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"Bang." Xiao Xi closed the door and returned home from get off work.

The most painful thing about catching up on a good drama is that you miss it even at work but don't dare to watch it in the company.

The time usually flies by when I get to work, but the time I secretly look forward to going home and watching dramas is so difficult.

I finally got home from get off work, and tomorrow is the weekend. I can enjoy watching a drama tonight.

Xiao Xi didn't forget to turn on the TV, switch the channel to Mango Channel and mute the sound. Even if the progress of watching the drama did not catch up with the progress of the show, she still had to contribute to the ratings of her idol's drama.

She finished all this in the living room and hurried to the bedroom.

In order to make it easier to catch up on dramas, I turned off my computer when I went to bed in the early morning. I pressed the keyboard to wake up the screen, and the pause interface of Baofeng Video playing "Legend of Red Flame" appeared.

She put the fast food she bought on the table, opened the vegetable box, picked up the lunch box, put the chopsticks in her mouth, and used her free right hand to move the mouse to click on the next episode.

This look vividly demonstrates the state of drama-chasing among drama-watchers in today's era.

Listening to the opening song, Xiao Xi recalled yesterday's progress in watching the drama while eating.

The protagonist group has also gathered in Kyoto, with more and more characters with their own characteristics appearing, and the undercurrent of Kyoto has begun to emerge.

Mei Changsu gave a clue, and Prince Jing investigated the key person based on this clue. So what should Mu Nihuang do next?How should the protagonist group act?What is the truth about the food of the Red Flame Army?
As the main film appeared, Xiao Xi started watching the show with all kinds of questions that made her so itchy that she didn't even bother to eat.

Zhuo Qing, the shopkeeper of Jing'an Trading Company, and Yin Zhuodi, the former shopkeeper of Jingzhao, are the two key figures investigated in the previous episode.

Mu Nihuang had no intention of taking action personally, but left the results of Prince Jing's investigation intact and asked the guard Qinghong to give them to Mei Changsu.

This is the clue provided by Mei Changsu. The key figures have been investigated first, so let Mei Changsu find out the truth.

In this regard, Li Xin asked: "Where did Mei Changsu get the clue? Does the princess trust him so much?"

Liu Yifei replied: "The Jiangzuo Alliance is powerful in the world. It is not difficult for him, the leader of the alliance, to find out something. He said that Lin Lang saved his life, and he wanted to find out the truth about the Chiyan tragedy in order to repay his kindness, regardless of the truth. It’s fake, but you might as well give it a try.”

Mu Nihuang was not going to do it himself and asked Mei Changsu to investigate the truth about the grain. He obviously did this on purpose. It was also a way to test Mei Changsu and test Mei Changsu's ability.

When Mei Changsu got the letter, he only glanced at it lightly, as if he had expected it, and was not surprised at all when Zhuo Qing and Zhuo Di surfaced.

"Mei Changsu already knew this?" Xiao Xi was suspicious.

Just watch Mei Changsu dragging his slightly frail body out to start his action.

In the bustling bustling city of Pingtaifang in Kyoto, which is dedicated to business, the Jing'an Trading Company with blue bricks and red doors finally appeared, and its shopkeeper Zhuo Qing also took advantage of the situation.

Zhuo Qing is played by Ning Li, who is a good actor, but few people know about him yet.

"This young master, is he buying food?"

"Shopkeeper, take a private job?"

"Private work?" Zhuo Qing was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said, "Sir, what we, Jing'an Trading Company, have done over the years has been serious business, and we will not do anything illegal or criminal."

Zhuo Qing raised his hands and clasped his fists in response to the palace's relaxation: "On the imperial soil, under the grace of heaven, the young master must not act recklessly."

This serious look made Xiao Xi very funny.

However, Mei Changsu's eyes were deep and he didn't say anything about his private affairs. Did the shopkeeper think he was going to do something illegal?Zhuo Qing's reaction was obviously abnormal.

Mei Changsu felt confident, so he turned around and left without saying any more words.

The next day, while Zhuo Qing was settling accounts, Mei Changsu came again.

