Chapter 420: The Wind Rises
dispersed, because Meng Tian rushed back to Xianyang day and night, Yingzheng did not force him to stay behind to narrate, and let Meng Tian go home after a few words. At the gate of the palace, a large group of military generals were waiting for Meng Tian, and when they saw the general coming out of the palace, they hurriedly surrounded him.
"Everyone, I haven't seen you for many days, it's always okay?" Seeing so many old subordinates and people he knew waiting for him at the gate of the palace, Meng Tian hurriedly stepped forward and answered with his fists in his fists.
The crowd also saluted Meng Tian one after another and surrounded him in the middle.
"General, this time I went north to fight against the Hu people, and we are willing to serve the general. ”
"Yes, general, there has been no war in these years, and the bones that have stayed in Xianyang City are about to fall apart, this time the general must take me with him. ”
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Everyone asked Meng Tian one after another, hoping that they could bring themselves with them when they went north this time. Over the years, the Qin State has been relatively peaceful, there are no major wars, only small fights in some places, which can be pacified by relying on the local officers and soldiers stationed there, which makes the soldiers of the Qin State who have always relied on military merit for promotion feel bored. As soon as they heard that the Hu people had fought this time, everyone's first reaction was not how much land the Hu people had invaded and how many Qin people had killed, but how to let His Majesty send him north, even if the Hu people fought without pain, there would be military merits.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the general has been running on the road for a day and a night, and he has not rested properly, so you should disperse first, and tomorrow the general will tell you the strategy for this dispatch after he rests. Li You was also at the gate of the palace, and when he saw that a group of colleagues and generals surrounded his teacher, he hurriedly said to dissuade him.
The only son of the Prime Minister is still Meng Tian's beloved apprentice, so naturally everyone is no longer good to continue to surround Meng Tian, and after making trouble for a while, they disperse on their own.
Meng Tian walked up to Li You's side and asked with a smile, "Are you healed from your injuries?"
Li You bowed to the teacher, and he said, "Teacher Xie is worried, the injuries on my body have all healed." Thanks to the timely arrival of the teacher at the South Gate, Li Youcai was spared. ”
"You are my student, how could I abandon you. By the way, why didn't you go back?" Meng Tian said.
Li You sighed, and he said: "Since I was injured in the fire at the South Gate last time, my father asked His Majesty to relieve me of the position of general of the patrol battalion, and then sent me to Shu County as a garrison general. ”
After listening to Li You's words, Meng Tian understood that Li Si's beloved son was very sincere, and he could almost be killed by assassins in a place like Xianyang City, so he naturally wouldn't let Li You stay in Xianyang City again. "Shu County is a good place, it can be said that it is the rear of my Qin State, it is good to send you there, with you sitting in Shu County, I will not worry about the supply of grain and grass for our army. ”
Li You looked helpless, he said: "I want to follow the teacher to the battlefield to fight against the Hu people, Shu County is good, but as a man, the battlefield fight will live up to the happy life." ”
Meng Tian patted Li You on the shoulder, smiled and didn't speak. He walked to the side of the horse he was riding, looked at Li You after getting on the horse, and said: "Li You, you are my student, the future Qin State will be supported by you young people, you go to Shu County first, and when I come back from the north this time, I will definitely recruit you to my Mengjia army." ”
Hearing this, Li You hugged his fist towards the teacher and bent to the ground, "Teacher, rest assured, no matter where Li You goes, he will not insult the teacher's reputation." ”
CRRC Mansion Order, no one thought that a small five-grade official mansion is now more lively than the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the people who come here every day are either rich or expensive, but basically they are not natives of Xianyang City, or people who are officials in Xianyang City, and the people who come to the door are some officials and wealthy businessmen from other places, and everyone comes to see a eunuch with a heavy gift.
Just because this eunuch is no one else, but Zhao Gao, a celebrity in front of His Majesty the Emperor, a word he says may change the future of an official, and a bad thing passing through his hands may become a good thing in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor today. Therefore, in Xianyang City, it is even rumored that there is only a price that you can't afford, and there is nothing that Lord Zhao can't do.
It's just that today's CRRC Mansion is closed to no visitors, so that the people who come to give gifts and errands have a closed door, and even some people are waiting at the gate, waiting for the house to admit guests again.
"My lord, the Prime Minister has arrived in the inner hall. "CRRC Mansion ordered the housekeeper to come into the room and report to Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao was changing out of his court clothes and changing into the silk robe he usually wore. Serving Zhao Gao were two beautiful women, and if you look closely, these two women are almost carved out of a mold, and they are actually a pair of sister flowers.
The two sisters served Zhao Gao to change their clothes, Zhao Gao kissed them on the face, and then let them go down, and he went to see Li Si himself.
