Meng Wu's family buried Meng Ao, and when they returned to Xianyang from the royal cemetery, they heard that Ying Zheng had sent a large army to attack Wei.
"Father, I heard that the king sent Cheng Jiao to attack Wei this time." Meng Tian said, "Can we be sure of victory?"
"As a father, I am also worried about this matter." Meng Wu said solemnly, "Let's not mention Chang'an Lord's ability to lead troops. If he becomes the commander simply because he is inexperienced, it is a taboo for military strategists."
"Father is absolutely right," Meng Yi said, "If Cheng Jiao fails, will Great Qin lose anything?"
"Even if Cheng Jiao is defeated, I don't think Wei will dare to invade the territory of Qin." Meng Wu said, "Loss of some soldiers will not damage Qin's vitality."
"Father, none of us are in Xianyang. There is no one around the king now." Meng Tian said, "If there is no war, it is okay. Now that the army is out, it is not that simple to rebel. Once Xianyang changes, I'm afraid The king will be in danger."
Meng Wu nodded and said: "Tian'er is right. Pass on the order and ask your uncle and housekeeper to lead the soldiers to protect the family members. You two brothers will travel day and night with your father to rush back to Xianyang."
"Yes, father." The two brothers responded in unison.
After briefly making arrangements, the father and son galloped towards Xianyang, whipping up their horses and whips.
The spring morning breeze has not gone away from the coolness, but it feels more comfortable when it blows on my face.
In the past three days, the father and son traveled day and night, and finally saw the outline of Xianyang.
"Father, we can already see Xianyang." Meng Tian said.
"What time is it now?" Meng Wu asked.
"It's almost Chen time." Meng Yi replied.
"Don't rest anymore, just go back to the city and resume your life." After Meng Wu finished speaking, he whipped the war horse.
Meng Tian and Meng Yi also whipped their horses.
When I approached the city gate, I saw a group of people outside the city gate. Judging from their clothes, they were all ordinary people.
These people seemed to be gathered in front of the bulletin board outside the city, whispering about something, while most of them shook their heads gently and sighed.
"Tian'er, go and see what happened." Meng Wu rushed back all night because he was worried about something happening in Xianyang. How could he not ask questions when he saw this situation.
Meng Tian got off his horse and squeezed into the crowd.
Not long after, I saw Meng Tian tearing down the notice, pushing through the crowd, and running towards Meng Wu.
"Father, something big happened." Meng Tian ran back in a panic and handed the notice to Meng Wu.
Seeing Meng Tian's panic, Meng Wu already felt bad, and when he saw the notice, he was even more shocked.
"This..." Meng Wu didn't know what to say.
Meng Tian calmed down a little and said: "It seems that this notice has just been put up, so the king may not know it yet. We should rush to the palace as soon as possible."
Meng Wu came back to his senses and said: "Yes, hurry to the palace and inform the king of the news."
Meng Yi was very puzzled on the side as to what made his father and brother so panicked, so he asked anxiously: "What happened?"
Meng Wu handed the notice to Meng Yi and said, "Look at it yourself. You must have it and hand it to the king later."
Meng Yi took the notice and his face turned pale after reading it.
"Let's go." Meng Wu urged the two brothers.
Meng Yi grasped the notice tightly and urged his horse to follow Meng Wu and Meng Tian towards the palace.
Ying Zheng was sorting out the lexicon that Sima Jie showed up at Wen Lei Residence yesterday and asked many bachelors from other countries to fill in the lexicon.
The main reason why Ying Zheng was so anxious to record the words of various countries was because of the "Agricultural and Food Classic".
As long as you can recognize the characters of various countries, you can get a rough idea of "Agricultural Food Classic". Besides, the planting season is almost here. If we don’t find out the original grain seeds quickly, we might miss the time and have to wait until next year to start planting.
Zhao Gao hurried in outside the door.
"Your Majesty, General Meng Wu, please bring Meng Tian and Meng Yi to see you." Zhao Gao said with his hands in hand.
"You're back so soon." Ying Zheng said, "Please come quickly."
Not long after, Meng Wu, father and son, walked in a hurry and looked a little panicked. They entered the door and knelt down: "Your Majesty, Meng Wu, by the king's order, buried my father in the royal cemetery with the rites of a marquis. Now that I have returned to the court, I came here to reply. .”
"Get up quickly." Ying Zheng stepped forward to help Meng Wu up and said, "I thought it would take two or three days before you would return to Xianyang."
"Because they were worried about something happening in the court, the three ministers, father and son, traveled all the way back at night." Meng Wu said, "Now the family members are still on the road."
"General Meng is overly worried. There are no major events in the court." Ying Zheng said.
"No, Your Majesty, something did happen." Meng Wu hesitated for a moment, then took the notice written in yellow silk from Meng Yi and handed it to Ying Zheng.
Seeing Meng Wu's mood after entering the door, Ying Zheng instinctively felt something bad, so he took the notice and opened it to read.
At this sight, Ying Zheng almost fell to the ground. Anger and annoyance, disappointment and resentment, these negative emotions condensed together and suddenly broke through the psychological defense line like a knife.
What can make Ying Zheng feel like this is of course the content of the notice.
This is an appeal, published in the name of Cheng Xi. The general content is: After Cheng Xi’s verification, Ying Zheng, who was born in Zhao State, was not the biological son of the late king Ying Yi. The Queen Mother Zhao Ji was given to Ying Yi by Lu Buwei that year. She was pregnant before, so Ying Zheng was not a descendant of the surname Ying, so naturally he should not occupy the position of King of Qin. In the name of Ying Yiren's only bloodline, Cheng Yu immediately returned to Xianyang, deposed Ying Zheng, and regained his rightful place as King of Qin...
