Chapter 220

"Your Majesty."

Meng Tian arrived before Ying Zheng in the shortest possible time.

Ying Zheng looked up from the memorials, and his calm gaze fell upon Meng Tian.

During the time it took for Meng Tian to arrive, Ying Zheng had already slowly calmed all the emotions in his heart.

"Have you already heard about the Xiongnu appearing to harass the Great Qin border once again?"

Ying Zheng said, his voice somewhat low and cold.

"Your humble servant has received some news."

Meng Tian nodded to indicate that he already knew about this matter.

"What is your view?"

Ying Zheng asked.

"Please, Your Majesty, allow your humble servant to go to the border personally and eliminate all these Xiongnu."

"This time, I will take a portion of elite forces."

"Once these Xiongnu break into small groups, I will lead the elite forces to defeat them one by one."

Meng Tian said with certainty.

It was not that no one had thought of this method before.

But the cost of this method was too great, and no military official was willing to waste several years at the border.

Those civil and military officials also believed the cost was too high and did not support this idea at all.

Even though Ying Zheng was filled with killing intent toward the Xiongnu in his heart, he could only give up helplessly.

But Meng Tian felt that Xianyang City was currently in a period of turmoil.

The best way was to distance himself from Xianyang City.

Even if it took a few more years to fight the Xiongnu, it didn't matter at all.

Ying Zheng's gaze fluctuated slightly.

In his heart, he had intended to fight.

But he had previously discussed this matter with some officials in the imperial court.

Most officials still held their previous views.

They believed that going to such great lengths to fight these Xiongnu was truly unnecessary.

After all, these Xiongnu only occasionally harassed the Great Qin border and could not cause much damage.

After the morning court session, Ying Zheng's face had been expressionless, but he had been suppressing anger in his heart.

Only after hearing Meng Tian's words did his expression finally look a bit better.

"Are you sure you want to go?"

He asked, his voice softening a bit.

Meng Tian accurately grasped the change in Ying Zheng's tone.

His gaze fluctuated, and then he said with unusual certainty.

"Please, Your Majesty, grant your humble servant permission to go to the border personally to fight the Xiongnu."

"If the Xiongnu are not eliminated, your humble servant will never return to the court."

Meng Tian even directly issued a military pledge.

"Good."

"How could my magnificent Great Qin fear those petty Xiongnu?"

"I will entrust this matter entirely to you; you shall lead 50, 00 troops to the border."

"This time, I hope to hear the news that the Xiongnu have been completely eliminated."

Ying Zheng said.

His tone was full of dominance and killing intent.

At this moment, Wu Mian had long since entered the palace and was hiding in the shadows.

Upon entering the palace, he had already sensed a powerful aura lingering around Ying Zheng.

In order not to alert the secret guards by Ying Zheng's side, Wu Mian tried his best to blend his aura with the surroundings.

This resulted in Ge Nie not discovering Wu Mian's approach immediately.

The entire conversation between Ying Zheng and Meng Tian was heard by Wu Mian.

Wu Mian did not expect that Meng Tian would choose to go to the battlefield personally.

One must know that this great battle was thankless and would take several years.

Several years were enough for Meng Tian to rise several ranks in officialdom again.

And enough for the Meng family to consolidate their power and status even further during this time.

After Ying Zheng issued the decree, Wu Mian's gaze flickered, and then he quietly retreated.

His entire figure once again disappeared into the palace of Xianyang City like a black shadow.

Coming without a shadow and leaving without a trace, this perfectly illustrated Wu Mian's actions.

Wu Mian rushed to Ying Mo's location in the shortest possible time and reported the news to Ying Mo.

"Young Master, Ying Zheng has entrusted this matter entirely to Meng Tian."

"This time, Meng Tian seems to intend to completely eliminate the Xiongnu, leaving not a single survivor."

Wu Mian said.

Ying Mo did not expect that Ying Zheng seemed to intend to fight the Xiongnu to the end this time.

Previously, when his injuries had slightly healed, he had intended to have the Xiongnu completely eliminated.

But the army he sent out at that time faced the same situation as the Great Qin army.

After struggling with the Xiongnu for three months to no avail, he could only withdraw the Snow Dragon Riders.

Ying Mo had originally intended to eliminate all the true culprits of that year first, and then deal with the Xiongnu.

Yet he did not expect that during this period, the Xiongnu would jump to the forefront once again.

And this time, Ying Zheng seemed to have the determination to completely eliminate the Xiongnu.

Ying Mo's eyes suddenly became somewhat unfocused, and he fell into deep thought.

Neither Wu Mian nor Lu Li spoke to interrupt Ying Mo's thinking.

"Have you investigated clearly who spread this news?"

Ying Mo asked.

Previously, Wu Mian had hidden in the army specifically to investigate who had spread this news first.

Wu Mian nodded immediately.

"It was spread by a minor general; it seems his family has people serving as soldiers at the border, which is why he received the news first."

"Then I personally sent people from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion to the border to investigate the situation."

"I originally thought it was groundless news, but I did not expect that the figures of the Xiongnu really appeared at the border."

"Perhaps this news is not false."

Wu Mian said.

Ying Mo did not expect that this news was actually true.

But the sequence of this news was somewhat strange.

How did the people in Xianyang City know about the situation with the Xiongnu first?

One must know that these two places were separated by thousands of miles; even with fast horses, it would take seven days to return.

The light in his eyes flickered once again.

This news was spread only after he released the news about solving the culprit.

The news came out too hastily.

But it was very complete, leaving no handle for anyone to grab.

It seems those people behind the scenes had long intended to make certain moves.

It was only because of his news that they were forced to bring those small actions to the surface ahead of time.

Damned things.

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

It turned out that without his knowledge, that group of people hidden underneath had once again woven a huge conspiracy. ### CHAPTER 488