Seeing Han Du's eagerness to try, Togu Si Timur shook his head and sighed softly: "You don't think that this thing will be on my body, do you? A few days ago, Yesudiel's rebellious person had already killed him intentionally or unintentionally. I have been tested all over my body. If I carry this thing, do you think it will be your turn?"
Indeed, if Togu Si Timur was carrying the imperial seal, it would be impossible to escape from Yesudiel's hands, and naturally nothing would happen to him.
"Where is that?" Although Tougu Si Timur did not carry the imperial seal with him, Han Du was slightly disappointed that he could not immediately see the elegance of this ancient treasure. But Han Du thought it was worthwhile to get the news about the imperial seal.
The value of such a treasure, just a piece of news, is inestimable.
"In Xanadu." At this point, now that he had agreed to Handu, Togu Si Timur did not continue to be secretive and directly told Handu the location.
Shangdu, Zhongdu, Dadu. These are the three capitals that Emperor Yuan visited every year during his four seasons patrol. At that time, Emperor Yuan escaped from Dadu, which is now Beiping. If he brought the imperial seal to Xanadu, it would make sense.
Han Du's eyes narrowed into thin slits and he asked in a deep voice: "Back then, King Kaiping and King Zhongshan led their troops to attack Xanadu. Now it has become a ruined place. Are you sure the imperial seal is still there?"
Although Xanadu was once one of the capitals of the former Yuan Dynasty, as the Ming Dynasty conquered Shangdu and the Meng Yuan Dynasty completely retreated to the grassland, it became a place where the forces of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty intertwined. At the beginning, the Ming army dug almost three feet into the ground and turned it over. Over the years, it is unknown how many people have been there. Therefore, even if the jade seal passed down was once hidden there, it is still unknown whether it is still there. , if the guarantee is not complete, someone will be lucky enough to find it?
"I also learned this from the late emperor. Are you sure you are not sure?" Togu Si Timur looked at Han Du calmly and said softly.
It's not that Togu Si Timur didn't know the preciousness of this national jade seal, but that his current situation was no longer up to his choice. If he takes out this imperial seal, at least his life will be safe. Moreover, this is considered a treasure of the Han people. Even if it is returned to the Han people, it will be nothing. Now that he, the Emperor of Beiyuan, is a prisoner, will he care about anything else?
"Okay, I will trust you once."
Xanadu is not far from the border of the Ming Dynasty. It happens that Han Du wants to return to the Ming Dynasty. Then it will be just a matter of convenience.
"What's your name?" Seeing that his life was saved, Togu Si Timur asked Han Du's name.
"Han Du." After Han Du finished speaking, he ignored Togu Si Timur. He immediately picked up the reins and rode towards Tang Ding.
Tuogu Si Timur was stunned when he heard this. He recalled carefully for a moment and was sure that he had never heard of Han Du's name. He sighed slightly and shook his head, "There are so many talents in the Ming Dynasty." 'An unknown figure can see through the things he tried so hard to hide at a glance. This look in his eyes simply made him feel terrible!
Han Du walked up to Tang Ding and faced Tang Ding's questioning gaze. After hesitating for a while, I finally decided not to tell him the news for the time being. It's not that Han Du can't trust Tang Ding, nor is it to take the credit for himself, but to avoid unnecessary complications.
If the secret is not kept secret, it will cause harm!
The inheritance of the national jade seal is of great importance, and Han Du will never allow unnecessary trouble.
And it would be good for him not to tell Tang Ding. Whether this imperial seal can be found is still unknown. Although Togu Si Timur repeatedly vowed that he could be found, he was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. No matter how secretly it is hidden, if God wants it to see the light of day, someone might be able to kick it out on foot.
Instead of not finding the imperial seal at that time and causing Tang Ding to be disappointed, it would be better not to give him hope now.
Facing Tang Ding's questioning look, Han Du just shook his head lightly.
When Tang Ding saw it, he immediately looked away and stopped asking Han Du. He knew that Han Du would not hide it from him if it was not an extremely important matter. Since Han Du refused to tell him, he would never ask again.
"Prepare the army and march upward." Han Du ordered calmly.
Hearing this, Tang Ding couldn't help but look at Han Du, and then turned to look at Togu Si Timur.
"Yes." He replied directly without any doubt.
Originally, Han Du had already prepared to go south back to Daming as quickly as possible. This was something Tang Ding knew very well. But now because of Togu Si Timur's conversation with Han Du for a while, Han Du ordered to go to Xanadu.
Needless to say, the change in Han Du's order must be related to what Togu Si Timur told Han Du.
But since Han Du didn't say anything clearly, Tang Ding wouldn't ask any more questions, and just picked up his horse and commanded the army to go south, deviating a little and heading towards Xanadu.
