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The next day, when it was almost noon, Li Ke was practicing calligraphy in the study, when he saw Chen Qi hurried into the study, greeted Li Ke, and said, "Your Highness, there are rumors coming from the palace. The news is that the emperor has agreed to the request of Goryeo and Fusang envoys."

"Oh!" Li Ke acted calmly as if he knew the result, agreed lightly, and then continued to brand the hard and powerful handwriting on the rice paper.Chen Qi saw that Li Ke hadn't responded to this matter, so he didn't dare to leave the study without authorization, but stood quietly watching Li Ke who was in his hand and swayed freely.

It was about half a cup of tea before Li Ke finished writing a set of words. He put the pen on the pen holder, picked up the rice paper on the table, gently dried the ink with the tip, and handed it to Chen Qidao, "Look What do you think of this king's handwriting?"

How did Chen Qi understand this, he could only barely hold it in his hand, and said naively, "His Royal Highness's writing is vigorous, as if carved by a knife, revealing will and strength in the writing."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Li Ke asked back, and then he continued without waiting for Chen Qi's answer, "Since you said so, then I will give you this picture!" Then he waved his hand and said, "Go down!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Chen Qi excitedly took Li Ke's words and left the study excitedly.

And Li Ke secretly sighed after Chen Qi left, "If there are no accidents, Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi will come to the mansion to visit the king in the afternoon?" Immediately, an intriguing expression appeared on his face.

Sure enough, Li Ke's prediction was right. At Shen time in the afternoon, Li Ke and Yang En were playing chess in the study, and the Yingwei outside the door reported that Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi, the envoys of Goryeo, were asking for an audience outside the mansion.Li Ke put the chess pieces on the plate and ordered the Yingwei outside the gate to lead the envoy of Goryeo to lead the Juyi Hall.Yingwei agreed and disappeared outside the door.

Li Ke glanced at Yang En, and said with a smile, "Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi are really impatient. Just as Father agreed to their request in the morning, he was busy trying to give gifts to the king in the afternoon."

Indeed, Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news that the Goryeo envoy asked to see him.Last night in the study, Ma Zhou and Cen Wenwen analyzed to him two possible situations regarding Li Shimin's appointment to him, and whether the Korean envoy would ask him to see him today, said which of the two analysis last night was more appropriate.And just now when Yingwei reported the visit of the envoy from Goryeo, Li Ke had confirmed that Cen Wenwen's judgment was correct, so he looked very happy in his heart and his expression was very relaxed.

Li Ke and Yang En walked out of the study. They didn't rush to Juyi Hall to meet Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi. Instead, they went to the stables of the palace in the backyard with Yang En. He wanted to see the man who died two years ago. Mare's calf.When he came to the horse farm in the backyard, in a separate stable, Li Ke was also taken aback when he saw Xiaobai who was a little taller than a normal adult horse. He didn't expect the little white horse to grow so tall and strong.And the little white horse is very spiritual. When it saw Li Ke, it poked its head out of the stable and rubbed against him a few times to show its joy, and Li Ke also handed a handful of fodder to Xiao Bai's mouth. By the side, let Xiaobai enjoy eating, and then he asked the groom who raised the little white horse next to him about the health of the little white horse in the past two years. The groom respectfully told Li Ke that the little white horse was two and a half years old. Li Ke looked very happy when he could ride in a year.Immediately, he ordered Yang En to reward the groom who was feeding him fifty pennies. The groom was very excited after hearing this, and kept thanking Li Ke, and Li Ke and Yang En came to Juyi Hall with the groom's thanks.

When Li Ke came to the Hall of Juyi, Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi had already waited for about a stick of incense. When they saw Li Ke, they hurried forward to salute.Li Ke knew that these two people must be asking for something from him. He knew that Cen Wenwen's analysis last night was correct. They knew that they were appointed by Li Shimin as the military commanders of Hedong and Hebei provinces to be so considerate.Just now, when Li Ke watched the horses in the stables in the backyard, he deliberately delayed the time to see the reaction of the two of them, and to know their attitudes towards him. Another reason was that Li Ke was very disgusted with the grass and the white-eyed wolf like Gao Li. .

"Envoy Gao Zheng and Deputy Envoy Li don't need to be polite, please sit down!" Li Ke was very humble.

Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi even said that Your Highness is welcome, but Li Ke didn't see him, and strode to the main seat and sat down. They saw that Li Ke was seated, and then they sat down in the chairs they were sitting on just now.

However, before Li Ke could ask about his intentions, Gao Shouyan, who had just sat down, got up and said, "A few days ago, when I arrived in Chang'an, His Highness was still in Taiyuan. Today, I realized that His Highness has free time, so I came to visit His Highness. His Highness atones."

Because Goryeo had already interceded with Li Shimin, and was approved by Li Shimin as a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, which was equivalent to the king of Goryeo proclaiming his vassal to the Tang Dynasty, so Gao Shouyan called himself a humble minister to show his respect for Li Ke.

