Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

"In this case, Your Majesty, do you think that if they really have other goals, the probability of success will be greatly increased?"

Brush it.

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly widened.

A hint of surprise suddenly appeared in the dark eyes.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "Is this... really the case?"

"Is there really a thief whose target is not the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce?"

Shen Lian did not directly answer Li Shimin's question.

He narrowed his eyes and said, "I always thought that the Beidou Society would definitely come to destroy the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce!"

"After all, once the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce succeeds, it will have a huge impact on the ambitions of the Beidou Association!"

"But, up until now, the Beidou Society has only taken advantage of some hot-headed young troublemakers."

“Without any more substantive action.”

"I originally thought that they were hiding very deeply."

"But just now, an idea suddenly occurred to me."

"What if the truth is not something they have hidden so deeply?"

"The truth is, it's their target, not the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce?"

"But there are other goals!"

"The situation..."

Shen Lian looked at Li Shimin and said seriously, "This is not good!"

When Li Shimin heard Shen Lian's words, he was shocked.

His hand holding the chopsticks suddenly stopped moving.

Li Shimin put down his chopsticks. Shen Lian's words made him lose his appetite immediately.

He looked at Shen Lian and asked, "Does the Beidou Society really have other purposes?"

"But is there anything else that can compare to the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce?"

Shen Lian shook his head.

“I’m just speculating,” he said.

"Right now I don't have any substantive evidence to prove that."

"I just proposed this possibility based on the information I have obtained so far."

Li Shimin looked at Shen Lian and said, "I don't want to hear about possibilities or impossibilities."

"I don't need any evidence to prove it."

"Shen Lian, I have complete trust in you. This is unreserved trust! Therefore, this does not require any evidence to prove it."

"Therefore, I just want to ask you one question."

"Do you think the Beidou Society really has other purposes?"

Shen Lian did not answer Li Shimin directly.

This matter is really too important.

This will directly change Li Shimin and his focus.

Therefore, he had to be cautious.

He pondered for a long time before he said, "I have fought with the Beidou Society more than once or twice."

"I have some understanding of their habits."

"In my opinion, Beidou Club should never miss this Wanbang Chamber of Commerce."

"And based on the habits of the Beidou Society, they are definitely not the kind of force that would just use some public opinion to deceive some passionate young people and cause us some minor troubles and then give up."

"Once the Beidou Society takes action, it will definitely cause a stir and shock the world. That's the Beidou Society!"

"It's not like this one, which deceived some enthusiastic young people, but after these young people were arrested, there was no movement anymore."

Shen Lian looked at Li Shimin and said, "I had suspected before that Beichen might not have come in person, but had visited other stars instead."

“But I think that even if he is a new Star Master, with the reputation of the Big Dipper Society, it is impossible for him to only use one move and then stop making any moves after I cracked it.”

"So, I suspect that their purpose in doing this is just to let us know that the Beidou Association is also eyeing the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce and wants to destroy it... In this way, they will cause us to protect the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce more and attract more of our attention."

"But in fact, they really look down on the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, or rather, they want to use the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce to do other things!"

"This is the only reason that can explain Beidou's strange behavior."

Although all this is just Shen Lian's speculation.

But Li Shimin just believed that this was the fact!
He knew Shen Lian's abilities very well.

With Shen Lian's evil mind, since Shen Lian would make such a guess, it is very likely that this is the fact!

Moreover, what happened at the Beidou Club has a huge impact!

It is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not exist!

Without this incident, the worst that can happen is that you will just waste some more experience.

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But if the Beidou Society really has such a conspiracy and they are unprepared, then it will definitely not be a trivial matter!

Li Shimin looked at Shen Lian and asked, "What do you think the real purpose of the Beidou Society is?"

Shen Lian asked: "Your Majesty, in the recent period, are there any other important things in Chang'an City that will happen during the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce?"

"Anything else important?"

Li Shimin frowned.

He shook his head: "No, I and all the officials are aware of the importance of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, so we have specially arranged all matters to be staggered with the convening of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce."

"The purpose is to prevent other things from affecting the convening of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce."

"So, I am very sure that nothing major will happen during the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce."

When Shen Lian heard what Li Shimin said, he couldn't help but feel confused.

There is nothing important to report in the court.

So, what else could be the purpose of the Beidou Society?

A thoughtful look appeared on Shen Lian's face.

Seeing this, Li Shimin also calmed down.

He did not make any sound, maintaining absolute silence to avoid disturbing Shen Lian.

Just like that, half an incense stick of time passed.

Suddenly, Shen Lian raised his head abruptly, looked at Li Shimin, and said, "Your Majesty, I think I should know what they want to do?"

"What?" Li Shimin asked.

Shen Lian took a deep breath and said, "Revenge, revenge, and restore the dignity of the Beidou Society!"

"Revenge? Revenge?"

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard Shen Lian's words.

He looked at Shen Lian in confusion and asked, "What do you mean by revenge?"

"Who will Beidou seek revenge on? And what will they seek revenge on?"

Shen Lian said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that two major cases occurred in Chang'an City a few days ago?"

"A pawn shop, a restaurant, everyone inside will be slaughtered."

When Li Shimin heard this, he suddenly remembered these two things.

As the emperor, he naturally could not be unaware of such a major event that happened in Chang'an City.

Li Shimin said, "I saw the memorial from Jingzhao Yin, saying that after your investigation, you believed that those two places were the bases of Beidouhui, so this matter will be left hanging for the time being." Shen Lian nodded, "I can confirm that those are the bases of Beidouhui through some decisive evidence."

"Because the attacker did not leave any useful clues, and there were no witnesses, it was very difficult to investigate the attacker."

