The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 83 How to Magnify a Person's Shortcomings

After the martial arts performance, the matter did not end there. As Mo Zibu's sworn brother and brother-in-law, Li Xianwen had to present gifts to He Xian's father, brothers, and uncles on behalf of Mo Zibu and Kunlun Mountain Hall.

The first thing Li Xianwen asked someone to bring out was a golden Buddha statue about the size of a baby, a gift from Mo Zibu to his father Ou Tianci and his mother Chen.

This golden Buddha is made of pure gold, and the Buddha's eyes and hair are inlaid with gems, pearls, and finest jadeite. It dazzles everyone's eyes as soon as it appears.

If it were placed in the future, without considering the value of cultural relics, this Buddha statue would be worth at least hundreds of millions.

Now, it is worth at least 20,000 taels of silver. This is the most valuable treasure that Mozibu found in the Arakan Palace.

“This golden and jade Buddha was discovered from the Arakanese treasury when the Dragon Head personally led his troops to attack the Arakanese capital.

It is said that it was cast when King Harshavardhana held a great Buddhist ceremony when Tang Xuanzang traveled west to seek Buddha. It has great power and offerings can cure all diseases.

"It's amazing! This golden Buddha must weigh at least 15 jin (approximately 1500 kilograms) and must have cost tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"This was cast by Tang Monk. How can you buy it with silver? I've never heard of it being taken out of someone else's palace."

"Hahahaha!" After hearing enough of the shock of the people around him, Ou Tianci waved his hand and asked someone to go up and take the gift, and he did not forget to give Mo Zibu a face as well.

"My son, this golden Buddha is so precious, why would the King of Arakan be willing to hand it over?"

When Li Xianwen heard Ou Tianci call him "my son", he was so happy that his nose started to bubble. He also knew that Ou Tianci was praising Mo Zibu, so he immediately replied loudly:

"Reporting to my lord father, I have learned that the King of Arakan is immoral, arrogant and disrespectful, and attempted to seize our wealth. The Dragon Head has destroyed his capital and personally killed him!"

If this golden Buddha was like a grenade dropped into the crowd, then Li Xianwen's words were no less than a 155mm howitzer exploding into the crowd.

The people of Hexian still have some understanding of the outside world. At least they know that the Kingdom of Arakan is not a group of impoverished small sultans and chieftains with a population of tens of thousands, but a real king.

In terms of national strength, the Kingdom of Arakan is definitely stronger than Ha Tien.

The drill of more than a hundred people just now has made many people realize that the Kunlun Mountain Hall founded by Mo Zibu is full of martial virtues. Now, their understanding is even clearer.

This is not some underworld gang, but a force that can destroy a country.

Of course, they could think so because Li Xianwen concealed the fact that King Aragandarye was killed because his submission to King Baixiang caused widespread dissatisfaction, and because King Darye had a good son.

"So it's just that his virtue isn't worthy of it! Since ancient times, auspicious artifacts have belonged to those with virtue. My cousin is diligent in his work in Hexian, loves the people, and raised a good son like Abu. The Golden Buddha's arrival in the West is destiny!"

The one who complimented Zou Tianci was his cousin Pei Jiannan.

Ngo Thien Ci's mother was named Bui Thi Lin. Her family lived in Bien Hoa City, the capital of Dong Nai Province, which is about 30 to 40 kilometers east of Saigon.

The Pei family moved here in the early Ming Dynasty. Their three ancestors were low-ranking military officers who went to sea with the eunuch Sanbao and stayed behind due to injuries.

While recuperating from his injuries, the eldest brother of the Pei family married a daughter of the Champa royal family, and the brothers settled down here.

By the generation of Pei Jiannan's father, the family first had mixed Champa blood and then actively assimilated into the Kinh people. Now they are basically the same as the Annamites.

After Ou Jiu established himself in Hexian, thanks to the favor of the Pei family, the relationship between the two families became very close.

At that time, Ou Jiu had been forced to marry many Zhenla and Siamese women. After learning about the Pei family's family background, he took the initiative to propose marriage.

