As expected, Li Kuiqing didn't dare to ask any more questions. He didn't dare to hide anything and hurriedly named a dozen names.
This is considered the core member of their party.
Shen Lian wrote down the names one by one.
"That's all?" he asked.
Li Kuiqing didn't dare to hide it: "This is all our party has. If Commander Shen doesn't believe it, you can... you can go find out. This matter is not a secret."
Shen Lian took a deep look at Li Kuiqing, and then nodded slightly.
He could tell that Li Kuiqing was almost scared to death and did not dare to lie.
But there are only less than twenty people, which means that there are more than one faction that has to deal with His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
He wasn't too surprised.
After all, there were many factions in the court, and as far as he knew, there were more than a dozen, but he didn't care much about them.
If you look into it carefully, there are probably dozens of them.
Every prince has a faction that belongs to him.
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 it is precisely because of the chaos of the factions that the number of members in each faction is not too many. Except for those major factions, the other factions are not very popular.
Li Kuiqing's faction is relatively good. Although the number of members is not too large, their status is not low, so they can rank among the top ten factions in the imperial court.
Shen Lian thought for a moment, and then suddenly smiled.
Looking at Li Kuiqing, he smiled as if he was seeing a chicken waiting to be slaughtered.
"Commander Shen, you...why are you laughing?"
Li Kuiqing looked at Shen Lian's smile and shuddered subconsciously, feeling tense for no reason.
Shen Lian laughed and said, "It's nothing, I just think you guys are good people!"
"A good man?" Li Kuiqing asked.
Shen Lian said with a smile: "Yes, you are not a good person. You have dedicated yourselves to let other factions know that our King of Chu faction is not easy to deal with, and you have tested the depths of the water for them. You said... you are so Isn’t it a good person to sacrifice oneself for others?”
When Li Kuiqing heard this, his hands and feet suddenly went cold.
His expression suddenly changed, and he wanted to beg Shen Lian for mercy.
But Shen Lian didn't even bother to look at him again. He waved his hand directly and said: "Li Shilang, I suspect that you are planning to murder the imperial officials and try to assassinate me here, so I need to take you back to Dali Temple to investigate. Tan, I hope you don’t resist, otherwise I would reasonably think that you are resisting arrest, and if I hurt you in the chaos, it wouldn’t be nice, don’t you think?”
Li Kuiqing, who originally wanted to struggle, suddenly turned pale because of Shen Lian's words.
He really didn't dare to move anymore.
Shen Lian sneered, waved his hand disdainfully, and said, "Take it 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 well? You have to cause trouble..."
"I don't know how your Majesty has resolved the matter here. If it doesn't work, please make way quickly and let me do it myself..."
"Today's matter, ha, has just begun."
Swish!
At this moment, two figures suddenly fell from the wall and stopped right in front of Shen Lian.
Shen Lian withdrew his gaze from the sky and saw the two figures that had just appeared, none other than Jin Wuwei.
The two Jinwu guards bowed to Shen Lian: "Commander Shen."
Shen Lian nodded slightly and said calmly: "What did your Majesty say?"
The two Jinwu Guards couldn't help but feel a little shocked when they heard Shen Lian's words.
How did Shen Lian know that they came with the sacred mandate?
How come he knows everything?
The two Jinwu guards were surprised, but without any hesitation, they said: "Coming back to Commander Shen, Your Majesty asked Commander Shen to please rest assured that your Majesty will handle the matters here. Commander Shen can just do his own thing, don't worry about things here. "
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
There was no look of surprise on his face.
It felt to the two Jinwu guards as if Shen Lian had expected it.
This made them more and more in awe of Shen Lian. You must know that Shen Lian killed an official of the imperial court.
Moreover, he is also a high-ranking official in the court, a dignified servant of the fourth rank. This is no small official.
Coupled with the fact that Lu Xie was under the crown prince's account, the sum of these identities was enough to make officials at the level of six ministers dare not act rashly.
But what about Shen Lian?
He was killed when he was told to kill, without any hesitation.
Originally, the two of them thought that Shen Lian might be too angry and did not consider the consequences of killing someone like Lu Xie.
