Chapter 231: A Way Out
No matter how Meng Seng Lun calculated, he felt that there was not enough time, and he still had a lot of things to do, so now he could only choose the most important ones to deal with first.
He wrote two suicide notes. One was left to his younger brother, and he was given the entire inheritance, and he was asked to mention himself every year when he visited the graves of his parents in the future. The other was left to the generals who knew each other, explaining to them why he had to go to the camp alone.
Meng Seng Lun thought about it and felt that suicide was not a good way to leave too many doubts that were unfavorable to King Wu, so he still decided to break into the camp and let the officers and soldiers kill him, this time he did not take anyone with him, and he had to bear all the responsibility alone.
Two suicide notes were placed in the room, and they were to be given to the corresponding person after his death.
Meng Shenglun carefully sorted out the relics, recorded them one by one, and included the real estate of Jiangdong's hometown, and there were some debts, some of which were exempt, some of which had to be recovered, some of which had to be repaid, and another five pages of paper were dedicated to recording human relations, he died, and the love could not be broken, and it was also inherited by his younger brother.
Some things can't be written on paper, so Meng Shenglun found his cronies to dictate.
Although his younger brother is in the army, Meng Shenglun's cronies are not him, the first in line are Song Xingci and Wang Dian, but unfortunately one was killed and the other was captured, so he could only find Lei Dajun, who was in second place.
Meng Shenglun roughly explained the cause and effect, and finally said: "Tell you this, not for anything else, in case someone says that I died in vain a few years later." You are to keep my words in your heart, and if no one mentions the cause of my death, you will never divulge it, understand? ”
"Understood, but King Wu ......"
"King Wu is right, if he asks the guilt publicly, almost all the soldiers of the Wu army will be affected."
"It's just a matter of killing a few people, if you want me to say, if you don't kill enough, it will not be able to make up for the losses of Wu Guo back then."
"Enough killing." Meng Shenglun sighed lightly, "After all, it is a group of women and children, no matter how much they kill, they are not the main masters, it is better to capture the Eastern Capital, it is better to hunt down and kill Emperor Tiancheng and his ministers." We can only do some small things, and we have to rely on King Wu for big things, if there is no him, we may not even be able to see the walls of the Eastern Capital. Sweeping away the remnants of Tiancheng is inseparable from him. You follow King Wu well, just as I did when I was there, but don't follow my example. King Wu cherishes the soldiers of the Wu army, and you must cherish him even more, and from now on you will obey his orders, and you must not embarrass him again. ”
Lei Dajun couldn't help crying bitterly, "General Meng is loyal, I didn't expect such an end......"
Meng Senglun said sharply: "What are you crying about, embarrass the Jiangdong boy." Don't say I'm loyal, I've always treated King Wu as a child, always wanting to do something for him, and at the same time using him to avenge my personal vengeance......"
"The hatred of destroying the country, how can it be a personal enmity?"
"King Wu is determined to be in the world, and the revival of Wu is just one of the steps for him, but our vision is too narrow, and we only want to take revenge, compared with the world, this is a personal vendetta."
Lei Dajun had nothing to say, wiped away his tears, and said, "I will die with General Meng." ”
Meng Senglun smiled and shook his head, "Why don't you understand?" Wu Wang Kaien, it's enough for me to die, what are you making a fuss about? not only disappointed King Wu's kindness, but also made me die blindly. ”
"But General Meng didn't kill a few people......"
"You wouldn't have done it without my encouragement and support, would you? Therefore all that you slay will be counted on my head. ”
"That's not necessarily, everyone hates Tiancheng's monarchs and ministers, including their families." Having said that, Lei Dajun knew in his heart that if Meng Seng Lun hadn't spoken, they really wouldn't have dared to kill so many people.
"I am responsible for my idea, and I am responsible for calling you over not to argue about this, but to prevent people from making irresponsible comments in the future."
