"This!" A large oval-shaped pear was handed to me. It looked plump, moist and very delicious.

"Why did you give me this one?" Mei Changsu smiled slightly, teasing the young man in front of him.

"maximum!"

"Would you like to give the biggest one to Brother Su?"

"Um!"

Mei Changsu tilted his gaze slightly and saw Meng Zhi sitting nearby raising a glass of water. He smiled secretly and asked deliberately: "Fei Liu, tell Brother Su, what color is this pear?"

"Dark white!"

Meng Zhi spat out a large amount of water that he had just taken into his mouth. He choked and coughed while glaring at Fei Liu: "Dark... what color is dark?"

Fei Liu snorted, ignored him at all, and turned away.

"Actually, we, Fei Liu, are the ones who are best at creating words." Mei Changsu's eyes were full of warmth and tenderness, and he stroked Fei Liu's hair softly, as if the latter could feel him.

As if caring, he leaned over and handed over the pear in his hand again.

"Fei Liu, you can't eat this now," Mei Changsu said with a smile, "This is a frozen pear..."

"Frozen pear..."

"Just freeze it so that it can be stored longer, but when you want to eat it, you must defrost it first, otherwise you won't be able to bite it."

Fei Liu opened his eyes wide, looked at the pear in his left hand, then looked at the pear in his right hand, finally raised the smaller one and took a bite, and was stunned for a moment.

"Can't you bite it?" Meng Zhi had regained his master's demeanor and came over and said, "You have to soak it in water to defrost it, and then you can eat it when it becomes soft."

After Fei Liu digested this sentence for a moment, he immediately disappeared.

"Actually, that pear can't be considered the biggest," Meng Zhi shook his head and sighed. "The largest round object in the imperial city now should be the head of Yin Gaosheng of Jingzhao Prefecture, right?"

Mei Changsu couldn't help but smile, "Brother Meng's words are interesting. Even if that tall man doesn't encounter these difficult things, his head should be bigger than Shuili, right?"

Meng Zhi couldn't help but laugh, "You also said that you would be so free to deal with two such troublesome cases for others. I can tell by the way you tease Fei Liu that you are not in a bad mood today.

.”

The location where the two of them are now is an elegant and unique teahouse in the south of the city. Although it faces the street, it is not noisy. Each teahouse is a single-room bamboo house and is decorated very tastefully.

Ever since the corpse hiding case in the dry well was reported to the police, everyone in Jinling knew two things. First, there was a corpse in the Orchid Garden Well; second, the newly emerged celebrity Su Zhe wanted to buy a garden.

Orchid Garden is dilapidated and is the scene of a murder, so of course it cannot be lived in, so Su Zhe probably needs to buy a new house. So whether he is someone who wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make friends, or it is a kind recommendation, or he really wants to

He was selling real estate. In short, the invitations from various parties came to invite him to visit the garden, which made people overwhelmed. However, since he still lived in Xie Mansion, most of these troublesome things were of course blocked by Xie Bi. In addition to visiting Yunnan, Mei Changsu

Outside the house recommended by Mu and Xia Dong, this was the third time they went out today.

"What do you think of the house I chose?" Meng Zhi came closer and asked.

Mei Changsu slowly looked back at him: "Is it possible that you really plan to sell that house to me?"

Meng Zhi joked: "Although it feels like you are rushing to make friends with famous people, you really gave me face and were willing to come with me to see you."

"How much weight do you have as the commander-in-chief? No matter who you are, I dare not deny you face. You see, I accepted your invitation today. Xie Bi obviously thinks that it is natural. If I reject you, he will

Are you surprised?" Mei Changsu smiled faintly, "What's more, my initial fame in the capital was not all due to the battle between you and Fei Liu? Although I didn't arrange that time, it was still an accident.

Effect."

"That kid Fei Liu is indeed a prodigy. I haven't seen him for a few days, but he seems to have improved again. I heard that he defeated Xia Dong not long ago?"

"Yes." Mei Changsu responded casually, as if he didn't care, "This child has a calm mind, so he can easily relate to martial arts. But after all, he is still young, and his internal strength is not pure enough. If he really meets a pure Yang like you

Even if you are a master, you will inevitably suffer losses."

"What does it matter? He still has a lot of time to practice." Meng Zhi knocked on the tea cup and asked for the second time: "What do you think of the house I chose?"

Mei Changsu thought for a moment and said, "I see it was your choice."

"Don't be so venomous. Although I don't understand those pavilions and pavilions, I know your thoughts. That's why I went through so much trouble to find this place for you. You still don't appreciate it."

"That's what I mean," Mei Changsu looked at him with gentle eyes, "Brother Meng, you really know what I want best."

Although Meng Zhi was somewhat complacent in asking for credit, but he was thanked directly by him, but he became a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said: "I also know that the scenery in the house is indeed a bit bad..."

"The garden needs to be renovated, otherwise people will wonder how I picked such a house out of thousands of choices. But there is one advantage, it is worth ten scenic spots. Brother Meng, it's really hard for you to worry about it."

"I didn't bother too much," Meng Zhi said sheepishly, "I also discovered it when I was wandering around. The back wall of this house is only a few feet away from the back wall of Prince Jing's Mansion because there are ditches and drains in between.

