Steel Dynasty - Chapter 624

[Chapter 623 Good News and Bad News]

PS: There have been a few updates in the past two days. Snail took a break these past two days and sorted out his thoughts. The update will resume tomorrow.

The sunshine at noon was warm, and the three of them dispersed after enjoying lunch in the main hall.

This time he asked Xiao Ziyan to come over out of apparent courtesy. After all, he had decided to do this and Xiao Ziyan had to comply. Who told him to be so eloquent now?

After seeing off Xiao Ziyan, Xiao Ming and Fei Yue’er arrived at the pavilion outside the dormitory. At this time, he suddenly asked: “Why did the princess suddenly mention the matter of King Huainan just now?”

Fei Yue’er smiled softly and said: “His Royal Highness is not in Qingzhou. During this period, many officials mentioned this matter. My father and Pang Shoufu seemed to have this intention. My father expected that the three families would attack His Highness. Among them, King Yan must be the initiator, and the south of the Yan Kingdom was the feudal state of King Huainan. , The two families fought a battle when they were competing for the royal city, and King Huainan was quite resentful of King Yan. If His Highness proposed an alliance at this time, King Huainan might agree. “

“This is what Fei Ge taught me .

You tell me.” Xiao Ming’s eyes were far-reaching. Speaking of it, he and Fei Yue’er were just a political marriage. Now he seems to be following the traditional path of every emperor.

Fei Yue’er sighed and said: “Your Highness, not only my father, but also my concubine think so. In this way, I can not only help your highness to stabilize the country, but also open up branches for your highness, and my concubine will not be ignored by the ministers.” Discuss.”

Xiao Ming frowned. To these ministers, his family affairs were state affairs, and Xiao Ming was quite helpless about this. After all, he was still unable to change the traditional form of imperial power.

While the two were talking, Wang Xuan suddenly walked towards him and saluted Fei Yue’er and Fei Yue’er. Wang Xuan opened his mouth and seemed to hesitate to speak.

Xiao Ming understood. He got up and went to the main hall with Wang Xuan. He asked directly: “Good news or bad news?”

“Some are good and some are bad. I wonder which one your Highness should listen to first?” Wang Xuan had a rare moment of humor.

“I always like to bite the hard nut first and tell you the bad news.” Xiao Ming said.

“After the Chang’an Rebellion, the King of Chu went south to seize the royal prefectures and counties. A month ago, the King of Chu’s army arrived near the Annan Kingdom. It is said that they encountered the invading Annan Kingdom and the French army.” Wang Xuan said slowly.

“The French.” Xiao Ming’s heart skipped a beat. This Annan Kingdom was later Vietnam. According to Claire, the current Annan Kingdom had actually been reduced to a colony due to the joint invasion of the French and Spanish.

The French have always been ambitious and wanted to open a trading port with the Great Chongqing Kingdom through the Annan Kingdom, so they have been instigating the Annan Kingdom to invade north. Now the news brought back by Wang Xuan confirmed this.

“This is indeed bad news. I hope the King of Chu will not become friends with the French.” Xiao Ming was a little worried. Now the basis of the alliance between the King of Chu and him is muskets and artillery.

If the King of Chu compromises with the French and sells his country in exchange for technology and weapons and equipment, the King of Chu may soon turn around and deal with him.

“What’s the good news?” Xiao Ming suddenly had a headache.

“Our maritime merchants came back with news that Japan is dispatching its troops and they are preparing to cross the sea and invade Goryeo at the end of this month.” Wang Xuan smiled.

Hearing the news, Xiao Ming felt relieved. As a result, the barbarians’ attention would most likely turn to Goryeo and they would not participate in the coalition of three kings.

“Is there any other news?” Xiao Ming asked.

“Yes, the fourth prince had a very unhappy life in Yan State. He was humiliated by Cui Zhang and Cui Tong several times in Bozhou. Now he is dependent on others and is very embarrassed.” Wang Xuan said, “Xiaoguan has secretly contacted the fourth prince. The fourth prince now has a different intention. He said that as long as His Highness can help him seize the Yan Kingdom, he will make him the king.

“Help him seize the Yan Kingdom?” Xiao Ming frowned.

“Your Highness is mistaken. The wealthy families of the Yan State are also full of conflicts. The Tian family and the Ji family of the Yan State have been dissatisfied with King Yan for a long time. The official sent people to investigate. It is indeed what the fourth prince said. The Tian family and the Ji family are different. It is the natal family of the two concubines of King Yan. Back then, King Yan ceded the land of the two families and their affiliated wealthy families to the people in the name of the virtuous king. Since then, the two families have been resentful. “

“So, if you want to be a virtuous king, you must. He wants to offend the wealthy family, but this King Yan is quite interesting,” Xiao Ming said.

Wang Xuan laughed and said, “Your Highness is wrong this time. This King Yan is just a cunning old man. He took part of the land of other wealthy families and returned it to the people, but part of it fell into the hands of the Cui family.”

“Well, so It is possible that the fourth prince will succeed.” Xiao Ming suddenly became excited and said, “This alliance of the three kings is the right opportunity, but King Yan is not a good person, and neither is he.”

Wang Xuan nodded and said: “However, there are currently Japanese countries in the north crossing to the west, barbarians are watching with eager eyes, Annan Kingdom in the south causing rebellion, and Tubo invading frequently in the west. I believe that Your Highness should appease the vassal kings like the late emperor, and let them respect His Highness as their esteem.”

Xiao Ming sighed slightly. Wang Xuan’s meaning was very simple, that is, let him learn from Xiao Wenxuan to stabilize the country. When the time comes, the imperial power will be in hand to deal with the disobedient Xiaoxiao one by one.

Only then did he understand how difficult it was for Xiao Wenxuan to maintain an undivided Great Chongqing.

“I understand what you mean.” Xiao Ming said.

Just like what Pang Yukun and Fiji said, now he needs to unite all the forces that can be united, even including the wealthy families. Only in this way can he unify the Chongqing Kingdom as soon as possible instead of consuming the national power in a long civil war.

He knew the character of the fourth prince very well, but now the enemy of his enemy was his friend. As long as the fourth prince could call him emperor, this deal could still be done, but before that he still needed to do one thing, which was to ascend the throne!

Only by officially wearing the yellow robe can he hope to restore the country of Chongqing to the situation before the Chang’an Rebellion without any bloodshed. In other words, as long as he defeats King Zhao and King Liang, it will be enough for him.

“By the way, Your Highness, there is one more happy event.” Wang Xuan suddenly laughed maliciously, “The King of Huainan is threatened by the King of Yan to the north and the King of Chu to the east. Now there are many officials in Jingzhou. Officials suggested a marriage between King Yan and His Highness, and the Qingzhou City merchants deliberately put it out to test His Highness. Now it seems that both Pang Shoufu and Mr. Fei Ge agree. “

“The King of Huainan can not only threaten the land of Yan, but also set a nail in front of King Chu’s door. It can be said that the position is very important, and my fleet can arrive in less than seven days from Jinling City. If we can cooperate with Chu Having a good relationship with Wang is the icing on the cake,” Xiao Ming said thoughtfully.

Wang Xuan laughed when he heard this, and said: “Your Highness, I want to tell you some important information, this is it. These are the remaining information.”

While speaking, Wang Xuan handed a booklet to Xiao Ming.

(End of chapter)