Chapter 295

But... what about this group?

Meng Tian, Meng Wu, their five hundred and sixty thousand men, are they just staring blankly at Yan Sect Pass?

Is this how you guard against the Xiongnu?

You claim to be great generals of a generation, yet you act like this?

Most infuriating of all, you don't even obey the Emperor's decree; we asked you to come help, yet you refuse to accept the decree?

Chong Xin was furious, his whole body trembling and shaking.

But at this moment, he still dismounted, held the decree high in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Emperor's decree! The front lines are in dire straits and need massive army support. Order Meng Tian, Meng Wu, and Prince Fusu to immediately lead four hundred thousand troops to Hulun Grassland for support!"

He roared in anger, all the way to the city gate!

In ordinary times, they certainly would not have let him in!

But this is the Emperor's decree!

Even though the new Emperor, Ying Su, has not yet been recognized by everyone.

But... even these common soldiers still dare not provoke him!

Seeing the Emperor's decree, they immediately opened the city gates, and then respectfully welcomed Chong Xin!

Wang Ben ran all the way, and the moment he saw Chong Xin, he quickly knelt down: "Subject Wang Ben, pays respects to the High Envoy!"

"Hmph! General Wang Ben, rise quickly!"

After helping Wang Ben to his feet, his expression became somewhat kinder, and he said to Wang Ben: "Trouble the General to inform Meng Wu and Meng Tian, as well as Prince Fusu and the others, that Chong Xin, the new Emperor's personal eunuch, has come to deliver the Emperor's decree. Please ask the three of them to come quickly to accept the decree!"

"This..."

Wang Ben frowned tightly, but in the end, he sent someone!

But... just a short while later, the soldier returned: "General Meng Tian and General Meng Wu report illness. Young Master Prince Fusu states he will only accept the decree from his Imperial Father; anyone else, regardless!"

Chong Xin's eyes narrowed, and finally, he looked at Wang Ben!

Wang Ben took a deep breath, and at that moment, swallowed hard!

Chong Xin nodded and said: "Please tell Meng Tian and Meng Wu again. I am Chong Xin, the personal eunuch by the Emperor's side. I am the special imperial envoy, and I have come with the Emperor's decree. If they refuse to see me, if they refuse to accept the decree, it is tantamount to treason!"

The messenger soldier took a deep breath, and finally, ran off quickly!

A short while later, the soldier returned: "General Meng Wu reports illness. General Meng Tian reports illness. It is inconvenient to accept the decree!"

Upon hearing this, Chong Xin's gaze immediately turned ruthless: "Tell Meng Wu and Meng Tian again. His Majesty the Emperor has issued the decree for the second time. If they still do not accept the decree, they will bear the consequences!"

The soldier left immediately!

A short while later, he returned and shook his head at Chong Xin.

Chong Xin roared: "Go again! Tell them, this is the Emperor's third decree. If they still do not accept the decree, they will bear the consequences!"

In the blink of an eye, the soldier returned again!

Chong Xin roared again: "Go deliver the message again, this is the fourth decree!"

A short while later, the soldier returned and shook his head at Chong Xin once more!

Chong Xin gritted his teeth: "The fifth time!"

He shouted, and the soldier went again!

Just like that, back and forth, Chong Xin had the soldier deliver the message a full ten times.

In the end, the result remained the same!

Looking at the soldier before him, Chong Xin began to nod: "Good, good, good! Everyone, you have all seen clearly!"

"His Majesty the Emperor issued the decree ten times, yet Meng Tian and Meng Wu refused to accept it!"

"According to the laws of our Great Qin, this is already undeniable treason!"

"But His Majesty the Emperor is benevolent and wishes to give them one last chance!"

"These are the Emperor's own handwritten letters to Meng Wu, Meng Tian, and Prince Fusu respectively!"

"Show them to them. I will wait here for a day!"

"After one day, if they still refuse to accept the decree, I will leave immediately!"

"Warn Meng Wu, Meng Tian, and Prince Fusu: they will bear all consequences themselves!"

After saying this, he waved his hand fiercely and walked straight out!

Wang Ben followed closely behind.

Inside Yan Sect Pass!

A room!

Meng Wu, Meng Tian, and Prince Fusu, they were all here!

They each looked at the letters before them, and for a moment, all had gloomy expressions, saying not a word!

And Meng Tian, looking at the letter in his hand, was trembling!

