Xue Yantuo's entourage, the head of the royal court, said: "It's the Tang army, although they are wearing black robes, but they are wearing the clothes and armor of the Tang army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info When they were fighting General Tieli, their clothes were torn, and I could see it clearly. ”

"Damn Li Shimin!" He said hatefully. He asked the wounded warrior to be bandaged, and the group rushed back to Chang'an to report to the Khan Yinan of the Xue Yantuo tribe.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the palace of King Liang.

Originally, Li Su was going to pay New Year's greetings to Li Shimin, the eldest grandson, the queen and the queen mother, and also to the crown prince Li Chengqian, which he fixed as a prince. The number of courtesies that are required.

However, Li Su drank too much last night, and he slept until noon. The officials in the Liang Palace, Huang Qi and others, who had joined the army, felt that he was a little rude, and secretly worried about him, worried that he would be reprimanded by the emperor and queen. They asked Cai Sha to call Li Su many times, but they couldn't wake up at all.

Actually, Li Su just didn't want to go at all, he was young, he entered the palace, and he had to salute many people, everyone didn't pay attention to him, and no one took him seriously, he still had to follow a lot of people there to smirk, it was really boring.

Li Su recognized one thing: as long as he didn't perform well and didn't fight for power and profit, he would be safe, and he could live a very nourishing life. So, if it's not polite, it's not polite, and it's a good thing that no one takes it seriously.

As soon as Li Su got up, Cai Sha said: "Lord, you are up, go to the guest room, everyone is waiting to pay you a New Year's greeting." Li Su walked into the guest room and saw that the officials in the mansion were still waiting in the mansion, waiting to give him a New Year's greeting.

As officials of the Liang Palace, their first object of New Year's greetings was naturally King Liang, so everyone waited in the mansion early. Li Su slept until noon, and they had to wait until noon.

When the officials saw him come in, they said in unison: "Congratulations to the prince and a good new year." The ministers have given the prince a New Year's greeting. ”

Li Su was a little embarrassed, he said to Huang Qi and others, who were in charge of the palace's records, "Everyone is happy, and this king has also given you New Year's greetings." ”

Originally, after the New Year, everyone should go back to busy themselves. Li Su said: "Please wait a minute, this king has a few words to say." "Everyone looked at him to see what he had to say.

Li Su said: "It's the New Year, and this king has nothing to give to everyone." Everyone has worked hard for a year, and it is time to take a good rest, Huang Senjun, you can arrange it, from today until the fifteenth, you don't have to follow the regulations of the imperial court, in the palace, just leave the necessary people on duty in turn.

Anyone who is on duty can get double overtime pay, and those who don't work overtime can also get one overtime pay. Have a good New Year and be happy. ”

When everyone heard this, the prince was very happy to be so considerate of his subordinates. Bow and thank him together.

After everyone left, Huang Qi said with some worry: "Lord Wang, it's good that you are sympathetic to your subordinates, you have recently given everyone benefits, but you have sent a lot, if this continues, I am afraid that there will be a deficit in the accounts of the government this year." ”

Li Su smiled and said: "Huang joins the army, you can rest assured, this king has no great ambitions, I am afraid you will not be able to follow this king to be promoted, but you will definitely make a fortune." You wait. And with that, he went out.

After a while, Li Su came back from outside, he took out a beautiful brocade box, put it on the table, and opened it for Huang Qi to see.

When Huang Qi saw it, his face changed greatly, his eyes widened, his mouth opened involuntarily, and he stood up all of a sudden, staring at the contents of the box with his eyes.

Inside the brocade box, there is a base paved with dark red brocade and a bead the size of a ping-pong ball. The beads are incomparably round, smooth, and crystal clear, like crystal, but they are more translucent than crystal, and it is impossible to tell what material they are made of.

At this moment, a ray of sunlight shone in through the window and fell on the orb, which emitted a dazzling light.

Huang Qi's voice trembled and said, "Lord Wang, what kind of jewel is this, it is so noble?" He couldn't think of a better adjective for a moment, so he used noble words.

Li Su picked up the bead and handed it to Huang Qi to try the feel.

Huang Qi didn't dare to continue, and at Li Su's signal, he wiped his hands vigorously on the placket of his clothes before carefully holding the jewel in his hand.

Huang Qi held the orb, and his palm was cold. He stroked it gently with his hand, feeling incomparably delicate and smooth, and he felt as if he was caressing the girl's smooth and delicate skin at the moment. No, it seems to be better than that.

He stroked it for a while, for fear of accidentally dropping it, held it with both hands and put it in the brocade box.

After he sat down, his eyes still fixed on the bead, he asked, "Lord Wang, what kind of treasure is this?" ”

Li Su said: "This is called the West Sea Pearl, it is picked from a small island in the West Sea thousands of miles away, it is said that this pearl is extremely difficult to find, the specific situation, I can't tell you clearly, I asked the people who sold me the beads, their mouths are very strict, and they don't reveal a word." ”

Huang Qi said: "No wonder, Chen has never seen such a treasure, it turns out that the origin is so extraordinary." ”

Li Su said: "Huang Senjun, how much do you think this bead is worth?" ”

Huang Qi said solemnly: "Priceless treasure. ”

Li Su said: "As soon as you say this, this king will be relieved." When I first bought these beads, each bead cost 1,000 taels of silver, and I thought I had lost money. ”

"No loss, in the eyes of the minister, this bead is worth at least ten thousand gold." Huang Qi said. He admired King Liang's vision a little.

Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "Lord Wang, you said you bought some?" Does that mean you have more than just this orb in your hand? ”

These so-called jewels are actually handicraft glass balls from Li Su's Taobao, each glass ball is 10 yuan, plus the cost of express mail is 50 yuan, and each glass ball costs him 60 yuan. He originally planned to sell each glass ball for 600 yuan, that is, 2 taels of silver, and make a small fortune.

Now, when he saw Huang Qi's performance, he suddenly regretted buying too much. Since the orb is so valuable, it can't be sold more, and the less it appears on the market, the better.

He thought about it for a while, and planned to sell only 10 glass balls, and he could only sell them to foreigners. He thought about it, he once promised Tang Taizong Li Shimin to produce telescopes, that is, he would produce glass in the future.

If these beads are sold to the people of the Tang Dynasty, the buyers must be nobles, and if they know the true price of glass, they must not scold him to death. Foreigners, hehe.

Li Su thought about the next step and said: "Huang joins the army, I have a total of 10 such beads in my hand, I plan to sell them all, this thing should not be eaten or drunk, is it not good to exchange it for money to subsidize the use of the palace?" ”

Huang Qi thought of this prince's habit of spending money, and also felt that it was a good idea to sell the orb. He said, "Lord Wang, what are you going to do?" ”

Li Su asked: "Do you have any acquaintances in the Honglu Temple (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)?" ”