"In the year of Xinchou, in memory of Duke Pingguo of the Tang Dynasty, Jingzhu, I specially gift the Holy Mountain Fuci to His Excellency Duke Pingguo of the Tang Dynasty."
This is the content of the certificate of credence, with the emperor's royal seal stamped on the back. Fuci was the name of Mount Fuji at that time.
This matter was paid close attention to by Yakushi Eri, and when drafting it, he deliberately did not leave the name of Emperor Shotoku on it.
When those Japanese experts came to see it, they said it was impossible.
"The Year of Xinchou? We in Japan have had era names since Dahua, which is AD 645. There is no era name in the national book, so it should be before 645. In the Year of Xinchou, it should be... 641 AD. Fifteen years of Zhenguan!"
"How is it possible? How could the emperor give Mount Fuji to the Duke of Tang Dynasty in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan?"
"In 641 AD, it was the time when Emperor Shumei and Emperor Kogi changed their thrones. Why would the emperor be grateful to Datang, Duke Taira, for his great help?"
Not to mention them, Chinese experts are also confused.
"Is there such a figure as Duke Ping during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty?" Someone looked at Li Aiguo. He was the top researcher on the history of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Aiguo shook his head and said: "In the early Tang Dynasty, there were Duke Qin Shubao of Hu State, Yin Kaishan, Duke of Xun State, Chai Shao, Duke of Qiao State..."
This long list of dukes and their corresponding figures was something he knew very well. After counting them, he said, "I have never heard of Duke Ping."
"Is this a history we don't know about?"
Experts from both sides forgot that this was a press conference and started discussing it directly at the venue.
Then first, Japanese experts suggested that the credentials might be fake.
However, two of Fuso's letters of credence to the Tang Dynasty have survived from that era, and they are still in this museum.
Li Aiguo immediately asked someone to bring it over.
Comparison of various details can prove that this should indeed be the credential given by Fuso to Datang at that time.
So the experts on both sides entered into a quarrel mode. Can the Japanese experts admit that this is true?
You must know that this is a press conference. As long as it is admitted, Japan will become the laughing stock of the whole world tomorrow.
They call Mount Fuji a holy mountain in Japan.
According to current records, in 1606, Tokugawa Ieyasu donated Mount Fuji to Sengen Shrine.
But now this certificate of credence proves that it was given to a Chinese by the emperor more than 1,400 years ago.
So they tried to prove from various places that this was a fake credential, especially the fact that there was no such figure as Duke Ping in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
But China won’t do it. You don’t recognize history these days, right? Today we have to prove that your Mount Fuji was given to us, Duke Taira of China, by your Emperor himself.
As for who this Duke Ping of the Tang Dynasty is, although we don’t know now, we can study it slowly in the future.
Let us now identify the cultural relics. The material used in your national document and the ink on it can be proved from all aspects to be a product of the Asuka era.
There is also the emperor's royal seal stamped on it, but it is exactly the same as the one on the credential that Emperor Koji sent to the Tang Dynasty as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty.
The protagonist Tang Ping was left alone.
The quarrel became so intense that the press conference could no longer be held, but the reporters who came were unwilling to leave.
What a big deal, the three elements of news are authenticity, timeliness, and freshness.
Anyone who wants to leave now will probably be assigned to clean toilets by his newspaper or TV station tomorrow.
What does the quarrel have to do with it? Ordinary people quarrel on the street and no one is watching. Top expert groups from the two countries are quarreling... No, this is called an argument or debate. How can no one watch it?
Moreover, reporters from several large video platforms were broadcasting live. Originally, what happened last time was no longer popular.
But now that this breaking news has come out, my dear, the Internet has become lively.
There is also a difference from last time. The last time "San Jing Yi Shu" was written in my childhood, and it was just a joke for netizens in our country.
But this time, it is said that Mount Fuji belongs to our Lao Hua family. That is not the mentality of the masses, but the mentality of the owner.
"Jia Junpeng, come and see, Mount Fuji belongs to our country, China."
"I have long said that Xiaotian has been an integral part of our country's territory since ancient times."
"I want to apologize for my own behavior. I used to say that I would get as many nuclear bombs as I wanted to blow up Mount Fuji. Now I know I was wrong. It is our family's own property, and we can't let it happen casually."
"I visited Mount Fuji on the way when I was on business in Japan a few years ago. I thought it looked so friendly. It turns out that it is our own territory."
Of course, Japanese netizens are also furious.
"Impossible. How could our sacred mountain be given to the Chinese?"
"Could it be that Emperor Shuming was dizzy at that time?"
"Maybe it's Emperor Kogoku!"
"If this is true, we will go to the Tokyo Imperial Palace to protest!"
Tang Ping, who was originally the protagonist, was pushed aside.
But it doesn't matter, he took this thing out to disgust the other person.
Now go online and look at the reactions from both sides. He is very satisfied.
No matter what Japanese netizens say, Chinese netizens have only one answer: "Mount Fuji belongs to China."
The argument lasted for more than an hour, but neither side came up with a result.
But those video websites became the big winners, each gaining hundreds of millions of traffic.
Finally, Li Aiguo said according to Tang Ping's intention: "Since Japan does not admit that this is true, it doesn't matter to us, but we will display this thing in our museum."
"Professor Li, you have no right to do this. What you are exhibiting are forged cultural relics. He will convey an unreal history to everyone."
Some Japanese experts immediately protested.
"We have our own museum. Do we need your permission to display anything?"
Tang Ping didn't like hearing what he said. How dare you say untrue history?
The people who have seen the seemingly unreal history the most are your own people. If you have seen it too much, you will take it as true.
So he decided to add fuel to the fire.
"I still have three pieces in my private collection, namely the Tiancongyun sword, the eight-foot magatama and the eight-foot mirror. I also plan to send them to this museum for display."
After Tang Ping finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent.
Not to mention the Japanese reporters, even the Chinese reporters have done their homework because they came to such a press conference. Who doesn't know that the three collections that Tang Ping mentioned in an understatement are Japan's three artifacts.
"Xiao...Xiao Tang, what are you talking about? Tian Cong Yun Sword, Eight-foot Qiong Magatama and Eight-foot Mirror?"
Li Aiguo asked Tang Ping blankly. It was outrageous enough that Tang Ping took out the certificate of credence presented by the emperor to Mount Fuji, but what did he hear now? Could it be that you used too much force during the quarrel just now, your blood pressure was a little high, and you were hearing hallucinations?
