Chapter 44: The Master of Northern Yan

"Tuoba Hanhai Sword, sure enough, it is like a scorching wind in the desert, and it is like a sea crossing," Meng Zhi praised with a serious expression, but his voice immediately turned cold, "But the question I asked before, General Tuoba still has to answer." What do you want to do when you come to the imperial capital of our country? ”

Tuoba Hao's cold gaze swept across Mei Changsu's face, and said, "Our country's courtship mission came with good intentions, but a warrior disappeared for no reason, when did your country explain to us?" ”

"You said that Bailiqi?" Although Meng Zhi knew the truth about Bailiqi's disappearance in his heart, he didn't show anything on his face, "He has long feet on his body, how can we know where he went?" If General Tuoba felt that he had the right to ask our country for his guilt, why didn't he submit his credentials and ask him openly? ”

"Hmph, you Liang people have always been cunning and eloquent, and it is useless to ask. I'm just trying to see what kind of person can force Bailiqi to go back to his homeland without shame. ”

Mei Changsu snorted and said: "General Tuoba looks at people, do they all jump out of thin air and split the roof of people's sedan chairs to see?" ”

Tuoba Hao said proudly: "I never regret what I have done, since I have offended Mr. Su, what do you want to do, just say it." ”

"Of course we ......are" Meng Zhi was about to say that of course he had to detain the person first, when he suddenly felt Mei Changsu secretly pinching his waist, and he reacted quickly, and immediately changed his words: "Of course, Mr. Su, who was attacked by you, said what to do......"

Hearing such a bizarre statement, Tuoba Hao couldn't help but be a little surprised, and his eyes couldn't help but drift to Mei Changsu again. Whether it is from the perspective of identity or age, it should be Meng Zhi who can call the shots on the spot, could it be that this Su Zhe's status in the Great Liang Kingdom is so transcendent, that he can make the commander of the forbidden army bend down and obey orders?

"The Grand Commander is giving me a problem again," Mei Changsu knew at a glance that Tuoba Hao was surprised, and couldn't help but smile, but his expression was very relaxed, "General Tuoba just slashed with a sword, only smashed the roof of the sedan chair, but did not hurt anyone, and he was also merciful to these entourages, and did not make a killing move, obviously he did not intend to make waves." However, we really don't know about Bailiqi's matter, if he deliberately wants to leave, how can the general find out for a while? ”

Tuoba Hao is not a stupid person, and immediately understood what Mei Changsu meant. He found Su Zhe, but it was just for Beiyan's face, and he didn't have to find out Bailiqi's whereabouts before he gave up, so he went down the steps and said, "Since Mr. Su said that he didn't know, I didn't believe it. Please rest assured, I will leave Jinling immediately and return to our country within ten days, without stopping on the way. ”

"Good!" Meng Zhi said in a deep voice, "I believe that General Tuoba is a man of his word. In this case, you and I will break up, and there will be a period later! ”

Although Mei Changsu had already expressed his intention to let him go, Tuoba Hao still didn't expect Meng Zhi to agree so simply, the original preparation for going through a vicious fight was useless, but he was stunned. However, he knew in his heart that his identity was exposed, and it was not appropriate for him to stay in Jinling City for another half a moment, so he reacted quickly after being stunned, hugged his fists, and did not wait for the other party to say a second sentence, turned around and took a leap, and disappeared.

After feeling from his breath that the master of Beiyan was really far away, Meng Zhi leaned over to check on the injured, and saw that they were just unconscious and fine, so he turned around and pulled Mei Changsu aside, and asked softly, "Why do you want to let him go?" ”

Mei Changsu glanced at him, "Is the Grand Commander sure to capture him alive?" ”

"This ...... I'm afraid I'm going to have to fight hard...... But he also said that this is my territory, and it's not a duel between the rivers and lakes, so I don't have to fight with him alone, right? ”

"What if you catch it?" Mei Changsu said lightly, "Kill him, or keep imprisoning him?" ”

Meng Zhi didn't seem to have thought about the follow-up disposal, and was a little hesitant.

