Back Off, Let Me Come

"The people around her? Isn't this a double act of obedience?"

The assassination was carried out without Mei Meng's consent. Regardless of whether the original intention was for Mei Meng's benefit or whether it was for personal gain under the banner of Mei Meng, in the eyes of the outside world, it was Mei Meng's doing, and it was a disguised way of driving people away. This kind of behavior is betrayal in a serious sense.

Shen Tang chuckled: "Aren't there many things that go both ways?"

"Some people are smart and try to figure out their intentions, thinking that they have done what they want to do most for the other person. It's okay if they figure it out right, and the two parties will naturally hit it off, but what if it's wrong? Mei Jinghe assists a person who is not taken seriously and has become a Wang Ji, who had a rivalry between her father and brother, became the leader of a country with overwhelming power. Do you think she was the only one who started from scratch? Maybe it was just the two ministers who could discuss everything. It was simple, but With more power in hand, there are also more people.”

Liao Qian heard a little sigh from these words.

He said: "It's a good thing to have more people."

Shen Tang disagreed: "There is strength in numbers. It would be a good thing if we could work together and use our efforts in one place. However, everyone has selfish motives, interests, ideas, and positions... Everyone has different demands, and there will be conflicts between each other. Conflict arises. Mei Jinghe assists the king out of her own demands, and those who follow her also have the same demands? There are always people who need to support their families and seek fame and fortune. , can she deal with it calmly, and so can the people who depend on her? "

Mei Meng didn't bother to assassinate, but what about the others?

No matter how intimidating the leader is, it is impossible to make every sheep obey. There will always be sheep who make small moves in private. Shen Tang didn't feel this deeply before, but with the establishment of Kang State, there were more and more royal courts and local officials, and similar things happened frequently.

How many corruption and malfeasances have been uncovered by the Yushitai Procuratorate?

When did Shen Tang not kill less?

Every attack can only shock people for a while. Once the limelight passes, someone will find another way to find a loophole. Do they know that if they are caught, they will be happy and entertain the whole family? Or even a one-way trip to the Palace of Hell among the three tribes? These people all know it, but they dare!

Among them, there were even some that she was optimistic about and had high hopes for.

Was she blind at the time?

Or are people's hearts changeable?

Shen Tang has also changed his mentality now.

Anyway, their necks are not as strong as their own knives.

As long as I am alive, I will catch and kill each one!

"Aren't you afraid of being held accountable for the Dongchuang incident?" In Liao Qian's impression, this plum girl is not a vegetarian, but also has thunderous skills.

"Pursuing responsibility? If we can't, she will have to suffer the consequences of being dumb this time."

Not only must we swallow our anger, but we must also accept the blame.

When Mei Meng loses power, if he severely punishes his subordinates who make arbitrary decisions, will they have no complaints? Aren’t the others muttering in their hearts? Once these people are dissatisfied and disperse, it will be difficult for Mei Meng to recover. Even if it can make a comeback, its power will not be as strong as before.

"There are exceptions. If she has time to recover in a short period of time, then - this person who makes arbitrary decisions will be in bad luck."

There is a high probability that Mei Meng will kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and establish his authority.

Liao Qian: "..."

This is why he has never been able to get close to Shen Tang. He always feels that with such a person, he will be stupid enough to help her count the money when he is sold. He doesn't know when he will be plotted, and only the person who borrowed his identity can bear it.

Mei Jinghe was indeed a little worried at the moment.

Anger surged in his chest.

Since the demotion order was issued, Mei Meng, uncharacteristically, accepted the order quietly without any excuses or quarrels. She stayed in seclusion for several days and ordered the housekeepers to pack their bags and prepare to take office. There are no speculations from the outside world, but it is incomprehensible.

result--

The people below caused such a big trouble for her!

What made her even more furious was the assassination incident. She learned about it through the branch of the Society of Gods! She immediately called the man over to hold him accountable and confront him. Mei Meng thought that he would still regret and feel guilty, but unexpectedly he was very confident and showed no regrets.

The two sides even argued for a while.

He always thinks about Mei Meng's future, and every word is based on his own selfish interests. There is a lot of resentment towards Mei Meng's accountability. In the end, there was only a sneer on Mei Meng's face: "...then do you know that the killer you are looking for has failed?"

He was terrified, his pupils filled with horror.

"How is this possible?"

He is 100% sure of this assassination.

He knew that he could not carry out the assassination under his real name, and he also knew that the target person's force value was not low. He had been assassinated many times before and escaped unscathed. If he wanted to take down this person, he would need a special killer. This assassin was originally a weapon used by the senior officials of the Eternal Life Sect to eradicate dissidents. He had also done a lot of slanderous things for the aristocratic family and never failed.

Because of his special ability, he also has a place in the Southwest Branch. He is not well-known to the outside world, but he is a ruthless character in the circle.

