Steel Dynasty - Chapter 621

[Chapter 620 Instigation]

Xiao Ming woke up from his sleep with the “dong dong” sound of the pendulum clock striking.

He stood up and looked at the time. It was seven o’clock in the morning. Now that there is a pendulum clock, Qingzhou’s way of recording time has also changed. Compared with the previous rough records, the pendulum clock now provides data accurate to the second.

Yesterday, he was excited for a long time because of the news about Fei Yue’er’s pregnancy. He and Fei Yue’er chatted until midnight before they fell asleep.

“His Royal Highness is so tired from running around for days that he doesn’t sleep a little longer.” Fei Yue’er was lying on the bed, her voice a little lazy. After becoming pregnant, Fei Yue’er became lazy. Xiao Ming was not surprised by this. This was during the pregnancy period. After all, his characteristics come from modern times, and his technological crystals also have this information.

In his previous life, Xiao Ming was alone and helpless. Now in this world, he married a wife and had children. He gradually forgot about the past and felt that he was becoming more and more integrated into this world. Especially when he learned that he was a father, he suddenly felt… A sense of responsibility rose in his heart, and he had to be even more cautious for the sake of his family.

After all, the result of defeat in the royal power is only one, that is, being wiped out by other feudal kings.

“You can go to sleep. I still have to deal with the envoys from King Zhao, King Yan and King Liang.” Xiao Ming said with a faint smile.

Fei Yue’er seemed to be blaming herself. She said, “It’s really not the right time for my concubine to be pregnant, but I chose this time when there are frequent wars. Wouldn’t this cause trouble to His Highness?”

Xiao Ming got off the bed and put on his clothes on the boat and said: ” What the princess said is wrong, this government affairs is my business, you just need to rest assured and give birth, I will not let you be in danger.”

Fei Yue’er nodded, maybe because he was too sleepy, Xiao Ming still wanted to say. At some point she fell asleep again.

Shaking his head, he dressed neatly and left the dormitory. He simply drank porridge and ate five steamed buns before heading to the government office.

When we arrived at the government office, the pendulum clock in the government office was stopping at eight o’clock. At this time, the officials in the government office were all handling government affairs.

When Pang Yukun saw Xiao Ming, he said: “Your Highness, the three of them were sent away by the official yesterday. The official did not tell them that His Highness had returned. However, from the looks of the three of them, it seemed that they had learned about His Highness’s return. I’m afraid they can’t continue to fool them today. “So I am going to talk to them personally today and find out their background,” Xiao Ming said

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For him, the similarities in history are very high. At present, whether the Six Kingdoms attack Qin or not, they will be defeated. When there are different minds, every country has its own ideas. As the saying goes, when there are many people, there will be chaos.

This time, King Yan, King Liang and King Zhao must have different thoughts. If they could defeat them one by one, that would be the most perfect result. However, he also understood that there was not much room for maneuver between himself and the vassal kings with different surnames.

The two of them had just finished saying a few words when the officer entered the government office and informed Wang Xi and the other three people waiting outside the door.

Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun looked at each other and left the office together.

“Your Highness.”

When they saw Xiao Ming, the three of them bowed together.

Cui Zhang glanced sideways at Pang Yukun and said dissatisfied: “Pang Chief Fu, didn’t you say that His Highness is not in Qingzhou? How do you explain it now?”

“Yes, if we hadn’t met, I don’t know when we would be able to meet him. Your Highness.” Zheng Hao also said.

Wang Xi glanced at the two and said nothing. He had served as Queen Zhao for many years and knew the word “property” very well.

The words of the two seemed to be directed at Pang Yukun, but in fact they were expressing dissatisfaction with Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming could naturally hear it, and he pretended to say: “The two envoys misunderstood. I have not informed Pang Shoufu of my entry into the city, so how could he know? But why did the three of them come to Qingzhou?”

As he spoke, Xiao Ming let the three of them enter the government office. At this time, Zhan Xingchang also rushed over, and the six of them sat together again in the room where the truce contract had been signed.

“Your Highness, this is the truce contract signed at the beginning. I wonder if Your Highness still remembers it?” Cui Zhang took out the truce contract.

At this time, Wang Xi and Zheng Hao also took out the contract and placed it on the table.

Xiao Ming did not look at the truce contract, but said: “Of course I remember this matter, but what’s the matter with King Zhao, King Yan, and King Liang? King Wei is rebellious, and I am just cleaning up the scum of the royal family. This is what I am doing “It’s a family matter.”

Cui and Zhang were stunned when they heard this. They didn’t know how to refute it for a moment. Wang Xi reacted first and said, “Your Highness, it’s not that we are meddlesome. This is because King Wei personally sent an envoy to invite us to discuss this matter. “

His Highness betrayed the contract first, but now he is backing me.”

“Humph, you used the excuse of sending troops to force me to sign this truce contract. You were the first to attack the king of Wei. You are making irresponsible remarks, so how can you explain that King Zhao attacked Shu, King Yan captured my royal Yingzhou and Songzhou, and King Liang captured my royal Jinzhou and Suzhou!” Xiao Ming retorted.

If he had to respond passively before, now Xiao Ming has enough ability to respond proactively, so he has no intention of continuing to talk to them. Everyone now understands the situation in Dayu.

Cui Zhang and Zheng Hao both looked at each other with twinkling eyes. After the Chang’an Rebellion, the two families sent troops to capture several states and counties that once belonged to the royal family. Together with King Zhao, the three of them took over all the land in the north that once belonged to the royal family. carve up.

Xiao Ming didn’t mention it last time. They thought Xiao Ming acquiesced to this fact, but they didn’t expect Xiao Ming to suddenly bring it up now.

“Humph, these lands belong to the ownerless land, why can’t we attack them!” Cui Zhang said like a rogue. He was at a loss for words on this matter. After all, if they still recognized the royal family, their behavior would be rebellion.

Zheng Hao echoed: “Yes, the late emperor is dead. The thirteen princes are just puppets of King Zhao. Without the late emperor’s edict, we will not recognize a baby as emperor. Because of this, our purpose of capturing these cities is It is also for the royal family to temporarily protect these places to prevent them from falling into the hands of outsiders.”

Wang Xi was furious when he heard this. The two men were simply calling King Zhao a traitor. He said: “The prince committed regicide, and King Zhao entered Chang’an for this reason. Kuangfu Royal Family, the Thirteenth Prince is the legitimate son of Queen Zhao. If this throne is not his, who else could it be? Your Highness, Prince Qi, is right, you two are the most ambitious.”

Xiao Ming was startled for a moment. He just made a casual provocation, and the three of them started to quarrel. He suddenly understood in his heart that it seemed that the conflicts between the three families were quite serious.

At that time, even if the three families send troops together, it will probably be a scene of watching another one die. Thinking of this, he feels more at ease. However, despite the conflicts, he believes that the three families can still form a coalition. After all, the common interest of the lords with different surnames is to eliminate the royal family. .

In this way, they no longer have any constraints and can become emperors on their own. However, Xiao Ming will not let them simply form an alliance. They are not the only three families in Dayu who know conspiracy.

(End of chapter)