A traitor

When Pei Yan arrived at the Mei Mansion, Mei Liusheng was lecturing in the hall.

Standing outside the door, listening to Mei Liusheng's hidden angry voice, he felt that it would be better not to go in at this time.

But unexpectedly, seeing him standing at the door, a servant said: "Master Pei, the young master said, when you come, you can go in directly, you don't have to wait here."

Pei Yan gave a dry laugh, and could only bite the bullet and walk in. He saw Chengying was kneeling on the ground, and Mei Liusheng was sitting on the seat in front of him.

Seeing Pei Yan come in, Mei Liusheng didn't seem to see him, he picked up the cup of tea in his hand, picked up the lid to flick the tea, and said, "Aren't you telling the truth?"

Cheng Ying kept her head buried. Hearing this, she raised her head: "My lord, I..."

Mei Liusheng slammed, and put the cup in her hand on the table. Seeing his anger, Chengying dared not speak at once, and heard him say slowly: "You still want to argue, don't tell me you want me to kill the people in the house?" Call them all, and ask them one by one, where did they go, what did they do, and who did they go with that night five days ago?"

"If this king remembers correctly, you are only my guard, and the only thing you should do is to protect this king. When did this king give you the power to mobilize the manpower in the mansion? How brave are you? Is this king making his own decisions?"

In fact, he had long wondered whether there were any of them among the men in black who were intercepted and killed in the Chen residence that day.

After all, according to his understanding, Su Qinglang is not a person who likes to take risks, and if he is not fully sure, he will definitely not make a decision that puts himself in danger.

Moreover, with Su Qinglang's strength developed over the years, even with Pei Yan and Qin Jian intervening, he should have made arrangements long ago and would not have made the mistake of allowing Chen Wenxuan to escape.

It's a pity that, after thousands of calculations, they didn't count on their side. The extra man in black brought by Chengying became the biggest change in this matter.

Hearing this, Chengying knew that he couldn't hide it, so he kowtowed on the ground and said, "This subordinate knows his mistake, sir, please calm down."

Mei Liusheng fell silent, sat on the top and looked at him speechlessly, after a long time, he sighed: "You go..."

Cheng Ying was taken aback for a moment, then slowly raised her head, looking at Mei Liusheng in disbelief, but didn't react to his words for a while.

Then I heard Mei Liusheng slowly say: "I don't need people with two hearts by my side. Go back to the border town. Without my king's edict, you are not allowed to come back."

"Son..."

Cheng Ying knelt two steps forward and begged, "My lord, it doesn't matter how you punish my subordinates, please don't drive them away..."

As he spoke, he lowered his head silently, and said, "Now the situation in the imperial city is changing rapidly, and my subordinates must stay here to protect the young master."

Pei Yan stood aside, feeling a little uneasy, Mei Liusheng called him today, and taught Chengying in front of him, obviously to give him a warning.

With Mei Liusheng's cleverness, it is easy to guess that Su Zheshan's intention to poison Su Qinglang in the prison was secretly instigated by him.

After all, with Su Zheshan's temperament, all he needs to do is to gather a few colleagues together, discuss a little in front of him, and label Su Qinglang as a shameless, seductive servant, a monster who harms the country and the people, arousing the anger and guilt in his heart .Immediately afterwards, with some fanfare and incitement, Su Zheshan naturally fell into their trap.

This plan will come to fruition, without Su Qinglang as a serious confidant, it would be great, if it fails, with Su Qinglang's temperament, he will definitely not pursue his father's crimes.

He imagined that this matter might fail.But I didn't expect that it would fail under Mei Liusheng's breakthrough.

Standing by the side, he looked at Mei Liusheng's face, and then at Cheng Ying, who was kneeling on the ground begging, secretly thinking about how he should defend himself if Mei Liusheng asked him about this later.

He also heard Mei Liusheng say: "Do you still remember, the first time this king promised you to stay by my side?"

Chengying nodded hesitantly, and Mei Liusheng continued: "At that time, you said that you wanted to stay by my king's side and would use your own life to protect this king's life. The king doesn't need you to use your own life to protect mine, as long as you obey my king's orders, I will deal with this king's affairs clearly, even if one day, this king really dies, it will be the king himself The decision has nothing to do with you, let alone your intervention."

"A knife must look like a knife. If you have your own thoughts, this kind of thing is too terrifying. No one knows that one day it will suddenly become disobedient. According to your own wishes, it will be reversed. Injure your master."

Hearing what Mei Liusheng said, Cheng Ying's face turned pale, and he was about to defend himself, when he heard him say: "This king knows that you are loyal, and also knows that you are all for my own good. However, this kind of loyalty has already hurt me. Wang, since a few months ago, this king has forgiven you again and again, now, you have no chance."

Chengying froze in place, like a prisoner who had been declared dead. After a long time, he bent down stiffly and kowtowed to him, "Yes, Chengying bids farewell, young master."

