Chapter Eighty-Three: The Little Hidden and the Great Hidden

In the thirteenth year of Jiading, Jia She, the envoy of Huaidong, was ordered by the imperial court to send Zhao Heng to Mongolia, and was warmly entertained by Mu Huali. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn the same year, the Song court also sent Gou Mengyu as an envoy and met with Genghis Khan. In the sixteenth year of Jiading, Gou Mengyu was sent as an envoy again. It can be said that the contacts between Song and Mongolia were relatively frequent during this period, and the relations between the two countries continued to warm up.

However, in the seventeenth year of Jiading, after the newly enthroned Jin Aizong Wanyan Shouxu ordered the war against the Song Dynasty to be stopped, Mongolia had lost its practical value to the Southern Song Dynasty to restrain the Jin State, and the relationship between Song and Mongolia quickly cooled. At this time, Jin Aizong intended to join forces with the Southern Song Dynasty to defend Wuxiu in case Mongolia made a detour to attack the rear of the Jin State, but the ministers in power of the Jin State thought that this matter was disgraceful and tried their best to obstruct it, and the Southern Song Dynasty was not very enthusiastic, and finally the matter could not be completed.

Things soon took a turn for the better. In the third year of Baoyuan, the Mongolian army brazenly attacked the Southern Song Dynasty's Sichuan-Shaanxi Theater, and due to the Sichuan system, Zheng Zheng made the wrong decision to abandon the five states outside the Guanwai (Jiezhou, Chengzhou, Fengzhou, Xihezhou, and Tianshui Army), resulting in the complete collapse of the "three passes and five states" defense system that had been operated by the Southern Song Dynasty for more than 100 years since the time of Wu Jue.

After that, the Southern Song Dynasty became more and more neglected by Mongolia, and there was no discussion of peace with Mongolia in the court, and even carried out a certain degree of cooperation with the Jin State. Among them, Zhao Ruyun, the Hunan transit envoy, and the previously captured Huang Lap Aruta discussed a joint anti-Mongolian strategy in Tanzhou, and Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui in the Lianghuai Theater also agreed with the Jin generals Wanyan Heda and Yila Pua to jointly defend Mongolia.

Due to the lack of support from the Song Dynasty, the Mongols still did not make progress in the war against Jin, and fell into the embarrassing situation of "they could not enter the customs and cross the river", and the Mongols had no choice but to think of other methods. When Genghis Khan died of illness in the third year of Baoqing, he once left his last words: "If you lie in the Song Dynasty, the Song and Jin feuds, you will be able to promise me." ”

As long as the enemy wants to do it, the Southern Song Dynasty will inevitably cooperate to complete it.

Gong Nian Huai lowered his head and thought, the river of memory, the waves were turbulent, it broke away the silt, dredged the river, and the trickle converged into a vast soup, hanging down from the sky, all the way to infinity.

Gong Nian Huai once again silently recited his boss and friend Meng Hui, if it weren't for his nagging and cramming in his ears, how could the current Gong Nian Huai be as clear as the palm of his hand about the situation in this time and space?

"Uncle Meng, how to choose is not something that the little nephew can say. It's just that the lesson of Lianjin to destroy Liao a hundred years ago is like in front of us. The goal of destroying Liao was achieved, but in the blink of an eye, Sijing fell into the hands of the former allies, if it weren't for King Kang's mud horse crossing the river, I'm afraid that even if my Great Song wanted to retreat to the Huai River and the Yangtze River, I wouldn't be able to get it. Now I am in the southern corner of Lin'an, the Great Song Dynasty, which is the fact in front of me. Gong Nian Huai said these words slowly, and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Meng Hui nodded, "Nianhuai's choice, your Uncle Meng understands." In this way, the Jin people did not have the power to resist the Mongols who came down from the north. Since the Mongols wanted to carry out the plan of destroying gold by false roads, their route must be in Sichuan. ”

"......" Meng Zhijing stretched his neck, swallowed his saliva, and did not say anything.

