"Little Lord, I spent a lot of money to get these back from the remote countryside. You have to let me earn a little, right? Otherwise, this old man will go to the northwest to drink the wind?" "If this Young Master goes to the countryside to collect goods, I can get a bunch back for fifty taels. Seeing that the old man had worked hard to run errands, this young master was willing to pay thirty taels. If it was someone else, they probably wouldn't be able to pay this price.”
"No, fifty taels!" The stall owner bargained and argued,"This old man worked so hard for nothing. I can't keep losing money!”
"Three hundred and fifty taels of silver. It's not easy for an old man like you.”"Deal!" Second Brother Jiang's bargaining skills were so sharp. Yang Jian looked at Second Brother Jiang with admiration. After Second Brother Jiang negotiated the price, he lowered his head and said to Yang Jian,""Yang Jian, can you pick two more authentic items?”Of course it was good. Yang Jian looked carefully for a while and quickly chose the antique he liked.
A string of ordinary wooden wine vessels was signed by Shao Kang. Shao Kang's original name was Du Kang, a descendant of Yu and the ancestor of wine. There was a lot of room for appreciation. The old man could not read, so he only thought that it was beautiful and accepted it. This cultural relic was indeed worthy of being treasured! The stall owner did not know that the wine vessel was carved from a whole piece of top-grade dark wood. He only felt that it was black and ugly to death. Although this old vessel was a little old, the carving was exquisite and it was from a famous family. How many people in the lower class could recognize it?
There was also a carving knife with Cangjie's name on it. This was the addition that Yang Jian had chosen. They didn't know that Cangjie's signature was hidden in the blade, so they were very grateful that he had picked out two little treasures. They thought that the Little Lord in front of them was not greedy, and the old man was also very kind.
The stall owner even specially gave them a self-made bamboo basket and packed them up. Good will be rewarded, as it has been since ancient times. After paying the bill and thanking him, Second Brother Jiang walked briskly to the other two stalls with a bamboo basket in one hand. The two stall owners had long seen Second Brother Jiang's magnanimous and casual transaction, so they hurriedly greeted him with smiles on their faces. Their attitudes were especially attentive.
There were fewer authentic items in these two stalls. Yang Jian chose a total of eight. Second Brother Jiang once again used his bargaining skills when he was poor and destitute as a hostage to buy all eight of them at the price of 40 taels. Thus, the two of them returned with a full load. If these stall owners knew that the person who bought their goods was the ruler of our Lu Kingdom, would their expressions be very rich? Nearly twenty items were laid out on the bed in a row. Second Brother Jiang happily washed these treasures carefully in front of Yang Jian.
Princess Shen Jiang stood by the well and listened to the whole story. She pointed at them with a trembling finger." What? These lousy things cost seventy-five taels?”The two of them nodded in unison. It was very cheap. The things he bought could be sold for a lot of money in the future. Second Brother Jiang slowly persuaded him while Yang Jian lay on the side and watched. He was almost excited to death after buying so many treasures. In this era, there were cultural relics and treasures left behind by the ancient ancestors everywhere. It was really a good time to make a fortune!
Yang Jian was immersed in the joy of picking up the loot until Princess Shen Jiang's voice interrupted him,""The second son of the Jiang family! Yang Jian is insensible. Don't tell me you're insensible as well? Seventy-five taels of silver was half a year's worth of living expenses for a court official! Don't you know how much you can buy with seventy-five taels? Why did he have to buy these useless junk that could not be eaten or used! Seventy-five taels of silver, this lady collected a whole bunch of them from the countryside for you, and you only bought a dozen of them! Do you know how old it is? Broken paper and broken cans, what are they?”
Seventy-five taels, Princess Shen Jiang's heart ached to death. Princess Shen Jiang rarely lost her temper, but when she did, no one could stop her. His voice was so high-profile that Yang Jian, who was watching the show, raised his hands to cover his ears. He looked at Second Brother Jiang, who was being lectured by Princess Shen Jiang, and felt very sorry. Seeing Yang Jian's pitiful eyes, Second Brother Jiang immediately raised his hand." Stop! Let me explain. It was said that gold in troubled times was an antique in prosperous times. Now that the troubled times were over, the lives of the common people were gradually getting better. When they lived well, they would know how to show off, especially the rich.”
"What do rich people like? What do you think will be cool? Antiques! In a few years, the trend of antiques will be very popular in our Dalu Kingdom. If you don't believe me, just wait and see how awesome the treasures we collect are.”
