Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 688: The vegetation dries up and the family rises and falls (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)
Meng Tian twirled his beard and then said:
"Don't make this matter public. Later, you go to the palace in person and tell your aunt. Don't talk about this matter to the outside world. If it spreads, I'm afraid there will be trouble. The meritorious general has been keeping an eye on the enfeoffment matter for a long time. This It’s no small matter.”

Meng Zhong hesitated for a while, then frowned and asked:
"Does my father want to cover up this matter for Your Majesty? There is no airtight wall in the world. In time, the generals in the DPRK will definitely be aware of this matter. Furthermore, Your Majesty has given so many benefits to the Yu family. There is no guarantee that it will be true in the future. I will not confer the title of Lord of Qin on Jun Yu. By then, everyone in the world will know your Majesty’s intention, and your Majesty will give Jiangdong to the Yu family.”

Meng Tian said very calmly:

"What is the Jiangdong Yu family? Without His Majesty, they are nothing! 'Under the whole world, is it the king's land; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers.' Yu Junji stayed in the palace for three months, and it was His Majesty who taught He is right. Even if he is made a marquis, it is just a delaying tactic to maintain the unification of the world. His Majesty has always wanted to recall Zhao Tuo and his army. An army of 30 has been stationed in the swamp for decades. The soldiers Their vitality has been damaged, and they are no longer suitable for fighting."

Meng Zhong was very surprised!
"Isn't Jiangdong very dangerous now? I have never seen the court mention Jiangdong's affairs much. It turns out that it is for this reason. But when the late emperor was still alive, wasn't he talking about preparing 30 naval troops?"

Meng Tian felt as if he had lost his way:
"It's just an embellishment to keep the soldiers alive and teach them how to get into the water. The so-called 30-strong army has long been self-reliant in planting rice. They usually also build boats and capture some refugees hiding in the swamp. The original 30-strong army in the empire As time goes by, the army of ten thousand has long been exhausted and is no longer what it used to be."

Meng Zhong opened his mouth, but didn't say what he wanted to say, feeling suffocated in his heart.He is now also a leader of troops, and he sees the sufferings of the soldiers.The navy in Jiangdong had no food supply and relied on their own efforts to grow rice and build ships. Isn't this just a handyman?

Meng Tian seemed to wake up from a nightmare, with a bright light in his eyes:

"This is the way of heaven. People are born, old, sick and die, and trees are blooming in spring and summer. In ten years, the empire's invincible army is destined to decline in strength as time goes by. It is also because of this that I support His Majesty's edict to reduce the army. "

"So that's it, I thought..."

"Why?"

Meng Zhong scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I thought, father, you were not allowed to do this in order to secure His Majesty's throne."

"There is a reason for this. Just remember, I, Meng Tian, ​​alone have no ability to stabilize His Majesty's throne. In the final analysis, it is His Majesty's actions that can convince everyone in the court. Although I killed so many people, but They are the ones who took the initiative to cause chaos, and His Majesty punishing them is justified, this is the kingly way."

"Father, please tell me more about these truths. My son found out that he has never been able to become an official in the court."

Meng Tian brushed his beard:

"These truths are of no use to you if I tell you directly. I just want to tell you four words today. You must remember them. Observe seven words and three. When it comes to matters in the court, talk less and do more. Observe carefully. As time goes by, you will gain something. When Montessori has reached this status, it can no longer be promoted. Perhaps this year Montessori is still the dazzling star accompanying His Majesty, but in ten or 20 years, Montessori may be Like the 30 troops who were forced to stay in Jiangdong."

After hearing this, Meng Zhong fell into deep thought, and then lamented very sadly:

"If Montessori really has that day, the end will be really miserable!"

Meng Tian laughed after hearing this. He patted Meng Zhong on the shoulder and said patiently:
"Father, I just told you that there are trees and grass withered. Before your great-grandfather, our Meng family was just a family that made a living by forging iron in Qi State. In the past, our ancestors had a low status, but they did not have the disadvantages because of their innate conditions. He gave up on himself in troubled times, but fought bravely to kill the enemy and became a general. Although the Meng family is a nobleman that everyone in the world looks up to, we cannot forget how to behave because of our acquired status. Let alone because we know that our family is likely to be a good person in the future. The decline is why you have other thoughts. Will you and your children and grandchildren become common people in the future, and then you will be ashamed and angry to the point of committing suicide?"

Meng Tian gave Meng Zhong a hard knock in his heart, and then he enlightened him.

"No matter what situation you are in, don't be downcast. It's wrong to give up on yourself and take your anger out on others."

After hearing this, Meng Zhong felt that his father was like a big mountain, with infinite power inside.

"My son is ignorant. I once thought that Your Majesty wanted to take advantage of my father, so he made my father the Great Pillar of the Kingdom. Now I know that my father is really such a person, someone who can carry the backbone of the empire."

Meng Tian heard this, but did not hide it. He raised his head to the sky and stroked his beard proudly:

"This is my lifelong ambition. Even though I am old now, I have fulfilled this wish. I have no regrets in this life."

Meng Zhong looked at his father with admiration.

But Meng Tian asked:

"Then do you want to be such a person?"

"I'm afraid my son doesn't have such ability."

"Ability can be practiced, the key is to see if you want to."

"I have never thought about this. It's just that my son is willing to do whatever His Majesty wants me to do. Now that the world is at peace, it seems to me that Your Majesty is more in need of civil servants to govern the country, rather than generals."

"Let's figure it out for ourselves."

"Everyone says that if parents love their children, they have far-reaching plans. Isn't my father worried about my future? If ten years later, Mengshi is really like the Jiangdong Navy today, even if he loses his face, Stand in the middle of the court."

"Well, you can rest assured. As long as the Qin State survives, and as long as the Meng family treats the emperor with integrity, the Meng family will still be rich or noble within a hundred years."

"My father's words put my son at ease. Nowadays, there are many new people in the court. The son looked at himself and found that except for the support of his father and uncle, he really had no talents that he could use, and he was afraid of giving up to his father and uncle. Uncle is embarrassed."

"You have been a steady and honest child since you were a child. You have never done anything evil, so I have always been very reassuring about you. It's just that you said something like this today, which shows that you have indeed reflected on yourself and observed others. What makes my father most proud is that you You are not arrogant and complacent just because you are my son. Behind the rise and fall of dynasties and countries in the past dynasties is actually the decline and decline of countless noble families. It is very gratifying for you as a father to have such an understanding. It can be seen that you will not be It will bring Montessori to a state of decline."

After hearing this, Meng Zhong said:

"My son is not completely sure about this. On the day of the coronation ceremony, I knew that my son would be responsible for the future of the Meng clan. However, now that ten years have passed, my son has learned a lot. He really has no confidence and I have the courage to promise my father that I will ensure that the family does not decline in the future.”

"If that day comes, I will never blame you as a father."

Meng Zhong was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He was in a good mood after talking to his father today, and his heart was particularly soft, but he always tested his father in a roundabout way.As a family that has been strong for three generations, Meng Zhong, as the eldest son and future head of the Meng family, has too much pressure on his shoulders.

But his father had seen through him a long time ago, and now that he had made it clear, Meng Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

Meng Zhong bowed respectfully to Meng Tian:

"Thank you father."

Not long after, there was a burst of laughing and cursing outside, the sound was hurried, like birds chirping in a tree.After hearing this, Meng Tian just shook his head, as if he had a headache.

"Your mother and sisters are back. In the future, you will definitely stay in the army all year round. If you come back this year, talk to them more."

"only!"

(End of this chapter)