The weather was clear and Chang'an City was also a beautiful sunny scenery. Some time ago, the Tubo delegation arrived and Li Hong met with the other party on behalf of Li Zhi. A few days ago, Li Zhi specially held a banquet at Hanguang Hall to entertain the Tubo delegation. The Tubo merchants who came to the delegation also began to sell specialties brought from Tubo in Chang'an, which also caused a Tubo trend to emerge in Chang'an.

At noon that day, Zhang Zong held a banquet at home to entertain Gong Ren who was visiting him. In addition, Xue Shao also sat by the side. During this period, Gong Ren came to Zhang Zong almost every day. Yesterday, he took the other party to Chongxian Pavilion, and he met Li Hong by a very "coincidental". Li Hong was also very friendly to Gong Ren and even gave him a few books.

"Brother Shi, I have something good to let you and Brother Gong see!" Just when the banquet was almost the same, Xue Shao suddenly smiled mysteriously.

"Brother Xue, do you have any rare treasures that you want to ask Mr. Zhang to taste?" Gong Ren next to him immediately asked with an interesting expression when he heard Xue Shao's words.

During this period, Xue Shao often took out some rare treasures, and even Zhang Zong's family had a lot of collections, which opened his eyes. Although the family behind him was very prominent in Tubo, Tubo was located on the plateau and communication was very inconvenient, so the things you can see in normal times are far from comparable to the Tang Dynasty.

"It's not a treasure, but it's very commemorative!" Xue Shao smiled again, then took out a long thing from his sleeve, and placed it carefully in front of Zhang Zong and Gong Ren.

"Yuhu? Why do you have this thing?" Zhang Zong asked with a surprised expression when he saw what Xue Shao took out.

The so-called jade scepter is actually a long jade shaped board. In later TV dramas, when the emperor and the ministers discussed affairs, the ministers often held a long board in their hands, which was a jade scepter. The main reason was that when the ministers discussed affairs with the emperor, they might have a lot of things to do, and they were afraid that they would not remember them, so they recorded it on the jade scepter. If they couldn't remember it, they would take a look.

However, all jade scepters are made of jade. Generally, it is more common to be made of ivory or bamboo and wood. The Tang Dynasty had strict regulations on this. Generally, ivory scepters are used for those above the fifth grade and bamboo and wood scepters are used for those below the fifth grade. However, there are some special cases.

"It turned out to be a jade scepter. I saw that the ministers of the Tang Dynasty had a piece in their hands. I was a little curious at the time. I didn't expect that I could watch it so close now." Gong Ren also showed an interesting expression at this time. As he said, he reached out to pick up the jade scepter. Then he said in surprise again, "This jade scepter is really made of jade!"

"A jade scepter made of jade?" Zhang Zong was also very surprised when he heard this. He immediately reached out and took it from Gong Ren's hand and looked it carefully. Then he realized that it was indeed made of top-quality white jade, with no impurities all over the body. Not to mention anything else, this piece of jade alone is of great value.

"Which important minister is this, who actually uses such a precious jade scepter?" Zhang Zong immediately asked very seriously. Although the court stipulated that officials of the fifth rank or above used ivory scepter, some important officials had a superior status and could use jade scepter made of jade, such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other famous ministers.

"This was borrowed from my brother-in-law. I will send it back for two days. Be careful and don't break it." Xue Shao saw Zhang Zong and Gong Ren in his hands casually, and hurriedly spoke again.

"So it's him!" Zhang Zong immediately showed a sudden expression after hearing this.

"Who is it? Which family is Brother Xue's wife?" Gong Ren asked curiously when he heard this.

"My wife's surname is Changsun. Brother Gong Ren must have heard of this surname?" Xue Shao smiled faintly and said to Gong Ren.

"Changsun? Changsun Wuji! Duke of Zhao!" Gong Ren immediately reacted. After all, no one knew the name of Changsun Wuji? This made him immediately bow to Xue Shao, "It turns out that Brother Xue's wife is the descendant of Duke of Zhao, so she is indifferent!"

"Brother Gong, you are polite. Although my wife comes from a famous family, the Changsun clan is no longer the Changsun clan of the past, and the Duke Zhao's mansion has declined." Xue Shao suddenly sighed at this time, and when he mentioned the Changsun clan, he also showed a look of regret on his face.

Gong Ren nodded with regret when he heard this, "I have heard of Changsun's experience. Who would have thought that Changsun, who was powerful in the court and the country, would have fallen like this? However, no matter what, the title of Changsun was finally preserved. Although the glory was not there, most of the tribe members were still there, which was a good result."

"In the court, power changes, no one can guarantee that their family will last forever. Moreover, every step in the court is dangerous. If you are not careful, you may cause a disaster. This is also the main reason why I am unwilling to enter the court!" Zhang Zong sighed and spoke.

"Yes, my mother also told me that the ministers in the court seemed glorious, but in fact, they didn't know how many swords and swords to face behind their backs, and intrigues were everywhere. So my mother didn't want me to achieve anything great. With her identity as the eldest princess, as long as I don't have any ambitions, I can at least keep my life safe!" Xue Shao also spoke with emotion at this time.

Zhang Zong and Xue Shao both used themselves as examples to reveal the dangers in the court, which made Gong Ren think of the family behind him. Although the current Gar family is in Tubo, they not only respond to the Tubo nobles, but also hold heavy troops in their hands. When even Zanpu was established, they need to look at their Gar family's expression.

Gong Ren had never thought that behind the glory of his family, there might be countless risks. However, now there is a living example of the Changsun family. You should know that Changsun Wuji was not only the first important minister of the Tang Dynasty, but also the wife and brother-in-law of Emperor Taizong, and the uncle of His Majesty Li Zhi today. Even if he is so prominent, he will inevitably die in one day. In comparison, their Gar family seems to be not as good as the Changsun family.

Thinking of the above, Gong Ren couldn't help but look thoughtful, but Zhang Zong suddenly asked, "Brother Gong Ren, what are you thinking?"

"No... nothing!" Gong Ren was interrupted by Zhang Zong's thoughts, and immediately looked up in panic.

Seeing Gong Ren's expression, Xue Shao next to him said again: "Brother Gong Ren, I am a straightforward person, but I still want to say something. Although your family is at its peak in Tubo, you must be prepared for danger in times of peace and never follow the old path of the Changsun family!"
Chapter completed!