Gao Wuxian was not in a hurry to ask Liu Xiu for Lelang County and Xuansu County, and he didn't expect Liu Xiu to give him two counties at once, but for Lelang County, he was bound to win.

The reason why he was not in a hurry and did not argue with Liu Xiu was mainly because he wanted to wait a little longer, and after the Goguryeo army turned the world upside down in Lelang County, he would talk to Liu Xiu in detail.

At that time, even if Liu Xiu asked him to take out the gold to buy Lelang County, he could accept it, as long as Liu Xiu didn't open his mouth.

Under the rule of Gao Wuxian, Goguryeo still made a lot of achievements, snatching a large amount of land from the hands of Eastern Buyeo, and even the king of Eastern Buyeo, Obisu, died in the hands of Gao Wuxian.

This ambitious and capable Gao Wuxian, who wants to lead Goguryeo to show his strength, has long coveted the territory of Youzhou of the Han Dynasty, especially for Lelang County and Xuansu County.

The next day, Gao Wuxian, Gao Xie Sezhu, and Gao Jinghui entered the palace again, but this time, it was a private meeting with Liu Xiu, and the ministers of the DPRK and China did not participate.

The place where the banquet was held was the queen's Changqiu Palace.

Participating in the banquet, in addition to Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong, there were also harem concubines such as Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, Xi Cheying, Hua Feiyan, etc., and Deng Chen was also invited by Liu Xiu.

Deng Chen is not only a minister to Liu Xiu, but also his brother-in-law and close friend.

Before Gao Wuxian and the others came, Deng Chen had already arrived first.

Seeing Deng Chen walking into the main hall, Liu Xiu stood up, stepped forward, and said with a smile on his face: "Brother-in-law, you are here!" ”

Deng Chen bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Weichen greets Your Majesty!" ”

Then, he greeted Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua and other concubines one by one.

Guo Shengtong asked with a smile: "How is Brother Chen lately?" ”

Although Liu Yuan is dead, the relationship is still there, Guo Shengtong and Deng Chen are also very familiar, in front of Deng Chen, Guo Shengtong is perfect without the queen's shelf.

Deng Chen smiled, leaned over and said, "Thank you for your concern, Weichen is fine." ”

Liu Xiu looked at Deng Chen, wanted to speak and stopped, his eyes kept moving, he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.

Deng Chen was a little confused, and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty?" ”

"Ahem!"

Liu Xiu coughed twice and said, "Brother-in-law, it's been many years since my second sister passed away, right?" ”

Hearing Liu Xiu suddenly mention his wife, Deng Chen's eyes were slightly red, he nodded slowly, and said, "It has been ten years since Ayuan passed away. ”

Liu Xiu nodded, he didn't know that it had been ten years since the death of his second sister, and in the past ten years, his brother-in-law had not remarried his wife, and he had been alone all the time, and Liu Xiu also felt sorry for Deng Chen in his heart.

He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Brother-in-law, I've been too hard and lonely all these years. ”

Hearing his words, Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua and others' hearts were also sour.

The deceased wife has not remarried for ten years, and he is very affectionate, such a man is rare in the world.

In terms of friendship with his wife, Deng Chen is far better than Song Hong, who 'the wife of the chaff does not go to court'.

Liu Xiu asked tentatively, "Brother-in-law is still ...... Haven't thought about getting married? ”

Guo Shengtong also helped Liu Xiu speak, and she said to Deng Chen: "Brother Chen, the second sister has passed away for so many years, and it's time to think about it for yourself."

Brother Chen is now a court lieutenant, Xihuahou, Luoyang doesn't know how many daughters there are, and they all want to marry Brother Chen! ”

Deng Chen gratefully owed Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong, and said: "In terms of things, Weichen has long stopped thinking about it, Weichen thinks that after he dies, he will be buried in Beibei, and he can be buried with Ah Yuan, and under Jiuquan, he can also reunite with Ah Yuan with peace of mind." ”

Liu Xiu's eyes were wet and red, she held Deng Chen's hand and patted it again and again.

For Deng Chen's brother-in-law, Liu Xiu has sincere respect.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother-in-law doesn't plan to marry a wife, so ...... Concubines are always wanted, right? ”

Deng Chen shook his head, smiled at Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty relies on Weichen, and Weichen's official affairs are getting busier and busier, so I don't want to think about these trivial matters." ”

Liu Xiu suddenly changed her words and asked, "What does my brother-in-law think of Gao Jinghui?" ”

Hearing this, Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua and others were all stunned, and after a turn of thought, they immediately understood what he meant.

