A flattering smile appeared on He Shen's fat face, and he said in his unique voice: "Your Majesty is busy with everything, running the government, and working tirelessly. The ministers see it and are worried about Your Majesty."
"Um……"
Li Qian picked up the tea on the table to relieve his tiredness and took a sip. It has been really hard these days.
Seeing this, He Shen then bowed and said: "I just happened to find a strange object a few days ago. It is exquisitely made and has unique craftsmanship. I was very happy when I saw it. I specially sent it to you today to present it to Your Majesty."
"Strange object?"
Li Qian found it a bit funny. Is there anyone in Da Qian who knows more about strange things than him?
Planes in the sky, trains on the ground... He had seen those "wonderful things" in his previous life, and He Shen probably couldn't even dream of them.
However, He Shen's actions convinced Li Qian that his previous guess was correct.
He Shen really intends to become his licking dog.
As for whether this licking dog is completely loyal and reliable, it will take time to verify.
However, does this count as a punch to start the plan to have initial results?
Li Qian rubbed his chin, thinking about the previous court meetings.
If I had been timid before, would He Shen still come today?
After roughly confirming that his efforts were effective, Li Qian was in a good mood and immediately waved his hand: "Heqing family, bring up the rare objects you mentioned!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
He Shen looked happy and turned around to greet him outside the hall.
After a while, two eunuchs came in carrying a red wooden box inlaid with gold and carefully placed it on the table.
Li Qian finally got a little curious and realized that this strange thing was quite big.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Heshen walked over quickly and opened the lid of the box. He saw that the bottom of the box was covered with a layer of luxurious red silk, and on it was placed a beautiful and tall round blue and white jade object. It was carved with nine flying dragons with majestic scales and horns. Arrange around.
The body of the dragon is made of warm white jade, but the eyes of each dragon are all blue, completely natural, without any signs of stitching.
Below the nine dragon heads, there are also nine white jade cups, which are exquisite and exquisite. Each of them is embossed with a sapphire dragon flying in the clouds and mist, either bending down and stretching its claws, or walking in the clouds and spreading rain... The posture of each dragon is completely different. .
Li Qian looked at this exquisite jade artifact with a flash of surprise in his eyes.
He gently picked up a jade cup, put it in his hands and rubbed it, feeling a cool touch, as delicate as a beautiful woman's skin, with a carved sapphire dragon swallowing clouds and mist, lifelike.
Inside the white jade cup, there is also a dragon head extending upward, representing a mighty and powerful horse.
There was a bit of surprise and affection in Li Qian's eyes.
Well, he admitted that he had never seen this thing in his previous life.
A treasure of this level can be regarded as a treasure in the museum, how could it be possible for him to hold it in his hand and play with it?
This life can be quite enjoyable.
He Shen stretched out his hand on one side and explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, this thing is called the Nine Dragon Cup."
"Kowloon Cup?"
Li Qian looked at the Kowloon Cup and nodded slowly. He seemed to have heard of such a name in his previous life.
With a flattering smile on his face, He Shen continued to explain: "Pour the wine from above, and the wine will spray out from the dragon's mouth below, filling the nine jade cups evenly."
"The most mysterious thing about this Kowloon cup is the cup below. This cup is the most reasonable way to hold wine. It should only be shallow and flat when it is filled, and it should not be overfilled. Otherwise, all the wine in the cup will be leaked, and not a drop will be left. "
"This is where contentment lasts and greed disappears."
"Um……"
Li Qian nodded slightly, and when He Shen said this, he remembered the origin of this thing.
Legend has it that the magistrate of Fuliang County in the early Ming Dynasty in his previous life specially asked the porcelain workers of the local "Imperial Kiln Factory" to make it in order to please Emperor Hongwu.
After the finished product of the Kowloon Cup was made, the county magistrate, in order to get promoted and make a fortune, rushed to the capital in person and presented this treasure to the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't put it down after seeing it, and repeatedly praised his superb porcelain craftsmanship.
The Fuliang County magistrate who presented the Kowloon Cup was quickly promoted from county magistrate to magistrate...
The outcome of the legend is very beautiful. The emperor got a treasure, the county magistrate was promoted, and the porcelain workers were praised... But how could the real story have a perfect outcome?
In Li Qian's view, this legend is indeed somewhat magical.
Who is Zhu Yuanzhang? If you dare to embezzle sixty taels of silver, you will have your head chopped off. He has been skinned and stuffed with grass all his life by countless corrupt officials. Would such a person be promoted to Fuliang County magistrate just because he offered him a treasure?
Moreover, the county magistrate of a locality acts as a herdsman and is responsible for guarding the land. He is not allowed to leave the county without special circumstances, otherwise he will be severely punished.
If he had rushed to the capital to offer a treasure in person, it would not be an offering of treasures, but a sacrifice of a person's head thousands of miles away. There is no such way to seek death.
Therefore, this wonderful story is either fiction, or there are many hidden secrets in it...
Thinking of this, Li Qian coughed lightly with a chuckle on his face. Regardless of its origin, he liked this Kowloon Cup very much.
This is an artistic treasure!
Sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away shows affection.
What's more, He Shen gave such a precious thing?
Even if you don’t use it, you can still sell it for money, right?
Thinking of this, Li Qian decided to cooperate with the adults to improve his gift-giving experience and mobilize his enthusiasm for gift-giving.
Only in this way, the next gift-giving with adults will come faster.
After finally catching a fat sheep, Li Qian was not going to catch him just once.
He Shen is said to be as rich as anyone in his country. He must have more than just a Kowloon Cup in his family. There must be many more precious and useful things than this one!
He wants to send the adults faster, better, and more happily...
Thinking of this, Li Qian showed a kind smile on his face, turned to look at He Shen, and asked pretending to be curious: "He Qing's family, is this thing really so magical?"
"Of course it is, of course it is."
Seeing his interest, He Shen smiled even brighter: "Your Majesty, if you have drinks now, you can give it a try."
"Okay, let's give it a try!"
Li Qian smiled and ordered Wei Zhongxian, and immediately a young eunuch came over to fetch water.
With the help of several eunuchs, He Shen also carefully took out the Kowloon Cup from the box and placed it on the table.
"Your Majesty." He Shen smiled and stretched out his hand: "Your Majesty, please..."
Li Qian was not polite and took the golden kettle with jade inlaid with dragon pattern and curved neck from the hand of the little eunuch on the side, and poured the water in the pot into the empty slot above the Nine Dragon Cup.
The clear water filled the white jade empty trough. After a while, water slowly flowed out from the mouths of the nine dragons below and fell into the white jade cup below, as crisp as pearls falling on a jade plate.
Li Qian continued to add water, and more and more water filled the jade cup, and soon it filled up with the faucet in the cup.
Under the watchful eyes of several people, the water level in the cup dropped rapidly!
As if some mechanism had been triggered, all the water leaked out and flowed onto the table!
The eunuchs standing by immediately hurriedly took the silk cloth and wiped the table. Li Qian was no longer pouring water, but was staring at this wonderful Kowloon cup curiously.