Ganyin and Tian Di had no choice but to be silent.

Since he decided to accompany Tian Wen to envoy Zhao Guo, Meng Zhong did not forget to tell Meng Hu, Hua Hu, and Le Jin brothers to return to Fangcheng first.

Meng Zhong is not worried about Fangcheng's side, after all, Fangcheng has Meng Sui in charge, and Ye Yi has Xiang Yi to govern, even if he is not there, I believe that Meng Sui and Xiang Yi and others can also manage it well.

But Meng Hu said: "Let Hua Hu and Le Jin go back to Fangcheng first, and I will go to Zhao State with you to protect you along the way." ”

In this regard, Hua Hu sneered and sarcastically said: "I think it is fake that you protect Ah Zhong, and it is true that you want to go and meet the women of Zhao Guo again, right?" ”

Everyone knows that Meng Hu has always been obsessed with Zhao Nu, and has repeatedly said that he wants to marry a Zhao woman, for which he has been beaten with a cane by his grandfather Meng Yan many years.

"Y-What nonsense are you talking about!"

After hearing Hua Hu's words, Menghu was like a cat and dog that had been stepped on by his tail, and the whole person jumped up, patted his chest and swore solemnly: "Is my Menghu that kind of person?" I definitely put my brother's safety first......"

However, Hua Hu was not fooled, and said expressionlessly: "What you said did not answer my question. Can you swear that you will go to Zhao Country and not fool around with any Zhao Country woman? ”

"This ......" Meng Hu, who was still swearing with a sworn face, suddenly withered, only to see his eyes dodging, Gu Zuoyan said in a face: "How can this be said accurately? In case Zhao Guo is warmly entertained, but our side refuses to let people go thousands of miles away, wouldn't this not give Zhao Guo face? ”

Meng Zhong, Hua Hu, and Le Jin seemed to be smiling, after all, Meng Hu's weak appearance was really not convincing.

Seeing this, Hua Hu said lightly: "According to what you say, I will go." ”

Hearing this, Meng Hu suddenly jumped to his feet: "Huahu, you guy ......"

When Meng Hu and Hua Hu were arguing, Le Jin shrugged his shoulders and said to Meng Zhong: "I give up, I'll go back to Fangcheng." This battle with the three armies of Qi, Zhao and Yan has made me see a lot of shortcomings of our army, and I will step up my training of them after I go back. ”

As the infantry general of the Fangcheng Army, as long as Le Jin doesn't make that kind of sneer, he is still very reliable.

Hearing his words, Meng Zhong smiled and said, "I will give up too." After that, he turned to Meng Hu and Hua Hu and said, "No matter who it is, take two hundred cavalry with me to Zhao in the afternoon." ”

With that, he and Le Jin chatted and left, leaving the place, leaving Menghu and Huahu still scuffling there.

After making the arrangements, Meng Zhong went back to his residence to pack his bags briefly, and then went to Tian Wen's mansion again with a few guards.

As soon as he came to Tian Wen's mansion, Meng Zhong saw many carriages parked in front of the mansion, among which Tian Wen's doormen Feng Tan and Xiahou Zhang were directing many people dressed as chivalrous men to move all kinds of things to those carriages.

I believe that when most people see this scene, most of them will think that Tian Wen is preparing to move the mansion, but Meng Zhong knows that this is just Tian Wen's disciples preparing for the envoy to Zhao State.

The dignified Xue Gongtian Wen is not a low-key person.

Shaking his head slightly, Meng Zhong walked towards Feng Chen and greeted the latter: "Mr. Feng, these carriages will not be ......"

"Yun Chengjun."

Feng Tan bowed his hand and explained, "It's the car of our entourage." ”

"Sure enough."

Meng Zhong said secretly in his heart, and then said euphemistically: "With so many carriages, won't it delay the trip?" ”

"No, it won't." Feng Tan said confidently: "In order to rush to Zhao State as soon as possible, Xue Gong ordered only fifty carriages to follow ......"

Hearing this, Meng Zhong was stunned and didn't know what to answer.

But he was willing to believe that Tian Wen had relented in order to rush to Zhao as soon as possible, after all, when Tian Wen sent Zhao Guo, there were hundreds of carriages to follow.

