Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Li Kuiqing said hurriedly: "Your Highness, we are waiting here for Shen Lian, mainly... that is, we hope to persuade Commander Shen to do something."

"advise?"

Shen Lian sneered, "Stop saying nice things. I don't think persuasion is appropriate. Threatening is more appropriate, right?"

Li Kuiqing couldn't help swallowing when he saw that Shen Lian saw through his thoughts at a glance.

He hurriedly said, "Yes... it's a threat. If Commander Shen disagrees, then, then threaten Commander Shen."

"Humph!"

Shen Lian snorted coldly: "What exactly is going on? Do I need you two to intercept me and act like this?"

Li Kuiqing did not dare to hide it and said, "Yes... it is the tribute from all nations. This has never happened before, but in the past, the Crown Prince was responsible for the tribute from the Turks. This time, Your Majesty, he is not responsible, so it should be the Crown Prince who should be responsible, so..."

He looked at Shen Lian nervously and said, "Young Master Qin is not in Chang'an, so... we hope that Commander Shen can take the initiative to share some of the power in the hands of Wanbang Laichao. It would be best if he could share the power in his hands, and then... we can nominate an official to take over, which would be the most suitable."

Li Kuiqing was afraid that Shen Lian would be angry and take his anger out on him, so he quickly said, "However, we are only here to give you some suggestions. We don't really want to hurt Commander Shen! I swear."

After Shen Lian spoke to Li Kuiqing, he simply ignored the oath he had made.

This idea, believing in other people's oaths, is like complaining that the grass on the grave is not tall enough.

However, Li Kuiqing's words made Shen Lian suddenly understand something.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu had told me before that I should be careful in Chang'an City.

He didn't know why he was reminded of this at first. After all, only the Lu family of Fanyang was left out of the five surnames and seven families, and the Lu family of Fanyang was not in Chang'an City. What was there to be afraid of?

Now it seems that it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Chengqian!

He looked at Li Kuiqing in front of him with a very unfriendly expression, which made Li Kuiqing feel so uncomfortable that he wanted to run away as soon as possible.

"Tell us who is in your party." Shen Lian spoke directly.

Li Kuiqing was shocked when he heard Shen Lian's words.

"Commander Shen, you...you, what are you going to do?" Li Kuiqing asked.

"Stop talking nonsense and confess the truth immediately!" Shen Lian's eyes seemed to kill.

Li Kuiqing didn't dare to ask any more questions. He didn't dare to hide anything and quickly said out more than a dozen names.

These are considered the core members of their party.

Shen Lian wrote down the names one by one.

"That's all?" he asked.

Li Kuiqing did not dare to hide it: "This is all about our party. If Commander Shen does not believe it, you can...you can go and ask about it. This is not a secret."

Shen Lian looked at Li Kuiqing deeply, then nodded slightly.

He could see that Li Kuiqing was almost scared to death and indeed did not dare to lie.

But there are less than twenty people, which means that there is more than one party that wants to deal with His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

He wasn't too surprised.

After all, there are many factions in the court. As far as he knows, there are more than a dozen of them, but he doesn't care much about them.

If you look closely, there are probably dozens of them.

Every prince belongs to a faction.

Then there are the aristocratic families and the civilian factions.

Factions in various regions.

Factions in various interest circles.

There are even more princes.

There are too many, and some officials have intersections with many factions.

And precisely because of the complexity of factions, the number of members in each faction is not too large. Except for the major factions, other factions are not very influential.

Li Kuiqing and his faction were relatively good. Although their numbers were not too large, their status was not low, so they were ranked among the top ten factions in the court.

Shen Lian thought about it for a while, and then he suddenly smiled.

Looking at Li Kuiqing, he smiled as if he was looking at a chicken waiting to be slaughtered.

"Commander Shen, what are you laughing at?"

Li Kuiqing looked at Shen Lian's smile and shuddered subconsciously, his heart tightening for no reason.

Shen Lian laughed and said, "Nothing, I just think you are good people!"

"A good man?" Li Kuiqing said.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Yes, you are really good people. You have sacrificed yourselves to let other parties know that the Wangyun Inn faction is not easy to mess with. You have tested the depth of the water for them. You say...you are so selfless, aren't you really good people?"

