Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 100 Gold Inlaid Jade Avalokitesvara

Emperor Yang Jian's birthday is called Longevity Festival, and Dugu Jialuo's birthday is called Qianqiu Festival.

In the Sui Dynasty, July 23rd is the Qianqiu Festival.

It would be a beautiful thing to carve that piece of Khotan jade and dedicate it to Dugu Jialuo before that.

The jade materials that Yang Ming got from those barbarians were seven pieces, all of which were large pieces, of which only one piece was Khotan jade, and the rest were common pieces of Kunshan jade.

Although the material is ordinary, it is also Kunshan jade, the highest quality among jades, not to mention its large size and extremely high value.

Yang Ming first invited his mother and concubine Yang Zhao to his dormitory,

"I'm going to give this piece of Khotan Jade to my grandpa. Isn't it that the Qianqiu Festival is coming soon? My grandpa just had someone carve it and give it to my grandmother. There are six pieces left and four pieces for my concubine. My elder brother and I One piece for one person."

As Concubine Xiao is so well-informed, it is also the first time that she has seen such a big Khotan material, but unfortunately there is only one piece.

"Where did you get Ming'er?" Concubine Xiao asked.

Yang Ming said honestly: "It was snatched from a bunch of barbarians, mother and concubine, don't worry, these barbarians are bandits from the Western Regions, it doesn't matter if they rob them."

It seems quite legitimate to say it from Yang Ming's mouth by force, but Concubine Xiao doesn't care much:
"Has everything been dealt with quickly?"

Yang Ming nodded: "It's clean."

"That's good," Concubine Xiao raised her hand to caress the Khotan jade, and said, "My four pieces of materials should be sealed and stored in the warehouse first, and will be reserved for Wu'er, Ming'er, Chan'er, and Qi'er in the future."

Yang Zhao was a filial child. Hearing this, he said, "Brother Ming is filial, how can I let you down? You should save yourself to make some jewelry and playthings. We brothers don't need such things."

"That's right," Yang Ming hurriedly agreed.

Concubine Xiao smiled, and ordered her servants to remove the jade material: "There are jade carving artists in our house, after the carving is finished, let you have a look."

The two brothers hurriedly sent Concubine Xiao out.

Such a rare piece of material, Chen Shuyi only looked at it for half a night and then never saw it again, she felt a pity in her heart.

In the past, when she was in the old palace, there were not a lot of jade articles, but at that time she didn't care much about them. Now it is the flower season, and there is not even a decent piece of jade around her. This kind of gap makes her feel sad on her face .

Yang Ming saw it and didn't say anything.

Carving jade is an extremely labor-intensive task. Yang Ming took the time to take a look. More than a dozen craftsmen surrounded Khotan jade for three or four days, but none of them dared to make the first cut.

Also, such a good material, if you don't think about it, if you make a mistake with the knife, the price will not be small.

Moreover, they have to save jade to a great extent, so that the leftovers can still be made into other objects.

According to Yang Zhao, these jade carving artists are all from outside the Xiao family. They used to be imperial artists of the old Liang court, and their craftsmanship is excellent.

Dugu Jialuo believes in Buddhism, so this piece of material will naturally be carved into a white jade Bodhisattva, and it must be matched with high-quality gold material, which is called gold inlaid jade Guanyin.

After nearly 20 days of sculpting all night, the finished product is finally finished.
The gilt lotus throne is backlit with pure gold flowers, leaves and vines, and Jade Guanyin sits on it. The workmanship was top-notch in the Sui Dynasty, but Yang Ming definitely felt a little rough.

The craftsmanship is definitely not as good as that of later generations, that's normal.

Yang Guang was very satisfied after seeing it. He covered it with red silk and placed it on a huge piece of sandalwood, waiting to present it to his mother.

There were still a lot of scraps left, Yang Zhao didn't care, Concubine Xiao left a few pieces, and Yang Ming picked up the rest.

He picked a piece as big as half a watermelon and gave it to Chen Shuyi.

Yang Ming was a little surprised by Chen Shuyi's performance this time, she refused to accept it.

"I'm just your female officer, your servant, and I don't deserve your generosity."

This small talk is quite aggrieved. Yang Ming teased her and said, "When I grow up, can I take you as my concubine?"

Chen Shuyi was stunned. Although she had been mentally prepared, she knew that she would never be able to escape Yang Ming's grasp in this life, and would most likely become Yang Ming's concubine in the future, but Yang Ming said it so bluntly , was at a loss for a while.

Yang Ming smiled and said, "Let's keep it, master and servant. If you don't like it, I will find you a good place in the future."

Chen Shuyi bowed her head in silence for a while, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "I didn't say I was not happy."

The Qianqiu Festival is here, and all officials come to congratulate.

Yang Ming followed the clan team, entered the central square of Daxing Hall, and bowed three times and knocked nine times towards the gate of the hall.

Dugu Jialuo's dress today is very gorgeous, the bright red phoenix robe is extremely dazzling, and the long skirt is dragging behind him, standing on the dragon steps.

Her eyes swept over the officials, but she couldn't see the familiar figure.

That trusted retainer who has been with her for more than 20 years.

After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, this is the No.20 Qianqiu Festival, and it is the first time that there is no Gao Jiong.

Seeing many strange new faces among the officials, Dugu Jialuo suddenly felt that he was really old.

Over the past 20 years, she and her husband have killed many veterans, all of whom were familiar faces from the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

And those old faces are gone.

