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Xiao Ming, who had received huge benefits, was in a good mood, and he said to Li Wei: "Since it has been time to eat, the envoy might as well eat in the palace." ”

Li Wei was a little flattered when he heard this, and he said: "If you don't dare below, how can a humble body dare to sit at the same table with His Royal Highness." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, there are not so many rules here in this king, so don't let the messenger see outside." Xiao Ming said with a big grin, and he said to the servants outside the door, "Let the dining room prepare an extra meal." ”

Li Wei became more and more panicked, at this time he couldn't help but be a little nervous, he was not a person who was not treated by the king of Chu at the place of the king of Chu, otherwise he would not have to travel long distances to serve as the envoy of this envoy at the age of fifty.

After all, in Chu, the envoys are all some humble people, even if these people die in the hands of the enemy, the king of Chu will not feel distressed, so he was a little overwhelmed by Xiao Ming's such a grand reception.

Xiao Ming saw Li Wei's expression in his eyes, and he asked Li Wei to go out first, and at this time, Wang Xuan came out from behind the screen behind the main hall.

He asked, "Do you know about this Li Wei, do your secret guards know?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, some high-ranking officials in Chu have been recorded by our secret guards, but this Li Wei is not, if the lower officials' guess is good, this Li Wei should be a petty official who is not welcomed."

Xiao Ming nodded, "In the fiefdom of the King of Chu, there must be secret guards, and on the bright side, we must try our best to buy officials for our use, remember, your secret guards are not just for collecting intelligence, the most important task is to infiltrate thoroughly." ”

Wang Xuan nodded, in fact, their secret guards had been carrying out an extremely secret plan, this plan was only clear to Xiao Ming and him, and even Pang Yukun and other officials were not clear.

In this plan, their secret guard work was further expanded, not only to be responsible for espionage, but also to buy infiltration officials, including those of the imperial court, those of different feudal kings, and even the barbarians.

In addition to the officials, their work also includes infiltration of the people, just like what the king of Chu did in Yongzhou, their secret guards are also looking for contradictions in Chu and are ready to detonate at any time.

"Your Highness, we are already working on this work, but this plan costs a lot, this silver?" Wang Xuan said with a smile and began to reach out for money.

There is no way, now Qingzhou's finances are so much money, whether it is Niu Ben, Pang Yukun or Chen Wenlong, they are all staring at the accounts of the treasury, if he doesn't open his mouth for the secret guards, this work will not be able to be carried out.

Xiao Ming's face turned green, and he scolded with a smile: "It's all a group of vampires, you really want this king to suck it dry."

"Your Highness, the lower officials are also helpless, these officials have a lot of appetite, if they don't feed them, they won't be obedient." Wang Xuan smiled bitterly.

"Okay, okay." Xiao Ming spread his hands, "I'll talk to Pang Yukun about this matter, but you have to report the details of the expenses you need, and it's impossible to give this money indiscriminately." ”

"Yes."

Wang Xuan smiled, unlike the army and the government who could ask for money on the surface, their secret guards could only pass through Xiao Ming, and now that Xiao Ming had agreed, he said goodbye and left the main hall.

With a sigh, Xiao Ming's brows furrowed, now the development of Qingzhou needs silver everywhere, so it seems that he will speed up the production of more goods, and open up the trade routes at sea, otherwise sooner or later he will have a financial deficit.

Just as he was thinking about the silver, Aster came over and asked him to come over for dinner, because there were guests this time, Fei Yue'er chose to avoid it.

This time, leaving Li Wei to eat, Xiao Ming naturally had bad intentions.

Li Wei is in charge of the procurement negotiation of this artillery this time, and it is naturally very important to go back and say anything, so Xiao Ming wants to test this Li Wei and find his flaws so as to buy it.

Because there were only two people to eat, Aster arranged the food in the pavilion of the palace, so that she could enjoy the scenery of the palace while eating.

Raising a glass and taking a sip of wine, Xiao Ming observed Li Wei, although the clothes on his body were not bad, they were also a little shabby.

What scholars in this era pursue is actually very simple, nothing more than a family fortune, a beautiful wife, and a prosperous sky.

The eyes gestured to Aster, and Aster immediately turned away, and after a while, the two singers in the palace came and sat on both sides of Li Wei, and the sound of the warbler was charming.

Li Wei was a little restrained when he saw this, but he also understood that this was just the hospitality of ordinary vassal kings, and he had to reluctantly entertain, but it was very regular.

"It's not." This is Xiao Ming's conclusion.

He didn't just look at the surface, Li Wei's eyes were also very clear, and he didn't show lewdness. Evil looks.

Smiling, Xiao Ming said: "Envoy Li, this business also hopes that the envoy will go back and have a few good words with the king of Chu, and send more craftsmen and merchant ships, if the envoy can let the king of Chu send more, this king is willing to take out a part of the excess profits to the envoy, how about it?" ”

Li Wei knew that Xiao Ming's motives for keeping him down as a guest must be impure, and he said: "Your Highness, Ding is Ding Mao is Mao, and the officials are soft-spoken, I'm afraid they can't make the King of Chu change his mind." ”

Xiao Ming was a little surprised, this Li Wei was neither greedy nor lustful, this was really a bit difficult to do, he naturally knew that Li Wei's words were just a pretext.

Living in modern times, he naturally knows that although this ambassador is under domestic orders, the ambassador can be very operable in the other country, this Li Wei is in charge of the artillery procurement this time, and may be resident in Qingzhou in the next few years to supervise this matter, which can be said a lot.

After a deep groan, Xiao Ming said: "People are soft-spoken, is it possible that the envoy's official position in Chu is very low?" ”

"This ......" Li Wei's eyes suddenly flickered, and he seemed to be a little annoyed.

Xiao Ming immediately grasped this change in Li Wei, and I have to say that the King of Chu is very shrewd, and it is estimated that he will let Li Wei visit if he is not greedy for money, and he is not greedy for sex.

But what he didn't estimate was that Li Wei had always been dissatisfied with his official career.

"Hey, the messenger looks like he's fifty years old, but it's a pity." Xiao Ming deliberately stimulated Li Wei, he now wanted to open a breakthrough in the fiefdom of the King of Chu.

Li Wei's face became more and more ugly, he was also a famous talent in Chu back then, and for decades he was just a small driver in the palace of the king of Chu, and he had always been secretly dissatisfied in his heart.

It's just that he covered it up very well, and the King of Chu didn't see anything unusual.

"The officials are big and the officials are small, they are all for the king of Chu, but there is no pity." Li Wei still said cautiously.

"The envoy is high-spirited and bright, which is admirable, if the officials in the court have such a mind as the envoy, why worry that there is no successor to the Honglu Temple of the imperial court."

"The Imperial Court?" Li Wei looked moved. (To be continued.) )