"Who are you?!"

Liu Chang crossed his arms and looked at the old man in front of him, his eyes full of suspicion.

He was about to go find Gai Gong when the old man suddenly stopped him. He had never seen this man before in court. He spoke with a strong dialect and had a sinister look on his face. He was not a good person at first glance.

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"I am the domestic historian of Qi, and I will accompany the King of Qi to the court this time."

"I heard that the king has a port in South Korea, with Danshui, and can trade goods to and from Shangdang. When my king learned about it, he wanted to choose a county by the river and give it to the king... In this way, the ships of the Tang Dynasty came out of Shangdang.

, Wang Yangwu, arrived at Qi. Although Qi is not as vast and rich in resources as Tang, it still has items that the king can use. Wouldn’t it be wonderful for Qi and Tang to exchange what they have? "

Before the counselor had finished speaking, Liu Chang held his hand tightly.

"Sir, you are truly a wise minister!"

"Sir, you are absolutely right. Tang and Qi can exchange goods... How wonderful is this? Tang produces iron and your Qi produces grain, so we can exchange it! Tang is poor, and the people have no clothes and no food.

If there is a county in Qi State, it can feed countless people of the Tang Dynasty! Sir, you are so benevolent and righteous!"

The counselor hesitated for a moment and then said: "This is all King Qi's intention... King Qi almost made a mistake before, but fortunately even if King Tang stopped him..."

"Where is my eldest brother! I have to go see him in person!"

In the Jiaofang Hall, Liu Fei lowered his head and looked respectfully at Empress Lu in front of him.

"You want to give the land of a county to the chief?"

"My son is going to give three county towns to his mother. The queen can give it to Princess Lu Yuan as her food. I will give another county to my eldest brother. My son has lost his temper a few days ago and almost drank during the mourning period.

Thanks to the King of Tang for stopping him in time... In the future, I will definitely keep the etiquette of being a minister in mind... I will never dare to do such rude things again."

Liu Fei spoke very sincerely, and Queen Lu's expression softened a lot.

"That's the best thing you can think of...but this matter of Xianjun is unnecessary."

"My mother, my sons and ministers are mediocre, and without the assistance of Prime Minister Cao, I cannot govern the country of Qi at all. I hope my mother can ask the King of Tang to help me... rule a county for me."

"Where is Princess Nalu Yuan..."

"Princess Lu Yuan is my father's legitimate daughter. I am just a concubine. I gave her land. This is what should be done and is in line with etiquette. I should treat her like an elder."

"Okay, since that's what you think, then I agree."

"You can hold a banquet in your mansion tomorrow, and I will lead everyone there."

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

Liu Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief, got up and left. As soon as he walked out of Jiaofang Hall, he met Liu Chang who came towards him. Liu Chang shouted: "Brother!" and immediately threw himself into Liu Fei's arms.

He was smiling brightly and said, "I heard that my eldest brother is going to give me a county. I'm really embarrassed!"

"As a younger brother, I should give gifts to my elder brother. How can I accept gifts from my elder brother?"

Liu Fei laughed and said, "Then I won't give it away. You can give me a county instead."

"Brother, don't you hear that the elders give me a gift and I can't refuse it! Since my brother wants to give me a county, if I don't agree, wouldn't I be looking down on my brother? What's more, I, a poor and remote country in the Tang Dynasty, can't give me a county as a gift.

others."

Liu Fei looked at this guy helplessly and cursed: "You idiot, how could I really ask for your land?!"

Liu Chang was in a good mood at the moment. Even if he was scolded, he was still smiling. He asked: "What county does brother want to give to me?"

"Which county do you want?"

"Qijun!"

"If Qijun is given to you, where will I live?!"

"I can build a new palace for my eldest brother in Handan County!"

"Qi County can't give it to you. How about changing it to Jibei County?"

Liu Chang pondered for a moment, "Jibei County is close to me, and ships can easily get there... However, the population of Jibei County is too small..."

"How is Jiaodong County?"

"There are quite a lot of people in Jiaodong County, but it is too far away from the Tang Dynasty and the ships have to sail for a long time... which is not appropriate... I have an idea!"

Liu Fei was stunned and asked: "What do you think?"

Liu Chang said excitedly: "Brother, why don't you give me both Jibei County and Jiaodong County!"

