Although there were still many words left unsaid in this conversation with Meng Zhi, Mei Changsu was already a little tired and lay down on the table for a while. When Fei Liu came in, he saw him lying motionless.

He was suddenly shocked and was about to run over to check, but Meng Zhi didn’t want to let him go.

He woke up Mei Changsu and stretched out his hand to stop him, which immediately angered the young man. A palm shadow struck, and Meng Zhi was forced to follow it. The two of them passed a few moves like lightning. Although there was not much movement, they were still weak.

Mei Changsu, who was sleeping, had already been awakened, and sat upright helplessly.

"Brother Su!" Fei Liu immediately abandoned Meng Zhi and ran over, which frightened the commander of the Imperial Army.

Mei Changsu smiled at the young man and reached out to take the pear he took out from his sleeve pocket. He looked up and saw Meng Zhi looking stunned, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Meng, what's wrong?"

Meng Zhi took a careful look at Fei Liu and said, "Although I didn't try my best, I wouldn't hurt him, but he was able to withdraw immediately during the fight, and his movements were smooth, so there was no way he could take advantage of the opportunity to attack.

There are no loopholes or any fluctuations in the breath, which is really surprising.”

Mei Changsu mocked maliciously: "Are you frightened? Be careful that your reputation as the top beam master will be taken away by my family Fei Liu sooner or later."

"It's still early, it's still early," Meng Zhi burst out with pride and laughed loudly, "I don't dare to underestimate this child, but I won't be afraid of him. Knowing that such martial arts exists in the world will also be of great help to me.

Yi. But looking at his body movements, they are very strange and sinister. Why is there something like Shu Yang in his inner breath?"

"The mental technique he used to learn was too harmful to the body. Although it is powerful, it will shorten his lifespan after being forced to practice it. So now he is practicing a Xiri technique, which can eliminate the poisonous energy in his body." Mei Changban explained simply.

.

Although he said it easily, Meng Zhi knew that if a person wants to re-cultivate his mind, he must destroy it and then build it up. Feiliu must have suffered an almost life-threatening injury to be able to survive like this, and Na Xiri

Although the name of the technique is unfamiliar, judging from the effectiveness of Fei Liu's training, it must be extremely advanced.

I don’t know who passed down the internal skills and mental methods to Feiliu. However, such magical martial arts must involve some unknown secrets of the world. Therefore, despite his close relationship with Mei Changsu, Meng Zhi never thought about it.

After inquiring deeply, I just carefully recalled the nature of Fei Liu's internal power just now and pondered it to myself.

"Eat!" Although Fei Liu knew that the two were talking about him, he was not interested in listening carefully. When he saw Brother Su only took one bite of the pear and then stopped, he pulled his sleeve and urged him again.

Mei Changsu smiled gently at him, lowered his head and slowly ate the pear one bite at a time. Meng Zhi saw that the pear tasted delicious, and he also smiled and teased Fei Liu: "I'm a guest, don't give me one."

?”

Fei Liu hesitated for a moment. He actually didn't like this uncle who he couldn't beat. But looking at Brother Su's attitude towards him, he also understood that this was one of his own. After thinking about it, he still couldn't help it. He looked out of his sleeve with a cold face.

He took out another pear and threw it over.

Meng Zhi caught it and took a bite, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but after seeing Mei Changsu's smiling eyes, he started eating as if nothing had happened.

At this time, a long and melodious flute sound came from the nearby bamboo house, which was gentle and clear, making people feel refreshed. Fei Liu's figure flashed in the music, floating out of the window like a wingless bird, and then jumped in.

among the tree crowns.

"This child must have been boiled and defrosted in water," Meng Zhi said, holding the nearly chewed pear core, shaking his head and sighing, "Pears are not sweet in the first place, and when he boiled them, it was like chewing young wood.

"

Mei Changsu seemed not to have heard what he said. He leaned against the bamboo chair made of green bamboo silk, with his eyelids slightly drooped, and listened quietly to the sound of the flute that was getting quieter and quieter as the wind passed by, until the song ended.

He let out a long sigh and said, "I came to the capital to compete with dragons and tigers to fight for the vastness of the world. This song of the Thirteenth Uncle is too sad."

Meng Zhi's eyebrows twitched, and a thin old man had walked out of the neighboring house two bamboo fences away. He was dressed in a green shirt, and against the hazy mist rising from the depths of the bamboo forest, it gave people a feeling of being unable to see clearly. Coming here

Outside the side room, he did not enter the house first, but took off his clothes and knelt down in front of the steps, saying in a deep voice: "See you again on the 13th, little master. Thinking about the past, I feel sad in my heart. I don't want to disturb the little master's mood. I really deserve to die."

