South of Jiaozhi, except for Funan, Linyi and Mingtang, it can barely be regarded as a small country.

The remaining Di Yi barbarians are not even a small country. They basically live in a gathering of tribes.

What good things can there be?

For example, Si skin, which is actually rhinoceros skin, is found south of the river, and there are quite a lot of it.

As for ivory, although there are fewer in Jiaozhou than in Nanzhong, it cannot be said that there is none.

Therefore, what Sun Quan valued was not the tribute items, but the significance of the coming of all nations to court.

At this time, he heard Lu Yi say that there was something in the tribute gift sent by the barbarians that he did not dare to decide.

Sun Quan, who was lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed to rest, did not open his eyes, but just asked casually: "What is it?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Lu Yi carefully held something up.

Sun Quan reluctantly opened his eyes and looked at what Lu Yi presented to him.

But in Lu Yi's hand, he was carefully holding a strange box carved from purple jade.

As the saying goes, "Jadeite is full of fire and shines with brilliance." Apart from anything else, this material alone is already considered an extremely rare thing.

Not to mention that the box is extremely delicately made, but there is an eye carved right in the front and middle, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable at first glance.

And above the box, there are seven thin purple jade pillars inserted.

The eyes and the purple jade pillar make the box look a bit strange and extremely unusual.

"Huh? I didn't expect that Man Rong actually has such skills?"

As soon as he caught his eye, Sun Quan, who had a somewhat indifferent look in his eyes, couldn't help but praise it.

Then he commented:

"It's just that barbarians will always be barbarians. A good thing was engraved with such an eye, which ruined it for nothing."

And what’s wrong with carving it into something? What’s the point of having to carve it into a box shape?

Lu Yi held the jade box, moved closer, and whispered:

"Your Majesty is right. But this thing is quite strange. Your Majesty, please take a look."

Lu Yi said, raising the jade box towards the direction of the lamp, and then looking from the bottom, a clear black shadow actually appeared inside.

When Sun Quan saw this, he immediately reacted and exclaimed: "There is something inside!"

Lu Yi quickly complimented: "Your Majesty is wise!"

When encountering such a rare object, if you are excited about it, you will probably take a closer look at it.

The wonderful thing about the design of this box is that as long as you turn it over and over, you will discover its secrets sooner or later.

Your Majesty may not like what the barbarians sent you.

However, the School Affairs Office is responsible for enriching His Majesty’s Young Master’s Office.

No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat.

Lu Yi was used to estimating the price for it, and naturally he had to carefully inspect it in all directions to see if there were any flaws.

It doesn't matter if you take a look at it, you will immediately find something strange inside.

Sun Quan took the jade box from Lu Yi and found that it was not heavy.

So he asserted:

"It's hollow inside, and there must be something hidden in it."

After looking at it carefully, he said:

"These seven jade pillars are probably the key to opening it."

As he said that, he reached out and tried to pull it out, but found that it didn't move at all, as if it was growing on it.

He didn't dare to use too much force for fear of damaging the contents inside.

I rummaged around for a while, but still had no clue.

Sun Quan became anxious again and asked:

"Do you know who paid this tribute?"

Lu Yi nodded:

"This is a tribute gift from a tribe that calls itself Udibah. This tribe lives near Funan."

Lu Yi had been with Sun Quan for a long time, so he naturally knew what His Majesty meant by asking this question.

So he continued to explain to Sun Quan:

"According to the envoy of this tribe, their tribe has been the bodyguard of Funan Kingdom for generations."

"This jade box belongs to our ancestors hundreds of years ago. When we were offering sacrifices, we saw thunderbolts falling out of thin air on the sacred mountain where we were worshiping."

"Their ancestors only thought it was the spiritual appearance of the sacred mountain, so they went to check the place where the thunderbolt fell and found this jade box."

"The people in their tribe thought it was a gift from the gods, so they took it back and worshiped it from generation to generation."

"Oh?" Sun Quan rubbed the seven jade pillars on the box and asked thoughtfully, "Then why did they pay tribute again?"

"Your Majesty, there is a reason for this."

Lu Yi bent down a little lower so that Sun Quan could hear more clearly:

"Over the years, the Han people have repeatedly sent caravans across the Ailao Mountains to deceive and oppress the barbarian troops south of Cochin."

"These things are not originally related to Da Wu. After all, they mostly operate in the north of Funan Kingdom. The barbarians there have little contact with Da Wu."

"What people didn't expect is that in the past two years, traces of Han caravans have appeared even around Funan Kingdom. Funan Kingdom and the Zhou tribes all have their hearts set on Wu."

"Of course they don't want to rebel against Wu Xianghan. It's just that the Han caravans are cunning and cruel. These barbarians can't bear to be disturbed. So they come to pay tribute this time just to ask Your Majesty to do justice to them."

If you want to ask the wise and powerful Emperor Sun to uphold justice, how can you do it without showing sincerity?

It’s just that Wu is a huge country, what does it not have?

Emperor Wu, what haven't you seen?

It’s not easy to express sincerity!

Therefore, the clan leader made a decision that went against his ancestors and paid tribute with the treasures enshrined by the clan in exchange for Emperor Sun's support.

Very reasonable, no trace of PS.

Anyway, after Sun Quan listened, he couldn't find any omissions.

At least it perfectly explains why the barbarians in the wild land have such amazingly carved jade boxes.

It's just that Sun Quan knew that the jade box in his hand had a secret, and it was clearly visible to his eyes, but he couldn't open it. This made Sun Quan's heart scratch like a hundred claws.

"Such an exquisite jade box is worth a lot of money, and what is hidden in this box must be a treasure."

"But if you want to take out the treasure in this box, you have to unlock these seven jade pillars. But I have never seen the shape of these seven jade pillars." Sun Quan sighed, "What can I do?"

Although Lu Yi didn't read much, his mind moved very quickly.

Especially when it comes to matters involving Sun Quan, he naturally has to be very energetic.

He had already thought about this issue before sending the things over.

But he suggested carefully:

"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion, but I'm not sure whether it's appropriate or not."

"Oh? Do you have any idea?" Sun Quan looked at Lu Yi, "But it doesn't matter."

"I heard that the Marquis of Duxiang (that is, Zhuge Ke) is well-read and knowledgeable. He even recognizes legendary objects such as the Xi Nang. Why don't Your Majesty have these seven pillars painted and sent to Chaisang for questioning?"

The so-called understanding of Xi Nang refers to the fact that when Zhuge Ke was appointed governor of Danyang and pacified Shanyue, he once went out hunting. Between the two mountains, he saw something like a child, reaching out to attract people.

The people who followed him did not know what was going on, and they were all frightened and uneasy.

Only Zhuge Ke didn't change his expression and stepped forward to hold its hand and take it away from its original place.

Strangely enough, the thing died as soon as it left its original place.

Afterwards, everyone asked about the reason.

Zhuge Ke replied:

"This matter is recorded in the "Baize Picture": "Between the two mountains, there is a person as smart as a child. When he sees someone, he stretches out his hand to lure him away. He is called "Xinang". If he lures him away to his hometown, he will die."

Everyone on the left and right deeply admired him and regarded him as a god.

After this incident, the people of Shanyue became more and more in awe of Zhuge Ke.

After this incident spread in Wu, people in Wu all said that Zhuge Ke was knowledgeable and knowledgeable.

Sun Quan was naturally very interested in this rumor and asked Zhuge Ke personally.

Zhuge Ke did not deny it.
To be continued...