The content of that holy decree was really shocking, Meng Tian couldn't have imagined that Ying Zheng would actually make such a holy decree. The holy decree actually said that all those in the city of Dongjun who knew that the Martian stone had written on it were all destroyed, which meant that those craftsmen who were responsible for digging the stone and the soldiers who guarded it would lose their lives for this. Once this holy decree is announced to the public, I am afraid that the Dongjun, which has just been pacified, will have another wave.

"Why did Your Majesty make such a will, even if this stone that fell from the sky was engraved with the words of my Great Qin, it may not have been added later by someone with a heart, why did you kill so many people to cover up this matter?" Meng Tian handed the bamboo slip to Meng Li and muttered in his mouth.

Meng Li looked at the contents of the bamboo slips and did not seem to be surprised by what was written on them. "I don't think there's anything suspicious about this decree, it's just a little bit of your majesty's way of consolidating your royal power. ”

Meng Tian listened to Meng Li's words, looked at Meng Li with some shock, and asked him: "A little means? Do you have to kill so many people for such a small means, and many of them are still my soldiers of Great Qin." If I were in Xianyang now, I would definitely persuade Your Majesty to withdraw this holy decree. ”

"General, no. Meng Li stopped Meng Tian and said. "The general thinks that this matter is a big deal in the eyes of His Majesty, but in fact, His Majesty does not care about the lives of those soldiers and craftsmen, what His Majesty cares about is the words on the stone, which read, 'The First Emperor dies, and the world is divided'. ”

Meng Tian has always neglected the meaning of the sentence on the stone, originally Meng Tian didn't believe that it was engraved with words when the stone fell from the sky, and it was also Li Si's improved Qin State Small Seal, Meng Tian has never believed in ghosts and gods, so he just thought that someone did it on purpose. After Meng Li said this, he suddenly remembered that this matter may not be of so great significance to other people, but for His Majesty the Emperor of Qin, it is of great significance, so isn't there someone who wants to usurp Qin State and intend to rebel?

Meng Tian closed his eyes, leaned on the backrest behind him, and said, "Originally, I just wanted to say that if the traitors in Dongjun were wiped out in one fell swoop, this matter could end without a problem, but it seems that I was thinking too simply. I want to write to Your Majesty, please think twice. ”

Meng Li shook his head, he didn't want Meng Tian to do this. "I think it's too late now, and besides, this holy decree is not for you, but for Huangdong, the eastern county guard, and His Majesty has already said in the holy decree that we want to escort this stone back to Xianyang as soon as possible, and we don't have time to wait any longer. ”

"Are so many lives going to be killed so innocently?" Meng Tian opened his eyes and looked at Meng Li and asked.

Meng Li didn't speak, but his eyes told Meng Tian the result. For a country, as long as it can stabilize the royal power, it is worth sacrificing more people in the eyes of those in power.

"General, the first commandment of our Mengjia army is to be loyal to the king, and Your Majesty may not want to make him feel that the general is no longer loyal to him because of this matter. It's another eventful time now, Xianyang City is not a pool of still water, if the general really wants His Majesty to propose a revision of the holy decree, I'm afraid that someone will secretly make trouble at that time. Meng Li persuaded that the safety of Meng Tian alone was related to the future of the entire Meng Family Army, and he had to act cautiously.

Meng Tian had to sigh, now that the holy decree had been issued, there was no room for maneuver, he was not an immortal, and he had no power to save those lives.

"General Qiyu, Huang Jun is guarding outside and asking to see. Meng Tian's personal soldiers entered the house to report to Meng Tian.

Meng Tian's injury has been recuperating for a day, and he is already very strong, so he can still move around freely.

Meng Tian casually passed a coat, because of the injury at the waist, the coat could only be opened, and only a white underwear was passed inside the coat. He walked out of the room and said to the soldier at the door, "Please come in, Lord Commander." ”

Huang Dong quickly walked into the room, and when he saw Meng Tian standing in the room with his back to him, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. "Xiaguan Huang Dong met with the general. ”

Meng Tian turned around and said to Huang Dong: "Lord Huang, please get up, this is your mansion, and there is nothing polite in front of me." ”

Huang Dong stood up, but he still bent over with his head down, looking respectful.

"Lord Huang came to see me so early, but what's the matter?" Meng Tian asked knowingly.

Huang Dong bowed slightly and clenched his fists and said: "Xiaguan came this time, firstly, to see how the general's injuries are, and secondly, because of the holy decree that Xiaguan handed over to General Mengli last night and asked him to pass it to the general for reading on his behalf. I wonder if the general has read His Majesty's decree?"

The scroll of the holy decree was placed in front of Meng Tian, and it had not yet been put into the cloth bag, so needless to say, he knew that Meng Tian must have read it.

