Some of the judges were very dissatisfied. "Why is Zhao Yu so troublesome? The competition rules were set long ago. How can they be changed at will? Does he really think he is invincible just because he solved an imperial green jade and doesn't take others seriously?"
The person who spoke was a dark and thin old man with prominent cheekbones. He was very close to the Bai family and could be considered a fan of Bai Zhiming.
However, there were those who opposed as well as those who agreed. Another chubby judge said with a smile, "I think Zhao Yu's suggestion is good."
The judge sitting next to him, with a long beard, nodded: "If we disagree, everyone will think that our Jade Merchants Association is guilty."
Of the five judges, two agreed and two disagreed.
The four of them looked at Bai Zhiming, the only one who did not express his opinion.
"President, how do you think we should deal with this matter?" The thin and dark old man asked Bai Zhiming.
As for why he didn't ask County Magistrate Liu Biliang for instructions? As a county magistrate, Liu Biliang wasn't exactly free; how could he possibly have been sitting in on the gambling stone convention? He only showed up at the opening of the convention yesterday and then left.
Therefore, the decision on the scene has to be made by the president Bai Zhiming.
Bai Zhiming naturally didn't want to change the competition rules. If a precedent was set, wouldn't anyone be able to dictate the rules of the gambling stone tournament in the future? More importantly, his nephew was among the twenty-four contestants, and he had already arranged to exploit a loophole in the finals rules to help his nephew win first place.
Originally, he had high hopes for his son Bai Haochen, but unexpectedly, he was defeated by Zhao Yu who appeared out of nowhere.
In this case, he had no choice but to change his candidate.
And this is not the only thing he wants to do. That Zhao Yu dared to disrespect him yesterday, so today he will make sure that he can't even pass the first level!
If the rules were changed to what Zhao Yu said, then all his plans would be in vain!
However, most of the people at the scene, whether they were spectators or contestants, stood on Zhao Yu's side. If he firmly disagreed, wouldn't he be criticized?
Bai Zhiming secretly resented Zhao Yu for causing trouble for him, and became even more determined to eliminate him. "This tournament has already reached the third round. How can we change the rules midway? Why not just stick with it this time and change it next time—"
Before Bai Zhiming finished speaking, a voice suddenly rang out: "I think Mr. Zhao's suggestion is very good. There is no need to wait until the next session. Let's do as Mr. Zhao says."
The person who spoke was the county magistrate Liu Biliang who suddenly appeared.
As the chief of the entire Yujing City, Liu Biliang's words played a decisive role.
Bai Zhiming didn't expect that his brother-in-law would ruin his plan in public, and his face looked quite unhappy for a moment.
Liu Biliang didn't want to do that either, but his future and life were in someone else's hands. What else could he do?
He was originally listening to music leisurely in the theater, but suddenly a masked man appeared and threw a booklet to him. As soon as he flipped through it, he broke out in a cold sweat.
What was recorded in that booklet was all kinds of evidence of him accepting bribes!
If this booklet were to be exposed, not only would he lose his official hat, but he might even lose his life!
He thought the masked man wanted him to do something, but it turned out that he just rushed to the gambling stone conference and agreed to the proposal of a man named Zhao Yu.
Thinking of this, Liu Biliang began to feel resentful towards his brother-in-law Bai Zhiming. If he had agreed earlier, would the subsequent events have happened? Would the masked man still come looking for him?
With the approval of the county magistrate, the rules of the competition underwent slight changes.
After writing down their answers, all contestants must hang the wooden signs on the ceiling, and then the referee will read out the answers in public, thus eliminating the possibility of cheating.
The judge started from the right and read out the contestants' answers loudly: "Number 13, icy glutinous Yang green jadeite. Number 57, high icy Yang green floating flower jadeite. Numbers 4, 5, and 7, no green..."
They read out their names one by one, and Xue Huan's was the last one.
Most people bet that there is jadeite in the rough material, because the rough material on the table performs very well. Based on experience, there is a high probability that there will be green inside.
However, it turns out that the truth lies in the hands of a few people.
When the wool was unraveled, there was nothing inside, not a trace of green.
Those who bet on green were all eliminated.
All of a sudden, sixteen of the twenty-four people left, leaving only eight.
Needless to say, Xue Huan was naturally one of the eight people. Others who advanced included Zheng Feibai, Tang Yu, Deng Xun and others.
Zheng Feibai himself was surprised, "I guessed right again?"
He really couldn't tell what the jade was like in the rough material, so he simply wrote "no green". He didn't expect that he would guess it right.
But that's where his luck ends.
In the second round, the rough material on the table was replaced with a piece of clear gambling material. A palm-sized window had been wiped open, revealing a piece of water-type jadeite with a transparent texture and color like spring water, which was very pleasing.
The jade has been exposed, so the question is no longer whether it contains jade, but the specific situation of the jade inside.
Of course, the exposed piece may be all the jade contained in this piece of material, and there may be no jade at all.
Xue Huan used her spiritual sense to explore the inside of the rough material, and a flicker of surprise crossed her face. This piece of material turned out to be a piece of spring-colored jade, and there was even a piece of purple jade hidden in the corner. The water content was quite good, almost reaching the level of ice type.
It is only as big as a glass bead, but very pure, deep purple, like a purple eye, very mysterious and noble.
However, Xue Huan did not write the name of this purple jadeite, but only wrote "Spring Color".
The location of the purple jade is very hidden. If the rough material is not cut into pieces, it will not be discovered. Even the most experienced stone gambler would not be able to guess that a piece of rough material contains two pieces of jade with completely different quality.
If she wrote it down, she would probably face not admiration from the crowd, but suspicion.
Just writing Chun Dai Cai was enough for her to advance.
Chundaicai, in fact, should be more accurately called water shield daicai, water shield is an aquatic plant, which is what we call water shield, its flowers are purple-red, so people use "water shield flower" to specifically refer to the purple jadeite in jade.
And "color" refers to green jadeite.
"Jade with purple color" refers to jadeite with both purple and green colors. It was just called that and later became "Chundaicai".
Purple, in this era, represents nobility. It is the color revered by Taoism and upper-class rulers. Purple air coming from the east, Forbidden City, purple robe and golden belt, Purple Star, etc. All words associated with "purple" have an extraordinary atmosphere.
In addition, dyeing technology was not well developed at that time, and it was difficult to obtain purple artificially, so purple has always been longed for and admired by people.
If you see someone wearing purple on the street, it goes without saying that this person must be very powerful because purple is not a color that ordinary people can afford, even if they are rich.
It is easy to imagine how popular natural purple jade would be.
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