Chapter 709
Zhao Gao and Li Si's eyes narrowed slightly. While others did not know what Meng Tian was trying to do, how could they not understand what he meant?
He wanted to take this opportunity to drive Hu Hai out of Xianyang, to get rid of the biggest rival of Fusu, and to remove the biggest obstacle to Fusu's succession? It's just a power struggle, why talk so grandly about it?
"Your Majesty!"
Zhao Gao immediately gave a few hints to his ally, Li Si, who was flabbergasted for a moment before reacting.
"Your Majesty, I think that the word Hu mentioned in this heavenly book does not refer to the name of a person, but to the Hu people in the north.
The Rong Di, Xiongnu, Yue Shi, Dong Hu, Fuyu, and even the Qiang in the southwest and the barbarians in Miao Jiu are all the most serious problems for the Qin Empire. I believe that the word Hu in the Book of Heaven refers to these barbarians!"
The Great Wall collapsed the other day, signalling an emergency at the northern border, and until the Wall is repaired, we should send our best soldiers to guard the border."
Qin Shi Huang was stunned and then pondered, he himself was more inclined to Li Si's argument than the name explanation, after all, no matter how one thought about it a race or nation was more threatening and destructive than a man.
"What the Prime Minister says is quite true, the collapse of the Great Wall is the will of Heaven, and this will of Heaven is the same as the Book of Heaven itself!"
The first thing that came to his mind was that if there was a person with the word Hu in his name, his son Hu Hai would be the first one, and Meng Tian was the teacher of Fusu, who had been close to him since ...... this was an attempt to exclude his own people?
The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you are getting into.
Perhaps still trust and rely on, but only the purely military aspect, the other ...... huh.
It may be true that Fusu is the most suitable candidate to succeed the throne in every way, but the emperor of the Great Qin is his Ying surname, the Zhao family, the First Emperor - Zheng!
It is he, the First Emperor of Qin, who is the one who will rule over all the eight kingdoms and unify all the six kingdoms! How dare Meng Tian, a mere servant, try to sway the heir to the throne?
Does he think that Qin Shi Huang is a dead man? The emperor snorted softly at this thought: "Meng Aiqing! I want to send you to guard the northern frontier and monitor every move of the Hu people, what difficulties do you have?"
Meng Tian's heart thumped, and despite all his reluctance and unwillingness, he said in a sincere and earnest tone, "To serve the country faithfully is what Meng Tian has always dreamed of! His Majesty has decreed it, and there is no reason for Meng Tian to shirk it!"
Qin Shi Huang coldly hooked the corners of his mouth, "Good! You are indeed a great talent! In that case, I will ask you to choose an auspicious day to send your troops north to guard the northern frontier!"
Even though Meng Tian was the top military general, Qin Shi Huang had never been so polite.
After settling Meng Tian, Zhao Gao immediately turned his spear on the Confucians, to which Li Linfei raised his hundred hands in favour, so even though the Confucians were mainly concentrated in the Hall of Raising Sages, and even though the Hall of Gathering Sages was now managed by his master Xiang Liang, Li Linfei still took the initiative to ask for the task of capturing Confucian scholars from Zhao Gao's hands to himself.
"Lin Fei, why are you free to come to the Hall of Raising Sages today? And ......"
Li Linfei led his troops to the entrance of the Hall of Raising Virtues, the people of the Hall of Raising Virtues naturally did not get the news, and Li Linfei did not rush in at the first opportunity.
Just after sending his men to completely surround the Hall of Raising Virtues into an iron barrel, he dismounted and waited respectfully at the entrance of the Hall of Raising Virtues, waiting for Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu to come out and question him.
"Master, Brother Yu!" Li Linfei first bowed to the two, then took out the holy decree and handed it to them.
"As some Confucian scholars have slandered His Majesty and insulted His Majesty, causing His Majesty to be enraged, therefore he ordered that all Confucian scholars of all sizes in Xianyang city be arrested, this is the holy decree, please read it, Master!"
