Chapter 90: The Dispute over Legalist Techniques (Part 2)
Ying Fusu's originally swift steps stopped instantly. His feet seemed to be wearing heavy shackles and he could hardly move even a single step.
Meng Tian had not walked far when he heard Ying Fusu's call, and he remembered the little kid who was lying in his arms more than ten years ago.
Meng Tian, who had originally planned to ignore Ying Fusu, finally couldn't help himself and stopped to look back.
This look back made this young general of the new generation of the Qin Dynasty furious.
The scene in which the eunuchs and palace maids in the Da Zheng Palace stood in a row and blocked Ying Fusu inside, in his eyes there were only four words - rebellion!
Cangcang～
He drew the sword from his waist, not wanting to say a word, nor was there any need to say anything.
He rushed back to the Da Zheng Palace, holding the sword at an angle, at a speed ten times faster than when he walked out of the Da Zheng Palace before.
Those who rebel against the superiors will be killed!
The palace maids and eunuchs with their backs to the gate of the Da Zheng Palace were like cattle and sheep targeted by lions on the grassland, and each of them felt trembling in their hearts.
They were washed by the murderous aura of the outstanding general of the Qin Dynasty who had fought on the battlefield for more than a decade and killed countless enemies and generals.
When they turned their heads, they saw Meng Tian, who had rolled in the pile of dead bodies countless times, rushing towards them with a sword in his hand.
They didn't know what to say or do, their minds were completely blank.
A general who had made great contributions to the Qin army was unbridled in his murderous intent.
How could the eunuchs and palace maids who would not be scolded even if they made mistakes in the Zheng Palace bear this?
It seemed that a bloody incident was about to take place in the Da Zheng Palace.
When
The two palace guards waiting in front of the gate of the Zheng Palace crossed their spears and stopped Meng Tian.
They were all Qin soldiers who had fought on the battlefield. They were not like the eunuchs and maids in the palace, who were frightened by Meng Tian to the point of being unable to speak or move their legs.
"Stop!" the two officials shouted sternly.
Crash~
Tap tap tap
The armor of the palace guards near the Da Zheng Palace rustled as they ran, and their footsteps were in unison.
Holding spears in hand, they surrounded Meng Tian in the center, and everyone was ready for battle.
If Meng Tian rushed into the Da Zheng Palace with a sword in hand, all the officials guarding outside the palace would die.
"ah!"
"Help!"
"The eldest son!"
Meng Tian was stopped, and the eunuchs and palace maids finally reacted. They quarreled and scattered, like a group of ducks swimming on the water being scattered by a stone.
As soon as they dispersed, Ying Fusu saw Meng Tian, who was full of murderous intent and was about to break into the palace and kill people.
"Meng Tian, what are you going to do!"
"If anyone dares to stop the eldest son, I will kill him!"
"Don't blame them. If Fusu had stepped out of the Zheng Palace, their lives would have been in danger. Even ants cherish their lives, so what's wrong with them doing this to save their lives?"
After hearing these words, the murderous intent in Meng Tian's heart became even stronger, even more intense than when he saw these eunuchs and palace maids stopping Ying Fusu just now.
"Young Master!"
Meng Tian bit his teeth with steel, and blood oozed from his gums.
He gripped the sword tightly. If the hilt could make a sound, it would be a wail.
He didn't know what else he could say to this little kid from back then.
Can a minister imprison his lord for the sake of his own life?
If a soldier receives an order that requires his death, can he not carry it out?
Meng Tian looked at Ying Fusu. He and Ying Fusu were actually very close.
The two men were separated by a pair of crossed bronze spears, one standing outside the Da Zheng Palace and the other standing inside the Da Zheng Palace, only one step away.
But Meng Tian felt that this step was a natural barrier.
Boy, don't blame me. Tian is not alone, there is the Meng family behind Tian.
The anger on Meng Tian's face faded, and the murderous intent in his body was no longer vented.
He looked at Ying Fusu steadily, and that look made Ying Fusu feel a little strange.
