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South Gate of Qingzhou City.Xiao Ming, accompanied by a group of Qingzhou officials, was seeing off Princess Pingyang.Just as her arrival had drawn attention, her departure was equally conspicuous.Xiao Ming had explained the entire situation with the Wang family to Princess Pingyang the previous night. Her reaction had been indifferent, as if she had merely squashed an ant.However, this trip to Qingzhou had taken an unexpected turn, and Princess Pingyang seemed unwilling to stay any longer. She planned to leave for Jinling City the next day.Xiao Ming prepared some Qingzhou specialties as gifts for her: fine wine, perfumes, soaps, and, of course, glassware.Her visit had been a blessing in disguise, giving him the opportunity to eliminate the Wang family. Compared to the gifts he gave her, he had gained far more. The grain stored in the Wang family’s warehouses across the six states alone would ensure that the Qingzhou army wouldn’t have to worry about food for years to come.In a
Chapter 107
“Traitors! Traitors! You are all traitors!”On the earthen fortress walls, Wang Chengheng looked around, meeting cold, unfeeling gazes. His eyes bloodshot, he glared at Wang Chengping and swung his steel sword down with all his might.At that moment, the soldiers behind Wang Chengheng immediately grabbed Wang Chengping and pinned him to the ground.A faint smile appeared on Wang Chengping’s lips as he stepped forward and shouted to Xiao Ming below, “Your Highness, I am Wang Chengping. We have captured Wang Chengheng. This entire incident was the fault of Wang Chengchou and his brothers. I beg Your Highness to spare the others.”Everything that had happened on the fortress walls was witnessed by those below. Lu Fei burst into laughter, while Ouyang Mu’s face turned ashen.“A wise man knows when to yield. I will honor my promise,” Xiao Ming said, his heart swelling with satisfaction. In warfare, the best victory is one achieved without bloodshed.Although Xiao Ming was not afraid of a p
Chapter 106
An eerie atmosphere spread across the battlefield. Lu Fei and Ouyang Mu stared in horror at Wang Chengheng on the fortress walls.The agonized screams and the faint wisps of smoke rising from Wang Chengheng’s body were what truly terrified them.“Sorcery!”A soldier in the Qingzhou army whispered, his voice deliberately low.“Your Highness, this…”Lu Fei hesitated, wanting to ask but not daring to.In ancient times, anything that couldn’t be explained was often attributed to sorcery or dark magic. What was happening now was beyond their comprehension.“Hahaha, are you wondering if I know some kind of sorcery?” Xiao Ming laughed. He looked at the chaos on the fortress walls and said, “Wait until I take Wang Chengheng’s head, and then I’ll explain.”Ouyang Mu was equally shocked and confused, but he didn’t dare say another word.After throwing the first glass bottle, Xiao Ming ordered his soldiers to launch a second and third into the fortress. Those who came into contact with the liqui
Chapter 105
Twenty miles north of Qingzhou City.This was the location of the Wang family estate. At this moment, the fortress walls were lined with the Wang family’s private soldiers.The fortress was constructed entirely of compacted earth, with walls twelve meters high and five meters thick. At each corner of the walls stood a watchtower, each manned by over a dozen archers aiming their bows at the Qingzhou army outside.Inside the fortress, the Wang family’s retainers and private soldiers were busy preparing defensive materials.In the Great Yu Empire, local powerful families typically maintained their own private armies. Strictly speaking, these private soldiers were essentially the family’s servants.Because powerful families had large numbers of servants, they often trained some of them and equipped them with simple weapons and armor to resolve disputes between families. These trained servants became private soldiers, known as “部曲” (bù qū).Following Xiao Ming’s orders, Lu Fei and Ouyang M
Chapter 104
The Qingzhou prison was dimly lit, and Princess Pingyang’s final words extinguished Wang Chengchou’s last glimmer of hope.He laughed bitterly, “Your Highness, I, Wang Chengchou, swear to the heavens that this assassination attempt has nothing to do with the Wang family. It was all orchestrated by him—the Prince of Qi!”Wang Chengchou pointed at Xiao Ming, his eyes filled with deep hatred. He regretted not acting on the hint from Prince Wei three years ago to kill Xiao Ming.Unfortunately, it was too late now. He hadn’t expected Xiao Ming to grow so quickly, nor had he anticipated that Xiao Ming would be so ruthless as to try to eliminate the Wang family while his own position was still unstable.“Nonsense! Even at death’s door, you still try to frame the Prince of Qi,” Princess Pingyang said sharply. “Do you think I would believe your lies?”At this moment, Ouyang Mu stepped forward. A flash of his blade, and Wang Shijie’s head rolled to the ground, his face frozen in terror.“Shijie
Chapter 103
The next day, Qingzhou Prison.Xiao Ming personally escorted Princess Pingyang to interrogate the Wang father and son.At this point, Xiao Ming had Lu Fei bring Wang Xuan out of the prison to confront the Wang family.In the Qingzhou government office, Xiao Ming sat in the main seat, while Princess Pingyang sat to the side.“Wang Chengchou, Wang Shijie, do you two know your crimes?” In the government office, Wang Shijie and his father knelt on the ground alongside Wang Xuan.Wang Chengchou was still in shock from seeing Wang Xuan. He snapped out of it and looked at Xiao Ming. “Your Highness, what crime has this commoner committed?”“Your Highness, please understand, my father and I are truly innocent!” Wang Shijie kowtowed repeatedly. By now, they both knew they had been implicated in Wang Xuan’s assassination attempt on Princess Pingyang.At this point, Wang Chengchou understood. Xiao Ming had finally made his move against the Wang family. He inwardly laughed bitterly, realizing that
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