The young man hesitated for a moment and said, "I think it should be like this. Our Shu Kingdom should seize some of our own benefits through this war."
"If not, we will just sit back and watch as Southern Chu and Wu defeat Da Gan, share the huge benefits, and continue to grow bigger."
"For my Shu Kingdom, this is absolutely unbearable."
King Xiaoyao is a short and thin old man.
However, his eyes were calm but profound, as if they contained the stars in the universe.
Every move and every word reveals supreme wisdom.
After listening to the young man, King Xiaoyao nodded slightly and said, "You only see this issue from the perspective of the struggle between the countries."
"But it overlooks another, slightly smaller perspective."
Upon hearing this, the young man bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please give me some advice!"
King Xiaoyao said calmly, "Do you know about the cooperation between Her Royal Highness Princess Yucheng and the young Marquis Zhao Hao?"
The young man nodded: "I know."
King Xiaoyao continued, "Well, did you know that His Royal Highness Prince Ying of Wu State went to see Princess Yucheng the day before yesterday?"
The young man nodded again.
King Xiaoyao continued, "Then why do you think that King Ying of Wu wanted to meet Princess Yucheng after she had already cooperated with Lord Zhao Hao?"
The young man immediately said, "That Prince Ying must not want Princess Yucheng to work for that Marquis Zhao Hao to promote an alliance between Dagan and Shu."
"Therefore, when meeting Princess Yucheng, the Prince Ying must have paid a heavy price."
King Xiaoyao smiled and nodded: "That's right, then do you think that you can get a lot of money by cooperating with Lord Zhao Hao?"
"It is already possible to strengthen the control over the treasury."
"What kind of price would Prince Ying have to pay to impress Princess Yucheng?"
King Xiaoyao raised his eyes to look at the young man, waiting for his answer.
The young man pondered for a long time, then suddenly his eyes widened and his whole body shook.
King Xiaoyao smiled softly and said, "Why, you thought of it?"
The young man took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I dare not say."
King Xiaoyao shook his head slightly: "There is nothing that cannot be said."
The young man said solemnly, "Under the circumstances of cooperating with Lord Zhao Hao, there is only one possibility for King Wu Guoying to impress Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Prince Ying made a great promise to Princess Yucheng."
“This promise…”
In the end, he didn't say anything else.
King Xiaoyao smiled and nodded: "Yes, you are right. It must be a promise that can change the world to move Princess Yucheng."
"So, if the coalition forces of Wu and Southern Chu win, then our Shu Kingdom will be doomed."
"Let alone getting a piece of the pie, it's still unknown whether the country can survive."
The young man was shocked again, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, we can never let that happen!"
"Princess Yu Chengzhang's influence has been growing day by day."
"If we get the support of Wu or even Southern Chu, there will be no peace for Shu."
King Xiaoyao sighed softly and said, "Yes, we must not let that happen."
"As long as I am here, anyone who wants to cause trouble in Shu will be reduced to ashes and turned into dust."
…
At the same time, Yu Cheng grew up in Princess Mansion.
The news was known to everyone, and Her Royal Highness the Princess had naturally known about it a long time ago.
Therefore, at this moment, she could hardly suppress her inner excitement.
In fact, she was much more excited than the old Prince Ying in Xiangfeng Villa.
Cooperating with Zhao Hao can indeed make her earn a lot of money.
It will allow her to have a deeper control over the treasury.
However, compared with the promise King Wu Guoying made to her, it was nothing.
She is a woman with a huge desire for power.
If this were not the case, they would not have been unwilling to hand over the rights to the treasury over the years.
As he controlled the imperial treasury for longer and longer periods of time, his influence within the royal family grew.
Simply controlling the treasury was no longer enough to satisfy her.
So, after Prince Ying came to see her and put forward that condition, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night.
The attraction it had for her was simply beyond description.
She paced back and forth excitedly for a long time, then waved to a servant next to her and said, "Go, inform the owners of those small and medium-sized businesses."
"Regarding the food promised to Da Gan, stop delivering it to Zhao Hao."
"If Zhao Hao pushes me, I'll just make up an excuse to get away with it."
"In short, don't give Zhao Hao even a grain of food."
"Also, we sent people to keep an eye on the villa where Zhao Hao lives. Now the plan is about to fail."
"Once Zhao Hao gets the news, he will definitely want to leave as soon as possible."
"We must not let him have the chance to sneak away!"
Upon hearing this, the subordinate nodded hurriedly, took the order and turned away.
Immediately, Princess Yucheng snorted and murmured to herself: "Zhao Hao, Zhao Hao, please don't blame me."
"Compared to your chips, what others give is too much."
"Now, you can only pray that Da Gan doesn't lose too quickly."
"Otherwise, you won't have any chance anymore. Everything you have will become mine."
"Whether it's dry wine, white linen paper, or porcelain, and of course, the thunder bomb."
"Everything will be mine in the end!"
"By that time, I will control the entire Shu Kingdom, and I will have the Thunder Bomb in my hand. Even the Wu Kingdom and Southern Chu will not dare to do anything to me."
“It’s all about profit.”
…
In the villa, Zhao Hao was sitting at the dining table, eating with big mouthfuls.
Bluebird came in and reported: "My Lord, the news has spread completely. Now almost everyone in the imperial capital knows about it."
Hearing this, Zhao Hao grinned and said, "Well done. The next step is to prevent the news from being transmitted back."
"Remember, no matter what, no matter how much it costs, you must stop the message from being delivered."
Qingniao nodded seriously: "Yes, Lord, rest assured, I will do my best."
Zhao Hao hummed.
The Blue Bird turned and went out, and Wu Song walked in.
"Sir, there are many more spies around the villa, and they are observing every move in the villa."
Zhao Hao laughed when he heard this and asked, "Second Brother Wu, which side do you think these people are from?"
Wu Song thought about it, then shook his head: "I don't know, it seems that either side is possible, does the young master know?"
Zhao Hao drank the glass of wine and swallowed the beef in his mouth.
Immediately, he put down the cup and said, "It seems that either side is possible, but in fact there is only one possibility."
"Those people outside are definitely Her Royal Highness Princess Yucheng."
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