Hui Ang said to Meng Zhong that only Meng Zhong could convince Song Wangyan in this Song State, which is not an exaggeration, but to be exact, what this sentence really wants to express is that only Meng Zhong may have the qualifications to persuade Song Wangyan in this Song State.

Song Wangyan, a monarch with mixed reputations, was tyrannical, irritable, strong, arrogant, and unqualified people, he would not allow the other party to make any suggestions, even if it was correct and beneficial.

So, what is this so-called 'qualification'?

In fact, it refers to sacrifice, contribution, and ability.

Sacrifice refers to the sacrifice paid for the Song State.

Take Meng Zhong as an example, his grandfather Meng Shu, father Meng Qu, and brother Meng Bo, all three generations of these ancestors and grandchildren all paid for their lives in the Song State's foreign wars, which made Meng Zhong a 'loyal man' in the eyes of Song Wangyan, which made Song Wangyan full of good feelings towards Meng Zhong.

At the same time, it made Song Wangyan extremely tolerant of Meng Zhong, and he could tolerate Meng Zhong's questioning voices.

But with sacrifice alone, Song Wangyan will at best only take those questioning voices as complaints, for this kind of voice, he will tolerate, but he will not tolerate too much, let alone listen, unless the other party also has contribution.

The contribution mentioned here, that is, the contribution to the Song State, is very coincidental, and Meng Zhong also accounted for it.

Aside from Meng Zhong's fourteen-year-old follow-up to the Song king's division to attack Teng, and then Meng Zhong went to Zhao in order to consolidate the alliance between Zhao and Song, and later Meng Zhong helped the crown prince Dai Wu to repel the invasion of the famous general Tian Zhang of Qi in Song State, and then Meng Zhong went to Wei in order to consolidate the alliance between Wei and Song, all of this Meng Zhong did, Song Wangyan actually saw it all.

This made Song Wangyan feel that this kid had the same enthusiasm for the country as he did.

On the other hand, if each other's beliefs are the same, then they are naturally like-minded people - you see that Meng Zhong has questioned and ridiculed Song Wangyan over the years, but Song Wangyan didn't care about it, and even gave quite expensive congratulatory gifts when Meng Zhong got married, the main reason is that Song Wangyan recognized Meng Zhong.

As for the final ability, or talent, it is just an addition to 'strengthening' the first two items.

Of course, it is also very important, after all, 'sacrifice' and 'contribution' can only make Song Wangyan feel that Meng Zhong is qualified to talk to him and make suggestions to him, but only 'talent' can persuade Song Wangyan to listen to Meng Zhong's advice.

Of course, Meng Zhong has this, and he who has just helped Wei regain more than 200 li of land from Qin, Song Wangyan will of course listen to some powerful suggestions.

All in all, it is precisely because of Meng Zhong's three conditions of sacrifice, contribution, and ability that Song Wangyan will be extraordinarily tolerant, otherwise he would have been killed by Song Wangyan shouting at the guards like Meng Zhong did.

Don't forget, Song Wangyan is indeed a tyrant worthy of the name!

It can only be said that Meng Zhong is the most special person, he has many 'shining points' that Song Wangyan appreciates, such as the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren who sacrificed for the Song State, such as Meng Zhong's tireless efforts to consolidate the alliance between the Song State and Zhao Wei, such as Meng Zhong's combination of force and strategy, etc., etc., it is these shining points that make Song Wangyan particularly tolerant of Meng Zhong.

It is no exaggeration to say that even the crown prince Dai Wu is far less appreciative than Meng Zhong in Song Wangyan's heart, let alone others.

Defeat Song Wangyan by force and force Song Wangyan to acquiesce to welcoming the crown prince?

seems to be this kind of thing, if you look at it from someone else's perspective, even if it is Dai Busheng and Dai Yingzhi, who are loyal ministers of the Song Kingdom, Baozhun will be angrily reprimanded by Song Wangyan, and even, when Song Wangyan is completely enraged, maybe his life is in danger.

Only Meng Zhong ......

Song Wangyan was extremely tolerant of him.

"Ah Zhong, he needs your permission, ...... King"

Hui Ang helped Song Wangyan to the palace, and said in a low voice: "Otherwise, the name will not be correct and the words will not be good." ”

Hearing this, Song Wangyan sneered and mocked: "Isn't he ready to welcome back the crown prince to replace the widow?" Is the old decree of the widow binding on him? ”

"Having said that, but ......" Hui An's face appeared a little worried, and he whispered: "There are people who are willing to follow the crown prince, of course, but there are still far more people who are willing to follow the king, but there are far more than that, if you can't get your acquiescence, the country and the subjects will be divided......"

“……”

Song Wangyan frowned and said nothing.

