"Your Highness, I have already discussed the matter of the furniture shop with several other companies. It is not good for Your Highness to participate. If there is any other business in the future, I will definitely inform His Highness." Lin Xuan said with clasped fists.
Li Chengqian is not a child, and he doesn't want to keep persuading.
Some things can only be understood after experiencing them and suffering losses.
His blind preaching will also annoy Li Chengqian, so why bother.
I hope he understands it sooner rather than later.
Li Chengqian could tell that this was Lin Xuan's excuse, and he was very angry.
"In this case, I will not participate."
Li Chengqian was not a man without city government, and he did not show his unhappiness.
"Your Highness, if nothing happens, I will leave first." Lin Xuan said respectfully.
Although the unhappiness on Li Chengqian's face disappeared briefly, he was still aware of it.
Lin Xuan sighed in his heart, no matter what, there was already a gap between him and Li Chengqian.
…
"Where is that person who worked so hard?" Lin Xuan asked quickly when he saw Li Fuzhu.
Li Fuzhu said: "Master Hou, others are already waiting on the third floor."
"Take me up."
Lin Xuan calmed down now.
When Lin Xuan and Li Fuzhu arrived on the third floor, they saw Qi Laobaater, looking at the glass wolf placed in the lobby on the third floor with fascination.
"Ahem..."
When Qilaobaat'er heard the voice, he came to his senses and saw Lin Xuan. With a smile on his face, he said, "Young man, I have met Mr. Hou."
"Let's go inside and talk." Lin Xuan said.
Qi Laobater has already arrived. No matter what, the results will be available soon. He did not appear too eager.
When he came to the room, Lin Xuan asked the waiter to bring some tea and started chatting with Qilao Baater.
Qi Laobater became anxious when he saw that Lin Xuan was rambling in random directions and never got to the point.
"Master Marquis, I have prepared the small amount of money, but I don't know when we can trade?" Qilaobaat'er asked.
Lin Xuan said with a smile: "I saw that the time was approaching and you never came, so I was planning to contact Xue Yantuo and Tuguhun's people."
Qilaobaat'er said hurriedly: "Master Marquis, you originally set a three-month period, how could you change your mind?"
After Ni She came to power, his status also increased.
With his current status, he could have avoided making this trip.
But he was worried about something unexpected happening, so he came to Chang'an regardless of his safety.
If he doesn't get things done, what will happen to him when he goes back?
Lin Xuan smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep what I promised."
Qi Laobaat'er was overjoyed: "The Marquis has kept his word, which is admirable. I wonder when can the glazed wolf be transported to the border for trade?"
Lin Xuan didn't expect that Qilaobaat'er could speak idioms. He felt it was a little funny, but he kept a calm expression on his face and said: "This happened suddenly, and I have to make some preparations. It will take three to five days at most, and no later than that."
In ten days, there will definitely be results."
"Yes, the young one will wait for the notification from the Marquis."
Although Qi Laoba Teer wanted to trade as soon as possible, he did not want to be too transactional, so as not to arouse Lin Xuan's alert.
…
"I see your Majesty!" Lin Xuan bowed and saluted.
Li Shimin felt a little embarrassed as he thought about the imperial chair he had robbed from Lin Xuan.
"What are you doing here?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan looked around, Li Shimin understood and said: "You all go down!"
After the others left, Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty, there are results from the Western Turks."
"What!" Li Shimin suddenly stood up and asked, "They don't want it anymore?"
Lin Xuan asked strangely: "Why would your Majesty ask this? They have already agreed and are urging me to make a deal as soon as possible."
"Impossible, impossible..." Li Shimin muttered to himself.
Lin Xuan shouted: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Li Shimin came back to his senses and said: "There is no news about the acquisition of war horses, cattle and sheep from the border."
"What, how could this happen?" Lin Xuan was also shocked by the news.
Qilaobaat'er has arrived in Chang'an. If the Western Turks relied on selling horses, cattle and sheep to raise money, there would be no news from the border.
