Chapter two hundred and seventy-two pretending to be sick
Hu Hai, who received Lin Ze's message, got up and left Tingwei's Mansion without saying a word and ran to Lin's Mansion.
Meng Tian's official who had just sent him a letter couldn't help but said anxiously: "Your Excellency, the time set by Master Meng Tian for discussion is coming soon. Where are you going, sir? Don't delay the discussion time."
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Upon hearing this, Hu Hai glanced at the subordinate officer coldly: "What? Where do I need to report to you?"
The subordinate officer quickly said: "My lord, I forgive you. I never meant this, but..."
Hu Hai shouted coldly: "Then shut up. I will explain it to Meng Tian. It's not your turn to meddle in other people's business."
The official stepped aside with a red face and allowed Hu Hai to walk away.
Hu Hai rushed to the Lin Mansion, came to Lin Ze and said loudly: "Lin Ze, why did you suddenly call me back?"
Lin Ze said seriously: "Of course there is something big that needs to be said to the young master."
Hu Hai put away the smile on his face and asked seriously: "Oh, what on earth is going on?"
Lin Ze sighed and said: "His Majesty ordered the Tingwei Mansion to arrest Lord Wu An for treason. Meng Tian convened a meeting for this matter. I have thought about it and decided that the Young Master cannot get involved in this matter, so I sent someone to send a message to the Young Master to hurry up."
Come back and avoid this."
Hu Hai puzzled: "Lin Ze, why can't I get involved in this matter? When Wei Yang, Lord of Shang, rebelled, you encouraged me to put down the rebellion. Why did you encourage Lord of Wu'an, Gongsun Qi, instead?
I don’t want to get involved, what’s the reason for this?”
"Is it because your father is the uncle of Wu'an Jun's Mansion? No, as far as I know, you were forced by the noble daughter of Wu'an Jun's Mansion to leave the Lin Mansion and start your own business. Logically speaking, you and
In fact, we don’t have much friendship with Mr. Wu An.”
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "Young Master, there is no need to make random guesses. This matter has nothing to do with me, but is related to your development. Young Master, please listen to me and explain in detail."
"Shang Jun Wei Yang was convicted of treason because he secretly hid the Yuzhou tripod, which symbolizes the authority of the emperor. Let's not care about the facts. The prince's crusade against him can be regarded as justified."
"But apart from His Majesty's imperial edict, is there any other evidence to prove that Wu'an Lord and Gongsun rebelled? No. In this case, the world cannot be convinced at all. Why should the Young Master be that evil person?"
Hu Hai couldn't help but retort: "Lin Ze, you want to say that my father is wrong? No, my father can't be wrong."
Lin Ze smiled bitterly and said: "Then let's not discuss right or wrong, but the pros and cons."
"Everyone knows that Lord Wu'an grew up in the wilderness and thrived in the army. Therefore, apart from raising a group of warriors, the property of Lord Wu'an's mansion is far inferior to that of the Lu family and the Wei family."
"Young master, what can you gain by participating in this? A few people running ordinary industries, or a group of warriors from the Wu'an Lord's Mansion?"
"Young Master, please note that if you participate in this matter, you can be regarded as Lord Wu An's enemy. A warrior who is truly loyal to Lord Wu An will not seek refuge with his lord's enemy. There are many disloyal warriors in the world. Young Master has no need for Lord Wu An's Mansion."
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"In addition, Lord Wu An's reputation among the people has been demonstrated. If the young master follows Meng Tian and forces him to death, he will gain almost nothing except being scolded by the people who sympathize with Lord Wu An."
"Generally speaking, Young Master's involvement in this matter will do more harm than good, so I don't recommend you to get involved."
After hearing this, Hu Hai asked back: "Lin Ze, you mean that you won't get any benefits by getting involved, but you will make yourself embarrassed, right?"
Lin Ze nodded and replied: "Exactly."
A trace of confusion flashed across Hu Hai's face: "But didn't you say that my father has issued an imperial edict that all members of the Tingwei Mansion must be dispatched? As the right prisoner, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape, right?"
Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This matter is easy, the young master can just pretend to be sick. As a young master, he is determined to pretend to be sick and not get involved in this matter. How can Meng Tian still force the young master to do it?"
Hu Hai nodded repeatedly: "This is a very clever plan. Someone came to deliver a message to Meng Tian for me, saying that I am sick and have to recuperate at home. During this period, I can't go to Dian Mao."
A young eunuch immediately took the order and left.
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In Tingwei Mansion, Meng Tian, who had received Wang Jian's plea to no avail, sat on the throne, thinking about how he should handle the matter.
Suddenly, an official reminded: "Sir, the time for discussion has come."
Meng Tian finally calmed down and looked at the hall. There were two empty seats. He frowned and said, "Why are there two people who haven't arrived? Which two are they? Didn't you send the order?"
The subordinate officer beside Meng Tian quickly replied: "Reporting to your lord, the right prisoner Hu Hai and the commanding officer Lin Ze have not arrived yet. The subordinates have already conveyed the news, but for some reason they have not arrived."
At this moment, someone outside reported: "Your Majesty, there is someone outside the house who claims to be a disciple of Mr. Hu Hai. On the order of Mr. Hu Hai, he has come to deliver a message to you."
A hint of something bad flashed in Meng Tian's heart, and he said, "Let him in."
Then a young eunuch with red lips and white teeth walked into the meeting hall and said to Meng Tian: "Mr. Meng, my young master is suddenly ill and is recuperating in bed in the mansion. The special young eunuch came over to inform you that during this period, I am afraid that I will not be able to assist you in handling affairs.
, please forgive me."
Meng Tian's face turned dark on the spot. A fourth-grade warrior said he was sick. Who are you fooling? Hu Hai, Lin Ze, it's not that easy for you to get out of the incident.
So Meng Tian said to the young eunuch: "Master Hu Hai is seriously ill. I must go and visit him no matter what."
Then Meng Tian said to several other people in the hall: "Why don't we all go and visit?"
Tingwei Zuojian, the Director of the Intelligence Department and the Director of the Qin Lu Department agreed: "It should be so."
Meng Tian pressed his momentum towards the young eunuch and said, "Lead the way."
The little eunuch seemed to have expected it, and replied with a smile: "Adults, please come to me."
When the group of people arrived at the Lin Mansion, Hu Hai was lying on the bed and moaning: "Ouch."
Seeing Meng Tian and others arriving, Hu Hai said weakly to Lin Ze: "Lin Ze, gentlemen are here, help me up quickly."
Lin Ze immediately helped Hu Hai up, leaned on the bed and said hoarsely: "You sirs came to see me, why are you here?"
Meng Tian replied seriously: "I heard that the young master is seriously ill, so I came here to visit you."
Hu Hai smiled reluctantly and said, "I would like to thank you all. You have also visited me. Please come back."
Meng Tian coughed and said, "I wonder what disease the young master has and when will he be cured? What does the imperial doctor say?"
Lin Ze hurriedly said to the side: "Mr. Meng, the young master is not feeling well. It's up to me to answer these questions for him. The young master has a strange disease. I don't know when he will be cured. The imperial doctor said that he only needs to rest and he will be fine."
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Meng Tian's face was gloomy. He said for a long time that he was sincerely pretending to be sick, but he was helpless. Maybe it was because of Lin Ze's attention.
Meng Tian became angrier as he thought more and more, and said to Lin Ze: "Commander Lin, for some reason you did not obey my order to attend the meeting on time. You are disobeying the order and despising the superior. What crime should you do?"
A look of surprise appeared on Lin Ze's face and he said: "Xia Guan is not guilty. Have you forgotten that Xiang Guan has been suspended for investigation? How can he be qualified to participate in discussions between adults?"
Meng Tian's face froze, and he said forcefully: "This matter must be dealt with in a single way, and cannot be discussed in a haphazard manner. In the final analysis, you just failed to follow my order, and you are guilty."
Lin Ze smiled coldly: "Master Meng, you think that Da Qin Law belongs to your own family, and you can't explain it?"