Rahman's palace was renovated just a few years ago, and it was built on the basis of the original palace, and the scale was expanded, and the dilapidated houses were also renovated, so that the originally slightly dilapidated royal palace was restored to its glory.

This is also because Rahman's roots are not deep enough, and the financial resources that his supporters can provide are relatively limited, and they cannot build a new palace without recklessness, so they can only use the old generals.

This saving is also a good thing, after all, Rahman's kingdom has just been established, and it costs money to restore domestic order and production, and there are too many places that need money, and the turmoil that has lasted for many years has long exhausted the vitality of the kingdom, and the taxes that can be collected are a drop in the bucket in the face of huge expenses, so even if Rahman has the heart to build a new palace, he does not have the financial resources.

Li An took a closer look at the palace, whether it was the scale or the size of the building, there was no way to compare it with the palace of the Tang Dynasty, and the gap was not ordinarily large.

This also fully reflects that the gap between these small countries and the Tang Dynasty's national strength is too big, and it will continue to expand in the future.

Although the palace here didn't look as good as his mansion in Chang'an City, Li An naturally wouldn't say this, let alone despise them.

"Not bad! This palace is very chic, and the scenery is also very good, good, very good. ”

Li An opened his mouth and praised.

Although I am not interested in the architecture here, the scenery is really unique and very pleasant to look at.

Rahman hurriedly introduced: "Li Shilang didn't know, this was originally the governor's palace of Yusuf, the governor of the Abbasid Dynasty, and I led the kind people here to beat Yusuf away, and saw that this place was really good, so I set the palace here." ”

"Just set the palace in the governor's palace of Yusuf, you will really save money, it seems that you have saved a lot of money!"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

Rahman smiled dryly: "We are a poor and small country, it is true that we do not have enough funds to build a brand new palace, this governor's palace is really good, we have no choice, if we increase taxes to the common people, the common people will have a hard time." ”

Said I was embarrassed and smiled.

Ang Lee pretended to be surprised and said, "Really? Seeing that the king gave me so many gifts just now, I thought your country was rich? ”

Rahman hurriedly said: "You are a guest from Datang, even if we are a little poor, we will not let you get nothing, these gifts are the maximum we can give, the national strength is limited, it is really capricious!" ”

After saying that, he smiled awkwardly.

Li An was moved, and said: "Thank you so much, I knew that you were so short of money, I didn't accept it just now, but since I have already accepted it, it is not good to return it to you, do you say it." ”

After speaking, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Rahman nodded and said: "That's natural, Li Shilang is our friend, we should pay some, but I don't know if the pot of flowers that Li Shilang gave me, is there anything special?" ”

In fact, the moment he received the gift, Rahman already wanted to ask, but he was afraid of the jokes of the people around him, so he never dared to speak, and at this time, there was no one around, so Rahman asked very boldly.

Li An smiled and said: "This question, you still need to understand it yourself, this pot of flowers I brought from Gibraltar, I personally watered it every day, and took care of it very well, the king must also take good care of it, don't let it die." ”

"Oh yes, I understand."

Of course, Rahman didn't understand, he didn't understand what Ang Lee was saying, but in order not to expose his ignorance, he had to pretend that he understood everything.

Li An looked up at the surrounding buildings, and suddenly said, "The king just said that this was the governor's palace of Yusuf before, which reminded me of something. ”

After speaking, he frowned, as if he was reminiscing.

"Oh, what did Li Shilang remember?"

Rahman's face was empty, he had already thought of what was going on, but he didn't want to say it himself.

Li An thought for a moment and said, "On the way here, I met Yusuf's son, and he also got on my boat, by the way, he also said that he would give me a mountain of gold?" ”

"You Sufu and his son have long been wiped out by us, the people Li Shilang saw must be fake, they must be Yu Sufu's comrades, they are bent on making trouble for us, they are traitors, what these traitors say, you can't believe it, Li Shilang must not believe it"

Rahman said nervously.

Li An smiled and nodded: "Of course I won't believe it, a kid of unknown origin is going to give me a mountain of gold when he opens his mouth, and he also said that he is the son of the former governor, and there is no door guard in his mouth, how can I easily believe it, I wanted to catch him for interrogation, but the official thought about it, it was just a small minion, and he was sent to the door by himself, and it seemed a little immoral to arrest him, so he was released directly, so as not to delay the official's trip." ”

"Haha! Li Shilang did the right thing, like these traitors have thousands of people here in us, we are going all out to suppress them, for these little thieves to delay the business, it is indeed a little more than worth the loss, regardless of them, by the way, Li Shilang came to us thousands of miles away, I don't know what important things to do? ”

Rahman asked.

Li An replied: "It's not a big deal, it's just that I'm a little bored in Datang, come out to relax, make friends with the countries by the way, and help the countries solve their difficulties." ”

"Oh, Li Shilang is also tired for a day, why don't you take a good rest first! We'll talk about that tomorrow. ”

Rahman didn't ask the result, so naturally it was difficult to continue asking, and they had indeed been talking for a long time, it was time to take a good rest, and use the rest time to discuss it with his henchmen.

Ang Lee nodded, agreeing with Rahman's proposal, and the two went to rest.

In Rahman's council chamber, more than a dozen of his main subordinates had all arrived, and they had already begun to discuss, and the main topic they discussed was actually a pot of irises in the council chamber, which was also a gift from Ang Lee to Rahman in front of them, a gift that they couldn't figure out.

"Why did the high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty give the king a pot of flowers? It's so strange, this is our irises, inside and outside the palace, there is no shortage of such flowers at all, what does this mean, I don't understand. ”

One of the subordinates said.

