Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

On the other hand, there are quite a few guards here. Although they are under his jurisdiction now, they are definitely still loyal to Li Shimin.

Beichen's words clearly had the intention of setting a trap. As long as he nodded, he might fall into Beichen's trap, creating a rift between himself and Li Shimin.

Therefore, Shen Lian is not stupid and naturally would not fall for such a trick.

Seeing Shen Lian didn't say anything, Beichen sighed softly, not knowing what he was regretting.

He looked up at Shen Lian again and said, "It's getting late. Now that the winner has been decided, I should leave."

"Shen Lian, this time, I accept defeat wholeheartedly, but this is just the beginning of our fight! I'm looking forward to playing against you next time."

After saying this, Shen Lian saw the Taoist in front of him began to tremble.

"Wait a minute!" Shen Lian suddenly spoke.

The Taoist looked at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian said: "How can I contact you? You lost to me, and you have to kill someone for me in the future. How can I notify you after I confirm the person? Beichen, you are not going to cheat, are you?"

Beichen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I thought you forgot."

"Don't worry, these are the conditions I proposed. I won't cheat in front of you. This would be an insult to me."

"I won't kill anyone from the Beidou Society for you!"

"I won't commit suicide either!"

"Besides that, I can agree to the request of anyone in this world, even Li Shimin."

"As for how to contact me..."

He glanced at the nailed crow and sighed, "Originally it was a messenger, and it was enough to use it, but you killed it."

Shen Lian shrugged his shoulders and blamed me.

"How about this."

Beichen thought for a while before saying, "You are too smart. I am worried that the way I gave you will allow you to find me."

"But since I promised you, I must fulfill my promise."

"Outside Taiji Mountain, there is a dilapidated Taoist temple. In front of the temple there is a mulberry tree, and under the mulberry tree there is a stone. If you have someone you want to kill, write it down and send someone to put the letter under the stone. I will know about it and kill that person within a month at the latest!"

Taiji Mountain?
A dilapidated Taoist temple?

Isn’t that near the Jiyu Temple where the grain robbery occurred before?
Sending the letter there, could it be that... Ji Yu Guan, there is still some secret?
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and began to think.

It's not impossible.

After all, Beichen's identity is too confusing, and the most important thing is that the person in charge of the food and salary robbery was Kaiyang, the Kaiyang from the Beidou Society, and perhaps... Ji Yuguan may be related to the Beidou Society.

Shen Lian was thinking in his mind, considering whether he should find an opportunity to search again, and at this moment, a "puff" sound suddenly came from the opposite side.

His heart moved and he looked forward.

Then the Taoist controlled by Beichen suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then the whole person fell directly to the ground.

Sishe hurried forward to check, then looked at Shen Lian and shook his head: "Master, he is dead."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes, but was not too surprised.

He was controlled by Beichen, and Beichen also told him clearly that the Taoist in front of him was a clue for him. It would be wrong if he let this person live.

He took one last look at the chess game on the board, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

I gained a lot today.

In this way, he could justify his carefully planned scam.

He stood up and said calmly, "Go to the Taoist temple, control everyone in the temple, and ask about the Taoist's situation. No one is allowed to leave without my consent."

Sishe nodded quickly and rushed into the Taoist temple with his men.

Not long after, some panicked voices were heard in the Taoist temple.

Shen Lian didn't care about these.

He looked at the Dog again and said, "Let's go to the Dali Temple. The farce about Li Wencheng has come to an end."

"Next, we should see what surprises Li Wencheng, who made Beichen pay such a high price, can bring us."

After saying that, Shen Lian flicked his sleeves and walked away.

Xu Gou looked at Shen Lian's departing back, recalled Beichen's stunned look of shock just now, and just wanted to say, Master, you are so damn handsome!

Shen Lian returned to the Dali Temple without any stop.

Naturally, there was no need for him to investigate the Taoist temple in person.

Sishe and others can easily find out the identity and intelligence of the Taoist controlled by Beichen.

He just needs to wait for their report.

As a superior, there are many things that he no longer needs to do personally.

Doing everything yourself is not a good thing.

