Chapter 208: Secret return to Beijing

Zhang Xingba asked loudly: "General, do you want to bring the King of Yan here?"

"No hurry."

Meng Hu waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Xingba, go to Qianyuan to look at King Yan, don't be slow. If King Yan asks, I will say I'll go to the back village to inspect and will come back soon."

Zhang Xingba agreed to take the order.

Meng Hu then said to Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao: "Old Qi, Lao Jia, this is an opportunity for us!"

"It's indeed an opportunity."

Qi Diaozi nodded and said, "No matter what the old Mengke entered the mountain for, he only came to the door, which gave us a lot of room for maneuver in strategy. Now we have three choices: one, kill Mengke; the second, seize Mengke, and the third, let him go. These three choices can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages."

Meng Hu asked, "You tell me, why do you have their own advantages and disadvantages?"

Qi Diaozi said: "Meng Ke has been the regent for more than ten years, but he is actually His Majesty the Emperor in the true sense of the Glorious Empire. If we kill Meng Ke, it will inevitably cause chaos in the court. The princes who stayed in Luojing are likely to take the opportunity to raise an army to compete with Meng Yan for the throne. In this way, the empire may fall into a civil war and our army will no longer have the worries to survive."

Jia Wudao said: "Then kill Lao Mengke!"

"But killing Meng Ke is not necessarily a good thing!"

Qi Diaozi Yufeng continued to say, "Killing Lao Mengke may cause the empire to fall into a civil war, but it is only possible. If Lao Mengke made arrangements in advance and secretly used thunder to kill several princes who might compete for the throne, the civil war might be resolved by him, and in addition..."

Jia Wudao asked, "What else?"

Qi Diaozi sighed: "In addition, even if Lao Mengke did not make any arrangements and the imperial court was in chaos after he killed him, the general was easily besieged by the people of the world because of his reputation as monarchy. And those ambitious local tyrants will inevitably raise troops under the banner of siege of attacking the general. In this way, the general will be unable to move forward in the empire."

Meng Hu couldn't help but feel awesome when he heard this, and he couldn't help but think of Dong Zhuo's deposed power during the Three Kingdoms period.

With Dong Zhuo's strength at that time, he could not resist the siege of the Kanto princes. Meng Hu now has only 30,000 troops under his command, so he could not resist the siege of the heroes in the world. Killing the king is a technical job, and it is not something that can be done by just doing it. It must pay attention to timing, people's support, and strategy.

Although Meng Ke was not the emperor, he had been the regent for more than ten years. In the hearts of the nobles and the people of the empire, he was the true emperor. If Meng Hu really killed Meng Ke, he would immediately force himself to the dead end of his enemies with the entire empire, so he would never do this.

Thinking of this, Meng Hu couldn't help but say, "It seems that this old Mengke cannot be killed."

Jia Wudao frowned and said, "Even if you don't kill Meng Ke, you won't let him go back, right?"

Qi Diaozi pondered and said, "As for the final button or place, let's talk about it after seeing Meng Ke."

"Yes." Meng Hu nodded, "Then let's see Meng Ke first and see what he is going to do this time when he enters the mountain?"

Xiling, Shi Miyuan's residence.

A black shadow wrapped in black clothes flashed into Shi Miyuan's study like a ghost. Shi Miyuan, who was meditating in the study, opened his eyes suddenly and asked in a deep voice: "Is there any news from Luojing?"

"Report to the Great Elder, there is news." The black shadow knelt on one knee and replied respectfully, "The subordinates have obtained reliable news. The imperial prime minister Cao Mo has asked Cao Lin, the commander of the Imperial Army, to secretly monitor the Great Highness and the Third Highness in the name of protection. In addition, the noble elders who secretly support several His Highness are also secretly monitored by the Imperial Guards."

"oh?"

Shi Miyuan said happily, "If King Mengke of Yan was surprised, the father and son of the Cao family would immediately take measures and attack the two nobles and veterans who secretly supported them?"

"It should be like this." The black shadow responded respectfully, "Otherwise, Meng Ke would not dare to enter Qingniu Mountain with confidence."

"Hahaha, OK."

Shi Miyuan laughed loudly, "I thought Meng Ke's heroic life, but I didn't expect that he would make such a low-level mistake today. Hehe, did he really think that the entire empire is under his control? Wrong, Meng Ke overestimated his political wisdom too much, and underestimated Meng Hu's vision and courage too much. He may find it difficult for him to come back this time when he entered the mountain."

Darkness said respectfully: "Great Elder, Great Chief means let us..."

