Chapter 1141: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Thirty-One)
"This is impossible!" Mao Wei suddenly jumped up and screamed: "How can the Chu army be the opponent of the Han army? Master Zhong, even if I know nothing about the outside news, it is impossible for you to do this You lied to me, do you think I am a three-year-old child?"
Zhongli laughed and said, "Mr. Mao, do you think I would lie to you about such a big thing? If you can walk to the street, all your ears will be filled with is the news that the Chu army just defeated the Han army on the battlefield. .The one being surrounded is the newly formed First Army of the Han Dynasty, and its commander is Zhang Hongyu, right?"
Mao Wei was walking around in the room like a trapped animal. Suddenly he saw A Ping from the window. He rushed to the window, scratched the window sill and shouted: "A Ping, A Ping!"
"Sir, what are your orders?" [Pig][Pig][Island] Novel www.huhu.m A Ping walked over quickly.
"What have you heard on the streets these past two days?" Mao Wei asked eagerly.
"What did you hear?" A Ping's eyes showed some confusion. She tilted her head and thought for a moment, and then said hesitantly: "Sir, it seems that everyone in the street is celebrating, saying that the army of Chu defeated the army of Han. What exactly? My maid didn’t pay much attention.”
Mao Wei fell down on the chair with a thud. It seemed that everything Zhongli said was true.
Zhongli was very satisfied with the blow this news had given to Mao Wei: "Mr. Mao, you see, the Han army is not invincible, and Gao Yuan is known as the undefeated God of War. After this battle, his reputation cannot be kept. In fact, things are very complicated. Simple, the Han State, Gao Yuan was too aggressive. He forced the other two big countries, Qin and Chu, to join forces. The Han State's soldiers could face any country alone. Maybe they were the strongest, but against the two , it won’t be so handy!”
Looking at Mao Wei's dejected look, Zhongli continued: "Gao Yuan is indeed a talented and strategic king. At least there is one sentence that I think he explained very accurately, that is, the foundation of a country lies in its people. But it is this that is making people He fell into trouble bit by bit. Qin and Chu united. Our human resources are ten times that of the Han State, and our financial resources are not comparable to the Han State. Compared with Qin and Chu in 2000? This is the foundation. Han may have the upper hand in a short period of time, but if the stalemate continues for a long time, we will definitely win."
"It's just a defeat." Mao Wei murmured.
"Yes, it's just a defeat, but it's just the beginning. He has proved that the Han army is not invincible. Everything is difficult at the beginning. This victory will greatly boost the morale of Qin and Chu, and the Han army The army suffered an unprecedented blow. Mr. Mao, the Han Dynasty will eventually fail at the hands of Qin and Chu. Which one will go and which one will follow? I believe Mr. Mao will have an accurate judgment. To be honest, we hope you will join because Your joining will narrow the gap between us and Han in terms of ordnance, but even if you don't join, we are still full of confidence in victory, because weapons are just skills in the final analysis, and the most important thing is people. This is also what King Gao Yuan of the Han Dynasty said personally. That’s what you said, isn’t it?”
Zhongli stood up and said, "Mr. Mao, think about it again. I hope to get your answer as soon as possible, because we are about to set off. Our next stop will be Yingcheng, or when we get there, The special envoy of the Han army has arrived in Yingcheng and requested negotiations."
"I want to think about it, I want to think about it!" Mao Wei lowered his head and murmured.
Zhongli turned around with a smile, waved to Mingtai, and the two quietly left the house.
"Master Hou, is this all right?" Mingtai asked in a low voice as he walked out of the room.
"Too much is not enough!" Zhong Li walked forward steadily, "Mao Wei is not a confused person, nor is he a pedantic person. From his performance these days, we can judge that this person is in the highest academic institution in Han Dynasty. A talented person who has read books has his own judgment on everything, you just need to state the facts to him."
"Your Majesty, I have learned a lot from you these past years!" Mingtai said sincerely.
Zhongli smiled slightly, stopped, turned around, and looked at Mingtai, "In our line of work, the most important thing is to understand people's hearts. Once you do this well, many things will become much easier. I am always Now, Heibingtai will rely on you from now on. I believe that for a long time, your main opponent will be the Overwatch Council of Han. There are many talents in the Overwatch Council. Cao Tianci is ruthless, Yi Bin is decisive, and Ning Xin is delicate. This The combination of three people is enough to give you a headache."
"The general will finally have the confidence to defeat them." Mingtai said loudly.
"It's good to have confidence, but we must remember that we should never underestimate our opponents. In our line of work, making mistakes means failure and death. This time, because of Mao Wei, we lost almost all our opponents in Han. Spy, even Tan Feng’s hidden power has been removed. You will need more time to lay out the plan. On the other hand, the power of the Han Oversight Council in our country is growing rapidly. To be honest, Han The life of the people of this country is indeed enviable."
