Looking at Xie Hui's hurried away figure, Tao Yuanming put down the wine glass in his hand and shook his head gently: "Family is his bottom line. Once he mentions his family, especially the female elders in the family, he loses his composure. , Yanda, this good student of yours needs further training, maybe this will become his Achilles' heel in the future."
Meng Chang said coldly: "He is no longer my student. In the future, Xie Hui should follow Liu Muzhi. During this city defense battle, he has already begun to take over some of my affairs. This son's future There is no limit, I advise you not to offend him too much, in the future he will have the power, and if he wants to kill you, there will be many ways."
Tao Yuanming was a little surprised and looked at Meng Chang: "Xie Hui has been working under you these years, why did he suddenly join Liu Muzhi like this? Could it be that this damn fat guy has also come to Jiankang now?"
Meng Chang sneered and said: "Stop trying to get words out of me, Yuan Ming, our positions are different now. You are a prisoner. You don't know whether you will live or die after this battle. As for me..."
Having said this, he sighed softly, stood up, walked to Tao Yuanming, sat down cross-legged, picked up another glass filled with wine in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp.
Tao Yuanming looked at Meng Chang calmly: "I don't understand why you took the initiative to explain the existence of our organization to Liu Yu. The Black Hand Qiankun has been hiding it well. At this time, Liu Yu may not be able to find out. Are you anxious?" what?"
Meng Chang shook his head: "You underestimate Liu Yu too much. You always thought that he was just a powerful warrior. In fact, he knew better than anything else. He should have been aware of the existence of the Black Hand Qiankun for a long time, but he never pointed it out. I think he has been waiting for me and Xu Xianzhi to explain themselves. He didn't take us with him when we fought against Nanyan. On the surface, he entrusted me with the military affairs, but at the most critical moment, he came back alone. You What do you think this means?"
Tao Yuanming curled up his lips: "So, I shouldn't come this time, does that force you to confess me?"
Meng Chang sighed: "This time it is Liu Yu's big gamble again. On the surface, his opponent is Tianshi Dao or even Tiandao Alliance, but in fact, he wants to use this war to make Liu Yi completely To live under him, he must also make the noble families who have always been his allies submit to him. As long as he can win this time, he will never allow any underground forces to exist in the future, not even Wang Miaoyin and Wang Miaoyin. Even those organized secretly by Liu Muzhi are not allowed."
Tao Yuanming glanced at the door: "Aren't you afraid that Xie Hui has taken refuge with Liu Yu and started to spy on you secretly? If my prediction is correct, Wang Miaoyin's Xie family's secret guards will also start to be handed over to Xie Huilai. This seems to be understandable as him switching from you to Liu Muzhi, or directly under Liu Yu's jurisdiction. If this is the case, he can hear what you and I are saying now."
Meng Chang said calmly: "I have my arrangements. Here, he can't monitor us yet. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for your words of encouragement and taking Xie Hui away. This gave me the opportunity to follow Let’s have a nice chat.”
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "But I don't want to talk to you. To me, you are a traitor who betrayed me. You single-handedly destroyed the Black Hand Universe that I worked so hard to rebuild. It seems that you didn't get Liu Yu in exchange." Trust and reuse, the best outcome for you is that after this battle, I will give you a rise and fall, and you will not be allowed to touch the core real power again. Is this what you want?"
Meng Chang said calmly: "When the hurricane passed, only the weeds remained. After all these years, I have come to understand that when I defected to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, all I wanted was to make great contributions, become the new Wang family, the Xie family, and leave a good name in the history of Qing Dynasty. There are descendants for all generations, but I think too much. This era is destined to belong to Liu Yu and Liu Yi, and will no longer be a pure scholar like me. Even if Xie Xuan is reborn or Xie An is reincarnated, it is impossible to suppress these emerging General."
Tao Yuanming said coldly: "Even if Liu Yu and his friends fight fiercely, they will still need us nobles to govern the country. Why are you panicking? When the war is over, he still can't leave us! You see, he knows that I have been against him for many years. You are a member of the Black Hand Universe, but you still dare not do anything to us. Even if Xie Hui is in a low status now, he must rely on his support to hold power in the Xie family. If you just obey his orders for a while, he will inevitably leave as time goes by. On the old path of representing the family.”
"Using the children of these existing big families is a very dangerous move. In the short term, we can use young men like Xie Hui, Wang Hong, Wang Hua, and Zhang Shao to take advantage of you old literati brothers who have joined him in the uprising. , but in the long run, Liu Yu cannot control these children of aristocratic families. When the time comes, who can he rely on to rule the world?"
Meng Chang smiled slightly: "At that time, maybe the new generation of scholars trained by Liu Yu will also be able to make their debut through his official schools. The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce generals must be sent to the army. This is the ancestor of the ages. The training is still effective today. Yuanming, Yuanming, times have changed. Knowledge and culture are no longer unique to our noble clan. You must realize this and retreat in time. This is the way to protect yourself."
Tao Yuanming widened his eyes and said sternly: "Retreat? Why retreat? I have been ridiculed and despised for as long as I can remember, saying that after the Tao family, they turned out to be like this. If they were still alive, they would only I am afraid that I will make us unworthy descendants angry to death. It is in the midst of these supercilious looks and ridicules that I work hard and work hard to not dishonor the reputation of my ancestors and to regain Kan Gong's inheritance. Now I am in this position. Abandoning the family and the children, even the most beloved cousin can only watch her die, but there is nothing she can do. You, Meng Yanda, have been the prime minister, and now your cousin has a heavy army and is separatist. You can retreat, but I can't. There is a way back!"
Meng Chang's eyes flashed with a hint of intolerance: "It is true that you have not had an easy life, and you have indeed suffered too much in these years, but you have to be aware of current affairs. In any case, Liu Yu's place is connected with foreign countries and colludes with others. Hulu is an unforgivable sin. You can oppose him, but you can't hurt his brothers, and you can't communicate with foreign countries. If you commit any of these two, it will be difficult to save your life. It seems that you haven't realized the seriousness of the problem. .”
Tao Yuanming sneered and said: "Colluded with the barbarians? The person who colluded with barbarians the most in the world is Liu Yu. Even his wife is the princess of the Murong family. How dare you criticize us? Do you think I am a foreigner when I find Kumarajiva? Humph? , he, Liu Yu, has no ability to defeat Tianshi Dao, and let others fight him at the door of his house. Is it an act of treason for me to go to find foreign aid? If Wang Miaoyin is not handed over, and Liu Yu is not sent to the border to stand guard, will he be willing to do so? Send troops? Can Sima Guofan and Sima Chuzhi come back? I think he worked for Murong Chui back then, and when he went to the grassland with Murong Lan, didn't he swallow his anger? "
