Chapter 329: Wei Envoy Wei Bao
Zhang Liang and Wei Bao had been led to the lobby for a short time, in fact, they were a little puzzled why the armor had led the way instead of the servants when they entered the mansion, and the old man who was supposed to come out to entertain the guests for the master had not seen it.
In today's society, a so-called noble person must have one or more family elders, and the more honorable the status, the greater the number of servants and maids. There are guests who come to visit, and the elders who come out to socialize are very particular about what kind of etiquette and language they use depending on the identity of the guests, so every nobleman's family is actually a faΓ§ade.
How do they know that Lu Zhe has been living in the barracks since he started his family, not to mention the old family, and even the servants have never been one.
"Lu Hou is a little ......" Wei Bao looked left and right, and after confirming that there was no one around, he continued: "Don't respect us?" β
Zhang Liang smiled silently, the mansion was newly built, and Lu Zhe had been fighting outside, obviously just moved in.
When they came, they could clearly see that there were no servants, maids or the like in the entire mansion except for the armor, and they felt that Lu Zhe's subordinates were too sloppy, and they didn't arrange it in advance, and the strangest thing was that Lu Zhe himself didn't seem to notice this aspect?
"Lu Hou is the time to start a business, and he pays attention to practicality in everything." Zhang Liang said on the bright side, and the meaning in his words also carried the meaning of no one under Lu Zhe's rule.
Wei Bao laughed for a while: "That's right, don't look at the vast territory under the rule of Lu Hou, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and in some respects it is still insufficient compared to us (nobles and royal family)." β
Superiority? Now the down-and-out aristocratic kings and grandsons, even if they experience misery, they really have a natural sense of superiority.
Zhang Liang was stunned, having said that, Lu Zhe's background is indeed poor, but now is not the time to talk about the superiority of etiquette. Now that the world is constantly fighting, what is important is strength, and he thinks that Wei Bao really dares to say it.
"The Wei State is down, but there are still ceremonial officials. Leopard is already planning to add more sophisticated ceremonies to the gift list. Compared to Lu Hou, he should feel happy. The more Wei Bao thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense.
"The prince is cautious." Zhang Liang persuaded. He felt that hitting people without slapping them in the face, knowing what others lacked and making up for the deficiencies with great arrogance, even if it was well-intentioned, would be infuriating.
"Isn't this the fall of the Wei Kingdom? This time I came to meet Lu Hou again, and Meiyu Meiji is not enough to show sincerity, since Lu Hou lacks a ceremonial officer, isn't it just right to give a few? Wei Bao didn't think there was anything wrong at all.
"I heard that Xiang Lianggong sent someone to Xincai and promised to lend the six counties of Surabaya to the Wei State?" Zhang Liang changed the topic with a little headache.
"Well, that's the case. The six counties adjacent to Chen County, Chengfu, Xiachengfu, Xiacai, Xuanxian, Zhuyi, and Qixian all have to be borrowed from our country, which can be regarded as sending charcoal in the snow. Wei Bao blinked.
Zhang Liang frowned: "The State of Chu also sent people here." He said that he was willing to lend the four counties of Surabaya to our country. β
When Wei Bao heard it, he was immediately happy: "Which four counties? β
"Lingbi, Xiao County, Xiang County, Pengcheng." Zhang Liang pretended to ask casually: "Xiang Liang has let Wei make peace, right?" β
"Hah! It is a neighbor in Chen County, and it is still a neighbor in Surabaya County, and Wei and Han ......" Wei Bao seemed to react at this time: "Do peace?" Could it be that South Korea is also ......? β
Zhang Liang nodded but did not speak. The reason why he frowned was that he knew very well that Surabaya County was already an enclave that was destined to be unkept, and now Qi was forcing Huiji to threaten Chu to cede Surabaya County to Qi. Xiang Liang didn't have a good intention to set aside part of Surabaya County to lend to Han and Wei, obviously he wanted to pull Han and Wei to bear the pressure from Qi together, and he knew it clearly, but he still had to eat this bait.
South Korea is now saying that it is a country is a joke at all, and the land is no more than a county. There are only 8,000 soldiers, and I have never seen any country like this except in the Spring and Autumn Period. Chu State has no good intentions in borrowing land, Zhang Liang knows it, and Han Wangcheng also knows it. But even if there will be evil consequences, we must eat them, otherwise, with the current situation of South Korea, when will we be able to recover South Korea?
"Oh, then wait for Lu Hou to come. The leopard just sends the gift list, and it is up to you to make peace for the Chu State. Wei Bao bowed and leaned over, with a relieved expression on his face.
Zhang Liang was stunned again. He had a set of arguments, but he was not sure that Lu Zhe would give up the state of war with Chu. The reason why he set Wei Bao's words was to find out what chips or methods Wei Guo could come up with, and he didn't think that Wei Bao would pretend to be a stupid scoundrel.
"The Qi State has developed rapidly, and the previous six countries should be the most powerful Qi State, and then the Qi State of Surabaya County can invade Zhao in the north and go down to Jiujiang in the south. If it is said that the Qi country has now grown into a tiger, Surabaya County is a pair of wings. What do you mean by that idiom? Oh! It's like a tiger with wings! Wei Bao rolled his eyes and said a paragraph without a head, as if he muttered inadvertently: "If you want to come to Lu Hou, you won't want Qi to get Surabaya County." β
This is the third time Zhang Liang has been stunned, Wei Bao is a person who does not learn and has no skills, which is known to all countries. He was very curious about who taught Wei Bao those words, and after thinking about it for a long time, no one among Wei Chen seemed to be able to see things so thoroughly, and he kept a stunned expression for a while.
