Chapter 736: Hypocritical Affection
People's character can never only have an honest and honest side, once it comes to interests, most of them will change to another face, whether they are really shrewd or falsely shrewd, they will eventually show a shrewd and calculating appearance, as if there is another devil living in their hearts, and the thing "interests" can summon it to harm others or harm themselves. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Regarding Shi Neyan's sudden change in expression, Li Su also quite understood.
Now everyone is not talking about selfish interests, but the interests between countries, involving the height of the country, naturally can not be exchanged for private favors, they are fundamentally two different things, so even if Li Su is kind to him, when it comes to state affairs, Shi Nayan will inevitably show a shrewd and calculating appearance, to put it bluntly, Shi Nayan at this moment is no longer the helpless man who is trapped by love, but a prince.
Li Su couldn't help but admire a little, suddenly changed from one identity to another, the two transitioned not only quickly, but also quickly into the play, obviously professional-level acting. No matter how bad he was in Chang'an City, the fair lady couldn't ask for it, so she could only hide aside and secretly feel sad, but the prince is the prince, and the topic rose to the national level, so he naturally took out the solemnity and caution that a prince should have.
Seeing Shi Neyan's suddenly cunning appearance, Li Su was stunned for a moment, and after understanding it, he immediately felt an inexplicable urge to smoke him in his heart.
Admiration is admiration, want to pump him or want to pump him, Li Su's two moods also changed very naturally, without being blunt.
"What do you mean? Can't I ask you for rice seeds? Li Su's eyes narrowed.
Shi Neyan coughed dryly twice, and said: "God-given things, don't take it lightly, if the Tang Dynasty wants rice seeds, I'm afraid it is...... Ah, it's a bit embarrassing......"
Li Su's eyes narrowed more and more, and his eyes were a little chilling: "Don't talk nonsense, just say the requirements, Zhenla wants something from the Tang Dynasty to be willing to change rice seeds." β
Shi Nayan was a little embarrassed, his face was also red, and Ai Ai said after a while: "Li County Marquis forgives the sin, this matter should not be mentioned by me, but Zhenla is barren in China, there is nothing else but rice seeds, and the things that God has given are abundant, if the descendants cannot be treated well, they will be punished by God, and future generations will not be blessed." β
Li Su said expressionlessly: "This sentence is still nonsense. β
Li Su paused, seeing that Shi Neyan's expression became more and more cramped and embarrassed, he said coldly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, we have a saying in Datang, this sentence is not very polite, but it can express what I mean now, this sentence is ...... Toast and don't eat and drink', maybe in your heart, private affairs and state affairs are separated, you accept my favor does not mean that you can make concessions in state affairs, but for me, your private affairs and state affairs are connected, you and I were ignorant at the beginning, we can't talk about friendship, I took the risk of losing my head to help a stranger fulfill his private affairs for no reason, do you think I took the wrong medicine or think I was born with a warm heart? β
Shi Neyan saw that Li Su was angry, his expression became more and more panicked, and he hurriedly got up to make amends.
Li Su's tone gradually became heavier: "I want to make it clear to you, I help you because it is profitable, this 'benefit' is not a private interest, but a national interest that is closely related to the people of the Tang Dynasty and the fortunes of the country!" Without this premise, I would have gone crazy to take such a big risk for you, and I was imprisoned in Dali Temple by His Majesty for more than ten days, and was almost exiled for thousands of miles, until now my official title has not been restored, I have paid such a big price, in order not only to listen to your words of thanks and gratitude, I have paid, and you have to pay, otherwise ......"
Li Su suddenly grinned, and showed a mouth full of white teeth towards Shi Neyan, Bai Sensen's expression was extremely terrifying: "...... Otherwise, if you don't give it to me, we Datang will take it ourselves! As for Princess Wencheng, don't even think about it, I can help you achieve it, and I can also mess up this marriage in the palm of your hand, do you want to try it? Not to mention that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has borne the notoriety of treachery for you, offended the powerful country of Tibet, and the two countries are now each on the border with 100,000 soldiers, and the war is about to break out, the root of all these incidents is because of you, if Your Majesty learns that you Zhenla is not grateful, but crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, just Zhenla, ask yourself Can you withstand the thunderous wrath of His Majesty the Heavenly Khan? β
Li Suhan's angry words, Shi Neyan listened to them with sincere fear, and cold sweat slipped down his forehead one by one.
