Hou Sheng bent down and squinted, carefully looking at the few vessels he had never seen before: they were no different from ordinary bowls, plates, cups, and cups, but interestingly, they were all rare translucent, yellow, green, or blue, and the hand reaching behind them could be seen with the naked eye......

"It's ...... Glass? No, that's not right...... Compared with glass, it is more clear. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Hou Sheng is a greedy person, his favorite thing in life is to collect rare treasures, as a hot new minister, there is no shortage of treasures and playthings bribed by others in his home. Among them, there is a glass bowl sent by Dr. Jimo, he usually shows it off to others, but when it comes to crystal clear, it is still not as good as the utensils sent by Chang'anjun in front of him......

"Is it a crystal?"

He was fortunate enough to see a crystal plain cup kept in the palace of the King of Qi, which was said to have been sent by Yue Guo back then, but just one cup took the energy of countless craftsmen to figure it out, and it was priceless, but there were as many as ten pairs in front of him! Unless Chang Anjun discovers a huge crystal mine, it is impossible to make it, and the lines on them are cast with Tao Fan at first glance, which does not look like they have been carved.

Hou Sheng only almost put his nose on those utensils, and between his breaths, the water vapor condensed into a white mist in the crystal utensils, but he still couldn't figure out what it was, so he had to straighten up, raise his head, and said to Cai Ze, a guest of Chang'an Junmen: "Sir, don't sell Guanzi, what is this, tell me about it!" ”

Originally, Cai Ze had an ugly face and a Yanguo accent, and Hou Sheng didn't treat him very well, until Cai Ze offered Chang Anjun's gift, which made Hou Sheng change his attitude.

Seeing that Hou Sheng's curiosity was attracted at this moment, Cai Ze smiled slightly, pointed to those utensils and said: "Daxing, this thing is called glass in Zhao State, and in Chu State, it is called Lu Li......"

"I don't know if Daxing has heard Qu Zi's "Lisao"? The precariousness of the high crown and the separation of the long Yu Pei; There is also such a sentence, with a long Lu Lixi, the crown cut the cloud of Cui Wei, this Lu Li is a treasure in the south, often used as a sword or crown ornament, it is said that the Yue King Goujian has a sword name Zhan Lu, Wu Wangfu has a sword name Chunjun, there are Lu Li for the wear, but ......"

Cai Ze exaggerated his fingers: "It's just like a few pieces the size of a fingernail, just like that, it's extremely rare!" ”

"Lu Li...... Lu Li ......" Hou Sheng recalled, if I remember correctly, someone gave him this kind of treasure in the past, and after a long time, he slapped his thigh: "Come on, go and get me the dragonfly eyes that Mrs. wears!" ”

After a long time, the subordinates of Housheng Mansion finally took the "dragonfly eyes", but saw that this was a pair of finger-sized small beads, no more than an inch in diameter, the texture of the beads was translucent yellow, and there was a black dot in the middle, which was embedded in the beads and was integrated, at first glance, it did resemble the eyes of dragonflies.

Hou Sheng proudly boasted: "This is a merchant who often travels between Qi and Qin, and it is said that it is a treasure from the other side of the quicksand, the mother country of the Western Queen, and this thing is also made by Lu Li." ”

In comparison, the texture is really very similar to those utensils sent by Chang Anjun.

In the past, Hou Sheng had always asked his wife to wear dragonfly eyes to show off the luxury of their family, but now, compared to the ten pairs of utensils also made by Lu Li, it was really a small thing.

Hou Sheng turned his head sharply, and said greedily: "Such a big Lu Liqi is unique in the world, I don't know where Chang'anjun got these treasures?" ”

Cai Ze's face was embarrassed: "This villain doesn't know." ”

In fact, these ten pairs of utensils were all made in Chang'anjun's mansion, and Chang'anjun had a magician named Xu Ping under him, who could turn water into ice in the dog days and help Chang'anjun make spirits that could almost burn, and naturally he could also make these things skillfully.