Looking at him, Mei Liusheng's eyes were downcast, his gaze was calm and indifferent, without any trace of regret or reluctance.

After a while, he sighed: "Go..."

Hearing the words, Cheng Ying kowtowed to Mei Liusheng again, then stood up, turned around silently and retreated.

Seeing him leave, Pei Yan broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that it was his turn soon, and as expected, Mei Liusheng yelled: "Pei Qing..."

Pei Yan was startled for a moment, came back to his senses, and hurriedly saluted him: "My minister is..."

Originally thought that he wanted to investigate the prison with him, but Mei Liusheng said: "In a few days, let me arrange for the king to meet the emperor's uncle."

Pei Yan was startled, and said yes, after thinking about it, he cautiously probed: "I don't know when His Highness thinks it is more appropriate to arrange it?"

Hearing this, Mei Liusheng fell into deep thought, tapped his fingers on the table, and said carefully: "Before, all countries wanted to get married. After the disturbance at the palace banquet, the princess's marriage obviously failed. Now among the royal family members, those who are not yet married Princess, there is only Princess Wuyang."

"The emperor wants to win people's hearts and make up for the mistakes made by the princess at the palace banquet. He will inevitably sacrifice the princess. Then let's wait until the marriage is settled, and see the emperor again."

Pei Yan agreed, and following Mei Liusheng's words, he was also thinking secretly in his heart.

Now that the national power of the Southern Tang Dynasty is declining, if you want to gain a firm foothold, a marriage is imperative, and Mei Liusheng chose to see King Changshan again after this matter is settled, obviously in exchange for a short-term peace by letting the princess get married plan.

After all, even if he succeeded in revolting in the future, the Southern Tang Dynasty at that time would only be more fragile after going through turmoil. In his hands, it would be just a mess riddled with holes. Without a reliable ally, it would soon fall apart. If it is not good, it will bring even greater disasters.

If he went to see King Chang Shan before that, even if King Chang Shan really agreed to help him, it would obviously not be appropriate for him to marry off his daughter just after they helped him seize the country.

Now, let the emperor go out and decide the marriage first. Even if he married Princess Wuyang according to the agreement in the future, the current emperor is just ungrateful and ungrateful. King Changshan will never blame him.

He originally thought that after talking about King Chang Shan, it was time for Mei Liusheng to settle accounts with him, but he didn't expect that after he finished talking, he heard Mei Liusheng say: "I need Pei Qing to put more thought into this matter. "

Pei Yan was stunned again, feeling even more guilty, even more sad than Mei Liusheng scolding him on the spot.

He hummed, bowed his hands to Mei Liusheng, and was about to retreat when he heard Mei Liusheng say: "Pei Qing..."

Pei Yan paused, and heard Mei Liusheng slowly say: "In these years, this king is not often in the imperial city, so the affairs here have always been decided by you, and the people who are in the court of this king are also used by you. It's just that some things have your name on them, but it doesn't mean they are yours. When you want to use them next time, can you let me know in advance?"

As he spoke, he picked up the cups on the table again. Due to the long time, the tea was already cold, so he poured it out and replaced it with another cup.

She took a sip of her tea before saying, "Pei Qing has heavy political affairs, so I don't need to bother you in a place like the Heavenly Prison."

Hearing this, Pei Yan was startled, said yes, and hurried out.

In the hall, Mei Liusheng was holding a cup of tea, glanced at the direction Pei Yan left, put the tea cup back on the table, sat in silence for a moment, sighed, lowered his eyes and said: "Sai Sai, Don't blame me...you, your fate should be like this, and I...can't help myself..."

He sat quietly for a while, when he heard footsteps outside, he looked up, but it was Cheng Ying who had just left.

Chengying had already packed his bags at this time, holding a sword in his hand, standing at the door, looking at him with some reluctance.

Seeing that he was silent, Mei Liusheng spoke first: "The trip to the border town is a long way away, so be careful and don't be impulsive."

Hearing his instructions, Cheng Ying's eyes lit up, then slowly dimmed. He lowered his head, said yes, saluted Mei Liusheng again, turned and left.

After walking a few steps, he stopped again, turned his back to Mei Liusheng and said, "Pei Yan has hidden rebellious intentions, my lord, be on guard."

Mei Liusheng nodded silently, and seeing him silent for a long time, he asked hesitantly, "My lord...do you like that person?"

Mei Liusheng suddenly raised his eyes, stared at Chengying's back in silence for a moment, and then hummed softly.

Cheng Ying's body trembled, as if a little moved, he was about to turn his head to look at Mei Liusheng, but finally stopped, lowered his head and said: "It's really so..."

"Then... what about that person?" He smiled wryly, and asked lightly, "Do you also like Young Master that much?"

Mei Liusheng frowned slightly, his expression seemed to be in a trance, and after a while, he cooled down again, and said in a cold voice without the slightest emotion: "You should go."