Zhao Xuanji's words made Li Chen laugh.
Li Chen raised his hand to pick up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Zhao Xuanji himself. Li Chen said: "Actually, before, I couldn't imagine sitting with King Wu and chatting about romance."
Zhao Xuanji took the tea with a smile, took a sip first to show courtesy, and then said: "Everything depends on human beings. Nothing is impossible in this world. His Highness is afraid that the old minister will sit down with others to chat about romance, but he does not want to let the old minister
Sitting alone and watching, he had no choice but to go out in person and drag the old minister along with him. The old minister was so happy with this cup of tea that he spent two million taels of silver to buy it. It is really dumbfounding. But now such a scene can happen.
, it can only be said that His Highness is very clever."
"It's very satisfying to hear flattery from King Wu." Li Chen glanced at Zhao Xuanji and said with a smile.
Zhao Xuanji's smile did not change and he said: "Your Highness, please don't address me as the King of Wu. I really don't have much confidence in whether this King of Wu is reliable or not."
Li Chen raised his eyebrows and said: "King Wu himself said that everything depends on people. The imperial court gave you the throne. As long as it is the land of Qin in the world, you are the king. Who can deny it?"
Zhao Xuanji sighed: "I'm afraid that the south is now thinking about how to make the old minister return in defeat and become king next to the dragon's pond and the tiger's den. The old minister still wants to live for two more years."
"There is no real dragon's pool or tiger's den in this world. The king of Wu has been stirring things up for decades under the emperor's feet in the capital, let alone the land of Gusu? The king of Wu is so humble." Li Chen said.
Zhao Xuanji looked up at Li Chen and suddenly said: "Your Highness, have you ever considered that when the old minister arrived in Gusu, he knew that he could not defeat King Wen, so he collaborated with him and reported to him?"
Li Chen was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect Zhao Xuanji to speak so straightforwardly today.
But since it was so straightforward, it was a good thing. At least it meant that Zhao Xuanji wanted to talk to him honestly and impartially, instead of saying some ambiguous words in a rambling way.
Li Chen thought for a moment and then replied: "So no one else can buy this throne no matter how much money they spend. In the whole world, only you can spend two million taels of silver to buy this throne."
Zhao Xuanji frowned slightly.
The two million taels were obtained when Zhou Ping'an quickly returned from the front line when the bank was in crisis and came to negotiate with him with a major political mission.
The condition at that time was this throne.
Looking back now, I simply thought that Li Chen was desperate and was resorting to any means. This view was really superficial.
The truth is that Li Chen killed two birds with one stone. He used the throne as a bait to let himself pay to settle the bank's crisis, so that the court would not go bankrupt and the people would not riot. The second bird was the title and fiefdom of King Wu, allowing him to follow
King Wen was as powerful as fire and water. This was almost the Qin Empire version of two peaches killing three warriors.
It may seem like a ruthless and direct political method, but behind it lies Li Chen's ultimate understanding of himself and his most profound analysis of people's hearts and desires.
Li Chen's answer now still means the same thing.
The reason why others cannot buy it is because others may really collude with King Wen, which would be a devastating blow to the East Palace and the imperial court, but Zhao Xuanji cannot.
Chapter completed!