Chapter 465: Receive gifts first, then talk about things
When Li Qi saw Pu Zhiqian and others with a bitter look on his face, he secretly laughed in his heart and asked me to do something. Then you have really found the wrong person. I have always accepted gifts without doing anything. Besides, I don't have much strength now. It can be said that
Apart from the Long Guards, I have no real power at all. I pretended to be confused and said: "What's the matter? Ambassador Pu He, did I say something wrong?"
Pu Zhiqian was slightly startled, shook his head hurriedly, squeezed out a smile, and said: "No, no, please don't misunderstand me. In fact, what Mr. Guan Yan said is exactly what we thought." As he said that, he turned to Xiaoyu again.
He said: "Girl, please help me apply for four gold membership cards."
Seeing their insincere expressions, Xiaoyu almost laughed out loud and thought to herself, this Brother Li is really bad. He pursed his lips and nodded: "Guests, please wait a moment, I'll go right away."
Little Bangzi, your mother came here. If you didn’t leave anything behind, would you still have the nerve to go out? Li Qi chuckled: "You guys are really generous. Although I have never met you, we feel like old friends at the first sight. Come, I
Here’s to you all.”
As he spoke, he poured himself a cup of milk tea, and then poured them a cup of unparalleled milk tea.
At the last New Year's Day meeting, Pu Zhiqian had already learned that Li Qi did not drink, so he was not surprised. He raised his glass and said: "How dare you, how dare you, Guan Yan is already a fourth-rank official at a young age.
You are also favored by His Majesty, and we admire you so much that we should offer this cup to you."
Sweating! Isn't it just a glass of wine? No need to be so exaggerated. I just want them to drink more and call me later. Li Qi smiled and said: "Same, same."
The four of them drank it all in one go.
At this time, the newly ordered food and drinks were also served, and Xiaoyu also personally delivered the membership card, totaling two hundred and forty coins. Pei Wenqing took out an ingot of gold from his arms and handed it over.
This stick is indeed rich, and it will be gold. Looking at the gold, Li Qi's smile became even stronger.
Pu Zhiqian saw that Li Qi's eyes lit up when he saw gold. He secretly thought that traders are still traders, and it is inevitable to be greedy for small profits, but this is not a bad thing for us. He laughed and said
: "Shi Guan Yan is a popular person in front of His Majesty. It is our blessing to be able to make friends with Shi Guan Yan. Come, I will give you another drink."
Just what I wanted. Anyway, what I drank was milk tea. Li Qi waved his hand and said: "Pu He is exaggerating. You are a big celebrity but a small stick. Thanks to the emperor's grace, I can reach this stage today. In fact, I, Li Qi, am the same."
My only skill is to cook a few side dishes to appetize the emperor. Alas, you may not know, but the emperor now won’t eat the dishes I made. He won’t even eat the rice. Come on, come on, do it, do it.”
Pu Zhiqian and others toasted to invite us, but they were secretly surprised. I can't eat without you, isn't this called a big celebrity? It seems that today is not in vain.
Li Qi glanced at them quickly and smiled secretly, "How about that? That's awesome. Take out your gifts quickly. I'm very busy."
After Pu Zhiqian and the three of them made eye contact, Pu Zhiqian smiled and said: "Actually, we originally planned to prepare generous gifts to visit the official Yan envoy in two days. I never thought that I would be lucky enough to meet you here today. It is really fate. It just happened.
I have some specialties brought here from our country, so I hope that the officials and envoys will not find it objectionable and I will give you a generous gift in the future."
While talking, the guard had already taken the bundle that was placed on the coffee table by the window, opened the bundle, and saw that there were more than ten long boxes inside.
Li Qi opened his eyes with a look of disappointment, bag within bag? md, I thought there were hundreds of kilograms of gold in it, what a scam.
After getting a hint from Shen Chongjun, the guard opened the box again, only to see a long, red object with a hard surface and two legs inside.
Japan. The best red ginseng? md, this is such a big one, this is the first time I have seen it. This stupid guy couldn’t be trying to trick me with a fake one. It doesn’t look like it. It looks like this naturally.
And there are so many, wow, how much character does this have to lose? Li Qi's eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Could this be the best?" At this point, he suddenly paused and continued: "Ginseng fruit
.”
Seeing Li Qi's excited expression, Pu Zhiqian thought he knew about this thing, but when he heard what he said about ginseng fruit, he couldn't help but be surprised and asked: "Ginseng fruit? What is ginseng fruit?"
Li Qi rambled: "I once heard my father's grandfather say that at the top of the ladder, there is a spiritual root called Cao Huan Dan, because the fruit looks like a humanoid, and it is also called ginseng fruit. This tree
It takes three thousand years to bloom, and it takes three thousand years to bear fruit. It takes another three thousand years to mature. If a person is destined, he will be a hundred times energetic after smelling it, oh no, he can live to be 360 years old. If he eats one, he can live to 47,000 years."
Forty-seven years? Park Zhiqian and others were dumbfounded.
Li Qi pretended to be surprised and said: "Could these be the ginseng fruits?"
Pu Zhiqian was startled and cursed secretly, if I had this thing, then why would I come to you? He shook his head quickly and said: "No, the officer has misunderstood. This ginseng is the best ginseng in our country, although it is not as good as you said."
