"What's the news about Bi Sichen?" Bian Lingcheng asked anxiously.
Li Cong shook his head, "He is already dead!"
"died!"
Bian Lingcheng was like a blow to the head. He took two steps back and stood there for a long time before he came back to his senses and asked, "How did he die?"
"He attempted to assassinate the new Jiedu envoy, and the two had a fierce conflict. As a result, the Anxi army supported Li Ye, and Bi Sichen was killed by Li Ye."
Li Cong said in a very angry tone: "Bi Sichen let me down so much. I gave him the opportunity to take control of the military, but he turned against everyone and left. In the end, the Anxi Army did not support him. I valued him so much, but in the end it was of no use at all."
Bian Lingcheng sat down slumped and asked again: "What about my money?"
"I don't know about this. It is said that Li Ye searched a large amount of wealth from Bi Sichen's house. In order to win people's hearts, he gave it all to the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army. Is there any wealth from the border officials? It is impossible for my men to know about it. I'm afraid
You have to ask Li Ye himself, but Li Ye is not in Anxi and has gone on an expedition with his army."
Bian Lingcheng's heart felt like it was falling into the abyss. Bi Sichen died, and Li Ye distributed all Bi Sichen's wealth to the Anxi soldiers. In all likelihood, it was his own wealth. What should he do now? He had spent ten years of hard work!
Bian Lingcheng's heart ached like a knife. He closed his eyes in pain and felt his heart bleeding.
Li Cong looked at Bian Lingcheng with sympathy. This miser had lost all his money overnight. You can imagine the pain in his bones.
Li Cong comforted him again and said: "It is very likely that Bi Sichen has hidden the money of Bian Gong. Since it is hidden, it will not be easy to find. I guess the things are still there, but I don't know where Bi Sichen hid them?"
Bian Lingcheng gritted his teeth and said, "Our family must figure this out, and Li Ye must give our family an explanation!"
"Eunuch Bian can apply again to supervise the army in Anxi."
"It's impossible!"
Bian Lingcheng shook his head, "I have been supervising the army in Anxi for ten years. Even if I become a supervising army again, I will go somewhere else. It is impossible to go to Anxi again."
"Then we can summon Li Ye back and ask Duke Bian to question him face to face."
"Of course he won't admit it. Do you think he will admit that he spent my money?"
Bian Lingcheng was not stupid at all. He knew very well that once the money was in Li Ye's hands, it would be difficult to get it back.
"Of course Bian Gong will put pressure on him. If he is put under strong pressure by Bian Gong, he will definitely give Bian Gong an explanation."
Li Cong's implication was to remind Bian Lingcheng that without enough power, Li Ye would not be able to surrender.
At this time, Bian Lingcheng suddenly thought of something and asked urgently: "How is Kang Huaishun?"
"Kang Huaishun is dead and his two sons were also killed."
Bian Lingcheng was stunned. He had arranged for Kang Huaishun to spy on Li Ye, and Kang Huaishun was killed. How could he explain to the emperor now?
Bian Lingcheng left in despair, and Qing Wang Li Cong also hurried into the palace to find Yuan Siyi.
Yuan Siyi is about fifty years old. She has a very mean appearance, with thin lips and slender eyes. She always has a charming smile on her face, but behind her charming eyes is a snake-like venom.
He began to serve the emperor Li Longji at the age of ten and has served him for more than forty years. He also won Li Longji's trust and appointed him as the eunuch eunuch. He and Gao Lishi were both eunuch eunuchs, but their powers were different.
Gao Lishi is in charge of the outside, and Yuan Siyi is in charge of the inside.
To put it simply, Yuan Siyi is the general manager of the palace. He is in charge of the tens of thousands of maids and eunuchs in the palace. He is also in charge of the food and drink of the emperor and the concubines. He is very rich in oil and water, and the food and medicinal materials alone are enough for him to make a lot of money.
Full of water.
Although Yuan Siyi did not burn the incense of the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine was introduced to the palace by Gao Lishi, so the incense of the imperial concubine was naturally burned by Gao Lishi.
But by mistake, Yuan Siyi caught the incense of Mrs. Guo Guo. The tryst between the emperor and Mrs. Guo Guo in the Taiji Palace was arranged by Yuan Siyi. It can be said that Yuan Siyi and Mrs. Guo Guo were like grasshoppers on a rope.
Yuan Siyi would tell Mrs. Guo Guo in advance what the emperor's preferences were, what his temperament was, who he was dissatisfied with, and what his mood was. Then Mrs. Guo Guo would do what she liked and charm the emperor in every possible way, so that the emperor could only taste the taste of being a man through her.
