[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

After the captain of the royal family's guard took the order and left, the royal court fell into an embarrassing idleness.

King Hammurabi stared blankly at the glassware at hand most of the time, occasionally raised his head, and gave a very serious look at the royal ceremony officer beside him.

The royal ceremony officer's knees were trembling, and he could hardly stand up - although he knew that Hammurabi could not handle the kingdom's government affairs in front of the Egyptian envoy, but this was like a knife hanging over his head May fall.

Yi Nan was talking with the Egyptian envoy while smiling.

They didn't need an interpreter at all.The interpreter was dumbfounded.

Hammurabi hooked his fingers and let the interpreter pass.The interpreter could only say: "That lady from Uruk seems to speak with a Thebes accent, which is much better than my Egyptian..."

So Hammurabi straightened up and asked with a smile, "Miss Ishtar of Uruk, where did you learn the Egyptian language? Have you ever been to Egypt?"

Inan turned around, saluted Hammurabi with a smile, and said: "When I was young, an Egyptian jewelry craftsman came to the jewelry workshop at home. It is said that he was from Thebes and taught me not to be A language spoken by few Egyptians.”

The jewelry craftsmanship of the Egyptians is the same as that of the Uruk people in the early years, which is the best in the world.It is normal for the two parties to have friendly exchanges on jewelry craftsmanship.This reason is very tenable.

But it is enough to make people amazed, this lady looks like she is still young - so young, but has such exquisite language skills, not only the Egyptian envoys, but even Hammurabi have a heart of love .

At this moment, the captain of the guard came with two craftsmen from the glass shop.

When the two craftsmen came to the royal court, guards immediately stepped forward to question their identities, and after confirming that they were both "free people Avelu", they were allowed to enter the royal court.

The two craftsmen saw Yinan first, and they both greeted happily: "Miss Ishtar!" Feelings of joy and relief emerged spontaneously, and then they felt the majesty and solemnity of the royal court.The two carefully held the casket in their hands, and saluted Hammurabi who sat safely on the throne.

"Dear King of Babylon, we have brought 'Rupert's Tears' as you ordered."

"Rupert's Tears?" Hammurabi thought the name was very special, so he quickly moved his body forward and asked, "What is it like?"

The two craftsmen each held a box and opened it at the same time.

Egyptian envoys, officials in the royal court of Babylon, and Hammurabi himself watched with eager attention.

I saw two boxes each filled with wool dyed blue.The wool is fluffy and soft. Inside the wool, there is a drop-shaped glass. The glass has a long and thin tail, which looks like a tadpole or a thin and long snake.

"This is... the hardest and most fragile thing in the world?"

"It turned out to be glass?"

Hammurabi himself didn't really believe it. He stared at Yinan, wondering if the girl had taken out these two things just to "please the king" or "to relieve the king".

So Hammurabi turned to the two craftsmen and asked, "You made this? Is it the hardest and most fragile thing in the world?"

There was suspicion in Wang's voice, which made the two craftsmen blush instantly.

One of the craftsmen said very positively: "My dear king, this is indeed the hardest and most fragile thing in the world... We were originally jewelry craftsmen. We have polished countless gems and tempered all kinds of jewelry. Metal, and the lightest and most brittle glass ever blown. But trust us, 'Rupert's Tears' have properties like no other in the world."

Another craftsman only said: "We can verify it for you."

When Hammurabi heard what they said, he immediately believed it, and with a wave of his hand, he asked the two to arrange it, ready to verify it on the spot.

The two craftsmen first took the time to say hello to Yinan. After learning that everything was fine with Yi Nan, the two showed a relaxed look, and then applied to the captain of the palace guard, and got the experimental items:

A round tree stump with a flat surface, several thick iron chopping boards, a huge hammer, and a small but slender copper scissors.

A round tree stump was placed in the middle of the royal court, and an iron chopping board was placed on it.

A craftsman carefully took out a "Rupert's Tears" and put it on the cutting board.Another craftsman held another iron cutting board and gently pressed the "head" of "Rupert's Tears".

