Chapter 108: Striking While the Iron is Hot
Our Discord Server: .gg/PazjBDkTmW
South Gate of Qingzhou City.
Xiao Ming, accompanied by a group of Qingzhou officials, was seeing off Princess Pingyang.
Just as her arrival had drawn attention, her departure was equally conspicuous.
Xiao Ming had explained the entire situation with the Wang family to Princess Pingyang the previous night. Her reaction had been indifferent, as if she had merely squashed an ant.
However, this trip to Qingzhou had taken an unexpected turn, and Princess Pingyang seemed unwilling to stay any longer. She planned to leave for Jinling City the next day.
Xiao Ming prepared some Qingzhou specialties as gifts for her: fine wine, perfumes, soaps, and, of course, glassware.
Her visit had been a blessing in disguise, giving him the opportunity to eliminate the Wang family. Compared to the gifts he gave her, he had gained far more. The grain stored in the Wang family’s warehouses across the six states alone would ensure that the Qingzhou army wouldn’t have to worry about food for years to come.
In addition to the grain, the Wang family also owned vast tracts of farmland, plow oxen, mines, and slaves. All of these assets were now confiscated by the state. Truly, the fall of the Wang family had left Xiao Ming feasting on their riches.
“Your Highness, the Wang family has fallen, but there are still three other families left. It’s strange that the Sun family didn’t intervene to support the Wang family. Otherwise, we could have had an excuse to wipe them out as well,” Pang Yukun said.
Xiao Ming was also surprised by this. The Sun family had remained inactive, as if the matter had nothing to do with them. It seemed they were content to watch from the sidelines.
“It just means the Sun family isn’t foolish. Otherwise, they would have met the same fate as the Wang family,” Xiao Ming said slowly.