Tibet

Chapter 344
At dawn, Li Ye came to the guest house of Honglu Temple located in Taiji Palace, and found Prince A Luolie who had just returned from Luoyang.

"I heard that my younger brother has become king, congratulations! Congratulations!"

Li Ye jokingly said: "Is there any prince in Bahan, quickly give me one."

A Luolie said cheekily: "If you can help me annex Shi Kingdom, I will make you prince!"

"what!"

Li Ye asked with a look of surprise: "Why did you suddenly become enlightened?"

"Hey! I was shocked by the Tang Dynasty. I also want to have a bigger country and more people. Now I realize how stupid I am. There are only [-] troops left in Shiguo. I am actually indifferent. Shiguo is the first Invade us, I haven't asked them to claim compensation yet!"

Li Ye patted him on the shoulder, "We'll talk about this matter after we get back, now I need your help."

"What's the matter, tell me!"

"I remember you brought a golden statue of a hundred birds facing the phoenix, and you are going to present it to the imperial concubine, have you offered it?"

A Luolie shook his head, "At that time, I found that the gemstone in Danfeng's left eye had fallen off. I don't know when it fell off. I was missing an eyeball. I dare not offer 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 fixed now?"

"It has been repaired, but there is still a significant color difference between the left and right eyes. I plan to take it back and re-insert it, and I will dedicate it to the imperial concubine next year."

"let me see!"

A Luolie brought Li Ye to the inner hall and opened a box. It was a three-foot-high 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 inlaid with precious stones, and the whole statue weighs about 150 kilograms. The gold statue is golden and the precious stones are dazzling.

Li Ye carefully looked at the eyes of the two phoenixes. They were two top-quality sapphires, and there was a color difference, which was quite obvious, one deep and one shallow.

Li Ye smiled and said: "You are not the official craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty. You must be meticulous and make no mistakes. You are a small country! The craftsmanship of a small country is almost normal. The imperial concubine will not blame you, but will praise you for your heart."

"Does that mean I can offer it?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "I just want you to help me with this. I will offer it, of course in the name of Bahana. I have something to ask the noble concubine."

Arolie nodded, "Take it away! You use your own name, as if I gave it to you."

Alorie suddenly became enlightened, he wished he could go back immediately and annex the Stone Country, but he had to get Li Ye's assistance to do it. For the gold-rich Barhana, what is a mere gold statue?
With his king's EQ, he certainly understood what Li Ye meant. Li Ye wanted this golden statue.

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

Here I need to say a few more words. Although the world belongs to Li Longji, it does not mean that the wealth of the world is his personal. The imperial court will allocate money to the palace every year, but this money is not Li Longji's, 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 was very rich, he couldn't afford the profligacy of the Yang sisters over the years, and his internal treasury had already been unable to make ends meet.

Otherwise, if Li Ye gave him 15 guan, how could he be crowned King of Li Ye?
After all, the emperor is also an ordinary person, and he is also troubled by money. An Lushan has figured out this, so he generously sends money to the emperor every year.

If he didn't give Concubine Yang enough wealth, how could Concubine Yang recognize this fat man ten years older than her as her son?
Li Ye also felt the soft veins of the Son of Heaven, and he knew in his heart that with this statue of birds facing the phoenix, it would be useless for Zhang Jun to jump up and down again.

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

Alorie was overjoyed, "We've made a deal!"

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

Li Ye smiled and said: "Mansur walked halfway and heard that Abbas fell ill. He was afraid of losing his throne, so he hurried back. It is estimated that he will send a new envoy to Tang Dynasty next year."

"So that's what I said! If you haven't come here yet, you won't be able to pass Lingshan."

Li Ye came to Gao Lishi's official room with a big suitcase.

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

"Hey! It's a sin to let the little prince wait for so long!" Gao Lishi walked in with a smile.

Li Ye got up quickly and said, "Gao Weng should call me Little Lizi! It sounds more pleasing to my ears."

Gao Lishi chuckled, "If you are willing to come into the palace to accompany me, I welcome it very much!"

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

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

Li Ye sat down, Gao Lishi asked: "Your grandfather seems to be not very good, right?"

Li Ye nodded, "I gave birth to a wicked child, and I was overwhelmed with anger. I guess time is running out."

"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 dare not let him know, but I probably can't hide it from him, Gao Weng, I came here to solve this matter, I have a treasure to dedicate to the imperial concubine!"

"Can it be compared with your previous gemstone?"

Li Ye smiled wryly and said, "There are only three gemstones in the West that are the best in the world, and the other two are in the Daguangming Temple in Samarkand. They are their sacred objects. The one I brought today is a vulgar object!"

"Show me first, you have to pass my test before you can be sent to the palace. The noble concubine's vision is higher than mine, so it's 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 phoenix perched on a golden tree appeared immediately.

Gao Lishi's eyes lit up, he looked back and forth, left and right, and praised repeatedly, "It's really a good thing!"

After watching for a while, Gao Lishi smiled at Li Ye: "The carving is average, but the gold and gemstones are shocking! You can give it to the empress, but you have to explain the origin to me, as you said at the court meeting, first of all, it must be legal. , without moral flaws, I can present myself to my empress!"

Of course Li Ye had his own excuses, otherwise how could a little Broken Leaf soldier have such a treasure?

"This is our joint invasion to help the country of Bahana defeat Persia and the country of Shi. King Bahana gave me a gift. Twenty of my men and I were allowed to enter the treasury of the country of Bahana, almost all kinds of gold For finished products, the king asked us to pick one each, and my subordinates picked a golden Buddha that weighed more than a dozen catties, and I picked this statue of birds and phoenixes."

This set of rhetoric is true or false, but fortunately he and Arolie have communicated in advance, so they are not afraid of being exposed.

With 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 that the Holy Majesty is very happy for you to offer the treasure, but it does not mean that the Holy Majesty will agree to your request unprincipled. Before you became the king of the county, it was not just It's just that you donated 15 coins, and more importantly, the Holy One himself is going to canonize you, that's the point.

I can tell you frankly that Li Yu’s crime is very serious. He actually massacred more than 60 farmers. General, you are a smart person, you have to realize the principles in this. "

Li Ye hurriedly said: "Gao Weng told the Holy One for me. I am definitely not interceding for Li Yu. I just beg the Holy One to give him a fair sentence. He is guilty, but he is not guilty of death. There is something strange about it."

"Okay! You tell me something strange, I'll go and convince the Holy Majesty, if the Holy Majesty 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 some inside information. Those peasants were almost shot to death by crossbow arrows, but the county government arresters were not equipped with military crossbows. More than [-] peasants were not even equipped with crossbows. It’s not that they killed them, but someone planted and framed them.”

This evidence is very strong, Gao Lishi nodded, "Yes, I will tell the emperor."

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

Gao Lishi nodded, "I will try my best to fight for it!"

(End of this chapter)