He saw Shen Lian smiling at him and looking at him as if he was watching a good show.
Seeing Shen Lian's teasing look, an extremely ridiculous idea suddenly appeared in his mind. Could it be... Could it be...
"It's you!"
Changsun Shunde shouted subconsciously.
His voice suddenly sounded in the extremely silent atmosphere, startling everyone.
But everyone didn't care about this at this time, and they all looked at Shen Lian subconsciously.
Seeing Changsun Shunde's changed expression, and thinking about what Changsun Shunde had just said, an idea that shocked everyone suddenly came to their minds.
No way?
Could it be...could it really be...
Everyone swallowed and stared at Shen Lian closely.
As for Shen Lian, he didn't hide anything.
He just chuckled and said calmly: "The person you are waiting for is Zheng Qiang, the deputy governor of the Shangdu Protectorate, right?"
Suddenly, Changsun Shunde's eyes widened when he heard Shen Lian's words.
His entire face turned a bit whiter in an instant.
He looked at Shen Lian in shock and stuttered a bit when he spoke.
"Why do I know it's him?"
Shen Lian took over the conversation, looked at Changsun Shunde calmly, and said calmly: "You are considered an old man in the Ministry of War. Even though you have gradually become weaker due to your age, this does not prevent you from retaining your own influence in the Ministry of War. "
"Perhaps to others, Zheng Qiang is a general who climbed up from a small soldier relying solely on his own ability, which is worthy of special praise."
"But that's just for other people, for me, it's completely different."
"Most of the generals in the Ministry of War are straightforward, believe whatever they see, and have simple minds."
"So Zheng Qiang is a very inspiring image in their eyes."
"But unfortunately, in my eyes, Shen Lian, it is completely different."
Changsun Shunde's heart sank completely when he heard Shen Lian's words.
He gritted his teeth and shouted, "What's the difference?"
"What's the difference?"
Shen Lian looked at his eldest son Shunde with a half-smile but said, "Now that we've reached this point, do you still need me to talk?"
"Zheng Qiang served as a soldier under you at first, and later on, he performed meritorious service mostly under the army commanded by you... In just five years, he rose from a small soldier to a fourth-grade general. Position...you ask me, what's the difference?"
"Changsun Shunde, although you and him are very careful in everything they do and don't attract anyone's attention, you feel..."
Changsun Shunde's heart tightened subconsciously.
He looked at Shen Lian, but was glanced at by Qin Wenyuan, who looked frightened, as if everything about him had been seen through by Shen Lian.
At this time, Shen Lian's voice slowly sounded: "... your little trick can be hidden from other people, but can it be hidden from my eyes?"
"He, Zheng Qiang, actually..."
Shen Lian dropped a bombshell: "He must be your illegitimate son."
"What!?"
As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking, extremely shocked voices suddenly rang out.
In the palace hall.
When Shen Lian dropped this bombshell, everyone was completely stunned.
With their eyes widened and shock on their faces, they all looked towards Changsun Shunde.
At this moment, their hearts were really extremely complicated.
At first, they were shocked by Zheng Qiang's identity as the illegitimate son of Changsun Shunde.
After all, Zheng Qiang is a military general who has been in the spotlight in recent years.
In just a few years, he rose from an ordinary soldier to the rank of fourth-rank official, which... was already a rank similar to that of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
Zheng Qiang!
Thinking about it carefully, something is indeed wrong!
He is only a little over 20 years old now, and many people think that he climbed up on his own and relied on military merit. He has no background, so he has attracted much attention. Many people think that his future is limitless.
Zheng Qiang can at least be ranked in the top five of the younger generation of Datang.
Therefore, many people know Zheng Qiang.
And because of this, they were shocked when they heard that Zheng Qiang, who was in the limelight and ranked among the top five young people in the Tang Dynasty and a candidate for the future military boss of the Tang Dynasty... turned out to be the illegitimate son of the eldest grandson Shunde. It is also conceivable.
This is really something no one expected.
But soon, their thoughts changed again.
Zheng Qiang, only in his early twenties.
The eldest grandson, Shunde, is over seventy years old.
So... this Zheng Qiang was born to Sun Shunde when he was over fifty?
