Section 397 The Heavy Gift of the State of Chu
Fan Ju got up: "The subordinates will retreat first, and then go to check if there are any omissions in other information." ”
"Go ahead, don't pay too much attention to that Huang Xie, he is still young and inexperienced. What's more, he doesn't have an excellent staff team around him, and he doesn't have a strong Daqin behind him, do you know what I mean? ”
"The subordinates understand that if they follow his way, the subordinates will also lose face, and the subordinates will retreat."
When Fan Ju Shili withdrew, Bai Hui added: "You say, is it necessary for me to let my brother come back secretly?" ”
Fan Ju stopped and thought for a quarter of an hour: "My subordinates thought that they would tell the truth, and they would ask Wu Anjun to make a decision on whether to come back." ”
"Okay, let's do it."
"No!"
After Fan Ju withdrew, Bai Hui was still standing in front of the map in a daze.
At this time, Bai Hui needed help, especially his brother Bai Qi's strategic vision, and Wei Ran's sensitivity to politics and the struggle of the nations.
It's a pity that Bai Qi is in Liaodong and Wei Ran is in Xianyang.
After dealing with the matter of King Yan's accession to the throne, Wei Ran had to go back to Xianyang, because the demand for linen, silk, porcelain, ironware, and tea in the Western Regions on the Qin side had affected Xianyang's inventory.
In the words of later generations, the market demand is far greater than the production.
In particular, the demand for tea, it can be said that all the current tea production of the Qin State is not enough to make tea bricks for the Western Regions.
In the next few days, Bai Hui went to check the warehouse under the pretext of not seeing King Han.
And King Han also planned to see Bai Hui, who was waiting for the arrival of the envoys of the Chu State.
A few days later, the envoys of the State of Chu arrived, and the State of Chu ordered the Jun Xiong Zilan to lead the delegation, and Xiang Shan, who also accompanied them.
The dust washing banquet must be indispensable, and Bai Hui, as the host, naturally has to accompany him.
At the dust washing banquet, Xiong Zilan ordered someone to bring up a box.
"Dahejun, this is what General Xiang Shan, specially brought back for you, you must accept it." Xiong Zilan said, and opened the box herself, and there was only one thing in the box, a dog's head gold weighing twenty pounds. And the shape is particularly good, hollowed, like the shape of continuous mountains and rivers.
Bai Hui was really taken aback.
You must know that this kind of thing is definitely an unavoidable treasure, and such a large piece is a strange shape, and it is extremely rare.
"I said Brother Zilan, I don't dare to accept this thing, it's too valuable."
Bai Hui opened his mouth and refused.
Xiong Zilan shook her head: "If it weren't for Brother Bai Hui's clever plan, I don't know how many years this thing would still sleep in the mud pond, this was accidentally discovered by General Xiang when he ordered the mine to be closed before he came back from there, so this is the will of God." ”
Whether it is providence or not, whether it is really as Xiong Zilan said, it doesn't matter anymore.
The important thing is that Xiong Zilan sent such a valuable thing, Bai Hui was indeed a little hesitant to accept it or not.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Zilan." Bai Hui thought about it again and again, but still chose to accept this piece of dog's head gold.
After three rounds of drinking, Bai Hui pretended to be drunk and was carried back to his yard.
The piece of dog's head gold had also been delivered, and Bai Hui sobered up after returning to the house: "Don't stay, order someone to carry it, and it will be sent to the Queen Mother with me later, such a heavy treasure is not suitable for staying at home." ”
Bai Hui never cared about these treasures that could only be displayed with good looks, and more importantly, Bai Hui didn't want anyone to find reasons and excuses to provoke his relationship with the King of Qin.
If there are treasures in the family that are more precious than the Qin Palace, this kind of thing is to seek death.
Think about the dynasties and dynasties, those important ministers who have more and better treasures in their homes than in the palace, which one is not very crippled. You can be richer than the palace, but you can't be rich, and the world is watching.
After Bai Hui washed and changed his clothes, he led someone to carry the box to the Empress Dowager Xuan.
King Qin was also in Empress Dowager Xuan's house, and when she saw Bai Hui coming, and then looked at the box, Empress Dowager Xuan said, "Wang'er, you lost." ”
Empress Dowager Xuan and King Qin made a bet just now, and Empress Dowager Xuan decided that Bai Hui would send him the dog's head gold today, but King Qin thought that there was no such possibility and no need.
But the fact is that Bai Hui did send it, and it was delivered just after the banquet.
Xiong Zilan hasn't seen King Qin yet, and he will officially meet King Qin tomorrow, and if there is a gift, it will be offered tomorrow.
King Qin watched blankly as Bai Hui opened the box, then took out the piece of dog's head gold inside, and muttered: "Why did you send it here, how can you send this thing, why don't you keep it yourself." ”
Bai Hui didn't know about the bet between King Qin and Empress Dowager Xuan, and when he heard King Qin's self-talk, he thought it was King Qin who spoke to him, and immediately replied: "Brother Wang, the treasures of the world belong to Brother Wang, but the high hall is here, and it is not wrong to dedicate it to the elders." So this thing is naturally used by the younger brother to give it to the Queen Mother. ”
"Gua Baby." King Qin scolded.
What Bai Hui didn't know was that King Qin had lost miserably this time, and he had placed a heavy bet on the gambling game he thought he would win.
Gambling between mother and son, gambling is not about money, but must agree to a request from the other party, King Qin's request is that he wants to go to sea to see, and Empress Dowager Xuan also said that she also wants to go to sea to see.
As a result, only those who win can go to sea.
And those who lose will not be able to get close to the sea, let alone go to sea, for five years.
Bai Hui sat down in confusion, and then found that King Qin had been staring at him.
"Brother Wang, there is a flower on the face of the minister?"
"You melon baby." King Qin scolded again.
Bai Hui was even more confused, and the Empress Dowager Xuan said: "Just now, the palace made a bet with the king, and the bet was on this piece of dog's head gold. The king said, "You will stay by yourself, and I bet you will be sent here today," and the palace won. The king calculated that he would not go near the sea for five years from this day, and the palace decided to go overseas to see it. ”
"Ahh Bai Hui didn't expect this kind of thing.
Empress Dowager Xuan said to King Qin: "Wang'er, you didn't expect that you would lose. ”
King Qin's confidence in victory comes from his understanding of the world.
Not to mention the countries, even in the Qin Kingdom, many treasures may not be in the palace, so the King of Qin thinks that there is nothing wrong with Bai Hui leaving the dog's head gold.
Empress Dowager Xuan knew very well that Bai Hui seemed arrogant, but he was a very cautious and cautious person.
And everything and everywhere is thinking about maintaining the royal power, the delicate relationship between Wang Wei and his own courtier, and doing his duty as a courtier.
It can be said that Bai Hui has drawn a red line for himself, but if he exceeds this red line, Bai Hui will definitely not do it.
King Qin himself didn't think about why Bai Hui first picked the largest red coral to offer to Empress Dowager Xuan, and after Empress Dowager Xuan accepted it, he dared to take the small one home.
Therefore, King Qin understands the world, and Empress Dowager Xuan understands Bai Hui.