Mei Changsu also had a look of nostalgia in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Thirteen must know my heart. I don't want to be polite at this time. Please come in quickly."

The old man looked solemn, stood up and walked in. Looking at Mei Changsu's thin and delicate appearance, his beard and hair were trembling, obviously he was very excited.

Meng Zhi was an old kinsman of Chi Yan back then, and knew that Lin Shu's mother had an imperial musician. He had worked in Jinling for many years, and he had also heard the name of Mr. Thirteen, the cookie maker of Miaoyinfang, but he had never mentioned these two people.

After making the connection, when I saw this situation and this scene, I realized it and was also shocked.

Mei Changsu calmed down and raised his hand to signal Thirteen to take a few steps closer. He raised his head and said to Meng Zhi: "Brother Meng, this Mr. Thirteen is an old member of my Lin family. In the future, I will rely on you in Jinling City."

Please take good care of me, Commander-in-Chief."

Meng Zhi understood what he meant, nodded and said, "Miaoyinfang, right? I will take care of you."

"Thank you in advance, then," Mei Changsu chuckled, "Brother Meng has been out for a long time. We are going to discuss some rape and crime matters next. How about avoiding suspicion, Commander-in-Chief?"

Meng Zhi snorted and said, "I want to hear your secrets. How do you treat me?"

Mei Changsu slowly lowered his head and was speechless for a long time. After a while, he said: "When necessary, I will not be polite to use your power, but no matter what, I still hope that you will only help me do things without risk.

, after all, it’s not easy for you to get your current status..."

Meng Zhi gave him a steady look and said, "Do you want to listen to the truth?"

"Brother Meng..."

"I do value my current status and identity very much. If you don't come back, these are still important to me." Meng Zhi's eyes were firm, as unmoving as iron, "But Xiao Shu, since you have come back

, now I can’t tell it apart anymore.”

Mei Changsu closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were as clear as water. He didn't even look at Meng Zhi anymore. He turned to Mr. Thirteen and said: "Uncle Thirteen, you have already informed me about the matters I have sent you to investigate."

Have you found out?"

"Yes," Mr. Thirteen said respectfully, "Qin Banruo with red sleeves is the disciple of the last princess of the Hua tribe who destroyed the country thirty years ago. He is very trusted in King Yu's curtain. Thirteen has found out

There are a total of fifteen courtiers and concubines under her. This is the list... Her intelligence network is also very meticulous, but Gong Yu has successfully inserted our people into her network. As long as the young master gives the order,

Thirteen is confident that she can destroy her power."

Meng Zhi frowned and said: "To monitor the courtiers through the inner palace, King Yu really has more tricks than the prince."

"Do you think the crown prince is young?" Mei Shaosu glanced at him, then turned around and said, "Qin Banruo, don't touch her yet. There is some information that I can't directly pass on to Prince Yu, so I have to trouble her to do it for you. You go back.

Discuss with Gong Yu, I have two important pieces of information here, you can find a way for her to find them."

"Please show me, young master."

"First, the Xuanjing envoy Xia Dong was hunted down on his way back to the capital. Everyone thought it was the Duke of Qing who ordered it. In fact, it was not the case. Those killers were hired by Tianquan Villa and were directly assigned by the owner Zhuo Dingfeng. Secondly,

, the old couple who came to Beijing to complain, they were obviously old and frail, but they were able to escape the pursuit of the wealthy family and fled all the way across the four states and into the Jiangzuo boundary. This was not because they were lucky enough to meet a man.

He is a righteous man, but there are others secretly protecting him." Mei Changsu paused for a moment, tightening his lips, "These people who ensured that they could go to Beijing to submit the petition were also sent to Tianquan Villa."

"Ah?" Meng Zhi, who was listening in the audience, was confused. He knew he shouldn't say more, but couldn't help asking, "What's going on?"

"It's easy to get confused just by looking at these two contradictory pieces of information," Mei Changsu said with a smile, "Let me explain it to you. When you mention the Zhuo family of Tianquan Villa, who in the court do you think of?"

"Of course it's Xie Yu, Marquis of Ning State. Since these two families have a son together, they have a very close relationship."

"Zhuo Dingfeng is originally from Jianghu. He must have been entrusted by Xie Yu to intervene in this matter. Do you think it is strange that Xie Yu used the Zhuo family to escort a pair of slaves to Beijing to sue Duke Qing?"

Meng Zhi pondered and said: "Yes...Although Xie Yu is neutral on the surface, his eldest son Xie Bi is clearly working for King Yu. How could the Xie family send people to Beijing to sue Duke Qing, whom King Yu relies on so much?

