Chapter 1134 Prince Yongxi

Princess Jing!

Hearing this name, Yun Zheng couldn't help but be stunned.

However, he was only stunned for a moment.

Concubine Jing, the biological mother of the ninth prince.

This person was originally among his suspicions.

Now it has just been finalized.

He didn't have much impression of Concubine Jing.

He knew that this was a very gentle woman, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and seemed to be a good dancer, but her presence in the palace was not strong.

Of course, it is also possible that the original owner of this body had a weak sense of existence and did not care about the affairs of the harem.

He, the original owner of this body, had received some small favors from Concubine Jing.

Yun Zheng was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did Lao Jiu participate in this?"

Meng Ruowang replied: "Your Highness the Ninth Prince was young before and did not participate. He has only gradually participated this year! But the main matters are decided by Concubine Jing."

Yun Zheng sighed softly and asked, "Who came up with the idea of ​​letting Ji Ran harm my children?"

"Princess Jing."

Meng Ruowang answered honestly: "The Yu Kingdom suddenly attacked Yuzhou. The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the Yuzhou officialdom and the Red Moon Sect. Concubine Jing was afraid that our people would be caught, so she had no choice but to take the risk. If the prince fought with the court, the court would naturally have no intention of investigating those things..."

This woman is really amazing!

I really want to use this trick to divert attention.

In order to help the ninth prince seize the position of crown prince, she would do anything!

This woman is a good example of a dog that bites but doesn't bark.

"its not right!"

As he was thinking, Yun Zheng suddenly realized, "If Concubine Jing was afraid that the court would investigate her, why did she set up the Red Moon Cult? Could it be that she thought the court would leave this evil cult alone?"

"Yes!"

Miaoyin also reacted and stared at Meng Ruowang coldly, "It's already this time, and you still want to be clever? You really want us to punish you, right?"

"No no!"

Meng Ruowang was horrified and shook his head repeatedly, "I really didn't lie..."

After being questioned by Yun Zheng and Miao Yin, Meng Ruowang finally explained the reason.

The Red Moon Cult itself has nothing to do with Concubine Jing.

The Red Moon Sect was not set up by Concubine Jing.

After accidentally learning of the existence of the Red Moon Sect, Concubine Jing suddenly had an idea and thought of how to make use of the Red Moon Sect.

Her original plan was to send reliable people to secretly support the Red Moon Sect, allowing the Red Moon Sect to gradually grow bigger, and then guide the people of the Red Moon Sect to rebel under the name of Yun Zheng.

On the other hand, Concubine Jing could get several families and clans that she had won over to take quick action when the Red Moon Sect rebelled, thereby making merit and receiving rewards from the court.

In this way, they can not only sow discord between Yun Zheng and the imperial court, but also gain more benefits from it, thereby further expanding their power.

This would have been a good plan.

But they underestimated the determination of the Yuzhou governor to crack down on the Red Moon Sect, and overestimated the ability of those idiots in the Red Moon Sect to get things done.

Before the Red Moon Sect became powerful enough and had the chance to raise an army, its existence was unexpectedly discovered by Yuzhou Governor Kang Guangyan.

After Kang Guangyan cracked down on the Red Moon Sect, they had already wanted to abandon the Red Moon Sect, but the Yu Kingdom suddenly attacked Yuzhou.

This stirred up a hornet's nest.

Many people in the court suspected that the Red Moon Sect was colluding with the bandits of the Yu State, and Emperor Wen even issued a death order to thoroughly investigate the Red Moon Sect and the entire Yuzhou officialdom.

At this point, things had already started to get out of control, and even if they wanted to save the situation, it was already too late.

Hearing Meng Ruowang's words, Yun Zheng and Miaoyin couldn't help but feel secretly shocked.

What a cruel woman!

On the one hand, they threw dirty water on Yun Zheng and tried to sow discord between Yun Zheng and the court.

