I don’t know how long the depressing atmosphere lasted.
The First Emperor did not issue any more orders, and everyone did not dare to move. Until Ying Chengyu walked in through the door wearing a white prison uniform.
He glanced at the situation in the hall, and his eyes stayed for a moment on the pile of bamboo slips that had been swept to the ground.
He said in a deep voice: "Everyone, get out."
Except Gai Nie responded and turned around to leave.
Zhao Gao, Li Si, Ting Weizheng, the jailer and others all remained motionless.
The First Emperor's eyes had been fixed on Ying Chengyu ever since he entered the palace.
"Everyone get out."
The First Emperor gave orders exactly as Ying Chengyu said.
"only."
Everyone responded respectfully and quickly went out, suppressing their rapidly pacing hearts and half-holding their breaths.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Tingwei Youjian, who was tied up, struggled hard, indicating that there was still a big living person here.
He didn't want to stay there. He might die if he heard some words.
But no one in the crowd who was busy escaping cared about him. He died as a fellow Taoist but not as a poor Taoist.
Tingwei's right prisoner looked desperate.
Ying Chengyu leaned over and said with a sinister expression, "I heard that you tipped off the news when I captured Gan Luo?"
The right prisoner of Tingwei kept glancing at the First Emperor with his peripheral vision, waiting for the First Emperor to speak.
Ying Chengyu slapped Tingwei's right prisoner in the face with his mouth, and cursed: "Nai Gong is talking to you, his eyes are glaring wildly!"
Your Majesty lets this Shuzi go so far... This Shuzi's life should not be cut off.
"Woooooo~"
The right eunuch, Tingwei, knew the Emperor's attitude and began to whine and keep looking down, indicating that there was a piece of cloth in his mouth and he could not speak.
Ying Chengyu slapped him again.
"Whoops! I get upset just looking at you! Get out!"
He picked up the collar of Tingwei's right prisoner and threw him out along the door.
The First Emperor waited for Ying Chengyu to finish everything, and there were only two people left in the room.
He stood up holding the table and said, "Do you know how many officials Meng Xibai has in Qin?"
Ying Chengyu said with an innocent face: "Brother Huang is angry? I am doing things according to Qin's laws."
"It's because you acted according to Qin's laws that I saw this side of you."
The First Emperor grabbed a roll of bamboo slips and smashed them at Ying Chengyu's feet, pointing at the bamboo slips on the ground.
He roared angrily: "Do you know that if this incident is not handled well, Xianyang will be in chaos! Guanzhong will be in chaos! The world will be in chaos!"
Ying Chengyu said with a guilty conscience: "No, come on, do I have that much influence?"
"Shu Zi!"
The First Emperor was furious and shouted, and suddenly he heard a mountain shouting and a tsunami singing in harmony outside the door, and suddenly it rose into the air.
The words sung are none other than Qin Feng in the Book of Songs - "No Clothes"!
The anger in the eyes of the First Emperor increased by three points, and he stared at Ying Chenglong.
How dare you, such a bastard, instigate a conflict between a military family and an aristocratic family!
Ying Chengyu hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands.
"Brother Emperor, I didn't ask anyone to sing "No Yi". This time it really has nothing to do with me!"
…………
The veteran Meng Ao walked into the gate of Guowei Mansion with his head lowered, wrapped in clothes.
Along the way, the officials of the Guowei Mansion all saluted and showed the greatest respect to this veteran who had made outstanding contributions to the Qin Dynasty in all directions.
Several officials who had participated in the war in the Meng family army actively greeted the old man and wanted to help him walk.
This is not because they are flattering, but because they heard that the old man was seriously ill some time ago, and even the imperial physician Ling Xia Wuji said it was difficult to cure him.
Today they saw that although the old man's steps were still steady and steady, he walked extremely slowly, taking a breath for every step. They were afraid that the old man's condition would worsen and he would fall to the ground.
The old man didn't appreciate it at all.
When I advised him to take care of himself and put on more clothes, he said that you, a bird, would die even if you were a male.
You stepped forward to give him a hand and be his crutch, but he scolded you for being such a useless person who has nothing to do? Your Majesty gives you a salary to do things, not to serve me!
