"Your Majesty, please think twice."

He bowed to King He of Zhao, and Meng Zhong said seriously: "Zhao Master's Father is your father after all."

“So what?”

King He of Zhao shook his head when he heard this and said with a little melancholy: "The Lord Father's love for me is just because he loves my mother, Empress Hui. Just like what you have summarized, I just love the house and the mist... Of course, I will not hate my Lord Father because of this. However, I helped Zhao Zhang to rebel and rebellion and indulge Zhao Zhang. Tian Buluo killed the fat Xiang who supports me the most. I can never let go of this hatred."

He turned to look at Meng Zhong and said seriously: "Meng Qing, I have told you that when I was the crown prince, all the ministers in the court had prejudice against me and believed that I was not enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility. Except for my mother Huihou, only Fei Xiang has always supported me..."

"Your Majesty is wrong. Although Fei Xiang supports you, hasn't Master Zhao's father supported you? If Master Zhao had not resisted the opposition and supported you as the prince under the pressure of being inward and outward..."

"hehe."

King He of Zhao interrupted Meng Zhong with a chuckle, shook his head and said, "Meng Qing, do you know what the first scripture I learned?"

"..." Meng Zhong shook his head.

"It is the "Lin Jing (Spring and Autumn Annals)" compiled by Confucius. This is a historical book of the Lu State. It records the historical records from Duke Yin of Lu to Duke Ai of Lu, which have been twelve generations of monarchs, and have been a total of more than 240 years. It tells the prosperity and decline of Lu State... Fei Xiang made me deeply understand several principles through this book: First, the monarch only has a reputation and cannot be faked; second, the monarch is wise and well-versed, and the subjects will depend on him and the country will be stable. Otherwise, the country will decline..."

Speaking of this, King He of Zhao breathed a long sigh, looked at Meng Zhong and shook his head and said, "Did the master know that the first sutra I learned was the "Lin Sutra"? No, he didn't know that he had never cared about what he cared about... But even so, I still treated the master's father obediently in the past. I believe Meng Qing also saw this. It was Meng Qing that you said that the master's father felt neglected after he abdicated, so I followed your advice and treated his father more filial, but

How did the Lord Father treat me?! He condoned Zhao Zhang again and again and again, trying to abolish my throne... You said that the Lord Father is my biological father after all, and I hope I value this friendship, but why does the Lord Father value this father and son? I, Zhao He, is also the son of the Lord Father, so why should the Lord Father pull me off the throne and let his eldest son become the monarch of my Zhao State? Is it because Zhao Zhang is very similar to the Lord Father but I am not like him?"

Seeing that King Zhao He Yue said more and more excited, Meng Zhong bowed his hands and comforted him: "Your Majesty, Master Zhao's father..."

Unexpectedly, King He of Zhao suddenly shouted: "Enough!"

With this deep shout, Fei You, who was standing beside him in shock, was shocked and quickly bowed and said, "Don't calm down."

"I'm not in a position."

After pressing his hand towards Fei You, King Zhao looked at Meng Zhong with apologetic eyes and said, "Meng Qing, I have endured a lot of patience for Zhao Zhang and my master's father, and I have already fulfilled my kindness and righteousness... I don't know what kind of expectations Meng Qing, you have for me, but I have decided on this matter."

Speaking of this, a few confusion flashed in his eyes and asked Meng Zhong, "In fact, I am quite surprised. With Meng Qing's talent, why do I feel that I can persuade Anping Jun to remove the siege of the sand dunes? Meng Qing must not forget that I was once trapped in Jize. At that time, did the master father who lived in the sand dunes palace ever think of showing mercy and letting me live a life?"

After hearing what King He of Zhao said, Meng Zhong thought for a while, then said seriously: "I know that it is not easy to persuade the emperor. It may be only one hundred or even one thousand opportunities. But since there is a first-line opportunity, what's the point of trying to see it? Although the emperor has many prejudices against the father of Zhao, the father of Zhao is still a hero in my heart. Even if this hero also has many shortcomings, but who can be better than a sage? I really don't want the father of Zhao to be a hero for a lifetime, but in the end I end up trapping the sand dunes... Therefore, after coming to Handan day and night, I will do my best to persuade the king. Even if the king of Zhao is still unwilling to change his mind in the end, I will have no regrets... I will not regret it when I recall this when I am old in the future: I still have a first-line opportunity to rescue the father of Zhao, but I miss it..."

