Tibet

At dawn, Li Ye came to the Honglu Temple Guesthouse located in Taiji Palace and found Prince Alole who had just returned from Luoyang.

"I heard that my good brother has been crowned king. Congratulations! Congratulations!"

Li Ye joked: "If there is any king in Bahan, please give me one as soon as possible."

Arole said shamelessly: "If you can help me annex the Stone Kingdom, I will make you the prince!"

"Huh!"

Li Ye looked surprised and said: "Why did my brother suddenly become enlightened?"

"Hey! I was shocked by the Tang Dynasty. I also wanted to have a bigger land and more people. Now I realize how stupid I am. There are only two thousand troops left in the Shi Kingdom. I am actually indifferent. The Shi Kingdom is the first I haven’t asked them to claim compensation for invading us!”

Li Ye patted him on the shoulder and said, "We will discuss this matter after we go back. Now I have something to ask you for help."

"What's the matter, tell me!"

"I remember that you brought a golden statue of a hundred birds facing the phoenix and prepared to present it to the imperial concubine. Have you presented it yet?"

Arolie shook his head, "On the way, I discovered that the gemstone in Danfeng's left eye fell off. I don't know when it fell off. One eyeball is missing, and I don't dare to donate it."

"Is it in the treasure list?"

"Of course not. What if it can't be repaired? So I didn't put it in the inventory."

"Is it repaired now?"

"It has been repaired, but there is still obvious color difference between the left and right eyes. I plan to take it back and re-install it, and present it to the imperial concubine next year."

"show me!"

Arolie took Li Ye to the inner hall and opened a box. It was a three-foot-tall golden tree inlaid with precious stones. On the top of the tree was a phoenix, surrounded by more than a dozen birds, all made of gold. It is covered with precious stones, and the whole statue weighs about one hundred and fifty kilograms. The golden statue is golden and the precious stones are dazzling.

Li Ye looked carefully at the eyes of the two phoenixes. They were two top-quality sapphires. The color difference was quite obvious, one was darker and the other lighter.

Li Ye smiled and said: "You are not the official craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty. You have to be meticulous and there can be no errors. You are from a small country! The craftsmanship of a small country is almost normal. The imperial concubine will not blame you. Instead, she will praise you for your thoughtfulness."

"Does this mean I can donate?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "I just want you to do this favor. I am here to offer it. Of course it is in the name of Bukhana. I have something to ask of the noble concubine."

Arole nodded, "Take it away! If you use it in your own name, treat it as if I gave it to you."

Aluole suddenly became enlightened. He wanted to go back and annex the Stone Kingdom immediately, but he had to get Li Ye's help. For Bakhna, which was rich in gold, what was a mere golden statue?

With his king's emotional intelligence, he certainly understood what Li Ye meant. Li Ye wanted this golden statue.

Li Ye really wanted this statue. He understood the emperor's thoughts. As long as he gave the emperor enough benefits and interceded, it would be easy to negotiate.

A few more words need to be said here. Although the world belongs to Li Longji, it does not mean that all the wealth in the world is his private. The court will allocate money to the palace every year, but this money does not belong to Li Longji, nor is it at his disposal.

He has his own private property, and his private income mainly comes from Huangzhuang and Huangshang.

Although Li Longji is very rich, he cannot withstand the Yang sisters' wanton squandering over the years, and his internal treasury has long been unable to make ends meet.

Otherwise, if Li Ye had donated 150,000 yuan to him, how could he have made Li Ye the king of the county?

After all, the emperor is also an ordinary person, and he is also troubled by money. An Lushan understood this, so he generously gave money to the emperor every year.

If he didn't give Yang Guifei enough wealth, how could Yang Guifei accept this fat man who was more than ten years older than her as her godson?

Li Ye also felt the emperor's soft veins. He knew in his heart that with this bird worshiping the phoenix, it would be useless for Zhang Jun to jump up and down.

Li Ye was not polite, so he nodded and said, "I will use Ju Zhan Ti to repay your favor!"

Arole was overjoyed, "We have an agreement!"

At this time, Arole remembered something again and asked, "Why hasn't the Persian envoy arrived yet?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Mansour walked halfway and heard that Abbas fell ill. He was afraid that he would lose his throne, so he rushed back. It is estimated that a new envoy will be sent to Datang next year."