The people who were scolded all smiled apologetically and did not dare to talk back. They followed the old man step by step, for fear that the old man would make a mistake.
Some official matters are nothing, but what if he is imprisoned for a few days? The biggest thing is that Meng Gong is in good health!
When Wang Ye heard Wuyang Wuyang was making a lot of noise in front of him, he frowned and stepped out of the back hall.
After leaving the hall, he stood on the three-story bluestone steps and watched everyone not doing anything.
While being scolded by Meng Ao, and still surrounded by Meng Ao, his face darkened.
"You are all very energetic and have nothing to do? Get ready for push-ups, five hundred for each person."
Everyone didn't need to look back. Just by hearing the voice, they knew it was Wang Ye. The thunderous voice was unique to this military elder.
The crowd howled for a while, wanting to cry without tears.
The three words "push-ups" are the three words most hated by the officials of Guowei Mansion recently.
As long as there is something that doesn't go according to Mr. Wang Ye's liking, that's when he prepares for push-ups.
I don't know where the old general heard about this movement. He pushed himself to the ground, leaned down, and straightened up. Almost all the muscles in his body were exercised. It was very tiring.
If you were young, five hundred would be nothing, but it had been several years since you had been employed as a civilian.
The original muscles have long since become useless. How can he still do so much?
But a group of big men were shouting and howling, but no one really said that the number was too high, or asked Wang Ye to reduce it.
One by one, they lay down obediently and began to push themselves up on the ground, secretly glad that the prince did not set a time limit this time.
"Straighten your back and keep your body in a straight line! Why are you lazy?"
Meng Ao walked away while cursing, and after taking two steps, he lightly kicked an official on the arm.
"Put your butt out! Naigong has never seen a push-up like bird first in his life!"
The man quickly raised his buttocks, raised his face and asked with a smile: "Meng Meng also knows push-ups? Is this a military training method decades ago? Meng Gong, was this how the prince trained in the first place?"
Meng Ao's eyes widened and he stepped on the man's back, making him fall to the ground.
"You still have time to talk, so you have to do it with a heavy load!"
The man who was stepped on gritted his teeth and struggled to hold himself up.
"Meng Gong's kick is not as strong as before. Meng Gong, please take care of yourself."
Meng Ao scolded people for talking too much, quickened his pace, and followed Wang Ye who came out to greet him into the back hall.
After the two most senior generals in the Qin State, who had worked hard and made great achievements, left, no one in the front court of the Guowei Mansion got up.
Even if my head is sweating profusely, even if my arms are shaking.
Still lying on the ground, standing up straight, and looking serious.
"If you are sick, you need to go to the imperial doctor! This is the imperial palace, not a military camp! What authority do you have to punish officials!"
As soon as he entered the back hall, Meng Ao closed the door and roared at Wang Ye.
There are no rules for corporal punishment in the Guowei Mansion. No matter which government agency in Da Qin, higher-level officials have no power to impose such punishment on lower-level officials.
Wang Ye said calmly: "Are you distressed? Are there any children of the Meng family in the courtyard?"
Meng Ao suppressed his anger and said in a low voice: "Fart, Naigong is saying that you will be attacked if you set up a private punishment. Are you not exposing your weak point to those birdmen!"
"You scream like a bird every day, and even His Majesty dares to scold you. If something happens, you, the old guy, will do it first."
"You know nothing. The more vulgar Nai Gong is, the safer he is. Nai Gong's scolding is a private virtue and does not involve power. You are a bastard who sets up private punishments to punish officials. This is against the rules. Your Majesty can punish you with this alone!"
Bang~
Wang Ye put the imperial seal on his old friend's hand, pointed at himself and said, "If your Majesty wanted to kill me, he could have done so long ago."
The captain of the State of Qin is Ying Chengyu, not Wang Jie.
It was the biggest violation of rules for him, Wang Jue, to appear in the Guowei Mansion and exercise the Guowei's power with the Guowei's seal.
Meng Ao looked at the imperial seal for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Everyone says that I, Meng Ao, have the worst temper. Compared with a bird like you, I don’t have any temper...
