Chapter 359 It’s so clear that it wasn’t polished (first update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 359 It’s so clear that it wasn’t polished...(1st update)
Gao Zhang, the prodigy champion wearing a purple robe, once again went to the Song Dynasty Palace.
But today, there was a large wooden box placed beside him.
Inside this wooden box are all the treasures that Gao Zhang, a disciple with a filial piety that moved the world, prepared for Master Zhao Ji.
After witnessing my mother’s behavior when she received a precious gift like a mercury mirror.
Gao Zhang already had considerable confidence in offering this gift, and he carefully considered that Master Hun Jun had a lot of wives and concubines as his confidante.
So this time, a lot of mirrors were carefully prepared.
Arriving at the palace gate, the eunuch, who was already an old acquaintance, immediately came forward to greet him.
Curiously, he cast his eyes on the wooden box that was moved from the carriage.
After hearing Gao Zhang's explanation that the boxes were all gifts he wanted to give to the officials, the leader of the imperial army at the door summoned two brothers, carried the wooden box, and followed Gao Zhang towards the harem.
Because tomorrow is the Spring Reading, the court meeting ended quite early today. Zhao Ji, an official, left the Chui Gong Hall and walked towards the study as usual.
Tomorrow's Spring Reading, to be honest, Zhao Ji has been looking forward to it for a long time.
Looking into the reason, the main reason is that this round of spring reading has a lot to do with Xiao Gao, who is still just a child.
Whether it was the news from the Imperial City Division, the praise from the military ministers, or Gao Qiu's humility, they all proved one thing to the official Zhao Ji.
That is why Gao Zhang, his beloved disciple, actually knew the strategies of running an army and the methods of training troops.
If he only had a brief understanding of it, that would be fine. According to rumors, many of Xiao Gao's ideas and concepts will be used in the upcoming military training ceremony.
As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, of course he couldn't rush to the commander's palace to watch the training of Wu Ben of the Song Dynasty just because of curiosity.
In this way, it would be easy to arouse the anger of some civil servants. After all, the ancestral system of the Song Dynasty, which promoted culture and suppressed military affairs, has been directly engraved in people's bones.
While the official Zhao Ji was walking slowly and thoughtfully, Yang Jian, who was beside him, came closer and whispered a reminder.
"Guan, look over there, the Number One Scholar is here too..."
As soon as Zhao Ji, an official, raised his eyes, he saw Gao Zhang being led by a eunuch to the door of the study. Behind the two of them, there were two soldiers of the Forbidden Army carrying a wooden box.
This made the official Zhao Ji couldn't help but show joy on his face, and he strode forward quickly.
Gao Zhang then entered the study and asked the two Imperial Guardsmen to put down the wooden box. He then heard Master Hunjun's hearty smile coming from outside the study door.
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When master and apprentice met, it was natural for them to exchange friendly greetings. Only then did the official Zhao Ji focus on the wooden box.
"Xiao Gao, what gift did you bring to my teacher?"
"Master Yingming, inside this box is a new type of mirror that this disciple is going to present to Master."
"Disciple remembers that before, in this study, he saw a mirror that was a little blurry, but Master was still using it.
So I thought to see if I could make a mirror that could clearly reflect people's faces without blurring them."
As Gao Zhang spoke, he took out the key and opened the copper lock on it.
I heard that it is just a daily necessities like a mirror, but in the palace, there is no bronze mirror of any kind, even a bronze mirror that is as tall as your height.
However, in the face of his disciple's concern for him, Zhao Ji, an official, naturally would not dampen his beloved disciple's enthusiasm, but still had the patience to smile gently.
"Mirror? Oh... OK, OK, I want to take a good look at it as a teacher."
Official Zhao Ji saw Gao Zhang open the wooden box and found that the box was filled with cotton.
Yang Jian bent down and was about to help, but Xiao Gao raised his hand to stop him.
"Please Zhongguan Yang, please don't move. It's better if I do it myself. This mirror is too fragile. If you bump it if you don't pay attention, it will break."
"Broken?..." Official Zhao Ji subconsciously grinned.
I am quite knowledgeable in my life, but I have never seen a bronze mirror break into pieces if I knock it lightly.
"Xiao Gao, is it possible that your mirror is not made of copper?"
"As expected of the master, with just one word from the disciple, the master will be able to check everything clearly and know that this mirror is not a solid metal product."
Gao Zhang saluted his master, flattered him first, and then continued to put the cotton on the lid of the box.
Soon, I saw a very flat thing lying inside, and it seemed to be painted with a thick layer of paint.
After Gao Zhang took out the object, he carefully placed it flat on the cotton on the lid of the box, and then took out a base from inside.
Then the inlay began, and the oval mercury mirror, which was about one and a half feet long and one foot wide, was installed.
Then the silk cloth covering the mirror was pulled apart. In an instant, a ray of light seemed to flash across the faces of the official Zhao Ji and Yang Jian.
Both of them couldn't help but squint their eyes, feeling as if they were being flashed by the sun's rays.
Official Zhao Ji slowly opened his eyes and looked at the mirror blankly. The material of this mirror was really not made of copper, and it did not have that yellow background.
"Is this a silver mirror? No, no, if it is a silver mirror, there are several in the palace, but the feeling is still a little different..."
After the official Zhao Ji stood directly opposite the mirror in amazement, his expression finally changed again.
He could feel that the clarity of this mirror seemed to be even higher than the mirrors commonly used in the palace.
"Master, this is a glass mirror made of glass by a disciple. It is transparent and clear.
And it will not be like that bronze mirror, which will become increasingly blurry due to the influence of the weather every three or five months..."
Gao Zhang stood next to the glass mirror, looking at Master Hunjun who was getting closer and closer, almost hitting his face on the mercury mirror.
He patiently explained the advantages of this kind of glass mirror. The first is that as long as the paint behind the glass mirror does not peel off, this kind of mirror can always maintain its clarity.
I dare not say a hundred years, but ten or twenty years would be no problem at all.
"It's so clear. Isn't this polished?"
Official Zhao Ji stared blankly at himself in the mirror. He could clearly see his facial features, even his eyebrows, and even his eyelashes were clearly visible in the mirror. Huh?...
Zhao Ji, an official, stared blankly at himself in the mirror. There seemed to be a small white thing in the corner of his eye near the bridge of his nose.
I couldn't help looking at the mirror curiously, reaching out to the corner of my eyes, and lightly swiping...
