After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 96 Receiving Visitors
Pan Yi also felt a little uneasy at the moment. After being captured, Meng Di did not make things difficult for him, and he also left behind a few of his own soldiers, so all the weapons were naturally confiscated.

I heard that Meng Di also specially sent people to treat the wounded and did his best, and even though Meng Di didn't see him for a while, he was still treated according to his status, but he couldn't walk freely.

Until noon, someone came to invite him, saying that he was from the state of Qi. Pan Yi felt very ashamed. Before leaving, Gao Zhang had explained that the battle was not about siege, but to be done slowly. He suggested to try it out. Jin's reaction.

However, he didn't expect that he would become a captive when he came up, so Pan Yi was a little entangled in his heart, and followed the visitor all the way to the hall with this kind of mood.

At this time, everyone was already seated, Meng Di stretched out his hand to ask, and said modestly.

"General Pan, please sit down. Young Master Hetian is coming today. I hope our two countries can turn our hostility into friendship."

The words were very polite, did not mention the previous battle at all, but clearly expressed their attitude, that is, they hoped that within a period of time, Qilu and Lu could maintain a certain degree of stability.

Pan Yi saluted Guo Yuan, Tian Chang, and Meng Di, then sat down in his seat in silence.

At this time, Tian Chang and Kunihara looked at each other, then said with a smile.

"Qi and Lu were originally a country of in-laws, and they were also neighbors. They were supposed to watch out for each other, but now that Lu has the help of Jin, they are cautious about our Qi country, so there are frictions from time to time."

"If Mengzi can persuade Marquis Lu to reconcile with us from generation to generation, then there will be no more troubles between our two countries."

The words are very beautiful, but it is obviously confusing black and white, Qi is strong and Lu is weak. Although there was a battle of long spoons between Qi and Lu, the Lu army still followed Qi Huangong to fight for hegemony.

It was only later that Qi State repeatedly invaded Lu and was forced to have no choice but to ask for help from the then overlord Jin State, so the two countries became what they are today.

Meng Di was naturally clear in his heart, and he didn't open his mouth to argue, but sighed.

"Nowadays, the government of the State of Lu is in the hands of the Jisun family, and the power of the Jisun family is in the hands of Yang Hu. Meng has just gained a foothold in the State of Lu. How could Marquis Lu follow my advice? The country is repaired, and I hope Mr. Tian will pass it on to Xiangguo."

At this time, the things that everyone is talking about together are naturally high-sounding. The real deal has not yet started, it is nothing more than being careful not to leave any talk.

So the people didn't have a deep talk. After the banquet, Meng Di sent them back to the post house to rest, and then returned to the mansion to wait for people to come.

Two hours later, Guo Yuan came to visit, and Meng Di went out to meet each other, and when they met each other, they didn't have so much etiquette and were relatively relaxed. Meng Di smiled and took Guo Yuan's hand, apologizing face to face.

"I didn't reveal my real name that day, just to prevent accidents, and I hope Mr. Guo will forgive me."

"Brother Meng had a hard time hiding the truth from Mr. Guo. When he was at Yingzui Cliff that day, Mr. Guo felt that Mr. Meng was very human. He was decisive in situations, and he was not chaotic. He even saved Mr. Guo's life. Now that I think about it, Mr. Guo really My eyes are clumsy, I didn't see through Brother Meng's identity."

Guoyuan came here for two main purposes, one is to see how Meng Di is, and the other is to ask about his ambitions, so that the Guo clan can determine how they treat Meng Di.

Although the state of Qi is powerful, the state of Lu has the power of terrain. To the north of the state of Lu is the Taiyi Mountains, and to the east is the Yishui River. Therefore, Yunyi has become the most important point of contention between the two countries.

If Mengdi is very human, then Qi State will probably fail if they attack again. The only variable is that Mengdi has just become a doctor of Lu State and his foothold is not stable, so he can still fight for it.

So at this moment, Guoyuan was thinking about what to do in order to make friends with the other party.

Meng Di smiled, recalling all the events of that day, feeling deeply moved in his heart.

"Speaking of which, when I went to Qi State that day, I also wanted to obtain the road to trade with Yan State. I didn't expect so many twists and turns, but generally speaking, there was no danger, and I was able to make friends with such a person as the prince of the country. Somebody's luck."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to invite, and the two entered the room and sat down respectively, Kunihara asked a little strangely.

"Aren't Lu and Jin allies? Brother Meng wants to do business, why don't you go to Jin, at least you can do business with Qi, why do you go to Yan? Is there any unspeakable secret?"

Naturally, Meng Di couldn't clearly explain the reason for this, since now Qi Guo intends to stir up conflicts between him and Yang Hu to reap the benefits, so he is going to go along with the flow, with a wry smile on his face.

"Now the ruler of Jin is Fan Yang, who is greedy. At the Zhaoling Conference, he blatantly asked for bribes from small countries. A doctor like me from the state of Lu, who has just established himself and has not enough money, may be very difficult to go to the state of Jin to do business. .”

"Furthermore, the state of Jin cast a punishment tripod and openly trampled on the rituals of Zhou. This is an illegal act. Therefore, Meng believes that if the state of Jin continues to be ruled by Fan Yang, then the decline will be inevitable. In this case, Meng has to make two plans. .”

Guoyuan was refreshed when he said this, he seemed to be a little different in age than Mengdi, but he would be ashamed of himself in terms of knowledge, but he also had some doubts in his heart, so he spoke.

"The state of Jin dominated the world for more than a hundred years, and there were frequent civil strife, but in the end they survived safely. For example, Zhao Yang is a very enterprising person among the younger generation of the state of Jin. Now he is young and has become a general. , and the future is limitless.”

"Although today's Fan Yang's perversity has caused anger and resentment in the Jin Kingdom, he is old after all, and Zhixuan is a mature and prudent person, and now he is an assistant in the Chinese army. From this point of view, the Jin Kingdom may not decline in the future. "

Guoyuan said this mainly because Jin has been hegemony for too long, and the countries have become accustomed to the existence of such behemoths, so it is difficult to accept this kind of change for a while, or it is expected to be like this, but in fact they dare not take action.

After hearing this, Meng Di laughed.

"Zhao Yang is indeed talented. Within the territory, he honored corporals, valued virtuous ministers, and released slaves to reward military exploits. But the prince of the country should not forget that it was Zhao Yang who was instigated by Fan Yang when he cast the punishment tripod. from."

"It can be seen from this that this Zhao Yang is also an ambitious man. Among the six ministers of the Jin Kingdom, each is for self-interest, and the power of the public office is sidelined. The prince of the country does not see the Lu Kingdom today?"

(End of this chapter)