"You should also have noticed that with the Jin Yiwei investigating the information, and the high-level leaders of the Xiongnu tribe being cleared out before the war, no matter who fights this battle, they will definitely win. Even with the strength of the Jin Yiwei, all future wars will be possible.
It will be so!”
Liu Bang asked Meng Tian in return: "Since no matter who comes to fight, it is bound to win, why doesn't Your Majesty send out his most trusted generals? After all, even if these people return victorious, there is no way they can join the old nobles to find your Majesty."
Not happy!"
I already knew the story of this battle from a familiar Jin Yiwei. Not only was the intelligence investigation extremely clear, but all the top leaders of the Xiongnu tribe were cleared by the Jin Yiwei before the war. For such a battle, let alone the generals selected by His Majesty, Liu Bang
I feel like it won't make any difference even if I lead the troops myself.
This is obviously your Majesty's gift of military merit and the cultivation of available manpower for yourself to compete with the military meritorious nobles of Qin. If you are not someone whom you fully trust, why would Your Majesty give you this opportunity?
"Yes, you don't trust those you employ, and you don't trust those you suspect. Now to His Majesty, I am just a suspect!" Meng Tian had a wry smile on his face, but he still stood up and bowed to Liu Bang respectfully.
Although he has been personally accompanying Liu Bang since he came to the Great Wall because Liu Bang is the Shaofu Order and a close confidant of His Majesty who has been promoted from a young age. The two of them get along well, but Meng Tian naturally knows that he can give his words to
He said it so clearly, he definitely regarded him as a friend!
"But don't worry, I asked Jin Yiwei that your Meng family did not participate in the increase in food prices this time. Instead, together with the Wang family, all the food stored in the family was sent to the Young Mansion, which can be regarded as being left with His Majesty.
Made a good impression!”
Picking up the sweet potato that Meng Tian had just roasted, Liu Bang broke it into half and carefully put it into his mouth, enjoying the sweet taste of the roasted sweet potato while enjoying the heat, his face full of satisfaction.
"Thank God, Meng Wu is finally smart this time!" Meng Tian was immediately overjoyed, stood up and saluted to the sky.
Ever since he heard that the nobles of Qin had united to cause the price of food to rise sharply, what he was most worried about was that his family was also involved and was not trusted by His Majesty. If he participated in this kind of thing, let alone leading troops in the future, he might not even be able to die well.
All difficult.
After thinking carefully about what Liu Bang just said, I couldn't help but feel even more determined.
He has seen the strength of Jinyiwei. When he came to deliver the news, he was hundreds of meters away, and in the blink of an eye, he was already beside him. Such strength is absolutely unfavorable whether he is detecting the news or assassinating.
As for the attack on the Xiongnu tribe this time, I knew the location, killed all the senior officials who could command, and led the imperial army who ate three meals a day and practiced martial arts. Let alone being commanded by humans, they were commanded by a pig. This battle
It's impossible to lose.
After the battle, the spoils alone included nearly 100,000 slaves, more than 200,000 horses, and millions of livestock. The generals who led the troops were even more famous in history. Such a good thing, if not His Majesty's confidant, why would such a good thing be taken away?
Good things come to you.
He turned around and saluted Liu Bang, and asked respectfully: "My dear brother, I have been following your majesty since he left the capital of Qin. Now he is the Shaofu order. He can be said to be the most loyal minister around your majesty. Please give me a guide to the Meng family."
If there is a clear path, Meng Tian will be rewarded generously in the future!"
"Your Majesty wants to clean up the old and weak, leaving only the truly elite in the army. Your Great Wall Legion has more than 400,000 people, so it must be the focus of this cleanup. If I were you, I would be the first to do so after His Majesty's imperial edict is issued.
Lead the Great Wall Legion back to Qindu!"
Having said this, Liu Bang paused for a moment, looked at Meng Tian's expression, and then continued: "Then resign as Minister of the Military Cabinet and ask your Majesty to join the Forbidden Army!"
"Unlike General Wang!" Liu Bang sneered: "Old General Wang has been fighting for his whole life and has no reward. He is the number one person in our Qin army. He can stay in the military pavilion and take care of himself. If anything happens,
His Majesty has appointed General Wang as the commander-in-chief, who in the army dares to disobey!"
"You ask yourself, do you have such merit and prestige?"
Meng Tian shook his head in embarrassment. He could even imagine that the Minister of Military Affairs was appointed to him because of the reputation of the Meng family for generations of wars, and because he was now the commander-in-chief of the Great Wall Army. It had nothing to do with military merit.
relation.
"Since you don't have such prestige, but you are in the position of Minister of Military Pavilion, which is already the pinnacle of military generals in terms of position, when you go back this time, the only place His Majesty can place you is to retire in the Military Pavilion. After all, a Minister of Military Pavilion
, commanding the entire military, where can I put you down?"
Liu Bang considers himself to be His Majesty's confidant, so naturally he has to help His Majesty handle some things that are inconvenient for him to do, and the current Great Wall Legion Meng Tian is definitely one of them.
In terms of age, Meng Tian is not much older than himself, but because of the Meng family, he became the general of the Great Wall Army early and commanded an army of 400,000.
And this 400,000-strong army will definitely only have some of the most elite ones joining the Forbidden Army. If Meng Tian, the general of the Great Wall Legion, is dissatisfied and brings these hundreds of thousands of people into trouble, even though His Majesty's current strength can easily suppress it.
Going down would be a bit of a hassle.
Of course, after a few days of contact with Meng Tian, he already knew in his heart that a smart man like Meng Tian would definitely lead the Great Wall Army back to the capital of Qin as soon as he received the imperial edict.
But when a general with 400,000 troops comes back, how to place him is also a problem. If he is a veteran general, it is no problem to put him in the military pavilion. But Meng Tian is not very old. Don’t worry, some people will say that your majesty treats you harshly in the military pavilion.
Hero.
But if it were placed in the Forbidden Army, a military cabinet minister would be responsible for commanding the entire Forbidden Army. How could His Majesty rest assured that he would hand over the most important power in Meng Tian's hands.
But if Meng Tian himself writes a letter to resign as Minister of Military Affairs and invites himself to join the Forbidden Army, it will naturally be much easier for His Majesty.
For Meng Tian, joining the Forbidden Army is equivalent to joining His Majesty's personal army. If he is really capable, he will have a bright future and it will also be an opportunity to join His Majesty.
"Okay!" Meng Tian laughed immediately, patted Liu Bang's shoulder hard and said loudly: "I didn't acknowledge you as my friend in vain!"
In the short term, resigning as Minister of the Military Cabinet and joining the Forbidden Army would be tantamount to degrading one's status, but Meng Tian understood that this was definitely his only chance to let His Majesty know the loyalty of his Meng family.
As long as Your Majesty trusts me and reminds me of myself the next time I have a chance to fight, what I lost today will come back in the blink of an eye!
Liu Bang glanced at Liu Bang gratefully, but did not speak. Instead, he picked up the other half of the roasted sweet potato and ate it. While eating, he sighed: "Sweet potatoes just came out, who could have thought of such delicious food?"
Fa is simply a genius!”
"It is said that it was made by a craftsman in the young master's house!" Liu Bang knew Meng Tian's reaction well, knowing that he had done the other party a big favor this time, and Meng Tian definitely deserved this gift, but he replied casually.
There was a sound of horse hooves in the distance, and then a huge noise reached their ears. The two of them dropped the roasted sweet potatoes at the same time and stood up with surprised expressions on their faces. They strode out. The Imperial Guards who had left the Great Wall were back!