Your Majesty wants to give Gao Jinghui to Deng Chen! Generally speaking, it doesn't matter if there are more or fewer concubines in the harem, because there are too many of them, I'm afraid the emperor doesn't know how many concubines he has in his harem.

But Liu Xiu is different, there are only a few concubines in his harem, and suddenly there is one more person, whether it is Guo Shengtong, or Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, and Xi Cheying, they will feel awkward and uncomfortable.

Regarding the fact that Goguryeo princess Gao Jinghui was going to enter the palace, they did not make a statement on the surface, but they were actually not very happy in their hearts.

Now seeing that Liu Xiu had the intention of giving Gao Jinghui to Deng Chen, all of them had bright eyes and looked at Deng Chen expectantly.

Deng Chen blinked, then his body shook, waved his hand to Liu Xiu again and again, and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't want to marry a wife!" ”

Liu Xiu smiled: "Brother-in-law, I didn't let you marry Gao Jinghui, it's always okay to be a concubine, right?" ”

Deng Chen smiled bitterly and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, Goguryeo has restored its national name, Gao Jinghui is now a veritable princess of Goguryeo, it is too inappropriate to let her be a concubine for Weichen, isn't this a deliberate humiliation of Goguryeo and King Zhuliu?"

How will the relationship between the two countries be repaired in the future?

This is absolutely unacceptable! ”

Seeing that Liu Xiu still wanted to persuade himself, Deng Chen said: "Besides, the age difference between Weichen and Princess Goguryeo is too big, please don't embarrass Weichen!" ”

Deng Chen is already in his forties, and Gao Jinghui is only sixteen or seventeen years old, Deng Chen is more than enough to be Gao Jinghui's father, and it is really difficult for him to accept that he wants to marry such a little girl.

Liu Xiu wanted to give Gao Jinghui to Deng Chen, one is that he has no feelings for Gao Jinghui at all, and second, he is also pitiful and distressed Deng Chen, after so many years, his brother-in-law has always been in love with his second sister, and his life is too boring and lonely.

But Deng Chen's attitude towards this matter was unexpectedly tough, which made Liu Xiu, who had a thousand words, unable to continue to persuade him, and if he persuaded again, I am afraid that the family relationship between the two would be hurt.

Liu Xiu patted Deng Chen's arm and said movingly: "Brother-in-law's affairs, brother-in-law is still in charge!" ”

Deng Chen bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your size." ”

"I ...... I feel sorry for my brother-in-law, the second sister is no longer there, I didn't take care of my brother-in-law on behalf of the second sister, and I feel really ashamed. ”

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly.

Deng Chen saluted Liu Xiu again.

persuaded Deng Chen to no avail, and this matter could only pass like this.

It didn't take long for Gao Wuxian, Gao Xie Sezhu, and Gao Jinghui to come to the West Palace.

Seeing Liu Xiu's harem concubine, Gao Wuxian's eyes and Gao Jiesezhu's eyes were almost insufficient, and I felt that Liu Xiu's concubine was fat and thin, as if she was a hundred flowers.

Especially when they saw Yin Lihua, Gao Wuxian and Gao Xie Zhu were simply shocked, they never knew that there would be such a stunning beauty in the world.

When Gao Wuxian and Gao Xie Sezhu looked at the concubines, the women were also secretly looking at them.

Of course, the focus of their attention is not on Gao Wuxian and Gao Xie Sezhu, but on Gao Jinghui, the Goguryeo princess, if nothing else, this Goguryeo princess will soon enter the palace.

Gao Jinghui is more beautiful than they imagined, she wears the traditional dress of the Han family, the fairy skirt, the tight waist, and the big skirt, which shows the cuteness of the girl to the fullest.

Looking at the face, the willow leaves bent eyebrows, the nose is small, the eyes are bright, and the beautiful eyes are emotional.

They hadn't seen Gao Jinghui, they didn't expect her to be so beautiful, His Majesty wanted to give her to Deng Chen when he saw Gao Jinghui, which was really surprising.

It is not difficult to see from this that Liu Xiu is not obsessed with beauty, and he really dislikes Goguryeo people in his heart.

