Chapter 214 A Priceless Treasure (Continued)
"The noble king, helping the daughter princess return to my country is the test of the Lord God Ahura Mazda, so I must never accept these gifts."
"Mazda... The Lord God Ahura Mazda naturally cannot interfere with your test, but as the nephew of the daughter princess, I must have a gift to express my gratitude."
"If you don't accept these gifts, everyone in the world will laugh at me and mock the Yuwen family for not being grateful. In this case, the princess of the daughter will be unhappy and the emperor will be unhappy."
"Please give these gifts to all crew members and guards for their help."
In a certain room, Trus was talking to the King of Xiyang who had returned. The other party wanted to "talk" with him on the grounds of meeting the princess of the daughter of the daughter, because there were too many conversations and they were all translated by Tongshizhong.
The two first reviewed the traditional friendship between the Central Plains and Persia, expressed satisfaction with the present status of bilateral relations, and then looked forward to the bright prospects of bilateral trade, and finally turned to the topic: bribery and bribery.
King Yuwen of Xiyang, who had just left, suddenly turned back. He was not looking for a daughter princess, but the Persian merchant Truss. Of course, he did not come empty-handedly and prepared seven gifts that were obviously temporary.
Bribery and accepting bribes are both arts and profound knowledge. Of course, Yuwen Wen would not directly say that these seven gifts were given to Truss. His statement was that Truss's seamen and the guards worked hard, so I would like to make everyone happy.
As for whether Trus will give this gift to his subordinates, it is not about Yuwen Wen's business. The reason why he put it in seven boxes is because the Persian state religion, Zoroastrianism, believes that seven is a very sacred number.
After talking about the scene, both sides gave in. Truss finally accepted the gift "unable to do so". Yuwen Wen winked and told the news. Next, he entered the secret talk time.
"This is my little intention, please accept it."
Yuwen Wen smiled flatteringly, took out a flat wooden box from his arms, opened it, and presented it with both hands. It would be as flattering as it would be, which was a strong contrast with his noble identity.
Truss enjoyed this feeling because he used to be a flatterer at others, but now he is a noble king who is trying his best to please him.
Wang Yuwen of Xiyang, the Zhou Kingdom of Central Plains, knew that his relationship with the daughter princess was unusual, so he came to give gifts to please him. What was the purpose of? Isn’t it to please the Emperor of Zhou?
Just like the nobles of Taixifeng, they always use any means to please the king of the king, all of whom they look flattering!
Truss has been doing business for many years and has developed a shameless face. What he thinks in his heart will never be reflected on his face. Even though he despises the flattering actions of the King of Xiyang in front of him, he still smiles.
The other party just turned back, not looking for the daughter of the daughter, but asking him to "discuss in detail". Truss knew it at the time, and now it is true: the King of Xiyang wants to give a gift, and ask him to help him speak nice things in the daughter of the daughter of the daughter.
The action is so fast, it's not in vain that my performance just now.
Trus thought so, and looked at the wooden box that Yuwen Wen presented, and then his expression changed: on the brocade in the wooden box, there was a glass mirror.
A glass mirror the size of a palm can be seen in a very small way. Such a mirror was brought to Taixifeng by a caravan several years ago, causing a huge sensation. Countless people wanted to buy gold, silver and treasures, but they could not buy it at all.
Only the King of Kings, the Queen of the Queen, or the King of Kings, Mubaid, the spiritual teacher of Mubaid, are qualified to have such priceless treasures.
As a businessman running around the East and the West, Truss knew the exact news and knew that this magical mirror came from the Central Plains in the far east, but he had heard of its name for a long time, but he had never seen the authentic one.
Now that I hold it in my hand and look carefully, even if I have a deeper ability to conceal my emotions, I cannot breathe smoothly.
"Dignity King, this... this gift is too expensive, I am not qualified to accept it..."
Yuwen Wen squinted his eyes and rubbed his hands, as flattering as he wanted, and said to Truss: "The person the daughter princess likes is of course worth owning."
Truss was extremely proud when he heard this, but he was frightened: "Ah, noble king, this is not true. I and the daughter-in-law don't..."
"No, no, the emperor will not have any objection to the person the daughter Princess likes." Yuwen Wen smiled and narrowed his eyes again, "Truth, if you become married to the daughter Princess in the future, please remember to help me."
Without any professional translation, Yu Wenwen had to take into account Truss' limited Chinese proficiency, so he could not use too many idioms or modifications, nor could he be too complicated, so the vocabulary used in the conversation was much dry.
Trus pretended to be embarrassed and shook his head and smiled. The other party was so direct, which saved a lot of trouble, and it was not in vain that he had deliberately had an ambiguous relationship with the daughter princess. The reason for doing this was to let the Zhou State official know that he had a close relationship with the daughter princess so as not to have an accident.
People's hearts are sinister, especially those nobles who dressed in bright clothes, who look elegant and behave all are good people, but in fact they are even more poisonous than cobras. If you are not careful, you will be bitten to death.
Truss sent the daughter-in-law back to the Central Plains, of course, to be careful to beware of the Zhou State's official robbing the creditor and separate him from the daughter-in-law. At that time, the other party took the daughter-in-law to the capital to seek credit and leave him to the border to blow the cold wind, which would be a bad thing.
How can we prevent such a thing from happening? It’s very simple. If you become the sweetheart of the daughter princess, as long as she doesn’t want to, then no senior official in Zhou dares to let them separate.
If the daughter princess had the original intention, would she do this? No, so she had to find a way.
It is impossible to make a person completely obedient by conventional means, but it is not difficult for Trus to do so.
When the state religion holds a large-scale ceremony, believers need to drink some medicinal drinks, which will add some tiny yaga. After drinking, believers are excited and will become more pious when chanting mantras.
For hundreds of years, this has been the case when large-scale ceremonies are held in various places. There is nothing special about it, but Trus unexpectedly showed the side effects of Diyega: addiction.
Once someone takes too much of a stool, he will become addicted. He will feel pain when he adds medicine. In order to get a stool, he is even willing to abandon his dignity. He can ignore his conscience and human nature and do anything according to the controller's request. This major appearance makes Trus extremely excited.
The general addictive effect of syrja is very poor, and it requires long-term large doses to make people addicted. If it needs to be taken quickly, it must be purified. Truss dared not let others know this secret, so he thought about it for several years before he figured out the process of making high-concentration syrja.
He only knew this secret. He originally wanted to take the risk and use it on the king of kings, but the risk was too great and he could only slowly find a suitable target. The appearance of the daughter of the daughter gave Trus's purified Da Yega.
He succeeded.
Truss controlled the daughter princess physically and mentally, not afraid of the other party being disobedient, but to be on the safe side, he decided to show the "intimate relationship" between the two to the Grand Secretary of State Zhou as appropriate.
That's why the ambiguous behavior just now happened, and the effect was unexpectedly good. This noble King of Xiyang leaned up like a lingering fly, giving gifts with a flattering smile.
It’s disgusting, just like the powerful children of Taixifeng. If you don’t have a good family background, why should these wastes with poor abilities and narrow horizons be supreme and why should they occupy a high position?
Truss couldn't help but sneer, but his face was very sunny. Yuwen Wen suddenly asked, "I have something unknown, I want to ask."
"Great King, please feel free to ask questions, and everyone I know will answer."
“Is there a slave market in Taixifeng?”
"some."
Chapter completed!