Seeing Fusu reading the contents of the letter, sometimes bursting into tears, sometimes laughing heartily, Meng Tian on the side could not help but frown.
After a long while, he tentatively asked: "Eldest Young Master, are you okay?"
"No, it's okay."
When Fusu heard this, he quickly wiped the tears on his face and said awkwardly: "I made General Meng laugh."
"I have always known about the relationship between Young Master Hao and the eldest son, so there is no need to reveal it in front of me."
Meng Tian smiled and waved his hand, then suddenly thought of something and said, "But, doesn't the eldest son have any idea about what happened in Xianyang recently?"
"what idea?"
Fusu looked up at Meng Tian in confusion.
Meng Tian said solemnly: "His Majesty was assassinated during his eastern tour. Someone was able to mobilize soldiers from counties and counties to resist the Imperial Army. Such ability is unprecedented. Moreover, His Majesty did not investigate this matter in depth. It is really strange!"
"In addition, Gongzi Liang and the fourth brother Gongzi Gao are also in prison because of this matter. Now in Xianyang, Gongzi Hao is the only one standing in the way. Isn't this strange?"
"General Meng is suspecting that my brother Hao is up to something evil?"
Fusu said somewhat unhappily.
"Eldest Young Master, do you think I am the kind of person who stirs up trouble?"
Meng Tian shook the letter in his hand and said: "Before His Majesty's eastward tour, assassins had already appeared in Xianyang. This means that Your Majesty's eastward tour this time is full of dangers, and there may be unexpected dangers at any time;
According to common sense, His Majesty should arrange for a large army to escort him and never put himself in a dangerous situation.
However, His Majesty granted Young Master Hao Yitian military power.
This has never happened before in the history of Great Qin.
So, why is Your Majesty like this?
The old minister thought about it, and there was only one possibility. His Majesty's assassination was personally designed by His Majesty in order to test Young Master Hao's ability.
This means the fact that His Majesty has begun to consider establishing a crown prince.
Mond's letter said that your Majesty allowed Han Xin, who had never led an army to fight, to serve as the acting guard of one of the nine ministers. What kind of grace is this?
This is clearly the foundation for training Young Master Hao!
Your Majesty has such an idea. The eldest son is wondering, what does this mean?
The veteran has thought over and over again that there is no other possibility but one possibility: His Majesty is planning to choose a successor between you and Young Master Hao.
Otherwise, given His Majesty's majesty and clarity, how could he have made such an unusual arrangement?
Your Majesty's move means that the situation in the government may change at any time!
Eldest Young Master, even though you have a deep relationship with Young Master Hao, as the eldest son of the Emperor, your family and country should be one! "
"When I left Xianyang, my father didn't even want to see me. Moreover, my father made it very clear that Fusu would not be allowed to return to the country until he was called. This shows that the relationship between our father and son has been severed."
At this point, Fusu's voice became choked, and he couldn't help but shed tears again: "General Meng said this is okay, but I'm sorry Fusu can't believe you."
"The eldest son is too arrogant!"
Meng Tian was so angry at Fusu's words that he started to express his anger: "At that time, the eldest son focused on state affairs and only considered the details and did not consider the overall situation. His Majesty felt that you lacked awareness of the overall situation, so he said such heartless words;
But His Majesty is also a human being, how can he not have human relations and family ties? Where do we start from severing the relationship between father and son?
The old minister has known His Majesty since he was young, and is well aware of His Majesty's character of being strict on the outside and lenient on the inside. Otherwise, His Majesty knew the strictness of Qin's laws, why would he forgive Zhao Gao for violating the law? This shows that Your Majesty is a person who values emotions, because Zhao Gao has served him for more than 20 years. ! "
"You are His Majesty's eldest son, his first son. How can His Majesty cut off his feelings for you so easily?"
"There's no need to say anything, General Meng. Fusu knows he's wrong."
Fusu cleared up his misunderstanding about Ying Zheng and nodded to express his acceptance.
Meng Tian breathed a long sigh of relief and was about to continue preaching to Fusu. At this moment, another announcement came from outside the door: "To General Meng, your Majesty sent an envoy to deliver two carts of dragon fish meat for you and the generals to try. !”
"River fish meat?"
Meng Tian and Fu Su were stunned at the same time. For a moment, Meng Tian frowned and asked, "Where is the envoy?"
"Back to General Meng, the envoy is in the living room!"
"Okay, let him come here!"
"Here!"
The messenger made a promise.
Not long after, a young man dressed as a military general walked in with a smile, cupped his hands towards Meng Tian and said, "The last general, Zhao Cheng, has met General Meng!"
"Um?"
Meng Tian frowned, glanced at Fusu subconsciously, and said coldly: "Why do you only want to salute me and not the eldest son?"
"Eldest son?"
