736 Confidant Dosi
Meng Huo occupied Dianchi City without any effort and caught Yong Kai, Gao Ding, Zhu Bao and others in one go.
In addition, Meng Huo also killed the Yong Kai family, confiscated all the property, and any one with the surname Yong would be killed as long as they were caught. Poor Yong's surname is also the largest surname in Nanzhong. After Meng Huo's actions, almost the entire family was destroyed. In the end, only one of Yong Kai's clan brothers escaped successfully to Jiaozhou with his family.
The power of the Yong family in Nanzhong was also uprooted. Meng Huo took all the wealth of the Yong family for himself, without showing any mercy.
As for Gao Ding and Zhu Bao, they were not from the Southern Central, and were slaughtered together with the Yong family.
Meng Huo jumped into the king of Nanzhong, and appointed generals to occupy the counties and counties respectively, firmly controlled the five counties in his hands, and renamed Yizhou County to Jianning County, and divided several counties from Yongchang County to form Yunnan County. Wang Kang and Li Hui, who had helped him, served as the prefect of Jianning and Yunnan County respectively.
Yong Kai, Gao Ding and Zhu Bao were all killed one after another, and the Yong surname was uprooted, and all the wealth of the Yong surname was occupied by Meng Huo. From then on, Meng Huo's family, Meng Huo, became the largest surname in Nanzhong. Considering the prestige of the Dao Meng family among the Han people in Nanzhong, Meng Huo had to use the Meng family to stabilize the Han people in Nanzhong.
After Meng Huo occupied Nanzhong, he appointed his confidant as the prefect. In addition, he continued to assemble a large army and prepared to go north to attack Chengdu.
In Dianchi City, it has been more than half a month since Meng Huo killed Yong Kai and others. Meng Huo has been living in Dianchi City, enjoying the rich clothes, food, wine and delicacies left by Yong Kai every day. I really think this is a life that only gods live.
Although Wang Kang and Li Hui were appointed as prefects by Meng Huo respectively, Meng Huo did not allow them to take office, but stayed by his side, asking these two wise Han people to help him out with advice.
Although Wang Kang was appointed as the prefect of Yizhou, the prefect's office was in Dianchi City, only a hundred steps away from where Meng Huo is now, Meng Huo never let Wang Kang leave him.
In addition, all the Han soldiers who surrendered were detained in the dungeon and handed over to a dedicated person to take care of it. This shows that Meng Huo did not trust the Han people.
The mansion where Meng Huo is located is Yong Kai's mansion. However, after Yong Kai was beheaded by the whole family, Yong's mansion became Meng's mansion. Meng Huo directly occupied the place and turned into his private mansion.
The hall was full of singing and dancing. Meng Huo was holding a beauty in his arms and drinking from time to time. Looking at the beauties dancing in the hall, he seemed so happy.
In the hall, Wang Kang and Li Hui sat there quietly with Meng Huo. In addition, Meng Huo's younger brother Meng You and Meng Huo's trusted confidant Duosi.
Meng You and Meng Huo have similar appearances. They are brothers of their same-children. They are seven or eight years younger than Meng Huo. Moreover, their greedy appearance is even worse than Meng Huo.
Duosi was Meng Huo's confidant and a tribe leader of the Yi people. He studied with the Han people for several years in his early years and also had some insights. He often gave advice to Meng Huo and was praised by Meng Huo as the first wisdom of the Yi people.
Duosi is thin and has an eagle-like nose. His eyes are deep and no matter who he looks at, he has a kind of yin energy. This person doesn't speak much, but he only arrived the second day after Meng Huo captured Dianchi City.
Moreover, the initiator who cut off the Yong family, uprooted the roots, and killed them all was Duosi. It was precisely because of Duosi's suggestion that Meng Huo had a great intention to kill, and even Wang Kang and Li Hui's advice did not listen to Wang Kang and Li Hui's advice.
From this we can see that Duosi has a high status in Meng Huo's heart.
Wang Kang and Li Hui sat aside, drinking wine without any fun. Wang Kang looked at Li Hui from time to time with complaining eyes. Now he had begun to regret that he had helped Li Hui kill Yong Kai.
But what's the use of regret? People are dead, and there is no point in saying this.
In fact, not only Wang Kang regretted it, but also Li Hui regretted it. Li Hui originally wanted to take this opportunity to kill Yong Kai, but who knew that Meng Huo was so bloody that he actually followed Duosi's advice and drove the Yong family to death.
Both of them were drinking depressedly, and for several days, no one spoke.
After the banquet ended, Wang Kang and Li Hui went back to their houses and never came out again.
In the back hall of Meng's mansion, Meng Huo, Meng You and Duosi gathered together to discuss the issue of sending troops.
"Now our army has completely occupied the counties in the south, and it is time to advance north to attack Chengdu." Meng Huo said straight to the point, "I wonder if you have any opinions?"
Meng You said: "I have been waiting for this time for a long time. Brother, please give the order."
Meng Huo has never paid attention to Meng You's opinions. He stared at Duosi with curiosity, looking forward to Duosi being able to speak.
Duosi, as Meng Huo wished, did not disappoint him, and said, "I'm afraid it may not be a good thing to send troops at this time."
