Changsun Wuji quickly passed the letter with a pigeon.
At the same time, in the Jiankang Tang Palace across the river, there was a feast of feasting and debauchery, completely unaware of the approaching disaster.
"Your Majesty, I brought back a fairy stone from Taihu Lake, and I present it to Your Majesty!"
"Immortal stone?" Li Yuan looked at Cai Jing with a smile.
Cai Jing stood up and patted his palms. At the door, four soldiers walked in carrying a huge stone.
"This is?" Li Yuan looked at the huge rock in front of him with a glass of wine in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, this is a seal character for longevity! This is a natural seal character for longevity!" Qin Hui, who was opposite Cai Jing, responded in an exaggerated tone.
"Qin Shangshu saw it right. I report back to Your Majesty. The stone in front of me was conceived by the aura of heaven and earth, and was naturally carved by countless years of water flow. Only Your Majesty can enjoy this kind of treasure of heaven and earth." Cai Jing's face was almost glued to his face. On the ground, the face was full of sincerity. If it hadn't been recorded in the history books, everyone would have thought that this was the most loyal minister in the world.
"Haha, well said, well said! Cai Shangshu, you have had a hard time offering precious stones this time. If you want any reward, but it's okay, I promise you everything."
A look of greed flashed in Cai Jing's eyes.
But soon he returned to normal.
As a generation of treacherous ministers, how could he not know when and where to say something more appropriate.
"As a close minister of His Majesty, I am deeply loved by His Majesty, and there is nothing I can repay. Even if it is difficult and dangerous, and my body is smashed to pieces, it is difficult to repay one ten thousandth of His Majesty's kindness. As long as Your Majesty likes it, I am willing to do it for you even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire." Your Majesty will take back the treasure."
Li Yuan was so excited by Cai Jing's flattery that he was speechless for a long time.
Qin Hui, who was next to him, cast a approving look at Cai Jing, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are many strange stones in Taihu Lake. I think we should open a waterway to transport the stones directly from Taihu Lake to Jianye City."
Li Yuan held his hands in mid-air, hesitantly said: "Taihu Lake is not close to Jianye, would it be too laborious and costly to dig the river channel?"
Qin Hui agreed: "My Tang Dynasty occupies the southern half of the wall, the land is vast and abundant, and the national power is strong. As the Son of Heaven, Your Majesty has suffered for half of his life. If he can't enjoy it well, it will not be a good thing for future generations. I have carefully calculated this. This canal can not only be used to transport flowers and stones, but also can be used for freight, killing two birds with one stone.”
Li Yuan was still a little hesitant, but Cai Jing encouraged him from the sidelines: "My lord Qin's words are true, and the ministers are also thinking about your majesty. There are often one or two decent decorations in the homes of ordinary people. As the son of heaven, your majesty should control the world. All the treasures are in my arms, for myself to play with."
Qin Hui and Cai Jing are Li Yuan's most trusted courtiers.
It is because of trust that the two of them can rise up step by step.In just a few years, he has changed from a small white body to the current [-] Dan Shangshu Ling.
It depends on nothing else.
It is their three-inch tongue and quick-witted mind.
Li Yuan looked at the courtiers who thought about him so much, and was finally persuaded by them successfully.
"Since the two lovers said so, then according to the words of the two lovers, the canal will be dug immediately, and the flowers and stones will be transported to Jianye as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Cai Jing and Qin Hui bowed and saluted, who knew what was going on in their hearts.
At this moment, an eunuch outside the hall quickly walked in, saluted Li Yuan and said, "Report to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qin is here to see you!"
"Oh, King Qin is here, hurry up and let him in."
Qin Hui and Cai Jing looked at each other with a look of fear in their eyes.
Qin Wang Li Shimin was probably the person the two of them were most afraid of meeting.
Not for anything else, just because Li Shimin and them are not partners on the same road.
Not long after, Li Shimin walked in quickly, the wind was blowing under his feet, he was alive and well, and he really had the aura of a king.
"See father, oh, the two ministers are also here!"
Qin Hui and Cai Jing bowed to salute and stepped aside.
"Shimin! Come and take a look at this stone. This is a treasure of heaven and earth that the two ministers have spent a lot of effort on. Look, it is a big seal script longevity character."
Li Shimin glanced at the flowers and stones in the hall, and then turned his gaze back to Li Yuan.
"Father, there was an urgent report from Pengcheng just now, Qi Guo has backed down, and they are not willing to do business with us!"
The smile on Li Yuan's face froze immediately, looking at Li Shimin in front of him, his brows and eyes were full of doubts.
"Father?"
"Why is Qi like this? This move of trade is for mutual benefit. The past two years have not been very good. Could it be that the eldest grandson Wuji you recommended contradicted Qi Huang?"
Li Shimin felt a chill in his heart, and quickly bowed and said, "Changsun Wuji is a great talent in the country. Why would father think so. The reason for this is that Qi Huang has always regarded us as a serious problem. Now they don't want to Keep pretending."
"Then what are they trying to do?"
"Cross the river, unify!" Li Shimin said righteously.
"It's a joke, Your Majesty, I think His Highness King Qin's story is completely nonsense!"
Chapter 863
"The two Shangshu adults think what I said is wrong?"
"His Royal Highness, King Qin! Qi is a big country, and we have always had good relations with our country. The two countries have no intention of aggression. Besides, if Qi is really hostile to us, with their national strength and military, they can cross the river and kill us. Why use trade? To threaten our country. I believe that our country must have been slow in etiquette, which caused Qi Huang to be angry!"
Li Shimin almost fainted when he heard the words, and was about to refute, when Cai Jingjin next to him said: "Your Majesty, I also agree with what Qin Shangshu said. Qi is a big country, and we must not provoke them. It is better to calm things down and make peace with others. I hope Your Majesty will think twice." .”
Li Shimin also had nothing to say for a while.
When the news of Changsun Wuji reached him, he rushed over without stopping.
Although I thought of several countermeasures on the way, they were all remedies without changing the medicine, and they didn't work much.
To deal with a big country like Qi, you can either fight or be beaten. There is absolutely no third way.
Although the current Tang Dynasty is sitting in the land of the three southern states, its strength is not enough to compete with such a big country as Qi. If they lose the battle, they really seem to have no place to die.
Therefore, what Cai Jing said is indeed the only choice now.
But Li Shimin has always felt in his heart that this matter is not as simple as it seems.
"Shimin, your father has already known about this matter, so you don't need to worry. Our two countries have been in friendly business for so long, and there is still room for maneuver. Your father will send someone to Pengcheng right away."
Li Shimin still wanted to defend himself, but Qin Hui who was beside him quickly interrupted and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
Li Shimin is also helpless, Qin Hui and Cai Jing have always been deeply trusted by their father.His elder brother and third younger brother also kept currying favor with them, and even though his counselor Du Ruhui persuaded him to get close to them.
But Li Shimin couldn't stand their flattery, so he stayed away from them.
Now, because of the few words of these two villains, not only Changsun Wuji's mission will return without success, but may even ruin the future of this talented person.
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