When the king is angry, the mountains and rivers shake.

With Li Yuan's personal intervention, the cause of the conflict between Li Bi and Yan Le was finally clarified. The reason can be said to be very simple and ridiculous. It is that Li Bi dislikes Yan Le, an important figure in the former Zhao Gao Group. At the same time,

, as the most shameful department in the Qin State, the Military Intelligence Department was also extremely rich. Li Bi was reluctant to give up such a big piece of cake, especially to someone like Yan Le.

Don't put it off.

This was a trick Li Bi came up with. He originally thought that as long as this matter was delayed, Li Yuan's attitude towards Yan Le would change over time. By then, his refusal to hand over would not only be disobedience, but also merit.

One thing. Even if Yan Le can still gain trust, it's not a big deal. He will just apologize when the time comes.

After finding out the truth, Li Yuan was furious and immediately ordered Li Bi to be removed from his post as Xianyang Order and thrown directly into Tingwei Prison. He would make a decision after finding out the amount of money he had pocketed.

At the same time, Li Yuan ordered Meng Hu, the border army general who had been transferred to Gao Nu, to lead his troops to Chang'an City and take over the responsibility for the public security affairs of Chang'an and Xianyang. He also appointed Meng Hu as a court lieutenant, fully responsible for investigating Li Bibi's corruption.

Corruption and malfeasance cases.

"Meng Tingwei, your uncle Meng Yi once served as a Tingwei of the Qin State and investigated several major cases. Today's case of Li Bi, I also believe that you can investigate a case with a fair attitude and without favoritism."

The truth comes out.”

When welcoming Meng Hu into the city, Li Yuan said categorically that Li Yuan had no choice but to move the border troops into the city. Li Bi had served as a general in the pro-military camp and had been in power in Xianyang for many years. Those under him

Although the soldiers are unlikely to rebel, they will at least have sympathy for Li Bi. In this case, Li Yuan cannot guarantee that violent incidents such as prison robberies will not occur.

The entry of the side riders into the city suddenly aggravated the tense atmosphere in Chang'an City. The Hu merchants in the East City were even more panic-stricken, and there were rumors that the Huns from the north were coming again.

For several days in a row.

The bright sunshine in Chang'an is no longer, and the long street is full of bloodshed. All officials involved with Li Bi were invited to "drink tea" by the Tingwei Mansion. In order to thoroughly investigate the matter, Li Yuan personally

Sit in Tingwei Mansion and urge Meng Hu to speed up and interrogate Li Bi. Be sure to explain the problem clearly.

When Meng Hu started interrogating, he was still a little worried about Li Bi's relationship and past friendship, so he was more tactful in his rhetoric. Unfortunately, after Li Bi was arrested, he became extremely excited and did not listen to Meng Hu's advice at all.

What did he do? It wasn't until Meng Hu showed him the recruitment of Li Bi's men that Li Bi lowered his head.

In the fifth year of the New Calendar of the Qin Dynasty, January is spring.

After a month and a half of thorough investigation, the facts of Li Bi's case finally came to light. As the explanation deepened, the amount of money and silk involved in Li Bi's case reached an astonishing level.

In just one and a half years, Li Bi successively served in the Military Intelligence Department and the Xianyang Order, using methods such as false reporting of heads, appointing cronies, embezzlement of public property, etc., to directly or indirectly accept bribes and other money, totaling 30,000 baht.

Two hundred and eighty gold, and other jade and other valuable items. Some of these items were given away by Li Bi, and more were secretly hidden in private farms outside Xianyang City.

A chain of interests was slowly exposed. Just as Chen Ping thought, Li Bi used his special relationship with Li Yuan and Ying Yushu to make many people who wanted to get close to Li Yuan believe his lies. This chain

Like a rolling snowball, more and more Qin officials and important figures were involved.

"Anyone who commits corruption will be executed!" According to Qin law, there is nothing left to say about Li Bi's final outcome. However, during the sentencing process at the Tingwei Mansion, Li Yuan fell into a crisis of trust.

among.

The case of Li Bi shocked everyone in the Qin State, and people interceded for Li Bi one after another. Among them, the eldest princess Ying Yushu was the most important.

"Marquis Wu, it is true that Li Bi was at fault. However, he did not spend the money he kept privately. Many of them were sent to the palace. If this sentence is severe,

, I really can’t bear it here.” Ying Yushu personally came from the palace and went to Li Yuan’s study to intercede.

"Yu'er doesn't need to worry about this matter. Li Bi is seeking his own death, no one else can blame him." Li Yuan waved his hand and shook his head weakly in refusal.

"Wuhou, you can't be so heartless. If it weren't for Brother Bi, you wouldn't be alive now -!" Ying Yushu continued to persuade, with tears faintly in his eyes.

Li Bi is an old man from the Li Mansion in Xingyang. He has grown up in the manor since childhood. His parents have also been old servants in the manor for many years. How could she ignore Ying Yushu's request this time?

"Yu'er, you know what Li Bidu has done. He took bribes, embezzled public property, and retaliated. He did all these things that cannot be done according to the law. If I spare him lightly, how can I face thousands of Qin people?"