Qin Ziyi and others looked wrong.
This eldest son, Shunde, is so old and dishonest!
Fifty years old in this era is equivalent to seventy or eighty years old in future generations.
And at this time, there is an illegitimate child, so you can imagine how he will be viewed.
Changsun Shunde also noticed the very complicated gazes of Qin Ziyi and others at this time, which made his old face turn red with anger.
He felt that his lifelong reputation was going to be completely ruined.
He clenched his hands into fists and said with a red face: "Shen Lian, you...you, what are you talking about?"
"Then Zheng Qiang is not my illegitimate son at all. Don't talk nonsense!"
Shen Lian looked at him sideways: "I'm not an illegitimate child, how can you take care of him like this?"
"That's because he was raised by me since he was a child and he is my adopted son..." Changsun Shunde said without thinking.
"Ouch."
Shen Lian nodded and said calmly: "So he is your adopted son. No wonder you take care of Zheng Qiang so much. I was indeed talking nonsense just now, but now..."
He laughed and said: "We are all deaf, we understand everything. This Zheng Qiang is indeed the one you left in the army."
“….…”
Changsun Shunde was stunned for a moment.
She didn't seem to understand what Shen Lian meant.
But soon, he understood everything and understood that he had been tricked by Qin Chenlian again!
At this moment, he felt as if his brain was about to burst and he was going crazy!
His eyes were red and his face was distorted.
At this time, everyone else looked at Changsun Shunde with some pity.
Meeting an opponent like Shen Lian was really the greatest tragedy in Changsun Shunde's life.
It is true that Shen Lian is too smart, and Shen Lian is also very good at lying.
It was impossible to judge whether what Shen Lian said was true or false!
Therefore, Changsun Shunde could never imagine that what Shen Lian had just said was just a lie to him.
And because he was too embarrassed and worried that his reputation would be ruined in one moment, he suddenly fell into Shen Lian's trap without any surprise.
Shen Lian didn't have to do anything, he just took care of everything.
Zheng Qiang is the deepest chess piece planted by Changsun Shunde. Even if he leaves the military, he is the biggest supporter who is not afraid of anyone.
Before he left the Ministry of War, he had already paved the way for Zheng Qiang.
As long as Zheng Qiang keeps his civilian background and climbs up step by step, he will definitely be able to occupy a place in the Ministry of War.
He knew Li Shimin too well. He knew that Li Shimin was now leaning towards the poor and wanted to increase the power of the poor in the court. Therefore, a person like Zheng Qiang who had no background and was taking steps one step at a time would definitely be favored by Li Shimin.
But who would have thought...
I have done everything, prepared and perfected everything, and I am just waiting for the fruits of harvest.
But who knew that at this moment, Shen Lian's words would directly expose his biggest secret.
This really drove him crazy.
"As you get older, it's best not to have too much emotional fluctuations, otherwise it will be bad if you accidentally fart." Shen Lian looked at the eldest grandson Shunde, whose face was ferocious and twisted, and said calmly.
"Shen Lian!"
Changsun Shunde now looked at Shen Lian with an expression that was angry and crazy, but also inevitably filled with tension and fear.
He really couldn't see through Shen Lian in front of him at all, and he had no idea what Shen Lian was thinking.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Why do you doubt the relationship between Zheng Qiang and me? And, where is Zheng Qiang and others?"
Shen Lian said calmly: "I have just said that when Zheng Qiang performed meritorious services, he was always under your command, but when other generals were commanding him, Zheng Qiang seemed to be a different person. Any merit.”
"If it's once or twice, that's it, but three or four times is enough to make people suspicious."
"It's just that the generals of your military department have too few thoughts and are not sharp, so they have not noticed... But it is a pity that during the case of His Highness Xiao Sizi, I, Shen Lian, passed the majesty of my King of Chu. Unfortunately... ...The Ministry of War was also sorted out. The purpose at that time was to find the possible murderer or the spies who colluded with the Beidou Society..."
"But who knew, at that time, in addition to finding Tianquan and the others, I also discovered Zheng Qiang's problem."