Yes, as Hui Ang said, he Dai Yan still has supreme authority in Pengcheng, and if he can't get his tacit approval, Pengcheng's army will not obey Meng Zhong's orders, and Meng Zhong can only gather the defeated Tancheng army at most, and regather this army in the name of Prince Dai Wu, whether it is to fight the Qi army or to help Prince Dai Wu obtain the throne.

Meng Zhong is much more powerful than the so-called Dai Jing, even though the Tancheng army is no longer qualified to fight with the Pengcheng army, but with Meng Zhong's commander, this army may be able to exert greater combat effectiveness, if this force is forced to be used against Pengcheng and the Pengcheng army......

"Hui An, you and I, can we really only stop here?"

Suddenly, King Song asked wistfully.

Hearing this, Hui Ang couldn't help but think of the Song Kingdom more than twenty years ago.

At that time, Song Wangyan had just ended three successive wars against Qi, Chu and Wei, so that Qi, Chu and Wei did not dare to underestimate Song again, and he Hui'ang also defected to Pengcheng at this time, please see Song Wangyan, and told Song Wangyan about Mencius's idea of 'the benevolent is invincible'.

Song Wangyan was not a monarch who only knew how to use force to fight threats, so he accepted Hui An's idea of 'the invincible benevolent', and the two monarchs and ministers at that time were looking forward to the future of the country while managing the country with a 'half-Confucian, half-legal' lenient government.

For more than 20 years, with a flick of his fingers, Song Wangyan, who was able to bend and stretch the iron hook back then, is now in the twilight, although his physique is still healthy because of the relationship between perennial martial arts training, but the gray hair and beard are silently expressing the limit of this monarch.

Thinking of this, Hui Ang's heart really didn't feel good.

In all fairness, Song Wangyan was far from being a perfect monarch, on the contrary, he was a tyrannical and murderous tyrant, but because of the grace of his acquaintance, Hui Ang was very loyal to this monarch.

If Meng Zhong failed to return to Pengcheng in time this time, if Pengcheng could not stop the pace of the Qi army's attack this time, he would hold on to Pengcheng until the last moment to repay Song Wangyan for his attention. [PS: After thinking about it, the author thinks it is necessary to mention that Hui Ang in history died in Pengcheng. 】

"Ah, next, there will be a prince who will take over the heavy responsibility on your shoulders, the king."

Hui Ang whispered.

"Snort."

King Song sneered and said, "The prince is cowardly, and the widow is not at ease. ”

Hearing this, Hui Ang corrected with righteous words: "No, the king, the prince is by no means cowardly, on the contrary, he is stronger than you think, and the minister said to the king that the most invincible sword in the world is the sword of benevolence......"

"Okay, okay, I've heard what you say for more than 20 years, and I'm tired of it."

Song Wangyan interrupted Hui An's sermon with a wave of his hand, and then he said after a moment of silence: "You take the widow's seal and go and help that kid...... As you say, the name is right......"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pressed his waist and abdomen, and scolded in a low voice with a calm face: "Then again, that kid is really heavy......

Hui An's eyelids moved slightly, and he smiled bitterly and said, "The king, please don't blame, Ah Zhong is ......."

However, before he could finish speaking, he saw Song Wangyan raise his hand and interrupted: "Okay, compared to this, the widow only asks you one word, are you sure to let that kid stay in the country?" ”

Hui Ang was slightly stunned, and immediately understood what Song Wangyan meant, thought about it and said: "If the prince invites him, Ah Zhong should consider staying, but the minister is only afraid that this move will cause dissatisfaction in the Wei State...... Besides, my brother himself may be distressed by this. ”

"The widow doesn't care about that."

Song Wangyan sneered and said, "If he wants to retreat, then he has to pay some price......"

Speaking of this, his tone suddenly softened, and he sighed: "You are too weak to cultivate the crown prince......

Of course, Hui Ang knew what Song Wangyan was worried about, and retorted when he heard this: "No, the prince is not weak, the prince just puts strength in his heart. As for Ah Zhong'......" he thought for a while and said: "The minister has an idea, perhaps, he can let Ah Zhong serve as the two countries, anyway, the alliance of Song and Wei, the minister thinks that there should be no change during the prince's lifetime, in this case, even if my brother is in charge of both countries, Wei is unlikely to object." ”

"Named him Minister of State? That doesn't make sense. ”

Song Wangyan shook his head.

Yes, in fact, there have been examples of being ministers of many countries before, such as Su Qin, but strictly speaking, the position of ministers of many countries obtained by Su Qin is actually of a very honorary nature, and each country itself actually has a minister in charge of national affairs.