The ginseng fruit is so powerful, but it also has miraculous effects such as prolonging life, replenishing vitality, nourishing and strengthening the body, producing body fluids and quenching thirst."
If you tell me, I knew it as late as 900 years ago, isn't it Korean ginseng? Li Qi said, "Ginseng? This ginseng is really weirdly long. From what you said, this ginseng is like an elixir.
It must be very valuable, I can't accept it if it's too valuable."
Pu Zhiqian was taken aback, and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It's not valuable, not valuable at all. This kind of thing is everywhere in our country. It's a small gift, but I hope the officials and envoys will accept it."
It's everywhere? Who are you fooling? This Korean ginseng has such high environmental requirements and is weak in resistance to impact. It will be wiped out at the slightest sign of trouble, let alone these long and thick ones. Li Qi scratched his chin and pretended
Confused: "I see, how much is it worth?"
"Ah? Uh, a piece of money." Pu Zhiqian said after thinking for a while, but thinking in his heart, as a chef, this person may not know what this is, but after hearing what I said, he should be able to estimate the effect.
The value of this thing.
"For the same money, this is really cheap." Li Qi snickered secretly in his heart and said seriously: "Since Pu He is asking Shengyi Quanquan, how can I refuse, but you must also know that I am famous for being an honest person.
I am upright and honest, and I don’t like to take advantage. Do you think this will work? I see that these ginsengs are not very expensive. You can just buy them for money. As much as they are. How many are there in total? Let me count them. One ginseng, two ginseng.
There are eighteen sticks in total, including travel expenses, so that’s twenty. I wonder what Pu He’s mission is?”
Twenty dollars? You can’t even buy a beard, and you don’t like to take advantage. You are probably the most greedy villain I have ever met in my life. Park Zhiqian was secretly angry, but on second thought, he should have found someone to take advantage of.
After hearing the reason, he nodded and said with a smile: "That's fine, just follow the official Yan envoy's wishes."
I have seen stupid people, but I have never seen anyone so stupid. Li Qi quickly asked someone to bring money, and asked someone to take away the Korean ginseng.
After receiving the gifts, it was time to leave. Li Qi patted his butt and said with a smile: "If you guys have nothing else to do, I will leave first."
As soon as these words came out, Pu Zhiqian and others were completely stupid. They slapped their butts and left as soon as they received the gifts. What could be more shameless than this? He stood up hurriedly and said: "Guan Yan, wait a minute. In fact, I just have a small favor to ask of you."
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"Oh? What's the matter?" Li Qi asked in surprise, thinking to himself, I'm bored anyway, so I can't listen. Whether I can help or not is another matter.
"Envoy Guan Yan, please take a seat first."
Li Qi nodded, thanked him, and sat down again.
Pu Zhiqian didn't dare to go around any more, for fear that Li Qi would slap him on the butt and leave again, and said: "Actually, it's like this. I want the official Yan to introduce someone to us."
"who?"
Pu Zhiqian whispered: "The emperor of your country."
Li Qi raised his brows and said angrily: "Pu Heshi, are you kidding me?"
Pu Zhiqian said hurriedly: "Why did the official Yan say this? How dare I have the courage."
Li Qidao: "As the envoy of Goryeo, you came to Song Dynasty to see the emperor, and you were also there for the New Year's Day meeting. You have already met the emperor, and now you come to ask me to introduce you to you. Didn't you do this on purpose?
What's the point of playing tricks on me?"
"The official Yan envoy misunderstood."
Pu Zhiqian said with a long sigh and said: "Yes, I was present at the New Year's Day meeting, but after waiting for a day, I still was not summoned by the emperor of your country. Even when I sent the congratulatory gift, it was Taiwei Liang who accepted it, and then I
I asked to see him again, but to no avail."
"That's it." Li Qi frowned and said, "I wonder why you, Master Pu He, are so anxious to see the emperor? Of course, you don't have to tell me, I'm just asking casually."
Pu Zhiqian smiled coquettishly and said: "It's not that we can't say it, it's not a secret anymore." After a pause, he added: "Actually, the thing is like this. Back then, our country and the Jurchen tribe, oh, it is now the Jin Kingdom.
Some misunderstandings occurred, which led to a military confrontation. Now our monarch wants to turn the war with the Jin Kingdom into friendship, but he is unable to find a suitable opportunity. Recently, I heard that your country and the Jin Kingdom are already brothers-in-law, and your country is a big country in the Central Plains.
Words naturally carry weight, so I would like to ask your country to be the intermediary to mediate the disputes between our country and the Kingdom of Jin, so as to avoid further suffering in the future."
Li Qi understood what he heard. Although he didn't know the specific conflicts between Goryeo and the Jin Kingdom, he knew that Goryeo had always shared a border with the Jurchens in Liaodong, and some conflicts would inevitably occur between the two sides.
Presumably when the Jurchens were still under the rule of the Liao Dynasty, Goryeo must have often bullied them. But now that the Jurchens have become increasingly powerful, they have almost destroyed the Liao Kingdom. They must be afraid of the Jurchens' revenge in the future, so they are so anxious to find them.
But they didn't know that the Song Dynasty was now in a difficult situation, so how could it help them. Later, Goryeo was safe and sound, but the Song Dynasty lost half of its country. It was really God's will.