Meng Tian bowed to Ying Fusu with a respectful attitude and said, "Take care, young master. Meng Tian bids farewell."
Too formal...
Ying Fusu was at a loss.
This eldest prince of Qin, who was committed to restoring the Zhou rites and restraining himself to restore rituals, had such thoughts about formal etiquette for the first time.
At this moment, he remembered what his uncle Ying Chengjiao said - there is no need for complicated etiquette for those who are close to each other.
But the habits developed over more than ten years will not be changed by momentary thoughts.
Before Ying Fusu noticed it, his body was already in position to return the gesture.
"Take care, General."
"Meng Tian thanks the eldest master for his concern."
Cangcang～
Return the sword to its sheath.
Meng Tian turned and left.
Ying Fusu maintained the gesture of returning the greeting, staring at Meng Tian's back, hoping that Meng Tian would turn around and say something to him, anything at all.
But, no.
"Young Master, I was hit on the waist and abdomen by a wooden bench just now. Can I come back to work after my injury is healed?" An eunuch came forward, put his feet together, and said in a standard posture, respectfully and naturally.
Ying Fusu turned around, looked at him steadily, and said nothing.
After a while, when the eunuch was getting a little impatient.
"Can."
"Thank you, my Lord."
The eunuch thanked him.
Really slow response.
The eunuch thought.
The eunuch walked out of the Da Zheng Palace, holding his stomach, and stepped out of the palace gate.
Ying Fusu stared at the eunuch's back and asked, "Why didn't you say anything just now?"
The eunuch turned around, bowed in a standard posture and said, "Since your Excellency is here, I dare not do that."
"Why do you dare to speak now?"
"Only the eldest son is virtuous."
"Go ahead."
"only."
Ying Fusu was thinking about the eunuchs, Wang Wan, and Wei Zhuang's attitudes towards him, and comparing them with Ying Zheng, Ying Chengjiao, and Meng Tian's attitudes towards him, and his expression was dazed.
"I practice Zhou rites. Those who are distant from me say that I am virtuous, while those who are close to me say that I am pedantic. Where justice lies, I will go even if there are tens of thousands of people against me. But is justice that is unanimously opposed by those who are close to me really justice?"
Inside the Da Zheng Palace, there were many eunuchs and palace maids.
There was an elderly eunuch who had just been assigned to the Da Zheng Palace yesterday. He was standing very close to Ying Fusu and could hear everything Ying Fusu said.
Nightfall.
From the house where the elderly eunuch lived, a black dove took off, flapping its wings and soaring into the night sky.
Yong land.
Outside Qinian Palace.
The mountains here are not steep, the roads are not dangerous, the water is not fast, and the forests are not wild.
The valley is lush with vegetation and there are many streams. The breeze from the valley sways the vegetation on the mountains, just like the whispers of a beautiful woman.
A large felt was spread out on the grass, with wine and meat neatly laid out. A pretty little maid was leaning against a noble lady with sharp eyes and brows.
The noble lady had messy long hair and was dressed in a white gauze dress, and her every move exuded grace.
She held up the jar of wine, with the mouth of the jar pointed at her small mouth, which was opened as wide as possible, and drank the famously strong Zhao Hu wine.
Even soldiers in the army would get drunk after drinking less than half a jar of Zhao's Hu wine.
But after she drank half the jar of wine in one gulp, although her eyes were shining and her face was red, she was not drunk at all.
She even patted the wine jar in disdain, listening to the hollow "pa pa" sound, and said in a majestic voice: "Not strong, not strong! Bring me the wine of the King of Chu!"
"Queen Mother, the royal wine has already been drunk. It will be sent from Xianyang on the fifth of next month."
The graceful lady who was called the Queen Mother could only pick up the remaining half jar of Hu wine and continue drinking it.
"If the Queen Mother is not pleased, shall I urge Xianyang to send a batch of goods?"
"Zheng'er doesn't like brewing wine or drinking, forget it."