After all, those in a higher position have things they need to do, some basic things that can be done with just their mouths.

Otherwise, why would we cultivate confidants? Why would we cultivate capable assistants?

What's the point of giving them salaries?

After all, you're not raising someone to eat for free.

And Sishe is now in charge of intelligence work, so it is most appropriate to hand it over to him.

He might even be able to reach out and give himself an even bigger surprise through the intelligence system.

Therefore, Shen Lian safely handed over the affairs of the Taoist temple to Sishe.

He and the Dog returned to the Dali Temple, ready to meet the key figure who caused all this farce, Li Wencheng!
Likewise, he was also the most important person who enabled him to set up this brilliant plan and even deceive Beichen!

When I returned to the Dali Temple, I saw Officer Bai Yan coming towards me.

He cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Lord Shen is back."

Shen Lian laughed and also bowed, "Yes, I'm sorry to bother you recently, Lord Bai."

Bai Yanguan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. You want to see Li Wencheng, right? I'll have someone bring him over right away."

"Excuse me, Xu Gou, please go with Lord Bai."

"it is good!"

After a brief conversation, the two parted ways.

After entering, before he had time to have a cup of tea, Li Wencheng was brought in by Xu Gou and his men. At this time, Li Wencheng was not wearing prisoner's clothes, but a black suit that looked not much different from a nightgown. There were some dewdrops on his forehead, as if he had just come back from outside.

"Master, Li Wencheng is here."

Xu Gou reported to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian nodded slightly. He glanced at Li Wencheng and saw that Li Wencheng's expression was extremely complicated. There was shock, anger, disappointment, and resentment. All kinds of emotions intertwined together, making his facial expression particularly interesting.

Shen Lian took a sip of tea and said slowly, "What do you think of this drama tonight?"

When Li Wencheng heard Shen Lian's words, a glimmer of light appeared in his complicated eyes.

He looked at Shen Lian, pursed his lips, and was silent for a while before he spoke: "They are more ruthless and cruel than I thought! In order to kill me, they mobilized so many people."

"The examinee for the title of Tianquan, Xiong Chenglin, the Yin-Yang family, the hidden old man Zhang, and..."

Li Wencheng couldn't help but show a trace of surprise on his face: "The judge, and Beichen himself... they are really too heartless. I have never thought of betraying them, but they spared no effort and didn't give me any hope of survival."

That’s right, that night, Li Wencheng was not imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison as Shen Lian had said to Beichen before.

Instead, he was secretly controlled by people sent by Shen Lian, who hid not far from the battle, allowing Li Wencheng to see with his own eyes everything the Beidou Society did to kill him.

How could Shen Lian and Beichen tell the truth? Even after victory was finally confirmed, Shen Lian was still on guard against Beichen.

What if Beichen has a backup plan and kills us in prison?
So, Shen Lian didn’t know how much truth Beichen was telling, but Shen Lian... definitely wasn’t telling any truth.

Before, Li Wencheng thought that Shen Lian was fooling him. He didn’t think Beidou would be so ruthless, and he didn’t think that Beichen, to whom he was loyal, would be so heartless.

But after seeing with his own eyes the preparations Beichen had made to kill him, and seeing those schemes that were simply hopeless for him, he was completely disappointed.

He knew that everything Shen Lian said was true.

Because reality will not deceive itself.

Shen Lian glanced at Li Wencheng, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

He knew that torture would be of no use against people like Li Wencheng. After all, their will was as strong as iron and it would not be easy to pry it open.

Therefore, the moment Shen Lian sent Sishe to capture Li Wencheng, he immediately thought of a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

On the one hand, he used the cruel reality to let Li Wencheng know how cruel Beichen, to whom he was loyal, was, so as to disappoint Li Wencheng and make him reveal everything.

On the other hand, he took the opportunity to take revenge and wiped out the Beidou Society's forces in Chang'an City.

Now, both calculations have obviously succeeded.

"Judge? Is he the drunk guy? The only one who escaped despite being seriously injured and delivered a letter to Beichen?" Shen Lian asked.

Li Wencheng nodded slightly and spoke about the secrets of the Beidou Society without any hesitation.

