Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 679: Luring the wolf into the house (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)

In the past, the censors often colluded with county officials to hide things about the late emperor, and Meng Tian knew all these things.

Xu Youbing said again:
"I heard from the officials that Wang Yushi provoked public anger because of this. Even the elder brother of the current empress is not spared, so why bother? I'm afraid you will offend many people by doing this, and you will also give Yushi a reason to talk about it in the future."

Meng Tian said:

"It is related to the great cause of the empire. How can I think about this at this time? I am the Yu family that His Majesty personally ordered to go on an inspection tour. I represent Guanzhong and Your Majesty. If even a few princes and counties can do nothing today, what will happen to the world in the future? Wouldn’t it be more severe?”

Xu Youbing was speechless for a moment after hearing this.

"Loyal ministers like you from Dazhu Kingdom are rare in the empire. No wonder Your Majesty trusts Dazhu Kingdom so much. In the future, Dazhu Kingdom will definitely leave its name in history."

Meng Tian listened but said:

"I have never had any intention of doing this. I just want to give my whole life to the empire. When I was young, my father told me that cultivating one's moral character, managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world are the four things a husband should do."

"In that case, the subject will go with you."

Meng Tian looked at Xu Youbing, with tears in his eyes.

"The Biography says: A gentleman will be proud when he sees someone's misfortune, and a villain will be lucky when he sees someone's misfortune. When a gentleman sees someone suffering, he will feel pity, while when a villain sees someone suffering, he will secretly rejoice. . Now that I am about to go, only you are willing to shoulder the responsibility for me. After I return this time, I will definitely recommend you to His Majesty."

Xu Youbing is not the kind of person who follows Meng Tian just for the sake of being promoted. He just appreciates Meng Tian's character. Following such a person, one will always be full of righteousness in his heart and never have to worry about being betrayed.

"Let's decide in the future whether we recommend it or not. I think it will be a great blessing for our group to go back safely this time. I don't expect anything else. Now that Dazhu Kingdom has decided, I will no longer stand in the way. Let's have a good rest tonight. .”

After saying that, Xu Youbing retreated.

Three days later, Meng Tian's body had almost recovered, which was also the result of his forced willpower to recover.

After recovering from the illness, he rushed to the Sishui County Government as soon as possible.

Surabaya County is the most chaotic.But Meng Tian never understood why the second emperor would give this place to the eighteenth prince Hu Hai to manage.The eighteenth prince Hu Hai was the youngest son of the late emperor. It was puzzling to many people that Hu Hai managed such a chaotic place.

However, after arriving here, Meng Tian found that Hu Hai was very popular with the local nobles. Most of the other princes were fighting against the local powerful and competing for the support and approval of the people. They mostly imitated the style of governing the country by the princes in the pre-Qin period, and gathered many people under their command. Many hangers-on.

However, Hu Hai only had a few confidants brought from the palace, but when he hosted a banquet for Meng Tian, ​​he was able to invite a number of powerful local clans.

After Meng Tian came for two days, Hu Hai prepared a huge banquet for Meng Tian, ​​and invited more than 30 people, all of whom wore crowns and jade, and were bloated.

When these people saw Meng Tian, ​​they all said with playful smiles:

"Today, out of love for Prince Meng, we came here specifically to see the censor."

On the left were the officials of Xianyang Yushitai, and on the right were Jiangdong landlords and government officials. One side looked down on the other and did not talk to each other. Only Hu Hai kept inviting Meng Tian to drink. The meal was somewhat strange.

When these people saw Meng Tian, ​​they showed no respect at all. Instead, they seemed to have come specially to see the excitement.Hu Hai was still like that. When he met this party and had a banquet, he was in charge.But the powerful clans in the county were talking and laughing on the side, not looking at Meng Tian's face at all.

Meng Tian sat in the second seat of the banquet, feeling very uncomfortable.Guanzhong Xianyang probably had the greatest power, but seeing Hu Hai blushing while drinking at the banquet, and even raising a nobleman to toast him, Meng Tian felt annoyed but couldn't find anything to blame him for.

But during the banquet, Hu Hai suddenly started talking to himself.

"It has been almost two years since I left Xianyang City. Although I have seen many officials from Xianyang City, this is the first time for me to see an important minister of the late emperor like you from Dazhuguo. Therefore, I must respect Meng again. A duke."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. This county king was not a prince, so how could he call himself a widower?

Seeing that everyone was stunned, Hu Hai realized later that he had said the wrong thing.

"It was all a slip of the tongue, please don't take it to heart."

On the other hand, Xu Youbing pulled Meng Tian's sleeve. Although Meng Tian did not have a fit in the hall, his face still drooped after all.With a face as dark as coal, Hu Hai was naturally extremely nervous.

What went wrong today is not all because a few days ago, I suddenly listened to the advice of several government officials, and also thought about doing something big for myself, for a prince. Just now I was thinking about becoming a king. I first changed myself to call myself a widower.

Although I cannot be the best emperor in the world like my father and elder brother, but if I can become a prince, I can also grant great titles to the counselors and soldiers under my command.
Now that the secret has been revealed, it’s really bad.

Hu Hai looked annoyed and wanted to beat his chest, but the guests seemed as if nothing had happened. The whole banquet was extremely quiet after that. Everyone did not dare to speak loudly, and the atmosphere became even weirder.

After finally waiting for the banquet to end, Meng Tian returned indoors, naturally throwing away his sleeves in anger.

"This Hu Hai is so arrogant that he calls himself a vassal king. Today he calls himself a widow in public. It can be seen that he has the intention of being a vassal in private. From this point of view, all the kings of this county see themselves in this way. They just think they are a new vassal state."

Xu Youbing advised:

"This matter is indeed against etiquette, but I see that the powerful Jiangdong people don't care about it. It can be seen that they agree with what the Sishui County King did. I think at today's banquet, the County King must read before talking or chewing. To offend the powerful people in Jiangdong would be to lose the majesty of the imperial family."

"This Prince of Surabaya is really making a fool of himself! I also saw that he and the Jiangdong landowner are brothers and sisters, as if they are one family. Little does he know that he has already been taken advantage of by others, but he is still complacent and treats others as his confidants. He is really just a child. , Led the wolf into the house, without knowing it! Your Majesty allows such a person to be the king of the county. If word spreads to Guanzhong, how many people will be criticized!"

Xu Youbing advised:
"The late emperor had eighteen sons. Except for one who was demoted to a commoner, the rest were all crowned kings by His Majesty. It is common for one to be so incompetent. What's more, the eighteenth son is the youngest, and the Dazhu Kingdom is for him. It’s not worth it to be angry.”

(End of this chapter)