I play the role of Jiajing in Zongwu: What crime have I committed?

"Xia Jiang has a reason to kill you, but I don't. Even if you leave this prison, you'll just be an exiled prisoner."

"Whether you live or die, I don't care. The only thing I care about is Xia Jiang."

"Xia Jiang?"

Xie Yu suddenly burst into a hoarse laugh, mocking him.

"Mr. Su, you must be joking. Xia Jiang is my last hope. You actually expect to use me to deal with Xia Jiang? Hahaha."

Mei Changsu remained unmoved and spoke calmly.

"I'm going to use you. You should be glad that you still have value to be used at this point."

"If you are of no use, then you are doomed."

“Mr. Su, I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you. I’ll still gamble on Xia Jiang, gamble on him believing in me. He’s my last chance to survive.”

"I'm so sorry."

Mei Changsu lightly dusted off his sleeves, a smile playing on his lips.

"I have blocked your only way out, Lord Marquis."

"What did you say?"

Xie Yu was taken aback, his cloudy eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

Then Mei Changsu tricked Xie Yu, saying that he had revealed to Xia Jiang the secret that the death of the schoolteacher Li Zhongxin was related to Xia Jiang.

Xie Yu was completely shocked. He had asked Zhuo Dingfeng to kill the schoolteacher Li Zhongxin, but he had never said that it was Xia Jiang who arranged it.

Mei Changsu smiled and said, "I'm afraid Xia Jiang is already convinced that you leaked the secret of Li Chongxin's death. In order to protect more secrets, he will definitely kill you to silence you."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yu's pupils contracted sharply, and he froze on the spot.

After a while, he suddenly sprang up and pounced on Mei Changsu like a trapped beast.

Unfortunately, two heavy iron chains rattled and held it firmly in place.

He roared with a ferocious expression, "Mei Changsu, what grudge do I hold against you? Why must you try to kill me!"

What grudge or enmity do you hold against me?

Mei Changsu chuckled softly.

"We each serve our own masters, and we'll stop at nothing to achieve our goals. Doesn't Your Excellency find it laughable to ask such a question?"

Xie Yu then collapsed to his knees, breathing heavily, his anger gradually replaced by despair.

"Now, only I can give you a glimmer of hope."

"Whether you trust me or Xia Jiang, the choice is yours, Lord Marquis."

After a long silence, Xie Yu finally asked, "What do you want me to do?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Changsu asked solemnly, "Tell me, why did Xia Jiang want to kill that man named Li Chongxin?"

Knowing this is meaningless to you!

"How could it be meaningless? With this leverage, even the Suspended Mirror Bureau, which claims to be uninvolved in factional strife, could be used by the Crown Prince in the future."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yu stared intently at Mei Changsu.

What do I get out of telling you all this?

Upon hearing this, Mei Changsu's lips curled up slightly.

"As long as you're alive, with the Crown Prince in the imperial court and the Jiangzuo Alliance in the martial world, you can live a very peaceful life."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yu struggled internally before finally letting out a long sigh.

"Okay, I'll tell you..."

Xie Yu finally revealed the truth behind the Chiyan case thirteen years ago.

Thirteen years ago, Xia Jiang found a schoolteacher named Li Zhongxin and asked him to write a letter for him.

This letter is a forgery of the handwriting of Nie Feng, the vanguard general of the Chiyan Army.

Because Nie Feng is Xia Dong's husband from the Xuanjing Division, Xia Jiang was able to easily obtain the draft documents written by Nie Feng.

He handed the manuscript to Li Zhongxin.

Li Zhongxin imitated Nie Feng's handwriting and wrote a letter that was so perfect that even Xia Dong couldn't tell the difference between the real and fake.

The letter reads: "I have discovered that Lin Xie, the commander of the Chiyan Army, is plotting a rebellion. In order to silence me, he is driving me to my death. I beg for your help."

This led to the incident where the vanguard general of the Chiyan Army reported the Chiyan Army for plotting a rebellion.

Meanwhile, Xie Yu had laid an ambush on Nie Feng under the guise of rescuing him, but in reality, he was actually carrying out an ambush.

After destroying him, Xie Yu brought back half of the body, lying that he was too late and that Nie Feng had already been silenced by Lin Xie.

Later, Xia Jiang, in order to silence Li Chongxin, hinted to Xie Yu, which led to Zhuo Dingfeng killing Li Chongxin.

"So that's it..."

Behind the cell, Xia Dong was already in tears after listening to Xie Yu's story.

Chapter 164 It's fine if I and Ke'er divide it up.

Xia Dong gripped the iron bars in front of him tightly.

