Liang Shicheng walked back to the study and sat down. He used a knife to open the envelope and took out the letter written by Li Yanqing. The letter was not long, but basically explained the cause and effect. Finally, he said that Shidao Zhong had come to Bianjing to apologize to the emperor and begged him to talk to him about his love for Shidao when it was convenient.

Liang Shicheng was stunned for a moment. Shidao Zhong actually came to Bianjing? Why didn’t he know such a major thing?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He immediately stood up and ordered: "Prepare the carriage, I want to enter the palace immediately!"

Soon, Liang Shicheng boarded a carriage and drove towards Da Nei under the escort of dozens of samurai.

In the carriage, Liang Shicheng squinted his eyes and considered the whole story of this matter. The Taiwei Tong Guan and Zhong Shidao have always had a bad relationship. Liang Shicheng knew very well, but Tong Guan's forces were mainly in Shaanxi and Hexi, while Zhong Shidao's forces were in Hedong. The two of them were considered to be well water and water. However, Liang Shicheng did not expect that Gao Qiu also wanted to seek military power in the northwest, kill Zhong Shidao, and support his own people to take over.

Many people think that Liu Yanqing is Tong Guan's person, but Liang Shicheng knows that Liu Yanqing has actually been pulled over by Gao Qiu. On the eve of the outbreak of the Western Xia Battle, Gao Qiu wanted to overthrow Zhong Shidao and put Liu Yanqing as the main general, and also wanted to win the great achievements of the Western Xia Battle.

But Gao Qiu alone cannot defeat Master Zhong. He must have someone in the palace. This is the problem that Liang Shicheng is worried about. Gao Qiu is most likely to have found Li Yan. Only Li Yan and the other ones who can speak in front of the emperor were his own Li Yan.

Have Gao Qiu and Li Yan secretly colluded?

Or in other words, Li Yan has begun to actively act in order to replace himself.

Li Yan was the rookie who promoted Liang Shishi to overthrow his old rival Yang Jian. However, Liang Shicheng did not expect that after Li Yan took over the power in the palace, he no longer took himself seriously. This made Liang Shicheng extremely hated, but he could do nothing.

Fortunately, Liang Shicheng mainly controlled the power outside the palace, that is, the power to make edicts and memorials, and Li Yan's power inside the palace was basically the water of the well and water that did not violate the river.

But Liang Shicheng knew in his heart that Li Yan was very ambitious and his hand would reach him sooner or later, so Liang Shicheng was extremely vigilant about this. Today, Li Yanqing mentioned Zhong Shidao's resignation letter in his letter, but Liang Shicheng didn't see it, which made him feel suspicious.

Liang Shicheng's official room was in Wende Hall, close to the Emperor's Imperial Study Room. However, because Zhao Ji rarely came to the Imperial Study Room, memorials transferred from the court or memorials directly handed over by foreign officials were intersected to him, and he was responsible for organizing them. He would criticize small matters on his behalf, and report them to the Emperor on his behalf. Liang Shicheng's power came from this. It can be said that this is his bottom line and cannot be violated by anyone.

Liang Shicheng quickly walked into the official room, flipped through the pile of memorials on the table and in the box, but did not find Zhong Shidao's resignation letter. "Has it not been sent yet?" he thought to himself.

At this time, the civil servant Chu Hong walked in and saluted and said, "Does the Grand Tutor need help from Beizhi?"

"I'll ask you, I'm not here this afternoon, has anyone ever been in?"

"Who dares to come in the official tutor's official wing?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'll ask you, is anyone coming in this afternoon?"

Chu Hong hesitated and said, "The child at home is sick. I went to take care of the child in the afternoon. Yang Qiu is on duty."

"Where is the other person? Find him for me."

Chu Hong quickly walked out. Soon, a eunuch in his twenties quickly walked in. The man was named Yang Qiu, who was also a pen eunuch trained by Liang Shicheng since childhood. He was very good at imitating the handwriting of Emperor Zhao Ji. It is difficult to distinguish the true or false. When Liang Shicheng passed on the fake emperor's handwriting, Yang Qiu was responsible for the writing.

"What instructions does the Grand Tutor have to ask the young slave?" Yang Qiu saluted respectfully.

"I'll ask you, I'm not in the court this afternoon, who has come into my official room?"

Yang Qiu thought for a while and said, "Eunuch Li has been here once."

"Is it Li Yan?"

"That's right, he said to give the Grand Tutor some precious ambergris. I was busy at that time, so he put the ambergris on the table, ordered some in the incense burner, and then left, less than a cup of tea."

"Has he taken away anything?"

"It probably didn't! Bei Zhi didn't notice it at his hands at that time."

Liang Shicheng called Chu Hong up again and asked the two of them: "Is there any memorial from the Northwest Military Division in the memorial sent today?"

"It seems there is!"

Chu Hong remembered, "What I saw at noon should be on the Taifu's desk."

"But there isn't on my desk, so where did it go?"

Chu Hong and Yang Qiu looked at each other. It seemed that they were really stolen by Li Yan, and they were in trouble now.

