Section 296

——The patriarch of the Ansel family was very stupid to refuse so stubbornly, but facing those people who came up, looking at those names that were more famous than one, he didn't have the courage after all. After asking Xiwei for his opinion, he simply invited everyone over.

Facing the thirsty eyes, Xiwei looked very calm. He casually brushed the dark brown semi-long hair that fell to his shoulders and said with a smile: "In fact, the eldest prince and I have only met once. This matter should be known to the whole empire. It was when we went to the Exile Star."

When he said this, the others became stupid.

At that time, almost all of the people were wiped out, and only Xiwei survived. Didn't the third prince Xiwen swear that Xiwei had colluded with the eldest prince? Of course, this matter was later clarified by Xi Wei, and he also exposed the third prince Xi Wen's attempt to send people to wipe out the roots on the way.

At this time, everyone became stupid, and the look they gave him was a little subtle. Could it be that what the third prince said was actually true? Is there really something fishy about Xi Wei's survival?

If this matter had been exposed before, he would have been guilty of treason, but now the situation is different. In the past, it was to help the traitor, but now it is to help the eldest prince who is in trouble.

An elderly family head immediately laughed and gave Xi Wei a thumbs up: "Young man, you are indeed a man of insight. So many people misunderstood the eldest prince at the beginning, but you were still determined and believed in the innocence of the eldest prince. You could see at a glance that the eldest prince had a promising future."

He was amazed and praised him generously, and sighed with envy of other children's achievements: "No wonder the Ansel family can make such a big business in a short time. Just look at this ability to identify people and make decisive investments. It is really extraordinary."

Others also praised him. After all, who could be so stupid as to believe that a useless person who was already certain that it would be difficult for him to turn over could make a comeback in such a short time and become the future heir of the empire who needs everyone to please him?

Xi Wei waved his hands quickly: "Everyone really thinks highly of me. I never lied at the beginning. On that warship, I was just a small soldier. How could I help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? What's more, I didn't expect that genetic collapse could be cured. How could I be so foolish as to flatter His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in advance?"

In fact, he was forced to board the pirate ship by Yuan Buwei's means. After all, it is a fact that everyone died and only he survived, and the means to deal with others was that he gave advice to Yuan Buwei.

If he had any sense, he would not betray Yuan Buwei after returning to the empire. Otherwise, Yuan Buwei had already fled the empire and could not be caught for the time being. It would be easy to report his actions back to the empire. He would probably become a traitor right away in the empire. If Yuan Buwei could not be caught, wouldn't he, the accomplice, be in trouble?

With such considerations, he was tied to the pirate ship. However, after seeing Yuan Buwei's methods and abilities, Xiwei did not resist at all.

What he said made sense, which cooled down the enthusiasm of the crowd. Seeing this, Xiwei spoke: "In fact, the reason why His Royal Highness the First Prince treated me differently was because I concealed one thing in the trial hall at the beginning - His Royal Highness the Third Prince sent someone to attack His Royal Highness the First Prince on the way. I tried to stop him once out of duty, but it didn't help. I was not stupid enough that His Royal Highness the First Prince kept this trivial matter in mind. This time I just visited tentatively, but was let in by His Royal Highness the First Prince, and he thanked me in person."

Said this , his face showed just the right amount of admiration, and a bit of excitement: "I heard that Commander Wu Heng was upright and approachable. I'm not stupid enough to say that he's still the same now that he's changed his identity. I didn't help at all. His Highness the First Prince was able to get out of this situation thanks to himself. I'm not stupid enough to say that he would keep such a small matter in mind!" In his excitement, he seemed to be talking incoherently, and his tone was full of admiration.

And his eyes looked at other people from time to time.

——Look, look, the first prince who remembers such a small favor, is upright, loyal, magnanimous... has so many advantages. What else do you have to worry about? Come over here peacefully and be a tool together!

——As for the fact that the first prince is too unkind, so why can't anyone get in touch with him so far? ③

——This incident had a great impact on the whole empire. Although the civilians below were just cheering, other families had the idea of ​​​​"the rabbit died and the fox mourned".

They knew very well that the emperor's actions were just to vent Yuan Buwei's anger, which made them feel a little chilled towards the emperor and uneasy in their hearts.

Although everyone knew that the light of the empire was upright and magnanimous, who knew that after experiencing the hardships of being exiled and abolished, would the other party have already turned evil and changed his temperament? The last time he killed Ou Shang in front of the whole empire was already very surprising.

Therefore, these people are so active in trying to please Yuan Buwei, not only because Yuan Buwei may have a way to cure genetic collapse; nor is it just to express their political correctness to the emperor, whoever the emperor praises, they will praise; more importantly, they want to test Yuan Buwei's attitude.

They are worried that once the eldest prince has changed his temperament and become psychologically distorted, will they also be on the trial list one day?

What kind of temperament the future heir of the empire has is too important to these people. No one wants to work under a boss who has become black and twisted.

The beginning was not smooth, and Yuan Buwei's cold attitude made everyone feel uneasy. Fortunately, Xiwei Ansiel was willing to act as a matchmaker, even if this kid received a lot of benefits like a glutton, which made them feel painful, but it was all worth it.

When Yuan Buwei showed up in person, even if he only said one or two words to some people, it was enough to reassure them.

In short, after a banquet, many people were relieved. Not only did they not have to worry about being affected in the next big purge, but they saw that there was a smooth road ahead.

Probably because they saw that these people had tasted the sweetness, gradually other people wanted to get in touch with the heir of the empire, and without exception, they all took the path of Xiwei Ansel, and it was inevitable that he would have to plunder a lot again.

——He didn't want money, but he valued the connections and power of these people. Taking advantage of the psychology of these people who needed him, he smoothly inserted people into many departments and wove a larger and denser network of relationships.

For a time, the atmosphere in the Imperial Capital Star, which was originally tense because of the attack on His Royal Highness the First Prince, gradually improved, and many rumors about His Royal Highness the First Prince spread.

Among them, the image of His Royal Highness the First Prince is of course positive, such as being magnanimous, approachable, loyal, and repaying favors.

However, the image of Xiwei Ansiel is not very good. Many people secretly scolded him for being a glutton and greedy. He took advantage of the little favor he had for His Royal Highness the First Prince, which could not be called a favor at all, and took advantage of his relationship with His Royal Highness the First Prince to reap the benefits.

But despite the scolding, they still rushed to offer benefits one after another, happily serving as tools for Yuan Buwei and constantly expanding his power and influence.

In this situation, if it were placed in the ancient background, the role played by Xiwei would be a powerful eunuch who covered the sky with one hand, and Yuan Buwei would be a wise monarch who was innocent but was deceived by eunuchs.