"The original King of Qin didn't even dare to ask for this! You are even more greedy than Qin! Why don't you let me give you all the counties except Qi County!"

Liu Chang asked in surprise: "It's a deal?!"

"I..." Liu Fei gritted his teeth and bent down to take off his shoes. Liu Chang immediately ran away. When he ran far away, he shouted again: "If the eldest brother is reluctant to give it to me, then give it to Jibei County."

, However, if we can move some people, move some food, and get some iron tools..."

Seeing that Liu Fei had picked up his shoes, Liu Chang turned around and ran away without saying a word. In the blink of an eye, he ran away without a trace.

In the Zhou Mansion, all the virtuous people have arrived, and the young and old have gathered together.

The group of sages were having a good time, but Liu Chang was the only one who was drawing something on the ground, mumbling words, and laughing from time to time. Zhou Shengzhi secretly walked to Liu Chang's side and looked at the ground, only to see Liu Chang draw several lines on the ground.

, Zhou Shengzhi couldn't understand what it was at all, and asked in confusion: "What is your Majesty doing?"

Liu Chang said proudly: "Paint water."

“Painting water??”

"Yes, you see, these are all waters in our Tang Dynasty. This is Fenshui, this is Danshui, this is Xiaoshui, and this is Hengshui... There are still a lot of water around our Tang Dynasty. You see, this is river water.

, if I can connect all these rivers in the future... my ships in the Tang Dynasty can go all the way from anywhere in the Tang Dynasty to Qi, Zhao, Yan, Chu... anywhere!"

The wise men gathered around Liu Chang and listened to his words carefully.

"The King of Qi knew that I was virtuous and was going to give Jibei County to me, so I had this idea!"

"King Shenwu!"

Everyone praised, and Liu Chang said proudly: "Today we will cut off one county... tomorrow we will cut three counties..."

"Ahem, of course, there is plenty of land, and there is no need to always ask the domestic princes to sacrifice land for me. In the future, I will definitely take over all the land of the Xiongnu and make all the tribes surrender to me. By then, the territory of the Tang State will be

,invincible!"

"At that time, your Majesty will be able to return the land you are asking for several times back..."

"Fart! It's all mine! Everything is mine! I won't give it to you!!"

Liu Chang suddenly covered the painting on the ground with his hands and shouted loudly.

Hearing these words, the other sages had no reaction. Only two brothers, Mr. Fan and Fan Shiren, lowered their heads and sighed glumly. Seeing them like this, Zhou Shengzhi asked curiously: "You and King Qi

Are you related?"

"No."

"Then why are you sighing here?"

Fan and his wife said helplessly: "Your Majesty lent me a lot of money...Looking at Your Majesty's behavior...I probably won't be able to get it."

Zhou Shengzhi laughed and looked at Fan Shiren again, "Did you also lend money to the king?"

"No."

"Then why do you sigh too?"

"The money eldest brother borrowed from the king is mine."

.....

Liu Fei had his own mansion in Chang'an, but he didn't dare to stay there these days. Now the Queen Mother ordered him to hold a banquet, so he returned to his mansion and held a banquet all night, inviting the Queen Mother and His Majesty, the King of Tang

Waiting for the banquet.

When everyone came, Liu Ying did not show any courtesy and sat in the upper seat, while Empress Lu sat aside. Both of them were in the upper seat.

However, Liu Fei repeatedly asked Liu Chang to sit on top of him, but Liu Chang did not refuse and sat directly closer to the emperor. Liu Fei sat at the end of the table respectfully.

Seeing this scene, a smile finally appeared on Queen Lu's face. Although it was just the usual fake smile, Liu Fei was finally able to eat.

"Brother, thank you for the gift of Jibei County! Don't worry, I will manage Jibei County well. If anything happens to Qi State, you can tell me that I will leave some troops in Jibei County and can help you at any time.

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"For the officials in Jibei, please don't transfer them away. Keep them all for me! I'm too lazy to arrange new officials!"

"Don't touch the food in the granary!"

"Chief! Don't be rude to your brother!"

Empress Lu scolded, and Liu Chang lowered his head and a smile appeared on his face.

Liu Fei said hurriedly: "The King of Tang is right, they should all be kept."

"No, you'd better take the hoarded grain back. Jibei County is an important place for hoarding grain in Qi State. If there is a famine in Qi State, I will never give you even half a grain of rice...

", Empress Lu said seriously.
To be continued...