Chapter Twenty-Eight: What's the Matter with Infamy Through the Ages?

Meng Zhan is not short, but among the 100,000 border troops, it is not too tall, he twisted his sturdy body, looked at the retreating enemy army, the resolute face full of man's masculine atmosphere showed a trace of mockery, he wiped the blood-stained steel knife, and said to the generals around him without looking back: "After fighting for so many years, I already know the habits of the three kingdoms, after their joint attack failed this time, they will not attack in a short time, and it is snowing heavily, which is not conducive to marching, which also gives me a chance, a chance to return to the capital." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Meng Zhan's speech was not fast, and even a little stiff, obviously caused by not many words in his usual life, he sorted out the armor on his body, looked at the vast mountain of corpses and blood below, the bright red blood stained the white snow, a desolation, and continued: "The border army has not received a single salary in five years, and every time I hand over the fold, I have never replied, this time I want to go back and ask for an understanding." ”

Meng Zhan's words are enough to shock the entire Great Chu, I am afraid that the people of the entire Great Chu do not know, for the sake of the Chu State, the soldiers who fought bravely have not received a single grain of military salary from the imperial court in five years, they are completely self-sufficient, they rely on hunting, robbing the border capitals of neighboring countries for a living, everywhere they go, they must not have a single crop, they have no humanity, they kill innocents indiscriminately, and everything they do is just for the land they swear to protect behind them.

"General, do you say that Your Majesty is jealous of your merits too high, so you deliberately ......" Meng Zhan's subordinates said with some indignation, but before he finished speaking, Meng Zhan's face changed, gloomy, and shouted: "Shut up!" ”

It seems that it is rare to see Meng Zhan so angry, the general was stunned, immediately stopped his mouth, and did not dare to say a word, Meng Zhan's majesty over the years made him dare not be presumptuous.

Seeing that the general no longer spoke, the black clouds on Meng Zhan's face gradually dissipated, eased his face, and whispered: "When His Majesty ascended the throne, the court was chaotic, and the people below deceived and concealed it, and he didn't know a lot of tricks, but fortunately, His Majesty was wise and martial, and he had gradually controlled the power of the DPRK and China in his own hands, and it was precisely because of this that I planned to rush back to the capital this time to ask clearly, I believe that Your Majesty understands better than anyone else that the 100,000 border troops are an indispensable barrier for the Chu State, and he will not treat us badly." ”

Meng Zhan's words are very reasonable, at least what he thinks, he is loyal to the Great Chu State, he has dedicated his life to the land behind him, and even when his old mother died, he still stayed on this battlefield, resisting the enemy army attacking again and again.

The general seemed to know the character of his general, so he didn't talk about Zhao Wouji, but changed the topic and said: "General, Your Majesty may really not know the small actions of the people below, but we have to guard against those hypocrites who are full of benevolence." ”

When he thought of the group of Confucian scholars who were scum, constantly impeaching the Mongolian War every day, impeaching the border army for the inhumane slaughter of the defenseless poor people of the enemy country, he felt a burst of anger in his heart, how could this group of Confucian scholars who only knew how to read the dead book understand the real reason for the practice of the Mongolian War.

In the past five years, the border army has not taken a single military salary, does not rob the civilians of the enemy country, and sweeps the capital of the enemy country, how can these 100,000 border troops survive? How can there be a war, and how can the borders of Chu be peaceful? How did the people of the thirteen counties of Chu State live in peace after the border?

The adjutant general remembered the scene when Meng Zhan said that he would slaughter all the ordinary people in a small town on the border of Wei when he first joined the army, and he strongly opposed it at that time, but Meng Zhan asked him this at the time.

"What do you think of me?" Meng Zhan asked.

"The general is one in a thousand, a handsome talent that is rare in a century." The ministry will answer.

"How does my presence affect the enemy?" Meng Zhan asked.

"The general fights on the battlefield, and none of them lose, it is the nightmare of the enemy army, as long as the general is in Jiuyuan City for a day, the enemy army will not want to cross the border one step." The ministry will answer.

"Since you say that I am one in a million, a handsome talent that is rare in a century; So have you ever thought that the land of Wei is not more than ten thousand miles, and the foundation of Wei is not more than a hundred years, if there is a person like me among them, or even ten or hundred, then it will not be these people of Wei who will die, but thousands of people of my Great Chu State, and the only thing I can do is to wipe out all these potential dangers. ”

Meng Zhan's words made the general suddenly wake up, and he still asked worriedly: "But the general's actions are no different from those butchers in history, and those Confucian scholars don't understand it at all, and they will definitely go down in history as a general, leaving a lifetime of infamy." ”

"Infamy? As long as I can let the people of Dachu live and work in peace and contentment, and not be harassed by the enemy's iron cavalry, what does it matter if I am infamous through the ages? ”

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To this day, the words of Meng Zhan are still vividly engraved in the minds of the generals, or in the minds of every border army, 100,000 border troops and 100,000 souls, forever stationed in the Great Wall of Jiuyuan!

"Hmph, those Confucian students have nothing to be afraid of, just because they want to stump me for a fight?"

Meng Zhan didn't have any good feelings for those Confucian students who were powerless, and if he could, he wouldn't mind dragging them to Jiuyuan City, let them stand at the head of the city and look at the blood-stained snowfields below, and let them know what blood and tears were.

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The news that Meng Zhan was going to return to Beijing had already reached the capital a few days ago.

In the Qianqing Palace, there were several staff members standing beside Zhao Wouji.

One of the scholars representing Confucianism was squinting his old eyes, pinching his chin and white beard, and a hidden light flashed in his eyes, he didn't have a good impression of Meng Zhan, he always felt that Meng Zhan was just a reckless man, a reckless man who didn't understand etiquette; Moreover, there is a great conflict between what Meng Zhan did and their Confucian thoughts, it can be said that most of their Confucian representatives in Chu are not used to Meng Zhan, and another point is that the power in Meng Zhan's hands has affected the development of their Confucianism in Chu.

Confucianism's own thoughts, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, and filial piety, these starting points are good, but most people in Confucianism are excessively pursuing perfection, even treating enemies, and the means of Mengzhan to treat the enemy is to rather kill by mistake than let go, which is also the reason for the stalemate between Mengzhan and Confucianism.

"Your Majesty, Meng Zhan's move really does not distinguish between dignity and inferiority, and he doesn't understand the way of respecting the king, he just sent back a piece of paper, and he didn't wait for His Highness's instructions to return to the palace alone, and he didn't take His Majesty's majesty in his eyes at all, it really violated etiquette, please punish Your Majesty severely."

The scholar peeked at the man in front of him as he spoke, but unfortunately he didn't see the slightest anger on his face.

In the study, Zao Wou-Ki is dressed very casually, and there is even a patch on his clothes, he has been preaching the way of diligence and thrift in the palace, and he naturally has to be an example, especially Queen Situ Yan's example in the harem is even more satisfactory to him, and recently he is still thinking about what the queen should give for her birthday in a few days.

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