Chapter 171 It’s all lies

In the west of Liangzhou, Yongwei County, Xiliang Palace.

In the hall, a group of counselors gathered around the table and were talking among themselves.

Everyone talked from morning to noon, and they didn't even eat lunch, and their stomachs were growling.

"My lord, according to my humble opinion, I have prepared ten thousand taels of gold, a hundred beauties, and several colored satin and jewels. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, will personally present them to the King of Qi in exchange for the Crown Prince of Qi's withdrawal from the army. This plan is absolutely feasible, so don't hesitate any longer."

A bored middle-aged man's voice sounded in the middle of the crowd, "We just finished the battle with Xirong. Where did you get the ten thousand taels of gold?"

"Then reduce it by half, five thousand..."

"It's necessary, Your Majesty, Commander Xu's strategy is completely to surrender." A counselor pulled the talking counselor out, squeezed into the crowd, and said impassionedly, "In ancient times, there were often wars in which the weak defeated the strong. Your Majesty, wasn't it always the case?

I'm reading military books, and if I apply what I've learned, I can definitely defeat Xiao Beiheng in one battle..."

"Get out!" A foot from the crowd stretched out and kicked the counselor who was speaking away.

The kicked counselor rolled on the ground and kept talking: "Your Majesty, your advice is hard to hear..."

"They are all a bunch of trash, get out of here!"

Xiliang Wang Meicheng took back his feet, stood up and threw the military book in his hand on the table.

He used to be handsome, but when he reached middle age, he couldn't control his greed for food and drinks. His belly grew day by day. First, his clothes had to be made to order, and now he was so fat that he couldn't even see his own legs. He was so tired after just one kick.

He was breathing heavily. Others thought he was extremely angry, so they all ran away with their heads in their hands.

"My lord, please don't be angry. Being so angry can hurt your health." The fallen counselor stood up and reminded King Xiliang to take care of his health. "I will wait until your anger calms down before I can give you some ideas. In fact, Military Advisor Xu...

"

A thick military book flew over and hit him right in the face.

Seeing that the hall was finally empty, Mei Cheng took a deep breath and sat down again.

The table in front of him was filled with all kinds of military arts, strategies, and tactics. Every book explained it clearly, but in his opinion, no strategy could stop Xiao Beiheng.

I haven’t learned these things clearly since I was a child, and I still don’t understand them now.

Sharpening a gun in the face of battle is useless, and it will not be effective when used in knowledge.

He scratched his hair irritably, rolled up the sleeves of his robe embroidered with golden clouds, and picked up the military book he had just half-read.

Xiao Beiheng's 50,000 troops are in the east and may come at any time. Even though he knows it will be too late, he has to bite the bullet and learn. If Xiliang is destroyed in his hands, how can he be worthy of his ancestors?

Learn quickly, just in case you can come up with a clever idea.

"Father," Maple excitedly ran into the hall, bouncing a ball with his hand, "Father, look what the child has bought."

The ball in his hand looks like a turtle shell made of leather, and it seems quite heavy in Mape's hands.

Since taking Shen Yuexi's special medicine, Maple's condition has improved greatly, and her limbs can move freely. However, the skin on her face has been damaged for a long time and has not fully returned to normal, so she still has to wear a mask.

When Mei Cheng saw the ball in his hand, his face sank, and he slammed the book onto the table.

Mapu thought he was still angry with the group of counselors just now, and didn't pay attention to Mei Cheng's face. He smiled to himself and said: "That Jia Orion hasn't been here for more than a year. When I meet him this time, I can tell him something, Hua Hua."

I bought five armadillos with a lot of money so that I can entertain distinguished guests on the wedding day. These are all alive and can be raised first and then slaughtered on the wedding day..."

Mei Cheng walked around the desk, walked down the steps step by step, and came to Ma Pu.

Only then did Mapu notice that Mei Cheng's face was extremely ugly, and he said in surprise: "Father?"

Mei Cheng didn't say anything, he just raised his leg and kicked him.

Mapu's skills were extraordinary, but when his father kicked him, he didn't dare to hide for fear of reaching his father's waist. He stood there and received the kick. The ball in his hand was knocked to the ground and rolled to the side.

The ball slowly unfolded, revealing its head like a big mouse and looked around. Seeing the angry-looking King of Xiliang walking towards it, it quickly rolled up into a ball again.

The King of Xiliang walked up to him and kicked the armadillo out of the hall and landed in the flower garden.

