The next day, when Meng Xingyuan was still thinking about how to persuade Qin Shi Huang to release those warlocks, a jailer came, saying that His Majesty was going to summon him. This made Meng Xingyuan a little surprised.

"Ah Feng, have you done anything to Your Majesty?" Meng Xingyuan asked suspiciously.

"I haven't had time to do anything yet. ”

Someone took off Meng Xingyuan's shackles and leg irons, changed his prison clothes, and served him to take a careful bath and eat some food.

"It seems that His Majesty has changed his mind, and besides, he does not know anything about someone trying to poison me. Meng Xingyuan sat in a wide and comfortable carriage and quickly "forgiven" Qin Shi Huang.

Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Meng Xingyuan was taken aback, and almost didn't fall off the carriage, because in addition to seeing Qin Shi Huang, he also saw Meng Jiangnu and Fan Xiliang!

"Why are you here?" Meng Xingyuan was stunned for a moment, and actually forgot to see Qin Shi Huang, and it took a long time to say a word.

Meng Jiangnu and Fan Xiliang definitely didn't understand the rules in the palace, and the two of them ran over excitedly when they saw Meng Xingyuan get out of the carriage, and one of them grabbed one of Meng Xingyuan's hands, and was speechless with excitement.

"Aiqing, in my Great Qin Empire, there are still such beautiful people, why didn't you tell me earlier? Do you want me to investigate your crime of concealment? Haha. Qin Shi Huang looked generous and benevolent, and he actually joked with Meng Xingyuan for the first time.

Meng Xingyuan only reacted at this time, he immediately let go of the Fan couple and saluted Qin Shi Huang with a straight face: "See Your Majesty's ......"

"There is no need to be polite," Qin Shi Huang smiled and stepped forward to help Meng Xingyuan, "You and I have always gotten along well and are happy. Why are you so polite all of a sudden?"

Qin Shi Huang has always been very respectful of his majesty and has never been so approachable. Meng Xingyuan was not used to this, but he saw that Qin Shi Huang was in a good mood, and he could just take the opportunity to say his request.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to beg your Majesty to ......"

"Really?" Qin Shi Huang interrupted Meng Xingyuan's words again, "I also happen to have something to discuss with Aiqing. Let's talk in a different place. ”

Meng Xingyuan was completely confused by Qin Shi Huang's abnormal behavior, but he could only agree.

"Come on, take the folk girl Meng Jiangnu to rest first. Remember, always wait for my commands. After Qin Shi Huang saw Meng Jiang and the two leave, he and Meng Xingyuan entered a side palace.

"Tell me something. Qin Shi Huang sat cross-legged on a thick animal skin and looked at Meng Xingyuan coldly.

Meng Xingyuan's heart tightened, strange, why did His Majesty seem to be unhappy again?

"Your Majesty, I heard that Your Majesty has seized a group of warlocks in the prison and confiscated a large number of books. The minister had the audacity to beg His Majesty to release the literati and warlocks, and not to destroy those books. Literati are the lifeblood of a country, and those books belong to the people of the whole nation......"

"What nonsense!" Qin Shi Huang's face turned pale, and he slapped the table in front of him, "The country is mine, the world is also mine, and those books are also mine, how can they belong to the people of the world?"

Meng Xingyuan was so frightened that he fell to his knees all of a sudden, kowtowing again and again.

Qin Shi Huang continued: "There may be scholars among the more than 460 people, but most of them are still warlocks. Do you know what sins they've committed? They are talking openly about me out there, saying that everything I do is wrong. My merits surpass those of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors, and they dare to talk about my rights and wrongs, is this considered bold? Shouldn't this be killed?

"And the books, which are disorganized, right and wrong. After some stubborn people saw it, they used the past to be different from the present, and wantonly admonished me, asking me to continue to divide the kings like the previous dynasty. Didn't they see the division of the country and the years of war brought about by the division of the feudal kings? I divided the whole country into dozens of counties, because my Great Qin Empire was going to be passed down through the generations. Is it wrong for me to burn those poisonous words to make my people accept a unified and correct idea? Moreover, I did not confiscate the books of medicine and divination. Am I doing something wrong?"

Meng Xingyuan's heart was cold, it's over, there is not much hope to save those people's lives and those books.

