Chapter 308: Bloodshot Red
Old man Tian nodded, and began to tell the story of this night pearl again.
It turns out that the name of the Night Pearl is called "Bloodshot Red", and the name is still named by a king, because the Night Pearl has a wisp of bright red blood, so it is named.
Speaking of the history of the origin of the night pearl, it is really worth saying.
It is said that in those days, there was a country in the west, and this country was also a small country, but anyone who commented on the strength of a country was measured by the economy, population and army in ancient times, and this country was thousands of miles away from the Central Plains.
But when the king heard that there was also a civilization in the far East, he was ready to send people to make friends with it, to learn about the civilization of the East, and even more so for his dream of becoming a strong country.
The king was well aware that in the mouths of those who had explored, the country of the East was unusually powerful, and that the historical civilization was far beyond his imagination, whether it was experience, population, army, or land, it was unprecedentedly huge.
If you can make friends with this country, understand its economy, and learn its technology, then your country will be even more hopeful of becoming a strong country in the West.
But any king can be said to be ambitious, and there is no king who does not want to expand his territory and leave a name in history. So this king is no exception.
But if you want to make friends with this eastern country, you can't come empty-handed, everyone thinks about the white wolf empty-handed, but no one wants to fall into the trap.
Therefore, if you want to make friends with this big country, you must also have a treasure that can be used to speak, a rare treasure, otherwise, if you get some miscellaneous things, how can a big country check your little thing?
The king immediately decreed that all the people in the country, whether they were ministers, ordinary people, or slaves, began to search for treasures, and as long as those who had treasures offered them became supreme treasures, then they would not only reach the rank of officials and nobles, but also enjoy endless glory and wealth.
In this way, soon, there are countless people who offer treasures from all over the country, and of course, there are also people who are indiscriminate, making some broken jars and pans or something to make trouble.
There are also good treasures, but although these things are also valuable, they are not rare treasures. The king was bent on finding the treasure and going to the east to seek the art of the great country, which can be said to be in a hurry.
The treasure hunt order has been issued, is it really that there is no treasure?
The king really didn't think about it, thinking about his own country, worrying about the disaster of the country all day long, not being bullied by the powerful countries next to him, and he just wanted to prevent the people of his country from suffering from the war and the humiliation of oppression, so he vowed to strengthen his country.
But the sky is not as good as people want, I have given the order for so long, and the people have responded one after another, but they have not found a treasure that has entered the eyes of the law, how can this be good?
Seeing that the country is not strong, and the war will break out again, I am afraid that at that time, it will really be a disaster for the country.
In a hurry, the king sent a treasure hunting team to visit all parts of the world to search for treasure, as long as he could find this treasure, then no matter what the price was used to exchange it for it, he was willing.
But on the very day when the treasure hunt was confirmed, the king had a dream in the evening.
In the dream, the king came to a place that was green, like in a deep cave, and like in a terrible netherworld.
Suddenly he came to this place, and the king's whole body was cold, and he was even more frightened, but he couldn't stand the curiosity in his heart, and thought to himself, where had he been, and why was this green light so strange?
As he continued to walk forward, the king saw a box in front of him, which looked particularly delicate, and there was a five-clawed dragon and a golden phoenix intertwined on it, and at a glance he knew that this box was not ordinary.
But what surprised the king even more was that the green light came from this box, which made the king feel so excited, and thought that this treasure must be the treasure that he wanted to find out and give to the country of the East.
Excited, the king hurried over to take down the treasure and take a look.
But as soon as he walked over, before his hand touched the box, suddenly the whole earth began to tremble, and stones began to fall from the sky, as if the whole earth was about to collapse.
At this time, a huge stone suddenly fell from directly above the king, and it was about to hit him, and the king roared, and suddenly woke up, only to realize that he had been in a dream.
After taking a few big breaths, the king suddenly felt that something was wrong, how could his bedroom be so green?
I got out of bed and looked for it, not to mention, the king actually found the wooden box, wasn't it exactly the same as what he saw in his dream?
Looking at this wooden box, the king was excited, and hurriedly opened it, but he didn't expect that what it contained was a night pearl.
