Fire Captain

"You're fiddling with those little cards of yours again!" Bai Ziyang brought the medicine to Mei Changsu.

Mei Changsu looked up and smiled, "You've come at the right time. The Lanyuan corpse case has been settled. I guess the Jingzhao Yin Mansion has been quite idle recently. It's time to send Gaosheng another case!... Let's take a look at this one!" As he said that, he picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all.

Bai Ziyang looked at the small wooden signs in front of him, raised his hand and flipped one open. It was the Ministry of Personnel! Bai Ziyang thought, this is fate, no matter who flips it, the Ministry of Personnel can't escape.

Mei Changsu said: "Notify Mr. Thirteen to make preparations!"

Mei Changsu took advantage of men's love of face and jealousy and easily provoked a fight between He Wenxin, the only son of the Minister of Personnel He Jingzhong, and Qiu Ze, the son of Wenyuanbo. When the fight started, Qiu Ze was plotted against by Gong Yu and was beaten to death by He Wenxin. On the one hand, this avenged the two sisters of Yang Liuxin for Qiu Ze's killing of their brother, and on the other hand, if He Wenxin got into trouble, it would be like picking the heart of the Minister of Personnel. It was really a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

While Prince Yu was busy with the Minister of Personnel, Xie Yu and the Crown Prince took advantage of the year-end festival to plan to restore Concubine Yue to her position. This made everyone who was loyal to the Princess secretly hold their breath.

"We're done eating!" Fei Liu sat on the chair with orange peels all over the floor.

Mei Changsu was busy sorting out documents. Hearing this, he threw another tangerine to Fei Liu without even looking up. Bai Ziyang came in and saw it. He couldn't help but say, "Eat, eat, eat, eat more. Tangerines are a food that causes internal heat. Fei Liu shouldn't eat too much!"

Fei Liu snorted at Bai Ziyang and quickly ate the tangerine in his hand.

The three were laughing when they saw Commander Meng walk in angrily. As soon as he came in, he asked, "Hey, why are you still so idle?"

Mei Changsu asked: "What do you want from me?"

Meng Zhi asked, "Don't you know about the news of the restoration of the Yue family? The imperial edict has been issued. I just came back from Prince Mu's mansion. Prince Mu was so angry that he almost bit his nanmu chair with his teeth!"

Fei Liu, who was struggling with the citrus, took the time out of his busy schedule to look up and say, "It's very chewy!"

Meng Zhi was stunned, and looked at Fei Liu without reacting: "Ah?"

Bai Ziyang chuckled.

Mei Changsu also laughed and said, "Fei Liu said that Nanmu is very soft and easy to chew!"

Meng Zhi finally understood, sighed, and looked at the two of them in silence.

Bai Ziyang smiled and shook his head, left them alone to talk, and took Fei Liu out.

When he went out the door, he saw Chu Qiao standing in the yard. After seeing Bai Ziyang, Chu Qiao asked, "What did Mr. Su say?"

Bai Ziyang said: "It seems that the Minister of Rites can no longer be saved! If he offends Sister Nihuang, Mr. Su will definitely make things difficult for him!"

As expected, Mei Changsu later encouraged Prince Yu to impeach the Minister of Rites, which led to a debate in the court! It has been a tradition since ancient times for famous scholars to debate in Daliang, and even the emperor cannot intervene or stop it. Mei Changsu made great efforts and sent people, asking Mu Qing to take his token to invite the great scholar of the time, Mr. Zhou Xuanqing, to come out. The final result was naturally as he expected, Prince Yu won.

After the court debate, Mei Changsu went to the long pavilion outside the city to wait for Mr. Zhou Xuanqing. Bai Ziyang was directing Li Gang: "Hey, here, yes, put a brazier here. It's so cold, put the two cotton pads I brought here..."

Seeing that Bai Ziyang wanted to use straw mats to surround the pavilion that was drafty on all sides, Li Gang said helplessly: "It was the sect leader who said to keep everything simple..."

Bai Ziyang said: "What do you mean by 'simple'? Can his body be 'simple'? Wouldn't that reduce his life span?"

Li Gang glanced at Mei Changsu who was standing obediently beside him. Since the sect leader couldn't do anything about it, he might as well just obey his orders.

Mu Qing escorted Mr. Zhou Xuanqing to come here to meet Mei Changsu. After talking with Mei Changsu, Mr. Zhou left happily. Mr. Zhou Xuanqing finally stood beside the carriage and said, "Back then, Brother Li had a beloved disciple. Although he was born in a military family and had a high temperament, he was extremely intelligent. If you were here at that time, you and he would have become a perfect match."

Mei Changsu knew that the person Mr. Zhou Xuanqing was talking about was actually him. This was not the first time he had experienced the sadness of not recognizing an old friend. "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Zhou. I regret that I have no chance to admire such a person in person!"

Bai Ziyang whispered to Chu Qiao from behind: "Is it okay for Susu to praise herself like this?"

Chu Qiao rolled her eyes in response to him.

After seeing off Mr. Zhou Xuanqing, Mei Changsu said with a sad face, "She's here!"

Everyone turned around and saw Princess Nihuang riding a horse at full speed on the road out of the city, her cloak fluttering behind her.

Mei Changsu said: "I don't know why Nihuang has become suspicious recently and has been trying to find out my identity. I'm afraid I can't hide it anymore."

Bai Ziyang said, "Why else? From the moment you met Sister Nihuang, you have been full of flaws. If you don't know it yourself, maybe you subconsciously want her to know it."

