The First Emperor would hold a grand banquet in Zhangtai Palace, and the lower-level officials could also get some sacrificial offerings, even ordinary people could take this opportunity to buy a little leftover leftovers from the government to satisfy the hunger of the elderly and children at home.

At the noon banquet, Zhao Ying finally saw Meng Tian who came from Shangjun.

The First Emperor attached great importance to him and deliberately took the time to meet him alone.

Encourage him.

During the banquet, he was also specially arranged to the side of the First Emperor, which happened to be opposite Zhao Ying.

Meng Tian looks a little similar to Meng Yi, but his complexion is darker, and his eyes are a little more resolute and resolute. This is the mighty Huns, the general who supervised the construction of the Great Wall of Kyushu Straight, and the most trusted general of his father.

He is also the staunchest supporter of his own Aweng.

This was the first time he had seen Meng Tian, so he couldn't help but take a few more looks.

Meng Tian seemed to be aware of his gaze, and also guessed his identity, looked at him kindly, smiled and bowed his head at him slightly, Zhao Ying also smiled and nodded in response.

However, on this occasion, Zhao Ying didn't go over to join in the excitement, raised his glass from afar, and then withdrew his gaze. At the same time, he observed these ministers who rarely saw the court on weekdays.

What surprised him was that in addition to these ministers, there were also many Confucian scholars wearing robes and bamboo crowns and standing tall in this banquet.

And Chun Yuyue, who he had a relationship with a few days ago, was among them.

Chun Yuyue is very famous, and he was once a hardcore supporter of the eldest son Fusu, and he was a pioneer in resolutely opposing the county system. Some time ago, because of the Confucian incident, he was expelled from Xianyang City by the First Emperor.

But what really made him famous was his recent lectures.

The proposal of great unification made him completely fall into the whirlpool of public opinion.

Now the Xishui Thatched Cottage in the west of Xianyang City has almost become the main battlefield of a hundred schools of thought, and scholars from various schools of thought come to debate every day, which seems to have become a unique scenery in Xianyang City.

Interestingly, the First Emperor and the imperial court were rarely silent about these.

On the contrary, a large piece of land was directly allocated to Confucianism, and today's banquet invited Chun Yuyue, who was strictly forbidden to enter Xianyang some time ago, into Zhangtai Palace to participate in this grand banquet.

As long as they are not stupid, they all see that Chun Yuyue is very likely to return to the court, and even soar into the sky.

Therefore, there is a group of people around him, and the doctors of several other schools look at Chun Yuyue who is proud of the spring breeze, his face is a little strange, and his eyes are also a little complicated.

They couldn't figure out how this stubborn old thing suddenly took a 180-degree turn and suddenly became a lackey at the feet of the First Emperor.

However, although I was unhappy, I was helpless.

I can only watch Confucianism become more and more prosperous.

At such a banquet, the First Emperor sat symbolically for a while, then motioned to Zhao Ying to help himself up, and then went back inside under the eyes of everyone.

Looking at the pair of grandchildren who were slowly leaving, many people showed thoughtful looks in their eyes.

That's a great honor.

Every year, the First Emperor will have a separate banquet for some old ministers in the court to show his closeness, and he will also call some close juniors to accompany him, which is a kind of family banquet.

In the past, basically the eighteenth prince Hu Hai who accompanied the first emperor was replaced by Zhao Ying this year.

I don't know if the First Emperor was intentional or unintentional, this time, he didn't call Hu Hai, which made Hu Hai's heart so sour, he only felt empty, not a taste, and even the smile on his face stiffened a little unconsciously.

I didn't even call myself Aweng -

Instead, he called Zhao Ying's dog thing!

But no one paid attention to his feelings.

Compared with the outside, the banquet here is much more cordial and casual.

There were few people in total, and on one side sat the old general Wang Jian and his pair of grandchildren, Wang Li and Wang Nan, who was dressed in full costume and looked more and more charming and charming.

On the other side, there is the old general Meng Wu, and Meng Tian, who has just arrived from Shangjun.

Glancing at everyone present, his eyes paused slightly on Wang Nan, and he quietly glanced back at his grandson, and couldn't help but show a smile in the corner of his eyes.

Turn your head and command left and right.

"Remove these cases and replace them with round tables......

Speaking of this, the First Emperor explained with a smile.

"Let's eat together like this......"

The old general Wang Jian had already used the round table once, so he naturally understood that Meng Wu and Meng Tian were a little confused, but since the first emperor proposed, there was naturally no reason not to do it.

After a while, several people sat down on a few chairs around the round table.

Wang Li was still curiously leaning on the back of the chair, trying to swing back and forth twice, and was kicked by the old general Wang Qian, only then did he become honest, but the curiosity in his eyes was still undiminished.

In this meal, there is basically no room for the three juniors Zhao Ying, Wang Li and Wang Nan to intervene.

They just ate their own, especially Zhao Ying, who was busy with the first emperor all morning, sacrificing heaven and earth, and sacrificing to ancestors, and didn't even bother to eat in the middle, sitting down at this time, he was already hungry.