"Although these were all picked by Yang Jian, I've looked at them carefully. I think a few of them can be pretentious. For example, Du Kang's wine cellar had a signature. It didn't seem to have changed its style, but it had the effect of a famous brand. Where else would there be such an anti-counterfeit label? Who could have forged this signature in Du Kang's handwriting? Seeing Du Kang's signature, he knew how cool it was! Even ten thousand taels was worth it! He was the God of Wine! Otherwise, who would be worthy of such a good wine? It's made of Yin wood. It's good even if you drink tea to treat your illness. How expensive is the ten-thousand-year-old agarwood? Don't you know how expensive it is?”Second Brother Jiang spoke very fast and had a good reason. He refuted in one breath, instantly making Princess Shen Jiang fall silent and her anger gradually dissipated.
Second Brother Jiang knew the reason why Shen Jiang was angry. It was not that the item was really expensive, but that he did not take her shopping. He had missed such an opportunity to take a break from his busy schedule! He even left her in the palace to count the stars. How could he not be angry!
Genuine, do you understand? It was a real antique, not a fake. Even though these things were just junk now, in ten or twenty years, you wouldn't be able to buy them even if you were given a hundred or a thousand times the price. In times of peace and prosperity, gold was far less valuable than antiques because gold was mined more and more year by year, while antiques were less and less with the passage of time. After all, tangible things would disappear! He picked up the brush holder of the official kiln that had just been cleaned and showed it to Princess Shen Jiang. Under the sunlight, the color of the brush holder changed, just like the clear sky after the rain. When the clouds dispersed, the clear sky was suffused with golden light, and the warm surface was more like the pattern of cicada wings.
Beautiful, especially beautiful. Even though Princess Shen Jiang was used to using good porcelain, she was still bewitched. Second Brother Jiang held her hand and stroked the pen holder." Touch it. Does it feel like the Blood Jade Bracelet I gave you before? The feeling that the official kiln porcelain gave people was like touching warm jade.”Green as the sky, jade-like face, plus cicada wing patterns, these are the characteristics of the official kiln porcelain I read about in the book.
Do you know what official porcelain is? It was a special porcelain used in the imperial palace in the early summer of a few hundred years ago. It was glazed with agate. She was really beautiful. The predecessors once said that even if one had a hundred thousand dollars, it was not as good as a piece of official kiln. In other words, even a huge fortune was not as precious as a piece of porcelain from an official kiln. Even an official kiln was like this, let alone a complete brush holder?
"If this is a genuine piece from the official kiln in the early summer, then our Yang Jian's ability is incredible.”Princess Shen Jiang felt as if she had touched a flame, so hot that she hurriedly stuffed the pen holder into Second Brother Jiang's hands. She stared at it in awe and asked hesitantly,""Can this penholder be worth tens of thousands of dollars?”"Definitely." Second Brother Jiang nodded. "However, I don't know much about these things. I'll have to ask an expert to appraise them in the future to determine if they're authentic or fake.”The two of them put down their prejudices and discussed their dreams of making a fortune!
"I feel that the thing that Yang Jian has his eyes on should be real. He could even sense things buried three meters underground, let alone these things outside.”Princess Shen Jiang locked the things she bought this time in a box made of Camphor wood and carefully kept them. Seeing how precious these things were to Princess Shen Jiang, she knew that it wasn't that Shen Jiang didn't know the value of these things, but that the drunkard had other intentions and didn't take her to the old taro market.
Compared to the things sold in the old goods market, Second Brother Jiang was more inclined to buy old goods. The possibility of it being fake was not high. In ancient times, there was no high-tech technology to fake things, so it should be very real! The ancient furniture, wood carvings, and scrap metal were placed in the side room of another courtyard house. The books, calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain were placed in boxes. They were also placed in the courtyard house, not in the palace. This palace was not easy to sit in. The king's flag was changing on the city wall. Who knew how long it would last? It was better to keep it for yourself.
Another reason was that he was afraid that Yun Tuxing and his wife would find out about it and then search for it, emptying it overnight. After a while, half of the space in the penthouse was occupied. It was almost the new year, and every household in the capital city had no land to grow. Naturally, they were willing to sell the old goods that they didn't need. Moreover, Second Brother Jiang offered a fair price.
The old goods he bought were all authentic, and there were quite a few cultural relics. Only a quarter of the goods he bought in the old goods market were authentic. Yang Jian felt that it was a pity. The discerning ability of the Wisdom Eye surpassed all the appraisal masters! If he went to Old Taro City to pick up the leftovers, he would definitely be safe!