When Li Kuiqing heard this, his hands and feet suddenly felt cold.

His face changed suddenly and he wanted to beg for mercy from Shen Lian.

But Shen Lian didn't even bother to look at him. He waved his hand and said, "Minister Li, I suspect you are trying to murder the court officials and assassinate me here, so I need to take you back to the Dali Temple for investigation. I hope you don't resist. Otherwise, I think you are resisting arrest. In the chaos, if you are hurt, it will not be a good thing, don't you think?"

Li Kuiqing, who originally wanted to struggle, suddenly turned pale because of Shen Lian's words.

I really didn't dare to move anymore.

Shen Lian sneered, waved his hand disdainfully, and said: "Take him away!"

Abao immediately grabbed Li Kuiqing.

Shen Lian raised his head, glanced at the still blue sky, and sighed: "Isn't it good to live a good life? Why do you have to cause trouble..."

"I don't know how Your Majesty has resolved the matter here. If it doesn't work, please get out of the way and let me do it myself..."

"Today's matter, haha, has just begun."

Swipe!

At this moment, two figures suddenly fell from the top of the wall and stopped right in front of Shen Lian.

Shen Lian withdrew his gaze from the air and saw that the two figures that had just appeared were the Jinwu Guards.

The two Jinwu Guards bowed to Shen Lian one after another: "Commander Shen."

Shen Lian nodded slightly and said calmly: "What does your majesty say?"

When the two Jinwu Guards heard Shen Lian's words, they couldn't help but be shocked.

How did Shen Lian know that they came with a divine mission?
How come he knows everything?

The two Jinwu Guards were surprised, but without any hesitation, they said, "Commander Shen, His Majesty told you to rest assured that His Majesty will take care of the things here. Commander Shen just needs to do your own thing and don't worry about what's happening here."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

There was no trace of surprise on his face.

The two Jinwu Guards felt as if Shen Lian had expected this. This made them even more awed by Shen Lian, because Shen Lian had killed an official appointed by the imperial court.

Moreover, he is an important official of the current dynasty, a fourth-rank minister of the imperial court. This is no small official position.

In addition, Lu Xie is a subordinate of the crown prince. All these identities combined are enough to make officials at the level of the six ministers dare not act rashly.

But what about Shen Lian?

He was killed without hesitation.

Originally, the two thought that Shen Lian might be too angry and did not consider the consequences of killing a person like Lu Xie.

But now that they have seen with their own eyes how Li Shimin protected Shen Lian and how calm and composed Shen Lian was, they know that His Majesty also values ​​Qin Changye and his faction!

Moreover, Shen Lian knew this matter very well, so he dared to kill him.

They thought Shen Lian didn't consider anything and was a reckless man.

but.

In fact, Shen Lian had already considered everything clearly.

"Then I'll leave this to you two. Thank you for your help."

Shen Lian spoke directly.

The two of them didn't dare to be arrogant and nodded quickly.

Shen Lian smiled and without further delay, he bowed to the two of them, then let Abao take Li Kuiqing away.

As for Lu Xie's body and those guards, the Jinwu Guards will naturally deal with them, so Shen Lian doesn't need to worry about them.

As the Jinwu Guard, the guardian of the Tang Dynasty and an organization directly under Li Shimin, they should not be unable to handle such a small matter.

Just like that, Shen Lian left here in a swagger.

The two officials who originally came to intercept Shen Lian and tried to threaten Shen Lian, one died and the other was captured, and no one ended up well.

And Shen Lian knew that this was just the beginning.

He believed that these two idiots were being used as guns to test his bottom line, and there must be many people watching.

Now I have left safely, and one of the two men is dead and the other has been arrested... Once this matter is exposed, it will definitely cause a huge shock to those who are watching it.

By then, it will definitely cause huge waves in the hearts of many people.

After all, he dared to kill people directly.

For those who are good at playing conspiracies, what he did on behalf of the King of Chu should be that of an unqualified player.

Therefore, this matter will continue to brew, thus causing huge waves among many parties that attempt to completely seize power from themselves.

Just like that, to the surprise of many people, Shen Lian returned to the Dali Temple in a swagger.

