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“Brother Yu, I didn’t intend to cause trouble for you and His Majesty today. He scolded me first. No one has ever scolded me like that before,” Nan Qiao looked at Su Yu with a face full of grievances, pitifully explaining.
This pitiful appearance made others believe in Nan Qiao, despite knowing what kind of person he was. Su Yu didn’t think Nan Qiao’s words were wrong. Instead, he reached out and patted his shoulder. “If you were hit, you were hit. You are the future king of Nanjiang. If just anyone can provoke you, where will your authority be when you return to Nanjiang in the future?”
Nan Qiao immediately brightened up. “You’re right, Brother Yu. I didn’t do anything wrong.”
Qi Ming had been watching the two of them all along. From their conversation, he noticed a problem: Nan Qiao was very obedient to Su Yu, and that was not a good sign.
It seemed that he would have to carefully consider how to deal with Su Yu in the future. If he could win him over, that would be best. If not, he would have to strike decisively, without letting Nan Qiao know it was him. Once the person was gone, Nan Qiao would have nothing to say.
Xuan Feiran was also surprised that Nan Qiao had resorted to physical violence. What surprised him even more was how obedient Nan Qiao was in front of Su Yu. This Nan Qiao seemed like a well-behaved child, completely different from the cunning and ruthless person he was known to be.
As he thought about this, Xuan Feiran spoke up, “Xiao Yu, you should really protect Nan Qiao and not let anyone bully him.”
Luo Hou and the others turned to look at Xuan Feiran. Were the Emperor’s words all true?
Nan Qiao chuckled and nodded repeatedly. “The Emperor is right. I can’t let anyone bully me.”
Nan Qiao suddenly felt that the Emperor of Xuan Empire was quite good. No wonder Yu was willing to help him.
King Zhenbei, the Crown Prince, and his daughter, who had come with him, never expected that on New Year’s Eve, Su Yu would directly challenge them, leaving them with no chance to refute. The evidence in Su Yu’s hands was enough to warrant the extermination of their entire clan.
“Take King Zhenbei and his entourage to the dungeon and interrogate them later,” Xuan Feiran said coldly, depriving King Zhenbei of any chance.
This single sentence completely dashed King Zhenbei’s hopes.
King Yan shifted his gaze to Su Yu. He shouldn’t have any leverage that Su Yu could use against him.
King Zhenbei stood up and spoke coldly, “I advise Your Majesty to think twice before acting.”
Xuan Feiran sneered and looked at King Zhenbei. “Are you threatening me, King Zhenbei?”
Although King Zhenbei did not speak, his expression said it all.
With a hundred thousand troops under his command, if he couldn’t return, he would lead his army to attack. He wanted to see how Xuan Feiran would handle the situation.
However, Xuan Feiran was not concerned at all. “It seems that King Zhenbei thinks that having a hundred thousand troops means he can act lawlessly.”
“Acting lawlessly may not be possible, but protecting oneself and one’s family is still achievable. I am not like the two fools, the King Chen and Huainan, who willingly handed over their military power. They will be the ones to suffer in the end, won’t they?” The two Kings had handed over their military power for so long, and Xuan Feiran had shown no intention of returning it. This indicated how grim their future would be.
“King Zhenbei, you are mistaken. After we handed over our military power, my Vassal King title and the title of King Huainan were officially recognized as hereditary titles by His Majesty. In addition, His Majesty is willing to allocate three thousand kilograms of high-yield grain seeds to each of us. In the coming year, we will receive even more surplus grain seeds,” King Chen said with a smile.
“King Chen is right. I am not like you,” King Huainan spoke coldly.
He had handed over his military power a day before King Chen. After King Chen relinquished his military power, the Emperor summoned him and immediately decreed the recognition of their eldest sons as heirs, along with hereditary titles and an allocation of three thousand kilograms of high-yield grain seeds.
He had initially thought that receiving ten thousand kilograms of grain seeds would be good enough, but the Emperor unexpectedly granted them three times that amount. The Emperor also mentioned that the current supply of grain seeds was limited, but in the following year, their fiefdoms would be able to cultivate high-yield grain seeds.
For this visit to obtain high-yield grain seeds, they had brought their agricultural officials to learn and exchange cultivation methods with the officials in the capital.
They had already received reports from their agricultural officials. Even if they temporarily lacked high-yield grain seeds, simply changing the cultivation methods could increase the yield by one or two hundred kilograms. This had been proven effective by the common people and the estates of the ministers in the capital.
After reaping these benefits, King Huainan believed that his decision to align with the Emperor was indeed correct. Following the Emperor had its rewards. The Emperor was not a stingy person. The consequences of opposing the Emperor were now evident, as King Zhenbei faced the threat of extermination of his entire clan.
The words of King Chen and Huainan caused a stir among the crowd. The Prime Minister smiled knowingly. It seemed that the Emperor understood how to win people’s hearts. This approach was indeed more effective than oppression.
King Zhenbei never expected Xuan Feiran to be so magnanimous and generous.
“Take him away,” Xuan Feiran ordered in a cold voice.
King Zhenbei’s expression turned cold. If he were to be captured today, it wouldn’t be so easy to get out. It seemed that he had to take desperate measures.
King Zhenbei suddenly made a move against Xuan Feiran.
As King Zhenbei made his move, Su Yu had already positioned himself in front of Xuan Feiran. “King Zhenbei attempted to assassinate the Emperor. He is guilty of a capital offense.”
King Zhenbei felt frustrated. He hadn’t expected Su Yu’s martial arts skills to be so formidable.
While Su Yu was engaged with King Zhenbei, the martial artists who had come with him suddenly made a move against Wang Jinhe and Xiao Bao.
If they captured these two, wouldn’t the Imperial Prince Yu be forced to surrender?
Nan Qiao and Luo Hou simultaneously blocked the others. “Do you dare to harm my sister-in-law and nephew? Do you think we are easy targets?”
Bai Qi and Luo Yan shielded Wang Jinhe and Xiao Bao behind them.
Yuan Bao coldly eyed King Zhenbei’s heir, who was attempting to distract them.
“My opponent is you.” Yuan Bao’s fist struck King Zhenbei’s heir in the solar plexus, causing him to grunt and fall to the ground.
After several attempts, he still couldn’t get up.
“A martial arts expert from an external school,” the Xuan Empire’s martial artists gasped in awe as they watched Yuan Bao.
The Imperial Prince Yu actually had such a skilled martial artist.
But wasn’t Yuan Bao’s martial arts supposed to have been disabled?
“How do you think Yuan Bao trained his martial arts?”
“Training in an external martial art is not easy. He must have endured a lot of pain to achieve his current level of skill.”
“That’s true. After all, I heard that his health is not good.” It’s truly remarkable that he has come this far despite his health issues.
King Zhenbei became increasingly alarmed as he fought with Su Yu. He had never expected Su Yu to be this formidable.
However, this was just the beginning. King Zhenbei became more and more exhausted in his efforts, while Su Yu remained effortlessly in control.
“I heard that King Zhenbei is highly skilled in martial arts, but it seems that it’s not as impressive as rumored.”