Steel Dynasty - Chapter 534

[Chapter 534 Plot]

“I second the proposal!”

“I also second the proposal!”

“…”

A group of ministers followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites and agreed. Now King Zhao’s troops have occupied the entire Chang’an City, and the prince who committed regicide was imprisoned again. , now we can only obey Zhao Wang, after all, no one wants to lose their head.

King Zhao on the throne smiled. These ministers were very aware of current affairs. He didn’t care about Xiao Wenxuan’s funeral. He could just be buried in the imperial mausoleum according to the rules. He didn’t even want to spend a penny more on this matter.

The ascension of the Thirteenth Prince to the throne was just a formality. Now that the seal of the Great Yu Kingdom was in his hands, he had already gained supreme power.

When the whole hall was filled with flattery, an official suddenly walked into the middle and cursed at the courtiers: “A group of cowardly and cowardly disciples who regard thieves as their fathers. The spirit of the late emperor has not yet rested, but you have ignored the propriety, justice and shame to welcome such thieves. “

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the civil and military circles said angrily: “You are talking nonsense, what do you, a little official, know!”

“Bold, you are disrespectful to King Zhao.”

“Shut up, what are you doing in the court? It can make you wanton!”

“…”

King Zhao’s smile gradually solidified at this moment. He looked at the official standing at the end and asked, “Who are you? And what position do you hold?”

He denounced the ministers. The young man said: “A certain person is a ninth-grade Yanguan, his surname is Sun, and his name is Li!”

“Yanguan!” King Zhao laughed disdainfully, and said: “There are really no decent officials in Chang’an City. Even a small official can enter the palace.”

Sun Li sneered: “How dare a rebellious traitor sit on the throne? This palace is just a place for filth and evil. If I didn’t want to rebuke you in person. The thieves will not come here!”

“Bastard, someone comes here and chops him to death!” Zhao Yuanliang suppressed his anger when Sun Li said the first sentence, but now he couldn’t help it anymore.

Sun Li looked up at the sky, feeling happy and unafraid. He said to King Zhao: “The prince is committing regicide, but the thirteenth prince should also have the legacy of the late emperor. If not, how can you, King Zhao, establish the thirteenth prince based on your own words?” For the king.”

King Zhao’s eyes narrowed, like a beast that chooses people to devour. He stood up and walked from the throne to Sun Li.

“With this sharp sword in my hand.” King

Zhao’s face suddenly distorted, and the sword pierced Sun Li’s chest.

“Traitor, you will die sooner or later!” Sun Li spat out a mouthful of blood and opened his eyes angrily.

Other officials shivered in fear when they saw this, and some officials simply collapsed on the ground.

“This Sun Li actually charged into His Highness King Zhao, damn it!”

“Yes, damn it!”

“…”

The officials applauded tremblingly.

King Zhao’s face was cold, and then he suddenly laughed loudly. He raised the sword in his hand and pointed at the ministers in the court one by one. The ministers who were pointed out immediately turned pale with fear.

Seeing this, King Zhao became even more happy and couldn’t help laughing, “Hahaha, dear friends, don’t worry. I hope that you can wholeheartedly assist me, and I will return to keep you safe.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” The loyal minister immediately cheered. shouted.

King Zhao nodded and said at this time: “In this case, we will become an alliance based on blood. If you dare to betray me, you will end up like this.” {

The officials looked at Sun Li who fell on the ground, and they became more and more frightened.

After a pause, King Zhao said: “Yuanliang, go get the bowl. Today you and I will drink Sun Li’s blood together.”

“Yes, father.”

After saying that, Zhao Yuanliang sent someone to get the porcelain bowl. After a while, the guards came with porcelain bowls in their hands. After containing Sun Li’s blood, the guards handed the bowls to the ministers.

Then some other guards held the wine jar and poured wine into each official’s bowl.

After seeing that every minister had what he had in his hands, King Zhao took the wine mixed with blood and drank it in one gulp, then slammed the bowl to the ground.

The officials looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to drink at this time.

“Yeah!” King Zhao snorted angrily at this time.

Under the intimidation of King Zhao, the ministers gritted their teeth and drank the wine with their eyes closed.

At this time, King Zhao was slightly satisfied and said: “Tomorrow the late emperor will be buried in the imperial mausoleum, and the day after tomorrow the thirteenth prince will be enthroned.”

“Yes, Your Highness,”

the ministers said in response.

After waving his hand, King Zhao ordered all the officials to leave. After the civil and military officials left, Zhao Yuanliang and Wang Xi walked to King Zhao.

“Father, this trick is really good. I wonder who else in Chang’an will dare to go against us in the future.” Zhao Yuanliang said.

Wang Xi also said: “No, a small ninth-grade official dares to insult His Highness like this. It’s just contrary to him.”

“Such petty officials are best suited to scare chickens and monkeys, so don’t take it to heart.” King Zhao sneered. , then he asked: “Yuan Liang, have all the grain, grass, and weapons been cleared out of the Chang’an treasury?”

“Father, it’s clear. There are 1 million taels of gold and 12 million taels of silver in this treasury. , seven million stones of food…” Zhao Yuanliang listed the various materials in the treasury one by one.

King Zhao nodded with satisfaction and said: “With this treasury as the cornerstone, why can’t I rule the world? It’s just a pity that half of these supplies have to be given to the barbarians.”

“It is indeed a pity.” Zhao Yuanliang said: “If we knew that Chang’an City could be taken so easily, why would we have borrowed troops from the barbarians in the first place.”

“No, with the barbarians’ 50,000 cavalry, we will have the advantage to compete in the world. , and every time we go to a city, we can get a lot of money and food from the city boss, this business is still worthwhile,” said King Zhao.

When Zhao Yuanliang heard this, a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes. He remembered the humiliation Xiao Ming had done to him, so he said, “My father is right. There are a lot of cities outside of Chang’an, especially the land of Qingzhou. If you take Now, we won’t have to worry about the casting of muskets and cannons.”

“You mean to attack Qingzhou?” King Zhao frowned.

“Yes, Father.”

Wang Xi saw King Zhao’s unhappy expression and thought that King Zhao must have other ideas, so he said to Zhao Yuanliang: “Your Highness, please don’t be impatient. This King of Qi is not a simple man, and The situation in the world is changing rapidly. If we rashly start a war with the King of Qi, we will only lose our troops and our strength. Instead, we will allow other vassal kings to reap the benefits.”

King Zhao’s brows relaxed. This is what he was thinking about in this world. Both his matchlocks and artillery came from Qingzhou, and the barbarians were defeated twice by Xiao Ming. He was not willing to directly conflict with Xiao Ming at this time.

In his opinion, not only could he not fall out with Xiao Ming, but he also had to appease Xiao Ming. In this way, he would have time to control the royal family and land in his own hands.

After taking care of the other vassal kings, he turned around and used his absolute military superiority to annihilate Xiao Ming with the barbarians in one fell swoop.

(End of chapter)