"Huh." Wei Bao was a little proud: "My wife said it." She said that as long as she said these words to Lu Hou, Lu Hou would definitely think so. β
ββ¦β¦ Bo Ji? Zhang Liang was a little puzzled, Wei Bao was really a bad person, men were not as good as women could say so justifiably, and he didn't know what the situation of Wei was like.
"My wife also said that Lu Hou was able to attack Huiji and withdraw his army, presumably because he was unwilling to weaken the Chu State. Lu Hou Du Qi was well aware of the threat of the Qi State, and did not want to see the Qi State stretch its hand into the south. A Chu State that is wounded but does not die is good for Lu Hou and for everyone. Wei Bao was really proud, and felt that it was a great luck to be able to snatch such a woman.
Zhang Liang was completely surprised, of course he understood that what Wei Bao relayed was all right, but it came from the mouth of a woman, what kind of girl should it be?
ββ¦β¦ General Xiang had bad intentions, what did he say about honoring the king of Lu Hou and calling him the king, can he do it casually? If Wei dared to build yΓ¬ Lu Hou to do this, then not only Lu Hou, but Wei would also be stinking for 10,000 years. Wei Bao was still chattering: "If you want me to say, the state of Chu was defeated by the Marquis of Lu, and honestly offered the territory and city, no matter how bad it is, it is much more practical than a person who is willing to take the lead in honoring the king, and I don't know what the people of Chu think." β
Zhang Liang woke up from his surprise, he looked at Wei Bao with a tangled face, and asked with a cry, "What Venerable King?" β
Wei Bao repeated: "It is to let Lu Hou be the king, and the Wei State will mention yΓ¬, and then the Chu State will be the first to recognize it." β
Zhang Liang's body was shocked, and cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead. He didn't know such a thing at all, he only thought that Xiang Liang asked South Korea to convey to him that the conditions for peace were to recognize Lujiang County and Jiujiang County under the rule of Lu Zhe, and to send rich and beautiful women, and so on.
As Wei Bao said, let's not talk about whether Lu Zhe will be bewitched successfully, the first Wei State to mention yì will definitely be recorded in the history books and become a joke for ten thousand years, and Lu Zhe dares to be the first to call himself the king, which must be a historical precedent. After all, Lu Zhe is not a descendant of the royal family, and he is not an old prince of Zhou Tianzi in the Spring and Autumn Period, how long has Lu Zhe been rising, even if he is now named the Marquis of Lu County by the Qin State, but the gold content is really not very good.
Xiang Liang ...... The viciousness of his heart is simply striking. Zhang Lianghou was afraid, he was already thinking about whether he should convey Chu Guo's desire for peace when he saw Lu Zhe later.
South Korea took the lead in conveying Chu's desire for peace, and then Wei Bao came out to talk about what to call the king, Zhang Liang was involved in such an unbelievable thing, not to mention what Lu Zhe would react to, he was afraid of being disgraced by Secretary Shi.
"Junhou, you ......" Zhang Liang didn't know what to say, both sides were envoys, could he still care what Wei Bao had to say?
"What am I?" Wei Bao looked ignorant.
Zhang Liang was speechless, he was already thinking about how to deal with it.
"Oh...... you mean the King's Title?" Wei Bao suddenly amplified his voice.
Zhang Liang almost hid his face, because he had already seen Lu Zhe standing in front of the lobby door.
"The King?" Lu Zhe listened to a tail, he walked into the door with a smile on his face, and bowed his hands to Zhang Liang and Wei Bao, who stood up and saluted, from a distance, "The matter has been delayed, so the two of you have been waiting for a long time." β
Zhang Liang glanced at the four people behind Lu Zhe, he recognized Kuai Tong, Mian Bi, and Xiao He, but the middle-aged man with a gloomy face didn't know what kind of character it was?
"Ah......, Wei envoy leopard, meet Lu Hou!" Wei Bao is face was respectful, and he seemed to have a hint of flattery in his words, and his waist was almost bent.
"Wei envoy, please get up." Lu Zhe looked at Wei Bao with exaggerated movements with a strange expression, and before he could speak again, Wei Bao took out a jade plate from his sleeve.
When Wei Bao put his hand into his sleeve, Yan Bi's eyes became very sharp, after all, Wei Bao looked as tall and burly, and it was impossible for the armor to search the envoys of other countries, God knows what Wei Bao would take out of his sleeve. Waiting for him to see that Wei Bao had escaped was a jade plate, and Wei Bao read the gift list flatteringly, he relaxed.
ββ¦β¦ A little thin courtesy, a thin courtesy ......, and please Lu Hou smiled. Wei Bao also seemed to be a polite person, and he didn't directly present the jade plate to Lu Zhe after reading it, but looked at Kuaitong, Mian Bi, Yan Bi, and Xiao He with a blank eye.
Yes, even if it is a gift, it is not directly handed to the master of one party, but should be forwarded by someone.
Lu Zhe, who sounded like jade with complicated names, only understood a little, and what Mei Ji twenty was a little confused.
Jade has always been a precious weapon in China, and non-princes are not allowed to use it without permission. And the gift list engraved on the jade plate is also exquisite, which is the highest etiquette expression, even if the gift on it is not a rare thing, it is also to express respect and awe, so Wei State does it has its deep meaning.
Who is Lu Zhe? Will he understand the meaning of Wei Guobiao's appearance? Obviously, he didn't know that at all, and he didn't understand until Kuaitong whispered a hint next to him. (To be continued......)