Chapter 326: Stealing Chickens Doesn't Make Rice
Zhao Gao's words made Meng Tian extremely embarrassed, the Meng family iron guard that he secretly cultivated was indeed a secret force that only belonged to his own jurisdiction, and this team was also known by himself, Meng Li and Du Hui, who Meng Tian thought would never betray him.
Moreover, this team originally existed to prevent a master like Chu Fei, and it turned out to be very effective. The assassination on the way home after drinking in the Prime Minister's Mansion not long ago, if it weren't for the existence of the Iron Guard, it would be difficult for Meng Tian to imagine whether he would still be able to sit here today, chatting and laughing with His Majesty the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, this ......" Meng Tian was the first to speak, but he didn't know what to say for a while.
Ying Zheng put the wine glass in his hand on the ground, and Zhao Gao continued to retreat and stand aside, looking at Meng Tian with a smug look in his eyes.
Ying Zheng looked at Meng Tian and asked, "Meng Qing, Zhao Gao's words are true?"
"This ......" Meng Tian didn't know how to answer Ying Zheng, if he lied to Ying Zheng, it would be disloyal. But if you don't say it, it's also disloyalty, and now Meng Tian is in a dilemma.
Fusu sat opposite Meng Tian, and when he saw that his teacher was speechless, he hurriedly said to his father: "Father Qiqi, the teacher is the generalissimo of my Qin State, and he has my Daqin's million-strong male division in his hands, even if the teacher really trained a team of men and horses in secret, Erchen believes that it is also the teacher who is thinking about Daqin, and you are thinking about your father." Therefore, Erchen believes that what Zhao Gao said is not a big deal. ”
As soon as Fu Su finished speaking, Hu Hai, who was sitting beside him, also spoke: "What the eldest brother said is not right, the eldest brother also said, no matter how many millions of heroes in Daqin are, it is also the father's soldiers and horses, General Meng is just managing for his father, no matter what happens to this army, I think my father should have the right to know, and the general, as the most trusted person of my father, should also report to my father." ”
There is a certain truth in what the two sons said, Ying Zheng, as the master of today, naturally has a lot of things to worry about, for such a thing, although it is not a big deal for Ying Zheng, after all, Meng Tian is not only a loyal general to him, but also a good brother who has accompanied him from childhood to adulthood.
Ying Zheng sat there without speaking, without a trace of expression on his face. Meng Tian understands Ying Zheng's personality, and knows that even if Ying Zheng really doesn't take this matter to heart, I am afraid that in the future, he and His Majesty the Emperor, who has been very suspicious since childhood, will also have a gap between monarchs and ministers.
"Your Majesty, at the beginning, Your Majesty trusted the ministers and handed over the power of Daqin's soldiers and horses to the hands of the ministers, and the ministers naturally worked hard to expand the territory for Your Majesty. Of course, the minister said this not to find a reason for himself to shirk, but to tell His Majesty that no matter what the minister did in secret, please believe that everything the minister did was for the sake of Daqin. Meng Tian stood up and left his seat and bent down to Ying Zheng and said.
Ying Zheng finally spoke, and after Meng Tian stood up, he said to Meng Tian: "I naturally believe in Meng Qing, even if everyone in the world betrays me, I believe that Meng Qing will not leave me." But what Zhao Gao said is true?"
"Back to Your Majesty, yes. Moreover, this army of soldiers and horses was assassinated by gangsters when His Majesty came to Handan that year, and the ministers went to pursue it without success, so they wanted to train a group of soldiers and horses in secret, which was specially used to be responsible for the safety of His Majesty and his ministers, in case of assassination by assassins again. The minister believes that His Majesty doesn't want the incident of Jing Ke to happen again, right?" Meng Tian said, his understanding of Ying Zheng let him know what to say to dispel Ying Zheng's misunderstanding.
Back then, Jing Ke took the opportunity to assassinate himself in the court of the Qin State by taking advantage of the surrender of Yan State, and he has always been feared by Ying Zheng, and now Ying Zheng still wakes up in his sleep from time to time because of this incident.
"In this way, the team of people cultivated by Meng Qing also has someone arranged by my side?" It turned out that this army was to protect his own safety, Ying Zheng put his mind at ease, he believed that Meng Tian was loyal to him, and Meng Tian would never betray him.
Meng Tian replied, "Yes, Your Majesty. I asked Your Majesty for forgiveness for this matter, but the minister did not inform Your Majesty, originally I wanted this matter not to be known by anyone, so that I would appear to protect Your Majesty when Your Majesty is in danger. ”
"What did the general say? Could it be that Your Majesty would encounter assassination assassins in the palace? Does the general think that His Majesty's newly appointed commander of the forbidden army cannot protect His Majesty?" Zhao Gao continued to ask on the side.
"Presumptuous!" Fusu shouted, startling Zhao Gao, who was standing at work in Yingzheng. "This is the conversation between the father and the general, Zhao Gao, what qualifications do you have as a little eunuch eunuch to speak here, and you will not retreat!"
Zhao Gao looked at Ying Zheng when he heard this, he found that Ying Zheng's face was not very good-looking, and he just wanted to open his mouth to argue with Fusu, so he closed his mouth knowingly.
