Chapter 1451 Courage and Strength
Half an hour later, Chen Xu and Fusu returned to the living room in the front yard again.
The room was still lively, with cards playing, chess playing, and laughter and noise filled the ears. Few people paid attention to the pale Fusu.
Time flies. With the busy work of dozens of chefs and chefs in the kitchen, a large number of delicious dishes have been put out one after another. A long table was also placed in the restaurant, with a tablecloth. The maids started to place exquisite tableware, dishes, wine, and wine. Various delicacies were also served one after another. Under the arrangement of the butler, the guests invited and the guests who came to eat were bustling to sit in the restaurant.
The banquet lasted four hours from noon to noon, and I had eaten a lot of chicken, duck, fish and meat. I drank more than ten pieces of grape wine, and I drank several kinds of white wines such as tiger whip wine, ginseng and antlers. When the guests were drunk and said goodbye, they left with their backs, the sky was completely dark, and the banquet at the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion was completely over.
"Mr. Marquis, say goodbye. I will come and support you next time I will invite you!"
At the end, Liu Bang, Fan Kuai, Chen Ping and others got into the car and left one by one. Before leaving, they were reluctant to leave Chen Xu's next opportunity to treat him to dinner.
Chen Xu waved his hand like a mosquito, watching several carriages drive out of the gate of Qinghe Villa one after another before slowly calming down.
Originally, I only invited more than a dozen friends I knew, but in the end I came more than thirty, and there were more free meals than invited.
It seems that I should do less in the future when treating guests to dinner. For just this meal, the Marquis's family will probably spend less than 20,000 yuan.
Qinghe Villa, which had been quarreling all day, finally became quiet. The yard was filled with servants who were rushing around, cleaning up the end of the feast.
Chen Xu returned to the backyard with alcohol. After eating and drinking for the past half day, he was known to be a thousand cups of wine and was filled with more than ten bottles of wine by dozens of people. He was also a little dizzy now, and he was quarreled for a whole day and needed to lie down and rest.
"Oh, my husband is drunk!"
Seeing Chen Xu coming back staggeringly, Meng Wan and other groups of wives, concubines and maids came up in surprise as if they discovered a new world. They served tea, water, washed their faces, and served him lying down on the kang, pounding his legs and rubbing his chest. In an instant, a certain marquis fell into a decayed nest of comfort and could not extricate himself. He lay on Qiuxiang's thighs with his eyes closed and hummed comfortably.
"My husband is unparalleled in the world. Why are you drunk today? Eat some tender cucumbers to relieve the wine!" Ying Shiman came over with a plate of crispy and tender cucumbers.
"More, I invited thirteen, and more than thirty people came. These people are so unprotective. My husband will never treat you to drink again next time!" Chen Xu hummed while eating the cucumbers fed by the fifth princess himself.
"Hehe, this means that my husband is loved. If you treat me to dinner, it will be embarrassing!" Meng Wan said with a smile holding the teacup.
"My husband is the left prime minister of the current dynasty. Who dares not come to treat him? If you don't come, please be careful when I go to court to join him!" Chen Xu shook his body and hugged Meng Wan in his arms and said.
"This is our domineering husband!" Meng Wan and Ying Shiman covered their mouths and laughed, and they were shaking, and the four concubines and a group of maids were also laughing.
"By the way, where did Qingrou go?" Chen Xu half opened his eyes and looked around, but he didn't notice the shadow of Shu Qingrou.
"Princess Asia has not left yet, Sister Shui is talking to her in the living room of the backyard!"
"Hey, why did she stay with her back!" Chen Xu sat up.
"Husband, today we have dinner with Sister Hui and Princess Asia. I heard her talk about a lot of Western things, which was a big eye-opener. It turned out that the West is not as savage and backward as we imagined. The princess cried for a long time at the dining table. Why don't you help her talk to her father!" Ying Shiman put down the plate and fork with some difficulty looking at Chen Xu with anticipation.
Chen Xu pinched his chin and hesitated for a long time and said, "Your Majesty also knows a little bit. If Asia wants to take revenge and restore the country, it is useless to just ask me!"
"But she cried and told that all the civil and military officials in the court were unwilling to receive her!" Meng Wan spoke with a pity.
"You guys..."
Chen Xu was a little amused and a little bit of a headache. His wives were all extremely intelligent women, but after all, they were women. They had natural low attributes for politics and had a natural sympathy for Asia's experience. They could hardly see Asia's current situation and basically had no idea about the emperor's decision-making motivation. Although Chen Xu refused to meet Asia a few times, after several contacts, women's sympathy began to spread, and many things would be completely irrational.
The huge cultural differences between the East and the West have led to completely different thinking habits and behavioral methods of two women, Asia and Ying Shiman, who are also princesses.
