He was so persuasive that he actually practiced extraordinary

The reason given by the other party was to celebrate Shui Qingli becoming the leader of the country, and they also claimed that they wanted to maintain the friendship between the two countries.

In the office, the person in charge of diplomatic affairs is a man in his fifties named Zheng Yude.

Shui Qingli immediately called him to the office.

"Old Zheng, what do you think about this matter?"

"It's obvious that they are here to demonstrate, and they also said they would give away some advanced technological equipment. On the surface, it's a friendly exchange, but in reality, it's just showing off."

Shui Qingli expressed the hope that the office members could work together to arrange this matter properly.

After all, I can't refuse, otherwise it would seem that I am too narrow-minded.

This was the first time that Shui Qingli faced a visit from a senior foreign figure since he became the king.

Naturally she was nervous.

Zheng Yude is experienced and has been engaged in diplomatic work for nearly 30 years, which gives Shui Qingli some support.

"Old Zheng, this matter depends entirely on you."

"Don't worry, I will definitely complete the task." However, Zheng Yude's lips moved slightly, obviously he had something to say.

"Old Zheng, if you have something to say, just say it."

"They also brought a royal relative with them this time, saying they wanted to marry a princess."

Shui Qingli was shocked by this. Why would they do this?
She immediately realized that the person the other party wanted to marry was her.

"Lord, you should have thought that their marriage partner is you."

Shui Qingli's face was gloomy. Isn't this a humiliation to himself?
In ancient times, both the Kyushu Empire and the Lin Kingdom had the tradition of marriage alliances.

But what era is it now? Why do we still need to do this?
Of course, the other party’s offer is still for the sake of friendship between the two countries, which makes you unable to refuse.

"Lord, in this position, you have to bear a lot."

Zheng Yude was obviously well-versed in the history of the Lin Kingdom, especially the history of this dynasty.

More than a hundred years ago, there was also a young ruler who succeeded to the throne, and he had ministers to assist him.

But Shui Qingli was fighting almost alone.

Shui Qingli nodded, she also understood the environment she was in.

After all, she succeeded to the throne through a special means, and it was impossible for her to have assistant ministers appointed by the previous generation of rulers.

"But don't worry, we old officials will fully support you. Some foreigners think you are young and a woman, so they want to bully you, but we won't let them succeed."

"Thank you."

"Also, although it looks peaceful on the surface, we are actually facing internal and external troubles. Many people are dissatisfied with you, so they will definitely stir up some trouble."

Shui Qingli is even more clear about this.

She also understood that the other party's purpose in saying this was to make her treat him as an important official and a confidant.

That’s not a big deal. As long as he is loyal to me, everything will be fine.

"Who are they going to bring over for a blind date with me?"

"It is said that he is the son of a prince."

This made Shui Qingli even more angry, and his lungs seemed to explode.

I am the king, what is the prince's son?
Isn't this humiliation too much?
"Lord, don't be angry. We still have room to maneuver until the last step."

Shui Qingli nodded and asked the other party to leave first.

Shui Qingli fell into deep thought. No matter whether the prince's son was handsome or capable, the key point was that they were not a match.

And if the other party comes, he might even act as a spy.

Zhang Beixing found that three exhibits had been displayed, but the night pearl was nowhere to be seen.

But he knew that since it would happen, he could only wait patiently.

Likewise, the woman next to him was bored and also looking at her phone.

Next came the fourth exhibit, and I found that it was not yet.

The woman got up and went to the bathroom. She had been holding it in, so she didn't dare to go for fear of missing it.

After coming out of the bathroom, she immediately received a call.

"Grandpa, the night-shining pearl has not appeared yet."

"No matter how much money it costs, even if it means losing everything, you must get the Night Pearl. Do you understand?"

"I know, Grandpa, I will."

At this time, in the office on the second floor of the auction house, a bearded man was staring at the surveillance camera.

He is the organizer of this auction - Jin Fugui, the young master of the Jin family.

A servant knocked on the door with a very grim look on his face.

"What's wrong? It's like someone owes you money."

"Master, something terrible has happened."

