When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 700 Meng Da: I work as a grain officer for Kou Feng?

Liu Xie waved his hand and ordered the imperial guards to drag Peng Ying away. He then turned around and ordered his men to bring up Meng Da, who had reported the incident.

Meng Da had seen all the scenes just now. When he recalled Liu Xie's furious look, he couldn't help but shudder. If it weren't for the arrival of the King of Yan, Yongnian would have been beaten to death by His Majesty. Fortunately, I reported Yongnian and he escaped.
Faced with such a Liu Xie, Meng Da did not dare to be negligent and quickly saluted Liu Xie with his movements being as standard as possible.

Liu Xie glanced at Meng Da and said, "You are Meng Da Meng Zijing? You are the one who reported Peng Ying?
"Your Majesty, yes, it was I who reported Peng Ying."

Liu Xie found a random chair, sat down, and sneered, "As far as I know, you two are good friends, right? Are you trying to kill your relatives for the sake of justice?"

Meng Da's heart sank. Judging from Liu Xie's expression and words, the emperor did not have a good impression of him. No, to be more precise, he did not hide his disgust for him at all!
Could it be that.
The emperor hates people who betray their friends?

The imperial guards around were fully armed, with a cold glow on their armor. The pervasive coldness made Meng Da's scalp cold and his heart pounding. Even if Liu Bei was present, he was afraid that Liu Xie would kick him. He didn't have time to think about it, and made up his mind: There must be nothing wrong in praising the Prince of Yan in front of His Majesty!
Meng Da then quickly expressed his position, "Your Majesty, friendship is a private matter, and insulting the wise king is a public matter! How can I ignore public affairs for my own private affairs? Please understand your majesty!"

After saying this, Meng Da bowed again and again. While bowing, he was also secretly observing Liu Xie's expression. Seeing that Liu Xie's brows had relaxed a lot, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Interesting." Liu Xie looked at Meng Da with disdain and said sternly, "I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. Since you reported Peng Ying for public duty, I should reward you. However, since you two were involved in imperial examination fraud, your status as first-class students will definitely not be restored. Apart from that, what else do you want me to reward you with?"

When Meng Da first heard that Liu Xie was going to reward him, his heart skipped a beat and he was filled with excitement. He immediately wanted to restore his first-class status, but Liu Xie's subsequent words were like a bucket of cold water, which completely extinguished his excitement.

Meng Da calmed down a bit, and his mind was full of thoughts. If he couldn't regain his status as a top official, how about asking Liu Xie to let him stay in Chang'an as an official?

No!

Meng Da quickly rejected this idea.

Staying in Chang'an is not a good idea. He is not liked by Liu Xie in the first place. Even if he can stay in Chang'an, he may be constrained everywhere.

Forget about getting promoted by making achievements, just being able to keep your original position is a blessing from God.

In this case, is there a place where he can not only have the opportunity to make meritorious service but also allow Liu Xie to temporarily ignore him?
In an instant, two words popped up in Meng Da's mind.

Join the army!

Right now, India, Wadao and Izu are all good places to make achievements!

Meng Da made up his mind, clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I want to join the army and expand the territory for the Han Dynasty!"

"Oh?" Liu Xie was a little surprised and couldn't help but look at Liu Bei. He didn't expect Meng Da's request was to join the army.

After seeing Liu Bei's calm expression, Liu Xie suddenly understood something. A Dou once said that this man had a conflict with Kou Feng when he led troops to fight. Does that mean this man also knows about military affairs?

Liu Xie thought about it and decided to listen to Liu Bei's opinion first.

"Uncle, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, Kou Sima is still short of a grain officer. I think it would be better to let Meng Zijing take on this important task."

"Have you heard me? Wait a minute, uncle." Liu Xie suddenly realized a crucial problem. Aren't Meng Da and Kou Feng enemies? Let Meng Da and Kou Feng get together again. Uncle, aren't you afraid of causing another conflict?

