Li Hong nodded in agreement: "Exactly, Meng Da not only did not believe Wang Chong's lies, but also praised the prime minister for his noble character and that he was a rare benevolent and righteous gentleman."
Prime Minister, Meng Da's admiration for the Prime Minister was very obvious in his words. Hong thought that there was no need to say more about his feelings. "
Zhuge Liang thought for a long time and then said: "I already understand the meaning of Ming Sheng." He sighed to Jiang Wan Fei Shi: "I should read the book with Mencius!"
Jiang Wan and Fei Shi were both smart people, so they understood what Zhuge Liang and Li Hong meant, and both thought that Meng Da seemed to have the intention of betraying Wei and returning to the Han Dynasty.
Jiang Wan was about to open his mouth to agree, but Fei Shi shook his head and said: "Prime Minister, Meng Da is a villain who knows all the poems. In the past, General Zhenwei was unfaithful, and later he betrayed the late emperor. How can a person who has done this repeatedly be like Shu Xie!"
General Zhenwei is Liu Zhang. After Liu Bei defeated Liu Zhang, he asked Liu Zhang to wear the seal of General Zhenwei and move to Jingzhou, so Fei Shi called him General Zhenwei.
Of course, after Jingzhou was lost, Liu Zhang fell into the hands of Sun Quan again. He died in Zigui during the Zhangwu period, which was four or five years ago.
Meng Da can indeed afford to be capricious. First he betrayed Liu Zhang, then Liu Bei, and now he wants to betray Cao Rui. He really has no loyalty at all! Lan
Zhuge Liang was naturally aware of Meng Da's character, but he had far-reaching plans. Thinking of the Northern Expedition next year, he already had plans in mind, so he said: "Well, the public reminder is correct, I have written it down."
Fei Shi was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know if Zhuge Liang had really listened to it. He wanted to give some more advice, but because Li Hong was present, he couldn't say much, so he had to hold his hand and nodded.
Zhuge Liang took a deep look at Fei Shi, sighed in his heart, and said to himself: "After all these years, Gongzhi is still very upright. This temperament is not bad, but it is just that he cannot take a long-term view of major events and often says inappropriate things. It seems that he still needs to practice more, so his promotion will be postponed for the time being."
It turned out that Zhuge Liang had intended to promote Fei Shi these days, but today he saw that he couldn't think too far about Meng Da, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, so he had to put aside this idea temporarily.
"Thank you for your efforts. I have understood this matter. If you still have any doubts in the future, I should call you over to discuss it."
Li Hong stood up and said, "Yes. Na Hong will leave first."
Zhuge Liang nodded with a smile, remembered something, and said: "By the way, Ming Sheng's appointment will be announced soon. It's a good time to rest in the past few days. I rarely have such leisure time after taking office."
After Li Hong defected to Ji Han, he did not get an official position immediately. Zhuge Liang was cautious in hiring people. Even if he treated these defectors, he would not immediately grant them official positions. He would only use them according to their talents after he had a full understanding of their talents. .
After hearing the news, the stone hanging in Li Hong's heart finally fell to the ground, and he said excitedly: "Yes, thank you Prime Minister."
"Congratulations, Mr. Mingsheng, now we are finally officials in the same court." Jiang Wan, as a senior official in the prime minister's office, naturally knew about this.
Li Hong bowed and saluted: "Thank you very much Chiang for joining the army. I will join the army for more teachings in the future."
Jiang Wan smiled and said: "Teaching is not appropriate, we are just learning from each other. Speaking of communication, sir, I can get closer to Mr. Gongju in the future. You will have many opportunities to interact with colleagues in the state capital."
"Why, Mr. Mingsheng was appointed to the state pastoral office?" Fei Shi asked in surprise.
Jiang Wan said: "Yes, the Prime Minister has recruited Mr. Mingsheng as the shepherd of Yizhou to work for the state capital."
"I see, we really work together in the same government office." Only then did Fei Shi find out about Li Hong's official position, and said to him, "It seems that Mr. and Mrs. engage in."
"I don't dare. I've seen Fei Zhizhang." Li Hong returned the gesture.
When Zhuge Liang saw this, he also stood up and smiled and said, "Okay, as long as my Han officials work together, why worry about the Han Dynasty not being revived?" He said to Jiang Wan, "Gong Yan, please stay for a while."
Just now, Jiang Wan's words were interrupted by the arrival of Li Hong before he finished speaking. Now that Li Hong has finished reporting the information, he naturally wants to continue discussing Jiang Wan's matter. Li Hong and Fei Shi also resigned and left.
Late at night, the lights in the public room were still bright, and Zhuge Liang stood in front of the window.
While looking up at the stars in the sky, I thought about how to write a letter to Mengda.