What Song Wangyan hoped for was for Meng Zhong to be in charge of a Song army to help Song resist a major threat similar to the invasion of the Qi army.

But the military power worthy of the name is different from the position of the prime minister of honor in nature, if the Song State granted Meng Zhong military power, what about the Wei side? How many kings in the world would allow their courtiers to wield armies of several nations? Even if these countries are allies themselves.

Hui Ang thought for a while and said, "King, leave this matter to the minister, and the minister will do his best." ”

Song Wangyan nodded and said: "In fact, with Meng Zhong's temperament, even if he doesn't do this, he will also continue to protect the Song State and secretly help the crown prince, but you also know that my Song Kingdom lacks commanders who can take charge alone, such as Dai Busheng, Dai Yingzhi, etc., are not competent, and they are also very old...... Meng Zhong was in charge of a Song army, which would prevent a similar situation from happening in the future......"

"I understand."

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you...... By the way, you are helping the widow to do something, and immediately send someone to send a letter to the Wei State, saying that the widow wants to go to the Wei State...... Stay for a while and see the scenery of the Wei Kingdom......"

Hearing this, Hui Ang suddenly raised his head, hesitated and persuaded: "King, you really don't have to ......"

"You don't have to say it."

Song Wang Yan raised his hand to interrupt Hui An's words, and said with a complicated expression: "The widow is not weaker than others in his life, and he can't afford to lose this face, and the day the prince returns to Pengcheng is the time when the widow leaves for Wei......"

Hui Ang opened his mouth, wanting to persuade the monarch again, but unfortunately Song Wang Yan had already made up his mind.

At the same time, Meng Zhong had already left Pengcheng with more than 100 Fangcheng cavalry with him and came to the military camp outside the city, that is, Dai Busheng's military camp.

It's not that he doesn't want to welcome back the crown prince as soon as possible, the key is that he doesn't know the place where the prince Dai Wu was exiled, and it's not good to go back and ask Song Wangyan and Hui Ang again, so he can only try his luck with Dai Busheng, after all, according to rumors, it was Dai Busheng who caught the crown prince Dai Wu.

But if even Dai Busheng didn't know the place of exile of the crown prince Dai Wu, then Meng Zhong would have to wait for news from Hui An, who believed that Hui Ang should be able to further persuade Song Wang Yan according to Song Wangyan's attitude at the time of his departure.

When he came to Dai Busheng's military camp and reported his name, it didn't take long for Meng Zhong to see Dai Busheng personally come out of the camp with several soldiers to meet him.

A person as rough as Dai Busheng, of course, would not be confined to any etiquette, out of joy, when Dai Busheng saw Meng Zhong, he slapped the latter on the shoulder fiercely, and said with a smile: "Your kid is finally back!" ”

Don't look at Dai Busheng's current age of fifty or sixty years old, his hands are still really energetic, and Meng Zhong also complained bitterly: "Dai Sima, I'm coming day and night, I'm tired, aren't you afraid that you will shoot me to the ground this time?" ”

"Haha." Dai Busheng laughed, and immediately, he suddenly noticed the armor on Meng Zhong's body, and after taking a closer look, he asked in a low voice, "This armor...... It's the armor of the Great King's Palace Guard, why are you wearing it? ”

Meng Zhong did not hide it, and said truthfully: "I tried my swordsmanship with King Song, and in addition, persuaded him to welcome back the crown prince......"

“……”

Dai Busheng opened his mouth slightly, looking at Meng Zhong incredulously.

Thinking of Fang Cai Hui'an's face changing greatly when he learned that Meng Zhong had entered the palace to invite Song Wangyan, how could he not think of what Meng Zhong's so-called 'sword skills' meant.

What is this? Martial arts?

"You kid is really daring...... Dai Busheng said with some emotion.

Also, in the entire Song Kingdom, only Meng Zhong had the courage to admonish martial arts, and it was incredible that this kid could still live well after doing that.

Even he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: the king is really tolerant of this kid.

So, the result? Has the king agreed to welcome back the crown prince? He asked, somewhat condescendingly.

"I didn't agree, but I didn't object either."

After explaining, Meng Zhong said lightly: "No matter what, I will welcome back the crown prince...... This time I came to see Dai Sima to ask about the prince's place of exile. ”

"I don't know." Dai Busheng spread his hands and said helplessly: "Even if I know, without the permission of the king, I don't dare to reveal it to you......"

"I really don't know?" Meng Zhong looked at Dai Busheng with suspicion.

Dai Busheng said with some annoyance: "I don't know, I don't know, do you think I dare to inquire about this kind of thing?" 'That thing'...... The incident when Dai Jing led the army to attack Pengcheng made the king extremely angry and killed many people, how many heads can I cut off? ”

This straightforward and frank answer made Meng Zhong cry and laugh.

