Chapter 233 Don't mess it up
The charming look on Xin Qiwu made Mei Cheng'an feel a chill and he quickly changed the subject.
"As for Wang Sicheng, he seems to be indifferent."
Xin Qiwu picked up the teacup and was about to drink tea, but put it down again after hearing what he said, and said with a sigh.
"He's fine. He's always been clear about this. Whether it's you or Fan Xian who receives the deputy historian, it will never be his turn.
He was very clear about this, so he didn't have any extravagant expectations from the beginning, let alone any disappointment.
He always has a seat at the left and right negotiating table, and that's enough, he said that himself."
Mei Chengan nodded and gave a thumbs up.
"The world is sober and sees things clearly."
"It's not okay if I don't understand it thoroughly. I just want peace of mind."
Xin Qiwu smiled and finished the tea in the cup.
"Okay, I'm relieved that you're okay. I have to leave quickly. I have to pick someone up."
After saying that, he put down the teacup and was about to stand up.
Mei Cheng'an didn't react for a moment. When did the Honglu Temple have this business? Hadn't the delegation already entered the capital?
"Pick someone up? Who to pick up?"
"Fan Xian."
Xin Qiwu replied subconsciously, then looked at Mei Chengan and something moved in his heart.
"Oh, I forgot. Cheng'an, you and Fan Xian are good friends. Do you want to come with us?"
Mei Cheng'an suddenly realized what was going on and shook his head, feeling somewhat amused.
"Master Xin, the procedure is reversed."
"You are a fourth-rank official, and he is only an eighth-rank official. Why do you need to go pick him up? He should come to visit you."
Xin Qiwu waved his hand.
"Hey~ Cheng'an, you don't understand this, don't look at him as an eighth-rank official now, but with the support of the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Lin behind him, his future prospects are limitless.
Besides, he and I are both disciples of the Crown Prince, so we are naturally in the same camp. I must take this opportunity to warm up the future upstart in advance."
"..."
Mei Chengan raised his eyebrows.
"He is the prince's disciple? How come I don't know this?"
Xin Qiwu was stunned for a moment, then smiled mysteriously and looked at Mei Chengan with narrowed eyes.
"Pretend, pretend, this is meaningless. It was fine before, but now the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Lin have jointly recommended him. If he hadn't become the Crown Prince's disciple, why would the Crown Prince go through all this trouble?"
Mei Chengan spread his hands.
"Winning over, exchanging interests, both are possible."
"..."
Seeing that Xin Qiwu was about to stand there in a daze and deep thought, Mei Chengan, regretting having said too much, quickly waved his hand and smiled.
"I was just talking nonsense, Lord Xin, don't take it to heart, just follow your own ideas, I won't waste Lord Xin's time."
Xin Qiwu said "oh" and really didn't want to think about it anymore, and stood up immediately.
"You're really not going?"
Mei Chengan shook his head.
"No, who does he think he is? He stole my credit and now he wants me to flatter him? He can just dream on."
"Master Xin, don't look at me like that. Hey, I'm just kidding. Go away. I don't need that with him."
Xin Qiwu, who suddenly realized what was going on, walked out of the Honglu Temple. Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he suddenly stopped, looked back at the gate of the Honglu Temple with a look of surprise and doubt in his eyes.
"Hiss~ I guess that flattery you just said didn't mean to criticize me..."
……
After Xin Qiwu left, Xiao Hong came back soon.
Of course he didn't bring back any briefings for the day. The briefings were collected in the morning, not at the end of the shift.
Xiao Hong knew about this, Mei Chengan knew about it, and Xin Qiwu also knew about it, but they all knew it tacitly.
After continuing to study the map for a while, at the beginning of the You hour, Mei Cheng'an got up and went home.
The days are longer in the summer and it was only five o'clock, so the sun was still high in the sky, with no sign of setting.
Fortunately, the temperature is still suitable.
Looking up at the clear indigo sky with white clouds of various shapes floating in it, Mei Chengan, who had just got off work, felt particularly happy and relaxed.
Before, he only worked half a day, but now the Northern Qi delegation has arrived in Beijing and negotiations are about to begin.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the Honglu Temple, and as one of the participants in the negotiations, they had a lot of things to study and discuss, so he changed to full-day work.
When he returned to the courtyard, Wang Qinian was already waiting there. Mei Cheng'an greeted him and went to wash and change his clothes.
Mei Cheng'an changed into a light casual outfit and simply combed his hair, then walked out of the room. When he passed the front hall, he waved to Wang Qinian.
"Let's go outside and chat, Lao Wang. The sky is beautiful today."
Wang Qinian let out a sigh and followed immediately.
"Master, you are so elegant today. You seem to be in a good mood today."
Mei Chengan laughed.
"Indeed, I'm used to being idle, so I'm a little uncomfortable sitting like this all day. I was so happy when I got off work."
As he spoke, he walked to the porch, picked up a recliner, went down the steps, put it in the yard, and spoke at the same time.
"Hey, Lao Wang, please move down that reclining chair and the coffee table. We won't be sitting there today, as it will interfere with our cloud-viewing experience."
"okay."
Wang Qinian responded and quickly moved down the recliner and coffee table. Nothing was heavy and it was very easy.