Shi Miyuan raised his hand suddenly and said, "You don't need to remind you. I know what I know."

Qingniu Tun, Menghu's headquarters hall.

Meng Ke made great strides into the hall of the headquarters, Meng Hu brought Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao forward and saluted: "I will meet the prince."

Meng Ke waved his hand and signaled the three of them to avoid gifts. Then he walked straight to the tiger-skin chair in the middle of the hall and sat down. He looked down at the solemn three people standing at the steps and asked, "Meng Hu, you must be surprised, are you?"

"Surprised?" Meng Hu asked with a smile, "Why are you surprised?"

Meng Ke said calmly: "Because I have just told the world that you are a traitor, but now I have come into the mountain alone to see you, a traitor, come. Are you not surprised at all? Or do you have no idea in your heart? For example, kill me to vent my anger, or imprison me?"

"Hahaha."

Meng Hu laughed to the sky and said, "The prince is joking. Although I, Meng Hu, are not a good person, are not a traitor. The reason why the prince told the world that I am a traitor is clear about the reason. The prince also knows the truth, and he also knows that I and tens of thousands of soldiers from the west are innocent."

"good."

Meng Ke nodded and said, "Of course I know the truth, and I also know that you and the 30,000 soldiers from the west are innocent. You are not only not rebels, but also heroes of the empire. But I can't justify you, and never. This is politics, cruel politics, Meng Hu, you won't understand the reason for the Central Plains."

Meng Hu shook his head and said, "The prince doesn't need to say slander to provoke me on purpose. How can I not know the principle of the Central Plains?"

Meng Ke looked a little embarrassed and said, "Okay, since you understand everything, I will open the skylight and say something bright. I will impose your achievements with the Western Legion on Meng Yan and his Guards. It was originally a lie. But in order for Meng Yan to succeed to the throne and the empire to achieve a stable transfer of power, I must do this and sacrifice you and 30,000 Western soldiers. But now, I still lack the same important evidence to prove the achievements of Meng Yan and the Guards, that is Qiu Fengjin, the emperor of the Mingyue Empire!"

"Oh?" Meng Hu asked with a smile, "So the prince is here to ask me for Qiu Fengjin this time?"

"No," Meng Ke nodded openly and admitted, "This time I entered the mountain for the strong autumn wind."

"I think beautifully."

Jia Wudao next to him suddenly sarcastically said, "Your Majesty's abacus is very good. Let my general give Qiu Fengjin to you and help you fulfill that lies. Wait until Meng Yan holds firmly to the throne and stabilizes the political situation of the empire, and then turn around and mobilize the army to deal with our rebels. Prince, do you really think we are fools? Do you really think we are the dough you can knead with your heart and hands?"

Meng Ke glanced at Jia Wudao coldly and said, "I don't lie to you, and I can't lie to you even if I want to. What you just said is facts. Just wait for the situation in the empire to stabilize and wait for me to free up, and you will definitely find a way to solve your rebels. Of course, there are many ways to solve the problem, and it is not necessary to be wiped out."

Qi Diaozi said calmly: "So, is the prince planning to give us a chance to recruit us?"

Meng Ke nodded and said, "Recruitment is also completely feasible. In the history of hundreds of empires, many small-scale local rebellions have occurred. Most of these rebellions ended with recruitment. Haven't you heard of it? Ma Sifeng from the Ma family in Fengcheng has been appointed by the king as the new governor of the North. Isn't this telling enough?"

Although Meng Ke said this, he thought to himself that when you, Meng Hu, will really accept the court's amnesty, and the first thing I have to do will lure you to Luojing, and then capture and kill you on the spot. Leaving you, a man-eating tiger, in this world, will always be a hidden danger to the empire.

Meng Hu looked at Meng Ke with a smile, thinking to himself, Lao Meng Ke, Lao Meng Ke, do you really think I am an idiot? Ma Sifeng? Can Ma Sifeng be the same as me Meng Hu? If you really have to accept the court's amnesty, then the first thing you need to do in Meng Ke is to cut off my head, right?

Although Meng Hu thought so in his heart, he said, "It seems that the prince is still very sincere in entering the mountain this time."

Meng Ke nodded and said, "Meng Hu, I know that this matter is very difficult for you, so you can make the conditions."

Meng Hu turned around and exchanged glances with Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao, and smiled and said, "Prince, this matter must be discussed."

Meng Ke said, "You can discuss it slowly. I can wait, and before you make a decision, I can detain me on the mountain as a hostage."

Xiling, Mengyan temporary headquarters.

