Chapter 179 Walking on Thin Ice (IX)
The Tian Mansion seemed particularly quiet in the afternoon. The guards and the servants walking around subconsciously made their footsteps lightly, fearing that they would disturb Mengchangjun who was meeting.
You should know that although Mengchangjun is famous all over the world for his respect for his wise and inferior people, he does not have a good temper towards his servants. He is extremely picky in life and often scolds his servants for a little bit of small things, and even beats them up for a little bit of small things. Especially after returning from Zhao State, his temper became even more irritable and bloody. In just three months, he ordered two servants who had slightly offended his wishes because of small things. This made the entire Tian Mansion tremble and shocked, as if walking on thin ice.
At this time, a rapid sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the Tian Mansion. A horse rushed towards the corner of the street, but it was still not slowing down when approaching the gate. The knight immediately waved his whip.
More than ten generals guarding the gate all changed their faces and quickly stood in a row to draw their swords and unsheathed them. The leader of the family general, who was the leader, shouted with a sword, "Who is here? You dare to be arrogant in the prime minister's house!"
The horse knight was burly and strong, and he was also agile. He quickly turned over and got off the horse and kicked the ground with his feet and pulled the reins. The horse's front hooves were pulled up and his long neighing stopped the castration. The horse's movements were like flowing water, and at a glance they knew that he was a very good equestrian.
The big man whisked his forehead and roared anxiously: "Is there any water? I'm almost thirsty."
The leader of the family hesitated for a moment. When he saw the token taken out by the man, he disappeared and removed the water bag on the side and handed it over. The man hurriedly took it, drank several long mouthfuls of water, then wiped his mouth and said loudly: "Go and report it to the Lord, Zhao Guo is urgent."
The head of the family general looked embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty is discussing important matters with you, and ordered that outsiders be disturbed, and I'm afraid that you didn't come out so early."
The man glared and said, "What's the point of doing? I rushed back from Handan from afar, and I kept running all the way and almost lost half of my life. You told me that you were going to be a big deal, would you be looking for a fight?"
"Tell you, even the Lord is polite to me. You little general, dare you be rude to me."
What the Han Dynasty said was the truth. Mengchangjun raised 3,000 scholars and was known for his humility and politeness. He treated people with a skilled personality regardless of their origins. Over time, he developed the arrogant mentality of these disciples, and he beat and scolded his servants and maids at will, and even drew his sword to face each other. After that, Mengchangjun never pursued them, but instead punished them even more.
This general of the family naturally knew what was inside, so he had to suppress his anger and apologize with a smile. "Please calm down your anger, but the emperor is a little inconvenient in this matter. Why not do this? Let's wait and report to Mr. Feng to ask him to decide what to do?"
Mr. Feng, the general of the family, was Feng Fan, the most respected among the disciples. He usually took charge of the affairs of the big and small in the mansion for Mengchangjun, as if half of the master, so the man naturally recognized it. So he just snorted and didn't say anything more.
The family was about to leave for a moment, and then he saw him bringing back a thin man, which was Feng Fan.
Feng Qian was stunned when he saw the big man and said strangely, "Zhan Guang, you are not in Handan to protect the lady, why are you here?"
The big man called Zhan Guang rolled his eyelids and said bluntly, "It has nothing to do with you. It was the lady who asked me to come back and report it to you. Take me to see you quickly, and ask what you have done."
Feng Huan had always known this person's temper, but he was not angry. He knew that the lady had always been meticulous, so he must have something to report to Mengchangjun this time, so he nodded without hesitation, "Okay, come with me."
In the hall, Tian Wenzheng was in the center, frowning, as if thinking about a problem.
There were three people sitting on the other side. The literati with a pale face in the middle was the Sikong Xu Ran of Qi. The other two were dressed as military generals. The tall and thin one was Tian Da, a clan of Qi. He had a high status in the army, second only to the general Tian Chu; the other was a rough-looking one, Tian Wen's confidant general, Long Zhang, who was famous for his courage in Qi.
Tian Wen thought for a long time before looking at Xu Ran and slowly said, "The King of Yan sent Su Qin to our Qi State. What does this mean? Su Qin is tantamount to Shang Yang's Qin State. If I kill him, what can he do?"
Before Xu Ran could speak, he heard Tian Chu chuckling and said, "Of course there is a reason for this, I'm afraid you don't know yet, brother."
Tian Wen looked at the clan brother curiously and said, "What's the reason? Let's hear it."
Tian Da didn't keep it, but just said with a smile, "These are all circulating in the world, brother, you can't tell me. If you want to say that Su Qin is really brave, the guy from Yan is very respectful to him, and even the entire Yan State has entrusted him, but this guy is so lustful that he messed up the harem of the King of Yan.
As soon as these words were said, not only Tian Wen was greatly surprised, but the other two also showed an interest. Tian Da was romantic and often went to places of love and romantic, and had a wide range of social interactions, so if you talk about rumor, he was the one with the widest ears.
