diskusbooks Chapter 227 Resale
Chapter 227 Resale
At this moment, the King of Wei even felt that it would be better if the sky were to fall than if things were in this situation.
Although the sky hadn't collapsed, all the dozen or so chests of treasure in front of him had vanished.
All of this money was protection money for Tang Yu, or rather, money to buy his life from the nobles of the six kingdoms.
He believed that if he didn't give the money to Tang Yu, Tang Yu would really kill his entire family.
King Wei swallowed hard. He looked around blankly and saw that all the guards had fallen to the ground. Panicked, he shouted:
"Help! Help!"
He screamed in terror.
After shouting, I wondered if I shouldn't have made a sound at all.
Because, according to the ideas of the nobles of several countries, they would not have anyone here today, and would completely hand over the guarding to the soldiers.
But it was precisely when he was there that he lost his treasure.
In addition, he had been resentful about the palace being sold.
If I really think about it carefully, I might be quite suspicious.
The King of Wei immediately became somewhat worried.
But his voice had already traveled out and couldn't be taken back.
In an instant, all sorts of footsteps could be heard.
Clearly, a large group of people had all come over.
The nobles of the six states, led by the King of Zhao, all came here.
They entered the room and saw the empty space, with King Wei sitting there in a daze.
At this moment, their eyes widened in fury, and they rushed to the side of King Wei, roaring loudly:
"Where are the things? I ask you, where is the treasure, where are the things, where is the money?"
The King of Wei was dumbfounded.
He realized that he was a complete idiot who dug his own grave.
He could only shake his head, repeating the same thing over and over.
"It's gone, all gone. Someone stole it. I don't know how it disappeared."
After a while.
King Wei looked at the several skilled soldiers beside him, and then at King Wei himself, before finally shaking his head almost imperceptibly.
With his intelligence, he naturally knew that the King of Wei could not possibly be involved in this matter.
If he were truly involved in this matter, and if he possessed even a modicum of wisdom, he would never have acted so foolishly; instead, he would have cleared himself of all responsibility.
All I can say is that he was really unlucky.
"The traces left by these people moving things, as well as the tracks left by the carriage, have all been found."
"However, in more distant places, the tire tracks have been covered up, so we really don't know where they went."
"It's over, the things are lost, and we can't get them back."
King Zhao sighed, looked blankly at the other nobles, and finally gave this answer.
The other nobles panicked upon hearing this.
Although it was King Wei who lost this item, it was not only King Wei's life-saving money, but also the life-saving money shared by all the other nobles.
If they had simply lost this item, they wouldn't believe it. But if they explained to Tang Yu that it was the work of the King of Wei and had nothing to do with them, Tang Yu would let them go.
If Tang Yu had let them go, he wouldn't have asked them for the money in the first place.
Thinking of this, they all cast resentful and hateful glances at King Wei.
He added, "It's all your fault! Why did you come here tonight? If you hadn't come, our money wouldn't have been lost."
"King Wei, are you colluding with outsiders to get your money back? Speak up, speak up!"
Faced with so many greetings from nobles, King Wei dared not utter a word.
Because he knew he was destined to take the blame today.
Even if everyone knows that this matter has nothing to do with them, they still need an outlet for their emotions.
At this moment, the King of Zhao, who had always been the leader of the six states, stepped forward and said:
"Alright, everyone, say less. This matter has nothing to do with the King of Wei. However, it is indeed wrong of him to come here without permission and leave his property here. We will punish him internally later."
"But what we need to do now is not internal strife, but to discuss how to gather the money and supplies that Tang Yu needs."
"Only then can we survive against him. Otherwise, our people will surely perish."
Seeing the worried look on King Zhao's face, all the nobles knew that these words were not false, but absolutely true.
After exchanging glances, everyone cleared their somewhat dry throats and finally spoke:
"But we were already out of money. We had taken out all the money we could and sold everything we could to raise the 300 million."
"This three hundred million is the limit of what we can afford. Where are we going to raise another three hundred million?"
The people around him, like him, were filled with sorrow.
Upon seeing this, the King of Zhao finally said:
"Gentlemen, is money more important now, or are our lives more important?"
"Or rather, is it more important for us to have a superior social status, or for our lives to be more important?"
Hearing the King of Zhao's question, the group of people were taken aback for a moment, and then said:
"Of course life is important."
Thinking of this, King Zhao addressed all the nobles:
"In that case, let's sell everything and get rid of the rest. Especially you, King Wei, hand over anything of value, and we'll raise another three hundred million taels."
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Sitting in his private palace, Tang Yu looked at the conversations and scenes recorded by the Black Ice Guard's secret agents.
First he smiled broadly, then he nodded.
This King of Zhao was a remarkable man.
He never expected that the King of Zhao would have such courage and be able to raise another 300 million.
He was curious about how these nobles would live and maintain their noble status after they had scraped together the 300 million taels needed to buy their lives.
Having lost their noble status and wealth, who knows what they will have left?
Thinking about this, Tang Yu felt a sense of anticipation.
However, there is something even more important to do now.
That's the 300 million taels of silver that Tang Yu's good older brother Xiang Yu had, and Tang Yu wanted it too.
After all, that's no small amount of money.
Three hundred million taels of silver could not be spent in a lifetime.
Of course, this is a joke; the money is indeed inexhaustible.
But now, Tang Yu is the Grand Preceptor of the Great Qin.
If three hundred million taels were used on the entire Qin Dynasty, let alone a lifetime, it would be difficult to sustain even a year.
He glanced to the side at the woman in white who was looking at him with a smile in her eyes, and he already knew the answer in his heart.