Chapter 406 Reason
"The Jade Seal of the Chuan Guo?"
Zhao Xing heard Yin Hanzhang's report that it was possible to find the whereabouts of the Jade Seal of the Chuan Guo, and his breathing became faster.
The current jade seal of the Song Dynasty is not the jade seal passed down from the country, but a top-quality jade stone imitated according to the style of the jade seal passed down from the country.
Yes, it is a counterfeit.
Because when the Later Tang Dynasty perished, it was rumored that the last emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty jumped into the sea of fire with the real imperial seal.
Although this was a rumor, many people saw it at the time, and the Chuanguo Jade Seal had completely disappeared since then, so everyone thought that the Chuanguo Jade Seal had been burned in the sea of fire.
However, this statement is controversial, because although jade is afraid of fire, ordinary fire cannot completely burn jade.
But Shi Jingtang, who destroyed the Later Tang Dynasty at that time, did not find the remains of the imperial seal after putting out the fire.
As a result, various rumors were born. Some said that Shi Jingtang got the imperial seal and dedicated it to the Liao Kingdom.
The Liao Kingdom also promoted this, and said that the Liao Kingdom obtained the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom in compliance with the destiny of heaven, but the Liao Kingdom never actually produced the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom.
There are also rumors that the Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty sent someone to hide the jade seal.
In short, there are different opinions, but it is still impossible to determine the whereabouts of the imperial seal.
The Song Dynasty has been established for a hundred years. Is the imperial seal still useful to the Song Dynasty?
Zhao Xing can definitely say that it does, and it has a very powerful effect.
The Song Dynasty was a very special dynasty. The emperor did not call himself the emperor like other dynasties, but called himself an official.
The term "official family" existed before the Song Dynasty, and it means public family.
Even the dragon robes and chairs are not as fancy as other dynasties. Apart from the crown robes, there is not much difference from the courtiers as a whole, except for the differences in eye colors and patterns.
Various speculations circulated in later generations based on this reason, but in Zhao Xing's view, Taizu did this partly because he was not in the right position.
After all, the world was taken from the hands of orphans and widowed mothers, and it is not very glorious.
The most important point is that there is no national jade seal.
Although the jade seal of the Song Dynasty was a counterfeit, and it was said that the jade seal of the Song Dynasty was in the Song Dynasty, Taizu and his ministers knew what was going on.
The jade seal passed down from the country reads: If you are ordered by heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life.
Whether it is true or not, the jade seal passed down from the country has been circulated for many years and has become a symbol of imperial power in the past dynasties. The concept that the jade seal passed down from the country is orthodox has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Jian's first thought after getting the jade seal was to hide it. Yuan Shu immediately proclaimed himself emperor after getting the jade seal, which shows the importance of the jade seal in people's hearts.
After Cao Cao got it, he was dismissive of it. After all, if the jade seal really represented the destiny, then Yuan Shu would not be destroyed.
But the situation in the Song Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty were completely different. The Eastern Han Dynasty had a jade seal, but it was later lost.
The Song Dynasty did not get the jade seal at all, and ordinary people accounted for the majority in the world.
Once the Song Dynasty gets the imperial seal, it will be announced to the world, which will also be a great help to unite people's hearts.
On the contrary, if the jade seal fell into the hands of others, it would be a fatal blow to the Song Dynasty.
The country's subjugation will not happen, but the impact will certainly not be small.
However, Zhao Xing quickly calmed down and said, "Can you confirm that what he said is true?"
If Zuo Qi claimed to be a descendant of the Later Tang Dynasty, Zhao Xing felt that there was still a little bit left. Believable.
But Zuoqi claimed to be a descendant of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Even though both countries use Tang as their country name, in fact, the two countries have nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty, nor do they have anything to do with each other. How could it be possible that the Imperial Seal could go to the Southern Tang Dynasty?