Wang Ye opened the tall wooden cabinet against the wall and took out a brown wine jar.
"Are you drinking?"
When Meng Ao saw this, his eyebrows tightened.
"How dare you drink at this time of year?"
The time of Yingmao is the time to go to work.
Alcohol is prohibited among the people of Qin. Although people with noble titles cannot refrain from doing so at home, it is absolutely not allowed to drink during work hours, which is against Qin law.
Wang Yan held the wine jar with one hand and pointed at Meng Ao's hand with the Chinese Wei Seal to remind his old friend.
He said impatiently: "Would you like to drink?"
I, Wang Ye, am in such a situation, why do I care about breaking a Qin law?
Meng Ao was silent for a moment, then threw the big seal to Wang Yan and cursed the bird man.
"Nai Gong will die with you! Drink!"
The fragrant smell of alcohol drifted from the back hall to the front hall, and the officials who were soaked all over sniffed their noses and laughed out loud.
"The prince is drinking again."
"Fart, that's water!"
"Haha, yes, yes, intoxicating water!"
"..."
In the back hall, the two veterans who had fought side by side since they were young did not use wine bottles, wine bowls, or wine glasses.
Instead, he held a jar of wine, and you took a sip, while I took a sip, and no one said a word.
When the wine jar reached the bottom, Wang Ye shook it vigorously and poured the last three or two drops of wine into his mouth.
"After finishing the wine, let's go."
Meng Ao shook the empty wine jar to make sure there was no more wine. They all said that you, a birdman, must have hidden the wine. He quickly took it out and went to get the wine from the wooden cabinet above where Wang Yan got the wine.
Wang Ye grabbed his old friend's skinny arm and snorted coldly, saying that I will drink from this bottle with you, old guy, today. If you want wine, you can go find it yourself. He doesn't have enough.
There is no wine for sale among the people of Qin.
Meng Ao leaned forward, holding Wang Ye's hand with his skinny, mummified hand.
"Naigong didn't drink enough."
"I didn't drink enough to go home and drink."
"You accompany Naigong back to drink."
"Juan is a state captain, should you be as idle as you are?"
"You damn Imperial Captain, when will Your Majesty ask you, a birdman, to be the Imperial Guard!" Meng Ao looked sarcastic, pointing at Wang Yan's nose and said: "You, a birdman, are worthy of being an Imperial Lieutenant? How do you look like a Imperial Lieutenant? "
Wang Yan touched the imperial seal and said calmly: "General, I pay homage to you."
Meng Ao grabbed Wang Yao's collar and said in a cold voice: "Birdman, your Majesty has the final say about the state of Qin. His Majesty said you are the captain of the state, and you are the captain of the state. Are you going to tell Naigong that you don't recognize your majesty?"
"I recognize your Majesty."
When Meng Ao heard this, his expression did not change, and he did not show any joy. He was still as cold as iron.
Based on his understanding of his old friend, there will definitely be more to say later.
Sure enough, Wang Ye sighed regretfully when he saw that Meng Ao was unmoved.
"It's hard to fool."
The veteran who had already withdrawn from the incident grinned because he wanted Ying Chengyu to rejoin the Qin State stage.
"I recognize your majesty and even more so the general."
Meng Ao took a deep breath and put his hands on Wang Yan's shoulders.
"Follow Naigong and go have a drink with Naigong. Naigong didn't drink enough."
His hand slipped down, and he took Wang Ye's big hand and dragged it outward. The old man tried his best, but he still couldn't drag it.
The old man looked back angrily.
"You birdie can't understand human words?!"
Wang Ye chuckled and shook his head.
"I won't go. In the next life, Mr. Nai will accompany you to drink to your heart's content."
"What nonsense are you talking about, you bird! Even in the next life..."
"Meng Ao."
The veteran's voice, which sounded like low thunder, softened for the first time and he called Meng Ao by his full name.
"Yu has never been as smart as you, but after living for decades longer, I can't understand this. Lord Shang is dead, Lord Wu'an is dead, and Lord Chang'an is also in trouble this time.
"Those eggless birds can't go to the battlefield, make military exploits, and kill the enemy. They are good at killing their own people. Whether Chang'an Lord lives or dies depends on His Majesty."
