Xiao Yuan has always done things as he pleases. He does whatever he wants without considering anyone's opinion. Even when he was fighting for power with his uncle, he never cared about the relationship between them. No matter how many people advised him to show some mercy, he would not listen and directly forced people into a desperate situation.
Hearing that he was going to bring Xiao Heng here, Mr. Qiu couldn't sit still. "Your Highness, I know you hate them in your heart, but now is not a good time! Xiao Heng is now in great glory, and everyone in the court is full of praise for him. If he comes to the coast, then for nothing else, he must be here to rectify coastal defense and maritime trade. By then..."
Isn't this just asking for trouble? Why make things so bad
Third Master Wei has recovered now, but he is even more afraid. He has been under a lot of pressure from his family, and recently the noble families even came to his house to ask for food, implying that they should persuade Xiao Yuan, who is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, not to act recklessly. In fact, they themselves are in a very passive position now.
Especially if the imperial court is really determined to rectify the situation at sea, the nine great families will suffer heavy losses!
He weighed his tone, trying not to offend Xiao Yuan: "Yes, Your Highness, you have invited him here, so what can we do? It is better to hold back and wait for a few years. We will manage carefully and there will always be plenty of opportunities."
Weren’t the former crown prince and the later King Zhuang both killed
As long as the maritime trade continues and they have a steady flow of silver, they will not have to worry about not having enough to attract people in the court to defect. It doesn't matter if they lose Juhai Manor or King Fenyang and others, there will always be new people in the court who can be bribed by them.
It just takes a little more time.
Xiao Yuan put down the cup in his hand and said, "I didn't know that you guys could be my masters."
It was really annoying. I didn't know why this guy just wouldn't listen to anyone else. Uncle Qiu and Uncle Wei hurriedly stood up and knelt down. They looked at each other with bitter smiles and saw the embarrassment and worry in each other's eyes.
Fortunately, they didn't feel embarrassed for too long. After just a moment, Xiao Yuan's confidant came in and said hurriedly, "Your Highness, someone outside wants to see you."
Anyone who could come in at this time must be a very important person. Uncle Qiu and Uncle Wei both breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, after hearing the name, Xiao Yuan raised his chin to Uncle Qiu and Uncle Wei Sanye: "Alright, get up, stop shrinking your neck all day long. When did I say I would fight against the stone with an egg? Don't worry, even if he comes, he will never come back!"
Then he asked Uncle Qiu: "Go to Zhangzhou."
Zhangzhou
Uncle Qiu was a little confused, but Uncle Wei San pulled him, and he suppressed his confusion and hurriedly followed Uncle Wei San out the door.
As soon as he walked out of the door, Master Wei frowned and looked at him: "Why are you so stupid? Didn't we just receive news about whose territory Zhangzhou is now?"
Uncle Qiu naturally knew that although their information channels in Beijing were not as good as before since the incidents with the Xu family, the Xu family and Juhai Manor, they could still get first-hand information on such a big thing. So when Uncle Wei San said that, he suddenly realized it and was a little amazed.
This means that the master of this house had already planned it out long ago.
There is no way he will change his mind. He will definitely provoke again until he lures Xiao Heng here.
Uncle Qiu sighed: "This kind of temper, even if it is true..."
He didn't dare say it directly, but his meaning was clear.
Even if there really comes such a day, someone like Xiao Yuan who does evil things is not fit to be an emperor!
Uncle Qiu is worried enough.
Third Master Wei was more open-minded: "Come on, the capital accumulated by the past two generations is enough for him to squander for a while. Besides, we are all in the same boat. What can we do about what they want? Just accept it. There is no other way. What's the point of worrying about these things now? Let's find a way to help him as soon as possible. If he gets crazy, who knows what he will do?"
That's right, when Xiao Yuan goes crazy, he won't care about anything.
Uncle Wei took another look at the Chi family’s house, shook his head, and got into the sedan chair.
At the same time, several inconspicuous sedan chairs covered with clear cloth entered the house from the west corner gate. Not long after, there were a few more guests in Xiao Yuan's study.
Seeing those people, Xiao Yuan sneered playfully: "Tsk, when I was the King of Dinghai, I must have hated him to death, but I didn't expect that he would be willing to condescend to me."
King Dinghai is what Shen Hai calls himself. He acts according to his will. Sometimes he spreads rumors in the court's tone to agree to surrender, and sometimes he acts as if he would not recognize anyone even if the king came. Now he just directly uses the title of King Dinghai again.
So now Xiao Yuan also calls him King Dinghai.
The other two people obviously knew Xiao Yuan's temper. They were Shen Hai's two confidants.
His adopted son Jiang Liuyuan, and his sworn brother Feng Chendong.
These two people had come to pay respects to Xiao Yuan before. Hearing what Xiao Yuan said, Feng Chendong coughed first and then bowed to Xiao Yuan: "To be honest, our prince sent us here because he wanted us to ask His Highness for help."
Xiao Yuan leaned back in his chair, looking lazy: "Didn't Prince Dinghai have a hot relationship with the imperial court before? How dare we, the former evildoers, hinder Prince Dinghai's plan? What help can we provide?"
He was so sarcastic, but he just needed help now, so he couldn't be angry with him seriously. Feng Chendong looked at Jiang Liuyuan soothingly, signaling him to suppress his temper. He lowered his head with a smile and said, "You are really joking. Everyone knows what our prince is like now. He has offended the court badly. Your Highness, you are a wise man. Our prince just wants to ask, are you willing to do something big now? He is willing to help you with all his heart!"
This is the day Xiao Yuan has been waiting for.
Shen Hai had previously shown signs of tending to get closer to the imperial court.
But this was absolutely intolerable to him.
The nine great families all thought that he was narrow-minded and wanted to take revenge on Shen Hai, but they didn't know that his move was to cut off the source of the problem!
Only by making Shen Hai fall out with the court completely, can he and the aristocratic families get a chance to breathe and then take the next step!
What do these idiots know? They just stick their necks out and yell.
Isn’t Shen Hai here
He smiled and softened his tone: "But now, I'm afraid the court will not let you go!"