"I knew that all the celestial phenomena in the rest of the month would definitely indicate that something big was going to happen."
It was late at night on November 15th. Guard Meng Tian, who had only taken office in recent days, was standing in the guard house, looking at the stars.
Meng Tian and Qin Shihuang are similar in age, nearly fifty years old. There is a bright moon in the sky tonight, but there are no strange celestial phenomena. However, Meng Tian still cannot forget the shock of seeing Ying Huo Shou Xin and the meteor shower while standing on the Great Wall more than a month ago...
Meng Weiwei believed in celestial phenomena very much, because his grandfather Meng Ao died in the seventh year of Qin Shihuang when the third comet came. The other two comet passages led to the death of the Queen Mother of Xia, and then the treason of Chang'an Lord!
As expected, in the second month of the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang's reign, the chaos came true!
First, there were rumors that "the emperor died and the land was divided" and "the one who killed the Qin was a black man". Although His Majesty the Emperor did not believe it, he still attached great importance to it.
, let Li You be the general, take Heifu back to Xianyang, and appoint him as the nine ministers to eliminate all possible dangers.
This is what Meng Tian had people tell Fusu, "Your Majesty may have trouble in the south!"
If Fusu regards Hei Fu as a "beneficial friend", then brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi are his mentors. In the early years, Qin Shihuang ordered Meng Tian to teach Fu Su military affairs, and Meng Yi taught Fu Su law and order.
From that time on, Montessori and Fusu had an irreconcilable relationship.
Only Meng Tian could bear the pressure and secretly told Fusu: "Don't worry about anything."
Wait patiently, until the day when the mountains collapse, everything will fall into place and Montessori will reach its peak.
But the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind didn't stop. Last night, the Mohists suddenly committed an offense and tried to cross the palace and commit evil acts. Before this happened, Qin Shihuang was furious and ordered the guards to hunt down all the Mohists. Nearly a hundred people, including the tycoon Cheng Shang, were captured.
, dozens more people absconded.
What's even worse is that Meng Tian and Meng Yi found out that this matter may be inseparable from Young Master Fusu...
Meng Tian thought that this was a trap set up by traitors around Qin Shihuang, so he asked his younger brother Meng Tianfang, who had served as a long-time official in the Fusu Mansion, to inform Fusu and think about countermeasures.
At the same time, Meng Yi sent someone back to inform him that Tang Duo, the mastermind of the assassination, had been captured. Although he bit his tongue and his mouth was full of blood, he did not intend to say anything. But some of the other Mo disciples still couldn't bear it.
They were tortured and confessed that they had planned to assassinate the emperor in Afang Palace...
Afang, that was the place built under the supervision of Young Master Fusu. The Mohists gathered, conspired, and assassinated people right under his nose. Wouldn’t he know? Even a fool wouldn’t believe this!
"Master, Master, how come you don't even recognize Meng Tian anymore? Are you really planning to do something treacherous?"
Meng Tian was very anxious and was pacing in the courtyard. At this moment, Meng Tianfang came back and brought a letter that Fusu had written in a hurry...
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"well."
After reading Prince Fusu's heartfelt self-report letter, Meng Tian sighed deeply.
"Confused, really confused! In just one thought, a great situation turned into such a dead end!"
Meng Tian knew that this kid Fusu had too much sense of responsibility and wanted to do something too much. But if he wanted to do something big, it couldn't be achieved by becoming more diplomatic. Due to his limited means and scheming, the final result was actually better than anything else.
Bad!
In politics, if you take one wrong step, you will be in an abyss!
Fusu's letter was just self-reported, and he also wanted to ask Meng Tian for a ball, but Meng Tianfang knelt down and made a bold proposal to Meng Tian.
"Bing...soldier?"
Meng Tian was shocked and immediately took action.
"Be bold!"
Meng Tianfang not only accompanied Fusu on his expedition to Haidong, he also served as the governor of the mansion for a long time and was very loyal to Fusu. He said:
"That's right, military advice! The master of the family is now a guard, commanding tens of thousands of elites, responsible for the defense of Xianyang and the defense of various arsenals. The young master is a prisoner of Afang, with prisoners and two hundred thousand civilians at his disposal. It is the twelfth lunar month.
, it was freezing cold, but A Fang especially did not stop. Everyone was tired and complained a lot."
"If the head of the family can open up his arsenal, use prisoners and civilians to hold troops, gather a crowd to attack Xianyang Palace, and move several guards around, they can defeat it! When the time comes to clean up the evildoers on the side of the king, and use troops to admonish His Majesty, the young master can take charge of the government and bring order to the chaos!"