Because... the posture of Ying Su on this letter was simply too low.

He personally called Meng Tian "elder brother," discussed his own various heroic deeds with him, and finally, at the end of the letter, clearly stated the difficulties of destroying the Xiongnu, hoping Meng Tian could bring troops to come and provide support!

The letter in Meng Wu's hand contained similar content, all praising Meng Wu, his father Meng Ao, and even Meng Wu himself, as well as Meng Tian, as loyal and righteous ministers of our Great Qin, and even founding meritorious officials of Great Qin!

Without Meng Wu, Great Qin could not have unified the world!

Without Meng Tian, Great Qin could not have unified the world without suffering Xiongnu incursions!

Meng Wu should think of the Meng family, and furthermore, at the end of the letter, he again stated the difficulties of destroying the Xiongnu, hoping Meng Wu could bring troops to come and provide support!

On the letter to Prince Fusu, Ying Su's attitude was even lower; he called him "elder brother" with his mouth open and "big brother" with his mouth closed. He repeatedly spoke of the brotherly affection between them, and finally, repeatedly elaborated on the great significance of destroying the Xiongnu!

Finally, he hoped Prince Fusu could bring troops to come and kill all the Xiongnu people!

"Kill all the Xiongnu people?"

To be honest, the long passage before really moved Prince Fusu!

Even... he himself was pondering whether his repeated refusal to accept the edict was a mistake!

But... when he saw the last line, Prince Prince Fusu erupted in fury: "Rebellious son Ying Su, cruel Ying Su! Are the Xiongnu not human? What have the Xiongnu done to him? Does he want to slaughter all the Xiongnu?"

"What? Is Li Yuanba killing seven hundred thousand Xiongnu not enough? Does he want to slaughter all the Xiongnu?"

"For this reason alone, we will absolutely not send troops!"

"When he returns from Yan Sect Pass, I will bind him and bring him before the Son of Heaven, so the Son of Heaven may severely punish him!"

Prince Prince Fusu spoke with boundless anger.

Upon hearing these words, General Meng Wu and General Meng Tian exchanged a glance, and both shook their heads!

They all believed Prince Prince Fusu's words were absurd!

What have the Xiongnu done?

When the Xiongnu plundered the Central Plains' population and supplies, why did he not speak of what the Xiongnu had done?

When the Xiongnu enslaved the men of the Central Plains, treating them like pigs and dogs to abuse, why did he not speak these words then?

And when the Xiongnu treated the women of the Central Plains as playthings, enjoying them at night and roasting them like cattle and sheep for meat during the day, why did he not speak these words then?

The Xiongnu are cruel and tyrannical; they are simply not human!

To annihilate them, what fault is there in that?

Prince Prince Fusu is still too merciful; his mercy is a bit excessive.

Although they completely disagreed with Prince Prince Fusu's viewpoint, yet... at this very moment, they still stood with Prince Prince Fusu!

There was no choice!

In the entire court, the Meng family had invested too much in Prince Prince Fusu; almost the entire family's fate was wagered on Prince Prince Fusu. If Prince Prince Fusu fell, the Meng family would fall with him!

One Son of Heaven brings one set of ministers; no one will be able to accommodate old ministers!

"Young Master, please speak; what should be done now?"

At this moment, General Meng Wu looked toward Prince Prince Fusu and asked.

Prince Prince Fusu roared: "We will not send troops; absolutely not. Even if we do send troops, it would be to help the Xiongnu fight against Ying Su. But that would cause us brothers to kill each other. I, Prince Prince Fusu, absolutely do not wish to see such a tragedy, so we will absolutely not send troops!"

Prince Prince Fusu spoke these words.

General Meng Wu and General Meng Tian exchanged another glance.

Previously, they had not intended to remain holed up in Yan Sect Pass forever.

Rather, they wanted to see!

To see if these masters of the Central Plains could kill Li Yuanba!

If they killed Li Yuanba, then the plan to annihilate the Xiongnu would inevitably fail; at that time, they would cover the retreat of Han Xin's army.

Once they brought Han Xin over, then, to the Xianyang City, using this incident as a fuse, leveraging court political struggles and the prestige of Seeing Ying Zheng, they would overthrow Facing Ying Su!

If they did not kill Li Yuanba, then... the war to annihilate the Xiongnu would likely be won; at that time, they would rush over to share in this overwhelming military merit.