Chapter 696 Breaking into the Enemy (Part 2)
"Do you want to see the emperor?" The beautiful woman asked in surprise. She never expected that Pei Xingjian's heart would be so big.
But after thinking about the price he paid during this period, the beautiful woman felt relieved again and continued with a smile: "This matter is not a problem. I can give you a message, but it is impossible to guarantee whether Your Majesty will see you."
Pei Xingjian smiled slightly: "The Empress is so grateful to me for being able to deliver words to me. If Your Majesty has no time, she will not have such fate in her destiny."
Seeing Pei Xingjian so tactful, the beautiful woman covered her mouth and chuckled: "Haha... Mr. Pei is open-minded. Since that's the case, sir, please sit for a while."
After the beautiful woman finished speaking, she called a eunuch beside her and gave a few instructions.
Her voice was very soft. Pei Xingjian was far away and could not hear what she was saying. However, according to common sense, since the beautiful woman had received such a valuable gift, she should do her best. Otherwise, if the rules were broken, I am afraid that no one would come to her again in the future.
Facts have proved that having money can make the ghosts say that this is true. A small mirror and four bottles of perfume really made the Goguryeo concubine do their best. It was obviously noon for King Rongliu Gao Jianwu to rest, but the Goguryeo Emperor appeared in front of Pei Xingjian.
Out of respect for the imperial power, Pei Xingjian had already stood up early, and when Gao Jianwu appeared, he immediately bowed and bowed: "Pe Xingjian, a merchant of the Tang Dynasty, has seen His Majesty the Emperor Goguryeo."
"Well." King Rongliu Gao Jian, who was greeted by the beautiful woman who was greeted by the warrior, his eyes were stopped on Pei Xingjian, and he asked in a high tone: "Are you the Datang Shang Shang who presented two treasure mirrors?"
Although Pei Xingjian looked down on Gao Jianwu from the bottom of his heart, it was obviously not the time to show off his character, so he lowered his head a little and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you are the grass-roots."
Gao Jianwu was very satisfied with Pei Xingjian's attitude and nodded and asked, "I heard that you are a disciple of King Xiaoyao?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Pei Xingjian replied in a humble and arrogant manner: "Before coming here, my master specially instructed me that if you see Your Majesty, you must say hello to Your Majesty on his behalf."
Gao Jianwu showed a rare smile on his face when he heard this and said to Pei Xingjian, "It makes the master feel intent!"
Gao Jianwu could look down on Pei Xingjian, but he could not look down on Li Muyun. The name of King Xiaoyao is a well-known character, whether in the Tang Dynasty or in Gao Xunli, and it is not much worse than that of the king of any vassal state.
After the greetings, Gao Jianwu sat in the position of the beautiful woman just now, and the middle-aged beautiful woman left with her. There are many rules in the palace and need to be paid attention to at all times.
Anyway, she has already done what Pei Xingjian wants her for him, and how things will develop next has nothing to do with her. It doesn’t matter whether she stays or not. Maybe Gao Jianwu will think that she has ulterior motives and leave a handle for others.
After the beautiful woman left, Gao Jianwu waved his hand and drove away all the irrelevant people around him, leaving only a personal eunuch to accompany him. Then he said to Pei Xingjian seriously: "I heard that King Xiaoyao asked you to do business in my Goguryeo?"
"Yes, your Majesty, the sir asked me to come to your country mainly to develop a landlord and mine business." Pei Xingjian said frankly.
What surprised Xiao Pei was that after hearing his words, Gao Jianwu asked directly without thinking: "What benefits can I get?"
"This..." Such a direct question was somewhat beyond Pei Xingjian's expectations, and he was a little unaware of how to answer it.
Facing the speechless Pei Xingjian, Gao Jianwu smiled and continued, "Pei Xingjian, if I don't have any benefits, then why should I allow you to do a mining business in my Goguryeo? Wouldn't it be the same as if I did it myself?"
Pei Xingjian was slightly stunned, always feeling that Gao Jianwu had something to say. Thinking of the situation in Goguryeo that Mu Yun analyzed for him during the temporary luggage, a flash of inspiration in his mind said, "Your Majesty, Cao Min has a heartfelt word, you won't be happy if you don't say it. I hope Your Majesty will forgive you if you say it."
Gao Jianwu put away the smile on his face: "Well, but it's okay to say it. I forgive you for being innocent. But if you want to speak cleverly, don't blame me for driving you out of Goguryeo."
Pei Xingjian pursed his lips and calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, according to Caomin's opinion, there seems to be something wrong with your control over your country."
"Bold!" Before Gao Jianwu could speak, the eunuch behind him was already shouting in a sharp voice: "Pei Xingjian, you are so bold, you dare to deceive the king."
Pei Xingjian was already betting when he said this, betting that Gao Jianwu wanted to regain control of Goguryeo, so he didn't care about the eunuch who was whining, but stared at Gao Jianwu who was sitting there with a gloomy face.
In the end, the facts proved that Pei Xingjian was right. Gao Jianwu was not affected by the eunuch. Although he seemed a little unhappy, he did not ask anyone to come in and drive him out.
After a while, Gao Jianwu suddenly burst into laughter: "Okay, what a Pei Xingjian, I am indeed a disciple of King Xiaoyao. Just with your courage, if you agree, I can arrange a fifth-rank Chang'an Order for you. I wonder if you are willing?"
"Uh..." Pei Xingjian was speechless again.
The Chang'an City in Goguryeo is not big, so there is no division between the two. The entire capital only has one ruling ruling, that is, the Chang'an Order, whose status is basically the same as that of the county magistrates of the Tang Dynasty and the ten thousand years of the monarchs.
But these are not important. What matters is the fifth grade, the fifth grade. How many people have been in the life of their lives and can only retire at the seventh grade. At this time, Pei Xingjian just nods and is immediately a fifth grade official. Judging from his age, it seems that it is not a big problem to become a third grade Shangshu in the future.
If Pei Xingjian really wants to get involved in the officialdom, this time of agreement should be the best choice.
But would Pei Xingjian really agree? What is the situation in Goguryeo? Li Muyun had already told him that as the saying goes, it is better to be a peaceful dog than a chaotic person. In the turbulent Goguryeo, what if he is a third rank? I am afraid it is better to be an official in the Tang Dynasty and come to the peace life, at least you don’t have to worry about your life every day.
Thinking of this, Pei Xingjian smiled apologetically and said to Gao Jianwu: "Your Majesty, the people are used to being casual. The sir once said that it is not suitable for surviving in the officialdom, so... the matter of being an official in your country will disappoint His Majesty."
Chapter completed!