"He is the general of the Northern Yan Shence, the beloved son-in-law of Emperor Yan, whether it is killed or humiliated, Emperor Yan and the head of the Tuoba family will not give up. At that time, for the sake of a Tuoba Hao, if it leads to disputes between the two countries and the border is unstable, who will be transferred to the town? Mei Changsu sighed and said, "It won't be the crown prince or the honorary king, right?" ”

"Ah," Meng Zhi understood, "That's right, at this time, of course, King Jing can't be transferred out to lead the troops......"

Mei Changsu looked at the direction of Tuoba Hao's departure, his eyes faintly swelled with wind and thunder, his thin lips pursed lightly, and he said coldly: "I haven't fought before, I don't know how he uses soldiers, he will be free every day, and he will have the opportunity to compete with him." ”

"That's right," Meng Zhi also smiled, "It's very enjoyable to fight this person, don't forget to let me play you as a striker then." ”

Mei Changsu laughed, his fierce aura disappeared in an instant, and he returned to the appearance of the moon white and the wind was clear, and turned his head and asked, "Aren't you called into the palace?" Why do you want to come back and see? ”

"That cavalry lieutenant is fake, I saw through it on the road, and I realized that it was a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, so I quickly chased after it, fortunately you are fine......"

"Fake?" Mei Changsu frowned at each other.

"Yes, the disguise technique is really good, pretending to be a subordinate I am familiar with, so he deceived me at the beginning and didn't suspect it. If it weren't for the halfway way, I happened to remember something to hand over to him, but I was afraid that I would not know the fraud until I arrived at the palace gate. ”

Mei Changsu slowly walked forward for a while, put the fingertips of his two hands together, and pondered while rubbing them. After a while, he turned around and said in a firm tone: "Brother Meng, you enter the palace immediately and report to His Majesty the Emperor about seeing Tuoba Hao today." ”

"Huh? Why? Didn't you already let him go? ”

"It's because you have already let him go, so you have to enter the palace, which is not only a retribution, but also a plea." Mei Changsu's dark eyes were bottomless, "Because if you don't say it, someone will soon report to His Majesty the Emperor that you have secretly allowed important ministers of other countries to enter and leave Kyoto." ”

"How so? Could it be that Tuoba Hao was so careless that someone else had discovered his whereabouts? Meng Zhi was a little surprised, "How do you know?" ”

"Brother Meng, do you think that fake cavalry captain was sent by Tuoba Hao to lure you away?"

"Isn't it?" Meng Zhi thought about it carefully, and gradually understood. Not only did he know that the emperor often had this habit of summoning temporarily, but he also knew who the forbidden army was responsible for announcing the holy order, and he was able to imitate that person's face and behavior, so that the person who deceived himself at the beginning was definitely a person who knew and mastered all the people in Jinling, and was definitely not an outsider like Tuoba Hao who sneaked in for a few days. It was not easy for Tuoba Hao to find out that Su Zhe was going out today, and to wait in ambush on his way back.

Mei Changsu looked at his expression and knew that he understood, and said: "What I can speculate is that someone intends to take advantage of me when I go out, but he is afraid of you next to him, so the design turns you away." Unexpectedly, Tuoba Hao intervened in and disrupted their plans, and before they could react, you saw through the illusion and rushed back. So from beginning to end, these people did not dare to show their faces easily. But even if they didn't get close, Tuoba Hao's Hanhai swordsmanship was too amazing, and we couldn't risk betting that they didn't notice anything. So you have to be ahead of the curve and take the initiative to mention this to Your Majesty. ”

"Well," Meng Zhi touched his stubble-covered chin and nodded, "Your Majesty has no intention of making enemies with Beiyan now, just like you said, if you really want to openly arrest Tuoba Hao, the court will not be able to deal with it." Forcing him to leave Jinling quickly is actually the most worry-free way, and Your Majesty should not blame me for being good at making claims. ”

"Then you have to make it clear immediately. If you let it go in secret, don't say it, the emperor will be suspicious when he learns," Mei Shaosu pushed his arm, "Don't delay, let's go." ”

"But here'......"

