Chapter 203

"Therefore, I am prepared to lead these 560,000 troops together to the Xiongnu to kill Li Yuanba!"

100. Madman Li Yuanba, massacring a million Xiongnu!

"What?"

"Leading 560,000 troops to the Xiongnu together to kill Li Yuanba?"

The moment these words left his mouth, Wang Ben was utterly stunned!

Meng Wu and Meng Tian were equally shocked!

But without any hesitation, they bowed directly to Prince Prince Fusu: "Young Master! Impossible! It is impossible!"

Prince Prince Fusu was furious: "Why is it impossible!"

Wang Ben swallowed his saliva and said:

"Li Yuanba, no matter how cruel, is still a Qin person, fighting for our Qin State. How can we help a foreign tribe kill our own Qin people?"

"Moreover, Li Yuanba first killed 350,000 rebels, then killed 600,000 Xiongnu. Now, he is a hero in the hearts of many!"

Prince Prince Fusu flew into a rage: "He is a Qin person, that is true, but does that mean cruel Qin people cannot be killed?"

"Killing foreign tribes?"

"Killing so many foreign tribes—should we take pride in that? What is wrong with foreign tribes?"

"The Sage taught that a ruler must govern the world with benevolence and virtue. How can Li Yuanba's indiscriminate slaughter be called benevolence?"

"If my sixth brother Ying Su trusts such a person so heavily, how can he be a benevolent ruler?"

"Ying Su has no virtue, no Dao, and does not listen to the Sage's teachings. As his elder brother, I am deeply ashamed. I sent him a letter, but he ignored my advice. I sent a letter to Father, and he replied, 'Get lost!'"

"This person is cruel. If I do not kill him, how can I live up to the Sage's teachings?"

Prince Prince Fusu said angrily.

These words left Wang Ben at a loss for how to dissuade him!

But even if he didn't know how to dissuade him, he had to try!

You must know, Father is currently the Grand General of the Right Route who destroyed the Xiongnu.

And now, Prince Prince Fusu wants to take 560,000 troops to destroy Li Yuanba. How can this be allowed?

He opened his mouth to continue his dissuasion.

But Prince Prince Fusu waved his hand: "My mind is made up. I will definitely kill Li Yuanba to remove this scourge from the world!"

He said angrily.

Seeing his attitude so determined, Wang Ben felt his scalp go numb!

Meng Tian's scalp went numb as well!

He admitted that he wanted to push Ying Su down, and similarly, he wanted to lift Prince Prince Fusu up!

But... sending 500,000 troops to attack Li Yuanba while Li Yuanba is destroying the Xiongnu?

Moreover, allying with the Xiongnu?

Isn't this helping the Xiongnu?

Meng Tian frowned fiercely. At this moment, he wanted to offer advice, but equally didn't know how to do it!

At this critical moment, it was Meng Wu who stepped forward!

He was, after all, a veteran general, and his mind was very agile. With just one sentence, he dissuaded Prince Prince Fusu:

"Young Master, without an order from the First Emperor, one cannot move troops privately!"

"Ah?"

The moment these words left his mouth, Prince Prince Fusu froze.

Meng Tian's eyes also lit up. He bowed to Prince Prince Fusu and said: "Young Master, without an order from the First Emperor, the army cannot be moved at will!"

He spoke these words, feeling especially excited at this moment!

Yes!

An order from the First Emperor!

If this sentence were said in front of Ying Su, Ying Su might not even pay attention to it.

He might even say something like, "A general in the field does not accept orders from the court!"

But... this sentence had a fatal impact on Prince Prince Fusu!

He still remembered what Prince Prince Fusu had said when he learned of Ying Su's rebellion and advised him to purge the emperor's evil advisors, urging him to eliminate Ying Su and welcome the First Emperor:

"My sixth brother Ying Su's rebellion is seen as disloyal and unfilial, but if I move troops to Xianyang without Father's order, how would that not be disloyal and unfilial?"

"Ah?"

"But... but... Sixth Young Master is rebelling!"

Meng Tian said anxiously.

Prince Prince Fusu said: "Moving troops without an order is rebellion. I will not send out these troops!"

"But... but..."

Meng Tian was anxious, but... no matter how he persuaded, Prince Prince Fusu simply refused to send out the troops!

And he explicitly stated that without Father's order, he would not send out the troops!

Just this one sentence left Meng Tian completely speechless!

It completely erased his idea of leading troops back to Xianyang City to push Ying Su off the throne.

And now, Meng Wu's words proved useful indeed!

The moment Meng Wu said this, Prince Prince Fusu, who had been incredibly angry and absolutely determined, instantly wilted!

"But... Father loves Li Yuanba so much. How could he bear to kill Li Yuanba?"

He said with a sigh.

Meng Wu and Meng Tian were overjoyed, turning to Prince Prince Fusu and saying, "Without the Emperor's order, the great army cannot be mobilized at all!"

"Could it be... could it be... that we cannot persuade my father?"

Prince Prince Fusu had a headache; at this very moment, he actually wanted to write a letter to Seeing Ying Zheng.

But this scene was stopped immediately by Meng Wu and Meng Tian: "Young Master, this action is futile!"

"Your Majesty will not kill Li Yuanba!"

"Now, we should discuss another matter!"

"That is... whether we should send two hundred thousand troops to assist Han Xin and Wang Jian's army in destroying the Xiongnu!"

Upon hearing these words, Prince Prince Fusu was shocked:

"What?"

"You stop me from killing Li Yuanba, and now you want me to send troops to destroy the Xiongnu?"

Meng Wu bowed and said, "When we traveled from Neishi to this place, we received an imperial decree from the Emperor, instructing us to act according to the situation; if our forces are sufficient, we may fully assist Wang Jian and Han Xin!"

"Now, I am worried about this matter!"

"Should we send troops or not?"

"Han Xin and Wang Jian's great army has already arrived at the Great Wall; they are estimated to be about to go to war with the Xiongnu!"

"Should we send reinforcements?"

Meng Wu spoke.

At this very moment, to be honest, he also had a headache!

Although the Emperor's decree was not stated so clearly, nor did it explicitly propose sending reinforcements to Wang Jian and Han Xin.

But... based on his understanding of the First Emperor, the First Emperor Seeing Ying Zheng wanted to send reinforcements!

Since he wanted to send reinforcements, why not say it directly?

Because Seeing Ying Zheng was also conflicted; on one hand was the great matter of destroying the Xiongnu, on the other was the imperial throne!

If Wang Jian and Han Xin truly destroyed the Xiongnu, without a doubt Facing Ying Su's imperial throne would be too secure; this is not what the First Emperor Seeing Ying Zheng wanted to see!

But if they do not send reinforcements, whether Wang Jian and Han Xin fail or succeed, neither is what Seeing Ying Zheng wants to see; if they fail, it harms the state; if they succeed, it harms his own imperial throne.

Seeing Ying Zheng was truly extremely conflicted on this matter.

Therefore, he issued such an unclear decree.

And Meng Wu was also conflicted on this matter!

If we send reinforcements, and Wang Jian and Han Xin truly succeed, then this imperial throne will have nothing to do with Prince Prince Fusu at all!

If the great matter of destroying the Xiongnu is accomplished by Facing Ying Su, then his imperial throne will be too firm; no one will be able to shake it!

Not send reinforcements?