Wanli 1592

Chapter 1288
Since then, the Chuanguo Yuxi has lost its trace, and in the future, it will be unreliable no matter how you look at it.

Later, during the period of Zhezong in the Northern Song Dynasty, a farmer claimed that he dug out the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in the field and dedicated it to Emperor Zhezong. Emperor Zhezong ordered [-] scholars to make a diagnosis together, and finally Cai Jing made a conclusion. , saying it is true.

As for whether this jade seal is real, as well as the superstition of auspiciousness in ancient dynasties, as well as various problems faced by the Northern Song court in Zhezong's era, it is probably a good way to get the auspiciousness of the jade seal handed down to prove the legitimacy of the Song Dynasty's rule and overcome the crisis .

This Fang Chuan Guoxi was later abducted by the Jin people, and later in the Yuan Dynasty, it appeared in the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, that is, Beijing, and was acquired by the Prime Minister Boyan. This is the last relatively reliable record.

In the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang stood out, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not get the Jade Seal after the founding of the country.

He felt empty in his heart, so he sent 15 troops to the Northern Expedition, intending to attack the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and at the same time grab back the Chuanguo Yuxi, but he failed in the end, so he had no choice but to engrave the [-]th Fang Yuxi himself* *.

After that, there were also rumors of passing on the jade seal of the country during the Jiajing period, but there has not been much response.

People don't care much about Chuan Guo Yuxi anymore, so what if it appears?Isn't the dynasty that got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo also destroyed?

Xiao Ruxun didn't care much about this, otherwise he would have engraved a Jade Seal to deceive the world at the beginning of the founding of the country.

It is mainly the traditional "people of the world" - scholars were overthrown by him, everyone who should be killed was killed, and the right to speak was snatched by him. No one dared to say that he was wrong, so it didn't matter whether he passed on the jade seal of the country. He wants to be the emperor, who dares to object?

In the past, people only needed the Jade Seal of the Kingdom as a cover in order to gain the support of the powerful gentry, but Xiao Ruxun didn't need it, so he didn't worry about it.

But Bu Yan suddenly said that he would give him the Chuan Guo Yuxi as a gift, and he was really interested.

The Chuanguo Yuxi in Buyan's hand should be the one from Zhezong's era in the Northern Song Dynasty. That piece is presumably fake, but Xiao Ruxun is willing to take a look at it if he can take a look.

In fact, if he wants, just say it, and it is estimated that countless old farmers, veterans, and old herdsmen will appear all over the country in an instant, and they will get him countless jade seals from the fields, rivers, and wells. It all depends on whether he wants it or not. want.

But these are meaningless, but the Mongols personally sent them, even if they have no practical significance, they have a lot of political significance.

The emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty failed to obtain the imperial jade seal during the eight Northern Expeditions to Mongolia, but it was presented by the Mongolian Khan himself less than two years after the founding of the current state. Isn’t this the clearest political implication?

Great Qin is far superior to Great Ming.

The imperial literati under Xiao Ruxun could write countless gorgeous articles to praise him.

And even if it is fake, they can still blow it up to be true, and then say, "This is something that belonged to the ancestor dragon of the pre-Qin period. Isn't it God's will that it is passed on to His Majesty now?"God wants Great Qin to replace the former Ming to rule the country! 』

There is quite a market for such words.

So no matter it was true or not, whether he cared about it or not, out of political considerations, Xiao Ruxun had to see this "Jade Seal of Chuan Guo".

The next day, Xiao Ruxun announced to meet Buyan Khan, and Ye Xianggao led Buyan Khan into the palace to meet him.

When meeting Xiao Ruxun, Buyan Khan himself bowed to salute, while all the attendants knelt down to salute.

After accepting their worship, Xiao Ruxun personally left his seat to help Buyan Khan, and had a cordial conversation with him, showing the goodwill of the Great Qin Empire.

Then it was given to sit, and Buyan Khan sat down and said a few words casually, and Buyan Khan got to the point.

"Great Mongolia is not as rich and prosperous as Daqin, and Ben Khan couldn't bring out too good things to celebrate the birthday of Daqin Emperor. After much deliberation, he gave Daqin a jade seal handed down by his ancestors as a gift for Daqin. He Shou."

Buyan Khan asked the people around him to come out and presented the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.

There was a sudden commotion among the courtiers of the Great Qin Dynasty. A group of people couldn't wait to see the face of Chuanguo Yuxi, and because they knew what they were thinking, Xiao Ruxun took three assistant ministers and learned old scholars in the court together today. Look at this "Jade Seal of Chuanguo".

People today have many misunderstandings about the Chuanguo Jade Seal. The most common one is that the Chuanguo Jade Seal is so large that it needs two hands to hold it, or at least one hand to hold it. In line with the concept of four squares.

However, the Chuanguo Yuxi is not like that. According to records, when Liu Bang became the emperor, he wore the Chuanguo Yuxi on his body, which is similar to wearing a jade pendant. Therefore, the actual size of the Chuanguo Yuxi can refer to today's matchbox.

Buyanhan's men put the jade seal in a small box and presented it to Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun asked Li Sheng to pick it up, opened the box, and presented it to Xiao Ruxun.

A small jade seal lay in the box.

Xiao Ruxun reached out and took out the small jade seal and looked it up.

According to legend, Qin Shihuang ordered Li Si to engrave eight bird and insect seal characters on the jade seal of Chuanguo. Later, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, and the jade seal was missing a corner, which was filled with gold. After he got the jade seal, he carved it on it. The words "Han Biography New Wang Mang".

After Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, when he got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, he added "The Seal of Great Wei Shou Han Chuanguo" to prove that his title of emperor was justified. After Zhao Shi strangled the former Zhao De Yuxi, he added "Tianming Shishi" on the right side, which means own orthodoxy.

Therefore, in addition to the eight characters of Li Si, the Chuanguo Yuxi should also have the imprints left by Wang Mang, Cao Pi and Shi Le.

Xiao Ruxun looked at the eight big characters "Ordered by Heaven, longevity and eternal prosperity" at the bottom, and looked at the side of the jade seal, and saw the engravings on the side of "Han Chuan New Wang Mang", "Great Wei Received the Seal of Han Chuan Guo" and "Heavenly Destiny Shishi" ’ Only one side was left clean.

Xiao Ruxun showed joy, and handed the jade seal to Wang Xijue for the civil officials to pass on to each other, while he picked up the wine glass and drank with Buyan Khan, drinking so happily that Buyan Khan was drunk, Then he was sent away by Xiao Ruxun.

When he left, the news that Buyan Khan dedicated the Jade Seal of Chuanguo to the Emperor of Qin had spread like wildfire.

There was a lot of discussion between the ruling and opposition parties, and soon, the people in the capital began to discuss this matter.

Everyone knows that at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops to the Northern Expedition to snatch the jade seal, but now, the Yuxi was returned by the Mongolian Khan on his own initiative.

As a result, both the government and the public and the people have started a new round of heated discussions on Chuanguo Yuxi.

And that night, Xiao Ruxun secretly summoned the three assistant ministers to his study.

He was playing with the jade seal in his hand, and asked with interest: "You guys say, is this jade seal real or fake?"

Li Tingji and Ye Xianggao didn't speak, Wang Xijue was silent for a while, and said: "Return to His Majesty, the time is short now, we still can't tell if it's true or not."

Xiao Ruxun nodded, then tossed the jade seal on the table.

"In my opinion, it is both true and false."

(End of this chapter)