In 218 BC, Hannibal led a huge army and a group of war elephants across the Alps.
The Romans never dreamed that the enemy would attack from the north.
This is an extraordinary plan that requires strong logistics and leadership skills.
Hannibal was clearly an imaginative commander.
Compared with Meng Tian at the same time, he did not have the imagination of Hannibal. He still has not understood the profound meaning of the first emperor's two edicts in a row.
The river bed covered with winter snow has become much higher. Standing on the balcony of the Water Supervision Office and looking up into the distance, you can't see the surging river water.
Water transport ships stopped at the mouth of the river, waiting for the snow to melt before sailing.
The earth-shaking chants echoed in the wind between the river mouths, arousing the homesickness of countless old Qin people.
The bald head is in the sun!
Hi! Hi!
Keep your feet steady!
Hi! Hi!
Look forward!
Hi! Hi!
This scene and singing reminded Meng Tian of the first time he and Ying Zheng got married, which was also a morning after heavy snowfall.
He said with sincere emotion: "Since your Majesty unified the six kingdoms of the Qin Dynasty, Li Si is the only one who has seen a tree in the court. Back then, Li Si promised to your majesty to stabilize the Qin Dynasty in five years, but it turned out that it was two years ahead of schedule."
Meng Hu, who had been accompanying Meng Tian, heard that Meng Tian expressed his dissatisfaction with the ministers in the court by praising Li Si, so he quickly said: "Li Tingwei has won the trust of your majesty and is really a model for court officials. "
Unexpectedly, Meng Tian's next words made Meng Hu dare not respond anyway.
"Although Li Si has done a lot for His Majesty and the Qin Dynasty, I still can't let it go every time I think about Li Fu. Li Fu is Li Si's steward. How could he use his retainers to act as the emperor's special envoys? Does it mean that the world of the Qin Dynasty belongs to his Li family? ?”
Coming down from the upstairs of the Water Supervision Office, Meng Tian and General Yiqian walked slowly along the river.
This is his daily inspection routine.
Even if he has to go to the post house to receive the imperial edict later, he will complete his work without hesitation.
"General, the eldest son has sent someone to invite you over!"
A soldier came running from a distance, panting and cupping his hands.
Meng Tian looked back at him, frowned and said, "The eldest son has already gone to the post house?"
"Went, with General Wang Li!"
"Is there anything unusual?"
"As usual, nothing unusual."
"Weird!"
Meng Tian spat in confusion. He knew about Huang Zhonghou's visit to Fusu last night.
He also heard about it, including the soldiers who were within a hundred meters of Fusu Qing's retreat tent.
The reason why he didn't go to Fusu immediately was because he thought Fusu would take the initiative to come to him.
As a result, Fusu went to the posthouse as if nothing had happened.
This made him very strange and at the same time a little worried.
Seeing that Meng Tian was silent, Meng Hu spoke again: "General, although Yan Le's status as a special envoy is insignificant, he holds the emperor's edict after all. Look."
"I have a clear conscience, what is an edict?"
Meng Tian interrupted Meng Hu with some displeasure, leaving the sighing generals behind, and strode away.
When he arrived at the post house, Fusu and Wang Li were already waiting for him in the lobby of the post house.
When Yan Le saw Meng Tian coming in, he was startled at first, and then said with a smile on his face: "I'm Yan Le, I've met Duke Meng!"
"Okay, I know you, no need to be polite, just issue the edict!"
Meng Tian interrupted Yan Le impatiently, without even looking at Fusu and Wang Li.
Fusu and Wang Li looked intently, with solemn expressions.
Seeing this scene, Yan Le respectfully agreed, opened the copper box on the desk placed by his entourage, took out the edict, and read loudly:
"The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty issued an edict: I patrolled the world eastward and visited the lands of the Six Kingdoms to feel the sufferings of the people. All the generals and lieutenants performed their duties faithfully and there were no serious mistakes or injustices committed by any of the officials. This is the correct way to unify."
However, after more than ten years of unification, the country has lost countless men, and many people are starved of food;
Fusu held the sacred object in his hand but did not offer it to the court, which was obviously harboring evil intentions;
Fusu is my eldest son. He is unfilial to his father and unloyal to the country. Only by committing suicide to thank the world can he eliminate the hatred in my heart and the dissatisfaction of the people;
General Meng Tian is clearly the general commanding the troops of Jiuyuan, but secretly he is Fusu's life mentor. He does not correct his disciples, and is really the chief sinner! Give him the crime of death, and the soldiers will belong to Wang Li. Winter of the third year of the First Emperor. "
While reciting the edict, Yan Le never raised his head to look at the expressions of Meng Tian and others, and his voice trembled like the autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.
The entire hall of the post hall felt a strange atmosphere.
Several guards who followed Meng Tian, Fu Su and others to the post house were so shocked that they almost forgot to breathe.
Fusu's expression changed drastically. Sometimes he was confused, sometimes he looked confused, sometimes he was frightened, and finally he fell to the ground sadly and burst into tears.
Wang Li, who had always been unruly, was silent for a while.
