Myths Begin From Boys' Gong

Chapter 430 The way of balance, the art of strategy (for subscription)

It's not wise to say, but for Meng Zhao, taking a step back will inevitably lead to a brighter future.

He is too strong, and on the contrary, he will make the two Dafang brothers feel uneasy. They will no longer regard each other as the main enemy, and may regard him as an opponent who must be eliminated quickly. To him, this is actually a kind of threat.

If he leaves the Meng family for a while, the two brothers, who used to fight so hard, are bound to fall into their old ways, and they might end up fighting to the detriment of both.

When Meng Zhao told Lu Le about this intention, Lu Le was a little puzzled.

"Could it be that the young master has not given up fighting for the Meng family? Didn't you say that you don't plan to fight anymore?"

"I mean, no fight for now, but it doesn't mean no fight forever, it's a matter of time.

How about this, Ah Le, let me test you again, who do you think is more likely to win between Meng Xi and Meng Wen?Who is most likely to be in charge of the Meng family in the future? "

Lu Le shook his head, without even thinking about it,

"Back to the young master, I really can't figure it out. No matter how much the two fight, the final decision is always in the hands of the Patriarch. Whoever the Patriarch prefers will win in the end."

Meng Zhao laughed, and twitched Xiaojiao's beard with his fingers. While playing, he squinted his eyes and said,

"Yeah, you all know that the power to make decisions is in the hands of the uncle, don't you understand that as long as the uncle is here, the power of the Meng Mansion will never be left behind?
As for my uncle, who was in the prime of his life in spring and autumn, was born with a great talent in martial arts, and had a long lifespan. He had neither old troubles nor new injuries. Do you think it is possible for uncle to retire within ten years, or even twenty years? "

Lu Le's heart seemed to be struck by a flash of lightning, and it shone brightly for an instant, and he suddenly realized,
"That's right, everyone is watching the two brothers Meng Xi and Mengwen fighting, but they didn't realize it. The fighting is really just a fight for an empty name. The Patriarch is still alive. Let alone 20 years, I'm afraid he won't retire in 30 years. , In this way, what's the point of the two brothers fighting hard?"

"Oh, this is my uncle's brilliance, don't you know how to balance power?
Whether it's Meng Xi or Meng Wen, the fight between the two was actually only due to my uncle's acquiescence and instigation. Without his sincerity, how could the two have fought so seriously?
And as long as the two fight endlessly, my uncle can calmly deal with the coveting of his successors for his power and position.

Because my two older brothers were deceived, and if they want to inherit the Meng family, their biggest opponent has always been their father! "

It was not until he understood this point thoroughly that Meng Zhao really understood the sophistication of Meng Jizu, and he even did not hesitate to plot against his own parents and children, and let his brothers fight against each other.

In a sense, Meng Xi, Meng Wen, and him, anyone who wants to take charge of the Meng family, has a big mountain in front of them, which is Meng Jizu. The situation of the three of them is exactly the same.

It's just that Meng Jizu cleverly used tricks to make the two ignore this point, and instead fought endlessly with each other, making the road of succession farther and farther away from him.

Meng Zhao saw this clearly, and resolutely planned to retreat and leave this whirlpool.

At least he won't be involved in the battle for the position until he is not sure about overthrowing Meng Jizu and letting this uncle retire early.

Meng Zhaozhi's words, at first glance, seemed a bit whimsical and overly interpretive, but Lu Le thought about it carefully, the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became, and when he thought about some information he had, he felt that this was the truth of the matter.

Meng Zhao glanced at Lu Le, seeing that he still had doubts in his eyes, and said,

"I know you are still a little puzzled, that is, what is the real purpose of my uncle doing this.

I can tell you that it all came from a heart of love for my son, and I couldn't bear my two elder brothers to go astray. "

"Do you know that waiting is an extremely painful thing, and the longer the wait, the less hopeful the wait, the more desperate it will be.

No matter who my uncle chooses as heir, that person will look forward to it.

Waiting for the time when he inherits Nan'anbo, takes charge of the Meng family, and enjoys the pleasure of power.

However, he will gradually find that his heir is too boring and in name only, and he may have to wait a long, long time before he can take over, and many people don't have the patience to wait.

As a result, there will be dissent, and they want to take the position in advance. For this reason, they will not hesitate to use means to make their Lao Tzu step down in advance.

Father and son kill each other, sometimes it is in that thought. "

These words are by no means alarmist.

In the history of China, there have been many times when the prince was deposed and killed.

For example, Prince Li Liu Shi, who is the son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although he has no intention of rebellion, but Liu Che himself has been waiting for a long time. I am afraid that the prince will not wait, so he will inevitably become suspicious of the prince. The misfortune of Gu happened.

Another example is Li Chengqian, the deposed prince of the Tang Dynasty. Also because of his father's prosperity in the spring and Autumn period, the younger brothers all looked at him covetously, and finally chose the path of mutiny to become the superior, and the result was predictable and miserable.

Don't you know that Li Shimin is the leader of the Xuanwu Gate, so how could he be tricked by the same means?

Another example is Kangxi's prince Yinreng, who was abolished several times because Kangxi himself had been emperor for too long, and he was worried that his son would share his supreme power if he could not wait, which aroused suspicion.

All kinds of examples are too numerous to enumerate, aiming to illustrate a truth, in the face of rights, the relationship between father and son is so weak and so unreliable.

If an heir is established early, it will breed the other party's ambition to seize power and rise to power, and then the human tragedy of father and son killing each other will occur. Of course, this is also different from person to person, except for those who have no ambitions.

"But now?
Let's see, my uncle threw away the title of heir and let Meng Xi and Mengwen fight each other, but he kept it within a range that he could control, without hurting the root cause.

Therefore, he is still a loving father, who loves his father, maintains absolute control over his sons, and has no lack of affection for them, so that he will not gradually develop rivals who will profit from power.

That's why I said, Uncle's methods are really clever, and his intentions are far-reaching, not something that can be defeated by ordinary people.

In the short term, my two elder brothers will not be able to decide the winner.

No matter who is at a disadvantage, the uncle will help secretly to maintain a balance in the confrontation.

Maybe one day, my uncle himself intends to abdicate to the virtuous. At that time, he can designate an heir at will, which can end the years, even ten years, and decades of brotherly disputes. "

Meng Zhao didn't say a word, but Lu Le had already figured it out.

That is, since Meng Jizu was well versed in such tactics, Meng Zhao's protruding peak might become a balancing pawn for him.

For example, temporarily including Meng Zhao in the scope of heir investigation, and then uniting his two sons to form a rivalry with Meng Zhao, the same method is far better than letting his two sons fight to the death.

The sacrifice was nothing more than his nephew.

What's even more frightening is that if Meng Zhao is foolish enough to believe it, thinking that he can really inherit the Meng family, he is afraid that he will be tricked into nothing in the end.

This is also an important reason why Meng Zhao intends to avoid the whirlpool temporarily and leave the Meng family to go out and work hard in the rivers and lakes.

Instead of relying on others to give alms, it is better to take it yourself.

It wasn't until he understood all of these things that Lu Lefang suddenly realized that his young master's actions were definitely not in a moment of whim, but after careful consideration.

Going to the rivers and lakes instead of entering the court is not because you don't want to, but because you can't!
(End of this chapter)