At this moment, two palace guards rushed over, only to see them running in front of Meng Zhong out of breath, clasping their fists and saluting, "Hou Yun, you are really here." We have come on the orders of Hui Xiang, who has a destiny and orders us to hand this thing over to you. ”

As he spoke, he took out the seal of Song Wangyan from his bosom and presented his hands to Meng Zhong.

"This is ......" Dai Busheng, who was beside him, obviously recognized the seal, and after his expression changed slightly, he seemed to understand something, and his face showed a deep joy.

He secretly said to Meng Zhong: "This is the king's seal, with this seal, you can command all the armies of the Song Kingdom. …… What are you still doing in a daze? Pick it up! ”

『…… It seems that the righteous brother has persuaded the king of Song."

Glancing at Dai Busheng, who was full of anxiety, Meng Zhong took the seal and immediately asked, "Hui Xiang...... Is there anything else you want to say? ”

"Yes."

The palace guard nodded, and immediately, he stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Dangshan." ”

With that, the two palace guards saluted Meng Zhong and Dai Busheng with fists, and then turned to leave.

"Dangshan ......"

Playing with the seal in his hand, Meng Zhong asked Dai Busheng, "Is the crown prince exiled to Dangshan?" ”

Dai Busheng said helplessly: "Didn't I say it, I really don't know." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the seal in Meng Zhong's hand and added, "But...... That's probably it. ”

At this moment, he was full of joy.

Hui Ang ordered someone to send the seal of Song Wangyan, and revealed a place name that was suspected to be the place where the prince was exiled, what this meant, Dai Busheng couldn't be clearer.

You must know that Hui Anke is a loyal and upright courtier, and without the acquiescence of Song Wangyan, he would never have done that.

Between the father and son of Song Wangyan, who has the grace of knowing things, and Dai Wu, the crown prince who taught him by himself, Hui An's first allegiance has always been Song Wangyan.

After thinking about it, he said to Meng Zhong: "The king has handed over this seal to you by the hand of Huixiang, that is, he acquiesces in the command of the army of my Song Kingdom...... As for the king not making you an official knight, you understand, right? ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong smiled slightly.

Of course, he understood that the king of Song did not confer on him the official title, and it was obvious that he left it to the crown prince Dai Wu to do this.

What's more, Song Wangyan also knew that Meng Zhong would not accept the former's gift.

After playing with the seal in his hand a few times, Meng Zhong said to Dai Busheng: "Next, I will go to Dangshan to welcome back the prince, bother Sima to reorganize the army, and when the prince returns, it will be the time for us to counterattack the Qi army!" ”

"Good!" Dai Busheng nodded solemnly.

A few days later, Meng Zhong came to Dangshan, and sure enough, in a thatched hut on Dangshan Mountain, he saw the exiled prince Dai Wu.

After telling the reason, Meng Zhong asked the crown prince Dai Wu to return to Pengcheng to preside over the overall situation.

I have to say that seeing Meng Zhong come to greet him with the seal of Song Wangyan in his own eyes, the crown prince Dai Wu's eyes widened in surprise, because he knew his father too well, and he couldn't imagine what method Meng Zhong used to make his father acquiesce to this matter.

As Meng Zhong believed, the crown prince Dai Wu was taught to be a Confucian disciple by Hui An, Xue Juzhou and others, and he cared very much about filial piety, as can be seen from the fact that he did not dare to disobey his father Song Wang Yan in the slightest.

If Meng Zhong had come to pick him up without the approval of Song Wangyan, Dai Wu would never have returned to Pengcheng with Meng Zhong, but since Song Wangyan had acquiesced to this matter, in the words of the crown prince Dai Wu: "Since my father has acquiesced in this matter, how can I, Dai Wu, abandon my duties and turn a blind eye to the threats to this country and the persecution of the people in my country?" Meng Qing, please take me back to Pengcheng, and please help me fight off the Qi army! ”

Looking at the insistence in the eyes of the prince in front of him, Meng Zhong nodded secretly in his heart.

His brother-in-law Hui Ang is right, the crown prince Dai Wu has never been a cowardly person, he just puts strength in his heart.

On September 18, Meng Zhong welcomed back the crown prince Dai Wu, and Pengcheng was boiling, especially after Dai Wu inspired the people to bravely resist the Qi army on the walls of the palace, the Song people in the city were greatly boosted.

On the same day, before the crown prince Dai Wu returned to Pengcheng, Song Wangyan left Pengcheng silently with a team of guards and embarked on a journey to visit Wei.

The old king took the initiative to retreat, and the prince entered Pengcheng.

In the Song Kingdom, the situation changed immediately.

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