Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 657 This is impossible!

Shen Lian said: "Anyway, this clue can be considered for the time being."

Shen Lian looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Thank you, Lord Fang, for your suggestion. If Beichen's goal is really as Lord Fang said, then Lord Fang has done a great job."

Fang Xuanling shook his head repeatedly: "I dare not take credit for it. I just ate a meal of Mr. Shen's delicious food and then gave some answers."

"My answer has already been repaid with your good food and wine, so no matter whether what I say next is true or not, this credit... belongs only to you."

The next day, the sky was bright.

Shen Lian did not go to the venue of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, but walked towards the official office.

After last night's farce, Shen Lian believed that even if there were other thieves hiding among these businessmen, they would not dare to do anything today.

After all, the tragic scene of the Japanese and Khitan bandits last night is still vivid in our minds.

The other thieves must have been trembling with fear.

Besides, the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce will still be held for four days, so they have plenty of time. Anyone with some common sense will not act in a hurry.

Therefore, it is highly likely that today will be calm and there will be no movement.

But for Shen Lian, the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce is no longer a big deal.

After dealing with Japan and Khitan, we found out that there was a problem with the merchants of Kucha, and the thieves of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce were basically discovered.

Even if there are more, Shen Lian thinks they won't be too many.

The Jingzhao Yin, the Ministry of Revenue and the Shadow Guard all put a lot of energy into it.

Therefore, even if thieves really appear, they can easily deal with them.

Therefore, Shen Lian is no longer planning to spend too much energy on the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce.

For him, finding out Beichen’s purpose is the most important thing.

Because he knows Beichen too well.

It would be fine if Beichen didn't take any action.

But once Beichen takes action, if he succeeds, the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable!
This may be more terrifying than several Wanbang Chambers of Commerce!
Not long after, Shen Lian stopped in front of the Ministry of Personnel.

The guard at the door saw Shen Lian and bowed to him: "Greetings, Master Shen."

Shen Lian had come to the Ministry of Personnel several times to judge cases before, so the officials in the Ministry of Personnel were very familiar with him.

Shen Lian nodded slightly and said, "Is Lord Changsun here?"

The guard said hurriedly: "Master Changsun has just arrived."

Shen Lian nodded: "I want to see Lord Changsun."

The guard quickly stepped aside and said, "Master Shen, please."

Shen Lian smiled: "Thank you."

As he said this, he entered the Ministry of Personnel.

The Ministry of Personnel is the department with the highest status among the six ministries in the minds of officials, and its yamen is also very magnificent.

Of course, the luxurious castle cannot be compared with the Ministry of Revenue which is in charge of money and grain, but because the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the promotion and demotion of all officials, its status in the minds of officials is higher than that of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Minister of Personnel, Zhangsun Wuji, was naturally respected by the officials.

In addition to Changsun Wuji's status as a royal relative, his status as the Minister of Personnel also made officials dare not look down on him. After all, if they offended Changsun Wuji, Changsun Wuji would simply write an unsatisfactory mark on the annual evaluation, which would make it impossible for the official to be promoted in his life.

Even if they are qualified, official transfers are still appointed by the Ministry of Personnel.

Therefore, Changsun Wuji could have transferred him to a remote place, thus ruining his future...

Therefore, except for officials of high status like Fang Xuanling and Cheng Yaojin, ordinary officials all wanted to worship Changsun Jin...

As a result, Changsun Wuji held an outstanding position in the entire Tang Dynasty court.

At this time, Changsun Wuji was looking through the files sent by his subordinates.

"grown ups."

At this time, an official from the Ministry of Personnel walked in.

Zhang Sun Wuji picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea slowly, and said, "The tea doesn't taste very good. Go to the Ministry of Revenue to get some new tea."

"Also, the local year-end review is about to begin. I am going to send a notice to local officials to let them prepare. If you want to be promoted, please hurry up and don't make a mess. The Ministry of Personnel will not clean up the mess for them."

"besides……"

"Lord Changsun."

Seeing that Changsun Wuji had not finished speaking, the clerk interrupted him.

Changsun Wuji's words were interrupted and his brows furrowed.

But before he could say anything, he heard the clerk say, "Lord Shen, the Lord of the Tang Dynasty, is here. He is outside the door and wants to see Lord Changsun."

