He Zhong's face was tired, and he asked knowingly: "This is ......"

Of course, Fang Ling understood the subtext of these words, he was testing whether he knew the true value of this thing, and he said with a smile: "This is the jade tiger carved by Wang Mingju, a master of jade carving in the previous dynasty. ”

He Zhong 'touched' the beard on his lips, and said slowly: "You are quite generous, but it is useless, and I am afraid that He Mou will not be able to bear such a heavy gift." ”

Fang Ling sneered in his heart, it seemed that although this person was greedy, he was still quite cautious, after all, this seven-color jade was also a little valuable, if he accepted it and Shi Baoliang knew about it, he was afraid that he would also be a little displeased.

He said earnestly: "Lord He is a popular person in front of General Shi, and he came to offer treasure this time in order to be able to get General Shi's weapon and seek an official position. ”

"Oh, you want to be an official?" He Zhong said with his chin raised proudly and in a long tone.

Fang Ling deliberately "revealed" a greedy face and said: "It is said that heroes are born in the 'chaos' world, such as today's 'chaos', and he is not willing to be a flat-headed common man in the future, and he has heard the prestige of General Shi and Lord He for a long time, and he also wants to devote his meager efforts to serve the general." ”

He Zhong laughed meaningfully, as if he had seen through Fang Ling, but he was afraid that this middle-aged man was not a good "color", and this seven-"colored" jade was not obtained by Zhengchenjing, and if he wanted to be an official, he really wanted to ask for himself.

Only then did he feel relieved to put the wooden box into his sleeve, and said lightly: "Since you are offering treasures, it is no problem for you to meet the general, but it is not so easy to find a position under the general." ”

Fang Ling hurriedly said: "I also ask Lord He to help me say a few kind words, although I am not from a famous family, but I have been 'touching' in the business world for more than ten years, and I have accumulated a lot of financial resources, so I am waiting to ask for a master's service." If Lord He is willing to help, there will be a lot of thanks afterwards. ”

As soon as he heard the word thank you, He Zhong's face was a little more smiling, and he said: "You are quite interesting, then I will say a few words for you later." ”

With that, he took Fang Ling and Song Ying'er to the small hall, and then went to ask Shi Baoliang.

As soon as he left, Song Ying'er whispered: "Your Highness, this He Zhong is very ghostly, I'm afraid he won't let you stay by Shi Baoliang's side, lest one day you be caught in the matter of bribery." ”

Fang Ling smiled calmly, and looked at the furnishings in the small hall very casually, and when he saw the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and the porcelain on the plate, the smile on his face became thicker and thicker, and a plan had taken shape in his mind, and then said casually: "As long as you see Shi Baoliang, the development of the situation will not be '' by He Zhong." ”

"So, Your Highness already has an idea?" Song Ying'er said with great joy.

Fang Ling didn't say much, smiled meaningfully, and sat quietly in his chair, waiting for Shi Baoliang's arrival.

After about half an hour, footsteps sounded from the corridor, and then Shi Baoliang walked out with He Zhong.

After Shi Baoliang sat down, he glanced at the two of them condescendingly, and said with a little displeasure: "Come early in the morning to offer treasures, I want to see what kind of treasure it is, if you can't let Ben Jiang open his eyes, be careful Ben will punish you!"

Seeing Shi Baoliang's bullying appearance, Fang Ling couldn't help but sneer secretly, but on the surface, he didn't move, walked up with a square wooden box, bowed down and handed it over: "Please take a look at the general, and ensure that this thing can make the general's eyes shine." ”

Seeing that the middle-aged businessman in front of him was so confident, Shi Baoliang couldn't help but feel a little interested, and said to He Zhongnu: "Open it and show me." ”

When He Zhong opened the wooden box, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

There is a jade carving in the wooden box, this jade carving is half a foot high, the texture of the jade is white and soft, it is the upper layer of quality at a glance, and the whole body is white, there is no trace of miscellaneous "color", just such a piece of jade, it is quite rare, and what is more amazing is the carving of the jade carving.

The jade carving is carved into a small mountain, the big trees on the mountain become a forest, there are buildings and pavilions in the middle, there are clouds and smoke on it, the flying cranes dance their wings, the knife work is rough and powerful, but there is no lack of delicate and soft, so that everything in this mountain is like a living thing lifelike.

While the two of them took a closer look, Fang Ling explained on the side: "This carving is called 'Xianshan Qiongyu', which is the posthumous work of the jade carving master Yin Dynasty eight hundred years ago, it is said that it took five full years to complete, and when the last knife fell, after the jade carving was completed, the Yin Dynasty passed away." It's just that because this thing was buried with the Yin Dynasty, it was not too late to know about this jade carving, and it is rarely recorded in historical materials. ”

"Oh, Yin Chao's work? It is said that this person is carefully selected and carved exquisitely, and can be called a thousand-year-old master, and there are only twenty or thirty works circulating in the world at present, each of which can be described as priceless. He Zhong praised with his head bowed.