The servant immediately came into the room and said that a theft had occurred and the night pearl was missing.

"What did you say? How could this happen?"

The servants said that the exhibits were all placed in a fixed room, but a man in black sneaked in last night and did not steal anything else, but stole this night pearl.

Finally, the thief replaced it with a fake night pearl.

This is enough to show that the other party came for the Night Pearl. ...

Jin Fugui hurried to the warehouse to check. He should have thought of asking staff to guard here.

When he arrived at the warehouse, he found that the night pearl had indeed been replaced, and the thief also left a letter.

The letter said that this fake night-shining pearl was so real that he should treat it as the real one.

In this way, the Jin family will not suffer any losses.

Jin Fugui cursed directly.

The servant hurriedly asked what to do next.

He angrily questioned: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

The servant slapped himself hard. It turned out that the staff was negligent and did not check it in time.

Jin Fugui felt that although their Jin family was somewhat in decline nowadays, it was still a prominent family with a profound heritage.

If people knew that the items on display at the auction were fakes, wouldn’t that cause big trouble?
You might even end up in court.

But now...

Should I tell everyone the truth?
But doing so doesn't seem quite appropriate.

The servant immediately came up with an idea.

It's better to pass the fake off as real and make the best of a bad situation.

This thing originally came from the former imperial palace of the Kyushu Empire. Maybe the reward given by the emperor back then was fake?

Jin Fugui was stunned.

If you think about it carefully, it seems that this is indeed true.

"Yes, maybe the gift given by the emperor was fake, and the people here don't know anything about it."

But then he shook his head again.

"Is it really okay to do this? Why do I feel like I'm lying?"

"But other than that, what other good solutions are there?"

Jin Fugui sighed, as if this was the only way.

"Okay, let's do it. Remember, this matter must not be known to anyone else, and our staff must keep their mouths shut. Do you understand?"

"We understand. We all understand. Just don't worry."

Jin Fugui looked at the fake night pearl, and it really looked like the real thing. It seemed that the other party was well prepared.

"This is outrageous. Who on earth did this? How could it be so abominable? We can't just let this go."

But we couldn’t call the police, so we could only investigate and deal with it secretly.

Otherwise, the auction today would not be able to continue. Thinking of this, he felt extremely depressed.

So depressing.

The servants withdrew temporarily. According to the original arrangement.

The seventh exhibit is this night-shining pearl.

And now, the auction of the fifth exhibit has begun.

The seventh exhibit needs to be prepared quickly.

Zhang Beixing seemed to be getting impatient, and so was the woman beside him, Zhao Juhua.

When the sixth exhibit was not the Night Pearl, Zhang Beixing heard Zhao Juhua complaining in a low voice that so much time had been wasted today.

But at this moment, Zhang Beixing gradually calmed down.

No matter what, we have to wait here.

After all, if you come in halfway, you won’t be able to enter the auction venue.

Finally, when it came to the seventh exhibit, the Night Pearl was taken out.

The etiquette lady even made an opening remark, saying that this night pearl was very valuable, and the key was that it had a very important significance.

Back then, the general of the Lin Kingdom came to the palace of the Jiuzhou Empire and scared the emperor so much that he pissed himself and shit himself. Only then did the emperor present this thing.

As soon as these words were spoken, many people burst into laughter. Zhang Beixing was extremely angry and wanted to explode.

But he finally held back. Now was not the time to show off his bravery.

However, this matter cannot be left like this.

He must tell Shui Qingli about this and let Shui Qingli handle it.

The etiquette lady went on to say that this night pearl is different from other exhibits. The other exhibits are all from the country, and its starting price is one million.

Zhang Beixing and Zhao Juhua glanced at each other.

Because they both knew that at this moment, both of them would pay special attention to each other.

When they looked at each other, there was temptation and more of a provocation in their eyes.

Everyone knows that night pearls emit light at night, and many people find it very novel.

So many people started bidding.

Zhao Juhua just looked at Zhang Beixing.

"Why don't you raise the price?"

"Why do you have to say that to me? Aren't you the same?"

The two of them are currently planning to wait and see what happens.

