After everyone knelt down and worshiped, everyone gradually became quiet. They were doubtful about the sudden appearance of the national jade seal. After all, this treasure had been lost for many years and had long been considered damaged.
After the Qin Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties regarded the seal as a talisman, treating it as a rare treasure and an important weapon of the country. If it was obtained, it symbolized that one was "mandated by heaven", and if it was lost, it represented that one's "energy has been exhausted."
Anyone who ascends to a great position without this seal will be ridiculed as a "white emperor", showing lack of confidence and being despised by the world.
During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, a farmer named Duan Yi found the imperial seal while plowing the fields and sent it to the court. Thirteen academicians verified it based on records from the previous dynasty and determined that it was the imperial seal made by the First Emperor.
However, knowledgeable people in both the government and the public are suspicious of its hypocrisy. By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Huizong was so elegant that he engraved more seals in ten directions. People at the time were ridiculing him for adding more than enough, but in fact Huizong seemed to have a deep intention of downplaying the status of the national seal.
At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, his ancestor Kublai Khan died, and the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" suddenly appeared in Dadu and was sold in the market. Legend has it that it was purchased by the powerful Prime Minister Boyan. Later Boyan once collected all the seals of various countries in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Polished and distributed to princes and ministers to engrave personal seals, this was the last news about the national jade seal.
Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao also believed that Beiyuan was the most likely place to have the imperial seal. However, after Zhu Biao personally destroyed Beiyuan, he ordered people to search for it, but found nothing. The princes and nobles who surrendered in Beiyuan also said that they had not found the imperial seal. National jade seal.
Everyone had given up by now. Zhu Biao stood up, picked up the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, turned around and walked towards them. It would be too much to secretly send the Jade Seal of the Kingdom back to Beijing without being appraised by the people below. It seems that he is guilty of committing a crime.
If not, in the end, not only will they fail to achieve their destiny, but they will also become the laughing stock of the world, just like the emperors of the Song Dynasty. Even worse, people in the world will laugh at Zhu Yuanzhang and his son. This move is really laughable and generous.
The people below all have some doubts, and more of them are confused and frightened. The prince has done this, and they cannot destroy it as long as they want to live. But what about the reputation they have managed for a lifetime?
If it is rumored that the Imperial Seal is a fake, and they risk their conscience to claim it is true, once the secret is exposed later, their lives will be ruined. No one can do anything to the emperor and the prince. The most they can do is ridicule behind his back, but No one will be polite to them.
Zhu Biao was not dissatisfied when he saw some people who were shrinking. It is human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm, but naturally it was impossible to let them go. Zhu Biao smiled and said: "You are all knowledgeable and respected elders. Please be a good person." Witness it, so that you can report this auspiciousness to the court."
Everyone gathered around Zhu Biao, but did not dare to get close. A gray-haired old man stood up and said: "This is our Chinese artifact, a treasure passed down by all the kings of the past generations. How can ordinary people like you be qualified to bear witness? Please invite your highness." Let’s be a celebrity.”
Zhu Biao glanced at him and saw that his figure was shaking. He specially sent the pro-military governor's office to invite you over. How could he let you go like this? Fengyang Magistrate hurriedly brought over a table covered with yellow cloth. Zhu Biao gently Put the jade seal on it.
The rest of the people knew at a glance that they would not be able to run away today, so they could only pray in their hearts that the jade seal was true. Zhu Biao took a step back, and those people did not care about being polite anymore. They all stared at the jade seal, but no one Dare to touch.
The news here also spread outside, and there was a lot of discussion. Zhu Biao frowned and asked Zhu Ping to go out to manage. This is not a place where you can talk casually. If it weren't for today's special situation, none of these people would be able to escape a whip.
Those people became more and more excited as they looked at it. After whispering for a few times, they began to examine it more carefully, and then asked Zhu Biao to hold it up to observe the seal characters. The characters carved by Cao Pi finally came into use, which undoubtedly deepened the seal of the country. authenticity.
Among them, a great scholar from the south of the Yangtze River stared at the right side of the jade seal carefully and said excitedly: "Later Zhao Shile destroyed the former Zhao and got the national jade seal. He once engraved the destiny stone family on the right side. At that time, the national seal returned to the hands of the Sima family of the Jin Dynasty. At that time, these four words were rubbed away, which is where there are slight signs of wear and tear."
The rest of the people's eyes were brightened. There were many records about the imperial seal, so they also knew the story of what happened to this seal. Now that all the details matched, that was enough.
At this point, even if it is a fake, they can pretend it is real, not to mention that they all feel in their hearts that this seal is the national jade seal passed down from the Qin and Han Dynasties.
When Zhu Ping came back and saw this situation, he was relieved. They were skeptical when they heard the news last night. After all, it had been missing for so many years. They were also worried that it was a fake. Then everyone in the Zhu family would be embarrassed.
It took more than two hours before Zhu Biao returned to the camp with the wooden box. This incident would immediately cause huge waves in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Biao also wrote a memorial himself and rushed it to the capital for 800 miles.
Then he had to leave. Now that the Imperial Seal has appeared, it can no longer be carried by ministers. Zhu Biao must personally deliver this destiny artifact to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After summoning everyone to the camp, he had to arrange things. He would probably stay a few more days when he returned to Beijing this time. After all, he had been away from Beijing for several months, but he couldn't stop here. It would be hard to do anything when winter came. .
After a while, the camp was filled with people. Everyone was staring eagerly at the box behind Zhu Biao, including the noble disciples and the new scholars. Only then did Zhu Biao realize that his father and son had underestimated this treasure.
Although their eyes were full of longing and they all wanted to see the imperial seal, Zhu Biao pretended that they had not seen it and gave detailed instructions. He also asked the person in charge to issue a military order to complete the work before Zhu Biao came back. .
Then Zhu Biao led Wan Qi and set off. He seemed eager but actually walked very slowly. He had to give them time to spread the news, otherwise there was no point in doing anything. Unfortunately, Fengyang was too close to Nanjing. Zhu Biao No matter how much I delay, I will only have to walk two or three days longer.
However, this kind of news spread very quickly, and with the pro-military governor's mansion adding fuel to the flames, at least the capital and Jiangnan and other places already knew about it. Someone went to inquire about it on Zhu Biao Road, and the matter was already spread like crazy. What about the Golden Dragon Seal? , Purple Qi comes from the east, and the sun and moon appear together.
Zhu Biao also specifically ordered the situation to be smaller, but he didn't expect that the situation would still end up like this. However, the truth is often so far away from the truth. Most people don't care about the truth. It's just an extra talking point when drinking and bragging.
Moreover, many people think that the jade seal is fake and is just a trick learned from the Song Dynasty. It is so easy to come out with the national jade seal. If the ones snatched back from the Northern Yuan Dynasty are almost the same, it happens to be during the sacrifice...
Zhu Biao arrived outside the capital at the right time. Zhu Yuanzhang sent all the civil and military personnel of the court to greet the prince and the imperial seal at the city gate when they returned to the capital. Li Shanchang dragged his sick body to welcome him.
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