Fire Captain

In the past two years, Mei Changsu had caused a lot of turmoil in the court. One thing after another, the emperor had kept him busy. Now, he was exhausted by the rebellion of Prince Yu. After returning to the capital, he quickly made Prince Jing the crown prince, and then ordered the crown prince to regent, leaving most of the matters in the hands of Prince Jing.

After Prince Jing seized power, he gradually cultivated his own team. With the cooperation of people inside and outside the palace, he has gradually taken control of the palace. At this time, Xia Jiang, the one who escaped Prince Yu's treason case, suddenly appeared in front of the emperor and revealed that Mei Changsu was actually Lin Shu's true identity, and he came to the capital for revenge!

The emperor was so shocked when he heard this that he immediately summoned Mei Changsu to the palace to "verify his identity". Unfortunately, due to the fire and cold poison that Mei Changsu had received, there was no trace of Lin Shu's mark on his body. Even Princess Nihuang couldn't find it, let alone him.

It was only at this time that Prince Jing realized that the strategist who had given him advice over the years and whom he trusted so much was actually his former good brother. No wonder he always had an inexplicable sense of familiarity when facing Mei Changsu, which made him think many times that Lin Shu had returned, but he could only tell himself many times that it was just an illusion. But now the facts have proved that Lin Shu is really back!

Now that the two brothers have joined forces, they are more confident in uncovering the case of Prince Qi and the Chiyan Rebellion. Everything is ready. On the day of the Emperor's birthday banquet, everyone takes their seats. Princess Li Yang brings Xie Yu's handwritten letter to the Emperor, revealing how Xie Yu planned to frame Prince Qi and Lin Xie.

The emperor was immediately furious. He stood up and shouted, "Imperial Guards, where are the Imperial Guards? Imperial Guards!" Unfortunately, no Imperial Guards dared to move in the hall. The emperor was confused when he saw this scene and fell down on the dragon throne.

Afterwards, the clan members, led by Princess Nihuang, and the civil and military officials of the court, led by the Minister of Justice, knelt together in the hall and jointly requested a retrial of the Chiyan case. The emperor was now in a difficult situation and gritted his teeth and said, "What if I don't agree?"

Mei Changsu stood up and played the emotional card, telling the emperor all the things that he had deliberately forgotten. These passionate words made the emperor panic, and he pointed at Mei Changsu and asked, "You, you,... who are you? You are not Su Zhe! You are... you are the resurrected traitor! Come on, kill him, kill him for me!" But the only response he got was silence in the room. Looking at the stern faces of the people, he was quickly enveloped by an atmosphere of helplessness.

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Finally, the eunuch Gao brought out a scroll of imperial edict and read out, "Your Majesty has granted your permission to Princess Liyang, who first sued Chiyan, to have Xie Yu's handwritten letter used as evidence. The Crown Prince will oversee the retrial, and Prince Ji, Marquis Yan, and the Supreme Court Minister will be the presiding judges. They will re-examine the evidence and question the witnesses to restore justice to the world. I decree this!"

Looking at their appearance, Bai Ziyang sighed outside the hall: "It's finally over!"

Later, Marquis Yan and Prince Ji finally concluded the Chiyan case within a month. The officials involved in the trial said, "Who could have thought that this hundred-year-old mansion and tens of thousands of loyal souls would be buried alive by such vile hands?"

In the Su residence, which was as quiet as usual, Fei Liu and Lin Chen sat together peacefully. Fei Liu rested his hands on his cheeks and stared at Mei Changsu. Mei Changsu flipped through a book and said helplessly, "What do you want to say next?"

Lin Chen arrived the day before the Emperor's birthday banquet, because he knew that Mei Changsu and his men would be presenting their case in the Golden Palace the next day, so he was naturally worried. Upon hearing this, he said, "I was very worried on the day of the presentation. I was worried that your long-cherished wish would be fulfilled, and you would be so relaxed that you would die!"

Mei Changsu pretended to be relaxed and smiled: "I have Ziyang here, what do you have to worry about!"