At this time, Hongshu came over and set up the coffee table, with tea, snacks, and fruits available.
"Sit down, old Wang."
As he said that, Mei Chengan lay down first.
"Ah, it's comfortable. My back and waist are sore from sitting on that broken chair in the Honglu Temple."
Wang Qinian shuddered a little before lying down after hearing that.
"Well, Master, why don't you move the recliner to the Honglu Temple and replace that broken chair?"
Mei Chengan was in a good mood today, so he played some jokes with him. "Haha, sure, go help me change it tomorrow morning."
When Wang Qinian heard that Mei Chengan seemed to take his joke seriously, he immediately backed down.
"No, no, no, I just said that, don't take it seriously. At this critical moment, it's not worth it to be accused of being greedy for enjoyment."
Mei Cheng'an snorted and glanced at him.
"Look at your courage. I'm not afraid of anything, so why should you be afraid of anything?"
"..."
Wang Qinian sat up and looked at Mei Chengan with wide eyes.
"No, you don't really want to change it, calm down, Master."
"Hiss~ Don't shout, I'm just kidding."
Mei Chengan looked at him with disdain as he spoke.
"You were the one who started it. I was there to accompany you, but you were the one who got scared first. You dare to say it but not to do it. I despise you."
Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled.
"It is my honor to be despised by the young master."
"..."
Mei Chengan shook his head speechlessly.
"What news does the Overwatch Council have today?"
When it comes to serious matters, Wang Qinian becomes much more serious.
"Mr. Zhu has been investigating the secret gathering in recent days, but all the information is gathered in his hands, and he has kept it secret, so we don't know how the investigation is going yet."
Mei Cheng'an looked at the sky and didn't look at him.
"Um, any more?"
"Lord Zhu has sent all the people in the first place out to protect Zhuang Mohan today."
Mei Cheng'an was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
"They came out in full force? Zhuang Mohan? Why protect him?"
Wang Qinian shook his head.
"I don't know, is it related to the secret meeting? Those people have been trying to sabotage this negotiation. Could it be..."
As he spoke, Wang Qinian's eyes lit up.
"Yes, if I could kill Zhuang Mohan, the living saint walking in the world...
Then this negotiation will definitely come to nothing, and war will break out again! Just killing one person can achieve the goal, great!
That’s why Lord Zhu was so cautious and sent everyone out.”
Mei Cheng'an had been silent the whole time, but as Wang Qinian had a flash of inspiration he seemed to remember this plot as well.
Today seems to be the day when the Supervisory Yuan eliminates dissidents.
……
A secluded courtyard not far from the Supervisory Office.
Yan Ruohai, who had parted ways with Zhu Ge in a bad mood during the day, changed into a black robe and was secretly discussing matters with a group of people in the room.
"Everyone in the hospital knows that the only way to challenge the fire is to assassinate Zhuang Mohan."
One of the people sitting around said.
"But the dean has already sent someone from the first department to protect Zhuang Mohan."
Yan Ruohai said standing in the middle of the crowd.
"Yes, Zhuge from the First Division has already come out in full force, Fei Jie from the Third Division is not in Kyoto, and the strong fighters from other divisions have also been transferred by me. All those working in the Supervisory Council today are our people."
It’s the same person from before.
"That's not enough to kill Zhuang Mohan."
Yan Ruohai did not respond immediately, but walked back to his seat silently and sat down. After adjusting his sitting posture, he spoke calmly.
"Zhuang Mohan is a cover. The one we want to kill is Chen Pingping!"
"What???"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!
Yan Ruohai continued calmly.
"You all know that the one who really prevented us from starting a war in the hospital was Chen Pingping."
"If he dies, the Supervisory Council will be controlled by our loyal party. At that time, we will inspire Your Majesty and destroy Northern Qi in one fell swoop. Wouldn't it be easy?"
"He is also a human being. I have spent a lot of effort to create the current situation. If I don't kill him today, there will be no chance again."
"Kill Chen Pingping, and all power will belong to you and me. Now that things have come to this, we have no way out. Let's do it!"
The expressions of the people sitting around changed from initial suspicion to silence and hesitation, and then became firm and unwavering following Yan Ruohai's last words!
To be more intuitive.
At the beginning, kill Chen Pingping?
Then, kill Chen Pingping...
In the end, kill Chen Pingping!
……
Mei Cheng'an tilted his head and looked at the shadow in front of him with a strange expression.
"Someone wants to kill Chen Pingping? Then why are you still wandering around? Do you think he's not dying fast enough? Go back and guard him."
"..."
Shadow was a little puzzled.
"No, Chen Pingping has been nice to you in the past. When you heard that someone wanted to kill him, weren't you worried at all?"
Mei Chengan spread his hands.
"You're not worried at all, and you still have time to run around outside. Why should I be worried? I wonder who came up with this test method. It can't be Chen Pingping, right? It's full of loopholes."
"..."
Shadow was upset and clenched his fists. The cripple was right again.
Chen Pingping's original words were, Fan Xian is still young and inexperienced, so it's possible, but Mei Chengan is not an easy guy to fool, so be careful not to mess it up.
Shadow said after taking a deep breath.
……
(End of this chapter)
