Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 280

[Chapter 280]

leisure time is easy to pass.

After summoning the coal merchants, since everything was well arranged, Zhao Xu gave lectures and teased Feng’er and Luan’er every day.

I will go to Nanfang District and Nandaying again, wait for all the flintlock guns to be delivered, and then send troops to Yanzhou.

Xie Lan returned to Jinling, and returned not long after.

This time he brought good news.

Xie Duan accepted his request, and he reciprocated by sending gifts and brochures.

Not long after, Yanwei sent the news that he was sending gifts to Empress Xie and the deposed prince.

Empress Xie deliberately released the rumors, and the whole Jinling now knows that he is on good terms with the prince.

When he got the news from Liang Cheng, Zhao Heng was very happy after receiving his note praising the abolished prince, and said, “It’s still reasonable for King Yan.” Later, he specially let Liang Cheng read the note in the morning.

After the third prince and the second prince were well-known, the power of the deposed prince suddenly rose.

Mi Yan even proposed to let the deposed prince re-enter the East Palace.

Of course, this must have been secretly ordered by Zhao Heng.

He has always loved this eldest son.

Now, with the support of his ninth son King Yan, his desire to restore Zhao Gang is even stronger.

But the third prince and the second prince naturally disagree.

The court is now once again caught in the struggle between the country and the country, and the daily quarrels are endless.

Zhao Xu has always been too lazy to care about these messy things in the court.

Maintaining the basic situation of Yanzhou is the foundation of his life.

And ten days after the capital was caught in a national struggle.

The mighty Xie family fleet arrived at Pingcheng Wharf.

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Xu and Liu Fu rushed to Pingcheng Wharf immediately.

“Your Highness, that’s great. Now Yanzhou will not have to worry about running out of food.” Liu Fu caressed the grain bags piled up on the pier, like stroking his own child.

Zhao Xu looked at the endless grain ship in the river and smiled.

This has come and gone, and it has been another month since the toss.

It was less than a month before he sent troops to Xiliang.

It can be said that the Xie family’s food delivery is very timely.

“Don’t just be happy, check if there is any problem with the food.” Zhao Xu said to Liu Fu.

The conscience of a powerful family is like a dog eating the moon, it does not exist.

He didn’t want sand, rotten rice and the like to be mixed into these grains.

In his opinion, they can definitely do it.   When Liu Fu heard this, his face turned cold immediately, and he called the officials who came to inspect the grain to hold a grain ruler

with a pointed head and a slightly concave inside, pointing to the grain bag in front of him, and said, “This.”

Pierce the bag, and snow-white rice flows out of it.

Liu Fu was slightly satisfied, and went to the next grain pile to check.

Zhao Xu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Li Fu who was carrying rice bags on the pier, coming and going.

Although anti-grain bags are hard work.

But with so much food at once, they can make a fortune.

Although the expression on his face was painful because of the effort, there was a smile in his eyes.

He is looking around.

At this time, a Lifu passed by him, suddenly dropped the grain bag on his back, and forced him towards him.

“Phew!” Xu Lie reacted immediately, he drew out his saber and stood sideways in front of Zhao Xu, the saber in his hand was about to stab him.

The other guards also unsheathed their swords and rushed over.

“Your Highness, I am Mahan!”

The swarthy Lifu knelt down two meters away from Zhao Xu and said in a low voice.

Zhao Xu was stunned by these two words, Xu Lie’s sword stopped a centimeter from the man’s neck.

“Raise your head.” Zhao Xu was startled when he heard this.

At this time Lifu raised his face, although his complexion was a bit dark, he was also thinner.

But it was Mahan.

Zhao Xu opened his mouth and didn’t recover for a while.

For more than two months, there has been no news of Mahan anywhere.

He thought Mahan must die.

But who would have thought that he would appear in Pingcheng.

“You Lifu, why are you so careless, you still haven’t delivered the food.” Zhao Xu looked around and said loudly on purpose.

Ma Han understood, nodded and apologized, and picked up the rice bags and piled them aside.

At this time, Zhao Xu gave Xu Lie a look, telling him to stare at Ma Han and secretly protect him.

I went back to Pingcheng City by myself.

As night fell, Zhao Xu was resting in the courtyard in Pingcheng City.

Xu Lie came back with Ma Han.

“Your Highness, save me!”

Seeing Zhao Xu, Ma Han knelt down again, his voice was sad and crying.

Zhao Xu helped Ma Han up, and he said, “Why did you appear here, and what happened to your father and son?

” The inner ghost.” Ma Han slowly said what happened that night.

“Your Highness, according to Mr. Ma, the man in black obviously came prepared and has been hiding in Qinzhou for a long time.” Xu Lie said.

Zhao Xu nodded, “Your fate is really great. You survived after falling into the Jin River with countless arrows.”

Ma Han sighed, “I can only say that my Ma family will never die. If you want to keep me here I will avenge my father!”

Speaking of this, Ma Han looked furious, and then told the story of himself being fished out of the river by a fisherman, concealed his name, and was injured for a period of time.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

Then Ma Han changed the topic, “It’s just that my father’s vengeance has not been avenged, and the Ma family was usurped by Ma Chong. The revenge of killing my father is irreconcilable. I can’t just stand by and watch, so I came to Yanzhou to find His Highness.”

Mentioned his father , he shed tears again.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, now the ins and outs of the Ma family’s affairs are basically clear.

What happened to the Ma family was indeed a conspiracy.

Then what happened in Jincheng is probably also a link in the conspiracy.

Insidious enough!

After pondering for a while, he said to Ma Han: “To tell you the truth, your cousin Ma Jin came to look for this king, and also proposed to this king a plan that is very beneficial to this king and attacked Jinzhou together. When he left, he Let this king tell him your news.”

After saying that, he smiled half-smile.

Ma Han’s complexion changed slightly, he looked directly into Zhao Xu’s eyes, “Your Highness wants to hand me over to him?”

“Guess?” Zhao Xu smiled.

Ma Han hesitated for a moment, and said, “I guess His Highness won’t, otherwise His Highness would not have asked me to come here for a secret talk, and Ma Chong and the Dou family are not clear, so could it be that His Highness wants a Ma family under the control of the Dou family to live here?” Side.”

Slowed down, he continued: “As long as His Highness is willing to help me, I will reward His Highness generously when he is restored to the position of Patriarch.”

During the recovery period, he thought about it.

The only person who can help him today is King Yan.

Ma Chong is the puppet of the Dou family. He suspects that the assassination of the Dou family and other powerful families is inseparable, and he will definitely not help him.

But Yan Wang is different, he is not of one mind with the powerful clan.

If he promised huge profits, he might not agree.

After all, his King Yan’s situation is also difficult. He is in charge of the Ma family, at least he will not entrap him like the Yuan family.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu pondered for a while.

He didn’t trust Ma Chong, the new head of the Ma family, but he didn’t know Ma Han well either.

But since the Dou family uses Ma Chong to control the Ma family, it is necessary for him to hold Ma Han and bankrupt his plot.

So he said: “Well, I let you guess right, I really don’t trust Ma Chong and Ma Jin.”

Ma Han was overjoyed, “Please help me, Your Highness, I, Ma Han, are willing to agree to any conditions.”

Zhao Xuwen Yan, looking at Mahan, his eyes flickered.

(end of this chapter)