Competing

Chapter 444
Yin Xu's original intention was to immediately order Zhang Han and Pu Jun to send troops to start a joint attack from the south and the north.Taking advantage of the fact that both the Chu and Han countries were busy with the war and had no time to look south, they started the long-planned southern front.Take the entire south, so as to dominate the south, and then compete in the Central Plains!

The dispatch of troops was already imminent, but the day before Yin Xu gave the order, a fast horse rushed into Shanyin City and brought a message at the same time.

The person who came was the envoy of Liu Bang, the king of Han. It is said that the king of Han intended to marry his wife Lu Zhi's sister to him.Li Shiqi was responsible for sending his relatives south to Jiangdong, and he was already on his way to Jiangdong, and he would arrive in Shanyin in a few days.

When Yin Xu heard the news, he really couldn't laugh or cry. Liu Bang wanted to marry his sister-in-law, but he didn't mention it before.What's the matter with sending people to your door without waiting for your consent?I don't know anything yet, but I've already become a bridegroom-to-be. It's really inexplicable.

When he was distressed, Yin Xu couldn't help laughing at himself, why did Liu Bang send an envoy in advance, why not just wait for Li Shiqi and the bride to arrive, wouldn't it be better to give himself a surprise?

These few days, Yin Xu has been depressed because of this. After the ladies in the harem found out, they all laughed and said jokingly: "My lord, wouldn't it be good for Liu Bang to send a beauty to your door?"

Yin Xu's answer is - really bad!

The current few beautiful and gentle wives are already very good, not to mention that there are two beauties Xu Negative and Fan Yilan in the palace as backup.Liu Bang unexpectedly sent another woman. Do you think that my majestic King Yue will lack a woman?Leaving aside who is the so-called little sister of Lu Zhi?I don't know if she is beautiful or ugly.What's more, he is very clear about the purpose behind Liu Bang's so-called marriage at this time, so this is really not a good thing.

In the imperial study room, Chen Ping said: "Liu Bang is really despicable. He sent someone here without the king's consent..."

Su An said: "Besides, according to the news that Feiying sent back from various places, it can be said that Li Shiqi and others went south to Jiangdong with great fanfare. I'm afraid that others don't know that Han County will marry the King of Yue!"

Gao Yidao: "Obviously, this is Liu Bang trying to win over the king and the country of Yue. If the king really marries this little princess, it means that he and Liu Bang will become brothers-in-law. Some things will be more complicated!"

Li Si sighed: "Liu Bang's strategy is not innocuous. In this way, people in the world will undoubtedly think that the matter was agreed by the king of Yue, and that it was an agreement between the two countries."

"In the eyes of others, this will be a signal of the marriage and alliance between the two countries, and the impact will be very far-reaching... Liu Bang is trying to kidnap our country of Yue!" Wei Liao was also quite angry about this.

Yin Xu said: "This is not the key point. The key point is how to deal with this situation now. Li Shiqi has already gone south to Jiangdong with the so-called send-off team, and will soon enter the territory of Yue State. Now, how should we deal with it?"

Li Si chuckled: "Your Majesty, don't be angry about this. In fact, it may not be a bad thing. Liu Bang sent a woman to the King. She must be a beauty if she can marry her. Your Majesty, please accept it with a smile. Marriage, nothing else, marriage is not the same as an alliance. If you don't like it, it's okay to send it back to Liu Bang directly. Now that Liu Bang can't interfere with us, it's okay to humiliate him instead."

Yin Xu immediately reacted, and thought to himself: That's right, Liu Bang, you think it's beautiful, and you want to use beauty tricks to confuse everyone?Fan Yilan, a descendant of Xishi, the most beautiful woman in the world, is now in the palace of Yue Wang. If she wants to get something by this method, she is undoubtedly asking for trouble and humiliation.

Chen Pingdao: "That's right, the marriage will be done as usual, but we don't have to bear any obligations for it. It's a good deal. We didn't send any betrothal gifts in the past, and he has already married Song. Let's wait for Li Shiqi to come to the mountain Yin, let's see how good his eloquence is. He claims to be a three-inch tongue, comparable to Su Qin and Zhang Yi. This time, we can verify whether it is worthy of his name! Not only that, we can definitely give Hanwang a gift after the marriage. The last gift in return, a big gift..."

Everyone knew what Chen Ping was talking about, and they all laughed...

The idea that Yin Xu has made up now cannot be changed or stopped by anyone or anything.This time Li Shiqi came to Shanyin just in time, there is something that he wants to use his mouth to spread the word to the world?Li Si, Wei Liao, Zhang Han, and Ying Ziye's identities have not been revealed for a long time, which is very unfair to them.

What's more, Zhang Han is about to lead the army to go out, so everyone in the world must know who the commander-in-chief of the Yue army is, who is the general of the Yue country?Now it is finally possible to announce to the world openly.I don't know how Liu Bang would feel when he knew that the elders of Qin State were all in Jiangdong, and the princess of Qin State was his wife?And will it cause any repercussions in Guanzhong and other places like the Qin State?