"Li County Hou, County Hou is angry, Shi is wrong, make amends to Li County Hou, just now Shi is just, just ......" Shi Neyan raised his sleeves and wiped his sweat, and said with a wry smile: "I just blurted out just now, I lost my words, my father taught me since I was a child, and I put Zhenla Country in the first place in everything, so when I heard Li Xianhou talk about rice seeds, I didn't consciously ...... Alas! β
Hearing Shi Neyan's confession, Li Su's face finally eased a little, glanced at him coldly, and said: "Each for its own country, there is nothing wrong with fighting for profit, but it should not be excessive, His Royal Highness the Prince has read the sage book in Chang'an City for more than ten years, and he should know the truth of 'investing in the peach and plum, and repaying the Qiong Yao', the matter between you and Princess Wencheng, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and I have already done it for you to this point, if you are still not greedy, it is too much." β
Shi Neyan only said yes, was silent for a moment, and said in the future: "Li County Hou, Shi has a small reluctant request, and also asked Li County Hou to transfer to His Majesty Tian Khan on my behalf, this request was originally in the next year when Zhenla sent an envoy to His Majesty to congratulate him, but now this incident has happened, it is also an opportunity, Li County Hou, please believe that this matter has nothing to do with the Zhenla rice seeds that Datang needs, even if there is no such thing, next year our Zhenla envoy will also ask in front of Your Majesty." β
Li Su said coldly: "Say it, Your Majesty can't guarantee whether you agree or not." β
Shi Neyan pondered for a moment and said: "Zhenla wants to serve the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain, from now on, only the Tang Dynasty is the head of the horse, and every year he sends an envoy to congratulate him as a minister, and the year is correct." At the same time, I also want to ask His Majesty the Tang Dynasty Khan to make an alliance with Zhenla, and the two countries will not invade each other. Li Xianhou, I don't know if His Majesty the Heavenly Khan can agree to this request? β
Li Su's face was calm, his eyes closed and he groaned for a long time, and said slowly: "The request is not excessive, I can show it to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will decide." This is a matter of mutual benefit between the two countries, and His Majesty should not refuse. β
Shi Neyan was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "Thank you Li County Hou Daen." β
Li Su glanced at him and said, "Then, the matter of real rice seeds......
Shi Neyan said without hesitation: "No problem, I can respond to all the orders on behalf of my father, Zhenla State will send good rice seeds to Datang every year, and immediately select hundreds of experienced farmers in the country to enter Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty immediately, but there is knowledge, everything is known, in addition, all the crops and melons and fruits produced by Zhenla are sent to Chang'an by good breeds and fast horses." β
A flash of joy flashed on Li Su's face, and then he quickly calmed down like water, and snorted very hypocritically: "Paying such a big price, and being bargained by you for a long time, how can I think this deal is a loss?" Why did His Royal Highness teach me? β
Shi Neyan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "I heard the meaning of Li Xianhou's words, but ...... All my belongings in Chang'an have been given to you, and now I am so poor that I can't afford to satisfy the desires of Li Xianhou......"
Li Su's eyes blinked, and he looked at him purely and cutely: "You can write an IOU, can you owe me 50,000 yuan?" Next year, let your envoy bring Chang'an ......"
Li Su joked with Dongyang at the beginning, saying that he would extort the prince of Zhenla into bankruptcy, and after he married Princess Wencheng, he went to the street with a broken bowl to ask for food to support his family.
The original joke is now a prophecy.
Shi Neyan is really poor, although it is not really to the point of "four walls of the family", but at least now that he wants to go to the wine shop in Chang'an City to have a drink, I am afraid that he really has to weigh whether the money bag on his body is enough.
Li Su believed that if he blackmailed him once or twice, His Royal Highness the prince would really be able to kneel outside the official office of the Tang Dynasty and cry for relief.
It's very refreshing, and drinking a bowl of chilled sour plum soup on a hot day is generally cool from the head to the heart.
