First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 370 Zhang Peng is a spy

"On your own initiative." Wei Ling snorted. "Why does a woman need to interfere in the affairs of Mangcheng?" He waved his hand impatiently, "Let's not talk about her. She's just a woman, not worth mentioning. But Lord Zhou, your subordinates are doing bad things, can you give an explanation to Lord Xie?"

Zhou Chengjun smiled, "The Marquis also said that it was his subordinates who did something wrong. I just went to have a drink and don't know the cause and effect. If someone really angered Lord Xie, I will ask him to apologize to Lord Xie."

"Lord Zhou speaks so lightly." Wei Ling clapped his hands, and immediately someone came in holding a booklet, handed it to him with both hands, and carefully placed it on the table in front of Zhou Chengjun.

"What is this?" Zhou Chengjun asked with a smile without raising his hand.

This couple both likes to take out the booklet to threaten him. It's true that people of the same family are alike.

"Master Zhou, take a look for yourself!" Wei Ling blew away the almost non-existent dust on his armor with disdain, then raised his hand to brush it off again.

Zhou Chengjun then picked up the booklet, and his pupils shrank after the first glance.

This booklet records Zhang Peng's movements over the past year.

What surprised him was that Zhang Peng was actually one of the spies left in the capital by Prince Chenliu.

After Zhou Chengjun read the booklet carefully, he couldn't hide his pale face.

"Are you scared now?" Wei Ling smiled coldly. "It's not easy for the Zhou family to train you. If it weren't for your uncle's sake, I would have presented this booklet to His Majesty. Do you think His Majesty will still keep someone like you who can't even tell if the people around you are spies? Even if he wants to use you, I'm afraid he won't dare to do so! By then, you and the Zhou family behind you will have nothing to gain. Even if His Majesty doesn't hold you accountable, do you think you can still gain a foothold in the capital? If you can't gain a foothold in the capital, the Zhou family will add insult to injury, and your fate will be the same as your uncle's."

Zhou Chengjun broke out in cold sweat again on his back.

His hand holding the booklet couldn't help but tremble slightly.

No matter how reluctant he was to admit it, he knew in his heart that Wei Ling was right!

Zhang Peng is a spy of the Prince of Chenliu. If he takes advantage of his desire to overthrow Xie Yingfeng and really tortures Madam Qu into confessing, and then convicts Xie Yingfeng, wouldn't that be equivalent to him secretly helping the Prince of Chenliu? If Wei Ling becomes alienated from His Majesty, the Prince of Chenliu will obviously reap the benefits!

Zhou Chengjun's hands suddenly felt empty. The booklet was taken away by Wei Ling again when he was not paying attention.

"The evidence is right here. Do you understand what to do next?" Wei Ling patted the booklet and said to Zhou Chengjun.

There was no expression of joy or sadness on his face, as if what he was talking about had nothing to do with him.

Zhou Chengjun's eyes were fixed on the booklet. It was absolutely impossible for him to snatch something from Wei Ling.

"Just at the Marquis's command." Zhou Chengjun's mind was in turmoil, but after a moment he calmed down. He stood up and bowed, "Please give me some advice, Marquis."

"I will present the booklet to His Majesty, but it will be in your name." Wei Ling said calmly, "This way, you will not only return to the capital without any accomplishments or anything to report, but you will actually have made a contribution. I will give you the credit for discovering the traitor."

"My Lord, what does your humble servant need me to do?" Zhou Chengjun knew that things would not be that simple.

"Become my eyes and ears in the capital." Wei Ling glanced at Zhou Chengjun and said, "You know better than me what the Zhou family is like. Your uncle's situation may not be yours in the future. So I can give you a guarantee. As long as you become my man, I can guarantee that you will be rich and prosperous forever! You can also refuse directly, I will not be angry, just pretend that I never said those words!"

"Just to become the Marquis's eyes and ears?" Zhou Chengjun asked with a frown.

"It's that simple. If there is any disturbance in the capital, you must tell me." Wei Ling said, "No matter what happens to you in the future, if the Zhou family abandons you, you can come to me. There will always be a position of staff for you. In fact, this is a matter of great benefit to you. What I want to know most is the news of the capital when I am far away at the border. You only need to pass on the news to me, and you don't have to do anything else. I guarantee that you will have a stable income. Do you think this deal is not worthwhile?"

Cost-effective!

According to Wei Ling's idea, he didn't need to say anything good about Wei Ling in front of His Majesty, he just needed to pass on some news from the capital. As for the news, whether it was valuable or not was not up to him. He only needed to pick out some insignificant things and pass them to the border every month. Even if someone investigated, there would be nothing wrong.

He is a member of the Zhou family and knows best what the elders in the family look like!

He is now being supported by the Zhou family. If he really makes any mistakes in the future, the first ones to kick him out will probably be the Zhou family rather than anyone else.

Therefore, Wei Ling's condition was very attractive to Zhou Chengjun.

He is also a member of the Zhou family's minor branch. Even though he is now a high-ranking official, he still cannot squeeze into the core of the Zhou family.

Think about it, his cousin was a legitimate son, and the Zhou family abandoned him just like that. If it were him in the future, I'm afraid his fate would be even worse than that of his cousin!

It’s good to give yourself a way out!

He saw with his own eyes that Mang City was prosperous. This was only the first year since Wei Ling came back. In a few years, the development of Mang City would be limitless!

Zhou Chengjun's mind raced, and in just a moment, he had made a decision.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord." He clasped his fists and said, "Zhou Chengjun is respectful and would rather obey your command!"

"He's a smart man!" Wei Ling gave Zhou Chengjun a thumbs up as a compliment. "Just like your uncle said, he knows how to handle current affairs! Okay, I'll submit this booklet for you. As for how to write other memorials, you can polish them yourself. You don't need my teaching. You should try the case as usual, and don't let Cui Yushan get discouraged. I've seen that he's been really active these days, so give him some hope!"

"Yes." Zhou Chengjun couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of Cui Yushan's eagerness to put Xie Yingfeng in jail, "I know what to do now!"

Wei Ling glanced at him and said, "The soy milk is good, and you know how to find the place. Lord Zhou, please enjoy it slowly. I will be leaving now!" He left with the account book, leaving Zhou Chengjun alone in the store.

Zhou Chengjun looked at the steaming soy milk on the table and sighed. This day and night was more thrilling than the past ten years combined!

After many twists and turns, he actually became Wei Ling's man. Life is really sad!