"However, they can only recruit some people at the bottom. It is still extremely difficult to break into our official system."
"Yes, what you said is to the point. Their policies make our officials very disgusted, but we do not rule out some hidden enemies, such as the former eldest prince's people."
"Isn't it that the eldest prince's people are already..."
"Do you think it has been cleared away? No, far from it. What we know is only what is above the water surface. Below the water surface, the water is still deep!" Zhongli shook his head and sighed: "This action, as far as the country is concerned, is Winning is a big victory, but for us, Black Ice Platform, it is really a loss-making deal. Your most important task next is probably to be used for domestic countermeasures."
Mingtai fell silent. Indeed, Heibingtai suffered heavy losses this time, but didn't Heibingtai serve the country? If there is a loss, just make up for it. Why is Mr. Hou so sad? Or is this what the king wants? The real reason for replacing him! Mr. Hou regarded the Black Ice Platform as his own property, not Da Qin's.
However, the Marquis is a sensible person, and retreating bravely is actually his best choice. It has been almost a year since the new king took office, and he has established a firm foothold in all aspects. The major armies have basically been replaced by generals and prime ministers whom the new king trusts. Fan Sui has lost his sincerity, and Mr. Zhong, who has absolute power in his hands, is indeed no longer suitable to stay in this position.
The two of them left the small courtyard in silence.
In the small courtyard, Mao Wei has been sitting like this, motionless. I don't know how long it has been. Seeing that the sun has gradually set and the night is slowly falling, A Ping, who has visited several times, finally panics. , boldly broke into the door.
"My lord, my lord!" he shouted softly.
Mao Wei was like a sculpture, motionless. A Ping stretched out her hand and pushed Mao Wei on the shoulder, "Sir, what's the matter with you?"
His body suddenly shook, and Mao Wei suddenly woke up. He looked at the lights in the room, and then at A Ping, who had a look of panic on his face, "Is it actually dark?"
"Sir, you have been sitting here blankly for a whole afternoon, but you have frightened Ah Ping." Ah Ping patted her chest gently and whispered.
"I'm thinking about something." Mao Wei said: "A Ping, how do you think a person should live his life?"
A Ping was startled: "My lord, I don't know anything. I just know that a person can only live a few years in this life. Naturally, he wants to live well and live his life however he wants. If possible, he cannot wrong himself."
Mao Wei smiled and nodded, "But how could you wrong yourself? You sold yourself for the sake of your family."
"Isn't this a hurdle that cannot be overcome at home? But it is difficult to explain clearly the fate of life. At that time, I felt that I was in danger, but now, my life is much better than before, and because I have met these important people, the problems at home have also been solved. It's solved." A Ping said happily. "Maybe sometimes, changing the way of life is the best choice."
The smile on Mao Wei's face gradually faded: "Is this Master Zhong telling you to say this?"
Seeing Mao Wei's downcast face, A Ping suddenly shivered with fright and knelt down with a bang: "No, no, this is what I think, Master Zhong just told me to take good care of you. When I have nothing to do, I will tell you more about my hometown and sing some songs from my hometown."
Mao Wei was silent for a long time and said, "Get up. I'm overthinking it."
Seeing A Ping stand up tremblingly, Mao Wei asked strangely: "Why are you so afraid of me?"
"Sir, A Ping got this opportunity because of being able to serve you. Once you don't want me, the family will probably be in trouble again, and they won't care about my little brother. That Master Zhong must be very powerful. figure."
"Of course he is a very powerful person." Mao Wei nodded.
"But I think you are also very powerful, sir. Mr. Zhong is very powerful, but isn't he polite in front of you?" Ah Ping said, "It is Ah Ping's blessing to be able to follow you."
"Chicken head or phoenix tail, when two opportunities are presented to you, which one will you choose?"
"Of course I choose Chicken Head." A Ping said without the slightest hesitation, "Being Chicken Head, at least on your own one-third of an acre of land, is completely your own decision. But being Phoenix Tail, all the glory and credit are nothing. It's not like a feather on the phoenix's tail, don't you think? The county magistrate is not as good as the county administrator!"
"Would you rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail?" Mao Wei murmured. "Okay, you go down, I have to think about it myself."
Seeing A Ping walk out of the room, Mao Wei blew out the oil lamp in the room with a loud bang, completely plunging himself into darkness.
I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail! At Yizhen Research Institute, I might only be an ordinary researcher forever, but when I go to Qin State, I might be able to create a whole new world. (To be continued. ...)