ATPnovel Chapter 2328 Gifts
Chapter 2328 Gifts
"You killed my men, concealed the truth, and even planned to take all my treasures for yourself. Do you think an ordinary barbarian soldier would be so bold?"
Li Shen frowned and said.
"Your Highness means to suspect Qibi Heli?" Wang Xuance immediately understood what Li Shen meant.
Li Shen nodded:
“There is this suspicion. The people we arrested were all Tiele people, and this Qibi Heli was also a Tiele.
He is fully capable of doing this.
Guo Xiaoke was a Tang person, and the people he brought with him were also Tang people.
The Turks led by Ashina She'er.
Analyzing from this perspective, I cannot help but be suspicious."
Each tribe was led by its own general. It would be inconvenient for the Turks to lead the Tiele people, and they would not be so obedient.
Wang Xuance pondered for a moment. He felt that Prince Ji's analysis made sense, but he felt it was unlikely.
"Your Majesty, Qibi Heli holds a high position and has the trust of Your Majesty. He would not do such a thing, right?
He should understand better than anyone what the consequences of offending the prince are.
Today, Prince Ji’s Palace fully cooperates with the Tiele tribe, purchasing Tiele’s specialty livestock and providing them with food, salt and other daily necessities.
If they had offended you, Your Highness, they probably wouldn't have such a good life as they do now."
The Tiele tribes that have surrendered now live better than before, and no one is starving to death due to food problems.
Even if there is a disaster, there is still food supply from the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, Li Shen did not raise the price of grain too high. The livestock he exchanged for it was enough to feed them.
Without Prince Ji's Mansion, they would have to go back to the old days.
Qibi Heli should understand this.
"Money can be a powerful tool for attracting others. Who knows if he'll become greedy? After we return to Yanqi, let's see if Han Wei can interrogate the person behind this.
I don't care if someone steals my property, but I won't let it go if someone steals my property."
Li Shen is a selfish person. He doesn't care about other people's affairs, but when things happen to him, he will definitely make a big deal out of it.
"Your Majesty, the King of Kucha, Yehu, is outside seeking an audience."
A guard came in to report at this time.
"As expected, they're here." Li Shen and Wang Xuance exchanged a glance, then instructed the guards, "Please come in."
After saying that, Li Shen walked out of the hall and stood at the door waiting. This was basic respect for the King of Kucha.
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, I am sorry for not welcoming you. I hope Your Majesty will not be offended."
Seeing Ye Hu coming over, Li Shen smiled. Very enthusiastic.
"Haha, what are you talking about, Prince Ji? You and I hit it off right away. Why bother with all this red tape?"
Ye Hu stepped forward and became more reserved.
"Your Majesty is right. We hit it off right away. After just a few meetings with Your Majesty, I felt like we'd been close friends for ten years.
It really makes me feel like we met too late.
Your Majesty, please come in quickly."
The smile on Li Shen's face was as bright as a chrysanthemum.
"Prince Ji, please."
The two men walked into the hall side by side, being polite to each other, as if they were good friends meeting. Wang Xuance followed behind them, looking at the two people with their own ulterior motives with admiration in his heart.
After the guests and hosts sat down, Li Shen personally poured a cup of tea for Ye Hu.
"Your Majesty, this is the tribute tea I brought from Chang'an, specially for Your Majesty. You can't buy it anywhere else, even if you have money.
How about trying it, Your Majesty?"
"Oh? Then I must try it. Tang tea is world-famous and well-known.
Anyone who is favored by His Majesty the Heavenly Khan must be extraordinary."
After saying this, Ye Hu picked up the tea and took a sip.
"Good tea! This is better than any other tea I've ever bought. It's worthy of the name Gongcha. It's sweet and fragrant."
After taking a small sip, Ye Hu praised it highly.
"Haha, if the king likes it, I will send someone to deliver some to the king after I go back." Li Shen smiled lightly.
"Thank you very much, King Ji." Ye Hu expressed his gratitude immediately.
"My king, I wonder what brings you here today?" Li Shen asked, putting down his teacup.
"Oh, I heard that Prince Ji is leaving tomorrow?"
"That's right, I've been out for a long time, and there are still many things I need to do in Anxi Protectorate.
Although this place is nice and I would like to stay a few more days, there is no other way. I have official business to attend to and cannot delay my work."
Li Shen nodded in response.
"Alas, what a pity! I still want to get closer to you, Prince Ji, and listen to some of your unique insights.
But business is important, so I won’t keep Prince Ji any longer.
Someone bring it in."
After Ye Hu finished speaking with regret, he shouted to the outside, and several servants came in immediately, each holding a few boxes in their hands.
Pointing at the box, Ye Hu said to Li Shen:
"Your Highness, these are some specialties I prepared especially for you. I hope Your Highness will accept them."
"Your Majesty, you are so polite. How can I do this? I can't accept the reward without any merit. I haven't been of any help."
Li Shen looked at the boxes, his eyes narrowed into crescent shapes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
"Your Highness Prince Ji saved my life, and these are not valuable items, they are just some local specialties.
I hope His Royal Highness Prince Ji doesn't mind it." Ye Hu said, then stood up, walked to the first box and gently opened it.
Inside lay three serene gems, one dark blue and two light blue, their colors like newly melted glaciers, as if they were about to melt.
nice one! !
Li Shen's eyes suddenly lit up. Even if Li Shen didn't understand, he knew that this thing was extraordinary.
“Your Highness Prince Ji, these three gems come from Khotan, and we locals call them Khotan Sesers.
These three pieces were found by chance by Bushipi some time ago, but he never used them and only kept them for his admiration.
Ye guard Li Shen introduced.
Li Shen couldn't help but stand up and walked closer. He saw that it was even more beautiful when he got closer. He picked up the dark blue gem in the middle.
Li Shen seemed to see the universe from it, with stars mixed in the deep blue. At first glance, he was completely immersed in it.
Li Shen knew that Yutian produced jade, but he had no idea that such fine gems were produced there.
He is quite knowledgeable and spends so much money every year that I don't know how many good things he buys.
But this was the first time Li Shen had seen such a top-quality gem.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, this serena is extremely rare, and a top-quality one like this is even rarer in the world. Persian merchants call it the Tears of God.
It was very popular among Persian merchants, and many merchants in the Tang Dynasty also bought it.”
Seeing that Li Shen couldn't let it go, Ye Hu explained beside him.
"Excellent stuff, Your Majesty, thank you for your expense. I have never seen such a top-quality product before. I imagine it must be worth a fortune."
Putting the gem into the box, Li Shen sighed sincerely.
Although Kucha is a small place, it does have treasures.
"Haha, Prince Ji, you're joking. I don't know the exact value, but it's rare outside. It's just for viewing in the treasury.
I heard that Prince Ji loves collecting, so giving it to him wouldn't be a waste of precious pearls."