Chapter 134: Schemes Within Schemes
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“Your Highness, next should be the King of Yong, right?”
After the banquet ended, the King of Wei, surrounded by his guards, retired to the palace. At this moment, Zhan Xingchang suddenly spoke to Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming nodded. This time, being forced to play the fool and defend Cangzhou, he certainly wouldn’t do it without sufficient benefits.
From south to north, east to west, he intended to extort them all. Even if he couldn’t get anything, he would at least send letters. At a time like this, expecting him to spend silver to buy coal and iron was nothing short of treachery.
He could easily use this as grounds to complain to Xiao Wenxuan.
“Right, the King of Yong, the King of Zhao, the King of Yan—none of them should be spared. Send letters to all of them. Whoever refuses to contribute, we’ll submit memorials to Chang’an,” Xiao Ming said.
His memorial had mentioned using silver to purchase supplies, but the premise was that the other vassal kings would send troops in support. Now, with him standing alone, if they weren’t willing to pay for his efforts, who would willingly play the fool?
Zhan Xingchang smirked mischievously. “Your Highness, leave this matter to me. I’ll make sure these vassal kings cough up something.”
Xiao Ming had full confidence in this cunning advisor. “Go ahead. If you succeed, this prince will reward you handsomely.”
Acknowledging the order, Zhan Xingchang and Pang Yukun headed to the Governor’s Office.
Xiao Ming then made his way to Qingzhou City. With the King of Wei here, he would undoubtedly try to gather intelligence about the city. Xiao Ming needed Li San to stay vigilant, especially regarding the artillery molds being crafted in the Armaments Department.