?Unless..." Meng Zhi took a breath, and his heart suddenly brightened, "Unless Xie Yu is actually the prince's person!"

Mei Changsu smiled and said: "The Binzhou land invasion case is not difficult to investigate. Even if it were a mediocre person, it would be easy to investigate. It's a pity that the emperor sent Xia Dong. As a result, she not only found out the whole story of the land invasion case, but even

She also accidentally found out that the person who secretly escorted the old couple to Beijing was someone sent by Zhuo Dingfeng. Like you, of course she immediately thought of the Xie family, and of course she immediately realized that Xie Yu was actually the prince's wing. But

At this time, Xie Yu still wanted to maintain the current good situation of having two things to do. In order to prevent Prince Yu from knowing about his role in the land invasion case, he had no choice but to go all out and try to silence Xia Dong before he returned to Beijing."

Meng Zhi frowned and sighed: "Actually, he doesn't have to be like this at all..."

"That's right, in fact, he doesn't have to be like this at all," Mei Changsu said with a deep look in his eyes, "Because the Xuanjing envoy has never been directly involved in party struggles. Even if Xia Dong knew about it, she wouldn't tell it... Xie Yu himself got involved.

, the authorities were so obsessed that they didn’t see through it for a while..."

"Does Xia Dong now know that Xie Yu was the person behind her assassination?"

"Know……"

"You thought of a way to tell her again, right?" Meng Zhi chuckled.

"Even if I don't remind her, she will find out on her own."

"It's really strange. Since Xia Dong knew that Xie Yu wanted to kill people and silence them, why did she return to Beijing for so long and still didn't reveal a single word? This is not like her fiery temper that refuses to suffer."

Mei Changsu sighed softly and said quietly: "I originally hoped that she would say it, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized why she kept silent..."

"Do you know why?"

"When Nie Feng died in battle, the person who escorted his body back to Beijing and handed it over to Xia Dong was Xie Yu... For this favor, Xia Dong will definitely forgive him once..."

Meng Zhi felt a tight pain in his chest. Although he knew the tragic ending that year, he never knew what the specific situation was, and he never dared to ask. At this time, when he heard Mei Changsu mention Nie Feng, although his tone was light

of, him

His expression was very calm, but Meng Zhi didn't know why, but he felt his heart palpitate for no reason, as if he had glimpsed a hideous corner of hell through that thin layer of skin. The scorching image flickered, and he didn't dare to look again.

.

"Since Xia Dong refuses to say it, let me do it," Mei Changsu continued quietly, seemingly without emotional ups and downs, "Xie Yu's life of having both sides is really comfortable, but it's a pity that it is about to end. Since he chose

If he becomes the crown prince, then I will let Prince Yu know that among the enemies he has to deal with, there is such a pillar of the imperial court who cannot be let go..."

Meng Zhi nodded heavily, "This Xie Yu is really very scheming. But Xiao Shu, if you only let out these two pieces of information, will King Yu understand?"

"Don't worry," Mei Changsu smiled lightly, "that Miss Qin is extremely intelligent and thoughtful. She is best at using a small amount of information to analyze and draw the most practical conclusions. These two pieces of information are enough for her. It's a pity that she

I chose King Yu to realize my ambition, otherwise he would be a rare talent."

"What's more, no matter how smart she is, isn't she being plotted by you now?"

Mei Changsu shook his head and said: "She is in the light and I am in the dark. Even if I have the victory for a moment, I don't dare to be too confident." After saying that, he turned to tell Mr. Thirteen who had been listening quietly.

: "You also have to be careful when releasing information. The content and the timing of releasing it are both important. Qin Banruo is extremely shrewd, so don't be careless."

"Yes." Mr. Thirteen bowed his head and said, "Thirteen will definitely live up to his mission."

"Okay." Mei Changsu looked tired and stood up, "If anything happens, contact me the old way. Uncle Thirteen, please come back."

Mr. Thirteen bowed and saluted, took a few steps back, paused as if remembering something, took out an embroidered purse from his arms, handed it to him with both hands, and said: "My little master will not be able to sleep well in this capital, a land of tigers and wolves.

This is the sleeping incense that Gong Yu spent several months preparing. Knowing that I was going to see the little master today, she asked me to bring it to her. I ask the little master not to dislike her. If you burn a piece before going to bed, you will have a good dream.

.”

Mei Changsu stood quietly for a moment, with no fluctuations visible on his plain white face. However, after a moment of silence, he slowly stretched out his hand to take the purse, put it into his sleeve without looking, and said calmly:

"Okay, thank Gong Yu for me."
Chapter completed!