Meng Tian picked up the bamboo slip in front of him and said to Huang Dong: "Lord Huang also knows the content of this holy decree, since it is what His Majesty ordered you to do, you can do it yourself, why bother to ask my opinion again." ”

"The general Mingjian, the lower official thinks that it is not trivial for His Majesty to explain the affairs of the lower official by the holy decree, and the general is here to ask the general's opinion. Huang Dong thought that Meng Tian was saying that he couldn't do anything, so he hurriedly explained.

Meng Tian couldn't see any expression on his face, he just said calmly: "I have already read the holy decree, and I am also very clear about the things that His Majesty has explained, so you can just go and do it directly." As for the result, I don't want to know, I just want to tell Lord Huang one sentence, that is, properly settle everyone's future, if there is a new riot in Dongjun, don't blame General Ben for taking your Lord Huang's head to apologize to the people of the world. Meng Tian's voice became colder the more he went to the back, and Huang Dong's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat.

Huang Dong knelt on the ground after Meng Tian finished speaking, knocked his head on the ground, lay on the ground and said: "Don't worry, the general, the lower officials will definitely handle this matter according to the general's instructions." ”

"Okay, you go, and tomorrow I will lead the army to escort the Martian Stone back to Xianyang, I don't think there will be any problems in this matter." Meng Tian put the holy decree back into the cloth bag, stood up and walked in front of Huang Dong, handed it to Huang Dong, and then said.

"That's nature, that's nature. Huang Dong raised his hands to give the holy decree, then got up and bowed to Meng Tian and left the room.

Ma Xiancheng led his men outside the county guard mansion and waited for Huang Dong to appear, and after seeing Huang Dong appear at the gate of the county guard mansion, he quickly got off his horse and ran to Huang Dong's side, and asked, "How is it?

Huang Dong ignored her, stuffed the holy decree in his hand into Ma Xiancheng's hand, and then walked out of the gate, rode the horse that had been prepared for himself, and walked slowly in the direction of the city gate.

Ma Xiancheng was stunned for a moment, he looked at the holy decree in his hand, then looked at Huang Dong's back, and suddenly his face was happy, he knew what Huang Dong meant, so he quickly rode on the horse and shouted: "Quick, catch up with Lord County Guard." ”

Leaving Dongjun City, Ma Xiancheng rode a horse and walked side by side with Huang Dong, and the accompanying soldiers followed half a foot behind the two people.

Ma Xiancheng opened his mouth and said: "I didn't expect Meng Tian to agree to what was written on this holy decree, originally I thought he was a person with a heart for the world, but I didn't expect that in order not to offend Yingzheng, he still chose to obey the holy decree." ”

Huang Dong pouted, speechless for a while at the somewhat idiot colleague beside him. He looked at the place where the Martian Stone, which was not far away, and said in a low voice: "That is, people like you will see Meng Tian so shallowly, if Meng Tian has nothing special, can he overpower the Prime Minister above the court? Do you think that he can sit in today's position by relying on His Majesty's favor alone? Meng Tian is not without the kind of heart for the people of the world, all he can do now is to obey His Majesty's orders, if you are Meng Tian, you will not choose to disobey Your Majesty's will." If you do, then Meng Jiajun should change his surname in the near future. ”

"Are you saying that Your Majesty has begun to worry about Meng Tian and his Meng family's army?" Ma Xiancheng asked.

"Say you're stupid, you're still really stupid, how can the affection of the three generations of the Meng family for the Qin State be dissipated because of such a thing? Your Majesty may not remove Meng Tian from his position because of this matter, but the military power cannot be handed over to him completely. If there is a first time in everything, His Majesty will definitely be suspicious of Meng Tian. I think Meng Tian took this into account and did not block the Divine Decree. Huang Dong said. The plan to kill the Martian Stone guarding was originally proposed by Zhang Liang, and they originally planned to use Yingzheng's plan to use the sentence on the Martian Stone that Ying Zheng would never sit idly by, and it was Huang Dong who proposed to kill people.

Sure enough, as long as the sentence on the Martian Stone reaches the front of Ying Zheng, then whether this sentence was deliberately carved by someone, or whether the stone was on it when it fell from the sky, it no longer matters, the important thing is that the things contained in this sentence are too important, important enough to subvert the entire Qin State.

As they spoke, Huang Dong and Ma Xiancheng had already arrived at the place where the Martian Stone fell, and all of them were surrounded by heavy troops, including the Dongjun soldiers who originally guarded the Martian Stone, as well as dozens of craftsmen who were dispatched to dig the stone, as well as the nearby farmers who had appeared in the place where the Martian Stone fell, all of whom were imprisoned here. And today, it is their time of death.