"Your father, I don't like to eat. No one in the palace likes to eat." Mei Cheng turned around and pointed at Mapu's nose and said, "You are the only one who eats this stuff."

"Father, armadillos are delicious..." Maple still wanted to argue, "I bought more this time, so you can try it too..."

"Taste what?"

Mei Cheng raised his hand angrily and pointed at the table behind him: "Did you see what I was doing? Your father is here in a hurry, but you are here thinking about food?"

"Father, please calm down." Maple glanced at the table, then straightened up and knelt down on the ground, lowering his head, "I know I was wrong."

"You still know you were wrong? Do you know what we, father and son, are in the eyes of outsiders? Huh?" Mei Cheng became angrier as he spoke and walked back and forth a few steps, "Two wastes, you know? Wastes!"

Mapu lowered his head, not daring to speak anymore, and just listened obediently to Mei Cheng's scolding.

"I am the King of Xiliang, and you are my son. Outsiders say that our Mei family is full of trash. Do you know how depressed I am? I am the prince, the King of Xiliang."

Mei Cheng waved his hands in the air, venting his dissatisfaction.

"You are a cripple and hopeless. But you, who were originally fine and the hope of our Mei family, got sick of the disease. You fought hard against those bastards in Xirong and were deprived of two seats in a row.

Cheng, Nanping, and Zhangwu are still in the hands of others. Your father and I have never won a single battle. Everyone is watching the jokes of our Mei family. My face has long been gone. Do you know that it is gone?

!”

Maple kowtowed and said in a serious tone:

"Father, please calm down. My son's illness has recovered now. After the wedding, my son will go to war immediately to regain the lost territory for you."

"Bah! Seize the lost land, seize the lost land," Mei Cheng became more and more angry, "You even need Dai'er to give you advice before you know what to do. Why do you want to seize the lost land?"

"Children can kill enemies..." Maple lowered his head almost to his chest.

"We, the men of the Mei family, have to rely on the women of the Mei family who are far away in the capital to save us. This in itself is a shame." Mei Cheng squatted in front of Ma Pu, holding his collar tightly with both hands, "Tell me, can you make your father famous?"

A handful? Can you let your father win the battle for once?"

Mepu raised her head and looked into Mei Cheng's eyes: "Dad, I'll try my best."

"It's been two and a half years... your father has been lying on the ground, being laughed at and bullied by others," Mei Cheng's lips trembled, "The Mei family's fiefdom relies on your sister to serve the emperor to protect it. Now it depends on you.

My sister will give you some advice. Maybe in Dai'er's heart, she doesn't look down on you and me at all, and our father and son have to rely on her to protect us... I want to win so much."

"Dad, sister, this plan can make Xiao Zhuo stand on our side." Mapu felt that his collar was getting tighter and tighter, and he felt a little short of breath. "He has experienced hundreds of battles. If he can help us, we will have a powerful force."

Helper. Victory will come soon."

"Then what do you think of Li Wan?" Mei Cheng let go of his collar, "Is it just to win over Xiao Zhuozhi?"

Maple breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out her hand to straighten her collar: "I don't like her at all... But my sister proposed this plan, and I thought it was very appropriate, and I have been doing it since then. You also know that children are very

Being good at...this is all for our Xiliang foundation."

"Yes, in order to preserve our foundation." Mei Cheng sighed, stood up and slowly turned around, "Let's talk to my father about the relevant preparations."

The voices of father and son gradually became lower.

Behind the pillar outside the hall, Li Wan leaned against the pillar, covering her mouth and trying her best not to cry.

She was looking for Maple, but happened to overhear these conversations.

The sweet words were all false, and Maple was taking advantage of her from the beginning.

Fortunately, she had a big fight with Mrs. Li over this.

She walked along the long corridor of the palace in despair.

Who should I turn to now to talk to this pain?

Mrs. Li was already so stubborn that she was so angry that she didn't even think about food and drinks. She had been staying at home in Yongwei since the beating, refusing to see her. She was unfamiliar with the place and knew no one. She had no friends and was alone.

"You said that Xiao Zhuo and his wife have already arrived in Yongwei?" A pair of maids whispered not far away, "I didn't expect that they really came first?"

"That's right. Xiao Zhuo is an old friend of our Crown Prince, not like Prince Jing and Prince Qi."

Li Wan raised her head in surprise.

She knew who she was going to find.
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