The three counties of Fangling, Shangyong and Xicheng briefly fell into the hands of the Shu Han. However, after Guan Yu's defeat in the battle of Jingzhou, Meng Da, who was stationed in the east three counties, was afraid of being punished by Liu Bei for not saving Guan Yu. In addition, he had an affair with Liu Bei's adopted son Liu. There was no peace, so he led more than 4,000 tribesmen to surrender to Cao Wei, and led Wei generals Xu Huang and Xiahou Shang to capture Dongsanjun. From then on, Dongsanjun was no longer owned by Ji Han.
Dongsan County is located at the junction of Hanzhong and Nanyang Basin, and can be connected to Jingzhou through the Han River. If Jihan did not lose Jingzhou, the strategic location of this place is good, and it can communicate with Xiangfan and spy on Wanluo. Lan
Once Jingzhou was lost, the importance of this place to Ji Han was greatly reduced. Although it still had an offensive direction, the mountains and dangerous roads and the few households there made it impossible to support tens of thousands of troops. Therefore, Zhuge Liang had almost He has no intention of getting involved in the three eastern counties.
But now that the opportunity has come, Meng Da seems to have the intention to rebel against Wei and return to the Han Dynasty. If he can recover the Dongsan Commandery without any effort, it will be extremely beneficial to the Han Dynasty. After all, even if he does not send troops from the Dongsan Commandery to attack Wei in the future, It would also be good to have more territories and accounts.
As for why Meng Da suddenly wanted to rebel against Wei and surrender to the Han, Zhuge Liang had already guessed this. At that time, Cao Pi had just proclaimed himself emperor, and Meng Da, a Shu Han emperor with two thousand stones, came to vote for him. He was extremely happy. Meng Da's decision to vote for Wei greatly increased his prestige as the new emperor.
Therefore, Cao Pi also appreciated and valued Meng Da very much. Not only did he let him ride in the same chariot with him when he met Meng Da, but he also held his hand and stroked his back, jokingly asking if Meng Da was sent by Liu Bei. Assassin?
Emperor Wei was so approachable to Mengda, and his rewards and treatment were also very generous. Not only did Mengda be granted the titles of General of Sanqi, General of Jianwu, and Marquis of Pingyang Ting, but he also combined the three counties of Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng into a Xincheng County, and made Mengda the prefect of this new city. It can be said that Cao Pi made the southwest The important task of this aspect was entrusted to Meng Da.
Even with the emperor's trust, Meng Da still felt uneasy as a surrendered general, and he was also on good terms with Cao Wei's ministers, Huan Jie and Xia Houshang. Huan Jie once served as Cao Cao's chief secretary. After Cao Pi became emperor, he served as the first Shangshu Ling. He can be said to be a top central minister.
Xia Houshang's background was even more extraordinary. He was Xia Houyuan's cousin, and he adopted the daughter of the Cao family, so he could be regarded as a clan general of Cao Wei. Defense, so Xiahou Shang can be said to be Meng Da's immediate boss. Lan
Therefore, after some operations, Mengda had the emperor's trust in Cao Wei, he had close ministers to speak to him, and he was on good terms with his superiors. With three major backers behind him, Mengda's life in Wei was very nourishing.
Unexpectedly, within a few years of such good times, Huan Jie, Xia Houshang, and Cao Pi all died one after another, and their backers were all gone. Meng Da was naturally frightened. After all, many people in the Cao Wei Dynasty looked at him. Unpalatable.
Now that the new emperor Cao Rui has succeeded to the throne, Meng Da has no friendship with him. Therefore, he is naturally worried about whether he can take charge of Dongsan County, an important area in the southwest, as a general. When the new emperor asked him to leave, if he followed the edict, his foundation would be lost, and it would be impossible to independently control power in the future.
If he disobeys the edict, he will be charged with disobedience. In this way, Cao Wei will be able to deal with him with justifiable justice, but at that time he will inevitably end up with a bad end. It can be said that he is in a dilemma.
Zhuge Liang had a clear understanding of Meng Da's thoughts and situation. After carefully considering all the pros and cons of inducing Meng Da to submit, he made a decision in his heart.
Returning to the desk, he picked up a pen and wrote: Li Hong returned to the Han Dynasty, and he met him in Chengdu. After receiving the news, he sighed with regret. To preserve his ordinary ambition, how can he live in vain for fame and glory, and to take advantage of him!
Mencius, it is true that Liu Feng invaded the mausoleum and harmed the late emperor's duty to treat his scholars. Also, Wang Chong of Hongdao made false words, and he measured my heart with his feet under the clouds, but he was not criticized. In search of words of explanation and pursuit of the good things in life, I looked eastward, so I sent you a book. Lan
In the letter, Zhuge Liang put all the blame for Meng Da's defection to Wei on Liu Feng, which relieved Meng Da's worries when he returned to the Han Dynasty. He checked it over and saw that there was nothing missing. He immediately sealed the envelope and prepared to send someone to Mengda tomorrow.
Suddenly, he thought that the Three East Counties were close to Hanzhong, and the temptation of Meng Da could not avoid Yang Qing, the prefect of Hanzhong. Zhuge Liang wrote another letter to Yang Qing and sent it tomorrow.
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