The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 267 Varies from person to person
After Bian Lingcheng went out, he hurried to Li Ying's residence without delay and told Li Ying everything that Yang Guozhong had said to him.

Li Henggang's use of both kindness and force on Bian Lingcheng was only the first step. He did not expect the effect to be so good, so he was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

Li Heng said: "I didn't expect that Yang Canjun was so obsessed with checking the Qixi Treasury. There was nothing wrong with the Qixi Treasury. If he had enough authority, he could check it anytime."

"That's right." Bian Lingcheng echoed, "General Yang is the princess's cousin. It would be fine if he didn't want to help Your Highness, but instead he wanted to make things difficult for Your Highness. It's really confusing."

Li Heng smiled slightly, without explaining the question, and said, "As a military supervisor, Bian Jianjun has the right and responsibility to inspect the Qixi Treasury. Whenever Bian Jianjun wants to check, he can let me know."

Bian Lingcheng knew that no matter whether he wanted to speak for Li Heng or not, he still had to follow this minimum procedure, so he smiled and said, "Your humble servant is always free and will obey your Highness' orders."

Li Heng said, "Then let's do it tomorrow. If Yang Canjun wants to see it, we can bring him along."

Bian Lingcheng was slightly stunned when he heard this.

He originally thought that Li Ying would need some time to prepare, but he didn't expect Li Ying to be so anxious and look completely fearless.

"Your Highness, won't you wait a little longer?" Bian Lingcheng asked tentatively.

Li Heng asked, "Does the Border Supervisor want to wait a little longer?"

Bian Lingcheng said: "No need, I will listen to your Highness and do it tomorrow."

"Thank you, General Bian." Li Heng nodded and asked the butler to get some more jewelry and give them to Bian Lingcheng.

Bian Lingcheng pretended to decline at first, then accepted it all, and finally went happily.

Li Heng escorted Bian Lingcheng to the door.

At this time, the night was already dark.

Yang Yuhuan came out of the room, put a coat on Li Heng, and said, "It's late at night, my dear, be careful not to catch a cold."

Li Ying looked back at Yang Yuhuan, smiled slightly, and said, "Have the children gone to bed?"

"Let's go to bed." Yang Yuhuan held Li Heng's arm.

The two returned to the house, and Yang Yuhuan continued, "Compared to Beiting, Anxi had plenty of time to prepare. After Yang Zhao came, even if we took him to the treasury, he wouldn't be able to find anything. Why did you deliberately stop him?"

What Yang Yuhuan said implied a premise, which was that there was indeed a problem with the Anxi treasury.

However, the problem with the Anxi treasury was not that Li Heng embezzled money and grain, but that Anxi's expenditures did not match the figures reported to the court.

From a public perspective, the court and the local government have different positions. If Li Heng reports Anxi's money and grain truthfully, the court will definitely greatly reduce its spending on Anxi, which will not be good for Anxi's development.

From a personal perspective, Li Heng needed a large amount of money and food to cultivate his confidants in Anxi.

Taking his personal guards as an example, according to the court regulations, his personal guards were also considered border troops, and each was given 12 stone of grain per year, two seasons of clothing, and the same weapons as other border troops.

But if Li Heng really gave it according to the regulations, how could those elite men be willing to rush to follow him wholeheartedly?
Is it just based on personal charm?

Therefore, Li Heng had to provide double or even triple the salary through other means. He had to find a place to pay for the money, and he could not report it truthfully.

This is just his guard. If he expands it a little bit, plus he trains other elite troops in Anxi, the money spent will be immeasurable.

Therefore, it is difficult for Anxi's account books to be without problems.

But just like what Qibi Zhong said before, not everyone can check the army's accounts. Li Heng smiled and said, "If we open the treasury and let Yang Zhao check it as soon as he arrives, he will think we are afraid of him and he will be more aggressive. But if we teach him a lesson and stop him from the beginning, he will not only waste more time, but also get a little advantage and think he has made a profit."

"My dear, you really know how to handle things!" Yang Yuhuan suddenly realized, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Why didn't you use this method against Bian Lingcheng?"

"It depends on the person." Li Ying explained patiently, "Bian Lingcheng came to Qixi as a military supervisor. As long as there were no problems in Qixi, he would be fine. Therefore, he could be bribed temporarily. But Yang Zhao is different. Yang Zhao came to Qixi to make achievements. He can only return to Chang'an if he makes some achievements in Qixi."

"I see." Yang Yuhuan nodded, sighed, and said, "Come to think of it, Yang Zhao and I are also relatives. I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Li Ying said: "Once you step into the vortex of the court struggle, there will be no family affection. Yang Zhao is a smart man. He knows that his greatest value now is that he is not in harmony with me. If he wants to reconcile with me, then he will lose his value and will never be able to return to Chang'an."

Yang Yuhuan shook her head and smiled, saying, "He chose the wrong opponent. He and my husband are enemies. It's a question whether he can survive, let alone return to Chang'an."

"Not necessarily." Li Heng smiled meaningfully and said, "I will do my best to help him return to Chang'an."

"Why is that?" Yang Yuhuan was surprised. "My dear, please don't take extra care of him just because he is my cousin. We have different ideals and cannot work together. We are already enemies."

Li Ying said: "Everyone has his mission to accomplish. I just want to help Yang Zhao complete his mission as soon as possible."

"Forehead……"

Yang Yuhuan didn't understand what Li Heng meant for a moment, but she could feel that Li Heng was becoming more and more proactive in court affairs, and his calculations were becoming more and more profound.

Take the murder of Mi Qian and Kang Yi for example. Li Heng's purpose was not just to avenge Aqisi and He Jin, but also to scare Bian Lingcheng.

Li Heng's greater purpose was to hint to people related to Mi Qian and Kang Yi, such as Qibi Zhong and Yue Tinggui, that the witnesses had been killed and he would not pursue them.

Li Heng was laying the groundwork for moving into Hexi.

Yang Yuhuan suddenly felt a little worried that Li Heng might become a stranger to her one day.

She was silent for a while, then said, "My dear, shall we play a game?"

"Okay." Li Heng agreed without even thinking about it and asked, "What do you want to play?"

Hearing this, Yang Yuhuan smiled and said, "You agreed without even asking first?"

Li Heng smiled and said, "When have I ever refused your request?"

"That's right." Yang Yuhuan put her worries aside.

Because she knew that no matter what Li Heng did, he would always be loyal to her.

This is enough for her, she just needs to continue to support Li Heng as always.

Li Ying saw Yang Yuhuan deep in thought and said, "Aren't you playing games? What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking of a game to play." Yang Yuhuan replied casually, then took Li Heng's hand and whispered, "I have a unique game, but it requires playing on the bed. Do you dare, my dear?"

Li Ying said, "I have nothing to fear, but we have a deal. If you lose, you are not allowed to cheat like you did last time."

Yang Yuhuan smiled gently, did not answer, took Li Ying's hand and walked towards the bed.

(End of this chapter)