Liu Yu murmured to himself: "Emperor Baiban?" He seemed to remember hearing about it somewhere, but for a moment, he couldn't remember it.
Xie An smiled slightly: "I don't blame you, few people have mentioned this matter in recent years. Xiaoyu, when the Yongjia Rebellion and the overthrow of the Western Dynasty, I, the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty, acted as the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. He crossed the Yangtze River south and established the political power in Jiankang. At that time, a group of outstanding figures from aristocratic families, led by the founding prime ministers Wang Dao and Yu Liang, made great contributions. But what you don’t know is that when the Yuan Emperor crossed south, the West The dynasty has not yet been destroyed, and although Sima Ye, the last emperor of Jin Aizong, has retreated to Chang'an and the situation is extremely dangerous, the jade seal passed down to the country is still in his hands."
Liu Yu suddenly remembered and said: "Yes, that's the case. When Fatty and I talked about this period of history, we were so angry that we couldn't eat or sleep. This Emperor Ai, Sima Ye, was the same as the one who was captured in Luoyang before. Like Sima Chi, the captured Emperor Huai, he was captured by the Huns and Zhao, suffered humiliation, and finally escaped death. It was really a great shame for us Han people. Even the jade seal of the country, which symbolizes the inheritance of Zhengsu, fell into the hands of the Hu people. inside."
Xie An's expression became solemn and he nodded: "Yes, Xiaoyu, the second emperor was captured and the jade seal was lost. It is an eternal shame for our Jin Dynasty and even the Han people in the world. It has not been cleared up yet. That year in Yuan Dynasty It’s not that the emperor didn’t want to make the Northern Expedition to regain the lost territory, but because the enemy was strong and we were weak, he couldn’t gain a foothold in the south of the Yangtze River and it was difficult to make the Northern Expedition. Therefore, although he became the new founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty with the support of Wang Dao and others after Emperor Ai was captured, But we do not have the jade seal of the previous dynasty that symbolizes orthodoxy in our hands. This is our eternal pain. For this reason, the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty has always been called the Emperor of the Blank Slate, which means that he does not have the jade seal to pass down the country, so he is not legal. inheritance rights.”
Liu Yulang said: "I don't agree with this view. Since ancient times, the emperor has been the emperor with strong soldiers and horses. How could the three generations of emperors of Xia, Shang and Zhou have this imperial seal? That is to say, Li Si of the Qin Dynasty was the first emperor of Qin, and he made this with He's Bi. A piece of jade seal, engraved with the words "I am commanded by heaven, I will live long and prosperous." But even the Qin Dynasty himself died in only two generations. As far as I know, this jade seal has been lost many times in troubled times. The one who wins the world depends on it. It is in troubled times that we can eliminate violence and bring peace to the people, and we can comply with the destiny, not by relying on this piece of jade seal."
Xie An smiled slightly and said: "What you said is good, but don't say it in front of the scholar-bureaucrats. Because on top of the power in the world, there are also principles that can restrict the actions of emperors, generals and ministers in the world. This principle is called the way of heaven."
Liu Yu murmured to himself: "The way of heaven? Is this way of heaven just a jade seal carved from a piece of jade? I don't believe it."
Xie An shook his head: "You don't have to believe it, but the scholars in the world believe this. In their view, destiny has reincarnation, and there are five virtues in the world. When a king founded a country, he inherited the virtues of destiny, and it was granted by God to govern the world. The mission will also be protected by the gods. Therefore, the founding emperor and the heaven and earth have all the strength to turn seemingly unavoidable disasters one by one into dangers that are beyond the reach of human beings. In this way, all the people and scholars in the world can People will be convinced and regard him as God's messenger, what we call the Son of Heaven, because he can inherit the destiny of heaven."
Liu Yu nodded: "I heard Fatty say this about the reincarnation of destiny and the five elements of virtue. It seems that there is such a thing. But does this have anything to do with the Jade Seal of the Kingdom? The founding emperor had it. A virtuous person, but in the end of the world, he will be an unruly and ignorant king who has lost his virtue. It is normal to be replaced, but can this jade seal be said to be a thing that has lost virtue or is virtuous?"
Xie An smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, this jade seal itself does not represent any virtue, but it is a symbol of God-given power. Only if you can get this jade seal can you call it Zhengsu. If you can't get this The jade seal will be regarded as not being able to be inherited from the previous dynasty, and this power itself is problematic."
At this point, Xie An paused: "Before the Qin Dynasty, the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties were all feudal countries. Whether the emperor or the king, he was more of a leader of a tribal alliance and could not restrain the princes. Take the Emperor of Zhou as an example. In the last few hundred years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, he was almost a puppet. A slightly stronger vassal state could easily destroy him. Qin Shihuang did not like such a country. He was the number one He established a unified empire, so he thought that the three emperors and five emperors were inferior to him, so he took the title of emperor. Our first unified and centralized empire in Chinese history started from the Qin Dynasty, so this jade seal is the national jade seal. , which is of extraordinary significance.”
Liu Yu nodded: "So, only by obtaining this jade seal can one be qualified to inherit the previous dynasty? Then when the Eastern Jin Dynasty was established, was the right of the world still in the hands of the Hu people in the north?"
Xie An frowned and sighed: "Although this fact is hard to accept, it is true. Since the Qin Dynasty, those who win the Central Plains will win the world, and those who win the Jade Seal at the same time will be regarded as the destined emperor. Yongjia During the war, the Wuhu were rampant, but the Hu people did not know kindness and righteousness. They only knew how to conquer the world with force, but did not know how to rule the world with benevolence and righteousness. The countries of Han Zhao, Hou Zhao, Ran Wei, and Yan were like revolving lanterns. You just finish singing and I will appear on the stage. , each leading the way for three to five years. Even if the Zhu Hu countries possess this jade seal passed down from their country, they will not regard it as the official trace of China."
"You also know what happened later. My eldest brother Xie Shang led his army to the Northern Expedition. Taking advantage of the chaos in the north, Ran Wei became independent and fought against the Yan State. He defrauded Ran Wei of this traditional jade seal, and used it to As for the emperor's edict to return as soon as possible, from now on, I, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, will never be regarded as a blank slate emperor, and my Xie family will soar to the sky because of this, from an ordinary family to a top family, and have been in charge of the world for decades Great power. It can be said that it all depends on this merit."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "Then, now that we have this authentic jade seal, the emperor has no shame in it, so we don't need to do anything else."
Xie An shook his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "No, there is still a piece of the imperial seal, which is with King Qin Fu Jian, and this is the reason why I want to find you."
Liu Yu's mind was suddenly filled with questions: "Wait a minute, hasn't this imperial seal been welcomed back? Why is it at Fu Jian's place again?"
A familiar and clear beautiful voice sounded from the small forest on one side, accompanied by a graceful figure: "Because, Fu Jian later made one himself, because the jade seal that the Xie family retrieved from Yecheng had not gone through the ceremony. After the handover, the Yan State later claimed to have obtained the Jade Seal of the State, and then Fu Jian, who unified the north, obtained this jade seal. It was difficult to tell whether it was authentic or not. The northerners only thought that the Seal of the State of Chuan was in the hands of Fu Jian, and that the piece in the hands of the Jin State was just theirs. Forged fake. So Liu Yu, what Xie Xianggong wants you to do is to go to Chang'an and retrieve this jade seal from Fu Jian, and I am the one who is here to help you."
After saying this, Murong Lan's peerless face appeared in front of Liu Yu from the dark woods. Her watery eyes stared at Liu Yu's face that was speechless due to extreme surprise, and smiled. :"haven't seen you for a long time."