Lei Dajun was about to cry again, but Meng Senglun pressed his shoulder and said sternly, "Look at me." Death is death, I don't regret it, and I don't resent King Wu. Without King Wu, I probably wouldn't be alive now, and I would be able to see the fall of the Eastern Capital and the half-death of Tiancheng, I would be sufficient. Wang Dian listened to my idea and became a prisoner of officers and soldiers, and it was worth dying to save him. You swear to the lamp that you will never leak what you just said. ”
Lei Dajun nodded reluctantly.
"You go, I still have things to deal with."
"When?"
"Tomorrow, when it's just dark." Meng Shenglun has already chosen the time.
Lei Dajun said goodbye, he came again at night, Meng Seng Lun was about to rest, opened the door to see him, very surprised, "What are you doing again?" ”
"General Meng." Lei Dajun squeezed into the room and closed the door with his hand, looking slightly excited.
"Lei Dajun, I treat you as a friend and a relative, don't trap me in an unkind and unjust place."
"Benevolence and righteousness." Lei Dajun asked Meng Seng Lun to sit down and stand by himself, "Don't be angry. ”
Meng Seng stood up suddenly, "You ......"
Lei Dajun pressed Meng Seng Lun and sat down again, "I didn't leak General Meng's words, I just have an idea, no, it should be said to be an idea." ”
Meng Seng Lun was a little relieved, "What do you think?" It's not that I look down on you, Lei Dajun, you're far from being smart. ”
"I know this, and I admit it, but the fool must have one thing in a thousand thoughts, maybe my idea is one thing."
"You say."
"Who is most responsible for the death of Wu Guo?"
"Of course, it's Tiancheng Emperor Zhang Xi."
"And next?"
"General Lou Wen."
"Among the two, who does General Meng hate the most?"
"You know...... Floor temperature. ”
"Yes, Lou Wen, he not only broke through the State of Wu and forced Emperor Wu to death, but also snatched the princess of the State of Wu, just ...... General Meng was about to get married."
"The past is not mentioned." When Meng Seng Lun thought of this, the anger in his heart churned like boiling water, and in the early years, he was even more angry, even to the point of madness, until he heard the news of the death of Princess Wu Guo, and he was able to gradually control this anger.
But the anger never goes out, hiding under the ashes, and a hint of wind can rekindle it.
"We captured the eastern capital, but Lou Wen didn't die, and he brought his troops back to support the Jizhou army."
"There's no way, if you want to take revenge, it's only possible to follow King Wu."
"But I heard that King Wu doesn't want revenge."
"Huh? What do you mean by that? ”
"That strategist named Guo Shifeng came to the city during the day, and I heard that he brought Lou Wen's suggestion that as long as Wu Wang was willing to change back to Lou's surname, Lou Wen would kill the commander of Jizhou and lead his troops to surrender."
Meng Seng Lun was stunned, "It is impossible for King Wu to agree to ......"
"But he didn't explicitly refuse, just now, Guo Shifeng came again, and he was meeting with King Wu at the moment, if I guessed correctly, he was speaking for the father and son."
"Father and son ......," Meng Senglun muttered, he always forgot the relationship between King Wu and Lou Wen.
"Father and son have no overnight feud, in our eyes, the enemy is Emperor Tiancheng and the general, and in the eyes of King Wu, the enemy is only Emperor Tiancheng."
Meng Shenglun shook his head, "We don't have to think about it, King Wu has his own ideas, he accepts Lou Wen's overtures now, and he will break up in the future, and I don't believe that King Wu will change his surname back to Lou." I can feel it, I felt it the first time we met, King Wu has a deep affection for his mother, which is not comparable to ordinary people, and I am ...... with him That's why it's like a home at first sight. ”
Lei Dajun nodded, "Okay, let's not care about this matter, but I haven't said my mind yet." ”
"If you have something to say, say it quickly, don't hide it, it's not like you usual."
"General Meng hates Lou Wen so much, why don't you kill his family?"
"It is also the home of King Wu."
"First, King Wu doesn't live in the General's Mansion at all, and I inquired very clearly, King Wu moved outside when he was a teenager. Second, it is a death anyway, rather than going out of the city and breaking into the enemy camp alone, it is better to kill a few enemies, and then apologize and commit suicide. ”
The first reason Meng Seng Lun didn't take it seriously, and the second reason was extremely ridiculous when he first heard it.
