He started by killing his abusive father, and from then on, he embarked on the road to wealth.

Chapter 207 Seizing Power and Winning Hearts and Minds

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Meng Fuqing finished his tea and noticed that Qin Su, who was sitting next to him, seemed a little dazed.

The next moment she saw him collapse onto the table. Meng Fuqing rolled her eyes and pretended to faint as well.

The eunuch hurried away and then hurried back. Meng Fuqing heard him whisper, "Tie him up."

Immediately afterwards, Meng Fuqing felt them being tied up and taken to another place.

"Mr. Xu, you have too many concerns. They're all thinking of rebelling, yet you're still using gentlemanly methods. It's better for me to finish this quickly, hahaha!"

Xu Weizhi felt his head throb even more. "Your Highness, they have two thousand men stationed outside the city..."

Prince Jing scoffed, "Don't we have more men than them? As long as their lives are in our hands, those people won't dare to make any rash moves."

“We came here with sincere intentions. Isn’t it a bit unfair of Your Highness and Lord Xu to do this?” Meng Fuqing opened her eyes and looked at the two people not far from her.

The rumored playboy Prince Jing was not old, slightly overweight, with dark circles under his eyes and yellowish irises, clearly someone who had long indulged in wine and women.

The two were surprised that Meng Fuqing regained consciousness so quickly.

Xu Weizhi turned his head away without speaking, but Prince Jing spoke up: "You want to seize my Great Yan's territory, do you think you can spare your life?"

The ropes binding Meng Fuqing suddenly loosened, and she rushed towards Prince Jing with lightning speed.

"Since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony." As soon as she finished speaking, she placed her dagger against Prince Jing's neck.

In the vast main hall, Xu Weizhi, his subordinates, and the palace servants only reacted when Prince Jing exclaimed in surprise.

The eunuch, who possessed internal martial arts skills, immediately struck Meng Fuqing with a palm. Meng Fuqing moved swiftly, using Prince Jing as a shield. The force of the blow increased, and blood trickled down Prince Jing's neck.

The eunuch had no choice but to withdraw all his internal energy, and suffered a backlash that caused him to vomit blood.

Another eunuch aimed at Qin Su, who was lying on the ground, but as soon as he got close, a cold light flashed in Qin Su's palm, and the eunuch's neck was cut open by a sharp blade, and blood spurted out.

Xu was shocked and also noticed something was wrong—why were the guards from the Prince's Palace so late?

Just as he was about to call for help, he saw Qin Su approach him like a ghost. His men who followed him tried to attack, but Qin Su subdued them in a few moves.

Qin Su looked at Xu Weizhi, "Lord Xu, you obediently surrendered..."

Before he could finish speaking, Prince Jing cried out in terror, "Surrender! Mr. Xu and I will surrender together! Who will take care of her? I'm bleeding so much, I'm dying..."

Xu Weizhi: ...

He couldn't help but rub his forehead. He knew this prince was afraid of death, but he still didn't expect him to defect to the enemy so quickly.

Just as he was about to speak, Qin Su pressed his acupoints and rendered him unable to move.

"You weren't infected?" Qin Su asked Meng Fuqing casually as he withdrew his hand.

"You're quite the actor."

Qin Su touched his nose, not mentioning that he had actually been dizzy for a while, and that he had taken an antidote beforehand to prevent himself from being dizzy for too long.

Ling Jiu walked in from outside. "Miss, the guards of the Prince's mansion have been wiped out by us, and the masters are all in our hands."

“Send a signal to the outside of the city that our people can enter,” Meng Fuqing said. “Have someone take the prince away and settle him properly.”

"Meng Fuqing, what do you intend to do about the Prince and Lord Qin?" Xu Weizhi asked in a deep voice.

Meng Fuqing handed the people in his hands to the people in the Hidden Pavilion. "Lord Xu, I won't kill them. After all, I've gone to great lengths for you. Have you thought about what to do next?"

As fireworks lit up the sky in Jing'an Prefecture, thousands of people poured out from all directions and gathered at the city gate.

With fewer generals at the city gates, even if someone were to temporarily fill in, it would be impossible to gather enough manpower in such a short time.

Xu Weizhi, who was standing at the city gate with Qin Su and Meng Fuqing on his left and right, ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.

The soldier seemed to already know what was about to happen, "Lord Xu..."