Shi Baoliang looked at it over and over again, and said with a sneer

"The material and carving of this thing are really good, but when it comes to price, I'm afraid it's not worth the price. ”

In fact, He Zhong was also quite disappointed, as Shi Baoliang said, at most, it was worth thousands of gold, which was far worse than the priceless city, but his hands were short, so it was not easy to pierce it.

Fang Ling smiled and said, "General Shi, please take a closer look at the inside of this jade." ”

Shi Baoliang squinted his eyes and looked at it, and suddenly said lightly: "This jade doesn't seem to be pure white, and there seems to be some mist in it. ”

He Zhong was taken aback, and hurriedly straightened his eyes to look over, and after a while, he suddenly lost his voice and shouted, "This can't be foggy jade, right?"

Fang Ling smiled and said, "Lord He clearly sees that this is a rare fog jade in the world. ”

"What is Foggy Jade?" Shi Baoliang said a little puzzled.

He Zhong said: "Please place this jade carving in a place where the sun can shine." ”

When the jade carving is placed in the sun, gradually, the flocculent matter in the jade slowly shifts to the outside, and then a faint mist rises on the jade.

Shi Baoliang and the others were dumbfounded, as if in a dream, the corners of Fang Ling's mouth smiled, this is a treasure taken from the tomb of Emperor Xiaowu, which one is not priceless, enough to open the eyes of these two corrupt officials.

After a while, the fog gradually dissipated, and Shi Baoliang exclaimed: "This is simply a strange thing in heaven and earth." ”

He Zhong didn't expect that this was actually the legendary fog jade, and he exclaimed: "My lord, this thing is determined to be priceless, rare in the world, there is this thing, and the matter in the adult's heart can be solved." ”

Shi Baoliang suddenly laughed, slapped the chair handle and said: "Dare to wake up this general so early in the morning, you really have some ability, give me such a treasure, and this general will also reward you well!"

He Zhong was about to propose a petty official for Fang Ling, but Fang Ling shook his head and sighed: "The reason why I offer treasure to General Shi is that I think that General Shi will definitely be able to become a first-class hero of the Chu State in the future, and it is not a problem to become a famous family, but it is just ...... I'm a little disappointed now......"

Shi Baoliang was a little proud at the beginning, but when he heard the back, he couldn't help frowning, and said coldly: "Disappointment, disappointment what?"

He Zhong secretly said that Fang Ling couldn't speak, and squeezed his eyes at him, Fang Ling deliberately pretended not to see it, and said with a slight smile: "What is the most important thing that the general knows to become a famous family?"

"This ......" Shi Baoliang hesitated for a moment, 'touched' his chin and muttered, "Wealth, no, reputation, or background?"

Fang Ling shook his head and said: "These are not these, in order to make the surname Shi a first-class famous family, the most important thing for General Shi, as the head of the family, is eyesight!" Speaking of this, he sighed and said, "Originally, putting some antiques and treasures in the hall can certainly show off the wealth and family background, but if you don't have enough eyesight, putting a bunch of fakes here, it will only make people laugh out of their big teeth!"

No matter how stupid Shi Baoliang and the others were, they could hear the subtext in the words at this time, Shi Baoliang frowned, and scolded: "What do you say, what I put in this hall is a fake?"

Shi Baoliang's face seemed to be smeared with a layer of black ash, and he was full of anger, as if Fang Ling said a wrong word, and his head would be lost.

If ordinary people are only afraid that their feet will be weak and they will not be able to say half a word, after all, the murderous aura honed on this battlefield is not a joke, just with that pair of eyes is enough to scare people to death.

It's just that this has no effect on Fang Ling, he has a faint smile on his face, walked to the front of the scroll, and said loudly: "According to the inscription on the painting, it is Tang An's work." Tang Anai was a great painter of the Ming Kingdom 700 years ago, and his life works are innumerable, and the top quality can be called priceless. This painting is called "Late Winter Sending Spring", the brush and ink are fine, the layout is sparse, the style is elegant and handsome, it looks quite consistent with Tang An's painting style, but it lacks the charm of everyone's brush and ink. ”

While speaking, Fang Ling pointed to some details on the painting and talked eloquently, this is okay, as soon as he said it, Shi Baoliang was dumbfounded, feeling that this painting was awkward no matter how he looked at it.

He Zhong is also a person who reads poetry and books, and he also studies calligraphy and painting, and after listening to Fang Ling point them out one by one, his face changed greatly, and he lost his voice: "This is really a fake." ”

Shi Baoliang was so angry that he punched his fist and yelled, "Don't take it down for me yet!"

He Zhong hurriedly ran over to take down the painting, Shi Baoliang's face eased a little, but before the matter was over, Fang Ling pointed to the porcelain on the plate and said, "This porcelain is also a fake." ”

"What, this is also a fake?" Shi Baoliang's face was stained with a layer of anger again, and He Zhong couldn't help but tremble, of course he knew that if these two things were fakes, then he would really be in trouble!