Li Si was furious. Twenty million dollars to buy a sword? Is this money to burn?
Li Si felt that it was stupid to buy any sword here, but the courtiers around looked at him with admiration, so Li Si could only continue to act like this.
Forget it, isn’t it just tens of millions of dollars? The loyalty of all of you is worth more than these tens of millions of dollars.
What I want is rights, not money.
With power, what is money without?
So Li Si gritted his teeth and gave instructions to the housekeeper.
The butler stood on the second floor and shouted excitedly: "Twenty-one million dollars."
When he shouted this sentence, his palms were already sweating with excitement.
Although it is not my own money, I am lucky enough to be able to call out this number in public.
Enough to brag for a lifetime.
Now the price has risen to 20 million. When the price was increased, no one was embarrassed to increase it by 10,000 or 10,000. Only a million-to-a-million plus would have face.
Xiang Chao was a little anxious. Although he had money, he couldn't squander the rich and powerful in Xianyang City.
The rich and powerful have power and plenty of ways to make money. But I am already a sourceless water, so I need to use a little less.
If Xiang Liang is not dead yet, then everything is easy to say. Now that Xiang Liang is dead, the Xiang family in Chu land has been uprooted. His wealth has shrunk greatly.
However, when I think about it, as long as I get this sword, the Xiang family may rise again. Xiang Chao gritted his teeth and shouted: "Twenty-three million yuan."
Soon, Butler Li Si upstairs shouted: "Twenty-four million dollars."
Everyone in the Banished Immortal Tower was shocked. Is this sword going to fetch a sky-high price again?
Xiang Chao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He finally noticed that the people upstairs started to compete with him.
He felt that this matter could not be defeated by force, he could only outsmart him.
So he said calmly: "Thirty million dollars."
I directly added six million dollars to make up a round number.
Thirty million dollars.
The key is Xiang Chao's attitude, which is calm and calm, as if he doesn't care about the 30 million yuan at all.
In this way, people will feel that Xiang Chao still has a lot of money. This thirty million dollars is nothing at all. If the people upstairs are sensible, they should take the initiative to withdraw so as not to lose face.
Li Si really wanted to quit.
He could afford thirty million dollars, but that would be a stretch.
Li Si wanted to be cheeky for once.
Although I am kind to Zhao Tuo, I can't be unlimited, right?
But at this time, I don’t know who muttered: Could it be that Mr. Tingwei was bribed by Huaiguzi? Deliberately raising prices on the side?
When Li Si heard this, his eyes suddenly darkened and he almost fainted.
Who is so wicked as to spread such rumors?
He turned around and looked around, but couldn't find anyone speaking.
Suddenly another person whispered: "Master Li Si, how could he be bribed by the Immortal?"
The man from before said: "Why not? Which of my courtiers in Great Qin is not a banished immortal? On the surface, they seem to hate the banished immortal, but secretly they are all close friends of the banished immortal."
Li Si yelled: "Who is talking nonsense?"
The people around him were startled and fell into silence.
Li Si faced downstairs and said coldly: "I am the Great Qin Tingwei."
Li Shui coughed dryly and said to Li Si: "Master Tingwei, please don't threaten my customers.
Then, Li Shui said loudly: "Anyone who has a grudge because of the auction in my Exorcist Tower. I, Huaiguzi, will keep you safe. If anyone wants to retaliate against you, feel free to come to me and file a complaint."
The merchants downstairs suddenly beamed with joy.
They also saw that auctioning this thing is a good thing. If you are not careful, these things can be sold for more than ten times the price.
What's more, with the banished immortal as a guarantee, you don't have to worry about retaliation when bidding here.
Then in the future...
Many people are already planning to cooperate with the Immortal Banishing Tower.
And Li Si said coldly: "Huaiguzi, don't be slanderous. When did I threaten others?"
Li Shuigan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, when you showed your identity just now, weren't you threatening others?"
Li Si snorted coldly and said lightly: "Forty million dollars."
The whole place was in an uproar.
Lord Tingwei, what a great gesture.
Li Si can come up with 40 million yuan.
Forty million dollars buys a sword. First, we can clear up the relationship with Huaiguzi. Secondly, it can be given to Zhao Tuo to win people's hearts.
It's worth it.
And when Li Si revealed his identity just now, he was also warning the people downstairs not to bid any more.
It's a pity that if it were someone else, he would have backed down. But Li Si met Xiang Chao.