Lin Chen rolled his eyes and said, "Xiao Yang has already said that he can only cure diseases, not save lives! Don't you know what your situation is?"

Mei Changsu understood what Lin Chen meant and said, "For the past thirteen years, I have felt a little relieved every time I took a step forward. I just wanted to see the final moment come true. Now that the result is in my control, what difference does it make whether I feel relieved or not?"

Lin Chen said: "Don't give me that, I don't even know you!"

Mei Changsu asked: "What do you know about me?"

Lin Chen said, "You are stable not because you are calm, but because you are not really relieved, right? You are afraid. You are afraid that when everyone is happy, you will suddenly not be able to hold on, and everyone will be sad, right? Don't set limits for yourself, and don't think about whether you can hold on for five months or ten months. Believe us, you just need to do your best. Xiaoyang and I will all do our best, okay?"

Mei Changsu said: "Okay!"

Bai Ziyang saw Lin Chen leave the house and asked, "How is his health?"

Lin Chen said: "My spirit is still good, but my body..."

Bai Ziyang said: "I also discovered it, but now none of us can help him, we can only rely on himself..."

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The Red Flame case was vindicated, the former Marshal's Mansion was restored to its original state, and the Lin clan ancestral hall could finally accept open worship. Mei Changsu dressed in mourning early in the morning, accompanied by everyone, lit a stick of incense for his ancestors and his father, and kowtowed. He saw that his tablet was covered with a red cloth by Prince Jing. Although Lin Shu was dead in the eyes of the world now, and he had no plan to restore Lin Shu's identity, it didn't matter whether the tablet was there or not, but after all, it was a token of his close friend's kindness, so he didn't take it off.

After the work was done, everyone was discussing where to go for fun in the mansion. While they were laughing, suddenly several urgent reports arrived in Beijing one after another, catching everyone off guard.

"Report... Dayu has sent 100,000 soldiers to attack across the border, and Gunzhou has been lost!"

"Report... 50,000 soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty approached the border and fought with the Pennsylvania garrison twice. Pennsylvania is in danger!"

"Report... The East China Sea Navy is harassing coastal states and plundering people and property. The local authorities are having trouble controlling the situation. Requesting assistance!"

"Report...Nan Chu has sent more troops to confront the southern border defenders outside Qingming Pass!"

"Report...Ye Qin rebelled, the local governor was killed, please send troops to suppress it quickly!"

"Report... 50,000 Northern Yan cavalry have broken through Yinshan Pass and entered Hetao, approaching Tanzhou, calling for emergency!"

In recent years, Liang State has begun to go downhill. In addition, the former crown prince was deposed, Prince Yu rebelled, and the new crown prince was newly established. All these indicate that Liang State is now in internal turmoil and political instability. All of this has been seen by neighboring countries. Seeing that Emperor Liang seems to be in poor health, and at the time of the power transfer between two generations of emperors, there are many people who want to take advantage of the situation.

Prince Jing, the crown prince, urgently summoned important officials to discuss matters. Unfortunately, the generals of Liang State had long been corrupted by the decadent atmosphere of Jinling City and no longer had the iron-blooded heart of the past. They all said that they were weak or old, and even advocated peace talks. Except for Princess Nihuang, there seemed to be no general who could lead the troops to the battle. The crown prince wanted to lead the army himself, but was stopped by the officials. At a time of internal and external troubles, it was indeed necessary to have someone who everyone could trust to stay in the capital.

After the Crown Prince discussed matters with his ministers, he brought Princess Nihuang back to the East Palace. Mei Changsu was already in the study with Bai Ziyang, Chu Qiao and others.

Mei Changsu looked at the map and said, "I roughly sorted it out. Wei Zheng is an expert in naval warfare. It would be most appropriate to send him to the East China Sea. Ye Qin is just a minor problem. The local army is enough. As for the confrontation in the southern border..." He turned to look at Princess Nihuang. "Only if you go back in person can you deal with the situation, prevent Nan Chu from making any rash moves, and prevent the court from being attacked from all sides."

Princess Nihuang said: "Nihuang understands, I originally planned to do so. In fact, the most difficult things now are the Northern Territory and Western Wei..."

