At the same time, Gong Wanran was sitting upright in the Simin Mansion, he was waiting for someone, waiting for someone he hadn't seen for many years.

"My lord, the envoy of the Yue Kingdom has arrived." The attendant ran to report.

"Let him in."

"Whoa!"

After a while, a person walked in outside, dressed in green clothes, slowly walked in front of Gong Wanran, and saluted: "Senior brother, I haven't seen you for many years." ”

Gong Wanran said softly: "Yun Qing, you are here." ”

"Senior brother." Xiao Se had a bright and joyful smile on his face.

"Come, please take a seat." Gong Wan beckoned Xiao Shi to sit down.

Xiao Shi sat down face to face with Gong Wanran, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, over the years, my body has become much stronger!" It's not the little guy of the year anymore! ”

Gong Huiran reached out and stroked the scar on Xiao Shi's right cheek, and said distressedly: "Yun Qing, you have suffered all these years. ”

"Senior brother! I'm fine! Oh, by the way, these days, senior brother still call me Xiao Shi, after all, Lu Yunqing died early. ”

Gong Wanran frowned, smiled bitterly, and said, "It's okay, it's just that I'm a little unused to it." ”

"I can't always call you Senior Brother, so let's change my name to Lord Gonghui."

"Hehe, okay, Lord Xiao."

"Lord Gonghui...... Xiao Shi burst out laughing as soon as he spoke, "Haha, I'm not used to it, I'm really not used to it." ”

"Forget it, there's no one else here, so let's call it like it is."

"No, no, senior brother, if we don't practice well, we won't be used to going out."

"Okay, it's up to you."

"Gonghui ......" Xiao Shi forced a smile and said with a breath: "Lord Gonghui." ”

Gong Wanran saluted formally: "Lord Xiao." ”

"Lord Gonghui, haha, I still want to laugh, forget it, forget it, don't make trouble, let's get down to business."

"Hmm."

"Lord Gonghui should know, I just arrived in Yue from Chen State."

Gong Wanran nodded, "I know." ”

"Hey, in fact, I did go to Chu to ask for help, but who knew that the king of Chu was bent on annexing Chen, but I didn't know that in that case, it would be counterproductive, if Chu rescued Chen as I said, you could exchange for a pro-Chu Chen, but the king of Chu wanted to annex Chen, stupid! It's just stupid! It's good now, but it was picked up by the princess. ”

"Sort of."

"I thought about it, Chen State can't stay any longer, anyway, sooner or later it will be annexed by Wu State or Chu State, and I can't go to Wu State and Chu State, so I just go to Yue State, and King Yue is the time to be thirsty for talent."

Gong Wanran nodded, "That's good, too." ”

"King Yue awarded me the title of General Zuo, although it is not as high as the general position of Chen Guo, but Yue Guo obviously has a future than Chen Guo, and moreover, King Yue is also a hundred times stronger than that King Chen."

"The king of Yue is now seeking the way to strengthen the country, and he is naturally thirsty for talent, but when the country is strong in the future, it is inevitable that the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked. At that time, you must be careful and do what you do. ”

"Got it! Got it, brother! Saying this, Xiao Shi hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, you can't call it that, you should call it Lord Gonghui." ”

Gong Wanran smiled and shook his head, "Okay, let's talk about this time." ”

"Lord Gonghui, don't worry, I have very important news for you."

"It's about our junior brother Ji Zheng."

"Oh! He deserves to be a princess! Can you think of this?! ”

"Well, I've already found out about this, but I don't know what to do."

"Lord Gonghui doesn't know how to deal with the current situation, does he?"

"Sort of, the so-called people have their own ambitions, how to force them? Right now, there's only one thing I want to do for him. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Revenge."

"Haha! That's right, this time the king sent me to Wu Kingdom, to a certain extent, to help Senior Brother Ji avenge. ”

"It's not surprising that King Yue would do this, but with Huang Yun's identity, it is not easy to take revenge."

"Hehe, although the main task of this mission is to offer gifts, I am naturally prepared for revenge, but I just need the cooperation of Lord Gonghui."

"Well, I'm here to take care of the offerings, come to me if you have anything during this time."

"Okay, Lord Gonghui, do you want to have some wine in the evening and catch up?"

Gong Wanran shook his head and said, "In Gusu, let's be careful in everything, and besides, don't let Xiao Xun know about Senior Brother Ji's affairs first." ”

"Well, I see. My lord, there's a chance we'll have another bowl of wine together, just like the first time. ”

Gong Wanran smiled and said, "Okay." ”

A few days later, under the supervision of the public, Xiao Shi handed over the donated items to Huang Yun, and Huang Yun arranged for the Praetorian Guards to escort the donated items into the warehouse.

These items consisted of 1,300 taels of gold and 3,000 pieces of silk, as well as a number of rare treasures.

When Huang Yun saw Xiao Se, his face was very ugly, he was ashamed and embarrassed, but he also wanted to save face, and he didn't know what to say after thinking about it, but Xiao Shi stepped forward and saluted: "Lord Huang, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Hmph, the people of Wu who fled from Chen State to Yue State, you are really shameless."

