Steel Dynasty - Chapter 422

[Chapter 422 Unfair Treaty]

Chang’an, Chengqing Hall.

Facing Wen and Wu, Xiao Wenxuan fiercely threw the memorial at the feet of the third prince.

“Look, this is the trick that King Wei just made. This is the King of Chu that you defended in every possible way. This is how your uncle embarrassed me.” Xiao Wenxuan said angrily.

The third prince’s face turned a little pale. He knelt down and picked up the memorial. He just glanced at the content on it and his expression changed.

The fourth prince glanced at the third prince’s expression with a teasing look on his face. Now that there was no second prince in the court, the prince’s position was stable and he could only compete with the third prince.

Even if he cannot become the emperor in the future, he still hopes to show his performance so that Xiao Wenxuan can be granted a wealthy fiefdom.

“Father, although my uncle lost to the Dutch, he only started the war with the Dutch for the sake of the face of the Chongqing Kingdom. Even though my uncle was defeated, it is still an honor, my father.” The third prince said anxiously.

He knew very well that he was able to enjoy himself in the court now, all because of the support of King Chu. This time King Chu lost to the Dutch, which must have made King Chu feel a little lighter in the hearts of the courtiers.

In particular, the loss of hundreds of warships to a mere ten Dutch warships was particularly dazzling.

“The third prince is so eloquent. The King of Chu has lost his power and humiliated the country, yet he is praised as a national hero by His Highness. It’s shameful!” a red-robed official said angrily.

After the official spoke out, the fourth prince smiled. The northern vassal king and the southern vassal king had always been on the wrong track, because they both knew what the King of Chu had been doing over the years, and they wanted chaos in the north.

Now that the King of Chu was defeated by the Dutch, they were naturally very happy and took the opportunity to ridicule him.

When the third prince heard this, his face turned as pale as pig liver. However, he also knew that he was wronged this time, but he was not someone to be bullied. He said angrily: “Zheng Hongwen, don’t say sarcastic words. The King of Chu can at least fight with the Dutch.” If you want to fight, you can only hide behind and watch the joke. If you have this ability, who of you dares to fight with the Dutch?”

As soon as these words came out, the court fell into silence. The third prince immediately sneered when he saw this, “What! Dare you?”

Xiao Wenxuan frowned when he heard this. There has never been any regular navy in the Chongqing Kingdom. If there is a navy, it only has the king of Chu, the king of Wei and the king of Yan. Among

them

, King Wei and King Chu Linhai are also the two most powerful people. Now that King Chu has been defeated, King Wei is the only one left, because as far as he knows, King Wei is the only one who has a large fleet.

But he knew that what King Chu couldn’t do, King Wei couldn’t do either, and now the third prince’s accusations left all the ministers speechless, and he was also disgraced.

“Is there no one in the entire Great Yu Kingdom who can fight the Dutch?” Xiao Wenxuan asked the same question.

The third prince said at this time: “Father, King Qi’s fiefdom is also facing the sea. If King Qi can drive away the barbarians, it may not be able to drive away the Dutch. Why not let King Qi try.”

“It’s ridiculous, King Qi’s fiefdom just now It has only been two years of stability. How can we fight with the Dutch now? “Fiji said: “Third prince, now the King of Chu has been defeated. What we are talking about now is the unfair treaty proposed by the Dutch.”

“Exactly, now the Dutch have passed Chu. The king asked the emperor to exempt Dayu from taxes on the Dutch, and open six coastal cities as trading points. At the same time, taxes should not be levied on Dutch goods. This unfair treaty is all the fault of the king of Chu.”

“That’s right, the third prince .

What do you want to do!”

“…”

The court suddenly became a mess.

The third prince’s expression became more and more ugly. This time the Dutch defeated the King of Chu and demanded that the entire Chongqing Kingdom become the most favorable country for the Dutch like the Chu Land. This was no longer a matter for the Chu Land, but a matter for the entire Chongqing Kingdom. .

Now that the imperial court has just got rid of the barbarian tribute, and now it has to face such a humiliating treaty, this contradiction will naturally focus on the King of Chu.

“Father, for the present, we can only temporarily agree to the Dutch’s request. Now there is no navy in the Chongqing Kingdom that can defeat the Dutch. If we don’t agree, the Dutch will continue to harass the coast.” The third prince hesitated.

When Luo Quan heard this, he immediately said angrily: “Your Majesty, you must not do this. Dayu has just defeated the barbarians and avenged its previous humiliation. How can it suffer such humiliation now? King Chu’s ships only lost one-tenth of them.” To fight again, let the King of Chu continue to fight the Dutch, and at the same time let the King of Wei and the King of Chu cooperate to attack the Dutch.”

Xiao Wenxuan frowned, looked at the third prince, and then at the angry courtiers, and said: “Don’t argue anymore. Let me think about this matter and discuss it later. Is there anything else? If not, let’s dismiss the

court.” At this time, Fiji came out and said, “Your Majesty, I have a happy event.”

“What? Happy event, said Xiao Wenxuan’s expression softened.

Fiji said: “Your Majesty, something called potatoes has recently come from King Qi’s fief. This kind of food tastes good. There are many merchants selling it in Chang’an now. I don’t know if the Emperor has eaten it.”

“Hahaha, I have been eating for the past two days, and King Qi sent me some and told me how to eat them. I have never tasted this kind of thing, and I never thought that these French fries would be quite to my liking. “

Speaking of this, Xiao Wenxuan felt a little happier. Among the princes, only Prince Qi could make him happy.

Fiji smiled and said, “I also ate some. The taste is indeed extraordinary, but it is said that these potatoes come from overseas, and King Qi snatched them from the hands of the barbarians.”

“Snatched?” Xiao Wenxuan was surprised.

“Yes, Your Majesty, it is said that the King of Qi sent three warships to Nanyang and sank the foreign barbarian warships in Nanyang. It is said that these barbarians and the Dutch came from the same place.” Fiji said.

“Oh? Is there anything else about this?” Xiao Wenxuan didn’t know at all.

Fiji nodded, “This is a funny story I told you when my daughter wrote to me. I didn’t expect King Qi to be so brave at sea.”

“So, King Qi can defeat the Dutch?” the third prince said disdainfully.

“It may not be impossible, but Your Majesty, Qi has always been short of shipyards. If the imperial court can help King Qi build more shipyards, it may be possible for King Qi to do something at sea.” Fiji said.

Fei Yue’er did write him a letter this time, but the content of the letter was instructed by Xiao Ming.

When he learned that the King of Chu was defeated, Xiao Ming asked Fei Yue’er to send this letter to Chang’an, taking this opportunity to ask the court to support the shipbuilding yard in Qingzhou.

It was for this purpose that he brought up this matter at this time.

Xiao Wenxuan’s expression moved slightly. He couldn’t trust the King of Chu, and he couldn’t trust the King of Wei now. Only Xiao Ming had confidence in him, so he said: “What Fei Zhongshu said makes sense. No matter what, we must not compromise with the Dutch this time.”

(End of chapter)