Hearing this, Rong Suihe smiled a little and said: "Uncle, why should I regret it? As you said, when I first saw him, I knew he would become what he is now. No, it should be said, he He was this kind of person originally, but the people he cared about at that time were still fine, and for them, he tried hard to control himself and be a good person!"
"As for why I want to use him..."
He said calmly, "Because people like him are the most familiar and understanding people to me. It is easier to use them than those so-called honest people. Why not?"
"Are you the most familiar with and understand the character of such a vicious person?" Zhao Shi frowned, thinking that he was talking about the vicious gangsters who were used to seeing evil deeds on Tortoiseshell Island. He sighed and was about to speak, but he didn't expect Rong Shuihe. " "Yeah," he said, "Because people certainly know and are familiar with themselves, so I don't want to try to figure out what they think or do, just compare it to my state of mind when I was on the island!"
Zhao Shi: "..."
He was silent for a while this time, and then said, "Mi Zhen, I have told you before that you were living abroad and suffered injustice. I know that your mother and concubine have always felt sorry for you and thought I was sorry for you. But no matter what happened last time , or at this moment, I am still saying the same thing: It doesn’t matter if a man has to endure some hardships. If you didn’t have this experience, even if you are extremely talented, you might as well be like Huang Wu Jiu and Gao Chengxuan. How could you achieve your current achievements?”
"Always holding on to the pain of the past and never forgetting it is definitely not a man's generosity, and it will do a lot of harm to the future without any benefit!"
"What's more, all your grievances are over. Now you have a lovely wife and young son. You are just waiting to achieve great things and leave your name in history and become the supreme person in the world!"
"I very much look forward to you being able to fulfill His Majesty Emperor Mu Zong's last wish, and even more looking forward to you achieving achievements that none of the previous emperors have been able to accomplish!"
"I hope that thousands of years from now, the world will still remember your talents and achievements."
"Instead of such petty comments as 'deeply scheming', 'retribution must be meted out', and 'disregarding the overall situation'!"
"Don't look at Meng Guiyu's current situation. People like him can't go very far!"
"At most, you are proud for a while, but it's just a flash in the pan!"
"I know the person behind you is extremely talented and beyond my reach!"
"However, my Zhao family has been with hairpins for several generations and has not declined so far. Although the emperor's master is famous all over the world and has great prestige, who of his descendants can inherit this reputation?"
"It can be seen that although the emperor's master himself has unparalleled talents, compared to teaching his children, he may not be as good as my Zhao family!"
"I am telling you these words not as General Huaihua, but as an uncle. I hope you can listen to them and remember them in your heart!"
"When you are traveling all over the world in the future, you should know my good intentions!"
"..." Rong Suihe looked at him speechlessly for a while before reminding him, "Uncle, I said, that was my state of mind on the island. At that time, I had never seen the vastness on the shore. , has a narrow vision, and associates with a group of gangsters who do all kinds of evil all day long, and of course he thinks about intrigues. After landing, he is studying and taking the imperial examination, and he has to worry about big things when he has no time. Where can he find the time to feel sorry for himself? "
"Besides, I have nothing to be angry or sad about!"
"After all, those who were sorry for me have basically been killed by me long ago!"
"If I want to hold a grudge, generally speaking, it is others who hold a grudge against me!"
Zhao Shi: "..."
He was silent for a moment, then decisively changed the subject and said, "I understand why Meng Guiyu plotted against Meng Boqin, but I still don't understand. It's okay if you didn't know about it before. Now that you know, why don't you stop it? , and you want to add fuel to the flames to him?!"
"Because I stayed in Northern Xinjiang for a short time and didn't have much time to spend time with him!" Rong Suihe said lightly, "Meng Boqin owes everything to his family's support to be where he is today. Not to mention his own talents, he has never faced this kind of thing in the first place. He took on the important task of revitalizing the family alone when the whole family was almost exterminated! During this period, Jizhou was in a state of turmoil because of his frequent actions. But just seeing that he never took any substantial actions, you know that he was actually at a loss. .”