"Oh, I don't understand either, I don't know what the hell the high-ranking officials of Datang are doing, it's so strange."

One of the subordinates said.

"He's telling us that he's very fond of irises?"

"I think this iris must be different from other irises, and there must be some secret in it."

"Could this iris be bought from far away?"

"This kind of irise, which is only here for us, is obviously dug from our land, and it is not precious at all, it is too ordinary."

"Is there such a possibility, our businessmen here sold irises to the Tang Dynasty, and then, the people in the Tang Dynasty will think that the irises are very precious, and then give this pot of flowers to our king as a valuable gift."

"This assumption is too unreasonable, even if they bought it from Datang, but they should see that we have a lot of irises here, so they will naturally understand that this kind of flower is not worth anything from us, and how can it be given to the king as a valuable gift."

"It's a little strange, perhaps, they told our king that the people of the Tang Dynasty like irises very much."

Many subordinates speculated.

Rahman soon made his way to the council chamber and saw his men, arguing and discussing, and a few of his subordinates carefully observing the flower pots and irises.

"King, I have been carefully checking for a long time, the flower pot is a very ordinary clay pot, a very cheap kind, irises are no different from the irises planted in our palace, they look too ordinary, I really don't understand, what do they mean, why send a pot of irises?"

One of the subordinates saw Rahman come in and spoke.

Rahman frowned, and said helplessly: "This Li Shilang is very mysterious, and it seems a little unfathomable!" I also asked some questions just now, but his answers were so profound that I couldn't understand them at all, let alone guess his intentions, which was a real headache! ”

When the subordinates heard this, they all looked at each other, and at the same time, they also recognized the king's words very much, and they also felt that Li An was too unfathomable, and it was too unreasonable to do things, so that they could not guess, and they could not predict what the purpose of Li An's visit this time was.

Seeing that his subordinates were also confused, Rahman was very discouraged, this sense of powerlessness made him very uncomfortable, thought for a moment, and asked: "How is the person sent by this old fellow, Charlie, don't they want to make peace?" ”

"The king, they said that they were too tired to have a long journey on the saddle horses, and that they should rest here for three or five days, and then it began that we should sit down and have a good talk, but I don't think they came to talk about peace at all."

"The king, the people sent by Charlie are all under our surveillance, they are relatively honest, and when the Tang fleet came today, they have been watching the excitement on the dock."

The two subordinates reported separately.

Rahman quickly understood the words of his subordinates, and he also clearly felt that the people sent by Charlemagne did not have the sincerity of peace talks at all, and if they were in a hurry for peace talks, where would they take into account the fatigue of the journey, and besides, they would have to rest for three or five days, isn't this nonsense.

From the importance that Charlemagne's subordinates attached to the Tang fleet, it can be seen that their main purpose was to find out the reason why the Tang fleet came to Córdoba, not the so-called peace talks.

For figuring out Ang Lee's purpose, Rahman and his subordinates racked their brains but got nothing, but they saw through the purpose of Charlemagne's sending people at a glance, so in comparison, Ang Lee is really much smarter than Charlemagne.

Of course, these guys' thinking is too limited, divergent thinking is really not good, Ang Lee sent a pot of very common flowers to Rahman, there is no too deep hint, just to make a mystery, very naïve, only a ten-year-old child can easily crack, but these old people are subject to experience and common sense, but they can't figure it out, I have to say that it is a pity.

"Well, since Charlie, the old fellow, is not sincere in peace talks, then let them go! Just keep an eye on them and don't let them have any surprises. ”

Rahman spoke.

Although he didn't like the people sent by Charlie very much, these people were envoys after all, and if there was a personal accident on his territory, it would be equivalent to giving Charlie an excuse to launch an attack, which would put them in a very disadvantageous situation, so no matter how much he hated these guys in his heart, Rahman had to do his best to ensure the personal safety of these envoys.

At the same time, sending people to watch them can also play the role of supervision, to see who they are associating with, so that they may be able to discover in one fell swoop the fine works that Charlemagne has planted in Moldova, which is definitely a good thing for them.

"King, I think Charlie intends to be in the Tang Dynasty, if they come into contact with the people of the Tang Dynasty, do we have to intervene to stop it?"

A henchman suddenly thought of a very critical question and hurriedly asked.

This reminder also immediately attracted Rahman's attention, which made him pause, he didn't quite understand it before, if Charlie wanted to investigate the purpose of the Tang fleet's coming, let the detailed work lurking in Moldova do it, where it was necessary to send envoys to come, through the reminder of his henchmen, Rahman immediately figured out the joints in it.

It is not difficult to let the hidden details investigate the Tang Mission, but the level of these details is very low, and they can only be probed from the side, but they cannot be in direct contact, and the envoys sent are different, they are all high-ranking officials, fully qualified to meet with Li An, and even, they can negotiate with Li An when necessary, and these are ordinary tasks that cannot be completed, so it is very necessary to send envoys.

After thinking about this joint, Rahman's expression was quite complicated, since the matter was very clear, he had to take measures to deal with it, and what kind of response to take, he needed to carefully consider it.

After all, as the king of a country, he has a lot of things to consider, he is not willing to let Charlie's people have contact with the Tang officials, but at the same time, he is not willing to make too much trouble with them, if he uses force to obstruct Charlie's people from contacting the Tang Dynasty, it is estimated that it will anger Charlemagne, and if they are allowed to contact the people of the Tang Dynasty, God knows what they will talk about together, whether they will talk about some things that are unfavorable to themselves, plus Ang Lee is so unfathomable, the purpose of this trip is unpredictable, he is very worried, For a while, he seemed a little uneasy.