Inside the imperial palace, an eunuch soon brought over a piece of silk thread, and the court ministers rushed forward one after another to try their hand at it, but none of them succeeded.
Seeing this, Marco Polo could not help smiling. He was confident that no one could solve this puzzle he had brought, not even in his own land, which was why he was so self-assured.
After a long while, looking at the dejected ministers, Marco Polo bowed appropriately to Kublai, who sat above, and said, "Respected Emperor of the East, thank you for your..."
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