When Fu Hui took out the jade seal passed down from the secret room of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, Xu Zongwen was extremely excited. It's not because Xu Zongwen thinks that he is the son of destiny, nor because Xu Zongwen has undue ambitions, but simply because as a history lover, he has witnessed with his own eyes how valuable this world treasure that has disappeared in the long river of history is. Lucky?
Xu Zongwen's trembling hands gently peeled open the fragrant wood box, carefully placed the imperial seal in his hands and looked at it carefully.
I saw that the whole jade seal was four inches in diameter, with a Chihu button on it, and five dragons on it. There was a missing corner on the side, which was inlaid with gold. There were eight beautiful words in seal script below: "I was ordered by heaven, and I will live forever." The seal script was written by Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.
At the same time, the left shoulder of the jade seal is also engraved with the official Chinese characters "Great Wei accepts the national seal of the Han Dynasty". This was engraved on it by Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi after he accepted the abdication of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, symbolizing the orthodoxy of the Wei state.
The upper ring of the jade seal is engraved with the pattern of two dragons playing with beads, and there are three sharp wavy lines at the bottom, which represent the sea. The meaning of the entire pattern of the jade seal is that the sun shines on the sea and two dragons appear, which is a token of the orthodox emperors of China.
It's true, this is the real jade seal passed down from the country!
"Mr. Pingyuan, where did you get this Imperial Seal?" Xu Zongwen asked about the origin of the Imperial Seal while playing with it.
During the Yongjia Rebellion, the Chuan Guo Jade Seal was displaced and was successively occupied by Han, Zhao and former Zhao. After Ran Min destroyed Zhao, he kindly returned the Chuan Guo Jade Seal to Jiangdong, and agreed with Jiangdong to send troops to defeat the Hu, but the Jin Dynasty He was not interested in the suggestion of sending troops.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that God played a huge joke on the Jin Dynasty. It is said that the jade seal fell into the Yellow River when it was crossing the Yellow River, and the matter of returning the jade seal fell into nothing.
Therefore, Xu Zongwen was very curious, where did Fu Hui get the imperial seal?
Speaking of the origin of the Imperial Seal, Fu Hui also felt that it was a bit of God's will.
According to Fu Hui, the imperial seal returned by Ran Min did not fall into the Yellow River at all. Instead, the minister encountered thieves on the way and the imperial seal was stolen. The envoys had no choice but to lie and say that it was He fell into the Yellow River. This plan was done for the sake of the lives of the entire mission members, so no one dared to tell anyone.
Soon, Ran Min was defeated and the country was defeated, and no one pursued the matter anymore. The envoy to Jiangdong later hid in the mountains and forests, retired to his hometown, and told his descendants the secret before he died.
The thieves who robbed Ran Min's mission were also annexed by several larger groups of local thieves. The people in the countryside were short-sighted and could not read a basket of words. When a shoulder pole fell over, no one knew it was a basket, and no one recognized it. The national jade seal was passed down.
Years later, a local magistrate took a tough approach, integrated the noble families in the county, trained thousands of strong soldiers, and sent out troops to exterminate the group of bandits who occupied the mountain as kings and had the jade seal passed down from the country in their hands. Unexpectedly, Obtained the jade seal passed down from the country.
The county magistrate was well aware of the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to occupy such a national treasure without authorization. He went to Luoyang in person to present this national jade seal to Fu Hui. This event did not happen not long ago, it was only half a year ago. .
At that time, Fu Hui only wanted to wait for the King of Qin, Fu Jian, to return from the southern expedition, and then present it to the King of Qin. While making his presence felt, he could express his feelings as a courtier, and of course he also hoped to get the attention of the King of Qin.
As a result, King Fu Jian of Qin was defeated at Feishui. However, after King Qin crossed Huaibei, he split with Murong Chui and changed his original route through Luoyang and returned directly to Guanzhong and went to the capital Chang'an. In this way, Fu Hui also lost the ability to fulfill his filial piety. Opportunity, the Imperial Seal was also shelved.
"It's only after several twists and turns that I was lucky enough to see the true appearance of the imperial seal!" Xu Zongwen sighed with emotion.
Of course, Fu Hui's secret room contained not only treasures like the imperial seal, but also gold, silver, pearls, jade, and famous people's calligraphy and paintings stored in boxes. One can imagine Fu Hui's greed!
Xu Zongwen had ordered the entire army to go south to support Huan Yi and Xie Yan. In order to maintain the marching speed, it was naturally unnecessary to carry these gold, jade and common objects. Xu Zongwen handed everything in the secret room to Zhuge Kan, the Yingyang general stationed in Luoyang.
Xu Zongwen took away the Chuanguo Jade Seal, but he had no intention of taking it as his own. He wanted to wait for the end of the Northern Expedition and the day when the army returned to Jiankang, and he would personally take the Chuanguo Jade Seal. Dedicated to the current emperor.
Presumably, Emperor Baiban was not only surprised when he saw the real Imperial Seal, but more importantly, it could stabilize the Jin Dynasty and the Sima family's throne.
Xu Zongwen didn't know how Emperor Jin would reward him for such a great achievement for nothing.
"Zhuge Kan, I'll leave Luoyang to you. If the Qin army counterattacks and you really can't hold it, we can't risk the lives of our brothers here. Just act according to the situation!"
Before leaving, Xu Zongwen explained things carefully to Zhuge Kan, and repeatedly told him to put people first. When people are in the city, preserving strength is the top priority. It is wise to withdraw troops when necessary.
Zhuge Kan knew Xu Zongwen's style. Xu Zongwen had always regarded the sergeants as his own brothers. He would try to minimize casualties and defeat the enemy in the safest way at all times.
"Brother, go slowly. Kan will definitely try his best to defend his old capital and not lose the prestige of my Xu tribe!" Zhuge Kan said goodbye to Xu Zongwen with tears in his eyes.
Seeing the long army leaving Luoyang City, Zhuge Kan seemed to have something taken away from his heart, but he did not dare to let down his guard. There were enemies everywhere in the Central Plains, and Luoyang was an isolated city. He had too many things to worry about!
After Xu Zongwen left Luoyang City, he led 5,000 troops across the Yishui and Luoshui rivers, and went south via the old road of Songshan Mountain. Then he marched eastward to Yingchuan Changshe, passed through Yanling and Weishi, captured Xiaohuang, and cut off one hundred thousand Maodang. Food road for the coalition forces.
Mao Dang was at a stalemate with Huan Yi and Xie Yan in Yongqiu. The confrontation lasted for nearly two months. He wanted to take Yongqiu in one go, but suddenly received the military report that Xiao Huang had lost, and he stamped his feet and cursed his mother angrily.
"Please explain to me clearly how Xiao Huang was lost?" Mao Dang pointed at the scout's nose and asked sternly.
The scout could only lower his head humbly! Tell him all the military information he has obtained.
It turned out that it was Pingyuan Gong Fu Hui who personally deceived Xiao Huang's city gate. The Jin army, wearing Qin army uniforms and armor and flying Fu Hui's flag, under the command of Xu Zongwen, took advantage of the unpreparedness of Xiao Huang's defenders and launched a sudden attack. , captured Xiaohuang in the first battle and burned the Qin army's food and grass in Xiaohuang City.
"How could the Lord appear in Xiao Huang?"
Mao Dang was puzzled by the news that Fu Hui suddenly appeared in Xiaohuang, and Fu Hui ordered the capture of Xiaohuang and burned the food and grass, which made him even more confused.
