Become a feudal king from today

"What exactly does Prime Minister Dou want to say?" Xie Duan suddenly showed displeasure and put down his wine glass.

The current situation is very favorable to his Xie family.

He had already ordered Queen Xie to turn a deaf ear to Zhao Heng.

The Northern Expedition failed. In addition to punishing Yang Feng, the general who commanded the army, the second prince also had to be punished for bewitching Shengting.

In this way, the third prince was deposed and the second prince was convicted. Wouldn't it be easy for him to push the eldest prince into the East Palace now?

As for the fifth prince supported by the Liang family, not only had they made no achievements in the court, but they were also not legitimate sons, so what qualifications did they have to compete with the eldest prince.

"Xie Shangshu, why are you so anxious? You should at least listen to the Prime Minister's words." Liang Kai cast a dissatisfied look at Xie Duan.

He naturally knows that everyone in the Xie family is very proud now.

The eldest prince has the best chance of taking over the East Palace, and he has an eye-catching relationship with King Yan.

His Xie family is determined that the eldest prince will ascend the throne in the future, and his Xie family will become the head of a powerful family.

However, he will soon crush all Xie Duan's dreams.

"To be honest with you, during this inspection of Wuguan, Beidi gave the artillery casting method to my Dou family to thank our Dou family for promoting the peace negotiation." Dou Wei did not care about Xie Duan's attitude.

He is confident that this time he can unite the powerful people with him.

"What!" Han Zheng and others almost stood up after hearing this.

They had learned that the range and power of the Beidi artillery was almost the same as the artillery sold to them by King Yan.

The Dou family has obtained the art of cannon casting, which means that they will no longer need to be controlled by King Yan in the future.

"Prime Minister Dou, although Beidi and I have made peace with each other, it is inappropriate for you to accept bribes from Beidi. This seems to be suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason." Han Zheng's jealous heart was as if it was roasting on a fire, neither yin nor yang.

Wang Zi'an echoed: "That's what I mean."

Liang Kai was shocked. He valued artillery more than anyone else, so he spoke with courtesy, "Master Prime Minister, my Liang family has shared the artillery casting method with you. You won't hide it yourself, right?"

Others nodded.

Dou Wei was in a particularly good mood and didn't care what Han Zheng and others said.

He said: "The peace negotiation is of great importance to both Dasong and Beidi. I, Dou Weicheng, have done a great service in promoting the peace. Beidi reciprocates the favor, how can it be collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country? Even if this matter comes to the emperor, the emperor will have nothing to say. After all, it is Beidi." Give me the art of forging cannons, instead of giving it to Beidi."

Han Zheng and Wang Zi'an opened their mouths and were immediately speechless.

Liang Kai and Fan Xinglun strongly agreed, while Xie Duan chose to remain silent.

"But don't worry, everyone. This time I ask you to come here just to share the casting method with you." Dou Wei clapped his hands.

Then six slaves each came to Han Zheng and others holding a booklet.

Liang Kai immediately took the book and rolled his eyes, falling into ecstasy, "Thank you, Prime Minister, thank you, Prime Minister."

Han Zheng and others were also very excited, and their hands holding the booklet kept shaking.

"Prime Minister, we were reckless just now." Han Zheng offered his hand to Dou Wei. It was indeed rare for Dou Wei to give them such an important thing.

He asked himself, if he were, he would definitely not be so generous.

Hearing this, Dou Wei stroked his beard and chuckled.

This was originally what Beidi told him. When he said this, he immediately gained the gratitude of other powerful people.

In this way, the following things will be much simpler.

So he said: "I know that you are actually feeling uncomfortable during this period. The reason is that you need to buy artillery from King Yan at a high price, so you must be controlled by the royal family."

Everyone nodded.

Dou Wei continued: "Now, this problem has been solved. Next, we have to think about the future of each family, and don't forget the longevity of the powerful clan."

Han Zheng and Wang Zi'an looked at each other, and then he glanced at the jade-faced young master standing behind Wang Zi'an.

Xindao thought that this time Dou Wei seemed to be thinking about the same thing as them.

Beidi and the King of Yan faced off on the front line of Yanzhou.

Neither Beidi nor King Yan will have time to look south.

Of course, once the two of them decide the outcome, no matter who loses or wins.

They will all face a more difficult and dangerous environment.

After all, King Yan won. How could they survive a King of Yan who could fight against Beidi alone?

If Beidi wins, they will definitely continue to move south. Once Beidi takes over Dasong, the fate of their powerful clan will be determined by their own.

Therefore, this time they will take advantage of the two tigers' struggle to completely break free and develop and strengthen their own power.

This was the strategy proposed by Wang Xie, Prince An's nephew, after negotiating peace.

"Prime Minister Dou's words make sense. The current situation is changing. We can no longer stick to the old rules and think about the future of the powerful clan." Liang Kai muttered: "Beidi and King Yan, if anyone wins, it will be the end of our powerful clan." Even if our families fight against each other, the winner will still be Dasong, and the powerful clan will still be the powerful clan."

In the past, the Liang family's artillery still had to rely on King Yan.

Now, the Dou family gave him Beidi's cannon-casting method, making up for the Liang family's last shortcoming.

With the Liang family's capital, as long as they are not restricted by the imperial court, they can recruit troops boldly and confidently.

