Chapter 45: Accepting Bribes

  Gede Wangzi quickly weighed his own life and dignity, turned around and walked back, standing in front of Li Xie, pointing at him: "This prince is the eldest son of the Great Day Dynasty, the first in line to inherit the throne! You dare to kill me, the Great Day Dynasty will immediately send troops to Tongduo! This responsibility, this prince does not believe you can bear!"

  "Oh, the first in line for inheritance?" Li Xie smiled slyly: "Then there's still a second in line for inheritance, right? I'm sure he'll be very grateful to me."

  "YOU!" Prince Gilder's gaze turned icy, his finger almost touching Li Xie's nose tip, sternly saying: "You are inciting war between the two nations! You will become a sinner of the Dutton Kingdom!"

  "Hmm..."

  Li Xie's index finger nail extended a foot, turning into a semi-transparent, sharp and sharp substance, pressed against Ge Rite Wangzi's throat: "Don't dare to point at Lao Tzu with your finger! Get out of here! Otherwise, Lao Tzu will kill you immediately! Damn it!"

  Gede Wangzi hadn't reacted yet, but his throat was already pressed against by sharp fingernails, a chilling sensation that made his pupils constrict, and he retreated in fear, for a moment, not daring to get angry again!

  Li Xie actually wanted to kick him away with one foot, but thinking of his own strength, he was afraid that he would not be able to beat the other person and would end up being beaten himself, which would be too embarrassing! He could only give up, however, this made him realize the use of his orange-eyed vampire skill "Fang Blade", which was useful for sneak attacks and intimidating people, and was indeed unstoppable!

  The frightened Prince Gilderoy didn't respond, so Li Xie looked around and asked with a scornful expression: "If I were to kill you all, would your countries also send troops to Dund?"

  Several princes were at a loss for words, unsure of Li Xie's intention behind the question, and one by one they hesitated, not knowing how to respond.

  Li Xie suddenly burst out laughing: "You're all grown-ups, don't be childish and don't think about things in such a naive way! If I wanted to kill you, I'd just kill you, could it really lead to war between nations?"

  National wars are not so easily triggered! And if a national war is to be started, no excuses are needed!

  Like any other country here, the Yamato dynasty wants to attack the Tudor dynasty. Is there a must-win guarantee? If not, as soon as troops are deployed, isn't it equivalent to moving stones to hit one's own feet?

  And the four great empires, even if they have a sure win, do they dare to easily send troops? The Doudou Dynasty is not something that can be bitten off with just one mouth, and they must consider whether the other three empires will bite them from behind!

  In national affairs, pulling one hair can move the whole body! Even if the prince is killed, without absolute certainty, the country dare not start a war recklessly!

  Li Xie, although he never attended school, has read countless books and his knowledge and vision are no less than those of so-called scholars!

  In his view, a strong country is not one that no one dares to bully! Just like some countries on earth, they say how powerful they are every day, but in the end, even small islands dare to bully them!

  To make no one dare to cheat you, besides being strong, you must also have backbone, guts and blood!

  Whoever bullies me to the end, I'll fight him! As long as it doesn't escalate into a life-or-death situation, I'll just fight back! Verbal protests are just seen as an invitation for others to bully you more!

  Just like now, the five-nation envoy representatives are not all killed, killing one of them will not trigger a national war! A national war involves the entire country, the entire royal family, who dares to be so rash? Even if you kill a prince, it's just an excuse!

  However, sending troops does not need an excuse!

  Simple logic, if the Daiei dynasty can't win or wins miserably against Tudor, would they declare war over a prince being killed?

  No!

  Because of this, the precarious Great Day Dynasty would also be easily swallowed up by other countries that are eyeing them covetously. This is equivalent to sacrificing the entire royal family and dynasty for the sake of one prince. Wouldn't emperors consider these things?

  But if a national war really breaks out, the Great Day Dynasty already has a full grasp of it. At that time, even if they don't kill this Gideon prince, the Great Day Dynasty can still make some ordinary people die in the Tudor Dynasty and then say that those ordinary people are princes, and launch a large-scale attack!

  It's just an excuse, after all, whoever has the power can say whatever they want!

  Similarly, the four major empires maintained a balance of power and did not dare to make any rash moves, which is actually the same reason as the Taiyi dynasty!

  But if all four major empires are going to move against the Tudor dynasty, then in fact, whatever Li Xie does now cannot change the fate of the Tudor dynasty, so there is no need to worry about it anymore!

  So Li Xie didn't even have time to bother with these envoys bringing gold and fine wine!

  "Alright, stop acting like children! Damn it, come and sit properly." Li Xie smiled and said: "I'm a straightforward person, I don't have many tricks up my sleeve. What I hate the most is when people try to play tricks on me. Once you try to play tricks on me, I'll think of killing you first and then talking! So let's all be open and honest, and get straight to the point! Let's forget about the unpleasantness just now and start discussing the main topic!"

  Li Ye's attitude suddenly changed, and he also gave Ge Rite Wangzi a step down. Ge Rite Wangzi finally sat down, but still looked gloomy and said with a strange tone: "Hmph! I suppose you don't dare to kill me..."

  "Huh? Did you forget what I just said? El, get someone to kill this son of a bitch right now! Screw you, thinking that I'm joking all the time!" Li Xie pretended to be furious.