Mei Changsu said: "Nihuang is different from others to me after all. If Mei Changsu can't hide it from her, let Lin Shu persuade her." After saying that, he slowly walked towards the pavilion.

Princess Nihuang was already waiting there. Mei Changsu said, "Since Prince Mu is here to take Mr. Zhou back, why did the princess have to come here in person?"

Princess Nihuang said, "Sir, didn't you go out in the snow? Even in the cold winter, Mr. Zhou was willing to move for you. It seems that the strength of the Jiangzuo League is really unfathomable!"

Princess Nihuang brought up the topic, and Mei Changsu didn't know whether he had fallen for it or not, so he followed the topic and said, "The Jiangzuo Alliance is just a bunch of down-and-out people in the martial arts world. They became brothers because they met by chance. They always put righteousness first and didn't ask about their background or where they came from. That's why they are where they are today."

Princess Nihuang smiled calmly upon hearing this and said, "Sir, are you trying to tell me that the person you sent to help me practice the water battle is also a person whose identity and origin are unknown?"

Hearing this, Bai Ziyang, who was eavesdropping on the side, excitedly grabbed Chu Qiao's hand and said, "Here it comes... Today we're going to reveal the secret... Sister Nihuang is so smart that she was able to find out Su Su's identity just by looking at the slightest clues!"

Chu Qiao thought about it and felt that it was not suitable for them to hear, so she wanted to pull Bai Ziyang away. How could Bai Ziyang leave at this time? He was so excited that he almost jumped up.

Chu Qiao said quietly, "Since Sister Nihuang knows Mr. Su's identity, I'm afraid she will know your role in it in a flash. If she knows that someone deliberately concealed Mr. Su's identity from her, plus today's eavesdropping, do you think that person can bear the punishment for both crimes?"

Bai Ziyang felt as if a basin of ice water had been poured down on his head in the dead of winter. He shuddered and turned to look at Chu Qiao, asking, "Do you think it's too late to run now?"

Chu Qiao deliberately asked: "What do you think?"

Regardless of whether he could make it in time or not, Bai Ziyang pulled Chu Qiao onto the horse, whipped the horse whip and galloped away. Mei Changsu? Who is Mei Changsu?

Mei Changsu promised Princess Nihuang that she could come to see him at any time. Bai Ziyang looked dejected when he found out. Sure enough, the first thing Princess Nihuang did when she came to the Su residence was to settle the score with him.

"Help! Help!" Bai Ziyang ran around the yard, and Princess Nihuang was chasing him with a forty-meter-long sword in her hand... Well, the princess didn't have a sword, but she was scary enough by herself.

Bai Ziyang ran behind Chu Qiao, hid behind her and shouted: "Sister Nihuang, this is not my fault, it was Su Su who told me not to say it! Go find him..."

Mei Changsu was a treasure that Princess Nihuang had lost and found again. In addition, Mei Changsu had been ill before and looked even more "weak" at this time. How could the princess possibly go after him? Without this shield, wouldn't she have to go after Bai Ziyang next? Princess Nihuang said, "I'll go after him later, now I'll settle your account first!"

Bai Ziyang was playing tricks and kept circling around Chu Qiao. Chu Qiao had no choice but to stop Princess Nihuang and said on behalf of Bai Ziyang: "Sister Nihuang, you see he knows he's wrong, right?... Why don't we just..."

Princess Nihuang was quick to grab Bai Ziyang's ear while he was distracted, and pulled him to the side. As she walked, she turned around and said to Chu Qiao, "Why don't you just let me get along with him, okay, let's talk, okay!"

Chu Qiao was left with a helpless and resigned expression on her face. Mei Changsu had long been hiding in the house and had not shown up. Who would dare to run into the princess' gun at this time?

Bai Ziyang was pulled by the ears and tilted his head as he said, "Sister Nihuang, this... is really a serious matter... Mei Changsu didn't let me say it... Am I only responsible for half of it..."

Princess Nihuang pulled Bai Ziyang aside and let him go. The anger she had pretended to have was no longer on her face. Instead, she asked worriedly, "Ziyang, have you been the one treating Brother Lin Shu's health all this time?"

Bai Ziyang rubbed his ears and said, "Yes!"

Princess Nihuang asked, "Then tell me, how is Brother Lin Shu's health?"

Bai Ziyang paused, and said, "He... is in good health... just a little weak..." Seeing his voice getting weaker and weaker under the gaze of Princess Nihuang... Finally Bai Ziyang had no choice but to say, "Sister Nihuang, you have to know one thing, that is, people will die eventually..." Seeing Princess Nihuang's face change drastically, he quickly said, "But Mei Changsu is still some distance away from death..." He felt as if he would be exposed no matter what he said, and couldn't help but say, "...why don't you go ask him..." After saying that, he turned around and ran away, thinking to himself, I can't beat her, but can I not outrun her?

The days that followed kept Mei Changsu busy. First, the queen suddenly fell ill without any warning. Combined with the news sent by Concubine Jing in the palace, the queen was poisoned. Secondly, the Jiangzuo League found that some drugs were smuggled into the capital, and some of them were private gun rooms used by the prince to make profits. This could be handed over to Shen Zhui of the Ministry of Revenue, but two ships of drugs disappeared without a trace!

Jinling is located at the foot of the emperor and an important place in the capital. The two ships are not ordinary things. Moreover, even the Jiangzuo League could not find their whereabouts. You can imagine how powerful the person behind the scenes is. What's more, what they are planning now is of great importance and no mistakes can be made. If they fail, Mei Changsu will never have time to plan a second time.

Therefore, once he figured out the whereabouts of the rest of the enemies, he would rush there immediately, for fear of being late.