Zhao Cheng reacted for a moment, as if he had just made an unintentional mistake, and quickly saluted Fusu: "Last General."
"No!"
Fusu waved his hands indifferently, not wanting to accept the other party's courtesy, but asked calmly: "You just said that my father sent you dragon fish meat. Where did you get this dragon fish meat?"
"Go back to the eldest son, this fish meat is a big fish that your Majesty personally shot while patrolling the East China Sea!"
Zhao Cheng replied with a smile on his face, and at the same time vividly recounted the story of Ying Zheng bending his bow to shoot a giant dragon.
After hearing this, Fu Su and Meng Tian couldn't help but feel numb and shocked.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Fusu, who seemed not to believe his ears, asked Zhao Cheng again.
Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "My brother Zhao Gao is by your Majesty's side. He told the general personally. It should be true!"
"You said Zhao Gao is your brother?"
Meng Tian didn't find it strange that Ying Zheng bent his bow to shoot a giant dragon, but was rather surprised by Zhao Cheng.
Because when Ying Zheng was young, he often took him hunting in Shanglinyuan. He would shoot whatever he saw, and the arrows would always hit the target.
Moreover, Ying Zheng's martial arts skills are also extraordinary.
Even Tang Ju, who protects Ying Zheng, said that Ying Zheng's martial arts skills can be regarded as a silver medal killer.
It can be seen from this that the young and healthy Ying Zheng is a real macho man.
After all, in ancient times, no man with a height of nearly 1.9 meters was ordinary.
However, when Zhao Cheng heard Meng Tian's inquiry, he seemed a little strange.
Because the relationship between Zhao Gao and the Meng family is not good, he came to Jiuyuan to deliver the dragon fish meat just for official business and there was no need to get close to Meng Tian.
As if he had seen through Zhao Cheng's thoughts, Meng Tian did not wait for Zhao Cheng's answer and decisively changed the subject: "You said that His Majesty sent you to deliver dragon fish meat to me and the generals. Did you ever talk about the young master?"
"this"
Hearing this, Zhao Cheng looked hesitant, looked at Fusu, then at Meng Tian, and finally shook his head helplessly: "Your Majesty never mentioned the eldest son, but just asked the general to watch General Meng and the other generals taste the dragon fish meat!"
"What are you talking about? What nonsense are you talking about!?"
Meng Tian's face turned cold, and he was obviously a little anxious.
This guy is too honest!
The reason why he asked this was because he wanted him to lie in front of Fusu. It's not that I didn't hear clearly what he just said.
After all, the words he just said could easily cause Fusu to misunderstand.
Sure enough, Fusu's eyes instantly turned red when he heard Zhao Cheng's words: "Father still refuses to forgive me."
"Eldest Young Master, don't think too much!"
Meng Tian's face suddenly turned cold, and he waved his hand to signal Zhao Cheng to leave: "You go down first!"
"Yes, I will retire at the end"
Zhao Cheng smiled, turned around and left the room.
In fact, from the moment he entered the room, every word and every action he said was designed by Zhao Gao himself, with the purpose of making the gap between Fusu and Ying Zheng wider and wider.
Obviously, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Gao succeeded.
The gap between Fusu and Yingzheng is gradually widening.
After watching Zhao Cheng leave, Meng Tiancai said sincerely: "Eldest Young Master, the old minister has just said that your Majesty has always placed high hopes on the eldest Young Master and plans to choose an heir between the eldest Young Master and Young Master Hao;
If not, the eldest son had clearly offended His Majesty and was driven out of Xianyang. Why did Your Majesty still let the eldest son serve as the supervisor of the Jiuyuan Army? Hand over an army of 300,000 to the eldest son?
The fundamental reason is that His Majesty recognizes the eldest son’s ability!
If the eldest son continues to be arrogant, wouldn't he be living up to His Majesty's ten years of careful cultivation? "
After saying this, he paused for a moment, and seeing Fusu's expression gradually recover, he said with some confusion:
"Also, the eldest son, do you really think that your Majesty is just giving the old minister dragon fish meat?"
"What does General Meng mean by this?"
Fusu looked at Meng Tian blankly.
Meng Tian smiled slightly and raised his hand to signal: "Sir, sit down for now and listen to what I have to say!"
"good!"
Fusu nodded obediently and sat back in his seat: "General Meng, please speak!"
"May I ask, eldest son, how is the relationship between Meng Tian and Your Majesty?"
"What General Meng said is so serious, does Fusu need to say it?"
"good!"
Meng Tian smiled while stroking his palms, stroking his beard and said: "Based on the relationship between the old minister and Your Majesty, it is understandable that Your Majesty shoots the big dragon fish and sends the fish meat."
"but."
As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued, "Doesn't your Majesty not know that the eldest son is with me?"
"this"
Fusu was speechless, still looking confused.
