Chapter 320 The Last Cooperation

Yang Yuyao was shocked, but at the same time she was secretly glad.

She was glad that she had not concealed anything and told the truth, otherwise Li Heng would definitely not let her off easily.

Yang Yuyao was stunned for a moment, then said, "From now on, Yuyao will follow your instructions on how to act."

Li Ying said, "Just follow the princess's instructions."

Yang Yuhuan smiled awkwardly and said, "My dear, do you still believe in me?"

Li Ying said: "I have never doubted it."

Yang Yuhuan's smile became even more intense. She looked at Li Heng with her watery eyes and said nothing more.

……

Half a month later, Li Tengkong arrived in Liangzhou. As soon as she entered Liangzhou City, she found Li Heng and presented Li Linfu's letter to him.

Li Ying opened the envelope and found a pawn ticket and a key in addition to the letter.

Li Heng quickly glanced at the contents of the letter.

In the letter, Li Linfu said that he had a box of things deposited in a pawnshop in Liangzhou, and hoped to use the box to exchange for Li Heng to save his children. If Li Heng did not need the box of things, he would burn it, but he also asked Li Heng to save his children because of his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, Li Linfu specifically instructed that only Li Heng could see those things.

Li Ying was puzzled and personally took people to the pawnshop to move the box back and opened it to check.

Inside the box was the negative information about officials in the court that Li Linfu had painstakingly collected.

In order to unite the party and eliminate dissidents, Li Linfu secretly collected a lot of negative information about officials in recent years. He used some of them and did not use some of them. Later, when he knew that he was doomed, he stored these negative information in Liangzhou and used them to exchange for Li Heng to save his children.

Li Ying looked at the big box of "gifts" and fell into deep thought.

This box of things is a hot potato to him.

According to common practice, he should have given these things to Li Longji and let Li Longji deal with them on his own. However, the box had already been opened. Would Li Longji believe that he had not read them and had not kept a backup?

Even if Li Longji believed it, would those officials believe it? Would they target him out of fear?

But if it is not sent out, if Li Longji finds out, he will be suspected of holding court officials hostage and plotting something illegal.

Li Linfu was dead, but he still set a trick on him, or in other words, forced him to cooperate.

Because if he did not protect Li Linfu's children, Li Linfu might have a backup plan, such as letting other people sue him.

Of course, if he is protected, there is no need to worry too much, because while protecting him, he is also under surveillance. If something happens to him, Li Linfu's children can be buried with him.

Li Heng thought for a while, sealed the box again, walked out of the room, and said to Li Tengkong in the yard: "Do you know what's in the box?"

"I don't know." Li Tengkong shook his head. "Grandpa said that there is only one key to this box, and the key has never left his body, so please rest assured, Your Highness, only he and Your Highness know what is in the box."

Li Ying asked, "Would the Right Prime Minister be so honest?"

Li Tengkong said, "My grandfather has asked for your help. The lives of our brothers and sisters are in your hands, so naturally we will be honest. Moreover, your highness is of high character, smart and wise. Coercion and bribery will not work on you. The only thing that is useful to you is sincerity."

"Thank you for your compliment." Li Heng smiled, "Does Right Prime Minister have anything else for you to pass on to me?"

Li Tengkong was slightly startled when he heard this and asked, "How did Your Highness know?"

Li Ying said: "Because he wants to convince me."

Li Tengkong was completely confused and could only say truthfully: "Grandpa asked Tengkong to tell Your Highness that people can be good or bad, but there is no such thing as good or bad. Some items that look bad are because the people who use them use them in the wrong place. Your Highness is wise and will know how to use them."

"I see." Li Heng understood what Li Linfu meant. Li Linfu was telling him that the dirty information about officials could not only be used to blackmail other officials or to unite and attack dissidents, but could also be used in the right way, so there was no need to burn it.

Li Tengkong saw that Li Heng understood everything, so he asked curiously, "Your Highness, do you know what Grandpa is talking about?"

Li Ying nodded and said, "I think I know."

Li Tengkong smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that the person who knows Grandpa best in the world is actually His Highness."

Li Heng said: "The Right Prime Minister also knows me very well. To some extent, we are close friends."

Li Tengkong said: "No wonder Grandpa wants to entrust the lives of our brothers and sisters to His Highness. Tengkong previously thought that Grandpa was wholeheartedly supporting Prince Rong and would entrust the lives of our brothers and sisters to Prince Rong."

Li Ying said: "I thought so at first."

Li Tengkong seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked, "Is the thing in the box important?"

Li Ying said, "I guess so."

Li Tengkong said: "If it is so important, why didn't Grandpa tell us?"

Li Heng smiled slightly and said, "Because he wants to protect you. Sometimes the more you know, the more dangerous it is."

"That's right." Li Tengkong agreed with Li Heng's statement, "That's why Tengkong is so devoted to cultivation and doesn't care about worldly affairs."

Li Heng said: "You are now an exile, I can't protect you too much, wait for a while, I will build a Taoist temple for you, so that you can concentrate on practicing Taoism."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Tengkong was grateful in his heart. He thanked him first and then said, "However, the key to practicing Taoism is to cultivate the mind. It is the same when practicing Taoism in the secular world."

Li Ying said: "This doesn't sound like what Taoism says."

Li Tengkong smiled and said, "Maybe it's because Tengkong's cultivation is too shallow."

Li Heng said: "It seems that you have never taken anything like Wu Shi San."

"No." Li Tengkong shook his head. "The romantic style of the Wei and Jin dynasties, taking medicine and refining elixirs, has always been criticized by others. Tengkong cultivates his heart."

"That's good." Li Heng smiled back, "You can stay in Liangzhou for the time being. I will make arrangements for you."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Tengkong bowed and retreated.

After Li Tengkong left, Li Heng found Yang Yuhuan and asked her to arrange accommodation for Li Tengkong and his friends and to send them two servants.

Yang Yuhuan understood what Li Heng meant. Although he said he was sending servants, he was actually just monitoring them. She had done the same thing to Du Youlin and the others before, so she was very familiar with the process.

As for the box of negative information about officials, Li Heng did not burn it, but simply sealed it and hid it.

……

After a period of peace, An Shouzhong and Li Guiren went to Liangzhou to meet Li Heng.

Li Guiren presented a gift to Li Heng and said, "Prince Dongping heard that His Royal Highness Shou was ill, so he specially found a thousand-year-old ginseng to give to His Royal Highness Shou to nourish his body. I hope His Royal Highness Shou will not despise it."

"Prince Dongping is very thoughtful." Li Heng didn't care how old the ginseng was. He gestured to the servant to accept it and continued, "It's just that my illness is getting worse and worse. I don't know how long I can live."

Li Guiren said: "Your Highness has protected the Tang Dynasty and has made great achievements in battle. God will bless Your Highness."

"I hope so." Li Heng smiled slightly and said, "From the looks of the two generals, it seems that they did not go to the Longyou horse farm, but came directly to Liangzhou."

Li Guiren said: "I have admired Your Highness for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to meet him. This time I am fortunate to go to Hexi on official business, so I naturally have to meet Your Highness first."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng couldn't help but glance at Li Guiren.

(End of this chapter)