Chang'an, the east courtyard of the foreign embassy, three begonias swaying in the wind, delicate and moving petals falling with the wind, falling colorful, bringing a little coolness to the increasingly hot early summer.

A stone table was placed at the root of one of the begonia trees, and Wu Fan sat on a chair, sipping hot tea and tasting snacks.

The envoy of the Han Kingdom, Li Shiqi, sat aside to boil water and add tea, with a polite but not flattering smile on his face.

If people who don't know see this picture, they will definitely not think that Li Shiqi is an envoy from another country, and Wu Fan is the reception official of Western Qin.

After a while, Wu Fan said casually: "I heard that the ambassador wants to meet the lord of my family?"

Hearing this, Li Shiqi hurriedly put down the teapot in his hand, his face was solemn, and he bowed down and said, "If your lord is willing to recommend, there will be a generous gift in the future." ”

Wu Fan pretended to be displeased and said: "The ambassador said carefully, if outsiders listen to this, and misunderstand that the official is greedy for the generous gift you give, it will not be good to speak in front of the lord." ”

Li Shiqi nodded again and again: "It's a gaffe, and I hope that the adults have a lot of them, and bear with me." ”

Wu Fan waved his hand and said, "That's it, for the sake of this official and you at first sight, I won't pursue it." ”

Li Shiqi smiled innocently: "Thank you, Lord Xie." ”

Wu Fan put down the teacup in his hand and said meaningfully: "The lord of the country is busy with affairs, and he has every opportunity, so he may not see you indirectly from time to time." ”

Li Shiqi's expression moved, he clapped his palms, and several Han officials heard the sound, silently placed the twelve jade boxes on the stone table, and then left silently.

Wu Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "What does the ambassador mean by this?"

Li Shiqi said with a smile: "I hope that the adults will accept the little specialty brought from the Han Kingdom." ”

"Really?" Wu Fan said with an uncertain expression, and went straight to open the nearest jade box, only to see an eight-grade heavenly material lying in it, emitting a radiant light.

With a "snap", Wu Fan decisively closed the lid of the jade box, and his breathing was a little shorter.

Li Shiqi took a step forward and asked in a low voice, "Are you still satisfied with the special products you brought here?"

Wu Fan said quietly: "I'm so satisfied, I'm so satisfied that I don't dare to accept it." ”

Li Shiqi immediately scolded secretly: "Tsk, you have received it several times, what kind of garlic do you still contain?"

Although Li Shiqi thought so in his heart, he said quietly on his face: "They are all some special products that don't know money, and if you are a little careful, you will accept it, as long as you don't say it outside." ”

Wu Fan was silent for a while, as if he had made up his mind, took all the jade boxes into his arms, and said solemnly: "Wait for the news of the official, at the latest three days, I will definitely let you see the lord of the country." ”

After saying this, Wu Fan immediately got up and left quickly.

Li Shiqi neither said anything to save nor send him off, but just saluted behind Wu Fan's back: "Congratulations to the lord." ”

......

A quarter of an hour later, the twelve jade boxes appeared on Lin Ze's table in their entirety, and Wu Fan bowed down and said, "Lord Qiqi, the minister went to the east courtyard of the foreign embassy according to your instructions." ”

As expected, the Han envoy privately sent twelve pieces of eight-grade heavenly materials to the ministers, and asked the ministers to speak to the lord to meet them. The minister received the things and promised the Han envoys that the lord would receive them within three days. ”

Lin Ze said with a smile: "Didn't the Han envoy notice anything unusual? It seems that your acting skills are quite good." ”

Wu Fan bowed down and replied: "It's not that the minister's acting skills are outstanding, but that the Han envoy doesn't know anything about the minister's personality and the minister's loyalty to the lord of the country, so he will make such a low-level mistake." ”

Lin Ze laughed and said: "Okay, I know that you are loyal, but your acting skills are really good." ”

"Lonely will not reward you extra, the twelve pieces of eight-grade talent given to you by the Han envoy will be yours. ”

Wu Fan hurriedly said: "The minister does not dare to accept such a bribe, so please fill it into the treasury and use it to reward the meritorious minister." ”

Lin Ze was slightly displeased when he heard this: "In your eyes, is Lone such a mean and unkind person? Besides, aren't you a meritorious person?"