"It's almost time to wake up, I'll stay with Feiliu for a while, and then go back on my own."

"This won't work, what if the group of people who want to secretly attack you haven't been withdrawn?"

Mei Changsu glanced at him with some amusement, and said in a low voice: "Great Commander, you really want me to be in this Jinling City, so I can only rely on you for protection?" Don't worry, it'll be fine. ”

Meng Zhi was stunned and laughed embarrassedly. He has never been a person who drags mud and water, as soon as Mei Changsu said this, he stopped his mother-in-law, said "goodbye", and flew away.

Mei Changsu took Feiliu to inspect the people on the ground, and ordered the young man to point a few fingers on some of their acupuncture points. Tuoba Hao didn't want to really hurt people in the national capital of Daliang, so he was very measured, and they all woke up in a few moments. This place is not too far from Xie Mansion, Mei Changsu did not let people hire a sedan chair again, and was supported by Feiliu to borrow strength, walked by himself, arrived at the gate of the mansion, and then sent all Meng Zhi's men back.

Good end out, come back like this, Xie Bi stared at the small sedan chair without a lid for a while, and then remembered to ask Mei Changsu what happened.

If you say that you transfer away those people who Meng Zhi is going to do today, you don't need to check it to know that it has nothing to do with the prince. After all, after coming to Jinling, only the people from the prince's faction were offended seriously, and King Yu still dreamed of recruiting Qilin talents, so he shouldn't be killed so soon. Presumably, the crown prince finally learned of his role in the county lord incident, and had cut off the hope of recruiting him into the East Palace, so he carried out the step of "if you can't get it, you will be destroyed".

Even if it is the prince's handwriting, it must be related to Xie Yu, maybe the routes taken by those palanquin men in Xie Mansion are all set in advance, otherwise that fake cavalry captain would not have found Meng Zhi in the huge Jinling City so smoothly. However, looking at Xie Bi's anxious inquiry, and his reaction when he listened to his brief account, it seemed that this young man really didn't know anything about the plan of the attack. And through this observation of Xie Bi, Mei Changsu is almost certain that with the shrewdness of King Yu, the reason why he has never suspected that Xie Bi is not from his side is because this prince of Ning Guo really thinks that his father acquiesced in his loyalty to King Yu, so his words and deeds are not fake. In other words, Xie Bi didn't know that his father was using him to step on two boats in order to get the most reliable result in the future.

Thinking that Xie Yu was so deep that even his favorite son had to make use of it, Mei Changsu felt a slight chill in his heart, and when facing Xie Bi's questioning, he also seemed very gentle because of sympathy.

"Is there really no clue as to who did it?" Xie Bi didn't know what Brother Su was thinking in front of him, he was just thinking very seriously, "Didn't anyone catch it?" ”

"Who dares to stay when the commander of Mongolia makes a move? Naturally, they were all scared away. Mei Changsu smiled lazily, "Let him check, I don't want to worry about this." ”

"But this is obviously for you," Xie Bi said hurriedly, "or I'll go tell His Royal Highness King Yu and ask him to ......."

"No, you don't." Mei Changsu glanced at Xie Bi deeply and held him down, "The headless public case, it is useless to investigate, and after all, you can't do anything to the master." I'll be careful in the future, and that's it. ”

Xie Bi thought about it in a daze, and blurted out, "Could it be ......?"

Mei Changsu intercepted the second half of his sentence, closed his eyes and said, "Xie Bi, I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while." If Jing Rui comes back and knows about it, you can tell him what happened for me, I don't want to say it again. ”

Xie Bi silently looked at his pale complexion and withered expression, knowing that the word "tired" was true, so he didn't bother him anymore, and said in a low voice, "Brother Su, please rest in peace", and slowly withdrew from Xuelu.