In terms of pomp and circumstance, in terms of high profile, so far Meng Zhong has never seen anyone who can surpass this Xue Gong in this regard.

At this time, Feng Tan also noticed the few guards behind Meng Zhong, and asked without saying anything: "Yun Chengjun, do you only bring these guards?" ”

Meng Zhong explained: "When we reach the outside of the city, two hundred cavalry will join us and be responsible for protecting us along the way. ”

"Two hundred, ......"

Hearing Meng Zhong's words, Feng Tan smacked a few times, didn't say anything, and didn't know what he was thinking.

About half an hour later, Tian Wen, who had changed into luxurious clothes, walked out of the mansion leisurely, and saw that Meng Zhong was standing outside the mansion chatting with Feng Chen, it was not strange, but when he saw the few guards behind Meng Zhong, he was stunned for a moment, probably surprised that Meng Zhong only brought so many guards to Zhao State.

I saw Tian Wen call Feng Tan aside and asked, "Meng Zhong only took such a few people to Zhao State?" There are 20,000 of his troops outside the city at this moment! You tell him to bring more people, I don't care what he does on weekdays, this time he is going to Zhao as my deputy envoy, he is not ashamed, I am terrible and lose face! ”

Hearing this, Feng Tan hurriedly said: "Yuncheng Jun has ordered two hundred cavalry to wait outside the city, responsible for protecting the travel along the way. ”

"Two hundred?"

Tian Wen's face was a little pale, but he was still a little dissatisfied: "He has 20,000 troops outside the city, so he only brings 200 cavalry?" ”

"That'...... Tell Yun Chengjun about it next? ”

Tian Wen glanced up at the sky, and said with a little displeasure: "Forget it, it's not early, so be it." ”

After that, he didn't talk to Meng Zhong and went straight to the carriage.

It's not that he has any prejudice against Meng Zhong, the key is that he doesn't want to salute Meng Zhong - although when they meet each other, Meng Zhong must salute and honorifially, but the problem is that he also has to return the salute.

Instead of reluctantly saluting Meng Zhong, it is better to talk to Meng Zhong less, at least in public.

"What's wrong with Xue Gong?"

Seeing Tian Wen get into the carriage from a distance with a displeased look on his face, Meng Zhong asked after waiting for Feng Chen to return to him.

Feng Tan didn't know how to explain, and after thinking for a long time, he said euphemistically: "Xue Gong just thinks that just two hundred cavalry is not enough to protect ...... along the way."

"Two hundred cavalry isn't enough to protect along the way?"

Meng Zhong frowned slightly when he heard this, you must know that two hundred Fangcheng cavalry can almost defeat a thousand-strong infantry army on the wide flat land.

But after thinking about it, Meng Zhong also understood, and then shook his head slightly: This Tian Wen, I'm afraid I can't change the habit of showing off.

Turning over his horse and following Tian Wen's carriage procession to the outside of the city, Meng Zhong saw two hundred Fangcheng cavalry standing on horseback not far from the city, and the person at the head was Meng Hu.

"Ah Zhong, Ah Zhong, you see that I am on time, right?"

After seeing Meng Zhong, Meng Hu rode up on a horse and came up to greet him with a smile.

Meng Zhong looked left and right, but didn't see Hua Hu, so he asked Meng Hu in surprise: "Where is Hua Hu?" How would he give in to you? ”

"Of course not!"

Hearing this, Meng Hu said angrily: "That bastard must have me promise him a condition before he is willing to let me go to Zhao Kingdom with you." ”

"On what terms?" Meng Zhong asked curiously.

I saw Meng Zhong snort twice, quite angry, but he said in a hurry: "In short, I gave him the titles of the first fierce general of Wei, the first fierce general of Fangcheng, and the first fierce general of Yuncheng......"

Meng Zhong opened his mouth and couldn't laugh or cry: "Forget about the first fierce general of Fangcheng and Yuncheng, the first fierce general of Wei State?" Have you two asked Tang Zhi and Dou Xing? When he sees them every day, you two beware of being beaten. ”

According to what he saw, although Menghu and Huahu were brave, there was still a gap between Tang Zhi and Dou Xing, not to mention that Wei might not have other brave generals.