Xu Weizhi, who was always impeccably dressed, looked slightly disheveled at this moment. He raised the token in his hand and said, "By order of the Prince, you shall open the city gates as soon as possible."

The city gates slowly opened, and soldiers and refugees poured into the city.

Sensing something was wrong, the city's residents closed their doors tightly. By the time they realized what was happening, Jing'an Prefecture had already changed hands.

A small-scale riot broke out in the military camp, but Lu Zhi picked up a large rock and smashed several people to death, then forcefully suppressed the riot.

Ordinary people were helpless, and many servants and wealthy households in the mansion, seeing that the situation was not good, tried to take advantage of the chaos to escape with their already packed belongings.

Meng Fuqing ordered his men to guard all the exits, and to kill anyone who tried to force their way through the city gates, confiscating all their belongings.

After making an example of someone several times, no one dared to leave the city anymore.

All the key locations in the city were occupied by Meng Fuqing and Qin Su's men.

Upon returning to the government office, Xu Weizhi was blocked by a group of people. They were not afraid of Ling Jiu and his men who had drawn their swords; they only wanted to get a straight answer from Xu Weizhi.

"Lord Xu! Were you forced to do this today?"

"Will Lord Xu still be the Prefect of Jing'an Prefecture? Jing'an Prefecture cannot do without Lord Xu..."

……

Hearing these words, Meng Fuqing thought to herself that Xu Weizhi was indeed deeply loved by the people, and her painstaking efforts had not been in vain.

Xu Weizhi looked ashamed and turned to look at Meng Fuqing.

Meng Fuqing shook his head at Ling Jiu and the others.

The noisy crowd gradually quieted down.

Xu Wei dismounted and slowly swept his gaze over the people in front of him. He knew that whether he was willing or not, the moment the order was given to open the city gates, the label of "rebellion" was attached to him.

He said solemnly, "The world is in chaos, and the court is powerless to deal with this situation. Even if the remaining food in the city is not distributed to the refugees, it can only last for five days. I am sorry for what I have done to you all..."

Meng Fuqing stepped forward to interrupt him at the right moment: "Everyone need not worry too much. I asked the Prince to donate most of the grain in the manor to solve the immediate crisis. The Prince has already agreed."

Qin Su suddenly looked at her, grinding his teeth. This wasn't a "please" at all; it was clearly robbery!

Using the Prince's grain to win over people's hearts is a clever scheme!

Meng Fuqing continued, "Besides that, there was also grain contributed by wealthy households in the city..."

After hearing his words, the people's anxiety subsided.

They were puzzled as to why a woman would appear at such a time, but seeing that Lord Xu remained silent, they suppressed their doubts and went home under the soldiers' command.

Back at the government office, Xu Weizhi couldn't help but ask, "Are you really willing to give up that grain?"

"They were all just grabbed on the spot, what's wrong with taking them out?" Meng Fuqing thought to himself.

"How could Lord Xu doubt my heart that is devoted to serving the people?"

Qin Su scoffed from the side, "Meng Fuqing, do you treat me like a subordinate?"

"Young Master Qin, what are you saying? Do you have a way to solve this serious food shortage?"

"What other skills do you have besides robbing?"

Meng Fuqing said in a calm tone, "I can still grow grain with a yield of a thousand catties per mu."

The other two looked at her with astonishment.

Qin Su said with difficulty, "Anyone can talk big."

Though he said it aloud, Qin Su already believed it in his heart. For some reason, he increasingly felt that nothing that happened to Meng Fuqing was surprising.

Meng Fuqing calculated the days and said, "It's just the time for spring planting. If the villagers of Hanhua Village work quickly to clear new land, they will reap the rewards in the autumn harvest."

The phrase "yield of a thousand catties per mu" kept echoing in Xu Weizhi's mind. He thought to himself, if this were true, wouldn't there be no one in the world who would go hungry?

He was overjoyed. All the humiliation and hardship he had endured throughout the day vanished in an instant. He looked at Meng Fuqing with excitement and said, "Why go through all this trouble? Just use my family's land to cultivate it!"

Meng Fuqing guessed that Xu Weizhi would be interested in high-yield grain, so he readily agreed to his request.

Meanwhile, Qin Yi, who had been bound and suffering a fate worse than death for a day, was completely forgotten by Meng Fuqing.