When Changsun Wuji heard the word Shen Lian.

He stood up in a flash.

He stopped drinking tea leisurely and stopped arranging tasks. He just asked directly: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Shen Lian saved my son's life. He is my benefactor. Why don't you invite Lord Shen in?"

"never mind!"

Chang Sun Wuji walked out directly and said, "I will go to pick him up myself!"

"If Shen Lian comes again in the future, just tell him directly. If you keep dawdling here and Shen Lian feels that I am neglecting you, I will not forgive you!"

Shen Lian had already entered the Ministry of Personnel and was waiting outside Changsun Wuji's room.

So as soon as Changsun Wuji left the room, he saw Shen Lian.

Changsun Wuji walked towards Shen Lian and said with a smile, "Sir Shen, you came to see me, why didn't you send someone to inform me in advance? In this way, I would have greeted you at the door."

Shen Lian smiled and bowed, "I know Lord Changsun is very busy with official duties, and my matter is not a big deal, so I will go there in person. I don't want to trouble Lord Changsun. It will be too much trouble."

Chang Sun Wuji shook his head and said, "How can you say it's a trouble? In my heart, you are more important than anything else."

"So your matter, in my opinion, is a headache. Nothing in this world can compare to Lord Shen's matter."

Shen Lian smiled. He knew that Changsun Wuji was deliberately trying to get close to him.

So he stopped refusing and said with a smile, "Then I won't be polite to Lord Changsun anymore."

Chang Sun Wuji nodded and said, "That's right!"

He invited Shen Lian into the office, and then told his subordinates to prepare tea.

After the tea was served, Changsun Wuji eagerly filled Shen Lian's cup with tea.

Shen Lian picked up the teacup, blew on the tea surface, took a sip of the tea, and nodded, "Good tea!"

Zhang Sun Wuji smiled and said, "I still have a lot of this kind of tea. If Lord Shen likes it, you can bring some back when you go back."

Shen Lian said: "How can this be so embarrassing?"

Zhang Sun Wuji said seriously: "Master Shen, please don't be polite to me. I don't like drinking tea that much. If you like it, then it won't be a waste."

Seeing this, Shen Lian also smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank Master Changsun."

When the subordinates on the side saw this scene, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that Lord Changsun really valued and cared too much about Shen Lian.

Just now, Lord Changsun said that there was not much tea left and asked him to go to the Ministry of Revenue to get some. Now he wanted to give the tea directly to Lord Shen!
If he hadn't been here the whole time, he would have thought he was hallucinating.

But he was not jealous of Shen Lian.

After all, he knew Shen Lian's abilities.

Shen Lian has solved countless cases and has a reputation as an honest official among the people. He is highly valued by His Majesty and is now going to become the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty.

All these things are enough to make Lord Shen the most popular person in the court.

So it is normal for Changsun Wuji to treat Shen Lian like this.

Not to mention, Shen Lian also saved Changsun Wuji's son, so the relationship between them should be even closer.

After drinking tea, Changsun Wuji looked at Shen Lian and said, "Lord Shen came to see me early in the morning, but is there anything you want me to do?"

Changsun Wuji said directly: "Master Shen, if you have anything to ask, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will not refuse."

Shen Lian put down his teacup and said, "Master Changsun, I won't be polite with you. I really have something I want to ask for your advice on."

Zhang Sun Wuji said, "Master Shen, please speak."

Shen Lian looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "Master Changsun, if, I mean if... you are now the number one enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and during this period of time, you are planning to do something that will severely damage the Tang Dynasty, what would you choose as your goal?"

"This……"

Chang Sun Wuji looked at Shen Lian, thought for a moment, and said, "Sir Shen, this question is a bit scary!"

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Changsun, there is no trap for this question."

"To be honest, I am facing this problem right now."

"I'm half sure that someone is going to do this, but since that person won't do anything that I can use logical reasoning with, I need some advice from someone else."

"And you, Changsun Da, are thoughtful, strategic, and good at scheming, so I came all the way to you, Changsun Da, to ask for some advice."

Shen Lian knew that Changsun Wuji was a very scheming person, and if he didn't dispel Changsun Wuji's concerns, Changsun Wuji would not tell the truth.

Therefore, he did not hide anything and even praised Changsun Wuji a little.

