From Gongsun Zhu's mouth, Meng Zhong also roughly learned the current attitude in the Wei State.

At present, in the Wei State, it is not known for the time being that the coalition forces have broken through Zheng County and posed a huge threat to Xianyang of the Qin State, and their battle situation on the front line is still in the stage of "the Qin army and the coalition army are facing off in Yin and Jin", but despite this, from Wei Wangyun to Wei Xiangtianwen, from the Great Sima Zhai Zhang to the Wei ministers in the court, they basically unanimously suggested taking this opportunity to severely damage the Qin State.

The monarchs and ministers of Wei are not fools, of course they know that Wei is the biggest obstacle for Qin to set foot in the Central Plains, which means that it is almost impossible to resolve the most fundamental contradiction between Wei and Qin, if Meng Zhong can take advantage of the five countries to attack Qin this time, this is equivalent to creating a peace for Wei for a few years, more than ten years or even decades in disguise, but anyone who has a little brains will not "accept it when he sees it" at this time.

Of course, the premise is that Meng Zhong can always maintain a strong and aggressive attitude in front of the Qin State, and if the strength of the Qin State's counterattack makes Meng Zhong gradually unable to bear it, then the Wei State may not have the courage to continue to fight the Qin State at the risk of losing both.

In this regard, Meng Zhong is still a little worried.

He said to Gongsun Jian in private: "The Qin State took the initiative to deliver the Yin and Jin Dynasty with the intention of splitting the coalition army, and I might as well boldly speculate that the Qin State's proposition is nothing more than to first appease the three kingdoms of Zhao, Qi, and Yan, which have fewer conflicts of interest with them, and try to make these three armies withdraw their troops, leaving the armies of Wei and Han alone...... In this way, even if the negotiations between him and our Wei and Han countries broke down, he would be sure to resist our Wei and Han armies. ”

"And what do you think?" Gongsun asked rhetorically.

Meng Zhong thought for a while and said: "In the Qin and Chu War, King Chu Huai tried his best to attack the Qin State, and almost broke through Xianyang and destroyed the Qin State, but in the end it fell short. As he spoke, he changed his words and said in a low voice: "If the Qin State insists on refusing to cede the Xihe River this time, I will use Hedong County as the base and join forces of Wei and Han to start a protracted war with the Qin State, which may take years, even decades......"

Gongsun Zhu nodded thoughtfully, he understood why Meng Zhong was worried: Meng Zhong was worried that Wei would not be able to hold it at that time, after all, a war that would take several years, or even decades, was not so simple to say, the source of soldiers, grain and grass, these problems were enough to drag down a country.

Not to mention the country, even Gongsun Zhi was actually a little worried about this in his heart, for fear that before the Qin State softened, he Wei State would be dragged down by this continuous campaign.

Fortunately, Meng Zhong put forward the idea and proposition of "protracted war", which gave Gongsun some confidence.

For example, the front-line Tuntian, and then the military merit award, but what Gongsun Jian cares about the most is Meng Zhong's sentence: My Wei State may take advantage of this war to complete the reform and transformation of the military merit system and become the second country after the Qin State to reward military merit.

I have to say that the award of military merit is not new, the key lies in the scope of this decree.

The objects of knighthood in various countries are generally at least scholars, to put it simply, at least people who are literate and have a bit of family background.

Take Meng Zhong as an example, don't look at Meng Zhong as if he was from a civilian background, but in fact, Meng Zhong is also a member of the Meng clan of Song Guozi, and there is still a fundamental difference between him and those who don't even have a surname.

Coupled with Meng Zhong's stunned teacher, no one will mock Meng Zhong's background.

But the military merits of the Qin State are rewarded, it is too thorough, so thorough that the civilian class can become the aristocratic class by virtue of military merits, to put it vulgarly, even an illiterate peasant can be among the middle and even upper class nobles by virtue of his military merits, and get the treatment of the aristocratic class - a pot of dishes is ordered, and the common nobles squeeze in and take some, which undoubtedly means that the interests of the hereditary nobles have been lost, which is the fundamental reason why the countries of the Central Plains do not have the courage to implement a thorough reform of the military merit system like the Qin State.

However, Meng Zhong believed that it would not be difficult to defeat Qin for a while, but if Wei wanted to completely suppress Qin, then a thorough military merit reward system was necessary, because it would help Wei attract talents from all over the world, from generals to soldiers.

On this point, Meng Zhong and Gongsun Zhu made a preliminary discussion, and even put forward the "Tianqu Rishu" of the Crane Guanzi back then, saying that if the Wei State could implement the reform of the Tianqu Rishu, it would become more Qin than the Qin State.

At that time, Gongsun Zhu was stunned, not that he didn't understand, on the contrary, he understood, so he clearly understood that the land reform of Tianqu Rishu would offend a large number of old nobles, and the impact on him Wei State was probably more serious than the change presided over by Li Kui back then, and a bad one would make Wei State itself fall into turmoil.

