Chapter 16: Sung-gi wants to revitalize Korea

Cheng Jiao led Li Wu and Ali back to their residence.

I sighed that it was so troublesome. It was not convenient to go in and out. There were too many rules in the palace. Carriages were not allowed. If I went out to buy something, I had to run several miles. If I went to a brothel to listen to music, I had to be sneaky!
I was thinking about finding a villa in the city and moving out. I was so careless in agreeing yesterday!

He did it as soon as he thought of it. So when they arrived at Jingwei's house, Cheng Jiao gave Li Wu the only fifty gold coins he had left to buy a villa in the city that was closer to Zilanxuan.

Li Wu carried her wallet and luggage and left the palace, still wondering where Zi Lan Xuan was. After asking around, she began to seriously doubt Cheng Jiao's purpose.

When they came back in the evening, they saw Cheng Jiao and Ali teasing Xiao Yaner, Li Wu said calmly.

"It's already been done, why did you buy the courtyard there?"

Cheng Jiao felt a little guilty.

"Nothing! I heard the scenery there is nice."

Li Wu was suspicious, her eyes turned, and she smiled charmingly at Cheng Jiao: "Really?"

"Really! If you don't believe me, ask them if that place is a good place for Feng Shui."

Of course Cheng Jiao has to keep calm, otherwise how can he survive in the future!
Although Li Wu had suspicions, unfortunately she had no evidence, so she had no choice but to let Cheng Jiao go. She would have to keep a closer eye on him in the future.

This attracted the newborn baby Yan'er's curious look.

Jingwei came in from outside, holding the cloth bought by Chengjiao, and tried to wrap Xiaoyaner up. It was not long after the beginning of spring, and the spring chill was still there, so Jingwei paid great attention to keeping Xiaoyaner warm.

Li Wu sat on the couch and played with Xiao Hei.

Cheng Jiao put the wallet on the table. He knew that Li Wu must still be suspicious, but he didn't say anything.

However, Cheng Jiao can still make excuses!
"Hey, Li Wu, do you know who is behind Zi Lan Xuan?"

Li Wu rolled her eyes at Cheng Jiao, walked up to him, and pointed at his chest with her slender jade finger.

"A charming lady boss, isn't she?!"

Cheng Jiao suddenly realized that the more he explained, the more passive he would become, so he used his universal killer move - changing the subject.

"Um, Li Wu, let's go to Liu Yi's house tonight."

"Are you attracted to the lady?"

Cheng Jiao was shocked and wondered how Li Wu could see that.

"Ahem, no, no, doesn't Liu Yi want to compensate us two thousand gold? Go get the money, go get the money."

Li Wu was a little surprised. She just said it casually. But seeing Cheng Jiao's attitude, she had a bad feeling. But she couldn't continue to ask.

While Jingwei was feeding Xiaoyaner food, he calmly watched Chengjiao quibbling. He was neither angry because Chengjiao wanted to listen to music, nor was he relieved by Chengjiao's explanation.

She is never greedy, she is happy with what she has.

Li Wu held the flute and sat next to Jingwei angrily, muttering words that only Jingwei could hear.

Cheng Jiao wanted to insert himself, but Li Wu didn't give him any chance.

This caused Cheng Jiao to sigh for a long time.

As the sky gradually darkened, Cheng Jiao and Li Wu sat face to face in the carriage and soon arrived at Liu Yi's mansion.

He had a plan in mind on how to acquire a large amount of wealth in South Korea, but he just needed Liu Yi's cooperation first.

Liu Yi had been waiting early, and as soon as he saw Cheng Jiao coming down, he hurried over to meet him.

"Haha, Lord Chang'an, I won't leave your house until I'm drunk tonight."

Cheng Jiao is familiar with people.

"Why call me Lord Chang'an? We get along well, and Cheng Jiao is younger than me, so we can just call each other brothers! Brother Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Yi was stunned, his eyes wandering.

In any case, Cheng Jiao was of noble status, so he put aside his status and addressed him as a brother, and a hint of sincerity appeared on his fierce face.

"Then it's as you wish, let's go and drink together!"

Li Wu, who was following Cheng Jiao, touched her chin. Based on her understanding of Cheng Jiao over this period of time, this Liu Yi had a lot of benefits!
"This must be my sister-in-law, Madam Hu. I was rude today, I hope you can forgive me!"

Cheng Jiao bowed and saluted. Mrs. Hu's calm face revealed her helplessness. She said, "No problem, no problem. I'm glad nothing happened. I'll go prepare the meal."

Mrs. Hu returned the gift and asked the housekeeper and maid to serve the food and wine.

Cheng Jiao drank to his heart's content and kept competing with Liu Yi in drinking. The alcohol content of the wine was not high and he could drink several kilograms.