The two adjusted the angles of the two iron chopping boards to ensure that the upper one would not touch the end of "Rupert's Tears" no matter what.

"Okay!" A craftsman bowed to King Hammurabi, "The villain is here to prove the hard quality of 'Rupert's Tears' for the king."

As he spoke, he lifted the huge iron hammer, took a deep breath, swung the hammer into the air, and smashed it down with all his might.

Just listen to "Dang", a heavy sound.The hammer fell on the anvil.

This blow was so powerful that everyone in the royal court backed back involuntarily, thinking: If ordinary glass, glass cups, and glass beads are placed between two iron chopping boards, they will not be broken into slag by such a blow ?

At this time, another craftsman removed the iron cutting board covered above, revealing the glass below, and saw the tadpole-shaped "Rupert's Tears", intact, without any defects or blemishes.

"it is good!"

Someone in the royal court suddenly cheered.applause.Hammurabi suddenly felt that his face was bright, and he turned to the Egyptian envoy with a smile.

The Egyptian envoy pondered over there, and was about to raise an argument.He seems to want to say that just such a hammer is far from proving that this little glass tadpole is the hardest thing in the world; and "fragile" is far from being able to talk about it.

Before the Egyptian envoy could speak, the craftsmen started to act again.

A craftsman carefully replaced the original cutting board and began to stack other cutting boards on this layer-one, two, three...

After all the cutting boards were placed, people naturally thought that the "Rupert's Tears" should be completely crushed by the weight of these cutting boards alone.

The craftsman raised the hammer again.

This time, the craftsman did not do it himself, but looked around, trying to find a candidate.Finally, his eyes fell on the face of the captain of the palace guard.

"Me?" The captain of the guard hesitated for a moment: this role is risky.If he really smashed that transparent glass tadpole all at once, wouldn't he have wiped Wang's face.

But seeing that the two craftsmen were calm and relaxed, one of them even smiled at the captain of the guard.The captain of the palace guard decided to take a gamble.

He is also a mighty warrior. He immediately took off the long robe he was wearing and tied it around his waist. Then he moved his arms and back, took the hammer, roared, swung the hammer, and rushed to the thick wall in front of him. A thick stack of iron chopping boards smashed over.

Just listen to the loud bang of "Dang".

There was still a gap between the two chopping boards that were pressing "Rupert's Tears", but after this sound, there was no gap at all.

The captain of the palace guard yelled in his heart that he had made a mistake: he had hammered these two iron plates into a stack, and the glass inside must have been broken.

He couldn't help being annoyed, and stretched out his hand to beat his head, thinking: I should have acted if I knew it earlier, the thunder is heavy and the rain is small, the shout is loud, but the strike is light.

But the two craftsmen were not panicked at all.They were still as determined as ever, and they cooperated to remove the stacked cutting boards one by one.

When the last piece of the cutting board was removed, everyone was very worried, afraid that when they opened it, they would see only a pile of crumbs.Everyone held their breath.

Everyone had different perspectives, so the only ones who could see the result immediately were Hammurabi, Herod and others beside him, and the Egyptian envoy.

These people, including King Hammurabi, all showed expressions of astonishment.

After Hammurabi was surprised, he immediately smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, okay!"

Others in the royal court saw the result immediately: one craftsman was holding the iron cutting board that had been covered earlier, and the other craftsman was holding the lower iron cutting board and the "Rupert's Tears" placed on it. A circle was circled in the royal court for people to watch the result of the hammer of the captain of the palace guard.

Everyone opened their mouths wide, unable to close them at all.

I saw a drop-shaped depression appeared on the surface of the iron chopping board that was covered earlier.

And the iron chopping board placed below, at the same position, also had a drop-shaped depression.The "Rupert's Tears" lay peacefully in this depression.

This shows what?

——This can only show that the hardness of "Rupert's Tears" far exceeds that of the upper and lower iron plates.The captain of the palace guard is so powerful that he can smash the anvil until the upper and lower pieces close together.But still can't do anything about the little "teardrop" between the iron chopping boards.