Meng Heng glanced at his son, tapped his fingers lightly, and said slowly, "Nian Huai can know that last year, the Mongols had already tested Sichuan. The state of affairs is not rosy. It's just that the Mongols suddenly withdrew their troops to the north, and there was no difference in the court. Now it seems that it was related to the sudden collapse of the Mongol chieftain. ”

"I wonder if the imperial court has repaired and increased troops on the broken pass?" Gong Nian Huai blinked and stared at Meng Heng.

Gong Nian Huai knew that after Zheng abandoned the five states and retreated to the three passes, until the Mongols knocked on the pass again three years later, the abandoned castle pass was still unrepaired.

"Uh----," Meng Zhijing stared, and it seemed that he was choking enough.

Meng Heng pondered for a while, stared at Gong Nian Huai and said slowly, "If there is a new type of iron artillery, erected on the pass that the Mongols must pass, can it stop the Mongols' attack?" ”

"New artillery?" Gong Yi Nianhuai was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly smiled, "Uncle Meng, is the new artillery you are talking about a mortar painted by your nephew?" ”

"Exactly, your Uncle Jiang is verifying the power of this new cannon."

"Oh?" Gong Nian Huai was stunned again, no wonder Jiang Hai didn't show up again, he was presiding over the mortar test.

"Uncle Meng, has a new cannon been made?" Gong Yi Nianhuai thought about it, these people are really amazing, and they did it quietly, and the execution is leveraged. It's just that without the guidance of him, the initiator, could the craftsmen of the Southern Song Dynasty make it?

"Made? Hehe, that's the thing about the Ordnance Institute. Your Grandpa Jiang is just comparing it. ”

Gong Nian Huai is confused, there is no physical object, what is the comparison? There won't be ballistics in the Southern Song Dynasty, it's impossible, mathematics doesn't seem to have developed to this point.

"Little nephew doesn't understand?" Gong Yi Nianhuai squinted his eyes, trying to see what kind of medicine was in Meng Hui's gourd.

"Hehe, listen to Li Liang, he has already chosen a secret place to set up a workshop. But for the secret place of the workshop, your Uncle Meng has other ideas. ”

As he spoke, Meng Heng stopped talking, stared at Gong Yi Nianhuai, and turned his head sideways to glance at Meng Zhijing.

Gong Nian Huai is messy, what's wrong with Meng Hui today? No, or Meng Hui has always been like this, but Gong Nian Huai has less contact with Meng Heng and does not understand Meng Hui's way of thinking.

The rhythm of today's conversation has always been controlled by Meng Heng, and Gong Yi Nianhuai is like a kite, completely involuntarily, led by Meng Hui and floating around.

It seems that Meng Heng doesn't say much, but every time he speaks, he even walks with a rhythm. Gong lost Nian Huai, and the second monk was really confused.

What kind of moth is this Meng Heng?

Gong Nian Huai arched his hand, "Please Uncle Meng make it clear." ”

Meng Zhijing was even more unbearable, looking at his father, and then looking at Gong Yi Nianhuai, he was confused by the almost dumb riddle-style conversation between the two, and he couldn't distinguish things.

"The small faint mausoleum, the big faint city. What does it mean to read Huai? Meng Hui twisted his beard and chanted a poem, and looked at Gong Yi Nianhuai, as if he was smiling.

Gong Nian Huai was stunned when he heard this, Meng Hui gave him too much shock today, and the leapfrog thinking made Gong Nian Huai overwhelmed for a while, and his brain couldn't turn around at all.

Later generations generally said that the small hidden in the wild, the middle hidden in the city, and the big hidden in the court. No matter what word you use, the meaning is pretty much the same.

What does Meng Heng mean when he says this, he won't remind himself to be a hermit, right? No, no, hermits are also divided into realms. The highest realm is precisely the great non-concealment of form, the pursuit of inner concealment. Seek inner peace in the midst of the hustle and bustle.

Where is the most noisy and complicated, of course, the court.