The wind and snow continued. Dongyi had been completely pacified. Jiang Lao Er was going to bring 3,000 troops back to Yinshang. He would follow the example of Ji Chang, the Marquis of the West, and personally pledge Zhaoge. The rest of the troops would stay in the Lu Kingdom and be managed by Shen Jiang, the Queen of the Lu Kingdom. Shen Jiang would also be in charge of the court affairs. Shen Jiang would then become a true queen. As for the State of Su, Marquis Su had sent Su Da as a hostage. Since he had no son, he could only send his daughter as a hostage. That was good too. After Yang Jian was conferred the title, they could be together. Or they could dig up some treasures in Zhaoge and buy a manor in Zhaoge as a gift to Yang Jian!
Back in Zhaoge, Yang Jian couldn't help but open his Wisdom Eye and found that the comet fell in the Shang Dynasty, the end of the Shang Dynasty in ancient times. Moreover, the place where the meteor fell was close to Zhaoge. When the meteor fell, the exhaust gas was often red. The ancients didn't think that it was the fire caused by the friction of high temperature, but only the bloody light. Therefore, Emperor Xin was in awe in the center of the palace. He wasn't worried about ghosts and gods. What he was worried about was that the evil cult would be able to write a book and order the world to accuse Emperor Xin of disrespecting ghosts and gods! Hence, they immediately sent out 3,000 soldiers to investigate the truth and find out who had come to Grand Shang to cause trouble. At the right time, Marquis of the West Ji Chang and the others also rushed over from outside the palace.
"Dear ministers, you can see that there was a red light behind the thing that fell from the sky just now. Someone told me that it was a bloody disaster.”Emperor Di Xin said worriedly. He was not worried about natural disasters but man-made disasters. "Your Majesty should gather the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor, Feng Chang, and the others to ask for the reason.”Marquis of the West Ji Chang immediately suggested. At this moment, Emperor Xin was in a state of unease. He immediately issued an edict for Second Lord Jiang and the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor to see him. As Shengong Zhuo was still near the Imperial Mausoleum, he did not summon him. At that time, the meteorite landed very close to the Imperial Mausoleum. This guy also knew some evil ways, but the Imperial Mausoleum was not damaged at all.
Before Second Lord Jiang and the others went to court, Shengong Zhuo had sent a letter back from the Imperial Tombs, saying that the place where this jinx had fallen had been damaged for more than ten miles, and all the trees and grass were on fire. At the same time, the fire was still spreading to the surrounding area. However, it had been stopped by Shen Gongzhuo, the captain of the fire extinguishing team. There would not be any big trouble. The letter also explained the situation of the jinx.
The jinx happened to land on the top of the mountain, creating a huge pit that was several feet deep. Sparks kept flying in all directions. It was really scary to be uncultured. It was so scary that no one dared to approach the place where the jinx was. They could only wait for the heat to dissipate before they could see the jinx's true appearance. "Minister Ji, what do you think is the reason for this? I'm panicking! It won't be long before the government and the people criticize me for disrespecting ghosts and gods!”Di Xin looked at the letter and said to Marquis of the West with a slightly relaxed mood. "This subject believes that these things are all because the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor and Fengchang did not manage the autumn harvest well, causing the people to be displaced. The many disasters and disasters will lead to disasters from the heavens and warn the world, so these people should be heavily punished to show the might of the heavens.”Marquis of the West Ji Chang said slowly.
Originally, Marquis of the West Ji Chang wanted to say something else, but he suddenly thought that this was a good opportunity to get rid of Second Jiang. This Second Jiang was a talented person. Once he grew stronger, he would definitely be of great use. At that time, the rise of Western Zhou would become a problem! Either he would be used by me, or I would get rid of him! When Shen Gongzhuo arrived at Zhaoge, he changed his words and said,""Shengong Zhuo, have you been hiding any disasters recently?”Marquis of the West suddenly asked Shengong Zhuo.
" There's a cold disaster near Zhaoge. Although it's already warm spring, there's still a foot of snow in Zhaoge, and the people are confined to their homes. Tens of thousands of people are suffering from frostbite and hunger. Everything else is fine, but we've already instructed the local authorities to strengthen the poverty relief work, such as providing porridge stalls to the victims.”Shengong Zhuo said respectfully. "It must be because the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor did not foresee the disaster and saved the people from fire and water, so the gods blamed him. The Office of the Eternal Official took charge of the world's money and food for His Majesty, so he did not do his duty to worship the gods.”Di Xin said slowly. Di Xin knew that he was lying. He wasn't worried about ghosts and gods, but he was afraid that rumors would spread everywhere! Secondly, Second Brother Jiang was a talented person. He had to be polished. It was difficult to achieve great things without being beaten!
