I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 112
"Xuan~"

"Chu's envoys, have an audience with His Majesty!"

A long chant.

Fan Li was finally allowed to enter Weiyang Palace to meet the Saint.

According to national etiquette, Han Emperor Liu Xie should have received Fan Li grandly on the day the Chu State mission arrived.

Now, it is the third day.

Chu and Han are friendly states, and Princess Changle has just married into Da Chu not long ago.

It is extremely unreasonable to neglect the envoy like this.

But Fan Li didn't mind.

He knew that Han Emperor Liu Xie was very kind to Xiang Ning and also valued the diplomatic relations between Chu and Han.

Liu Xie just hates himself, just like he hates the power minister Dong Zhuo.

On the throne, Liu Xie sat upright.

The bearing is graceful and dignified, but it is hard to hide the weakness.

"The treacherous minister!"

"Insulting my son-in-law Chenglong, let's see how I vent my anger on Xiang Ning!"

"I can't offend Dong Zhuo, can't I offend you, Fan Li?"

really.

Liu Xie has such thoughts.

He looked at the bottom of the imperial steps, only Fan Li who was in the Qi Refining Realm.

How weak this is, just like an ant, you can easily crush him to death by yourself.

Liu Xie felt strong confidence in his heart.

"Did I make a mistake?"

"Is Xiang Ning's son-in-law really embarrassed by being sidelined by such a weak minister?"

"But his performance in the [Three Emperors Alliance] is indeed not inferior to mine..."

Liu Xie was thinking wildly, but found that Fan Li held his head high and looked at him with a smile.

The court meeting was over, all civil and military officials had left, and even Dong Zhuo was absent.

The Weiyang Palace was empty, only Liu Xie, Fan Li and the eunuchs and maids on duty.

Liu Xie put on a straight face!

"Fan Li, why don't you bow down?"

"As an important minister of the state of Chu, do you even need me to teach you the basic etiquette?"

Fan Li was thinking about how to complete the system task [The most treacherous official in the world] with high quality.

He bought a heaven-level first-grade [Purple Ribbon Clothes] but couldn't wear it. He felt very uncomfortable now.

"Your Majesty is teaching me how to do things?" Fan Li raised his head, frowning and glaring at Liu Xie.

"you!?"

"Presumptuous! Disrespectful!"

Liu Xie was furious.

His curses and shouts echoed in the palace.

The voice is loud, but also very lonely.

The eunuchs, guards, and maids in the palace were like wooden sculptures and clay sculptures, and they didn't dare to move at all.

Chang'an City has already spread the word that Grand Master Dong and Duke Jin, the envoy of Chu, are called brothers.

Of course Fan Li also knew.

"You scream, scream louder?" Fan Li complained in his heart: "Just because of my cheap brother Dong Zhuo, Second Master, I'm fine walking sideways in Chang'an."

Incompetent fury.

After Liu Xie finished venting, he found that no one responded to him, and Fan Li was even more like an old god, not at all intimidated by his majesty.

He felt his cheeks get hot.

"I don't want to be acquainted with you, so I will kneel down and bow down quickly before we can talk formally."

However, the man under the imperial steps still stood tall and tall.

Fan Li lazily said: "Your Majesty, in my capacity, should I kneel down to you?"

"Shouldn't it be right?" Liu Xie asked with a straight face. "I am the Emperor of Han and the father-in-law of Emperor Xiang Ning of Chu. As a minister of Chu, I am considered half of your monarch. Why don't you worship me?"

Fan Li shook his head: "Everyone knows that Emperor Chu treats me as a 'father'. In this way, I have no relationship with His Majesty as a monarch and minister, but as a relative."

"relative……!?"

Liu Xie held back for a long time, but really didn't know how to refute.

"My useless son-in-law!"

"He recognized a thief as his father, which made me embarrassed too!"

Liu Xie struggled for a long time, and finally waved his hand impatiently: "That's all, give me a seat!"

Fan Li nodded with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After hearing a kind word, Liu Xie became even more depressed.