The news of the one who was killed and the other who was captured during the interception of Shen Lian spread quickly.

Soon, it swept across many forces.

Countless people were shocked after hearing the news.

On the one hand, he was shocked at how there could be a fool like Lu Xie, who not only blocked Shen Lian directly but also insulted his parents. Isn't this just like a birthday star hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long!

Shen Lian has a vengeful character. How stupid is Lu Xie to dare to provoke him like this?
On the other hand, they were even more shocked that Shen Lian actually dared to kill someone in the street. Although Lu Xie was stupid, he was still a fourth-rank official and the Crown Prince's man. Shen Lian actually killed someone in the street just because he cursed his parents.

This...isn't this a bit too cruel?

Qin Changye, that man, is he really that arrogant? He caused his subordinates to behave so outrageously!

What's more important is that Shen Lian killed a big shot like Lu Xie and has not received any criticism or impact. This... has also made many people have a deeper understanding of Shen Lian and Qin Changye.

That is crazy and cruel, and there is no need to take responsibility!

These eight short words made them more alert and fearful than they had ever known before.

Just like this, many parties told their people to give up the attempt to seize power from Shen Lian and Qin Changye, as this was not possible with all nations coming to pay tribute.

They could see that Shen Lian was so ruthless this time, intending to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

They are not stupid. Shen Lian has already given them a chance. If they don't retreat, then with Shen Lian's ability, they might die without knowing how they died.

Therefore, the smart forces resolutely gave up, and some forces even considered how to befriend Shen Lian and make up for the previous mistakes, so as to avoid being hated by Shen Lian and the King of Chu.

But not all forces are smart.

Not everyone will back down when faced with difficulties.

For example, the faction that Lu Xie and Li Kuiqing belonged to was the first to be fooled into testing Shen Lian, and they also suffered heavy losses directly.

Lu Xie and Li Kuiqing were both their backbones. Now one of them was dead and the other was captured. For them, it was a devastating blow.

In addition, other forces ridiculed them.

For a moment, the people of this force were filled with shame, anger and shame to the extreme.

In addition, the fact that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not in Chang'an City gives them the ability to make their own decisions.

At this time, at the residence of Censor Wang Wenru.

Wang Wenru is fifty years old and is famous for his sharp words and beautiful articles.

Because he was an imperial censor and often spoke up for justice, he had a high status among scholars and was respected as a great scholar.

At this time, in the palace, inside the hall.

There were more than a dozen people gathered here.

These people all looked very unhappy, some were sighing, some were roaring angrily, and the whole hall was busier than a vegetable market.

"How ridiculous! This is really ridiculous! Minister Lu and Minister Li were just trying to reason with Shen Lian, but Shen Lian turned out to be so cruel and murdered him on the spot! This man is so cruel and ruthless. He controls so much power. Who can feel at ease?"

"That's right! We must report to His Majesty and impeach Shen Lian! Even if Master Qin protects us, it won't work. Master Qin doesn't have the final say in the court. We must not allow such a vicious person to have such power!"

"And after he killed someone, he didn't even feel any blame. This is simply putting the laws of the Tang Dynasty underfoot! Shen Lian is definitely abusing his power for personal gain! I don't believe he can really cover up everything!"

"Minister Lu was such a kind and gentle person, but he was brutally murdered by Shen Lian. Shen Lian also slandered Minister Lu's reputation. How despicable!"
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"That's right!"

"Mr. Wang, tell me, is Shen Lian abominable? What should we do? We will listen to you!"

As soon as someone finished speaking, the others followed suit and all looked at Wang Wenru who was sitting on the main seat.

When Wang Wenru heard their words, he gently put down his teacup.

He said, "I am well aware of your anger, and I am also aware of your desire to avenge Minister Lu, but this matter is far more complicated than you think."

"Do you really think that Shen Lian and Young Master Qin alone can cover the sky with one hand?"

"If His Majesty hadn't nodded, do you think some factions would really swallow this anger? But now, except for us who are angry here, other factions haven't said a word. What a good thing it would be to unite together to check and balance Master Qin, but in the end, no one said a word. Don't you see the problem?"

"this….…"

When these officials heard Wang Wenru's words, their faces changed. (End of this chapter)