  On the side, Erl hastily said: "Your Highness, please don't get angry, Prince Ge Rite is young and impulsive, he doesn't understand things, please forgive him! Prince Ge Rite, apologize quickly! Otherwise, this official will also be helpless!"

  Prince Ge Rite was frightened again and again, seemingly hearing something outside the room. He was so startled that he didn't dare to show any temper anymore, nor did he care about his dignity. He stood up straight and bowed: "Duke, I was wrong, please forgive me."

  "Hmph! Alright, for the last time, next time I won't say much, just chop them off!" Li Xie wasn't going to kill Wangzi, he was just scaring them.

  Although the acting is a bit too realistic! And El's attendant is also quite cooperative!

  Satisfied with El's nod, Li Xie smiled and said, "So, let's get down to business."

  Ai's eyes met Li Xie's, and in his heart, a bitter smile!

  He was actually the most frightened person! He even peed his pants!

  One bad thing, he won't die this big duke, it must be him El!

  However, Erl also gave Li Xie a big thumbs up in his heart: High! It's really high! After several rounds, the princes were frightened and now they are all obedient, which has increased the momentum of the Tudor dynasty.

  Actually, Li Xie is not that tall, he has nothing to worry about! He doesn't have deep feelings for the Tudor dynasty, so if there's going to be a fight, then let's fight! He's not familiar enough with etiquette, so he thinks he's a grand duke and this is his territory, of course he gets to call the shots!

  Nothing goes according to routine, unlike other diplomatic receptions, being considerate of this and that, following etiquette, definitely being restricted everywhere!

  Similarly, several princes who were used to this normal and ritualistic inertia suddenly encountered a completely disordered one, and they simply didn't know how to react!

  In fact, there is another point. From the beginning of his mission to now, Li Xie has always regarded the five-country envoys as piles of gold coins and jars of fine wine, never treating them as human beings. Do they still want to show off in front of Li Xie?

  "That's the main thing." Li Xie waited for the few princes to calm down, and smiled: "You guys came, it is said that the main purpose is to visit Duke Aiwei. I'm not responsible for this matter, so I won't say much. What other purposes are there? Is it to discuss business? Or to improve relations between the two countries? Or, is it to bribe our country's officials? Discussing business, I don't understand. Emotions, we don't do that sort of thing. Let's talk about bribery, this duke loves bribery the most!"

  On the side, Ai'er almost fainted directly!

  What kind of talk is this!

  My dear duke, just be nice and say a few normal words!

  Several princes looked at our evil duke with strange expressions, each one foolishly unsure of how to respond!

  The Grand Duke's words were really... too direct! Too blunt!

  How can one respond to this?

  "What? Didn't I make myself clear? It's just a matter of giving me some gold coins!" Li Xie said with an unpleasant expression: "I am also a minister of the Tudor dynasty, you don't bribe me, isn't that too disrespectful to me? I have a hobby, I especially like money! If you don't give it to me, I'll just have to go rob it myself!"

  This...

  The five princes were stunned at the same time!

  This is not just straightforward, it's simply begging!

  It's come to this, can't "bribe" anymore? Moreover, if you don't give in, who knows if he'll dare to rob! Just look at how he speaks, he's simply a bandit!

  The five princes looked at each other, all smiling wryly. Prince Redies was the first to speak up, laughing and saying: "Of course, Your Excellency is a minister of the Tudor dynasty, but I dare not bribe you. Instead, it's as if we've met before, so these few things will serve as my gift for our meeting."

  Prince Reidis took out some jewels from the space ring, including gemstones, jade, crystal and agate, several boxes of them, and had a servant next to him take them to Li Xie Na.

  Li Xie smiled and accepted the gifts, storing them in his spatial ring. Led by Prince Rediss, the other four princes also gave him a gift, but they were all jewelry, antiques and other items.

  Li Xie smiled and put them away one by one, then pointed at Ai Er and said: "It's not enough to just bribe me, those who see it also have a share, you must also bribe my attendant officer!"

  What? I have it too?

  Aiya was stunned!

  The five princes were twitching at the corners of their mouths: You're taking us for fools! There's still a share left!

  However, they did give El a lot of jewelry, which was naturally incomparable to Li Xie's share, but not less either!

  Looking at several pieces of jewelry, this time it's El's turn to twitch at the corner of his mouth!

  Should such blatant bribery be stopped or not? Will we be punished by Your Majesty afterwards?

  Alas, even the Grand Duke has accepted it, how can I not accept it?

  Al has never had such a hard time collecting money in his life!

  All the jewelry was taken, and the five princes thought that they could discuss some serious matters now. However, Li Ye said: "Ah, I just said that I like gold coins the most! What jewels, what antiques, I don't like them at all! Gold coins, ah! Today I haven't seen any gold coins, my heart is very uncomfortable! When my heart is uncomfortable, I want to rob! Let's talk about you few princes, do you have any gold coins? Give some to me, or else I'll rob randomly, and it won't be good if I rob from you!"

  Don't like jewelry! Then why are you happily accepting all of it!

  Are you going to grab it from us?

  This is a threat to eating fruit!

  The five princes looked at each other, their eyes surprisingly consistent: Give money! Then immediately end this damn meeting, and when they see the Tudor Emperor, they will take back all the grievances they suffered today!

  They just think things are too simple, but reality is far more cruel than they imagine.