Later on, the Western Zhou Dynasty's denunciation of Shang Zhou had the saying that he did not respect ghosts and gods. This showed that he was not afraid of ghosts and gods at all! Di Xin only had a premonition that the aftermath would be very complicated. Many people who had nothing better to do and were good at gossiping began to cause trouble or deliberately mystify things! This was especially true in Western Zhou. They often used this as a way to confuse people. It wouldn't be long before it spread throughout Western Zhou!
At this moment, the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor, Second Lord Jiang, and the others walked into the hall. Di Xin's expression was still not good." Did you guys predict this jinx?”"Your Majesty, we are stupid and did not expect such a big thing," Di Xin replied indifferently.”The head of the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor, Grand Scribe, said. Second Lord Jiang only stood at the back and did not dare to speak. He had been a bystander. He did not expect that all the officials would come to the palace. A normal jinx would cause such a stir among the fans. They thought that this was a big deal.
"Did Chaoge predict the disaster of extreme cold and heavy snow?”Di Xin said angrily,"We were stupid and didn't expect it.”The Grand Scribe continued to speak slowly. Hearing this, Second Lord Jiang knew that the idiot was done for. He didn't know anything and was obviously asking for a beating. The hall immediately fell silent. At this moment, Second Lord Jiang was kneeling down and did not dare to raise his head. However, according to the Grand Scribe's answer just now, this person was simply a fool and a fool. It was inevitable that he would be implicated.
After asking the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor, Emperor Xin also noticed Second Lord Jiang." Minister Jiang, do the various consecrators in the Imperial Mausoleum usually give enough tributes according to the instructions of the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor?”" Your Majesty," he said in a gloomy tone," I have already solved a large number of problems. However, due to the lack of surplus in the national treasury, there is a certain delay in the distribution of tributes.”Second Brother Jiang said in a low voice.
Di Xin held his forehead with his right hand, feeling frustrated. He didn't believe that the comet would bring disaster to the world. However, the rumors of the common people were terrifying. Back then, when the people were killed to sacrifice to the ghosts and gods, the world was almost in chaos. Now, this happened again. It might be bad if things went wrong. Second Brother Jiang was a good material, but good materials needed to be polished well. Without going through hardships, how could they become useful? He snorted coldly,"Since the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor couldn't find out when the jinx fell, and the Office of the Commissioner couldn't make up for the stolen money in time, pass down the order that all of these idle people will be imprisoned for interrogation.”"Your Majesty, we are wronged. We can predict the weather.”"Since we can't predict the weather, isn't it unnecessary to keep you? Instead of wasting the money from the national treasury, it was better to find something else that was useful! "You have no respect for God, so there is such a punishment. And you, Jiang Fengchang, I have handed over the world's money and food to you to manage. As the Secretary of Fengchang, if you can't even do such a big thing, the gods will naturally be punished. Therefore, I will punish you to show the will of the gods."”Di Xin said calmly.
It wasn't easy to discuss Feng Chang in Yin, but it was really f * cking fast to kill the donkey after it was done! Before Second Brother Jiang could speak again, the guard beside him immediately pulled him away. This was simply unbelievable to Second Brother Jiang. Wasn't he a jinx? What was so scary about it? His Majesty's reaction was a little too big. He had only returned for a short time, and he was already dead!
After Second Brother Jiang was taken away, Marquis of the West Ji Chang immediately stepped forward." Reporting to the Emperor, this is a revelation from the heavens. The Emperor should pardon the world and punish Second Brother Jiang and the others to show the Emperor's will.”"Marquis of the West, you are wrong. I feel that we don't know what the thing that descended from the heavens is. We should first investigate the details before making a decision.”Shengong Zhuo said slowly.
Di Xin frowned." Uncle, what do you think?”Bi Gan didn't know what was going on, but when he heard Di Xin's sudden question, he hurriedly stepped forward and replied,"This old minister thinks that it's better to investigate before making a decision. Such rumors are not beneficial to the empire.”Bi Gan said blankly. Bi Gan was a man who had some skills in governing the country, so he knew more about it. He was a civil official, so he didn't know much about such a jinx. He thought it was just a small matter. However, Di Xin had never believed in ghosts and gods. He only believed in the Three Emperors, so there was nothing he could do.
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