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

Wang Wenru sighed and said, "Shen Lian mercilessly killed Lu Xie, but the court remained silent, and other factions remained silent. Do you really think that impeaching him and submitting a memorial will be of any use? Or will Shen Lian bear a grudge against you and follow in Lu Xie's footsteps?"

Bang.

An official's hand holding the cup shook and the cup fell directly onto the table.

The tea immediately spilled all over the table.

He hurriedly picked up the cup, his face showing uncontrollable panic.

No one else laughed at him.

Because they were all so frightened by Wang Wenru's words that their foreheads were covered in cold sweat.

If they impeach Shen Lian, will Shen Lian hold a grudge against them?

Will follow Lu Xie's path.

This….…This…
Someone couldn't help but force a laugh and said, "Shen Lian, he... he is not that kind of person, right? We didn't scold him, he... he, why should he hate us?"

As soon as this person said this, some people couldn't help but curse in their hearts.

You wrote a memorial to impeach someone for no reason, and then you ask why they hold a grudge against you.

Bad is okay.

But being stupid can be fatal.

In the palace hall.

It was silent at this moment, so quiet that it was scary.

The officials who were originally roaring angrily now all shut up.

The officials who had been making a big fuss and saying they would go to Li Shimin to complain and make Shen Lian pay the price now lowered their heads.

Only then did they realize that their understanding of Shen Lian and King Chu was somewhat wrong.

If they dare to cause trouble for Shen Lian, Shen Lian, relying on the protection of King Chu and His Majesty, will really kill people.

Lu Xie’s body was still warm, right in front of them!

Thinking of this, they all didn't know what to say for a moment.

Occasionally, a voice sounded: "Shen Lian, he, he can't do this. We impeached him for his own good, for the good of Master Qin, to prevent Master Qin from having too much power and causing an accident. It's fine if he doesn't appreciate it, but how can he hold a grudge against us!"

hehe…….
When everyone heard this voice, they sneered in their hearts.

Anyone with some brains won't respond.

Such words.

It's fine to say this to outsiders, but to say this within their faction, isn't that stupid or something?
Why did they want to impeach Shen Lian, and why did they send Lu Xie and Li Kuiqing to threaten Shen Lian.

Isn't it just that you are jealous of Shen Lian's power to have all nations come to pay tribute?
Isn't it just for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, to test the bottom line of the Qin Gongzi faction?
So, given that everyone knows their purpose, it is really funny to say these things.

It's of no use other than embarrassing yourself.

Silence, still silence.

In the end, the silence became so severe that many people found it difficult to breathe, and felt that if the silence continued, they would suffocate to death.

Finally someone raised his head and broke the silence.

"Mr. Wang, you are our backbone. What do you think we should do? Are we really not going to avenge Lord Lu and the others?"

Upon hearing this, the others also hurriedly looked at Wang Wenru.

They themselves had no other options, so they could only hope for Wang Wenru.

Wang Wenru is older, has more experience, has read a lot, and has come up with many sinister ideas. They still admire Wang Wenru very much.

Moreover, Wang Wenru was an imperial censor, and his external image had always been that of a man who spoke up for justice, so no one knew what a sinister old man Wang Wenru was.

Wang Wenru was silent for a while before he said, "Shen Lian is too scary, and... I also sent someone to ask Li Kuiqing, Lu Xie did insult and invade my parents at that time..."

"He really went too far... I want to ask you, if I scolded your parents, would you want to kill me?"

Everyone looked at Wang Wenru and shook their heads subconsciously.

How could someone kill someone just because of a scolding?

Anyway, cursing won’t cost you anything.

As long as it benefits themselves, they can curse as much as they want, and it’s okay for them to join in the cursing.

There are even greater benefits. They can bring their parents in front of each other and let the other party scold them.

Just let them be scolded. For them, interests are the most important.

Wang Wenru saw that everyone was shaking their heads without giving him face, frowned, and said, "What?"

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized what Wang Wenru meant, and they nodded quickly.

Only then was Wang Wenru satisfied.

He said: "Put yourself in their shoes. If Lu Xie insulted your parents, you would also kill Lu Xie! So it is understandable that Shen Lian killed Lu Xie!"