In the entire royal court, after a silence, people seemed to wake up from the horror suddenly, applause and cheers came and went one after another.The captain of the palace guard proudly puffed out his chest, as if these colorful sounds were actually given to him.

The Egyptian envoy also applauded sincerely, but he still did not forget his old profession of "raising the bar".

The envoy looked at Yinan and asked, "Miss as beautiful and noble as Isis, this 'Rupert's tear' is so hard, why do you say it is fragile?"

Yi Nan heard it, and no need for an interpreter to explain, so he smiled and nodded to the two craftsmen.

The craftsmen understood and returned to the center of the royal court.One of them took out "Rupert's Tears" and placed it on a flat and smooth cutting board.Another person took out the small copper scissors.

The scissors are small and exquisite, and they look like those used by women to sew clothes and trim wool.

The craftsman holding the copper scissors is engrossed and holds his breath.The other craftsman hurriedly hid far away.

"The huge hammer just now can't do anything to this piece of glass, so what's the use of this little scissors now?"

Such whispers came from the royal court.

Yi Nan smiled at the side, thinking: You just wait and see.

I saw that the craftsman holding the copper scissors put the scissors on the end of "Rupert's Tears", and then kept his body away as much as possible, exerting a little force on his hands.

A miracle happened.

There was a soft "bang", and "Rupert's Tears" instantly shattered into snowflake-shaped pieces from the beginning to the end, and the pieces fell on the dark iron chopping board, like a pile of snow-white refined salt sprinkled .

The whole process was like a dream. Just now people were still sighing: There is such a solid object in this world that can resist all forces, and now it has become a pile of dust.After this dream was shattered, all that remained in the air were people's amazement and infinite regret.

"In this world, the hardest and most fragile..."

Hammurabi murmured and sighed, staring at the crumbs on the chopping board with distant eyes, as if the scene in front of him had deeply moved him.

"Herod, Herod..."

Hammurabi suddenly thought of the most important royal ceremony officer around him, and asked loudly: "You have always been well-informed, tell me, what are these 'Rupert's tears', and why are they the hardest Also the most vulnerable item?"

Herod was embarrassed - he claimed to have read all the clay tablets in the world, but he had never seen any introduction to "Rupert's Tears", and he had never even heard of anyone named " Rupert".

He was about to explain that he didn't know, but he suddenly received a signal from Yinan.Yi Nan was winking at him, as if encouraging him, asking him to tell a complete "story", and no matter what the story was, she would tell the whole story for him.

So Herod boldly continued, "Once upon a time, in the Uruk area, there was a jeweler named 'Rupert'."

Yi Nan was opposite, giving him a gesture of approval.Herod suddenly gained courage and continued to speak.

"This jewelry craftsman has a beloved girl."

"She is his sky, a cloud floating in the sky."

"She is his land, a flower growing from the earth..."

Herod murmured.He doesn't have to recall the clay tablets describing love that he read in the past, he just needs to say what he feels now, and that's enough.

"One day, this girl will travel far away—she is the noble Avell, and her status is much higher than Rupert's."

"Rupert couldn't express the feelings in his heart, so he could only make this 'Rupert's Tears' for the girl. In this way, his heart was so steadfast, but he was always heartbroken because of the girl's departure. Endlessly..."

This story perfectly combines people's hearts and the magical "Rupert's Tears" in front of them, echoing the puzzles raised by Hammurabi before.

Inan secretly gave Herod a thumbs up, praising him for his quick thinking and excellent words.

Hammurabi on the seat was also very moved, nodded and said, "It is true, it is true. Only people with such faithful and delicate emotions in their hearts can create such special ornaments."

The Egyptian envoy knelt down directly, and he knelt down on one knee, saluted Hammurabi, and said loudly: "My respected King of Babylon, we Egyptians are deeply impressed by the craftsmanship of Babylonian craftsmen today, and are extremely admired. "

"Pray that the king can give the mission a 'Rupert's Tears', so that the mission can bring this 'miracle' back to Egypt, so that the people there can also open their eyes."

