Jiang Qing

"Don't wait to go back and see before making a decision?"

Mei Shao didn't reply, the emotion in his eyes hadn't faded away, it seemed to swallow Bai Bingchen whole, but he tried his best to restrain himself.

Bai Bingchen felt a little uncomfortable being invaded by him with such a look. He didn't pursue the question, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Actually, I suspect Zhang Jiudai."

"Huh?" Mei Shao was stunned for a moment, and realized that he was referring to the secret master of the Anxiang Pavilion.

"From the Cangshan incident when the first emperor was there, to King Jing's rebellion, and now to the various incidents in Cangzhou, the people behind the scenes are familiar with the court affairs, and they must be high-ranking and powerful people in the temple, and they are also ministers of the two dynasties. Zhang Jiudai happened to be right. He is a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and now he is the left minister of the current dynasty, and he knows everything about the affairs of the court, the changes in the officialdom, the relationship between officials of all parties, or the relationship between teachers and students or in-laws." Bai Bingchen was in the middle of speaking, and suddenly felt a fishy sweetness in his throat. , He pressed his fist to his lips, lowered his voice as much as possible, and coughed twice in a suppressed manner.

"What's wrong?" Mei Shao noticed his discomfort and wanted to go to check, but he stopped him.

He hid the streak of blood in his fist, pointed to the tea on the small case, and replied: "It's okay, it's just that I just woke up not long ago, and my throat is a little itchy, just moisten it and it will be fine."

Mei Shao still had some doubts in his eyes, but he still poured the warm tea on the small case and handed it to him. He didn't sit back in his seat until he saw that his face was a little better than before after drinking it.

The fishy sweetness was suppressed by the tea, Bai Bingchen pretended to be wiping his hands, and covertly covered the blood on the inside of the handkerchief, folded it and put it back next to his body.

"Actually, I came to Cangzhou this time not entirely to block you."

"Oh?" Mei Shao raised his eyebrows in surprise, thinking of what he said just now, and asked, "Is it to test Zhang Jiudai?"

"Yes." Bai Bingchen held the empty teacup in his hand and slowly turned it round and round. He calmed down his thoughts and said, "I have been at odds with him for a long time. When His Majesty first came to the throne, we did not get along. He is an official of the two dynasties, with deep seniority, and he despises me who takes shortcuts to get to a high position. After a long time, I realized that he seems to be very taboo about leaving power behind, and he is hostile to me, but because I can be on the court. Contend against him. During this trip to Cangzhou, Fang Min told me that nearly half of the funds allocated by the imperial court for the construction of the water transport in the past two years did not actually land on the ground.

The household department and the engineering department that handle the silver out of the warehouse are both Zhang Jiudai's people. If these two departments really did the tricks, Zhang Jiudai could not stay out of the matter. "

"Thus, even though I was in Cangzhou this time, I secretly kept someone in Pingdu to watch. During my absence, this Lord Zuoxiang tried his best to disintegrate my staff in secret. Moreover, if we follow our The original idea was that the people behind the Dark Fragrance Pavilion were interested in the military power of the Li country, and after this period of time, Zhang Jiudai from the Ministry of War has taken advantage of the benefits."

"When the soldiers were dismounted, he was indeed very anxious, and even agreed to help me find a position in the court. Later, on the way to the palace to invite officials, I seemed to vaguely hear him asking Wei Pengju what kind of garrison map he was looking for." Mei Shao recalled some details of when he and Zhang Jiudai jointly took down the Ministry of War.

"Oh." Bai Bingchen snorted coldly. Of course he knew what the garrison map Zhang Jiudai was asking about. Fortunately, he had asked for the blueprint from Fan Hongxin first. Now it's no big deal to give him an empty shell of the Ministry of War.

"In the final analysis, it was King Jing who really dealt with Anxiang Pavilion. When he conspired against him, he must have been instigated by the people behind Anxiang Pavilion."

"You mean to ask some clues from the eldest princess?"

Back then King Jing and Zhao Jue rebelled, and Princess Jing and the eldest princess followed Brother Wang for thousands of miles. She could be regarded as a counselor in King Jing's camp. She must have dealt with people in the Dark Fragrance Pavilion. to something.

"You know, Princess Jing and the eldest princess don't want to see me." Bai Bingchen chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Regardless of Zhao Jinghe's acceptance of Concubine Mei's love and personal friendship with Mei Shao, assuming that Bai Bingchen was the main force who wiped out her brother back then, Zhao Jinghe would never give him a good face, which is why for so many years, The reason why Zhao Zhen and Bai Bingchen are helpless is knowing that Zhao Jinghe has clues to the Anxiang Pavilion.

"How about I ask?" Mei Shao tentatively asked: "After returning to the capital, we still have to maintain an antagonistic relationship, right?"

"At least don't be seen by others outside. You are still a member of Zhang Jiudai in name. Hiding your identity will be good for your career and catch the people behind it."

Listening to Bai Bingchen clarifying the relationship between them, Mei Shao fell silent.

From a rational point of view, he knew that what Bai Bingchen said was reasonable. The matter in Cangshan hadn't been resolved, and the people behind the scenes hadn't revealed their faces. If they reconciled hastily, it would undoubtedly be giving the outside world the news that they were investigating the matter.

But selfishly, Mei Shao felt a little sad again.Still maintaining a hostile relationship means that he can't protect Bai Bingchen on the bright side, even if he sees him being made things difficult, he can't take action.