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Gradually, the emperor Li Longji was controlled by Mrs. Guo Guo and the Yang family, but this large network of control was also inseparable from Yuan Siyi's threading and repairing.
Therefore, Yuan Siyi and the Yang family formed an alliance based on common interests.
Not many people could see through this. King Qing Li Cong saw it, so he hugged Yuan Siyi's thigh tightly.
Yuan Siyi and Prince Li Heng had a bad relationship and even had a deep hatred. In the case of Du Youlin, the crown prince's favorite concubine Du Liangdi was strangled to death by Yuan Siyi in front of Prince Li Heng. There was also the former crown princess Wei Shi who became a monk.
Being humiliated and mistreated, also arranged by Yuan Siyi, Concubine Wei soon died of depression.
If the abuse of Concubine Wei is relatively secretive, the prince may not know it, but strangling Du Liangdi is Yuan Siyi's error in judgment.
Yuan Siyi thought that the emperor was going to depose the prince, so he acted very actively. Unexpectedly, under the protection of Gao Lishi, the prince pretended to be dead with his tail between his legs and escaped. This really made Yuan Siyi a little scared. If the prince ascended the throne,
I'm afraid I will kill him first.
It is precisely because of this that Yuan Siyi tried his best to help Qing Prince Li Cong seize the throne. Only by deposing the prince would his own survival not be threatened.
After listening to Li Cong's report, Yuan Siyi nodded happily and said: "This is indeed an opportunity. If it is confirmed that the prince is colluding with the foreign vassals, his position as prince will be over. But this letter alone is not enough. It is best to deceive Cheng Qianli.
Enter the capital, jail him, torture him, and force him to confess his collusion with the prince. With the lessons learned from Huangfu Weiming and Wang Zhongsi, the emperor will never let the prince go this time."
Li Cong said worriedly: "I'm worried that if Cheng Qianli refuses to enter the capital, he will find an excuse, saying that there are changes in the border, and he cannot leave at a critical moment. The emperor has nothing to do with him."
Yuan Siyi said coldly: "It's okay! I will report the matter secretly to the emperor. He has excuses, and we also have excuses!"
At this time, Li Cong suddenly thought of something and said with a smile: "Didn't Yuan Weng always want to bring Bian Lingcheng over? Now there is a chance."
"what chance?"
"Bian Lingcheng made a lot of money in Anxi over the years, but he was unlucky. When he came back, the money did not come back with him. It is said that it was swallowed up by Bi Sichen. Now that Bi Sichen is dead, the whereabouts of his money are unknown."
Yuan Siyi smiled and said: "It must have been obtained by Li Ye! It is said that he is very rich! It is three million for the emperor. I am still thinking, where did his money come from?"
"I don't know if Li Ye got it. Now Bian Lingcheng is very worried. He went to find Gao Lishi, but Gao Lishi didn't care. I know he is very dissatisfied with Gao Lishi now."
Yuan Siyi shook his head, "This kind of thing is not happening in Xianyang County or Xinfeng County. They are very close together. I can still help him. His money is in Anxi, which is so far away and his whereabouts are unknown. How can I help him?"
Li Cong smiled and whispered: "Whether you can help him find the money is one thing, but as long as Yuan Weng pats his chest and promises to find the money for him, and then pretends to work hard to help him find it, he will naturally become Yuan Weng
The person finally told him that the money had been spent by Li Ye. It was indeed gone. Could it be that he could betray Yuan Weng again and return to Gao Lishi? Gao Lishi would not want him anymore.
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Yuan Siyi narrowed her eyes and said with a smile: "What the prince said makes sense, you can give it a try!"
Yuan Siyi finally found an opportunity and reported to Emperor Li Longji that Cheng Qianli secretly colluded with the prince.
Li Longji's face immediately sank, he closed his eyes, and said coldly for a while: "It seems that there are many things that I don't know!"
"Your Majesty, it is rumored that Li Ye and the prince are also very close."
"I know very well what happened to Li Ye, so don't worry about it!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! I know my mistake."
Li Longji pondered for a moment and then said: "Don't alert the enemy about Cheng Qianli's matter. Get Cheng Qianli back to Chang'an first. Do you understand?"
"I understand that your majesty can summon him to the capital to report on his duties. In order to avoid making him suspicious, your majesty can summon all the governors to the capital to report on their duties. In this way, Cheng Qianli will definitely come back."