However, Meng Hu said disapprovingly: "My relationship with Lao Tang and Lao Dou is very good...... Besides, my title is not unfounded, when I drank with Lao Tang and Lao Dou last time, they admitted it personally......"

"That's what counts?"

Shaking his head, Meng Zhong didn't bother to talk nonsense with Meng Hu anymore, and ordered the two hundred cavalry to divide into two teams, one on the left side of the convoy and one on the right side of the convoy.

Depart from Daliang to Handan, Zhao State, and go straight to the north.

It is undeniable that this time Tian Wen was indeed in a hurry to Zhao State, so that when passing through Huangchi, Yanxian and other counties along the way, Tian Wen did not order to stop, until a few days later, the convoy arrived at the ferry of the big river, Tian Wen took advantage of the gap when Xiahou Zhang led people to find the ferry, and ran to a small nearby county town to bathe and change clothes.

For such a pampered noble son, this may already be a very rare thing.

On the way, Tian Wen also explained to Meng Zhong the reason why he was in a hurry to rush to Zhao State, to put it bluntly, it was nothing more than to dare to show goodwill to Fengyang Jun Li before Qin State.

In Tian Wen's words, this time whether it was the Qin State or the Wei State, he did not expect that Zhao Wang He did not take the opportunity to regain power, so that Fengyang Jun Li Dui was still as stable as Mount Tai in the Zhao State, so that the Qin and Wei countries had previously threatened the Zhao State to remove Li Dui, which was bound to be hated by Li Dui, so Tian Wen was in a hurry to go to the Zhao State to remedy, and by the way, to see if he could find a way to transfer Li Dui's grudge to the Qin State.

I have to say that this time Zhao Wanghe's behavior of sheltering Li Dui really surprised many people, and even Tian Wen, Hui An, and other virtuous ministers who have been ministers of state for decades or more than ten years, failed to predict Zhao Wanghe's decision.

After crossing the river by ferry at the ferry, the procession continued northward, passing through Dangyin and Anyang before finally arriving at Yecheng in late August.

At this time, Tang Zhi led the army attacking Zhao and had already retreated to Zhao, and when he learned that Tian Wen and Meng Zhong had arrived in Yecheng, he received them on behalf of Zhai Zhang, who was still in Zhao at the moment.

After some greetings, Meng Zhong asked Tang Zhidao, "When did Tang Sima return to Yecheng?" ”

Tang Zhi didn't hide it, and after glancing at Tian Wen, he explained: "After receiving Xue Gong's letter, Da Sima took me to apologize to King Zhao, and then sent me back to Yecheng......"

"What about Da Sima?"

"Da Sima is also working hard to improve relations with Zhao in Zhao State." Speaking of this, Tang Zhi asked Meng Zhong in a private whisper, "What's the matter?" Isn't Zhao an enemy? …… In the first two days, Da Sima also praised me and Bai Qi for persecuting Handan and giving those Zhao people a little color, but after receiving Tian Wen's letter, he turned his head and scolded me bitterly, and pulled me to apologize to King Zhao together......"

"Ahem!"

Tian Wen coughed beside him, obviously wanting to warn Tang Zhi and warn Tang Zhi not to call him by his name.

Hearing this, Meng Zhong also felt a little funny.

He knew that with Zhai Zhang's character, it was really a very rare thing for him to bend down and apologize to Zhao Guo, if it weren't for the fact that Emperor Qin Qi had shocked this veteran this time, making this veteran who was loyal to Wei feel a crisis, how could he put aside Yan and apologize to Zhao Guo?

I have to say that this Qin-Qi mutual emperor incident really made the entire Wei State feel the crisis, so much so that Zhai Zhang, Tian Wen and others all took action in order to resolve this catastrophe.

"It's a long story, I'll talk to you about it when I'm free......"

As he spoke, Meng Zhong turned his head to look at Tian Wen and asked, "Gong Xue, what arrangements will you make next?" ”

Tian Wen said when he heard this: "I have sent Feng Tan to lead people to Handan first, asking to see King Zhao and Li Dui, you and I will stay in Yecheng for a few days today, waiting for Feng Tan to send a response." ”

As he spoke, he ignored Tang Zhi and Meng Zhong, and went straight into the city with his doormen and went to the post house in the city.