“…”

King Zhao's face was slightly moved.

At this moment, Meng Zhong bowed to King He Shen again and said seriously: "I have just used 'love' to persuade the king, so now, please allow me to persuade the king from the interests."

Seeing Meng Zhong still trying to persuade him, even though King Zhao hated Zhao Master Zhao's father to the core, he could not bear to interrupt the minister of similar age in front of him and allowed the latter to tell his point of view.

"Thank you, sir."

After bowing and bowing again, Meng Zhong said with a serious expression: "In terms of interests, the king should not force Zhao Zhufu to death. First, the fat prime minister in Zhao State is gone. If Zhao Zhufu dies again, no one can stop the old nobles and other ranks of Anping Lord Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Lord Li Dui, and other ranks of Fengyang Lord. In the future, the king was hostage by the old nobles and it will be difficult to implement any reforms that benefit the country and the people in the future. As long as the interests of the old nobles are slightly damaged, the old nobles in the country will unite to put pressure on the royal family. You, the king, may not be able to resist the power of the old nobles. Therefore, I think that the king would rather keep Zhao Zhufu to restrain Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others. In the end, Prince Zhang is no longer there. Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao, the two princes, were young, and no one could threaten the throne of the king... This is one of them.

Secondly, the Zhao Master's father has worked hard for more than 20 years to achieve the current diplomatic relations such as "Zhao, Qin and Song ally", "Zhao Yan's alliance", and "Qi State Submission" that made the Central Plains talk about the situation. The prime minister of the country is now Zhao Master's father sent his minister "Lou Yan". What a shocking achievement? I heard that Wei was afraid of Qin and was forced to use Qin's envoy Zhang Yi as the prime minister. So, why did Qin use Zhao's minister Lou Yan as the prime minister? I think there is only one possibility, that is, Qin State is afraid of Zhao Master's father. I admire Zhao Master's father very much, because Zhao Master's father is among the monarchs of various countries in the Central Plains.

The only monarch who could interfere with the establishment of Qin after the rise of Qin. In the past ten years, Qin has never taken the initiative to invade Zhao. In my opinion, it is just like the "Zhao Song Alliance", which is an extremely stable diplomatic alliance. If you force Zhao to death, then the previous harmonious alliance between Zhao and Qin will be abolished in one day, and even Qi will take the opportunity to tear down the agreement to surrender to Zhao. This means that Zhao must re-engage with Qin and Qi... I can guarantee that the national agreement signed by Zhao and Qin will never reach what it is today... "

Speaking of this, Meng Zhong took a deep breath, looked at King Zhao He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this war has reached this day, Prince Zhang has committed suicide, Tian Buluo has been killed, you have won the final victory, so why bother to besiege the sand dunes? Too much is as bad as too much?"

After listening to Meng Zhong's long story, King He of Zhao slowly walked into the hall.

It is undeniable that King He of Zhao also felt that what Meng Zhong said was very reasonable, but there were also views that he did not agree with. For example, Meng Zhong believed that Prince Zhang was dead, and even if Master Zhao was still alive, he could not threaten his throne. King He of Zhao did not agree with this.

You should know that the existence of Zhao Zhufu is a threat to Zhao Wang He. After all, Zhao Zhufu is only 46 years old this year. Based on his physical condition, it will not be a problem to hold power for ten years. If you care about the friendship between father and son and show mercy today, but Zhao Zhufu will be cruel to seize his throne in the future, what should you do?

King He of Zhao had read the "Lin Jing". He knew that in the period of the vassal battles for hegemony hundreds of years ago (Spring and Autumn Period), the tragedy of father killing sons and sons killing fathers everywhere in the royal family of various countries. King He of Zhao, Zhao, just watching his former most trusted minister Fei Yi was killed by Gongzi Zhang, and Tian Buluo was indifferent, then he knew that this hero was also a person with a weak temperament. If he holds a grudge today, he will regain the power of Qin and Song countries to regain the government affairs and abolish his throne of Zhao He, how should he resist it?

