Chapter 219: Meng Tian enters the palace to inquire about news

Meng Residence.

"Elder brother, have you heard the news spreading in Xianyang City recently?"

Meng Yi looked at Meng Tian.

Meng Tian put away the long spear in his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel.

Ever since he had been free of responsibilities, he had indulged in practicing martial arts every day.

Through his cultivation during this period, he felt that his spear technique had become increasingly refined.

But he knew that this was still far from enough.

If he were to face a terrifying opponent like the Ghost, he would still be powerless to resist. ### CHAPTER 486

"Tell me the specifics."

Taking a sip of the cold tea in his cup, Meng Tian then spoke comfortably.

During this period, he had not paid any attention to the events happening in the officialdom.

Let alone listening to the gossip coming from the marketplace.

"I don't know where the news originated, but it has now spread throughout the entire Xianyang City."

"It is said that the Xiongnu are preparing to attack Great Qin once again and are already stirring on the border."

Meng Yi said.

Upon hearing this news, a serious expression immediately appeared on Meng Tian's face.

He had not forgotten the massacre of the entire Annan Army of Great Qin by the Xiongnu five years ago.

In these five years, Ying Zheng had also frequently sent troops to encircle and suppress the Xiongnu.

But the Xiongnu were too insidious and cunning.

Every time a large army was sent to suppress them, these Xiongnu would break into small groups and hide in the vast grasslands.

The assembly of a large army also meant the consumption of a large amount of grain and fodder.

If it were a normal war, this grain would be transported from various places to the front line.

But those Xiongnu all broke into small groups and hid in the grasslands; the army could not possibly go and suppress those scattered, individual forces.

This led to the entire army's consumption becoming higher and higher, yet they accomplished nothing at all.

Slowly, they could only withdraw their troops.

After they withdrew, those Xiongnu would again gather into a whole and harass the border once more.

Repeating this over and over caused the entire Great Qin to be extremely disgusted with the Xiongnu.

They had the strength to eliminate this force, but the cost required was too great.

But during this period, Great Qin had also exerted great effort and dealt the Xiongnu a painful blow.

Logically speaking, the Xiongnu should not be harassing Great Qin during this time.

"Is the news accurate?"

Meng Tian asked.

"There is no accurate news back yet, but it should be close to the truth."

Meng Yi himself did not know whether this news was accurate or not.

But this news came from the army, and the army did not know where it originated either.

"Prepare yourself; His Majesty might send someone over."

Upon learning this news, Meng Tian immediately began to tidy himself up.

To see Ying Zheng, every official had to wear the prescribed attire.

Naturally, Meng Tian would not wear this short-sleeved sweat shirt to meet Ying Zheng.

Sure enough, just after he had changed his clothes, news came from outside.

"General Meng, His Majesty requests your presence."

A eunuch walked in from outside, looking flushed and seemingly having rushed over in a hurry.

"Eunuch Zhuo, why the rush?"

This little eunuch had also been by Ying Zheng's side before, but he was not as favored as Zhao Gao.

Ever since Zhao Gao was killed, the little eunuch had originally thought Ying Zheng would promote him to be the head eunuch.

But he did not expect that Ying Zheng seemed to loathe eunuchs even more; any who made the slightest mistake were all killed.

It was only because he was nimble and clever that he had survived until now.

"General Meng, His Majesty is currently furious, so please do not delay."

Eunuch Zhuo had no time to chat with Meng Tian.

If it were before, he might have chatted.

But now His Majesty's mood had become unpredictable, and he truly dared not delay any longer.

If he were late, Meng Tian might be fine, but his own head would not be guaranteed.

Seeing the anxious expression on the eunuch's face, Meng Tian said no more and mounted his horse.

Subsequently, he rode directly toward the imperial palace, leaving the little eunuch behind.

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"Young Master, Meng Tian has entered the palace."

As soon as there was movement on Meng Tian's side, someone immediately reported the news back to Lu Li.

Lu Li immediately reported the news to Ying Mo.

Ying Mo's eyes flickered, and he immediately guessed why Meng Tian had entered the palace.

"Ying Zheng must have also received the news about the Xiongnu, which is why he called Meng Tian over in such a hurry."

"But isn't Zhang Han by Ying Zheng's side? This matter could have been left entirely to Zhang Han to handle."

A hint of doubt flashed in Ying Mo's eyes.

Although Meng Tian was also a great general, his strength was ultimately not as good as Zhang Han's.

Zhang Han's achievements on the battlefield were a few notches higher than Meng Tian's.

But Zhang Han was a lone official with no family and no power.

Therefore, his status among the civil and military officials was not as high as Meng Tian's.

But he was more trusted by Ying Zheng, which was why he was always kept by Ying Zheng's side.

"In these troubled times, Ying Zheng should not let Zhang Han leave his side."

Lu Li thought for a moment and then said.

Ying Mo nodded.

That's right, during this period, those people underneath had all begun to stir.

Ying Zheng indeed would not let Zhang Han leave his side for too long.

So this task could only be handed to Meng Tian.

After all, compared to Wang Jian, Ying Zheng might trust Meng Tian more.

"Keep an eye on the Meng family; are you sure there is no unusual movement on Meng Tian's side?"

Ying Mo asked once again.

"After the news spread, the people watching the Meng family have not slacked off in the slightest."

"Except for Meng Yi interacting with some people in the officialdom, Meng Tian has stayed entirely at home."

"Meng Yi and those people in the officialdom only discussed some recent events and never said anything else."

The people of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion could still manage to investigate what Meng Yi and those people were discussing.

Even though Meng Yi had people from the Meng family guarding him, this could not stump the people of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

Ying Mo gave a soft 'hmm', and his suspicion of the Meng family lessened slightly.

"Go and investigate clearly what Ying Zheng called Meng Tian into the palace for."

Ying Mo ordered.

Lu Li nodded.

Soon, he passed the message to Wu Mian.

By Ying Zheng's side were some experts.

If it were an ordinary member of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, they could not get close to Ying Zheng at all, let alone eavesdrop on news.

The only one in the entire Heavenly Secret Pavilion who could accomplish this was the leader of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, Wu Mian.

By the time Wu Mian received the message from Lu Li, it had already been quite a while since Meng Tian entered the palace.

Naturally, Wu Mian dared not delay; he immediately changed his identity and approached the imperial palace.

His speed was extremely fast; even the guards at the palace gate only caught a glimpse of a black shadow. ### CHAPTER 487

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……Ding.

— Author's Notes —

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