Chapter 1072: Success in the East and Success in the West (Sixty-Five)

"Your Majesty, I'm back!" Meng Tian knelt down in front of King Qin Wulie's bed and whispered. He didn't hear a reply for a long time. When he raised his head, he saw King Qin Wulie leaning on the pillow, his eyes slightly closed, and he was asleep. Without waking up, he turned his inquiring eyes to the old guard on one side. The old guard leaned down and whispered in King Qin Wulie's ear: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, General Meng is back."

After calling several times, King Qin Wulie moved his fingers slightly, and slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Meng Tian in front of the bed, a glimmer of light flashed in his hazy eyes, but it disappeared.

The monarch and his ministers were silent for a moment, and King Qin Wulie finally spoke.

"General, have you ever hated me in these years?"

Upon hearing King Qin Wulie's question, Zhongli, who was standing sideways behind Meng Tian, ​​could not help but tremble.

After an awkward silence, Meng Tian raised his head and said, "I hate it, Your Majesty. I, Meng Tian, ​​have always been loyal to the Qin Dynasty and have never done anything to disgrace the Qin Dynasty. But since you succeeded to the throne, you have abandoned me." , indifferent. Although I command an army of 200,000 people and seem to have unlimited glory, in fact, I am basically ignored by the imperial court. Over the years, you have spared no effort to deploy men to the army under my command. You have tried to evade me again and again, Your Majesty, is it because I remained silent during your succession battle?"

"General Meng!" Zhongli behind Meng Tian was so frightened by his words that he trembled and wanted to stop him, but King Qin Wulie just rolled his eyes and glanced at him, and Zhongli was so frightened that he shut his mouth.

"Is it just silence?" King Qin Wulie smiled with difficulty, raised a hand and waved. The old guard behind him held up a box and handed it to Meng Tian. "I'm afraid you have forgotten these things. ?Or do you think that the people who collected these things have destroyed them? So you question me confidently?"

Meng Tian opened the box and picked up one of the letters. He only glanced at the title on the envelope, and his expression suddenly changed. His hands began to tremble involuntarily.

"If Ying Teng hadn't risked his life and joined your army, leaving you hesitant, there would have been a great chaos in Da Qin, right? You were indeed loyal to the Qin State, but you were not loyal to me! But even if In this way, over the years, I have kept you at the border of Qin and Chu, allowing you to command an army of two hundred thousand. Looking at the history books, I am afraid that except for me, no king has such courage, right?" King Qin Wulie The smile and laughter were weak, but very proud.

"You are a fierce tiger, but I am confident that I can control you. Facts have proved that I did nothing wrong. In the past twenty years, you have firmly guarded the Chu State for Da Qin, especially in the first few years, or you were You want to atone for your sins. You fought a few battles with great intention, and made Qu Zhong suffer several defeats in succession under your men. Finally, you gained twenty years of stability on the Qin-Chu border in these years, and also allowed the six years of those years to The Allied forces returned without success."

Meng Tian was speechless.

"Now, I'm going to die!" King Wulie of Qin said calmly: "Ying Ying is still young, Lu Chao has little experience in the army, not to mention Zhou Yu and Tan Feng, they are both outsiders, talented but not moral, they are not Maybe I can suppress you."

Meng Tian raised his head in excitement and looked at King Wulie of Qin, while Zhongli knelt down with a bang, "Your Majesty, I guarantee with the lives of my whole family that General Meng will be loyal to the Qin Dynasty."

King Qin Wulie chuckled and ignored Zhongli, but looked at Meng Tian, ​​"Do you understand what I mean? If Li Xin is still alive and he is holding you down, I would be relieved, but now, Li Xin is gone too. So, I’m not worried!”

Meng Tian's face turned pale, and he kowtowed heavily, "I understand, and please be kind to my family."

"I have written the king's order and stamped it. The thing is now in Fan Sui's hands. Your two sons have been named marquis. The Meng clan will not decline because of your departure. On the contrary, they Under Ying Ying's leadership, I will create a brighter future for your Meng clan. I know that your two sons are very talented in leading battles."

The paleness on Meng Tian's face gradually faded, and a trace of flush appeared on his face, "Meng Tian did not gain the trust of the king during his lifetime. It was my own fault. After my death, I am willing to work with General Li Xin to become the king's loyal friend." Right arm."

King Qin Wulie laughed loudly, laughed a few times, and coughed suddenly. The dots of bright red sprayed from his mouth were shocking, "Okay, very good, Li Xin will be buried in this king's mausoleum, since you said so , then I’ll add you, are you satisfied?”

"I am extremely satisfied!" Meng Tian said loudly. Being buried together with Li Xin in the tomb of King Wulie of Qin is the greatest guarantee for the Meng family.

"You have been in the army for decades. When you are about to leave, do you have any capable candidates to recommend to Ying Ying? I believe in your vision." King Qin Wulie said to Meng Tian: "Stop kneeling and sit in front of me. .”

Meng Tianyi lost his mind and sat cross-legged in front of King Qin Wulie's bed, "I thought that the king wanted to find the next Li Xin for the fourth prince. Although Lu Chao was good, he was not broad-minded enough, which limited his future development, or In local wars, this person can come up with unique tricks and win victory after victory for the Qin Dynasty, but in terms of large-scale strategy, it is difficult to achieve great success."