Liu Xie stood up and moved closer to Liu Bei, lowering his voice and saying, "Uncle, did you say something wrong? Meng Da and Kou Feng are a pair of enemies."

As Liu Xie was talking, he suddenly realized something. Wait a minute, the conflict between Kou Feng and Meng Da was because both of them had military power. If Meng Da was made the grain officer, what would he use to fight Kou Feng? Didn't you see what Cao Mengde did with the grain officer?

So that's how it is. I understand. The emperor's uncle wants Kou Feng to help me teach Meng Da a lesson! "Haha, emperor's uncle, I understand. I understand the emperor's uncle's good intentions!"

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and said, "No, Your Majesty, what did you understand? I see that you have misunderstood, right?"
Liu Bei explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I assure you that Kou Feng is no longer the same Kou Feng as before. He will not exclude Meng Da at will again."

No matter what Liu Bei said, Liu Xie would always say: "Ah, yes, uncle is right."

Liu Bei: “.”

"Okay, since the emperor's uncle said so, then I will order you to serve as the grain officer under Sima Kou. You must set off today without any mistake!" Liu Xie looked at Meng Da and gave an oral order.

Meng Da repeatedly thanked the emperor for his grace. Being a grain officer for a Sima was far inferior to being an official in a county in Chang'an, and it sounded even worse than being an official in Jiaozhou, but the chances of making meritorious contributions were much greater than in Jiaozhou!

Kuaiji County, a port somewhere
The bronze whistle made a whistling sound that drowned out the noise of the port. Standing on the dock, Meng Da looked into the distance and showed an incredible expression. The ship, like a white whale, plowed through the last wave, and the white smoke spewing from the chimney was like the breathing of some giant beast.

Looking closely, one could see small black dots on the ship running around like ants. Meng Da had not yet recovered from the shock of seeing a steamship for the first time, and the officer accompanying him explained in a nonchalant manner, "Those are soldiers of the Navy, responsible for loading and unloading."

As the official spoke, the cable on the ship was thrown down and then caught by the cast iron capstan, and the giant beast's breathing stopped.

Meng Da finally recovered from the shock and took a deep breath. Next, he would deal with his immediate superior, Guan Kou Feng.

In recent days, he has collected information about Kou Feng.

Initially he thought that Kou Feng was just an outstanding graduate of the Department of Military Strategy, and his background was at most that of the uncle of the county magistrate.

In terms of ability, he is definitely not as good as the third place in the imperial examination.

What Meng Da did not expect was that Kou Feng was of great importance, and Kou Feng's good friends Ma Liang and Wei Yan were already part of the prince's team.

This background is extremely hard, so hard that it makes Meng Da's teeth ache.

Now thinking back to what the Prince of Yan said in the inn, a mere military Sima could be remembered by the Prince of Yan, so how could this military Sima be simple?
No, when you deal with Kou Sima later, you must be cautious and calm, and you must not offend Kou Sima.

Just then, a group of soldiers walked down from the ship.

The leader was tall and strong, with strong facial features and tanned skin, and looked extraordinary and brave.

When the man spoke, his voice was also very powerful, "Are you Meng Da Meng Zijing?"

"I am not talented, but I am Meng Da Meng Zijing. May I ask who you are?"

"Hahaha, Brother Meng is finally here! Brother Meng, please come in. Look at my head. I guess Brother Meng doesn't know who I am? I am Kou Feng. Please, Brother Meng, please!"

When Meng Da heard Kou Feng claiming to be Kou Feng, his heart sank suddenly and a bad feeling arose.

However, when he looked up, he saw a kind face close to him. When he looked down, he saw his arm being held. Meng Da was a little confused. Is this person my superior? How can he be so kind? Is this person really Kou Feng?
No! Why do I always feel that Kou Sima is difficult to get along with?

Weird, weird.

(End of this chapter)