Li Hongyuan's expression was unfriendly.
Sun Yilin and Min Xiaoyuan were the only ones who had disappeared. Sun Yilin's servant and Min Xiaoyuan's men were still under his control.
At this time, he was no longer secretly watching them. He directly interrogated the remaining people.
It turned out that when Min Xiaoyuan knew that Sun Yilin was going to send her home, she had a big fight with Sun Yilin. She even said that she had been kicked out of the family and had nothing to do with the Min family. — — Actually, it was only on the surface. Her parents still loved her. At least, they had never mistreated her in terms of money.
Sun Yilin's face darkened for a few days. Min Xiaoyuan seemed to be in a cold war with him, but she never left.
Then, one morning, he woke up and found that Sun Yilin and Min Xiaoyuan were gone. No one knew where they went.
The person in charge of watching them said that they met another group of people on the night of their disappearance. The other group's purpose was very clear. They were trying to delay them and create an opportunity for the other group.
Sun Yilin's change was a little unusual. As expected, he should be killed directly.
Li Hongyuan looked at the map. The place where Sun Yilin disappeared was a county city that extended in all directions. Therefore, there were many ways to leave, which meant that there were many places to go. Without knowing the identity of the people who helped him behind the scenes, it could be said that it was a very difficult thing to predict his movements.
After that, Li Hongyuan directly issued a kill order to his men everywhere. They did not have to look for him deliberately. If they saw him, they were to kill him on the spot. Whoever completed the task would be rewarded handsomely.
Li Hongyuan wanted Sun Yilin dead, not only because of Jingwan. In his previous life, he had seen Sun Yilin's talent and knew that Sun Yilin was not an ordinary person. Moreover, Sun Yilin's experience was very different from his previous life. A person who grew up with the flow of the world and a person who grew up with changes could make very different decisions. If Sun Yilin's previous life cared about the world, it was hard to say if Sun Yilin's current life. It was not impossible for Sun Yilin to join the enemy country and destroy Qi Yuan. Even Li Hongyuan himself did not care much about Qi Yuan.
Although Sun Yijia was still Sun Yilin's burden, she was not his weakness. He had the ability to help other countries destroy Qi Yuan. Then, it would be a piece of cake for him to protect Sun Yijia and some people in Ding General Manor. No one in power would be too stingy with a meritorious person.
Sun Yijia was Jingwan's sister-in-law. Li Hongyuan would not do anything to her. Therefore, Sun Yilin was fearless. Sun Yilin knew a little about Li Hongyuan's affairs.
When no one knew about it at first, it might be difficult to notice what Li Hongyuan was doing behind the scenes. However, once there was clear news, someone would spend a lot of effort to investigate Li Hongyuan's affairs. Then, a lot of things would come to the surface little by little. Whether it was external or internal, Li Hongyuan would be completely exposed soon.
Now, Sun Yilin was very likely to be the person who would reveal the news.
Li Hongyuan was expressionless. This day would come sooner or later. Anyway, it was almost time. So what if it was exposed now?
What Li Hongyuan could not tolerate the most was that if Sun Yilin really chose such a path, then there was no doubt that one of the benefits involved would be Jingwan.
The memory of his previous life was useless for what was going to happen next because many things had changed beyond recognition. However, when Li Hongyuan did things, the memory of his previous life was only a reference. If he relied on it all, how could it be called a change, let alone defying the heavens and changing his fate?
Next, he would rely on his own ability to have a good fight. He would let him see if Sun Yilin, the pillar of the country in his previous life, who was known as the youngest Cabinet Elder and was praised by many people, had the ability to overturn him.
It should be known that even without the advantage of being a "prophet", Li Hongyuan still had a good hand. After all, he had planned for so long. How could Sun Yilin have all these? Sun Yilin probably relied on his brain. If he wanted to compete with him, he could only rely on the power of other countries.
Moreover, in Li Hongyuan's view, it was far from enough if he only borrowed from one country. However, once more than one country was involved, it meant that there would be a struggle for benefits between countries. No one liked to share the delicious fat meat equally. Everyone wanted to monopolize it. It was even more difficult to obtain the right to speak with one's own strength. Whether it was to become a chess piece and be discarded after the end, or to become a chess player, this was a very important matter.
