Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 505: Unparalleled eloquence, imperial counselor (please give me a monthly recommendation vote!)
Qin and Xianyang Palace.

The turn of April is the busy farming season.

Farmers are farming in twos and threes on the dam, swallows' tails gently skim across the water, making ripples, and shepherd boys are grazing on the ridge, blowing xun, and the melodious singing echoes in the valleys everywhere.

The imperial commander had some free time and led people to drink and chat on the dam.

A rolling cart drove through the muddy path, leaving only muddy wheel marks. The rolling wheels squeaked, the bell on the car made a clear sound, and the dew dripped on the thatched house. Hit it on the grindstone.

One side of the sky was full of dark clouds, but they did not block the sun, and the sun shone through the clouds, shining golden.

The horse's fur is also shiny and shiny, braving the extra luster.

Si Kou said bluntly:

"It's been almost a month since His Majesty left Xianyang City. I intend to urge His Majesty to return to the court to deal with government affairs, but I'm worried about offending His Majesty, so I can only keep silent."

This time, the person riding in the same car as the imperial Sikou was Kuai Tong, who was now highly valued and trusted by Meng Yi.

Kuai Tong naturally said:

"The situation of the family with military exploits is over, so why should Sikou persist?"

Meng Yi naturally has his own considerations:

"Tomorrow is the day when the Queen will decide the case in court. When the Emperor gives the Queen the power to deal with important matters, isn't it clear that he wants the Queen to protect the Censor Wang Wu? Although the reasons are complicated, His Majesty the Emperor's obvious partiality for Wang Wu will definitely Leave an unjust image on the courtiers."

Meng Yi was very indignant about this, and asked angrily:
"Could it be that for the sake of reform, Your Majesty doesn't even uphold the justice of the senior ministers in the court?"

Kuai Tong said bluntly:

"However, His Majesty still issued an edict to ask Si Kou to assist the Queen in re-trialing the case. It can be seen that His Majesty still trusts Si Kou very much."

Meng Yi raised his frown and said seriously:

"It seems to others that this is His Majesty's respect for my Meng brothers, it is trust. Only my two brothers know that this is His Majesty's temptation to us. How dare I judge Wang Wu, but I have to. This case can only be investigated thoroughly again. News has come from Nan County that Ren Xiao has been captured by Sima Xin and is being taken to Xianyang City."

"And Zhang Han also led the prisoners back to Xianyang. The army was under control, and His Majesty the Emperor transferred Zhao Tuo to supervise Nanjun. As for the 30-strong army in Jiangdong, it was handed over to Chi Wu, the former guard beside His Majesty the Emperor. Wu was directly promoted to the right general of the empire, and this incident also caused an uproar in the court."

"Your Majesty also used Sima Chang, who is famous but has no real power, to move an iron official to the army and let him garrison in the army to assist the captain Dong Yi. I thought the riot in Xianyang City was just an accident , now it seems that His Majesty the Emperor deliberately brewed and guided this to happen."

"I think someone among the old nobles your Majesty appointed must have leaked the news, which is why the people of the military-sponsored family have been angered."

After hearing this, Kuai Tong said:
"I dare to ask Sikou, what should Sikou do if the water in this bucket spills on the ground?"

"What do you mean, sir?"

"It's hard to recover from overflowing water. Since the military merit system has been abolished and the Qin Empire now only has standing military guards, why should Sikou be obsessed with it anymore."

Meng Tian's eyes showed a determined expression.

"I'm just worried that the situation between North Korea and China will be unstable because of this."

Kuai Tong said:
"But if the political situation in the DPRK is unstable, what's the use of Sikou worrying about it? His Majesty the Emperor doesn't worry about this at all. His Majesty now has a chancery in his hands, gathering all the heroes to help His Majesty the Emperor handle the world's political affairs, while Sikou is in charge of the world. The matter of prison. Kuai Tong privately believed that Sikou should completely avoid this matter, otherwise it would bring trouble to himself. Most of the military-famous families were followers of the Legalists, and most of them were nobles of the Qin Dynasty and veterans of the three dynasties. He is someone who opposes the emperor’s reforms.”

"Even though Si Kou is thinking for His Majesty the Emperor, in His Majesty's eyes, Si Kou is a person of the same class as military nobles. But in His Majesty's eyes, there is probably nothing in this world that His Majesty hates more than people who follow the old ways and stick to their old ways. "

Meng Yi listened, and if he realized something, he looked at Kuai Tong with admiration.

"Your words are exactly the same as what my uncles and elders in my clan reminded me."

"I think my uncle in the Siko clan also thinks about Sikou."

But Meng Yi is dissatisfied at this point. He is Sikou. Doesn't he know what he is going to do?