Obviously they have missed each other for six years, and Bai Bingchen has so many secrets that he refuses to share with him. Now, even this superficial peace can't be maintained, and they still pretend to be confrontational, which invisibly gives him another blow. The détente of their relationship adds shackles.

"Then will His Majesty know what's going on between us?" Mei Shao suddenly asked with a hint of anger.

"Your Majesty knows what happened back then. Now I'm not going to hide it from him."

When Bai Bingchen selected Zhao Zhen back then, he didn't expect to use the power of the imperial power to find out about this matter after he ascended the throne by assisting him. What he took a fancy to was Zhao Zhen's hatred for the late emperor.

The first emperor and Wei Tao were so close, it was inevitable that the crown prince he himself had chosen would also have connections with Wei Tao, and Bai Bingchen wanted to assist an emperor who had nothing to do with the Anxiang Pavilion.Later King Jing's rebellion also showed that his choice was correct. King Jing Zhao Jue did have some relationship with Wei Tao.

Zhao Zhen was not the candidate for the heir apparent that the late emperor intended. He was far behind Zhao Jue in terms of history and politics. Fortunately, even though he was stubborn, he could listen to his words and hold his breath.Many times, Bai Bingchen tried to protect Mei Shao and take advantage of him, but Zhao Zhen couldn't get around it. Gradually, Zhao Zhen also got a glimpse of the true meaning between them.

This time Zhao Zhen didn't discuss it with himself, so he let King Xie En enter the capital privately, and wanted to use Mei Shao as his own shield. How could Bai Bingchen not know that besides wanting to survive himself, he also wanted to remove his weakness for himself.

But what Zhao Zhen didn't know was that the friendship he thought Bai Bingchen valued as a classmate had long since become an indescribable affection, and Mei Shao had long since become a weakness in Bai Bingchen's chest, something he couldn't get or hurt.

Therefore, when he entered the capital this time, Bai Bingchen would tell Zhao Zhen his plan to help Mei Shao to the top, so that he would not make mistakes and do something irreversible.

"I don't trust him." Mei Shao said suddenly, "I can trust you, but I don't trust him. I don't trust any of the Zhao family's blood."

Because of the old incident in Cangshan, Mei Shao had a lot of grudges against the Zhao family, but now seeing Bai Bingchen trust Zhao Zhen so much, he felt uncomfortable.

It turned out that when he was in the academy, Bai Bingchen told himself everything, even if it was something he didn't want to say, Mei Shao didn't know, and absolutely no one else knew.

But now he has someone else by his side who can confide in all his concerns, he knows all the things that Mei Shao doesn't know, and he was with him during those six years of conspiracy and conspiracy, even now, he and Bai Bingchen The only little secret --- the news of their reconciliation, Bai Bingchen will not let others know, but let that person know.

Thinking of this, Mei Shao visibly wilted.

He was obviously mad with jealousy in his heart, but he couldn't bear to question Bai Bingchen aloud. He was absent for six years and did such a thing to Bai Bingchen after he came back. How could he expect him to tell everything to himself?

Thinking about it randomly in her heart, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, but there was no way to escape, Mei Shao felt that she was about to be overwhelmed by such emotions and went crazy.

He clearly knows that he has changed. After the Cangshan incident, he no longer easily trusts a person, nor does he expect anyone to be by his side and accompany him for the rest of his life.

Because all the emotions that pinned hope will always be taken away unexpectedly, just like his parents, his elder brother, and his best friend, Mei Shao thought that he could spend his whole life surrounded by them and spend his life together smoothly. A lifetime of companionship.

But the person who once gave him full of emotion disappeared so suddenly, and suddenly Mei Shao didn't want to give up his feelings easily. Whether it was the Burial Sword Villa or the Wu Clan, he never let himself be in a group, even the usual Jian Shiliu and Chu Yan, who were by his side, did not think that they would follow him for the rest of their lives.

But Bai Bingchen was different.

He is a lost and found treasure. When Mei Shao thought that the beauty of youth had gone away from him, he came back again, and with just one glance, he refreshed Mei Shao's tired heart.

He condensed all the beauty of laughter in the past, and became the only one that Mei Shao could firmly grasp, but he couldn't completely belong to him alone.

Bai Bingchen noticed that the air pressure around Mei Shao suddenly dropped, and he remained silent, as if he was trapped in a cage that was difficult to break free from, and he couldn't get out after repeated deduction.

Glancing at his raised fingers, Bai Bingchen said hesitantly, "Actually, Your Majesty is not the same as the late emperor. He and the late emperor have a long history of grudges, so he will definitely not be punished like the late emperor..."

Mei Shao raised his head suddenly, the coldness in his eyes made Bai Bingchen swallow back what he hadn't finished speaking.

He sneered and asked, "He didn't hesitate to attack King Jing, the kind of person who has a blood relationship with him. Do you really think he would care about the lives of officials like us? He needs us, if one day we become abandoned children, what will he do?"

Even though King Jing rebelled first and the punishment was inevitable, Mei Shao was still unwilling to forgive Zhao Zhen. He just wanted to remind Bai Bingchen despicably not to trust Zhao Zhen so much and not to rely on him so much.

This kind of thinking is despicable and ugly, but Mei Shao still wants to remove his concern for other people a little bit, and then a little bit.He was not even willing to let other people occupy a single bit of Bai Bingchen's heart.

But his heart is full of hills and valleys, seven points are given to this river and mountain thousands of miles, how can he get an inch of room.

The author says:

Meimei: I don't listen, I don't listen, why do you speak for him? ?