It was quiet on the seawall, with waves lapping at the shore and making a rhythmic splash.
Chen Ke and Liu Yue'e walked side by side on the soft beach. It's wrong to say they were side by side. Maybe it was habit, maybe she didn't want to get too close to him, and Liu Yue'e was always a little behind Chen Ke.
These days, the two are almost inseparable. Most of the time, Liu Yue'e is like a shadow, silently following behind Chen Ke, watching every move around her vigilantly. She almost never takes the initiative to speak, and only Chen Ke tells her
When he gets agitated, he will threaten him a few words "viciously".
"On such a beautiful night, can I make a small request?" Chen Ke held a small silver flask in his hand, which contained his own homemade peach wine. This wine is slightly bitter and smells of peach kernels.
It has a light bitter aroma, but the bitter taste is very light. When you drink it, the bitter taste seems to permeate people's limbs and bones, making people feel lazy.
This wine is most suitable for walking with a pot in the cool night breeze, which can make people forget their worries: "Yue'e, please return to women's clothing. I don't want to be misunderstood, thinking that we have the advantage of cutting off our sleeves."
"Who would be better off breaking up with you..." Liu Yue'e was still a little moved after hearing the first half of his sentence. When the second half was spoken, she immediately became very depressed, thinking that a dog cannot spit out ivory from its mouth, but once he opened his mouth, it could create any atmosphere.
broken……
"Hehe..." Chen Ke knew that he would be beaten if he went too far, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "When I was talking to Old Man Wang, I saw you ogling me, but you have something to say to me."
"Who is ogling..." Liu Yue'e said depressedly: "I am reminding you. Be careful, people will die for wealth, and birds will die for food."
"Where do you start talking about this?" Chen Ke asked curiously: "I am famous for not loving money, Yue'e, don't you know that?"
"Then why do you want to contract Qinzhou Port?" Liu Yue'e sneered: "I bet you will not be kind enough to benefit the Guangxi government, and you will definitely make a lot of money!"
"Have you seen through all this?" Chen Ke widened his eyes and said, "Don't I have no secrets?"
"Speaking seriously..." Liu Yue'e raised her pink fist as if to strike.
"Yue'e, do you know?" Chen Ke said sternly: "Your actions are becoming less and less intimidating, and more like coquettishness... Oops, you really hit... Spare your life, spare your life. Let me put it bluntly...
"
"To put it bluntly, it's not mysterious at all." Chen Ke covered his butt that was almost kicked and said with a wry smile: "Actually, I partnered with someone to open a company engaged in maritime trade. For this, we allocated one hundred thousand taels of silver.
, and sent the most capable people to expand our horizons. But who knows. The maritime merchants there worked together to squeeze us out, and the Shipping Department also made things difficult for us at every turn, so the progress was not smooth."
"So you want to move your business to Qinzhou?" Liu Yue'e widened her dark eyes and said, "If you start your own business and collect taxes, isn't this theft?"
"What are you talking about?" Chen Ke scolded with a smile: "The tax that should be paid is not a penny. I just want to give the company a good growth environment..."
"Oh..." Liu Yue'e responded, silent for a while and said: "I still think there is no need for you to cause this trouble. You are not short of money. Besides, when you become a high official in the future, you will have an income of millions of dollars every year.
If it’s not over, why bother with Xianggong Han?”
"This is not a question of money." Chen Ke shook his head and sighed softly.
"what is that?"
"A hope."
"What hope?"
"You're still young. You'll know when you grow up." Chen Ke laughed strangely, and before Liu Yue'e had the attack, he suddenly said in a deep voice: "Yue'e, are you concerned about me?"
"Who cares about you..." Liu Yue'e was flustered for a while, but fortunately under the moonlight, her pretty face was not clearly visible.
The two stopped talking. They just walked quietly like this. Unknowingly, they walked onto the trestle and heard the faint sound of silk music coming from them.
Liu Yue'e was enjoying such an elegant and pleasant night when she suddenly heard this faint sound. When she looked closely, she found that it was coming from the big ship moored on the shore. The lights were brightly lit in the high cabin, and the people above were obviously looking for someone.
Have fun.
"Go back." She frowned displeased and stopped.
"You go back first." Chen Ke said with interest, "I'll go over and take a look."
"Sex..." Liu Yue'e spat softly. Whenever Chen Ke had something he didn't want her to participate in...usually when he was looking for fun... he would push her away. Usually, Liu Yue'e would turn around and leave without asking, but
This time she was a little worried and said: "These people are said to be envoys, but their origins are unknown. Especially the warriors, they look very dangerous."
"Don't worry, there are Chen Yi and the others." Chen Ke said with a smile. Chen Yi and the others are a group of personal guards carefully selected by Chen Ke from the Bald Army. They have the best treatment, the most thorough brainwashing, and the most powerful martial arts.