"Emissary Gao Zheng said that, if you are willing to come to this king's residence, the king is already very happy, there is nothing to atone for." Li Ke said with a smile, "Emissary Gao Zheng is serious." Then, seeing that Gao Shouyan was still standing, Li Ke said softly, "Envoy Gao Zheng, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Gao Shouyan said respectfully.

As soon as Gao Shouyan sat down, Li Siqi got up and said, "Korea is small and rich, and a small gift is not a respect. I hope His Highness will accept it with a smile!"

Li Siqi's words were very tactful, but judging from the trembling hands and pained expression of the gift slip he took out from his sleeves, Li Ke found that the gift he gave him was very expensive.Li Ke nodded slightly, Yang En took Li Siqi's gift list and presented it to Li Ke, Li Ke opened the gift list, even if he was a relative of the emperor, even if he was a man with money like dirt, he couldn't help but be moved.There are not many things on the gift list, but they are all priceless things, such as ten thousand-year-old ginseng plants, fifty pearls with eyes as big as the deep sea, and many rare treasures that cannot be bought with money.Li Ke estimates that the items on this list are equivalent to about 50 copper coins.And this is just a concept, after all, many things in it are difficult to measure by price.It's no wonder that Li Siqi's flesh hurts when he handed the gift list to him, not only him, but even himself, if he wants to give it away so unwillingly, he won't be too bold.

"En!" Li Ke handed the gift list to Yang En, and replied with satisfaction, "Could it be that the King of Korea gave this king such an important gift, but this king is a little disrespectful!"

What Li Ke said was very hypocritical. He had already handed the gift list to Yang En, saying that he had accepted the gift, but he said that he had to be modest when looking at it on his mobile phone, which made Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi who were sitting beside him very painful.However, Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi knew that once the border trade between the two countries opened, whether Goryeo could get what they wanted would depend on the Tang Hanwang in front of them. Therefore, they could only persuade Li Ke to accept the gift against their will, saying that It's their king's kindness for Li Ke.And Li Ke also acted very well, and repeatedly declined, until Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi knelt down to persuade them, and then reluctantly accepted the kindness of the King of Korea.

Then, Li Ke hypocritically asked Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi how they lived in Chang'an and whether they were used to life in Chang'an. If they were more accustomed to life in Chang'an, they could tell him and he would help them rearrange.Naturally, Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi did not dare to be negligent. When they answered Li Ke, they said good things, saying that they liked the life in Chang'an very much and were satisfied with the arrangement of Honglu Temple. Li Ke smiled satisfied when he heard their answers.

Because when Li Ke talked with the two of them, he didn't mention their intention of coming to the Han Palace, and Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi said at the beginning that they came to visit Li Ke specially, so the content of the conversation was limited to the officialdom. on the nonsense.However, after chatting for a long time, Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi began to feel a little restless. Hundreds of thousands of gifts were sent out. Li Ke didn't ask a word about the two people's intentions, obviously just pretending to be stupid Frustrated, this made Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi go crazy and had to bite the bullet and tell their reason for coming.

"Your Highness, the emperor has appointed His Highness to be in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops in the two places of Hedong Road and Hebei Road. In the future, the comfort of the Koryo border will depend on Your Highness." Gao Shouyan first said very tactfully.

"Envoy Gao Zheng, please rest assured that Goryeo is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. If an enemy dares to invade Goryeo, this king will never sit idly by." Li Ke said righteously.

When Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi heard it, they were cold for a moment, and found that Li Ke's words were obviously perfunctory, and thought, "In addition to Datang, dare to invade Korea!" However, Li Ke's answer was watertight, making it difficult for them to refute , can only say thanks.

Gao Shouyan didn't talk about the substance. He glanced at Li Siqi next to him. Li Siqi understood, and he got up and said, "Korea has suggested to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to reopen the border trade. The emperor has agreed to our request this morning, and the trade between the two countries is very important." The town is under the jurisdiction of His Highness, and I hope His Highness can help you a little bit."

"En!" Li Ke knew that this was the real purpose of Goryeo, and he allowed them to do whatever they wanted due to the serious illness at the border. Rape crime, let me find out, I will definitely not condone rape, after all, I will give Gao Li an explanation."

Li Ke's answer is very ingenious, and the meaning is obvious, that is, if there is an unscrupulous businessman in Tang Dynasty colluding with Gao Li, he will definitely not let it go, and he will definitely punish him severely.

In this way, Li Ke answered the requests of Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi when he saw the tricks, until the dissatisfaction on the faces of the two people reached the point where they had nothing to say, Li Ke still showed a smiling face, still A harmless expression.

Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi were speechless and helpless, knowing that they were being tricked by Li Ke today.But he didn't dare to get angry and want to return his gift, so he could only say that he wanted to say goodbye and leave.Not only did Li Ke not keep the two of them, but he also ordered Yang En to send them outside the mansion himself.This kind of behavior made Gao Shouyan and Li Siqi even more angry, and they couldn't help leaving Hanwang Mansion resentfully.

It's just that Gao Shouyan and Li Si