The envoys that went to reward Li Jie were quite luxurious, with members from almost all the big families in the Wangji area, and Dazai Ziqi personally led the team. Such a heavy weight showed how much King Gouchen of Wu valued Li Jie.
Following the "Hangou" going south and north, after the two parties met, they immediately went through the ceremony. Then Dazai Zi got up and took Li Jie to talk in secret, which was a bit strange for Li Jie.
"Dazai."
During the dilapidated Huaiyi reverse journey, Li Jie looked at Zi Qi with a sad face and asked, "Does Dazai have something on his mind?"
"You are in the land of Tan and Ju. Can you see the Wu people outside Yancheng?"
"Never."
Li Jie shook his head, but many thoughts ran through his mind. The Wu people who could be valued so highly by Ziqi must have a lot of background.
I have a vague guess that it may have something to do with the young masters.
"When Ji Xuan was about to be executed, the Nanchao clan escaped from Gongzi Yin's ambush."
"Um?!"
I was suddenly shocked. This was a huge amount of information. The Nanchao clan had indeed slightly defeated Young Master Yin, but the comparison of strength had not changed at all. Normally, it would be a matter of grinding slowly, relying on Wu Guo's strong foundation, and it would not be a waste.
The Nanchao clan was exhausted.
As a result, he still has the ability to counter an ambush?
What's going on!
"From this point of view, except for Young Master Xuan, I am afraid that all the young gentlemen born by the King are not good men."
The sigh of "not a good man" is quite serious in nature and has already been suspected of slandering the Lord. At least among the many princes, there must be a prince. The prince is a young prince, and a young prince is also a prince.
Suddenly, Li Jie suddenly understood that Zi Qi might have already wanted to leave, and he might not continue to stay in the Kingdom of Wu.
It's just that Wu Wang Gouchen is still alive and well, and the crown prince's position has been undecided for a long time. In this case, as the prince with a high position and authority, he can still make the last fortune.
But Li Jie could tell that Zi Qi didn't want to make the last profit, but planned to run away.
If you don't run, you will most likely be killed.
"Dazai...but you have something important to tell me?"
"sit."
Ziqi pointed at a soft cushion, and walked to the door with his hands behind his back. He was silent for a while, and then said: "Although you are the magistrate of Jiangyin County, compared with the officials below, your achievements are far more than this.
"
"It's okay to speak out, Dazai."
As soon as he heard the title of the county magistrate, Li Jie was very happy. He, Li Xiang, exchanged his shotgun with a cannon. What is he now?! He is County Magistrate Li! He is the head of a county and a local bully!
This is simply extremely exciting, bullying men and dominating women to do whatever you want. When you see some beautiful women, why don’t you just plunder them and leave? Who dares to be so presumptuous?!
So cool!
Thinking of this, County Magistrate Li felt a little pleased. Last year he was the township magistrate, and this year he is the county magistrate. Maybe he can make progress next year?
"The king is old."
A very straightforward sentence suddenly popped out of Zi Qi's mouth, which startled County Magistrate Li.
He was a little surprised. When it comes to treacherous ministers, Ziqi is definitely a treacherous minister. But when it comes to loyal ministers... He is really a very loyal minister to the old monster Gou Chen.
At least he is more loyal than County Magistrate Li.
What does County Magistrate Li care about, the King of Wu, the King of Chu, and the Bull Demon King? If you give me money, you are the boss, if you don’t give me money, you are an old dog.
He is a killer who has no need for emotion...
But I never expected that Dazai Ziqi, who was obviously a truly loyal minister compared to him, would actually say the words "Your Majesty is old". Shouldn't he normally say "My Majesty, please spare my life"?
County Magistrate Li's mind was spinning rapidly. He was now thinking about returning to Baisha Village to develop properly. He would be as obedient as he could be, and he would be obscene if he could, and he would never go out to wander easily.
With the current market situation, Wu Guoguo is very worried, but even if he has already calculated that it is very serious, he is still a little confused. After all, he is not a central boss.
From what the "prime minister" the greedy man said, it seems that the old monster Gou Chen is really in bad health? In other words, the position of the prince will be decided soon.
Originally, according to Li Jie's judgment, it would be Gong Ziyin if nothing unexpected happened, but accidents were meant to happen.
The ever-victorious general Gong Ziyin has suffered successive defeats on the Nanchao family matter, and his reputation will definitely drop sharply. Even if it does not drop sharply, the opposition forces will add fuel to the flames, creating the objective fact of "sharp drop".
"What does Dazai need Li Jie to do, but it doesn't matter!"
County Magistrate Li didn't know whether Zi Qi was playing him, but he had to play Zi Qi.
Pretending to be a loyal minister and an old man are all basic operations. When I was a foreman, even if I hated Party A and wanted to eat him, pull him out and feed him to the dog, I still looked like a reliable and friendly brother.
Ziqi just has a big appetite, Party A is not feeling awkward and uncomfortable...
"Every year during spring plowing, the state of Wu would send envoys to the state of Yue to investigate the farming of mulberry and hemp."
As a member of Wu State's economic system, Yue State is a downstream industry. Most of the materials have to be shipped to Wu State, and then exported by Wu State.
The country of Yue just made some hard-earned money, especially in silk. The country of Yue could actually produce silk itself, but most of the time, the country of Yue could only provide raw materials to the country of Wu.
The most generous profits were earned by the State of Wu.
And in order to prevent Yue State from ramping up production, Wu State sends envoys to Yue State every year to inspect the farming situation. To put it bluntly, I am watching you. If you dare to engage in Industry 4.0, I will go crazy...
After Ziqi finished speaking, he took two steps and seemed to hesitate, but still turned to stare at Li Jie who was sitting: "I want to go there in person for this inspection of the Yue Kingdom's agricultural affairs."
"Um?!"
Li Jie's eyes suddenly widened. He didn't expect Ziqi to run away at this time. Counting, it would only take a month?
Could it be that the old monster Gouchen can't last for more than a month? Impossible.
If this is the case, Brother Jie will definitely shout "No", so why doesn't he have any news? "Brother Jie" relies on the news to make ends meet.
"Is Dazai still coming back to the country?"
After thinking about it, Li Jie asked directly.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Zi Qi raised his head and laughed very wildly. He stretched out his finger and tapped Li Jie, "Master Wu Qing, most people think that a strong man is a brave man. How do you know that you are as wise as a fool?"
"..."
I haven't even met a few high-ranking officials, so why do I look so stupid?
County Magistrate Li was about to speak when he heard Ziqi say again: "Yes, I am in Yue State, but I have arranged some land."
The implication is that I don't plan to come back.
"Then...why does Dazai want Li?"
"Escort me on my mission to Vietnam."
"good!"
Li Jie raised his hands and saluted, "Don't worry, Dazai, as long as Li is here, Dazai will be protected!"
The words were sonorous and powerful, and his expression didn't seem to be fake. Ziqi's expression moved slightly, but he still nodded and said: "Then there will be work."
After saying that, he actually raised his hands and returned the salute.
As for the details, neither party mentioned or discussed them. Since Ziqi said so, there must be a reason. If you want to say it, you will definitely say it. If you don't want to say it, then you don't want to say it.
Seeing that Dazai Ziqi had made this decision, County Magistrate Li became even more suspicious: What happened to the old monster?