Meibo died very unexpectedly. During the incident in the West Palace, Meibo led a crowd to attack the central court, but was stopped by Bigan and Kong Xuan. He thought the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, Empress Jiang died suddenly, and Emperor Xin returned suddenly. As a result, the ministers who wanted to test Emperor Xin's strength suffered heavy casualties. The leader, Mei Bo, was stabbed in the heart by two swords and died. The true spirit went straight to the sky and rushed to the list of gods.
In recent days, Chao Ge has been filled with gloom. Huang Gun is seriously ill, the Huang Mansion is closed in, and everyone in the royal court is wearing a white hair. No one would choose to imitate Mei Bo and stroking the tiger's beard at this time of year.
Youhun was silent under the night. He put his hands on his sore waist, supported the wall and turned over, tiptoeing all the way to the newly built Uncle Meng's Mansion.
After passing through the deserted market, at the back door, Xue Ehu, who had been waiting for a long time, introduced him into the inner courtyard of the mansion.
We haven’t seen each other for five years. It has been five years since the last years of Wen Ding. My father mentioned his worries about Meng Hun many times in his letters. When he went to Donglu, he did not return the letters. He did not send a word until his father passed away. The eldest son never went home to worship.
When they met before, Mengchang was still patient. Now when the two brothers met again, Mengchang could no longer bear it. He held Youhun down and beat him violently.
"Second brother, stop fighting, I can explain."
"Stop fighting, I am your eldest brother, and your eldest brother is your father! You rebellious son!"
It's okay that You Hun didn't say it, but Meng Chang beat him even harder, but after all, he didn't beat him to death, and he was bound to suffer a painful meal.
After the two argued for a while, You Hun lay on the ground panting, grinning in pain.
"Yesterday, I sent someone to find you with a secret message. You didn't have to come, but why did you come in the end?"
"You are indeed a bastard. You have been missing for five years and your father has not come back since his death. To be honest, I really want to strangle you to death. If I had known that what you were going through was such a mess, I would never have helped you. . Ha, it’s really ridiculous, Meng Hun has become You Hun, then are you still my eldest brother? No wonder there is no news from you, you are promoted and rich, and you have a beautiful wife in your arms. How can you think of your parents, brother and sister at home? "
You Hun seems to be a little embarrassed on his face, he is shameless, he can be spit on by anyone, but only Mengchang can't do it, his mother is in Mengdi, he has only this relative in the whole Chaoge, and only Mengchang knows His origins, knowing who he is at the very beginning.
"Growing up, the eldest son in other families eats meat and wears new clothes, but my father likes you. After you finish eating, let me eat. When there is new cloth in the house, I will make you clothes first. It's ridiculous in the world. I am the one. The eldest son, Meng Chang, do you know how much pressure I felt growing up? Everyone said that you are the eldest brother of the child prodigy Meng Chang, your younger brother is awesome."
"I am the eldest son. Who cares about my feelings? You still have to teach me every day. This is wrong and that is not okay. I am your eldest brother and you still have to teach me."
"Yes, I can't beat you. You are smart. The teacher taught us how to read and write. You always learned the fastest. My father asked us to practice martial arts to strengthen our bodies. You are the most perseverant and can practice all day without rest. Go down. In terms of talent, I am not as good as you, and in terms of perseverance, I am not as good as you, but God wants me to be born in front of you, what can I do?"
"I also have dignity, and I also want to get ahead. If you don't help me, I will find a way on my own. Although I have never gone home to fulfill my filial piety, I have never brought trouble to my family, right?"
How could Mengchang not know everything You Hun said? He had told his father many times, but Meng Xiong also had his own ideas. He just felt that the second child was better than the eldest brother and would achieve greater success in the future. Their family also Not being a prince, it is already very difficult to train Meng Chang with all his strength.
People in the village could see Meng Chang's excellence with their naked eyes. It was like a school in later generations. Eugenics would always be given preferential treatment. Other families would train their first eldest son. But when it came to Meng Xiong's family, it was completely reversed.
Seeing his second brother's silence, Youhun said calmly.
"It doesn't matter, because I know that I am not as good as you, so I never argue with you. I hope that you can become stronger, fulfill the old man's wish, and also fight for my Meng family. You know, taste, you are really a piece of cake." No one can hate the uncut jade. Whenever I encounter crises and difficulties in the past five years, I will think of those stories you once told. It's wonderful, it's so wonderful."
