In Hezhou, the small palace newly built a few years ago is not very spacious. But as the king of pearl divers, Wu Zhu was considered rich and noble, so he used local materials and decorated the palace with many pearls. Therefore, the entire palace looks somewhat magnificent.
At this time, sitting in the palace, Hezhou King Wu Zhu raised his head and looked at the palace's dome in silence.
His mood was very messy, really messy. Especially today, Shu envoy Li Liu went to Hezhou to enter the palace. He only thought that the matter had been exposed.
After all, no matter what, the King of Western Shu would not forgive him for secretly communicating with the Yi people.
"What is the prince thinking?" Just as Wu Zhu was thinking, a figure came over. The two Hezhou warriors accompanying him were about to stop him, but Wu Zhu raised his hand to persuade him to move away.
The person who entered the palace looked a little strange, and the skin on his face seemed to be withered, and occasionally peeled off.
"Master Ling, you're here." Wu Zhu lowered his head and looked at the person in front of him with some confusion.
"You know, I have always been worried... Worried that Xu Buyi would lead his troops to Hezhou like he did against Dongling Zuoren. Besides, Dongling Zuoren, who was so powerful at the time, had no way to do anything about it. , my little Hezhou——"
"The King of Hezhou is too worried." The visitor smiled and sat down beside him.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have already thought about the Shu envoy who came this time and found nothing. Otherwise, the army would have attacked."
Wu Zhu breathed out inexplicably, "When I was at the banquet, I looked at him as if he didn't want to have anything to do with me. I gave him orbs, but he rejected them."
"Your Majesty, you did something wrong." The visitor paused, raised his hand, tore off the pigskin on his face, and then picked off the sticky beard. After a while, he revealed a ferocious look. The right side of his face is sunken, and even his eyes are not very symmetrical.
Even the well-informed Wu Zhu frowned and turned away.
"Master Ling, what's wrong with me?"
"Your Majesty, you shouldn't give gifts to each other at the banquet. You have to think carefully. There are many people at the banquet and you are like this. Li Liu is worried about being discovered by the King of Xishu, so he will definitely refuse. Let me say something ugly. , If Li Liu accepted the king's orb in a grand manner at the banquet, there would be a problem, it would be a bit abrupt. But it is human nature for him to refuse and leave quickly. "
"Master Ling, there is some truth." Wu Zhu's voice was filled with slight joy.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. When we enter Hezhou, I have already asked people to check the information on Li Liu."
"How can I say this? This person seems to... appear out of nowhere."
"Once the poisonous owl dies, Chengdu needs someone to be in charge. The person in charge now is Li Tao, the Prime Minister of Chengdu in Western Shu."
"I have heard of this man. Although he is old, he has some abilities." Wu Zhu nodded.
"Haha, this Li Liu is Li Tao's eldest grandson." Ling Su smiled lightly.
As soon as these words came out, Wu Zhu was stunned for a moment and then fell into deep thought.
"Master Ling, his relationship is unusual."
"It is indeed extraordinary. Looking at the entire Western Shu, Li Tao is also ranked high, and his grandson Li Liu is the most important descendant of Western Shu."
Wu Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "If this is not the case, you and I are just like snakes. Please be careful during this period. We can discuss future discussions after he leaves."
"Don't be anxious," Ling Su comforted, "Don't be anxious yet, I've already thought of a way."
"How to say?"
"As you said just now, your Majesty can give you gifts and orbs first."
"Return it as a gift?" Wu Zhu frowned, "Master Ling, you clearly know that this person's background is not trivial. If we continue to have a relationship with him, I'm afraid we will be finished before we can accomplish anything important."
"Wrong." Ling Su smiled lightly, "I want to use the gift to evaluate Li Liu's character. When I entered Hezhou, I told the king that no matter what, I will wait in Xishu Here, we need someone who can respond internally."
"Li Liu?"
"Exactly." Ling Su narrowed his eyes, "Of course, before that, I need to observe carefully. If something can be done, I will win over this person. If something cannot be done, I will think of some ways to get him as soon as possible. Leave Hezhou."
"Listen to Master Ling...do I need to give the gift in person?"
"Of course." Ling Su's ferocious face revealed a look of expectation, "Does the king know that if we can win over Li Liu, for you and me, we will be at least 30% more sure of our great cause?"
"He is the grandson of Li Tao."
"A person who is greedy for money will have no children or masters."
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"Brother Li means that the King of Hezhou really wants to come in person?"
"Gifts are the priority, but in fact it is more likely that they will win over me. As I said, my appearance at the banquet has become a bait."
"If Wu Zhu, the king of Hezhou, is not evil..."
"It doesn't matter, it's just an extra net. You and I have to be careful when we stay in the South China Sea." Li Liu breathed out, "In the past two years, except for the last time when I was also the envoy of Shu, I It’s not that my reputation is too great. They will only think that I, Li Liu, am Li Tao’s eldest grandson, but I only relied on the influence of my father’s generation to reach the position.”
"If they think so, they are totally wrong." Li Liu narrowed his eyes.
"Since I stay in the South China Sea, I will serve as a steadfast needle for Xi Shu and my lord, to stabilize the rear. If there is no problem with the King of Hezhou, that is the best. If there is a problem, or if he really colludes with the Yi people, we will wait for him. He immediately raised an army to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys and frighten the kings of the other three states."
Ruan Qiu nodded, "Zhao Dong had the same idea when he left Jiaozhou."
Li Liu nodded slightly.
At this moment, suddenly, a guard walked in hurriedly.
"Li Chengling, General Ruan, and Hezhou King Wu Zhu personally brought gifts to pay homage."
Li Liu turned his head and looked at Ruan Qiu, both showing a faint smile.
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The long road in front of the post house is sunny.
Sitting in the carriage, Wu Zhu held a box of orbs in his hands. He paused for a moment, then shivered inexplicably, making his body feel cold all of a sudden.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Sitting opposite, Ling Su asked with concern.
"Nothing... I must be a little chilly."
"The king is joking, the sun is shining brightly outside the carriage. Otherwise, when we return to the palace, I will personally check the king's pulse." Ling Su did not pay attention and comforted him.
In fact, deep down in his heart, Wu Zhu in front of him was just a stepping stone. This pedal is where the Yi people need to take advantage of the situation.
"In the past two or three years, my body and bones are not as good as before. In order to accumulate virtue, I have done a lot of good deeds." Wu Zhu breathed out, "Just like Dongling Zuoren before, he established the world with the word 'Benevolence'."
Hearing this sentence, Ling Su, who had been motionless at first, suddenly felt cold in his heart.
Dongling King Zuo Shiren has always been a sore spot for him. It was not because of loyalty, but because of such a good situation, during the decisive battle with Xi Shu, the army was suddenly defeated.
One more time, one more time...he couldn't tell, he wanted to ask the lame man for advice.
If he wins, he will hang the lame man under Guxu Pass and die of thirst!