When he was in his forties, he married Pei Shilin, who was seventeen years old at the time and could barely be considered half-Han. The child he gave birth to, Ou Tianci, was raised as his legitimate son.

When Ou Tianci heard Pei Jiannan say this, he felt as happy as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit. At his age of almost seventy and the leader of a region, he liked it most when others praised his virtue.

After seeing that Ou Tianci was very happy to accept the golden Buddha, Li Xianwen took the opportunity to present other gifts.

My uncle Chen Dasheng got 200 kilograms of authentic red sandalwood and two Arakan Palace maids who were good at singing and dancing.

My cousin Pei Jiannan received a fiery red coral tree, and dozens of other relatives also received gifts, which was a very thoughtful gift.

Chen Dasheng loved face the most. He was so happy to have the king's palace servants serving him that his eyes narrowed.

The Pei family is a Chinese ethnic group among the Annan people. They have a long tradition of poetry and etiquette. The Pei family is good at reciting poems and composing couplets. They were very satisfied with the precious yet elegant fiery red coral tree.

Mo Zibu left all these to Wu Shiying to arrange.

This person was an orphan adopted and raised by Ou Tianci. Before being sent to Mo Zibu, he served as Ou Tianci's personal secretary, so he was naturally familiar with all these things.

However, amidst this joyful atmosphere, there was a hint of awkwardness. Some people even looked directly at Ou Zihuang, who looked very uncomfortable.

This time, not only elders like Ou Tianci and Chen Dasheng received gifts, but Ou Zihuang's younger brothers Ou Zitang and Ou Zirong also received gifts. Only his eldest brother Ou Zihuang did not receive any.

Ou Tianci didn't say anything. He knew that Mo Zibu would not do that. If he really did that, Mo Zibu was not worth training.

Sure enough, after many eyes were fixed on Ou Zihuang, Li Xianwen clapped his hands. Two maids supported a woman with a slender figure like a willow, who walked over gracefully.

"When Longtou was in India, he often talked about his elder brother, calling him a kind and honest elder, and he often regretted that the brothers could not be together.

So when I saw this girl in the palace of the Arakan Kingdom, I thought of bringing her back to offer to my brother."

After completely attracting Ou Zihuang's attention, Li Xianwen raised his voice greatly.

"So that my brother can know that this girl is the legitimate granddaughter of King Arakan, a princess, only fifteen years old, gentle and virtuous, and has learned Tang language for four months, so she can converse without any problem."

As he spoke, Li Xianwen roughly tore off the veil on the woman's face and said, "As for her appearance, although not stunning, she is also a local beauty!" In fact, the granddaughter of the King of Arakan could not be called stunning.

But Li Xianwen's long preparation is equivalent to adding several layers of BUFF, and with the blessing of such a status, she really looks gorgeous against the backdrop of the brocade long skirt and pearl hairpin.

Even the 66-year-old Ou Tianci, who was used to seeing such scenes, felt his eyes brighten, and the others were amazed.

The crowd was obviously getting more crowded, and many people wanted to squeeze to the front to see what the captured foreign princess looked like.

This is the first time this has ever happened!
What can we say about the three sons of Ou Tianci? The second son, Ou Zitong, is a little honest, but very filial.

In history, he was tortured to death by the Siamese, but he never falsely accused anyone or said a bad word about Ou Tianci.

The third brother Ou Zirong was handsome, fond of poetry and wine. In terms of appearance and most of his personality, he was the most like Ou Tianci, but he was obviously not suitable to be the heir.

The eldest son, Ou Zihuang, was quite talented in government affairs and business, which was why many people in Ha Tien were optimistic about him. However, he also had a fatal weakness, which was that he was a bit lustful.

Although being lustful is not a big deal for someone of Ou Zihuang's status, he relies on the Ruan family to gain a foothold.

His wife and cousin was not good-looking but was very jealous. They had been married for many years, and even if Ou Zihuang wanted to have an affair with a maid, it would be like a thief.

In this situation, Ou Zihuang's lust is as dangerous as a time bomb.