"You are like a saint who was born to know you. Now I don't hate you at all, nor do I hate my father. I also want to thank you. Those words and stories you once said are my most priceless treasures. "
Meng Chang's voice sounded faintly.
"So, is this the reason why you recruited me to the West Palace yesterday and framed Huang Feihu?"
"Why do you think the person behind the scenes must be me?"
"Intuition, because your name is You Hun, because you were the one who found out there was something wrong with Huang Concubine, you were the one who called Uncle Mei and Huang Feihu into the palace for no reason, and you were the one who finally held the draftsman and gave the final say to Huang Concubine's witchcraft. It’s still you. There are many links in the middle, but there are two people who shouldn’t appear, one is Huang Gun, and the other is me.”
"I was doing farm work, and was ordered by the king and Grand Master Wen to keep a low profile and be honest. He should go and invite the Grand Master, the Prime Minister, Duke Xuan, and counting, there are Du Yuanxian and Shang Rong. They They can suppress Huang Feihu, but I am feared by Huang Feihu. If I am not careful, there is a high probability that I will have a fight. To break it down, why do you ask me not to doubt you? I ask you, why do you invite me? ?Are you going to help me or harm me?"
You Hun stroked his hands, feeling very happy in his heart. He is indeed my younger brother, You Hun. He is so smart and quick. No one thought that a small inner court official could lay out such a big picture and make so many arrangements. Even if someone could guess it, they would find it unbelievable.
What is he calculating about? Where do you have the qualifications and ability to make such a precise plan? Most people would rather believe that this is the plan of a saint than that this is the overall plan of an insignificant person.
"Because you are stupid and pedantic. Who asked you to stay in Chaoge? After receiving your title, you can go back to your Meng land and establish a country. Isn't it good to be an earl of a feudal country? You are so smart, why? Are you confused by those pedantic benevolence and morals and empty talk about reputation? You have to farm, farm, farm. The first eighteen years, the whole eighteen years, haven't made you feel comfortable farming? You want to farm Land, it’s not sowing wherever you go, who asked you to stay in Chaoge?”
"Since you don't want to leave, it doesn't matter. I'll help you. Either I'll send you away from Chaoge, or you can stay in Chaoge well. You and I, brothers..."
"No, no, you are not that capable of setting up this trap. Who is the person behind you?" Mengchang didn't want to talk more about the Nongsang plan, so he interrupted You Hun directly and asked him to change the topic back to the original channel.
The art of witchcraft is easy to master. How to let Huang Fei enter the game without anyone noticing is very crucial. Then let Mei Bo entangle Bigan and Kong Xuan, and then go to Yin Jiao to kill Huang Fei. There are many key roles in the middle. , You Hun’s identity alone would not be able to invite these characters to appear.
You Hun's eyes became dark, and he smiled strangely: "My stupid second brother, my name is You Hun, and I am not the humble Meng Hun before."
"When did I tell you that we are the ones in charge?"
"Who is doing this? What are you asking for?"
"Don't you know what I'm begging for? Huang Feihu, if I don't fall, how can you climb up? Don't you want to innovate? You should climb up instead of letting mediocrity block your way. As long as I replace Meb's Position, if you replace Huang Feihu, what can't be done between us two brothers? I will be Shang Yang, and you will be Kong Ming."
"It's just a pity that you didn't make a big fuss that day, causing Huang Feihu to storm the palace gate. I didn't call you here to persuade him, but to do it yourself and nail him on the charge of treason. "
"It's a pity that you are still merciful."
Meng took a deep breath. From the conversation until now, Youhun has been refreshing his views. In the plot of Fengshen Yanyi, he would not be surprised at all when You Hun did such a thing, but when it came to Meng Hun, he couldn't understand it. He always thought that he understood his elder brother's thoughts well enough, but he really didn't expect that, Meng Hun finally became You Hun. It was not a simple change like changing his name, but a complete change from the inside out.
"How can you do such a thing? Have you forgotten my father's teachings back then? You should just keep your duty and keep yourself. If you want to climb up, then just go ahead. Who asked you to kill someone? You know what you are doing this time How many people have died because of this nonsense?”
You Hun was a little stunned and didn't quite understand why Meng Chang said such stupid things. This was not in line with his knowledge and understanding of Meng Chang. When you were a child, didn't you say that you would rather teach me to betray the world than teach the world to betray me? You Hun's entire face became ferocious, he pointed at Meng Chang and roared.