On the other hand, after taking advantage of the Red Moon Cult, they would completely wipe it out, so that their people could gain greater power by making meritorious contributions.

This is truly treating all living beings as ants!

It would be unjust if Concubine Jing didn't die!

After expressing her feelings, Miaoyin asked again, "Who were those people who wanted to ambush and kill the princess and her friends two years ago?"

Meng Ruowang answered in a daze: "Tian Hong, the governor of Minzhou."

At this point, Meng Ruowang has nothing to hide.

As their power is uprooted, these things will be uncovered.

Governor of Minzhou?

Yun Zheng was shocked.

Even the governor of Minzhou is one of their people?

Including Shuobei, Daqian has a total of nineteen states.

The governors of Minzhou and Fuzhou are their people, and they also have influence in Yuzhou and Dengzhou.

Adding the power of the Imperial City to that, their influence is indeed considerable!

Under Yun Zheng's questioning, Meng Ruowang told the truth.

Before Tian Hong was appointed as the governor of Minzhou, he was an official in the court.

A few years ago, Meng Ruowang, a censor, accidentally got hold of evidence of Tian Hong's corruption and abuse of power.

If he handed the evidence to the court, Tian Hong would definitely lose his head.

Tian Hong didn't want to lose his head, so he naturally became their man.

Later, after a series of operations on their part, Tian Hong was appointed by the court as the governor of Minzhou.

Of course, what they most hope is that Tian Hong can become the governor of Dengzhou or Yunzhou.

It just didn't happen.

"So, most of the people you won over relied on this method?"

Yun Zheng looked at Meng Ruowang calmly and shook his head secretly in his heart.

Meng Ruowang is the Imperial Censor, his duty is to punish corrupt officials and enforce discipline!

As a result, the power granted to him by the court was used by him to form cliques.

This is indeed an insult to the important position of the Chief Censor!

“Not entirely!”

Meng Ruowang showed a self-deprecating smile on his face: "The world is bustling with people because of profit, and the world is bustling with people because of profit! To win people's hearts, you can't escape the word profit after all."

"That's true!"

Yun Zheng nodded slightly, and then asked curiously: "Then how did Concubine Jing win you over? How did she make Black Crow and White Crow so devoted to her?"

Meng Ruowang opened his mouth slightly, hesitated for a long time, and then said with a bitter face: "Concubine Jing is the daughter of Prince Yongxi..."

Prince Yongxi?

Yun Zheng frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Who is Prince Yongxi? Is there anyone named Prince Yongxi in our dynasty?"

"..."

Miaoyin's face twitched slightly.

Meng Ruowang also opened his mouth stupidly.

It seemed like seeing a ghost.

Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng in astonishment: "You don't know who Prince Yongxi is?"

"How would I know?"

Yun Zheng smiled awkwardly, "I didn't care much about the affairs of the court before, so how could I know these things!"

Got it!

He really is oblivious to what's happening outside and is only thinking about how to cheat others!

Miaoyin slandered in her heart, and then told Yun Zheng in detail: "Prince Yongxi is the prince of the last emperor of the previous dynasty!"

"Rumor has it that he was escorted away by the last emperor's confidant before your emperor Gaozu seized their kingdom!"

"Until 20 or 30 years ago, it seems that there were still people who rebelled in the name of Prince Yongxi..."

That's it!

Yun Zheng suddenly remembered that when the late emperor was on a southern tour, he seemed to have been assassinated by the remnants of the previous dynasty.

It was also at that time that Emperor Wen personally took up his sword to fight the assassin, and created his most brilliant record on the battlefield.

"So, you are from the same faction as Prince Yongxi?"

Yunzheng asked with interest.

"My father is the man of Prince Yongxi."

Meng Ruowang lowered his eyebrows and sighed, "In the past, this humble official accompanied His Majesty on his eastern tour and created an unexpected encounter for His Majesty and Concubine Jing at Qinhai Lake. From that time on, this humble official could no longer turn back..."