This person actually missed it?

"How is it impossible? How many people in the world are hiding dragons and crouching tigers? You are the one who underestimates the heroes of the world! If everything can be considered as a perfect plan, as you wish, not to mention the southwest, the whole world can also be included in Qi Guoyu, not now Suffering from obstacles everywhere!”

"This matter is indeed due to my lack of care... But I sincerely care for you and want you to serve the Lord. That's why she has reached the high position she has today. Now she has to kill the donkey. You are not wronged, but my subordinate I can't stand it!" After learning that the assassin's assassination failed, most of his arrogance was extinguished, and there was still a hint of fear in his heart, and he was not as confident as he was before.

A ruthless person who can escape from such an assassination, will he really not investigate who planned it afterwards? Will he not settle the score later? When he thought of this, his back felt slightly cold. However, he never expected that he would not die at the hands of Shen Tang, but in front of Mei Meng. There was a cracking sound of bone dislocation in the neck, and the pain was transmitted to the brain along with the world turning upside down.

"Why, why did you--"

He died with his eyes open, and wanted to question Mei Meng before he died.

Mei Meng's red lips opened and closed slightly, with a mocking look at the corners of her lips, as if saying: "Of course it's because you betrayed me!"

Looking at the corpse falling to the ground like a dead pig with disgust, Qi Cang shook his right hand: "I killed this man for you, but I don't care about the killing or burial, and I don't care how much trouble this man will cause after his death. Mei Jinghe, if you ask me, it's okay to keep this man——"

Qi Cang is not a person who can't tolerate any sand in his eyes. He even thinks that as long as the benefits are sufficient, the life of this unfortunate man on the ground can be kept, as long as he can do things for himself. The stains that Mei Meng cares about are nothing to Qi Cang!

In comparison, the behavior of the king is more pleasing to him.

Cold, vicious, selfish, and can turn against people who are of little use value... even if this person is Mei Meng!

Mei Meng pulled a piece of cloth to cover the man's dull eyes: "Keep him? Keep him to come and kill me later? How loyal and selfish he is, I can see it better than you."

This man must not be kept.

Qi Cang curled his lips and didn't care.

During this period of time, Mei Meng had been living in seclusion. Although he had relieved himself of the heavy government affairs, he looked even more haggard and tired, just because there was a thorny matter that needed to be solved urgently - this matter was also the fuse for Cui Hui's imprisonment - a confidential letter was stolen!

The content of the letter was very deadly!

This is a troop deployment map!

It records in detail the next troop deployment plan of Qi State, as well as the deployment of its own troops and the location of the granary. Once it is leaked to people who should not be leaked, it will inevitably bring great trouble to Qi State!

In more serious cases, it may even shake the foundation of the country!

When Mei Meng found out about this, he immediately scrapped all the original plans and kept a close watch on the people involved to minimize the losses. The king was furious, and rarely got really angry with Mei Meng.

[Mei Jinghe, do you know what you are doing? Why did such an important thing get lost inexplicably? It's early to find it now. If the three armies set out and the soldiers found it on the front line, how could Qi State exist after a few years? How many lives would be involved? ]

If Qi State is destroyed, will she, the king, still be alive?

Order Mei Meng to solve it within a time limit.

If the person behind the scenes is not caught, Qi State will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future!

Mei Meng forgot to eat and sleep for this.

Prepare to start investigating from the source. Many people know that this letter exists. They are basically high-ranking officials in Qi State, who are closely related to Qi State. Theoretically, it can't be them, but Mei Meng dare not relax. Before the dust settles, everyone is suspected!

After a thorough investigation, the wide range of involvement is frightening!

Several families headed by Cui are the most suspected. Cui Zhi used his ex-wife Cui Hui as a cover to gather troops and accumulate strength, and he seemed to have a rebellious heart. This Cui Hui was not an ordinary weak woman, and played an important role in this matter.

Mei Meng arrested her and detained her, intending to test Cui Zhi.

Judging from Cui's actions in recent years, there is still room for negotiation between the two sides. Now is still a troubled time, why both sides lose?

As long as they can reach an agreement, those things can be forgiven.

Who would have thought that Cui Hui almost died; Cui used this as an excuse to ask for a high price; the military generals who had a close relationship with Cui took advantage of the situation to ask for a sky-high price, deliberately made things difficult, and talked about Mei Meng's several major crimes; the granary that had not yet been transferred to the front line caught fire for no reason on the eve of the transfer, and it was discovered in time and did not cause irreparable losses...

These effects were coincidentally controlled to the level of "skin and flesh injuries", which seemed to have no subversive effect on the overall situation, but they were all like silent threats, threatening Mei Meng's real backer - the king.

