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Chapter 447 Save face
"Is that all?" Li Shiqi's heart sank when Yin Xu asked.

The marriage has already been reported to the Yue Kingdom, and the Yue Kingdom will definitely know about it through various channels.But since he came to Jiangdong, he has received him very solemnly, with high standards of etiquette.However, he has no enthusiasm for the marriage, and even has no special greetings and concerns for the princess of the Han Dynasty on various occasions.

It seems that Yue Guo deliberately played down the matter and didn't mention it at all, which shows that Yue Guo is not very happy about it.Now the king of Yue pretended to be confused with his understanding. It seemed that there was something wrong with coming here recklessly and wanting to bring the country of Yue in.This made Li Shiqi feel a little uncomfortable, but the King of Han had explained that he must complete the task as much as possible.

Now the king of Yue is pretending to be confused, so he has no choice but to speak up with the cheek.With Lu Yi's status and appearance, if he said he wanted to marry in the Han Dynasty, there would be countless young talents who came to ask for marriage.However, the object of his fancy now is Yue Wang Yinxu, and he offered to send it to his door, but he was not willing to take it.Even if the woman is thin-skinned, she has no choice but to humble herself now.

Yin Xu saw Li Shiqi's expression, smiled without saying a word, and said in his heart: You Liu Bang's wishful thinking is good, and you want to pull yourself into the boat in a daze, how can it be so easy.Li Shiqi, haven't you always been famous for your eloquence, so today I'm going to let you down and make you speechless.

Li Shiqi smiled and said: "King Yue, I still remember that when General Zhang Han led his army to approach Pengcheng, the Qin army attacked Shanfu County, and Mrs. Lu's family moved to Pengcheng. On the way, my wife's younger sister Lu Yi got separated and was almost captured by the Qin army. Fortunately, I was saved by you, the King of Yue, so I was spared."

Hearing what Li Shiqi said, Yin Xu remembered that there was indeed such a thing.At the beginning, he rescued a little girl in Shanfu County, and later heard that she was a member of Lu Zhi's clan. Liu Bang seemed to thank him for this.In his opinion, it was just a trivial matter, and it had long been forgotten. If Li Shiqi didn't mention it, Yin Xu wouldn't be able to remember such a thing at all.Li Shiqi wouldn't mention such a thing for no reason today, could it be...

Sure enough, Li Shiqi smiled and said: "Miss Lu Yi has grown up now, and she has reached the age of fifteen. I am very grateful to the king of Yue for saving my life, and I will never forget the king of Yue. The lover with the king of Yue will finally get married, so I sent my ministers to escort Miss Lu Yi to the country of Yue, hoping that the Han and Yue families will become good friends of Qin and Jin!"

"I don't know if this is Miss Lu Yi's intention, or the King of Han's intention?" Yin Xu asked directly, which made Li Shiqi's face very dull.

Li Shiqi said with a sneer: "It's both. Miss Lu Yi has a deep affection for the King of Yue. The Han and Vietnamese countries are already an alliance. Wouldn't it be better to get closer?"

Yin Xu laughed, a little helplessly!Liu Bang wanted to win him over to fight against Xiang Yu with him, so he came up with the idea of ​​marriage.That's all, I also found a little girl who has something to do with me.Not to mention whether the little girl is willing or not, just doing this is despicable.Undoubtedly, it is a beautiful idea to tie Yue State to the side of Han State!
Any decision made by the State of Yue will not be affected by external factors, and everything must be in line with the interests and future development of the State of Yue.Wanting a woman, a marriage to win him over was wrong from the beginning.The people of Han deliberately publicized this matter along the way, with great fanfare, and the department did not give me face first, so don't blame me for not giving me face now.

Yin Xu said indifferently: "The king of Han is very kind, and the widow's heart accepts it. I think that Miss Lu Yi is only fourteen or fifteen years old, and she is still young! What's more, the widow has three wives in the palace now, and Luluo is about to give birth. There is no plan to accept the concubine!"

On the way here, Li Shiqi had already heard about the King of Yue's anger at the crown, becoming a beauty and saving Mrs. Luluo.There is also Madam Yu who is a childhood sweetheart with Yin Xu and has been looking for a wife for several years.The matter has been spread all over Jiangdong, and the people are talking about it, and it is a good talk.The third wife is the Princess of Qin, and her status is also unusual.It is now clear that Yin Xu does not intend to marry Lu Yi.Not to mention the queen who is the main wife, even the ordinary wife seems impossible!

Li Shiqi didn't expect Yin Xu to refuse so directly. After the words fell, he changed the subject to talk about other things.Since then, there has been no mention of marriages and alliances.Li Shiqi wanted to interrupt but never had a chance, the time passed like this, and the dinner ended like this,

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Li Shiqi didn't know how he left the Yue Palace and how he returned to the Li Hotel. He didn't expect to receive all kinds of courtesy when he came to the Yue Kingdom.Let yourself come to Shanyin happily, only to be disgraced at the so-called clean-up banquet.First, I gave myself infinite astonishment, and then I ruthlessly refused!Now my heart is full of mixed feelings, very light and very lost.

