The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

Chapter 42 Beili sent a priceless 'small gift'!

Gu Jingzhi was at home, and Qu Feiyan was telling him in detail about the attitudes of all parties in the court today.

When he heard Song Pu's ruthless and speechless attack on Baili Gongshu, and Xiao Li's kind words...

Gu Jingzhi's heart immediately burst into joy!

As expected! It was worth all the trouble he went through yesterday, especially the words he said to Xiao Li. Even he himself felt sick when he heard them!

However, with the help of today's court meeting, his plan is half completed.

Emperor Xia would not summon the envoy again until the negotiations came to a conclusion. In this case, it would not be easy for Song Pu to get more information...

After all, Gu Jingzhi had ordered the Internal Guard to keep an eye on both post stations. Apart from the prince, him, and a few carefully selected officials, it was impossible for anyone else to get in touch with the delegation.

Qu Feiyan had just finished telling the story and was about to leave when she heard Lao Huang come to report that someone had come with a gift.

Gu Jing was stunned and said, "Didn't we agree on this long ago? I won't accept any gifts from anyone who comes to my house!"

He has no foundation in the court, so he should be cautious for now, otherwise Song Pu will get hold of him. With Song Pu's power, even if Emperor Xia wants to protect him, he will probably be sent away.

By then, it would be much easier for Song Pu to deal with him!

Old Huang was no stranger to such things. He hesitated and said, "Sir, the people outside said they were from the Beili envoys. I saw the gift...it seemed quite heavy!"

Beili...

Gu Jingzhi thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Let someone in!"

Old Huang glared at him and said, "Sir, didn't you say you don't accept gifts?"

"It's a gift from Beili people, what are you afraid of?"

Gu Jingzhi said indifferently: "This is a gift from Beili people, not from Daxia officials. Can't we just accept the gift and not do anything?"

"..."

Old Huang opened his mouth.

Accepting gifts but not doing anything... Is this the behavior of Lao Liu that the young master mentioned?

After a while, the Beili envoys came in carrying a few boxes. Seeing Gu Jingzhi standing in the yard waiting, the man immediately smiled and said, "The Beili envoys are here on the orders of the Prime Minister. I hope we haven't disturbed Deputy Envoy Gu!"

"That's fine! I don't have any official business these days, so it's no use disturbing you!"

Upon hearing this, the Beili envoy smiled and said, "That puts my peace of mind at ease! My Prime Minister said that courtesy is the most important thing to return. Since this is my first visit, I have a special gift list for you!"

"Gift list?"

Although it was obvious, Gu Jingzhi still pretended to be surprised and said, "I am just a lowly official. How can I deserve Prime Minister Baili's treatment? This..."

"Haha! Your Excellency is now the Deputy Envoy of Daxia. What does a mere small gift mean to you?"

"A small gift?"

Gu Jingzhi looked through the gift list. Wow...

They said it was a small gift, but what was written on the final gift list? A thousand-year-old blood ginseng...

This is also called a cheap gift?

Although Beili and Liyue are rich in ginseng, this thousand-year-old ginseng is only enjoyed by the royal family! What's more, this is blood ginseng, which is even rarer than ginseng. The value of a blood ginseng is ten times that of ordinary ginseng.

Not to mention those that are thousands of years old.

Gu Jingzhi's heart immediately became anxious.

If it were gold or silver, he could resist the temptation, but this was blood ginseng! If it were used as medicine, he was sure that his strength would improve rapidly in a short period of time!

Seeing him like that, the people from the Beili delegation smiled with satisfaction and said, "Now that the gift has been delivered, we will not disturb you any further!"

"Go slowly and don't send me away!"

Gu Jingzhi didn't have much energy to entertain them at this moment.

However, although he accepted the gift, he couldn't just leave it like that. He thought about it and went back to his study to write two letters.

One letter was to the prince, and all the gold, silver and jade artifacts were listed on it. As for the blood ginseng... naturally, it was kept a secret and the only thing written directly was a piece of ginseng.

Anyway, he is just a person who has never seen the world, so it is reasonable that he cannot recognize the thousand-year-old blood ginseng, right?

As for the other letter, it was naturally for his 'good friend' Xiao Li. Since he accepted Bei Li's gift, he should at least explain the reason, right?

I'm not betraying my 'good friend', I just have no choice!

……

The two letters soon arrived where they were supposed to go.

After receiving them and seeing the gold, silver and jade artifacts, the prince couldn't help but gasp, even though he was the crown prince of a country. Beili was so damn generous!

Gu Jingzhi was just a sixth-rank official, yet he gave such a valuable gift. As for the ginseng, he simply ignored it.

Beili is rich in ginseng, and it is known to the world!

There was nothing strange about sending a ginseng. He looked at the letter, thought for a moment, and then said directly, "Go out and tell Master Gu's servants to seal up those valuables and deal with them later!"

……

Prince Li Yuexiao received the letter from Gu Jingzhi and just laughed inwardly.

His spy told him about Beili's gift when he returned to the post station. Although he was impressed by Baili Gongshu's generosity regarding the gold, silver and jade items described in the letter, the fact that Gu Jingzhi wrote to him in such a timely manner explained everything, didn't it?

Ok……

This is a person who is available.

Although he despised Gu Jingzhi more and more, but thinking that Gu Jingzhi was on the same front with him after all, the Beili people sent him gifts.

As a 'good friend' of his, you should at least show some respect for him, right?

Otherwise, when comparing the two, he would seem so stingy!

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Come on! Draw up a gift list for the Deputy Envoy of Daxia, based on the standards of a third-rank official of Daxia! Also, give him one hundred-year-old ginseng... No, give him a pair!"

He somewhat disliked Baili Gongshu.

How dare you give me a broken ginseng?

Don't you even look at me, the prince? I gave him a hundred-year-old ginseng, and a pair of them! You should be more generous!

……

When Gu Jingzhi received the gift list from Xiao Li, he opened it and secretly curled his lips.

He's a prince of a country, but the gift he gave was just average.

Although these hundred-year-old ginsengs are a pair, they are far inferior to the thousand-year-old ones, not to mention that they are blood ginsengs!

Gu Jingzhi enthusiastically dismissed Xiao Li's men, then turned around and said with a lack of interest, "Old Huang, could you please go to the Prince's Mansion and tell them?"

Of course, a handwritten letter from him was indispensable, and then the hundred-year-old ginseng naturally became a pair of ginseng!

Although you may say it with disdain, a century-old one is rare, right?

In the drugstores of the capital, many people want to have a drug like this as their store's treasure, but it is out of reach!

After all, this thing is a good thing that can save people's lives!

……

The prince was also helpless. He didn't know whether Gu Jingzhi was truly honest or just too timid.

Baili Gongshu's gift list was fine, after all, it contained many precious treasures, but Xiao Li's was obviously not up to standard.

Just some ordinary gold, silver, jade, and wild ginseng...

What's there to brag about?

This thing is valuable enough for an ordinary family, but does this prince look like a novice who has never seen the world?

If we weren't worried about being too weak to take the tonic, we would have no problem eating it as a meal!

"Tell Gu Jingzhi to seal up the property and wait for disposal later!"

As for the ginseng, let him have some! After all, he's been busy all the time, so a little nourishment is good for him!

As the crown prince, I have to be considerate of my subjects!