"In other words, scared."
"After all, it's just like when a family has a lot of money, it doesn't matter if they lose a thousand or eight hundred dollars at the gambling table."
"But if the family is in decline, there are only ten taels of silver left in the family, and all the money is spent on eating, clothing, and living. Now the pressure is on the gambling table... Does my uncle think that this family can still be indifferent to winning or losing?"
"... I thought he would at least try to go south." Zhao Shi sighed somewhat when he mentioned this old enemy who had been fighting for many years. "After all, although Marquis Zheng didn't treat his step-brother well, after his concubine left, the concubine gradually Although I have lost his favor, I really feel deeply for this first wife and his legitimate son!"
"Before, the Meng family ganged up with us in Western Xinjiang to trick Ruru. If other disciples did this, Zheng Hou would never let it go!"
"Just because Meng Jiaqian is Meng Boqin's biological son, and he is a notoriously favored son, Marquis Zheng reportedly only wrote a letter to scold him... This shows that he really loves Meng Boqin, and even loves the house and the bird. , I also treat the disciples under Meng Boqin in a different light!"
"Such an old father died tragically in Chang'an. He didn't dare to take revenge, didn't dare to collect the body, and didn't even make a gesture?"
"Now that he is leaving suddenly and defecting to the enemy's country, have you thought that among the streets and lanes of Chang'an, perhaps the bodies of Zheng Hou and others have not been collected yet and are still waiting for him?"
"If he doesn't go, the famous prince of the past will not even be able to get his body into the ground after death, but he will become the food of insects, ants and wild dogs!!!"
“Is this what the Son of Man did?!”
"Let alone the most valued heir!!!"
Compared with Zhao Shi's indignation towards Zheng Hou and others, Rong Suihe thought this was normal: "After the news of what happened to Zheng Hou and others came to Northern Xinjiang, Meng Boqin hesitated for a long time. In fact, he only had two choices: one is Revenge, one is not to take revenge.”
"There are two problems to face in revenge: What should I do if I win? What should I do if I lose?"
"Of course it would be best if I win!"
"However, if we lose... the Meng family, which used to be lush and green, will have to rely on Brother Meng Guiyu to continue its bloodline."
"But there is a gap between Meng Guiyu brothers and Zheng Hou. Even if they pass on the inheritance, will they take care of Zheng Hou's branch? There is no one to sacrifice the ancestors, and no one to pass on the blood. Some people can think of this, and some But people can’t think of it.”
Rong Suihe smiled calmly, "As for not taking revenge, it is actually choosing the safest way to preserve the bloodline."
"Then there are two choices: stay in Northern Xinjiang, or leave Northern Xinjiang."
"Let's talk about staying in Northern Xinjiang first. Although Northern Xinjiang is a place where Meng and Meng Boqin have been running for many years, the situation in Western Xinjiang is different for me. In Western Xinjiang, I have driven away or removed all the people who had the final say before. Death, now I alone have the final say; but that’s not the case in Northern Xinjiang. Although my uncle can’t do anything to Meng Boqin, how can Meng Boqin do anything to win over my uncle?”
"This is still before."
"At this moment, Marquis Zheng and the others are dead and wounded, but my uncle's brother-in-law and nephew are still there. If things go on like this, Meng Boqin will fall into a disadvantage, and he will be left to his uncle's disposal. It will only be a matter of time!"
"So if he wasn't stupid enough, he shouldn't have chosen to stay!"
"As for leaving Northern Xinjiang... Meng's involvement in the matter before was for the sake of the world!"
"So if you stand high, you will fall hard. Although Middle-earth is big now, where can they find a place to stay? Unless he creates a place for them to stay!"
"It's just that you're not sure that you can even capture Northern Xinjiang, which you've been operating for many years, let alone a place you're not familiar with?"
"In this case, if he doesn't go to Ruru, where else can he go?"
"Now that we have decided to give up revenge and preserve our bloodline to inherit the Meng family... Why is he still trying to go south in a pretentious manner?"