Liu Yi also accepted all the offers and drank loudly. Mrs. Hu looked at the two of them quietly with her delicate eyes, but her mind was not here. She was thinking about the style of clothes she would make for her sister.

When the moon rose above the willows, Cheng Jiao pushed the cup in front of him away and began to pretend to be drunk.

"I don't want to drink anymore, I don't want to drink anymore, I'm so annoyed!"

Liu Yi was slightly tipsy, and his expression changed slightly when he heard Cheng Jiao's words.

"Why is this happening, brother?"

Cheng Jiao looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Brother, you don't know that my title of Lord Chang'an, though it seems glorious, is actually useless. I am feared and rejected by all parties in the court, and I have no choice but to stay away from Xianyang. Now I can hardly maintain basic expenses. I have no choice but to ask you for money."

Liu Yi's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. He was really a poor young man. This money was not worth it! Loss! A huge loss!
Mrs. Hu just came back to reality from her trance and thought of the style of clothes she wanted to order for her sister when she heard Cheng Jiao's self-mockery. She began to look at Cheng Jiao with sympathy, thinking that he was a man of noble status but had to leave his hometown.

What could Liu Yi say? He woke up from the dream before he even started. He had been planning to cling to Cheng Jiao and plan for the future, but he didn't expect it to collapse halfway.

"Changan Jun, you are drunk."

Liu Yi's tone became indifferent. He was not very cunning and only liked to make a profit. The Cheng Jiao in front of him was not worth much, but he still had to pay two thousand gold for him. He was heartbroken!
Cheng Jiao could tell what Liu Yi's attitude was. As the saying goes, first suppress and then praise can make people more convinced.

"Brother, I'm not drunk. The reason I came to Xinzheng this time is to return to the Qin court. Lü Buwei was able to use my father to become a marquis and a prime minister, so I, Cheng Jiao, must be confident that I can replace Lü Buwei!"

Liu Yi asked with interest: "Oh? Why are you so confident, brother?"

Cheng Jiao stood up, shaking his wine glass.

"I need a lot of money, and I can make a lot of money. I have no shortage of status and manpower, but I lack money!"

Liu Yi put down his wine glass. Cheng Jiao’s words had made him very clear.

"How much money does Changan-kun need?"

"At least one hundred thousand gold!"

The wine glass in Liu Yi's hand fell to the ground with a thud. He was shocked by the number and at the same time felt a little doubtful. Could it be that Cheng Jiao knew his secret?

Mrs. Hu was also dumbfounded. One hundred thousand gold? Does the entire Korean treasury have this much?
Li Wu looked at Cheng Jiao and was also drunk. When did the young master become so boastful?

"It seems that Chang'an Jun is really drunk and said such ridiculous words." Liu Yi came to his senses and realized his gaffe.

"Brother, you don't believe it?" Cheng Jiao laughed.

"Brother, do you think I have such financial resources?" Liu Yi asked with a sneer.

"My brother doesn't have it, but South Korea does! The seven countries have it!" Cheng Jiao shook his head repeatedly. He knew that Liu Yi might have it, but his vision was not that narrow.

"Brother, how do you plan to earn these 100,000 gold?" Liu Yi narrowed his eyes. He knew that Cheng Jiao's purpose of coming to his house tonight was not simple.

"I need your help to introduce someone."

"who?"

"Ji Wuye!"

Cheng Jiao turned around and looked into Liu Yi's eyes. The air froze and Liu Yi stood up subconsciously!

"General?"

"Exactly!"

"As Lord Chang'an, you can visit directly. Why do you have to go through me?"

"My brother is the Zuo Sima of South Korea. With your introduction, things will go more smoothly."

Of course Cheng Jiao couldn’t say, “I’ve taken a fancy to the treasure you hid, and I knew you were going to die, so I planned to take it away.”

"What exactly are you going to do?" Liu Yi was silent for a while and then spoke slowly.

"Revitalize Korea!" Cheng Jiao said in a loud voice.

　(The information is too confusing and contains all kinds of information.

　　Common saying: One gold/jin (gold cake copper cake about 40 grams) = 480 Qin half liang (copper coins) = 800 baht = 400 jin of grain (equivalent to jin now)
　　In the Qin Dynasty, one pound weighed about 250 grams, and gold was copper. During the Warring States Period, only Chu State was rich in gold, and pressed gold into gold cakes.

　　秦时明月本文作者参考秦币设定，一斤黄金=100石粮食=300斛粮食=12000斤粮食（合现在3吨）=9600铢钱=20金=10个金币，金币为黄金，金币多流通于贵族之间。

　　A simple way to remember it is that jin is the same as jin of copper, so two thousand jin means two thousand jin of copper cakes.

　　Gold coins are gold. All gold mentioned in this article is calculated in gold coins, one gold coin = two gold.)
　　
　
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