After returning to the Zhongshan Palace, Meng Zhong told Meng Hu about Tian Busui's words, Meng Sui and others, including Le Yi, he did not hide it.

Of course, Meng Zhong omitted the words "I want to replace Zhao He and the King" in Tian Busui's words. After all, this matter is big or small. Although Meng Zhong trusts his friends, he is also worried that they will accidentally reveal the intentions of young master Zhao Zhang and Tian Busui, causing a huge disaster.

However, because of concealing these, the friends did not understand the seriousness of this matter at all - they might think they were just simply seeking over to the young master Zhao Zhang.

After thinking about it, Meng Zhong still thought that he should discuss it with Meng Wu. After all, the latter was the young sect leader of his Meng family. Such a major event that concerns the Meng family and even the Song State, he should discuss it with Meng Wu.

It’s a pity that Meng Wu is still in the area of ​​the Dune Palace, and Meng Zhong has not gotten the chance for the time being.

By around October, Zhao's control over Zhongshan territory was almost the same. Seeing this, the envoy of Song State, Li Shiqiu, met Zhao's father and, according to Song Wang Yan's intention, mentioned the matter of "Zhao Song's attack on Qi".

So, Master Zhao's father summoned the generals such as Prince Zhang, Zhao Qi, Niu Jian, Zhao Xi, and Li Chi to discuss the matter.

Of course, the young master Zhao Zhang supported the "Zhao Song's attack on Qi". After all, his most trusted aide Tian Buluo was the sent-in minister of the State of Song. It is no exaggeration to say that he needed the support of the State of Song to regain the throne from King He of Zhao.

As for the other Zhao generals such as Zhao Qi, Niu Jian, Zhao Xi, and Li Chi, their attitudes were different.

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Qi and Zhao Xi are children of the Zhao royal family, while Niu Jian and Li Chi are the favorite generals of Zhao Zhufu. The former was granted the right to command the Zhao cavalry by Zhao Zhufu, while the latter was in Quyang for many years. At that time, these four Zhao generals were obeying the words of Zhao Zhufu, but now they have raised objections:

Zhao Zhi and Zhao Xi said that the primary purpose of Zhao State was to destroy Zhongshan State. Now that the purpose has been achieved, it is necessary to inform Handan, rather than start a war with Qi State immediately.

Li Chi said that at present, we should focus on continuing to stabilize the people's hearts in Zhongshan and should not go to war with Qi again easily.

Only Niu Jian did not say a word when discussing, and did not know whether this person was willing to obey Zhao's father's orders or had other plans.

In short, only Prince Zhao Zhang unswervingly supported the joint Song Dynasty to attack Qi State during the entire meeting.

At that time, Meng Zhong stood beside Zhao Zhufu and watched the military controversy. In contrast, he had a little affection for the prince Zhao Zhang. Although he knew very well that Zhao Zhang did this just to get help from Song State, at least he was willing to join hands with Song State, right?

Just when the generals were controversial, Zhao Zhufu said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the Zhao-Song alliance is an alliance I signed nearly thirty years ago. I made an appointment with Song Wang Yan to fight against Qi together. Then, our Zhao State attacked Zhongshan for five times, and Song State always dispatched troops to the border of Song and Qi. Today, our Zhao State finally destroyed Zhongshan. How could we ignore the contribution of Song State?...Are we, Zhao, a ruthless person?"

Seeing that Master Zhao's father had already said this, the generals present had no choice but to remain silent.

At this time, Zhao's father turned to Li Shi, the envoy of Song State, and said, "Empress, please reply to the King of Song, and let Zhao and Song make an appointment to attack Qi together. When Song State raises an army, it will be the day when our Zhao State attacks Qi!"

Hearing this, the envoy of Song State, Li Shigong bowed and said happily: "Zhao's father is kind and righteous, and I will immediately return to the country to inform the King of Song of this good news."

Master Zhao smiled and nodded.

During this period, Meng Zhong watched this scene quietly.

In his opinion, Zhao Zhufu still had a lot of prestige in the Zhao army. At least after he opposed the opposition and decided to attack Qi, the Zhao generals who had doubts about this no longer spoke. But on the other hand, it can be seen that Zhao Zhufu's control over the country and the army was gradually decreasing.

A few days later, Zhao's father appointed Li Chi to temporarily guard Zhongshan, waiting for the government officials to send to Handan to take over. He himself led his army back to the Shadune Palace with Gongzi Zhang, Zhao Qi, Niu Jian, Zhao Xi and others.

At this time, Meng Zhong finally had the opportunity to see Meng Wu and told the latter about Tian Busui's words.

During a conversation between the two, Meng Wu frowned deeply after listening to Meng Zhong's retelling.

To be honest, Meng Wu never expected that the water in Zhao State was so deep.

You should know that whenever there is a struggle for power among the royal family, it is basically a situation where "you will die if you cannot live." If you win, you will be king, and if you lose, you will be dead.

This has been the case since ancient times.

"How credible is Tian Busui's words?" Meng Wu asked Meng Zhong with a frown.

"It should be at least 70 or 80% credible," Meng Zhong replied.

He carefully analyzed Tian Busui's words.

Although Tian Buluo chose to support Prince Zhao Zhang, obviously he had his own selfish intentions, but overall it was not wrong - to put it bluntly, he did not have the ability to influence King He of Zhao, even the former crown prince Zhao He, because Zhao Xiangfeiyi would not sit by and instigate Zhao's diplomatic relations and instill ideas that would be beneficial to Song in the future monarch of Zhao.

