A traitor

Leaving from Cheng Qi, I saw Cai Jun.

Mei Liusheng paused, saw Cai Jun standing in the corridor, and bowed to him, "Master Mei, can I take a step to speak?"

Mei Liusheng nodded, followed behind him, and the two of them came to a place where no one was around, only to see Cai Jun stop.

After a moment of silence, he heard him slowly ask: "Master Su... is it considered a loss?"

He didn't ask him if Li Chengsi's identity was true, nor did he ask if he had any ambitions to rebel, but he confessed to him straightforwardly.

If in the future, he raises his troops and invades Chang'an together with Cheng Qi, deposes the emperor, and seeks revenge on that emperor's uncle, Su Qinglang will naturally lose.

Mei Liusheng hesitated for a moment, then hummed lightly.

Cai Jun has been in the officialdom for many years. Now that he already knows his identity, it is not difficult to guess other things, and there is no need for him to bother with him.

Cai Jun lowered his head when he heard the words, for a long time, then suddenly turned around, bowed deeply to him and saluted him: "My minister, Cai Jun, see His Royal Highness Yi Wang."

Seeing Cai Jun like this, Mei Liusheng was stunned for a moment: "Lord Cai, you..."

Cai Jun smiled bitterly: "I did have doubts before, but after thinking about it, among the royal family members, besides Your Highness, who else is the hope of Southern Tang?"

"I am not afraid of being offended when I say this. The current emperor is fatuous and incompetent. He has been in power for many years and has done nothing for the people. It will only increase internal consumption. His Royal Highness is also ignorant. Everyone in the court knows that now The situation of the imperial court...if His Highness is exposed because of this, who will guarantee the future of the Southern Tang Dynasty?"

He raised his head: "Your Highness is a worthy name, I have known for a long time, I only hope that His Highness can be a wise king in the future, and save the people from suffering."

"My humble minister Cai Jun..."

As he spoke, he pointed at Mei Liusheng and kowtowed: "May I assist Your Highness to complete the important task as soon as possible."

Looking at Cai Jun who was kneeling on the ground, Mei Liusheng calmed down for a while, and then stretched out his hand intending to help him up: "Since Mr. Cai has such a heart, this king will definitely work hard and never disappoint Mr. Cai's words today."

However, Cai Jun couldn't insist on getting up, and still knelt on the ground and said: "Your Highness, I have another request..."

Seeing that he was sorry, Mei Liusheng could only straighten his back, put his hands behind his back and said, "What you said is a clear thing?"

Cai Jun nodded, and said again: "Master Su... the situation is complicated, and I still can't figure out his details, but he has the kindness of knowing me, and judging from the past deeds, Master Su is by no means a That kind of person who endangers the country, in the future..."

"If His Highness achieves great things, please save Master Su's life no matter what."

In Cai Jun's words, Mei Liusheng fell silent, not hesitating, but pondering.

If something really happened in the future, with Su Qinglang's temperament, he would definitely not be on his side. At that time, what should he do?

Kill him as a warning to others, or exile him far away. From now on, the two will be separated, and the two of them will never see each other again.

No matter which option he chooses, he is still reluctant, but the latter is the best situation he can think of now.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Cai Jun thought he was in trouble, so he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, today Your Highness is willing to risk himself for Master Su, and with the friendship between His Highness and Master Su, I shouldn't talk about this matter, because back then The rebellion case, many ministers in the DPRK have some complaints about Mr. Su, but from the point of view of this case, there must be other secrets. I hope His Highness will check it out and give Mr. Su a chance..."

Considering the current situation, Mei Liusheng did not tell him about Su Qinglang and Xie Yu.

He just stretched out his hand to help him up and said, "Your Majesty Cai, don't worry too much, the king is willing to save his life today, and it will be the same in the future."

Cai Jun then stood up, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Your Highness, about Miss Cheng..."

Knowing that Cai Jun has always been upright, if he told him about rescuing Cheng Ying, something might happen.

So Mei Liusheng said: "I don't want to interfere with this matter, General Cheng will not intervene too much, just follow the law."

When Cai Jun heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Before, I was worried that His Highness would be involved in this matter, so I can feel relieved."

Hearing what he said, Mei Liusheng also felt a little guilty. He kept saying that he did something that violated the strict laws and regulations for the country and the country.

However, until now, it was only one step away, but he had to do so.

At that time, after Cheng Ying is rescued, let her hide her name and never show up again. It will not be much different from death, and it can be regarded as some punishment for her.

Mei Liusheng thought this way, and Cheng Qi followed his plan. When Chang'an received the memorial from Su Qinglang and Cai Jun, the emperor was furious, and immediately ordered someone to fetch Cheng Ying. Cheng Qi neither stopped nor pleaded for mercy. , directly asked Cheng Ying and several soldiers involved to take away from the mansion.

Since the matter in Qinzhou was endless, and this matter had nothing to do with Cheng Qi, the emperor did not mention Cheng Qi's name in the imperial decree.