However, although Chen Xu refused to help Asia at the moment, he did not have any plans. If Asia could be completely conquered, the Qin Dynasty could just go directly over Central Asia and West Asia and extend his hands to the Middle East. Once Susa restored the country, the Qin Dynasty would have sufficient reasons to intervene in Western affairs, so that the Western countries would not regard the Qin Dynasty as a disaster or a beast. Otherwise, once the Qin Dynasty rashly launched an army to conquer Anxu, I was afraid that Egypt, Greece, Seleucid and other countries would support Anxu, rather than what Li Zuohua said to attack Anxu from the West.
The so-called brothers fight against insults outside the wall. The entire Central Asia and West Asia and even the entire Mediterranean coast have just split from the Alexander Empire. When facing the invasion of a powerful and completely different civilizations in the Eastern Empire, the situation is not as simple as imagined.
In Chen Xu's opinion, Asia's appearance was a very good time and a very good person. Even Susa was also a very good location, and there were also a group of Jews who were particularly good at doing business living there...
"Asia must have something to ask for when she comes today. It seems that I still want to see her!" Chen Xu turned over and got off the kang, tidied up her clothes and went to the living room in the backyard.
The living room in the backyard is not very big, because there are very few guests who can come to the backyard on weekdays. When Chen Xu came in, Shui Qingrou and Asia were chatting happily. When he saw Chen Xu coming in, he quickly stood up to greet him.
"Haha, why are you so happy to chat?" After a simple etiquette, the guest and the host sat down. Chen Xu looked at Shui Rou and asked with a smile.
"I heard my husband talk about some Western things before. Today, I would discuss and confirm with Princess Asia when I have time. I found that what my husband said is correct, and there are even some things that even Princess Asia doesn't know about!" Shui Qingrou smiled and put a handwritten book in her hand on the coffee table.
"The West is very big, and Susa is just a very small country, and there are many city-states and wars, so it is normal for Princess Asia to not know it!"
"Marquis, Susa, although small, its location is very special. Susa is also the oldest city in the West. It has been thousands of years since then. We, the Eland people, are also the most hardworking and smartest race in the West. The former Susa was the pride of the entire Western civilization. The former Susa walls were not much shorter than Xianyang City. When the population was the largest, there were 700,000 people..."
"You said it was the past, what's the point of saying it?"
Chen Xu interrupted Asia's words. Under Chen Xu's gaze, Asia finally lowered her head slowly, and tears slowly emerged from her big blue eyes. After a long silence, Asia stood up and knelt in front of Chen Xu. "Since I saw the Great Qin mission in Apamaiya, Asia felt that this was the best opportunity she had been waiting for three years. The items brought by the Great Qin mission were exquisite utensils that had never been seen in Western countries. Porcelain, glass, silk, tea and even wine made the Anxi people crazy and enthusiastic pursuit. At that time, Asia decided that no matter what, she must come to Daqin. Only the more powerful Daqin can deal with the powerful Anxi, so I secretly received Lord Li Shun, and then he gave me a mirror..."
Asia took out a glass mirror with a broken handle from her close-fitting pocket. This is the most common and cheapest mirror in the glass factory. One cost only more than one hundred yuan. And she traveled tens of thousands of miles with Li Shun. The borders have been worn out as if they were not as worn, and they look extremely old.
"Asia thought this mirror was a miracle at first, but later she realized that it was an insignificant item invented by the Marquis. She came to Daqin all the way, and there was no road or food in the mountains and ridges. Asia saw with her own eyes that someone was poisoned to death after eating wild fruits, bitten to death by wild beasts, tangled by big snakes, and even poisoned to death for no reason. There have been many times when I regretted wanting to give up, and even thought of suicide, but every time I saw this mirror, it would give me extremely powerful strength and courage. Therefore, Asia always thought that as long as she arrived in Daqin and found you, she would avenge my father and brothers and sisters, and revenge the dead subjects in Susa State..."
Asia looked up, her big blue eyes were extremely sad, and her hands raised the broken-handed mirror high above her head and looked at Chen Xu with tears on her face.
"Marty, Asia is not a strong woman. It's just that the hatred of destroying the country prevents me from dying. This mirror also gives me the courage and strength to come to the Qin Dynasty. After these days, Asia has also understood many truths. Perhaps the hatred between her parents and brothers needs Asia to avenge herself, but in Daqin, I have no relatives and no one is willing to help me. Asia comes today, not because she wants to ask the Marquis to help the Emperor of Daqin to send troops to fight for peace, nor does it ask the Qin Dynasty to help Susa restore the country, but she asks the Marquis to show Asia a clear way, give Asia a powerful force, and go back to rest and kill Antioch with her own hands..."
Asia kowtowed on the ground, tears pouring down her eyes, her delicate figure trembled violently because of the bitter crying, and the sobbing crying seemed particularly desolate and helpless on this cold winter evening.
The sad look also appeared on the gentle and beautiful cheeks, and gently wiped the corners of the eyes.
Chapter completed!