If it weren't for the scruples of the occasion, he would have swept it all in one go.

Fortunately, the First Emperor knew the amount of food he ate, so he specially sent a maid to stand behind him and constantly add food to him, and even prepared dozens of catties of venison for him.

Because Zhao Ying ate quite well, and everyone was talking with the First Emperor, so at the beginning, everyone didn't pay much attention to the abnormality on his side, until a large number of plates were stacked around him unconsciously, and everyone was surprised to find that this little boy's meal was a little scary.

Especially Meng Tian, who looked at Zhao Ying with a smile on his face in disbelief, couldn't help but exclaim.

"The minister is in Shangjun, I heard that the little boy has the ability to Bo Xiong, and I am still a little surprised in my heart, when I see it today, I know that what I said is true, just this amount of food, even if it is the general Lian Po of the late Zhao, I am afraid it is not as good as ......"

Zhao Ying: ......

Anyway, I'm actually helpless.

I don't want to eat like this every day, not to mention anything else, eating five or six meals a day is too delaying.

"Young man, you're growing up, eat more—"

Meng Wu looked at Zhao Ying with a smile, and even put a large amount of chopsticks venison on Zhao Ying with his own hands.

"Eat as much as you can, at the age of the old man, even if you want to eat more, you can't eat anymore, so you young people can only watch you young people feast on it......"

Meng Wu made such a joke, and the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became a lot lighter.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Meng Tian held a wine glass in his hand and bowed deeply to the First Emperor.

"Your Majesty's birthday—"

The First Emperor subconsciously glanced at Zhao Ying beside him, and saw that this product had no intention of blocking it, so he happily picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

However, Meng Tian did not sit down, but bowed deeply with a respectful expression.

"Your Majesty, the minister has come back this time, and the eldest son has asked the minister to bring a letter to Your Majesty——"

As he spoke, he reached out and took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over with both hands.

When Zhao Ying heard this, he was immediately shocked, this old man has a strange head, but don't make any moths. Looking at Zhao Ying, who was obviously a little nervous, the First Emperor smiled and motioned for Zhao Ying to take it.

However, he did not let him open it on the spot, but continued to drink and eat as usual, and did not say anything until the end of the banquet.

After the banquet, the old general Wang Jian did not say much, but took his pair of grandchildren and got up to say goodbye, while Mengwu Mengtian was left by the first emperor.

The Imperial Study.

"This is going to Lingnan, where should the minister go, and please show your majesty——"

Meng Tian's expression was serious, and he bowed deeply to the First Emperor.

As a general, he naturally knew that the First Emperor would not transfer him from Shangjun to Lingnan for no reason, and this move may have other meanings.

When the First Emperor heard this, he smiled and looked at Zhao Ying, who was sitting bored, looking out of the window from time to time.

"Ying'er, you might as well tell me how General Meng should do things when he arrives in Lingnan......

Zhao Ying didn't expect that the First Emperor would test him on such an occasion.

However, he had been thinking about this question for a long time, but he was stunned for a moment, and then said slowly.

"I once heard that Uncle Lu was first awarded the title of Lu, and three years later, he reported to Zhou Gong. Zhou Gong asked him, "Why did you come back so late?" ”

He replied, "I have changed the customs and manners of the people in Ludi, and they have been mourning for their father for three years before taking off their mourning clothes, so it is too late." ”

Jiang Taigong was also sealed in Qi, and reported to the government of Zhou Gong in May.

Zhou Gong asked him, "How fast did you come back?" ”

The prince said, "I have simplified the etiquette between their kings and ministers, and everything is carried out according to their customs, so I quickly took care of the local government affairs......"

Therefore, after hearing his son's explanation, he couldn't help but sigh: "Woohoo, everything is going on in the north of Lu in the future!" It is not easy for the husband to be simple, and the people are not easy to approach, and the people will return. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ying said with a serious expression.

"I think that when General Meng goes, it is best to learn from Jiang Taigong, who streamlined the policy, and not from the uncle who worked hard to educate the people, in fact, I think that General Zhao Tuo's original policy with Ji Baiyue was quite clever, and it is best not to change his measures lightly when the general goes......"

Although Zhao Tuo's ambitions grew later, he guarded Lingnan and refused to support the Central Plains, and actually became an accomplice in the destruction of Qin, but he and Ji Baiyue's policies were to be clever.

He not only allowed the Yue people to participate in the management of the regime, but also vigorously encouraged Han and Vietnamese intermarriage, implemented the policy of Yue autonomy, properly handled relations with neighboring vassal states, and respected the local people's customs such as hair breaking, tattooing, foot stomping, left side, chiseling and tooth extraction, vertebral buns, worshipping snakes and frogs, and superstitious chickens, which soon won the recognition of the local people.

What is even more valuable is that although he followed the customs of the Yue people, he did not blindly follow them, but stopped or guided their bad habits, thus winning the popularity of the local people.