Throwing away the empty wine jar, the lady stretched lazily, the veil slipped off, revealing her arms and slender waist.
Although the scenery here is beautiful, it is not even a fraction as beautiful as this woman.
But no one has dared to touch such a beautiful woman.
Because her name is Zhao Ji, she is the current queen mother and the biological mother of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Flutter
A black pigeon came from afar and flew to the shoulder of Zhao Ji's maid. It grabbed the maid's clothes with its claws and its eyes rolled around.
The maid caught the black pigeon in her hands, caressed it a few times, and took some grains from her pocket to feed the black pigeon.
Then he took off the small note from the black pigeon's foot and unfolded it to look at it.
"The eldest son."
"read."
"I heard the eldest son say to himself: 'I follow the Zhou rites. Those who are distant from me say that I am virtuous, while those who are close to me say that I am pedantic. Where justice lies, I will go even if there are thousands of people against me. But is justice really justice when my close friends unanimously oppose it?'"
"Good, this kid finally thought it through. I didn't want him to learn Confucianism earlier, but Zheng'er insisted on it. Confucius traveled around the countries but no country accepted him, which shows that his teachings are of little use."
Zhao Ji smiled happily and became excited. She asked her maid to bring a horse over. She wanted to gallop on the vast grassland.
The maidservant did not respond and knelt down to persuade him: "Riding a horse is a man's thing. If the Queen Mother is interested, how about I dance for her?"
"What a joke! We Zhao people wear Hu clothing, ride and shoot, and sing wildly on horseback. What's the difference between men and women? Stop making noise and bring your horse over here quickly!"
"I dare not. The Queen Mother's body is more valuable than ten thousand gold. If there is any mistake, the Qin State will be overthrown. The Queen Mother should not only think about herself, but also about Your Majesty. Chang'an Jun has been eyeing you covetously."
These words hit Zhao Ji's heart exactly.
Zhao Ji was so filled with joy that she couldn't express it in words, and she wanted to release it to the world by riding her horse.
When he heard the three words "Chang'an Jun", he became bored and uninterested, and he didn't know where the joy he had just felt had gone.
"What a bummer!"
"Empress Dowager, Lord Teng has returned from Xianyang. He has been waiting for a long time. He said he has something important to report to the Empress Dowager."
"It is of utmost importance that he can come back." Queen Mother Zhao leaned sideways, her beautiful body lying on the ground, and said, "It is a pleasant surprise that my son did not kill Teng."
"Your Majesty, you should meet him. From the look on Lord Teng's face, I know what he wants to report is definitely not a small matter."
"You are the only one who is meddling in other people's affairs!"
Queen Mother Zhao glanced at the maid, but this glance did not have the charm of an ordinary beautiful woman, but rather majesty and sharpness.
The maid was raised by Zhao Ji.
After being glared at by Zhao Ji, she laughed sweetly and said, "You have to give people a talk."
Zhao Ji snorted coldly, stood up with her long veil dragging on the ground, and stepped on the soft green grass with her bare feet.
The maid behind her put a phoenix crown on her head. The phoenix on the crown was made of gold and silver, tortoise shells for feet, and colored glaze for body. The outer ring of the phoenix crown was decorated with 128 gemstones carved into various birds. Its magical beauty was comparable to the Tongtian crown worn by the First Emperor.
The female guard standing in the distance, wearing armor and wearing two curved swords on her waist, with her eyes fixed on Queen Mother Zhao, saw this and turned around and said crisply, "Queen Mother Xuan Teng!"
There is no shelter in the wilderness.
The sound spread far away in an instant, as if it could float to the horizon.
The middle-aged man who had met Ying Chengjiao in Chang'an Jun Mansion walked up to Zhao Ji wearing the black warrior uniform he wore that day when he met Ying Chengjiao.
Along the way, although his steps were steady, they were a little unsteady, as if he was very tired.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
The middle-aged man knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Was the letter delivered?"
"Send it to Lord Chang'an."
"What did the kid say?"