He, the Liang family general, is not afraid of anyone.

"I don't want this thing." At this moment, Xie Duan suddenly stood up, "Do you really want to separate one side from another?"

After that, he turned around and left.

But Liang Kai suddenly stopped in front of him, "Xie Shangshu, we all know what you are thinking. Do you really think that your Xie family can put the eldest prince on the throne?"

"What does Liang Shangshu mean?" Xie Duan saw Liang Kai's eyes full of teasing and became wary.

Liang Kai sneered, "If the emperor knew that while he was trapped in Xiancheng, the eldest prince was trying on the dragon robe in his palace, how do you think he would feel?"

Hearing this, Xie Duan's expression changed drastically, "Don't spit on others."

"I want the personal and physical evidence. I can get it now. Xie Shangshu, do you want to take a gamble?" Liang Kai narrowed his eyes.

Xie Duan struggled with his face, sighed for the last time, and sat down again, "What on earth do you want to do?"

"It's very simple. Each family controls the military and political power in the state and county." Dou Wei said loudly, "Now that we have artillery, we no longer need to control the royal family in artillery. And both King Yan and Beidi are our great enemies. Now we can But it will be a serious danger in the future. We should take advantage of their fighting to prepare for any eventuality."

"It's just that the emperor will not agree to this. This is a taboo." Xie Duan said.

At this time, Wang Zi'an signaled to Wang She, who nodded and said: "This junior has a way. This peace negotiation requires an annual tribute of five million taels, and the national treasury has already been overwhelmed. We will go up to the table and order the emperor to If you raise taxes and raise the annual tribute, you will definitely agree."

When Dou Wei heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at Wang Xie with admiration.

"Everyone should know that if you ask the officials below to collect one tael of silver, they will find a way to collect ten taels and line their own pockets, so the people will be overwhelmed. When the time comes, a little provocation can provoke a popular uprising." Wang Xie continued.

"Hahaha...I understand." Fan Xinglun suddenly laughed, "When the time comes we fan the flames and make a bigger fuss. King Yan is being dragged by Beidi, and the emperor cannot mobilize him, so he can only let us suppress it. Then we will demand the military and political power of this state. It’s natural.”

"High, really high." Liang Kai's face turned red.

Although their powerful clan is basically a local emperor in this state, the rights given by the court are not very great.

Many things can only be done secretly. If you are targeted by other powerful people, you will be in a lot of trouble.

But if the emperor officially gives them military and political power, they will have nothing to worry about from now on, and their military and financial resources will be greatly improved.

Therefore, he strongly agreed with this proposal.

After all, the seven families are now sitting together to discuss for common interests.

But he knew very well that in fact, each family was not convinced of each other.

When King Yan and Beidi decide the winner, both sides will suffer.

At that time, they were already strong and fearless.

After joining forces to destroy the victorious party, the seven families can then compete to determine the new heir to the throne.

"The looks on your faces tell me that you agree." Dou Wei said at this time.

He is a powerful person, so he naturally understands the thoughts of powerful people.

Who doesn’t want to be a real local emperor?

But now, an opportunity was placed in front of them.

As long as they agree, with the benefit of the border market, they believe that the combined Dou and Xiao families will be the most powerful in the future, and the third prince's throne will be no problem.

"I agree." Han Zheng and Wang Zi'an said.

Liang Kai and Fan Xinglun also nodded.

After hesitating for a moment, Xie Duan said: "Okay."

Everyone agreed to this matter, and Dou Wei breathed a sigh of relief, "That's it, this matter is settled."

After that, he raised his glass.

Han Zheng and others also raised their glasses and drank them all.

"One more thing, King Yan and Beidi, who do we support?" Liang Kai suddenly asked as he thought of something.

Dou Wei has been thinking about this matter these days.

Beidi helped him without any conditions this time. In fact, after thinking about it for a while, he understood Beidi's thoughts.

Its purpose is just to break the balance in Dasong.

It's just that whether Beidi helps or not, the conflict between the powerful clan and the royal family will push them to this point, it's just a matter of time.

Therefore, he has no gratitude towards Beidi, they are just using each other.

"The two sides are not helping each other for the time being. If King Yan has hope of winning, cut off his trade to restrain him. If Beidi has the advantage, give King Yan some support. It is best to let them keep fighting and both sides will suffer." Dou Wei pondered. said.

After a pause, he said: "But this time our plan will cause a certain amount of chaos, and it will more or less affect King Yan's business first. There is no other way. Let's just suppress King Yan first."

Liang Kai nodded. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

This time the pirates suddenly appeared and attacked the Beidi fleet.

This incident aroused his vigilance.

In his opinion, even if the pirates were not a force secretly supported by King Yan, they still had an extremely close relationship with King Yan.

And this has threatened the interests of his Liang family.

He didn't have to ask about the domestic trade of King Yan Dasung, but if King Yan wanted to trade at sea, the Liang family would have to ask.

Thinking of this, he looked at Han Zheng.

This time Han Zheng and the Wang family were so active in military affairs, they must have felt threatened by King Yan.

After all, their two families are adjacent to Yanzhou.

Regarding this matter, he needed to contact Han Zheng.

It is one thing to jointly demand the military and political power of the state, but it is another thing to join forces for one's own interests.