This is amazing, the king looked at this night pearl, not to mention how excited he was in his heart, isn't this thing just as good a treasure, and looking at the night pearl, there is even a wisp of bright red blood, which makes this night pearl even more precious.
So the king didn't care about sleeping, and immediately convened a meeting overnight to let the ministers discuss the question of going to the East to find a way to govern the country.
Although the treasure was obtained, there were obviously different opinions among the ministers, and many people thought it was strange, how could the king have a dream, and after waking up, there was really a treasure in the palace, this could not be some conspiracy or a bad omen, right?
After thinking about it, the ministers didn't care about seeking a way to govern the country, so they immediately found a wizard and asked him to interpret the dream of the king.
The sorcerer came and told the king to tell him everything he had seen and heard in his dream, and then he began to interpret the hexagram. In the end, it was concluded that this night pearl was not a good thing, and if it was sent to a large country in the East, it was likely to bring about a catastrophe.
The king hurriedly asked the reason, and the sorcerer's words were: "This king's dream is like a netherworld, the netherworld, representing hell, which is naturally unlucky, and then the king dreamed that a stone fell above his head, and the sky was angry, and it was about to collapse, and the country was naturally woe, and finally the king dreamed that a boulder fell from the top of his head, and this boulder pressed on the top, and it was not a good omen, the king of a country was humiliated, and the courtiers would die, and woe to the king of a country, and the courtiers would be doomed." ”
Therefore, according to the words of the wizard, this night pearl is not a good thing, it is better not to send it to the eastern powers, so as not to find the disaster of killing, if you give this night pearl to the neighboring countries, let the surrounding countries fight, maybe they will take the opportunity to watch the battle, wait for the situation to change, and then you can also take the opportunity to rise.
However, the king was bent on the great powers of the East to govern the country, and could not listen to the words of the sorcerers, let alone the advice of the ministers, so he immediately gave a death order, and if the ministers dared to speak again, and dared to prevent themselves from going to the East to seek a plan for the country, they would be beheaded and forgiven, and those who asked for it would be punished together.
In history, I am not afraid that there are no loyal ministers, but I am afraid that the king will block the way of the advice of loyal ministers.
As soon as the king said this, he undoubtedly blocked the way for the ministers to admonish, so in the face of such a situation, the ministers had no choice but to keep silent and did not dare to speak again to dissuade them.
When the king saw that the ministers did not speak, he was also happy in his heart, and immediately named this night pearl "bloodshot red", the name sounds indeed domineering, and it is indeed in line with the characteristics of this night pearl, and the bright red bloodshot in it is not like a line?
But this bloodshot sounds a little unlucky.
In the end, the king chose an embassy and an army to escort the treasure, which of course consisted of this pearl of the night as a treasure, and a lot of gold, silver and jewels as a foil.
Although it was not as good as the Red Army's long march through the grasslands, they did climb over snow-capped mountains and deserts, and when they finally came out and arrived in the eastern capital, most of the people of the entire mission had died.
Seeing this scene, the generals and ministers of the mission couldn't help but think of what the wizard said at the beginning, this is indeed a bad sign, along the way, people died without chaos, in the final analysis, it was all because of this night pearl.
But if the king's order is supreme and the king himself gives it, can he not carry it out?
Finally, the treasure was dedicated to the emperor, not to mention, this night pearl is really the supreme treasure in the world, the emperor is a piece of great joy in his heart, what kind of foil treasure is not even to look at the same, I looked at the night pearl for three days and three nights, and finally decided to agree to the request of the mission, and grant them the policy of governing the country.
In fact, in this world, there is no so-called strategy for governing the country, it all depends on how the emperor personally talks about the people in his heart, there are people in his heart, and he will use people, that is the policy of governing the country, otherwise, no matter how good the strategy is in the hands of the faint king, it will be in vain.
The emperor gave thousands of books to the ministers of the mission, and finally sent a series of oriental specialties to the missions to take back.
However, not long after the mission left, the night pearl in the palace was gone, which caused an uproar, and the emperor immediately issued an order that this treasure must be found, and if the thief who stole the treasure was caught, it must be brought back for the emperor to interrogate himself.
But the thieves were so strong that they couldn't find the whereabouts of the treasure for several months.