Zhao Xuanji smiled, and Li Chen also laughed.
The two of them had a tacit understanding and stopped there.
Li Chen was no longer aggressive.
The atmosphere of the conversation seemed to be peaceful again.
Until Li Chen spoke again.
"I plan to tour the south."
This short sentence made Zhao Xuanji's eyes widen suddenly.
He raised his head and stared at Li Chen, as if he didn't recognize Li Chen.
At this moment, even with Zhao Xuanji's wisdom, he could not understand the purpose of Li Chen's move.
There is no doubt that the purpose of the southern tour was for King Wen. There is no doubt about this.
But Li Chen wasn't afraid that King Wen would jump over the wall and keep him?
There is no such thing in history.
The dynasties before the Qin Dynasty also had this problem, but no matter whether they were successful or not, when faced with the problem of reducing vassals, the most important thing they considered was to let the vassal king come to Beijing, and no one took the initiative to go to other people's fiefdoms. Why?
Because of the home field advantage.
The vassal fiefdom has been run for decades, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as deep-rooted. In addition, King Wen's thoughts are almost obvious. At this time, Li Chen is on a southern tour, is he crazy, or is he crazy?
"Mr. Ge, please go with me."
Li Chen laughed and said to Zhao Xuanji, who still had a look of shock on his face: "I stopped by to see the fiefdom I selected for Mr. Ge. Just think of it as a way to see Mr. Ge off on my way."
Fiefdom, South!
Zhao Xuanji narrowed his eyes.
Li Chen finally answered his question. As expected, it was in the south.
Zhao Xuanji was even certain that the fiefdom must be on the side of Jinling.
Sure enough, Li Chen spoke again.
"I would like to grant the title of King of Wu to the elder of the palace, and grant him the title of Gusu."
Gusu, also known as Soochow, was named after the King of Wu. There is no doubt that this place is close to Jinling.
You can imagine with your buttocks what the situation in Gusu next to Jinling will be like now after King Wen has been operating in Jinling for 20 years.
That was the actual and nameless fiefdom of King Wen.
But now, Li Chen gave this land to Zhao Xuanji.
This completely ruined Zhao Xuanji's plan to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
King Wen would not tolerate Zhao Xuanji taking a piece of the pie, and Zhao Xuanji would not be willing to be a soldier in King Wen's tent.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. When King Wen was in power in the south, Li Chen threw a tiger next to him, forcing them to fight.
This is Li Chen's plan.
Behind the fog, Li Chen's methods finally emerged.
Zhao Xuanji sighed softly: "Not good."
"not good?"
Li Chen raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.
"What's wrong?"
"Is it that the southern tour is not good, or is it that the fiefdom is not good? Or is it that the title is not good?"
Zhao Xuanji frowned slightly and said, "It's not good either."
Even though Li Chen had already prepared the arsenic in the honey, which was highly toxic, Zhao Xuanji still couldn't bear the amount of poison.
A discerning person would know at a glance that he was not there to be crowned king at all, but to be imprisoned. He was to help Li Chen find King Wen and fight him to death.
But Li Chen was smiling.
Although the two of them now have room to turn enemies into friends, if they want to have more consistent political interests, they still have to tie Zhao Xuanji to their own ship, and nothing can make the two of them more powerful than having a common enemy.
The interests are aligned.
"The elder Ge has been granted the title of king, and one of the provincial ministers is vacant. I wonder if there is anyone who can recommend the elder Ge?"
Li Chen threw out the bait.
When Zhao Xuanji leaves Beijing, someone must inherit the political legacy and stay in the capital as his agent.
But if Li Chen doesn't nod as the successor, he won't be able to get promoted.
Chapter completed!