Chapter 51 Meng Tian returns to her heart
Meng Tian walked up the steps of the Wuxin Hall with steady steps and took a quick look at the statue of Li Xin's pottery figurine standing at the door of the store. This was newly established and Meng Tian had never seen it before.
He paused slightly, stood in front of Li Xin's statue, silent for a long time. His face, which was already wrinkled, had no expression on his face. But Meng Tian was not calm inside. The moment he saw Li Xin's statue, he seemed to understand and let go.
Looking at the three big words "Wuxin Hall" inlaid with gold on the palace gate, Meng Tian sighed. The resentment that was holding the prince Fusu gradually dissipated with this sigh.
"The emperor inside has done many cold things, but now it seems completely different. Could it be that it is really caused by witchcraft?" Meng Tian shook his head. He led troops to fight for many years and killed countless people. He has never believed in the sayings of ghosts and gods.
"Old Li Xin, I know that you are also doing the Qin Dynasty's country, not for the emperor. Now that Fusu is dead, I am also doing the Qin Dynasty's country, otherwise the Meng family would not surrender!" Although the Qin Dynasty was created by the First Emperor, all the families and families have made great efforts, and the Meng family has made a lot of efforts.
If the Qin Dynasty declines, the saddest people will not only be the Ying clan, but also the aristocratic families loyal to the Qin Dynasty.
Fusu's death almost became Meng Tian's inner demon. Now seeing Li Xin's image, Meng Tian suddenly felt relieved. He held his uncle Sun Tong's report on the selection of the general, took a deep breath, and walked directly into the Wuxin Palace.
When the king and his subjects meet, there is no politeness.
Meng Tian reported straight to the point: "I have read Shusun Tong's memorial. This method of selecting a general is a good way for Daqin, who is in urgent need of talents at the moment. But..." Meng Tian pondered for a moment.
Hu Hai said with a calm expression: "I love you, but it's okay."
Meng Tian clasped his fists and said, "But this method can only roughly select some generals in front of the formation. It is still acceptable to charge in the battle. As for the commander of the three armies, they cannot be competent by doing an article and comparing the skills. Therefore, I think this competition is feasible, but it cannot be relied on. Selecting materials requires specific military merits and cumulative promotions."
"This has several benefits. First, it will not bury talents, reward and promotion, and let specific military merits speak. Second, it will stimulate the enthusiasm of the soldiers and better utilize everyone's talents in the war."
"As far as I know, Li Mu, Lian Po of Zhao State, Bai Qi, and Wang Jian, are all from the lowest-level soldiers. They have accumulated military merits bit by bit in one war after another. Among them, Bai Qi, the king of Wu'an, has never been defeated in his life. Such a record is enough to be proud even when facing his grandson Wu Qi. The reason why they have achieved such a success is that they have rich practical experience."
"If Zhao Kuo talks about war, he is just a joke to the ages. Shusun Tong held this selection of commanders and generals in troubled times, which can be said to be a way to respond, but it can't be relied on. The real generals of the three armies should still choose from actual combat."
"I have learned in detail about the information of the bandits who invaded Hangu Pass in the past few days. Zhou Wen, the first bandit, was just a corrupt scholar. He once looked at the days of the Xiang Yan army and calculated the good and bad times. He also served the Chunshen Jun Huang Xie, who claimed to be aware of military tactics. He didn't know how to make the leader of the bandit Chen Sheng believe him, granted military power, and called him the general, and attacked my Hangu. During the march, he kept recruiting soldiers. When he arrived at Hangu Pass, there were thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of soldiers."
"But I expect that his soldiers will be only about 150,000, most of them are infantry, and less than 20,000 cavalry. The most important archers and crossbows in the military formation are pitiful. Strictly speaking, they are just mobs. If there is no accident, our Great Qin armored soldiers may win in one battle."
"So, I think that this war at Hangu Pass can be regarded as an opportunity for our generals to hone our army. I am not talented and willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty and lead our Great Qin soldiers to wipe out the thieves." Meng Tian's long speech, in every sentence, was a little red because he said too much, and he couldn't help coughing a few times.
Hu Hai nodded. What Meng Tian said was indeed a matter of old and conspiring to the country, and every sentence was reasonable. Judging from his analysis of Zhou Wen's words, the general did do a lot of work.
"Your dear is suffering in Yangzhou Prison!" Hu Hai said apologetically as he heard Meng Tian's cough.
"This is not a problem. I am still tough and a little bit sick, not worth mentioning." Meng Tian said, got up, knelt in front of Hu Hai, and said, "I will say a few words to your Majesty today."
Seeing Meng Tian so serious, Hu Hai was slightly stunned and immediately asked him to stand up. But Meng Tian did not get up, but knelt on the ground and said, "Since the collapse of Mr. Fusu, I have been thinking about the unrighteous Emperor Qin. Today, I saw the statue of the pottery figurines in front of Wuxin Hall. I feel deeply moved by these grievances. I will not speak up in front of the emperor. If the emperor does not abandon me, I can still lead the troops to kill the enemy. If the emperor blames me..."
Hearing this, Hu Hai waved his hand and refused to let Meng Tian continue. He stood up from behind the dragon throne, walked to Meng Tian, leaned over and helped Meng Tian, who was under forty but already in old age.
The reason why Hu Hai was reluctant to use Meng Tian as the commander was that he was worried about his personal relationship with Fusu, for fear of a change. Now that Meng Tian was only halfway through his words, Hu Hai had already seen the general's sincere heart. He no longer had to doubt it.
"Transfer the order!" Hu Hai helped Meng Tian up and said loudly.
"No!" The eunuch who was waiting in the hall immediately stepped forward.
"General Meng Tian defended the border of the northern country for many years and made great contributions. Now he was given the title of Taiwei and promoted to the third level." Hu Hai pondered for a moment, about to order Meng Tian as the commander of the three armies.
Meng Tian bowed and said, "Emperor, as far as I know, Old Wang Ben is now retiring at home. If Your Majesty insists on expeditioning in person, he can be the commander of the three armies. My, Wang Ben and Zhang Han can lead one army each."
"Wang Ben!" Hu Hai felt aroused when he heard this name. This was a famous general, Xihu Wei Lao. The Wang family is the most famous family in the Qin Dynasty, and the general style has been passed down from generation to generation. Now his son Wang Li is also a general in the army.
After Meng Tian reminded him, Hu Hai changed his words and said, "I ordered Wang Ben, Meng Tian and Zhang Han to lead an army each and follow me out of Hangu to attack the bandits."
Seeing that Hu Hai issued a decisive order, Meng Tian had the spirit of not doubting others and not using them. He couldn't help but secretly praised the young emperor and bowed and said, "I must be loyal to the country."
Hu Hai nodded and said, "You and the three of you are the leader of the three armies. Zhou Wen's little thief is not worth worrying. I see that, I will start to select vanguard generals tomorrow, and Zhang Han will still rectify the guard army outside the city. This selection will be supervised by you and Wang Ben. Anyone who is willing to be loyal to me, Daqin, will have a chance."
"No." Meng Tian bowed.
The big event was confirmed, and Hu Hai and Meng Tian simply chatted about the current situation. Until the beginning of the day, the emperor and his ministers still had not yet fulfilled their wishes, but they had to give up.
A free conversation with Meng Tian gave Hu Hai a deeper understanding of this famous general of the Qin Dynasty. Meng Tian is broad-minded and comprehensive in his plan. He is a rare talent who can stabilize the country by martial arts and culture, and can maintain peace in the country. After the communication, the two of them had no grudges, and Hu Hai felt relaxed.
Chapter completed!