"I see, that's what I'm saying! If you haven't come yet, you won't be able to cross Lingshan."

Li Ye came to Gao Lishi's official room carrying a large box.

Gao Lishi was not in the official room. After waiting for about half an hour, Gao Lishi finally came back.

"Oh! It's a sin to keep the young prince waiting for so long!" Gao Lishi walked in with a smile.

Li Ye stood up quickly and said, "Mr. Gao, please call me Xiao Lizi! It sounds more pleasant to me."

Gao Lishi chuckled, "If you are willing to come to the palace to accompany me, I will welcome you!"

"I'm still young, Gao Weng, don't scare me!"

Gao Lishi laughed, waved his hand and said, "Please sit down!"

Li Ye sat down and Gao Lishi asked: "Your grandfather seems to be in trouble, right?"

Li Ye nodded, "I gave birth to an evil son and was so angry that I don't think I have much time left."

"What about the evil grandson?

Gao Lishi glanced at the wooden box and asked with a half-smile: "Does he know?"

Li Ye shook his head, "I don't dare to let him know, but I guess I can't hide it from him. Gao Weng, I'm just here to solve this matter. I have a treasure to give to the imperial concubine!"

"Can it be compared with your previous gem?"

Li Ye smiled bitterly and said: "There are only three of those gems that are the best in the world in the West. The other two are in the Great Guangming Temple in Samarkand. They are their sacred objects. The one I brought today is a common object!"

"Let me see first. You have to pass my test before you can be sent to the palace. The imperial concubine has a higher vision than me, so she is not so easy to be bribed!"

Li Ye put the box on the table, opened the lid and the four sides of the box, and a hundred birds perched on a golden tree suddenly appeared.

Gao Lishi's eyes lit up, he looked around and praised, "What a good thing!"

After watching for a long time, Gao Lishi smiled at Li Ye and said: "The carving is average, but the gold and gems are shocking! You can give it to the empress, but you have to explain the origin to me. Just like you said at the court meeting, it must be legal first. , only if I have no moral flaws can I offer my concubine to you!"

Of course Li Ye had something to say, otherwise how could a small Broken Leaf Soldier and Horse Envoy have such a treasure?

"This is a gift that King Bakhna gave me to help the Kingdom of Bakhna defeat the joint invasion of Persia and the Kingdom of Stone. Twenty of his men and I were allowed to enter the treasure house of Bakhna, which is almost all kinds of gold. The king asked us to each pick one piece of finished product. My men picked a gold Buddha weighing more than ten kilograms, and I picked this one of hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix."

This rhetoric was true and false. Fortunately, he and Arolie had communicated in advance and were not afraid of being exposed.

Reasonable words, Gao Lishi nodded, his face became serious.

"I know you want to intercede with Li Yu, but I want to make it clear to you. Your Majesty will be very happy if you offer the treasure, but it does not mean that His Majesty will agree to your request unprincipled. Before you made the county king, you were not only It's just that you donated 150,000 yuan, and more importantly, the Holy One is ready to canonize you. This is the key point.

I can tell you frankly that Li Yu's crime was very serious. He actually massacred more than 60 peasants. This was a major event that shook the country. The Holy One was prepared to kill him. This is not a problem that can be solved by sending a treasure. General Li, you are a smart man and you must realize the principle behind this. "

Li Ye quickly said: "Mr. Gao tells the Holy One for me that I am not interceding for Li Yu. I am only asking the Holy One to give him a fair verdict. He is guilty, but his crime does not lead to death. There is something fishy in this."

"Okay! Tell me something fishy, ​​and I'll convince the Holy One. If the Holy One thinks it makes sense, he will send someone to investigate and deal with it fairly."

"Reporting to Gao Weng, I happened to be in Huayin County a few days ago. I heard someone tell me some inside information. Those farmers were almost shot to death by crossbow bolts. However, the county government catchers were not equipped with military crossbows. More than sixty farmers were not even equipped with crossbows. It wasn’t them who killed him, but someone framed him.”

This evidence is very strong. Gao Lishi nodded, "Okay, I'll tell the emperor."

"Gao Weng, can you let my father also participate in the investigation?"

Gao Lishi nodded, "I'll try my best!"