Xiao Shi shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't feel ashamed in the world, whether it is Chen Guoren, Yue Guoren, or Wu Guoren, in the final analysis, it is the people of the Son of Heaven." ”

"It's normal for a shameless person like you to say such shameless things."

"Hehe, Lord Huang smiled, we don't know each other, just like Wu and Yue, you lived and died before, and now you are not friendly neighbors. As an envoy of the Yue Kingdom, I came here this time to offer gifts, which is also a good thing, so why should Lord Huang be embarrassed? According to the following opinion, you and I are our own masters, and now it is this time and that time, Xiao Mou intends to make friends with Lord Huang. ”

"Hmph, I didn't mean that!" Huang Yun shook off angrily, and then handed the handover slip he verified to Xiao Shi, "Take a look, it's not the same as the gift list on your national letter!" No problem, just press a mudra! ”

Xiao Shi took the handover order and said with a smile: "Lord Huang, why don't I visit the house tonight, and the king of my family also asked me to bring some gifts for my lord." ”

"I'm not rare, I'm disgusted when I see your scarred face, don't let me meet you on the battlefield in the future, see you again, you only have a dead end!"

"Hehe, then I'm going to beg for a lot of blessings."

After that, Xiao Shi put a handprint on the list.

Huang Yun snatched the handover order, pushed it in front of Gong Huiran, and said disdainfully: "Lord Gong Hui, take a look, there is no problem." ”

Gong Wanran shook his head, "It's okay." ”

"Hmph, then press the mudra!"

"Okay." Gong Wan said goodbye, dipped the stamp pad, and pressed a handprint on the handover sheet.

Huang Yun took the handover sheet into his arms, then glared at Xiao Shi viciously, and left.

Xiao Shi smiled contemptuously and said to Gong Wanran: "This idiot. ”

Gong Huiran patted Xiao She's shoulder, "Let's go, there's still something to do." ”

"Okay."

After that, the two came to Dazaifu, and after some reporting, the two entered the inner hall and met Dazai Boyao of Wu State.

Gong Huiran and Xiao Shi saluted Bo Yao and said, "I've seen Dazai-sama." ”

"Excuse me, excuse me." Bo Yao smiled and half got up, beckoning the two to take their seats.

Gong Wanran then introduced: "Lord Dazai, this is Lord Xiao, the envoy of the Yue Kingdom. ”

"Oh, but the general who served in the Chen State before?"

Xiao Zhi saluted and said, "I'm ashamed." ”

"Where is it, hehe, sit, sit, Lord Xiao has worked hard all the way."

"Thank you Dazai-sama for your concern, I wanted to visit Dazai-sama early in the morning, but I had to wait for so long to come, but I couldn't help it."

"Lord Xiao is serious, hehe. Oh, by the way, King Yue and Lord Fan Li, how are the two of them lately? ”

"Thanks to the blessings of King Wu and Lord Fan, King and Lord Fan are in good health, and when they are leaving, King Dazai must be taken care of. The king said that during his three years in the country of Wu, thanks to the care of Lord Dazai, and if it were not for Lord Dazai's suggestion to King Wu, the people of the Yue Kingdom would probably never be able to welcome back their king, so Lord Dazai can be said to be our great benefactor of the Yue Kingdom. ”

Bo Yao smiled happily, his already small eyes narrowed into a slit, almost buried in the thick flesh on his face, "It's serious, Lord Xiao is serious, I'm also soft-hearted, I can't see King Yue suffering like that." ”

At this time, Xiao Shi stepped forward, took out a beautiful wooden box from his sleeve, and handed it to Bo Yao, "Lord Dazai, a little bit of my king's heart, I hope your lord will accept it with a smile." ”

"Hey, what's this for?"

"The king knows that Lord Dazai likes hostas, so he specially found this Qingluan hosta from the Qin Kingdom, this hairpin is carved from an extremely rare Qingluan jade, and I hope that my lord will not dislike it."

Bo Ya became interested, his originally squinted eyes widened, and he said with some excitement: "Qingluan Jade? Is it the kind of green jade that glows at night? That's much more precious than the Night Pearl! ”

"Exactly! Qingluan jade is extremely rare, such a large piece is even more difficult to find in the world, the king summoned dozens of jade craftsmen from the princes and countries, several selections, only to find a skilled craftsman, it took two months, to finally carve this hosta into shape. ”

"Oh! It's not easy! It's not easy! Bo Yao opened the wooden box, only to see an incomparably exquisite hosta is swaying with the blue glow, the hairpin body of the hosta is made of pure gold, the hairpin head is the huge Qingluan jade, Qingluan jade carved into the appearance of a unicorn, the craft can be described as ingenious.

"Superb! Need! Bo Yao took out the hosta and looked at it carefully.

"It's good if adults like it."

"Loved it! Hehe, it's rare that King Yue has a heart. ”

When Bo Yao was playing with the Qingluan hosta with joy, Xiao Shi frowned, with an urgent expression on his face, and said anxiously: "Lord Dazai, there is another matter, I hope your lord will help me." ”

Seeing Xiao Xue's worried expression, Bo Yao put the Qingluan hosta back into the box and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's just...... I don't know when to talk about ......."