Therefore, the generals from Chang'an escorted only Cheng Ying and the others towards the imperial city. A month later, news came that Cheng Ying had attempted suicide.

At that time, due to the fright he had received on the battlefield earlier, Su Qinglang was seriously ill. When he heard the message from the visitor, he didn't say anything, but just leaned on the bed and closed his eyes to think.

Mei Liusheng sat by the bed and fed him medicine, fearing that his thoughts would go wild again, so he softly called: "Qinglang..."

Su Qinglang opened his eyes and smiled at him: "I'm afraid this case will be delayed for a long time, right?"

After all, this idea was his idea, seeing Su Qinglang like this, Mei Liusheng couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

He put down the medicine bowl and said in a low voice: "This is the end of the matter, don't worry too much..."

Su Qinglang looked indifferently, this disease was very serious, it almost killed half of his life, causing his whole body to lose weight.

After a while, he opened his mouth and said: "Anyway, there will always be a trial, and I have nothing to worry about. Just procrastinate."

He paused, and then said: "Have the pensions of those sacrificed soldiers ever been distributed to their families?"

Mei Liusheng hummed, and heard him say again: "Now the government's treasury is tight, and even pensions are much tighter than before. Thinking about it, that little money is not enough for them to live on. I have written a letter to inform the people in the Chang'an mansion to let them I transferred some money and it will arrive in a few days, so you can send it to them for me."

"It's also me..."

He coughed, and his voice was almost silent: "They saved me, and they have saved my life. It is also a little kindness of mine."

"Also, the flood in Bingzhou has caused heavy losses and almost no harvest. Now it is the autumn harvest season, and the south has enough grain and grass. You can send some more grain and grass to Bingzhou as the center, and donate to several people in the vicinity. Seeing that winter is about to begin in several states and counties, let the government prepare cotton-padded clothes in advance and distribute them to the affected villagers.”

"Every autumn and winter, the water level recedes. Those who protect the dams and canals should remember to take this opportunity to strengthen the dams, so that next year there will be no need to worry about floods."

"There are also medicinal herbs... Every time the flood subsides, there is a high possibility of a plague. The previous wars also consumed a lot of medicinal herbs. Remember to ask people to stock up.

If possible, hire some highly skilled doctors from other places, just in case...

Orphans who have lost their parents, arranged to be raised by close relatives, if there is no one, they will find a new family for them, for the widowed and lonely elderly, give them more money, and let the local government take care of them more, if the money is not enough, then tell me to find a way..."

He murmured, as if he was not talking to him, but involuntarily speaking out what he was thinking.

Mei Liusheng agreed one by one, and at the same time sighed: "Qinglang, Master Cai and I will arrange these things, so don't worry about it."

Su Qinglang recovered from a trance, and looked at him apologetically: "I've been bored in the room these days, with nothing left and right, so I want to arrange things more carefully and thoughtfully."

Mei Liusheng was even more worried, meeting his gaze, thinking of what happened on the battlefield that day, he had never had the chance to explain to Su Qinglang, this time, it was a good opportunity.

So he clenched his fist and coughed lightly: "Qinglang, that day..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a rush of shouts from outside: "Qinglang...Qinglang..."

Recognizing the person's voice, Mei Liusheng stood up, and his face darkened immediately.

After a while, he really saw Qin Huan barging in like a headless chicken, stopped in front of the bed, looked at Su Qinglang for a moment, and couldn't help frowning.

He sat down by the bed, reached out and touched Su Qinglang's face: "If I knew that you would suffer such a great crime, I would never have let you come here."

Su Qinglang had a sick look on his face, and smiled weakly: "I'm fine now, I still have to thank Mrs. Mei for saving my life."

Qin Huan had already heard about Mei Liu Shengyi's rescue of Su Qinglang in Chang'an, but he didn't know about the deeper level.

Due to the incident at the hot spring villa, he had a bad impression of Mei Liusheng, and with his intuition, he felt that this person seemed to be an obstacle between himself and Su Qinglang.

Therefore, seeing Mei Liusheng's uneasy expression, he stood up and saluted him coldly: "It turns out that Master Mei is also here."

Mei Liusheng didn't speak, and heard him continue: "Master Mei has saved Qinglang's life several times, Qin is very grateful, and I will thank you in the future."

Mei Liusheng turned sideways, and said indifferently: "Your duty is, Mr. Qin's words are serious."

After that, he looked at Su Qinglang and said, "Master Su, I still have something to do with the lower officials, so I will take my leave first."

After speaking, without waiting for Su Qinglang's answer, he turned around and left.

Leaving Qin Huan to watch his figure for a moment, he finally sat back beside Su Qinglang and said, "Where are you injured? How can you be so sick?"

Su Qinglang said mentally: "It's just that I was frightened, it's really all right, it's you who came all the way here, does Xiangye know?"

"Father..."

Qin Huan hesitated for a moment, then eased his expression: "Of course I know, I specially brought the imperial doctor here this time, and I will let him show you later."