Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

"Master, there is a reason why I had to do what I did that day."

Zong Ruwen nodded, "I know that you have been in the palace for many years, and although you have had your temper sometimes, you have never made such an inevitable mistake.

I don’t even want to ask what caused the fight between you and the prince that day. "

"Thank you, Master."

"When I talk to you, you have to thank me seven times out of ten sentences. You are really boring sometimes. If you hadn't been able to say something I like to hear, I really wouldn't want a disciple like you."

Meng Changqing smiled and said, "The apprentice is not a silver coin, how can he please others everywhere?"

"Yes, it's enough to please those important people." Zong Ruwen said, "After you left, the prince cared about you very much. Have you ever corresponded with each other?"

"No." Meng Changqing said, "I told Liangzhou Post Office that all letters sent to me from outside Liangzhou will be returned if the sender is not Meng Mansion Dai Dongwen."

"That's good. Your location is right next to the border. You must be careful with everything you handle. You don't know the methods of those people. They are very childish and very dirty.

But no matter how much the superiors' hearts are toward you, no matter how useful you are to the court, as long as the Holy One is suspicious, the more useful you are, the more dangerous you will be. "

Meng Changqing's expression also became serious when talking about this topic.

"I am not telling you to hide your abilities and do whatever you should do, but you have to know what is reliable and what is unreliable." Zong Ruwen took the sesame cake on the corner of the desk and handed it to Meng Changqing.

"Thank you Master for telling me this."

"Look, thanks again."

Meng Changqing smiled and said: "I am so grateful to Master that I can't hold it in my heart, so I have to express it." She continued: "Since we separated from the prince a year ago, I have not heard any news about the prince.

Although there was such a commotion when we separated from His Highness, I miss His Highness very much in my heart. I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to meet the Crown Prince when I come to Beijing this time. Master will enter the palace in the future. Please help me convey my thoughts. "

Zong Ruwen said: "You have been away from Beijing for a year, and the situation in the palace has changed. Your Majesty now values ​​the third prince very much." Meng Changqing knew what he meant and replied: "They are also His Majesty's children. Which prince does Your Majesty value? It’s not surprising.”

Zong Ruwen pointed to the door and window, "Go and see if anyone is outside?"

Meng Changqing stood up immediately and checked at the door, window and roof. After confirming that no one was there, he was about to return to his seat when Zong Ruwen said, "Open the doors and windows to make it more transparent."

When Meng Changqing sat back in front of him, Zong Ruwen approached Meng Changqing and asked in a low voice: "Between the crown prince and the third prince, who do you choose to stand behind?"

"Prince."

"You haven't had much contact with the third prince, so you don't know him well. Why did you choose the prince?" Zong Ruwen continued to ask in a low voice.

"Master, when did I have the right to choose? I have been with the prince for many years, and everyone thinks that I am the prince's party."

"You have the right to choose now." Zong Ruwen said, "Everyone in the palace knows that you went to Liangzhou because you beat the prince. As long as you can continue to be valued by his majesty, other princes will naturally want to win over you."

"Then I'll choose the prince." Meng Changqing said, "With my limited knowledge, I can't tell who is more suitable for that position between the prince and the third prince, and I won't say anything for the sake of the world in front of you.

I know that whoever sits in that position will change.

But based on my understanding of the prince, as long as I stand behind him, he will do his best to protect me before sitting in that position, and I will let him do his best to protect me.

Master, I still have too many things to do, and I don’t want to get caught up in party struggles and die from assassination, so I have to take the safest path. "

"This is your business, your choice, and the consequences you will bear in the future." Zong Ruwen reminded, "Don't forget that there is a Xiao family between you and the prince."

"The apprentice never dares to forget the fear of a sharp blade hanging above his head." Meng Changqing approached Zong Ruwen and whispered: "Master, can I ask you the same question?"

Zong Ruwen sat up straight and said, "No." (End of Chapter)