After a while, the price of the Night Pearl had been raised to three million.

Many people stopped bidding because compared with other antiques, this night-light pearl didn't seem that precious, it just had a great history.

If I spend more money, I'm afraid I'll be cheated.

The hostess was about to ask if anyone had any more bids.

Zhao Juhua finally stood up, was willing to pay 3.1 million, and then glanced at Zhang Beixing.

But Zhang Beixing seemed to be thinking about something.

He didn't even bid.

This made Zhao Juhua feel very strange. If that was the case, she would have captured it.

Grandpa said that he would do it at all costs, but now it seems that there is no need to break the bank.

The etiquette lady asked twice, but no one dared to raise the price anymore. Zhao Juhua showed a smug look on her face.

She finally understood that this young man was just timid and cowardly.

It seems that as soon as others raise the price, he is too scared to speak.

At this moment, Zhang Beixing finally spoke: "Wait a moment."

The etiquette lady was a little unhappy, but still gave a polite professional smile.

"Sir, what do you want to do?"

Generally speaking, if you interrupt the etiquette lady casually, you must have a clear reason, otherwise it will be regarded as disruptive.

Zhang Beixing said that he needed to verify the authenticity of the night-shining pearl. …

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Generally speaking, no one questions the authenticity of items at auction.

Because for a long time, everyone has tacitly accepted a rule: the exhibits at auctions must be authentic.

But then again, there is nothing wrong with conducting verification, after all, today is the first time such an event is held.

The etiquette lady did not know the inside story, and she told Zhang Beixing in no uncertain terms that the night pearl could not be fake.

Zhang Beixing insisted that everyone must verify it together.

The reason why he said this was actually based on a bold guess.

Because when the Night Pearl was first taken out for display, he noticed that an expert in the first row had a strange look on his face.

Although the expert quickly regained his composure.

But the etiquette ladies also know the rules. If the customer requests an inspection, they must be responsible for arranging the inspection.

At this time, Jin Fugui was still staring at the screen in the monitoring room. He was shocked when he saw this scene.

Who is this guy? Does he know the inside story?
Or, was he sent by the thief to cause trouble?

Could it be that the thief was sent by a competitor to deliberately ruin his reputation?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Why hadn't he thought about this before?
He stared at the surveillance screen closely, wanting to see what would happen next.

Zhao Juhua looked at Zhang Beixing with a puzzled look.

"Are you doubting that this is fake?"

Zhang Beixing nodded.

So the etiquette lady asked the experts in the first row to go and verify it quickly.

However, Zhang Beixing frowned at this moment, he was not sure whether these experts would tell the truth.

Because this night pearl came from the Jiuzhou Empire, and they are all Lin people, they will probably lean towards Lin.

Of course, the reason why he boldly made this request was because he understood the rules of the auction.

It is not a fault for a customer to raise questions, and even if it is ultimately found out that the customer was wrong, it does not matter.

So, generally speaking, even if someone deliberately encourages customers to cause trouble, they must still conduct inspections.

Of course, no customer would normally do this.

Several experts began to examine it carefully.

The atmosphere at the scene also became tense.

Jin Fugui was thinking, what if these experts told the truth? He should have said hello to them secretly.

It's all my fault. I was too anxious and didn't think it through.

There is no way to tell these experts now.

But then he thought, why should he panic? Although it would be embarrassing to find out that it was a fake, didn't the servant say that he could put all the blame on the Kyushu Empire?

Back then, their emperor presented a fake one as a treasure, but the people of Lin were not aware of it.

Thinking of this, he finally felt better.

But he still stared at Zhang Beixing closely.

Whose rich second generation is this?
Because he would never have thought that the other person would be a foreigner.

The entire identification process lasted more than twenty minutes, and several experts wrote down their conclusions on paper.

Next, the etiquette lady will be responsible for reading it out.

What surprised Zhang Beixing was that these experts all agreed that it was the real thing.

Jin Fugui, who was guarding next to the surveillance camera, was also stunned.

What's going on? Could it be that this night-shining pearl is really real? It's impossible.

But soon, he understood what was going on.

These people are still on my side. (End of this chapter)