Chapter 45 Persuading Li Yifu

"The prince has been suppressing the King of Wei more and more severely recently. Many people have changed their allegiance. I wonder what Li Dianyi's plans are for the future?" Wang Fangyi said casually, but his eyes secretly observed the changes in Li Yifu's expression.

Li Yifu's heart skipped a beat. What did Wang Fangyi mean by saying this? Is he trying to test me?

Could it be that the news that I want to change my allegiance has leaked out and the King of Wei knows about it, so he specially asked Wang Fangyi to test me.

It seems that I have to be careful! I must not let him see the flaw. After passing this level, I will immediately join the King of Jin.

"Wang Dianjun is joking! I, Li Yifu, only know to be loyal to the King of Wei. Why should I have any other plans?" Li Yifu pretended to be loyal to his master while speaking.

Wang Fangyi was amused. He saw clearly the change of expression on Li Yifu's face and the look in his eyes.

He had other plans, but he still pretended to be loyal to his master. It was really ridiculous!

Wang Fangyi said nothing. He took out an account book from his arms and put it in front of Li Yifu, saying, "Li Dianyi, you might as well take a look. There are surprises you can't imagine."

Li Yifu picked up the account book in front of him in confusion, wondering what the surprise Wang Fangyi was talking about was.

Li Yifu opened the account book casually with expectation, and then stared at it intently. His face suddenly changed and he flipped through the account book quickly.

Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. He was shaking all over, breathing rapidly, and his heartbeat accelerated. He was frightened by the contents of the account book.

Li Yifu groaned in his heart. What kind of surprise was this? It was a shock!

"Is Li Dianyi satisfied with my gift?" Wang Fangyi said with a smile.

The account book was full of evidence of Li Yifu's misappropriation of Wei Wangfu's money over the years by taking advantage of his position as the chief clerk of Wei Wangfu's mansion.

If these fell into Li Tai's hands, he would not only skin Li Yifu alive, but also these evidences would be enough to kill Li Yifu several times.

Li Yifu's mind was as fast as lightning. He was thinking in his heart why Wang Fangyi did this?

It was obvious that Wang Fangyi did not want his life, otherwise, he would never show him the account book.

Since he was not asking for his life, then he had something to ask for. But what could he give to Wang Fangyi? To be more precise, what did he have that Wang Fangyi wanted?

Thinking of this, Li Yifu heaved a sigh of relief. As long as he was not asking for his life, he could ask for anything. Even if he wanted his wife, Li Yifu would give her to Wang Fangyi without hesitation.

"Wang Dianjun, let's not beat around the bush. Why did you come to my humble abode today? You might as well tell me straight! We have worked together for many years, both for the King of Wei." Li Yifu came straight to the point, and he did not beat around the bush with Wang Fangyi.

"Since Li Dianyi said so, I won't waste any more words with you, but you are wrong about one thing. I have never worked for the King of Wei." Wang Fangyi said. Li Yifu

was stunned! He was unable to react for a moment, and then suddenly, Li Yifu came to his senses. Since Wang Fangyi was not the King of Wei's man, he must be from another faction.

This could explain why Wang Fangyi had the leverage over him but did not hand it over to the King of Wei, Li Tai.

But, which faction was he from?

"Wang Dianjun wanted to win over someone who was loyal to you, but I don't know who is behind you?" Li Yifu said.

"Li Dianyi is really smart. The person behind me is the one from the East Palace." Wang Fangyi said.

"What?" Li Yifu was shocked! He stood up immediately. He never thought that Wang Fangyi was actually the prince's man.

"Why did Wang Dianjun tell me? Wasn't he afraid that I would tell the King of Wei that Wang Dianjun was the prince's man?" Li Yifu said.

Wang Fangyi smiled and said, "I am the confidant of the King of Wei, and I am the Dianjun of the Prince's Personal Affairs Office, which is of the fifth rank. Do you think the King of Wei will believe what I say, or what you, a small Dianyi, say?"

"Don't forget! If I give these evidences to the King of Wei, you have used the money awarded by His Majesty to the King of Wei for private use, what will be the consequences? I don't need to remind you again!"

"This..." Li Yifu was speechless. What Wang Fangyi said was indeed the truth.

"Don't panic, Li Dianyi! If I wanted to kill you, I would have given this to the King of Wei long ago, and how could I give it to you." Wang Fangyi said.

"Wang Dianjun is right!" Li Yifu said. Although he had the idea of ​​changing his allegiance, he had not yet decided who to join.

"The King of Wei is weak now, and it is only a matter of time before he fails to seize the throne. The Crown Prince will definitely become His Majesty in the future! The Crown Prince appreciates Li Dianyi's talent and wants to recruit Dianyi to serve the Eastern Palace."

"As long as Dianyi can serve the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness promises to promote Dianyi three levels in a row! No one will know that Dianyi privately embezzled the King of Wei's property. It depends on what Dianyi does." Wang Fangyi said.

Li Yifu lowered his head in thought. Wang Fangyi did not say anything else. He had to give Li Yifu some time to consider. Under coercion and temptation, Wang Fangyi believed that Li Yifu would make a wise move. He picked up the tea in front of him and drank it. He was thirsty after talking so much.

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Yifu said, "I wonder what I can do for the prince?"

Since he had decided to surrender to the prince, he naturally needed to make a pledge.

"The prince hopes that you can join me in persuading Prince Wei Tai to hide armor in the prince's mansion, and then report the prince to His Majesty." Wang Fangyi said.

"Persuading the prince to hide armor in the palace is unlikely! Before leaving, Cen Wenben repeatedly warned the prince that no matter how the prince suppressed him, he must not do anything that could be related to rebellion."

"I'm afraid it's not realistic to persuade the prince to hide armor. The prince will definitely not agree. The prince knows the consequences of hiding armor." Li Yifu shook his head.

"Now that the Crown Prince has suppressed the King of Wei to such an extent, can't we persuade the King of Wei to protect himself and hide his armor in his house?" Wang Fangyi said.

"No! Cen Wenben once analyzed for the King of Wei that as long as the King of Wei does not rebel, with the favor of Your Majesty for the King of Wei, the Crown Prince can do nothing to the King of Wei!"

"In that case, the King of Wei may still have a chance to turn the tables." Li Yifu said.

Wang Fangyi frowned and said, "Can we do something else?"

Cen Wenben is not in Chang'an now. It is a great opportunity to get rid of the King of Wei in one fell swoop. If we wait until Cen Wenben comes back, there will be no such good opportunity.

Although Cen Wenben alone can't make any waves, it is still a trouble.

"I wonder how Wang Dianjun controls the personal guards of Prince Wei's Palace? Can he keep them all under control?" Li Yifu asked.

Wang Fangyi didn't understand why Li Yifu asked this. If he wanted to control the personal guards of the Prince of Wei's Palace, although he couldn't have complete control, there would be no problem in controlling some of them.