Only the gray-haired Meng Tian was always thinking in surprise, his expression changed from indifferent to angry, and he looked directly at Yan Le.
Yan Le didn't dare to raise his head and look at Meng Tian.
Li Fu on the side couldn't stand it anymore and sneered: "Meng Gong wants to question your Majesty's edict again?"
He emphasized the word 'again' very strongly.
Because the last time he came to deliver the edict, Meng Tian had questioned the edict and was slapped in the face by him.
Now that Meng Tian showed this expression again, he couldn't help but have the idea of slapping Meng Tian in the face again.
However, Meng Tian ignored him at all and said in a deep voice: "Special envoy Yan, I am deaf and cannot hear clearly. I want to see this edict with my own eyes. Are you willing?"
"General Meng wants to read the edict, how dare I stop him?"
With that said, Yan Le respectfully handed over the edict, which made Li Fu frown and secretly scold Yan Le for being a waste.
Although he, like Yan Le, did not dare to stop Meng Tian from checking the edict, for some reason, he always felt that Yan Le was more useless than him.
This is probably about feeling good about yourself.
Meng Tian casually took the edict from Yan Le and looked at it carefully.
Soon, he made a judgment that this edict was as true as the previous edict.
There was nothing wrong with Ying Zheng's notes. After all, Meng Tian was very familiar with Ying Zheng's writing habits.
Despite this, Meng Tian still couldn't believe that this edict was Ying Zheng's true intention. Unless Ying Zheng was crazy, he would never kill his eldest son and himself, an important border minister.
Won't!
The emperor would never do this!
Such an edict is extremely ridiculous. This time I must go south to see the emperor!
"May I ask Mr. Meng, what's so strange?"
Seeing Meng Tian's expression change drastically, Li Fu raised a proud smile on his lips.
This scene was exactly the same as the last time he read the emperor's edict.
Obviously, this edict is also true.
"snort!"
Meng Tian snorted coldly, but still ignored Li Fu. He turned to Yan Le and said, "I want to return to the country with Special Envoy Yan to meet His Majesty!"
"According to the law, I have been invited by you, but I dare not refuse."
Saying that, Yan Le glanced at Li Fu helplessly, hoping that Li Fu would come forward to help him.
Li Fu had long wanted to express himself, and naturally he would not refuse. He took a step forward, stood between Yan Le and Meng Tian, and said seriously: "Mr. Meng, do you want Special Envoy Yan to disrupt the law in Jiuyuan?"
Meng Tian smiled coldly: "I lead an army of 300,000 men and am ranked among the nobles. Even if you are guilty, you must provide conclusive evidence and be convicted by the emperor himself. How can you be sentenced to death by an imperial edict?"
"Furthermore, tigers are poisonous and do not eat their children. Your majesty is so wise and powerful, how can you believe in the villain's slander and let your eldest son die? I want to meet your majesty and ask for an explanation. Even if it means death, I must die clearly!"
"After all Duke Meng has said, are you still trying to break the law?"
When Li Fu saw Fusu crying heartbrokenly, he was really unsure about the most important person at the moment, so he didn't dare to push Meng Tian too much, so he could only use the law to stabilize the opponent.
After all, the laws of the Qin Dynasty were strict, and everyone from the emperor and ministers to the common people respected the law.
As long as Meng Tian doesn't mess with the law and Fusu doesn't collude with Meng Tian, he can stabilize the situation.
Of course, if Fusu is as tough as Meng Tian, then he can only consider himself unlucky.
Seeing the tense situation between Li Fu and Meng Tian, Yan Le also started his own performance and reminded in a low voice: "Meng Gong, you have verified the imperial edict and found nothing wrong. Although I have the intention to help Duke Meng, it is difficult to violate the emperor's order. "
“It’s hard to disobey an emperor’s order!”
Meng Tian had a serious look on his face, "If it's correct, why are you so hasty?"
"this"
Yan Le was speechless and was about to ask Li Fu for help again.
But Fusu, who had been crying, suddenly stopped crying, stood up from the ground, and said with choked sobs: "Meng Gong, my father has left, there is no need to fight."
"What!?"
Meng Tian's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief: "What did the eldest son say? His Majesty is gone, what is gone? Please tell me clearly!"
"General Meng"
Wang Li took a step forward and wanted to explain, but he didn't say any more.
Fusu shook his head sadly and reached out to receive the edict: "Fusu is summoned."
"Wait!"
Meng Tian shouted and threw the edict to Yan Le.
Fusu looked sad, shook his head and sighed: "Meng Gong, my father has passed away, and the prince is Hu Hai. My father did this because he was worried that we would go south to fight for power. Do you know that feeling? My father doesn't believe us anymore. I My heart is dead."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Meng Tian interrupted Fusu with still disbelief on his face, and said sternly: "Eldest Young Master, please don't be sad and confused! Please listen to me and don't get too confused."
"The eldest son, think about it carefully: His Majesty the Emperor is a hero that has never been seen in ancient times or modern times. His wise eyes have surveyed mountains and rivers, and he has never done a single ridiculous thing in his life;
Your Majesty ordered you and me to garrison the northern frontier and build the Great Wall. Now that the Xiongnu have not been destroyed, how can we kill the ministers without permission? Even if Hu Hai was established as the prince, how insignificant compared with the important task of protecting northern Xinjiang?