During this period, there was no news of the Western Turks invading the border.
The Western Turks did not sell horses, cattle or sheep, nor did they raid the border, so where did their money come from?
"There must be something I don't know about this." Li Shimin frowned and thought hard.
If the Western Turks had money, they wouldn't have delayed it for so long.
If he had no money at first, how could he suddenly have money now without him noticing anything?
Lin Xuan hesitated for a while and said: "Your Majesty, is it possible that it is from the aristocratic family..."
Although Lin Xuan didn't finish speaking, Li Shimin already understood what he meant.
"boom!"
Li Shimin slapped the case and stood up, shouting: "How brave!"
He could have so much money and yet he didn't realize it. Apart from the noble family, he really couldn't think of anyone else who could do it?
Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter needs to be investigated slowly. The top priority now is whether Liuli Lang should be sold to the Western Turks."
Their original plan was to use the Glazed Wolf to cause war on the grassland.
Use the war horses bought at low prices to train the army.
When the various tribes in the grassland are almost defeated, send an army to pacify the grassland in one fell swoop.
But now that he didn't get the war horse, he didn't know whether to trade it or not.
At this moment, Li Mu hurriedly walked in, with a trace of anxiety on his face.
Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"
He did not reprimand Li Mu. As his personal chamberlain and master of the intelligence system, Li Mu knew many things.
Li Mu glanced at Lin Xuan and saw that Li Shimin did not speak, and said: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Western Regions that Gaochang has blocked the trade routes between the Tang Dynasty and other countries in the Western Regions. This has been happening for more than a month, and the news has been blocked by Gaochang.
It wasn’t until recently that I found out.”
Li Shimin and Lin Xuan looked at each other, as if they understood where the Western Turks' money came from.
"Li Mu, send someone to tell Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Qin Qiong... and others to enter the palace." Li Shimin said.
"yes!"
Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin. Except for a trace of anger on his face when he first heard that Gaochang was blocking the trade route, he quickly calmed down.
He is worthy of being an emperor. The city is so deep, and he cannot do this.
"Your Majesty, would you like me to go back first?" Lin Xuan said.
There are so many talented people in the Tang Dynasty, so we should leave these messy things to them.
Moreover, historically Gaochang was destroyed during the Zhenguan period.
Although the time is now advanced, Gaochang is not a threat to Datang.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Just listen to it later. You know this anyway."
When Lin Xuan saw what Li Shimin said, he could only stay calmly.
Not long after, the people called by Li Shimin arrived one after another.
After everyone saluted Li Shimin, Li Shimin asked them to sit down and said nothing else.
When they saw Li Shimin's face, they knew something big had happened, so they all sat quietly, sipping tea, and didn't ask any questions.
After everyone arrived, Li Shimin said: "I have received news that Gaochang blocks the trade routes between Datang and the Western Regions. What do you think about this?"
Others were still thinking about the impact of this incident. Cheng Yaojin stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Gaochang, a small country, dares to offend the power of the Tang Dynasty. It should send troops to attack it!"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to defeat Gaochang!" Yuchi Gong stood up and said.
For generals, their role can only be realized during war.
In the past few years, there have been basically no wars, and those civil servants secretly mocked the generals for their uselessness.
Now that he had the opportunity to lead troops, Yuchi Gong would certainly fight for it.
"Shame Yuchi, I obviously said it first, but you rushed to lead the troops before I finished speaking. What do you mean?"
Cheng Yaojin was furious. He was about to introduce himself when he was interrupted by Yu Chigong.
"It hasn't been decided whether to send troops or not. What are you arguing about?" Li Shimin scolded the two of them, looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Xuanling, you decide."
Fang Xuanling stood up and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, there are only a few cities in Gaochang, with a population of more than 30,000, and less than 10,000 soldiers and horses. How dare you provoke the Tang Dynasty? The people behind this are the ones we should be wary of."