"Wouldn't it be terrible if we were intercepted halfway and couldn't even seek refuge with Ruru?!"
He finally concluded, "Meng Boqin's actions this time were very crisp and neat, and it revealed a bit of the crispness of a man in the army."
"This is because you have a grudge against someone in the army!" Zhao Shi was dissatisfied. "You can betray your country so easily. You are not a son of a man at all! Is it worthy of praise for being so difficult?"
He said solemnly, "Let's not talk about Meng Boqin. A traitor is a traitor anyway, and relatives are really not good people. From a humble family to a powerful man, with so many favors, he has become a bunch of white-eyed wolves. ! The emperor’s master has misled the country!!!”
Rong Suihe smiled and said nothing when he heard this, but Zhao Shi realized it himself: his sister Zhao Ziye is the princess of Gaomi. No matter whether it is the king of Gaomi or Rong Suihe who succeeds in the future, his family will be a proper descendant. It’s just a matter of whether the Queen is born first and then the Queen Mother, or the Queen Mother is born directly!
So "foreign relatives are not good people", um...
Zhao Shi coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment, then changed the subject again: "Aren't you going to say that you contributed to Meng Guiyu's scheme? Keep talking! Don't interrupt!"
Rong Suihe said: "As my uncle said just now, not everyone can do such a thing as betraying the country. Not to mention that many people have the feeling of being unable to leave their homeland! So if Meng Boqin directly leads his troops south, he will do something like this for Zheng Hou and others There must be more people willing to follow him for revenge than those who are defecting to Ruru with him right now!"
"The reason why he focused on burning the grain and fodder, destroying the baggage, poisoning and killing the war horses, is because he hoped to use this method to prove to his subordinates that the future of Northern Xinjiang is not bright, and encourage more people to follow him and seek refuge in Ruru!"
"However, let's not talk about the righteousness of the family and the country, let's just say that Ruru has never stopped coveting China over the years. Among the older soldiers in the border army, who has no grudges against them? For this grudge, many people You are willing to fight to death for Meng Boqin, but you may not be willing to join the enemy for him!"
"Although he made a big fuss and made a fierce noise, in fact, because I was watching, the really important city defense and Kang Zhao's safety were not affected at all!"
"In other words, the camp and some supplies of food and grass were burned down... Uncle, don't forget that the food and grass now were delivered at the beginning of spring, and there is not much left."
"The burned baggage is probably too dilapidated and won't last long."
"The biggest losses are just the war horses!"
"In comparison, this is specifically for spies to confuse Meng Boqin, Ruru and Meng Guiyu..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhao Shi interrupted angrily: "It's just war horses?! I would rather lose the city defense than be poisoned! Do you know how difficult it is to save these 80,000 war horses in Northern Xinjiang?! Everyone in the world They say that although the Northern Xinjiang Army is brave and good at fighting, it is not as good as Ruru! Do you know why?!"
"Is it possible that my Northern Xinjiang man is useless?!"
"It's because of the horses!"
"My Northern Territory Jingqi can barely handle one person and two horses, but what about Ruru? It's easy to ride two horses. For those with a little status, four or five mounts come in rotation!"
"Our horses can no longer hold on, but their horses are still full of energy!"
"How can we not lose in such a fight?!"
"Now we have lost nearly one-tenth in one night. Even if Meng Boqin takes away some of the Jingqi, doesn't he also take away the war horses that the Jingqi usually uses?!"
"it's good now!"
"Except for those who followed Meng Boqin, the number of elite riders has not been reduced."
"But without the horse's fine riding... what's the use of it?!"
"Six thousand war horses, is a gap that can be filled in an instant?!"
"..." Rong Suihe looked at him quietly for a moment, then said, "Ten days!"
Zhao Shi didn't know why: "What?"
"Within ten days, I will make up for this gap for you!" Rong Suihe said calmly, "Of course, these six thousand horses are not given in vain... Has uncle thought about what to exchange for them?"