Ou Tianci and Chen Dasheng looked at each other and both understood what Mo Zibu was trying to do.

Zihuang was lustful to begin with, and was suppressed by his wife Ruan, which made him feel very suffocated. Now Mo Zibu presented him with such a beauty.

But this woman happened to be of noble status. If it was just an ordinary beautiful maid, Nguyen's daughter might have beaten her to death directly, but it was obvious that Nguyen would never dare to harm this Arakan princess.

My goodness, a lustful man who has been suppressed for many years finally gets such a noble and beautiful woman who can get whatever she wants. You can easily imagine how she will be spoiled.

It is also conceivable how big a rift would arise between Ou Zihuang and the Ruan family because of this.

The fact is just as Ou Tianci and Chen Dasheng expected, after Li Xianwen's layers of preparation of first suppressing and then praising, and the blessing of his noble status which is enough of a gimmick.

When Ou Zihuang looked at the Arakan Princess from afar, he felt that she was wearing a golden dress, and her face was sometimes gorgeous and sometimes dignified and noble.

In the words of later generations, it was a constant switching between Fan Bingbing and Guanyin.

This..., who can withstand this!
Although Ou Zihuang kept warning himself in his heart not to behave so inappropriately in front of his father, he just couldn't help it, as if his soul had been taken away.

Especially the red eyes of countless men around him who were envious and jealous, which stimulated Ou Zihuang even more.

This male felt so happy that he could fly to the sky after winning the beauty amidst the unwilling gazes of thousands of competitors.

He wanted to shout out loudly right now. "Life is so blissful, why should I regret dying!"

Ou Zirong closed his eyes with a hint of jealousy, knowing in his heart that he was doomed. With his brother like this, he would not be able to compete with his fifth brother.

As for why Mo Zibu is the fifth brother, it is because the fourth brother died seven years ago.

"Young Master!" Just as Ou Zihuang was about to step forward to greet the beauty in person, a man in a green official robe behind him shouted loudly.

This person is Ou Zihuang's cousin, his strategist, and the representative placed by Ou Zihuang's maternal family by his side.

Ou Zihuang was struggling internally. Although he didn't look back, he could feel the stern gaze of his cousin.

He also knew that if he accepted this beautiful and noble trophy, he might lose something in the future.

Ou Zihuang hesitated.

Seeing that things were about to get bad, Li Xianwen turned his body inconspicuously and looked at the Arakan princess fiercely.

The princess shuddered. Her mother, her eleven-year-old and eight-year-old sisters, her uncle, and several cousins were all in the control of these people.

She remembered the warning from the lion-like man.

'If you can let go of your hatred, I will ensure that you will enjoy a life of wealth and glory, and your family will continue to be nobles.

But if you disobey in the slightest, your entire family of sixteen, including yourself, will be thrown into the Ten Thousand Snakes Pit and reunited in the python's belly!

Thinking of this, the princess shuddered all over and let out a soft cry of surprise. Her big watery eyes looked at Ou Zihuang with sadness and despair, as if she was a poor person who was about to be abandoned by her beloved husband.

How could Ou Zihuang, who had been suppressed by the plain-looking Hedong Lion for six or seven years, withstand this? His soul trembled at the exclamation.

He ignored the dissatisfied warnings behind him, walked forward with a sense of pleasure of breaking free from restraints, and bowed to Li Xianwen.

"I didn't expect that Abu still remembered me as his brother even though he was thousands of miles away. When you're free, come to my house. We can have a few drinks and talk about your and Abu's deeds overseas."

Li Xianwen immediately grabbed Ou Zihuang's hand affectionately and said, "Brother, I dare not disobey your summons. I just happened to bring two barrels of famous Western wine. Tomorrow, I will drink with you brothers until we are drunk."

At the port, different people had different expressions, but Chen Dasheng smiled very happily.

"This Xianwen is also extraordinary!"

He turned and looked at Lu Tianci again, and said solemnly: "Your family and mine are finally going to produce a figure who will live up to the reputation of our ancestors as heroes!"

(End of this chapter)