The foul air, the cold temperature, and the sound of footsteps outside the heavy wooden door of the cell finally stopped outside.

Meng Tian understood that his long restraint was finally coming to an end.

As the deadbolt turned, the door of Yunyang Prison "clicked" and opened suddenly.

Meng Tian leaned his back against the damp wall, and he tried to stand up, but his legs and feet, which were once strong, were numb from lying on straw for a long time, and he was tired from rheumatism and was extremely sore. He had to bend down, rub his muscles and bones, and tidy up his appearance.

The famous General Meng cannot stagger to the execution ground, he must remain dignified when the dagger is stabbed.

There were about five people who came, all of them lit torches, the fire shone on their faces, Meng Tian raised his hands to cover them, and only after getting used to the light did he see their appearances: all of them were heavily armed soldiers, with strips of red or white cloth wrapped around their arms, dressed in fine armor, and their swords hung neatly around their waists, all of them as silent as a stone.

And the leader is a thin military officer with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.

"As I expected."

Meng Tian guessed their identities and smiled miserably.

"Previously, a jailer from outside came to congratulate him, saying that Marquis Wu Zhong had broken through the Wuguan Pass and entered Xianyang, and my two brothers would be released soon. My brother Meng Yi also longed for it, so that he could welcome his son Fusu back to the emperor ......"

"But I said, otherwise, the day when Heifu takes Xianyang may also be the time when my brother dies."

"Now it seems, I guessed right."

"General Meng is a smart man, I am also in the Xianyang change two years ago, thanks to General Meng letting go of the corner of the city defense, Ji Ying and Wuzhong's wife and son can leave safely."

Ji Ying bowed his hand to Meng Tian: "But we have a common proverb in Anlu, a foolish person does a foolish thing, and he does it again, just like a dog turns around and eats what it vomits." Since General Meng's brothers had already given up their son Fusu once, hoping for the pardon of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, how could they expect that Marquis Wu Zhong and the southern soldiers would shed blood and sweat and enjoy their success after recovering Guanzhong? ”

Meng Tian smiled: "Saying so much, Heifu is still afraid of me." ”

Ji Ying said: "Montessori has been a general for generations, with a prominent reputation, and the general is like a tiger in a cage, once released, who will not be afraid?" ”

"There are no two days, there are no two masters in the family, and there cannot be two commanders of equal prestige in the army."

"There are many soldiers in Shangjun, most of them are the old department of General Meng, General Meng's order, its momentum is enough to double, he will sweep the six countries in the east, if the two Jun brothers are there, it will be a hidden danger!"

"Guanzhong, there can be no more hidden dangers! Therefore, we are here to send General Meng on the road! ”

Meng Tian sneered: "Excuse, isn't Heifu afraid that Meng's loyalty to Daqin and Sheji will become an obstacle on his way to seeking power and usurping the throne?" ”

Ji Ying reminded him: "The general has put the cart before the horse, if there is no prince, Qin is dead, and if there is no prince, the society has been destroyed." ”

"General Meng had the opportunity to do the same thing, but he gave up, and he completely lost the opportunity, and if he wants to regret it, he will regret the choice he made that day!"

Ji Ying lowered his body and put a bottle of wine in front of Meng Tian: "But the general is not disgraced, the younger brother has committed suicide, please don't embarrass us, don't worry about the aftermath, the Meng clan must be properly settled." ”

"My brother, it's for my brother that has caused you ......"

Meng Tian sighed, moved his body that had been suffering from rheumatism for a long time, and picked up the bottle of wine, he knew that even if he didn't drink poison, there would be daggers and ropes next.

Jin Ge Iron Horse lives half his life, but he doesn't want to die in such a filthy and narrow place.

After looking at this clay vase for a long time, Meng Tian sighed: "Tian sin deserves death." From Liaodong, which belongs to Lintao, there are more than 10,000 miles of moats, and there can't be no Jedi veins in it? This is the sin of Tian, and ......"

After that, he drank all the wine, returned to the straw and sat down, waiting for death to come, and when Ji Ying was about to leave, he opened his eyes again and asked a word.

"If Fusu is still here, will Heifu be so eloquent and kill him in the name of stability for the world?"

……

"Alright, no need to wipe it."

The clothes are not as good as the old, and Heifu is used to wearing old clothes, but one of his favorite underwears, but at some point, has a striking oil stain on the cuffs of the placket, and he can't wipe it off.

The two orderlies who were in charge of taking care of his daily life were anxious, but Heifu didn't care, and he didn't change into new clothes, so he put on his coat and was about to go out, and comforted the two with a smile:

"Nothing."

"There's only going to be more dirt in the future."

Even if you cover it up, but you can deceive others, can you deceive your own conscience?

"Know the white, keep the black," the blackman shook his head, put aside his distractions, and walked out ......of the porch.

Today is the sixth day of July, the weather is sunny, Xianyang has also returned to the usual stability, the Northern Expeditionary Army proved that they are still in order, there are few things that harm the people, and yesterday after the scene of Wuzhong Marquis carrying a child into the city was publicized, Xianyang people gradually let down their vigilance, some of the three elders of Lilu held cattle and sheep wine and food to offer the sergeant, but the black man did not let it, saying: "There are many barns, not lacking, and I don't want to waste people." "Xianyang people are happy again, and they finally settle down.