"Why don't I know? Why haven't I heard of it at all?" Changsun Shunde couldn't help but ask.
Shen Lian smiled lightly: "Why should I let you know? And what qualifications do you have to know what I am thinking?"
"Don't talk about you, even Li Jing and the others don't know this... Zheng Qiang's matter has nothing to do with the case of His Highness Xiao Sizi at that time. I didn't mention it to anyone, but ordered people to keep an eye on him secretly. That’s all, let’s see if we can find any surprises.”
"And the result..."
The corner of his mouth raised slightly: "I caught a big fish like you, do you think... is it enough of a surprise?"
Changsun Shunde heard Shen Lian's words and knew that Shen Lian had paid attention to Zheng Qiang a long time ago, and had paid attention to him through Zheng Qiang...
But he had no idea, thinking that he had deceived everyone, and was still complacent, thinking that Shen Lian, the right winger of the King of Chu, was nothing more than that...
When I thought about this, I thought that Shen Lian might be sneering at me from behind, like a monkey, showing his teeth and claws in a funny way.
He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
"You...you...so, Zheng Qiang, he, he..."
Shen Lian smiled softly and said, "That's right, you can't wait for him. When he rashly and secretly mobilized some close soldiers tonight, he was already under control."
"So, even if you scream your throat out, he won't come to save you."
The words fell.
Changsun Shunde's back was instantly covered with cold sweat.
He subconsciously raised his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Shen Lian with horrified eyes, and said, "Then you, then you...did you know that I was here a long time ago?"
When everyone heard this, their hearts suddenly moved and they quickly looked at Shen Lian.
Could it be that Commander Shen, he... didn't know the identity of Changsun Shunde through the diagnosis just now?
But I already knew it! ?
They were all shocked.
Shen Lian laughed and said: "Don't think of me, Shen Lian, as a god. Before this, you didn't do anything and didn't expose any problems, so I just let people stare at you and didn't treat you too much." care."
"And when you left the mansion, you probably did it secretly, so I didn't know you were here beforehand."
"I just deduced your identity, and it was only after I saw you that I discovered your true identity."
"certainly….…"
Before Changsun Shunde could say anything, Shen Lian continued: "I noticed your identity the moment I saw you, so I knew your identity earlier than when your identity was revealed."
"In that case, why didn't you expose me from the beginning?" Changsun Shunde looked puzzled.
If Shen Lian had exposed him from the beginning, Shen Lian would not have to solve any cases and would not have to be framed at all.
When Shen Lian heard this, he glanced at Changsun Shunde, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said meaningfully: "What's the use of exposing you? You can't do any harm to me, Shen Lian."
"And I also know that this is Beichen's plan to take revenge on me, Prince Chu's Mansion, so...it's a rare opportunity to track him..."
"How can I give up?"
"The later I expose you, the later he will discover my intentions. The later I expose you, the later he will know my intentions."
The words fell,
Brush it!
Changsun Shunde's eyes widened suddenly. He looked at Shen Lian with a horrified expression and said, "So, you, you..."
Shen Lian smiled deeply: "Yes, you are just a chess piece. I use it to delay the chess game."
"I, Shen Lian, my real goal tonight...is, Beichen!"
"In Prince Chu's Mansion, too many brothers died at his hands!"
"How can we not avenge such a bloody feud!"
The wind howled.
Passing by Changsun Shunde, Changsun Shunde felt that his whole body was freezing due to the cold wind. His hands and feet were cold, and his face was pale and full of fear.
He knew that this bone-chilling chill was not caused by the night wind.
It was caused by the young, hopelessly smart devil in front of me!
"Devil...you, you are really the devil!"
At this moment, Changsun Shunde deeply understood why the people from the Beidou Society who had been solved by Shen Lian before... would tremble and call Shen Lian a devil in the end!
It's really Shen Lian, it's really terrifying!
He originally thought that in this world, with power, power, fame, prestige, and military strength... he could despise everyone!
But now - he knows that he was wrong!
Regardless of power, power, reputation, prestige, or military strength... they can't compare to brains, intelligence, or wisdom!
Because you have brains and wisdom. Even if you don’t have these things now, you will have them sooner or later!
(End of chapter)