This Egyptian envoy, who loves to argue, expressed for the first time that he was "convinced" for the first time, which made Hammurabi very comfortable.

But the things were not his, so he had no choice but to turn his face and look at Yi Nan.

Yi Nan smiled and nodded.The artisans in her workshop had brought two Rupert's Tears, one of which was used up during the experiment.The other one was still in the box, and the craftsman walked up quickly and handed it to Yinan.

Yinan thought for a while, and instead of handing it directly to the Egyptian envoy, he held it in both hands and sent it to Hammurabi.

Seeing that she was so knowledgeable and interesting, Hammurabi couldn't help feeling relieved. He took the box from Inan and handed it over to the Egyptian envoy.

"Please tell your king, this is the old father in Babylon who asked someone to deliver it to the Babylonian princess in Thebes...to relieve boredom."

The Egyptian envoy choked and couldn't say a word.

Such an exquisite object, with its ingenious craftsmanship, is something that the Egyptians feared they would not be able to find—it was just a gift from an old father to his beloved daughter to relieve boredom.

On the matter of the Babylonian princess marrying away, Hammurabi has never been as proud as he is today, now, and at this moment.

After the Egyptian envoy received the only "Rupert's tear", he never dared to stay in the royal court for a long time.

After all, as Yi Nan said, even if it is stored in a box, it must be carefully protected.The "head" of "Rupert's Tears" was fixed with twine in the box, but it could not withstand violent shaking.

Therefore, the Egyptian envoy bid farewell to Hammurabi, went back to the station first, put the thing away properly, and then put it under special care.The envoy himself will not come to the dinner held by the palace for the embassy until evening.

After the Egyptian envoy left, the atmosphere in the royal court became inexplicably relaxed.

Hammurabi's face suddenly darkened.

He raised his head, looked at the dome of the royal court, and asked coldly, "What's going on here?"

What Wang pursued was, of course, what happened to the "seven gates of justice" that collapsed one after another.

Although the girl in front of him helped him out of the siege, Wang still had anger in his heart and could not vent it.

Now that the Egyptian envoys have left, there are no outsiders in the royal court, only officials and guards are left.Yi Nan stood calmly, and the two Avelu artisans in her shop were standing behind her, one on the left and one on the right at the moment—both of them had courageous but extremely nervous expressions on their faces.

The captain of the palace guard had no choice but to report the truth.

"My lord, the villain went out when he heard the second sound. At this time, the first and second doors of the seven doors have been knocked down."

"When the villain was driven out, he was about to shout loudly. Where did the sinner come from? How dare he invade the sacred palace and tear down the seven doors belonging to the gods."

"Who knew that the villain actually saw... it was this, this lady, she was..."

When the captain of the palace guard was speaking, the discussions in the royal court didn't stop.When he said this, Wang Tingzhong became quiet, and all eyes turned towards Yi Nan.

Unbelief is written in everyone's eyes.

But this was said by the captain of the guard himself, so people couldn't help but believe it.

What's more, if the palace guards can stop her from knocking down the "seven doors", they will naturally be able to stop her from the royal court.

Now that people are standing in the royal court in a good manner, what the captain of the guard said is naturally true.

Hammurabi's face was quite ugly, and his eyes were full of anger.

This girl really came forward to help him, so that he could feel proud in front of the Egyptian envoy.However, publicly destroying the buildings of the royal palace, especially the "Seven Gates of Justice" built according to the oracle, is a proper contempt for the royal and theocracy.

As the king of a country, Hammurabi could not have accepted such a crime.Even if Miss Ishtar in front of him successfully interpreted his riddle, Hammurabi believed that what should be punished should still be punished.

"Why did you destroy the 'Seven Doors of Justice'?"

Hammurabi asked the person in front of him in a bad tone.

If it was an ordinary person, he must have been terrified by Hammurabi's anger.Just like the two craftsmen behind Yinan.

Yi Nan looked up at Hammurabi and said very sincerely, "Because I want to see you!"

Hammurabi was speechless: "See me?"