"Young Master...?" Zhuo Qing was really curious as to why this young master, who looked as white as a girl, was here again.

"The shopkeeper." Mei Changsu looked around, as if he was afraid that others would hear him, and whispered mysteriously: "I want to ask you a question."

He took out a bag of money, knowing that if the shopkeeper answered the question, the big bag of money would be his.

"What's the problem? Master, please tell me." Zhuo Qing took the bag eagerly.

"You said..." Mei Changsu came closer, as if what he was about to say was very confidential and important: "Three hundred carts of grain, how come they were subcontracted without anyone noticing?"

"Bang!" The bag slammed on the table, and Zhuo Qing looked horrified. He didn't know whether he was horrified that the man in front of him had such a bold idea to steal three hundred carts of grain, or he was horrified by something else.

"Sir, you..." He was shocked and stuffed the money bag back into Ren Quan's hands.

The two exchanged some more words, and Mei Changsu left with a look of regret.

After seeing Mei Changsu leave, Zhuo Qing paced around uneasily and wrote a letter to his servant: "Give it to the eldest son with your own hands."

This servant went out to do errands. On the corner of the busy street next to him, Mei Changsu saw all this.

The scene changes to Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and He Jiajin, who plays Zhuo Di, appears.

"Zhan Zhao?" Xiao Xi recognized him at a glance. This actor was the one who played Bao Qingtian with Ren Quan. He played the role of Zhan Zhao. He didn't expect to play a role that was probably the big bad guy in this drama.

Zhuo Di took the letter from the servant, and after reading the contents of the letter, his expression changed drastically. He thought about something and left in a hurry.

On the third day, the camera returned to Jing'an Trading Company, and Mei Changsu came again.

"Sir, what on earth do you want to do..." Zhuo Qing was about to cry, a little afraid of this person.

Mei Changsu hesitated for a moment, as if he had something unspeakable to hide, and after struggling for a while he said: "Shopkeeper, to tell you the truth, there is someone on the black market offering a reward of a hundred taels of gold for the Red Flame Army's food ten years ago. It seems like there is someone behind it. Investigate this matter, but this has nothing to do with us, 100 taels of gold, do you want it?"

Zhuo Qing's eyes showed deep fear, as if what Mei Changsu revealed made him feel very scared. Although he quickly suppressed this fear, all this was captured by Mei Changsu. inside.

"Sir, there is a mixed bag of fish and dragons in the black market. Don't go swimming in the muddy water there, or you may risk your life." Zhuo Qing said fearfully.

Mei Changsu walked out of the business, and Fei Liu, who was waiting at the door, walked over, looking very boyish with a piece of weed in his mouth.

"Sir, why have you been looking for him for several days in a row? If you really have a problem, why don't you just ask me to catch it for you?" Fei Liu said naively.

Mei Changsu shook his head: "The front army was in trouble due to food problems, so our army marched north. On the way north, we happened to encounter the food team of Jing'an Merchant Bank."

"The former army had about [-] trucks of rations in question. Although I didn't see the specific number of the ration team from Jing'an Trading Company that I encountered at the time, it was almost the same number."

"It's such a coincidence, but it doesn't mean there must be something wrong with Jing'an Trading Company, so I'm testing it these days."

"On the first day of testing, the shopkeeper told me that he was not clean before. Even though Jing'an Commercial Bank is doing serious business now, it was not necessarily the case before."

"As a test the next day, I deliberately brought up the matter of subcontracting three hundred loads of grain. The shopkeeper obviously looked strange and asked his servants to send a message to Jingzhao Yin Mansion."

"But even so, it can only mean that Jing'an Trading Company is related to the Chi Yan military ration case. There is someone behind the shopkeeper's back. It is not certain that the shopkeeper has anything to do with this matter."

Mei Changsu showed a victorious smile: "But in today's test, I deliberately revealed the Red Flame ration case. The unusual behavior of the shopkeeper is enough to prove that this person must be an insider or even a participant in the ration case."

"Then why not investigate the Jingzhao Prefect directly?" Fei Liu asked.

