Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 551 Honesty or Frankness?

Meng Changqing yawned as he poured tea for the other man, saying, "Lord Mao is truly full of energy, coming here to chat so late at night."

"I apologize for disturbing Lord Meng's rest. But what I need to say cannot wait until tomorrow. Please understand."

Meng Changqing placed the teacup in front of him and said with a smile, "If I didn't understand, I wouldn't be standing here at this time. Lord Mao, please speak frankly."

"To be honest, Prefect Liu sent me here to kill someone," Mao Chunfang said.

"Oh?" Meng Changqing feigned surprise.

"Is Magistrate Sun in Beishan County?" Mao Chunfang continued, "I asked Prefect Liu about the reason, but he was unwilling to say more."

Meng Changqing just watched Mao Chunfang laugh, making Mao Chunfang feel uncomfortable all over.

"Lord Meng doesn't believe me?"

Meng Changqing said, "Lord Mao and the Prefect have always had a harmonious relationship, so why is he saying such things to me today? It's really strange."

"So-called harmony is just something we have to do out of necessity." Mao Chunfang took a sip of tea before saying, "I offended him when he first came, so I had no choice but to be more obedient in my actions, which led to your misunderstanding."

Meng Changqing nodded, seemingly agreeing with his statement. "Now that you've told me the news, what are your plans for the next step?"

"This is to remind Lord Meng to be careful and wary of Prefect Liu," Mao Chunfang said. "Although I don't know why he wanted to kill Magistrate Sun, Magistrate Sun has been in Liangzhou for many years and his conduct and official duties are impeccable. He should not have been unjustly killed by him."

“What Lord Mao says makes sense.” It seemed that Meng Changqing believed whatever he said. “But Magistrate Sun is not in my Beishan County.”

Mao Chunfang was initially surprised, then her expression turned to confusion, and finally she seemed to understand, "I am honest with you, so why should Lord Meng be wary of me?"

So many people from Liangzhou Prefecture came to Beishan County. If the people were really not in Beishan County, why would Meng Changqing detain the people from Liangzhou Prefecture?

Is he born rebellious, and just likes to go against his superiors?
“Lord Mao, you have misunderstood me.” Meng Changqing said solemnly, “Prefect Sun did come here and asked me to protect him, but I thought Beishan County was not safe, so I sent him to Weishan County.”

Mao Chunfang glanced at the tea in her teacup, actually pondering whether Meng Changqing's words were true. "In Weishan County," Mao Chunfang said with a smile. "Wherever he is, as long as he's safe, that's all that matters."

“Yes,” Meng Changqing agreed.

At the same time, Song Qingfeng of Weishan Camp heard someone outside report that Prefect Liu wanted him to go to the prefectural government.

Song Qingfeng immediately thought of Mao Chunfang, who had come here during the day.

He already found it strange that Mao Chunfang had come to him out of the blue, and now someone from Liangzhou Prefecture had come as well.

It seems that Mao Chunfang's purpose in coming here was to send him to Liangzhou Prefecture, but why didn't Mao Chunfang say so?
It's probably not a good thing.

Song Qingfeng asked the soldier who came to report, "Who are these people? What were their exact words?"

"Judging from the man's attire, he should be a servant of Prefect Liu. His original words were: 'The Prefect has a message, summon the General over.'"

Upon hearing the word "transmission," Song Qingfeng knew that Mao Chunfang considered herself superior to him, and he sneered inwardly.

Song Qingfeng said, "Just say that I went up Weishan Peak and am not in the camp."

"Yes!"

When this reached the ears of Liu's servant at the camp gate, he finally understood why the constable he had previously sought out refused to come over. No matter what he said, the constable simply wouldn't take on the task.

"When will the general return?" The servant knew Liu Dexiang's temperament and dared not go back just like that.

"That's hard to say," the guard said.

"Please send someone to Weishan Peak to convey a message: if the general has nothing urgent, he should go to the prefectural capital first."

The guard said, "If it's nothing urgent, why does the general need to go up? What exactly is the matter in your prefecture?"