, it makes no sense. It is surrounded by woods on all sides, and the main doors of the two houses open to different streets. It feels like the two houses are not even in the same block. It is indeed not easy to find that the two houses are so close. Small

Special, don't you have someone who specializes in earth magic? After you move in, dig a secret passage between your backyard and Prince Jing's backyard. Even if you don't interact openly, he can secretly dig a tunnel at night.

Go through the secret passage to have a private meeting with you..."

Mei Changsu looked at the top master of Daliang helplessly, and said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Although it is a good idea, can you not use words like Fei Liu? What is a private meeting?"

"That's more or less the same thing..." Meng Zhi thought for a moment and then asked, "Aren't you going to make your stance clear now? Sooner or later, the prince will know that it was you who destroyed the princess's incident last time. He is not a man of any means.

There is no telling what retaliatory measures will be taken against you. I think you should pretend to obey King Yu first. Even if you don't care about his protection, at least you don't have to be attacked on both sides, right?"

"Don't worry, they are all busy now and can't even bother to deal with me." A cold smile appeared on Mei Changsu's face, "There is a saying that only defending without attacking is an absolute failure. Since King Yu has taken advantage of the dry well case to bite me,

With the respect of the Minister of Household Affairs, the prince will definitely keep an eye on He Wenxin's case. I think... He Jingzhong will definitely find a way to bring his son's murder case to the Ministry of Punishment for trial."

"The Criminal Department belongs to Prince Yu, can the Prince keep an eye on it?"

"It is true that King Yu has the upper hand, but He Wenxin's case is too blatant. Uncle Wen Yuan is very ruthless. If the Criminal Department wants to take action, there will inevitably be some twists and turns."

"Of course you are the happiest to see them fighting each other." Meng Zhi saw Mei Changsu retracting his hands into his sleeves and hurriedly pushed a hand stove over, "But even if He Wenxin is stared at by the prince, it is not He Jingzhong himself.

, as far as King Yu is concerned, there is not much loss.”

A meaningful smile suddenly appeared on Mei Changsu's lips, and he said softly: "If he knew how to restrain his subordinates, He Wenxin's case would not hurt him much... His biggest weakness at present is still in the Qingguo Duke

On Bai Ye’s body.”

Meng Zhi slapped his thigh and said: "Speaking of this, I was just going to ask you for advice. I think Xia Dong has probably collected a lot of evidence when he returned to Beijing. Why is there not even a single clue about this land invasion case yet?

, what do you think the emperor is thinking about?"

"He is thinking... who will be responsible for this land invasion case..."

"ah?"

Mei Changsu turned his palm over and put it against the hand stove for warmth. The expression on his face was indifferent, as if he was chatting at home: "The emperor wants to handle the land invasion case mainly because of the recent trend of powerful people annexing land at will, which is harmful to the country."

But it is a difficult problem to decide who should handle such a large case. I think he has not yet decided on the person to be the chief judge, so he has not made any move yet."

As the commander of the Forbidden Army, Meng Zhi was certainly not a simple and arrogant person. After thinking about it carefully, he nodded and said: "That's right, the Xuanjing Division is only responsible for investigating the case and has no right to conclude the case. This case is too big and can only be handed over to Zhongshu.

The three departments of the province, Yushitai and Tingwei Mansion will conduct a joint trial...but..."

Mei Changsu sneered and said: "His Majesty the Emperor has a clear mind. If there is not someone who is neutral and able to control the trial of the three departments, a land invasion case will immediately turn into a party dispute.

The emperor's original intention of establishing authority and warning by investigating this case has been defeated."

Meng Zhi frowned and sighed: "No wonder the emperor is hesitant to decide. This matter is indeed difficult to handle."

Mei Changsu glanced at him with a half-smile but said, "So it's up to you to relieve the emperor's worries."

"Me?" Meng Zhi was surprised, "What can I do?"

"Of course there is a way." Mei Changsu leaned back with the heater in his arms and raised the corners of his lips, "You can recommend someone to the emperor."

"who?"

"Prince Jing."

Meng Zhi stood up suddenly, "What did you say?"

"If you want to suppress the people of the Third Division, no courtier can do it. You can only rely on the royal family. Let the prince go, and the case will be unstoppable. Let King Yu go, and the big thing will be reduced to a trivial matter. Prince Jing will stay away.

He has been in the government center for many years and is an upright person. Only by letting him try this case can we truly achieve the emperor's purpose of handling this case."

"But for Prince Jing, wouldn't it offend others?"

"How can you enter this circle without offending others? The key is whether it's worth it." Mei Changsu's voice was soft and cold, "Handling this case just right will win the hearts of the people, establish prestige, and thirdly

Demonstrate talents. Not to mention offending some people will inevitably gain the support of others. Standing far away forever, no one can see his existence..."

Meng Zhi stared at him blankly for a long time, then slowly exhaled and said: "You have made up your mind, and you can't be wrong. Nothing in this world is perfect. I think you must have thought about it step by step.

Yes. But what if the emperor disagrees?"

"He will agree."

"So sure?"

"Because he has no better choice." Mei Changsu tightened the corners of his mouth and swallowed the sigh that had slipped to his lips.

In addition to having no choice, there is actually another reason. That is that Emperor Liang did not love Prince Jing. He would not think too much about the difficulties and consequences that Prince Jing would face after accepting this mission, so it was easier to do it.

Make a decision.

But for Prince Jing, this was the first step on his official journey of no return.
Chapter completed!