Is Meng Hui reminding Gong Nian Huai that he wants to recommend himself to be an official?

What the hell is this!

No, where did the topic begin?

From the beginning of the situation in Sichuan, when it comes to mortars, it has soared down to 3,000 feet. Next, it comes to the purpose of Li Liang's trip, oh! The Workshop's secret base. From secret to big and small, this is the reason for Meng Heng's topic change.

No, the topic has not changed, but the secret has been replaced by the hidden.

The secret is hidden from the public, and the hidden is obviously wiser.

Gong Nian Huai stood up, straightened his clothes, bowed deeply, and said, "The little nephew has been taught." ”

"Hehe, Nianhuai, let go of your hands and feet to do it, your Uncle Meng still has important things to entrust to you. Let's go back with Qingyuan. ”

Meng Hui stood up, picked up Gong Nian Huai, patted Gong Nian Huai's shoulder, and turned around and went back to the main room.

"Brother Meng, let's go." Gong lost Nian Huaimu to send Meng Heng away, and as soon as he pulled Meng Zhijing, the two walked side by side to the outside of the courtyard. As he walked, Meng Zhijing kept looking back at the room where his father was.

"Nianhuai, what did my father tell you?" As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, Meng Zhijing pulled Gong Nian Huai and asked.

"Hey, Brother Meng, didn't you hear that too?" Gong Nian Huai was stunned, this Meng Zhijing is too funny, what do you say to your father, don't you just sit next to him, why do you still ask him what his father told him?

"I understand what the words mean, but the little brother is a little dizzy. And in the end, you said that you were taught, what did my father teach you, why didn't I hear it? Meng Zhijing ran to Gong Nian Huai and walked backwards, his eyes shining with confusion, anticipation and curiosity.

"Brother Meng, Uncle Meng has criticized the little brother, and the little brother is obsessed again, haha, Uncle Meng will be able to sweep me out."

Meng Zhijing shook his head, "Little brother is confused. Alas, don't ask you, let the little brother be quiet. "Meng Zhijing was very frustrated.

"Hey, Brother Meng, the little brother is not annoying, what do you mean to let you be quiet, it is the little brother who disturbs your tranquility. Yes, the little brother can't be provoked, and he can afford to hide. Oh~~, let's go. ”

Gong Yi let out a long howl like a wolf, raised his legs and ran, passing by Meng Zhijing's side like a wind.

"Hey, where are you kid running, I'm here." Meng Zhijing didn't catch Gong Nian Huai, and chased after him closely.

The two of them went one after the other, and the meteor passed through the village and alley like a moon, turning left and right, and everywhere they passed, they startled countless roosters and hens, clucking, fluttering their wings on the wall, and drilling the alley.

The sound of dogs barking came from the depths of the alley, accompanied by curling smoke, until the top of the mulberry tree where the rooster crowed, and the charm of the dog barking in the deep alley.

The two gasped and stopped in front of the courtyard gate, bending over and holding their knees with their hands to pour out their breath.

"Nianhuai, cough, didn't you come back from being tied up on a horse, and it doesn't seem to be affected when you run."

Meng Zhijing spat a mouthful of saliva, his eyes slanted and he slanted his eyes.

Gong Nian Huai was stunned for a moment, looked down at his crotch, grinned, and fresh blood stains seeped out of his pants.

"Brother Meng, the younger brother is forgetting to fish, you see, it's bleeding again."

"Hey, little brother can't figure it out, what do you mean? Didn't my dad criticize you, what are you proud of,. Let's go, I'll help you. Meng Zhijing straightened his waist, put one arm under Gong Nianhuai's armpit, and walked towards the courtyard with him.

"Oh, I don't know if the penicillin purified by me and Zhang Yan can still be used, oh," Meng Zhijing suddenly stopped and stabbed Gong Nian Huai with his elbow, "Nian Huai, why don't you try?" ”

"Hey, Brother Meng, don't want to harm me." Gong Nian Huai shook his arm and jumped out like a rabbit.