Xanadu was once one of the capitals of the Great Yuan Dynasty.
In the past, the giant city that stood on the grassland was no less magnificent and prosperous than Yuandadu. Once upon a time, there was abundant water and lush grass here. The streets in the city are well organized, and countless Mongolians, Hans, and strangely dressed Semu people all live here. It is completely a fortress full of colorful customs.
But what we see now is just ruins. The low city wall has long since disappeared, and even the foundation of the city wall is difficult to find.
Not to mention humans, not even wild wolves would visit here now.
"Are you sure you are here?" Han Du turned his head suspiciously and looked at Togu Si Timur, who was following on horseback. Now that he has arrived here, although Han Du has not told Tang Ding and Xu Chengfei clearly, he is no longer as secretive as he was in the previous days.
Hearing this, Tang Ding just glanced at Han Du and Togu Si Timur lightly, and then looked away. From the words of the two of them, he had already guessed that Han Du had a purpose for coming here, but he did not ask out of curiosity.
Turgus Timur was riding on horseback, and even his hands and feet were not bound at all. He did not look like a prisoner at all. When he saw that Han Du was not tied up, he was quite surprised. Even while riding on the horse, he even thought of looking for a chance to escape. But after seeing how the Ming army fought against the grassland tribes, his thoughts of escaping were immediately suppressed in his heart, and he never dared to show up again.
Although Han Du did not restrict his movements, he also gave him a horse to ride on. But this is simply a bad horse, and trying to escape through it is simply wishful thinking. What's more, the Ming army still has such a sharp weapon. I'm afraid that as soon as he tried to escape on horseback, dense bullets would hit him, and he would have no chance of escaping.
Under such sharp weapons, Togu Si Timur had to give up the idea of escape.
Unless, he wants to die!
Togustimu
Er was riding on horseback, looking at the ruins in front of him in a daze. He still clearly remembers the scene when he fled to the grassland in embarrassment from here. At that time, although the place was crowded and panicked, the houses were lined up one after another, which was much better than it is now.
When he came here immediately, Togu Si Timur did not expect that one day he would come here again, let alone that the goodbye would look like this.
"Huh?" After Han Du asked, he didn't get a response from Togu Si Timur, so he asked again.
Togu Si Timur turned around with a lonely face, looked at Han Du and said, "Come with me."
After circling the ruins, Togu Si Timur stopped in front of a smooth and round boulder.
Looking at the unrecognizable ruins in front of him, Togu Si Timur sighed slightly, turned to look at Han Du who looked puzzled, and explained aloud: "Can you believe it? This was originally a scenic spot in Xanadu."
That's it? A place of interest?
Han Du glanced at it for a few times and shook his head lightly, saying that he really couldn't see the scenic spots here and there.
Tuogu Si Timur did not pay attention to Han Du's actions and continued: "This is not a broken stone. It was a Buddha statue back then. On this grassland, can there be such a big Buddha statue carved from a huge stone? Is it possible? Isn’t it considered a tourist attraction?”
Han Du was surprised when he heard this. It was not easy to find such a big boulder on the grassland. Then carving it into a Buddha statue would indeed be considered a scenic spot.
"It's a pity that I didn't expect that even this Buddha statue would be destroyed." Togu Si Timur couldn't bear to look at the boulder. Now there is no sign that it was a Buddha statue at all. It is just a round boulder, and the surface is uneven, with pits and pits everywhere.
"Where is the thing you are talking about?" Han Du did not bring Gusi Timur here to remember the past. Although it is not far from the border of the Ming Dynasty, he occasionally encounters Mongolian people, so it is better to get the things early. , it would be better to go back as soon as possible.
Togu Si Timur circled around the boulder and looked at the position of the sun in the sky. He walked behind the boulder and pointed to a position three feet away from the root of the boulder.
Said: "It should be right here, let's dig it."
Tang Ding didn't ask a word. At Han Du's signal, he quickly sent out his soldiers and started digging at the place pointed out by Togu Si Timur.
As the pit was dug bigger and deeper, Tuogu Si Timur would from time to time instruct the soldiers to dig towards the bottom of the boulder. Hundreds of soldiers worked together, digging from noon to dusk, and finally stopped in front of a layer of hard stone.
Turgus Timur did not let the soldiers continue digging, but asked them to clean up all the soil near the stones. Then Togustimur carefully looked at the stone, and kept scratching it with the short knife handed over by the soldier.
Suddenly, his short knife instantly penetrated deep into the stone like cutting tofu.
Such a strange movement immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Togush Timur carved out a piece of stone two feet square with a short knife.
Togustimur threw away the dagger in his hand, straightened up, and said, "This is it. Let someone take out this stone."
After saying that, he got up from the pit and returned to the ground.