So he smiled and said to Meng Zhong, "You better think about how to get Xihe back first." Those ideas of yours, wait until you become the great Sima...... No, when you become prime minister, it's not too late to think about it. ”

Meng Zhong smiled and said no more.

After all, the reform of the law is indeed not easy to do, as strong as Zhao's master's father, when changing the law, he can only compromise with the strength of the old aristocracy, and finally get a "Hufu Cavalry Shooting" reform that is only aimed at Zhao's ** team?

Two days later, Fengyang Jun Li Dui once again convened the generals of various countries to prepare for the second peace talks.

As for the location of this meeting, Li Dui was located in Yinjin City.

After receiving this news, Meng Zhong smiled and said to Gongsun Zhu: "General, how about going to occupy a seat together?" ”

Gongsun Zhu laughed, of course he understood what Meng Zhong meant, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together." ”

Half a day later, the four of Storm Kite, Meng Zhong, Tian Touch, and Le Yi, as well as the uninvited Gongsun Zhu, appeared together in Yin Jin, and appeared in front of Fengyang Jun Li Dui and Marquis Wei Ran.

In fact, Li Dui knew that Gongsun Zhi had gone to Zheng County to meet Meng Zhong and Storm Kite two days ago, but he pretended not to know, and said to Gongsun Jian with a smile: "Why is Gongsun County Shou here?" ”

Gongsun Zhu didn't hide it, laughed, pointed at Meng Zhong and said pointedly: "Yun Chengjun feels that he is too young, and he is worried that he will be despised when negotiating with the Qin State, so he called me, an old man, to support him......

Hearing this, Li Dui and Wei Ran couldn't help but glance at Meng Zhong, and their faces were a little unnatural.

Forget about supporting the waist, contempt? Let's ask today's countries, who dares to despise you, Yuncheng Jun Mengzhong? Don't you feel ashamed of telling this lie?

Seeing Meng Zhong nodding again and again with a gentle smile on his face, acting as if he was very harmless, Li Dui and Wei Ran glanced at each other, and they didn't know what to say.

Because of the presence of Gongsun Zhu, the seat of the meeting has changed a little, and according to Gongsun Zhu's age and status, Li Dui set his seat in front of Storm Kite and Meng Zhong.

Of course, Storm Kite and Meng Zhong would not have any opinions on this, after all, the three of them were originally in a group.

Compared with the change of seats, the arrival of Gongsun Zhi made Wei Ran feel a lot of pressure.

This pressure did not come from Gongsun Zhu himself, because according to Wei Ran's understanding, Gongsun Zhu was not good at leading troops to fight, and this person's talent in this area was not as good as his Xiang Shou of Qin, the key was Gongsun Zhu's position of Hedong Shou - Gongsun Zhu expressed his position in support of Meng Zhong, does this mean that Wei is ready to continue to fight with Qin based on Hedong County? Or, is this an intimidation against his Qin state?

Glancing at the Yun Chengjun who seemed to be harmless with a smile on his face, Wei Ran really felt a little headache.

After a while, Li Dui instructed Zhao Shu to send wine and food, and after those Zhao pawns who served the dishes retreated, Li Dui said with a smile according to the original arrangement: "This morning, Xianyang sent a reply, and the old man immediately invited you to come and ......."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and gestured to Wei Ran.

Wei Ran understood, nodded and said with a smile: "As Fengyang Jun said, I have received a reply from the king of our country, first of all, the king expressed his willingness to abolish the emperor and accuse the people of the world; Secondly, the king ...... the conditions put forward by the kingdoms Well, the demands of Zhao, Qi, and Yan have already been agreed to by the king, but as for the conditions proposed by Wei and Han, ......"

He paused, turned his head to look at Storm Kite and Meng Zhong, and his face showed a little embarrassment: "The king said that the conditions of Wei and Han are too harsh, and the king put forward his thoughts on this. On the Korean side, the king was willing to cede all the land from Hanguguan to Yiyang to Korea, and was willing to sign a non-aggression contract with Korea for up to three years; On the Wei side, the king expressed his willingness to cede the two cities of Linjin and Dali and dozens of miles of local land......"

Hearing this, the storm kite was so angry that he secretly sneered.

Qin was willing to cede all the land of Hanguguan Ziyiyang to Korea?

Come on! That was originally his Korean land...... Well, originally it belonged to the Wei State, but it didn't matter, after all, the Wei State itself had already given up the land over there, and the future Great Sima Mengzhong of the Wei State had also made it clear that he would not think anything about Sanchuan County.

Although Storm Kite also knew that Meng Zhong didn't want to use him as a shield for South Korea again and again, what was wrong with him controlling this land by himself?

