On top of the carriage, inside the red cloth, was an extremely tacky gift.
The whole body is golden, and the shape is the same as the pink and white fruits that are abundant in the Jinwang Palace Junzi Courtyard in the season, but compared to the fresh peaches, this golden peach is really too spectacular...
After hearing Shen Liang complain that Chu Shile was really clueless in preparing gifts, he scratched his head in embarrassment and said:
"Brother Liang, it's not like you don't know. What I like most is gold, and the most precious thing is gold. So if you give it to my most loyal brother, my first reaction can only be gold."
Shen Liang was helpless.
It is said that he and Chu Shile grew up wearing the same pair of trousers. Whenever his birthday was an auspicious day, Chu Shile would not miss it. Not only would everyone be present, but he would also give generous gifts every time.
For example, on Shen Liang's eighth birthday, Chu Shile gave him a bag of gold ingots.
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For example, on Shen Liang's twelfth birthday, Chu Shile gave him a statue of General Bai made of pure gold.
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Another example is the gift of this huge golden peach with the word "longevity" engraved on it when I am eighteen years old today.
The situation is exactly as Shen Liang complained and Chu Shile explained on his own. Giving gifts is different every year, but there is no difference in giving gifts every year.
The so-called "only difference" is probably that the gold is becoming more and more abundant.
"I won't say anything if I'm not creative. I just want to ask you, why did you get a big peach with the word 'Longevity' carved on it?"
"I am eighteen years old and above."
"Not my eightieth birthday."
If the two brothers had discussed this matter in private, Chu Shile would have fooled him by acting like a scoundrel.
But after all, Jin Wang Shen Wanjun was present at the moment. Although Chu Shile secretly regarded Shen Wanjun as half-father, he did not dare to really elevate his position so high, thinking that he could be with him. Like Brother Liang, he has no scruples in front of this "half-father".
So Chu Shile was frightened and quickly called the servants accompanying him to cover it with red cloth.
"Brother Liang, if you don't like it, I'll take it back, and then I'll think of some creative gifts to make up for it, okay? On your special day, please don't be unhappy because of my clumsiness."
Saying that, Chu Shile quickly ordered his servants to take Jin Tao back to Chu's house.
When Shen Liang heard this, he didn't care about this little gold at all. He stopped him and said:
"We have been together for so many years, do you think I am someone who cares about such a trivial matter? Okay, just keep the gift. Anyway, your Chu family has a lot of gold."
"Can it be done?"
Chu Shile asked uncertainly, not forgetting to glance at Shen Wanjun's face secretly.
Shen Liang nodded, and then Shen Wanjun smiled and said:
"Our Shen family always pays attention to the heart. You are just like your father, Shen Liang is very knowledgeable."
Having said that, Shen Wanjun ignored Chu Qi's further questions.
"Hey Shile, how many kilograms of golden peaches do you have?"
Chu Shile, who worked with his father to create this gift, immediately responded respectfully:
"The total weight is nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight kilograms and nine taels, exactly the same."
Nine is the extreme number and has been a royal number since ancient times.
Regardless of whether the third prince Chu Qi is present or not, the Chu family cannot associate the gift to the Jin Palace with the "Nine Extremes", let alone more than nine to make ten. Otherwise, once the Jin Palace accepts this gift, there will be consequences The suspicion of "Yue Jiu usurping the country" is even more serious!
Therefore, in order not to cause trouble to the Jin Palace, but also to highlight the superior status of the Jin Palace in the Great Yan Dynasty, Chu Youcai decided on the gold weight of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight jins and nine taels without too much thinking.
The difference of one liang is the number of Huangji, which means that one person is lower than ten thousand people, and the position is extremely popular!
However, even when sending this gift, the Chu family and his son were very careful, but such a heavy gift would inevitably make Chu Qi frown slightly subconsciously.
You must know that the annual salary of a first-grade official in the Great Yan Dynasty was only one thousand dan, which was about more than 1,800 taels of silver.
As the head of a king with a different surname, Shen Wanjun's annual salary is naturally much higher than that of a first-class official, but it is only three thousand dan.
Three thousand dan is less than the annual salary of 5,000 taels of silver.
Compared with the crowning gift given to Shen Liang by the Chu family, this is simply a world of difference!
"No wonder officials in the court often say that the wealth accumulated by the Jin Palace is so huge that it can rival that of a whole country. This statement is indeed true."
"Moreover, the Chu family in Jincheng is also a well-established wealthy businessman. A gift, ten thousand catties of gold, when did our Yan Dynasty become so rich?!"
Chu Qi, who frowned slightly, was secretly frightened. He thought he had concealed his emotions very well, but little did he know that even the slightest reaction could not escape Shen Wanjun's fiery eyes.
In fact, Shen Wanjun did it on purpose.
Because he could not have asked Chu Shile to lift the red cloth and present the gift in front of Chu Qi, nor would he have asked verbosely like "How much does this golden peach cost?" like pointing a gun at him.
Moreover, Shen Wanjun was not only not worried about Chu Qi going back to complain to the new emperor, but he also wished that the latter would explain the matter to the new emperor word for word.
The reason for doing this is that Shen Wanjun wants to tell the new emperor through Chu Qi that I, the King of Jin, live a very comfortable life in this place far away from the imperial capital of Zhongzhou. I have countless power and wealth, so I don’t have to be unable to sleep at night. I kept wondering whether the Shen family would one day be unable to withstand the temptation of one or more dynasties, rebel against Dayan, and join forces to attack Dayan.
"Third Prince, what do you think of this crown-length gift from the Chu family to my son?"
Shen Wanjun suddenly asked, Chu Qi quickly recovered his mind and said with a smile:
"I have never received a gift worth nearly ten thousand kilograms of gold. This is enough to show the great friendship the Chu family brothers have for His Highness Shen Liang. It can be learned from heaven and earth."
Chu Qi inadvertently revealed a bit of "sourness", and Chu Qi quickly realized it, so he immediately changed the topic.
"Brother Shen, I was in a hurry to go out this time, and I didn't know that today is your golden day, so I hope you can't prepare a gift in advance. Don't be surprised."
Shen Liang, who was too lazy to make friends with a "royal hypocritical little fox" like Chu Qi, waved his hands indifferently.
"It doesn't matter. After all, I didn't give you anything when you got your crown."
Chu Qi put on a smile of thanks for understanding, then his thoughts changed and he began to throw out the planning clues for this trip to Jinzhou.
"Speaking of which, although I didn't prepare any real gifts like Brother Chu, this time I came to visit you and brought another form of... heavy gift on behalf of the Great Yan royal family."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Wanjun, who was thoughtful for a moment, suddenly lost the smile on his face.
Shen Liang, who didn't know why, was aroused and couldn't help but curiously asked:
"What does Brother Chu mean?"
Just when Chu Qi was about to explain, Shen Wanjun intervened and said:
"Shen Liang, please take the food and music to place the golden peach, and call the kitchen to prepare the food and wine. If you have any questions, we can talk at the table later."
Shen Liang could tell that Shen Wanjun was deliberately trying to push him away.
But I don't understand why he should be sent away.