Liu Xiu, Gao Wuxian, and Gao Xie Zhu exchanged pleasantries, and then everyone sat down in the main hall.

After the polite words were spoken, Liu Xiu asked people to serve wine and food.

Gao Wuxian smiled all over his face, he held a wine glass and toasted Liu Xiu again and again.

After the two drank a few glasses, Gao Wuxian's face turned red, and with a little bit of wine, he said: "Your Majesty's merits, the minister has also heard a lot in the north. ”

"Oh?"

Liu Xiu smiled.

Gao Wuxian said: "Your Majesty takes Hebei as the foundation, unifies the Central Plains, and makes great achievements, which is really admirable!" The minister thought that His Majesty was already old, but he didn't expect that His Majesty was so young, far better than the ministers! ”

"King Zhuliu is polite."

Liu Xiu said with a light smile.

"The ministers take Your Majesty as an example and want to make some achievements, but the territory of Goguryeo is too small and the strength is limited, if Your Majesty can send Lelang County to Goguryeo, the ministers and even the whole country of Goguryeo will be grateful for Your Majesty's kindness, and may all generations bow down to the Han Dynasty and form an alliance forever."

Liu Xiu smiled and asked rhetorically, "If I don't send Lelang County to you Goguryeo, what will King Zhuliu do?" ”

Gao Wuxian frowned secretly, and was about to speak, when Gao Xie Sezhu preemptively said: "Your Majesty, Goguryeo is willing to pay 100,000 gold to buy Lelang County." ”

Liu Xiu laughed on his back, waved his hand, and said: "I have already said that Lelang is the income of Gaozu from expanding his territory, and it must not be lost in my hands, let alone 100,000 gold, even if it is a million gold, I will not sell Lelang County." ”

"Your Majesty......" "Okay, I have made up my mind, and there is no need to mention this matter in the future."

This is the second time that Liu Xiu has explicitly rejected Gao Wuxian's coveting of Lelang County.

Gao Wuxian and Gao Xie Sezhu glanced at each other, and tacitly agreed not to say anything more about this matter.

Gao Wuxian's eyes turned and looked at Yin Lihua, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, how could there be such a stunning woman in the world?

He poured a glass of wine, raised his glass to Yin Lihua's side, and said with a smile: "A glass of wine for the noble Yin!" ”

Without waiting for Yin Lihua to refuse, Liu Xiu picked up the cup first and said, "King Zhuliu, I drank this cup of wine for the Yin nobles." ”

"This ......" "Yin nobles should not drink alcohol now."

As he spoke, Liu Xiu raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup.

Gao Wuxian didn't understand what Liu Xiu meant by this, what is called not suitable for drinking, this is not to give himself face! However, Liu Xiu had already drunk the wine, he couldn't help but drink, Gao Wuxian held the wine glass, he felt very uncomfortable, and the words he said also looked yin and yang, and said: "Your Majesty is really fond of the Yin nobles!" ”

Liu Xiu narrowed her eyes, threw the empty wine glass in her hand casually on the table, and heard a clang, and the wine glass rolled on the table again and again.

His sudden action shocked everyone in the hall, Gao Wuxian's face changed suddenly, and he suddenly woke up a lot.

Gao Xie Sezhu hurriedly got up, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, Brother Wang is drunk and lost his words after drinking, please forgive Your Majesty!" Wechen is willing to dance the sword to cheer up, and apologize to His Majesty on behalf of Brother Wang! ”

Liu Xiu didn't look at Gao Xie Sezhu, his eyes fell on Gao Wuxian's face, and he said word by word: "You and other Goguryeo people are deeply favored by the Han family, Wang Mang usurped the Han, and Goguryeo also suffered from it.

Now that the Han family is restored, the Han family is prosperous, you don't want to reconcile with the Han family, but you have repeatedly committed offenses, but when my Han family is weak and can't be bullied? ”

Gao Wuxian's heart tightened, he stood up, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty only needs to give Lelang County to Goguryeo, and the minister can assure Your Majesty that Goguryeo pays tribute to the Han every year, and is willing to defend the northern territory for the Han Dynasty......" Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Liu Xiu raised his chin and asked in a shocking voice: "If there is no you Goguryeo, I still can't hold the territory of the Han Dynasty?" ”