Tibet

Chapter 437
Chatting with the female relatives for a while, the old lady was a little tired, Xinyue helped her go back to rest, she looked back at Li Ye, Li Ye smiled and nodded to her, she blushed, and went away with great joy .

Dugulie walked over and said with a smile: "Nephew, go to my study for a while!"

Li Ye nodded, "I happen to have something for uncle."

There were four people sitting in the outer study, Li Ye, Dugu Lie, Dugu Ming and the eldest son Dugu Jinyang.

Li Ye handed the brocade box to Dugulie, "This is my father asked me to give it to my uncle, it's a gift, it's a precious gem!"

Dugu Lie opened the brocade box, and a group of extremely dark green gemstones like water were reflected on the golden satin surface, and the three of them were amazed together.

Dugulie was shocked and said: "Nephew, is this a treasure you got from the Western Regions?"

Li Ye nodded, "This emerald, like that piece of lapis lazuli, is also a thing passed down from generation to generation in the Bushi King's Palace. The Bushi Kingdom is the place where the best emeralds and lapis lazuli are produced. Gems are basically from Bushi country.

But the Bushi Kingdom was occupied by the Dashi Eastern Army, and they took away the treasures in the palace. I captured Juzhanti last year, and these treasures fell into my hands. I still have an emerald to give to Mrs. Guo. There is an agreement with her, she will keep my father safe, and I will find gems for her. "

Dugulie nodded, "It's right to find Mrs. Guo Guo, she is so powerful now, even Yang Guozhong can't compare to her."

Li Ye said again in a deep voice: "I come back this time, and there is another important matter. I want to increase the number of people in the Hezhong Governor's Mansion to 4000. Does uncle think it is feasible?"

Dugu Lie is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he holds a part of the military power. He pondered for a moment and said: "The number of troops stationed is directly related to the level of the Jiedu Mansion. The Governor's Mansion in Hedong is the same as the Lingnan Jinglue Mansion. It is a small Jiedu Mansion at most. There are 1 troops in the garrison, judging from the current situation, it is impossible to increase the number of troops, unless the level is adjusted, and the Hezhong Dudu Mansion is upgraded to the Hezhong Jiedu Mansion, which is on the same level as Anxi and Beiting, then it is possible."

"Then how can we upgrade?" Li Ye asked again.

Dugulie smiled and said: "There are many conditions, such as jurisdiction, population, and war needs. I remember there are more than a dozen items, but to put it simply, it is actually a word from the emperor. You have to convince the emperor."

Li Ye nodded: "What if the emperor agrees? Are there any troops to send from the Ministry of War?"

Lone Lie sighed and said: "Just a few days ago, Yang Guozhong and I had a big quarrel. He asked the Ministry of War to send an additional [-] troops to Jiannan Jiedufu to participate in the second war against Nanzhao. I thought the imperial court had insufficient troops. I rejected him for some reason, and the emperor also agreed with my opinion and did not send more troops to Jiannan Mansion, so once my nephew proposed to send more troops to Hezhong, Yang Guozhong would definitely oppose it with sufficient reasons."

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "If it is impossible to increase troops, can we borrow troops? Is it feasible to borrow [-] troops from Anxi and Beiting each to Hezhong?"

Lonely smiled and said: "It's completely feasible in the Ministry of War, as long as you can convince the emperor."

Li Ye left, Dugu Ming looked at the gemstone carefully for a moment, and said to Dugulie: "This child is very shrewd, he didn't take out this gemstone in the back hall, otherwise the news would spread, and I don't know how many people would peep at it, this gemstone It is a priceless treasure, worthy of being passed down in Qianying Pavilion."

Dugulie smiled wryly: "When I saw this gem, I knew that the white jade screen was a dowry, and I couldn't afford it."

"Then what should we do? This little general Li has collected so many precious treasures in the Western Regions. His mother's necklace is worth at least 10,000+ pendants. It would be worth at least [-]+ pennies. Hey! If it wasn't for the new moon's dowry , we really can’t accept it.”

Dugulie thought for a while and said, "Why don't you give him the red-skinned mutton fat jade, one of the ten treasures of Qianying Pavilion? I know that his grandfather had a piece of mutton fat jade, which was engraved with three mountains and five mountains, and was later taken away by the emperor. gone."