The people of the country." Li Yuan said bitterly, Ying Yushu was thinking about his old love, but he didn't know that this old love was going to destroy the new Qin State.

"What do the people know? This time, if Chen Ping hadn't refused to take responsibility, if it hadn't been for Yan Le's opposition, how could Bi Ge'er's matter have become such a big deal?" Ying Yushu was angry and angry, shaking his sleeves and crying.

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"What do you know? This thing was done by Li Bi. It has nothing to do with the Prime Minister or Yan Langzhong. Now, it is me, Li Yuan, who wants to chop off his head, not anyone else." Li Yuan said loudly.

For the first time, he felt confused and disappointed at Ying Yushu's incomprehension.

There are no jokes in the army, but military orders are like mountains.

Li Bi's corrupt behavior made Li Yuan deeply distressed. Li Bi was also a person who served in the army. He should know what Qin's law is. He knew the law and broke the law. According to the law, he should be punished by one degree. Li Yuan has always treated himself

His demands have never been relaxed, and he has repeatedly made demands on the trusted generals around him. Why? It is to keep the new Qin State's positive and vigorous vitality.

What has Li Bi done now?

Ying Yushu left with aggrieved disappointment. She felt incomprehensible to Li Bi's "ruthlessness". As a princess who grew up in the palace, what she came into contact with was nothing but privileges. Therefore, in her

In his eyes, as long as Li Bi is loyal to Li Yuan and Ying Yushu, then everything else can be forgiven.

January 13th.

Under Li Yuan's insistence, Li Bi, the former Xianyang orderer, was sentenced to death by Tingwei Mansion. As for the execution method, Li Yuan did not drag Li Bi to the West City and behead him in public, but decided to do it in Tingwei Mansion.

On the execution ground, Li Bi was given a glass of poisoned wine to end his life.

When he was about to die, Li Bi calmed down. He made a request to Meng Hu, asking to see Li Yuan again.

On the execution ground.

Li Bi's hair was disheveled, and the clothes on his body were scabbed with blood in many places. It could be seen that he had suffered a lot during this period. Seeing Li Bi's appearance, Li Yuan felt a sudden pain in his heart.

"Brother Yuan, don't frown. It's okay. Although the injury on your body was ordered by that boy Meng Hu, I don't hate him, I only hate myself——" Li Bi raised his head and looked around.

In a corner of the sky, the voice was hoarse and low.

"Brother Yuan, do you know? When we were young, you told me that when we grow up and make a lot of money, we will build a very big house. At that time, you also said that we would have people

I am extremely envious of Da Ma Qi and marrying a woman ten times more beautiful than Xiao Qing." Li Bi said with a smile, a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

Xiao Qing.

This name has no impression at all in Li Yuan's memory. Maybe it was a pretty little girl in the Li family back then. Maybe in the afternoon of a certain day, two teenagers were thinking about their sweet dreams in the future.

, there is Xiaohong, there is Li Bi’s money, house, Malaysia——.

Those memories belong to "Li Yuan" in the previous life, not to Li Yuan from the later life. Li Bi may never know that the childhood playmate in front of him is no longer the same person.

black blood.

It slowly flowed from the corner of Li Bi's mouth.

"Brother Yuan, I'm sorry!" At the moment when his heart stopped beating, Li Bi said this sentence with difficulty. From his eyes that were gradually losing focus, Li Bi saw a trace of nostalgia for life and regret for the past.

There is also a bit of inexplicable youthful sadness.

Li must be dead.

On this night when the autumn leaves were falling and the wind was biting, I closed my eyes and died quietly and without pain in front of Li Yuan. Those officials who gave gifts to Li Bi, or coerced and accepted bribes, or embezzled public property.

, were subsequently beheaded one by one, exiled or served hard labor. Chen Ping was dismissed by Li Yuan from the official position of Prime Minister who had just been officially appointed because of poor supervision and negligence of not reporting the knowledge and connivance, and started over from the long history——.

When the news spread throughout the counties through the Qin court's announcement, Qin officials at all levels felt the chill of killing from Chang'an. This high-pressure internal suppression policy made them both unfamiliar and familiar, and what was unfamiliar was new.

The relaxed national policies of the Qin Dynasty in the past four years have made them accustomed to lavish spending. What they are familiar with is that this policy is not a continuation of the legalist policy of governing the country in the past.

After Li Bi, Li Zheng was transferred from Longxi by Li Yuan to serve as the commander of Chang'an. This once powerful position has now become a hot potato, and no one dares to take over. Li Zheng is Li Yuan's second brother.

He came to Chang'an at this critical time and quickly took over the internal affairs of Chang'an, which made Li Yuan feel the close care and concern from blood.

Meng Hu did not return to Gaonu and continued to serve as a court captain. During the trial of Li Bi's case, this young general in the frontier army showed integrity and fairness, which made Li Yuan admire him very much.

An army of thousands is easy to obtain, but a general is difficult to find.

Similarly, a competent Tingwei is even more important to the newly born Qin State, because he can make the body of the new Qin healthier and prevent the invasion of moths in advance. (To be continued...)
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