But now they saw with their own eyes how Li Shimin protected Shen Lian, and saw with their own eyes how calm and composed they were, they knew that His Majesty also valued the faction of His Royal Highness King Chu!
Moreover, Shen Lian knew this very well, so he dared to kill him.
They thought Shen Lian didn't think about anything and was a reckless man.
But.
In fact, Shen Lian had already considered everything clearly.
"Then I'll leave this to you two, please."
Shen Lian spoke directly.
The two of them didn't dare to make excuses, so they nodded in agreement.
Shen Lian smiled, and without delay, he extended his hands to the two of them, and then let Abao escort Li Kuiqing away.
As for Lu Xie's body and the guards, Jinwu Guards will naturally handle it, so Shen Lian doesn't need to worry about it.
As the Jinwu Guard of the Tang Dynasty, and as an organization directly under Li Shimin, he could not handle such a trivial matter.
Just like that, Shen Lian left here swaggeringly.
The two officials who originally came to intercept Shen Lian and tried to threaten him were caught and killed, but neither of them ended up well.
And this, Shen Lian knew, was just the beginning.
He believed that these two idiots were being used as guns to test their bottom line. Many people must be watching.
Now that he left safely, one of the two people died and the other was arrested... Once this matter is exposed, it will definitely shock those who are watching.
At that time, it will definitely set off a storm in the hearts of many people.
After all, he dared to kill people directly.
For those who are good at conspiracy, what they did on behalf of King Chu should be a very unqualified player.
Therefore, next, this matter will continue to brew, causing huge waves among many parties that are trying to completely seize power from themselves.
In this way, Shen Lian, to the surprise of many people, returned to the Dali Temple Yamen in a swaggering manner.
And the matter of intercepting Shen Lian's life-and-death attack soon spread completely.
Soon, many forces were swept away.
Countless people were shocked after hearing the news.
On the one hand, I was shocked that there could be a fool like Lu Xie, who directly blocked Shen Lian without saying anything, and even insulted his parents. Isn't this the birthday star who hangs himself all the time because he doesn't want to live too long?
Shen Lian has a character that always seeks revenge. How stupid is Lu Xie to dare to provoke him like this?
On the other hand, they were even more shocked that Shen Lian dared to actually kill people in the street. Although Lu Xie was stupid, he was also a fourth-rank official and a member of His Royal Highness. Shen Lian actually scolded his parents because of him. , just kill the person in the street.
This... Isn't this a bit too harsh?
Is His Highness the King of Chu really that arrogant? That’s why the people under my command are so outrageous!
And more importantly, Shen Lian killed a big shot like Lu Xie without being criticized or affected by anything. This... also gave many people a deeper understanding of Shen Lian and the King of Chu.
That's crazy and ruthless, without responsibility!
Just eight words, but it made them more wary and fearful than they had ever known before.
In this way, many political parties told their respective people that they should give up the power grab. Shen Lian and the king of Chu came to court this time, and this matter could not be done.
They could see that Shen Lian was so ruthless this time, trying to scare the monkeys.
They are not stupid. Shen Lian has given them a chance. If they don't retreat without knowing the difficulties, then with Shen Lian's ability, they may die without knowing how.
Therefore, the smart forces gave up resolutely, and some forces even considered how to befriend Shen Lian and make up for their previous mistakes, so as not to be resented by Shen Lian and King Chu.
But not all forces are smart.
Not everyone will give up when faced with difficulties.
For example, the factions of Lu Xie and Li Kuiqing were the first to be tricked into testing Shen Lian, and they also suffered heavy losses.
Lu Xie and Li Kuiqing were their backbones, and now the two of them were fighting to the death, which was a devastating blow to them.
In addition, other forces ridiculed them.
For a time, the people in this force were extremely ashamed and angry.
In addition, His Highness the Crown Prince is not in Chang'an City, which gives them the ability to make their own decisions.
At this time, the imperial censor Wang Wenru's residence.
Wang Wenru was fifty years old and was famous for his sharp words and beautiful articles.
As a royal censor, he often spoke uprightly, so he had a high status among scholars and was respected as a Great Confucian.
At this time, in the palace hall.