Mei Meng has been targeted repeatedly in the past two years. At first, she thought it was a political enemy who was causing trouble. After more confrontations, she found that this person was hiding much deeper than she had imagined. At first, the king believed Mei Meng's words. As time went on, under the influence of the frequent slander of the villains around him, he couldn't help but come up with a lie that Mei Meng was using a knife to kill people and eliminate dissidents.

Once suspicion sprouts, trust will be shattered.

The rift between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, until now, suspicion.

When Mei Meng submitted the evidence obtained from the investigation, the result made her heartbroken: [Last night, a fire broke out and the side hall was burned. ]

[Fire? Such a coincidence? ]

Mei Meng didn't need to guess what was burned.

She even knew who the arsonist was.

[Recently, the weather is dry and there are many dry thunders, so accidental fires are common. The eunuchs who neglected their duties have been dealt with. ] The king avoided Mei Meng's sharp eyes that could cut people's skin and expose the unbearable under the skin, [Jinghe, this matter will be discussed later. ]

[Just an eunuch? 】

Mei Meng refused to take this clumsy step.

The king was immediately ashamed and furious.

They had worked together for many years and had a tacit understanding. How could she not hear the sarcasm in Mei Meng's words? She was mocking her because too many people were implicated, so many that they might shake her current position, so she was afraid! She was willing to burn all the evidence Mei Meng brought out!

[Mei Jinghe, is this what you think of me? ]

The king approached, her eyes filled with flames that burned everything. She no longer showed any mercy to Mei Meng and threw a stack of things in front of her: [Then take a look, what are these! ]

[Did Cui really do what you said? ]

Mei Meng looked at the content, and her pupils trembled.

The above content is almost the opposite of what she found out. Not only is Cui not suspected, but even Cui Hui is not the threat she thought. The king said: [I am covering up for you... This is not the first time, but I hope it will be the last time...]

Mei Meng said: [This is a fake.]

[I know, but what you gave must be true?] The king asked without thinking, [Cui can't prove her innocence, but you can? Jinghe, I am not your puppet for power.]

[This is the second time I say this, and the third time is not enough!]

Mei Meng was demoted, and the king tried his best to repair his relationship with Cui.

This unsolved case left a mess and doubts.

The king stopped investigating, but Mei Meng couldn't stop.

She must find out who stole the secrets of the scroll and where the scroll is now. As for You Bao, who replaced her as the king's confidant, "Shen Zhongli", who was promoted by the king, was secondary. The subordinates around her pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed, hired assassins to assassinate, which caused Mei Meng a lot of trouble, and further confirmed the many false accusations of her eliminating dissidents and taking advantage of power by the king.

Where did the secret go?

Hey, it naturally went to the wrong hands.

Qi State wanted to expand outward, so there would naturally be unlucky people who were annexed. When this unlucky person knew that he was going to be captured, how could he sit and wait for death? Naturally, he asked for help.

Kang State, Wang Ting.

Shen Tang looked at the prey who came to ask for help with interest.

Finally caught in the net, it was worth her waiting for so long.

"I heard that the southwestern countries formed an alliance. Weren't they very united a few years ago?" Shen Tang said this in a weird tone. At that time, Kang State was caught in a war between two places, and the southwestern countries also joined forces to attack Kang State's border. If Kang State had not swallowed up the enemy quickly enough, the southwestern countries alliance would have joined forces to come and share a piece of the pie. The two sides have a grudge!

The small southwestern country actually came to Kang State for help?

It was somewhat funny.

The envoy from the small country who came to ask for help was thick-skinned. He didn't change his face about this past, and even said nonsense like praising Shen Tang for his broad-mindedness. In fact, coming to Kangguo for help was a helpless move. The alliance of the southwestern countries had long been in name only, and several countries stronger than the small country were also in danger of extinction. The ambition of Qiguo was obvious to all. If you want to stop the other party, it's useless to find a weak country to join forces!

There is only one powerful country nearby, Kangguo.

Even if you know that you will be troubled, you can only come with a pinched nose.

The small country is willing to become a vassal state in exchange for its own survival.

Shen Tang said: "I haven't heard any news of Qiguo's military action. You came to ask for help. How do you know that you didn't collude long ago?"

The envoy was obviously prepared and produced evidence.

A letter.

The scroll that Mei Jinghe was very familiar with.

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Today I went to climb Mount Li and bought a round trip cable car. As a result, I almost couldn't get down because I missed the last bus (it ended at 5:50 and I missed it at 6 o'clock). I had to pay for a private car to take me down.

During the day, I found a guide to visit Huaqing Palace. There were two things that impressed me: many bathing pools and the stone cracks that Chiang escaped to the halfway point of Mount Li in 15 minutes at the age of 49. The key point is that the guide said it more than once. The black man who was listening next to me couldn't help but complain that he couldn't do it at the age of 31. Chiang has a way of keeping healthy...