Seeing Tian Wen enter the city with hundreds of guests, Tang Zhi sneered and said, "This guy is still so flamboyant, I don't know if I think he is the monarch of my Wei country!" ”

Meng Zhong shook his head, and he didn't know how to answer, after all, as far as he knew, this time Tian Wen had actually restrained himself in order to rush to Zhao State as soon as possible.

That night, Tang Zhi invited Meng Zhong and Meng Hu to his mansion for dinner, and called Gan Fu, Xia Yang and other generals to accompany him.

Because they both knew each other during the Battle of Yique, and both sides were not in sight, the atmosphere of the banquet was very lively.

During the few days that Tian Wen and Meng Zhong temporarily lived in Yecheng, Tian Wen's disciple Feng Tan rushed to Handan first.

After arriving in Handan, Feng Tan first went to the post house to meet the great Sima Zhai Zhang of Wei.

I saw that when he saw Feng Chen, Zhai Zhang breathed a sigh of relief as if he was relieved, and said with a little resentment: "Tian Wenke is here, the matter here will be handed over to him, and the old man is going back to Yecheng!" ”

It can be seen that this big Sima has been angry a lot during this time.

Thinking about it, it was originally a victorious gesture to force Zhao to depose Fengyang Jun Li Dui, but because of the mutual emperor of Qin and Qi, he had to grovel to curry favor with Zhao and try to draw Zhao to his Wei side.

However, before leaving, Zhai Zhang did not forget to remind Feng Chen: "Don't underestimate King Zhao, that young monarch...... It's not simple. ”

Feng Tan nodded approvingly.

How dare he underestimate Zhao He, the current monarch of Zhao State?

You must know that in this battle of Qi Zhao Yan and Qin Wei to save Song, Song is certainly the biggest beneficiary, and the second winner is Zhao He, the monarch of Zhao State.

As far as Feng Tan knew, Zhao Wang He took advantage of this opportunity to not only successfully regain some of his power from Li Dui, the Fengyang Jun who had previously controlled the Zhao State, but also won the support of many Zhao people because he resolutely resisted the threats of Qin and Wei and sheltered Fengyang Jun Li Dui, and was called a virtuous minister by these Zhao people.

As far as a young monarch who is only twenty years old is concerned, this skill is really powerful, and I am afraid that it is no less than his father, Zhao Wuling, King Zhao Yong.

On the same day, Zhai Zhang returned to Yecheng, and Feng Tan went to the palace to meet Zhao Wanghe with the letter of Wei Wangfu and the entrustment of Xue Gongtianwen.

After being summoned by Zhao Wanghe, Feng Tan presented the letter of Wei Wangfu in the palace.

The content of the letter of state is nothing more than that Wang Wei put all the responsibility on the two countries of Qin and Qi, saying that the three Jin and Jin should unite with each other, etc., are all old words, and Zhao Wanghe doesn't care very much, the only thing that interests him is that he saw the completely unfamiliar title of "Yuncheng Jun" in this national letter.

He asked Feng Chen, "The widow doesn't know your country very well...... Although I know Xue Gong, I don't know this Yunchengjun as the deputy envoy, and I don't know who this Yunchengjun is? ”

Feng Tan smiled meaningfully, and then arched his hand and said, "It is my Wei State's great general, Meng Zhong." ”

"Meng Zhong?"

Before Zhao Wanghe, whose face changed slightly, could speak, Feng Tan heard the guard beside Zhao Wanghe exclaim.

If Meng Zhong was here at this moment, he would be able to recognize that this guard was the son of the former Zhao Xiang Feiyi, Fei You.

"Meng Zhong ......"

Looking back at the fat young with a slightly reproachful gaze, Zhao Wang He sat on the throne, looked at the national letter of King Wei with a complicated expression, and muttered to himself: "Actually...... Is it already a gentleman? Also, with your talents......"