After making such a plan, Yin Xu had nothing to worry about, and immediately sent an order to Pu Jun in Yuzhang to welcome Li Shiqi early.In order to make it more grand and make a show, Su An was sent to Yuzhang County on behalf of the King of Yue.

Of course, welcoming is one aspect, and more importantly, guiding and escorting them to San'in.There are some things they should let them see, and some things they want to see but can't see.The monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom are not fools, they are just seeing off their relatives. Why did they send such an important person as Guangye Jun Li Shiqi, so they were prepared early.

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On the big river, a large ship went down the river. A girl on the deck looked at the green hills and the picturesque scenery on both sides, and couldn't help but intoxicated: "Is this the country of Yue?"

An old man with gray beard came from behind and said with a smile: "Master, you should still be in the territory of Jiujiang Kingdom. After passing the mouth of Penglize Lake in front, you should enter Yuzhang County of Yue Kingdom. There is not much difference here, it is more or less the same!"

These two people are Lu Yi, the princess of the Han Dynasty, and Li Shiqi, the Lord of Guangye!From Xingyang, they took Nanyang to the bank of Mianshui, and then went down the river to the territory of Linjiang.Afterwards, I followed Dajiangdong all the way, and I almost arrived at Jiangdong.Along the way, they deliberately made a big show of fanfare, and now many people know that Han Wang's sister-in-law is going to marry Yue Wang as his concubine.The news spread like wildfire and is spreading to all parts of the world.

Looking at the scenery on the shore, Lu Yi excitedly said: "It's so beautiful, the scenery of Yue Kingdom is so beautiful...I really like it!"

Li Shiqi looked at the little princess intoxicated and smiled kindly.He also heard about the fate between the little princess and the king of Yue. The little princess was willing to marry to Jiangdong, so it can be said to be the best of both worlds.Whether the scenery is beautiful now or because of people, only the little princess himself knows.

The little princess is really excited now, but she doesn't know what the king of Yue means, and it's only now that the trip really starts to be a little difficult.However, he finally had the opportunity to set foot on the land of Yue State, to see what is so extraordinary about this rapidly rising Jiangdong prince?

"Sir, are we going ashore in Yuzhang, or directly in Kuaiji?" Zhou Shengzhi came over to ask for instructions.He was young, and he was in charge of safety when he came on this trip. The main thing was to obey Li Shiqi's arrangements.

Li Shiqi said: "Go ashore from Yuzhang, and then we will travel all the way to the country of Yue. Naturally, such an important event as the marriage of the two countries should be shared with the people of the country of Yue."

Zhou Shengzhi nodded in agreement, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Li Shiqi's mouth.

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Although Li Shiqi's plans and ideas were good, he forgot one thing. This is the country of Yue, and he can do whatever he wants.

When entering Yuzhang and gradually approaching the mouth of Penglize Lake, the number of boats on the river began to increase.When they saw the "Han" characters raised high on the bows of their ships, these ships all followed them in unison.

After Zhou Shengzhi discovered this situation, he immediately reported it to Li Shiqi.The old man stood at the bow of the boat and looked at it, and he understood a little bit in his heart, presumably these should be ships from the Yue Kingdom!It seems that it is an escort, but it is a surveillance. In such a double-team, the boat gradually came to the vicinity of Yuzhang.

As expected, this is the newspaper package of the Yue Kingdom's euphemistically called escort.Now I can't allow myself to choose, as long as I land in Yuzhang, people will come to greet me as soon as the ship docks.

Li Shiqi once saw the person in front of him in Pengcheng, and knew that this was Pu Jun, a confidant general of the King of Yue, who now held a high position in the Yue Kingdom.

"Mr. Li, I haven't seen you for a long time! Pu Jun is so polite! Welcome to the country of Yue!"

"Hello, General Pu, I haven't seen you for a long time... It's the first time I've landed in Guizhou, and it's really a treasure of heaven and earth!" Out of interest, Li Shiqi began to express his expertise and praise.

After Pu Jun received Yin Xu's order, he waited here early and sent a boat to wait on the river first.In fact, when Li Shiqi and the others docked in Linjiang several times before, Feiying had already followed them, and basically knew their itinerary well.So they were intercepted early because they didn't want them to escape the control of the Yue people.

Pu Jun stepped forward and said: "The king of Yue was very happy when he heard the news that Mr. Li was going to visit the country of Yue. He specially asked the general to meet him here!"

Li Shiqi immediately caught some information from Pu Jun's words. Pu Jun just said that he was welcome to be a guest, and did not mention Lu Yi and his marriage.It can be seen that, so far, the Yue Kingdom does not seem to be very happy about this matter.As a result, things became a little more difficult. Li Shiqi knew that the pressure on his shoulders was much heavier!

Pu Jun said: "Mr. Li, you have come all the way, and the boats and cars are exhausting. Today, let's go to Hongdu City to have a rest. Tomorrow, the general Su An will personally represent the King of Han to welcome you!"

It has to be said that the etiquette given by Yue State to Li Shiqi was very polite and respectful.This made Li Shiqi, who was born as a Confucian scholar, very satisfied and somewhat grateful.

(End of this chapter)