Chapter 214: Secret Arrangements
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The atmosphere at the poetry gathering grew tense.
The scholars stood frozen, afraid of being implicated, quickly distancing themselves from Pan Yu.
The Prince of Shu’s face darkened, but there was nothing he could do.
“Pan Yu, any last words?” Zhu Yushu sneered, cracking the whip in his hand.
Pan Yu glanced desperately at the Prince of Shu, but the prince remained indifferent. Pan Yu seethed inwardly—it was the Prince of Shu who had goaded him into this! Without his backing, he would never have dared provoke the Prince of Qi. A hundred lashes would kill him!
“It was the Prince of Shu!” Pan Yu blurted. “He told me to do it!”
Gasps filled the room. All eyes turned to the Prince of Shu. Xiao Ming smirked. The scholars of Chang’an had no backbone—he had known Pan Yu would crack under pressure.
Pan Yu was just a pawn. The real target was the Prince of Shu.
Though he had mobilized the people of Qingzhou to collect saltpeter, it wasn’t a long-term solution. His demand for gunpowder would only grow—not just for his own armies, but to sell to other feudal lords. Relying on scattered civilian sources wouldn’t suffice.