When facing Xiang Liang, Li Linfei would not offend or disobey him in the slightest. As long as it did not contradict his views, that is, the acquisition of the elixir of immortality, he absolutely respected Xiang Liang a hundred times. It was not because he was soft-boned or afraid of Xiang Liang or anything, but because Xiang Liang was his master, and was truly worthy of the two ancient sayings of the teacher - the one who solves puzzles, and the one who is a teacher for life.
"Li Linfei! Have you forgotten that you were once a part of this Hall of Lifting Sages?" Xiang Yu immediately looked at Li Linfei with anger when he heard this.
Because of the conflict with the Loyalty Hall, not only Yi Xiaochuan, the overstepping general of the palace guard, but also Li Linfei, the garrison general who was supposed to be in charge of Xianyang City, had taken his name out of the Hall of Lifting Virtues, hence Xiang Yu's question.
"Brother Yu, I didn't forget, that's why I took this job at the risk of angering His Majesty, at least both are arresting Confucian students, I won't harm innocent people, and I won't rashly rush into the Hall of the Raising of the Magi and forcefully arrest people without asking questions."
"The Confucian students themselves made a fool of themselves by insulting His Majesty, causing His Majesty to be furious and furious, this matter can no longer be changed, so by having me carry it out, I can at least control the situation!"
Li Linfei explained very patiently, while Xiang Liang at the side, after pondering for a moment, also listened to Li Linfei's explanation, frowned and thought for a long time, and then looked at the holy decree in his hand, finally let out a long sigh: "Linfei, my master understands your painstaking intention, just that, this matter ......"
Li Linfei bowed once again, "Master, my apprentice saves! Therefore, later on, my apprentice is prepared to go in by himself to explain all this to those former colleagues, and will definitely not let the soldiers enter the Hall of Lifting Sages half a step until the last resort!"
Xiang Liang sighed, knowing that this was the best effort Li Linfei could make, after all, it was impossible to change things, unless Li Linfei and the entire Xian Lifting Hall rebelled, otherwise, if he were to make the arrests, at least the situation would be under control and would not involve other people.
"All right, you come in with me!" Li Linfei waved his hand to indicate the soldiers to wait outside the door, and only he himself followed Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu into the Hall of Raising Sages.
Chapter 710
"Because the day before yesterday, some Confucian students gathered in public to slander His Majesty and openly insulted His Majesty, which led to His Majesty's anger and issued an imperial decree to arrest all Confucian students in the world, especially the Confucian students of the Hall of the Raising of the Magi who caused all this.
What? When Li Linfei's words came out, all the people were shocked, and then someone angrily came forward and pointed his hand at Li Linfei and angrily rebuked, "Li Linfei! Have you forgotten that you were once a member of the Hall? Do you really think that after you have left the Hall, you have nothing more to do with it? What is the difference between you and a traitor?"
Li Linfei had been very calmly scolded and waited until the other party had finished before he asked the other party in a very calm tone.
"Dare I ask you, brother, what is your family or sect?"
The other party snorted angrily, "I am the Confucian scholar you just said you wanted to arrest!"
Li Linfei nodded and said, "Could you step forward and allow me to say a few words of rudeness?"
The other man was stunned, not expecting such a reaction from Li Linfei, but at this moment he thought that there were many people and that Li Linfei would not do anything to him in front of the public.
So he stepped out and stood in front of Li Linfei: "I'm standing in front of you, so if you have anything to say or do, just do it!"
Li Linfei ignored him and gave him a salute first, and then gave a salute to the other people of the Hall of Lifting Virtues: "Gentlemen, later on I will act and speak in a very rude and vulgar manner, not because Guo intended to do so or to target anyone, but to make things clearer to everyone in a simpler way, so if I have offended or annoyed anyone, I would like to ask for your understanding, and this brother's as well. "
"I am committed to the public good, both for the Great Qin and for the Hall of the Raising of the Magi, not for my own personal gain, so please understand!"