It is necessary to obtain Hangu Pass to ensure that the Qin State can no longer invade his Korea year after year, and as for the land of Huakun, it will be used as a buffer zone on the border between Qin and Han, which is the idea of the Storm Kite.

But Qin Guo is good, not to mention the land of Huakun, even Hangu Pass is taken back, which is simply not giving him face in South Korea......

Well, Qin State really doesn't need to give him any face in South Korea, and he has the courage to put forward such harsh conditions this time, and it is completely through the momentum of Meng Zhong and Wei - but the key is that Meng Zhong is willing to support him.

"Hmph, that's ridiculous!" Storm Kite immediately sneered.

Wei Ran looked at the violent kite with a polite smile, and then set his eyes on Meng Zhong and Gongsun Zhu.

As the tyrant himself thinks, whether it is Qin Guo or Wei Ran, he really didn't think about giving South Korea any face.

South Korea, a country that has been attacked by his Qin State every year and has been almost destroyed several times, what qualifications does he have to make a non-territorial request to his Qin State? If it weren't for the scruples of Wei, even the current Qin State, they would have been completely sure that they would hit the capital of Korea and cause the country to fall immediately.

While Wei Ran was secretly observing the attitudes of Meng Zhong and Gongsun Zhu, Meng Zhong was pondering the conditions proposed by Wei Ran.

Of course, this condition Meng Zhong must have refused, after all, this is too different from his expectations, not only the area ceded was directly reduced by two-thirds, but also the two cities of Linjin and Dali ceded were also in a very unfavorable situation strategically - you must know that the west side of these two cities is Chongquan, the north side is Yuanli and Heyang, and the south side is across the river from Yin Jin.

No matter how you look at it, you feel that Qin Guo is uneasy and kind.

Thinking of this, he shook his head and said calmly: "If it is just such a condition, then it is meaningless for us to gather here today. ”

Beside him, Gongsun Jian also sneered, got up and said: "What Yun Chengjun said is extremely true, even if the old man and I are old and dizzy, I can also see that your country has no sincerity in peace talks. Since this is the case, simply remove the table for peace talks, and the two sides pack up their troops and fight again! ”

Not to mention, although this veteran general is not good at leading troops to fight, he does not show weakness in his momentum, and he has the toughness of Gongsun Xi when he faced the Qin State, and he is worthy of being Gongsun Xi's cousin.

As soon as he heard this, Li Dui hurriedly stood up and said: "Gongsun Jun will calm his anger, you can talk slowly if you disagree, why bother to be presumptuous......

"What are you talking about?"

Gongsun said with a straight face: "Xihe, which was originally the land of my Wei State, was taken by the Qin State in the early years, and now my Wei State is ashamed and brave, and wants to recover the land that was lost, but the Qin State refuses to return it...... Since the Qin State doesn't give it, then I, the Wei State, will take it myself! After that, he turned his head to look at Meng Zhong and scolded, "Meng Zhong, what are you still sitting for?" Let's go! ”

Meng Zhong pretended to be a little embarrassed, and stood up from his seat, and at the same time got up with the violent kite.

In fact, "if Qin Guo doesn't wait for me, I'll take it myself", this is actually Meng Zhong's proposition, and when he said this in front of Gongsun Jian and Storm Kite a few days ago, he also startled the two.

But today in Wei Ran's face-to-face meeting, Meng Zhong is not easy to say so bluntly, not that he does not dare, just because Qin State just helped Song State repel the invasion of Qi State last year, Meng Zhong is really embarrassed to put this cruel word, so he can only let Gongsun Zhu, a veteran, convey this meaning on his behalf.

After all, from the standpoint of the Song people, Meng Zhong was indeed grateful for Qin's help last year, but he was now a general of Wei, and he had to consider the interests of Wei.

I have to say that Gongsun Zhu's tough attitude really suppressed Li Dui and Wei Ran.

Watching Gongsun Zhu, Storm Kite, and Meng Zhong walk away, Li Dui and Wei Ran glanced at each other, and they both frowned.

Subsequently, after Tian Touch and Le Yi also said goodbye and left, Li Dui said to Wei Ran in private: "Looking at Gongsun Zhu's tough attitude today, it seems that he, Storm Kite, and Meng Zhong are determined to get the land of Xihe and Huakun......"

Wei Ran nodded and said nothing.

Seeing this, Li Dui thought for a while and made a suggestion: "The reason why Gongsun Zhu, Storm Kite, and Meng Zhong have a tough attitude is nothing more than because Meng Zhong is here...... The Marquis may wish to think about how to find a way to lure Meng Zhong away. ”

Wei Ran was slightly stunned, then immediately woke up, and thanked him: "Thank you Fengyangjun for your advice." ”

"Where, where."

After bidding farewell to Li Dui, Wei Ran returned to the post house in the city and carefully considered Li Dui's proposal.

