Chapter 193: The Soul of the Qingzhou Army
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The fine drizzle continued to fall.
At this moment, Qingzhou City felt like a silent film—stifling, as if choking on unspoken rage.
It was a fury long suppressed in the hearts of the people.
In their eyes, Xiao Ming saw that anger—once buried deep, now rising to the surface.
Three years ago, they had endured the barbarian invasion. They suffered under the cruel exploitation of noble families who colluded with the enemy. The people had borne these pains silently. Now, that anger had erupted into hatred—for the barbarians, for the corrupt nobles.
And it was precisely because of this that the people, freed from their shackles, had firmly supported Xiao Ming in crushing the noble families and resisting the barbarians.
He also understood clearly: if he wanted to survive safely in this world, he could only rely on the people of his fiefdom.
To him, only a kingship built on the people’s trust was truly stable. Otherwise, he would remain a puppet in the hands of the noble families.
After all, the noble clans of the Great Yu Empire had centuries of influence. Compared to them, Xiao Ming was a novice in political maneuvering—he stood no chance in their games.
But Xiao Ming wasn’t a fool. Trying to compete in their arena would be idiocy. His advantage lay in his knowledge—technology far ahead of this era.
And that was the edge he planned to expand.