After saying this, Li Linfei once again gave a salute to the Confucian scholar who stood out, "Brother, I'm sorry!"
After saying this, without waiting for the other party's reaction, he directly swung his arm round and slapped the other party's face, causing him to spin around several times.
"Stupid fork."
The Confucian student who had been slapped by him was already furious, and at this moment, hearing Li Linfei's insults was even more intolerable, he directly rushed up to the two of them with red eyes, but was subdued by Li Linfei in three or two strokes, and then let go and let someone stop him.
"Surnamed Guo, why did you beat and insult Brother Yu Ji without reason?" Many people immediately rose up for the Confucian scholar, and Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu at the side also frowned fiercely, wanting to say something but then still not saying anything.
"Gentlemen, may I have your attention?"
This was the Hall of the Raising of the Magi, and all of them were highly cultivated people who knew how to read and understand manners, and Li Linfei had given a very good impression when he was still in the Hall of the Raising of the Magi.
Many of the brothers also got a good job in the Xianyang garrison because of him, plus now the person in charge of the Hall is his master, so naturally, many people would actually give him face.
"Gentlemen, in terms of official rank, I am the General of Xianyang Garrison, while this brother is just a commoner and a Confucian scholar."
"In terms of martial arts and tactics, I am not boasting, I should not be much weaker than you. In terms of origin, I am the current uncle of the state and a disciple of the Xiang family of Chu, while you, if I remember correctly, are only a Qianzhu, a commoner!"
Li Linfei said here, looked at the unhappy expressions of some people on the ground smiled and said, "Gentlemen, when I say this, I am not saying how high and how good I am, nor do I have any intention of belittling all the Qianshou, the great and powerful, please know this."
"I am only saying this to make a more visual comparison, not to say that I am nobler than this brother, but I should at least be able to say that I am equal."
"But I just hit this brother and scolded him, and this brother was so angry, as you all should have seen!"
"Then think about this: now that there are Confucian scholars gathering to insult His Majesty, will His Majesty be angry? At least as an equal, and in every way better, than this brother, I have said something before doing so, and this brother is furious."
"You can imagine how His Majesty feels! Even if His Majesty was the king of a small country with no more than ten thousand people, how would he have reacted to such an insult?"
All the people were stunned, they had just focused on their anger and disbelief, but they had not thought about this at all, but they did not want to be explained in a very simple and intuitive way by Li Linfei's simple slap on the face and a curse on his mother! They could not refute it even if they wanted to.
"Just now this brother said that I am a traitor! Unbeknownst to you all, His Majesty had originally left this matter to someone else, the de facto owner of the Loyalty Hall across the street, and it was I who snatched it up for myself, at the expense of offending His Majesty and this no less powerful lord."
"At least I remembered that I was once a member of the Hall of the Raising of the Magi, and at least I am now coming in alone to meet you all and tell you all the reasons, instead of just rushing in and arresting all the Confucian students, whether real or fake."
"At least I can guarantee that only Confucians will be arrested, and that no one else will be affected!"
All the people froze, they hadn't thought of these aspects at all! How else could it be said that a hundred useless people are scholars?
"Sir, we have misunderstood you! If you have sacrificed for this, we will not shy away from it, so all of you Confucian brothers and sisters, please come out with me, we will follow you on this journey!"
This man was a highly reputable figure in the Hall of the Raising of the Magi, especially among Confucian students, so as soon as he greeted them, all the Confucian students came forward and cooperated very much, following Li Linfei out of the Hall of the Raising of the Magi and being escorted away in a black-covered prison cart.
Some people said that Li Linfei had 60,000 soldiers at his disposal, so why did he not just come and arrest them instead of going to such great lengths?
But can you think about it? It is easy to arrest someone, but actually arresting someone without ruining one's reputation and making them more admirable is not a result that can be had by rushing in and arresting them roughly.