"But you should also know that the emperor's salary is at the expense of the emperor's worries. I have the trust of His Majesty the Emperor. How can I only remember to protect myself at the critical moment and abandon His Majesty the Emperor?"

Kuai Tong thought to himself, no wonder some outsiders said that Meng Yi was actually a nerd. Unexpectedly, when he was a Ting Wei, relying on the favor of the late emperor, he impeached anyone who made mistakes, regardless of his official position or status, even the late emperor Zhao Gao, the powerful minister around him, dared to impeach him.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case. This person is determined not to let go of Qingshan. No wonder the second generation dares to promote him in an eclectic way.

Even the prime minister can't control him. Such a high position of power allows him to impeach everyone except the emperor.This power is greater than that of Wang Wu, the censor.

Speaking of the censor, although he had the privileges granted by the emperor, he did not dare to impeach the emperor.

Looking at it this way, Kuai Tong realized that when the second prince was the prince, he definitely put a lot of effort into the personalities of the ministers. Otherwise, how could he have managed to figure out so many ministers in just one year after taking office? character.

Kuai Tong said to him respectfully:

"I think that His Majesty the Emperor does not need to be entangled in this matter. On the contrary, if even the imperial commanders begin to turn against each other and show to the ministers that they have the intention to reform, then the villain Kuai Tong thinks that when the time comes, reforms will It will become a general trend, and the family of the military family will follow the trend, and the contradictions within the empire can be resolved quietly."

"After all, Your Majesty still retains the residence and title of the old nobles. I think if it is not someone with arrogant ambitions who wants to share the profits with Your Majesty, who will go back to rebel."

No one has ever advised the Montessori brothers to take the lead in expressing their approval and support for the reform...

After all, their Meng family was the target of the prince's impeachment in the past, wasn't it?

Meng Yi still vividly remembers how Lord Dongyang targeted the veteran ministers from a distinguished military family in the Qin Empire's court that day, and how he made his father blush with thick neck.

To this day, Meng Tian is still against the emperor, even if he knows he can't, he still won't agree; as for Meng Yi, he has learned a little from Zhao Gao's incident, but Meng Yi's personality can be said to be easy to change. Still the same.

Meng Yi just remained neutral.After all, the emperor bestowed supreme glory and status on the Meng family, and now it can be said that there is no reward, no seal, and the two brothers have already been bribed by the emperor with a lot of money.

Of course, after Kuai Tong's reminder, Meng Yi suddenly recalled that the old military families in the DPRK were now keeping a distance from the Meng family.

Obviously, although their Meng family was also born into a military family, they were no longer in the same interest group as the nobles from military families.

Meng Yi asked again:

"I understand what you mean."

"You talkative villain, dare to ask Sikou. Tomorrow the court and the queen will jointly hear the case. How will Sikou judge the case?"

"Let's see how the Queen made her decision. The only thing I'm worried about is how the Prime Minister will deal with it. I heard that His Majesty the Emperor was very angry at the Prime Minister's actions in the army. Instead, he rewarded the Queen and asked Zhang Cang to act as his deputy. Prime Minister. The status of Taixue Ling can be said to be unmatched by anyone in the court."

Taixue, asking a person from the Legalist school to train a group of Confucian scholars, it is a shame His Majesty the Emperor thought of it.I don’t know what Confucianism will look like after the rectification, but if Confucianism and Legalism are incompatible, it will attract criticism when the time comes.

This oil and water are not compatible.

Meng Yi suddenly realized that Kuai Tong was testing whether he meant to get involved in this matter, so naturally he felt unhappy.

The man in front of him was similar in age to him, but he always had a unique vision when dealing with things.But what he said today, although the method was good, did not satisfy Yi's heart.

If he cannot show his strength in front of the emperor and show that he is still useful, then the Meng family will be in danger. What's more, his brother has now become the main pillar of the empire. Behind this unprecedented glory, his brother The two of them were surrounded by mountains of swords and seas of fire. Every step they took, and even the slightest carelessness, would result in bloody wounds.

As for Kuai Tong, his idea seemed to be the idea of ​​a young man.

Meng Yi was a gentleman, so he naturally refused to listen to such words, so he gradually began to want to stay away from Kuai Tong.

So Meng Yi deliberately asked:

"The Duke previously asked me not to interfere in the internal affairs of the DPRK, but Meng Yi felt that he was not very talented and knowledgeable, and his thinking was not quick. If I should not provide advice to His Majesty the Emperor on such important matters in the DPRK, then what else can I do to help His Majesty? "

After hearing this, Kuai Tong still had a cautious look on his face, and Meng Yi couldn't tell what he was thinking at all.

Kuai Tong actually ridiculed Meng Yi in his heart. He had read so much that he had no insight.But now he has given me food, clothing and shelter, but he refuses to listen to my advice.