If Chen Ke wanted to rebel, they would not hesitate to draw their swords and follow him. Naturally, their Han family names were all given by Chen Ke.
In this era, as a Ban person, having a Han name is a great thing. You feel like you have become a Han person. Chen Yi and others are so grateful that they naturally become more loyal.
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But today, Liu Yue'e did not leave. She was worried that Chen Ke was in danger, so she insisted on following him on the boat: "Don't worry, I pretend I didn't see anything..."
As soon as I got close to the ship, I heard a vigilant low voice. Although I couldn't understand what was said, the warning meaning was still very clear.
Chen Yi and others hurriedly surrounded Chen Ke. They couldn't speak Chinese well, and Liu Yue'e's secret was revealed as soon as she opened her mouth, so Chen Ke had to do it for her: "Tell your master that a guest is coming."
After a while, several torches were lit. The foreign youth who could speak Chinese during the day said bluntly: "My master has gone to bed, and the distinguished guest should come again tomorrow."
"Hahaha..." Chen Ke laughed loudly: "You won't be able to see me tomorrow. Don't regret it then."
"Regret, why do you regret it?" The young man refused.
"I still have a few Seljuk friends," Chen Ke said with a faint smile: "Don't you want to meet old friends in a foreign country?"
"The Seljuks..." The young man's expression suddenly changed, and he said, "Wait a moment." Then he entered the cabin.
After a while, the boat plank was lowered, and the young man showed his head with a smile on his face and said: "Please come up..."
"Sir, be careful of fraud." Chen Yi was an experienced hunter before joining the army, and he smelled danger.
"Yeah." Chen Ke nodded and strode onto the Arabian Sea ship.
Under the cold gaze of those foreign warriors, Chen Ke calmly entered the cabin. The music in the cabin had stopped. Several graceful female slaves in gauze were huddled in a corner holding musical instruments. The one named Jabbar
The bearded man was sitting cross-legged on a soft Arabian-style couch, looking at Chen Ke expressionlessly. The floor was covered with soft Persian carpets, and everyone was barefoot.
Chen Ke smiled nonchalantly and said, "Is this the way a cannibal treats guests?"
"When distinguished guests come, they have fine wine, but when enemies come, they have sharp swords." The Persian young man followed and said coldly: "First, we must distinguish whether we are guests or enemies."
"Idiot." Chen Ke sneered: "If we were really enemies, I would have sent troops to wipe out you guys!"
The air in the cabin suddenly seemed to be stagnant.
Chen Ke folded his hands on his chest contentedly, while the bearded man opposite him had a gloomy face and remained silent. However, the guards on both sides were at war with each other.
"Hahahaha..." After a long silence, the bearded man laughed loudly. After laughing, his face became extremely enthusiastic. He said a few words.
"Quickly invite your distinguished guests to take a seat..." the young man translated.
The female slave then came forward, knelt on the ground and took off Chen Ke's boots, then led him to sit on another soft couch and served him rich food and wine. However, these food and wine were very similar to what Chen Ke had eaten at Wang Han's place. Because
This was originally sent by Wang Han's order... Lord Wang really takes care of them as envoys of food!
The music started again, and an Arab female slave stood up and spun around in the small open space in the cabin. She wore a fat tube skirt on her lower body, but her upper body was very exposed. The silk bra only covered a pair of towering breasts.
Covered by her tomb, her snow-white belly and round shoulders were exposed. On her lotus-like arms, there was also a string of silver bells, dancing with her, ringing loudly. In the splendid Arabic music.
, extremely captivating.
Chen Ke enjoyed the exotic dance happily. The songs and dances of the Song Dynasty were beautiful and elegant, unparalleled in the world, but they were too plain. This one is more palatable... But Liu Yue'e despised it. Is this the purpose of your boarding?
The young translator interrupted in confusion: "How do you know the Seljuk people, sir?"
"Haha," Chen Ke held the tin wine cup and said with a casual smile: "I have come to court from all the nations of the Song Dynasty, and the Seljuks like you have come to pay tribute, so I will naturally know each other."
"Oh, when did we meet?" the young translator asked with concern.
"Not long ago." Chen Ke replied lightly, glancing at the bearded man sitting at the top, and saw his face tense, and knew that this guy must be able to understand Chinese: "That is, last month, I was with you before and after
foot."
"Where are they now?" the young man asked.
"Of course I have already gone to Beijing to pay my respects." Chen Ke said with a smile: "You should hurry up and get on the road. Maybe you can have a companion when you return home."
"Haha." The young man laughed dryly: "It's not in a hurry, it's not in a hurry..."
There was another moment of silence, but the Arab dancer was still spinning around.
After a while, the bearded man said something to Chen Ke, and the young man translated: "My master asked, can you talk to me alone?"
Chen Ke nodded, and both sides retreated, leaving only the bearded young man, and Chen Ke only left Liu Yue'e beside him.
