Li Chen looked at Nangong Shouzhong, he was weighing.
Nangong Shouzhong had his own reasons for saving or not saving.
Li Chen didn't feel any guilt at all for not saving him.
Mainly because the cost of saving him was too high.
This would directly bring him into conflict with King Wen, and it would be an irreconcilable conflict.
Once King Wen knew that Emperor Tianyuan's edict fell into his hands, he would go crazy.
But for King Wen who dared to give him a dead tiger as a wedding gift, Li Chen had no intention of living a good life with him from the beginning.
In addition, it was imperative to reduce the vassal status, so Li Chen didn't care whether he clashed with King Wen sooner or later.
The key is whether Nangong Shouzhong is worth saving or not.
in other words···
"What benefits can you bring to this palace?"
This question can be said to be very straightforward.
Nangong Shouzhong didn't expect Li Chen to be so shameless.
I gave my most important secret to Li Chen, and he actually asked for benefits.
But Nangong Shouzhong had no choice.
Now he is the meat on the chopping board. This step has been taken. What will happen next is not decided by him, but by Li Chen.
"The common people are willing to die for His Highness!"
Looking at Nangong Shouzhong lying on the ground, Li Chen was happy.
He knelt down and said, "Raise your head."
Nangong Shouzhong slowly raised his head and looked at Li Chen who was very close at hand.
Li Chen said with a smile but not a smile: "You betrayed King Wen in order to survive, but you came to me and said you were willing to die for me. Could it be that the reason why you don't want to be killed by King Wen is that you want to die at my hands? This
It’s unreasonable and not the logic that a normal person should have.”
Nangong Shouzhong looked embarrassed and was speechless.
Li Chen didn't expect him to give any good explanation, and said calmly: "You are a businessman, and I will do business with you."
"Since it is a business, it is natural to buy and sell, and both parties reach an agreement. This is a good business. Does Boss Nangong agree?"
Nangong Shouzhong said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, what His Majesty said is true."
Patting Nangong Shouzhong on the shoulder, Li Chen said: "For traders, everything in the world can be measured by a price. As long as the price is good, then there is nothing that cannot be bought and nothing that cannot be sold. In the opinion of Boss Nangong,
, how much is your life, and the lives of your family, worth?"
Nangong Shouzhong's face was ashen and he said with difficulty: "Cao Min, Cao Min doesn't know what else he can come up with to buy the life of Cao Min's family."
"Then go back and think it over carefully before telling me."
Li Chen stood up and walked to his seat, saying calmly: "I will give you three days."
Nangong Shouzhong didn't expect that he would get such a result after taking the risk.
reject?
Doesn't count.
agree?
nor.
Nangong Shouzhong felt extremely uncomfortable. He felt that a bone was stuck in the back of his head. He couldn't swallow it and couldn't spit it out. He was so uncomfortable that he almost vomited blood.
But facing Li Chen who had already lowered his head to read the memorial, Nangong Shouzhong did not dare to pester him any more, so he could only grit his teeth and thank him and then retreated.
Three days, and in the next three days, he will have another chance to negotiate with Li Chen.
What he has to do now is to give Li Chen a good price in these three days to protect his family.
After Nangong Shouzhong left, Li Chen looked down at the edict in his hand, pondered for a long time, and called Wan Jiaojiao and Xiaochuanzi back.
"Go and search and find some copies of the late emperor's imperial edict. It may be useful to me."
