"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
Gao Lishi looked at the dazed Li Yao and asked with concern.
He looked at Li Yao's incredulous expression and felt that this matter was not simple.
"It's fine, it's fine." Li Yao said repeatedly. Even though he was now more intelligent than others, he still thought too simply about politics.
"His Highness just said that he submitted a memorial to His Majesty on the 15th of February?”Gao Lishi asked.
"That's right." "Father didn't receive it?" Li Yao asked calmly.”
"No, this old servant has always been by His Majesty's side, arranging memorials for him, and has never seen the memorials His Highness has submitted. What does Your Highness have to report to the Emperor?”Gao Lishi asked.
"If Imperial Father didn't see that memorial, then it's fine. When I return to the capital, I'll tell him personally.”Li Yao said," However, if Lord Gao wants to know what I want to say, I can tell you today.”
Li Yao knew that although Gao Lishi was not familiar with her, he had always maintained absolute loyalty to Tang Xuanzong.
Moreover, Li Yao knew that Gao Lishi and Li Linfu hated each other. If she wanted to help the Great Tang eradicate treacherous officials, Gao Lishi's help would be of great benefit.
"What is it exactly?" Gao Lishi asked curiously.
"There is only one main purpose for my memorial on February 15th. That was to report that Li Linchang, the Anbei Protectorate General, had framed the Uighurs and provoked them, causing the two countries to go to war, their land to be invaded, and the people to suffer!”Li Yao narrowed her eyes and said.
"Does Your Highness have any evidence to report Li Linchang's crimes?”Gao Lishi asked with a frown.
"There's no need for evidence, because I plan to report Li Linchang for causing trouble and deceiving the monarch and harming the country!”Li Yao said angrily.
"Even if you want to increase Li Linchang's charges, Your Highness still needs evidence! Putting aside the fact that Li Linchang is a border official, does Your Highness know who Li Linchang's younger brother is?”Gao Lishi looked at Li Yao, who was still a little young, and smiled.
"I know. It's Prime Minister Li Linfu.”Li Yao said," Lord Gao, you want to know what the evidence is? Someone, go to the guest room and invite Princess Ayimu over.”
He ordered the maid outside.
Not long after, the maid brought Princess Ayimu into the hall.
"Why are you looking for me?" Ayimu said impolitely.
"This is the Uighur Princess Ayimu. Princess Ayimu, this is the Duke of Qi of our dynasty and also my father's closest minister, Gao Lishi, Lord Gao.
Princess can tell Lord Gao what happened at the horse market. Lord Gao will tell my father everything you said.”
Upon hearing Li Yao's words, Ayimu told Gao Lishi everything that happened in the horse market that day. When she talked about the sad part, the princess could not help but cry.
"Your Highness, the Emperor is wise. It is difficult to believe the Princess's one-sided words. Moreover, Princess Ayimu probably heard the rumors from the Uighurs.”Gao Lishi said calmly.
"No, I can't! I didn't! Because I was at the horse market that day!" Hearing Gao Lishi's words, Ayimu couldn't help but shout,"I saw my brother being hacked to death by that traitor with my own eyes! Then, that treacherous official and his soldiers started to slaughter us unarmed horse merchants!
There were more than a thousand of them, but not even twenty of them returned to the Uighurs! You Tang are so ruthless!"
Ayimu cried even harder." If it wasn't for my brother's guards risking their lives to protect me, I would have died there long ago!”
After crying, Ayimu actually fainted.
She was a strong and stubborn princess. Li Yao's continuous journey for many days was already too much of a burden for her.
However, she did not want Li Yao to look down on her or even the Uighurs, so she endured it.
At this moment, she was too sad and her body could not take it anymore. She cried and fainted.
Seeing this, Li Yao quickly held Aimu, who was about to fall, and then called the maid to help the heartbroken Uighur princess back to the guest room.
"Lord Gao, I've met Guli Peiluo Khagan. He's a great hero of the Western Regions, and I trust that he won't lie to me. Moreover, when the Uighurs invaded, General Feng Changqing happened to be in Anbei under Marshal Gao's orders. He had also investigated the reason for the Uighurs 'invasion in private.
Things were as the Uighur Guli Peiluo Khan had said. It was Li Linchang who first provoked trouble, which caused the Uighurs to invade our border in anger.”Li Yao said with pity as she looked at Ayi Mu, who was being helped down by the maid.
"I don't know. Lord Gao, help me? Eliminate treacherous officials and benefit the people! At that time, it would also be a great merit for Lord Gao!”Li Yao smiled kindly at Gao Lishi.
Gao Lishi was so shocked that he quickly stood up from his seat. He said in disbelief,"Your Highness, do you know what you are saying?!”
"Of course I know." Li Yao still smiled.
"But Your Highness, do you know who your opponent is?”Gao Lishi asked.
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