Diqin Designer

Chapter 184 Liu Ji is really a talent!

As soon as the second half of the sentence came out, the eyes of all the ministers and generals in the hall fixed, especially the military generals. After hearing this sentence, the blood in their hearts seemed to surge, and they repeated it silently in their hearts.

Ying Zheng's eyes fell on Li Nian. Although he knew that this kid must have been picked up from later history, he still felt his blood boiling.

Such a country, such a king, how iron-blooded and heroic, his Great Qin should be like this too.

However, he had another question in his mind: Has there really been a dynasty in later history that can do this?
If this can be achieved, even if the country is destroyed, your name will be recorded in history and remembered by future generations.

After the translator translated Li Nian's words into Xiongnu language and told them to the Xiongnu delegation, many people's faces changed drastically. Even Maodun, who was kneeling in the hall to ask for marriage, couldn't help but look up at Li Nian.

This person's words will not only ruin his plan to marry the princess of Daqin, but will also change Daqin's future style of doing things. It will become more difficult for the Xiongnu to deal with Daqin.

Maodun was also wondering who this person was and why he wanted to stop his plan of marriage?

But he also admired what Li Nian said, which made him itchy. How great it would be if the Huns could also do what this person said?

Although this person hindered his plan, Maodun still admired Li Nian very much, so he asked in the Xiongnu language who Li Nian was.

He must remember this person!
After hearing Li Nian's answer from the translation, Mao Dun thought to himself: 'Is he that Li Nian? That prince of the Qin Dynasty? But why would he hinder me from marrying the princess of the Qin Dynasty?'

The next moment, Maodun reacted and felt that he had realized: "Yes, he is the prince of Daqin, and the Daqin princesses are his sisters. My Xiongnu has always been regarded as a bitter and cold place by these southerners. He must not want his sisters to marry into the Xiongnu, so he blocked me."

Maodun quickly said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law. If your sister marries me, she will never suffer in the Xiongnu. With me, Maodun, here, I guarantee that your sister will live a good life in the Xiongnu and no one will dare to bully her."

But soon after the words were spoken, Maodun and the Xiongnu delegation noticed that the Qin people all had strange expressions on their faces. What was so strange about what they said?
The prince has made such a guarantee, what else is there to worry about?
Ying Zheng made the final ruling on this matter: "Okay, let's end this matter here! Maodun, I will not agree to your request!"

Although Maodun was unwilling, the Qin Emperor had already clearly rejected his request, so he had to withdraw respectfully. But he still didn't understand why the Qin Emperor and Li Nian did not agree?

Ying Zheng looked at the Xiongnu envoys and said, "If there is nothing else, the audience will end here today. Zhao Gao and Liu Ji, host a banquet for them!"

This was another of Ying Zheng's bad taste. Today, he summoned the Huns' envoys to meet him, and he specially summoned Liu Ji as well, so that Liu Ji and Maodun, the two protagonists of the "Siege of Baideng", could meet.

If he hadn't organized it, Emperor Gaozu of Han and Maodun Chanyu would probably never see each other again in this life.

Of course, it was not entirely out of his bad taste. He also wanted to use Liu Ji's powerful ability to "make friends" to explore the situation of the Hun delegation.

Since they had decided to kill Maodun, they naturally had to know more about his situation and assess the risks involved, and whether Touman would use the pretext of revenge for his son to attack Qin.

Although Daqin is not afraid of Touman sending troops, it is better for Daqin to avoid war now if it can.

Therefore, we need to know more about Maodun's situation in the Xiongnu to see if it is the same as what Li Nian said. Killing Maodun will not actually affect Touman, and he may even feel quite comfortable in secret.

Liu Ji was very good at making friends, and he might even get along with the Xiongnu and become their good friend, thus obtaining a lot of information about them. Ying Zheng once had an idea: instead of sending Liu Ji to govern in another place, he could just take charge of the foreign affairs of the Qin Dynasty.

