In the last issue, we mentioned that Mei Changsu decided to return to the city with Xiao Jingrui after being in Jinling City, and he also agreed to Xiao Jingrui's invitation to temporarily settle in Ningguo Mansion.
This was only Mei Changsu's initial action to return to Jinling, and then he got in touch with Meng Zhi, the commander of the Praetorian Guard in the palace of Jinling City.
He learned through letters that he was about to go to Jinling City, so on that day, Yan Hou invited Meng Zhi to his mansion to defend him. Meng Zhi noticed that Feiliu was in conflict with him, and it was completely intentional. At that moment, he quickly recognized that Mei Changsu was actually Lin Shu back then.
The relationship between Meng Zhi and Lin Shu is actually not that close. The reason why he was able to immediately recognize Mei Changsu as Lin Shu was because Mei Changsu had written to him a long time ago to tell him that he was still alive and had returned, and that he had changed his first and last name.
Meng Zhi told Meng Zhi almost all his basic information, which allowed Meng Zhi to recognize him immediately, actively cooperate with his strategy, and even be willing to be used by him.
While this may sound unbelievable, it is real. After Mei Changsu returned to Jinling City, he successfully made the past public, and Meng Zhi's contribution was undoubtedly the most significant.
Without his presence, Mei Changsu's success would have been almost impossible.
There is some reason for this expression.
Reason 1: Meng Zhi is a person that Emperor Liang believes in, and he controls Emperor Liang's intelligence core.
Meng Zhi has an extremely key role, that is, the commander of Mengda, and the importance of this role is self-evident.
Emperor Liang's most trusted three people include Xia Jiang, the Hanging Mirror Si, Gao Gonggong, who accompanied him, and Meng Zhi.
Why is it said that?
Since he was the commander of the forbidden army in the palace, this meant that Emperor Liang entrusted himself and the safety of the palace to him.
This is like entrusting his life to him, the forbidden army is directly subordinate to the emperor, so the command of the forbidden army to this person is particularly crucial.
From this, it can be seen that Emperor Liang has a deep trust in Meng Zhi, otherwise he would not entrust his life to him.
Meng Zhi was not involved in political affairs, and he could not participate in any partisan struggle, because in his position, he sought the deep trust of the emperor, and he could only be a helpless courtier.
Therefore, he was next to Emperor Liang every day, had a deep understanding of Emperor Liang's condition, and was also the person who had the best insight into Emperor Liang's inner thoughts.
If this person passed the information to Mei Changsu, it would be extremely critical news.
Therefore, Mei Changsu had already begun to get in touch with him a few years ago, and it was from then that he began to understand the situation of Emperor Liang.
It can be seen that the information provided by Meng Zhi is of great help to Mei Changsu.
The second reason is that Meng Zhi was once an old friend of Chiyan, and this person attaches great importance to feelings and righteousness.
Meng Zhi was born into a prominent aristocratic family and was a loyal courtier for generations.
He was a very upright man, having served in the Red Flame Army for a year and had a deep respect for Lin Shuai, which was why he had only served in the Red Flame Army for one year.
In daily life, he did not interact frequently with Lin Shuai and others, and his personality was relatively fair, so he was not implicated in any way in the case of King Qi and Lin Shuai.
Although Lin Shuai was extremely loyal to the Emperor, he was once puzzled by the fate of the 200,000 Heroic Souls of the Red Flame Army, as he once had a deep affection for him and saved his life.
At that particular moment, he was unable to help, and although he had no hard evidence, he trusted them deep down.
Therefore, Lin Shu was reborn after the catastrophe, and if he wanted to return to Jinling City, he would undoubtedly need some help.
In fact, he had many relatives in Jinling City, but he had no contact with any of them, mainly because those who were close to him were sentenced to death, and those who were better with him did not want to contact and could not contact him.
In the case of the Nihuang County Lord, he could not ask for Nihuang's assistance, because considering that Nihuang was in Yunnan, he probably knew very little about the situation in Jinling City.
Take King Jing as an example, although he is the prince, he has a deep relationship with King Jing, and his personality is quite impulsive. If he really told King Jing that he was still alive, he would definitely not avenge himself.
Therefore, this person not only needs to avoid getting too close, but also must be able to move freely in the palace, be able to speak in front of Emperor Liang, and have the ability to control the forbidden army, and Meng Zhi is undoubtedly the most suitable person.
I have to say that Mei Changsu actually had no other choice at that time, he was only willing to gamble once, and he could still recall his father's life-saving grace to him when he gambled on Meng Zhi.
Although Meng Zhi would never betray him, why did Mei Changsu believe so firmly that Meng Zhi would lend a hand?
We have to mention Meng Zhi's character and personality.
The third reason is that Meng Zhi is a just and kind person, and his behavior makes people feel guilty.
Meng Zhi was undoubtedly a loyal person to Emperor Liang, but he was also an extremely upright individual who expected to be worthy of his conscience in interpersonal interactions.
