Chapter 85: Going to Handan Again
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Of course, the father of Zhao would not be afraid of the king and ministers of Zhao in the circle of Handan, but he agreed to go to Handan to attend the palace banquet, but there were several other reasons.
For example, the garrison on the sand dune was not ready to attack Qi, and the envoys he sent to Yan to jointly attack Qi were still on the way, including Li Shi, the envoy of Song State. In short, "Zhao, Yan and Song State jointly attack Qi State" may not be launched until next year, so Zhao Zhufu has enough free time.
As for the second reason, it is that Zhao's father is preparing to gain some benefits for Gongzi Zhang. After all, Gongzi Zhang followed him to attack Zhongshan Kingdom since he was fifteen years old and made a lot of contributions to Zhao State. But until now, he is still the "destroyed prince". Not to mention that Zhao's father is becoming increasingly unbearable, even many people in Zhao State have difficulty understanding this.
In fact, this matter was finally due to Wu Wa's relationship: when the beloved beauty Wu Wa was still alive, Zhao Zhufu never considered the issue of Gongzi Zhang at all. He knew that it was not until Wu Wa passed away a few years ago, and Zhao Zhufu also passed the throne to Wu Wa's son Zhao He. At this time, Zhao Zhufu gradually changed his mind, and even completely changed his views on Zhao Zhang and Zhao He.
I have to say that this made Meng Zhong extremely curious about the queen Meng Yao, who was called Wu Wa - what kind of woman was that that could make Zhao Zhufu fascinated her to such an extent.
It’s a pity that Wu Wa passed away a few years ago.
But Meng Zhong can still get speculation from the whispering narratives of Zhao Zhufu, Gongzi Zhang and his son: he must be a woman with very powerful means.
Before leaving for Handan, Meng Zhong invited Gongzi Zhang and Tian Burui again to express his willingness to help Gongzi Zhang, which made Gongzi Zhang and Tian Burui very happy.
Beside him, Tian Burui stroked his beards and smiled without saying a word. He had already guessed that Meng Zhong would eventually make such a decision - because he thought that Meng Zhong was smart and wise, and smart and wise, could eventually weigh the interests and devote himself to their side.
Immediately, Prince Zhang patted Meng Zhong's shoulder more closely, said something like "I will definitely not treat you badly", and gave Meng Zhong a talisman so that Meng Zhong and his friends could freely enter and exit the army led by him in the future and convey messages to him in time.
But then again, Mr. Zhang’s expectations for Meng Zhong and others are probably only at the same level as "passing messages", because he doesn’t understand the abilities of Meng Zhong and others. Who made Meng Zhong and other teenagers too young?
Of course, Prince Zhang's expectations for Meng Zhong himself are above this, but this is only because Meng Zhong was Zhuangzi's disciple and the righteous brother of Hui'an, an important minister of the Song State.
To be honest, this disappointed Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Le Jin, Le Xu and others. He originally thought that after they defected to Gongzi Zhang, Gongzi Zhang would immediately grant military positions, making them all the generals in charge of the army.
Meng Zhong could only comfort him kindly: "Zhao Master's father will give me a chance, as long as I can grasp it."
He didn't mind that Prince Zhang did not value them as much as Meng Hu said and granted them military positions. After all, they had not achieved any achievements at this moment. If they were promoted so easily, what would the Zhao General who followed Prince Zhang think of them?
What's more, how can you help Prince Zhang get military positions and military power like this?
"We must find ways to gain military power from other ways to enhance Gongzizhang's power." Le Yi said to everyone about this.
His suggestions were recognized and supported by Meng Zhong, Meng Sui and Xiang Liao.
Two days later, Zhao's father took Prince Zhang and Tian Bulu, and set off for Handan with a group of Zhao generals, including Meng Zhong and other young guards.
Since all the members of the team rode on war horses, the group arrived in Handan from the sand dunes in just three days.
Meng Zhong felt quite moved when he came to Handan, the capital of Zhao State, again.
I remember that when he came to Handan a while ago, he had no distracting thoughts in his heart, and he only wanted to see the prosperity and prosperity of Zhao State. But now, he is involved in the struggle for power and profit within the Zhao State royal family.
He sighed slightly.
As if seeing his sigh, Meng Sui asked curiously: "What's wrong, A Zhong?"
Meng Zhong sat on the war horse, looked up at the words engraved on the gate of Handan City, and whispered: "I was just thinking that if you step into this city, you may not be able to advance as the Master said in the "free and easy"..."
After hearing this, except for Le Yi and Meng Hu, the rest of Meng Sui, Le Jin and others were silent.
Immediately, Hua Hu muttered in a low voice: "I can't achieve it at first, right? I've never expected it anyway."
After hearing this, Wu Ying, Xiang Liao, Le Jin, Le Xu, Meng Zhong and Meng Sui all laughed to varying degrees.
Indeed, the "freedom" realm that Master Zhuang taught them was too profound, just like the bright moon in the night sky. Looking up can see it in the night sky, and looking down can see it in the pool, but no matter whether it is from the night sky or from the pool, you cannot touch the bright moon of Cui Can.
"It's probably only an immortal can do it." Hua Hu shrugged, and then Wu Ying patted it on the back with impolite slap - Wu Ying respected Zhuangzi very much, and even if she knew that Hua Hu was just making fun of her, she couldn't stand it.
