Chapter 32 Brother is so loyal
Ouyue Kingdom.
The capital of Ouyue King Ouyang Yao was established in Wenzhou today. Since King Wei of Chu destroyed Yue, the descendants of King Goujian of Yue were scattered, and one of them had fallen to Ou and became the king of King Jianguo.
Because it is located in a remote and far away from the center of the Central Plains, and the Chu State is busy fighting with Qin, most of the descendants of Yue State in remote corners have adopted a policy of appeasement. Therefore, since the founding of the Ouyue State, there have been few disputes.
The salty and wet smell came out of the sea, and here was a small harbor. Liu Ji stood on the dock and looked at the distance, a fleet of cargoes escorting him slowly coming, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's finally arrived safely."
Liu Ji finally let go of his heart, because there were a lot of goods escorted this time, and it was very important. However, the empire set up many checkpoints along the road from Kuaiji County to Ouyue Kingdom and placed a large number of troops to guard it. It is impossible to safely connect the border of such a large-scale smuggling of goods.
Of course, if Liu Ji took out the token that Ying Ziyi gave him, then these are not problems. But what is important is that Liu Ji cannot reveal his identity. Therefore, Liu Ji can only choose shipping.
In this era, the risk of sea freight is quite high. Maybe wherever the fleet goes, it will hit the reef, or wherever it goes, it will sink the ship when it encounters the sea breeze.
The shipping is full of uncertainty. If possible, Liu Ji would never choose this route. However, the time for the transaction between Shennongtang and the King of Ouyue was too urgent.
Liu Ji loves to bet and loses nine out of ten games, but this time, it seems that he won the bet.
The three large ships slowly docked and the water anchor fell. Liu Ji ordered the disciples of Shennong Hall and the sailors of Siyue Hall on the ship to start unloading the goods.
Boxes of heavy cargo were carried off from the ship and loaded onto the vehicle.
"Brother Liu Ji, when will you take a gamble?" Situ Wanli, the head of the Four Yue Hall of the Farmer, got off the boat and became addicted to gambling. He pulled Liu Ji and asked.
"It's OK at any time, but let's do the job first." Liu Ji pointed behind him and said with a smile.
"What is this?"
Situ Wanli looked behind Liu Ji, and there was a variety of cars. He spread his hands and was helpless. These cars were not only of different sizes, but also of the animals they carried were very different. Some used horses, some used cows, some were dogs, and some actually used giant rhinoceros.
The national strength of Ouyue is weak, and the whole country is afraid that it will not be able to gather an army of 10,000 people, let alone a decent transport convoy. Situ Wanli thought to himself that Liu Ji was able to find such a convoy to transport goods, and he had to be said to be "talented".
"This time the Zhu family has suffered a lot of blood. Let me tell you brother Wei, what was the plan for Shennongtang?" Situ Wanli asked in a low voice, putting Liu Ji's shoulder.
"The wind direction has changed." Liu Ji said with emotion.
"What does it mean?" Situ Wanli shook his beards for a moment, a little confused. Liu Ji, who had always been unrestrained, suddenly became profound when he spoke.
"The peasants surrendered to the empire, but to be precise, they surrendered to the young master Fusu. Now that we are making a living under other people's hands, we should share the worries of our master." Liu Ji said indifferently.
"I heard that the empire's army has been constantly changing recently, and your brother said so. So it seems that the rumor is true?"
Situ Wanli was in charge of the Four Yue Hall and was well-informed. Soon, he guessed a few points about the Zhu family's plan.
The Emperor of Qin was going to attack Baiyue. Ouyue was at the forefront and was the first target of the imperial army. The prince Fusu was the eldest son of the empire, but was suppressed by the prince of Qin. If Fusu could win the first prize in the battle of the empire's attack on Baiyue this time, then the eldest son would definitely get a lot of points in front of Qin.
"No!" Situ Wanli was a man of a mature spirit and looked at Liu Ji, "I'm afraid that's not just that!"
"That's right." Liu Ji nodded, looked right and said, "Just brother, Shennong Hall, Ouyue and Minyue, have always had business dealings. It can be said that these two families are the financial owners of my Shennong Hall. If these two are lost, the source of funds for my Shennong Hall will definitely be greatly damaged. How can I compete with Lieshan Hall at that time? I have another task this time, which is to advise the King of Ouyue not to be unwilling to think about it and follow the empire to be tough."
"Hahaha!" Situ Wanli laughed, "Ouyang Yao won't be so unlucky, right!"
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The capital of Ouyue King is not a city, but a large town.
The arrival of Liu Ji's convoy was extremely eye-catching. Through the city gate and walking on the mud road, there were many Ou Yue people watching.
The land of Ouyue has been closed for a long time and has little communication with the outside world. In addition, the people of Yue have always disheveled their hair and are not as good as their clothes. Therefore, before King Goujian of Yue, all countries in the Central Plains were ashamed of it. Later, Goujian annexed the Wu Kingdom, established hegemony, and began to learn etiquette from the Central Plains, and brought them with them. However, King Yue failed to attack Chu, and the people of Yue scattered to the south of Jiangnan, Guangdong and Guangxi, and were displaced all the way. How could they care about their clothes?
Therefore, when Liu Ji walked on the street, he could still see some Ou Yue people with disheveled hair and dusty faces.
Liu Ji's convoy was very important to these people. The novel objects and some necessities of life brought to the caravan were often loved by the Ou Yue people.