"Lord Xiao, we are all friends, we can say anything directly, if there is something I can help, I will naturally do my best to help."

"Hmm...... I don't know what Lord Dazai thinks of Lang Zhongling Huang Yun, what Lord Huang thinks......"

"He's not a capable minister, but it's a big problem, what's wrong with him?"

"Hey...... Lord Dazai, last year, Lord Huang led his troops to attack Chen Guo, and was captured by me, I don't know if you know about this matter. ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? I just thought it was a rumor, but I didn't think it was true? But Huang Yun's battle report never mentioned this matter. ”

Xiao Shi said: "I'm afraid that this kind of thing will not be written into the battle report anyway." ”

"Hehe, it seems that Huang Yun is hiding a lot of things."

"Because of this, Lord Huang has always held a grudge against me, which is inevitable, I can't blame him, but now I, as an envoy of the Yue Kingdom, have been persecuted by Lord Huang, this is not a personal grudge, but an insult to our Yue Kingdom."

"Persecution? Insult? What's wrong with him? ”

"It's fine if it's just sarcasm, it's just ...... It's just that Lord Huang made a request that made it very difficult for me to do. ”

"Huh? What are the requirements? ”

"He even forcibly asked for a bribe and asked me to give him a part of the gold that was supposed to be dedicated to King Wu!"

"Impossible, right?!" Bo Yao was surprised.

"Of course, I couldn't agree, but he ordered the Praetorian Guards to forcibly drag them in to offer gifts, and searched the inn to seize all the gold that my king had intended to give to Dazai-sama. Now not only is the gold given to Dazai-sama robbed by him, but even the gold that Jin dedicated to King Wu can't be counted! ”

When Bo Yao heard this, he immediately became angry, "How can there be such a thing!" This Huang Yun is simply lawless! ”

At this time, the public who was standing aside said: "My lord is angry, this official is responsible for docking with the envoys of the Yue Kingdom, after learning about this, he was also extremely shocked, after some verification, the gold escorted by the Praetorian Guards into the treasury is indeed less than the two hundred taels on the national letter of the Yue Kingdom." ”

"Didn't you check it when you handed it over?" Bo Ya asked.

Gong Wanran shook his head and said, "My lord, Lord Huang has never notified the official to inspect the handover matter, and the official does not know about the handover at all. ”

Xiao Shi said aggrievedly: "Lord Huang didn't hand over publicly at all, he just asked for bribes in private, and asking for bribes didn't lead to robbery, so I had no choice but to ask Lord Gonghui for help." ”

Gong Wanran said again: "This matter is basically true, Lord Huang did snatch some of the gold donated by Yue Guojin, as well as ...... The ...... that was supposed to be given to Dazai-sama"

Bo Yao was angry, pointed at Xiao Shi and asked, "In broad daylight, Huang Yun actually dares to do such a thing?!" Why didn't you report to the police at the time! ”

"When I went to Wu for the first time, I didn't know the depths of it, so I didn't dare to act rashly...... I can only find the princess who shouts injustice. ”

Gong Wanran nodded, and said with a sad face: "Although the matter has been confirmed, Lord Huang is Dazai-sama's old department after all, so he ......"

After hearing this, Bo Yao was even more angry, "The old department?!" Hum! Relying on the fact that the prince has grown up in the past few years, he has become more and more arrogant! Don't take me, Dazai, in your eyes at all! shouting all day long that he is the prince's uncle, he doesn't want to think that if it weren't for me, he and his sister would be where they are today! ”

Xiao Shi said in a low voice: "Lord Dazai, the gold offered now is two hundred taels less than on the national letter, how can this be good...... Dazai-sama, you must save me! ”

Bo Yao gasped and said, "What about the national letter? Show it to me. ”

"Whoa." Xiao Shi took out a brocade silk from his arms and handed it to Bo Yao.

Bo Yao opened the brocade silk and took a closer look, the list of gifts on it said that "1,500 taels of gold" was offered, as well as a number of other property, and the brocade silk was covered with the seal of the Yue Kingdom.

"How much is there in Curry now?" Bo Ya asked.

"Silk and treasures can be matched, but the gold is missing two hundred taels, and now there are only three hundred taels of gold in the treasury."

Xiao Shi said: "This time I came to offer gifts, and I brought a total of 1,800 taels of gold, all of which were gold dollars from the official system of the Yue Kingdom, of which 1,500 taels were dedicated to King Wu, and 300 taels were given to adults, and now a total of 500 taels are missing......

"It's lawless!" Bo Yao took the case.

"Your Excellency is angry." Gong Wanran said, "Maybe Lord Huang snatched this gold for another hidden reason?" It's just that we don't know yet. ”

"Something else is going on?! I think he's getting more and more ignorant! Not only did he not take me seriously, but he was simply disobedient to the king! He also dared to rob the gold offered to the king! This kind of thing is unheard of! Walk! You two come with me to the king! I want to see how he ends! ”