Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1949: Mysterious Jade Pendant!

Wang Chong bowed and said, "Grandfather, Grandmother, I brought back some of Arabia's specialties with me. Inside are pearls and herbs from Arabia. Crushing the pearls and mixing them with the herbs can extend one's life and bolster the body. In addition, your grandson has brought back pineapples and durians, fruits that cannot be found in the Central Plains. I offer them to Grandfather and Grandmother to taste.

"Besides that, your grandson has also brought some Goguryeon golden ginseng to gift to Grandfather and Grandmother, and clothes and carpets made from the pelts of polar bears and arctic foxes, animals that live north of the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates."

"Heh, what a good and considerate child!"

The Old Madam was so pleased that she could hardly stop smiling.

At their age, they cared little about precious treasures. What they found more precious was Wang Chong's consideration.

Duke Jiu said nothing, but he shot Wang Chong a glance of praise.

Although he resided in Four Quarters Embassy and paid no attention to court affairs, he had always paid attention to news that concerned Wang Chong.

"Not bad! Your grandfather was right about you! The trials you've been through have made you more mature and steadier, a true backbone minister of the Great Tang!" the Old Master declared.

Children and grandchildren would encounter their own fortunes, and the Old Master had rarely interfered in the careers of Wang Gen, Wang Yan, and Wang Chong. Even when Wang Chong had suffered a setback in the militarist-Confucian conflict, the Old Master had known and had chosen to stay mostly out of the way.

Only through honing could one sharpen a precious sword, and only through the bitter winter could peach blossoms be so fragrant. And Wang Chong had not disappointed him. Through his various trials, Wang Chong had been transformed, and he had finally become the revered and illustrious King of Foreign Lands, the hero of the Great Tang.

He had even been enshrined in Lingyan Pavilion, the first in one hundred years! This was an u

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