Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Meng Changqing slowed down and looked at him, "Have you received a letter from the prince?"

"The look in your eyes makes me hairy." Chen Xingqi asked, "Is it possible that His Highness has never written to you?"

"Do you have the letter?" Meng Changqing asked him.

"Yes." Chen Xingqi subconsciously touched his chest, where he put the letter.

Meng Changqing stretched out his hand and said, "Show me."

"Why...why do I need to show it to you?"

Meng Changqing said directly: "If you didn't plan to show it to me, you wouldn't take it with you."

"It doesn't hurt to show it to you." Chen Xingqi took out the letter and handed it to Meng Changqing, "It's just a daily greeting anyway."

Meng Changqing opened the letter. After reading several pieces of paper from beginning to end, he raised his eyes and asked Chen Xingqi, "This is not the prince's handwriting. Why do you think this is a letter written by the prince to you?"

"Are you sure?" This time it was Chen Xingqi's turn to ask Meng Changqing.

"You also stayed in the East Palace when you were a child. You should know the prince's writing habits."

"That happened when I was a kid. I don't remember it clearly." Chen Xingqi took back the letter and pointed at the last signature. "This signature is the nickname His Highness gave himself. Is it possible that it was ghostwritten by someone else?"

Meng Changqing stopped completely and said, "The prince is writing a letter to you. Why should someone else write it for you?"

"In the past, everything His Highness wrote to us was all written by you." This was Chen Xingqi's reason.

"But where am I now?" Meng Changqing said, "Furthermore, the reason why I asked someone else to ghostwrite is because those things cannot be done in the name of the prince, so when I ghostwrite for the prince, I never write the signature."

Chen Xingqi looked at the paper in his hand again, frowning, "So, this letter is indeed not written by His Highness, or even authorized by His Highness?"

"When was the letter sent to you?"

"At the beginning of last month."

"The content written in the letter is more than just a normal greeting."

"You complimented me on my talent in gunpowder research and encouraged me to work harder and serve the court. There was nothing strange about it." Chen Xingqi asked, "Why is it not considered a normal greeting?"

"Who should tell you these words?" Meng Changqing asked coldly.

"What..." Chen Xingqi vaguely knew in his heart, but he couldn't believe it. He was far away in Liangzhou. Why would the imperial party dispute involve him?

"This is not something that the prince can ask." Meng Changqing said, "The prince has not yet supervised the country, so he should not be involved in these matters. Now that the emperor has not delegated power, what is his purpose of contacting the courtiers privately?"

The word "forced into the palace" was stuck in his throat. Chen Xingqi thought about it but did not dare to say it.

"So, someone wants to harm Your Highness and me!"

Meng Changqing looked at the guards behind Chen Xingqi and said, "Come to my study to talk."

Chen Xingqi suppressed the horror in his heart and followed Meng Changqing into her study.

After the door was closed, Chen Xingqi then asked, "Who is he? Why do you want to involve me in this?"

"Who else could it be?" Meng Changqing asked: "Who knows the prince's alias, knows the affairs in the court, and stands on the opposite side of the prince?"

"Third Highness?" Chen Xingqi asked repeatedly: "Why? He may want to quarrel with the prince, but I have no grudges with him in the past. What can you do to drag me into trouble?" "How long has it been since you got this letter? Already?" Meng Changqing asked again.

"More than a month." Chen Xingqi's mind started to spin. "You mean, since there is no movement in the capital, then I..." He stood up and looked around, "Where is the Huozhezi?"

"Silly." Meng Changqing sneered, "If you burn it, you will die without proof. When the superiors check the inn, they will only know that a letter from the capital has been delivered to you, but you can't find the letter. That's when there is a real problem."

"But if you keep it, it's only a matter of time before you get into trouble!"

"You can defend yourself only by keeping it." Meng Changqing took the clumped letter in his hand, flattened it and returned it to him.

"I really can't figure it out. If you want to attack the prince, I should give it to you. Why do you want to give this kind of thing to me?"

"You are of noble birth. Although you are in the military camp now, with your ability and background, it is easy to be transferred to the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of War. I am only a seventh-grade official. Compared with you and me, naturally you are more powerful. future."

"Absurd! Ridiculous! I just want to do my own thing. I have never thought about going to court to study anything." Chen Xingqi now felt that the toad had climbed up on the instep of his feet and kept digging into his trouser legs.

It happened to be a toad that only had poison, so he couldn't take a picture of it.

Chen Xingqi sat on the chair next to Meng Changqing, "What should I do now?"

When he asked this question, before Meng Changqing could answer, he added: "I am not boasting, but what I have done now is beneficial to the country and the people, right? Others can't do it for a while, right? Pull me down, the court What good is it, what good is it!"

"Why are you anxious?" Meng Changqing handed him a cup of tea, "You are also a member of a noble family. Think about the people around you. How many of them care about the people of the country? Are they mostly for their own interests?
  This is true for them, and it is also true for those in the palace. "

Meng Changqing said bluntly, "The Daliang royal family has not produced many up-to-date princes. Today there is one emperor, and there is also the previous emperor. But going forward, what kind of temper did they have? Have they ever cared about the food and clothing of the people? Never Are you concerned about the disability of soldiers crossing the border?
  They only care about whether they can sit on the dragon chair under them, and whether they can still be supported by others. "

Chen Xingqi's face turned pale when he heard Meng Changqing's words. He wanted to step forward and cover her mouth several times, "You don't want your life, and you dare to say these words!"

"There are only you and me here. If these words reach the ears of others, I will naturally know that you should not have a close relationship."

Chen Xingqi was so angry that he punched her on the back, "What did you say! Of course I can't say it out loud, but what if the walls have ears?"

Meng Changqing said: "Even if you hear some words, you dare not say them out, otherwise the messenger will be the first to be unlucky."

"Stop talking about this." Meng Changqing dared to say this, but he didn't dare to listen.

"There is something I need to ask you." Meng Changqing suddenly spoke seriously.

"You said."

"The Holy Emperor does not have many heirs these days. The eldest son was established as the crown prince just after he was born. I thought that the crown prince's position was stable, but unexpectedly the third prince has become more powerful..."

"Don't say it, you still say this."

"Let me finish." Meng Changqing asked him: "Whose side does the Chen family stand on?"

Chen Xingqi said, "Our Chen family has always stood with His Majesty."

Meng Changqing looked at Chen Xingqi intently.

"Don't look at me like that. No one dares to answer the question you asked."

"You and I are far away in Liangzhou. Even if we say something, it won't reach the emperor's ears." Meng Changqing patted the letter in his hand, "You should know what to choose. With your life To seek his power and position, such a person does not deserve anyone’s loyalty.”