Mei Changsu folded the folding fan in his hand with a clang, raised it and knocked Fei Liu on the head: "I am a fourth-grade official, and I have the father of a third-grade official above me. Let alone investigate, for what reason?" Going to see people is a problem, and if you don’t do it right, you’ll get burned.”

Seeing the two disappearing into the street, Xiao Xi said "Wow": "Mei Changsu is so smart!"

The chopsticks in her mouth fell on the keyboard with a clatter. She quickly picked them up and inserted them into her rice bowl, still admiring Mei Changsu's high IQ.

She also understood the plot of Mei Changsu testing Zhuo Qing, but she really didn't expect that every test had layers of meaning. The layers of testing were just a step-by-step strategy, which was really high.

So, Mei Changsu has the answer in his mind, what should he do next?

"Gong Yu, please invite your benefactor to come tomorrow. Can I be lucky enough to meet him?"

"Young master, he is busy with his affairs. I wonder if he has time. Wait a moment..."

Before he finished speaking, Mei Changsu said: "It's not your benefactor, it's Zhuo Qing. I want to discuss some food business with him."

When Xiao Xi saw this scene, she was a little stunned.

Gong Yu?benefactor?
Are Jingzhao Yin Zhuodi and Jing'an Trading Company shopkeeper Zhuo Qing Gong Yu's benefactors?

What's the situation?
Mei Changsu had known all this for a long time. It seemed that he had already planned it. Maybe Gong Yu was his spy?

More and more people are appearing, and the relationships between the characters are becoming more and more complicated, but this also makes the plot more and more exciting, deeply attracting Xiao Xi to continue watching.

"Brother Qing, sit down for a while. The leader of the alliance will be here soon."

In the picture, Gong Yu invites Zhuo Qing to his courtyard as the sun sets.

Zhuo Qing heard that he was invited by the leader of the Jiangzuo League and was talking about the grain business. He was thinking wonderfully that it might be a big deal. But when he looked up and saw the person coming, the tea cup in his hand suddenly fell off and hit the ground in panic. Said: "It's you! Are you Mei Changsu, the leader of the Jiangzuo Alliance?!"

Mei Changsu smiled without saying a word and walked slowly.

One is calm and the other is frightened. The rivalry between Ren Quan and Ning Li is in sharp contrast.

After a few words of exchange, Mei Changsu said: "In the twelfth lunar month of the third year of Jingping, Chiyan's front army received [-] carts of rations, so six to seven thousand soldiers were sick and bedridden."

"On the first day of the fourth year of Jingping, less than half a month before and after, the Jing'an Commercial Bank's grain team appeared in Qiuyuan Ridge, which was also the only way for the Red Flame Army to reach the north."

Mei Changsu paused for a moment, looked at Zhuo Qing meaningfully, and said, "Inviting Shopkeeper Zhuo here today, I would like to ask a question about food. Shopkeeper Zhuo, how did Jing'an Trading Company subcontract three hundred carts of military rations? "

As soon as these words came out, Zhuo Qing's pupils dilated and Gong Yu was stunned.

Immediately afterwards, Zhuo Qing strongly denied that Mei Changsu was lying, and Gong Yu looked at this scene in disbelief.

Mei Chang and Su Yun drank tea calmly without saying a word.

Until there was a knock on the door in the backyard. When Gong Yu was at a loss, Mei Changsu said: "The distinguished guest is here, Gong Yu, go and open the door."

The visitors are Mu Nihuang, Prince Jing and Xia Dong, as well as Meng Zhi, the commander of the imperial army played by Fan Shaohuang.

Xiao Xi learned from the previous plot that Lin Shu's father Lin Xie was the former commander of the Forbidden Army. Meng Zhi was once a general of the Red Flame Army and was recommended to the position of commander of the Forbidden Army by Lin Xie.

It is this relationship. Although the plot does not explain much, Xiao Xi also clearly knows the close relationship between them. Meng Zhi, the commander of the forbidden army, must be on the side of Mu Nihuang and Prince Jing.

"Ni...Princess Nihuang!" Zhuo Qing's face was full of shock, and he was frightened by the arrival of Princess Nihuang.