He is kind to me, so I should serve him wholeheartedly. If I can help him keep his merit, it will be a great achievement.But Meng Yi doesn't want to reuse him. As the saying goes, a good bird chooses the wood to roost. If Meng Yi doesn't use my strategy, he will get into trouble sooner or later.

Kuai Tong naturally said:

"The villain comes from the countryside. He cultivates vertical and horizontal studies, and the best is the art of lobbying. Seeing that the world is unified as a general trend, he came to Xianyang to imitate Qin. But the villain's status is humble, and it is difficult to show his face. It is really a status A petty villain. As for vertical and horizontal skills, they are only trivial skills after all, there is no learning from Han Fei, and there is no trickery."

"When the villain is next to Sikou, he really feels guilty because he is not talented enough."

"Okay, okay, don't talk about this anymore. If you don't have any useful suggestions, just drink with me."

"Siko, I have one more thing to say."

If Meng Yi hadn't received rigorous training and education, he would have driven Kuai Tong off the bus arrogantly.

"Say it."

"As a popular person next to His Majesty, Si Kou naturally has a lot of right and wrong. If this villain can help Si Kou solve his problems, it will comfort his heart. This is to advise Si Kou to be cautious in accepting things."

"However, regarding Sikou's question, I have a few words to say. Since Sikou is in front of His Majesty the Emperor, it is natural that he should promote talented scholars. And this is a big deal."

When Meng Yi heard this, he naturally became interested.

"It's really a big deal to promote talents and scholars."

Recruiting talented people for Jinshi is not only a major event for the Qin State, but also a major event that Meng Yi has always neglected. After Meng Yi heard this, he naturally began to express interest in what Kuai Tong said. He had never recommended anyone to the Emperor. towards.

In the past, there were a group of veterans lined up in front of him, Wang Wan, Li Si, and Feng Quji. In addition to them, there were also those veterans. They didn't take him seriously. They always thought that he relied on his father and brother. current status.

He only needs to do his job well, but it's different now. He is someone close to the emperor, and he has this ability.

"So how am I going to do this big thing?"

Kuai Tong knew that Meng Yi wanted to show his achievements to everyone, and judging from his reaction, he was very interested in this topic.

"A villain doesn't have the status of Si Kou, so he can't recruit talented people. Now that the Imperial Academy is ready, talented people from all over the world are competing to invest in the Imperial Academy. Therefore, the minister may not be able to help His Majesty the Emperor when it comes to selecting talents, but this On the matter of appointment, the villain has many short-sightedness, I wonder if Si Kou is willing to listen to the villain."

"It's okay to say it straight."

"Just now Sikou mentioned that the late emperor's former guard Chi Wu, I have heard about this person. His name is listed in the imperial clan genealogy, which is indeed considered to be of noble status. And to be handed over by your majesty to 30 Wan Dajun shows that His Majesty trusts him very much."

Halfway through the words, Kuai Tong stopped talking. Instead, he bowed to show that he was very respectful, and then fell silent again.

Meng Yi was listening happily, how could he be interrupted.

"Don't worry, I will never blame you."

Kuai Tong then replied:
"It's just a humble person's opinion. Chi Wu is not a person with big responsibilities."

“How come you see?”

"I heard that this person has been in a low position for a long time and cannot be promoted. Now that he is suddenly in a high position, he must be proud. If there are some villains around him, I am afraid it will bring big troubles to the court."

Meng Yi listened and really agreed.

"I have seen many such villains. After being promoted from a commoner to a commoner, they began to drink and eat meat, which is not appropriate."

The person Meng Yi accused was Shang Qing Yao Jia...

Then, Meng Yi said solemnly:
"You know people well, why don't you go to court to help His Majesty the Emperor?"

After listening, he just looked at Meng Yi.

"Now, in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, can there still be a third member of the Meng family?"

Meng Yi naturally fell silent after hearing this.

"I think that when His Majesty returns from the army this time, Your Majesty may not keep his brother by his side anymore. When the time comes, I will recommend you to His Majesty."

Kuai Tong was a little surprised.

"What does Sikou mean by this? Does he think that I am not good enough to serve you?"

"No - Kuai Tong, you are a perfect counselor, but the person who needs counselors now is not me, but His Majesty the Emperor. I know you all think that I am a self-sufficient gentleman and don't like conspiracies. But I know that for His Majesty the Emperor In other words, there needs to be a conspiracy behind power tactics.”

"Don't blame me for being straightforward and unreasonable. It's just that with my family background, if I have the slightest flaw, I will be criticized by others. If I want to continue the glory of my family, I have to be a gentleman. Only in this way can I preserve the Meng family. Losing the world’s honor and status.”

(End of this chapter)