Nirvana In Fire

Chapter 42: Mr Thirteen

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In this conversation with Meng Zhi, although there were still a lot of words in his mouth, Mei Changsu was already a little tired of thinking, so he crouched on the table for a while. When Fei Liu came in, he saw him lying motionless, and he was shocked. He was about to dodge over to check. Meng Zhi, because he didn't want him to wake up Mei Changsu, reached out to stop him, and immediately annoyed the young man. When they came, Meng Zhi had to be forced to continue. The two passed a few moves like lightning. Although the movement was not big, Mei Changsu, who was sluggish and sleepy, had already been awakened, and reluctantly sat up straight again.

"Brother Su!" Fei Liu immediately left Meng Zhi and ran over, which made the commander of the Imperial Army feel a little shocked.

Mei Changsu smiled at the young man, stretched out his hand to take the water pear he took out from his sleeve pocket, raised his eyes and saw Meng Zhi's expression stunned, he couldn't help asking, "Brother Meng, what's wrong?"

Meng Zhi glanced at Fei Liu carefully and said, "Although I haven't done my best, I won'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 the opportunity to attack. There are loopholes, and the breath has not seen any fluctuations, which is really surprising."

Mei Changsu sneered maliciously, "Is your heart skipping a beat? Be careful that your reputation as the No. 1 master of the beam will be taken away by my Feiliu sooner or later."

"It's still early, it's still early," Meng Zhi burst into arrogance and laughed loudly, "I don't dare to underestimate this child, but I won't be afraid of him. Knowing that there are such martial arts in the world is also very helpful to me. It's good. But looking at his movement, it's very strange and sinister, how come there is an image of Shu Yang in his inner breath?"

"The mental technique he used to practice was too damaging to the body. Although it is powerful after forcibly practicing it, it will reduce the number of years of life. So now, he has changed to a Xi Ri technique, which can reduce the sinister energy in his body." Mei Changban explained briefly. .

Although he said it easily, Meng Zhi knew that if a person wanted to re-reform his mind, he had to destroy it and then stand up. He thought that Feiliu must have been seriously injured and could be put to death in this way and then reborn. Although the name of the tactic is unfamiliar, judging from the efficacy of Fei Liu's practice, it must be an extremely advanced internal energy method. I don't know who passed it on to Fei Liu. However, such a miraculous martial arts must involve some unknown secrets of the rivers and lakes. Therefore, although he has a close relationship with Mei Changsu, Meng Zhi never thought of in-depth investigation, but only recalled Fei Liucai's inner strength. Nature, he secretly pondered.

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

Mei Changsu smiled at him gently, lowered his head and slowly ate the water pear one by one, Meng Zhi saw the sweetness of his food, and laughed 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 seeing Brother Su's attitude towards him, he also understood that this was his own, after thinking about it, he still couldn't do anything, so he took a cold face from his sleeve. I touched another pear and threw it away.

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

At this time, a melodious flute sound came from the adjacent bamboo house, which was mellow and clear, making people feel like washing. Fei Liu flashed in the music, floated out of the window like a wingless bird, and jumped vertically into the canopy.

"This kid probably boiled and thawed it with water," Meng Zhi shook his head and sighed, holding the pear core that was almost gnawed, "Pears are not sweet at all, and being boiled by him is like chewing tender wood. "

However, Mei Changsu didn't seem to hear him, leaning on the bamboo chair woven with green bamboo silk, with his eyelids slightly drooping, he quietly listened to the increasingly quiet sound of the flute coming from the wind, until the end of the song. With a long sigh, he said, "I have come to the capital for the sake of fighting the dragon and the tiger to fight for a vast world. Uncle Thirteen is too sad for this song."