"Father, Zhao Gao is so ignorant of etiquette, please ask your father to reprimand him. Fusu was unforgiving, stood up and said to Yingzheng.
Ying Zheng frowned, just now Zhao Gao opened his mouth to question that Meng Tian had indeed gone too far, and the kings of the Qin State had stipulated that eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics, and violators would be executed. But Zhao Gao has been by Ying Zheng's side for more than ten years, and Ying Zheng likes this handy subordinate very much, Zhao Gao is also very sensible, and he coaxes Ying Zheng to be happy, and Ying Zheng will hand over many important things to Zhao Gao to do.
Meng Tian's father and son, as well as Fusu, all looked at Yingzheng, and Hu Hai sat in his seat and just looked at the delicious food in front of him, but he didn't react, and he didn't see the quarrel of several people.
Although Ying Zheng didn't want to punish Zhao Gao, he had to do it in front of Meng Tian.
"Zhao Gao, are you guilty?"
Zhao Gao was so frightened by His Majesty the Emperor's words that he immediately knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, the villain knows that he is wrong, please spare the villain." Please spare the villain......"
Ying Zheng said coldly: "Thinking that you are a first-time offender, I will not punish you, but I want to exempt you from half a year's imprisonment, are you willing?"
Zhao Gao has been in Yingzheng for so many years, and he knows Yingzheng's temperament and temperament, and knows that he is punishing himself on the surface, but in fact, he is making an appearance to show Meng Tian. Since His Majesty the Emperor has given the steps, Zhao Gao naturally came down from the stage.
Zhao Gao prostrate on the ground, "crying with joy" and said: "The villain has thanked Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty for your great kindness." ”
"Alright, get up, and go down first, for you will not come in without my will. ”
"The villain obeys, thank you, Your Majesty. Zhao Gao got up from the ground and hurriedly left the dining hall.
Ying Zheng expelled Zhao Gao from the hall, and Fusu originally wanted to continue to chase his father, which can be said to be painless and itchy, and it is not even a punishment at all. Half a year's Yulu is not worth mentioning to Zhao Gao at all, he is the commander of the CRRC government, and the filial piety of his subordinates in a year alone is probably an astronomical amount, how can he care about this little bit of Yulu?
Fusu also wanted to continue to open his mouth to ask his father to increase the punishment of Zhao Gao, but after he saw Meng Tian shaking his head at him slightly, he gave up speaking.
"Okay, I have already punished Zhao Gao, are you satisfied with Fusu?" asked Ying Zheng as he looked at Fusu.
Although Fusu was unwilling, he still said to his father: "My father is fair, and Fusu has nothing to say." When he said the word fairness, Fusu deliberately increased his efforts.
Meng Tian stopped Fusu from continuing to speak, and he said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, do you think that it is superfluous for the ministers to arrange people to protect Your Majesty?"
"Why did Meng Qing say this?" Ying Zheng put down the jade chopsticks in his hand and said to Meng Tian. "How can my decades-long relationship with you make me suspicious of you because of this incident? If others don't believe me, can't you still believe it? If even you can't believe me, who else in this world can make me believe. No matter what you do around you, I believe you will never have a second mind for me. ”
"Your Majesty is grateful for your trust. If Your Majesty can trust the minister, the minister wants to say one more thing to Your Majesty. Meng Tian knelt on the ground and thanked Ying Zheng for his trust in him, and then he stood up and asked Ying Zheng what was going on.
Ying Zheng asked Meng Tian to sit down and asked, "What else is the matter with Aiqing?"
"The minister wants to know this general of the forbidden army, General Chu Feichu, how he came to the palace, and how he became the commander of the forbidden army? ”
"Well, I don't know very well, Chu Fei was brought to me by Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao just said that this person is a peerless master who defeated Jing Ke, and now he is willing to follow me and protect my safety. I have sent someone to check on this person, but I have not found much. Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said to Meng Tian.
Meng Tian nodded, it seems that Zhao Gao did not tell the truth to Yingzheng, he did not tell the other identity of Chu Fei.
"Why, Aiqing still knows some things that I don't even know?" Seeing the expression on Meng Tian's face, Ying Zheng asked curiously.
Meng Tian opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty believes in the minister so much, and the minister will naturally not hide what he knows from His Majesty. Does Your Majesty know Chu Fei's other identity?"
"Another identity?"
"Not bad. Zhao Gao was right, Chu Fei was indeed a master who had defeated Jing Ke at his peak, but he only said half of what he said to His Majesty. By the way, the minister still wants to ask His Majesty something, is it Zhao Gao who sent His Majesty to investigate Chu Fei's matter?" Meng Tian asked.
Ying Zheng didn't answer, but nodded.
"That's it, Chu Fei's other identity is the top killer in the world, and this person is a Chu person, and it is said that he has something to do with the Chu royal family. The minister just didn't expect him to appear next to His Majesty, a top killer was by His Majesty's side, and he had to make the minister frightened. ”
As soon as Meng Tian's words came out, not only Yingzheng, but also Fusu, were all taken aback, and even Hu Hai had an expression of disbelief on his face. With such a terrible killer by his side, whether he is an enemy or a friend, I am afraid that people will not be able to sleep.