Li Hongyuan was inexplicably excited. It could only be said that after his rebirth, although he had to control his temper in all kinds of ways, everything else could be said to be smooth sailing. There were no opponents, so he more or less felt a little lonely at the top.
In his previous life, he could make a comeback in such a desperate situation. How could he lose in this life when the overall situation was under control? If he really lost, Li Hongyuan would accept it. At that time, he would just have to take Jingwan to the underworld with him.
He could lose anything, and it was not that he could not afford to lose. However, he absolutely could not let go of Jingwan.
It was only when it came to Jingwan that he would not lose to anyone.
Li Hongyuan estimated that the people below would coincidentally encounter Sun Yilin, and the probability of Sun Yilin being so unlucky as to walk into the knife's edge was very low. Therefore, Li Hongyuan was more likely to wait for Sun Yilin to make a move. Now, he only needed to wait for Sun Yilin to make a move.
Jingwan felt that her husband seemed to be a little strange recently. It was as if he was faintly in a state of excitement. Every time she asked, Li Hongyuan would always say that it was nothing. When Jingwan asked anxiously, Li Hongyuan said that some things might be coming to an end. However, more specifically, Li Hongyuan was unwilling to say more.
Jing Wan only thought that he was preparing to take the initiative to make a move, to end this struggle for the throne in Qiyuan. Even if he didn't ascend to the throne right now, he had to confirm his position as the number one.
Jingwan also knew that her current situation was special. Not only could she not be of help, but she might even be a burden. Therefore, she did not ask any more questions. She focused on taking care of her baby in peace and did what a pregnant woman should do.
However, after waiting for a long time, it was already October. Her belly was already showing a little. Jingwan did not see any movement from him. He did not seem to be any different from before. Jingwan was puzzled. What exactly was he up to?
What he didn't know was that Li Hongyuan was also waiting. It was just that according to the situation reported by his subordinates, there was indeed someone investigating him. However, there were all kinds of signs that seemed to indicate that it was no longer a big deal after reaching a certain point. What the other party wanted was not his specific strength, but a general understanding, or perhaps just a confirmation.
Li Hongyuan even waited for someone to report this matter to his good father, the Emperor. However, in the end, nothing happened. Even some of his plans and arrangements did not happen. This was really a little puzzling.
Or could it be that his guess was wrong? The person who helped Sun Yilin was actually someone in Qi Yuan, or even someone who was controlling the overall situation from somewhere in the capital?
This possibility was really not big. However, Li Hongyuan still increased his control over the capital. Once again, he conducted a thorough investigation. If someone was plotted against under his nose, then Li Hongyuan could slap himself a few times. After this investigation, he really found some small fish and shrimps.
Now, it was obvious that there was no need to keep these small fish and shrimps. They were all found out and directly crushed to death.
However, there was still a little accident. There was a very important clue that was broken. It was not someone else, but Yaorao. At that time, because Prince Kang sent someone to Li Hongyuan, Jingwan directly went to the door. The person who suffered directly was the woman who was the brain of Prince Kang. However, this woman, Yaorao, should not be underestimated. Her intelligence was outstanding, and she had a good disguise skill. In a situation of certain death, she escaped like a cicada and hid. Li Hongyuan's people found her real body. However, because it was clear that Yaorao was a spy, and Li Hongyuan knew her identity, he kept her. At the critical moment, she might be able to be used. However, he originally thought that this person had always been under control. This time, he found that he did not know when the person changed. This person was just a person wearing a two-layer mask.
An Er knelt down and asked for forgiveness. This was indeed their dereliction of duty. It was fine if the person slipped away, but they did not know when the person slipped away. This could not be forgiven.
However, now was not the time to settle the score.
Yaorao was originally a person of Southern Qi. Originally, she had both talent and emotion, and she was also born with good looks. She was pursued by many young talents. Such a woman, if nothing unexpected happened, should have had a good future. However, the bad thing was that she was a concubine's daughter of the Marquis. This kind of her was naturally a thorn in the eyes of her official mother and her sisters, an existence that absolutely could not be tolerated. There was no need to think about what would happen next. She was persecuted again. When she was forced into a desperate situation, she had the ability to elope with a young master who was very fond of her. In the end, the other party went back on their word, tangling with a large group of people who saw her as a joke. They ridiculed and ridiculed her, saying that she was a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. Pursuing her was only for fun. After all, other than her birth, everything else was just barely acceptable. She was not worthy of being the official wife.
