He Yue was intimidated by Fu Lingtian's imposing manner, and his speech became somewhat incoherent.
However, seeing him say this, she retorted with dissatisfaction, "That old fellow may be the prime minister, but he is the one who holds real power in Yan Yu Kingdom."
"Because the emperor was lustful and incompetent, a foolish ruler, we knew that things might change after Li Yan replaced the power in the court."
"From that day on, he bribed all the officials he thought he could bribe. This was the Water Department official, Xiang."
Fu Lingtian touched the teacup in He Yue's house, playing with it in his hand, and said, "He was killed by you, right? Because he refused to accept bribes. That's why the emperor sent me to investigate this matter."
"You, continue."
"Yes, the adult is right. His problem has been a real headache for us. Then his son suddenly came to us."
"They said they could help us, but the condition was that the owners of several other salt shops shut down, so I could become the big boss and they could become small bosses. I would be second only to the boss."
He Yue sighed: "Alas, at the time I felt it was inappropriate because such a person dared to kill even his own father. What else wouldn't he dare to do?"
If I were to use it, I'd probably be the one who suffers.
"But Lord Li wouldn't listen and insisted on using Xiang Anjun. Since he said he would use him, I sent someone to summon your wife."
Oh, that's the Wen family.
"She's going to take care of the rest, but she says she's doing it voluntarily."
The man gave a cold laugh, "This woman is truly ambitious and ruthless."
"However, since I started working with Xiang Anjun, I've noticed that he often meets with Lord Li behind my back, and I think there's something wrong with that."
"Having doubts, I secretly sneaked into the place where they met one night and overheard their conversation..."
"Oh, hehe, Lord Li has such a good capacity for alcohol, no wonder. You can even taste the wine that An Jun sent you."
"It seems I really sent it to the right person. While Lord Li is in a good mood, may I ask Anjun for a request?"
Li Yan turned around, downed his drink in one gulp, and said, "What request do you have? Tell me."
“Ming Anjun is clearly more capable of doing this well, and his identity can also help you.”
Why go through all that trouble to find He Yue? Couldn't An Jun cooperate directly with the Master?
"You want to cooperate with me?"
"Actually, it doesn't matter who we cooperate with, as long as they are valuable to us. Besides, your value is even greater than theirs, so of course we'd be happy to do it."
"However, there are two problems now. One is your father. He is a dignified official of the court, holding the position of Director of the Ministry of Water Resources. He is an upright man. We will find him difficult to tame."
"In that case, if he comes and finds out something wrong, we'll be in big trouble. Besides, the higher-ups have stipulated that only three or four people can sell salt in each place, no more."
Now, He Yue is still here, you see…
Xiang Anjun was panicked and frightened by Li Yan's words; the meaning was already clear. However, killing He Yue, with such great power, was no easy task.
"So, sir, you want me to kill him, but..."
"Yes, it's either you or him. You can only cooperate with me if you kill him. You need to show some sincerity, right?"
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