Lei Dajun continued: "Lou Wen's wife Lan stayed in the mansion, and the Lan family was also one of the culprits who destroyed Wu back then, and now they occupy Jiangdong, which is even more hateful. I heard that there are still some women hidden in the house, all of them are Lou Wen's favorite concubines, and he regards them as treasures, and he returned to the Eastern Capital this time, half of them are for them, if they can be killed together, they will be able to make Lou Wen's heart go crazy, and relieve General Meng's hatred a little. ”
Meng Senglun thought for a while and shook his head, "No, this will put King Wu in an embarrassing situation, and he will not be able to negotiate with the enemy army." ”
"General Meng apologized for his sins with death, who can say anything? It is also possible to check whether the temperature of the building is sincere. ”
"Let me think about it." Meng Seng Lun has made an overall plan, and he doesn't want to make extraneous branches, not to mention that this is another independent zhang, which is the most irritating behavior of King Wu.
Lei Dajun knew where Meng Senglun's pain was, "When Lou Wen snatched the princess of Wu Kingdom, he didn't allow anyone to 'think about it'. ”
Meng Seng Lun's anger hidden under the ashes was ignited in an instant, and his vigorous momentum was not weak, and he grabbed Lei Dajun's arm, wanting to prove that his revenge had not diminished at all.
But after all, this is not the year, Meng Senglun looked up and down, "No, this is not an idea you can come up with, someone instructed you, and you still leaked the secret." ”
"I'm not leaking, I'm just ......"
"Just what?"
"It's just to arrange a way out for our Wu people."
"A way out? The way of the Wu people is to follow the king of Wu, what is the way to retreat? ”
"All Wu people are not of the same mind."
"Who has a different heart? You tell me, I'll kill him first. "Meng Shenglun couldn't accept that someone was disloyal to King Wu.
"It's not a Wu person." Lei Dajun lowered his voice slightly, "Those Jiangdong river workers in King Ning's army have always looked at us unkindly. ”
Meng Shenglun was slightly stunned, "River work...... They still remember what happened back then. ”
Lei Dajun nodded, "They are a rabble, so they should not be afraid, but now that they are led by King Ning, it is difficult to ensure that they are not ambitious." ”
"King Wu has his own reasons, he will deal with King Ning together."
"King Wu had the opportunity to kill King Ning, but if he couldn't bear it for a while, he would definitely cause trouble."
"King Wu is to leave the soldiers of the Ning army...... Meng Shenglun suddenly realized that the king of Wu did not understand the complex situation in Jiangdong, and was only willing to get rid of the king of Ning, and did not want to waste the soldiers of the Ning army, but some of those soldiers were Jiangdong river workers, and they had a deep grudge with the seven clans.
"So we have to leave a way out for the Wu people."
"What did you do?" Meng Shenglun was vigilant.
"Among the kings, the King of Shu wants King Ning to die the most."
"How do you know?"
"The King of Shu once urged the King of Wu not to open the door to accept the King of Ning on the city wall, and many people heard it at that time."
"You took refuge in the King of Shu?"
"No, no, I'm from Wu, why did I take refuge in the King of Shu? I just wanted to borrow his hand to get rid of those abominable rivermen, so I had some dealings with him. And the King of Shu is also a smart person, not much worse than the King of Wu. After hearing about General Meng, he gave me this idea. ”
"You're still leaking."
"I'm thinking about General Meng, and I don't want to see you die in vain."
Meng Shenglun smiled bitterly, and finally understood why King Wu was so angry about "making his own assertions", and the day before he made his own judgment, he actually tasted it with his own mouth.
"Mrs. Lan and the concubine of the Lou family are still in the mansion?"
"Yes, it hasn't moved." Lei Dajun's eyes lit up, thinking that Meng Shenglun had been moved.
"Good. Good. Good. Meng Seng Lun said three times in a row and picked up the knife on the table.