Upstairs in Mingyue, Liu An, the king of Huainan, looked at the young man opposite, and his heart was full of emotion. After receiving a message from the mastermind Wu Bei's Pegasus, he finally made up his mind and traveled thousands of miles north to Chang'an.

Once upon a time, the person in front of him was not well known, just a street child with no background. However, along the way, after King Huainan carefully sorted out Yuan Zhao's influence today, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Yuan Zhao, the Marquis of Changle in Chang'an Sanfu Fengyi Ten Thousand Households, the official to the Shangshu Order, the Shangshutai governed by him, his power has been far greater than the Prime Minister's Mansion. To this day, many of the people who have been influenced by him have stood in important positions and hold the authority of some key departments. And the most important thing is that these people are all young Zhuang factions!

No one will take it lightly because of his age. King Huainan has always been very conceited, but now even he has to admire.

The guards who followed were all waiting outside, and even Wu Shu and Liu Shu were not allowed to come in. A major event related to the future fate of Huainan Yimai, he had to be so cautious.

The heirs of King Huainan are already few among the major princes, and now there are only three sons and one daughter. However, under the order of Tui'en, after three points of Huainan, this will definitely be an ending that will gradually decline.

Except for the emperor, anyone's ambition, the emperor's hegemony, in this land of the Han family, will never be possible again. Sometimes Liu An thinks of this game of chess, and while hating it, he also secretly admires it.

Whether it is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, as long as you can make the opponent obey and no longer be able to resist, it is a peerless conspiracy. King Huainan was a little discouraged, over the years, he had arranged his own first move and tried his best to use all means, but in the end it was just a waste of effort, and everything was in vain.

"The prince doesn't need to worry about it anymore, this is the best way out for Huainan. His Majesty the Emperor's will, although it will not be promulgated explicitly, he has already granted it. All the wealth in the Huainan Treasury Mansion, the imperial court will not take anything, and the Huainan fief will also be retained, and when the prince has his own inheritance, when he is willing to hand it back, it is up to the prince to his own will. ”

After a few words of greeting, after drinking three glasses of wine, Yuan Zhao directly pointed out the theme. He clearly knew the concerns in the heart of King Huainan, so he spoke concisely and told him what he wanted to know most.

"This is when the son himself promised? Sounds wonderful, but in a few years, you won't be able to comply with it, right? Providence is unpredictable......! ”

Liu An is a natural conspiracy theorist and thinks things are never that simple. For the capriciousness of the people on the throne, what they have seen and heard, the predecessors have already learned too many lessons.

"Hehe, I understand what the prince is thinking. I dare not guarantee what will happen to His Majesty the Emperor in the future, because no one dares to predict what will happen in the future. However, there is one thing I can promise the prince, and that is that as long as I am in the world for one day, my promise will always be valid. ”

Yuan Zhao looked at King Huainan's eyes calmly, raised the wine glass in his hand, and drank it all, leaving nothing behind.

Liu An hesitated slightly, as if he had made some kind of determination, and finally raised his hand to drink the wine dry, and then laughed.

"This Mingyue Tower has a good reputation in Chang'an City, and the owner here is said to be a descendant of the Ji family, I don't know if it's true or not?"

Yuan Zhao nodded: "Yes, the owner of Mingyue Tower is named Ji Ying, and he is the descendant of the Ji family."

"This king has also heard that Najibu was famous for his faithfulness in those days. It's better to get a thousand gold than to get Ji Bu Yinuo! Presumably Changle Hou has also heard this sentence, right? ”

"Hehe, please rest assured. Although I dare not compare myself with my predecessors, what I have said has never been unfulfilled. ”

"Good! This is what the king wants. Don't tell lies in front of real people, and this king will also tell you the truth, when today's son is an aspiring person, but according to my observation of his nature, it does not look like a merciful lord, and in the future, ...... Maybe it's a bit ruthless. As a courtier, you must not ignore it. ”

To make such an evaluation of the emperor is already a great rebellion. King Huainan said bluntly and unabashedly in front of Yuan Zhao, is this a provocation or sincerity?

Yuan Zhao smiled faintly, he wouldn't answer the conversation like this. What kind of person the emperor is, he knows better than anyone in this world. King Huainan's words were not wrong, but this was only one aspect of the emperor.

"Lord Wang, in this way, you agree to see the vastness of the sea?"

"That's right! After listening to your descriptions, this king has already been moved. You may not know it, but since I was young, I have always liked those overseas anecdotes of gods and monsters, and I always thought that it would be great if I had the opportunity to see them for myself. But I never expected that in my lifetime, it would really be possible to implement it. If there is really a chance, if you can meet the gods of the sea fairy mountain, you may not be able to say. Hahaha! ”

Seeing that King Huainan was smiling very happily, Yuan Zhao also laughed. He knew that the dream that Liu An said was true, because there were a lot of records in this aspect in the book "Huainanzi" that he had written. It is precisely for this reason that Yuan Zhao came up with such a way out for Huainan on a whim.