Yaorao almost died. By chance, she was saved, and the person who saved her was the younger brother of the Emperor of Southern Qi. He was an ambitious man who was eyeing the throne covetously.
This Prince of Southern Qi was a person who would do anything to achieve his goals. He had trained many spies, and among these spies, the majority were beautiful women. As a man, he knew very well that a beautiful woman could often accomplish things that many men could not easily accomplish. Clearly, the completely black-hearted Yaorao wanted revenge. She wanted to slaughter all those who had humiliated her and become the leader of these spies.
There was one thing that was not quite the same as the others. That was, not only did she want revenge, she also wanted power. She wanted to become a person above others, she wanted to treat those men as playthings.
And that ambitious Prince also had a treacherous temperament. He promised Yaorao that after everything was done, he would make her a Marquess.
When Yaorao came to Qi Yuan, it was obvious that she held the line of communication with Southern Qi. A lot of things depended on her, whether it was sending out information or receiving orders from Southern Qi.
But Yaorao was only one of the people of the ambitious Prince. Things like going deep into the enemy's country was something that the Emperor should do. He had not yet obtained the power, how could he send people to other countries to jump around?
In fact, in Li Hongyuan's previous life, he only met her when he attacked Southern Qi. She had always shone in Southern Qi. She had appeared in front of Li Hongyuan, to put it bluntly, it was a honey trap.
However, at that time, Li Hongyuan was at most a beast in human skin. How could she expect him to have protective feelings for the fairer sex?
Now, he did not know whether Yaorao had left Qi Yuan's capital, or if she had changed her identity and continued to hide somewhere else. The capital was so big. If she really hid silently, it would not be easy to find her.
However, not easy did not mean that it was impossible, because even if she hid among ordinary people, she was not an ordinary person. And if she wanted to obtain important information, she could not hide in ordinary people's homes. The range of possibilities was narrowed down.
He also spent some time to set up tight surveillance. As long as the other party made a move, it was basically impossible to escape.
However, because many people had died during this time, it could be considered as beating the grass to scare the snake. The remaining spies would not easily make a move again. However, Li Hongyuan's subordinates did not let down their guard because of this. Just because they did not spread the news did not mean that there was no news coming in.
In the end, in just a few days, a clue appeared.
However, this clue was very obscure, and for a while, they could not figure out what was going on.
Li Hongyuan put the summary of matters on the desk, spread it out, and looked down with his hands behind his back.
After half a night of pondering, Li Hongyuan finally grasped the end of the thread, and bit by bit, he found the answer he wanted.
The corner of Li Hongyuan's mouth raised into a cold smile, "This arrangement is really deep. It's been more than ten or twenty years."
Li Hongyuan did not make a move for the time being. He first asked someone to get a portrait, and then the next night, he went to the Ruan family.
Ruan Ruizhong knew that Li Hongyuan would come in person under such circumstances, and it was definitely not a small matter.
Ruan Ruizhong was sincerely for the country and the people, but his eyesight was not very good in the past, and he trusted a woman who cuckolded him and was a spy. Fortunately, after the feces on his eyes were wiped clean, he was not affected too much.
"I wonder if Prince has something important to tell this old official to come in the middle of the night?" Ruan Ruizhong stood respectfully.
"Where is Madam Wei?" Li Hongyuan went straight to the point.
Madam Wei was naturally the second wife who cuckolded Ruan Ruizhong and had an affair with his son. She was Ruan Fangfei's mother.
Madam Wei's methods were good, and she had good martial arts skills. However, after some things were exposed, Li Hongyuan still kept her, only crippling her martial arts. He also had Ruan Ruizhong guard her closely.
"This old official will have someone bring her here."
Madam Wei was originally very charming, but now she had been worn out and aged beyond her years. However, this woman's endurance was very good, and she still maintained her sobriety.
When she saw Li Hongyuan, her eyes flashed with surprise and fear. But then she laughed, "Jin Wangye is very courageous. With the current situation, to dare to enter the Ruan residence at night, it seems that everything is ready. Then I wish Prince success. "Her voice was rough and hoarse, without the slightest bit of the original charm.
Li Hongyuan looked at her indifferently, obviously not having the desire to speak.
