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Even Pei Nanwei was initially connected to Wang Linquan.
As shrewd and calculating as Zhao Heng was, he had already figured out most of the intricacies involved.
The Prince of Jing'an of Qingzhou existed to contain the Northern Liang.
Wang Linquan was a spy for Beiliang, and then he disguised himself and joined the Qingyi Alliance.
His initial goal was to use the Green Robe Alliance to weaken Prince Jing'an.
However, in order to deal with Li Chang'an, Wang Linquan turned around and sold the Qingyi Alliance to Prince Jing'an.
Zhao Heng was furious. Wang Linquan had really made a fool of him and his son!
Wang Linquan stared at the severed head on the city wall, his eyes lifeless as he sneered.
"General!"
"Your subordinate has done his best!"
"This subordinate does not know... how I was discovered..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Heng's knife severed his neck.
Knife after knife!
Zhao Heng's madness was once again on full display!
In a short time, he hacked Wang Linquan to pieces.
The grief of losing a child and the anger of being deceived were fully vented!
Then, the white-haired prince slowly walked up to Li Chang'an.
He cupped his hands and bowed, saying, "Brother Chang'an, all of this was instigated by Wang Linquan..."
Li Chang'an never expected that Zhao Heng would be so cowardly.
Their son died, and they didn't dare utter a single word.
Sure enough, people with the surname Zhao are all cowards.
Before he could finish speaking, Li Chang'an had already ridden away.
Zhao Heng stood blankly at the city gate, watching the Xuanjia Army gradually disappear into the distance.
Li Chang'an wiped out Zhao Heng's private army, but left this commander without any troops.
The Qingzhou navy was terrible, and Zhao Xun bore a great deal of responsibility for that.
In the original timeline, after Zhao Heng's death, the imperial court quickly reorganized Qingzhou.
The corrupt Qingzhou navy has also undergone a complete transformation.
If Li Chang'an kills Zhao Heng now, the imperial court can take over and reorganize Qingzhou.
Li Chang'an is not the firefighter for the Li Yang court, nor will he help Zhao Chun reduce the power of the princes.
Since Qingzhou is already rotten, let it remain rotten.
Let's keep the suspicious and treacherous Zhao Heng and maintain the status quo in Qingzhou.
Li Chang'an led the Xuanjia Army back to the military camp.
The military camp remained orderly, and the chaos of the previous night's battle did not disrupt the order of things.
Inside the central command tent, the Imperial Guards reported the spoils of the operation.
"Your Highness, Wang Linquan's assets, including the discounted value of his artifacts, amount to over six million taels of silver!"
Gu Dazu couldn't help but exclaim, "Hey! Murder and arson bring wealth and honor!"
Li Chang'an laughed and said, "Old Gu is overthinking it. You can't just meet a rich man like Wang Linquan all the time!"
I thought that a million taels of silver would be considered very wealthy for the richest man in Qingzhou.
Surprisingly, Wang Linquan was even better at accumulating wealth than Wu Lingsu.
However, Wu Lingsu was essentially living off donations, and incidentally doing some business without any initial investment.
Wang Linquan is truly a shrewd businessman; he knows how to make money from money.
In just over a decade, Wang Linquan was able to amass so much wealth for the Northern Liang, which truly shows he was a talented individual.
Li Chang'an made further arrangements, instructing Zhuge Liang and Gu Dazu to continue purchasing grain and recruiting soldiers.
Grain and fodder can be purchased publicly, but horses can only be bought privately.
Either raid the bandits' lair, or buy from the black market on the border of Northern Liang.
After arranging these matters, Li Chang'an arrived at the camp where the members of the Green Robe Alliance were being held.
More than forty people were arrested in this batch, led by Su Su, the crown prince of the fallen Western Shu Kingdom, and Zhao Dingxiu, a Grand Scholar.
Of the forty-odd people, more than half were descendants of the Western Shu people, and the rest were descendants of the Western Chu people.
When Li Chang'an arrived at the military tent, only Su Su and Zhao Dingxiu were there.
Su Su was about the same age as Li Chang'an, while Zhao Dingxiu was already an old man with white hair.
Although Li Chang'an exudes an imposing aura without being angry, he is far too young, and neither of them dared to be too sure about him.
The bluebird said coldly, "Have you not paid your respects to His Highness the Tang King yet!"
Upon hearing this, the two men cupped their hands and said, "Greetings, King Tang!"
After exchanging greetings, Su Su asked again, "Are you really Prince Li Chang'an of Tang?"
Li Chang'an settled into the seat of honor, saying, "It's the real deal."
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's affirmative reply, Su Su actually performed a deep bow.
"On behalf of my six elder sisters, Su Su thanks Prince Li."
When this crown prince of a fallen kingdom spoke of his six sisters who had been tortured to death by Chu Lushan, he choked up with emotion.
Li Chang'an said, "It was nothing, Young Master Su, please rise."
After Zhao Dingxiu helped Su Su up, he said to Li Chang'an, "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."
"We were betrayed by that beast Wang Linquan and almost died!"
"If it weren't for Your Highness, the great cause of restoring the Western Shu kingdom would have been completely ruined!"
Su Su and Zhao Dingxiu spoke very carefully because this Tang king was extremely dignified.
Zhao Dingxiu couldn't help but compare him to Su Su; the two were simply too far apart.
Su Su was like a simple-minded scholar, while Li Chang'an was already a prince with great prestige.
Li Chang'an said calmly, "Let's not mention the restoration of Western Shu again."
"Neither of you has the talent to restore the country."
"You couldn't even see through Wang Linquan's feigned involvement, so how can you talk about restoring the country?"
Li Chang'an was telling the truth; one was a scholar, and the other a pedantic Confucian, and neither of them could accomplish anything great.
Being a local official and managing counties is acceptable, but it's far from enough to restore a kingdom.
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Zhao Dingxiu's face flushed red.
Scholars are sometimes like this: they can't see reality clearly, and they can't let go of their pride.
"Your Highness! Although you have saved our lives, you must not humiliate us!"
Li Chang'an stated bluntly, "You yourselves know very well whether you have the ability to restore your country."
"What I want to tell you is that I will repay you for saving you this time."
Li Chang'an's act of faking the deaths of the Qingyi Alliance members was a great act of kindness.
Although Zhao Dingxiu was pedantic, he was a man who knew right from wrong and had integrity.
"Your Highness, I understand this principle."
"What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Li Chang'an said, "Come with me to Shazhou and serve as a county official for me for three years."
"Stop thinking about restoring the country all day long; doing something practical will do you more good."
After discussing it with Zhao Dingxiu, Su Su agreed immediately.
Qingzhou's years of hard work have been destroyed in an instant.
Li Chang'an faked their deaths and won't let them out easily again.
Rather than doing that, going to the border region to avoid trouble is a good idea.
The matter of the Green Robe Alliance is settled.
Chapter 204 Western Region Barbarians Knock on the Gate! Jiang Si, a Sword-Way Idiot! (23)
Beiliang borders Qingzhou, and Qingliang Mountain received the news of Wang Linquan's murder on the third day.
Inside Tingchao Pavilion, Li Yishan's brows were tightly furrowed.