Mei Changsu said: "Northern Yan's Tuoba Hao led 50,000 cavalrymen on a wild march this time, so there must be a problem with the reserve military supplies."

Prince Jing analyzed, "Their purpose is most likely to negotiate with us after they win, in order to obtain gold, silver, and other valuables, or to take back the three states that were ceded to us forty years ago."

Mei Changsu said: "Tuoba Hao's main purpose in this battle is to help the Seventh Prince gain prestige. He has no intention of engaging in a protracted war. As long as we defeat him quickly and quickly, we will be able to force him to retreat."

Prince Jing thought, "When it comes to fast fighting, General Nie Feng's reputation as a fast fighter is not earned in vain."

Princess Nihuang said, "In fact, other people may not understand what Big Brother Nie said, but Sister Dong understood it very well. If the couple were to go together, and if they were accompanied by a few good lieutenants and lieutenants, Tuoba Hao would definitely be in trouble."

Prince Jing said: "Now that the problem of Northern Yan has been solved, what about Western Wei?"

Hearing this, Mei Changsu smiled and looked at Bai Ziyang and said, "Then we have to ask our Mr. Bai?"

Bai Ziyang didn't listen very seriously and almost fell asleep. After a few simple questions were answered, he finally asked himself, and said, "The leader of the Western Wei army is the seventh prince, Prince Xiang Yuanche. Among the princes of the Western Wei emperor, this man is a rare prince with brains and strength. The key is that he is brave, resourceful, and open-minded... But unfortunately, he is in a similar situation to the former Prince Jing. He was feared by the emperor and almost exiled to the border, guarding the border for many years. But the biggest difference between him and Prince Jing is that he is ambitious, very ambitious, and can be considered a warmonger. But he also has a good side, that is, this person is very loyal to the emperor and patriotic, so..."

Mei Changsu said hurriedly: "So stop talking nonsense and tell me your plan."

Bai Ziyang was choked for a moment, then continued: "He came here to take advantage of the situation. If the Western Wei is on fire, he will definitely return to rescue his father. The danger on the border can be temporarily resolved. As for the future... I think even if we repel other countries for a long time, the Western Wei will not have the time to trouble us."

Prince Jing asked, "How many soldiers does Mr. Bai need?"

Bai Ziyang said, "There's no need for soldiers..." He turned to Mei Changsu and said, "Just give me a few good fighters from your Jiangzuo League."

Mei Changsu said, "I will give Zhen Ping to you later. If you need to mobilize anyone for anything, just tell him when the time comes."

Bai Ziyang raised his eyebrows and said complacently: "That's good, it's time to play the few good cards I left behind."

The matter of Western Wei was temporarily resolved. After Prince Jing and Mei Changsu looked at each other, Prince Jing said, "Now only Dayu is left!"

Mei Changsu took a breath and said, "I think..."

Prince Jing said without even thinking: "No!"

Mei Changsu said anxiously: "I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Prince Jing raised his hand and said, "No matter what you say, I will not let you lead the troops to war."

Mei Changsu said: "What you are worried about now is nothing more than my health. Didn't Concubine Jing tell you? And I have a good doctor by my side..."

Prince Jing said, "Your good doctor will be going to Western Wei soon!"

Mei Changsu was speechless for a moment, then he said, "There is one more! And they have helped me recover almost completely during this period of time. Moreover, how can I be so willful and stubborn in the current situation? You have to believe me!"

Princess Nihuang also disagreed.

Prince Jing has now learned his lesson. He looked at Mei Changsu and said, "Okay, if that's the case, Doctor Bai is here now. If he tells me in person that you can go, I'll agree!"

After saying that, he looked at Bai Ziyang, and Mei Changsu also hurriedly turned to look at him. In front of Prince Jing and Princess Nihuang, Mei Changsu didn't dare to make any small movements, and he didn't even dare to use his eyes. He looked directly into Bai Ziyang's eyes, staring at him wide open, trying his best to convey to him that I'm fine, I'm fine. He wished that Bai Ziyang could read his mind and understand what he was thinking.