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"My lady, if possible, there shouldn't be any taboos about removing the Crown Prince, right?" Li Wei said cautiously.

Long Bilin looked up at him, sensing his seriousness, and after a moment's thought, said:

"No. Actually, both I and Prince Jin have more cards to play than Long Ming, but he is, after all, the current Crown Prince and naturally enjoys the support of many ministers. That's why I and Prince Jin dare not fight each other so as not to benefit him."

"If Longming falls from power, the next step will be for me and Prince Jin to compete for the position of Crown Prince. Although Dali has never had a female emperor, the previous dynasties certainly had many, so there are established rules and regulations that can be verified. The reasons given by those who oppose us are actually untenable."

"With Long Ming as my eldest son, it would be difficult for me to ascend to the throne; without him, it would be a fair competition between me and Long Xiao."

"Although Long Ming is absurd, he is not stupid. He has not made any mistakes that could affect the position of Crown Prince. Take his coveting of Lin Peiyao, for example. Although he secretly sabotaged and murdered your uncle, and even drove your stupid relatives to seize the family property, he did not coerce the Lin family. On the surface, the changes in the Li family also seem to have nothing to do with him."

"Bringing him down is easier said than done."

Li Wei felt that although his princess wife was a competent politician, she clearly did not fully realize the power of public opinion.

"Leave this to me, my wife. Just cooperate with me when the time comes."

Li Wei gently scratched Long Bilin's delicate nose with his index finger, as if to assure her.

……

The next morning, Long Bilin delivered the four internal cultivation techniques he needed.

She was naturally aware of her husband's extraordinary talent, so it wasn't surprising that he practiced so many internal martial arts at the same time.

Li Wei first collected the "Flying Sword Technique," a skill from the Kunlun School known as the most difficult third-tier technique, from Zuo Fenghan's relics and maxed it out, spending a total of 8320 recharge points.

As Li Wei expected, the so-called most difficult technique that made Zuo Fenghan famous could indeed be further deduced.

Li Wei knew that such cultivation techniques that could advance one's rank were incredibly powerful, and since he was just a little short of spending a million, he didn't hesitate at all and directly clicked the '+' sign.

[Recharge Points - 64000 (20% off)]

Countless insights flooded Li Wei's mind, and his "Flying Sword Technique" instantly reached the fourth-tier entry level.

He spent another 9600 recharge points to upgrade it to perfection, bringing Li Wei's total spending to 972860 recharge points.

After a quick calculation, Li Wei collected all five third-tier internal skills he had, then leveled four of them to the Great Completion level and the last one to the Minor Completion level.

I have exactly 1000380 recharge points, so nothing is wasted.

Li Wei clicked hard on the '+' sign that had finally reappeared in the Qualifications section.

After spending 6400 recharge points (at an 80% discount), the [Qualification: Excellent] has changed to [Qualification: Outstanding].

From now on, all purchases made through the system will be discounted by 30%, and Li Wei's attributes will be increased by 30%.

Finally, after spending another 12320 recharge points (at a 30% discount), Li Wei upgraded all five internal skills to the perfect level.

His promotion came to an end at this point.

After leaving the inner palace, Li Wei went straight to Mingyue Tower.

When Lan Yu saw him, she quickly came to greet him.

She knew that the young master Li in front of her was now a favorite of His Highness.

"Manager Lan, is the latest issue of the 'Great Li Weekly' still pending?"

"No, it won't be finished until tomorrow."

"That's good. I'll add something..."

After saying this, Li Wei walked to the table in the building, picked up a pen and began to write.

He wrote directly about how, after Li Anguo's unexpected death, he discovered that his fiancée had disappeared, and only after confronting his father-in-law did he learn that Lin Peiyao had chosen to run away from home to avoid harassment from the Crown Prince.

He then wrote that, after extensive investigation, he discovered that it was the crown prince who plotted to kill his father in order to seize his fiancée.

How can such an absurd crown prince possibly rule the world?

The entire article is very straightforward and simple, with the main focus on being easy to understand.

Furthermore, Li Wei deliberately omitted the Crown Prince's other objective—to eliminate the Prime Minister's henchmen and force the Li family and the Prime Minister's residence to turn against each other.

He realized that at this stage, he had to unite with the Prince of Jin to fight against the Crown Prince.

The fact that Li Anguo was the Prime Minister's subordinate was something neither the Prime Minister's office nor he could admit.

In this feudal era, there was no such thing as a father being a father and a son being a son.

If Li Anguo is found to have engaged in money-power transactions with the Prime Minister's residence, or even more serious issues, then Li Wei will also be affected and may even be imprisoned.

Fortunately, Li's father was cautious enough and did not carry any sensitive materials with him when he went out.

As long as he reaches an agreement with the Prime Minister's residence, the Crown Prince will have no way to prove the relationship between the Li family and the Prime Minister's residence. No matter what he says, it will only be a false accusation.

The biggest flaw in this matter is that Li Wei had no evidence that the Crown Prince was the mastermind behind the murder of his father.

To put it bluntly, he is making false accusations.

Having experienced various bizarre and unbelievable incidents of public opinion manipulation on the internet in his previous life, Li Wei deeply understands the principle that "three men can make a tiger."

Li Wei is no longer an unknown figure, but a young poet who brings glory to the country, a nemesis of cults, and the Viscount Mingyue.

Even in the last issue of the Da Li Weekly, he was ranked thirty-third on the Hidden Dragon List. Although Li Wei did not dare to reveal that he was a Spirit Bridge Realm cultivator, he was already a prodigy among martial arts geniuses at less than 20 years old.

Simply put, his words carry weight now; he's no longer the unknown good-for-nothing he was three months ago.

His accusation that the Crown Prince murdered his father in order to seize his fiancée is sure to cause a huge uproar.

Moreover, due to the popularity of the Dali Weekly, the imperial court simply could not suppress this public opinion.

With the added pressure from Prince Jin's faction, the Crown Prince had no way to avoid it.

The emperor will surely make the crown prince undergo the truth test to clear his name.

But the problem is that Li Wei knows Long Ming is definitely not innocent, so isn't that checkmate him?

Li Wei knew that this tactic could only be used once, and as quickly as possible. Once the emperor realized the power of the Da Li Weekly in shaping public opinion, he would definitely tighten control over the newspaper's content.

Moreover, even this time, he will offend the emperor, because in essence, he is using public opinion to depose the crown prince.

However, Li Wei was enjoying the Emperor's favor due to the marriage alliance and the extermination of the cult, and since the Emperor already favored his daughter Long Bilin, he was certain that the Emperor would not turn against him.

But this can only be done this once.

If they want to deal with the Prince of Jin, they will have to come up with other ideas.

Li Wei specifically instructed Lan Yu to write this short essay and place it as the first item on the right side of the page.

Moreover, the contents of this issue of the "Da Li Weekly" should not be disclosed to anyone else in Mingyue Tower before printing; she and a few trusted confidantes should handle the process personally.

Do not let newly hired people handle the printing process.

This is to prevent any insider from infiltrating and trying to sabotage the publication of this week's report.