Liang Shicheng was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Damn bastard, he dared to steal his power with despicable means?

"Tao Fu, what should I do now?"

Liang Shicheng thought for a long time, then sat down and wrote a note and handed it to Chu Hong, "You go to Taiwei Tong's mansion and hand it to Taiwei Tong with this note."

"Abide by the order!" Chu Hong took the note and walked quickly.

Liang Shicheng snorted coldly, "Fight with me, then we might as well give it a try!"

There was only one sentence in the note Liang Shicheng gave Tong Guan, "Gao Qiu wanted to replace Zhong Shidao with Liu Yanqing."

Liang Shicheng knew that this sentence was enough, and Tong Guan knew what to do?

Cai Jing was a little sick these two days and was lying at home for two days. Rather than saying that he was sick, he was irritated by his eldest son Cai You.

Last summer, the emperor gave Cai You a house, and Cai You officially moved out to build an independent palace. From then on, Cai Jing discovered that his eldest son gradually became disobedient.

Starting this year, Cai You has been against him everywhere, but something that happened the day before yesterday made Cai Jing feel heartbroken and fell ill in anger. His eldest son actually slandered him in front of the emperor, saying that he was stupid and old and had no ability to handle government affairs at all. If Li Yan had not secretly sent someone to tell him, he would have been kept in the dark.

Cai Jing was shocked and angry and sent someone to confront his son, but Cai You didn't come, and Cai Jing eventually got sick.

Although he fell ill, he was not seriously ill. He had gradually recovered after two days of treatment.

More importantly, Cai Jing thought clearly that if his son betrayed him, he might not be able to escape the relationship, right? In the past, his own brother Cai Bian was against him everywhere, but Cai Bian died, but his son took over the work. Is this just a coincidence?

Cai Jing has always thought about the positive side. Since the emperor wants to use his eldest son to deal with him, it means that his position will be relatively stable for a while. It is precisely because of this that Cai Jing is in great spirits and is ready to go to court tomorrow.

Cai Jing has been transferred from the ward to the study room. In the study room, Cai Jing is listening to his youngest son Cai Xu tell him an important thing.

"Just just now, Eunuch Li found the child and asked me to tell my father that he could assist Taiwei Gao properly."

Cai Xu is currently serving as the proofreader of the Secretariat, which means studying with the prince. He is twenty-five years old this year and is born to Cai Jing's favored concubine. He is smart and skillful, and is one of Cai Jing's most valued sons. Especially now that the eldest son betrays him, Cai Jing respects this youngest son even more.

Cai Jing was puzzled by his son's words, "Did Li Yan say anything to me to help Taiwei Gao?"

"He didn't say anything specifically. I guess Taiwei Gao will come to find his father, and Eunuch Li just made a statement first."

Cai Jing nodded, his son was right, and he smiled and said, "What clues can you read from it?"

"The child feels that Li Yan's hand is stretching longer and longer."

"There is indeed a little bit, but you have to understand that without the permission of the official, even the hint, Li Yan dared not touch Liang Shicheng's territory."

Cai Zi said respectfully: "My father taught his children in the past that the essence of the imperial technique lies in balance. I am afraid that Li Yan's hand length is also due to this principle."

Cai Jing was very pleased when he heard that his son could learn from it and smiled, "You are right. The government valued eunuchs to divide the power of court officials. Liang Shicheng is loyal and treacherous, and has a careful thinking. He was the most suitable candidate, but he shouldn't assassinate Yang Jian, which made the government suspicious, otherwise the government would not reuse Li Yan's power to divide the power of Liang Shicheng."

"But Yang Jian was killed by Liangshan!"

Cai Jing smiled slightly, "If you really think so, it means you are still too young. The person who killed Yang Jian is indeed clever and blames Liangshan for being seamless, but you have to understand one truth: Who will benefit the most from Yang Jian's death? Obviously, it is not the Liangshan rioter."

"The person who benefits the most is Liang Shicheng."

"That is why the officials are dissatisfied with him and will use Li Yan to replace Liang Shicheng."

"Replace?" Cai Zi asked in confusion: "Didn't my father just say that the official family used Li Yan just to divide Liang Shicheng's power, how did it become a replacement now?"

Cai Jing smiled faintly, "Whether Li Yan or Liang Shicheng, they are all used to deal with civil servants. The officials do not want conflicts within the eunuchs. It is just because Li Yan is too experienced and lacks experience and ability, so the officials have not allowed him to replace Liang Shicheng for the time being. However, it is only a matter of time before he replaces Liang Shicheng, so we must have a forward-looking vision and stand in advance. This is why I abandoned Liang Shicheng and began to turn to Li Yan."

At this moment, a family member outside the door reported: "Your Majesty, Taiwei Gao sent someone to send a letter to you."

Cai Jing laughed, "It seems that things are quite urgent. Hachiro, go and get the letter next, and then listen to what Gao Qiu has to say."

Cai Zi quickly walked out, and soon walked back with a letter, "Father, it was a letter sent by Gao Qiu Courtyard. There was no verbal message, and the content was in the letter."
Chapter completed!