"Did the eldest son forget about Da Qin's underground caravan?"
When Fusu asked about the location of the Xiongnu royal court, Wang Li smiled mysteriously;
"Gongzi Hao secretly transported batches of old equipment from the Six Kingdoms to the Xiongnu through Da Qin's underground caravans. He has close ties with the Xiongnu tribes. It is easy to find out where their royal court is."
"this"
Fusu was speechless and didn't know what to say.
It's not that he doesn't know about his little brother's reselling of "arms", but he finds it incredible.
Logically speaking, it is illegal to resell 'arms' abroad, which is tantamount to collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, but it is simply outrageous that my little brother actually convinced his father.
However, now that Wang Li said it, it seemed like it was worth the money.
After all, Great Qin's armaments are constantly being updated, and those old equipment from the Six Nations are becoming less and less threatening to Great Qin's soldiers.
Especially the newly forged steel armor, not to mention the old equipment of the Six Kingdoms, even the most powerful crossbow arrows of the Qin State cannot penetrate it.
With such a generation difference, there seems to be nothing to worry about.
"In this case, please tell me your plan in as much detail as possible." Fusu sat upright.
Wang Li continued: "A few days ago, Mond wrote to me, saying that His Majesty and Young Master Hao have returned from the South China Sea, but the situation in Xianyang does not seem to be good. According to his speculation, something big should happen in Xianyang! "
"In order to prevent the eldest son from being involved in this matter, I discussed with the general and asked the eldest son to stay away from Jiuyuan on the pretext of wiping out the Xiongnu royal court, and then come back after the overall situation in Xianyang is stabilized!"
"How can this be done?"
Fusu frowned and seemed a little reluctant: "Since my father has sent a special envoy to convey the order, it is the emperor's order. How can any minister disobey the emperor's order?"
"But."
Wang Li glanced at Meng Tian with some confusion, and said tentatively: "What if the imperial edict is not His Majesty's order?"
"How can there be so many eventualities?"
Fusu smiled: "You mean, my father's imperial edict is false?"
"Let's not talk about whether the imperial edict is false, let's talk about this special envoy. The eldest son should know that the person responsible for delivering the edict is usually a chariot commander, and the chariot commander is subordinate to the Weiwei and is a confidential position in Xianyang;
Weiwei Yang Duanhe was reassigned as a general of the Qin Army. Later, he resigned for a period of time, and Han Xin took over the post of Weiwei. However, neither Yang Duanhe nor Han Xin touched the officials of the Weiwei when they were in office. In other words, the official staff of the company’s chariots and horses have always been fixed;
The general and I often deal with the guards, so naturally we know the chariot commander of the Wei Wei Mansion. But now, neither the general nor I know the chariot commander of the Wei Wei Mansion. How is it strange? "
"What's the point? Isn't Xianyang conducting imperial examinations? Maybe this new chariot officer is the one who will be admitted to the official position!"
"impossible!"
Wang Li categorically denied: "Officials who enter the official position through the imperial examination usually start from the county government or insignificant petty officials. How can such an important position be filled by a new employee?"
"In General Wang's opinion, what does this person have to do with the imperial edict?" Fusu said in a deep voice.
Wang Li thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty's servants must not be dismissed suddenly unless they are guilty of serious crimes. There must be something fishy about today's special envoy!"
"but."
As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued: "I discussed a plan with the general: immediately detain this special envoy, and lead an army of 50,000 soldiers from the Jing River secretly into Zhongshan, waiting for an opportunity;
If something is really abnormal in Xianyang, and the crown prince is not the eldest son or son Hao, then the general will lead 50,000 flying horses south, surround Xianyang, request an audience with His Majesty, and support the eldest son to take the throne! "
"If there is no abnormality in Xianyang, what should you do?" Fusu asked expressionlessly.
"If there is nothing abnormal in Xianyang."
Wang Li pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "The general and I are willing to suffer!"
"absurd--!"
Fusu was furious and slammed the table: "For my throne, the Meng family and the Wang family are afraid of being destroyed. It is simply unreasonable!"
"Sir, there are things a man should do and things he shouldn't do. This is an important matter, and the overall situation should be the most important thing!"
Meng Tian raised his hands and said seriously.
Wang Li carefully added: "I said I am willing to suffer, just in case."
"It's just a chance! Everything is just a chance! Are you kidding with the lives of your family? Why did your decision-making cause your family to suffer an unreasonable disaster?!" Fusu's face was red with anger, and his head was wet. His hair was steamed dry by the anger.
When Meng Tian heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Is there something wrong with the imperial edict? Would the eldest son rather sit back and wait to die?"
"General"
Fusu also choked up: "The gap between me and my father has just passed, and my father has also seen my efforts in Jiuyuan. I don't want to disappoint my father anymore, and I don't aspire to the throne either;
The general and my father have been together for decades. They are both monarchs and ministers and good friends. How can we meet each other because of Fusu?
