Steel Dynasty - Chapter 581

[Chapter 581 Four States Return to Heart]

Jinling City.

Xiao Qi has been back here for five days. After returning, he gave the truce letter to King Wei. Now he still remembers the anger when King Wei tore the truce letter into pieces.

At that time, he only felt a sense of sadness. The weak will be bullied. This is an iron-clad rule throughout the ages.

But compared to this incident, what chilled his heart the most was that the King of Wei ordered the massacre of Baixin in Yangzhou City. When he learned the news, he knew that Wei was finished.

Now the King of Wei not only lost his land, but also lost the hearts of his people.

When he was angry, he broke into King Wei’s palace to question King Wei, but what he got was a cold sentence from King Wei, “You are just an outsider, and you don’t need to ask more about Wei’s orders.”

At this moment, he suddenly realized that he was under King Wei’s control. He was just a chess piece in his heart, and the reason why he treated him as if he were his own was just to gain sympathy in the name of Prince Ning, so as to dominate the world.

But when his ambition was crushed by Xiao Ming, he gradually realized that he no longer needed this chess piece.

Standing on the bank of the Qinhuai River, looking at the boats passing by in the river, and listening to the frivolous sounds sung by the actors, Xiao Qi couldn’t help but feel sad. All he wanted was a peaceful and prosperous age, assisting a wise monarch.

This was exactly his father’s wish, but now King Wei was obviously not a person worthy of assistance.

“Uncle Three Emperors, my nephew has given you advice over the years and risked his life to help you protect the territory of Wei. I think it is time for my nephew to pay off what he owes you. Next, my nephew is going to assist a real man. The wise king.” Xiao Qi said.

As he was thinking, suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves. Hearing the sound, he turned his head and found that Xiao Han was coming towards him with his guards.

Arriving in front of Xiao Qi, Xiao Han said with a smile: “Xiao Qi, you should understand your position in Wei now. If you stay safe in the future, your father will reward you with a bite to eat, but it will be difficult for your father. You have hidden it so deeply these years, otherwise I would have always thought that he regarded you as a treasure, hahaha…”

Xiao Qi had a hint of sarcasm on his face, like father, like son, this Xiao Han used to He was as kind to him as King Wei, and now he finally shed his hypocritical face.

“No need, I am ready to leave Wei. Since I am an outsider, there is no need to stay here.” Xiao Qi said.

Xiao Han said sarcastically: “This is not possible. My father said that you still have some skills. You should stay in Jinling City honestly. Maybe one day we can give you to Xiao Ming. After all, his father But I think your father-killing enemy must want to eradicate him.”

After that, Xiao Han laughed and left with his guards. The resentment he had suffered over the years seemed to be released today.

King Wei humiliated Xiao Qi in this way in front of hundreds of officials, which already illustrates King Wei’s attitude towards Xiao Qi.

Looking at Xiao Han’s figure, Xiao Qi’s face showed a trace of exhaustion. At this time, he only had hatred in his heart, hating King Wei for being vicious, vicious and cunning.

He had been deceived all these years, and every time he thought about how grateful he was to King Wei, he became more and more resentful.

“King Wei, King Wei, you are asking for your own destruction!”

Xiao Qi’s eyes suddenly became cold. He knew the situation that King Wei was facing now. There was no one available in Wei, so they gathered around Xiao Han. The people are just a bunch of villains who are good at flattery.

The bad idea this time must have been suggested by these people to Xiao Han, and Xiao Han suggested to King Wei, but they only thought of delaying Xiao Ming’s attack for a while, and ignored the impact this incident had on the people.

Moreover, this matter will inevitably lead to Xiao Ming’s revenge.

Just as he thought, two days later, the news came that the Dengzhou Army massacred the local wealthy families. All the wealthy families in and around Yangzhou City were killed, and the Dengzhou Army obtained a large amount of grain and grass supplies from these wealthy families.

The most important thing is that wherever the Dengzhou Army went, the local people would help the Dengzhou Army transport grain and grass, send water and food. In just a few days, the people of Yangzhou City returned home, and grain and grass were no longer a problem.

Prince Wei’s Mansion.

After receiving the news, King Wei was not angry. On the contrary, he thought that the plan had succeeded.

“Father, this time Xiao Ming just won the hearts and minds of these untouchables, but he offended the wealthy families. The wealthy families in Yangzhou were completely slaughtered. The wealthy families in the world will know who Xiao Ming is. Humph, big family The country of Yu was founded on powerful families. Now that he has offended all the powerful people in the world, who will support him? “

“That’s right. The powerful people in Wei will fight to the death to resist Xiao Ming’s army. I want him to. It’s hard to move even an inch.” King Wei looked crazy.

Xiao Han laughed in agreement, and then said: “But Father, what should I do with the five million taels of compensation?”

“Just give it to him, it’s only five million taels. The Ding family has assets of tens of millions, how many people can be killed ?”

As a merchant, the money will come soon.” King Wei said calmly.

“What a good idea. It is said that Ding Wanquan sent his illegitimate son to Qingzhou. He has different intentions. Let’s do this to him this time.” Xiao Han said.

King Wei nodded, “Xiao Qi has deceived people too much. Now we can only expand the army and prepare for war. If we don’t have money, we will find a way from these businessmen. If it doesn’t work, we will increase taxes on the people.”

“Yes, father, my son, now The craftsmen of Jinling City have been working all night to build weapons, and when the time comes, Jinling City will be built into an iron wall.” Xiao Han said.

The father and son looked at each other and seemed to have a tacit understanding.

What the two of them didn’t know was that after the massacre in Yangzhou, the atrocities of the Wei army began to spread in Pengzhou City, Huaizhou City, Tongzhou City and Yangzhou City.

The people who spread this news included businessmen, ordinary people, and officials. While publicizing the atrocities of King Wei, they also publicized the prosperous life of the people of Qingzhou.

Under the deliberate propaganda and instigation, the local people were all indignant, and in the next few days, they became even more angry because the people who had witnessed the massacre in Yangzhou City were sent to the four states.

Under their passionate speeches, the people could no longer be like giraffes with their heads buried in the sand. They began to hate King Wei as told by those who had experienced it, and they were full of yearning for Qingzhou under the propaganda of the people of Qingzhou. .

After the government officials moved in and began to completely allocate the lands of the wealthy families to them, the people were completely excited. The merits of King Qi were praised everywhere in the four states, and the people’s hearts were aroused for a while.

Yangzhou City.

After Li San finished his emotional complaints in a village, he returned to the city.

In the government office, Ye Qingyun was waiting for him. After seeing him come back, Ye Qingyun smiled bitterly and said: “You secret guards are really powerful. In such a short time, the people have supported His Highness so much. I admire you.”

Li Sancong Pengzhou City all the way to Yangzhou, this is the last stop.

The secret guard’s job is not only to spy on intelligence, but also to gather people’s hearts for Xiao Ming.

(End of chapter)