The foreshadowing is done, and the rest is the last step, the envoys of the six countries compete fairly, compete for the princess, what do they try?
When he was in prison in Dali Temple, Li Su wrote a piece of music overnight and entered the Taiji Palace, which said the general idea of solving this trouble, saying that it was "roughly", but in fact it was not so specific, such as the competition of the six countries, competing for the princess, this method is a bit clichΓ©, but it is undeniable that this is the simplest and most effective way to solve the trouble once and for all, the winner holds the beauty, the loser is not as good as the person, there is nothing to say, in front of many foreign envoys in Chang'an City, Datang's approach can not find any fault, so as not to cause criticism.
So, the question is, what kind of topic can quietly stump Lu Dongzan of Tubo, so that the prince of Zhenla Kingdom can naturally hold the beauty?
Li Su was in trouble and sat alone in the room worrying.
The room was very quiet, Li Su was half lying next to the charcoal fire, the stove was warm, the charcoal inside was red, and there was a copper kettle hanging on the fire, and the water in the pot was steaming.
Staring at the red charcoal fire, Li Su's mind unconsciously wandered, but now he was thinking about something else.
β¦β¦ After the spring of next year, it is time to send a few people out to find coal mines, do not run far, there are near Jinyang, the land of Gaozu Longxing, there are still a lot of treasures, when the time comes, three or four ox carts are fully loaded, the family is enough in winter, if there is a surplus, simply open a private kiln for burning porcelain, the heat of coal is much higher than the charcoal fire, the porcelain embryos burned out are white and dense, stronger than the official kiln Gong kiln, porcelain is used by the family first, the excess may wish to let the old man sell it, if the sales are good, simply open a porcelain workshop, and the family has one more way of wealth since then, Isn't it beautiful?
In other words, the family has received a lot of money recently, and the warehouse is almost full, do you want to expand another warehouse? What a sweet annoyance......
Li Su's thoughts drifted farther and farther away, and for a while, he threw the troublesome matter of solving the princess of the six countries out of the clouds.
A pair of slender hands gently pressed Li Su's temples, and the movements were very gentle, accompanied by a slightly strong perfume smell.
Li Su habitually closed his eyes, just about to enjoy Xu Mingzhu's massage, and then suddenly felt that something was wrong, his body stiffened, and he turned his head quickly.
It was not Xu Mingzhu who rubbed his temples behind him, but Wu, Li Su's movement of turning his head was too sudden, and Wu was also startled, and couldn't help but take a step back.
Li Su's eyes eased, and he smiled faintly: "It turned out to be a martial girl, I thought it was a pearl." β
Wu lowered his head and said: "Madame went to the Taoist Temple early in the morning, Her Royal Highness Princess Dongyang sent someone to spread the word yesterday, saying that Her Majesty gave a few new pots of wine from the Western Regions, which is especially flavorful after being chilled, and Her Royal Highness the Princess asked Madame to come over and taste it." β
Li Su was stunned for a moment and said, "When will Mingzhu ...... with Dongyang?" So intimate? β
Wu chuckled and said: "Since the last time Her Royal Highness the princess went to the Hou Mansion to serve the lord and take medicine, Madame has been close to Her Royal Highness, Madame pities Her Royal Highness alone in the Taoist Temple, and there is no confidant who speaks to herself, so she often goes to the Taoist Temple to accompany Her Royal Highness......
Li Su's cheeks tugged, the two most important women in her life became best friends, I really don't know if it was fortunate or unfortunate for Li Su, if you want to lie and tell nonsense in front of any of them in the future, I'm afraid you have to make a draft first so as not to wear it.
Glancing up at the Wu clan, Li Su said, "When did you come in?" β
Wu Shi said in a low voice: "The slave maid passed by the door, and when she saw that Hou Ye was alone, she frowned, so she came in to relieve Hou Ye's mood. β
Li Su nodded: "You are a guest in my house, although you have the title of a maid, but you know that no one in the mansion really treats you as a maid, and you don't have to do things like massage yourself in the future." β
Wu said with a smile: "Master Hou is the benefactor of the slave maid, it doesn't matter if you relieve the benefactor and relieve your mood, the slave and maid are not a noble status, why can't you do it?" β
Li Su was slightly stunned, feeling that something was wrong, he raised his eyes and swept it, but saw that the corners of Wu's eyes were a little charming, his face was slightly red, and his eyes were like water.
