Few people can resist being tempted by a box of gold.
Li Didi was also a normal person, so he was naturally tempted, but he suppressed the idea in the next second.
Pointing to the small box, he said: "I will hand over the gift from Brother Nathan to the Master, but forget it, I can't accept it!"
"Master Li, you should know that there is no reason to take back the gifts given by us plateau people." Nathan glared: "Does it mean that Master Li looks down on me?"
There is indeed a saying on the plateau that when toasting each other, if the other person does not drink, he or she looks down on the person toasting.
The same goes for giving gifts. If the other person doesn't accept them, it means they look down on the giver.
"Brother Nathan, we have known each other for so long, how can you say that?"
Li Didi said: "You should have heard that we have rules. If you collect money privately, you have to enter the court. According to military law, I have collected so much gold from you, which is enough to chop off your head several times. Brother Nathan, are you not doing harm?
me?"
"I'm not bribing you. This is a gift between brothers. I will explain it to Mr. Jin when I see him!"
"You can't take it, you really can't take it!" Li Didi waved his hand and said: "If you don't take it, I won't be able to help you, because then the nature will change. It seems that I took the money to help you!
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"Master Li, you..."
Seeing Li Didi's resolute attitude, Nathan could only nod helplessly: "Okay, I'll take this box away, and I'll ask Mr. Li to hand over the others to Mr. Jin for me!"
"Brother Nathan, I actually suggest that you wait for a while. When I finish asking for your permission, you can take the gift with you when you go to see him. This is more appropriate."
"It's okay, I still have something with me. I'll just give you another gift when I see you sir." Nathan assured, patting his chest.
Before coming this time, his brother had brought a lot of good things, but now he only brought half of them.
"Brother Nathan, that's not the case," Li Didi said: "Our husband has a noble character. Maybe he wanted to see you originally. But after you sent these gifts, he might not see you. Otherwise, it would seem that he only wanted to see you because of the gifts.
your!"
Nathan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
So he no longer forced himself: "Then just listen to Mr. Li. By the way, I'll put these things with Mr. Li first, right?"
"Farewell," Li Didi quickly waved his hand: "Brother Nathan, you have also seen that my house only has one lock. Although there are no petty thieves in the village now, there are so many treasures. If someone gets interested, it will be troublesome. I can't go out.
Don’t worry, you’d better carry it away!”
"Since Mr. Li said so, I will carry him away first." Nathan cupped his hands towards Li Didi: "Mr. Jin, I will trouble Mr. Li!"
"It's okay, this is my job." Li Didi nodded slightly.
Nathan knew that Li Didi didn't want to keep him here, so he said a few more polite words, called his entourage in, carried the box and left again.
After Li Didi sent Nathan away, he turned back to Jin Feng's house.
But when he entered the courtyard, he did not go to Jin Feng. Instead, he immediately went to the Privy Council and told the Privy Council what happened. At the same time, he reported Nathan's gift to the relevant officials of the Privy Council.
This is also part of the Ninth Princess’s New Deal.
If an official encounters a bribe, he can report it to the relevant department. If he accepts a bribe, he can forget about it as long as he voluntarily turns over the bribe within the specified time.
But there aren't many officials doing this at the moment.
In fact, under normal circumstances, Li Didi would not come to report, because he confiscated Nathan's benefits and was not afraid of investigation.
But Nathan was too arrogant today, carrying so many big boxes into his home. Many villagers must have seen it, and he was a little confused.
Coming to the Privy Council and taking the initiative to explain the situation is the best way at the moment.
The Privy Council officials also knew that since Li Didi took the initiative to report, there was a high probability that there would be no problem, so they simply asked about the incident, recorded it, and then let Li Didi leave.
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Li Didi then went to the Imperial Study Room to ask for a meeting with Jin Feng.
He was lucky. After Jin Feng came back from the back mountain, he came to the Imperial Study Room to talk to the Ninth Princess, who happened to be in the Imperial Study Room.
Upon learning that Li Didi was coming, Jin Feng let him in.
"Greetings to your Majesty, sir!"
Li Didi bowed politely.
"Get up," Jin Feng waved his hand: "Do you have anything to do with me?"
"Natan just came to see me..."
Li Didi told what happened just now again.
After Jin Feng and Ninth Princess heard this, they looked at each other.
Zhu'er just came over to report that Li Didi asked for a meeting, so Jin Feng and Ninth Princess guessed this.
Now it turns out they were right.
"Okay, we get it!"
The Ninth Princess signaled Li Didi to leave, and then asked: "Husband, when are you going to see Nathan?"
"When do you think the time is right?" Jin Feng asked.
Leave professional matters to professionals, and Princess Ninth is obviously more professional.
"According to my previous plan, it would only take a few days to seduce Nadan. Now that the assassination has happened, I think husband, you should go talk to Lu Jie first!" said the Ninth Princess.
"Talk to Lu Jie first?" Jin Feng was a little surprised.
Dongman is relatively far away from Sichuan and Sichuan, and the Ninth Princess's attitude has not been very positive before. If the negotiation is successful, it will be discussed. If the negotiation is not successful, forget it.
The plateau is closer to Sichuan and Sichuan, so the attitude of the Ninth Princess is much more positive.
Now Nathan couldn't help it anymore, but she let herself talk to Lu Jie first?
"I asked you to talk to Lu Jie. It doesn't really need to produce any results. It just puts a little more pressure on Nathan!" The Ninth Princess explained: "Nathan is already anxious. If you put more pressure at this time, the rest will be better."
The negotiations will be smoother."
"Aren't you afraid of pressing him too hard and scaring him away?" Jin Feng asked back.
"He would have run away a long time ago," the Ninth Princess said, "It doesn't matter even if he does run away. The Black Tiger tribe is not the only one on the plateau. If he runs away, we can just pick a more obedient tribe."
"That's right," Jin Feng nodded slightly.
They plan to cultivate an obedient partner on the plateau. To put it bluntly, they actually want to cultivate a puppet to help them temporarily stabilize the plateau.
If the Black Tiger tribe doesn't even have this patience, it's obviously not a suitable training target.
"Then when do you think it's appropriate for me to talk to Lu Jie?" Jin Feng asked again.
"As soon as possible," the Ninth Princess said, "By the way, I just asked you to do it for a show. Don't get carried away and directly promise her too many things."
"Am I such an unreliable person in your mind?" Jin Feng knocked the Ninth Princess angrily.
"Princess Lu Jie is so beautiful, and she just saved you. I'm afraid you won't be able to control her!"