As for letting Zhao Gao and Liu Ji go together, it was to let Zhao Gao be responsible for framing and killing Maodun. If there was a need to hold someone accountable afterwards, it would be a good opportunity to push Zhao Gao out.

At night, in a spacious room at the Ministry of Rites Inn, Liu Ji, Zhao Gao and several officials from the Ministry of Rites were hosting a banquet to entertain the Xiongnu delegation.

At this time, we had already finished three rounds of drinks and were already drunk. Those people who were not familiar with each other in the morning were now brothers. It’s just that you spoke Qin language and I spoke Xiongnu language, but the language difference did not hinder the brotherhood at the table.

Although Maodun was only thirteen years old, he drank a lot. He asked the question that had been puzzling him during the day: Why didn't the Emperor of Qin marry his daughter to him, and why did Li Nian stop him?
Liu Ji smiled and explained to Maodun: "Prince Maodun, you don't know that Li Nian is not your Majesty's son, but your Majesty's chosen son-in-law. Today, the prince asked your Majesty to marry a princess, but among all the princesses of your Majesty, only one is of marriageable age..."

After hearing what the translator said, Mao Dun sobered up instantly. This time he really understood. No wonder the Emperor of Qin didn't allow it, and no wonder Li Nian came out to stop him. No wonder the other Qin people reacted like that...

The Emperor of Qin had only one princess of marriageable age, and she had been promised to Li Nian. If he asked the Emperor of Qin to marry the princess, wouldn't that mean he was trying to snatch Li Nian's wife?

This wouldn't be a big problem on the grassland. If you meet a woman you like, regardless of whether she has a husband or not, as long as you are strong enough, you can rob her. But this is Qin, and the rules are different from those on the grassland!

Didn't his proposal for marriage today offend Li Nian?
He also made another joke, because because of Li Nian's identity, he was considered to be the son of the Qin Emperor and the elder brother of the Qin Princess...

Thinking of the day when he was in the palace and promised Li Nian solemnly that he would treat the Princess of Daqin well, Maodun couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

But things have already happened and it is too late to regret. We have to find a way to remedy the situation. Moreover, Li Nian is quite trusted by the Emperor Qin. Just by looking at the daytime, we can know that he can influence the Emperor Qin's attitude towards the Huns.

Maodun asked, "Do you know where Master Li Nian lives? Maodun wants to visit him and apologize!"

Liu Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, Prince. Young Master Li Nian is magnanimous and will not take it to heart. And Young Master Li Nian lives in the palace, so Prince will definitely not be able to go there today."

"Speaking of which, I heard someone say that Master Li Nian once said, 'Drink today and drink today', and I deeply agree with that."

"It's late today, why not put today's worries aside for now and talk about it tomorrow. Let's get drunk tonight, and you all have come from far away, it's not easy to be with you all..."

Liu Ji raised his glass and began to stir up emotions and guide the atmosphere. His words seemed to have magic. Although Maodun could not understand them, they made him temporarily forget what happened today and also raised his glass.

After a while, Liu Ji was drinking with the Huns, linking arms with one and hugging the other, not at all bothered by the smell of the Huns, and was drinking happily.

Almost everyone in the room was immersed in the atmosphere created by Liu Ji, and once they were drunk and high, they would do anything, including but not limited to dancing with the dog.

Zhao Gao, who was in the room, looked at Liu Ji with a surprised expression as he saw Liu Ji holding a wine glass in his left hand and an elbow in his right hand, drinking wine and eating meat with his mouth full of oil, while bragging to the Huns.

That image was not at all elegant and was rather rough, but the Huns seemed to buy into it. Looking at the way they looked at Liu Ji, they were full of admiration and conviction. Even if the Huns suddenly collectively worshipped Liu Ji as their eldest brother, Zhao Gao felt that he would not find it strange.

He got along well with the Huns so quickly and was treated as one of their own without any shyness. Liu Ji is truly a talented person!
(End of this chapter)