Meng Zhong stopped his companions from fighting, then looked at the city of Handan that was getting closer and closer, and whispered: "Okay, let's go to the city."
While he was speaking, Master Zhao took Prince Zhang and rushed towards Handan City first, and they immediately followed.
Since the team notified Handan in advance that the trip was made, when Zhao Zhufu and his group arrived in Handan City, there were already ministers from Zhao outside the city to welcome him.
There were about 500 Zhao soldiers who were welcoming each other, and at the front of the team were three old ministers, all in their fifties and sixties, all dressed brightly.
Meng Zhong looked at it from a distance curiously.
The three old men in the grass, Meng Zhong, who was in the middle, recognized that Fei Yi, the prime minister of Zhao, and as for the other two, he felt unfamiliar.
So, while the father of Zhao, the son of the son of the son of the son of Zhao and the three old men in the garment were greeted by Zhao Xiangfeiyi, Meng Zhong drove the war horse and quietly came to Tian Burui's side, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, who are the two old men around Zhao Xiangfeiyi?"
Tian Bulu stroked his beard and whispered: "That is the Zhao Cheng and Li Dui I mentioned before."
After saying that, he further explained: "Zhao Cheng is the younger brother of Zhao Suhou, the uncle of Zhao Zhufu. He has great prestige among the Zhao royal family. Even Zhao Zhufu had to give him face. As for Li Dui, this person was the grandson of the Shangqing of Zhao State "Li Tong". When he was young, he had already obtained the title of "Fengyang Jun" with the help of his ancestors. According to Zhao Zhufu's father who had not inherited the throne, Li Dui was highly valued by Zhao Suhou and appointed as the prime minister. Fei Yi served as the prime minister and had to be after this person."
Meng Zhong nodded suddenly, and finally understood why Tian Burui was so afraid of Zhao Cheng and Li Dui.
At this time, the father of Zhao, Fei Yi, Zhao Cheng, Li Du and others had finished their greetings, and everyone rode into the city together.
Maybe it was because he learned that Zhao's father returned to Handan today, and the Zhao people in Handan City rushed to stand on the streets to watch. Fortunately, there were teams of Zhao soldiers maintaining public order, so there was no chaos.
During this period, Zhao Zhufu sat on the war horse and reached out to wave to the Zhao people on both sides of the street, which caused the Zhao people to shout and support.
"It seems that Master Zhao still has great prestige."
Meng Zhong thought to himself.
Perhaps seeing Meng Zhong's thoughts, Tian Buluo stroked his beard and laughed in a low voice: "Are you surprised by the prestige of Master Zhao's father? Haha, after all, Master Zhao is a powerful lord widely supported by the Zhao people. When he ascended the throne, he collapsed the conspiracy of other countries to try to divide the Zhao Kingdom. After that, he opened up territory for the Zhao Kingdom, captured a huge "Daijun", defeated several foreign races such as Lin Hu, Xiongnu, Lou Fan, etc., forcing them to surrender to Zhao Kingdom, and then destroyed Zhongshan Kingdom... Although King Zhao was already the new king of Zhao Kingdom, his prestige in the hearts of the Zhao people was far from comparable to Master Zhao's father."
After hearing Tian Burui's words, even Meng Zhong couldn't help but sigh at the contribution of Zhao Zhufu to Zhao's father.
At the same time, he also discovered that Zhao's father and Song Wangyan were indeed very similar, they advocated martial arts and had the same ambitions. It was no wonder that these two monarchs could hit it off and contributed to the Zhao-Song alliance for nearly thirty years.
A moment later, Zhao Zhufu and his group arrived at the Zhao Palace in Handan City.
At this time, King He of Zhao led the other ministers of Zhao to welcome him in front of the palace. In the public, King He of Zhao personally stepped forward to hold the reins for Master Zhao's father so that Master Zhao could get off the horse's back.
Seeing this scene, Meng Zhong thought to himself: Although the power of Zhao State is gradually shifting to the new king Zhao He, in comparison, Zhao Zhufu still has great power and prestige.
For example, at this moment, King Zhao led the horse to Zhao's master's father. Even if it was just the respect of the son for his father, the ministers of Zhao State who were beside him could watch Zhao He, the "new king" doing this indifferently. It can be seen that the "right father" is still above the "new king", but I don't know how long this relationship can last.
"Thank you for my son to govern the country during this period."
After getting off the horse, Master Zhao grabbed his son King He's arms with both hands, and nodded in praise with a smile.
King He of Zhao hurriedly said: "I don't have to work hard for my son, but I'm working hard for my father to fight outside..."
Then, headed by Gongzi Zhang, everyone bowed to King Zhao He.
On such occasions, Meng Zhong and others were not even qualified to bow to King Zhao He. Therefore, when Prince Zhang bowed to King Zhao He, he had the opportunity to see the expression of Master Zhao's father. Maybe in just a moment, when Master Zhao saw his appearance, brave and brave, he bent down to salute his younger brother King Zhao He, Master Zhao frowned deeply.
After this, Master Zhao, who had a few smiles on his face, suddenly became cold.
Although he still had a smile on his face, based on Meng Zhong’s understanding of Zhao Zhufu these days, he felt that Zhao Zhufu’s smile was quite reluctant to deal with.
"The Lord Father, the son has prepared a banquet in the palace and invite the Lord Father to enter the palace."
Chapter completed!