Steel Dynasty - Chapter 132

[Chapter 132 Fair Deal]

By the lotus pond, the blood that was once all over the ground has now been completely washed away by the heavy rain.

The beautiful scenery makes it impossible to tell that there was a cruel fight here not long ago.

King Wei looked at Xiao Ming with a smile, only waiting for Xiao Ming’s answer.

“Uncle Three Emperors, if Cangzhou can’t be defended, can Uncle Three Emperors’ fiefdom be defended? Could it be that Uncle Three Emperors are still counting on King Yan and King Chu to save him?” Xiao Ming said lightly.

Now he doesn’t need to worry about King Wei’s face. This court discussion has made him see clearly that the treacherous ministers in the Chongqing Kingdom are in power. Many vassals have evil intentions, and his father has great ambitions, but he is reluctant to lose himself. Everyday honor and luxury.

No one can help him, he can only get through it on his own.

King Wei looked embarrassed, “My dear nephew, it’s not like you don’t know about my relationship with King Yan and King Chu. If they don’t take the opportunity to add insult to injury, I will burn incense. I’m thinking about what happened this time. It’s just you and me. Only by working together can we overcome difficulties, don’t you think?”

Xiao Ming thought to himself that this was like a human saying, but he thought that King Wei’s words were completely intended to use him as a weapon.

In order to prevent the barbarians from going south this time, Xiao Ming has been very busy these days. He said: “Uncle Three Emperors, since you have come to Qingzhou, you must be of use to me, Xiao Ming. Let’s not talk secretly. The purpose of the Third Emperor’s uncle’s visit was simply to let my Qingzhou Army serve as the main force in guarding Cangzhou, and the Third Emperor’s uncle could not use the army to preserve his strength. After all, the Third Emperor’s uncle still had to guard against two kings with different surnames, King Chu and King Yan. Right?”

King Wei was startled. He didn’t expect Xiao Ming to be so direct. He smiled bitterly and put away his playful smile. It seemed that his nephew could no longer look at him the way he used to.

“Since my nephew said so, I won’t be secretive about this matter. I think my nephew can also see the plans of those kings with different surnames. Especially this King of Chu, I am afraid that he is just waiting for the barbarians to sweep across the north. The other vassal kings were removed for him, and King Zhao and others were obviously unwilling to provoke the barbarians, which led to the seemingly contradictory decision made by the court, but behind this was actually just a game behind the vassal kings.” King Wei slowly said. said.

After a pause, King Wei continued: “The emperor is probably forced to have no choice this time. In order to resist the barbarians over the years, our royal family has provided money and food, but these money and food have fattened King Zhao, King Liang, The generation of King Yong and the vassal kings with different surnames in the south are enjoying their success and growing continuously, but the royal family is gradually weakening due to this consumption. If the barbarians go south this time and wipe out you and me, then the relationship between the royal family and the vassal kings with different surnames will The strength is waxing and waning, and I am afraid that there will be no scruples. It is only a matter of time before the world changes hands.”

Xiao Ming nodded. Everything King Wei said was on point. It was obvious that this time it was about a vassal with a different surname. The purpose of his poisonous plan is to further weaken the royal family and pave the way for seizing the throne.

After a generation of feudal kings with different surnames from the era of Emperor Gaozu drove to Hexi, there was no longer any friendship between the royal family and the feudal kings with different surnames.

The ever-expanding ambitions will inevitably bring about turmoil again and again in this barbaric era.

“Uncle Three Emperors has seen clearly, but it’s obvious that my father has no other option. Now he can only rely on us. If we hold on, we can naturally defeat their conspiracy.” Xiao Ming said.

What King Wei said so much was actually just to transfer Xiao Ming’s hatred to other vassal kings and take the opportunity to draw closer to each other.

He said: “So, it’s not that the emperor’s uncle is unwilling to help you with all his strength. The emperor’s uncle also wants to prepare for unexpected things.”

Xiao Ming sneered in his heart. If he were the previous Xiao Ming, he might really consider royal family ties, but it’s a pity that , he has nothing to do with King Wei or even Xiao Wenxuan.

Except for Concubine Zhen, he doesn’t care about any life or death in Chang’an City. After all, this woman is also his predecessor’s mother, and she still considers him like a mother.

When it comes to defending Cangzhou this time, he really doesn’t want King Wei’s people to come. It’s not like King Wei can’t stab him in the back.

He said: “Hey, I thought too simply. It turns out that the Third Emperor’s uncle has such profound thoughts. Well, in that case, this time my nephew will definitely lead the Qingzhou Army to defend the city. If he cannot support it, I still hope that the Three Emperors will Uncle rushed to the rescue in time.”

King Wei was overjoyed, but his expression remained as usual. He looked touched and held Xiao Ming’s hand tightly. “My dear nephew, if I defeat the barbarians in the future, I will be your nephew to take credit in front of the emperor. .”

Xiao Ming faked a smile, and then changed the subject, “I have to thank the Three Emperors for this. It’s just that the nephew can defend Cangzhou City, but the emperor must also know about the failure of the nephew to go to Chang’an. This depends on the Three Emperors. Uncle, please help me a lot.”

King Wei was so frightened that he was blackmailed severely by Xiao Ming last time, and this time Xiao Ming was about to open his mouth again.

However, he wanted Xiao Ming to fight against the barbarians for him this time, but he could not refuse. He reluctantly said: “I have some iron and coal that my nephew needs. If my nephew needs it, I will have it sent to Qingzhou.” “

Then thank you to the Third Emperor Uncle. If there is enough iron and coal, Cangzhou City can still be defended. Otherwise, even though my nephew wants to defend it for the Emperor, he may not be able to do it,” Xiao Ming sighed. tone.

The corner of King Wei’s mouth trembled. He originally wanted to give him something to kill himself, but after Xiao Ming said this, he didn’t dare.

The iron and coal are at best a matter of silver. He, the King of Wei, is the richest in the world. No one knows or cares about it, but if the barbarians enter Wei, he will really suffer heavy losses.

He gritted his teeth and said, “Don’t worry, my dear nephew. Even if Uncle Sanhuang buys it, he will definitely provide iron and coal for his nephew.”

“Thank you again, Uncle Sanhuang. Come, eat food and drink wine.”

At this time, the banquet was also prepared. Xiao Ming stretched out his hand and invited King Wei to drink together.

Picking up the wine glass, Xiao Ming glanced at King Wei and found that King Wei was also looking away from him. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, one was the old fox and the other was the little fox.

At this banquet, Xiao Ming asked the palace’s dining room to prepare a lot of delicacies he taught. King Wei, who always loved to eat, was full of food and praised it.

After the banquet, King Wei was naturally very satisfied.

It was already noon when King Wei arrived in Qingzhou, and he would definitely not be able to go back today. Xiao Ming asked Zi Wan to arrange a place for King Wei in the palace.

This time was different from last time. After King Wei tasted this delicacy, he wanted to stay in Qingzhou City for a few more days and did not refuse Xiao Ming’s arrangement.

With King Wei’s promise, the shortage of ore for the Qingzhou Army could be temporarily alleviated, but this was far from enough for Xiao Ming.

Because in this era, even in the fiefdom of King Wei, the output of coal and iron was very low. The annual output of iron and coal in the entire Great Chongqing Kingdom may not be enough for Qingzhou’s consumption this time.

After all, in modern times, the annual output of a steel plant is enough to exceed the annual output of the world in this era.

(End of chapter)