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Su Yu naturally understood Xuan Feiran’s implication. “Among the four Vassal Kings, only the King of Zhenbei has the greatest ambition. The King of Huainan has always been aligned with you, Brother. If he comes over this time and wants high-yield grain seeds, we can allocate some to him.”
“As for the two other Kings, I will approach the King Chen after he arrives. I should be able to win him over to your side, Brother. As for the King Yan, he is quite close to the King of Zhenbei, and both of them likely harbor great ambitions.” The King of Zhenbei holds the command of two hundred thousand troops. Who would believe that he hasn’t been recruiting soldiers and buying horses all these years?
As for the military power in the hands of the King Yan, there might be a way to handle it.
The King of Zhenbei is the most difficult one to deal with.
“How do you plan to handle King Chen?” King Chen is not an easy person to deal with, and his military power is on par with that of the King of Zhenbei.
Su Yu’s confident words certainly indicated that he had absolute assurance, but Xuan Feiran still felt somewhat concerned.
“King Chen is not a belligerent person.”
“How do you know?” Xuan Feiran felt that Su Yu seemed to have a good relationship with King Chen.
“I have met King Chen a few times and have had some cooperation with him, so I have some understanding of him,” Su Yu coughed lightly and spoke.
Xuan Feiran rubbed his forehead, looking at Su Yu with a wry smile. “You certainly have a wide network of connections.”
He knew that for Su Yu to speak like this, his relationship with King Chen was definitely not ordinary.
Su Yu chuckled, “It’s not too bad. Brother, you can focus on dealing with the King Yan and the King of Zhenbei, and leave the rest to me.”
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The King of Zhenbei is too cautious, making it difficult to catch him making a mistake. It’s really hard to deal with him for the time being.
This time, something needs to be done when the King of Zhenbei comes over.
“After the King of Zhenbei arrives, I’ll see if I can make him make a mistake and not leave the capital, or perhaps have the King of Zhenbei’s heir stay in the capital,” Su Yu said with narrowed eyes.
“Feasible.”
After discussing with Xuan Feiran for a long time, Su Yu finally left the palace.
When he returned, Su Jiu went into the palace.
Su Jiu received the task and took the troops to the hot spring villa obtained from the Yu family by Su Yu.
“What did you say? Su Jiu took the troops to the hot spring villa?” What exactly is in that hot spring villa that Xuan Feiran sent Su Jiu over?
“Yes, the specific reason is still unknown.”
“Keep an eye on it.”
“Understood.”
Half a month later, news of an iron mine at the hot spring villa spread. When Yu Baiya learned of this, his eyes turned red with anger. “Is this news true?”
The person beside him nodded with difficulty. “It is indeed true. It is said to be even larger than the iron mines currently held by the Emperor.”
Yu Baiya spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with fury. “Su Yu.”
A large iron mine, if handed over by their family, would definitely secure a noble title. But now it had been taken by Su Yu, and the deed was in the hands of the Emperor. The immense wealth and glory were no longer within the reach of the Yu family.
“Master, would Prince Yu have known about the iron mine at the villa? Is that why he’s suppressing the Branch family and forcing the master to comply?” If that’s the case, then Prince Yu must have known about the leverage in the hands of the Branch family head.
Yu Baiya calmed down and realized that Su Yu must have known about the iron mine at the villa long before. Not only did he know about the iron mine, but he was also well aware of Yu Baiya’s affairs.
“Was Wang Jinhe’s fall intentional?”
The person beside him shook their head. “It definitely wasn’t intentional. The way Prince Yu dotes on his wife and child, he wouldn’t use them as bait.”
After all, this matter could easily go wrong, and Su Yu wouldn’t dare to take such a risk.
Su Yu may be able to outmaneuver everyone, but he would never scheme against his own wife.
Yu Baiya remained silent, but he did believe what his subordinate said.
Indeed, Su Yu would never use Wang Jinhe’s life as bait.
So he had known about the iron mine at the villa all along and had been looking for an opportunity to obtain it. The actions of the branch family had just happened to provoke him, and he had taken advantage of the situation to leave them with no chance of resistance.
He would go to help the branch family plead their case, but in the end, Su Yu’s wishes would still prevail.
Yu Baiya clenched his fists, feeling both resentful and unwilling.
Such a good opportunity had been completely missed due to the actions of the divided family.
“As for the branch family head…”
Because of the heavy losses caused by the branch family this time, the family head’s character would certainly not let this matter go so easily.
Yu Baiya would indeed not let it go. If they dared to cause trouble, they should be prepared to pay the price for it.
“The literal meaning is, don’t think those things can be used indefinitely.” Even without evidence, he could directly eliminate this person. It would be best for him to have some self-awareness.
The head of the Yu family could sense the killing intent emanating from Yu Baiya, knowing that this incident, which had put him at odds with the imperial authority, had thoroughly angered him.
“I understand.”
It seemed that in the future, he could no longer use this leverage to threaten Yu Baiya, or else he would be the one to meet his end.
Now that Yu Baiya had murderous intent towards him, there might not be another chance for him to survive. He couldn’t afford to take such a risk.
“That’s for the best.”
After listening to what Yu Baiya had to say, the head of the Yu family left directly, without leaving any indication of lingering.
Fearing that Yu Baiya might strangle him if he stayed any longer, the head of the Yu family returned home and summoned Yu Manxue. Frowning, he said, “If you cause trouble like this again in the future, you’ll have to solve it on your own and not come to me for help.”
This time, he had suffered heavy losses in order to resolve the trouble caused by Yu Manxuu. He had even lost the leverage that could threaten Yu Baiya.
Yu Manxue could sense her father’s dissatisfaction.
“Dad, I know I was wrong, but it’s not entirely my fault. It’s all because of that despicable Gu Xiruo.” Despite having tended to her injuries for a long time, her bottom still hurt. It was all Gu Xiruo’s fault. If it weren’t for that despicable person, she wouldn’t have ended up in such a situation.
The head of the Yu family sneered and looked at Yu Manxue coldly. “It’s a mess of your own making.”
If Yu Manxue hadn’t gotten too close to Gu Xiruo, how could things have turned out like this?
Before Yu Manxue could say anything, the head of the Yu family stopped her. He shook his head at her, indicating that it was not the time to argue with him. Did she want to provoke him by daring to contradict him at this moment?
“Alright, Manxue, this is indeed your fault. I’ve told you not to trust anyone too much, no matter who you’re dealing with.”