Chapter 280: Food and Grass Arrived

"Xie Yu meets His Highness."

In the reception hall of the palace, a middle-aged businessman wearing a green robe saw Zhao Xu and saluted him.

"No courtesy." Zhao Xu said.

Not long after Feng'er left, the Xie family arrived.

Needless to say, the purpose of the powerful clan is naturally for artillery.

However, Zhao Xu still has some concerns about the Xie family.

This is related to whether the powerful clan can be divided and disintegrated.

"I was about to send someone to the capital to give a generous gift to the Queen and the Prince. I didn't expect someone from your Xie family to come, but it just so happens that I will let you take it back this time." Zhao Xu said.

Xie Yu was slightly surprised when he heard this.

Although he is not an official in the court, he is still an important person in the Xie family. He has long known that the Xie family intends to win over King Yan.

It's just that King Yan has always been very cold, and it seems that the Xie family is just hot-tempered.

Now that King Yan suddenly mentioned sending generous gifts to Queen Xie and the Prince, he was naturally surprised.

Especially the King of Yan called the deposed prince Prince.

In his opinion, King Yan was not a reckless person.

There must be a deep meaning in calling the prince like this, and this deep meaning is what he is telling him.

He admitted that the deposed prince was the prince.

This is equivalent to him siding with the Xie family.

Thinking of this, he felt slightly excited.

The battle for the throne is related to the status of the eight powerful families in the era of the new king.

Whether they are from the Xie family or other families, they attach great importance to it.

Now, with the support of King Yan, there is more hope for the deposed prince to inherit the throne.

Thinking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Looking at King Yan, he suddenly felt friendly.

Since King Yan supports the prince, then they are his own.

At least until the prince ascends the throne, they are still their own people.

"It is an honor for me to be entrusted by Your Highness." Xie Yu said with cupped hands.

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I heard that the world's food comes from Xie's family. Is this true or false?"

Xie Yu has been doing business all year round, so he is naturally not a stupid person.

King Yan mentioned this matter in passing, and it was definitely not just about the Xie family's food.

After all, everyone in Dasong knows this.

Rolling his eyes, he came to his senses.

King Yan wants benefits. After all, joining the battle for the crown prince carries great risks.

Once the prince loses and other princes take over, King Yan will inevitably be suppressed in the future.

So he said: "Your Highness, I am not bragging. The Xie family can afford it. If we are familiar with the two lakes, the world will have enough. These two lakes are within the control of the Xie family."

"It's really enviable." Zhao Xu said.

Then he showed a sad look, "Unlike me, I have to worry about food all day long."

"Oh?" Xie Yu thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder what difficulties His Highness has encountered. Maybe the Xie family can help."

"It's not the last rebellion in Yanzhou. Now the people in the four northern counties have been displaced. There are so many victims. However, the food in the four counties is insufficient and it is unsustainable. If it continues, people will starve to death." King Yan sighed. .

Xie Yu understood.

He arrived in Yancheng yesterday.

Because King Yan had not returned, he went around and saw many victims at the north gate.

This is probably what King Yan was talking about.

Thinking of this, he felt happy.

It would be best for King Yan to seek help from the Xie family.

And he knew that Yanzhou's food had always been insufficient.

Even when Yuan Li was the state pastor, he often bought grain from the south to supply the army.

Now King Yan is also facing this problem, and he thinks he has grasped King Yan's shortcomings.

If used well, King Yan will be firmly trapped on the Xie family's warship.

How could he not be happy?

"It turns out that this is a trivial matter." Xie Yu said, "To be honest with Your Highness, I came to Yancheng this time to do some business with His Highness. Your Highness must also know that this deal is artillery."

After a pause, he said: "Since His Highness is short of food, it is better to exchange for artillery."

Zhao Xu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Xindao, no one of these powerful clans is easy to deal with.

He just showed a little bit of weakness, and Xie Yu was going to raise the price.

He actually asked him to exchange artillery for food, not mentioning that his support for the prince was worth millions of dan of food.

"This is a good idea. The Han family also said so. Moreover, Qizhou is a few steps away from Yanzhou, so it is easier to transport food here." Zhao Xu raised his head slightly and murmured.

When Xie Yu heard this, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

At this time, his heart almost stopped beating with fear.

He admitted that he had some evil intentions and deliberately did not mention supporting the prince. He even wanted to borrow food to suppress the price of artillery so that he could claim credit when he returned.

But his thoughts must have been seen through by King Yan.

If the prince loses the support of King Yan because of himself, the artillery business will not be successful.

He would have to be beaten to death if he returned.

"Your Highness, how can the Han family's food be as good and cheap as the Xie family's?" Xie Yu said hurriedly, "How about I go to the capital to discuss with the family head."

"Okay, by the way, let me tell you, there are 8,000 taels of artillery each. You can decide how much money and food to prepare." Zhao Xu said another sentence.

This sentence is already very rude.

"Yes, Your Highness." Xie Yu secretly complained, just wanting to give himself a slap in the face.

My good atmosphere has been ruined by myself.

Saying goodbye hastily, Xie Yu turned and left.

After Xie Yu's figure disappeared, Zhao Xu sneered.

Xie Yu didn't understand a problem at all.

Every family in the eight powerful families had food, but only his family had artillery, and no one else had it.

It's not that easy to control him.

Here, Xie Yu left the palace and set off to return.

Seven days later, he returned to the capital and told Empress Xie what Zhao Xu said truthfully.

"You idiot, you almost ruined the big thing."

At this time, Empress Xie, Xie Duan, and Zhao Gang were all playing in the Xie family garden outside Jinling City.

After hearing this, Empress Xie raised her hand to slap Xie Yu.

Xie Yu was frightened when he saw this.

Xie Duan was also slightly angry, and he said, "Get out of here quickly."

Xie Yu replied yes and hurriedly retreated.

"Mother, uncle, with the support of my ninth brother, I am not afraid of my third and second brothers." As soon as Xie Yu left, Zhao Gang danced with joy.

Smiles also appeared on the faces of Empress Xie and Xie Duan.

They have been showing goodwill to Concubine Mi for a while, and it has not been in vain.

These days, the third prince has another support from the Ma family.

The originally neutral Ma family officials in the court all began to speak for the third prince.

The second prince, who they thought had fallen out of favor, suddenly had the support of officials from the Wang and Liang families, and the situation in the court changed drastically.

Therefore, Dou Wei, who thought he had won, was so angry that he pretended to be sick and did not attend court for several days.

The Xie family was even more panicked. Obviously, the crown prince would have to choose one of these two families.

So now the support of the Prince of Yan is simply timely.

They, the Xie family, must seize it.

"Uncle, the request of the Prince of Yan is not excessive. Since he supports the Prince, what's wrong with giving him hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for food? As for the artillery, just follow the business." Queen Xie was also a little excited.

The depressed chest relaxed, and the breathing became much smoother.

Xie nodded, "As long as the Prince of Yan supports the Prince, everything will be fine. I will send another person to Yancheng to have a good talk with the Prince of Yan."

Queen Xie smiled and nodded.