Although Gongzi Zhang was dead, he still had two younger brothers who were a few years younger than him, especially his youngest younger brother Zhao Bao, who was even younger brother of the same father and mother. God knows whether Zhao Master Zhao’s father would change Zhao Bao to the monarch of Zhao in the future in order to revenge him?

Not to mention the father-son relationship, when Zhao Lord's father secretly supported Prince Zhang's rebellion, when Fei Yi was killed by Prince Zhang, and when Zhao He was trapped in Jize and almost died, the so-called father-son relationship was probably gone.

Compared with the threats brought by Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui and others, Zhao Wang He was still more afraid of the threats brought to him by Zhao Zhufu, because Zhao Cheng and Li Dui were ministers. Even if they were authoritarian in the future, they would not be able to shake his throne of Zhao He. However, Zhao Zhufu is different. He is the only person qualified to depose Zhao He.

Thinking of Fei Yi again, and thinking of his mother Huihou again...

King He of Zhao became more and more determined.

"Mengqing, sorry." He shook his head to Meng Zhong calmly and said, "Fatty Prime Minister once taught me that only famous tools should not be used by others. I am lucky enough to get to the end of this civil storm in Zhao State today. Therefore, I cherish this hard-won victory even more... As you said, if I keep my master's father there, I can indeed suppress Anping and Fengyang Lords, but if I think about it carefully, it is still the master's father who poses greater threat to me Zhao State..."

“…”

After hearing this, Meng Zhong was silent and immediately breathed a long sigh.

He had already stated to King He of Zhao from all aspects of friendship, interests and diplomatic relations that Zhao's father's important role in Zhao's State, but King He of Zhao still refused to obey, so he had no choice.

He has tried his best.

"Since that's the case, I'll say goodbye." He bowed to King Zhao He, and Meng Zhong immediately turned around and walked out of the hall.

Seeing this, King He of Zhao was slightly shocked and quickly called Meng Zhong and said, "Meng Qing, where are you going?"

Meng Zhong stopped, looked back at King He of Zhao, and said calmly: "Go back to the Sand Dune Palace."

Hearing this, a strange look flashed in King He's eyes, and he frowned and said, "Meng Qing, with your talent, I believe you can understand that even if you return to the dune at this moment, it will be useless... Do you want to die in the dune for the sake of your master's father? As far as I know, you still have a mother and sister in Song State..."

"Your words are so heavy." Meng Zhong shook his head and said, "The kindness of Master Zhao's father to him has been paid back. The reason why he is still around him is that he is a little reluctant to die in the end. ... I will still make the final attempt when I return to the sand dune palace. If the final thing is not violated, I can only abandon Master Zhao. Just like what you said, there are still mothers and sisters in Song State, and Master Zhao's father treats me, and I have not yet reached the point where I must repay my death."

Hearing this, King Zhao He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately stretched out his hand to Meng Zhong and advised: "Meng Qing, since you know that the situation is not to be violated, why not stay and help me? You said just now that the day master's father is gone, Anping Jun and Fengyang Jun may take the opportunity to control the government. I am also worried about this. I hope you can help me. I believe that with your talents and strategies, you will definitely replace Fei Xiang with Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others..."

Speaking of this, he took two steps forward and said with a little earnestness: "Please stay and help me, Meng Qing."

Meng Zhong looked at King He of Zhao deeply and shook his head slightly.

“Why?!”

King Zhao He asked a little out of his composure.

Meng Zhong thought for a while and said, "What attracted Zhao Master's Father the most is the courage of 'Who else'. If Zhao Master's Father had been in your position, he would never have used the means of forcing his father to die to stabilize his throne, because he had confidence to do better than others, and you... lacked this courage. Master, you would become a wise monarch, but you would not be a hero who could open up the territory, because you lacked fearless courage... I can already foresee that in the future, under the use of both the soft and hard methods of Qi, Zhao might be in Qin. Qi's position was unstable, and no longer the situation where Zhao State was not afraid of Western Qin or Eastern Qi today... How could Zhao State say that such a country could protect Song State? Take care, the king of Zhao State..."

After saying that, he stepped out of the hall.

King Zhao subconsciously raised his right hand, slightly striking towards Meng Zhong's back, and then he silently put down his right hand and looked at Meng Zhong's leaving back with a complicated expression.

