I nodded at him and smiled, "I'm not going to joke with my own hands." ”

"If only you really had such a temperament." Du Rong glanced at me twice, turned the window and left.

I blinked noncommittally and continued to write, without calling anyone or picking up the candlelight on the desk.

The next day soon came in a sharp proclamation, I took Bai Zhi and sat in the carriage to the palace, Sanjin Lane suddenly there was a group of people who stretched out their heads to look here, the shopkeeper of the inn as early as yesterday when Chen Kun brought people to come, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, for fear that the upstairs was occupied by the important criminals arrested by the court, today I saw Chen Kun They respectfully invited the people upstairs into a luxurious carriage, and suddenly realized that they had lived in this small inn for several days "Heavenly Figures".

"Lord Shen Xiang, the palace gate has arrived, please get out of the car and take the sedan car." Chen Kun said respectfully to me sitting in the carriage outside the carriage.

I said "um", and then Bai Zhihuan got out of the car first, opened the curtain for me, I got out of the car, and then sat in the soft sedan that had been prepared early in the morning.

I don't know if I'm being escorted into the palace by them, but as long as the goal is achieved, I don't care about these processes.

"Today's matters are all discussed in the imperial study, and when the time comes, please Shen Xiangneng go in alone, and I will wait for you outside the imperial study." The soft sedan car walked for a while, and Chen Kun saw that the destination was almost there, so he told me what to do next and what to pay attention to.

Individually?

I can't help but have a plan in my heart.

It seems that Du Rong has to help me check the matter to come in handy.

I was silently thinking in my heart about what I was going to say in the imperial study immediately, and the soft sedan chair stopped unconsciously, and after a little composure, I got down from the sedan chair and said to Bai Zhi, "You just stay here with General Chen Kun, and when the true picture comes out, we will go back." ”

As for where to go back, I didn't say it clearly, but Chen Kun was worried about this in private.

Chen Kun immediately understood that this was my revenge for his imprisonment yesterday, but if he was asked to choose again, he would still not hesitate to give the same order as yesterday.

No matter how polite Shen Xiang is, how can he compare to the sky above his head? His Majesty the Emperor would not need such courtiers.

"Lord Shen Xiang, please come with the minions." The chief eunuch Wang Gonggong had been waiting here for a long time, and he didn't dare to delay his efforts any longer at this moment, so he led me in the direction of the imperial study.

The Qi people are open-minded, the temperament is heroic, the palace of the Qi country is also built with a majestic atmosphere, and the Qin country is mostly a water town, and the pavilions and rain pavilions are all exquisite and beautiful, such a huge difference, although I have seen the scenery in the palace of the Qi country, but there are still some can not get used to it.

"Your Excellency, please go in, Your Majesty is already waiting for you inside." When I arrived at the door of the imperial study, Wang Gonggong stopped, bent sideways and said to me.

I nodded politely to him, and then walked through the door that the maid had pushed open.

Gonggong Wang is right, Emperor Qi is indeed already waiting for me. A young man in a white robe sat behind the bookcase, he quietly looked at me approaching him, his face was as gentle as ever, and the dark purple hooked orchid reflected his moist and benevolent eyes, almost making me mistakenly think that he was not the emperor of Qi, but a friendly and kind brother.

It's a shame that there is no such person above me.

I quickly lowered my eyes and didn't look at him, and leaned over to salute, "Meet His Majesty Emperor Qi." ”

"Shen Xiang doesn't have to be polite, let's be flat." Li Dai smiled and raised his hand, "I haven't seen Shen Xiang for many days, but I miss it very much." ”

"His Majesty Lao is ashamed." I give it up.

Li Dai pointed to the stool next to me and said, "It's a little tiring to stand and talk, so Shen Xiang should sit down." ”

How dare I sit in front of the emperor? At the moment, he could only politely refuse, "Thanks to Your Majesty's love, it is enough to stand down, and you must not do anything wrong, and I hope Your Majesty will fulfill it." ”

Seeing my respectful appearance, Li Dai didn't force me, just let me go.

"At the last birthday banquet in Huizhong, you mentioned that the two countries had made friends and conquered the country, I wonder if your emperor thinks the same way?" Li Dai asked me with a smile.