Xiang Chao has become obsessed. His son, who is a genius, is nestled in Shangjun's courtyard, unable to realize his ambitions. He was so anxious that he was already dizzy with anxiety.
So Xiang Chao shouted regardless: "Fifty million dollars."
The sword seller Yi Huo was trembling and didn't know what to do.
Li Si nodded, walked to the railing in person, and looked at Xiang Chao downstairs with a sneer on his face.
Xiang Chao gritted his teeth and met Li Si's gaze.
"Tingwei? What about Tingwei? Damn it. My Yu'er will become emperor one day, and he won't be much older than you, a Tingwei?" Xiang Chao encouraged himself secretly.
So Xiang Chao shouted for 60 million yuan.
When this number was shouted out, his whole body was drained.
Sixty million dollars is all his property, and he can never get it out again.
Li Si couldn't shout either.
What he can take out is just over 50 million. After 60 million, do you want to increase it? It doesn't add up.
At this time, Guan Wu said: "My lords, seeing that Lord Tingwei is about to lose, we Xianyang dignitaries cannot afford to lose this person. Anyone who is loyal to Lord Tingwei must take the initiative to come up with money. Helping the adults get through this difficult time will help you gain face."
"The villain has a humble beginning and a humble family. I will lend you a thousand dollars."
The courtiers around me looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all a little speechless.
Everyone suddenly felt that this Guanwu...could it be that he was tired of living? Isn’t this taking the initiative to offend all the courtiers?
In fact, Guan Wu did it on purpose, just to offend Li Shui.
Now that he has taken refuge with Li Shui, Li Si and Zhao Tuo no longer trust him and hate him.
In this case, let's be more thorough and surrender to Li Shui completely.
The soldiers of Zhao Tuo behind Guan Wu also lent money to Li Si in a pretentious manner, some lending one hundred yuan, and some lending fifty yuan.
Li Si waved his hand and said coldly: "That's all, no need."
Those bits and pieces are not embarrassing enough.
The courtiers had no choice but to act stupid and could only stand up and take out tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of dollars.
All the courtiers present gathered together a total of 20 million yuan.
So, Li Si gritted his teeth and shouted out a number: 70 million yuan.
Xiang Chao was completely dumbfounded.
He suddenly fell on the ground and started crying: "Yu'er, I'm sorry for you as a father. Yu'er..."
Everyone present looked at Xiang Chao with sympathy.
It's not that I sympathize with him for not taking down the sword, but that he offended Li Si.
And he really offended Li Si.
Isn't this guy just a strong man from Guandong? Isn't it tiring to actually challenge the imperial court captain?
Poor, really pitiful.
The results of the auction have come out.
Yi Huo held the sword, walked step by step to the second floor, and solemnly handed it to Li Si's hand.
Li Si gave it to Zhao Tuo casually.
The courtiers all bowed their hands to Zhao Tuo eagerly.
Lord Tingwei spent 70 million yuan to buy a sword for Zhao Tuo.
Such a backer is really reliable.
After the courtiers congratulated Zhao Tuo, they all looked at Li Si eagerly, as if they were willing to sacrifice their lives for Li Si.
Li Si breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the money was not wasted after all.
With these die-hard loyalists, there will be people who will support whatever strategies for governing the country he proposes in court. In the future, if I have any disputes with other important ministers, I will be able to win easily.
Even if a prince is established in the future, his own words will carry considerable weight.
Just thinking about the 70 million money made Li Si feel a little unhappy.
Fifty million dollars has almost bankrupted him. Now he still owes twenty million dollars in foreign debt. How can he repay this?
He shook his head and put these worries behind him, and then said calmly to Yihuang: "Where do you live now? I will ask the butler to send the money to you later."
Yi Huo laughed dryly and said: "Now the villain lives in the courtyard of Shang Jun who banished the immortal."
When Li Si heard this, his teeth itched with hatred.
So, this guy is basically from Huaiguzi?
Does this count as being tricked by Huaiguzi?
Li Shui also came over with a smile and raised his hand towards Zhao Tuo: "General Zhao, congratulations."
Zhao Tuo responded with a smile.
Li Si said a few words to Li Shui lukewarmly, and then went home.
He had no intention of eating any more at this banquet.
The courtiers drank a few more drinks and gradually dispersed.
Everyone has left, and only Wang Wan is left on the second floor, drinking leisurely.
