Farmers of Shu Han

Chapter 1326
In the south of Jiaozhi, apart from Funan, Linyi, and Mingtang, it can barely be regarded as a small country.

The remaining Diyi barbarians are not even considered a small country, and they basically live in tribes.

What good can there be?

Like Si skin, which is actually rhinoceros skin, which is found in the south of the big river, and there are quite a few of them.

As for ivory, although Jiaozhou is less than Nanzhong, it cannot be said that there are no ivory.

Therefore, what Sun Quan valued was not the tribute, but the meaning of the coming of all nations.

At this time, he heard Lu Yi say that there was something in the tribute gift sent by the barbarians that he did not dare to decide.

Sun Quan was lying on the sickbed with his eyes closed, but he didn't open his eyes, he just asked casually, "What is it?"

"Your Majesty, please see."

Lu Yi carefully held something up.

Only then did Sun Quan reluctantly open his eyes, looking at the things Lu Yi presented.

But in Lu Yi's hand, he was carefully holding a strange box carved from purple jadeite.

As the saying goes, "Jadeite is full of fire and shines with brilliance and beauty." If nothing else, this material alone is already considered an extremely rare thing.

Not to mention that the box is extremely exquisite, but there is an eye carved in the middle of the front, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable at first glance.

And on the top of the box, there are seven thin purple jade pillars inserted.

The eyes and the purple jade pillars made the box look a little weird and extremely unusual.

"Huh? Didn't expect Man Rong to have such skills?"

As soon as he caught his eye, Sun Quan, who had a somewhat indifferent look in his eyes, couldn't help but praise him.

Then commented:

"It's just that barbarians will always be barbarians. Such a good thing was carved with such an eye, which ruined it for nothing."

And what is wrong with carving it, what is the purpose of carving it into a box?
Holding the emerald jade box in his hands, Lu Yi moved closer, and whispered:
"Your Majesty is right. But this thing is quite weird, please take a look, Your Majesty."

As Lu Yi said, he raised the emerald box to the direction of the candle, and looked from the bottom, and there was a clear black shadow inside.

Seeing this, Sun Quan immediately reacted and said in surprise, "There is something inside!"

Lu Yi hurriedly complimented: "Your Majesty is wise!"

When encountering such a rare object, most of them will play with it and look at it under the joy of hunting.

And the design of this box is wonderful, as long as you play with it over and over again, you will discover its secret sooner or later.

His Majesty may not look down on what Man Rong sent up.

However, the School Affairs Office bears the important task of enriching His Majesty’s Young Mansion.

No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat.

Lu Yi habitually estimated the price for it, so naturally he had to carefully inspect it for any flaws.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, you will find something weird inside.

Sun Quan took the jadeite box from Lu Yi and found that it was not enough.

So asserted:
"It's hollow inside, and there must be something hidden in it."

After examining it carefully, he said:
"These seven jade pillars are probably the key to opening it."

While speaking, he stretched out his hand and tried to pull it out, but found that it didn't move at all, as if it had grown on it.

He didn't dare to use too much force, for fear of damaging the contents inside.

After tossing and turning for a while, I still had no clue.

Sun Quan became restless again and asked:

"Do you know who paid this tribute?"

Lu Yi nodded:

"This is a tribute from a tribe that claims to be Ulowba. The place where this tribe lives is adjacent to Funan."

Lv Yijiu followed Sun Quan, so he naturally knew the meaning of His Majesty's question.

So he went on to explain to Sun Quan:

"According to the envoy of this tribe, their tribe has been the bodyguard of Funan Kingdom for generations."

"This emerald jade box is from the ancestors hundreds of years ago. During the sacrifice, they saw a thunderbolt falling from the sky on the sacred mountain where they worshiped."

"Their ancestors only thought that the spirit appeared from the holy mountain, so they went to check the place where the thunderbolt fell, and found this jade box."

"People in their tribe thought it was a gift from the gods, so they took it back and enshrined it for generations."

"Oh?" Sun Quan rubbed the seven jade pillars on the box and asked thoughtfully, "Then why did they offer it as a tribute again?"

"Your Majesty, there is a reason for this."

Lv Yi bent a little lower so that Sun Quan could hear more clearly:

"Over the years, there have been frequent incidents of Han Chinese caravans crossing Ailao Mountain to deceive and oppress the barbarian army in the south of Cochin."

"As for these things, they didn't do anything about Great Wu originally. After all, most of them were active in the north of Funan Kingdom, and the barbarians there had no relationship with Great Wu."

"It's just that people didn't expect that in the past two years, there have been traces of Han Chinese caravans even around Funan Kingdom. Funan Kingdom and the Zhou tribes are all interested in Great Wu."