What makes them even more reassuring is that it is rumored that Li Si, the old prime minister who was once forced by Zhao Gao and went out of the waste hill, will also be welcomed back to Xianyang by Marquis Wu Zhong today.

Li Si's decades of experience in politics have allowed him to play the role of a rock in the town, whether in the people or in the court, but in the army, he has little right to speak.

The car stopped in front of the Heifu mansion, and Heifu greeted him with a smile and greeted the old man with his younger generation.

"The old prime minister is still safe, I am relieved, Heifu and the people of Xianyang are looking forward to it, waiting for the old prime minister to come back and preside over the overall situation......"

Li Si is older than a few years ago, he has long lost the prestige of the powerful ministers of the year, his posture is very low, and after getting out of the car tremblingly with the help of the black man, he hurriedly took a step back and arched his hand:

"The old man is dying, and his life is not long, he can't control Zhao Gao, and he can't stop the puppet emperor from going perverse, it's really ashamed, but the Marquis of Wuzhong is the real minister of the society to protect the people......"

"The old prime minister informed me of the deployment of the puppet army, and held high the banner of righteousness with the imperial historian and others, and attracted Zhao Gao's henchmen in the waste hill, and we were able to break through Lantian and enter Xianyang, and also made great contributions to the country."

Heifu no longer lost the humility of the pawn in front of the Zhangtai Palace, and joined hands with Li Si in the court, and after the two sat opposite each other, he suddenly sighed and said:

"I originally wanted to make someone welcome back General Meng Tian in Yunyang Prison, and the three of them discussed the matter of establishing a monarch and driving the enemy together, but unfortunately the soldiers went one step too late, and the Mengshi brothers had already killed Zhao Gaoyu!"

"Meng Tian and Meng Yi were killed?"

Li Si was stunned, but he was not surprised in his heart, and said: "Zhao Gao has a grudge against Meng Yi, and he wanted to kill him for a long time, but because of Meng's fame and illustrious reputation, and he couldn't find evidence ......of the crime, he has not succeeded, and now he really took advantage of the chaos of the situation to send someone to assassinate him, but it's a pity that Meng's family has accumulated merit and believed in Qin III."

As he spoke, he observed Heifu's emotions, but the black face really couldn't see joy, anger and sorrow.

"I have properly collected his body and asked for the release of the Montessori clan who were detained in various places."

Heifu straightened up and said:

"Now the situation is critical, Hu Lu is raging on the border fortress, the Chu people have captured the West River, and there are even more traitorous remnants who are stubbornly resisting, before establishing the lord of Sheji, Daqin urgently needs an extraordinary system to make the government decree unimpeded to deal with the situation of internal and external difficulties!"

Li Si bowed his head and agreed with Heifu's opinion: "You must first fight foreign enemies before you can decide internal affairs, how does Marquis Wu Zhong want to govern?" ”

"The situation today is very similar to that of 600 years ago."

Hefu got up and threw his bait:

"In the past, King Zhou Li was tyrannical, the people attacked him, attacked King Li, and King Li ran away from Yu, so the society had no owner, and the throne was empty."

"Fourteen years later, Zhao Bohu and Zhou Dinggong were administered, and they were called 'Republic'! The two are mutually beneficial, the government is repaired, the legacy of French, military, Cheng and Kang, and the princes are restored to Zhou. ”

He turned around, pointed at himself, and then pointed at Li Si: "The current military situation is like fire, in order to make the decree justified, why not follow the matter of Zhou Zhao Republic in the past, the monarch is the Duke of Zhou, the main government, I am the Zhao Gong, the main army, you and I will help the Great Qin Sheji, what is it?" ”

"Zhou Zhao Republican ......" Li Si pondered Heifu's words, but what he thought of was the death of the Montessori brothers......

"The Montessori brothers may have been killed by Zhao Gao."

"But it's more likely that the Heff sent someone to get rid of ......"

"What is his intention to inform me of this before discussing the 'extraordinary system' with me, neither sooner nor later?"

Li Si knew clearly, this was a warning, a reminder, and a fact that he and his junior brother Han Fei had already understood:

"Things are in the four directions, and they must be in the center; The saint insisted, and the Quartet followed. ”

"It is a saint who insists on being the shepherd of the world!"

Hundreds of years of conquest since the Spring and Autumn Period have made the rulers understand one thing: the first power, centralization, is the only way to become a great power, especially the supreme ruler, power cannot be shared, the imperial power is so, and so is the ruling power.

In this land called China, only centralization and unification can be accomplished!

Heifu has won the war, but he still needs to justify the acquisition of power, and the Montessori brothers are a stumbling block on his way to power, the victims, what about Lees?

Looking at Heifu's eyes full of hints, Li Si understood that the "Zhou Zhao Republic" thrown by Heifu was probably not his original intention.

So the old hamster gave full play to his advantage of reading more, and coughed lightly:

"Marquis Wu Zhong, as far as the old man knows, Zhou Zhao republican is probably not true history, but there is a fallacy."

"The real truth is ......"

Leos made a decision, looked up at Heifu, and said with a smile: "

"At that time, above the second duke of Zhou Zhao, there was also a co-uncle and a politician, who was the regent of the Son of Heaven!"

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