Not good! This woman is going to be a demon! β¦β¦ Where's Daddy's Magic Drop?
Very anxious, this woman began to make waves while Xu Mingzhu was not at home, looking at her spring appearance at the moment, if she doesn't resist again, it is very likely that her chastity will not be guaranteed!
"Stop! Martial girl, keep your reason and restrain your bestiality! Li Su raised his hand, and there was a Buddhist lion's roar like an empowerment.
Wu Shi was stunned, the spring on his face receded like a tide, and he looked at Li Su in a daze, his eyes were a little hurt.
Li Su breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "Miss Wu, you and I are actually the same kind of people, you can guess my thoughts, I also know your thoughts, with your scheming, my wife and Dongyang, the two of them together can't fight you, but, with your current ability, you can't fight me, I can know the motives and purposes of every step you take very clearly, and you don't necessarily know my motives and purposes, including at this moment, you may as well ask your own heart for such a move towards me, how much of it is true feelings, How much is it because of the trend of profit? β
Wu was stunned, but his face gradually turned pale.
Li Su stretched out his hand, smiled, and said: "You see, everything in the world, if there is a layer of window paper, looks very hazy and beautiful, poetic and picturesque, talented and beautiful, fairy and beautiful, envious of others, but once this layer of window paper is torn, the original hazy and beautiful things have all changed, both ugly and embarrassing, Miss Wu, I can understand your feelings, you know that you are getting older, and if you don't do anything, you will stumble, to the age of yesterday's yellow flower, not only is there no hope for power in this life, but even a good husband's family has become a luxury, If you are included in my backyard and become one of my wives and concubines, you also have enough confidence to lay a solid foundation for your future through my power and connections...... Miss Wu, I'm not wrong, right? β
Wu slowly lowered his head, his face was still pale, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes from time to time, obviously being thought of by Li Su's words.
Li Su sighed: "Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if I include you in my backyard, and you follow me as a concubine from now on, however, living by the side of a person who can see through you at a glance all the year round, any of your small tricks and calculations are exposed to the other party's gaze, so that you have nothing to hide, nothing to hide, and you will not be able to get out of this shadow for the rest of your life, every step you take is in the hands of others, but you can't master anything." Miss Wu, you might as well ask yourself again, such a life...... Is that really what you want? Are you happy to live in such an environment? No regrets? β
These words are very deep, in fact, Li Su has long been aware of Wu's careful thinking, he has always wanted to find an opportunity to euphemistically pick out these words with her, but he didn't expect it to happen so suddenly today, Li Su can't care a lot at the moment, and he can't even care about how to be gentle and euphemistic, so he said it thoroughly, but it was too straightforward and not good, at least Wu's face was ugly at the moment.
Li Su didn't speak again, looking at her quietly, waiting for her to understand.
The room was very quiet, and there was only a hint of helplessness in the breath flowing in the air, but Li Su didn't feel any true feelings at all.
I don't know how long it was silent, but Wu suddenly spoke, and his voice was sad.
"Master Hou, after this winter, the slave will be twenty years old...... A twenty-year-old woman who was abandoned by the palace and sent people under the fence all day long, is there a way out in this life? β
Raising his eyes to look at Li Su, Wu was already in tears: "When I was elected to the Taiji Palace, I was canonized by Your Majesty, Your Majesty valued me very much, and left me by my side to wait, at that time, how high-spirited, and even thought that the queen's position was not far from me, but once the edict fell from the sky, I was inexplicably beaten into the cold palace, and was almost killed by the snobbery in the palace, until today I don't understand, what did I do wrong, why did Your Majesty demote me to the cold palace, and my life, also fell from the peak of a short period of time to the bottom in an instant, and has not been able to turn over so far......"
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ps: It's still a 5,000-word chapter.,It's still lazy.,There's no way.,Some people always say that I only have one more every day.,I have to explain it every time.γγγ
Re-p re-s: Since it's explained.,By the way, let's ask for a monthly pass.γγγ (To be continued.) )