"Of course they don't want to betray Wu Xianghan. It's just that the Han caravan's methods are deceitful and cruel. These barbarians can't bear to disturb them. Therefore, they came to pay tribute this time to ask His Majesty to give them justice."

If you want to ask the wise and powerful Emperor Sun to uphold justice, how can you do it without showing sincerity?
It's just that Great Wu is a great country, so what's missing?
Emperor Wu, what have you not seen?
It’s not easy to express sincerity!
So the patriarch made a decision against his ancestors, offering tribute to the treasures enshrined in the clan in exchange for Emperor Sun's support.

Very reasonable, no trace of PS.

Anyway, after Sun Quan listened, he couldn't find any omissions.

At least it perfectly explained why the barbarians in the barren land had such a superbly carved jade box.

It's just that he knew that the jadeite box in his hand contained a secret, and that he could see it with his eyes, but he couldn't open it, which made Sun Quan scratch his heart like a hundred claws.

"Such an exquisite jade box is worth a lot, but what can be hidden in this box must be a treasure."

"But if you want to take out the treasures in this box, you have to untie these seven jade pillars. But I have never seen the shape of these seven pillars." Sun Quan sighed, "What can I do?"

Although Lv Yi didn't read much, his mind turned quite quickly.

Especially when it comes to matters involving Sun Quan, he naturally has to be very energetic.

Before sending the things over, he had already thought about this problem.

But seeing him carefully suggest:
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion, but I don't know whether it is appropriate or not."

"Oh? You have a solution?" Sun Quan looked at Lu Yi, "But it doesn't matter."

"I heard that the Marquis of Duxiang (that is, Zhuge Ke) is well-read and knowledgeable. He even recognizes legendary objects such as the Xi Nang. Why don't Your Majesty have these seven pillars painted and sent to Chaisang for questioning?"

The so-called understanding of the bag refers to Zhuge Ke's appointment as the prefect of Danyang. When he pacified the mountains, he once went hunting. Between the two mountains, he saw something like a child, and he stretched out his hand to attract people.

The attendants didn't know left and right, and they were all frightened and uneasy.

Only Zhuge Ke didn't change his face, stepped forward to hold it by the hand, and took it away from the original place.

Strange to say, the thing died as soon as it left its original place.

Afterwards, everyone asked about the reason.

Zhuge Ke replied:

"This matter is recorded in "Bai Ze Tu": 'Between the two mountains, there is a spirit like a child. When he sees people, he stretches out his hand to attract them. It is called "Xi Nang".

Everyone on the left and right deeply admired him and regarded him as a god.

After this incident, the Shanyue people became more and more in awe of Zhuge Ke.

And after this story spread in Wu, everyone in Wu said that Zhuge Ke was very knowledgeable.

Sun Quan was naturally also very interested in this rumor, and had personally asked Zhuge Ke about it.

Zhuge Ke did not deny it.

So what is the truth of this matter, only the parties know.

At this time, after being reminded by Lu Yiyi, Sun Quan also thought of this matter, and he immediately appreciated the proposal: "It makes sense."
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Chaisang is a thousand miles away from Jianye, which seems far away, but in fact the two cities are on the banks of a big river, and it is very convenient for boats to travel between them.

But in seven or eight days, the urgent letter from Jianye was delivered to Zhuge Ke.

Zhuge Ke didn't dare to neglect His Majesty's handwriting. He opened it and looked at it, but he didn't expect it to be a technique of asking organs.

Zhuge Ke was a little surprised, but soon laughed again:
"The change of this Luban lock is also true, from six pillars to seven pillars, it is called the seven-star knot..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhuge Ke suddenly stopped, and even his face changed slightly.

The Luban technique passed down in the world is only superficial.

Luban's real secret techniques are actually all collected in the book "Luban Jing".

And "Lu Ban Jing" is a banned book, and it is not circulated in the world at all.

Rumor has it that only the disciples of certain mountain sects are eligible to learn this book.

If you learn it privately without a teacher, you will have to pay a huge price.

Because I study this book privately, there will be no descendants.

If you get one, you will die with a daughter; if you get the second, you will live alone and die alone.

The reason why the disciples of the Shanmen can learn is because there is a secret method in their master's school to break the curse.

The reason why Zhuge Ke knew it so clearly was that Huang Yueying, his aunt, had obtained a copy of "Luban Jing" by chance.

Uncle and aunt had no children until they met Feng Mingwen, a boy from the Shanmen.

The reason is that my aunt studied the "Lu Ban Jing", which caused her body to be disabled and unable to give birth.

