Looking at the dark night outside the window, he asked the chief eunuch, "Do you think this time, Fanbang will be friendly with my court?" ”

The chief eunuch was stunned for a moment, and said after consideration, "But as long as the king of Fanbang knows a little bit of etiquette, he will know that His Majesty is the orthodoxy of the Eastern Xuan Kingdom." He knew that the king of Chu liked to listen to good words, so he specially picked good ones to say to him.

The King of Chu was really happy, "That's right, I am the ruler of the Eastern Xuan Kingdom, what are the Nine Princes and Xie Yutang, they are two traitors, it was I who showed great mercy and did not take their lives, they still dare to jump around, it is simply unreasonable." ”

The chief eunuch echoed.

After chatting with the chief eunuch, King Chu was in a much better mood, reviewed some official duties, and went back to the dormitory to rest.

This night, as usual, he still had a dream, dreaming that Xie Yutang fled under the attack of the army he sent out, and he also personally went up to the city wall, took a bow and arrows, and shot the Nine Princes.

Because of this dream, the king of Chu was in a very good mood all day, until the messenger's letter came.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from the messenger who ordered someone to send it back quickly."

King Chu couldn't wait to take it, opened it and took a look, and the eager look on his face instantly turned cold.

The letter was written by the king of Fanbang, and it stated that Fanbang already had a trading partner, that there was no need for more, and that there was no need for any more resources to exchange with Dongxuanguo.

The king of Chu ordered the letter to be circulated to the ministers, and after everyone read it, they were all silent.

Doesn't this letter mean that you don't want to be friends with Dongxuanguo?

There was a hot-tempered minister who immediately stepped forward and said, "Fanbang is rude and blind, they should ignore my dignified Dongxuan Great Kingdom and associate with a group of traitors, which is really hateful. Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that since these barbarians have no vision, we don't need to pay attention to it. ”

"No, the lower officials don't agree, the reason why Fanbang said this is no wonder that the conditions are not enough." Immediately someone jumped out against it.

"Weichen also thinks so, Your Majesty, the conditions we gave are not good enough, so Fanbang is not impressed."

There was still a commotion below, and King Chu's expression was obscure, listening to these discussions, he slowly spoke, "Then according to everyone's opinions, what should we do next?" ”

"Let's increase the preferential conditions, the conditions in Fanbang are not good, and they have been eyeing Shanglin State, if they can, we can help them obtain the land of Shanglin State, so they will definitely be tempted."

As soon as this suggestion came out, the noise below became louder.

First, this step is too bold, although Shanglin is a small country, but it also has a lot of resources, and it is not a simple matter to take it, and second, the implementation of this condition must inevitably use the army, whose people and whose soldiers are sent? When it comes to their own interests, naturally no one is willing to give in.

These big families, all of whom cherish their feathers, are unwilling to let their troops be wasted, so they all say that in order to win over Fanbang, such generous conditions are not in line with their identity as Dongxuanguo.

But no matter what everyone thinks, the king of Chu is inclined to the latter condition.

Compared with the Dongxuan Kingdom, Shanglin Kingdom is indeed not worth mentioning, and the people of Fanbang are brave and good at fighting, and it is not a problem to fight down, and it also cleared a small surrounding country for him.

There are also some people who think more long-term and raise concerns, "Your Majesty, if Fanbang defeats Shanglin State, our enemy will become Fanbang, Fanbang is not a peaceful country, Your Majesty has to think twice." ”

"Why are you afraid of long and short, Fanbang is far inferior to us in all aspects, according to your character of locking your head and shrinking your tail, you don't have to do anything, just wait for Xie Yutang and the Nine Princes to become bigger."

The thought in King Chu's heart gradually became firmer, he would rather be surrounded by Fanbang than see Lao Jiu and Xie Yutang turn around and attack him.

In this way, the king of Chu gave an order to the envoy group, and after the envoy group received the order, they entered the palace again on the same day.

When the king of Fanbang heard the report, he was still a little impatient, rubbing a good tiger skin blanket, and said lazily, "They haven't gone back yet?" Why did he come again, go and tell them that Lone is not willing to cooperate with them. ”

The person who reported it went out for a while, came back again, and cautiously replied, "Back to the king, they said that they still want to see you again." ”

King Fanbang glanced at him coldly, "What's so good to see, just the stingy appearance of the Emperor of Dongxuanguo, Lone really can't look down on it." ”

The minister accompanying him interjected at the right time, "Wang, since they are so insistent, you might as well meet again, maybe they will really give in?" ”

"Lonely wants to know how far they will give in." The king snorted disdainfully, and asked the envoys to be let in.

In fact, he had been grinding with the envoys from Dongxuan Kingdom for several days, and the other party had repeatedly expressed that their emperor was very sincere and was willing to make friends with the king.

