After a few pleasantries, Zhu Di directly stated the purpose of looking for Qu Yuan.
"I heard that your clan has a piece of jade with Yin and Shang characters engraved on it?"
Qu Yuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Emperor Xinming came to him with such a big fanfare, just for the piece passed down in the clan. "Isn't there only one piece? What's the matter with six pieces?"
Yugui?
"It's not one piece, it's six pieces." Zhu Di was stunned and quickly asked: "Are they all engraved with my Chinese writings from the Yin and Shang Dynasties?"
"Yes." Qu Yuan nodded with a smile and explained: "Ever since I learned that my husband likes jade guis like this, I have paid attention to this kind of jade guis when I came back and found a few pieces from other tribes."
Zhu Di then remembered that Zhu Zhanji had told him that Quyuan City was a trading center for the surrounding tribes. The exchanges with the surrounding tribes were very frequent and close, so it was not surprising to find such a jade guide.
"So that's it." Zhu Di sighed slightly and smiled at Qu Yuan: "I wonder if you can bring these pieces of jade and let me see them?"
"Of course." Qu Yuan quickly stood up and bowed his hands towards Zhu Di: "But these pieces of jade are all kept in the tribe and are not around..."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Di waved his hand directly: "I heard that your tribe is not far from the sea. I can send the navy to send you back to get your things."
Zhu Di was also worried that after Qu Yuan knew the importance of these jade pendants, he would not take them out. He simply found an excuse to send the navy to follow Qu Yuan back all the way, so that Qu Yuan would have no way to regret it even if he wanted to.
Qu Yuan didn't care about a few pieces of jade, but he did care about this transaction. After hearing what Emperor Xinming said, he had a look of embarrassment on his face.
After Zhu Di saw it, he quickly asked: "What's wrong? Do you have any difficulties? Tell them together. As long as I can solve it, I will help you solve it."
Since he wanted to get Yu Gui from Qu Yuan, Zhu Di didn't mind giving him some benefits.
Qu Yuan nodded with an embarrassed smile and spread his hands: "Your Majesty, I came to Xinming this time to buy some government goods. I have just arrived now..."
Qu Yuan was also very surprised. As soon as he arrived at the city gate, he was dragged to see His Highness the Crown Prince and then brought to the presence of Emperor Xinming.
This left him no time to purchase goods at all.
"How about your Majesty giving me some time to purchase the goods before going back?"
Zhu Di laughed and shook his head: "Why bother? If you need anything, just tell Zhan Ji, and it will be treated as a reward from me."
After a pause, Zhu Di nodded towards Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji nodded quickly to Grandpa Huang, then turned to Qu Yuan and said, "Just tell me what you want, and we'll have someone arrange it when you get back."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qu Yuan immediately bowed to Emperor Xinming when he saw that he could not only buy official goods without spending any money.
Afterwards, Zhu Zhanji took Qu Yuan and left the Fengtian Palace. He asked people to prepare silk, porcelain and other goods for Qu Yuan, and then sent a navy to escort Qu Yuan back to get the jade guide.
It took more than two months for Zhu Di to finally see the true face of Liupai Yugui.
After Yu Gui was obtained, Zhu Di immediately found Han Du.
Only then did Qu Yuan discover that his husband was actually in Xinming.
"Sir, I'd like to meet you, Qu Yuan." Qu Yuan bowed to Han Du, and when he raised his head, tears filled his eyes.
Since Qu Yuan left Daming and returned to the tribe, he has never seen his husband again. Before, he only learned about his husband's current situation from the mouths of Yu Qian and others, and Qu Yuan felt very melancholy.
Now that I saw my husband appear in front of me, my longing for him could no longer be suppressed and burst out in an instant.
"Are you here?" Since Han Du knew that Zhu Di wanted to find evidence that the Yin merchants came to America, he knew that Qu Yuan would definitely be found by Zhu Di to find Xinming.
However, Han Du was not in a hurry to meet Qu Yuan, but was paying attention to the news about Japan. Compared with Qu Yuan, it was obvious that the movements of Komatsu Lingzi deserved more attention from Han Du.
This woman is as cunning as a fox. She will definitely not sit still and wait for death. Who knows what tricks she will cause.
"I haven't seen you for many years. Whenever I see the moon, my students want to go back to the Ming Dynasty to see you again." Qu Yuan started crying as he spoke. "Over the years, my husband has been reduced."
Han Du chuckled, shook his head and sighed: "What's wrong with losing weight? It's true that I have gained weight over the years."
After saying that, he glanced at Qu Yuan: "You are darker than when you were in the Ming Dynasty. Why, are you having a hard time in the clan?"
Han Du's memory still lingers on when Qu Yuan left the Ming Dynasty and returned to America. At that time, Qu Yuan stood on the bow of the ship like a handsome young man walking among the streets.
But now, the Qu Yuan in front of him looked more like an old farmer who had worked hard for many years. If he hadn't been wearing a green shirt from the academy instead of a short coat, he would have been no different from an old farmer.
"It's not bitter..." Qu Yuan nodded heavily with tears in his eyes.
Of course he had worked very hard in these years, but the main reason came from Qu Yuan himself. He wanted his people to live the same life as the people of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, but the difficulty was too great.
Although he is the clan leader, he has seen the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, but his clansmen have not. Moreover, his clansmen do not think there is anything wrong with the previous life. Their ancestors have lived like that for generations, and there will definitely be no problems.
On the contrary, he was very dissatisfied with the changes made by Qu Yuan, and even thought that he was breaking the rules of his ancestors.
If Qu Yuan didn't have a father who was willing to support him, he wouldn't be sure that he would be able to do what he does now.
Han Du didn't know the pain in Qu Yuan's heart, but just imagine how much courage it took for a tribe that could leave the prosperous life of the Ming Dynasty and would rather return to the wilderness to let the tribe live a better life.
"You are very good! Yes, you have lived up to the academy's teachings." Han Du stretched out his hand and patted Qu Yuan hard twice on the shoulder.
Qu Yuan pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.
Yu Qian on the side saw this and sighed: "Brother Qu, the teacher has never said this to any academy student in so many years. You are the first!"
Even Yu Qian felt a little jealous, because even he himself did not receive such praise from the teacher.
Qu Yuan immediately glanced at his husband in surprise, and quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves: "Thank you, sir, for your kindness, I am ashamed of myself!"
Han Du glanced sideways at Yu Qian and smiled at Qu Yuan: "Ignore him, he is far behind compared to you."