Don't be surprised
Chu Tiankuo raised his thin lips slightly, revealing sarcasm.
There is coldness in the bright peach blossom eyes.
He turned the jade wine glass in his hand, raised his eyelids and looked at the Crown Prince of Zhao with a half-smile: "Prince Xiang Wang, after hearing your sister's voice, you should know that your sister is well taken care of, right?"
It is precisely because I take good care of you that I can scold you so confidently and with full energy.
At this time, Zhao Luran came in fully prepared, proving Chu Tiankuo's statement.
The prince of Zhao replied indifferently: "My sister is the princess of Zhao. I naturally know that she is a distinguished guest in Chu. No one dares to disrespect her. I never worry about this."
What this means is that even if you people from Chu were given a hundred courages, you would not dare to do anything to the Princess of Zhao!
Chu Tiankuo curled his lips: "Well, I dare not disrespect the princess who is worth more than 20 million taels."
He was respecting the 20 million taels, not the person.
Prince of Zhao: “…”
What a Chu Tiankuo! A grown man, but he is more eloquent than the shrews on the street!
The ministers laughed secretly, was he just arguing with their Crown Prince
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never lost when he opens his mouth!
Prince Ding stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Prince Xiang. If you give me 20 million taels every day, I will respect you and even call you dad. As long as you have money, you are the boss!"
Prince of Zhao: “…”
dream!
When Zhao Luran walked in, she saw the Crown Prince of Zhao's eyes light up and said excitedly, "Brother!"
Big brother finally came to pick her up!
As he said this, he rushed over and was about to sit down.
Chu Tiankuo glanced at Zhao Luran and smiled again: "Zhao State really knows etiquette and abides by the rules. No wonder they go back on their words and want to run away when they lose."
Zhao Luran blushed: "You..."
The prince of Zhao scolded him with a dark face: "Are there any rules? You don't even show respect to the king of Chu!"
After all, the Emperor of Chu is the ruler of a country. Even if the King of Zhao sees him, he still needs to exchange greetings and even be on an equal footing with him.
Chu is now behind Zhao, but decades ago, Chu was always stronger than Zhao.
The most important thing is, you have come to someone else's territory and are so arrogant. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to go back
Although two countries do not kill envoys when they have diplomatic relations, there have been examples of killing envoys since ancient times.
Zhao Luran was furious, but when she thought of something, she looked at the Chu State sitting on the magnificent dragon throne: "Princess Zhao Luran, the King of Zhao, greets the King of Chu!"
The voice was arrogant, without any respect at all!
The emperor was too lazy to argue with a woman, and he was always cowardly, so he smiled and said, "Princess Zhao, please excuse me, please take a seat!"
Chu Tiankuo put down the jade wine glass in his hand, and the glass and the table made a crisp collision sound.
Everyone looked at him subconsciously.
He said calmly, "Prince Xiang, now you know why I have imprisoned your sister, right?"
Prince of Zhao: “… .”
Of course he knew that his sister was arrogant, bullying, and wanted to run away after losing!
But he didn't think there was anything wrong with it!
The fault is that his sister is so stupid!
She was the princess of Zhao State, why did she need to run away? She took the initiative to promise to return the money when the time came, showing her sincerity. The people of Chu State would definitely not dare to detain her.
From the moment she escaped, she put herself and the State of Zhao at a disadvantage!
If she first calmed down those people in Chu State and pretended to prepare the silver, and then returned to Zhao State safely, they could just say they didn't want to return the 20 million taels of silver!
Prince Ding then said, "Prince Xiang, look at Princess Xiang. She is so well-fed! I see she has gained weight! Now that you see Princess Xiang is fine, you can rest assured, right? So when will the 20 million taels be returned? You two siblings are here now, so you have to agree on a date! Give me an exact time!"
"Your Highness is upright and aboveboard, so I naturally believe you. As for the 20 million taels that my sister lost, I still say the same thing, it's only silver notes!..."
Chu Tiankuo interrupted him: "I'm leaving today's words here. When the 20 million taels of gold and silver are delivered, the Princess of Xiangwang can go home! I have no shortage of people to serve the Princess, but she and I have no relatives, so I can't support her for nothing. The living expenses and accommodation fees still need to be calculated. Three hundred taels a day! Don't forget it!"
Zhao Luran's eyes widened: "You're crazy to ship 20 million taels of real gold and silver here! Isn't the same with silver bills?"
She could ask her uncle to print out banknotes, but real gold and silver were different!
If we really want to transport 20 million taels of gold and silver here, how long will it take
A round trip would take at least two months, so wouldn't she have to stay in Chu for another two months
Chu Tiankuo didn't even glance at the Princess of Zhao.
She is not worthy of talking to herself!
The prince of Zhao ignored Chu Tiankuo, the madman. He looked at the emperor on the dragon throne and said, "Your Majesty, the silver notes of Qian's bank are used in all four countries. Isn't it too much to ask for real gold and silver? During the negotiation the day before yesterday, this prince proposed a condition..."
The Crown Prince of Zhao stated the conditions for that day.
"The remaining 10 million taels of silver from the caravan can be earned back in one trip. We can earn countless more 10 million taels of silver in the future. Your Majesty, don't you agree?"
The emperor agreed with this, "That's right! The merchant caravans are making a lot of money out at sea, and I've longed for that for a long time! It's a pity that the princess of Zhao is in debt, and she owes money to the people of Chu, which is a private matter, so I can't interfere! So you guys just need to discuss it, and I won't get involved."
The Crown Prince of Zhao originally wanted to take advantage of this palace banquet to impress the Emperor of Chu, and quickly ask them to accept the 10 million taels of silver and release the person. Unexpectedly, the Emperor of Chu also started to pass the buck!
The Prince of Zhao said patiently, "Cash is not a problem, but it will take several months to transport 20 million taels of silver, and accidents are likely to happen. After all, the amount is huge. Prince of Chu, can't we use other methods instead?"
The most important thing now is to pretend to discuss it and wait until he returns home safely!
He sent people to track and investigate the whereabouts of Master Shen, but not only did he fail to find out, he discovered that he and his brother were being secretly monitored and followed by a group of people!
Chu Tiankuo knew about the existence of these two brothers!
He thought of Chu Tiankuo's maternal grandfather being the Marquis of Changping, whose army was destroyed by his father. Chu Tiankuo hated his father to death.
This time when my sister came to Chu, they lost more than 20 million taels!
This was definitely a trap set by Chu Tiankuo! They all fell into his trap!
He was worried that Chu Tiankuo would take this opportunity to deal with him.
It would be better to bring my sister back to Zhao as soon as possible!
After he brought his sister back to Zhao State safely, he immediately led his troops south and would not stop until he defeated Chu State and forced it to cede territory and pay compensation!
Chu Tiankuo said calmly: "I can only decide on one million taels, after all, I only won one million taels. I can exchange the other one million taels for other things. As for the other people's princes of Xiang, I will ask other people."
The Crown Prince of Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. What terms would you like to exchange for the one million taels?"
"My elder sister, the eldest princess of the Chu Kingdom."