"Chang'an Lord will not die." Meng Ao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty once wrote to me personally, saying that if Chang'an Lord rebels, Your Majesty will give up the throne. You are a bird, you don't have to follow me back to the mansion, you can't go anywhere here. Go and wait for this matter to subside..."
As Meng Ao was speaking, a punch suddenly came from the door in front of him.
The old man reacted quickly, closed his mouth and retreated in one breath.
The old man said in disbelief: "You, a birdie, are you going to fight with me?"
Wang Ye missed a single blow and did not stand up. He closed his fists and sat upright.
"If things are really as you say, why do you come to look for him? Let's not talk about whether your words are credible. If your words are true, at the beginning Qin Xiaogong said to Shang Jun, 'The public is like a green mountain, and I am like a pine and cypress.'
"King Zhaoxiang of Qin said to Lord Wu'an, 'A great cause cannot be accomplished by a general. Qin can't do without Yingji without Lord Wu'an.' Old fellow, tell yourself, can you believe what King Qin says? You have a family, so go back."
Meng Ao remained silent.
If he had not broken into the palace that night, he would have believed in the promise of the First Emperor.
But he broke in, so he came to drag his old friend away today to save the next one.
Seeing that Meng Ao didn't move, Wang Yan stood up and stretched his muscles, and said with a smile: "You are no match for Yan now. Back then, Yan knocked out Lord Wu'an of the Qin Dynasty, and today he knocked out Duke Meng of the Qin Dynasty. His record is outstanding."
Before the veteran finished his words, he suddenly shot out like an arrow from the string, and before he could take a breath, he was behind Meng Ao, whose body had not yet recovered.
A hand knife struck the wind quickly and stopped at the back of Meng Ao's neck.
"Why don't you hide."
Wang Ye asked curiously.
Although Meng Ao is in extremely poor condition now, he will definitely not be caught by him as soon as they meet, and he can block three moves and two moves.
"Listen to Ao's advice and follow Ao."
Meng Ao knew he was outmatched, so he gave up fighting just to say one more word. After decades of life-and-death friendship, Meng Ao could even tell that Wang Yan would leave him a chance to speak.
Looking back at the prime minister, Meng Ao ignored the hand knife hanging in the air and stared into Wang Yan's eyes.
"I haven't had enough wine with you birdie."
Pa~
The knife fell and Meng Ao fainted.
Wang Ye caught his old friend's limp body with half his arm, and lifted him up with a little effort. It was much lighter than he expected.
Wang Ye weighed it and said with a smile: "You old guy, you have to live a good life and eat back your share of meat."
Putting his old friend on the bed, Wang Ye thought to himself, "Have you never become a state captain in your life?" It’s easy for you, old guy, to let you live the addiction of a state captain.
While taking off my old friend's shoes and socks, I covered my old friend with the woolen quilt I had washed half a month ago.
He sat by the bed, looking at his sleeping old friend, and couldn't help but laugh when he thought that Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an, was also sleeping like this when he was dragged back to Xianyang from Changping.
"King Zhaoxiang of Qin met with Lord Wu An, but Jun Tingyi did not accompany Lord Wu An, and Lord Wu An died. The general went to Tunliu, but Tiao Tingyi did not accompany the general, and the general became a disgrace to the Qin State. This time, Tiao Tingyi did not accompany him. That’s it.”
The veteran took off his clothes, but his old body was covered with scars. There were scars criss-crossing him, and there was even a puncture wound to his heart that could not heal.
First put on your underwear.
Then put on the armor!
Then hold the sword!
"Six sons!"
The veteran shouted loudly, sounding like thunder from the sky, which shocked the officials who were doing push-ups in the front hall while they were lying on the ground and rubbing their ears.
They haven't finished their push-ups yet, and they can't get up until they finish. This is the rule set by Wang Ye.
"master."
The veteran who had followed the veteran for more than ten years and had been taking care of the elderly's daily life, participated in the battle to destroy Zhao, and fought under the walls of Handan City, quickly opened the door and entered.
Be strong and strong.
The old face is bright.
