Chapter 9 True and False Jade Seals (2)
Chapter 9: True and False Jade Seal (2)
The three of them shouted thanks together, especially Dorgon's heart was even more ups and downs. Re-control of the Zhengbai Banner was equivalent to entering the temple again. Although his Zhengbai Banner's strength was greatly damaged and he might have been ranked at the end of the Eight Banners, there was no problem. The Zhengbai Banner's next step is to take the unique elite military path, and the fewer people, the more relieved others are!
Huang Taiji was very happy when he received the imperial seal. He was about to appreciate and play with the amazing national treasure, so he quickly waved his hand and ordered Dorgon and the other two to retreat.
How could Dorgon not understand Huang Taiji's mood at this moment? He quickly pulled Degele to retreat.
"Fourth brother, why did you hold me and not let me say that his starling brother is too stingy. You are the lord of Zhengbai Banner. Isn't this just a return to you? What kind of reward is this?" Degele said aggrievedly for Dorgon.
"Forget it, Brother Ten, it would be great if he could return this banner master to his younger brother. Don't forget that I am a crime!" Dorgon smiled slightly, and could not refuse.
"Since you don't care about it, brother, what else can I say?" Degele sighed long.
Huang Taiji personally wrapped the imperial seal, then put it on layer by layer, held it in person, guarded it by sixteen eunuchs in front and behind, and returned to Qingning Palace.
"Love concubine, I have obtained a huge treasure, look!" Huang Taiji gently put the golden nanmu box in the imperial jade seal in front of Zhezhe in a treasure-giving manner, and the smile on his face seemed to be blooming.
"What a treasure? Look at you, Your Majesty, you are happy." Zhezhe saw Huang Taiji as happy as a child, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"My beloved concubine, this treasure is amazing. With it, our great gold will have a prosperous country and a permanent imperial career!" Huang Taiji explained happily.
Zhezhe looked surprised and muttered, "What treasure can we make our Great Jin Kingdom prosperous and our imperial career prosperous. Is Your Majesty happy?"
"Good, I don't have the time to do such boring things in the middle of the night." Huang Taiji sat down with his back on Zhezhe and shook his head.
"There is such a magical treasure, can I open my eyes too?" Zhezhe said happily.
Huang Taiji smiled and said, "If you don't let your beloved concubine take a look, why are I still carrying it over?"
As he said that, Huang Taiji handed the nine keys to Zhezhe and said, "Open them one by one in order!"
Zhezhe was very curious. He actually used nine locks for one thing. Even if it was not a shocking thing, he might be priceless. Naturally, he was very curious. After getting her husband nodded again, he picked up the key and opened the box layer by layer until the golden silk was untied, and a green and fluorescent seal fell into Zhezhe's eyes.
"Your Majesty, is this a jade seal?" Zhezhe has a good understanding. This is clearly a jade seal. How could it be considered an amazing treasure? At most, it is priceless.
"Love concubine, this is not an ordinary jade seal. This is the imperial jade seal left by the First Emperor. Those who win will win the world." Huang Taiji said with confidence.
"The Jade Seal of the Kingdom!" Zhezhe exclaimed!
"How about it, I scared you, my beloved concubine. If I got this treasure, it means that I am the true emperor chosen by God. In the past, Liu Bang obtained this jade seal and defeated Xiang Yu and won the world. If I got this imperial seal, it means that I will also get this world. My Great Jin Kingdom will establish a foundation that will never be defeated. My Aixin Jueluo family will become the master of the world for generations and enjoy the uncontrollable glory and wealth!" Huang Taiji said ambitiously.
Zhezhe looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, where did this treasure come from?"
"Don't ask about this concubine. In short, as long as you know that the imperial seal is my own, it will always belong to the Aisin Jueluo family!" Huang Taiji didn't want Zhezhe to know too much, so he said.
"I know, but Your Majesty must be careful to end this treasure. Your Majesty has not yet captured the Central Plains. Such treasures should not be made public to the world." Zhezhe reminded.
"Don't worry, my beloved concubine, I have my own opinions!" Huang Taiji nodded with a smile.
