irritable.
Very irritable.
Isn't it said that Mei Yin is simple and upright in nature, and is mature and cautious in dealing with things?
Why the hell do you just draw a knife and kill someone if you don't agree with me?
The history books have misled me, the history books have misled me!
The bright blade cut a gash on Li Jinglong's neck, and blood was dripping from it.
"Hey... there's blood, there's blood!"
"Mei Boyin, you've had enough, you've really seen blood!"
Li Jinglong shouted like a ghost, with a look of horror on his face.
Mei Yin was indifferent, still staring at him fiercely, and there was no sign of letting go of the long knife in his hand.
Seeing this, Li Hongbi couldn't help but sigh, and hurriedly stood up and held Mei Yin's hand.
"Uncle Mei Shi, have you really thought about it?"
Mei Yin raised her head, looked at him and asked with a faint smile: "What? Are you going to die for your father?"
Li Jinglong was startled when he heard this, then he showed determination to die and stopped struggling.
"Mei Boyin, if you have anything to come at me, let my son go!"
"My son, leave quickly and don't do anything stupid!"
Li Hongbi took a step back with a look of horror on his face, and stretched out his hand to signal Mei Yin to continue.
"Uncle Mei Shi, are you kidding me? If I want to kill you, just kill me. My nephew, don't bother me. Don't bother me!"
Mei Yin: "..."
Li Jinglong: "???"
Damn it?
Are you so filial?
Do you want to give you an award?
Li Hongbi had no expression on his face and said in a calm tone: "The crime my father committed deserves to be cut into pieces and skinned and cramped!"
"Uncle Mei Shi wants to kill him to vent his anger. There is no problem at all. My nephew can even cheer for Uncle Shi from the side."
After hearing this, Mei Yin's face changed, and Li Jinglong's face was even more unhappy.
Where did this evil thing come from?
"But Uncle Mei Shi, don't forget, no matter how bad my father is, he is still an upright and upright envoy of the Yongle court!"
"If my father dies in Huai'an, there will be no room for relaxation between the 400,000 Huai'an troops and the Yongle court!"
"Uncle Mei Shi disregarded the lives and deaths of 400,000 soldiers just for a moment of pleasure. Is it really worth it?"
Mei Yin's face remained expressionless, but the long knife in his hand relaxed and left Li Jinglong's snow-white neck.
"Li Hongbi, right?"
"You are so sharp-tongued. I really want to cut your tongue!"
This was not the first time Mei Yin had this idea.
So Li Hongbi subconsciously covered his mouth and looked at him with horror on his face.
"Hongbi is a national weapon."
"In the past, King Kang of Zhou came to the throne and inherited eight national treasures from King Cheng of Zhou: Red Sword, Daxun, Hongbi, and Wanyan are in the west sequence; Dayu, Yiyu, Celestial Sphere, and River Map are in the east sequence."
"You have a good name indeed, and you are as handsome as jade. It's a pity that you have an extra mouth. It would be perfect if you were mute!"
Mei Yin was not only proficient in riding, archery and martial arts, but also proficient in classics and history. He was called "Confucian" by the world, and he was a master of both civil and military skills.
"Ahem." Li Hongbi said with a sneer: "Uncle Mei Shi has a lot of strategy and great literary talent. My nephew admires him very much."
"But my nephew has something unclear, so I would like to ask Uncle Mei Shi to enlighten me!"
Mei Yin calmly sat back on the chair and threw the long knife casually on the desk.
"Ask what you want to ask quickly, but if you don't answer, it depends on my mood."
Li Hongbi stood up calmly, took out his brocade handkerchief and wiped the blood on Li Jinglong's neck, and asked in a calm tone: "When the Yan army crossed the Yangtze River and attacked the imperial capital of Jinling, Emperor Jianwen urgently summoned the troops from all over the country to Beijing to serve the king!"
"Huai'an City is less than 200 miles away from the imperial capital of Jinling. It takes at most three days to reach King Qin of Beijing. Uncle Mei Shishu has 400,000 troops, but he has been standing still and has no intention of entering King Qin of Beijing."
"My nephew dares to ask Uncle Mei Shi, are you really loyal to Emperor Jianwen?"
This is not only the doubt of Li Hongbi, but also the doubt of thousands of historians in later generations.
If Mei Yin was really loyal to Emperor Jianwen, why would he stand still and watch Zhu Di attack the imperial capital of Jinling and destroy the Jianwen court?
But if Mei Yin was disloyal, then why didn't he surrender to King Zhu Di of Yan early, but instead repeatedly refused to be courted by King Zhu Di of Yan, and even cut off the ears and nose of the envoy of Yan to completely break with King Zhu Di to show his determination?