How come the powerful ministers of the great Chu are as difficult to deal with as the powerful ministers of the Han Dynasty?

On business, Fan Li first handed over the letter of credence and congratulated Liu Xie for subduing the divine beast [Xuanwu].

Liu Xie said a few polite words on the surface, but suddenly remembered something, and felt strange to Fan Li.

"The Qin Tianjian of my big Han watched the sky at night and found that there were gods and beasts in the three kingdoms of Han, Chu, and Ming."

"Nowadays, the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty's mythical beasts have surrendered, but the Chu Kingdom's mythical beasts have not yet appeared."

"Could it be that there are treacherous ministers in the state of Chu who have disturbed the country's fortunes, so that the gods and beasts refuse to show up?"

After Liu Xie finished speaking, he was so happy in his heart!
Cool!
What he dared not say to Dong Zhuo on weekdays, he dared to say to Fan Li today.

So what if the Fan family was extremely powerful in Chu State?

Big guy here!
It's my world!
How dare he, Fan Li, bully me?

"Oh?"

"The state has treacherous ministers, but the mythical beasts will not come out?"

Fan Li glanced at Liu Xie with a half-smile.

"Is there... is there any problem?" Liu Xie felt guilty, and that fat and terrifying figure appeared in his mind. ,

"It's nothing." Fan Li cupped his hands and said, "Then I would like to congratulate Your Majesty for having all the loyal and virtuous ministers in the court."

Liu Xie was embarrassed.

The face hurts a bit, and I hit it myself.

Fan Li took a sip of tea, and said again: "Speaking of which, I really hit it off with Grand Master Dong, your Majesty, do you know why?"

"Why... why?"

When Liu Xie heard the word 'Grand Master Dong', his heart trembled for a while, so he could only bite the bullet and answer.

"The day before yesterday Grand Master Dong held a banquet in the residence, and I will go to the banquet."

"Taishi Dong once said that he didn't study much and didn't know how the ancient sages and famous ministers handled the relationship between monarch and ministers. He wanted to ask me for advice."

"My lord replied: Guan Zhong of Qi, Lu Buwei of Qin, and Fan Zeng of Chu are the most famous ministers in ancient times. As a courtier, you should take these three people as an example."

Liu Xie was taken aback when he heard this.

Guan Zhong, Lu Buwei, Fan Zeng?
It was true that these three were famous ministers in ancient times, but when he vaguely remembered something, he felt strange, and even felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

"Why...are it just these three people?" Liu Xie asked tentatively.

Fan Li chuckled.

"These three famous ministers from ancient times loved their king as if they were children."

"Guan Zhong of Qi and Lu Buwei of Qin are both honored as 'Father Zhong' by their respective monarchs."

"Fan Zeng of Chu was honored as 'Yafu' by the Overlord of Chu."

"The three kingdoms of Qi, Qin, and Chu all reached their peak in the hands of these three famous ministers."

"It can be seen from this that only when you treat the monarch as your own child can you be called a loyal minister, a virtuous minister, and a famous minister."

After Fan Li finished speaking, he raised his head, looked at Han Emperor Liu Xie who was sitting on pins and needles on the throne, and finally made another stab.

"This is how I share my experience of being a courtier with Grand Master Dong."

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to ask Taishi Dong."

These were all made-up lies, but Fan Li bet that the other party was not so bold.

Liu Xie really shook his head again and again!
"No need!"

"It's really not necessary!"

"I believe what you said!"

At any time, Liu Xie was unwilling to take the initiative to provoke Dong Zhuo.

Especially if you may be forced to recognize your godfather!

He looked at Fan Li with a pale face, and said in his heart that this person was too scary and too hateful!

I originally thought that neglecting him for a few days would be a good way to vent my anger on my good son-in-law.

Unexpectedly, the two traitorous officials of Chu and Han share similar tastes, and they actually share their experience with each other?

God!

I am of the blood of the great ancestors, the emperor of Yanhan, how can I recognize my minister as my father?
(End of this chapter)