If His Majesty really suspects that we have second thoughts, he can replace us and imprison us, and he will never give us death directly. After all, we are in Northern Xinjiang. We have no merit but hard work. Your Majesty has never been good at killing meritorious ministers. The eldest son should know best! "
"not to mention."
As he said this, he did not shy away from Yan Le and others, and said in a deep voice:
"It's really strange that Hu Hai was appointed as the crown prince. It's not that I doubt Hu Hai's talent, but that he has the most precious treasures. I really can't understand why His Majesty would make such a choice. If His Majesty is killed by an adulterer, how can he care about my death? Aren’t you trapping Your Majesty in the state of a foolish king? It’s just adding to the jokes of the remaining sinners of the six countries!”
"My father did not allow Fu Su to return to the country before, and he was already dissatisfied."
Fusu choked up and said hesitantly: "Now we are clearing the obstacles for Brother Hai, it seems."
"absurd!"
Meng Tian sternly refuted: "Your Majesty's edict said that you held a sacred object and did not offer it to the court, harboring evil intentions. Isn't this contradictory? He saw the potato harvest with his own eyes and acknowledged your contribution with his own eyes!"
"Meng Tian! You have repeatedly slandered the late emperor and the prince. Are you disobeying the emperor's order?"
Li Fu really couldn't stand listening anymore and immediately shouted angrily.
Yan Le on the side was overjoyed when he saw this, but said with a worried look on his face: "Mr. Meng, please don't make a mistake."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
When Meng Tian heard this, he raised his head and laughed unexpectedly: "Envoy Yan, I thought you were a member of Young Master Hao, but I didn't expect that you have been with Young Master Hao for so long, but you have learned nothing in the end;
For all my life's work, not to mention disobeying the emperor's order once, even if you commit four or five capital crimes, I can still be safe and sound. Unless, you ask your majesty to come and stop me! "
"this"
Yan Le's mouth twitched, not knowing how to respond.
Li Fu on the side opened his mouth and wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw Meng Tian glance at him with a cold look, he couldn't help but trembled and swallowed back what he wanted to say.
"Come here! Help the prison commander and his son back to the barracks!"
Seeing that the entire post house was silent, Meng Tian waved his hand, and several commanders quickly surrounded Fusu and left the post house hall.
At this time, Meng Tian turned around again and sneered: "Before I came here, I inspected the camp and found that the Huns were disturbing the border again. I dared to ask the special envoy to stay in the post house and not go anywhere, otherwise they would be robbed by the barbarians. For leaking state secrets, don’t blame me for being ruthless in military law!”
After saying this, he strode out of the post house.
Yan Le and Yan Le subconsciously wiped the sweat from their foreheads, let out a long sigh, and sat slumped on the ground.
Wang Li, who had been silent all this time, took a deep look at the two of them and prepared to leave the post house.
"General Wang, wait!"
At this moment, Yan Le suddenly stopped Wang Li, got up and cupped his hands with a diligent look on his face: "I have long admired General Wang's heroic youth. Now that General Wang has taken over the power of Jiuyuan, in the future, I may be able to Rely on General Wang."
After saying that, before Wang Li could react, he quickly called his entourage, brought two jars, and explained: "This is the latest palace jade wine brewed in Xianyang. I know that General Wang likes this wine, so I brought it to you." There are two altars."
"snort!"
Wang Li had no intention of drinking at this time, and he was extremely disgusted with Yan Le, so how could he accept his drink.
However, just when he was about to reject Yan Le, he suddenly felt Yan Le tugging on his palm, exerting a slight force, and then said extremely flatteringly: "General Wang and Young Master Hao even became good friends. Although I am no longer serving Young Master Hao, , but he was once a member of Gongzi Hao. If General Wang doesn’t give him face, why don’t he even give Gongzi Hao face? This is also the wine brewed by Gongzi Hao.”
"Um?"
Hearing Yan Le's words, Wang Li frowned. He always felt that Yan Le's behavior was a bit unusual, so he pretended to be reluctant and said: "Don't mention Young Master Hao to me, you are not worthy!"
After saying that, he threw Yan Le away and walked out of the lobby of the post house. But when he walked to the door, he hesitated for a while, and finally took the two jars of wine.
Seeing Wang Li take away the two jars of wine, Yan Le breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Li Fu stepped forward in confusion and said coldly: "With Zhao Gao and Li Tingwei supporting you, why are you trying to please him?"
"idiot!"
Yan Le glared at Li Fu angrily and scolded: "This is Jiuyuan, and Meng Tian has an army of 300,000 in his hands! If you want to save your life, you have to please Wang Li. After all, he is a vested interest!"
"But."
"First think of a way to make Fusu commit suicide. Once Fusu dies, Meng Tian won't dare to do anything to us!"
"Yeah, why didn't I think of that!"
Li Fu's eyes widened and he slapped his thigh suddenly.
Yan Le glanced at him lightly and said nothing.
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