Sign in: The female supporting character in the book disrupted the heroine's glory

Chapter 667 List

"In fact, my father and General Sima were close friends. When Emperor Huiming secretly ordered the Sima family to be eliminated, my father learned of the news and secretly rescued Wei Zheng and his son who were still in their ancestral home offering sacrifices to their ancestors."

Wei Xiyuan took a deep breath and fell into memories. He felt guilty because his father had told him to keep Wei Zheng and his son away from the court and lead a normal life.

Because the Sima family was a loyal and capable general, they were loyal, brave, and courageous, but too upright and could not defeat those court officials at all.

He knelt in front of his father's bed and made a promise, but later he forgot about it because of temptation.

"At that time, the previous emperor ascended the throne and the court was clearing up the mess. The Wei family had been too close to the Sima family before, and with my father having passed away, they had lost their former glory. As the eldest son, I was helpless until I discovered Wei Zheng's talent for martial arts."

Wei Xiyuan choked up, "I originally wanted to send him away, but Wei Zheng had an amazing talent for martial arts, so I changed my mind and did not fulfill my father's last wish to send him and his son away. In addition, Wei Zheng's father was also unwilling to leave the capital. I knew he wanted to wait for an opportunity to take revenge, but I still accepted his request."

The fourth prince snorted coldly, "In other words, you had the idea of ​​using the Sima family at that time?"

Wei Xiyuan's face froze. "I didn't think too much about it at the time. I just thought Wei Zheng was good at martial arts, so it would be good to have him as a guard by my side. Until a year ago, those people came to me."

"At that time, the Crown Prince... the eldest prince was still in the Eastern Palace. Because I joined the Crown Prince's lineage, I did get some benefits. The eldest prince promised me that as long as I focused on working for him, I would be promoted to a higher rank after my term of office."

Hearing this, the Fourth Prince snorted in dissatisfaction.

"He thinks that the court has to obey his orders and that he can influence the promotion of any official? How arrogant!"

Jiang Youzhen glanced sideways and said it as if you had never done that before.

Wei Xiyuan continued, "I thought I could make further progress, but I didn't expect that the eldest prince would be deposed for raising private soldiers and attempting treason. I often lament my bad luck. When will my Wei family be able to regain its former glory?

So when they came to me and tempted me with power and money, I couldn’t resist and fell into the abyss.”

"Tell me the details. Also, how much do you know about the list of officials in the court who colluded with the gang? List them out in detail." Jiang Youzhen didn't have time to listen to his sighs, so he interrupted him.

"At first, they just wanted me to form a clique for personal gain. At that time, they gave me enough money, and I made friends with some powerful people. I was just afraid that those officials would not agree and the news would leak out, so I only picked a few to bribe."

The fourth prince's eyes suddenly lit up, "Who are they?"

"Zheng Tianming, a doctor in the Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue in Jin Province, bought the mining rights of the graphite mine from him at a very low price."

The Fourth Prince quickly asked someone to bring paper and pen so that he could write it down.

"Li Weijian, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Du Yikun, the Minister of Revenue, both accepted bribes."

Li Weijian was originally a member of the deposed prince's party, and his life was not easy when the deposed prince lost power. However, he was extremely cunning, and he completely cleared himself of the charge that the deposed prince raised private soldiers.

Jiang Youzhen thought, it seems that there will be another major reshuffle in the court. In a precarious situation, it is time to place your own people in the court. It depends on which officials can stand out.

The Fourth Prince had a gloomy expression on his face. These officials who were doing nothing but occupying their positions had made no achievements in the past, but they dared to embezzle any money.

"The Prime Minister Lin Juhui, the Minister of Works Feng Side..."

As Wei Xiyuan called out the names, the Fourth Prince's face became so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out.

"In addition to the officials who accepted bribes you mentioned, are there others who colluded with the rebels?" The Fourth Prince was so angry when he heard the names of many long-time ministers that he interrupted Wei Xiyuan's words.

"They are hiding something from me, but I know they are in collusion with Li Yanzheng, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Perhaps if we arrest Li Yanzheng, we can uncover a lot of hidden figures."

However, the Fourth Prince was furious when he heard this. "I think you are taking this opportunity to attack me. Li Yanzheng is the son of the Marquis of Jin'an. He is in a high position and has great power. How could he be in collusion with the rebels?"

The most important thing is that Li Yanzheng is a loyal minister under his command, it is impossible. If we want to say that he is a good follower, isn't it the same to follow him? Why bother to get entangled with the rebels?

After inheriting the title of Marquis, why would he care about the invisible merits? How could those remnants of the previous dynasty accomplish anything? It was completely a case of losing the big picture for the small.

"If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can find out by arresting Li Yanzheng." Wei Xiyuan smiled sarcastically.

"You probably don't know yet? One of Li Yanzheng's favorite concubines is Dujun Shouma. And this woman is also of great origin. She is probably the descendant of the remnants of the rebels."

Wei Xiyuan snorted coldly, "Those people specially trained some female assassins and spies to sneak into the officials' houses in order to find out the secrets of the court. Or they wanted to seduce those officials and make them fall into the mud."

The Fourth Prince and Jiang Youzhen looked at each other. Jiang Youzhen was shocked. It seemed that the imperial court had become like a hornet's nest.

Jiang Youzhen immediately thought of Li Dongsheng. The Prince of Jin'an was his uncle. Would the Fourth Prince still trust Li Dongsheng?

When she fell off her horse that day, the Fourth Prince investigated afterwards, but only found a few minions. Will he suspect Li Dongsheng now?

The book states that Li Dongsheng later became the fourth prince's right-hand man, and for some unknown reason, he eventually inherited the title of marquis.

Tsk tsk! Jiang Youzhen is ready to watch the show, and there’s a fire in the backyard!

Oh! By the way, what has the original heroine been doing recently? Jiang Youzhen just remembered her.

Ever since Asan said last time that the heroine was scheming with other female supporting characters for the position of the fourth prince's concubine, Jiang Youzhen's attention was no longer on her.

For now, the heroine does not pose a threat to her position in the court, so Jiang Youzhen has no need to intervene.

Whether or not she becomes the Fourth Prince's concubine has nothing to do with her.

However, things in the world are so unpredictable. The heroine Luo Shuhuan that Jiang Youzhen thought of is now with Li Dongsheng. No matter what, the heroine will always meet those heroes, it's just a matter of time!

The fourth prince's chest rose and fell violently, Jiang Youzhen looked at him, ready to see what choice he would make. In the book, Li Dongsheng swore to follow him until death, after all, they had a life-and-death friendship.

This matter was only briefly mentioned in the original book. When Li Dongsheng was a child, he and his father followed the emperor to hunt in the royal gardens. He was almost injured by a tiger, but fortunately he was rescued by the fourth prince.

Therefore, although on the surface the two do not seem to interact often, they actually have a good relationship.

"Who else?" asked the Fourth Prince with a sullen face.

"They only let me know this much. I was collecting money for them. Because of my low rank, I knew very little about the secrets of the court, so I did not participate in the discussion of court affairs."

The fourth prince laughed angrily, "So you are still their money bag."

It’s so ridiculous!