The capital city.
With the conclusion of the negotiations, these negotiating envoys from Shaanxi were about to return to Shaanxi.
Zu Zhilong, the head of the delegation in this negotiation, looked at the many envoys who had come with him to negotiate with a complicated expression.
Since they arrived in the capital, almost every one of them has been attacked by Li Qin's subtle attacks.
Gold and silver rained down like dirt, and all sorts of beautiful women were sent over.
The promised official positions were all increasingly higher than the last.
He had already noticed the problem when he was negotiating with Li Qin's staff.
As the negotiations progressed, the more information Li Qin's side gained about them.
Li Qin's advisors were also aware of many of the bottom lines in the negotiations.
He knew that many of these people had been bribed by Li Qin's men.
Moreover, as time went on, the number of people being bribed increased.
Li Qin's side is also acquiring more and more information.
He felt helpless about all of this, but it was also something he had expected.
There was no way around it; Li Qin had given them far too much.
He was truly willing to spend money on these matters and intelligence, and the fact that some people were bribed was something he had anticipated.
But I didn't expect there to be so many.
During this period, the bribes he secretly offered to himself were quite generous, and he was indeed somewhat tempted.
Not to mention gold and silver, the amount is simply astronomical.
He could even have official positions and noble titles. As long as he secretly pledged allegiance to Li Qin, the position of Governor-General of Shaanxi would be his, and he would be granted the title of Duke of Shaanxi, which was higher than Hong Chengchou's current title of Marquis of Shaanxi. He was a true Duke.
And the beautiful women sent to him, well, they weren't just pretty.
Instead, he was trained entirely according to his preferences.
If you talk to them about military affairs, they can talk to you about it; if you talk to them about history, they can actually talk to you about it too.
If you want to play games, they can all play with you.
The key is that they are all good-looking.
It can satisfy both your physical needs and your emotional and personal needs.
It makes you feel like you've truly found a soulmate.
This is still because there isn't enough time. If there were enough time, they might even be able to find out the women they liked when they were young, and then find someone extremely similar and train them according to their own preferences.
This is just the most basic honey trap.
Faced with Li Qin's offer of gold and silver, a honey trap, and the allure of a high official position and title, it was impossible for him not to be tempted.
However, remembering the kindness of Governor Hong Chengchou in promoting him, he managed to hold on with difficulty.
He did not betray Governor Hong Chengchou.
But if he continued to stay in the capital, he felt that he might really not be able to hold on any longer.
He was particularly tempted by the official positions and titles promised by Li Qin.
Governor-General, Duke.
This is practically instant success.
It should be noted that under Li Qin's command, whether it's Jiang Xiangyang, Qin Chenyao, or any other generals, they are all basically marquises.
If he secretly pledged allegiance to him and then surrendered to him at a crucial moment in the future, betraying his benefactor Hong Chengchou, the title of Duke would be his.
How could he not be tempted? He wavered immediately after they proposed that condition.
He was so close, so very close, to agreeing to the conditions proposed by Envoy Li Qin.
Now, as soon as he leaves the capital, everything Li Qin had promised him will truly be gone.
For some reason, he was always able to stand firm when Li Qin's envoys kept sending messengers to offer him terms.
But now, when I think about how I might lose those things forever if I leave, I realize...
He suddenly felt an emptiness in his heart.
It seems as if he has truly lost his title of Duke.
Keep in mind that those were dukes; in the early days of the Great Wu Dynasty, there were only six.
This might truly be the closest I've ever come to being a Duke in my entire life.
Zu Zhilong felt even more conflicted when faced with his own complex emotions.
People are more afraid of losing than gaining.
Just as they were about to leave, a messenger suddenly entered and said:
"Gentlemen, our King has extended an invitation to Zu Zhilong and all the other envoys in this delegation."
Everyone was stunned after hearing Li Qinyou's invitation.
Because during their time in the capital, they had been talking with Li Qin's staff.
They hadn't even met Li Qin, and now that they were leaving the capital today, he was actually inviting them.
After receiving Li Qin's invitation, Zu Zhilong glanced at it and looked at the envoys who had come with him, saying:
"Since King Li has invited us, we will naturally go tonight."
Upon hearing Zu Zhilong's words, the messenger who delivered the message immediately bowed and addressed Zu Zhilong:
"Then I will go back and report to the King."
After receiving a reply from Zu Zhilong, the envoy returned to report.
Seeing that Zu Zhilong had accepted Li Qin's invitation, the Shaanxi envoy who had come with him said:
"General, it's us."
Zu Zhilong reached out and stopped him, saying:
"If Li Qin really wanted to harm us, he wouldn't need to set up this place at all."
Let's go to the banquet first.
As Zu Zhilong watched the departing envoy in the distance, he said that he felt Li Qin's banquet this time was definitely not simple.
In Li Qin's palace.
Li Qin nodded in satisfaction as he held the intelligence reports that kept coming in from the Northwest.
The situation in the Northwest is developing quite well now.
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