"How do you say this?" Meng Huo asked hurriedly.
Duosi said: "The court has sent two armies to attack Zhang Fei. More than half a month has passed. It is logical that Zhang Fei can no longer hold on. However, there is no information from Chengdu. Moreover, Zhang Fei has ordered Wu Yi to set up heavy troops on the necessary road. Although our army is large, most of them are infantry, and fighting in the mountains is acceptable. Once it reaches the flat ground, there will be no advantage. Wu Yi and Wu Ban can borrow cavalry and wait for their labor.
It will definitely be a fierce battle at that time. It is better for our army to watch the changes and watch the tiger fight. If the imperial army attacked Yizhou and occupied Chengdu, then we would choose to be loyal to the court. If Zhang Fei defeated it, then we should actively set up defenses. Zhang Fei from the province personally led his army to fight. In short, no matter who got Chengdu, it would not have much impact on us. What kind of team the king had finally gathered, why were we so anxious to let them die?"
"We are strong and powerful, and the king is wise and wise. Why do you say we are going to die?" Meng You retorted.
Duosi said: "At first glance, we do have 200,000 troops, but in fact, how many people are actually used to fighting? I believe the king should know better than me. We cannot rely solely on people to fight. It depends on the strength comparison of both sides. If the opponent's strength is stronger than us, we are hitting stones with eggs. If we are stronger than the opponent, then we will take the initiative to attack. Let me ask, our subordinates have ever trained effectively?"
Meng Huo shook his head.
Duosi said: "The people who have not been trained will be pulled to the battlefield. I can't guarantee whether they will drag us back. Moreover, this time we are not fighting at our own doorstep, but leaving our hometown and going to another place to fight. Let's not talk about the complexity of the terrain for now, but how should we take down the enemy's city? This time, it was completely because of luck. If the enemy really defended the city, even if we attacked day and night, we might not be able to capture it immediately. Therefore, please be careful not to be impatient and stay in Nanzhong to train soldiers to deal with the future situation."
After listening to it, Meng Huo felt that what Duosi said was very reasonable. But then he thought about it, Wang Kang and Li Hui were all urging him to send troops, thinking that this was the best opportunity. He didn't want to miss this opportunity, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"But, Wang Kang, Li Hui and the others advised me to send troops immediately and attack Chengdu at a lightning speed." Meng Huo said hesitantly.
Duosi said: "The king must not easily believe the words of the two Han people. They are bewitching the king. If the king really sends troops, that would be a big mistake!"
Meng Huo was displeased and said, "But without Wang Kang and Li Hui's help, I wouldn't have taken Dianchi City so smoothly. Maybe I'm still fighting Yong Kai!"
Duosi said: "The king, Wang Kang, and Li Hui are both Han people and treacherous people. Such people cannot stay by their side for a long time, otherwise it will be detrimental to the king. I think it is better to send someone to kill these two people to prevent future troubles."
Meng Huo said: "In this way, who else is willing to serve me again?"
"If you are not my race, your heart will be different! Please think twice!" Duosi said earnestly.
Meng Huo waved his hand and said, "You guys go down first and let me be quiet alone. I will consider your opinions carefully."
Seeing this, Duosi stopped saying anything and turned around and left.
Meng You stood there, motionless. Seeing this, Meng Huo asked, "Why are you still here?"
Meng You saw Duosi walking away, and then he dared to speak, "Brother, don't believe Duosi's words. I think Duosi is jealous of Wang Kang and Li Hui..."
"Jealous? What are they going to make Duosi jealous?" Meng Huo asked.
Meng You said: "In the past, Duosi was the only one who gave advice to the elder brother. Now, there were two more people suddenly. Moreover, the elder brother seemed to attach great importance to them, so Duosi disliked them and thought that this was a division of his rights. So Duosi slandered them like this and hoped that the elder brother would kill them."
Meng Huo carefully savored Meng You's words and felt that there was no reason. So Meng Huo said to Meng You: "I have recorded what you said. It seems that you can see more thoroughly than me. I didn't realize why Duosi wanted me to kill Wang Kang, Li Hui and the others."
Meng You said: "Brother must not kill them. Once they are killed, everyone in the Han people will be in danger in the future. Who dares to follow the elder brother? Besides, Wang Kang and Li Hui are indeed well-read people. Duosi only went to school for a few days and showed off in front of the elder brother. I think they are not of the same level at all. If the elder brother doesn't believe it, it's better to summon Wang Kang and Li Hui to come over and ask for their opinions?"
Meng Huo said: "Forget it, let me think about it carefully. If you talk about the rest of the matter later, you can go down first."
"Here!"
Meng You left, Meng Huo fell deeply into deep thought. Duosi followed him for many years and was always his confidant. Most of the contributions to him being able to shock Nanzhong were Duosi. Now Duosi asked him to kill Wang Kang, but he couldn't bear it. After all, Wang Kang and Li Hui were the great heroes this time. If they were killed, it would definitely make some people feel disappointed.
So Meng Huo felt that he would just do nothing and just wait and see what changes were going on. Regarding the issue of sending troops, we would gather the generals tomorrow to discuss and see what everyone's opinions are. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!