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When Barkley saw Wu Yanhao again, he felt a greater sense of respect.

He handed over the heavy token of money to Wu Zhe, and silently looked at the young man who had already risen to the top of all officials. He finally understood how big the gap was between him and the man.

Putting everything else aside, just considering the word "greed," his greed is far less than half that of the other party.

If they can't even match each other in greed, then there's no need to mention the difference in their abilities.

If he wants to reach the level Wu Yanhao has reached, he will probably need more than a decade of experience in officialdom.

Barkley withdrew his gaze and waited quietly for Wu Yanhao to speak.

Wu Yanhao wasn't in a hurry at all. He glanced at the quantity of the flying money tokens and the numbers on them, and could roughly guess that this pile of flying money tokens was definitely worth one million taels of silver.

Feeling a surge of secret pleasure, Wu Yanhao thought to himself:

"This must be the deposit that those envoys wanted to make a deal with the merchants. It's a good thing that they have it all."

"We will definitely do business with each other in the future, but at that time it will be business within the Tang Dynasty, not international business."

Looking at the flying money tokens again, he gave Barkley, who was waiting for his move, a knowing smile.

Seeing Wu Yanhao smile at him, Barkley quickly stepped forward and said:

“Your Highness, these flying coins are sufficient to be exchanged for one million taels of silver in your country’s banks.”

"Your Highness, I humbly request that you make some arrangements to ensure that I and His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang can sign this alliance. This will allow me to return to Lhasa as soon as possible and share this good news with my Tibetan king."

Wu Yanhao thought to himself, "Of course this is good news. If you go back, I can persuade the Tibetan king to send troops to raid the Tang Dynasty from the rear. But how could I, Wu Yanhao, give you that chance?"

Wu Yanhao's expression remained unchanged as he leisurely took a sip of the not-so-good tea, covered the teacup, and began to sigh deeply.

"The messenger's words are utterly unreasonable."

"What do you mean, 'At least let you sign a treaty with His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty'?"

"Do you mean that I deliberately prevent you from signing an alliance treaty with His Majesty the Emperor of my Great Tang Dynasty, thus establishing a friendly relationship between our two countries?"

Barkley was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself that he had said the wrong thing again.

Wu Yanhao turned and glanced at Wu Zhe. Wu Zhe understood immediately, wrapped the flying money token again, and came down to the hall to return it to Barkley.

"You are being extremely unreasonable, my lord. He was just trying to help, and you are going too far."

"Don't forget, my lord isn't taking your money; he's using your money to do things for you!"

"Do you really think my lord would dare to take this silver?"

“My lord is an honest and upright official. Before we moved out, the old prince praised my lord for his integrity, saying that he was content with just a bowl of rice and a gourd of water.”

"What do you think you've been doing all these years of cultivating a good reputation?"

"It's simply for..."

Wu Zhe's voice stopped abruptly. He seemed to realize he had said the wrong thing, so he stuffed the flying money token into Barkley's arms and quickly took two steps back.

Barkley also figured it out.

"Wu Yanhao's incorruptibility is fake; he just wants to make a big profit, but there are too many million taels of silver available right now, so he doesn't dare to take it."

"So he will do everything he can to help me solve my current problems, win over those officials in the court, and then take the rest for himself!"

"I finally understand!"

"I, Barkley, am indeed a genius!"

Believing he understood Wu Yanhao's character, Barkley immediately began his performance.

He collapsed to the ground and wept bitterly, tears streaming down his face.

"I am deeply ashamed that I have judged you with the mind of a petty person. I beg Your Highness Liang to punish me."

"However, the alliance between our two countries is not just empty talk from a foreign minister. For the sake of the people of both countries living in peace and prosperity, we urge Your Highness Prince Liang to prioritize righteousness, plead for the innocent people of both countries, and ask the ministers of the court to set aside past grievances and grant His Majesty the Emperor's request to meet with us so that we may conclude an alliance and form a pact between our two countries!"

Wu Yanhao frowned, and after a long while, a helpless expression appeared on his face.

"That's enough, that's enough, that's enough!"

"Although I have been humiliated by you with these filthy things, for the sake of the people of both countries, and for the sake of our alliance, I..."

"I'll go and make some arrangements for you!"

"You will stay at the Honglu Temple Hotel for the next few days. I will take care of things for you. Once I send someone to tell you that everything has been resolved, you can prepare to meet the Emperor."

"However, there are quite a few ministers in the court who have many criticisms of you, so you should be prepared. Because Kalai's escape is too serious, I need some time to persuade them."

"It's best if nothing goes wrong during this period, otherwise if any accidents happen, I won't be able to take care of you people."

Wu Yanhao stood up, put his hands behind his back, and turned his back to Barkley.

He looked up at the roof at a 45-degree angle, his eyes revealing a complex expression.

"I know that a considerable number of your people are not able to endure loneliness."

"I'll say it again: if any unforeseen circumstances prevent the alliance from being concluded... you can plead until the heavens break, but I will not help you anymore."

……

A shipment of flying money worth one million taels of silver was delivered to the palace. Zhang Lin, who was almost asleep, sat up groggily and was startled when he saw Lao Hei's dark, smiling face.

Soon, led by Zhang Lin, Li Cunxi met Wu Yanhao and Lao Hei and gestured for them to sit down.

It is now late autumn and the weather is getting colder. Starting a war at this time would be unwise without exception, but Li Cunxi believes that there will never be a better opportunity than now.

"This is what happened, Your Majesty."

Wu Yanhao spoke, concisely explaining the current situation.

“Very well, let’s wear down this foolish Barkley. Didn’t you want to buy time for the Qinuxi to mobilize their army? I’d like to see whether Wang Xiaojie’s army arrives first or the Qinuxi reacts first.”

Li Cunxi took a bite of the hard pancake, which was really unpalatable, and started rolling his eyes as he ate.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that we first release information about the battles against Japan and Goguryeo to confuse these envoys."

"I suppose the Tibetan king must have also sent people to gather information."

Wu Yanhao rubbed his hands together and breathed on them.

"Furthermore, I think the Left Leopard Guard can also be mobilized. The Western Region tribes that have surrendered in the northern border over the past two years have been properly settled. General Quan Shancai of the Left Leopard Guard can lead a cavalry unit of foreign tribes to participate in this battle."

His eyes gleamed as he praised the brilliant plan he had devised day and night.

After listening, Li Cunxi didn't say anything, but took out a letter from the secret letter next to him and handed it to Wu Yanhao.

"Look, this was sent by Wang Xiaojie."

Wu Yanhao received the document: "...Quan Shancai can lead the Left Leopard Guard and the surrendered tribal cavalry to jointly attack the Tubo, as a surprise attack..."