Chapter Twenty-Nine: In the Post House
Xia Chen, the envoy of the Jin Kingdom, sent Wu Zixu away and returned to the post house bored, feeling irritable. He boasted about Haikou in front of the monarch of the Jin State, and as long as he walked towards the Wu State, the Wu State would obediently agree to the Jin State's request.
Great power diplomacy relies on strength. If Wu Guo knew each other, he would know that the Jin State did not directly send troops to fight, but chose diplomatic means to solve it, which was already very face-saving, and when it really fought, Wu Guogen was not the opponent of the Jin State.
But unexpectedly, Wu Zixu's attitude turned out to be very tough, and it seemed that he had no intention of shrinking his sphere of influence back at all.
Could it be that Wu really doesn't care about fighting another battle? Fighting a war is very expensive. The Jin State got the news that the Wu State had just defeated the Yue State, ransacked the Yue State treasury, and made a small fortune, which could only make up for the cost of the war, and in terms of soldiers, the Wu State lost 50,000 people. Do you still have the strength to compete with the Jin Kingdom?
Fortunately, Wu Zixu didn't say anything to death, and said that if we talk about it again tomorrow, then let's talk about it again.
You have to think about what method you will use to take down Wu Zixu tomorrow. This must be done well. Taken together, the Jin State still has an advantage. In the case of dominance, but also diplomatically lost. This is a question of the ability of the envoys.
In other words, if this thing is not done well, you will lose the trust of the monarch, and you will even be punished, which is directly related to your future.
The inn is deserted and boring. Things don't go well, and I'm in an irritable mood. Boredom, Xia Chen brought a pot of wine and two side dishes, and while drinking, he thought about how to win this diplomatic battle.
Sullen alcohol is the easiest to get drunk. Especially if you are not in a good mood, it is easy to drink high. Now, Xia Chen is a little taller, his mind is dizzy, and his body is a little light.
I missed a woman. It would be nice to have a pretty girl to accompany you. Once this desire appears, it is not easy to disappear. In fact, this matter is easy to solve, just say it to the inn. In order to relieve the loneliness of foreign envoys, many vassal states have prepared in this regard.
Wu Guo should also have it, but forget it, things are not going well, and I don't even have the strength to talk to the people in the post house. Let's sleep.
Just then, the door was pushed open, and a woman walked in and said, "Cousin, let's go to our house for dinner." ”
Xia Chen only felt that his eyes lit up, this was a stunning woman, he had traveled to many countries and traveled all over the world, and he had never seen such a beautiful woman.
When the woman looked at a stranger in front of her, she couldn't help blushing, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, big brother, the concubine went to the wrong door, and I am the one who is inclusive." ”
Xia Chen stood up and bowed: "It's okay, girl, it's fate to hit by mistake." I don't know who the girl is looking for? ”
The woman said: "My cousin is an envoy of Zheng Guo, an envoy to Wu State, and my mother asked me to come to him to my house for dinner. Unexpectedly, I went to the wrong door and disturbed Mr. ”
"Don't bother, don't bother." Xia Chen hurriedly said, "Who is the girl?" ”
The woman said, "Concubine, the daughter of the eastern neighbor." ”
Xia Chen said: "In Xia Chen, the envoy of the Jin State, the envoy of the Wu State, is on a lonely journey, and suddenly the girl comes to visit, it is really providential, the girl is willing to accompany a certain to have a drink?" ”
The woman's face turned red, and she lowered her head and snickered: "Concubine, the daughter of the people, how dare you share a cup with the officials?" ”
Xia Chen hurriedly said: "The girl is serious, so, ordinary people, good food, good beauty, you have to drink with the beauty, a certain luck, the girl please sit." ”
The woman lowered her head and snickered: "The gentleman's eyes are burning, the thief is also, and the concubine is afraid!" ”
Xia Chen's bones were already crispy, he pulled over the stool, grabbed his sleeve and wiped it, and said: "Girl, it's okay to sit, the true character of a man, but there is a certain degree, without him, just drink." ”
The woman's face was full of shyness, and if the peach blossoms brought rain, she sat down apologetically. This woman is none other than Queen Yue Yayu.
What she didn't expect was that Wu Zixu would ask him to do such a thing. This is a more powerful insult than Wu Zixu's own violence.
Yayu was originally a princess of the Song Kingdom, grew up in a cluster of flowers since she was a child, received a good education, married Gou Jian, and Gou Jian took over the throne, which is the queen. How could you ever have thought of doing something like this for the rest of your life?
Suicide is very easy. Now Yayu, on the contrary, longs for death, after all, everything is done in one death. But she knew that her life no longer belonged to herself, but to the Yue Kingdom and the king.
It doesn't matter if he dies, the king of Yue may collapse, and the news reaches the Yue country, and the people feel even more hopeless. Not only did the previous efforts go to waste, but there was no hope for the restoration of the country.
It's hard to live, but it's still going to live. Fan Li knew that Yayu would be humiliated. In front of him, Fan Li knelt on the ground, trying to persuade him. He is really a loyal courtier, and after the defeat, he bears almost everything alone. For Fan Li, he can't die.
After several hours of intensive training, Yayu has mastered the art of hooking up and flirting with strange men. Shy and charming without losing elegance, he is free to be unrestrained and maintain his bearing.
The face is full of shyness, and the heart is bleeding!
Xia Chen is in his thirties, with a slender figure, fair skin, and a pair of eyes that are sophisticated, Yayu sighed in his heart, and it's okay.
Xia Chen brought a wine glass and a pair of chopsticks and placed them in front of Yayu. Poured the wine, picked up the glass, and said: "Girl, you and I have never known each other, but we met in Pingshui, and we met at first sight. Maybe it's the heavens that have their own arrangements. For you and me, please drink this cup. As he spoke, he gestured slightly and drank it all.
This person is also elegant, Yayu took a sip of the cup. But the heart jumped inexplicably.
Pouring the wine again, Xia Chen said: "The beauty of the girl, I haven't seen it in my life, is it not an immortal?" Xiao Sheng saw that the girl was like a golden toad worshipping the moon, and he admired it more than once. I sighed how fortunate I was. Xiao Sheng toasts the girl. ”
This person is not vulgar and violent, Yayu picked up the cup again and took a sip. Thinking that he was under the coercion of Wu Zixu and did such a dirty thing, he really lived up to such a good day. My heart was sour, and I actually shed tears.
Xia Chen panicked and hurriedly apologized: "It's a sin to be rude and make a beauty sad." If the girl wants to dislike it, she can leave, Xiaosheng is really ashamed. ”
Can you go now? But Wu Zixu's task was not completed.
Yayu forced a smile and said, "Mr. is too modest, and the concubine is not strong enough to drink, so I am so out of shape, please forgive me." ”
Xia Chen smiled with relief: "I see, please drink slowly." ”
Gentle and soft-spoken, earnest, hospitality, wine power overflowing, the mind gradually became confused, inevitably hand to hand, foot to counteract, frolic in every way, Yayu is powerless to resist.
Yunkai Yuji, Xia Chen wiped his sweat, and said:
Between the jungles,
I dreamed of Wushan.
The goddess and don't go,
Look at the colorful clouds again.
Yayu wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Jun Yaren." Since then, the sky is separated, and there is no time to see each other, please leave a thought. ”
Xia Chen said: "The person who travels, there is no long thing, this has a jade pendant, it is a family heirloom, and it is given to the king to commemorate!" ”
Yayu said, "Thank you, sir." ”