When Meng Yan was sighing at the lush scenery in the yard, Shi Miyuan suddenly rushed in.

When he saw Meng Yan, Shi Miyuan said anxiously: "Your Highness, something happened, something big happened!"

Meng Yan asked lazily: "What big thing? What big thing can there be? What big thing can I do?"

"Well, no." Shi Miyuan said anxiously, "It's not your Majesty, it's the prince's accident."

"Uncle Emperor?" Meng Yan couldn't help but feel moved, thinking, could it be that the emperor's uncle died of serious illness? This was good news, and immediately asked loudly, "Uncle Emperor's uncle is seriously ill and will not be cured?"

"I will not be cured for serious illness, uh..."

Shi Miyuan uttered a whine, nodded anxiously, "Although it's not, it's almost done."

Meng Yan said anxiously: "What does it mean? Is it or not?"

Shi Miyuan said: "That's right. I just got the top secret news. The prince has not actually suffered from any serious illness. The truth is that the prince has already set off for Qingniu Tun yesterday!"

"Well, I think it's something awesome. Isn't it just going to Qingniu Tun..."

When Meng Yan was halfway through his speech, he suddenly realized that Qingniu Tun was not an ordinary place name. Isn’t there 30,000 rebels stationed by Meng Hu? Why did the emperor go to Meng Hu’s territory? Isn’t that the sheep enter the tiger’s mouth? Meng Yan asked in surprise and joy, “What I said is true? The emperor did go to Qingniu Tun?”

Shi Miyuan replied in a confident tone: "It's true!"

Meng Yan was so happy that he walked back and forth in the same place that he was so excited that he suppressed his excitement and asked, "Aiqing Shi, do you think the emperor's uncle can come back if he goes to Qingniu Tun this time?"

"That's definitely not coming back."

Shi Miyuan said this, and suddenly there was a strange cold light in his eyes, and then he lowered his voice and said, "And even if the prince can come back, Your Majesty must not let him come back again. Otherwise, the imperial government will continue to maintain the current situation, and all the power will be controlled in the prince's hands."

Meng Yan had already heard the murderous intent in Shi Miyuan's speech, and gritted his teeth and asked, "Your dear, what should I do now?"

Shi Miyuan said in a deep voice: "I think that Your Majesty has two most important things now. The first thing is to set off immediately and return to Luojing, and control the situation in the imperial capital in the shortest time. As long as the situation in the imperial capital is controlled, the eight local provinces will be no problem; the second thing is to send someone to assassinate the prince!"

Meng Yanwei said: "But the Imperial Guard has blocked Xiling City. Without the permission of the emperor, I can't get out of the city at all."

"Leave this matter to me," Shi Miyuan said in a deep voice, "Before it is dark today, I will definitely find a way to get His Majesty out of the city."

Luojing City East, the Four Seas Bookstore.

The storyteller with a goatee was talking about the glorious deeds of "Meng Yan" leading the Guards to fight thousands of miles, going deep into the hinterland of the Mingyue Empire, twice conquering Xijing and capturing the Emperor Qiu Fengjin of the Mingyue Empire alive. When it came to the rise, the storyteller was talking and dancing and saliva flying, and he heard the audience around him fascinated, as if he was there.

"Bang!"

The storyteller slapped the board in his hand, glanced at the audience and said lazily, "His Majesty the Emperor led the Guards to Zhongzhou, and the three battles and three victorys are all about this. The little old man is tired and his throat is thirsty. If you want to continue listening to the four battles and four victorys, then please give me two money to buy tea for the little old man."

"whispering sound."

“Excessive.”

"Isn't this awesome?"

The audience around him started to cheer, but many people also stood up and threw coins into the clay pot in front of Storyteller.

Storyteller lazily glanced at the clay pot in front of him. When he was disappointed, a golden gold coin suddenly dropped on the floor outside the clay pot. Storyteller's heart was beating. Just as he was about to reach out to pick up the gold coin, a slender foot suddenly appeared out of thin air and stepped on the gold coin.

Storyteller was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised his head, and saw a slender figure and an unreasonable face. Storyteller dared to swear that he had never seen such a handsome guy in his life. His face was tender, just like a little girl, even more handsome than a little lady.

However, the handsome young man's expression on his face was not very friendly. He looked down at the storyteller coldly and said, "Sir, if you can answer my two questions, this gold coin is yours, but if you can't answer it, hum, then from today on, you will not be allowed to tell stories in this Sihai Teahouse again!"

The Storyteller licked his lips and asked hesitantly: "What do you want to ask?"
To be continued...