"Qingying, don't be rude to Manager Xu!"

Qian Chu scolded, stepped forward to help the girl on the ground, and patted the dust on her body, "I have told you so many times, stay in the harem honestly and don't come to the front hall."

He took out a white silk handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the girl's nosebleed, "Why don't you apologize for bumping into my brother's guest?"

The girl's huddled little face finally relaxed, and she looked pretty and delicate. "This iron bastard hurt my nose, why does Ninth Brother ask me to apologize to him?"

Her pink lips trembled slightly and tears flashed in her eyes. She looked really pitiful. Qian Chu had obviously had enough of this trick, "Shut up, don't pretend to be pitiful!"

Qian Chu turned around and said to Xu Xian: "My sister-in-law is rude, Xiao Wang will go back and apologize to the manager."

Xu Xian cupped his hands and replied: "It was the lower official who hurt the little princess, it is the lower official who should apologize!"

This Jinzhiyuye was not unreasonable and snorted in her nose, "Since you know what happened, I will let you go!" She knelt down and touched the panda's back and said, "I want to tell you something else.

Clearly, this is a spotted pig and not a panda."

Xu Xian looked at the weak panda and smiled and said, "If my prediction is correct, it won't take a few days for the little lady to get this spotted pig."

"You are smart. I bought this spotted pig at the horse market the day before yesterday."

"This is indeed a pig, but it has a peculiar taste. It does not eat bran but eats young bamboo, especially arrow bamboo. If it eats random things around it, it will not live long!" Xu Xian explained and said goodbye to Qian Chu.

Xu Xian left the palace and went directly out of the city to the temporary barracks without going to Honglu Temple.

He had just rested for a short while when Zhong Shaoqing came again, bringing with him a lot of money and gifts, nothing more than gold, silver, copper coins and silk and satin, the value of which was about twice what Xu Xian had given away.

Xian Zi accepted it without any courtesy.

"Hahaha..." Qian Wanwan laughed and entered the tent, "When the steward entered the palace, the villain had already negotiated several big deals on the dock."

"You can also negotiate deals on the dock. What a talent."

"The manager doesn't know that this pier is full of merchant ships, and the villains just spread out their stalls. Naturally, a shopkeeper came up to ask. Three thousand jars of spirits have been ordered, and two thousand dan of sea salt have been sold, which is better than what is sold on the grassland.

It’s much cheaper to run around eating the wind and drinking the dew.”

"How dare you sell illegal salt openly without fear of being arrested."

Qian Wanwan smiled slyly, "Some officials actually came to ask, so I just said that my surname is Qian, and I am a distant relative of the King of Wuyue. There are soldiers around the villain, so they don't dare to do anything to the villain."

He lowered his voice and said: "I want to set up a shop here and sell the pearls and treasures that the Tang Dynasty paid tribute to the Khitan. What does the manager think?"

"Well, let's sell a little first to test the market. By the way, remember to find me a treasure that an unmarried woman can use. I will take it with me when I go to the palace at night."

Xu Xian called for all the generals under his command and said: "Tomorrow we will send troops to the north to conquer the Tang Dynasty. The military supplies and food will be prepared by Wu Yue Kingdom. We only need to bring horses, armor, swords, guns, tents, and ask the kitchen to make more meat for our brothers tonight.

Let us share the food and drink less. Once we have eaten and drank enough, we can rest early.”

Everyone agreed in unison, and Li Mobai asked: "What should we do with those Tang envoys?"

"Bring it along with you, maybe it will come in handy. It would be best if you can attack Jinling without any bloodshed!"

Xu Xian made some arrangements in the camp, and in the evening the young minister from Honglu Temple came to invite Xu Xian into the palace. This time when he entered the palace, the guards did not search his body, nor did they confiscate his weapons.

The place where Qian Chu held the banquet was still the same small hall as before. To Xu Xian's expectation, there were only four people in the hall. In addition to Qian Chu and Wu Cheng whom he met in the afternoon, there were also two ministers, one civil and one military.

Then he thought that he was only a third-grade Jiedu, and Qian Chu himself was considered to have given him enough face to accompany him. How could he know that Qian Chu was worried that he would take the opportunity to win over people, so he did not dare to invite too many people to accompany him, so he only invited a few close friends.

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Seeing Xu Xian, Qian Chu chuckled and said, "The banquet has just been held, and the manager came at the right time."

Xu Xian saw the ceremony and saw that the seat at the top on the right was empty, so he knelt down behind the table and a maid immediately served him wine and food.

There are four dishes and one soup in total, including chicken, mutton, fish, goose and a bowl of lotus seed soup. There are two pots of wine. In addition to the spirits presented by Xu Xian, there is also a pot of rice wine.