In the end, he had to let his younger brother (ie Zhuge Qiao) pass the heir.

Later, when my uncle had a son in his later years, it was precisely because Feng Mingwen broke the curse on his aunt with his master's secret method.

(Note: Chapter 354 of the Luban Classic and Chapter 355 are about talking)
Thinking of this, Zhuge Ke's face became more serious.

There are six Luban locks, and he played with them when he was a child.

Six Luban locks are called Liuhe tenons, and seven are called Qixing knots.

It was made by my aunt according to the records of "Lu Ban Jing", saying that it can enlighten wisdom.

For the disciples of the mountain gate, "Lu Ban Jing" is a book of esoteric arts, but for others, it can be described as an ominous book.

So although Zhuge Ke played Lubansuo, he never mentioned it to outsiders.

Then how did His Majesty know about the Seven Star Knot?

Thinking of a certain possibility, Zhuge Ke's heart sank!
What his uncle, uncle and mother have experienced, Zhuge Ke has no doubts about the rumors of "Luban Jing", and is even quite jealous.

Now that His Majesty is writing to ask, why not worry?

Da Wu already lost a prince, and he didn't want to lose another one.

Although His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, there are no taboos, and ghosts and gods are changed, but with a body of ten thousand gold, there is no need to take this risk.

Without delay for a moment, Zhuge Ke immediately splashed ink and wrote a letter in a hurry, describing in detail the harm of "Luban Jing" based on his uncle and aunt.

In order to prove that what he said was true, he also explained in detail how to untie the seven-star knot.

Then immediately took the letter to see the angel who was waiting for a reply, and exhorted:

"This matter is of great importance, please send the angel to Jianye as quickly as possible!"

Seeing his solemn expression, the angel thought it was an urgent matter, so he responded in a hurry, and immediately set off to rush back.

Because it is going downstream, going from Chaisang to Jianye is much faster than going from Jianye to Chaisang.

In addition, he was traveling day and night and did not dare to go ashore to stay, but after three or four days, Zhuge Ke's reply was delivered to Sun Quan.

After reading Zhuge Ke's reply, Sun Quan couldn't lie down on the couch anymore, so he just sat up.

mountain gate?

See you again!

Why did I send Nie You and Lu Kai out to sea?

Unexpectedly, there were mistakes, they did not find Feng Mingwen's master, and the Man Rong who followed them back brought the treasure left by the mountain gate.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan became excited immediately, and his thinking became extremely sharp at this moment.

"Insect Valley of the Dian Kingdom" records that Feng Mingwen's teacher did not find the phoenix gallbladder. In the end, because of the poison, he had to go to sea from Jiaozhou and return to the teacher's school to detoxify.

Isn't Funan the only place where Jiaozhou Sea Road must pass?

Thinking of this, Sun Quan felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

With the testimony of Zhuge Liang and his wife, he did not doubt what Zhuge Ke said in the letter.

He doesn't have "Luban Jing", nor does he want it.

But untying the seven-star knot is what he needs most!

"Get out, everyone out! No one is allowed to come in without my order!"

Sun Quan suddenly patted the bed with a "bang bang" and drank impatiently.

The palace people did not dare to stay for a moment, and hurriedly retreated.

After the last palace servant disappeared at the door, Sun Quan leaned over and carefully took out the purple jadeite jade box from the cabinet next to the couch.

He spread Zhuge Ke's letter on the couch, and began to dismantle the seven-star knot according to the steps written in the letter.

It's just that although there are steps written by Zhuge Ke, Sun Quan's fingers are very clumsy when dismantling because of unfamiliarity.

He was so anxious that he was sweating all over his head, and he forced himself to work hard for a long time before he heard a soft "click".

This soft sound, in Sun Quan's ears, was like thunder, and his heart beat violently.

Carefully pulling out the last jade pillar, the jadeite box that seemed to be in one piece was indeed loose.

Holding back his ecstasy, Sun Quan held his breath, pressed the eye on the box with the most careful movements, and gently opened the box.

Inside the box, a booklet made of leather was lying there quietly.

The brochure looks very old and exudes a mysterious atmosphere.

But that's not the point, the point is, does it look familiar?

A morbid blush appeared on Sun Quan's face.

The ups and downs made him extremely emotionally unstable.

He took the book out of the box again with the difficult and careful movements of a patient.

When I opened it, I saw four big characters written on the title page: "Queen of Funan".

Can't wait to flip back again...

really!

Sun Quan's breathing began to become heavy, and even the hand holding the book trembled.

Finally, I couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh:

"Hahaha... Heaven will not kill me! Heaven will not kill me!"

(End of this chapter)