"You are nothing! Are you worthy of wearing armor with Naigong? Take good care of this old guy Meng Ao!"
Wang Ye's face darkened when he saw the veteran's attire. He cursed and started to take off his armor.
The veteran didn't resist and just smiled.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the master curse. Come on!
"The villain will go even if his butt is naked."
Wang Ye glared and raised his hand.
"Even if the master knocks the villain unconscious, the villain will still complain about the general when he wakes up."
Wang Ye stopped moving.
"You don't understand anything. You're dying in vain."
The veteran tidied his armor and stomach.
"The villain doesn't understand the truth. The villain knows that following the general, he has never lost, his food and salary have not been cut off, and his military merit has not been lacking. The general calls this justice, and the villain thinks justice is very good. The villain doesn't care whether the general wants to destroy Zhao or not. Destroying an aristocratic family is not bad for a villain."
The veteran's armor and stomach were completely sorted, and he stood proudly, as if he was about to charge into battle in the next second, whether he was alive or dead.
He said loudly: "The general has done so much for Qin. Which piece of land in the six countries was conquered without the general's credit, so why should the general die? Those birds who can't wield the Qin sword have not made any merit, and they should die if they go against the general. !”
Wang Ye was silent for a moment.
"Let this old guy sleep on his own, and let's go and die."
"only!"
The veteran shouted in response and patted Qin Jian on his waist.
He smiled and said: "Master, how can two people go into battle? My old brothers have no families, they are all waiting for you to assemble at home."
Wang Ye laughed and cursed: "A bunch of bird people, let's go!"
"only!"
Veteran Wang Yan, six veterans.
Go out of the back hall and pass through the front yard.
All the officials who were sweating profusely and had not yet finished their push-ups were from the military.
When he saw two people wearing armor passing by, one of whom was Wang Yan, he immediately became energetic.
The prince is wearing armor and holding a sword!
Something is going to happen! Something big is going to happen!
Everyone stood up and surrounded Wang Ye, preventing him from leaving and asking what Wang Ye wanted to do.
Wang Ye glanced at the faces of everyone, and shouted with a thunderous voice: "Have you finished the five hundred push-ups? Get down! There are so many military orders, but his mother thinks they are bullshit? He has been following Wei Niao, who doesn't know the actual battlefield, for so long. Can you only hold a pen but not a sword?"
A person's mind is spinning and his brain reacts very quickly.
"Prince, are you Lord Chang'an..."
Pa~
Before he finished speaking, the speaker received a firm slap on the face from Wang Ye.
Wang Ye said coldly: "Your son is five years old, get down! Push-ups!"
The man struggled for a moment, bent his knees, raised his body, and straightened his back.
All the officials of the Imperial Palace remained silent, and Wang Ye kicked the nearest person.
"Get ready for push-ups!"
The nearest one leans over.
Mention the next closest one again.
"Get ready for push-ups!"
The next closest person squats slowly.
"Get ready for push-ups!"
"Get ready for push-ups!"
"Get ready for push-ups!"
"..."
Any official who was standing still would be kicked by Wang Yan if he went up, and if he didn't get down, he would be kicked again.
In this country of Qin, which is only about military merit, veterans with outstanding merits are qualified to kick any of them.
Until all the officials of the Imperial Palace were lying on the ground, supporting their bodies with their elbows, and their backs were straight.
body and mind.
Always be straight.
"Five hundred, don't start until you finish. I'll add another five thousand after you finish. Do you hear me clearly?"
Wang Ye roared.
"only!"
Everyone shouted with their eyes closed.
They finally understood why Wang Ye had no time limit for push-ups this time.
"Nai Gong is gone. It's not bad working with you guys, hahahaha!"
Wang Yan, who was not a state captain but was exercising the power of a state captain, laughed up to the sky and went out, with only one veteran accompanying him.
There was deathly silence in Guowei's Mansion, only the sound of whirring.
It was both the sound of people bending down and standing up, and the sound of people breathing heavily.
A group of soldiers who came from the ranks to serve as civilians, their blood has not cooled down and it is difficult to burst out.
When people live in this world, there are so many things that go well with them, and so much helplessness.