With Changsun Wuji's status, he had heard all kinds of flattery. He thought he was immune to such words. But until he met Shen Lian at this moment and heard Shen Lian's casual words of praise, Sun Wuji actually felt that he was a little overwhelmed.

Only then did Changsun Wuji realize that he was not immune to compliments, but it depended on who said the compliments.

He looked at Shen Lian, smiled from the bottom of his heart, and said, "Since Lord Shen said so, I must share Lord Shen's worries."

Changsun Wuji felt comfortable after being praised by Shen Lian.

This made him even more enthusiastic towards Shen Lian.

He also began to think seriously about Shen Lian's problem.

Think for a moment.

Changsun Wuji looked at Shen Lian and said, "Sir Shen, may I know which traitor is trying to rebel against the emperor?"

Shen Lian did not hide it.

After all, Beidou would be the common enemy of all of them.

Shen Lian said directly: "Beidou Club, Beichen!"

"Beichen!?"

Changsun Wuji’s eyes suddenly widened!
Changsun Wuji was naturally aware of Beichen's terror.

Although he had never fought with Beichen directly, he knew clearly how many times Shen Lian and Beichen had fought.

He knew Shen Lian's abilities very well, and Changsun Wuji always thought that he was very wise.

But compared with Shen Lian, he had no idea at all.

Shen Lian's wisdom is simply at the level of a demon!

Beichen, however, had fought with the evil Shen Lian so many times, but was never killed by Shen Lian and always escaped unscathed.

This in itself is enough to prove how powerful Beichen is.

This Beichen is definitely the number one enemy of the Tang Dynasty!
Therefore, now that Beichen was going to take action that would be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty, Changsun Wuji's expression became serious.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "Lord Shen, are you sure Beichen will take action?"

Shen Lian nodded: "Almost, but I can't be 100% sure. People like Beichen are elusive. Unless he shows up on his own initiative, it's impossible to find him."

"But we can't help but defend ourselves, because even if there's only a 10% chance that he'll attack us and we're not prepared, we can't afford the loss!"

Changsun Wuji nodded, agreeing with Shen Lian's words.

Some enemies should not be underestimated even if there is the slightest possibility.

He thought for a moment and said, "Sirs Shen would come to me, so he should have directly ruled out the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, right?"

“If it was the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, Lord Shen would definitely not have missed it.”

Shen Lian smiled and nodded: "Master Changsun is really smart, yes, it's not the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce."

"Although the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce also has problems, it is just a target used by Beichen to attract our attention."

Changsun Wuji was not surprised.

After all, the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce is in such a commotion right now. If it is really Beichen's target, with Shen Lian's ability, it is impossible for him not to know.

“It’s not the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, but it has to be very powerful.”

Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes.

He tapped the teacup gently with his fingers, and his deep eyes flashed with thought.

Just like that, after a while, Changsun Wuji said: "I have two choices!"

"I'm not sure if this is Beichen's goal, but if the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce is not it, there should be only these two possibilities."

Shen Lian's eyes moved, and he immediately became interested, and said, "Master Changsun, why don't you tell me about it?"

Chang Sun Wuji raised a finger and said, "The first possibility is that your majesty is offering sacrifices to the heavens."

When Shen Lian heard the word "sacrifice to heaven", his eyes suddenly flashed.

This is consistent with what Fang Quanling said.

This shows that Li Shimin's sacrifice to heaven is really the most important thing in the past few days.

Chang Sun Wuji said: "Every month, we must offer sacrifices to the heavens to pray for good weather and good harvests, and hope that the people can live and work in peace and contentment!"

"And the Heavenly Sacrifice needs to be performed by your Majesty personally, so I feel that if there is anything more important to Beichen than the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, it may be your Majesty!"

"If he could find a way to assassinate Your Majesty, or do something else, it would be a huge blow to our Tang Dynasty!"

Shen Lian nodded.

This is also Fang Xuanling's point of view.

"What about the second option?"

Shen Lian was already prepared for the heaven sacrifice. He now wanted to know, in Changsun Wuji's opinion, what else was there that even Fang Xuanling had overlooked.

Chang Sun Wuji did not hesitate, he said directly: "The second possibility is my Ministry of Personnel, the annual official meeting!"