"Of course... Lu Xie is also our partner. I am not saying anything bad about him, but he really did something wrong this time."

"As the saying goes, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. With Shen Lian's current power and Mr. Qin's influence, you all know that if Shen Lian can make peace with us and become our partner... I think you should also know how much benefit there is in this."

When everyone listened to Wang Wenru's words, their eyes suddenly lit up.

They subconsciously looked at Wang Wenru.

"So, what Mr. Wang means is..."

Wang Wenru said calmly: "I will find time to invite Shen Lian over and have a good talk with him. There is not much hatred between us. I will try to make peace and even make him abandon Master Qin and join us."

"As for Lu Xie...if everyone can help to bury him properly and take care of his family, it will be worthwhile for us to be colleagues."

When everyone heard Wang Wenru's words, their eyes suddenly flickered.

Make friends with Shen Lian and make peace with him.

They really didn't expect this possibility.

Compared to Lu Xilai, Shen Lian certainly has more power and status, and can bring them more benefits!
If Shen Lian could really be pulled over to the Prince's camp, then what would Lu Xie mean? They could completely forget about this person's existence.

So for a while, many people agreed and thought this was a perfect plan.

Wang Wenru saw this and said, "That's it. I will invite Shen Lian, and then on that day, I will also ask a few of you who can talk to Shen Lian to come together, and we will talk to Shen Lian together."

Someone whispered, "Shen Lian is so arrogant and so loyal to the King of Chu. Can he come? Can he really betray the King of Chu?"

Wang Wenru raised his lips slightly, and said confidently: "The condition that anyone does not betray another person is that the benefits are not enough. Don't worry, I have a way, and he will definitely come."

Everyone felt relieved after hearing this.

After all, this old scoundrel Wang Wenru has never let them down.

Just like that, the meeting that was originally intended to criticize Shen Lian turned directly into a meeting to recruit Shen Lian.

As for Lu Xie?

Who is Lu Xie?

How come we don’t know each other?
Reality...is so cruel.

Death is like the extinguishing of a lamp. What benefit can a dead person bring to them? Of course, it is Shen Lian who has a very high power and status, which makes them more envious.

A quarter of an hour later, these officials left one after another, and soon, Wang Wenru was the only one left in the hall.

Wang Wenru closed his eyes, and the warm smile on his face disappeared, replaced by an extremely stiff expression.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke: "You heard it all. We will act tomorrow night. I don't care what you do. Just plan it yourself."

In the empty hall, suddenly, a dark shadow appeared in front of Wang Wenru.

There is a crescent moon pattern embroidered on the heart of this black shadow.

"Are you so willing to give it up? Don't you feel bad? After all, it's more than ten years of hard work." A hoarse laugh was heard.

Wang Wenru still didn't open his eyes. His voice was emotionless, as calm as if it came from a puppet: "For Shen Lian, it's worth it."

"Ah."

The black shadow laughed, said no more, and soon disappeared.

Wang Wenru just closed his eyes, giving people the feeling that he had stopped breathing.

…………

The next day, early in the morning.

Dali Temple Yamen.

Shen Lian stretched lazily. He had just arrived at the Dali Temple to meet the recently captured person, Li Wencheng, when Abao came to meet him.

"Sir, someone has sent an invitation to a banquet for you."

Shen Lian entered the office, sat down, and asked in surprise, "Who?"

Who would invite me to a banquet at this juncture?
Ah Bao looked at Shen Lian and said in a deep voice, "The Imperial Censor, Wang Wenru."

"Wang Wenru?"

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows.

He said, "But is that Wang Wenru that Li Kuiqing mentioned?"

Ah Bao nodded quickly: "That's him, the backbone of Li Kuiqing's faction."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and smiled, "This is quite interesting. I haven't even looked for him yet, but he came to look for me."

"Sir, shall we go?"

Ah Bao said, "The servants in the palace are still waiting for your reply."

Shen Lian thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing to go for. I'm not familiar with him, and this old bastard must be holding back his farts. There's no need to go to his home ground."