The old general and Marquis Tongwu made great contributions to the unification of the six kingdoms by the Qin Dynasty. They should have spent their remaining years in peace and happiness. Is it because of Fusu that they should not be able to survive in their later years?
Wang Li is the only child of the Wang family!
How could Fusu let the Wang family die for his own selfish desires? ? "
After saying that, tears could not help but flow down. It hurt my heart and spleen, and I cried loudly at my desk.
"this"
When Wang Li saw this, he was immediately at a loss. He turned his head to look at Meng Tian, and cried into a ball while hugging Fusu.
Meng Tian sighed and shook his head helplessly, but he couldn't say anything.
Early the next morning, Fusu walked out of the room neatly dressed and came to the Jiuyuan General Shogunate.
It was easy to see from his haggard and red eyes that he must not have slept well last night.
However, he wasn't the only one who didn't sleep well.
Wang Li also appeared at the shogunate office with a tired look on his face, yawning and looking very lack of energy.
"Wang Li, have you seen the general?" Fusu came to Wang Li and said softly: "The special envoy reads the emperor's imperial edict. If the general is not here, it will be inconsistent with etiquette!"
"Somebody come!"
When Wang Li heard Fusu's words, he didn't say much. He directly called Meng Tian's guard Sima over and said in a deep voice: "Where is the general?"
"this"
The guard Sima looked hesitant.
Fusu's face turned serious and he shouted: "Just say what you have to say, why are you hesitating?!"
"Back to the eldest son, the general is still sleeping on the couch!" Guard Sima cautiously handed over his hand.
Fusu and Wang Li looked at each other with surprised expressions.
During the time they spent with Meng Tian, they never saw Meng Tian still on the bed when the rooster crows.
"Tell me, what happened last night?"
"Back to the eldest son, the general came back last night and was drinking alone in his room. He was so drunk that he fell into unconsciousness. Later, when the general helped him to the bed, he still felt his forehead was a little hot."
"Asshole! Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
When Wang Li heard this, he grabbed the guard Sima and wanted to teach him a lesson.
At this time, Fusu on the side quickly stopped him and ordered: "Quickly notify the doctor at Daqin Medical Center!"
"promise!"
The guard Sima promised with a pleading face, and Wang Li pushed him away angrily, and then rushed out of the shogunate's office.
Fusu was deeply disturbed and followed Wang away.
Not long after, they appeared outside Mengtian's room, waiting for the doctor from Daqin Medical Center to treat Mengtian.
This is the branch of Xianyang Daqin Medical Clinic in Jiuyuan City, and one of the few branches in Daqin.
The doctors inside were all transferred from the Daqin Medical Center in Xianyang, and their medical skills were not inferior to those of the imperial doctors in the palace.
However, just when the doctor from Daqin Medical Center came to Mengtian's room to diagnose and treat Mengtian, Mengtian suddenly woke up.
"Let's go!"
The first thing Meng Tian said when he woke up from the bed was not to the doctor, but to the two Fusu people outside the door.
He didn't even ask Fusu about the purpose of their visit, just washed up hastily and strode out of the room.
Fusu and Su looked at each other and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but had nothing to say. They only glanced at the guard Sima, asking him to keep an eye on Meng Tian and not let anything happen to him.
When the guard Sima led several soldiers to take care of Meng Tian, General Meng, who always loved his soldiers like his own son, rarely punched and kicked them, and shouted angrily: "I have been in the army all my life, and I have never been afraid of death! How can I be afraid? How many bottles of wine? Get out! Get out of here!"
When the soldiers heard this, they sighed and quickly moved away.
"Why!"
Seeing this, Fusu shook his head and sighed, tears streaming down his face again.
Wang Li had nothing to say, but he vaguely missed his good brother Zhao Hao.
If Zhao Hao were here, he would definitely not be so depressed and aggrieved.
When the postmaster welcomed Fusu and others into the posthouse, Li Fu, who served as the special envoy, was stunned for a while before he realized what was going on.
Seeing Meng Tian treat him so coldly yesterday, Li Fu already felt bad.
In this army of tigers and wolves, killing him was as easy as killing an ant.
Li Fu neither dared to act rashly nor read out the edict confidently. He could only look at the three people eagerly, waiting for them to speak first.
In fact, Li Fu was just a housekeeper in Li Si's mansion.
The main reason why Li Siti was appointed as the new chariot commander was that this edict was insignificant and had no meaning.
Of course, this is just the content of the edict.
In addition to the content of the edict, Li Si's explanation to Li Fu was mainly to drive a wedge between Fusu and Mengtian, so that he and Zhao Gao could later consider how to deal with Fusu and Mengtian.
After all, Fusu and Mengtian have 300,000 Great Wall troops in their hands. A little carelessness may lead to catastrophe.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, Li Si first sent Li Fu to alienate them before making the next plan.
But in this situation, Li Fu's heart was raised in his throat. He didn't even have the courage to speak, let alone alienate Fusu and Meng Tian.