His mood now is very mysterious. He can't be said to be happy or unhappy.
But, overall, I'm not in a bad mood.
Because...he is not the only pauper in the court, Li Si is also poor now.
It's not a bad thing to have someone to accompany you when you have bad luck.
Li Shui called Xiang Chao to his side.
Li Shui smiled and said, "You have offended Li Si severely this time. He could have bought the sword with just a few million dollars, but you made him spend tens of millions more."
Xiang Chao said with a sad face: "Yes."
He is very sad now.
The hope of his son's success became increasingly slim, and he offended Tingwei again.
This is how to do?
Li Shui patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid. I will never allow anyone to retaliate against you. I will give you a special ticket later, and you can enter Shangjun's Villa freely."
"From now on, if we move around more, Li Si won't dare to do anything to you."
"Thank you for banishing the immortal." Xiang Chao almost cried.
He was not moved, he was excited.
With such a ticket, he can often go to Shangjun Courtyard to see Xiang Yu.
This... can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
Xiang Chao left.
Li Xin asked Li Shui curiously: "Why should you give him such a ticket?"
Li Shui chuckled and said to Li Xin: "This is a talent. This is a wizard in the auction world. Any auction with him always sells for a high price. This is my reward for him."
Li Xin couldn't help but laugh.
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That night, Zhao Tuo sat in the house, feeling uneasy.
The servants, wives, concubines, and children of the house were all driven away.
He was the only one left in a mansion in Nuoda.
Quiet, so quiet, you can hear your heartbeat.
Zhao Tuo guarded the oil lamp and waited quietly for midnight.
Close, close, close...
Zhao Tuo pricked up his ears, and he could even hear the blood flowing through his auricles.
However, he did not hear the sound of the sword.
The sword was hanging on the wall, one step away from him.
But it didn't roar like a tiger or a dragon.
Zhao Tuo's heart became heavier and heavier.
He leaned forward and almost put his ear to the sword.
Still no sound.
Zhao Tuo's palms began to sweat.
what happened? Am I not a hero? Am I unable to make achievements in this life?
Zhao Tuo suddenly remembered that his trip to South Vietnam was a joke.
Could it be...this is fate?
As a military general, shouldn’t he be able to make military exploits throughout his life?
What to do with your own ambitions? What to do with your dreams?
He stood there upright, wanting to draw his sword and kill himself.
He held back, always feeling that a miracle would happen in the next second.
But second after second, second after second, he became more and more disappointed.
He wanted to escape and escape from this room, but he was also afraid that after he left, he would miss the roar of dragons and tigers.
This stop lasts all night.
The next day, the door was pushed open by the lady.
Mrs. Zhao looked at Zhao Tuo in surprise.
Zhao Tuo was seen standing there numbly, with a decadent expression on his face. His clothes were completely soaked with sweat.
Mrs. Zhao felt distressed and nervous, and asked, "How is it? Didn't you hear me?"
Zhao Tuo gradually came back to his senses. Looking at his wife's pitiful eyes, he suddenly realized that this matter must not be told.
If this incident spreads, how will he gain a foothold in the court?
Lord Tingwei, will you still cultivate yourself?
So Zhao Tuo slowly opened his mouth. His voice was a little hoarse: "I heard it."
Mrs. Zhao asked: "I heard it, why do you look so lost?"
Zhao Tuo whispered: "The dragon's roar and the tiger's roar are shocking. Even though my husband is a hero, I still feel frightened and depressed. What a powerful sword."
Mrs. Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhao Tuo: "Then let's not listen to it in the future."
Zhao Tuo nodded slowly.
Mrs. Zhao helped him out of the room.
As he walked out of the room, Zhao Tuo was suddenly startled: "Wait a minute."
The sword yesterday was always hanging in its scabbard on the wall.
Could it be that... the scabbard blocked the sound of dragons roaring and tigers roaring?
That's it, it must be that way.
Zhao Tuo staggered forward and took the sword off the wall.
Then he drew out his sword with a loud sound.
puff……
The rusty sword almost caught Zhao Tuo's eyes.
"What the hell...the sword looks like this?" Zhao Tuo looked at the sword in his hand, a little doubtful of his life.
"Could this sword be fake?" A thought came to Zhao Tuo's mind.
This idea was a bit absurd, but it gave Zhao Tuo a glimmer of hope.
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