"This is a very pertinent statement. Originally, I thought that if I let Li Xin last for ten years, Lu Chao might be able to grow up after ten years, but now Li Xin has passed away before us."

"As for Zhou Yu, although he is talented and has a strategic vision, he is too soft-spoken and not courageous enough. He is procrastinating in doing things, looking forward and backward, and is worse than the road ahead."

King Qin Wulie nodded.

"Tan Feng is talented and has strategic vision, but as the king said, he is talented but not virtuous. Moreover, he is very ambitious. Da Qin now reuses this person, but once the crisis is over, this person must Get rid of it, otherwise it will be a disaster for the Qin Dynasty in the future."

"Listening to what you said, none of the people I used in important positions before my death could support the overall situation?" King Qin Wulie said mockingly.

"At this time when the Qin Dynasty is in crisis, it is not wrong for the king to reuse these people. At least they can support the current situation of the Qin Dynasty and prevent it from collapsing. However, in the long run, another good person should be selected to escort the fourth prince."

"Who do you think is suitable?"

"It's a pity that Wang Jian's whereabouts are unknown, otherwise this person would be the best candidate." Meng Tian said regretfully.

"Is it possible that among the hundreds of thousands of generals and tens of thousands of generals, no one can take on this important task?" King Wulie of Qin asked.

"Your Majesty, I recommend someone, but this person's current official position is far from sufficient." Meng Tian said.

"Who is it? It can't be Hua Zhen, right?" A smile appeared on the corner of King Qin Wulie's mouth.

Meng Tian shook his head, "Hua Zhen is not as good as the others above. How can he shoulder such a heavy responsibility? The one I recommend is Bai Qi, who is still serving as a general under Lu Chao. But he is still just an ordinary general."

"Bai Qi, I remember this person who annihilated Zhao's 100,000 Hedong army. It was this person who hid in the secret passage under Hangu Pass, captured Hangu in one fell swoop, captured Zhao Jin alive, and later killed him in Changping. That general who killed tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers, right?" King Qin Wulie said in a low voice.

"Yes, if there is one person who can support Great Qin in the future, it must be this person."

"I believe in your vision!" King Wulie of Qin nodded, turned to the old guard and said: "Go and pass on my order immediately, and Tiao Bai Qi will enter Xianyang, take over the position of commander of the Xuanyi Guards, and command the thirty thousand Xuanyang guards in Xianyang. guard."

"Yes!" The old guard turned around and left the hall.

"I'm tired too, you guys go down too!" King Qin Wulie closed his eyes tiredly.

Meng Tian and Zhong Li kowtowed to King Qin Wulie and stepped out of the hall together. Hearing the heavy palace door ringing behind him, Zhong Li stopped and looked up at the setting sun, "Meng Tian, ​​you, you Are you really willing to do so?"

Meng Tian laughed and looked at Zhongli, "What else? Zhongli, if I say I want to rebel, what will you do with me?"

Zhong Li turned away and looked to the other side.

"Look, this is reality. It's good that I got this ending. I had luck before, but today the king has completely shattered my last hope. I have to admit that the king is the wisest in the history of my country. The most generous king. It's a pity that I can't gain his trust like Li Xin. Of course, this is also my own fault. Back then, I didn't recognize who the real master was. Now, I can exchange my whole body for it. The peace of the Meng family may even lead to prosperity and wealth for decades or hundreds of years, so why not?"

Seeing that Zhongli's eyes were a little red, Meng Tian laughed boldly and said: "You and I are both soldiers, why do we act like children? Zhongli, when we were young, you and I were wild and wild in Xianyang City. Today, you are willing to accompany me to live a youthful and frivolous life again." Coming back?"

"You are already so old, how can you still be young and frivolous? Anyway, as long as you are willing, I will accompany you." Zhongli said sadly. When he walked out of the palace, Zhongli immediately summoned someone and whispered a few words in his ear. The person's face showed a look of astonishment. , after a slight hesitation, he still quickly left.

This night, the most famous Fireworks Alley in Xianyang City was suddenly cleared by Hei Bingtai personnel. This night, all the wine shops and brothels in this alley only received two guests, one was Qin State General Meng Tian, ​​and the other was Hei Bingtai. Taiwan boss Zhongli.

On Li day, Meng Tian returned home drunk. When the red sun rose, there was a loud cry in Meng's mansion, and Meng Tian fell violently ill and died.

Almost as soon as the news of Meng Tian's sudden death was sent to the palace, King Wulie of Qin in the Black Ice Platform also passed away amidst Ying Ying's painful cries.

Suddenly, people in the Qin State were panicked. King Wulie of Qin, Li Xin, Wang Xiao, and Meng Tian, ​​the pillars of the older generation of the Qin State, left one after another, making all the people of the Qin State feel like a disaster was coming. Until Han Han It was reported from Guguan that General Lu Chao and his army of hundreds of thousands had safely retreated to Hangu Pass, and Xianyang felt a little calmer.

King Wulie of Qin died, and his fourth son Yingying ascended the throne and became King Wei of Qin. (To be continued)