In addition, Zhao Cheng and Li Dui and other Zhao ministers who were kind to Qi were by Zhao Wang He. With the embarrassing identity of Tian Wuwei, it was even more difficult for him to get close to Zhao Wang He than to ascend to heaven.

In this case, Tian Bulu chose the deposed prince Zhao Zhang, who was ignored, and hoped that by helping Zhao Zhang regain the throne, Zhao State continued to maintain an alliance with Song State. Overall, this is the correct consideration.

The key is that this road is too difficult. The power and status of Prince Zhao Zhang are far from that of King He of Zhao. The only good news is that Master Zhao seems to be improving the status of Prince Zhao Zhang for some reasons. With the help of Master Zhao, can Prince Zhao Zhang regain the throne that should belong to him from King He of Zhao?

To be honest, Meng Zhong is really unsure.

"Then help Gongzizhang!"

After thinking for a long time, Meng Wu gritted her teeth and said.

Meng Zhong looked up at Meng Wu in surprise.

It seemed that he had guessed Meng Zhong's thoughts, Meng Wu said in a deep voice: "Although it is difficult to assist Gongzizhang, my Meng family has no foundation in Zhao State. It is even more difficult to get a title and fief from King He of Zhao... What's more, King He of Zhao is biased towards Qi rather than my Song State. Once he takes over the national affairs from Master Zhao's father, the situation in my Song State will probably become extremely difficult. In this way, my Song State may suffer because of this, and I, the Meng State, may lose power and status because of this..."

Mengwu's meaning is very straightforward: the foundation of his Mengshi tribe is in the State of Song. If Song is in trouble and is attacked by Zhao and Qi, the Mengshi tribe may lose everything it has at present. This is the most fundamental thing.

"I see."

Meng Zhong nodded.

On that day, Meng Zhong and Meng Wu chatted for a long time, confirmed something to the latter, and then said goodbye and left, returning to Zhao's father.

When Meng Zhong returned to Zhao Zhufu, Zhao Zhufu was having a drink with the generals of Zhao State such as Gongzi Zhang, Zhao Qi, Niu Jian, Zhao Xi, Li Qi, Xu Jun in the palace.

During this period, he suddenly saw Meng Zhong walking into the hall quietly and taking over Meng Sui's duty. Master Zhao raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say much, so that except for Gongzi Zhang and Tian Bulu, the other generals Zhao did not discover Meng Zhong.

Afterwards, after the generals said goodbye one after another after drinking, Meng Zhong was inevitably teased by Zhao Zhufu again for "resigning without permission". However, no matter how much he joked, Zhao Zhufu did not pursue anything.

Obviously, Zhao Zhufu actually saw some of Meng Zhong's behaviors, including Meng Zhong's visits to Gongzi Zhang and Tian Wuwei again and again, but Zhao Zhufu tacitly agreed to Meng Zhong's behavior due to some failure to investigate.

That night, it was Meng Zhong's turn to be on duty when Zhao Zhufu rested.

Taking advantage of this silence, Meng Zhong couldn't help but ponder Tian Bulu's words and Meng Wu's decision on this again.

To be honest, although Meng Wu decided to intervene in the internal struggle of Zhao's capture of the throne and help Prince Zhang with his help, in fact, Meng Zhong could still stay out of the matter and even brought Meng Hu and others back to Song.

If his mentor Zhuangzi was by his side, he would probably suggest that he leave the matter and not interfere with the internal struggle of Zhao. After all, any internal struggle of the royal family is a bottomless abyss. Once the mistake is made, it will be a fate that will be doomed.

However, considering that Zhao may be likely to form an alliance with Qi in the future, Meng Zhong was deeply worried about Song.

It is true that his impression of Song Wangyan is actually not good, but at this moment, he cannot deny that some of Song Wangyan's remarks are indeed correct.

Wang Yan of Song once told him that if Song State could not strengthen itself, it would be attacked by other countries such as Qi State.

At that time, Meng Zhong thought that this was an excuse for Wang Yan of Song to attack Teng, but now, after listening to what Tian Buluo told him, he must admit that sometimes, people must prepare for the future.

Whether to help Prince Zhao Zhang seize the throne is actually not important to Meng Zhong. The key is how to maintain the Zhao-Song alliance. After all, Zhao is the only ally of Song in the Central Plains. The major powers such as Qi, Wei, and Chu around Song are all in conflict with Song. If even Zhao, the ally of Zhao, is lost, Song will inevitably be in a situation where all sides are enemies. At that time, how will Song resist the attacks of Qi, Wei, Chu, and even Zhao?

"...If one day the homeland no longer exists, wouldn't it be a sad thing?"

In Meng Zhong's mind, what his righteous brother Hui'an once said sounded.

Indeed, whether it is Song Wangyan or Song Prince Dai Wu, Meng Zhong has no feelings for them, but it cannot be denied that he still retains deep feelings for the country of "Song". After all, it was his hometown where he was born. In this country, there was Jingbo Mengyi, where he raised him...

He could not sit idly by and watch Song lose the allied state of Zhao, and even fall into a situation where enemies are everywhere, and even eventually besieged by other countries.

"...I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Master again."

Taking a deep breath, Meng Zhong turned his head to look at Mu Wu who was on duty with him, and whispered: "Awu, call Ahu and the others, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Meng Zhong's serious expression, Mu Wu nodded and immediately called Meng Hu, Wu Ying, Meng Sui, Xiang Liao, Hua Hu, Le Jin, Le Xu and others. What surprised Meng Zhong a little was that he even called Le Yi.

Should we tell Le Yi about this?
Chapter completed!