"But because the dead were all members of the Beidou Society, and the Beidou Society was a traitor, I didn't think about looking for the murderer."

"If they die, they die. Killing them will actually be beneficial to us."

Li Shimin nodded.

He also knew this.

After knowing that those killed were all members of Beidou Society, Li Shimin did not urge Jingzhao Yin to solve the case.
After all, Li Shimin also felt that the people from Beidou Society deserved to die.

If you find it, maybe you will be rewarded.

Shen Lian said: "The two strongholds of the Beidou Society were slaughtered in such an unclear manner."

"And there is a large amount of treasure hidden in one of the strongholds. It is obvious that this stronghold is very important to the Beidou Society."

"So, in this case, Your Majesty, do you think this is a very embarrassing thing for the Beidou Society?"

“Is it a big hatred?”

Li Shimin thought about it, then nodded and said, "That's right."

"If my power was uprooted by someone for no apparent reason and I lost so much money, I would definitely be very angry!"

Shen Lian said: "Being angry is fine, but the key is that this is a huge blow to the dignity of the Beidou Society!"

"The Beidou Society has always been that mysterious and extremely powerful image."

"But now, his two strongholds have been slaughtered inexplicably. He is no longer mysterious, nor powerful. This has a huge impact on his image!"

"so……"

Shen Lian said: "If I were Beichen, I would definitely find a way to restore the image of Beidou Society."

"The Beidou Society has great ambitions. Just like my Tang Dynasty, it needs a stable image to face the world."

"Therefore, Beichen will never swallow this loss!"

"Then he must redeem himself!"

Li Shimin asked: "How to save it?"

Shen Lian pondered for a moment and said, "In front of the whole world, in front of people from all countries, do something extremely terrifying!"

"Thus, everyone in every country will know how terrible the consequences will be if they anger the Beidou Society!"

Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Could it be that the Beidou Society has found the person who massacred their stronghold? Who is it?"

Shen Lian shook his head: "Even we don't have any clues, how can Beidou have any?"

"Then how do they retaliate?"

Li Shimin was puzzled...

Shen Lian looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, they don't need to find the people who massacred their strongholds!"

"Even if they find it, so what? How many people would care if we kill one person? How many people would be shocked?"

"What Beidou wants is extreme shock, great astonishment, and a feeling of fear and terror for everyone!"

"And to achieve this, their goal can only be..."

Shen Lian said in a deep voice: "Our court!"

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly became sharp.

He was immediately furious and said, "How dare they!?"

Shen Lian smiled and said, "When did they stop daring?"

Li Shimin was silent.

indeed.

Beidouhui has always done the most daring things.

He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

"You think they will take action against the imperial court, but the imperial court has a large army, what can they do?"

Shen Lian said: "They will not attack the entire court. Beidou will be in Nanzhao and has just suffered a huge loss. It is impossible for them to go to war with us directly now!"

"So, they won't target the imperial court. That's too difficult!"

"But they will choose to target an important institution of the imperial court. As long as they directly slaughter an important institution of the Tang Dynasty at this time, when merchants from various countries are here, the blow to the reputation of the Tang Dynasty and the rise of their own momentum will be enough."

Li Shimin looked at Shen Lian and said in a deep voice: "Which organization do you think will be the target of Beidou?"

Shen Lian pondered for a moment and said, "I'm just guessing."

"Yes... Jingzhao Yin!"

"Jingzhao Yin!?"

When Li Shimin heard this, his eyebrows suddenly raised.

He looked at Shen Lian and asked hurriedly, "Why is it Jingzhao Yin?"

"You know, Jingzhao Yin's power in Chang'an City is one of the strongest. Apart from the palace and the imperial guards, no other government office is more powerful than Jingzhao Yin!"

"After all, Jingzhao Yin is the first line of defense for Chang'an City."

Shen Lian said: "Your Majesty is right. Jingzhao Yin is indeed very powerful, much stronger than our Dali Temple."

"But... that was in the past, not now!"

Li Shimin frowned and looked at Shen Lian: "What do you mean?"

Shen Lian looked out the window, at the meeting place of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce across the street, and said, "I met Han Min in the morning."

"I asked Han Min how the security forces of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce were prepared."

"Han Min's answer to me was... except for the yamen runners who couldn't be moved, all of them were transferred here!"

"That is to say..."

Shen Lian looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, the current Jingzhao Yin Yamen is just an empty shell."

"There is almost no power left in the government."

"Han Min is just as concerned about the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce as we are. We are all sure that someone wants to prevent the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce from being held. In this situation where someone is bound to cause trouble, Han Min will definitely send enough people to protect the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce!"

"After all, if something happens to the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, he, as the prefect of Jingzhao, will definitely be held responsible!"

"Therefore, anyone with a bit of common sense will know that the power of the Jingzhao Yin Yamen is definitely the weakest during this period of time."

As Li Shimin listened to Shen Lian's words, a thoughtful look appeared in his deep eyes.

After a moment, he also looked out the window.

At this time, at the door of Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, Jingzhao Yin Han Min was patrolling.

Everywhere you can see are the yamen runners of Jingzhao Yin.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "You are right. Jingzhao Yin is indeed at his weakest at this time."

"But will the Beidou Society really choose Jingzhao Yin as its target?"

"Don't they know the significance of Jingzhao Yin to the Tang Dynasty?"

"They dared to attack Jingzhao Yin. This is by no means a small matter!"

Shen Lian said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten what I just said?"

"For the Beidou Society, they must choose a target with great influence to attack. Only in this way can they retaliate and avenge themselves, and only in this way can they make the people of the world fear them!"

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"For the Beidou Society, they must choose a target with great influence to attack. Only in this way can they retaliate and avenge themselves, and only in this way can they make the people of the world fear them!"

…………………………(End of this chapter)