"Your Majesty, Lord?"

Beside, Fei You asked carefully: "Do you want me to go and get Mon Sima back?"

"He won't be back."

King Zhao He let out a long breath, shook his head and said, "I am not the wise ruler in his mind..."

Fei You shook his head and said, "Your words are so serious, Sima Meng didn't mean that."

"That's what he means."

King He of Zhao shook his head and said calmly: "Even though he knew that the situation was not to be violated, he still had to make the final attempt to resolve the siege of the Lord's Father. This is because in his heart, only a hero like the Lord's Father can help Song State, not me..."

"Please calm down."

Seeing that King Zhao He's expression was not right, Fei You hurriedly advised.

"I am not angry, I am just... Forget it, Feiyou, please send Meng Qing out of the city first. If he forcibly leaves the city, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble."

"Here!"

When Fei You heard this, he immediately said goodbye to King Zhao He and walked out of the hall toward Meng Zhong in the distance.

"...You are so sure that I can't resist the pressure from Qin and Qi, Meng Qing?"

Walking slowly to the gate of the hall, King Zhao He looked at Meng Zhong's back in the distance and muttered to himself.

At this moment, a little dissatisfaction emerged in his heart.

After a while, Fei You caught up with Meng Zhong and took him away from Handan.

After returning to Feiyi together, Meng Zhong called Meng Hu and Wu Ying who were waiting in the city and prepared to take them back to the Shadune Palace.

When bidding farewell to Meng Zhong and others, Fei You sighed and said, "Do you have to go, Meng Sima?"

Meng Zhong smiled and said, "I have a group of brothers in the Dune Palace, how can I abandon them?"

"I'm not referring to this matter." Fei You shook his head and said, "Meng Sima, you... Alas, I'll just tell Meng Sima. Zhao Cheng, Li Du and others dare not harm you, because the emperor had specially instructed them, including the brothers of Meng Sima. As long as you are willing to leave the Dune Palace, I can guarantee that Zhao Cheng and Li Du and others will never dare to take the opportunity to harm Meng Sima, but if Meng Sima insists on finding a way to rescue Zhao Master's father from the trap..."

Even Meng Zhong did not expect that there was such a reason.

But then again, he did feel strange a few days ago. After all, the king's army forced Prince Zhang to commit suicide by calling and forced Tian Buyu to ambush him. However, when it came to Meng Zhong, a "rebel general" who had made the king's army pay a heavy price several times, the king's army said without exaggeration that if Zhao Cheng and Li Dui were determined to force him to death, Meng Zhong would not know how he would get out at that time.

Fortunately, Wang Shi did not mention him at all. Meng Zhong had thought it was Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao's care, but unexpectedly, King He of Zhao put pressure on Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui and others behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Meng Zhong said to Fei You with some guilt, "I was in the palace just now, because I was too disappointed, and my tone and words were a bit inappropriate. I hope Brother Fei You will see you again in the future and apologize to him on my behalf."

Fei You nodded and then said, "Sima Meng, if the power is not against you, please don't act irritably. If you are desperate, you might as well go back to Handan to assist the Lord. You said that the Lord lacks courage, so why don't Sima Meng become the Lord of the Lord?" At this point, he also sighed: "I believe this is also the wish of my father."

“…”

Meng Zhong was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said goodbye to Fei You.

Three war horses carried Meng Zhong, Meng Hu and Wu Ying running in the road. During this period, Meng Hu looked back at Fei You who was still standing by the roadside to watch them, and said with a smile: "Although this Fei You are not very talented, he is quite a good person."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Meng Zhong immediately stopped him and said, "Brother Fei also practiced literature and martial arts since childhood. However, Fei had too high requirements for him, so he thought that his son was not good..."

"I just said it casually. I didn't have much contact with him, how do I know?"

Meng Hu muttered and explained a few words, then said to Meng Zhong: "What about his proposal? That is, to go back to Handan to assist Zhao He... I think this is also a solution? If you are valued by Zhao He in Zhao State, can this also maintain the Zhao Song alliance?"

"It's impossible." Meng Zhong shook his head slightly when he heard this.
To be continued...