Steel Dynasty - Chapter 622

[Chapter 621 The only choice]

The meeting hall of the government office seemed to be filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.

Wang Xi’s angry rebuke made both Cui Zhang and Zheng Hao look livid, as if they were about to curse.

However, Cui Zhang still had a trace of clarity in his mind. In the face of the overall situation, he calmed down and said to Wang Xi: “Wang Shilang, don’t forget what we did in Qingzhou today?”

Wang Xi suddenly woke up and realized that he had been hit. Xiao Ming’s instigation, and now that King Zhao has come to Beijing to command the world, the two families have taken the opportunity to seize the royal prefecture and county. This is the direct conflict between the three families, because King Zhao once issued an edict to rebuke the two for treason and asked them to hand over the city.

The two families naturally refused to agree. King Zhao had taken so many advantages, and they did not want to suffer a loss.

The three of them calmed down and looked at Xiao Ming at the same time. In fact, they had only one purpose to control Xiao Ming, which was the Xiao Ming royal family. If the King of Wei captured Qi, they would also send troops.

Now that Xiao Ming’s words have forced them into a corner, Cui Zhang completely tore off the disguise and said: “Your Highness, the three of us came to Qingzhou today not to discuss with His Highness, but to inform His Highness that if His Highness does not hand over From the thirteen states of Wei, we will definitely join forces to attack His Highness. “

“In this case, I will wait for you at the foot of Yunzhou City!” Xiao Ming’s tone was also very strong. He knew very well that he and the three families would fight to the death in the end. In the end, the king with a different surname will eventually completely exterminate the royal family.

If he hands over the thirteen states of Wei, it will only lead to destruction faster.

Cui Zhang and Zheng Hao’s hearts trembled. At this time, Xiao Ming’s face was firm, and there was a color that was not negotiable in his eyes. For Cui Zhang, the situation he hoped for most was of course that Xiao Ming took the initiative to hand over the Thirteen Prefectures, but now It seems this is impossible.

Pang Yukun and Zhan Xingchang looked at each other at this time. These three families were really a little too arrogant today. They were no longer discussing, but directly forcing them to give up the captured Wei land.

Not to mention that Xiao Ming would not agree to this matter, even the soldiers who fought bloody battles would not agree. How could the territory they conquered with blood and tears be handed over to others.

Xiao Ming’s tough attitude caused the three of them to fall into silence.

Before meeting Xiao Ming, they were confident that they could make Xiao Ming give in, but now it seems that this is impossible.

If so, they are left with only one last option.

“Your Highness, in this case we are leaving.” Cui Zhang stood up first and walked out.

Then Wang Xi and Zheng Hao also stood up and left.

After all three of them left, Zhan Xingchang said: “Your Highness, this matter has long been out of discussion. When we tore up the truce contract, we knew that such a day would come, and even without this truce contract, the three of them would still have marched forward. Come to attack us, the only thing we need to worry about now is whether the barbarians will get involved.”

Xiao Ming frowned, and he said slowly: “The current situation in the north can only be resolved through a war, whether the three kings attack first or not. Let’s take action first. In fact, the result will be the same.”

“His Highness is absolutely right, so it is useless to say more. Now we can only face this crisis,” Zhan Xingchang said.

Xiao Ming still had a glimmer of hope when he came today, but Cui Zhang’s words completely woke him up. The focus of what he said was not the truce contract, but the thirteen states of Wei. This was his purpose.

Pang Yukun nodded. When he mentioned this matter to Xiao Ming yesterday, he had no hope for this discussion. Today, Cui and Zhang sat together and sounded like they were discussing.

Now he finally understood why Xiao Ming asked him to delay as much time as possible, but in this way, he could not use normal means to delay the return of the three of them.

So he said to Xiao Ming: “Your Highness, the three of them will definitely return home at this time, but it will take time for the weapons we send to Shu. I am going to ban outsiders from leaving the city in order to arrest thieves. What do you think, Your Highness?

” Well, this is a good idea, the three of them will definitely jump in.” Xiao Ming laughed when he heard this, Pang Yukun was getting more and more sinister.

Zhan Xingchang smiled bitterly and shook his head. If the two countries were at war, this was the only way to deal with these three people. However, he remembered something and said: “Your Highness, the King of Shu is the younger brother of the third prince. , and the King of Shu has pledged allegiance to the King of Chu. At this time, the King of Shu is in trouble, and the King of Chu must be equally anxious. Your Highness should inform the King of Chu. In this case, the only thing that the King of Chu needs to do is help the King of Shu to hold off the King of Zhao, and deal with the King of Yan and the King of Liang. “

You can do it with ease.”

“I have this intention, and you have to go and do it. When the King of Chu learns that the three families are going to attack me, he will definitely send troops to Shu. After all, in the eyes of the King of Chu, the entire south is his heir. He will not allow King Zhao to take a share of the garden.”

“Yes, Your Highness,” Zhan Xingchang nodded.

After settling the matter, Zhan Xingchang went back to prepare an envoy to Chu to ask the King of Chu to send troops to Shu. He also asked Pang Yukun to continue preparing to provide assistance to the King of Shu.

After explaining these two things, Xiao Ming went to the palace.

This time he flatly rejected Cui Zhang’s request, and a northern war was inevitable.

It’s not that he doesn’t understand the art of compromise, but that he is also forced into a corner. Even if Wei is handed over within three years, they will still jointly attack him. As the so-called unjust war in the Spring and Autumn Period, the current situation in the Great Yu Kingdom is also the same. There will be no just war.

Strength will ultimately determine everything.

It was with this in mind that he took over the thirteen states of Wei. Now that he had food and population, as well as firearms, the human sea tactic was no longer so scary to him. Now with the addition of Wei, the feudal state The country’s population basically reaches six to seven million people.

Wei Family Restaurant.

Cui Zhang and the others have returned here after coming out of the government office. This time, all three of them looked heavy. There is no domineering look at the beginning.

After going upstairs, the three of them arrived in Cui Zhang’s room in a tacit understanding. After hesitating for a moment, Cui Zhang said, “Xiao Ming showed no fear when I mentioned joining forces to attack. This is really surprising.” “

Perhaps .

You think of Xiao Ming too simply. When Xiao Ming only had 20,000 men under his command, he dared to fight hundreds of thousands of barbarians in Cangzhou and Jizhou. How could he be afraid of us today?” Wang Xi said lightly.

Zheng Hao also had the same worries. When Xiao Ming did not express a strong stance, they all firmly believed that Xiao Ming would be afraid, because the first time Xiao Ming signed a truce contract under their threat, they would never have thought that Xiao Ming was just Take advantage of the situation.

“Xiao Ming will die in our hands sooner or later. It is better to kill him while he is still young than to wait for him to completely annex Wei to the feudal state. This time we must work together and kill Xiao.” Ming, if this happens, there will no longer be any royal people in the Chongqing Kingdom who can compete with us.”

(End of this chapter)