He felt that what Li Dui said was very reasonable, but the question was, how to lure Meng Zhong away?

His eyes rolled slightly, and Wei Ran suddenly had an idea.

I saw that he immediately wrote a letter, and immediately called the guard, handed the letter to the latter, and instructed: "You take this letter and go to the Chu State immediately, and hand it over to Yin Zilan, the commander of the Chu State." ”

Yes, the best way to lure Meng Zhong away is for the Chu State to create some incidents on the Chu-Wei border, you must know that on the Chu-Wei border, such as Fangcheng, Yeyi, Wuyang, and Yuncheng, which are all Mengzhong's fiefdoms and guarded areas, if the Chu State sends troops to attack the Wei State, even if it is just for a show, will the Wei State transfer Meng Zhong to the south and send others to preside over the negotiations with his Qin State?

To tell the truth, if Meng Zhong is replaced, even if it is the great Sima Zhai Zhang of the Wei State, the legendary Wei Chen with a strong personality personally came to Yin Jin to negotiate with him in the Qin State, Wei Ran is not afraid.

On this side, Wei Ran already had a countermeasure, and on the other side, Gongsun Zhu, Storm Kite, and Meng Zhong were not idle.

When leaving Yin Jin, Meng Zhong said to Gongsun Jian and Storm Kite: "From Zheng County, you can exert maximum pressure on Xianyang, but if you want to occupy Zheng County for a long time, Yin Jin must be under our control...... Looking at Li Dui's attitude today, he is definitely on the side of the Qin State, since Zhao Jun is no longer reliable, then it is better for us to find a way to take over Yin Jin from Zhao Jun. ”

Gongsun Zhi nodded, and then said with a smile: "This matter is simple, I will go back to Hedong first, send someone to send a batch of grain and grass, and transfer an army by the way." When the time comes, I will negotiate with Li Dui and ask him to hand over Yin Jin. ”

"What if he doesn't want to pay?" Storm Kite asked.

Gongsun Zhu said with a smile: "Li Dui is the commander of the Five Nations Alliance, if the alliance is torn inside, he will not look good, or someone will question him because of this, and even the five ** teams under his command can't control it, how did you Li Dui defeat the Qin State?" If Li Dui wants to get a reputation comparable to Kuang Zhang, he will definitely not tear his face with the two of you. ”

Meng Zhong and Storm Kite glanced at each other, and said with a smile: "It's still the old army general who really sees it." ”

"Hahahaha......"

Gongsun Zhu smiled a little smugly.

On the same day, Meng Zhong and Storm Kite temporarily returned to Zheng County, while Gongsun Zhi returned to Hedong.

Only two days later, Gongsun Ji mobilized more than 20 ships and brought a lot of grain and grass, and at the same time, he transferred an army under the command of his subordinate general Liang Xi.

After learning the news, Li Dui and Wei Ran, including Meng Zhong, Storm Kite, Tian Touch, Le Yi and others, all ran to the bank of the big river to watch the Wei army in Hedong transport grain and grass, after all, these grain and grass are closely related to the army under their command.

During this period, Gongsun said to Li Dui with a smile: "Fengyangjun, in view of the current shortage of grain in the coalition army, I have prepared a lot of grain and grass......

Li Dui was about to express his gratitude, but he heard Gongsun Jian say again: "In order to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass, I wonder if Fengyang Jun can hand over Yin and Jin to be in the hands of our army?" ”

Hearing this, not to mention that Marquis Wei Ran's face was a little unsightly, even Li Dui changed slightly, and asked in a low voice, "What does Gongsun Junshou mean by this?" Do you want to threaten my Zhao Jun with grain and grass? ”

Gongsun Zhu smiled and said: "Of course not, Wei and Zhao are allied against Qin, how can they do such a thing?" The following is just for the sake of future consideration...... Your country doesn't intend to occupy Yin Jin anyway, does it? ”

"This ......," a little hesitation appeared on Li Dui's face.

I have to say that Li Dui actually didn't want to hand over Yin Jin to Gongsun Zhu, Meng Zhong, and Storm Kite, because he knew very well the importance of Yin and Jin to the Wei and Han armies, but as Gongsun Jian said before, on the premise of not involving the interests of Zhao State and his personal interests, he didn't want to tear his face with Gongsun Zhuang, Meng Zhong, and Storm Kite for the sake of Qin State.

In the end, Li Dui still agreed to hand over the Yin Jin to Gongsun Zhu, and the army under Gongsun Zhu was stationed, while his Zhao army was still stationed in the military camp south of the Yin and Jin Dynasty.

Time passed day by day, the peace talks continued, Wei Ran, Gongsun Zhu, Meng Zhong, and Storm Kite continued quietly in their respective plans, and both sides were preparing in advance for the beginning of spring next year.

No matter the coming year, it will be war or peace!