Li You and Zhang Guigui took Wang Xuance and Qualcom, escorted by a squadron of Flying Tiger Army, from the Bajistan border into Tibet, and he entrusted the border guards of Tibet to send it to Lhasa Jiao to Songtsan Ganbu, saying that this time he passed through Tibet, because he was ordered to return to China, and time was pressing, so he would not visit him for the time being. When Li You returns from Chang'an, he will personally visit Songtsam Ganbu.

Chang'an City, East Palace.

Chang'an in early spring is warm and cold at first.

The other plants in the garden are still gray in color, but the spring flowers are already blooming.

Li Chengqian, dressed in an ochre-yellow brocade robe, was walking in the garden accompanied by Princess Su, when Zhang Xuansu came over with a letter.

He saluted and said, "Minister Zhang Xuansu participates in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess." ”

"The master doesn't have to be polite." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Qi has sent a letter." Zhang Xuansu said. He handed over an unsealed letter to Li Chengqian.

"Haha, the fifth brother is coming back, I'm going to set up a banquet for him and receive him well." Li Chengqian finished reading the letter and said happily.

Zhang Xuansu also read the contents of the letter in advance, however, he pretended not to know the contents of the letter and asked, "What did His Royal Highness King Qi say in the letter?" ”

Li Chengqian handed him the letter and said, "Take a look." ”

Zhang Xuansu took the letter, pretended to read it carefully for a while, and said happily: "The things requested by His Royal Highness King Qi should be handled for him as soon as possible, so as not to delay him in Chang'an." ”

Li You said in his letter that he was ordered to return to Chang'an this time to report on trade with Persia, Dashi and other countries, and that he would soon return to Persia. It was hoped that Li Chengqian would mobilize a large number of teachers, students, and craftsmen for him, so that he could bring them back to Persia when he left.

Li Chengqian and Zhang Xuansu heard that Li You had only returned to Chang'an temporarily and was going to leave soon, and they had no other thoughts in their hearts. Especially Li Chengqian, he has a close relationship with Li You, and he hasn't seen him for almost two years, and he really misses it in his heart.

Zhang Xuansu is different, he doesn't want Li You to be delayed in Chang'an for a long time, so he thinks that Li You's request should be quickly handled for him before Li You returns to Chang'an, so that Li You can avoid having an excuse to stay in Chang'an because of these things.

In fact, Li You deliberately wrote such content and gave it to Li Chengqian in advance, just to show his attitude to Li Chengqian and others, telling them that he would not stay in Chang'an.

Li Chengqian heard that Zhang Xuansu was thinking about Li You so much, and said happily: "Let's bother the master to take the lead in handling this matter." Persia was a newly opened region, and the number of Han Chinese was also very small, and a large number of talents were urgently needed.

Please take the master more time and send more useful people to the fifth brother as much as possible. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, the minister will arrange it immediately." Zhang Xuansu said.

"Master, don't be in a hurry at this time, it's rare to see this spring flower, how about enjoying the flowers together?" Li Chengqian was in a very good mood and was in high spirits.

Zhang Xuansu was not in this mood, he was in a hurry to implement what Li You requested, so as not to leave Li You an excuse to stay in Chang'an because of these things.

He smiled and said, "The minister is not good at poetry, you know this." For the matter of enjoying the flowers, it is better for Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to accompany you, and the minister does not want to stay here to make candles. Ha ha. ”

Back then, the metaphor about candles that Li You told Xiao Wanyu had already been widely accepted. Zhang Xuansu just used it.

At the end of March, Li You finally returned to Chang'an.

On this night, the Hong Lim Gate was about to close, and the city gate officer had already issued an order to close the gate. Six soldiers pushed the two heavy gates, slowly closing them in the middle.