"See His Highness Prince Jing, see the Princess, see the General, see Sir Xuanjing Supervisor." Mei Changsu paid homage to them one by one.

On the other hand, Zhuo Qing and Gong Yu were both frightened. It didn't matter that a princess came, but also Prince Jing, General, and Superintendent of Xuanjing?What's happening here?
This was Mei Changsu's plan. He knew that with his status, there was a high probability that Zhuo Qing would not tell the truth, but with the presence of three big shots, that was not necessarily the case.

This is like a small-time criminal suspect who is cowardly and cowardly when meeting ordinary police officers, but what if he is facing a national-level leader?This little guy would probably be so scared that he would lose his mind and break his defense in an instant. "If you know the details and recruit them truthfully, maybe you won't be punished to death and you can save your family." Liu Yifei sat down and said.

Next, there is a very exciting personal drama of Ning Li's psychological struggle.

The sweaty look of his character Zhuo Qing, the state of hiding secrets in his heart but struggling to tell them or not, the panic and panic in the face of a sudden big shot, the fear of telling secrets but also the fear of not telling them. The micro-expression that hurts the family and hesitates to speak can be called a textbook performance.

The sky suddenly darkened as the sun set in the west, and half of his face was covered with sunset light and half fell into gloom.

This is a decisive lighting and shadow arrangement, and it is also a classic lens language of the characters' inner struggle.

Xiao Xi's heart was broken by this. Zhuo Qing's struggle made her feel sorry for this bad guy. There is nothing to say about her acting skills.

As time went on, as the sunlight in the picture dissipated, and as the dark light filled Zhuo Qing's face, the truth about the mystery of Chiyan's army rations slowly emerged from his mouth.

Zhuo Di has longed most for the approval of his father, Zhuo Yanqing, since he was a child. However, Zhuo Yanqing was upright and could not stand his son Zhuo Di's opportunistic ways, so he often gave him a suppressive and strict education.

Zhuo Di is very depressed, and his stubbornness is just a symptom of venting his unhappiness.

But one day, Zhuo Di came to Zhuo Qing and said that he wanted to do something big that would make him famous.

Zhuo Qing didn't know what was going on. He only knew that Zhuo Di asked him to prepare three hundred carts of food and get some rat poison and the like.

Eleven years ago, it was the twelfth lunar month of the third year of Jingping, which was also the twelfth month of winter.

Zhuo Qing followed Zhuo Di and led the grain team out of the city in the name of doing business. The few men in black accompanying them were very suspicious and they were not from the trading company, but he did not dare to ask more questions.

Traveling all the way to Qiuyuanling, the merchants found a restaurant ahead, but Zhuo Di asked him to hide in the deep forest and then entered a tunnel.

"I didn't know what to do until that night..."

As Zhuo Qing narrated, Xiao Xi also immersed herself in the memories.

Qiuyuan Ridge not only leads to the north, but also to Xiazhou to the southwest, and to the Western Regions to the west. It is an important transportation hub and the only way for traders from all over the world to pass.

Therefore, the west exit of Qiuyuan Ridge formed a market for resting and trading, and there was a place near the market called Fuyuan Inn.

This inn has an exotic style. It is in the shape of a column with an open skylight. It is five stories high, closed and has many rooms.

That evening, a large grain team came to check in, invited all the guests out, and booked the entire inn.

Three hundred carts of goods were traveling, and there must be car marks on the ground.

The leader counted the number of car marks at the door of the inn, and then measured each car mark.

When you wake up the next day, you can tell whether the situation is different through the car marks. If someone steals the car and goes out, there will definitely be changes in the car marks at the door.

"You guys have a good night tonight, keep an eye on them and make sure you don't make any mistakes." The leader said a few words to a few people.

"They're all so smart, so detailed." Xiao Xi looked at it and realized that there was so much attention paid to car marks in ancient times.

But until the grain transporters fell asleep, the grain team was fine from beginning to end, but the permeating music made Xiao Xi even more nervous.