"This person swore that after the fall of the Later Tang Dynasty, the descendants of the Later Tang Dynasty fled to the south of the Yangtze River with the jade seal and concealed their names. Later, they were accidentally discovered by the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the jade seal also fell into the hands of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Southern Tang Dynasty was afraid of being coveted by others and did not dare to say anything. Before the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty The Empress of the Tang Dynasty ordered Zuo Qizu to hide the jade seal and some treasures for the purpose of restoring the country.
However, this person asked to see His Majesty before he was willing to reveal the specific whereabouts of the jade seal. Therefore, I have no way of confirming the authenticity for the time being. ." Yin Hanzhang said.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing was silent for a while and said, "Bring him to see me!"
Whether it was true or not, he naturally wanted to see the whereabouts of the Chuanguo Jade Seal!
“Yes!”
Yin Hanzhang responded, bowed and left.
Zhao Xing wanted to continue dealing with Zha Zi, but he felt distracted and found it difficult to concentrate.
After all, the jade seal was too important to the Song Dynasty.
He simply didn't deal with Zazi, took a few sips of tea and waited for Yin Hanzhang to bring Zuo Qi over.
After waiting for about a stick of incense, the eunuch of Si Dian reported Yin Hanzhang to ask for an audience, and Zhao Xing quickly let him in.
After a while, Yin Hanzhang walked in, followed by Zuo Qi, who was escorted by the Forbidden Army and carried a torture device.
Zhao Xing sent everyone away, leaving only Yin Hanzhang and Zuo Qi. He looked at Zuo Qi and said, "Tell me, what conditions are needed for you to tell the whereabouts of the imperial seal! ”
"Return to Your Majesty!" Zuo Qi said: "The guilty people have only one condition. Your Majesty issues an edict to pardon Ruyu, and I am willing to tell the whereabouts of the national jade seal!"
"Aren't you afraid that I will get fat if I break my promise? "Zhao Xing smiled.
Hearing this, Zuo Qi smiled bitterly: "Now that I am a prisoner, I can only bet that Your Majesty will keep his word."
The Chuan Guo Jade Seal was a bargaining chip for him to negotiate terms with Zhao Xing, but once Zhao Xing knew that he knew the whereabouts of the Chuan Guo Jade Seal, Zhao Xing would not be able to let him go.
So no matter how he defends himself, it is very simple for Zhao Xing to deceive him who is behind bars.
Therefore, he did not put forward any harsh conditions and could only bet that Zhao Xing would keep his word.
“Ruyu is a woman whose knowledge of the situation of the Wizarding Cult is limited. With the current situation, even if she is let go, she will not be a threat. But do you think that if I let her go, the Wizarding Cult can let her go? You can't save her, but you will harm her!" Zhao Xing said lightly.
"I understand, but Ruyu like this still has a chance to survive. I will let her leave the Song Dynasty." Zuo Qi said.
Zhao Xing pondered for a while after hearing the words, and said, "Can you tell me about your relationship?"
Zuo Qi was silent for a while after hearing the words, and slowly told the relationship between him and Ruyu.
The Zuo family was ordered to hide the treasures and jade seals, so they shouldered the responsibility of guarding them. They have been anonymous all these years and made a living by hunting.
As of his generation, only he and his cousin Zuo Qiang are still alive.
About five or six years ago, Zuo Qiang fell seriously ill. He took Zuo Qiang into the city to seek medical treatment, but no doctor could treat him.
When he met the leader of the Wizarding Cult and Ruyu, Ruyu felt sorry for him and begged the leader of the Wizarding Cult to treat Zuo Qiang.
From that moment on, he was extremely grateful to Ruyu.
The leader of the Wizard Cult later discovered that Zuo Qi was not only good at martial arts, but also knew how to train soldiers, so he accepted him into the Wizard Cult.
Zuo Qi didn’t think there was a problem with the Wizarding Cult at first. Later, he discovered that the Wizarding Cult caused the people to rebel. He originally wanted to leave the Wizarding Cult, but because of Ruyu’s existence, he finally stayed.
The leader of the Wizard Cult also realized that Zuo Qi was uncontrollable, and in order to win his heart, he agreed to marry Ruyu to him.
(End of this chapter)