Li Che returned to the mansion and went to the backyard where Lu Zhi and Lu Xu lived. The two of them were brushing the Purple Zizi Horse. After Xiao He returned the Purple Zizi Horse to the Lu family, the Lu family used it as a dowry.
When Lu Zhi saw Li Che, he put down the brush in his hand and said,""Husband, why are you back so early today? Have you finished the administrative affairs of the Supreme Court?"
"The Supreme Court is always busy with government affairs. Every day, files of major crimes would be sent to the government office. If the Supreme Court doesn't need to handle files one day, nobody would commit crimes in the world.”
Li Che walked to Lu Zhi's side and looked at the purple horse in front of him. He said,""This Xiao He is really cautious. Elder Lu has already given him the Purple Horse, but he still wants to return it.”
Lu Zhi replied," Lord Xiao is very reliable when it comes to doing things. He thinks that this horse is too valuable, so he returned it. Of course, Lord Xiao is also doing things under my husband. If my husband does things under Lord Xiao, then this horse, he will not refuse…"
Li Che listened to Lu Zhi's analysis and couldn't help but look at Lu Zhi. Although Lu Zhi was a woman, he was quite knowledgeable.
"I have nothing to do recently, so I'm going to take you guys out to play for a few days.”
Li Che took a bucket of water and placed it on the manger. The purple horse gulped down the water…
Great Qin was about to start a war with the Xiongnu, and they were urgently reorganizing their troops and rations.
However, these were matters that Qin Shi Huang and Li Si had to handle, not Li Che's. Therefore, compared to the busy Li Si, Li Che was much more free. Other than checking the laws of Qin in the various counties, he also checked the important case files in various places.
As the officials of the Supreme Court were responsible for these things, Li Che didn't need to ask too much...
" Good, good…" Lü Ke clapped her hands and cheered. She was eager to try. Lü Ke had just turned sixteen. She was not as calm as her sister. She was only naive and romantic.
……
Just as Li Che was about to leave Xianyang for a vacation, Zhao Gao had already arrived at Zhao with Qin Shihuang's orders.
To the north of Zhao was a boundless grassland. This place was called the Northern Frontier. When the Xiongnu attacked, they would march straight through the Northern Frontier.
Meng Tian's 300,000 strong army was already stationed at the crucial location. When the Xiongnu saw the Qin army, they fled with the gold, silver, and grain they had looted. They did not engage the Qin army in battle.
The Xiongnu knew how powerful the Qin army was. This time, there were 300,000 of them. Even though the Xiongnu were strong, they did not dare to face the 300,000 Qin army led by Meng Tian.
In Meng Tian's camp, Meng Tian sat in the commander's tent while Zhao Gao stood in front of her.
The Meng Clan and Zhao Gao were not on good terms, especially Meng Yi and Zhao Gao.
Back then, Gao Jianli was recommended into the palace by Zhao Gao. Although Zhao Gao blinded Gao Jianli, Gao Jianli still smashed Qin Shihuang with his zither. Because of this, Zhao Gao was imprisoned and the person who interrogated Zhao Gao was Meng Yi.
Zhao Gao begged and promised great benefits, but Meng Yi impartially enforced the law and wanted to cut Zhao Gao in half. At the last moment, Li Si came forward and pleaded for mercy on Zhao Gao's behalf. Only then did Zhao Gao survive.
Li Si did not have a good impression of Zhao Gao, but as the Prime Minister, Li Si wanted to use Zhao Gao as a chess piece to balance the Meng family…
"Why did His Majesty send you here?"
In the commander's tent, Meng Tian looked down at Zhao Gao.
"General Meng Tian, His Majesty asked the general to choose warriors who are good at fighting. His Majesty has great use for them.”Zhao Gao took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Meng Tian with both hands.
After Meng Tian received the letter, she frowned slightly.""Why does His Majesty want to select 100,000 soldiers who are good at riding? Cavalrymen are precious. Where am I supposed to gather 100,000 of them?”
" This is His Majesty's will. Zhao Gao is only responsible for conveying His Majesty's will to the general. Zhao Gao knows that the general has always looked down on Zhao Gao, but Zhao Gao has always respected the general like a god..."