Neither surrendering to King Zhu Di of Yan nor sending troops to rescue Emperor Jianwen, Mei Yin just stood still. What on earth did he want to do?
Mei Yin took a deep look at Li Hongbi and did not answer his question. Instead, she poured a glass of wine and drank it all.
"I'm in a bad mood right now. Since you're so smart, just guess it yourself!"
"Maybe there's no need to guess."
Li Hongbi patted Li Jinglong on the head to wake up the frightened old man, then motioned Li Jinglong to get out of the way and sat opposite Mei Yin.
He didn't speak in a hurry, he also picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a glass of wine.
Seeing Li Hongbi about to drink it into his mouth, Li Jinglong reminded him in a low voice: "My son, be careful, it's poisonous!"
Li Hongbi rolled his eyes at him angrily, and then drank it all in one gulp.
"Actually, when we were assassinated during the day, my nephew had been thinking about a question. If Uncle Mei Shi really wanted to kill us, why would he send the Huai'an Army to escort us all the way and intercept and kill us on the way to the mission? This would actually give the Huai'an Army Leave some leeway."
"And what happened at the gate of the city confirmed my nephew's suspicion that the person who wanted to kill the upright official of the imperial court was not Uncle Mei Shi, but some people in the Huai'an army."
"Oh?" Mei Yin smiled, "Why did they kill the imperial envoy?"
"Because of loyalty!"
Li Hongbi poured another glass of wine.
"There are many die-hard Jianwen loyalists in the Huai'an army. For example, the scholar I saw during the day should be called Huang Yanqing, right?"
Hearing this, Mei Yin's face changed slightly.
The Yongle envoy even knew Huang Yanqing. It seemed that there were many traitors in the Huai'an army.
Li Hongbi successfully calmed Mei Yin, and the rest of the conversation became much easier.
"These people think that as long as they set up a scheme to kill Li Jinglong, an official of the imperial court, Emperor Yongle will be furious and change his recruitment policy towards the Huai'an army, so that the two sides will only meet in war!"
"To them, Emperor Yongle is a traitor who usurped power, so they will not surrender even if they die. If they kill Li Jinglong, the official envoy of the imperial court, there will be no room for relaxation between the two sides."
When Mei Yin heard this, she nodded in approval with a happy face.
"You are indeed very smart."
"God is really kind to your Li family!"
Li Hongbi sighed: "Huang Yanqing's actions today confirmed my nephew's suspicion."
"Uncle Mei Shi, as the chief military officer of Huai'an, is the commander-in-chief of 400,000 Huai'an troops, but this is only in name."
"If my nephew guessed correctly, the 400,000 Huai'an troops are just an imaginary number. There are less than half of the real combatants. Moreover, among the half of the combatants, there are still many factions to check and balance each other."
"The two most important factions are the pro-Yan faction and the Jianwen faction. Some soldiers do not want to fight with the Yan army and want to submit to the Yan army, while some soldiers are loyal to Jianwen and want to serve the country with loyalty and serve Emperor Jianwen. !”
"In this way, the two major factions will fight against each other. Although there are no weapons, the battlefield will be more dangerous!"
Li Hongbi picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
"So, when Uncle Mei Shi stood still back then, it was not because he had any ulterior motives, but because the Huai'an army couldn't move!"
"Forcing these 400,000 soldiers to stay in Huai'an, Mei Shishu can still suppress them, but if he leads them to the capital to Qin Wang, at that time, whether they will be Qin Wang or Kill King, even Mei Shishu himself cannot guarantee, right? ?”
"Even before the Huai'an army has arrived at the Jinling battlefield, these two factions will take the lead in fighting each other. Any force will affect the situation of the Jinling battle. The reason why Uncle Mei Shi didn't move back then is probably the truth!"
"Uncle Mei Shi carries the lives of 400,000 soldiers on his back!"
Mei Yin listened to him and was silent for a long time before sighing.
"Drink with me!"
"How dare you disobey your orders!"
The two of them looked at each other as they picked up their wine glasses, and then drank down the wine in one gulp.
Li Jinglong looked on in confusion, which resulted in him being scolded.
"How old are you, why don't you have any eyesight?"
"Why don't you go and pour some wine for Uncle Shi?"
What?
Pour wine for Mei Yin?
You want me, Li Jinglong, to pour wine for others?
I am a top-ranking prince, the head of all civil and military officials, and you want me to do the work of a prostitute and a slave?
Well...it's not impossible. When people are under the eaves, they should bow their heads when they should!
When Mei Yin reached out and grasped the long knife on the table, Li Jinglong immediately lost his temper and ran over to pour wine for the two of them.
"Drink victory!"
"My good nephew understands me, so let's make it clear!"
