"I would like to present you a pair of jasper and wishful thinking, and wish my emperor a long life. May my emperor be as blessed as the East China Sea and live longer than the Southern Mountains."
"My minister, the Minister of Household Affairs, specially presents ten pearls from Nanzhou to wish my emperor a long life!"
All the civil and military officials of the Zhou Kingdom went to great lengths to present gifts, including countless rare and rare treasures.
It took half an hour just to present the gifts, but Zhao Kang didn't find it boring at all. Every time someone else presented a gift, he would carefully observe it and estimate the value secretly in his mind.
After the officials presented their gifts, it was Zhao Kang and others' turn.
Many courtiers looked over. Princess Mingmingzhu stood up and bowed to Li Chengkun before speaking.
"To wish His Majesty the Zhou Emperor a happy birthday, I, the State of Qi, specially present one hundred thousand taels of gold and one hundred pieces of jewelry. I wish His Majesty the Zhou Emperor a long life and hope that the two countries of Zhou and Qi will always be friends!"
When these words came out, many people secretly marveled.
This Qi country is really rich and powerful!
Not to mention anything else, the one hundred thousand taels of gold outweighed the birthday gifts given by everyone before.
The people of Qi who had been waiting outside the palace received the news and immediately walked in carrying several large boxes.
After opening it, the brilliance of the yellow gold ingot and jewelry instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Li Chengkun was obviously very satisfied with this birthday gift, nodding and smiling: "Thank you Princess Mingzhu."
Zhao Kang mentally sneered, it was really embarrassing for the people of Qi State. It was clear that Zhou State had planned to take advantage of the situation, but they still had to hold their noses and send lavish gifts.
Wu Guanhai stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Jingguo specially prepared 100,000 pieces of fine silk and hundreds of rare treasures to wish your Majesty a happy birthday. I wish your Majesty a long life."
Gifts from Jingguo were also brought up. Jingguo's textile industry was developed, and fine Jingguo silk had always been the favorite of nobles from all over the world.
One hundred thousand pieces of silk can be said to be extremely valuable.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Chengkun nodded and his eyes drifted to Zhao Kang.
Now he was the only one left, the Imperial Master of Qian Kingdom, and many people noticed that there was an exquisite wooden box beside Zhao Kang.
It was Zhao Kang who carried it with him every step of the way when he left the State Guesthouse.
Everyone speculated whether it was the birthday gift prepared by Zhao Kang, but would it be too cheap for just one gift?
After all, this will make him represent the face of Qian Guo!
Someone spoke at this time with a rather strange tone: "Master Zhao must have prepared a birthday gift. I don't know what kind of rare treasure it is. It seems to be an eye-opener today."
Zhao Kang looked towards the direction where the sound came from and found that it was Chen Shangyun.
The Minister of Household Affairs of the Zhou Dynasty has been really unlucky these days since he was cheated out of a million by Zhao Kang some time ago.
No one could hold back and started.
When he finished speaking, someone sneered: "Master Chen, what you said is wrong. Qian Country is a small country after all, so how can it have any good treasures? I heard that Qingzhou of Qian Country was hit by a locust plague some time ago, and the people in the whole state were starved to death for thousands of miles."
"It's really difficult for Master Zhao. Now we have to prepare birthday gifts."
Chen Shangyun pretended to be surprised: "Oh? There is actually such a thing!"
"Isn't it?"
The second prince Li Musen raised his lips, and the civil and military ministers present also looked at Zhao Kang sarcastically.
The purpose of Chen Shangyun and his singing was to humiliate Qian Guo.
Zhao Kang yawned and pressed the wooden box beside him with one hand. He looked at Chen Shangyun and the two of them with arrogant expressions and said, "Master Chen, what you said is wrong. His Majesty, Emperor Zhou, is celebrating his birthday. Of course, our master has prepared a birthday gift."
"Besides, what if our country is unfortunately hit by a natural disaster? I still have one million taels of silver notes with me."
Chen Shangyun's face suddenly looked as ugly as if he had eaten shit. Some Zhou officials who had trouble dealing with him, the Minister of Household Affairs, almost laughed out loud.
These days, it is no secret that Chen Shangyun compensated Jing Guo with one million taels of silver notes.
Zhao Kang deliberately said one million taels now, which was obviously exposing his scars.
Chen Shangyun snorted: "Then I will wait and see what birthday gift Zhao Guoshi has prepared."
Zhao Kang stood up and walked out of the office, holding the wooden box in his hand, and said as he walked: "My birthday gift can be said to be the best treasure in the world. All pearls and emeralds are like rubbish in front of it."
"And you have definitely never seen it. If it weren't for His Majesty's birthday, Emperor Zhou, my master would be reluctant to take it out!"
As he said this, many people's curiosity was aroused, and they looked directly at the wooden box in Zhao Kang's hand.
Ye Hongxue's eyes looked a little strange. Could this guy have prepared that thing?
The wooden box was opened by Zhao Kang, and everyone stretched their necks to take a look, and saw a fist-sized gem lying quietly on the red silk in the wooden box.
Ye Hongxue laughed out loud, and Zhao Kang turned around and gave her a resentful look.
The former quickly stopped smiling, but felt happy in his heart. The thing in Zhao Kang's wooden box was none other than the glass that had been sold at the Noble Hall for 100,000 taels!
"What is this?"
"Crystal clear, there are such clear and transparent jewelry in the world!"
An official who likes jewelry exclaimed, and all the civil and military ministers of the Zhou Dynasty looked at the glass diamond in Zhao Kang's box with some shock in their eyes.
Li Chengkun also became interested: "Master Zhao, what is this treasure?"
He has been an emperor all his life and has seen countless rare treasures, but he has never seen this thing!
Zhao Kang said with a sacred and pious look: "Your Majesty, this is a sacred diamond! It is made from the essence of the aura of heaven and earth, the sun and the moon!"
"Even in our Qian Kingdom, it is only recorded in ancient books, but perhaps God had a feeling and knew that His Majesty was celebrating his birthday, so Zhao Kang found this thing."
"The day before this thing was discovered, seven-colored auspicious clouds appeared in the sky over Jiangling Mansion in our country, Qian, and they lingered for a long time, and then there was a divine thunder coming to the world and purple energy coming from the east!"
"This thing can be said to be auspicious blessings sent by gods!"
Many people were dumbfounded when they heard Zhao Kang's bragging. How come there is such a treasure? Why haven't they heard of it before?
Of course, those present here are not all fools. Gongsun Yunxiu raised his eyebrows slightly and spoke in a hollow voice.
"In the end, this thing from Master Zhao is just an ordinary jewelry, right?"
Zhao Kang exclaimed, with an expression on his face that ordinary people like you don't understand: "You guys, Gongsun, don't know."
"According to ancient records from our country of Qian, this diamond is a rare divine object. Worshiping it day and night can make people live longer and strengthen their health."
"Not to mention anything else, this diamond is so crystal clear and has a clear and transparent interior. Have you ever seen it on other jewelry, Gongsun?"
Gongsun Yunxiu thought: "This is really unprecedented. It seems that I have little experience."
Zhao Kang laughed inwardly. He had put in a lot of effort to make this glass. From carving to polishing, it took a full two hours.
