Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 172

[Chapter 172 A Guest Comes From the South]

Fan Yang.

Zhong Li knelt down in front of Yuan Li, with his left hand covering his right shoulder which was still seeping blood.

“My lord, Zhongli is incompetent. He can neither save Gao Junshou nor avenge his father. Please punish my lord.”

The displeasure in Yuan Li’s eyes flashed, and then he smiled all over his face. Wei, the king of Yan has always been cunning, if he fails this time, he will find another opportunity.”

“Thank you, my lord, I will not take revenge on my father and swear to be a man, and I will definitely not fail again next time.” Zhong Li raised his eyes and looked at Yuan Li.

This time he ventured back to Fan Yang, but he was not fully sure.

Will Yuan Li let it go lightly? Or punish him? It’s all unknown.

But judging from the current situation, it seems that Yuan Li didn’t intend to investigate further.

Perhaps it will be useful for him to keep a general who has hatred for King Yan in the future.

“Don’t think too much, Lieutenant, let’s go back and recuperate. If there is a chance to kill King Yan, I will tell you.” Yuan Li said.

Hearing this, Zhong Li clasped his fists together to thank him, and then left, his heart really made him guess right.

“Hmph!”

Zhong Li’s figure disappeared, and Yuan Li snorted heavily.

This time when Zhong Li went to Shanggu County, he thought that he could have a bloody battle with King Yan and kill him thousands of people.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Li was so impulsive that he led the troops to attack the city and was hit by an arrow.

But he didn’t expect Zhongli to bring him back to the plateau.

Furthermore, his goal of sending troops to Shanggu County has been achieved.

Next, if King Yan impeaches him to the court, he will let Zhong Li take the blame, and it will not be too late to kill him then.

If King Yan doesn’t pursue the matter, next time he will ask Zhongli to find an opportunity to kill King Yan.

“How about the ambush against Mo Di?”

Skipping this matter, Yuan Li turned to Guo Tu.

For him now, the most important thing is not King Yan, but the covenant with Beidi people.

After all, he had already handed in his vote to Enke.

If you can’t do it yourself, you will lose the protection of Beidi people forever.

“The generals selected by the lower officials this time are all the confidantes of the Yuan family, and there will be no mistakes. In one month, Mo Di will have to return to the capital, and then…” Guo Tu laughed sadly when he said this.

Yuan Li nodded slightly.

As long as this matter is completed, the alliance between the Yuan family and Beidi people will be completed.

…

Yancheng.

Zhao Xu sat up from the bed, stretched his body, and looked lazy.

Beside him, Feng’er was rolled up in the quilt, revealing a section of snow-white forearm.

Luan’er has always been diligent, and has already woken up, sitting at the table and making a female celebrity.

Seeing him wake up, Luan’er gently opened her red lips, “Your Highness, I will help you to dress and wash.”

Zhao Xu nodded and stared at Luan’er who was twisting his waist and leaving with interest.

After washing.

After breakfast, a maidservant came from the front yard and said at the door: “Your Highness, a merchant has brought a name card and asked to see you.”

After speaking, she held up the card in her hand.

Zhao Xu took the name card and glanced at it, frowning slightly.

“I didn’t expect this perfume to attract powerful businessmen.” Zhao Xu secretly said.

He received a total of three invitations this time.

The recommenders on the three famous posts are Prime Minister Dou Wei, Minister of the Household Department Xie Duan, and Zhen Guo General Xiao Cheng.

Among them, Dou Wei represents the Dou family in Jingzhou, and Xie Duan represents the Xie family in Ningzhou.

Xiao Cheng represents the Xiao family in Yizhou.

And the surnames of these three merchants are Dou, Xie, and Xiao.

Obviously, the three of them are probably members of the three powerful clans, and they are responsible for the business of the clan.

Throwing the name card on the table, Zhao Xu straightened his clothes and went to the reception hall.

Some time ago, the palace sold fine wine monopoly rights, and the merchants who came to buy them were usually merchants from the north, and there was no movement from the south.

Now, the merchants from the three powerful families have arrived one after another, and I am afraid that what they are going to talk about must not be trivial.

At this point, the parlor.

After greeting each other, the three merchants stood silently.

Although the eight major clans are unanimous in fighting against the royal family, they also fight against each other in private.

Especially in terms of business and trade, each site is strictly guarded against, preventing the other party’s merchants from making a profit in their own home.

In the states controlled by the royal family, they often undermine each other in order to earn a tael of silver.

Therefore, although they were polite on the surface, in their hearts they wanted to beat each other up.

The atmosphere was in an awkward situation when they heard footsteps outside.

Then, a young man in a fancy dress walked in.

They knew that this was King Yan.

“Dou Yong, Xiao Jian, Xie Hua, see Your Highness.” The three of them bowed to Zhao Xu almost at the same time.

“Excuse me.” Zhao Xu walked into the reception hall, sat down in the main seat, and asked the three of them to sit in turn.

The three of them sat down, and Dou Yong, who sat at the front, cupped his hands and said with a smile: “Although I am in Jingzhou, I have heard of His Highness’s reputation. When I saw you today, His Highness is indeed extraordinary and respectable…”

“It’s not just that, Your Highness We all know the majestic appearance, the most rare thing is that His Highness is unparalleled in the world, this hand-brewed fine wine has impressed men all over the world, and they can’t bear to let it go, and now they have created a perfume that women all over the world are fighting for, it is really amazing.” Xiao Jian beat Duan Dou Yong’s words rushed to say.

As soon   as his words fell, Xie Hua hurriedly said: “I think the most admirable thing about His Highness is courage. Yancheng personally defeated Beidi people on the battlefield and captured Beidi King Kutu alive. How magnificent.” Blowing, Zhao Xu himself felt embarrassed.

He waved his hand, “Everyone is absurd, but it’s just some small skills.”

Then, he stopped talking, but waited for the three of them to speak by themselves.

Since they sent greeting cards, it is natural that they have something to ask of him, and they must hold on to it and not lose their initiative.

The air was quiet again.

The three looked at each other, and finally Xie Hua spoke first.

“Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is here to greet His Highness. Since His Highness left the capital, the Empress and the First Prince have missed His Highness very much, and they all advised the Emperor to let His Highness return to the capital to visit relatives.”

“Really?” Zhao Xu showed a surprised look. At that moment, he suddenly realized that Xie’s family was the queen’s natal family, “Thank you for remembering me, my king also misses my relatives in the capital.”

Xie Hua continued: “This time I came to Yancheng, besides bringing my mother’s concern, my mother also asked The next thing is, I heard that His Highness is selling the monopoly rights of fine wines in the palace, our Xie family is very interested, if there is also a monopoly right for perfumes, our Xie family is willing to take the monopoly rights of Ningzhou as well.”

Zhao Xu nodded, When he came, he had already guessed almost everything.

In the past, there was only one fine wine monopoly in the palace, and these powerful families could hold back for the sake of face and did not want to contact him.

Now that another perfume is released, they are not calm.

Face or something is not so important, money is the real thing.

“This is why I came here.” With Xie Hua at the forefront, Dou Yong and Xiao Jian lost their restraint.

One by one, they revealed their true purpose.

“I see.” Zhao Xu smiled lightly.

It seems that they are rushing to the monopoly.

But if you want to win the monopoly of perfume, it is impossible without bleeding.

For the government’s finances, he wanted to slaughter these fat sheep.

There is also one thing to handle them.

Be busy these two days and resume updating tomorrow.

(end of this chapter)