For so many years, she had always believed that it was her husband, Nie Feng, who had discovered evidence of Lin Xie's rebellion, which led to Lin Xie's assassination.

Therefore, whenever Prince Jing and others spoke out for the Chiyan Army, she would turn a cold eye.

She told herself that Nie Feng could never be wrong, and she had to trust her husband.

But now she realizes that it was all a lie.

It was her most respected master, Xia Jiang, who stole Nie Feng's manuscript from her and fabricated this lie.

The charge of treason against the Chiyan Army was fabricated, and her husband was actually murdered by Xie Yu from the beginning.

Thinking of this, Xia Dong's vision blurred.

On the other side, Mei Changsu let out a long sigh of relief in mid-air.

The tension that had been building for years finally eased slightly at this moment.

He was constantly afraid.

Even though he knew his father's character better than anyone else, and even though he firmly believed that the Chiyan Army would never rebel, Nie Feng's letter was like a thorn, deeply embedded in his heart.

However, Nie Feng was an upright and unyielding man, and he would never frame Lin Xie out of thin air.

So deep down he was always afraid that his own father was rebelling.

This thought had tormented him countless times in the dead of night, keeping him tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

But now, the truth has finally come to light.

That letter was part of Xia Jiang's conspiracy.

His father, and the entire Chiyan Army, never betrayed the Great Liang.

Mei Changsu slowly opened his eyes, and the turbulent emotions in his eyes gradually subsided.

Xie Yu stared at Mei Changsu, a last glimmer of hope flickering in his cloudy eyes.

"Mr. Su, I have told you everything I know."

Mei Changsu stood up and left a single sentence.

"Rest assured, Your Highness, the Crown Prince will protect your life."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled his fox fur cloak tighter around himself and stepped out of the cell without looking back.

Behind him, Xie Yu opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he slumped back onto the straw mat.

However, no sooner had Mei Changsu left the Ministry of Justice prison than the Eastern Depot's spies relayed the news.

Naturally, it fell into Zhu Houcong's hands.

Zhu Houcong leaned against the couch, his fingertips lightly tapping the secret report on the table, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes.

"Interesting. It seems Mei Changsu has already investigated Li Zhongxin's matter."

According to the plot, Xie Yu was eventually exiled.

Before his exile, he wrote a secret letter to Princess Liyang.

Inside is all the truth he knows about the Blazing Flame case.

At the end of the series, Princess Liyang held this secret letter and remonstrated with the court officials, demanding a retrial of the Chiyan case.

Then he was attacked by the crowd and was eventually forced to kneel down to Mei Changsu.

Zhu Houcong kept calculating in his mind.

Then a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and a sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

He was happy to see the drama unfold between Crown Prince Xiao Jinghuan and Xia Jiang, who were like dogs fighting each other.

He doesn't intend to get involved in this matter.

Anyway, he only needs to do two things well.

The first thing is to ensure that Xie Yu keeps his mouth shut forever.

Once Xie Yu is exiled from the capital, I will take immediate action.

Bandits roamed the route of exile, and it was quite normal for one or two prisoners to die.

The second thing is even more crucial.

That means we must obtain the secret letter Xie Yu wrote to Liyang.

Thinking of his adopted sister, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Zhu Houcong's eyes.

People say that an elder brother is like a father, but this bastard Li Yang betrayed his own brother and helped outsiders to deal with his own brother.

Since that's the case, don't blame him for being heartless as the older brother.

Kill them and that will solve everything.

And those two boys from the Xie family…

Zhu Houcong narrowed his eyes.

Xie Bi and Xiao Jingrui could not be allowed to stay either.

Especially Xiao Jingrui, this illegitimate child with the blood of the Southern Chu royal family, is ultimately a hidden danger.

Although Xiao Jingrui was ultimately unable to return to Southern Chu because of Yuwen Nian and Yuwen Xuan.

But as long as he lives, he will always be a variable.

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for being born into the wrong family."

Zhu Houcong had already sketched out a meticulous plan to eliminate them.

However, thinking of Yuwen Nian, Zhu Houcong suddenly realized that he hadn't been to Yongshou Palace for a long time.

To allow her to focus on her pregnancy, I had kept the matter of Nan Chu a secret from her.

After giving birth to Ke'er, she continued to recover until now.

Zhu Houcong thought for a moment and decided it was time to tell her about the situation in Nan Chu.

The truth will eventually come out. Rather than letting her find out from someone else, I'd better tell her a different version myself first.

"Prepare the carriage for Yongshou Palace."

"Yes!"

When Zhu Houcong stepped into Yongshou Palace, he saw Yuwen Nian leaning against a soft couch, breastfeeding Xiao Jingke in his arms.

Her eyes and brows were full of gentleness.

"Near."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"