There are more than a dozen people gathered here.
These people all had bad expressions, some were sighing, and some were roaring angrily. The whole hall was more lively than the vegetable market.
"How unreasonable! How unreasonable! Shilang Lu and Li Shilang were just trying to reason with Shen Lian, but Shen Lian turned out to be so vicious and committed a murder on the spot! This person is so ruthless, and he controls so much power, who can feel at ease?"
"That's right! We must report to His Majesty to impeach Shen Lian! Even if the King of Chu is protecting him, it won't work. The court is not the King of Chu's words. We must not allow such a vicious person to have such power!"
"And after he killed someone, he was not harsh at all. This is simply putting the laws of the Tang Dynasty on the ground! Shen Lian is definitely using power for personal gain! I don't believe it, he can really cover the sky with one hand!"
"Shilang Lu was such a kind and gentle person, but he was brutally murdered by Shen Lian. Shen Lian also slandered Shilang Lu's reputation. It's really abominable!"
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….……..….
"That's right!"
"Mr. Wang, tell me, is Shen Lian hateful? What should we do? We all listen to you!"
As soon as someone finished speaking, others all agreed and looked at Wang Wenru who was sitting on the main seat.
Wang Wenru heard their words and gently put down the tea cup.
He said: "I am very aware of your anger, and I am also aware of your desire to avenge Shilang Lu, but this matter is far more complicated than you think."
"Do you really think that Shen Lian and King Chu alone can cover the sky with one hand?"
"Without His Majesty's nod, do you think that some factions would really swallow this? But now, except for us being angry here, other factions have not said a word. What a great alliance to check and balance the King of Chu. In the end, not a word was said, so you didn’t find the problem?”
"this….…"
When these officials heard Wang Wenru's words, their expressions changed.
Wang Wenru sighed with emotion and said: "Shen Lian, he killed Lu Xie mercilessly. As a result, the court was silent and the other factions were silent. Do you really think it will be useful if you impeach and file a memorial? Rather than being hated by Shen Lian, Are you going to follow Lu Qie's plan?"
Bang.
An official's hand holding the cup shook and the cup fell directly to the table.
Tea immediately spilled all over the table.
He hurriedly held up the cup, with an uncontrollable look of panic on his face.
No one else laughed at him.
Because they were all so frightened by Wang Wenru's words that their foreheads were soaked in cold sweat.
If they go to impeach Shen Lian, will Shen Lian hate them?
Will follow Lu Xie's footsteps.
This this…….
Some people couldn't help but force a smile and said: "Shen Lian, he... he is not such a person, we didn't scold him, he... him, why should he hate us."
As soon as this person said this, some people couldn't help but curse inwardly.
You wrote a memorial to impeach someone for no reason, and why did they hate you?
Bad is okay.
But being stupid can really kill you.
In the palace hall.
It was silent at this time, eerily quiet.
The officials who were roaring angrily now all shut up.
The officials who were making a fuss and said they were going to complain to Li Shimin and make Shen Lian pay the price also lowered their heads at this time.
Only then did they realize that their understanding of Shen Lian and King Chu was somewhat wrong.
They dared to trouble Shen Lian. That Shen Lian, relying on the protection of King Chu and His Majesty, was really capable of killing people.
Lu's body was not yet cold, but it was right in front of them!
Thinking of this, they all didn't know what to say for a moment.
Occasionally there was a voice: "Shen Lian, he, he can't do this. We impeached him for his own good and for the good of the King of Chu. We want to prevent the King of Chu from having too much power and accidents. It's just that he doesn't appreciate it. How can we do that?" Hate us!"
hehe…….
When everyone heard this voice, they all sneered in their hearts.
No one with some brains would respond.
Such words.
It's just a matter of talking to people outside. Within their faction, saying such things is not stupid or what?
Why did they impeach Shen Lian, and why did they send Lu Xie and Li Kuiqing to threaten Shen Lian.
Aren't you just coveting the right of all nations to come to court?
Isn't it just to test the bottom line of the King of Chu faction for His Royal Highness?
So on the premise that everyone knows their purpose, saying these things is really funny.
(End of chapter)