Therefore, when he learned the true situation of that year from the letter sent by Lin Shu, he was very shocked and puzzled.
Mei Changsu's return was not to take the life of Emperor Liang, but to pursue the truth of a fact.
For Meng Zhi, this approach is acceptable.
Since his main task was to ensure that Emperor Liang's life was not threatened, Mei Changsu did not intend to kill Emperor Liang, his real intention was to reveal the truth and clear his name for Emperor Liang.
In his heart, the truth is of great importance. Therefore, he was not only because Lin Shuai had saved his life back then, but also because he was willing to lend a hand to help Mei Changsu in order to have a fair treatment in this world.
At that time, Meng Zhi visited Mei Changsu in the middle of the night, which was also their first public remark in Jinling City.
Meng Zhi first expressed his dissatisfaction with the reason for Mei Changsu's return, which showed that he didn't want Mei Changsu to come back, and he hoped that Lin Shu could live strongly.
Due to the fact that the Chiyan case caused a large number of *** cases at that time, when he learned that Lin Shu was still alive, he was more inclined to hope that Lin Shu could continue to live instead of returning to this dangerous place to pursue the truth of the facts.
However, Mei Changsu had already made up his mind, and his heart was filled with endless resentment. As the only survivor of the Lin family, he was unable to live a peaceful life in his life.
After Meng Zhi learned about Mei Changsu's sincerity, he realized that he couldn't stop him, so he began to complain that Mei Changsu didn't discuss it with him in advance when he came back this time, hoping that he could help him more.
So, at that moment, there was such a conversation between them.
Why didn't you tell me in advance when you came back here?I'm not prepared at all, how can I help you?”
Would you like to help me?Mei Changsu's smile revealed a hint of indifference, and he said: "Forget it, you are now the commander of the forbidden army, and you are very fond of me, why do you make me feel tired?"As long as you pretend not to know me, you've already helped me. ”
From Mei Changsu's words, we can clearly feel that although he had corresponded with Meng Zhi before, when he actually returned, he did not provide Mei Changsu with detailed information, which shows that he did not want to be a burden to Meng Zhi when he returned.
Meng Zhi clenched his teeth tightly, and a slight anger appeared between his eyebrows, "Do you think I mean what Meng Zhi said sincerely?"What kind of person do you think I am?”
Mei Changsu smiled almost imperceptibly, gently placed his hand on Meng Zhi's elbow, and gently held his hand. He said softly, "Brother Meng, how could I not understand your sincerity?"Regardless of our deep feelings, with your chivalrous heart alone, we will not sit idly by. But what I'm going to do, I really don't want to be caught up in by you, a careless mistake that could ruin generations of your family's loyalty and integrity.
Indeed, he knows Meng Zhi's character well. Based on his character, he will definitely lend a helping hand when he learns the truth. But the stakes of this matter are extremely high, he doesn't want to be a burden on the loyalty of the Meng family for generations, he just hopes to be able to use Meng Zhi at a critical moment.
Loyalty and righteousness are my heart, not my reputation. Unless you directly threaten the emperor, you will never be my enemy. ”
However, what Meng Zhi said injected great courage and self-confidence into Mei Changsu.
He expressed the view that "true loyalty depends on the heart, not on reputation." This statement reflects his nature, he does not seek false fame, but only wants to be worthy of his conscience. Therefore, he had deep respect for King Qi, Lin Shuai, and the 200,000 Red Flame Army.
He is full of the courage of a warrior on the battlefield, and when he learns the truth that they have been wronged, he will not stand idly by, but will lend a helping hand to help Mei Changsu.
However, he later mentions that as long as Mei Changsu is willing to give up Emperor Liang's life, they will not become real enemies.
This sentence constitutes his moral bottom line.
Mei Changsu did not intend to take Emperor Liang's life, but if it really needed, considering his many masters in Langya Pavilion, Emperor Liang's life would be taken away in a short time.
What he pursued was Emperor Liang's personal apology, the purity between King Qi and the Lin Mansion, and the true situation of the 200,000 Red Flame Heroic Souls who were wrongfully killed.
Therefore, he will never cause harm to Emperor Liang, and he hopes that Emperor Liang will be alive to reconfirm the truth and innocence of the Chiyan case back then.
In Meng Zhi's view, this matter is completely reasonable and a matter of course.
Therefore, Mei Changsu can only get in touch with him through his identity, the Lin family's deep kindness to him, and his character, because this person is the most important and indispensable support in his life journey.
Whether it was the Nihuang County Lord or King Jing, they could not provide such help.
In addition, his association with Meng Da does not make people doubt his true identity, because it is difficult to imagine that Meng Zhi, the commander of Meng Da, has such a deep relationship with the Lin family
Again, this constitutes a factor.
Therefore, the figure of Meng Da seems to be more difficult to turn around than King Jing, but in fact, he hides delicacy in the roughness, and is more stable than King Jing, otherwise he would not have won the deep trust of Emperor Liang for so many years.