"Baekje?" Upon hearing this familiar name, Xiaoman's pupils shrank slightly: "Are you talking about the Baekje Kingdom in Haidong?"
"That's right! Have you heard of this country?" Wang Wenzuo looked at the woman in front of him in surprise. It was a bit strange that a singer who was raised in the backyard had also heard of the name Baekje.
Xiaoman immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly explained: "I heard someone say it in the house a few days ago, and now I remember it when I heard you mention it!"
"That's it!" Wang Wenzuo nodded. Liu Yuanzhen had been on a mission to Baekje not long ago, so this woman was not surprised to hear about it.
"It's you!" A surprised voice came from behind. Wang Wenzuo turned around, but it was Liu Yuanzhen standing at the courtyard gate with a face full of surprise.
"It's me who has met Liu Neifu!"
"No gift, no gift!" Liu Yuanzhen stepped forward to support Wang Wenzuo and stopped him from bowing down: "It was just rumored that the slave sent Jin Renshou's famous assassin, but I didn't expect it to be you. When did you come back from Baekje? ?”
"After the Baekje rebellion subsided, I went back to Chang'an with General Jin!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "I brought some local products with me, please accept them from the inner government!"
"Oh, why are you doing this?" Liu Yuanzhen was very happy to see that he was an acquaintance. After all, this had an additional channel to get information about the Donggong Polo Team, which was of great benefit to him: "I have also been to Baekje. Having witnessed the hardships of border soldiers with your own eyes, you and I will be spared the clichés between you and me!"
"It's really just some local products!" Wang Wenzuo insisted: "Please accept it from the inner government!" After that, he got up and walked to the courtyard gate to give some instructions to his servants. After a while, a wooden box was delivered to Wang Wenzuo. Opening the wooden box in front of Liu Yuanzhen, he first took out a leather bag: "Here are the finest carved feathers, a total of a thousand!"
"Oh?" Liu Yuanzhen was overjoyed when he heard this. He took out two of them, looked at them and said with a smile: "Yes, it's really good. There are not many such good carved feathers even in the inner palace. Wang Canjun, I accepted this gift. , I really appreciate your love!"
Xiaoman on the side saw this and asked in confusion: "Is this feather rare? Why is the owner so happy!"
"Haha!" Liu Yuanzhen was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Xiaoman, you don't understand. This eagle and raptor is the best at flying, so its feathers are the best arrow feathers. According to the rules of the palace, the Emperor, the East Palace, and the Zong All the feather arrows used by the king must be made of carved feathers. Think about how many royal nobles there are in Chang'an City? How many feather arrows can be used? How many carved feathers are offered as offerings from various places? Wang Canjun's bag of carved feathers is available in Chang'an Money can’t buy it!”
"The inner government is ridiculous. I got these carved feathers from the Japanese. I just borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha. If the inner government asks me for a second bag, I won't have any!" Wang Wenzuo smiled and took out a roll of leather from the wooden box. , handed it to Liu Yuanzhen: "This time I am going to take the internal examination, guess what kind of leather this is!"
Liu Yuanzhen's official position was to manage the warehouse goods for the emperor. He had seen many treasures in the world. What kind of treasures could he not see? He took the leather confidently and saw that the leather was white with tiny spots on it. The texture was slender, soft and shiny. There was a layer of extremely fine velvet on the surface of the leather, which felt indescribably comfortable. He stroked and examined it for a long time, but he still couldn't remember what kind of fur it was.
"But mink?"
Wang Wenzuo shook his head.
"Otter skin?"
Wang Wenzuo shook his head again.
"Fox fur?"
In this way, Liu Yuanzhen asked about seven or eight kinds of precious furs. Wang Wenzuo shook his head and denied it. Finally, Liu Yuanzhen smiled bitterly and said: "Then I really don't know. Can Wang Canjun tell me?"
"It's a sea beast from the far north. The locals call it sea dragon!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.
"Sea Dragon Skin? This title is a bit too much!" Liu Yuanzhen said with a smile.
Wang Wenzuo smiled, took the fur from Liu Yuanzhen, and asked the servant to fetch a bucket of water. Then he dipped the fur into the bucket, took it out again, unfolded it, shook it vigorously a few times, and shook off the water drops on it. Passing it to Liu Yuanzhen, Liu Yuanzhen only felt a slight dampness on his fingers. The whole leather was not even wet, as if it was dry.
"Neifu, this leather is so light and warm. Even in the cold winter, you won't feel cold when wearing one, and it won't get wet with rain. The barbarian chiefs in the north like to use this leather to make clothes! I'll bring a total of them this time. I got three of them and dedicated them all to the inner palace!"
"This, this is a bit too expensive!" Even with Liu Yuanzhen's thick face and dark heart, he also felt that this gift was a bit difficult to accept. With his eyes in charge of the emperor's inner palace, he had never seen a fur, so he wanted to return it. Three were sent. The most important thing is that since ancient times, gifts have been given to people who ask for help, but I still want to get news about the East Palace Polo Team from Wang Wenzuo. It is a bit too much to accept the generous gifts while also asking for news from others. .
"The inner government is joking. Although this leather has some benefits, it is worthless. You can say it is worth a thousand guan, or you can say it is only worth one guan. The key is who wears it! How can such a thing be worth a thousand guan? Do you think it's valuable?"
Frankly speaking, Wang Wenzuo's words were not difficult to refute, but as he stroked the soft sea dragon skin with his hand, Liu Yuanzhen felt more and more that what the other party said was very reasonable. Just as he was thinking about what he should say to accept these three Zhang Pizi saw Wang Wenzuo picking up a bowl, pouring out the tea inside, taking out a deerskin bag from the wooden box, untying the knot that tied the bag, and pointing the mouth of the bag towards the pottery bowl and tipping it over. The golden fluid poured into the bowl and quickly filled the top of the pile.
"Is this Sands?"
This time Liu Yuanzhen did not need Wang Wenzuo to explain again.
"Yes, I got these from the Japanese, too! The quality is pretty good, so please accept them from the inner government!"
Liu Yuanzhen opened his mouth, but no more words of rejection came out of his mouth. Maybe the golden sand was not as rare as the sea dragon skin, but the innate greed of human beings for gold made him unable to even politely refuse.
"These beads are quite plump and round. I'll give them to the imperial family as a reward!"
"These pieces of amber haven't been polished yet. The craftsmen around me are rough, but there are many skilled craftsmen around me who can polish them carefully!"
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After half a meal, Wang Wenzuo introduced all the various gifts in the wooden box. Even if Liu Yuanzhen is a fool, he can see that Wang Wenzuo must be asking for something when he comes here. He stretched out his hand to stop Wang Wenzuo from placing the last gift on the table: "This must have been obtained from the Japanese? Well, Wang Canjun, please tell me if you have anything to say!"
"Naifu, you have also seen that these rare treasures come from the Japanese country. This shows how rich this country is. Moreover, they have just sent troops to join Baekje. There is no need to worry about-"
