Chapter 144
Since returning to Xianyang, Meng Tian's gasp while sitting in Yangzhou Prison has seriously relapsed as the temperature drops.
The Qin Dynasty is now rebelling against Wang Feng, and is full of dangers. Meng Tian doesn't want to lie at home, but when he gets angry, his whole body seems to be concentrated on his chest. Apart from panting hard, he doesn't even have the strength to get up.
Even so, Meng Tian insisted on leaning on the side of the bed, and placed a small table in front of him, with military intelligence flying from all over the place like snowflakes.
The old eunuch stood in front of Meng Tian's bed, holding the hot soup she had just made and gently placed it on the base of the table.
This old eunuch is an old servant of the Meng family, and Meng Tian almost grew up when he watched him. So he knew Meng Tian very well. The general of his family fought with the Hu people in the north of Hetao countless times, but he had never looked like this before.
The general's body was broken in the dark and wet prison in Yangzhou. When he thought of Yangzhou's prison, the old eunuch sighed deeply.
This old eunuch has been by Meng Tian for too long. When he sighed, Meng Tian immediately knew what he meant. He shook his head and smiled bitterly and said, "Bo Qi, don't worry. My body will be fine when spring warms up."
Qi Bo nodded and said, "I really can't figure out why you are so worried about his war."
"I have told you many times that he caught me, and he saved me under Zhao Gao's lackey. A real man, the country is the most important thing, let's put personal grudges aside for the time being!" Meng Tian waved his hand.
Qi Bo looked at him helplessly, with an elder-like care in his eyes: "The general is less than forty, and he has made his body like this, alas!"
"Report to the general, the second emperor's carriage has arrived outside the door, and other important officials including Prime Minister Li Si, Youzhan and Meng Yi are also here." The servants of the Meng family reported.
"The emperor is here, the old servant is leaving." Qi Bo bowed to Meng Yi and slowly retreated from the back door.
Qi Bo has been resentful because of Meng Yi's Yangzhou prison and is very displeased with the second emperor Hu Hai. Meng Tian understands his feelings and nods.
When Qi Bo retreated, Meng Tian was about to get up, but he heard footsteps coming from outside. At the same time, the voice of Qin Ershi Hu Hai also came: "General Meng Tian, don't be alarmed. I am here to visit you. If you alarm you instead, it is not the original intention."
After hearing this, Meng Tian leaned honestly on the side of the bed, and Hu Hai had already come in.
Compared with the last time, Meng Tian has lost a lot of weight, her face is slightly yellow, her eyes are still bright, but she also has a hint of fatigue.
"My dear illness is my fault." Hu Hai said from the bottom of his heart. He knew that Meng Tian must have suffered a lot in Yangzhou. All of this came from the previous Hu Hai. Since he inherited the other person's body, he could not be irresponsible.
"I'm fine. I'll recover as soon as I start. Come quickly to bring warm chairs to the emperor, the prime minister and others, and add two braziers." Meng Yi ordered, and naturally some servants did it with briskness.
"I am here to see General Meng Tian today, so I'm free to be free, don't be as restrained as I am in Wuxin Hall." Hu Hai said, casually following Meng Tian's bedside. Seeing the snow-like battle report on the table, his heart felt warm.
"My dear, you can just keep your body well. If there is a big deal, I will teach you to discuss it with you. There is no need to do small things yourself. It is not too late to work hard for me when my body is better in the spring of the next year." Hu Hai said jokingly.
Several ministers who accompanied him were all figures in the counselor's house and they all said interesting words to make Meng Tian happy.
The king and his ministers chatted and laughed for a while, but Meng Tian, an important official from the military general, spoke again and said: "Your Majesty, I have read the report about Li Liang. Shangdang County is close to our Sanchuan County. Li Liang claimed to have occupied the entire Shangdang, but I analyzed that he might only occupy the part of Shangdang, and Linji County, which borders Sanchuan County, may still be in the hands of the Zhao army. If I plan to rescue and occupy Shangdang land, I may have a few battles with the Zhao army."
Nodding, Hu Hai said, "I have issued an edict to Wang Ben, asking him to be the commander, go out of the mountains and rivers, step on Linji, and rush to support Li Liang. This is a reassurance for other people who want to surrender to Qin but are undecided, and they cannot make any mistakes."
"The last time I selected the talents and selected the scholars, there are a few good ones. I think Li Jian and Wei Huo, who are now under Wang Ben's command, are both good and young. I have already written a private message to Wang Ben as the Grand Sima, hoping that he can make Li Jian and Wei Huo a pioneer in this battle. The Qin Dynasty cannot rely on veterans, and young generals are the future military spirits." Meng Tian said, every sentence he planned the country.
Hu Hai nodded. There are few such loyal ministers in ancient times. He is a history teacher. There are many stories of emperors and ministers who have been in his mind for five thousand years. There are not many ministers who can be loyal to the emperor and patriotism in history. There are only a handful of ministers like Meng Tian who devoted himself to his work.
Meng Tian paused and said, "There are many generals in the army who are good at fighting now. However, in this chaotic era, there are few pillars of the country who plan for the country. For the sake of the country, civil officials should be selected from the aristocratic families immediately. Prime Minister Li Si wanted to make plans for the rebel kings, but he did not expect civil officials who were verbally quarreled."
Li Si nodded and said, "Once a country is successful, the victory of that civil servant will be no less than a large army. The ministers have many people and few talents on hand."
Hu Hai nodded. Meng Tian just said that he would select talents from the aristocratic families. This is exactly a question he also wanted to talk about.
The reason why China was in turmoil for five thousand years was that it was not until the founding of the country in 1949. The prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties before finally came to an end.
The reason is that people cannot see hope in a turbulent era, and all power channels are in the hands of aristocratic families. Poor people have no idea of making a comeback, and the bold ones naturally rise up and embark on the road of rebellion.
Although he was admitted to the imperial examination and was used until the Qing Dynasty, the children of poor families still could not obtain teaching resources fairly, and poor people still found it difficult for them to stand out.
Although the chaos in Qin and the unrest are not all caused by this, Chen She and others who burned the first rebellion fire were indeed forced to rise up only after they were forced to no avail.
If the people are given a hope of turning things around and a way out, there may still be rebellion, but there will definitely be no such a spark.
Since Hu Hai came out of Baijialou, he has been thinking about these ideas all day long.
"Meng Tian is right. Nowadays, most of the old ministers are in the court. If you don't prepare some civil servants as soon as possible, there will be no one in the court in the future!" Hu Hai sighed.
"But I don't plan to choose this person only from the aristocratic families. I want to open a statute to win a scholar." Hu Hai said confidently.
"Entertaining a vocational school?" Several ministers looked at each other, obviously not knowing what the emperor said.
Chapter completed!