Li Hong nodded and agreed: "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 words of admiration for the Prime Minister were very obvious, and Hong thought 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 poetry well. In the past, General Zhenwei was unfaithful, and later he betrayed the late emperor. How can a person who has done so repeatedly do this?"

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 is indeed capable of being capricious. First he betrayed Liu Zhang, then he betrayed 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 right, 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 just nodded 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 because of this 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 was not thinking far enough about Meng Da. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, so he had to temporarily put aside this idea.

"Thank you for your hard work. 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 smiled and nodded. He remembered something and said, "By the way, Ming Sheng's appointment will come down 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 to Mr. Mingsheng, now we are finally officials in the same dynasty." 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 have to 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.

Engage in."

"I don't dare. I've seen Fei Zongzhi." 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 revival of the Han Dynasty?" He said to Jiang Wan, "Gong Yan, please stay for a while."

Before Jiang Wan could finish what he said, he was interrupted by the arrival of Li Hong. Now that Li Hong had finished reporting the information, he naturally wanted 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 three east 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.

Feng was discordant, 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 Basins, and can be connected to Jingzhou through the Han River. If Jingzhou is not lost during the Han Dynasty, the strategic location of this place is good, and it can communicate with Xiangfan and spy on Wanluo.

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 there were high and there were not many households. It was impossible to support the supply of 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 Dynasty, Zhuge Liang had already speculated on this. At that time, Cao Pi had just proclaimed himself emperor, and Meng Da, a Shu Han leader with two thousand stones, came to surrender. He was extremely happy. Meng Da

Da's move to Wei greatly increased the prestige of his 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, stroked his back, and jokingly asked if Meng Da was sent by Liu Bei.

Assassin?

Emperor Wei was so approachable to Mengda that he also gave him generous rewards. Not only did he confer Mengda the title of Changqi Changshi, Jianwu General, and Pingyang Tinghou, he also combined the three counties of Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng into one

Xincheng County made Meng Da the governor of Xincheng County. It can be said that Cao Pi entrusted Meng Da with the important task of the southwest.

Even with the emperor's trust, Meng Da was still not at ease as a surrendered general, and he was also on good terms with Cao Wei's important ministers, Huan Jie and Xia Houshang. Huan Jie once served as Cao Cao's chief secretary, and Cao Pi became the first minister after he became emperor.

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 Mengda’s immediate boss.

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. Unsightly.

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 Dongsanjun, 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. , it may 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 mind.

Returning to the desk, he wrote: Li Hong returned to the Han Dynasty, and he met him in Chengdu. After receiving the news, he sighed with emotion. To preserve his ordinary ambition, how can he only rely on fame and honor for nothing?

Mencius, it is true that Liu Feng invaded the mausoleum and harmed the late emperor's righteousness in treating his scholars. Also, Wang Chong, Hongdao, made false words, saying that he stepped under his feet to measure my heart and was not affected by it. Looking for words of explanation, pursuing the good things in life, relying on them Looking east, I sent you a book.

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 about returning to the Han Dynasty. He checked it over and found that nothing was missing, then put the envelope away and prepared to send someone to Meng Da tomorrow. .

Suddenly, he thought that the Three East Counties were close to Hanzhong, and the temptation of Meng Da could not be circumvented by Yang Qing, the prefect of Hanzhong. Zhuge Liang wrote another letter to Yang Qing and sent it tomorrow.
Chapter completed!