But the specific method, Cai Ze is not clear, Chang Anjun set the alchemy room where Xu Ping and his disciple Lu Sheng were located as a forbidden place, and sent his cronies to strictly guard it, and even Cai Ze could not go in to see what was going on. He only knew that the Danfang, which was surrounded by a pond, occasionally emitted a foul black smoke, which seemed to be burning something at a high temperature, and in the past six months, Chang'an Jun was running around, and the two warlocks were not idle.

Chang'anjun would go over every once in a while, and every time he could bring back something that Cai Ze had never heard of and had never seen, and this Lu Li was just one of them. However, Chang Anjun didn't like this title and named it "glass".

What Cai Ze didn't know was that Lu Li, which was rare in Chu and Yue, was actually China's unique lead barium glass, which had been made as early as the Spring and Autumn Period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and was limited to raw materials, with less in the Central Plains and more in the south. In addition to glass sword ornaments, there are also glass bibs, glass seals, etc., but they are small in size, and most of them are decorated with inlays as utensils, and they are buried in tombs with nobles.

After half a year of experimentation, Chang'an Jun commanded Xu Ping and Lu Sheng to fire potassium and calcium glass, which has been circulated in Lianghe and Egypt for thousands of years, and the "dragonfly eyes" obtained by Hou Sheng are also creations from the far west. Because of the difference in the specialization of science and technology trees, this kind of utensils, which can be said to be commonplace in the West, has become a rare treasure in the East.

Because of the birth of Chang'anjun, Xu Ping and Lu Sheng used sand and trona, which is commonly used in alchemy, as raw materials, and used the furnace for burning pottery and iron for many times, and finally produced these shiny things, and used the way of casting bronze to make glassware with pottery.

This thing alone has made Hou Sheng lose his mind and immerse himself in the joy of obtaining a "peerless treasure". For a while, Hou Sheng couldn't put down these cold-touch glassware, and played with them on the spot, so he just held them in his arms and rubbed them with his face.

Cai Ze looked at Hou Sheng's greed in his eyes, knowing that he and the lord's plan was half done, and after Hou Sheng reluctantly asked people to cover these glassware with silk and carefully send them down for safekeeping, he lost no time in saying:

"Chang'anjun asked the villain to bring a word to Daxing, vote for me with Mu Li, and repay him with Qiongjiu. Bandits are also repaid, and they will always be good...... Chang Anjun is grateful for Daxing's communication, and these small gifts are a reward for Daxing. ”

"Precious, too precious, Chang'anjun is really generous." Hou Sheng was already smiling, but he also knew that such a "precious" treasure was not worthy of him for a simple summons, and he had to do something for him to be worthy of this gift.

Besides, this Chang'anjun doesn't bribe, a bribe is such a big deal, Hou Sheng is curious about his financial resources, but also looks forward to whether Chang'anjun has other treasures.

Bandit retribution, always think it's good, such a bold friend, of course he wants to make friends all the time.

So Hou Sheng waved his hand and asked all his subordinates to go out, and then asked Cai Ze: "I don't know what Chang'anjun wants me to do?" As long as you can do it, there will be no excuses! ”

"My son-in-law is not excessively demanding...... is still for the sake of the ladies of Anpingjun's family, and Daxing also knows that my son-in-law is a person who misses the old and has always repaid virtue with virtue! ”

Hou Sheng frowned slightly: "I'm afraid this matter is not easy to handle......"

Cai Ze leaned in front of Hou Sheng and lowered his voice: "Otherwise, Da Xing is the upstart of Qi State, the queen mother's own brother, and there are not many people who can speak by her side, my son-in-law just wants to invite Da Xing, and a few simple words at the queen mother's place may make her change her mind......"

PS； The second chapter is at night, about the glass of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, as well as the alien dragonfly eyes, so check it out for yourself if you are interested