But I heard Meng Tian talking eloquently:
"According to my speculation, there are two possibilities for your majesty to send me the fish meat alone. One is that your majesty has high hopes for me, and the other is that your majesty is testing the eldest son's character. Otherwise, it is impossible for your majesty to know that the eldest son is by my side, but he is alone. If you give an old minister the meat of a dragon fish, you won’t let anyone watch the old minister and the generals eat the meat of a fish;
According to the opinion of the veteran, His Majesty will change the route to Jiuyuan during this eastward tour! "
"General Meng said that my father will come to Jiuyuan? Is this true?"
Fusu suddenly showed a happy expression.
Meng Tian said thoughtfully, "If His Majesty really comes to Jiuyuan in person, it will be an opportunity for the eldest son to re-enter the crown prince's investigation!"
"No, it's better for my father not to come. With the way I am now, I'm afraid he will be disappointed again."
Fusu muttered in confusion.
Meng Tian's face suddenly turned cold: "The eldest son, you should put state affairs first!"
"What do you think, General Meng?"
Fusu suddenly woke up.
Meng Tian glanced at him with a cold face and said solemnly: "If the eldest son can re-enter your majesty's sight, I believe that your majesty will be very pleased to see the changes in the eldest son!"
"My father can bend his bow and shoot a giant dragon fish. I guess his condition has improved."
Meng Tian: "."
Fusu: "."
The two looked at each other, both speechless.
After a long while, Meng Tian couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead and sighed helplessly: "Is the eldest son really planning to give up?"
"No, I have not given up. With Brother Hao here, Daqin will get better and better. What I have to do now is to assist Brother Hao."
"Confused! The eldest son is confused!"
"General Meng"
Fusu opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak. He was silent for a long time, and then asked in a low voice: "What exactly does General Meng want Fusu to do?"
"The eldest son is your majesty's eldest son, and he should be responsible for the future of Qin. Although Young Master Hao is talented, his best choice is not that position, but to assist the eldest son. In this way, he can realize his own ideas without having to Take responsibility!"
Meng Tian said seriously.
"It's impossible. It's impossible for my father to leave Brother Hao alone."
Fusu waved his hand and shook his head: "When I left Xianyang, Brother Hao gave me a mine distribution map. When I looked at the labels on the map, the first thing I thought of was not the future of Da Qin, but the magic of Brother Hao;
He has never traveled to the Seven Kingdoms, and has never even been out of Xianyang. It is incredible that he can draw the mineral veins of the world! "
"It was based on this mineral vein distribution map that I found the magnetite. Therefore, I think Brother Hao is the one who will lead the future of Great Qin!"
"Why don't you understand, the eldest son? What Mr. Hao wants is freedom!"
Meng Tian was angry at Fusu for the first time: "Everything he did was for freedom. Your Majesty wants to trap him, and you want to trap him, but no one can trap him. Sooner or later, he will break free. Go pursue the freedom he wants!”
"The words he gave you are actually encouraging you to maintain hope and courage and persevere in pursuing your dreams no matter what difficulties you are in, even if you hit rock bottom."
"What does this mean? It means he wants you to fight for that position!"
"I"
Fusu looked hesitant and couldn't help but murmured: "My heart is in chaos. I don't know how to face my father. If my father comes to Jiuyuan to ask me about political affairs, I don't know how to answer."
"."
Hearing this, Meng Tian was completely speechless.
A simple thing can actually stump this eldest son who was once resolute and brave, trusting and diligent.
Seeing that Meng Tian didn't say a word, Fusu didn't know how to speak, so he put his head on the table and cried silently.
The evening breeze extinguished the oil lamp in the room, and the Qinshan Mountains outside the window were vaguely visible.
I don't know how long it took, but Meng Tian finally couldn't help but said with difficulty: "I respect the eldest son's thoughts and will not be harsh on him anymore. I only hope that your majesty will come to Jiuyuan and that the eldest son will not disappoint your majesty."
Before he finished speaking, Meng Tian burst into tears and left the room.
Watching Meng Tian leave, Fusu instantly collapsed on the ground, and the ores in his arms also fell one after another.
I saw him staring blankly at the ore on the ground, muttering to himself: "My father has always been arbitrary, how can we, sons, fight with us whenever we want? He is like a stone on the ground now, and he can't listen to anyone's words." .”
"Hao Di has done so many things, is it really for freedom?"
“It’s hard to find something you like to do, do you really want to give up?”
At this point, I couldn't help but laugh at myself: "Hey, Fusu is so arrogant!"
"The eldest son, Wei Zhongxian, Zhao Wudi, Zhao Shasha wants to see you!"
Just when Fusu was laughing at himself and being decadent, another message came from outside the door.
"Um?"
Fusu was stunned and thought to himself, who are these? ?
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