Qian Chu introduced two other people to Xu Xian, one was Yuan Dezhao, the prime minister of Wuyue, and the other was Shao Keqian, the commander of Shangzhidu. The Shangzhi army was equivalent to Ma Bujun, the bodyguard of Zhou State, and was considered one of the top generals in Wuyue.

Xu Xian was not one to be neglected, and after exchanging pleasantries with the two of them who were "pleased to meet" and "have known each other for a long time," he felt that the Prime Minister Yuan was quite interested in him, while Commander Shao was frowning.

"Xiao Wang has already drank the wine given by the general manager. It is really spicy, but it also has a different taste."

Xu Xian cupped his hands and replied: "That is a secret recipe handed down from Xiaguan's ancestors. It is brewed to please the rough men in the army. It is not considered a good wine. Speaking of which, the Yuezhou amber aged wine is more to Xiaguan's appetite."

"I also prefer Yuezhou rice wine, but Mr. Wu and Commander Shao prefer the manager's fine wine!"

Shao Keqian said: "Speaking of which, our Yuezhou wine is delicious. Manager Xu's wine is just fresh for a while."

Xu Xian felt baffled. It was only the first time for him to meet this man, so how could he have such a big resentment? But he didn't know that he had taken the position of deputy general with his arrival. It was strange that he liked him.

Qian Chu raised his glass and said, "General Manager Xu Xian has traveled thousands of miles by sea. I will wash away the dust of General Manager Xu with this cup."

Everyone raised their glasses, and Xu Xian stood up to return the favor to Qian Chu. After a glass of wine, he immediately praised: "Yuezhou amber is really delicious!"

"You can't have good wine without beautiful women. Come on, let's have some music and dancing!"

Qian Chu waved his hand, and immediately heard the sound of silk and bamboo playing from behind the screen, and a group of orioles and swallows came into the center and started dancing with water show, each one so graceful and graceful that it dazzled everyone.

Xu Xian had stayed with the two emperors for so long and had never seen such a scene. Unexpectedly, when he came to the little Wuyue Kingdom, he had gained experience. Corruption, he couldn't help but look at Qian Chu a little more.

Extremely envious.

Suddenly, a faint scent of fragrance hit me. I turned around and saw that there was another person next to me. It was not the little princess I saw this afternoon.

The little girl didn't show any concern at all. She smiled and slapped Xu Xian on the shoulder, "Iron Bastard, where's your turtle shell?"

Uh... Xu Xian looked at her pretty, beautiful and innocent little face and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It's too heavy and it's not comfortable to wear!"

Xu Xian knew a lot of women in Tokyo, some were cute and virtuous like Xiao Can, some were upright and irritable like Zhao Ningxiu, and some were gentle and tender like Fu Liying, but he had never seen such innocent and innocent ones in Tokyo.

A girl, even a girl who has not yet grown up in troubled times, knows the sorrow of the world.

Probably only a girl like Qingying, who was born into a wealthy family and grew up in a relatively stable environment, could have such innocent characteristics, which shows that Qian Chu dotes on her very much.

Qian Chu had already seen Qingying beside Xu Xian, and scolded him with a straight face: "Why are you here again, why don't you go back quickly?"

Qingying said coquettishly: "I got iron today... He pointed me out and I know what the pigs eat, so I should thank him."

"You have already thanked me. Go back to the harem immediately, otherwise I will punish you tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Qingying said dejectedly: "I'm leaving, Iron Bastard."

"Princess, please stay!" Xu Xian took out a small brocade box from his arms as if he remembered something, "I accidentally hurt the princess today, please accept this small gift!"

Qingying immediately took it in her hand, opened it hurriedly, and rushed to Qian Chu with a cry, "Brother Ninth, look!"

I saw that there was only one pearl in the small brocade box, but the pearl was the size of an egg yolk and was golden in color, shining brightly under the light.

Xu Xian couldn't help but feel a pang of pain when he saw it. He asked Qian Wanwan to pick him something for a girl. He put it in his arms without even looking at it. He never thought it was a treasure.

He had seen the color in the silver shop run by Gillian's family. Pearls of different sizes were far less expensive than this one, which cost one or two thousand guan. This one was worth tens of thousands of guan, so it would be hard to give it away for nothing. In fact, he still wanted to give it away.

The value of this pearl was misjudged. Such a treasure has a price but no market, so only the royal family and nobles are eligible to enjoy it.

Yuan Dezhao said: "This is a gold pearl from Nanyang. I also have it at home, but it is only the size of a wheat bean. I have never seen such a big one. Manager Xu is really generous!"

Qian Chu also sighed: "Mr. Xu is too polite!"

I know the courtesy is too heavy, but you declined and returned it to me! Xu Xian pretended to be generous and said: "Today I caused the princess to be injured and bleed, and I feel guilty. This small gift is just to make Princess Bo smile!"

Qingying jumped up to Xu Xian, raised her hand and patted him on the shoulder, "You are such a friend. By the way, what's your name?"

