Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1659: The Ghost King? Hou Junji!

Chapter 1659: The Ghost King? Hou Junji!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Zhang Que's brow creased as he suddenly asked, "Old Sir, you said that this was a tribute offering, but there don't seem to have been any such tributes of Gaochang Blood Jade in this government."

"Hahaha, of course not!"

The old jade artisan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Gaochang is a small and weak country, and Gaochang Blood Jade is its most unique export. Although the Gaochang Jade is of extremely high quality, it is extremely rare, and due to its physical properties, the majority of Blood Jade is only about the size of a thumb; those larger than this are few and far between. This is primarily because it's more fragile, making it difficult to form large slabs. Any piece of Blood Jade more than three inches long is of the highest grade, and those eight inches or longer are known as Royal Grade Jade. I only heard about this kind of jade from a few old jade artisans when I was five or six years old.

"It's said that there are only three pieces of Royal Grade Jade, and they were all offered up by Gaochang to Emperor Taizong during his reign. Ever since then, as Gaochang's jade mines were exhausted, Gaochang Blood Jade has basically become extinct, and not even those thumb-sized pieces of jade can be found, let alone Royal Grade Jade."

This man was in his eighties and was already getting rather decrepit, his voice rather unclear. But when he spoke of Gaochang Jade, his entire body teemed with energy.

"Old Sir, do you know where those three pieces of Royal Grade Gaochang Jade ended up? Or are they still all with the imperial household?" Wang Chong asked, frowning slightly.

"Logically speaking, all three pieces should still be in the imperial household's treasury, but this old man recalled a certain matter from the past.

"During Taizong's reign, there was a Great General who excelled in battle and conquest, and who rendered many great achievements. Moreover, back then, when the Central Plains had not had any relations with the

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