Zhezhe suddenly said, "I don't know if I should speak or not?"
"Please tell me if you love concubine."
"I heard that this imperial seal has been passed down for more than a thousand years, and what I have heard of it is a fake. I don't know if this imperial seal obtained by Your Majesty is a genuine or a fake?" Zhezhe reminded.
"I have heard of this, but I believe that this jade seal is real. I have never seen such a jade seal carved from such an exquisite and flawless jade. It is crystal clear and contains a kingly aura. I heard that the jade seal is really dark. Not only does it appear in the darkness, but there is also a green dragon swimming inside. I have seen it just now. It is true. If the beloved concubine doesn't believe it, you are taking a look!" Huang Taiji said.
Zhezhe and Huang Taiji put out the red candle in the dormitory. Looking at the imperial seal, it was indeed as different as Huang Taiji had just said. Although it was not as magical as that, I saw that there was a green dragon rolling and playing in the seal, like a cloud and fog.
In order to find out the truth and the false, Lin Danhan found the descendant of Wang Sunshou, the jade worker who carved the imperial seal for Qin Shihuang. The quality of the Hetian jade he chose was not as good as the Heshi Bi of that year. After processing, the best Hetian jade that had been mined for less than a hundred years was turned into a national jade seal with a history of thousands of years. Moreover, the scene of the jade worker's swordsmanship that had been passed down for thousands of years was also caused by the swordsmanship that had been passed down for thousands of years. It is said that the true swordsmanship has been lost. Now Wang Sunshou's descendants can only achieve the three levels of their ancestors' skills, and the images they produce can only go more and more easily, but cannot reach the state of the ancestors' discovery.
I don’t know how many pieces of the imperial seal imitated by Wang Sunshou’s descendants. Anyway, as long as one is successfully imitated, it will not end well. Therefore, the skills inherited are naturally lost. Moreover, Wang Sunshou’s descendants are very happy to imitate the imperial seal. As long as there is a piece of jade comparable to the Heshi Bi, Wang Sunshou’s descendants will carve it into a imperial seal even if they die. Although none of them can reach the height of their ancestors, it may be that their spirit of constantly trying to surpass their ancestors inspired them. Therefore, the imitation of the imperial seal has appeared frequently, and each piece can be faked and real.
What Lin Danhan didn't know was that the piece he imitated was already the ultimate sound of the Wang family. This was an end. Unless someone could create Wang Sunshou's unique skills, the craftsmanship and knife skills of carving the imperial jade seal will be lost. Wang Sunshou's descendants are still there, but those who know how to carve the imperial jade seal and identify the authenticity of the imperial jade seal were silenced. Others can only identify the imperial jade seal from the introduction of the imperial jade seal described in historical books.
There are many fine products among imitations. Unless the authenticity is compared with all the imitations, no one can tell whether the authenticity of the imperial jade seal is true or false. Maybe the one that Liu Bang got is a fake. After the Wang family carved the Heshi Bi into the imperial jade seal, they then carved a slightly inferior imitation for Qin Shihuang. Perhaps the authentic Emperor Qin Shihuang was reluctant to bring the authentic imperial jade seal, and maybe they left the imitation.
The descendants of the Wang family who imitated a national jade seal for Lin Dankhan did not say that it was actually the best one he imitated by a thousand people, and it was really far inferior to that.
In fact, these secrets have already passed away with the last person in the Wang family who knows how to imitate the imperial seal craftsmanship. It is not surprising that the author knows it. The story was compiled by him, and he doesn't know, who else knows it! Hehe, this is off-topic!
However, Huang Taiji was not relieved. After all, if such a treasure was fake, it would be unjustly dead. Although it was priceless, no one dared to sell it to others. It was far less than the reality of 100,000 taels of gold and 500 miles of grassland. Therefore, Huang Taiji did not sleep all night. The next morning, he summoned the Grand Secretary Xifu, Fan Wencheng, Da Beile Daishan, and Han Chen Ning Wan. Bao Chengxian's trusted ministers came to his Chongzheng Hall, closed the door, gathered everyone together, took out the imperial seal, and let everyone identify the authenticity.