He said it lightly, but Meng Tian seemed to have heard a big joke and said happily:
"Tian Fang, what do you think of the Weiwei Army as the private soldiers of my Meng family? No matter I am in the north or in Xianyang, the deployment of troops and generals are all restricted by the tiger talisman. The talisman of the soldier's armor is on your right and on your left.
Tian. Whenever an army is raised and armored, and more than fifty soldiers are used, they must know the king's talisman and dare to do it."
"Without the military talisman, I have only been in office for a few days, and the guards' deputies, the young ministers, the prime ministers, and the commanders will not obey my orders. You are also a veteran, and you don't even know this?"
However, Meng Tianfang still had a chance: "Although it will not work, it will work. As long as you light the beacon and falsely claim that the prisoners in Lishan are rebelling and that a traitor has kidnapped your majesty, you can clear your name as a villain and send troops smoothly."
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Meng Tian shook his head: "Send troops, where should we send them? March towards Xianyang Palace. As soon as this military order is issued, they will tie me up immediately. The spears and halberds of the Weiwei Army have always been for external use, and it is impossible for them to be used internally. It cannot be achieved.
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Meng Tianfang said: "The guards only need to open the arsenal and lead the guards' army to resist the lieutenants' army. The attack on Xianyang Palace can be done by the Epang prisoners and civilians."
"Convict civilian husband?"
Meng Tian sneered: "How can a group of rabble, even if they are armed with weapons, achieve anything? Do you know that more than 20 years ago, Changxinhou Lao Ai made a rebellion and corrected His Majesty's Royal Seal and the Queen Mother's Seal to send out county soldiers, guards, officers and cavalry,
Rong Zhai, Lord Rong, sacrificed his people and had as many as 100,000 troops. With great momentum, he wanted to attack Qinian Palace and cause chaos."
"But what's the result? As soon as His Majesty's banner and tiger talisman appear, those rebels will fall in despair. The so-called two hundred thousand people will fall apart with just one order from Your Majesty! Not to mention the three thousand guards inside who are all elites.
, there are 50,000 lieutenants of the internal history army outside, no matter how bad it is, with an edict from His Majesty, all the men in Guanzhong can be armed, and Wang Yu will raise an army to repair my spear!"
Meng Tianfang argued hard: "Young Master is different from Lao Ai. Young Master has great righteousness! If you have people's hearts, you can accomplish things!"
"What righteousness?"
But Meng Tian saw it very clearly: "The righteousness of using a son to attack his father, and using a minister to attack the king? Legalists call such people traitors, and Confucians call such people traitors!"
"Don't look at the world's praise of the young master, such as looking forward to the rain, and thinking that he is the most suitable heir to the Qin Dynasty. But you have to understand that what everyone likes is the young master who only talks but does not do anything. Once he actually lifts the sword and stands opposite His Majesty,
Everyone is trying to avoid it, except for those stubborn people of the Mo family, who will support this so-called righteousness?"
"Besides, your Majesty is different now from back then."
Meng Tian's eyes were full of fear and admiration.
"From the kingship of Qin, he became the first emperor of Qin, and he accumulated more power for another twenty or thirty years. Although he has been somewhat confused recently, the first emperor is still the first emperor. As long as this title is still there, there is no need to talk about rebellion, or even think about it.
Dare to think!”
Even the remnants of the Six Kingdoms with evil intentions only dare to say that "the First Emperor died and the land was divided"! If Zhutian hadn't lied that Qin Shihuang had been assassinated and died, the number of people who followed them in rebellion would immediately be reduced by 90%!
Qin Shihuang, with this title, can be used as a soldier with millions of soldiers!
Every time Meng Tian said something, Meng Tianfang's face turned pale. How could they not be afraid of Qin Shihuang? He still wanted to keep this matter simple.
"To put it bluntly, my duty is to defend Xianyang, but now I let these unruly Guizhou people enter the city to plunder? Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, it will be a bloody storm that will destroy the prosperity of Xianyang. This is not
That’s what the young master I know, Fusu, would do.”
Meng Tian said with some resentment: "I think he was so frightened by His Majesty's threats after he did something wrong that he became ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry!"
Meng Tianfang lowered his head: "Master, don't blame the young master wrongly. He did refuse. The military advice was my own idea..."
"Then you really deserve to die!"
Meng Tian stood up, kicked Meng Tianfang to the ground, pointed at him and cursed: "Not only do you want to harm the young master, but you also want to harm the Meng family!"