Perhaps it was because she realized that with the passage of time, the time between her and Yang Jian would eventually pass, so this year's Qianqiu Festival, Dugu Jialuo was not very happy.

After the ceremony, only the direct royal family can enter the hall to pay homage.

This is the difference between Wanshou Festival and Qianqiu Festival.

On the Longevity Festival, the clan of the Yang family, including the Hongnong Yang family, are eligible to enter the palace, but on the Qianqiu Festival, only the descendants of Dugu Jialuo can.

That is, her children and grandchildren.

As for Yang Ming's visit this time, he had two identities on his body. One was to represent himself, and the other was to represent Prince Qin's residence. Because Yang Hao was in mourning, he could not enter the palace and he would take his place.

This is also the case among other emperors and grandchildren. For example, Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, had seven sons and six daughters, but only five sons and three daughters came. Of course, other people will replace the rest.

Neither Yang Xiu nor Yang Liang came, and Prince Yang Yong and Jin Wang Yang Guang took their place, implying reunion and a full house of descendants.

Since it is to celebrate Dugu Jialuo's birthday, gifts are naturally indispensable,
Among them, Yang Guang's congratulatory gift was naturally the most brilliant, a huge gold-encrusted jade Guanyin.

When the people in the East Palace saw it, they felt bad.

Dugu Jialuo was naturally very happy, he walked down to the hall in person, circled around Jade Guanyin a few times,
"Where did my son get it?"

Yang Guangdao: "These gods suddenly appeared in the Buddhist hall in Hai'er's Mansion last night. They coincided with Aniang's eternal life. Presumably, they should be blessed by gods and Buddhas. They came here by themselves, as a gift for Aniang's eternal life."

It's nonsense, your mouth is really good at talking
Yang Ming couldn't help admiring his father's level of nonsense, would he even fly here by himself?

But then again, who made Dugu Jialuo so superstitious?Yang Guang's nagging words really touched Dugu Jialuo's heart.

Dugu Jialuo, who had always kept a straight face, finally smiled and looked very satisfied. He praised Yang Guang for accumulating blessings, otherwise God would not have sent Yang Guang to dedicate this fetish to her.

Prince Yang Yong almost vomited blood angrily, this Nima is obviously talking nonsense, how can Aunt believe this kind of nonsense?

The second child is really a treacherous villain!
But he certainly didn't have the guts to expose it.

Yang Ming was also rejoicing in his heart, those barbarians who were Tuyuhun were really unlucky, who let them have such a good jade material, if it was him, he would never dare to bring such a priceless thing with him.

Thirty bandits want to sell this thing, is it possible?The brain circuit is too simple.

If it were someone else who discovered it first, the fate of this group of people would be the same. Fortunately, they were the ones who got it first.

After staying in the palace until evening, Yang Ming and the others went back to their homes.

On the way home, Comrade Yang Guang was immersed in joy again, and he didn't mention Yang Ming's contribution, as if this piece of jade was really flying here by himself.

Just two days after the Qianqiu Festival, Yang Yinjiang came,

Her purpose for coming to Yang Ming this time was very simple. She wanted Yang Ming to help her introduce her. She wanted to meet Goddess Gao in person.

Yang Yinjiang is a talented woman who is proficient in rhythm, so she naturally wants to discuss some rhythm knowledge with Gao.

It's a pity that when she came, Yang Ming was going to his mother and concubine Xiao's and was not in the dormitory.

But Chen Shuyi was there, and she happened to be playing with that piece of suet white jade.

"It's a good material, it's really rare." Yang Yinjiang also has a research on jade, and she was full of praise after seeing that piece of jade: "No, it seems to be a scrap."

Chen Shuyi just smiled and didn't answer.

Yang Yinjiang simply sat down and looked at it carefully.

Judging from the incision, it should be a new material. I heard from my grandfather that the king of Jin dedicated a gold-encrusted jade Guanyin to the Holy Empress on the Qianqiu Festival.
Her mind was clear, and she understood everything in an instant.

"What does Yang Ming plan to make of this material?" Yang Yinjiang asked.

Chen Shuyi said: "I don't know yet, maybe it's a decoration."

You don't know yet?Yang Yinjiang frowned suddenly: "Is this yours?"

Chen Shuyi nodded: "Your Highness gave it to me."

"Oh..." Yang Yinjiang seemed to lose interest in this piece of high-grade jade in an instant, and said with a smile, "Then put it away quickly."

Just as Chen Shuyi wrapped up the jade and put it away, Yang Ming's voice came from outside the yard.

As soon as he entered the door and saw Yang Yinjiang was there, Yang Ming smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that you came here, I was going to give you something."

"Really?" Yang Yinjiang was overjoyed instantly. The gift he wanted to give me should be suet jade, right?

Sure enough, as she expected, Yang Ming took out a fist-sized scrap from a drawer, and handed it to the other party with a smile:

"Take it and make a jade pendant. The best Khotan jade is rare."

Yang Yinjiang's smile instantly froze on her face.

Chen Shuyi is completely speechless, you really know how to pick your time
Yang Yinjiang didn't point it out, and after a brief moment of daze, she took the jade with a smile:

"Then I'll be disrespectful."

Yang Ming said with a smile: "Baoyu is a gift to the beauty. You're welcome. By the way, what's the matter with you?"

Yang Yinjiang forced a smile and looked at Yang Ming's face.

This was her first time, and she couldn't help but want to punch Yang Ming in the face.

(End of this chapter)