The scene in the middle of the night changed. It was a dark side room, and the snoring of the man transporting food was very clear.

suddenly!

From several small holes in the beam, gas that was obviously poisonous gas came out.

Poisonous gas was coming out of not just one room, but dozens of rooms in the entire inn.

"Oh my God!" Xiao Xi's eyes widened. This situation gave her the feeling that this inn was a black shop!

But this inn is located near a market. If it was really a black shop, wouldn't it have been exposed long ago?
Therefore, Xiao Xi made a vague guess that this inn seemed to be waiting for the Red Flame Army's food transport team!
All the people in the sleeping grain team were stunned, and a few people standing vigil were also attacked and knocked unconscious by men in black in the square where the grain trucks were placed.

This is definitely premeditated!
In an emergency, Xiao Xi saw a corner of the square. The man in black opened a mechanism, and a tunnel entrance was revealed on the ground. Then Zhuo Di, Zhuo Qing and others appeared.

They pushed the grain carts to replace the grain carts in the square, and began to replace the pillars.

"This is definitely professional!" Xiao Xi sighed.

The reason why I say this is because of the details of the previous car marks.

The people led by the grain team took the depth and number of car marks as insurance and only measured the situation at the entrance of the inn. However, they never expected that the inside of the square was covered with blue bricks and could also lead directly to a secret passage.

This shows that the person behind the scenes is well aware of the defense habits of the grain team.

Did you record the car marks at the door?Then can I just steal your grain truck without passing through the door?
But the inn only has this door. Who would have thought that there is such a big tunnel?
Therefore, we are not afraid of how strong the foreign enemies are, but we are afraid of traitors coming out to cause trouble.

At this time, the tense soundtrack suddenly stopped. Under such circumstances, an accident would occur if nothing else happened.

"Mom, what are they doing?" Suddenly a family of three appeared at the door of the woodshed. One of the little girls asked curiously as she saw a large number of people switching grain trucks.

This opening was so serious that the two men in black sealed their throats with swords and killed the couple mercilessly.

When he slashed at the little girl with his sword, a shout came from behind the little girl: "Stop!"

The people who shouted to stop were Zhuo Di and Zhuo Qing, but the little girl was frightened and fainted.

The screen returned to normal, and the camera showed Gong Yu.

Gong Yu's lips and teeth were trembling, and he looked at Zhuo Qing as if he had collapsed.

Before everyone noticed, they turned around and left in despair. Only Mu Nihuang and Xia Dong glanced at her back.

"Oh my God, that girl can't be Gong Yu, right?" Xiao Xi covered her mouth.

Zhuo Di and Zhuo Qing, the benefactors in Gong Yu's mind, were the people who killed Gong Yu's parents. Although they didn't kill them personally, they were still part of the same group.

"This..." She didn't know what to say for a moment. This was too tragic.

As the next plot continued, what she least expected to see happened.

11 years ago, Gong Yu was just an ignorant little girl of six or seven years old. She followed her parents all the way to the west, as if she were on the run. But as a young girl, she didn't know what she was running from, and her parents didn't tell her many things.

That day, she followed her parents to Fuyuan Inn. Because she didn't have much money, she had to live in the woodshed, so she didn't get kicked out by the people from the Red Flame Army's food transport team.

She didn't know what her parents were worried about or afraid of, so they always took her on the road at night, as if there were devils chasing them during the day.

Late that night, when she woke up with her parents and prepared to leave, she saw some people pushing carts in the inn square. She asked curiously, but she didn't expect that a black ghost killed her parents.

She was so frightened that she fainted after encountering such a cruel scene. But at the moment of fainting, she heard someone coming to save her from behind.

After she woke up, she found herself on the carriage and saw her savior, Zhuo Di, the eldest son of the Zhuo family in Kyoto.

She was frightened all the way, and it was Young Master Zhuo Di who had been taking care of her. There was guilt in Young Master Zhuo Di's eyes, but she was too young to know what such eyes meant. Maybe it was just guilt for not saving her parents in time.

After following Mr. Zhuo back to Kyoto, Mr. Zhuo said that he could not take her home due to family background, so he sent her to the Jiaofangsi to learn skills.