Meng Zhi's brows moved, and a thin old man walked out of the adjacent house separated by two bamboo fences. He was dressed in a green shirt against the misty mist rising from the depths of the bamboo forest, giving people a feeling that he couldn't see clearly. When I came to the outside of the house, I didn't enter the house first. Instead, I knelt down in front of the steps with my clothes on, and said solemnly: "Thirteen, see the little master again, thinking about the past, I feel sad in my heart, I don't want to disturb the little master's mood, it's really damn. "

Mei Changsu's eyes also showed a look of nostalgia, and said in a low voice, "Uncle Thirteen should know my heart, I don't want to accept the salute at this time, please come in quickly."

The old man looked sad, got up and entered the door. Seeing Mei Changsu's description of being thin and clear, his hair and beard trembled, obviously excited.

Meng Zhi used to be Chi Yan's former family, and knew that Lin Shu's mother had an imperial musician next to him. He had worked in Jinling for many years, and he had also heard the name of Mr. Thirteen, a cookie maker in Miaoyinfang, but he never put these two people together. After contacting me, I was shocked when I saw this situation at this time.

Mei Changsu calmed down a bit, raised his hand to signal Thirteen to take a few steps, raised his head and said to Meng Zhi: "Brother Meng, this Mr. Thirteen is an old man of my Lin residence, and in Jinling City in the future, I will depend on you for this. Great commander take care of you."

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

"Thanks a lot first," Mei Changsu chuckled, "Brother Meng has been out for a long time. We're going to discuss some things about committing rapists and crimes, so why don't the commander avoid suspicion?"

Meng Zhi snorted and said, "I want to listen to your secrets, how are you going?"

Mei Changsu slowly lowered his head, was speechless for a long time, and said after a long while: "When necessary, it is rude for me to use your power, but in any case, I still hope that you will only help me do things that are not risky. After all, it's really not easy for you to get where you are now..."

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

"Brother Meng..."

"I do really value my current status and identity. If you don't come back, these are still important to me," Meng Zhi's eyes were firm, as if cast in iron, "But Xiaoshu, since you have come back , and now I can't explain it any more."

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, turned his head to Mr. Thirteen and said, "Uncle Thirteen, you have already sent a message to you to investigate. Did you find out?"

"Yes," Mr. Thirteen said respectfully, "Qin Banruo, who was recruited by red sleeves, was the apprentice of the last princess of the Hua clan who destroyed the country 30 years ago, and he was very trusted in the royal palace. Thirteen has found out There are a total of fifteen courtiers' concubines who are all her subordinates. This is the list... Her intelligence network is also very meticulous, but Gong Yu has successfully inserted our personnel into her network. As long as the little master orders, ten San is confident that she can destroy her power."

Meng Zhi frowned and said, "Monitoring courtiers through the inner chambers, Prince Yu really has more tricks than the Crown Prince."

"Do you think the prince is young?" Mei Shaosu glanced at him, then turned his head and said, "Qin Banruo, please don't touch her first, it is inconvenient for me to pass some information directly to King Yu, and 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 it."

"Please show me the little master."

"One, Xia Dong, the envoy of the hanging mirror, was chased and killed on the way back to Beijing. Everyone thought it was ordered by Duke Qing, but it was not. , went to Beijing to sue the old couple. Mingming next year, they were old and weak, but they were able to escape the pursuit of people hired by the wealthy family. They fled all the way through the land of the four states and entered the Jiangzuo realm. This is not because they were lucky enough to meet someone A righteous person, but someone else is secretly protecting it." Mei Changsu paused for a while, and pursed his lips, "The people behind them who ensured that they could enter the capital to submit their letters were also sent to Tianquan Villa."

"Ah?" Meng Zhi, who was on the sidelines, was at a loss, knowing that he shouldn't talk too much, but he couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"

"Looking at these two contradictory pieces of information alone makes people confused," Mei Changsu said with a smile, "I'll explain it to you. When you mention Tianquan Villa Zhuo's family, who do you think of in the court?"

"Of course it's Ning Guohou Xieyu. Since the two families have a son together, their friendship is very good."

"Zhuo Dingfeng is a native of Jianghu. He must have been entrusted by Xie Yu to intervene in this matter. Do you think it's strange that Xie Yu escorted a pair of bitter masters into Beijing to sue Qing Guogong through the Zhuo family?"