"Qingying must not be rude. You will never accept such an expensive gift. Please return it to Manager Xu as soon as possible."

"Brother Ninth, what are you talking about? Manager Xu sincerely apologizes. How can I return it? Besides, he won't want it if I return it! Look, he won't want it!"

"I'm going back!" Before Xu Xian could reach out to take it, Qingying had already put it back. She put the brocade box into her sleeve and hurriedly hid back in the hole like a small animal that had caught prey.

Qian Chu sighed helplessly, "Qingying was so spoiled by me that she made the manager laugh. I really can't accept this golden pearl. I will take it back and return it to the manager later."

"It's just an external possession. If your Majesty does this, you will really look down on Xu. Your Majesty, you don't have to feel indebted. Tomorrow, I will go north to attack Tang Dynasty. Your subordinates will have to rely more on your Majesty and the Wuyue soldiers."

"Okay!" Qian Chu threw away the wine glass in his hand and replaced it with a white porcelain bowl, filled it with strong liquor and held it in his hand, "With this bowl of wine, Xiao Wang pays tribute to Mr. Xu and Mr. Wu, and wishes you a triumphant return."

Because he had to go on an expedition tomorrow, he couldn't drink too much. When he was two or three points drunk, Xu Xian said goodbye to Qian Chu. Yuan Dezhao and Shao Keqian also left. Only Qian Chu and Wu Cheng were left in the palace.

Wu Cheng had a drunken look on his face but his eyes were clear. He stroked his beard and said, "The king and Xu Xian were having a great conversation just now. It seems that he wants to make good friends with him."

Qian Chu, who was already seventy percent drunk, tilted his body and smiled and asked, "Isn't it possible? I think he is generous and frank and is worthy of friendship."

"He is bold and frank? I have heard that he is cunning and ruthless, and he has many enemies in the Zhou Kingdom."

Qian Chu flicked his sleeves and said, "You can't trust what you hear. If you don't get jealous, you are mediocre!"

"The king has taken a liking to him and wants to win over him?"

Qian Chu stretched out his finger and pointed at Wu Cheng, "Xiangguo Wu knows my thoughts best. Wu and Yue have few soldiers and are weak and need strong support. Today we are sending troops to attack the Tang Dynasty for the Zhou Kingdom. After the Tang Dynasty falls in the future, it will not be the Zhou Kingdom's sticking to the board."

If there is no one to speak for us in the Zhou Kingdom, we will be at the mercy of others in the future. You have forgotten what happened to King Wu Su during the reign of Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty."

King Wusu refers to Qian Liu. When Li Siyuan was in power in the later Tang Dynasty, the privy envoy An Zhongjie falsely accused Qian Liu of disrespecting the emperor's order, so that he was deprived of his title. It was not restored until An Zhongjie was executed.

"I understand what the king is worried about. I'm just worried that Xu Xian's status is too low and he won't be able to speak. Furthermore, hasn't the king been secretly communicating with Fu Yanqing?"

"The head of the state only wants to win over the civil and military officials of the Zhou Kingdom. This king is not of any help to his great dream of the Spring and Autumn Period. He only treats me as a money bag. Come to me."

Qian Chu called Wu Cheng to him and whispered for a while. After hearing this, Wu Cheng could not help but gasp, "He is so bold, he dares to attack Fu Yanqing!"

"Fu Yanqing is not the emperor, so he kills first and then doesn't allow others to bite him back? Even if the emperor really wants to kill Xu Xian, people like him will kill him without even asking!

Fu Yanqing is very ambitious, and Guo Rong is very wary of him, so asking him to speak is not a good idea. Although Xu Xian's official position is not high, he is Guo Rong's favorite general. Having him beside Guo Rong to speak for the king is more useful than Fu Yanqing.

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Wu Cheng nodded and said: "That's true! Your Majesty seems to know him very well."

"Haha... It's all thanks to his scribe. He talks about everything when he sees money and beauty. It's unlucky for him to have such a confidant scribe."

"I think he is not old enough and I don't know whether he is getting married or not. If the king is serious about winning over him, it would be better to promise him Princess Qingying."

Qian Chu waved his hand and said: "I don't mind him because he is a talented person. But he is already married and his wife is a shrew. We can't ask Qingying to give him a baby."

"That can only be considered a bad luck for him!" Wu Cheng slapped his head and said, "I am confused! Instead of promising Princess Qingying to Xu Xian, it is better to call her the queen. Guo Rong's queen passed away just now!"

When Qian Chu heard this, he felt like he was enlightened, "I am also confused. I didn't expect this. After this battle is over, I will go to Tokyo to find someone to steal the news to Guo Rong."

"Why find someone else? Just call me Xu Xian!"

If Xu Xian knew about it, he would be happy to be the matchmaker. If Qingying could replace Fu Liying, he would be happy to do so.
Chapter completed!