The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 240 Westbound
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Zhang Meng stood up and walked up the steps step by step under the guidance of the eunuch in front of him.

When he came outside the main hall, Zhang Meng took off his saber and handed it to the eunuch beside him. Then he followed the example of the officials and stepped into the hall carefully.

As long as there are not many people discussing matters, Zhao Yanxun is usually not in the main hall, so it is empty at the moment.

Under the guidance of the eunuch in the hall, Zhang Meng came to the west side hall, and sure enough, Zhao Yanxun was sitting there, flipping through a stack of official documents.

On the side, apart from the two young eunuchs serving, Huo An, the chief eunuch of Jinshen Hall, was also there.

After carefully entering the side hall, Zhang Meng made a salute and said: "My minister, Zhang Meng, kowtow to the lord!"

Only then did Zhao Yanxun raise his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

Facing Zhao Yanxun, Zhang Meng seemed a little nervous.

"Reporting to the lord, I have a friend who fled from Chengde to Yuanyang via Tongchang!"

"He said that he met a lot of people along the way, and these people were still living under the threat of monsters, so he wanted to meet the prince...and asked to send troops to rescue him!"

"So, you are here to deliver the message for him?" Zhao Yanxun asked back.

"Yes!"

"Do you trust this person?"

"Trust me, I often met him in the guard, he is a good man!"

Zhao Yanxun understands Zhang Meng's temperament, if he can be called a good person, it is basically impossible to be a bad person.

For such a person who cares about the common people, it is no big deal to see one.

"Since you can trust him, bring him here!" Zhao Yanxun said calmly, then looked down at the official documents on the table.

"As ordered!"

Zhang Meng got up carefully, and then slowly backed out.

After he walked out of the hall, Zhang Meng felt the pressure disappear, and then he let out a long sigh of relief.

Officials may come to see them at any time, and the three concubines may come to Zhao Yanxun for something, so Zhang Meng dare not waste time.

He came to the West Bianmen at the fastest speed, and with Meng Hai's face full of expectations, Zhang Meng said loudly: "Brother Meng... the prince has decided to see you, come and meet with me!"

Meng Hai was overjoyed, and he followed Zhang Meng into the door, but the guards on duty didn't stop him.

Officially entering the palace, the inside was even more majestic and solemn. Under Zhang Meng's admonition, he lowered his head and walked all the way to the steps of Jinshen Hall.

Looking at the main hall ahead, Zhang Meng took a deep breath and said, "Brother Meng, you will have to rely on yourself later!"

In fact, Meng Hai was also a little nervous at the moment.

Even though he has experienced life and death many times, today's matter is related to the safety of many people, and these are all heavy on his heart.

The two of them walked all the way to the palace, and the little eunuch who had just informed him said: "Zhang Zongqi, the prince has said that you don't need to go in later!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Meng responded, and then glanced at Meng Hai with eyes full of encouragement, and Meng Hai nodded to reassure Zhang Meng.

At this moment, a young eunuch came out of the hall, looked at Meng Hai and said, "My lord announces your audience, come with me!"

Then Meng Hai followed the little eunuch all the way to the side hall.

Seeing Zhao Yanxun who was flipping through the documents, Meng Hai immediately got excited, knelt down and kowtowed: "Meng Hai, a grass-roots man, kowtow to the lord!"

"I heard from Zhang Meng that you came to Yuanyang from Chengde and Tongchang all the way?"

Kneeling on the ground, Meng Hai honestly replied: "Yes, Caomin..."

But Zhao Yanxun didn't let him continue, but asked immediately: "This journey must be full of difficulties, do you have the ability to flee with a bunch of people?"

Hearing these doubts, Meng Hai thought to himself that it might not go so smoothly this time, and then he replied: "My lord, the villain is not very capable, so people are dying along the way, but they are also saving people along the way! "

Zhao Yanxun originally thought that Meng Hai was going to brag about himself, but unexpectedly this person would answer like this. It can be seen that Meng Hai is an honest person.

So Zhao Yanxun didn't ask any more questions, and asked directly: "Tell me about your reason for coming!"

Meng Hai thought there would be more interrogation, but he didn't expect Zhao Yanxun to jump to this step directly, but he still breathed a sigh of relief.

"The benevolence of the prince saved the people of Yuanyang River City, and the grass people are deeply admired!"

"However, in the Second De County of Tongchang City where the grass people passed by, many people survived, but they were surrounded by monsters, and their lives were hanging by a thread... I also ask the prince to spread his benevolence and save these people!"

Meng Hai's earnest words made Zhao Yanxun's impression of him a little better, secretly thinking that this person also has a benevolent heart.

"Rescue the people, this king will not refuse, but there are so many people in Longyou, Yuanyang, and they are all in danger... Why should this king save the Chengde and Tongchang County people you mentioned first?"

Now that the river city has fallen, the palace is discussing which direction to develop in the next step. At this moment, Zhao Yanxun just listens to what Meng Hai has to say.

Faced with the questioning, Meng Hai hesitated for a while, as Zhao Yanxun said, other people's lives are also their lives, so why should we save these two counties first.

After thinking for a while, Meng Hai replied: "My lord, the villain stayed in Yuanyang for two months, traveled to many places with the convoy, and experienced many dangers..."

"The dangers are all caused by monsters. Compared with the monsters in the direction of Tongchang, there are obviously more monsters around Yuanyang and Hecheng!"

"Besides, there are many rivers in Tongchang County, and it is difficult for monsters to cause harm, so it will be much easier for the Wangfu to recover Tongchang!"

Staring at Meng Hai's face, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "It seems that you have a second reason!"

"My lord, my second reason is that because there are fewer monsters in the direction of Tongchang, and it is difficult to cause harm, there are more people who survived, and they all..."

At this time, Zhao Yanxun interrupted: "There are so many people, how many can there be?"

"There must be more people than Hecheng. The ones I saw along the way were no less than 3000 people!"

The city of Tongchang is very large, and the place Meng Hai passed was very small. If he met 3000 people along the way, the actual number of people will only be more.

This put Zhao Yanxun in a good mood. The only thing restricting his development now is population, so Meng Hai's second reason really moved him.

Zhao Yanxun leaned back in his chair and said slowly: "So what you mean is that the palace should be easy before difficult, more first and then less!"

Meng Hai didn't rush to answer, because he knew that his answer was related to Zhao Yanxun's final decision.

After thinking twice, Meng Haicai said: "Tongchang and Yuanyang are connected by the Bahe River. If the palace wants to send troops, they can go straight down the river to the county seat, and the transportation is very convenient!"

Meng Hai's words are equivalent to the third reason he summed up.

When Meng Hai was waiting for a reply, Zhao Yanxun picked up his teacup and said in a deep voice, "This matter is very important, and I have to discuss it with several ministers. You should go back first!"

There was no answer, which made Meng Hai quite disappointed, but he also knew that he had tried his best and could only go back and wait for the final result.

Meng Hai kowtowed again, and then slowly got up from the ground.

But when he was about to turn around and leave, he heard Zhao Yanxun say: "Depending on your ability, joining the army may make a difference!"

Meng Hai couldn't help being stunned, and immediately said: "Thank you, my lord, for your suggestion!"

"After you go back, record all the living villages you encountered along the way, maybe it will be useful!"

Meng Hai was overjoyed, although Zhao Yanxun didn't promise him anything, but he still kowtowed and said: "The grass people are on behalf of the people of Tongchang Chengde, thank the lord for his kindness!"

(End of this chapter)