Meng Gong
One of the sons of Meng Zongzheng, Jing-E Commandant and Prefect of Zaoyang Commandery.
Well read in military texts and accomplished from a young age, he was appointed Assistant Commandant of Advance Valor for his military merits and serves under the Jinghu Military Commissioner, a fierce general in the service of General Zhao Fang alongside the General of Dao Techniques, Danxiazi.
He and Meng Xianyao are half-siblings, sharing a father but not a mother.
Personality
Bold and Friendly
- He knows his little sister Meng Xianyao is arrogant and overbearing, and steps in to stop her himself, making her apologize to guests.
- Knowing that Zhao Huo and Yu Xiaomei are the Junior Martial Brothers and Sisters of his good friend Danxiazi, he treats them to a meal of his own accord.
- He takes life and death lightly, holds the frontier strictly, and serves his country and its people.
- Knowing Zhao Huo comes from the Tang Clan, he gives him his own horse so Zhao Huo can make better time.
Steady in His Ways
- Faced with the Dragon Nurturing Courtyard's challenge to a duel, he calmly proposes declining it politely.
- He knows how to weigh the gains and losses of future battles, avoiding rash impulses that would cost more than they gain.
Art of War
- Faced with the duel, he proposes the Tian Ji horse-racing stratagem, matching his best against their worst to maximize the odds of victory.
Affinity
- Meng Gong has a hidden Affinity value in the system.
- This Affinity directly affects the Affinity gained when first meeting Danxiazi.
The Historical Meng Gong
- Born in 1195 AD, died October 13, 1246 AD.
- Courtesy name Puyu, self-styled Layman Wu'an.
Military Achievements
- A famous general of the Southern Song. In his early years he campaigned with his father Meng Zongzheng and rose to prominence.
- In the late Song and Jin War, he led troops to join the Mongol army in besieging Caizhou, destroying the Jin Kingdom.
- In the early Song-Mongol War, he repeatedly led troops in rapid relief marches, holding the vital town of Jiangling.
- For his merits he was promoted to Jinghu Military Commissioner, directing military affairs on the central Jing-Xiang front, recovering the vital town of Xiangyang, and driving back the Mongol army that came down the river from Sichuan.
- He was ordered to relocate to Kuizhou and take unified command of the defenses on the upper and middle Yangtze River, achieving joint defense of Jing and Shu.
Construction
- Beyond the battlefield, he actively recruited soldiers.
- He promoted military farming, built waterworks, founded academies, and selected talented men.
Scholarship
- He understood Buddhist doctrine and wrote the one-volume Wu'an Dharma Words.
- He understood the I Ching and wrote Admonitions of the Heart: An I Ching Eulogy.
Living Hero Characters Based on Real History
Meng Gong
Fu Yun (possibly based on Fu Yu)