This year is one of the most exciting times to spread rumors. Because there are too many illiterates, if any rumors come out, it must be the work of educated people!
Li Jie, the handsome man from Yinxiang, can he be a man of culture?!
"Huh?! The Yancheng County Magistrate has actually already met with the king?!"
Young Master Ba's body trembled. As soon as he arrived in Gusu, before he even drank a bowl of water shield soup, he heard a "bad news".
This Lord Yiyang is too ungrateful. Revenge can never last from morning to night!
"Ba, let's first find out what the Yancheng County Magistrate said when he met with the King."
Ying Jian is very calm, there is no use being anxious at this time.
"Follow me to visit Young Master Chou."
"No."
After stopping Ji Ba, Ying Jian said sternly, "The Yancheng County Magistrate has met Young Master Chou before. We will never meet Young Master Chou again when we go there."
The gift may be accepted, but the matter may not be handled.
Because there is a first-come-first-served basis, the Yancheng County Division Chief came first, so he naturally served the people of Yancheng first.
"Then...ask to see the king directly?"
"That's not possible. The Yancheng County Magistrate arrived first, and we arrived later. I still don't know what the Yancheng County Magistrate said. If the questions and answers are wrong, I may be resented by the king."
Seeing Ji Ba's sad face, Ying Jian asked again, "Of all the officials in Gusu, who likes wealth and silk the most?"
"Since I am Dazaizi."
"Then prepare a generous gift to visit Dazai."
After all, Ying Jian was a minister. Although he was a minister from a small country, he still had some experience in corruption and bribery.
It’s a familiar business, it belongs to the professional business category.
The two of them did not go directly to Dazai's residence, but waited for the Yinxiang fleet to arrive at "Shidu" outside Gusu City.
After finding a hotel to rest, Ying Jian and Ji Ba chatted about Dazai Ziqi's past. From Dazai's surname, you can see his roots. But after chatting, Ying Jian was stunned and said: "Dazai Qi,
Did he migrate from Chu to Wu?"
"His royal father was none other than the late Grand Prime Minister of Chu State, Bo Qin."
"Your surname is Bo?"
"Exactly."
"Hmm... In this case, I can build some friendship with Dazai."
The foundation of Shulong Kingdom also started with Emperor Zhou taking over the world. As a bloodline of the Ying surname, there was no pressure at all to establish friendship with the Song people.
Furthermore, in the early years, the Shulong Kingdom mainly paid tribute to the Chu Kingdom. When Boqin was the Grand Prime Minister of the Chu Kingdom, he often dealt with "Zhushu". Later, the Shulong Kingdom, Wu and Chu both paid tribute because the Wu Kingdom was a "rising star".
The two generations of Wu kings really have their own priorities. The previous generation of Wu kings conquered cities and opened up territories. This generation of Wu kings, Gou Chen, digested the territory they had taken, consolidated the existing power, and began to export influence to the outside world.
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In the entire Jianghuai region, Wu State's international influence has initially overwhelmed Chu State.
Even during the decades when Wu and Chu fought for hegemony, including the last ten years when King Gou Chen was in power, two generations of Chu kings called the King of Wu "brother" and "uncle". This international status was considered the peak since the founding of the Wu Kingdom.
Precisely because Wu and Chu influenced each other, exchanges were naturally frequent. The grandfather of Ziqi, the grand prime minister of the state of Wu, was the original grand prime minister of Chu, Bo Qin. In his early years, Bo Qin often dealt with the "Zhu Shu" incident, and was related to the "Zhu Shu" in "Zhu Shu".
People with the surname Ying naturally have a lot of contacts.
At this time, Ying Jian ran to the door of Zi Qi's house and shouted, "An old friend, please see me later." Even if the gift was small, Zi Qi would still meet Ying Jian.
As long as we can meet, the matter is half done, and the remaining half depends on whether Dazai Ziqi is willing to agree.
"Oh? If so, what kind of gift should I give?"
"Jade, gold, deer, elk, ramie, eel, these six kinds can be called the 'six treasures', and the Dazai will be delighted."
“Where do these ‘six treasures’ come from?”
Young Master Ba looked puzzled, "If you go to Yinxiang to look for Li Suoyuan, I'm afraid you will have no intention."
"These 'six treasures'..." Ying Jian stared at Ji Ba for a long time, "Ba, don't you have them all?"
"Where did I come from...huh?!"
Ji Ba, who looked confused, suddenly felt unhappy, "This jade and gold have never been in my hands for even a day. You... how could you act like this!"
"Ahem, I have a thousand pieces of gold and a promise, young master Ba."
"..."
The speechless young master Ba looked sad and angry, thinking that he might as well go and see the King of Wu himself. But when he thought about it, what the bastard Ying Jian said... made sense.
Why are my eyes filled with tears? Because I love these golds so deeply!
"Give, give! Take, take, take! Take away all the jade and gold! Take away -"
"Ba, why do you regret this piece of jade and two pieces of gold? If this happens, will Li Bingxing be the first to miss out on your benefits?"
"Well... these words really won my heart. The first Li Qingcai is rare in the world."
Ying Jian smiled slightly and thought to himself: If people don't love money, they will love the rest!
Now that they had made their decision, they prepared a piece of jade, two pieces of gold, three donkeys, four elk, five stones of ramie, and six baskets of eels in the sand. After making up an auspicious number, they drove directly to Dazai's mansion.
Not many people in Gusu have seen donkeys. They only saw the gifts from Gongzi Ba and Ying Jian, and felt that they were extremely precious.
Before they arrived, the people in Dazai's Mansion began to wonder where the gifts from outside were sent. It would be best to send them to Dazai's house. They were Lushu, a rare rare beast.
"I heard that there are rare animals swaggering by outside?"
"My lord, I heard that it is a deer and Shu beast."
In Dazaifu, a middle-aged man wearing Chinese clothes and a flowing beard asked his family with curiosity on his face.
"Lu Shu beast?"
When he heard the name of Lu Shu, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up. He was already a handsome, elegant middle-aged man, but now his eyes were shining, which made him even more energetic.
"When I was a boy in the eastern suburbs of Shangying, I once saw the rare animals of the King of Chu, including Lu and Shu."
He seemed to be recalling the past. For a moment, he closed his eyes and smiled and said, "It is a pity that such a rare beast does not belong to me. Go and ask the traveler to buy one."
"Yes, my lord."
The family was about to go out when they saw a servant coming over to report: "My lord, there is someone who claims to be the 'Queen of an old friend' and has come to see me."
"Can I prepare gifts?"
"There are beautiful jade and gold."
"Such common things can be found in warehouses."
"There are deer, Shu and elk."
"Ah, since we are 'old friends', we should meet and reminisce about old times!"
After saying that, Dazaizi straightened his clothes and walked a little faster, even his beard and clothes belt started to flutter.
The middle door is wide open to welcome distinguished guests.
As an important minister of a large country, this is quite a face-saving gift. Generally speaking, the person who can open the door of the Wu Kingdom's Grand Prime Minister must be a high official or a young master.
Like a wealthy businessman, he is not even qualified to go through the side door, so he can only go through the side door.
Although Young Master Ba is also a Young Master, here in the Wu Kingdom, he is basically just a little better than the rich merchants and is qualified to take a side entrance.
Ying Jian is a minister of Shulong Kingdom, but here in Wu Kingdom, he is not even a fart.
At this moment, the two of them looked at each other, never expecting that the middle door would open wide.
For a moment, Ying Jian smiled bitterly and said with emotion: "This is because humans are inferior to animals."