Meng Tian waved her hand, stopping Zhao Gao from complimenting her.
"Why does His Majesty need so many cavalry? Could it be that they were going to fight alone in the desert?”
"General Meng, Mr. Li the chief justice of the Supreme Court has already proposed a plan to His Majesty. He will dispatch a troop to the desert with only 3 days 'rations…"
Boom!
Meng Tian suddenly stood up.
"Nonsense! Wasn't this using the lives of Great Qin's soldiers as stakes? If the Xiongnu surrounded them, 100,000 Qin soldiers would die in the tiger's mouth!”
"General Meng, His Majesty has made up his mind. His Majesty sent Zhao Gao here to let General do as His Majesty says. I hope General will follow His Majesty's orders.”
" Go back and tell His Majesty that I will train 100,000 elite cavalrymen for His Majesty. However, we must not go deep into dangerous places. Our army is completely unaware of the situation in the desert. If we lose our way, we will be defeated without the Xiongnu's help…"
After Zhao Gao conveyed Qin Shihuang's edict to Meng Tian, he rested in the military camp for a night and returned to Xianyang the next day.
Meng Tian knew why Qin Shihuang had sent Zhao Gao here. This meant that the Emperor's intentions would not change.
"What is Li Che up to? Could it be that victory is in his grasp?"
In the commander's tent, Meng Tian looked at the map in front of her. The goatskin map in front of her had a rough outline of the Northern Frontier. This goatskin map was drawn by a scout from Great Qin. Even though it was not very accurate, it had some reference points.
"Don't tell me! He already has a plan to defeat the Xiongnu!" When Meng Tian thought of this, her blood boiled.
Compared to unifying the six states, Meng Tian wanted to destroy the Xiongnu more!
" No, I have to go back to Xianyang…" Meng Tian suddenly stood up and made up her mind!
……
In the next few days, Li Che took the two ladies to visit Qinling Mountain outside Xianyang. They took a boat on the Wei River and lived a very comfortable life.
The weather was getting colder, so Li Che made a few sets of clothes for Lu Zhi and Lu Wei.
On this day, when Li Che was dealing with government affairs in the Supreme Court, he heard a boisterous sound outside.
Xiao He ran in from outside and reported,"" Sir, General Meng Tian is here…"
"Meng Tian is here? It seemed that Meng Tian was here to denounce him. Please!”
Li Che walked out of the Supreme Court. At this moment, Meng Tian was standing outside the Supreme Court alone. Li Che walked to Meng Tian's side and stopped her shoulder,""What brings General Meng Tian to my little temple today?”
"Lord Li, don't try to cover it up. Don't you know why I'm here? His Majesty wants me to send 100,000 Cavalrymen into the desert to fight. Isn't this asking for the lives of Great Qin's soldiers? I'm in a dilemma. I'm here to ask Lord Li for advice. I hope Lord Li can give me some pointers!”
After entering the Supreme Court, Meng Tian directly explained her purpose.
Li Che invited Meng Tian into the main hall of the Supreme Court. After that, he dismissed his subordinates and let Xiao He stand aside with his hands hanging down.
After the two of them knelt down, Li Che looked at Meng Tian and said,""Have you met His Majesty, General?"
"I just came out of the palace and saw the stirrups, saddles, and other things that Lord Li developed. They are simply ingenious…"
Li Che waved his hand and said," General Meng, please don't flatter me. I want to ask you, did His Majesty ask you to make a military pledge? If you don't defeat the Xiongnu, you won't return."”
Hearing Li Che's words, Meng Tian was shocked. She said in surprise,""Lord Li, you have divine foresight. Just now in the palace, I indeed made a military pledge to His Majesty that I would not destroy the Xiongnu and bury my bones in a foreign land!”
After Li Che heard Meng Tian's words, he was filled with respect. The Meng family was indeed the cornerstone of the Great Qin Empire. With the Meng family, the Great Qin Empire would have nothing to worry about. If the Meng family perished, the Great Qin Empire would lose its arm!
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