In fact, after Ren Huan's death, Zhao Tuo got rid of those generals who were loyal to the first emperor, almost no turmoil, and he sat down as the king of Lingnan.

He completely brought this land into his own hands.

Therefore, since the First Emperor asked, Zhao Ying was naturally willing to mention it, so as not to cause turmoil in Lingnan, but to affect his future plans.

You must know that at the beginning, he proposed to take turns to garrison in various places, and what he wanted most was to transfer Zhao Tuo back, but the first emperor had his own considerations.

Since he is good at dealing with the land of Baiyue, why do you want to transfer him back?

Go to a master to sit in town!

As for Zhao Tuo's betrayal of the imperial court-

The First Emperor didn't even think about it, who would dare to betray?

Even if he agreed to Zhao Ying's suggestion that the generals of the garrisons in various parts of the country rotate their garrisons, it was all for the sake of forming a system that would benefit future generations.

Meng Tian heard Zhao Ying's suggestion, and subconsciously looked at the First Emperor, who pondered for a moment and nodded at Zhao Ying with satisfaction.

"Good—"

Then his gaze calmly turned to Meng Tian.

"I hope you can remember the words of the emperor's eldest grandson today, and guard the pass of Lingnan for me, Lingnan is safe and sound, then my Great Qin will add more, and the territory of thousands of miles, if it is lost, the hard work of hundreds of thousands of soldiers will be in vain......"

"The minister will not dare to live up to His Majesty's trust—"

Meng Wu looked at Zhao Ying and sighed with a sigh on his face.

"The little boy is really wise and brave, at a young age, he has such knowledge, even if it was Ganluo in the past, I'm afraid it's just that-"

The First Emperor was also in a good mood and waved his hand happily.

"It's a little clever, but it's still far from it, don't exaggerate the old general, the child-"

……

Although the First Emperor gave Meng Tian a three-day holiday to reunite with his family, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Meng Tian, who had just been reunited with his family for a day, resolutely got up, said goodbye to his family, and embarked on the road to Lingnan.

Outside Xianyang City, Meng Tian, who said goodbye to his family and relatives and friends, just walked out a short distance, and looked at Zhao Ying, who was holding a high-headed horse and waiting quietly.

He couldn't help but move in his heart, and immediately ordered to stop, walked down from the carriage, retreated from everyone, and stepped forward to salute Zhao Ying.

"This is far away from the mountains and rivers, the conditions are difficult, the kid is here to bid farewell to the general-"

Meng Tian bowed in return.

"Childe is here, I think I have something to say to Weichen......"

Zhao Ying nodded seriously.

"The general is here, in addition to taking care of his body, please be careful of Zhao Tuo......"

When Meng Tian heard this, he couldn't help but stare at it.

saw Zhao Ying looking at him with a serious expression.

"It's not that I spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but the world is unpredictable, and there are many things that I can't explain to you, but please remember what I said today, don't trust that Zhao Tuo too much——"

Speaking of this, Zhao Ying's expression became more and more serious.

"This person is quite scheming, in Lingnan, deep-rooted, the general is here, if he can't control it, it is best to cut through the chaos quickly. Or find a reason to send him to Xianyang on business, as long as he leaves Lingnan, I have my own way to deal with it-"

Feeling the murderous aura on Zhao Ying's body, Meng Tian couldn't help but condense in his heart, but saw Zhao Ying solemnly saluting him.

"Maybe in a year or two, the general will understand the boy's hard work today - in short, today's matter is related to the safety of my Great Qin, and I ask the general to be cautious......"

After speaking, Zhao Ying didn't stay long, jumped directly on the horse, and bowed to Meng Tian.

"General, please take care of your country—"

After speaking, he turned the horse's head directly and walked away.

He originally wanted to write a letter and find someone to secretly hand it over to Meng Tian, but today's words were a bit taboo after all, so he came here and asked him personally.

He didn't know what Meng Tian would think, but he knew that Meng Tian would definitely not sue him for this, after all, he was the eldest son of the eldest son Fusu, and the Meng clan, especially General Meng Tian, was the most loyal fan of the eldest son Fusu.

I only hope that today's words can make him vigilant.

Walking hundreds of steps away, Zhao Ying grabbed the reins on a high slope, turned around and looked at the direction of Meng Tian's departure, his expression was a little solemn.

But that's all I can do.

As long as the tragedy of Ren Huan's death in office can be avoided, with Meng Tian, the top Great Qin general, it is not easy to think that Zhao Tuo wants to completely control the hundreds of thousands of troops in Lingnan.

I just hope that this is an idle move, and it will never be useful!

……

Upper County.

Although it is located in a remote area, because of Meng Tian's governance in recent years, the local people have lived quite steadily, so this New Year, there is always a bit of New Year's weather.

It's just that this excitement belongs to the people, whether it is for General Wang Ben, who has just taken office, or for the eldest son Fusu, there is no effort to pay attention to this excitement.

(End of chapter)