Chapter 189: Liu Fa, King of Changsha
Liu Xi didn't plan to meet this brother Wang who he had never met, but this was someone's territory after all. Besides, Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, is the flesh and blood of Emperor Jing today, and he is just a distant nephew. Such a person still can't afford to offend, and after weighing the pros and cons, he still decided to have a banquet at the house.
In case there are also high-level monks in the Changsha Palace, who see the flaws, this time they will not return and Wu Mian pretended to be a close minister of the King of Huainan, and followed Liu Xi into the Changsha Palace. However, when he arrived at the Changsha Palace, Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, still did not appear at the gate, only his minister of state, the Marquis of Zhiyang, the Marquis of Changsun Gonghou, was at the gate, and after seeing the King of Huainan, he greeted him from afar.
"Your Highness, our Royal Highness the King of Changsha has been waiting in the palace for a long time. Because there was a sudden urgent matter to deal with in the mansion just now, our Highness took the first step to greet him in the mansion, and when I left, I asked me to greet His Highness with my heart. "Compared to before, this minister seems to have changed as a person.
Xiao Liu laughed and returned the salute to the eldest grandson. Then he said: "Your Excellency is serious, Brother Liu An, King of Changsha, is the flesh and blood of His Majesty today. It is an honor for us to be able to sit at the same table with His Majesty's closest relatives. These are my retainers of the Huainan Palace, because I am young, I am afraid of inadvertently doing something rude, so I take a few retainers to supervise at any time. ”
Originally, Liu Xi also wanted to introduce Gui Bugui and Wu Mian, but when he heard that these two people were just retainers of the Huainan Wang. The old mistake of the Xiangguo lord was committed again, and the corners of his mouth naturally skimmed at the moment, obviously feeling that the two little retainers were not worthy of any good face from him, the Xiangguo of Changsha State.
After the words, the Marquis of Zhiyang let the three people of the King of Huainan into the Changsha Palace. However, when I walked to the banquet hall, I didn't see the Changsha King Liu Fa appear. At that moment, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Changsun Gong's face, and while asking people to invite His Royal Highness the King of Changsha, he deduced that His Royal Highness was stumped by important matters and would come to apologize in person later.
After waiting for almost an hour, the Xiangguo lord went back and forth to invite him three or four times, and finally finally walked in with the king of Changsha, who was still yawning and wearing a rouge body.
After seeing the arrival of the king of Changsha, he did not have the slightest displeasure on his face, but first took the initiative to get up and salute, and said: "When Xiao Wang was in Shouchun, I heard that the king of Changsha was a dragon and a phoenix among people. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name......"
Liu Anxin already looked down on a little Huainan King, after seeing that this was a teenage doll in front of him. Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, completely forgot the entrustment of the eldest grandson just now, nodded at Liu Xi, the king of Huainan, and did not return the courtesy. Turning around and sitting down on the main seat, he then said in the tone of an elder speaking to a junior: "I heard that this time the king of Huainan went to Beijing to offer the elixir of immortality to today's son?" ”
When he said this, he choked his Xiangguo until he closed his eyes and gasped. said to the king of Changsha in his heart: My Royal Highness, are you politely saying this? What a treasure is the elixir? Didn't you say that you should climb the friendship first, and wait until after the three rounds of drinking, and then say this if the king of Huainan has no displeasure? You made the family wait for an hour just now, and if I hadn't dragged you out alive or dead, you would still be competing with those two beauties. Now it's okay, you don't have to think about the elixir, let's live your life for decades. But it looks like it's just a toss, and it's only been these two years......
What I didn't expect was that this Huainan King Liu Xi smiled. Nodding his head, he said, "It's true, Xiao Wang inadvertently got a copy of the ancient refining elixir pill." For the past two years, I have been searching for the heavenly and earthly treasures for refining the elixir, and Xiao Wang's piety has finally moved the heavens and the earth, allowing me to refine this elixir......"
"Give it to me" Before Xiao Liu Xi finished speaking, Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, suddenly interjected. With this sentence, he also stretched out his hand towards King Huainan, and then continued: "You don't need to go to any capital, just give me the pill." I am sorry for you, and I will dedicate it to Your Majesty today......"