It seems that the State of Yue has made it clear that it does not intend to marry the State of Han. As for the matter of this alliance, there is no way to talk about it. They don't give face at all.As for whether the Yue Congress will contain the Western Chu State from behind, I am afraid that the King of Yue and those heavyweight courtiers already have their own strategies, which cannot be easily persuaded by outsiders.

In the past, Li Shiqi was very proud of his eloquence, and he took the initiative to ask Ying to be a lobbyist many times, and made a lot of contributions.But this time when he came to Yue country, he didn't have a chance to play it at all, or more precisely, he couldn't talk about it at all, even if he talked about it, it wouldn't have any effect.

On the way back to the Li Hotel, Li Shiqi sighed all the way. He had never encountered such setbacks and failures before, and he felt very uncomfortable.

"Mr. Li, the king of Yue is too shameless!" Zhou Shengzhi was very dissatisfied with Yin Xu's arrogance of the king of Yue. Li Shiqi didn't express it, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

Li Shiqi gave a wry smile. The king of Yue really didn't give face. He had the capital and strength to do so.Look at the few great people here today, even if Liu Bang, the King of Han, came in person, what would happen?
"Shengzhi, don't complain, let alone act rashly!" Li Shiqi instructed, he was afraid that Zhou Shengzhi would do something because he was young and energetic.

Before Zhou Shengqian came, Zhou Bo had many instructions, knowing the seriousness of the matter, he nodded and agreed: "Mr. Li, don't worry, victory will save you!"

"Well, very good! Pack up, let's go after staying in Yue for two days, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time!"

Uh?Zhou Shengzhi couldn't help being puzzled. Before that, Li Shiqi expressed that he wanted to stay in Yue for a longer period of time to appreciate the beauty of Jiangdong.But what happened today, after only a day since I came here, I had the idea of ​​leaving.However, the king of Han had an order to put Mr. Li in charge of everything, so he had to follow the order and dare not say anything else.

After returning to the Li Hotel, Lu Yi immediately came to greet Li Shiqi, and asked, "Mr. Li, how are you doing? Have you seen King Yue?"

Li Shiqi couldn't bear to see the expectation on the little princess's face. If she told the little princess, how sad she would be.He originally wanted to tell the truth, but he listened to the words again, and said: "Princess, King Yue has been in trouble recently, and may not have time to see you. And we still have important matters to report to the King of Han as soon as possible, so You should stay here first, after a while, King Yue will see you after he finishes his work!"

"Oh!" Lu Yi couldn't hide the disappointment on his face that he couldn't see his big brother as soon as possible.But Li first said that if he wanted to stay here by himself, then it would be a matter of time before he saw King Yue.

Lu Yi nodded lightly: "Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Watching Lu Yi's leaving back, Li Shiqi sighed softly, feeling very helpless and sad.It's not intentional deception, it's a white lie!

Seeing this, Zhou Shengzhi said: "Mr. Li, is this appropriate? The county chief is really aware of the truth, so I'm afraid..."

Li Shiqi sighed: "It's because I was afraid that she would know that I really couldn't bear it, so I kept it from her!"

"Is it appropriate to leave the princess in Jiangdong like this?" Zhou Shengzhi was a little confused about Li Shiqi's arrangement.

Li Shiqi shook his head and said, "I can't say whether it's appropriate or not. Now I can only do this. If the princess is taken away, the princess will be sad, and Han will be ashamed. This trip to Jiangdong will be in vain. .Leave the princess in Jiangdong, at least the people of Yue will not treat him badly, and we can count as some achievements with a lot of fanfare along the way."

"Okay!" Zhou Shengzhi nodded helplessly.

Li Shiqi was the only one left in the room, and the old gentleman let out another long sigh, and said softly, "King of Han, I have a heavy trust in you!"

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Chen Ping entered the study with a smile, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Li Shiqi has already handed in his resignation letter, saying that he will return to Han Kingdom the day after tomorrow!"

"Oh, really?" Yin Xu couldn't help laughing after hearing the report.

Chen Ping nodded and smiled and said, "Isn't that right! It seems that Mr. Li has already mastered the superb eloquence of showing three inches of tongue, but it's a pity that you didn't give him a chance and left him speechless. Li Shiqi was depressed, so he had no choice but to leave in despair!"

Speaking of the dinner that night, the monarch and his ministers couldn't help laughing.Liu Bang's previous actions were very disrespectful to Han.It is reasonable to say that you want to present a beautiful woman, but it is not quite right to play the banner of marriage from the beginning.That being the case, there is no need to give him any good looks!
Chen Ping smiled and said, "But..."

"What's wrong?" Yin Xu asked immediately upon seeing this.

Chen Pingdao: "Li Shiqi claimed that the little Princess of the Han Dynasty was not in good health and was not suitable for the fatigue of the journey. He wanted to stay in Shanyin to recover from his illness, and asked the king to take care of him for him!"

"It seems that Li Shiqi is not giving up!" Yin Xu chuckled.

Chen Ping said: "Why don't they take that girl away!"

Yin Xu shook his head and said, "Forget it, Li Shiqi will be sent away with a gift. As for the princess, let her live in the Li Hotel. Last year's bumper harvest, we don't lack food for one person! At least give the King of Han some face!"

(End of this chapter)