"I am very pleased that Ke 'er has offered such a wonderful plan. What reward do you want?”Li Shimin was delighted that his son had solved this problem.
Li Ke was about to open his mouth when he suddenly thought of Li Yin. Although Li Yin said that he only wanted a reward, as the eldest brother, how could he steal his brother's credit? Moreover, the court had always been biased against Li Yin. He did not want his brother to be looked down upon." Reporting to Father, this plan was actually thought of by my brother Li Yin. It's just that Li Yin could not enter the court. I discussed with him before offering this plan!”
"Li Yin?" Li Shimin was a little surprised." Is that really the case?”
"Your son does not dare to deceive Imperial Father. Yesterday, your son went to the Liang Prince's residence temporarily and thought of the difficult problem Imperial Father left behind, so I casually said it. Who would have thought that Li Yin would immediately tell your son about this shocking method.”
Li Shi Min appeared calm as water, but his heart was filled with waves of doubt and relief. He was an emperor and also a father. He was naturally happy that Li Yin had improved.
"Since that's the case, I'll put this credit on Li Yin.”Li Shiming looked down at the officials and saw a strange expression on their faces, especially Li Chengqian and Li Tai. Among the princes, Li Ke was the one who had always been the most recognized by the officials. The fourth prince had died early, and the princes after the seventh prince were too young. Now, only Li You and Li Yin could be officials in the court. These two princes were also the most troublesome for Li Shiming. One was always associated with street thugs, and the other was a complete wanderer.
The issue of Chang 'an's waterlogging was resolved. In the morning court session, Li Shimin discussed some court affairs with the ministers. After the court session, Li Shimin asked the Yellow Gate Assistant Minister Wang Gui to go to the Liang Prince's residence to summon Li Yin into the palace.
Wang Gui's arrival surprised Li. After asking around, he found out what had happened in the morning court. Li had no choice but to accept the order and enter the palace.
"You came up with this idea?”In the Dew Hall, Li Shi Min asked Li Yin who was standing beside him as he approved the memorial.
Li Ke had already sold him out, so Li Yin had to admit," Yes, Imperial Father. Your son was just saying it casually!”
"Casually? Do you think national affairs are child's play?" Li Shimin put down the memorial." Since you proposed this method, you will solve the waterlogging in Chang 'an. Tomorrow, you will report to the Ministry of Works and take the official position of the Ministry of Works.”
Li Shimin and Li Yin spoke in the tone of a father lecturing his son. Although Li Yin had changed a little, it was difficult to change his long-term image. For an emperor who was deeply involved in the way of governing his subordinates, the way to understand a person was to let him do things.
" Father, but I still have a lot of businesses to take care of…" Li Yin said. He did not want to stay in the Ministry of Works all day. It would be boring.
Li Shi Min naturally understood that Li Yin was someone who couldn't stay still. Thinking of his identity as a businessman, he said,"I just want you to be responsible for the construction of the underground pipeline. You don't have to worry about anything else.”
Hearing this, Li Yin heaved a sigh of relief and said,"Yes, Imperial Father!"
Li agreed to this matter, and Li Shimin said,"Father once promised to reward the person who solved the flood in Chang 'an. Now, follow Wang Gui to the royal palace's treasury and pick three things you like.”
"Yes, Imperial Father!" Li Yin said happily. No matter what, he still earned. It was not a reward, but a good job as a councilor of the Ministry of Works.
After leaving the Dew Hall, Li Yin followed Wang Gui around a few small paths and stopped at a place called the Divine Dragon Hall. The Divine Dragon Hall was located in an independent courtyard. There were two rows of soldiers standing at the door. Some yellow doors came in and out from time to time, and they were holding precious items such as corals and glass in their hands.
"Your Highness, this is where the tributes are stored!”Wang Gui led Li into the hall.
The Divine Dragon Palace was very spacious, covering thousands of square meters. There were many wooden shelves lined up neatly, filled with all kinds of treasures, such as red corals, gemstones, wood carvings, paintings, and so on.
Li Yin was dumbfounded. He walked around the treasury and almost got blinded. After thinking about it, he finally picked a red coral that was about one meter tall and two luminous pearls the size of a fist. In Li Yin's opinion, only things that could be exchanged for money in the 21st century were worth it.
After choosing the reward, Li Yin came out of the Divine Dragon Hall and cupped his hands at Wang Gui. Just as he was about to leave, a strange-looking stone placed at the door caught Li Yin's attention.
"Assistant Minister Wang, this stone is so ordinary, why is it placed here?”Li asked casually.
Wang Gui smiled." This stone was transported from thousands of miles away by the messenger of the Biao Kingdom as a tribute to His Majesty. His Majesty felt that this stone was vulgar and ugly, but he did not want the messenger of the Biao Kingdom to lose face. Therefore, he ordered the stone to be kept in the palace, but it was not allowed to enter the Divine Dragon Hall. What treasures could a small barbarian country like the Biao Kingdom have?”
"The Biao Kingdom?" Isn't this Myanmar? Li Yin thought to himself,"Did the messenger of the Pao Kingdom not mention the uniqueness of this stone?"”
"That's true. The messenger said that this stone looks no different from any other stone, but it's a jade green stone inside. It's very beautiful, but no matter how beautiful it is, it's still a stone and not worth mentioning.”Wang Gui shook his head.
Wang Gui's description made Li Yin's heart beat violently. He quickly walked over and walked around the huge stone. At the bottom of the stone, he saw a jade-green color. That's right, this stone was actually a raw jade stone.
During the Tang Dynasty, jade was not accepted by people at that time. It was normal for Li Shimin not to treat it as a treasure, but to Li Yin, it was definitely priceless.
"Assistant Minister Wang, please put this Night Pearl back into the treasury and give me this stone!”Li Yin said.
"Your Highness, what do you want this broken stone for?" Wang Gui asked curiously.”
"I prefer to collect this kind of stone, so I would like to ask Assistant Minister Wang to send this stone to my residence."”，With that, Li Yin stuffed another luminous pearl into Wang Gui's hand." This will be the cost of transporting it.”
Wang Gui was shocked." Your Highness, how can I do that? I'll just send someone over."”
"Vice Minister Wang, you don't have to decline. How can I let you work for nothing?”What Li Yin said was righteous.
After leaving Taiji Palace, Li Yin's mouth was crooked from laughing. He had picked up such a treasure for nothing. Thinking of the high price of the 20th century jade, Li Yin's eyes immediately flew with money. To be honest, Li Yin had always been saving money and had never bought any luxury goods. If he sold such a large piece of jade, Li Yin's back would be even straighter.
Li Yin's bribe to Wang Gui was still useful. As soon as he entered the palace, the raw jade stone arrived. Li Yin asked the servants of the palace to carry the three-meter-tall raw stone into the back hall and ordered that no one was allowed to enter the room where the raw jade stone was stored.
As night fell, Li Yin entered the back hall and put the raw jade stone into the ring before disappearing from the palace.
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