I bowed my head and replied, "My Emperor has entrusted this matter of friendship to your subordinates, Your Majesty can rest assured." ”

Li Dai didn't seem to be very satisfied with my answer, so he asked again, "Since you are the prime minister of Qin, then I will ask you, do you know how much silver you spend every year in Qinguo to consolidate the border defense, so as not to worry about invading?" ”

I didn't give a specific answer, but said, "Most of the people in Buda Country are grass herdsmen and nomads, they are soldiers when they get on the horse, and ordinary people when they get off the horse, and they come and go on the grassland, and their whereabouts are uncertain, so my border defense in this country costs a lot of money." ”

Li Dai nodded, and continued to ask me, "Buda country has fertile land and vast land and sparsely populated land, if these lands can be used reasonably, how many silver taels can be added to the treasury?" "Little Peach Chinese

I thought about it for a moment, and replied, "It's hard to predict, or as much as 30% of the current revenue of the treasury." ”

"If this money is used to build bridges and pave the way for the people to improve their livelihood, is it better than being left in vain?" Li Dai took a sip of the teacup on the table, and waited quietly for my answer.

Emperor Qi's words have indeed been direct enough, if I have to pretend to be confused again, I am afraid that I will dislike him.

"Your Majesty means ......"

"Shen Xiang doesn't understand?" Li Dai gently put down the tea cup in his hand and looked up at me with a smile.

As soon as my heart was cold, I immediately said, "Qinqi and Qi have to spend a lot of silver taels every year to prevent the invasion of the barbarians, and the country is rich in products. ”

"Your Majesty, but that's what you mean?"

Li Dai didn't nod or shake his head, just looked at me silently, waiting for me to continue.

Needless to say, I couldn't have gone against his expectations.

"What Your Majesty thinks should be a blessing for the people of the two countries." I surrender my hand, "I am determined to fully cooperate with Your Majesty." ”

"You agree with that, too?" Li Dai looked at me with a smile, "Sure enough, Chen Qing is right, you are a bloody person with family and country feelings, and you attach great importance to the interests of the people." ”

Chen Qing here must be Chen Xu, Chen Shangshu.

I couldn't help but tug at the corners of my mouth.

What did Chen Kun tell his father when he went back? I don't believe he's going to say anything nice about me.

"Your Majesty has praised falsely, as an official, it is a matter of course to consider the people." I said, "The people who really care about the people are still wise and great people like you." ”

Li Dai just smiled when he heard what I said.

I looked up at Li Dai's expression and knew that he didn't take my words seriously, but in fact, I didn't exactly say a beautiful word.

As a young emperor, Li Dai not only worked day and night for state affairs, but also worked diligently in government affairs, often waking up late at night and summoning ministers to discuss state affairs.

If this does not show how wise a king Li Dai was, at most he was just diligent, then you only need to flip through the history books and understand how dark and corrupt the Qi State was before the Li Dynasty came to power, and you will understand how difficult it is to get the Qi State out of the darkness and poverty of the past and become such a powerful country in such a short period of time.

This so-called "envoy to the Qi country", my original meaning was just to make friends between the two countries, avoid war, and deter the country that cannot be reached, as for the embezzlement of the country that cannot be reached, I have only conceived it in my mind, but I have never dared to put it into practice.

I originally thought that although Qi and Qin were neighbors, they had never formed an alliance with each other, so they had to wait for the two countries to get along and communicate for a while, and then talk about the alliance to attack the country, but I didn't expect Emperor Qi to have such courage, not only did he think about it a long time ago, but also regarded it as a top priority.

"I don't know......," I hesitated, "Your Majesty, do you have a plan for attacking the Buda Kingdom?" ”

Li Dai didn't seem to want to talk about this matter today, but instead diverted the topic and asked me, "Gu Qing is my favorite courtier, and Huizhong is my favorite sister, although Huizhong is a few years older than Gu Qing, but I think that if the two of them can tie the knot, it should be a match made in heaven, in your opinion, will there be anything wrong with my thoughts?" ”

"Princess Huizhong is both talented and beautiful, gentle in temperament, a gentleman in her good looks, and superior in wisdom and virtue, she is indeed a match made in heaven." My expression remained unchanged, and I replied respectfully, "Lang Qing concubine, childhood sweetheart, there is no better marriage than this." ”

With a light in his eyes, Li Dai didn't continue on this topic.

"I heard that you have a mirror in Qi country, which can reflect the past life and the next life, I don't know if this is true?" Li Dai seemed to be quite interested in this, and even the end of his words was much higher.

Can you look in the mirror of past lives and future lives?

I thought about it for a while, it seems that I did hear such a legend when I was in the White Crane Academy, it seems that Du Rong told me at that time, when he said this story, the god was mysterious, and the whole person was much more excited than usual.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is just a legend in the market, and it can't be true." I bowed my head and said.

"How can the story that has been handed down for thousands of years not be true......" Li Dai's gaze suddenly became a little distant, as if something was weighing heavily on his heart, very sad and very warm.

I could not guess what was on the young king's mind at the moment, but in the dark I felt a sense of sadness.