"That's right, the 'Seven Doors of Justice', isn't it possible to see the king through these seven gates and ask the king to uphold justice?" Yinan asked naively.

Many officials and guards bowed their heads, thinking: This is not always the case.

Hammurabi became even more angry: "In Babylon under the king's rule, justice is always the top priority. If there is a dispute among the people, you can directly complain to the royal court officer..."

Yi Nan immediately interjected, "What if the royal court officials are the cause of the injustice?"

The royal officials around the king, except for Herod, mostly lowered their heads, clutching the collar of their black robes tightly, trying to shrink back.

Hammurabi: "Then you can also choose to meet the king through the 'seven doors of justice'. But why really smash these seven doors?"

Yinan suddenly smiled, sweet and innocent.

At this moment, her smile, together with her youthful appearance, looks like the little girl next door, so that there will be no evil thoughts in life.But in Hammurabi's view, it made the old king remember his little daughter all the time, making it impossible for people to be angry with her.

Yi Nan suddenly stretched out his hand and began to untie the hair ornament from his hair.

"At the first gate, the gatekeeper will take away the tiara I wear on my head;"

Hammurabi immediately changed color when he heard this.It never occurred to him that the "seven gates" that he thought could be used to sue and resolve grievances turned out to be a channel for the palace guards to extort money.

After Yi Nan took off her hair accessories, she casually threw them on the wool carpet in front of her, and then began to take off the earrings on her ears.

"At the second gate, the gatekeeper will take away the earrings from my ears;"

"At the third gate, the gatekeeper will take the necklace from my neck;"

"At the fourth gate, the gatekeeper will take away the pectoral I wear on my breast;"

"At the fifth gate, the gatekeeper will take the girdle from my waist;"

"At the sixth gate, the gatekeeper wants to take away my bracelet and anklet..."

In an instant, she had taken off all the gorgeous ornaments she was wearing and threw them on the carpet.

It seems that these valuable gold and silver jewelry are nothing special to her, and it doesn't matter if they are given to the gatekeeper.

Behind her, the guards, headed by the captain of the palace guard, have all knelt down, ready to accept the king's wrath at any time.

Those who wantonly exploited and blackmailed Hammurabi to see Hammurabi because of grievances for many years, they never imagined that there would be such a day that they would be mercilessly stabbed in front of the king in this way.

But it's not over yet.

Yi Nan no longer wears any jewelry on her body at this moment, she is like a fresh and tender lotus just out of the water, without any extra decorations.

The only thing she has is this slim fit para suit.

Inan smiled at Hammurabi who was sitting high on the throne, and said: "At the seventh gate, the gatekeeper will take off my palatial clothing and let me come before the king like a newborn baby." , Greet the king."

If the clothes on her body were taken off, she would really have nothing left, not even the last dignity left - what's the point of seeking justice after losing everything?

"Before I came here, I always imagined that meeting Wang was like meeting my own father."

"My father would expect me to dress neatly, not to show off my wealth, but to dress with dignity."

"So I don't want to come to the king disheveled."

"Like a daughter, she doesn't want to see her father in disheveled clothes."

"I think this is the reason why I deliberately damaged the 'Seven Doors'."

"Enough!" Hammurabi suddenly raised his right fist and slammed it heavily on the low table beside the throne.The short table was smashed to pieces and shattered on the spot.The glass on top also fell down, shattered with a "snap", and the rose red wine splashed everywhere.

The king of Babylon was trembling with anger, and his eyes were wide open, as if they were about to burst.

He looked at Yi Nan in his eyes, as if he saw the princess under his knee who was married to Egypt and could never return to her homeland.

Same age, same beauty and innocence.

Could he just sit back and watch all this?The girls in the world who are like his own daughters, and all the people he regards as his children, are insulted by those "gatekeepers" in the name of Hammurabi?

Not to mention, the girl in front of her destroyed this extremely dirty "Seven Doors" with incredible strength;

Hammurabi thought to himself: If it was him, himself, he would definitely choose to destroy it himself——