Long Zhang was very interested and said, "What's true or false, could Su Qin touch the concubine of King Yan?"
"It's much more serious than this." Tian Da said with a smile. "If you want to say that he is really bold, he actually hooked up with Empress Dowager Yi. Do you think he is powerful?"
As soon as the words fell, the three of them showed disbelief, and Tian Wen even sneered at him. "You're talking nonsense here. The King of Yan is in his thirty years old. Empress Dowager Yi is still in his forties or fifty years old. What else can you do when you are old? Could this Su Qin have such a unique taste?"
Tian Da waved his hand and smiled proudly, "You don't understand this. Women in their forties are the most charming, and they have a more flavor than young boys. Besides, this Queen Mother Yi is rumored to be well maintained, and is still like the best of the thirty-year-olds. What's wrong with that?"
"Besides, Empress Dowager Yi is not an ordinary person. He is the daughter of King Hui of Qin and the real sister of King Qin. Ji Xin took up the position of King Yan, and more than half of her contributions were made. Therefore, Ji Zhi has always been respectful to his mother. Empress Dowager Yi has a transcendent position in Yan State. Su Qin is justified in order to win power."
Tian Wen shook his head a little disbelief and said, "This is too far-fetched. I think it must be a spread of rumors and nonsense."
Seeing that Mengchangjun didn't believe him, Tian Da immediately said anxiously, "This matter is true, and it has spread all over the Yan State, and the palace is even more secretive about it. I only heard about it from her when I asked a Yan woman from a wealthy businessman in Yan State yesterday. And Ji Zhi was also serious. After learning about this matter, he not only did not get angry, but also trusted Su Qin as always. Do you think it is amazing?"
Seeing that his words were so conclusive that he did not seem to be fake, Tian Wen said skeptically, "Is it true that this is true? Su Qin has no bad habits, but this time he is brave enough to even dare to hook up on the mistress."
Tian Da said confidently, "Is there any falsehood? Otherwise, you think that Su Qin is a good match in Yan State, why did he come to our Qi State? I guess he was scared and wanted to use this to avoid disaster to leave Yan State. Do you think you want to join your master's mother, and you still dare to serve your master with peace of mind? It would be strange if you don't find an opportunity to escape."
Xu Ran, who had never spoken aside, gently stroked his beard and said, "It makes sense to say so. It seems that Su Qin came to our Qi State to take refuge, not to have any intentions, so we don't have to be so nervous."
He looked at Tian Wendao again, "The wise and famous of the king is well known to everyone in the world. Now that the king is young, most of the affairs of Qi are ordered by the emperor. Su Qin once devoted himself to the emperor but did not show his name, so he left depressed. Now he returns to Qi, but the identity of Yan Prime Minister is still retained, which has a certain impact on Yan State and can be used by us. If the emperor is kind to win over, Su Qin will definitely be a great help to us."
Tian Wen nodded understandingly and said, "I have this intention. When he comes to Zibo, I can win over it. Su Qin is somewhat real. Yan State has gradually recovered its vitality over the past ten years, and he has made great contributions. If Yan State goes to him, the general situation will be declining, and it will be a matter of time before it can be destroyed."
Looking at the other three people, they all assumed acquiescent if they did not raise any objections. Tian Wen also secretly cared about it. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a light knock outside the door, and frowned and said unhappily, "Who? Didn't you say that you would not disturb the matter?"
"Your Majesty, it's me, I need to report something." Feng Qian's voice sounded outside the door.
Tian Wen recognized his voice, and if he was fine in his heart, he would never offend him, so he replied in a low voice, "Just come in."
"promise."
Then Feng Guan and the knight called Zhan Guang walked in softly. Tian Wen's eyes fell on Zhan Guang behind Feng Guan. He was stunned at first, and then said in surprise, "Zhan Guang, why are you back?"
Suddenly he thought of something, his face suddenly sank, and he said, "Say, is something wrong with Yao'er?"
Xu Ran, who was beside him, was immediately anxious when he heard his words, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Zhan Guang's hand and said hurriedly, "Tell me quickly, is there something wrong with Yao'er?"
Although Xu Ran is a weak scholar with no power, he was so anxious that he pinched Zhan Guang's wrist with both hands and felt a little painful. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Xu Sikong, you can rest assured. This time the lady sent me back just to spread the latest variables in Zhao State. There is no danger. Xu Sikong, you put down your hands first and let me talk about them one by one."
Xu Ran woke up and quickly let go of his hand. Zhan Guang was able to escape. After looking at Mengchangjun's face, he said carefully: "Miss asked me to tell you that the situation in Zhao State has changed now, and civil strife is about to break out. Please prepare early."
Say, I took out a brocade box from my arms, and went up to hand it to Tian Wen. "Your Majesty, this is a letter from the young lady, please read it."
Chapter completed!