Just then, there was a hurried sound of horses' hooves outside, and a knight shouted, "Don't close the gates yet." ”

The city gate officer, who was on the city tower, saw that it was an officer, and the specific color of his uniform was not clear at night. He said to the soldiers below: "Do not close the gates yet. ”

Then he turned to the visitor and asked, "Who is coming?" ”

The officer said: "I am Gao Tong, the envoy of the Flying Tiger Army, please do not close the city gate for the time being, there are still people and horses behind who are about to enter the city." ”

"This?" The gate officer hesitated.

The time had come to close the gates, and he was required to close them immediately. If it is Qualcomm alone, he can also provide convenience when entering the city at this time. But when the team behind him entered the city, he was in a dilemma.

However, he was not unaccommodating, and he asked, "How far is the men and horses behind from here?" What he meant was that if the time was short, he could wait a bit. After a long time, then he can't help it.

Li You was very well-known in Chang'an City, and in order to avoid publicity, he specially rushed to enter the city at night before the city gate was closed.

On the way, because one of the guards suddenly fell ill, it was delayed for a while, so he sent Qualcomm to the city gate to accommodate.

Judging from the distance from where he left the team to here, Qualcomm will need at least half an hour for Li You and the others.

"It will take another half an hour," he said. ”

The city gate official said, "General, please forgive the villain for not being able to help with this matter." Offended. ”

After saying that, he shouted, "Close the gates." ”

The soldiers began to push the gates again.

Qualcomm was a little anxious, he couldn't let His Royal Highness King Qi and the others stay in the wilderness outside the city for one night. He said, "Wait a minute, it's His Royal Highness King Qi who has arrived." ”

"What? His Royal Highness King Qi? The gatekeeper asked in surprise.

The soldiers also automatically stopped closing the city gates.

Gao Tong said: "It is His Royal Highness the King of Qi, he has just returned from Persia thousands of miles away, and he asks your Excellency to be accommodating." ”

His Royal Highness the King of Qi is famous, from the emperor's relatives to the peddlers' pawns, all of whom admire him.

Not to mention many previous exploits, recently he has successively laid down a huge territory of hundreds of miles across the Persian side with a population of more than one million, and as the people of the Tang Dynasty, everyone feels that there is brilliance on their faces.

The city gate official did not hesitate any longer, and he said, "My lord, please allow me to wait for the city gate to be concealed and not locked. When His Royal Highness King Qi arrives, how about opening it for His Highness? ”

Gao Tong said to the city gate officials and the soldiers at the city gate: "Then thank you in advance, thank you, brothers!" ”

Next, the officers and soldiers on duty and not on duty at Fanglin Gate were all dressed neatly and lined up at the city gate to wait for His Royal Highness King Qi.

An hour later, Li You and others rode to the Fanglin Gate, and the officers and soldiers guarding the gate hurriedly opened the gate, and then bowed to His Royal Highness the King of Qi together.

Li You immediately returned the salute and said, "It's embarrassing for the brothers, thank you." With that, he led the team into the city gate.

The white tiger, who was walking at the end of the line, stopped, took out a stack of Kaiyuan Tongbao, and said to the city gate official: "I have caused trouble to the brothers, this is a little bit of His Royal Highness King Qi's heart." ”

"This? Don't use it, right? "The gatekeeper was a little embarrassed.

Baihu said: "You're welcome, take it." After speaking, he handed it directly to the city gate officer, and then beat the horse and left.

The city gate officer saw that the stack of banknotes in his hand was all in a denomination of 100 yuan, which was as much as 100 yuan, and there were only 50 officers and soldiers guarding the gate, which was a lot of income.

The city gate official sighed and said, "Look at it, it's still His Royal Highness King Qi!" It's no wonder that people can build such great deeds. ”

A soldier sighed: "His Royal Highness King Qi is rich." ”

", there are a lot of rich people. But apart from His Royal Highness King Qi, who is willing to reward us with so much money? The city gate officer scolded.

"Hehe, don't be angry, the villain doesn't mean that. His Royal Highness King Qi is a good person, hehe. The soldier said embarrassedly.

Qi Wangfu.

The guards guarding the gate immediately became vigilant when they saw a group of men and horses coming. When they saw the faces of the people who came, they couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.