Dai Shan narrowed his old eyes. This is a technical job to identify antiques. He didn't know these things. He said in surprise: "Isn't this just a green stone? It's pretty and shining. It should be worth a lot of money. Is it jade?"
After hearing this, Huang Taiji almost squirted out the horse's breasts in his mouth. He shouldn't have called him here, it was simply a blasphemy to this national treasure!
"Okay, second brother, just sit aside and listen." Huang Taiji quickly removed Dai Shan from the appraisal team.
"Your Majesty, this is this the imperial seal?" Grand Secretary Xifu had some knowledge. He looked carefully and confirmed it with what he knew in his mind. He found that there was something he recorded in the Han books and was somewhat similar to this object, but this object was too mysterious, and he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Sir Xifu, is it true, old minister, take a look?" Fan Wencheng had already seen it, but he had always pretended not to see it. Before he could figure out the ins and outs of this thing, Fan Wencheng would not usually speak out on his own initiative.
"It's indeed very much like the imperial seal." Fan Wencheng carefully stepped forward and observed up and down, left and right a few times, and expressed his opinion.
"I think it's like that," Ning Wan and I agreed.
"What a look, this is the jade seal of the country. Congratulations to Your Majesty for obtaining this treasure. My Great Jin Kingdom will prosper and will never decline forever." Bao Chengxian insisted and said joy to Huang Tai Chi.
"Aiqing Bao, have you looked carefully?" Huang Taiji was naturally happy when he heard someone's affirmation, but he did not show any joy on his face, but confirmed to Bao Chengxian.
"Your Majesty, Wang Mang usurped power at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Liu Ying was only two years old. The jade seal was under the control of Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan. Wang Mang ordered the Anyang Marquis Wang Shun to force the empress dowager to hand over the jade seal, but was angrily scolded by the empress dowager. When the empress dowager threw the jade seal on the ground in anger, a corner of the jade seal was thrown off, and then it was supplemented with gold, leaving flaw marks. You see, isn't this a corner destroyed, and it is supplemented with golden horns!" Bao Chengxian showed off his historical knowledge.
Who doesn't know this person who knows the history of the imperial seal? You still need to say it. Huang Taiji shook his hand and said, "I have known what my dear friend said."
"Does Your Majesty know that this is supplemented with gold, so why is the material of this gold?" Bao Chengxian said calmly.
"Oh, isn't it gold?" Huang Taiji said in surprise.
"Of course not. The imperial jade seal is a sacred thing. How can it be inlaid with common objects like gold? This gold is made of pure gold that is worth hundreds of times more than gold." Bao Chengxian said.
"Essential gold, what is this?" Everyone was confused.
"I have never seen this fine gold before, but I have seen it in a book that this fine gold is not something in the ordinary world, but was given by God, because the mortal things are not worthy of repairing the imperial seal." Bao Chengxian said.
"Since it is not a mortal object, then we are all mortal eyes and flesh. How can we identify it? Lord Bao?" Grand Secretary Xifu raised his eyelids and asked without any yin or yang.
"Weichen and others are ordinary people, so they naturally do not recognize them, but Your Majesty is the destiny of heaven, and the true destiny of the emperor will naturally recognize them." Bao Chengxian smiled and said.
Scolding, I don’t recognize this thing? Bao Chengxian, aren’t you really laughing at me? Huang Taiji was about to be angry, but he found that Fan Wencheng quietly winked at him. Huang Taiji was immediately blessed. Isn’t this a good opportunity? Anyway, no one knows him. Even if he is a horn inlaid with gold, I say he is pure gold, then it is pure gold. Isn’t this a different way to prove that he is the true emperor of destiny to be born? So he was sure in his heart and laughed: “Haha, I just want to test the eyesight and knowledge of your beloved. I didn’t expect that Bao Aiqing, you are well-versed in history and knowledge. I naturally recognize this pure gold, but you can’t do it!”
"Your Majesty has a great eye, and I admire you very much!" The horses kept coming and flattered.
Chapter completed!