Dugu Ming nodded, "The lapis lazuli he gave to his mother is also the most precious treasure in the world, and the imperial palace does not have it. It is no less valuable than this emerald. That piece of suet jade can be used as a dowry for the new moon."

The mutton fat jade of the Dugu family was a piece of suet jade presented to Emperor Sui Yang by the king of Khotan when Emperor Sui Yang placed it in Tianjun. Yang Guang gave it to his mother's natal Dugu family, and it has been passed down to the present.

Dugulie pondered for a moment and then said: "When he mentioned the Khazar Khanate, I felt that he seemed to have something to say, but he stopped talking. Maybe he hasn't really become the son-in-law of the Dugu family yet!"

Dugu Ming nodded, "I also have the same feeling. After Xinyue and him get married, Big Brother will find a chance to chat with him again, and he will probably say it."

Li Ye left the Dugu mansion, and then came to the mansion of Guo Guo's wife Yang Yupei. After waiting for a while, an eunuch led him in.

Li Ye knew that in order to get the army, he had to do two things. On the one hand, he should do the work of Mrs. Guo, and on the other hand, he could bribe the emperor.

It is now 12 years of Tianbao, and there are still two years before the Anlushan rebellion. Time is running out. If you can exchange a few gems for tens of thousands of troops, he thinks it is worth it. Besides, gems will not be lost, and they will come back sooner or later. into their own hands.

Arriving at Yang Yupei's living room, Yang Yupei greeted her with a smile all over her face, "Did General Li bring me good news?"

Li Ye took out a brocade box and presented it to her, smilingly said: "This is the heart of the grassland."

Yang Yupei cheered like a little girl, quickly took the brocade box and opened it, she was stunned at once, the bright green color was so green that it touched her heart.

After a long time, she closed her eyes, pressed the brocade box tightly to her chest, and opened the brocade box to take a closer look. Her eyes couldn't be separated. Compared with this emerald, her other gems were all broken stones.

"Sit down!"

Yang Yupei was overjoyed, and quickly asked Li Ye to sit down. She was full of gratitude, and for the first time there was no ambiguity in her eyes. Her mind was completely attracted by the peerless treasure, and she had no desire for men and women at all.

"Tell me, how did you get this Prairie Heart?"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "As I told Madam before, there is no other way but to use military threats. Last autumn, after I eliminated all wars, I led the army to Samarkand. I clearly told the Pope of Zoroastrianism, If I don’t hand over the Heart of the Grassland, I will completely ban the spread of Zoroastrianism in the river and change it to Buddhism. They discussed for a long time, and finally had to hand over the Heart of the Grassland to me.”

Yang Yupei fully believed that this was the only way to force the other party to hand over the sacred object.

She asked again, "How about the other gems?"

Li Ye shook his head, "There are three main gemstones in total, and the other seven are secondary gemstones. The main gemstones are blue, green, and black. The heart of the ocean of the sapphire belongs to the noble concubine, and the heart of the grassland of the emerald belongs to the madam. The other seven sub-gems are about the same as the five gems I presented to my wife last time, and far worse than the three main gems."

"Heart of the Ocean! Heart of the Ocean!"

Yang Yupei read it several times in a low voice, filled with longing in her heart.

Li Ye didn't say a word, he needed to play hard to get and let greed grow wildly in Yang Yupei's heart before he could speak.

He got up and saluted: "There is nothing else, I will leave my humble post!"

Yang Yupei smiled coquettishly and said, "Don't panic, I haven't rewarded you yet!"

Li Ye was taken aback, he didn't dare to ask for Yang Yupei's reward, he quickly bowed and said, "Ma'am, keeping my father safe is already the biggest reward for a humble job."

Yang Yupei nodded, "You are good at talking, okay! When you get married, I will give you another reward."

"Thank you, Ma'am, I'll take my humble leave."

"Go! Maybe I will find you again."

Li Ye saluted and left. Yang Yupei unbuttoned her skirt, took out the gemstone and put it on her chest. She took a bronze mirror and looked at her carefully. The more she looked at her, the more fascinated she became. Yes, five of the best gemstones inlaid into a flower, that is a peerless treasure."

She bit her lip lightly and said, "I want that ocean heart too!"

(End of this chapter)