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Meng Wu asked softly when he saw Ying Zheng's expression was so complicated.
"Your Majesty, it's just a rebellion, don't worry." Meng Tian comforted him, "Since ancient times, fights for succession and throne have been common, and there is nothing we cannot accept."
Compared to Meng Wu, Meng Tian is obviously better at comforting others.
"But he is my biological brother after all." Ying Zheng calmed down, thought for a moment, and then said, "No, I know him well. He must have been lured and bewitched by others to do such a thing. Come."
"Based on Wei Chen's understanding of Lord Chang'an, if he hadn't been deceived by others, he would definitely not be so impulsive and act rashly." Meng Wu said.
"But why would he slander me?" Ying Zheng said angrily.
"He is just looking for an excuse to rebel." Meng Tian said, "It is baseless and unfounded. How can he just say it is what it is?"
"The bad thing about the matter is that it has no basis." Meng Wu said, "This matter will definitely spread, and the people will definitely talk about it. There are many people talking, and it is unknown what the people's aspirations are."
Ying Zheng had completely calmed down, thought about it, and said: "You three, father and son, immediately send soldiers to investigate the spread of the news, trace the source of the news, and monitor people's discussions. Those who maliciously spread rumors will be arrested immediately. That is most likely Cheng Jiao’s accomplice.”
Meng Wu cupped his hands and said, "I will accept your order."
After Meng Wu and his son accepted the order, they hurried out of the palace gate. The matter was important and time seemed particularly urgent.
Ying Zheng put away his message, called Zhao Gao, and went out.
For such a big event, Ying Zheng's first priority was to discuss with Lu Buwei how to deal with it. Besides, Lu Buwei was also a party involved. How could Ying Zheng not ask what happened?
On the way to Lu Mansion, Ying Zheng briefly told Zhao Gao about General Cheng Xi's rebellion, and Zhao Gao was also horrified.
When they arrived at Lu Buwei's inner palace, the palace officials trotted forward to pass the news, and Ying Zheng followed quickly.
Lu Buwei was in the study, holding the same message in his hand.
"Father Zhong!" Ying Zheng shouted before he entered the door.
Lu Buwei put down his words, raised his hands and saluted, "Old minister, I have seen the king."
Ying Zheng walked up to Lu Buwei, looked at the message Lu Buwei had just put down, and asked, "Does Father Zhong already know?"
Lu Buwei nodded and said: "I have just learned about this matter and am thinking about how to deal with it."
"Are the things mentioned in the statement true?" Ying Zheng asked eagerly.
"Of course this is slander and an excuse for Cheng Xi to plot rebellion." Lu Buwei seemed quite calm. "If we don't find a reasonable excuse, how can we command the army to counterattack Xianyang, and how can we convince the people in the world."
Ying Zheng looked straight at Lu Buwei and asked, "How can Father Zhong be sure that when you betrothed your mother to your father, your mother was not pregnant?"
Although these rumors were not enough to have any impact on the throne, Ying Zheng was confused and wanted to know the truth.
"Hey, the reputation of the Queen Mother is important, but now that the matter has come to this, we don't care about so much anymore." Lu Buwei sighed.
"Father Zhong, it's okay to say it," Ying Zheng said.
Lu Buwei paused and seemed to be recalling the past: "Back then, before I betrothed you to your father, your mother was indeed the concubine of the old minister. Your father also knew about this back then."
"Your mother's natal family has a strong foundation in the Zhao Kingdom. The old minister was doing business at the time and had some savings at home, so a matchmaker brought her together and they became acquainted."
"However, after all, the age difference between the old minister and your mother is too big, and there is no basis for feelings, so they are not that loving towards each other."
"Later, your father and the old minister got acquainted. They often went to the house to drink and chat, and thus got to know your mother. As time passed, how could the old minister not see that your father and your mother had feelings for each other, so he thought about the beauty of adults. From then on Since then, I have never touched your mother again."
"Before your mother married your father, she was still red. Therefore, you must be your father's son. There is no doubt about this."
After listening to Lu Buwei's story, Ying Zheng felt at ease.
Although he is not married yet, Ying Zheng still knows a little bit about women's popularity.
"Is what Father Zhong said true?" Ying Zheng still wanted to make sure.
"There are no outsiders here. Is it necessary for me to make up a lie?" Lu Buwei said with a bitter smile.
"But these things are not allowed to be known to the world. Even if they are announced, there is no basis or evidence. How can I prove my identity to the world?" Ying Zheng said.
Lu Buwei nodded and said: "This is indeed a difficult problem. Now we can't prove to the world whether what Cheng Jiao said is right or wrong, so we don't know what the people's will is."
The common people were talking about this issue, which gave Ying Zheng quite a headache.
What can he do if he knows his own life experience, and what can happen if the whole court knows his life experience? No one can control what the people say.
Ying Zheng has no time to care about the opinions of the people now. The most important thing at the moment is the opinions of the court ministers. If most of the court officials believe that what Cheng Jiao said is true, then there is really no telling who will win.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng made up his mind and said: "Father Zhong, please send word quickly that a large-scale court meeting will be held tomorrow. All relevant personnel must be present."
Seeing Ying Zheng being so determined, Lu Buwei nodded and said, "I know what to do."
"Then let's seize the time and act quickly." Ying Zheng said.
After the agreement was reached, Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei left the house together and went their separate ways.
