01 What kind of person is Emperor Liang? As an emperor, he was suspicious and cunning, cold-blooded and cold-blooded, and in order to protect the throne, he not only killed his best friend, but also did not let go of his own son. Compared with the emperor in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Emperor Liang is not as good as him. Emperors, in order to preserve their status, are naturally more suspicious than ordinary people. The case of the Red Flame Army more than ten years ago seemed to be Xie Yu and Xia Jiang, but it was actually Emperor Liang's jealousy of King Qi and Lin Xie. King Qi, as the crown prince, in the eyes of Emperor Liang, he won the hearts of the people in the court, talked lightly in the palace, and repeatedly contradicted Emperor Liang in the court, which was already a taboo for the king. As Emperor Liang's best friend, Lin Xie saved Emperor Liang from fire and water many times and helped Emperor Liang get the throne, but later he became King Qi's confidant, and even Emperor Liang's eyes saw that Lin Xie's support for troops was uncontrollable. It can be inferred that King Qi and Lin Xie must have the same concept of governing the country, so King Qi and Lin Xie can be like-minded and fight together. The crown prince and the founding ministers were like-minded, which was not a good thing for Emperor Liang. After all, his imperial power was not easy to come by, and he couldn't help but guard against it, even if King Qi didn't have the heart to rebel, Lin Xie didn't want to rebel, but the suspicion in Emperor Liang's heart was provoked by Xie Yu and Xia Jiang, and he couldn't let go. The battle of the Red Flame Army is a good opportunity, Xia Jiang and Xie Yu's words are just in line with the psychology of Emperor Liang, he must seize the opportunity to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, for the sake of his imperial power, he must be ruthless. Therefore, Emperor Liang never thought of a strict investigation of the rebellion of the Red Flame Army, which was just an excuse for Emperor Liang to get rid of King Qi and Lin Xie. For more than ten years, because of the death of King Qi and Lin Xie, the demise of the Lin family and the King of Qi family, Emperor Liang felt guilty in his heart. He asked Concubine Jing to secretly worship Concubine Chen's tablet, and he often dreamed of those old people, which showed that he had never let go of this matter in his mind. 
Since he has never put it down, it is impossible to overturn the case for the Red Flame Army, because he is the king, what he does is right, and it is impossible for the majesty and face of the king to bow his head. Just like adults make mistakes, but some adults make mistakes in front of their children and never apologize, they want to save their face and dignity as adults, and let their children suffer in their mistakes. Emperor Liang was like that, he had long known that he had done something wrong, but he never thought of apologizing. 02 In the finale of "Langya Bang", Emperor Liang finally agreed to retry the case of Chiyan under the pressure of the crown prince Xiao Jingyan and Mei Changsu and many ministers. This time, Emperor Liang's bow was not because of his conscience, but because the general trend had gone and he had no choice but to do so. Over the years, he has long been afraid of the truth, because once the truth is found out, it means that he is very wrong, he will not be able to preserve the face and majesty of the imperial power, and he may lose the hearts of the people, and he will not dare to face his mistakes. But the knife was already on his neck, and this time Emperor Liang could no longer escape. When he and Mei Changsu talked alone in the main hall, he didn't admit his mistake at first, but asked Mei Changsu, why didn't he do it on Jiu'an Mountain? 
In Emperor Liang's mind, he still doubted Mei Changsu and Xiao Jingyan's desire to save the country, just as he doubted King Qi and Lin Xie's heart to save the country. As an emperor, he could no longer trust anyone, lovers, children, friends, brothers and sisters, anyone who had anything to do with him, became the object of his suspicion. This also means that Emperor Liang has not really felt the preciousness of love, friendship and family affection in his life, the only thing he feels is the dignity and preciousness of imperial power. Therefore, when Xiao Jingyan and Mei Changsu, as well as many ministers, forced him to overturn the case of Chiyan, he did not believe that they were for the truth at all. In his heart, their reversal of the case was just an ulterior motive, just wanted the world to laugh at him, just wanted to destroy his majesty, and more closely, they just wanted to get the imperial power. Emperor Liang's life is like holding a pearl in his hand, as long as someone approaches him, he trembles, and he thinks that everyone who approaches him is for his imperial power. 
So, when Mei Changsu questioned him that he didn't care about the truth at all, he was furious. He really doesn't care about the truth, he only cares about his position. The selfishness and suspicion of the emperor are not comparable to ordinary people. 03 Mei Changsu said King Qi's last words: "The father does not know the son, and the son does not know the father." This shows that King Qi never had the intention of rebelling, and the reason for this situation is just that the father and son do not understand each other. Emperor Liang still refuted Lin Xie's self-respect, and the Qi Dynasty confronted him. 
Emperor Liang, who sat on the throne, has become an extremely sensitive person, and his thoughts are different from ordinary people. This position tormented him all his life, causing him to lose his lover, children, and friends, but he still didn't know how to wake up. He agreed to retry the case of Chiyan, but Mei Changsu was not allowed to return to the court, he still wanted to save the face of his son of heaven. This face is more important than anything else. When Mei Changsu turned to leave, Emperor Liang knelt down for him. He finally admitted his mistake, he felt guilty in his heart, and he said to Mei Changsu, that is, Lin Shu: "You have to believe that I have been deceived by the villain, Lin Xie has assisted me for ten years, and your mother Jinyang is my own sister, I have hugged you, taken you on a horse, and accompanied you to fly a kite, do you remember?" "Emperor Liang is repenting, and it seems that he is forcing Mei Changsu to forgive him, but in fact, he is forcing Mei Changsu to believe that the Chiyan unjust case was not caused by his intention, but by the villain's deception. But these Mei Changsu have long been unconvinced, and he has seen a lot of Emperor Liang's coldness. Emperor Liang lost himself in power, and his kneeling behind Mei Changsu was not really a discovery of conscience, but that self in the sky had passed, his general trend had gone, and he no longer had the ability to resist all this. 
Emperor Liang, who was old and lost his power, could best understand the word "king and defeat". We often say that we have to reconcile with our imperfect parents, with ourselves, and with the world. But I always feel that reconciliation is not about forgiving those people and things that caused us pain in the past, but about discovering the truth of life, letting go of those pains, and still loving life. For Mei Changsu, the true face of Emperor Liang has long been unworthy of his respect, when he still chooses to fight for the people and fight for the justice in his mind.