He is not a good person. Beidou can be unkind, so how can he be righteous?
He took the initiative to say: "I don't know when the Beidou Society was established, but it is said that it has existed for hundreds or thousands of years."

"The people in it are constantly changing. Whenever someone dies, someone else will quickly fill in, so that the Beidou Society's organization has never been broken."

"The Beidou Society has been passed down in this way. And because it has a history of thousands of years, each generation of Beidou Society has been secretly planning and strengthening its strength. Therefore, the power of the Beidou Society is far beyond everyone's imagination."

"But the Beidou Society has a purpose."

Shen Lian asked: "What is the purpose?"

Li Wencheng said: "Members of the Beidou Society will not become emperors. They will only promote dynasty changes in secret and secretly control the overall situation of the world. In their eyes, the emperor is nothing more than a puppet for them to control the world. As long as they are dissatisfied with the emperor, they will directly use the overall situation to replace the emperor!"

"If you are dissatisfied with this dynasty, you will directly promote changes in the world and change the dynasty!"

"They were present in the changes of dynasties before, including the changes from Sui to Tang. They also pushed for it, but it was very secretive, so none of you knew about it."

"However, I think you should know what role Tianquan played in the Sui and Tang Dynasties when he was in the Tiandi Pavilion. From this, you can infer some of the abilities of the Beidou Society."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes slightly.

His eyes flickered with some surprise.

As for the Dog, it simply widened its eyes.

He originally thought that the Beidou Society was a group of people with ulterior motives who came together to usurp the throne.

But now, he realized...it was not the case at all.

This Beidou Society is actually an ancient organization that may have existed for thousands of years.

Moreover, he is a terrifying existence who secretly controls the world's situation and promotes changes in the country!
This... This made Xu Gou swallow his saliva subconsciously.

Just listening to it makes me feel terrified!
Although Shen Lian did not show as much shock as Xu Gou, he was still somewhat surprised.

Such an ancient organization has been passed down for thousands of years. It is even more awesome than a dynasty.

It's even longer than some of the aristocratic families.

Was this established during the chaotic era of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?
Judging from the time, if it really has a history of more than a thousand years, then it is really possible.

And before that, members of the Beidou Club also mentioned Guiguzi!
At that time, Guiguzi was still alive.

So... could it be that... Beidou Society was founded by Guiguzi?
It was a long time ago and Shen Lian couldn't judge, and he couldn't be sure whether what Li Wencheng said was true or false.

Of course... he didn't doubt what Li Wencheng said now. After all, Shen Lian could easily tell if he was lying in front of him.

What he was worried about was that what Li Wencheng knew was false.

Shen Lian let out a breath.

To be honest, the Beidou Society is more ambitious than he imagined!

The same goes for Beichen!

Could it be that their goal is really the entire world?

It must be said that this ambition is truly enormous.

He was too disdainful to even fight for the throne of the emperor. No wonder Number One sounded so relaxed when he talked about killing Li Shimin.

This is really from the bottom of my heart, I look down on you!

He took a deep breath and continued, "Beidou Club, what is their specific configuration?"

Li Wencheng concealed nothing and wanted to tell Shen Lian all the secrets of the Beidou Society, and then let Shen Lian get rid of the Beidou Society and get rid of those heartless people.

He said, "The Beidou Society is codenamed after stars. There are seven core members from Beichen to Tianji, as well as two dark stars, Dongming and Yinyuan. Then there are the Beige and Douge. These two pavilions are mainly responsible for intelligence and killing. The personnel are not fixed. They are led by the pavilion masters of Bei and Dou. In addition to the two pavilions, there is also a judge, who is the drunken man you mentioned. He is responsible for the supervision and assessment of the internal members of the Beidou Society. If a threat is found, he will be directly eliminated."

"Intelligence, killing, supervision, assessment, and freedom to act with each having their own purpose, this is the Beidou Society!"

"Intelligence, killing, supervision, assessment, and freedom to act with each having their own purpose, this is the Beidou Society!"

"Intelligence, killing, supervision, assessment, and freedom to act with each having their own purpose, this is the Beidou Society!"

(End of this chapter)