"Lord Wang, there are no immortals in this world, I have never seen it, and I dare not say anything. However, there are large and small islands in the sea, although it is not called a blessed land of fairy mountains, it can be regarded as a paradise, a treasure island in the world. ”

"Yuanhou, I really don't know how you know this at such a young age! Alas, legend has it that the First Emperor of Qin, in order to seek immortality, once sent a large number of monks into the sea to seek immortals, but after all, there was no news and nothing was gained. It can be seen that this overseas immortal is very slim. ”

"Hehe, the prince doesn't have to think about this. Perhaps, in the future, on some islands in the sea, the prince will meet these first emperor's advance envoys. ”

The two of you say a word to me, and when you talk about this, it is very speculative. A very important event in the history of the Han Dynasty was decided between these cups.

Looking at the look of King Huainan's hesitation, Yuan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and finally succeeded in flickering! As long as the king of Huainan takes the lead, those princes who still have expectations for the future will definitely be tempted. It is enough to mobilize this force, as the first group of maritime pioneers.

If you start to manage the sea now, it will be more than a thousand years earlier than those Western maritime powers in later generations! The ancestors of those people must still be catching loaches and eating in the small river ditch at this time, right? The future, the future, is really worth looking forward to!

Yuan Zhao's heart was happy. The consequence of being in such a good mood is that I drink a lot of alcohol. And the consequence of drinking too much wine is that he agreed to many conditions of the king of Huainan.

Provide shipbuilding technology, send a large number of superb masters to Huainan for guidance, responsible for drawing detailed nautical charts...... These promises are nothing, but why did he promise to let the youngest son of King Huainan stay in Changle Yuan?

After that, Yuan Zhao, who was more sober, shook his head, a little helpless, but he regretted what he had promised. King Huainan sent his youngest son over, this is to tie himself together. It doesn't matter, though. The relationship between himself and Huainan has long been a little unclear. Oh, of course, this is talking about the relationship with Lord Liu Shu......

When people are in a good mood, they pay the price. Yuan Zhao stood at the head of the Mingyue Tower, watching the King of Huainan gradually walk away surrounded by a large number of guards. In the crowd, the woman on the horse glanced back at him again, and the light anger in her eyes made his heart skip a beat, and his head hurt a little.

The significance of opening up the ocean is not yet as comprehensive as anyone will understand. For the emperor, Yuan Zhao's countermeasure, he saw from it was huge wealth and the best solution to the contradictions of the princes. And for the king of Huainan and the rest of the princes, this is a new way out, and it is worth trying to create a new situation. Only Yuan Zhao knows what the results of this will mean for the future of the country.

In the Weiyang Palace, Emperor Liu Che summoned the immortal master Li Shaojun to his side, but he had his own little caution about sending people to sea.

"Immortal Master, I remember hearing you say that many years ago on the Immortal Mountain in the East China Sea, you met an immortal and gave you an immortal jujube as big as a winter melon, so the immortal master has not changed his face for hundreds of years. I remember, right?"

Li Shaojun was stunned, he didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked about this. This immortal family adventure, he has told many people on many occasions, therefore, nodding yes.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."

The emperor's expression was very excited, he walked back and forth a few steps, waved his hand, and drove out all the palace people who were waiting next to him.

"Immortal Master, I have been longing for the Immortal Family for a long time! It's just that I haven't been able to get it. Now there is finally a great opportunity, hehe, it won't be long before the fleet of big men will go to sea. When the time comes, I want the immortal master to go to sea with me, and then go to look for the immortal trace, find the Penglai immortal on the sea, and seek the immortal prescription for me, what does the immortal master think? ”

Li Shaojun was secretly taken aback. The purpose of his entry into Weiyang Palace was not to do these things for the emperor. What's more, what is the real situation of yourself, don't you know it yourself!

"Your Majesty, above the sea, the traces of immortals are ethereal, and people who don't have immortals can't see them, and this matter is extremely difficult to find!"

"Because of this, I sent Immortal Master Li to go in person, isn't the Immortal Master himself a person with immortal fate?"

Emperor Liu Che's tone was very eager, and the temptation of immortality was too great for him. The original Qin Shi Huang couldn't ask for it, but it didn't mean that he couldn't ask for it.

Li Shaojun felt a little bitter in his heart, so he wouldn't follow him to the sea. Those illusory things, the more people who swagger and deceive in the name of these things, the more unbelievable they will be!

"Favored by Your Majesty, I should have tried every means to go to sea to seek an immortal prescription for Your Majesty. However, the elixir I refined for Your Majesty was at a critical moment, but I couldn't be distracted. If there is a slight mistake, it will be a pity! ”

Li Shaojun was looking for a reason to perfunctory the past, and at the same time secretly made up his mind in his heart that the affairs in the palace should be resolved quickly!