"Do you think you are qualified to speak against me? My dear Uncle Meng, when the water flooded Jizhou, did you want to ask those innocent souls whether they deserved to die? How much nobler do you think you are than me? The people you killed were I'm a thousand times better. If you kill someone, it's not a sin. If I just indirectly kill a few people, it's a heinous crime. What's the logic of this?"
Meng Chang was also very angry. Some people kill people to save others, but some people kill people for their own selfish interests. If you really follow You Hun's logic, what do you want soldiers to do in this world?
"That's war. In war, you die or I live. I kill people to save people and to let Northern Xinjiang recuperate. I have no selfish intentions."
Youhun retorted and said: "Without me, do you think you can defeat Jizhou? You are so amazing, you have no selfish motives, but you are now Uncle Meng, and I am still a minister in the inner court. You are working hard for Northern Xinjiang. Your eldest brother and I are not here for this world."
"I have always thought that you and I are the same kind of people. What's wrong with you? Open your eyes and see what a broken world this is. We were not born in the sky. We came out of the ground. Chongzi, I know what you want to do, but your path has gone wrong. You should be like Cao Cao. Shang Yang's path is too dangerous. It is rare for me, the old Meng family, to have a sage-like figure. You shouldn't go. Take the path of Shang Yang."
"Go back, Chang. By helping me, you are also helping yourself. I will be the prime minister and you will be the general. From now on, the great merchant will once again be glorious in the hands of our two brothers."
Meng Chang sneered. He really wanted to take a shortcut when he came to Chaoge. Starting from Mengdi to influence the world is different from starting from Chaoge. However, he never thought of sacrificing in exchange for fruits like Youhun. .
"No, I'm different from you. You regard Amber and Huang Feihu as your enemies. Every step you take is to make new enemies, and then you will trample them under your feet for your own promotion, and climb to the top step by step."
"Why do you think that as long as you climb to the highest level, you can accomplish everything? Those who have gained the right will get more help, and those who have lost the right will have less help. Only now do I understand why you have no one to support you, because the path you are taking is wrong. of."
Youhun laughed loudly. He thought Meng Chang was pedantic, while Meng Chang thought he was an independent man. He stared at Meng Chang closely with a pair of hawk-like eyes, trying to see something abnormal on his face.
"Back to the original question, who is that person behind you?"
"My name is You Hun, who do you think I am?"
"No, he is not qualified. Tell me, who is the person who teaches the art of witchcraft and Gu?"
You Hun gave up. He already understood the answer in his heart, so he picked up the big cloak placed aside and prepared to leave.
"Brother! Tell me who is causing trouble!"
The departing figure paused and lowered his head, as if he was recollecting these words. The word "big brother" reminded him again of the little baby who followed him up the mountain to pick wild fruits and fished for clam shells ten years ago.
You Hun didn't speak. He dipped his hand in tea and wrote word by word: kuang? Guang! Then go inside in style.
No one except the children in Mengcun knew these characters. This was a new language that Mengchang taught on a whim at that time.
Mengchang was deep in thought, his mind already flying to the sky. The candlelight illuminated his face, making him look a little gloomy and a little back.
I went over the whole thing again in my mind, and gradually made a plan in my mind. If the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, I had to take the initiative to do something. Otherwise, before the autumn harvest, a bunch of people would make a lot of trouble. Chaos.
At the back door, Youhun walked out of Meng Bo's house and walked back step by step, looking at the full moon in the sky. He was like a lonely traveler. No one knew where he was going and where he would be. Stop.
"You're back? Has that leader made a statement?"
"I didn't ask?"
It was late at night, and the elderly You Cang was sitting alone in the main room, hiding in the dark without lighting a lamp, tapping the table with his index finger.
"He didn't object."
"So sure?"
"He is my brother who I grew up watching. I have studied him for eighteen years. No one in this world understands him better than me. On the day Nishimiya, I knew that he had changed and was no longer the pedantic and good man before."
"Because I was able to hold him back that day!"
There were a lot of questions about yesterday's chapter. I just don't want to just write a cool article. I want to add some other things to enrich the group portraits and plot. I will try many aspects in the future. Maybe my ability to bury threads is weak, so I will strengthen it.
Furthermore, for those of you who don’t remember You Cang’s words, let me explain. He appeared early and had a scene with Fei Lian, which laid a gray line.
(End of chapter)