Abao was not surprised at all. He nodded and was about to reply.

"grown ups."

At this moment, another Jinyiwei, Ali, suddenly rushed in.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "Sir, I have found out what you asked me to investigate before."

Shen Lian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

Ali said: "We first found the Taoist priests who used to work at Taiji Temple, and then went to the Ministry of Rites to check the registration book that was taken from Taiji Temple when it was banned."

"Then we compared them one by one and found that before the Five Surnames and Seven Families rebelled, there were no wandering Taoist priests who had been to Taiji Temple, so there was no one who met the Taoist identity that the adults mentioned."

"but….…"

Ali changed the subject and said, "Although there was no Taoist priest, we did find out that there was a believer who lived in Taiji Temple for half a month during that period."

"His reason was that he had nightmares for a long time and felt that something unclean was haunting him, so he went to Taiji Temple to purify himself. During that time, he often met Wuyazi from Taiji Temple."

Shen Lian's eyes flashed, it didn't matter whether he was a Taoist priest or not.

What’s important is that during that period of time, there were people who didn’t believe in Tai Chi!

And this person is definitely related to the Beidou Society and the Big Dipper!

So he hurriedly asked, "Who is that person?"

Ali looked at Shen Lian and said in a deep voice: "Imperial Censor, Wang Wenru!"

Outside the Dali Temple.

When Shen Lian heard Ali's words, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he felt that the originally messy threads in his mind were directly connected together at this moment.

Things that were originally unrelated, noisy and confusing, all came together.

The thick fog in front of me suddenly dissipated.

"Wang Wenru, it turned out to be him..."

The corners of Shen Lian's mouth suddenly rose: "But if it's him, then all these things I haven't figured out will make sense."

"It should be him, it really should be him!"

Shen Lian suddenly laughed.

Ali was completely confused.

He scratched his head, his mind full of questions because of Wang Wenru's shock.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "Sir, what? That person is Wang Wenru, shouldn't I be surprised?"

"Surprised, why are you surprised?"

Shen Lian chuckled and said, "If it wasn't him, then I really couldn't figure it out, but if it was him, then everything would make sense."

"Ah!" Ali was confused.

Abao was also a little confused.

Shen Lian was in a good mood, so he explained, "Your Majesty, the matter of letting me take charge of the Dali Temple temporarily did not happen in the past one or two days. I have experienced a lot of things in the meantime."

"But their attacks have increased in the past one or two days. This is obviously a problem."

"If they are really dissatisfied, if they are really afraid of me, then they should have reported to the emperor immediately after the order was issued. In this way, when all nations come to pay tribute, my power has not yet been firmly established, and they still have a lot of room for maneuver."

"But they didn't do that! This shows that they are very afraid of me. This fear is the deterrent power of our Master Qin, which makes them dare not attack me directly."

Abao and Ali thought about it, then nodded in sudden realization.

Shen Lian continued, "And in the past one or two days, they suddenly took action against me and sent Lu Xie and the other two to put their ideas into practice. According to what I just said, there is definitely a problem."

"Why didn't I take action at the best time? Instead, I took action when my position was not threatened at all. This obviously doesn't make any sense."

"This is very strange. It seems that they are afraid that I, Shen Lian, don't know. It seems that they are actively sending people to me to kill..."

"This goes against common sense, and I couldn't understand it before."

Shen Lian paused for a moment and said, "Because in my opinion, no matter which dynasty or generation, people who can serve as officials in the court should have a limit in how stupid they can be. Lu Xie and Li Kuiqing are really stupid to a degree that I can't imagine."

"But now, after knowing that the core figure in their faction is Wang Wenru, and that Wang Wenru is related to He Wuyazi, everything has finally become clear to me."

Ali asked: "So...what does the lord mean?"

Shen Lian chuckled and said, "Don't you understand yet? I've already said that the person next to Wuyazi that day must have a connection with Beidouhui or Beichen."

"Perhaps, Wang Wenru is a member of Beidou Society, or he may be Beichen's subordinate... or..."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and said, "Maybe it was Beichen himself. After all, Beichen controlled Wuyazi in those few days." (End of this chapter)