After thinking about it, he asked Feng Chen, "Yuncheng Jun...... When was he rewarded by King Wei? And what did you give him of them? ”

Feng Tan did not hide it, and said truthfully: "Back to King Zhao, because of Meng Sima's rescue of the Song State and the meritorious service of helping the Song State to repel the Qi army, and because of Meng Sima's merits in the Battle of Yique and the Battle of Wanfang, the King of Wei named Meng Sima the king of Yuncheng and rewarded him with Yuncheng on the east side of Yeyi as a fiefdom...... The rest of the rewards are not clear below. ”

"It's not a lot."

Zhao Wanghe thought with some unpleasantness in his heart.

He didn't think that the King of Wei had a generous reward for Meng Zhong, after all, if he Zhao had not undergone the Dune Palace Change, Meng Zhong would be the Jinyang Shou appointed by Zhao's father, and in the future, he would be the commander of the three counties of Xihe, Jinyang (Taiyuan County), and Yanmen, as the frontline general of Zhao against Qin.

Unless Wei appointed Meng Zhong as the guardian of Hedong and handed over the entire half of Hedong Wei to Meng Zhong for governance, otherwise, Meng Zhong's status in Wei was far inferior to the arrangements that Zhao wanted to make to Meng Zhong when he was alive.

With a long sigh, Zhao Wanghe put down the national letter in his hand, and said to Feng Chen: "Please go back and tell Xue Gong and ...... Yunchengjun, the widow is very welcome to come to my Zhao country, and when the two distinguished guests arrive, the widow will definitely entertain them well. ”

"King Zhao is too polite."

With Zhao Wanghe's permission, Feng Tan hurriedly thanked him.

After Feng Tan left the palace, Fei You couldn't hold back any longer, and said, "Meng Zhong is actually already the king of Yi, and he came as an envoy of Wei State......

"yes......"

Zhao Wanghe glanced at the Wei Kingdom Book on the table, and his mood was really a little melancholy.

Although he had expected that he would definitely meet Meng Zhong in the future, he also did not expect that the day when the two would meet again would be so early.

No, in fact, it's not early, after all, it's been almost four years since careful calculation, and it can only be said that it's just that Zhao Wanghe and Meng Zhong are not ready to see each other again, after all, the last time they met, it was a scene of breaking off and parting unhappily.

I have to say that although Zhao Wang He didn't know about the mutual emperor of Qin and Qi, he could somewhat guess the intentions of Wei State, and guessed that Wei State suddenly changed his attitude of persecution, and there must be something hidden behind it.

But having said this, learning of Meng Zhong's arrival still made Zhao Wanghe feel a little hesitant and apprehensive.

Once, Meng Zhong was the person he trusted the most besides Feiyi, even if Fei Yu was not as good as Meng Zhong at the beginning, but because of Gongzi Zhang, Meng Zhong became his enemy, and then because he wanted to use Zhao Cheng and Li Dui's hands to force Zhao's father to kill to avenge Feiyi, Meng Zhong broke off with him.

After nearly four years, seeing this former best friend with a complicated relationship again, Zhao Wanghe didn't know how to face each other.

To tell the truth, because he was a vested interest and achieved his wish to avenge Feiyi, Zhao Wanghe's dissatisfaction and resentment towards Meng Zhong back then had actually gradually subsided, which can be seen from the rich congratulatory gifts he sent when Meng Zhong got married.

His hesitation and apprehension came from Meng Zhong's attitude towards him - he didn't know if Meng Zhong forgave him many years later, and forgave him for forcing Zhao's father to death through the hands of Zhao Cheng, the king of Anping, and Li Dui, the king of Fengyang.

It is also ironic that he Zhao He used a knife to kill his biological father to death, and as an outsider to his Zhao family's internal strife, Meng Zhong turned against him because of this.

But it is also because of this that Zhao Wanghe's feelings for Meng Zhong are particularly complicated.

Especially in these years, whenever someone mentions his late father Zhao Wuling King Zhao Yong, the first thing that Zhao Wang He thinks of is Meng Zhong.

He felt that Meng Zhong, who was deeply influenced by Zhao's father and was deeply valued by Zhao's father, also inherited Zhao's thoughts and ideas to a certain extent, and it was he to a certain extent......

Brothers?

Perhaps, Zhao Wang He didn't know how to define this complex relationship.

In his mind, if he saw Meng Zhong again in a few days, he should be able to understand.