Rao is Xiao Liu Xi's city no matter how deep he is, he has never seen such a shameless person. The princes and kings of one side are the kings of a country, and when have you ever heard of directly reaching out to other princes and kings to ask for things. What you want is not gold or silver, is it what you want with your mouth open your mouth to ask for a treasure like the elixir?
It is rare that Xiao Liu Xi finally sank his face, he no longer paid attention to Liu An, the king of Changsha, and turned his head to Sun Gong, the head of the prime minister, and said: "It seems that my brother Liu Fa is drunk, and today is not an auspicious time to visit." Wait until tomorrow after Brother Liu An wakes up, we will go to the house to visit. We were a little tired from the journey, so we went back to the museum to rest. Waiting for tomorrow Brother Liu An's ......"
"Who eats too much wine? This king didn't say that he wanted it, and it was impossible for you to refine an elixir with one furnace, right? Liu Fa smiled and interrupted Liu Xi's words. After taking a breath of relief, he continued, "How? Divide the king of this one, right? If you want anything to exchange for the king of Huainan, just open your mouth, as long as this king has something in the Changsha country, I will definitely do it. What do you think? King Huainan, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy. You are the only one to accompany Your Majesty on the road to eternal life, don't you feel a little lonely? ”
Speaking of which, seeing that the King of Huainan did not answer, the King of Changsha poured himself a glass of wine, and after drinking it all, he continued: "If you feel that the Changsha Kingdom of this king is too small, you can't find any treasures that you need to exchange. There is no problem with this, as long as it is what you need in the world, this king has a way to do it. What do you think? An elixir of life can't solve all the problems in the world......"
Xiao Liu Xi hesitated for a moment, and after making eye contact with the two retainers beside him, he said, "Brother Wang, there are only two of these elixirs in one furnace." His Majesty already knows that Xiao Wang really doesn't dare to be good. Is this good, when the next pot of elixir comes out, Xiao Wang will definitely ......"
"Who can wait until then?" Before Liu Xi could finish speaking, Liu Fa had already interrupted him. After sneering, he continued: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, who knew that this king would not be lucky that day and throw this little life on the belly of that beauty. King Huainan, this Wang Ming told you, I want one of the elixir on your body. Anyway, His Majesty doesn't know who to reward this pill yet, rather than not knowing how to reward it to that little fox spirit, it is better to cheapen this king. ”
Speaking of which, Liu Fa finally had a shy face. He glanced back at his Xiangguo and the two retainers brought by King Huainan. Eldest Sun Gong found an excuse to leave very interestingly, and when he was leaving, he was going to take Wu Mian and Gui Bugui with him, but the two retainers didn't seem to hear it. He only cared about eating and drinking, and completely ignored what happened to the King of Huainan.
Xiao Liu Xi also saw the problem, but he didn't let Wu Mianhe leave, and immediately mentioned his "Brother Wang, these two retainers are the old ministers left by the previous king." If you have anything to say, Brother Wang just has to say. These two retainers know today to come to eat with their mouths, not with their eyes and ears. ”
Seeing that Liu Xi refused to let the two retainers leave, the king of Changsha did not force it at the moment. In front of the two retainers, he said to King Huainan: "Who has ever eaten the elixir of immortality? You don't say who can know if it's true or not. Besides, it's good that Your Majesty's pill is real, as for the one he kept to reward people, that person's life and death have nothing to do with you and me? ”
After Liu Chang, the king of Changsha, finished speaking, Xiao Liuxi, the king of Huainan, was silent for a while. After making eye contact with the old retainer behind him, he spoke: "Brother Wang, the matter of this elixir is very important, and Xiao Wang really doesn't dare to make a decision. You allow me to go back to the pavilion and think about it, after all, this is about the lives of Xiao Wang's family. Wait until tomorrow morning, and then give you an explanation, how about it? ”
The king of Changsha had almost already calculated that Xiao Liu Xi would not answer immediately, and he did not force it at the moment, and after nodding, he said, "Okay, I'll give you a day." ”