"But," Qin Shi Huang paused and took a sip of tea, "for the sake of your many miraculous deeds and loyalty, I promise you that as long as you help me do something, I will not only release those warlocks, not destroy those books, but also reinstate you." How?"

"Your Majesty, please. Meng Xingyuan was overjoyed and decided that no matter what it was, he would do his best to do it.

"I saw that Meng Jiangnu was gentle and virtuous, and she looked like a fairy, so I wanted to keep her in the palace. As long as you persuade her to agree, it will be considered a help. What do you think?" Qin Shi Huang finally said what he really thought.

"Your Majesty, by no means. Meng Jiangnu and Fan Xiliang have long been husband and wife. I'd rather demolish a temple than destroy a marriage. I hope Your Majesty will think twice. Meng Xingyuan's head just raised and slammed it on the ground again.

"It doesn't matter if the two of them are husband and wife, I don't care. I have thought about it, Meng Jiangnu stays in the palace, and I will take care of her in every possible way, and I want her to enjoy the glory and wealth. As for that Fan Xi or something, I will reward him with a hundred taels of gold and three beauties. In short, I won't let him suffer. "Qin Shi Huang thought that he was thoughtful and properly arranged, but he did not think of the great power of human nature and love.

"Please atone for your sins, this matter cannot be done. "Meng Xingyuan is out of the way, even if he cuts off his head, he won't do it.

Qin Shi Huang was unexpectedly not angry: "Aiqing, you don't need to say that, how do you know if you can't do it without trying?" In my opinion, let Meng Jiangnu live in your mansion, and it will be convenient for you to tell her about this great thing." Step aside. “

"Your Majesty......" Meng Xingyuan wanted to speak again.

"Don't say more, just do what I just said. Qin Shi Huang didn't listen to Meng Xingyuan's words, and waved his hand to ask him to step down.

Meng Xingyuan thanked him mechanically and withdrew.

As soon as he walked out, Ah Feng spoke: "Aren't you really going to persuade Meng Jiangnu to stay in the palace?"

"Absolutely not!" Meng Xingyuan said word by word.

Ah Feng also shouted excitedly: "Okay, I really didn't misread you!" Although his ears were buzzing, Meng Xingyuan did not rub his ears as hard as before, and begged Ah Feng to be quieter, because his heart was now in turmoil.

Returning to his residence, Meng Xingyuan saw that Meng Jiangnu and Fan Xiliang had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Why did you come here? Are the old people still well?Is something happening at home?" After sitting down, Meng Xingyuan asked a series of questions—he usually misses the people of Mengjiazhuang.

Meng Jiangnu replied one by one, and said: "We came out this time, first, to see you, and the people in the village are very happy for you when they hear that you have become a big official; ”

Fan Xiliang also said: "How can a scholar live in a small village all day long? I think it is necessary to go out and see the world and feel the customs and customs of various parts of the world." ”

He also said interesting things about his travels, and Meng Xingyuan was in the mood to listen to him say this, so he could only echo absentmindedly.

"Xingyuan, did we take the liberty to come here and cause you trouble?" Meng Jiangnu is a smart person in Bingxue, and she is not very happy to see that Meng Xingyuan.

"How can you cause trouble?" Meng Xingyuan pretended to smile lightly, "I hope you guys won't be able to come." It's just that in this Xianyang, you can't go out at will, just live here, you can live as long as you want. ”

Meng Xingyuan guessed that Qin Shi Huang would send troops to surround his mansion to prevent Meng Jiangnu and his wife from escaping—and Qin Shi Huang did the same—hence what he said.

All night, Meng Xingyuan was thinking about how to solve this thorny problem. However, when it was dawn, Meng Xingyuan didn't come up with an answer.

Persuade Meng Jiangnu to stay in the palace? Meng Xingyuan had never thought of it like this.

It was very easy to take the two of them to escape, and with Ah Feng's help. But where do you want to flee? Fleeing back to Mengjiazhuang will sooner or later be found by Qin Shi Huang. Maybe it will bring disaster to the people of that village. Flee to a remote place to live in seclusion, not to mention whether Fan Xiliang and his wife agree or not, how should the elderly in the family take care of them?

Build a stand-in for Meng Jiangnu and stay in place of Meng Jiangnu? There is no impermeable wall in the world, and Qin Shi Huang will know about this sooner or later.