Meng Zhi pondered and said: "Yeah... Although Xie Yu is neutral on the surface, his son Xie Bi is clearly serving for King Yu, how could the Xie family send someone to Beijing to sue Wang Shi as the relied Duke of Qing? Unless..." Meng Zhi gasped, his heart suddenly lit up, "unless Xie Yu is actually the prince's person!"

Mei Changsu smiled and said, "The case of land invasion in Binzhou is not difficult to investigate, even if a mediocre person goes there, it is easy to find out. Unfortunately, the emperor sent Xia Dong. As a result, she not only found out the beginning and end of the land invasion case, but also She also inadvertently 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 immediately realized that Xie Yu was actually the prince's wing. At this time, Xie Yu still wanted to maintain the current good situation with two boats, so in order not to let King Yu know of his role in the land invasion case, he had no choice but to sink the boat and try to kill Xia Dong before returning to Beijing."

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

"That's right, in fact, he doesn't have to do this at all," Mei Changsu said with deep eyes, "because the Mirror Envoy has never been directly involved in party disputes, even if Xia Dong knew about it, she wouldn't say it... Xie Yu was involved in it herself, The authorities are a fan, but they didn't see it through for a while..."

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

"Know… "

"Did you think of a way to tell her again?" Meng Zhi smiled.

"Even if I don't remind her, she will find out by herself."

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

Mei Changsu sighed softly and said faintly, "I originally wanted her to say it, but after thinking about it, I realized why she kept her mouth shut..."

"You know why?"

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

Meng Zhi felt a dull pain in his chest. Although he knew the tragic ending of the year, he had never been clear about the specific situation, and he had never dared to ask. Yes, his expression was also very calm, but Meng Zhi didn't know why, but felt a sudden palpitation for no reason, as if through the thin layer of skin, he saw the hideous corner of hell. Dare to look again.

"Since Xia Dong refuses to speak, then I'll tell you," Mei Changsu continued quietly, as if there was no emotional ups and downs, "Xie Yu's life is really comfortable, but it's a pity it's coming to an end. Since he chooses After the crown prince, then I will let King Yu know that among the enemies he has to deal with, there is such a pillar of the court that he cannot let go..."

Meng Zhi nodded heavily, "This Xie Yu is really scheming. But Xiaoshu, if you just put out these two pieces of information, does King Yu understand?"

"Don't worry," Mei Changsu smiled lightly, "that girl Qin is very intelligent and meticulous. She is best at using a small amount of information to analyze the most practical conclusions. These two pieces of information are enough for her. It's a pity that she He chose Yu Wang to realize his ambition, otherwise he would be a rare talent."

"Also, no matter how smart she is, isn't she being calculated by you now?"

Mei Changsu shook his head and said, "She's in the open, I'm in the dark. Even if I win the game for a while, I don't dare to care too much." After speaking, he turned his head and told Mr. Thirteen, who had been listening quietly by the side. : "You should also be careful when you release information. The amount of content and the timing of release are very important. Qin Banruo is extremely shrewd and must not be careless."

"Yes." Mr. Thirteen bowed his head and said, "Thirteen will not be humiliated."

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

Mr. Thirteen bowed and saluted, took a few steps back, and paused as if thinking of something, took out an embroidered purse from his arms, and handed it over with both hands: "Little master, when you come to this land of tigers and wolves in the capital, you must not sleep well. This is the sleeping incense that Gong Yu spent several months concocting. Knowing that I went to see the little master today, he asked me to bring it. Please don't despise her, burn a piece before going to bed, and have a good dream. ."

Mei Changsu stood silently for a while, and there was no change in the plain white face, but after a moment of silence, he still slowly stretched out his hand to take the purse, put it into his sleeve without looking at it, and said lightly: "Okay, thank Gongyu for me."

Mr. Thirteen saluted again, exited the bamboo house, and soon disappeared into the mist of the bamboo forest.