Meng Tianfang knelt down and said: "But the master of the house, the Marquis of Changnan, sent a secret letter to the young master, saying that there is a traitor around your majesty, and it is Zhao Gao, the commander of the Zhongche Mansion! If the young master is implicated this time and loses the qualification of heir, he will
If our generation takes power, we may harm the Meng family!"
"The Marquis of Changnan?"
Meng Tian's eyes suddenly became alert.
"Zhao Gao?"
He had never heard of any quarrel between Heifu and Zhao Gao, but Zhao Gao actually had a grudge against Mengshi.
Twenty years ago, Zhao Gao committed a serious crime, and Qin Shihuang ordered Meng Yi to punish him according to law. Meng Yi did not dare to follow the law, so he sentenced Zhao Gao to death and removed his eunuch status. However, Qin Shihuang regretted it, thinking that Zhao Gao was honest and quick to do things.
He actually interfered with the administration of justice, was pardoned, and was soon reinstated.
From then on, Meng had an enemy in the court. Although Zhao Gao was smiling, he did not dare to show any disrespect to the Meng brothers.
It is indeed possible that Zhao Gao is the evil person on the emperor's side. The song "The moon is about to rise and the sun is about to set" that is unfavorable to Fusu may have been spread by his instigators, but in Meng Tian's view...
"Who is Zhao Gao?"
Meng Tian said proudly: "The Meng family has been in Qin for a long time. From my ancestors to my descendants, I have accumulated merits and credit for the three generations of Qin."
"Leave aside the fact that my eldest father, Ao, and my father, Wu, have made great military achievements and opened up territory for the Qin Dynasty. They are both great military officials."
"Let me say that my two brothers, Meng Tian, contributed greatly to the destruction of Qi. For the sake of internal history, they drove 300,000 people from the north to the Rong and Di, took Henan, built the Great Wall, and occupied Yangshan. They guarded it for ten years and were powerful in the northern part of the country. As for my brother
Meng Yi is also highly respected and favored, and he is the supreme minister. When he goes out, he takes part in the riding, and when he comes in, he is in front of the imperial court. I am responsible for foreign affairs and Yi is an internal planner. Among the generals and ministers, who dares to compete with my family?"
Meng was deeply favored by Qin Shihuang. He had a very high status and great potential. He was the choice of future generals. This was also an important reason why Meng Tian was unwilling to take risks by "military advice".
According to Fusu's military advice, even if they succeed by chance, the status of the Meng brothers may not be higher than it is now. If they fail, the whole family will be wiped out. The risk is too great...
From Meng Tian's point of view, even if their family's investment and friendship with Fusu were all in vain, as long as the second emperor succeeded to the throne, no matter who he was, he would continue to appoint Meng! What kind of trouble could Zhao Gao afford?
Born to be the best, I am talking about people like Meng Tian. They are confident and will never put their eggs in one basket!
Meng Tian said to Meng Tianfang: "Go and tell the young master, don't do stupid things, otherwise, young master Fusu, this bright moon that everyone is looking forward to will no longer be a bright moon. He will become the one that brings disasters and wars."
Yinghuo star!"
Persuading Meng Tian failed, and the possibility of successful military remonstrance no longer existed. Meng Tianfang was a little discouraged: "Master, what can the young master do now?"
"It's still too late to go to the palace to plead guilty. A tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds."
With that said, he waved his hand to let Meng Tianfang leave. He looked up again, only to see the bright moon in the sky. At this moment, it was covered by dark clouds and the light was no longer there...
"etc!"
Meng Tianfang turned around in surprise, only to see Meng Tian pacing repeatedly, with hesitation and struggle on his face before he finally made up his mind!
"If the young master wants to go to the palace to plead guilty, Meng Tian is willing to escort him and keep him safe. If the young master wants to run away and go to the Marquis of Changnan, Meng Tian will try his best not to do this as a guard and will be demoted to the head of Guizhou by His Majesty, but he will also find a way to defend his troops.
Open a corner to give the young master a chance to leave Xianyang!"
"Master, you..."
Meng Tianfang burst into tears. He knew how much risk Meng Tian took by doing this.
Unlike in history, Meng Tian did not have a working relationship with Fusu. To be able to reach this point is considered to be the end of benevolence and justice.
Meng Tian raised his hands to Meng Tianfang: "Tell the young master for me."
"Don't dare to insult the teachings of our ancestors and don't betray Your Majesty. This is loyalty!"
"Remembering the old friendship of more than ten years, I let the young master go. This is righteousness!"
"The choice is in the hands of the young master, but no matter which path you choose, you have to do it quickly! Because at dawn, my brother Meng Yi wants to kill the family in a righteous way. He goes to the palace to report that I secretly communicated with the young master to report the news, and even secretly let the young master leave!"