Liu Ji purchased jade, pearls, elephant teeth, and rhinoceros horns from Ouyue and Minyue through these small commodities, and then sold them back to the Central Plains at a high price. The high profits brought by the price difference between the two ends are the expenses of Shennongtang, the strongest farmer.
Therefore, the Zhu family, the leader of the Shennong Hall, did not want the chaos of Ouyue and Minyue. It would be best if the status quo could be maintained.
But all this depends on Ouyue King Ouyang Yao's attitude towards the empire.
Respect or disobedience. This is the difference between life and death.
"What does the young master mean?" Situ Wanli asked Liu Ji. He was very surprised why Mr. Fusu left this matter to Shennong Hall instead of Lieshan Hall, which was closer to him.
"Go to the King, Yi family. This is the bottom line." Liu Ji said deeply, looking at the distant sky, the storm was about to come.
Situ Wanli took a breath and asked a king to remove his king's title. Such a thing is simply an insult, and it cannot be done simply. No wonder Mr. Fusu handed over this matter to Shennongtang.
"The Emperor of Qin abolished the Zhou rituals and implemented a new policy across the country. If the King of Ou Yue still retained the title of King, wouldn't he beating the Emperor of Qin nakedly? This is the only thing that cannot be changed in any way. If the King of Ou Yue is unwilling to remove the title of King, only the army of the empire is waiting for him."
"I'm afraid this is not easy to do!" Situ Wanli looked at it from the side and saw that the inexplicable smile on Liu Ji's face flashed away.
"This may not be!"
Situ Wanli entered the royal city with Liu Ji. In front of the palace gate (actually, it was a larger wooden door) a strong man wearing brocade clothes but with a disheveled hair was already waiting there.
"Brother Liu Ji, you have made me wait for a long time. You can't try to slip away for today's dinner."
"Where is where, the journey is exhausted, and I just can't stop drunk." Liu Ji smiled, put aside the cargo full of cars, and followed the man into the royal city.
After a glance, Situ Wanli pulled Liu Ji's sleeve and asked, "Who is this?"
"Ouyue King Ouyang Yao!"
Boom, Situ Wanli's heart resounded like thunder. This man with a little kingly demeanor was actually the King of Ouyue?
Situ Wanli's surprise had not disappeared, but he watched Liu Ji talk to the King of Ou Yue and even began to hook up. Situ Wanli shook his head and chuckled, "This kid."
By the end, it had already started to rain heavily. However, the banquet in the King's Hall was quite lively.
In the Ouyue country, from Ouyue King Ouyang Yao to a small leader, everyone was listed. Most of them were disheveled and some even had their breasts bare and exposed.
Situ Wanli visited the Central Plains and attended the banquets of royal nobles and relatives, but he had never seen such a special banquet.
This is not so much a state banquet for the royal family, but rather a group of bandits gathering together.
But when Liu Ji looked at him, he looked happy. Situ Wanli had to admire him. Looking at the entire wooden hall, Liu Ji could be familiar with anyone and drink two glasses of wine. Some even called him brothers, but this kid really has his own style!
Liu Ji blushed and walked around the hall for a while, and finally returned to the side of King Ou Yue. Situ Wanli knew that he was starting to do serious business.
"I'm talking about it! There is one thing to discuss with you. If I, Liu Ji, say it wrong, just pretend to be a fart."
"If you have anything, I haven't done anything well with you, Liu Ji!"
"That's right, I got the exact news that Qin State wanted to attack Ouyue."
"What? Why? My Ou Yue Kingdom is so big that I have never slapped him, Ying Zheng, why should he hit me?" Ouyang Yao said in a daze, feeling quite dissatisfied.
"Yes!" Liu Ji sat beside the King of Ou Yue with all his legs, slapped his thighs, and echoed: "I told people this when I heard this news. Why did Ying Zheng fight you? You are not a good person. But I heard that this is the idea that the Qin army came up with. If they want military merits, they can only fight! You don't know what the Qin army will be after. The road is full of dead bones and no tiles exist. How can one describe a miserable word."
"What should I do?" Liu Ji frightened the King of Ou Yue.
"There is no other way to surrender." Liu Ji said.
"If I surrender, can Ying Zheng spare me?" Ouyang Yao asked.
"It should be no problem. You don't know, your farmer recently surrendered to the eldest son of the empire, Fusu. Brother, I'll work hard to follow the superiors. As long as you are willing to surrender, they will only eliminate your throne, and at most they will give you a new surname. As for your land, it's better to manage it for you, how about it!" Liu Ji's drunkenness was rising, his face was full of redness. He patted his chest and said very generously, with his face full of loyalty.
"Then I'll thank you brother Liu Ji." King Ou Yue quickly toasted Liu Ji, and Liu Ji also seemed to accept it happily.
This Liu Ji.
Situ Wanli, who saw everything, shook his head unconsciously. Liu Ji really sold others, and others still have to thank him.
When the banquet passed, it was almost early in the morning. Situ Wanli pulled Liu Ji, who was holding the jar of wine, out of the hall.
Walking out of the hall, when the cold wind blew, Liu Ji's drunkenness immediately subsided by half, and the next thing he felt was cold.
"Brother Liu Ji, you fooled King Ou Yue. But what should you do if you King Wuzhu of Min Yue? I heard that he is not a good person."
"The soldiers come and the generals block it, and the water comes and the soil covers it. What's the big deal?" Liu Ji stretched and a feeling of sleepiness surged.
For Liu Ji now, the most important thing is that King Wuzhu of Yue is not the most important thing. It is true that he has to sleep in a bed. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!