Wu Fan said with a look of trepidation: "The lord of the country is clear, and the minister does not mean this. ”

Lin Ze snorted coldly: "If you don't accept it, that's what it means." You'll have to figure out whether it's better to be loyal to a generous monarch or to a mean monarch. ”

The implication is that if you think I'm not a good person, don't blame me for wearing small shoes for you.

Wu Fan replied wittily: "The minister is only loyal to the lord of the country in his life, no matter what the lord of the country is, the minister will not swerve until death." ”

Lin Ze said with a disgusted face: "Come on, you have to have this heart, quickly accept these things, and go to find out if the Han Kingdom really has the idea of seeking peace." ”

"If there is, Gu has to reach an agreement with the Han Kingdom as soon as possible, and he will get a benefit first. ”

"By the way, Han Envoy, you will find a time to inform him later, and Gu will summon him tomorrow and let him think of a good speech. ”

Wu Fan knelt down and bowed: "The minister bowed to thank the lord for the reward, and the lord of the country commanded, and the minister will do it." ”

......

In the early morning of the second day, Li Shiqi took a deep breath, walked into the lobby with a little nervousness, and bowed deeply: "Foreign minister Li Shiqi, meet the lord of Western Qin." ”

Lin Ze said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Don't be polite, come here, and sit for the Han envoy." ”

Li Shiqi bowed again and said, "Foreign minister, thank the lord of the country for giving me a seat." ”

Taking the stool that the guards had moved, Li Shiqi sat down carefully, and looked at the legendary figure who was sitting not far away, Lin Ze, the lord of the Western Qin Kingdom, with his residual vision.

Li Shiqi heard more than once in the ears of his childhood friend Liu Ji the glorious deeds and high praise of the lord of the Western Qin Kingdom.

If it weren't for the fact that he had too much personal relationship, Li Shiqi wouldn't have believed that words such as the demon who will not come out of the eternity, the capable person who is the best in the world, would come out of the mouth of Liu Ji, who seems to have no heart and lungs, but is actually arrogant.

"Well, unlike the evil gods in the imagination, the real person looks like a merry ranger. ”

This is the most intuitive feeling of Li Shiqi.

Lin Ze said indifferently: "I heard that the Han Kingdom wants to form an alliance with Western Qin?"

Li Shiqi stood up and saluted: "Back to the lord of the country, the foreign minister is here for this matter." ”

"The Han State and the Western Qin Dynasty have always had a good relationship, first there was my lord and the lord of the country were both Huhai Men guests, and they worked side by side, and then there was the Western Qin Alliance Han State, and the Qin State was jointly destroyed. ”

"Today's chaos is in turmoil, the four kingdoms are separated, only the Western Qin and Han are the strongest, the so-called strong alliance, sweeping the world, is just around the corner, can the lord of the country be interested?"

Lin Ze smiled indifferently and said: "No need to be polite, sit down and talk, as far as Gu knows, the Chu State also sent an envoy over, whether Western Qin is allied with the Chu State or the Han State depends on which of you is more sincere." ”

Li Shiqi said categorically: "Of course, the Han Kingdom is more sincere, and the fact that the foreign minister can sit here is proof." ”

Lin Ze smiled softly and said, "What I said makes some sense, but this alone is far from enough." ”

Li Shiqi bowed slightly and said: "I don't know what sincerity the lord wants? Even if the lord proposes it, the foreign minister will definitely do his best to achieve it." ”

Lin Ze nodded slightly: "This sentence is full of sincerity, but have you become the master of the Han Kingdom?"

Li Shiqi replied: "Don't hide it from the lord of the country, the foreign minister and the king of Han have grown up together since childhood, and they are like brothers, before coming to Western Qin this time, the king of Han took the hand of the foreign minister and said, try to reach an alliance with Western Qin, don't think too much." ”

"If the lord of the country has the conditions, he can tell him bluntly, even if there are some conditions that the foreign minister cannot call the shots, he will also send someone to inform the king of Han and reply to the lord as soon as possible. ”

Lin Ze thought for a while and said: "Let's stop here today, Gu Shang has other things to deal with, let's talk about it later, come here, and send the Han envoy back." ”