A trace of the smell of the food floated into the main hall from the direction of the dining room.
Xiao Ming is in a good mood. He says to Li Wei, "since it's time for dinner, it's better to have dinner in the palace."
Li Wei was flattered and said, "I dare not. How can I be humble and share the same seat with your highness?"
"No harm, no harm. There are not so many rules here, so don't let the messengers know." Xiao Ming said carelessly. He said to the servant outside the door, "let the dining room prepare one more meal."
Li Wei was more and more worried. At this time, he could not help but feel nervous. He was not a man who was not welcomed by the king of Chu, or he would not have been a long-distance emissary at the age of 50.
After all, in Chu, envoys were all humble people. Even if these people died in the hands of the enemy, the king of Chu would not be distressed. Therefore, he was at a loss when he was treated so ceremoniously by Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming sees Li Wei's expression in his eyes. He asks Li Wei to go out first. At this time, Wang Xuan comes out from behind the screen behind the main hall.
He asked, "do you know about Li Wei?"
"Back to your highness, we have records of some high-ranking officials in Chu, but Li Wei doesn't. If my highness guesses well, Li Wei should be an unpopular little official."
Xiao Ming nodded, "there should be secret guards in the fiefdom of the king of Chu. On the surface, we should try our best to bribe officials for our use. Remember, your secret guards are not just for collecting intelligence, the most important task is to thoroughly infiltrate."
Wang Xuan nodded. In fact, their secret guards have been carrying out a very secret plan, which is only clear to Xiao Ming and him, even to Pang Yukun and other officials.
In this plan, the work of their secret guards was further expanded. They were not only responsible for espionage, but also for buying infiltration officials. These officials were from the imperial court, from vassals of different surnames, and even from barbarians.
In addition to officials, their work also included infiltration of the people, just like the work of the king of Chu in Yongzhou, their secret guards were also looking for contradictions in Chu, ready to explode at any time.
"Your Highness, we are already carrying out this work, but the cost of this project is huge. How much money?" Wang Xuan said with a smile and began to ask for money.
There's no way. Now Qingzhou's finance is so small. No matter Niu Zhen, Pang Yukun or Chen Wenlong are all staring at the entry of the Treasury. If he doesn't open his mouth for the secret guards, the work can't be carried out.
Xiao Ming's face turned green. He said with a smile, "they're all vampires. You really want to be sucked dry."
"Your Highness, I have no choice. These officials have a big appetite. They will not be obedient if they are not fed." Wang Xuan said with a bitter smile.
"All right, all right." Xiao Ming spread out his hand. "I'll talk to Pang Yukun about this matter, but you have to report the details of the expenses you need. The money can't be given indiscriminately."
"Yes."
Wang Xuan laughs. Unlike the army and the yamen, who can ask for money on the surface, their secret guards can only pass through Xiao Ming. Now they have Xiao Ming's consent. He tells them to withdraw and leaves the main hall.
With a sigh, Xiao Ming frowned. Now Qingzhou needs money everywhere. It seems that he will speed up the production of more goods and open up the sea trade routes. Otherwise, sooner or later, he will have a fiscal deficit.
When he was thinking about the silver, aster came to let him have a meal, because this time there were guests, Fei Yue Er chose to avoid.
This time, Xiao Ming left Li Wei for dinner with a bad intention.
Li Wei is in charge of the artillery procurement negotiation this time. It's very important to go back and say something, so Xiao Ming wants to test Li Wei, find out his flaws and buy him.
Because there are only two people to eat, aster decorates the food in the pavilion of the palace, and can enjoy the scenery of the palace while eating.
After a drink, Xiao Ming observes Li Wei. Although his clothes are not bad, they are also a little shabby.
In fact, the pursuit of scholars in this era is very simple. It's nothing more than wealth, beautiful wife and prosperity.
His eyes beckoned to aster, who immediately turned to leave. In a short time, the singers from the two palaces came and sat on both sides of Li Wei.
Li Wei was quite formal, but he also understood that this was just the way of ordinary vassal kings to treat guests, and he had to be reluctant to socialize, but he was very polite.
"Not lusty." This is Xiao Ming's conclusion.
He not only looked at the surface, but also Li Wei's eyes were very clear, without a look of lust and evil.
With a smile, Xiao Ming said, "Li emissary, I hope the emissary can go back to the king of Chu and have a good talk with him about this business. He will send more craftsmen and merchant ships. If the emissary can let the king of Chu send more, I am willing to take part of the surplus profit to the emissary. How about that?"
Li Wei knew that Xiao Ming's motive to stay was not pure. He said, "Your Highness, Ding is Ding Mao. I'm afraid that you can't make the king of Chu change his mind."Xiao Ming was a little surprised that Li Wei was neither lustful nor lustful, which was really difficult to deal with. Naturally, he knew that Li Wei's words were just excuses.
Living in modern times, he naturally knew that although the ambassador was ordered by the Chinese government, he could be very maneuverable in the other party's country. Li Wei, who was responsible for the artillery procurement, might stay in Qingzhou in the next few years and be responsible for supervising this matter. There are a lot of tricks.
After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming said, "it's too small to talk. Is the official position of the emissary in Chu very low?"
"This..." Li Wei's eyes suddenly twinkled and seemed to be annoyed.
Xiao Ming immediately catches Li Wei's change. It has to be said that the king of Chu is very smart. It is estimated that he will only let Li Wei go abroad if he is not greedy for money and sex.
But what he didn't estimate was that Li Wei was not satisfied with his official career.
"Well, it seems that the emissary is in his fifties. It's a pity." Xiao Ming deliberately stimulates Li Wei. Now he wants 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. For decades, he was just a little driver in Chu's palace, and his heart was always full of discontent.
But he covered up very well, and the king of Chu didn't see the difference.
"Officials are big and officials are small. They all serve the king of Chu, but there is no pity." Li Wei said cautiously.
"It's admirable that the envoys are noble and upright. If the officials in the imperial court have envoys with such broad mindedness, why worry that there will be no successors in Honglu temple."
"Court?" Li Wei looked moved.
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