Although Gao Liansheng agreed to lend the eagle to himself without hesitation, the specific operational question he raised really stumped Yang Guang.

Yes, the teacher Su Wei is a great Confucian, how can he know what kind of falconry skills? If An Ruoxi is still alive, she still knows a little, but even if Ruoxi is still there, she is not in Chang'an?

Yang Guang thought about it, but he couldn't come up with a proper solution, so he just bowed his head and said nothing.

It was Gao Liansheng himself who first came up with a workaround, and said: "When Xiao Lao'er was in Chang'an in the past, he often talked with Jiao Erye in the prince's mansion and learned the art of falconry. As far as Xiao Lao'er knows, with Jiao Erye's ability, although it is not enough to domesticate the falcon to deliver letters over long distances, it is still possible to be a letter receiver. Why don't you use him as the receiver of the letter, first take the letter from the prince, and then pass it on to the person who the prince wants to write to? ”

He didn't shy away from saying that Zeng and Jiao Er were drinking friends, which surprised Yang Guang. However, at the moment, he didn't care about Gao Liansheng, nodded and said, "What Boss Gao said, you can indeed give it a try." Then the boss of Lao Gao will immediately send the falcon with the best eyesight and foot strength to Jinyang Palace, and borrow it for the time being. ”

Gao Liansheng was very happy to hear Yang Guang adopt his advice, and immediately rushed back to the branch of Gao Ji Leather Goods Store in person, and selected a falcon with the best eyesight and foot strength among the three or four falcons that had been domesticated, and brought it back to Jinyang Palace with the shop guy who sent the message to the falcon.

Yang Guang watched the falconer firmly tie the fire paint seal containing his own handwritten letter to the falcon's ankle, and explained the direction and place of the message to the falcon in a hearty manner, and then gently patted the falcon's wings, but saw the falcon spread its wings, soared into the air, and flew out in the southwest direction.

After releasing the falcon and returning to Chang'an to deliver the letter, Yang Guang still felt relieved, and ordered Pei Qiantong to bring his own message and ride back to Chang'an on a fast horse to meet Su Wei in case of accidents.

In order to express his gratitude to Gao Liansheng for sending a message through the eagle, Yang Guang ordered people to arrange a banquet in the main hall of Jinyang Palace, warmly entertained Gao Liansheng, and announced on the spot at the banquet: In recognition of Gao Liansheng's contribution in the killing of Gao Baoning, Gao Ji Leather Goods Branch is specially exempted from paying taxes in Bingzhou for one year.

Gao Liansheng can be described as fame and fortune this time, not only sold a huge favor to Yang Guang, who is the highest local administrator, but also got Yang Guang's face-to-face promise, saving tens of thousands of taxes. I was really happy in my heart, but I couldn't stand the fact that a leading official headed by Yang Guang wanted to persuade him to drink frequently, and he couldn't help but drink too much, and before he had passed the third round of drinking, he was already drunk and couldn't afford it.

Yang Guang ordered Yu Xiaoren to take two sergeants to personally help Gao Liansheng home, pointed at Gao Liansheng's back with his fingers, and casually asked Liu Fangdao, who had just been promoted to his side as a guard: "Do you see that this person's body has a stronger taste of businessmen, or is it more like a fine worker?" ”

Liu Fang didn't expect Yang Guang to ask such a question, so he lowered his head and thought for a while, then replied with a fist: "According to the last general, this person has both the taste of a businessman and a fine work. ”

Yang Guang also had a sense of alcohol at this time, listened to Liu Fang's answer, looked up and laughed: "I just want you to tell which kind of person he is more like, but you say that he is both, don't you answer the question?" ”

Liu Fang was recommended by Li Che for killing Gao Baoning, and was promoted by Yang Guang to his side as a guard, just arrived, and Yang Guang is not very familiar with him, and it is inevitable to be extra careful in acting as a person, at this time listening to the meaning of Yang Guang's words, it seems that he is quite suspicious of this rich Goguryeo merchant who sent a message through the eagle, although he was secretly surprised in his heart, he refused to take the initiative to ask again, and only persuaded Yang Guangdao: "It's noon, the prince is tired for most of the day, is it time to go back to the dormitory to rest?" ”

"No hurry, no hurry. I am worried about Zhang Xutuo in my heart, if he doesn't come to the state for a day, I'm afraid I won't be able to let go of my heart for a day. Yang Guang waved his hand, as if he suddenly remembered something, stared at Liu Fang and asked, "These days, has Zihe Town not reacted to Gao Baoning's death?" ”

"I don't know. Lord Wang, do you want to invite the Duke of Qi An to come, maybe he knows more details. Liu Fang replied in a proper manner.

There were not many days of contact with Liu Fang, but Yang Guang could vaguely see Zhang Xutuo's shadow from him, so he smiled and explained to him: "In this way, you pass on the words of this king to Qi Angong, and ask him to come here to see me in two hours." At that time, any Turkic reaction to Gao Baoning's death must be explained in detail, and not a single thing must be left out. There you go. ”

After Liu Fang received the order to leave, Yang Guang's thoughts couldn't help but shift to Gao Liansheng again.

He thought that Gao Liansheng would try his best to cover up the use of falcons to exchange messages between Goguryeo and him, but he didn't expect Gao Liansheng to admit it so happily. Isn't this as if he had clearly told himself that he was Goguryeo's fine work in the territory of the Great Sui? Is there such a blatant meticulous work?

Undoubtedly, Gao Liansheng, as the uncle of Goguryeo's reigning king Goyu, his identity is destined to be regarded as Goguryeo's meticulous work and secret agent in the eyes of others, but as Gaotang's uncle, he was able to insist on doing business in Chang'an for many years, and never found any unfavorable actions for the imperial court, didn't he also clear his suspicion? The reason why he is willing to freely admit that he uses a falcon to maintain contact with his homeland shows that he has no ghost in his heart and is not afraid of the court investigating him?

No matter which positive or negative aspect Yang Guang pondered, he could find a reasonable footnote for Gao Liansheng's behavior today, which invisibly greatly reduced his suspicion of Gao Liansheng.

However, with intuition, Yang Guang still had doubts about Gao Liansheng's behavior of taking the initiative to approach Jiao Er in his mansion when he was in Chang'an: if he was really just a foreign businessman doing business in Chang'an, would he need to deliberately befriend Jiao Er, a person who was vastly different from himself regardless of his background and temperament?

Yang Guang had to admit that Gao Liansheng was the most inscrutable person he had encountered on this trip back to the Sui Dynasty. His behavior is often unexpected and contradictory, so much so that until now, it is difficult for him to judge what kind of purpose is hidden behind his abnormal behavior.

At the same time, it was precisely because Gao Liansheng's behavior repeatedly made Yang Guang feel incomprehensible and incomprehensible, which also made Yang Guang more and more interested in him, and secretly decided to test him again, even if he still couldn't reveal his true face, at least he had to pass this temptation, hold Gao Liansheng tightly in his own hands, and ask him to use it for himself.