The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 266 Greedy
Li Ying and his companions walked about seven or eight miles and arrived at the Baima River.

As soon as they arrived at Baimahe, they saw two figures in the distance running desperately towards the desert to the west.

Behind these two men, a woman in red was chasing them on horseback, holding a gun.

Zhang Guangsheng was surprised and said, "Those two people are Mi Qian and Kang Yi."

Li Heng asked, "Who is chasing them?"

Zhang Guangsheng said: "It seems...it seems to be Princess Aqisi."

As soon as Zhang Guangsheng finished speaking, Aqisi in the distance had caught up with Mi Qian and Kang Yi. Aqisi shot Mi Qian and Kang Yi to death with two shots.

"That's too late."

Li Heng hurriedly rode his horse to catch up with Aqisi, and Bian Lingcheng and others followed.

Bian Lingcheng looked at the dead Mi Qian and Kang Yi, then looked at Aqisi and said, "Just kill them like this?"

Aqisi said: "They are plotting to assassinate this princess, shouldn't they be killed?"

"According to the law, the case should be transferred to the Ministry of Justice for trial before it can be convicted. However, they committed the crime first and then escaped from prison. It is reasonable for Aqisi to chase the murderer and kill him accidentally." Li Heng explained, then looked at Bian Lingcheng and asked, "What does Supervisor Bian think?"

Bian Lingcheng met Li Ying's eyes and felt inexplicably flustered. He said hurriedly, "Yes, Your Highness is right."

Li Heng smiled slightly, reined in his horse and looked at the boundless desert ahead, saying quietly, "Even if Aqisi doesn't kill them, they will still die if they flee into the desert ahead. This desert is known as the Sea of ​​Death. No one who enters it has ever come out. Does the Border Supervisor know how many bones are buried in this desert every year?"

Bian Lingcheng hurriedly shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Li Heng was in no hurry to answer, but first had people throw Mi Qian and Kang Yi's bodies into the desert, and then said: "It won't be long before their bodies are buried by the yellow sand. Except for those present now, no one knows where they went."

Upon hearing this, Bian Lingcheng secretly glanced at the people around him.

He found that he was surrounded by Li Heng's men, and they were all looking at him, as if they would throw him into the desert as long as Li Heng gave the order.

Bian Lingcheng broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly dismounted, saluted to Li Ying, and said, "Your Highness, these two people are extremely evil and deserve to die. Princess Aqisi killed them to enforce justice. I will report this to the court and ask for a reward for Princess Aqisi."

Li Heng also dismounted, took out a bag of jewels from his bosom and stuffed it into Bian Lingcheng's pocket, saying, "Military Supervisor Bian only needs to report the truth."

Bian Lingcheng felt the contents of the bag, his eyebrows raised with joy, and said, "Your Highness is right. I will report the truth."

"That's good." Li Heng jumped on his horse and said, "Although Anxi is dangerous, it also has many treasures. General Bian has come from afar, I will definitely take you to see it."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Bian Lingcheng saluted Li Ying again before hobbling onto the horse.

Seeing that Bian Lingcheng was struggling to mount his horse, Li Heng said, "In fact, in Anxi, the most useful animal is not a horse, but a camel. When I return, I will have someone send one to the Bian Supervisor, so that the Bian Supervisor will not have to worry about the desert."

Bian Lingcheng hurriedly thanked him again, saying, "Your Highness, I have no way to repay your kindness."

Li Heng smiled back, said nothing more, blew a whistle, and rode forward.

The guards behind heard Li Heng's whistle, shouted loudly, and galloped along with Li Heng on horseback, raising clouds of dust.

Bian Lingcheng was not good at riding and could only follow behind and eat dust.

into the night.

Bian Lingcheng returned to the city covered in dust. As soon as he entered the house, without taking time to wash up, he poured out the jewels that Li Heng had given him, counted them and bit them, struggling for a long time before thinking about what happened during the day.

He knew very well that Li Heng was going to have Aqisi kill Kang Yi and Mi Qian in front of him today. If he reacted wrongly, Li Heng would really have him buried alive under the sand.

After all, it is very normal to get lost in the desert in Anxi.

Whether to be buried in the sand or to enjoy wealth and glory depends on his one thought.

He was not a man of integrity, so under such circumstances, he would definitely choose to live and enjoy wealth and glory.

Thinking of this, Bian Lingcheng put away his jewelry, found paper and pen, and prepared to write a memorial that would satisfy Li Heng and submit it to the court.

But just as he found paper and pen, he heard a light but strange knock on the door.

Bian Lingcheng's heart tightened. He opened the door carefully and saw Yang Guozhong standing at the door.

His own servants followed behind Yang Guozhong, looking as if they had not had time to inform him.

Bian Lingcheng had just thought that Li Heng had changed his mind and sent someone to assassinate him, but when he saw that it was Yang Guozhong, he felt relieved and asked rudely, "What are you doing here?"

Yang Guozhong chuckled and said, "I have come to pay my respects to the military supervisor of the border."

Bian Lingcheng did not invite Yang Guozhong in, but turned around and said, "General Yang, if you have anything to say, please tell me. I just came back from following His Royal Highness Prince Shou on an inspection tour and have not yet washed up."

Yang Guozhong walked in without being invited, and when he got to the room, he closed the door behind him, took out a bag of money and presented it to Bian Lingcheng, saying, "Military Supervisor Bian, please accept it."

Bian Lingcheng smiled when he saw the gift. He took the money from Yang Guozhong, shook it, and felt that it was far inferior to what Li Heng had given him, so his smile faded again.

However, he did not pick and choose, and still accepted Yang Guozhong's gift, saying: "I accept the gift, Yang Canjun should talk about the matter."

Yang Guozhong looked around vigilantly, and then whispered: "The military supervisor was appointed by the saint himself, and I was also appointed by the saint. We all work for the saint, so we should unite and work together."

Bian Lingcheng said: "Then according to General Yang's opinion, who wouldn't work for the Saint?"

"This..." Yang Guozhong was stunned, and then said, "Although the Border Supervisor has the power to supervise the army, even if the battle is won, it will not be counted as the Border Supervisor's achievement. The Border Supervisor has traveled a long way to Anxi, how can he return without success?"

Yang Guozhong's words hit Bian Lingcheng's pain point.

Bian Lingcheng thought for a moment and said, "General Yang, do you have a way to make meritorious service?"

"Of course." Yang Guozhong said firmly, "I want to see Anxi's warehouse, but His Royal Highness Prince Shou has been blocking me. There must be something fishy going on. If the Border Supervisor can help me count the money and grain in Anxi, it will be a great achievement."

Bian Lingcheng asked, "Do you suspect that His Royal Highness Prince Shou has embezzled money and grain?"

Yang Guozhong said: "Whether it is corruption or concealment, they are both problems. Isn't it your credit as the military supervisor that we found out the problem of the Prince of Shou?"

"Interesting." Bian Lingcheng nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "I'll figure out a way to deal with this matter. You go back first, and I'll find you later."

When Yang Guozhong saw that Bian Lingcheng agreed, he was overjoyed. He thanked Bian Lingcheng again and again before leaving.

Bian Lingcheng watched Yang Guozhong leave, then went out and kicked the two servants at the door, saying, "You are becoming more and more unruly. You bring anyone to my house as long as you are paid, and you don't even inform me first. If this happens again, I will kill you."

(End of this chapter)