As if feeling the solemn atmosphere, Fusu smiled slightly and took the lead in breaking the silence: "Your envoy traveled thousands of miles to Jiuyuan to announce the decree. I must have something urgent to explain to my father, right?"
"this"
Li Fu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Fusu's warm smile. He couldn't help but feel reassured. He bravely stood up, bowed and saluted;
"Young Master, the Chief Supervisor of the Army, is very rude to you when you meet the General. I still hope that I will pay tribute to Haihan. I admire you deeply, Li Fu!"
After saying that, he turned around and saluted Wang Li: "The old general and Marquis Tongwu have worked hard and made great achievements. I am deeply impressed by them. I have met General Wang Li!"
Before Li Fu left, Li Si repeatedly told him that according to the law, the special envoy did not know the content of the edict and should be polite and thoughtful before reading the edict in public.
Seeing that Li Fu was polite and polite, Fusu didn't feel disgusted with this strange envoy. He also smiled and bowed back, saying: "The envoy can announce the edict!"
"promise!"
Li Fu respectfully agreed, then opened the copper box on the desk with a low voice, took out the edict, and recited it loudly:
"I patrolled the world eastward, controlled the restoration of the six kingdoms, punished the lawbreakers, and worked on the affairs of the country to stabilize the Qin government;
Now I am returning to Xianyang from the South China Sea. I learned that Meng Tian and Fusu asked to report the Xiongnu military affairs. I feel that wars have been frequent in recent years and it is not easy for the old Qin people to survive. Moreover, the war in the South China Sea has just subsided, so it is not suitable for the whole country to start another war.
For now, in northern Xinjiang, defense should be the main focus, supplemented by clearing up border troubles.
Therefore, Li Si told the Jiuyuan shogunate that Meng Tian would be in charge of the military affairs of Jiuyuan, and Fu Su would assist from the side. Do not return to Xianyang. This is the overall situation! "
"Um?"
Fusu and the other three couldn't help but be surprised when they heard this.
This imperial edict was completely different from what they had expected. It seemed that it was said, but it seemed that it was not said.
They had indeed requested the First Emperor to send troops before, because at that time the Xiongnu and the Dayue clan jointly sent troops to invade the Great Wall, which made them very angry and wanted to fight with the Xiongnu and Dayue clan coalition forces.
However, later, the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu rekindled their old feud and parted ways. The coalition forces failed without an attack, and the First Emperor did not reply to them for a long time, so they gave up their plan to send troops.
Unexpectedly, what happened more than a month ago was only approved now, and it was approved in the form of an imperial edict. It was simply unexpected.
Seeing Fusu and the other three fell into silence again, Li Fu subconsciously lowered his head so as not to look at their expressions.
I don't know how long it took before Fusu asked in a strange tone: "Is this really my father's will?"
"My eldest son, this is indeed His Majesty's decree. You can check it for yourself. It is stamped with a jade seal." Li Fu held the imperial edict in both hands and presented it to Fusu.
"this"
Fusu hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Meng Tian.
I saw Meng Tian's face changing extremely. Sometimes he was confused, sometimes his brows were furrowed. Finally, he stretched out his big hand, took the imperial decree from Li Fu's hand, and looked at it carefully.
The jade seal is real, and the notes are the emperor's notes. But why does the content of the edict feel a little wrong?
Especially the four words "Don't go back to Xianyang", it seems that His Majesty knew that they would return to Xianyang!
How can this be?
Although Your Majesty is a man of great talent and wisdom, he is not a man of god. How could he know in advance that they would return to Xianyang?
no! With such a strange edict, I must go south to Xianyang to meet His Majesty!
"May I ask, General, if you have any advice?" Li Fu asked in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
"I want to return to Xianyang with the special envoy to meet His Majesty!"
"According to the law, the general has the right to meet with His Majesty, but"
As he spoke, Li Fu changed the topic and said solemnly: "The general has also heard it. His Majesty's decree has been made clear. It is not appropriate for the general and the eldest son to return to Xianyang at this time!"
"It's too late to go back to Xianyang!"
Meng Tian looked serious: "This general is highly valued by His Majesty and is in charge of an army of 300,000 people. I have an official meeting with Your Majesty today. I have an imperial edict. How can I stop Meng Tian?!"
"General, do you want to mess with your life?" Li Fu smiled coldly.
"Another random fate"
"enough!"
Before Meng Tian could finish his words, Fusu interrupted Meng Tian almost like a roar, and said angrily: "General, please stop talking nonsense!"
"eldest son"
Meng Tian held up the edict and opened his mouth, but did not say any more.
Fusu Yu took a breath with anger still lingering, reached for the edict, and said coldly to Wang Li: "Settle the special envoy well, host a banquet in the evening, don't be rude!"
After saying that, he walked out of the post house without looking back.
During this period, he never said another word to Meng Tian or Wang Li. (End of chapter)