Then, An Er directly stepped forward and unfolded the paper in his hand. It was a portrait.
No one spoke. Li Hongyuan only paid attention to her expression. His pupils shrunk slightly, but this was enough.
"It seems that you do know each other. Tell me everything you know, and Ben Wang will give you a quick death."
Hearing this, Madam Wei knew that there was no room for her to quibble. When one's life was worse than death, a quick death was an extravagant hope. Madam Wei's heart was obviously struggling.
"What, do you still have concerns in your heart? This Prince kept you alive because I originally thought that you were the leader of the spies planted in Qiyuan, but it turns out that you are just a small pawn. Then, the real leader of your group would definitely know about your situation. Before you were discovered by this Prince, you could still be used as a cover. Now, you are just a completely useless pawn. Let me ask you, the people you are worried about, or the people you care about, if they no longer have any value in restricting you, will they be released, or will they be killed? "
Wei-shi closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, there wasn't the slightest bit of emotion, "Jin Wangye, I have to admit that you are indeed very capable. Those brothers of yours have been kept in the dark until now, not knowing who their real opponents are, but it is not entirely their problem. It's just that you can control the Qi Yuan in your hands, but what about the outside? You must know that there is always someone better than you. Are you sure that you will have the last laugh? "
"Whether I can have the last laugh or not, it will naturally be revealed when the time comes."
Madam Wei was surprised. She thought that a person like Li Hongyuan who had the power and could play everyone in the palm of his hand, and he was still so young, logically, he should be very conceited. But it was not the case at all. He may not have put some people in his eyes, but he did not underestimate his opponents. He was cautious, serious, and did not become complacent even when he had the advantage. He was obviously just a young man, how did he do it? He became the final winner, so Madam Wei would not find it strange. If such a person lost, it could only be said that he did something that angered the heavens and the people, and the whole world was against him. But the fact was, Ruan Rui Zhong, who was called by the Qi Yuan as the mainstay of the neutral faction, was working for him.
"Originally, I thought that I had already thought highly of you, but it turned out that I still underestimated you. Now it seems that Fangfei's taste was very good. She picked someone that others did not think highly of at first glance. Unfortunately, she did not have the slightest good impression of Your Highness. Perhaps this is my fault as a mother. I did not teach her well. If I taught her like a normal lady, perhaps the result would be completely different. "
"A normal lady wouldn't take a fancy to this prince."
"That's right. With Your Highness's reputation, a normal lady would indeed avoid you." Madam Wei seemed a little regretful. "Your Highness, I can tell you everything that you want to know …"
In the end, perhaps she was relieved. Madam Wei appeared unprecedentedly calm. Although her voice was unpleasant to hear, she spoke neither quickly nor slowly. She stood naturally, showing the grace and grace of a noble lady.
Because it was relatively concise, it only took about seven or eight minutes to finish talking.
Before Li Hongyuan left with his people, he gave Madam Wei a pill to take. Tomorrow, the Ruan family could hold the funeral for their mistress. After all, Madam Wei had originally used illness as an excuse to "recuperate at home." Now that she had passed away, it was not strange.
As Li Hongyuan walked, he thought about Madam Wei's words.
Decades ago, Southern Qi had the ambition to be like every other country. Their plans had begun at that time. They had sent out a large number of spies. Although most of them had been cleaned up, a small number had taken root. The matter of sending out spies had never stopped. From the very beginning, there were some who had already taken root in other countries for three generations. As long as these people were not exposed, no one would believe they were spies.
Among the people planted in Qi Yuan, she had originally only held an upper-middle position. But because she had married Ruan Ruizhong, and Ruan Ruizhong had become a cabinet elder and trusted her greatly, she had easily obtained a lot of information. She had become the head of the intelligence gathering in Qi Yuan. That's right, she was only collecting information. The most important part of the orders from Southern Qi was not in her hands. It was the person that Li Hongyuan had recently unearthed: the Marquess of Changping. That invisible person in Changping's manor, who had been set up as a puppet to shield his beloved concubine. Who would have thought that she would be such a person?
Li Hongyuan wanted to say that compared to these women, compared to the women in the palace, his wife was like a little white rabbit, harmless, soft, and kind.
— — Digression — —
The Marquess of Changping was mentioned in Chapter 212. None of the characters mentioned in the previous chapters were useless.
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