With Master Zhuo escorting her, no one in Jiaofang Division would bully her.

She gradually got used to everything in Jiaofangsi, and gradually forgot the nightmare in her heart.

As a few years passed, she was favored by thousands of young masters for her beauty, but no one knew that she liked Mr. Zhuo.

But she didn't dare to speak. Not only was Mr. Zhuo her savior, but Mr. Zhuo and Zhuo Qing were also her only relatives. Mr. Zhuo came from a prominent family, and his father, Zhuo Yanqing, the Minister of Household Affairs, must also look down on her background.

Therefore, she wants a name, a good name.

She began to adopt orphans who could not survive in Kyoto, and she gave alms to beggars on the streets every day.

She joined the Jiangzuo League, and with the moral support of the Jiangzuo League, she distributed porridge every day to the suffering people outside the city.

"When my reputation improves, the Minister of Hube will not object to me being with Mr. Zhuo, right?"

She looked at it every day and looked forward to it every day.

She forgot her dead parents and the hatred she should have had. She made a name for herself in Kyoto with her kind deeds and overwhelmed everyone with her beauty. All she did was to marry the husband in her heart, her savior. Zhuodi.

However, God seemed to have played a joke on her.

Her husband, her savior, the person closest to her, is the enemy who killed her parents?

What happens when a person's only spiritual belief collapses?
What happens when a person's attachment turns into nothingness in an instant?
What happens when a person's hope turns to despair?
Perhaps, just like Gong Yu's choice, she played the piano and played music in front of the table under the moonlit night, which made her feel peaceful and comfortable.

There is only one sentence left: "There are still many people in the world who care about me, so why not ask Feng and Yueshu."

My parents died early, my benefactor was also my enemy, and all hope in my heart was gone. Is there anyone or anything in this world that is worth caring for?Ask this wind, ask this month, if they can give me the answer?
It's a pity that the wind and moon are silent, but they are so quiet and beautiful, so it's better to just let them go.

"Gong Yu!!" Mei Changsu pushed open the door of the private room, and what was left to him was a beautiful face with blood oozing from the corners of the mouth.

Gong Yu died, taking poison and committing suicide in her favorite place.

Mei Changsu had no idea that Gong Yu would have such an experience. After learning the girl's identity from Zhuo Qing, it was already a step too late for him to come.

"Why is this happening?" Xiao Xi wanted to cry. Gong Yu was so pitiful. She was really upset that he died like this.

Xia Dong, who was dressed in mysterious clothes, watched this scene, holding the knife tightly in her hand. She was not sentimental about Gong Yu's death, but angry about Zhuo Qing's confession.

She knew that there were many doubts about the Meiling case, but she could not find any evidence. She had been suppressing this matter for ten years and was used to the life of losing her husband.

But Zhuo Qing's confession undoubtedly confirmed that there was someone behind her husband's sacrifice!

At this moment, Xia Dong was so cold that he seemed about to explode at any moment.

Mu Nihuang, played by Liu Yifei, watched all this quietly and remembered Yanhou's words: The truth?Someone has to pay with their life for this.

Liu Yifei's eyes were a little confused. Gong Yu was an innocent person and died because of her own investigation. There may be more people like this. She seemed to not know whether everything she did was correct.

But the next moment, Liu Yifei's eyes became firm. She took one last look at Gong Yu's body and turned around to leave. The lives of these people are human lives, but the [-] lives of the Red Flame Army are not human lives?

The marshal is kind but does not control the army, and he does not hesitate to fight with his life. Looking at Liu Yifei's leaving figure, she is so resolute and determined.

At the end of this episode, Xiao Xi came to her senses and subconsciously took out her lunch box to eat. But when she looked at the time, she couldn't laugh or cry: "Oh my God, it's eleven o'clock. I haven't finished this meal after four hours."

She lost track of time while chasing the drama, so she decided to finish her meal before watching the drama, otherwise she might not be able to finish the meal. It was just because the drama was so exciting that she couldn't stop watching it. (End of chapter)