Mei Wenshi looked at Mei Kang, whose eyes were bloodshot, his anger causing the veins on his forehead to throb.

"A meritorious official?"

"You good-for-nothing! Do you know the trouble you've caused this time?!"

As he spoke, Mei Wenshi's anger surged, and he delivered another slap to Mei Kang's face.

"I told you not to act rashly, not to act rashly! Did you listen?!"

"Falsely claiming imperial decrees, forcing the city's commander to rebel, if anyone finds out, even immortals can't save you!"

After shouting, Mei Wenshi collapsed into the chair, exhausted.

He hadn't held back at all with those two slaps, using all his strength, and now his body felt weak, and he was panting heavily.

"If you can't cover up these foolish things you've done, the entire Mei family will have to pay the price!"

Mei Kang was frightened by Mei Wenshi's ferocious expression. He had never seen his father so distraught before.

But after recovering, Mei Kang was still a little unconvinced and said, "Father, riches are found in danger!"

"As long as this matter succeeds, these small risks are worth it!"

Mei Wenshi closed his eyes tightly, suppressing the urge to kill this sinful creature with a knife, and said resentfully:

"Idiot, Mei Wenshi has been wise all his life, how could I have given birth to such an idiotic son?!"

"Do you think I don't know? With your little brain, how could you come up with such a plan?"

"You've been secretly associating with the people of Jiang Zuo Wang (King of Jiang Zuo), do you think your father is old and can't hold the position of the head of the family?!"

Mei Kang was stunned when he heard this, a guilty look flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it and retorted, "Father, don't think too much, I didn't mean that."

"I, I just can't stand that dog emperor, I wanted to trip him up and make him respect our Mei family more."

As Mei Kang spoke, a look of indignation appeared on his face: "Father, you're too cautious, afraid of this, afraid of that... We've been bullied to the face by the dog emperor, if we don't fight back, our family will really be ruined!"

"Isn't it good now? Arranging people to deal with the Tiger Legion, and then I'll join forces with Wang Zijing to kill our way into the palace. The four battalions of the imperial capital also have our people, working together from the inside out..."

Seemingly seeing Jiang Chen fleeing in panic, Mei Kang's breathing became heavier, and his eyes showed a hint of fanaticism.

"When the time comes, we'll directly capture the emperor, poison him, force him to abdicate to a child of the royal family, and then have him write an edict entrusting the Mei family to oversee the country, kick away that Jiang Zuo Wang, and take control of everything, wouldn't that be great?"

Mei Wenshi listened with cold eyes, and a look of sorrow appeared on his old face.

Such a whimsical idiot would actually be his son. Heaven has no eyes!

"Father, how is my plan? Why aren't you saying anything?" Mei Kang leaned forward, with a forced look of triumph on his face.

*Pa pa pa!*

Dozens of slaps landed on Mei Kang's face, with great force, making his teeth feel loose.

Such a ruthless attack directly aroused Mei Kang's ferocity. He pushed away Mei Wenshi and said angrily, "Father, if you hit me again, I, I will..."

"You will what?" Mei Wenshi sneered, his eyes full of disdain.

"You fool! Idiot!"

"You don't even know you've been tricked. If it weren't for your father's protection, you would have been skinned, boned, and sold by the pound long ago!"

Mei Wenshi's sinister eyes looked at Mei Kang: "Do you really think everyone is as stupid as you?"

"I have already warned you, the current emperor is no longer the useless person who used to rely on the Mei family for everything!"

"He found out that someone was falsely claiming imperial decrees, doesn't he think it's a conspiracy?"

"He sent Xu Changqing to quell the rebellion, doesn't he have anyone else available?"

Mei Kang was speechless.

Mei Wenshi had expected his reaction, so he wasn't surprised. His face was cold and said: "What you did, you didn't get any benefits, you just got yourself into trouble for nothing, there was no need at all!"

"I had already arranged it, and I could have forced the emperor to back down without any effort... but now, it's all ruined!"

"After the Xinyang City incident, if there is any chaos in the imperial capital, the emperor will blame our Mei family. As for Wang Zijing and those military officers who have dealings with us, they are probably already being monitored."

He fixed his gaze on the stunned and disappointed Mei Kang, and said word by word: "Kang'er, remember, our Mei family and Jiang Zuo Wang have never been of one mind!"

"What he wants is the throne, the world."

"And what our Mei family wants is power, status."

"Whoever can give us these things is our ally, the object of our loyalty!"

After a pause, Mei Wenshi's eyes filled with helplessness: "Originally, our Mei family still had a way out. If we really couldn't beat the emperor, we could sell out Jiang Zuo Wang and find a way to survive."

"But now you've been tricked by him, leaving such a big handle, we've lost the qualification to surrender!"

Mei Kang was a little puzzled, his eyes flickering.

Mei Wenshi sighed and said earnestly: "According to what you said, if our Mei family raises an army, whether we succeed or not, we won't be able to escape the charge of treason."

"When the time comes, if the vassal kings in various places rise up, can you withstand it? Or can the Mei family withstand it?"

"At that time, either Jiang Zuo Wang will reap the benefits, or we will recommend him to take the throne in order to save our lives... Both of these are being used. When we are no longer useful, do you think Jiang Zuo Wang's nature will allow our Mei family to live?"

After listening, Mei Kang's face turned pale!

He finally understood what kind of mistake he had made, but there was no chance to remedy it.

"Your brain isn't made for political struggles, so don't meet with Jiang Zuo Wang in the future."

After instructing him, Mei Wenshi got up, looked at the *A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains* painting on the wall, and sighed desolately.

"No successor, no successor!"

"I'm afraid the day I die will be the day the Mei family declines."

Mei Kang stood there blankly, looking at his father's desolate figure, his eyes a little frightened.

"Father, Father, what should I do now? Can I still salvage the situation?"

Mei Wenshi looked back coldly: "What do you think?"

Mei Kang lowered his head: "Son, son will not act rashly again."

Mei Wenshi nodded, his eyes filled with inexplicable emotions.

Now that the situation is about to become chaotic, his son is not talented enough, so retreating at this time is the best choice... However, the situation is beyond his control!

Suppressing his superfluous emotions, Mei Wenshi said coldly: "Remember what you said, and keep Wang Zijing and the others in peace."

"The city lord of Xinyang City is dead, so you should control yourselves and pretend you don't know about this matter."

Mei Kang was still a little uneasy: "Father, what should we tell Wangye (honorific title for a prince)?"

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Mei Wenshi's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it: "As long as the emperor is still here, we are allies!"

At the same time, Wan Hua Lou (Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion).

After several days of stalking and investigation, Yang Muxi finally found a place suspected of hiding the account books.

In these few days, she had heard many secrets of the court, and she had become extremely disgusted with these dignitaries. She was even more determined to assassinate the tyrant and restore peace to the world!