The king was originally very interested, but when he saw the conditions they offered, he immediately became happy, if he didn't want to offend Dongxuanguo, he really wanted to kill this envoy group. What is the state when they are in the country? Just give a little benefit and want them to bow down? Dream on!

Lord Lin quickly came in, performed a fanbang etiquette, put his right hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and showed great respect, but his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. The king looked at him curiously and said lazily, "Didn't Lord Lin go back?" Why are you still staying in my country? ”

"My lord is willing to make friends with the king, and the lower officials have to run a few more legs, thank you for this opportunity."

King Fanbang's eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth hung with a malicious smile, "I heard that you are the most eloquent in the court of Dongxuanguo, but it's been a few days, and you haven't been able to convince Gu, why do you still have the face to stay here?" ”

Hearing this, Lord Lin's face was still calm, without a trace of humiliated anger, "It's not because the lower official's eloquence is not good, but because the king is not satisfied with the conditions given by my lord, so even if the lower official's mouth is like a river and his tongue is like a lotus, the king still won't believe it." ”

"You also know that your emperor has no sincerity, since you want to be friendly with us, you are not even willing to show the least sincerity, it is really hard to believe you." The king of Fanbang raised his wine glass and took a shallow sip, his eyes full of essence.

"Wang, our majesty learned that the king was not satisfied with the conditions given this time, and specially gave us instructions to do our best to give you the greatest benefit in the power of Dongxuanguo."

The king straightened up, with a bit of eagerness on his face, "What is it?" ”

Lord Lin took the initiative in his hands, but he still said unhurriedly, "I heard that the king likes the land of Shanglin Kingdom very much?" "What you like, to put it bluntly, is coveting.

The king's eyes narrowed slightly, but his face remained silent, "Lone likes all the land in the world." ”

These words choked Lord Lin for a moment, and he also knew in his heart that the king of Fanbang didn't like such a roundabout method, they were more straightforward, and they preferred to go straight, and they no longer turned around at the moment, but said directly, "My lord said that if the king likes Lin Guo, he is willing to help." ”

As soon as the words landed, everyone present looked at them in shock.

The king of Fanbang also looked incredulous, and after a while, he frowned, "Do you know what you're talking about?" ”

Lord Lin smiled noncommittally, "Xia Guan naturally knows. ”

"If you know, you should be clear, don't say what you just said." The king narrowed his eyes and stared at Lord Lin tightly, wanting to see his reaction.

Lord Lin smiled lightly and said confidently, "What the lower official said is true, and he definitely doesn't mean to play tricks on the king." ”

But before he finished saying this, his collar was grabbed, and the king's rough face was close at hand, and his eyes as big as bull's eyes stared at him, "You repeat, you just said that, you didn't lie to Gu?" ”

The rest of the envoys stood up and rushed over angrily. They thought that the king was going to hurt their Lord Minister.

Who would have thought, but Lord Lin was not in a hurry, he just stretched out his hand, waved back, and made a retreat advantage, although several people were not happy, they could only obey and sit down unwillingly.

Lord Lin looked at the king and said sincerely, "Does the king think that the lower officials have so much courage to deceive you?" ”

"Isn't it?" The king's face became more and more fierce, trying to force him to tell the truth.

Lord Lin was not afraid at all, stood up straight, neither humble nor arrogant, "No, no, no, this is what my lord said personally, there is a letter here as proof, the king can take a look." ”

He took out a letter with difficulty under the king's control, and the king stared at him for a while, loosened his collar, took the letter, and found that there was indeed the seal of the emperor of Dongxuanguo, and he was still suspicious in his heart.

"Isn't your emperor very cunning, he would make such a big concession?" The king still didn't believe it.

Lord Lin tidied up his clothes, bent down solemnly and said, "Wang, this shows that our master attaches great importance to the king, and shows that our majesty is very sincere. ”

The king was shaken by the saying, what a temptation it is for a nation, for a nation.

"Wait a minute, let me discuss this matter with the ministers."

Lord Lin said well, "Naturally, the king please." ”

The king of Fanbang held a meeting with his subordinates, and some of them said that what Dongxuanguo said was not credible, because they were already cunning, but some of them were still willing to believe it, after all, they were now enemies with Xie Yutang and the Nine Princes, and the Nine Princes were fatal to Dongxuanguo if they were stronger, and it was not surprising that they could make such a decision.

The king of Fanbang struggled for a while, but he couldn't resist the huge temptation, and finally chose to believe.

In the evening of the same day, the king of Fanbang re-established a banquet and entertained the envoys.

The king and Lord Lin drank and talked happily, very happily, both of them were drunk, the king held Lord Lin's person, and said boldly, "From now on, Dongxuanguo and my country are best friends, Lord Lin, don't you say?" ”