"Prime Minister, it's Zhao Gao's fault that you let your lord wait here for a long time. Zhao Gao walked into the door of the inner hall, and before he saw Li Siren, he opened his mouth to ask for sin.
Li Si was looking at some of Zhao Gao's collection of utensils in front of a wooden shelf, and when he heard Zhao Gao's voice, he put down a jade cup in his hand, and then turned around and said, "It's okay, I heard that Lord Zhao accepted two beautiful maids today, and it seems that Lord Zhao is not shallow." ”
Zhao Gao laughed when he heard this, walked to the slump and sat down and said: "The Prime Minister is really good at telling jokes, I, Zhao Gao, am a eunuch, let alone two maidservants, even ten in front of me, I can't do anything." ”
Regarding the fact that he is a eunuch, Zhao Gao is not afraid of others talking about himself, and he never regards himself as an unsound person. So much so that when someone gave him the pair of sisters, everyone else thought that the giver was crazy, and didn't he slap Lord Zhao in the face again? Who knew that instead of being angry, Zhao Gao accepted the two women and gave the person who gave the gift a good errand.
Li Si also sat down, he put away the smile on his face, and said to Zhao Gao: "Okay, let's get down to business." For Meng Tian's return this time, I don't know what Lord Zhao's plans are?"
Zhao Gao also looked upright, and he said: "I didn't expect Meng Tian to come back safe and sound this time, it seems that my people have been cleaned up by him." This time I miscalculated and failed to kill him, but when he came back this time, I saw that Meng Tian didn't tell His Majesty about it, so I don't know what he meant?"
Li Si knew about the assassination of Meng Tian, but he was not very optimistic about Zhao Gao's plan, he and Meng Tian had been officials in the same dynasty for so many years, not to mention that Meng Tian had heard him talk about books back then, and he knew very well how capable Meng Tian was.
"I've already inquired clearly, Meng Tian didn't bring many people with him this time, only the two of them, his apprentice Tu Qin and a few injured guards, and no one else came back with him. In this case, there are only two possibilities. ”
"What are the two possibilities?" asked Zhao Gao.
"Either all your people died at the hands of Meng Tian, or your people are still alive, but they were locked up by Meng Tian, this time the Great Wall battle was urgent, and Meng Tian hurried back before he had time to deal with it, so he didn't bring people with him. Li Si analyzed.
Zhao Gao nodded, there are indeed these two possibilities, but since Meng Tian did not report him to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible, then it is unlikely that he will use the people he sent to contain him in the future, and he already has a way to deal with it, even if Meng Tian denounces him to His Majesty in the court today, he has a way to clear his name.
"In that case, what is the Prime Minister still afraid of? I think Meng Tian should know at this time that I am not his worst enemy, and he should think about how to defeat Hu Cai. Zhao Gao said.
Li Si took a sip of hot tea, and then said: "You know what I'm worried about, Your Majesty's situation should also be clear, since Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng escaped, without the support of the pill, Your Majesty's body is getting worse, if it goes on like this, no one can say for sure how many years Your Majesty will last, in case Xu Fu fails to bring the elixir back, Your Majesty will definitely establish Fu Su as the crown prince before he dies, and then won't all the years of business between you and me be ruined?"
Ying Zheng's health is getting worse and worse, and he has already talked to Li Si about establishing an heir, Fusu is naturally the only successor in Ying Zheng's heart, but among his many children, in addition to Fusu, the fourteenth son Hu Hai has also been quite popular with him over the years, but Hu Hai is younger in the end, not calm enough than Fusu, and wins in being young and energetic.
"The Prime Minister doesn't have to worry about this matter, what if Fusu has a teacher who leans towards the government and the opposition, and Meng Tian is not by His Majesty's side every day, how His Majesty thinks Others don't know, can I not know? ”
Zhao Gao already had a plan, but Li Si didn't know anything about it, and he asked, "You already have a plan?"
Zhao Gao smiled slightly, and he said: "Whether it is feasible can only be known when it is implemented, and no one can say for sure now, after all, we are not immortals, and we don't know what will happen tomorrow." When the time comes, I will explain it to the Prime Minister, so please rest assured. ”
Seeing that Zhao Gao's clothes were confident, although Li Si was a little relieved, there was no better way. Now it seems that it can only be a step at a time, Meng Tian's sudden return did make Li Si a little unable to react, according to the plan that Zhao Gao told him before, let Meng Tian die in the hands of the descendants of the Six Kingdoms, and kill people with a knife, but it was unsuccessful. Now that Yingzheng's health is not good, it is the most important time, if Meng Tian uses the matter of going north to fight against the Hu people at this time to force His Majesty to appoint Fu Su as the crown prince, it will be a big deal.